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a missile attack on a suspected Iraqi nuclear weapons site near Baghdad on January 17, 1993. In June 1993, he was promoted to rear admiral (lower half). From 1993 to 1995, Brother Moore served as the commandant, Naval District, Washington DC. He returned to sea in 1995 as the commander of the USS Carl Vinson Task Group and commander of Cruiser-Destroyer Group Three. This force consisted of eight surface ships, two submarines, and one aircraft wing. It was tasked with enforc- ing the no-fly zone over southern Iraq, and also launched missile strikes against military sites in the country in Septem- ber 1996. In July 1996, Brother Moore was promoted to rear admiral (upper half). In 1997, he returned to Washington, where he served as the assistant deputy chief of Naval Operations, Plans, Policy, and Operations, and director of the Strategy and Policy Division, Chief of Naval Operations Staff. During this pe- riod, Brother Moore was also the Naval Operations deputy representative to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In August 1998, he was promoted to vice admiral and became the commander of the Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. He held this position until May 2001 and retired from the navy in July 2001. After retiring from active service, Brother Moore served as a vice president
at the Anteon International Corpora- tion, a defense contractor, until 2006. That year, the company was bought by General Dynamics, and Moore served as its vice president of Navy services until January 2012. He was inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame in 1999 and The Buffalo Soldiers Hall of Fame in 2012. Brother Moore attributes his success
tion you envision. Persistence overcomes the frustration, dismay and anger you naturally feel when someone attempts to delay accomplishment of goals that you set for yourself. His recommended ad- vice to brothers currently serving in the military is to “embrace and pay attention to detail. In everything, and do it 24/7. It is not expected, so people notice when you do so. Opportunities will follow, and success follows opportunity.” Brother Moore and his Silhouette Deborah have four adult children: three daughters and a son. He and his wife reside in Hemet, California. Brother Moore was initiated at the Gamma Upsilon chapter at Southern Illinois University on 25 February 1966. He is a Life Member, 50 Year Member, and has been a member of the Riverside Alumni Chapter since December 2011.
in the Navy to a number of things, fore- most among them persistence. “There are any number of people who will tell you ‘No’ or ‘This is not for you’. Essen- tially, some people you encounter will at- tempt to block your path to the destina-
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