Curt Renshaw

Curt Renshaw
Curt Renshaw
Birth name	Curt Anthony Renshaw
Born	1968 (age 56–57); New Albany, Indiana
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1990–present
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	Carrier Strike Group 8; USS Patriot (MCM 7); USS Independence (LCS-2); USS Chancellorsville (CG 62)
Awards	Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit (2); Navy Meritorious Service Medal (4)
Alma mater	United States Naval Academy (BS); Naval Postgraduate School (MS)

Curt A. Renshaw (born 1968) is a United States Navy rear admiral who has been the director of operations of the United States Central Command since 2022. He previously served as commander of Carrier Strike Group 8 from 2021 to 2022 and as deputy commander of United States Naval Forces Central Command from 2019 to 2021.^[1]

Early life and education

Curt Anthony Renshaw was born in 1968 and is a native of New Albany, Indiana. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in May 1990 with a Bachelor of Science in chemistry.^[2]^[3] He holds a Master of Science in operations research from the Naval Postgraduate School, earning the Military Operations Research Society Stephen A. Tisdale Graduate Research Award in September 1997 for his thesis An Analytical Model for Evaluating Aegis Missile Defense Effectiveness.^[4]^[5]

Sea tours include Repair Officer and Aegis Fire Control Officer in USS Shiloh (CG 67); Weapons and Combat systems Officer in USS Anzio (CG 68); and Commanding Officer of USS Patriot (MCM 7); USS Independence (LCS-2); and USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) where he also served as air defense commander for Commander, Task Force Seven Zero.^[2]

Ashore, he served as Executive Assistant to the Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Special Assistant to the Assistant Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Detailer and Deputy Director, Surface Warfare Officer Assignments in the Bureau of Naval Personnel, and in the Commander, Naval Surface Forces Command staff. He assumed duties as Deputy Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command in June 2019,^[2] in Manama, Bahrain. In that role, he was also the Deputy Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet.^[6]

Renshaw commanded Carrier Strike Group 8, based out of Norfolk, Virginia, from August 2021 to May 2022. During his tenure, it became the first U.S. carrier strike group to be placed under NATO command.^[7] In March 2022 he was assigned as director of operations of United States Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.^[8]

Renshaw's awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (two awards), Navy Meritorious Service Medal (four awards), Navy Commendation Medal (three awards) and the Navy Achievement Medal (two awards) and other various personal, unit, and service awards.^[1]

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States government.

^ ^a ^b "Rear Admiral Curt Renshaw". U.S. Navy. 7 September 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Deputy Commander". U.S. Naval Forces Central Command. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. 1 October 1990. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
^ "Operations Research: Student MORS Recipients". Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
^ "Summary of Research 1997" (PDF). Monterey, California: Department of Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School. January 1999. p. 61. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
^ Mallory, Shelbourne (26 February 2021). "Navy Announces Slew of Promotions, Including New Head of Submarine Force Pacific". United States Naval Institute.
^ Johnson, Jamica (31 May 2022). "Commander Carrier Strike Group 8 holds Change of Command". Defense Visual Information Distribution Service.
^ "Flag Officer Assignments". U.S. Department of Defense. 11 March 2022.

Military offices
Preceded by Paul J. Schlise	Deputy Commander of the United States Naval Forces Central Command 2019–2021	Succeeded by Sean R. Bailey
Preceded by Ryan B. Scholl	Commander of Carrier Strike Group 8 2021–2022	Succeeded by Paul Spedero Jr.
Preceded by Alexus Grynkewich	Director of Operations of the United States Central Command 2022–present	Incumbent