Mark H. Buzby
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Buzby during his tenure as the commander of Military Sealift Command (MSC).
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| Born | October 6, 1956 |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1979-2013 |
| Rank |
 Rear Admiral
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| Commands held |
deputy director, expeditionary warfare, N85B, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Commander, Joint Task Force Guantanamo (2007-03-29 — 2008-01-11) Deputy Director, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (2008-01-11 — unknown) Commander, Military Sealift Command (2009-10-16 — 2013-05-10) |
deputy director, expeditionary warfare, N85B, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Commander, Joint Task Force Guantanamo (2007-03-29 — 2008-01-11)
Deputy Director, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (2008-01-11 — unknown)
Mark Howard Buzby (born October 6, 1956) is a former United States Navy rear admiral. He retired from the Navy in 2013 and joined Carnival Cruises Safety & Reliability Review Board.
Buzby relieved Rear Admiral Robert D. Reilly Jr as Commander of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) on October 16, 2009 and served the position for about 3.5 years. On May 10, 2013, Admiral Buzby was relieved by Rear Admiral (select) Thomas K. Shannon and retired from 34 years of service.
A 1979 graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Buzby earned his Bachelor of Science in Nautical Science and U.S. Coast Guard Third Mate License. He was commissioned in June 1979, is a graduate of the Joint Forces Staff College and holds master's degrees from the U.S. Naval War College and Salve Regina University in Strategic Studies and International Relations.
As a surface warfare officer, Buzby made numerous deployments aboard cruisers and destroyers to include: USS Connole (FF 1056), USS Aries (PHM 5), USS Yorktown (CG 48) and USS Shiloh (CG 67). Buzby commanded the destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) which included the ship’s first Mediterranean/Persian Gulf deployment.
Following this tour, Buzby returned to sea as U.S. 6th Fleet assistant operations officer participating in combat operations as part of NATO’s Operation Allied Force in Kosovo. He then assumed command of Destroyer Squadron 31 as the sea combat commander for the Abraham Lincoln Battle Group during two deployments in support of Operations Southern Watch and Enduring Freedom in Iraq and Afghanistan, respectively.
Ashore, Buzby has served on the Navy staff as the Point Defense Anti-Air Warfare section head for Surface Warfare Division and as Aegis Combat System development officer. Early joint experience was on the Joint Staff, Joint Operations Division as an operations officer and chairman’s briefer. He was the 16th commanding officer of Surface Warfare Officers School command.
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