Mark L. Tidd
| Mark L. Tidd | |
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Rear Admiral Mark L. Tidd
25th Chief of Navy Chaplains |
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| Born | May 8, 1955 |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1978 - 2014 |
| Rank |
 Rear Admiral
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| Awards |
 Navy Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) |
Chaplain (Rear Admiral) Mark L. Tidd, CHC, USN, (born May 8, 1955) is a retired American Navy officer who served as the 25th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy from 2010 to 2014.
Rear Admiral Tidd comes from a career Navy family; his father is retired Vice Admiral Emmett H. Tidd, and his brother is Admiral Kurt W. Tidd. He is a graduate of Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
Rear Admiral Tidd received his Master of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary and a Master of Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary. He is a graduate of the National War College in Washington, DC, with a Master of Science in National Security Strategy and a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College and the Armed Forces Staff College.
Rear Admiral Tidd’s Navy tours include Naval Air Station Moffett Field, California, with Patrol Wing 10 and the USS Reeves (DLG-24), homeported in Yokosuka, Japan. During his time on board, Reeves visited Qingdao, China, as part of the first port visit by U.S. warships to that country in 39 years. He went on to serve as deputy command chaplain on the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71).
Marine Corps tours include 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, and the division staff of 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, deploying to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Desert Storm. He served at Marine Corps Combat Development Command as the chaplain for the Marine Corps Brig and the Base Security Battalion and later returned to 2nd Marine Division as the division chaplain.
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