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Linton Wells II |
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Dr. Linton Wells II assumed duties as the Acting Assistant Secretary on March 8, 2004. He became the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Networks and Information Integration) on August 20, 1998. Prior to this assignment, he had served in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) since July 1991, most recently as the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Policy Support), since January 1998. In twenty-six years of naval service, Dr. Wells served in a variety of surface ships, including command of a destroyer squadron and guided missile destroyer. In addition, he acquired a wide range of experience in operations analysis; Pacific, Indian Ocean and Middle East affairs; Networks and Information Integration (NII); and special access program oversight.Dr. Wells was born in Luanda, Angola, in 1946. He was graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1967 and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in physics and oceanography. He attended graduate school at The Johns Hopkins University, receiving a Master of Science in Engineering degree in mathematical sciences and a PhD in international relations. He is also a 1983 graduate of the Japanese National Institute for Defense Studies in Tokyo, the first U.S. Naval officer to attend there. Dr. Wells has written widely on security studies in English and Japanese journals. He co-authored Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War, which was published in 1997. His hobbies include history, the relationship between policy and technology, scuba diving, and flying. (Current as of October 2003) |
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