Sean A. Pybus
{{Short description|Retired US Navy admiral (born 1957)}}
{{Infobox military person
| name = Sean A. Pybus
| image = VICE ADMIRAL SEAN A. PYBUS.jpg
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| caption = Vice Admiral Sean Averell Pybus
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|9|22}}
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| allegiance = United States
| branch = United States Navy
| serviceyears = 1979–2016
| rank = Vice Admiral
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| commands = NATO Special Operations Headquarters
Naval Special Warfare Command
Special Operations Command Pacific
Naval Special Warfare Group 1
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| awards = Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal (3)
Legion of Merit (2)
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Sean Averell Pybus (born September 22, 1957) is a retired United States Navy vice admiral who last served as the deputy Commander, United States Special Operations Command from 2014 to 2016. He previously served as the Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command from 2011 to 2013.
Military career
Pybus graduated from University of Rochester in 1979 and was commissioned through the Navy Reserve Officers Training Corps. After his commission as an ensign in the United States Navy, he reported to Basic Underwater Demolition/Sea, Air, Land training in Coronado, California. He graduated with BUD/S class 105 in December 1979.{{cite news|title=An Elite Command Rear Admiral Sean Pybus '79 takes command of the Navy SEALS|url=http://www.rochester.edu/pr/Review/V74N1/0502_pybus.html|publisher=University of Rochester|date=2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016010925/http://www.rochester.edu/pr/Review/V74N1/0502_pybus.html|archive-date=2018-10-16}} Following SEAL Tactical Training and completion of his six month probationary period, he received the 1130 designator as a Naval Special Warfare Officer, entitled to wear the Special Warfare insignia. He has served operationally in an Underwater Demolition Team, SEAL Team, SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team and Special Boat Team. As a platoon commander, Pybus completed a deployment to the Philippines. In 1984, Pybus was assigned to SEAL Team Six and completed a specialized selection and training course. Pybus went on to serve as Assault Squadron Commander during the Achille Lauro hijacking.{{cite book |title= Warrior Soul: The Memoir of a Navy Seal |url= https://archive.org/details/warriorsoulmemoi00pfar_0 |url-access= registration |last=Pfarrer|first=Charles|date=2004|publisher= Random House |isbn= 9781400060368 }}
Pybus has participated in several classified contingency operations and has served as a SEAL platoon commander, joint special operations staff officer and executive officer of SEAL Team TWO. His overseas assignments include service in Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Pybus earned a Master of Arts degree in Strategic Studies at the Naval War College in 1998. He served command tours of Naval Special Warfare Unit 2 in Germany and Commodore of Naval Special Warfare Group 1 from July 2005 to Jun 2007.{{cite news|title=Interview: Rear Adm. Sean A. Pybus, NAVSPECWARCOM Commander|url=http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/interview-rear-adm-sean-a-pybus-navspecwarcom-commander/|publisher=Defense Media Network|date=January 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513105512/http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/interview-rear-adm-sean-a-pybus-navspecwarcom-commander/|archive-date=2013-05-13}} Pybus was promoted to rear admiral in 2007 and subsequently served as Director of Operations, J-3, United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) from 2007 to 2009, followed by assignment to Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, as Commander, Special Operations Command Pacific from 2009 to 2011.{{cite news|title=SOCPAC conductschange of command ceremony|url=http://www.hookelenews.com/socpac-conductschange-of-command-ceremony/|publisher=Hookele Pearl Harbor Hickam News|date=June 17, 2011}} Pybus became Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command in Coronado, California, from 2011 to 2013.{{cite news|title=SEAL leader: 'Disappointed, embarrassed, concerned'|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/military/sdut-seal-commander-disappointed-embarrassed-concerned-2012sep04-htmlstory.html|publisher=The San Diego Union Tribune|date=September 4, 2012}} In 2013 he was promoted to vice admiral and assigned to NATO Special Operations Headquarters in Mons, Belgium.{{cite news|title=New Commander of NATO Special Forces is a SEAL Officer |url=https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/natosource/new-commander-of-nato-special-forces-is-a-seal-officer|publisher=Atlantic Council|date=July 19, 2013}} His last position before retirement was as deputy commander, USSOCOM, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, from 2014 to 2016.{{cite news|title=Pybus on deck as Socom's second in command|url=http://www.tbo.com/list/military-news/pybus-on-deck-as-socoms-second-in-command-20140401/|publisher=Tampa Bay Times|date=April 1, 2014}}
=Awards and decorations=
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! colspan="2" |U.S. military decorations |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Defense Distinguished Service ribbon.svg{{!}}border|width=106}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Navy Distinguished Service ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=2|type=oak|ribbon=US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|Defense Superior Service Medal (three awards) |
| {{ribbon devices|number=1|type=award-star|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg{{!}}border|width=106}}
|Legion of Merit (two awards) |
| {{ribbon devices|number=2|type=oak|ribbon=Defense Meritorious Service ribbon.svg{{!}}border|width=106}}
|Defense Meritorious Service Medal (three awards) |
| {{ribbon devices|number=3|type=award-star|ribbon=Meritorious Service ribbon.svg{{!}}border|width=106}}
|Meritorious Service Medal (four awards) |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Joint Service Commendation ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=award-star|other_device=|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Commendation ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Joint Meritorious Unit Award (USMC and USN frame).svg{{!}}border|width=106}} |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=U.S. Navy Unit Commendation ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy Expeditionary Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| colspan="2" |U.S. Service (Campaign) Medals and Service and Training Ribbons |
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| {{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg{{!}}border|width=106}}
|National Defense Service Medal (with bronze campaign stars) |
| {{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=Armed Forces Expedtionary Medal ribbon.svg{{!}}border|width=106}}
|Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (with bronze campaign stars) |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=Kosovo Campaign Medal ribbon.svg{{!}}border|width=106}}
|Kosovo Campaign Medal with bronze service star |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Armed Forces Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=3|type=service-star|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon with three bronze service stars |
| {{Ribbon devices|ribbon=United States Navy Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon with expert device.svg|width=106}} |
| {{Ribbon devices|ribbon=United States Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon with expert device.svg|width=106}} |
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| style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" |U.S. badges, patches and tabs |
| align=center | 200px
| align=center | SEAL Trident |
| align=center | 200px
| align=center | Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist Insignia |
| align=center | 125px
| align=center | United States Special Operations Command Badge |
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170622184752/http://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/navybio_ret.asp?bioID=502 Biography at Navy.mil]
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Category:United States Navy vice admirals
Category:United States Navy SEALs personnel
Category:University of Rochester alumni
Category:Naval War College alumni
Category:Recipients of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal