Will Pennington

{{short description|U.S. Navy admiral}}

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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1967}}

| birth_place = Wilton, Iowa, U.S.

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| allegiance = United States

| branch = United States Navy

| serviceyears = 1989–present

| rank = Rear Admiral

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| commands = Carrier Strike Group 5
{{USS|George H.W. Bush|CVN-77}}
{{USS|Blue Ridge|LCC-19}}
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| awards = Legion of Merit

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William Paul Pennington{{Cite web|url=https://www.navsource.org/archives/02/77co.htm|title=Aircraft Carrier Photo Index: USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (CVN-77)|website=www.navsource.org}} (born 1967){{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DD8BVZeVFP4C&pg=PA305 |title=Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty |date=October 1, 1990 |page=178 |publisher=Bureau of Naval Personnel |access-date=April 2, 2022}} is a United States Navy rear admiral who has served as chief of staff of the United States Space Command since August 24, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/September%202022%20Roster%20(Public).pdf?ver=dyEbgfeIfrxGkd29H7J1iQ%3d%3d|title=United States Navy Flag Officers (Public), September 2022|access-date=2022-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902063014/https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/September%202022%20Roster%20%28Public%29.pdf?ver=dyEbgfeIfrxGkd29H7J1iQ%3D%3D|archive-date=2022-09-02|website=MyNavyHR}} He most recently served as deputy commander of the United States Tenth Fleet from November 2021 to August 2022. He previously commanded Carrier Strike Group 5 from November 2020 to October 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.navy.mil/Leadership/Flag-Officer-Biographies/BioDisplay/Article/2236443/rear-admiral-will-pennington/|title=Rear Admiral Will Pennington|website=www.navy.mil}} {{PD-notice}}

A native of Wilton, Iowa, Pennington graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1989 with a B.S. degree in economics. He later earned a masters degree from Old Dominion University. He also attended the Harvard Kennedy School, Air Command and Staff College, and Joint Forces Staff College.