Edward Cashman (admiral)

Born1965 (age 60–61)

Service years1988–2020

RankRear Admiral

Commands

• Standing NATO Maritime Group 1
• Joint Task Force Guantanamo
• Destroyer Squadron 50
• USS Mustin

Edward Cashman
Born	1965 (age 60–61)
Service years	1988–2020
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 Joint Task Force Guantanamo Destroyer Squadron 50 USS Mustin
Awards	Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit

Edward Brian Cashman^[1] (born 1965)^[2] is a retired American naval officer who served as Commander, Standing NATO Maritime Group ONE in 2019.^[3]

He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He was commissioned through Navy Officer Candidate School in 1988 and holds a Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Maryland and a Master of Arts in National Security Studies from the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.^[4]

In April 2017 he was the prison camp commander for Guantanamo Bay Navy Base, appointed by President Trump.^[5] He took command of NATO's Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) ONE on January 14, 2019,^[6] and then Royal Norwegian Navy Commodore Yngve Skoglund took over his command of the NATO group on December 9, 2019.^[7]