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Captain Mark H. Adamshick was born in Colonia, New Jersey in 1959. He attended Colonia Senior High School and entered the United States Naval Academy in 1977. He graduated with merit (cum laude) earning a Bachelor of Science degree and was commissioned an Ensign in May 1981. Following graduation, Captain Adamshick attended flight school in Pensacola, Florida and was designated a Naval Flight Officer (NFO) in November 1982. He reported to FIGHTER SQUADRON 101 and was assigned to FIGHTER SQUADRON 74 after completing the Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS). He flew combat missions during operations against Libya and participated in the intercept and escort of the Egyptian airliner carrying the "Achille Lauro" hijackers. After his first squadron tour, Captain Adamshick was assigned as an instructor with FIGHTER SQUADRON 101 serving concurrently as the Tactical Development and Evaluation (TAC D&E) Officer for FITWING ONE. During this tour, Captain Adamshick was selected to attend the United States Naval Test Pilot School in Patuxent River, Maryland and graduated with Class 93 in July 1988. Following graduation, he served at the Strike Aircraft Test Directorate (SATD), NAS Patuxent River as the F-14 air-to-ground integration officer and participated in the Technical Evaluation (TECHEVAL) of the F-14D Tomcat. In December 1990, Captain Adamshick was assigned to FIGHTER SQUADRON 74 and served as Operations and Maintenance Department Head embarking in USS SARATOGA CV-60. He flew 31 combat missions during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. During this tour, he was selected as the FITWING ONE Radar Intercept Officer (RIO) of the year and the COMNAVAIRLANT Naval Flight Officer (NFO) of the year. From June 1993 to July 1994, he served as Deputy Special Assistant for Flag Officer Management and Distribution (PERS-00F1) on the staff of the Chief of Naval Personnel (BUPERS). He was awarded a Navy Political-Military Graduate Education scholarship and attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University graduating with a Master’s Degree in Public Administration in May 1995. Captain Adamshick served at the Pentagon from June 1995 until June 1997 on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations assisting the Deputy for Plans, Policy and Operations (N3/N5) as the Air Warfare Policy Officer. Captain Adamshick reported as the Executive Officer of FIGHTER SQUADRON 213 in October 1997. He assumed command of this Navy F-14D Tomcat squadron in April 1999 during a combat deployment in USS CARL VINSON CVN-70 to the Arabian Gulf participating in Operation Desert Fox. After completing his command tour in September 2000, Captain Adamshick reported to the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT as the Operations Officer. During this tour, he was selected for a second command in grade and reported to the Flying Eagles of VFA-122 at NAS Lemoore, California in September 2001. After transition training in the F/A-18 E/F “Super Hornet”, Captain Adamshick assumed command of the Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) in January 2002. After receiving his Ph.D. in Policy Studies from the University of Maryland, School of Public Policy in May 2007, Captain Adamshick joined the faculty at the United States Naval Academy as a military professor of leadership and ethics. He is entitled to wear the Meritorious Service Medal with four gold stars, the Air Medal with gold numeral 3 and bronze star, the Navy Commendation Medal with two gold stars and combat distinguishing device (V for valor), the Navy Achievement Medal with one gold star and various other campaign and unit awards. Captain Adamshick has accumulated over 4,000 flight hours in over 20 different aircraft and logged 1000 carrier arrested landings. Captain Adamshick and his wife Stephanie reside in Severna Park, Maryland with their 3 children, Gabrielle (17), Henry (15), and Joseph (12).
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