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Is a retired United States Navy vice admiral who served as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare and 66th Director of Naval Intelligence from July 15, 2016 to July 2018.
Prior to that, Tighe served as the Commander of the Tenth Fleet and Fleet Cyber Command.
In July 2016, Tighe assumed duties the deputy chief of naval operations for Information Warfare, and the 66th director of Naval Intelligence.
Tighe retired from active duty in August 2018.
Tighe wears both the information warfare pin and Naval Aviation Observer wings, earned while deployed as an airborne special evaluator aboard VQ-1 EP-3E aircraft in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield/Storm.
Tighe is a member of the Acquisition Professionals Community and holds a Level III Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act certification in program management.