From Swordmaker’s Lexicon...Admiral Rogers...Patriot
Rogers, Admiral Mike: (#8, #14,#36, #120, 144, #151, #270, #585, #1380, #1980) Admiral Michael Rogers, former Director of the NSA (Good Guy). Admiral Rogers is native of Chicago, Illinois . He graduated from Auburn University in 1981. He received his commission via the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps. He began as a surface warfare officer (SWO) and was selected for re-designation to cryptology (now Information Warfare) in 1986. o He is a distinguished graduate of the National War College and a graduate of highest distinction from the Naval War College. He is also a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI fellow; Harvard Senior Executive in National Security alumni; and holds a Master of Science in National Security Strategy. In 2003: during U.S. invasion of Iraq, Rogers joined the military’s Joint Staff, which works for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, where he specialized in computer network attacks. By 2007, Rogers had been elevated to serve as the director of intelligence for the military’s Pacific Command. His work in the Pacific lead, Rogers to become promoted to director of intelligence for the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2009. Shortly afterwards Rogers was named commander of U.S. Fleet Cyber Command and commander of the U.S. 10th Fleet, with responsibility for all of the Navy’s cyberwarfare.
In 2014: President Barack Obama nominated Admiral Rogers to be his new director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and the commander of the United States offensive cyberoperations unit in the Department of Defense. He did not need to be confirmed by the Senate for director of NSA, but had to be confirmed by the Senate to head United States Cyber Command, for which the Senate unanimously confirmed him. In mid-2016: The Washington Post reported that Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and Director of National Intelligence (DNI) James R. Clapper, Jr. had both recommended to President Obama that Rogers be terminated as director of the National Security Agency. Clapper and Carter had put Rogers on notice for poor performance in internal security and leadership style. His termination was reportedly delayed. Before the firing process moved forward, Rogers met with then President-elect Donald Trump without notifying his superiors, apparently to tell Trump about the surveillance of his campaign phones and Trump Tower itself via the Carter Page FISA warrant. Trump moved his offices and campaign to one of his Trump resort properties the day following Rogers’ meeting with him (Swordmaker). Rogers was reinstated as NSA director in the Trump Administration. In January 2018: Rogers announced he would retire from the NSA in the spring. Rogers followed through with that resignation on May 4, 2018 when he officially handed over his position his successor Paul Nakasone. (Research Credit LexiQon Editor StormFlag). (See