Beyond the Stars: VADM (Ret) Lindsey

This week’s spotlight is focused on VADM (Ret) Yancy Lindsey, a transitioning Navy Vice (3-star) Admiral who completed a 37-year Navy career and returned to his hometown of Phoenix, AZ in September 2023.

Navy Career Highlights:?

Yancy’s final job in the Navy was as the Commander of Navy Installations Command…responsible for guiding/directing the Navy’s shore enterprise, infrastructure, and operations across 70 installations world-wide.? He led seven (7) Senior Executive Service (SES) and 10 Rear Admirals directly reporting for planning, resourcing, operating and maintaining five core business lines (i.e., air operations, port operations, force protection/security, facility maintenance, and quality of life) and associated facilities, equipment and infrastructure.

Yancy's sea duty assignments have included Antarctic Development Squadron (VXE) 6, twice with Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113, and in command of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117. During these tours of duty, he completed three deployments to Antarctica and three deployments to the Arabian Gulf aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), and USS Nimitz (CVN 68).

Ashore, he served on the Joint Staff (J6); at Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet; with the U.S. European Command staff in Stuttgart, Germany; as chief of staff to Commander, Navy Region Southwest; as executive assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment; and in command of Naval Base Coronado.

As a flag officer, Yancy was the 89th commandant of Naval District Washington; Commander, Navy Region Southwest; and Commander, Navy Region Europe, Africa, Central. He began serving as the 7th Commander of Navy Installations Command on 29 May 2020.

Other highlights include:

• Promoting hundreds of Sailors and Officers
• Mentoring several Sailors to become commissioned officers
• Three 5-month deployments to Antarctica & 3 aircraft carrier-based deployments to the Arabian Gulf
• Planning and executing the 100-year anniversary of Naval Aviation events / celebrations and the first NCAA basketball game played on an aircraft carrier’s flight deck
• Successfully proposing a >$1B development on southern Coronado Island, CA for the Navy SEALs
• Envisioning and laying the groundwork for redevelopment of the Navy’s 70-acre Old Town Complex in San Diego, CA

Personal life:

Yancy is a devoted family man who loves spending time with his family.? In addition, he loves to solve problems; fix things around the house, on automobiles, etc.; learn and tackle new challenges; and play golf.? Yancy is action-oriented and impressed by initiative, planning and execution, and clever/creative thinking.

What he is looking for:

While Yancy enjoyed some time off immediately post-retirement, he is actively seeking consulting/contract opportunities and public/private director positions where he can leverage his extensive, diverse experience to support and improve people and organizations.?

Yancy Lindsey can be reached via his LinkedIn profile:

https://www.dhirubhai.net/in/yblindsey/

About the author:

A retired Army Sergeant Major, multi-year member of Forbes Coaches Council and 3x LinkedIn Top Voice with more than 370,000 followers, Michael’s daily posts are intended to provide guidance, motivation, and wisdom that keep the military community “Always Moving Forward” to their next career goal. As the founder and Chief Growth Officer of HireMilitary , Michael is committed to connecting service members, veterans & military spouses with companies for incredible careers.

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