Karl Owen Thomas

19/12/2025

19/12/2025

03/12/2025

KARLSKRONA, SWEDEN (June 6, 2009) - Capt. Karl O. Thomas, Commanding Officer of the USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20), enjoys a conversation with top Swedish officer Rear Adm. Anders Grenstad and others at the Maritime Museum reception. This is the 37th iteration of BALTOPS and is intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic training at sea with the 12 participating nations.

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181008-N-WM647-1012 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 8, 2024) Rear Adm. Karl O. Thomas, commander, Task Force 70, arrives on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) by way of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Golden Falcons” Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12. Benfold is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elesia Patten)

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Capt. Karl O. Thomas, commanding officer of USS Mount Whitney, leads Sailors, civilian mariners, and embarked U.S. 6th fleet staff members to conduct a foreign object debris walk down on the flight deck prior to the ship getting underway for flight quarters on 1 February 2010. Mount Whitney is the U.S. Sixth Fleet's flagship. It is home-ported in Gaeta, Italy, and operates with a hybrid crew of U.S. Sailors and Military Sealift Command civilian mariners.

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Vice Admiral Karl Thomas, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare, N2N6, and Director of Naval Intelligence, spoke on the second day of the U.S. Navy Information Warfare (IW) Pavilion speaker series during WEST 2025, Oct. 29. The premier naval conference and exposition on the WEST Coast, WEST is now in its 35th year of bringing military and industry leaders together. Co-sponsored by AFCEA International and the U.S. Naval Institute, WEST is the only event in which the makers of platforms and the designers of technologies can network, discuss, and demonstrate their solutions in a single locale. (U.S. Navy photo by Robert Fluegel/Released)

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SUITLAND, Md. (Jun. 4, 2024) — Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (N2N6) Vice Adm. Karl Thomas (left) cuts a cake with Intelligence Specialist Seaman Ashlynn Beauregard, assigned to the Office of Naval Intelligence Nimitz Warfare Analysis Center (center), and Mr. Jon Harrison, Chief of Staff of the Department of the Navy (right), following the ONI commemoration ceremony of the Battle of Midway. ONI is the leading provider of maritime intelligence to the U.S. Navy and joint warfighting forces, as well as national decision makers and other consumers in the Intelligence Community. (U.S. Navy photo by Chris McGinity)

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The Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command leadership team was honored to host Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare & Director of Naval Intelligence, at the headquarters building at Stennis Space Center on October 15, 2024. Rear Adm. Ron Piret, commander of NMOC, and the command team guided Vice Adm. Thomas around the command footprint, providing insights to give Vice Adm. Thomas a greater understanding of the capabilities and activities executed by the enterprise.

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Capt. Karl Thomas, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, addresses Sailor of the Year candidates in the Chief’s Mess. Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations, and theater security cooperation efforts in the region.

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Vice Admiral Karl Thomas, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, serves food on the mess decks during Thanksgiving dinner on 27 Feb. 2024. Carl Vinson was deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations, and theater security cooperation efforts in the region…

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Karl Thomas, Commander of Task Force 70, standing in front of the E-2D Hawkeye, a state-of-the-art surveillance plane capable of detecting threats to an aircraft carrier such as the USS Ronald Reagan, where it is deployed.

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Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Karl Thomas visited Indonesian Navy and Indonesia Coast Guard leadership for staff talks, an office call, and other engagements in Jakarta, Indonesia. Under Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with 35 maritime nations in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.