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Vincent Stewart
Vincent Stewart
Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
	In office; January 23, 2015 – October 3, 2017
President	Barack Obama; Donald Trump
Preceded by	David Shedd (acting)
Succeeded by	Robert P. Ashley Jr.
Personal details
Born	May 11, 1958; Kingston, Jamaica
Died	April 28, 2023 (aged 64); Aldie, Virginia, U.S.
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Education	Western Illinois University (BA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1981–2019
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Defense Intelligence Agency; Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance; Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division
Awards	Defense Distinguished Service Medal; Distinguished Service Medal (United States Navy); Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit (2); Bronze Star Medal; Meritorious Service Medal (2); Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (3); Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal; National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal

Vincent Raymond Stewart (May 11, 1958 – April 28, 2023) was a Jamaican-born American lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps who served as Deputy Commander at United States Cyber Command.^[1] He previously served as the 20th Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). LtGen Stewart, who held that post from January 23, 2015 through October 3, 2017, was the first African American, first Jamaican American and first Marine to hold the position of Director of the DIA.^[2] LtGen Stewart was the 2023 William Oliver Baker Award Recipient presented by the Intelligence and National Security Alliance. ^[3]

Early life and education

Stewart was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on May 11, 1958.^[4] He attended Kingston College before immigrating to the United States in 1971 at age 13.^[5]^[6] He received his undergraduate degree in history in 1981 from Western Illinois University and was commissioned into the United States Marine Corps that same year.^[7]

Career

After earning his commission, he attended The Basic School (TBS) in Quantico, Virginia, from 1981 to 1982 and was selected to become an Armor Officer. Upon graduation from this training, he was sent to the Armor Officer School in Fort Knox. He then received orders as a Platoon Leader to 1st Tank Battalion at Las Flores, 41 Area, Camp Pendleton, California. In 1984, he became the Executive Officer of Headquarters Company, 1st Tank Battalion.

Stewart earned master's degrees in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College in 1995 and in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University in 2002.^[8] On 23 January 2015, he left his position as the head of the Marine Force's Cyber Command to become the director of the US Defense Intelligence Agency, shortly before which he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.^[5]

LtGen Stewart retired from the U.S. Marine Corps at the Marine Barracks Washington on April 5, 2019.

Marine Corps assignments

Platoon Leader, A Company, 1st Tank Battalion (1982–1983).^[8]
Project Officer, Light Armored Vehicle, Anti-Tank, Twenty-Nine Palms, CA, (1983–1984).^[8]
Executive Officer, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion (1984–1985).^[8]
Company Commander, I Company, Marine Support Battalion, Adak, Alaska, (1986–1988).^[8]
Company Commander, Headquarters and Service Company, 2d Radio Battalion (1989–1990).^[8]
Assistant Signals Intelligence Officer, 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, (1990–1991).^[8]
Assistant Operations Officer, 2d Radio Battalion, Camp Lejeune, NC, (1991–1992).^[8]
Company Commander, E Company, Marine Support Battalion, Misawa Japan (1992– 1994).^[8]
Chief, Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence Officer, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force, Experimental, Quantico, VA, (1996–1999).^[8]
Commanding Officer, 1st Intelligence Battalion, Camp Pendleton, CA, (1999–2001).^[8]
Deputy G-2, Marine Forces Central Command (2002).^[8]
Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Marine Corps Forces Command, Norfolk, VA, (2005–2006).^[8]
Commanding Officer, Headquarters Battalion, 2d Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, NC, (2006–2008).^[8]
Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC, (2008–2009).^[8]
Director of Intelligence, Marine Corps Intelligence, HQMC, Washington, DC, (2009–2013).^[8]
Commanding General, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace, Fort Meade, MD, (2013–2015)

Department of Defense assignments

Deputy Director, Intelligence Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, C3I (2001–2002).^[8]
Senior Intelligence Planner, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (2002–2005)
Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, (2015–2017).^[8]
Director, Defense Intelligence Agency, (2015–2017).^[8]
Deputy Commander, United States Cyber Command, (2017–2019).

Personal life and death

Stewart was married with five children.^[6] He died on April 28, 2023, at the age of 64.^[9]

Awards and decorations

In 2020, Stewart was named by Carnegie Corporation of New York as an honoree of the Great Immigrants Award^[10]

Lieutenant General Stewart's decorations and medals include:^[8]

Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist Insignia
Defense Distinguished Service Medal		Distinguished Service Medal (United States Navy)
Defense Superior Service Medal	Legion of Merit with one gold award star	Bronze Star Medal	Meritorious Service Medal with award star
Navy Commendation Medal with two award stars	Navy Achievement Medal	Combat Action Ribbon	Joint Meritorious Unit Award with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Navy Unit Commendation with one bronze service star	Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation with one service star	National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal	National Defense Service Medal with service star
Southwest Asia Service Medal with three service stars	Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two service stars	Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with three service stars	Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon with three service stars	Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)	Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
Rifle Sharpshooter Badge		Pistol Expert Badge
United States Cyber Command Badge