Craig Clapperton

Craig A. "Clap" Clapperton (born 1967) is a retired United States Navy vice admiral and Naval Flight Officer who served as the commander of U.S. Fleet Cyber Command and the United States Tenth Fleet from 4 August 2022 to 10 October 2025.

Biography Clapperton commissioned into the U.S. Navy in 1989 after graduating with a bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State University. He most recently served as the commander of Combined Joint Task Force, Cyber from 30 June 2021 to 7 June 2022. He previously served as commander of Carrier Strike Group 12 from 7 May 2020 to 17 June 2021.

He was also deputy director of operations of United States Cyber Command, with command tours as commanding officer of the from July 2015 to July 2017 and commanding officer of from November 2012 to July 2014. He also commanded the Shadowhawks of Electronic Attack Squadron 141 (VAQ-141), relinquishing command in September 2007 to Commander Michael D. McKenna.

In March 2023, Clapperton was nominated for reappointment as vice admiral, with the addition of Navy Space Command to his assignment.