Leighton W. Smith, Jr.
Leighton Warren Smith, Jr. KBE is a retired fourstar admiral in the United States Navy. In 1994, he became the Commander in Chief of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Allied Forces Southern Europe, holding the commands during the height of the Yugoslav wars. He commanded the NATO enacted nofly zone over Bosnia and the later bombing campaign against Republika Srpska in 1995. The same year he additionally took on command of the NATOled Implementation Force in Bosnia with the objective of overseeing the peace agreement. He held all three positions until his retirement in 1996.
Smith was born in Mobile, Alabama on August 20, 1939, and graduated from the Naval Academy with the Class of 1962 and received his wings in January 1964.
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