Richard W. Butler

Richard W. Butler.

Official photo of Rear Admiral Richard Butler.
Nationality United States
Occupation Aviator, naval officer
Known for former commandant of the Guantanamo prison camp

Richard W. Butler is an aviator and officer in the United States Navy.[1][2]

He was the commandant of Joint Task Force Guantanamo from July 2013 to July 2014.[1]

Butler went on record as supporting President Barack Obama's plan to close the detention camp.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Carol Rosenberg (2016-11-17). "Navy sending new commander to run President Trump's Guantánamo prison". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  2. "United States Navy biography: Rear Admiral Richard W. Butler". United States Navy. 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  3. Jason Leopold (2013-12-12). "New Guantanamo commander supports closing facility". Guantanamo Bay: Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2016-11-17. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Navy Rear Adm. Richard Butler, commander of Joint Task Force-Guantanamo, said he agreed with Obama’s pledge to shut down the detention facility, which in a month will mark 12 years since the first prisoners arrived, and has so far cost taxpayers $5 billion.


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