Peter Gumataotao


Peter Aguon Gumataotao is a retired rear admiral of the United States Navy. As a rear admiral, he was the commander of Carrier Strike Group Eleven which consists of USS Nimitz, aircraft of Carrier Air Wing Eleven, and surface ships and submarines of Destroyer Squadron 23. In 2012 he was nominated for promotion to rear admiral.
Gumataotao enlisted in the Navy in 1976 and was selected to attend the Naval Academy Preparatory School in Newport, Rhode Island before going on to attend the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He graduated in 1981 and later earned an M.A. from the Naval War College in 1994.