Leighton W. Smith Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetLeighton W. Smith Jr.
United States Navy admiral
Date of Birth: 20-Aug-1939
Place of Birth: Mobile, Alabama, United States
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Leighton W. Smith Jr.
- Leighton Warren Smith Jr., KBE (born August 20, 1939) is a former United States Navy admiral.
- 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 no-fly zone (Operation Deny Flight) over Bosnia and the later bombing campaign against Republika Srpska (Operation Deliberate Force) in 1995.
- The same year he additionally took on command of the NATO-led Implementation Force (IFOR) in Bosnia with the objective of overseeing the peace agreement.
- He held all three positions until his retirement in 1996.
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