George Wikoff
George Wikoff | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1968 (age 57–58) |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Service years | 1990–present |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | United States Naval Forces Europe and Africa Allied Joint Force Command Naples United States Naval Forces Central Command United States Fifth Fleet Combined Maritime Forces Naval Air Forces (acting) Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (acting) Carrier Strike Group 5 Carrier Air Wing 3 VFA-122 VFA-211 |
| Conflicts | |
| Awards | Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (4) |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of America University of Arkansas |
George M. Wikoff (born 1968) is a United States Navy admiral who has served as the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa and Allied Joint Force Command Naples since 2025. He previously served as the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, U.S. Fifth Fleet, and Combined Maritime Forces from 2024 to 2025. During his command of U.S. Navy forces in the Middle East, he oversaw combat operations in the Red Sea crisis and the Twelve-Day War.
Wikoff graduated from George Washington University's Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps in 1990 and became a naval aviator. He served on several aircraft carriers and was an instructor at TOPGUN. His senior commands included Carrier Air Wing 3, Carrier Strike Group 5, and concurrently the Naval Air Forces and the Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, the latter in an acting capacity from 2023 to 2024. He was also the vice director of the Joint Staff from 2021 to 2023.