Adm Kurt Tidd is a Senior Fellow with the Flatter Executive Cadre.
Admiral, U.S. Navy.
Former Commander, United States Southern Command
Summary: Former Commander, United States Southern Command U.S. Southern Command is responsible for all Department of War security cooperation in the 45 nations and territories of Central and South America and the Caribbean Sea, an area of 16 million square miles. Admiral Kurt Tidd was the 35th Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. In this capacity, he was the Chairman’s direct representative to the Secretary of State. Prior to that, he was the Director for Operations (J3), Joint Staff. At sea, Tidd commanded U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command and U.S. 4th Fleet. Afloat, he also commanded Carrier Strike Group 8 aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), during a combat deployment supporting coalition forces in Operation Enduring Freedom. From 2004 to 2005, Tidd commanded Persian Gulf maritime operations as Commander, Middle East Force and Commander Task Force 55. Previous sea duty assignments include: Commander, Destroyer Squadron 50; Commanding Officer, USS Arthur W. Radford (DD 968); and Executive Officer aboard USS Leftwich (DD 984). Tidd was Operations Officer aboard USS Deyo (DD 989); Flag Lieutenant to Commander, Cruiser-Destroyer Group 8; Boilers Officer aboard USS America (CV 66); and, Communications Officer and Main Propulsion Assistant on USS Semmes (DDG 18). Ashore, Tidd served as the Joint Staff Vice Director for Operations.
