VADM Michael T. Franken, USN (Ret)

Michael T. Franken is a retired vice admiral in the U.S. Navy. He retired in 2017 after a career that included serving as deputy head of U.S. Africa Command, in the strategy and plans office of U.S. Central Command’s, as chief of legislative affairs in the Department of the Navy, and various posts with the Joint Staff and Office of the Secretary of Defense.