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United States Navy Vice Admiral Giardina assumed duties as deputy commander of United States Strategic Command in December 2011. Giardina is a 1979 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He is a graduate of CAPSTONE, PI... United States Navy Vice Admiral Giardina assumed duties as deputy commander of United States Strategic Command in December 2011. Giardina is a 1979 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He is a graduate of CAPSTONE, PINNACLE, and numerous Navy business and joint warfighting courses, and holds an advanced degree in Business Administration. He most recently served as deputy commander and chief of staff, United States Pacific Fleet. His most recent command assignment was as commander, Submarine Group Trident, Submarine Group Nine, and Submarine Group 10 where he was responsible for all 18 U.S. Trident Submarines. On Saturday, September 28, 2013 it was announced Giardina has been suspended and is under investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigation Service for issues related to gambling. Credit: DoD via CNP Photo by: Department Of Defense/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images MORE LESS
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While he wasn’t second in command of the United States nuclear arsenal, Rear Adm. Timothy M. Giardina not only had a 15 hour a week gambling habit he also may have had a one-man poker chip counterfeiting operation in which he used paint and stickers to make $1 poker chips into $500 poker chips.

This led to repeated bans from local casinos, eventually a lifetime ban and finally his nuclear weapons were taken away.

[ed.note: This post has been updated.]

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