Ronald A. Boxall
joint Staff Director for Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment
Ronald Alan Boxall (born 1963) is a retired United States Navy vice admiral who last served as the director for force structure, resources, and assessment of the Joint Staff. He was raised in Holland Patent, New York and graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. degree in science in 1984. Boxall later earned an M.S. degree in information systems from the Naval Postgraduate School and an M.A. degree in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College.
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