Washington Navy Yard Reopens, Admiral from Pasadena Relinquishes Post

Rear Adm. Gregory C. Horn, a Pasadena native who earned his Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry from and Fuller Theological Seminary, is stepping down after distinguished service as the deputy chief of chaplains for reserve matters of the United States Navy.

Horn was the senior leader for 227 chaplains in the reserve component. He leaves the Navy Chaplain Corps after 25 years of service in the Reserve Component. He will be relieved honorably by Rear Adm. (Select) Daniel L. Gard in a change of office ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard on September 23.

Horn graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University in 1976 and was awarded the Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Fuller Theological Seminary’s Center for Advanced Theological Studies in 2007.

In 1988, Horn was commissioned as a lieutenant. Horn’s Reserve Marine Corps assignments as command chaplain included 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment  and Marine Aircraft Group 46. Horn is authorized to wear the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (3 awards) and the Navy Achievement Medal (3 awards) in addition to various unit and service awards. He considers those awards earned throughout his career associated with unit performance to be the most satisfying and representative of naval service.

Gard earned a Bachelor of Arts from Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin, with a major in History. In 1984, he earned a Master of Divinity from Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He afterwards earned a Master of Arts in 1988 and a Doctor of Philosophy in Hebrew Bible/Judaica with minors in New Testament/Early Church and Liturgical Theology from the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana in 1992.

Gard served as the joint task force chaplain for joint task force Guantanamo Bay in 2012 and as the deputy chaplain of the Marine Corps for Reserve Matters, Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps. He later served as pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Woodland, Mishawaka, Indiana, from 1984 to 1989. In 1989, he was called to the faculty of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, where he still serves. His personal awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2 awards). He holds several additional service medals and ribbons.