 He also commanded the Navy's national level, operational intelligence and scientific and intelligence analysis center, the Office of Naval Intelligence from September 2004 to January 2006.Upon his promotion to flag rank, Rear Admiral Cothron was assigned to the National Security Agency as the Deputy Director of Signals Intelligence for Customer Relationships.Rear Admiral Cothron has completed Armed Forces Air Intelligence Training, is a graduate of the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, with a Master of Arts Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies and he is a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College.