Gregory C. Horn

Who is Gregory C. Horn?

Gregory C. Horn is a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. He retired in 2013 as 17th Deputy Chief of Chaplains for Reserve Matters and Director of Religious Programs, Marine Forces Reserve.

Rear Admiral Horn, a Pasadena, Calif., native, attended the University of Southern California and transferred to Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, CA where he graduated with a BA in Psychology in 1976. He then earned a Master of Divinity in 1979 and the Doctor of Ministry in 1982 from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif. In 2007, he was awarded the Doctor of Philosophy in Practical Theology and Ethics from Fuller Seminary’s Center for Advanced Theological Studies.

Commissioned a lieutenant in 1988, Horn’s Navy Reserve tours included: USS Bristol County; Naval Hospital San Diego; Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 17. He also served as Assistant Fleet chaplain, Commander, Submarine Forces Pacific.

Horn’s Reserve Marine Corps assignments as command chaplain included: 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion; 23rd Marine Regiment; and Marine Aircraft Group 46.