Editing Jonathan Howe (section)

==Awards and decorations==
On January 13, 1993, after retirement, he received the [[National Security Medal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=20453 |title=Remarks on Presenting the National Security Medal to Admiral Jonathan T. Howe and an Exchange With Reporters |accessdate=2006-11-15 |publisher=The American Presidency Project}}</ref>

*[[File:Surface Warfare Officer Insignia.png|200px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;Navy [[Surface Warfare Officer]] insignia
*[[File:Silver Deterrent Patrol badge.jpg|180px]]<span style="position:relative; top: 25px; left: -102px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:1 golden star.svg|12px]]</span><span style="position:relative; top: 24px; left: -87px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:1 golden star.svg|12px]]</span><span style="position:relative; top: 24px; left: -116px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:1 golden star.svg|12px]]</span><span style="position:relative; top: 23px; left: -72px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:1 golden star.svg|12px]]</span><span style="position:relative; top: 16px; left: -138px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:1 golden star.svg|12px]]</span><span style="position:relative; top: 16px; left: -53px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:1 golden star.svg|12px]]</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;Silver [[SSBN Deterrent Patrol insignia]] with six gold stars {{citation needed|date=May 2021}}
*{{Ribbon devices|number=5|type=oak|ribbon=Defense Distinguished Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Defense Distinguished Service Medal]] with one silver [[oak leaf cluster]]
*{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy Distinguished Service ribbon.svg|width=106}}&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Navy Distinguished Service Medal]] with one gold [[award star]]
*[[File:US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg|106px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Defense Superior Service Medal]]
*{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=106}}<span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -74px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:1 golden star.svg|22px]]</span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -52px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:1 golden star.svg|22px]]</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Legion of Merit]] with two award stars
*[[File:USA - National Security Medal Ribbon.svg|106px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[National Security Medal]]
*{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}<span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -73px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:Bronze-service-star-3d.svg|18px]]</span><span style="position:relative; top: 0px; left: -55px; display: inline-block; width: 0;">[[File:Bronze-service-star-3d.svg|18px]]</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;[[National Defense Service Medal]] with two bronze [[service star]]s
*{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.svg|width=106}}&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon]] with service star
*{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon.svg|width=106}}&nbsp;&nbsp;Navy and Marine Corps [[Overseas Service Ribbon]]