Dee Mewbourne

Dee Leon Mewbourne
Vice Admiral Mewbourne as Deputy, USTRANSCOM
Born	(1961-12-09) December 9, 1961 (age 60) Ormond Beach, Florida
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1982–present
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	Military Sealift Command Carrier Strike Group 11 Carrier Strike Group 3 Naval Service Training Command USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) USS Enterprise (CVN-65) USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) USS Nashville (LPD-13) VAQ-139
Battles/wars	Gulf War
Awards	Navy Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (7)

Dee Leon Mewbourne (born December 9, 1961) is a United States Navy vice admiral currently serving as 16th deputy commander of United States Transportation Command since July 2, 2019.^[1][2]

Naval career[]

Mewbourne graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1982 and was designated a naval flight officer in December 1983. He later earned a master's degree in business administration from Colorado State University. He is an honor graduate of the United States Naval Test Pilot School and completed the navy's Nuclear Power Program, Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), Joint Forces Staff College and numerous executive educational courses.

Mewbourne's command assignments include: Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139 aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), USS Nashville (LPD-13), USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69), USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, CSG-11, and Military Sealift Command. Mewbourne holds a rare distinction of serving as commanding officer of three nuclear aircraft carriers. After serving a standard tour in command of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, he took command of USS Enterprise in early 2011 after the previous CO of Enterprise was relieved for poor performance. In late 2011, then Captain Mewbourne was called in to take command of USS Harry S. Truman after the previous CO, Captain Tushar Tembe, died suddenly.

At sea, Mewbourne completed sea assignments flying the A-6E Intruder aircraft in Attack Squadron (VA) 34 embarked aboard USS America (CV-66); VA-75 aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67); Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 aboard Eisenhower; and as the executive officer of VA-196 aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70). After transitioning to the EA-6B Prowler aircraft, he served as the executive officer of VAQ-139 aboard Abraham Lincoln. He also served as the executive officer on USS George Washington (CVN-73).

Ashore, Mewbourne served as a flight instructor with VA-42, the East Coast A-6E Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS), and project officer at the Strike Aircraft Test Directorate. Later, he served as military assistant and trip coordinator for the secretary and deputy secretary of defense; chief of staff for Navy Cyber Forces; on the staff of Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic; and director, Maritime Operations for United States Fleet Forces Command.

Awards and decorations[]

• While at the Naval Academy, he received the Carl Vinson Leadership Award.
• Upon completion of initial flight training in the A-6E Intruder at VA-42 in 1985, he was selected as the Replacement Bombardier/Navigator of the Year.
• In 1987, he was selected as the East Coast A-6 community’s Junior Intruder of the Year.
• In August 2012, he was awarded the Truman Foundation Leadership Award for inspirational leadership.

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