Russell L. Smith
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Russell L. Smith | |
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 Smith in April 2021 | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1988–present |
| Rank | Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy |
| Commands held | Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy |
| Battles/wars | Gulf War |
| Awards | Legion of Merit (3) Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (4) Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (3) Army Achievement Medal |
Russell L. Smith is a United States Navy sailor who serves as the 15th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON).[1] He was acting MCPON from June 22, 2018, when Steven S. Giordano resigned, to August 29, 2018, when he officially assumed the role.
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Smith is a graduate of the United States Navy Senior Enlisted Academy (Class 125/Blue) and the Command Master Chief/Chief of the Boat (CMC/COB) Course (Class 42) at the Naval War College.
Smith reported to Recruit Training Center San Diego, California, in September 1988, and began his career as a airman. He became a weapons technician in 1990, then converted to the intelligence specialist rating in 1993. He was selected for the command master chief program in 2007.[2]
Smith's sea duty assignments include USS Enterprise (CVN-65), SEAL Team Four, USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), two tours on USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), and as the command master chief on USS Momsen (DDG-92).[2]
Smith had six shipboard deployments to the western Pacific and Central Command area of responsibility in support of operations Desert Storm and Desert Fox, a 292-day combat deployment during operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, disaster relief operations in Indonesia and counter-piracy operations in the Horn of Africa. He also served on numerous deployments and detachments while attached to Naval Special Warfare and Defense Intelligence Agency elements.[2]
Smith's shore tours include service as the operations non-commissioned officer at the United States Defense Attaché Office in Moscow, Russia; on the Chief of Naval Operations' staff as the senior enlisted for the intelligence community; as the CMC for the Office of Naval Intelligence; as the OPNAV Staff's command master chief in Washington, DC; and most recently as the United States Naval Academy's command master chief in Annapolis.[2]
Awards and decorations[]
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Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist insignia |
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Enlisted Information Dominance Warfare Specialist insignia |
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Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist insignia |
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Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Badge |
- 8 gold service stripes.
- Smith received the Edwin T. Layton Leadership Award in fall of 2002 for leadership in the Intelligence Community.
References[]
- ^ Office of the MCPON (28 August 2018). "Smith takes helm as MCPON". USNI. US Naval Institute.
- ^ a b c d "Russell L. Smith – Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy". U.S. Navy Office of Information. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- Living people
- Master Chief Petty Officers of the United States Navy
- Recipients of the Legion of Merit