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CMDCS James Walker

Command Senior Chief, NAVWPNSTA Seal Beach

CMDCS James D. Walker
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Command Senior Chief (CMDCS) Walker is a native of Wellsville, Ohio. He enlisted in United States Navy in June 1999, completing Yeoman “A” school in Meridian, MS.  His later schools included Chief Petty Officer Legacy Academy (Class 005) in 2011, U.S. Navy Senior Enlisted Academy (Class 213 Red) in 2018, and Command Master Chief/Chief of the Boat Course (Class 21100) in 2021.  
 
Ashore, CMDCS Walker served tours fulfilling his administrative duties at: Personnel Support Detachment Millington, TN; Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA; Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI; and Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group SEVEN Detachment Sasebo, Japan.
 
Afloat, CMDCS Walker served tours onboard: USS Mahan (DDG 72); USS Ford (FFG 54); Commander, Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group SEVEN in Okinawa, Japan, and most recently as Command Senior Enlisted Leader aboard USS Devastator (MCM 6), in Manama, Bahrain.
 
He has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (five awards), Navy Achievement Medal (five awards), and various campaign and service medals.

Last Updated: 10 October 2024

 

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