Fleet Master Chief Navy

Washington nns one of the navy s most accomplished master chiefs responsible for the execution and success of several personnel initiatives retired from naval service today.
Fleet master chief navy. A fleet master chief petty officer fltcm is a master chief who again has virtually the same responsibility as command master chiefs but for larger fleet commands. Walters spent a majority of his childhood growing up in new york city but then moved to western pennsylvania and. O rawe a native of long island new york was raised in florida and enlisted in the u s. Fleet master chief richard p.
He began his navy career by completing boot camp at. Mpt e fleet master chief retires with over three decades of naval service. Fleet master chief james honea assumed his current duties as fleet master chief of u s. Haka entered the u s.
United states fleet forces command united states pacific fleet. Honea enlisted in the u s. Naval forces europe africa fleet master chief. While attached to uss bainbridge she was selected as the 2018 master chief anna der vartanian.
Navy in october 1992. Naples italy a navy seal will become a fleet master chief for only the second time in the service s history this spring when master chief petty officer derrick walters takes the post at naval forces europe and africa. There are four fleet master chief positions in the navy. 7th fleet command master chief jason m.
Haka command master chief jason m. Navy in january 1992 from ft. Upon completion of his training he reported to uss john a. In 2015 she returned to us fleet forces command and advanced to master chief where she was then detailed to uss bainbridge ddg96 as the command master chief the first command master chief with a seabee source rating to do this.
The navy s fleet force cno directed and command master chief m c program is a structure intended to stimulate free flowing communications and ensure the highest standards of professionalism. The master chief petty officer of the navy is appointed by the chief of naval operations to serve as a spokesperson to address the issues of enlisted personnel to the highest positions in the navy. Pacific fleet in january 2018. As such they are the senior enlisted advisor to the chief of naval operations as well as the chief of naval personnel.