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Command Master Chief Naomi M. Shady

Master Chief Petty Officer Naomi M. Shady was born in Mayfield Heights, Ohio and raised in Spain, Central California, and Idaho, as her father was an enlisted member of the Air Force.  She graduated from Nampa Senior High School in May 2000 and left for Navy basic training in Great Lakes, IL, on September 13, 2000.
 
Following basic training, Master Chief Shady attended Cryptologic Technician Communications (CTO) Apprentice School in Pensacola, Florida. Her first duty station succeeding school was at Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command in San Diego, California where she worked in cryptologic communications support for the Navy Seal Teams, the Special Warfare Groups and the Headquarters.
 
Following a successful first tour, her next tour of duty took her halfway across the Pacific Ocean to Kunia Regional Operations Center in Hawaii, now known as Navy Information Operations Command Hawaii.  While she served here, she qualified as a Defense Network Exploitation Analyst collecting information and submitting collection points for operators on adversarial forces.  It was here where she submitted her conversion package and subsequently selected for the Cryptologic Technician Networks rating. 
 
Follow-on assignments included Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command, Navy Information Operations Command Georgia, Maryland, and Pensacola, followed by Commander, Pacific Fleet Command, and NIOC Hawaii. These assignments launched a 15-year career in Defensive Cyberspace Operations. During her tour at PACFLT she grounded her career in cyber defense, completed her qualification standards, and submitted her package for the Command Senior/Master Chief program which she was successively selected for. Upon selection to the program, she was detailed as the Command Senior Enlisted Leader for the USS GABRIELLE GIFFORDS GOLD Crew, LCS CREW 202. While serving onboard she was selected for Master Chief and upon her successful completion of two 3rd/7th Fleet deployments, was detailed to VAW ONE ONE SIX where she is currently serving as the Command Master Chief.
 
Master Chief Shady's academic achievements include an Associate of Arts in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Investigative Forensics from University of Maryland Global Campus, Network +, Security +, CCNA, the Senior Enlisted Academy, and the Air Force Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy.
 
Her personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (2), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three awards), the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (three awards), the Joint Service Achievement Medal, and the Enlisted Surface and Information Warfare Specialist Insignias.
 

Last Updated: 21 October 2024

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