Captain Jerry Becker, a native of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, was commissioned an Ensign in the U.S. Navy after completion
of Officer Candidate School in February 1978.
He is a graduate of St. Vincent College, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, where
he received a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science.
Captain Becker’s initial afloat assignment was as
Deck Division Officer and Deputy Damage Control Assistant (DCA) in USS
RANGER (CV 61), where he earned his Surface Warfare and Engineering Officer
qualifications. During this
tour, RANGER completed two extended deployments to the Western Pacific.
As a Department Head, Captain Becker served as Operations Officer in
USS REASONER (FF 1063), where he made an extended deployment to the Indian
Ocean and Mediterranean Sea as a member of Battle Group Foxtrot.
Subsequently, he served as Operations Officer on the staff of
Destroyer Squadron Twenty-Three, where he made a deployment to the Persian
Gulf directing Kuwaiti Tanker Escort Operations followed by a second
deployment as the Antisurface Warfare Commander (ASUWC) in Battle Group
Delta. He then served as
Executive Officer in USS WADDELL (DDG 24).
Captain Becker’s most recent afloat assignment was as Commanding
Officer, USS CHANDLER (DD 996). In his Executive Officer and Commanding
Officer tours, Captain Becker completed successful counternarcotics
deployments to the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean.
Ashore, in addition to a Division Officer tour at
Recruit Training Command, San Diego, California, Captain Becker studied at
the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California; and the Naval War
College, Newport, Rhode Island.
He holds Master’s degrees in Strategic Studies and National Security
Affairs/Intelligence. He has
served at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, as Executive Assistant to the Navy
Chief of Legislative Affairs and on the Intelligence staff, International
Military Committee at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
His current assignment is Deputy for Fleet Operations at Atlantic
Fleet Headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia.
In addition to campaign and unit awards, Captain
Becker’s personal awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal,
Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation
Medal (four awards), and Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.
