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CAPTAIN Joker Lee
Jenkins was born in Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China and raised
in San Diego, CA. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy,
Class of 1989, with a Bachelor¡¯s Degree in Mechanical
Engineering. Following nuclear power training he reported as
Reactor Electrical Officer on USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72) in
Alameda, CA deploying twice to the Arabian Gulf in support of
Operation DESERT STORM, and qualifying Surface Warfare Officer
and Nuclear Engineer. His second division officer tour was as
commissioning Navigator on USS JOHN S. MCCAIN (DDG-56).After a
commissioning that included former President George H.W. Bush,
Senator McCain, and the Chief of Naval Operations, MCCAIN sailed
from Bath, ME to homeport, Pearl Harbor, HI via the Panama
Canal. He also served as liaison officer onboard a Russian Navy
Ropucha-Class LST in Operation COOPERATION FROM THE SEA 1995.
His first department
head tour was as Combat Systems Officer on USS O¡¯BANNON (DD-987)
in Mayport, FL, deploying once to the Arabian Gulf. He then
served as Main Propulsion Assistant on USS JOHN C. STENNIS
(CVN-74) in San Diego, CA completing his fourth Arabian Gulf
deployment.
His Executive Officer
tour was first onboard USS ELLIOT (DD-967) in San Diego, CA,
followed by USS FLETCHER (DD-992), as part of the Navy¡¯s DD/DDG
Sea Swap Program. As part of the Navy¡¯s Sea Swap Program ELLIOT
was decommissioned. The ELLIOT crew assumed FLETCHER and
completed Arabian Gulf and Horn of Africa deployment in support
of Operations IRAQI and ENDURING FREEDOM.
Shore assignments
include the NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER in White Oak, MD in the
Experimental Explosives Test and Development Branch. Following
his division officer tours he was selected for a JOINT CHIEF¡¯S
OF STAFF INTERNSHIP at the Pentagon. As a Deputy Legislative
Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he
provided direct support during Congressional Hearings for
Bosnia/IFOR and Unified Commander¡¯s Posture Testimonies and
Confirmations.
He also served as a WHITE HOUSE MILITARY SOCIAL AIDE supporting
the President¡¯s White House Military Office. While attending the
Naval War College at Newport, RI, he earned a Masters Degree in
National Security and Strategic Studies with a specialty in Far
East Asia. This was followed by selection as an Associate
Fellow to the Chief of Naval Operations STRATEGIC STUDIES GROUP
working on developing the FORCEnet and SEAPOWER 21 concepts. His
most recent shore assignment was as Deputy Executive Assistant
to COMMANDER, UNITED STATES FLEET FORCES COMMAND (USFFC),
providing direct support to man, train, and equip naval forces
worldwide, and advising the Chief of Naval Operations in current
and future capabilities.
He was the 16th
Commanding Officer of USS GARY (FFG-51) as part of the Forward
Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) in Yokosuka, Japan operating in
Asia and the Western Pacific. He led transition of GARY from
Seventh Fleet to Third Fleet in San Diego as part of the Hull
Swap program with USS MCCAMPBELL (DDG-85) conducting a
trans-Pacific transit and undergoing a 70-percent personnel
transfer between the two crews.
Currently, he is
serving as Officer-in-Charge Nuclear Power Mobile Training Team
(NPMTT) for COMMANDER, NAVAL AIRFORCES PACIFIC Force Nuclear
Propulsion, responsible for maintaining the nuclear propulsion
readiness and training of the U.S. Navy¡¯s Pacific Fleet aircraft
carriers.
Personal Awards
include the Legion of Merit, three Meritorious Service Medals, a
Joint Staff Commendation Medal, three Navy and Marine Corps
Commendation Medals, and two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement
Medals.
CAPT Jenkins is
married to the former Ms. Lydia Mae Ronneberg of Tigard, OR.
They currently reside in San Diego, CA where he also volunteers
as a docent at the San Diego Chinese Historical Society Museum.
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