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Born in Lima, Ohio, Rear Adm. (select) Randy Crites was commissioned through the Officer Candidate School in 1985 upon graduating with a degree in engineering from The Ohio State University.
His early operational assignments included service in attack and ballistic missile submarines, including USS Ray (SSN 653), USS Archerfish (SSN 678) and USS Nebraska (SSBN 739).
He commanded USS West Virginia (SSBN 736) and the guided missile submarine, USS Florida (SSGN 728).
His staff assignments include duty as the Officer in Charge of a Performance Monitoring Team (OIC PMT) at Submarine Squadron FOUR; weapons system programmer at United States Strategic Command; head of the submarine program section and shipbuilding account manager, OPNAV N80; senior member of the Atlantic, Tactical Readiness Evaluation Team (TRE); and Prospective Commanding Officer Instructor (PCOI) for Commander, Submarine Forces, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. He most recently served as branch head, program planning and development N801 on the OPNAV Staff.
He earned his Master’s degree at The College of Naval Command and Staff at the Naval War College in Newport, RI. His awards include the Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy-Marine Corps Commendation Medal, and Navy-Marine Corps Achievement Medal. He is most proud of his various unit awards that reflect credit on the successful teams he has served with and the many skilled professionals he has been privileged to work alongside.
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