Command Master Chief
CMDCM Samantha R. Honaker
Command Master Chief Samantha Honaker, a native of Denver, Colorado, enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 2009 attending boot camp at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, and then attended Quartermaster “A” School also in Great Lakes, Illinois. She holds a Bachelor of Art degree in Criminal Justice from American Military University.
Her operational tours include USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), stationed in Norfolk, Virginia; USS Gonzalez (DDG 66), stationed in Norfolk; USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), stationed in Yokosuka, Japan.
Her shore assignments include Chief of Naval Operations Ceremonial Barge Chesapeake, based at the Washington Navy Yard; Regional Legal Service Office Mid-Atlantic based in Norfolk, Virginia; Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, based in Norfolk; PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), stationed in Newport News, Virginia; and Strike Fighter Weapons School Atlantic based at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Honaker now serves as the Command Master Chief for Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 121 as of August 2025.
Honaker is a graduate of the U.S. Navy Senior Enlisted Academy, Class 244, Khaki Group, and the Command Master Chief/Chief of the Boat Course, Class 24140. Her personal decorations include Navy Commendation Medal (six awards), Navy Achievement Medal (four awards), and various unit and campaign awards.