Command Master Chief
CMDCM  Derrick Williams

A native of Birmingham, Alabama Master Chief Williams enlisted under the delayed entry program in December, 1987, completed Basic Training in Orlando, FL, October, 1988 and completed Hospital Corpsman “A” School in Great Lakes August 1989.

His duty assignments include: Naval Station Orlando, FL; Naval Hospital Pensacola, FL, Naval Hospital Bethesda; Marine Barracks 8th & I Washington D.C.; Naval Mobile Construction Battalion SEVEN; Branch Clinic Charleston, SC; Military Entrance Processing Station Little Rock, AR; USS Kearsarge (LHD 3); Naval Medical MPT&E; USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72); U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka Japan; Strike Fighter Squadron ONE FIVE ONE, Strike Fighter Squadron NINETY FOUR and Strike Fighter Squadron EIGHT SEVEN.

Master Chief Williams reported to TEAM BATTLE AXE in December 2020, where he currently serves as the Command Master Chief.

Master Chief Williams’ academic achievements include completion, U.S. Navy Senior Enlisted Academy, and Command Master Chief/Chief of the Boat course.  In addition, he obtained his Associate Degree in General Studies from City College of Chicago, and Bachelor’s Degree in Management from Excelsior College.   
His personal awards include Meritorious Service Medal (3), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (4), Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal (4), Army Achievement Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, and numerous unit awards. He is qualified in the following areas: Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist, Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist, Enlisted Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist, Fleet Marine Force Warfare Specialist, and Information Dominance Warfare Specialist.