CAPT Randy Malone is a native of Holly Grove, Arkansas. He graduated from Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida with a BS in Business Administration and was commissioned through the Enlisted Commissioning Program in December 1998.
CAPT Malone afloat tours include: USS Dewey (DDG 45) in Charleston SC; COMMINEDIV 125 onboard MSB 28 in Charleston SC; USS Stark (FFG 31) in Mayport, FL; USS Samuel Elliot Morison (FFG 13) in Mayport FL; USS Defender (MCM 2) in Ingleside, TX; PRECOM Executive Officer and commissioning Commanding Officer USS SIOUX CITY (LCS 11) in Mayport, FL; Executive Officer Engineering Assessment Pacific, in San Diego, CA.
CAPT Malone shore tours include: PERS 402C Naval Personnel Command in Millington, TN; Engineering Assessor for COMATGLANT N82 in Norfolk, VA; Material Officer and Facility Manager for COMFOURTHFLT in Mayport, FL; Air Force Air Command and Staff College where he earned his Master’s degree in Advanced Military Science; USCENTCOM as the Secretary of the Joint Staff.
CAPT Malone assumed duties as Deputy Commander Navy Forces Korea in February 2022. He has earned, Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Accommodation Medal (x5), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (x5), and various other personal and campaign awards. He has completed multiple month deployments to regions around the world to include South America, Africa, Middle East and Europe.
Last Updated: 24 March 2022