Michelle C. Skubic
{{short description|US Navy officer (born c. 1966)}}
{{BLP sources|date=February 2021}}
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|allegiance = United States
|branch = United States Navy
|serviceyears = 1988–2024
|rank = Vice Admiral
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|commands = Defense Logistics Agency
Naval Supply System Command
Navy Supply Corps
|battles = Gulf War
|awards = Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit (3)
|alma_mater = {{nowrap|California State University, Fullerton (BA)}}
Naval War College (MS)
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Michelle Coyne Skubichttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-skubic/ (born c. 1961) is a retired United States Navy officer who served as the director of the Defense Logistics Agency from 2020 to 2024.
Early life and education
Skubic is a 1988 graduate of California State University, Fullerton, with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration-Finance. She earned a Master of Science in Acquisition and Contract Management from the Naval Postgraduate School in 2001. She is also a graduate of the Joint Forces Staff College and the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Executive Development Institute.
Career
Skubic is designated as a Naval Aviation and Surface Warfare Supply Corps officer and is a member of the Defense Acquisition Corps.
Skubic's operational assignments include: division officer in readiness and services billets, aboard {{USS|Acadia|AD-42}}, which included deployment for Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm; supply officer aboard Precommissioning Unit (PCU) {{USS|McFaul|DDG-74}}, built in Pascagoula, Mississippi; and supply officer aboard PCU {{USS|George H. W. Bush|CVN-77}}, built in Newport News, Virginia, which was commissioned to the fleet in January 2009. Additionally, she completed a tour forward-deployed as commander, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Support Team in Kuwait, where her team, in concert with other DLA activities, supported United States Central Command, United States Army Central and other department of defense organizations in sustaining the warfighter's requirements for Operations New Dawn and Enduring Freedom.
Skubic's shore assignments include: services officer and carrier readiness officer at Commander, Naval Air Force, United States Pacific Fleet, San Diego; combined bachelor quarters officer and aviation support division officer, Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily; deputy department head for program contracts, Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River, Maryland; deputy force supply officer, Commander, Naval Surface Forces, San Diego; director of supplier operations, DLA Aviation, Richmond, Virginia; commanding officer, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Virginia; chief of staff, NAVSUP, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania; director, Logistics, Fleet Supply and Ordnance, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii; commander, DLA Land and Maritime, Columbus, Ohio and Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) and 48th Chief of Supply Corps.
Skubic became director of the Defense Logistics Agency on July 24, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.navy.mil/Leadership/Biographies/BioDisplay/Article/2236228/vice-admiral-michelle-skubic/ |title=Vice Admiral Michelle Skubic > United States Navy > BioDisplay |publisher=Navy.mil |date= |accessdate=2021-11-20}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dla.mil/Leaders/Director/|title = DLA Leadership}}
Awards and decorations
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| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy Distinguished Service ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Legion of Merit ribbon.svg|width=106}}22px22px |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Defense Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}22px22px |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Commendation ribbon.svg|width=106}}22px22px |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Achievement ribbon.svg|width=106}}22px22px
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Joint Meritorious Unit Award (USMC and USN frame).svg|width=106}} |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Navy Unit Commendation ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=0|ribbon=Battle Effectiveness Award ribbon, 1st award.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Southwest Asia Service Medal ribbon (1991-2016).svg|width=106}}18px18px18px |
| 106px
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Service ribbon.svg|width=106}} |{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Armed Forces Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon.svg|width=106}} |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
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References
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{{s-ttl|title=Director of Logistics, Fleet Supply, and Ordnance of the United States Pacific Fleet|years=2014–2016}}
{{s-aft|rows=2|after=John T. Palmer}}
{{s-bef|before=John G. King}}
{{s-ttl|title=Commander of the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime|years=2016–2018}}
{{s-bef|before=Jonathan A. Yuen}}
{{s-ttl|title=Commander of the Naval Supply Systems Command|years=2018–2020}}
{{s-aft|after=Peter Stamatopoulos}}
{{s-bef|before=Darrell K. Williams}}
{{s-ttl|title=Director of the Defense Logistics Agency|years=2020–2024}}
{{s-aft|after=Mark Simerly}}
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Category:Year of birth uncertain
Category:United States Navy officers
Category:United States Navy admirals
Category:California State University, Fullerton alumni
Category:Naval War College alumni