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Chief Staff Officer
Naval Construction Group (NCG) 1
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Cmdr. Joshua L. Baker

CDR Baker is a native of Nashua, New Hampshire. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University in May 2003, and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering (Ocean and Coastal) from Oregon State University in December 2013. He was commissioned through Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island in February 2008.

Prior to commissioning, he worked as an Engineering CO-OP student for Dana Corporation (2001) and Ingersoll Rand (2002), a summer intern at NASA – Langley Research Center (2003), a NAVSEA engineer and acquisition professional in the Washington DC area as part of the Navy Acquisition Intern Program (2003-2005), and a mechanical engineer and project manager at the Naval Surface Warfare Center – Carderock (2005-2007).

Baker’s previous assignments include: Platoon Commander/Field Exercise Officer/Officer-in-Charge of Water Well Detachment Afghanistan, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74; Construction Manager/Operations Officer, Resident Officer in Charge of Construction (ROICC) Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton; Executive Officer, Underwater Construction Team TWO; Waterfront Assistant Public Works Officer, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam; Materiel Readiness Officer (N43), Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Pacific; and Commanding Officer, Underwater Construction Team TWO.

CDR Baker is currently serving as the Chief Staff Officer, Naval Construction Group ONE.

Baker is a Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist, Marine Engineer Diving Officer, and a registered Professional Engineer in the State of California. He is a member of the Defense Acquisition Corps, and has Defense Acquisition Certifications in Contracting (Level III), Facilities Engineering (Level I), and Engineering (Level III). He also has a NAVFAC Public Works Level III Certification, and is a member of the Society of American Military Engineers. His decorations include: two Meritorious Service Medals, two Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals, two Navy-Marine Corps Achievement Medals, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, NATO ISAF medal, Presidential Unit Commendation Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal, and GWOT Service Medal.

 

 
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