Cmdr. Meagan Makarenko
EXECUTIVE OFFICER, USS CARNEY (DDG 64)
23 September 2024
Meagan Makarenko is a native of Albuquerque, NM. She graduated from Texas A&M in 2006 as a proud member of the Corps of Cadets. She holds an MBA in Financial Management from the Navy Postgraduate School.
Ashore, she volunteered for IA duty in Afghanistan, serving as Desk
Chief for Reintegration in the ISAF Joint Command, Information Dominance Center. Most recently, she served as Fleet Deputy Branch Head in OPNAV Special Programs.
Meagan’s sea duty assignments include Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer, Damage Control Assistant, Training Officer, and Plans and Tactics Department Head aboard USS LAKE ERIE (CG 70). CDR Makarenko served as XO and CO onboard USS PIONEER from July 2018-July 2021. USS PIONEER was the 2018 and 2020 Battle Effectiveness winner, the 2020 Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award winner, as well as 2019 and 2020 Unit Tactics winner! During these tours, she served aboard a BMD test platform, deployed to the Arabian Gulf, Western Pacific, Sea of Japan, South China Sea, and East China Sea.
CDR Makarenko reported as XO to USS CARNEY (DDG 64) in August 2024.
Makarenko's decorations include Meritorious Service Medals, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and other personal, unit and campaign awards.