CMDCM COREY D. MONTGOMERY
Command Master Chief, USS OSCAR AUSTIN (DDG 79)
03 March 2025
Master Chief Montgomery was born and raised in Rome, Ga. He enlisted in the Navy and attended boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois on May 29
th, 2002. Upon completion of boot camp, he attended Mess Management Specialist ‘A’ School at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, TX.
Master Chief’s first duty station was VF-31 in Oceana, VA. He was promoted to the rank of Second Class Petty Officer and qualified both Surface and Aviation Warfare Specialist while assigned. From there he applied and was accepted for recruiting duty and after completing the recruiting course in Pensacola, FL, he reported to NRD Houston where he served from September 2007 to September 2010 and was promoted to the Rank of First Class Petty Officer. In October 2010, he reported to the USS Blue Ridge in Yokosuka, Japan and served onboard until September 2012 before executing IA orders to Djibouti, Africa. While in Djibouti, he qualified both Information Dominance and Expeditionary Warfare Specialist and was promoted to the rank of Chief Petty Officer. He would return to the Blue Ridge in September 2013 and transfer to the USS CURTIS WILBUR (DDG 54) in December, serving onboard until February 2016. After the completion of his tour on the CDW, he reported to Joint Base Charleston, SC in March 2016 and was promoted to Senior Chief Petty Officer in May 2016. He served there until March 2019 and reported to the USS ROSS (DDG 71) in Rota, Spain in May 2019. He was promoted to the rank of Master Chief Petty Offer in September 2020 and departed the ROSS in November 2022 for NAS Kingsville, TX. He was selected for conversion to Command Master Chief in March 2024 and is currently serving onboard the USS OSCAR AUSTIN (DDG 79) in Rota, Spain.
His personal awards include the Navy Commendation Medal (five awards), Air Force Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal (six awards), Air Force Achievement Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, and various other unit and campaign awards.