Capt. Kelley T. Jones
Commander, Destroyer Squadron FIVE ZERO
01 October 2025
Captain Kelley T. Jones is a native of Alexandria, Virginia. She is a 2000 Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. Captain Jones also holds a MBA from The George Washington University, a MA and PhD in Security Studies from Princeton University.
Afloat tours include USS Seattle (AOE 3) as the Main Propulsion and Electrical Officer; USS Gettysburg (CG 64) as Training Officer; USS Mustin (DDG 89) as the Chief Engineer; USS Typhoon (PC 5), forward-deployed FIFTH Fleet as Commanding Officer; USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) forward-deployed SIXTH Fleet as Executive Officer and Commanding Officer.
Her shore tours included Commander Naval Surface Fleet Atlantic (SURFLANT) as the Executive Assistant, a tour at Navy Personnel Command (PERS 41) in Millington, Tennessee, as the personal aide to the Secretary of the Navy, and the Joint Staff, Strategic Plans & Policy (J5 Directorate) in the Joint Operational War Plans Division.
Captain Jones assumed Commander of Destroyer Squadron FIVE ZERO in August 2025.