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Captain Joseph Parsons

Commanding Officer, Fleet Activities Okinawa
Captain Joseph “Jopa” Parsons is a native of Dryden, New York. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in May of 2002 with a B.S. degree in Political Science. In December 2024, CAPT Parsons assumed the role of Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa.
Commander Samuel Lauvrick

Executive Officer, Fleet Activities Okinawa
Cmdr. Samuel Laurvick, a native of St. Louis, MO., commissioned as an Ensign in 2008 through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL. There he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation Business Marketing. He is a graduate of the University of Florida where he earned a Master of Business Administration degree in 2017.
Master Chief Suxuan Oonyu

Command Master Chief, Fleet Activities Okinawa
Command Master Chief Oonyu entered active service in the United States Navy in 2000. After graduating from Recruit Training Command, she completed Hospital Corps “A” School and Surgical Technology “C” School. Her assignments as a Hospital Corpsman included U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Naval Medical Center San Diego, Naval School of Health Sciences San Diego, USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD 8). As an instructor at NSHS-SD, she contributed to Surgical Technology program development and became published in Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist. While assigned to MAKIN ISLAND, she was selected for Chief Petty Officer.

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