Commanding Officer, CFA Okinawa
Capt. Patrick Dziekan, a native of Ellison Bay, Wis., enlisted in the Navy in 1990 as a yeoman. He was commissioned in 1999 through the Broadened Opportunity for Officer Selection and Training (BOOST) Program. He is a graduate of The George Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts in history, and the U.S. Naval War College where he earned a Master of Arts in national security and strategic studies, where he was also a member of the Halsey Group. He was designated a naval aviator in 2001.