Mr. Joseph W. Murphy, SES
Deputy Chief of Staff Capabilities and Resource Integration (N8)
U.S. Fleet Forces Command

A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Mr. Murphy was graduated from the United States Naval Academy in May 1981.

Mr. Murphy was a career Naval Officer, having served in five ships: Machinery/Boilers Officer and later as Main Propulsion Assistant in USS IWO JIMA (LPH 2) from 1982 to 1985; Fire Control Officer in USS TICONDEROGA (CG 47) from 1985 to 1987; Combat Systems Officer and Operations Officer in USS CHOSIN (CG 65) from 1989 to 1993; Executive Officer in USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG 51) from 1994 to 1995. He commanded USS GONZALEZ (DDG 66) from 1998 to 2000, and commanded Destroyer Squadron 28 from 2002 to 2003.

Ashore, he earned a Master of Science degree in Financial Management from the Naval Postgraduate School. Mr. Murphy served on the Secretary of the Navy’s staff in the Navy’s Appropriations Matters Office where he performed congressional budget liaison. He also served on the Chief of Naval Operations’ staff as Deputy Executive Assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations. Mr. Murphy has extensive Fleet and Joint war fighting capability assessment and requirements generation experience having served as Requirements Chief at U.S. Joint Forces Command and U.S. Fleet Forces Command.