Command Leadership

Jenny S. Burkett
Captain, Nurse Corps,
United States Navy

Captain Burkett was raised in Roanoke, Virginia, and entered the Navy in May 1997 from Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Virginia, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. She completed a Master of Business Administration from Touro University International.  She is a graduate of University of Maryland, Baltimore, where she received her Master of Science degree in Emergency, Trauma, and Critical Care Nursing in May 2005.
 
Her operational assignments include deployment to Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in support of 1^st Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), from July 2012 to February 2013. During this deployment, she served as shock trauma platoon/forward resuscitative surgical nurse for Combat Outpost Shukvani, as well as senior nurse for Charlie Company, First Medical Battalion.  She earned her Fleet Marine Force (FMF) Officer Warfare device while in Afghanistan. 
 
Burkett’s previous assignments include staff nurse positions on Inpatient Internal Medicine and Intensive Care Unit, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California; staff nurse, Special Care Unit, US Naval Hospital, Okinawa, Japan;  staff nurse and division officer, Intensive Care Unit, and Nurse Corps Officer, Medical Evaluation and Treatment Unit, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland; division officer, Surgery Clinic and department head, Multi-Service Unit, US Naval Hospital Naples, Italy; critical care clinical nurse specialist (CNS), division officer, and department head, Critical Care, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia; and CNS medical surgical/intensive care units and associate director, Nursing Services, Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
 
Executive assignments include interim director for Quality Management, Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and director for Nursing Services/chief nursing officer, US Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan.  As executive officer, US Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command/US Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Japan, she directly supported forward deployed Naval forces for the 7^th Fleet area of operations within INDOPACOM.  CAPT Burkett assumed the duties of Commander, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Pendleton, and Director, Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, on August 4, 2023.
 
She maintains active RN licensure with the State of Virginia and board certification as an Advanced Nurse Executive (NEA-BC) with the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She has held national certification as a Critical Care Registered Nurse and licensure as a Clinical Nurse Specialist.
 
CAPT Burkett’s personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal (one gold star), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three gold stars), the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (one gold star), and various unit and service awards.

Captain Barry, the youngest son of a career Army Officer and a civilian Registered Nurse was born in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. His father’s career took him and his family around the world, finally settling in the National Capitol region where his father retired from the Army. He attended the University of Maryland College Park, College Park, Maryland where he graduated in 1996 with Bachelor of Science degree in Neurobiology and Physiology. In 2002, he graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, earning a Doctorate of Osteopathy. In 2015, he completed an Emergency Medicine Residency at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia.

LT Barry reported in 2002 to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia. He completed a Surgical Internship, and received orders to the Naval Aerospace Medicine Institute as a Student Naval Flight Surgeon. In 2004, graduated and earned the Navy Flight Surgeon designation with orders to the Naval Support Facility, Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory. He served as the Flight Surgeon and General Medical Officer for one year and was engaged in combat support flight operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

In 2005, LT Barry received orders to Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he held the positions of the Medical Department Head and Senior Flight Surgeon, Carrier Air Wing 1. While assigned to CVW-1, he deployed twice aboard the USS Enterprise in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and earned the Surface Warfare Medical Department Officer Qualification. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander in 2008 at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, where he completed three of the five training years and due to a change in personal priorities, changed his career path. In 2010, assumed the postion of Senior Flight Surgeon, Carrier Air Wing 3, and served as the Senior Flight Surgeon until 2012. Soon after completing those orders, he was accepted to the Emergency Medicine residency program at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and graduated from the program in 2015.

CDR Barry reported to Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan, where he served as MEU Surgeon, and earned the Fleet Marine Force Warfare Officer Qualification. He transferred to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Twentynine Palms, Twentynine Palms, California, in 2017 where he served as the Director of Branch Clinics, the Director of Medical Services, and the Corps Advisor for both the Medical and Dental Corps staff. In 2020, CDR Barry reported as the Group Surgeon, 2d Marine Logistics Group, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. While stationed there he served as the Task Force Surgeon, Camp Upshur, Quantico, Virginia, for Operation Allies Welcome. In 2022, CDR Barry reported as the Force Surgeon, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. While there he directly supported the medical planning and execution for Nordic Response 24, a NATO-led exercise in Norway which served to certify II MEF as a Joint Task Force Capable Headquarters.

CAPT Barry is a diplomat of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and an Assistant Professor to the Uniformed Services University Medical School at Bethesda, Maryland. He has published 4 scientific articles, and 6 scientific abstracts. He is married, and his wife is a Navy nurse who is serving as a staff Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist at Expeditionary Medical Facility Alpha, Camp Pendleton, California.

He currently serves as the Executive Officer, Naval Medical Readiness and Training Command, Camp Pendleton, California.

CAPT Barry’s personal awards include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (4), Air Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (2), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2), and qualifications for Fleet Marine Force Warfare Officer, Flight Surgeon, and Surface Warfare Medical Department Officer. 

Allan V. Antonio Sr. 

Command Master Chief (SW/FMF/AW)

United States Navy

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A native of Manila, Philippines, Command Master Chief Antonio graduated from the Philippine Merchant Marine School in 1996 and earned a Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation. He subsequently joined the U.S. Navy and completed Basic Training and Seaman Apprentice School in Great Lakes Illinois in 1997. He also received his Associates Degree in Applied Science from Vincennes University and completed the following military schools and courses: NAVLEAD, HM A-school, Field Medical Service School, TCCC Instructor Trainer Course, EMT School, MWTC High Altitude Combat course, Navy Instructor School, CMD Fitness Leader course, Navy Recruiting School, Combat Trauma Management, Senior Enlisted Academy class 217 (Brown group), CMC/COB School class of 19080, and Leadership Team Awareness Seminar in DEOMI. Master Chief Antonio has served at both sea and shore.

His tours include assignments as a Boatswain Mate aboard USS Duluth (LPD-6) (1997-2001), EMT/Hospital Corpsman onboard ER Naval Medical Center San Diego (USNS Mercy Det.) (2001-2004), Field Medical Service Technician with 2nd Battalion 5th Marines Echo and Weapons Company, 1st MARDIV (2004-2008), Human Resource Dept. / POMI onboard NMCSD (3rd Marine Air Wing Det.) (2008-2011), Medical/Dental Dept. LCPO aboard USS Boxer (LHD-4) (2011-2014), Navy Recruiter/Headquarters Medical Liaison and acting CMC onboard NRD Los Angeles (2014-2016), and served as the Health Services Dept. Senior Enlisted Leader and acting CMC aboard USS San Diego (LPD 22) (2017-2019).

He successfully completed C7F/C6F and CENTCOM/C5F Combat Tour (Ar-Ramadi, Iraq OIFII - II): USS Duluth (LPD-6) (1998, 2000), 1st Marine Division (2004, 2005, 2006 & 2008), USS Boxer (LHD-4) (2011 & 2013) and USS San Diego (LPD 22) (2017). He also participated as part of the Battalion Landing Team with 15th and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (USS Pearl Harbor, LSD 52/ USS Essex, LHD 2) with Echo and Weapons Company, 2/5, in support of joint operation in 2006, 2008 and 2011 as part of Special Purpose MAGTF in PACOM/Indo China and Central Command. His previous Senior Enlisted Leader Tour was with LCS Crew 219, USS Charleston (LCS 18) Gold Crew 2019-2020 as Command Senior Chief, Command Master Chief of USS RUSHMORE (LSD 47) 2020-2022 FDNF-J, and Command Master Chief of USS SOMERSET (LPD 25) 2022-2024.

His personal awards include: the Navy Commendation Medal (6th award), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2nd award), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with Combat “V” (1st award), sea service, unit awards, campaign medals, MOVSM and Combat Action Ribbon.