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“FROM ENLISTED TO COMMANDING OFFICER”
The Journey of Desmond Walker

In this powerful episode of AT EASE PODCAST, hosts AOCM Tyese Pressley, USN (Ret.) and ABCM Alquin Parker, USN sit down with Commander Desmond Walker, one of the most respected Surface Warfare Officers in today’s Navy — a leader whose career has been defined by excellence, sacrifice, and grit.

Cmdr. Walker entered the Navy in 1996 as an enlisted Electronics Technician before commissioning through the prestigious STA-21 program. Over the next two decades, he would become a nuclear-qualified Surface Warfare Officer, complete eight overseas deployments, and command one of the toughest destroyers in the fleet, USS STOUT (DDG 55) — earning the Battle “E”, Retention Excellence Award, and the Combat Action Ribbon under his leadership.

💥 In This Episode:
• Navigating the climb from enlisted Sailor to Commanding Officer
• The leadership mindset required for nuclear and surface warfare
• Lessons learned commanding USS STOUT during a historic deployment
• The impact of the Combat Action Ribbon and Battle “E”
• Strategic-level leadership inside the Pentagon
• Mentorship, humility, and what it takes to lead through adversity
• What the Stockdale Award means — personally and professionally

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