Jesse A. Wilson, Jr.
| Rear Admiral Jesse A. Wilson, Jr. | |
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| Born | Norfolk, VA |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1986–present |
| Rank |
 Rear Admiral (Lower Half)
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| Unit | Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization (JIAMDO) |
| Commands held |
USS Higgins (DDG 76) Destroyer Squadron 23 Pacific Partnership |
Rear Admiral Jesse Alphonzo Wilson, Jr., USN currently serves as the Commander Carrier Strike Group Ten.
Wilson graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the United States Naval Academy in 1986. He also earned a Master of Science in Operations Research from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA (1991) and a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College in 2001. Wilson was also a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI Fellow in 2007–08, and he is a graduate of the Navy Corporate Business Course at UVA-Darden.
During his initial sea tour aboard USS Reasoner (FF-1063), he served as the Main Propulsion Assistant and Combat Information Center Officer from January 1987 to August 1989. As a Department Head, he served as Engineer Officer aboard USS Antrim (FFG-20) from June 1992 to November 1993. As a second department head tour, he served as Space Examiner in the gas turbine branch of CINCLANTFLT’s Propulsion Examining Board from November 1993 to November 1995. During his follow-on sea tour, he served as the Executive Officer aboard USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) from April 1999 to July 2000. His first command was serving as the sixth Commanding Officer of USS Higgins (DDG-76) from November 2004 to November 2006, where he led HIGGINS during a six-month Western Pacific deployment with the USS NIMITZ Carrier Strike Group as part of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. RDML Wilson served as Sea Combat Commander for the USS NIMITZ Carrier Strike Group during the 2009–10 Western Pacific deployment.
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