Capt. Robert R. Williams
MSC Far East Commander
28 October 2022
Capt. Williams is a native of Columbia, South Carolina. He attended the University of South Carolina where he graduated in 1991. He enlisted in the Navy is 1992 and was commissioned through Officer Candidate School in 1995.
His first sea tour was aboard USS
Thomas S. Gates (CG 51), where he served as Electrical Officer. In April 1998, Capt. Williams reported to Special Boat Unit TWENTY where he served as Detachment Alpha, Officer in Charge.
In July 2000, Capt. Williams reported to USS
Dewert (FFG 45) and served as the Operations Officer. In March 2002, he arrived onboard Commander, Destroyer Squadron TWO FOUR as the Operations Officer. CDS-24 deployed to the Mediterranean Sea and served as Commander, Task Force 60. From February 2010 to January 2012 he was the Executive Officer in USS
Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58). He assumed duties as Commanding Officer in USS
Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) in January 2012.
Capt. Williams has attended the Naval Postgraduate School where he earned a Master of Business Administration in Financial Management in December 2005 and National War College where he earned a Master of Science in National Security Strategy in June 2015.
His shore tours included: The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) servings as the contingency analyst. He then transferred to the Joint Staff, J8, Program Budget Analysis Division (PBAD) where he served as the Program and Budget analyst for Navy and U.S. Pacific Command. Post Commander Command, he was reassigned to ASN (FM&C) as Assistant Director, Financial Management and Budget and Assistant to Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy – Budget and the Shipbuilding and Modernization program lead in OPNAV N801, the Bullpen. Williams held the post as Commander, MSCFE previously, 2018 – 2020. After an assignment in the Pentagon, he returned to Singapore to lead the Navy’s logistics team that supports warfighters throughout the Indo-Pacific Region.
His awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Meritorious Service Medals; Navy Commendation Medals; Navy Achievement Medals and various unit and service awards.