# Michelle C. Skubic

Michelle Coyne Skubic (born c. 1961) is a retired United States Navy officer who served as the director of the Defense Logistics Agency from 2020 to 2024.

## Early life and education

Skubic is a 1988 graduate of California State University, Fullerton, with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration-Finance. She earned a Master of Science in Acquisition and Contract Management from the Naval Postgraduate School in 2001. She is also a graduate of the Joint Forces Staff College and the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Executive Development Institute.

## Career

Skubic is designated as a Naval Aviation and Surface Warfare Supply Corps officer and is a member of the Defense Acquisition Corps.
Skubic's operational assignments include: division officer in readiness and services billets, aboard USS Acadia (AD-42), which included deployment for Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm; supply officer aboard Precommissioning Unit (PCU) USS McFaul (DDG-74), built in Pascagoula, Mississippi; and supply officer aboard PCU USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77), built in Newport News, Virginia, which was commissioned to the fleet in January 2009. Additionally, she completed a tour forward-deployed as commander, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Support Team in Kuwait, where her team, in concert with other DLA activities, supported United States Central Command, United States Army Central and other department of defense organizations in sustaining the warfighter's requirements for Operations New Dawn and Enduring Freedom.
Skubic's shore assignments include: services officer and carrier readiness officer at Commander, Naval Air Force, United States Pacific Fleet, San Diego; combined bachelor quarters officer and aviation support division officer, Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily; deputy department head for program contracts, Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River, Maryland; deputy force supply officer, Commander, Naval Surface Forces, San Diego; director of supplier operations, DLA Aviation, Richmond, Virginia; commanding officer, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Virginia; chief of staff, NAVSUP, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania; director, Logistics, Fleet Supply and Ordnance, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii; commander, DLA Land and Maritime, Columbus, Ohio and Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) and 48th Chief of Supply Corps.
Skubic became director of the Defense Logistics Agency on July 24, 2020.

## Awards and decorations

Defense Logistics Agency Identification Badge :
| Navy Aviation Warfare Supply Corps Officer Pin ||||||
| Navy Surface Warfare Supply Corps Officer Pin ||||||
| Navy Distinguished Service Medal | Navy Distinguished Service Medal | Defense Superior Service Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster | Defense Superior Service Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster | Legion of Merit with two award stars | Legion of Merit with two award stars |
| Defense Meritorious Service Medal | Defense Meritorious Service Medal | Meritorious Service Medal with two award stars | Meritorious Service Medal with two award stars | Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with two award stars | Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with two award stars |
| Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with two award stars | Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with two award stars | Joint Meritorious Unit Award | Joint Meritorious Unit Award | Navy Unit Commendation | Navy Unit Commendation |
| Navy "E" Ribbon, 1st award | Navy "E" Ribbon, 1st award | National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star | National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star | Southwest Asia Service Medal with three bronze service stars | Southwest Asia Service Medal with three bronze service stars |
| Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal | Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal | Global War on Terrorism Service Medal | Global War on Terrorism Service Medal | Armed Forces Service Medal | Armed Forces Service Medal |
| Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with bronze service star | Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with bronze service star | Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze service star | Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze service star | Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) | Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) |
| Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) | Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) | Navy Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon | Navy Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon | Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon with Sharpshooter Device | Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon with Sharpshooter Device |
| Navy Command Ashore insignia ||||||