The senior enlisted member on board the submarine. Assists and advises the commanding officer and executive officer on matters regarding the good order and discipline of the crew.
Personnel assigned as chiefs of the boat are the top leaders in the enlisted community.
Wash. He is a graduate of the Senior Enlisted Academy. His shore commands included two tours of instructor duty at Trident Training Facility Kings Bay, Ga., where he earned the master training specialist designation. He is qualified to wear the Submarine Warfare insignia and fleet ballistic missile submarine Patrol Pin with two silver stars and four gold stars. Submarines Master Chief Larry W. Keene graduated from Winter Haven High School in Winter Haven, Fla., in 1968. From there he traveled to Vallejo, Calif., and Idaho Falls, Idaho, for completion of his nuclear training.