Shelby Nikitin reunites with her daughter

 Shelby Nikitin is Navy Commander 

Navy Commander Shelby Nikitin, executive officer of the guided missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, reunites with her daughter following the ship’s return from deployment to Naval Station Mayport, Fla., July 17, 2021. when she hugged her daughter then Photo Clicked By: Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Aaron Lau which is being published here too with the Courtesy of US DoD. 

Here our readers should must know who is CMDR. Shelby M. Nikitin. She is executive officer of the USS THOMAS HUDNER (DDG 116)

On 01 December 2020 a writeup was written/published regarding Studio portrait of Cmdr. Shelby M. Nikitin.

Cmdr. Shelby M. Nikitin is a native of Wakefield, Mass. and a 2004 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross, located in Worchester, Mass. She received her commission through the College of the Holy Cross NROTC program and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics.

Cmdr. Shelby M. Nikitin
Photo By: MC2 Jacob Milham

Nikitin served as the Electrical Officer in USS Chosin (CG 65) from May 2004 until May 2006 and fleeted up to Training Officer onboard Chosin from June 2006 to May 2008. While onboard Chosin, she completed two Arabian Gulf Deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Additionally, Nikitin served in USS Spruance (DDG 111) as the Operations Officer, completing the ship’s maiden deployment to the 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility and later served in Destroyer Squadron ONE as the N3 embarked on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in support of operation Inherent Resolve. She has served with teams that won the Battle ‘E’ and Spokane Trophy.

In 2011, Nikitin matriculated at Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. where she earned a Masters of Science in Operations Analysis and completed Joint Professional Military Education Phase I.

Ashore, Nikitin served as a Junior Officer Detailer and Officer Candidate School (OCS) accessions coordinator assigned to the Commander, Navy Personnel Command (NPC) in Millington, Tenn. from May 2008 to Spet. 2009 and later as the Shore Coordinator and Assistant Captain Detailer from Nov. 2016 to Jan. 2020. Nikitin also served as the Special Assistant and Flag Aide to the Chief of Naval Operations from Oct. 2015 to Oct. 2016.

Nikitin’s personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three awards), the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (two awards), and various unit awards and campaign medals. 

Courtesy: USA Navy