Leadership

Rear Adm. Darryl "D-Day" Walker enlisted in the United States Air
Force in 1985 as an Air Traffic Controller. He received his
commission in the United States Navy through the Naval Aviation
Officer Candidate School and was designated a Naval Flight
Officer in 1992. He is a graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University and the United States Naval War College.

D-Day fulfilled various operational tours in the Pacific and Arabian
Gulf, including service as the Commander and Executive Officer of
the “Cougars” VAQ-139, deployed onboard USS Ronald Reagan
(CVN 76), as well as the Commodore and Deputy Commodore of
the Electronic Attack Wing United States Pacific Fleet, flying the
EA-18G Growler. He has amassed an impressive 3900 flight hours
and 696 carrier-arrested landings throughout his career.

Walker’s shore assignments include Deputy Director, PERS-43; program director for the Naval Aviation
Enterprise; Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group; Chief of Staff to the Chief Information
Officer, Secretary of Defense; Executive Assistant to the 11th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff;
and Executive Assistant to the 32nd Chief of Naval Operations.

As a Flag Officer, Walker served as the Deputy Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Cyber Command, and
most recently as the Deputy Commander of Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber (Navy), United States TENTH
Fleet.

His awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Air
Medal, Joint Service Commendation, Navy Commendation Medal, USAF Commendation Medal, and

various unit and campaign awards.