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CAPT Donald S. Inbody

A native of Kansas, Captain Inbody graduated from Wichita State University in 1973. After teaching in the Kansas public schools for three years, earning a Masters Degree also from Wichita State, and teaching at Kansas Newman College for two years, he enlisted in the Navy as a Third Class Radioman. He was then selected for Officer Candidate School and was commissioned an Ensign in February 1979. His first sea tour was in USS REASONER (FF 1063), serving as Damage Control Assistant, CIC Officer, and Operations Officer. He then attended the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, earning a Master of Arts in National Security Affairs, specializing in the Middle East, Southwest Asia, and Africa. Following Department Head School, he served as Operations Officer in USS ALAMO (LSD 33) and USS HARRY W HILL (DD 986).

Ordered to the United States Naval Academy, Captain Inbody taught in the Political Science Department for three years. His course assignments included American Government, International Relations, and Middle Eastern Politics and History. He also served as Executive Assistant to the Director, Division of U. S. and International Studies. During his last year at the Naval Academy, he was assigned as Director, Educational Resources Center.

He reported to USS FORD (FFG 54) in the summer of 1992 as Executive Officer. In 1994 he was assigned to the Appropriations Matters Office (FMBE) of the Office of the Navy Comptroller as a congressional liaison officer, working with the House of Representatives and Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittees on the annual Defense Appropriations Bill and Navy budget issues.

Captain Inbody assumed command of USS DULUTH (LPD 6) in May. In December 1997 he transferred to Sasebo, Japan, assuming duty the Chief Staff Officer for Amphibious Squadron Eleven. While with COMPHIBRON 11, he participated in numerous contingency operations including OPERATION DESERT FOX. He also served as the senior naval liaison to the Commander, U.S. Forces, INTERFET, in support of operations in East Timor. He then attended the Naval War College in Newport, RI, graduating with distinction as the President’s Honor Graduate.

He was then transferred to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (C3I) in April 2001 and assumed the duties of the Director, Joint C4ISR Decision Support Center, a small think tank conducting research and analysis for modern command and control systems.

Captain Inbody became the 23rd Commanding Officer of the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Unit at the University of Texas at Austin in August 2003. His personal decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), the Navy Commendation Medal (three awards), and the Navy Achievement Medal.

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Biography

United States Navy

Naval ROTC Unit

1 University Station C3604

University of Texas

Austin, Texas 78712-0316

Email: co@navy.rotc.utexas.edu

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