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Capt. Jesse Nice
December 29, 2024
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard names its next commander
Capt. Jesse Nice has been selected as the 88th commander of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
Nice, the current operations officer, will begin the new role in late spring 2025.
He reported to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in June 2022; he assumed duties as the production officer prior to being selected as the business and strategic planning officer.
“I’m excited for the opportunity to continue to work with this shipyard team of dedicated and skilled professionals,” said Nice. “More than ever, our nation needs the maintenance, repair and modernization work Portsmouth Naval Shipyard provides for our attack submarines. I know what we are capable of as a shipyard, and we’re ready to move ‘all ahead flank’ to deliver these boats back to the fleet, combat-ready for national tasking.”
A native of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Nice enlisted in the Navy as a Nuclear Electrician’s Mate in 1996. Following nuclear power school and a tour of duty as a staff Instructor, he was selected for the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps program in 1999. He attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute there, earning a bachelor’s degree in science and a master’s degree in nuclear engineering in 2001. He was commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy after graduation.
During his time at sea, Nice served on three nuclear-powered ballistic and guided missile submarines, including the USS Kentucky (SSBN 737), the USS Michigan (SSGN 727) and the USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730).
On shore, he served at the Trident Training Facility in Bangor, Wash., where he volunteered for an Individual Augmentation tour in Kenya, conducting anti-terrorism operations and providing training and material support. He also served ashore in Washington, D.C., where he transferred to the Engineering Duty Officer Community in 2013. In this capacity, he has served at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility; Ship Repair Facility, Yokosuka, Japan; Naval Submarine Support Facility, New London, Conn; and NAVSEA, Washington, DC.
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, based in Kittery, is one of four such Navy-operated facilities in the country and the second-oldest, founded in 1800.
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