Honoring LCDR NaTasha Riley, USN (Cryptologist)

LCDR Riley is a native of New Brunswick, NJ. She began her military career in 1996, when she enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Upon completion of basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois she reported to her first command aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). She later applied for a rating conversion to Cryptologic Technician Operator (CTO). After conversion in 1998, she reported to USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), where she served as the watch supervisor and earned Surface Warfare and Air Warfare designators.