July 23: Insight Session with Renee Richardson, U.S. Navy
Please join the Government Technology & Services Coalition for an Insight Session with Renee R. Richardson, EMBA, Deputy Director for INTEL, Information Operations and Cyber OASD Reserve Affairs (Readiness, Training & Mobilization) at the U.S. Navy on Tuesday, July 23.
About Commander Richardson
Commander Renee R. Richardson is an Information Domination Corps Officer, from the Intelligence Community, assigned to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (OASD), Reserve Affairs (RA). Within OSD-RA CDR Richardson serves in Readiness as a Deputy Director for Intelligence, Information Operations and Cyber at the Pentagon in Washington, DC.
Commander Richardson was born and raised in Micronesia. She joined the U.S. Army from Hawaii in 1979. She served as a Russian linguist, Electronic Signals Warfare Analyst for the 533rd CEWI BN, 3rd Armor DIV in Frankfurt Germany for three years following Russian language training at the Defense Language Institute of Monterey CA. After her initial Army tour, she enrolled at the University of New Hampshire, remaining in the Army Reserves as a Sergeant (E-5) assigned to 505th ASA out of FT Devens MA.
Commander Richardson converted to the Navy Reserve as a Second Class Cryptologist (E-5) in 1986. In 1989, she promoted to Petty Officer First Class (CTI1). As a First Class Petty Officer, CDR Richardson was chosen to serve as an interpreter for the CNO (OP095) Soviet Ship Visit program, beginning with the 1990 San Diego/Vladivostok event. Additionally as a CTI1 she provided support to CTF-168 out of the Navy Liaison Office Boston. She was mobilized for Desert Storm January of 1991, and served as an analyst for the National Security Agency (NSA) at Pearl Harbor.
CDR Richardson graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1989 with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. She received a Reserve Intelligence commission as an Ensign, May 1991. Following reserve agent training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, CDR Richardson served at the Newport RI office of the Naval Investigative Service. Through the ensuing three years, she continued regular support the Soviet/Russian Ship visits (Mayport ‘91/Severomorsk ‘92/Boston ’93). A high-point during this period was the 15 day visit of Soviet Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral and Mrs. Vladimir Chernavin, to the United States (October 1991). CDR Richardson was selected to serve as the personal interpreter for Mrs. Chernavin and for the wives of the U.S. Navy host Admirals.
In 1994, CDR Richardson began a period of active duty assigned to Commander, Naval Personnel Command as a member of a Tiger Team formed to assist in the production of Statements of Service for the Navy’s Temporary Early Retirement Authority Boards. The team processed 5,000 Statements of Service during that six month period.
In October of 1994, responsive to the developing Balkan Crisis, CDR Richardson accepted assignment to the Combined Air Operations Center in Vicenza, Italy, serving as a Watch Officer in the National Intelligence Center in support of United Nations peacekeeping forces and OPERATIONS: DENY FLIGHT and PROVIDE PROMISE. In July of 1995, CDR Richardson began a two-year NATO assignment as the Assistant C2 with Striking Forces Southern Europe (STRIKEFORSOUTH) in Naples, Italy, directly supporting the IFOR and SFOR Balkan missions, as well as other NATO missions including Partnership for Peace. While assigned to STRIKEFORSOUTH CDR Richardson converted to a Full Time Support Officer (FTS) for the Intelligence Community (1637) and took over as Assistant Reserve Intelligence Program Officer (ARIPO) at Naval Air Station, Washington (Andrews Air force Base) in August 1997.
In 2000, CDR Richardson was promoted to LCDR and selected as the Reserve Liaison Officer for Defense HUMINT Services (DH) at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). At DIA, CDR Richardson managed a joint intelligence unit supporting DHS HUMINT missions and Attaché Offices around the world. Following the events of 9/11 CDR Richardson processed and mobilized 175 reservists for DIA operations worldwide.
In 2003 CDR Richardson accepted the position as Head of the Navy Division for Director of Intelligence (J2), US Forces Korea (USFK), located at Yongsan, Seoul, Republic of Korea. CDR Richardson’s personal liaising efforts with ROK counterparts resulted in expanded inclusion of US J2 personnel in formerly ROK exclusive meetings and increased sharing of combined intelligence across all sectors. CDR Richardson represented J2 Naval interests at the 2004 Missile talks in Huntsville AL, working closely with ROK colleagues to present independent ROK counter analysis of key U.S. assumptions about North Korean treats—increasing the status and respect of ROK imagery analyst to the benefit of U.S. /ROK relations.
In Aug 2005, CDR Richardson returned to the U.S. as the Operational Support Officer (OSO) for Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) HQ, Washington DC. As OSO, CDR Richardson was directly responsible for the creation of fusion units that combined the law enforcement expertise of Master-at-Arms with Intelligence to meet the mission challenge of International Counterterrorism. Her innovation resulted in an increase of 130 personnel assigned to NICS for counterterrorism support. She promoted to Commander at NCIS in April of 2007.
With the disestablishment of the 1637 FTS community, FY 2008, and change to the 1630 designator, CDR Richardson received an early release from NCIS for assignment to the Defense Prisoner of War and Missing Office (DPMO), to align her with community changes. In January 2010, CDR Richardson moved from the Southeast Asia Division to serve as a Branch Chief for the Resource Outreach Branch in the WWII Division.
CDR Richardson holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration (EMBA) from the Naval Postgraduate School (2008); her personal awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Commendation Medal, Joint Achievement Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal, and various other unit and service medals. She is conversant in Russian as well as German, and is currently in on-going language training in Vietnamese and Dutch.
She is married to Stanley A. Richardson CAPT USN (Ret), who is currently a U.S. Government Advisor to the Ministry of Defense Afghanistan in Kabul serving. They have four children. The eldest son Artemas, a is presently a Navy LT, Surface Warfare Officer assigned to the USS SAN DIEGO (LPD 22), he is married to Delia Toothman and they have a 6 month old daughter. The other children are Anna, a (’10) graduate of Smith College; Sam, a junior at Skidmore College; and Thomas, a freshman at Northern Virginia Community College. The family lives in DC.
