Capt. John C. “Jack” Scorby Jr., commander, Navy Region Southeast, assumed the rank of rear admiral during a pinning ceremony Thursday at Naval Air Station Jacksonville.
“If you had told me 28-plus years ago that I’d be standing here today, I would have never believed it,” Scorby said, according to a news release from Navy Region Southeast.
“I’m honored and extremely humbled by it all and it really never would have happened without the help and support of hundreds of people along the way, particularly my parents, wife and the sailors I’ve worked with,” he said in a news release.
Scorby relieved Rear Adm. Townsend G. “Tim” Alexander as NRSE commander Aug. 18.
Scorby said his primary focus will be on the region’s 17 installations and the sailors and families that support them.
“My job is to make sure we are doing the best we can to support fleet, fighter and family,” he said. “Our commanding officers have a lot of responsibility and I’m there to support them in any way I can.”
Scorby, a 1981 graduate of the State University of New York at Cortland, was commissioned an ensign after completing Aviation Officer Candidate School in March 1983.
His most recent position was executive assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment, a position he held since May 2010. He was commanding officer of NAS Jacksonville from 2007-10.