Capt. Ruth Lane
Chief of Staff, Naval Information Warfighting Development Center (NIWDC)
17 September 2024
Capt. Lane, Maryland native, is a proud daughter of a retired Navy Chief Petty Officer. She commissioned from the Unites States Naval Academy in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Oceanography and German minor. She earned a Master of Science degree in Physical Oceanography from Old Dominion University and a Master’s level certificates in Antisubmarine Warfare and Space Systems thorough Naval Postgraduate School. She reported to Naval Information Warfighting Development Center in September 2024.
At sea, she followed her Surface Warfare qualification and deployment as 2
nd Division Officer on USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) with a deployment in support of Operation Southern Watch as Combat Systems Officer on USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). As an oceanographer, she served as Assistant Operations Officer on USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) and completed a deployment for Operation Enduring Freedom.
Ashore, she transferred to the Meteorology and Oceanography community in 2002 and earned her Information Warfare qualification in 2010. Her tours included Optimum Track Ship Routing Division Officer, Senior Watch Officer, and Assistant Operations at Naval Atlantic Meteorology and Oceanography Command; Protocol and Aide to Commander Second Fleet; Officer in Charge of Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Professional Development Detachment Atlantic; Force Oceanographer to Commander Naval Expeditionary Combat Command; Requirements Officer for Precise Time and Astrometry (OPNAV N2N6E4), Operational Analyst in the Information Warfare Assessments Division (OPNAV N810), Executive Officer at Fleet Weather Center San Diego, and Naval Deputy to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Interagency, and Policy for the Oceanographer of the Navy (OPNAV N2N6E5).
Her command tours include the Naval Ice Center where she served as Director of the U. S. National Ice Center and led her interagency team to earn the U.S. Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation. She served most recently as the Commanding Officer of Farragut Technical Analysis Center at the Office of Naval Intelligence.
Capt. Lane’s awards include the Legion of Merit (two awards), Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), Navy Commendation Medal (eight awards), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Navy Achievement Medal (two awards), and various unit and service awards.