Master Chief Legalman Tiffany N. George is assigned to Naval Legal Service Command as the first dedicated Command Senior Enlisted Leader to Commander, Naval Legal Service Command. She is a native of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, and a graduate of Charlotte Amalie High School. She earned an Associate’s in Paralegal Studies and Business Administration, a Bachelor’s in Business Administration with a concentration in Criminal Justice, and a Master’s in Health Administration.

Master Chief George’s first assignment was aboard USS Essex (LHD 2), forward deployed in Sasebo Japan where she served as an undesignated Fireman in the Auxiliaries Division. She then attended the Legalman Accession course in Newport, Rhode Island. Her first assignment as a Legalman was at Trial Service Office Southeast, Mayport, Florida as a trial paralegal and court reporter. While assigned, she was selected to serve as the senior legalman forward deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom at the Office for the Administrative Review of the Detention of Enemy Combatants, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and was the court reporter for the first tribunal held.

Her other shore duty assignments include tours at Naval Nuclear Power Training Command, Region Legal Service Office Japan, and Region Legal Service Office Southeast (RLSO SE) Detachment Pensacola. While serving at Region Legal Service Office in Japan, she volunteered for an 8-month Individual Augmentee assignment in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Her sea duty assignments include tours aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) as the Legal Department Leading Chief Petty Officer where she did an around-the-world tour including a deployment to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and took part in the Navy’s first-ever three carrier crew/hull swap. After the swap, she finished her sea duty tour onboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) and reported to her first Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL) tour at Region Legal Service Office Midwest followed by a subsequent CSEL tour at RLSO SE.

Master Chief George’s personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three awards), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (seven awards), and various other unit awards. Master Chief George is entitled to wear the Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist and Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist breast insignias.