tions with the Roma- with congressional representatives

nian Marines,” said on Capitol Hill, working with the

Riggs. “We were at a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
training ground in the Staff, Secretary of the Defense and
Transylvania Moun- Secretary of the Navy on matters
tains doing maneuvers pertaining to enlisted people in the
for a couple of weeks.” United States Navy.
His stories ap- “I’m his adviser for all things pub-
peared in print media lic engagement-wise,” said Riggs. “I
like Stars and Stripes write his speeches, I advise on what
and on broadcast media like AFN. trips he should go on, where he should go to
In 2010, he deployed to Afghani- engage with sailors, and things like that.”
stan and spent that year support- Riggs is the son of Marty and Marsha
ing the International Security As- Riggs, Washington, and a 1995 graduate of
sistance Force, or ISAF. Pacific High School. He and his wife, Julie,
“I was part of what they called have twin daughters, Madison and Olivia,
a multipurpose public affairs age 10.
team and we deployed all over the He plans to retire in the next few years.
country. I was based in Kabul,
but went all over the country cov-
ering various NATO and Ameri-
can units throughout the various
provinces.”
Public Affairs Chief
To Our Veterans,
Currently Riggs serves as the
Public Affairs Chief for the Mas-
ter Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
Thank You
(MCPON).
On a daily basis, his work in-
volves maintaining the MCPON’s
for Your Service
web presence on social media,
writing press releases, engag-
ing with media, doing interviews,
facilitating back and forth for
discussion, serving as a liaison

With Respect
Honor
and Gratitude
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