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Capt. Khary W. Hembree-Bey assumed command of theNaval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division on Sept. 6,2019. As commanding officer, he leads more than 3,700Sailors, Navy civilians and support contractors in Corona'scritical mission as the independent assessment andanalysis agent for the Navy. The warfare center analyzeswarfare and missile defense systems, provides systemsengineering for Live Virtual Constructive training ranges,and advises and administratively manages measurementand calibration standards for the Navy and Marine Corps.

A native of Long Beach, New York, Hembree-Bey is a 1996graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academyin Kings Point, New York, where he earned a bachelor'sdegree in marine transportation. He earned his master's degree in business administrationfrom the College of William and Mary.

Hembree-Bey has served at sea and as part of the pre-commissioning crews of USS PearlHarbor (LSD 52) and USS Shoup (DDG 86). He was selected for LT command and, in 2004,he assumed command of USS Typhoon (PC 5) in Norfolk, Virginia, where he deployed her tothe Arabian Gulf. Upon his return, he assumed command of the newly formed rotationalcrew, Patrol Coastal Crew Alpha, and commanded USS Tempest (PC 2). In 2006, he servedas the commissioning chief staff officer for the Patrol Coastal Squadron serving as both ISICand CLASSRON for all Patrol Coastal Ships. In 2012, Hembree-Bey assumed command of Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Ghazni, Afghanistan, where he led a joint interagencyand multinational team assisting the Afghan government in reconstruction efforts. Aftercommand of PRT Ghazni, he assumed duties as the deputy commander of Task Force FiveSix/Navy Expeditionary Combat Forces Central responsible for all Navy Expeditionary Forcesoperating in Fifth Fleet Area of Operations to include Explosive Ordnance Disposal,SEABEES and Coastal Riverine Forces.

Hembree-Bey has served ashore as the Commanders Emergency Response Program (CERP)manager for Multi-National Corp-Iraq in 2008. In 2009, he was the U.S. Strategic CommandLiaison Officer to U.S. Africa Command in Stuttgart, Germany, where he assisted with theintegration and synchronization between the two combatant commands. His firstacquisitions assignment was as the Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) Integration PlatformManager responsible for the installation and integration of the C4I suites for both variantsof the LCS class.

He holds Level III Acquisition Certification in Program Management and is a SurfaceWarfare Officer Acquisitions Corps member. Before taking command of NSWC Corona, hewas assigned to the Ship New Construction Principal Integration Platform Manager foramphibious and unit-level ships at Program Executive Office Command, Control,Communications, Computers and Intelligence (PEOC4I/PMW760).

His decorations include two Joint Meritorious Service Medals, two Meritorious ServiceMedals, three Navy Commendation Medals, a Navy Achievement Medal and variouscampaign and service awards.