Timothy

  Nicole

  Samantha

  Stephanie

  Victor

  Grand/Godparents

Commander Leung was born in Dallas, Texas. She received her commission following graduation from the University of Florida in 1985. Her first two assignments were in Washington, DC; first with the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) staff where she managed the World Wide Military Command and Control System (WWMCCS) database; and next at the Navy Operational Intelligence Center in Suitland, Maryland, where she was a briefer for the Director of Naval Intelligence (DNI) and later maritime intelligence analyst for the Russian Northern Fleet/ Mediterranean/Black Sea.

In 1989, she transferred to the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, graduating in 1990 with a Master of Arts degree in National Security Affairs with an emphasis in Latin American Studies.

CDR Leung then reported for duty at the Fleet Intelligence Training Center, Pacific, in San Diego where she qualified as a master training specialist and served as the course coordinator for the Introduction to Terrorism Intelligence course. She subsequently served as head for the Operations and Support Department where she managed an operating budget of more then $7M.

In 1993, CDR Leung transferred to Special Duty, Intelligence and was assigned to Commander U.S. Naval Forces Central Command; Commander Fifth Fleet, in Bahrain. During her time there, she held several significant positions to include Tactical Flag Command Center Watch Officer, Assistant Cryptologic Resource Coordinator, Fleet Support Officer, and briefer to the U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait.

CDR Leung served as the first female staff intelligence officer (N2) of Commander, Amphibious Squadron Four, home ported in Little Creek, Virginia. She deployed with the USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) Amphibious Read Group (ARG) to the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean in 1997 where she was involved in three real world operations. Operation SILVER WAKE (Albania) and as the assistant joint intelligence officer (DJ2) during Operation GUARDIAN RETRIEVAL (Congo/Zaire), she was responsible for managing and coordinating all aspects of the joint intelligence collection effort and for the Cryptologic requirements of the J2 and the Joint Task Force Commander. Afterward, she was assigned as the J2 during Operation NOBLE OBILISK (Sierra Leone), a series of three non-combatant evacuation operations of citizens of the U.S. and 40 other countries. Twenty five hundred people were evacuated in 5 days.

In 1998, CDR Leung was assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency in Washington, D.C. As the DIA representative to the Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Overhead Reconnaissance Sub Committee, she was charged to ensure that the SIGINT needs of the unified commands were satisfied.

Currently, CDR Leung is the United States Assistant Naval Attaché to Israel.

Her personal awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal (three awards), Joint Meritorious Achievement Medal, and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (two awards). She has also received numerous campaign and unit citations including participation in Operations DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM (Iraq), SOUTHERN WATCH (Iraq), VIGILANT SENTINEL/WARRIOR (Iraq), MARITIME INTERDICTION OPERATIONS (Persian Gulf), UNITED SHIELD (Somalia), RAPID RUNNER (Burundi), GUARDIAN RETRIEVAL (Zaire), and NOBEL OBELIST (Sierra Leone). In 1992, CDR Leung was one of 15 selected for the Navy League Military Woman of Achievement Award.

CDR Leung is married to Victor Leung of Antioch, California. They have three children, Samantha (6), Nicole (2) and Timothy.