 CAPT Molly A. Jenkins is a native of Houston, Texas. She attended Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas, majoring in pre-dentistry and in 1998 received her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Following the events of 9/11, she left private practice in Ingleside, Texas to heed the calling of her nation and was commissioned through the Direct Accession Program as Lieutenant in December 2001. She reported to Officer Indoctrination School in Newport, Rhode Island in January 2002.
Operationally, Jenkins served aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as the Departmental Principal Assistant in support of Operation Southern Seas. While assigned she deployed to Haiti to assist in earthquake relief efforts. She also served as Dental Department Head aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), deploying to 5th and 6th Fleet in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. She volunteered for a 12-month Individual Augmentee assignment to Expeditionary Medical Facility, Kuwait in support of combat operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Jenkins deployed to Regional Command (SW) in Helmand Province, Afghanistan with II Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, Combat Logistics Regiment 2 in support of combat operations during Operation Enduring Freedom where she served as the Dental Detachment Commander and Officer in Charge for the Role 1 Camp Leatherneck Medical Complex.
Her staff assignments include Assistant Dental Officer at Naval Air Station Fort Worth, Texas; Operative and Oral Surgery Division Officer, Recruit Training Command, Naval Hospital Great Lakes, IL; Branch Director French Creek Directorate, 2d Dental Battalion/Naval Dental Center, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Dental Capability Manager and Operational Medicine Functional Champion at the Defense Health Agency (DHA), Falls Church, Virginia also serving as the Department of Defense Dental Liaison to the American Dental Association. She completed a one-year Advanced Clinical Program in Exodontia at Recruit Training Command, James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, Great Lakes.
Her Executive assignments include Officer in Charge, Naval Medical Readiness and Training Unit, Naval Base San Diego Medical/Dental Clinics, Area Dental Laboratory and Navy Medical Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) DET Eastlake Tricare Outpatient Clinic. She currently serves as the Executive Officer at Naval Hospital/ NMRTC Bremerton, Washington.
Jenkins’ recognitions include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (four awards), Army Achievement Medal, and various service and unit awards. She has earned the Surface Warfare Medical Department Officer and Fleet Marine Force Warfare Officer Devices.
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