Randy B. Crites

Randy B. Crites (born 1962) is a vice admiral in the United States Navy, serving as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources (OPNAV N8) since May 15, 2020. He previously served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Budget, and as director of the Fiscal Management Division (OPNAV N82) in Washington, D.C., until he was promoted to the rank of vice admiral in 2020.

Crites was born and raised in Lima, Ohio. He attended Shawnee High School, graduating in 1980. Crites studied mining engineering at the Ohio State University, where he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in 1984. Crites was commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy in 1985 through the Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate (NUPOC) program. In 1996, he moved to Newport, Rhode Island, where he attended the Naval War College and studied security studies and did master's degree in National Security Affairs. Crites is also a graduate of the MIT Seminar XXI National Securities study program.

Crites headed navy's branches stationed at various places. He was appointed as the branch head for Program Planning and Development. His other tours ashore include instructor at the United States Fleet Forces Command (formerly U.S. Atlantic Fleet), and a naval member of the Tactical Readiness Evaluation Team. He retained prominent positions in the US Navy such as commander of a nuclear-powered submarine project the Submarine Program Section (SPS) and Shipbuilding Account Manager (SAM). As on active commissioned duty, he headed the United States Strategic Command as weapons system programmer. He remained commanding officer of the Performance Monitoring Team (PMT) at Submarine Squadron 4, raised by the US Navy in 1930.