Commander James R. “Randy” Blankenship retired from the United States Navy in 2013 after a 28 year career culminating in his appointment as Commanding Officer of the USS Fort Worth. Commander Blankenship graduated from the Naval Post Graduate School with a master degree in Science and Engineering (Space Systems). Randy served in Wycliffe Associates as Areas Director of the South Pacific from 2014- 2015. He led a team of project managers throughout the South Pacific and Indonesia supporting Bible translation efforts.
