Master Chief Petty Officer Albanese was born in Waltham, Massachusetts. He enlisted in the United States Navy on 21 Aug 2005, where he then attended Recruit Basic Training in Great Lakes, IL. After basic training he attended Seaman ATD School.

He reported to his first duty station USS Ford FFG-54 as an undesignated Seaman in December of 2005. While onboard he advanced from Seaman Recruit to Boatswain’s Mate 2nd class, earning his Enlisted Surface Warfare qualification and both Deck and UNREP Safety qualifications. He worked his way to Work center Supervisor and ultimately Deck Division Leading Petty Officer. During his tour he completed 2 CARAT deployments, 2 MIO deployments and 1 RIMPAC.

In December of 2010 he reported to Naval Support Activity Gaeta. He was advanced to Petty Officer First Class in June of 2011 and served as Port Operations Leading Petty Officer. During his tour he earned an associate's degree from the University of Maryland Global Campus and Harbor Master qualification. In January 2014 he reported to USS MUSTIN DDG-89 to serve as Deck Division Leading Petty Officer. He was selected to Chief Petty Officer in September 2014 and assumed the role of Deck Leading Chief Petty Officer. During his tour on MUSTIN he completed 6 FDNF-J patrols to include national tasking in the small boat recovery of the U.S Navy’s underwater unmanned vehicle from the Chinese P.L.A Navy.

In April 2017 he reported onboard USS Ross DDG-71 as the Deck Leading Chief Petty. He was advanced to Senior Chief Petty Officer in July 2018 and assumed the role of Operations Department Leading Chief Petty Officer. During his tour on ROSS he completed 7 FDNF-E patrols to include operations in Arctic, Black and Red Sea’s. In May 2020 he reported to the United States Naval Academy to serve as 15th Company Senior Enlisted Leader and 3rd Battalion Leading Chief Petty Officer. During his tour he was selected as the FY 22 Plebe Summer Regimental Leading Chief Petty Officer. He was selected for the Command program in February 2023 and reported to USS CONSTITUTION in September 2023 as the Senior Enlisted Leader. He reported onboard Officer Training Command Newport in February 2026 as the Command Master Chief.

Senior Chief Petty Officer Albanese’s awards include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (4 awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (3 awards), and various service and campaign awards. He is a graduate of the Senior Enlisted Academy Class 225 and COB/CMC Class 23130.

Last Updated: 19 February 2026