Surface Warfare Leaders

Work in progress. Inputs, corrections, suggestions, appreciated.

  1. OPNAV N86 / 96
  2. ComNavSurfPac / SurFor
  3. ComNavSurfLant
  4. Surface Warfare Schools Command
  5. DESRON 23

OPNAV N86 / 96

VADM Doyle Sep 75 – Sep 80
VADM Rowden       Sep 80 – May 81
VADM Walters May 81 – Sep 84
VADM MetcalfSep 84 – Nov 87
VADM NyquistNov 87 – Jun 91
– RDML Nick Gee – OP 35Jul 87 – Aug 89
VADM KihuneJun 91 – Aug 92
RADM QuastAug 92- Jan 94
RADM P.J. CoadyJan ’94 – Aug ‘95
RADM A.J. KrekichAug ‘95 – Mar ‘96
RADM D.J. Murphy Jr.Mar ‘96 – May ‘98
RADM M.G. MullenMay ‘98 – Sep ‘00
RADM R.P. RemptSep ‘00 – Jul ‘01
RADM P.M. BalisleJul ‘01 – Jun ‘02
RADM H.G. UlrichJun ‘02 – Sep ‘03
RADM M.J. EdwardsSep ‘03 – Jul ‘05
RADM B.J. McCullough IIIJul ‘05 – Oct ‘07
RADM V.V. GuilloryJan ‘07 – Jun ‘09
RADM F.C. PandolfeJul ‘09 – Sep ‘11
RADM A.C. PhillipsSep ‘11 – Jan ‘12
RADM T.S. RowdenJan ‘12 – Jul ‘14
RADM P.J. FantaJul ‘14 – Jul ‘16
RADM R.A. BoxallJul ‘16 – May ‘19
RADM E.H. BlackMay ‘19 – May ‘20
RDML P.J. SchliseMay ‘20 –
RADM Fred I Pyle
Opnav Surface Warfare Sponsor

ComNavSurfPac / SurFor

VADM David Bennett1990 – 1992
VADM David Robinson1993 – 1996
VADM Al Krekich1996 – 1998
VADM Edward Moore Jr.1998 – 2001
VADM Tim Lefleur2001 – 2005
VADM Terry Etnyre2005 – 2008
VADM D. C. Curtis2008 – 2011
VADM Rick Hunt2011 – 2013
VADM Tom Copeman2012 – 2014
VADM Tom Rowden 2014 – 2018
VADM Richard A Brown2018 – 2020
VADM Roy Kitchener2020 – 2023
VADM Brendan R. McLane2023 –
ComNavSurfPac / SurFor

ComNavSurfLant

VADM Joseph P. Reason1991 – 1994
VADM D. J. Katz1994 – 1997
VADM H. C. Giffin, III1997 – 2000
RADM J. B. Foley, III2000 – 2002
RADM T. T. Etnyre2002 – 2005
RADM M. P. Nowakowski2005 – 2006
RADM D. C. Curtis2006 – 2008
RADM K. A. Quinn2008 – 2010
RADM D. M. Thomas, Jr.2010 – 2013
RADM P.A. Gumataotao2013 – 2015
RADM C.W. Grady2015 – 2016
RADM P. A. Piercey2016 – 2017
RADM Jesse Wilson2017 – 2019
RADM R. I. Kitchener2019 – 2020
RADM Brad Cooper2020 – 2021
RADM Brendan R. McLane2021 – 2023
RADM Joseph Cahill2023 – 2026
RADM Chris Alexander2026 –
ComNavSurfLant

Surface Warfare Schools Command

CAPT Theodore C. Lockhard1988 – 1989
CAPT Norman J. Patttarozzi1989 – 1992
CAPT Richard D. West1992 – 1993
CAPT Nate Beason1993 – 1995
CAPT Edward C McDonough1995 – 1998
CAPT Thomas M Whittkamp1998 – 1999
CAPT Bob Moeller1999 – 2001
CAPT Ronald Brinkley2001 – 2003
CAPT Mark H. Buzby2003 – 2004
CAPT John N. Christenson2004 – 2006
CAPT Tom Rowden2006 – 2007
CAPT Jeffery S. Jones2007 – 2009
CAPT Neil Parrott2009 – 2012
CAPT Richard A Brown2012 – 2014
CAPT Dave Welch2014 – 2016
CAPT Scott Robertson2016 – 2019
CAPT Chris Alexander2019 – 2021
CAPT Alexis T Walker2021 – 2022
CAPT Brian T Mutty2022 – 2024
CAPT Joseph Baggett2024 –

DESRON 23

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