He has also served as the operations department administration officer on board USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74), and served as a department head for VP-5 stationed at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida.
As commanding officer of VP-47 stationed at Kaneohe, Hawaii, he led the squadron on a simultaneous deployment to Japan and Iraq, executing more than 250 missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
His assignments ashore include serving as a detailer at the Bureau of Naval Personnel, directing the assignments of more than 1,000 naval aviators; naval flight officer instructor for VP-30, NAS Jacksonville; assistant Joint Requirements Oversight Council Secretariat, assisting in the evaluation and development of joint force requirements on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
[5] In March 2022, he was reassigned as commander of Navy Region Hawaii, succeeding Timothy Kott.
[6] He relinquished command of Navy Region Southwest to Rear Admiral Bradley N. Rosen on May 23, 2022.