LCAC Leadership

PMS377 Program Managers – Washington, DCCAPT Frank J. Reh, USN (Jul 66 to Jul 68) CAPT Roland F. Wilkinson, USN (July 68 to Sep 71) CAPT Cabell S. Davis, USN (Sep 71 to Apr 74) CAPT James W. Lisanby, USN (Apr 74 to Jun 77) CAPT Edwin F. Spar, USN (Jun 77 to Jul 78) CAPT (Ret) Charles H Piersall, Jr., USN (Jul 78 toApr 85) COL (Ret) Eugene E. Shoults, SES (Apri 85 to Jun 96) CAPT (Ret) Thomas H. Gorski, USN (June 96 to Sep 00) Ms. Allison F. Stiller (Sep 00 to Nov 00) CAPT James R. Wilkins, III, USN (Nov 00 to Jul 02) Ms. Allison F. Stiller (Jul 02 to Aug 02) CAPT (Ret) Richard W. Hooper, USN (Aug 02 to Sept 06) CAPT Jeffery S. Riedel, USN (Sep 06 to Jun 10) CAPT Christopher Mercer, USN (May 10 to Present)

NSWC PCD Commanding Officers, Panama City, FLCAPT C.C. King, USN (Aug 83 to Apr 86)CDR H.T. Buckley, USN (Apr 86 to Aug 86)CAPT M.V. Gavlak, USN (Aug 86 to Jun 90)CAPT D.P. Fitch, USN (Jun 90 to Jun92)CAPT D.C. Steere, USN (Jun 92 to Jun 95)CAPT R.J. Parish USN (Jun 95 to Jul 98) CAPT H.D. Covert USN (Jul 98 to May 01)CAPT A.A. Shutt USN (May 01 to May 04) CAPT Vito W. Jimenez USN (Jun 04 to Sep 06) CAPT Andrew Buduo USN (Sep 06 to Oct 09) CAPT Thomas Brovarone USN (Oct 09 to Sep 11)CAPT Everett “Scott” Pratt, USN (Sep 11 to Present)

CNBG-1 Commodores Since March 1983Name Years served as Commodore

CAPT P. E. GUAY JUN 83 - JUN 86

CAPT C. D. BROWN JUN 86 - JUN 88

CAPT C. A. WEEGAR JUN 88 - JUL 91

CAPT C. A. AAKER JUL 91 - JUL 92

CDR J. G. ROBINSON JUL 92 - OCT 92

CAPT T.A. FITZGIBBONS OCT 92 - JUL 94

CDR D. P. COOK JUL 94 - AUG 94

CAPT R. A. SILVERS AUG 94 - SEP 95

CDR D. P. COOK SEP 95 - JAN 96

CAPT S. E. DONLON JAN 96 - JUL 96

CAPT W. L. GAVETT, JR. JUL 96 - NOV 99

CAPT T. A. DELERY NOV 99 - AUG 01

CAPT D. P. COOK AUG 01 - DEC 04

CAPT J. J. BIRD DEC 04 - SEP 06

CAPT T. S. WETHERALD SEP 06 - SEP 08

CAPT J. E. O’CONNOR SEP 08 - JUN 10

CAPT E. J. HARRINGTON JUN 10 - PRESENT

CNBG-2 Commodores Since March 1984Name Years served as Commodore

CAPT W. K. BANKS            9 MAR 84 - 9 JUN 87

CAPT F. P. GRAUSE 9 JUN 87 - 24 JUN 91

CAPT R. M. SCOTT 24 JUN 91 - 15 JUL 93

CAPT H. A. STEPHAN 15 JUL 93 - 28 Jun 96

CAPT J. E. SCHILL 28 JUN 96 - 26 FEB 99

CAPT L. F. MAHONEY 26 FEB 99 - 23 MAR 01

CAPT P. BRISCOE VI 23 MAR 01 - 23 APR 04

CAPT A. O. HEIMER 23 APR 04 - 12 MAY 06

CAPT D. W. KEILER 12 MAY 06 - 18 JUL 08

CAPT C. D. SAUNDERS 18 JUL 08 - 14 JUL 10

CAPT S. P. GEANEY 14 JUL 10 - 28 SEP 11

CAPT W. A. BROWN 28 SEPT 11 - PRESENT

LCAC Leadership

Assault Craft Unit FIVE COMMANDING OFFICERS

Name Years served as Commanding Officer

CAPT David Lee Wetherall     1 OCT 83 – 12 JUN 85 

CDR  Walt Fini, In Memory MAY 85 – JUN 88

CAPT David H. Ihlenfeld JUN 88 – AUG 90

CAPT Helmuth C. Schlichting AUG 90 – NOV 92

CAPT R.E. Annis NOV 92 – FEB 94

CAPT R.H. Howe FEB 94 – JUL 95

CAPT R.D. Liggett JUL 95 – MAY 97

CAPT E.W. Herbert III MAY 97 – JAN 99

CAPT Lee Rosenberg JAN 99 – FEB 01

CAPT Patrick Meyers FEB 01 – AUG 02

CAPT Paul K. Susalla AUG 02 – DEC 04

CAPT David J. Fontaine DEC 04 – FEB 07

CAPT Geoffrey T. Pack FEB 07 – JAN 09

CAPT Ed Harrington JAN 09 – JUN 10

CAPT Bradley J. Smith JUN 10 – FEB 12

CAPT Jonathan M. Padfield FEB 12 - PRESENT

Assault Craft Unit FOUR COMMANDING OFFICERS

Name Years served as Commanding Officer

CDR Tom Dougherty 01 Feb 86-11 Feb 88

CDR R.A. Duffy 11 Feb 88-Nov 88

CDR T. Rigas 18 Nov 1988 – 4 June 1991

Captain R.M. Scott 4 June 91 – 16 June 91

Captain J.M. Greene, Jr. 24 June 1991 24 June 1994

Captain D.C. Rollins 24 June 1991 – 12 July 1996

Captain William J. Marshall 12 July 1996 – 23 Nov 88

Captain Charles Salsman 23 Nov 1988 – 12 may 2000

Captain Norma Lee Hackney 12 May 2000 – 31 Aug 2001

Captain Antony O. Heimer 31 Aug 2001 – 18 Apr 2003

Captain Douglas W. Keiler 18 Apr 2003 – 17  Mar 2005

Captain Ray Clark 17 Nov 2005 – 30 Nov 2007

Captain Scott Anderson 30 Nov 2007 – 14 Oct 2009

Captain Kenneth Levins 14 Oct 2009 – 20 Jan 12

Captain Michael Ott 20 Jan 12 - Present