Leadership

Commander Weurielus D. Johnson

Commanding Officer, Naval Construction Training Center Gulfport

Cmdr. Weurielus “Trey” Johnson enlisted in the Navy in 1994 and served as a nuclear power machinist mate before being selected for a commissioning program in 1997. He received his commission in 2002 after graduating from Old Dominion University with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. He earned a Master of Science degree in Construction Engineering and Management from Leland Stanford Jr University in 2013.

Lieutenant Commander Tyson D. Fennern

Executive Officer, Naval Construction Training Center Gulfport

Lt. Cmdr. Tyson Fennern, a native of San Jose, California, graduated from California Polytechnic State University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and in October 2010, earned his commission through Officer Candidate School, Newport, Rhode Island. He earned a Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical) from Oregon State University in 2018.

Command Master Chief (SCW/EXW/FMF) Buddy A. Parsons

Command Master Chief, Naval Construction Training Center Gulfport

Master Chief Buddy Parsons enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 2001 and after boot camp at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, he attended Construction Electrician "A" School at Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Applied Sciences from Thomas Edison University in 2014 and a master’s in Organizational Leadership from the University of Massachusetts Global in 2023. He is a graduate of the Senior Enlisted Academy (Class #213) and qualified as a master training specialist.