Rear Adm. Matt Pottenburgh, of Galena, Ohio graduated from The Ohio State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design and received Distinguished Naval Graduate honors from Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps. He holds a Master of Science in Operations Management and Finance from the University of Arkansas and a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy from the National Defense University Dwight D. Eisenhower School.

Captain Gina M. Becker graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2006 and was designated as a Human Resource Officer in 2007. She earned a Masters Degree in Human Systems Integration from the Naval Postgraduate School in 2010, and achieved certification as a Senior Professional of human resources in 2013.

Command Master Chief Jeffrey Hogan is a native of St. Louis, Missouri and enlisted in the U.S. Navy May 1997.