Leadership

Captain Ryan P. Shann

Commanding Officer, Naval Special Warfare Leadership Education and Development Command

Capt. Ryan P. Shann is a career Naval Special Warfare (NSW) SEAL officer with joint special operations and prior surface warfare experience. Shann graduated from Georgetown University, earning a commission through Naval ROTC, and from Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training with Class 242. He also completed a one-year NSW Fellowship, earning a Master in Public Policy through Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs.

Scott L. Trulove

Executive Director, Naval Special Warfare Leadership Education and Development Command

Scott Trulove entered the U.S. Air Force in 1981 after graduating from high school. He completed basic training and Medical Administrative Technical School at Sheppard Air Force Base (AFB), Texas and was assigned as a medical administrative specialist at Griffiss AFB, Rome, New York. He completed his Associate in Applied Sciences in healthcare management from the Community College of the Air Force, and Bachelor of Science in human resources management from the New School for Social Research in New York. Trulove commissioned into the U.S. Navy Medical Service Corps (MSC) in July 1989 and subsequently completed his master’s degree in operations management from the University of Arkansas in December 1995. As a naval MSC officer, Trulove served at Naval Hospital Millington, Naval Hospital Sigonella, Fleet Hospital Operations and Training Command, Naval Dental Center Camp Pendleton, and the Naval School of Health Sciences San Diego.

Command Master Chief Stephen Babb

Command Master Chief, Naval Special Warfare Leadership Education and Development Command

Special Warfare Boat Operator Master Chief Stephen Babb is a native of Newport, Rhode Island, and is a graduate of Lake Braddock High School in Burke, Virginia. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in July 1990 and graduated from Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois. He is a graduate of the Air Force Senior Non-commissioned Officer Academy and the Navy’s Command Master Chief and Chief of the Boat courses.