SCSTC Hampton Roads: Leadership

NORFOLK, Va. (Nov. 21, 2021) Sailors train in the Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) Hampton Roads’ Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Tactical Employment Trainer (ATET) onboard Naval Station Norfolk. The trainer was funded by Director, Surface Warfare’s (OPNAV N96) program of record, Surface Training Advanced Virtual Environment-Combat Systems (STAVE-CS), which was introduced in 2015 as a means to provide better quality training resulting in more rapid qualifications of our Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy Surface Combat Systems Training Command Hampton Roads)

Lapse in Appropriations: The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Sept. 30, 2025.
Military personnel will continue in normal duty status, without pay, until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.
For more information please refer to the following link:
https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/display-news/Article/4319360/fy26-lapse-of-appropriations-department-of-the-navy-resources-for-sailors-marin/

Capt. Riley W. Murdock

Commanding Officer, Surface Combat Systems Training Command Hampton Roads
Capt. Riley Weber Murdock, a native of Virginia Beach, Virginia, graduated in 1999 from Duke University with a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering and earned her commission through the NROTC program. She graduated from Salve Regina University with a Master of Business Administration and the Marine Corps University’s Command and Staff College with a Master of Military Studies.
Commander Todd Arnold

Executive Officer, Surface Combat Systems Training Command Hampton Roads
Cmdr. Todd Arnold enlisted in the U.S. Navy in June 1990. He received his bachelor’s in Finance from Old Dominion University and was commissioned via the Enlisted Commissioning Program in 2002.
Command Master Chief Lance M. Connolly

Command Master Chief, Surface Combat Systems Training Command Hampton Roads
Master Chief Lance M. Connolly is a native of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1996 and reported to basic training at Recruit Training Command (RCT) in Great Lakes, Illinois. Following basic training, he attended Advanced Electronics Technical Core School in Great Lakes, Illinois, Data Systems Technician “A” School in Pensacola, Florida, and various “C” Schools in Dam Neck, Virginia. He holds bachelor’s degrees in both religion and homeland security. He is a graduate of the Command Master Chief (CMC)/Chief of the Boat (COB) Course Class 18080/185, Advanced CMC/COB Course, and Senior Enlisted Academy Class 193.