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USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN-75)

Commanding Officers

Captain Thomas Gordon Otterbein USNA 1970 May 1996 - 19 November 1999

Captain David L. Logsdon NROTC 197? 19 November 1999 - 15 March 2002

Captain Michael Robert Groothousen USNA 1975 15 March 2002 - 29 July 2004 RADM

Captain James Patrick Gigliotti USNA 1979 29 July 2004 - 28 July 2006

Captain Herman Alder Shelanski [Biography] AOCS 1980 28 July 2006 - 18 February 2009 VADM

Captain Joseph Michael Clarkson AOCS 1981 18 February 2009 - 5 August 2011

Captain Tushar Ramdas ("Haaji") Tembe AOCS 1984 5 August 2011 - 8 November 2011 (1)

Captain Craig A. ("Clap") Clapperton [Biography] NROTC 1989 8 November 2011 - 11 November 2011 (1) VADM

Captain Dee Leon Mewbourne [Biography] USNA 1982 11 November 2011 - 16 August 2012 (1) VADM

Captain S. Robert Roth AOCS 1986 16 August 2012 - 5 February 2015

Captain Ryan Ben ("Doc") Scholl [Biography] AOCS 1990 5 February 2015 - 28 July 2017 RADM

Captain Nicholas Joseph Dienna USNA 1990 28 July 2017 - 24 July 2019

Captain Kavon ("Hak") Hakimzadeh [Biography] NROTC 1992 24 July 2019 - 27 August 2021 RADM

Captain David Gavin ("Deedle") Duff [Biography] USNA 1995 27 August 2021 - 19 December 2023 RADM

Captain Michael David ("Dave," "Frosty") Snowden [Biography] USNA 1996 19 December 2023 - 20 February 2025

Captain Christopher F. ("Chowdah") Hill [Biography] NROTC 1997 20 February 2025 - 3 July 2025 (2)

Captain Daniel R. ("Prozac") Prochazka [Biography] NROTC 1999 3 July 2025 - present

Notes:
(1) CAPT Tembe died unexpectedly on 8 Nov. 2011. The ship's XO, CAPT Clapperton, assumed temporary command. Then CAPT Mewbourne—former CO of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) and USS Enterprise (CVN-65)—assumed temporary command until a permanent captain was appointed. [Back]

(2) CAPT Hill in temporary command after the ship's collision with MV Besiktas-M. [Back]

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