Located onboard NAS Jacksonville, Commander, Navy Region Southeast has gone through a series of name and mission changes, establishments and disestablishments.
In May 1942, the command was called Naval Air Operational Training Command and was responsible for all aviation-related training in the southeast during World War II. By November 1945, the name changed to Naval Air Advanced Training Command with fighter pilot training as the primary focus. The Navy's Blue Angels formed in 1946 and served under this command until 1948.
In 1948, Commander, Fleet Air Jacksonville assumed flag responsibilities as the command that controlled all operations-related aviation assets in the Jacksonville area. In 1974, the name was changed to Commander, Sea Based Antisubmarine Wing One. The command's name changed again when Commander, Helicopter Wings Atlantic, was established Oct. 1, 1986.
The command then went through subsequent mission and name changes, including Commander, Naval Aviation Activities Jacksonville, on Oct. 1, 1992, followed by Commander, Naval Base Jacksonville, effective June 2, 1994. The latest and current name - Commander, Navy Region Southeast - was established Feb. 2, 1999.
Navy Region Southeast is a team of dedicated patriots that set the standards of excellence and leadership in shore installation management throughout the Navy.
LIST OF COMMANDERS
NAVAL AIR OPERATIONAL TRAINING COMMAND
Rear Admiral Arthur B. Cook | May 1942 - August 1943 |
Rear Admiral Andrew C. McFall | August 1943 - February 1945 |
Rear Admiral Ralph Davison | February 1945 - November 1945 |
NAVAL AIR ADVANCED TRAINING COMMAND
Rear Admiral Ralph Davison | November 1945 - July 1948 |
Rear Admiral Ernest W. Litch | July 1948 - November 1948 |
COMMANDER, FLEET AIR JACKSONVILLE
Rear Admiral Calvin T. Durgin | November 1948 - June 1949 |
Rear Admiral John H. Cassady | July 1949 - January 1950 |
Rear Admiral Alfred E. Montgomery | February 1950 - July 1951 |
Rear Admiral Osborne B. Hardison | August 1951 - June 1954 |
Rear Admiral John Perry | July 1954 - July 1955 |
Rear Admiral Delbert S. Cornwell | August 1955 - June 1957 |
Rear Admiral Wendell G. Switzer | July 1957 - February 1959 |
Rear Admiral Kenneth Craig | March 1959 - May 1961 |
Rear Admiral Joseph M. Carson | June 1961 - June 1963 |
Rear Admiral Robert Goldthwaite | July 1963 - August 1965 |
Rear Admiral H. Howard Caldwell | September 1965 - September 1967 |
Rear Admiral Robert J. Stroh | October 1967 - October 1969 |
Rear Admrial Lawrence Heyworth, Jr. | November 1969 - June 1971 |
Rear Admiral Lawrence R. Geis | July 1971 - June 1974 |
COMMANDER, SEA BASED ASW WINGS ATLANTIC
Rear Admiral Norman K. Green | July 1974 - February 1977 |
Captain Russell L. Moffitt | March 1977 - April 1977 |
Rear Admiral Robert W. Carius | April 1977 - March 1979 |
Rear Admiral David L. Harlow | 1979 - June 1981 |
Rear Admiral Fred W. Johnston | July 1981 - August 1983 |
Rear Admiral Allan G. Paulson | 1983 - July 1985 |
Rear Admiral Leonard G. Perry | 1985 - September 1986 |
COMMANDER, HELICOPTER WINGS ATLANTIC
Rear Admiral Leonard G. Perry | October 1986 - October 1987 |
Rear Admiral Ronald H. Jesburg | October 1987 - August 1990 |
Rear Admiral Joseph S. Walker | August 1990 - July 1992 |
Rear Admiral Frank M. Dirren, Jr. | July 1992 - September 1992 |
COMMANDER, NAVAL AVIATION ACTIVITIES JACKSONVILLE
Rear Admiral Frank M. Dirren, Jr. | October 1992 - May 1994 |
COMMANDER, NAVAL BASE JACKSONVILLE
Rear Admiral Frank M. Dirren, Jr. | June 1994 - May 1995 |
Rear Admiral Kevin F. Delaney | May 1995 - May 1998 |
Rear Admiral Kenneth C. Belisle | May 1998 - December 1998 |
Rear Admiral J. Kevin Moran | December 1998 - February 1999 |
COMMANDER, NAVY REGION SOUTHEAST
Rear Admiral J. Kevin Moran | February 1999 - August 2000 |
Rear Admiral Jan C. Gaudio | August 2000 - October 2002 |
Rear Admiral Annette E. Brown | October 2002 - December 2005 |
Rear Admiral Mark S. Boensel | December 2005 - October 2007 |
Rear Admiral Michael C. Vitale | 2007 - January 2009 |
Rear Admiral Townsend G. Alexander | January 2009 - August 2011 |
Rear Admiral John C. “Jack” Scorby, Jr. | August 2011 - August 2013 |
Rear Admiral Ricky Williamson | August 2013 - July 2014 |
Rear Admiral Mary M. Jackson | July 2014 - Present |