Recruiting

Captain Patrick Copeland is a native of Manchester, Connecticut and received his commission in 2000 through the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ROTC program, where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in mechanical engineering

CDR Roger D. Phelps Jr. was born in Subic Bay, Philippines, and grew up in San Diego, CA and Jacksonville, FL. He entered the Navy in July 1992 after graduating from high school.

In November 2024, Captain Todd S. Levant took over as the Deputy Commodore of Navy Recruiting Region East. He is native of Chicago, Illinois, commissioned into the United States Navy through Officer Candidate School as a Surface Warfare Officer in 2000.

CAPT Winn, born in Denver, CO., enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1988 and attended Recruit Training at RTC Orlando. He successfully completed Signalman “A” School and served on-board the USS America (CV-66) from 1988-1991.

Captain Tommy L. Edgeworth is a native of Pageland, SC enlisted in the U.S. Navy in March 1987 attending basic training in Great Lakes, Illinois, followed by Aviation Boatswain’s Mate A-School in Lakehurst, New Jersey.

Commander Amelia Hueter is from Tampa, FL. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Fordham University and was commissioned through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Program in 2009.

CDR Sacramento, a native of the San Francisco Bay Area, graduated from the University of San Francisco in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science in Physics.

A native of Severn, Maryland, CDR Beads is a 2007 graduate of Morehouse College and commissioned through the Naval ROTC program. He also holds a Master’s of Business Administration degree from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.

CDR Joel Strong is a native of Topsham, ME. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from Miami University in Oxford, OH and was commissioned an Ensign through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps in 2006.

A native of Florence, Texas, Commander Brown received his commission through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the University of Texas at Austin.

CDR Stephen Mankins is a native of Wichita, Kansas and received his commission at the United States Naval Academy in May of 2008. He was designated a Naval Flight Officer in 2010.

Commander Trimble was raised in Des Moines, Iowa and in 2002, he commissioned as a Navy Reserve LDO designator 6125.  While serving in the Navy Reserve, Commander Trimble served as the Reserve OIC for USS Frank Cable AS-40 DET B, Reserve Commanding Officer of NR NSF Whidbey Island and NR NSF Bremerton.  In 2014, Commander Trimble redesignated to TAR HR.  As a TAR HR Officer, Commander Trimble comm...[Read More]