Assigned to temporary duty at Commander, Submarine Group NINE. Completed Joint Professional Military Education Phase II at Joint Forces Staff College and assisted the Commander in completing assessments and investigations..

Responsible to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for maintaining, disseminating, and verifying compliance with national nuclear command and control procedures and controlled material to support Presidential decision making for U.S. nuclear forces. Led, trained, and supervised a division of 12 highly trained military and civilian professionals O-4 to O-6 and GS-15 in the Division's Nuclear Strike, Nuclear Surety, and Nuclear Publications and Assessments Branches.Provided training on nuclear decision making and employment to Department of Defense senior military officers and civilians, including Service Chiefs and senior civilians in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Presidential Military Aides, as well as to members of congress.

Responsible for the operation and readiness of USS PENNSYLVANIA and her crew for the performance of the United States Strategic Deterrent Mission.

Completed a rigorous leadership and technical training pipeline for command of a U.S. nuclear submarine.

-Ensures the readiness of 230 sailors to complete national strategic tasking.-Responsible the training and welfare of the officers and crew.-Second in command of the 2013 Squadron Seventeen Battle "E" and US Strategic Command Omaha Trophy winner.

Completed Submarine Command Course, Trident PXO Course, and Command Leadership School.

Responsible to the Pacific Fleet Commander for the inspection of the operational readiness of all naval nuclear propulsion plants in the Pacific FleetConducted 50 nuclear reactor safeguards inspections of fleet submarines and aircraft carriers, helping to ensure the safety and readiness of the fleet to perform all national tasking

Oversaw all aspects of operations and maintenance of engineering systems on a nuclear powered ballistic missile submarineDeveloped and implemented the training and qualification program for 50 supervisors and operatorsCoordinated the on time execution of three complex dry dock refit periods involving over 500,000 man-hours of workSupervised all aspects of ship operation as Battlestations Officer of the Deck including test launches of two Trident D5 missiles

Completed Submarine Officer Advanced Course in operations, tactics, and navigation in preparation for submarine department head.

-Responsible for crew of 50 nuclear trained operators-Oversaw training and qualification of over 800 student nuclear operators-Supervised the operation and maintenance of a nuclear powered moored training ship

USS Pittsburgh Junior Officer of the Year for two consecutive years.Mission Officer of the Deck on deployment. Served as Junior Officer of the Deck and completed strike operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Completed Submarine Officer Basic Course in submarine construction, operations, and tactics in preparation for submarine division officer tour.

Completed rigorous academic and operational training pipeline to serve as a nuclear trained submarine officer.

Completed intensive 13 week military officer training course with U.S. Navy instructors and U.S. Marine Corps Senior Drill Instructors.