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U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia Biographies

  • Portrait of <p>Captain David L. Tidwell</p>

    Captain David L. Tidwell

    U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia
    Commanding Officer

    Capt. David L. Tidwell is a native of Columbia, Tenn. He graduated from Auburn University in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering and was commissioned through the Navy ROTC program. After flight training he was designated a Naval Flight Officer (NFO) in April 1990.

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  • Portrait of Commander Stephen E. Petras

    Commander Stephen E. Petras

    U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia
    Executive Officer

     
     
    Cmdr. Stephen “Sunshine” Petras was born and raised in upstate New York near the city of Kingston. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and received his commission via the Penn State NROTC. He has subsequently received a Master of Science in Global Leadership from the University of San Diego in 2001, and a Master of Science in Military Strategic Studies from the Marine Corps Command and Staff College in 2007.

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  • Portrait of CMDCM (SW/AW) Robert L. Johnson

    CMDCM (SW/AW) Robert L. Johnson

    U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia
    Command Master Chief

    Master Chief (SW/AW) Robert L. Johnson is assigned as Command Master Chief, U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia, B.I.O.T. CMDCM Johnson is a native of Tabernacle, New Jersey.

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