Cmdr. Keith Foster is a native of Price, Utah and a 1983 graduate of Carbon High School. Foster entered the Navy via the Delayed Entry Program in February 1988 and started boot camp at Recruit Training Center in Great Lakes, Illinois in August of the same year. Upon graduation, he reported to Service School Command Great Lakes and completed the Machinist Mate/Boiler Technician "A" School and was detailed to the Fleet as a boiler technician. In 2000, having served at sea and ashore, he was commissioned to Ensign under the Limited Duty Officer Program. Foster holds an Associate in Science degree in Applied Marine Engineering from Coastline College.

LCDR Christine Cairoli is a 2010 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Mathematics and commissioned as a Surface Warfare Officer. She redesignated to the Human Resources Community in 2013 and holds a Master of Science degree in Operations Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School.