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Commanding Officer, Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Unit, University of Florida
A native of the Chicago area, Captain LeVoy graduated from Duke University in 1999 with a degree in English and received his commission through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Quinnipiac University and a Master of Strategic Studies degree from the Air War College.
After completing initial flight training, Captain LeVoy received his Naval Flight Officer wings and reported to Patrol Squadron EIGHT (VP-8) in Brunswick, Maine. He qualified as a P-3C Orion Tactical Coordinator and deployed to the Caribbean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, West Africa, Western Pacific Ocean, and Indian Ocean during his initial tour with the VP-8 Fighting Tigers. His subsequent operational assignments included a tour as the operations administrative assistant aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65), and as a department head in VP-8, with deployments to the Arabian Gulf and the Western Pacific Ocean. Captain LeVoy later commanded VUP-19, the U.S. Navy’s first operational unmanned aerial vehicle squadron, operating MQ-4C Triton aircraft in multiple locations in the U.S. and worldwide.
Captain LeVoy’s shore assignments included: operations officer at Patrol and Reconnaissance Force Seventh Fleet Detachment Kadena in Okinawa, Japan; flag aide to the Deputy Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command; training and readiness branch chief at U.S. Central Command; and Officer-in-Charge, MQ-4C Fleet Introduction Team. Most recently he served as Commander, Task Force Shore Battle Space and as Officer-in-Charge, Navy Region Europe, Africa, Central Detachment Central in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.
His personal decorations include: Legion of Merit; Defense Meritorious Service; Meritorious Service (2); Navy Commendation (5); and Navy Achievement (2).