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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).
Commander Kedish O. Hemmings, USN
Executive Officer, Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Unit, University of Florida
Commander Hemmings enlisted in the United States Navy in December 1997 and spent the first twelve years of his career in Naval Aviation, serving aboard USS Saipan (LHA-2), Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Detachment (AIMD) Sigonella, Italy, and USS Bataan (LHD-5), homeported in Norfolk, Virginia. He was commissioned as an Ensign through Officer Candidate School in February 2010.
Commander Hemmings’ sea tours include service aboard USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98), where he served as Gunnery Officer and Combat Information Center Officer. Subsequent assignments include Navigator aboard USS Kauffman (FFG-59), Weapons and Combat Systems Officer aboard USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-98), and Operations Officer at Commander, Destroyer Squadron Four Zero and USS Bataan (LHD-5).
Ashore, Commander Hemmings served as an instructor at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York. He also attended the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, where he earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration.
Commander Hemmings’ personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (four awards), and numerous unit and campaign awards.