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Executive Officer
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Executive Officer
Capt. Trevor J. Prouty


Capt. Trevor Prouty is a native of Kingwood, Texas, and a 2001 U.S. Naval Academy graduate. After commissioning, he was selected for the Immediate Graduate Education Program and earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University Of Notre Dame in May of 2003.

Prouty’s operational assignments include Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 5 and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4. For his command tour, Prouty led the “Dragon Whales” of HSC-28 through their introduction to the mine countermeasure mission and the adoption of the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle.

Ashore, his shore assignments include Helicopter Sea Combat Weapons School Atlantic, emergency action officer in the Nuclear, Homeland Defense, and Current Operations directorate of the Joint Staff in Washington, D.C.; and flag aide to Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic. He also served as the U.S. Navy's 2020-2021 MIT Security Studies Program Military Fellow.

Prouty has accumulated over 2,000 flight hours in various naval aircraft. His personal decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal, along with various other campaign, unit and individual awards.