Commanding Officer
Capt. Robert Bibeau

Capt. Robert Bibeau is a native of Windsor, Connecticut, and a 1997 distinguished graduate of the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of
Science degree in Aerospace and Systems Engineering. He completed a Technical Fellowship at the CharlesStark Draper Laboratory and received a Master of
Science degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1999. He earned his naval aviator wings in Kingsville, Texas, in
2001 and is a 2005 graduate of United States Naval Test Pilot School as a member of Class 129. He completed Navy Nuclear Power training in 2018.

Bibeau previously commanded USS San Antonio (LPD 17) and Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31. He led San Antonio through her first deployment in five years
and his team provided crucial support to Operation Allies Refuge. Bibeau served as Executive Officer of USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) through an around-the-world
deployment and subsequent homeport shift. Other sea duty assignments included tours with VFA-27 and VFA-87, encompassing multiple deployments in support of
Operations Southern Watch, Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Inherent Resolve.

Ashore, Bibeau completed two test tours with Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, serving as the Super Hornet Project Officer and the Ship Suitability Department Head. As a Desk Officer assigned to the F/A-18 and EA-18G Program Office (PMA-265) he stood up the F/A-18 Physiological Episodes Integrated Product Team. Most recently he led the Joint Exercise Division of the Joint Staff J7, supporting the design and execution of Joint Force Tier 1 exercises.

Bibeau assumed the duties as Commanding Officer for USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77). in June 2024.

He has accumulated over 3,400 flight hours and 550 carrier arrested landings.