Commanding Officer
Cmdr. Brett "Chet" Cameron
Raised in the high-desert town of Piñon Hills, California, Commander Brett “Chet” Cameron commissioned through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps in December 2006 after graduating from the University of San Diego with a Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering. In October 2009, he completed initial flight training and earned his “Wings of Gold” while in Corpus Christi, Texas. He joined the Fleet in January 2011 after finishing initial and carrier qualifications in the C-2A Greyhound aircraft with the “Greyhawks” of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 120.
His operational assignments include a junior officer tour with Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30 Detachment FIVE based out of Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, and a department head tour with VRC-40, where he deployed as officer in charge of Detachment ONE.
His shore assignments include tours with Training Squadron (VT) 10, where he was an instructor pilot and the Chief of Naval Air Training’s stage manager for the Visual Navigation and Formation stages of Naval Flight Officer training; Speechwriter to the Secretary of the Navy; and watch commander for US Strategic Command’s Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense.
He has assumed the role and responsibilities of Commanding Officer of VRC-40 as of August 2024.
He has accumulated over 3,000 flight hours and 215 arrested landings. His personal decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal and various other personal and unit awards.