Executive Officer
Lt. Cmdr. Keith Barth
Lt. Cmdr. Keith “Snarge” Barth is a native of Portsmouth, Virginia, and graduated from Old Dominion University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. He earned his commission in 2013 through Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island. After completing flight training in Corpus Christi and Kingsville, Texas, he was designated a naval aviator. He completed fleet replacement training in the C-2A Greyhound aircraft with the “Greyhawks” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 120.
His first operational assignment was with the “Rawhides” of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40 in 2017. During this tour, he deployed to U.S. 6th Fleet with Detachment 1 aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), and to U.S. 5th and 7th Fleets with Detachment 3 aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).
For his shore tour, Barth served as a T-45 Goshawk aircraft instructor pilot with the “Eagles” of Training Squadron (VT) 7 in Meridian, Mississippi. While assigned there, he earned a master’s degree in Emergency and Disaster Management from Georgetown University. In 2023, Barth returned to VRC-40 for his department head tour. He again deployed to U.S. 5th and 6th Fleets aboard Truman as the Officer in Charge of Detachment 1.
Barth now serves as the Executive Officer of VRC-40 as of December 2025.
Barth has accumulated more than 2,300 flight hours and over 150 carrier arrested landings. His personal and unit awards reflect the dedication and professionalism of the Sailors with whom he has had the privilege to serve.