Executive Officer
Cmdr. Andrew R. Webster
Cmdr. Andrew R. Webster, a native of Mansfield, Texas, graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. He completed flight training in Corpus Christi, Texas and Milton, Florida, and was awarded his “Wings of Gold” in December 2011.
Webster’s operational assignments include Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37, HSM-79 and HSM-49. His sea assignments include operational deployments aboard USS Chosin (CG 65), USS Chafee (DDG 90), USS Shoup (DDG 86) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) where he deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. He has served as Detachment Maintenance Officer, Squadron Training Officer, Detachment Officer in Charge, and Squadron Maintenance Officer.
His shore assignments include serving as Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer and Operations Officer at HSM Weapons School Atlantic and as Assistant Department Head of the MH-60R Weapons School “Seahunter” at the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center.
Webster now serves as the Executive Officer of HSM-46 as of January 2026.
Webster has accumulated more than 2,400 flight hours in the SH-60B, MH-60R and MH-60S Seahawk helicopters and is a graduate of the Seahawk Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course. His decorations include the Navy Commendation Medal (four awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and various unit, campaign, and service awards.