Executive Officer
Cmdr. Timothy "Sully" Sullivan
Cmdr. Timothy "Sully" Sullivan, a native of Oak Lawn, Illinois, attended the United States Naval Academy and graduated in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science. He was designated a naval aviator in December 2009 after attending flight school in Corpus Christi, Texas, and Pensacola, Florida.
Upon completion of SH-60B Seahawk helicopter fleet replacement squadron (FRS) training, he reported to the "Proud Warriors" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 72 in Jacksonville, Florida, from October 2010 to May 2013. There, Sullivan completed two deployments aboard USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) and USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) to U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and the Global War on Terror.
Following his sea tour, Sullivan reported to HSM-40, the "Airwolves," in 2013 as an FRS Instructor Pilot and transitioned to flying the MH-60R Seahawk helicopter. There, he served as the Naval Air Force Atlantic Search and Rescue Standardization Officer and the assistant operations officer. He completed a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Florida during this tour.
Sullivan reported to the air department of USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) for sea duty from 2016 to 2018 as the assistant air officer, or "Mini Boss." While aboard, he completed a U.S. 5th Fleet deployment in addition to the humanitarian aid/disaster relief (HADR) mission in Haiti as a member of Task Force Matthew.
In 2018, Sullivan redesignated to Training and Administration of the Reserves (TAR) and reported as a department head to the "Jaguars" of HSM-60. There, he served as the officer-in-charge of a detachment aboard USS MONTEREY (CG 61). He also completed a U.S. 4th Fleet deployment that resulted in multiple narcotics interdictions via the Airborne Use of Force (AUF) while aboard USS Nitze (DDG 94). He served as the squadron's training officer, quality assurance officer, and maintenance department head at HSM-60.
From 2021 to 2022, Sullivan completed a master's degree, Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Phase 1 qualification, and performed analysis in the Halsey Advanced Research Group at the U.S. Naval War College, located in Newport, Rhode Island.
In November 2022, Sullivan reported to the Pentagon as the reserve rotary warfare requirements officer for OPNAV N98, Director of Air Warfare. He was selected for operational aviation command in March 2024.
Sullivan now serves as the Executive Officer of HMS-60 as of August 2025.
He has accumulated over 2,000 flight hours in multiple H-60 Seahawk helicopter series aircraft. His awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal (three awards), and multiple unit and service medals.