Commanding Officer
Cmdr. John David Inman
Cmdr. Inman, a native of Chapin, South Carolina, is a 2007 graduate of the United States Naval Academy where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in History.
He was designated a Naval Flight Officer (NFO) in 2008 and completed fleet replacement training with Patrol Squadron (VP) 30 in April 2009. In 2012 he fulfilled a lifelong dream and accepted the NFO-to-Pilot transition and reported to Corpus Christi, Texas, for training as a Student Naval Aviator. Upon receiving his Wings of Gold for the second time, he completed Fleet Replacement Squadron training at VP-30 in the P-8A Poseidon aircraft in June 2014.
Inman’s operational tours include with the “Golden Swordsmen'' of VP-47 in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, where he served as NFO Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization (NATOPS) officer; the “Pelicans” of VP-45 in Jacksonville, Florida, where he served as the Quality Assurance Officer and Pilot NATOPS officer; and the VP-8 “Tigers,” also of Jacksonville, Florida, for his department head tour where he served as Administration, Safety/NATOPS and Maintenance officer and Commander Task Group 57.2 Officer in Charge.
Inman has completed deployments to the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Fleets in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Unified Protector, Enduring Freedom, theater security operations and Anti-Piracy Operations off the Horn of Africa. His shore assignments include a tour with VP-30 as Fleet Replacement Squadron Instructor Pilot and P-8 Poseidon aircraft Training Director, and a tour with the Joint Staff at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, where he served as action officer and team lead for Deputy Director for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Operations (J-32).
He reported to Special Projects Patrol Squadron (VPU) 2 as the Executive Officer in May 2024 and is now the 29th Commanding Officer for the “Wizards” of VPU-2 since April 2025.
Inman has amassed over 3000 flight hours and over 400 combat hours in the P-3C Orion and P-8A Poseidon aircraft. He is most proud of the numerous unit awards that reflect credit on the teams he served with and the skilled professionals he was privileged to serve alongside.