Executive Officer
Cmdr. Tom Crisp
Cmdr. Tom "Lockjaw" Crisp is a native of Ohio and a 2009 graduate of Ohio State University. After commissioning, he began flight training at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida, and earned his “Wings of Gold” in August 2011. His first operational tour was with the “Rampagers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83, where he deployed twice to the Middle East with Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW) 7 aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
In September 2015, Crisp reported to the Naval Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) at NAS Fallon, Nevada, to attend the Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor course. Upon graduation, he served as an instructor at the Strike Fighter Weapons School Atlantic, where he was the Training Officer and subject matter expert on air-to-surface employment.
Following this tour, Crisp joined VFA-146, the “Blue Diamonds,” at NAS Lemoore, California, in March 2018. He served as the Training Officer aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). In July 2019, he transferred to VFA-137, the “Kestrels,” where he served as a department head for safety, maintenance, and operations. During this tour, he deployed to the Western Pacific and Middle East as part of CVW-17 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68), supporting Operations Inherent Resolve, Freedom’s Sentinel, and Octave Quartz.
In December 2021 Crisp returned to NAS Fallon as the Air Wing Training Officer at the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC). He facilitated 16 Air Wing Fallon detachments and led a staff of 26 weapons and tactics instructors at STRIKE (N5). He also served as the U.S. Navy’s subject matter expert on CVW Mission Command.
Crisp assumed duties as Executive Officer of the “Golden Warriors” of VFA-87 in October 2025.
He has logged more than 2,000 tactical flight hours and 500 carrier-arrested landings. His personal awards include various personal, campaign and service ribbons.