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Deputy Commander, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1
Capt. Dustin W. Peverill


A native of Stafford, Virginia, Capt. Dustin W. Peverill graduated from The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in 1999, earning a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology. Capt. Peverill was commissioned through the Navy Officer Candidate School and reported to Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida for flight training in April 2002. He earned his Wings of Gold in September 2004 and reported to the VFA-106 “Gladiators” for initial fleet training in the FA-18C.
 
Capt. Peverill began his operational flying in August 2005 with the “Wildcats” of VFA-131, deploying aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69/CVW 7) in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. During this tour Capt. Peverill was named the VFA-131 Pilot of the year for 2007, and earned the CVW-7 TOP NUGGET award for the 2006-2007 deployment. Capt. Peverill returned to the fleet in September 2011 as the training officer of VFA-37, the “Ragin’ Bulls” where he began the 2013 deployment aboard the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75/CVW 3) in support of Operation Enduring Freedom before reporting to the “Gunslingers” of VFA-105 as a department head in October 2013 during that same cruise. Capt. Peverill commanded the “Dambusters” of VFA-195 from June 2019 to November 2020 while completing three deployments embarked aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76/CVW 5).

Capt. Peverill’s shore assignments include a tour as a TOPGUN Instructor from September 2008 to August 2011 where he was Strike Fighter Aviation’s Air-to-Ground Mission Planning subject matter expert and Stand-Off Weapons subject matter expert. Capt. Peverill also served as a Detailer in Millington, Tennessee at the Navy Personnel Command, enjoyed a tour at Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC) as the TOPGUN and Strike Department Head, and endured twenty-two months and a day as a Senior Military Advisor to the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation in the Office of the Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon. He reported to CVW-1 in November 2024 where he currently serves as deputy commander.

Capt. Peverill has accumulated over 3,400 flight hours in all variants of the FA-18, including 75 combat missions and 638 CVN full stops. His awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (2), Strike/Flight Air Medal (3 awards), Navy Commendation Medal (4 awards), Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal and various unit awards and ribbons.

 
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