Commander, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8
Capt. Jacob Rose
Capt. Jacob Rose, a native of Healdsburg, California, graduated from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, in 2001, earning a Bachelor of Science in Economics. He commissioned through the Officer Candidate School and was designated a naval aviator in December 2003. He is a graduate of the Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor Course at the Naval Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) course and holds an accredited Master of Business Administration from the University of Colorado with honors and Joint Professional Military Education Phase 1.
Rose’s operational assignments include tours with Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125; VFA-25 aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as a junior officer in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as commanding officer in support of Operation Freedom Sentinel; VFA-146 training officer, USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom; VFA-151 as a department head; VFA-122 and VFA-25 as executive officer; and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) as deputy commodore.
His shore assignments include instructor duty at Strike Fighter Weapons School Pacific; Strategy, Policy and Plans Directorate (J-5) action officer at North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command; and the F-35C Joint Strike Fighter requirements officer at Air Warfare Division within the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV N98).
He currently serves as the commander of CVW-8.
Rose has accumulated over 3,000 flight hours with more than 650 carrier arrested landings, including 50 combat missions. His awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Strike/Flight Air Medal (two awards), Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Navy Commendation Medal (three awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (two awards) and various campaign, unit and service awards.