CDR Linzy Lewis III

Commanding Officer, USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) Gold Crew

20 August 2025 Commander Linzy Lewis III is a native of Houston, Texas and he attended Jack Yates High School located in Houston’s Greater Third Ward area. He attended Texas A&M University and was a member of the Corps of Cadets, assigned to Company H-1, also known as the Rough Riders. His undergraduate degree is in International Studies

Afloat, Commander Lewis’s division officer assignments were aboard USS Howard (DDG 83), USS Kidd (DDG100), and USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) where he was the Electrical Officer, Strike Officer, and Weapons Officer respectively. His department head tours were aboard USS Jackson (LCS 6) as the Combat Systems Officer and aboard the USS Manchester (LCS 14) as the Operations Officer. As the Operations Officer he and the crew accomplished the Basic Phase Training cycle, Combat Systems Ships Qualification Trials (CSSQT), Final Contract Trials (FCT), and sailed the ship to Seattle, WA for an out-of-area Post Shakedown Availability (PSA). He most recently served as Executive Officer of USS MOBILE LCS CREW 211 where he deployed to the Western Pacific conducting numerous operations and multi-national exercises while the ship was assigned to DESRON Seven.

Ashore, Commander Lewis attended the United States Naval War College (USNWC) where he earned a Master of Arts in Defense and Strategic Studies. Prior to attending the USNWC, he completed the SUW/ASW Warfare Tactics Instructor (WTI) course of instruction and was assigned to Carrier Strike Group Fifteen (CSG 15) as the Sea Combat Syndicate’s WTI staff officer. At CSG-15 he was responsible for training, evaluating, and certifying DESRONs, PHIBRONs, CSG staffs, and independent deployers for worldwide deployment tasking.

Commander Lewis’s personal achievements are the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (with Gold Stars) and Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (with Gold Star) and multiple unit awards.

Commander Lewis has orders to assume command of USS SANTA BARBARA LCS CREW 230 in November 2024.