CDR Thomas K. Brewer

COMMANDING OFFICER, USS GRIDLEY (DDG 101)

09 April 2024 Originally from Aiken, SC, Commander Brewer graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, after which he attended Officer Candidate School, commissioning in 2006. He also holds a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland.
 
Commander Brewer has served as Gunnery Officer and Strike Officer on USS DECATUR (DDG 73), Navigator in USS LASSEN (DDG 82), and Chief Engineer in USS McCAMPBELL (DDG 85) and USS VELLA GULF (CG 72).
 
Ashore, he served as Flag Aide to the J35 in United States Forces – Iraq; at the United States Naval Academy as a Senior Instructor in the Mechanical Engineering Department; as the Fleet Scheduler for Seventh Fleet; and as the Commander Command Detailer (PERS-410B) at Navy Personnel Command in Millington TN.
 
Most recently, Commander Brewer served in USS GRIDLEY (DDG 101) as the ship’s Executive Officer.
 
Commander Brewer reported as the Commanding Officer in USS Gridley (DDG 101) homeported in Everett, Washington in March 2024.