Rear Admiral Michael S. Mattis

Commander, Task Force SIX SIX CTF 66

Rear Admiral Mattis, from Fullerton, CA, graduated with distinction from the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD in 1994 and Oxford University, England in 1996 as a FitzGerald Scholar. At sea, Mattis qualified in submarines, as a nuclear engineer and as a ballistic missile officer while serving on USS HENRY M. JACKSON (SSBN 730)(GOLD). He also deployed aboard USS ALABAMA (SSBN 731)(GOLD) and USS COLUMBUS (SSN 762) during his Junior Officer tour from 1998-2000. Ashore, Mattis served on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, DC as an Assistant for Political-Military Affairs in 1994 and at the Naval Satellite Operations Center (NAVSOC), Point Mugu, CA from 2000-2002 as Satellite Operations Department Head and later Operations Director (N3/5/6). He transitioned to the Navy Reserve in 2003. In the Navy Reserve, Mattis’ command tours include: Post-Major Command as Deputy Commander, NR Readiness and Mobilization Command (REDCOM) San Diego, NR Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) Space and Unmanned Systems West, NR Commander, THIRD Fleet (C3F) Headquarters (HQ), and NR Undersea Warfare Detachment, Salt Lake City. He also served at NR Undersea Warfare Operations Detachment Port Hueneme as Chief Staff Officer and as the Submarine Force Reserve Component Operational Planning Competency Lead, NR Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Command (NMAWC) as Executive Officer, Operations Officer and Administrative Officer, and Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) 0466 as Operations Officer.