Rear Admiral Michael York is a native of Hawaii and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1996 earning a Bachelor of Science in Ocean Engineering. York also attended the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA, from June 2006 to July 2008, earning a master’s in Operations Research. He is a graduate from the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, and Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania Executive Education Programs.
His operational experience includes supply officer, USS Thach (FFG 43) and, following a crew swap, supply officer, USS Gary (FFG 51), with both ships forward deployed in Yokosuka, Japan. He was also aviation support officer and assistant supply officer, USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), based in Norfolk, Virginia. He later completed an individual augmentee assignment serving as future operations planner on the headquarters staff of U.S. Central Command, Baghdad, Iraq. His last operational assignment was supply officer, USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).
Previous shore assignments include officer in charge of laundry and dry-cleaning services, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; Navy acquisition contracting officer intern and aide to the Commander, Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia, PA; joint acquisition programs officer, assessment division (N81), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, DC; strategic communications branch chief, directorate for logistics (J4), Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, DC; supply operations team lead and executive assistant to the Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP), Mechanicsburg, PA; aviation operations director (N98), NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support, Philadelphia, PA; commanding officer, Navy Supply Corps School, Newport, RI; director, Fleet Supply Readiness and Operations, N412, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, VA; and Commander, Defense Logistics Agency - Distribution.
He is a qualified Naval Aviation Supply Corps Officer and Surface Warfare Supply Corps Officer. He is also a member of the Navy Acquisition Professional Community and designated as a Joint Qualified Officer. He is a recipient of the Navy League’s Vice Admiral Robert F. Batchelder Award and was honored to be recognized along with his teammates as the Admiral Stan Arthur Logistics Team of the Year for 2004 while assigned to USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).
His personal awards include the Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (four awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal and various unit awards, campaign medals and ribbons.
Ms. Lynn M. Kohl is the vice commander of Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Weapon Systems Support (WSS). She is the senior civilian charged with supplying the fleet with the parts needed to maintain critical weapon systems, contracting for repair or purchase of items, and managing the transportation and distribution of material. She oversees a workforce of over 2700 military and civilians who process 500,000 annual demands from a $36 billion inventory in support of Navy, Marine Corps, Joint, and allied forces customers worldwide. Through her leadership, NAVSUP WSS maintains an understanding of the complexity of the Navy's end to end supply chain for weapon systems sustainment that generates over $8 billion in yearly sales. She develops a workforce that succeeds in a data-intensive, competitive environment while collaborating with acquisition program offices, Navy hardware system commands and industry.
Ms. Kohl previously served as NAVSUP chief information officer and assistant commander for NAVSUP Enterprise logistics engineering. She was selected to the Senior Executive Service in 2014.
Her previous assignments include executive director, Naval Sea Logistics Center; director, Central Design Agent, Naval Sea Systems Command Ships Maintenance and Logistics Information Systems; and product manager (PM), Navy’s Distance Support Program. As PM, she was responsible for the establishment of the Navy’s Customer Relationship Management Shared Data Environment and the implementation of the Global Distance Support Center.
She received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and a Masters Certificate in Program Management from George Washington University. She is Acquisition Professional Development Program Level III Logistics certified.
During her career, Ms. Kohl had tenures as a logistics management specialist, supply systems analyst, and mechanical engineer. She received the Admiral Stan Arthur Award for Logistics Team of the Year in 1999. Her other awards include the Superior Civilian Service Medal in 2014 and Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Financial Management Award 2021.
CAPT Dan W. Metz is a native of Oregon and a graduate of Willamette University, where he double-majored in English and Political Science and received his Bachelor of Arts degree. He was commissioned in June 2002 through the Officer Candidate School program in Pensacola, Fl.
CAPT Metz holds a Master of Business Administration degree from University of Washington’s Foster School of Business through the Navy’s 810 Civilian Education Program, and a Navy Business Resource Management Executive Education certificate from Darden School of Business, University of Virginia.
His Supply Corps afloat assignments include tours in USS EMORY S. LAND (AS-39) in La Maddalena, Italy; as Supply Officer in USS JIMMY CARTER (SSN 23); as Aviation Stores Officer in USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72), where he made two FIFTH / SEVENTH FLEET deployments; and as Supply Officer in USS NIMITZ (CVN-68) where he deployed to the Western Pacific SEVENTH FLEET Area of Responsibility.
Ashore, he serves as Deputy Commander for Aviation at Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS). He previously served roles as Carrier Strike Group Readiness Officer and Assistant Force Supply Officer on the staff of Commander, Naval Air Forces Atlantic, Aviation Weapon Support Department Director, H-60 Integrated Weapon Support Team (IWST) Director and Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE) Action Officer at NAVSUP WSS; Supply Chain Action Officer on the staff of Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV N412); Petroleum Logistics Officer at Joint Petroleum Office (JPO) in the J4 Logistics Directorate at U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM); and Business Financial Management (BFM) Intern at Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) in the Tomahawk Weapon System Program.
CAPT Metz has earned supply warfare qualifications in aviation, submarines and surface warfare. He is certified Level III in Lifecycle Logistics and Level II in Financial Management, and is a member of the Defense Acquisition Professional Community. His personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, among other personal and unit and campaign commendations.
Captain Edward D. Pidgeon is a native of Jermyn, Pennsylvania and was commissioned in the Navy Supply Corps following graduation from the United States Naval Academy in May 1996 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science. He also holds a Master of Science degree in Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School and attended the Executive Education Program at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
Pidgeon’s sea tours include serving as assistant chief of staff for Logistics, Ordnance and Sustainment (N4), U.S. 7th Fleet; supply officer, USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and USS Hayler (DD 997); and assistant supply officer, USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) and USS Bataan (LHD 5).
His shore assignments include serving as commanding officer, Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Europe and Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka; executive officer, Navy Supply Corps School; program objective memorandum development officer, programming division (N80) Office of Chief of Naval Operations; executive assistant to the Commander, NAVSUP, and Chief of Supply Corps; logistics operations officer and executive assistant to the Director of Logistics and Engineering (J4), United States Northern Command, Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Defense Navy acquisition and contracting officer, Defense Supply Center, Richmond, Virginia.
His personal decorations include the Defense Supervisor Service Medal, Legion of Merit (two awards); Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Meritorious Service Medal (four awards); Joint Service Commendation Medal; Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (four awards); Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal; and various other unit and personal commendations. He is a qualified Naval Aviation Supply Officer, Surface Warfare Supply Corps Officer, Joint Qualified Officer and is a member of the Defense Acquisition Corps.
Master Chief Chris Fitzgerald is a native of Jacksonville, NC. He enlisted in the Navy in April of 1993 as a Ship's Serviceman. He attended Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, IL, followed by SH "A" School in Meridian, MS.
Master Chief Fitzgerald's sea duty assignments include USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19), Yokosuka, Japan; USS CIMARRON (AO-177), Pearl Harbor, HI; USS EMORY S. LAND (AS-39), La Maddalena, Italy; USS CHUNG-HOON (DDG-93, plankowner), Pearl Harbor, HI; and USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN-76), San Diego, CA. His shore assignments include Recruiting Duty at NRD San Francisco and Instructor Duty at Naval Technical Training Center, Meridian, MS. His initial Command Master Chief tour was on USS CARTER HALL (LSD-50) in Little Creek, VA from August 2012- July 2014.
His next Command Master Chief tour was onboard USS ANTIETAM (CG-54) in Yokosuka, Japan from July 2014-June 2017.
He then served as the Command Master Chief for the Commander of NAVSUP Global Logistics Support in San Diego from June 2017-April 2018, where he led the command through a challenging disestablishment process.
He reported as the Command Master Chief for Commander, Navy Region Southwest in April of 2018, and detached in October of 2020.
He next served as the Command Master Chief of Naval Station Mayport, FL from October of 2020 until December of 2022.
He reported as the 3rd Command Master Chief of Naval Supply Systems Command, Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) in Philadelphia, PA on January 4th, 2023.
Master Chief Fitzgerald's personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (3 awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (5 awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (6 awards) and various other unit and campaign awards. He is qualified as an Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist, Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist, Master Training Specialist, and Afloat Training Specialist.
Master Chief Fitzgerald earned his Associates of Arts degree from East Mississippi Junior College, Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Management from Excelsior College, and Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership from Brandman University, and is a graduate of the Navy's Senior Enlisted Academy (Class 152 Gold), and CMC/COB capstone course. He also attended MCPON’s Executive Leadership Symposium (ELS) in 2017 and the Navy Senior Leader Seminar (NSLS) in 2020.
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