Captain David S. Cox
Chief of Staff
Captain Cox, a native of Carrollton, Texas graduated with distinction from the United States Naval Academy in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Systems Engineering. He also holds master’s degrees in Business Administration and Public Policy from the University of Chicago where he was an Irving B. Harris Fellow.
His operational assignments include command of Submarine Squadron 7 and command of USS Louisville (SSN 754), in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. In command of Louisville, he led the crew on a Western Pacific deployment and a U.S. Southern Command deployment, representing the Submarine Force at the Chilean Submarine Centennial celebration. He has also served aboard USS Charlotte (SSN 766) as Executive Officer, USS Topeka (SSN 754) as Engineer Officer and USS West Virginia (SSBN 736)(BLUE) as a division officer.
His staff assignments include command of Cruise Missile Support Activity Pacific; Deputy Commander of Submarine Squadron 15 in Guam; Force Nuclear Power Officer on the staff of Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic; the Pacific Fleet Nuclear Propulsion Examining Board; and Instructor in the Department of Economics at the United States Naval Academy.
He currently serves as Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander of Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet.
His personal decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (two awards), Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (four awards), and Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (two awards). He has served with crews that have earned three Battle Efficiency awards and four Meritorious Unit Commendations.