Director Damage Control and Firefighting Training Surface Warfare Schools Command, US Navy
Director Damage Control and Firefighting Training Surface Warfare Schools Command, US Navy
Originally from Beaverton, Oregon, CDR Stutzman is twice a graduate of Oregon State University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Radiation Health Physics in 2008 and a Master of Business Administration in 2014.
As a Division Officer, he completed two tours of duty aboard the guided missile destroyer USS HIGGINS (DDG 76), serving as 1stLT and Navigator, and completing two deployments that encompassed all numbered fleet area’s of responsbility.
As a Department Head he served aboard the Guided Missile Cruiser USS CAPE ST. GEORGE (CG 71) as the Weapons Officer, completing a ten-month maintenance availability and placing CAPE into an inactive status in support of the cruiser modernization and Service Life Extension Program.
Forward deployed to the Kingdom of Bahrain, CDR Stutzman served as the Executive Officer in the mine countermeasures vessel USS DEXTROUS (MCM 13) from 2017 to 2018 and Commanding Officer from February of 2019 to December 2020. While there he completed numerous internatinoal MCM exercises and operations, and participated in the response to operations against General Qasem Soleimani.
Most recently, CDR Stutzman served as the Executive Officer and Commanding Officer in USS McCAMPBELL (DDG 85) from May 2023 to September 2025, completing the ship’s homeport shift to Yokosuka, Japan following an extensive two-year modernization period. While Forward deployed McCAMPBELL conducted Theater Anti-Submarine Warfare operations and acted as the Air and Missile Defense Commander for the USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) carrier strike group. Under his leadership McCAMPBELL was awarded Destroyer Squadron FIFTEEN’s Battle Efficiency award.
Ashore, he has served as the Assistant Operations Officer for Navy Talent Acquisition Group Portland, Oregon from 2011 – 2014, and as Flag Secretary and Executive Assistant to Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group THREE from January 2021 to October 2022.
Currently CDR Stutzman serves as the Director for Damage Control and Firefighting Training for Surface Warfare Schools Command.
His personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (two), Navy Commendation Medal (three), Navy Achievement Medal (three), and various service awards.