Past Presidents
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| PRESIDENT | SERVICE | TERM |
| Captain Emerson Emory | USN (Deceased) | 1972 – 1974 |
| Captain Byron Wiley | USN (Deceased) | 1974 – 1975 |
| Captain Richard Williams | USN | 1975 – 1977 |
| Captain Donald Griffin | USN | 1977 – 1980 |
| Commander John Fauntleroy | USN (Deceased) | 1980 – 1982 |
| Captain James Gilchrist | USN (Deceased) | 1982 – 1983 |
| Captain Eddie Benford | USN (Deceased) | 1983 – 1984 |
| Captain Gordon E. Fisher | USN | 1984 – 1986 |
| Captain Harold R. Wise, Jr. | USN | 1986 – 1987 |
| Captain Buddie Penn | USN | 1987 – 1991 |
| Captain J. Roger Bailey | USN | 1991 – 1993 |
| Captain Lee T. Womack, Sr. | USN (Deceased) | 1993 – 1995 |
| Captain Percy O. Norwood, Jr. | USCG (Deceased) | 1995 – 1996 |
| Captain J. L. Ulmer, Sr. | USN | 1997 – 1997 |
| Commander Manson K. Brown, III | USCG | 1998 – 1998 |
| Captain Charles B. Williams, Sr. | USCG (Deceased) | 1998 – 2001 |
| Colonel John Boggs | USMC | 2001 – 2004 |
| Rear Admiral Manson K. Brown, III | USCG | 2004 – 2006 |
| Captain Bernard Jackson | USN | 2006 – 2010 |
| Captain Anthony P. Barnes | USN | 2010 – 2012 |
| Colonel Robert Clements | USMC | 2012 – 2014 |
| Commander Will Watson | USCG | 2014 – 2016 |
| Commander Denise McCallaCreary | USN | 2016 – 2018 |
| Rear Admiral Sinclair Harris | USN | 2018 – 2022 |
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