Captains
- August 1971 - March 26, 1976 Captain Floyd H. Miller,
- March 26, 1976 - June 1979 Captain William O. Rentz,
- June 1979 - September 1982 Captain Charles J. Smith,
- September 1982 - November 1985 Captain Gaylord O. Paulson,
- November 1985 - August 1988 Captain Richard D. Williams III,
- August 1988 - December 1991 Captain Barry V. Burrow,
- December 1991 - January 1995 Captain Ray Wallace,
- January 1995 - October 1997 Captain Robert E. Perry,
- October 1997 - July 9, 1999 Captain Steven K. Johnson.
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