Commissioning
Class of 2025
Commissioned on 11 July 2025
Congratulations to our newest Alumni League member, Ensign Luke Miramadi, USN who received his commission on the steps of the USC PE Building in July.
Hometown: Newport Beach, CA
Degree: BS in Aerospace Engineering
First Duty Station: Student Naval Flight Officer, Pensacola, FL
Congratulations to our Alumni League members commissioned on 17 May 2025
USC NROTC Commissioned 12 New Officers on 17 May 2025
ENS Hunter Brophy, USN
Hometown: Carmel, CA
Degree: BS in Physical Sciences
First Duty Station: SEAL Officer Candidate, Coronado, CA
ENS Brice Brown, USN
Hometown: Santa Maria, CA
Degree: BS in Computer Engineering / Computer Science
First Duty Station: USS HALSEY (DDG-97), Pearl Harbor, HI
ENS Mary Grace Foster, USN
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
Degree: BS in Neuroscience
First Duty Station: Student Naval Aviator, Pensacola, FL
ENS Rylan Giorgetta, USN
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Degree: BA in Archaeology
First Duty Station: Student Naval Aviator, Pensacola, FL
ENS Jackson Herbert, USN
Hometown: Carlsbad, CA
Degree: BS in Industrial & Systems Engineering
First Duty Station: Student Naval Aviator, Pensacola, FL
ENS Edward Herrington, USN
Hometown: Alexandria, VA
Degree: BS in Electrical & Computer Engineering
First Duty Station: EOD Officer Candidate, Panama City, FL
ENS Benjamin Neill, USN
Hometown: Carlsbad, CA
Degree: BS in Industrial & Systems Engineering
First Duty Station: Student Naval Aviator, Pensacola, FL
2nd Lt Hollis Paradis, USMC
Hometown: Marietta, GA
Degree: BS in Business Administration
First Duty Station: TBS, Quantico, VA
2nd Lt Thomas Salva, USMC
Hometown: Durham, PA
Degree: BS in Human Security and Geospatial Intelligence
First Duty Station: TBS, Quantico, VA
ENS Earle Schweizer, USN
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Degree: BS in Environmental Studies / Minor: Geospatial Intelligence
First Duty Station: Nuclear Power School, Charleston, SC
ENS Matthew Villena, USN
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Degree: BS in Industrial & Systems Engineering
First Duty Station: Student Naval Aviator, Pensacola, FL
ENS Nathan Wise, USN
Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ
Degree: BA in International Relations
First Duty Station: Student Naval Aviator, Pensacola, FL
Class of 2024 (Part 2)
USC NROTC Commissioned Six New Ensigns on 19 December 2024
ENS Bailey Johnson, USN
Hometown: Fairfax, VA
Degree: BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering
First Duty Station: Student Naval Aviator, Pensacola, FL
ENS Kaisa Liljenwall, USN
Hometown: Astoria, OR
Degree: BS in Biomedical Engineering
First Duty Station: Naval Nuclear Power Training Command, Charleston, SC
ENS Matthew Merone, USN
Hometown: Crestwood, NY
Degree: BS in Aerospace Engineering
First Duty Station: Student Naval Aviator, Pensacola, FL
ENS David Rozo, USN
Hometown: Chatsworth, CA
Degree: BS in Astronautical Engineering
First Duty Station: Basic Division Officer Course, Hampton Roads, VA, followed by USS MITSCHER (DDG-57), Norfolk, VA, followed by Nuclear Power School
ENS Marisol Ruiz, USN
Hometown: Temecula, CA
Degree: BS in Aerospace Engineering
First Duty Station: Naval Nuclear Power Training Command, Charleston, SC
ENS Jaedin Sosa, USN
Hometown: Austin, TX
Degree: BS in Mechanical Engineering
First Duty Station: Naval Nuclear Power Training Command, Charleston, SC
Naval Aviation
- ENS Max Jenson, Hometown: Oxford, MI
- ENS Andrew Larratt, Hometown: Coronado, CA
- ENS Shea O’Brien, Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI
- ENS Anne Whelan, Hometown: Lorton, VA
Marine Corps Officers
- 2ndLt Michael Cava, Hometown: San Diego, CA
- 2ndLt Sean Katzmann, Hometown: Temecula, CA
- 2ndLt Salvador Rodriguez, Hometown: Covina, CA
- 2ndLt John Trodden, Hometown: Temecula, CA
- 2ndLt John Whidden, Hometown: Seaford, NY
Submarine Officers
- ENS Grant Addington, Hometown: Fresno, CA
- ENS Kellen Cheung, Hometown: Diamond Bar, CA
- ENS Tyler Hwangbo, Hometown: Cerritos, CA
- ENS Ty Benjamin Majam,Hometown: Winchester, CA
- ENS Henry Piper, Hometown: Collingswood, NJ
Surface Warfare Officers
- ENS Kelvin Cao, Hometown: Hacienda Heights, CA, LPD-23, USS Anchorage, San Diego, CA, followed by Nuclear Power School
- ENS Marco Chan, Hometown: Walnut, CA, LPD-25, USS Somerset, San Diego, CA
- ENS Lindsey Crowe, Hometown: Bronx, NY, DDG-123, USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee, San Diego, CA
- ENS Declan Cooper, Hometown: Indian Wells, CA, LHA-5, USS America, Sasebo, Japan
- ENS William Durban, Hometown: Oyster Bay, NY, DDG-11, USS Paul Ignatius, Rota, Spain
- ENS Blake Harrison, Hometown: Sammamish, WA, DDG-79, USS Oscar Austin, Rota, Spain, followed by Nuclear Power School
- ENS Karl Kammerick, Hometown: Bellevue, WA, DDG-75, USS Donald Cook, Mayport, FL, followed by Nuclear Power School
- ENS William Mun, Hometown: Fullerton, CA, LHD-2, USS Essex, San Diego, CA
- ENS Isabella Sanchez, Hometown: Duluth, GA, LHD-4, USS Boxer, San Diego, CA
Class of 2023
ENS Bryce Alexander, USN
Hometown: Norfolk, VA
Degree: BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering
First Duty Station: EOD Training, Panama City, FL
ENS Sophia Clements, USN
Hometown: Fenton, MI
Degree: BS in Astronautical Engineering
First Duty Station: Surface Warfare Qualifications, Mayport, FL, followed by Nuclear Power School
ENS Sho Flores, USN
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Degree: BS in Health Promotions and Disease Prevention
First Duty Station: Basic Division Officer Course, San Diego, CA, followed by USS MILLIUS (DDG 69), Yokosuka, Japan
2nd Lt Hector Flores, USMC
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Degree: BS in Public Policy and Law
First Duty Station: The Basic School, Quantico, VA
ENS Nicholas Imig, USN
Hometown: Ventura, CA
Degree: BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering
First Duty Station: Student Naval Flight Officer, Pensacola, FL
ENS John Lochtefeld, USN
Hometown: Darien, CT
Degree: BS in Gerontology; Human Development and Aging
First Duty Station: Naval Nuclear Power Training Command, Goose Creek, SC
2nd Lt Michael Luce, USMC
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Degree: BA in Intelligence and Cyber Operations
First Duty Station: The Basic School, Quantico, VA
ENS Nicolas Messina, USN
Hometown: South Florida
Degree: BA in International Relations and the Global Economy
First Duty Station: USS RUSSELL (DDG 59), San Diego, CA
2nd Lt Hanna Persky, USMC
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Degree: BA in East Asian Languages and Culture
First Duty Station: University of California, Hastings School of Law, will attend The Basic School after earning J.D.
ENS Jack Saville, USN
Degree: BS in Pharmacology and Drug Development
First Duty Station: Basic Division Officer Course, San Diego, CA, followed by USS PEARL HARBOR (LSD 52), San Diego, CA
ENS Jason Zilberfarb, USN
Hometown: Frelinghuysen, NJ
Degree: BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering
First Duty Station: USS OSCAR AUSTIN (DDG 79), Norfolk, VA