COMMANDING OFFICER
Commander James E. Miller
CDR Miller took Command of HSM-74 in September of 2012. He has deployed with HSL-44 aboard USS Dewert (FFG 45) and USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) as part of the Enterprise Battle Group. He also served aboard USS George Washington as Helicopter Element Coordinator for Carrier Air Wing Seven and deployed aboard USS Robert G. Bradley as OIC with HSL-46. Ashore, CDR Miller has served as an Instructor at HSL-40, attended the Naval War College, and worked as an Integrated Missile Defense Watch Commander at the United States Strategic Command Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
EMAIL: james.e.miller5@navy.mil
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Commander Matt Boren
CDR Boren assumed the duties of Executive Officer of HSM-74 in September of 2012. He has completed two tours with HSL-44 deploying aboard USS Hayler (DD 997), USS Vicksburg (CG 69), and USS Klakring (FFG 42) and serving as Detachment OIC in USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) and USS James E. Williams (DDG 95). He has also deployed aboard the USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) as Safety Officer, Mini Boss, and Air Boss. CDR Boren has served as an Instructor Pilot at HSL-40 on two seperate occasions, and was selected as the HSL-40 Pilot of the Year in 2003. He has also attended the Naval War College and served as the Deputy Inspector General to Commander, USSOCOM and Commander, Joint Special Operations Command.
EMAIL: matt.boren@navy.mil
COMMAND MASTERCHIEF
CMDCM (IDW/SW) Frank Cannizzaro
CMDCM Frank Cannizzaro was born in Detroit, MI. He enlisted in the Navy in September 1989. His previous assignments include: USS Yellowstone (AD-41) in Norfolk, NCTAMS EURCENT in Naples, Italy, USS Spruance (DD-963) and USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG-49) in Mayport, FL, USS Dextrous (MCM-13) in Manama, Bahrain, NCTS Sicily in Sigonella, Sicily, USS Denver (LPD-9) in Sasebo, Japan, and NCTS Jacksonville in Jacksonville, FL. Masterchief Cannizzaro is a qualified Information Dominance Specialist and Surface Warfare Specialist
EMAIL: frank.cannizzaro@navy.mil