Captain Ty Jurica

Commanding Officer, NAS Corpus Christi

Captain Ty Jurica is a native of Houston. He enlisted in the United States Navy in August 1989 and completed Recruit Training in San Diego, CA. Upon boot camp graduation, he completed Aviation Structural Mechanic (AMS) “A” School in Millington, TN, followed by Naval Aircrew Candidate School in Pensacola, FL, where he also completed over 10 years of service as an Aircraft Structural Mechanic and Naval Aircrewman in the MH-53E. Jurica took command of NAS Corpus Christi in July 2022.

Commander Rudy A. Hawkins

Executive Officer, NAS Corpus Christi

CDR Rudy Hawkins grew up in Mandeville, Louisiana and graduated from the US Naval Academy in 2003 with a degree in Systems Engineering. He transferred to Naval Air Station Corpus Christi in June 2022 as Executive Officer.

CMDCM (SW) Carlos Gonzalez

Command Master Chief, NAS Corpus Christi

Master Chief Gonzalez is a native of Delano, California, and enlisted in the United States Navy in June 1998. Gonzalez assumed his duties as Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Command Master Chief in August 2022.