Captain Stephen Steacy of Petaluma, California is a graduate of The George Washington University and was designated a Naval Aviator in 2002. He holds a Master in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School.
Flying the SH-60B and later the MH-60R, his operational assignments include Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (Light) Five One (HSL 51), Assistant Navigator aboard USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71); and HSL 49 detachment officer-in-charge aboard USS THACH (FFG 43).
His initial command tour was with the “Saberhawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Seven Seven (HSM 77), stationed in Japan and deploying with Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) aboard USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN-76). Under his leadership, HSM 77 earned the 2020 Battle ‘E’ Award and the 2021 Secretary of Defense Phoenix Award, securing distinction as the “best of the best” in field-level maintenance in the Department of Defense.
Ashore, Captain Steacy was Flag Aide to Commander, Naval Service Training Command in Great Lakes, IL and a Financial Management Planner for US Forces Iraq in Baghdad. He was a Mission Assurance action officer in the Joint Staff, J-33 where he developed and oversaw an assessment program with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Most recently, he was the Associate Director for Integration in the OPNAV N81 Assessments Division focusing on questions of the Navy’s force design and future force structure.
Captain Steacy has flown over 2,000 hours. He holds various individual, unit, and campaign awards including multiple Battle ‘E’ and maintenance awards earned by Shipmates he is honored to have served alongside.
Last Updated: 20 March 2025