COMMANDING OFFICER
Captain Mathew R. Loe
Nurse Corps,
United States Navy
A native of Pasadena, Texas, Captain Mathew R. Loe completed his Bachelor of Science in Nursing at The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas in 1995 and his Master of Science in Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Texas in 2001. In 2012, he completed the Doctor of Nursing Practice at Texas Tech Health Science Center Lubbock, Texas. He was awarded Best Clinical Capstone project for his research on heat illness and was inducted into Sigma Theta Tau nursing honor society. In 2014, he completed a post doctorate certificate in Executive Leadership from Texas Tech Health Science Center. In 2015, he was inducted as a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
After an extensive civilian nursing career, Captain Loe joined the U.S. Navy in support of the global war on terrorism. Captain Loe’s leadership roles include officer-in-charge, Expeditionary Medical Facility Dallas One, Detachment J, where he supported global contingency operations. Deployed to Afghanistan in 2008, his roles included embedded training team chief, senior mentor to the 203rd Afghan Army Garrison Commander, polish liaison officer, and medical embedded training team leader responsible for all forward operating base departments supporting over three thousand Afghan Army and four hundred North Atlantic Treaty Organization personnel. After deployment, he served as department head of deployment health at Naval Branch Health Clinic Gulfport, Mississippi supporting medical readiness requirements for over thirty regional commands and medical in-processing for thousands of deploying personnel in support of global contingency operations. Next served at the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, as branch head of family readiness, program manager for LIMDU SMART, and coordinator for accession program enlisted medical waivers. Further roles included senior medical officer United States Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Redzikowo, Poland, department head of medical readiness at Bangor, Washington, and at Naval Readiness and Training Command (NMRTC) Beaufort, South Carolina his roles included director for clinical support services, director for branch clinics, and officer-in-charge Branch Health Clinic Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. He recently served as executive officer NMRTC Lemoore and deputy director Naval Health Clinic Lemoore, California.
Captain Loe's awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (4), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (3), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and 2009 Association of the United States Navy Bea Ratner Nurse Corps Junior Officer of the Year.
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
CAPTAIN Robin C. Bennett
Dental Corps
United States Navy
Captain Robin Bennett hails from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and stayed close to her hometown while attending the University of Wisconsin – Parkside (Kenosha, WI) with a major in biology and minor in chemistry and while completing professional education at Marquette University School of Dentistry (Milwaukee, WI). During dental school, she entered naval service as a recipient of the Health Professions Scholarship and was commissioned upon graduation in May of 2006.
To begin her career, she reported to what was then Naval Health Center, Great Lakes, Illinois to complete an Advanced Education in General Dentistry Program before accepting her first Department Head tour at sea, onboard USS CARTER HALL (LSD-50) in July 2007. As ship’s company, she participated in an anti-piracy deployment off the Horn of Africa and another deployment to provide oil platform defense in the Northern Arabian Gulf. Two years later she became the Oral Diagnosis Department Head at Sewell’s Point, Branch Dental Clinic, Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. In 2011, she was selected as an Individual Augmentee and Dental Department Head in Camp Buehring as a part of Expeditionary Medical Facility, Kuwait. Upon return to Naval Station Norfolk, 11 months later, she resumed her role as Department Head and was awarded Junior Dental Officer of the Year for Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.
In 2013, she returned to the fleet as Dental Department Head onboard USS WASP (LHD-1) which was then the test platform for Joint Strike Fighter Operations. In 2015 she received orders to United States Naval Hospital Naples, Italy and was selected to be Department Head of General Dentistry. Captain Bennett transferred to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Great Lakes where she led restorative services on Recruit Training Command at USS OSBORNE Branch Dental Clinic and was later appointed Department Head, Fisher Branch Dental Clinic on Naval Station Great Lakes.
Captain Bennett reported for a Milestone position as Chief Dental Officer and Director, Dental Services at Naval Medicine Readiness and Training Command, Lemoore. She was selected for a unique opportunity to remain in Lemoore and is now excited to expand her leadership influence as the Command’s Executive Officer.
Captain Bennett is Surface Warfare Medical Department Officer Qualified. Her military decorations and awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with three gold stars, and Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.
COMMAND MASTER CHIEF
HMCM Eric M. Morgan (FMF/SW/AW)
United States Navy
Master Chief Petty Officer Morgan is a native of Otsego, Michigan. In May 1999, he enlisted in the United States Navy and attended basic training in Great Lakes, IL. Upon completion of Recruit Training in Great Lakes, IL, he received a meritorious promotion to E-2, as Division Honor Recruit. He completed Field Medical Service School Camp Pendleton, CA in February 2000, then joined STA Platoon, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion 3rd Marine in Kaneohe Bay, HI and 2 years later, transferred to Heavy CAAT platoon, completing a 4-year tour there. While there, he successfully completed 2 UDPs to Okinawa, Japan, Operation Crocodile in Australia, and JTF 510 in Zamboanga, Philippines. He was also promoted to Petty Officer Second Class and earned his FMF Warfare Qualification.
In February 2004, he transferred to Branch Medical Clinic Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, CA. While serving as the Leading Petty Officer (LPO) of the Sick-Call department, he deployed on the USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) in support of Operation Unified Assistance the Indonesian Tsunami Relief effort.
In February 2006, he attended the Naval School of Health Sciences in San Diego, CA for 13 months and completed Advanced X-Ray School. Upon completion of C School, he reported to R.E. Bush Naval Hospital 29 Palms, CA, where he was the LPO of the Radiology Department.
In October 2010, he reported to Branch Health Annex Camp Fuji, Japan where he led the charge in Spring of 2011 with his fellow Marines from Camp Fuji in Operation Tomodachi. He served as the Senior Medical Department Representative (SMDR) from the Sendai Airport, providing sick-call and preventive medicine services. He also conducted clean-up efforts, personnel recovery, and food, fuel, and water supply delivery to over 30,000 displaced Japanese citizens. After Operation Tomodachi, he took an Individual Augmented deployment to Bahrain in support of OEF from August 2011 to March 2012.
From July 2012 to April 2014, he did follow-on tours with Combat Logistics Regiment 1, Georgia Liaison Team Rotation 10 (GLT 10) in Camp Pendleton, CA. While GLT returned to the states, he remained in Afghanistan to fulfill the responsibilities of the SMDR for the 215 Corps Engineer Kandak, ANA SFATT team. After returning from Afghanistan, he transferred to 1
st MLG, G3 Navy Tactical Readiness and Training Department where he was selected to Chief Petty Officer in August 2015.
In March 2016 Chief Morgan transferred to Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) as the Directorate for Surgical Services, Orthopaedic Surgery Department LCPO. While attached to NMCSD, he was augmented to the USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) in support of Pacific Partnership-18 (PP18) and was assigned as the Senior Enlisted Leader for Surgical Services in support of PP18.
From October 2018 to November 2021 Chief Morgan served on the USS Nimitz (CVN 68), where he assumed responsibilities as the Dental Department LCPO. In November 2021 Senior Chief Morgan reported to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton where he is served as the Interim Command Master Chief. In January 2025 Master Chief Morgan reported as the Command Master Chief of Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Lemoore.
HMCM Morgan’s personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Marine Corps Commendation with two gold star and one combat “V”, Joint Service Achievement Medal and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with three gold stars.