Lieutenant Commander John Thornton 2024-12-10 Comments Closed News, Recruiting, RSS LCDR John Thornton, a native of Katy, TX, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2014, where he was commissioned as a Naval Aviator and selected to fly the MH-53 helicopter. In 2017, he transferred to the Human Resources Community. Related Items Nominees for Navy secretary, No. 2 Pentagon post to face lawmakers 2025-02-24 Two Navy EA-18G Growler crew members missing after crash 2024-10-16 Analysis shows troops financially stronger in 2023 than pre-pandemic 2024-12-02 ‘We Learned a Lot’: Marines, Sailors Reflect on Deployments Chock-Full of Equipment Challenges 2025-02-06