Patch contributed by Mike Smolinski
| Commanding Officers | |||
| Captain Richard Lee Martin | USNA 1959 | 13 March 1982 – 30 July 1983 (1) | |
| Captain Thomas Alexander Mercer | USNA 1962 | 30 July 1983 – 20 March 1986 | RADM |
| Captain George Donoghue O'Brien, Jr. | USNA 1960 | 20 March 1986 – 14 April 1989 | |
| Captain Doyle John Borchers II | USNA 1965 | 14 April 1989 – 28 March 1992 | |
| Captain John Scott Payne | USNA 1967 | 28 March 1992 – 7 October 1994 | |
| Captain Larry Clifford Baucom | USNA 1970 | 7 October 1994 – 29 January 1997 | RADM |
| Captain David Mark Crocker | NROTC 1974 | 29 January 1997 – 8 November 1999 | RADM |
| Captain Bruce Waid Clingan [Biography] | NROTC 1977 | 8 November 1999 – 6 October 2001 | ADM |
| Captain Richard Burton ("Rick") Wren | USNA 1978 | 6 October 2001 – 14 May 2004 | RADM |
| Captain Kevin Michael ("Kid") Donegan [Biography] | NROTC 1980 | 14 May 2004 – 5 October 2006 | VADM |
| Captain Walter Edward ("Ted") Carter Jr. [Biography] | USNA 1981 | 5 October 2006 – 7 July 2009 | VADM |
| Captain Bruce Hicks Lindsey [Biography] | USNA 1982 | 7 July 2009 – 2 December 2011 | VADM |
| Captain Kent David ("Torch") Whalen [Biography] | USNA 1984 | 2 December 2011 – 1 September 2014 | RADM |
| Captain Karl Owen Thomas [Biography] | NROTC 1986 | 1 September 2014 – 31 May 2016 | VADM |
| Captain Douglas Charles ("V8") Verissimo [Biography] | AOCS 1989 | 31 May 2016 – 11 June 2018 | RADM |
| Captain Matthew C. Paradise [Biography] | ECP 1992 | 11 June 2018 – 24 January 2021 | RADM |
| Captain Philip Scott Miller [Biography] | USNA 1994 | 24 January 2021 – 7 August 2023 | RADM |
| Captain Matthew Christo Thomas | USNA 1997 | 7 August 2023 – present | |
Note 1: Commanding Officer of PCU Carl Vinson since March 1980. [Back] | |||
Sources: Public Affairs Office, USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70);
Ron Reeves & Wolfgang Hechler
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