| Picture | Name | From | To |
| RADM Bryan W. Compton, USN (Ret)
| 12 July 1972 | 21 August 1976 |
| RADM Richard T. Gaskill, USN (Ret)
| 21 August 1976 | 12 February 1979 |
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| RADM John R. Batzler, USN (Ret)
| 12 February 1979 | 26 February 1982 |
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| VADM Raymond P. Ilg, USN (Ret)
| 26 February 1982 | 26 September 1984 |
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| RADM Eugene D. Conner, USN (Ret)
| 26 September 1984 | 28 August 1987 |
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| VADM Brent M. Bennitt, USN (Ret)
| 28 August 1987 | 16 September 1989 |
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| RADM Robert C. Williamson, USN (Ret)
| 16 September 1989 | 16 April 1992 |
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| ADM John B. Nathman, USN
| 16 April 1992 | 26 August 1994 |
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| VADM Alfred G. Harms, Jr., USN (Ret)
| 26 August 1994 | 08 November 1996 |
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| RADM Issac E. Richardson, III, USN
| 08 November 1996 | 08 June 1999 |
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| Captain Steven F. Firks, USN
| 08 June 1999 | 17 May 2002 |
| Capt. Robert J. Gilman
| 17 May 2002 | 23 November 2004 |
| Capt. Ted Branch
| 23 November 2004 | 16 March 2007 |
| Capt Michael Manzir
USN Commanding Officer, USS Nimitz
| 16 March 2007 | Present |