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Captain Ryan Easterday

Commanding Officer, NSA Monterey

Capt. Easterday is a native of Davis, California, who graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in history. Easterday, whose naval career has spanned numerous assignments at sea and ashore, comes to NSAM from North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Joint Operations Center, where he served as the command center director. His previous command assignments include command of the Arleigh Burke-class Aegis Guided Missile Destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56). Easterday is a graduate of the Advanced Command and Staff Course at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom’s Joint Services Command and Staff College. He holds a master’s degree in Defence Studies from King’s College, London, and was the U.S. Navy Hudson Fellow at the University of Oxford during the 2022-2023 academic year.
 

Last Updated: 22 January 2026

 

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