Assistant Officer-In-Charge

Lieutenant Commander Anthony J. Litwinchuk Jr., MSC, USN

Assistant Officer-in-Charge

Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit TWO, United States Navy

Lieutenant Commander Anthony (A.J.) Litwinchuk graduated from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in Speech Language and Hearing Sciences. He continued his education at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities and graduated with a Doctorate of Audiology in 2018. Upon graduation, he was selected to the Navy Health Services Collegiate Program and completed his residency in Audiology at Naval Medical Center San Diego.

Lieutenant Commander Litwinchuk was stationed at U.S. Naval Hospital, Guam from September 2018 until October 2020 as the Department Head of Audiology. He led the Command Medical Inspector General team and was selected as the Command Compliance Officer. Lieutenant Commander Litwinchuk served as a Joint Region Marianas Regional Operational Center representative where he coordinated USNH Guam responses with local civilian and military emergency management groups. He checked into Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, Portsmouth in October 2020 and served as the Assistant Department Head and Department Head for Occupational Audiology. He oversaw the largest hearing conservation program in the Navy and led remote testing sites on shore and afloat. He was competitively selected to serve as the Administration Officer, Assistant Officer in Charge, and Interim Officer in Charge for Naval Medical Readiness and Training Unit Norfolk where he led 350 staff members in all daily operational functions within the Norfolk tetrad to include administrative, ancillary services, and primary care departments. Lieutenant Commander Litwinchuk is currently stationed at the Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit Two in Norfolk, VA. He collaborates with fleet safety officers and hearing conservation program managers to ensure hearing conservation best practices are executed throughout the region. He leads all custom hearing protection operations throughout the region and brought the first eFit ear scanning capabilities to operational platforms in the Navy.

Lieutenant Commander Anthony J. Litwinchuk’s personal medals and accomplishments include Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Navy Marine Corps Commendation Medals, Navy Meritorious Unit Citation, and Armed Forces Service Medal. He was selected as Navy Medicine’s Audiologist of the Year for 2021 and was awarded the 2023 Department of Defense Elizabeth Guild Award from the Military Audiology Association. Additionally, he was selected to the Navy’s Low Residency Graduate Education Program and graduated with a master’s degree in international studies from Old Dominion University in 2024. He is married to his wife, Katy, who is also a Navy Audiologist and they have one wonderful daughter, Etta.

CDR Johnson is board-certified in Preventive Medicine and Occupational Medicine and holds the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Certificate of Knowledge in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers’ Health. He has authored fifteen peer-reviewed scientific publications and textbook chapters focusing on controlling infectious diseases of military significance. CDR Johnson is a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine, a Delta Omega Public Health Honors Society member, and the 2017 recipient of the Rear Admiral Charles S. Stephenson Award for Excellence in Navy Occupational Health, Preventive Medicine, and Health Promotion. His military decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, and the Joint Service Achievement Medal. He is married to Rebecca Johnson, an active-duty Navy Pathologist. They have two amazing children, Madeleine and Achilles.