Leadership

Capt. James J. Driscoll, Commanding Officer

    CAPT James Driscoll in a native of Shelby, OH and enlisted in the United States Navy and reported to boot camp at Naval Training Center Great Lakes on 26 April 1993 as a Seaman Recruit. After boot camp he reported to Hospital Corps School Great Lakes and subsequently reported to duty stations at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay and Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi. At Corpus Christi he was selected for the Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program (MECP).

     CAPT Driscoll earned his Bachelors of Science in Nursing degree from Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi in May 2002 and was commissioned to the rank of Ensign. He reported to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth where he worked on an orthopedic    post-surgical ward and then the Intensive Care Unit. As a critical care nurse CAPT Driscoll deployed with Naval Medical Expeditionary Unit-Portsmouth to Kuwait and then forward deployed to Balad, Iraq to assist the Air Force hospital with an increase in casualties.

     After perioperative training, CAPT Driscoll reported to Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune to work in the main operating room. Shortly after orientation he worked as a case manager at Camp Geiger helping young Marines stay in the Marine Corps. He also deployed with Combat Logistics Battalion-8 to Ar Ramadi, Iraq with a Forward Resuscitative Surgical Suite (FRSS). Being the sole perioperative nurse on a team of 7, he also served as the back-up critical care nurse. He earned his Fleet Marine Force (FMF) pin for medical personnel.

     In 2010, CAPT Driscoll reported to Fleet Surgical Team-8 (FST) as the perioperative nurse. During this tour he embarked with the FST onboard the USS Bataan for a surge deployment on a 2 week notice. This float with the 22^nd Marine Expeditionary Unit turned into a 320 day deployment, the longest deployment float for a navy ship since Vietnam. During this deployment he earned his Surface Warfare Medical Department pin.

     Upon completion of the tour CAPT Driscoll reported to Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune where he was appointed as the acting Department Head (DH) due to deployment of current the Department Head. He served as DH for 14 months and during this tour he earned his Masters of Science in Nursing degree with a concentration in Nursing Management and Organizational Leadership from American Sentinel University in Aurora, Colorado. Upon completion of his tour at Camp Lejeune CAPT Driscoll reported to Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point in September 2014 and was the Department Head of Surgical Services.

     In October 2018 CAPT Driscoll reported to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth as the Department Head of Operative Support Services and then the Associate Director, Surgical Services. In May 2023 CAPT Driscoll reported to NMRTC Cherry Point as the Executive Officer. In January 2025 CAPT Driscoll assumed command of NMRTC Cherry Point.

     CAPT Driscoll’s is a qualified Fleet Marine Force and Surface Warfare Medical Department Officer. His military awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal (4^th award), Navy Achievement Medal (6^th award), Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy Good Conduct Award (3^rd award), National Defense Service Medal(2^nd award), Iraqi Campaign Medal with EGA, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medals, Humanitarian Service Medal (2^nd award), Sea Service Ribbon (2^nd award), Overseas Service Ribbon (3^rd award), and Sharp Shooter Pistol.

     CAPT Driscoll currently resides in Stella, NC with his wife Edy. CAPT Driscoll and Edy have six adult children.

CDR Carlton W. Bennett III, Acting Executive Officer

Commander Bennett is a native of Baltimore, Maryland. He enlisted in the Navy in January 1988, attending basic training at Recruit Training Command Orlando, Florida. AWAN Bennett reported to Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Seventeen (HS-17) in May 1989 as an SH-3H Aircrewman, and while assigned, deployed aboard U.S.S. Coral Sea (CV-43) and U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). AW2(AW) Bennett transferred to HS-15 in 1991 deploying aboard U.S.S. Forrestal (CV-59) and U.S.S. Saratoga (CV-60).

In 1994, AW2(AW/SW) Bennett reported to HS-1 as a Fleet Replacement Instructor where he qualified students as Naval Aircrewman in the SH-60 airframe. AW1(AW/SW) Bennett reported to the Undersea Warfare Module aboard U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-65) in 1997 serving as the module Leading Petty Officer and Undersea Warfare Watch Officer. In 2000, AW1(AW/SW) Bennett reported to Fleet Aviation Specialized Operational Training Group Atlantic Headquarters where he served as an Antisubmarine Warfare Instructor, Training Department Leading Chief Petty Officer, and East Coast Aircrew Programs Coordinator. AWC(AW/SW) Bennett followed his FASO tour at Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing One, Detachment Diego Garcia in the Tactical Support Center where he served as the Operations Division Officer, Watch Officer, and Perth, Australia detachment NCOIC.

Selected for the Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program (MECP), Senior Chief Bennett attended nursing school at the University of North Florida earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Ensign Bennett reported to Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune for his first tour as a Navy Nurse serving in the Level II Nursery as a staff nurse and as the Nursery Division Officer.

Following his tour at Camp Lejeune, Lieutenant Junior Grade Bennett reported to Naval Hospital Guantanamo Bay, Cuba serving as a staff nurse and Department Head of the Multi-Service Ward. Lieutenant Bennett was selected for the Perioperative Training Program in 2011 and following training, returned to Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune serving as a staff Perioperative Nurse. He then transferred to Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point, in the Ambulatory Procedures Unit.

While at Cherry Point, Lieutenant Commander Bennett served as the APU Division Officer, Sterile Processing Manager, Command Nursing Informatics Officer, Command Nurse Educator and the Basic Life Support Program administrator. In 2018, LCDR Bennett returned to Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune and served as the Department Head of Perioperative Services leading the Main Operating Room, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Ambulatory Procedures Unit and Sterile Processing Department.

In 2021, LCDR Bennett deployed with Navy Expeditionary Medical Unit 10G to Erbil Iraq supporting U.S. and coalition forces in Operation Inherent Resolve and served as a perioperative nurse and Senior Nursing Officer. He is currently assigned to Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point and serves as the Acting Executive Officer and Director for Public Health.

He has earned his Naval Aircrewman, Aviation Warfare and Surface Warfare Specialist designations, is a Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) and has earned a Master of Science in Nursing Informatics.

His personal awards include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (six awards), Army Commendation Medal with Combat Device and Navy Achievement Medal (four awards) as well as numerous unit and campaign awards.

HMCM (SW) Cory J. Butler, Clinic Senior Enlisted Leader

Master Chief Cory Butler, a native of Framingham, Massachusetts, embarked on his Navy career in December 1997. Following his completion of recruit training, he attended Corpsman A School in Great Lakes, Illinois, and Field Medical Service School at Camp Pendleton, California.

Master Chief Butler’s initial assignment took him to the Naval Branch Health Clinic in Atsugi, Japan. Over the years, he served in various roles and locations, including Naval Hospital Corpus Christi, Texas, and the 1st Force Service Support Group (FSSG), where he supported Operation Iraqi Freedom. He furthered his expertise at the Naval School of Health Sciences, successfully completing Independent Duty Hospital Corpsman C School.

As an Independent Duty Corpsman (IDC), Master Chief Butler served aboard the USS JOHN L. HALL (FFG-32) out of Mayport, Florida, and later joined the Afloat Training Group Middle Pacific, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. His career continued with assignments at JPAC/DPAA in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Florida, and aboard the USS HUE CITY (CG-66) out of Mayport, Florida and USS NEW YORK (LPD-21), based in Norfolk, Virginia. He also served at Afloat Training Group Norfolk, Virginia.

A graduate of the Senior Enlisted Academy, Master Chief Butler assumed his current role as Command Senior Enlisted Leader at NMRTC Cherry Point in September 2024. His military decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal, and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, alongside various unit and campaign awards.

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