TW1 Leadership

Commodore

Captain Sylvester R. Foley IV is a native of Deerfield, New Hampshire and a 2002 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He received his "Wings of Gold" in February 2005 in Kingsville, Texas, going on to fly the FA-18C Hornet at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina and the FA-18E/F Super Hornet at NAS Oceana, Virginia; NAF Atsugi, Japan; and NAS Lemoore, California.

Foley's operational assignments include tours with VFA-86, CVW-3, VFA-195, as the Commanding Officer of VFA-113, and Chief of Staff for CSG-2. He deployed aboard the USS Enterprise, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS George Washington, USS Carl Vinson, and USS Ronald Reagan in support of numerous missions to include Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM, INHERENT RESOLVE, and PROSPERITY GUARDIAN.

Foley completed shore assignments as an instructor pilot in VFA-106, a member of the Joint Staff (J7), and received a Master of Science degree from the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy.

He assumed command of Training Air Wing ONE onboard Naval Air Station Meridian in August 2025.

Foley has accumulated over 3,300 flight hours, including 35 combat missions, and 740 arrested landings. His decorations include the Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Strike/Flight Air Medal, and various personal, unit, and campaign awards.