VT-22 Leadership

Executive Officer

Commander Kevin X. Guldner is a native of Ballston Spa, New York. Graduating in May 2008 from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a Bachelor of Science in Electronic Media, Arts, and Communication, he received his commission through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps, and reported to NAS Pensacola, FL for flight training. He was designated a Naval Aviator in October 2011 and reported to VFA-122 in Lemoore, CA for initial training in the F/A-18 Super Hornet.

At sea, CDR Guldner has served multiple Forward Deployed Naval Forces tours in Japan and deployed to all Fleet areas of operations including two combat deployments flying missions over Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria in support of OPERATIONS INHERENT RESOLVE, FREEDOM'S SENTINEL and RESOLUTE SUPPORT. His sea assignments include Line Division Officer with the VFA-195 "Dambusters" aboard USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73), Assistant Operations Officer with the CVW-9 "Shogun" Team aboard USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN-74), and Operations Officer with the VFA-102 "Diamondbacks" aboard USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN-76).

Ashore, CDR Guldner served as Operational Test Director at the VX-9 "Vampires", conducting Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) for emergent F/A-18 air-to-surface weapon systems prior to Fleet release, and is a graduate of the Naval Aviation Safety School. Following his Department Head tour, he served as Installation Executive Officer of Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, the Navy's largest installation, where he continued to support RDT&E missions at the service's premier test and acquisitions facility. CDR Guldner selected for command and reported to VT-22 as Executive Officer in June 2025.

Commander Guldner has accumulated over 2,400 flight hours in tactical aircraft and 638 carrier arrested landings. His personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal (with Gold Stars) and Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (with Gold Stars), as well as multiple unit and service awards. He is married with three children.