Squadron Augment Unit | VT-4

Commanding Officer

CDR Traylor is originally from Starke, Florida. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Business Administration at the University of Florida in 2007. After graduating from UF, he attended Navy OCS in Newport, Rhode Island and subsequently reported for flight training at NAS Pensacola in June 2008. While in flight school he met Kate, his wife of 14 years now. They have two children, Molly and Nathan.

After completing Primary flight training at VT-10 and the Fleet Replacement Squadron at VP-30, he reported to Patrol Squadron Eight in April 2010. While attached to the Fighting Tigers, he completed deployments to Central America, the Middle East, and the Western Pacific. He then reported to Naval Aviation Schools Command in Pensacola as an Instructor and obtained a Master's Degree in Business Administration with the Naval Postgraduate School in February 2016.

After completing his shore tour, CDR Traylor reported to the USS George H.W. Bush CVN-77 as a Catapult/Arresting Gear Officer (Shooter) in Norfolk, Virginia. While there, he completed a full work up and training cycle with the ship and subsequently went on cruise to the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf with port calls in Crete, Bahrain, Dubai, Israel, and the United Kingdom.

CDR Traylor then transferred back to NAS Pensacola where he served as the Installation Aviation Safety Officer at Air Operations and Detachment Officer in Charge of International Student Training at NAS Whiting Field. He separated from active duty in July 2022 and joined the Training Squadron Four Squadron Augmentation Unit as a Reservist. In addition to affiliating with the Reserves, CDR Traylor is currently employed as a Contract Instructor Naval Flight Officer with Fidelity Technologies.