Dennis Potter
Adjutant & Quartermaster - Navy

Retired form the U.S. Navy as a Senior Chief Petty Officer after 20 years of active duty service in 1997.  He is a Life Member of the Veteran's of Foreign Wars and has been a member of Post 6496 since 2025.  He assumed the duties as the Post Adjutant during the 2025-2026 service year.  He was elected as the Sr. Vice Commander for the 2026-2027 service year and will also remain as the Post Adjutant.  On 8 August 2026, he relinquished his position as Sr. Vice Commander and was elected the Post Quartermaster to finish the 2026-2027 service year.  He is both Aviation Warfare and Surface Warfare Specialist qualified.  He served onboard NAS Whiting Field in Milton FL, Airborne Early Warning Squadron ONE ONE FIVE (VAW-115) onboard the USS Midway (CV-41) in Yokosuka Japan, Navy Recruiting District Washington DC, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) in Norfolk VA, Helicopter Antisubmarine (Light) Squadron THREE FOUR  (HSL-34) in Norfolk VA, Naval Station Norfolk VA and he retired out of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion SEVENTY-FOUR in Gulfport MS.  He is eligible for the Veteran's of Foreign Wars by being awarded the Southwest Asia Service Medal and the Navy Expeditionary Medal.
             
                      


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