Cmdr. Savannah L. Gill assumed the role of commanding officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Dam Neck Activity in Virginia Beach, Virginia, December 2025.
Gill, a native of Memphis, Tennessee, graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering. She also earned a Master of Science in Systems Engineering and a diploma from the Naval War College Command & Staff Program in 2011 from the Naval Postgraduate School. She was the recipient of the Naval Sea Systems Command Excellence Award in Systems Engineering while at NPS. She graduated from Engineering Duty Officer School in 2011 with distinction and received the Vice Admiral Bryan Award for highest academic achievement.
She qualified as a Surface Warfare Officer while aboard USS Gettysburg (CG 64) as the Main Propulsion Division Officer and First Lieutenant from 2007-2009. Gill qualified as an EDO in 2013 while leading the installation and test of the first Aegis Ashore Combat System in Kauai, Hawaii, and serving as the Ballistic Missile Defense/Aegis Ashore Project Officer at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division. Other EDO assignments include leading Total Ship Computing Environment software development for USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) delivery in Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems 9.0; director for BMD and Integrated Architectures under the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Ships under the ASN for Research, Development and Acquisition; military deputy principle assistant program manager for AN/SPY-6 (V)2 and 3 Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) in PEO IWS 2.0; EDO Community Manager in Bureau of Naval Personnel 3; She participated in a SECNAV Tour with Industry with Federal Express.
Her personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), Navy Commendation Medal (two awards), and Navy Achievement Medal