Contributed by Mike Smolinski
USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN-72)
| Commanding Officers | ||
| Captain William Buford Hayden | 11 November 1989 - 16 June 1991 (Note 1) | RADM |
| Captain James Oren Ellis, Jr. | 16 June 1991 - 9 September 1993 | ADM |
| Captain Richard Jerome Nibe | 9 September 1993 - 22 August 1995 | RADM |
| Captain Robert Frederick Willard | 22 August 1995 - 18 February 1998 | ADM |
| Captain James Joseph Quinn | 18 February 1998 - 15 May 2000 | RADM |
| Captain Douglas Kent Dupouy | 15 May 2000 - 5 November 2002 | |
| Captain Kendall L. Card | 5 November 2002 - 17 March 2005 | VADM (Sel.) |
| Captain Charles Andrew ("Andy") McCawley | 17 March 2005 - 18 June 2007 | |
| Captain Patrick Douglas ("Monty") Hall | 18 June 2007 - 28 January 2010 | RADM (Sel.) |
| Captain John David Alexander | 28 January 2010 - present | |
| Note 1: PCU Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) was officially established 2 October 1987; CDR David P. Keller was designated Officer In Charge (OIC). CAPT J.J. Dantone, the first designated Commanding Officer (CO) reported aboard 14 December 1987 along with the Executive Officer (XO), CDR Stanley W. Bryant. CAPT Dantone was relieved as CO by CAPT Bryant (XO) on 26 September 1988, and transferred to USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) as CO. CAPT Bryant was relieved by CAPT William B. Hayden on 13 December 1988 and reassumed the duties of XO. | ||
Sources: LCDR John Filostrat, Public Affairs Officer, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72); Ship's Command History;
Ron Reeves & Wolfgang Hechler
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