Cmdr. Arturo Trejo
COMMANDING OFFICER, USS BULKELEY (DDG 84)
03 May 2024
A native of El Monte, California, Commander Art Trejo enlisted in the Navy in 1998, where he performed duties as an Air Traffic Controller. In 2005, he was commissioned via the NROTC program from the University of California Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Science in Astrophysics and holds a Master of Public Policy degree from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs.
His sea assignments include: Second Division Officer and Electronic Warfare Officer onboard USS ESSEX (LHD 2); Reactor Propulsion Division Officer onboard USS NIMITZ (CVN 68); Operations Officer onboard USS STOCKDALE (DDG 106); and Main Propulsion Assistant onboard USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71).
His shore and staff assignments include the Senior Staff Officer and C4I representative to NATO for Commander Maritime Headquarters Atlantic (MARLANT HQ) in Nova Scotia, Canada, and as a Junior Board Member for the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Nuclear Propulsion Examining Board.
He most recently served onboard USS BULKELEY (DDG 84) as the Executive Officer.