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A native of Akron, Ohio and a 2000 graduate of Villanova University ROTC. He earned his Master of Business Administration in Financial Management from the Naval Postgraduate School and is DAU Program Management Advanced Certified.
His sea duty assignments include duty in the 4th, 5th and 7th Fleets. He served as the Combat Information Center Officer onboard USS Boone (FFG 28); Navigator and Administrative Officer onboard USS Vicksburg (CG 69); Chief Engineer onboard USS De Wert (FFG 45); Commanding Officer of PC Crew Hotel onboard USS Tempest (PC 2) and USS Sirocco (PC 6).
As Executive Officer and then Commanding Officer of USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) Gold Crew, he guided the ship through PSA, CSSQT, Final Contract Trials, Basic Phase, Intermediate and Advanced Phase, the first full LCS SWATT and installation of the first Naval Strike Missile onboard an LCS. He deployed to C7F while in command and executed the first test firing and then exercise firing of the Naval Strike Missile.
Upon reporting to CTF 70/Commander Carrier Strike Group FIVE in Yokosuka, Japan, he served as the future operations and plans officer charged with planning the 2020 Ronald Reagan Strike Group deployment. During this tour, he returned back to command of USS Gabrielle Giffords where he executed a freedom of navigation transit and other near peer competitor operations proving the usefulness and lethality of LCS in 7th Fleet.
Ashore, he served as the Surface Combatant Construction and Modernization budget analyst in the Office of Navy Budget (FMB) for the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Financial Management and Comptroller. He oversaw the budgeting and reprogramming actions for major shipbuilding programs including LCS, DDG-51, DDG-1000 and Cruiser and Destroyer modernization, LCS Mission Module procurement and many other Surface Warfare programs. He served at HQ US European Command as the Strategic Resources Branch Chief in ECJ5/8 Capabilities Division. He was responsible for the EUCOM Program Budget Review issue paper submissions, resulting in significant resource increases for HQ EUCOM and development of the European Reassurance Initiative. Most recently, he served at SEA 21 in PMS 505 LCS Sustainment and Fleet Introduction as the LCS Strike Team executor and Fleet Introduction Principal Assistant Program Manager focused on reliability and sustainment of in service LCS ships. Additionally, he was the Reliability line of operations lead for Task Force-LCS, a CNSP led effort focused on increasing operational availability of the LCS fleet. His teams’ efforts earned the 2022 Department of the Navy Sustainment Team of the Year award.
CAPT Lehmann is currently assigned as Major Program Manager for PMS 501 Littoral Combat Ship and slated for PMS 420 LCS Mission Module Program in October.
CAPT Lehmann’s awards include the 2021 RADM Deak Parsons Award for Excellence in Surface Warfare Acquisition; Defense Meritorious Service Medal, 4 Meritorious Service Medals, 2 Navy Commendation Medals, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, 3 Navy-Marine Corps Achievement Medals and various other medals and ribbons.
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