Capt. Kevin M. Corcoran
Deputy Commander, Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group
Captain Kevin Corcoran is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and son of an enlisted Marine. He graduated from Villanova University with a B.S. in Finance and earned MBA and Master of Public Policy degrees at Duke University. He has completed Joint Professional Military Education from the Naval War College and National Defense University Joint Forces Staff College.
Captain Corcoran’s command assignments include Commodore, 5th Navy Expeditionary Logistics Regiment; Naval Reserve NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center, Puget Sound; Navy Cargo Handling Battalion EIGHT; and Defense Logistics Agency Distribution, Susquehanna. He has completed deployments to Iraq with 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and to Afghanistan as Operations Officer for DLA mission in sustaining forces and executing a historic drawdown and base closure and transfer process. In his role as NAVELSG Deputy Commander, he is the first Supply Corps Reserve Officer selected for Sequential Major Command.
Captain Corcoran has also served as Executive Officer and Operations Officer, Navy Cargo Handling Battalion EIGHT; Executive Officer, NAVSUP (NR) Headquarters; Supply Officer, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 27; Training Officer, DCMA – Baltimore; Training Officer, Assistant Air Cargo Company Commander, and HQ Company Commander, Navy Cargo Handling Battalion TEN. He has also performed extended periods on orders as Air Terminal Operations Officer in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM during NSA Souda Bay's highest op-tempo in command history, as well as standing up Forward Logistics Site (FLS) Akrotiri in the eastern Mediterranean on the eve and initial weeks of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. He has participated in numerous fleet and joint exercises in INDO-PACOM, CENTCOM and EUCOM theaters.
Captain Corcoran is qualified as a Navy Expeditionary Supply Corps officer and Seabee Combat Warfare specialist and was selected as the nationwide 2005 Navy Junior Officer of the Year by the Reserve Officers’ Association. His personal awards include the Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and various additional awards. He has earned both 1205 Air and 1215 Shipboard Cargo Handling Officer NOBCs.