Captain Clint A. Cornell, USN
92nd Commandant of Midshipmen
United States Naval Academy
Captain Clint Cornell is a native of Dickson City, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and commissioned in May 2001.
He earned his Master of Science degree in National Security Studies from the National War College in Washington, DC. He promoted to his current rank in September 2022. His sea duty and operational tours include: Damage Control Assistant, USS Dextrous (MCM 13) forward deployed to Bahrain; Officer in Charge, EOD Mobile Unit TWO Detachment 12; Officer in Charge, Riverine Squadron THREE Detachment Three; Operations Officer, EOD Mobile Unit FIVE; Executive Officer, EOD Mobile Unit TWO; Commanding Officer, EOD Mobile Unit TWO; and Commander Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group ONE.
While ashore, he served on the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Staff as the EOD and Diving Readiness and Requirements Officer, at the Bureau of Naval Personnel as the EOD Officer Community Manager in Millington, Tennessee, the EOD Officer Assignment and Placement Officer stationed at Navy Personnel Command in Millington, Tennessee, as the Executive Officer, Navy Expeditionary Warfighting Development Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the J10 (Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction) Operations Division Chief and Deputy Director at U.S. Special Operations Command.
CAPT Cornell assumed his duties as 92nd Commandant of Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy in June 2026.
He is designated as an EOD Warfare officer with qualifications as a special operations officer, surface warfare officer, deep sea diving officer, combat craft patrol officer, and naval parachutist. He is proud to wear the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal with the Combat Distinguishing Device, Combat Action Ribbon (two awards), Battle ‘E’ (three awards) and various other personal and campaign awards.
