Justin Middlebrook, CDR, USN
Assistant Professor (Permanent Military Professor)
U.S. Naval Academy
History Department (12C)
107 Maryland Ave
Annapolis, MD 21402
Biography
Commander Justin Middlebrook is a Permanent Military Professor and submarine officer. At sea he served as a junior officer on USS Boise (SSN 764), as Navigator and Operations Officer on USS Norfolk (SSN 714), and as Executive Officer on USS Florida (SSGN 728) (Gold). He previously completed four deployments to the EUCOM and CENTCOM Areas of Responsibility.
Ashore he served as a Tactics Instructor at the Submarine Learning Facility, Norfolk, on the staff of the United States Strategic Command as the Branch Chief for Operations Production in the Intelligence Division, and as a Special Projects Analyst and Executive Assistant in the Assessment Division (OPNAV N81). He joined the History Department faculty in the summer of 2026.
Education
- Ph.D. in History – Florida State University
- M.A. in Military History – Norwich University
- Master of Engineering Management – Old Dominion University
- B.S. in Ocean Engineering – United States Naval Academy
Courses Taught
- HH104 - American Naval History
