Rank: Captain
Ship’s Company: Command
Captain Ted Branch has earned such major awards as the Legion of Merit, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal and Air Medal. During the deployment featured in CARRIER, he served as captain and commanding officer of the USS Nimitz and is now serving as rear admiral, after his promotion in 2007. He is currently serving as director of information, plans and security for the chief of naval operations in Washington, D.C. He was born and raised in Mississippi.