Commanding Officer, Transient Personnel Unit - Puget Sound 

Lieutenant Commander Ryan Bowers

A native of Clearlake, California, Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Bowers enlisted as an Aircraft Structural Mechanic (AME) in 2001 and received his commission through Seaman to Admiral in 2011.

Bowers is a Human Resources (HR) Officer with a proven subspecialty in Manpower Systems Analysis and is board certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR).   A graduate of San Diego State University, he earned a Master of Science degree in Management from the Naval Postgraduate School and has completed Joint Professional Military Education (JPME1).

HR assignments include service as Fleet Programming and Manpower (POM) Analyst, Fleet Distribution Officer, and Executive Assistant for the Director, Total Force Management, U.S. Pacific Fleet (N1), Officer in Charge, Yokosuka Transient Personnel Unit, Officer in Charge, Pretrial Confinement Facility Yokosuka, and as Manpower Analyst and Individual Augmentee Coordinator for Commander, Navy Region Southwest.

Enlisted assignments include tours as a maintenance professional in Strike Fighter Squadron 192 in Atsugi, Japan deploying onboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), and Strike Fighter Squadron 146 in Lemoore, CA deploying onboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in support of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. He also served as a Recruiter at Navy Recruiting District San Francisco where he was meritoriously advanced to First Class Petty Officer. 

Bowers’ military decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (two awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (six awards), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, and the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (four awards). 
 

Executive Officer, Transient Personnel Unit - Puget Sound 

Lieutenant Jacob D. Pardue

A native of Durant Oklahoma, Lt. Jacob D. Pardue  is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Quantitative Economics.

Operationally, Lt. Pardue served as a Surface Warfare Officer onboard the USS Wayne E. Meyer and USS Michael Murphy homeported in Pearl Harbor Hawaii. He deployed with the USS Michael Murphy to U.S. 5th Fleet in support of Operation Prosperity Guardian and Operation Poseidon Archer, supporting freedom of navigation in the Red Sea.
 
In August 2024, Lt. Pardue was selected for Lateral Transfer to the Human Resources Community. He currently serves as the Executive Officer of Transient Personnel Unit Puget Sound.
 
His military awards include the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (two awards), Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, and Combat Action Ribbon.
 

Command MASTER Chief, Transient Personnel Unit - Puget Sound  

Command Master Chief Ilan J. Saulnier

Command Master Chief Ilan J. Saulnier is a native to Reno, raised in the mountains surrounding Lake Tahoe. He enlisted in the United States Navy in June of 2007 and reported to Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois that same month. He successfully completed ET “A” school in June of 2008. In February of 2024, he was selected to serve as Command Master Chief of Transient Personnel Unit, Puget Sound.

His Sea duty assignments include:  USS Cape St. George (CG-71) and USS Spruance (DDG-111) in San Diego, CA.

His subsequent shore duties include Center for Surface Combat Systems detachment Pearl Harbor, Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training detachment Atsugi, Japan, and Surface Combat Systems Training Command Headquarters, Dahlgren, Virginia. 

Command Master Chief  Saulnier graduated from the Senior Enlisted Academy, Class 259 (Khaki) in February 2023. He holds an Associates in Science with emphasis on Electronic Engineering Technology from Thomas Edison State University and is in pursuit of his Bachelors.

Command Master Chief Saulnier is qualified to wear the Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist (ESWS) insignia.  His personal awards include the Navy Commendation Medal (four awards), Navy Achievement Award (six awards), Good Conduct Medal (five awards), and various other Unit and campaign awards.