Timothy Mottlau

CDR Timothy Mottlau was born in Miami, Florida and raised in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Graduated from the University of Florida in 2004 and was commissioned in 2008 after attending Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island. He earned his master’s degree in Defense and Strategic Studies and JPME I from the United States Naval War College.

His sea tours include assignments as Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer onboard USS KAUFFMAN (FFG 59); Navigator onboard USS HALYBURTON (FFG 40); Weapons Officer onboard USS WILLIAM P. LAWARENCE (DDG 110); and Navigator onboard USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7). He has served on several tours in the SOUTHCOM, EUCOM, and CENTCOM AORs, and a INDOPACOM deployment in the South China Sea with the STENNIS CSG. He has participated in multiple exercises including UNITAS GOLD, JOINT WARRIOR, RIMPAC, and TRIDENT JUNCTURE.

His tours ashore include assignments as Staff Action Officer, Assistant Battle Watch Captain, and Force Protection Officer with Current Operations (N3) at U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa- C6F; Future Operations Officer (N5) at Amphibious Squadron SIX; and Strategic Planner and Analyst with Policy Division (J511) at U.S. Strategic Command.