CDR Todd F. Cimicata was born in Rochester, NY.  He received his commission through the Villanova University NROTC program in 1995. 

CDR Cimicata was designated a Naval Aviator in October 1998 and received orders to the “Grim Reapers” of VF-101 at NAS Oceana for F-14 Tomcat training.  His first fleet assignment was as a member of the Forward Deployed Naval Forces and the “Black Knights” of VF-154 in Atsugi, Japan.  The squadron embarked to the Western Pacific aboard the USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63).

 In April 2002, CDR Cimicata was selected to attend the US Navy Test Pilot School Cooperative Program, where he was part of the first Navy class to receive a degree from the Air Force Institute of Technology before attending Test Pilot School.  After graduating, he joined the “Salty Dogs” of VX-23 in Patuxent River, Maryland.

 In April 2006, CDR Cimicata reported to the “Pukin’ Dogs” of VFA-143 where he served as Operations and Maintenance Officer.  While there, he deployed aboard the USS EISENHOWER (CVN 69) in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM and Maritime Support Operations off the coast of Somalia. 

 In January 2009, CDR Cimicata was selected to be Aide-de-Camp to the Deputy Commander, US European Command in Stuttgart, Germany.  In January 2010, he reported to the US Military Delegation to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Brussels, Belgium.  As a member of the Joint Staff, he worked as Flag Aide to the US Military Representative and as the US Air Planner.  Following his return from overseas, he joined the “Flying Eagles” of VFA-122 in January 2012 and became the Executive Officer.  In December 2012, CDR Cimicata reported to the VFA-147 Argonauts as the Executive Officer.

 CDR Cimicata is a 1995 graduate of Villanova University, receiving a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a business concentration.  He holds a Masters of Science in Aeronautical Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology.