Timothy Jon Kott (born 1967) is a retired

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and surface warfare officer who last served as the commander of Navy Region Hawaii from June 18, 2021 to June 17, 2022. Kott was dual-hatted as Commander, Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific from June 18, 2021 to June 3, 2022. Before that, he most recently served as commander of

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from June 25, 2020 to May 28, 2021, and prior to that, as assistant chief of staff for operations of

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, his first flag assignment. In earlier command tours, Kott commanded from March 2013 to March 2015 and from July 2008 to March 2010. In September 2023, Kott was one of three retired admirals who were formally reprimanded for "leadership failures" leading to fuel spills at Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility in 2021.

Early life and education

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Kott is a native of

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. He was born to Cmdr. (ret) James "Jim" R. Kott (died 2017) and H. Irene Kott with 3 siblings. He received his commission from the

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in 1990. He received a master's degree in Management (Financial Management) from the

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and a master's degree in National Security Strategy from the

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Awards and decorations

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