Timothy Kott

Timothy Jon Kott (born 1967) is a retired United States Navy rear admiral 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 Carrier Strike Group 1 from June 25, 2020 to May 28, 2021, and prior to that, as assistant chief of staff for operations of Allied Joint Force Command Naples, his first flag assignment. In earlier command tours, Kott commanded USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) from March 2013 to March 2015 and USS Hopper (DDG-70) 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


Kott is a native of Newport, Rhode Island. 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 United States Merchant Marine Academy in 1990. He received a master's degree in Management (Financial Management) from the Naval Postgraduate School and a master's degree in National Security Strategy from the National War College.