A native of Cleveland, OH, Commander Andrew “Kramer” Tenbusch graduated from the University of Michigan in 2008 with a Bachelor and Master of Science in Engineering before being commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps and reporting to NAS Pensacola, FL, for flight training in August 2008. He earned his “Wings of Gold” at Training Squadron EIGHT SIX in May 2010 and then reported to the Strike Fighter Squadron ONE ZERO SIX for initial training as an FA-18F Weapons Systems Officer.

CDR Tenbusch’s first sea tour was with the “Jolly Rogers” of Strike Fighter Squadron ONE ZERO THREE, where he completed two deployments aboard USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) in 2012 and 2013 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. During his 2012 deployment, he served as the detachment officer-in-charge for Exercise Bright Star 2012 at Jiyanklis Air Base, Egypt. His subsequent sea tours included a 2016 personnel exchange with the Royal Navy as a carrier air wing subject matter expert aboard the first-in-class HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH and a department head tour with “Bounty Hunters” of Strike Fighter Squadron TWO, deploying aboard USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70) for a Western Pacific deterrence patrol in 2021.

CDR Tenbusch graduated from the Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) in 2014, after which he reported to the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center’s STRIKE Department for a tour as a Strike Fighter Instructor, supporting Carrier Air Wing Integrated Training detachments and serving as the Navy’s lead planner for the U.S. Air Force-led Neptune exercise series.

Following his department head tour, CDR Tenbusch attended the U.S. Naval War College, where he graduated second in his class with a Master of Arts in Defense and Strategic Studies and remained as a graduate research fellow with the Halsey Alfa Advanced Research Program. He also holds a Master of Systems Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School and a Master of Business Administration in Aerospace and Defense from the University of Tennessee.

CDR Tenbusch has accumulated over 2,000 flight hours and 300 arrested carrier landings in the FA-18F.