Cedric Patterson

Assistant Chief Cedric Patterson is assigned to Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Fire & Emergency Services, District 3, where he manages day-to-day firefighting operations for five military installations, including Naval Air Station Oceana, Dam Neck Annex, Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Fentress, Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek and Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story. Previously, he was assigned to Joint Base San Antonio. He graduated in 2005 from Park University with a Bachelor of Science in organizational management. Patterson graduated from the University of Houston-Victoria with a Master of Business Administration in strategic management of organizations. In 2016, he completed the Fire Service Chief Executive Officer course at Texas A&M’s Mays Business School.