Feb. 5, 2026 -- Captain Jeremy M. Komasz, U.S. Navy Reserve and Commanding Officer, USSOCOM Headquarters, Navy Reserve Readiness Unit, on Wednesday led the Pledge of Allegiance at the Board of Commissioners meeting at the Lackawanna County Government Center, 123 Wyoming Ave., Scranton.

Capt. Komasz is a native of Egg Harbor Twp., N.J. He graduated from The George Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs and was commissioned through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1996. He completed Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL Training (BUD/S Class 214) in 1997.

On active duty, Capt. Komasz served in multiple leadership and operations billets within Naval Special Warfare, including platoon-level and unit-level operational and command staff assignments with SEAL Teams TWO and FIVE, and Naval Special Warfare Unit FOUR. He deployed to Afghanistan in 2003. He transitioned to the Navy Reserve in 2005, mobilized and deployed to Iraq in 2008, then served in a succession of senior command and operational leadership roles across reserve component Naval Special Warfare units, including multiple Commanding Officer tours.

Capt. Komasz mobilized and deployed from 2013 to 2014 as Deputy Commander, Special Operations Task Force Southeast, and later as a Basing Lead and Garrison Commander for NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan. In 2017, he was selected for promotion to captain and command of Navy Reserve Special Warfare Task Force 18 -- one of the Navy Reserve’s senior special operations major commands.

He earned a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies and Joint Professional Military Education Level II (JPME II) through the Naval War College’s in-residence Naval Command College program. In 2019, Capt. Komasz mobilized again as Commander, NATO Combined Joint Psychological Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, dual-hatted as Senior Naval Officer at NSOCC-A.

Capt. Komasz subsequently served as Deputy Commander–Reserve within Naval Special Warfare, overseeing reserve manpower, talent management, and global force generation. From 2024 to 2025, he supported Headquarters, U.S. Special Operations Command as Senior Navy/Naval Special Warfare Reserve Advisor and Navy Reserve Program Director. He is currently the Commanding Officer of the USSOCOM Navy Reserve Readiness Unit.

In his civilian career, Capt. Komasz spent nearly two decades in defense technology business development supporting U.S. and international government customers. In 2025, he joined the National Park Service and currently serves as Superintendent/Park Manager of Steamtown National Historic Site.

Capt. Komasz’s awards include: The Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), the Joint Commendation Medal (two awards), the Navy Commendation Medal (four awards) and the Navy Achievement Medal (three awards). He is also subspecialty-qualified as a Foreign Area Officer (Latin America).

Pictured are, from left, Lackawanna County Commissioners Bill Gaughan and Thom Welby, Management Assistant Megan Stevens and Superintendent Jeremy Komasz, Steamtown National Historic Site; Commissioner Chris Chermak and Director of Lackawanna County Veterans Affairs Tim Booth.