Lt. Cmdr. Scott H. Zinn II
Executive Officer, Cyber Strike Activity SIXTY THREE
02 May 2025
Lt. Cmdr. Scott H. Zinn II grew up in Indiana. He is a 2006 graduate of Indiana University with bachelor’s degrees in computer science and philosophy. He has a 2009 Mandarin Chinese associate’s degree from the Defense Language Institute and a 2021 master’s degree in Information Systems Security Management from Colorado Technical University.
Lt. Cmdr. Zinn enlisted in 2007. He served as a Submarine Direct Support Team Sailor at NIOC Hawaii deploying on 13 missions and reached the paygrade of CTI1(IW/SW).
Lt. Cmdr. Zinn was commissioned in 2013 as a Cryptologic Warfare Officer through Officer Candidate School in Newport, R.I. From 2013 to 2016 he served as a Submarine Direct Support Officer at NIOC Maryland deploying on seven missions.
From 2016 to 2019, Lt. Cmdr. Zinn served as a Tactical Information Operations Officer at Navy Special Warfare Special Reconnaissance Team ONE in San Diego, Calif. He deployed twice to Iraq and the Arabian Peninsula.
From 2019 to 2022, Lt. Cmdr. Zinn served as a Squadron N2 / N39 at Navy Special Warfare Development Group in Virginia Beach, Va. He deployed four times to multiple Joint Task Force serving as a J3 / J39.
From 2022 to 2024, Lt. Cmdr. Zinn completed his Lieutenant Commander Milestone at Cryptologic Warfare Activity SIXTY SIX. He served as a Department Head and as an NSA / CNO Section Deputy Chief and the CNO SAP / STO Chief.
In 2024, Lt. Cmdr. Zinn stood up the Fleet Cyber Command Space Analysis and Production Department in the J2 Directorate.
Lt. Cmdr. Zinn is currently serving as the Cyber Strike Activity SIXTY THREE Executive Officer.
Lt. Cmdr. Zinn’s personal awards include one Defense Meritorious Service Medal, one Navy Meritorious Service Medal, three Joint Commendation Medal, two Navy Commendation Medal, four Navy Achievement Medal, and six flag letters of commendation.