Commander (CDR) Hernandez is a Joint Qualified Officer and Military Professor at the College of International Security Affairs (CISA). Before returning to active-duty, he was an Organized Crime and Gang Prosecutor for the Department of Justice.
CDR Hernandez earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and a Juris Doctor from the University of Florida. He then received his Master of Arts in Defense and Strategic Studies from the United States Naval War College and a Master of Arts in Strategic Security Studies from CISA at the National Defense University.
CDR Hernandez previously served as a Military Prosecutor, a Judge Advocate Afloat, an Appellate Defense Counsel, and an International Law Attorney. While aboard USS CARL VINSON, he qualified as Officer of the Deck Underway and was trusted with the safe navigation of the ship. Additionally, he was Managing Defense Counsel for a high-value detainee freed from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
CDR Hernandez was competitively selected as a White House Social Aide in 2012 and an Irregular Warfare Fellow at CISA in 2023. He remains a practicing member of the Florida Bar and is licensed before the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and the Supreme Court of the United States.