Rear Admiral Pybus assumed duties as commander, Special Operations Command Pacific, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii on 12 June 2009.

He is a career Naval Special Warfare (NSW) SEAL officer with multiple Joint Special Operations duty assignments. He graduated from the University of Rochester in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a regular Navy commission through NROTC.

Pybus has served in SEAL, Underwater Demolition, Special Boat, and SEAL Delivery Vehicle tours within NSW, and has held operations positions at Joint Special Operations Command and United States Special Operations Command. Command tours include units in Panama, Germany and Bahrain, as well as duty as commodore, NSWG-1, San Diego. As a flag officer, he has served as J-3, Center for Special Operations, USSOCOM, 2007-2009.

He has participated in special operations in Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia.

Decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal (2), Legion of Merit (2), Meritorious Service Medal (3), and various other awards. He is also a 1998 Distinguished Graduate of the Naval War College with a Master’s Degree in Strategic Studies.