Capt. Gregory Sutton graduated from The Citadel receiving a Bachelor of Science in physics and commissioned through Navy ROTC in 1998. Upon completion of flight training as a naval flight officer in 2000, he reported to Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 116 "Sun Kings," at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California, deploying twice on USS Constellation (CV 64) in support of Operations Southern Watch and Iraqi Freedom; he also supported Operation Noble Eagle ashore. 

In 2003, Sutton reported to Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) AIR 4.5 Avionics Department as an integrated project lead for E-2C Airborne Wide-Band Internet Protocol Based Networking and Rapid Prototyping for FORCENet technologies. He was responsible for integrating prototype efforts into fleet experiments to advance technology and requirements development.  

In 2006, he reported to USS Enterprise (CVN 65) as a tactical action officer, the ship’s air warfare/air defense officer, and the combat direction center division officer supporting Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, and the Global War on Terrorism. 

In 2009, Sutton reported to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 1 in support of operational test and evaluation of the new E-2D Advanced Hawkeye. While at VX-1, he served as the administrative department head, planning and managing changes needed to support the arrival of the E-2D, P-8A, MQ-4 and MQ-8, in addition to existing platforms. During his time at VX-1, he graduated from Johns Hopkins University receiving his Master of Science in systems engineering and was selected for aerospace engineering duty officer. 

In 2010, he reported to NAVAIR AIR 4.10 Warfare Analysis and Integration Department as an operations analyst responsible for warfare studies via research, modeling and simulation for program sponsors, and he was assigned as the deputy director for the Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike analysis of alternatives. 

He reported to the Airborne Electronic Attack Systems and EA-6B Program Office (PMA-234) as the Miniature Air Launched Decoy-Navy integrated product team lead in 2012, then was subsequently selected as the Next Generation Jammer low-band pod integrated product team lead until the team was established. He was later reassigned as the NGJ mid-band pod test and evaluation lead. In 2015, Sutton reported to the Strike Planning and Execution Systems Program Office (PMA-281) as the assistant deputy program manager for the Unmanned Systems Common Control System and then as the deputy program manager for the Tomahawk Theater Mission Planning Center acquisition category II program. 

In 2019, he reported to the E-2/C-2 Airborne Command and Control Systems Program Office (PMA-231) as the E-2D Advanced Systems deputy program manager responsible for transitioning advanced technology and modernizing the mission systems architecture. 

In 2021, Sutton reported to Naval Air Force Atlantic as the director, aviation material and engineering for naval air forces responsible for directing and orchestrating technical, logistics planning, and inventory distribution for all aircraft, aircraft engines, avionics and aircrew life support systems.

Sutton assumed command of the Adversary and Specialized Aircraft Program Office (PMA-226) as program manager on April 7, 2022.