Mike Bernacchi

Michael Dennis Bernacchi Jr.[1] (born 1965)[2] is a United States Navy rear admiral who serves as the director of strategy, plans, and policy of the United States Space Command.[3]

Mike Bernacchi
Official portrait, 2019
Born1965 (age 56–57)
Pleasant Ridge, Michigan
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Navy
Years of service1988–present
RankRear Admiral
Commands heldNaval Service Training Command
Submarine Group 10
Submarine Squadron 4
USS Alexandria (SSN 757)
AwardsLegion of Merit (8)

Early life and education

Bernacchi was raised in Pleasant Ridge, Michigan,[3] where his father was a professor of marketing at the nearby University of Detroit.[4] The younger Bernacchi attended Shrine High School[5] and graduated from the University of Detroit in 1988[1] with a B.S. degree in biology. He later earned master's degrees in nuclear engineering and industrial engineering from the University of Michigan.[3]

Military career

From August 9, 2017, to April 25, 2017, Bernacchi commanded the Naval Service Training Command.[6][7]

In June 2020, Bernacchi was reassigned to the United States Space Command as the director of strategy, plans, and policy.[8][9] He started in his new assignment on July 10, 2020.[10] In March 2022, he was reassigned as deputy commander of the United States Tenth Fleet.[11]

Dates of promotion
RankDate
Rear Admiral (lower half)2017[12]
Rear AdmiralJune 1, 2020[10]

References
  1. "105th Annual Commencement". The University of Detroit. May 14, 1988. p. 9. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  2. Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 168. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  3. "Rear Admiral Mike Bernacchi". United States Navy. October 7, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. "Under the Mike-roscope". College of Business Administration, University of Detroit Mercy. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  5. "Class of '84 Expands and Explores to Find Unity". Spirit. Vol. 33. Royal Oak, Michigan: Shrine High School. 1983. p. 112.
  6. "Naval Service Training Command's Change of Command". DVIDS.
  7. "Rear Admiral Sands Assumes Command of Naval Service Training Command". DVIDS. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  8. staff, Navy Times (June 16, 2020). "New assignments for Navy flag officers announced". Navy Times. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  9. "Flag Officer Assignments". U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  10. https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Career/Detailing/Flag/January%202022%20Roster%20Public.pdf?ver=AtsvOR4lxkT7sJP5Gy8P7A%3d%3d
  11. "Flag Officer Assignments". U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. March 11, 2022.
  12. "UNITED STATES NAVY FLAG OFFICERS - PDF Free Download". docplayer.net.


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