Mike Bernacchi

Mike Bernacchi
Official portrait, 2019
Born1965 (age 59–60)
Pleasant Ridge, Michigan
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Navy
Years of service1988–2023
RankRear Admiral
CommandsNaval Service Training Command
Submarine Group 10
Submarine Squadron 4
USS Alexandria (SSN 757)
AwardsLegion of Merit (8)

Michael Dennis Bernacchi Jr.[1] (born 1965)[2] is a retired United States Navy rear admiral who last served as the deputy commander of the United States Tenth Fleet.[3]

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, 2020, 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

Rank Date
Rear Admiral (lower half) 2017[12]
Rear Admiral June 1, 2020[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "105th Annual Commencement". The University of Detroit. May 14, 1988. p. 9. Archived from the original on June 26, 2021. 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. Archived from the original on June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Rear Admiral Mike Bernacchi". United States Navy. October 7, 2020. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2021. Public Domain 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. Archived from the original on June 26, 2021. 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. Archived from the original on April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  7. ^ "Rear Admiral Sands Assumes Command of Naval Service Training Command". DVIDS. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. 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. Archived from the original on June 18, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  10. ^ a b UNITED STATES NAVY FLAG OFFICERS (Public) January 2022 at the Wayback Machine (archived July 4, 2022)
  11. ^ "Flag Officer Assignments". U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. March 11, 2022. Archived from the original on March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  12. ^ "UNITED STATES NAVY FLAG OFFICERS - PDF Free Download". docplayer.net. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander of the Naval Service Training Command
2017–2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of Submarine Group 10
2019–2020 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Director of Strategy, Plans, and Policy of the United States Space Command
2020–2022 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Commander of the United States Tenth Fleet
2022–2023 		Succeeded by


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