Michael P. Donnelly | |
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| Nickname(s) | Buzz [1] |
| Born | March 25, 1967 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1989–present |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands | Carrier Strike Group 5 United States Naval Forces Korea Navy Region Korea Task Force 78 USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) USS Denver (LPD-9) VFA-154 |
| Awards | Legion of Merit (2) |
| Alma mater | Villanova University United States Naval War College |
Michael P. "Buzz" Donnelly [2] (born March 25, 1967) [3] is a United States Navy rear admiral and naval flight officer who most recently served as Director of Air Warfare of the United States Navy from August 2023 to May 2025. [4] He served as the commander of Carrier Strike Group 5 and Task Force 70 from October 2021 to June 2023. [5] [6] [7] He previously served as the 37th commander of United States Naval Forces Korea, concurrently serving as commander of Navy Region Korea and Task Force 78 from April 2019 to September 2021. [1] [8] [9]
Donnelly also served as the commanding officer of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) from April 2016 to September 2018, with prior command tours as the final commander of USS Denver (LPD-9) from October 2013 to its decommissioning in September 2014, and commander of Strike Fighter Squadron 154 (VFA-154). [10] [11] [12] [13] He was promoted to captain effective February 1, 2011. [2]
In February 2023, he was nominated for promotion to rear admiral. [14] In June 2025, he was nominated for promotion to vice admiral and assignment as commander of the United States Seventh Fleet. [15] [16]
