Mike Bernacchi | |
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 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) Pleasant Ridge, Michigan |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1988–2023 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands held | Naval Service Training Command Submarine Group 10 Submarine Squadron 4 USS Alexandria (SSN 757) |
| Awards | Legion 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]
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]
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]
| Rank | Date |
|---|---|
 Rear Admiral (lower half) | 2017 [12] |
 Rear Admiral | June 1, 2020 [10] |
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