Eugene Andrew Burcher (born April 10, 1966)[2][3] is a retired United States Navy rear admiral who last served as the director of Reserve Expeditionary Force Generation of the United States Navy,[4] with additional duty as vice commander of the United States Fleet Forces Command from October 1, 2021 to September 2023.[5] He most recently served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Submarines of the NATO Maritime Command and Commander of Submarines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization from July 19, 2019 to July 2021.[6] Previously, he served as the Reserve Deputy Commander of Submarine Force Atlantic.[7][8][9][10]
Andrew Burcher | |
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| Birth name | Eugene Andrew Burcher |
| Nickname(s) | Andy[1] |
| Born | April 10, 1966 Alexandria, Virginia |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1988–2023 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands | Submarines, North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
Born and raised in Alexandria, Virginia, Burcher earned a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1988. He later received an M.B.A. degree from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1995 and a J.D. degree from the University of Richmond in 1997. Burcher transitioned to the Navy Reserve in 1999.[1][2][7]
Burcher married fellow University of Richmond law student Julia Burke Riley on August 9, 1997 in Alexandria, Virginia. They have a daughter and two sons. In 2021, their daughter was commissioned as a Navy ensign by her father before reporting to flight school.[1][11]
References
edit- ^ a b c Jones, Ryan (July 16, 2021). "Commanding presence". Richmond Law. University of Richmond School of Law. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ a b "Certificate of Birth". Birth Records, 1912-2015. No. 18929. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Department of Health. 1966.
- ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 160. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ "October 2021 Roster (Public)" (PDF). MyNavyHR. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ "Flag Officer Assignments". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ "September 2021 Roster (Public)" (PDF). MyNavyHR. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ https://mc.nato.int/resources/site1/General/bios/MARCOM_Andrew%20Burcher%20BIO.pdf Archived August 5, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "NATO Submarine Command has a new Commander". mc.nato.int.
- ^ Lundquist, Edward; Correspondent, Special (February 19, 2021). "Taking COVID into account, NATO presses on with ambitious ASW exercise in Mediterranean".
{{cite web}}:|last2=has generic name (help) - ^ Marriages, 1936-2014. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Department of Health.
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