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Andrew Burcher
Official portrait, 2020
Birth nameEugene Andrew Burcher
Nickname(s)Andy[1]
Born (1966-04-10) April 10, 1966 (age 58)
Alexandria, Virginia
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1988–2023
RankRear Admiral
CommandsSubmarines, North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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]

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

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  1. ^ a b c Jones, Ryan (July 16, 2021). "Commanding presence". Richmond Law. University of Richmond School of Law. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Certificate of Birth". Birth Records, 1912-2015. No. 18929. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Department of Health. 1966.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "October 2021 Roster (Public)" (PDF). MyNavyHR. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Flag Officer Assignments". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "September 2021 Roster (Public)" (PDF). MyNavyHR. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Rear Admiral Andrew Burcher". www.navy.mil. October 1, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  8. ^ https://mc.nato.int/resources/site1/General/bios/MARCOM_Andrew%20Burcher%20BIO.pdf Archived August 5, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "NATO Submarine Command has a new Commander". mc.nato.int.
  10. ^ 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)
  11. ^ Marriages, 1936-2014. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Department of Health.
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Military offices
Preceded by Reserve Deputy Commander of Submarine Force Atlantic
2017–2019 		Succeeded by
Deputy Chief of Staff for Submarines of the NATO Maritime Command and Commander of Submarines NATO
2019–2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Director of Reserve Expeditionary Force Generation of the United States Navy
2021–2023 		Succeeded by
Vice Commander of the United States Fleet Forces Command
2021–2023


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