Robert P. Burke
Robert P. Burke | |
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Officer of the Order of Australia (Australia) |
Robert Peter Burke
Early life and education
Burke was raised in Portage, Michigan, and holds bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from Western Michigan University and the University of Central Florida.
Burke's operational assignments include service in both attack and ballistic missile submarines, including USS Von Steuben (SSBN-632), USS Maryland (SSBN-738), and USS Bremerton (SSN-698). He has deployed to the Arctic, North Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Western Pacific.
Burke commanded USS Hampton (SSN-767) in Norfolk, Virginia, and was commodore of Submarine Development Squadron (DEVRON) 12 in Groton, Connecticut. During his tenure as commanding officer, Burke was recognized by the United States Submarine League with the Jack Darby Award for Leadership for 2004, and the Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Award for Inspirational Leadership for 2005.[4]
Burke's staff assignments included tours as an instructor and director of the Officer Department Electrical Engineering Division at Naval Nuclear Power School in Orlando, Florida; junior board member on the Pacific Fleet Nuclear Propulsion Examining Board; and as the Submarine Officer Community manager/Nuclear Officer Program manager in the office of the Director, Military Personnel Plans and Policy Division (N13).
Following command, Burke held assignments as senior member, Tactical Readiness Evaluation Team, on the staff of Commander, Submarine Force, United States Atlantic Fleet; as the deputy director for Operations, Strategy and Policy Directorate (J5), at
Burke was awarded an Honorary
Burke is set to retire from active duty.[6]
Awards and decorations
Officer Submarine Warfare insignia | ||
award star
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Defense Superior Service Medal | Legion of Merit with four award stars | Meritorious Service Medal with two award stars |
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with two award stars
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Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with two award stars
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Joint Meritorious Unit Award |
Coast Guard Unit Commendation with "O" device | Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation with two bronze service stars
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Navy E Ribbon (2 awards) |
Navy Expeditionary Medal | National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star | Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal |
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal | Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with three service stars
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Navy Arctic Service Ribbon |
Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon with service star | Order of Australia, Military Division (Honorary Officer) | Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon
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Silver SSBN Deterrent Patrol insignia (14 awards) | ||
Command at Sea insignia | ||
Allied Joint Force Command Naples Badge |
The Naval Submarine League recognized Burke with the Jack Darby Award for Leadership in 2004. Burke also received the Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Award for Inspirational Leadership in 2005.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from Admiral Robert P. Burke. United States Navy.
- ^ "PN1785 — Navy". U.S. Congress. September 28, 1994. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1990. p. 100. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ "Adm. Robert Burke Now Vice Chief of Naval Operations". June 11, 2019. Archived from the original on June 13, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ "2005 VADM James Stockdale Leadership Award Winners". September 15, 2005. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ 2020-S6 – Honorary Officer (AO) in the Military Division (24 August 2020)
- ^ "EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS; Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 41 (Senate - March 08, 2022)". U.S. Congress. March 8, 2022.