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Robert Peter Burke is an Admiral in the United States Navy. He served as the 58th Chief of Naval Personnel from May 27, 2016 to May 23, 2019. In June 2019, Burke became Vice Chief of Naval Operations.

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.

Naval career

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.

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 United States Joint Forces Command; as the division director, Submarine/Nuclear Power Distribution (PERS-42) and Nuclear Propulsion Program Manager (N133), Director, Joint and Fleet Operations (N3/N5), United States Fleet Forces Command and most recently as deputy commander, United States Sixth Fleet, director of Operations (N3), United States Naval Forces Europe-Africa and commander, Submarine Group 8.

Awards and decorations

Officer Submarine Warfare insignia
Defense Superior Service Medal	Legion of Merit with four gold award stars	Meritorious Service Medal with two award stars
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with two award stars	Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with two award stars	Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation with one bronze service star	Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation with "O" device	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	Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon
Silver SSBN Deterrent Patrol insignia
Command at Sea insignia

References

1. "PN1785 — Navy". U.S. Congress. September 28, 1994. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
2. https://news.usni.org/2019/06/11/adm-robert-burke-now-vice-chief-of-naval-operations
3. http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/reference/messages/Documents/NAVADMINS/NAV2005/NAV05235.txt

 This article incorporates public domain material from Vice Admiral Robert P. Burke. United States Navy.

• Living people
• Recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal
• Recipients of the Legion of Merit
• Recipients of the Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Award for Inspirational Leadership
• Western Michigan University alumni
• University of Central Florida alumni