Peter Fanta
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Peter Joseph Fanta[1] (born 1961)[2] is a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters who served in February 2018.[3]
Peter Fanta | |
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| Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters | |
| In office February 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 (age 63–64) Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (MPA) Naval War College (MA) U.S. Naval Academy (BS) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | US Navy |
| Years of service | 37 |
| Rank | Rear admiral |
He is a retired Rear Admiral of the United States Navy. His final active duty assignment was as director of Warfare Integration. He previously served as Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Five.
Biography
Fanta is a native of Manitowoc, Wisconsin.[4] He holds an M.P.A. from Harvard University and an M.A. in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College.
Career
Fanta graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1983. He has served aboard the USS Rushmore (LSD-47), USS Falcon (MHC-59), USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53), USS Pegasus (PHM-1) and the USS Coontz (DDG-40). Other assignments have included serving as an executive assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller).
As of December 2016, he was serving as the Navy's Director of Surface Warfare.[5]
Awards and honors
Awards he has received include the:
References
External links
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