Peter Fanta

Peter Joseph Fanta^[1] is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters.^[2] 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 a Manitowoc, Wisconsin.^[3] He holds an M.P.A. from Harvard University and an M.S. 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).

Awards and Honors

Awards he has received include the:

Legion of Merit (4)
Defense Superior Service Medal (2)
Meritorious Service Medal (2)
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (3)

References

^ "PN1420 — Navy". U.S. Congress. 6 October 1992. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
^ "Peter Fanta". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
^ "Rear Admiral Peter Fanta". United States Navy. Retrieved 2011-09-30.

External links

Media related to Peter J. Fanta at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "PN1420 — Navy". U.S. Congress. 6 October 1992. Retrieved 2017-10-11.

[2] "Peter Fanta". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 2018-03-29.

[3] "Rear Admiral Peter Fanta". United States Navy. Retrieved 2011-09-30.

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