CAPTAIN RICHARD D. BERKEY
Commander, Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Portsmouth, Virginia
Captain Richard D. Berkey was born and raised in Windber, Pennsylvania and entered the Navy through the NROTC program at Pennsylvania State University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 1983 and later qualified as
a Surface Warfare Officer onboard USS FARRAGUT (DDG 37).
He became an Engineering Duty Officer and attended Naval Postgraduate School where he received a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Mechanical Engineer degree in 1989. He graduated with distinction and was the recipient of the Naval Sea Systems Command award for Excellence in Naval Engineering and the Navy League award for highest academic achievement for graduating at the top of his class. He also received the VADM C. R. Bryan award, the Founder’s award and the Student of the Year award from the Engineering Duty Officer School in 1989.
In 1998, the Honolulu-Pacific Federal Executive Board selected him as the Military Officer of the Year for the Hawaii Region. His Engineering Duty tours include service as a Surface Ship Superintendent and Nuclear Ship Superintendent at Norfolk Naval Shipyard; Main Propulsion Assistant in USS SARATOGA (CV 60); Fleet Maintenance Budget Officer on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; Assistant Operations Officer for Surface Ship and Submarine Fleet Maintenance at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility; Chief Engineer in USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73); Ship Engineer Officer in the Maintenance Directorate on the staff of the Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; Ship/Submarine Branch Head in the Fleet Readiness Division on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations; Operations Officer at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard; and Assistant Deputy Commander for Industrial Operations at Naval Sea Systems Command. He assumed command of Norfolk Naval Shipyard in June 2006.
His personal decorations include the Legion of Merit, five Meritorious Service Medals, two Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. He is a member of the American Society of Naval Engineers and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of California.
Portsmouth, Virginia
Captain Richard D. Berkey was born and raised in Windber, Pennsylvania and entered the Navy through the NROTC program at Pennsylvania State University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 1983 and later qualified as
a Surface Warfare Officer onboard USS FARRAGUT (DDG 37).
He became an Engineering Duty Officer and attended Naval Postgraduate School where he received a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Mechanical Engineer degree in 1989. He graduated with distinction and was the recipient of the Naval Sea Systems Command award for Excellence in Naval Engineering and the Navy League award for highest academic achievement for graduating at the top of his class. He also received the VADM C. R. Bryan award, the Founder’s award and the Student of the Year award from the Engineering Duty Officer School in 1989.
In 1998, the Honolulu-Pacific Federal Executive Board selected him as the Military Officer of the Year for the Hawaii Region. His Engineering Duty tours include service as a Surface Ship Superintendent and Nuclear Ship Superintendent at Norfolk Naval Shipyard; Main Propulsion Assistant in USS SARATOGA (CV 60); Fleet Maintenance Budget Officer on the staff of the Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; Assistant Operations Officer for Surface Ship and Submarine Fleet Maintenance at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility; Chief Engineer in USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73); Ship Engineer Officer in the Maintenance Directorate on the staff of the Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; Ship/Submarine Branch Head in the Fleet Readiness Division on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations; Operations Officer at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard; and Assistant Deputy Commander for Industrial Operations at Naval Sea Systems Command. He assumed command of Norfolk Naval Shipyard in June 2006.
His personal decorations include the Legion of Merit, five Meritorious Service Medals, two Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. He is a member of the American Society of Naval Engineers and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of California.