Frederick John "Fritz" Roegge (born August 12, 1958) is a retired

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who served as the 16th President of the National Defense University from September 25, 2017, to February 3, 2021. He previously served as Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Roegge was raised in

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, graduated from the Institute of Technology at the

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with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree in December 1980 and was commissioned through the

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program. He later earned an M.S. degree in engineering management from The

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and an M.A. degree in national security and strategic studies from the

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Personal

Roegge is the son of John Alex Roegge and Marilyn May (Panning) Roegge. His parents were married on September 15, 1957, in

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. Roegge married Julie Anne Labeau on April 28, 1984, in

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