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Kevin P. Byrne is an active duty

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officer and career

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who has been serving as Commander,

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(NSWC) and

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(NUWC) since April 20, 2020.

Life and career

Byrne is a native of

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. He attended the

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, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in 1993. He attended the

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, graduating in 1999 with Master of Science in Operations Research. At sea, Byrne served as commanding officer and executive officer of . He also served as executive officer, and combat systems and weapons officer aboard . He completed his initial sea tours as operations officer aboard and navigator aboard . Ashore, he served as major program manager (MPM) for Surface Ship Modernization for

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(NAVSEA) Surface Directorate (SEA 21). In this position, he was responsible for the modernization of nine ship classes. Previously, Byrne served as the fleet introduction program manager for Aegis Ashore in Aegis Combat System in the Program Executive Office for Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS 1.0) and flag aide to Commander, NAVSEA. Byrne's Pentagon tour includes as an analyst for the Director of Program and Evaluation (PA&E) with the

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. Byrne assumed duties as the commander,

(NSWC) and

(NUWC) on April 20, 2020. As the commander of these units, he leads more than 27,000 scientists, engineers, technicians and support personnel, both civilian and active duty, at eight Surface Warfare Divisions and two Undersea Warfare Divisions. The NAVSEA Warfare Centers provide research, development, test and evaluation for the future Navy as well as in-service engineering and logistics support for the operational naval forces.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Byrne, Kevin P. Year of birth missing (living people) Living people United States Navy rear admirals (lower half) United States Naval Academy alumni Naval Postgraduate School alumni