Fred Kacher Explained

Fred Kacher
Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy
Status:	Acting
Term Start:	August 28, 2023
Term End:	January 10, 2024
Predecessor:	Sean Buck
Successor:	Yvette M. Davids
Module:	Embed: yes Allegiance: United States Branch: United States Navy Serviceyears: 1990–present Rank: Vice Admiral Commands: United States Seventh Fleet United States Naval Academy Expeditionary Strike Group 7 Destroyer Squadron 7 Alma Mater: United States Naval Academy (BS) Harvard University (MA)

Frederick William Kacher^[1] (born 1968)^[2] is a United States Navy vice admiral who has served as commander of the United States Seventh Fleet since February 15, 2024. He most recently served as the acting superintendent of the United States Naval Academy^[3] from August 2023 to January 2024. He previously served as vice director for operations of the Joint Staff from June 2022 to June 2023. He served as the assistant deputy chief of naval operations for operations, plans, and strategy of the United States Navy from May 2021 to June 2022, and prior to that, he served as the Commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 7.^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Raised in Oakton, Virginia, Kacher graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1990 with a Bachelor of Science in English. He later earned a Master of Public Policy degree with a concentration in international relations from the Kennedy School at Harvard University.^[4]

Kacher is the author of the "Newly Commissioned Naval Officer's Guide" (first edition 2009, second edition 2018) and co-author with fellow Naval Academy alumnus Douglas Robb of the "Naval Officer's Guide to the Pentagon" (2019).^{[4] [9] [10] [11]}

Military career

In June 2022, Kacher was assigned as vice director for operations of the Joint Staff.^[12]

In January 2023, Kacher was nominated for promotion to vice admiral and assignment as commander of the United States Seventh Fleet.^{[13] [14]}

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Notes and References

1. Web site: PN1011 — Navy — 101st Congress (1989-1990) . March 9, 1990 . U.S. Congress . August 9, 2021.
2. Book: Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty . October 1, 1990 . 197 . Bureau of Naval Personnel . August 9, 2021.
3. Web site: KACHER TO SERVE AS ACTING SUPERINTENDENT AT NAVAL ACADEMY . 2024-01-12 . www.usna.edu . en.
4. Web site: Rear Admiral Fred Kacher. June 7, 2021. www.navy.mil. August 9, 2021.
5. Web site: Frederick Kacher. U.S. Naval Institute.
6. Web site: Flag Officer Assignments. U.S. Department of Defense. July 31, 2021. June 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210610115356/https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/2553972/flag-officer-assignments/. live.
7. Web site: DESRON 15 Conducts Annual Yokosuka Surface Warfare Officer Summit Virtually. DVIDS. July 31, 2021. July 31, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210731044950/https://www.dvidshub.net/news/397801/desron-15-conducts-annual-yokosuka-surface-warfare-officer-summit-virtually. live.
8. Web site: Amphibious Commander talks Talisman Sabre. dod.defense.gov. July 31, 2021. July 31, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210731045011/https://dod.defense.gov/News/Special-Reports/Remembering-September-11th-2017/Videos/videoid/696427/dvpTag/Rear/. live.
9. Book: Newly Commissioned Naval Officer's Guide . 2009 . Naval Institute Press . 9781591144267 . August 9, 2021.
10. Book: Newly Commissioned Naval Officer's Guide . 2018 . Naval Institute Press . 9781682473658 . August 9, 2021.
11. Web site: Naval Officer's Guide to the Pentagon . November 15, 2019 . U.S. Naval Institute . August 9, 2021.
12. Web site: Flag Officer Assignments. June 1, 2022. June 3, 2022. U.S. Department of Defense.
13. Web site: PN212 — Rear Adm. Frederick W. Kacher — Navy . January 26, 2023 . United States Congress.
14. Web site: Flag Officer Announcements. U.S. Department of Defense.