Captain Edward Bertucci

A native of New Orleans, Captain Eddie Bertucci graduated from Louisiana State University in August 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in general studies, and was commissioned through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Unit at Southern University.

Captain Bertucci’s at-sea assignments include Strike Officer and Navigator aboard USS Monterey (CG 61); Operations Officer in USS Russell (DDG 59); N3/Operations Officer for Commander, Destroyer Squadron Nine; Commanding Officer, Patrol Coastal Crew Lima; Executive Officer and Commanding Officer aboard USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60); and Deputy N3 and N3/Operations Officer for Commander, Carrier Strike Group Nine. He served as Deputy and Commander of Maritime Expeditionary Security Group One August 2022 – May 2025.

Ashore, Captain Bertucci served as Theater Tactical Mobile Communications Officer and Joint Task Force Command, Control, Communications, Computers (C4) Planner for U.S. Naval Forces Europe in London; a Ship-Handling, Navigation, and Afloat Safety Instructor at Surface Warfare Officers School; and an instructor at the Naval Leadership and Ethics Center. While ashore, he also earned a Master of Science degree in Information Technology from the University of Maryland and a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College.  Captain Bertucci assumed Command of the NROTC Unit at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in September 2025.

Captain Bertucci’s personal awards include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medals, a Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, and various unit and campaign awards.