Career
Vice Admiral. As such, he is responsible for providing the military services and other federal agencies with logistics, acquisition and technical services. These services include logistics information. Materiel management; procurement, warehousing and distribution of spare parts, food, clothing, medical supplies and fuel.
Reutilization of surplus military materiel.
And document automation and production. Harnitchek has served in a variety of sea tours including two submarines, United States Ship Will Rogers (SSBN-659) and United States Ship Buffalo (Social Security Number-715).
Two ships, United States Ship Holland (AS-32) and United States Ship Proteus (AS-19). And the aircraft carrier United States Ship Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71).
His shore tours include Commander, Submarine Group 7, Yokosuka, Japan.
The Navy Ships Parts Control Center, Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia. And the Chief of Naval Operations Staff. Flag assignments include commanding officer, Naval Inventory Control Point.
Vice director for logistics, the Joint Staff.
Director, Strategy, Policy, Programs and Logistics, United States. Transportation Command. Director, United States Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center in Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom.
And deputy commander, United States Transportation Command.
