Mark D. Harnitchek

Vice Adm. Mark David Harnitchek ^[1][2] became director of the Defense Logistics Agency in November 2011. 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.

Mark D. Harnitchek
Vice Admiral Mark D. Harnitchek
Born	(1955-08-02) August 2, 1955 (age 70) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1977 - 2015
Rank	Vice Admiral
Battles / wars	Gulf War Operation Iraqi Freedom|Operation Enduring Freedom
Awards	Defense Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal

In an April 5, 2020 phone call to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer touted Harnitchek as a potential COVID-19 czar to oversee the production and disbursement of medical equipment.^[3]

Assignments

Harnitchek ^[4] has served in a variety of sea tours including two submarines, USS Will Rogers (SSBN-659) and USS Buffalo (SSN-715); two ships, USS Holland (AS-32) and USS Proteus (AS-19); and the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71). His shore tours include Commander, Submarine Group 7, Yokosuka, Japan; the Navy Ships Parts Control Center, Naval Air Station Oceana, Va.; 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, U.S. Transportation Command; director, U. S. Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center in Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom; and deputy commander, United States Transportation Command.^[5]