Captain
Urrutia graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree
in Management and Technology. After
graduation from the Naval Academy, he completed Naval Nuclear training and was
assigned to the guided missile nuclear cruiser, USS SOUTH CAROLINA (CGN 37), as
a Machinery Division Officer and Main Propulsion Assistant between 1981 and
1983. Later assignments included:
Navigation/Administration Department Head, guided missile cruiser, USS
MISSISSIPPI (CGN 40), Weapons Officer, guided missile destroyer, USS TATTNALL (DDG
19), Executive Officer, USS ANTRIM (FFG 20), and Commanding Officer USS
NICHOLSON (DD 982). Captain
Urrutia’s past shore assignments include: Advanced Combat Direction Systems (ACDS)
Platform Officer, Fleet Combat Training Center, Dam Neck; student Naval Post
Graduate School, Monetary, California, where he earned an MS in Financial
Management; Flag Secretary for Commander, Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Atlantic
Fleet; and student Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, where he earned an
MS in National Security Affairs. Captain
Urrutia is currently serving as the Deputy Director for Joint Interoperability
and Integration on the staff of U.S. Joint Forces Command.