Cmdr. Joseph Berrios
Executive Officer, Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command
22 April 2025
Cmdr. Joseph Berrios, a native of Florida, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology. He holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from the Naval Postgraduate School. He is a Command and Control / Cyber Operations (C2 / CO) patch wearer from the IW Warfare Tactics Instructor course as well as a plank owner of the Maritime Cyber Warfare Community.
Cmdr. Berrios served on USS Barry (DDG-52) as the Ordnance, Force Protection, and Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) Boarding Officer for his first tour. His second tour was onboard USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55) as the Anti-submarine Warfare Officer and VBSS Boarding Officer. His first shore tour was at Naval Network Warfare Command where he was a Battle Watch Caption for Task Force 1010 and was also part of the Cybersecurity Policy and Infrastructure Management division.
After NPS, he was assigned to Joint Force Headquarters – Department of Defense Information Network (JFHQ-DODIN), where he served as Chief of Operations on the JFHQ-DODIN Battle Watch before being selected as the Executive Assistant to the Deputy Commander. After JFHQ-DODIN, he assumed the role of Executive Officer at Cyber Strike Activity 63. He is currently serving as the Executive Officer at the Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command in Suffolk, Va.
In 2013, Cmdr. Berrios qualified for Surface Warfare Officer, Information Warfare Officer in 2016, and IW-WTI in 2023. His decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal.