David Andrew Welch (born 1961)[2] is a retired United States Navy rear admiral and surface warfare officer who last served as the 74th commander of Carrier Strike Group 15 from June 13, 2019 to June 11, 2021.

[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] He also served on the staff of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations as Director of International Engagement from December 2017 to April 2018.

[10] A native of Peoria, Illinois, Welch is a graduate of Limestone Community High School.

degree in National Security Affairs from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California in 1994, and was a 2014 fellow in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar 21 program.

[5] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Navy.