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National Security Network Participant
FDD’s National Security Fellow
2025
2025
National Security Network Participant
Daniel Pedrotty
U.S. Navy
Biography
Last updated: Jan 15, 2025
Daniel Pedrotty is a defense legislative fellow to Rep. Mike Waltz (FL-06), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Readiness Sub-Committee, and a designated naval Surface Warfare Officer. During his naval career, he has served in extensive leadership roles aboard four ships with five deployments, including most recently as a commanding officer conducting missions ranging from mine warfare in the Arabian Gulf to air and missile defense operations in the South China Sea. Ashore, he served as a Secretary of the Navy fellow at the McChrystal Group in Alexandria, VA. Daniel is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA.