Michael A. Strenk (SEAL) RIP
December 29, 2007
Scotia, NY
Michael A. Strenk, 46, of Scotia died on December 29, 2007 at his home following
a heart attack. Born in Amsterdam New York, he is the son of Shirley English
Strenk of Scotia and the late Henry Strenk. As a child he moved to Scotia
graduating from Scotia-Glenville High School's class '79. Mike was on
the school's football and basketball teams. He then entered the military
where he became a Navy Seal.
LCDR Michael Strenk (SEAL) entered Active Duty Naval Service in 1980 as an Enlisted
Sailor, attending Navy Boot Camp, Great Lakes, IL After Boot
Camp he volunteered for SEAL Training. A 1981 graduate of Basic
Underwater Demolition SEAL Training Class 109, Mike was then assigned to
Underwater Demolition Team 21 in Little Creek, VA as a communicator in a UDT
Platoon. Having two deployments as a SEAL Operator in the Mediteranian (incl:
Lebanon during the USMC Barracks Bombing).
Rating School - Radioman (RM) - 1980 - Navy
Navy Active Duty assignments included - Radioman, Third Class Petty Officer
(RM3) - 1981-1984; Navy Reserve SEAL Team Two, Providence, RI - 1989 - RM2
Strenk - Communcations Department; Commissioned as a Navy Reserve
Officer - Ensign (ENS) – 1993;
Navy Reserve, Special Operations
Command Korea, New Haven, CT - 1993 - ENS Strenk -Maritime Operations Officer;
Navy Reserve, SEAL Team Two, Providence, RI - 1995 - LTJG Strenk - Assistant
Training Officer; Promoted to Lieutenant (LT) – 1997; Navy
Reserve, SEAL Team Two, Providence, RI - 1997 - LT Strenk - Training Officer;
Navy Reserve, SEAL Team Two, Providence, RI - 2000 - LT Strenk - Executive
Officer; Navy Reserve, Navy Special Warfare, Training Detachment Two,
Little Creek, VA - 2001 - LCDR Strenk - Officer In Charge, Maritime Operations
Cell; Promoted to Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) – 2003;
Mobilization for Global War On Terrorism
- Navy Special Warfare Liaison Officer, USS Lincoln - 2004 - Personnel
Security Detail Officer In Charge; Completed Mobilization at Navy
Special Warfare Group Two, Little Creek, VA - 2005 - Assistant Operations
Officer; Navy Reserve, Navy Special Warfare, Battle Staff East, Little
Creek, VA - 2005 - LCDR Strenk - Operations Officer; Navy Reserve, Navy
Special Warfare, Newport Detachment, Providence, RI - 2005 -
LCDR Strenk - Executive Officer;
Navy Reserve, Navy Special Warfare, Newport Detachment, Providence, RI - 2007
- LCDR Strenk -Commanding Officer; Highest Navy Award/Medal - Navy
Commendation Medal - For Mobilization during GWOT 2004-2005.
Mike was currently a reservist in the Navy serving as Lieutenant Commander.
He received his bachelors degree from SUNY at Albany in 1989. He was
employed by the District Attorney's office for a short while before entering
the NYS Police Academy on 4/11/1994. He was first assigned to the Fonda
Station and eventually the Prinetown Barracks. Mike was a SCUBA police
diver prior to his training as MRT (Mobile Response Team).