Burgettstown native promoted to U.S. Navy commander
Burgettstown native Lt. Cmdr. Brett Havelka was recently promoted to Commander in the U.S. Navy. Havelka is currently the Operations Officer at VX-9 Detachment Edwards on Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., where he flies the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. Havelka graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in physics. He and his wife, Carly, have two children, Gavin and Emersyn. He is the son of Ken and Cathie Havelka of Charleston, S.C.