56 Notable alumni of
United States Coast Guard Academy
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United States Coast Guard Academy is 1933rd in the world, 672nd in North America, and 632nd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 56 notable alumni from United States Coast Guard Academy sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Don "The Dragon" Wilson
- Occupations
- film actorstunt performerkickboxermanufacturerscreenwriter
- Biography
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Donald Glen Wilson, nicknamed "The Dragon", is an American martial artist, film actor, and former professional kickboxer. An 11-time world champion who scored 47 knockouts in four decades, he has been called by the STAR System Ratings as "perhaps the greatest kickboxer in American history. He has disposed of more quality competition than anyone we've ever ranked".
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G. William Miller
- Occupations
- university teacherpoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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George William Miller was an American businessman and investment banker who served as the 65th United States secretary of the treasury from 1979 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he also served as the 11th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1978 to 1979. Miller was the first person to hold both of those posts.
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Karl L. Schultz
- Biography
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Karl Leo Schultz is a retired United States Coast Guard admiral who served as the 26th Commandant of the Coast Guard from 2018 to 2022.
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Linda L. Fagan
- Enrolled in United States Coast Guard Academy
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in oceanology
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Linda Lee Fagan is a United States Coast Guard admiral who serves as the 27th Commandant of the Coast Guard. Previously, in 2021 she became the 32nd Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard and the Coast Guard’s first female four-star admiral. Before that, she was the commander of the Coast Guard Pacific Area with prior terms as Coast Guard Deputy for Operations, Policy, and Capabilities, commander, First Coast Guard District, and commander, Coast Guard Sector New York. Fagan is also the Coast Guard's first Gold Ancient Trident, the officer with the longest service record in the Marine Safety Field. In April 2021, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced her nomination as the next Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard, succeeding Charles W. Ray. She was confirmed on June 17, 2021, and assumed office on June 18.
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Paul F. Zukunft
- Enrolled in United States Coast Guard Academy
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in government
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Paul Frederick Zukunft is a retired admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 25th commandant. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the Commandant, with the rank of admiral, in May 2014 and relieved Robert J. Papp Jr. as commandant on 30 May 2014. Prior to his selection as Commandant, he served as Commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area. In this position, Zukunft was the operational commander for all U.S. Coast Guard missions within the half of the world that ranges from the Rocky Mountains to the waters off the East Coast of Africa. He concurrently served as Commander, Defense Force West and provided U.S. Coast Guard mission support to the U.S. Department of Defense and Combatant Commanders.
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Thad Allen
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Thad William Allen is a former admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 23rd commandant from 2006 to 2010. Allen is best known for his performance directing the federal response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the Gulf Coast region from September 2005 to January 2006, and for his role as National Incident Commander of the Unified Command for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Robert J. Papp Jr. succeeded him as Commandant on 25 May 2010.
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Daniel C. Burbank
- Enrolled in United States Coast Guard Academy
- Studied in 1985
- Occupations
- astronautengineermilitary officer
- Biography
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Daniel Christopher Burbank is a retired American astronaut and a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions. Burbank, a Captain in the United States Coast Guard, is the second Coast Guard astronaut after Bruce Melnick.
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Charles Ray (admiral)
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Charles W. Ray is a retired United States Coast Guard admiral who served as the vice commandant of the Coast Guard from May 24, 2018 to June 18, 2021. He previously served as the Coast Guard's deputy commandant for operations.
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Zachary Fuentes
- Years
- 1981-.. (age 43)
- Biography
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Zachary D. Fuentes is an American political advisor and businessman who served as Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff in the Trump Administration. He formerly served as a senior advisor and assistant to John F. Kelly, while he served as White House Chief of Staff and Secretary of Homeland Security. He left the Trump administration in January 2019.
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Charles D. Michel
- Biography
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Charles David Michel is a former United States Coast Guard admiral who last served as the 30th vice commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. He is the first vice commandant to hold the rank of admiral while in office. Originally a vice admiral when he assumed office on August 6, 2015, Michel was promoted to four-star admiral on May 24, 2016, when the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 elevated the statutory rank for the position to admiral. Michel is also the first career judge advocate in any of the armed forces to achieve four-star rank. Michel retired from the Coast Guard on May 24, 2018, after over 33 years of service.
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James Loy
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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James Milton Loy is a retired admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security in 2005 and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) from November 4, 2003, to March 1, 2005. Prior to his appointment as deputy secretary, he served as the second administrator of the Transportation Security Administration from 2002 to 2003, and before that as the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard from 1998 to 2002. Also in 2004, Loy was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
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Bruce E. Melnick
- Occupations
- military officerastronaut
- Biography
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Bruce Edward Melnick is a retired American astronaut and United States Coast Guard officer. Following retirement from NASA and the Coast Guard, he entered the aerospace industry. He served as a vice president with the Boeing Co.'s Integrated Defense Systems group, in charge of Boeing's Florida operations at the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Melnick retired in 2008 and currently resides on Merritt Island, Florida.
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Robert J. Papp, Jr
- Enrolled in United States Coast Guard Academy
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Admiral Robert Joseph Papp Jr. is a retired admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 24th commandant from 2010 to 2014. He led the largest component of the United States Department of Homeland Security, with 42,000 active duty, 8,200 Reserve, 8,000 civilian, and 31,000 Auxiliary personnel.
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J. William Kime
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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John William Kime was an admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 19th commandant from 1990 to 1994.
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Doug M. Fears
- Enrolled in United States Coast Guard Academy
- 1985-1989 graduated with Bachelor of Science in political science
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Douglas Margrave Fears is a retired United States Coast Guard rear admiral who last served as Director of Joint Interagency Task Force South. He previously served as Assistant Commandant for Response Policy. Fears was the Homeland Security Advisor to President Donald Trump until July 12, 2019.
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Sandra L. Stosz
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Sandra Leigh Stosz is a retired United States Coast Guard Vice Admiral whose final active duty assignment was as Deputy Commandant for Mission Support. Previously, she was chosen by the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, ADM Robert J. Papp to become the superintendent of the United States Coast Guard Academy in 2011. As such, she is the first woman to lead a United States service academy. At the time of her appointment to head the Coast Guard Academy, she was the Coast Guard's director of Reserve and leadership. Stosz was confirmed as a vice admiral in May 2015.
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Robert E. Kramek
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Robert Edward Kramek was an admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 20th commandant from 1994 to 1998. During his tenure as commandant, he successfully led the service through difficult budget battles each year and directed the "streamlining" plan that was mandated by the National Performance Review and "Mandate for Change".
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Thomas H. Collins
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Thomas Hansen Collins is a former admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 22nd commandant from May 2002 to May 2006.
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Paul A. Yost, Jr
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Paul Alexander Yost Jr. was an admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 18th commandant from 1986 to 1990.
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Peter J. Brown
- Enrolled in United States Coast Guard Academy
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in chemistry
- Biography
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Peter James Brown is a retired United States Coast Guard rear admiral, who served as the Special Representative for Puerto Rico's Disaster Recovery. He previously served as the ninth Homeland Security Advisor in the Trump Administration.
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Andre Douglas
- Enrolled in United States Coast Guard Academy
- Studied in 2004-2008
- Occupations
- military officerastronaut
- Biography
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Andre Douglas is an American systems engineer and NASA astronaut candidate.
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David Caron
- Occupations
- university teacherjurist
- Biography
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David D. Caron was an American attorney who was the dean of the King's College London School of Law, and an emeritus professor of UC Berkeley School of Law. Caron was a Member of the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal and a Judge ad hoc of the International Court of Justice. After his death it was said that "at (his) prime, (he) was arguably one of the top two or three arbitrators in the United States and in the world."
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James S. Gracey
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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James Steele Gracey was an admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 17th commandant from 1982 to 1986.
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John B. Hayes
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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John Briggs Hayes was an admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 16th commandant from 1978 to 1982.
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James A. Watson
- Years
- 1956-.. (age 68)
- Enrolled in United States Coast Guard Academy
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in marine engineering
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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James Angus Watson IV is a retired United States Coast Guard Rear Admiral. He currently serves as a senior vice president at the American Bureau of Shipping.
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Chester R. Bender
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Chester R. Bender served as the fourteenth Commandant of the United States Coast Guard from 1970 to 1974. He also served as Superintendent of the United States Coast Guard Academy from 1965 to 1967.
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Erroll M. Brown
- Enrolled in United States Coast Guard Academy
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in marine engineering
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Erroll Mingo Brown is a retired rear admiral in the United States Coast Guard. Brown was the first African-American promoted to flag rank in the Coast Guard.
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Willard J. Smith
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Willard John Smith served as the 13th commandant of the United States Coast Guard from 1966 to 1970.
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Owen W. Siler
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Owen Wesley Siler was a United States Coast Guard admiral who served as the 15th commandant from 1974 to 1978.
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Manson K. Brown
- Enrolled in United States Coast Guard Academy
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in civil engineering
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Manson K. Brown is an American retired U.S. Coast Guard Vice Admiral (VADM) and public official. His top military decoration is the Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal. In 1994, he became the first recipient of the Coast Guard Captain John G. Witherspoon Award for Inspirational Leadership. In 2012, he was honored with the Golden Torch Award by the National Society for Black Engineers. In 2014, he was honored by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People with the Meritorious Service Award, an honor annually bestowed to a service member in a policy-making position for the highest achievement in military equal opportunity. Off duty, he is an active road cyclist.
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Edwin J. Roland
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Edwin John Roland, was a United States Coast Guard admiral and served as the twelfth Commandant of the Coast Guard from 1962 to 1966. During his tenure, Roland oversaw the replacement of many World War II era cutters under fleet modernization programs. He also assisted the U.S. Navy with operations in Vietnam by supplying crews and cutters for Operation Market Time. Roland was noted for his support in efforts to bring international safety standards to merchant shipping. Although Roland was already retired when the Coast Guard was transferred from the Department of Treasury to the newly formed Department of Transportation in 1967, he was largely responsible for the planning for the move and the Coast Guard retaining its military responsibilities along with its transportation related functions.
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Charles D. Wurster
- Occupations
- engineercivil engineermilitary officer
- Biography
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Charles D. Wurster is a retired vice admiral in the United States Coast Guard who last served as the Commander, Pacific Area and Commander, Defense Force West. He is now retired from the Coast Guard, is the President/CEO of the Port of San Diego, and serves as national commodore of the Sea Scouting division of the BSA.
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Bryan Schroder
- Years
- 1959-.. (age 65)
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Bryan Douglas Schroder is an American former military officer and attorney who served as the United States attorney for the District of Alaska from 2017 to 2021.
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William D. Baumgartner
- Enrolled in United States Coast Guard Academy
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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William Dale Baumgartner was a United States Coast Guard rear admiral who served as the Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District. He was also the Judge Advocate General and Chief Counsel of the United States Coast Guard. In this capacity, he was the Coast Guard's senior legal advisor and is responsible for all aspects of the service's legal program.
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Cari Batson Thomas
- Enrolled in United States Coast Guard Academy
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in civil engineering
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Cari Batson Thomas is a retired rear admiral of the United States Coast Guard and a 1984 graduate of the U. S. Coast Guard Academy. On January 22, 2010, Thomas became the third female commander of USCG Training Center Cape May to be advanced to a flag officer. Her final assignment was Assistant Commandant for Human Resources at the Coast Guard Academy.
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Donald Schmuck
- Years
- 1915-2004 (aged 89)
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Brigadier General Donald Myron "Buck" Schmuck, was a United States Marine Corps brigadier general who served with distinction during World War II and the Korean War — and was awarded the Navy Cross and two Silver Stars for his heroic actions.
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Terry M. Cross
- Years
- 1947-.. (age 77)
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Terry M. Cross is a retired United States Coast Guard Vice Admiral who served as Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard from July 2004 until June 2006. He served as the Coast Guard's second in command and was the Agency Acquisition Executive.
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Timothy S. Sullivan
- Born in
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United States - Enrolled in United States Coast Guard Academy
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Timothy Shawn Sullivan is a retired rear admiral in the United States Coast Guard who served as the Deputy Commander, Pacific Area Coast Guard Defense Forces West. He was assigned as Commander of the Pacific Maintenance and Logistics Command, but was detached from those duties while serving as Deputy PACAREA. He has also served as the First Coast Guard District Commander and Commander, Maritime Defense Command One as well as the Senior Military Advisor to the Secretary of Homeland Security serving as the primary coordinator between the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security as well as operational advisor to the Secretary during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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Thomas R. Sargent III
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Thomas Reece Sargent III was a vice admiral and Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard.
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Harvey E. Johnson, Jr
- Years
- 1953-.. (age 71)
- Enrolled in United States Coast Guard Academy
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Harvey Elwood Johnson Jr., retired Vice Admiral, United States Coast Guard, is the President of Humanitarian Services for the American Red Cross. Previously, Johnson was the former Vice President for National Preparedness and Response Solutions at BAE Systems and Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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Lloyd Chalker
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Lloyd Toulmin Chalker was an American naval officer who served as vice commandant of the United States Coast Guard and is credited as the "father of Coast Guard aviation".
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Gary Blore
- Years
- 1953-.. (age 71)
- Enrolled in United States Coast Guard Academy
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Gary Thomas Blore is a retired Rear Admiral of the United States Coast Guard. He retired as the Commander of the Thirteenth Coast Guard District in 2011. As of February 2017, he was serving as Director of Operations, Readiness and Exercises for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
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Ronald J. Rabago
- Years
- 1956-.. (age 68)
- Enrolled in United States Coast Guard Academy
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in ocean engineering
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Ronald James Rábago is a retired United States Coast Guard rear admiral who in 2006 became the first person of Hispanic American descent to be promoted to flag rank in the United States Coast Guard. He retired as the assistant commandant for engineering and logistics and the United States Coast Guard's chief engineer in 2014.
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Robert C. Parker
- Years
- 1957-.. (age 67)
- Enrolled in United States Coast Guard Academy
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Vice Admiral Robert Charles Parker is a retired officer of the United States Coast Guard.
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Michael F. McAllister
- Enrolled in United States Coast Guard Academy
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in civil engineering
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Michael F. McAllister is a retired United States Coast Guard vice admiral who last served as commander of the Coast Guard Pacific Area and Defense Force West from June 30, 2021 to July 8, 2022. He most recently served as Deputy Commandant for Mission Support and, prior to that, as commander of the Coast Guard Seventeenth District.
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Ellis L. Perry
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Ellis L. Perry was a vice admiral and Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard.
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Daniel B. Lloyd
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Daniel B. Lloyd is a retired United States Coast Guard Rear Admiral. His last tour of duty in 2011, was as the Director of Joint Interagency Task Force South. Lloyd assumed the duties of Military Advisor to the Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security, in June 2006. In this role, he was responsible for advising the Secretary on matters involving coordination between the Department of Homeland Security and all branches of the military.
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H. Clay Myers, Jr
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Henry Clay Myers Jr. was an American politician who, during his career, was considered one of Oregon's most influential moderate Republicans, together with his contemporaries, Tom McCall and Mark Hatfield.
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Meredith L. Austin
- Enrolled in United States Coast Guard Academy
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in oceanology
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Rear Admiral Meredith L. Austin is a retired United States Coast Guard officer who served as the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Incident Command and Control within the Office of the Assistant Secretary Preparedness and Response (ASPR) since February 2020 to December 2020.
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James Hirshfield
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Vice Admiral James Albert Hirshfield was the sixth Assistant Commandant (now called Vice Commandant) of the United States Coast Guard. During World War II he was the commanding officer of the USCGC Campbell (WPG-32) during a battle with German U-boats, earning the Navy Cross.
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Steven H. Ratti
- Years
- 1955-.. (age 69)
- Enrolled in United States Coast Guard Academy
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in economics and management
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Steven Holland Ratti is a former United States Coast Guard admiral. He is the son of retired U.S. Coast Guard officer Rear Admiral Ricardo Ratti, who was born in 1922 and is a member of the USCGA Class of 1944. They are the only Coast Guard Academy graduate father and son pair to reach the rank of rear admiral in the U.S. Coast Guard.
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James C. Van Sice
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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James C. Van Sice is a retired Rear Admiral in the United States Coast Guard. He was the 38th Superintendent of the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, succeeding Rear Admiral Robert C. Olsen. He was succeeded by Rear Admiral J. Scott Burhoe. Rear Admiral Van Sice retired from the Coast Guard in 2007..
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Joseph Nimmich
- Enrolled in United States Coast Guard Academy
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Biography
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Joseph Nimmich was the Deputy Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency from September 2014 to January 2017. Before becoming the Deputy Administrator, he was Associate Administrator for the Office of Response and Recovery at FEMA. Nimmich received a master's degree in Business Administration from the Stern School of Business at New York University in 1988. He is also a graduate of the United States Army War College and the US Coast Guard Academy. Nimmich was commissioned as an ensign in 1977 and retired from the Coast Guard as a rear admiral in 2010. In 2018, Nimmich was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
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A. J. Carpenter
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Albert J. Carpenter was an officer in the United States Coast Guard from 1933–1968.
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Keith A. Taylor
- Enrolled in United States Coast Guard Academy
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Keith A. Taylor is an American retired United States Coast Guard Rear Admiral. He is the current Senior Vice President of Fleet Operations at Holland America Line Inc. and Seabourn Cruise Line Limited.
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Paul E. Trimble
- Enrolled in United States Coast Guard Academy
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Biography
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Paul Edwin Trimble was a Vice Admiral in the United States Coast Guard who served as the 10th Vice Commandant from 1966 to 1970. He was born in Agenda, Kansas and was raised in Milaca, Minnesota.
