Telecommunication Division
C4IT
Under the direction and
supervision of the District Commander and the Chief of staff, the
Telecommunications Division provides the following services, among
others, for the District Office and District units:
-Maintain and provide all voice and data communications
capabilities required to accomplish the responsibilities of the District
Commander.
-Provide requirements for new telecommunications and IT systems
validated by District program managers.
-Develop plans and procedures to assure coordination, uniformity and
efficiency in the administration and operation of Coast Guard
telecommunications and IT.
-Develop and issue telecommunication and IT plans in support of
mobilization and other missions.
-Initiate requests for operational approval via the chain-of command
for budgetary information and to make necessary telecommunications and
IT plant improvements.
-Establish policy and manage District Staff communications via fixed
and portable systems, including telephones, cell phones, pages, VTC
capabilities and computers.
-Implement the District-wide security program, plans, policies, and
procedures. This includes information, physical, personnel, operations,
and industrial security as described in the Coast Guard Security Manual
(COMDTINST M5500.11 series).
District 11 is responsible for the
California coast from the Oregon border to the US/Mexico border and the
Lake Tahoe region. The units include:
-Sector Humboldt Bay
-Sector San Francisco
-Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach
-Sector San Diego
-Air Station Humboldt Bay
-Air Station Sacramento
-Air Station San Francisco
-Air Station Los Angeles
-Air Station San Diego
-110 foot Patrol Boats
-87 foot Coastal Patrol Boats
-Buoy Tenders
-Small Boat Stations
-Loran Stations
LT
Matthew Will
Chief of
Telecommunication Division,
District Eleven
U.S. Coast Guard
LT Will is the chief of the Telecommunications (C4I) division for the Eleventh Coast Guard District, which is responsible for Coast Guard C4I in California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah. Prior to this assignment he was the chief of the Alaskan LORAN Branch for Coast Guard Navigation Center West, where he represented Operational Command for the 6 Alaskan LORAN Stations.
LT
Will is a native of Leavenworth, Kansas and currently resides in
Petaluma, CA. He graduated from Hawaii Pacific University with a degree
in Computer Science through the Coast Guard’s Advanced Electronics
Computer Training (ACET) program in 2002 and received a Direct
Commission in 2003.
He began his career on the USCGC Sedge out of Homer, AK 1986 - 1987,
Electronics Technician A school in Governors Island, NY 1987 – 1988,
USCGC Steadfast St. Petersburg, FL 1988 - 1991, LORAN Station Hokkaido,
Japan 1991 – 1992, LORAN Station George, WA 1992 – 1995, Advanced
Avionics Integrated Weapons System school at Naval Air Station
Millington, TN 1995- 1996, Large Cutter pipeline training from 1996 –
1997, USCGC Rush out of Honolulu, HI from 1997 – 2000, ACET Hawaii
Pacific University 2000 – 2002, Officer in Charge LORAN Station Jupiter
Inlet, FL 2002 – 2003.
LT Will’s awards include the Coast Guard Commendation Medal, two Coast
Guard Achievement Medals, three Coast Guard Commandant Letters of
Commendation and various other personal and unit awards.