R 252226Z JUN 09 

SUBJ: DEATH OF RETIRED CG SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE OFFICER
1. WITH GREAT SADNESS, I REPORT THE PASSING OF MR. JAMES F. SLOAN
ON 24 JUNE 2009 IN ANNAPOLIS, MD. SINCE NOVEMBER 2003 UNTIL HIS
RETIREMENT ON 27 FEBRUARY 2009, MR. SLOAN SERVED AS THE ASSISTANT
COMMANDANT FOR INTELLIGENCE AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS (CG-2). HE
WAS 62 YEARS OLD.
2. MR. SLOAN LED A LIFE DEDICATED TO PUBLIC SERVICE, SERVING THE
COAST GUARD AND THE NATION IN MANY CAPACITIES, INCLUDING PREVIOUS
DIRECTOR OF THE FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK (FINCEN) AND
THE ACTING UNDER SECRETARY (ENFORCEMENT), DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY;
21 YEARS IN THE SECRET SERVICE TO INCLUDE AN ASSIGNMENT AS DEPUTY
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR PROTECTIVE OPERATIONS; AND TIME SERVED AS
BOTH A POLICE OFFICER AS WELL AS INVESTIGATOR IN NEW JERSEY, NEW
YORK, MASSACHUSETTS, AND MARYLAND. MR. SLOAN BEGAN HIS SERVICE AS A
LIEUTENANT IN THE U.S. ARMY 1966-1969.
3. AS DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, MR.
SLOAN WAS ON THE FOREFRONT OF ENHANCING INTERAGENCY COOPERATION,
MARITIME INTELLIGENCE AND INVESTIGATIVE OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF
ALL COAST GUARD MISSIONS AND NATIONAL AND HOMELAND SECURITY
OBJECTIVES. HIGHLIGHTS DURING MR. SLOAN'S TENURE AS CG-2 INCLUDED
THE STANDUP OF THE INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST (IS) RATING.
MR. SLOAN CHAMPIONED THE CONVERSION OF OVER 350 ACTIVE DUTY AND
RESERVE POSITIONS IN CREATING AN IS ENLISTED CONTINGENT FURTHER
ENHANCING THE PROFESSIONALISM OF THE COAST GUARD'S INTELLIGENCE
WORKFORCE. THIS NEW RATING EXPANDED INTEL CAPABILITIES TO FURTHER
SHARPEN THE FOCUS OF OPERATIONAL EFFORT AND PROVIDE A SIGNIFICANT
FORCE MULTIPLIER. HE LED THE DEVELOPMENT AND STANDUP OF THE FIRST
CLASSIFIED ENVIRONMENT AT A SERVICE ACADEMY PROVIDING A STRATEGIC
INTELLIGENCE STUDIES PROGRAM DELIVERING AND SUPPORTING EDUCATION
AND TRAINING TO CADETS, OFFICER CANDIDATES AND LEADERSHIP AND
DEVELOPMENT STUDENTS. FURTHER PARTNERING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE AND THE LEADING INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENCE EDUCATION
AND RESEARCH, THE NATIONAL DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE COLLEGE, THE
MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE STUDIES HAS GROWN INTO
THE LARGEST POST GRADUATE PROGRAM OFFERED THROUGH THE COAST GUARD.
RESPONDING TO THE COAST GUARD POST 9/11 OPERATIONS, THE ADAPTATION
OF THE COAST GUARD INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE (CGIS) HAS PLACED
SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES AT JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCES (JTTFS),
INTERPOL, AND OPERATION PANAMA EXPRESS (PANEX) ENSURING ALIGNMENT
TO CRITICAL INFORMATION SHARING, PROVIDING REAL-TIME INFORMATION TO
COMMANDERS IN THE FIELD. ADDITIONAL POST 9/11 OPERATIONS INCLUDE
THE STAND UP OF THE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE SERVICE (CGCIS). MR. SLOAN
WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN PARTNERING BETWEEN THE COAST GUARD AND THE
NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY. MR. SLOAN WAS AN ARDENT SUPPORTER OF
INTEGRATING SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION FACILITIES ABOARD
CUTTERS FURTHER ENABLING INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION AND INFORMATION
SHARING. UNDER MODERNIZATION AND STRATEGIC TRANSFORMATION WITHIN
THE COAST GUARD, MR. SLOAN PROVIDED VISIONARY LEADERSHIP BY
RESTRUCTING THE COAST GUARD INTELLIGENCE AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
ENTERPRISE TO ENSURE MAXIMUM SUPPORT TO THE MODERNIZED COAST GUARD.
4. MR. SLOAN SERVED ON MANY INTERAGENCY BOARDS TO INCLUDE DIRECTOR
OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, NATIONAL HUMAN
INTELLIGENCE BOARD OF GOVERNORS, SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
JOINT INTELLIGENCE BOARD AND VARIOUS NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEES.
5. THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE, HE PUT SERVICE TO HIS NATION AND COMMUNITY
FIRST. HE LEAVES A TREMENDOUS LEGACY AND WILL LONG BE REMEMBERED
FOR HIS EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE.
6. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, CINDY, AND HIS SON, OWEN AND A LARGE
EXTENDED FAMILY.
7. FUNERAL PLANS WILL BE PASSED WHEN AVAILABLE.
8. ADMIRAL THAD ALLEN, COMMANDANT, SENDS.
9. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.