Senior Coast Guard Leadership
Leaders are individuals who guide or direct in a course by showing the way. The Coast Guard senior leadership possess the highest standards of professionalism and personal integrity. This is exemplified in their adherence to the Coast Guard's core values of honor, respect, and devotion to duty. They strive to ensure that the Coast Guard can complete its missions and remain Semper Paratus, Always Ready.
Commandant of the Coast Guard
Admiral Robert J. Papp, Jr.
Top service official, responsible for all world-wide Coast Guard activities, and oversees 42,000 active duty military and 8,000 civilian full-time employees; 8,000 reserve military part-time employees; and 30,000 civilian auxiliary volunteers.
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Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard
Vice Admiral Sally Brice-O'Hara
Second in command, directly oversees Coast Guard's senior operational and mission support commanders, as well as Headquarters staff, and serves as service chief in absence of the Commandant.
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard
Master Chief Michael P. Leavitt
The service's senior enlisted member, who advises the Commandant on enlisted military workforce policies, advocate for military benefits and entitlements, enlisted mentor, and sounding board for select enlisted administrative actions.
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Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve Force
Master Chief Mark H. Allen
The Service's senior reserve enlisted leader, advises the Commandant on workforce policies (especially as effecting Reservists), partner with MCPOCG to advocate for military benefits and entitlements, and reserve enlisted mentor.
Chaplain of the Coast Guard
Captain Gary P. Weeden
The Chaplain of the Coast Guard advises the Commandant on religious support and promotes the well-being of all personnel, manages Navy Chaplains assigned to the Coast Guard and ensures personnel and families are provided the full continuum of pastoral care.
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Latest News From Leadership
| Adm. Papp Testifies Before Senate Appropriations Committee Tue, 10 May 2011 13:15:18 EST
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Homeland Security Subcommittee, in Washington, DC, today, on the Coast Guard's fiscal year 2012 budget. The focus of the hearing was on operation and recapitalization requirements. Click here to read Adm. Papp's written statement, here for his oral statement and here to view the archived webcast. |
| Coast Guard Year in Review Article Wed, 04 May 2011 08:33:52 EST Click here to read the Coast Guard Year in Review article in the May edition of Proceedings. |
| Enlisted Person of the Year Selections Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:58:41 EST
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp announced the selection of Petty Officer 1st Class Troy Brevik of Air Station Sitka as the Coast Guard Active Duty Enlisted Person of the Year and Petty Officer 2nd Class William Hilt of Port Security Unit 312 as the Coast Guard Reserve Enlisted Person of the Year in a service wide message on Wednesday. Click here to read the ALCOAST message and here to read a story in the Juneau Empire about Brevik. |
| GEICO Award Winner meets with Coast Guard Leadership Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:07:06 EST
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp, Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard Vice Adm. Sally Brice-O'Hara, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Michael Leavitt and Mrs. Debbie Leavitt meet with the 2010 Geico Military Award Winner Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael James and hiw wife Racquel at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C., April 18, 2011. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley. To read the message annoucing the GEICO Award Winner click here. To learn more about the GEICO Military Award click here. |
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