The Long Blue Line (Winter 2021)

WINTER 2021
YOUR RETIREE NEWSLETTER & MORE
Inside this issue:
CAPTAIN
BOBBY
WILKS
COAST GUARD AVIATOR
AND TRAILBLAZER
A HERITAGE
OF DIVERSITY
INSIDE THE NATIONAL
COAST GUARD MUSEUM:
HONORING ALL
WHO SERVED

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Managing Editor: Drew Forster
Graphic Designer: Scott McGuire
Contributing Writer: William H.
Thiesen, Ph.D.
Chief of the Mess: MCPOCG Vincent
W. Patton, Ed.D., USCG (Ret.)
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Current and past issues of The
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newsletter and other important
retiree communications.
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be found at the USCG Public Affairs
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ON THE COVER:
Comander Bobby C. Wilks, at the
time, the highest ranking African
American in the Coast Guard,
became an Aviator less than
two years after he entered the
Coast Guard Reserve in 1955. He
transferred to the regular Coast
Guard in 1960. He carried out
many rescue flights from various
Coast Guard Air Stations during his
military career. CDR Wilks is shown
here preparing to pilot a helicopter
on a patrol mission out of the Coast
Guard Air Station, Barber's Point,
Hawaii, where he also served as
Operations Officer. Photo dated 12
October 1971.
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IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
CG Retiree Services Program
A message from the director
Meet Donna Mischell Navaro
Deputy Assistant Commandant for Human Resources (CG-1D)
Coast Gurad Pre-Retiree Information &
Transition Assisitance Program Overview
Regional Retiree Council Reports: CGNRC active
duty retiree services coordinators
Reunions, Notices & Items
of Interest
Class of 1980: 40 Years of
Women at the Academy
COVER STORY | Bobby Wilks
Coast Guard Aviator and Trailblazer
A Heritage of Diversity - Honoring All Who Served:
A look inside the future National Coast Guard Museum's exhibits
Retirement Notices
Chaplain's Corner
TAPS Notices
Tricare Select: CG Retiree Services (CG-1335)
CG Pay & Personnel Center, Retiree &
Annuitant Services (PPC-RAS)
CG Pay & Personnel Center, Retiree &
Annuitant Services (PPC-RAS) - Directory
Assistance & Other Important Phone
Numbers & Websites
Find all of this content at longblueline.org
• CHANGES TO RETIREE & ANNUITANT MAILING/EMAIL ADDRESSES: The CG Retiree Services Program
Manager, Mr. Robert Hinds, does NOT have the capability to change mailing/e-mail addresses in Direct Access
(DA). Retirees & Annuitants may change their mailing/e-mail addresses by accessing their DA Self-Service account
at https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/ras/gp/ or by contacting CG PPC at 866-772-8724, e-mail: ppc-dg-customercare@
uscg.mil
• USCG/PHS/NOAA INPUT FOR LONG BLUE LINE: Submit input to Robert Hinds, Robert.C.Hinds@uscg.mil.
Deadline for input for the Spring (Apr) 2021 LBL is 25 Feb 2021.
Neither the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) nor the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) endorse the National Coast
Guard Museum Association, Inc., or any other non-federal entity. Further, neither DHS nor the USCG endorse or support
the products or services advertised in this newsletter, the organizations advertising in this newsletter, or the statements
of any non- U.S. Coast Guard contributors for this newsletter.
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NATIONAL RETIREE COUNCIL CO-CHAIRS
2021, HERE WE COME! We hope that everyone
enjoyed a peaceful and safe end of year holiday
season. For those of us that had to forgo seeing family
up close and personal, it was a tough pill to swallow
at our age, but necessary and the right thing to do.
COVID-19 vaccinations can’t get here soon enough.
Since our last issue of the Long Blue Line, we have
added our 19th CG Regional Retiree Council.
Welcome aboard to RRC Charleston, SC! Their
active duty sponsor command is Base Charleston.
As many of you have noticed, Charleston has
quickly become a major USCG port. Thus, it is fitting
that RRC Charleston has been established. We are
still working to establish RRC LA/LB in the near
future. If you are interested in taking an active role
in getting that RRC up and running, please contact
Bob Hinds, MCPO Pierce or myself.
It remains to be seen whether we will be able convene
an in-person CG National Retiree Council meeting in
2021. While it is our strong desire to do so, medical
safety comes first. If necessary, we will hold a virtual
conference, with plans to expand our agenda beyond
what we were able to accomplish at our virtual
meeting in 2020.
Despite continuing COVID-19 restrictions, we were
able to hold our annual meeting on 15 Dec 2020
with the Commandant, ADM Karl Schultz (RADM
Hathaway in person, MCPO Pierce online). ADM
Schultz was anxious to get an update on how
the retiree community fared over the past tough
year. With other USCG senior leadership also in
attendance, we were able to report that our retiree/
annuitant community has been holding its own. We
conveyed the high points from our August 2020
RADM Jeff Hathaway, USCG (Ret)
hathaway.cgnrc@aol.com
MCPO Lloyd Pierce, USCG (Ret)
Ipierce38@tampabay.rr.com
National Retiree Council virtual meeting (addressed in
this column in the Fall LBL). Notably, on behalf of the
entire retiree community, we expressed thanks for the
USCG emphasis this past year on reducing the time
to process Audit Error Worksheets (AEWs) at PPC.
When we brought this issue to the Commandant’s
attention last year, processing times were often in
excess of a year and little progress was being made
on the backlog. He ordered immediate action and
thru added manpower and automation at PPC, the
backlog has been reduced to 120 days. We pointed
out that DOD averages a 60 day turnaround on AEWs
from VA. While our USCG has made great progress,
120 day processing for AEWs should not be our final
goal. We suggested that a 90 day processing time
should be the next goal by the end of 2021, and ADM
Schultz and his team agreed.
Finally, we once again request that, if you have not
added an email address to your personal info in the
Coast Guard Direct Access (DA) system, please
make it your New Year's resolution to do so! Email is
the only real-time means we have to PUSH important
information directly to you in between quarterly issues
of the Long Blue Line. Otherwise, retirees must PULL
timely notices off of the Retirees Services and PPC
websites. Currently, DA only contains emails for about
55% of our retiree/annuitant community. We can do
better. A great example occurred over the last quarter
of 2020. The need for retirees using Tricare Select
to set up and pay new required enrollment fees by
1 Jan. 2021 caused some confusion. While DOD
retirees could pay enrollment fees through allotments
and CG/PHS/NOAA retirees could “initiate” allotments
with Tricare, PPC did not have the capability to pay
enrollment fees through allotments – requiring retirees
to pay by EFT or credit card. While that was stated,
along with detailed guidance, on the PPC-RAS
website, many missed PULLING that information.
Tricare contractors were also originally putting out
conflicting guidance when contacted by retirees. CG
Retiree Services tried to PUSH information to retirees
by passing along PPC guidance via GovDelivery,
but it only reached those retirees (55%) with current
email addresses in the system. Why subject yourself
to future high anxiety when a solution exists – add
an email address to your DA account! See PPC
instructions on how to access/update your DA Self-
Service account in this issue of the Long Blue Line.
Thoughts on Retirement
"Retirement is a blank sheet of paper. It is a chance
to redesign your life into something new and
different." —Patrick Foley
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MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
A MESSAGE
FROM THE
DIRECTOR
TO OUR USCG, USPHS, AND NOAA UNIFORMED RETIREE COMMUNITY, including more
than 60,000 readers of The Long Blue Line – Greetings from Coast Guard Headquarters.
In October 2020, I gratefully accepted the Commandant’s assignment as the new Director
of Military Personnel (CG-13), CG Retiree Services Program Director, and Executive Agent
for the CG National Retiree Council (CGNRC), in addition to assuming the duties as Deputy
Assistant Commandant for Human Resources (CG-1D). I want to thank Captain Tom King for
his exceptional leadership since August 2020 while serving as the Acting Director for CG-13
and look forward to working with him as my Deputy.
Introductions complete, I think it important to acknowledge the global pandemic COVID-19 that
continues after almost a year and the disruption and toll it has taken on the millions of people
throughout our Coast Guard, Nation, and the world. Know that I’m committed to working with
CG leadership, your Retiree Services Program Manager and CGNRC, and retirees during this
and future challenges to ensure we continue in meeting the people needs of our organization
and the needs of our organization’s people, including retirees – the Long Blue Line.
I know a key to my success in learning and supporting the mission of the Retiree Services
Program and CGNRC and the needs of retirees and annuitants will be Active Listening,
defined as “…fully concentrating on, understanding, responding to, and remembering” what
is being said by our retiree community. I am grateful for our partnership with the National
Coast Guard Museum Association in answering your call to modernize retiree communications
through this top-notch publication, which has received rave reviews!
I also extend my sincere gratitude to RADM Jeff Hathaway, USCG (Ret.) and MCPO Lloyd
Pierce, USCG (Ret.), CGNRC Co-Chairs, for their continued service to the CG and our retiree
community. I had the pleasure of joining your CGNRC Co-Chairs for their annual report to
the Commandant, Master Chief Petty Officer of the CG (MCPOCG), Deputy Commandant for
Mission Support, and CG-1 on 15 Dec 2020. The Commandant commended the Council for
making him aware of the backlog of more than 5,000 Audit Error Worksheets (AEWs) at their
annual meeting in 2019 – with the backlog now eliminated! The Commandant, MCPOCG,
DCMS, CG-1, and I remain committed to supporting the Council in addressing their top
priorities for 2021. I strongly encourage active duty members transitioning to retirement and
all retirees to engage with the CGNRC and one of the 19 Regional Retiree Councils in your
area, as highlighted in this issue of The Long Blue Line.
Best Wishes for a SAFE and HAPPY New Year.
Yours in Service,
Dr. Donna Mischell Navarro
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MEET
DR. DONNA
MISCHELL NAVARO
DR. MISCHELL NAVARRO ASSUMED THE DUTIES
AS THE DEPUTY ASSISTANT COMMANDANT
FOR HUMAN RESOURCES (CG-1D) in October
2020. She is responsible for implementing the
vision for human capital management; to recruit,
develop, and retain a diverse, proficient and
effective workforce to meet the current and future
needs of the Service’s nearly 60,000 member
active duty, reserve, and civilian workforce.
Before coming to CG-1, Dr. Navarro served as
Chief Human Capital Officer, Office of Management
and Budget, Headquarters National Nuclear
Security Administration (NNSA), Washington, D.C.
In that capacity, she worked as a strategic partner
with leaders across NNSA and DOE to ensure
that human resource policies, procedures, and
practices, including workforce planning strategies,
fostering sound human resource management,
and providing an accountability system that
adhered to merit system principles and maintained
legal compliance, effectiveness, efficiency, and
timeliness. She joined the Senior Executive Service
in 2017.
Dr. Navarro also served as Executive Director,
Manpower, Personnel and Services, Air Force
Global Strike Command (AFGSC), Barksdale Air
Force Base, LA, where she provided leadership
and direction to the nuclear command. She
oversaw personnel, resources, manpower
allocations, accession, hiring, readiness, and
force development planning and implementation.
Dr. Navarro also served as Chief, Manpower,
Resources, and Civilian Personnel Division,
AFGSC. She managed the execution of funded
and unfunded command requirements along
with officer and enlisted grades allocation and
personnel assignments for 36K members and
influenced programming of more than $3.4B
annually. Prior to that assignment, she was
assigned to the Pentagon as a Senior Program
Analyst, Manpower and Personnel Budget
Development, and a Liaison to Congress.
Dr. Navarro began her career in 1991 at
Misawa Air Base, Japan. Throughout her
career, she has held various key positions
within the United States and OCONUS at
Wing, Major Command, Field Operating
Agency, and Headquarters Air Force.
During her career, she has served in
multiple positions within Manpower,
Budget, Personnel and Services. She is a
graduate of Air War College, Air Command
and Staff College, Squadron Officer
School, and holds a Ph.D. in Clinical
Psychology and a Master’s Degree in
Education and Counseling.
DR. DONNA MISCHELL NAVARO
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U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION PRE-RETIREE
COAST GUARD PRE-RETIREE
The CG Retiree Services Program (RSP) and CG Transition Assistance Program (TAP) are pleased to
announce the addition of the CG Pre-Retiree section to the Long Blue Line. This initiative is well-aligned with
#1 priorities of the CG National Retiree Council (CGNRC), as highlighted below:
• Better integrate Retiree Services Program (RSP) into CG Transition Assistance Program (TAP). Ensure
transitioning members are appropriately informed of RSP services. Better leverage CG TAP Seminars
(Transition Goals, Plans, and Success) in messaging RSP to transitioning members.
• Continue to improve communications to the CG retiree community. Implement CG Retiree
Communications Strategy and validate effectiveness. Communications is the single most important
activity of the CGNRC and Regional Retiree Councils (RRCs).
The primary purpose of the CG Pre-Retiree section is to assist CG Active Duty/Reserve Members within one
year of retirement to make a smooth transition to “post-active duty life” by providing them needed information
and resources. The Long Blue Line, published by the National Coast Guard Museum Association,
has been very well received by a readership of 60,000+ retirees and offers an excellent medium to help
familiarize transitioning members with the CG Retiree Services Program, including the CGNRC, Regional
Retiree Councils (RRCs), and Active Duty Retiree Services Coordinators, and welcome them to the retiree
community. The following are examples of current and planned information/resources helpful to transitioning
members:
• CG Retiree Service Program Website: www.dcms.uscg.mil/retiree
• CG Transition Assistance Program (see next page).
• CGNRC, RRCs, Active Duty Retiree Services Coordinators (see table in this issue).
• CG PPC Retiree & Annuitant Services administers retiree pay & benefits and other important retiree
services. See PPC RAS home page at: www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/ras/ with other important links. CG-
4700s MUST be sent directly to PPC, NOT CG Retiree Services (CG-1335).
• Frequently Asked Questions (to be developed).
• Lessons learned, suggestions, and mentoring from CG Retirees (to be developed).
• *USCG JOB Networking Group (Facebook) – This page is a place where CG personnel, spouses,
shipmates, and friends can network about JOB opportunities. JOB announcements and JOB fairs
are posted here. This page is also used to network with other COASTIES to find job vacancies and
contacts that can be of help. z-upload.facebook.com/groups/USCGjobs/?ref=direct
*The U. S. Coast Guard is NOT affiliated with and does NOT endorse this Facebook group.
CG Active Duty/Reserve members with retirement orders are asked to update their post retirement mailing
and e-mail addresses in Direct Access (DA), prior to last day in uniform. This is part of efforts to ensure ALL
retirees maintain current mailing/e-mail addresses in DA and timely, needed information is provided to our
retiree community. AD/Reserve members can update personal information at the User Guide General Link
below, under the section labeled “Self Service,” including the Mailing and Email links.
• User Guide General Link: www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/pd/da/
• Mailing Addresses: www.dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/CG-1/PPC/GUIDES/GP/SelfService/Member/Self%20
Service%20-%20Home%20and%20Mailing%20Address.pdf?ver=2019-10-30-092309-957
• Email Addresses: www.dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/CG-1/PPC/GUIDES/GP/SelfService/Member/Self%20
Service%20-%20Email%20Addresses.pdf?ver=2019-06-21-151201-697
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TRANSITION ASSISITANCE
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Information and Procedures
To prepare Service members (SMs) separating or retiring from the Coast Guard for their transition to
civilian life, all eligible SMs are required to complete the standardized components of the Transition
Assistance Program (TAP) starting 365 days prior to separating/retiring. These components are 1) Pre-
Separation Counseling and 2) the Transition Seminar, encompassing the core curriculum. This core
curriculum includes a Department of Labor (DOL) Employment Workshop and Veteran Affairs Benefits
Briefing. This document provides guidance on how to complete these components.
PRE-RETIREE
Pre-separation Counseling
Pre-separation counseling is a mandatory prerequisite
to attending the transition seminar.
1) Inform command of intention to separate or
retire.
2) Contact your local transition manager to begin
the process and prepare the required DD2648.
3) Complete the Pre-separation Counseling
Training Modules on the Coast Guard Learning
Management System (LMS) or a DoD Preseparation
training,
(a) Section I: Verify all information for accuracy
and input remaining data. This information
is pulled from DEERS; any discrepancies
need to be corrected through a DEERS
office.
(b) Section II: mark “YES” based on Career
Readiness items completed to date, for
item 17 use the local HSWL location as the
military installation.
(c) Section IV: Digitally sign completion of Preseparation
Counseling.
(d) Provide a copy of completed LMS
certificate and DOD ID number on back of
member CAC card to the Personnel and
Administrative office and TRM.
4) Contact TRM Schedule TAP seminar. Online
courses are also available at www.tapevents.
org/courses
5) Register for Veteran Affairs account through
eBenefits website with guidance/assistance
from SPO/PERSRU and/or TRM.
NOTE: eBenefits is a one-stop shop for benefitsrelated
information for Wounded Warriors, Veterans,
Service Members, their families, and their caretakers.
Members can track their disability claim, home loans,
GI bill and search for jobs. www.ebenfits.va.gov
Transition Seminar
The Transition seminar is a 3-5 day workshop for all
separating service members made mandatory under
the Veterans Opportunity to Work Act.
The intent of the program is to prepare members for a
smooth transition to civilian life. This TAP component
provides Service members with a targeted set of
value-added, individually tailored training programs
and services necessary to equip SMs with the skills
needed to pursue post military goals successfully.
Transition Core Curriculum consists of:
1) Transition Overview
2) Resilient Transitions, which includes:
• Special issues, Considerations for families,
Support systems, Value of a mentor, Stress
management
3) Military Occupational Code (MOC) Crosswalk
– Translating military skills, training, and
experience into civilian skills.
4) Financial Planning – tools, information, and a
12-month post-separation budget.
5) VA Benefits Briefing (mandatory)
6) 1-day DOL Employment Workshop (DOLEW)
(mandatory if not exempt)
7) Individual Transition Plan (ITP) Review –
identifying critical activities such as personal/
family requirements and career path and
organizing your transition into manageable
tasks over a specified time to meet Career
Readiness Standards.
8) Optional 2-day Transition tracks are also
available: Education track, Employment track,
Vocational track, and Entrepreneurship track.
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
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THE BIG BANG
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter NORTHLAND
conducts a live firing of the MK 75 76mm
weapons system while underway, September
20, 2020, in the Atlantic Ocean. The cutter
returned to its homeport of Portsmouth, Virginia,
after a 47-day patrol conducting counter-drug
and migrant interdiction operations in the
Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean.
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photo: U.S. Coast Guard
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CGNRC, RRC CHAIRS, ACTIVE DUTY RETIREE
SERVICES COORDINATORS
CO-CHAIRS
RADM Jeff Hathaway, hathaway.cgnrc@aol.com
MCPO Lloyd Pierce, lpierce38@tampabay.rr.com
AT-LARGE MEMBERS
Ms. Lula Carpenter, Annuitant, leecarp@verizon.net;
SCPO Jon Ostrowski, CPOA President, jrostrowski@hotmail.com
Regional Retiree Council (RRC) Chairs
RRC Sponsor/Support Unit
RRC
Co-Chairs
Unit
AD Retiree Services
Coordinators
CAPITAL AREA
CAPT David Bernstein
dberns01@gmail.com
PSC John Milkiewisz
locke45@hotmail.com
BASE NCR
Robert Miller
Robert.A.Miller4@uscg.mil
CENTRAL GULF COAST
(MOBILE)
CAPT Terry Gilbreath
tgilbreath@asdd.com
SCPO Charlie Womack
chwomack@gmail.com
BASE NEW ORLEANS
LCDR Louis Dering
Louis.A.DeringIII@uscg.mil
CHARLESTON
CWO4 Ray Bryant
basecharlestonrrc@gmail.com
PO1 Timothy Schneider
basecharlestonrrc@gmail.com
BASE CHARLESTON
ENG3 John Difrancesco
John.Difrancesco@uscg.mil
MKC Scott Johnson
Scott.R.Johnson@uscg.mil
CLEVELAND
Temporary Co-Chair
Mr. Bill Schmidt
William.A.Schmidt@uscg.mil
BASE CLEVELAND
Mr. Bill Schmidt
William.A.Schmidt@uscg.mil
EAST CENTRAL FL
LCDR Jim Reynolds
james.reynolds.cg@gmail.com
LT Ted Stacy
cystacy@gmail.com
BASE MIAMI BEACH
SUPPORT UNIT - SECTOR
JAX
Base Miami Beach
LT Justin Johnson
Justin.L.Johnson@uscg.mil
FIRST CG RETIREES
JACKSONVILLE
CAPT Mike Rosecrans
m.rosecrans@gmail.com
YNCM Bobby Wester
bwester2549@aol.com
BASE MIAMI BEACH
SUPPORT UNIT - SECTOR
JAX
Base Miami Beach
LT Justin Johnson
Justin.L.Johnson@uscg.mil
HAWAII
CAPT Rod Schultz
rschultz369@gmail.com
SKC Anthony Lim
hawaiiretiree.cc@gmail.com
BASE HONOLULU
CAPT Travis Rasmussen, CO
Travis.J.Rasmussen@uscg.mil
KODIAK
CAPT Robert Lachowsky
roblachowsky@yahoo.com
CDR John Whiddon
jbwhiddon52@gmail.com
BASE KODIAK
CDR Paul Salerno
Paul.Salerno@uscg.mil
MIAMI
CAPT David Cinalli
david.cinalli@yahoo.com
YNCM Marc Fagenbaum
CGRCMiamiBeach@gmail.com
BASE MIAMI BEACH
LT Justin Johnson
Justin.L.Johnson@uscg.mil
NEW ORLEANS
CWO Paul Sibenkittel
psiebenkittel@netzero.com
BASE NEW ORLEANS
LCDR Louis Dering
Louis.A.DeringIII@uscg.mil
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Regional Retiree Council (RRC) Chairs
RRC Sponsor/Support Unit
RRC
Co-Chairs
Unit
AD Retiree Services
Coordinators
NORTH EAST
CDR Kevin Brown
CGRetireeNorthEast@gmail.com
QMCM Thomas Hall
tadahall@msn.com
BASE BOSTON
CDR Stephen Bird
Stephen.R.Bird@uscg.mil
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
ITCM David Swanson
ddswanson@msn.com
BASE ALAMEDA
YNCM Cynthia Moneda
Cynthia.L.Moneda@uscg.mil
NORTHWEST
RADM Bert Kinghorn
CoChairs@cgretirenw.org
LCDR Phil Johnson
CoChairs@cgretirenw.org
BASE SEATTLE
LCDR Patricia (Trish) Green
Patricia.G.Green@uscg.mil
PENSACOLA, FL
ENG2 Cody Brazier
brazier6@gmail.com
ELC3 Jeff Rosenberg
cg.rrc.pns@gmail.com
BASE NEW ORLEANS
Base New Orleans
LCDR Louis Dering
Louis.A.DeringIII@uscg.mil
SAN JUAN, PR
CDR Arturo Aviles
araviles@aol.com
MCPO James Davidson
jimdavidson11@hotmail.com
BASE SAN JUAN
LT Andres Luai
Andres.B.Luai@uscg.mil
SECTOR OHIO VALLEY
LCDR James Armstrong,
James.S.Armstrong@uscg.mil
CAPT Gerald Nauert
gnauert@oldhamcountyky.gov
BASE DET. ST LOUIS
SUPPORTING UNIT - SECTOR
OHIO VALLEY
ENS Miranda Anderson
Miranda.L.Anderson@uscg.mil
SOHV MWR Officer
ST. LOUIS
MCPO Keith Livingstone
bassbolt@yahoo.com
CWO4 (ret) Becky Livingstone
rebalivingstone@att.net
BASE DET. ST LOUIS
CWO Jeff Meyer
Jeffery.C.Meyer@uscg.mil
TAMPA BAY AREA
CDR Don Goldstein
DGoldstein1@tampabay.rr.com
MSTCM LeRoy Dennison
LeRoy@dennison.com
BASE MIAMI BEACH
SUPPORTING UNIT - SECTOR
ST. PETE
Base Miami Beach
LT Justin Johnson
Justin.L.Johnson@uscg.mil
YORKTOWN
CAPT Al Buechler
abuechler1@cox.net
OSCM David Bunch
dcbunch52@verizon.net
Recouncil@TCYYorktown.ucg.mil
TRACEN YORKTOWN
CDR Randall Brown, XO
Randall.E.Brown@uscg.mil
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REUNIONS, NOTICES &
ITEMS OF INTEREST
USCGC JARVIS
(WHEC 725) REUNION
JULY 23-26, 2021
NEW ORLEANS, LA
All former crew members are invited! This is our
Bi-Annual reunion.
For further Information and details contact:
SCPO Henry Connors, USCG (Ret.) at:
Mikohank@live.com
There is also an invitation on the USCGC Jarvis
Crew Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/groups/uscgcjarvis
RESERVE ORGANIZATION
OF AMERICA
The Reserve Officers Association is now the Reserve
Organization of America. The name change is a
result of National EXCOM voting in 2020 to open
membership to ALL RANKS, ALL PAY GRADES…
E1 to E10 and O1 to O10 to advocate for ALL
RESERVISTS in the Reserve and National Guard.
The only organization of the Military Coalition to serve
BOTH officer and enlisted. Thanks for your Service.
Regards,
CAPT Gordon L. Bell, USCGR (Ret.)
2020 GOVERNOR’S ANNUAL ALABAMA
VETERAN OF THE YEAR AWARD
The Department of Alabama Disabled American
Veterans (DAV) Committee on Veteran of the Year
unanimously selected YNC Annie L. Byrd, USCG
(Ret.), as the Alabama Disabled Veteran of the
Year for 2020.
Annie L. Byrd, a service-connected disabled U.S.
Coast Guard veteran, and lifetime member of
Chapter #1 Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Annie is a native of Demopolis, Alabama. Following
graduation from high school, she enlisted in the
Coast Guard in July
1979 and attended
basic training at
TRACEN Cape May,
NJ. She earned
her BS in Business
Management from
the University of
Phoenix while still on
active duty. Annie
retired after 26
years of service as
YNC (E-7) in August
2005. She moved to
Tuscaloosa, AL and
worked part-time as a Hospital Service Coordinator
at Tuscaloosa Veterans Medical Center.
Annie certified annually by completing required
training while assisting veterans to apply for benefits
and services through Veterans Affairs by way of
the National Service Officer. In November 2012,
she was appointed as National Service Officer in
Montgomery, AL, where she trained for 16 months
and became an accredited representative of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, assisting veterans in
processing claims for benefits. While in Montgomery,
she transferred her membership to Chapter #12 and
was elected and served as the Chapter’s Adjutant.
Annie retired from the DAV office in Montgomery,
AL in December 2017 and returned to Tuscaloosa,
AL, where she transferred to Chapter #1, volunteers
as a Chapter Service Office, and was elected and
serves as the Chapter’s Adjutant. Annie has recruited
numerous DAV members and in 2018, she was the
number 2 recruiter for the State of Alabama. Annie
resides in Tuscaloosa and is a proud mother of her
son, Theodore J. Williams.
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COAST GUARD MERITORIOUS PUBLIC SERVICE
PRESENTED TO MR. BARRETT THOMAS BEARD
On Coast Guard Day, August 4, 2020, Coast Guard
Commandant ADM Karl L. Schultz, presented the
Meritorious Public Service Award to Mr. Barrett Thomas
Beard for exceptional, enduring contributions to the
legacy of the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Aviation.
The citation notes that Beard was “an advocate and
early architect for a Coast Guard History Foundation to
assimilate, organize, and preserve service records and
documents.” The award also noted his collaboration
with numerous historians and organizations such as
the U.S. Lighthouse Society, the U.S. Lifesaving Service
Heritage Association and the Coast Guard Aviation
Association. The citation praised the historian for
making known the accomplishments of Frank Erickson
and other aviation pioneers through his writing.
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REUNIONS, NOTICES &
ITEMS OF INTEREST
ALL PRESENTED AND
ACCOUNTED FOR
A Novel by: CAPT Steven J. Craig, USCGR (Ret.)
All Present and Accounted For: The 1972 Alaska
Grounding of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis and
the Heroic Efforts that Saved the Ship
I will be hosting a book signing at CG Base Honolulu
on March 1, 2, and 3, tentatively 11am-4pm. I may
be giving a 30-minute presentation, with snacks, to
present the story of the JARVIS and introduce any
former members who can attend.
If you are interested in attending, please drop me
a line.
SEMPER
PARATUS
By: HSC Ron Flamion USCG, (RET)
When the seas are raging,
In the dead of night,
The Coast Guard comes sailing into sight.
When life and property are in peril,
The brave men and women stand ready to sail.
Working buoys in the winter snow,
Seizing drugs in the moonlight's glow.
Semper Paratus is our motto,
So others may live to see tomorrow.
Mahalo,
Steven J. Craig, USCGR (Ret),
scraig7002@gmail.com
www.amazon.com/All-Present-Accounted-
Grounding-Efforts/dp/B083NL2V21
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1980
1
Class of
40 years of
at the
Framed as heroes, we are often labeled as courageous by others. To most of us, it
felt like survival. And we persevered as only the young can—with verve and humor.
—Commander Kathy Hamblett (Ret.), Coast Guard Academy Class of 1980
IN
recognition of 40 years of women
graduating from the United States
Coast Guard Academy, the following
letter from the Class of 1980 women
was read at the virtual graduation ceremony for the
Class of 2020 women:
May 20, 2020
To the Women of the Class of 2020
Congratulations on your graduation!
We are Officers, Sisters, Wives, Mothers
and Grandmothers who join you in
commemorating the 40th anniversary of the
graduation of women from the United States
Coast Guard Academy. As members of
the first class with women, we experienced
diverse reactions to our presence, both
in opposition and support as we broke
ground for generations of women to follow.
Since May 1980, over 1,850 women have
graduated from the Academy, earned
officer commissions, and proudly served our
country.
We were referred to as pioneers and
trailblazers. We fought and won the good
fight alongside our classmates, earning
unqualified acceptance and respect within
the entire Academy community and in the
officer corps. Ensure our legacy is passed
along.
Warmest regards and fond wishes as you
embark on your career.
The Women of the Class of 1980:
― Jean M.
Butler
― Susan K.
Donner
― Mary Jane
East
― Michele
Fitzpatrick
― Kathy
Hamblett
― Linda
Johansen
― Joanne
McCaffrey
― Christine
Quedens
― Tami Rose
― Monyee
Smith
― Mary-Lou
Southwood
― Jody Turner
― Karen
Tweed
― Sharon Willis
Fijalka
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women
Academy
3
By Commander Kathy A. Hamblett, USCG (Ret.)
IN
addition to the letter, ceremony
organizers asked the Class of 1980
women for words of wisdom for the
Class of 2020 women. This request
led me to consider how far away and long ago our
graduation took place in Leamy Hall on a rainy day
in May. By virtue of alphabetical order, the first
woman to cross the stage was Jean Butler. She
recalled the sounds of camera shutters clicking
rapidly and simultaneously. She remembered,
“It sounded like a cascading waterfall.” Not only
was she the first woman in the Class of 1980 to
graduate, she was the first woman to graduate
from any armed forces service academy. The
Air Force, Army, and Navy held graduations
in June. After graduation, the 14 of us fanned
out across the cutter fleet, often being the first
women to serve on board and the firsts in many
assignments over our ensuing careers. Many of
us retired as Captains and Commanders. Some of
us found further success in academics, research,
engineering, business and veterinary medicine
with interests as diverse as the individuals we
have always been.
The Coast Guard is credited with accepting
women to the Academy before being forced to by
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Cadet Jean Butler navigating the obstacle course at
the Academy. (U.S. Coast Guard)
Cadets Robin Gallagher and Tricia Edman marching in
formation on the parade grounds. (U.S. Coast Guard)
Cadet Kathy Hamblett drilling in dress uniform with
sword. (U.S. Coast Guard)
Cadet Karen Tween serving scullery duty on board the
EAGLE during the summer cruise. (U.S. Coast Guard)
Cadet Mary Jane East in dress uniform during rifle
inspection on the Academy parade grounds. (U.S.
Coast Guard)
Swearing-in Cadet Joanne McCaffery on the first day
at the Coast Guard Academy. (U.S. Coast Guard)
Swearing-in Cadets Linda Dolney and Mary Lou
Southwood during Swab Summer at the Academy.
(U.S. Coast Guard)
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legislation. Admiral Owen Siler, Commandant, is
recognized as starting it all 45 years ago on August
11, 1975, when a Transportation Department press
release noted that, “Admiral Siler said his decision
to admit women to the Academy was based on the
many contributions he expected women to make
in the peace-time missions of the Coast Guard.”
Siler went on to state that, “Current statutes do
not bar the admission of women to the Coast
Guard Academy and that action by Congress will
not be required. This decision is also in keeping
with the strong commitment of the leadership of
the Department of Transportation to assure equal
rights for women.”
But it was another man who made the crucial
difference. William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr., a
distinguished attorney and judge, serving as the
fourth Secretary of Transportation, was the second
African American to serve in the United States
Cabinet. He served pivotal roles in significant
civil rights cases as an attorney before becoming
Transportation Secretary. While the Coast Guard
had previously decided not to admit women to
the Academy, Coleman asked the Commandant,
“Admiral, are there any really valid reasons why
women should be kept out of the Coast Guard
Academy?”
Siler replied in the negative. Coleman then asked,
“Do we have to wait for Congress to act upon this?”
Again, Admiral Siler responded in the negative.
Coleman’s adept handling of the situation allowed
the Commandant to shine.
This backstory was something I learned years later.
As one of the women entering the Academy in 1976,
I knew women were already in the Coast Guard.
Beginning with female lighthouse keepers and
World War II SPARs, followed by women graduating
Officer Candidate School and being commissioned
as Ensigns in 1973, it appeared women had been
in the Coast Guard in some manner all along.
Opening the Academy to women seemed a natural
progression—how hard could it be? When I inquired
about an application, I received a warm, encouraging
letter. As an accepted candidate, I received another
letter, professional and equally promising. Given this
positive start, it appeared the 38 women accepted
into the Academy would be as welcome as the men.
But that’s not what happened.
For a number of cadets and staff, having women
at the Academy was an experiment—one they
were determined to help fail. Thankfully, a few were
more open, providing respite and encouragement.
Support came from chaplains, cadet activity leaders,
and faculty. Most of all, we garnered support from
classmates and tackled challenges together—
beginning on the first day. We were issued dungarees
that needed hemming and the cadre (cadets two
years our senior tasked with our indoctrination)
yelled that it had to be done before the swearing-in
ceremony. This was meant to be a stress test, but
most women of my generation possessed sewing
skills courtesy of required home economics courses
in high school. Much to the irritation of the cadre,
my roommate and I easily hemmed our dungarees
and those of several male classmates before the
cadre rushed us outside to practice marching. That
first day, unsewn dungarees were held up with
tape and staples. But going forward, sewing skills
were bartered for shoe shining or rifle cleaning. We
learned teamwork, perhaps not in the way our cadre
intended, but we learned it all the same.
Our class motto—Old Traditions, New Horizons—
says it all. We would honor traditions, but we would
forge a new path as well. That new path included
dealing with issues prior classes had not. As a
class, we endured intense media scrutiny with
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press dogging our steps during Swab Summer. In
more than one instance, cameramen jumped out
from behind bushes to snap our photographs as we
marched to and from Chase Hall. Once the academic
semester started, individual women were pulled out
of class for interviews, often at the last minute. We
were not trained in conducting interviews so it was no
surprise when several women were misrepresented.
We learned the media could not be trusted with
the nuances of our stories and even a hint that the
women were not thriving sent repercussions rippling
through the Corps of Cadets, to our detriment.
Consequently, we became masters at hiding certain
realities from others, and even from ourselves. Our
class determined that both male and female cadets
would attend scheduled interviews or none at all.
There were many questions. The tangible and often
humorous topics concerning bathroom facilities,
uniforms, sports, and haircuts were easier to talk
about. They were temporary obstacles solved over
time. By far, the most stubborn obstacles remained
deeply entrenched attitudes. Nevertheless, facing
these hurdles made us stronger.
From the time we entered to the time we graduated,
we were engulfed in an expectation of failure, and
discounted in ways both overt and subtle. At the
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same time, we were surrounded by the largest group
of funny, creative, kind, and intelligent young people
in one place. The dynamic was an adventure and we
walked both paths.
We each had to find our own toeholds out of that
quagmire of low expectations and psychological
warfare in all its forms. Father Norman Ricard, U.S.
Navy chaplain, provided one early toehold for me.
Humor. His laughter and perspective helped me
see the humor in a lot of situations. Other toeholds
followed. Framed as heroes, we are often labeled
as courageous by others. To most of us, it felt like
survival. And we persevered as only the young can—
with verve and humor.
Looking back, I reflect on how quickly one’s life
can become history. It was 20 years ago that the
Women of 1980 were invited to celebrate the 20-year
anniversary of women at the Coast Guard Academy.
During that visit, we met cadets who believed women
had always attended the Academy. Women at the
Academy had become normalized; no one gave
it a second thought. I found it refreshing. Now,
suddenly, we are celebrating 40 years of women
at the Academy. And once again, we dust off the
memories of our moment in history and celebrate with
the newest members of the long blue line.
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photo: U. S. Coast Guard Seaman Brendan Stainfield
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HAVE TO HAVE ICE
IN YOUR VEINS
Petty Officer 1st Class Rob Simpson, an Aviation
Survival Technician, crawls across an ice floe in order
to reach a simulated survivor during ice rescue training
being conducted in Grand Traverse Bay—near Air Station
Traverse City, MI. This training enables crews to practice
cold weather and ice rescue techniques while operating in
the unique cold, fresh water environment.
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May 12, 1931 – July 13, 2009
A portrait of Bobby C.
Wilks as a lieutenant.
On Sept. 1, 1977,
Wilks was promoted
to captain, becoming
the first African
American captain in
the Coast Guard. (U.S.
Coast Guard photo
circa 1960)
{
First African American
aviator in the Coast Guard
First African American Coast
Guardsman to make the rank
of Captain
First African American Coast
Guardsman to command an
Air Station
U.S. Coast Guard
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Bobby
Wilks
COAST GUARD AVIATOR
AND TRAILBLAZER
William H. Thiesen, Ph.D., Atlantic Area Historian
In the United States Coast Guard, there
are thousands of highly motivated men
and women doing extraordinary things.
These are the kind of personnel who have
steered the Service throughout its 230-
year history.
The model example of such a Coast Guardsman
was Bobby Charles Wilks, an African American
who led the Coast Guard toward greater diversity
in the post-World War II era by breaking color
barriers for Coast Guard officers and blazing a
trail for all minorities in the Service.
Bobby Wilks was an overachiever, attending
Stowe Teacher’s College in St, Louis, MO, and
serving as president of his senior class. He was
also head of the student choir and his fraternity,
and captain of the college track team. Wilks went
on to complete a master’s degree in education
at Saint Louis University, learning the leadership
skills he would later use in his career. A little over a
year after completing his graduate degree, he had
enlisted in the Coast Guard, received an officer’s
commission, and earned his aviator wings through
the flight school at Pensacola Naval Air Station.
Wilks rose through the officer ranks and broke
many Coast Guard color barriers. In 1956, he
became the first African American to graduate
from the post-World War II Officer Candidate
School. In 1965, he became the first recognized
African American to achieve a rank higher than
lieutenant. Coast Guard predecessor service
Captain Michael “Hell Roarin’ Mike” Healy, the
son of a slave and a plantation owner, became
a senior officer in the late-nineteenth century.
However, Healy appeared to be Caucasian and
he never admitted his racial background to others.
On the other hand, Wilks was always recognized
as a man of color.
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U.S. Coast Guard
CDR Bobby Wilks at the
controls of a Coast Guard
rotary-wing aircraft. (U.S.
Coast Guard Collection)
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At the same time he rose through the officer ranks,
Wilks became an accomplished Coast Guard
aviator specializing in search and rescue missions.
He qualified in over twenty different kinds of aircraft,
including various fixed-wing and amphibious
aircraft and single and multi-engine helicopters.
Wilks served at several aviation units, including
Coast Guard air stations in Italy, the Philippines,
Hawaii, San Francisco, Massachusetts, Miami
and New York. He received a Federal Aviation
Administration award for a rescue performed out
of Air Station Salem in Massachusetts and an Air
Medal for a severe weather rescue flown out of
Wilks blazed a trail for people
of color in the Service and
helped steer the Coast Guard
toward greater diversity in the
late-twentieth century.
Air Station Barber’s Point in Hawaii. The Sikorsky
Helicopter Corporation twice recognized him
with the Winged-S Helicopter Rescue Award for
daring missions demonstrating skill and courage
in piloting a helicopter.
As a Coast Guard aviation officer, Wilks broke
even more color barriers. He was the Service’s
first minority aviator and its first African American
helicopter pilot. He later became the Coast
Guard’s first minority aviation operations officer
and first air station executive officer and the first
recognized African American in the Service to
achieve the rank of captain. And, in 1979, he
became the first officer of color to command a
Coast Guard air station.
Bobby Wilks achieved great things as an aviator.
However, his greatest contribution to the Coast
Guard stemmed from his skills as a leader and
motivator. Throughout his pioneering career, he
remained an educator at heart, mentoring many
of the next generation of Service leaders, such as
flag officers Erroll Brown and Manson Brown. In
1986, Wilks retired from the Service after a thirtyone
year career.
Photo of Commander Wilks, who
served as operations officer as well
as pilot at Barber’s Point Air Station.
(U.S. Coast Guard Collection)
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In 2009, Bobby Charles Wilks passed away at
the age of 78 and was laid to rest at Arlington
National Cemetery. Wilks blazed a trail for
people of color in the Service and helped steer
the Coast Guard toward greater diversity in the
late-twentieth century. Wilks continues to serve
as an inspiration. In November 2011, Wilks Hall
was dedicated at Aviation Training Center Mobile.
Designed to house a world-class HC-144 pilot and
sensor operator simulators, the building named in
his honor is used to train over 80 percent of the
Coast Guard’s pilots, and features state-of-the-art
classrooms and a 70-seat auditorium.
“This building and its location at the Coast Guard’s
aviation center of excellence are most befitting
CAPT Wilks’ accomplishments and will ensure
his contributions are not forgotten,” said CAPT
Steve Truhlar, Aviation Training Center Mobile’s
commanding officer at the time. “His pioneering
spirit and legacy will inspire young leaders for
generations to come.”
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JUST THE TIP OF
THE ICEBERG
USCGC CAMPBELL ventured into Disko Bay, Greenland,
with the HDMS Knud Rasmussen for joint helicopter training
exercises. Disko Bay is known for its heavy concentration
of large icebergs calving off the Jacobshavn Glacier. The
Jacobshavn Glacier is the primary contributor to icebergs
in Baffin Bay and the Labrador Sea. USCGC CAMPBELL
safely navigated the heavy concentration of floating ice,
icebergs the size of professional sports stadiums, and
launched their Over the Horizon cutter boat for training.
USCGC CAMPBELL also launched the MH-6567 Dolphin
helicopter to conduct hoist, rescue basket, landings, and
take-offs from the Knud Rasmussen.
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photo: U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Kate Kilroy
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To Our Retiree Community:
In the spirit of the upcoming Black History and Women’s History Months which
overlap with this edition of the Long Blue Line, we are proud to highlight many
firsts, in which our Coast Guard integrated to better serve the Nation we all
hold dear.
In this edition of the Long Blue Line, we celebrate the pioneers who have gone
before because they helped to pave the way. As I reflect on the Service I joined almost
49 years ago this year, I have witnessed and experienced many positive changes. Today’s Coast
Guard is truly more inclusive as you will observe with any visit to Cape May, the Academy or just
about any unit.
Our future National Coast Guard Museum will become an exceptional venue to celebrate our
Service—accessing volunteers from all corners of our Nation to become one extraordinary
humanitarian force. The Museum will not have a gallery specifically dedicated to the diversity of
our workforce, because our Service’s stories of mission execution are the stories of Coast Guard
men and women from different backgrounds. Telling these stories of honor, respect, and devotion
to duty exhibited by shipmates down through the years, demands that all shipmates regardless of
race, gender, creed, sexual orientation or national origin be celebrated.
Speaking of firsts, this edition of the Long Blue Line represents our first anniversary of this publication.
Reflecting on this past year, the Museum Association is very proud to have become a critical information
link to our Retiree Community, and we appreciate this opportunity to share the journey in creating a
Museum which will honor all men and women who have served in the Coast Guard.
We also have some big news to share about the project! The campaign to build the Museum is more
than halfway to our goal of $150 million thanks to generous donors who contribute monthly through
our Plankowner Program, and to our many major donors. Supporters have continued to invest in the
project through a difficult 2020 and we believe that 2021 will be one of our best years yet!
Semper Paratus!
www.coastguardmuseum.org
Vincent W. Patton, Ed.D.,
MCPOCG, USCG (Ret.)
Board Member and Chief
of the Mess for the National
Coast Guard Museum
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A HERITAGE
OF DIVERSITY
INSIDE THE
NATIONAL
COAST
GUARD
MUSEUM:
HONORING
ALL WHO
SERVED
THE NATIONAL COAST GUARD MUSEUM will
celebrate the diverse makeup that comprised
the workforce of the predecessor Services and
the modern U.S. Coast Guard, which has had a
history of ethnic diversity that rivals all other federal
agencies. People from a variety of backgrounds
have been included since the Service’s beginning
in 1790 and have served throughout the history of
the Coast Guard and its predecessor Services.
Since the nineteenth century, Native American
members have served from a variety of tribes and
locations and pioneered the way ahead for service
diversity. The Coast Guard Academy commissioned
its first officers of color over 75 years ago. Long
before the SPARs of the Coast Guard Women’s
Reserve paved the way for today’s female Service
members, women played important roles in the U.S.
Lighthouse Service.
This heritage of diversity will be on display
throughout the future Museum, just as the stories
of the men and women who served run throughout
the history of the Service. The contributions of
these pioneers will be recognized for their enduring
importance to the Nation. The Museum Association
is happy to share a small sample of the stories
planned for inclusion.
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Ida Lewis
Idawalley Zoradia Lewis, known as Ida Lewis, is one
of the best-known keepers, male or female, in the
history of the U.S. Lighthouse Service. She gained
national fame at a time when most women worked
behind the scenes with little notice or compensation.
Overcoming the biases of the time through skill
and professional ability, Lewis served unofficially
as keeper of Newport, Rhode Island’s Lime Rock
Lighthouse beginning in 1857, when her father,
the official keeper, was disabled by a stroke. From
1857 until 1872, she kept the light and cared for her
disabled father and a seriously ill sister. Lewis was
finally appointed Lime Rock Light’s official keeper in
1879 and served there until she died in 1911.
An expert boathandler, Lewis made her first rescue
when only 12 years old. It was noted by others
that she could “row a boat faster than any man in
Newport.” In 1881, she received the Gold Lifesaving
Medal for the rescue of two soldiers from nearby
Fort Adams. The men attempted to walk across thin
ice from Lime Rock to the fort and broke through the
ice into the frigid water. With only minutes before
the onset of hypothermia, loss of feeling in their
limbs and imminent drowning, the men screamed
for their lives. Lewis heard their cries and ran from
the lighthouse with a rope. She threw them the line
while standing on the ice. In spite of the danger of
falling through or being dragged into the water by
the two men, Lewis managed to save both men–
one by herself and the second with the help of her
younger brother.
U.S. Coast Guard Photo
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U.S. Coast Guard Photo
Captain “Hell Roarin’”
Mike Healy
In the spring of 1885, the Navy transferred the
Bear to the Revenue Cutter Service and, in
early November, began a voyage to California
around Cape Horn. Captain Michael Healy took
command of Cutter BEAR in April 1886 after the
cutter arrived at its homeport of San Francisco.
A veteran of Alaskan waters and skilled ice pilot,
Healy was the first African American to receive a
commission from the U.S. government and the first
to command a Federal ship. However, despite his
ethnicity, Healy appeared to be Caucasian and
never admitted his racial background to others.
Under Healy, BEAR served on the Bering Sea
Patrol, which comprised between 15,000 and
20,000 miles of cruising. Conditions on the Bering
Sea were harsh, dangerous, stressful and at times
deadly. Healy described the pressures of serving
on the Bering Sea assignment: “to stand for 40
hours on the bridge of the BEAR, wet, cold and
hungry, hemmed in by impenetrable masses of
fog, tortured by uncertainty, and the good ship
plunging and contending with ice seas in an
unknown ocean.”
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Photo provided by the Tantaquidgeon Museum, Uncasville, CT
CPO Harold
Tantaquidgeon
Born in 1904, in Uncasville, CT, Tantaquidgeon’s
formal education ceased at eighth grade.
However, at home, he received a lifetime
education by the elders of the Mohegan Tribe.
Tantaquidgeon served in three branches of the
military: the U.S. Coast Guard, prior to World War
II, The U.S. Air Corps during World War II and
the U.S. Army during the Korean War. For his
efforts during WWII, Tantaquidgeon received the
coveted Air Medal.
In 1921, Harold enlisted in the Coast Guard on
board the cable-laying vessel Pequot. In 1927,
Tantaquidgeon advanced to Chief Boatswain’s
Mate becoming the first Native American Chief
Petty Officer in the Service. That same year, he
became officer-in-charge of the 75-foot cutter, CG-
289, and the first Native American to command
a Coast Guard cutter. BMC Tantaquidgeon left
the service in 1930, after commanding CG-289
in Prohibition law enforcement operations for
three years and serving nine years overall. He
returned to Connecticut where he later became
Chief Tantaquidgeon, head of the Mohegan Tribe
from 1952 to 1970.
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Dr. Olivia
Hooker
Dr. Hooker was one of the first African American
female members in the Coast Guard SPAR program
during World War II. The United States Coast Guard
Women’s Reserve was established in November
1942 and came to be known as SPAR, the acronym
derived from the translations of the Coast Guard’s
motto, “Semper Paratus, Always Ready.”
In March 1945, after hitting a snag while trying
to enlist in the Navy due to her race, Hooker was
accepted into the Coast Guard.
“The Coast Guard recruiter was just so welcoming,”
said Hooker. “She wanted to be the first one to enroll
an African American.”
After basic training, she specialized in the yeoman
rate and went on to spend her entire service time in
Boston, working in the separation center processing
discharges. In June 1946, the SPAR program was
disbanded and Hooker earned the rank of petty
officer 2nd class. As one of the last yeomen left in
the office, she had to type up her own discharge.
Following her service, working as a professor in
New York, Hooker had a remarkable career, finally
retiring when she was 87 years old.
U.S. Coast Guard Photo
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U.S. Coast Guard Photo
LCDR
La’Shanda Holmes
La’Shanda Holmes is no stranger to prevailing
against adversity. After growing up in the foster care
system, she put herself through college, became
a pilot, and amassed over 1,600 flight hours
conducting search and rescue, counter-drug, law
enforcement, and Presidential intercept missions.
In 2015, she was appointed by President Barack
Obama to be a White House Fellow.
After two years, at Spellman College, Holmes enlisted
through one of the Coast Guard’s many scholarship
programs. La’Shanda finished basic training and
later graduated with her bachelor’s degree. She then
travelled to places like Alaska and Japan, meeting
inspiring people everywhere she went.
During this time, La’Shanda took her first helicopter
ride in Clearwater, FL. In the cabin of that MH-60
Jayhawk, she realized what she wanted to do next.
Holmes knew going into flight school that there had
never been an African American female helicopter
pilot in Coast Guard history. But uncharted territory
never intimidated her before so she completed flight
school and made the record books. LCDR Holmes
has since led countless rescue missions and served
her community through her passion for aviation.
To learn more about the stories to be told in the National Coast Guard Museum, visit
coastguardmuseum.org/insideexhibits
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photo: U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Giles
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IF I HAD
A HAMMER
Seaman Marc Diaz, a New Jersey
native, stands for a portrait photo
on the buoy deck aboard the Coast
Guard Cutter ASPEN in Bodega Bay,
CA, November 11, 2020. The ASPEN,
homeported in San Francisco, is
responsible for 76 aids stretching
from the Oregon-California border
down south to San Diego.
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U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION RETIREMENTS
RETIREMENTS
AARSTAD, MICHAEL
ADAMS, JAMES
ADAMS, MARK
AHLBERG, RICK
ALAYOLA, JOAQUIN
ALEXANDER, BRYAN
ALEXANDER, JOHN
ALLEN, CHRISTOPHER
ALLEN, DREW
ALTHOUSE, JAMES
AMAN, JONATHAN
ANDERSON, SCOTT
ANDERSON, RANDALL
ANDERSON, WESLEY
ANTONUCCI, LAWRENCE
AWEAU, TY
BACA, MICAELA
BAGETIS, TODD
BAKER, TRAVIS
BALDWIN, RUSSELL
BANDT, CURTIS
BARFIELD, MICHAEL
BARRERA, HOMAR
BARRON, ERIKA
BASHAM, SCOTT
BASHEM, BRANDON
BAUMGARTNER, JUSTIN
BECK, JAMES
BENNE, RONALD
BERNIER, ALEX
BETHEL, ALAN
BIGALKE, MICHAEL
BINGHAM, JUNE
BLACK, JUSTIN
BLANCO, SIMON
USCG
MKC
ET1
BMCM
ETC
OSC
MST1
SK1
MKC
MK1
AMTC
AETC
CAPT
MK1
AETC
MAT4
ASTC
LT
LCDR
MKC
MKC
MSSE4
MSTC
OSS3
LCDR
BMC
AETCS
MK1
MSSE4
BMCS
BM1
MSSE3
BM3
F&S3
OS1
LCDR
11-01-2020
09-09-2020
10-01-2020
09-27-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
09-20-2020
10-01-2020
11-10-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
09-16-2020
12-01-2020
10-27-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
09-10-2020
11-01-2020
09-14-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
BLANCO, JOSE
BLUHM, EDWARD
BLUMBERG, FREDERICK
BODNAR, GREGORY
BOLLES, MATTHEW
BORJA, INAPO
BOUDREAU, COREY
BOURASSA, MATTHEW
BOVELL, DAVID
BOWMAN, CHARLES
BOYCE, GABRIEL
BRADFIELD, KYLE
BRADFORD, NICHOLAS
BRADSHAW, MICHAEL
BRAGUE, DAVID
BRAHAM, ROBERT
BRAITHWAITE, SCOTT
BRANDHUBER, MICHAEL
BRAY, BRYAN
BRAY, NOAH
BREWER, CHRISTOPHER
BROWN, BRUCE
BROWN, DALLAS
BROWN, BARON
BROWN, QUINNAN
BROWNLEE, WILLIAM
BRYANT, ROBERT
BRYANT, CURTIS
BULLIS, JASON
BUNCIE, TODD
BUTCHER, ADDISON
CABLE, GREGORY
CAIRNS, THOMAS
CALVERT, CAITLIN
CARLSON, RUSSELL
MST1
IV1
EMC
EMC
MKCS
MK1
LCDR
CDR
MK1
BMC
MKC
BM3
DCC
BM1
BMC
LCDR
BMC
CAPT
BMC
CSC
ETC
CAPT
ENG4
CAPT
EMC
BM1
OSC
AMTC
OS1
EMC
BM1
MSSD4
BMCM
YN1
AETC
10-01-2020
10-31-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-09-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-11-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-24-2020
10-01-2020
10-24-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
09-18-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
09-11-2020
10-01-2020
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CARMAN, GERALD
CARR, BRONSON
CARROLL, KEVIN
CARRON, ADAM
CHATMAN, JUSTIN
CHRISTIAN, JAYSON
CHURCH, PAUL
CIENCIA, ARLO
CLARK, EDWARD
CLICK, JAMES
CLINE, ROBERT
COBURN, COLLEEN
CODD, PATRICK
COLEMAN, CHARLES
COLTON, HARI
COMBS, DEVIN
COMEAU, AARON
CONNELLY, MICHAEL
CONTI, ANTHONY
COOK, MICHAEL
COONEY, BRIAN
CORL, MICHAEL
CORTOR, MARK
COTA, DAVID
CRAIG, JOSHUA
CRAWFORD, TERRY
CREWS, JUSTIN
CROSS, SHAUN
CRUZ, JIMMY
CUOMO, JACOB
DAVIS, JEFFREY
DEANE, MATTHEW
DEER, JOSEPH
DELAHOUSSAYE, CHRISTOPHER
DELANEY, ALISON
DENNING, MICHAEL
DERDA, SEBASTIAN
DESIREY, BRENT
DESSELLE, CHARLES
DICKRIEDE, NATHAN
DIXON, KELVIN
DIXON, STEPHEN
DIXON, THORNTON
DOLAN, JEFFREY
DOMINGUEZ, ROJELIO
DONOFRIO, JASON
DOXTATER, JAMES
DRYBURGH, ROBERT
DUARTE, BENJAMIN
DUBRO, MICHAEL
DUFF, ROY
YNCS
AMT2
CAPT
INV4
EMC
ET1
DIV2
CSC
ITC
MKC
ENG4
LT
BMC
CSCS
BOSN3
SA
DCC
BM1
ENG4
AMT1
OSCS
CAPT
WEPS4
PERS3
IT1
YNC
ET2
BMCM
F&S4
PERS3
SK1
BMC
CAPT
GM1
MK1
EM1
BMC
BMC
MKC
EMC
F&S2
ETC
ETC
LCDR
BMC
YNC
BMC
AMTCM
LCDR
MECM
LCDR
10-01-2020
09-19-2020
10-01-2020
11-17-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-17-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-08-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
09-14-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-22-2020
11-29-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-15-2020
10-01-2020
DUFRAT, JOHN
DUHE, ROXANNE
DURRER, RAY
DYKE, STEVEN
EAKES, RAYMOND
EASTERLING, WILLIAM
EDDINGTON, MATTHEW
EGGERT, SHAWN
EMERSON, TODD
EMRICH, JAMES
ENGLE, JOHN
ENRIGHT, MICHAEL
ENRIQUEZ, EDWARD
EPLEY, MICHAEL
ESHBAUGH, JUSTIN
ESTUPINAN, ROYSBEL
EVANS, RICHARD
FARMER, JESS
FARMER, BRIAN
FEASTER, TIMOTHY
FENTON, RUTH
FERGUSON, JAMES
FEY, THOMAS
FIELDS, MARCO
FINE, DEREK
FLANNERY, JAMES
FLAVIN, ARON
FLYNN, SEAN
FOLEY, WYATT
FRID, MITCHELL
FUENTES, HECTOR
FUNKHOUSER, MICHAEL
GALLIHER, JEFFERY
GARMANY, ANTHONY
GAUNA, JESSICA
GEURTSEN, ZACHARY
GIBSON, ANDREW
GIBSON, LOGAN
GLADE, RACHEL
GLASSEY, JUSTIN
GODFREY, DAVID
GOMEZ, JESSE
GONZALEZ, NATHALY
GOOD, JEFFREY
GOODRICK, JEFFREY
GOOKIN, NADINE
GOWEN, CASEY
GRAFFAM, JEREMY
GREEN, SEAN
GREEN, ZACKARY
GREENE, HARRY
BMC
CSC
MSSD4
AMTCS
F&S3
MST1
BMC
PAC
CDR
ETC
IVCM
MLES3
AMTC
CSCS
HS2
LCDR
CSCM
MSSD4
CDR
EMCS
YNC
LCDR
BM1
EMC
LT
CDR
BM2
MEC
FA
EM1
MST1
PERS4
F&S3
BMC
OS2
AMT1
CS1
SN
SKC
MKC
CAPT
FN
HSC
CAPT
MKC
SKCM
YNC
BMC
CDR
SN
LCDR
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
07-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
09-15-2020
09-30-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-28-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-24-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
11-06-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
09-14-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-02-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-15-2020
11-01-2020
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RETIREMENTS
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
45

U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION RETIREMENTS
GREGORIE, JOHN
GRIBBINS, JOSEPH
GRIFFIN, REGIS
GRIM, JACOB
GRISCOM, SHANNON
GROGAN, WESLEY
GROSSMANN, ERIC
GUINNANE, PETER
HAAS, AMY
HABERMAN, JOHN
HAMILL, BRYANT
HAMILTON, ZACHARY
HANNING, HEATHER
HANSON, JUSTIN
HARBERTS, JENNIE
HARMON, LAURA
HARPER, KATRINA
HARRIS, WILLIAM
HAYDEN, MICHAEL
HEARN, LESLIE
HELLER, WILLIAM
HEMPKER, CHRISTOPHER
HEMPTON, CLARENCE
HERBAUGH, ELIJAH
HERNANDEZ, MICHAEL
HERNANDEZ, GEORGE
HERNANDEZ, JACINTO
HERNANDEZ WESTERBAND, FRANCISCO
HERON, JAMES
HERZ, JON
HICKMAN, TOMMY
HILL, EDWIN
HILL, CHRISTOPHER
HIRSCH, JARED
HOBSON, JOSHUA
HOEFLING, SHAWN
HOGGE, JESSIE
HOLLADAY, JASON
HOLLINGSWORTH, JOHN
HOLM, CHAD
HOLM, AARON
HOOVESTAL, DANELE
HOPKINS, CHARLES
HOPPER, JACOB
HORTON, JASON
HUDSON, MICHAEL
HUNT, ADRIAN
HUNTER, ERNEST
HUTCHERSON, KATRINA
HYRE, JACOBE
IDERAABDULLAH, ABIOLA
BMC
BM1
ETCS
CSC
SKC
MKCS
ETC
MKC
LCDR
DC1
INV4
BM1
CDR
ENG3
FN
YN1
CDR
BMC
ELC4
OSCS
MKCS
BM1
AVI3
EMC
ENG4
AMTCM
SK2
BMC
SK3
BOSN4
MLES3
BM1
GM2
MK1
MSTC
BMCM
PERS2
MK1
CAPT
CDR
HSC
YNC
INV4
LCDR
BMC
CAPT
BMC
MK1
MECM
OSC
OS1
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
09-20-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-23-2020
10-01-2020
09-17-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-06-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
09-12-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-10-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-29-2020
10-01-2020
09-19-2020
10-18-2020
12-03-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-31-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
09-08-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
INGRAM, LINDA
ISBELL, COEN
IVERSEN, EDWARD
JACOBS, MARK
JAMES, JASON
JENKINS, JOHN
JENSEN, RONALD
JENSEN, STEVEN
JOHNSON, JENEEN
JOHNSON, CHRISTOPHER
JONES, WINDSOR
JONES, SHANE
JONES, GREGORY
JONES, TIMOTHY
JONES, JONATHON
JUNDT, AARON
KARNYA, SCOTT
KELLAM, GEORGE
KENFIELD, MICHAEL
KIMURA, JUSTIN
KING, KEVIN
KIRLES, RYAN
KLEISATH, KEVIN
KLIMAN, JOSEPH
KNOX, JEFFERY
KOTOVSKY, PHILIP
KOULA, JAMIE
KREPPS, JAMES
KROLL, ERIC
KYSER, MIKE
LAMBERT, ROBERT
LAROW, JARED
LAVALLEY, CHRISTOPHER
LAWSON, LAWRENCE
LAWSON, ALANA
LEE, CHRISTIAN
LEE, JOHN
LEE, WENDELL
LEE, ZEE
LEE, EKAHI
LEMPKE, ADAM
LEUKHARDT, RYAN
LEWBERG, JOHN
LEWIN, PAUL
LINDSAY, WILLIAM
LITTLE, RYAN
LIVINGSTON, JOHN
LLAMAS, PAUL
LOPEZ, TIMOTHY
LOVE, LUCY
LUCID, DANIEL
CDR
YN1
BMCM
GMCM
LCDR
BM1
MSSE4
CDR
PERS4
MEC
F&S4
GMCM
LCDR
BM1
EM2
DCC
MKC
SKCM
BM1
CDR
CAPT
BM2
BOSN4
LT
MEC
ME2
ETC
BM1
EMCM
YNC
AET1
MKCS
BM2
PERS4
SK1
CAPT
AVI3
PERS4
AST1
BMC
BMC
GM1
ETCM
AVI2
BMCM
MK2
LCDR
AETC
ME2
LT
DC1
11-05-2020
11-01-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
11-22-2020
11-01-2020
11-01-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-29-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-20-2020
12-03-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-27-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
11-01-2020
11-01-2020
11-01-2020
11-01-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-08-2020
10-04-2020
10-25-2020
46 WINTER 2021
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LUDVIGSON, BRIAN
LYON, BARBARA
MACDONALD, DAVID
MANN, MATTHEW
MANNING, TROY
MARCH, DUSTIN
MARGITA, CARYN
MARTIN, JIMMY
MARTIN, RANDY
MATADOBRA, STEPHEN
MATHERS, KIMBERLY
MATTHEWS, TROY
MAY, MATTHEW
MAYNARD, AMBER
MAZIARKA, DAVID
MCCAMMON, LARRY
MCCANN, CHRISTOPHER
MCDADE, ANTHONY
MCGARY, JENNIFER
MCGILLIVARY, EUGENIE
MCGINNIS, BRIAN
MCINTOSH, CLAUDE
MCKAY, CHRISTINA
MCLAUGHLIN, LEE
MCMAHON, SEAN
MCMILLAN, SHAWN
MCMILLION, ARNOLD
MCNEAL, BRADFORD
MCQUEARY, ROBERT
MEEHAN, EDWARD
MENDOZA, PEDRO
MERCADO, EDGAR
METHERELL, STEPHEN
BMC
YNCM
MKCM
BM2
MK1
MKC
CDR
EMC
AMT1
CAPT
OSC
MEC
LT
AET2
DC2
ISM3
LCDR
MSTCM
EM2
FS2
ENG4
F&S4
YN1
MKC
BMCM
CDR
MST1
MK1
BMCM
OSC
LCDR
F&S4
BMC
11-01-2020
10-24-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
12-01-2020
11-28-2020
09-14-2020
09-16-2020
09-08-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-28-2020
10-01-2020
10-22-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-24-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
MEYER, ROBERT
MIEDING, CHRISTOPHER
MILKIEWICZ, JOHN
MILLER, JOHN
MILLER, WILLIAM
MILLER, MICHAEL
MILLS, JONATHAN
MINTER, ANDREW
MITCHELL, ARON
MITERKO, DONALD
MOLNAR, ANDREW
MOLWAY, SCOTT
MOON, DANIEL
MORALES, JEANNE
MORALES, ALEX
MORGAN, JASON
MORGAN, GARRETT
MORRIS, JONATHAN
MULFORD, ROGER
MURPHREE, WILLIAM
MURPHY, THOMAS
MURRELL, KERWIN
MYERS, JEFFREY
NEBL, ANDREW
NEEFE, ROBERT
NEELY, NICHOLAS
NERI, JAMES
NGUYEN, AN
NIELSEN, DANIEL
NIEMI, KYLE
NIETO, KARLTON
NILES, PETER
NORQUIST, STEVEN
LCDR
MEC
PSC
CDR
F&S4
BM1
ENG4
DCCM
ENG3
BMCM
ENG4
BMC
BMC
BMCS
ETC
CDR
DCC
MKC
MSSE4
MSSD4
AETC
SKC
AVI4
LCDR
MSSE4
CDR
OSC
MKC
BMC
PACS
YN1
CAPT
BOSN4
10-11-2020
10-01-2020
11-26-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-30-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
RETIREMENTS
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
THE LONG BLUE LINE WINTER 2021
47

U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION RETIREMENTS
ODITT, KEVIN
OHALLORAN, DENNIS
O'HEARN, AMY
OLAVE, CARLOS
OLIVER, JESSE
OLMSTEAD, JASON
ORDYNA, DENNIS
OSGOOD, STEVEN
OSTRANDER, NICHOLAS
OTT, RICHARD
PACE, DAVID
PACHECO, LARRY
PAINTER, ANDREW
PALACIOS, DAVID
PANISH, ROBERT
PEFFER, BRUCE
PEREZ, OSCAR
PEREZ, OMIR
PERRON, GEORGE
PERRY, WILLIAM
CAPT
SKC
LCDR
EMC
ISM2
AMTCS
MKC
CAPT
BM1
CSC
CSCM
BMC
BMC
F&S4
MKCS
EMC
MKC
SKCM
BM2
LT
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
09-18-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-28-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
PETERS, NATHAN
PFALZER, BRAD
PHILLIPS, EBEN
PHILPOTT, BARTON
PINNER, MATTHEW
PIPER, MICHAEL
PLASSMAN, CHRISTIAN
PLAUD, MATTHEW
POND, JAMES
PONTO, RYAN
POTTER, LUKE
POWELL, PHILLIP
PRATT, JASON
PRESSON, AARON
PRICE, JOSHUA
PROUTY, KEVIN
PUAA, KENNETH
PULLIAM, SAMUEL
QUIGGLE, MATTHEW
RAMIREZ, LEONCIO
RAMOS, ANGEL
READER, ALICIA
REATH, MICHAEL
REGAN, TODD
REICHARD, CARLOS
REINEY, HOWARD
REINHART, JOSEPH
RENDON, JASON
RICARDO, JONATHAN
RICE, JOHN
RICHARDS, PHILIP
RICKLEFS, RODD
RIOS, RODNEY
RIVERA, RAFAEL
ROBBINS, TOBY
ROBERSON, BRADLEY
ROBINSON, JAMES
ROCHESTER, MONICA
ROFIDAL, KEVIN
ROGERS, SEAN
ROGERS, TRAVIS
ROMANO, VINCENT
ROSATI, DAVID
ROTHBERG, RHETT
ROWED, DAVID
RUDOMETKIN, JAY
RYAN, NAEEMAH
RYDER, JOSHUIA
SAFFOLD, BRANDON
SALINAS, JEREMY
SALTER, BRETT
BMC
IT1
CDR
CDR
ITCS
YNCS
MK3
DCCS
BMCS
MST1
MSTC
AMTC
ME1
OSCS
ETCS
ETC
MK1
AVI3
AMTC
MKC
OSCS
YN1
OSC
AMTC
ET1
LCDR
LCDR
MSTC
IS3
BOSN4
MKC
CAPT
CDR
BM2
EMCS
BMC
YN1
CAPT
MEC
SKC
BMC
MST1
MSSE4
LCDR
MKC
LT
ISC
MEC
CS2
DCC
GM2
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-05-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
12-01-2020
11-01-2020
11-01-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
09-25-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
09-19-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
09-27-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
09-22-2020
10-08-2020
10-01-2020
09-21-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-15-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
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SANCHEZ, FEDERICO
SANFORD, RYAN
SANTOYO, MIGUEL
SAUCIER, ANTHONY
SAWMILLER, DUSTIN
SCHMIDT, ADRIAN
SCHNEIDER, DANIEL
SCHOONOVER, MICHAEL
SCHRADE, WILLIAM
SCHULER, SHEILA
SCRUGGS, LEE
SEGRUE, JAMIE
SERRANO, ALBERT
SERVICE, KORIMA
SHAPIRO, STEPHEN
SHAY, ROBERT
SHELBY, AMY
SHELLMAN, RICHARD
SILCOX, EMMA
SIMMONS, JULIUS
SIMS, WINDI
SISSON, GLENERA
SKIPPER, JASON
SKLADEL, PATRICK
SLACK, JAMES
SLATTEBO, JOHN
SMITH, JASON
SMITH, ERIC
SMITH, DAVID
SMITH, JACK
SMITH, COLIN
SMITH, DALLAS
SNYDER, GABRIEL
SNYDER, MICHEAL
SOHACKI, THOMAS
SOKALZUK, TODD
SORENSON, TERRY
SPANO, DONALD
SPONABLE, MATTHEW
STEIGER, JEFFREY
STEINER, MARK
STEWART, AARON
STOCKTON, SHANE
STOECKER, FRANK
STONE, SEAN
STRUBHAR, MATTHEW
STUMBO, BENJAMIN
STYERS, TERRY
SUAZO, JULIO
SULSKI, SEAN
SUN, ERICA
HSC
BMCS
BM1
AETCM
MKC
F&S4
MKC
CAPT
CDR
PERS3
CAPT
YN1
DC1
SK1
CDR
BMC
MK2
ETC
CDR
CADET
PERS3
SKC
BMC
AET1
BMC
OSC
MKCS
MLES3
BMC
MKC
BOSN2
LCDR
ELC4
MLES4
DC2
RADM
F&S4
BM2
BMC
BMC
EMC
ET2
MK2
MSSD4
DCC
ENG4
OSC
MSTC
ENG4
BMCM
IS1
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-24-2020
10-01-2020
09-27-2020
10-05-2020
10-01-2020
10-17-2020
11-01-2020
10-12-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
09-12-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-29-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
10-14-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
12-01-2020
09-28-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
SUTTON, JAMES
SWAIN, JASON
TAIT, GABRIEL
TANT, CHRISTINA
TARHANICH, MICHAEL
TAYLOR, WILLIAM
TEEL, BRIAN
THERIAULT, NICHOLAS
THOMPSON, BRETT
TITCHEN, JOHN
TORGERSEN, GREGORY
TREBBE, KARRIE
TRUELOVE, DEVON
TUCHMAN, LLOYD
TURNER, CHARLES
TWOMEY, JACQUELINE
TYLER, FREDERICK
VANOVER, JEFFREY
VEGA, ARTURO
VENNE, DANIEL
VICKERMAN, DANIEL
VILLAFANE, CHRISTIAN
VINCIGUERRA, ALDANTE
VOELKER, JOSEPH
WALKER, THOMAS
WALKER, JAMES
WALL, JAMES
WALLNER, STEVEN
WALTER, STEVEN
WARD, ALEXANDRIA
WEBB, WILLIAM
WELTON, GERALD
WEPPNER, MOLLY
WESTPHAL, HANNAH
WHITE, CHRISTOPHER
WILEY, DONALD
WILLIAMS, CHARLES
WILLIAMS, CLAYTON
WILLIAMS, RICHARD
WILSON, GARY
WILSON, STEVEN
WINDERS, JASON
WOHLANDER, AARON
WOLF, LAURA
WOLFER, CHRISTOPHER
WOOD, DAVID
YORK, KYLE
ZEBROWSKI, MELVIN
ZERUTO, MICHAEL
ZUBILLAGA, MICHAEL
ZYLINSKI, ANTHONY
CAPT
BMC
BMC
MSTC
HS1
MKC
MK2
OS1
CDR
CDR
CDR
CAPT
MKCS
YNCM
BM1
CAPT
GM2
AETC
AMT1
LCDR
EMC
BM1
CAPT
BM1
SK2
BM1
F&S3
BMC
GMC
LT
BM3
OSCS
AMT1
MK2
CDR
F&S4
CSC
BMC
ET1
MKC
WEPS3
MEC
OSCS
SK2
CDR
LT
MKCS
BMC
CDR
BM1
AMT2
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
09-19-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-30-2020
11-01-2020
11-29-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-17-2020
11-28-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
09-14-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-16-2020
10-01-2020
11-18-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-18-2020
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U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION RETIREMENTS
BODEEN, RACHEL
BUDASHEWITZ, PHILIP
CHURCH, JEFFREY
CONDON, ALAN
CULVER, MARTHA
DOUVILLE, ROBERT
ELLIOTT, KAYLENE
GARCIA, VINCENT
IVORY, SABRINA
KITSUTANI, PAUL
LAIRD, DAVID
LAW, VENETTA
MAHRT, GREGORY
MARAIA, RICHARD
MAZUREK, GERALD
MCDANNOLD, LINDA
MORIN, STEVE
NEURATH, SUSAN
OLANIYAN, BARBARA
PEACOCK, CELIA
USPHS
NOAA
ADLER, MADELEINE
BLANKENSHIP, MARK
LCDR
CAPT
CAPT
CDR
CAPT
CAPT
LCDR
CDR
CDR
CAPT
CDR
CAPT
CDR
CAPT
CAPT
CDR
CDR
CAPT
CDR
CAPT
LCDR
CDR
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
11-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
11-01-2020
12-01-2020
11-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
PERRINE, ALBERT
PHAN, HUNG
QUINONES, CARLOS
REED, BITHIAH
RETTINO, MARY
RICHARDS, EDECIA
SAY, KENNETH
SCHULDEN, JEFFREY
SEARS, LEIGH
SHELL, ERIC
SHRINER, DONNA
SKIPTON, TRACY
SMART, JOHN
SMITH-GEORGE, JANUETT
SPEARMON, JO
STEWART-WRIGHT, AMANDA
TRENT-ADAMS, SYLVIA
TRUESDELL, MICHAEL
VEGA, MUN
WILLARD-JELKS, KIM
BRAKOB, DEVIN
CAPT
CDR
CAPT
CDR
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
LCDR
CAPT
CDR
CAPT
CDR
CAPT
CDR
RADM
CAPT
LCDR
CAPT
COAST GUARD TRANSITION ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM (TAP)
CAPT
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
10-01-2020
11-01-2020
10-01-2020
12-01-2020
TAP prepares Service Members separating or retiring from the Coast Guard for their transition to
civilian life. All eligible SMs are required to complete the standardized components of the TAP.
These components are 1) Pre-separation Counseling and 2) the Transition Seminar, encompassing
the Transition Goals, Plans, and Success (GPS) core curriculum.
dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Human-Resources-CG-1/Health-
Safety-and-Work-Life-CG-11/Office-of-Work-Life-CG-111/Transition-Assistance-Program/
TRYING TO CONNECT WITH A FELLOW
USCG, USPHS, OR NOAA RETIREE?
If you need help connecting with a USCG, USPHS, or NOAA
retiree, you may provide the individual’s name (and rank/
paygrade if known), along with your contact information to:
Robert Hinds, CG Retiree Services
e-mail: Robert.C.Hinds@uscg.mil
phone: 202-475-5451
(An attempt to contact the individual and provide
your contact information will be made by email)
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CHAPLAIN'S CORNER
erhaps you’ve heard the story of the
P
teacher who decided to teach his
class a very important lesson one
day.* He called three students to the front of
the class and gave each one a small pile of
sand, a small pile of pebbles, a small pile of
larger rocks, and a jar.
He gave each student the assignment of fitting
as much of each item into the jar as possible.
The first student placed the sand in the jar,
then the small pile of pebbles, and only had
room for one or two of the rocks to fit in the jar.
The second student began by placing the
pebbles in first, then the sand, and then the
rocks. That student was able to fit three or four
of the rocks into the jar, but still had a few left
over.
The third student observed the other two
and decided to alter course. First, he placed
the large rocks in the jar. Then he placed
the pebbles in, working to make sure that
the pebbles filled the spaces between the
larger rocks. Finally, he took the sand, and
with careful effort, he worked the sand into
the spaces between the pebbles. With all the
items inside the jar, the student proudly placed
the lid on the jar and held it up for the teacher
to see.
The teacher then explained to the class that
our lives are like that jar. We often try to fit so
many things into our lives and find that we just
cannot seem to make it all fit. While we can
never do it all in life, we should learn the lesson
of putting the big rocks in first.
The big rocks are the things that really matter
most. Too many of us go through life and
realize that we have fit all kinds of pursuits and
activities into our lives, but sadly have never
managed to fit the big rocks in.
What are the “big rocks” in your life? For many,
they are treasures like family relationships,
practicing our faith, and nurturing cherished
friendships.
We can all stand to occasionally re-evaluate
how we spend our time and energy, making
sure we give these “big rocks” the place they
deserve.
Andrew Hoyle, LT, CHC, USN
Base National Capital Region Chaplain
*A number of variations of this story have been told, with multiple applications. The original source of this story is unknown to the author.
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
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52 WINTER 2021
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A MAJOR
BREAKTHROUGH
ARCTIC OCEAN – U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd
Class Shannon Eubanks poses for a photograph about 715
miles north of Barrow, Alaska. Eubanks is a crew member
aboard the Coast Guard Cutter HEALY (WAGB-20) and
serves on the ice rescue team to protect crew members
and scientists conducting work in the Arctic. The HEALY
was in the Arctic with about 100 crew members and
30 scientists to deploy sensors and semi-autonomous
submarines to study stratified ocean dynamics and how
environmental factors affect the water below the ice
surface for the Office of Naval Research. The HEALY is
the only military ship dedicated to conducting research
in the Arctic.
photo: U.S. Coast Guard NyxoLyno Cangemi
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TAPS
TAPS
DEPENDENT TAPS: To place a Dependent TAPS notice in The Retiree Newsletter, provide the dependent’s
name, relationship to retiree, date of passing, and city/state to Robert Hinds at: Robert.C.Hinds@uscg.mil or
phone: 202-475-5451.
A current Coast Guard Master Decedent Affairs Officer (DAO) & Military Funeral Honors (MFH) Coordinator
Roster is accessible at: dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/CG-1/retiree/docs/DAO_%20MFH_Master_Roster_.
xlsx?ver=2018-09-07-140443-903.
CG MFH Guidance is accessible at: dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/CG-1/psc/psd/docs/Military%20Funeral%20
Honors%20Guidance.pdf?ver=2017-03-24-102439-577.
If you need additional assistance on Casualty & Decedent affairs matters, you may contact Mr. Brian Behlke, CG
Casualty Matters Chief, at Brian.R.Behlke@uscg.mil , or by phone at: 202-795-6637 (office) or 571-266-2375
(24x7 work cell).
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
USCG
ADCOCK, JAMES
OXFORD, AL
ANDERSON, WILLIAM
MOBILE, AL
ARMSTRONG, DEXTER
ODENTOH, MD
BABE, JAMES
PHOENIX, AZ
BAUTISTA, ROLANDO
CARROLLTON, TX
BAXTER, JOHN
WARREN, ME
BILAN, RAYMUNDO
VALLEJO, CA
BLATTEL, MARVIN
MESA, AZ
BOBINGER, SHAWN
MOBILE, AL
FSC
AD1
CSC
AT3
SK1
BM1
SKC
DCCM
MKC
RET. 06-01-1993
TAPS 09-17-2020
RET. 08-01-1997
TAPS 10-22-2020
RET. 02-01-1969
TAPS 10-04-2020
RET. 02-01-1984
TAPS 10-14-2020
RET. 09-01-1994
TAPS 10-12-2020
RET. 06-01-1979
TAPS 10-20-2020
RET. 01-01-1982
TAPS 10-02-2020
RET. 06-01-1978
TAPS 10-14-2020
RET. 11-01-2011
TAPS 10-24-2020
BORNE, CECIL
METAIRIE, LA
BRENNAN, TERRANCE
HIDDENITE, NC
BRENNAN, RAYMOND
MERRITT ISLAND, FL
BRUM, ROBERT
MONROE, WA
BRYANT, STEVEN
GLOUCESTER, VA
BURMEISTER, ROGER
GREENBAY, WI
BURNHAM, BILLY
LAKE CITY, FL
CASTLEBERRY, DAVID
HELENA, MT
CHALCROFT, GEORGE
PORTER, TX
BM1
LT
PSCM
AD1
MKC
MKC
FSC
YN1
EMCM
RET. 01-01-2000
TAPS 09-11-2020
RET. 07-01-1998
TAPS 10-23-2020
RET. 08-01-1986
TAPS 09-19-2020
RET. 03-01-1976
TAPS 09-11-2020
RET. 06-01-1990
TAPS 10-26-2020
RET. 07-01-1980
TAPS 10-09-2020
RET. 08-01-1977
TAPS 09-10-2020
RET. 12-01-1976
TAPS 10-19-2020
RET. 07-01-1978
TAPS 10-24-2020
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CHARLES, MERWIN
BOWIE, MD
COE, WILBUR
NOVATO, CA
COLLINS, CHARLES
SONOMA, CA
COOPER, MARSHALL
ROCKPORT, WA
COSTA, ERNEST
ELK GROVE, CA
COULTER, GARY
RIDDLE, OR
CRAWFORD, DERRALD
SOUTHPORT, NC
CREEGAN, ROBERT
CREEN COVE SPRINGS, FL
DALEY, JOHN WEST
SENECA, NY
DANIELS, RONALD
NEWCASTLE, CA
DECORPS, RICHARD
FALLS CHURCH, VA
DEVANE, ADREN
PALMETTO ,FL
DILLIAN, JAMES
MELBOURNE, FL
DISCIANNO, DANIEL
WATERFORD, MI
EISLEY, WILLIAM
CLIFTON TWNSHIP, PA
FARRINGTON, WILLIAM
MIAMI, FL
FOLEY, EUGENE
COPLAGUE, NY
FRETWELL, MARK
BRADENTON ,FL
GARRETT, MORGAN
WAXHAW, NC
GILLESPIE, JAMES
MT VERNON, IL
SK1
CWO4
PHC
MKCS
BMC
EM1
AEC
BMC
IV1
PS1
CAPT
BOSN4
CAPT
ENC
YNC
PSCS
FS1
LCDR
LTJG
CWO2
RET. 06-01-2003 GODDARD, THOMAS
TAPS 10-23-2020 PACIFIC, MO
RET. 06-01-1981 GRAF, EDWARD
TAPS 10-18-2020 LIVE OAK, TX
RET. 04-01-1962 GREENLEE, ROBERT
TAPS 10-17-2020 MONTESANO, WA
RET. 05-01-1986 GYPP, RAYMOND
TAPS 10-15-2020 SCOTTVILLE, MI
RET. 02-01-1986
TAPS 09-26-2020
HECKENDORN, ROYCE
BETHEL ISLAND, CA
RET. 11-01-2014
TAPS 09-09-2020
HENNESSY, MICHAEL
MERRICK, NY
RET. 07-01-1979 HERNDON, JAMES
TAPS 10-10-2020 SUMMERVILLE, SC
RET. 09-01-1990
TAPS 09-11-2020
HILL, JESSIE
ALLIANCE, NC
RET. 03-01-2006
TAPS 10-26-2020
HOLLEMON, KENNETH
SISTERS, OR
RET. 01-01-2003 HUNT, ORVILLE
TAPS 09-21-2020 LUTZ, FL
RET. 09-01-1984
TAPS 09-28-2020
JACOBSEN, JOHN
BLOCK ISLAND, RI
RET. 11-01-2013
TAPS 10-29-2020
JOHANSEN, JOHN
WESTBROOK, ME
RET. 08-01-1974 JONAS, EDWIN
TAPS 09-18-2020 SLIDELL, LA
RET. 01-01-1969
TAPS 10-28-2020
KAPPERMAN, RICHARD
BELLEFONTAINE, OH
RET. 08-01-1977
TAPS 09-19-2020
KERSEY, ROYCE
SCHERTZ, TX
RET. 04-01-1992 KILLEEN, ROBERT
TAPS 09-23-2020 WEST HAVEN, CT
RET. 02-01-1998
TAPS 10-01-2020
LAFACE, ROBERT
ORLANDO, FL
RET. 01-01-1998
TAPS 09-19-2020
LAIRD, FREDDY
PADUCAH, KY
RET. 10-23-2020 LANGSTON, RANDALL
TAPS 10-23-2020 PORT ORANGE, FL
RET. 06-01-1983 LARSEN, RALPH
TAPS 09-22-2020 SALT LAKE CTY, UT
HSC
PSC
BMC
RMCM
BMCM
PSCM
AMC
MK2
CAPT
ENCS
MK1
BM1
CWO3
SKC
MKCM
LCDR
TTC
AT1
BMCM
CDR
RET. 09-01-1986
TAPS 09-14-2020
RET. 02-01-1988
TAPS 09-09-2020
RET. 07-01-1972
TAPS 09-22-2020
RET. 06-01-1987
TAPS 09-08-2020
RET. 09-01-2005
TAPS 09-13-2020
RET. 03-01-1999
TAPS 10-16-2020
RET. 10-01-1979
TAPS 09-09-2020
RET. 11-01-1999
TAPS 10-20-2020
RET. 07-01-1996
TAPS 11-02-2020
RET. 03-01-1973
TAPS 10-16-2020
RET. 07-01-1989
TAPS 09-15-2020
RET. 06-01-1969
TAPS 09-18-2020
RET. 12-01-1969
TAPS 10-08-2020
RET. 07-01-1996
TAPS 10-15-2020
RET. 06-01-1982
TAPS 09-26-2020
RET. 08-01-1984
TAPS 10-10-2020
RET. 08-01-1973
TAPS 10-18-2020
RET. 10-01-1975
TAPS 09-12-2020
RET. 03-01-1989
TAPS 10-21-2020
RET. 01-01-2000
TAPS 09-13-2020
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TAPS
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION

TAPS
LATHROP, RALPH
SCOTTS HILL, TN
BMC
RET. 08-01-1992
TAPS 09-21-2020
NICHOLS, JAMES
HELENA, AR
DC1
RET. 01-01-1994
TAPS 10-11-2020
LEESON, MICHAEL
FAYETTEVILLE, AR
CDR
RET. 11-01-2004
TAPS 10-06-2020
NILSEN, RONALD
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ
CDR
RET. 11-01-1995
TAPS 11-06-2020
LEWIS, CARL
JUNEAU, AK
FS1
RET. 10-01-1990
TAPS 10-04-2020
OBRIEN, ROBERT
SEABROOK, NH
CAPT
RET. 07-01-1981
TAPS 09-25-2020
LONG, GARY
OAKDALE, CT
MKC
RET. 02-01-1977
TAPS 09-22-2020
PAGNOTTA, AUSTIN
WOODINVILLE, WA
DCCM
RET. 08-01-1999
TAPS 10-11-2020
MACKENZIE, DAVID
CAMANO ISLAND,WA
CWO2
RET. 03-01-1979
TAPS 10-26-2020
PALMER, ALLEN
MERRIMACK, NH
AD2
RET. 01-01-1953
TAPS 10-10-2020
MACNEALY, JON
TRIADELPHIA,WV
BM2
RET. 05-01-1998
TAPS 09-10-2020
PASCOE, PAUL
PORTLAND, OR
CDR
RET. 03-01-1990
TAPS 09-26-2020
MALCOLM, BRENT
SILVER SPRING, MD
CDR
RET. 11-01-1985
TAPS 10-28-2020
PHELAN, DOUGLAS
KALKASKA, MI
BMCM
RET. 04-01-1968
TAPS 09-29-2020
MALSOM, JOHN
DENVER, NC
LT
RET. 09-01-1976
TAPS 10-20-2020
PIERCE, ROBERT
GALENA, OH
CDR
RET. 02-01-1988
TAPS 10-04-2020
MATTHES, RICHARD
WHITTIER, NC
AMC
RET. 09-01-1984
TAPS 10-05-2020
PINNEY, WILLIAM
CORAL GABLES, FL
ETCM
RET. 03-01-1986
TAPS 09-14-2020
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
MATTHEWS, TROY
SUMMERVILLE,SC
MCCALL, NELSON
MIDLAND, NC
MCCONNON, ROBERT
SEMINOLE,FL
MCKASKLE, RONALD
CONWAY, AR
MCMAHAN, ROBERT
DENTON, TX
MILLER, ROBERT
CLERMONT, NJ
MILLER, JOHN
MARYSVILLE, WA
MOLL, DONALD
COVINGTON, LA
MORTON, CHARLES
PALM COAST, FL
MYERS, GEORGE
ELIZABETH CITY, NC
NASH, LAWRENCE
SALEM, VA
MEC
RMC
MKCM
QMC
MK1
BM1
CAPT
MSTC
BMC
AEC
LT
RET. 09-13-2020
TAPS 09-13-2020
RET. 09-01-1977
TAPS 09-20-2020
RET. 04-01-1977
TAPS 09-21-2020
RET. 10-01-1985
TAPS 09-11-2020
RET. 02-01-1984
TAPS 10-21-2020
RET. 11-01-1969
TAPS 09-18-2020
RET. 01-01-2001
TAPS 10-14-2020
RET. 03-01-2007
TAPS 10-02-2020
RET. 12-01-2004
TAPS 09-07-2020
RET. 03-01-1980
TAPS 10-16-2020
RET. 04-01-2001
TAPS 11-01-2020
PITA, STEPHEN
SLATINGTON, PA
PORAZZI, CARLO
PARKVILLE, MD
PORTUGUE, WILLIAM
TAYLOR RIDGE, IL
PRUDNICK, RALPH
LYNNWOOD, WA
QUINN, ROBERT
E MEADOW, NY
RAYFIELD, JOSEPH
ANCHORAGE, AK
REITAN, WINSTON
COLLINS, IA
REYNOLDS, GERALD
LEWISTON, ID
RICHARDSON, BARRETT
MECHANSVILLE, VA
ROBERTSON, TOMMIE
MCCURTAIN, OK
ROBINSON, CLARENCE
BILLINGS, MT
F&S4
LCDR
MKC
RMCM
DC1
ADC
MKCM
ETC
CDR
BM1
BMCM
RET. 07-01-2000
TAPS 10-07-2020
RET. 06-01-1992
TAPS 10-17-2020
RET. 11-01-2007
TAPS 09-27-2020
RET. 10-01-1977
TAPS 09-22-2020
RET. 09-01-1995
TAPS 09-26-2020
RET. 07-01-1959
TAPS 11-08-2020
RET. 07-01-1975
TAPS 09-10-2020
RET. 07-01-1993
TAPS 10-23-2020
RET. 04-01-1988
TAPS 10-23-2020
RET. 11-01-1973
TAPS 09-10-2020
RET. 10-01-1985
TAPS 09-24-2020
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ROCHUSSEN, ROBERT
CENTER CONWAY, NH
ROSS, PHILIP
FT BRAGG, CA
SCARBROUGH, JOHN
BYHALIA, MS
SCHLOEMER, CARL
WINCHESTER, VA
SCHMIDT, RICHARD
HONOLULU, HI
SELF, DENNIS
EAST HELENA, MT
SEWARD, RANDOLPH
BURLESON, TX
SHADOWENS, RALPH
SPOKANE, WA
SHERWOOD, TERRY
KIRKLAND, WA
SHIELD, JEFFREY
RED LION, PA
SNYDER, CHRISTOPHER
GAINESVILLE, VA
SORENG, ARNE
PORTLAND, OR
STEELE, LELAND
KETCHIKAN, AK
STEVENS, DONALD
PALM COAST, FL
STEVENSON, JOHN
PEARL RIVER, LA
STONE, BOBBY
ALTO, GA
SULLIVAN, JAMES
PLYMOUTH,MA
TAGGART, WALTER
RUISLIP, GBR
TAYLOR, DICK
EASTHAM, MA
THOMAS, WILLIAM
WINDERMERE, FL
MKC
MKC
ENCM
SN
AD1
YNC
CWO4
AD2
TCCM
ETC
CAPT
CAPT
MK1
MKC
MKC
CWO4
LT
YNC
LCDR
CAPT
RET. 11-01-1974 THOMPSON, BOYD
TAPS 09-25-2020 WARRENTON, OR
RET. 09-01-1996 TONEY, ANDREW
TAPS 09-27-2020 DORCHESTER, MA
RET. 03-01-1971 TOROK, ERNEST
TAPS 10-28-2020 APACHE JUNCTION, AZ
RET. 07-01-1955 TREADWAY, IRVIN
TAPS 09-07-2020 SPANISH FORT, AL
RET. 11-01-1966 TROTTO, FRANK
TAPS 10-05-2020 BROAD RUN, VA
RET. 11-01-1979 TURPIN, HARRY
TAPS 10-05-2020 LEOMA, TN
RET. 07-01-1988 UNERTL, ROLAND
TAPS 11-05-2020 MOSINEE, WI
RET. 01-06-1990 UNKRICH, CHARLES
TAPS 10-17-2020 THEODORE, AL
RET. 08-01-1997 VAUGHAN, ALFRED
TAPS 10-11-2020 ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ
RET. 09-01-2007 VAUGHN, DANIEL
TAPS 10-20-2020 AUSTIN, TX
RET. 02-01-2001 VAVRA, THOMAS
TAPS 09-13-2020 SEBASTIAN,FL
RET. 07-01-1979 VILLAFANE, EDDIE
TAPS 10-12-2020 DELTONA, FL
RET. 06-01-1975 WAGNER, RONALD
TAPS 11-01-2020 SAN MARCOS, CA
RET. 04-01-1997 WALTER, LESLIE
TAPS 10-27-2020 ROHNERT PARK, CA
RET. 07-01-1998 WAWRZENIAK, RICHARD
TAPS 11-09-2020 LITTLE RIVER, SC
RET. 06-01-1990 WETHERINGTON, BOBBY
TAPS 10-17-2020 DURHAM, NC
RET. 12-01-1994 WHALEY, WILLIAM
TAPS 09-21-2020 WESLEY CHAPEL, FL
RET. 02-01-1987 WILDER, JACK
TAPS 09-09-2020 PERKINSTON, MS
RET. 09-01-1972 WILLIAMS, JOSEPH
TAPS 10-24-2020 SCOTIA, NY
RET. 09-01-1996 WILSON, DENNIS
TAPS 09-17-2020 BRENTWOOD, CA
BMC
HS1
MSTC
CWO4
CDR
BMCM
EMC
BMCM
BMC
MKCS
YNCM
SKC
CDR
BMC
F&S4
CWO3
CAPT
CDR
PSC
ATC
RET. 04-01-1978
TAPS 10-09-2020
RET. 10-01-1993
TAPS 09-17-2020
RET. 05-01-2005
TAPS 09-15-2020
RET. 04-01-1979
TAPS 10-06-2020
RET. 01-01-1988
TAPS 10-24-2020
RET. 09-01-1980
TAPS 10-26-2020
RET. 02-01-1977
TAPS 10-23-2020
RET. 12-01-2009
TAPS 09-25-2020
RET. 10-01-1971
TAPS 11-08-2020
RET. 08-01-1978
TAPS 11-12-2020
RET. 10-01-1991
TAPS 09-17-2020
RET. 10-01-1990
TAPS 09-19-2020
RET. 09-01-1995
TAPS 10-05-2020
RET. 07-01-1977
TAPS 09-18-2020
RET. 01-01-2011
TAPS 10-31-2020
RET. 07-01-1979
TAPS 11-02-2020
RET. 09-01-1980
TAPS 09-11-2020
RET. 07-01-1996
TAPS 09-24-2020
RET. 04-01-1992
TAPS 10-28-2020
RET. 06-01-1979
TAPS 09-20-2020
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TAPS
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TAPS
WILSON, GRADY
CRESCENT CITY, CA
BMC
RET. 10-01-1988
TAPS 09-20-2020
WOOLFORD, MICHAEL
LYNN HAVEN, FL
FA
RET. 03-01-1972
TAPS 10-13-2020
WISE, WALLY
KITTY HAWK, NC
BM1
RET. 04-01-1996
TAPS 10-06-2020
WRIGHT, JEFFERY
REDDING, CA
QM1
RET. 12-01-1984
TAPS 09-24-2020
USPHS
BENNETT, DIANE
NARBERTH, PA
CAPT
RET. 01-01-2013
TAPS 09-10-2020
LIGO, ROBERT
KENNETT SQUARE, PA
CAPT
RET. 10-01-1979
TAPS 09-13-2020
BURG, JEANNE
ATLANTIC BCH, FL
CAPT
RET. 02-01-2000
TAPS 10-03-2020
MANNINO, FORTUNE
SILVER SPRING, MD
CAPT
RET. 10-01-1985
TAPS 10-25-2020
CHELIKOWSKY, BRUCE
ROCKVILLE, MD
CAPT
RET. 02-01-2007
TAPS 11-10-2020
MITCHELL, FREDDIE
COLLEGE PARK, MD
CDR
RET. 11-01-1998
TAPS 10-25-2020
DUNN, RICHARD
BROOKINGS, OR
CAPT
RET. 08-01-1990
TAPS 11-09-2020
PEACH, MICHAEL
MORGANTOWN, WV
CAPT
RET. 07-01-1991
TAPS 09-20-2020
FRAZIER, THERESA
GALLUP, NM
CAPT
RET. 06-01-1988
TAPS 09-28-2020
PEDERSEN, GEORGE
RENO, NV
CAPT
RET. 06-01-1988
TAPS 09-28-2020
GAALSWYK, JUDY
PARKER, CO
CDR
RET. 12-01-2007
TAPS 10-13-2020
REID, BILLY
FAYETTEVILLE, AR
CAPT
RET. 01-01-1990
TAPS 09-14-2020
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
HENSON, DONALD
BETHESDA, MD
JOHNSON, RAYMOND
ROCKVILLE, MD
KEY, MARCUS
IRVINGTON, VA
LANE, JOHN
ATLANTA, GA
LASTER, LEONARD
WELLEFLEY, MA
NOAA
SWANSON, ROBERT
STONY BROOK, NY
CAPT
CAPT
RADM
CAPT
RADM
CAPT
RET. 07-01-1999
TAPS 09-29-2020
RET. 06-01-1985
TAPS 09-08-2020
RET. 09-01-1974
TAPS 10-31-2020
RET. 08-01-1991
TAPS 10-21-2020
RET. 07-01-1973
TAPS 10-24-2020
RET. 06-19-1981
TAPS 10-17-2020
REYNOLDS, CYDNI
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
RUFF, ROBERT
PARKER, CO
SCHMIT, STEPHEN
BEMIDJI, MN
STROUP, WILLIAM
LOVELAND, OH
VANHASSEL, HENRY
HEISKELL, TN
LCDR
CDR
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
RET. 09-01-1998
TAPS 09-20-2020
RET. 10-01-2009
TAPS 10-19-2020
RET. 01-01-2000
TAPS 10-10-2020
RET. 12-01-1992
TAPS 10-18-2020
RET. 10-01-1981
TAPS 10-22-2020
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DEPENDENT TAPS
TAPS
PATRICIA TEATOM BURKE
CUMBERLAND, RI
WIFE OF CAPT ROBERT T. BURKE, USPHS (RET)
08-18-2020
DOROTHY M. ANDREWS
LAKELAND, FL
WIFE OF CDR RICHARD LEE ANDREWS, USCG (RET)
09-23-2020
KAREN M. MCCLELLAND
HONOLULU, HI
WIFE OF RADM JOSEPH MCCLELLAND, JR., USCG (RET)
10-16-2020
MARIAN C. EVERETT
BATH, NC
WIFE OF QMC DONALD EVERETT, USCG (RET)
10-21-2020
EVELYN DIANE MARSH
HOLLYWOOD, SC
WIFE OF ET2 JAMES MARSH, USCG (RET)
10-30-2020
DEBORAH DIANE DUNGY
SUMTER, SC
WIFE OF LTJG JOHN DUNGY, USCG (RET)
11-07-2020
CAROL ASHMORE
BILLINGS, MT
WIFE OF CAPT ROBERT ASHMORE, USPHS (RET)
11-09-2020
BRENDA J. CHAMBERS
MARSHALL, NC
WIFE OF MKCS CLAUDE T. CHAMBERS, USCG (RET)
10-25-2020
JUDY BRADLEY
NORTH BEND, OR
WIFE OF CWO4 CLAUDE BRADLEY, USCG (RET)
09-23-2020
LOIS CAROL NEAL
EAST WENATCHEE, WA
ANN G. NEWMAN
BOWIE, MD
MARY KAY A. NEWMAN
O’FALLON, IL
KATHY J. ALEXANDER
ALLENDALE, MI
SHIRLEY L. TAYLOR
SHORELINE, WA
ANNETTE M. TAGUE
SIOUX CITY, IA
KIM M. WHITE
LACOMBE, LA
LUTITIA (TISHA) L. SCHWEMLEY
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL
CAROLE WEADON
SPRINGFIELD, VA
AVELINA SORRELL
MILWAUKEE, WI
WIFE OF PERS4 CURTIS R. NEAL, USCG (RET)
WIFE OF LCDR EDWIN S. NEWMAN, USCG (RET)
WIFE OF FREDERICK V. NEWMAN, JR., USCG (RET)
WIFE OF MK1 JOHN ALEXANDER, USCG (RET)
WIFE OF RADM NORMAN EDWARD TAYLOR, NOAA (RET)
WIFE OF THE LATE CWO4 TERRY TAGUE, USCG (RET)
WIFE OF CWO4 MICHAEL WHITE, USCG (RET)
WIFE OF DC1 MICHAEL J. SCHWEMLEY, USCG (RET)
WIFE OF CDR WILLIAM R. WEADON, USCG (RET)
WIFE OF CWO4 ROBERT G. SORRELL, USCG (RET)
10-23-2020
03-02-2020
07-31-2020
09-17-2020
10-10-2020
09-23-2020
04-27-2020
09-27-2020
10-10-2020
07-21-2020
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photo: Courtesy of Don Kluting
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A KODIAK
MOMENT
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak
HC-130 Hercules aircrew takes off
from an airstrip in Sitka, Alaska,
Nov. 16, 2020. The Kodiak aircrew
delivered aircraft parts.
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TRICARE SELECT
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
CG RETIREE SERVICES
(CG-1335)
Tricare Select
Enrollment Fees
In the fiscal 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Congress approved a request from
the DoD to implement enrollment fees for what was then known as Tricare Standard, now called
Tricare Select. With the announcement of the new enrollment fees, all military retirees under age
65 will be paying a baseline for participating in Tricare. Military.Com published a related article
on 20 June 2020, which is accessible at: www.military.com/daily-news/2020/06/24/pentagonretirees-plan-now-tricare-select-enrollment-fees-2021.html.
The following information was
included in this article:
• Defense health officials said these
retirees can expect to hear from their
regional contractors -- either Health
Net Federal Services for Tricare West
or Humana Military for Tricare East
-- in the coming months instructing
them on how to set up payments,
either by allotment from their retired
pay, electronic funds transfer, debit
or credit card.
• Dr. Danita Hunter, director of Tricare
at the Defense Health Agency, said
the DHA decided to issue a news
release now to give beneficiaries
time to prepare and factor the fees
into their decisions on health care.
"We're communicating this well
before the change is implemented so
beneficiaries can be informed about
the change, as well as their Tricare
plan and cost options," Hunter said
in the release.
Unfortunately, all affected CG/PHS/NOAA retirees were not properly
informed about the new Tricare Select enrollment fees AND the
current available payment methods. CG GovDelivery newsfeeds were
sent to all retiree e-mail addresses listed in DA to help ensure affected
retirees were made aware of the enrollment fees and that, while Tricare
could “initiate” retiree allotments, the Coast Guard Pay System, Direct
Access, was not capable of processing retiree allotments for payment
of enrollment fees that were due on 1 January 2021. Consequently, these
fees required payment by EFT or credit card.
We recommend that CG/PHS/NOAA retirees enrolled in
Tricare Select contact their Tricare Provider to ensure
January premiums have been correctly processed.
According to the Tricare website, retirees who did not
set up payment of enrollment fees by EFT or credit
card by 31 Dec 2020 would have 180 days to pay their
enrollment fee and their coverage would be reinstated
with an effective date of 1 January 2021 – eliminating
a risk of a lapse in coverage as long as the enrollment
fee was paid within 180 days.
www.tricare.mil/Plans/Enroll/Select
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CG PAY & PERSONNEL CENTER, RETIREE &
ANNUITANT SERVICES (PPC-RAS)
www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/ras
Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs) to Military Retired and Retainer Pay, Survivor Annuities
and Premiums effective December 1, 2020 are accessible at: https://militarypay.defense.gov/
Portals/3/2021%20COLA%20Memo%20Retired%20and%20Survivor%20Pay.pdf
PPC-RAS
Audit Error Worksheet
(AEW) Update
Audit Error Worksheet (AEW) Update – PPC is pleased to report that the AEW backlog (cases older
than 120 days) has been eliminated and the standard AEW processing time moving forward will
be less than 120 days.
Retiree Self-Service –
Email Address
Did you know that you can update your own direct deposit banking information in Direct Access?
Make sure you don’t miss a payment when you need to change your bank account information.
Here is one of our many retiree self-service guides that provides step-by-step instructions on how to
update your direct deposit banking information in Direct Access. www.dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/
CG-1/PPC/ras/gp/ChangeDirectDeposit.pdf
You may elect not to be mailed the newsletter by accessing your DA Self-Service account at
• www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/ras/gp/
• Select “Change My Delivery Options”
• Uncheck the block labeled “I elect to receive the Retiree Newsletter by mail.”
You may also contact CG PPC Customer Care for assistance by calling 866-772-8724 or
785-339-2200, or by sending an e-mail to PPC-DG-CustomerCare@uscg.mil.
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
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PPC-RAS
Enjoy More Convenience and
Independence
Dear Valued Customer:
The most convenient way to view and manage your Retiree/
Annuitant account is through Direct Access Self-Service, PPC/
RAS’s online account management system. Direct Access Self-
Service provides faster service, security, accessibility, and
reliability to all PPC (RAS) customers worldwide.
So easy, too. Just follow these simple steps:
• If you retired (or became entitled to SBP/FSPA) prior to 1 April
2018 – send an email to ppc-dg-customercare@uscg.mil or
call 1-866-772-8724 asking for your account to be established.
(Please note that certain steps won't work until your account
is initially set up by PPC.)
• If you retired (or became entitled to SBP/FSPA) on or after 1 April
2018 - follow the steps in the guide https://www.dcms.uscg.
mil/Portals/10/CG-1/PPC/ras/gp/password.pdf for your initial
password.
Thank you for allowing us the honor of serving you.
v/r,
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
The Retiree and Annuitant Services Branch
Dear Retiree:
Verify Your
Beneficiaries
This reminder is to ensure that the beneficiary designations for your retired pay account are up to date.
It's important that PPC/RAS has accurate information because your beneficiary designations
generally determine who inherits funds after your death. You should review and update your
beneficiary designations whenever you experience a major life event, such as a birth, marriage,
divorce, or death in the family.
The easiest way to view or update your beneficiary designations is to follow these steps:
Log on to your DA Self-Service account at https://hcm.direct-access.us/
Select the “Self Service” tab.
Find “View My Final Pay Beneficiary” and follow the steps.
If you encounter problems, please contact call PPC at:
1-866-772-8724 or email: PPC-DG-CustomerCare@uscg.mil
Thank you for allowing us to serve you.
v/r,
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2
3
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CG PAY & PERSONNEL CENTER, RETIREE &
ANNUITANT SERVICES (PPC-RAS), DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE &
OTHER IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS & WEBSITES
Directory Assistance and Other Important Phone Numbers & Websites are also accessible at:
dcms.uscg.mil/portals/10/cg-1/ppc/ras/rasdirectory.pdf
Questions, Address or Direct-Deposit Changes
If you need information or have questions
about:
• Your retired or survivor benefit plan (SBP)
annuity payments
• Your retired/annuitant statement
• IRS Form 1099-R (reporting taxable
income)
• You need to change your and your
dependents’ home mailing address (for
retired/annuitant statement, newsletter,
1099-R, correspondence)
• Your financial institution or account
number for your direct deposit
• Report a change to your designation of
beneficiary for payment of unpaid retired
pay (Note: use Form *CG PPC-3600
Designation of Beneficiary for Payment of
Unpaid Retired Pay)
You may make the requests listed above by
telephone, by fax, or in writing. The telephone
and fax numbers are:
Toll free: 1-866-772-8724
Commercial: (785) 339-2200
Fax: (785) 339-3770
Allotments, SBP Coverage and Beneficiary
Changes
If you need to:
• Start, stop, or change an allotment (you may
use Form *CG PPC-7221 Retired Allotment
Authorization Form, fax in the form or a
written request, call us or send us an e-mail
request).
• Report a change to your survivor benefit
plan (SBP) coverage (must be in writing)
You may fax your request to (785) 339-3770
or mail to:
Commanding Officer (RAS)
USCG Pay & Personnel Center
444 SE Quincy St
Topeka, KS 66683-3591
(*) Note: Forms are available from the PPC website at:
www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/pd/forms/ or directly from the IRS.
Income Tax Withholding Changes
If you need to:
• Start or change the amount of state tax
withholding (retirees can call, e-mail, fax or use
*IRS Form W-4, or state form. If using IRS form,
indicate that the form is for state income tax
withholding, not federal, which state it’s for and
the dollar amount to be withheld, (minimum
amount is $10.00, no cents)). We cannot
withhold state tax for annuitants.
• Change your federal income tax
withholding (retirees use Form W-4,
annuitants use Form W-4P)
• Change exemptions or additional
withholding
Federal tax changes must be in writing. The
original Form IRS W-4 or W-4P must be mailed
to PPC (RAS) for action and filing, per IRS
requirements. PPC (RAS) cannot accept a
faxed W-4 or W-4P. Please mail to:
Commanding Officer (RAS)
USCG Pay & Personnel Center
444 SE Quincy St
Topeka, KS 66683-3591
(*) Note: Forms are available from the PPC website at:
www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/pd/forms/ or directly from the IRS.
Report of Death
To report the death of a Coast Guard, NOAA
or PHS retiree/annuitant call:
Toll free: 1-866-772-8724
Commercial: (785) 339-2200
Fax: (785) 339-3770
Or write:
Commanding Officer (RAS)
USCG Pay & Personnel Center
444 SE Quincy St
Topeka, KS 66683-3591
DEPENDENT TAPS: To place a Dependent
TAPS notice in The Retiree Newsletter, provide
the dependent’s name, relationship to retiree,
date of passing, and city/state to Robert Hinds
at:
Robert.C.Hinds@uscg.mil
phone: 202-475-5451
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DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
MEDICARE PART B ENROLLMENT IS MANDATORY AT AGE 65
dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/CG-1/retiree/docs/pdf/Turning_65_with_MEDICARE.pdf?ver=2018-09-07-143218-930
When you turn 65, your medical benefits will change. MEDICARE will become your primary medical
coverage and TRICARE pays secondary to MEDICARE. You MUST enroll in MEDICARE PART
B to retain your TRICARE coverage. If you are within 90 days of your 65th birthday, you should
log on to www.ssa.gov or medicare.gov to enroll in MEDICARE PART B. Additional information is
accessible at: tricare.mil/Welcome/Eligibility/MedicareEligible.aspx?sc_database=web or by phone
at 866-773-0404. You may also call the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS)
at 800-538-9552.
OTHER IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS AND WEBSITES
Medical/Dental Benefits/Phone/Websites/
Notes
Eligibility (DEERS)/ID Cards
1-800-538-9552
(TTY/TDD)
1-866-363-2883
www.tricare.mil/deers
In CA: 1-800-334-4162;
In AK & HI 1-800-527-5602
Mail-Order Pharmacy
1-877-363-1303
www.tricare.mil/mybenefit/home/
Prescriptions/Filling Prescriptions/TMOP
Federal Dental & Vision Insurance Program
(FEDVIP—Retirees)
1-877-888-3337
https://www.benefeds.com/
TRICARE Overseas
1-888-777-8343
www.tricare.mil/mybenefit/home/overview/
Regions/RegionsNonUS
TRICARE East Region Contractor
1-800-444-5445
TRICARE West Region Contractor
1-844-866-9378
www.tricare.mil
TRICARE For Life
1-866-773-0404
www.tricare.mil/tfl/default.cfm
www.tricare.mil/LifeEvents/Retiring
TRICARE Eligibility—Pharmacy
(Medicare info)
1-877-363-1303
www.tricare.mil/ CoveredServices/Pharmacy/
Eligibility.aspx
Federal Long-Term Health Insurance
1-800-582-3337
www.opm.gov/insure/ltc/
CG Health Benefits Advisor
1-800-942-2422
Veterans Benefits
Phone/Websites/Notes
Department of Veterans Affairs
1-800-827-1000
www.va.gov
Insurance Information
1-800-669-8477
www.insurance.va.gov
Veteran’s Group Life Insurance
www.insurance.va.gov/sglisite/vgli/vgli.htm
New VGLI Applications and VGLI
Reinstatements:
OSGLI
PO Box 41618
Philadelphia, PA 19176-9913
1-800-419-1473
Overseas phone
(973) 548-5699
Overseas fax#
(973) 548-5300
Death and accelerated benefits claims only:
Fax: 1-877-832-4943.
All other fax inquiries:
1-800-236-6142
e-mail at: osgli.claims@prudential.com
All other inquiries: osgli.osgli@prudential.com
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General Correspondence:
Office of Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance
80 Livingston Avenue
Roseland, NJ 07068-1733
Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents
1-800-827-1000
www.va.gov/opa/publications/benefits_book.asp
VA Pamphlet 80-02-1
Headstones and Markers
1-800-697-6947
www.va.gov/opa/publications/benefits_book.asp
Additional Important Number and Websites
Final Active Duty Pay
1-866-772-8724
Overseas
(785) 339-2200
www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/separations/finalpay/
Commanding Officer (SEP)
USCG Pay & Personnel Center
444 SE Quincy St.
Topeka, KS 66683-3591
Contact PPC (SEP) for information on severance
pay, separation pay, disability severance pay,
LES’s, IRS Form W-2.
Social Security
1-800-772-1213
www.ssa.gov
Travel Claims
1-866-772-8724
Overseas
(785) 339-2200
www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/travel/
Send final travel claim to:
Commanding Officer (TVL)
USCG Pay & Personnel Center
444 SE Quincy St.
Topeka, KS 66683-3591
Service Records
(314) 801-0800
www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records
Write to:
National Personnel Records Center
Military Personnel Records
1 Archives Drive
St. Louis, MO 63138-1002
Veterans or next-of-kin of a deceased veteran
can access www.archives.gov/veterans/
military-service-records to make requests.
All others must write in and include complete
name, rank/grade, SSN, dates of service, and
date of birth of the veteran. DD-214s are also
available via the website
WWII U.S. Merchant Marine Awards and
Decorations
www.maritime.dot.gov/outreach/marinermedals
Contact:
Awards, Flags, Medals
Deveeda Midgette
Maritime Awards Officer
Office of Sealift Support
1200 NEW JERSEY AVE., SE
WASHINGTON, DC 20590
United States
Email:
Deveeda.Midgette@dot.gov
Phone: 202-366-2354
Alt Phone: 202-366-2323
Fax: 202-366-5904
Business Hours:
9:00am to 5:00pm ET, M-F
CG Social Media Sites
A list of Official CG Social Media Sites including
Facebook and Twitter is accessible at:
http;//coastguard.dodlive.mil/official-sites/
CG National Retiree Help Desk
(202) 475-5381
Toll free 1-833-224-6743
email: NRHDesk@gmail.com
Do NOT send Personally Identifiable Information
(e.g. SSN, EMPID) to the CG National Retiree Help
Desk. Visit: https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/retiree/
nrhd-pii/
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