The Long Blue Line (Fall 2021)

FALL 2021
YOUR RETIREE NEWSLETTER & MORE
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Q&A WITH
MCPOCG
VANDERHADEN
MUSEUM EXHIBITS UPDATE:
FIRST GALLERY
RENDERING

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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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ON THE COVER:
Master Chief Petty Officer of
the Coast Guard, Jason M.
Vanderhaden, speaks during the
2021 State of the Coast Guard
Address in San Diego on March 11,
2021.
Photo by U.S. Coast Guard Petty
Officer 2nd Class Travis Magee
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IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
Building the National Coast Guard Museum:
Exhibit Design reaches the halfway mark
National Retiree Council Co-Chairs:
Annual Conference
Message from the Director
Sexual Assault Prevention & Response
Program Services
Pre-Retiree Information: Coast Guard adopts DOD form
for retired pay accounts & VA Welcome Kit
Reunions, Notices & Items of Interest
COVER STORY | Q&A with MCPOCG Jason Vanderhaden
Inside the Exhibits: National Coast Guard Museum
brand new gallery rendering
Why I Give: Michael Fisette's Coast Guard journey inspires
a generous contribution to the National Coast Guard Museum
Portraits of Service: 100-year old WWII Veteran
U.S. Coast Guard Academy Exchange Program
with Connecticut College
A Coast Guard 9/11 Story
Retirement Notices
TAPS Notices
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 Long Blue Line, Winter (Jan) 2022 is 19 November 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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BRAND NEW
GALLERY RENDERING
Exhibit Design: Halfway There
If you’re like me, the halfway point of any journey is signifi cant, whether in a cutter during my career, or today, when
traveling for business or pleasure. At the beginning of this year, we were so pleased to announce to Long Blue Line
readers that our When the Most is Expected Capital Campaign had reached the halfway point to our $150M goal.
And we continue to make progress thanks to many retirees who have stepped up to meet our challenge. You can read
about one of them, my fellow shipmate, CWO4 Michael Fisette, USCG (Ret.) on page 24.
We have another halfway milestone to celebrate. At the end of September 2021, the exhibit design process reached
50% completion, under the direction of Museum Director, Elizabeth Varner, and her team at Headquarters. Working
with expert museum development fi rms, and a host of Coast Guard subject matter experts, the design team has taken
the themes and storyline ideas the Museum Association compiled over the past several years with the help of numerous
volunteers, historians and experts, and have created amazing exhibits to tell the Coast Guard story.
Along with incredibly detailed exhibit design work, which will now be prepared for construction documents, we have
received some wonderful new renderings of the exhibits and galleries. We are excited to share the rendering of the
‘Meet the Coast Guard Gallery’ on page 22. I can already envision young people learning about the predecessor
services that made us who we are, and being inspired to follow in the footsteps of brave,
motivated Americans who have devoted themselves to the world’s best Coast Guard.
I hope this look inside our National Museum stirs up as much excitement for you,
as it does me. Keep the faith – WE WILL BUILD THIS MUSEUM!
Semper Paratus!
MCPOCG Vince Patton, USCG (Ret.)
Chief of the Mess
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The image below is only a rendering of the future National
Coast Guard Museum. With the support of dedicated
Coast Guard retirees like you, the Museum will become
a reality and serve generations to come. This is YOUR
Museum! All HANDS ON DECK!
visit www.coastguardmuseum.org
Be sure to flip to page 22 to learn more
about the National Coast Guard Museum!
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NATIONAL RETIREE
COUNCIL CO-CHAIRS
THE SUMMER WE THOUGHT WOULD FREE US
ALL FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC is now in
the rearview mirror – but COVID-19 still remains.
Regardless, we hope that many of you enjoyed
some outdoor fun and relaxation. The hope is
that fall brings an end to the spread of the Delta
variant. Fingers crossed!
In our early optimism, we planned to conduct an
in-person Coast Guard National Retiree Council
Conference. We were well down that road when
it became clear that we would have to default to
a virtual meeting, for the second year straight.
We scrambled to assemble an online agenda and
held our conference on 8-9 September. We had
great attendance with representatives from most
of our 19 Regional Retiree Councils and Coast
Guard HQ leadership, including our Commandant
and MCPOCG. Here are some of the highlights:
• We welcomed our new Deputy Commandant
for Mission Support, VADM Paul Thomas,
represented at the meeting by his Deputy
for Personnel Readiness, RADM Joanna
Nunan; new Assistant Commandant for
Human Resources, RADM Eric Jones,
and Deputy Assistant Commandant for
Human Resources, Dr. Donna Navarro, who
reported to the Coast Guard last October.
Dr. Navarro was assisting in the coordination
of the service-wide COVID vaccination
planning during our conference. All of our
Senior Leaders pledged their enthusiastic
support for our retiree/annuitant community
at large and specifi cally CGNRC initiatives.
• Several of our dedicated National Retiree
Help Desk volunteers received overdue
recognition for their many hours of Help
Desk service. If you would like to volunteer
to support this important program, please
contact one of our Help Desk administrators
– Dave Du Pont, David.A.DuPont@uscg.mil
or Bob Warakomsky, bopakom@verizon.net
• Captain Smith, the Commanding Offi cer of
the Coast Guard’s Pay & Personnel Center
(PPC), provided a welcome update on retiree
community support. First, processing time
for audit error worksheets, a critical step
in determining eligibility for VA disability
compensation, has been reduced from
over a year to a current average of 75 days!
We continue to push to reduce the offi cial
processing goal from the current 120 to
90 days. Second, PPC has taken action
to address complaints from the retiree
community that phone calls and emails
were not being replied to in a timely manner
(including a former Commandant who was
disconnected after being placed on hold
for 45 min!). PPC has just launched a new
protocol that directs retiree requests to the
proper individual in a much timelier manner.
In addition, the updated webpage makes
self-help tasks easier to fi nd, with simpler
instructions. A recent PPC review showed
that over 50% of retiree requests for support
could be completed online by retirees
themselves. Your CGNRC will continue to
track both initiatives closely.
• Based on much hard work and planning
by leadership of the Capital Area Retiree
Council, a retiree-to-retiree mentoring pilot
program is fi nally taking shape with support
from the Transition Relocation Manager and
mentor program coordinator at Base National
Capital Region. This prototype program will
chart the course to determine if a wider
initiative is worthwhile.
• The Recruiting Command advised us that
our Service is behind in recruiting goals
and could use our assistance. In the spirit of
“Everyone is a Recruiter” (including retirees),
the website www.gocoastguard.com
provides a wealth of information to share with
potential shipmates – or you can just point
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them to the site. There is also a referral tab
where you can post information on a potential
recruit and receive a quick call back from a
recruiter to discuss. Check out the website,
you’ll want to put your uniform back on!
• Admiral Schultz and MCPOCG Vanderhaden
provided great insights into just how busy our
Coast Guard has been both here at home
and around the world. From the Middle East
to the Far East, and the Arctic to the Antarctic,
our Coast Guard has been there this year.
Master Chief Vanderhaden also highlighted
a new tool that contains a wealth of current
information on Coast Guard activities and
member support tools. The MyCG app (can
be downloaded for free from the Apple App
Store or Google Play Store). The “Retirees”
button currently links you back to our Retiree
Services webpage but we will be exploring
how to better exploit this technology. Install
the app and give it a try!
Finally, we would like to give a shout out on a
recently published book by a member of our
USCG retiree community, VADM Sandy Stosz,
USCG (Ret.). We both had the pleasure of serving
with her during our active duty careers and knew
that she always aspired to author a book on her
unique career experiences. In Breaking Ice and
Breaking Glass: Leading in Uncharted Waters,
VADM Stosz draws on her 40 years of leadership
experience and wisdom to provide charactercentered
leadership tools that will help all aspiring
leaders navigate complexity to reach their goals
and succeed at every level. Order her book or read
her blog at www.sandrastosz.com. All proceeds
from the book will be donated to the U.S. Coast
Guard Academy Institute for Leadership.
Thoughts on retirement: “There is a fountain of youth: it is
your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life
and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this
source, you will truly have defeated age.” —Sophia Loren
RADM Jeff Hathaway, USCG (Ret): hathaway.cgnrc@aol.com
MCPO Lloyd Pierce, USCG (Ret): Ipierce38@tampabay.rr.com
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MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
A MESSAGE FROM
THE DIRECTOR
AS THE COMMANDANT’S EXECUTIVE AGENT for the CG National Retiree Council (CGNRC),
it was my privilege to oversee the Council’s annual meeting which was held at CG Headquarters,
8-9 September, 2021. This year’s meeting, as last year, was conducted virtually due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. RADM Jeffrey Hathaway, USCG (Ret), and MCPO Lloyd Pierce, USCG
(Ret), CGNRC Co-Chairs, and Mr. Bob Hinds, my Retiree Services Program Manager, hosted
the virtual two-day meeting.
RADM Joanna Nunan, Deputy for Personnel Readiness (DCMS-DPR), welcomed the Council
on behalf of VADM Paul Thomas, Deputy Commandant for Mission Support (DCMS) – the
directing authority for the CG Retiree Services Program. RADM Eric Jones, the new Assistant
Commandant for Human Resources (CG-1), welcomed the Council and presented Meritorious
Public Service Awards (MPSAs), to ten current and past volunteer watch-standers with the
CG National Retiree Help Desk (NRHD).
The CGNRC, including Regional Retiree Councils (RRCs), received updates and
discussed items of interest to retirees with CG leadership, program managers, and other
presenters, including the Commandant and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard.
The presentations were of great value to all in attendance and have been forwarded to RRCs
and posted on www.dcms.uscg.mil/retiree.
I look forward to the CGNRC’s annual report and continued efforts to address Council priorities.
I’m pleased to share, thanks to the Council’s “ASK” in 2019, the Audit Error Worksheet (AEW)
backlog has been eliminated, and efforts continue to further streamline AEW processing.
The CGNRC reported at this year’s meeting that retirees have expressed some difficulties in
connecting with the CG Pay & Personnel Center (PPC) and I’ll be working to help address this
Council priority.
The theme of this year’s CGNRC annual meeting, as reflected in the Commandant’s 2021 State
of the Coast, is a timely reminder that we are Stronger Together. I encourage all transitioning
members and retirees to connect with a RRC in your area.
Yours in Service,
Dr. Donna Mischell Navarro
Senior Executive Service, U. S. Coast Guard
Director of Military Personnel
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ACN 081/21 - AUG 2021 SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY
(SAPRR) POLICY UPDATE: SAPRR SERVICES EXPANDED TO FORMER USCG MEMBERS
AND CURRENT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 08/26/2021 02:57 PM EDT
A. Sexual Assault Prevention, Response, and Recovery Strategic Plan,
2018-2022
B. Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Program, COMDTINST
M1754.10 (series)
C. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 080802 JAN 20/ALCOAST 003/20
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RESPONSE PROGRAM SERVICES
REF (A) provides a system of administrative support to empower a victim during their
path to recovery. Effective immediately, SAPRR services are available to Coast Guard
civilians and all former members of the Coast Guard who were sexually assaulted while
serving. Previously, SAPRR services were only available to service members and their
adult dependents as per REF (B).
Former members of the Coast Guard and current civilian employees now have the option
to meet with a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) or Victim Advocate (VA) to
discuss reporting options and receive information and referrals. Survivors may elect either
a Restricted or Unrestricted Report. The reporting choice and election to receive SAPRR
services will be documented on CG Form 6095, the Victim Reporting Preference Statement
(VRPS). Referrals will be determined by survivor's preferences and eligibility. At a minimum,
SAPRR services will include a non-clinical safety assessment.
Participation in the CATCH a Serial Offender Program is available to survivors who elect
to make a Restricted Report via the VRPS, per REF (C).
Current Coast Guard service members and civilians are encouraged to socialize this policy
change for maximum visibility, and to share The Safe Helpline information with anyone
who may be interested in SAPRR services. The Safe Helpline has a list of all USCG SAPRR
resources and serves as a one-stop shop to match former members with SARCs. Contact
The Safe Helpline at 877-995-5247 or www.SafeHelpline.org
This policy change will also be socialized through the Retiree Services Program to inform
retired members of expanded services. For information about the USCG Retiree Services
Program, visit their site: www.dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant -Commandantfor-Human-Resources-CG-1/Retiree-Services-Program/
These changes will be implemented into the next revision of REF (B) which will be released
within the next year.
This message will be cancelled on 24 AUG 2022.
POC: Michelle Underwood, COMDT (CG-114), SAPRR Program Manager, (202) 817-7291,
Michelle.A.Underwood@uscg.mil.
Released by Dana L. Thomas, Director, Health, Safety and Work-Life (CG-11).
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U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION PRE-RETIREE
COAST GUARD
PRE-RETIREE
!
DD-2656 REPLACING CG-4700 – 1 JANUARY 2022
As of 1 January 2022, transitioning members must use only Form DD-2656 as their
application for retirement. CG PPC-RAS will no longer be accepting Form CG-4700
as of that date.
PAY & PERSONNEL NEWS UPDATES FROM OUR BRANCHES
COAST GUARD ADOPTS DOD FORM FOR RETIRED PAY ACCOUNTS
We are pleased to announce that the PPC is changing from using the CG-4700 Form, Coast Guard,
PHS, & NOAA Retired Pay Account Worksheet and Survivor Benefit Plan Election, to using the DD
Form 2656, Data for Payment of Retired Personnel. This move from the CG-4700 to the DD Form 2656
will allow for more information to be immediately available to members (e.g., Survivor Benefit Plan
(SBP) and Blended Retirement System (BRS)) and for consistency of retired pay information across
all the services.
Additionally, the DD Form 2656 is much more interactively friendly than our current form and it provides
informational material (e.g., BRS Lump Sum information) that will help our members make informed
decisions for future retirement planning.
This transition has just begun to occur and during
the transition, both forms are perfectly acceptable
for use. PPC's Retiree and Annuitant Services
(RAS) Branch has begun providing the DD Form
2656 to members who will be retiring in July
2021 but, again, either form is acceptable for use
during the transition period. Members who have
already submitted a CG-4700 form do not need
to complete a new form. We hope to have the
transition complete by January 1, 2022 and begin
using only the DD Form 2656 for members who
submit a retirement form after that date.
THE FORM DD 2656
IS AVAILABLE AT THE
FOLLOWING LINK:
www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/forms/dd/dd2656.PDF
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“A good plan today is better than a perfect
plan tomorrow.” —Gen. George S. Patton
VA WELCOME KIT
A Handy Navigational Tool
By Mike Galloucis
Veterans oftentimes receive information about the
Department of Veterans Affairs in a fragmented way.
This can create confusion and a disjointed experience
for veterans and their families as they attempt to
understand and access VA’s many different services
and benefits. The VA has produced the VA Welcome
Kit to specifically address this challenge.
Since assuming his current duties on Feb. 8, 2021,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis R. McDonough
has added customer experience principles to VA’s
longstanding “I CARE” (Integrity, Commitment,
Advocacy, Respect and Excellence) core values.
In support of the Secretary’s intent, the VA’s Veterans
Experience Office under the direction of Chief
Experience Offi cer John W. Boerstler, produces
the VA Welcome Kit each year and distributes it
in conjunction with Veterans Day. The product is
specifi cally designed to make it easier for U.S.
Service members, veterans, family members,
caregivers and survivors to understand the many
different benefits and services offered by VA.
“Veterans remain at the center of every decision we
make. It is the responsibility of every [VA] employee
to deliver exceptional outcomes and experiences,”
said Secretary McDonough. “Our individual and
organizational commitment to delivering exceptional
experiences in our service delivery continues.”
The VA Welcome Kit provides pertinent information
and helps overcome the natural apprehension most
people experience when interacting with a large,
complex organization like VA for the first time. It is
written in an easy-to-understand and concise manner
and includes information on popular VA benefi ts,
including applying for VA healthcare, a disability
rating, education benefits, etc. The VA Welcome Kit
highlights key VA benefi ts and services available
that can positively impact quality of life and explains
how and where to go to access those benefits and
services.
The VA Welcome Kit also includes handy onepage
(front and back) Quick Start Guides focused
on specifi c topics of interest to Service
members, veterans, family members,
caregivers and survivors validated through
empirical and anecdotal field research. The
Welcome Kit is regularly updated online as
new information becomes available.
Within VA, the Benefi ts Experience (BX)
Directorate is assigned responsibility for
producing the VA Welcome Kit. BX is a
diverse, dedicated, and effective team
comprised of veterans (including several
Retired Soldiers, a Vietnam veteran and four
combat veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom)
and other highly qualified men and women
with decades of VA experience in different
service lines. BX personnel routinely interact
with veterans and family members virtually
and in person at different venues and relies
on those interactions and fi eld research
when developing content for, and identifying
ways to improve, the Welcome Kit.
The VA Welcome Kit can be downloaded
and printed directly from the VA website or
viewed on YouTube. General feedback and
suggestions on ways VA can improve the
Welcome Kit can be emailed directly to the VA.
Mike Galloucis is the Executive Director of VA’s
Benefit Experience Directorate and a retired
Army colonel who served 30 years on active duty.
He commanded an Army brigade in Iraq for 15
months in 2006-07.
PRE-RETIREE
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
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REUNIONS, NOTICES &
ITEMS OF INTEREST
MONA PASSAGE: A NOVEL
(VETERANS WRITING AWARD)
Mona Passage is the story of two neighbors in
San Juan, Puerto Rico: Galán Betances, a Cuban
emigrant, and Pat McAllister, a young Coast Guard
officer. During long evenings spent together talking on
their Calle Luna rooftop, a deep friendship develops
based on shared traumas and a common desire to
heal. When Galán learns that his sister, Gabriela,
is going to be committed to a mental health facility
in Cuba, he plans her escape to Puerto Rico. Pat,
whose Coast Guard cutter patrols the Mona Passage
for drug traffickers and migrants, warns Galán that
such a journey will be treacherous—perhaps fatal.
Aware of the dangers but determined for Gabriela to
live a full life, Galán hands over all the money he has
to a Dominican smuggler based out of a San Juan
nightclub, and Gabriela begins her terrifying journey.
Author: Thomas Bardenwerper, USCG (Ret.)
www.amazon.com/Mona-Passage-Novel-
Veterans-Writing-ebook/dp/B08ZYQLM51
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
September 19, 2020: Silver Medal winner from the
Military Writers Society of America (MWSA) in the
history category.
It was late November—one of the coldest periods
to be on a ship near Alaska. The Coast Guard
Cutter JARVIS had run aground during a severe
storm and was taking on water. The engine room
flooded, disabling the engines. Mountainous seas
and gale force winds pounded the Jarvis, and to
make matters worse, the ship was floating toward
a rocky coastline that would surely destroy it and
probably kill most, if not all, of the men.
Author: Steven J. Craig CAPT, USCGR (Ret.)
www.stevenjcraigbooks.com
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USCGC SHERMAN (WHEC-720) CIRCUMNAVIGATION AND PERSIAN GULF DEPLOYMENT IN 2001
20TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION
LT Edward Semler, USCG (Ret.)
mkcm378@gmail.com
On 20-21 August 2021, the 2000 and 2001 crew
of SHERMAN gathered together in Reno, Nevada
to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of their historic
six-month Circumnavigation and Out of Hemisphere
deployment to the Persian Gulf in 2001. Sixty-five
crewmembers along with numerous members of
their families met to recall how SHERMAN made
history by being only the third Coast Guard vessel
in modern history to make a circumnavigation, and
the only non-icebreaking Coast Guard vessel to
accomplish the feat.
While operating in the Persian Gulf, SHERMAN
conducted 219 queries, 115 boardings, diverted
five vessels, and handled the sinking of the M/V
Zainab while performing United Nations Sanction
against the country of Iraq. The crew participated
in several Search And Rescue cases on their return
voyage to include the car carrier M/V Modern Drive
off the coast of South Africa. The AVDET racked up
over 143 flight hours and 79 sorties in the Persian
Gulf and 227 flight hours and 131 sorties overall.
Upon return to their homeport of Alameda, California
Vice Admiral Riutta stated. “Your deployment has
been widely recognized as the most successful
assignment of a Coast Guard cutter to the Arabian
Gulf conducting Maritime Interception Operations
in support of enforcement of United Nations
sanctions. Your success began with the ship’s
superb performance during the pre-deployment
work-up exercises and carried through the entire
six month deployment.”
The crew were awarded the Armed Forces
Expeditionary medal and the Coast Guard
Unit Commendation Award with Operational
Distinguishing device. But the crew’s most
cherished award was that from King Neptune when
they received the Order of Magellan.
MOVING TO NORTHERN VA, DC, AND BALTIMORE, MD FACEBOOK GROUP
Moving to Northern VA, DC, and Baltimore MD Facebook group is sponsored by area Coast Guard retirees
and is designed to assist active duty members, retirees, and veterans relocating to the Northern Virginia,
Washington DC/Baltimore area. This is a new group and we welcome newcomers to join regardless of
what capacity they serve. The larger the group, the more assistance we can provide. Our goal is to create
a network of people and businesses to provide insight and information of interest, such as schools, youth
sports, car pools, rentals, etc. for each area in Northern Virginia, Washington DC, and Maryland. This is
not an official Coast Guard page nor is any of the content official Coast Guard information.
Moving to Northern VA, DC, Baltimore Area Information Page | Facebook
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EASY TO FATHOM
A member of Coast Guard Cutter HEALY’s temporary
regional dive locker team, Senior Chief Petty Officer Donald
Selby, conducts a familiarization dive in the Chukchi Sea
on August 5, 2021. The crew aboard the 420’ medium
icebreaker is providing U.S. surface presence in the Arctic,
conducting high latitude science and research missions,
engaging in exercises and professional exchanges
with foreign navies and patrols, and conducting other
operations as directed throughout the deployment.
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photo: U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Connor Dahl
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Q&A
WITH
MCPOCG
VANDERHADEN
Q: What are some of the bright spots and some
of the challenges you see as the Coast Guard
recruits the next generation?
A: The young people coming into the Coast Guard
are so bright, enthusiastic and curious. I meet
with every company before they complete basic
training. I give them a pep talk and then open the
virtual meeting up for questions. I’m amazed by the
questions they ask, about global strategy, future
acquisition planning, topics that go far beyond what
I would expect from people their age, people who
are just beginning their time in the Coast Guard.
What is attracting these young, inquisitive
Americans to the Coast Guard is our broad array of
rewarding peace-time missions. Our recruiters do
an incredible job at highlighting the impact they will
have if they serve in the Arctic or facilitate commerce
by managing Aids to Navigation on inland rivers and
waterways. The tangible, immediate impact they will
have in the Coast Guard is rare, compared with the
other Armed Services. We are seeing people who
worked really hard in school and want to gain some
life experience and build their skills, maybe learn a
trade before they go to college. What they will learn
and do as a Culinary Specialist or Boatswain’s Mate
from Day 1 will help them succeed, and with the GI
Bill benefits, they can set themselves up for what’s
next.
The majority of my career, I was a Culinary
Specialist. When I joined, I did not intend to be a
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cook —I honestly thought I would drive boats—but
I wanted to learn a trade in case I left the Service.
As time went on, it was something I loved to do. I
can tell you I would not be the MCPOCG if I hadn’t
been a Culinary Specialist, it was a huge part of my
career path to get me where I am today.
COVID-19 has definitely created a challenging
recruiting environment. We haven’t been able to
go to schools or trade shows to bring in the folks
we need. The Coast Guard has high Accession
Standards, and we need a diverse recruit cohort
and that goes far beyond what people look like.
We need intelligent people who can perform in
our highly technical ratings, but just as much, we
need folks that will come in and work hard and do
whatever it takes to get the job done.
I would not be the
MCPOCG if I hadn’t
been a Culinary Specialist.
Q: Are there any standout examples of enlisted
shipmates doing great work that you’d like to
share?
A: Our Aviation Survival Technicians from Cape
Cod, to Alaska, to the coast of Florida are doing
amazing work. AST2 Trevor Salt has been
recognized with several awards for his bravery in
an inland rescue in District 13.
Our engineers are the very best. When a diesel
electric engine in USCGC HEALEY experienced a
catastrophic failure, our engineers cut a hole in the
side of her hull to take the motor out and then they
replaced it with a new motor they sourced, just in
time for a trip up the Northwest Passage. That was
a trip we haven’t made in 20 years and it was only
possible because of that amazing feat of Coast
Guard engineering.
I’m partial, but I can’t speak highly enough of our
Culinary Specialists. They can compete with the
best of them. In fact, CS2 Danielle Hughes proved
it when she was awarded the Culinary Specialist of
the Year for the entire U.S. military.
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We face the same challenges with different nuances. There
is so much to learn from those who’ve come before us.
I want to highlight the members of our Training
System, who adapted and took personal risks
to deliver during the pandemic. They are the
most innovative problem solvers—through all the
challenges COVID placed on us, our Training
System didn’t miss a beat.
And lastly, our Medical Teams were called,
literally, on Christmas Day, to deploy in support
of Border Operations. Every one of our teams
has had someone called up with less than 72
hours’ notice to deploy around the country. They
are the surge capacity for the entire Department
of Homeland Security. For every person that
deployed, their colleagues stepped up to back fill
their responsibilities. When 90% of our workforce
required two vaccination shots, a Corpsman gave
each one of those shots.
Q: Last year, your daughter, Victoria, received
the Silver Lifesaving Medal for a 2018 rescue.
What is it like to see her contribute to the Service
to which you’ve dedicated your life?
A: Very special. Victoria is a proud Coast Guard
Petty Officer and she joined the Service to save lives
and had an opportunity to do what she dreamed
she would. Prior to joining, Victoria’s personal
mentor was CWO Beth Slade. When I was District
13 Command Master Chief, my daughter got to
witness me presenting the Silver Lifesaving Medal
to CWO Slade. She followed in her footsteps and
has now earned her own Silver Lifesaving Medal
and hopes that she can be a role model to the
next generation of girls.
Victoria married an AST3, another lifesaver, it’s
in her blood. She makes me very proud and
she re-enlisted, so she is excited to find out
what her next job is going to be.
Q: The Long Blue Line includes all members
of the Coast Guard, from newly-minted
Cape May graduates to the retirees who
receive this magazine. Why is it important
to maintain contact and continuity with the
Coast Guard Retiree Community?
A: The work our Service does, we’ve been doing
for centuries. We face the same challenges with
different nuances. There is so much to learn
from those who’ve come before us that we can
incorporate into solutions today.
Also, 40% of our enlisted workforce will retire from
the Coast Guard, 55% of our officer workforce.
Half us will be retirees and it helps all of us to
learn from one another.
EVERYONE is a recruiter. Our retirees and
veterans are crucial in this aspect. The
Commandant and I mentored a basic training
company and when he asked them how they
found out about the Coast Guard, almost all of
them knew someone personally who told them
about the Coast Guard.
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Q: Why is it important to you that we have a
National Coast Guard Museum? What are you
looking forward to most when it opens?
A: I cannot wait. Again, I’m partial, but the Coast
Guard has, maybe, the richest heritage of any
of the Armed Forces. Look at the services that
formed who we are, and then from 1915 on, every
major world event—the Coast Guard has been
there. We are the longest, continuously operating
sea service with so much history.
As a small service with complex mission sets, we
push responsibility to the lowest level because we
have to. Young folks do things they wouldn’t do in
other services. The Commandant and I took part
in the ceremony when LT James Crotty’s remains
were finally returned home after World War II.
What James Crotty did as a young man in the
Philippines, as the lone Coast Guardsman there,
it’s just incredible.
The Museum has to be built. The time has come.
We need to have a place where I can take my
grandkids, we need to tell them about our history,
our legacy. Every American should want the Coast
Guard to have a museum.
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INSIDE THE
EXHIBITS
A NEW RENDERING
MEET THE COAST GUARD GALLERY:
Converting over 230 years of U.S. Coast Guard
and predecessor services’ histories into stories that
museum visitors can easily grasp is a monumental
challenge. A key objective of the design process,
from initial concepts through today’s drawings
and narrative descriptions, has been to highlight
inspiring accomplishments while educating and
engaging visitors about today’s multi-mission
worldwide service.
The design process by museum expert firms, takes
place in three stages: Schematic Design, Design
Development and Construction Documents.
In September 2021, the Design Development
documents were presented to the Coast Guard,
marking the midpoint of the exhibit design process.
These design documents include a new level of
detail for the galleries and selected exhibits in a
series of digital 3-D renderings of each deck. We
are excited to share the first of these aspirational
renderings that gives a brand-new sense of how
visitors will be immersed in the action.
The Meet the Coast Guard Gallery is the first
stop of the visitors’ journey on the Safety Deck and
introduces the core values, rich history, diverse
personnel and challenging missions that make
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SAFETY
DECK 2
SNEAK
PEEK
up the Coast Guard. A combination of videos and
graphic panels place museum goers at various
points in the history of the Service’s missions,
recognizing all 11 as dynamic, engaging and
equally important aspects of the Service.
As visitors enter the deck, they are instantly
intrigued by the digital globe they glimpse in the
circular space ahead. Where in the World is
the Coast Guard, as this experience is known,
offers a visual education of the expansion from the
Revenue Marine on the east coast, to inland rivers
and waterways, and eventually to the Pacifi c as
the country grew. Users will be able to get more
information about a particular expansion on a
nearby digital panel as they witness the Coast
Guard evolve into a global force for good.
Similarly, the Coast Guard Timeline Gallery
presents a touch-screen digital timeline where
visitors can explore the early days of the U.S.
Lifesaving Service and Lighthouse Service. They
can also learn more about shipmates’ roles in every
major conflict since the Service was founded. The
backdrop to the timeline is a floor-to-ceiling curved
wall of waves immersing the public in the Coast
Guard’s primary element: water.
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WHY I GIVE
CWO4 Michael Fisette, USCG (Ret.)
Left: CWO4 Michael Fisette, USCG
(Ret.) and his wife Gina in front of New
London Ledge Light on a recent trip to
Connecticut.
Below: WWII Veteran Robert B. Fisette
considered his Coast Guard service the
highlight of his 91 years.
ichael’s father, the late Robert B.
Fisette, was a USCG Seaman First
Class during the last 18 months of
World War II. He served in the South
Pacifi c aboard USS Eridanus, an
Army ship, with Navy command and a Coast
Guard crew. Bob Fisette left high school, without
a diploma, at age 17 to serve his country. His
Coast Guard service was the highlight of his
91 years. He went on to work as a toolmaker in
machine shops.
“My father was a good, decent guy, who didn’t
get a lot of recognition,” Chief Fisette remembers.
“He loved to tell those stories about his time in
the Coast Guard. He wasn’t in for long, so he told
the same stories over and over. When he died in
2019, the Coast Guard Honor Guard gave him a
sendoff the Fisette family will never forget.”
Following in his father’s footsteps, Michael served
20 years in the Coast Guard. He considered
joining the Marine Corps, but his father counseled
him that in the Coast Guard, he would always
have a roof over his head and three square
meals a day. By his junior year of high school,
he was signed up for early enlistment. When he
graduated in 1976, he went directly to Cape May.
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One of his most memorable experiences came
aboard the seagoing buoy tender, USCGC
MADRONA (WLB-302). Fisette described the
work as “difficult, humiliating and degrading,
but you always try to take something out of
every experience.” The MADRONA crew found
themselves 200 miles off Cape Hatteras in 1978
in a big storm.
“We were in 50-foot seas on a 180-foot vessel
towing a monster buoy. The forward third of the
ship was underwater.”
Michael rose quickly through the ranks to Chief
Petty Officer, and retired as a CWO4 in 1996. The
vast majority of his service time was in Virginia—
Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth. He worked
in Marine Safety and did a handful of tours at
Headquarters. While on active duty, Michael
earned a bachelor’s degree from George Mason
in decision science and management information
systems. His final tour sent him to Seattle for three
years, where he completed his Master of Science
in finance.
“Without the combination of Coast Guard tuition
assistance and the GI Bill, I would never have
EVERYTHING I HAVE IN LIFE, I
OWE TO THE U.S. COAST GUARD.
—CWO4 MICHAEL FISETTE,
USCG (RET.)
been able to afford this life-changing education,”
Fisette said. “I owe all the success I’ve enjoyed
in life to the amazing educational opportunities
and adventures the Coast Guard provided.” He
is now President of Fisette and Kim Financial
Services, in Issaquah, WA.
In his 50’s, Michael decided to bike across
America. He did so in a series of trips over the
next eight years. He then turned his attention to
biking the East Coast, which afforded him an
opportunity to return to Cape May 40 years after
his Coast Guard journey started there. Another
trip took him through Quantico, VA, where the
National Museum of the Marine Corps opened
in 2006.
“I thought it was amazing to see what the Marines
had put together and felt like the Coast Guard
needs to have our own National Museum,” the
Chief explained. “When I started to read about
the plans for the Museum in the Long Blue Line, I
decided to get involved. I feel like, you can’t take
it with you, and if you’re successful, you have a
responsibility to help those who deserve it. My
20 years of service represent 10% of the Coast
Guard’s history.”
Michael has been married to Gina since he was
a seaman apprentice. They will both tell you they
owe all their success to the Coast Guard. They
feel honored and privileged to leave a legacy and
memorialize Michael’s father through a generous
major gift that will name an exhibit in the World
War II Gallery of the Defenders of our Nation
Wing.
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the Coast Guard provided. They feel
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PORTRAITS OF SERVICE
There are thousands of untold stories that are not in the history books. The Long Blue Line is a
fantastic platform to share your personal journeys from the diverse mission sets of the Coast Guard.
In this new feature, we are excited to provide a place where readers can share their Coast Guard
story. We’ve made it easy for you with a simple questionnaire. Turn to our Call for Stories on p. 50
or visit coastguardmuseum.org/retirees to TELL YOUR STORY and read full-length versions of the
stories that follow!
Toward the end of the war, Manno was transferred to
the Pacific Theater and served in the attack transport,
Aquarius, which had already invaded Japanese
waters eight times when he arrived. The Aquarius
crew were practicing for their ninth invasion and
CDR Manno was performing target practice, when
the Captain radioed them to stop.
“I told the Captain we hadn’t completed our practice
session,” Manno said. “The Captain informed us
that we had just dropped a big bomb on Hiroshima,
Japan. The war would likely be over within a week’s
time.”
CDR B. James Manno,
USCGR (Ret.)
Pompton Plains, NJ
Prior to devoting 34 years to the Reserve,
Commander Jim Manno, USCGR (Ret.) spent four
years on Coast Guard Active Duty in World War II.
The majority of his service was spent in the Atlantic
Theater on a frigate, performing destroyer escorts.
He was a Damage Control Officer, and even at 100
years old, remembers those days clearly.
“We got involved in a skirmish with a German
submarine. Although he never fired a torpedo, he
would sink lower, then speed up and try to lose himself
in the eddy behind our propeller.” Manno recalled. “I
made it as far as Algeria doing those missions.”
CDR Manno thought he would be heading home
shortly when he got that call. Instead, Aquarius was
loaded with a company of Marines, who needed to
be transported to Nagasaki. They sent LCVPs up
river to assess the after-effects of the bombing on
the region.
“We had no clue what radiation was, but I have to
think some of my shipmates were exposed,” Manno
explained. “After that, we were attached to a convoy
in Kowlooon, bringing National Army troops to Sing
Tao to fight the communists. That was quite a time,
escorting destroyers to Algeria, then Nagasaki, then
convoying Chinese troops.”
Following his Active Duty service, CDR Manno
served 34 years on standby Reserve with his unit
in Hackensack, NJ. He worked in sales with the
O’Sullivan Rubber Company, famous for inventing
rubber heels for shoes. He retired after 32 years with
the company.
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SCPO Tina Claflin,
USCG (Ret.)
Alexandria, VA
When Tina Claflin joined the Coast Guard
at age 18, she was part of the second wave of
women afloat. Claflin’s grandparents owned
an auto parts store and she grew up in a family
that was mechanically inclined, so she knew she
wanted to become a machinery technician.
“There were very few female engineers at the time.
I grew up not being treated any differently because
I was a girl. That served me well,” Claflin says. “I
wanted to learn everything I could. My shipmates
were brothers and friends.”
After a tour in EAGLE, she went to the small boat
station at Long Beach Island, NY. Then she joined
the Atlantic Strike Team and her unit was heavily
involved in the response following the 9/11 attacks.
At that point in her career, the assignments she
could be given were limited by practical factors
more than anything else. Some cutters were yet to
adjust and add female berthing.
The Senior Chief’s career highlight was serving as
the Women Afloat Coordinator at headquarters.
“That job was challenging, but I loved helping other
women get underway, working to help the Coast
Guard find ways to accommodate, to open up
opportunities I might not have had at points in my
years of service.”
Claflin has found a uni que way to give back to the
veteran community following her active duty career.
An entrepreneur, she founded Halcyon Reflections
to help families protect and cherish the stories
of their loved ones who served. Because every
experience in the military is unique to the individual,
SCPO Claflin creates customized service logbooks
and media presentations. Importantly, she assists
families to digitize records and images that both
preserve the information and make it easy to share.
“My uncles inspired me to join the Coast Guard by
seeing their example,” the Chief shares. “I have a
passion to give back to families and veterans, to
preserve what was important to them.”
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CAPT Patrick Crotty,
USPHS (Ret.)
Broomfield, CO
"Service takes many forms. My own has included
three years as a U.S. Air Force Bio-Environmental
Engineer and 27 years as a Sanitary Engineer with
the U.S. Public Health Service. During my career
and in retirement, I have served for three years with
the American Legion Post 58 in Broomfield, CO,
and on various boards, as a museum docent, and
as a youth sports coach and referee.
The uniform I am wearing in this photo is that of the
All Veterans Honor Guard at Fort Logan National
Cemetery in Denver, CO. I have been a member
now for five years, serving in every capacity:
Commander, Chaplain, Rifle Team Commander,
Rifleman and Color Guardsman. To me, this
organization has real meaning, offering final honors
to more than 1,200 deceased service members
each year, in concert with a small contingent from
that individual’s uniformed service.
Approximately 100 of us serve on one of five
teams, each providing services one day per week.
Each member has their own personal reason for
serving. Many are veterans who saw action, were
wounded, or lost comrades in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq
or Afghanistan.
For me, it is in remembrance of the more than 20
relatives and several close friends who served
our Nation as members of our military, including
four who gave their lives during World War II and
Vietnam. As Americans, we are all fortunate, and
that is largely due to the service of others, from
which we benefit, each day of our lives."
Captain Crotty served with the USAF at Grand
Forks AFB, ND where he provided consultation
on engineering, matters of public health, industrial
hygiene, radiation control and disaster response.
He went on to serve 27 years in the USPHS at
Indian Health Service’s sanitation facilities in
Arizona and then the Environmental Protection
Agency's Region VIII office in Denver, with major
contributions to the new Safe Drinking Water Act.
He finished his career at the American Water
Works Association.
Crotty in his All Veterans Honor Guard uniform
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We arrived in Juneau on the 2nd of October for a
festival prior to our patrol. I was exhausted from a
day of mess cooking, and I recall everyone going
out into town, for the liberty break. I went straight
to the rack.
At around 0100, our Officer of the Day, LTJG Jeff
Belmondo, came down to the berthing area to
wake up the entire crew. There was a cruise ship
on fire in the Gulf of Alaska. The M/V Prinsendam
was on fire, with 500+ passengers and crew
onboard. This required the cutter to get underway
and head out at top speed.
CPO Arthur Garcia,
USCG (Ret.)
Suquamish, WA
"In July of 1980, I entered boot camp in TRACEN
Alameda. Upon graduation, I was assigned to
Coast Guard Cutter BOUTWELL (WHEC-719). I
reported in late September just in time for an Alaska
Patrol. I was the most junior sailor on the ship as
we sailed up through the inside passage. As a
new Seaman’s Apprentice, the first assignment
was mess cook.
When we arrived on scene, the Prinsendam was
fully engulfed in flames and the passengers and
crew had abandoned ship, with the exception of
the Captain and some engineers. Some of the
lifeboats remained in their cradles. They hadn’t
even been launched.
The scene in the water was chaotic, with lifeboats
full of survivors scattered all around, among
tankers and freighters that had responded to the
mayday call. By that time, aircraft had picked up
many survivors. All told, 520 passengers and crew
were safely brought to shore to receive medical,
making it the largest rescue in history, at the time,
without a single loss of life."
Following his time in BOUTWELL, CPO Garcia
served at CG Communications Station Miami,
Puget Sound Vessel Traffic Service and the
USCGC JARVIS.
CALL FOR
STORIES
Tell us your incredible Coast Guard
stories and what the National Coast
Guard Museum means to you, and
your profile may be featured in the
next issue of the Long Blue Line.
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U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION EXCHANGE PROGRAM
U. S. Coast Guard Academy
Exchange Program
with
Connecticut
College
(First Females to attend CGA – 1970) — By Karen Hartigan Whiting — karen@karenwhiting.com
Lieutenant Hannah drew on the blackboard
while the cadets held in laughter and kept
glancing at me and the female students around
me. We also held in our giggles. He shared how
writing a computer program was as easy as
getting up in the morning, describing checking
whiskers, shaving, pulling on trousers one leg
at a time, and more.
The class erupted in laughter when Lieutenant
Hannah turned and looked straight at five
women sitting in the center front of the class,
including myself. He said, “Well, it’s not quite
the same for everyone.”
In 1969, I chose to attend Connecticut College
because of the new exchange program at
the Academy, where I could take computer
and applied math classes they did not
offer. I wanted a math degree and a job in
the computer field. I realized quickly that
Academy life differed greatly from my college
experiences. Years later, Admiral Hayes, who
served as Commandant of Cadets during those
years, shared how they kept tabs on us, as they
made decisions regarding accepting women to
the Academy. I took four or five classes in the
computer and math departments, so I was the
main female student studied.
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Some experiences were rather unusual and
took quick thinking. One time I entered the
computer room to drop my punched cards into
the feeder, turned, and stepped on a cadet’s
toes. He chose to tease me and called out my
action to everyone who stopped and stared.
I looked down, looked up, and said, “They’re
not even polished.” I made my exit as the room
filled with laughter. Back in the keyboard room,
a cadet strolled in and asked if I was going to
give the cadet demerits. Clueless, I asked why
he wanted to know and what made him think I
could do that.
“We heard that upper class from your college
could dole out demerits and he doesn’t need
more.”
I thought, “Ah! That must be a punishment. He
doesn’t know I’m only a freshman.”
I realized quickly that
Academy life differed
greatly from my
college experiences.
Connecticut College continues
its Single Course Exchange
Program and is eligible for students
attending Trinity College, Wesleyan
University, and the United States
Coast Guard Academy.
I said, “Not this time.” Soon after the incident,
an officer served duty over the two lab rooms.
I often entered an empty computer lab when
I had time to walk over and found it filled up
fast. Cadets spread news fast even before the
invention of cell phones. However, they never
tried to haze me again.
After the first day, the cadets spread out, so as
we entered, we could not sit together. I made
friends including some who hoped I could put
up their girlfriends in my dorm to save them
hotel money or help them find a needed date to
an upcoming dance. That was not a problem,
and I accepted some dates as long as the
cadet understood I didn’t want a boyfriend.
Without extra duties, marching, and more that
occupied much of a cadet’s time to limit study
time more, my girlfriends and I found it easy to
do well in the class. Few of my classmates did
more classes than the first computer one or
some related to military history. The instructors
were always pleased that I did well.
In an advanced numerical analysis class, the
instructor pleaded with me to partner with a
cadet in danger of failing. I didn’t see what they
could contribute. He would only pass with a
good grade on the project, plus he could drive
me back and forth and type the punch cards.
Charlie was friendly, a star on the baseball
team, and popular with his classmates but
in over his head in the class, so I agreed.
My project was simpler than first-class cadet
projects. Charlie looked up equations and
typed. For the oral presentation, I created
cue cards for him. I suspect he never had
computer-related duty assignments.
A few years later, one of the friends I made
introduced me to Jim Whiting, class of ’72,
whom I later married. Thanks to the Academy,
I had the highest paying job of my graduating
class.
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U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION 9/11 STORY
COAST
GUARD
9. STORY
Today marks the twentieth anniversary of my
recall as a reserve Lieutenant Commander to
active duty for the Coast Guard in response
to the 9/11 attacks. Reporting to Seattle, I
joined literally thousands of other reservists
across the nation who joined our active-duty
counterparts to plan and respond to potential
other attacks. Working long hours and no days
off, Coast Guard personnel took immediate
steps to protect the homeland. After a couple
of weeks, I was assigned as the supervisor to
the facility inspection program for the Seattle
area of responsibility. This was a daunting task
as the Coast Guard has always been in charge
of ensuring selected waterfront facilities, such
as refineries, were in compliance with security
requirements; we had not had an active program
to ensure this was completed. When I inquired
on what the requirements were, my supervisor
simply gave me the Code of Federal Regulations
and said “figure it out.” Working with other senior
officers and enlisted, we proceeded to identify
what those requirements would be. But we were
lacking in practical on-the-ground knowledge
and experience to ensure we were effective.
To obtain this information, I identified the most
effective waterfront facility program we knew of
and notified this facility I was coming to visit. I
arrived the following day and met with the security
chief, who had quite an impressive staff of trained
officers. We met, and it was obvious by his body
language he was not thrilled that the Coast
Guard was now going to tell him how to do his
job, especially with his decades of experience.
I introduced myself, and basically stated, “I am
here to inspect your facility.” “Yea, I know,” he
CAPT Stephen J. Craig, USCG (Ret)
remarked. “Well, to be frank,” I responded, “I
don’t have a clue what the heck we are supposed
to inspect. This was thrust upon us due to the
attacks, and I was hoping you could train me
and my staff on what we should be looking for.”
He blinked, paused, and then quickly said, “no
problem, it would be my honor to do so.” We
spent two days at this facility, with this highly
experienced officer, thoroughly showing us the
ins and outs of inspecting a facility. We would
later update our plans using this new information
as a guideline.
I only mention this, as with any organization, it
is about building trust and relationships. Later,
we had a couple of issues with waterfront labor
unions. There were a lot of questions to be
answered, and I took the approach of directly
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meeting with the heads of these two unions,
despite being told it wouldn’t do any good. One
meeting took place at the union hall, another took
place in a bar. Amusingly, I recall visiting this
bar lounge in Fife and being asked sarcastically
by a union member if I wanted sarsaparilla
(however that is spelled). I said no, I’ll have a
beer, surprising the members. I did it, to start
building trust. We resolved the differences and
both parties moved on. Upon my release from
active duty ten months later, I was awarded a
medal for my work with resolving these issues.
All facilities had a deadline for submission of a
new Coast Guard security plan and with strong
guidance, cooperation and assistance from our
staff, all facilities met this deadline. This ten-month
active-duty period was one of my most rewarding
Reserve experiences in my 38-year career, one
where I cherished the people who worked for
me and those I met in the civilian sector. As one
facility manger in Tacoma told me, “Steve, you
may be Coast Guard, but we are all Americans.
We are working for the same thing.”
My final thoughts are those in the Coast Guard
who I considered the heroes for the response
in Seattle. Captain Mike Moore was the
Commanding Officer, who was highly disciplined
and led the effort with strong management skills.
Captain John Dwyer was the deputy, another
reservist, who answered the call. If Captain Moore
wasn’t around, Captain Dwyer was, and you
couldn’t tell any difference in the management.
Captain Lurilla Lee led the reserve planning effort,
a monumental task figuring out not only who to
recall, but also job assignments, lodging and
food requirements. Lieutenant Russ Read led the
intel effort, an impressive planning effort that was
recognized nationally. There were many, many
others who contributed, and it would take days to
fully recognize all these efforts. I returned home to
my wife and two teenagers (wife had the harder
job), and continued my civilian job. Six months
later, I would be recalled for a two-year period
in Portland…but that is another chapter. Semper
Paratus!
CAPT Craig’s retirement at Sector
Honolulu in 2012 with his wife
Rachel and CAPT Joanna Nunan,
CO Sector Honolulu - now RADM
Nunan, DCMS-DPR
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35

U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION RETIREMENTS
RETIREMENTS
ACREE, MICAH
ADAMS, JENNIFER
ADAMS, KENNETH
ADDICOTT, BRIAN
ADEMOLA, IDRIS
AGUEROS, ERIK
ALARCON, MARC
ALDOUS, DAVID
ALDRIDGE, JUSTIN
ALLEN, DAVID
ALLEN, NATHAN
ALMOND, DAVID
ALPER, ELIAS
AMORELLI, LEONARDO
ANDERSON, JEREMY
ANDERSON, MISTIQUE
ANDERSON, RYAN
ANDERSON, MORRIS
ANDREADAKIS, NICHOLAS
ARAKAKI, REBECCA
ARMSTRONG, CHRISTOPHER
ARMSTRONG, WALTER
ASH, MATHEW
ATKINS, BENJAMIN
AUSTIN, MEREDITH
BADER, DONALD
BAENEN, RICHARD
BAGBY, JOHN
BAISDEN, DAVID
BALINGIT, REX
BANKS, JAMES
USCG
BARKLAGE, KEVIN
BARRIOS MONTILLA, MARCEL
BARTEAU, JONATHAN
BARTH, MICHAEL
CDR
CDR
AMT2
MAT4
OS1
SKC
AVI4
CDR
WEPS2
PS1
CDR
CAPT
BM2
SKCM
CDR
OSC
BM1
MK2
AET3
SKC
CDR
CDR
MKC
BM1
RADM
CAPT
MECM
BMC
MSSE4
BM1
MEC
CDR
ET3
SN
PSC
07-01-2021
05-01-2021
06-23-2021
06-01-2021
08-21-2021
05-01-2021
06-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-21-2021
08-01-2021
04-26-2021
05-06-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-01-2021
08-01-2021
05-06-2021
07-26-2021
06-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-06-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
04-05-2021
06-08-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
06-01-2021
04-01-2021
05-06-2021
04-08-2021
04-30-2021
BARTRAM, DAVID
BASKETT, CAITLIN
BASS, TIMOTHY
BATES, RICHARD
BAYNE, MATTHEW
BAZZEL, JERRY
BEADLE, ZACHARY
BEADLING, COLIN
BEASLEY, PAUL
BEATTY, DEREK
BEDNORZ, ERIC
BEETY, MICHAEL
BEIER, KURT
BELEW, JUSTEN
BELISLE, LAWRENCE
BELL, MATTHEW
BELTRAN, ANDRES
BELVEAL, BRANDON
BENAVENTE, JOSEPH
BENSON, EMILY
BENTON, MICHAEL
BERGAN, BRENT
BERGERON, ALLISON
BERRY, GREGORY
BESHEARS, TERRY
BIGGAR, JASON
BIGGS, JAMES
BINNS, ROBERT
BIRD, STEPHEN
BIRD, RYAN
BIRKY, DAVID
BLACKMORE, VANESSA
BLANCO, JULIAN
BLANCO, DANIEL
BLANEY, SCOTT
CDR
OS3
HS3
CAPT
AST1
MK1
IS2
SN
CSC
CDR
ASTCS
BMC
CAPT
ET2
MSSE3
RADM
OS3
LT
OSC
CADET
MK2
CDR
SN
FSC
CSC
CDR
LT
CS1
CDR
ET1
LCDR
CDR
ISC
BM2
ITCS
07-01-2021
04-15-2021
06-17-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
05-06-2021
07-31-2021
05-06-2021
07-01-2021
06-01-2021
05-01-2021
07-01-2021
06-25-2021
05-06-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
06-06-2021
07-15-2021
04-17-2021
08-19-2021
05-05-2021
07-01-2021
06-17-2021
06-28-2021
05-01-2021
07-01-2021
06-01-2021
06-17-2021
05-01-2021
04-01-2021
06-01-2021
08-01-2021
05-13-2021
05-06-2021
05-30-2021
36 FALL 2021
THE LONG BLUE LINE

BLICKENSTAFF, BRADLEY
BOND, CHADD
BORDELEAU, JAMES
BRACK, RENEE
BRADLEY, OLGA
BRANNING, RICHARD
BREAKER, SYDNEE
BREIDENTHAL, HALLIE
BREWER, JORDAN
BRIGGS, JOHN
BROOKINS, MARILYN
BROSE, JOSHUA
BROUHARD, WILLIAM
BROWN, PETER
BROWN, MARK
BROWN, MATTHEW
BROWN, PATRICIA
BROWN, ROBERT
BROWN, RYAN
BRUNSWICK, DANI
BRUTON, BRADLEY
BRYANT, CHRISTOPHER
BULLOCK, DARREN
BURKHARDT, JOEL
BURLEW, TRAVIS
BUSBY, BRIAN
BUSHMAN, BRANDON
BUSSJAEGER, MICHAEL
BUTCHER, AARON
CABAN, LEIZA
CABANMORALES, JAIME
CABRERA, EDISON
CADIGAN, JOHN
BM1
BM1
OSC
F&S3
AET1
OSC
SN
LTJG
AMT2
CDR
HSC
LT
HSCS
RADM
DCC
OS1
SKC
BM1
MK3
LT
SN
IT1
MECS
GMC
AMTC
BM1
SN
MKC
MKC
BM2
MKC
AMT2
BMC
06-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-26-2021
05-12-2021
05-06-2021
08-01-2021
06-23-2021
06-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
06-06-2021
08-01-2021
05-14-2021
04-14-2021
08-09-2021
07-10-2021
07-25-2021
04-17-2021
05-04-2021
04-16-2021
08-01-2021
08-21-2021
04-17-2021
04-03-2021
05-01-2021
04-14-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-15-2021
CADIZ, DAVID
CAFARELLA, MICHAEL
CAIRES, PETER
CAMACHO, JORGE
CAMPBELL, VICTORIA
CANCEL, WILLIAM
CANNADY, CHRISTOPHER
CANTU, JOHN
CAPELLI, MICHAEL
CARATTINI, JOSHUA
CARR, DANIEL
CARR, MICHAEL
CARTER, TRAVIS
CASANOVA, EDWIN
CASEY, WILLIAM
CASEY, DREW
CASHELL, SEAN
CASILLAS, CHRISTOPHER
CASKEY, CHRISTOPHER
CASTAGNOLA, SETH
CAVALCANTE, THOMAS
CHAMBERLAIN, CRAIG
CHATFIELD, JACOB
CHATTERTON, JEREMY
CHESTEEN, KIMBERLY
CHRISTOPHERSON, LEE
CLARE, JOHN
CLARIN, JAMES
CLARK, CHRISTOPHER
CLEA, JAMES
CODY, JASON
CONANT, CHARLES
CONLEY, JAMES
BM1
BMC
BM1
MK2
MST3
ET2
LT
MK1
CDR
MK2
AETCS
LCDR
CAPT
HS1
ELC4
CDR
CDR
CS2
AMTC
EM2
CSC
LT
BMC
BM1
CDR
CDR
AET1
GMCM
AET3
ISC
ME1
ET2
ENG3
04-17-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
08-25-2021
08-03-2021
05-21-2021
06-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
06-23-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-01-2021
04-16-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-26-2021
08-01-2021
08-03-2021
08-01-2021
04-28-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-12-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-05-2021
04-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-06-2021
07-01-2021
RETIREMENTS
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
THE LONG BLUE LINE FALL 2021
37

U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION RETIREMENTS
CONLIN, KATRINA
COONE, ZACHARY
COOPER, BENJAMIN
COOPER, RYAN
COPPENS, EVAN
CORCORAN, OWEN
CORRELL, ROCKY
CORVIGNO, BRANDI
COTTRELL, DONNA
COULTER, TY
COWELL, THOMAS
CRIDER, MICHAEL
CROWE, RACHEL
CROWLEY, DYLAN
CSISAR, WILLIAM
CUNNINGHAM, CARMAN
CURROW, LORRAINE
CURTIS, AARON
DAES, DAVID
DANLEY, CLIFTON
DAO, TRONG
DARNELL, ADAM
DAVANZO, MICHAEL
DAVIDSON, ASHLEY
DAVIS, DARYL
DAVISON, JOSHUA
DAVOLL, SARAH
DECOSTE, ANDREW
DEES, ERIC
DEHART, JONATHAN
DEICHL, TRAVIS
DEL VALLE, JAIME
DELEON, BRADFORD
DENNIS, NAOMI
DEPASCALE, RICHARD
DETAR, FREDERICK
DEVAULT, CHRISTOPHER
DEVIT, DANIEL
DEVORE, TODD
DEWALD, KERSTYN
DIAZ, ARMANDO
DIAZ, ELLIOT
DILLON, MICHAEL
DONNELLY, NICHOLAS
DONNELLY, ELISABETH
DONOVAN, JANINE
DOWNEY, JAMES
DOYEN, CHRISTOPHER
DOYLE, DAVID
DRESCHER, WEBB
DRURY, GORDON
GM2
MKC
CAPT
AVI3
SK2
OS1
MEC
LCDR
RADM
ME1
CDR
CDR
MST1
SA
CAPT
MKC
YN1
MK1
BMC
PS2
LT
BM2
CAPT
BMC
ETCM
ET1
SK1
BM1
BM1
MKC
GM1
ETC
BM2
HSCM
YNC
CDR
MK2
GM2
MED4
HS3
BM1
MK1
ITC
AETC
LTJG
CDR
AST1
HS3
MST1
CADET
ME1
06-01-2021
06-05-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
06-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-06-2021
08-01-2021
06-01-2021
05-05-2021
08-02-2021
05-01-2021
04-08-2021
06-01-2021
06-23-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-05-2021
06-01-2021
05-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-17-2021
07-01-2021
04-16-2021
06-01-2021
05-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-22-2021
07-09-2021
08-01-2021
07-27-2021
06-04-2021
05-05-2021
05-01-2021
08-01-2021
05-12-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
04-09-2021
04-01-2021
08-19-2021
06-12-2021
DUDLEY, CHRISTOPHER
DUKE, ROBERT
DUMAS, JASON
DUNHAM, DREW
DUNN, THOMAS
DURDEN, STEVEN
DURHAM, GARY
DWYER, MARY
DWYER, ETHAN
EAST, CATHERINE
EDDY, ROBERT
EDGINGTON, TIMOTHY
EDILLON, MARK
EDWARDS, KEITH
EGAN, JOSEPH
ELLSON, JOHN
ELY, JOHN
ENGLISH, JASON
ESPARZA, JAY
ESPINOSA, LESLIE
ESPINOSA, RICO
EYLES, JOHN
FAVELA, CHARLES
FEDERER, JERROLD
FENNELL, AUSTIN
FERRIS, MICHAEL
FIGUEROA, RAYMOND
FIGUEROA, SARAH
FINCH, KRYSTYON
FINDLATER, JAMES
FISHER, JOEL
FITZGERALD, JOSEPH
FITZGIBBONS, MATTHEW
FLUSCHE, DONALD
FORGIT, ROBERT
FOX, KEVIN
FRANK, WILLIAM
FRIVANCE, JASON
FUDGE, SHAWN
FUNDERBURK, MATTHEW
FUSSELL, COURTNEY
GALBO, EVAN
GALBRAITH, JAMES
GALLAGHER, SARAH
GARLAND, MICHAEL
GARVEY, PATRICK
GATES, BENJAMIN
GATES, JONATHAN
GAZEY, CHRISTOPHER
GEORGE, DARLA
GERMAN, RONNY
PS1
ITC
AET2
BM1
MKC
MSTC
BMC
LCDR
ISM3
OSC
IV1
BM1
ET1
MLES4
HS3
MKC
CDR
HSC
MK3
YNC
CS2
AMTC
HSC
LT
BM3
MSSE3
BM1
YN2
CDR
EM1
MST1
ET1
LCDR
LCDR
CAPT
AMTC
MK2
OSC
CS3
CDR
BM3
CAPT
ETC
YNC
AET2
F&S2
CDR
SN
MAT4
SK1
ASTCM
07-17-2021
05-01-2021
07-06-2021
08-09-2021
07-01-2021
06-01-2021
06-05-2021
06-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-12-2021
08-14-2021
04-30-2021
08-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-27-2021
07-25-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
04-06-2021
04-01-2021
07-25-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
04-01-2021
06-23-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
05-06-2021
08-01-2021
06-17-2021
08-01-2021
08-09-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-26-2021
07-01-2021
04-17-2021
05-01-2021
06-06-2021
07-01-2021
07-06-2021
07-01-2021
05-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-28-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-05-2021
05-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-01-2021
38 FALL 2021
THE LONG BLUE LINE

GIGGI, GREG
GILL, THOMAS
GILMORE, ROBERT
GILRAY, AARON
GLIDEWELL, JEFFREY
GOMERA, JOSE
GOMEZ, ERNEST
GOMEZ, ARTHUR
GONDA, BRIAN
GOODEN, DEMETRIUS
GOODNER, BENJAMIN
GORDNIER, JOSHUA
GOSS, SCOTT
GOSVENER, CHRISTOPHER
GRACIA, ERICK
GRAHAM, ADAM
GRAHAM, DANIELLE
GRANADOS, KATHERINE
GRANLUND, NATHANIEL
GRANT, STEPHEN
GRATHER, DANIEL
GRAVES, TYLER
GRAY, MICHAEL
GREEN, TIMOTHY
GREENE, MICHAEL
GREER, NICHOLAS
GREY, TERRY
GRIFFIN, STEVEN
GRIFFITH, JOY
GRIMES, MICHAEL
GRIX, RENEE
GRODER, EVAN
GROVES, HOWARD
GRUBE, RONALD
GULLETT, TAYLOR
GUNAGAN, RICHARD
GUZMAN, MICHAEL
GWILLIAM, THOMAS
HAAS, GREGORY
HALCOMB, JEFFERY
HALL, RUSSELL
HALL, NATHAN
HALLER, ALEXANDER
HAMILTON, RICHARD
HAMP, MICHAEL
HANNA, PAUL
HANSEN, MATTHEW
HANSON, JOANNE
HARDEMAN, DERRICK
HARDGRAVE, AMANDA
HARNOIS, JEFFREY
BMC
CDR
MK2
BM1
ENG3
DC2
MEC
CAPT
EMC
FN
IT1
HS2
BOSN3
ETC
MST1
OSC
MK2
YN2
YN1
EMC
BMC
MK1
HSC
SKCS
LCDR
AMT1
LT
CDR
CS2
ENG2
YNC
ME3
SK1
BM1
IT1
LCDR
IT1
CDR
LCDR
MKCS
LCDR
LCDR
AMT2
MKC
MSSD3
MSSE4
AMT1
CDR
ET2
CDR
BMC
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-25-2021
05-27-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-05-2021
08-01-2021
05-21-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
04-14-2021
04-08-2021
08-01-2021
04-02-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
04-01-2021
07-08-2021
06-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-01-2021
07-06-2021
05-01-2021
05-01-2021
05-06-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
06-01-2021
06-01-2021
08-12-2021
07-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-13-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-06-2021
06-01-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
HARTMAN, CHRISTOPHER
HATCHETT, JONATHAN
HEAPE, GEORGE
HEBERT, HAROLD
HEJDE, NANCY
HELMS, TREY
HELMS, SARAH
HENDERSON, DESTINY
HENDL, JOSHUA
HENDRICKSON, BOYD
HENDRIX, JOSEPH
HENLEY, JAVON
HERNANDEZ, CARLOS
HERNDON, DAHLIA
HERTY, KATHRYN
HESS, MARK
HIMES, JAMES
HINES, SHAWN
HIPPAUF, MARK
HNATOW, JENNIFER
HO, JORDAN
HODGES, MARK
HODGINS, SHAUN
HOFFMAN, PETER
HOLDEN, DANIEL
HOLLANDSWORTH, WILLIAM
HOLLINGSWORTH, JAMES
HOLLIS, ANGELA
HOLLMEYER, DAVID
HOLSTON, JAMES
HONDA, ERICA
HOOKER, RICHARD
HOOPER, ROBERT
HORNE, WILLIAM
HORTON, CHRISTOPHER
HOWARD, TODD
HOWELL, JOSEPH
HUDOCK, ELIZABETH
HULL, JENNIFER
HULSEY, ADAM
HUNTINGTON, JOHN
HURD, GORDON
HUTTON, AEDAN
IHDE, NICHOLAS
IJIMA, CHARLES
IMPAGLIAZZO, CHRISTOPHER
IMRIE, BRIAN
JANNE, SEAN
JARBECK, MICHAEL
JARBOE, NICOLAS
JARNAC, JAMES
ME1
MK2
MKCS
MSTC
LT
BM1
ET2
ME2
GMC
MKC
MST1
MK1
MK2
HS2
CAPT
LT
YN2
ENG2
EM3
CDR
MST3
BMC
MKC
CDR
MK1
BMCM
MK1
MSSD4
MSSD4
BMCS
LTJG
MSTCM
AMT1
EMC
BMC
CAPT
MK1
BM2
YNCS
IT1
IVC
MK1
MK3
ME3
SKC
AMT2
AMTCM
MST1
YN2
LCDR
CDR
08-01-2021
06-05-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-02-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-01-2021
04-14-2021
08-01-2021
04-06-2021
06-17-2021
07-01-2021
04-05-2021
04-01-2021
06-17-2021
08-19-2021
08-01-2021
04-17-2021
08-07-2021
07-01-2021
06-01-2021
05-01-2021
05-04-2021
08-01-2021
07-24-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-01-2021
06-03-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
07-11-2021
05-01-2021
05-09-2021
04-14-2021
07-01-2021
07-29-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
THE LONG BLUE LINE FALL 2021
RETIREMENTS
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
39

U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION RETIREMENTS
JENNINGS, ORLANDO
JENSEN, MICHAEL
JENSEN, KARINA
JERNELL, ERICA
JESTER, CARL
JIMENEZ MEJIA, CARLOS
JOHNS, EARL
JOHNSON, DERRICK
JOHNSON, DAVID
JOHNSON, JASON
JOHNSON, FREDERICK
JOHNSON, CALEB
JOHNSTON, MICHAEL
JOHNSTON, MICHAEL
JOINER, CRAIG
JONES, SCOTT
JONES, PHILLIP
JONES, CAREY
JONES, BLAKE
JORDAN, TERI
JORDAN, KELLY
JUDD, CASEY
KADLEC, RICHARD
KAHIKINA, VALERIE
KAWAIAEA, MICHAEL
KAWAMOTO, ROBIN
KAWAMURA, KEN
KAYLOR, EDWARD
KAZMIERSKI, MEGHAN
KEANE, MICHAEL
KEERINS, ERICK
KEISTER, CHRISTOPHER
KEISTER, SCOTT
KELLER, ZACKARY
KELLEY, PATRICK
KELLY, SCOTT
KELLY, HEATHER
KEY, DAVID
KIDDER, KENNETH
KIMBREL, TAMMY
KING, KEVIN
KING, KENNETH
KINGERY, KERRY
KITTRELL, RALPH
KNEEN, RAYMOND
KNUTSEN, KENNETH
KOCUREK, RICKY
KOMJATHY, JOSEPH
KOSHULSKY, BRIAN
KRAISS, KALE
KRAMEK, JOSEPH
IT1
MK1
CADET
YNC
BM1
EM2
AET1
ELC3
LCDR
BOSN2
YN1
AET3
DC2
ET3
OSC
CDR
DCCM
YN1
SN
CAPT
MKC
OS1
MK2
YNCS
AMT1
CDR
ETC
GMCS
IT3
CDR
ENG2
MSSE4
CAPT
AMT3
PA1
CAPT
CDR
BMC
PS2
LT
MKC
MKCM
ISS3
SK1
MKC
BMC
EMC
BMC
CAPT
SN
CAPT
06-04-2021
06-01-2021
05-06-2021
07-01-2021
06-01-2021
08-21-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-12-2021
08-26-2021
08-01-2021
08-22-2021
07-01-2021
06-02-2021
05-01-2021
08-03-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
04-26-2021
06-01-2021
05-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-27-2021
05-01-2021
05-21-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
04-08-2021
05-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-06-2021
05-01-2021
07-20-2021
05-07-2021
06-17-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-01-2021
05-05-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
04-08-2021
05-01-2021
KREISCHER, JON
KROLL, DAVID
KRUGER, ROBERT
KRUMFOLZ, STEPHEN
KUHN, JOSHUA
KUJAWA, DENNIS
KULP, JOSEPH
KUNTZMANN, KURT
KURCZEWSKI, KEVIN
KUXHAUSEN, JUSTIN
LABOY, LEXI
LACASSE, NATHAN
LACKS, LENELL
LADOMIRAK, DAVID
LAKEY, SCOT
LALONDE, RANDALL
LAMB, MICHAEL
LANGE, JASON
LANGUM, SCOTT
LANHAM, JENNIFER
LAVAN, JOSEPH
LEAKE, KEVIN
LEBISH, BRENTON
LECLAIR, JAMIE
LEDFORD, STACEY
LEE, JOSHUA
LEE, DUSTIN
LEE-ELLIOTT, TASHONA
LEMLEY, DAVID
CDR
ASTC
OSC
MK1
BM1
OS1
MST1
BMC
LCDR
MAT2
LTJG
MSSE2
LCDR
BOSN4
SK2
PS2
CS1
ISC
CAPT
YN1
MEC
BM3
LCDR
AETC
INV4
YN1
LCDR
CS3
HS1
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
05-07-2021
07-17-2021
05-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-19-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
04-01-2021
07-20-2021
05-16-2021
06-01-2021
05-01-2021
08-01-2021
04-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-12-2021
08-06-2021
08-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
04-17-2021
06-01-2021
40 FALL 2021
THE LONG BLUE LINE

LENET, TODD
LENZ, SCOTT
LEONARD, ERROLL
LERCARA, JOHN
LESANE, EDDIE
LESHER, GEORGE
LESKO, ROBERT
LEVY, JASON
LEWIS, WILLIAM
LINDNER, JACALYN
LINNBORN, JOHN
LISTON, SEAN
LIVESAY, RYAN
LLOYD, NOHEALANI
LOFTIS, JONATHAN
LONG, MICHAEL
LONG, CHARLIE
LOPEZ, KEVIN
LORING, JOSEPH
LOVVORN, TRAVIS
LUCCI, BRITTNEY
LUCE, BRIAN
LUERAS, MANUEL
LUNASIN, MICHAEL
LUNSFORD, JAMES
LUTTRELL, MARGARET
LYNESS, WILLIAM
MACINNES, COLIN
MACKENZIE, ROBERT
MACKILLOP, MATTHEW
MADLE, KEITH
MAGANA, JOHN
MAGERS, JACOB
MAIN, RITA
MALLOY, MARTIN
MALPHRUS, ISAAC
MALYS, JUSTIN
MARQUEZ, JAMES
MARSHALL, LACRETIA
MARSHALL, BRIAN
MARTIN, JESSICA
MARTIN, LAWRENCE
MARTINEZ, PHILLIP
MARTINEZ, WALTER
MARTINEZ, CHRISTIAN
MATTHEWS, ROMULUS
MATTHEWS, OMAR
MATTHEWS, EMILY
MCADAMS, JOHNATHON
MCCARTY, MICHAEL
MCCONNELL, PAUL
LT
BOSN2
CS1
BMCS
CDR
CAPT
MSTC
AMT1
SK1
YN1
MSSD4
BM2
MST2
OSCS
MKC
ENG3
CS1
AMT2
CAPT
MAT4
OS1
SK1
GM1
LCDR
F&S4
SN
BOSN4
LCDR
LCDR
LT
MK1
SN
MK3
HSCM
CAPT
MK3
INV3
CAPT
PERS3
F&S4
ETC
BM1
EMCS
AMT1
ME1
CDR
F&S2
BM3
BM1
LCDR
CDR
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
04-16-2021
06-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-01-2021
08-01-2021
04-01-2021
05-26-2021
06-01-2021
08-14-2021
05-06-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
05-01-2021
06-22-2021
07-27-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
04-14-2021
05-12-2021
05-26-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-21-2021
06-22-2021
06-01-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
04-01-2021
08-02-2021
07-26-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
07-08-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
05-01-2021
05-25-2021
05-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-01-2021
04-01-2021
MCCOY, FRANK
MCCULLOUGH, STEVEN
MCELROY, JAMES
MCGAUGHEY, ROBERT
MCGRAW, DENNIS
MCGURER, MELINDA
MCKEAGE, JEREMY
MCKELVIN, DOMINIQUE
MCLAREN, JUSTIN
MCLELLAND, CHRYSTIN
MCNAMARA, BRIAN
MCNEAL, AARON
MEDINA, ISAAC
MEDLIN, HARDY
MEILSTRUP, MATTHEW
MELLING, DANIEL
MELLOR, CHARLES
MENNIE, TERESA
MERCER, KRISTOPHER
MERCHEN, KELLY
MERRILL, SCOTT
MERRY, TIMOTHY
MEYER, NICHOLAS
MILLER, STACY
MILLER, CLARENCE
MILLER, NATHAN
MONTALVO, FRANCISCO
MONTANO, ANTONIO
MONTEMERLO, MARC
MOONEY, RICHARD
MOONEYHAM, CLIFFORD
MOORADIAN, CHRISTOPHER
MOREHEAD, DAVID
MOREHEAD, ARYNDA
MORGAN, BENJAMIN
MORGAN, JOSHUA
MORRIS, GREGORY
MORRIS, JEREMY
MORRON, KEVIN
MORROW, GUY
MORYL, ANTHONY
MOSS, JOSHUA
MOYNIHAN, STEVEN
MUELLER, TYLER
MULLINS, PARKER
MUNIZ, SAMANTHA
MUNOZ, JASON
MURPHY, PATRICIA
MURPHY, DON
MURRAY, IAN
MUSMAN, JONATHAN
CSCS
LCDR
LT
BMC
BMC
CAPT
MKC
SN
BMC
MST1
CDR
OSC
BM2
ETCM
CAPT
HSC
LCDR
SN
BM1
PERS4
GMC
MKC
OS1
CDR
YN1
HSC
LCDR
EMC
CDR
LCDR
ENG4
CAPT
CS2
MK3
LCDR
EMC
MSTCM
BMC
BM1
CDR
DC1
ME1
MSSE4
ME2
MK3
MST2
MSSR2
MSSD3
ISC
MK1
CAPT
04-09-2021
07-01-2021
05-01-2021
06-01-2021
06-08-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
05-06-2021
08-24-2021
07-01-2021
07-25-2021
07-01-2021
04-08-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
04-08-2021
05-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-27-2021
05-01-2021
06-01-2021
05-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-12-2021
07-01-2021
04-01-2021
06-09-2021
06-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-02-2021
05-01-2021
05-01-2021
07-01-2021
06-17-2021
07-01-2021
06-01-2021
04-01-2021
05-05-2021
04-16-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
THE LONG BLUE LINE FALL 2021
RETIREMENTS
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
41

U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION RETIREMENTS
MUSSEL, MARK
MYERS, ROBERT
NADEAU, JOHN
NAPOLITANO, NICOLE
NASH, TRAVIS
NASH, ROBERT
NASITKA, MICHAEL
NATIVIDAD, DEREK
NAZARIO, ANGEL
NEELY, BRIAN
NEFF, BAILEY
NEWLIN, NEIL
NEWTON, DARREN
NEWTON, TIMOTHY
NEWTON, DONALD
NICHOLS, JOSHUA
NIESTEROWICZ, CHRISTOPHER
NOEH, HENRY
NOORIGIAN, ARAM
NORTON, DAMON
NORTON, TAYLOR
NYE, LAURIE
NYSTROM, BRYAN
OBERACKER, KENNETH
OBLINGTON, KERWIN
OCONNOR, KEVIN
ODOM, MICHAEL
ORLICH, NEIL
ORTEGA, PHILLIP
ORTEGON, ERNESTO
ORTIZ, JOSE
ORTIZ ROMO, EDGARDO
OSBORNE, JAMES
OSTERFELD, SETH
OUDRAAD, GERALD
OUTLAW, MICHAEL
OWENS, TIMOTHY
PACK, ANDREW
PAGE, ELIZABETH
PALERMO, SARA
PARKER, JON
PARKER, RYAN
PARKS, TRAVIS
PARROTT, STACIA
PATTERSON, WILLIAM
PATTON, PHILLIP
PAULK, JESSE
PENDLE, LONNY
PENTONEY, DYLAN
PEREZ, CARIB
PERKINS, MARK
LT
AMT1
RADM
HS1
BM1
PAC
CAPT
BM2
YNC
MK1
MKC
ETC
IV1
CAPT
OSC
OSC
OSC
OS3
MKC
AMTC
ITC
LCDR
MSTC
MEC
BM2
LT
CDR
CDR
LCDR
AMTC
AETCM
MKC
EM1
BMC
BM1
PS1
LT
ETCS
SK2
ME3
LCDR
AMTC
ENG4
CDR
BMC
MK2
MST3
BMC
AET2
MST2
MSSE4
04-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
06-03-2021
05-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-06-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
05-01-2021
06-21-2021
06-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
06-17-2021
05-09-2021
06-03-2021
08-01-2021
04-02-2021
04-21-2021
08-01-2021
06-26-2021
04-14-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
06-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-01-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
04-19-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-09-2021
08-14-2021
04-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
04-15-2021
05-06-2021
08-01-2021
05-05-2021
05-27-2021
08-01-2021
PERODEAU, ANDREW
PERRY, JUSTIN
PERRY, CASEY
PETER, PAUL
PETRO, NICHOLAS
PHILLIPS, BILLY
PHILLIPS, JOSEPH
PICKERING, JARROD
PIKALA, DANIEL
PIROS, ROBERT
PITTARELLI, CHRISTOPHER
PITTS, JAMES
PLANTE, PATRICK
PLANTE, MICHAEL
PLATIS, CARL
PLUMMER, CHRISTOPHER
POLACK, JOHN
POPLAWSKI, JAMES
POSADA, ORLANDO
POST, JOHN
POTTER, CURTISS
POULSEN, DANA
POZORSKI, STEPHEN
PRATT, RODNEY
PUZDER, KEITH
RAFFIELD, KEITH
RALLS, DILLON
RAMIREZ, LEONEL
RAPP, KEVIN
RATHIBHAN, MICHAEL
RAY, CHARLES
REINHART, NOAH
REVELS, JOHN
RHODES, WILLIAM
RICE, JASON
RICHARDSON, RODNEY
RIEDEL, JENNIFER
RIEDLIN, FREDERICK
RIFFE, JONATHON
RIGGALL, STEVEN
RIGGS, BRITTNEY
RIVERA, OMAR
RIVERA, LUIS
RIVERA, DANNY
RIVERA, JOSE
ROBERT, CASEY
ROBERTS, ERIN
ROBERTSON, GREGORY
ROBINSON, COREY
ROGERS, JERRY
ROLDAN, SANTIAGO
LCDR
BM1
SK2
MKC
MK3
LT
BM1
AET1
ET1
ET1
BM1
ISS4
MST2
MKC
ELC2
HSC
MKC
HS3
AETC
LT
CAPT
MSSE4
FS2
LT
LCDR
MKC
AET2
ME2
CDR
MK2
ADM
MEC
ME2
MK2
OSC
MK2
PERS4
CAPT
CAPT
ME1
OS2
MKC
MECS
EM1
BM2
OSC
LT
BMCM
MK1
ISCS
DV2
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-02-2021
08-09-2021
05-01-2021
05-01-2021
07-27-2021
04-01-2021
06-09-2021
04-01-2021
04-05-2021
07-23-2021
06-09-2021
04-13-2021
05-01-2021
05-05-2021
06-01-2021
06-05-2021
07-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-12-2021
04-16-2021
06-01-2021
08-23-2021
05-06-2021
07-25-2021
07-01-2021
04-12-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-06-2021
07-26-2021
05-01-2021
05-07-2021
05-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
06-29-2021
07-26-2021
07-01-2021
06-21-2021
07-01-2021
04-16-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-14-2021
08-01-2021
05-18-2021
04-14-2021
42 FALL 2021
THE LONG BLUE LINE

ROSPIGLIOSI, RENZO
ROSS II, DONALD
ROTH, JOSHUA
ROTHEMICH, KEVIN
ROUFF, ELLIOT
RUBIO, ALEJANDRO
RUDOLPH, JOHN
RUFFIN, STUART
RUPNOW, STEVEN
RUSH, DONALD
SAJOVIC, MARK
SALL, JONATHAN
SAN PEDRO, SARAH
SANCHEZ, VICTOR
SANCHEZ, SAMANTHA
SANDBERG, MORGAN
SANDERS, RICHARD
SANDERS, MICHAEL
SAULYS, DYLAN
SAWKA, NICHOLAS
SAYER, MICHAEL
SAYLOR, CHRISTOPHER
SCHACHER, DAVID
SCHELLHAMMER, JAMES
SCHILLING, SHARON
SCHILLING, CHRISTOPHER
SCHINAGL, ANDREW
SCHNEIDER, DAVID
SCHULTE, CHRISTOPHER
SCHWAB, ANTHONY
SCHWARK, BRIAN
SCOTT, MEGAN
SCRUGGS, JOSHUA
SEARS, CRAIG
SEEL, MICHAEL
SEFCIK, NIKKI
SERRATO, JULIET
SESMAN, RICARDO
SESSIONS, NINA
SHANNON, MICHAEL
SHEARIN, THOMAS
SHEAROUSE-KNUDSEN, AUSTIN
SHERROD, ALVIN
SHEVLIN, MICHAEL
SHIELD, LUKE
SHILTZ, DANIEL
SHORT, LAURA
SIGLIN, EMILY
SINGLETON, TODD
SMALLEY, JUSTIN
SMITH, WILLIAM
SK1
FN
CS1
LCDR
ME3
GM1
SN
HS3
PSS3
SKC
LT
BMC
HS3
LT
ME2
SN
CAPT
YNCS
FA
OSC
SK1
MKC
MSTCM
MKC
CDR
MSSE4
AETC
BM2
OSCM
MSSE2
BM1
CADET
MSTC
MST1
MKC
CADET
HS2
ELC4
SK1
MSTC
MKC
SN
MK2
MSSE4
MK2
GMC
CSCS
ET2
F&S4
SK1
CAPT
07-01-2021
06-24-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-16-2021
05-01-2021
04-10-2021
04-15-2021
06-19-2021
06-01-2021
05-12-2021
07-06-2021
08-16-2021
07-01-2021
06-08-2021
04-14-2021
07-01-2021
04-11-2021
08-09-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-22-2021
08-12-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
08-21-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
05-06-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-17-2021
05-06-2021
04-14-2021
08-01-2021
06-06-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-06-2021
08-19-2021
06-01-2021
05-05-2021
07-01-2021
06-21-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-01-2021
07-01-2021
SMITH, TODD
SMITH, BRIAN
SMITH, RONALD
SMITH, VANSEN
SMITH, JUSTIN
SMITH, MASON
SNODGRASS, PHILLIP
SNYDER, JEREMY
SOLANO, MICHAEL
SPEAKS, WOODROW
SPENCE, DAVID
SPENCER, KEVIN
SPENCER, ZACHARY
SPINDLER, KEVIN
SPRINGER, SHAWN
STAL, IAN
STANEART, WILLIAM
STEPHENS, MARK
STEPIEN, CORY
STEPNEY, KAREEM
STEWART, MATTHEW
STIXRUD, BENJAMIN
STOCKWELL, BLAKE
STOECKER, ERIC
STOETZNER, ERICH
STONECIPHER, CHAD
MK1
BMC
BM2
GM2
MK2
SN
LCDR
BMC
DC2
MSSE4
ENG3
ET1
MK2
BMC
ME1
LCDR
MSTCS
ME1
BM1
ME1
MKC
MST1
CDR
ASTC
SK2
ET2
05-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-20-2021
05-06-2021
04-08-2021
07-26-2021
06-24-2021
08-01-2021
04-14-2021
06-01-2021
06-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-29-2021
06-30-2021
07-01-2021
04-01-2021
08-01-2021
04-17-2021
08-09-2021
06-01-2021
05-01-2021
05-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-18-2021
05-01-2021
THE LONG BLUE LINE FALL 2021
RETIREMENTS
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
43

U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION RETIREMENTS
STORM, TRENTON
STOUT, MYLES
STRICKLAND, BRIAN
STUMPF, JEFFREY
STURGILL, KENNETH
SUAREZ, JOSE
SUROZENSKI, JULIANNE
SUTTON, TOBY
SVENDSEN, JOSEPH
SYMONDS, JEREMY
TANAKA, STEVEN
TATROE, JONATHAN
TAYLOR, TERRY
TEIXEIRA, MICHAEL
TEMPERTON, RICHARD
TERRY, WILTON
THOMAS, ELIJAH
THOMAS, KENNETH
THOMASSON, KRISTLE
THOMPSON, WILLIAM
THOMPSON, JASON
THORPE, JESSICA
THORSRUD, DEREK
TIGNER, RANDALL
TIRADO, CESAR
TOBIAS, MARK
TOLLIVER, MARLENE
TOM, JEFFREY
TORDT, GEOFFREY
TROUPE, BOBBY
TUCKER, ADAM
TURBAN, JON
TURNER, HEATHER
TUTEN, ROBERT
ULLMER, BRYAN
UNRUH, DEVIN
VAJDA, JEFFREY
VANDEBRAKE, MARK
VARIAN, TREVOR
VAZQUEZ, ANGEL
VEISS, DAVID
VELEZ-BALAY, JACQUES
VELLA, MARK
VENTURELLA, MICHAEL
VERSARIO, ADRIAN CHARLES
VIGILDIAZ, GABRIEL
VILLALBA, JAVIER
VILLAREAL, PAUL
VILLEROT, STEPHEN
VINLOVE, REBECCA
VISLAY, MARK
OSC
BM1
MKC
F&S4
ELC4
ENG4
FN
LT
BMCM
AMT1
EMC
BMC
GM2
CDR
BMC
MKC
ISM3
OSS3
CS1
ISCM
BMC
IS3
CDR
ME1
AET1
MK1
ENG3
IT1
MK2
MKC
OSS2
LCDR
CAPT
ET1
CAPT
SKC
CDR
MSSD4
LT
MK1
MKC
MED2
MKC
CDR
SN
LCDR
OSC
ET1
MEC
LCDR
CAPT
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
06-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-01-2021
06-01-2021
04-17-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-25-2021
07-01-2021
07-27-2021
08-01-2021
06-01-2021
04-16-2021
07-01-2021
06-01-2021
06-03-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-23-2021
07-01-2021
06-03-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
04-01-2021
05-14-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-24-2021
06-03-2021
05-01-2021
08-01-2021
04-16-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-01-2021
06-26-2021
08-01-2021
04-13-2021
06-01-2021
07-26-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
VIVAS, PABLO
VLAD, JOHN
VOGT, ANTHONY
WADE, TRACY
WADLEY, CORY
WALDROP, JUSTIN
WALKER, YVETTE
WALLACE, MARCUS
WALMSLEY, JOHN
WALTZ, STEVEN
WARD, MICHAEL
WARNER, PAMELA
WARNKE, RYAN
WATERBURY, TIMOTHY
WATERS, DONIS
WATSON, MICHAEL
WATSON, JASON
WEAVER, JAMES
WELBORN, BLAKE
WELLS, MICHELLE
WESTFALL, EDWARD
WETZSTEIN, KURT
WHEELER, JAMI
WHISENANT, ANTHONY
WHITE, RICHARD
WHITE, BENJAMIN
WHITMARSH, CHRISTOPHER
WIGGINS, STEPHEN
WILK, BARBARA
WILKES, STEVEN
WILLIAMS, MELVIN
WILLIAMS, KEVIN
WILLIAMS, STEVEN
WILLIAMS, ANTHONY
WILLIAMSON, TIMOTHY
WILLIS, DONALD
WILSON, FREDERICK
WILSON, MARSHALL
WIMBERLY, REX
WINGO, BENJAMIN
WOOD, JOHN
WOODARD, JOHN
WOODS, AARON
WOOTERS, DANIEL
WORRAL, MARK
WRIGHT, HOWARD
WRIGHT, JOSEPH
WYNN, SAMUEL
YADRICK, DAVID
ZEALY, GRADY
ZIPPERER, KEVIN
F&S4
EMC
RADM
ENG4
BMCM
IT1
ITC
SN
BM3
MSTC
MK3
YN2
INV4
MKC
CDR
PERS4
OSC
CDR
CAPT
MSTC
CAPT
MKC
CSCS
MLES4
MKC
IT2
INV3
AST1
LCDR
MSTCM
SK1
ITC
CSCS
MST1
CDR
ME1
F&S3
OSC
ENG3
AMTC
LT
OSC
INV4
EM1
MSTC
CAPT
BM1
SK1
CDR
LCDR
ETC
06-26-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-30-2021
07-20-2021
04-21-2021
05-01-2021
08-09-2021
04-14-2021
07-01-2021
07-07-2021
07-01-2021
05-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
04-01-2021
08-18-2021
07-01-2021
08-05-2021
08-23-2021
08-12-2021
08-01-2021
04-17-2021
06-01-2021
05-01-2021
08-22-2021
05-05-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
04-01-2021
07-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
04-16-2021
06-01-2021
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USPHS
ADAMS, JANICE
ALBERTSON, LISA
ALI, LAILA
ALTEKRUSE, SEAN
ANDERSON, STEVEN
ARNOLD, ANITA
ASKINE, MARK
ATENCIO, KATHLEEN
AUDAIN, GETTIE
AUHL, HERMAN
AUSTIN, BRADLEY
AVCHEN, RACHEL
AXT, DAVID
AYNES, DEBRA
BADER, MARK
BAKER, STEPHEN
BALL, JEFFREY
BARNHART, LISA
BAUGHMAN, JON
BENALLY, CHRISTINE
BLACKSTONE, BRADFORD
BLASIUS, KARI
BLOCKER, WENDY
BRADLEY, CHRISTOPHER
BRADY, JOSEPH
BRETT, KATE
BROOKS, CHERYL
BROWN, CASSANDRA
BROWN, TESSA
BROWN, TAMMY
BUCHANAN, DARREN
CAPT
LCDR
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CDR
CAPT
CAPT
CDR
CAPT
CAPT
LCDR
LCDR
CAPT
CDR
CAPT
CDR
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CDR
CAPT
LCDR
CDR
CAPT
CAPT
CDR
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
04-01-2021
07-01-2021
06-01-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
05-01-2021
04-01-2021
05-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
06-01-2021
08-01-2021
04-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
04-01-2021
06-01-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
BURKHARDT, WILLIAM
CHILLER, TOM
CHINN, TRACEY
CHOW, CATHERINE
CLAVERIE, ELIZABETH
CLEMONS, MATTHEW
COLEMAN, CLIFFORD
COLOBONG, JUNIO
CONE, LISA
COOKSEY, RICKY
COPELAND, MICHAEL
CRAIG, CHARLES
CROSBY, ALEXANDER
DANDO, JONATHAN
DAVIDSON, BRYAN
DAVIS, MONIQUE
DERBIS, JANELLE
DOMINGUEZ, KENNETH
DOUGHERTY, CINDY
DUNVILLE, RICHARD
ELKER, KEVIN
ENEVER, LORI
ENGELSTAD, DAVID
FELDOTTO, CAROL
FORBES, MICHAEL
FORD, CHERYL
FRAZER, NICOLE
GARZA, ALEX
GIBERSON, SCOTT
GIROUX, JENNIFER
GLYDWELL, ANTHONY
CAPT
CAPT
CDR
CAPT
CAPT
CDR
LCDR
CDR
CDR
LCDR
CDR
LCDR
CDR
CAPT
CDR
CDR
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
LCDR
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CDR
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
RADM
CDR
LCDR
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
04-01-2021
06-01-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
07-01-2021
04-01-2021
05-01-2021
04-01-2021
05-01-2021
05-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
08-01-2021
04-01-2021
04-01-2021
05-01-2021
RETIREMENTS
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
THE LONG BLUE LINE FALL 2021
45

U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION RETIREMENTS
GRANT, ANITA
GRINDLE, JASON
HAAG, DENNIS
HAINES, JESSICA
HALL, JOHN
HARDIN MOORE, KELLY
HAYES, EUGENE
HAYNES-BATTLE, JOSEFINE
HENDRICKS, MINNIS
HENNESSY, JODI
HESSELGESSER, DANIEL
HICKS, KENNY
HILE, KERRY
HILLIGOSS, DIANNE
HILLIS, SUSAN
HOLLINGER, KATHERINE
HOUSER, EDWARD
HOWARD, ARNOLD
HUBBARD, LISA
HUNT, CHRISTOPHER
HYDE, TERRI
IGNACIO, JOSELITO
JOHNSON-WEBB, MECHELLE
JOHNSTON, ALBERT
JONES, LILLIAN
KANION, VICKIE
KERR, COLLEEN
KING, JULIE
KOSAR, KAREN
KRUSZKA, PAUL
KWATEMAA, AKUA
LAHI, SANDRA
CAPT
CDR
CDR
LT
CDR
CDR
LCDR
CDR
CAPT
CDR
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CDR
CDR
CAPT
LCDR
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
LCDR
CDR
LCDR
CDR
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
05-01-2021
06-01-2021
06-01-2021
04-01-2021
05-01-2021
04-01-2021
04-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-01-2021
04-01-2021
06-01-2021
04-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
06-01-2021
04-01-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
07-01-2021
04-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
04-01-2021
06-01-2021
08-01-2021
LANDREAU, JAMES
LANGHAM, GREGORY
LAWRENCE, LISA
LAWRENCE, TODD
LIGHTNER, LOUIS
LINSTEADT, VILMA
LONG, JILL
MAGERA, SANDRA
MANN, DOMINIC
MARTINEZ, ROGER
MAYNARD, JOHN
MENDELSON, MICHAEL
MERRILL, CLARICE
MILLER, LOIS
MIRANDA, ABRAHAM
MONSON, TRAVIS
MONTALVO, ABELARDO
MOOLENAAR, RONALD
MORALES, SAMANTHA
MORRIS, JULIE
MORTON, ANTHONY
MURRAY, CHRISTINA
NACHOD, PETER
NANDLAL, CARRISSA
NEWBROUGH, DAYTON
NEWMAN, LORI
OLIVER, LISA
ORMAN, WILLIAM
ORTEGA, LUIS
PALAT, TED
PARHAM, ALAN
PERLMAN, GARY
CDR
CDR
CDR
LCDR
CAPT
CDR
CDR
CDR
LCDR
CDR
CDR
CAPT
CDR
CAPT
CAPT
LCDR
CAPT
CAPT
LCDR
LCDR
CDR
CDR
CAPT
CAPT
CDR
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CDR
CAPT
CAPT
05-01-2021
04-01-2021
05-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
04-01-2021
05-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-01-2021
05-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-01-2021
05-01-2021
05-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
04-01-2021
06-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-01-2021
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PERRY, ANTHONY
PETTIS, PATRICIA
PINCKNEY, KRISTINE
POINDEXTER, EDWARD
PORTER, BRENDA
PROHASKA, KEVIN
QUAM, GORDON
REDMER, AMY
REISSMAN, DORI
REYES, MADELYN
RIDER, LISA
ROBB, MELISSA
ROBINSON, LETITIA
ROTH, MARK
RUDD, STEPHEN
SCHWARTZ, ERICA
SCOTT, VALERIE
SIMON, JOSEPH
SMALLEY, STEVEN
SNIADACK, DAVID
STANLEY, WILLIAM
CDR
CAPT
CDR
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CDR
LCDR
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CDR
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
RADM
LCDR
CDR
CDR
CAPT
CAPT
05-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
05-01-2021
05-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-01-2021
04-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-01-2021
04-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
06-01-2021
04-01-2021
05-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
THOMPSON, BETSY
THORNTON, VENITA
TOEDT, MICHAEL
TORRESCRUZ, RAFAEL
TROIANO, RICHARD
TROUT, DOUGLAS
VARMA, JAY
VU, CHAU
WALKER, MELLISSA
WALLACE, MARJORIE
WATSON, CHARLES
WELKA, MELINDA
WHELAN, ELIZABETH
WHITEHART, JONATHAN
WIGLEY, REBEKAH
WITTER, LEE
WOLF, STEVEN
WOOLRIDGE, ANDREA
WYATT, DERRICK
YOUNG, ROCHELLE
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
LCDR
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CDR
CAPT
CDR
LCDR
CAPT
LCDR
CDR
CDR
CAPT
CDR
CDR
CDR
04-01-2021
05-01-2021
07-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
08-01-2021
04-01-2021
04-01-2021
08-01-2021
07-01-2021
04-01-2021
08-01-2021
05-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-01-2021
07-01-2021
08-01-2021
08-01-2021
06-01-2021
RETIREMENTS
BRENNAN, RICHARD
KUNICKI, PAUL
NOAA
MANOUGIAN, PHILIP
RDML
CDR
LT
05-14-2021
05-01-2021
07-01-2021
SILAH, MICHAEL
SMITH, SHEPARD
COAST GUARD TRANSITION ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM (TAP)
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)
THE LONG BLUE LINE FALL 2021
RADM
RDML
04-01-2021
07-01-2021
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47

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
AIKENS, LLOYD
RICHLAND, MO
ALARCON, ANTONIO
FT WASHINGTON, MD
ALCANTARA, DANNY
STATEN ISLAND, NY
ALEXANDER, STEWART
HOUSTON, TX
ANDERSON, GEORGE
BLYTHEVILLE, AR
ANKROM, KURT
COLONIAL HGTS, VA
ANNON, LAWRENCE
WILLARD, OH
ARNOLD, JAMES
YAKIMA, WA
ASHWORTH, ROBERT
MYSTIC, CT
MKC
RM1
FSC
DCC
HSC
MK2
BMC
MKC
CAPT
RET. 11-01-2001
TAPS 05-10-2021
RET. 03-01-1975
TAPS 05-03-2021
RET. 09-01-2015
TAPS 06-08-2021
RET. 10-01-1991
TAPS 05-05-2021
RET. 07-01-2013
TAPS 04-15-2021
RET. 11-01-2000
TAPS 07-07-2021
RET. 07-01-1981
TAPS 06-13-2021
RET. 04-01-2005
TAPS 07-10-2021
RET. 07-01-1989
TAPS 04-26-2021
BARDARO, JOHN
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
BEAM, LUCIEN
HENDERSONVILLE, NC
BEAN, RICHARD
SALEM, OR
BECKHAM, CHARLES
KING GEORGE, VA
BELLAIRS, DAVID
MCKINLEYVILLE, CA
BENOIT, GILBERT
PLANO, TX
BERG, SYVERT
NEW RICHLAND, MN
BERQUIST, DONALD
MARENISCO, MI
BETANCOURT, ERNEST
BRANDON, FL
LT
SKC
SN
BM2
ENG2
BM2
SK1
CDR
SA
RET. 02-01-1956
TAPS 05-29-2021
RET. 03-01-1979
TAPS 07-02-2021
RET. 12-01-1960
TAPS 07-11-2021
RET. 10-01-2006
TAPS 05-26-2021
RET. 07-01-2002
TAPS 08-19-2021
RET. 06/01-1971
TAPS 05-12-2021
RET. 02-01-2011
TAPS 04-28-2021
RET. 02-01-2003
TAPS 06-27-2021
RET. 11-01-1958
TAPS 05-08-2021
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BEWLEY, LAURELL
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
DCC
RET. 09-01-1974
TAPS 06-27-2021
CALLAWAY-SHIPLEY, WILLIAM
CHESAPEAKE, VA
YNC
RET. 07-01-1999
TAPS 07-09-2021
TAPS
BISHOP, BILLY
BERNIE, MO
ENC
RET. 11-01-1973
TAPS 05-02-2021
CAMPBELL, KEITH
AIKEN, SC
YN1
RET. 11-01-2012
TAPS 04-22-2021
BLACKMON, LEWIS
MOSS POINT, MS
BMC
RET. 07-01-1996
TAPS 07-05-2021
CARLISLE, MARVIN
SPRINGBAY, IL
BMCS
RET. 05-01-1974
TAPS 07-11-2021
BONNETTE, ROBERT
SUITLAND, MD
FSCM
RET. 05-01-1991
TAPS 06-20-2021
CARLSON, GARY
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY,
BMC
RET. 10-01-1974
TAPS 07-28-2021
BOWLES, JOSEPH
ST PETERSBURG, FL
AD1
RET. 12-01-1986
TAPS 06-21-2021
CARRIER, RICHARD
BAYFIELD, WI
CWO3
RET. 09-01-1973
TAPS 04-22-2021
BOYER, GEORGE
STONINGTON, CT
RDC
RET. 01-01-1991
TAPS 06-09-2021
CARRILLO, RODOLFO
SAN ANTONIO, TX
AD1
RET. 12-01-1992
TAPS 07-10-2021
BRADY, EDMOND
PLYMOUTH, MA
LCDR
RET. 04-01-1986
TAPS 07-21-2021
CASE, ROBERT
SEVIERVILLE, TN
CAPT
RET. 01-01-1995
TAPS 07-29-2021
BRANDENSTEIN, ROBERT
MIDWEST CITY, OK
CWO4
RET. 07-01-1989
TAPS 07-19-2021
CATHEY, HAROLD
LARGO, FL
YNCS
RET. 03-01-1988
TAPS 04-04-2021
BRECKENRIDGE, ROBERT
SOCIETY HILL, SC
BM1
RET. 04-01-1985
TAPS 07-24-2021
CHANDLER, TERRY
DEATSVILLE, AL
ETC
RET. 09-01-2001
TAPS 07-27-2021
BROADDUS, HOWARD
DUTTON, VA
BROWN, RICHARD
LINCOLNTON, NC
BROWN, WILLIAM
LUTZ, FL
BRYANT, JOE
HELENA, AL
BUJAN, JOHN
FISCHER, TX
BUMBLIS, FREDRICK
MUSTANG, OK
BUNDY, RICHARD
FOREST GROVE, OR
BURKE, JAMES
SALISBURY, MD
BURNS, WILLIAM
WILLIAMSBURG, VA
BUZZENDORE, JOSEPH
WEST PALM BCH, FL
CABANTAC, CONRADO
IRISAN, BENGUE
MKCM
CAPT
MSTCM
MECM
CWO2
YNCS
CWO4
TCCS
CWO3
ENC
FSC
RET. 11-01-1990
TAPS 07-21-2021
RET. 07-01-1985
TAPS 04-04-2021
RET. 03-01-1986
TAPS 05-29-2021
RET. 08-01-2011
TAPS 06-09-2021
RET. 04-01-1970
TAPS 05-21-2021
RET. 12-01-1981
TAPS 07-16-2021
RET. 08-01-1971
TAPS 04-30-2021
RET. 09-01-1995
TAPS 06-30-2021
RET. 09-01-1980
TAPS 05-04-2021
RET. 04-01-1969
TAPS 05-04-2021
RET. 04-28-1993
TAPS 05-25-2021
CHARBONNEAU, RONALD
PALM COAST, FL
CHATTERTON, RAY
KNOXVILLE, IL
CHILCOTE, RUSSELL
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV
CHISHOLM, SAMUEL
SOUTHWEST HARBOR, ME
COFFEY, DUDLEY
NEWPORT NEWS, VA
COGBURN, GARLAND
TUSKEGEE, AL
COLE, CHARLES
BROOKNEAL, VA
COLEMAN, JOHN
ADRIAN, MI
COLOMBO, LESLIE
WAUKESHA, WI
COLVIN, PETER
FREDRICKSBURG, VA
COOK, DONALD
NEWPORT NEWS, VA
PSC
MK1
SA
ETC
CWO4
BMC
CWO2
YNCS
MKC
CWO3
MKCM
RET. 10-01-2005
TAPS 05-08-2021
RET. 12-01-1992
TAPS 04-25-2021
RET. 01-01-1965
TAPS 06-24-2021
RET. 11-01-2013
TAPS 06-07-2021
RET. 08-01-1982
TAPS 04-07-2021
RET. 07-01-1974
TAPS 05-16-2021
RET. 09-01-1980
TAPS 07-11-2021
RET. 11-01-1994
TAPS 04-13-2021
RET. 06-01-1976
TAPS 06-15-2021
RET. 10-01-1988
TAPS 05-01-2021
RET. 07-01-1986
TAPS 05-16-2021
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TAPS
COOK, KENT
MONTGOMERY, AL
HSCM
RET. 11-01-2010
TAPS 08-18-2021
DEMANN, GERALD
ELK RAPIDS, MI
PSC
RET. 01-01-2014
TAPS 04-26-2021
CORNELL, JAMES
ST AUGUSTINE, FL
LCDR
RET. 01-01-1976
TAPS 05-11-2021
DENNIS, MULDREW
JACKSONVILLE, FL
ASMC
RET. 01-01-1978
TAPS 06-01-2021
CORSON, DAVID
FAIRFIELD, PA
CAPT
RET. 06-01-1989
TAPS 08-07-2021
DENNONCOURT, ARTHUR
CHICOPEE, MA
FN
RET. 07-01-1950
TAPS 04-11-2021
COTTER, JOHN
GALES FERRY, CT
CWO3
RET. 08-01-1979
TAPS 05-14-2021
DICKENSON, RONALD
VAN NUYS, CA
PA1
RET. 11-01-1977
TAPS 05-26-2021
COTTON, DAVID
VAIL, AZ
FS2
RET. 11-01-1992
TAPS 04-28-2021
DICKSON, DANIEL
KISSIMMEE, FL
COMM2
RET. 01-01-1991
TAPS 06-30-2021
COULTHURST, ERIC
COLUMBIA, SC
PS1
RET. 10-01-1998
TAPS 04-27-2021
DIXON, GEORGE
DURHAM, NC
EMCM
RET. 06-01-1966
TAPS 04-23-2021
COURTNEY, DONALD
SUMMERVILLE, SC
EM3
RET. 11-01-1998
TAPS 06-11-2021
DIXON, LARRY
INDEPENDANCE, OR
MKCS
RET. 08-01-1974
TAPS 06-11-2021
COX, JOHN
WORCESTER, MA
RM1
RET. 12-01-1988
TAPS 05-02-2021
DOLASH, JOSEPH
ST PETERSBURG, FL
HS1
RET. 12-01-1995
TAPS 05-16-2021
COX, NORMAN
PORT TOWNSEND, WA
ELC4
RET. 10-01-1994
TAPS 05-13-2021
DOUGLAS, JOHN
YUMA, AZ
CWO3
RET. 08-01-1988
TAPS 04-07-2021
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
CRANKSHAW, WILLIAM
BRUNSWICK, GA
CREWS, EMORY
CARSON CITY, NV
CROOK, GEORGE
SATELLITE BCH, FL
CROSBY, THOMAS
SALEM, CT
CUGGINO, STEVEN
NORWAY, MI
DANIEL, DANNY
LEAGUE CITY, TX
DANKEL, RALPH
KARNACK, TX
DAVIS, JOHN
BOX ELDER, SD
DECASTRO, SERGIO
BACOOR, CAVITE
DEGUZMAN, ERNESTO
SHEFFIELD LAKE, OH
DEITRICK, HARRISON
CRANBERRY TWP, PA
SKC
RMC
BMCM
BMCM
BMCM
LCDR
MKCM
YN1
FS1
FS1
LT
RET. 05-01-1995
TAPS 06-01-2021
RET. 09-01-1975
TAPS 04-11-2021
RET. 01-01-1984
TAPS 07-13-2021
RET. 07-01-1970
TAPS 06-02-2021
RET. 09-01-1980
TAPS 04-23-2021
RET. 07-01-1988
TAPS 06-11-2021
RET. 08-01-1978
TAPS 07-05-2021
RET. 02-01-2001
TAPS 04-22-2021
RET. 03-01-1976
TAPS 05-07-2021
RET. 11-01-1976
TAPS 06-07-2021
RET. 11-01-1981
TAPS 05-22-2021
DOWNING, THOMAS
HEALDSBURG, CA
DOYLE, DAVID
PITTSBURGH, PA
DYCK, LAVERNE
NOKOMIS, FL
EDWARDS, LARRY
SEQUIM, WA
EGUCHI, FUMIO
PALMETTO BAY, FL
EPPS, JOHN
WARRIOR, AL
ESTRELLA, BIENVENIDO
BIDDEFORD, ME
FALLON, GEORGE
BAYVILLE, NJ
FELT, FREDERICK
HENDERSON, NV
GARRISON, DALTON
ALTADENA, CA
GASKILL, WILLIAM
OCRACOKE, NC
SN
YNC
MKCM
BMC
MKCM
BMC
FSC
CWO3
CWO4
CDR
MKC
RET. 05-01-1985
TAPS 05-11-2021
RET. 02-01-1981
TAPS 07-09-2021
RET. 09-01-1989
TAPS 06-08-2021
RET. 11-01-1979
TAPS 07-15-2021
RET. 04-01-1995
TAPS 05-06-2021
RET. 12-01-2003
TAPS 04-23-2021
RET. 07-01-1982
TAPS 06-06-2021
RET. 12-01-1975
TAPS 06-27-2021
RET. 05-01-1986
TAPS 08-18-2021
RET. 05-01-1993
TAPS 04-30-2021
RET. 02-01-1977
TAPS 04-27-2021
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GASPA, GEORGE
EAST FALMOUTH, MA
EN1
RET. 10-01-1973
TAPS 04-05-2021
HAMER, THOMAS
JUNEAU, AK
FTCS
RET. 12-01-1975
TAPS 07-09-2021
TAPS
GEBHARDT, ROBERT
ANCHORAGE, AK
YNC
RET. 10-01-2002
TAPS 07-07-2021
HANCOCK, TOMMY
HARKERS IS, NC
CWO4
RET. 07-01-1982
TAPS 06-08-2021
GIARTH, PHILLIP
POOLESVILLE, MD
ENG2
RET. 05-01-1997
TAPS 05-03-2021
HANSEN, RONALD
SAN ANTONIO, TX
BOSN4
RET. 03-01-1998
TAPS 08-15-2021
GIBSON, WILLIAM
PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ
AMTCS
RET. 09-01-2000
TAPS 08-02-2021
HANSON, PAUL
SUMMERFIELD, FL
CDR
RET. 05-01-1995
TAPS 07-24-2021
GIEHL, JOHN
OCALA, FL
CWO3
RET. 02-01-1985
TAPS 07-13-2021
HANSON, HARLAN
PENNSVILLE, NJ
CAPT
RET. 03-14-1981
TAPS 07-09-2021
GOODICK, ROBERT
DAYTONA BCH, FL
BMC
RET. 08-01-1982
TAPS 04-27-2021
HARRIS, JOHN
LITTLETON, CO
BMC
RET. 07-01-1977
TAPS 05-10-2021
GRABOYES, ARNOLD
VALLEJO, CA
BMC
RET. 12-01-1971
TAPS 04-08-2021
HARRISON, WILLIAM
MERCHANTVILLE, NJ
DCCS
RET. 01-01-1984
TAPS 04-08-2021
GRAY, RICHARD
ROSEVILLE, CA
AEC
RET. 09-01-1972
TAPS 07-24-2021
GRAY, KENNETH
MONTEREY, TN
CDR
RET. 07-01-1991
TAPS 07-14-2021
GRAY, JOHN
SOUTHERN HEIGHTS, NC
GREEN, CHARLES
FARMINGTON, MI
GREEN, CLIFFORD
COOS BAY, OR
GRINNAN, RANDOLPH
NORFOLK, VA
GUZMAN, JUANITO
ROHNERT PARK, CA
HADFIELD, RAYMOND
HENDERSON, NV
HAIR, HERBERT
N CHARLESTON, SC
HAIRSTON, CLIFTON
PANAMA CITY, FL
HALL, HOWARD
DANVILLE, KY
HALL, EDGAR
CHARLESTON, SC
HALSTEAD, WILLIAM
SUFFOLK, VA
CAPT
CDR
HSC
CDR
FSC
CWO2
MKCS
EM1
CWO2
ENC
EMC
RET. 07-02-1999
TAPS 06-28-2021
RET. 05-01-2004
TAPS 07-18-2021
RET. 10-01-1990
TAPS 06-22-2021
RET. 12-01-1994
TAPS 08-01-2021
RET. 09-01-1981
TAPS 07-01-2021
RET. 03-01-1972
TAPS 05-27-2021
RET. 10-01-1984
TAPS 05-04-2021
RET. 03-01-2009
TAPS 07-11-2021
RET. 12-01-1974
TAPS 06-24-2021
RET. 05-01-1966
TAPS 05-02-2021
RET. 06-01-1995
TAPS 08-26-2021
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
THE LONG BLUE LINE FALL 2021
51

TAPS
HARTMAN, JAMES
EDENTON, NC
FSCM
RET. 08-01-1987
TAPS 04-22-2021
HOGG, DENNIS
LODI, CA
YNCS
RET. 07-01-2001
TAPS 08-06-2021
HASSELL, RONALD
FERNANDINA BC, FL
CAPT
RET. 04-20-2003
TAPS 06-24-2021
HUFF, ROBERT
NEWPORT NEWS, VA
MKCM
RET. 08-01-1979
TAPS 06-24-2021
HAUGHEY, RICHARD
CHARLESTON, SC
CAPT
RET. 04-18-1978
TAPS 08-09-2021
HUSAK, MARK
RAYMORE, MO
AMT1
RET. 11-01-2002
TAPS 05-09-2021
HAZLEY, JAMES
KINCHELOE, MI
ELC4
RET. 10-01-1996
TAPS 05-16-2021
JACKSON, STEVE
PETALUMA, CA
CWO4
RET. 07-01-1990
TAPS 07-18-2021
HEATHCOTE, ROBERT
CAPE MAY, NJ
BMC
RET. 04-01-1992
TAPS 05-04-2021
JACKSON, ROBERT
MILLERSVILLE, MD
CWO4
RET. 09-01-1979
TAPS 05-20-2021
HEDLUND, ALEXANDER
CARMEL, IN
IS1
RET. 08-11-2021
TAPS 08-11-2021
JAMES, SPENCER
PHOENIX CITY, AL
PERS2
RET. 12-01-2011
TAPS 04-30-2021
HEDRICH, JOSEPH
DEPTFORD, NJ
BMCM
RET. 02-01-1988
TAPS 07-03-2021
JENNINGS, JOHN
RIVERBANK, CA
CWO4
RET. 08-01-1986
TAPS 04-21-2021
HENRY, JAMES
HOBE SOUND, FL
QMC
RET. 06-01-1981
TAPS 05-27-2021
JOACHIMI, HERMAN
LAKE CITY, FL
AE1
RET. 07-01-1978
TAPS 04-12-2021
HERRMANN, BRUCE
SPOKANE, WA
MKC
RET. 04-01-1992
TAPS 07-07-2021
JOHNSON, RUSSELL
EUGENE, OR
CWO3
RET. 03-01-1976
TAPS 08-09-2021
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
HICKS, JOHN
FRANKLIN, PA
HOFFMAN, PETER
WARRENTON, OR
MKC
CDR
RET. 09-01-1977
TAPS 04-30-2021
RET. 07-01-1987
TAPS 07-28-2021
JOHNSON, WILLIAM
ULSTER PARK, NY
JOHNSON, MICHAEL
ORANGE CITY, FL
JOHNSON, LARRY
MYRTLE BEACH, SC
JOST, MARK
BICKNELL, IN
JOYCE, WILLIAM
VIRGINIA BCH, VA
JUSTICE, THOMAS
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
KASZUBOWSKI, GREGORY
LEESBURG, FL
KELLER, JAMES
SOMERSET, NJ
KELLEY, DOUGLAS
FIRCREST, WA
KERCHER, JOHN
VIRGINIA BCH, VA
KERR, CHARLES
JEWETT CITY, CT
MKCM
CDR
CWO2
YN1
BMC
AMTCM
HSCS
CDR
LCDR
LT
BM1
RET. 09-01-1983
TAPS 08-16-2021
RET. 11-01-1981
TAPS 04-04-2021
RET. 06-01-1989
TAPS 05-17-2021
RET. 06-01-1993
TAPS 04-21-2021
RET. 06-01-1977
TAPS 07-12-2021
RET. 12-01-2006
TAPS 07-31-2021
RET. 12-01-2007
TAPS 06-28-2021
RET. 08-01-1986
TAPS 06-17-2021
RET. 01-01-1992
TAPS 05-20-2021
RET. 01-01-1986
TAPS 08-02-2021
RET. 05-01-1988
TAPS 06-29-2021
52 FALL 2021
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KILBURN, CHAD
CAIRO, WV
MK2
RET. 01-01-1988
TAPS 04-05-2021
MARKEY, DAVID
GAINESVILLE, GA
CDR
RET. 08-01-1987
TAPS 07-02-2021
TAPS
KINDLEY, ALLEN
OCEAN PINES, MD
MKC
RET. 04-01-1996
TAPS 04-05-2021
MARTINEZ, FRANCISCO
WASHINGTON, DC
YN2
RET. 05-01-2021
TAPS 05-01-2021
KING, KEVIN
LAKEVILLE, MA
MKC
RET. 05-01-2005
TAPS 05-06-2021
MARTINEZ, JOSE
MILWAUKIE, OR
YNCS
RET. 08-01-1978
TAPS 05-21-2021
KLEIN, ROBERT
DULUTH, MN
CWO3
RET. 08-01-1981
TAPS 08-15-2021
MATSON, RONALD
HICKSVILLE, NY
PS1
RET. 06-01-2000
TAPS 04-10-2021
KLINKMAN, GARY
SAN JOSE, CA
CWO4
RET. 03-01-1981
TAPS 04-30-2021
MAXWELL, ROGER
SILVERDALE, WA
CWO2
RET. 06-01-1979
TAPS 05-29-2021
KOELLNER, LOUIS
PAHREMP, NV
ADCS
RET. 10-01-1990
TAPS 05-24-2021
MCGURRIN, THOMAS
CAMBRIA, CA
ENS
RET. 06-01-1955
TAPS 07-31-2021
KOPPENHAFER, FREDERICK
PALM COAST, FL
CDR
RET. 04-01-1993
TAPS 08-05-2021
MCKINLEY, BRADEN
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA
IVC
RET. 08-01-2002
TAPS 04-14-2021
KUTIN, RAYMOND
NEW BRAUNFELS, TX
ENCS
RET. 02-01-1970
TAPS 04-20-2021
MCNATT, HERMAN
VALRICO, FL
CAPT
RET. 03-01-1973
TAPS 07-15-2021
LARSEN, RONALD
JACKSONVILLE, FL
BM2
RET. 04-01-1992
TAPS 08-13-2021
MCUNE, ROGER
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
ETCM
RET. 06-01-1978
TAPS 04-07-2021
LAWRENCE, EDWARD
RUSKIN, FL
LEONARD, ARTHUR
DAPHNE, AL
LEWARK, JULIAN
ARCADIA, FL
LEWIS, RONALD
HAMPTON, VA
LEWIS, DERRALD
BELLA VISTA, AR
LEWY, EDWARD
PITTSBORO, NC
LIBRE, ALEXANDER
CORONA, CA
LOUDEN, JAMES
ALAMOGORDO, NM
LOWE, TIMOTHY
LEESVILLE, LA
LUNASIN, NESTOR
NORFOLK, VA
MALONEY, GEORGE
ELLICOTT CITY, MD
BOSN4
AMC
ENC
MKCS
ATC
CDR
MKC
MKC
MSSD2
FSCM
CDR
RET. 04-01-2012
TAPS 06-24-2021
RET. 07-01-1984
TAPS 07-06-2021
RET. 03-01-1967
TAPS 05-04-2021
RET. 09-01-1987
TAPS 05-12-2021
RET. 07-01-1975
TAPS 07-12-2021
RET. 12-01-1978
TAPS 04-14-2021
RET. 06-01-1986
TAPS 06-03-2021
RET. 11-01-1992
TAPS 07-20-2021
RET. 09-01-2017
TAPS 04-12-2021
RET. 07-01-1988
TAPS 08-16-2021
RET. 07-01-1972
TAPS 04-29-2021
MEDINA, JUAN
TOPEKA, KS
MICALE, SAMUEL
CLAWSON, MI
MIGUEL, JEREMIAS
RIVERSIDE, CA
MILLER, KENNETH
HOUSTON, MS
MITCHELL, WALTER
RICHARDSON, TX
MOORE, DENNIS
WEIRSDALE, FL
MORREALE, MICHAEL
PALM COAST, FL
MUELLER, LEE
MEMPHIS, TN
MURRAY, RONALD
LIVERMORE, CA
MURRAY, WALLACE
MISSION VIEJO, CA
NELSON, THOMAS
SACRAMENTO, CA
BMC
BMC
DT1
LT
FS1
RM2
MST2
BM1
CDR
ET1
AEC
RET. 05-01-1969
TAPS 06-24-2021
RET. 04-01-1968
TAPS 08-17-2021
RET. 01-01-1976
TAPS 06-16-2021
RET. 07-01-1988
TAPS 08-13-2021
RET. 09-01-1974
TAPS 05-11-2021
RET. 09-01-1977
TAPS 04-28-2021
RET. 07-23-2021
TAPS 07-23-2021
RET. 12-01-1988
TAPS 04-19-2021
RET. 12-01-1997
TAPS 04-04-2021
RET. 03-01-1980
TAPS 05-07-2021
RET. 07-01-1982
TAPS 07-18-2021
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
THE LONG BLUE LINE FALL 2021
53

TAPS
NEWTON, ANTHONY
SPOKANE, WA
AM1
RET. 09-01-1995
TAPS 05-18-2021
POWELL, LUCIUS
JACKSONVILLE, FL
LCDR
RET. 09-01-1997
TAPS 06-07-2021
NUNNENKAMP, WAYNE
FEDERAL WAY, WA
CWO4
RET. 09-01-1975
TAPS 05-26-2021
POWELL, ROBERT
DELCO, NC
BMC
RET. 10-01-1973
TAPS 05-18-2021
OGBURN, JOHN
DENTON, TX
AE1
RET. 05-01-1977
TAPS 04-20-2021
PUGH, DONALD
THOMASVILLE, AL
BTCS
RET. 06-01-1971
TAPS 04-14-2021
OLIVER, GERALD
FORT WORTH, TX
FN
RET. 03-01-1978
TAPS 07-04-2021
QUINN, JAMES
JOURDANTON, TX
LCDR
RET. 08-01-1975
TAPS 06-27-2021
ONEAL, LORAN
FLORENCE, SC
ENCS
RET. 11-01-1973
TAPS 06-02-2021
RADIN, MARGARET
NICHOLASVILLE, KY
SKC
RET. 06-01-1992
TAPS 05-28-2021
OSBURN, WILLIAM
SHANNON, MS
ENC
RET. 12-01-1971
TAPS 08-11-2021
REICHELT, KARL
MANCHESTER, CT
CAPT
RET. 02-10-2001
TAPS 05-03-2021
OSHEA, WILLIAM
DANVILLE, CA
CDR
RET. 02-01-1990
TAPS 05-06-2021
RICHARDS, JACK
NORTH PORT, FL
EMCM
RET. 06-01-1967
TAPS 04-08-2021
OSTROM, ROGER
RIDGECREST, CA
CDR
RET. 08-01-1978
TAPS 05-31-2021
RIGNEY, DONALD
LIBBY, MT
CDR
RET. 07-01-1996
TAPS 07-25-2021
OWINGS, WILLIAM
PALM BAY, FL
BMC
RET. 06-01-1978
TAPS 07-08-2021
RIIKONEN, DAVID
DIBERVILLE, MS
CDR
RET. 09-01-1993
TAPS 07-27-2021
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
PEACOCK, JOHN
MARLBORO, NJ
PETERSON, KURT
LAURIUM, MI
PEVEAR, MICHAEL
MOREHEAD CITY, NC
PICKRUM, WILLIAM
CHESTERTOWN, MD
PINCKNEY, SIDNEY
ADAMSVILLE, TN
PITTMAN, ROBERT
SILSBEE, TX
PLASZCZYNSKI, STEPHEN
UNCASVILLE, CT
PLOOR, GREGORY
SEVIERVILLE, TN
POMERLEAU, RICHARD
ANDOVER, MA
PORTER, ROBERT
RANGER, TX
PORTER, TERESA
CARROLLTON, VA
BMC
EMC
ME1
CDR
BMCS
LT
QM2
CWO3
LT
ET1
LT
RET. 09-01-2003
TAPS 07-23-2021
RET. 06-01-1998
TAPS 06-13-2021
RET. 02-01-2012
TAPS 06-12-2021
RET. 12-01-1992
TAPS 04-15-2021
RET. 09-01-1974
TAPS 06-19-2021
RET. 07-01-1989
TAPS 07-30-2021
RET. 06-01-1996
TAPS 11-17-2018
RET. 06-01-1988
TAPS 04-25-2021
RET. 04-01-2001
TAPS 05-14-2021
RET. 07-01-1981
TAPS 08-07-2021
RET. 11-07-2007
TAPS 06-09-2021
ROBBS, ALBERT
BOSTON, MA
ROMANESK, WILLIAM
JACKSONVILLE, FL
ROSS, BRIAN
MAGNOLIA, DE
ROWE, CONRAD
N LAS VEGAS, NV
RZEMIENIEWSKI, ROBERT
SPRINGFIELD, VA
SCHAEFFER, DANIEL
RHODODENDRON, OR
SCHOLLAERT, CAROLINE
JACKSONVILLE, FL
SCHWARTZKOPF, GREGORY
MARTINEZ, CA
SCHWARZ, GEORGE
IDAHO CITY, ID
SCOTT, WILLIAM
S. W. DECATUR, AL
SHANNON, CARLTON
MANTEO, NC
CWO3
AM1
LCDR
BOSN3
CAPT
BMC
AMT3
YNC
BMCM
F&S3
ENCM
RET. 07-01-1986
TAPS 04-20-2021
RET. 12-01-1974
TAPS 07-28-2021
RET. 10-01-1990
TAPS 05-30-2021
RET. 03-01-1992
TAPS 05-06-2021
RET. 01-01-2003
TAPS 04-09-2021
RET. 02-01-2017
TAPS 05-02-2021
RET. 08-03-2021
TAPS 08-03-2021
RET. 12-01-2012
TAPS 04-23-2021
RET. 09-01-2006
TAPS 06-25-2021
RET. 07-01-1992
TAPS 06-19-2021
RET. 02-01-1972
TAPS 07-03-2021
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SHOBLOM, GLENN
WINCHESTER BAY, OR
SA
RET. 02-01-1964
TAPS 06-23-2021
TAYLOR, WILLIAM
STUART, FL
MAT3
RET. 06-01-1995
TAPS 08-05-2021
TAPS
SIERRA, VINCENT
ALAMEDA, CA
EM1
RET. 11-01-2007
TAPS 07-18-2021
TARA, MICHAEL
SAN DIEGO, CA
MK1
RET. 08-01-1987
TAPS 06-21-2021
SILK, CHARLES
TAMPA, FL
CWO3
RET. 10-01-1966
TAPS 06-21-2021
THIBAULT, JAMES
LEXINGTON, SC
QMCS
RET. 08-01-1972
TAPS 04-27-2021
SIMONS, RACHEL
CLINTON TWP, MI
MK2
RET. 10-01-2009
TAPS 05-18-2021
THIBODEAU, JAMES
SAINT PAUL, MN
ET1
RET. 06-01-2009
TAPS 06-20-2021
SLEMMER, WILLIAM
WAYNESBORO, PA
YN3
RET. 04-01-1992
TAPS 07-19-2021
THIEDEMAN, WILLIAM
GREENVILLE, MI
ADCM
RET. 09-01-1987
TAPS 07-02-2021
SMITH, MERLE
NEW LONDON, CT
CDR
RET. 08-01-2004
TAPS 06-16-2021
THOMAS, EARL
MCDONOUGH, GA
YN2
RET. 02-01-1996
TAPS 05-18-2021
SMITH, JESSE
BLOUNTVILLE, TN
AMC
RET. 09-01-1975
TAPS 05-15-2021
THOMAS, THEODORE
COZAD, NE
CWO3
RET. 09-01-1972
TAPS 07-27-2021
SMITH, GERALD
TACOMA, WA
FS1
RET. 08-01-1980
TAPS 07-14-2021
THOMAS, GEORGE
VASHON, WA
LCDR
RET. 08-01-1972
TAPS 05-29-2021
SNYDER, RODNEY
MEMPHIS, TN
MK1
RET. 09-01-1976
TAPS 05-28-2021
TITO, MANAOMIA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
MK1
RET. 02-01-1979
TAPS 06-11-2021
SOLDENSKI, ROBERT
DAYTON, OH
SPOONER, CARLTON
MELBOURNE, FL
SPORL, JOSEPH
NEW SMYRNA BCH, FL
STARKEY, JACK
JACKSONVILLE, FL
STEPHENS, GEORGE
FOLEY, AL
STEWART, RICHARD
N RICHLAND, TX
STIEHL, JOHN
BELLINGHAM, WA
STILES, ALBERT
CLARKSVILLE, VA
STRETCH, PATRICK
SPOKANE VALLEY, WA
STYRON, DANIEL
STACY, NC
SWEET, GERALD
TOPEKA, KS
MKC
CWO4
CWO3
DC1
AEC
SA
BMCM
CDR
F&S3
BMC
PERS4
RET. 02-01-1980
TAPS 06-09-2021
RET. 08-01-1980
TAPS 06-03-2021
RET. 12-01-1964
TAPS 05-15-2021
RET. 07-01-1995
TAPS 07-05-2021
RET. 10-01-1992
TAPS 05-11-2021
RET. 03-01-1987
TAPS 06-04-2021
RET. 08-01-1976
TAPS 05-23-2021
RET. 11-01-1996
TAPS 06-05-2021
RET. 09-01-1996
TAPS 05-30-2021
RET. 07-01-1985
TAPS 05-16-2021
RET. 10-01-1996
TAPS 05-29-2021
TOLEDO, ELISEO
DASMARINAS, CAVITE
TRAMONTANO, YVETTE
ALEXANDRIA, VA
TUCKER, GARY
CULVER, OR
TUPAY, EDMUND
QUEEN CREEK, AZ
UHRIG, WILLIAM
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
WALKER, JAMES
TINLEY PARK, IL
WARBUTTON, ROBERT
LAKELAND, FL
WARMACK, CLARENCE
THOMASVILLE, GA
WASHBURN, JOHN
LEEDS, NY
WATKINS, TRUMAN
INDEPENDENCE, MO
WATSON, MICHAEL
CHESAPEAKE, VA
FS1
IT1
MK1
LCDR
CWO4
SA
RMC
CWO2
CWO3
OSC
ENG4
RET. 05-01-1976
TAPS 05-16-2021
RET. 06-01-2006
TAPS 07-08-2021
RET. 02-01-1995
TAPS 06-24-2021
RET. 06-01-2002
TAPS 04-11-2021
RET. 07-01-1981
TAPS 07-24-2021
RET. 12-01-1966
TAPS 07-24-2021
RET. 09-01-1993
TAPS 06-06-2021
RET. 09-01-1969
TAPS 04-30-2021
RET. 08-01-1990
TAPS 04-24-2021
RET. 11-01-2014
TAPS 08-19-2021
RET. 06-01-2010
TAPS 07-06-2021
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TAPS
WEAVER, JAMES
POWELL, TN
PSCS
RET. 04-01-1985
TAPS 06-04-2021
WILLIAMS, MAURICE
SAN ANTONIO, TX
YN1
RET. 12-01-1979
TAPS 07-27-2021
WEBBER, ROBERT
CHARLESTON, SC
BOSN4
RET. 12-01-1998
TAPS 07-08-2021
WILLIAMS, THOMAS
COLUMBUS, OH
ETCS
RET. 03-01-1972
TAPS 05-23-2021
WEBSTER, JAMES
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA
CDR
RET. 07-01-1985
TAPS 04-17-2021
WILLIAMSON, PHILIP
PENSACOLA, FL
PSCM
RET. 09-01-1997
TAPS 06-19-2021
WEST, DAVID
WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN
CDR
RET. 08-01-1988
TAPS 08-12-2021
WISTRAND, HERBERT
LARGO, FL
PS1
RET. 03-01-1991
TAPS 07-01-2021
WHITMORE, ROBERT
PEARL RIVER, NY
PSC
RET. 12-01-1991
TAPS 04-13-2021
WRIGHT, JOSEPH
EDENTON, NC
CDR
RET. 01-01-1991
TAPS 08-02-2021
WILDES, GEORGE
WESTERLY, RI
CDR
RET. 07-01-1981
TAPS 07-16-2021
YATES, GLENN
SEVIERVILLE, TN
ETC
RET. 02-01-1976
TAPS 07-19-2021
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
USPHS
AMENT, RONALD
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA
BRYAN, RICHARD
SURPRISE, AZ
CARLOW, STUART
PLAINVIEW, NY
CHAPPABITTY, EDWIN
LAWTON, OK
COLLINS, JOHN
JENSEN BEACH, FL
CULP, CLIFFORD
PIKESVILLE, MD
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
RET. 01-01-1987
TAPS 04-11-2021
RET. 05-01-2000
TAPS 04-19-2021
RET. 07-01-2000
TAPS 07-19-2021
RET. 08-01-2008
TAPS 06-15-2021
RET. 01-01-2007
TAPS 05-10-2021
RET. 02-01-2019
TAPS 07-01-2021
DAUSE, DANIEL
TAHLEQUAH, OK
DEBLANC, GEORGE
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
DOWD, EDWARD
MYSTIC, CT
DURELL, JACK
HAVERFORD, PA
DUVAL, GEORGE
JAMESTOWN, NM
ELDRIDGE, ROSWELL
FOLLY BEACH, SC
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
RET. 01-01-1990
TAPS 07-30-2021
RET. 07-01-1982
TAPS 06-15-2021
RET. 10-01-1981
TAPS 04-13-2021
RET. 07-01-1986
TAPS 04-13-2021
RET. 01-01-2001
TAPS 04-25-2021
RET. 03-01-1992
TAPS 06-03-2021
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EVANS, BURTON
ATLANTA, GA
CAPT
RET. 01-01-1979
TAPS 05-01-2021
RANGER, CHERRYLL
NEW PORT BEACH, CA
CAPT
RET. 10-01-2009
TAPS 05-09-2021
TAPS
FOWLER, ARNOLD
WESTMINSTER, MD
CAPT
RET. 08-01-1987
TAPS 06-03-2021
ROSEBORO, JAMES
MARINA DEL RAY, CA
CDR
RET. 11-01-1997
TAPS 05-04-2021
GRABER, STANLEY
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
CAPT
RET. 09-01-1972
TAPS 05-13-2021
SAMPLE, KENNETH
PEORIA, AZ
CAPT
RET. 06-01-2010
TAPS 04-15-2021
HAMNER, JAMES
SEWANEE, TN
CAPT
RET. 12-01-1982
TAPS 06-06-2021
SANDERS, CALVIN
NEW ORLEANS, LA
CAPT
RET. 09-01-1982
TAPS 05-01-2021
HANS, JOSEPH
LAS VEGAS, NV
CAPT
RET. 08-01-1987
TAPS 05-22-2021
SPIRES, CHARLOTTE
FORT WASHINGTON, MD
CAPT
RET. 08-01-2018
TAPS 05-24-2021
HEDIN, DURAND
RIDGE, MD
CDR
RET. 06-01-2007
TAPS 04-16-2021
STRAUSS, ARTHUR
NEW ORLEANS, LA
CAPT
RET. 12-01-1987
TAPS 04-24-2021
HOKE, AXEL
NOVATO, CA
CAPT
RET. 11-01-1981
TAPS 06-21-2021
TRAUTMAN, JOHN
SPRING HILL, FL
RADM
RET. 05-01-1988
TAPS 05-29-2021
JOHNSON, JULIAETTE
ROCKVILLE, MD
CAPT
RET. 03-01-2010
TAPS 04-05-2021
VAILLANCOURT, JOHN
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
CAPT
RET. 07-01-1987
TAPS 04-28-2021
MILLER, WALTER
MYRTLE BEACH, SC
CAPT
RET. 07-01-1984
TAPS 07-28-2021
VANSTEE, ETHARD
BREVARD, NC
CAPT
RET. 04-01-1985
TAPS 04-04-2021
MILLER, SUSAN
ALLOWAY, NJ
NEWMAN, EDISON
PARRISH, FL
PORVAZNIK, JOHN
FLAGSTAFF, AZ
PRZYBYSZEWSKI, VINCENT
CONYERS, GA
NOAA
BENTON, ARTHUR
ENUMCLAW, WA
CAPT
CAPT
RADM
CDR
CAPT
RET. 11-01-2010 VARSACI, RONALD
TAPS 04-15-2021 FORT MILL, SC
RET. 09-01-1978 VERTER, JOEL
TAPS 08-13-2021 ROCKVILLE, MD
RET. 02-01-1991 WIEMERS, MICHAEL
TAPS 06-22-2021 LEXINGTON, KY
RET. 06-01-1994 WILSON, SAMUEL
TAPS 06-26-2021 CHAPEL HILL, NC
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
CAPT
RET. 07-01-2016
TAPS 08-06-2021
RET. 02-01-1991
TAPS 08-13-2021
RET. 08-01-2009
TAPS 11-20-2020
RET. 01-01-1992
TAPS 04-23-2021
RET. 01-01-1974 BRENNAN, RICHARD
RET. 07-10-2012
RDML
TAPS 04-20-2021 ANNAPOLIS, MD
TAPS 05-13-2021
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TAPS
DEPENDENT TAPS
LINDA HERST
WIFE OF MKC HOWARD E. HERST, USCG (RET)
PRESCOTT, AZ
05-17-2021
VERONICA RIGGS
MEMPHIS, TN
WIFE OF HS1 MICHAEL RIGGS, USCG (RET)
03-19-2021
SANDRA MAE MOORE
MONROE, WA
WIFE OF FSCS DAVID A MOORE, USCG (RET)
06-09-2021
ROSEMARY LYNN POTOLICCHIO
GREAT FALLS, MT
WIFE OF LCDR KENNETH POTOLICCHIO, USCG (RET)
05-25-2021
DAWN SANDERS
RIDGECREST, CA
WIFE OF MKC JAMES SANDERS, USCG (RET)
06-17-2021
SHIRLEY ARLENE GIRARDIN
PLANO, TX
WIFE OF CWO4 MELVIN GIRARDIN, USCG (RET)
06-12-2021
SHELLEY LUPPERT-BARNARD
CHICAGO, IL
DAUGHTER OF CAPT & MRS PAUL LUPPERT, USCG (RET)
04-24-2021
CANDICE WARNAT
GRANITE FALLS, WA
WIFE OF CWO3 RICK WARNAT, USCG (RET)
07-26-2021
JOANNE JONES
BAY SHORE, NY
WIFE OF DC1 MARK JONES, USCG (RET)
08-08-2021
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
ELIZABETH “BETH” ALICE ROWE
SAN DIEGO, CA
PAMELA W. SMITH
SARASOTA, FL
DOROTHY TULLNERS
PANAMA CITY, FL
LINDA SUE (MCGLADREY) PICKENS
EVERETT, WA
CATHERINE FAGAN REASER
WILLIAMSBURG, VA
MICHELE J. POPKO
THE VILLAGES, FL
EIKO MILLER
MARYVILLE, IL
NANCY LYNNE MURPHY
EAGLE RIVER, AK
SHARON L. WENTZ
ELIZABETH CITY, NC
KRISTINE R. VOGEL
ROCKY RIVER, OH
JUDY A. MONTGOMERY
DEVINE, TX
WIFE OF CDR GARY ROWE, USCG (RET)
WIFE OF CAPT WALLACE G. SMITH, USPHS (RET)
WIFE OF FS1 WAYNE TULLNERS, USCG (RET)
WIFE OF GMC DAVID A. PICKENS, USCG (RET)
WIFE OF LCDR JOHN W. REASER, 2nd, USCGR (RET)
WIFE OF CAPT PETER A. POPKO, USCG (RET)
WIFE OF CWO4 ALFRED MILLER, USCG (RET)
WIFE OF LCDR TERRENCE M. MURPHY, USCG (RET)
WIFE OF AT1 SAMUEL R. WENTZ, USCG (RET)
WIFE OF CDR PAUL G. VOGEL, USCG (RET)
WIFE OF RMC RALPH D. “MONTY” MONTGOMERY, USCG (RET)
09-10-2020
05-03-2021
08-30-2021
08-19-2021
06-07-2021
08-20-2021
07-22-2021
07-04-2021
07-20-2021
10-14-2020
07-24-2021
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LINDA L. GILCHRIST
MEDFORD, OR
WIFE OF ENG4 JOEL D. GILCHRIST, USCG (RET)
06-08-2021
TAPS
PATSY L. HENDERSON
LAS CRUCES, NM
WIFE OF CAPT GARY L. HENDERSON, USPHS (RET)
06-17-2021
JULIANNA T. HUDSON
DIAMONDHEAD, MS
WIFE OF CWO WILLIAM D. HUDSON, USCG (RET)
07-20-2021
SOPHIE ELDER
TUSCON, AZ
WIFE OF YNCS JAMES B. ELDER, USCG (RET)
07-09-2021
IRITA H. ANGELICO
COVINGTON, LA
WIFE OF CDR JOSEPH F. ANGELICO, USCG (RET)
10-26-2020
MARY LYNN MATTHEWS
LEAGUE CITY, TX
WIFE OF ADC MIKE MATTHEWS, USCG (RET)
06-11-2021
RUBY RIOS GARCIA
FLEMING ISLAND, FL
WIFE OF CWO2 DAVID L. GARCIA, USCG (RET)
02-28-2021
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CASUALTY ASSISTANCE
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
You can apply to find out in advance if you can be buried in a VA national cemetery. This is called
a pre-need determination of eligibility—and it can help make the burial planning process easier for
your family members in their time of need.
If you qualify for burial benefits:
You’ll receive a VA burial and memorial benefits folder from
us in the mail.
Your folder will include:
• A letter telling you if you can be buried in a VA national
cemetery. This is called your pre-need decision letter.
• A National Cemetery Administration brochure and a
burial benefits information sheet. These will tell you
more about the benefits you’ll receive.
• A copy of the supporting documents you submitted
with your application
What should I do after I receive my pre-need decision letter and folder?
Keep your pre-need decision letter and folder in a safe place. Talk to your family members or authorized
representative about your burial wishes—including any memorialization requests and inscriptions—and
make sure they know where your benefits folder is located. They’ll need this information to request your
burial at the time of need.
After You Apply For An Eligibility Determination | Veterans Affairs (va.gov)
www.va.gov/burials-memorials/pre-need-eligibility/after-you-apply/
And just to make sure you have the information and Headstones and other Memorial Items:
Honor a Veteran or Reservist with memorial items
While planning a burial for a Veteran or Reservist, you can apply for certain memorial items to honor their
military service. An eligible spouse or other family member buried in a national cemetery, or certain other
Veterans or military cemeteries, may also qualify for a headstone or marker to identify the place of burial.
What’s available:
PRE-NEED ELIGIBILITY FOR BURIAL IN A
VA CEMETERY, HEADSTONES & OTHER
MEMORIAL ITEMS
Pre-Need Eligibility For Burial In A VA Cemetery |
Veterans Affairs
www.va.gov/burials-memorials/pre-need-eligibility
• -headstone, grave marker, or niche marker
• -a medallion to be placed on a privately purchased headstone or marker
Veterans Headstones, Markers, And Medallions | Veterans Affairs (va.gov)
www.va.gov/burials-memorials/memorial-items/headstones-markers-medallions/
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Did you know…
DON’T PAY
THE IRS MORE
THAN YOU HAVE TO!
When filling out your W-4 in Direct Access, be sure to enter
the right amount in Step 4: Other Adjustments (see below).
If you don’t, you could be paying too much to the IRS.
TAX WITHOLDINGS
Remember that block (c) Extra Withholding is the additional
amount to be withheld monthly. The Pay and Personnel
Center has seen a number of cases when customers have
not received any retired pay for the month because they
accidentally inserted an annual amount to be withheld.
Don’t make that mistake! If you do and you don’t catch it in
time, PPC can fix it moving forward but you will have to wait
until you file your tax return to get it back.
A couple of additional thoughts as we end the calendar year and anticipate 1099Rs for 2021
• Be sure your address in Direct Access is accurate before the end of the calendar year.
• If you have not been in DA Self-Service for a while, you will need to update your password. You
can submit an email to request a new password to ppc-dg-customercare@uscg.mil.
• Remember that 1099Rs are produced at the end of January so please wait until the beginning
of February before trying to get one through DA Self-Service. Requests for printed 1099Rs will
not be acknowledged until 15 February.
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U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION (DA) SELF-SERVICE ACCOUNT
COAST GUARD DIRECT ACCESS (DA) SELF-SERVICE
ACCOUNT - RESETTING YOUR PASSWORD
Establishing your account or resetting your Direct Access (DA) password has never been easier—
and the results of the actions you’re able to take in Direct Access Self-Service happen within a
day or two.
In order to access your DA account please follow the
below steps and please review the link for DA Browser
Requirements & Helpful Tools
www.dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/CG-1/PPC/GUIDES/
GP/SelfService/Member/DA%20System%20
Requirements.pdf
1. Click on following link, or cut/paste into your web
browser. https://hcm.direct-access.uscg.mil/
2. Once the login page comes up enter your User ID
which is your Employee ID Number (EMPLID). This
number can be found on your pay slip.
3. Enter your temporary password using the following format: Your Birth year (followed by) cg (followed
by) last four of your EMPLD (followed by) $ (followed by) USCG *Example of password for someone
with Birth year of 2019 and EMPLID of 1234567 would look like 2019cg4567$USCG
4. The system will prompt you to change your password. In the block that ask you for the “Current
password”, enter the password from step.
3. Your new password will need to be 15 characters long and must contain at least one number, one
upper case alpha character, one lower case alpha character, and one special character. *An example
of this is: Welovekansas2019! Passwords will expire every 35 days.
5. DA self-service guides for viewing pay slips, 1099-R, and other functions can found at the following
website: www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/ras/gp/
If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail us at PPC-DG-CustomerCare@uscg.mil.
Security Question Problem
During a recent Direct Access (DA) system upgrade, the forgot password security question "What
is your mother's maiden name?" was disabled in DA to reduce the possibility of a compromise of
personally identifiable information (PII). For users who originally chose this as a security question, the
hint question will now default to "What town were you born in?" but the ANSWER has NOT changed
from what the user originally established for "What is your mother's maiden name?"
For those who have tried to use the Forgot Password feature and have been locked out of DA, please
email PPC-DG-CustomerCare@uscg.mil to request a temporary password. Once logged into DA, you
will need to follow the user guide below to change your security question, answer, or both.
It is recommended that users who originally selected "What is your mother's maiden name?" as their
Forgot Password security question, log into DA and follow the user guide at link below to change the
security question, answer, or both.
Password Reset Guide:
https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/CG-1/PPC/PSWDRESET/Password_Reset_Guide.pdf
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JUNE 7, 2021
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXTENDS
UNIFORMED SERVICES IDENTIFICATION
CARD EXPIRATION POLICY GUIDANCE
The Department of Defense (DoD) remains committed to ensuring the health and safety of all DoD
personnel and beneficiaries and ensuring their continued access to healthcare and all authorized
benefits. In its ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on identification (ID)
card site operations, effective immediately, the DoD is extending temporary Uniformed Services ID
(USID) card expiration policy guidance for all USID cards with expiration dates between January
1, 2020 and July 31, 2021 as follows:
• Through August 31, 2021 for all Foreign Affiliates and their dependents;
• Through October 31, 2021 for the Dependents of Active Duty uniformed Service
members, and Reserve and National Guard uniformed Service members and
their dependents; and
• Through January 31, 2022 for retirees and their dependents, and all other USID
card populations.
ID cards that expired prior to January 1, 2020, have not been extended and must be replaced. ID
cards with expiration dates after July 31, 2021, must be replaced by their expiration date.
To learn more about the extension of policy guidance for expiring USID cards visit the DoD Response
to COVID-19 - DoD ID Cards and Benefits website (https://www.cac.mil/Coronavirus/) for a fact
sheet and FAQs.
To schedule an appointment to have an ID card reissued, visit the ID Card Office Online website
(https://idco.dmdc.osd.mil/idco/), and select the ID Card Office Locator & Appointments option.
Since establishing a dedicated VA Compensation Team, the Pay and Personnel Center (PPC) has
completely eliminated a two-year backlog of Audit Error Worksheets (AEW) and now maintains a
maximum of a 120-day turnaround on all new cases. Many of them can be handled more quickly.
Did you know….
VA DISABILITY COMPENSATION—SOME GOOD NEWS
• PPC receives an average of 1450 cases each
month from the VA (updates are sent weekly).
• Out of the 53,701 USCG, NOAA, and PHS
Retirees, 52% receive some form of VA
compensation and 28% receive Concurrent
Retirement Disability (CRDP) pay.
• Changes affecting your current VA offset or
CRDP amount take effect the next pay cycle
after the work is complete.
• Once notified of a change by the VA, PPC
begins working the cases in the order
received. If an additional change comes in
from the VA before it is completed, don’t worry
– your case keeps its place in the queue.
• If you call for the status of your compensation
case, our call representatives can quickly tell
you when we received your case from the
VA and where you are within the 120-day
turnaround time.
• In 2020, completed cases resulted in
retroactive payments to Retirees in excess of
$30 million and by 30 July 2021, nearly $15
million has been processed for payment.
• If you have any questions about your
case, please e-mail them to us at ppc-dgcustomercare@uscg.mil.
A Military Pay Tech
who specializes in VA Compensation will help
you. You can also reach us by calling (866)
772-8724.
PPC-RAS
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DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE
CG NATIONAL RETIREE COUNCIL /
REGIONAL RETIREE COUNCILS & CO-CHAIRS
CGNRC CO-CHAIRS
CAPITAL AREA
CENTRAL GULF COAST
(MOBILE)
RADM Jeff Hathaway
Hathaway.CGNRC@aol.com
MCPO LLOYD PIERCE
lpierce38@tampabay.rr.com
David Bernstein
dberns01@gmail.com
PSC John Milkiewisz
locke45@hotmail.com
Terry Gilbreath
tgilbreath@asdd.com
Charlie Womack
chwomack@gmail.com
NEW ORLEANS
NORTH EAST
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Jim Montgomery
jamesmontgomery@usa.net
Paul Sibenkittel
psiebenkittel@netzero.com
Kevin Brown
CGRetireeNorthEast@gmail.com
Thomas Hall
tadahall@msn.com
David Swanson
ddswanson@msn.com
CHARLESTON
Ray Bryant
basecharlestonrrc@gmail.com
Timothy Schneider
basecharlestonrrc@gmail.com
NORTHWEST
RADM Bert Kinghorn
CoChairs@cgretirenw.org
LCDR Phil Johnson
CoChairs@cgretirenw.org
CLEVELAND
Bill Schmidt
William.A.Schmidt@uscg.mil
PENSACOLA, FL &
BALDWIN COUNTY, AL
Cody Brazier
brazier6@gmail.com
Jeff Rosenberg
cg.rrc.pns@gmail.com
EAST CENTRAL FL
Jim Reynolds
james.reynolds.cg@gmail.com
Ted Stacy
cystacy@gmail.com
SAN JUAN, PR
Arturo Aviles
araviles@aol.com
James Davidson
jimdavidson11@hotmail.com
U.S. COAST GUARD RETIREE INFORMATION
FIRST CG RETIREES
JACKSONVILLE
HAWAII
KODIAK
MIAMI
Mike Rosecrans
m.rosecrans@gmail.com
YNCM Bobby Wester
bwester2549@aol.com
Rod Schultz
rschultz369@gmail.com
Anthony Lim
hawaiiretiree.cc@gmail.com
Robert Lachowsky
roblachowsky@yahoo.com
John Whiddon
jbwhiddon52@gmail.com
David Cinalli
david.cinalli@yahoo.com
Marc Fagenbaum
CGRCMiamiBeach@gmail.com
SECTOR OHIO VALLEY
ST. LOUIS
TAMPA BAY AREA
YORKTOWN
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.
James Armstrong
James.S.Armstrong@uscg.mil
Gerald Nauert
gnauert@oldhamcountyky.gov
Keith Livingstone
bassbolt@yahoo.com
Becky Livingstone
rebalivingstone@att.net
Don Goldstein
DGoldstein1@tampabay.rr.com
LeRoy Dennison
LeRoy@dennison.com
Al Buechler
abuechler1@cox.net
David Bunch
dcbunch52@verizon.net
Recouncil@TCYYorktown.ucg.mil
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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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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 Employee 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 Care Insurance Program
(FLTCIP)
1-800-LTC-FEDS (1-800-582-3337)
www.LTCFEDS.com
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
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All other inquiries: osgli.osgli@prudential.com
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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