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| News Release | Date: July 16, 2009 Contact: Petty Officer Jon-Paul Rios Phone: (907) 321-4516 |
New admiral takes command of Coast Guard operations in Alaska
Editors Note: Coast Guard photos taken by Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn Editors Note: Coast Guard video taken by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jon-Paul Rios
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| JUNEAU, Alaska - Rear Adm. Christopher C. Colvin relieved Rear Adm. Gene Brooks as commander of the Coast Guard's 17th District at a 10 a.m. ceremony in Centennial Hall here Thursday.
Adm. Brooks is departing District 17 and will assume duties as deputy commander at Coast Guard Operations Command in Portsmouth, Va. Adm. Colvin was previously assigned as the deputy director of operations for Headquarters United States Northern Command in Colorado Springs, Colo. The 17th District encompasses the entire state of Alaska and 33,000 miles of coastline. Coast Guard forces are responsible for more than 3,852,500 square miles of water; more square miles than the continental United States. The Coast Guard performs its mission in Alaska with slightly more than 2,500 active duty, civilian, reservist and auxiliary members. Colvin’s afloat assignments include serving as the commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Dallas, Coast Guard Cutter Diligence and Coast Guard Cutter Cape Upright. Staff assignments have included serving as the Chief of Operations and Chief of Cutter Forces, Atlantic Area in Portsmouth, Va; Chief Staff Officer and Coast Guard Liaison Officer at the U.S. Navy’s Afloat Training Group, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Senior Rescue Coordination Center Controller, Pacific Area, in Alameda; and Chief of Staff for the Coast Guard’s Atlantic Area in Portsmouth, Va. A 1979 graduate of officer candidate school, Rear Adm. Colvin earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1976 and a master's degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College, Newport, R.I. in 1999. Colvin’s personal awards include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Coast Guard Commendation Medal, Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, and DOT 9-11 Medal. |
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