Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett
Vice Commandant
United States Coast Guard
Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett assumed duty as Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard on May 30, 2002. He serves as the Coast Guard's second in command, is the Agency Acquisition Executive, heads the Leadership Council, and co-chairs the Navy-Coast Guard Board, an interservice policy coordination body. Prior to his appointment he served as the Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard District in Juneau, Alaska, where he built close partnerships across all levels of government to advance Coast Guard program goals, especially relating to maritime safety of cruise ships, tank ships, and the fishing ...