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U.S. Coast Guard Military Biographies
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September 1, 2004
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Vice Admiral Thad W. Allen
Chief of Staff
United States Coast Guard
Vice Admiral Thad W. Allen assumed duties as Chief of Staff, U.S. Coast Guard and Commanding Officer, Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, DC in May 2002. Vice Admiral Allen is third in command of the Coast Guard. VADM Allen serves as the Coast Guard's Transition Director for the transfer of the Coast Guard from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Homeland Security.
Prior to this assignment he served as Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area, Fifth Coast Guard District; and U.S. maritime Defense Zone, Atlantic where he was the operational commander for all Coast Guard ...