Change of Watch ALCOAST: /ViceCommandantChangeofWatch.pdf
Shipmates,
It was a bittersweet moment today as VADM Vivien Crea was relieved by VADM Dave Pekoske. We said goodbye to an iconic figure who through her personal and professional achievements led and inspired not only multiple generations of Coast Guard men and women, but the entire Nation.
It is difficult for me to adequately describe the value of her service. In addition to her expansive duties as Vice Commandant, she also served as our Agency Acquisition Executive and guided the restructuring and turnaround of our Acquisition Program.
As the first female vice service chief in the history of the Nation, she also represented me at high level meetings and was the first to woman to sit in a Service Chief 's chair in the Tank (the room where the Joint Chiefs of Staff meet).
Despite the enormous contributions she made as the Vice Commandant, it has been her tireless day-to-day support for me, the Coast Guard, and the Department of Homeland Security that has been truly noteworthy.
She has been a confidante, counselor, collaborator, mentor, and, most of all, a friend. She taught us all how to achieve success through quiet competence, firm commitment, extraordinary patience, and by example.
We will miss her and we wish her and husband Ron all the best in the future.
Thanks Wingman, RTB.
ADM A
