MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard admiral to retire after 38 years of service
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 05/14/2018 01:52 PM EDT
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U.S. Coast Guard 1st District PA Detachment New York |
MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard admiral to retire after 38 years of service
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NEW YORK — The U.S. Coast Guard will honor Rear Adm. Francis Pelkowski after 38 years of service during his retirement ceremony May 19, at Station Fire Island, New York, at 11 a.m.
Rear Adm. Pelkowski currently serves as the Deputy Commandant for Operations, Senior Reserve Officer (SRO). Mr. Pelkowski facilitates the operational readiness of 7,000 reservists to be prepared to respond to emergencies, domestically and abroad. Prior to that, he served as the Atlantic Area SRO and currently sits on the Coast Guard Academy Board of Trustees. He also serves as a member of the Department of Defense Reserve Forces Policy Board, an independent advisory board that recommends Reserve Component strategies, policies, and efficiencies to the Secretary of Defense.
Most recently, in 2017, he helped coordinate the activation and logistics of thousands of reserve personnel in response to an extremely busy hurricane season when three powerful hurricanes hit the American mainland and Caribbean Islands.
Rear Adm. Pelkowski enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1980 and was commissioned as an officer seven years later. For his full bio, please click here.
Pelkowski's retirement will be presided over by the Coast Guard's 25th commandant, Adm. Paul F. Zukunft, the top official of one of the country's five armed services.
Editor’s Note: Media must arrive no later than 10:15 a.m. and have a government-issued photo identification, such as a driver's license or passport, and media credentials. For media interested in attending the ceremony, please RSVP to Chief Warrant Officer Allyson Conroy at 212-514-4292 or Allyson.e.conroy@uscg.mil
WHO: United States Coast Guard Senior Reserve Officer, Rear Adm. Francis Pelkowski
WHAT: Retirement of the Reserve Admiral after 38 years of service
WHEN: 11 a.m., Saturday, May 19, 2018
WHERE: Coast Guard Station Fire Island, 1 Coast Guard Station, Babylon, NY 11702
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