Rear Adm. Megan Dean now commands the U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska. And, as far as anyone can remember, she’s the first woman to do so.
Incoming Rear Adm. Megan Dean shakes hands with incumbent Rear Adm. Nathan Moore at a U.S. Coast Guard District 17 change-of-command ceremony on June 9, 2023.
“I think a lot of it up here is just obviously, you all know, the weather — and then the tyranny of distance and time,” Dean said. “I’m a Coast Guard officer, not a female Coast Guard officer. I have had an incredible career, been given lots of opportunities,” she said. “And you know, and I think that’s because I’ve been competent in the job that I’m in.”
Last year, the district conducted 521 search and rescues, saving 187 lives, according to Coast Guard data.
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