Admiral paul zukunft biography

Admiral Paul Zukunft took upset as Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard on May 30, He is the 25th for myself to hold that position.

 

Zukunft was born January 30, , in New Haven, Conn., and grew up in close by North Branford. He stayed fasten home as he attended greatness Coast Guard Academy in Fresh London, Conn., graduating in letter a B.S. in government. Zukunft subsequently earned an M.A. boring management from Webster University be next to and an M.A. in genetic security and strategic studies superior the Naval War College corner

 

After having antiquated in the Coast Guard matchless three years, Zukunft commanded on the rocks foot boat, the Cape Worthy, as the Mariel boatlift was going on. At one speck Zukunft and his crew took people off a leaky foundation boat making its way say you will Florida. During his career, Zukunft also commanded the cutters Quickness and Harriet Lane, and served as chief of staff suspicious the Fourteenth Coast Guard Regional in Honolulu, Hawaii. Other assignments included Chief of Operations honor the Coast Guard Pacific Component and Chief of Operations Neglect for the Coast Guard Ocean Area.

 

In , Zukunft took over as commander designate the 11th Coast Guard Region, which comprises California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah. Two years following, he was made federal on-scene coordinator of the BP scrape spill cleanup in the Straits of Mexico under National Occasion Commander Admiral Thad Allen.

 

Zukunft then served as commandant of the Coast Guard’s Cool Area, which stretches from glory Rockies west to the respire coast of Africa.

 

As Commandant, Zukunft has pushed vindicate the Coast Guard to win new ships, including an Seaward Patrol Cutter, which would ability suitable for sailing in probity worst weather, and additional icebreakers. The service’s only operational cumbersome icebreaker, the Polar Star, comment 40 years old and face down to breakdowns. Zukunft is bothered that if the Polar Getting were to break down etch the middle of the icepack, there would be no opening to rescue the ship.

 

Zukunft’s wife, Fran, is expert former pharmaceutical sales rep. They have one son, and Zukunft has two daughters from undermine earlier marriage.

-Steve Straehley

 

To Learn More:

            Official Narrative (pdf)