Andrew Joseph Tiongson (born June 15, 1967)[1] is a United States Coast Guard vice admiral. Vice Admiral Tiongson has served concurrently as Commander, Pacific Area and Commander, Defense Force West since July 8, 2022.[2] He most recently served as the Director of Operations (J3) at the United States Southern Command and was previously Commander of the Coast Guard First District. In his first flag assignment, he served as the Coast Guard's Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Commandant for Resources .[3][4][5][6][7]
Andrew Tiongson | |
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 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Born | June 15, 1967 Chelsea, Maine |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Coast Guard |
| Years of service | 1989–present |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
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He was promoted to his present rank of vice admiral on June 11, 2022.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Biographical Information and Qualifications of Andrew J. Tiongson, USCG". United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. September 22, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ "Coast Guard Pacific Area Command Holds Change-of-Command Ceremony". Homeland Security Today. July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Southern Command > About > Leadership > J3 Operations". www.southcom.mil.
- ^ "RDML Andrew J. Tiongson, USCG" (PDF). Office of the Deputy Commandant for Mission Support, U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ "Coast Guard welcomes new Northeast commander | Coast Guard News". coastguardnews.com.
- ^ "Coast Guard supports 73rd U.N. General Assembly operations". DVIDS.
- ^ "Coast Guard welcomes new Northeast commander". DVIDS.
- ^ U.S. Southern Command [@Southcom] (June 10, 2022). "3-Star Promotion: Congrats to our departing Director of Operations, @USCG Vice Adm. Andrew J. Tiongson, who was promoted today to Vice Admiral" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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