Andrew Tiongson
U.S. Coast Guard admiral
- Coast Guard Pacific Area
- Coast Guard First District
- USCGC James (WMSL-754)
- USCGC Legare (WMEC-912)
- Defense Superior Service Medal
- Legion of Merit (4)
- United States Coast Guard Academy (BS)
- George Washington University (MS)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS)
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]
He was promoted to his present rank of vice admiral on June 11, 2022.[8]
References
- ^ "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.
External links
- Media related to Andrew Tiongson at Wikimedia Commons
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Preceded by Todd A. Sokalzuk | Assistant Commandant for Resources and Chief Financial Officer of the United States Coast Guard 2016–2018 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Steven D. Poulin | Commander of the Coast Guard First District 2018–2020 | |
Director of Operations of the United States Southern Command 2020–2022 | ||
Preceded by | Commander of the Coast Guard Pacific Area and Defense Force West 2022–present | Incumbent |
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