Rear Admiral Thomas H. Gilmour
Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety,
Security and Environmental Protection United States Coast Guard
Rear Admiral Gilmour became the Assistant Commandant for Marine
Safety, Security and Environmental Protection in June 2003.
In this capacity, he directs national and international regulatory
programs for commercial vessel safety, port safety and security,
waterways management, and marine environmental protection.
RADM Gilmour’s first flag assignment was Commander
of Maintenance and Logistics Command Pacific, Alameda, California
from 2001-2003, where he directed logistical and system support
for all units and personnel in the Pacific Area. His staff
assignments include: Chief of Staff of the 13th Coast Guard
District in Seattle, Washington, from 2000-2001 and Director
of Field Activities for the Assistant Commandant for Marine
Safety and Environmental Protection where he oversaw all Marine
Safety Operations, from 1997-2000. He also headed the U.S.
Delegation to the Flag State Implementation Sub-Committee
at the International Maritime Organization in London. He was
Executive Director of the Interagency Ship Structure Congress
from 1986-1989. Earlier he was an engineer in the Marine Technical
and Hazardous Materials Division.
A 1972 graduate of the Coast Guard Academy, RADM Gilmour
later attended the University of Michigan earning Master of
Science degrees in both Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
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