R 171920Z FEB 10

ALCOAST 080/10
COMDTNOTE 1401
SUBJ: SELECTION OF MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER OF THE COAST GUARD
RESERVE FORCE
1. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE SELECTION OF BMCM MARK H. ALLEN AS
THE NEXT MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER OF THE COAST GUARD RESERVE
FORCE. HE WILL RELIEVE MCPO-CGRF JEFFREY D. SMITH DURING A CHANGE
OF WATCH CEREMONY ON 15 MAY 2010 AT TISCOM, ALEXANDRIA, VA.
2. BMCM ALLEN CURRENTLY SERVES AS SECTOR JACKSONVILLES RESERVE
COMMAND MASTER CHIEF AND HAILS FROM FORT WASHINGTON, MD. HE
ENLISTED IN THE COAST GUARD IN APRIL 1977 AND HAS SERVED IN THE
LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COAST GUARD RESERVE
AFFAIRS BRANCH AT CGHQ, STATION ST. INIGOES (MD), STATION
WASHINGTON (DC), AND STATION ALEXANDRIA (VA). BMCM ALLEN HAS BEEN
RECALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY IN RESPONSE TO CONTINGENCIES SUCH AS THE
9/11 TERRORIST ATTACKS, EL TORO II SINKING, AIR FLORIDA FLIGHT 90
CRASH, AND MARIEL BOAT LIFT. HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE
COAST GUARD RESERVIST EDITORIAL BOARD. BMCM ALLEN HAS ALSO BEEN A
PERSONAL MENTOR TO ME REGARDING RESERVE AFFAIRS AND HAS PROVEN YOU
CAN LEAD FROM ANY LEVEL IN AN ORGANIZATION.
3. BMCM ALLEN HAS DEMONSTRATED HIS COMMITMENT TO OUR CORE VALUES OF
HONOR, RESPECT, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY BY HIS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
DURING A 32-YEAR COAST GUARD CAREER.
4. A NUMBER OF OUTSTANDING MASTER CHIEFS WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS
APPLIED FOR THIS IMPORTANT AND PRESTIGIOUS POSITION. AFTER A REVIEW
OF ALL CANDIDATES, THREE FINALISTS WERE CHOSEN FOR INTERVIEWS.
THREE NAMES WERE PREVIOUSLY OMMITTED DUE TO ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR.
ALL APPLICANTS ARE LISTED ALPHABETICALLY:
PACM THOMAS COWAN                  FORCECOM RCMC
SKCM SANDRA J. FLETCHER            SECCEN (DCMS-342)
ISCM JENNIFER D. JENSEN            COMDT (CG-531)
MECM ERIC JOHNSON                  SECTOR SAN JUAN CMC
YNCM DAVID R. MCCALLUM             FORCECOM (FC-1)
MECM DARRELL C. ODOM               DOG RCMC
BMCM KENNETH J. ROCHE              STA SHINNECOCK
BMCM GEORGE M. WILLIAMSON          D5 RCMC
5. I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND ALL OF THE APPLICANTS FOR THEIR PAST
SERVICE, AND DEDICATION TO THE COAST GUARD WHILE THANKING THEM FOR
THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE IN THIS POSITION.
6. RELEASED BY ADM THAD ALLEN, COMMANDANT, U.S. COAST GUARD.
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.