R 240625Z JAN 10

ALCOAST 034/10

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 JACKSONVILLE'S 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 THIS

PAST WEEK. THE NAMES OF ALL APPLICANTS ARE LISTED ALPHABETICALLY:

PACM THOMAS COWAN FORCECOM RCMC

MECM ERIC JOHNSON SECTOR SAN JUAN CMC

MECM Darrell C. ODOM DOG RCMC

BMCM KENNETH J. ROCHE STA SHINNECOCK

BMCM GEORGE M. WILLIAMSON D5 RCMC

EACH CANDIDATE HAD A STELLAR RECORD AND REPRESENTED THE VERY BEST

IN OUR ENLISTED WORK FORCE. I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND THEM FOR THEIR

PAST SERVICE, DEDICATION TO THE COAST GUARD AND THANK THEM FOR

THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE IN THIS POSITION.

5. RELEASED BY ADM THAD ALLEN, COMMANDANT, U.S. COAST GUARD

6. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.