
Captain Milne assumed command of Training Center Yorktown on 23 April 2009, reporting from Washington DC where he served as Chief, Office of Leadership and Professional Development.
A native of Seattle, Washington Captain Milne is a 1975 graduate of Recruit Basic Training in Alameda, CA and a 1986 graduate of Officer Candidate School in Yorktown, VA. He has served on several Coast Guard cutters and commanded the Cutters CAPE CORWIN, REDWOOD, and JUNIPER.
Captain Milne’s assignments ashore include Executive Petty Officer at Coast Guard Station Umpqua River; Search and Rescue Coordinator in the Second Coast Guard District and Nautical Science Instructor at the Coast Guard Academy. His Washington DC assignments include Financial Analyst in the Office of Financial Management; Surface Operations Assignment Officer at the Coast Guard Personnel Command; Coast Guard Liaison to the U. S. House of Representatives and; Chief, Office of Leadership and Professional Development.
Captain Milne completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration [summa cum laude] from Columbia College and later earned an M.B.A. [summa cum laude] from Renesselaer Polytechnic Institute. He also holds a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies awarded by the United States Naval War College in Newport, RI.
Captain Milne is married to the former Martina F. Eckroth from Dickenson, North Dakota. They have two children, Mr. Dean Milne and Mrs. Lacey (Milne) Yoho, and eight grandchildren.