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MCPO David Rochefort

Command Master Chief
US Coast Guard First District

Master Chief David Rochefort assumed duties as Command Master Chief for the First Coast Guard District, Boston, MA in June of 2011. His primary responsibility is to advise Rear Adm. Daniel A. Neptun, the Commander of the First Coast Guard District, on issues and initiatives pertaining to all Coast Guard members and their families within District One. The First District includes eight states in the Northeast and 2,000 miles of coastline from the U.S.-Canada border to northern New Jersey.

A 1987 graduate of Eisenhower High School in TX, he is an Intelligence Specialist by trade. He advanced to Chief Petty Officer in 2000, made Master Chief in 2007 and was assigned his first Command Master Chief assignment in 2009.

Prior to his current assignment, he served as the as the first Command Master Chief for the Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center in Norfolk, VA. Master Chief Rochefort’s underway assignments include full tours onboard the Coast Guard Cutters JARVIS, SHERMAN, ACTIVE, and LEGARE. His shore assignments include tours at Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) Morgan City, LA, VTS Houston, TX, VTS Valdez, AK, Coast Guard Headquarters (CG-212), and Coast Guard Atlantic Area Liaison to Navy Joint Forces Maritime Component Commander (JFMCC) North.

While onboard USCCG LEGARE he served as Command Chief and had the opportunity to deploy to the Mediterranean as part of the USS ENTERPRISE Battle Group. Additionally, while assigned to Coast Guard Headquarters, Master Chief Rochefort had the unique experience of serving as the Coast Guard’s first Intelligence Specialist (IS) Rating Force Master Chief and assisted in the formation and establishment of the Coast Guard Intelligence Specialist rating.

Master Chief Rochefort is a proud graduate of the Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Academy class LXXXIX and the Coast Guard Senior Enlisted Leadership Course class 02-10.

Master Chief Rochefort’s personal awards include two Meritorious Service Medals, one Coast Guard Commendation Medal with Operational Distinguishing Device, two Coast Guard Achievement Medals, the Coast Guard Permanent Cutterman’s Pin and numerous personal and service awards.

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