Commanding Officer
LT Dana E. Rupprecht
Biography
Lieutenant Rupprecht graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy
in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering. Her initial assignment was as a
Student Engineer onboard USCGC BOUTWELL (WHEC 719) homeported in Alameda,
California. LT Rupprecht was next assigned as the Executive Officer onboard
USCGC GALVESTON ISLAND (WPB 1349) homeported in Honolulu, Hawaii. LT
Rupprecht served as the International Travel Coordinator for the Commandant
and Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard before reporting to take Command of
the USCGC WASHINGTON. Lieutenant Rupprecht hails from Dayton,
Maryland.
Executive Officer
- LTJG Timothy Ozimek
Command Chief - MKC Marshall Preston
Command Philosophy: USCGC
WASHINGTON (WPB 1331)
MISSION:
As a Patrol Boat, we are first and foremost OPERATORS.
We conduct almost every Coast Guard mission, and it is critical that
we maintain our proficiency in safely executing these missions and
understand the impact our mission execution has.
TRAIN
AND MAINTAIN:
We need to practice continual upkeep of our craft as professional
mariners to stay sharp. In order to complete our missions, it is important
that we intimately know our operational area and our mission.
Additionally, as members of the Cuttermen community, we need to act
as professional mariners in our respective areas.
This may be as deck watch officers, quartermasters or engineers.
I challenge you to be creative in how you go about reaching this
goal, use your local resources, your fellow shipmates, other personnel in
the Coast Guard community, and explore how we can integrate technology to
work smarter. Likewise, we need
to continually maintain the condition of the ship.
The WASHINGTON is OUR ship;
practice ownership and take pride in her.
TEAMWORK
AND COMMUNICATION:
Being part of a Patrol Boat crew is a unique opportunity.
The camaraderie and friendships you forge here will be hard to
recreate in any other work environment.
We ALL bring something to this ship, and we ALL take something away.
Be aware of your strengths and weaknesses.
Share your strengths with your shipmates; improve your weaknesses
with their assistance.
Appropriately give and receive feedback as a tool to improve not only
yourself, but your work environment.
For junior members, appropriate feedback may mean requesting time
with your supervisor to discuss ways you could improve or passing
recommendations on how to improve a process.
For leaders, this means setting aside time for counseling those you
lead, giving constructive feedback and being open to receiving input.
Value the differences of your shipmates.
Our different backgrounds, different talents, different ways of
processing information, solving problems, etc is what makes us a TEAM.
YOURSELF, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR
SHIPMATES, YOUR EXPERIENCE:
Patrol Boat life is demanding.
When we get underway you need to be in peak condition so that we can
help others. Make sure your
family has contingency plans in place for emergencies and natural disasters.
Use the on base support system and utilize the Ombudsman and family
network of the WASHINGTON.
Look after your shipmates.
Many members are very removed from their home and their family.
Bring abnormal or unsafe behavior to the attention of a leader
onboard. Enjoy the unique
cultural opportunities and activities afforded by living on Guam - get out and explore the island!
LT D. E.
Rupprecht
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