Response Prevention Planning Logistics
MASTER CHIEF BOATSWAINS MATE
JAMES A. BORDELL
Command Master Chief
United States Coast Guard
"It’s a privilege to serve as Sector Delaware Bay’s Command Master Chief (CMC). As the Silver Badge CMC, it is my job to represent the 500 enlisted members within the Sector while simultaneously communicating the Sector Commanders goals and direction. I do this through interaction with all personnel in the field. I communicate enlisted viewpoints and concerns directly to the Sector Commander and staff. The CMC is in a position to act as a 'field reality check' for decision makers. I am not in the chain of command; however I strengthen it by working within it. I act as an “information resource” by keeping current on issues in the Coast Guard through the CMC network and other sources. I am here to assist all Coast Guard personnel and subordinate commands as required."
Office: 215.271.4805 USCG Sector Delaware Bay
Cell: 267.707.8830 One Washington Avenue
Fax: 215.271.4967 Philadelphia, PA 19147
Master Chief Bordell enlisted in the Coast Guard immediately after high school in 1983.
During his career he has served onboard the construction tender USCGC Pamlico in New Orleans, LA, the harbor tug USCGC Tackle in Crisfield, MD, Support Center Kodiak Alaska as part of the security police detachment, as a coxswain at Station Wrightsville Beach, NC, as the Executive Petty Officer of the USCGC Point Warde in Wrightsville Beach, NC, as an instructor at the North Pacific Regional Fisheries Training Center located in Kodiak, AK, Officer in Charge of Coast Guard Station Toledo, OH, Command Senior Chief and Cutter/Station Support Manager for Group Sault Ste. Marie, MI, Officer in Charge Coast Guard Station Marblehead, OH and Officer in Charge ANT Cape May, NJ.
He has earned the following medals and awards; Coast Guard Commendation Medal (3), Coast Guard Achievement Medal (2), Commandant Letter of Commendation Ribbon (3), DOT Gold Medal for Outstanding Achievement, Meritorious Unit Commendation (3), Commendation Ribbon (2), Bicentennial Unit Commendation, Good Conduct Medal (8), National Defense Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Special Operations Service Medal, Coast Guard Sea Service Ribbon, Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon, Pistol Sharpshooter Ribbon, and these permanent Breast Insignias Cutterman, Coxswain and Boat Force Operations (advanced).