Sector St. Petersburg - Deputy Commander

GUARDIANS OF THE GULF 

Commander Peter F. Martin

Commander Peter F. Martin received his commission in 1990 following conclusion of his academic career at the State University of New York College at Oswego where he was awarded Bachelor of Arts degrees in Public Justice and Political Science and concurrently satisfied requirements for a minor in Forensic Science.  Commander Martin accumulated considerable maritime law enforcement experience and sea-going time during initial tours as a deck watch officer aboard USCGC ESCANABA, homeported in Boston, MA; and as Officer in Charge Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 7F in Key West, FL.  Highlights included deployments to the North Arabian Gulf to participate in the enforcement of United Nations sanctions following Operation DESERT STORM and Port Au Prince, Haiti in support of Operation UPHOLD DEMOCACY as well as several drug seizures.  Upon conclusion of an 18 month tour as base operations officer in San Juan, Puerto Rico; Commander Martin was reassigned as a command center controller at Greater Antilles Section, where he developed expertise in maritime search and rescue while also prosecuting the counter-drug and alien migrant interdiction missions in the eastern Caribbean.  He was awarded a Certificate in Accounting from the University of Washington’s School of Business in 2000 and subsequently earned a master’s degree from the University of Washington’s School of Marine Affairs the following year.  Commander Martin served with distinction during assignment to the Department of State as Coast Guard Liaison to the Office of Marine Conservation, where he was involved in international negotiations and a variety of fisheries enforcement matters.  During his subsequent assignment as operations officer at Group Woods Hole, MA he was directly involved in the post-9/11 evolution of the maritime homeland security mission and continued to accumulate experience in maritime search and rescue.  Most recently, Commander Martin completed a four-year tour as Chief of Maritime Law Enforcement in the Thirteenth Coast Guard District where he was intimately involved in homeland security in the ports of Seattle, Tacoma and Portland, OR as well as ground-breaking maritime border enforcement initiatives with Canadian authorities.  

Commander Martin’s military awards include four Coast Guard Commendations Medals, one Coast Guard Achievement Medal and a variety of other awards including the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Southwest Asia Service Medal and several Humanitarian Service Medals.

USCG SECTOR ST. PETERSBURG
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ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33701
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