Commanding Officer's Biography
CDR Eric S. Gleason
Commander Eric Gleason graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 1992 earning a Bachelor of Science in Management. He was assigned to the USCGC Tahoma (WMEC 908) in New Bedfor, Massachusetts as a Deck Watch Officer. Upon completion of that tour, he was again assigned to a sea-going unit as the Executive Officer aboard the USCGC Baranof (WPB-1318) in Miami Beach, FL. Operational highlights included drug interdiction and extensive migrant relief during Operations ABLE MANNER and UPHOLD DEMOCRACY throughout the Caribbean Sea.
After earning his "Wings of Gold" from the Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Florida in 1997, Commander Gleason's initial aviation assignment was to Air Station Miami where he flew the HH-65A Dolphin helicopter and was designated as a Unit Instructor Pilot. In the Summer of 2002, he was assigned to duty as an HH-65 Flight Examiner at the Coast Guard's Aviation Training Center, Mobile, Alabama. Commander Gleason transitioned to both the Bravo and Charlie Models of the HH-65 and was instrumental in the development of the Airborne Use of Force and Rotary Air Interception policy and programs for Coast Guard Aviation. During that tour, he participated in the Coast Gaurd's distinguished rescue efforts along the devastated Gulf Coast in response to the destruction of Hurricanes Ivan and Katrina.
In 2006, he was assigned as the Aviation Detailer in the office of Officer Personnel Management at Coast Guard Personnel Command in Arlignton, Virginia, where he was responsible for the assignment of Coast Guard pilots and foreign liaison officers. His most recent tour was as the Operations Officer of Air Station Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Designated as Aircraft Commander in both the MH-60J and MH-60T helicopters, he directed Coast Gaurd Aviation operations throughout New England waters for four MH-60 Jayhawks and four HU-25C Guardian jet aircraft. In this capacity, he also supervised the operations of the Department of Homeland Security's only military airports.
Commander Gleason's personal decorations include the Air Medla, three Coast Guard Commendation Medals, two Coast Guard Achievement Medals, and three Commandant's Letters of Commendation. He earned a Masters of Public Administration from the University of South Alabama in 2006.
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CDR Eric S. Gleason
Commander Eric Gleason graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 1992 earning a Bachelor of Science in Management. He was assigned to the USCGC Tahoma (WMEC 908) in New Bedfor, Massachusetts as a Deck Watch Officer. Upon completion of that tour, he was again assigned to a sea-going unit as the Executive Officer aboard the USCGC Baranof (WPB-1318) in Miami Beach, FL. Operational highlights included drug interdiction and extensive migrant relief during Operations ABLE MANNER and UPHOLD DEMOCRACY throughout the Caribbean Sea.
After earning his "Wings of Gold" from the Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Florida in 1997, Commander Gleason's initial aviation assignment was to Air Station Miami where he flew the HH-65A Dolphin helicopter and was designated as a Unit Instructor Pilot. In the Summer of 2002, he was assigned to duty as an HH-65 Flight Examiner at the Coast Guard's Aviation Training Center, Mobile, Alabama. Commander Gleason transitioned to both the Bravo and Charlie Models of the HH-65 and was instrumental in the development of the Airborne Use of Force and Rotary Air Interception policy and programs for Coast Guard Aviation. During that tour, he participated in the Coast Gaurd's distinguished rescue efforts along the devastated Gulf Coast in response to the destruction of Hurricanes Ivan and Katrina.
In 2006, he was assigned as the Aviation Detailer in the office of Officer Personnel Management at Coast Guard Personnel Command in Arlignton, Virginia, where he was responsible for the assignment of Coast Guard pilots and foreign liaison officers. His most recent tour was as the Operations Officer of Air Station Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Designated as Aircraft Commander in both the MH-60J and MH-60T helicopters, he directed Coast Gaurd Aviation operations throughout New England waters for four MH-60 Jayhawks and four HU-25C Guardian jet aircraft. In this capacity, he also supervised the operations of the Department of Homeland Security's only military airports.
Commander Gleason's personal decorations include the Air Medla, three Coast Guard Commendation Medals, two Coast Guard Achievement Medals, and three Commandant's Letters of Commendation. He earned a Masters of Public Administration from the University of South Alabama in 2006.
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