Commander Matthew T. Meilstrup
United States Coast Guard
A Mishawaka, Indiana
native, Commander Meilstrup graduated from the United Stated Coast Guard
Academy in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Science. Upon
commissioning, Commander Meilstrup served as a Deck Watch Officer and
Operations Officer aboard USCGC GENTIAN (WLB 290), home-ported in Atlantic Beach,
North Carolina. His next tour was Operations Officer
in the U. S. Navy Exchange Program aboard the USS SIROCCO (PC 6), a
Cyclone-class Patrol Boat, and he assumed command of the USCGC POINT HURON
(WPB 82357) in 1996; both ships being home-ported in Little Creek, Virginia.
He served as the Hotel Company Officer at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut
from 1998 to 2001. From 2001 to 2002, he was assigned as the Navigator
aboard the tall ship, USCGC EAGLE (WIX 327). He was the Commanding Officer
of USCGC SASSAFRAS (WLB 401) in Guam and
later commissioned and commanded USCGC SEQUOIA (WLB 215) from 2002 to 2005.
He then served as a Regional Advisor in the Coast Guard Headquarters
International Affairs office.
From 2008 to 2010, he was the Executive Officer of USCGC JARVIS (WHEC 725)
in Honolulu, Hawaii.
On 13 August 2010, Commander Meilstrup assumed command of the USCGC
CONFIDENCE (WMEC 619), home-ported in Port
Canaveral,
Florida.
Commander Meilstrup’s
commendations include various personal, unit, and service awards.
In 2006, Commander Meilstrup earned a Masters Degree in International Public
Policy from The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at
JohnsHopkinsUniversity.
He also holds a Masters in Business Administration from RegisUniversity.
Download Plug-Ins: Some of the links on this page require a plug-in to view them. Links to the plug-ins are available below.
Adobe Acrobat Reader (PDF)
Adobe Acrobat Reader (PDF)