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Lieutenant Commander John D. Cashman
Executive Officer
USCGC HARRIET LANE


LCDR John D. Cashman is currently serving as Executive Officer on USCGC HARRIET LANE (WMEC 903) home-ported in Portsmouth , Virginia .  The son of a career Navy officer, LCDR Cashman entered Officer Candidate School in January of 1999.  He was previously an assistant dockmaster in Marblehead , Massachusetts and operated small passenger vessels on a limited master’s license.  LCDR Cashman graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences with a focus in geophysical fluid dynamics.  In 2003 LCDR Cashman was selected for the Coast Guard’s funded Legal Post-Graduate Program and graduated cum laude with a concentration certificate in International Law from Suffolk University Law School in Boston , Massachusetts in May 2006. 

Upon graduating from OCS in May of 1999, LCDR Cashman served as Deck Watch Officer, Communications Officer, and Navigator in CGC CAMPBELL (WMEC 909).  During his tour, CGC CAMPBELL participated in BALTOPS 2000, three counter-narcotics patrols in the Caribbean and four First District Living Marine Resources patrols.

Following his tour on the CGC CAMPBELL, LCDR Cashman served from June 2001 to July 2003 as Executive Officer in CGC ASSATEAGUE (WPB 1337) home-ported in Honolulu , Hawaii .  He was recognized by the State as the Coast Guard’s 14th District “Top Cop” in 2002 for his counter-terrorism and domestic law enforcement efforts.  As a Coast Guard Judge Advocate, LCDR Cashman served for three months with the Marine Corps as a prosecutor at Camp Lejeune , NC followed by four years as a staff attorney for Commander, First Coast Guard District in Boston , MA .

LCDR Cashman’s personal awards include two Coast Guard Commendation Medals, two Coast Guard Achievement Medals, the Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal and six Meritorious Team Commendation awards.  Civilian awards include the Bronze Congressional Award for community service in 1993.

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