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COMMANDER'S CORNER
Vice Admiral Robert J. Papp, Jr.,
Commander, Atlantic Area
 

Vice Admiral Robert J. Papp, Jr. assumed the duties as Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area (LANTAREA) in July 2008, where he serves as the operational commander for all U.S. Coast Guard missions within the eastern half of the world.  LANTAREA ranges from the Rocky Mountains to the Arabian Gulf and spans an area of responsibility including five Coast Guard Districts, 42 states with over 14 million square miles, and serves with more than 51,000 military and civilian employees and Auxiliarists.

Vice Admiral Papp concurrently serves as Commander, Defense Force East and provides Coast Guard mission support to the Department of Defense and Combatant Commanders.

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Vice Adm. Robert J. Papp, Jr., (center) the commander of the U.S. Coast Guard's Atlantic Area command in Portsmouth, Va., presides over the time-honored change of command ceremony aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma, May 16, 2009, in Kittery, Maine. Cmdr. James Spotts (right) assumed command from Capt. Matthew vonRuden, who temporarily assumed command of Tahoma following the untimely death of its former commanding officer, Cmdr. Keith Willis, in February. Honored during the change of command ceremony was Willis' widow, Carolyn Ann Willis (foreground).

(Coast Guard photo/Lt. Cliff DeTemple)

 

 

 

 

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Trip to PATFORSWA July 2009
 		 Trip to PATFORSWA July 2009
 		 PATFORSWA ALL HANDS with Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano July 2009 Admiral Papp signs MOU with the Armed Forces of Malta July 11, 2009
Admiral Papp signs MOU with the Armed Forces of Malta July 11, 2009
 		 Admiral Papp signs MOU with the Armed Forces of Malta July 11, 2009
 		 Admiral Papp signs MOU with the Armed Forces of Malta July 11, 2009
 		 Admiral Papp and Secretary Homeland Security Janet Napolitano July 2009
 
Admiral Papp and Secretary Homeland Security Janet Napolitano July 2009 Admiral Papp and Secretary Homeland Security Janet Napolitano July 2009 Admiral Papp and Secretary Homeland Security Janet Napolitano July 2009 Admiral Papp and Secretary Homeland Security Janet Napolitano July 2009
   

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Photo Image Major Cutter Commanding Officers Conference, PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen and Vice Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr., commander of Coast Guard Atlantic Area, pose for a photograph with various cutter commanding officers during the Major Cutter Commanding Officers Conference in Virginia Beach, Va., Tuesday, April 14, 2009. D9 Auxiliary Symposium APR 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Last Modified 9/10/2009