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Commander Matthew Walker
Commanding Officer, USCGC Steadfast (WMEC-623)
Commander Matthew Walker entered the Coast Guard Nov 1, 1982. Raised in Upstate Bath, New York, he continued on with a successful enlisted career in the Coast Guard, serving in USCGC BIBB, USCGC DALLAS, and STA Oregon Inlet. Matthew Walker then attended Youngstown State University and Cornell University, receiving a bachelor degree in English Literature. He also has a Master of Arts in Military History from Norwich University. He attended Officer Candidate School, Yorktown, VA and was commissioned February 26, 1993.
Commander Walker’s first assignment was Deck Watch Officer in USCGC BASSWOOD 1993-1995 home ported in Guam. He then served as Navigator in USS FORD 1995-1997 as part of the Navy Exchange Officer program. He served as Commanding Officer USCGC MANITOU 1997-1999, patrolling the waters of southern Florida and the Caribbean. From 2002 to 2004 he served as the Operations Officer in USCGC POLAR STAR and USCGC MUNRO; 2008-2010 he served as Executive Officer in USCGC MELLON, and 2010-2012 Commanding Officer of USCGC STEADFAST.
His other assignments include Coast Guard Liaison Officer Afloat Training Group Pacific Northwest, Aids to Navigation Section Chief, District 13 staff, Liaison officer to the 51st Marine Expeditionary Unit in Operation Iraqi Freedom, along with serving with the 1st Infantry Division in Desert Storm. His personal awards include five Coast Guard Commendation medals, a Navy/Marine Corps Commendation medal, and a Navy Achievement medal. He is a qualified Surface Warfare Officer and a Cutterman.
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