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FM COMLANTAREA COGARD PORTSMOUTH VA//A//
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SUBJ: CHANGE OF ATLANTIC AREA RESERVE COMMAND MASTER CHIEF
1. TODAY MASTER CHIEF WILLIAM DIKUN RELIEVED MASTER CHIEF DENNIS
KIRK AS ATLANTIC AREA RESERVE COMMAND MASTER CHIEF. PLEASE JOIN ME
IN WELCOMING MASTER CHIEF DIKUN TO THE ATLANTIC AREA TEAM!
2. MASTER CHIEF DIKUN COMES TO ATLANTIC AREA FROM THE FIRST COAST
GUARD DISTRICT WHERE HE SERVED HONORABLY FOR OVER FIVE YEARS. HE
HAS A STRONG OPERATIONAL BACKGROUND COVERING A VARIETY OF
SPECIALTIES INCLUDING OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS, SMALL BOAT STATION OPS,
AND DISASTER RESPONSE. MASTER CHIEF DIKUN IS A STRONG PROPONENT OF
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION WHO WILL ENHANCE OUR
PERSONNEL PROGRAMS AND HELP SHAPE OUR FUTURE WORKFORCE.
3. MASTER CHIEF DENNIS KIRK SERVED WITH DISTINCTION AS THE ATLANTIC
AREA RESERVE COMMAND MASTER CHIEF FOR OVER FOUR YEARS. HE WAS A
STRONG ADVOCATE FOR RESERVE FORCES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COAST
GUARD. HIS EXCEPTIONALLY HARD WORK AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION ON THE
COAST GUARD RESERVE FORCE POLICY BOARD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED
POLICIES AND PROCESSES IN RESERVE WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT. HE
INITIATED A NUMBER OF IMPROVEMENTS TO RESERVE FORCE READINESS AND
WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN RESOLVING DISCREPANCIES IN POLICY AFFECTING
BENEFITS, HEALTH CARE, AND TRAINING OF RESERVE PERSONNEL. HIS
LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONALISM, AND KNOWLEDGE WERE HIGHLY VALUED BY
THREE ATLANTIC AREA COMMANDERS: VADM HULL, VADM CREA, AND MYSELF. I
AM PLEASED HE WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THE ATLANTIC AREA AS
COMMAND MASTER CHIEF AT MARITIME FORCE PROTECTION UNIT KINGS BAY.
4. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
5. VADM D. B. PETERMAN, COMMANDER ATLANTIC AREA, SENDS.
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