Charles D. Michel

Vice Admiral Charles D. Michel is the 30th Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, having been confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 5, 2015

Education
Michel graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy with a degree in marine engineering with high honors in 1985. He also graduated in 1992 summa cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law as the salutatorian and is a member of The Florida Bar.

Career assignments
Michel has served on four cutters including a tour aboard USCGC Decisive (WMEC-629) as deck watch officer, USCGC Dauntless (WMEC-624) as executive officer, and tours as commanding officer on USCGC Cape Current (WPB-95307) and USCGC Resolute (WMEC-620). Other assignments have included a tour as staff attorney for the Eighth Coast Guard District at New Orleans, Louisiana and assignments at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. as head of the operations division the Office of Maritime and International Law and a later tour as chief of the same office. Michel also served a tour as Legislative Counsel for the Office of Congressional and Governmental Affairs. His flag assignments include Director, Governmental and Public Affairs, Military Advisor to the Secretary of Homeland Security, Director, harles D. Michel}}