Michael P. Leavitt

Michael Phillip Leavitt (born September 11, 1960) is the eleventh and current Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard (MCPOCG), assuming the position from MCPOCG Charles W. Bowen on May 21, 2010. Leavitt was previously serving as the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Deputy Commandant for Operations at Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, DC. He was born in 1960 in Fruitland, Idaho.

Personal
Master Chief Leavitt's assignments have included:


 * USCGC Boutwell (WHEC-719) in Seattle, Washington
 * Station Coos Bay, Oregon
 * Station Umpqua River, Oregon
 * USCGC Naushon (WPB-1311) in Ketchikan, Alaska
 * Executive Petty Officer (XPO) of Station Siuslaw River, Oregon
 * Officer in Charge (OIC) of Station Maui, Hawaii
 * XPO of USCGC Kanawha (WLR-75407), Pine Bluff, Arkansas
 * OIC of USCGC Point Doran (WPB-82375), Everett, Washington
 * OIC of CG Station Hatteras Inlet and Station Ocracoke, North Carolina
 * OIC of CG Station Humboldt Bay, California
 * OIC of CG Station Tillamook Bay, Oregon
 * OIC of CG Station Cape Disappointment, Ilwaco, Washington

Master Chief Leavitt's awards include the Coast Guard Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with an operational distinguishing device, five Coast Guard Commendation Medals with the operational distinguishing device, three Coast Guard Achievement Medals with the operational distinguishing device and numerous other individual and unit awards. He has earned a permanent Cutterman Insignia, Surfman Badge and the Officer in Charge Afloat and Ashore devices. He is a graduate of the Chief Petty Officers Academy Class 34. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) and is pursuing a Master of Arts in Training and Education.

Awards and decorations

 * 7 Service Stripes.