Vivien Suzanne Crea was born on 1952 and was the 25th Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard under Admiral Thad W Allen.
11 Facts About Vivien Crea
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Vivien Crea is the former Commander of the Coast Guard Atlantic Area, and was confirmed by the Senate to her historic post in June 2006.
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Vivien Crea previously became the first female in the US Armed Forces to serve as a military aide to a President in 1984.
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Vivien Crea later became the first woman to command an air station when she took over Air Station Detroit in 1992.
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In 2006 Vivien Crea became the first female Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard and the Coast Guard's first female vice admiral.
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Vivien Crea later became the first woman to be recognized as the USCG Ancient Albatross in 2008.
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Vivien Crea earned a master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as one from Central Michigan University, and a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
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Vivien Crea assumed command of Coast Guard Atlantic Area on July 16,2004.
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Vivien Crea served concurrently as Commander, Coast Guard Defense Force East.
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Vivien Crea previously served as Commander, First Coast Guard District, overseeing all Coast Guard operations in the Northeastern United States, from the Maine-Canada border to Northern New Jersey.
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Vivien Crea was commissioned an Ensign in the Coast Guard Reserve upon graduation from Officer Candidate School at Reserve Training Center, Yorktown, Virginia in December, 1973.