Andrew Tiongson

Andrew Tiongson
Andrew Tiongson
	Official portrait, 2022
Born	15 June 1967 (age 57); Chelsea, Maine
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Coast Guard
Years of service	1989–present
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands	Coast Guard Pacific Area; Coast Guard First District; USCGC James (WMSL-754); USCGC Legare (WMEC-912);
Awards	Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit (4);
Alma mater	United States Coast Guard Academy (BS); George Washington University (MS); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS);

Andrew Joseph Tiongson (born 15 June 1967)^[1] is a United States Coast Guard vice admiral. Vice Admiral Tiongson has served concurrently as Commander, Pacific Area and Commander, Defense Force West since 8 July 2022.^[2] He most recently served as the Director of Operations (J3) at the United States Southern Command and was previously Commander of the Coast Guard First District. In his first flag assignment, he served as the Coast Guard's Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Commandant for Resources .^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

He was promoted to his present rank of vice admiral on 11 June 2022.^[8]

References

^ "Biographical Information and Qualifications of Andrew J. Tiongson, USCG". United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ "Coast Guard Pacific Area Command Holds Change-of-Command Ceremony". Homeland Security Today. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ "U.S. Southern Command > About > Leadership > J3 Operations". www.southcom.mil.
^ "RDML Andrew J. Tiongson, USCG" (PDF). Office of the Deputy Commandant for Mission Support, U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ "Coast Guard welcomes new Northeast commander | Coast Guard News". coastguardnews.com.
^ "Coast Guard supports 73rd U.N. General Assembly operations". DVIDS.
^ "Coast Guard welcomes new Northeast commander". DVIDS.
^ U.S. Southern Command [@Southcom] (10 June 2022). "3-Star Promotion: Congrats to our departing Director of Operations, @USCG Vice Adm. Andrew J. Tiongson, who was promoted today to Vice Admiral" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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Military offices
Preceded by Todd A. Sokalzuk	Assistant Commandant for Resources and Chief Financial Officer of the United States Coast Guard 2016–2018	Succeeded by Thomas G. Allan Jr.
Preceded by Steven D. Poulin	Commander of the Coast Guard First District 2018–2020
Preceded by Steven D. Poulin	Director of Operations of the United States Southern Command 2020–2022
Preceded by Michael F. McAllister	Commander of the Coast Guard Pacific Area and Defense Force West 2022–present	Incumbent

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[commerce-1] "Biographical Information and Qualifications of Andrew J. Tiongson, USCG". United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

[2] "Coast Guard Pacific Area Command Holds Change-of-Command Ceremony". Homeland Security Today. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

[3] "U.S. Southern Command > About > Leadership > J3 Operations". www.southcom.mil.

[4] "RDML Andrew J. Tiongson, USCG" (PDF). Office of the Deputy Commandant for Mission Support, U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

[5] "Coast Guard welcomes new Northeast commander | Coast Guard News". coastguardnews.com.

[6] "Coast Guard supports 73rd U.N. General Assembly operations". DVIDS.

[7] "Coast Guard welcomes new Northeast commander". DVIDS.

[8] U.S. Southern Command [@Southcom] (10 June 2022). "3-Star Promotion: Congrats to our departing Director of Operations, @USCG Vice Adm. Andrew J. Tiongson, who was promoted today to Vice Admiral" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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