Andrew Tiongson

Andrew Tiongson
Andrew Tiongson
	Official portrait, 2022
Born	June 15, 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 June 15, 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 July 8, 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 June 11, 2022.^[8]

References

^ "Biographical Information and Qualifications of Andrew J. Tiongson, USCG". United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. September 22, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "Coast Guard Pacific Area Command Holds Change-of-Command Ceremony". Homeland Security Today. July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 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 May 2, 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] (June 10, 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. September 22, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2022.

[2] "Coast Guard Pacific Area Command Holds Change-of-Command Ceremony". Homeland Security Today. July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 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 May 2, 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] (June 10, 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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