Charles D. Michel
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| Allegiance |
 United States of America |
| Service/branch |
 United States Coast Guard |
| Years of service | 1985–present |
| Rank |
 Vice admiral |
| Commands held |
Director of Joint Interagency Task Force South Commanding Officer of USCGC Resolute Commanding Officer of USCGC Cape Current |
| Awards |
Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal Coast Guard Commendation Medal Distinguished Service Medal of the Colombian Navy (Surface) |
Charles D. Michel is a United States Coast Guard officer. He is the 30th Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, having been confirmed for the position by the U.S. Senate on August 5, 2015.[1]
Early life and education
Michel graduated from Brandon High School at Brandon, Florida in 1981. 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.[2]
Career
Michel has served on four cutters including a tour aboard USCGC Decisive as deck watch officer, USCGC Dauntless as executive officer, and tours as commanding officer on USCGC Cape Current and USCGC Resolute.[2] 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.[2] His flag assignments include Director, Governmental and Public Affairs, Military Advisor to the Secretary of Homeland Security, Director, Joint Interagency Task Force South, Deputy Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, and Deputy Commandant of Operations at Coast Guard Headquarters.[2]
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Personal life
In addition to his military awards, Michel was the American Bar Association Young Lawyer of the Year for the Coast Guard in 1995, and the Judge Advocate’s Association Career Armed Services Attorney of the Year for the U.S. Coast Guard in 2000.[2] Also, Michel has received the USCG Public Service Commendation certificate.[2]
Notes
- Citations
- References cited
- "Vice Admiral Charles D. Michel" (PDF). Coast Guard Flag Biographies. U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- "Flag Officer and Senior Executive Service Assignments". Internet Releasable Announcements. U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 10 August 2015.