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Vivien Crea
Born
1952 (age 71–72) Seoul, South Korea[1]
Allegiance
United States of America
Service/branch
United States Coast Guard
Years of service
1973–2009
Rank
Vice admiral
Commands held
Coast Guard Atlantic Area First Coast Guard District Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater Coast Guard Air Station Detroit
Battles/wars
Cold War Global War on Terrorism
September 11 attacks
Awards
Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (4)
Vivien Suzanne Crea[2] (born 1952)[1] was the 25th Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard under Admiral Thad W. Allen. Vice Commandant is the second highest position in the Coast Guard, and she was the first woman to hold it. She is the former Commander of the Coast Guard Atlantic Area, and was confirmed by the Senate to her historic post in June 2006. Crea retired on August 7, 2009, and was replaced by VADM David Pekoske.
She previously became the first female in the U.S. Armed Forces to serve as a military aide to a President in 1984.[3] Crea later became the first woman to command an air station when she took over Air Station Detroit in 1992. In 2000 she became the first woman to attain flag rank in the United States Coast Guard.[4] In 2006 Crea became the first female Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard and the Coast Guard’s first female vice admiral.[5] She later became the first woman to be recognized as the USCG Ancient Albatross in 2008.[3] In 2010, she became the first Coast Guard aviator to be inducted into the Women in Aviation International Pioneer Hall of Fame.[6]
^ abStewart, William (2014-11-26). Admirals of the World. McFarland. ISBN 9780786482887.
^"ME1714 (1-12), Vivien Crea". Michael Evans Portrait Project. December 17, 1984.
^ abThiesen, William H. "Vivien Crea—aviator, leader and trailblazer for women in the military". history.uscg.mil.
^Connie Braesch, Guardian of the Week – RDML Sandra Stosz, Coast Guard Compass, 2009 December 4 (accessed 2010 September 11). See also Sandra L. Stosz.
^"First female U.S. Coast Guard vice admiral to step down – Professional Mariner". 5 August 2009.
^"VADM Crea inducted into Women in Aviation Pioneer Hall of Fame « Coast Guard Compass". coastguard.dodlive.mil. Archived from the original on 2011-08-08.
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from West Point: Brigitte T. Wahwassuck (unknown tribal affiliation). VivienCrea becomes the first Coast Guard female officer assigned as a Military Aide...
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