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Sally Brice-O'Hara (born c. 1953) is an American retired coast guardsman who was the 27th vice-commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard.

Education

Brice-O'Hara attended Annapolis High School where one of her classmates was

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. She graduated from

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, where she earned a

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degree in sociology in 1974. Brice-O'Hara received her Coast Guard commission from Officer Candidate School 1975. She received a

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degree in

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from

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, and a

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degree in national security strategy from the

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Career

Her previous

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assignments include: *Commander, Coast Guard District Fourteen,

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, Hawaii *Director, JIATF West, Honolulu, Hawaii *Director, Training and Reserve, Coast Guard Headquarters,

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*Commander, Coast Guard District Five,

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Her other assignments include: *Director of personnel management, Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, D.C. *Commanding officer, Training Center Cape May, New Jersey, the Coast Guard's only recruit training program *Member, Commandant's Strategic Planning Staff, Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, D.C. *Deputy commander, Coast Guard Activities Baltimore and alternate Captain of the Port, Baltimore, Maryland *Commander, Group Baltimore, Maryland *Officer assignment detailer, Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, D.C. *Planning officer, United States Coast Guard Support Center,

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*Commanding officer of Coast Guard Station,

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*Assistant director of admissions, United States Coast Guard Academy,

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*Executive officer of Coast Guard Station, New London, Connecticut *Fisheries and Law Enforcement duty officer, Coast Guard District Five, Portsmouth, Virginia

Deputy Commandant for Operations

Brice-O'Hara served as the deputy commandant for operations from 2008 to 2010. She oversaw the strategic integration of operational missions and the optimization of policy development and mission execution consistent with the Coast Guard's national priorities.

Vice-Commandant

Brice-O'Hara was the 27th vice-commandant of the United States Coast Guard. In a change of command ceremony on May 24, 2010, she relieved Vice Admiral

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.The Coast Guard Compass
– Change of Watch, Vice-Commandant of the Coast Guard She was only the second woman to be vice-commandant, the first being Vice Admiral

Vivien Crea Vivien Suzanne Crea (born 1952) 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 form ...

. In a change of command ceremony on May 18, 2012, she was relieved as vice-commandant by Vice Admiral John Currier.

Awards

Personal life

Brice-O'Hara is a longtime resident of

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. Brice-O'Hara has two sons with her husband Robert O'Hara.

References

External links

Official USCG Biography
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