Thomas H. Collins

Thomas Hansen Collins (born 25 June 1946)[2] is a former admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 22nd commandant from May 2002 to May 2006.A native of Stoughton, Massachusetts, Collins graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1968 and later served as a faculty member within the Humanities Department.Collins started his U.S. Coast Guard career as a deck watch officer and first lieutenant aboard the cutter Vigilant.Following that assignment, he served a two-year tour as commanding officer of the cutter USCGC Cape Morgan, a patrol boat homeported in Charleston, South Carolina.[5] Collins has served as a director on the boards of numerous companies such as EID Passport Inc., USIS Inc., and Terma North America, and the U.S. Coast Guard Foundation.
Collins orating before an audience of U.S. Coast Guard recruits at Recruit Training Center Cape May in June 2004
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