Vivien Crea
Vivien Suzanne Crea[2] (born 1952)[1] was the 25th Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard under Admiral Thad W. Allen.She is the former Commander of the Coast Guard Atlantic Area, and was confirmed by the Senate to her historic post in June 2006.This post is the operational commander for all Coast Guard activities in an area of responsibility spanning five Coast Guard Districts, over 14,000,000 square miles (36,000,000 km2) covering the Eastern and Midwestern United States from the Rocky Mountains to Maine and Mexico, out across the Atlantic and through the Caribbean Sea, involving over 33,000 military and civilian employees, and 30,000 auxiliarists.As a Coast Guard aviator, Vice Admiral Crea has flown the C-130 Hercules turboprop, HH-65 Dolphin helicopter, and Gulfstream II jet.During Crea's tenure as Vice Commandant, she held the title of Ancient Albatross, the longest serving aviator in the Coast Guard.