Vivien Crea
Military Person
1952 –
Who is Vivien Crea?
Vice Admiral Vivien S. Crea was the 25th Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard under Admiral Thad W. Allen. Crea held the second highest position in the Coast Guard, and she is the first woman to do so. 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.
Crea was the first woman to attain flag rank in the United States Coast Guard.
In 2010 she became first Coast Guard aviator to be inducted into the Women in Aviation Pioneer Hall of Fame
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- Born
- 1952
Seoul - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- University of Texas at Austin
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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on July 23, 2013
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