Sally Brice-O'Hara

Last updated
Sally Brice-O'Hara
VADM Brice-OHara.jpg
Vice Admiral Sally Brice-O'Hara
27th Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
Born1953 (age 7071)
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch Coast Guard
Rank US-O9 insignia.svg Vice admiral
Commands held14th Coast Guard District
JIATF West
5th Coast Guard District
Training Center Cape May
Group Baltimore
Station Cape May
Battles/wars Cold War
September 11, 2001 attacks
Awards Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit (5)
Flag of the Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard Flag of the Vice Commandant of the USCG.svg
Flag of the Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard

Vice Admiral Sally Brice-O'Hara (born c. 1953) [1] is an American retired Coast Guardsman who was the 27th Vice-Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard.

Contents

Education

Brice-O'Hara attended Annapolis High School where one of her classmates was Bill Belichick. [2] She graduated from Goucher College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology in 1974. Brice-O'Hara received her Coast Guard commission from Officer Candidate School 1975. She received a Master of Arts degree in public administration from Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, and a Master of Science degree in national security strategy from the National War College.

Career

Her previous flag officer assignments include:

Her other assignments include:

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 David Pekoske. [3] She was only the second woman to be vice-commandant, the first being Vice Admiral Vivien Crea. In a change of command ceremony on May 18, 2012, she was relieved as vice commandant by Vice Admiral John Currier.

Awards

Coast Guard Distinguished Service ribbon.svg Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal
1 golden star.svg
1 golden star.svg
1 golden star.svg
1 golden star.svg
Legion of Merit ribbon.svg
Legion of Merit with four gold stars, signifying five awards
Meritorious Service ribbon.svg Meritorious Service Medal
Operational Distinguishing Device.png
Award-star-silver-3d.png
Coast Guard Commendation ribbon.svg
Coast Guard Commendation Medal with one silver star and "O" Device
Coast Guard Achievement ribbon.svg Coast Guard Achievement Medal
Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbon.svg Commandant's Letter of Commendation

Personal life

Brice-O'Hara is a longtime resident of Annapolis, Maryland. [2] Brice-O'Hara has two sons with her husband Robert O'Hara. [2]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Commandant of the Coast Guard</span> Highest-ranking member of the United States Coast Guard

The commandant of the Coast Guard is the service chief and highest-ranking member of the United States Coast Guard. The commandant is an admiral, appointed for a four-year term by the president of the United States upon confirmation by the United States Senate. The commandant is assisted by a vice commandant, who is also an admiral, and two area commanders and two deputy commandants, all of whom are vice admirals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alfred C. Richmond</span> United States Coast Guard admiral (1902–1984)

Alfred Carroll Richmond was an admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 11th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard from 1954 to 1962, the second longest tenure of any U.S. Coast Guard Commandant following Russell R. Waesche who served from 1936 to 1946.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Merlin O'Neill</span>

Merlin O'Neill served as the tenth Commandant of the United States Coast Guard from 1 January 1950 to 1 June 1954.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joseph F. Farley</span>

Joseph Francis Farley served as the ninth Commandant of the United States Coast Guard from 1946 to 1949. He was also the first Coast Guard officer to be issued a service number and held #1000 on the Coast Guard officer rolls.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harry G. Hamlet</span> United States Coast Guard Commandant (1874–1954)

Harry Gabriel Hamlet was the seventh Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, from 1932 to 1936.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William E. Reynolds</span> Commandant of the United States Coast Guard (1860 - 1944)

William Edward Reynolds served as the fifth Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, from 1919 to 1924.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thad Allen</span> United States Coast Guard admiral (born 1949)

Thad William Allen is a former admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 23rd commandant from 2006 to 2010. Allen is best known for his performance directing the federal response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the Gulf Coast region from September 2005 to January 2006, and for his role as National Incident Commander of the Unified Command for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Robert J. Papp Jr. succeeded him as Commandant on 25 May 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Currier</span> American Coast Guard admiral (1951-2020)

Vice Admiral John P. Currier was the 28th Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. He assumed the position from Vice Admiral Sally Brice-O'Hara on May 18, 2012 and was relieved on May 20, 2014 by Vice Admiral Peter Neffenger.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vivien Crea</span> US Coast Guard admiral

Vivien Suzanne Crea 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.

This article covers the organization of the United States Coast Guard.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Walter Stratton Anderson</span> United States Navy admiral

Walter Stratton Anderson was a Vice Admiral of the United States Navy, who served as the Executive officer of USS Arizona in World War I and as Commander Battleships, Battle Force in the Pacific Fleet, and of the Gulf Sea Frontier, during World War II.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charles D. Wurster</span>

Charles D. Wurster is a retired vice admiral in the United States Coast Guard who last served as the Commander, Pacific Area and Commander, Defense Force West. He is now retired from the Coast Guard, is the President/CEO of the Port of San Diego, and serves as national commodore of the Sea Scouting division of the BSA.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jody A. Breckenridge</span> American Coast Guard admiral

Jody A. Breckenridge is a former commander of the U.S. Coast Guard's Pacific Area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John H. Brown Jr.</span> American football player and United States Navy admiral

John Herbert "Babe" Brown, Jr. was a decorated officer in the United States Navy with the rank of Vice admiral during World War II and an American football player. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Brown trained as submariner and served successively as Commander, Submarine Squadron 4 and Commander Training Command, Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet in the opening years of World War II. Brown was then promoted to Rear admiral and commanded Cruiser Division One during the bombardment of Japan in summer 1945.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ronald J. Rabago</span>

Ronald James Rábago is a retired United States Coast Guard rear admiral who in 2006 became the first person of Hispanic American descent to be promoted to flag rank in the United States Coast Guard. He retired as the assistant commandant for engineering and logistics and the United States Coast Guard's chief engineer in 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carl Frederick Holden</span> United States vice admiral (1895–1953)

Carl Frederick Holden was a decorated officer in the United States Navy who reached the rank of Vice Admiral. A veteran of both World Wars, he became an expert in Naval communications, graduating with a master's degree in electrical communications from Harvard University. Holden served as Director of Naval Communications between September 1942 - April 1943 and distinguished himself as commanding officer of the battleship USS New Jersey, the flagship of Admiral William F. Halsey. He rose to the admiral's rank in 1945 and commanded Cruiser Division 18 in late phase of the World War II.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">DeWitt Peck</span> U.S. Marine Corps Major General

DeWitt Peck was a decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of major general, who served as the 18th Assistant to the Major General Commandant of the Marine Corps during World War II. He later commanded the 1st Marine Division during Operation Beleaguer within Chinese Civil War.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cari Batson Thomas</span>

Cari Batson Thomas is a retired rear admiral of the United States Coast Guard and a 1984 graduate of the U. S. Coast Guard Academy. On January 22, 2010, Thomas became the third female commander of USCG Training Center Cape May to be advanced to a flag officer. Her final assignment was Assistant Commandant for Human Resources at the Coast Guard Academy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sandra L. Stosz</span> United States Coast Guard admiral

Sandra Leigh Stosz is a retired United States Coast Guard Vice Admiral whose final active duty assignment was as Deputy Commandant for Mission Support. Previously, she was chosen by the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, ADM Robert J. Papp to become the superintendent of the United States Coast Guard Academy in 2011. As such, she is the first woman to lead a United States service academy. At the time of her appointment to head the Coast Guard Academy, she was the Coast Guard's director of Reserve and leadership. Stosz was confirmed as a vice admiral in May 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Karl L. Schultz</span> US Coast Guard admiral

Karl Leo Schultz is a retired United States Coast Guard admiral who served as the 26th Commandant of the Coast Guard from 2018 to 2022.

References

  1. Ocala (Florida) Star-Banner, January 21, 1985
  2. 1 2 3 Sun, Candus Thomson, The Baltimore. "The Interview: Sally Brice-O'Hara". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2017-12-24.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. The Coast Guard Compass – Change of Watch, Vice-Commandant of the Coast Guard
Military offices
Preceded by Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
2010–2012
Succeeded by