Master Chief Chris Cole is currently serving as the Command Master Chief for Base Alameda. MCPO Cole enlisted in June 2001 and attended basic training at Cape May, N.J. Upon graduation, orders were issued to USCGC FORWARD, Portsmouth, VA. Upon graduation from TC A-school, he served at Group Lower Mississippi, Memphis, TN as a Search and Rescue Controller. USCGC RESOLUTE as Communications Watchstander Supervisor. Followed by Sector North Carolina, Fort Macon, NC as an Operations Unit Controller. District Seventeen, Juneau, AK as a Command Duty Officer. USCGC MELLON, Seattle, WA as the Unit Command Chief, CIC, and Radio Watch Supervisor. TRACEN Petaluma, Petaluma, CA as the Operations Specialist Assistant School Chief. USAFRICOM, Stuttgart, Germany serving as the J31 Command Senior Enlisted Leader and Joint Operations Center Superintendent. Returning to District Seventeen, Juneau, AK as the Command Center Supervisor & SAR Mission Coordinator (SMC). MCPO Cole is a graduate of the Chief Petty Officer Academy class CCI and of class 70 of the Senior Enlisted Leadership Course. An active member in the Chief Petty Officer Association since joining in 2014. Having previously served as CPOA North Bay Chapter President, CPOA Juneau Chapter Secretary after the position was vacated unexpectedly. Prior to CPOA, Master Chief was in the CG Enlisted Association, serving as the Juneau branch Vice President in 2013.

Master Chief is pursuing his degree for a Bachelor of Science with a concentration in entrepreneurship. He was born and raised in Kingstree, SC and currently resides in Benicia, CA with his amazing wife Cassie M. Cole. They have one son Gavin, who may be wittier than him.

Statement of Nomination:

I am looking to be nominated to serve on the board based on what I’ve witnessed the CPOA accomplish since I joined the USCG in 2001. The CPOA has been a life ring to many people multiple times when they were perhaps not sure how they were going to move forward. The CPOA has always been there to help our retirees, service members, families, and local communities in a time of need. Our past Board members offered a pathway for us to support those people struggling. In my humble opinion, it would be a worthwhile experience to be a part of the board of directors to continue finding new paths and keeping our existing options available. Thank you in advance for your consideration.