Rear Admiral Steven E. Day United States Coast Guard Reserve Deputy Commander for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs Atlantic Area

Rear Admiral Steven E. Day assumed his duties as Deputy Commander for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs, Coast Guard Atlantic Area in June 2008. The Area of Operations for this command ranges from the Rocky Mountains to the Arabian Gulf. He is responsible for ensuring over 4,400 Atlantic Area Reservist remain trained and ready to mobilize to support any of the three Coast Guard Reserve Missions.

RADM Day enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard in 1967. After recruit training, he attended Damage Controlman School at Governors Island NY. As a Damage Controlman, RADM Day held assignments at TRASUPCEN Alameda CA, USCGC Tanager, Reserve Unit Duluth MN, and Reserve Unit Green Bay WI, where he was promoted to DC1 in 1977.

RADM Day received his commission in 1979 at the rank of Ensign. Assignments as an officer have included; Reserve Green Bay, Commanding Officer oJordan in 1985 and 1987, Operations Officer of PSU 303 Milwaukee WI, where he deployed to the Port of Damman Saudi Arabia in support of OPERATION DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM from September 1990 to April 1991. Upon release from active duty in 1991, RADM Day’s assignments included: CO RU Green Bay, CO PSU 303 Milwaukee, USTRANSCOM. CO PSU 309 where his unit conducted deployments to Pohang, Korea, Dukaylah, Egypt, OPSAIL 2000, New York City and Manama, Bahrain. Beginning in 2001, RADM Day was then assigned to USTRANSCOM, with a follow on tour as the CO, CG Element, JFCOM Norfolk and CO, JTRU JFCOM, Norfolk, VA.

In March of 2003, RADM Day was again recalled to active duty in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, assigned to the Pentagon, National Military Command Center and Coast Guard Headquarters, Defense Operations. Upon release from active duty, he was assigned as the Senior Reserve Officer, Deputy Chief of Staff CGD5 and then PACAREA as the Reserve Chief of Staff/Senior Reserve Officer. RADM Day was recalled for OPERATION UNIFIED RESPONSE in January 2010, and again for DEEPWATER HORIZON response in April/May and June/July of 2010.

RADM Day’s personal awards include a Defense Meritorious Service Medal, three Meritorious Service Medals, three Joint Defense Commendation Medals, two Coast Guard Commendation Medals, Navy Commendation Medal, Coast Guard Achievement Medal and a Joint Defense Achievement Medal and numerous other personal and unit decorations.

RADM Day holds an Associates of Arts from Gogebic Community College, a Bachelors degree from Northern Michigan University and a Masters degree from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point.