Daniel Abel
US Coast Guard admiral
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Daniel Bernhard Abel (born 11 May 1961) is a retired United States Coast Guard vice admiral who last served as Deputy Commandant for Operations from June 2018 to June 2020. He previously served as Director of Operations for United States Southern Command.[2][3][4]
Daniel B. Abel | |
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Official portrait, 2018 | |
| Nickname | Dan[1] |
| Born | 11 May 1961 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
Branch | United States Coast Guard |
Service years | 1983–2020 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands | Seventeenth Coast Guard District First Coast Guard District Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco |
| Awards | Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (4) |
| Education | United States Coast Guard Academy (BS) College of William & Mary (MBA) Industrial College of the Armed Forces (MS) |
Born in Dayton, Ohio on 11 May 1961, Abel graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 1983 with a B.S. degree in civil engineering. He later earned an M.B.A. degree from the College of William & Mary in 1994 and an M.S. degree in national security strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 2005.[1]
