Commander, Rear Admiral John C. Vann
Rear Admiral John “Jay” Vann assumed duties as Commander, Coast Guard Cyber Command located in Washington, DC. in May 2022. He is responsible for conducting full-spectrum cyberspace operations in support of Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Defense mission objectives.
Rear Admiral Vann recently completed an assignment as Deputy Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Personnel Service Center, where he oversaw execution of the Coast Guard’s human resource policies by recruiting, assigning, and managing nearly 45,000 members of the active duty and reserve workforces. Prior to that, in June 2021, he completed a Military Fellowship at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Rear Admiral Vann previously served as Assistant Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and Commanding Officer of the Coast Guard’s largest training center in Yorktown, Virginia. A career operations afloat officer, he commanded Coast Guard cutters HARRIET LANE and ASSATEAGUE, and served onboard cutters ACTIVE, GALLATIN, and FORWARD.
His assignments ashore have included duty as both Future Operations and Cutter Forces Chief at Coast Guard Atlantic Area, as Support and Special Staff Assignments Officer in the Officer Assignments Branch of the Coast Guard Personnel Service Center, and as the Coast Guard’s first e-Learning Program Manager on the Commandant’s Training, Workforce Performance and Development staff.
Rear Admiral Vann is a 1992 graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. He holds a Master of Science degree in Instructional Systems from Florida State University and a Master’s Degree in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Air Force’s Air War College. In 2019, Rear Admiral Vann graduated from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education’s Institute for Educational Management.
Rear Admiral Vann’s military decorations include two Coast Guard Legions of Merit, four Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medals, five Coast Guard Commendation Medals, and the permanent Cutterman’s Pin. He was awarded the 2015 Secretary of Homeland Security’s Gold Medal for Exceptional and Distinguished Service, and was designated an Honorary Chief Petty Officer in 2018. Rear Admiral Vann and his wife Darlene are the proud parents of daughters LT Hailey Murray, MC, USN, and Madison Vann.
Deputy Commander Captain Adam Morrison
Captain Adam Morrison relieved the duties as Deputy Commander, Coast Guard Cyber Command located in Washington D.C in July 2021. He is responsible for supporting the Commander’s ability to conduct operations and deliver effects in and through the cyberspace operational domain.
Captain Morrison reports to CG Cyber Command having most recently served as the first Commanding Officer of Coast Guard Cutter STONE – the Coast Guard’s ninth National Security Cutter homeported in Charleston, South Carolina. Following delivery, Captain Morrison and his crew completed OPERATION SOUTHERN CROSS, a multi-month deployment to the South Atlantic to spotlight illegal fishing practices.
Prior to STONE, Captain Morrison served as the first U.S. Coast Guard Attaché assigned to Defense Attaché Office Tokyo within the United States Embassy. He has previously served in six U.S. Coast Guard cutters prior to STONE, including: PLANETREE; EAGLE; SENECA; Commanding Officer of the Cutter CHANDELEUR; HARRIET LANE; and Commanding Officer of the Cutter MOHAWK. His assignments ashore have included duty as a: Nautical Science Instructor on the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s Professional Development faculty; Congressional Fellow to the Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Homeland Security Appropriations; and as a Budget and Program Reviewer for the Commercial Regulations & Standards Directorate (CG-5PS), Inspections & Compliance Directorate (CG-5PC), and the Incident Management & Preparedness Directorate (CG-5RI).
Captain Morrison is a 1995 graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Government. He also holds a Master in Public Policy degree from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs.
Captain Morrison’s military decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, four Meritorious Service Medals, four Coast Guard Commendation Medals, the Coast Guard Achievement Medal, and the Commandant’s Letter of Commendation.