Commander, Rear Admiral Jason P. Tama
Rear Admiral Jason Tama assumed duties as Commander, Coast Guard Cyber Command, in May 2024. 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 Jason Tama most recently served as the Executive Assistant to the Vice Commandant. In this role, he acted as the Executive Agent and Chief of Staff for the Vice Commandant, who is the Coast Guard’s Chief Operating Officer and Component Acquisition Executive. Prior to this role, Rear Admiral Tama served as the Senior Director for Resilience at the White House National Security Council (NSC), where he oversaw national policy for critical infrastructure security and resilience, domestic preparedness and incident response, supply chain resilience, disaster recovery and mitigation, and Federal mission resilience. During his time at the NSC, Rear Admiral Tama helped lead the domestic response to multiple national crises, including major hurricanes and wildfires, cyber attacks, supply chain disruptions, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Rear Admiral Tama previously served as the Captain of the Port of New York and New Jersey, overseeing one of the Coast Guard’s largest operational commands and the busiest port complex on the East Coast. Other operational, staff, and special assignments include Deputy Chief of the Coast Guard Office of Budget and Programs; Chief of the Prevention Department at Sector San Francisco; Coast Guard FY 2011 Budget Coordinator in the Office of Budget and Programs; Chief of Waterways Management at Sector Puget Sound; Marine Inspector at Marine Safety Office Puget Sound; Naval Architect and Marine Salvage Engineer at the Coast Guard Marine Safety Center; and Operations and Law Enforcement Officer on the Coast Guard Cutter MARIPOSA (WLB-397).
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with high honors from the United States Coast Guard Academy; a Master of Engineering in Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley; and a Master of Business Administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management. He is an MIT Sloan Fellow, Brookings Institution Federal Executive Fellow, Marshall Memorial Fellow, and White House Fellows National Finalist.
Individual military decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (two awards), Meritorious Service Medals (three awards), and other personal and unit awards. Rear Admiral Tama is also an Honorary Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer, an Honorary FDNY Battalion Chief, an Eagle Scout, and a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
Deputy Commander, Captain Joseph E. Meuse
Captain Meuse reported to Coast Guard Cyber Command from the Leadership Development Center in New London, CT. Captain Meuse is a 1998 graduate of the Coast Guard Academy with a Bachelor’s degree in Government. Upon receiving his commission, Captain Meuse reported to the Coast Guard Cutter MOHAWK in Key West, Fl. There, he served as a Deck Watch Officer and unit Law Enforcement Officer, participating in numerous successful counter-drug, fisheries enforcement, and alien migrant interdiction patrols, as well as the multinational UNITAS exercise.
Upon completing that tour, Captain Meuse was selected for the Coast Guard's Deployable Specialized Forces (DSF) as a Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) Officer in Charge at Tactical Law Enforcement Team (TACLET) South where he earned his Deployable Team Leader qualification and Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Insignia. He led LEDET 408 on numerous counter-drug missions in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific aboard Allied and U.S. Navy vessels and conducted the service's first Unannounced Nighttime Boarding of the fishing vessel Recuerdo, resulting in the seizure of 9.2 tons of cocaine and the successful prosecution of its crew. Additionally, Captain Meuse and his team conducted counterterrorism operations supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, hunting Al-Qaeda leadership in the Arabian Gulf.
He continued his DSF career at Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT) East as the Direct Action Section Team Leader earning his Assault Force Commander qualification and currently serves as the Coast Guard’s senior-most tactical operator. In 2011, he was assigned to Maritime Safety and Security Team New Orleans as the Commanding Officer. He supervised several security missions and deployments in support of National Special Security Events and Combined Task Force 151. He personally led the unit on a 6-month deployment to the Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where his team provided maritime and courtroom security for the prosecution of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the architects of the USS COLE bombing and the 9/11 attacks. During his most recent operational assignment, as the Commanding Officer of TACLET South, Captain Meuse oversaw 171 LEDET deployments resulting in the apprehension of 478 drug traffickers and the seizure of 121,500 kilograms of cocaine.
Captain Meuse is a leadership, accessions, and training expert. His prior staff tours include Coast Guard Academy Company Officer, International Training Division Operations Officer, and Training Center Cape May Executive Officer.
Captain Meuse is a graduate of the Marine Corps War College Quantico, VA, where he earned a Master’s Degree in Strategic Studies. Additionally, Captain Meuse holds a Master’s degree in Counseling and Leader Development from a Joint program with the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and Long Island University. He is a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College Distance Learning Program and is a certified Master Training Specialist. His personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (4), the CG Commendation Medal (3), the CG Achievement Medal, the Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Medal, the CG Overseas Service Ribbon, and the CG Letter of Commendation.
Captain Meuse is a native of Billerica, MA. He and his wife Katie have been happily married for 24 years. They are the lucky parents of their 17-year-old son Robin.
Command Master Chief, Master Chief Francis G. Tatu
Master Chief Frank G. Tatu, Jr. assumed the duties as the Command Master Chief for Coast Guard Cyber Command on May 28, 2024. As the Command Senior Enlisted Leader, he serves as the principal advisor to the CGCYBER Commander on all cyber related missions impacting the CG workforce matters and policies. Prior to his current assignment, Master Chief Tatu served as the Command Master Chief for Coast Guard Fifth District Mid Atlantic region.
Master Chief Tatu previous assignments include, Command Master Chief TRACEN Petaluma, Command Master Chief Sector Ohio Valley in Louisville, Kentucky; Command Senior Chief and Engineer Petty Officer, USCG Maritime Safety Security Team (MSST) Miami 91114 in Miami, Florida; USCG Sector Baltimore and Engineer Petty Officer USCG Station Curtis Bay both in Baltimore, Maryland; USCGC KATHERINE WALKER (WLM 552) in Bayonne, New Jersey; USCGC CAMPBELL (WMEC 909) in New Bedford, Massachusetts & Kittery, Maine; USCG Station Kings Point in Kings Point, New York; USCG Station IMARV in Fort Totten Queens, New York, and; USCG Station New London in New London, Connecticut.
Master Chief Tatu earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social and Criminal Justice from Ashford University in 2014 and a Master of Science in Strategic Leadership from University of Charleston in 2020. A graduate of Chief Academy class 165, Senior Enlisted Leadership Course Class 51, Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy Class 24, and National Defense University’s Keystone Class 24-1.
Master Chief Tatu’s awards include the Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal, three Coast Guard Commendation Medals, three Coast Guard Achievement Medals all with the operational distinguishing device, Department of Transportation September 11th Medal and numerous other personal and service awards. Master Chief Tatu earned the permanent Cutterman and Advanced Boat Forces Operations insignias.
Master Chief Tatu is married to the former Zuwena Jefferson and proud father of three adult daughters.