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.