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PACAREA Commander Commander
 Pacific Area 
     
 Vice Admiral
Andrew J. Tiongson


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Deputy Commander Pacific Area Deputy Commander
 Pacific Area

Rear Admiral
Brendan C. McPherson

 

 
   

PACAREA Chief of Staff, CAPT Jeffrey W. NovakChief of Staff
Pacific Area

Captain Jeffrey W. Novak

 

PACAREA Command Master Chief Pullen's PhotoCommand Master Chief  
Pacific Area 

Master Chief Petty Officer Lucas M. Pullen
   

PACAREA ChaplainChaplain
Pacific Area

Captain Santiago Rodriguez
 
FY24 SPECIAL DUTY PAY (SDP) AND ASSIGNMENT PAY (AP)
September 28, 2023 - This ALCOAST announces results of the FY23 Special Duty Pay (SDP) and Assignment Pay (AP) Panel that convened on 17-18 Apr 2023. The SDP and AP levels recommended for FY24 were carefully balanced against compelling needs, base resources and organizational priorities.
ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY FOR PRODUCTION RECRUITERS (AIP-PR)  AND RECRUITERS-IN-CHARGE (AIP-RIC)
September 28, 2023 - ALCOAST 359/23 SUBJ: ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVE PAY FOR PRODUCTION RECRUITERS (AIP-PR)  AND RECRUITERS-IN-CHARGE (AIP-RIC)
SUBJ: ENTERING AND RECORDING COMMITMENTS AND OBLIGATIONS DURING EARLY FY24 FSMS DOWNTIME
September 27, 2023 - FSMS will be unavailable from 01OCT22 to OOA 14OCT23 to facilitate FY23 year‐end closing and FY24 start processes.   Additionally, it is estimated that funds will not be loaded to the project and task level in FSMS prior to 18OCT23.   
EASING ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS - SUSPENSION OF REGULAR ENLISTED EVALUATION REPORTS (EER) FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL IN PAYGRADES E1 THRU E3
September 25, 2023 - In alignment with continuous efforts to reduce administrative requirements across the Service, Regular EERs for Active-duty and reserve enlisted personnel in paygrades E1-E3 are no longer required.
ADVANCE PREPARATIONS FOR UPCOMING OUTAGE TO DIRECT ACCESS
September 25, 2023 - This ALCOAST announces necessary preparations in advance of the scheduled system outage to Direct Access. The system outage is required to support the Disaster Recovery Test of the Coast Guard's Human Capital Management system.
SUBJ: FY24 RESERVE ORDER GUIDANCE
September 19, 2023 - This guidance applies to reserve orders starting in early FY24.
SUBJ: ENLISTED PERSONNEL ADVANCEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT (EPAA) NO. 10-23
September 18, 2023 - The following personnel may be advanced to the rating/paygrade indicated effective 01 October 2023 provided the requirements of Refs A through C are met:
SUBJ: ENLISTED RESERVE ADVANCEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT (ERAA) NO. 10-23
September 18, 2023 - SUBJ: ENLISTED RESERVE ADVANCEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT (ERAA) NO. 10-23
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