USCGC KIMBALL (WMSL 756)

Captain Thomas C. D’Arcy

Commanding Officer

USCGC KIMBALL (WMSL 756)

Honored to serve with the fine crew aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) KIMBALL (WMSL-756), this is CAPT D'Arcy's sixth tour at sea and his second command tour.  Before reporting to KIMBALL, CAPT D'Arcy most recently served as Arctic Policy Advisor, China Strategy Branch Chief, and Coast Guard Liaison Officer at the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM), in Stuttgart, Germany.  In 2019, he was named a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Naval War College, earning a master's degree in National Security Studies.  Following an assignment as Cutter Programs Manager for the Coast Guard Pacific Area Command, he became a plank-owner and first Executive Officer of USCGC MUNRO (WMSL-755), serving as part of the team who brought that cutter to a fully operational status.

CAPT D'Arcy's first Command was of USCGC APSEN (WLB-208), a multi-mission sea-going buoy tender homeported in San Francisco, CA.  During his tenure, ASPEN's crew earned noteworthy recognition, including the DHS Secretary's Excellence Award for their success in conducting counter-drug law enforcement operations.  As Senior Watch Officer and Deputy of the Coast Guard National Command Center in Washington, DC, he provided daily strategic awareness and decision-making support to Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Senior Leaders, including during the responses to maritime emergencies such as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Japan's Fukashima event, and several major hurricanes that severely impacted the U.S. coast.

CAPT D'Arcy also served as Executive Officer of USCGC SEQUOIA (WLB-215), homeported in Apra Harbor, Guam. SEQUIA's multi-mission and multi-national operations spanned the Western Pacific and included exercising bi-lateral treaties with several partner island nations.  After earning a master's degree in English from the University of Washington, he instructed in the Humanities Department at the Coast Guard Academy, where he also served as a Coastal Sail Training Instructor and as Advisor to the Class of 2008.   As Operations Officer aboard USCGC WILLOW (WLB-202), homeported in Newport, RI, he serviced aids-to-navigation and conducted law enforcement, search and rescue, and port security missions along the New England seaboard.  His first Coast Guard assignment was as Deck Watch Officer, Boarding Officer, and Assistant Navigator on USCGC MORGENTHAU (WHEC-722), homeported in Alameda, CA. 

Commander Gary G. Kim

Executive Officer

USCGC KIMBALL (WMSL 756)

CDR Gary Kim currently serves as the Executive Officer of USCGC KIMBALL (WMSL 756), homeported in Honolulu, Hawaii. Prior to this assignment he served as a Program Depot Maintenance Branch Chief for Surface Forces Logistics Center Ice-Breaker, Buoy, and Construction Tender (SFLC-IBCT) Product Line. He managed and oversaw the maintenance planning and contracting activities for the fleet of 86 cutters and 29 Barges homeported in 33 states, which includes USCGC MACKINAW and the Queen of the fleet, USCGC SMILAX. With a team of 45 active duty, civilian, and contracted personnel (dispersed in 11 locations), he annually executed over $75M in planned maintenance projects, to deliver ready and reliable assets to all nine District operational commanders in support of the Coast Guard's missions.

CDR Kim received his commission from the Coast Guard Academy in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. His first tour was Student Engineer assignment onboard USCGC MUNRO (WHEC 724), homeported in Alameda, CA, prior to shifting homeports to Kodiak, AK. His follow on tour had him return back to Alameda at Maintenance Logistics Center, Pacific as Type Desk Manager for 87' Coastal Patrol Boats. After CG Modernization and establishment of SFLC, he was reassigned as WMSL Availability Project Manager for Long Range Enforcer Product Line, before becoming a WMSL Port Engineer (PE). He fleeted up to the Senior WMSL PE position his final year supporting USCGC BERTHOLF, WAESCHE, and STRATTON. After his PE tour, he attended Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA where he earned his master's degree in Mechanical Engineering. After graduating, he reported to CG Headquarters in the Offshore Patrol Cutter Ship Design Team in support of reviewing contractual design requirements for the WMEC Class replacement valued at $10B in acquisition & $24B in life cycle costs. After two short years, he was reassigned to be the Engineer Officer of USCGC DEPENDABLE (WMEC 626) homeported in Virginia Beach, VA.

CDR Kim's personal awards include the Commendation Medals and Coast Guard Achievement Medals, along with numerous unit and team awards. He is a native of Torrance, CA and is married to Jennifer Kim of Tustin, CA, which he met while in Monterey; they have two children Ethan (7) and Emily (4).

Chief Petty Officer Matthew S. Sagaser

Command Senior Enlisted Leader

USCGC KIMBALL (WMSL 756)

 Chief Electronics Technician Matthew Sagaser reported to the Coast Guard Cutter KIMBALL (WMSL-756) in Honolulu, Hawaii in July 2020.  As such, he is responsible for leading and developing the members of the Electronics Technician (ET) shop and assists with the Information Systems Technician (IT) division

Prior to his current assignment, Chief Sagaser served as an instructor for the ET "A" school from July 2017 to July 2020 at Training Center (TRACEN) Petaluma. He directly influenced the shaping and molding of the next generation of Electronic Technicians. He taught the Scalable Integrated Navigation System (SINS) before going on to instruct soldering basics. He was advanced to Chief Petty Officer on October 1^st 2019.

His previous assignments include: Weapons Augmentation Team (WAT) Portsmouth, Virginia from July 2013 to July 2017 where he received Close In-Bound Weapon System (CIWS) training and then spent countless hours supporting the MK-92 Fire Control Systems fleet-wide. Electronic Repair Facility (ERF) Baltimore, Maryland from July 2008 to July 2013, Electronic Support Department Portsmouth, Virginia, from June 2004 to July 2008, Coast Guard Cutter THETIS (WMEC-910) Key West, Florida from April 2001 to June 2004, and Fire Control Technician "A" School, TRACEN Yorktown from February 2000 to April 2001, Virginia following his graduation from boot camp in company Sierra-156.

Born to a Marine Corps Officer, Chief Sagaser grew up all around the country and enlisted into the Coast Guard out of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina in December 1999. He enjoys riding motorcycles, smoking cigars while waving at strangers, and values directness and integrity.