Master Chief Gordon H. Bellinger
United States Coast Guard
Originally from Oswego, New York and raised in Portland, TX, Master Chief Bellinger enlisted into the United States Coast Guard in August of 2006. His wife Jessica and daughters Addison, Kaitlyn and Kayci accompany him. Prior to this assignment, he served as the Senior Enlisted Leader for Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur Texas, and as Chief of the Mess for the Houston Galveston Consolidated Chiefs Mess.
Master Chief Bellinger’s prior assignments include Chief, Port State Control, Marine Safety Unit Texas City; Lead Petty Officer, Port State Control and Incident Management Divisions, Sector Southeastern New England; Lead Petty Officer, Incident Management Division, Sector Corpus Christi; Port State Control and Facilities Compliance, Sector Mobile; and Small Boat Station Fairport.
Master Chief Bellinger holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Liberty University and is currently enrolled in the Master of Arts, Human Services Counseling, Military Resilience Program also at Liberty University. He graduated the USCG Senior Enlisted Leadership Course in May of 2022, Chief Petty Officer’s Academy Class 253, and completed Chief’s Call to Initiation in 2019.
Personal awards include three Coast Guard Commendation Medals, six Coast Guard Achievement Medals, the Commandant’s Letter of Commendation, the Response Operations Ashore Insignia and the Marine Safety Insignia.