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Rear Admiral A. E. "Gene" Henn 



Chief, Office of Marine Safety, Security 



and Environmental Protection 



United States Coast Guard 



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Rear Admiral Arthur Eugene Henn became Chief, Office of Marine Safety, Security and 

 Environmental Protection at Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, D.C., in June 1991. 

 Prior to this assignment, Rear Admiral Henn was Commander of the Maintenance and 

 Logistics Command, Atlantic. 



Earlier assignments included that of Operations and Engineering Officer on the Coast 

 Guard cutter Chincoteague; Assistant Chief, Merchant Marine Technical Branch, New 

 Orleans, LA; and Special Project Action Officer, Merchant Marine Technical Division, Coast 

 Guard Headquarters. 



He was also Marine Inspector and Senior Investigating Officer, Marine Inspection Office, 

 Philadelphia, PA; Chief, Engineering Branch and Chief, Marine Technical and Hazardous 

 Materials Division, Coast Guard Headquarters; Captain of the Port, New York; Commander, 

 Group, New York; Commander, Subsector, New York, Maritime Defense Zone, Atlantic; and 

 Chief, Operations Division and Chief of Staff, Eighth Coast Guard District, New Orleans, 

 LA. 



A 1962 graduate of the Coast Guard Academy, Rear Admiral Henn earned combined 

 master of science degrees in naval architecture, marine engineering and metallurgical engi- 

 neering from the University of Michigan in 1968. Also, he is a 1982 graduate of the Army 

 War College. 



His decorations include the Legion of Merit, two Meritorious Service Medals, four Coast 

 Guard Commendation Ribbons, Coast Guard Unit Commendation Ribbon, Coast Guard 

 Achievement Medal and two Commandant's Letter of Commendation Ribbons. 



Rear Admiral Henn is a member of the American Society of Naval Engineers, American 

 Bureau of Shipping, International Cargo Gear Bureau, Marine Index Bureau, Marine 

 Engineering Council of Underwriters Laboratories and the Sealitt Committee of the National 

 Defense Transportation Association. 



During the past 20 years, he has represented the United States Coast Guard as a mem- 

 ber of delegations to the International Maritime Organization, a United Nations specialized 

 agency. He heads United States delegations to meetings of the Maritime Safety and Marine 

 Environment Protection Committees of IMO. 



A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Rear Admiral Henn is married to the former Susan Frances 

 Pedretti, also from Cincinnati. They have two grown children, David and Jennifer. 



