Captain Chad Long

Captain Long serves as the Assistant Program Executive Officer for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, and Intelligence (C5I). In this position, he oversees all Coast Guard C5I acquisition programs and projects.

During his previous Captain assignments, he served as Liaison to Customs and Border Protection and was the Unmanned Aircraft System Joint Program Office Deputy, operating a maritime-variant of the MQ-9 Predator. As the Executive Assistant to the Assistant Commandant for Capability he was responsible for identifying and developing standards for the staffing, training, equipping, sustaining, maintaining, and employing Coast Guard forces to meet mission requirements.

His operational assignments include Executive Officer and Engineering Officer at Air Station Atlantic City, NJ, where he oversaw all maintenance on a fleet of 11 helicopters, executed search and rescue missions on the East Coast, and completed air intercept missions in the National Capital Region. He was an Instructor Pilot and Assistant Engineering Officer at Sector Corpus Christi, TX. At that unit, he led aircraft maintenance and logistics, conducted pilot training, and flew law enforcement missions along the US-Mexico border. His first operational unit was at Air Station Detroit, MI, where he served as an Aircraft Commander of the H65 Dolphin helicopter supporting missions in the Great Lakes.

His staff assignments include Information Systems Division Chief at the Aviation Logistics Center (ALC) in Elizabeth City, NC. He directed the sustainment of Asset Logistics Management Information System and developed the next-generation logistics system. He is a Certified Supply Chain Professional who spent three years as the Business Intelligence Branch Chief at ALC optimizing the supply chain for all Coast Guard aviation assets. He managed the spare parts central warehouse and local stocking levels at the 26 Coast Guard Air Stations using advanced forecasting techniques, modeling, and simulation to maximize an inventory valued over $1.3 billion.

Captain Long has earned six degrees: a Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in 1995; a Master of Business Administration from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2002; a Doctor of Philosophy (Leadership) from Andrews University in 2007; a Master of Science (Industrial Engineering) from Purdue University in 2009; a Master of Science (Government Information Leadership) from National Defense University in 2015; and a Master of Arts (National Security and Strategic Studies) from Naval War College in 2019. He is also a registered Project Management Professional and Senior-Level Acquisition Program Manager.

His awards include the Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal (four awards), Air Medal, Coast Guard Commendation Medal, Coast Guard Achievement Medal (two awards), 2011 Interlog Service Parts Logistician of the Year, 2014 ComputerWorld Premier 100 Information Technology Leader, and 2019 Coast Guard Aeronautical Engineer of the Year