Rear Admiral Clifford I. Pearson Commander, U.S. Coast Guard
Maintenance and Logistics Command, Atlantic
| January 2008 |
| ADM Archie Clemins, USN (ret) |
| December 2007 |
| CAPT Frank Morneau Commander, EOD Group Two |
| November 2007 |
| Mr. Mark Honecker Chief of Staff/Executive Director U.S. Fleet Forces Command |
| October 2007 |
| Captain Robert Nutting, USCG Chief, C4IT and Security Division Coast Guard Atlantic Area |
| September 2007 |
| RADM Edward H. Deets, III Vice Commander, Naval Network Warfare Command |
| August 2007 |
| Mr. William M. Paggi Head, Contracts and Logistics Department SPAWAR Systems Center, Charleston |
| July 2007 |
| Dr. Russel Richards U.S. Joint Forces Command Manager, Office of Research & Technology Applications Opportunities for Partnering with USJFCOM |
| June 2007 |
| May 2007 |
| Captain Lawrence Slade USN Director, Communications & Information Systems U. S. Second Fleet |
| April 2007 |
| Mr. Terry Halvorson Deputy Commander Network Warfare Command |
| March 2007 |
| Mr. Don General Executive Director/ Chief Information Officer Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) |
| February 2007 |
| CAPT Janice Hamby, USN Director of Global Operations Navy Network Warfare Command |
| January 2007 |
| Dr. Charles E. Harris Director of the Research and Technology Directorate at NASA Langley Research Center. |
| December 2006 |
| Captain Mary Anderson USN Commanding Officer Naval Computer and Telecommunications Master Station, Atlantic |
| November 2006 |
| Mr. Joe Camacho U.S. Joint Forces Command Program Manager for |
| October 2006 |
| Monica Shephard Director, Innovations Division U.S. Joint Forces Command |
| September 2006 |
| Mike McGinnis, Ph.D. Executive Director Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center |
| August 2006 |
| LTG John A. Dubia, USA (Ret.) Executive Vice President, AFCEA International |
| July 2006 |
| Mr. Robert E. Lindberg President and Executive Director National Institute of Aerospace |
| April 2006 |
| Rear Admiral Clifford I. Pearson Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Maintenance and Logistics Command, Atlantic |
| March 2006 |
| Mark Honneker Deputy Commander Naval Network Warfare Command |
| February 2006 |
| Randy Forbes Congressman Virginia 4th District |
| December 2005 |
| Mr. Dave Wennergren DON CIO |
| November 2005 |
| Colonel Bradford Gentry Commander DISA USJFCOM Field Office |
| October 2005 |
| Mr. Tony Cerri U.S. Joint Forces Command (J-9) Experimentation Engineering Lead |
| September 2005 |
| Ray Miller Virginia Regional Vice President for AFCEA. |
| August 2005 |
| COL Terrry T. Kono, USAF, Joint Futures Command |
| July 2005 |
| Mark Lumer, Director of Contracting, Army Space and Missile Defense Command - Pentagon |
| June 2005 |
| Roy D. Bridges, Jr., Center Director, NASA Langley Research Center |
| May 2005 |
| Vice Admiral Kevin J. Cosgriff Deputy Commander U.S. Fleet Forces Command |
RADM Pearson is currently serving as the Commander, Maintenance and Logistics Command, Atlantic, coordinating maintenance and logistics support to Coast Guard units in the Atlantic Area. MLCLANT’s area of responsibility encompasses 40 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. The Command serves five Coast Guard Districts, 180 shore units, 156 cutters, 685 small boats and 54,642 active duty, reserve, auxiliary and civilian personnel. To meet these responsibilities MLCLANT has over 3300 personnel in both staff and field units. Previous assignment as a flag officer was as Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Coast Guard and Assistant Commandant for C4 and Information and Technology.
RADM Pearson’s earlier assignments were Director of Information and Technology in U. S. Coast Guard Headquarters; Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computers and Chief, Office of Communications Systems. Prior to that, he served as Commanding Officer, Telecommunications and Information Systems Command, Alexandria, VA developing and supporting the Coast Guard’s telecommunications and information systems. He served as Chief, Office of Information Systems Architecture and Planning.
RADM Pearson earlier served as Commanding Officer, Communications Area Master Station Atlantic, Chesapeake, VA providing long-range communications services in the Atlantic region to Coast Guard forces and other maritime operators. He also served as Chief Command, Control, Communications and Information Resources Management Staff Fifth Coast Guard District Portsmouth, VA, and as Chief, Engineering Computer Center for the Office of Engineering in Coast Guard Headquarters.
Prior assignments included program analyst in the Programs Division in the Office of Chief of Staff Coast Guard Headquarters, Port Operations Officer, Marine Safety Office Cincinnati, OH and Port Safety Officer, Thirteenth Coast Guard District, Seattle, WA.
RADM Pearson graduated from Officer Candidate School in Yorktown, VA and was commissioned in 1973. He is a 1972 graduate of the University of Maryland with a B.S. in Physics. He holds an M.S. from the University of Maryland in Information Systems.
RADM Pearson has been awarded the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), the Coast Guard Commendation Medal (two awards), the Coast Guard Achievement Medal, the Commandant’s Letter of Commendation among other service medals and awards.