Daniel B. Lloyd

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Daniel B. Lloyd
Allegiance	United States of AmericaUnited States of America
Service/branch	Coast Guard
Years of service	1973 - present
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	Senior Military Advisor to United States Secretary of Homeland Security Coast Guard Air Station Houston Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater
Battles/wars	Cold War September 11, 2001 attacks
Awards	Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) Meritorious Service Medal Transportation 9-11 Medal

Rear Admiral Daniel B. Lloyd assumed the duties of Military Advisor to the Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security, in June of 2006. In this role, he is responsible for advising the Secretary on matters involving coordination between the Department of Homeland Security and all branches of the military.

After graduation from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1977, Rear Admiral Lloyd served aboard the CGC STEADFAST, followed by completion of Naval Flight Training as a Distinguished Graduate. Early Aviation tours included stations in California, Alaska, and Air Station Washington, D.C., where he flew worldwide missions in a Gulfstream II aircraft for the Secretary of Transportation and the USCG Commandant. His command tours include Coast Guard Air Station Houston, Texas, a deploying HH-65 helicopter unit, and Air Station Clearwater, Fla., the Coast Guard's largest operational unit operating HH-60 helicopters and HC-130H aircraft. His past staff tours include Aide to the Commandant, Deputy Program Manager for the Coast Guard's Deepwater Capabilities Replacement Program, and Chief, Law Enforcement & Security Division, Interagency Coordination Directorate, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM). Rear Admiral Lloyd's first assignment as a flag officer was as Senior DHS Advisor to the Commander, NORAD and USNORTHCOM.

Rear Admiral Lloyd has a Master of Science degree in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, a Master of Business Administration from George Washington University, and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Sciences from the United States Coast Guard Academy.

Preceded by Ben Thomason

Commanding Officer Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater 2001—2004

Succeeded by Everett Rollins

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