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The '''Master Chief Petty Officer of the United States Coast Guard''' is the [[United States Coast Guard]]'s most senior [[non-commissioned officer]].<ref name=UscgBowenBio/><ref name=UscgBioVanderhaden/>
All the United States military services recognize their most senior non-commission officer.  The individuals appointed to these positions are routinely consulted on policy matters of the highest importance.  They often go on to post government careers at firms with ties to the military, where their military experience is of value.<ref name=Bollinger2011-04-14/><ref name=LaunchArgusVideo/> 

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File:Charles W. Bowen.jpg | When Master Chief Petty Officer [[Charles W. Bowen]] retired from government service he was hired as an executive at [[Bollinger Shipyards]].<ref name=Bollinger2011-04-14/>
File:MCPOCG Jason M. Vanderhaden 2018.jpg | When Master Chief Petty Officer [[Jason M. Vanderhaden]] retired from government service he was hired as an executive at [[Eastern Shipbuilding]].<ref name=LaunchArgusVideo/> 
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==References==
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<ref name=LaunchArgusVideo>
{{cite news      
| url         = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aaZcZr0KBY
| title       = The Christening and Launch of U.S. Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter ARGUS
| work        = [[Eastern Shipbuilding Group]]
| author      = 
| date        = October 27, 2023
| location    = 
| archiveurl  = 
| archivedate = 
| accessdate  = 2023-11-08
| url-status  = live
| quote       = 
| format      = video
}}
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<ref name=UscgBioVanderhaden>
{{cite web
| title       = Master Chief Jason M. Vanderhaden Command Master Chief Deputy Commandant for Missions Support (DCMS)
| url         = https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/About-Us/DCMS-Leadership/
| publisher   = [[U.S. Coast Guard]]
| access-date = 2018-03-30
| archive-date= 2019-03-30
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190330195838/https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/About-Us/DCMS-Leadership/
| url-status  = dead
}} 
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<ref name=UscgBowenBio>
{{cite news
 |url         = http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/mcpocg_Bowen.asp
 |title       = Charles W. Bowen: 2006–2010
 |publisher   = [[United States Coast Guard]]
 |date        = 2012-01-26
 |archivedate = 2012-10-21
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20121021165423/http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/mcpocg_Bowen.asp
 |url-status    = dead
 |quote       = Master Chief Charles W. "Skip" Bowen was the tenth Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard.
 |access-date = 2013-02-02
}}
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<ref name=Bollinger2011-04-14>
{{cite news
| url         = http://www.bollingershipyards.com/news-resources/Bollinger-Announces-Appointment-of-FRC-Program-Manager
| title       = Bollinger Announces Appointment of FRC Program Manager – Thursday, April 14, 2011
| date        = 2011-04-14
| publisher   = [[Bollinger Shipyards]]
| accessdate  = 2013-02-01
| archivedate = 2013-08-25
| url-status  = live
| archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20130825061014/http://www.bollingershipyards.com/news-resources/Bollinger-Announces-Appointment-of-FRC-Program-Manager
| quote       = Lockport, La…., Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. announces the appointment of Charles "Skip" Bowen as Program Manager for the FRC "Sentinel” Class Patrol Boat building program at Bollinger’s Lockport facility. 
}}  
</ref>
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