Steven W. Cantrell

Steven W. Cantrell previously served as the 12th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard. He was relieved, and retired from active duty on May 17, 2018, after nearly 35 years of service. Prior to being named the 12th MCPOCG, he was Command Master Chief of the Coast Guard's Atlantic Area, based in Portsmouth, Virginia. Cantrell was also the Coast Guard's 12th Silver Ancient Mariner, an honor bestowed upon the enlisted member holding the enlisted cutterman qualification the earliest. Cantrell was succeeded by MCPOCG Jason M. Vanderhaden.

Assignments After enlisting in the Coast Guard in 1983, Cantrell served in a number of positions, including:

Command Master Chief of Atlantic Area, Portsmouth, Virginia Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard Command Master Chief of the Eighth Coast Guard District, New Orleans, Louisiana Officer in Charge, Station Panama City Beach, Florida Command Master Chief of the First Coast Guard District, Boston, Massachusetts Officer in Charge, Station Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina Officer in Charge, Station Alexandria Bay, New York Officer in Charge, Station Harbor Beach, Michigan Operations Petty Officer, Station Barnegat Light, New Jersey Officer in Charge, Coast Guard Cutters Ridley and Point Wells, Montauk, New York Executive Petty Officer, Coast Guard Cutter Point Camden, Santa Barbara, California Coast Guard Cutter Confidence, Port Canaveral, Florida Coast Guard Cutter Patoka, Greenville, Mississippi Coast Guard Cutter Rambler, Charleston, South Carolina

Education MCPOCG Cantrell holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Business Administration. Among numerous service schools, he attend and was a graduate of Class 45 at the Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Academy and National Defense University's Keystone Joint Senior Enlisted Leader Course.

Awards and decorations

8 gold Service Stripes.