Senior Chief Boatswain’s Mate Robert Goley assumed command of Station Chatham in June 2012 and continues his collaboration with NASBLA as the Coast Guard Field Representative for the BOAT Program Advisory Board. His immediate previous assignment was an extremely successful and rewarding four-year tour as the Officer In Charge of Station Rio Vista, California, where his unit hosted the first official NASBLA BOAT Program Tactical Operator’s Course, earning him national recognition in building partnerships between federal, state, and local maritime first responders. Senior Chief Goley first entered the U. S. Coast Guard in 1995. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Emergency and Disaster Management from American Military University, holds a Captain, 100-ton (with towing endorsement) merchant mariner’s license, and is a certified operational risk management and team coordination facilitator.