Commandant
2100 Second Street, S.W.
United States Coast Guard
Washington, DC 20593-0001
Staff Symbol: G-I
Phone: (202) 267-1530
COMDTINST 5700.3
SEP 13 1999
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 5700.3
Subj: RETIRED FLAG OFFICER BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL/REQUIREMENTS
Ref:
(a) The Public Affairs Manual, COMDTINST M5728.2A
1.
PURPOSE. This Instruction announces new policies and procedures for the permanent
retention of biographical information on Flag Officers at a centralized location.
2.
ACTION. Area and district commanders, commanders of maintenance and logistics
commands, commanding officer of headquarters units, assistant commandants for directorates,
Chief Counsel, and special staff offices at Headquarters shall ensure that the provisions of this
Instruction are followed.
3.
DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. None
4.
POLICY/PROCEDURES. The Historian's Office has numerous responsibilities as outlined in
reference (a.) The retention of information relating to Coast Guard Flag Officers is important
to maintain the history of the Service. To assure that this information is permanently retained,
Coast Guard offices that generate and keep biographical information on Flag Officers are
requested to send such material to the Coast Guard Historian's Office when the Flag Officer
retires. This material should include the most current biographical statement, portrait
photography, and other pertinent file material. The official biographical statements should be
sent in both hard copy and on disk. Questions regarding any issues relating to this instruction
may be directed to the Historian's Office (G-IP-4), POC is Scott Price, phone (202) 267-0948,
e-mail: sprice@comdt.uscg.mil.
P. M. STILLMAN
Assistant Commandant for Governmental
and Public Affairs