Timothy Balunis:  

Tim's schools include W. C. Mepham High School and the United States Coast Guard Academy. He Served in the Coast Guard from 1965 until retirement in 1991. While on active duty, he was based on the East and West Coasts as well as the Great Lakes. He performed a variety of operational and staff assignments including ocean station in the North Atlantic aboard a high endurance cutter. Later, he was stationed at Port Safety Station NY on Governors Island as a search & rescue (SAR) coordinator, pollution prevention officer and port safety & security officer. Then served on 3rd CG District staff in the Marine Safety and Environmental Protection Division. Next, he was assigned to the USCG/ American Association of Port Authorities Port Safety Industry Training Program in Seattle, WA. Following that, he was assigned to the 13th Coast Guard District Staff in Marine Safety Division in the Marine Environmental Protection Branch and Readiness Planning. He was designated as Project Officer for development of Standard Federal Region X Oil and Hazardous Substance Contingency Plan covering the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Subsequently, he was assigned to Marine Safety Office Puget Sound for service as senior SAR Coordinator and Port Operations Officer. He was selected as Project Officer for safety security operations related to arrival of the Navy’s first two intercontinental ballistic submarines (SSBNs) at USN Base Bangor, WA and later for safety/security of notable VIPs including Queen Elizabeth II aboard HMS BRITANNIA. He was then assigned to Marine Safety Office Buffalo, NY for duty as Executive Officer and alternate Captain of the Port. He served in temporary additional duty status in the Mid East as Team Leader for the International Mobile Training Team and later in the Caribbean Sea as Chief Staff Officer of Joint Task For...Expand for more