Steven H. Ratti

Steven Holland Ratti[3] (born 1956) is a former United States Coast Guard admiral. He is the son of retired U.S. Coast Guard officer Rear Admiral Ricardo Ratti, who was born in 1922 and is a member of the USCGA Class of 1944.[2] They are the only Coast Guard Academy graduate father and son pair to reach the rank of rear admiral in the U.S. Coast Guard.

Steven H. Ratti
Ratti in the late 2000s
Born1956 (age 64–65)[1]
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Coast Guard
Years of service1978–2014
Rank Rear admiral[2]
Commands heldJoint Interagency Task Force West
AwardsUSCG Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal
USCG Commendation Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal

Early life and education

Ratti graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 1978, with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics and management. Ratti also served as a company officer at the United States Coast Guard Academy. He also holds a Master of Science in human resources management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Master of Science in instructional technology from Florida State University.

Career

Ratti served as commanding officer of four Coast Guard cutters: USCGC Point Hope, USCGC Sapelo, USCGC Thetis, and USCGC Jarvis.

Ratti's final assignment was as the Commander of the Fifth Coast Guard District in Portsmouth, Virginia, from May 2012 to June 2014. Ratti was the Director of Operations, J3 for the United States Southern Command, from April 2010 to May 2012. From July 2008 to April 2010, Ratti served as director of the Joint Interagency Task Force West at the United States Pacific Command, with responsibility for planning and implementing counter-drug strategy in the Asia Pacific region.

Awards and decorations

Ratti has been awarded the following, along with numerous unit, service and campaign awards:

Notes
Citations
  1. For 3 Generations, Coast Guard a Family Affair
  2. "Rear Admiral Steven H. Ratti", Coast Guard Flag Biographies, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
  3. Congressional Record — Senate (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 22 March 1978. p. 8130. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
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