RADM Casey Coane, U.S.N. (Ret.) | Vision, Communication, Integrity | 1 of 3

The Leader's Journey

RADM Coane talks about leadership and the importance of vision, communication, and integrity.
Born and raised in Redondo Beach, California, RADM Coane is the son of a California National Guard officer who served in the South Pacific in WWII as a Brigadier General. Both he and his father attended the University of California, Berkeley. Graduating as an ensign in the ROTC program, RADM Coane reported to flight training in the fall of 1968.
RADM Coane’s thirty-four year military career consisted of eleven years of Active Duty and twenty-three years of Reserve Duty. Trained as a P3 Maritime Patrol/Reconnaissance and Antisubmarine Warfare pilot, RADM Coane flew in the Vietnam Theater; tracked Soviet submarines in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Mediterranean; and, in the late nineties, flew reconnaissance missions over Bosnia and Kosovo. In 1995, RADM Coane completed a three-month tour as Deputy Commander, Joint Task Force Southwest Asia in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. As the Navy Deputy for Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, he was responsible for enforcing United Nations sanctions against Iraq. RADM Coane was also a qualified Surface Warfare Officer and served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV-64) as Tactical Action Officer and Officer of the Deck. During that tour, he flew the ship’s supply aircraft, the C1A.
During his career, RADM Coane held five Commanding Officer assignments including command of Patrol Squadron Nine Four in New Orleans, LA, and Reserve Readiness Command Southeast where he was responsible for six thousand Reservists in seventeen reserve centers across four states and Puerto Rico. His Flag Officer assignments included three years as the Deputy Commander U.S. SIXTH Fleet embarked aboard the USS LaSalle (AGF-3). During this tour, he personally conducted official visits to Romania and, twice, to Bulgaria where he negotiated bilateral exercises. His last assignment was as the Deputy Commander for the Naval Network Warfare Command/Naval Space Command in Little Creek, VA. There, he also served as the Director for the Naval Reserve Space and Network Warfare Program. Other assignments included a four-year tour on the Secretary of the Navy’s National Naval Reserve Policy Board, Naval War College reserve course series, Army War College Course for Senior Reserve Officers, and the Executive Program for General Officers at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. Admiral Coane retired on 01 October 2002.
In civilian life, RADM Coane worked for thirty-two years as a pilot for Eastern Air Lines and Delta Air Lines where he retired as a Captain on the MD-88 aircraft. While at Delta, he served as Program Manager for all pilot Human Factors programs and was responsible for training program development and execution. Most recently, he served as a trained facilitator for the company’s New Captain leadership seminar. He retired from Delta in 2005.
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