Daniel Abel
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Daniel Bernhard Abel (born 11 May 1961) is a retired United States Coast Guard vice admiral who last served as Deputy Commandant for Operations from June 2018 to June 2020. He previously served as Director of Operations for United States Southern Command.
Born in Dayton, Ohio on 11 May 1961, Abel graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 1983 with a B.S. degree in civil engineering. He later earned an M.B.A. degree from the College of William & Mary in 1994 and an M.S. degree in national security strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 2005.
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| Preceded byDaniel A. Neptun | Commander of the Coast Guard First District 2012–2014 | Succeeded byLinda L. Fagan |
| Preceded byThomas P. Ostebo | Commander of the Coast Guard Seventeenth District 2014–2016 | Succeeded byMichael F. McAllister |
| Preceded byKarl L. Schultz | Director of Operations of the United States Southern Command 2016–2018 | Succeeded bySteven D. Poulin |
| Preceded byCharles W. Ray | Deputy Commandant for Operations of the United States Coast Guard 2018–2020 | Succeeded byScott Buschman |