COMMAND MASTER CHIEF

Master Chief Nicolas P. Lanthier, USCG

Master Chief Nicolas P. Lanthier assumed the duties of Command Master Chief (CMC) for Coast Guard Base Boston in June 2026. In this capacity, he serves as the principal enlisted advisor to the Commanding Officer on all initiatives, operational readiness, and policies affecting Coast Guard personnel, and their families assigned to the region.

Most recently, Master Chief Lanthier served as the Command Master Chief for Sector Lake Michigan. There, he guided a joint workforce of 1,700 Active Duty, Reserve, and Auxiliary personnel across 14 units. His leadership spanned critical Search and Rescue, Law Enforcement, Aids to Navigation, Marine Safety, and Homeland Security operations throughout Lake Michigan and the coastal regions of Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin.

A native of Peterborough, New Hampshire, Master Chief Lanthier enlisted in the Coast Guard in February 2002. His diverse operational and technical career includes assignments at Aids to Navigation Team Woods Hole, MA; C130-J Fleet Integration Team, Elizabeth City, NC; Air Station Cape Cod, Barnstable, MA; and Air Station Barbers Point, Kapolei, HI. Additionally, he served as Chief of the Fleet Integration Team in Waco, TX, and at the Aviation Acquisition Branch (CG-931), where he provided vital contract oversight and quality assurance for the Minotaur Mission System installations on the C130-J fleet. He also served as the CMC of the Aviation Training Center in Mobile, AL.

Master Chief Lanthier is a proud graduate of the Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Academy (Class 217), the Coast Guard Senior Enlisted Leadership Course (Class 92), and the Spartan School of Aeronautics for Avionics Electronics Technician A-School.