Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Dan Kubasch graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in Management. His first assignment was the USCGC HOLLYHOCK (WLB-214) in Port Huron, MI where he served as the ship’s Assistant Operations Officer, Supply Officer, and an underway Officer of the Deck conducting domestic icebreaking operations and servicing Aids to Navigation across all of the Great Lakes. In 2014, LCDR Kubasch reported to the Officer Candidate School at the Leadership Development Center in New London, CT and served as a Platoon Instructor and academic lead for all academic afloat courses. In 2017, he reported to USCGC ALDER (WLB-216) as Executive Officer based out of Duluth, MN and conducted widespread icebreaking operations across Lake Superior and Aids to Navigation servicings throughout the region. In 2019, LCDR Kubasch reported to District 1 Department of Waterways in Boston, MA as Cutter Scheduler and then fleeted up to the Department Head position, managing all icebreaking and Aids to Navigation servicing from New Jersey to Maine across 17 afloat units. In 2022, he reported to USCGC MACKINAW (WLBB-30) as Executive Officer in Cheboygan, MI and rounded out his icebreaking and Aids to Navigation career on the only Azipod propulsion-based system in the Coast Guard. Prior to reporting to the Management Department as a rotating military instructor in 2026, LCDR Kubasch completed his graduate school education in the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN, with a Master of Business Administration, with an emphasis in Marketing studies.