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Ryan Angelo, M.S., Commander, USCG

Mechanical Engineering, Instructor Department of Engineering

CDR Angelo is a 2004 graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. After graduation, he reported to the USCGC Vigilant, home-ported in Cape Canaveral, Florida as a Deck Watch Officer. In 2006, he reported to Naval Flight Training in Pensacola, Florida and earned his wings of gold in 2007. After flight training he reported to Air Station Borinquen, in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico where he earned his Aircraft Commander qualification and was selected for the aeronautical engineering program. In 2010, CDR Angelo commenced his aeronautical engineering training at Air Station Atlantic City and fleeted up to Assistant Engineering Officer, earning his Instructor Pilot and Rotary Wing Air Intercept qualifications. In 2014, he reported to Air Station Traverse City, Michigan as the Engineering Officer. Following a successful engineering officer tour, CDR Angelo reported to Purdue University in 2017, earning a graduate degree Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (structures). Upon graduation in 2019, he was assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Mechanical Engineering department as an instructor. As The Chief Engineer at Air Station Traverse City, CDR Angelo was the airworthiness authority for a fleet of five MH-65 helicopters. Additionally, he was charged with maintenance oversight of these aircraft and leadership of the 60 officers and enlisted personnel in the Aviation Engineering department. Notably, CDR Angelo oversaw the transition of the unit’s H65 helicopter to the H60 helicopter airframe. Through this process, he lead his team in procuring over $20M in long lead time parts and the changeover of the entire aviation engineering workforce, as H65 maintainers were replaced by H60 maintainers.

Education

Purdue University, M.S., Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, 2019
United States Coast Guard Academy, M.S., Marine and Environmental Science, 2004

Courses Taught

Thermodynamics
Material Science

Contact Information

Phone: (860) 701-6206
Email: Ryan.G.Angelo@uscga.edu

Sponsor Family Application

Thank you for submitting your application to be part of the Sponsor Family Program. Your application will be processed in the upcoming week. Coast Guard Academy’s policy on background screening now requires all adults (everyone 18 and older living in the home) who volunteer to mentor, teach, coach or sponsor cadets, whether on or off Coast Guard Academy grounds, to be screened every 5 years. They are required to provide personal information (name, birth date and social security number) for the purpose of conducting a criminal background check.

The Security Officer at the Coast Guard Academy, CWO2 Gina Polkowski, is overseeing this process. Her email is: Gina.M.Polkowski@uscg.mil.

Sponsor Family designations fall into several different categories. Below are the guidelines to help you determine how best to meet the background screening requirement:

If you are Coast Guard active duty you do not need to apply for an additional Background Check. You will be vetted through the Coast Guard system by CWO2 Polkowski.
If you are a Civilian working for the Coast Guard you do not need to apply for an additional Background Check. You will be vetted through the Coast Guard system by CWO2 Polkowski.
If you are non-Coast Guard Active Duty, you are required to provide proof of your current security clearance or National Agency Check that is to be emailed by your Command Security Officer (CSO)/ Security Office to CWO2 Polkowski at Gina.M.Polkowski@uscg.mil.
If you are non-Coast Guard civilian who has a current security clearance or National Agency check, you are required to provide proof of your current security clearance or National Agency Check that is to be emailed by your Command Security Officer (CSO)/ Security Office to CWO2 Polkowski at Gina.M.Polkowski@uscg.mil.
All civilians in the families who are 18 years or older and do not have a security clearance or a National Agency Check are required to be vetted through Mind Your Business, the third party vendor hired by the Coast Guard Academy for the vetting process.

After you complete your application, please e-mail the Sponsor Family Program Coordinator at CadetFamilySponsorProgram@uscga.edu. In your e-mail, you must include the e-mail address and phone number of every adult living in the home. The Sponsor Family Coordinator will then initiate the background check process and you will receive an email with further instructions.

Important things to note:

There is a Sponsor Family Training that is a one-hour training which we ask sponsors to attend once every four years. This training is designed to give you an overview of the program, what is expected of you as a sponsor, and what you can expect from your cadets. This training will also help familiarize you with the cadet regulations onboard CGA. You will be notified via e-mail once the training is scheduled.

The matching process of swabs to families will occur during July and August. Please bear with us and remain flexible through this process. There will be a meet and greet scheduled on Campus, typically in late August. This will give families an opportunity to formally meet their cadet if they have not already done so. Details on this will also be via email.