Chief Of Police Bernard Melekian Retires From Military Reserve Unit
By Pasadena Independent
Published: Thursday, June 18th, 2009
- Chief of Police Bernard Melekian announced that effective June 16
, he is officially retired from the United States Coast Guard as a reservist after 26
years of service. His last command was this past weekend patrolling the San Pedro
Harbor. He retires as a Chief Petty Officer from the Port Security #311Unit based out of
San Pedro Harbor and has done regular service duty of search and rescue and harbor
patrol. He has been actively deployed twice to military duty, once to the Middle East in
1991, and again to the Maritime Safety and Security Team 91103 providing Pacific
coastal protection from San Diego to Seattle in 2003.
“It has been an amazing experience,’ says Chief Melekian. “I have had the opportunity
to go places I never would have gone and do things I never would have done though
service with the USCG. Most importantly, I have met some of the most amazing people
that I never would have met who have and are serving this country admirably. ”
Port Security #311 is being deployed this summer and there will be a formal retirement
ceremony for the Chief in September when they return.
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