Prior to joining the Coast Guard ’s Senior Executive Service , Landry served on active duty in the Coast Guard retiring at the rank of rear admiral in 2011 . As a flag officer she served as Director of Governmental and Public Affairs at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington , D.C . Her subsequent tour was as the Commander of the Eighth Coast Guard District and Commander of Task Force 189.8 , headquartered in New Orleans . As District Commander , Landry was responsible for U.S. Coast Guard operations covering 26 states , more than 1,200 miles of coastline and 10,300 miles of inland waterways from Florida to Mexico and including the entire navigable lengths of the Mississippi , Ohio , Missouri , Illinois , and Tennessee river systems . During this tour she served as Federal on Scene Coordinator in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill , and oversaw the service ’s response to the 2011 Mississippi River Valley floods
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Mary Landry