Lieutenant Commander Zwirblis currently serves as commanding officer of the USCGC Benjamin Bottoms (WPC-1132) homeported in San Pedro, California. His last assignment was as operations officer on board the USCGC Thetis (WMEC-910) in Key West, Florida. He graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 2010 with a bachelor of science degree in management.

Articles by David Zwirblis

Coast Guard Ice Breaker

Send the Coast Guard into the Cold

By Lieutenant Commander David Zwirblis, U.S. Coast Guard
August 2021
Coast Guard Essay Contest—Third Prize, Sponsored by U.S. Naval Institute. The United States needs an Arctic Command to protect its polar interests, and a Coast Guard admiral should lead it.