From September 1952 to July 1954, he commanded the USCGC Bibb which operated out of Boston, as an ocean station (weather) patrol vessel in the North Atlantic. He was then assigned to the Naval War College for a course of instructions in naval warfare. Completing the course in July 1955, he became Chief, Shore Units Division at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. In June 1958, he was reassigned as special assistant to the Commandant of the Coast Guard. One year later he became Chief, Operations Division at the 5th Coast Guard District office which was then located in Norfolk. In June 1960, he reported in San Francisco to assume the double duties of Deputy Commander, Western Area and Chief of Staff of the 12th Coast Guard District.
