Rusell Webster

W. Russell Webster retired from the U.S. Coast Guard in 2003 after serving twenty-six years' military service. While in the Coast Guard, Webster was Group Woods Hole rescue commander from 1998 to 2001 and led his service's operational response to the John F. Kennedy Jr. and Egypt Air 990 crashes. He was also the Coast Guard's regional operations officer for the September 11 terrorist attack responses. Captain Webster is a maritime historian who specializes in Cape Codarea rescues. He is a...See more

W. Russell Webster retired from the U.S. Coast Guard in 2003 after serving twenty-six years' military service. While in the Coast Guard, Webster was Group Woods Hole rescue commander from 1998 to 2001 and led his service's operational response to the John F. Kennedy Jr. and Egypt Air 990 crashes. He was also the Coast Guard's regional operations officer for the September 11 terrorist attack responses. Captain Webster is a maritime historian who specializes in Cape Codarea rescues. He is a graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, and holds a master of science in systems technology and a master of arts in national strategic studies. See less