[2] A Coast Guard veteran of 33 years, Lloyd served as Officer in Charge of USCG Point Bennett in Port Townsend, Washington; USCGC Point Winslow in Eureka, California; and Coast Guard Station Cortez in Cortez, Florida.

[2] On June 29, 1990, Lloyd became the sixth Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard.

Prior to his selection, he served as Command Enlisted Advisor of the Seventeenth Coast Guard District in Juneau, Alaska.

He had also previously served as Command Enlisted Advisor for the Eighth Coast Guard District, New Orleans, Louisiana.

He is a graduate of the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy; United States Coast Guard Senior Petty Officer Leadership and Management School, and Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute.