Ninth District

Cleveland, Ohio

District Commander:

vVADM  Larry Shelton, (acting DCO)

CG9001

Chief of Staff:

vacant

The boundaries of the Ninth Coast Guard District encompass the shores of the Great Lakes states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York.

The Great Lakes basin covers 295,000 square miles of land and water, including nearly 6,700 miles of American shoreline. Twenty-five million American citizens rely on the lakes for their recreation and their livelihoods. Economically, it is one of the most important areas in North America.