MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard 8th District to conduct change-of-command ceremony

 

News Release

U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland Contact: 8th District Public Affairs Office: 504-671-2020 After Hours: 618-225-9008 Eighth District online newsroom

Coast Guard 8^th District to conduct change-of-command ceremony

Editor's Note: Media, please see RSVP info at the bottom. The event is not open to the general public, but anyone interested in viewing the ceremony can watch live on the Coast Guard 8th District Facebook page.

WHO: Rear Adm. Richard V. Timme, Rear Adm. John P. Nadeau
WHAT: Coast Guard 8th District Change-of-Command Ceremony
WHERE: Julia Street Cruise Terminal, 920 Port of New Orleans Place, New Orleans, LA
WHEN: 10 a.m. Friday, June 25

NEW ORLEANS — Coast Guard 8th District personnel are scheduled to conduct a change-of-command ceremony Friday at the Port of New Orleans.

Rear Adm. John P. Nadeau will transfer command of the Coast Guard 8th District to Rear Adm. Richard V. Timme.

As the 8th District commander, Timme will be responsible for all Coast Guard operations spanning 26 states, including the Gulf of Mexico coastline from Florida to Mexico, the adjacent offshore waters and outer continental shelf, and the inland waterways of the Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois and Tennessee River systems. Headquartered in New Orleans, the 8th District encompasses three major regions covering more than 11,000 miles of waterways and 179,000 square miles of  the Gulf of Mexico. During an average year the more than 7,000 active duty, reserve, civilian and auxiliary personnel of the 8th District save more than 870 lives and assist more than 4,200 people.

Timme was previously assigned as the assistant commandant for prevention policy at Coast Guard headquarters in Washington, D.C., where he was responsible for the development of national policy, standards and programs promoting marine safety, security and environmental stewardship. For more information on Timme’s Coast Guard career visit here.

Nadeau originally took command of the 8th District in June 2019 and will retire after 32 years of service following the change of command.

A change-of-command ceremony marks a transfer of total responsibility and authority from one individual to another. It is a time-honored tradition conducted before the assembled crew, as well as honored guests and dignitaries to formally demonstrate the continuity of the authority within a command.

Media planning to attend must RSVP by emailing uscoastguardheartland@gmail.com no later than 4 p.m. Thursday, June 24.

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