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The Eighth Coast Guard District held successive ceremonies June 25, with the first installing a new commander to lead the Heartland region and the second marking the start of a long-tenured rear admiral's retirement. During the change-of-command cer-emony, Rear Adm. John Nadeau trans-ferred command of the Eighth District to Rear Adm. Richard Timme, who arrived to the New Orleans-based district from Coast Guard Headquarters, where he previously served as assistant commandant for prevention.Now commanding the Eighth District, Timme leads all Coast Guard operations across 26 states, including those that comprise the Mississippi River Valley and the states and waters that form the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico. The Eighth District encompasses more than 11,000 miles of inland waterways, including the Mississippi, Ohio, Illinois and Tennessee river systems and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, and has a work-force of more than 7,000 active duty, reserve,civilian and auxiliary personnel. |