Coast Guard Great Lakes District holds change of command ceremony

Photo By Petty Officer 3rd Class Dillon Grimsley | Coast Guard Vice Adm. Nathan Moore, commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area & Defense Forces East, Rear Adm. Jonathan Hickey, commander, Great Lakes District, and Rear Adm. Russell Dash, Assistant Commandant and Program Executive Officer for C5I and Chief Information Officer, pose for a picture during a change of command ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio, September 15, 2025. Rear Adms. Dash and Hickey were former United States Coast Guard Academy class mates. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dillon Grimsley)  

CLEVELAND, OHIO, UNITED STATES

09.15.2025

Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Lauofo 

U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes District

Sept. 15, 2025
Great Lakes District Public affairs
216-902-6020/[e-mail]

CLEVELAND — U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Russell E. Dash relieved Rear Adm. Jon P.
Hickey as commander of the Great Lakes District in a change of command ceremony in
Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 15, 2025.

Vice Adm. Nathan A. Moore, commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area & Defense Forces East,
presided over the ceremony.

Rear Adm. Dash previously served as the Assistant Commandant and Program Executive Officer
for C5I and Chief Information Officer. Rear Adm. Hickey’s next position will be Assistant
Commandant and Program Executive Officer for C5I and Chief Information Officer.

The change of command ceremony is a time-honored tradition that marks the transfer of
authority and responsibility from one individual to another.

The Great Lakes District is responsible for a 1,500-mile international border spanning eight
states encompassing Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Indiana, and
Wisconsin. There are over 6,000 Coast Guard active duty, reserve, civilian, and auxiliary men
and women serving within the Great Lakes District area of responsibility.

Please contact Great Lakes District Public Affairs at 216-902-6020, or email
[e-mail] with any questions.

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• Date Taken: 09.15.2025
• Date Posted: 09.15.2025 16:38
• Story ID: 548213
• Location: CLEVELAND, OHIO, US