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CDR Steven Koch is currently assigned as the Director, First District Auxiliary- Southern Region where he leads and supports over 2600 Auxiliarists spanning four states across Sector New York and Sector Long Island Sound areas of responsibility. 

CDR Steven Koch arrived as the Director following his assignment as Deputy Commander, Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound where he served as the Alternate Captain of the Port, Officer-in-Charge of Marine Inspection, Federal Maritime Security Coordinator, and Federal On-Scene Coordinator for Connecticut and Long Island, NY. 

His operational assignments include serving as the Deputy Commander and Operations Officer, International Ice Patrol in New London, Connecticut and Sector New York, where he served as the Chief, Port State Control Branch and then Assistant Chief, Port Safety and Security Division, supervising personnel conducting port state control and facility examinations, container inspections, and explosive ordnance load out operations within the Port of New York-New Jersey. Other operational tours include Sector Long Island Sound where he served on the Contingency Planning Staff and then as Chief, Incident Management Division and as a marine inspector, marine investigator, and Sector Intelligence Officer at Marine Safety Office/Sector New Orleans.

CDR Koch has served as an instructor at the United States Coast Guard Officer Candidate School in New London, Connecticut where he was responsible for the professional and military development, and academic instruction of multiple officer commissioning programs. 

A native of Quincy, Massachusetts, CDR Koch received his commission through the Direct Commission Officer program in 2002. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Marine Safety and Environmental Protection from Massachusetts Maritime Academy and a Master’s in security management from American Military University. CDR Koch’s personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, four Coast Guard Commendation Medals with “O” device, two Coast Guard Achievement Medals with “O” device, the Commandant’s Letter of Commendation, and multiple service and unit awards. He has earned permanent Prevention and Response Operations-Ashore insignias and was selected as the 2011 Leadership and Development Center Instructor of the Year. CDR Koch is married to the former Isabelle Mary Leigus of Durham, Connecticut and currently resides in Madison, Connecticut. They have twin seven-year-old boys, Carter and Evan.