Welcome to our website! Ninth Central Region covers the majority of the 4,530 miles of U.S shoreline on the Great Lakes. Units can be found in five states (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio). Over 750 dedicated volunteers serve the largest group of recreational waters in the United States and helps ensure safe transport of over $85 million in commerce carried by lake freighters. We do this in collaboration with Coast Guard Sectors Sault Ste Marie and Detroit. 

Under the direct authority of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, through and by the direction of the Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, the Auxiliary’s operating levels are broken down into four organizational levels: National, District, Division, and Flotilla.

9^TH CENTRAL REGION MISSION STATEMENT

• To promote and improve recreational boating safety

• To provide a diverse array of specialized skills, trained crews, and capable facilities to augment and support the Coast Guard and enhance safety and security of our ports, waterways, and coastal regions

• To support Coast Guard operational, administrative, and logistical requirements.

9^TH CENTRAL REGION VISION STATEMENT

The 9th Central Region will operationalize, actualize, and re-energize while continuing to retain value to the Coast Guard and the boating public through continuous training, exceptional mission performance and proficiency, servant leadership, and membership development. To be the best trained, most valued maritime volunteer organization in the world – highly effective during normal operations and ready for emergencies.

9^TH CENTRAL REGION WATCHWORDS 2025-2029

Operationalize - The Ninth Central Region will develop, acquire, and train in all aspects of operational readiness to achieve the highest levels of proficiency as conditions will permit. 

Actualize – the Ninth Central Region will engage in strategies that promote and improve the ability of each Auxiliarist to reach their maximum potential and in doing so promote and improve recreational boating safety, support Coast Guard operational, administrative and logistic requirements. Simply, to be the best United States Coast Guard Auxiliary possible. 

Re-energize – the Ninth Central Region specifically and in general will seek to obtain a diverse membership that will provide the manpower, and skill sets necessary to optimize an array of specialized skills, train crews, and capable facilities to augment the United States Coast Guard as well as enhance safety and security of ports, waterways, and close to regions. Enhanced auxiliary recognition will help foster a participatory environment. 

Oar: n. A pole used for propelling or steering a boat. 

From Webster’s Dictionary

MAPS OF THE 9^TH COAST GUARD DISTRICT AND 9^TH CENTRAL AUXILIARY REGION