Timothy Close
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My Coast Guard Option.
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Timothy Close
Timothy M. Close, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard (retired) completed 30 years of active duty service including assignments as Chief of Staff in the Fourteenth Coast Guard District in Honolulu, Sector Commander and Captain of the Port in St. Petersburg/Tampa, Captain of the Port in Savannah, GA, and Director of the Western Rivers in New Orleans. He had a leadership role in the U.S. Coast Guard actions responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, responding to Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, and directing large-scale security operations, including the G-8 Summit in Sea Island, GA in 2004 and the NFL’s Superbowl in Tampa in 2009.
He is a graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Class of 1982, and a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1986.
He and his wife, Peggy, live in Florida, where he works as an independent maritime consultant.
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My Coast Guard Option
Joel Whitehead, Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard (retired) –
“Tim Close didn’t just choose the Coast Guard—he helped define it through a superlative career. From Academy jitters to SAR storms, his leadership blends calm, candor, and just enough irreverence to keep the mission and the crew afloat.”
Gary Weeden Captain, U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps (retired) Former Chaplain of the Coast Guard –
My Coast Guard Option is a valuable read and welcomed perspective that allows one to walk in the shoes of a Coast Guard leader who has fought the good fight.
Tim Close’s insider view speaks to the heart of leadership initiative, trust in training, working the problem, while always keeping the mission and people first.