RDML Bob Little USCG

Rear Admiral (RDML) Little assumed the duties of Commander, Coast Guard Arctic District in July 2025. The District is responsible for securing the homeland by projecting forces to advance U.S. sovereignty and national interest, countering malign foreign influence, and ensuring safety, security and stewardship of the northern high latitudes. RDML Little is responsible for all operations to control, secure and defend the northern U.S. border and maritime approaches within the U.S. Arctic and Alaska; to facilitate commerce vital to economic security and strategic mobility for U.S. ports, waterways, and shipping in the physical and cyber domains; and to successfully respond to crises and contingencies that may come with little or no warning by sustaining readiness throughout the vast Arctic and Alaskan region. Rear Admiral little most recently served as the 20th Director of Joint Interagency Task Force West (JIATF West), U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. There he coordinated among the U.S. intera