Rear Admiral (UH) Eric Jones

Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District US Coast Guard

Rear Admiral Jones serves as Commander of the Seventh Coast Guard District headquartered in Miami, Florida. Promoted to flag rank in 2017, Rear Admiral Jones previously served as Military Advisor to the Secretary of Homeland Security providing counsel to the Secretary regarding policies, plans, and other affairs between the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense. A native of Half Moon Bay, California, Rear Admiral Jones is a 1987 graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. Ashore assignments include: Mathematics and Leadership Instructor at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut; Workforce and Operations Reviewer, Division of Program Review, Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C.; Deputy Chief, Office of Budget and Programs, Coast Guard Headquarters; Chief, Division of Program Review, Coast Guard Headquarters; and Deputy Chief, Office of Congressional and Government Affairs, Coast Guard Headquarters, and Executive Assistant to the Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Operations at Coast Guard Headquarters. Afloat assignments include: First Lieutenant aboard USCGC Venturous (WMEC 625) in Long Beach, California; Commanding Officer and Plankowner of USCGC Tybee (WPB 1330) in San Diego, California; Navigator and Executive Officer of the Coast Guard’s three-masted sail training barque USCGC Eagle (WIX 327) in New London, Connecticut; Executive Officer of USCGC Forward (WMEC 911) in Portsmouth, Virginia; Commanding Officer of USCGC Harriet Lane (WMEC 903), in Portsmouth, Virginia; and Commanding Officer of USCGC Eagle (WIX 327) from 2009 until 2012. Rear Admiral Jones holds an unlimited tonnage Master Mariner license for oceangoing vessels, sail and power.