USCG Captain Timothy Barelli

Capt. Timothy J. Barelli, the new Sector San Diego commander, arrived from Coast Guard headquarters in Washington, D.C., where he served as the deputy director of emerging policy. He was responsible for developing service-wide strategy and advising the commandant and senior leaders on major issues. Of particular note, he crafted the Coast Guard’s Strategic Plan for 2018-2022 and the Maritime Commerce Strategic Outlook – the Service’s 10-year strategy to promote $4.6 trillion in annual maritime commerce and protect and modernize the nation’s critical maritime infrastructure.

Barelli’s previous assignments include executive officer at Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco, aeronautical engineer officer at Coast Guard Air Station Houston, Coast Guard Air Station Savannah, Georgia, and the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute homeported in St. Petersburg, Florida.

CAPT Barelli will provide a snapshot of operations Coast Guardsmen and women at Sector San Diego conduct locally and around the world. He will talk about the scope of Coast Guard missions and responsibilities and specifically what our engagement is in the San Diego community. In 2019, Sector San Diego has conducted roughly 650 cases ranging from search and rescue, to maritime law enforcement, to vessel safety and pollution response.