Captain James Bendle
Sector Commander

Captain Bendle enlisted in 1997 and was assigned to the Coast Guard Station Atlantic City, NJ where he advanced from Seamen to Boatswains' Mate Second Class. He was commissioned through Officer Candidate School in 2002. His previous assignments include Group Woods Hole Operations Department, Executive Officer of the Northeast Regional Fisheries Training Center, Commanding Officer of Coast Guard Station Grand Isle, Assistant School Chief of Officer Candidate School, Enforcement Division Chief at Sector Honolulu, Officer of Personnel Management (OPM), and Sector Maryland-National Capital Region where he served as Deputy Sector Commander.

CAPT Bendle is a graduate of York College of Pennsylvania and earned a Master's Degree in Human Resources Management from Touro University.

CAPT Bendle has been awarded the Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal (2), the Coast Guard Commendation Medal (4), and has earned the advanced Boat Forces Insignia.

He and his wife, Katherine, have two children, Peter and Paige.

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Senior Chief Jacob Zorbaugh
Command Senior Enlisted Leader

Senior Chief Jacob Zorbaugh assumed the duties and responsibilities of Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Sector Northern Great Lakes, Sault Sainte Marie, MI in July 2024. As the Command Senior Enlisted Leader he is a direct representative to the Sector Commander on all matters and activities and serves as a command liaison to the Chief Petty Officer Mess. He is responsible for enhancing policy and strategy, outreach to the workforce, managing communications between leaders across organizational echelons, and working closely with the office of the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard on policy development, change, and implementation of workforce initiatives.
 

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