Captain Jordan M. Baldueza
Commander, Sector San Francisco
United States Coast Guard
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Captain Baldueza assumed command of Sector San Francisco in May 2024. As Commander, Sector San Francisco he leads nearly 600 Active, Reserve, and Civilian Coast Guard men and women operating three Cutters, seven Small Boat Stations, an Aids to Navigation Team, a Vessel Traffic Service, and a Marine Safety Detachment in addition to more than 1,000 Coast Guard Auxiliarists. His area of responsibility spans from the Oregon border to the San Luis Obispo County line and much of Nevada, Utah, and parts of Wyoming, and includes over 2,500 miles of shoreline within the San Francisco Bay and its tributaries.
Duties and responsibilities of Sector San Francisco include Captain of the Port, Federal On-Scene Coordinator, Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection, Federal Maritime Security Coordinator, and Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator.
Prior to assuming command, Captain Baldueza served as the Deputy Commander of Sector San Francisco from 2021 to 2024. From 2018 to 2021, he served as the Response Department Head at Sector Houston-Galveston where he oversaw ports, waterways, and coastal security, maritime law enforcement, living marine resources, search and rescue, and marine environmental response missions across Southeast Texas to Southwest Louisiana including responses to three Type 1 Incidents and eight hurricanes.
Captain Baldueza’s previous operational units include service as Commanding Officer of Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) New York, Operations Officer of MSST Seattle in Seattle, Washington, and Deck Watch Officer aboard CGC MORGENTHAU (WHEC-378) in Alameda, California.
His previous staff assignments include service as Training Division Chief at Special Missions Training Center in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Performance Analyst and Training Manager at Force Readiness Command in Washington, D.C., and Law Enforcement Duty Officer at the Eleventh Coast Guard District in Alameda, California.
Captain Baldueza’s awards include four Meritorious Service Medals, two Coast Guard Commendation Medals, Coast Guard Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, two Humanitarian Service Medals, Commandant’s Letter of Commendation, and many other unit and team awards which he tributes to the remarkable Coast Guard women and men that he has had the honor of serving with.
A 1999 graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, Captain Baldueza received a Bachelor of Science degree in Operations Research and in 2008, earned his Master of Arts Degree in Educational Technology from San Diego State University in California. He also completed his Joint Professional Military Education through the U.S. Naval War College in 2017.
Captain Baldueza is married to the former Margarita Maldonado of Modesto, California and they have three kids: Oona Kaéla, Nika Élani, and Koah Ozias. Also noteworthy, his family is approaching 100 years of honorable Coast Guard service. His father, Jaime Baldueza Sr., is a retired Subsistence Specialist Chief Petty Officer. His eldest brother, Joseph Joel Baldueza, is a retired Electronics Technician Chief Petty Officer and his older brother, Jaime Baldueza Jr., is an active-duty Electronics Chief Warrant Officer stationed at the Coast Guard’s Leadership Development Center in New London, Connecticut.