9th Marine Corps District

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Marine Corps Recruiting Command
Chicago, Illinois

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Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visits 9th Marine Corps District Headquarters

U.S. Navy Adm. Christopher Grady, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to Marines during a visit to 9th Marine Corps District Headquarters, at Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., Oct. 30, 2024. Adm. Grady made the visit to discuss and...

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Military Medical Training Proves Lifesaving

It was an ordinary Friday evening, Sept. 15th, as Cpl. Nicholas Christensen was driving back to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California chatting with his buddy Lance Cpl. Ethan Feaster when suddenly a car turned left into traffic causing a...

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9th Marine Corps District Change of Command

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Joel C. Schumacher, the outgoing 9th Marine Corps District commanding officer, passes the colors to Col. Aaron C. Lloyd, the oncoming commanding officer, during a change of command ceremony at Naval Station Great Lakes, July...

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Educators' Workshop July 2023

Educators from Recruiting Stations Kansas City, St. Louis, Twin Cities, and Milwaukee, experience the week-long Educators' Workshop (EWS) program from July 10 through July 14, 2023, aboard various Marine Corps Bases such as Marine Corps Recruit...

Video by Staff Sgt. Aaron Patterson
Educators' Workshop April 2024
9th Marine Corps District
April 26, 2024 | 1:34
Educators from Recruiting Stations Chicago, Kansas City, and St Louis experience the week-long Educators' Workshop (EWS) from aboard various Marine Corps Bases such as Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Marine Base Camp Pendleton, and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, 22-26 April, 2024. EWS is designed to inform high school/college educators, community leaders, and communication professionals about the commitment and benefits of service in the U.S. Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Aaron S. Patterson)
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9th Marine Corps District is responsible for U.S. Marine Corps recruiting efforts in the upper Midwest, including the states of Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Oklahoma. 9th Marine Corps District is headquartered aboard Naval Station Great Lakes, IL.

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9th Marine Corps District
2223 Luce Boulevard Building 523
Great Lakes, IL 60088

Duty NCO
​Cell: (224) 217-8379

Adjutant (Best POC for new joins)
Office: (847) 887-8306

Deployment Readiness Coordinator 
Office: (847) 887-8320
Cell: (847) 975-5887

Marketing & Media Relations 
Office: (847) 887-8321

Chaplain 
Office: (847) 887-8328
Cell: (816) 352-6487

Western Recruiting Region Security Manager
Office: (619) 524-8817

District Security Manager
Office: (847) 887-8372

District Security Clerk
Office: (847) 887-8372

Voting Officer
(847) 887-8391

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On behalf of the Command Team, welcome to 9th Marine Corps District. At 9th Marine Corps district, we believe that Family is one of the most important tenants of a Marines success, family readiness at home means mission readiness for the Marine.

As the Deployment Readiness Coordinator (DRC), I support the Commanding Officer with communication to the Marines and their family members. I do this by way of providing information and resource referral, provide deployment and readiness support, and volunteer management.

I also serve as an informational link between the 9thMarine Corps District Commander and your Recruiting Station (RS) Uniformed Readiness Coordinators (URCs). Your unit URCs will keep you informed of command training events, briefs and local, current and command-sponsored events. Each unit’s resources may look different because they are uniquely tailored to the area you are stationed to. You will receive e-mails, phone calls and messages from MOL informing you of what is taking place within your respective command.

Once on deck, ensure that you connect with your URC at the RS or me at District headquarters. We have important information for you and starting a conversation can help us better understand the type of resources and support – if any, that you need. Your wellbeing is important, we are here to help alleviate everyday stressors during this unique assignment.

The Command Family Readiness Team and I look forward to assisting you and your family. We are here to support you, advocate for you and family and aim to help improve your quality of life.

 

Lizz Lara
9th Marine Corps District
Great Lakes, IL 60088
Office : 847-887-8320 , Cell: 847-975-5887

9th Marine Corps District Leaders

Portrait of Commanding Officer
Commanding Officer
Commanding Officer, 9th Marine Corps District

Colonel Lloyd is a native of Davenport, Iowa. He attended Iowa State University and graduated in

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Portrait of Sergeant Major
Sergeant Major
Sergeant Major, 9th Marine Corps District

Sergeant Major Leader enlisted in the Marine Corps in May of 1998 and conducted Recruit Training at

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