23 JUN 2006 ~ 67TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY

uscg.mil ^ | Admiral Thad Allen, Commandant, US Coast Guard

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

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SUBJ: SIXTY-SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY

1. JUNE 23, 2006, IS A SIGNIFICANT DATE FOR TEAM COAST GUARD.
IT WILL MARK OUR AUXILIARYS SIXTY-SEVENTH YEAR
OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE NATION.

2. WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN CALLING THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE AUXILIARY OUR SHIPMATES. AS I INDICATED IN MY COMMANDANT'S INTENT MESSAGE TO ALL AUXILIARIST SHORTLY AFTER ASSUMING COMMAND MAY 25, I CONSIDER EACH OF OUR AUXILIARY MEMBERS AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR COAST GUARD. WE SIMPLY COULD NOT MEET THE CHALLENGES WE FACE OR EXECUTE THE MISSIONS WE DO ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS WITHOUT THEIR SELFLESS DEVOTION TO DUTY. OUR COAST GUARD AUXILIARY IS TRULY THE FINEST ALL-VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION ON OUR NATION. DURING THE PAST YEAR, THEY HAVE ANSWERED THE CALL TO DUTY DURING SOME OF THE MOST TRYING TIMES IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY. THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF PROFESSIONALISM AND SELFLESSNESS DISPLAYED BY OUR AUXILIARY TEAM FOLLOWING THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANES KATRINA, WILMA AND RITA WAS NOTHING SHORT OF MONUMENTAL. THEIR HEROIC RESPONSE DURING THE WORST NATURAL DISASTERS ON RECORD CLEARLY ILLUSTRATES THEIR DEDICATION TO THE SERVICE AND OUR NATION.

3. WHILE MEMBERS OF THE AUXILIARY IN THE GULF REGION FOCUSED THEIR EFFORTS ON HELPING COMMUNITIES RECOVER FROM THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF THE HURRICANES, MANY OTHERS CONTINUED TO CARRY OUT COAST GUARD MISSIONS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE NATION. WHETHER CONDUCTING A VESSEL SAFETY CHECK, OR A COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSEL DOCKSIDE SAFETY EXAM, STANDING A RADIO WATCH, OR PULLING A SURVIVOR FROM THE WATER, THE AUXILIARY CONTINUED TO PROVE ITS STRENGTH AND VALUE FROM COAST TO COAST. LAST YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION OPERATED AND MAINTAINED NEARLY 4,900 SURFACE FACILITIES, 2,900 RADIO FACILITIES AND 300 AIR FACILITIES. OVER 30,000 DEDICATED MEMBERS OF THE AUXILIARY UTILIZED THESE ASSETS TO SAVE NEARLY 300 PEOPLE AND ASSIST OVER 8,000 MORE. AN IMPRESSIVE 411,000 HOURS WERE SPENT ON OPERATIONAL PATROLS. MOST RECENTLY, OUR AUXILIARISTS PROVED YET AGAIN THAT THEY WERE UP TO THE CHALLENGE WHEN THEY ARRIVED ON THE SCENE OF A 24 FT VESSEL THAT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO TAKE ON WATER AND SANK ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THEIR TIMELY RESPONSE RESULTED IN THE SAFE RECOVERY OF ALL 13 PEOPLE.

4. THOUGH THE NUMBERS THAT AUXILIARISTS HAVE PRODUCED YEAR AFTER YEAR ARE PROFOUND, THE GREATEST MEASURE OF THEIR IMPACT IS FOUND IN THE SPIRIT OF PATRIOTISM AND COMMITMENT THEY HAVE CAST ACROSS OUR DECK PLATES AND DOWN TO THE MOST JUNIOR COAST GUARD RECRUITS.

5. THE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY IS AN EXTREMELY VALUABLE ASSET TO THIS SERVICE, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, AND OUR NATION. I VALUE THEIR COMMITMENT AND AS SUCH HAVE ADDED THE NATIONAL COMMODORE AS A STANDING MENBER OF MY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. ON JUNE 23, 2006, I ENCOURAGE ALL COAST GUARD UNITS TO RECOGNIZE THE EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION AND DEVOTION TO DUTY THAT IS CONSISTENTLY DISPLAYED BY OUR COAST GUARD AUXILIARY VOLUNTEERS.

6. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.

7. ADM ALLEN, COMMANDANT, SENDS.

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Internet Release and Distribution is Authorized.

G-PCX, sends.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

A special message to our Coast Guard Auxiliary Members:

As the finest all-volunteer organization in our Nation, I consider each of you an integral part of our Coast Guard. We simply could not meet the challenges we face or conduct the missions we do on a day-to-day basis without your selfless devotion to duty, as was so vividly demonstrated most recently in the Coast Guard’s extraordinary response to the many hurricanes we responded to last year. I sent the following letter to our Coast Guard men and women upon assuming the duties of Commandant. My priorities and dedication outlined in the letter below apply equally to each of you as they do to our workforce. I pledge to you my relentless support for our Auxiliary and will rely upon your continued service to our Nation as we work together to remain Semper Paratus.

Admiral Thad Allen, Commandant

http://www.uscg.mil/comdt/all_hands/auxiliary.asp

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

I've volunteered and supported the US Coast Guard,
each and every week,
without missing a single week
(this is week # 246)
since Oct 2001,
by actually training and doing their job on base,
including (but not limited to)
radio watch standing, updating crew training records
and commercial and recreational vessel exams.

My 3000 + volunteer hours of documented
Coast Guard Auxiliary service
since Oct 2001 is documented here AUXINFO

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

For immediate danger to life or property call 911
or US Coast Guard on marine channel 16 VHF-FM LOOK FOR AND REPORT:

• Suspicious waterfront loitering
• Forcible access
• Persons photographing, taping or sketching
• Boaters seeming to be forcibly controlled
• Liquids being poured into reservoirs or lakes
• Apparently dangerous loads and/or cargoes
• Items that appear to be weapons or explosives
• Boats loitering under bridges or by locks or dams
• Diving operations near any critical infrastructure
• Boats or divers in naval protection zones
• Note appearance, size, coloring of individuals
• Note type of boat, car, registration, etc.
• If diving is involved, note color of equipment

Report what you see to
1-877-24-WATCH
(1-877-249-2824)

[Jet Jaguar]

BTTT

[fanfan]

Wow Tonk!

Thank you for your hard work!

:-)

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

TONK! THANK YOU for your Service, Sir. Then...and now.

Thanks, ALL Vets and Troops.

TSOA

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Join the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Age 17 and up (No upper age limit)

You needn't own a boat or even be an experienced boater

Boating And Non-Boating Programs

Below is a brief but comprehensive listing of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary's many missions.

Surface (water) Missions

• Safety Patrol - Patrol under Coast Guard orders using an Auxiliary Operational Facility.

• Regatta Patrol - Patrolling organized regattas and boat parades.
  

• Chart Update Patrol - Verifying the accuracy and completeness of information published
  on charts and related navigation publications.
  

• PWC Patrol - Patrolling on a Personal Water Craft (PWC).
  

Be A Better Boater    

Air Operations Missions

• SAR Mission - Search And Rescue call out or the air equivalent to a vessel safety patrol.

• Enforcement of Laws and Treaties - Air support of a Coast Guard law enforcement mission.

• MEP Mission - Air support in the area of Marine Environmental Protection.

• Ice Operations Mission - Air support in the area of ice patrol operations.

• Logistics Mission - Transportation of personnel.

• Training Mission - Training missions involving air operations.

Land-based Operations Missions

• Radio Watchstander - Serving as a qualified watchstander at a Coast Guard or Auxiliary facility.

• Officer of the Day Duties - OOD at a Coast Guard facility either ashore or afloat.

• B-2 Alert SAR Standby - Time spent on stand-by.

• B-0 Alert SAR Standby - Standing by under with an Auxiliary Operational Facility for immediate call out.

• SAR Call Out - Search And Rescue call out involving communication facilities.

• CG Crew Augmentation - Serving as a qualified crew on Coast Guard, not Auxiliary, vessels.

• Enforcement of Laws and Treaties - Providing surface support of Coast Guard law enforcement mission.

• MEP Mission - Surface support for a Marine Environmental Protection mission.

• Auxiliary Radio Net Mission - Maintaining Coast Guard authorized Auxiliary radio nets.

• Aids to Navigation Mission-Federal - Servicing federal or private Aids to Navigation.

• Bridge Administration - Inspecting bridges.

Public Education Missions

• PE Other Than State/Youth - Auxiliary multi-lesson public education classes.

• State and Youth Courses - State public education classes and youth courses.

• MT Instructor Mission - Member training activity, including specialty courses, boats crew training, and basic qualification classes.

Environmental Missions

• Enforcement of Laws and Treaties - Provide support to a Coast Guard law enforcement mission.

• Marine Environmental Protection - Provide support to the Coast Guard in the area
  of Marine Environmental Protection.

Coast Guard Support and Boating Safety Missions

• CG Operational Support - A service provided to operational Coast Guard units
  in support of Coast Guard programs.

• CG Administrative Support - Provide support to the Coast Guard in areas other than operations or recruiting.

• AIM Mission - The Auxiliary's Academy Introduction Mission (AIM).

• Courtesy Marine Examinations - Vessel Safety Checks; Personal Water Craft Safety Checks; Uninspected Passenger Vessel; and Commercial Fishing Vessel.

• Public Affairs Mission - Promoting the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary or Coast Guard Reserve.

• Marine Dealer Visits - Participating in the Marine Dealer Visitation Program.

Agency Support Missions

• Federal Agencies - Provide non-operational support to other federal agencies,
  such as Customs, Corps of Engineers and NOAA.

• State Agencies - Provide support to state agencies, such as the Department of Natural Resources,
  State Police and Marine Patrols.

• Local Agencies - Provide support to local agencies, such as local police, sheriff's offices,
  fire/rescue and Harbormasters.

We Need You -- In the wake of the recent attacks on the United States, the Coast Guard Auxiliary will be called upon to provide essential services to the Coast Guard as they focus more heavily on their military missions.  We will need all the help we can get.  You needn't own a boat or even be an experienced boater, since our missions are wide-ranging.

CLICK ON THE GRAPHICS BELOW
FOR INFORMATION

[jazusamo]

BTTT!

[Gucho]

A great thread Tonk. Thank you for you're service along with all Coast Guard Auxiliary Members.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"Thank you for you're service along with all Coast Guard Auxiliary Members."

FR Thread, posted by hedgetrimmer about the Coast Guard Auxiliary 09/20/2001.
This promted me to join the Coast Guard Auxiliary
after the US Navy and the Oregon National Guard said I was to old to re-enlist at 53.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/528854/posts

[El Gran Salseron]

Congrats to the US Coast Guard Auxiliary and to you, sir!

[vigilante2]

Thank you Tonk

[2111USMC]

Happy anniversary Tonk!

Thank you for your service!

[hedgetrimmer]

Thank you for your service as an USCG Auxiliarist. Its a lot of hard work, harder than ever with the War on Terror.

[vigilante2]

HAPPY 67TH ANNIVERSARY

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY

[Knitting A Conundrum]

evening, folks!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Thank YOU for getting me pointed in the right direction!

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Happy Anniversary to all of you in the "hooligan navy."

[freema]

Happy Birthday, Coast Guard!

[bitt]

thank you, FRiend.

Good going. And aren't you lucky to have such a chance to again serve your country in so important a position?