[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Coast Guard Auxiliary Members PING

[WellsFargo94]

Also, among many different scenarios to contemplate, I hope we won't see another oil spill (or worse) off the coast of anywhere. Thanks to you and yours for your dedication and hard work. Folks often don't realize, or they forget, about the incredibly hard work (and danger) that goes along with being in the Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Reserves.

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

You're on the front line again Tonk.

[A Navy Vet]

Yeah, I saw Tonk. Looks like I'm going to have to transfer to a different Flotilla. Mine has a boat deficit. Guess I'll have to drive further so as to make the Long Beach/LA Harbor patrols.

[hedgetrimmer]

During the period from Sept. 11 to March 25, local San Francisco Auxiliarists have spent about 13,000 hours assisting Coast Guard missions, which have included patrolling the bay, standing watch, providing administrative support to local Coast Guard units and driving the Sea Marshals to and from embarkation and disembarkation points.

“They are a force multiplier. They add presence on the water by flying the Coast Guard colors,” says CWO Charles Kemnitz.