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68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Posted on 11/29/2002 1:40:33 PM PST by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
I received this in my uscg.mil e-mail.
The CO and XO confirmed that this is a first ever!
They both had asked me recently to work in the Operations Office on Thursdays
instead of just standing the radio watch.
I now can do the work of several regular Coasties
instead of just replacing one person in the comm room.
"I have added Mr. M------ to your crew listing for Station Coos Bay
and have given him access to -----(edited for security reasons)
Mr. M------ is the first CG Auxiliary member to be added to a crew listing
with full -----(edited for security reasons) permissions.
Please be sure to keep his -----(edited for security reasons) qualifications and certifications
separate from his CG Auxiliary qualifications and certifications.
Although we are TEAM Coast Guard,
there are slight differences in the requirements for certifications."
I had a great Thanksgiving at the base. GREAT DINNER at 3PM.
Also went on 3 different trips on the 47' boat.
2 family day cruises AND a 25 mile trip offshore to meet a tow barge
and pickup one of the fathers of one of the Coos Bay firefighters who died this week.
He is a merchant seaman and the tow barge was averaging about 5 knots,
so CG was asked to pick him up and get him back to shore faster.
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As of Oct 3 2001 I am in Coast Guard Auxiliary
District 13, Division 5 Flotilla 51 COOS BAY, OREGON
On 5/28/02 I passed my test and oral review board and am a fully qualified radio watchstander.
The training and test(s) is the same as members of the Coast Guard do.
This is where I stand my Radio Watches.
Motor Lifeboat Station Coos Bay OR
Which is under the Command of Group/Air Station North Bend
The missions of Group North Bend include maritime search and rescue, enforcement of laws and treaties,
providing aids to navigation, and marine environmental protection.
In addition, the Air Station frequently assists Federal, state and county agencies
by responding to calls for
assistance with inland searches and medical evacuations (medevacs) of injured loggers.
Group North Bend has integrated members of the Coast Guard Reserve
into every facet of the Group's operations,
and maintains an active liaison with Coast Guard Auxiliarists on the central and southern Oregon coast.
On any given day, the men and women of the Coast Guard:
Conduct 109 search-and-rescue missions.
Assist 192 people in distress.
Seize 169 pounds of marijuana.
Nab 306 pounds of cocaine.
Most important, the Coast Guard saves lives.
"Ten or 12 people today will go home to dinner with their family
only because the Coast Guard got them out of trouble,"
said Adm. James Loy, commandant of the Coast Guard.
Now that's a respectable day's work.
All from a service of only 35,000 people, fewer than the New York Police Department.
I am sometimes on this boat in the ocean as part of my training.
52' Motor Lifeboat Intrepid
Generally regarded by their crews as the "Cadillac" of the motor lifeboats, these boats answer the call when heavy weather conditions are too severe for any other rescue boat. Built in 1960 to replace wooden-hulled ships that carried the same names since the 1930's, these steel-hulled 52-foot motor lifeboats can withstand 100-mile per hour winds and sea swells up to 35 feet. These are the only Coast Guard vessels under 65 feet that have names. Only four 52-footers are in service, all in the Pacific Northwest. They are built to withstand the most severe conditions at sea and are capable of effecting a rescue at sea even under the most difficult circumstances. They are self-bailing, self-righting, almost unsinkable, and have a long cruising radius.
Missions: Search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, marine environmental protection, and recreational boating safety.
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. For information about existing Auxiliary missions and the Auxiliary in general, go to our Join the Auxiliary webpage. You will find there a form through which you can ask that a local Auxiliarist make contact with you to explore the ways in which you can assist Team Coast Guard
and, in the process, do something for our country in its hour of need.
Age 17 and up (no upper age restrictions) Click Here for details.
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
BUMP!
Congrats.
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Keep up the great work!!!
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Woo Hoo! Way to go brother. My congrats.
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posted on
11/29/2002 1:45:04 PM PST
by
Aeronaut
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
...To our U.S. Coast Guard:
Thank you for protecting us and making us the Home of the Brave...
in a new Time of War in a new Century with an Enemy that is now Within.
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Congratulations!
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posted on
11/29/2002 1:46:59 PM PST
by
alisasny
To: Admin Moderator
Thanks for removing my triple post!
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Great News, good for you Tonk.
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posted on
11/29/2002 1:48:24 PM PST
by
Dubya
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Whooooooeeeeee! Congratulations Tonk!
I know this means a tremendous responsibility for you and it sounds like you are "Gung Ho!" to take it on!
Thanks for the heads up!
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Congrats, Bro! (I always liked the smaller boats better than big ships)
:)
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Congratulations, Tonk.
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posted on
11/29/2002 1:49:46 PM PST
by
SAMWolf
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Congrats!!
Bump
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Congratulations from a Coastie Wife. Good Job!
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Way to go, Tonk!
And thank you, both for your service to our nation and for all you do for FR and those who serve in the military!
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posted on
11/29/2002 1:52:05 PM PST
by
kayak
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
11 years in the Charlie Golf Club. Semper Paratus!
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Congratulations. It is citizen-soldiers like you who are truly the backbone of America's defence.
CREATE A HOME GUARD NOW!!!!!!!
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posted on
11/29/2002 1:54:32 PM PST
by
Sparta
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Congratulations neighbor...We would be in deep trouble here around Humboldt Bay without the Coast Guard. I have acquaintance here that is Official Coast Guard Photographer. I don't now if he goes as far north as Cos Bay.
BTW...was there a thread here on FR of the death of the three firemen up there ?
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