[Aux-enews] eNews from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary - 30 April 2005

Sat Apr 30 12:04:58 EDT 2005

 eNews from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary 

30 APRIL 2005

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In this issue of Aux eNews: 

*	HYPERLINK \l "BM_1"Coast Guard Auxiliary Member Dies in Iraq 
*	HYPERLINK \l "BM_2"Homeland Security Tests Emergency Response
TOPOFF3 
*	HYPERLINK \l "BM_3"Interim National Preparedness Goal 
*	HYPERLINK \l "BM_4"Diversity Training Modules 
*	HYPERLINK \l "BM_5"Notes from NASBLA Waterway Management Committee 
*	HYPERLINK \l "BM_6"Adm. Collins: State of the Coast Guard “Making
History” 
*	HYPERLINK \l "BM_7"POMS and AOL 
*	HYPERLINK \l "BM_8"NEW Office of Boating Safety Web Site 
*	HYPERLINK \l "BM_9"West Marine Promotion to Support the VSC Program
During National Safe Boating Week 
*	HYPERLINK \l "BM_10"Auxiliary National Supply Center Catalog 
*	HYPERLINK \l "BM_11"Undress and Working Blue Uniform Notes 
*	HYPERLINK \l "BM_12"PA Contest Reminder 
*	HYPERLINK \l "BM_13"National Marina Day 2005 Materials Now Available

*	HYPERLINK \l "BM_14"National Safe Boating Council Grant Winners
Announced 
*	HYPERLINK \l "Help"Help Wanted Positions (from the National Web
Site) 
*	HYPERLINK \l "Archive"Unsubscribe and Archive Instructions 

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Coast Guard Auxiliary Member Dies in Iraq

Services are pending for a young Army private who has become the first known
Coast Guard Auxiliarist to be killed during the current military operations
in Iraq.

HYPERLINK
"http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,uscg2_042605.00.html"http://www
.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,uscg2_042605.00.html

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Homeland Security Tests Emergency Response TOPOFF3

April 4, 2005 – (Washington, D.C.) As part of TOPOFF 3, the largest
terrorism preparedness exercise in our nation's history, actors in New
Jersey, Connecticut and Washington, D.C. began conducting a planned scenario
of events.  Secretary Michael Chertoff announced the participation of 10,000
participants from 27 federal agencies, and more than 200 government as well
as private sector organizations. "This team that's participating in TOPOFF 3
includes everybody from cabinet secretaries, international partners,
governors, mayors, city managers, local fire and police, search and rescue
personnel, public health and public communications officials, and the
private sector."

HYPERLINK
"http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/press_release/press_release_0650.xml"
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/press_release/press_release_0650.xml

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Interim National Preparedness Goal 

April 1, 2005 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced today
the publication of the Interim National Preparedness Goal (“Goal”).  The
Goal will guide federal departments and agencies, state, territorial, local
and tribal officials, the private sector, non-government organizations and
the public in determining how to most effectively and efficiently strengthen
preparedness for terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies.

HYPERLINK
"http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/press_release/press_release_0648.xml"
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/press_release/press_release_0648.xml

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Diversity Training Modules

The Diversity Division has issued Diversity Training modules for use in
establishing and maintaining an active Diversity program.  These modules
include a Powerpoint presentation (245KB), a Recognizing Diversity document,
and a Diversity Quiz (37KB) (with answers (27KB)) that advisors can use.

Powerpoint HYPERLINK
"http://www.cgaux.org/diversity/DiversityNtrain05.ppt"http://www.cgaux.org/d
iversity/DiversityNtrain05.ppt

Recognizing Diversity Document HYPERLINK
"http://www.cgaux.org/diversity/RecognizingDiversity.doc"http://www.cgaux.or
g/diversity/RecognizingDiversity.doc

Diversity Quiz HYPERLINK
"http://http/www.cgaux.org/diversity/RecognizingDiversityQuiz.doc"http://htt
p//www.cgaux.org/diversity/RecognizingDiversityQuiz.doc

Quiz Answers HYPERLINK
"http://www.cgaux.org/diversity/AnswersToRecognizingDiversityQuiz.doc"http:/
/www.cgaux.org/diversity/AnswersToRecognizingDiversityQuiz.doc

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Notes from NASBLA Waterway Management Committee 

This Adobe Acrobat document has the notes from the recent NASBLA Waterway
Management Committee meeting (Adobe Acrobat™ format, 11KB).  Topics
discussed include NOAA fisheries regulations, uniformity of boating laws,
marine discharge, low head dams, and more.

HYPERLINK
"http://www.cgaux.org/cgauxweb/boating/NOTES-WWMgmtCommMar05.pdf"http://www.
cgaux.org/cgauxweb/boating/NOTES-WWMgmtCommMar05.pdf

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Adm. Collins: State of the Coast Guard Address “Making History”

HYPERLINK
"https://www.piersystem.com/external/index.cfm?cid=786&fuseaction=EXTERNAL.d
ocview&documentID=69379"https://www.piersystem.com/external/index.cfm?cid=78
6&fuseaction=EXTERNAL.docview&documentID=69379

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POMS and AOL

Many POMS users who have AOL as their Internet Service Provider (ISP) have
reported communications problems in the form of not being able to access
POMS or receive POMS-related e-mails (e.g. - system user notices; replies to
their own e-mails about POMS questions/problems) from the POMS Support Desk.

HYPERLINK
"http://list.cgaux.info/pipermail/chdiraux-l/2005-April/000161.html"http://l
ist.cgaux.info/pipermail/chdiraux-l/2005-April/000161.html

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NEW Office of Boating Safety Web Site

This graphically rich site features Alerts and Beacons for HOT information.

HYPERLINK "http://www.uscgboating.org/"http://www.uscgboating.org/

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West Marine Promotion to Support the VSC Program During National Safe
Boating Week

To assist in encouraging boaters to obtain and pass a VSC, West Marine is
offering a free T-shirt for those that meet this requirement. below is a
link to a PDF file which is a general notice sent to all West Marine/Boat US
retail outlets defining the promotion.  We are asking our vessel examiners
to support this promotion by providing boaters who pass their VSC with one
of the coupons also in a download link below (coupons will also be available
from each DSO-VE).  A mock up of the T-shirt is also provided in a link
below.

Notice sent to all West Marine Stores HYPERLINK
"http://safetyseal.net/pdf_files/WESTMARINE.VSCpromotion.pdf"http://safetyse
al.net/pdf_files/WESTMARINE.VSCpromotion.pdf

Coupon to print and give to those who PASS a VSC HYPERLINK
"http://safetyseal.net/pdf_files/VS_Coupon_3up.pdf"http://safetyseal.net/pdf
_files/VS_Coupon_3up.pdf

T-Shirt Mock-up HYPERLINK
"http://safetyseal.net/pdf_files/T-shirt1.pdf"http://safetyseal.net/pdf_file
s/T-shirt1.pdf

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Auxiliary National Supply Center Catalog

Auxiliary National Supply Center Catalog, updated as of April 2005, is now
on-line at HYPERLINK
"http://www.cgaux.info/g_ocx/publications/misc/dcatApr-05.pdf"http://www.cga
ux.info/g_ocx/publications/misc/dcatApr-05.pdf

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Undress and Working Blue Uniform Notes 

The following message was recently issued in the Coast Guard.  While its
focus is on advising active duty and reserve service members that undress
blue and working blue uniforms will no longer be authorized for wear as of
September 30, 2005, the message also indicates that those uniforms will
continue to be optional for wear by Coast Guard Auxiliarists until otherwise
directed.

HYPERLINK
"http://list.cgaux.info/pipermail/chdiraux-l/2005-April/000160.html"http://l
ist.cgaux.info/pipermail/chdiraux-l/2005-April/000160.html  

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PA Contest Reminder

The Department of Public Affairs discusses the details of its PA Contests
(for Public Affairs, photos, and publications) for 2005 in this notice
(Adobe Acrobat™ format, 23KB).  A reminder that the deadline for submission
is no later than 31 JULY 05.

HYPERLINK
"http://www.cgaux.org/cgauxweb/pubaffairs/PAContestLetter2005.pdf"http://www
.cgaux.org/cgauxweb/pubaffairs/PAContestLetter2005.pdf

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National Marina Day 2005 Materials Now Available

2005 National Marina Day Co-Chairs Dale Thomas and Dwight Jones today
announced that the 2005 National Marina Day Resource Kits have been posted
online at HYPERLINK
"http://www.marinaassociation.org/nmd/home.cfm"http://www.marinaassociation.
org/nmd/home.cfm, where they can be downloaded at no cost, and mailed to all
Association of Marina Industries (AMI) members and BoatU.S. Cooperating
Marina Members.  National Marina Day is produced by the Association of
Marina Industries (AMI) and is an annual nationwide celebration of the role
America's marinas play as gateways to boating and stewards of the
environment.  In 2005, National Marina Day (NMD) will be observed on August
13.  For more information, contact Stephen Wakefield at HYPERLINK
"mailto:swakefield at marinaassociation.org"swakefield at marinaassociaiton.org

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National Safe Boating Council Grant Winners Announced

Four USCGAUX units won a total of $3,840 in grants to promote recreational
boating safety.  For completed details on all the grant winners see the 2005
NSBC Grant Winners document (Adobe Acrobat™ format, 81KB).

HYPERLINK
"http://www.cgaux.org/cgauxweb/boating/2005NSBCGrantWinnersforWebsite.pdf"ht
tp://www.cgaux.org/cgauxweb/boating/2005NSBCGrantWinnersforWebsite.pdf 

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HELP WANTED POSITIONS (from the National Web Site)

The following "Help Wanted " ads appeared on the National Web Site as of the
date of this newsletter:

HYPERLINK
"http://www.cgaux.org/cgauxweb/cgi-bin/wantads.cgi"http://www.cgaux.org/cgau
xweb/cgi-bin/wantads.cgi

*	NEW: PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT WEBMASTER -- Eric J. HeBert, DVC-AI
-- 4/28/2005 
*	Branch Assistant Personnel Administrative Asst. -- David A.
Hastings, DVC-PS -- 3/27/2005 
*	Branch Chief - Boating Liaison Marine Industry -- John T. Potts,
DVC-BL -- 3/24/2005 
*	Branch Assistant Training Administrative Assistant -- Gail A. Fisher
-- 3/21/2005 
*	Aviation Recruitment Branch Chief (BC-OAR) -- David A. Hastings --
2/25/2005 
*	Chief, Air Flight Surgeon Branch (BC-OAA) -- David A. Hastings --
2/25/2005  
*	Branch Chief - Surface Operations-Watercraft -- Mark Simoni --
2/17/2005  
*	Web Design Specialist -- Ron De Laby DVC-MO -- 2/6/2005 
*	Branch Assistant Recruiting & Retention -- David A. Hastings, DVC-PS
-- 2/6/2005 

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