[Aux-enews] eNews from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary - 22 JUN 2006

Thu Jun 22 22:55:00 EDT 2006

 eNews from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary

22 JUN 2006

CONTENTS:	

HYPERLINK \l "BM_01"Additional Aux-10 C School Session Added

HYPERLINK \l "BM_02"National Commodore's Report to the Commandant

HYPERLINK \l "BM_03"ALCOAST 343/06: 2005 Association for Rescue at Sea
(AFRAS) Award Recipients

HYPERLINK \l "BM_04"Shop Auxiliary.com Vendor Special

HYPERLINK \l "BM_05"RBS Directorate Launches Major Educational Effort

HYPERLINK \l "BM_06"Coast Guard Auxiliary 67th Birthday Message

HYPERLINK \l "BM_07"Sixty-Seventh Anniversary of the United States Coast
Guard Auxiliary

HYPERLINK \l "BM_08"GoodSearch.com Celebrates Auxiliary Birthday

HYPERLINK \l "BM_09"Amateur Radio Event Commemorates Auxiliary Anniversary &
ISAR 2006

HYPERLINK \l "BM_10"National Commodore's Flag Conference Briefing

HYPERLINK \l "Help"HELP WANTED POSITIONS 

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Additional Aux-10 C School Session Added

If you are planning to assign a new officer in the near future to an 'IS'
position or you are currently holding an 'IS' position and have not attended
HYPERLINK "http://aux10.auxservices.org/"AUX-10 C School, you have one more
chance for this Fiscal Year. Send in an STTR, ANSC Form 7059, to your DIRAUX
office. The additional class for this year has been scheduled for 2-4
September 2006 at Coast Guard Island, Alameda, CA.

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National Commodore's Report to the Commandant 

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary continues to face many challenges in
2006 as it did in 2005 when it began the process of transforming the Coast
Guard Auxiliary from an organization solely concerned with maritime safety
to one that gives added attention to maritime security.

The intended course was – and continues to be – one that molds maritime
safety and security into a balanced effort that will see the Coast Guard
Auxiliary in step with the Coast guard, providing this country with safe and
secure waterways.

While recognizing that total equilibrium between these two missions is more
a hypothetical state because of unique local unit challenges, this balance
and blend of Recreational Boating Safety and Maritime Homeland Security is
the ultimate strategic objective fore the Coast Guard Auxiliary.

To read the complete report, visit HYPERLINK
"http://www.auxnaco.org/documents/COMDT_Qtr_Brief_April_06.pdf"http://www.au
xnaco.org/documents/COMDT_Qtr_Brief_April_06.pdf  

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ALCOAST 343/06: 2005 Association for Rescue at Sea (AFRAS) Award Recipients

The Association for Rescue at Sea (AFRAS) annually presents awards to Coast
Guard personnel who have made heroic rescues at sea.  The AFRAS Gold Medal
is awarded to a Coast Guard enlisted member who demonstrated uniquely heroic
action in a rescue of life at sea; the AFRAS Silver Medal is awarded to a
Coast Guard Auxiliarist for extraordinary bravery in a rescue at sea; and
the AFRAS Plaque is awarded to a volunteer AMVER participating vessel
conducting a heroic rescue at sea. For 2005, AFRAS has selected as their
award recipients: 

Complete details available at HYPERLINK
"http://www.cgaux.info/g_ocx/"http://www.cgaux.info/g_ocx/ 

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ShopAuxiliary.com Vendor Special

HYPERLINK
"http://www.informedguides.com/home_cg.cfm?source=coastguard"Informed
Publishing offers members of the Auxiliary a 5% discount on their products.
Auxiliary members should go to the HYPERLINK
"http://www.shopauxiliary.com/"ShopAuxiliary.Com then the "Member Benefits
Sign-In" link at the top of the page to access this special offer. They
offer valuable incident command tools for those involved in response
operations and planning including a "NIMS Incident Command System Field
Guide."

HYPERLINK "http://www.shopauxiliary.com/"http://www.shopauxiliary.com/ 

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RBS Directorate Launches Major Educational Effort

The Recreational Boating Safety (RBS) Directorate has initiated a HYPERLINK
"http://safetyseal.net/dcvsays.asp#Digital_Select_Calling_Radios"program to
educate boaters on the new Digital Selective Calling (DSC) radios. This
technology is a key component of the HYPERLINK
"http://www.uscg.mil/rescue21/"Coast Guard's Rescue 21 System. To function
correctly, the radio needs to be programmed with a unique Maritime Mobile
Service Identifier (MMSI). The Directorate's vessel examiners, program
visitors and public education instructors along with support of the
HYPERLINK "http://www.auxpa.org/"Marketing and Public Affairs Department
will lead this recreational boating community educational effort.

HYPERLINK
"http://safetyseal.net/dcvsays.asp#Digital_Select_Calling_Radios"http://safe
tyseal.net/dcvsays.asp#Digital_Select_Calling_Radios

HYPERLINK "http://www.uscg.mil/rescue21/"http://www.uscg.mil/rescue21/

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Coast Guard Auxiliary 67th Birthday Message

On the occasion of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary’s 67th birthday, June 23,
2006, National Commodore Gene Seibert has a HYPERLINK
"http://www.auxnaco.org/documents/Happy_67th_Birthday_to_the_Coast_Guard_Aux
iliary.pdf"special message to all Auxiliarists (PDF: 80 KB / 1 page).

HYPERLINK
"http://www.auxnaco.org/documents/Happy_67th_Birthday_to_the_Coast_Guard_Aux
iliary.pdf"http://www.auxnaco.org/documents/Happy_67th_Birthday_to_the_Coast
_Guard_Auxiliary.pdf

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Sixty-Seventh Anniversary of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary

June 23, 2006, is a significant date for Team Coast Guard.  It will mark our
Auxiliary’s sixty-seventh year of dedicated service to the nation. 

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.

Read the complete message from ADM Allen at:  HYPERLINK
"http://www.cgaux.info/g_ocx/"http://www.cgaux.info/g_ocx/ 

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GoodSearch.com Celebrates Auxiliary Birthday

HYPERLINK "http://www.goodsearch.com/"GoodSearch.Com honors the men and
women that have or are serving with the Auxiliary on the 67th Anniversary of
its founding (June 23, 1939) by making June 23, 2006 their "Charity of the
Day." Every day and every time someone uses GoodSearch.Com, they donate
about one penny (per search) to the HYPERLINK "http://www.cgauxa.org/"Coast
Guard Auxiliary Association to support Auxiliary programs. Users may go to
HYPERLINK "http://www.goodsearch.com/"GoodSearch.Com and select the charity
of choice, in our case, "Coast Guard Auxiliary Association - St. Louis, MO"
and start searching for information. 

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Amateur Radio Event Commemorates Auxiliary Anniversary & ISAR 2006

Special Event Amateur Radio Stations across the U.S. on Saturday October 28,
2006 will commemorate the anniversary of the Auxiliary and ISAR
(International Search & Rescue) 2006. The stations will be operating all day
contacting the ISAR station and other Auxiliary stations from coast to
coast. Last year over 25 Auxiliary Special Event Stations contacted
thousands of others to commemorate the Auxiliary anniversary and support
ISAR. More information may be found on the HYPERLINK
"http://www.auxodept.org/"Department of Operations website. 

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

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National Commodore's Flag Conference Briefing

The Coast Guard Auxiliary’s May 2006 report to the Flag Corps emphasizes
that the Auxiliary’s value to the Coast Guard and to the American public
lies in our capability and competence for performing a range of missions and
our ability to maintain a balance within that range. Along with enhanced
Recreational Boating Safety activities, the Coast Guard Auxiliary will
continue to collaborate with the Coast Guard on Contingency Planning
efforts, stressing diligent stewardship and operational excellence. Enhanced
recruiting and retention efforts will support all of our activities.

To read the complete Flag briefing, visit HYPERLINK
"http://www.auxnaco.org/documents/Flag_conference_May_06.pdf"HYPERLINK
"http://www.auxnaco.org/documents/Flag_conference_May_06.pdf"http://www.auxn
aco.org/documents/Flag_conference_May_06.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:

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

HYPERLINK
"http://www.cgaux.org/cgauxweb/cgi-bin/wantads.cgi?read=619"Auxiliary
Assistance for Video Library  -- Telfair Brown -- 4/9/2006 18:19 
HYPERLINK "http://www.cgaux.org/cgauxweb/cgi-bin/wantads.cgi?read=618"Grant
Writer  -- Stanley Feldman -- 4/7/2006 11:30 
HYPERLINK "http://www.cgaux.org/cgauxweb/cgi-bin/wantads.cgi?read=612"Public
Information Hotline Branch Chiefs Needed  -- Robin Freeman, DC-Ed --
3/25/2006 13:09 
HYPERLINK "http://www.cgaux.org/cgauxweb/cgi-bin/wantads.cgi?read=611"News
Correspondents, AUXPA External Communications  -- Robert T. Westcott DVC-AX
-- 3/24/2006 20:13 
HYPERLINK "http://www.cgaux.org/cgauxweb/cgi-bin/wantads.cgi?read=610"Branch
Chiefs, Public Affairs AX Division  -- Robert T. Westcott DVC-AX --
3/24/2006 20:10 
HYPERLINK "http://www.cgaux.org/cgauxweb/cgi-bin/wantads.cgi?read=609"Branch
Chief- Publications  -- Robin Freeman, DC-Ed -- 3/22/2006 23:07 

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