Office of Auxiliary CG-3PCX

The Director of the Auxiliary is the direct representative of the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard to the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary. (Title 14, USC Chapt. 23)


The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is the uniformed volunteer component of Team Coast Guard. Founded in 1939 by an Act of Congress as the US Coast Guard Reserves and re-designated the Auxiliary in 1941. The 28,000 volunteer members (men and women) donate thousands of hours in support of Coast Guard missions.

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  SIXTY-NINTH ANNIVERSARY OF AUXILIARY

R 202158Z JUN 08
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-00//
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UNCLAS //N16790//

ALCOAST 299/08
COMDTNOTE 16790
SUBJ: SIXTY-NINTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY

1. JUNE 23, 2008, IS A SIGNIFICANT DATE FOR TEAM COAST GUARD. IT WILL MARK OUR AUXILIARYS SIXTY-NINTH YEAR OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE NATION.

2. WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN CALLING THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE AUXILIARY OUR SHIPMATES. THEY HAVE STOOD THE WATCH AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF TEAM COAST GUARD CONTINUALLY SINCE 1939. I CONSIDER EVERY ONE OF OUR AUXILIARY MEMBERS AN INVALUABLE ASSET OF TEAM COAST GUARD. WE SIMPLY COULD NOT MEET THE CHALLENGES WE FACE OR EXECUTE OUR MISSIONS ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS WITHOUT THEIR SELFLESS DEVOTION TO DUTY. OUR COAST GUARD AUXILIARY IS TRULY THE FINEST ALL- VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD.

3. OVER THE PAST YEAR THE AUXILIARY HAS CONTINUALLY EVOLVED. ANTICIPATING HOW TO BEST INTEGRATE AND SERVE THE COAST GUARD UNDER THE SECTOR CONSTRUCT, THE AUXILIARY HAS PROACTIVELY RESEARCHED, STUDIED, AND IMPLEMENTED THE AUXILIARY SECTOR COORDINATOR (ASC). THE ASC BRINGS A BROAD SPECTRUM OF AUXILIARY CAPABILITIES TO THE SECTOR TO ASSIST IN MEETING LONG TERM AND EMERGENT NEEDS TO ASSIST IN ENSURING OPTIMAL MISSION EXECUTION AND SUPPORT. THE AUXILIARY CONTINUES TO ALIGN ITSELF WITH THE COAST GUARD AND IS CURRENTLY MOVING TO MODERNIZE ITS ORGANIZATION IN ALL DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE OPTIMAL SUPPORT TODAY AND INTO THE FUTURE. I SINCERELY APPRECIATE ALL AUXILIARISTS FLEXIBILITY AND COOPERATION AS WE CONTINUE TO MODERNIZE OUR ORGANIZATIONS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE CITIZENS WHO USE OUR WATERWAYS FOR THEIR LIVELIHOODS AND FOR RECREATION.

4. THE MODERNIZATION OF OUR ORGANIZATION IS A CHALLENGING ENDEAVOR, AND WE CONTINUE TO COUNT ON OUR AUXILIARISTS FOR UNWAVERING SUPPORT. OVER THE PAST YEAR AUXILIARISTS PROVIDED OVER THREE MILLION HOURS OF DIRECT SUPPORT. THAT TRANSLATES INTO AN AVERAGE OF OVER 100 VOLUNTEER HOURS BY EACH OF THE TWENTY NINE THOUSAND AUXILIARISTS. THOSE HOURS HELP FREE UP ACTIVE DUTY COAST GUARDSMEN AND WOMEN TO BETTER SERVE THE PUBLIC IN THEIR AREAS OF EXPERTISE, OR PROVIDE FOR SOME WELL DESERVED TIME OFF. AUXILIARISTS ACTIONS RESULTED IN OVER 180 LIVES SAVED AND THE ASSISTING OF NEARLY 5,500 MARINERS. AUXILIARISTS PROVIDED THE BOATING PUBLIC OVER FIFTY FIVE THOUSAND HOURS OF BOATING SAFETY EDUCATION COURSES AND CONDUCTED OVER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY THOUSAND VESSEL SAFETY CHECKS. THESE EDUCATION COURSES AND VESSEL CHECKS DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE PREVENTION OF COUNTLESS SAR CASES AND LIVES SAVED EACH YEAR. WHETHER IN THE AIR CONDUCTING OVERFLIGHTS OF FLOODS IN AMERICAS HEARTLAND, CONDUCTING SAFETY PATROLS, OR COVERING THE RADIOS ON A HOLIDAY WEEKEND, OUR VOLUNTEERS CONTINUE TO STAND THE WATCH WITH UNCOMPROMISED DILIGENCE.

5. THE OVERALL CONTRIBUTION THAT AUXILIARISTS HAVE GIVEN YEAR AFTER YEAR IS IMPRESSIVE, BUT THE GREATEST MEASURE OF THEIR IMPACT IS FOUND IN THEIR SPIRIT OF PATRIOTISM AND THEIR STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO THE GUARDIAN ETHOS AND THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE COAST GUARD WITH WHOM THEY SERVE.

6. THE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY IS AN EXTREMELY VALUABLE ASSET TO THIS SERVICE, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, AND OUR NATION. ON JUNE 23, 2008, I ENCOURAGE ALL COAST GUARD UNITS TO RECOGNIZE THE EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION AND DEVOTION TO DUTY THAT ARE CONSISTENTLY DISPLAYED BY OUR COAST GUARD AUXILIARY VOLUNTEERS AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE.

7. ADMIRAL THAD ALLEN, COMMANDANT, SENDS.

8. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.

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Posted by Webmaster at 7:26:22 PM on 24 Jun 2008

  AUXILIARY TELECOMMUNICATIONS PQS

A new Personal Qualification Standard (PQS) for Auxiliary Telecommunications has been developed and approved by the Auxiliary and CG-5421. This PQS is a task-oriented qualification guide, designed to provide the members with focused training and enhanced skills to deal with both internal and external radio communications. Successful completion of the PQS will qualify the candidate as a Telecommunications Operator (TCO). See announcement.
Posted by Webmaster at 7:24:44 PM on 11 Jun 2008

  21st Annual Women's Leadership Symposium

The 21st Annual Women's Leadership Symposium will be held 10-11 July 2008 at the National Conference Center in Lansdowne, Virginia. Read more about this in ALCOAST 242/08 which can be found at http://www.uscg.mil/announcements/. Though the message focuses on active duty and Reserve personnel, Coast Guard Auxiliarists are most welcomed to attend and participate.
Posted by Webmaster at 8:25:57 PM on 22 May 2008

  2007 Association for Rescue at Sea Nominations

Nominations for the 2007 Association for Rescue at Sea (AFRAS) Silver Medal are now being accepted. Read more about this in ALCOAST 213/08 which can be found at http://www.uscg.mil/announcements/
Posted by Webmaster at 6:55:41 PM on 2 May 2008

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