ALCOAST 179/09
COMDTNOTE 1710
SUBJ:  ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CHIEF WARRANT AND WARRANT OFFICERS
ASSOCIATION, U.S. COAST GUARD.
A  PERSONNEL MANUAL, COMDTINST M1000.6(SERIES), ARTICLE 7.A.10
1. THE COAST GUARD CHIEF WARRANT AND WARRANT OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
(CWOA) WILL HOLD ITS ANNUAL MEETING 29 APRIL THROUGH 2 MAY 2009 AT
THE EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL TAMPA-AIRPORT/WESTSHORE IN TAMPA, FLORIDA.
2. ACKNOWLEDGING THE CHIEF WARRANT AND WARRANT OFFICERS
ASSOCIATIONS 80 YEARS OF FOSTERING THE LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT OF THE CWO CORPS, I ENCOURAGE ALL CWOS TO PARTICIPATE
IN THIS MEETING.
3.  AS OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS PERMIT, I ENCOURAGE COMMANDING
OFFICERS TO AUTHORIZE ADMINISTRATIVE ABSENCES IAW REF A TO ALLOW
MEMBERS TO ATTEND THE MEETING.
4. MEMBERS WISHING TO ATTEND SHOULD SUBMIT A REGISTRATION FORM TO
THE ASSOCIATION OFFICE. FORMS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE FEB-MAR 09
EDITION OF THE CWO NEWS OR ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.CWOAUSCG.ORG.
5. POC INFO:  ED SWIFT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CWOA, PHONE 202-554-
7753 OR EMAIL CWOAUSCG(AT)VERIZON.NET OR VICE PRESIDENT CWO BRENT
LIGHT,PHONE 202-372-4211 OR EMAIL BRENT.A.LIGHT(AT)USCG.MIL.
6. RADM JODY A. BRECKENRIDGE, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR HUMAN
RESOURCES, SENDS.
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.