United States Coast Guard Auxiliary - U.S. Department of Homeland Security Logo graphic

MEMBER ZONE
SEARCH NATIONAL SITE
SECURITY LEVELS
  • National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) check current status

District 11 Southern Region - United States Coast Guard Auxiliary

Latest News and Updates

US Coast Guard Launches New Online Newsroom

WASHINGTON - The Coast Guard is scheduled to launch its new, online digital newsroom, http://www.news.uscg.mil, Thursday afternoon. The mobile-friendly content management system replaces the service's previous news site, www.uscgnews.com, and offers an email subscription service that delivers both regional and national Coast Guard news.

Users can subscribe to the news delivery service. This new capability will allow users to manage their Coast Guard news preferences through the service's subscription preferences page.

Users currently receiving Coast Guard news via uscgnews.com will continue to receive news releases via email; however, users can opt-out of the emails by clicking the unsubscribe button at the bottom of any Coast Guard email sent from the new system.

TCT Training Available

COMO Harry Jacobs will be facilitating a 4 hour TCT session on Saturday 8 April 2017 at the VA Medical Center, Bldg. 165, Room 209A, 5901 E. 7th Street, Long Beach CA. This session will run from 0730 to Noon. Please contact harry.jacobs@cgauxnet.us for reservations and more information.

DTRAIN 2017 Aboard Queen Mary A Success


Thank you to all those who attended DTRAIN about the RMS Queen Mary. We had an amazing weekend of fellowship, training, and celebration. A photo gallery is available to see what you missed!

Admiral Z Keynote Speech at NACON - Watch It Here!

Admiral Paul F. Zukunft, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, gave a powerful and complimentary keynote speech about the Auxiliary at our NACON 2016 in Phoenix. You can watch it below or go directly to https://vimeo.com/182535042/f802c79382.


Modern Marine Navigation Course

Find out more today at www.boatus.org/courses.

Coast Guard Launches App for Safer Boating - Download It Free

As the nation's recreational boating safety coordinator, the Coast Guard's mission is to minimize loss of life, personal injury, property damage, and environmental harm. Their boating safety program involves public education programs, regulation of boat design and construction, approval of boating safety equipment, and vessel safety checks for compliance with federal and state safety requirements. The Coast Guard Mobile App supports these missions by providing the essential services and information most commonly requested by boaters.

See the full article and YouTube clip at CaliforniaDiver.Com.
District 11S Commodore Portrait
Commodore Thomas J. Stoddard


Map to D11SR

Who We Are

Since 1939, the men and women of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary have volunteered millions of hours in support of the U.S. Coast Guard and the recreational boating public.
We are the uniformed civilian volunteer arm of the Coast Guard.

Our Missions

Recreational Boating Safety - consisting of our many boating safety classes, distributing boating safety information to the public, providing free vessel safety checks, and doing safety patrols on land, water and in the air.
Support of Maritime Homeland Security and other maritime safety challenges that have emerged in recent years.

"I'm always in awe of you Auxiliarists. You work for free and love what you do. I can't tell you how many times I've had the CG Aux help me out during the course of my career. You are indeed a national treasure!" Vince Patton, Master Chief USCG, Ret.