District 7 Web Site
Commodore Judith Hudson
Chief of Staff Gary P.
Barth
Gary Barth, District Chief of Staff, and I welcome
your visit to our District 7 webpage and urge you to explore this
electronic resource for information on how to join our organization, and
for our members to find specific information and resources relative to our
purposes and missions.
District 7 is the largest of the 16 Coast
Guard Districts nationwide, and D7 Auxiliary is dedicated to support
active duty Coast Guard in all its missions in this area except direct law
enforcement. We are the uniformed volunteer arm of the United States
Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard Auxiliary was created by U.S.
Congressional legislation on June 23, 1939. Last year as we marked
our 77th year, we celebrated our progress, our growth, and our
ever-growing list of missions to serve the Coast Guard and our
communities.
It takes dedication, support from our
families, and time commitment to be successful in the Auxiliary.
We volunteer our boats, planes, and radios, buy our own uniforms, and pay
dues to be members. We train to become certified in all specialties
and mission areas in order to serve, and we train to become more skilled
and knowledgeable on an ongoing basis.
In return, we make great new friends,
learn new skills, hone our current skills, develop pride in our successful
missions, earn the gratitude of those we serve, and become part of Team
Coast Guard (active duty, reservists, civilian, and Auxiliary).
While fellowship is one of our cornerstones, we never forget that we are a
service organization – Semper Paratus (always ready) - to serve on the
water, in the air, and on land. Do consider joining us now.
Judith Hudson
District 7 Commodore
Updated 01/01/2017