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Volume L Number 2 Fall 2003
ISAR 2003 ... Team from Division 6
to Compete in Cape May
(See Article on page 20)
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Published by the USCG Auxiliary
7th Coast Guard District
909 SE First Avenue
Miami FL 33131
Dist. Commander RADM Harvey E. Johnson Jr.
Director of Auxiliary CDR Kevin Crawley
Assistant Director CWO Robert P. Flynn
7th District Auxiliary Bridge
District Commodore (DCO)
Jay H. Dahlgren
1579 Pinehurst Street NW
Orangeburg SC 29115
Home: 803.536.6538
Fax: 803.534.3966
jdahlgren@bellsouth.net
District Vice Commodore (VCO)
Peter E. Fernandez
16415 SW 86th Court
Miami FL 33157
Home: 305.255.4999
Fax: 305.252.6853
pooldisc@bellsouth.net
Rear Commodores
James E. Dennen, RCO-E
900 Venetian Blvd.
Islamorada FL 33036
Home: 305.664.2242
dennen@bellsouth.net
Allen W. Brown Jr., RCO-W
3625 17th PL SE
Cape Coral FL 33904
Home: 239.549.6007
Fax: 239.549.6280
abrown5217@aol.com
A. Bruce Magyar, RCO-N
23525 Bahama Pt. #1612
Fernandina Beach FL 32034-8082
Home: 904.277.4896
Fax: 904.261.2774
abjm@net-magic.net
Immediate Past District Commodore
COMO Mary T. Larsen, IPDCO
4621 South Hope Springs Rd.
Stone Mountain GA 30083-5121
Home: 404.294.7550
Fax: 404.370.1336
mtlarsen@bellsouth.net
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DIVISION CAPTAINS
Mariano Velazquez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Division 1
Eric M. Glasscott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Division 2
John R. Rungo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 3
Edward L. Callahan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Division 4
William J. McMahon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Division 5
Felix R. Garcia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Division 6
Steven B. Plass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Division 7
Casey A. Jankowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Division 8
Charles L. Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Division 9
Don A. Myers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Division 10
Robert A. Ayers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Division 11
Ellen C. Kreiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Division 12
Jeremy Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Division 13
Robert Ping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Division 14
Mary E. Kennedy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Division 15
William J. Dunne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division 16
Cecil F. Spencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PPDCPA
DISTRICT STAFF OFFICERS
Mark E. Ratliff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aids to Navigation
Billy J. Enfinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aviation
Richard L. Stolsmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Career Counselor
Eric M. Glasscott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Communications
Todd S. Thuma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Communication Services
Terri Bivona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Finance
Nancy H. Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Information Services
William F. Everill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Legal/Parliamentarian
Theodore E. Foster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Materials
Marine Safety &
Joel Aberbach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Environmental Protection
D. Kent Shockey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Member Training
Cathie Welty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marine Dealer Visitor
Calvin M. Gordon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Operations/QE
Louis R. DeNunzio Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Public Affairs
Carol G. Rickard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Publications
Bobbye H. Paxton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Public Education
Cecil F. Spencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Personnel Services
Rosalind M. Lucash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Secretary/Records
George J. Kacmarik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vessel Examination
AIDES
John C. Cooper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Administrative Assistant
Carolyn R. Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Aide to the DCO
DIVERSITY ADVISOR
Dwight E. Shingledecker
HISTORIAN
Alejandro M. de Quesada
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Carolyn R. Thomas, Chair, Jeff Mahl, Betty Riddle
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please give it to your Flotilla Staff Officer-Information Services.
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PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
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Privacy Act of 1974. As a matter of policy, rosters of names, addresses and
telephone numbers shall not be made available to the general public or
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
District Commodore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Introducing our new ... Commander, 7th CG District . . . . 4
District Vice Commodore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Rear Commodore East . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Rear Commodore West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Rear Commodore North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Aids to Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Aviation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Career Counselor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Communication Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Information Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Legal/Parliamentarian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Marine Safety & Environmental Protection . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Member Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Operations/QE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Marine Dealer Visitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Public Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Public Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Personnel Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Vessel Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Letter from D7 Honor Guard Participant . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
ISAR 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Division Seven Delivers Strong NSBW Message . . . . . . . .22
2003 Spring DCON in Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Auxiliarist Honored by Military Historians . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Now More Than Ever! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
New Fourth Division Flotilla Named Tops for CY 2002 . . .27
An Afternoon Sail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Flotilla 24 celebrates 40 years! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
2003 Fall DCON 7 at the Orlando Adams Mark . . . . . . . .30
2003 Fall DCON 7 Pre-Registration Form . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
EDITOR AND PUBLICATIONS OFFICER
Carol G. Rickard
581 Yardarm Lane
Longboat Key FL 34228
Home: 941.383.7362
Fax: 941.387.4360
cgrickard@comcast.net
DIVISION ELECTED OFFICERS
MARIANO VELAZQUEZ, DCP 1
Juan Lorenzo Martinez, VCP
ERIC M. GLASSCOTT, DCP 2
Albert L. Crittenden, VCP
EDWARD L. CALLAHAN, DCP 4
Walter C. Gorenflo, VCP
WILLIAM J. MCMAHON, DCP 5
Michael D. Galvin, VCP
FELIX R. GARCIA, DCP 6
Gary W. Ellis Jr., VCP
STEVEN B. PLASS, DCP 7
Julianne W. Benedict, VCP
CASEY A. JANKOWSKI, DCP 8
Harry W. Eschedor, VCP
CHARLES L. MITCHELL, DCP 9
Albert E. Rhea, VCP
DON A. MYERS, DCP 10
Ron Goldenberg, VCP
ROBERT A. AYERS, DCP 11
Richard A. Kosby, VCP
ELLEN C. KREILING, DCP 12
Charles J. McCarty, VCP
JEREMY SMITH, DCP 13
Rollin S. Reiter, VCP
ROBERT PING, DCP 14
Robert J. Pape, VCP
CECIL F. SPENCER, PPDCPA
MARY E. KENNEDY, DCP 15
Lawrence S. Berman, VCP
WILLIAM J. DUNNE, DCP 16
Robert Evans, VCP
JOHN R. RUNGO, DCP 3
Richard J. Leys, VCP
On front cover: Rene Coto, FL 67, throws the weighted line in
the heaving event at the ISAR competition in Punta Gorda.
Photo: Carol Rickard, DSO-PB
(address removed)
RADM Harvey E. Johnson Jr.
assumed command as
Commander of the Seventh
Coast Guard District and
Maritime Defense Command Seven on June 12, 2003. As the
senior Coast Guard officer in the Southeast United States,
Rear Admiral Johnson directs Coast Guard operations in
Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Puerto Rico, and throughout
the Caribbean. He is responsible for executing maritime safety,
maritime security, environmental protection, maritime mobility,
and national defense missions.
As a flag officer, and prior to becoming District
Commander, he served as Director of Operations Policy. In
addition to the many responsibilities of that office, Rear
Admiral Johnson served as the Executive Director for the
Coast Guards transition into the Department of Homeland
Security.
Before being promoted to flag rank in 2001, RADM
Johnson served as the Executive Assistant to the Commandant
of the Coast Guard. Other assignments included: CO of AirSta
Brooklyn, and concurrently as CO of AirSta San Diego and
Commander, Activities San Diego. RADM Johnson served on
the Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group, where
he and other fellows designed Naval Power Forward
Assured and Sustained Combat Power as an innovative
warfighting concept.
RADM Johnson received a Bachelor of Science degree
from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1975. He earned a
Master of Science degree at the Naval Postgraduate School,
and a Master of Science degree in Management as a Sloan
Fellow at the Sloan School of Management at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
His major decorations include three Legion of Merit
medals, three Meritorious Service Medals, two Coast Guard
Commendation Medals, and the Coast Guard Achievement
Medal.
Rear Admiral Johnson is a native of Tampa, Fla. He is
married to the former Janet L. Cronin of Boston. They have two
children, Jennifer and Scott.
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There is nothing stronger
than the heart of a volunteer.
Unless we take steps to retain
our members now, we will
continue to experience high
turnover and all its associated
problems. We will always
have inactive Auxiliarists
thats part of a large volunteer
organization. But ... if we
dont focus on the active
ones, we may not always have
them. Survey the members
regularly to test and verify their satisfaction. Dont wait for
them to complain: Statistics show that only one of every 27
dissatisfied people ever complains. Most Auxiliarists will sim-
ply choose to vote with their feet and quietly disenroll.
You can learn a lot from the member if you ask and lis-
ten. Thus far in 2003, District Seven is ahead of our share of
the National goal for membership for year-end 2004. Those of
you responsible for this pat yourselves on the back and
accept our utmost praise. However, unless we continue to con-
centrate on retention, there is no guarantee we will maintain
our goal for year-end 2004. Flotilla Commanders are you
assigning mentors? Are you ensuring that the new Auxiliarist
is immediately enrolled in training and study programs? These
are proven retention strategies.
And speaking of training programs we have an out-
standing program listed on the Fall District Conference
Agenda for 20 September 2003. I would estimate that there are
nearly 1,500 Auxiliarists living within a one- to two-hour
drive from Orlando. We have scheduled our training program
to allow those who do not wish to spend the evening, to be
able to drive to the conference, select any number of training
courses during the day, and return home for the evening. The
instructions by the DSOs are not canned presentations but
interactive classroom training. If you want to learn more about
your own chosen field in the Auxiliary or perhaps a field in
which you may be interested, this format is designed with you
in mind. Please join us.
We are also featuring Workshops just for you. If you wish
to become a Vessel Examiner, the only requirement remaining
after this instruction is to complete the supervised five Vessel
Safety Checks. The same is true to become a Marine Dealer
Visitor upon completion of this instruction, you would need
to complete an online exam and just two supervised visits.
Please do not automatically discount spending the evening(s)
with us. Ask around until you find someone who did just that
at our recent Spring Conference and inquire about our evening
activities.
We do have fun and would welcome you to join in.
DISTRICT
COMMODORE
Jay H. Dahlgren
DISTRICT
COMMANDER
Harvey E. Johnson Jr.
Introducing
the new ...
Commander,
Seventh
Coast Guard
District
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The Coast Guard Auxiliary
Volunteers completed 64 years
of dedicated service to the
Coast Guard Forces and to the
safety of the American Boating
Public. Congratulations! As
we look to the future the
Auxiliary will be involved in
many new missions; and in
order to be able to meet the
new challenges, we must con-
tinue to train and maintain our
proficiency. Our new mem-
bers are the future and it is our
responsibility to give them the best training possible; we can
start from day one with the New Member Course.
District conferences are for everyone, and at the Fall
Conference there are six workshops and 16 training seminars
on Saturday. Beside the normal business of a conference on
Friday with the Board, this is a training conference and we are
offering seminars and workshops with the hope of attracting
the membership to attend.
The most important assets we have are the members, and
retention starts with well-trained members. The training semi-
nars will start at 0845, allowing members to travel and be able
to attend. District Staff Officers are preparing excellent semi-
nars with handouts and some CD discs for members to take
with them for future use. The conference will be in Orlando,
centrally located within a few hours drive to many divisions.
Encourage your FCs, FSOs, SOs, and members to attend.
The Coast Guard Forces have a new partner, the Marina
Operators Association of America (MOAA), working together
urging marine operators nationwide to step up vigilance at
their facilities of suspicious activity or factors that may
raise maritime security concerns. A Memorandum of
Understanding was signed last December to cooperate in
ensuring the security of the waters and ports of the United
States. In working with the marinas and dealers, we can supply
brochures on homeland security, Operation Liberty Shield,
and Operation On Guard. Homeland security is a high-profile
concern that we should address to the recreational boating
community with our public education, vessel safety checks
and marine dealer visitation programs.
The U.S. Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety developed
a campaign, YOURE IN COMMAND, aimed at encour-
aging recreational Boat Captains-Operators in the 40-49 year
age group not only to boat safe, but also to boat safer, pro-
moting the Four Principles of Safe Boating initiated through
the partnership created through Operation BoatSmart. It ties
together the several diverse aspects of boating safety: boating
under the influence prevention, wear your life jacket, boater
education, and vessel safety checks.
DISTRICT
VICE COMMODORE
Peter E. Fernandez
Our RBS group can combine Operation Liberty Shield,
Operation On Guard and Youre in Command to promote our
missions. For more information visit the web page
http://uscgboating.org.
Two small aircraft collided off
Hillsboro Beach. Division 3
provided six vessels to the
crash site to assist, which
included perimeter patrols
and search activities. As they
were returning, Haitian
migrants jumped from a boat
into the water near them.
They were assigned perimeter
control as divers and Coast
Guard personnel performed
law enforcement activities.
Division 3 augments Crewmen
for the 41 footers. AMass Casualty Drill is scheduled, to test
multi-agency readiness. The Division provides Cats Eye
Operators and Radio Watchstanders to Station Ft. Lauderdale
in addition to weapons cleaners, data entry input and other
support. They have established an Ombudsman program for
Station Lauderdale. Auxiliarists under the guidance of the
Ombudsman greet newly arrived Coasties at Station
Lauderdale, familiarize them with the local area, and assist
them with housing and other needs.
Division 13 participated in Coast Guard Station
Islamoradas third annual Coastal Clean Up, and the
Stations 13
th
Annual Dolphin Rodeo Fishing Tournament.
Close to 300 CG families, local residents and anglers from
throughout the district participated in the tournament.
Operation On Guard continues to get a great deal of expo-
sure during meetings with charter captains associations and
marine dealers.
The number of Air and Surface OPS for Divisions 13 and
6 has more than doubled from last year at this same time.
Division 6 members are preparing to go to Cape May, to
participate in the next level of the ISAR competition. We wish
them well. ADivision 3 boat has been assisting daily at Station
Miami Beach, and Division 6 boats are participating daily in
Division 13s Migrant OP.
Division 5 had a large outing at Roland Martins Fishing
Camp on Lake Okeechobee. Sixty-one women attended a
Ladies Only Taught By Ladies boating safety workshop.
They are doing Security Patrols, standing radio, gate and OD
watches at their Stations.
REAR COMMODORE
EAST
James E. Dennen
continued on page 6
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During a recent survey I was
doing for the Northern Area
of Responsibility (AOR) on
state Department of Natural
Resources (DNR) data for
accidents and deaths for fiscal
year 2002, one of my states
reported 14 deaths from
marine accidents in 2002.The
very next data they included
were 16 deaths already having
occurred through May 2003.
Florida reported 54 deaths
due to marine accidents in
2002; 11 were Personal Watercraft (PWC) accidents. The
monetary cost to Florida for these 2002 damages was over 8.5
million dollars; quite startling data for the major marine safety
organizations to comprehend. These data appear to challenge
the effectiveness of our Public Education program. Are we
reaching a larger number of boaters with our message?
The National goal is to increase the number of our Public
Education classes and consequently students, and the number
of Vessel Safety Checks (VSCs) per Vessel Examiner. It would
appear that perhaps adding more of the Boating Safety course
(an eight-hour course) would accomplish the sought after
intent of reaching more boaters with the boating safety mes-
sage. Even this shorter course would expound the virtues of
the safety message of BoatSmart: By wearing life jackets,
following the rules of navigation, abstaining from alcohol, and
REAR COMMODORE
NORTH
A. Bruce Magyar
It is hard to believe that the
year is more than fifty percent
over. It has been a busy year
for the Auxiliary and there is
no letdown in sight. There are
some rocks and shoals on
our bow; but as Auxiliarists
we need to consider them not
obstacles, but challenges and
opportunities for future
growth. Staying the course
with the Commandants goals
(people, readiness and stew-
ardship) remains our polaris,
our guiding North Star.
Whether a member or leader, there are inherent responsi-
bilities in Auxiliary membership. These goal-oriented chal-
lenges present all with a unique opportunity for personal and
unit development. Being an active member is much more than
a mere numbers game. It is an ongoing opportunity to grow
professionally in a unique area of public service; public serv-
ice to the boating community and to the nation. And there are
many ways in which this growth can occur locally.
One of the things that give me a great deal of joy and
encouragement is reading the local flotilla and division publica-
tions. Two-way communications are the lifeline of any organi-
zation and a bravo zulu needs to be extended to all our PB and
PAofficers. It is amazing to learn how much the units are doing
as one reads not only the written word, but between the lines.
In reading between the lines, it is evident that personal
commitment ranks high. When the job is accomplished above
and beyond, it is this personal commitment of the elected or
appointed officer that made the difference. And more and more
it is apparent that one way the difference is being made is
through the use of mentors within the flotilla, especially for
new members. The use of mentors causes an exponential
increase in our retention rate. If they are not being used in your
unit, make this a top priority in your planning. No longer can
we afford business as usual; we need to have the creativity that
does make a difference. If you have someone with high poten-
tial, why not assign not one but two mentors.
We are approaching elections as you read this. Consider
well the leadership for tomorrow. It is not an easy task, but
rewarding; it is not a quick fix, but time consuming; it is not
simplistic, but challenging. In closing, let me quote from
Philander D. Chase, editor of The Papers of George
Washington at the University of Virginia, astute enough to
take a longer view of things. He understood that criticism, fair
or unfair, real or apprehended, was part of the price that he had
to pay to remain an effective leader and to achieve the aims of
the Revolution. It is a worthwhile price.
Semper Paratus.
REAR COMMODORE
WEST
Allen W. Brown
Division 1 continues its support of the Coast Guard ANT
team with their dive activities. Four Division 1 flotillas did a
combined NSBWactivity. MSO San Juan is in the process of
training their members in the new M PQSs to assist in their
missions. The Eagle visited San Juan and provided much
fellowship.
Division 16 had a large multi-agency NSBW activity in
Saint Thomas. They recently assisted in a kayak regatta
patrol in rough weather and high seas. Two kayakers were
swamped and were in the water signaling for help. The
Auxiliary vessel successfully rescued both persons and their
kayaks.
For the most part all East AOR Divisions are ahead of their
goals. Their operational tempo has, however, far exceeded their
goals. Bravo Zulu.
RCO-E Report ... continued from page 5
continued on page 7
ATON activity is in full swing
in the Seventh District!
Participation by over 200
members, representing 14
divisions, has resulted in the
submission of approximately
3,000 ATON reports. In addi-
tion, 50 chart updating reports
have been forwarded to NOS.
Congratulations and thanks to
all the members who have
participated.
The District Fall
Conference in Orlando is
nearing. If you have previewed the agenda, you will notice
that it contains many interesting and informative workshops;
however, scheduling and room availability will not permit an
ATON Verifier Class. Dont despair! The District ATON staff
is still at your disposal for this training!
I have learned that it has been more beneficial to offer the
PATON training at the division level. A written request from
the Division Captain to the Vice Commodore, requesting that
a DSO or ADSO be scheduled to conduct training, is all that is
required. If you need more details, please contact me. I want
to personally thank those officers from Division 8 and
Division 11 for allowing me to participate in their training
activities this year.
We are undergoing many changes in the ATON/CU
department. Some of the new developments are:
1) A new Department of Homeland Security/Coast Guard
Form is under development for replacing the currently used
CG-5474. Continue to use the current form until the new one
is published.
2) The Light Lists and Coast Pilots are available from var-
ious Internet sites.
3) NOS/NOAAis investigating the possibility of allowing
the Auxiliary input chart updates directly via the Internet. This
would curtail the use of FORM 77-5.
4) An ATON training class (AUX-06) is scheduled in
September of this year. This training is designed to assist the
DSO-AN and ADSO-AN to improve the ATON/CU program.
(Several officers from our district staff have already applied
for consideration.)
In conclusion, I want to thank again the Aid Verifiers of
this district for a job well done. They continue to impress me
with their enthusiasm and professionalism.
I just received notification of the following awards pre-
sented for work completed in 2002. Special thanks to all the
individuals whose contributions resulted in these awards.
1) National ATON awards for 2002:
AIDS TO NAVIGATION
Mark E. Ratliff
BREEZE Fall 7
RCO-N Report ... continued from page 6
following other boating laws and recommendations, boaters
will decrease the workload on state and federal safety forces.
This, in turn, will allow those safety officials to direct more of
their attention to homeland security issues.
We should certainly schedule more VSC blitzes. The
National goal is for each Vessel Examiner to complete 21 VSCs
in 2003. With the minimal VSCs we do on PWCs, should we
come up with a comprehensive plan to attract these boaters for
safety classes and PWC safety checks? Food for thought.
The time is here to think outside the box and make signif-
icant increases in attracting all recreational boat owners to our
revised classes and get greater coverage at the ramps for these
folks in the 2
nd
half of 2003 and truly make a more posi-
tive impact on Marine Safety.
The 2003 Safe Boating Campaign is to focus on the
Recreational Boater and Homeland Security. Lets do our part
to support it.
continued on page 10
From Dwight Shingledecker, AUX/CRC 7:
Commandant Publishes New
Diversity Policy Statement
The Commandant, Adm. Thomas Collins, has released
the Coast Guards new diversity policy statement. The
statement reads:
Our people are the core of our capability and are
the main focus of my attention. Our ability to attract,
develop, retain, and deploy a quality, diverse workforce
is the key to the Coast Guards success it must be a
top priority for everyone. We must draw on the strength
of our differences and similarities to:
Create a positive environment, through
consistent leadership, where all members of
the Coast Guard can achieve their potential and
make their greatest contribution to accomplish-
ing the mission.
Continuously strive for a workforce that
reflects America, and promote an environment
that places high value on individual dignity,
respect, and professional growth.
Diversity in the workforce contributes measurably
to creative thinking and innovation so critical to excel-
lence. Each of us must ensure that our actions conform
to the spirit and intent of this policy, based on our core
values of Honor, Respect and Devotion to Duty.
T.H. Collins
Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard
8 Fall 2003 BREEZE
In the last issue of the
Breeze, the Miami AOR was
highlighted. In this issue the
focus is on the training activ-
ities within the Clearwater
AOR.
The Clearwater Air Station
has had two very successful
training activities in the last
several weeks.
The Air/Sea exercise held
in the Fort Myers/Charlotte
Harbor areas on 14 June
involved 76 USCGAux members including 17 aviators, the
Commander of USCG Station Fort Myers Beach, five
USCGAux aircraft, 11 surface vessels and three communica-
tion centers. Flight time totaled about 15 hours, vessels were
underway a total of approximately 40 hours, and it is estimat-
ed that member participation the day of the exercise totaled
about 450 hours! The activity was featured on WINK-TV and
Channel 2 TV in Fort Myers. Several newspaper stories were
published including a full-page spread of photos. Note that the
USCG had authorized seven aircraft; but at the last minute two
AVIATION
Billy J. Enfinger
had to drop out one was stuck in the shop and the other had
a sick pilot. Every aviator Sarasota and south who
signed up to participate, got to fly on at least one of the eight
sorties. A number of people flew multiple sorties.
Noteworthy is what happened during the last sortie. I
received a call from the duty officer at Fort Myers Beach. She
asked if we could divert one of our aircraft from the exercise to
support a search for a vessel in distress offshore. Within 15 min-
utes we launched one of our aircraft from our mission base.
They ended up flying three hours of USCG support. In fact,
since the USCG vessel en route to the target vicinity had to
return to base due to engine problems, it was our aircraft that
provided the on-scene USCG support. A Sea Tow boat arrived
on-scene and assisted the overturned vessel. Our immediate
response to this situation may have saved the USCG from
deploying a rescue helicopter and may have saved the USCG
more money than it cost to support our exercise!
The second training event was the all-day Aviation
Proficiency Seminar held at Tampa. Thirty-four students
attended, including 11 USCGAux pilots, three aircrew, 11
observers, 10 trainees, and one guest (Civil Air Patrol). Also
attending were Billy Enfinger, DSO-AV, and Gene Kahn,
ADSO-AVM from Miami.
Edmund H. Smith Jr.
Assist. ADSO Aviation Training
Clearwater Air Squadron
1. Checking out the
plane.
2. Air crew briefing.
3. Ed Smith briefing
of the Air/Sea rescue
at general meeting.
4. Target boat.
(Photos were taken
on June 14, 2003, by
Sandy Adomatis, FL
98, and Normand
Desjardins, FL 98).
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2
3
4
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September is a very busy
month for Career Counselors.
Flotilla Career Counselors
(FSOs-CC) should begin visit-
ing high schools in their areas
to explain the opportunities
available for service in the
United States Coast Guard.
Some of your best contacts are
school administrators, guid-
ance counselors, coaches, and
school security personnel. (In
2002, school security person-
nel, who are often retired serv-
ice men and women, identified several candidates.)
Division Career Counselors (SOs-CC) should supervise
and assist the FSOs-CC, offering training and advice for all
programs. Special emphasis should be placed on AIM (the
Academy Introduction Mission) and MITE (Minority
Introduction To Engineering) programs for high school jun-
iors. This is also an important time of the year to answer ques-
tions by and concerns of high school seniors hoping to become
officers in the Coast Guard. Students who wish early admis-
sion consideration in the Coast Guard Academy should com-
plete their applications by November 1. December 15, 2003, is
the deadline for the initial application to the Academy. And,
for senior students who wish to enlist after graduation, the
RAP (Recruiting Assistance Program) can meet their needs.
Remember, an excellent resource for reports to either your
Flotilla Commander or Division Captain can be found monthly
on www.cgatenews.com. You should also be referring students
interested in enlisting to 1-800-GET-USCG, which will get
them to a recruiter.
An excellent opportunity to obtain training, share ideas
and solve problems will be taking place from 18 September to
21 September in Orlando, Fla., at the Adams Mark Hotel. The
7
th
District Fall 2003 Training and Business Conference takes
place at that time. On Saturday, September 20, seminars will
be replacing presentations. The Career Counselor Seminar
will be held from 1000 to 1100. Training will be provided with
input from and participation of the career counselors in atten-
dance. Copies of forms and sample letters will be available as
well as handouts you can use when you visit schools or talk to
student candidates.
The Seventh District had 60 applications for the 2003
AIM program. We were allocated 21 principal positions, and
had no problem filling those positions with the many qualified
youngsters who applied to the program. Our district was also
fortunate to have been provided with slots for four alternate
candidates.
I regret that 20 of the students who applied to the program
were not qualified solely because their applications lacked the
CAREER COUNSELOR
Richard L. Stolsmark
required Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT or equivalent) math
and verbal scores. We will discuss this problem and other
problems with the program at the seminar, and look for solu-
tions.
In addition to the 25 students who attended AIM, our dis-
trict also sent 14 students to the MITE program. A number of
divisions that have not had a student attend the Academy in
several years had one or more attend this year. Id like to thank
everyone who worked so hard to find these great kids this year.
Looking forward to seeing you at the Fall Conference!
continued on page 11
One of the goals of the CS
Department is to provide
computer and software train-
ing to the CS Officers and to
let that training reach the rest
of the membership. The CS
Department is busy develop-
ing training software and
online courses that will assist
with the use of popular soft-
ware programs and hardware.
Currently, there are three
CD-Roms circulating. Please
refer to the CD article in this
edition of the Breeze for further information concerning these
CDs. (See page 11.)
Those in attendance at the Spring District Conference had
an opportunity to request that these three CDs be sent to them
in the mail. Division Captains will also be receiving copies in
the mail if they havent already received them. At the Fall
District Conference at least three more titles will be available
as well as the first three CDs. I am planning on CD-Roms to
educate users on filling in and creating Adobe Acrobat Forms,
FrontPage development of web sites, and how to navigate the
data cubes at AuxInfo.
If there is a particular How-To training CD that you
would like to see developed, please contact me by way of my
email, and lets discuss what your needs are.
In other news, the CS Department will be receiving a sec-
ond computer donated by DIRAUX in order to begin two new
initiatives. The first initiative is to provide an online training
and support web site for all officers in the division and flotilla
levels for each particular office. It will not only provide a top-
down training and communication distribution, it will also
allow division and flotilla staff officers to communicate up the
chain of communication in a convenient manner. A member
COMMUNICATION
SERVICES
Todd S. Thuma
10 Fall 2003 BREEZE
The SHARES Program
For those Auxiliarists who
wish to expand their horizons
in the radio world beyond that
of VHF-FM, there is real
opportunity to do this through
the little known SHARES
program. So, what is
SHARES? It stands for
SHAred RESources and is a
National Communications
System (NCS) initiative that
has established a nationwide
High Frequency (HF) radio network using existing federal,
state, and industry resources to provide backup emergency
communications in support of national security and emer-
gency preparedness (NS/EP). In March 2003 the NCS was
moved into the Department of Homeland Security under the
Information Analysis and Infrastructure Directorate.
The purpose of the program is to provide an integral part
of the NS/EP infrastructure by bringing together the existing
high frequency radio resources of federal and federally affili-
ated organizations when normal communications are
destroyed or unavailable. Most federal departments and agen-
cies have their own HF networks that support their individual
missions. SHARES provides the capability to incorporate
these into an interagency network configuration and thereby
establish an integrated national communications infrastructure
to support any national emergency.
It also has the objective of:
Providing participating agencies with extended high
frequency coverage and enhanced emergency high frequency
radio communications at no added cost;
Providing an enduring backup to vulnerable leased
communications;
Providing the flagword SHARES to expedite identifi-
cation and processing of emergency federal government traffic;
Standardizing message preparation and procedures to
simplify interagency handling of NS/EP traffic;
Providing a possible work-around to jamming by per-
mitting interagency operation on allocated frequencies identi-
fied for SHARES use.
SHARES has been in operation since 1984 when it was
first established under the authority of Executive Order No.
12472. Its activities have escalated considerably since the ter-
rorist attacks on our country on 11 September 2001. It was
activated within hours of the attacks on that fateful day and on
numerous occasions since then because of national threat con-
ditions and where there have been large concentrations of peo-
ple at high visibility events such as the Super Bowl. Activation
is carried out by the Chairman of the SHARES HF
COMMUNICATIONS
Eric Glasscott
Interoperability Working Group (Captain Lynne Hicks, USN)
by emailing all SHARES stations. Once activated, stations are
requested to check in with a SHARES Coordination Station or
Regional Coordination Station on any of the ten SHARES
Coordination Network (SCN) channels to announce their sta-
tion availability.
Typically, approximately 300 stations representing over
30 organizations such as Navy, Army and Air Force MARS
will check in; the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA); National Guard; Civil Air Patrol; NASA; Federal
Highways Administration; FAA; Department of Energy; FBI
and so on.
Participation in SHARES is open to all federal depart-
ments and agencies, and as of March 2003, 93 federal, state
and industry organizations contributed to SHARES the
resources of 1090 HF radio stations located in all 50 states and
20 overseas locations.
Members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary wishing to partic-
ipate in SHARES can do so by first joining the Department of
Transportation/Coast Guard Auxiliary Radio System. Once
approved and a call sign issued, you can apply for membership
in SHARES. This will require ownership of an accepted HF
Radio Facility capable of operation on all HF frequencies,
some evidence of knowledge and experience with operating an
HF station such as an amateur radio license or having been a
ships radio operator, and possession of the AUXCOM quali-
fication.
For those of us who are radio oriented or want to be
involved in HF radio, this is an excellent opportunity to par-
ticipate in an organization that provides critical communica-
tions in times of emergency. This will also enable us to
enhance our technical skills and professionalism in the opera-
tion of sophisticated equipment, to gain an understanding of
the vagaries of HF radio propagation, and to meet with other
Auxiliarists and like-minded enthusiasts over the airwaves.
For any questions or additional information please e-mail
me at EGlasscott@ieee.org
Top Division Award Division 9
Top Flotilla Award Flotilla 13-8
Top Individual Award Richard McKay, Flotilla 15-8
2) NOAA Chart Updating Program Honor Roll for 2002
Samuel Adams (Flotilla 81)
Leroy Miller (Flotilla 56)
James Miles (Flotilla 51)
Richard Simpson (Flotilla 43)
Geraldine Way (Flotilla 57)
DSO-AN Report ... continued from page 7
BREEZE Fall 2003 11
DSO-CS Report ... continued from page 9
with access to the Internet and an email address will be able to
participate fully, but these will not be required. The CS Officer
will be able to facilitate officers without Internet access and
email to participate in some manner with the online training
and support web site.
The second initiative is to provide flotillas and divisions
with an online web support tool that will allow different levels
of web integration for their units web site. One of the ongo-
ing issues with the national server is the lack of space and sup-
port. Essentially, the server will allow us to implement a web
support and creation tool that will allow the CS Officer the
ability to manage a web site easily. It will support novices by
providing them with select and click web page creation and
allow experts the ability to upload their own pages. Ultimately,
the CS Officer will be able to allow other officers to add to the
unit web site, reducing their load as the content creator.
I hope to have both of these initiatives up and running by
the time the Fall Conference is held. See you there.
It is still important that you get
your reports submitted so they
can be entered in AUXDATA.
The other item is to complete
requirements to retain your
certifications at the end of the
year. It is my understanding
that there will be no free pass
to have your certification(s)
reinstated if the work has not
been done. Forewarned is
forearmed!! At risk of repeat-
ing myself, Please send in
your paperwork.
The Fall District Conference is coming to Orlando on
September 18. The information and tentative agenda can be
accessed from the home page of the D7 web site. There may
be some slight adjustments, but what you see there now is very
close to what will be printed in September. Our leaders have
worked to develop an agenda to fit everyones needs, interests,
and schedule. On Saturday you will find one-hour seminars.
When you look closer, you will see the Information Services
Seminar is scheduled for 1300-1400. I look forward to seeing
you there. We plan to have a phone line to connect with AUX-
DATA to be able to display answers to your questions. One
hour is a short time, but we will address as many of your con-
cerns as possible. As always, I will be available to answer
questions throughout the conference.
INFORMATION
SERVICES
Nancy H. Day
CS Training CDs Available
The three available training CDs take the form of
guided-practice sessions that are like or similar to a
private tutor. Each CD-Rom covers a specific software
and covers the basics of software use. Much like the
Video Professor Training you have seen advertised
on television, the trainer talks you through a training
step while the step is displayed in front of you on your
computer screen. You can elect to view all the steps,
then begin yourself or follow along step-by-step using
your computer.
The How to create a PowerPoint Presentation CD
takes you through beginning a presentation and doing
some fun stuff for your audience. There is a step that
illustrates how to animate a slide and apply slide tran-
sitions. Other steps illustrate changing text color,
inserting graphics, and changing the background.
How to create a web page illustrates one of the easi-
est and cheapest web page editing tools, Netscape
Composer. If you have used a word processor for cre-
ating a document, then you can create a web page
using Netscape Composer as easily as creating a docu-
ment. The program is WYSIWYG (pronounced wys-
see-wig), which stands for What You See Is What
You Get, and basically means that the software shows
you how your web page will look as you work on it
rather than having to guess what the programming lan-
guage will result in when decoded. This CD does not
go into layout or content issues.
The last CD that is currently available is a download
of all of the Public Education PowerPoint
Presentations available from the National Web Site.
Unfortunately, the ones online are zipped up or com-
pressed for easy distribution and require you to have
the software to unzip or uncompress the files. Zipping
up files is good practice for distributing files over the
Internet, but is not necessary when distributing the
files on a CD.
Look for more training and content CDs to be devel-
oped and distributed by your CS Department.
Todd S. Thuma, DSO-CS
12 Fall 2003 BREEZE
Most agreements are made with Hotels/Motels. What
should we consider in reviewing such contracts, i.e., items to
exclude and what needs to be added. Do we have funding and
who should sign?
HOTEL/MOTEL CONTRACTS: REQUIREMENTS/
LIMITATIONS
1. FIRST ALLOCATED FUNDS, I.E., FLOTIL-
LAS AND DIVISIONS MUST HAVE APPROVAL FROM
MEMBERS AND/OR BOARDS.
2. LIABILITY, INDEMNITY & HOLD HARMLESS
CLAUSES SHOULD NOT BE A PART OF THE AGREE-
MENT.
3. MAY NOT BIND THE UNITED STATES COAST
GUARD.
4. SHOULD HAVE A CANCELLATION PROVI-
SION FOR UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES THATARE
BEYOND THE CONTROL OF THE AUXILIARY UNIT
WITHOUT PENALTY. (FORCE MAJEURE)
5. SHOULD COMPLYWITH THE AMERICAN DIS-
ABILITIES & REHABILITATION ACTS.
6. SHOULD COMPLY WITH THE HOTEL AND
MOTEL FIRE AND SAFETYACT.
7. SHOULD BE SIGNED BY THE UNIT COMMAN-
DER AFTER REVIEWING FOR POLICY COMPLI-
ANCE AND APPROVAL BY DSO-LEGAL.
ALWAYS, IF IN DOUBT, ROUTE TO LEGAL (AFTER
REVIEWING FOR POLICY COMPLIANCE WITH
DCP/DISTRICT).
There is an old saying in the
legal profession: One who is
his own lawyer has a fool for
a client. This is to say ... the
client may be so absorbed in
the destination that the pot-
holes along the way are
obscured.
Often the most expensive
piece of advice is: NO, you may not do this or that. It is easy
to sit and do nothing ... the corporate lawyer is off the hook,
collects his retainer and moves on to the next NO. No one is
hurt and life goes on. However, does the life of the organiza-
tion decline in stagnation and ultimately give way to the com-
petition?
Several years past we were meeting with a group of corpo-
rate lawyers brainstorming the responsibilities of the legal
profession as it relates to the client. True, if our client stayed
in bed all day, perhaps he would not be hit by a train and
would be protected from some unforeseeable disaster. Of
course, he might starve to death in the meantime.
What are the issues we face as corporate lawyers ...
metaphorically;
Oftentimes the Body is Cold (moment in time lost)
before advice is sought,
Potholes have been hit (legal obstructions) causing loss of
support,
Roadblocks (conditional permission needed/requiring a
new route) have strained corporate assets.
These are but a few reasons. Im sure many more could be
named you get the picture.
Bring your lawyer into the picture during the planning
stages, i.e., tell him where you want to go before departure and
there may a way to get there before the unforeseeable occurs.
Avoid: it cannot be done, NO, or after-the-fact responses. Your
lawyers primary responsibility is to help you get to where you
want to go ... usually there is a way. Something may have to
be altered, but the primary objective will be accomplished.
We are here to assist, not to undermine ... we do need to
know where you want to go before you get behind the wheel
we will search for a way to meet your objectives.
Next, allow me to briefly review CONTRACTS:
READ! READ! READ! READ!
BEFORE SIGNING & SUBMITTING CONTRACTS
FOR APPROVAL
LEGAL/
PARLIAMENTARIAN
William F. Everill
WHERE DO YOU
WANT TO GO! ...
WHY DIDNT YOU
TELL ME?
Training Department Pages Updated
The National Training Department has updated three
training pages. The eBoat Crew/Coxswain page has
new information for First Aid for Boat Crew. The
eHealth & Safety page has added safety and health
information. Also, the eAuxData-Info page has been
updated. Members who want to better understand how
to use AuxInfo will find training aids there to help them
check their qualifications and hours.
Doug Simpson, BC-TTW
9 July 2003
Bill Morcom, FL 67, in support of MSO Sea Partners
Program. Presentation was at the annual Ramble event
at Fairchild Tropical Gardens, Miami, Fla.
BREEZE Fall 2003 13
FIRST DISTRICT 7
COASTAL CLEANUP
PARTNERSHIP
Very early this year we got the
word out that D7, as a unit,
will be involved in a most
worthwhile mission. Unlike
many of our other missions,
this one has a beginning, a
middle and an end, which for
most of us will take only
three hours in total. I
speak of the International
Coastal Cleanup, sponsored by the Ocean Conservancy (for-
merly known as the Center for Marine Conservation). The unit
is defined as all Regular, Reserve and Auxiliary members in
D7, along with their family and friends. Were all invited to
participate in this Sea Partners Program.
The mission of the Cleanup is: to remove debris from the
shorelines, waterways and beaches of the worlds lakes, rivers,
and oceans above and below the water; to collect valuable
information on the amounts and sources of debris; to heighten
MARINE SAFETY &
ENVIR. PROTECTION
Joel Aberbach
public awareness of the everyday activities and behaviors that
result in litter and debris; to educate the public on the envi-
ronmental and human health impacts of debris, as well as
inappropriate solid waste disposal practices that result in
debris; and to use the information collected from the Cleanup
to affect positive change and to promote water pollution pre-
vention efforts worldwide. Most Cleanup sites will provide
drinking water, gloves, and sunblock; and some may offer
prizes and gifts, such as T-shirts.
Our ADSOs-MS have contacted the state coordinators
from all three states, who will provide us with the names of
their county or area coordinators. Ive just received the list
from Florida, and the deep, deep southern states will have fol-
lowed suit by the time you read this.
Each division should be involved, either directly or
through your ADSO-MS. Some divisions do not have an
ADSO at this time. Once you contact the coordinator in or
near your geographic area, attempt to provide them with what-
ever support they need. That may include transportation, site
coordination, supplying Officer Snook and Inky the
Whale coloring books to the kids, or just old fashioned pick-
ing up debris.
This might be a wonderful opportunity to set up an MS
booth at the larger, more active sites. Although this is the 18th
annual International Ocean Conservancy Cleanup, its the first
time D7 is partnering in the event. Many of our divisions have
already been participating in various Cleanups, including the
Ocean Conservancys. For many of us, it will be a learning
experience. Im sure well make a few mistakes along the
way; but, I know we can made a major impact, in a very pos-
itive way. The benefits are many, including personal satisfac-
tion and even having some fun working with the TEAM.
(Photos: Joel Aberbach, DSO-MS)
Auxiliarists Tom Janata and Nestor Herrera of Flotilla 6-11 and Lt
Nathan Osbourne delivering a Sea Partners presentation at a
Miami elementary school.
14 Fall 2003 BREEZE
The National Conference
2003 will be held from
Thursday, 29 August, through
Sunday, 1 September, in
Nashville, Tenn. I will be
attending and know I will be
able to bring everything new
and exciting in Member
Training back to our District 7
FALL 2003 TRAINING AND
BUSINESS CONFERENCE
in Orlando, Fla. The district
conference will take place
from Thursday, 18 September,
until Sunday, 21 September. With such a central location and
beautiful hotel, there are few reasons for all members not to
attend.
The MEMBER TRAINING SEMINAR will be on
Saturday from 1100 until 1200. I will present everything that
I gather at the NACON, and update information on all
Member Training programs. If any member has a concern
about what is going on in this most important area, please send
me your comments through your FSO-MT.
The Member Training opportunities at our conference will
be the most exciting ever. There will be WORKSHOPS for
TCT, VE, MV, PATON, and NEWMEMBER TRAINING.
SEMINARS will permit many of the staff departments to
present one hour of updated and new information. There will
also be a presentation on grants, a topic that can provide a big
pay-off for your flotilla. And no one wants to miss JEFF
MAHLS E-AUXILIARY. This is ALWAYS a packed-room
event that you do not want to miss.
Just a reminder about three very important items:
First, TCT!!! (Team Coordination Training.) Risk
Management is not a substitute for TCT. Aone-year waiver of
TCT requirements for all Auxiliary members to expire no later
than 31 May 2004 has been granted. Flotillas are still encour-
aged to conduct this important member training when possible.
Second, SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION
TRAINING. New material published 28 February 2001 is
available at the flotilla level. This includes a Video Tape and
Training Facilitators Guide.
Third, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. The
Commandant is concerned over personal protective equipment
and crew survival items. This is an excellent topic for in-flotilla
member training, and is an important part of Boat Crew
Training.
Remember that recommendations for Instructor waivers
must be sent to me. Include full documentation, recommenda-
tions and the Flotilla Commanders signature. I recommend
taking INSTRUCTOR Part Atest online. It is not required, but
certainly helps someone with teaching experience move to the
MEMBER TRAINING
D. Kent Shockey
Auxiliary instructors duties much easier.
Also, check out the eQuest site. This is the new national
T-Dept Web Site at http://www.cgauxpresentations.info/faq/ I
think this will help keep all members up with the latest in
member training.
See you at the conference.
District 7 Commodore Recognizes
State Liaison Officers in 7
th
Commodore Jay Dahlgren, DCO-7, has appointed
all D-7 State Liaison Officers (SLOs) as Assistant
Staff Officer, Public Affairs, effective immediately.
The primary responsibility of SLOs is to serve as a
conduit for communication between each State
Boating Law Administrator (BLA), the U.S. Coast
Guard, the Auxiliary District Commodore (or as
designated)), and the National Boating Department.
However, the appointment of SLOs to the position
of ADSO-PA additionally recognizes SLOs and
places them in a better overall RBS position with
the District Staff.
In that SLOs act as advocates for Auxiliary PE, VE,
PA, and other applicable RBS programs, these
appointments should prove to be a win-win situation
for the overall SLO Program. As we have said
before, the future of the Coast Guard Auxiliarys
objective to enhance our relationships and dialogue
with the individual states rests in the hands of sit-
ting and future DCOs and VCOs. If District
Commodores select the most capable, qualified, and
responsive Auxiliarists for the SLO jobs in each
state, and follow through by insisting upon comple-
tion of basic guidelines and responsibilities, this
program can yield a tremendous amount of success
for the overall RBS initiative. Congratulations to
Commodore Dahlgren for enhancing District-level
recognition of SLOs by these appointments.
Ed McGill, SLO-POC-D7
State Liaison Officer Point of Contact D7
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
11 July 2003
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The Auxiliarys ability to
function properly in surface
operations is dependent on the
skills of the boat crew,
coxswains, PWC operators
and a professional qualifica-
tion program. It is the quality
and the professionalism of the
Qualifying Examiner (QE)
that help establish an example
and set expectations for the
new members. That being said,
the message that I would like
to get out is this: Join the QE
Team. WE NEED A FEWGOOD PEOPLE. If you qualify,
we need you.
The requirements for becoming a QE are as follows:
(1) Must possess impeccable integrity;
(2) Must have been an Auxiliary Coxswain for at least one
year, and must be current;
(3) Must be an Auxiliary Instructor for at least one year,
and must be current;
(4) Must have completed AUXSAR and AUXPAT spe-
cialty courses.
District 7 has added three new QEs so far this year. They
are Gary Ford from Division 4, and Ed Rhea and Curtis Hill
from Division 9. Welcome aboard the QE Team.
If you are one of the few good people who we are looking
for, contact a QE in your area, get on to the DIRAUX web
page, and follow the instructions in the Seventh District
Auxiliary Policy Directive OP-03. Or, get in touch with me.
On the Operations scene. ISAR 2003 D7 is on the
way to Cape May, July 25, 2003, for the Atlantic Coast cham-
pionship. The competition in Punta Gorda was tough, close,
and exciting. All the teams were prepared, and displayed mas-
tery of seamanship and sportsmanship. The point spread was
incredibly close. The East Team, from Division 6, did squeeze
by with a fractional point advantage. I congratulate all the par-
ticipants for the time and effort that they all put into the com-
petition. The Judges were three Coast Guard Chief Warrant
Officers: CWO4 Bob Flynn, CWO4 Red Henson, and CWO3
Dennis Zecca. They all did an outstanding job.
The following D7 members participated in ISAR 2003 in
Punta Gorda:.
North Team Robert Sperry, Aaron Rawls, James
Arman, and Wayne Lawson (all members of Flotilla 14-1).
East Team Gary Ellis, Rene Coto, Sergio Casiano, and
Alex Casey (all members of Flotilla 67).
West Team Harry Krug, Frank Kavanaugh, Herbert
Hanson, and Chris Graham (all members of Flotilla 98).
OPERATIONS/QE
Calvin M. Gordon
Daytona Beach was our first
opportunity to take the West
Coast D7 store to a district
conference. It was a learning
experience for us, as we
loaded up a very large part of
our stock into a rental truck on
Wednesday night, and then
spent most of Thursday after-
noon and evening unpacking
the truck and setting up at the
hotel for an early Friday
morning opening. We promptly
found out what we forgot to
bring with us, and what we wont leave home without for the
fall conference in Orlando! Thanks to all of you who stopped
by to make a purchase. You helped make it a successful venture.
Hopefully we will see you all again in Orlando this coming
September. Bring your friends.
Many of you have by now found that purchasing online
(http://cgaux7.org/d7store/shop.asp) is fast and efficient.
The rest of the country has as well, since we now receive a
large part of our business from Auxiliarists all over the U.S.,
including Hawaii. In order to expedite your order, however, it
is important that you provide us with complete and accurate
information. Be sure of your sizes when ordering such things
as hats, shirts, PFDs, etc. When ordering nametags, only the
last name goes on our Auxiliary uniform; but aviator and air
observer nametags can have the entire name on them. When
ordering business cards, know that most have room for name
and title; two telephone numbers, or a telephone number and
email address; and a home address. You can leave off any of
these you want, but you need to indicate this on your order.
While we cannot take orders over the phone, please feel
free to call us with any questions about an order. Our tele-
MATERIALS
Theodore E. Foster
On the Operations scene. It is the responsibility of the
coxswain to insure that all crew members properly wear an
approved Personal Flotation Device (PFD) and are equipped
with the minimum set of items such as
(1) whistle,
(2) reflective tape,
(3) signal light,
(4) mirror, and
(5) flares (required if operating beyond three miles from
land). Reviewing crew equipment is a good addition to a pre-
underway checklist. Insure all expiration dates are not past
due, and all equipment is functional and in good condition.
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One of the best examples of
initiative, foresight and team-
work I have seen occurred
just recently in Division 3.
Ralph Laiken, FSO-MV 38,
orchestrated a division wide
Auxiliary presence at the
Grand Opening Celebration at
one of his established Marine
Dealers. (See pictures below.)
With the permission of
Charlie Baggett, FC 38, I
have included excerpts of his
report on the event.
West Marine, the worlds largest boating supply store,
held the GRAND OPENING of its store located at 2300 S.
Federal Highway, Ft Lauderdale, Fla., from Thursday, 19 June
2003 to Sunday, 22 June 2003. West Marine invited the CG
Auxiliary to participate in all days of the Grand Opening.
Ralph Laiken, FSO-MV, Flotilla 38, Plantation, had already
been in touch with West Marine as part of his FSO-MVduties.
Therefore, Flotilla 38 was the host flotilla and Ralph took over
the coordination duties for Division 3 for this special event.
Flotilla 38 covered the event on opening day on Thursday and
closing day on Sunday. Ralph was present every day. Flotilla
34, Pompano, covered the event on Friday; and Flotilla 32, Ft
Lauderdale, covered the event on Saturday and on Sunday,
along with Flotilla 38.
West Marine allowed the Auxiliary to set up a booth at
the entrance to the store. This gave all of the flotillas the
MARINE DEALER
VISITOR
Cathie Welty
opportunity to hand out multiple brochures, meet with a mas-
sive number of boaters, and answer any questions the boaters
had. Each flotilla was able to provide boaters information on
the public education courses and Vessel Safety Checks, and to
have excellent one-on-one interaction with each boater who
stopped at our booth. Each day the covering flotilla would col-
lect the cards of the names and addresses of each boater who
indicated they wanted information on the different areas of the
Auxiliary, i.e., PE, VE, and how and why they can join the
Auxiliary. Each flotilla would then distribute the cards to the
appropriate flotilla in whose AOR each boater was located.
Flotilla 34, Pompano, provided free certificates for two
for their BS&S courses and Flotilla 38, Plantation, provided
free certificates for two for their BSC courses. West Marine
handed out the certificates to their customers as prizes pulled
out of a box. This event was an excellent example of how the
Auxiliary and the boating industry can operate together to the
benefit of both.
We couldnt find a better example of how the MDV
Program is supposed to work. The impact the Auxiliarys safe-
ty and educational message will have on those hundreds of
store visitors during the four-day event is immeasurable.
The re-engineering of the current MDV program contin-
ues with the review process on the draft, work-in-progress
manual (WIP3). At present, review input is being solicited and
refinements are being made. The program, however, continues
in its mission to reach the boating public with safety and boat-
ing education information and materials, and to assist the
Coast Guard in maintaining their listing of marine dealers.
Above: Left to right: Jim Pinkston, FSO-PA 38; Howard
Polin, FSO-MA 38 (seated); Erick Rimblas, General Maager
West Marine; Glenn Nackoney, FL 38.
Left: Left to right: Roger Payne, VFC 38; Ralph Laiken,
FSO-MV 38; Frank Maden, FL 38; Glenn Nackoney, FL 38;
Charlie Baggett, FC 38; Jim Pinkston, FSO-PA 38.
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West Marine Grand Opening
19 June - 22 June 2003
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Daytona was great Orlando
will be even better. This
years Fall District Conference
in Orlando promises to be one
of the best ever. We have
designed the agenda to fit
your needs. Work shops, pre-
sentations, seminars every-
thing you need to successfully
carry out your Public Affairs
and Marketing mission has
been carefully scheduled with
your convenience in mind.
The Public Affairs Team
has been diligently working on a presentation that will be both
informative and entertaining. We will have an interactive ses-
sion that will give members of the audience a chance to Strut
Their Stuff, in areas ranging from interviewing skills to writ-
ing press releases, that will get the medias attention. Come
prepared to learn some of the techniques that will make you a
more effective Public Affairs officer.
Regardless if youre a new FSO-PA or a seasoned pro, I
promise you will come away from this workshop with some
fresh ideas.
We will also be announcing the winners of the Best of the
Best contest that was held for National Safe Boating Week. I
have received a number of entries at both the division and
flotilla level. The PA team will judge each entry, and winners
will receive a plaque that will be presented at the conference.
I look forward to seeing you in Orlando, and if you still
have not made up your mind to attend, think about one of the
greatest public relations and marketing slogans to come down
the pike, you know the one, Nike Corporations JUST DO
IT.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Louis R. DeNunzio
DSO-MA Report ... continued from page 15
phone hours are Monday-Wednesday-Friday, from 1000 to
1400. Our phone number is 941-625-0060; Fax: 941-625-
0067; and our address is: D7 Material Center, 3596 Tamiami
Trail, Suite C, Port Charlotte, FL, 33952.
See you all in Orlando.
Congratulations to the win-
ners of the 2002 District 7
Publications competitions. The
Crows Nest, Flotilla 12-10s
monthly newsletter published
by Frederick F. Williston,
received the Best District 7
Flotilla Publication award;
Now Hear This, Division 9s
bimonthly newsletter edited
by Coleman Shirley, the Best
District 7 Division Publication.
Both were forwarded to
National, where they were
entered in the 2002 National Publications Awards competition.
Flotilla and division winning newsletters will be announced at
the National Conference (NACON) in August in Nashville,
Tenn. This is after the deadline for this issue of the Breeze, so
the winners cannot herein be reported. I wish our entrants
luck. They can both be proud of their publications.
This year, District 7 created logos for the Best Flotilla and
Best Division Publication Award winners. These logos may be
displayed henceforward on the winning newsletters. In the
future, updated logos will be presented to the adjudged best
publication winners.
Next year, the process for submission and judging of
flotilla and division newsletters will change. In order to be eli-
gible for the competition, as in the past, division publications
must be issued at least three times a year; flotilla newsletters,
at least bimonthly. Eligible publication officers shall submit all
issues of their newsletters for the year of award to the DSO-PB,
not their RCO. Judging will be done by a committee composed
of the DSO-PB, as chairman, plus Auxiliarists from each
District Area of Responsibility (AOR) who are knowledgeable
in the field of journalism and familiar with the Auxiliary
Publications Guide. I hope you are all saving your 2003 issues,
and will submit them by the deadline early next year.
The one-hour staff officer seminars scheduled for the Fall
District Conference in September promise to provide the
opportunity for members to get the latest information in their
areas of interest from the individual district staff officers. The
Publications Seminar will be held from 1100-1200 on
Saturday, September 20, and I hope publications officers as
well as other interested members will attend. Its a chance not
only for me to disseminate information and materials to you,
but also for us to interact as a group and learn from each other.
I look forward to seeing you there.
PUBLICATIONS
Carol G. Rickard
Deadline Next BREEZE Winter Issue
November 7
Membership recruiting is still
every members Job 1, with
an end goal of membership
growth. We must work hard at
this to achieve the growth
goal of seven percent annually
for the next few years.
Diversity Management is
now integrated within the
Personnel Department at both
national and district levels.
We welcome Dwight
Shingledecker back in the
Seventh District Personnel
Services Department as Assistant District Staff Officer
Diversity Management, ADSO-PS(AD). In reality Dwight, the
National Department Chief Personnel and the District Seven
Auxiliary Civil Rights Counselor, has served District Seven as
District Diversity Advisor for several years.
The format for the upcoming fall conference has changed
just a bit with an increased emphasis on training. In addition
to a Saturday morning one-hour presentation on various
aspects of Personnel Services, we will present a three-hour
New Member Training Course on Saturday afternoon from
1300 to 1600. The course will prepare new applicants for their
new member test and will serve as a training module for mem-
bers interested in presenting the New Member Course. Please
register using my email cfspen@gate.net. Bring along the
New Member Study Guide package available from ANSC. It
is expected that flotilla leadership will handle the routine
paperwork and actually administer the test. Participants will
sign a workshop form which will be forwarded to the Flotilla
Commander of the flotillas involved. The conference is an
excellent place to be involved in the various training sessions;
and, yes, in the fellowship as well. If you have not attended
recently, give it a try.
Just a word about recruiting and retention: I see very little
in the various newsletters of Personnel Services projects such
as Augmentation, Target Recruiting, or growth status. I do see
lots of information on fellowship. Fellowship, to be sure, is
important; but mentoring and just plain involvement tend to
make one committed to the success of the unit. If you have not
tried targeting in your recruiting efforts, give it a try.
As we move into the second half of the year and annual
dues are collected at many flotillas, we start the notification
process to those who have not paid. Lets make sure every
member who indicates a desire to no longer stay is given an
exit interview to determine why. Maybe if we tell that member
that he or she is an important part of the Auxiliary, that person
will believe it. Have you ever heard, no one asked me? Use
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PERSONNEL SERVICES
Cecil F. Spencer
continued on page 19
Information received by the
DSOs from National or other
relevant sources is sent out to
all of the SOs-PE in the
District who in turn inform
FSOs-PE in their Division. It
is imperative that this and all
information be passed on.
When received by the FSOs-
PE, it is their responsibility to
see that their flotilla members
are informed. When there is a
break in this chain of commu-
nication, the results can be
frustrating to everyone, especially those not receiving up-to-
date news. Any failure along the line of communication can
result in the problem of no information and/or misinformation
for the flotilla members.
The most recent information received by the DSO-PE and
shared with the SOs-PE pertained to course modifications and
the pricing of the ABC Course by the National Executive
Committee (NEXCOM) to the districts. The first message is in
regards to the modifications to PowerPoint materials for spe-
cific courses. It is conceivable that should you eliminate any
core material the National Association of State Boating Law
Administrators (NASBLA) requires that the course would be
jeopardized. Please be very careful about what you consider
for elimination. If there is a problem with an instructor remov-
ing material due to lack of familiarity with the subject matter,
bring another instructor in who is familiar with the material. It
is acceptable to replace the PowerPoint photographs with local
flavor and to add in material that is relevant to your local sit-
uation. But, the core content should not be removed.
The second notice involved the pricing of the ABC mate-
rial by NEXCOM, which has recently accepted a dramatic
price reduction offer from the ABC consortium. As a result,
the price of ABC to the districts from AUXCEN will be in the
range of $7; and the districts will apply their normal educa-
tional materials mark-up. District 7 has decided to reduce the
price to $100 for a case of 10. The ABC supplement price
(#10062) will remain the same. Great news.
We must include state laws along with the Federal
Regulations. If we fail to do so, the course will not comply
with NASBLAand therefore, not receive credit for the course
given. Aterrible waste. To receive any states specific boating
laws and updates, go to the www.cgaux.org website, click the
Education Department, then click the State Database Sign Up
block. You can sign up to receive as many states as you wish. In
Florida, members can go to florida@cgauxed.org to sign up.
We have a mission to perform: Provide exceptional boat-
ing safety education to the American public.
PUBLIC EDUCATION
Bobbye H. Paxton
Well, this is going to be a very
exciting conference for all
Vessel Examiners. I have
been doing another Power-
Point presentation. This one
will take an Examiner though
the steps of examining
Auxiliary Vessels. I know that
sometime, as an Examiner,
you will, or have, examined
another members vessel.
This is a very important duty
of an Examiner. You are the
Duty Officer for making
sure the Auxiliary maintains a fleet of vessels that does not
embarrass the Auxiliary and the Coast Guard.
Let me give you a brief view of what the PowerPoint will
have on it. First, it will take you through Section VI (six). This
section is not the same as a VSC; it asks for a little more than
what we ask of the public. Upon successful completion of this
section, a VSC Decal is awarded to the vessel.
The next step is a Facility, which is Section VII (seven). I
will try to explain this section because it seems to be forgotten
when inspecting. Also, after this section is checked, a Facility
Decal or as most of us call it, the Shield is awarded to a
vessel.
Now, for the section that we as Examiners are held most
accountable for the Operational Section VIII (eight). When
all blocks of this section are checked, the Facility is awarded
the Operational Decal, or, as most of us call it, the mustache
or wreath.
The final stage of the examination is the information and
what goes in the blocks. This part of the form tells the Coast
Guard Unit and the Operations Officers the details of the vessel.
In conclusion, I would enjoy seeing the Vessel Examiners
at the Fall Conference. Our Commodore and Vice
Commodore have set aside allotted time for us. Also Gene
Kahn, from the Directors Office, will be on hand to answer
questions on the CG-2736 Form. So, lets show our thanks by
allotting time from our busy schedules for this presentation.
See you all on Saturday 20
th
of September at 1500, in
Orlando.
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VESSEL EXAMINATION
George J. Kacmarik
members of the Personnel Services team to communicate and
keep people rather than using nonpayment of dues as an
opportunity to get rid of so called dead wood. Remember, in
the Seventh District the Division Captain is required to sign
Change of Membership Status forms.
DSO-PS Report ... continued from page 18
This is a letter that John Rungo, DCP 3, received
from Station Ft. Lauderdale AUXPOC Mark
Manzano, one of the Honor Guard participants at
the District 7 Change of Command held at the James
L. Knight Center in Miami on 12 June 2003. The
other participants were Rene Haldimann, Joseph H.
Scott Cleary, James Shea, Thomas Janata, Jorge
Corrales, Luis Valdes, and Felix Garcia, DCP 6. In a
note thanking the D7 Auxiliary Honor Guard for
their participation to which he attached Johns letter,
Jim Dennen, RCO-E, said: I hope that the rest of
the members of the Honor Guard enjoyed this
moment in history as well as he did.
John,
I want to take this opportunity to thank you for ask-
ing me to attend and be part of the Honor Guard for the
Change of Command for Rear Admiral Jay Carmichael.
What a wonderful opportunity you afforded me
today. The pride and respect that one feels when watch-
ing a ceremony so deep in tradition and value was truly
an experience that I am so proud not only to witness
but to have taken an active role in. I have been to many
ceremonies over the years, but I must say that this one
rates at the top. I had an opportunity to also once
again, meet and talk with many of our Auxiliary repre-
sentatives. Jay Dahlgren, Peter Fernandez, Jim Dennen
to name a few. Once again, during the ceremony, the
Coast Guard Auxiliary was mentioned numerous times
by many of the speakers and as part of the Honor
Guard to Rear Admiral Carmichael, we were as one
group with the Coast Guard personnel that were serv-
ing on the Platoon. There was no distinction, other than
uniform between us. I personally experienced quite a
thrill as Rear Admiral Carmichael inspected the Honor
Guard, I had the opportunity to respond personally,
being in the front row and having the Rear Admiral
thank me for attending and having the opportunity at
shaking his hand after the ceremony. I am hoping that
Vicki Aponte, who was taking pictures got a shot of that
one. She and I spoke after the ceremony and she will be
emailing me all of the pictures that she took.
Again John, I really wanted to let you know what a
thrill it was to participate and represent our Division in
this ceremony. I cant speak for Rene or Scott, but I
would not have traded todays experience for anything. I
am just glad that you thought of me when you made the
decision as to who would attend for our Division and I
feel very proud and fortunate that I was there and part
of what happened today. It is an experience that I would
wish for anyone to have the opportunity to be part of.
Sincerely,
Mark
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aturday, May 3, 2003, dawned clear and calm.
The three winning District 7 regional ISAR
teams one each from the East, the North, and
the West regions convened in Punta Gorda,
Fla., in the first leg of the fourth annual compe-
tition with the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary
in St. Johns, Newfoundland, in September. That days win-
ning team would represent the district at the next level.
During the day the teams, each composed of four
crewmembers, competed in four areas: 1) SAR planning and
execution; 2) Predicted Log; 3) Heaving line throw (both ring
and weighted line); and, 4) Marlinspike Seamanship. One
crewmember had to sit out during the search planning and
execution, predicted log race, and towing exercises. That
fourth, or out person, had to be different for each event. In
the marlinspike competition, the out crewmembers competed
for extra points by demonstrating additional knot tying skills.
The uniform inspection and pre-underway briefing began
on the waterfront at 0730. From 0800 to the competitions
end at about 1400, judges CWO4 Robert Bob Flynn,
CWO4 James Red Henson and CWO3 Dennis Zecca eval-
uated and scored the performance of the three teams during
the four events. There were three operational facilities; but
teams switched vessels for each on-the-water event. Each
U.S. Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer rode in a vessel dur-
ing on-the-water events.
Henson judged the towing, then the heaving line and
ring toss. Zecca judged predictied log, and Flynn judged the
search patterns. All judges scored the marlinspike competi-
tion. When all scores were tallied at days end, the East team
Flotilla 67 members Gary Ellis, Rene Coto, Sergio
Casiano, and Alex Casey captured first place.
Competition was so fierce that the top two teams were sepa-
rated by only a quarter of a point.
Robert Sperry, Aaron Rawls, Wayne Lawson, and James
Arman (all members of Flotilla 14-1) ably represented the
North; Harry Krug, Frank Kavanaugh, Herbert Hanson, and
Chris Graham (members of Flotilla 98), the West. All worked
hard throughout the day and represented their regions well.
East will represent District 7 in Cape May, N.J., on July
26. There, in the second leg of the competition further
eliminations of the best of the best they will compete
against four other teams from the Atlantic Coast, which
extends from Maine down to our area. Of the five teams
competing in Cape May, two will go on to Newfoundland.
In Newfoundland, the final competition, six U.S. teams
two from the U.S. Pacific Coast, two from the U.S.
Central States, and two from the U.S. Atlantic Coast will
compete against six Canadian teams two from the
Canadian Pacific Coast, two from the Canadian Central
provinces, and two from the Canadian Atlantic Coast.
U.S. teams have not won the international competition
thus far; this could be our year. And our District 7 team may
help do it.
Carol G. Rickard, DSO-PB 7
Note: By the time you read this, it is hoped that the D7 ISAR
team will have been the victors of the Atlantic Area contest
... and preparing for Newfoundland. Whatever the outcome
of the second leg of ISAR 2003 competition, the District
Seven team is a winner. In fact, all three teams were strong
competitors and all are winners.
ISAR 2003 ... Team from Division 6
to compete in Cape May
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1. CWO3 Dennis Zecca completes pre-underway
check off with Team East.
2. Robert Sperry, Wayne Lawson, and Aaron
Rawls, members of Team North, plot their
course for the SAR event.
3. Team Wests Chris Graham, Herbert Hanson,
and Harry Krug, work on their marlinspike task.
4. Frank Kavanaugh, Wests fourth crewmember
in the marlinspike competition, competes for
extra credit.
5. Team North holds up their board showing
their completed splices. Left to right are Wayne
Lawson, CWO3 Dennis Zecca,
Aaron Rawls, and James Arman.
Far right, fourth team member
Robert Sperry competed for the
extra points.
6. Left to right: Sergio Casiano,
Alex Casey, Gary Ellis, and Rene
Coto winning Team East will
represent District 7 in Cape May.
7. The wrap up: CWOs meet with
Team East to discuss the teams
performance that day, and prepa-
ration for Cape May. Commodore
Jay Dahgren, DCO 7, and Cal
Gordon, ISAR Coordinator, sit in.
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The SS American Victory, a World War II Victory
Class cargo vessel under restoration into a mariners
museum and cruising ship, hosted National Safe
Boating Week activities. The activities included
remarks by Allen Brown, Rear Commodore-West,
exhibits on boat handling, and distribution of safe
boating, BS&S course, pollution control and
Auxiliary membership information. As part of the
onboard activities, Brad Ware, FSO-PA Flotilla 79,
orchestrated life vest and boating safety demonstra-
tions to Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and
other visitors. In addition, MSO Tampa local Coast
Guard units set up a damage control training trailer
and waterway pollution information booth, and
Group and Station St. Petersburg assets patrolled
Ybor Channel alongside the American Victory.
During the program Allen Brown, RCO-West,
spoke about Coast Guard and Auxiliary roles in boat-
ing safety and National Safe Boating Week and
stressed the importance of wearing life jackets.
Eight-year-old Chesney Janes, grandson of an
American Victory volunteer, and Brown ceremoni-
ously launched the Tampa Bay NSBWby donning
life vests.
The NSBWlaunch was held in conjunction with the
ships observance of National Maritime Day and Armed
Forces Day. Throughout the day, more than 1,000 people vis-
ited the ship for the observances and open house, which
included a Maritime Day keynote address by RADM John
Stewart, USN, Vice Commander, Military Sealift Command;
a memorial ceremony honoring lost Merchant Mariners and
Navy Armed Guard sailors; and in-water demonstrations fea-
turing state-of-the-art harbor tugs, fireboats and the
Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office Marine Unit. Amissing
man formation flyover by civilian aircraft honored Americas
Armed Forces.
The American Victory carried military cargo, supplies and
ammunition to support American and Allied soldiers during
World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars. This spring,
the ship conducted successful sea trials after three years of
restoration work, in preparation for Relive History cruises
scheduled to begin this fall. One of only a handful of Victory
ships still afloat, the American Victory represents the more
than 2,700 merchant vessels built during a massive cargo ship
construction program prior to and during World War II to fill a
critical shortage of American-flagged cargo vessels. Through
museum exhibits and the Relive History cruises, the ship
will educate future generations about the contributions of the
men and women who built, sailed and defended Americas
merchant fleet during times of war and peace.
Auxiliarists participating in American Victory NSBW
activities included Steve Plass, DCP 7, Amos Johnson, FC
79, Gil Murphy, Pete and Jeanette Chambers, Al Felman, Bill
Murphy, Bob Bonnano, Cliff Martin, Jerry Routt, Robert
Stribling, Mike Shea and Shawn Butler.
Brad Ware, FSO-PA 79, directs fun with a purpose for Cub Scouts
during the NSBW launch on an American Victory cargo hatch. Here, a
young scout attempts to put on a life jacket in 20 seconds or less.
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Division Seven Delivers Strong NSBWMessage
with Proclamations, Vessel Safety Checks and Events Aboard a World War II Cargo Vessel
By Tim Teahan, SO-PB 7
T
he Tampa Bay boating public got a strong National Safe Boating Week
(NSBW) message from Division 7 Auxiliarists and local Coast Guard
units during the 2003 edition of NSBW, May 17-23. On Saturday, May
17, Auxiliarists participated in the official Tampa Bay NSBWlaunch on
board a World War II cargo ship and performed vessel safety checks and marine dealer
visits at boat ramps and marinas throughout the Division.
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Right: The SS American Victory at its berth in
Tampas Channelside District, adjacent to the Florida
Aquarium. Several Division 7 Auxiliarists volunteer
their time to help restore the World War II merchant
cargo vessel into a mariners museum and cruising
ship. The ship is open daily for self-guided restora-
tion tours. More information about the restoration
project is available at www.americanvictory.org.
Vessel Safety Checks, Civic Proclamations, Displays and
a Meritorious Duty Presentation
Round Out Division 7 NSBWEvents
In addition to the NSBWactivities on the American Victory,
Auxiliarists and Coast Guardsmen from local commands
worked hand-in-hand to educate the public about boating
safety at a number of boat ramps and marinas in Division 7.
Together with Flotilla 75 members, Flotilla 79 conducted
49 Vessel Safety Checks at the busy Gandy Boat Ramp and
performed 48 additional checks throughout the week. The
Flotilla also hosted an open house and equipment display on
May 17, featuring a specially outfitted 42foot Boston
Whaler from Station St. Petersburg. FL 79 members involved
in the activities included Alex de Quesada, Burnie Wilhelm,
Richard Rioles, Kathy Kruczek, Frank Ansel and Cliff
Martin. Flotilla 71 and Flotilla 74 also performed Vessel
Safety Checks in support of NSBW. In addition to its VSC
activities, Flotilla 75 sponsored a boating safety booth for a
Tampa Tribune employee safety fair.
Flotilla 78 marked NSBWby presenting St. Pete Beach
Police Officer Robert Micklitsch with an Auxiliary
Meritorious Duty Plaque, honoring his efforts in saving the
lives of three boaters involved in an accident off Pass-a-
Grille Beach. Dick Erett, FC 78, made the presentation to
Officer Micklitsch at a St. Pete Beach City Council meeting,
with plenty of representation from FL 78 members.
Several local Chambers of Commerce organizations and
Hillsborough County government officials promulgated civic
proclamations in recognition of NSBW. The proclamations
were presented to Flotillas 71, 74, 75, 79 and 7-16.
In a related activity, the Division 7 Color Guard, com-
prised of Paul Mayer (FL 72) and Joe Lori, Robert Henderson
and Rudy Thomann (FL 75), presented the colors during a
National Maritime Day Memorial Observance sponsored by
the Port of Tampa Propeller Club on Tuesday, May 20.
RADM Jay Carmichael, then Seventh Coast Guard District
Commander, delivered the keynote address.
Steve Plass, DCP 7, Alex de Quesada, ASDO-PAH, and
Brad Ware, FSO-PA 79, contributed to this article.
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Left: Eight-year-old Chesney Janes, grandson of an
SS American Victory volunteer, and Allen Brown,
RCO-W, pose after demonstrating the proper way to
don life vests during the NSBW launch on board the
SS American Victory.
24 Fall 2003 BREEZE
2003 Spring DCON ...
in Pictures
Right: COMO E.W. Bill Edgerton, NACO, and
COMO Mary Larsen, NAVCO-A(E), present
Auxiliarists Air Observer Edward McClaran (second
from left) and Pilot Stanley Konz (far right) with 7th
District Aviation Awards of Excellence 2002.
(Photos on this page: Jeremy Smith, DCP 13)
Above: RADM Jay Carmichael and Commodore
Jay Dahlgren, DCO 7, present Robert Lane, FC
45, with the cup for Best Flotilla 2002. (See story
on page 27.)
Below: RADM Carmichael and COMO Dahlgren
present Casey Jankowski, DCP 8, with the cup for
Best Division 2002.
Above: Bruce Magyar, RCO-N, Allen Brown, RCO-W, Carol
Rickard, DSO-PB, and Jim Dennen, RCO-E, present Ellen
Kreiling, DCP 12, with the plaque for Best Flotilla
Publication 2002 for The Crows Nest, Flotilla 12-10s
winning monthly newsletter.
Below: Charles Mitchell, DCP 9, (left), accepts the plaque
for Best Division Publication 2002 for Now Hear This,
Division 9s bimonthly newsletter. The three District 7 RCOs
and the DSO-PB 7 present the award .
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Below: Brigitte Baumann, Branch
Chief of the International Affairs
Directorate (center) and Klaus G..E.
Baumann, Deputy Director,
International Affairs (right), receive
Auxiliary Achievement Awards from
COMO Bill Edgerton, NACO, for their
superior performance and exceptional
service as key members of the
Caribbean Volunteer Maritime SAR
Conference Team in 2002.
Left: Auxiliarists who received a Meritorious
Team Commendation for moving the District
7 materials store from the Palm Coast to
Punta Gorda, Fla. The move was accom-
plished efficiently and the store was operating
in its new location with little break in service.
Right: Commodore Jay
Dahlgren, DCO 7, presents
CWO4 Robert Bob Flynn
(right) with the Commodores
Certificate of Appreciation for
judging in the ISAR 2003 com-
petition held in Punta Gorda 3
May 2003. ISAR Coordinator
Cal Gordon presented CWO4
Red Henson and CWO3 Dennis
Zecca with their letters of appre-
ciation at later dates.
Right: Not only girls just want to have fun! Part of
the entertainment on Saturdays Hawaiian Fun
Night. Grass skirts were de rigueur.
Above: Left to right: Mary Dahlgren;
Commodore Jay Dahlgren, DCO 7; and
Frank Hudson, guest at the Spring DCON in
Daytona Beach. President of the Canadian
Coast Guard Auxiliary Pacific Region and
Petaluma classmate of COMO Jay Dahlgren
Hudson is in his third term as president of
the CCGA Pac Reg. He is heavily involved in
ISAR competition, his region taking National
honors in 2000 and first place internationally
for the past two years.
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On 26 April 2003, Alejandro Alex de Quesada, historian
for the 7th United States Coast Guard Auxiliary District,
received a citation in honor of his election as a Fellow in the
Company of Military Historians at their 54th annual meeting
in Leesburg, Va.
Mr. de Quesadas citation reads as follows:
For his scholarship in the field of military history,
including numerous published books and articles;
For his expertise in Florida history, and his participation
in lectures and scholarly panels about this history;
For his active attendance at every annual and Fellows
meeting since joining The Company in 1996;
For his expertise in Cuban military history and the
Cuban-American experience in the Spanish-American War;
For his contributions to military history as interpreter,
curator and member of numerous Boards of Directors;
For his willingness to share his knowledge and artifacts
with others;
Alejandro de Quesada is a credit to Himself, to military
history and The Company of Military Historians.
In addition, Mr. de Quesada had been elected Vice
President for Administration for the Company and is a sec-
ond-time recipient of the prestigious and nationally known
Robert Loren Miller Memorial Award for his excellent his-
torical exhibit on the Mexican Revolution.
26 Fall 2003 BREEZE
Auxiliarist Alex de Quesada (left) receives the Miller Award
for best Historical Exhibit from David Sullivan, Administrator
for the Company of Military Historian, on 26 April.
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(1 April through 21 July 2003)
Fran Agin ... Flotilla 10-1
G. Thomas Astarita ... Flotilla 15-8
William G. Carpenter ... Flotilla 55
Samuel Edens ... Flotilla 49
William A. Fredsall ... Flotilla 98
Mildred C. Heinisch ... Flotilla 11-9
Elmer T. Johnson ... Flotilla 84
Harta M. Konash ... Flotilla 48
Edgar Lind ... Flotilla 10-10
Eddie Perez Flotilla 16
John J. Pries ... Flotilla 15-8
Charles W. Schwinn Jr., ... Flotilla 12-6
Sidney C. Sterchele ... Flotilla 4-11
Thomas F. West ... Flotilla 11-7
In Memoriam
Auxiliarist Honored
by Military Historians
The Company of Military Historians was founded in
1949 as an educational, scientific, and literary institution
devoted to the study and dissemination of information on
the uniforms, equipment, history, and traditions of members
of the Armed Forces of the United States worldwide and
other nations serving in the Western Hemisphere.
Membership includes both professionals and amateurs in
the field of American military history. On the rolls are not
only historians, artists, writers, curators, librarians, teachers,
and researchers, but also people from virtually every walk of
life. Among the members are serious collectors of all sorts of
militaria: uniforms, accoutrements, weapons, equipage, mili-
tary miniatures, artwork, and books, among other things.
While in London recently, Patrick Nolan, Yeoman
Warder of HM Tower of London, presented De Quesada with
a commemorative medal (fullsize and miniature) in honor of
the Queens Golden Jubilee. The medals rim is inscribed:
Alejandro de Quesada, 7th Dist USCG AUX. De Quesada
was invited to attend several events during the Jubilee,
including the Ceremony of the Keys at the the Tower of
London and The Trooping of the Colours. He was present-
ed the medal as a token of his visit during Queen Elizabeth
IIs golden jubilee, and because of his interest in military his-
tory and work within the field. Because of the hospitality
extended to him by the Yeoman Warders (Beefeaters), he had
a commemorative plaque made upon his return and sent to
hang in the Yeoman Warderss club within the Tower of
London.
Check out Alex de Quesadas Historical Resources page
at www.adeq.net, where one can find numerous historically
related topics, living history events, and other interesting
links.
BREEZE Fall 2003 27
It has long been know that healthy communications and the
rapid delivery of important information are the lifeblood of
any organization. When you consider that we stretch from
Hawaii to Alaska to the U.S. Virgin Islands, it becomes even
more obvious. Now with the added needs, as an integral part
of Coast Guard Forces, this flow has become critical.
The Information and Communications Services
Department is tasked with making this process as responsive
as possible to both the needs of the members and our leader-
ship. AUXDATA is one of our primary resources, and since
its inception has evolved considerably. We know that there is
more to do, but the progress has been steady and the benefits
considerable. If you are not familiar with AUXDATA and
AUXINFO we invite you to view a tutorial: http://www.aux-
etrain.org/flash/AuxDataInfo.htm This step by step online
Flash presentation can be viewed on any computer and will
make using these resources easier.
Improvements have also been made in eMail support
services. The secure NEWeDirectory located at:
http://www.auxforum.org/search/ displays all members
(those with and without email addresses) making locating and
contact a very simple process. If you have not activated your
eDirectory account, youll want to do that today. If you have
not updated your new eMail, snail mail, or phone numbers
recently, file a Form 7028 Change of Member Information
http://216.167.73.185/~forms/archive/a7028f.pdf with
your FSO-IS as soon as possible!
We have also taken seriously our commitment to
improve the level of service to our IS and CS officers. Hob
Bonnett, BC-ICT@cgaux.org, is our new Branch Chief dedi-
cated to helping DSOs-CS expand the level of
Communication Services within each of our districts. All of
our IS and CS officers are now receiving Bits and Bytes:
http://www.cgaux.org/cgauxweb/infoserv/BandB.htm a
new monthly Department eNews service.
As you may know, the Auxiliary has been asked to grow
to 40,000 members by the end of 2004. A new eMedia based
method of targeted recruiting was created and tested right
here in D7 called Augment & Recruiting/AUXPAL. Youll
be hearing a lot more about this exciting and very effective
new program from your PS officers!
Effective communications and data management have
always been important. With the challenges we face today,
they are ESSENTIAL, now more than ever!
Jeff Mahl, DC-Id
Now More Than Ever!
George has been heard to say that the new flotilla is
concentrating on recruiting quality personnel. A glance
at the units performance statistics shows that to be a
successful policy.
Flotilla 45s operations stretch far beyond its imme-
diate geographical AOR. Surface activities in addi-
tion to being carried out along the Saint Johns River
and on Lake Monroe are conducted on the
Intracoastal Waterway, especially during NASA Shuttle
launches. Air operations flown out of Sanford
International Airport cover both coasts of Florida as
far south as Key West, as well as Bahamas.
Flotilla 45 is headed by Robert Lane, FC, and
Charles Bivona, VFC, who claim to always be looking
for a few more quality members. All members of the
Flotilla Staff agree, and stand ready to set new members
on course to whatever qualification interests them.
Further information is available on the flotillas
website.
New Fourth Division Flotilla
Named Tops for CY 2002
Flotilla 45 has been named Seventh District 2002
Flotilla of the Year at the Spring Conference held in
Daytona Beach on 23 May. The unit, chartered in
January 2002, was the idea of the then Fourth Division
Captain, George Kacmarik.
George recognized a vacuum of service to the boat-
ing public, along the Saint Johns River in the Sanford-
Lake Monroe area. Then a member of the Orlando flotil-
la, he sought a nucleus of personnel from within that
group, who were already commuting long distances from
Seminole and Volusia County, to begin the new flotilla.
Over the next few months, word spread throughout
Seminole and Volusia, of new opportunities for service,
in Sanford. The units rolls soon swelled to over 50
members, and continue to grow.
28 Fall 2003 BREEZE
An Afternoon Sail
By George Oestreich, FL 10-1
I
n January 2003 I joined the Coast Guard Auxiliary to
learn more about boating, since I live in Beaufort
County, S.C. In February a friend, Harry, who has been
sailing for a number of years, asked me to sail with him
from Beaufort to Bohicket Marina, just south of Charleston,
S.C. We set the date for April 19.
During the two months between my joining the Auxiliary
and our trip, I successfully completed Boating Safety and
Basic Coastal Navigation (BCN), which were offered by
Flotilla 10-1 (Beaufort) and taught by Paul Denning, FC 10-1.
Two days before our sail, I called Harry about meeting to
chart our course for the upcoming trip. He responded, No,
we are just going out St. Helena Sound about 10 miles and
hooking a left, and then another left into Bohicket and we
have an outgoing tide for our departure. Being the novice
boater, I did not push. So, no meeting and no float plan!
The morning of April 19 was beautiful. When we boarded
Harrys boat, I asked his wife, Ginnie, if she knew where the
life jackets were kept; she replied, No, but lets find them.
She asked Harry, who said they were someplace below,
and sent her nephew to locate them. He returned with four.
We left Dataw Marina about 11:30 a.m. aboard his 40-
foot Pearson and almost clipped the dock leaving our slip
(a hint of what was to come). After clearing the dock I was
given the helm and Harry kept a watchful eye on the waters.
Along the way I tried to take in the channel markers, buoys,
landmarks, the depth indicator, on which side to meet
oncoming boaters, and much more. That was a challenge, but
it was neat applying my new knowledge. Harry gave me a
heading from time to time, and I tried to maintain course.
After a couple of hours we cleared St. Helena Sound and
headed into open waters. The wind picked up, as did the
waves to about six feet. Still under power, we tried to
hoist one of the sails too many names to remember, but
one of the smaller sails. The wind appeared to be changing
directions, so we continued to motor.
We passed buoy #1 off the mouth of the South Edisto
River and continued toward open water. After a while Harry
and Ginnie were in a rather heated discussion as to what
course we should be taking. At this point he asked if he
should take the helm. I gladly said yes.
In the distance we could see another buoy and started to
the mark. We had not taken any fixes, not paid much atten-
tion to anything except occasionally a chart. Ginny asked
about the breakers, which seemed to reach from shore to about
five miles off shore. He noted her concern; but rather than
dropping anchor to consider our position, he held his course.
Shortly, Ginnie said we needed to change course; but
Harry answered, We have 16 feet of water below us.
Before his next breath, we ran aground. We tried to reverse
direction to back off of the sand without luck. Then it
began to happen the tide was still going out and the sand-
bar was covered with what seemed to be 10-foot breakers.
The first breaker hit us on the starboard side, lifted us,
and then dropped us the first of many impacts we were to
experience. I told everyone to put on a life jacket. Harry
draped his around his neck, but I told Ginnie to attach her life
jacket properly. We tried again to reverse our course; but the
steering was jammed, the breakers continued their pounding,
and we were now out of control and at the mercy of the waters.
We broadcast Mayday calls. After no response, we tried
again. This time we had a response, but had difficulty under-
standing it should have done a radio check at Dataw!
Another try, but no response and no other vessel in sight.
Again we called and were asked our location where was
the handheld GPS? At this point the nephew informed us
there was water above the floor in the cabin. I remembered
how to use the relative bearings across the compass. I called
that we were 220 degrees off buoy #1 of the South Edisto
River and 330 degrees off the water tower and about four
miles off shore. There was no further radio communication.
Harry located his cell phone and called 911. We again
gave our bearings. Im still not sure if the readings were cor-
rect; but shortly we saw a boat coming at high speed from
the mouth of the river the sheriff of Edisto County, coming
to the rescue! The sheriff reached us, but could not come
along side due to size of the waves. We had to use the
lifeboat if we were to get off the boat.
Our first effort was to get Ginnie into the lifeboat, which
had neither the motor affixed nor fuel. We lowered her into
the waves, but could not get the line out fast enough and
almost swamped her under the stern of our vessel. Finally we
had enough line out, but not enough to get her to the
Sheriffs vessel. We started tying lines together, any lines.
Ginnie was away, and we looked up to see the sheriff
motoring away from us. Unknown to us at the time, he had
been swamped and lost power; so he had restarted the engines
and was running the water out of his boat. We were all yelling
for him to come back, which he did, and picked up Ginnie.
Harry started below, but I advised him not to because the
cabin had water to the windows. It was all we could do to hang
on and to get the lifeboat, an inflatable, back to the boat a
formidable task because it was full of water, though still afloat.
Harry told his nephew and me to get into the lifeboat and
said he would stay with the boat, but I said we were all going
to get off together. The boat turned, stern into the waves and
very low in the water and in came the ocean. Weighing
about 275, 200, and 150 pounds, respectively, we jumped
into the five-foot lifeboat and started riding the breakers.
Shortly I looked back at the boat and Harry turned to see
as the vessel lay over on her port side. With his usual dry
humor he said, Rub-a-dub-dub, three men in a tub, as we
drifted to the sheriffs boat about 50 yards from the sunken
sailboat.
We all made it back to the marina without injury, but
were all quiet and thankful.
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Flotilla 24
celebrates
40years!
I
n 1963, with a growing need for boating safety public
service to the increasing population of recreational
boaters on Lake Sidney Lanier, 17 committed individu-
als joined to form the Lake Lanier Flotilla 24. The then
District Commander, I.J. Stephens, Rear Admiral,
USCG, executed the Flotilla Charter on June 1, 1963.
Flotilla member numbers 01 and 02 went to George Logden
Sr. and Thomas Lingle, respectively.
Today Flotilla 24 has approximately 60 members who,
along with members of their sister Flotilla 26, typically carry
out surface operations on weekends and public holidays dur-
ing the summer months to provide assistance to recreational
boaters on Lake Lanier. Flotilla 24 is involved with the
Auxiliary Air program, contributing a facility and crews to
this mission area. As with many Auxiliary flotillas, Flotilla
24 offers Public Education programs in Boating Safety and
Navigation, conducts courtesy Vessel Safety Checks, and has
ongoing Marine Dealer Visitor and Public Affairs programs.
Thanks to the generosity of organizations such as the
Army Corps of Engineers, Aqualand Marina, and
Safe Boating Lake Lanier (non-profit organiza-
tion), Flotilla 24 and sister Flotilla 26 share a
new operations facility commissioned for use in
2002 (pictured at top of page). It is a double-wide
trailer containing a large meeting area and a well-
equipped radio watch station. This OPS Center
includes a private dock to accommodate the duty
boat and other visiting Auxiliary surface facili-
ties.
Flotilla 24 celebrated its 40
th
anniversary July 11
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conjunction with the Division 2 quarterly meeting activities.
In addition to local Flotilla members in attendance, several
dignitaries from the Auxiliary Leadership & Management
chain, USCG Group Charleston, and the District Seven
Director of Auxiliary office joined in the festivities.
Flotilla 24 members are proud to serve within the
Auxiliary, participating in the Four Cornerstones and assist-
ing the boating public in the Northeast Atlanta/Lake Lanier
area of operation. We have forty years of heritage from our
charter year and look forward to many more years to come!
Mark T. Bell, FC/FSO-CS 24
Top of page: The Auxiliary logo being put up
by flotilla members when the new double-wide
trailer was installed in 2001.
Above: Members of Flotilla 24 who attended
the 40th Anniversary party at Sunrise Cove
Marina on July 11, 2003.
Left: Flotilla 24 members gather in front of the
birthday cake at the party.
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Get ready for a different experience in hotels ... In Daytona
we had the wonderful ocean and beach! Now, the ladies will
have the FLORIDA MALL! The Mall is attached to the hotel
and there are 253 stores with a coupon book for each of you
who shops! SO Come, SHOP TIL YOU DROP or the
husbands drop!
Now for the conference itself Commodore Jay Dahlgren
and Peter Fernandez, VCO, have made changes to the agenda.
SO get ready for all the needed training and workshops!
SOMETHING NEW The Rear Commodores and
Division Captains decided in Daytona to have a Breakfast
Meeting on Friday morning versus a Thursday evening meet-
ing. Breakfast buffet style will start at 6:30 a.m.
However, the meeting will start at 7:00 a.m. RCOs, Division
Captains and Vice-Captains can eat during their meeting.
Also, the Ladies Social This time the hotel is setting up a
style show, or chef demonstration or florist demonstration,
which will be put on by some of the stores in the Mall.
Everyone is welcome to attend ... just let me know how many
plan to do so. On the registration form where it says Ladies
Social, just mark the number in your party who will attend.
Coffee, hot tea, Danish, and fresh fruit will be served. This is
at no cost to attendees and will be held 9 a.m. until 11 a.m.
Saturday morning. Ladies, please try to attend!
For this conference, the Saturday night Fun Night, 20
September 2003, will have a HALLOWEEN THEME
SO, bring your costume. We will have a costume contest,
some games and some surprises! Commodore Dahlgren has
agreed to give some nice prizes on Saturday night SO
EVERYONE ATTEND YOU MIGHT JUST WIN A
GREAT PRIZE!!
OK, back to the hotel! The Adams Mark is connected to
Orlandos largest retail shopping mall, minutes from Walt
Disney World, Sea World, Universal Studios and Orlando
International Airport. The Universal Studios will come to the
hotel to sell tickets for our convenience. The hotels restau-
rant has Strawberry Soup, a specialty. IT IS VERY GOOD!
Youll have to try it!
Rooms will be $79.00 per night. They have double/double or
king beds. When making reservation, be sure to tell them
30 Fall 2003 BREEZE
2003 FALL DCON
at the ORLANDO ADAMS MARK
1500 Sand Lake Road
Orlando, FL 32809
SEPTEMBER 18 THRU SEPTEMBER 21, 2003
youre with the Coast Guard Auxiliary for the conference
$79 rate. The hotel will let the CGAUX have rooms three days
before and three days after the conference at the same rate of
$79 for those who want to visit some of the attractions! Each
room has cable TV with remote, in-room movies, am/fm alarm
radios, individual climate controls, irons and boards, and wake
up service. Non-smoking rooms are available. Most impor-
tant theres FREE PARKING in front of the hotel!!
DIRECTIONS TO HOTEL
FROM INTERSTATE 4 (FROM THE WEST, TAMPA)
Take exit 74 (Sand Lake Road or State Road 82) off I-4. At
the bottom of the ramp turn right and continue on Sand Lake
Road approximately 5 miles to Orange Blossom Trail (US
441-17-92). Turn right (south), go to second light (Sun Life
Path) and turn left into the Florida Mall. Continue straight,
then follow signs to the hotel.
FROM INTERSTATE 4 (FROM THE EAST:
JACKSONVILLE, DAYTONA BEACH,
DOWNTOWN ORLANDO)
Take exit 80 (Orange Blossom Trail). Continue south for
approximately 5 miles. Go through the intersection at Sand
Lake Road (SR 482), continue to the second light (Sun Life
Path), turn left into the Florida Mall. Continue straight, then
follow signs to the hotel.
FROM THE FLORIDATURNPIKENORTH OR SOUTH
Take exit 254 (Orange Blossom Trail or US 441-17-92) off
the Florida Turnpike. Follow signs for North-East 441.
Continue straight on Orange Blossom Trail to the third light
(Sun Life Path) and turn right into the Florida Mall. Continue
straight, then follow signs to the hotel.
ORuse MAPQUEST!
There is valet parking available for a minimal charge or com-
plimentary self-parking in front of the hotel.
Again dont forget your HALLOWEEN COSTUMES!!
See you September 18, 2003!
Carolyn Thomas, D-AD7
Conference Chairman
U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY - 2003 FALL CONFERENCE
18-21 SEPTEMBER
ORLANDO ADAMS MARK, ORLANDO FLORIDA
PRE-REGISTRATION FORM
Mail to: Carolyn Thomas, D-AD7, Conference Chair 863.385.7270
1322 Chloe Terrace, Sebring, FL 33870
I am enclosing my check for $________made payable to the 7
th
District Auxiliary Board, Inc. Please do not mail AFTER 14
September to Sebring address. Call me!
Cost X No. Persons = Amount
Registration Fee (everyone register) $10.00 ________ ________
Friday Night Banquet Formal
Pecan Crusted Chicken Breast $30.00 ________ ________
Marinated Sirloin Steak $30.00 ________ ________
Saturday Fun Night Casual or costumes
Stuffed Pork Chops $30.00 ________ ________
Grilled Mahi Mahi $30.00 ________ ________
Past Division Captains Luncheon
Hot Roast Beef $16.00 ________ ________
RCOs, DCPs & VCPs Breakfast Meeting $15.00 ________ ________
LADIES SOCIAL (indicate # only if attending) ________ TOTAL $ ________
Name(s) _____________________________________________CG/AUX Office _______ Flot._______
Address___________________________City______________________ST___Phone ______________
OPTION: You may e-register online at: http://cgaux7.org/d7store/browse.asp?cat=84&path=84.
This is our D7 Auxiliary online store. It is a SAFE and EASY way to register.
Mail, Call or Fax Your Reservation Early Directly to Hotel
ADAMS MARK HOTEL
1500 Sand Lake Road
ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32809
1-800-444-2326 (toll free) 407-859-1500 (direct) Fax: 407-855-9863
CUTOFF DATE FOR RESERVATION IS 01 SEPTEMBER 2003
Group Name: U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Rate: $79.00 per night, single or double
Group Dates: 18-21 September 2003 Price rate is based on availability.
Call before deadline
Name_________________________________________________________________________________
Address___________________________________City_________________ST____Phone___________
Arrival Date: ___________________Departure date: ____________________
Arrival by 6:00 PM of first night guaranteed by deposit $________ enclosed or by
MasterCard ( ) Visa ( ) Amex ( ) #______________________________________
ACCOMMODATIONS WILL NOT BE CONFIRMED WITHOUT A GUARANTEE OF THE FIRST NIGHT. YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THE FIRST NIGHT
IF YOUR RESERVATION IS NOT CANCELED 72 HOURS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL.

(address removed)
U.S. COAST GUARD
U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY
DSO-PB D7
581 YARDARM LANE
LONGBOAT KEY FL 34228
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
PRSRT STD
POSTAGE & FEES PAID
U.S. COAST GUARD
PERMIT NO. G-157
Rear Admiral Jay Carmichael raises the clock presented to him by
Commodore Jay Dahlgren, DCO 7, at the Spring District
Conference in May 2003, his last D7 conference as Commander,
Seventh Coast Guard District.
On June 12, 2003, RADM Carmichael departed to assume the
position of Military Assistant to the Secretary of the Department
of Homeland Security in Washington, D.C.
The clock was a gift from Seventh District Auxiliary in appre-
ciation of the Admirals strong leadership, friendship, and constant
support of the Auxiliary during his two-year tenure.
A Farewell to ...
Commander, Seventh Coast
Guard District and Maritime
Defense Command Seven
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