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On safety patrol, Operation Sail 2000, New York Harbor.  History program, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Auxiliary air facility on tarmac, 2000.  History program, U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Auxiliary and Coast Guard personnel measure ice depth, ca. 2000.  History program, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Missouri firefighters being transported in New York Harbor, September 2001.  History program, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

11 September 2001, dust cloud arising from collapse of World Trade Center tower, New York, NY. U. S. Coast Guard Public Affairs/History program, U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Lower Manhattan workers and residents enveloped in dust cloud from collapse of World Trade Center towers throng outside Coast Guard building at the sea wall in New York Harbor, 11 September 2001.  Coast Guard active duty personnel and Auxiliarists were on duty in building when terrorist attack occurred, ca. one mile north.  Auxiliary staff were only relieved in the morning of 12 September when more Auxiliarists arrived, some coming by boat.  Auxiliarists in the region immediately assisted the Coast Guard in closing the Port of New York.  U. S. Coast Guard Public Affairs/History program, U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Lower Manhattan workers and residents enveloped in dust cloud from collapse of World Trade Center towers throng outside Coast Guard building at the sea wall in New York Harbor, 11 September 2001.  Coast Guard active duty personnel and Auxiliarists were on duty in building when terrorist attack occurred, ca. one mile north.  Auxiliary staff were only relieved in the morning of 12 September when more Auxiliarists arrived, some coming by boat.  Auxiliarists in the region immediately assisted the Coast Guard in closing the Port of New York.  U. S. Coast Guard Public Affairs/History program, U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

September 11, 2001, Coast Guard utility boat en route to lower Manhattan following terrorist attack on World Trade Center.  U. S. Coast Guard Public Affairs/History program, U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

NEW YORK, New York, (Sept. 11) -- Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Jeff Bradbury of the Coast Guard Battery Park office in New York City helps deliver supplies to rescue workers at "Ground Zero" the night of September 11, 2001.  Vanloads of supplies were brought to the Battery Park office where members of Team Coast Guard - including active duty, Reservists and Auxiliarists - delivered them to the site in lower Manhattan throughout the evening. U.S. Coast Guard Photo by PAC Brandon Brewer.

Sandbagging operation, Farnum property, Minnesota, Mississippi floods, 2001.  History program, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Auxiliarists conducting swim test for boat crew qualification.  Virginia, 2003.  U.S. Coast Guard photo by Joseph P. Cirone.

Auxiliarist getting some firefighting training. Charles Ford, CGAUX, 2004.  History program, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Training with flares.  Charles Ford, 2004.  History program, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Sea Island, Georgia, security patrol, international G-8 Summit, June 2004.  History program, U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Security patrol, Washington Monument, Memorial Day, Washington, D.C., 2004.  U.S. Coast Guard photo by Joseph P. Cirone.

The Lewis & Clark keelboat crew conducted presentations and exhibitions (part of the Nebraska Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Commemoration Events) at Decatur, Nebraska, to more than 500 School children and sponsors.  The keelboat then continued its return journey 21 APR 2005 downstream on the Missouri River from Decatur to Blair NE escorted by auxiliary vessel See See DAN II.  The picture shows the keelboat at the dock at Blair NE on 22 APR 2005 while conducting morning exercises and departure briefing to crew (not shown) before leaving for the trip to Omaha NE.  The Auxiliary vessel SEE SEE DAN II with coxswain Claire Coleman and crew Dan Conn, of Flotilla 8WR-33-2 in Lincoln, Nebraska, escorted the keelboat on both segments of their journey.  Photograph by Claire Coleman Flotilla 8WR-33-2 USCGAUX, April 22, 2005.

MANASSAS, VA (May 7, 2005) -- Goodwill ambassadors - Coast Guard Honor Guard members Seamen (SN) Shane Smith; Joe Chester; Joseph Hrupsa and Augusta Metz (from left to right) take time to pose with Coastie, The Safety Boat, a Coast Guard-owned, Auxiliary-operated mechanical goodwill ambassador, before the opening ceremonies at DARE Day 2005.  U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Joseph P. Cirone, USCGAUX.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (July 28, 2005) The Coast Guard Cutter Sockeye provides special local regulations support for the Russian ship Pallada during the first day of "Sail San Francisco" on July 28.  The Pallada, homeported in Vladivostok, is a 356-foot training vessel for marine-college cadets.  The Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary helped enforce a mandatory 100-yard clearance around more than 30 vessels during the "Parade of Sail" into the San Francisco Bay.  U.S. Coast Guard Photo by PA1 Alan Haraf.

A U.S. Coast Guard auxiliary member heaves a line at a target during a competition with the Canadian coast guard.  The event was part of the International Search and Rescue Competition between the U.S. and Canadian auxiliary coast guards.  U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer Tim Pike; 6 Nov 2004.

Aerial view of flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, August 2005.  History program, U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

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Auxiliary air operations commanders Don Zinner and Mike Catalano review mission profile and safety during Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, 2005.  History program, U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Hurricane Katrina during the height of its fury.  August-September 2005. New Orleans, La.  Coast Guard Auxiliary Press Corps.

Auxiliarist Mike Howell’s 53-foot facility, Mañana, docked at CG Station New Orleans.  Mañana served as a temporary command center after the station had been damaged during Hurricane Katrina.  From his vessel, Howell, a Vietnam combat veteran, was able to provide power, communications, potable water, and rest facilities for the station and crews.  August-September 2005.  Coast Guard Auxiliary Press Corps.

Auxiliary doctor Levy working at an emergency shelter in Louisiana.  Levy was volunteering as a member of [the NGO].  Levy is also a [CG medical team name]. August-September 2005.  Coast Guard Auxiliary Press Corps

Auxiliarist Ethel Thomisee and her husband, Joe, of Flotillas 47, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana distributed hundreds of safe boating coloring books and crayons to school children who had been displaced by Hurricane Rita.  As more families returned to the area, the Auxiliary Supply Center in St. Louis shipped more materials for local Head Start programs and kindergartens.  August-September 2005. Coast Guard Auxiliary Press Corps.

Auxiliary member displays Auxiliary ensign attached to bow of a very small facility that had landed on a railroad track, swept there by winds and waters during Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana.  August-September 2005.  Coast Guard Auxiliary Press Corps.

VADM Thad Allen (left) and Mike Howell (right) CGSTA.  Auxiliarist Mike Howell meets Vice Adm. Thad Allen during recovery operations for Hurricane Katrina. Sector commander Capt. Frank Paskewich had introduced Howell to Cmdt. Thomas Collins as “our local hero.”  August-September 2005.  Coast Guard Auxiliary Press Corps

Auxiliarists help man Coast Guard command center.  August-September 2005.  Coast Guard Auxiliary Press Corps.  (Aux-KATR_2134_Coley_Feild_Henley_9-6-05_253)

NEW ORLEANS (March 25, 2006) -- Capt. Frank Paskewich, Coast Guard Sector New Orleans commander, presents Mike Howell with the Coast Guard Auxiliary Meritorious Service Medal at an awards ceremony at Sector New Orleans Saturday, March 25, 2006.  Howell was one of dozens of Coast Guard auxiliarists recognized for their response efforts following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.  The Coast Guard is credited with rescuing and assisting more than 33,000 citizens following the hurricanes.  Addressing the award recipients and other auxiliarists in attendance, Paskewich stated, "Without you, we couldn't have accomplished all that we did."  Since its creation by Congress in 1939, the Coast Guard Auxiliary has served as the civilian, non-military component of the U.S. Coast Guard.  Known as "America's Volunteer Lifesavers," the 30,000 men and women of the Coast Guard Auxiliary rescue and assist boaters in distress, conduct courtesy vessel safety examinations of recreational vessels and teach boating and water safety courses.  U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kyle Niemi.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (March, 30, 2006) A Coast Guard helicopter signals the pilots of a Coast Guard Auxiliary air unit during a National Capital Region air defense training mission over Atlantic City.  The Coast Guard Auxiliary acts as a target of interest during the NCR training evolution.  U.S. Coast Guard Photo by PA1 John Edwards

October 2007.  James Wenzler FSO-PA for Flotilla 9-10 in Madison, WI, is the presiding Mock Trial Judge at the first-ever Invitational held at the USCG Academy in New London, CT.  Wenzler is seated (left) at table with the Pen State Team behind and the USAF Team opposite.

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