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Rockland Maine Becomes Ninth Coast Guard City
WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Senator Olympia J. Snowe
(R-Maine) today announced that the
City of
Rockland has been approved to receive the
highly coveted designation of “Coast Guard City” from the United
States Congress. The announcement follows a nomination on behalf of
Rockland by Admiral Thad Allen in March and the completion of a
rigorous application review by the United States Coast Guard.
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The
latest Auxiliary History Book that brings the information up-to-date
through the new "Normalcy" since 9/11 is still available for any members
who desire to purchase a copy. As part of your celebration of the 69th
Anniversary of the USCG Auxiliary you can
order your copy of the history book which chronicles the
dedicated service of Auxiliarists since the birth of the organization in
1939. back to TOP Summer Edition of the Boating Department's Newsletter - Waves This issue of WAVES contains interesting articles such as:
1. The first ever
World Drowning Report, a must read eye-opener!
2. An analysis of a drowning right after
the tragedy...
3. International Boating & Water
Safety Summit report...
back to TOP For Safety's Sake, Volume II - 2008 The newest edition of For Safety's
Sake, Volume II - 2008 has been released. This new issue was released on
June 21st and is available for downloading from the
V
Departments Newsletter page. In this issue is:
2007 Results, Communications, Educational Thrusts, Training, The Bell
Revisited, The Wear It Campaign, 2007 Be A Survivor Essay Winners,
Reality Strikes Home, Inflatable Life Jackets and more. Download your
copy and pass it on to your associates after you've read it. back to TOP National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
The US Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) will be
hosting public meetings/hearings in Washington
DC, Portland and Chicago over the next two months on additional
information for the discharge permit for vessels. Members are encouraged
to attend as private citizens to make their concerns as recreational
boaters known to the EPA, but cannot give input in uniform or use
auxiliary titles unless they receive permission from their District
Commodore, Director of Auxiliary, and District Commander. Questions
should be directed via the
National Legislative Liaison Committee website. back to TOP The Travel Voucher, DD-1351-2 and
Continuation, DD-1351-2C
eForms have been revised to reflect the
changes to some airlines which are now charging for baggage. The expense
drop down menus now include Aircraft Baggage Charge. Travelers must use
this code to be reimbursed for baggage fees. back to TOP New Personal Qualifications Standard (TelComPQS) A
new Personal Qualifications Standard (PQS) for Auxiliary
Telecommunications has been developed and approved by the Auxiliary, see
our
Department of Operations Telecoms main page for details. back to TOP Changes to Trident Education Requirements
Trident Update Bulletin 2008-01 describes the
change in the educational requirements for both the MS Training Ribbon
and Trident device. The change brings these requirements into compliance
with the ICS requirements established in ALAUX 002/07. back to TOP Auxiliary National Conference (NACON) - Registration, Reservations, Etc. A
printable PDF version of the registration form has been added to
the NACON website
which may be completed by hand and mailed with payment to Ann Beecher,
N-CR at the address provided on the form. Contact Ann at
Beecher@centurytel.net if you have any questions regarding
registration for NACON 2008. We are continuing to update the website as
more information becomes available for posting. Plan to attend now,
register and make your reservations early so you do not miss out on a
great time in Orlando. back to TOP Federal Support Focuses on Midwest Flood
June 20, 2008 – FEMA and numerous federal agencies continue to work with
tribal, state and local governments, private sector partners and
affected residents as floods continue to devastate communities in the back to TOP Coat Guard Announces Successful Launch of Nationwide Automatic Identification System Satellite back to TOP HELP WANTED POSITIONS (from the National Web Site) The following "Help Wanted " ad appeared on the National Web Site as of the date of this newsletter:
http://www.cgaux.org/cgauxweb/cgi-bin/wantads.cgi
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