2010.08 division7 intro and aug 2010 sitrep
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USCG Auxiliary Division 7, D13 introduction and August 2010 SitrepTRANSCRIPT
An introduction to the Coast Guard, the Auxiliary & Division 7
August 2010
Some of our local activities
The US Coast Guard40,000 active duty
8,100 reservists7,000 civilians
33,000 auxiliarists
250Auxiliarists in Division 7
170Active, Reserve & Civilians
Many major waterside facilities
Numerous major ports
Narrow fairways
Cold water and unexpected weather
Critical environmental habitat
Critical highways, bridges, pipelines…
Year round boating, angling & events
Significant history of natural disasters
ThousandRegisteredVessels*
Our world of work
80+Million citizens
2.25Thousand
Kayakers** & 66K Canoeists
66Port calls to
Columbia River Ports
2500
Recreational boating safety education
Recreational boating safety: public outreach & marine dealers
Recreational boating safety: Vessel examinations
Surface Operations
Air Operations
Communications
Augmenting at Sector Portland & Station Portland
…and much more
Situation report
Division 7 service area
• 45% of Oregon population• 9% of Washington population• Division 6 are our primary collaborators
= our Flotillas (5) = Flotilla detachments (2)
Division 7: Where we are
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ZIP Codes with Auxiliary Division 7 Members – as many as 12 Auxiliarists in our most populous ZIP code
Division 7 01Aug2010• 257 members• Recreational Boating Safety YTD 2010
– Within 50 VSCs of 2009 total (reported)– 120% of 2009 Program Visits– 150% of 2009 ABS graduates
• Continued strong operations programs• Seeing progress on communications• Three members currently deployed in support
of Deepwater• Need to continue to focus on recruiting,
retention and readiness to sustain execution
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