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Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island

VOLUME 66, ISSUE 4

Boston Light

On

Little

Brewster

Island

Celebrates

300 Years

Of Guiding

Mariners

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

District Commander RADM Steven D. Poulin

Director of Auxiliary District 1NR

CDR Matthew Barker

Operations Training Officer BOSN4 David McCarthy

U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY

District Commodore

COMO Philip J. Kubat

District Chief of Staff Charles B. Grossimon

Immediate Past District Commodore

COMO Ronald Booth

District Captain North Alexander Lachiatto

District Captain Central

Craig C. Hall

District Captain South Marshall A. Ronco

Auxiliary Sector Coordinators

ASC Sector Northern New England

Ted Chatham

ASC Sector Boston James Healy

ASC Sector Southeastern New England

Arnold Geller

District 1NR Directorate Chiefs

Logistics Rex Landreth, DDC-L

Prevention

Robert Amiro, DDC-P

Response COMO George A. Pendergast, DDC-R

Civil Rights Counselor

Cecelia N Bethoney, CGAUX-CRC

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Division Commanders 2016

Division 1 Elizabeth T. Eggleston Division 2 Byron Moe Division 3 Steve McCann Division 4 Henry Livingston III Division 5 Gregory Murray Division 6 Marion Pope Division 7 Patrick Cunniff Division 9 William F Vincent Division 10 Paul Fontaine Division 11 Michael Hays Division 12 Mathius J. Mulvey

Past Division Captains/Commanders Association Sterling McClay. President-PCA

District Staff Officers

Prevention Department Mark W. Wilson DSO-MS Frank Larkin DSO-NS David L. Siesel DSO-UPV John R Merrill DSO-PE Daniel Pope DSO-VE Raymond Julian DSO-PV

Response Department Carl D. England, Jr. DSO-AV Gary G. Young DSO-CM Joseph Antanavich DSO-OP

Logistics Department William J. Bell DSO-CS Laurel J. Carlson DSO-IS David McClure DSO-PA Richard V. Keating DSO-PB William O. Griffith II DSO-HR Betty Wilder DSO-MA Daniel J. Farren Jr. DSO-MT Rose Majgier DSO-FS

Report to Commodore Allen R. Padwa DSO-SR Aaron Aubin DSO-DV COMO Joseph A. Gordon DSO-LP Normand R. Choquette DSO-FN COMO Carolyn V. Belmore DSO-SLO Steve Kokkins DSO-AV Flight Safety Officer COMO Ronald Booth DSO-IM

District Administrative Assistant & Aide COMO Carolyn V. Belmore D-AA Paul McShane D-AC Aaron Leger D-AD Carolyn McClure D-AD

Committees, D1NR

Office 2016 Office 2016

AWARDS BOAT SHOW AND EVENTS

CHAIR Rex Y. Landreth CHAIR Michael Hays

DCO COMO Phil Kubat DCDR-1 Elizabeth T. Eggleston

IPDCO COMO Ron Booth DCDR-2 Byron Moe

DCOS Charles Grossimon DCDR-3 Steve McCann

D-AD COMO Steve Salmon DCDR-4 Henry Livingston III

DCAPT-SNNE Alex Lachiatto DCDR-5 Gregory Murray

DCAPT-SBOS Craig Hall DCDR-6 Marion Pope

DCAPT-SSNE Marshall Ronco DCDR-7 Patrick Cunniff

DCDR-1 Elizabeth T. Eggleston DCDR-9 William F Vincent

DCDR-4 Henry Livingston III DCDR-10 Paul Fontaine

DCDR-7 Pat Cunniff DCDR-11 Michael Hays

DCDR-9 William F Vincent DCDR-12 Matthias J Mulvey

ASC-SNNE Ted Chatham

BUDGET/ FINANCE

ASC-SBOS James Healy

CHAIR Norman Choquette ASC-SSNE Arnold M. Geller

DCO COMO Phil Kubat

IPDCO COMO Ron Booth

DCOS Charles Grossimon STANDING RULES

DCAPT-SNNE Alex Lachiatto CHAIR COMO Joseph Gordon

DCAPT-SBOS Craig Hall DCO COMO Phil Kubat

DCAPT-SSNE Marshall Ronco IPDCO COMO Ron Booth

DCDR-1 Elizabeth T. Eggleston DCOS Charles Grossimon

DCDR-3 Steve McCann DCAPT-SNNE Alex Lachiatto

DCDR-6 Marion Pope DCAPT-SBOS Craig Hall

DCDR-11 Michael Hays DCAPT-SSNE Marshall Ronco

DCDR-2 Byron Moe

NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK

DCDR-3 Steve McCann

CHAIR Craig Hall DCDR-7 Patrick Cunniff

DCDR12 Matthias J Mulvey DCDR-12 Matthias J Mulvey

DSO-PB Richard Keating

DSO-PA David McClure MEMBER ASSET STRATE-GY

DSO-VE Daniel Pope CHAIR Marshall Ronco

DSO-PE John R Merrill DCO Philip Kubat

DSO-PV Raymond Julian DCOS Charles Grossimon

ASC SNNE Ted Chatham DCAPT-SNNE Alexander Lachiatto

ASC SBOS James Healy DCAPT-SBOS Craig Hall

ASC SSNE Arnold M. Geller DIVISION 2 Byron Moe

DIVISION 3 Stephen McCann

DIVISION 7 Pat Cunniff

SECTOR PLANNING (SOPP) DSO-CS William Bell

DISTRICT Ted Chatham DSO-HR William Griffith

SECTOR NNE Gordon Nash ADSO-HR-R&R Donald Almeida

SECTOR BOS Allen Missel DSO-PA David McClure

SECTOR SSENE COMO George Pender-gast

DSO-PB Richard Keating

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INDEX District Board and Staff Pg. 2 District Committees Pg. 3 Table of Contents Pg. 4 Commodore’s Message Pg. 5 Chief of Staff Message Pg. 6 Boston Light Pg. 7-8 National Safe Boating Week Contest Pg. 8-9 Division 12 Color Guard Fenway Park Pg. 10 Opportunities for Outreach Pg. 11 Port Security Pg. 12 Antique and Classic Boat Show Pg. 13 On the Horizon Pg. 14 So What’s the Plan Pg. 15-16 Founders Day Pg. 17 Color Guard at Gillette Stadium Pg. 18 Travelling Roads and Byways Pg. 19 Obituaries Pg. 20

On 12 September, two days before the plaque

dedication ceremony, the staff on Little Brewster Island practiced hanging

a 10' x 15' flag from the tower.

Unfortunately, on the 14th, the winds were too

gusty to hang the flag (photo by Jim Healy).

Commodore’s Message

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Hello to everyone.

I am excited about being re-elected for a two year term as District Commodore for District One, Northern Region (D1NR). Thank you to everyone for the exception-al support that contributed to success of our district these past nine months. It has been an exciting and rewarding nine months and I look forward to serving you for the next two years.

We welcomed CDR Matthew Barker, our new Director, and BOSN4 David McCarthy, our new Operations Training Officer, aboard this past summer. Both CDR Barker and BOSN4 McCarthy are here for the long term which will help to stabilize and standardize efforts to improve the District. I am looking forward to working with them as we progress on new and exciting paths.

The fourth quarter is when elections are held for the upcoming year along with appointments for District Staff Officers and Committee Chairs. This year all district appointed positions were opened to any member who had a desire to serve on the district staff. Encouraging all members to apply for district positions supports our goal of making sure that all members are given the opportunity to express their desires and ideas.

As we start the fourth quarter, we find ourselves hauling boats and focusing on teaching boating classes and public affair events. This past winter and spring there were fourteen deaths due to people in Kayaks, Canoes, and Paddle Boards not wearing life jackets. Paddle Craft has become a year around sport and as this year ends and we begin next year, expect to see a major focus on promoting safe boating in the Paddle Craft area by the Coast Guard and D1NR.

In closing, thank you again for all of your hard work and your support.

Phil Kubat, DCO

From the Bridge

Greetings Shipmates. It is truly an honor to be here as the Director of Auxiliary in the D1NR. I reported to this position a few short months ago after serving as the Assistant Commandant of Cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy for three years. The new OTO, CWO Dave McCarthy, also reported in this past summer. He brings a wealth of Auxiliary knowledge from his previous tour as the OTO in the D1SR. During our short time here we have been welcomed by all. Together we understand the tremendous value you provide to the Coast Guard; we will continue to support each of you and the important Auxiliary missions throughout the D1NR. I recognize that there has been significant turnover in this office over the past three years. Commodore Kubat and I will work together to stabilize our Auxiliary program and move forward in a direction that will better utilize the outstanding talents that you all possess. I ask for your patience as we develop new initiatives that will bolster our Auxiliary value to the Coast Guard in the First District. In the upcoming months I look forward to meeting many of you and learning more about the great operational support you provide the Coast Guard every day. Thank you for all that you do. Keep up the great work! Semper Paratus CDR M. P. Barker

Director of Auxiliary


The district elections for 2017 have taken place and it is time for all of us to remove the politics from our minds and return to our various missions. In the months and weeks prior to any election, the political aspect of our Auxiliary lives begins to ratch-et up. These things can certainly divide us, as a group, but there is one thing that cannot be divided and it’s the one thing that transcends all of us in the Auxiliary. We are all shipmates.

Not too long ago, my father passed away. Naturally, this is a difficult time for anyone. My father and I had a great relationship and words cannot express my feeling of loss for him. The outpouring of support I received in the aftermath from my shipmates all over First District, Northern Re-gion was truly a heartwarming experience for me. In the days following my father’s passing, I received many phone calls and cards from my shipmates. At the wake, there was a long line of Auxiliarists in Service Dress Blue going through the receiving line to extend their condolences to my family and me. Throughout the four-hour wake, Auxiliarists kept on coming through. I honestly do not believe there was any time during the visiting hours that there were no Auxiliarists present. The next morning, Auxiliarists were also present at the Funeral Mass. I was so very moved by it all. I am also very thankful. At a time like that, all of the politics and the “My Division is better than your Division” stuff seems to go away, at least, temporarily. We realize that what is important is that a shipmate is in need of our help, and we are there to support them. One of the things I learned in my four years of doing support on the USCGC RELIANCE, is that there is no higher word in the English Language than the word “Shipmate”. So, to my shipmates, I want to express my sincere gratitude for your support during a most difficult time. I don’t know what I would have done without it. Most importantly, please know I am so very proud to be counted among you. SEMPER PARATUS Charlie Grossimon DCOS

Photo by Bill Bell

Chief of Staff Message Charles Grossimon COS 1NR

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The Boston Light Tri-Centennial Celebration

by Jim Healy ASC Sector Boston

On 14 September 1716, the first lighthouse in the thirteen colonies was lit for the first time. For the next 300 years, Boston Light on Little Brewster Island has guided merchant ships, tugboats, fishing vessels, warships, and recreational boats safely into Boston Harbor. On Wednesday, 14 September 2016, the United States Coast Guard celebrated the light’s tri-centennial.

Planning for the event began in November of 2013. The planning committee included representatives of a number of organizations including the Coast Guard, the National Park Service, the Boston Marine Society, Boston Harbor Now, and the Hull Lifesaving Museum. Keeper Sally Snowman, Auxiliarists Jay Thomson, Colleen Kloster, Todd Isherwood, and Jim Healy served on the planning committee. Dave and Lynn Waller, owners of Graves Light, also served on the committee.

On the morning of 14 September, a public event, attended by several hundred people, was held on Long Wharf in Boston to commemorate Boston Light’s 300 years of ser-vice to mariners. The Coast Guard band and the Coast Guard drill team performed. Speakers included Michael Creasey, Superintendent of the National Parks of Boston, and Admiral Paul Zukunft, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard. Captain Claudia Gelzer, Commander of Coast Guard Sector Boston, provided the welcoming remarks during which she said Light Station Boston has the same significance to the United States Coast Guard that the USS Constitution has to the United States Navy.

Meanwhile, back on Little Brewster, while Keeper Snowman, and Auxiliarists Thomson and Healy were at Long Wharf, a Coast Guard work party, five members of the Coast Guard band, and Auxiliarists Colleen Kloster, Audrey Tessier, and Adele Childress pre-pared the island for a plaque dedication ceremony.

Following the Long Wharf event, Admiral Zukunft and 76 invited guests, including Commodore Phil Kubat, Past Commodore Carolyn Belmore, and Chief of Staff Charles Grossimon, boarded a ferry that took them to Little Brewster Island. They were escorted by the Boston fireboat, the cutter Marcus Hanna, a CG 47’, a CG 45’, and boats from partner agencies. Two Auxiliary facilities, owned by Alan Missel and Rick Young, provided transportation for members of the media.

On the island, during a 15-minute ceremony, a plaque commemorating Boston Light’s 300 years of service as America’s first lighthouse was unveiled. It will be mounted in the tower near a 100-year-old plaque marking the light’s 200th anniver-sary. During the ceremony, Admiral Zukunft and First District Commander Rear Admiral Steven Poulin presented Keeper Snowman, a Coast Guard employee, with the Commander’s Award for Civilian Service for outstanding achievement as Light House Keeper of Boston Light. In addition to being the light’s keeper, Keeper Snowman is also a 40-year member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary.

In 1964, Boston Light was designated a National Historic Landmark. In 1989, while the Coast Guard was au-tomating its lighthouses, Congress, at the urging of Senator Ted Kennedy, mandated that Boston Light be op-erated and manned permanently by the Coast Guard. In 1996, Little Brewster Island and Boston Light became part of the Boston Harbor Islands National & State Park. Today, the light is staffed by members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary under the direction of Keeper Snowman. Those Auxiliarists who serve as Watchstanders, perform maintenance, or act as interpreters for National Park Service tours, are proud to be part of the team that continues Boston Light’s long tradition of service to the maritime community.

L to R: Rear Admiral Steven Poulin, Commander First Coast Guard District; Captain Keven Kiefer, First District Chief of Staff; Jim Healy, ASC Sector Boston; Admiral Paul Zukunft, Comman-dant United States Coast Guard (photo by Colleen Kloster).

Keeper Sally Snowman speaks during the plaque dedication cere-mony. Photo by AnneshinWagner


Coast Guard five-piece ensemble on the island, made up of members of the Coast Huard Band that performed at Long Wharf, 14 September.

Photo by Anneshin Wagner

ADM Paul Zukunft, Commandant of the Coast Guard arrives on Little Brewster Island escorted by Keeper Sally Snowman

Photo by Anneshin Wagner

Additional Photos of Tri-centennial

NSBW Photo Contest Winner Announced

The finalists and winner of the 2016 National Safe Boating Week Photo Contest was an-nounced the award was presented at the Septem-ber district board and staff meeting at Assabet Technical High School in Marlborough, Mass.

A poster board of the finalists was designed and donated by Lane Print and Advertising of Holbrook, Mass.

The winning photo is titled, “Future 29’ Cox-swain.” The photo was taken by First District Public Affairs Specialist Nicole Groll and sup-ported by Arnie Geller, ASC-SENE. The win-ners also accepted a $75 gift card.

Certificates were presented by COMO Phil Ku-bat and Craig Hall, DCAPT-Boston and chair of the district NSBW committee.

“This was a much more competitive year for the photo contest. The photo contest is a great out-reach opportunity and challenges members to be creative is getting the safe boating and wear it message to the recreational boating community.” said Hall..

Pictured left to right:

Craig Hall DCAPT-C, Nicole Groll PA Specialist, CO-MO Phil Kubat and Arnie Geller ASC-SSNE

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On Wednesday, August 31, 2016 the Division 12 Color Guard joined the Sector Boston Honor Guard to present colors for the annual Support the Troops Day at Fenway Park for the Boston Red Sox game against the Tampa Bay Rays. This annual event has each branch of the military represented with full color guards placed strategical-ly in the shallow outfield of historic Fenway Park. Members of all color guard units were re-quired to arrive at 12:30pm for the afternoon game for a special briefing by Red Sox Director of Opera-tions Dan Lyons. At 1:15pm the units entered the field and were given final instructions on the presen-tation. Prior to the playing of the national anthem, several members from each branch of the military including the Coast Guard were recognized for their ser-vice. As the national anthem played, the Coast Guard flag flew next to the Auxiliary flag for the ninth time this year in a joint colors presentation. At the conclusion of the service, members of the Team Coast Guard unit enjoyed the game from seats on top of the Green Monster which gives a great view of the stadium. For Auxiliarist Kevin Ritchie, this was his tenth colors presentation in the last nine years at Fen-way Park.

Division 12 Color Guard at Fenway Park By Kevin P. Richie Division 12 Color Guard Commander

Pictured (L to R.) ET3 Eric Pochynok, SN Todd Purdy, OS2 Tony Lombardi, Auxiliarist Kevin Ritchie, SK3 Rupica Singh.


Opportunities for Outreach: Supporting Our Country’s Service Men and Women As Auxiliarists we volunteer ourselves to our country through our service to the US Coast Guard. During the year we have opportunities to demonstrate our support for our veterans as well, usually during Memorial and Veterans Day. However, throughout the year there are numerous activities that as Auxiliarists we can participate and provide outreach through public affairs. There are two such opportunities that many of our fellow Auxiliarists have participated and are on the horizon. Contact your public affairs staff and consider participating.

December 16, 2016 - Participate in National Wreaths Across America Event

This national event began in Maine. This moving tribute reminds people how important it is to remember, honor and teach. For information please visit the link below.

http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/

February 14, 2017 - Participate in National Salute to Veteran Patients Week

by working with local children and creating “Valentines for Veterans”

Many Veterans in our region are treated at Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) medical facilities. The VA holds the National Salute to Veteran Patients, in February, as an opportunity to say thank you to a special group of men and women. More than 98,000 Veterans of the U.S. armed services are cared for every day in VA medical centers, outpatient clinics, domiciliaries, and nursing homes.

Since 1999, “Valentines for Veterans” has helped brighten the lives of these deserving veterans by providing valentine cards to veterans.

An aspect of this program is to engage school children in the activity by creating / writing valentine cards for those in hospitals. For information please visit the link below.

http://www.volunteer.va.gov/NationalSaluteVeteranPatients.asp

Submitted by: Craig C. Hall, DCAPT-Boston

Opportunities for Outreach

Wreaths in Arlington National Cemetery


Port Security John Collins Flotilla 43

Coast Guard Captains of the Port, COTPs, are responsible for protecting our nation’s ports, facilities, and wa-terways, all of which are vital to our security and prosperity. The COTP is usually the Coast Guard Sector Commander. In the First District there are five Sectors, hence five COTPs. They are: Sectors Boston, Northern New England, Southeastern New England, Long Island Sound and New York.

The Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs ), 33 CFR Part 6 and elsewhere, give the COTP extraordinary authori-ties over vessels, facilities, cargo operations, and the people that work on vessels and the waterfront. An exam-ple of this is when the Sector Boston COTP shut down the port of Boston after the Boston Marathon bombing.

Code of Federal Regulations CFR's, particularly 33 CFR 160.101 through 33 CFR 160.115, give the COTP broad authority to direct or control port activities for security related concerns. Examples of this authority fol-low:

160.107 permits a COTP to deny entry for any vessel not in compliance with the Port and Tanker Safety Act, or regulations issued thereunder.

160.109 authorizes use of COTP Orders on a waterfront facility to direct the handling, loading, unloading, storage, and movement (including the emergency removal, control, and disposition) of explosives or other dangerous articles and substances.

160.111 provides broad authority to issue COTP Orders to vessels when the district commander or captain of the port has reasonable cause to believe a vessel does not comply with regulations, laws, or treaties.

160.113 provides authority to control vessel cargo operations based on vessel history of accidents, pollu-tion incidents, repair problems, and other areas of concern to the COTP.

Regulated navigational areas and limited access areas, as specified by the COTP, are called out in 33 CFR 165 Sub-part F, 165.100 to 165.1711. Those for the First Coast Guard District are covered in 165.101 to 165.173. These cov-er how close you can get to such things as:

Liquid gas facilities Cruise ships High profile land facilities such as the Bush residence in Maine. Power plants Airports

Links to all of these First District restrictions can be found at: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/33/part-165/subpart-F

Enclosure 4 to COMDTINST M5582.1A shows the penalties for violations. Failure to operate commercial ves-sels according to 33 CFR 165.101 to 33 CFR 165.1711 are $1,000 for the first violation, $5,000 for the second, and $10,000 for the third. Penalties for violation of 33 CFR 165.104 and 33 CFR 165.106 are increased by fac-tors of 1.5 and 2 for violations that occur during MARSEC levels 2 and 3, respectively. These areas are Bath Iron Works and the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant. Penalties for individuals are half the commercial penalties.

Additional danger zones and restricted areas, mainly around military installations, are shown in 33 CFR Part 334.

The well informed Auxiliarist should spend time reviewing these restrictions.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/33/part-165/subpart-Fhttps://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/33/part-165/subpart-F


Antique and Classic Boat Show—Salem Mass.

Gardner H. Winchester II Flotilla 46

This year's Antique & Classic Boat Festival in Salem, Mass. was a complete success, due in no small part to the participation and the character that the Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Auxiliary members showed to the boating public! Our efforts were a large contribution to this important event where the history of recreational boating is celebrated. The Antique and Classic Boat Festival has been cited by the Mystic Seaport Museum as "an important force in preserving maritime histo-ry". Yankee Magazine lists it in it's top events in Massachusetts, and Maine Boats, Homes & Har-bors Magazine called it "the best of its kind". Every year more and more classic wooden boats succumb to the effects of time and the ele-ments. The A&CBF celebrates the simple elegance and craftsmanship of past boat builders and current restorers of these shining examples of the art. It also gives those boat restorers a chance to come together and share thoughts about restoration techniques. But the primary reason is so the public can come and see these wonderful pieces of the past glory of our maritime heritage. As the brightwork and brass shimmer and shine in the sun, maybe for just a moment, we're transported back to a simpler, earlier time!

Initially, I was approached by the A&CBF to provide a knot tying display at the event. Seeing as this seemed to be a perfect venue for the Coast Guard Auxiliary to spread its message of Recrea-tional Boating Safety to the public, I requested that they let us join in too, which they gladly accept-ed, provided I still run the knot tying exhibit. Our involvement with the A&CBF has had it's ups and downs over the years but but we're still an important addition and very welcome! This year's event was not attend quite as well as other years, but there was still a steady turnout of hundreds of in-quisitive people and we were still very successful in fulfilling our intended mission. I would like to especially thank John Keyes Flotilla 46, Cape Ann, for "flying high cover" from Califor-nia despite more pressing events that are taking his focus at this time and setting up the arrange-ments for the involvement of the Malden Coast Guard recruiting office personnel. Besides myself, our table was staffed by John Mellen from Flotilla 46, Cape Ann, (who stayed the entire day on Sat-urday, in full trops and looked just as sharp when he left as he did when he arrived!), Nancy Morrill with Flotilla 53, Constitution Flotilla, came in for Saturday's After-Noon Watch. On Sunday, we were supported by John Flanagan from Flotilla 4-15, Danversport and Dick Keating with Flotilla 43, Marblehead. YNC Tiffany Lewis and AMT1 Chris Chaney from the Coast Guard's recruiting office in Malden staffed a booth along side of the Auxiliary on both days. They were very grateful for the op-portunity to get their faces into this venue, actively taking their search to the public. This year, the weather was nothing shy of perfect and everything went smoothly and as planned! Hopefully next year we can do it all again with an equal amount of success! THANK YOU AGAIN for all the help in pulling this event off!

YNC Tiffany Lewis John Mellon Dick Keating, AMT1 Chris Channey USCG Antique and Classic

John Mellon Nancy Morrill YNC Tiffany Lewis USCG, Jack Flanagan Boats

Photos by Gardner Winchester


On The Horizon Greetings:

First, congratulations to the incoming 2017 EXCOM. The division elections this fall will bring forth new board members as will flotilla elections. This is an important time for members as they choose who will lead our district. The coming year will have many challenges for our new elected leaders.

As we approach the end of boating season and fall, we must continue to be diligent in our mis-sion. This is a good time to re-connect with the recreational boating public through public edu-cation classes. This is also a good time for elected leaders to plan ahead as well as for members to refresh skills and complete currency to maintain qualifications.

The Auxiliary continues to face a constant change in demands and in priorities. Members should provide input to their elected leaders on our capabilities and capacity in fulfilling these demands.

The training and resource needs for new and experienced members are always critical and members should communicate those needs to elected leaders and staff through the chain of leadership and management.

As I transition from elected office my emphasis remains on advocating for a more member-centric organization.

Together all of us need to continue to support the mission and goals of the district. Together we can continue to support this by engaging our members by exploring innovative approaches to attract, retain, motivate, reward and advance members. We can continue to support a focus on members by seeking ideas and direction for a district strategic plan. We can continue to support investment in members through member input for a district training model, emphasizing inno-vation, cost efficiencies and member training needs as well as evaluate district policy and pur-pose of the “rainy day fund.” We can continue to support our focus on member needs by evalu-ating current district resources, policies and procedures for members. Together we can continue to support a design of our PPE program that emphasizes seamless coordination, planning and delivery to members. Together we can support and maximize the advancement of knowledge sharing and expertise for flotillas and divisions by the Past Captains/Commanders Association.

Together, all of us, as members, can transform our organization and achieve our mission. Only through unity and a keen watch can we pursue a better organizational alignment for our mem-bers and for the recreational boating public.

Semper paratus.

Craig Hall

District Captain - SECBOS


So What’s the Plan? Ted Chatham

Auxiliary Sector Coordinator Sector Northern New England D1NR Auxiliary Operations Planning Officer

It’s no secret that we work for the US Coast Guard and one would have had to have been unconscious for the last few years for it not to be obvious that the Auxiliary’s policies and protocols are being brought into alignment with the active duty side.

The Marine Safety Trident program was one of the early examples of AUX/active duty training equivalency along with radio watch standing. Identical PQS’s and active duty trainers ensured that the qualification holders were on an equal footing, albeit without enforcement powers in the Marine Safety qualification areas.

As the move toward AUX/active duty training parity has continued, Mandated Training was initiated to further align the AUX training experience with the active duty. Amidst massive moaning and foot dragging, Mandated Training, aka Core Training, became a reality and while the moaning may never cease and the consequences for non-completion are an ongoing discussion topic, Mandated Training is here to stay.

The CG and CG AUX love acronyms and one that is little known and open to various de-codings even among those familiar with the concept is OPAR: Operational Performance Assessment Report. The OPAR is a quarterly and year-end review of every aspect of Coast Guard operations evaluating every stat imaginable with detailed ops metrics such as Lives Saved, Property Saved, Distress Calls, etc. broken down by sector, unit or asset. Buried deep in the extensive, 30 page spreadsheet report are two sections devoted to the Auxiliary: Surface Ops and Air Ops.

While Air Ops tracking and management are now the sole domain of Air Station Cape Cod due to the district based nature of AUXAIR, Surface Ops are broken out by sector with each sector having head-ings for Hours Allocated and Hours Utilized by quarters. For years the active duty reviewed and forecast AUX surface hours based on collected data from the now superseded Patrol Order Manage-ment System or POMS. One of the shortcomings of any pure data collection approach is the lack of insight into what the numbers may mean and why the numbers may fluctuate. Keeping in mind the traditional governmental budget approach of “Use It or Lose It”, atypical low hours or higher than allocated utilization numbers often needed insight based on local knowledge to avoid the “Lose it” consequences or over usage alarms. Including the flotillas in the allocation parameters discussions and tracking the ops hours throughout the entire process can help avoid the concerns which arise in an over or under-utilization situation.

With the arrival of the Auxiliary Order Management System, AOM, data collection is much quicker and more complete than it was using POMS but at the same time it gives the bean counters a means to more quickly count the beans and make decisions based on those counts in almost real time. If we revisit the move toward alignment between the AUX and AD, we arrive at the initiation of the Auxil-iary Operations Planning Directive in early CY 2016. Looking back at the many years of being allo-cated ops hours, the amount of which virtually none of us as AUX operations personnel were aware, this change is radical. A flag level decision was made in D1NR that the Auxiliary would not only participate in, but largely be responsible for, planning and tracking the hours allocated to each flotilla in each sector. “We, the active duty CG do it in every operational area, so now the Auxiliary needs to do it, too,” was the short version of why this move took place.

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So What’s the Plan? continued

What does this mean for a flotilla, especially a flotilla which typically plans patrol ops maybe a week or two in advance, when there is now a required hours allocation plan going forward a quarter at a time? Many see this requirement as burdensome and overly complicated while in reality it essentially captures past practices and uses that information to more efficiently plan operations and encourage full utilization of the hours allo-cated to each flotilla. Remember “Use It or Lose It”, the formerly much less strict application of that policy has been updated to reflect the current budget constraints placed on the active duty CG. The sentiment is now if the AUX doesn’t need those hours, ie “dollars”, the AD CG will use them somewhere else and they won’t likely come back.

The planning downside may be a few hours of extra paperwork in the spring but the upside will most likely be a lessening of the decline in AUX allocated hours by leaving fewer hours on the table each quarter. Most flo-tillas have more hours than they normally use, although most don’t know it, and those hours could be put into increased training activity, for example. It’s as simple as a household budget but in this budget you get penal-ized for not spending it all. The planning requirement also encourages closer coordination between the CG stations and their respective flotillas with discussions about what the stations need and what the AUX can de-liver. It’s an unpleasant surprise to learn how little communication and coordination some flotillas have with their OIC’s and local station AUXLO’s. That fact must change if the AUX is to continue to be a necessary part of CG operations vs just bunch of folks just driving around in boats doing what they want to do without augmenting the operational requirements of their respective stations.

There are some AOM glitches that currently preclude selected AUX members from accessing the administra-tive reports necessary to fully integrate the Auxiliary into the planning process, but it’s hoped those issues can be resolved in time for the FY 2017 boating season.

So what’s the plan? The plan is the AUX in D1NR has a hand in their operations planning and how those hours get utilized; the plan is to avoid or minimize future cuts by leaving no hours un-utilized and likely lost forever; and the plan is to ensure that each flotilla is a full working partner with their respective stations and OIC’s in providing operational and training support to the fullest extent possible.

Boothbay Harbor, Maine:

CG Auxiliary Boat Crew trainee, Earlene Ingram, aboard CG Auxiliary Operational Facility 231061, assists the crew of CG Motor Life Boat 47286 out of CG Station Boothbay Harbor in a P6 pump trans-fer drill.

Flotilla 25 facilities regularly train with station per-sonnel to assist with active duty crew and coxswain qualification and currency as well as Auxiliary tow-ing and SAR training requirements.

CG Auxiliary photo by Ted Chatham


CG Founders Day at Captain Joshua James Ceremony Hull, Mass. Story and photos by Imants Ansbergs ADSO-PA

Point Allerton Commanding Officer, Chief Warrant Officer Robert A. Canepa gathered some members of his crew from Station Point Allerton and the Station Point Allerton Color Guard: FN Matthew Sholldis, SN An-thony Lindemann, SN Peterson and BMC Mark C. Macdonald. Also present were Auxiliary Members: Crag Hall -DCAPT Central, David K. Clinton PDCDR 12, David E. Clinton PDCDR 12 and Imants Ansbergs -ADSO-PA; Hull Life Saving Museum Director, Victoria Stevens and members of Captain Joshua James Family . The group gathered at the seaside grave site of Captain Joshua James in Hull Mass. This was the an-nual recognition of the Hull native and founder of the modern day Coast Guard. The ceremony began with presenting of the colors,. Bag Piper Ted J. Stevens Played Semper Paratus, prayers were said and flowers were placed on Captain James Grave. Following an annual tradition, the people gathered there were given Coast Guard flags to place on the graves of Coast Guardsmen who are buried in these hallowed grounds.


On Sunday, October 16th, Team Coast Guard made its 2nd colors presentation of the season for the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. This is the first time the unit has presented twice in one season, and its the sixth presentation completed by Team Coast Guard in the last seven years. This was a special day for the Patriots as it was the return of quarterback Tom Brady after his four game suspension. New security measures and additional precautions were very noticeable as the unit was required to be on site at 9:30am for the 1pm performance. Upon their arrival the unit, which consisted of three Auxiliarists and three active duty members were escorted to a conference room near owner Robert Kraft's office. They were then briefed on the procedures and timetable for the col-ors presentation. The unit was sequestered until 12:15pm, when at that time they received a security escort to the field with the national anthem singer for the game, which was singer and celebrity "JoJo" who was born and raised in Foxboro Mass. With 5:30 on the game clock, the Team Coast Guard unit was announced over the public address system and marched onto the field before a wild-ly cheering capacity crowd estimated at over 71,000 fans, media and employees. After the presenta-tion, the unit met and shared an elevator back to the conference room with Tom Brady's wife Gisele Bundchen. Tickets were given to the unit for the game, and the members enjoyed watching a 34-17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. Todays unit consisted of Aux-ilirists: Kevin Ritchie, Color Guard Commander; Craig Hall, District Captain—Central; Matt Mulvey, DCDR 12 and US Coast Guard: OS2 Tony Lombardi, SK3 Scarlett Rogers and SK3 Edwin Liriano.

Team Coast Guard Color Guard at Gillette Stadium Kevin Ritchie—Division 12 Color Guard Commander

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Color Guard

Bob Krafts Office

Retired Jerseys,

Super Bowl Trophies

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Phone cameras of Color Guard

Bob Krafts Office Kevin Ritchie


Traveling the Roads and Byways of New England

Spreading the Word On Water Safety and the Wear It Program Robert Amiro Flotilla 41

Acknowledging Those Who Have Crossed The Bar:

We Remember Their Service and Friendship

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Ernest R. Quintin 5 February 2016 Flotilla 65

Henry V. Wicker 13 July 2016 Flotilla 10-3

James A. Nardi 17 July 2016 Flotilla 5-25

Rita Sharrie Grady 19 July 2016 Flotilla 65

Richard B. Orpin 25 July 2016 Flotilla 25

Charles J. Lydon 12 September 2016 Flotilla 93

Rodney J. Perry 17 September 2016 Flotilla 65

Charles F. Loycano 19 September 2016 Flotilla 53

William B. Gallagher 1 October 2016 Flotilla 12-5

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