ALAUX 034/20 TERMINATION OF ADOBE FLASH PLAYER SERVICE IN 2020

united states coast guard

07 DEC 2020

FM:  CHDIRAUX

TO:  ALAUX

ALAUX 034/20

 

Subj:  TERMINATION OF ADOBE FLASH PLAYER SERVICE IN 2020

 

 

1.  Adobe Flash Player is a computer software that has been used for many years in the development of multimedia tools that contain rich Internet applications and streaming audio and video.  It has been popularly applied to the creation of many Coast Guard and Auxiliary training tools like online courses and slide presentations.  Unfortunately, Adobe Flash Player will become obsolete by the end of 2020.  The ability to run Adobe Flash Player in Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, and other browsers will be removed across all supported versions of Microsoft Windows.  In effect, users will no longer have any ability to enable or run Adobe Flash Player, and Coast Guard files that leverage it will be rendered inoperable by December 28, 2020.

 

2.  Due to this impending loss of Adobe Flash Player, several Coast Guard and Auxiliary courses that are normally available through the Auxiliary Learning Management System (AUXLMS) have either already become unavailable or will no longer be available after December 28, 2020.  Even if these AUXLMS courses are relocated elsewhere (e.g., to the Auxiliary Online Classroom), they will still be rendered inoperable by the loss of Adobe Flash Player.  The following table summarizes the status of several courses of interest to Auxiliarists:

 

  Course Number and Name of Course Location in AUXLMS Is It Available Now? Will It be Available After December 28, 2020?
1 Auxiliary Fingerprint Technician / Citizenship Verifier Auxiliary Catalog Yes No
2 Auxiliary Flotilla Leadership Course Auxiliary Catalog Yes No
3 502306 – Ethics I (Auxiliary Core Training course) Auxiliary Catalog Yes Yes
4 502319 – Civil Rights Awareness (Auxiliary Core Training course) Auxiliary Catalog Yes No
5 502379 – Workforce Resilience (Auxiliary Core Training course) Auxiliary Catalog Yes Yes
6 810000 – Sexual Harassment Prevention (Auxiliary Core Training course) Auxiliary Catalog Yes Yes
7 810015 – Privacy at DHS (Auxiliary Core Training course) Auxiliary Catalog Yes Yes
8 810030 – Security Fundamentals (Auxiliary Core Training course) Auxiliary Catalog Yes Yes
9 100202 – Introduction to Risk Management Auxiliary Catalog No No
10 500997 – IS-700.A Introduction to NIMS Auxiliary Catalog Yes No
11 501375 – IS-100.B Introduction to ICS Auxiliary Catalog Yes No
12 502325  – ICS-210 Auxiliary Catalog Yes No
13 100293 – Blood Borne Pathogens Auxiliary Catalog Yes No
14 501538 – Emergency Response First Responder Awareness Auxiliary Catalog Yes Yes
15 502258 – Auxiliary Uninspected Passenger Vessel Examiner PQS Coast Guard Catalog No No
16 500320 – Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Examiner Coast Guard Catalog Yes No
17 502829 – Federal Cyber Awareness Challenge Coast Guard Catalog No No
18 502290 – Influenza Training Coast Guard Catalog Yes (but no content) No

 

3.  Efforts have been initiated to convert Coast Guard and Auxiliary courses from their current versions to operable versions that do not rely upon Adobe Flash Player.  However, these conversions are not expected to be completed until February-March 2021.  Auxiliarists are therefore strongly encouraged to complete online course work by December 28, 2020 if it involves courses that will no longer be available by that date.

 

4.  Internet release is authorized. 

 

If you have a question regarding this ALAUX, please seek resolution within your Chain of Leadership and Management (COLM) including up to your servicing District Director of Auxiliary (DIRAUX). If your question still cannot be resolved after that, then please email CGAUX@uscg.mil.

 

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