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General Information

Surface Operations 2021 Workshop and RM Refresher

Mandatory 2021 Operations  Workshop is now available and ready to be taught in groups. This class is about an hour-long so could be done in conjunction with a class or a flotilla meeting, or as a stand-alone workshop.  All members involved in surface operations will need to have this class by June 30 in order to avoid REWK.  Any new candidates will have to have taken this course prior to being scheduled for a check-ride.

Contact your Division or Flotilla Operations or Member Training Officer for class schedule and details.

Risk Management Refreshers are starting on 23/24 March!  Click on the District websites Calendars Tab to find the posted classes and register for the one you want.  Once the currently scheduled sessions are filled, more will be scheduled.  Priority for the first few sessions will go to those who took it last year in person at Base LA/LB.

Who needs it and how often? Check this out:

Who needs RM TCT Refresher?
Boat Crew (COXSWAIN, CREW, and trainees)
PWC Operator and trainee (PWOIT)
ATON Verifier
Telecommunications Operator (TCO)
Watchstander
Prerequisites for ONLINE TCT Refresher
Must:
Be BQ or AUXOP
Be CURRENT in Core Training (as shown in AUXDATA)

Have completed Intro to Risk Management (as shown in AUXDATA)
Have access to a computer with a camera and microphone as well as a telephone.

This is an interactive class.  Attendees must be present and involved to get credit. In the case of the weeknight classes, members must participate on two consecutive nights.

This course must be taken at least every 15 months. Priority for the first few sessions will be given to those who took RM Refresher early in 2020.
New crew candidates MUST have completed both Intros to Risk Management AND online RM Refresher prior to being eligible to request a QE check-ride.

Current and REYR (for hours u/w) members must be current in RM at the time of the check-ride.

ALAUX 005/21 STATE OF THE COAST GUARD ADDRESS – MARCH 11, 2021

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04 MAR2021

FM:  CHDIRAUX

TO:  ALAUX

ALAUX 005/21

Subj: STATE OF THE COAST GUARD ADDRESS – MARCH 11, 2021

1.  Admiral Karl Schultz, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, will deliver the annual State of the Coast Guard Address from San Diego, California on March 11, 2021 at 1300 EST. He is eagerly looking forward to celebrating the tremendous work accomplished by the Coast Guard, and laying out exciting details about the Service’s future.

2.  All Coast Guard personnel are invited to view and find creative ways to engage in this event. Viewers will have two options to livestream the event:

a.  On home computers (Chrome works best) or personal devices: www.uscg.mil/AlwaysReady

b.  On Facebook: @USCoastGuard

3. The full video will also be available for download by 1700 EST at www.uscg.mil/AlwaysReady. The attached flyer provides additional information.

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.

 

ALAUX 004/21 2021 STUDENT ART CONTEST SOLICITATION

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18 FEB 2021

FM:  CHDIRAUX

TO:  ALAUX

ALAUX 004/21

Subj: 2021 STUDENT ART CONTEST SOLICITATION

 

1.  All Auxiliarists are encouraged to read the following ALCOAST 056/21 which invites submissions of art from all students in grades K-12 across the Americas (North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean) with the theme of “Seafarers: At the Core of Shipping’s Future.” Auxiliarists are encouraged to spread the word among family and friends with students who may be interested in participating.

Respectfully,

Captain Scott L. Johnson

Chief Director of Auxiliary (CG-BSX)

R 161722Z FEB 21

FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC

TO ALCOAST

UNCLAS 

ALCOAST 056/21

SSIC 5350

SUBJ: 2021 STUDENT ART CONTEST SOLICITATION

1. All students in grades K-12 across the Americas (North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean) are invited to participate in the annual Student Art Contest sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), and the Inter-American Committee on Ports of the Organization of American States (CIP-OAS). The theme for this year’s contest is “Seafarers: At the Core of Shipping’s Future,” which is also the theme for the International Maritime Organization’s 2021 World Maritime Day.

2. Shipping via waterways transports about 90% of the items people use every day: clothes, cars, furniture, toothbrushes, phones and computers. Global trade relies on shipping, which relies on personnel who work on ships, known as seafarers. The 2020 global pandemic, COVID-19 has brought into focus the important role of seafarers in the maritime industry. Many seafarers are facing extended time at sea due to COVID-19 related restrictions some enduring months apart from their families. In 2021, the focus on the well-being of seafarers is forefront in the safe delivery of the world’s goods and energy.

3. All students in grade K-12, including the family of Coast Guard members, are eligible to participate in the art contest. Additionally, students living outside of the Americas and the Caribbean who have one or more parent on active duty in the Coast Guard may also participate. Entries must be made online by 31 March 2021 at the following link: https://namepa.submittable.com/submit/181404/seafarers-at-the-core-of-shippings-future.

For more information and rules please visit: https://namepa.net/education/art-contest/.

4. Twelve finalists, six from grades K-5 and six from grades 6-12, will be chosen from the entries. Each finalist will be required to submit their original artwork when notified of their selection. The winning artwork will be retained and featured on the USCG, NAMEPA and CIP-OAS websites as well as published in a twelve-month calendar. The calendar will be printed in English and Spanish.

5. All finalists will receive a certificate and a calendar. Two grand prize winning artists (one from each grade category) will receive a cash prize from NAMEPA and a USCG-themed package.

6. Coast Guard Partnership in Education Coordinators and volunteers are asked to share this announcement with teachers and to encourage student participation in all local schools.

7. The POC for this ALCOAST is Mrs. Shawntell Williams, shawntell.d.williams@uscg.mil.

8. Dr. Terri A. Dickerson, Civil Rights Director, (CG-00H), sends.

9. 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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ALAUX 003/21 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AND NATIONAL BOARD MEETINGS INVITATION 

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17 FEB 2021

FM:  CHDIRAUX

TO:  ALAUX

ALAUX 003/21

Subj:  COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AND NATIONAL BOARD MEETINGS INVITATION 

1. All Auxiliarists are invited to attend the Coast Guard Auxiliary’s first virtual Committee of the Whole meeting this coming Friday, February 19, 2021, at 1300 EST, and the first virtual National Board meeting this coming Saturday, February 20, 2021, at 1300 EST. The meetings will be live-streamed on YouTube. To join the meeting click on https://www.youtube.com/USCoastGuardAuxiliaryNationalEvents

2. In the Committee of the Whole meeting, Auxiliarists will be able to watch the dedicated and hard-working National Executive Committee (NEXCOM) report on Auxiliary programs and operations throughout the Auxiliary’s Atlantic East, Atlantic West, and Pacific areas. Rear Admiral David Dermanelian, Assistant Commandant for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Information Technology (CG-6), and Rear Admiral Dana Thomas, Director of Health, Safety, and Work-life (CG-11), will be guest speakers.

3. In the National Board meeting, Auxiliarists will be able to watch the completion of National Board business and discussions with Coast Guard Flag Officers including the Commandant of the Coast Guard, Admiral Karl Schultz; the Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard, Admiral Charles Ray; the Deputy Commandant for Operations, Vice Admiral Scott Buschman; the Atlantic Area Commander, Vice Admiral Steven Poulin; and the Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy, Rear Admiral Richard Timme (CG-5P).

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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ALAUX 001/21 NATIONAL OPERATING COMMITTEE MEETING (OPCOM) INVITATION

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19 JAN 2021

FM:  CHDIRAUX

TO:  ALAUX

ALAUX 001/21

 

Subj:  NATIONAL OPERATING COMMITTEE MEETING (OPCOM) INVITATION

1.  All Auxiliarists are invited to attend the Coast Guard Auxiliary’s first virtual national Operating Committee (OPCOM) meeting this coming Saturday, January 23, 2021 at 1300 EST. The meeting will be live streamed on You Tube. To join the meeting click on:  OPCOM

 2.  Auxiliarists will be able to watch the dedicated and hard-working National Staff report to the National Executive Committee, including the Chief Director of the Auxiliary and our shipmates nationwide, as they describe their Directorates’ successes and challenges during the past year.

3.  This meeting will also feature Vice Admiral Linda Fagan, USCG, Pacific Area Commander, as Guest Speaker. Vice Admiral Fagan previously served as the U. S. Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Operations, Policy & Capabilities where she was responsible for establishing and providing operational strategy, policy, capability, and resources to meet national priorities for U. S. Coast Guard missions, programs, and services.

4.  The Operating Committee consists of the eight Assistant National Commodores and their Deputies:

 

Chief Counsel                                                Douglas S. Cream (ANACO-CC)

Chief Financial Officer                                  Robert O. Bruce (ANACO-CF)

Diversity                                                        David G. Porter (ANACO-DV)

FORCECOM                                                 Gregory B. Kester (ANACO-FC)

Information Technology                                Susan Ann Davies (ANACO-IT)

Personnel Services                                         Peter K. Jensen (ANACO-PS)

Recreational Boating Safety                          Robert M. Laurer (ANACO-RB)

Response and Prevention                               Kevin J. Cady (ANACO-RP)

and the Directors of each of the 14 Directorates, their Deputies and staff:

Public Affairs                                                Lourdes R. Oliveras (DIR-A)

Recreational Boating Safety Outreach         Christopher A. Wilson (DIR-B)

Computer Software & Systems                    Amanda Leigh Constant (DIR-C)

Public Education                                           David M. Fuller (DIR-E)

Human Resources                                         Lee George Zimmerman (DIR-H)

International Affairs                                     David T. Huang (DIR-I)

Performance Measurement                           Kevin Redden (DIR-M)

Prevention                                                     Kim Marie Cole (DIR-P)

Emergency Mgt. & Disaster Response    Anthony Edward Marzano (DIR-Q)

Response                                                       Roy Savoca (DIR-R)

Strategic Planning                                         Jeannemarie McNamara (DIR-S)

Training                                                        Gerlinde Higginbotham (DIR-T)

IT User Support and Services                       Gerald R. Patton (DIR-U)

Vessel Examination & Partner Visitation     James A. Cortes (DIR-V)

5.  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.

 

ALAUX 035/20 COVID-19 VACCINE MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDANT

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28 DEC 2020

FM:  CHDIRAUX

TO:  ALAUX

ALAUX 035/20

Subj:  COVID-19 VACCINE MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDANT

 

1. All Auxiliarists are encouraged to read the following message from the Commandant regarding the COVID-19 vaccine.

 

Respectfully,

Captain Scott L. Johnson

Chief Director of Auxiliary (CG-BSX)

 

To the Women and Men of the United States Coast Guard,

We are at another critical stage of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As the U.S. begins to administer the first vaccines for the SARS-CoV-2 virus across the nation, the Coast Guard has started to administer the vaccine to our workforce as part of the Department of Defense plan for the Joint Force. These vaccines, which are currently voluntary, are a safe, effective measure to protect Coast Guard personnel, and by extension our families, against COVID-19. 

In the early stages of vaccine administration, limited quantities will be available. The Coast Guard plan to administer the vaccine is part of the larger Department of Defense plan, both of which follow the national prioritization set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Coast Guard medical personnel will receive vaccination priority, and subsequently perform vaccinations for Active and Reserve personnel and select civilian employees in critical essential support roles as vaccine becomes available. As quantities increase, the Coast Guard will increase distribution and administration across our force. The Coast Guard does not plan to administer vaccinations to most civilian employees, Auxiliarists, dependent family members, or retirees; we will instead, provide best available information on when and how you can receive a vaccine as soon as it is available.

While vaccination is voluntary, I encourage each of you to get vaccinated as soon as it is available to you. I also ask that you encourage your shipmates, family members, and friends to get vaccinated as well. I plan to receive the vaccine as soon as it is made available to senior military leaders. Getting the vaccine is about more than protecting ourselves; vaccination will help protect our families, shipmates, friends, and the citizens we are honored to serve.

As a Nation, we will emerge from this pandemic through widespread use of a safe, effective vaccine, combined with continued adherence to our current mitigation measures, including mask-wearing, physical distancing, and hand washing.

If you have questions about the vaccine, please ask your medical provider. The health and resilience of every member of our Coast Guard (Active, Reserve, Civilian, Auxiliary), and our loved ones, are the foundation of Coast Guard readiness.

Thank you for your perseverance, devotion to duty, and vigilance as we continue to navigate this pandemic. We remain Stronger Together.

Admiral Karl L. Schultz

Commandant

U.S. Coast Guard

 

Facebook/Instagram: @CommandantUSCG

Twitter: @COMDTUSCG

www.uscg.mil/AlwaysReady

 

2.  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.

Commander Keenan’s Pass-Down 12/9/2020

Good Afternoon D11 Northern and Southern Auxiliary,

I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving and were able to enjoy time with family and friends, even if it was virtually.  Things continue to look different in 2020 that is for sure.  As you all prepare for the upcoming holidays and the end of 2020 I would like to bring your attention to a few things.

1.  ALAUX 034/20 TERMINATION OF ADOBE FLASH PLAYER SERVICE IN 2020 was released yesterday.  From the title you may not think this ALAUX applies to you but many of the CG Auxiliary and CG Active duty online trainings will not be available after December 28, 2020.  A list of training that will not be available after December 28 is in the ALAUX and I strongly encourage you to review it and complete any training you have coming or think you may need in the next few months.  Efforts have begun to convert these trainings into operable versions but there will be a delay and anticipated completion is not until February or March of 2021.

2.  Many areas of D11 are seeing spikes in COVID-19 and states and counties are putting into place stricter COVID-19 Health orders or stay-at-home orders.  Currently I do not see D11 Auxiliary shifting from Phase 2 but remember that Phase 2 requires you to adhere to current State, local government and D11’s COVID-19 guidance on social and business restrictions.  Unless you are specifically requested by an Active Duty CG unit to complete an essential activity then you must follow the local guidance if it is more restrictive than D11 guidance.

Please route any questions up your chain of leadership and stay healthy.

V/R
CDR Paige Keenan

Director of Auxiliary (Northern and Southern Regions) Eleventh Coast Guard District
Coast Guard Island Bldg 50-2 Alameda, CA 94501

Guardians of the Pacific Southwest
#People #Mission #Partnerships
https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/District-11/

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.

 

D11S AUXDATA II Course – 05DEC2020 & 12DEC2020

D11S AUXDATA II Course – 05DEC2020 & 12DEC2020
We now have firm dates for our District level AUXDATA II in depth training course! Format will be online GoToMeeting session with screen sharing.
Session 1:  Saturday, 05DEC2020 – 0900-1300
  • General ADII overview. Account activation, logins, 2FA, password resets, online course websites.
  • Members and Unit Objects, with custom list creation, filters and global search.
  • Mission Code Presentation from AUX10/National.
  • Activity Logs, entering New Activities, and Member Activities object.
Session 2:  Saturday, 12DEC2020 – 0900-1300
  • Activity Log Approval Process, and recording course/task/workshop completions.
  • Facility (OPFAC) management, including OFU and Facility inspections.
  • New Patrol Order Management (AOM) process, requesting and completing Patrol Orders.
  • Reports. Where to find ready made reports, create new reports, and exporting data.
This course will include some elements of the traditional AUX-10 (IS C-school) that National conducts, however it is not a substitute or replacement for actual AUX-10. The goal is to offer our District members more detailed live training on important aspects of AUXDATA II. We want to encourage not just IS officers to attend this training, but any member who has an interest in gaining proficiency with the new system and information services in general.
 
I have included all FSO-IS officers and SO-IS officers in D11s with this notification, as well as the DCAPT’s for distribution to the entire membership via COLM. Please pass down this notification and promote this training to your members! 
REGISTER FOR CLASS: (to receive GTM session invitation).
 
Click on the calendar day for the course(s) you wish to register for. Please register for each session separately. 
Both sessions are recommended but not required, and there are no prerequisites .. any member can register for this training.
You can also watch it from out Live YouTube Stream at https://youtu.be/ZMwTPa-9cuk

ALAUX 033/20 MERGER OF ANSC AND AUXCEN

united states coast guard

09 NOV 2020

FM:  CHDIRAUX

TO:  ALAUX

ALAUX 033/20

Subj:  MERGER OF ANSC AND AUXCEN

1.  The Coast Guard and the Auxiliary Association (AuxA) are continually exploring ways to leverage resources and create new efficiencies for the benefit of those they serve.

2.  The Coast Guard Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety (CG-BSX) and AuxA have collaborated on several initiatives over the past few years with a view towards increased efficiency of operations, opportunities for savings, and greater value of Auxiliary membership.

3.  The Auxiliary National Supply Center (ANSC) and the AuxA fulfillment center (AUXCEN) have recently collocated in the same warehouse facility in Granite City, IL. Although their business and product lines remain separate, this is the realization of an opportunity for the Coast Guard and AuxA to increase the efficiency of their operations.

4.  Contact information for AUXCEN and ANSC follow:

Coast Guard Auxiliary Association Inc (AUXCEN)

1301 W First St  Suite E1

Granite City  IL 62040-1802

Main Phone: (618) 823-5009

FAX:            (618) 823-5029

Hours of Operation:  Monday – Friday; 0800-1530 Central

 

Auxiliary National Supply Center (ANSC)

1301 First St. suite E, Rivers Edge

Granite City, IL 62040-1803

Main Phone: (618) 876-1708

Hours of Operation:  Monday – Friday; 0630-1500 Central

5.  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.