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WHAT'S NEW ARCHIVE - JULY 2005
- Operation Independence 2005
What do a nurse, fireman, teacher, social worker, administrative assistant, massage therapist and computer guru have in common? They all helped staff the Incident Command Post for Operation Independence 2005. Read how this great mix of Team Coast Guard personnel participated in this successful exercise. Now on SITREP, the Auxiliary's National e-magazine.
[Posted: 31 July 2005. Source: Mel Borofsky, DVC-AP]
- Action MDA Published
The summer 2005 edition of Action MDA, the Maritime Domain Awareness Newsletter of the USCG Auxiliary, features "MDA Effectiveness Depends on Effective Communications".(Adobe Acrobat™ format, 61KB).
[Posted: 29 July 2005. Source: Nevin Lantry, BC-OEW]
- FINAL AUX-10 C SCHOOL - FY 2005
There is one more chance to take AUX-10 prior to this Fiscal Year end. The date is 16-18 September 2005 in St Louis, Mo. If you are interested, complete a Short Term Training Request, ANSC 7059, and send it to your DIRAUX office, via your Flotilla Commander as soon as possible. Orders are usually cut 30 days prior to the class. Your DIRAUX office receives your orders and will either send them to you via e-mail or you call them and make arrangements to receive them via some other means. Elected officers: If you are planning to change IS Officers for 2006, it would be a good suggestion to ask the potential new officer to apply for this class. For additional details, visit the AUX-10 Student Support website for information.
[Posted: 28 July 2005. Source: Marilyn McBain, DVC-IS]
- Heat and Hydration
For information on your place in the sun and protection from heat and dehydration, read Heat and Hydration. Extreme heat conditions are impacting upon large areas of the country, and there is an increased potential for heat related illnesses and dehydration. You may believe that you can tolerate heat. However, when the weather is so warm and the heat index rises to the levels as high as they have been occurring recently and are expected to continue, you should take measures to avoid the heat and compensate for increased fluid loss. Dehydration can occur insidiously. When you realize you are thirsty, you are already behind in your drinking and becoming dehydrated. It may be hard to catch up on your fluids that same day. So think ahead, avoid the heat if possible, and stay hydrated.
[Posted: 28 July 2005. Source: Richard C. Lavy, M.D., Assistant Director, Coast Guard Support - Health and Safety (N-CGS-k)]
- Up Top In Operations (2005-06) Published
The June 2005 edition of Up Top In Operations is now available for viewing.(Adobe Acrobat™ format, 145KB).
[Posted: 28 July 2005. Source: Nevin Lantry, BC-OEW]
- Progress in the Caribbean
"Progress," was a word used many times during the CSAR 2005 SMEE (Caribbean Search and Rescue Initiative, Subject Matter Expert Exchange) held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic this past June. As explained, "A SMEE, 'subject material expert exchange' is an opportunity for emerging volunteer search and rescue (SAR) organizations to obtain ideas and advice that will help them in their endeavor." A slate of highly experienced and dedicated facilitators gathered to share their expertise with the attendees. Read this article about the progress of our brother and sister SAR organizations and the assist they are receiving from our Auxiliary,now on SITREP, the Auxiliary's National e-magazine.
[Posted: 25 July 2005. Source: Mel Borofsky, DVC-AP]
- NACON Interpreter Corps Workshop
The Interpreter Corps will feature a Workshop at NACON-2005. Mark your plans to attend now to learn more about this very successful linguistic program.
[Posted: 25 July 2005. Source: Klaus Baumann, N-Id]
- Operations Polo Shirt Available
The optional Operations Polo Shirt is now available for ordering through the Auxiliary Center (AUXCEN). The shirt is an optional uniform item authorized for wear in the operations program. Please review the guidance provided in the Auxiliary Manual and other notices issued through the Chief Director's office regarding wear requirements and appropriate operational uniforms. The authorized dark blue operations polo shirt has USCG AUXILIARY embroidered in white on the left front side and the Auxiliarists' LAST NAME embroidered in white on the right front side. Sizes small (SM) through extra large (XL) cost $32.50 each; two extra large (XXL) costs $35.00 each; and three extra large (XXXL) costs $38.00 each. The quantity of shirts ordered determines the shipping and handling fees. Shipments go directly to the shipping address provided from the embroidery vendor using UPS so a shipping street address is required (no post office boxes) for delivery. You may order the OPS Polo Shirt directly from the AUXCEN using the special OPS Polo Shirt Order Form , which is maintained on the AUXCEN web site. You may send an e-mail request for an electronic copy of the form to auxcen@sbcglobal.net. The form may be submitted in one of two ways. Print out the form, insert your information, then:
- Mail it to the Coast Guard Auxiliary Center, 9449 Watson Industrial Park, St. Louis, MO 63126-1522 with your check, money order or VISA/MasterCard information completed
- If using a VISA or MasterCard as payment you may fax the order to the Auxiliary Center at (314) 962-6804.
Please be sure you complete all required information.
[Posted: 19 July 2005. Source: Martin L. Phillips, ExecDir CGAuxA]
- New AUXWEA Course Available
The AUXOP Weather Course has recently been revised and is now available at the Auxiliary National Supply Center! This course is available on CD-ROM only (no paper textbooks are available) and can be ordered through your Materials Officer. The new exam is available in paper-based format and at the National Auxiliary Testing Center for those that prefer on-line testing. If you are currently taking the old version of AUXWEA, you can access the on-line test and paper-based tests until 1 October 2005.
[Posted: 15 June 2005. Source: Gail A. Fisher, DC-T]
- ANSC You're In Command (YIC) Literature Update
You're In Command logo items "ANSC 3029 Paddle Safe! Have Fun!" and "ANSC 3030 - Fishing Tips from Bill Dance" are back in stock.
[Posted: 14 June 2005. Source: Stu Soffer, N-ME]
- Secretary Chertoff announces initial results of Second Stage Review to all DHS employees
The following memo is forwarded to all employees by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff. The Secretary's brief on his Second Stage Review Remarks may be reviewed here. For more DHS information, visit the public DHS website at www.dhs.gov/dhspublic to view Secretary Michael Chertoff’s announcement for a Six-Point Agenda for Homeland Security and other top DHS news stories.
[Posted: 14 July 2005. Source: Fred Gates, Como]
- NACON 2005 Training Info Published
NACON 2005 announces its Training program. Visit the NACON website for more news on NACON 2005.
[Posted: 7 June 2005. Source: Steve Budar, NAVCO]
- WWW.CGAUX.ORG Moved to New Server
In preparation for a series of improvements scheduled for the remainder of the year, www.cgaux.org has been relocated in total to a new server. With almost 300 million bytes in nearly 18,000 files spread over 200+ directories, there is more than a good chance that we might have missed something here and there, so please provide our Webmasters with feedback should you discover something that appears amiss.
There may be some confusion with jumping between the old site and the new site while the IP Address of the new site gets propagated through the domain name servers and routers of the Internet in the next couple of days, and we clean up any loose ends. Hopefully very soon, all will be back to normal and most all of your old bookmarks should be working as before without change. We expect that you will find the new server to provide a faster and overall improvement of service over the old machine.
[Posted: 6 July 2005. Source: Don Daniels, BC-IWW]
- Up Top in Operations (2005-05) Published
The May issue of Up Top in Operations includes Quals Corner, NavRules On-line, Water in the Bilge, C-Schools, more. (Adobe Acrobat™ format, 254KB).
[Posted: 2 July 2005. Source: Nevin Lantry, BC-OEW]
- Kids have some great ideas
When it comes to kid's safety, kids have some great ideas. Writing is no stranger to this 5th Grade class. They parlayed their prior experience of writing a school newsletter into preparing a full page spread in their own mock newspaper featuring "Safe Boating for Kids." Take a look at this unique project, now on SITREP, the Auxiliary's National e-magazine.
[Posted: 1 July 2005. Source: Mel Borofsky, DVC-AP]
- Important Information for Auxiliary Webmasters
If your free website is hosted on the National server, and it currently has a URL format: www.uscgaux.org/~xxxxxxxxxxxx there is an important Update #2 for you posted on CS News: http://csguide.auxservices.org/news.php Please review the information carefully, as it pertains to the movement of your website to our new server, as well as the change in your website address. CS News will be your best source of continued updates on the progress of the migration.
[Posted: 28 June 2005. Source: Jeff Mahl, DC-I]
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