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CoastCoastGuardGuard

AuxiliaryAuxiliary

CoastCoastGuardGuard

AuxiliaryAuxiliaryAmerica’s Volunteer Lifesavers

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OUR HISTORYOUR HISTORY

• 1915 - CG created as an “armed service” but - it had no peacetime reserve.

• 1939 - CG Reserve Act created CG Reserve:

• safety to life at sea & navigable waters• promotion of efficiency• knowledge of laws & rules of sea• facilitating ops of the Coast Guard

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• Early in 1942 five German U-Boats arrived off the east coast of the US

• US Navy ordered civilian craft to operate along the 50 fathom curve

• Motorboats & sailing yachts appeared on patrol stations with depth charges stowed awkwardly on deck

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• None of the 2000 CGR craft ever sank a U-Boat but, they rescued several hundred survivors of torpedoed merchant ships

• Volunteer Port Security Force helped protect the hundreds of warehouses, piers, and other facilities - direct precursor to Homeland Security

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• Airplanes joined the Auxiliary during WWII - the value of aircraft in SAR missions

• 1947 - Four cornerstones established• vessel examination• public education• operations - SAR, safety, regattas• fellowship - pride, satisfaction, fun

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• 1955 - Each year the Auxiliary selects 125 high school juniors to spend first week in August at CG Academy learning about career options for CG officers

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• One function since early days to provide CG with reports on errors in official nautical charts

• ATON verification - report ATON discrepancies

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Primary mission of the Coast

Guard Auxiliary is to promote

Boating Safety.

• PUBLIC EDUCATION

• WEAR A LIFE JACKET

• DON’T DRINK & BOAT

• GET A SAFETY CHECK

Joining the Coast Guard Auxiliary

Joining the Coast Guard Auxiliary

Who are our members?Who are our members?

• Teachers Sanitation Workers• Plumbers Retirees Butchers• Doctors Moms Dads• Carpenters Veterans Painters• Bus Drivers Sales People Boaters• Electricians Waiters Ham

Operators• Machinists Lawyers Police Officers• Accountants Writers Fire Fighters• Cooks Candlestick Makers

JOIN US!JOIN US!• BE A PART OF HOMELAND SECURITY• SAFETY & HARBOR PATROL MISSIONS• ACTIVE SUPPORT OF US COAST GUARD• TEACH BOATING SAFETY• PROVIDE FREE VESSEL SAFETY CHECKS• CONDUCT MARINE DEALER VISITS• ENJOY OUR FELLOWSHIP• LEARN BETTER BOATING SKILLS