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THE AUXILIARIST SECOND QUARTER 2025

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SECOND QUARTER 2025

AVAILABLE ONLINE NOW!

The Second Quarter Edition of The Auxiliarist for 2025 is available online now!

The A-Directorate Publications Team is excited to bring you the newest issue of The Auxiliarist! This quarter’s theme is Safe Boating. We are the premier subject matter experts on promoting boating safety! We can make a difference by educating the public on how important it is to be safe out on the water.

Enjoy our newest issue now available on DVIDS!!

Just click on the link below to read stories titled:

– Cover Page

– Masthead

– Table of Contents

– Auxiliary now on DVIDS

– How We Make A Difference

– National Leadership

– National Safe Boating Week and the Lifesaving Mission of the Coast Guard Auxiliary

– A Holistic Strategy for Auxiliary Wellbeing

– Understanding Your Leadership Style

– USCGC Storis Maiden Voyage

– Boating Safety: It’s Everyone’s Responsibility

– Crafting Great Paddlecrafters

– Coast Guard Mutual Assistance

– Public Event Planning Checklist

– 2024 Auxiliary Performance Statistics

– National Staff Opening

– National Article Submission Portal

– Cyberstorm 25 Sunshine State turned Battleground

– Leadership Development at the Coast Guard Academy

– Pioneering Innovation in Disaster Relief

– Drone Tech Revolutionizes SAR

– Disclaimer

– USCGC Blackthorn Memorial

– Help Us Help You – We Need Your Contact Information

– Auxiliarist Earns Prestigious Cutterman Device

– Coast Guard Academy Admissions Partner Program

– Back page

To read the entire publication, utilize the link provided below:

You can find it here!

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THE AUXILIARIST FIRST QUARTER 2025

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AVAILABLE ONLINE NOW!

The First Quarter Edition of The Auxiliarist for 2025 is available online now!

The A-Directorate Publications Team is excited to bring you the newest issue of The Auxiliarist! This quarter’s theme is making a difference. We have the power and ability to make a difference for the Coast Guard and the public and this issue showcases how profound that impact can be!

Enjoy this Quarter’s issue now available on the U.S. Coast Guard DVIDS! Are you wondering what DVIDS is? DVIDS, or the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, is a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) system that provides access to imagery and video from military operations worldwide. The U.S. Coast Guard is very much a part of this program and is also featured on DVIDS, with content including images and videos of Coast Guard missions and personnel. 

Essentially, DVIDS is the platform where the public, including media organizations, can access visual information from various military branches, including the Coast Guard, involved in operations. The Coast Guard uses DVIDS to share content related to their missions, which include maritime safety, security, and stewardship.

Why is this important? This is Huge because for the very first time the Coast Guard Auxiliary has been granted access to this program and now has its very own page. This is Awesome for Team Auxiliary!

To read the entire First Quarter Issue, utilize the link provided below:

Read Q1 2025 Auxiliarist!

Did you miss the Fourth Quarter issue? Read Q4 2024 Auxiliarist!

RBS Job One Technical Bulletins 2025-09

RBS Job One Technical Bulletins

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The inaugural edition of the new RBS Job One Technical Bulletins series is available online now!

The Recreational Boating Safety Outreach publications team is pleased to deliver the latest technical research and information focused on recreational boating safety. This edition’s focus is on U.S. canoeing fatalities, causes, and prevention.

Armed with the proper knowledge, paddlers and the Auxiliary can make a difference and save lives.

This edition can be found along with other helpful RBS Job One publications and products at https://link.cgaux.cloud/rbsjobone.

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National Training Summit (aka NACON) 2025

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Follow the Action Live on YouTube
You can view the following NTS 2025 National meetings by clicking on the link below (Note: meetings are in Central Daylight Time):

Meeting and Reports from the Members of the National Staff – Operational Training Review
Thursday, 21 August from 1300 – 1730 CDT

Meeting of the National Board of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary & Training

Friday, 22 August from 0800 – 1130 CDT
Friday, 22 August from 1300 – 1700 CDT
Saturday, 23 August from 0800 – 1130 CDT

Link: YouTube: US Coast Guard Auxiliary National Events
Mary Kirkwood
National Commodore
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Engagement – Integration – Innovation

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Prevention Directorate – Safety Lines Newsletter Winter/Spring 2025

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The Winter/Spring 2025 issue of Safety Lines, the Prevention newsletter, is now available online. This issue features a variety of Prevention topics including:

  • Certificate of Excellence
  • Prevention Outreach
  • AV Navigation Systems
  • First in Icebreaker Series
  • Communications and Marine Safety

We encourage all members to read this informational newsletter to learn more about what to find in the Prevention Directorate.

Click here to view this edition of Safety Lines.

E-Directorate

The Lighthouse – A Message From the E-Directorate

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Help Strengthen Our Instructional Excellence

2025 Instructor Workshop

After a recent review of national statistics, we noted that approximately half of our instructors have not yet reviewed the 2025 Instructor Workshop or submitted the corresponding Self-Attestation Form. While this workshop remains optional—a status we in the Public Education Directorate actively championed—our shared commitment to instructional excellence inspires us to aim higher. We hope our instructors see value in continuous professional development and choose to participate voluntarily.


We encourage you to take 30 minutes to review the 2025 Instructor Workshop (PDF available at https://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=E-DEPT&category=e-dir-workshops) and submit the Self-Attestation Form to your Information Services Officer for entry into AUXDATA II.


Although created by the Public Education Directorate, the workshop is designed for all instructors, whether your focus is public education or member training. The insights shared can sharpen your instructional effectiveness, help you stay aligned with evolving expectations, and potentially spark new ways to contribute your talents to both the recreational boating public and your fellow Auxiliarists.


If you’ve already completed the workshop and your completion is recorded in AUXDATA II, we’d love to hear your feedback. Please share constructive comments directly with us at pe.feedback@cgauxnet.us.


Let’s continue to uphold the high standards of Auxiliary instruction. Thank you for your commitment to excellence.

Auxiliary Prevention Outreach Specialist

Auxiliary Prevention Outreach Specialist Virtual PQS Course

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Virtual PQS Course

This course is being offered remotely (via ZOOM) to members of the East District Northern Region over eight Wednesday evenings (October 22nd– December 17th) from 1900 – 2030 hours each session.

The course is ideal for Auxiliary Instructors interested in enhancing their knowledge of Marine Safety terminology, relative issues, laws and regulations. Additionally, the course provides that extra qualification leading to the Marine Safety Training Ribbon and potentially to the M-Pro Pin (formerly Trident).

Those interested members may enroll at bob.vanderhook@gmail.com, after which they will receive the course syllabus, study guide and log-in information for the first session on Wednesday October 22nd.

Robert G. Vanderhook

District Staff Officer – Member Training

bob.vanderhook@gmail.com

(570) 850-9300

Termination of Auxiliary Promotion of America’s Waterway Watch (AWW)

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Program Visitors and Vessel Examiners:

Based on a mutual decision of US Coast Guard and US Coast Guard Auxiliary leaders, effective immediately the Auxiliary is no longer promoting America’s Waterway Watch (AWW). The AWW program has been replaced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) “See Something, Say Something” (SSSS) program. The Auxiliary is checking to see if any materials are available to support the SSSS program and we will advise you when we know more about our ability to support this program. 

Program Visitors (PV) and Vessel Examiners (VE) should take the following action with regard to AWW materials:

1. Do not distribute any AWW materials to the boating public and our partners.

2. Remove from display any AWW materials. 

3. Destroy all local stocks of AWW materials. Trash is acceptable for destruction, no extraordinary methods are needed.

4. No orders for AWW materials will be fulfilled and all ANSC inventory will also be destroyed.

If you have additional questions about this message, contact your PV staff officer (FSO, SO, DSO) or the DVC-VP, Neil Slawson at neil.c.slawson@cgauxnet.us.

Thank you for your continued support and for keeping RBS Job 1!

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(Virtual) NTRAIN 2025 Meeting Recordings

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(Virtual) NTRAIN 2025 Meeting Recordings

NTRAIN 2025, scheduled to be held in St Louis in March, was converted to a virtual session with all members of the National Board and Executive Committee attending via Zoom.  Content from those sessions including OPCOM, Committee of the Whole (COW) and the National Board Meeting may be viewed at https://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=IT-GROUP&category=meeting-recordings

Training Success

TCT / RM Training

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This is directed to D5NR members that have already participated in a full 4hr TCT / RM training from previous years.

You are only required for your 2025 competency, a little RM refresher training along with a Scenario, which should only take 2hrs.

If you have not already registered for another class, you are welcome to join us on the dates below.

Click on the link to fill out a registration form.

The dates for the reduced 2025 TCT / RM scenario are :

April 2nd,    April 8th,    April 29 &    May 14th

If you would still like to partake in the full version 4hr TCT / RM we are offering:

March 31st & April 30th.

https://forms.gle/DW4RRegFTP6ZHaqx7

or 

Register for TCT / RM