US Coast Guard Auxiliary 75 Years of History

US Coast Guard Auxiliary75 Years of History

Founders

Yachtsman Malcolm Stuart Boylan - On August 23, 1934, Boylan sent a letter to a USCG Officer friend outlining a basic concept for a Coast Guard reserve.

Yachtsman Malcolm Stuart Boylan - On August 23, 1934, Boylan sent a letter to a USCG Officer friend outlining a basic concept for a Coast Guard reserve.

RADM Waesche read the letter, agreed with the concept and helped gain Congressional approval of the Coast Guard Reserve.

1939COAST GUARD RESERVE

ESTABLISHED

To promote efficiency in the operation of yachts and motorboats

To foster a wider knowledge of and better compliance with the

laws, rules and regulations governing the operation of

motorboats

To promote safety and effect rescues on the high seas and

navigable waters

To facilitate other operations of the Coast Guard

1940s

Title 14, Part II 19 February 1941

Splits the Coast Guard Reserve into two Organizations

Coast Guard Reserve (Military)

Coast Guard Auxiliary (Civilian)

WWII Service

Freed up Manpower for War Activities by Providing:

Search And Rescue Support

Patrol and Picket Duty

Port Security

Limited Aviation Patrols

Picket Duty was the deployment of USCG Reserve and USCG Auxiliary sailboats along the 50 fathom contour line to report German U-boat sightings.

Aviation

Public Law 451 authorized owners of civilian aircraft to join the

Auxiliary in 1945

Patrols began from Vail Airfield, Los Angeles, California

Auxiliary Aviation Today

VSC PROGRAM

1947 – Courtesy Boat Inspections (CBI) would become one of

the four cornerstones

1950s – Courtesy Motorboat Examinations (CME)

1972 – Courtesy Marine Examinations (CME) Included

sailboats

Courtesy Motorboat Examination (CME)

VSC PROGRAM (Cont.)

1991 – CME decals extended to Personal Water Craft (PWC)

2000 – Program renamed Vessel Safety Check Program

(VSCP)

Vessel Safety Check

PUBLIC EDUCATION

Public Education (PE) program launched at 1948 National

Motorboat Show in New York City.

Commandant issued a directive for the Auxiliary to instruct the

boating public.

Developed into second Auxiliary Cornerstone.

1950s

Boating Safety

First 8-lesson boating safety course established January 1950

AIM PROGRAM Established1955

Academy Introduction Program:

200 high school seniors selected to attend a one

week “Swab Summer” sample at the Coast Guard

Academy

Auxiliary actively participated then as it does today

AIM has grown to over 500 students in 3 Sessions

Auxiliary Development

AUXOP (Auxiliary Operations Status)

Established

Auxiliary Development

First National Commodore (NACO) Elected

1951

Bert C. Pouncey, Jr.

National Commodore Thomas

C. Mallison Elected 2012.

Original Insignia

Today's Insignia

1960s & 1970s

The Auxiliary by 1979:

928 Flotillas

40,000 Members (There were 24,580 in 1960)

1500 Auxiliary Instructors

7000 assists / 6500 Safety Patrols per year

Cooperation with U.S. Power Squadrons

Had a National Publication “NAVIGATOR”

OPERATIONSThe Third Auxiliary Cornerstone

OPERATIONS

Patrols

1972

Assists

ATON & PATON Checks

Active in checking and verifying Aids to Navigation (ATON) and

Private Aids to Navigation (PATON)

1980s and 1990s

1980s Highlights

Auxiliary (AUX) assists with patrols during America's Cup race

in California

AUX establishes a Boat Crew Training Program

AUX participates in search for remains of Challenger Shuttle

explosion off Florida

Districts reorganize into regions

1989 marks the Auxiliary’s 50th Anniversary

AUX assists in Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina

1990s Highlights

USCG initiates integration of Auxiliarists into everyday CG

operations: inspection of commercial fishing vessels, fly as Air

Observers in C-130 aircraft, work in CG offices and, if qualified,

participate as CG boat crew.

1990s Highlights cont.

AUX supports CG in Desert Shield/Storm. Auxiliarists fill many

billets vacated by CG active duty deployed overseas.

AUX supports 1990 Goodwill Games, Seattle, Washington,

conducting safety patrols.

AUX assists in Haitian/Cuban boat lift - largest Search And

Rescue operation since WWII.

AUX assists in Hurricane Bonnie.

AUX assists in Hurricane Floyd.

2000s

9/11

11 September, 2001 President

George W. Bush signs Homeland

Security Bill transferring USCG

(and the Auxiliary) from the

Department of Transportation to

the new Department of Homeland

Security

Trident Program supporting CG's marine safety and environmental

protection initiatives Advocated.

AUX joins Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in

wake of hurricanes that struck Florida and created havoc over

southeastern U.S. Many Auxiliarists serve 2-week billets as

Community Relations Assistance Officers.

Auxiliarists collaborate with CG in strengthening port security in the

Seattle, Washington area.

Auxiliary units assist with recovery efforts of Alaskan Airlines

crash off the coast of California

In 2005 Auxiliary members support FEMA activities during

Hurricane Katrina, the most significant response to a national

emergency in Auxiliary history

2010, Auxiliary members support with Deepwater Horizon

disaster assistance

Waterways Watch

Auxiliary actively supports promotion of and involvement in

America's Waterway Watch security program.

USCGC Dallas (WHEC-716) Interpreter Alicja Power translating English into Ukrainian for CAPT Robert Wagner, CO of CGC Dallas in Georgia (AUG/ SEP 2008)

The Interpreter Corps, a component of the International Affairs Directorate, has 452 Interpreters who are fluent in 48 languages and who log over 50,000 mission hours per year. Interpreters provide oral and written translation services for the Coast Guard, Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine Corps and have been deployed to every continent except Australia and Antarctica.

Auxiliary University Programs

Auxiliary University Programs are home to the best and brightest college students, serving their communities and country in marine safety, security, and stewardship.

On Any Given Day (in 2006) The U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary

• Saved 1 life

• Assisted 28 people

• Completed more than 62 safety patrols

• Performed 299 vessel safety checks

• Educated 369 people on boating safety

• Participated in 100 operational support missions

• Attended 70 public affairs functions

Auxiliary Resources12/31/2013

3,415 Operational Vessels

236 Aircraft

2,459 Communications Stations

30,521 Members

Auxiliary Qualified Team Members

12/31/2013

Boat Crew 4,112

Auxiliary Coxswains 2,494

Air Observers 173

Pilots 280

Instructors 5,632

Personal Watercraft Operators 208

Auxiliary Volunteer Mission Hours

2013

Public Affairs: 105,230

Operations and Other CG Support Missions: 401,544

Hours of Public Education: 34,988

Hours of Member Training: 52,651

Total Auxiliary Hours for the Year: 3,389,511

US COAST GUARD AUXILIARY

• A PROUD TRADITION ……

• A WORTHY MISSION.....

• FORCE MULTIPLIER......

• CONTINUING ON AS A MEMBER OF

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