UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY
  DISTRICT 13, DIVISION 1  

 

Photograph by Ginger West of one Auxiliarist on a boat handing a line to another Auxiliarists on another boat along side.            Photograph of a Coast Guard Cutter bow.

National Commodore's (NACO) Corner

NACO BUDAR
Click here to visit the National Auxiliary Site
Station Bellingham Site
13th Coast Guard District

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary was established by Congress in 1939 to assist the Coast Guard in promoting boating safety. It includes more than 30,000 members.... from all walks of life who receive special training so that they may be a functional part of Coast Guard Forces. Auxiliarists assist the Coast Guard in non-law enforcement programs such as public education, vessel safety checks, safety patrols, search and rescue, maritime security and environmental protection and Coast Guard Academy introduction programs for youth. Auxiliarists volunteer more than 2 million hours annually to benefit other boaters and their families.

                                                                               Link to http://www.uscgaux.org/~130/ and round logo with the words District 13 U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

     Washington, Oregon, Idaho & Montana
Click here to visit District 13 on the web!
                                              
                                            

Banner and link for the Auxiliary National Training Department.

Click here to visit the National Training Department The Department of Training team is dedicated to providing the highest quality learning opportunities available to our members. We will leverage the expertise and resources of the Coast Guard, partnering with them to prioritize and access valuable training for our members.
Our goal is to enable every member to "LEARN ~ CONTRIBUTE ~ INSPIRE"

Link to http://shopauxiliary.com/ and logo for the "Shop Auxiliary"

Click here to visit Shop Auxiliary

The Coast Guard Auxiliary Association's mission is to provide for the fiscal health of the U.S. Coast Guard
Auxiliary by generating the income required to sustain all its present and future needs through
development of diverse income-producing sources and enhancement of fundraising initiatives.

 

Link to http://teamcoastguard.org/ which is the website for SITREP, the Auxiliary's online magazine.
www.teamcoastguard.org

Highlighting the people and activities
of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary

Here are some facts about SITREP.

  • A new article is published approximately every week. The oldest article is moved to "Past Featured Stories".

     

  • SITREP is published by Editor Mel Borofsky BC-APG and Webmaster Jim D'Errico BC-AWC.

     

  • Articles can be submitted by anyone, even outside of the Auxiliary. The theme (philosophy) of SITREP is that it features articles about Auxiliarists rather than the Auxiliary itself. Pure organization and program information is left to the various department newsletters and websites. The only time SITREP has ventured beyond this theme is coverage of special events, such as NACON, ISAR, and NTrain. For an article to be considered for publication, it must contain some universal interest for all to read. Articles are not normally published that are about purely local interest, such as a flotilla picnic or division change of watch.

    Send stories and photos to:
    Editor Mel Borofsky melborofsky@comcast.net

     

  • The preferred format for photos is .jpg (.jpeg) format. We differ from other publications in that we do not require high resolution (in fact, we prefer lower resolution). Realize that our published photos are rather small. Higher res takes up too much "memory" increasing download time for the reader, thereby forcing us to compensate by reducing the amount of photos we can run with the story. Regarding photo content, try to avoid "smiling and waving to the camera" photos.

     

  • Use the "Contact the Editor" link to submit articles and provide feedback.

     

Background
SITREP started out as a project to allow the National Public Affairs Department (A Department) to cover the events of OPSAIL 2000. It was the brainchild of Fred Gates and Gregg Trask. It was so well received that Fred decided to venture into making SITREP an e-magazine. Mel came on board in early 2001 and helped evolve today's SITREP. It has been a team effort all the way, with the most important ingredient being folks like you who read SITREP and support it with your articles and photos.

 

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