US Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 75, Apollo Beach, FL

You can't help but admire the spirit of volunteerism from our members who gave up their personal time in the morning on this holiday to represent the Auxiliary and demonstrate our patriotism. We are glad and proud that Flotilla 75 was part of this event!

Wishing you a happy and safe holiday weekend!

Ariel Rodriguez just completed the final training/requisite for US Coast Guard Auxiliary Telecomunication Operator TCO. Went to Boca Raton and met with other members at Flotilla 36.

This training was about Risk Management. Great instructors with tons of experience handling Coast Guard missions and how to assess risk before we perform any of our missions.

Great training to be prepared to serve as TCO in our radio station and support our vessels when they are out on the water on Patrol.

Another amazing day training with US Coast Guard Auxiliary at Air Station Clearwater. So proud and pleased to spend my saturday building skills and learning from US Coast Guard Auxilirist and Active Duty colleagues. All day trainings in operations, radio comunications and leadership. We love to walk around the air base and see some amazing aircraft and history.

Celebrating the new year (and the competition of the annual audit).

Happy from the Coast Guard Academy!

http://www.auxadept.org/auxhistory/

Congratulations to our 2023 Flotilla Commander, Elliott Seda and Vice Commander, Santiago Castrodad, installed on Jan. 26 by Immediate Past Commander, Gary Mull.

We are very proud of this exceptional young man!

https://www.partsvu.com/blog/us-coast-guard-auxiliary-resources-for-recreational-boaters-fascinating-history-volunteer-opportunities/

US Coast Guard Auxiliary: Resources for Recreational Boaters, Fascinating History, & Volunteer Opportunities - PartsVu Xchange What is the purpose of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary? Learn about their vital role, the resources they provide, and volunteer opportunities.

Congratulations to the very first Auxiliarists to reach the North Pole aboard a Coast Guard vessel! 🇺🇸 What an exciting mission! On Sept 30, Deborah Heldt Cordone, Auxiliary Public Affairs Specialist 1 and National staff member, along Lyle Schrag, PhD, Auxiliary Chaplain Corps, traveled to the North Pole aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter HEALY (WAGB-20). Cordone was deployed for the entire four-month mission, leaving from Seattle with HEALY on July 11, to augment in the area of Public Affairs. This is her third mission aboard the icebreaker. Schrag came on board at the beginning of September to augment as the Chaplain, when HEALY had a port call in Dutch Harbor, Alaska (located in the Aleutian Islands). This was his first mission aboard HEALY. Both Auxiliarists are from District 13, where HEALY homeports.

Are you interested in fun adventures and volunteering for the Coast Guard Auxiliary? Please visit cgaux.org for more information and to look for a flotilla near you.

For information on becoming an Auxiliary Public Affairs Specialist, visit tinyurl.com/2v5dd36j. Public Affairs C-school is available for 2023.

For information on the Auxiliary Chaplain Support program, visit https://tinyurl.com/2ytcxuzy.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by BM3 Wilson. Auxiliarists on the bow of USCGC HEALY (WAGB20) at the North Pole. 02OCT2022. Left: Auxiliary Chaplain Lyle Schrag; right: Deborah Heldt Cordone, Auxiliary Public Affairs Specialist 1.

Come and find out more about the USCG Auxiliary and other organizations and activities at Tampa Sailing Squadron.

https://www.mycg.uscg.mil/News/Article/2961300/top-5-reasons-you-should-join-the-coast-guard-auxiliary/

Top 5 reasons you should join the Coast Guard Auxiliary The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will celebrate with its 83rd birthday June 23, and there has never been a better time to join America’s Volunteer Guardians. The Auxiliary encourages enthusiastic and

Clipped from the Observer. Excellent article by VC Elliott Seda!

It is important to be very careful when boating during the winter months. One step you can take to be a safe boater is avoiding alcohol. Alcohol greatly increases the effects of cold water shock.

Our crews have the best views. ☀️

If you are by the water and have someone or something you love................always put a life vest on it.

Use good judgement on the water!
https://www.boatus.com/news-room/release/dont-let-alcohol-crash-americas-birthday-cele

Don’t Let Alcohol Crash America’s Birthday Celebration On the Water : BoatUS News Room Here are two good reasons to leave the partying ashore

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