The June 21^st meeting will be at the Anchor & Shield Club at Base Mobile on Thursday, 1930.

Extensive crew training will be provided on Saturday, June 23^rd at Base Mobile (NOT Dauphin Island Station like previous years). There will be a shrimp boil after the training from 1600 to 1800. Spouses and children are welcome for the shrimp boil. The cost of the shrimp boil is $7.

The training will start at 0830 with lectures until 1200. Underway training will be from 1300 to 1600. If you can only attend one training session a year, this is the one!!

Sunday, June 24^th from 1500 to ??? will be when Flotilla 39 holds their summer 2001 picnic. Every one will be bringing a covered dish and the Flotilla will provide soft drinks and iced tea. Other beverages will be BYOB. The picnic will be located at the home of Dr. Nick Nichols on the Dog River. He has a new boat dock so you are welcome to come by boat. Dress is casual and children are welcome.

ADM J.M. LOY, COMMANDANT

1. JUNE 23, 2001 MARKS THE SIXTY-SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE COAST GUARD

AUXILIARY. THIS PAST YEAR THE AUXILIARY AND ITS 34,000 MEMBERS HAS

AGAIN SUPERBLY SUPPORTED COAST GUARD MISSIONS. LIKE ALL OTHER ELEMENTS

OF TEAM COAST GUARD, THEY HAVE BEEN PARTNERS IN OUR ONGOING CHALLENGE

OF TRANSFORMATION TO MEET THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF THE BOATING AND

MARITIME COMMUNITY. IN A CONTINUING EFFORT TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS,

INJURY AND DEATH TO BOATERS, PERSONAL WATERCRAFT OPERATORS, KAYAKERS

AND CANOERS, THE AUXILIARY HAS UPDATED THEIR PUBLIC EDUCATION COURSES,

REVAMPED THEIR VESSEL SAFETY CHECK PROGRAM, AND OBTAINED ADDITIONAL

COASTIE ROBOTIC BOATS TO EDUCATE OUR YOUTH AT SCHOOLS, BOAT SHOWS, AND

OTHER EVENTS. THE AUXILIARY SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S. POWER

SQUADRON ALLOWING THEIR MEMBERS TO CONDUCT VOLUNTARY VESSEL SAFETY

CHECKS AND ISSUE THE AUXILIARY DECAL UPON A SUCCESSFUL EXAMINATION.

ALSO, AUXILIARY STATE LIAISON OFFICERS WORKED HARD SUPPORTING CHANGES

TO STATE LAWS, MAKING BOATING SAFER ON STATE WATERS. ADDITIONALLY,

MEMBERS OF THE AUXILIARYS INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHED

INFORMATION SHARING PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER WORLD MARITIME SAFETY

VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS. IN ALL OF THESE AREAS, THE AUXILIARY

LEADERSHIP HAS CHARTED A COURSE THAT HAS INCREASED THE VALUE THE

AUXILIARY BRINGS TO AMERICA.

2. LAST YEAR, WITH AN EYE TOWARDS PREVENTION AND RESPONSE,

AUXILIARISTS SAVED 311 LIVES, ASSISTED 3,733 OTHERS, CONDUCTED 108,981

VESSEL SAFETY CHECKS, AND 1,727 COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSEL SAFETY

EXAMS. AUXILIARISTS SPENT OVER 10,000 HOURS IN THE AIR, OVER 140,000

HOURS ON THE WATER, OVER 73,000 HOURS IN THE CLASSROOM, AND ALMOST

270,000 HOURS IN SUPPORT OF OTHER MISSIONS. INCLUDED IN THESE

STATISTICS ARE THE OVER 400 AUXILIARY VESSELS OPERATING OUT OF EIGHT

MAJOR CITY AREAS IN SUPPORT OF OPSAIL 2000. THIS YEAR, THROUGH THEIR

CLOSE INTERACTION WITH THE PUBLIC, AUXILIARISTS ARE EDUCATING BOATERS

ON THE DANGERS OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

3. AUXILIARISTS CONTINUE TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE AS THEY

AUGMENT COAST GUARD UNITS ASHORE AND AFLOAT, PROVIDING CRITICAL

ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. ON JUNE 23, 2001, I ENCOURAGE

ALL COAST GUARD UNITS TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE WITH THEIR LOCAL

AUXILIARY FLOTILLAS THE AUXILIARYS SIXTY-SECOND BIRTHDAY TO THANK

THESE MOST DEDICATED MEMBERS FOR ALL THEY DO.

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