topside Volume 120 , Issue 2
25 MAY 2023 FM : CHDIRAUX TO : ALAUX ALAUX 022 / 23
Subj : 2023 INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD WINNERS
1 . Please read ALCOAST 204 / 23 , 2023 INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD WINNERS , for the announcement of the award recipients . Congratulations to District 8 Eastern Region Auxiliarist Buford Ridgeway for his selection as the Commodore Charles S . Greanoff Award winner . Bravo Zulu !
2 . The ALCOAST is attached to this message for your convenience . In addition , the link to the MyCG news article is provided : 2023 Inspirational Award Winners > United States Coast Guard > My Coast Guard News ( uscg . mil )
3 . Internet release is authorized .
22 MAY 2023 FM : CHDIRAUX TO : ALAUX ALAUX 021 / 23
Subj : OPERATION DRY WATER
1 . The purpose of this ALAUX is to provide notice of the 2023 Operation Dry Water ( ODW ) heightened awareness and enforcement weekend and to encourage maximum participation from Coast Guard units . This year , ODW will take place Saturday , July 1 , 2023 , through Monday , July 3 , 2023 .
2 . Alcohol use continues to be the leading known contributing factor in recreational boating-related deaths . ODW directly supports the National Recreational Boating Safety Program ' s efforts to eliminate alcohol and drug-related