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Volume 116, Issue 1
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From the Desk of the Commodore, continued
Recruiting Posters
Under the direction of DSO-HR Steve Trojanov and with the assistance of DSO-PA COMO Murphy, the District will be
providing recruiting posters and electronic files to allow the printing of new ones to each of our 12 divisions over the next
two months.
Sector Commander’s Briefing
We become more integrated into “Team Coast Guard” every day. Under the direction of DSO-CS Rick Taylor, ASC Tom
Roberson and DSO-OP Kurt Sarac we are working to develop presentations that can be included in the weekly brief to the
Sector Commander. They will include the expected Auxiliary patrols and activities for the upcoming week. We have worked
out the technical aspects and are now making sure that the information we present is the information Captain Anderson
needs.
Area Training with Awards Lunches
Due to the government shutdown and the cancellation of our D-Train, your District Captains have been developing plans
for one-day training in each of our three Areas. You won’t want to miss the evnt near you. These will be free events - no
matter how far you live from the event, even if it is closer than 50 miles, you will be reimbursed for your mileage. Lunch will
be provided at no cost to you. Best of all, you will be able to get some great training! Keep a weather eye out for announce-
ment of the details!
District Leadership
I want to thank the District Board for electing a great group of District Officers. You are being very well served by your
hard working District Chief of Staff Joe Giannattasio, your District Captains – Jeff Kuhn, DCAPT West, Kurt Sarac,
DCAPT Central, Noreen Schifini, DCAPT East, your IPDCO COMO Barry Kyper and the President of the Past Com-
manders Association, Al Grimminger. Together with your Director, LCDR Taylor, this is your District Executive Commit-
tee or EXCOM.
Thank you for your support, fellowship and everything you are doing for the boating public, the US Coast Guard and your
fellow Auxiliarists!