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what's new in MDA/opr Check here periodically for breaking news and current developments in Maritime Domain Awareness/Operation Patriot Readiness (MDA/OPR) -- information that may not yet be incorporated into the body of the web site. This page also contains links to archived information which may clarify certain issues regarding the mission -- plus other useful links.
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MANAGEMENT OF AUXILIARY AMERICA'S WATERWAY WATCH (AWW) ACTIVITIES On 18 August 2005, the responsibility for the Auxiliary AWW program management transferred to the Auxiliary's Marine Safety and Environmental Protection Department (M). The Announcement Notice describes the cross-functional team approach to managing AWW, and appoints Auxiliarist Mike Renuart (DVC-MW) to lead the M department's new America's Waterway Watch (AWW) Division. Additional information about "The Expanded Role of the Auxiliary" in AWW can be found in the September 2005 edition of "Safety Lines." (More detailed information about AWW can be found on the Recreational Boating Safety page of this website and at the National America's Waterway Watch Website. )
R 121645Z MAY 05 ZUI ASN-A00132000019 ZYB FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//G-M// TO ALCOAST BT UNCLAS //N16000// ALCOAST 255/05 COMDTNOTE 16000 SUBJ: INCREASED AUXILIARY SUPPORT FOR MARINE SAFETY, SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. A. AUXILIARY OPERATIONS POLICY MANUAL, COMDTINST M16798.3E B. MARINE SAFETY MANUAL, VOLUME 1 (ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT) COMDTINST M16000.6. 1. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF SIX NEW AND ONE REVISED MARINE SAFETY, SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SPECIFIC AUXILIARY QUALIFICATIONS (PQS). THE SIX NEW QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: PORT STATE CONTROL BOARDING TEAM ASSISTANT (AUX-AEI), ASSISTANT CONTINGENCY PREPAREDNESS SPECIALIST (AUX-ACP), ASSISTANT LICENSE AND DOCUMENT EXAMINER (AUX-LDEX), ASSISTANT LICENSE AND DOCUMENT EVALUATOR (AUX-LDEV), PORT STATE CONTROL DISPATCHER (AUX-PSC) AND UNINSPECTED TOWING VESSEL EXAMINER (AUX-UTV). THE ASSISTANT FACILITIES INSPECTOR (AUX-EU) QUALIFICATION WAS UPDATED TO INCLUDE MARITIME SECURITY INSPECTION JOB TASKS. ELECTRONIC COPIES OF THE SUBJECT QUALIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE CG INTRANET AT HTTP://CGWEB.COMDT.USCG.MIL/G-MR/MR-P/MRP-3.SHTML. 2. REF A AND REF B PROVIDE ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE WITH REGARD TO QUALIFICATION STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR COAST GUARD AUXILIARISTS IN SUPPORT OF MARINE SAFETY, SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MISSIONS. 3. ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL SHOULD DIRECT POLICY AND IMPLEMENTATION QUESTIONS TO COMDT (G-MRP-3), LCDR DAVID BERLINER, AT (202)267-0704. AUXILIARY MEMBERS SHOULD ADDRESS THEIR RELATED QUESTIONS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRAUX. 4. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED. 5. REAR ADMIRAL T. H. GILMOUR, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR MARINE SAFETY, SECURITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SENDS. BT AUX-ACP . . . . . Assistant Contingency Preparedness Specialist AUX-AEI . . . . . Port State Control Boarding Team Assistant AUX-CI . . . . . Assistant Container Inspector AUX-ED . . . . . Assistant Pollution Investigator AUX-EK . . . . . Assistant Harbor Safety Specialist AUX-ET . . . . . Assistant Pollution Response Specialist AUX-EU . . . . . Assistant Facilities Inspector AUX-LDEV . . . . . Assistant License & Document Evaluator AUX-LDEX . . . . . Assistant License & Document Examiner AUX-LR . . . . . Assistant Liferaft Inspector AUX-MEES . . . . . Marine Environmental Education Specialist AUX-MSAM . . . . . Marine Safety Administrative & Management Specialist AUX-MSW . . . . . Marine Safety Watchstander AUX-PSC . . . . . Port State Control Dispatcher AUX-UPV . . . . . Uninspected Passenger Vessel Examiner AUX-UTV . . . . . Uninspected Towing Vessel Examiner
This information is also available on the MTSA Support Page.
DIVISION 10 (D1SR) MSSEP MANUAL: Division 10 of District 1SR has prepared a Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection Manual as a reference guide for Flotilla MS Officers (FSO-MS),and to assist in the establishment of individual flotilla MSEP programs. The manual has sections on Training, Multi-mission Patrols, Emergency Readiness Planning, MARSEC Surge Preparedness, and Activity Record Keeping. It also contains a guide for 2005 Performance Indicators, and a 2005 Events Calendar. While the manual is Division 10-specific, thus including details applicable only to its AOR, it can also serve as a model, template and guide for other flotillas, divisions and/or districts to use in developing similar planning and reference manuals for MDA activities. The manual can be accessed in Microsoft WORD format, or Adobe Acrobat format, and the performance indicator template as an Excel file: Division 10 2005 Performance Indicators. AUXILIARY TELECOMMUNICATIONS: The 05/2005 edition of the "O" Department's Up Top in Operations discusses "Wide Area Auxiliary Communications" and the "Why" of using repeaters -- plus the use of VHF non-marine frequencies, and the "Why nots" concerning the use of HAM Radio. (Posted 4/10/205) MTSA and the Auxiliary: In the April 2005 edition of Safety Lines, Auxiliarist Karel Kester (DVC-MS) recaps the MTSA, and provides updated information about how Auxiliary members are involved at MSO San Francisco Bay and MSO St. Louis. She also presents some tips on how the Auxiliary can get more involved in these endeavors throughout the country. (Posted 05/09/2005)
Working with Sea Partners: At the Sea Partners and America’s Waterway Watch
joint training conference in New Orleans in June 2004, several students
expressed a need for a good way to get more information about Sea Partners
issues and updates on the program. The link is: http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/mb/seapartners. In order to post to the forum, you must register. Please use a real name and indicate in your profile your relationship to the Coast Guard Auxiliary. MCPO Linda Reid is moderator of the forum. Please share your ideas and success stories! Waterway Watch: Find out more about Waterway Watch and the Nationwide grant (making publicity about the program possible) at this site's America's Waterway Watch Section -- and be sure to visit the new Waterway Watch Web Site to get full details on member and public involvement, including information about new decals and brochures. Getting the word out: A "Public Affairs Forum" has been established on the Web to share ideas about promoting CG Auxiliary programs, including Operation Patriot Readiness and Waterway Watch. |
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On the various pages of this site there are "sidebar" boxes entitled Ideas @ Work. Each of these boxes contains the beginning or a synopsis of a news article or story related to an MDA/OPR component -- followed by a link to the full story. The following hyperlink index provides a shortcut to each of these sidebar articles -- just click on a headline..
ARCHIVE OF "WHAT'S NEW" INFORMATION R 301504Z JAN 04 ZUI ASN-A00030000085 ZYB FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//G-O/G-OCX// TO ALCOAST BT UNCLAS //N16790// ALCOAST 034/04 COMDTNOTE 16790 SUBJ: USCG AUXILIARY - OPERATION PATRIOT READINESS - PHASE III (OPR-III) 1. PURPOSE. THIS ALCOAST PROVIDES GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING OPR-III WITH THE AIM TO ASSIST COMMANDERS IN BEST LEVERAGING OUR VOLUNTEER RESOURCES IN BOTH OPERATIONS AND OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PLANNING. 2. BACKGROUND. OPR (ALCOAST 010/02) CONTINUES TO BE EFFECTIVE IN ONGOING INITIATIVES AIMED TO INCREASE THE OVERALL READINESS AND CAPABILITY OF CGAUX IN SUPPORT OF PORTS, WATERWAYS, AND COASTAL SECURITY (PWCS) OPERATIONS AND TRADITIONAL MISSIONS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH MARITIME SECURITY (MARSEC) LEVELS 1, 2 AND 3. OPR HAS PREPARED CGAUX FOR FUTURE SURGE OPS SUPPORT, PROVIDED MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALIGNMENT WITH ACTIVE DUTY UNITS DURING SURGE OPERATIONS, AND PROVIDED A HIGHER LEVEL OF GENERAL SUPPORT TO THE FULL SPECTRUM OF MISSIONS WITH AN ON-THE-WATER AND IN-THE-AIR FOCUS. OPR-I FACILITATED A FLOTILLA-LEVEL ROUND TURN ON MEMBERSHIP AVAILABILITY, SKILL SETS AND QUALIFICATIONS, PLANNING TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SURFACE AND AIR FACILITIES, AND FACILITY OPERATORS AND CREW, AND ESTABLISHMENT OF DEDICATED CGAUX LIAISON OFFICERS TO MATCH THE RIGHT AND READY VOLUNTEER SUPPORT WITH UNIT NEEDS. OPR-II REQUIRED DATA COLLECTION FOR EACH AND EVERY AUXILIARY MEMBER AND FACILITY (SURFACE, AIR, AND COMMUNICATIONS). NOW OPR-III FOCUSES ON EXECUTION AND DEPLOYMENT, PROVIDING PLANNING TOOLS AND NEW INITIATIVES FOR THE CG TO FURTHER CGAUX CAPABILITY AS AN EFFECTIVE VOLUNTEER FORCE MULTIPLIER. 3. OPR-III HAS SEVEN MAJOR INITIATIVES. THE TARGET DATE FOR COMPLETION OF PLANNING FOR ALL INITIATIVES IS 1 APR 04. A. AUXILIARY SURGE OPERATIONS. THIS INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON JOINT CG/CGAUX PLANNING FOR MAXIMUM, LOW RISK PWCS SUPPORT AND RESPONSE IN CONJUNCTION WITH MARSEC LEVELS 2 AND 3. IT INCLUDES THE IDENTIFICATION OF BACKFILL ALIGNMENT ASSIGNMENTS AND SPECIFIC ROLES AND MISSIONS, SUCH AS PREPLANNED DESIGNATED, LIMITED MULTI-MISSION PORT AND HARBOR PATROLS. OTHER ROLES TO CONSIDER: SAR BACKFILL, ADMIN AND LOGISTICS SUPPORT (E.G., CUTTER LOGISTICS HOMEPORT TIGER TEAMS), PORT AND BORDER OVERFLIGHTS, AUX SUPPORT OF SECURITY AND SAFETY ADVISEMENT AND PRESENCE PATROLS (BOATER EDUCATION/ADVISEMENT OF SECURITY/SAFETY ZONE EXISTENCE/BOATER ENCROACHMENT AND DETERRENCE OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITY THROUGH MERE PATROL PRESENCE), AND UNIT LEVEL TRAINING AND PMS SUPPORT. B. AUXILIARY STANDARD OPERATIONS- MISSIONS, PATROLS (SURFACE, AIR, SHORESIDE), CGAUX FACILITIES, PEOPLE. AUXILIARISTS AND THE COMMANDERS THEY SUPPORT WILL MEET TO ESTABLISH OR REVIEW MARSEC LEVEL 1 OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND PLANS. THESE REQUIREMENTS AND PLANS SHOULD FOCUS ON INCREASING SUPPORT LEVELS TO TRADITIONAL, NON-SECURITY MISSIONS (E.G., RBS, SAR, ATON, AND MARINE SAFETY), AND ALSO MAXIMIZING SUPPORT TO PWCS OPERATIONS. THE OPR-III REVIEW SHOULD ADDRESS CG OPERATIONAL GAPS WHERE CGAUX RESOURCES COULD BE USED AND ALSO IDENTIFY CGAUX FACILITY AND PERSONNEL SHORTFALLS AND FIXES, E.G., BOAT MOVEMENT PLANS. C. DISTRICT FACILITY MAPPING. - COLLECTION, PLOTTING AND DISPLAY OF POSITIONS (LATITUDE/LONGITUDE) OR LOCATIONS FOR EVERY RESOURCE, INCLUDING BOATS, AIRCRAFT, RADIOS AND WATCHSTANDERS. THE END RESULT WILL BE A GEOGRAPHIC DISPLAY OF FACILITIES AND WATCHSTANDERS AVAILABLE FOR USE BY CG LEADERS. THIS INFORMATION WILL MESH WITH THE READINESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (RMS) AND BE DISPLAYED USING THE GLOBAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS). D. READINESS EXERCISES. LOCAL, PERIODIC DEPLOYMENT DRILLS WITH A FOCUS ON MARSEC LEVELS 2 AND 3 TO SHARPEN SKILLS AND TEST THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PLANS. E. MTSA AND MDA SUPPORT. AN INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP CGAUX SUPPORT ROLES IN CONJUNCTION WITH BOTH EMERGING MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS (MDA) OPERATIONAL AND PUBLIC OUTREACH REQUIREMENTS, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CG RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ACT (MTSA). F. RBS INITIATIVES. ADDITION OF AN MDA ELEMENT TO PUBLIC EDUCATION COURSES AND VESSEL SAFETY CHECKS. G. AUXILIARY PERSONNEL ALLOCATION LIST (AUXPAL). THE AUXILIARY EQUIVALENT TO THE RESERVE PAL (RPAL) AND CONTINGENCY PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS LIST (CPRL). 4. ACTION. COMMANDERS AT ALL LEVELS SHALL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE AUXILIARY IN JOINT PLANNING AND INITIATIVES TO OPTIMIZE THE PROFOUND LEVEL OF VOLUNTEER SUPPORT THE CGAUX PROVIDES. AS THE LEADING VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, CGAUX IS A SERIOUS PLAYER IN PROVIDING LOW RISK SUPPORT TO THE SAFEGUARDING OF PEOPLE, VESSELS, PORTS, WATERWAYS AND THE ENVIRONMENT FROM MARITIME SECURITY THREATS. 5. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING OPR-III IMPLEMENTATION MAY BE FOUND AT THE CHIEF DIRECTORS WEBSITE WWW.CGAUX.INFO/G(UNDERSCORE)OCX/. PLEASE FOLLOW THE OPR LINK TO THE OPR WEBSITE. G-OCX POC IS CAPT DAVE HILL, CHIEF DIRECTOR 202- 267-1001, DHILL(AT)COMDT.USCG.MIL. 6. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED. 7. RADM DAVID S. BELZ, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR OPERATIONS, SENDS. BT NNNN
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FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS ► Check the Future Developments section of the Operations page on this web site to find out what to expect in the not too distant future
March 1, 2004 We are pleased to announce the winner of this national competition to choose a logo for Operation Patriot Readiness. The winning entry is now proudly displayed on the OPR web site. Auxiliarist Anthony Gadomski, SO-CS, FSO-CS, Flotilla 02-06 in Chicago, is our winner. In Tony’s submission he outlined just why this logo is appropriate. ► The two anchors crossed represent cooperation and strength ► Silver and gold stars represent the Auxiliary and Coast Guard members ► Two red vertical bars represent the blood shed on the 11th of September, 2001 ► The eagle, superimposed upon the red bars, represents our renewed strength and vigilance to “never tire, never falter, never fail”. Thanks again Tony, and also many thanks to all the other members who submitted entries. They were all worthy and represented much hard work and creativity on the part of some very dedicated Auxiliarists.
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