The Long Blue Line (Spring 2024)

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U.S. COAST GUARD INFORMATION AUXILIARY H T JOBS By: Matthew Thompson, AUXPA3, National Branch Chief – Publications Support (A-DIR) There is no doubt that the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary offers exciting opportunities for members to augment the Coast Guard’s active duty and Reserve personnel. The possibilities for service are endless. Whether it’s on the ice above the Arctic Circle, at the sunny beaches of Florida’s Space Coast, high in the sky over the Great Lakes, or somewhere out in cyberspace and beyond, the Auxiliary is there to be the force multiplier that provides the workforce to keep the Coast Guard moving. The 20,112 members of the Auxiliary form a diverse workforce with a significant amount of experience and knowledge that can be used to support the Coast Guard and further enhance its mission success across the globe. The Coast Guard recognizes this and understands that many Auxiliarists train to perform the same activities performed by Coast Guard personnel. 54 SPRING 2024 THE LONG BLUE LINE
Because of this, there are now more opportunities than ever for an Auxiliarist to work along-side members of the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Reserve. Opportunities include augmenting Coast Guard personnel in the areas of Public Affairs, Marine Safety, Surface Operations, and Emergency Management, amongst others. Areas of expertise that are in particularly high demand include Aviation (AUXAIR), Culinary Assistance (AUXCA), Cybersecurity (AUXCYBER), Linguistics (Auxiliary Interpreter Corps), Medicine (Auxiliary Health Services), and Ministry (Auxiliary Chaplain Support). AUXILIARY AUXILIARY AVIATION PROGRAM (AUXAIR) AUXAIR is an integral part of the Coast Guard search and rescue team and its homeland security forces. AUXAIR is an Auxiliary operational program organized on the district level rather than at the flotilla or division levels. AUXAIR aviators have varied aviation backgrounds, and many have prior military experience. AUXAIR aviators volunteer their aircraft as facilities, just as surface operators volunteer their boats. AUXAIR participates in many Coast Guard missions, including Search and Rescue, Waterways and Coastal Security, Marine Safety and Pollution Response, Aids to Navigation, and Ice Reconnaissance. AUXAIR also conducts Logistic Transport Missions. Auxiliarists involved in AUXAIR take Auxiliary aviation training, completing the syllabus for their level of qualification. There are three qualification Top: William Church, District 9 Central, Staff Officer Aviation, stands by his Cessna 182 at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan. Selfridge ANGB is home to U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit. (U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary photo.) Botttom: US. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Kimberly Seymore (left), a culinary specialist onboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10), and Auxiliarist Miranda Henry (right) cook scallops in the galley while underway in Antarctica, Jan. 13, 2022. U.S. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diolanda Caballer.) U.S. COAST GUARD INFORMATION THE LONG BLUE LINE SPRING 2024 55
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