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EASTWIND Page 7 PAGE 1 Message from the Commodore EASTOFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NINTH DISTRICTWIND EASTERN REGION SINCE 1972 UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY Volume XLV Winter-Spring 2017 Issue Number Two Paddlesports leap in popularity and injury rate. Coast Guard Auxiliary responds with public education and outreach. SEE PAGE 12. Gene Little National Inspirational Leader WELCOME TO BETSY’S GALLEY WINTER/SPRING 2017 Page 6 EASTWIND Page 7 PAGE 1 Message from the Commodore First, let me say it is a great honor being elected as your Commodore. The Ninth Eastern District is not the biggest district in the nation, but what we lack in size we make up for in effort. We do more in our short boating season than most do in a year-long season. I also need to thank participants in all our leader- ship and specialty training opportunities at our fall and spring D-Trains. No district can go forward without leaders and 9ER stepped up and showed that leadership training is important. We are off to a running start with new initiatives, such as the focus on paddlecraft safety at the fall and spring D-Trains as well as the crafting of strategies by our own district paddlecraft committee (DCAPT Glen Harman, OTO Chris Henderson and Gene Little of Ithaca Flotilla 02-02). Speaking of initiatives: • the Basic Qualification 2 (BQ2) is up and running. The new BQ2 course is up on the Training Directorate (T) website. New Auxiliarists are encouraged to take the seven module course. • Gap Analysis is still on the front burner. We support the Coast Guard and fill in gaps that they need. If you have been designated as an Auxiliary Unit Coordinator you should be making sure, as best you can, that you develop a good working rela- Robert L. tionship with your unit and that they understand the benefits that the Gap Analysis Scofield can do for them. DCO 9ER • We are starting a new initiative this summer- Dock Walking. This program is designed to have the most informed auxiliarists pass on their knowledge one-on-one to recreational boaters to reduce the number of mishaps and environmental hazards. If you are interested in joining this effort contact DSO-MS Rich Evans. • A new program called Auxiliary Clergy Support (ACS) is open to credentialed clergy in your units to support the Coast Guard’s religious ministry needs. Lastly, the Coast Guard is recruiting and we are part of that process. We need to do our part in seeing that the best candidates are encouraged to look favorably on the Coast Guard as a career opportunity. Keep up the good work and know that your efforts help keep our boaters safe. Semper Paratus. PAGE 2 EASTWIND WINTER/SPRING 2017 Table of Contents Message from the Commodore Page 2 Cover Photo Couple credited with saving eight lives Page 4 Stand-up paddling and other paddlesports are growing in AUX aircrew spots oil sheen on Lake Ontario Page 5 both popularity and injury. Page 12. Gene Little honored as inspirational leader Page 6 Istock photo Rear Admiral Ryan really does “Think Auxiliary” Page 6 Welcome to the Betsy Macintyre Galley Page 7 Other cover photos Gene Little is named the Coast Flotillas in Action: from parade to watchstanding to airshow Pages 8-10 Guard’s national inspirational Spring D-TRAIN awards and cowpoke photos Page 11 leader. Photo by R. Stronach, editor.. Cover Story: Paddlecraft safety number 1 priority Pages 12-14 One might say that Dr. Betsy Divisions 4, 2, 6 and 7 hit the boat shows Macintyre “owns” the galley at Station Cleveland Harbor. Mission ABORT: AUXAIR in intercept exercise Page 14 Photo by Allen Knish, DSO-DV. Coast Guard, AUX honor WWII hero: SPAR Florence Finch Page 15 AUXAIR, C.G. train together at Safety Round Up Page 16 Extraordinary year of SAR missions for AUXAIR Page 17 A word about night operations Page 18 Assistant Director of Auxiliary: farewell via greatest hits Page 19 Publisher District Commodore Director of Auxiliary: congrats and farewell Page 20 Robert L. Scofield Meet the 9ER Bridge Page 20 Editor District Captains Pages 21-22 Robert G. Stronach DSO-PB District Chief of Staff Page 23 Contributing Editor Mark Thomas ADSO-PB District Chief of Staff EAST WIND Joseph A. Sopko, M.D. EASTWIND welcomes contributions from District Captains all interested parties, reserving the right to Clark Godshall edit for space and content, and to determine Glen W. Harman if, when and where such submission might S. Baird Pfahl, M.D. be used. Email is the preferred method of communication: District Nine Eastern Region [email protected] NineEastern.org WINTER/SPRING 2017 EASTWIND PAGE 3 SEARCH AND RESCUE Robert and Patricia Brody of Rochester Flotilla 42 were credited with saving eight Rochester lives in 2016 and were hon- ored with the Captain David couple P. Dobbins Award for Excel- credited with lence in Search and Rescue. saving 8 lives In the first incident, while on patrol in Irondequoit Bay last July 4, the Brodys Coming to the came upon a vessel that ap- aid of distressed peared to be veering out of control with the people on boaters and board yelling and waving injured jet skier frantically. They maneuvered alongside and secured it for a side tow, and noticed smoke Bob and Patti Brody receive awards at the Fall D-Train (district rising up through the deck. training conference). Photo by R. Stronach, editor They transferred three chil- dren and four adults to their up emergency break-away with securing the victim to boat while alerting Coast procedures in the event fire a bodyboard and lifting him Guard Station Rochester and broke out while towing the aboard. Bob Brody and the EMTs work on severely injured jet skier aboard the Brodys’ Coast the local fire department. vessel safely into port. Once third jet skier lifted the board Guard Auxiliary patrol boat. As the citation reads, moored, you helped evacu- and patient half way up, “at Photo by Patti Brody, Flotilla 42 “Assessing the risk, you set ate all the persons on board which pioint the gunnels and assisted the local fire served as a fulcrum point” department in finding and and the board and patient disconnecting the electical tilted horizontally with little batteries.” effort, Brody reported. Nearly two months later, “This whole procedure on Aug. 29, the Brodys were took place in less than a min- out on an evening patrol ute.” when a serious jet ski acci- At about this tme a Coast dent occurred on the south Guard 25-foot response boat side of Irondequoit Bay about arrived on the scene along two miles away. with marine units from the They responded to the Monroe County Sheriff’s De- scene and, searching in the partment and West Webster dark, found the victim and Fire Department. his jet ski, with another jet Coast Guard and firefight- skier holding the victim’s er medics came on board to head out of the water. treat the patient while they The victim had a large headed to Sutter’s Marina on laceration on the back of his the west side of the bay to an head and was in and out of awaiting ambulance. consciousness. After a week the patient The Brodys called on a was released from the hospi- third jet skier in the area tal to recuperate. to come aboard and assist PAGE 4 EASTWIND WINTER/SPRING 2017 INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM AUXAIR crew spots oil spill on Lake Ontario Response evolves into large operation with multiple aircrews and surface vessels Initial image of oil spill taken at approxiately 9:30 a.m. June 26, 2016. U.S. Coast Guard photo. By Bob Fratangelo A District 9ER Auxiliary parking lot that it was likely images to Sector Buffalo. District Sfaff Officer for Aviation aircrew spotted what appeared in “shut down” where mainte- It was later reported in the to be an oil slick over 1.5 miles nance is typically performed media that the plant had an long near the Fitzpatrick nu- on the plant and a large emergency shut down a few Auxiliarists involved in clear power plant on Eastern number of employees are en- days prior and an oil lubrica- the oil spill response Lake Ontario last June 26. gaged to minimize the down tion pumping system contin- Graig P. Arcuri Because AUXAIR crews time. The crew was confident ued to pump oil for lubricating Robert S. Brody fly weekly maritime observa- the origin of the spill was a system that was shut down Patricia T. Brody tion missions, they become likely the outflow from the and the oil ended up flowing John S. Carpenter plant. The crew took images, David R. Cidale very familiar with facilities, into the out flow system, then structures and operations in sent them to Sector Buffalo into Lake Ontario. At first it David H. Cornelius and requested that Station Douglas S. Cream their area of responsibility was thought it was around (AOR). This familiarity makes Oswego, which already had 20-40 gallons, but then it was William P. Cummings a response boat underway, Helen Held Cummings it easy for crews to recognize reported that it could have investigate to see if it was in Dale A. Currier an anomaly. been as much as 2000 gallons. fact an oil spill. Thomas J. Every Thus it was with the oil slick This incident gathered na- Robert A. Fratangelo that appeared to be emanat- After returning to base and tional media attention. CGAS Charles L. Heath ing from the nuclear power having a phone debrief with Detroit AUXAIR D9ER crews Michael J.
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