DISTRICT EIGHT EASTERN COAST GUARD REGION HEARTLAND GUARDIAN

DISTRICT TRAINING Volume 3 Issue 3

March 2013

INSIDE THIS ISSUE SPRING 2013

PAGE TWO

Auxiliarists of the Year

PAGE THREE

NFL Championship

PAGE FOUR

UTV Qualification

PAGE FIVE

DTRAIN Awards

PAGE SIX

DTRAIN Awards

DIVISION FOUR

DISTRICT EIGHT EASTERN REGION

AUXILIARIST OF THE YEAR

JIM ARMOUR

DIVISION SIXTEEN

Congratulations to Jim Armour, Division Sixteen, for the award of Auxiliarist of the Year for District Eighth Eastern Region! Captain Larry Hewitt, Sector Ohio Valley, presents this prestigious award to Jim for this great accomplishment.

The District Chief of Staff Auxiliarist of the Year Award goes to Randy Hawkins of Division Eleven. The District Captain Auxiliarist of the Year Award goes to Bill Husfield of Division Eight.

Photo Below: Commander Juliet Hudson, Director Of Auxiliary Eighth Eastern Region presents Awards to Jack Wood, DCDR Division Eleven (accepting for Randy Hawkins), Jim Armour, and Bill Husfield.

Congratulations to all recipients!

Photos: Gerlinde Higginbotham USCGAUX

2 Versus (NFL Championship Game-December 31, 1967)

On the first play of the final quarter, the Cowboys took a 17-14 lead with Dan Reeves’ 50 yard touchdown pass to Lance Rentzel on a Halfback Option play. In what could be their last Offensive drive, the Packers took possession with 4:50 left in the game. With the wind chill around –70 degrees, led his team down the field with three key pass completions. Three plays later, with third and goal, the ball rested on the Dallas 2 foot line. By this time the thermometer read twenty below zero. Bart Starr called the Packers’ final time out to confer with Coach . Starr immediately asked Right Guard if he could get enough traction on the icy turf for a wedge play and Kramer responded with an unequivocal YES! Pat Summerall in the broadcast booth told the rest of the CBS crew to get ready for a roll-out pass, because without any timeouts left, a failed run play would end the game. , Coach for Dallas, expected a pass attempt because an incompletion would stop the clock and allow the Packers one more play on fourth down, either for a touchdown (to win) or a field goal attempt (to tie and send the game into overtime). Green Bays’ pass protection on the slick field had been seriously tested during the game with the Cowboys sacking Starr eight times. On the sidelines Starr told Lombardi he wanted to run a 31 Wedge, but with him keeping the ball, rather than handing off to the Fullback. Lombardi told Starr to “Run it and let’s get (expletive deleted) out of here!” Starr returned to the huddle and called a “Brown Right 31 Wedge, Keeper, on Hut!” On the of the ball, Kramer and Center Ken Bowman executed a post-drive block on Left Jethro Pugh, as Starr crossed the Goal Line for a 20-17 lead. Green Bay was successful on the Point After Touchdown, and won the game with a 21-17 final score. Emotionally both teams players were spent. In the Packer’s locker room, the players openly wept. Kramer told interviewers, “Many things have been said about Coach (Lombardi). And he is not always understood by those who quote him. The players understand. This is one beautiful man.” The Packers were perfect that day. So what does perfect really mean? Being perfect is not about mistakes, not about the past, and not about the numbers that may appear in AuxData. To me, being perfect is about you and your relationship with yourself, your family, and your shipmates. Being perfect means that you can look your family and shipmates in the eye, and that you can honestly tell them that you didn’t let them down. There wasn’t one more thing that you could have done. You did all you could whether it was on a Program Visit, teaching a Boating Safety class, on an Operational Patrol, or just participating in the Fellowship of a Flotilla Meeting. Take a moment Auxiliarists and look around the room at your fellow shipmates. Think about the Devotion to Duty, the missions, and the friendships that are represented in the meeting, and put that into your hearts. As I have spoken with members of Division 12 over the past months, I consistently heard comments about the Chain of Leadership and Management, and I would like to share with you my personal views of COLM, and my personal views of the expectation of being perfect as are set forth to the members of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary from the United States Coast Guard. The COLM works. In its simplest form, the COLM is an Organizational chart for communications about the operations given to the Auxiliary from the USCG. Those communications are designed to involve others, to seek advice, to share thoughts, to impart wisdom, to express concerns, to develop plans of action, and to evaluate results. It is a two-way street for communications, and is organized to involve the appropriate level of Elected Officers, and if necessary, Appointed Staff Officers. It is not an endless ladder to seek an answer that we may want to hear, and it should never be used in a way that is harmful or disrespectful to our shipmates. If used properly, in its simplest form, the COLM is a tool that will lead us, as Auxiliarists, to being perfect in the missions that we conduct for, and on the Authority of the United States Coast Guard.

Joey Vance DCDR Division 12

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3 UTV Examiner Qualification

UTVs, or Un-inspected Towing Vessels are simply Tow Boats. Congress has decided the time has come to look over all the towing vessels running up and down the waters of the United States in an effort to reduce the number of marine incidents and marine casualties. Sub-Chapter M is a directive that will make it mandatory for all tow vessels to be inspected every 3 years assuring each vessel is operating in a safe and efficient manner. At this time, the program is not in full swing, but will be soon. I spent about 18 months getting the UTV Examiner Assistant PQS checked off, several exams as a trainee, (10 required), and getting the DO-PSI security clearance also required. Then came the oral board. With many set backs, I finally got the Qualification. A couple of weeks ago, I found out I had one more PQS to do, the “ride along”. I, along with a Petty Officer from MSU Paducah was scheduled to meet an AEP Barge Co. boat in Memphis, TN on the lower Mississippi the afternoon of Tuesday, 5 March where we would board the M/V Christopher M. Parsonage, a 180 foot, 1053 gross ton tow boat. With high winds, rough water, and fighting a strong current, the Chris Parsonage didn't get to Memphis on schedule. We finally boarded around 0030 on 6 March and promptly went to bed. Getting up at 0530, we met for breakfast and started the process of getting the PQS completed. We were tasked with doing a full shift (6 hrs) of Bridge Watch, a shift of day Deck Watch, a Night Deck Watch and a Machinery Watch. There were many questions we had to ask the Pilot, the Chief and the deck hands. We also did a barge walk. At the beginning of each shift, the deck hands must check each barge (we started out with 33) for water in the void tanks and that every wire, winch and ratchet was secure. We also got to observe Tow Work. Around midnight on the 7th, in Blytheville, AR, we dropped two loaded barges and picked up five empty barges giving us thirty-five barges to complete the trip. Finally around 1130 on Friday, 8 March, we were picked up by a small fleet barge and taken to the Hickman Ferry dock where we met an AEP van that brought us back to Paducah. The hardest part of the evolution was getting used to sleeping in short intervals and trying to eat everything put out for us and the crew. I think I may have gained 5 lbs in the 2 ½ day trip. In conclusion, I can check off one item from my bucket list. I can't begin to express my gratitude to AEP barge Co., and the Coast Guard for giving me this opportunity. If anyone is interested in getting the UTV Qualification, please contact your local CG Unit for information and feel free to contact me at [email protected]. I highly recommend the program.

Photo Left: M/V Christopher M. Parsonage

Photo Right: Part of the tow involved in the check-ride

Photos: Gregg McKee USCGAUX

Article: Gregg McKee DSO-NS

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4 DISTRICT AWARDS

The following pages comprise a list in total of the awards presented at Spring DTRAIN this past weekend. In total, seventy-four awards were presented to our members by Captain Larry Hewitt, USCG, Commander Juliet Hudson, Director of Auxiliary for the Eighth Eastern Coast Guard Region, Deputy National Commodore Rick Washburn, and District National Commodore, Bill McGoni- gal. Congratulations to all recipients!

Auxiliary Commandants Letter of Commendation (ACLOC) awarded to:

Nancy Reece for her work on the District Website as District Staff Officer for Communications Services Alan Hall for his work as District Staff Officer for Human Resources Bob Bruce for his work on the Ever Bridge System Mark LaPenna for his work acquiring PPE and implementing Air Facility Equipment Policy and Procedure

Meritorious Team Commendation awarded to the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Eighth Eastern Region Radio Team Mem- bers: Robert Spera, Mike Wagoner, Mary Husfield, Bill McGonigal, Bill Reisa, Dave Stroup Randy Hawkins

Auxiliary Achievement Medal awarded to:

Lynn Miles for her work as District Staff Officer for Public Affairs

Plaques were awarded to Divisions, Flotillas, and individuals following in the order listed of First/District Commodore Award, Second/District Chief Of Staff Award, and if applicable, Third/District Captain Award.

Program Visitor: Vessel Safety Check:

Doris Armour 16-9 Doris Armour 16-9 Jim Armour 16-9 Jim Armour 16-9 Jim Hufnagel 08-11 Burl Shulaw 06-8

Member Training: Air Operations-Crew:

Michael Brzezicki 11-5 Walker Fuqua 05-5 John Ellis 04-10 Loren Schafer 06-2 Jim Armour 16-9 Jim Williamson 11-4

Public Affairs: Marine Safety:

Marty Schuett 08-11 Bill Husfield 08-5 Randy Ventress 11-5 Mary Husfield 08-5 Ray Nunweiler 01-7 Larue Turner 06-10

Public Education: Auxiliarist of the Year:

Randy Ventress 11-5 Jim Armour 16-9 DeAnne Rodenburg 24-5 Randy Hawkins 11-2 Anita Marie Daniel 06-8 Bill Husfield 08-5

Air Operations, Pilot: Coast Guard Support:

Mark LaPenna 05-5 Randy Hawkins 11-2 Don Hunnicutt 24-6 Eddy Smith 16-2 J.B. Chapman 04-3 Jimmie Hufnagel 08-11

Surface Operations:

Phil Mammano 11-4 Bill Husfield 08-5 Mary Husfield 08-5 (Continued on page six)

5 DISTRICT AWARDS (Continued from page five)

Streamers awarded for 2012 and presented to Divisions, Flotillas, and individuals:

DCO Division of the Year 082-08 DCOS Division of the Year 082-16 DCAPT Division of the Year 082-11

DCO Flotilla of the Year 082-16-2 DCOS Flotilla of the Year 082-08-11 DCAPT Flotilla of the Year 082-11-2

DCO Program Visitor-Division 082-16 DCO Program Visitor-Flotilla 082-16-9 DCOS Program Visitor-Flotilla 082-11-2

DCO Member Training-Division 082-11 DCO Member Training-Flotilla 082-04-10 CONGRATULATIONS DCOS Member Training-Flotilla 082-16-9 TO DCO Public Affairs-Division 082-08 DCO Public Affairs-Flotilla 082-08-11 ALL DCOS Public Affairs-Flotilla 082-05-5 RECIPIENTS!! DCO Public Education-Division 082-06 DCO Public Education-Flotilla 082-06-8 DCOS Public Education-Flotilla 082-11-2

DCO Operations-Division 082-08 DCO Operations-Flotilla 082-01-7 DCOS Operations-Flotilla 082-08-5

DCO VSC’s-Division 082-16 DCO VSC’s-Flotilla 082-16-9 DCOS VSC’s-Flotilla 082-16-2

DCO Marine Safety-Division 082-08 DCO Marine Safety-Flotilla 082-06-10 DCOS Marine Safety-Flotilla 082-08-3

DCO Membership Growth-Div. 082-11 DCO Membership Growth-Flot. 082-06-12 DCOS Membership Growth-Flot. 082-12-1

DCO Publications-Division 082-11 DCO Publications-Flotilla 082-24-4

DCO Coast Guard Support-Div. 082-08 DCO Coast Guard Support-Flot. 082-11-2 DCOS Coast Guard Support-Flot. 082-16-2

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