Nor’Easter First District Northern Region Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island SUMMER 2020 BOSTON LIGHT: 304 YEARS OF SERVICE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD Division Commanders 2020 District Commander Division 1 Harold Frederick Herman RDML Thomas G. Allan, Jr. Division 2 John Robert Byrne Division 3 James S. Crocker Chief of Prevention Division 4 John Alan Flanagan CAPT Richard Schultz Division 5 Irwin M. Cohen Division 6 Arnold Mark Geller Director of Auxiliary District 1NR Division 7 Marcus Paul Mitchell CDR Christina D. Sullivan Division 9 Charles Irvin Motes, Jr. Division 10 Mary Bentley Operations Training Officer Division 11 Dennis Ray Bunnell BOSN 2 Elijah Reynolds Division 12 Kevin P. Ritchie U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY District Staff Officers District Commodore Prevention Department COMO Charles B. Grossimon Harlan M. Doliner DSO-MS Donald B. Ladd, Jr. DSO-MT District Chief of Staff Frank J. Larkin DSO-NS Byron A. Moe, Jr. Lance John McNally DSO-PE Immediate Past District Commodore Raymond C. Julian DSO-PV COMO Philip J. Kubat Robert Harold Amiro DSO-VE District Captain North Response Department John W. Hume Carl D. England, Jr. DSO-AV David Ernest Clinton DSO-CM District Captain Boston Joseph J. Hogan DSO-OP Glen Alan Gayton Logistics Department District Captain South William J. Bell DSO-CS David G. McClure Carolyn E. McClure DSO-FS Dewayne R. Roos DSO-HR Auxiliary Sector Coordinators Laurel J. Carlson DSO-IS Stephen C. McCann DSO-PA ASC Sector Northern New England Wesley M. Baden DSO-PB James Malcolm Maxner Allen R. Padwa DSO-SR Richard Bruce Brady DSO-DV ASC Sector Boston Jason Oliveira DSO-AS James B. Healy Report to Commodore ASC Sector Southern New England (West) Normand R. Choquette DSO-FN Dennis F. Jacques Gary A. Gordon DSO-IM COMO Joseph A. Gordon DSO-LP ASC Sector Southern New England (East) COMO Carolyn V. Belmore DSO-SLO Jeffrey D. Thomas Steve J. Kokkins DFSO-Flight Safety Officer District 1NR Directorate Chiefs District Administrative Assistant and Aides Logistics COMO Carolyn V. Belmore D-AA Mitchell F. Paine, DDC-L Paul T. McShane D-AD-Hotels Aaron A. Ledger D-AD-Meeting Setup Prevention Richard A. Young, Jr. D-AD-Meeting Setup Patrick J. Cunniff, Sr., DDC-P Carolyn E. McClure D-AD-Conference Coordinator Response Past Division Commanders Association COMO Ronald W. Booth, DDC-R Dennis M. DeGabriele President Civil Rights Counselor Cecilia N. Bethoney NOR’EASTER USCGAUX District 1NR Summer 2020 IN THIS ISSUE: Commodore’s Message 2 District Chief of Staff’s Message 3 FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK: Woods Hole Flotilla 11-2 Receives 2019 Boat Responsibly Award 4 In normal times this Summer issue of Nor’Easter would be filled with articles and Boston Light: 304 Years of Service 5 photographs about Auxiliary activities and “I’m Popeye The Coast Guard Man” 8 events that took place during National Safe Boating Week and following months. Auxiliar- Back in the Galley! 9 ists are always very, very busy on and off the water throughout the entire boating season. Jump-Starting Your Exercise Program 11 With the pandemic and the stand down, how- The Francis Scott Key Buoy 13 ever, this has been no ordinary summer. The Nor’Easter Production Team nevertheless has How to Get Credit for Courses Taken worked hard to put together an issue that once and Qualifications Earned 14 again highlights the special accomplishments of individuals and units, shares bits of interesting Need a Design for a Flyer, Banner, Coast Guard and Auxiliary history, passes along Emblem or Challenge Coin? 15 useful information you may not have known about, and encourages you to remain healthy, Float Plan Central 16 physically fit and consequently always mission ready. Our feature article, this issue, is about Boston Light, its fascinating 304-year history, and especially Sally Snowman’s years of dedi- cated service as Keeper in the Auxiliary Boston Light Augmentation Program. The Nor’Easter Production Team hopes that you enjoy the issue. Your comments and feed- back are welcome. In addition, we are actively looking for stories and photographs for the up- coming Fall issue. Please contact us with your ideas, or actual work in progress or already completed, that can be included in the pages of the next issue. ON THE COVER: Wes Baden, DSO-PB In period costume, Sally Snowman, Keeper, stands next to Leslie Schwartz, ADSO-PB SNNE the lantern room atop Boston Light. See feature story, Richard Keating, ADSO-PB SBOS Page 5. (Photo Daniel Afzal) Thomas Broderick, ADSO-PB SSNE © 2020, by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, District 1 Northern Region. See Publishing Information on Page 19 regarding reproduction and distribution of content in any medium or form. Nor’Easter is published quarterly at no expense to the U.S. Government or the U.S. Coast Guard. Cost of publication is borne by dues paying members of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, District 1 Northern Region, a volunteer unpaid civilian body whose mission is to assist the U.S. Coast Guard in its missions. As a matter of policy, rosters of names, addresses, and telephone numbers shall not be made available to the general public or any outside organization. Privacy of all rosters shall be safeguarded and the page clearly labeled. The publication of rosters on any online service is prohibited by the Privacy Act of 1974. NOR’EASTER USCGAUX District 1NR Summer 2020 1 COMMODORE TRUE BRAVERY IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES ’ S MESSAGE It’s no exaggeration to say that these have been very difficult times for us. Last spring, when we first had to restrict our activities, it was mentioned to me that these restrictions might have to extend throughout the entire boating season. At the time, I thought that comment was extreme, yet summer is now over and here we are, most of us still in “Stand Down” for activities other than those that can be done electronically. We’ve had to face new restrictions, rules and procedures. Much of what we always considered our way of doing business has changed, if only temporarily. Some of the most active members, though currently in good health, had to stand down simply because they fell into a high risk category as identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As Auxiliarists, we’re not hard wired to “Stand Down.” This is very difficult for all of us. Every sin- gle one of us. What inspires me, however, is the bravery of our members. Now one might say to me, “Whoa … what bravery?! I can’t even leave my house. There’s no bravery there.” Bravery is defined as getting the job done, not in the absence of fear but in spite of that fear. What fear am I talking about? If you think about it, there are a number of fears involved in the COVID 19 crisis. I’m talking about the fear that we may be in this situation a long time. The fear that we might lose interest. The fear that boaters will suffer because we’re not out there to educate them and keep them safe on the water. The fear of not doing what we love to do. Most importantly, fear for our health and the health of our shipmates. These are all big things, yet we’ve found ways to overcome them. We’re staying home and we’re finding ways to keep working albeit electronically. We’ve learned new ways of doing things. We’ve come together even with the crisis going on. The COVID-19 pandemic has been, without a doubt, the most diffi- cult thing the Auxiliary has had to face. Still, while we’re doing things differently for now, we know that at some point this crisis will pass, and even though we feel like we’re being idle, we’ve actually learned some new things. It takes bravery to get through this. Our members are standing tall. We’re getting the job done, despite the fears we have. And I, for one, am so very proud to not only serve as District Commodore but equally proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with all of you. Semper Paratus. Charlie Grossimon District Commodore 2 NOR’EASTER USCGAUX District 1NR Summer 2020 DISTRICT CHIEF OF STAFF STEP UP, AND LEARN, LEAD AND ENJOY I know this year is not working out anything like any of our hopes and plans. Every day is a new reality with new challenges. Good and effective leadership is important in any organiza- tion, and opportunities are coming up in ours. Election season is just around the corner, and getting good people to step up is always a challenge. I know my experiences in the Auxiliary have made me a better leader. The skills I learned in leadership from my active duty time and from the airlines were not adequate to meet the challenges of leading a volunteer organization. By working my way up the leadership chain I acquired more versatile and effective skills to work with people. The USCG has identified 28 leadership competencies that they will train you to be effective with, from flotilla member all the way to Commodore. If you want to gain better leadership and management skills, and have a ’ S MESSAGE great time along the way, please consider stepping up to a leadership role. This is a volunteer organization, and you the more you put in, the more you will get out of it! There is a lot of leadership training available to help you too. Past leaders are great sounding boards. There is the Leadership Development Academy, the new Staff Officer College.