TheCommander's page features periodic articles, bulletins, and announcements from our Division 6 Commander, Mark McLaughlin.

I. Commander's COMMENTS

Division 6 is located on the Gold Coast of Central California. The Division 6 AOR (area of responsibility) extends from Santa Cruz to Morro Bay and also encompasses several inland lakes. The division’s flotillas are located in Santa Cruz, Capitola, Monterey and Morro Bay.

The members of Division 6’s flotillas provide service to Coast Guard Station Monterey, Coast Guard Station Morro Bay and to the USCG Cutter Hawksbill, which is stationed in Monterey Harbor. The division’s support services to the Coast Guard include SAR (search and rescue) pre-SAR (vessel safety check, public education) land mobile operations, and special event assistance on the water (regatta patrol, security zones). Division 6 members also are active participants in the Water Way Watch program and serve as a force multiplier for the Coast Guard on California’s Gold Coast.

If you are interested in Division 6’s public education courses, a vessel safety check or in becoming a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary please use the provided flotilla finder to locate nearest flotilla http://nws.cgaux.org/flotillafinder/index.html

Mark McLaughlin DCR-6
Division Commander

II. DIVISION HIGHLIGHTS:

I encourage all Division 6 Auxiliary members to take advantage of the training opportunities offered throughout Division 6. It is most important that all Flotilla Commanders, Member Training Officers and Instructors submit notice of your flotilla-level training opportunities to the Division 6 SO-CS, so that these opportunities can be posted on the Member Training Calendar on the Division 6 Home Page.

Division Highlights will be posted in this space from time to time by our Division Captain, Rod Collins.

Respectfully submitted,

Mark McLaughlin, DCP-6

The Division Communications Services Officer responsible for this site may be reached at the following e-mail address: cso@solopublications.com

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