US Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 47-02 Green Bay, WI

12/12/2022

Here’s a little holiday jingle. On the 12th day of water safety, a park ranger showed to me… Happy Holidays and !

12/12/2022

Do you have a VHF radio on your vessel?

Having a VHF radio that is in working condition is an important tool in your safe boating toolkit. Although not federal regulation in boats under 65.5 feet long, it is good practice to carry one on your vessel in the event you need to reach out for help. While out on the water cell service may not be accessible or reliable, leaving you with limited ways to call for assistance.

However, calling for help is not the only use for a VHF radio! Having a VHF radio allows you to communicate with many other entities including other boaters, bridges, marinas, and of course the U.S. Coast Guard.

To schedule a Vessel Safety Check and learn more about safe boating practices, visit cgaux.org today!

Photo courtesy of safeboatingcouncil.org

12/08/2022

MEMBER ALERT: If you have not yet sent your RSVP for the Change of Watch event on 17 December. Please do so before 5PM Friday 12/9.

12/06/2022

December is National Safe Toys and Gift Month and we’ve been told by Santa that for boaters to be on the nice list, they should check their boating safety gear! Visit our website to learn more!

12/05/2022

Come out and be a part of this on Wednesday!

Please share this - and join us on Wednesday on the West Waterfront Promenade of Sturgeon Bay for a special Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony. A joint Sturgeon Bay Fire - Police & Coast Guard color guard, a U.S. Coast Guard Honor Guard will lay a wreath in the water of Sturgeon Bay during an extraordinary remembrance event. It all begins shortly after 11:30AM Wednesday, December 7th. The Maritime Museum will have a warming station with hot coffee and snacks inside.

11/24/2022

11/20/2022

At our November Flotilla meeting our flotilla elected our 2022 leadership team. John Draxler will be our new Flotilla Commander, and Rich Balch will take over as Vice Flotilla Commander. We also got caught up on awards for our members including recognizing Sturgeon Bay Detachment Leader Jeff Feuerstein’s Century Club Award for conducting more than 100 Vessel Safety Checks in 2021 and Alain Rault receiving Public Education and Leadership Awards. In addition as part of Team Coast Guard, more than 30 members received the Department of Homeland Security Outstanding Unit Award.

11/18/2022

Photos from U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes's post

11/15/2022

FLOTILLA 47-02 MEMBERS in Green Bay: Please check your e-mail for information regarding this week's Flotilla meeting. We have many awards to distribute and need your presence as we elect a new Flotilla Commander and Flotilla Vice Commander.

11/11/2022

Happy Veteran’s Day to all who served this great nation in all branches of the armed forces of the United States of America.

11/05/2022

Team Coast Guard proud to stand together in a joint USCG & USCG Auxiliary Honor Detail and float a wreath for those who sacrificed all during the Veterans Day ceremonies Saturday at the Green Bay Yacht Club.
(Photos Courtesy Tom Walczyk, CAPT, DC, USN (Retired)).

11/04/2022

Great story about just one of many ways service in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary can lead to bigger things! BZ Ensign Barth!

10/31/2022

Photos from Go Coast Guard Chicago's post

10/31/2022

Happy Halloween to all of our Active, Reserve, and Auxiliary shipmates! Have a safe and fun day!

📷 Deborah Heldt Cordone, AUXPA1

10/05/2022

Hunting waterfowl this season? If so, please be especially careful on the water. The Auxiliary says 70% of hunters who die in boating accidents fall overboard due to improperly loading the boat or having a hunting dog move around too much. A two-hour waterfowl hunting safety class is available. Go to: http://www.cgaux.org/boatinged/class_finder/index.php to find one. You can also download a waterfowl safety brochure from the U.S. Coast Guard. Go to:
https://www.uscgboating.org/.../Publica.../wade_brochure.pdf
(U.S. Coast Guard image)

10/04/2022

Great work from the USCG Communications Command in hurricane damaged areas in SW Florida. BZ!

09/30/2022

Photos from Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard's post

09/28/2022

What a summer! One of the more exciting Vessel Safety Checks our flotilla conducted this season was at Camp Birch Trails which is a part of the Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes in Irma, Wisconsin. This year the camp served 747 campers! We inspected 14 paddlecraft that were used by 150 of those campers. BRAVO ZULU to the staff at Camp Birch Trails! https://www.gsnwgl.org/

09/28/2022

Privilege to have the Deputy Commander of Sector Lake Michigan, Commander Doreen McCarthy aboard our flotilla’s facility for a patrol around lower Green Bay Tuesday. The patrol took us out in the bay near Longtail Point and south on the Fox River through the lock at DePere. (Photos by K. Osgood, Div 47 SO-PA)

09/25/2022

Your Green Bay Coast Guard Auxiliary was happy and proud to participate in the Open House event held Saturday at Station Two Rivers!

09/16/2022

Photos from U.S. Coast Guard's post

09/11/2022

08/29/2022

There’s more boating still to do! It’s a good time to double check your pfd’s!!

A life jacket that doesn’t float, is of no use on a boat!

One of the most important safety resources you use while on the water is a life jacket! All recreational vessels must carry a minimum of one wearable life jacket for each person on board. Any vessel 16 feet and longer (except canoes and kayaks) must also carry at least one throwable life jacket.

To ensure that your life jackets are ready to be used, you should inspect their condition and test them for buoyancy at least once every year.

For more information, visit cgaux.org

Graphic courtesy of safeboatingcampaign.org

08/27/2022

We brought one of our flotilla’s USCG AUX facilities to the Oconto Sportsman’s Club Youth Day. Great to see so many kids learning so much. Thanks OSC for the invite!

08/20/2022

Coast Guard flyover at the preseason home opener for the Green Bay Packers! .

08/06/2022

Our flotilla’s AOR (area of responsibility) covers nearly all of Green Bay. Today our members are working a boating safety booth and tours of a historic USCG patrol boat the Classic & Wooden Boat Show in Sturgeon Bay.

08/04/2022

HAPPY 232nd BIRTHDAY, United States Coast Guard!!

The Coast Guard is one of America's six armed forces and traces its founding to Aug. 4, 1790. That's when the first Congress authorized construction of 10 vessels to enforce tariff and trade laws, prevent smuggling, and protect the collection of federal revenue. Responsibilities added over the years include humanitarian duties such as aiding mariners in distress.

The service received its current name in 1915 when the Revenue Cutter Service and the U.S. Life-Saving Service were combined to form a single maritime service dedicated to the safety of life at sea and enforcing the nation's maritime laws. The later amalgamation of the U.S. Lighthouse Service and the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation would form the Coast Guard we know today.

The Coast Guard is a multi-mission maritime military service. Its mission is to protect the public, the environment and U.S. economic interests in the nation's waterways, along the coast, on international waters or in any maritime region as required to support national security.

Life Savers, Guardians, Warriors -- SEMPER PARATUS

Image: Revenue cutter Thomas Jefferson capturing British sail barges and their crews during the War of 1812 (Coast Guard collection)

07/27/2022

Great shot!

A great photo of the USCG Cutter Mobile Bay and the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. Photo taken by Michael Lena, a Wisconsin photographer while at the Milwaukee Air Show last weekend. # (Photo used with permission).

07/25/2022

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What is the purpose of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary? Learn about their vital role, the resources they provide, and volunteer opportunities.

07/16/2022

Teen heroes RESCUE FIVE from SINKING BOAT!

Always keep that VHF on and monitor channel 16… you just never know. Bravo Zulu to these teens for acting quickly.

The kids are alright.

07/15/2022

BZ to our Sturgeon Bay team for their boating safety outreach this past week to children and adults at all branches of the Door County Public Library!

07/15/2022

Green Bay, Wis. On July 9, 2022, the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary boat crew members are training together to practice rescue line throwing and towing maneuvers on the Fox River in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Proficiency in these skills and working together as a team are essential parts to being prepared and successful search and rescue missions. (USCG Aux Photo/Mary Capelle)

07/11/2022

Consider volunteering your free time and being a part of keeping boaters safe right here at home!

As a multiplying force to the U.S. Coast Guard, Auxiliary facilities often train side by side with active duty Coast Guard facilities. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary crews train diligently so that they can be “always ready” to help.

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary members from Flotilla Green Bay, WI, participate in a stern tow during a patrol on the Bay of Green Bay on July 9th. The auxiliary facility performed exercises such as towing evolutions with crew from U.S. Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay.

Interested in participating in training like this? Visit cgaux.org to find a flotilla near you!

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary photo by Kevin Osgood

07/10/2022

Great day on the Bay of Green Bay with a full day of patrol and training for several of our Coast Guard Auxiliary boat crew, including two boat training with a 29’ RBS crew from USCG Station Sturgeon Bay.

07/08/2022

Photos from US Coast Guard Auxiliary Sturgeon Bay's post

07/05/2022

Today’s is to file a float plan with someone you trust. This should include details about the trip, boat, persons, towing or trailer vehicle, communication equipment, and emergency contacts.

Free template: https://floatplancentral.cgaux.org/

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