USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 26 Sylvan Beach, NY

06/23/2025

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
June 23 is the 86th anniversary of t the Coast Guard Auxiliary and its unwavering service to Coast Guard missions and personnel.

05/08/2024

01/08/2024

https://www.flotilla26.info/2024/01/flotilla-has-new-commander.html

Sara Barden of Durhamville is the new commander of the Coast Guard Auxiliary’s Sylvan Beach Flotilla 26. Elected to a one-year term, Barden ...

02/08/2023

https://www.flotilla26.info/2023/02/conroy-barden-lead-flotilla-in-2023.html

John Conroy John Conroy of Cazenovia has been elected commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary’s Sylvan Beach Flotilla 26, and Sara Bard...

04/13/2022

https://www.flotilla26.info/2022/04/semper-paratus-is-commanders-guiding.html

Mark Kimber, the new Sylvan Beach Flotilla 2-6 commander, looks to live up to the Coast Guard motto, Semper Paratus (Always Ready), by enco...

12/09/2021

12/09/2021

The Long Blue Line: The attack on Pearl Harbor—“a date which will live in infamy”—80 years ago http://ow.ly/ZQGy50H5e8S

11/20/2021

If you’ve ever been curious about the noble history of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, the Auxiliary’s history division has some fascinating presentations available on their website.
https://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=A-DEPT&category=history-1
There’s even a new “virtual museum” that’s now open to visitors 24/7/365. Shown is an image of an early flotilla back it the days it was known as the Coast Guard Temporary Reserves. Image from District 5NR Collection.

11/12/2021

WWII Era US Coast Guard recruiting poster. (J.D. Wisinski artist/Office of War Information)

11/12/2021

We are proud to have Dr. Victoria Herrmann on team Coast Guard!

Appointed as part of the 2021-2022 class of WhiteHouse Fellows, Dr. Herrmann was assigned to the Office of the Commandant. She is on sabbatical from her position as an Assistant Research Professor at Georgetown University and the Managing Director of The Arctic Institute, a nonprofit with a mission to inform policy for a just, sustainable, and secure Arctic, to advise senior Coast Guard leaders on climate change resilience as well as learn from military leaders. The prestigious White House Fellowship program embeds professionals from diverse backgrounds for a year of working as a full-time, paid fellow for White House staff, Cabinet Secretaries, and other senior government officials.


“I’m humbled and honored to join USCG as a White House Fellow. I believe that building climate resilience requires sustained action at the national level, but my experience is largely limited to working with sub-national governments. Learning how USCG supports the safety of coastal communities facing more floods, fires, and hurricanes will provide an unparalleled complement to my time working at the grassroots level. After the program, I will continue working with communities most vulnerable to climate impacts, and be better prepared to partner with federal officials like those in USCG.”
Dr. Victoria Herrmann
Office of the Commandant

The White House

11/05/2021

11/04/2021

Coast Guardsman William E. Leonard, machinist's mate second class, earned his bottle of beer. The beer was passed out on the beach of Guadalcanal. Coast Guardsman Leonard, serving on an assault transport, had participated in seven invasions; North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Kwajalein and Eniwetok in the Marshalls, Aitape in Dutch New Guinea, and the Admiralties. Leonard's only comment between gulps was: "It's a long time between beers." (US Coast Guard photo and caption)