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US COAST GUARD AUXILIARY, District 7– FLOTILLA 12-1 LAKE MARION NOTE CHANGES IN BLUE: MEETINGS: 3RD WEDNESDAY OF MONTH AT 7:00 PM

AT CLARENDON CO EMERGENCY SERVICES COMPLEX, 219 COMMERCE ST,

MANNING, SC NEXT MEETING: Wednesday OCTOBER 19, 2011

Information contained in this newsletter is for official US Coast Guard & Coast Guard Auxiliary

use only under the Privacy Act of 1974. The Auxiliary is guided by the current equal opportunity

policies of the Commandant of the Coast Guard. No person shall be subject to discrimination in

the Auxiliary or its programs because of race,color,religion,sex,age,national origin or disability.

Editor: Sue Carty FSO-PB, 803-478-7022, suesatwood@ftc-i.net

OCTOBER 2011 Volume I I Issue 9

U.S. ARMY’S 360th CIVIL AFFAIRS

BRIGADE’S PARACHUTE JUMP

On September 8, Flotilla 12-1 volunteered for the

third year, in participating with the Army’s

Parachute Jump into Lake Murray.

See details and photos on pages 6-7 and 11.

U.S. Coast Guard boat at Parachute Jump

DON’T FORGET: CHANGE OF MEETING NIGHT AND LOCATION

PLACE: Clarendon Co Emergency Services Complex, Manning, SC

NIGHT: 3RD Wednesday of month (See page 2 for directions)

FLOTILLA ELECTIONS FOR 2012 I will be held at our next

M M FLOTILLA MEETING ON OCTOBER 19

P E

O E Our FC (Flotilla Commander) and VFC (Vice Flotilla Commander) for 2012

R T will be elected at our October meeting.

T I

A N YOUR VOTE COUNTS! Please plan on attending. A quorum of members

N G votes are needed and what a way to support our elected officers and get 2012

T off to a good start.

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DIRECTIONS TO CLARENDON COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES COMPLEX:

MEETINGS WILL BE HELD IN THE FIRE DEPT TRAINING ROOM

From I-95, take exit 119 (Hwy-261/Manning). Go approximately 1.2 miles and turn

right onto Commerce Street (directly across from Sonic). Go approximately 100 yards

and see the Complex center on your right.

From the Wyboo area, enter Manning on Hwy 260. Follow to the center of town and

turn left onto Hwy 261 (W Boyce St). Go approximately .8 mile and turn left onto

Commerce St. (directly across from Sonic). Go approximately 100 yards and see the

Complex center on your right.

A Note from the Flotilla Commander Joe Livingston

mail to: jlivingston@super-sod.com On September 8, your Flotilla participated, once again, in the US Army’s

360th Civil Affairs Brigade’s paratrooper jump into Lake Murray. The Flotilla

provided one OPFAC, plus crew, to the operation. The boat and crew helped

retrieve paratroopers from the lake and transported them to an assembly area

on Flotilla Island which was the base of operations for the event, and is also

the headquarters location of our sister Flotilla 12-3 Lake Murray. The

operation was a complete success with everything going “according to plan”.

After the drop, the 360th provided lunch for everyone who participated in the

event and a good lunch and much great fellowship was had by all.

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This is the third time that I have had the privilege of being part of this exer-

cise, which has now become an annual event, and once again I was impressed by the professionalism

and dedication of not only the military services represented - The Army and Coast Guard, along with the

State and local law enforcement agencies involved - the DNR and Richland and Lexington County

Sheriff’s Departments, but especially with the commitment of the Auxiliarists who volunteer their time

and assets to help make this operation a success. It is always a pleasure to work with fellow Auxiliarists

in these multi-agency operations, to witness how important the roll of the Auxiliary is in the overall

success of the operation, and how freely and willingly Auxiliarists offer their support to these events.

This event is a great example of the readiness of the Auxiliary and once again proves that the Auxiliary

is true to its Coast Guard motto, Semper Paratus.

Now, coming back a little closer to home, I have to say that I am also even more impressed by the time

and effort that you, the members of Flotilla 12-1, contribute to the Flotilla, and to the Auxiliary in

general. Vessel exams, marine dealer visits, manning booths at boat shows and other public events,

standing radio guard, teaching boating safety classes, serving as coxswain or crew on patrols, all the

administrative work, the District, Division, and flotilla jobs that you all do, the training, etc., etc., takes a

lot of time and commitment too, and all with “no pay” other than the satisfaction of knowing that you do

make a difference. Thank you for all you do on behalf of the Flotilla.

You, Flotilla12-1, also represent well Semper Paratus.

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A Note from Vice Commander John Owen

mailto: j2owen@bop.gov

It is that time of year when flotilla elections are coming up. It has

been a busy year for our flotilla and I want to thank the staff officers

for their diligence with enhancing our efforts to support the USCG

and our boating community.

The new Auxiliary Manual - M16790.1G, is out. Current updates

and changes are contained in most sections. Please check it out. I

will be discussing relevant sections during upcoming meetings.

LAKESIDE MAGAZINE - OCT/NOV 2011 FEATURES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY ARTICLE

CONGRATULATIONS TO: Don Carty -

- Sixth Sustained Auxiliary Service Award

- Auxiliary Performance Award - Outstanding Volunteer Contribution for VSC/RBSVP

(VSC - Vessel Safety Checks and RBSVP - Marine Dealer Visitor)

Sue Carty -

Fourth Sustained Auxiliary Service Award

Flotilla 12-1 now has its second article in Lakeside Magazine.

Our first article in Lakeside was in 2010 with comments from

our then Flotilla Commander, Perry Moses, III, about boating

safety and the flotilla.

This new article is based on the news release that was

submitted to local newspapers about the importance of free

boating exams for boating safety.

See page 13 and 14 to view the news release and the news-

paper article that appeared in The Item/The Clarendon Sun.

Lakeside is FREE and available at local businesses and

restaurants.

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OCTOBER EVENTS: October 8 - Fall Division 12 meeting, Mt Pleasant, SC

Elections for 2012 Division 12 DCDR (Division Commander) and VCDR (Vice

Commander)

October 19 - Flotilla meeting, Election of 2012 FC and VFC

October 20 - deadline for FSO (Flotilla Staff Officers) to submit their report to their

SOs (Division staff officers)

FUTURE EVENTS:

January 2012 - Division 12 COW (Change of Watch), Myrtle Beach, SC

January 2012 - Marshall Marine Boat Show, Lake City, SC

OTHER FLOTILLA NEWS: FLOTILLA DUES :

Thank you to all who paid their 2012 annual flotilla dues. If you have not already paid your

dues, please contact Sep Harvin.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY LOGO: Department of Homeland Security logo may no longer be used for security reasons. If you

have any questions, please contact Joe Livingston FC.

Cont’d on page 5

October 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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2 3 4 5 6 7 Yom Kippur

begins at

sundown

8 DIV 12

Mtg- Elections

Yom Kippur

9 10

Columbus

Day

11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 Flotilla

Mtg - 7 p.m.

ELECTIONS

20 Deadline

for FSO re-

ports to DSO

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23 24 United

Nations Day

25 26 27 28 29

30 31

Halloween

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OTHER FLOTILLA NEWS (cont’d from page 4):

FLOTILLA TRAILER UPDATE - submitted by Ron Cunningham

As of this date, we are still collecting safety equipment for the trailer.

We have a spare tire, a jack and handle and we acquired a safety cone for placing at the

tongue when set up in public places. Larry Odom is providing a fire extinguisher. We are get-

ting wheel chocks, lug wrench, spare lug nuts, and a lower ball mount for high vehicle hitches.

The trailer stock will be adjusted and inventoried in the near future. We will adjust and stiffen

the shelves. At this time, most of the equipment acquired was donated and if anyone has some-

thing to help in our mission of outfitting this flotilla project, please contact me, Ron

Cunningham at ron44uscga@gmail.com or 803-478-4300. I will be working on trailer after

October 5.

SURPLUS UNIFORMS:

There are some surplus Auxiliary uniforms available for those who may need part or all of a

uniform. For more information, please contact Joe Livingston FC.

FLOTILLA MEETING PHOTOS - SEPTEMBER, 2011 Photos by Perry Moses, III

Don Carty receiving his 6th Sustained Joe Livingston FC presenting Sue Carty

Service Award from Joe Livingston FC with her 4th Sustained Service Award

From left: Richard Behling, Larry Odom, Front: Ron Cunningham, Sue Carty, Don Carty,

Don Kerl, Sep Harvin Back: Tom Vose, Dick Phillips, Lee Rudd

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ARMY PARACHUTE JUMP AT LAKE MURRAY - SEPTEMBER 8 ARTICLE BY PERRY MOSES, III

PHOTOS BY PERRY MOSES, III AND JOE LIVINGSTON FC

Joe Livingston, FC and coxswain; William Hayes, crew; and Bob Young, trainee were aboard

the OPFAC (operational facility) “Reel Thrill” assisting Flotilla 12-3 Lake Murray along with

OPFACs from flotillas in Georgetown, Charleston and Edisto in addition to a 25’ Coast Guard

Boat from Station Charleston in recovering the parachute jumpers from the 360th Civil Affairs

Brigade.

The jumpers began arriving at Lake Murray around 11 a.m. and jumped in groups of 16 with a

total jumpers of about 60. Each OPFAC retrieved two jumpers at a time and were assisted by an

Army swimmer aboard each OPFAC. Also assisting in maintaining a safety zone around the

jump area were units from Lexington and Richland County Sheriff’s departments along with

DNR units. All jumpers successfully were retrieved without any incident. After the jump, the

U.S. Army served lunch to all participants consisting of hamburgers, hot dogs, salad and

baked beans.

Also attending and assisting with the docking of the boats to off load the jumpers at Flotilla

Island were Sep Harvin, FSO-FN; and Perry Moses, III, FSO-OP, FSO-MT

From left:William Hayes, Army rescue swim-

mer (name unknown), Sep Harvin,Bob Young

“The Group” of Flotilla 12-1; From left - Bob

Young, William Hayes, Sep Harvin, Perry

Moses III and Joe Livingston FC

Photo at left: “The Reel Thrill” preparing to depart

Flotilla Island with from left; William Hayes,

Coxswain Joe Livingston and Bob Young

Cont’d on page 7

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ARMY PARACHUTE JUMP (Cont’d from page 6)

This is a Coast Guard 25 foot RIB that our AUXLO

(Auxiliary Liaison) from the Coast Guard, BM1 Jason

Miller, had trailered from Station Charleston, along

with providing a Coast Guard crew, to assist with the

drop.

More on PARACHUTE DROP on PAGE 11

BARGE PARTY AT POTATO CREEK - SEPTEMBER 4 PHOTOS BY DON CARTY AND JOE LIVINGSTON FC

The annual Labor Day Weekend Barge party on Potato Creek off of Wyboo Creek was held

again this year on September 4. Flotilla 12-1 assisted the DNR for the event with two of our

OPFACs, “Reel Thrill” belonging to Joe Livingston and “Miss Ally” belonging to

Perry Moses, III.

The crews on each boat were:

“Reel Thrill” - Joe Livingston, coxswain, John Owen, Sep Harvin and Don Carty

“ Miss Ally” - Perry Moses, III, coxswain, Larry Odom, William Hayes and Bob Young

There was a good turnout and everyone had a good time with no problems or assistance needed.

The Potato Creek barge

party on September 4 of

Labor Day Weekend.

The “Reel Thrill” OPFAC

From left:

Larry Odom

William Hayes

Joe Livingston, Coxswain

Bob Young

Cont’d on page 9

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BARGE PARTY (Cont’d from page 7)

“Miss Ally” OPFAC

From left:

Don Carty

Perry Moses, III

John Owen

Sep Harvin (face is hidden)

Below: More barge party

Above: John Owen

“Reel Thrill” keeping a close watch

Above from left: Larry Odom, Bob Young,

William Hayes (Barge party in background)

From left: Perry Moses, III

Larry Odom

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MARSHALL’S MARINE BOAT SHOW - SEPTEMBER 16 AND 17

Marshall’s Marine in Lake City, SC had a boat show on September 16 and 17. Our flotilla was

asked to participate with an Auxiliary booth at the show as we have done in the past.

A 10’ X 10’ area booth was provided by Marshall’s Marine for us. Ron Cunningham and Bob

Young manned the booth on Friday and John Owen, Perry Moses, III and Ron Cunningham

manned the booth on Saturday.

Our flotilla trailer made its first public appearance at the show thanks to Ron Cunningham who

drove the trailer to Lake City on both days.

From left to right:

John Owen VFC

Perry Moses, III FC

Our exhibit at the

Marshall Marine

Boat Show

Photos by:

Perry Moses, III

Ron Cunningham

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******** STAFF OFFICER REPORTS ********

CoMmunications– Don Kerl

Communications Services - Tammy Rodvansky

FiNancial– Sep Harvin

Human Resources– John Owen

As a reminder, when speaking with prospective members, make it a point to refer them to

the many Auxiliary websites. These websites provide valuable information and they make a

good recruiting tool also. You can also have any prospective members contact me for

information.

Information Systems– Don Carty

Notification has been sent to six members who will be in REYR status at the end of this

year because all their currency maintenance requirements have not been met. I urge all to

check your records and make sure you have sent the forms for your missions.

All currency maintenance requirements must be satisfied by Dec. 31 of the current year.

Please try to submit your proper forms as close to the mission as possible. Remember it is

much easier to meet the requirements of your certification than it is to recertify.

Please feel free to contact me for any questions or concerns.

MAterials– Greg Williams

No materials needed to be ordered during the month.

Marine Safety - Dick Phillips

Member Training– Perry Moses III

At our September flotilla meeting, we completed the second part of the two part navigation

review with an emphasis on the 60D Street formulas. The members practiced a number of

exercises and hopefully now can complete the time, distance and speed equations. The Oc-

tober training will include a review of hyperthermia and how to prevent severe crisis as well

as how to properly treat someone suffering from cold related illness. I have an excellent

video on the effects of cold and the progression to Hypothermia.

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Navigation Systems - Dick Phillips

OPerations– Perry Moses III

September was a busy month for Flotilla12-1 with two important events early in the month.

On September 4, we were asked to assist DNR in patrolling a Barge Party in Potato Creek. We

had two OPFAC’s along with eight members participating. There were no incidents and the

party goers were generally well behaved. We estimate that about 350 boats attended the party.

On September 9, we assisted the Lake Murray Flotilla 12-3 with the Army Parachute Jump. We

had one OPFAC, the Reel Thrill, and five members; three, of which, were on the Reel Thrill

and two were available to assist the boats as they returned to Flotilla Island with the parachut-

ists. There were about 60 parachutists and all were retrieved safely. Participating in the event

were OPFACs from Charleston, Edisto, Georgetown and Lake Murray flotillas along with a 25’

Coast Guard vessel from Station Charleston. Also, there were several boats from the law

enforcement agencies that have responsibility for Lake Murray.

The 25’ Coast Guard vessel

from Station Charleston

Some of the OPFAC awaiting

deployment at Flotilla Island with

the Station Charleston Auxiliary

boat in the foreground.

Photos by Perry Moses, III

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Public Affairs– Joseph Newman

“FREE” and “PRICELESS” - VESSEL SAFETY CHECKS was the newest News Release

submitted to our local newspapers. We were fortunate to have Bobby Baker from The Item and

The Clarendon Sun publish an article in The Clarendon Sun and in Lakeside Magazine.

See pages 3 and 12-13 for more.

PuBlications– Sue Carty

REMINDER: FSO reports and any articles that any member would like to submit for the

newsletter are due the Monday after our flotilla meeting. If you need more time, please let me

know so I am aware that you will be submitting an item for the newsletter.

IMPORTANT: If a staff officer gives a verbal report at a Flotilla meeting, please email me the

information you gave. By a staff officer emailing me their report, I will be able to include that

information in the newsletter to pass on to all our members.

I want to thank everyone who contributed to the 9/11 article in our August newsletter. Sharing

our stories and thoughts helped to let our other flotilla members know more about us and what

happened in our lives that day. There were a lot of public services and remembrances held that

weekend, and personally, each individual remembered in their own way.

Public Education– Larry Odom

Program Visitor– Lee Rudd

SecRetary– Bob Young

Vessel Examiner– Ron Cunningham

The season is getting short. If any of our examiners have not fulfilled your five required exams

for the year, please make an effort to do them as soon as possible. Take a few minutes and talk

to your boating neighbors and your work collages. I'm sure you can come up with 5 exams.

Remember, the later it gets, the harder it gets. Thank you fellow mates.

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FLOTILLA 12-1 NEWS RELEASE SUBMITTED BY SUE CARTY FSO-PB TO LOCAL NEWSPAPERS

Sue Carty submitted a new news release about free VSC (Vessel Safety Checks) to local

newspapers before the Labor Day Weekend, hopefully to appear by the holiday. Below is the

news release as it was written.

Cont’d on page 14

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NEWS RELEASE (Cont’d from page 13)

Sue had a response from Bobby Baker who is the Content Editor at The Clarendon Sun and the

Senior Staff Writer at The Item. He said that, because of his time frame, he would not be able

to publish the article in their paper for the Labor Day Weekend but would like to make a story

from it and have it published in the October Lakeside Magazine, which is free to the public.

This is the magazine that published an article about our flotilla, with comments from Perry

Moses, last year. Bobby said this would give the flotilla even more publicity. He asked to come,

observe and take photos of a few vessel exams to include in the article. Ron Cunningham FSO-

VE had Bobby observe Ron doing two vessel exams.

After that, Bobby wrote an article that was published in their September 13 edition of

The Item/Clarendon Sun.

Below is the article that appeared in the newspaper.

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2011 FLOTILLA FC, VFC, AND STAFF OFFICERS ROSTER

FC – Joe Livingston Sr jlivingston@super-sod.com

VFC – John Owen j2owen@bop.gov

IPFC - Perry Moses III pmosesiii@sc.rr.com

(Immediate Past Flotilla Commander)

FSO-CM – Donald Kerl dpkerl@aol.com

FSO-CS – Tammy Rodvansky tammylr@ftc-i.net

FSO-FN- Septimus Harvin Jr pop2542@aol.com

FSO-HR - John Owen j2owen@bop.gov

FSO-IS- Don Carty boat4bass@ftc-i.net

FSO-MA- Gregory Williams gwilliams10@sc.rr.com

FSO-MS- Dick Phillips rphil291022@gmail.com

FSO-MT- Perry Moses III pmosesiii@sc.rr.com

FSO-NS- Dick Phillips rphil291022@gmail.com

FSO-OP– Perry Moses III pmsesiii@sc.rr.com

FSO-PA– Joseph Newman Jr jenewman2@embarqmail.com

FSO-PB- Sue Carty suesatwood@ftc-i.net

FSO-PE– Larry Odom larrycoastguardaux@live.com

FSO-PV– Lee Rudd muskrat@ftc-i.net

FSO-SR– Bob Young youngrbt@aol.com

FSO-VE– Ron Cunningham ron44uscga@gmail.com