Coast Guard Station Lake Tahoe Wins Phifer Award

Coast Guard Sector San Francisco Captain Cynthia Stowe (second from right) presented the Phifer Award to Coast Guard Station Lake Tahoe at a presentation on March 18th at the Station. This prestigious award was announced the previous Saturday at the annual Coast Guard Auxiliary District Training Conference in Monterey, California. Captain Stowe travelled from San Francisco to present the award to the Coast Guard Station Crew. Commander Donald P. Montoro (L) and Master Chief John P. Klobuchar (R) accompanied Captain Stowe to present the award to Coast Guard Station Lake Tahoe Chief Bruce Helterbridle (second from left) and Bill Stolz (middle), Sierra Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 11 Commander.

The Phifer Award is named for Commodore Robert Phifer and is awarded annually to the Coast Guard Small Boat Station that has the best relations and cooperation with the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Factors determining the award are participation and cooperation in specific projects, events, trainings and fellowship events. Mutual benefits and good relations between the Coast Guard Small Boat Station and the Coast Guard Auxiliary are also taken into consideration. Coast Guard Station Chief Helterbridle (second from the left) commented, "this is the best group of Auxiliarists I have ever worked for in my 22 year career." The Sierra Division of the Coast Guard Auxliary takes great pride in working with the professionals at Station Tahoe and we commend Chief Helterbridle and the personnel of Station Tahoe for a job well done. Click here for video of presentation.

Color Key: Blue for Division & Flotilla Events; Green for Meetings; Yellow for District Events.

District 11 North Helicopter Operations Training at Station Tahoe

Sierra Division 11 Auxiliarists had a chance to discuss the capabilities of a Coast Guard Rescue Helicopter during a training session at Station Tahoe on October 17th. Auxiliarists (left to right), Bill Stolz, Jack Leth, Coast Guard Pilot Ian Culver, Dee Walter, Dee Dee Kincade and Tom Henderson learned about the rescue helicopter from the crew that flew over from Coast Guard Sector San Francisco. For more information, see this blog posting.

 

 

 

 

Change of Watch Highlight Video November 2012

On November 3rd, Auxiliarist Dee Walter from Reno Flotilla 3 presented her highlight video of the many events done by Sierra Division 11 this last year. Click here to view the video.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coast Guard Station Lake Tahoe Wins Phifer Award

Coast Guard Station Lake Tahoe was awarded the 2012 Phifer Award which is presented annually to the Small Boat Coast Guard Station that has the best interaction with Auxiliarists. Read more about the award at link.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pyramid Lake Safety Patrol February 2012

One of the primary missions of the Coast Guard Auxiliary is Search and Rescue. This article details the story of a capsized boat at Pyramid Lake during a winter fishing tournament. Fortunately the fisherman survived thanks to some nearby Good Samaritans. Read more about this rescue at link.

 

 

 

 

 

Tugs and Towed Vessels

Coast Guard Navigational Rules are clear as to lighting and markings that these vessels must display. Click here for a discussion of these rules.

 

 

 

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Uniform Information
	ODU Uniform
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	Uniform Procurement Guide (Everything you need to know about Auxiliary Uniforms)
New Member Information
	Auxiliary New Member Course Exam
	Operational Specialty Course Examination Answer Sheet (ANSC 7010) Note: This is also used for the New Member Course Exam
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	New Member Enrollment Application
	Coast Guard Auxiliary Manual (August 2011 Edition)