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The CG units and individuals honored incorporated Auxiliary support and manpower to the greater benefit of the Coast Guard in innovative and impactful manners.

June 28, 2023

2022 Auxiliary Integration Award Program results

Bravo Zulu for force multiplication by Coast Guard Auxiliarists

25 auxiliarists from Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan, and active-duty members from Station Michigan City recently conducted three search and rescue drills and studied operations policy over two days.

June 16, 2023

Joint operations event sees active duty and Auxiliary crews prepare for a busy SAR season

Active duty members and auxiliarists hold two-day training exercise at Station Michigan City.

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May 25, 2023

2023 Inspirational Award Winners

The eight award winners each displayed expertise in their field and rousing leadership of their teams.

In January 2023, crews aboard an over-the-horizon boat from Maritime Safety and Security Team San Francisco evaluate a proposed boat crew communications system supporting the Research and Development Center, Defense Innovation Unit and C5I Service Center Team, who won the Commander Joel Magnussen Innovation Award for Management.

May 18, 2023

Congratulations to the 2022 Captain Niels P. Thomsen Innovation Award Winners

Recipients pioneered solutions that improve Coast Guard operations and service readiness – just like the legendary Coast Guard innovator whose “chain stopper” dramatically improved the safety of buoy tending operations and for whom these awards are named.

Commodore Mary Kirkwood became the first female Vice National Commodore (VNACO) of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, Nov. 1, 2022.Commodore Mary Kirkwood became the first female Vice National Commodore (VNACO) of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, Nov. 1, 2022.

March 31, 2023

Celebrating Women’s History Month: An origin story of the first female VNACO of the Auxiliary

Coast Guard Auxiliary Commodore Mary Kirkwood, VNACO