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2014 Public Affairs Schedule For those who were unable to attend the Flotilla picnic, we discussed idea for the 2014 Public Affairs schedule. Page 6

Upcoming First Aid Course We have a First Aid course scheduled for 24 August with only seven spaces left. Click here to sign up. Page 7

Happy 223rd Birthday! The US Coast Guard will be celebrating its 223rd birthday on August 4th. Page 3

COMMANDERS CORNER
Thirty-three members and guests attended the cookout at the West Ashley Outboard Motor Club and the meeting that followed. During the meeting Joe Woodbury and Barbara Thibodeaux presented a tentative list of Public Events (PEs) for 2014. The next step will be for Joe to generate a calendar of events by dates. Once this is completed the Flotilla members will prioritize the events to determine which events the Flotilla members can support. I hope this will occur no later then September meeting. On July 12, 2013, The Change Of Command for the United States Coast Guard Sector Charleston took place on the USS Yorktown. Captain Ric Rodriguez replaced Captain Michael F. White, Jr. as Captain of the Harbor. As part of the ceremony Duncan Hutchinson and Joe Woodbury served shrimp and grits to the quests who attended the ceremony. They did a great job as AUXFSs. The Division Meeting was held at the Water Works Mount Pleasant on July 13, 2013. Joe Fleming, Richard Daniel, Paul Berka, Dwaine Harris and Bob Mathewes represented 12-08 at the meeting. The following items were discussed at the Division Meeting: Commanders Report Continued on Page Four Our August otilla meeting will be held at the Brass Buckle. Paul Berka
Flotilla Commander

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In This Issue
Astronomical Information Flotilla Calendar Change of Command Commanders Corner Finance Page 9 Page 5 Page 4 Page 2 & 4 Page 11 Page 3 & 4 Page 8 Page 7 Page 11 Page 11 Page 7 Page 6 Page 10 Page 10 Page 7

Flotilla Vice Commander High/Low Tide Information Communications Systems Human Resources Marine Dealer Visitation Member Training Public Affairs Public Education

Happy 223rd Birthday!!!

On August 4th, the United States Coast Guard will celebrate its 223rd birthday. From its early days of the Revenue Cutter Service, US Lifesaving Service, and US Lighthouse Service; the US Coast Guard has grown into a world-class organization which provides services to nearly 3.5 million square miles of US territory, waterways and economic zones. America thanks you for your service and wishes you a Happy Birthday!!!

Secretary Records Vessel Examinations

Staff Ofcer Contact Information Page 12

Make sure to double-check your hours and submit 7029s, 7030s, and 7038s.

Vice-Commanders Report
There are several things that are in need our attention. On the First of August Flotilla dues will be due. Please see page seven for information on where to mail your check. We will also need volunteers in the following areas: Awards Committee. Election Committee. Vessel Safety Checks (VE's) Our numbers are down for the year. Instructors (IT's) to help Kelly Teach ABS class. Dwaine Harris
Vice Flotilla Commander

Program Visitors (PVs) to help Peterwith marine dealer visitation. We still have seven members in crew training that haven been verypatient as we have tried to get some on the water time. Broken boats and a list of other problems have prevented us from moving at the pace we had hoped. I would like to extend my thanks to the trainees, crew and Coxswains that have helped with boat crew training. Id also like to thank everyone who attended the Flotilla cookout, as well as Joe Woodbury and Duncan Hutchinson for preparing the food. Great job!
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Vice Commanders Report Continued on Following Page

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Commanders Corner (Contd.) Each Flotilla should process awards for members who are doing good things and deserve to be recognized. Two years as a DSO or FSO should be used as a minimum requirement. Any Flotilla member can nominate a member for an award. The Division has established an election committee for the vetting of candidates for elected Division ofces. Flotillas needs to schedule and complete QE missions in case funding is cut towards the end of 2013. IQ members need to take ABS class to get their records updated to BQ status. The following changes to (PE) program are coming: Improvement in our classes Upgrade our IT skills Improve delivery methods Marketing strategy Paul H. Berka Flotilla Commander, 12-8 Vice-Commanders Report (Contd.) The boating season is still in high gear and we can all help the Auxiliary promote safe boating. Make sure to check the calendar to stay updated on events. Dwaine Harris Vice Flotilla Commander, 12-8 District 7 DTRAIN is scheduled for September 27-29 at Orlando Florida. It was determined during the meeting the Change of Watch (COW) for the Division will take place in Charleston at a site to be determined. The next Division Meeting is scheduled for October 12, 2013 at the Water Works Mount Pleasant. Flotilla 12-08 has a new member who has transferred to us from Miami, Florida. His name is Vidal Rodriguez. I would encourage all Flotilla members to welcome Vidal to our Flotilla. You can reach Vidal at his email address which is vidal.rodriguez5@gmail.com

Above Photo: The Change of Command Ceremony took place onboard the USS Yorktown. Captain Michael White transferred command to Captain Ric Rodriguez. The Change of Command Ceremony was presided over by Rear Admiral John Korn, the Commander of the Seventh Coast Guard District. Right Photo: Joe Woodbury and Duncan Hutchinson assist with food service for the ceremony.

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AUGUST 2013
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Historical August Events

1790: Congress authorized the Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton's proposal to build ten cutters to protect the new nation's revenue (Stat. L. 145, 175). Alternately known as the system of cutters, Revenue Service, and Revenue-Marine this service would ofcially be named the Revenue Cutter Service (12 Stat. L., 639) in 1863. The cutters were placed under the control of the Treasury Department. This date marks the ofcially recognized birthday of the Coast Guard, making 2013 the 223rd birthday of the US Coast Guard. 1910: Alaska was designated as a separate lighthouse district, with a district ofce and depot established at Ketchikan for directing operations. 1982: Coast Guard vessels escorted the nation's rst Trident submarine, USS Ohio, into its home port at Naval Submarine Base Bangor, providing security for the sub's transit. Coast Guard units guided the sub past a Soviet spy ship and 400 antinuclear protesters.

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Proposed 12-8 Charleston PA Activities for 2014: By Joe Woodbury 12-8 FSO-PA Ive been a Public Affairs Ofcer for 20+ years in the U.S. Army and the SCARNG (retired Lt. Col.) and have learned that it is hard to come up with a yearly PA schedule ahead of time, especially when it is my rst full year with a new unit. As hard as it is to believe, the Coast Guard is somewhat different from the Army. You see, as much as we would like to be pro-active, there are a lot of re-active PA activities. Things seem to just come up. I started this project by looking at PA activities in past newsletters, contacted former 12-8 PA Ofcers, and have heard back from Barbara Thibodeaux. After speaking with Barbara, I then contacted Mark Gettman, SO-PA for Division 12, to see if there were any requirements from the Chain of Leadership. I actually heard from Mark and from Roy Crittenden, ADSO-PA 7-N. There are some things which come up every month, such as contacting local Charleston news media about ABS course times & locations; hometown news releases for Auxiliary Awardees; and public service announcements for Vessel Safety Check blitzes. At the last Flotilla meeting, we discussed the schedule for 2014. While we have not set specic times, below is a list of events discussed for 2014. January Charleston Boat Show Booth. February Elementary school visit Boating Safety. March The Citadel Awards ceremony held in McAlister Field House for USCG Aux Detachment members. April Summerville Flowertown Festival PA booth. Daniel Island In-Water Boat Show PA booth. May NSBW involves PSAs to local media, and member involvement of painting of 4x4 Wear It signs, and putting out wooden life jackets at each of four boat landings: Limehouse, Leeds, Wappoo and Folly arranged like a cemetery to reect the number of water & boating related deaths in SC last year. Paint wear it on the boat landing walkways. Elementary school visits, ABS courses, Vessel Safety Check Blitzes and RBS visits to marinas and visits to elementary schools, are all a part of the 12-8 NSBW activities. June PA booth at the CERT events at Lowes. Tall Ships visit Charleston? Charlestons Maritime Weekend? July 4th of July reworks safety patrols. August 11 Maritime Event: In 2014The Old Exchange is planning to host a free pirate event for the public at the Charleston Maritime Center on Sunday 11 Aug 2014 from 1200-1600 and are inviting the Coast Guard to set up display/displays. Childrens Safety Fair (requested at the CERT Emergency Expo event at Lowes) at the Catholic Church in Goose Creek. September Clean Beach Sweep at Folly Beach. October Sullivans Island Lighthouse event? Parachute event at Lake Murray? November Parade opportunities December Change of Watch Ceremony Parade opportunities

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Member Training
Richard Daniel, FSO-MT Boat Crew Training continues for the seven candidates on the water. A First Aid, CPR, and AED class will be held at the Brass Buckle on 24 AUG from 0830 until about 1630. Uniforms are required. There is a small fee of $30 per person to cover the Certication Card and materials. If you are interested in signing up for this course, please feel free to contact Richard Daniel by Email at RBDaniel1829@aol.com. Charles George will be the instructor. This is also open to members of Division Twelve if space is still available. As of 1 August, we have eight spaces left available. The link below will take you to the online sign up sheet. First Aid Course

Communications Systems
William Carter, FSO-CS The use of QR codes has been successful in helping people sign up for the About Boating Safety course. Yearto-date, we have had about twelve people who have contacted us this way. Recently, while getting ofce supplies, I bought a plastic brochure holder (shown in the photo below) which can be used at public affairs events. It can hold six different brochures. I have laminated one of my business cards and taped it to the brochure holder so the back faces forward. This way, when people reach for a brochure, they will also have the opportunity to sign up for an ABS course just by using their smartphone.

Vessel Examinations
Paul Berka, FSO-VE Year to date, the Flotilla has completed 130 Vessel Safety Checks (VSCs). The following members have met their yearly requirements of ve VSCs for 2013: Alan Glas Dwaine Harris Frank Leister Paul Berka Alan Miles Bob Mathewes Joseph Woodbury Peter Axiotis

There are three Vessel Examiners (VEs) who have no Vessel Safety Checks entered into AUXDATA. If you are unable to complete ve required VSCs before the end of the year you will become REYR in AUXDATA. All VEs need to ll out and submit their 7038s in a timely manner to keep AUXDATA up to date and to avoid a REYR status. With this we will be able to hold six different safety brochures and give people the opportunity to sign up for the ABS Course.

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H IG H 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. 00:22 / 5.45 ft 01:10 / 5.10 ft 02:00 / 4.84 ft 02:54 / 4.68 ft 03:50 / 4.64 ft 04:45 / 4.71 ft 00:27 / 5.26 ft 01:24 / 5.09 ft 02:30 / 4.99 ft 03:41 / 5.00 ft 04:51 / 5.16 ft 04:28 / 4.55 ft 05:21 / 4.57 ft LOW 10:31 / 0.51 ft 11:23 / 0.46 ft 00:09 / 0.95 ft 00:55 / 0.77 ft 01:38 / 0.60 ft 02:18 / 0.46 ft 02:56 / 0.36 ft 03:33 / 0.30 ft 04:08 / 0.27 ft 04:44 / 0.25 ft 05:22 / 0.25 ft 06:04 / 0.27 ft 06:52 / 0.30 ft 07:50 / 0.34 ft 08:55 / 0.33 ft 10:03 / 0.23 ft 11:10 / 0.03 ft 00:01 / 0.31 ft 00:57 / -0.03 ft 01:49 / -0.32 ft 02:38 / -0.51 ft 03:25 / -0.56 ft 04:10 / -0.48 ft 04:54 / -0.28 ft 05:39 / -0.02 ft 06:24 / 0.28 ft 07:12 / 0.57 ft 08:03 / 0.80 ft 08:58 / 0.93 ft 09:54 / 0.96 ft 10:49 / 0.89 ft H IG H 17:02 / 5.45 ft 17:52 / 5.57 ft 06:11 / 4.66 ft 06:58 / 4.78 ft 07:42 / 4.91 ft 08:22 / 5.03 ft 09:01 / 5.14 ft 09:37 / 5.24 ft 10:13 / 5.34 ft 10:51 / 5.44 ft 11:33 / 5.53 ft 12:22 / 5.59 ft 13:19 / 5.65 ft 14:23 / 5.73 ft 15:31 / 5.88 ft 16:38 / 6.10 ft 17:42 / 6.37 ft 05:57 / 5.44 ft 06:59 / 5.76 ft 07:56 / 6.06 ft 08:49 / 6.27 ft 09:39 / 6.36 ft 10:28 / 6.33 ft 11:15 / 6.20 ft 12:03 / 6.00 ft 12:51 / 5.78 ft 13:41 / 5.57 ft 14:33 / 5.43 ft 15:28 / 5.38 ft 16:22 / 5.43 ft 17:14 / 5.55 ft 12:12 / -0.21 ft 13:10 / -0.42 ft 14:04 / -0.53 ft 14:55 / -0.52 ft 15:44 / -0.36 ft 16:32 / -0.09 ft 17:19 / 0.26 ft 18:07 / 0.64 ft 18:57 / 1.00 ft 19:49 / 1.29 ft 20:46 / 1.47 ft 21:44 / 1.51 ft 22:41 / 1.43 ft 23:33 / 1.25 ft 18:42 / 6.62 ft 19:37 / 6.79 ft 20:29 / 6.84 ft 21:19 / 6.75 ft 22:06 / 6.53 ft 22:51 / 6.20 ft 23:37 / 5.83 ft 12:12 / 0.36 ft 12:58 / 0.25 ft 13:42 / 0.17 ft 14:23 / 0.13 ft 15:03 / 0.15 ft 15:43 / 0.21 ft 16:23 / 0.31 ft 17:05 / 0.44 ft 17:50 / 0.60 ft 18:41 / 0.77 ft 19:40 / 0.91 ft 20:45 / 0.97 ft 21:54 / 0.88 ft 23:00 / 0.64 ft 18:39 / 5.71 ft 19:22 / 5.83 ft 20:02 / 5.91 ft 20:39 / 5.94 ft 21:14 / 5.91 ft 21:48 / 5.83 ft 22:21 / 5.73 ft 22:58 / 5.59 ft 23:39 / 5.43 ft LOW 23:19 / 1.10 ft H IG H RIS E 06:33 06:34 06:35 06:35 06:36 06:37 06:37 06:38 06:39 06:39 06:40 06:41 06:41 06:42 06:43 06:43 06:44 06:45 06:45 06:46 06:47 06:47 06:48 06:49 06:49 06:50 06:51 06:51 06:52 06:53 06:53 S ET 20:17 20:17 20:16 20:15 20:14 20:13 20:12 20:11 20:10 20:09 20:08 20:07 20:06 20:05 20:04 20:03 20:02 20:01 19:59 19:58 19:57 19:56 19:55 19:54 19:52 19:51 19:50 19:49 19:47 19:46 19:45

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Rise & Set of Planets on 15 August
Mercury
Rise 05:55 Transit 12:48 Fall 19:40 Az. 68 Alt. 75 S Az. 292

Lunar Cycles

Venus
Rise 09:34 Transit 15:40 Fall 21:45 Az. 88 Alt. 58 S Az. 272

Waning Crescent

New Moon 6 August

Waxing Crescent

Mars
Rise 04:14 Transit 11:19 Fall 18:23 Az. 62 Alt. 80 S Az. 297

First Quarter 14 August

Waxing Gibbous

Full Moon 20 August

Jupiter
Rise 03:26 Transit 10:31 Fall 17:36 Az. 62 Alt. 80 S Az. 298 Waning Gibbous Last Quarter 28 August

Saturn
Rise 12:28 Transit 18:00 Fall 23:32 Az. 103 Alt. 46 S Az. 257

Astronomical Events
August 11-12: Perseids Meteor Shower. The Perseids is one of the best meteor showers to observe, producing up to 60 meteors per hour at its peak. It peaks this year on the night of August 11 and the morning of August 12. The rst quarter moon will set shortly after midnight leaving dark skies for what should be an excellent show. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Perseus, but can appear anywhere in the sky. August 27: Neptune at Opposition. The blue giant planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will

Uranus
Rise 22:14 Transit 04:30 Fall 10:43 Az. 85 Alt. 61 S Az. 275

Neptune
Rise 20:32 Transit 02:10 Fall 07:44 Az. 102 Alt. 47 S Az. 258

Pluto
Rise 17:13 Transit 22:21 Fall 03:33 Az. 114 Alt. 37 S Az. 246

be fully illuminated by the Sun. Due to its extreme distance from Earth, it will only appear as a tiny blue dot in all but the most powerful telescopes.

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Secretary Minutes
VFC turns meeting back over to FC. FC Berka continued the meeting for Awards and Pamela Bray, FSO-SR The July 2013 meeting was called to order at 19:00 at Presentations to current members, as well as swearing in of the West Ashley Outboard Motor Club by Paul Berka, new members. Awards & Presentations Flotilla Commander, and was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. There were eighteen members present. A hard copy of the attendance sheet is in the secretary records. A motion to accept the June minutes was made and seconded. We have no new members to swear in at tonight meeting. On July 3, 2013 Earl Elwood Miles, Alan Miles father pass away. A memorial service was held on Monday, July 15, 2012 at 1900 hours at James A. Dyal Funeral Home in Summerville. Guests BM1 Wike and Petty Ofcer Rogers from the Gold side were in attendance. George and Kathleen Resnick, who moved to Ridgeville from East Providence, RI, were also in attendance. They Hank Wolf received his ribbon for Aids to Navigation. Joe Fleming received his re-certication for Coxswain. Bob Lovinger received his re-certication for Boat Crew. Joe Woodbury received his certication for Auxiliary Food Service (AUXFS) Duncan Hutchinson received his certication for AUXFS. Remarks from guests and members Petty Ofcer Rogers gave a talk about checking navigation lights on vessel. He said all Vessel Examiners should check the light during each VSC. Meeting Adjournment: A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Joe

have been Flotilla Staff Ofcers in the East Providence Fleming and seconded by Charles George. The meeting was adjourned at 2000. Flotilla 07-02, 1NR. Old Business Joe Woodbury and Barbara Thibodeaux present the list of Public Affairs events for next year by month. The next step is to established the actual dates of the events. Once the calendar is lled the Flotilla will vote on each event we will support in 2014. New Business Richard Daniel discussed the plan to have a rst aid

Public Education
Kelly Duncan, FSO-PE We held our About Boating Safely (ABS) class on 27 July and only had four students show up. We will not be holding a class in August. Instead I will be using

the time to work on solutions to getting more people to sign class for the Flotilla and the Division. Charles George up for and attend the class. volunteered to teach the class. The tentative date of I will also be working with our new partner, Charles August 24 was suggested. A number of guest stated a Town Landing, on developing a kids boating safety class. desire to attend the First Aid Class. Hopefully, we will be able to get this up and running by the A motion to spend $50 for owers to be sent to the start of the school year. If any of our members have some memorial service for Alan Miles father was made and seconded. time and/or ideas which they would like to contribute to the Public Education department, I would greatly appreciate the assistance.

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Marine Dealer Visits
Peter Axiotis, FSO-PV Good afternoon all Im Peter Axiotis the New FSO PV. Im excited to assume this new role and hope to live up to your expectations. Please stay tuned for some very exciting things oating down the river. I will maintain the program as is until I get the ow of the current. I would like to thank Dwaine for all that he has done with the program and I shall continue with what he has done in the future. I would like to encourage you to take the PV test and become visitors the more we have the easier it will be on all of us.

Finance
Frank Leister, FSO-FN On August 1 all members of Flotilla 12-8 will receive an e-mail invoice for the 2014 dues for $45. Please send a check, made out to USCG Auxiliary 12-8 for $45 to: Frank Leister, FSO-FN, PO Box 122, Jonas Ridge, NC 28641. The invoice is due upon receipt. If you do not receive the e-mail invoice use this announcement as a substitute. If you have questions, e-mail me at fcl@lwinslow.com or call at 843-991-1118. The nancial status to the Flotilla remains stable within the budget.

Human Resources

All of these are and should be an important part of our

Duncan Hutchinson, FSO-HR knowledge base. These and many other relevant items are included in Having just participated in a very traditional and formal Change of the Guide to Protocol and Courtesy for Auxiliary Units Command activity, as command of and Auxiliarists. There are many pages that will help us Sector Charleston passed to Captain understand almost everything we need to know regarding Rodriguez from Captain White; I am the topic. These are important topics if Auxiliarists are to be reminded that the Coast Guard way, for a lot of things, is recognized and appreciated by Active and Reserve new and different to me and I bet most of you. As the components as full Team Coast Guard members. This is a Auxiliary is part of Team Coast Guard, it is important we recognition for which we should all strive. The link below will take you to this guidebook. When understand those differences and strive to incorporate them into our standard operating procedures. Below are a few you have time, read over the material, take some notes, ask a examples: The way we dress and wear our uniforms. few questions, and perhaps even print a copy. We should all do our part to help the Flotilla as well as the Auxiliary to

The correct way to properly board and depart a US remain strong in standing with our fellow members of Team Coast Guard. Military Vessel. Proper etiquette when saluting. Courtesies and etiquette onboard vessels and in wardrooms. How to extend invitations and maintain receiving lines, and even how to organize a funeral for a member of the Auxiliary. Guide to Protocol & Courtesy for Auxiliary Units and Auxiliarists Know What You Need To Know

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F L O TI L L A S TA F F O F F I C ERS
Flotilla Commander Paul Berka phberka@comcast.net vfc@otilla12-8.org paul_nadine@bellsouth.net czeller@citadel.edu clarkerrc@att.net william.j.carter@icloud.com fsodv@otilla12-8.org fcl@lwinslow.com dhutchinson51@gmail.com rhmathewes@knology.net cchirila@sc.rr.com bandjorenstein@bellsouth.net rbdaniel1829@aol.com rbdaniel1829@aol.com joeemingjr@comcast.net fsopa@otilla12-8.org duncancgaux@gmail.com william.j.carter@icloud.com hydriguy@hotmail.com fsosr@otilla12-8.org phberka@comcast.net uscgauxcharleston@gmail.com Vice Flotilla Commander Immediate Past FC (IPFC) Communications Diversity & Inclusion Finance Human Resources Information Services Materials Marine Safety Dwaine Harris Paul Thomas Christopher Zeller Richard Clarke William Carter Gil Bradham Frank Leister Bob Mathewes Chuck Chirila Bob Orenstein Richard Daniel Richard Daniel Joe Fleming Joe Woodbury Kelly Duncan William Carter Peter Axiotis Pamela Bray Paul Berka

Citadel Detachment Commander Communications Systems

Duncan Hutchinson

Member Training Navigational Services Operations Public Affairs Publications RBS Visitor

Public Education

Secretary Records Vessel Examinations

General Flotilla Inquiries

Condentiality Notice
Telephone numbers and addresses of members are protected by the Privacy Act of 1974. As a matter of policy, rosters of names, addresses and telephone numbers shall not be made available to the general public or any outside organization. Privacy of all rosters shall be safeguarded and the page clearly labeled. The publications of these rosters, addresses, and telephone numbers on any computer on-line service including the Internet is prohibited by the Privacy Act of 1974.

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