USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 091-20-18, Oakland County, MI

05/22/2024

Stop by!

Please join us at Station St Clair Shores on June 15th from 10 am until 2 pm for an open house. Come see the crew and tour the station and boats. We will have Coast Guard recruiters on board for anyone interested. We will also have the Coast Guard Auxiliary on board to conduct free vessel safety checks if you bring your boat.

05/17/2024

National Safe Boating Week (NSBW) is Saturday, 18 May, through
Friday, 24 May. If you're a boater, the six most important things you can do:
a. Wear a life jacket,
b. Educate yourself through knowledge and skills-based training,
c. Wear your engine cut-off switch link,
d. Abstain from using alcohol while underway,
e. Register your Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) for Boaters, and
f. Get a free vessel safety check from the USCG Auxiliary at:

that your boat was in full compliance with all Federal and State boating laws during a safety check for that year. Best of all every Vessel Safety Check is 100% Free of charge!

03/29/2024

03/27/2024

USCG Veterans & Retirees, Auxiliarists & Retired Auxiliarists: National Vietnam War Veterans Day is on March 29th.

More than 8.7 million Americans served on active duty during the Vietnam period (Nov 1, 1955 to May 15, 1975). There were at least 58,220 U.S. military fatal casualties in the Vietnam War. Several thousand U.S. military personnel went missing in action (MIA) or were captured as prisoners of war (POWs). As of 2022, the U.S. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency classified 470 of the 1244 soldiers still unaccounted for in Vietnam as "non-recoverable", meaning that there is conclusive evidence that the persons were killed during the conflict, but that it is not believed that it will be possible to recover their bodies. Joint U.S.-Vietnamese teams continue to work on identifying and excavating the bodies of the remaining unaccounted for service personnel.

Approximately 8,000 Coast Guardsmen served in Vietnam. Many of these Coast Guard Combat Veterans/Retirees are members of the CGCVA (https://www.coastguardcombatvets.org/ ) The CGCVA lists 35 CG Combat Veterans who were awarded the Purple Heart for service during the Vietnam War.

Thank you all for your service.

Commemorative Events are accessible at: vietnamwar50th.com

The Vietnam War Commemoration is conducted according to the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act to help honor and pay tribute to Vietnam Veterans and their families.

03/27/2024

Have you practiced your knots? Boating season is upon us! Be safe!

01/05/2024

Good deed!

The US Coast Guard made a daring rescue to airlift a Golden Retriever to safety on New Year’s Day after he plunged more than 300 feet over a sharp cliff — the second incident of its kind at the Oregon state park in just seven months. Leo had been bounding ahead of his two owners and their other ...

01/01/2024

🎉 Welcoming the New Year with a wave of good vibes and safety! 🌊✨

The Coast Guard Auxiliary wishes you all a happy, healthy, and safe New Year! As we reach the shore of 2024, may your adventures be plentiful, and your joy boundless. Cheers to new horizons and a year filled with positivity! 🥳🚤⚓

📸 PO2 William Colclough 🎨 Rafael Baez.

01/01/2024

09/10/2023

Flotilla members who were in Bay City, Michigan for a training weekend attended a traditional annual district memorial service honoring those members who crossed the bar over the past year. Our flotilla lost our commander Don Ledwith early this year. He was commemorated along with other members by one strike each on the ship’s bell along with prayers and inspirational readings. We wish Don fair winds and following seas. Rest easy, your shipmates have the watch.

08/21/2023

Aviation opportunities! See some of regular USCG history.

08/04/2023

Happy Birthday!

07/25/2023

This “reality TV” show has videos of the Coast Guard in action.

In this new docuseries, go onboard like never before with the brave men and women of the United States Coast Guard as they patrol and protect our borders.