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United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
District 7, Division 2, Flotilla 8

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Air Operations

The Flotilla is an active component of the Coast Guard Air Program. The average civilian many not be aware of this, but pilots, pilots in training, and the average civilian can volunteer their time and offer their aircraft for use as an asset in support of the many missions of the U.S. Coast Guard. These missions vary in scope from standard safety patrols to search and rescue. In the changing and expanding service of the Coast Guard in the Department of Homeland Security, Air Operations may include harbor patrol and other vital operations to support the defense of this great nation.

Due to operational security, we cannot divulge where we fly or when, but we can say that the aviators in the Flotilla fly to the coast every week to perform training and conduct safety patrols. The active duty members of the Coast Guard consider the Auxiliary a vital asset to their team because of the many capabilities that we bring as part of our volunteerism. First, our civilian aircraft add several dozen air assests to the list of units that the Coast Guard can call upon for vital missions. Second, civilian aircraft cost a great deal less money per hour to operate. Third, many of the missions that we are tasked to do either would be done for lack of funding or man power or would remove essential air assests and man power from the operational readiness. And lastly, in times of emergency, the Auxiliary is a dependable, well trained force multiplier that can put more eyes on a Search and Rescue Mission to other activities.

Semper Parratus
(Always Ready)

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March 21, 2003

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