Eight members of Flotilla 4 travelled to the 8th Western Rivers District Spring Conference in Peoria, IL. This two day event focused on changes to the Coast Guard Auxiliary and continuing education.
Friday’s activities focused on presentation by various Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary leadership.
Saturday had a variety of breakout sessions focusing on a wide variety of topics. Annual refresher training such as the 1 Hour Team Coordination Training Refreshers, Instructor Workshop, and Operations Workshop were offered. New training was also offered like the ICS 210 training. Members were also able to take the Initial Indoctrination to Marine Safety exam. This exam is a test to prepare an Auxiliarists to support Coast Guard Marine Safety missions and is proctored by an active duty member of the Coast Guard. Five members of Flotilla 4 took this exam including Chuck Brudtkuhl, Norma Newton, Roland Newton, Suzanne Tomlinson, and Ralph Tomlinson.
There were also seminars for continuing education such as how to create a newsletter, the OTO Briefing from CWO Leavell, Basic Navigation, and a session to “Meet the Brass” and ask questions.
Members who attended the conference included Chuck Brudtkuhl, Travis Daniels, John Halbrook, Doug Jansen, Norma Newton, Roland Newton, Suzanne Tomlinson and Ralph Tomlinson.
Flotilla 4 members were recognized with a variety of awards for their service in 2008. For members who missed the banquet their awards will be presented at the Division 33 Awards Banquet on March 21 at Mahoney State Park in Nebraska.
The Fall Conference will be September 25 and 26 in Branson, Missouri. Additionally the National Conference (NACON) will be very close this year. It will be in Chicago, Illinois in August. More information will come out later this year on both events.
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