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Public Affairs Report – Flotilla 6-10 – January 2014

KSCO RADIO - 07 JANUARY FLOTILLA MEETING - 07 JANUARY (Con't)

KSCO Radio AM 1080 again invited Wally Smith

to a "Guest Spot" on Rosie's "Good Morning

Santa Cruz" news / talk show. Wally promoted the

upcoming Public Education classes that would be

registering the next morning.

FLOTILLA MEETING - 07 JANUARY

Our monthly Flotilla Meeting was well attended as

was the "Fellowship" at Johnny's Harborside

Restaurant that preceded the meeting! Mark Tarighi (right) is congratulated by Flotilla Commander

Lynda Dossett on his successful completion of the

The meeting was highlighted by the celebration of Auxiliary Communications Specialty Course (AUXCOM).

Bob Aparton's 35 yrs with the Auxiliary!

Cheryl Neuman was presented with a Certificate of

Bob (right) is congratulated by Division 6 Appreciation and "special" plaque by DCDR Sean Sheehan

Commander Sean Sheehan. for her help in cleaning up after the great "fish kill".

Flotilla 6-10 Public Affairs Report

USS HORNET - 17 JANUARY USS HORNET - 17 JANUARY (Con't)

At last year's D-TRAIN, one of the Silent Auction

items was a one-night "live-aboard" on the aircraft

carrier USS Hornet, now a museum, in Alameda.

A group from Division 6 was the successful bidder.

Above photo on the Hangar Deck. The group included:

Jerry Edelen & Gloria Edelen (Flotilla 64) The two grandsons … looks like trouble!!!!

Tracy Schultz (Flotilla 64) & Renee Shinkle PATROL - 19 JANUARY

Robb Kay & grandson Ryan Kay (Flotilla 64) Just another day in paradise for the first patrol ofRalph Neal (Flotilla 64) the New YearRon Smith (Flotilla 64)

Wally Smith (Flotilla 6-10) & grandson Luke Smith-Gates

The group enjoyed dinner and breakfast the next

morning in the Crew Mess, enjoyed a wonderful

tour of the ship after dinner that included several

ghost stories in the foc'sle followed by an attempt

to conjure up a ghost in the Pilot Briefing Room!

All this followed by bunking in one of the many

Crews Quarters below decks. The experience was

made even more special by having Auxiliarist

Steve Johnson, a regular docent on the Hornet.

act as our tour guide!!!

Grandson Luke &

Grandfather Wally

enjoy a special

event on the

USS Hornet!

And the Fellowship at Aldo's was perfect!


PATROL - 19 JANUARY (Con't) PATROL - 26 JANUARY

The patrol, for the most part, was routine until late Another picture perfect day! Welcome to the

in the day, a call was overheard for a sailboat in Monterey Bay in January!

distress a few miles "up coast" near the Long

Marine Lab. OpFac 301219 proceeded to the We were fortunate in several regards:

scene & stood by until the arrival of Vessel Assist. 1) OpFac 261616 was also patrolling

2) We had new trainee Chuck Cobery on board

3) We had Ron Smith (Flt 64) on board who took

the following series of photos:

Scott Galloway (Flt. 67) observes Vessel Assist bringing

the disabled sailboat into "stern tow". OpFac 219 remained

in close proximity until all were safely back in

Santa Cruz Harbor.

4-Hr TCT & New Member Academy - 25 Jan.

Twenty members from all three Division 6 Flotillas

took the newly revised Team Coordination Training

facilitated by Scott Galloway, SO-MT, and Wally

Smith, FSO-MT. It made for a lively educational

experience with four teams of five each analyzing

various patrol scenarios. VERY WORTHWHILE!

The New Member Academy was offered that same

afternoon to ten members. Training included:

Segments Instructor(s)

Auxiliary Structure Wally Smith

Auxiliary Web Peter Adams

Protocol Sean Sheehan

Forms Lynda Dossett

" Cheryl Neuman

Uniforms Jane Smith

Awards Wally Smith

The course was very well received with

compliments for all of the presentations!


PATROL - 26 JANUARY (Con't) Santa Cruz Fireboat - 30 January

Ed Boring on "Comms" / Wally Smith at the helm.

The Santa Cruz Fireboat is now in service!!!!

FC (67) Jack Sprow, an employee of the City of

Santa Cruz, arranged a meeting on the Fireboat

with four of the captains along with himself and

DCAPT Wally Smith. A tour and explanation of the

vessel's capabilities included a few highlights:

- Length 34'6", draft 44", beam 11'9",

displacement 19,000 lbs.

- 2 Caterpillar 3208 Marine Diesel engines @

203 horsepower

- Fuel capacity 200 gallons; range 190 miles

- (1) 500 GPM deck gun variable pattern

- Built in foam eduction system for class B fires

When offered a brief "cruise", both Jack and Wally

were eager to go!

The conversation included how can the AuxiliaryChuck at the helm with an ear-to-ear grin! After 26 years augment the fireboat crew. More discussions will

in the Navy, it's good to be back on the water! follow about "onboard" augmentation. Some

classroom training for captains and crew was

offered and it looks like it may come to pass. It

would be a hybrid of the BOATING SKILLS &

SEAMANSHIP course regularly offered to the

public. It would be tailored specifically to the Fire

Department's needs and level of crew experience.


Santa Cruz Fireboat - 30 January (Con't) PATROL - 31 JANUARY (Con't)

Unfortunately the mission was aborted when some

mechanical issues were discovered with the

aircraft. The crew of the 301219 took the

opportunity to verify a couple of PATONs while in

the vicinity.

Crew briefing while

underway to

the drop zone.

Back in the Harbor.

Ross stands by next

to the helm. Ready

to get underway.

Jane on "Comms".

Jack looking "official" and at home on the deck of the

Santa Cruz Fireboat as it passes in front of the

Crow's Nest Restaurant.

PATROL - 31 JANUARY

OpFac 301219 answered the call for a "short term

request" from CG Sector San Francisco to provide

a vessel to assist in some training exercises

involving drops from aircraft from Air Station

Sacramento. A crew of four was mustered on

short notice (limited by the number of helmets on board!).

Respectfully submitted, Jane D. Smith

VCDR, ADSO / SO / FSO-PA


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