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Met Them in St. Louis
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On Wednesday morning, we attended the National
Executive Committee (NEXCOM) briefing, which was
followed by breakouts with our Assistant National
Commodore (ANACO).
The breakouts included:
Force Readiness Command (FORCECOM), Response
& Prevention, Recreational Boating, Planning &
Performance, and Information Technology.
The
FORCECOM group was lead by Commodore Bob
Holm, who oversees Public Affairs (A-Directorate),
Human Resources (H-Directorate), and Training
(T-Directorate). We reviewed our 3 ups (successes)
and 3 downs (challenges/opportunities to work on)
that we would present to the leaders of the Districts
and National Staff later that afternoon. One of the
presenters we heard from was Vice Admiral Karl
Schultz, Atlantic Area Commander (LANTAREA).
Joseph Giannattasio, USCG Aux
procedures. Also covered in this session were social
media and changes in technology that must be
understood and remain in the forefront of our roles
in the Auxiliary. Training continued throughout the
afternoon followed by time for each directorate to
present Senior Leadership from the Districts.
Friday started with the Staff Strategic Plan Element
Prioritization where four groups focused on
developing timelines for projects. It was followed
by the National Board meeting that included the
keynote address from Rear Admiral Daniel Throop
(FORCECOM) and Captain Boross, Chief Director of
the Auxiliary.
Captain F. Thomas Boross addressed the audience
that he is retiring and announced his replacement,
Captain-Select Scott Johnson. Captain Boross had
“get wet” music playing to encourage his successor
to get to work as he shook hands with over 200
members of the Auxiliary and Active Duty members
in attendance.
Saturday was an