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| | U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY - MDA / OPERATION PATRIOT READINESS - RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY |
 | | Before 9/11, few if any people joined the Auxiliary because they were interested in assisting the Coast Guard in maritime security activities, and the techniques used to recruit new members naturally emphasized RBS issues. |
 | | But the Auxiliary, like the Coast Guard itself, is a multi-mission organization, and a member focusing on conducting VSCs, for example, often talks to boaters about other Coast Guard and Auxiliary activities, including Homeland Security (HLS). |
 | | The Commandant of the Coast Guard, Adm. Thomas H. Collins, has also expressed his desire that Auxiliary resources be used to help implement the mandates of the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA), an omnibus Coast Guard authorization bill passed in 2002, and which significantly increase the size and scope of the Coast Guard's responsibilities. |
| www.opr.auxnstaff.org /mda_recreational_boating_safety.htm (4675 words) |
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