Anthony Novellino, District Directorate Chief

The 2023 Logistic team has gotten off to a great start in post-pandemic 2023.

As the District Staff Officers busily wrapped up the details and activities of 2022, they took no break launching into the new year. Some staff officers are new or returning to their posts, and others continue to steer us forward from the activities of 2022. I am proud to say District 7 has a great set of staff officers leading us into post-pandemic 2023.

What’s happening already? Our Public Affairs department led the Coast Guard and Auxiliary recruitment in a video with the Coast Guard recruiting office (see the video at https:vimeo. com/791826586 website)

Our Diversity team relaunched the NACO 3-star award for 2023 to surpass 2022’s 80% district-wide award statistic. They also initiated the “Diversity and Inclusion Moment” with the first narratives on “Poverty” and “Human Trafficking in our Communities.” I witnessed division and flotilla lead officers presenting this articles into their meeting with excellent audience engagement.

Our Communication Services team has started modernizing our D7 website and Facebook page. We are looking forward to some innovative improvements.

Information Services has been busy understanding and implementing our new 2023 mandatory workshops and input to our system for our members’ Vessel Examiner, Operations, Telecommunications Operator, and Team Coordination Training completions. They are training each other in preparation to train the members in our District—lots of “heavy lifting” for this tireless, dedicated team.

With the shortage of Auxiliary uniforms, our Materials team is working on a program to recycle used uniforms through our website links.

Culinary Assistants were already deployed on the water at 14 sector and station galleys, and requests from Sector Key West and Station Islamorada for Auxiliary Culinary Assistant support.

On the Human Resources (HR) front, we started our first month with over 30 new membership inquiries, and webinars took place for the HR staff focusing on recruitment and training.

And finally, our Publications department is working to grow our District’s flotilla and division newsletters to recognize all your hard work and efforts, you, the members of the USCG Auxiliary District 7…1,400+ members strong and growing.

These folks make the backbone of our Logistics Directorate. Our directorate teams work seamlessly with our systems and recognize, reward, and publish all the great things the District 7 members do for the U.S. Coast Guard, our communities, and our nation. Bravo Zulu team. Great start to 2023! Ω https:vimeo.com/791826586website

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