[CHDIRAUX-L] 2007 AUXILIARY INTERNATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE (ISAR) COMPETITION-026/07

[Chief Director of the Auxiliary Announcement List]

To:   ALAUX
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Subj: 2007 AUXILIARY INTERNATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE (ISAR)
COMPETITION-026/07

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SUBJ: 2007 AUXILIARY INTERNATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE (ISAR) COMPETITION

1.  COMMODORE BUDAR AND I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS OF THE
EIGHTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE (ISAR) COMPETITION,
HELD THIS PAST WEEK IN TORONTO.  THE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY TEAM
FROM PINELLAS COUNTY FLORIDA TOOK FIRST PLACE AMONG FIVE OTHER U.S.
AND SIX CANADIAN COAST GUARD AUXILIARY TEAMS.  BRAVO ZULU TO
FLORIDA WEST COAST TEAM MEMBERS KEVIN MCCONN, DON HOGE, JIM RYDER
AND MAX GARRISON.

2.  TO COMPETE AT ISAR, TEAMS OF LIFESAVERS FROM THE U.S. AND
CANADIAN COAST GUARD AUXILIARIES MUST FIRST QUALIFY IN PRELIMINARY
REGIONAL EVENTS.  TEAMS ARE JUDGED ON THEIR PERFORMANCE OF A
VARIETY OF MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE SKILLS.  ISAR 2007 FEATURED
EVENTS DESIGNED TO TEST THE VOLUNTEERS ABILITY TO PLAN, COMMUNICATE
AND PROSECUTE A CHALLENGING MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE CASE.

3.  MANY THANKS TO OUR CANADIAN FRIENDS FOR HOSTING THIS YEARS
EVENT, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED.  YOU
DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING TEAMWORK AND PROFESSIONALISM, AND ALL OF
THE TEAMS BENEFITED FROM THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXCHANGE IDEAS AND
PRACTICES.  WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP
IN THE FUTURE. THE NEXT TIME YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, PLEASE THANK
OUR AUXILIARISTS FOR THEIR DEDICATED SERVICE.

4.  INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.

5.  ADM T.W. ALLEN, COMMANDANT, UNITED STATES COAST GUARD, SENDS.
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