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More Activities of Flotilla 6-1: 2006-2007
Flotilla 6-1 Aids to Navigation Patrol: November 3,
2007
Saturday 3 November Coxswain Bill Kessler led his Crew from Flotilla
6-1 on a chilly Ohio River
Aids to Navigation Patrol..
The crew Loren Gannon of Centerville;
Eugene Knight, Beavercreek;
Loren Schafer, Dayton and Tim Welch,
Kettering rotated duties during the exercise for training. Two inoperative lights, one new
private light and one missing buoy will be reported to the Coast Guard
Marine Safety Division at Cincinnati.
The facility (Dayton boat) was
part of a three boat Auxiliary Division Six squadron organized by Patrol
Commander FC 6-10 Bob Clancy, Georgetown.
Bob used a shore mobile radio facility to coordinate activities. Facilities launched at White
Oak Creek Marina, Higginsport, checking
Aids to Navigation up river to Manchester
during daylight. Sixteen Auxiliarists dined together then made a
night run down stream to check
lighted Aids to Navigation. The other patrol boats represented
Flotilla 6-8 Indian Lake,
Coxswain Ed Holliday Springfield
and Flotilla 6-10; Charlie Everhart's
facility, Bainbridge, facility;
Coxswain LaRue Turner, Each
boat had a crew of five, men and women
Auxiliary volunteers. Trailer loading
and a long haul home ended another day of public service for cold, weary
Auxiliary boat crews.
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Typical ATON (Aid to Navigation) |
Tim Welch, Chartman
Extraordinary
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Photos by Loren Gannon FSO-PA |
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Flotilla 6-1's Facility Loren Schafer
and Bill Kessler |
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Flotilla 6-1 Kettering Holiday at Home Parade:
September 3, 2007
Flotilla 6-1 Picnic & Training at Caesar Creek State
Park: August 4, 2007
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Just a year ago Flotilla 6-1 looked longingly
at 'Nautilus' as they wished for surface facility acceptance. Flotilla
6-1 now celebrates with camaraderie and training coordination among
Flotillas, August 4, 2007, Caesar Creek State Park.
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Flotilla 6-1 Patrol boat 'Nautilus' at Caesar Creek
State Park Lake Fest: June 23, 2007
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 Official
launching of 'Nautilus': L-R: Gary
Branstetter, Bill Kessler and ODNR Watercraft Officer Jennifer Brown
On patrol:
L-R VCP Gary Branstetter, Coxswain
Bill Kessler
Picking up the night shift:
L-R Bill
Kessler, Tim Welch, Gene Knight, Gary Branstetter
Photos by Loren Gannon, FSO-PA |
 
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Search and Rescue Exercise
(SAREX)
Buck Creek State Park: September 9, 2006
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Coxswain Training at Caesar Creek Lake:
September 30, 2006 |
20 NOV 08
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