Previously Held Rate AA-Airman Apprentice
CS-Communication Services (Auxiliary)
CM-Communications (Auxiliary)
IS-IS-Information and Communication Services
OP-Operations (Auxiliary)
PA-Marketing and Public Affairs (Auxiliary)
AUX-Auxiliary Food Service
Currently the Operations and Technology Supervisor for Great Lakes Transportation (dba Metro Cars) supporting multiple sites on a MPLS and VPN networks, including 200+ mobile data terminals. Duties include 24hr Help Desk support, New Systems Deployment, Data Security, LAN support, Exchange administration, Database Administration, and just about everything else they can think of. We operate on a Client/Server base in a Virtual Machine environment.
I have recently been elected the Flotilla Commander of Flotilla 18-07 in the 9th Central District. Additionaly, I have been appointed by the District Comodoor to serve on the District Staff as the District Staff Officer for Marine Safety. I look forward to serving in these new positions to further the missions of the US Coast Guard and US Coast Guard Auxiliary.
Additionally I am a Vehicle Operator and Therapuetic Recreational Leader with the City of Westland, Michigan...Parks and Recreation Department. I oversee recreation type activities for children and adults with a wide and various range of disabilities.
Active in a few military groups... Marine Corps League (Det 152, Jr. Vice), Military Order of the Devil Dogs (Pound 6), American Legion (Post 364, Sgt-at-Arms), Sons of the American Legion (Squadron 364, Adjuant), Dearborn Allied War Veterans Council (Adjuant), VFW, AMVETS, just to name a few.... They keep me very busy.
Of course, TWS get's a lot of my attention as well...active on various teams and projects here to make TWS a better place for all of our service men, women, and veterans !!
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United States Coast Guard
232th Birthday
August 04, 2022
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
83st Birthday
June 23, 2022
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As a tribute to William Livingstone, a memorial lighthouse was built at the east end of Belle Isle Park on land donated by the City of Detroit and with funds provided by the Lake Carriers' Association and citizens of Detroit. The following description of the lighthouse, which commenced operation on April 8, 1930, was provided by the Lighthouse Service:
The lighthouse is in the form of a fluted shaft of white marble, 47 feet high, rising from an octagonal platform of the same material, flanked by wide steps on all sides. The shaft is about 11 feet in diameter at the base, tapering to about 8 feet at the top, where it is surmounted by a bronze lantern of irregular octagonal shape. There is a heavy bronze door at the base, and handsome bronze inscriptions have been placed to indicate the purpose of the memorial. A circular interior staircase, of the usual lighthouse construction provides access to the lantern.
Inside the lantern is a fourth order lens fitted with an electric light, giving a candlepower of approximately 11,500. In order to project light into the shadows cast by heavy astragals of the lantern, four auxiliary reflector lights, each of 150 watt capacity, are provided. All lights are occulting, showing a light of four seconds duration every five seconds. Suitable stand-by equipment is provided in the form of a battery-operated low-voltage lamp mounted in an auxiliary sixth order lens, placed immediately beneath the main light.