Auxiliary Manual: COMDTINST M16790.1G Paperback – June 16, 2023

COAST GUARD AUXILIARY MANUALCOMDTINST M16790.1G August 2011The Auxiliary Manual establishes policies and procedures for all Coast Guard members who are involved with the administration of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, including Auxiliarists, military, and civilian personnel.The Auxiliary Manual outlines policies and procedures necessary for effective administration of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. It reflects the continually evolving Auxiliary policy foundation that has supported the passage of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Act of 2002 which created (DHS) and established the Coast Guard as both the Department’s lead maritime agency and only military component. The Coast Guard Auxiliary has been a critical part of the Coast Guard’s historic transition to DHS, and the Auxiliary has assumed the roles and responsibilities as the department’s lead organization of dedicated volunteers. The Auxiliary Manual further helps set the course for ready, reliable, and expanding Auxiliary administrative and operational support to the full spectrum of Coast Guard missions in an increasingly complex maritime security environment. Further, the Auxiliary Manual has been extensively revised due to major Auxiliary reorganizational efforts to position it for the provision of efficient and effective support in a modernized Coast Guard. Read more