Lower Manhattan Flotilla 05-03
Update news and articles reported or written by our very own flotilla members. To our members, if you have any news or articles you would like to share, please email them to Bert Ongkeo (ongkeo.uscgaux@gmail.com)
An article written by our very own member William Winslow (Bill) - June 2020
Boating Long Island Article
Our very own Flotilla member, Victor Lubarski who has been accepted to the Coast Guard College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative Program (CSPI) just took his oath and will be headed on 11 June to USCG boot camp at Cape May, New Jersey.
Victor has been an active member of the detachment and flotilla who participate in several successful events and helped other John Jay students along the way. This is an important personal achievement. Bravo Zulu to Victor as he embarks on the next leg of the journey at Cape May, NJ.
See How Food Service Specialists Feed The Hungry Crew Of The USCGC Spencer
American Military News
USCGC Spencer (WMEC-905) has been gracing our waters since 1982. Named after Treasury Secretary John Canfield Spencer, her keel was laid on 1982 at Rhode Island, and it was subsequently commissioned into service on 1986. A U.S. Coast Guard medium endurance cutter, it is one of the main Coast Guard assets in search and recovery efforts. Fittingly, Hurricane Matthew presented an opportunity to do even some more good. In this video, food service specialists aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Spencer are...read the full story
