Chaplain Support Program Auxiliary (ACS)

Rabbi. Dr. Maurice Shalom Kaprow, Director

Rev. Donald  R Brown, Deputy Director

  

The Auxiliary Chaplain Support (ACS) Program supplements and supports Navy Chaplains serving with the Coast Guard (CG) by expanding Religious Ministry within the Coast Guard to better meet the needs of Coast Guard members and their families.

CG Chaplains (officers of the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps assigned to the Coast Guard) provide Religious Ministry to CG members. They play a vital role in support of overall mission execution of the CG. Due to the limited number of CG Chaplains, they may be prevented or delayed in the timely response to Religious Ministry requirements.

The CG recognizes that the CG Auxiliary is composed of many skilled volunteers, some of whom have clergy credentials. The ACS Program expands the Religious Ministry capacity within the CG to better meet the needs of CG members.

The ACS Program does not supplant CG Chaplains, but supplements and supports their mission. ACS Chaplains serve under the direct supervision of their designated CG Chaplain and must coordinate and report all Religious Ministry support to that CG Chaplain.

Auxiliarists with clergy credentials must meet many of the same qualifications as members of the Navy Chaplain Corps, which are described in COMDINST 1730.5B.The Chaplain of the CG (CG-00A) administers the ACS Program and its associated qualification and training requirements.

If you hold a clergy credential and want to support Religious Ministry programs in the CG supervised by CG Chaplains you can obtain more information by contacting the ACS programs National Director or one of the Regional Division Chiefs below.   

ACS Directory Staff:

National Director, Rabbi Dr. Maurice Shalom Kaprow

National Deputy Director, Rev. Donald R Brown

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 Division Chiefs (DVC)

Division Chief-Operations, Rev. Benjamin G. Feril,

Division Chief-Administration, Rev. Gregory O. Schaefer,

Division Chief-Policy and Special Projects, Rev. Thomas J. Walcott,

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Branch Chiefs (BC)

Branch Chief-Operations Atlantic East, Rev. Dr. Benjamin A. Shambaugh,

Branch Chief-Operations Atlantic West, Rev. Michael Ray Doss, 

Branch Chief-Operation Pacific, Rev. John A. Zinck, 

Branch Chief-Administration Training, Rev. Dr. Daniel Vinersar, 

Branch Chief-Administration Recruiting, Rev. Gerrit Michael VanProyen,

Branch Chief-Policy, Special Projects, and Chaplain Care, Rev. Dr. Phillip T. Poole,

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 Branch Assistants Administration (BA)

Branch Assistants-Administration Deployments, Rev. Lyle A. Schrag,

Branch Assistants-Administration Public Affairs, Rabbi Isaac Rosenberg,

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Branch Assistants Operations Atlantic East(BA)

Branch Assistants-Operations Atlantic East D1N, Rev. Christopher C. Slack,

Branch Assistants-Operations Atlantic East D1S, Rev. Dennis A. Saucier,

Branch Assistants-Operations Atlantic East D5N, Rev. Henry A. Leonard,

Branch Assistants-Operations Atlantic East D5S, Rev. Robert Lee Farmer,

Branch Assistants-Operations Atlantic East D7N, Rev. Paul Kemper Anderson,

Branch Assistants-Operations Atlantic East D7S, Rev. James T. Dugard,

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Branch Assistants Operations Atlantic West (BA)

Branch Assistants-Operations Atlantic West D8E, Rev. Oliver L. Trimiew,

Branch Assistants-Operations Atlantic West D8C, Rev. Michael Ray Doss,

Branch Assistants-Operations Atlantic West D8W, Rev. Christopher D. McKeon,

Branch Assistants-Operations Atlantic West D9C, Rev. David E. Hansen,

Branch Assistants-Operations Atlantic West D9W, Rev. Mark A. Ober,

Branch Assistants-Operations Atlantic West D9E, Rev. Linda S. Carter,

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 Branch Assistants Operations Pacific (BA)

Branch Assistants-Operations Pacific D11, Rev. Michael A. Chester,

Branch Assistants-Operations Pacific D13, Rev. Gerrit Michael VanProyen,

Branch Assistants-Operations Pacific D14, Rev. Vicki W. Lepick,

Branch Assistants-Operations Pacific D17, Rev. Frederick A. Voss,

 

ACS Chaplain National Staff pictured at NTRAIN March 2022. Standing at rear, 2nd from the left is Chaplain Thomas Walcott (CAPT), Chaplain of the Coast Guard.