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Volunteer with the US Coast Guard Auxiliary: Albany, NY
The US Coast Guard Auxiliary is very active in the Albany, NY area throughout the year. Our local team of 29 volunteers engages in vital missions as part of Team US Coast Guard. Those include:
- Surface Operations (aboard USCG and Auxiliary vessels)
- Marine Safety & Environmental Protection
- Marine Dealer & Public Visitations
- Boating Safety & Navigation Class Instruction
- Courtesy Vessel Examinations
- Line Handling for USCG Cutters
- Telecommunications Operations
- Administrative Support Operations
If you're interested in:
- Serving your Community and Country
- Proudly wearing the uniform of the USCG Aux
- Taking your skillsets up a level
- Developing friendships based on common interests
Then we should talk! Reach out to us today! Call us or click the "Join Us Now!" link.
US Coast Guard Auxiliary: Hudson River
Members of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary: Albany, NY and Kingston, NY flotillas rendezvous with a crew from USCG ANT Saugerties for two boat training on the Hudson River. September, 2025.
USCG Auxiliary Winter Line Handling for USCGC Sturgeon Bay
US Coast Guard Auxililary: Albany Line Handlers assist with the docking of the USCGC Sturgeon Bay at the Port of Albany. Ice breaking is vital for keeping shipping channels open on the Hudson River during winter months. Below: USCGC Sturgeon Bay departing Port of Albany.
Healthy Kids Day Outreach at the Guilderland, NY YMCA
Helen Fang, 15-04 and Peter Lemme, 15-09 participate at the Healthy Kids Day held at the Guilderland, NY YMCA on April 29, 2023.
Safe Boating Week event at the Albany Yacht Club. Rensselaer, NY
USCG Auxiliary and USCG Active Duty personnel representing team USCG at the annual Safe Boating event that took place at the Albany Yacht Club on 25 May, 2022. Pictured L to R: Aux Kalfin, Aux Kuhne, Aux Fang, Aux Dodge, Aux Hoffman, PO Wood, PO Schulte. Photo courtesy of NY State Sheriff's Association.
Winter with the US Coast Guard Auxiliary in Albany, NY
The US Coast Guard Auxiliary Albany, NY flotilla is active year round. In this photo FC Christopher Hoffman and IPFC Scott Kuhne, USCG Aux Line Handlers, assist the Ice Breaking USCGC Penobscot Bay in docking at the Port of Albany. Flotilla 014-15-04
USCG Auxiliary flotilla 014-15-04 Albany, NY - AOR
Area of Responsibility (AOR)
The Albany, NY flotilla of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary operates north to south from Schuylerville, NY to Saugerties, NY and west to east from Erie Canal Lock 7 to the eastern edge of NY State. The Albany, NY team is active 12 months a year.