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Subj: NEW COAST GUARD AUXILIARY INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD -027/06

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UNCLAS //N16790//
ALCOAST 449/06
COMDTNOTE 16790

SUBJ: NEW COAST GUARD AUXILIARY INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD

A. AUXILIARY MANUAL, COMDTINST M16790.1F

1. IN THE SPIRIT OF RECOGNIZING ALL ELEMENTS OF THE COAST
GUARD FAMILY AND CHAMPIONING DIVERSITY WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION,
I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE AND INTRODUCE A NEW AWARD FOR OUR
AUXILIARIST. THE COMMODORE CHARLES S. GREANOFF INSPIRATIONAL
LEADERSHIP AWARD SERVES TO ANNUALLY RECOGNIZE THE MOST
DISTINGUISHED AUXILIARY FLOTILLA COMMANDER. THIS AWARD PARALLELS
THE OTHER COAST GUARD INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS INCLUDING THE
CAPT JOHN G. WITHERSPOON AWARD FOR ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE
OFFICERS, THE GEORGE R. PUTNAM AWARD FOR CIVILIANS, AND THE MCPO
ANGELA M. MCSHAN AWARD FOR ACTIVE DUTY OR RESERVE CHIEF PETTY
OFFICERS (E-7).

2. COMMODORE CHARLES S. GREANOFF IS A PAST NATIONAL COMMODORE
AND A PUBLIC SERVANT WHO, THROUGH HIS LEADERSHIP AND MEMBERSHIP IN
THE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY, HAS LOGGED OVER 63 YEARS OF SERVICE TO
OUR COUNTRY. COMMODORE GREANOFF FIRST BECAME AFFILIATED WITH THE
COAST GUARD AUXILIARY IN 1943 WHEN HE JOINED DISTRICT 9 FLOTILLA 7-
03, A PORT SECURITY UNIT RESPONSIBLE FOR PROTECTING THE PORT OF
CLEVELAND, THE CUYAHOGA RIVER, AND THE CITIES BRIDGES. AFTER
WORLD WAR II, COMMODORE  GREANOFF CONTINUED HIS ACTIVE
PARTICIPATION IN THE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY AND BECAME A FLOTILLA
COMMANDER IN 1950. HE QUICKLY ROSE THROUGH THE RANKS OF THE
AUXILIARY, FIRST HOLDING THE POSITION OF DIVISION CAPTAIN IN 1953,
NINTH DISTRICT COMMODORE IN 1956-57, AND ACHIEVING THE AUXILIARYS
HIGHEST POSITION OF NATIONAL COMMODORE IN 1958-59. AS NATIONAL
COMMODORE, COMMODORE GREANOFF TRAVELED THE COUNTRY TO SUPPORT THE
NEW MISSIONS OF THE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY AND EVEN TESTIFIED BEFORE
CONGRESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BOATING SAFETY REGULATIONS. HE WAS
INSTRUMENTAL IN SHAPING THE AUXILIARY INTO THE EFFECTIVE
ORGANIZATION IT IS TODAY. DURING THE NEXT THREE DECADES, COMMODORE
GREANOFF CONTINUED TO ACCRUE THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF SUPPORT EACH
YEAR ACROSS ALL COAST GUARD MISSIONS AS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE
AUXILIARY. COMMODORE GREANOFFS AFFILIATION WITH HIS MOST RECENT
DUTIES BEGAN IN 1991 WITH HIS APPOINTMENT AS ASSISTANT TO THE NINTH
CG DISTRICT FAMILY PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATOR. HE WAS A KEY PLAYER IN
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FLEDGLING WORKLIFE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT IN
D9. IN MARCH OF 1993, COMMODORE GREANOFF WAS APPOINTED THE NINTH
DISTRICT OMBUDSMAN COORDINATOR, THE FIRST OMBUDSMAN COORDINATOR
POSITION CREATED IN THE COAST GUARD. HE CONTINUED IN THAT ROLE
UNTIL 2005. COMMODORE GREANOFF TRAINED OVER 150 DISTRICT OMBUDSMEN
AT MORE THAN FIFTY UNITS AROUND THE GREAT LAKES PROVIDING GUIDANCE,
TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO THESE IMPORTANT VOLUNTEERS. THROUGH HIS 63
YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND DEDICATION, COMMODORE GREANOFF HAS
SET THE STANDARD FOR ALL AUXILIARY LEADERS.

3. THE NATIONAL COMMODORE WILL SOLICIT NOMINATIONS FOR THE
COMMODORE CHARLES S. GREANOFF INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD
IN OCTOBER 2006. THIS AWARD PROGRAM WILL BE INCORPORATED IN AN
UPCOMING CHANGE TO REF A.

4.  INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.

5.  ADM THAD ALLEN, COMMANDANT, SENDS.

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