R 261823Z FEB 13

ALCOAST 072/13
COMDTNOTE 1000
SUBJ: STATE OF THE COAST GUARD ADDRESS/COAST GUARD SITREP 2013
1. Shipmates, tomorrow at 1000 EST the Commandant will deliver the
annual State of the Coast Guard Address (SOCGA) at the National
Defense University in Washington, D.C.  Throughout our history, when
Service leaders had an important message to communicate, it would be
sent out with an order to be read to all hands at muster.  Today, the
State of the Coast Guard Address continues that practice and is a
unique opportunity for Coast Guard men, women, family and friends to
hear directly from the Commandant.
2. The SOCGA will not be broadcast live but will be digitally
recorded and made available for download and viewing by commands and
individuals on a phased release.  On Friday 1 March, we will send an
email with a link to the SOCGA video to all Commanders, Commanding
Officers, Officers in Charge, Assistant Commandants, and Directors of
Staffs who will, as operations and activities permit, show the
digital video of the SOCGA at an all-hands session by 15 March.
These sessions should include CG Auxiliary and Reserve personnel
where feasible.  Starting on 15 March, the digital SOCGA will be
available at the following link for those who have been unable to
participate in a unit all-hands session:
http://www.uscg.mil/seniorleadership/multimedia.asp.  Units without
sufficient internet access can delay viewing until access is
available or can use the text copy which will be posted at:
http://www.uscg.mil/seniorleadership/speeches.asp.
3. As part of the SOCGA, the Commandant will announce the release of
the Commandants SITREP 2013.  The Commandants SITREP 2013 reports on
our progress towards meeting the priorities and objectives set forth
in the Commandants Direction 2011 and the way forward over the coming
months and years.  Following the SOCGA, the SITREP will be available
at: www.uscg.mil/seniorleadership.
4. To be clear, gaining an understanding of the Commandants strategic
direction for the Coast Guard is very important.  Accordingly, I
expect leadership to ensure that the SOCGA is viewed by all hands,
both military and civilian.  I encourage you to discuss both the
SOCGA and the SITREP on the mess deck, hangar deck, in the chiefs
mess, wardroom, and among staffs and teams.  The Commandant and I
look forward to future unit all-hands events to answer your
questions.
5. Semper Paratus.
6. VADM J. P. Currier, Vice Commandant, sends.
7. Internet release authorized.