R 050036Z NOV 09

ALCOAST 632/09
COMDTNOTE 5060
SUBJ: MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR CREW OF CG-1705, WEBCAST AND VTC VIEWING
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 031943Z NOV 09/ALCOAST 628/09
1. AS DETAILED IN REF A, COAST GUARD AIR STATION (CGAS) SACRAMENTO
WILL HOST A MEMORIAL SERVICE ON FRIDAY, 6 NOVEMBER 2009, AT 1100
PST, TO HONOR THE SEVEN GUARDIANS AND TWO MARINES WHO WERE
TRAGICALLY LOST.
2. REMOTE VIEWING OF THE MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA TWO
SEPARATE OPTIONS:
   A. THE FIRST AND MOST PREFERRED METHOD TO VIEW THE MEMORIAL SERVICE
IS VIA ISDN VIDEO TELECONFERENCE.  COMMANDS DESIRING THIS OPTION
MUST RESERVE THEIR ACCESS CONNECTION PRIOR TO 1500 PACIFIC TIME,
THURSDAY 5 NOVEMBER. RESERVATION POC IS OSC DAVID JENKINS
(510)437-3382, DAVID.T.JENKINS(AT)USCG.MIL. UNITS MUST PROVIDE
THEIR UNIT NAME AND THEIR ISDN VTC TEN DIGIT TELEPHONE NUMBER.
   B. THE SECOND AND LESS PREFERRED METHOD OF ACCESS WILL BE PROVIDED
VIA WEBCAST.  COMMANDS ARE URGED TO HOLD CONFERENCE ROOM PUBLIC
VIEWINGS AND TO LIMIT INDIVIDUAL ACCESS FROM DESKTOP COMPUTERS.
ACCESS TO THE VIEWING IS BEING PROVIDED BY YORK TELCOM AT THE
FOLLOWING LINK:
HTTP://MFILE.AKAMAI.COM/44509/LIVE/REFLECTOR:45536.ASX?PROP(EQUAL)N
3. REGARDLESS OF THE CHOICE OF VIEWING OPTIONS, COMMANDS ARE
REQUESTED TO HOLD GROUP VIEWINGS TO LIMIT THE IMPACT ON COAST GUARD
DATA SYSTEMS,  IN DEFERENCE TO THE CEREMONY, AN NON-OPERATIONAL
INTERNET ACCESS MINIMIZE IS IN EFFECT BETWEEN 1030-1300 PST TO
ENABLE UNINTERUPTED VIEWING.
4. VICE ADMIRAL D. P. PEKOSKE, VICE-COMMANDANT, SENDS.
5. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.