ALCOAST 451/08
COMDTNOTE 5700
SUBJ:  PHOTO CONTEST AND CALL FOR PHOTOS FOR POSTURE STATEMENT
PUBLICATION
1.  A PHOTO CONTEST IS BEING HELD AS PART OF AN INITIATIVE TO
GATHER PHOTOS FOR THE COAST GUARDS 2009 POSTURE STATEMENT
PUBLICATION.
2. PHOTO CONTEST GUIDELINES:
   A. THE CONTEST IS OPEN TO ANY MEMBER OF TEAM COAST GUARD: ACTIVE
DUTY, RESERVE, CIVILIAN, OR AUXILIARY.
   B. PHOTOS MUST BE IN DIGITAL FORMAT. NO PRINT OR FILM
SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. PHOTOS NEED NOT BE TAKEN WITH A
DIGITAL CAMERA - SCANS OF NEGATIVES, TRANSPARENCIES, OR
PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS ARE ACCEPTABLE.
   C. ALL DIGITAL PHOTOS MUST BE HIGH RESOLUTION, IN JPEG OR .JPG
FORMAT, AND AT LEAST 1,600 PIXELS WIDE (IF A HORIZONTAL IMAGE) OR
1,600 PIXELS TALL (IF A VERTICAL IMAGE).
   D. SEND PHOTOS VIA E-MAIL TO PHOTOCONTEST(AT)USCG.MIL. SEND ONLY
ONE PHOTO PER E-MAIL. E-MAIL SIZE LIMIT IS 15 MB PER E-MAIL.
   E. IN THE E-MAIL, INCLUDE A CAPTION THAT INCLUDES A DESCRIPTION
OF THE PHOTO, THE DATE THE PHOTO WAS TAKEN, IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
OF PEOPLE AND ASSETS (E.G., CUTTER NAME, AIRCRAFT TYPE, ETC.) IN
THE PHOTO, AND THE PHOTOGRAPHERS NAME AND UNIT.
   F. BY ENTERING THIS CONTEST, ENTRANTS AGREE THAT ALL SUBMITTED
PHOTOS BECOME OFFICIAL COAST GUARD PHOTOS THAT MAY NOT BE SOLD OR
USED FOR MARKETING, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, FOR PRIVATE GAIN.
   G. SUGGESTED PHOTO SUBJECTS ARE DAY TO DAY MISSIONS BEING
PERFORMED, ARCTIC OPERATIONS, JOINT ENGAGEMENT, INTERNATIONAL
ENGAGEMENT, AND STATE, LOCAL, AND/OR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS.
SELECTIONS WILL FACTOR DIVERSITY OF OUR WORKFORCE AND DIVERSITY OF
OUR MISSIONS.
   H. DEADLINE: 31 OCT 2008.
3. WINNING PHOTOS AND OTHER SUBMITTED PHOTOS MAY BE PUBLISHED IN
THE 2009 POSTURE STATEMENT PUBLICATION AND/OR OTHER COAST GUARD
PUBLICATIONS. SELECTED PHOTOS WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC
AFFAIRS VISUAL IMAGERY DATABASE ON THE WEB (HTTP://CGVI.USCG.MIL).
4. THE COMMANDANT PUBLISHES A POSTURE STATEMENT ANNUALLY TO PROVIDE
A STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT AND OBSERVATION OF FACTORS INFLUENCING COAST
GUARD OPERATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND PERFORMANCE. IT COINCIDES WITH
AND COMPLEMENTS SUBMISSION OF THE PRESIDENTS BUDGET TO CONGRESS.
LAST YEAR OVER 15,000 COPIES WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE COAST
GUARD, ACROSS ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, AND DURING NUMEROUS
INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS. THE 2008 POSTURE STATEMENT CAN BE FOUND
AT:  HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/COMDT/.
5. CONTEST WINNERS WILL RECEIVE A PLAQUE AND THEIR NAMES WILL BE
ANNOUNCED VIA ALCOAST.
6. COMDT (CG-092) POC IS LYNNE DONAHUE AT 202-372-4603 OR
LYNNE.M.DONAHUE(AT)USCG.MIL.
7. RDML MARY E. LANDRY, DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENTAL AND PUBLIC
AFFAIRS, SENDS.
8. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.