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My Coast Guard
Commentary | Aug. 26, 2020

Surface Navy Association Virtual Waterfront Symposium (Aug 25-27)

By Lt. Luke McConnell, MyCG Writer

Here are our “don’t miss” panels for Coasties:

- August 25, 1:35 p.m. EDT
Coast Guard Career Assignments with recently retired head of Enlisted Personnel Assignments Capt. Steve Matadobra and newly appointed assignment officer Senior Chief Joel Laufenberg. Moderated by former Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Skip Bowen.

- August 25, 2:10 p.m. EDT
A Coast Guard Junior Officer forum with Lt. Courtney Bailey, Lt. Anna Ruth, Lt. Cmdr. Nicholas Hartmann. Moderated by retired officers Lt. Cmdr. Chris O’Meara and Cmdr. Phil Crigler.

- August 25, 2:55 p.m. EDT
Coast Guard Enlisted Update with both areas, PACAREA and LANTAREA Command Master Chiefs Heath Jones and Devin Spencer. Moderated by former Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Skip Bowen.

- August. 26, 1:35 p.m. EDT
Coast Guard Training update. With Mr. Tim Quiram, Deputy Chief of Training. Moderated by former Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Skip Bowen.

- August 26, 2:10 p.m. EDT 
Credentialing Opportunities with Coast Guard Command Master Chief Ed Lewis; Mr. Keith Boring, director of the Navy Credentialing Programs, NETC; Mr. Mike Talley, director, Navy COOL; Mr. Thom Seith, projects manager, Navy Credentialing. Moderated by former Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Skip Bowen and Navy Fleet Master Chief (Retired) JoAnn Ortloff.

- August 26, 2:55 p.m. EDT
Navy and CG Education Opportunities. With Dr. Randi Cosentino, President of the U.S. Navy Community College. Moderated by former Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Skip Bowen and Navy Fleet Master Chief (Retired) JoAnn Ortloff.

- August 27, 1:35 p.m. EDT
PACAREA update.  With Vice Adm. Linda Fagan and moderated by Rear Adm. Jeff Hathaway, USCG retired.

- August 27, 2:25 p.m. EDT
Coast Guard in District Seven. With Rear Adm. Eric Jones and moderated by former Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Skip Bowen.

Members can log in for as much or as little of the symposium as they are interested in.

To participate, sign up here: https://navysnaevents.org/waterfront/register.php
For more information, visit: https://navysnaevents.org/waterfront/