OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - With everyone enjoying the sights in the sky, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is keeping a close eye on safety and making sure people on the ground and in the water stay safe ...

State officials are investigating the drowning of a U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary leader last week in Lake Michigan in the far northern suburbs. John Staggs, 76, was found dead about 8:45 p.m. July ...

State officials are investigating the drowning of a U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary leader last week in Lake Michigan in the far northern suburbs. John Staggs, 76, was found dead about 8:45 p.m. July ...

John Staggs, 76, was found July 12 in the water beneath a dock at North Point Marina in north suburban Winthrop Harbor. He was a 38-year veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

In any potential conflict with China, Coast Guard Captain Craig Allen Jr. wrote in 2024, “The [Coast Guard’s] Reserve and Auxiliary would be critical, but total personnel end strength might ...

WINTHROP HARBOR, Ill. (WLS) -- A decorated U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary leader was found dead in the waters of Lake Michigan in the north suburbs this week. John Staggs, 76, had served over 38 years.

Or you may have an Auxiliary Vessel Safety Check decal on your boat. Perhaps you’ve seen Auxiliarists manning the boats below the red Coast Guard helicopters practicing water rescues in the bay.

As noted by Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander Dan Bell in the Naval Institute’s Proceedings Magazine, cyber-volunteers with the Auxiliary “could prove a significant boon to the service as it ...