In January, Flotilla 11 held their annual Change of Watch (CoW) ceremony. LT Sisk was the guest speaker. During the event, Leslie Parks was sworn in as a member. Jim Appleby retired, and the new 2024 staff officers were sworn in. Some photographs from the event are below.
Lyle Schrag received a Northwest District Award Plaque for his 2023 work with the Chaplain Support Program.
Workshops, core training refreshers and courses completed by Flotilla 11 members from November 2023 to March 2024.
Pam Chelgren-Koterba taught electronic chart sessions at the 2024 Seattle Boat Show, and the remaining Northwest District NOAA raster charts are being retired in May–July 2024.
The flotilla continues to run patrols and train new crew and coxswains, with several patrols planned for spring 2024.
Flotilla 11 offers Boat America classes, which qualify boaters for the Washington safe boater education card.
MKC Shaine Wells of Station Bellingham described the service life extension program for the Coast Guard's 47-foot Motor Lifeboat at the March 2024 flotilla meeting.
The operational and service awards entered into AuxData for Flotilla 11 members for 2023, from Membership Service Awards to a Coast Guard Unit Commendation.
Coast Guard Station Bellingham trains with Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles: the closing photo of Alert 11, the Flotilla 11 newsletter, Spring 2024.