CITIZEN’s ACTION NETWORK
SITE SUMMARY AND HOW TO SET UP A PROGRAM IN YOUR AREA
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Site Summary – How to set up CAN in your area 
Maritime Search and Rescue Background, Program Objectives, and Goals  
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT INSTRUCTION 5720.1 – CITIZENS ACTION NETWORK (CAN)  
 
USCG ALERTS TO CAN MEMBERS   
Vandalism Costs Taxpayers $117,000
 
USCG AUXILIARY THIRTEENTH DISTRICT BUOY 13 MAGAZINE 
Buoy 13 Winter 2001 – Page 13
Buoy 13 Spring 2004 – Page 13
Buoy 13 Spring 2008 – Page 16
Buoy 13 Fall 2008 – Saving canoeists life near Sequim – Page 24
Buoy 13 Spring 2009 – Page 36 – Meet the new CAN officer

        Buoy 13 Spring 2010 Operation Podium Auxiliary Support

TELEVISION NEWS STORIES 
KING 5 TV News – Seattle WA – Boat Thefts 
KOIN TV News – Portland OR – Columbia River Security  
KIRO TV News – Seattle WA – Security  
 
NEWSPAPER STORIES 
Bainbridge Review – July 27th 2005
NW Navigator Story RJL Edit – May 6th 2005  
River Hoax gives idea to Coast Guard - Tri-City Herald – May 14th 2007 
Salem Oregon CAN Story – Salem-News.com – May 30th 2006 
Peninsula Daily News – May 20th 2006 
Daily Astorian – December 26th 2007  
Citizen Action Network: A valuable CG Asset – NW Navigator – March 2nd 2007 
 
PERTINENT DOCUMENTS AND PAPERS 
Strategic Collaboration in Stability, Security, Transition and Reconstruction (SSTR) 
ENHANCING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF VOLUNTEERS IN THE U.S. COAST GUARD
AUXILIARY 
MARITIME TERRORISM AND THE SMALL BOAT THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES 
Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HA/DR) – From Naval Postgraduate School 
Office of Inspector General Report on CAN 
Fourth Annual National Dam Security Forum
Moving CAN Inland for Dams
Citizen Action Network Moving Can Inland for Dams
Flynn Senate HSGAC Testimony 6-22-2011
PERTINENT WEB SITES 
Pacnwest.org USCG "Citizen's Action Network" 
CAN Facebook Web Site  
National Terror Alert - America's Leading Source for Homeland Security News & Information       
 
CDR ANDRE BILLEAUDEAUX - DOCUMENTS AND PAPERS 
CHDS Grad's Citizen Corps Vision Expands - November 2009 
Leveraging Citizens and Cultivating Vigilance for Force Multiplication in
the Maritime Domain – September 2007 
Cultivating Citizen-Based Communities of Practice to Build Partnerships
and Enhance Vigilance in the Maritime Domain Strategy Document 
 
MARITIME INFORMATION INITIATIVE 
Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) Homeland Security Programs 
 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND UNITED STATES COAST GUARD PAPERS 
Report of the DHS National Small Vessel Security Summit – October 19th
Small Vessel Security Strategy – January 2008 
Friend or Foe? Tough to Tell - USNI Proceedings Magazine October 2008 –
Admiral Thad Allen 
Small Vessel Security Update - June 2010  
Security Management - October 2011
Security Management - Watching over Waterways
 
APPLICATIONS FOR USCG “CAN” PROGRAM, CITIZEN’S GUIDE, “CAN” BUSINESS CARD
SAMPLES, AND THE USCG CITIZEN’S ACTION NETWORK WEBSITE ADDRESS
CAN Application
CAN Citizen’s Guidebook
CAN Sample Business Cards
USCG Citizen’s Action Network Website  
 
APPLICATIONS FOR THE CANADIAN RCMP “CAN” PROGRAM AND THE RCMP WEBSITE 
Citizen’s Action Network Brochure CANADA 
RCMP Coastal/Airport Watch Program (CAN Program)  
RCMP CAN Program - Coastal Watch   
 
UK WEB SITES
        Project Kraken - Protecting the waters of Essex
        Website for Project Kraken
        Project-Kraken registration form
        Wales - Coast Watch site -
        Wales – Coast Watch Video
 
CAN POSTERS 
CAN Poster 1
CAN Poster 2
 
POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS 
Citizen Corps Power Point
Port Angeles CAN Presentation
Stolen Vessel Power Point Presentation 
 
MAGAZINE STORIES ON THE CITIZEN’S ACTION NETWORK 
HS Today PDF – Home Security Today – August 2005 – Page 28  
USCG Reserve Magazine – Vol 54 – May 2007 – Page 21 
Ruralite Magazine – Citizen’s Onshore Watch – April 2007  
Coast Guard Auxiliary Division IV – CAN Article on Page 21 
Proceedings Summer 2008 Article on CAN - Pages 41-43  
USCGA Thirteenth District Magazine Buoy 13 - Lee Bowen (CAN member)
saving canoeist's life - Pages 24-25 
Proceedings Spring 2009 Article on CAN - Pages 33-37 
The Navigator Article on The Citizen's Action Network Spring 2009 Page 20
The Navigator Article on Auxiliarist of the Year Summer 2009 Page 12 
District 8 "CAN DO!" Citizen’s Action Network launches in south Louisiana
Page 8  The Navigator, Winter 2010 
Proceedings Winter 2010 Article on CAN - Page 78-79 
 
NEWSLETTERS 
USCG Commandant Thad Allen Journal Article  
HLS Newsletter – June 2005
Team Washington State – Homeland Security Update – Page 6  
The Perspective – Page 6
Waypoints 2005
MDA Director.doc
Newsletter – November 2006
Port Townsend Yacht Club “CAN” Article – Page 5  
USCGAUX Flaghoist – July 2007 – Page 2 
Citizen’s Action Network Newsletter – December 2007 
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary True North – A Clarion Call - Page 13  
The Coastal Watcher
Sector Portland is looking for members to assist with the coordination of
the Citizen's Action Network  
The CAN Corner Newsletter April 2009
 
DISTRICT 8 - CAN NEWS AND INFORMATION
District 8 "CAN DO!" Citizen’s Action Network launches in south Louisiana
Page 8
District 8 CAN Brochure
District 8 CAN Application
Recruitment Presentation
News Release - Eighth District Launches Citizen's Action Network With
GNOEC
 
USCG 3-13 AND OTHER USCG PODCAST PRESENTATIONS 
D13 Podcast – Includes the CAN Program 
 
USCG CITIZEN’S ACTION NETWORK AWARDS 
Homeland Security Secretary Awards 
Noblis Award
Seattle Federal Executive Board Awards May 2008 
 
C2PC MAPPING SYSTEM 
C2PC Map Sample Page
 
PRESS RELEASES 
KENNEDY SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT/NOBLIS AWARD  
USCG Headquarters News Release to News Release File Spot Light on
Innovator  
NEW MEMBERS SOUGHT TO EXPAND CITIZEN'S ACTION NETWORK  
CHDS News Release – Includes Citizen Action Network  
Flare Sighting Assist by CAN Member (Article 1)  
Flare Sighting Assist by CAN Member (Article 2)
Columbia River Waterway Watch Training
Small Vessel Security Implementation Plan Report to the Public 
 
INTERNET NEWS STORIES 
KNDO / KNDU Columbia River
KING 5 Story
USCG Spotlight on Innovators Citizen's Action Network (CAN) 
Team Coast Guard December 2007 - Story on CAN  
USCG 2007 Innovation Expo. (See Page 2)  
Report of the National Workgroups Summit 
National Conference on Community Preparedness 
Civilians Aid Coast Guard Efforts 
Ms. Marilynn Leonard of District 13 Flotilla 42 based in Sequim port Angeles, Washington! She has been selected as the 2008 Auxiliarist-of-the-Year. Ms. Marilynn Leonard is key to the success of the implementation and Operation of Citizen's Action Network Program in Port Angeles where she serves as manager of the Citizens’ Action Network (CAN) team for the Straits of Juan de Fuca, WA, a unique organization that provides the Coast Guard with invaluable maritime domain awareness by closely monitoring regional coasts and waterways.
"Small Vessel Security Implementation Plan Report to the Public -Specifically, three existing outreach, education, and operational engagement activities that improve maritime security and safety could be coordinated, enhanced and extended nationally. This coordination leverages the AWW, Citizen Action Network (CAN), and Focused Lens (FL)."
 
CAN & USCG VIDEOS 
CDHS Interview with CDR Andre Billeaudeaux 
USCG AWW
TVW – CAN Public Television Segment  
Video from a CAN Member who filmed the Fishing Boat Sinking in Oregon 
CAN Training Sessions on YouTube from Port Angeles, WA 
NACON 2009 Admiral Thad Allen highlights the CAN program and announces
the promotion of LCDR Billeaudeaux to CDR 
       
EXPO PICTURES 
Expo
 
EXAMPLES OF STRATEGIC VIEWS 
CAN Member Views
CAN Views of Passing Vessels
Military Transport
Ferry Security Escort
CAN Member Views of Coast Guard Vessel at Anchor