“CITIZEN’S ACTION NETWORK” 
SITE SUMMARY AND HOW TO SET UP A
PROGRAM IN YOUR AREA
Newest articles in bold type
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
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 OFVOLUNTEERS 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
LCDR ANDRE BILLEAUDEAUX - DOCUMENTS AND PAPERS
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
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 2007
Small Vessel Security Strategy – January 2008
Friend or Foe? Tough to Tell - USNI Proceedings Magazine October 2008 – Admiral Thad Allen
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 
CAN POSTERS
CAN Poster 1
CAN Poster 2
POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS
Citizen Corps Power Point
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
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
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 Inovator
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)
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
CAN & USCG VIDEOS
CDHS Interview with LCDR Andre Billeaudeaux
USCG AWW
TVW – CAN Public Television Segment
Video from a CAN Member who filmed the Fishing Boat Sinking in Oregon
EXPO PICTURES
Expo2
Expo3
Expo4
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