Safety.  Security.  Marine environmental protection.  Humanitarian assistance.  Homeland security.  Service to others—in our communities, across the nation, and around the world.  These are the things that Coast Guard Auxiliarists put first every day, the missions that these uniformed civilian volunteers have tirelessly performed for over seventy years.  We are the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary on the upper Potomac River. Our operations and personnel are focused from the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers surrounding Washington, DC, and we host the USCG Auxiliary University Program in the Washington area.