ALCOAST 175/26 - JUN 2026 2025 AUXILIARIST OF THE YEAR WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT

R 161916Z JUN 26  MID180038788714U
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
TO ALCOAST
BT
UNCLAS
ALCOAST 175/26
SSIC 16790
SUBJ: 2025 AUXILIARIST OF THE YEAR WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT
1. I am pleased to announce the selection of Auxiliarist
Peter Gorenberg, M.D. as the 2025 Auxiliarist of the Year.
2. Auxiliarist Gorenberg volunteers with the Sausalito-Tiburon
Flotilla in the Coast Guard Southwest District - Northern Region
(Northern California Bay Area).
3. Auxiliarist Gorenberg is a District Captain of Response and
an Immediate Past Division Commander. He has supported the Coast
Guard Auxiliary since 2017, volunteering over 5,250 hours. He is
qualified in both surface and aviation operations providing
mission support across multiple operational domains. He has
assisted Sector San Francisco as crew and coxswain for 34 patrols
and has logged 21 air patrols for Air Station San Francisco as an
Aircrew member. Auxiliarist Gorenberg is a physician and surgeon
specializing in ophthalmology and also serves as a diving medicine
consultant. He also is a commercial pilot with an instrument rating.
4. I congratulate Auxiliarist Peter Gorenberg, M.D. on his selection
as Auxiliarist of the year and his unwavering commitment to the
Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Formal recognition will
occur as the 2025 Auxiliarist of the Year in August at the Auxiliary
National Training Event (NTE) in Orlando, Florida.
5. POC: LTJG Kelly Richters, COMDT (CG-BSX-11),
Kelly.M.Richters@uscg.mil.
6. CAPT Robert C. Compher, Assistant Commandant for Prevention
Policy (CG-5P), sends.
7. Internet release is authorized.