Coast Guard Station Tybee is located adjacent to Fort Pulaski, off of US 80 / Tybee Road.  Turn into the Fort Pulaski entrance and proceed to the first left hand turnoff, then about 1/2 mile to Station Tybee.

The Public is invited. Reservations are due to Sybil Cannon by noon, Friday, September 23. Cost is $20 per adult. Children 12 and under are $10 each.  Email Sybil Cannon to make your reservation today!

The Savannah Council has earned a 2010 Outstanding Council Award.  This award goes to only the very top councils in all of the Navy League.  It is great recognition of the leadership of Tom Latham - President of our council in 2010, and the work of so many of our council members during the past year.  Key components leading to this award are the many recognition awards our council presents to Navy, Marine, and Coast Guard units in our area.  Other factors are events we organize, like the Sand Gnats picnic / ballgame for Coast Guard units, our participation in Change of Command events, and our strong, continuing support of our local Sea Cadets unit.  All of our membership should celebrate this very positive recognition of our Savannah Council.  Thanks to all who made this possible.

Congratulations to SN Garret Tuller, USCG Aids to Navigation Team Tybee Sailor of the Quarter! At a brief ceremony on August 26, Savannah Navy League President Bob Gephart and Council member Mike Campbell helped BMC Eric Dieckmann congratulate SN Tuller, and presented him with a book from the Commandant's Reading List and a $100 US Savings Bond. 

Congratulations are also in order for BM3 Timothy L. Steigner, USCG, Station Tybee Sailor of the Quarter.  Savannah Council members Joe Tillman and Bob Gephart helped recognize Steigner at a ceremony on July 27th.

A big thanks to CDR Tim Tobiasz, CO of Coast Guard Air Station Savannah, who immediately agreed to be the speaker for our August 23rd dinner meeting when our scheduled speakers had to back out at the last minute.  CDR Tobiasz gave a fascinating presentation about his efforts leading the helicopter rescue efforts during Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in 2005.  It was fitting that we had a Coast Guard speaker, as we also cut a Coast Guard birthday cake for dessert.

Our scheduled speakers, the Blue Crew leadership from USS Alaska (SSBN 732) were forced to cancel their visit when sub group commanders ordered the sub to stay in port awaiting possible orders to divert around approaching Hurricane Irene.  We hope to bring them back to one of our meetings sometime early next year, at the first opportunity.

Our meeting took place at the Pirate's House on East Broad Street downtown, a new location we're trying out because the Hunter Club, our usual dinner spot, is closed for renovations.  Thanks much to the Pirate's House crew for an awesome meal and great service all around!  Click here to see more photos from the meeting.

Our annual Coast Guard night out at the ballpark on August 17th was a huge success, with 248 Coast Guard members and their families attending. 

MSTC Mark Henricksen of Marine Safety Unit Savannah threw out the first pitch, and the crowd at Grayson Stadium thrilled to a fly-by from one of the helos from Air Station Savannah.  Thanks to the Sand Gnats and Georgia Ports Authority for helping the Savannah Council make this special evening possible.

Our adopted submarine, USS Alaska (SSBN 732) will change Gold Crew Commanding Officers at Kings Bay on Friday, September 23rd.  Please contact Tom Latham at lathcons@aol.com or (912) 598-9179 if you would like to take part.

September starts the countdown for the selection of new board members for Savannah Council for the year of 2012.  Our election will be conducted at the November monthly meeting.  There are at least four openings on the board for next year.  If you are interested in helping our council select nominees for the board, this is your chance!  We need two volunteers from our general membership to assist in this task; there will be a total of five members on the committee.  This is a short-term task, as all nominations must be complete by October 15.  Anyone interested in helping select nominees for the board should email Bob Gephart by September 21.

NOTE: Nominating Committee members are eligible to be nominated to the Board of Directors.

Thanks to all Savannah Council members who came out to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse downtown on August 25th for the "No Higher Honor" silent auction and "lounge takeover."  The fundraiser helped raise $2,000 to offset the production cost of Michael Jordan's upcoming local TV series on USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58), one of our council's two adopted ships, and its current 6-month deployment to Africa.

Click here to see photos from the event.