US citizens and their dependents who live abroad are able to participate in the BSA program through the Transatlantic Council (serving most of Europe), the Far East Council (serving Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Thailand), or through Direct Service, BSA.
The corresponding lodges: Black Eagle Lodge #482 (Transatlantic Council), Ikunuhkatsi, Hinode Goya, and Achpateuny lodges #498 (Far East Council), and Gamenowinink Lodge #555 (Direct Service) have rich histories. Prior to 1973, they were sometimes referred to as "Extra‑Regional" or the so-called "Region 13," even though they weren't organized as such, nor did they have region/area leadership, planning, or area events.
International lodges that no longer exist are: Chiriqui Lodge #391 (Panama Canal / Canal Zone Council), Baluga Lodge #538 (Clark AFB, Philippines), and Cuauhtli Lodge #446 (Mexico City, DF, Mexco). Baluga merged into Hinode Goya, and Chiriqui and Cuauhtli merged into Gamenowinink.
Transatlantic t1b |
Direct Service s1 | Far East s9, 40th Anniv. | Far East s6b |
Black Eagle 482 s7 | Gamenowinink 555 s4 | Achpateuny 498 s2 | Hinode Goya 498 s17b |
Chiriqui 391 s25 Canal Zone Council |
Cuauhtli 446 f1 Direct Service, Mexico City, DF image courtesy of Bob Cylkowski |
Achsin 565 s2 Chamorro Council, Agana, Guam image courtesy of Bob Cylkowski |
Ikunuhkatsi 498 f3a |
Baluga 538 s1 Clark AFB, Angeles City, PI image courtesy of Bill Griesmyer |
Baluga 538 s1, 3 fakes, and original flap designs image courtesy of Bill Topkis |
Baluga 538 n1 image courtesy of Bill Topkis |
Achsin 565 n1 image courtesy of Bob Cylkowski |
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