Florida Group 5 - Aug 2009

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FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY (FOUO).

Insidethisissue:

Welcome

1Safety 2ORM 3

Professional

Development4

PublicAffairs 5Voiceof

Command6

HelpWanted

7

KUDOS 8Emergency

Services9

WhatToDo 10

JULY-AUGUST2009

VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1

FOROFFICIALUSE

ONLY

THISDOCUMENTISTOBE

CONTROLLED,STORED,

HANDLED,TRANSMITTED,

DISTRIBUTED,ANDDISPOSED

OFINACCORDANCEWITHCAP

POLICYRELATINGTOFOUO

INFORMATION.

Welcome:ANewLookForAnOldFriend,AgainIf

you

think

this

is

acopy

of

ESNEWS.Sorry!Yes,the

mastheaddoeslookfamiliar,but

thepagescontainmuchmore.

TheGAZETTEisachannelforall

Groupstafftocommunicate

directlytothemembership.

ThispastJanuary,Group5

Commander,Lt.Col.Fran

Gleockleraskedmetotakeover

thePublicAffairsprogramfor

Group

Five.

I

told

her

I

had

my

handsfullwithaprojectforthe

AmericanRedCross andwould

havetothinkabouttheoffer.

Afewyearsago,Ifound

myselfinasimilarsituationwhen

askedtoaccepttheEmergency

ServicesOfficerdutyassignment.

Iwashesitanttoaccepttheduty

andafriendsaidtome,itsa

serviceorganizationandifyou

wanttoweartheuniformyou

shouldbe

willing

to

do

the

work

thatneedstobedone,notjust

whatyouwanttodo.

SoImadeareturncalland

toldCommanderGleocklerI

wouldaccepttheduty,butI

couldnttakeonthedutiestill

summer.Assummerapproached,

Ibegantolookatthecurrent

publicaffairsactivityinthegroup

anddiscoveredthat,likemost

resources,thereisanunequal

distribution.

Itbecameapparentthat

trainingneededtobeapriority,

especiallyiftheprogramwas

goingtobeexpanded.Inthe

meantime,thosesquadronswith

strongpublicaffairsprograms

wouldneedtosharetheexisting

talenttoinsurethatallboatrise

together.

Havinggained

aspecialty

ratinginallthreeofCAPsprimary

missions,Icantellyouforafact

thatthePublicAffairsmissionis

themostimportantoneofall,and

theleastunderstood.Oh,Ican

hearthegrumbles,butthestatistic

telltherealstory.

Ourtalentedmen,women,

andcadetsdoaterrificjob,but

onlyoneoutofthreepeoplehave

heard

of

the

Civil

Air

Patrol

and

onlyoneoutoftenisfamiliarwith

itsactivities.Theorganization

facesnogreaterchallengethanto

effectivelydeliveritsmessage.

Weliveinanageof

informationoverloadwithgreat

competitionfortheattentionof

agencies,organizations,

businesses,andindividuals.We

needsupportfromthelocal

communitiestobesuccessful,but

wemustdofriendraisingbefore

wecandoeffectivefundraising.

Withbudgets

strained

across

theboard,itisvitalthatCAPunits

operateefficiently.Thisrequires

thoughtfulplanningtoinsure

organizationalresourcesare

workingtogether.Effective

internalcommunicationhasnever

morevital.

TheCAPPublicAffairs

programistaskedwithdelivering

boththe

internal

and

external

messages.Thiscannotbedone

byonepersonwithacamera.Like

safety,eachmembermust

recognizethatheorsheisan

importantpartofthe

communicationprocess.Accurate

andtimelyinformationis

essentialtofostertrust,insure

theCAPmembershipandthe

publicunderstandobjectives,and

tomaintainresolveofour

supporters.

Onasidenotethephrase

regardingCAPasthebestkept

secrethasbeenofficially

outlawedinGroup5.Ifthereis

needtocomment, Isuggestit

shouldsoundlike,I(insertyour

name)amnotdoingmypartto

gettheCAPmessageout.

Inadditiontodeveloping

humancapital,CAPsprimaryrole

isto

gather

information.

We

need

tobeaseffectivegathering

informationaboutourown

activityasweareforourclients.

Thisinformationofwho,

what,when,where,why,and

photodocumentationcanthenbe

forwardedtotheassigned

personnelwhoaretrainingto

compileit intheappropriate

format.

Inaddition

to

this

publication,thereisnowaGroup

FiveNEWSwebsite.Thereare

moreprojectsinthepipethat

willhelptogetourmessageout.

Theseeffortscanonlybe

successfulwiththeeffortand

supportofeachandevery

memberdoingtheirpart.

Capt.JeffCarlson,CAP

PublicOpinionis

everything.Withit,nothing

canfail.Withoutit,nothing

cansucceed.

President

Abraham

Lincoln


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BasicSafetyCourseAvailableOnline

Basic

Safety

Course

is

available

conveniently

online,

anytime.

Completion

of

this

course

is

a

requirementforallSafetyOfficers.ThetrainingmaterialisagoodreviewofCAPspoliciestoward

safety.AllmemberscanbenefitfromreviewingtheBasicSafetyCoursePowerPointSlidedeck.

Youmayaswelltaketheexamandhaveitnotedonyourrecord.Completingthetrainingwill

makeyouabettermember. Inreality,eachCAPmemberhasthesameresponsibilityasaSafety

Officertomitigateoperationalrisks.

GAZETTE vol.1,1 Page 2

OnlineSafetyCourse:

http://level2.cap.gov/documents/Basic_Safety_Course.pps

OnlineExam:

https://tests.cap.af.mil/newtests/test.cfm?grp=se

Your National Safety Team has completed two on-line ORM Courses.

The course material and test may be accessed by going to the ORM link on the

National Safety web page at http://members.gocivilairpatrol.com/safety/.

Basic ORM Cour se A PowerPoint slide deck and a 20 question on-line test.

Complete this course to gain a better understanding of what is required for their everyday use of ORM.

Intermediat e ORM Course A PowerPoint slide deck and a 20 question on-line test. Designed forSenior Mission Base personnel and FRO's; however it is open for all CAP members to gain a better

understanding of what is required for ORM mission base management.

It is recommended that the following members complete the Intermediate ORM course:

Incident Commander, Agency Liaison, Operations Section Chief, Planning Section Chief, LogisticsSection Chief, Finance / Administration Section Chief, Air Operations Branch Director, Ground Branch

Director and Flight Release Officers.

These courses will be followed up by the Executive Level Course designed for Commanders, and an

Advanced Level ORM for those that would like more information to hone their skills.

AircraftGroundHandlingTraining:Allunitcommanders,crewmembersandsupervisors

ofaircraftoperationsmustcompletethistrainingbySept.30,2009.

Linktotraining:https://www.capnhq.gov/CAP.MultiMedia.Web/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%

2fCAP.MultiMedia.Web%2fVideo.aspx

CAPNHQhasimplementedavideodealingwiththegroundhandlingofaircraft.Thereisalargelistofthosewhoaremandatedto

takethistraining.Thoseholdingthefollowingpositionsarerequired:

TheAircraftgroundhandlingtrainingisrequiredforthefollowingspecialties:AllCAPF5Pilots(includesTowPilots,GliderPilots,

TransportMissionPilotsandSAR/DRMissionPilots),AirOpsBranchDirector(AOBD),OperationsSectionChief(OSC),Mission

SafetyOfficer(MSO),IncidentCommander(IC),MissionScanner(MS),MissionObserver(MO),ARCHEROperator(ARCHOPR),

ARCHERTrackTechnician(ARCHTRK),FlightLineMarshaller(FLM),FlightLineSupervisor(FLS).Inadditiontotherequirementfrom

National,FLWGisrequiringALLSafetyOfficersatGrouporSquadronleveltocompletethistraining.

NewOperationalRiskManagement(ORM)CoursesAvailableOnline

AircraftGroundHandling Training


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TheGroupFiveOfficeofProfessionalDevelopment(PD)iscontinuingtheeffortsstartedlastyeartoreviewandupdateallof

itsmembers'records.Whilemuchofthepaperworkisperformedbyunitstaffofficers,theindividualmembersplayanintegralrole

indevelopingtheirownplanforfutureactionandshouldworkcloselywiththeunitPDstaff.Eachmembershouldacceptthe

responsibilityforhisorherprogressandactivelyseekouttheunitsPDofficersadviceanddirection.Workingasateamwiththeir

unitPDofficer,memberswillexperiencegreatersuccessandfasterprogressionwithlessfrustration.Consideringthateach

membervolunteershisorhertimeandeffort,itonlymakessense toassistthestaffofficerintheworkthatisnecessaryto

maintainrecordcurrencythroughperiodicreviewandupdates.

ThegoaloftheunitProfessionalDevelopmentOfficer(PDO)istokeepaccuraterecordsandprovideassistancetoeachunit

memberinplanningandprogressingalongtheselectedprofessionalpathway.Itistheirjobtohelpthememberunderstandthe

requirementsandlocatetheavailabletraining.TheGroupPDOalsoreviewsprofessionaldevelopmentrecordsandassiststhe

squadronPDO'stodevelopthenecessaryskillsandhabitsformanagingtheprogramattheunit level.

OneofthebestpracticesthathelpstomaintainarobustPDprogramistoincludearegularreview,typicallymonthly,ofeachunit

membersstatus.Asimplifiedguidehasbeendeveloped.TheguideisalsoavailableontheGroup5websiteontheProfessional

Developmentpage.

1. Newmembersshouldbeapriorityfortheunit.Helpthemlocateonlineresourcesand,leadeachnewmemberthrough

LevelItraining,oncetrainingiscompletedthePDOsubmitsaCAPForm11,andentersachosenSpecialtyTrack.

2. ItisimportanttoinsurethateachtimeaDutyAssignmentismadebyCAPF2A,PA,oronline,thatacorresponding

SpecialtyTrackisenteredinordertocomplywithCAPR392,paragraph112b.

3. Eachtimeamembercompletestraining,attendsaconferencesorcompletesstaffassignments,andreceivesa

certificate,themembershouldnotifythePDOandgiveacopyofthecertificatetofileintheunitspersonnelfiles.Thisis

wheretheteamworkreallycomesintoplay.MemberscanhelpthePDOagreatdealbyvoluntarilyprovidingthe

documentsratherthanleavingituptothePDOtochasemembersdown.ThePDOmustupdateCAPForm45,andkeep

allfiles

current.

Have

aheart

and

help

your

PDO

out.

4. EachmonththePDOshouldtaketimetoreviewtheProfessionalDevelopmentReportavailabletoPDOsfromeServices

(righthandcolumnunderrestrictedapplicationsMemberReports):

a.Awardsdue submitForm24.

b. SpecialtyTrackandratingchangesneeded.

c. Promotionsanddutyassignmentsdue coordinatewithCommanderandPersonnelOfficer.

d. Professionaldevelopmenttrainingneededandreceived.

e. Inactivememberswithdutyassignment.

Again,teamworkcanhelp.IfyouhaveapersonalplanestablishedthenyoucancoordinatewithyourPDOtomakecertainyou

arestillontrack.Thinkofitlikedeadreckoning,all pilotsneedstoknowtheircurrentpositionbylandmarks.Knowwhereyou

ProfessionalDevelopment:ATraditionofExcellence

ProfessionalDevelopmentisavitalmissionsupportfunctionoftheCivilAirPatrolsthreeprimarymissions;EmergencyServices,CadetPrograms,andAerospaceEducation.ByhavingasuccessfulProfessionalDevelopmentprogram,theCAPorganizationcanbeassuredthatitspersonnelhavebeentrainedtothehighestofstandardsandareequippedtoachievealevel

of

excellence

in

performance

while

pursuing

the

organizations

missions.

Additionally,theProfessionalDevelopmentprogramcanbenefitindividualmemberthroughdevelopingnewskillsets.Bycompletingthecorporatetrainingthatisavailableatminimumcost,memberscangainexpertise,includingleadershipskills,whichcanbetranslatedintonewjobopportunitiesinthemarketplace.TheCAPorganizationisdesignedtodevelophumancapital.

Finally,theprogramisimportantforbuildingthemoraleofourmembership.TheawardsreceivedalongthepathwaysandthegradesystemrepresenttheprimaryformsofcompensationreceivedforthemembersinvestmentoftimeandeffortmadetosupporttheCAPmissions.Foralmostsevendecadesthesedistinctions,combinedwiththepersonalsatisfactiongainedthroughvolunteerservicehavemotivatedthousandsofcitizenstopursuethishumanitariancause.Itrepresentsatraditionofexcellence.

Teamwork MakesTheDifference ByMajJoe Wilkins, PDO,Group5,FLWG


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TheCivilAirPatrolregulationthatgovernsthePublicAffairsProgram,CAPR1901,wasupdateasof01June2009.Theupdated

regulationrequiresunitPAOstoperformannualplanningfunctions. AllunitPAOsshould complywiththisdirective.Inabsenceof

an

assigned

PAO,

the

unit

commander

is

responsible

for

public

affairs

duties.

FunctionsofPublicAffairsOfficers.

a.Planning.PAOsshalldevelopanannualpublicrelationsplantopromoteCAP,itsgoalsandmissionsfor

internalandexternalaudiences,andacrisiscommunicationsplantodealrapidlyandeffectivelywithcrisis

situations.Theplanwillfollowthefourstepplanningprocessforpublicaffairs:

Step1 DeterminePAneedsandopportunities;

Step2 EstablishobjectivesdesignedtofulfillneedsandopportunitiesidentifiedinStep1;

Step3 Establishgoalsandactionstrategiesforeachobjective;and

Step

4

State

the

desired

impact

envisioned

for

each

goal

provided

in

Step

3.

GroupFiveOfficeofPublicAffairshasestablishedaPlanofActionIAWCAPR1901.Goal#1oftheplanfocusesondevelopinga

websitefordisseminatingnewsandinformationconcerningthegroup.ThesitewaslaunchinJuneandcanbereachedatthis

link:http://fl370.flwg.sercap.us/.Membersareencouragetovisitthesiteregularlyforuptodatenews.

UpdateRegulationRequiresPublic Affairs Plan OfAction

ArecentsurveyofGroupFiveunitsrevealthe

need forpublicaffairs training.Manyunitsdonot

haveanassignedPublicAffairsOfficer,and fewof

thecurrentPAOshaveattendedrecenttraining.

This past April, Group Five Commander Fran

Gleockler approvedthePublicAffairsPlanforfiscal

year 2009. This plan calls for public affairs and

mission information officer training to be made

availableforGroupFiveunits.

Thefirst

workshop

is

tentatively

scheduled

for

October. FloridaWingPublicAffairsDirector,Capt.

GrantMeadows has agreed to help facilitate the

training . In addition, experienced Group Five

membershavealsoagreedtohelpwiththeproject.

If you are interested in attending the

workshop, or helping to organize the event,

contact Group Five PAO, Capt. Jeff Carlson at

[email protected](941)2284254.

TheCAPNationalHeadquarterswould like to

encourage all units to become active coalition

members.

Getting involved in thisproject isagreatway

to gain more visibility for your unit with other

disasterresponseagenciesandtheresidentsinthe

local community. News articles, public service

announcements,andspecialeventscanhelpdraw

attention to theCAPmission.Teamingwithother

agencies to host a preparedness event can help

strengthenstrategic

partnerships.

All CAP members should adopt a leadership

roleingetting theircommunityready.Thiscanbe

donesimplybysettingagoodexampletoprepare,

plan and stay informed. More information is

available at: http://www.ready.gov/america/

npm09/index.html.

h t tp : / /www. ready . gov / ameri c a /npm09/

_downloads/NPM2009_Fact_sheet.doc

GroupFiveLaunchesOnline News

GroupFivePAO Workshop

PlannedforFall 2009

September IsNational

PreparednessMonth


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Itisdifficulttofindsympathyfora

pilotwhofailsperformadequatepre

flightplanning.Notonlyisitrequiredby

FAAregulations,italsoisjustplaingood

sense.Bytakingthetimetolookahead,a

pilotcanidentifytheoptionswhichare

availableandthepotentialthreatsthat

mightappearalongthechosenpath.

Havingaplanisimportantforgood

resourcemanagement.

Thesameistrueinourworkwiththe

CivilAir

Patrol.

Too

often

the

crisis

managementtechniquebecomesthe

norm,managementdefaultsto

respondingtoissuesastheyarise.The

generalmembershipfallsintoidleness

whileleadershipfightsthefiresthathave

sparked. Thiscanbecomparedtothe

pilotincommandgettingbehindthe

airplaneinsteadofmaintainingcontrolby

mentallypilotingthecraftminutesahead

ofthecurrentposition.

Grantedit

takes

time

to

go

through

theplanningprocess.Recently,alocal

countycommissionerexplainthathewas

generallysobusyattendingtowhathad

happenandwhatwashappeningthatit

seemedimpossibletofindthetimefor

strategicplanning.Hewentontosaythat

founditwasnecessarytoschedule

planningsessionsjustlikeanyothertask

ifitwasevergoingtofitintohis

schedule.

As

the

current

care

takers

of

the

CAP

organization, itisimportanttotakea

proactiveapproachandinsurethatthe

limitedresourcesarenotwasted.

Establishinglongrangestrategic

objectivesspeedstheprocessof

identifyingintermediaterangeobjectives.

Withclearobjectivesinmind,itbecomes

simpletocommunicatethegoalstothe

generalmembership.

Itis

not

practical

to

assume

that

all

memberswillpullinunisonunlesstheyall

shareasimilarunderstandingofthegoal

theyarestrivingfor.Thisiswhyitisso

importanttosetgoalsandtheneffectively

communicatethemtothemembership.

Thisalsomakesthereviewprocess

muchsimpler.Itismucheasiertomanage

fuelburnifyouhaveaflightplanwith

estimatesandperiodiccheckpointsto

verifyprogress.Thesameistruewiththe

manyprojectthatCAPunitsundertake.

Itmakesasmuchsensetoinitiatea

CAPprojectwithoutaclearobjectiveasit

doestohopintoaairplaneandflyoff

withoutspendingsometimecheckingthe

weather,estimatingfuelburn,and

identifyingdiversionoptions.Apilotmay

getluckyforawhile,buteventuallythe

luckrunsout.

StrategicPlanning: AFlight Plan ToSuccess

VISION2016:Preparing GroupFiveToMeet TheFuture

Afewyearsago, as anewmemberI

witnessedtheCAP65th

anniversarycome

andgo.

Icould

almost

swear

Iheard

ayawnfromthecollectivecommunity

becauseofthelackofawarenessofthe

organization.

In2016,theCAPorganizationwill

celebrateits75th

Anniversary. Whatwill

bethereactionbylocalcommunitiesbe

then?Ifweshineaspotlightonthe

organization,whatwillthecommunity

see?Ifwebegintoactnow,wecanhelp

toinsureapositiveimpact.Thisseven

yearperiodiswellwithinthetypicaltime

frameuseforlongrangestrategic

planning.

CommanderGleocklerrecently

approvedaVision2016projectfor

GroupFive.Thiswouldbeanongoing

strategiccampaignthatwouldhelpto

steerplanningeffortsandactivitiesina

coordinatedfashion,createcommon

goals,andcrossunitsupport toestablish

greaterunityamongthesubordinateunits

intheGroup.

Theprocessofstrategicplanning

involvesexamining

the

social,

political,

technological,andlegalenvironmentfor

trendsandhowtheywillaffectthe

organization.Theplanningprocessalso

involvessomewishfulthinking.

Apopularexerciseforbrainstorming

istowriteanarticlethatmightyoufind

publishedabouttheorganizationonsome

dateinthefuture.Whatwouldthearticle

revealabouttheactivitiesandresources

ofCAPinthefuture?

Whilenobodyhasacrystalballto

knowforcertain,thefuturedoesnotneed

tobe

left

to

chance.

By

making

important

decisionsproactively,todaysleadership

canextenditsinfluenceforwardandhelp

toshapethefutureinapositiveway.

Themostimportantpartofthe

planningprocessisnotnecessarilythe

planthatiscreated,butthedialoguethat

isestablished.Gettingeveryoneonthe

samepageisvitaltoplanimplementation

andcanbecriticalwhenfuture

adjustmentsneedtobemadeandthereis

littletime

for

lengthy

discourse.

AStrategicplanningprojectneedsto

havebuyinfromthetoptobottomof

theorganization.Membersateachlevel

shouldfeeltheyhaveachanceto

contributeideasandhaveastakeinits

success.Inthebeginningphasesthiscan

seemabitchaoticuntileveryonehasa

betterunderstandingandprioritiescome

intofocus.Mostimportantly,alongterm

projectlikethismusthaveastrong

commitmentfromleadership.

Oncethelongrangestrategyis

identified,it

become

easy

to

outline

short

termobjectivesandreviewprogress.The

goalsestablishedneedtobespecific,they

needtoincludeawaytomeasurethe

progressmade,theyneedtobedefinedin

amannerthatisactionable,theyneedto

berealistic,andtheyneedtohaveatime

periodattached.Ultimately,thegoals

needtobecommunicatedtoallmembers.


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VisitthenewGroupFive

NEWSPAGE

http://fl370.flwg.sercap.us/

Stayinformed

GroupFiveOfficeof

PublicAffairsis

lookingfor:

Members

interestedinpursuing

PublicAffairsSpecialty

Trackatasquadronor

grouplevel. Learn

valuableskillsforworking

withradio,televisionand

printmedia.Develop

liaisonskillswhileworking

withlocalmilitary,public,

private,and government

agencies.Public

Affairs

skillsarevaluedbyall

organizationsatthe

executivelevel. Startyour

futurecareertoday.

WillTrain

NOEXPERIENCENECESSARY

Cadetopeningsavailable

GroupFiveOfficeof

PublicAffairsis

lookingfor:

Members

withskillsinvideo

production.Need

personnelforpre

production,production,

andpostproduction

phases.

(CADETSWELCOME)GroupFiveOfficeof

PublicAffairsis

lookingfor:Members

withstrong

writing

skills,

andcopyeditorsfor

onlinenews,newsletters,

websitecontent,

presentations,andother

promotionalpieces.Ideal

candidateswouldhave

familiarityofAPstyle.

(CADETSWELCOME)

HELP WANTED

GroupFiveOfficeof

Public

Affairs

is

lookingfor:Memberswithskillinphotography.

Assignmentswillinclude

newsphotosandcreating

imagesforothermulti

mediaprojects.

(CADETSWELCOME)

GroupFiveOfficeof

PublicAffairsis

lookingfor:

Members

withskillsorinterestin

Websitedesign.

ExperiencewithHTML,

XML,Javascript,aplus.

(CADETSWELCOME)

GroupFiveOfficeof

PublicAffairsis

lookingfor:Memberswithskillsorinterestin

graphicartslayoutand

design.Candidatesshould

bepreparedtosubmit

portfolioofrecentwork.

(CADETSWELCOME)


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Thankyouforyour

support oftheCAP

emergencyservices

mission!

KUDOS Congratulationstothefollowingmembersontheirachievementsduring June2009!


2LtArmbrust,

David

FL

044

IS100

2Lt Hansen,William FL044 IS100

SM Gibbons,Timothy FL376 IS100

2Lt Armbrust,David FL044 IS200


Capt Lawlor,David FL044 IS200

C/Amn Hachmann,Karl FL051 IS200



Capt Lawlor,David FL044 IS700

Capt Talitsch,Andrew FL044 IS700

SMGibbons,

Timothy

FL

376

IS700



SM Ehrlich,Theodore FL023 GES GeneralEmergencyServices

SM Roche,Peter FL023 GES GeneralEmergencyServices

2Lt Armbrust,David FL044 GES GeneralEmergencyServices

2Lt Hansen,William FL044 GES GeneralEmergencyServices

C/Amn Breitenstein,Sara FL051 GES GeneralEmergencyServices

C/SSgt Kriel,Zion FL376 GES GeneralEmergencyServices

LtCol Rasmussen,Wayne FL051 MO MissionObserver

Capt Baker,Peter FL370 MP SAR/DRMissionPilot

2Lt Newgard,Bradley FL023 MRO MissionRadioOperator

1Lt Dobbins,William FL051 MRO MissionRadioOperator

Maj Gordon,Ronald FL376 MRO MissionRadioOperator

Capt Baker,Peter FL370 MS MissionScanner

Maj Gordon,Ronald FL376 MS MissionScanner

Maj Gordon,Ronald FL376 UDF UrbanDirectionFindingTeam

2Lt Stagg,Richard FL023 TMP TransportMissionPilot

LtCol McMindes,Dale FL314 FLM FlightLineMarshaller

1Lt Little,Robert FL370 AOBD AirOperationsBranchDirector


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State EmergencyResponseTeam\CAP RECONTraining


TofurthersupportCAPobligationstotheStateofFloridaDivisionofEmergencyManagement,FloridaWingwillbeconducting

anadditionaltrainingsessiontoqualifymemberstoassistthestate'sdisasterresponseefforts.

Thenextclasswillbeheld2526July,atOpaLockaExecutiveAirport(OPF).Thetrainingwillconsistofextensiveclassroom

andfieldexercisesforaircrew,groundteammembers,andalimitednumberofmissionbasestaff.Duetotheconditions

membersmaybecalledtosupport,thistrainingandpossibledeploymentsrequiresvolunteercommitmentand

prerequisitesbeyondtraditionalCAPtraining.

CAP,alongwithFloridaNationalGuard,Dept.ofTransportation,Dept.ofHealth,USCoastGuard,andotherorganizationsare

prefirstrespondersincaseofamajordisaster,andtaskedwithbeingthe"eyesandears"ofreconnaissance,impact

assessment,andintelligencegatheringfortheStateEOC.CAP'suniqueintegrationofair,ground,andcommunications

assetsprovidestheStatewithinitialandongoingsituationalawarenessunavailablefromothersources.Italsoprovides

CAPmembersanopportunitytoservethestateandcommunitiesinacriticalroleduringanymassdisastereffort.

Thetechnicalnatureofthetoolsused,conditionsofdeployment,andpartnershipwithotheragenciesrequiresthefollowing

prerequisitesto

participate:

CompleteLevel1withCPPT

ICS100,200,700and800.

ACutRadioOperatorAuthorization

Abilitytodeployandbeselfsufficientfor72hoursifandwhenneeded

GroundTeamLevel3,orUDFqualifiedforGroundRECONTeams

MissionScannerforAirRECONTeams

MissionStaffAssistantorMissionRadioOperatorforMissionBasePersonnel

CAPDriver'sLicenserecommendedforallGroundRECONTeamMembers

Computerknowledgeandcomfortablewithlearningnewsoftware

AirorGroundRECONTeamMembersmustbe18yearsofageorolder

Someoftheskillsandtrainingprovidedintheclassinclude:

SERT(StateEmergencyResponseTeam)trainingandqualification

PropercompletionandreportingonFEMAImpactAssessmentForms

AirandGroundphotographyasrequiredbydisasterplanners

Digitalphotographybasicsincludingtransferringphotostocomputers

UsingGPStracklogfeaturesanddownloadingthemtocomputers

UsingFTPsoftwaretotransferphotosovertheinternet

AircrewdynamicinflighttaskingandCAPradiohandoffs

Radiorelayoperationswithhighbird

USNGmappingandLat/Longconversion

Geocodingphotographs

Thisclassislimitedto40participants,sosignupearlytoassureyourpositionaspartoftheCAPresponseteamtosupportthe

state. Toregisterfortheclass,signuponlineathttp://nssystems.net/reconschool/signup.php

Enrollmentstatusandadditionalinformationwillfollow.IfyouhaveanyquestionspleasecontactNickSimonciniat

[email protected].


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