Squadron meeting agenda, 17 May

Location: DANG Cadet Squadron Building     

Uniform: BDU's or polo with grey trousers

 

1830-1850   Opening Formation/ Oath/ Inspection

1850-1910   Safety Briefing                        Lt Scoggin

1910-1950   Character Development                  Chaplain Kennedy

1950-2045   Aerospace (AEX)                        C/1Lt Lt Hailey

2045-2100   Closing Formation/ Awards

SAREX 19-May

The next DEWg SAREX is Saturday 19-May. We need experienced personnel as well as trainees for all Emergency Services positions. If you are considering joining the ES team, you need to complete CAPT 116 GES General Emergency Services training on the eServices website and be safety current. To prove eligibility to participate, you must bring a copy of your 101 card printed within the last 30 days.

I have been given the go-ahead to resume full MRO training this month and we will be running communications directly out of Wing Headquarters this time. Please contact me if you want to join the Delaware Wing Communications team and I will arrange for your permissions and get you started. Cadets, remember Communications is one of four senior specialty tracks where you can earn the patch and badges as a cadet, one of two where you can earn all of the ratings while still a cadet!

Squadron moved into new facilities on the DeANG base 20-Oct-11

We moved into our own buildings at the Delaware Air National Guard base on 20-October-2011. Check your Email for updates and information from Captain Hotchkiss.

DANG Communications classes a success despite the impending weather

Friday evening we taught a B-CUT class and had thirteen members of the Delaware Wing obtain that qualification.

Saturday morning we had fifteen students for the A-CUT class and ten passed the written test.
That test is very difficult and requires either a complete knowledge of two CAP regulations or the ability to search the regulations to answer the questions on the open book test. Many students did not let us know they were coming so we could not warn them how to be prepared.

I have offered to have them come to a DANG meeting to retake the test or to go to their squadron meeting to give it there for those who failed the test.

Tri Wing Encampment photos

The 2011 Tri-Wing encampment is off and running. See the web page at http://triwing.eastoncap.org/ and the pictures of each days' activities http://triwing.eastoncap.org/photos.php

DANG Squadron records its first FIND 13 June, 2011

Members of the DANG UDF team were alerted at 1000 hours to assemble a UDF team to locate an ELT in the area of the New Castle Airport. Captain Hotchkiss, 1st Lt Ted Petroulis Jr, C/CMSgt Conor Hotchkiss, and C/SSgt Brandon Petroulis went in service from Wing HQ at 1100 hours.

LTC Kibler and Col. Harris served as joint IC's and Captain Schmidt served as Ground Branch Director. The ground team made several direction finding readings at the airport before being tasked to rendezvous with a CAP aircraft that had found a strong signal on the north end of the field. The ramp was searched and the signal was triangulated with the help of a 2nd L-Per and the DF (Direction Finder) from the aircraft. The ELT was located in an aircraft in the hanger at approximately 1233 hours at the FBO (Fixed Base Operator) and deactivated. The team stood down at 1330 hours.

DANG Cadet Squadron makes Volunteer Now news

DEL. SQUADRON WATCHES CAP, UNIT BACKER BECOME STATE'S 1ST ANG BRIGADIER GENERAL

Check out the article here