LESA South opens Ground Team Training to SWR

Col Art Scarbrough, Louisiana Wing Commander has forwarded an email on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 to all Louisiana Wing Staff and Unit Commanders regarding LESA South Ground team Training opportunity being offered in South Texas. Col Scarbrough noted  "This is open to anyone in the region."

The notification advised: The 2012 LESA South -Texas Wing Ground Team School will hold hold Ground Team School in Brownsville, Texas from 26 – 31 December 2012. Applications are now being accepted from Cadets and Seniors who have a desire to enhance individual, and ground team skills in a week long, in the field, "Red-Cap" setting.

According to the email,  from  LESA South – Texas Wing Ground Team School Commander, Sean Crandall, Lt. Col., CAP, "The activity will be held at the Brownsville Composite Squadron Training Center, located at the Brownsville International Airport, Brownsville, Texas, and using facilities and/or field training locations on or near the airport. The primary purpose of this activity is to provide basic skills for Ground Team Members (GTM) 3 and 2, and advance skills for GTM 1 and Ground Team Leaders (GTL) skills in ground search and rescue to eligible cadets and seniors.

If you are interested in attending this activity, contact Commander Brummett (or your unit commander) to obtain permission and a copy of the Ops Plan for more information. (Ascension Cadets deal directly with Major Brummett on this one.) 

Everyone likes to wear their Blues, but.....

Cadets, if you have not yet learned to Iron your uniform, it is time to do so. If you have been to encampment and/or taken Airman Leadership School, you have no excuse. Blue Service Coat and Uniform pants should be dry cleaned and altered to fit. Blue Uniform Shirts may be laundered at home but MUST be Ironed (use starch.) Be careful not to leave SCORCH marks.  

Here is a good "How To" video, the only issue I have is the location of the crease. CAPM 39-1 (page 46) [Table 2-1 Item 2] states "Sleeve crease is centered on epaulet."

Note to Parents:  if you are not confident your cadet knows how to use an iron in a manner that is safe for him or the shirt, please supervise until they are proficient, but they are expected to do it themselves.

Cadet Color Guard Competition / Drill Team

Louisiana Wing will have a Color Guard Team at Regional Competition again this year but we have also been asked to try to field a Drill Team as well. 

Color Guard Competition is scheduled to be held February 15-17, 2013 and will be a competition between Unit Color Guards as has been the case in the past. Teams consist of 4 primary and one alternate member and all members must be Phase 1 or 2 cadets. Officers may not participate in the Color Guard Competition. 

The drill team will be handled differently. It requires 13 primary members with up to 4 alternates. The members can be of any grade and can be from any unit in the wing. We do not yet know how this will be done logistically; However, before we even think about logistics, we need to know who is interested. Do we have enough interest to even try? Please email me at lydia.c.pike@gmail.com if you are interested and encourage other cadets across the wing to do so as well. The team, if we are successful will travel to Arkansas for the SWR Competition. Date To Be Advised. 

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT COLOR GUARD COMPETITION:

The venue for the Color Guard Competition must change due to damage from Hurricane Issac. We will advise as soon as we have determined the new location.