CAP Support in Colorado for Snow Storm

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rjacobs

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January 05, 2007, 12:30:10 AM
Unfortunately, it looks like the airing of the interview on Fox News has been cancelled.
Ralph Jacobs, Maj, CAP
COWG

Johnny Yuma

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January 05, 2007, 03:11:22 AM Last Edit: January 05, 2007, 03:29:00 AM by Johnny Yuma
Quote from: carnold1836 on January 02, 2007, 09:08:43 PM
How about KSWG also. The papaer here in Austin mentioned both states but no mention of CAP at all. I would like to know if our snow bound brothers to the north were doing aerial SAR flights.

KSWG flew Mon-Tue-Wed for a total of 22 sorties, about 71 hours of flight time and 50 man-days. 3 of 4 KSWG birds were used, all would have been up had it not been for a bad order starter on a C172. Mission HQ was KSWG HQ in Salina while we also had an Agency Liaision at KSARNG HQ EOC in Topeka throughout the mission.

Day 1 (Monday)was primarily a search of all major highways for stranded motorists between I70 and US50 from Salina West.

Day 2 (Tuesday) was a 10 county grid search for stranded motorists, cattle herds and snowed in farms in need of help. It was a much busier day with numerous cattle herds located and at least one stranded motorist rescued thansk to our flights. Photos taken of snowed in airports and farms were used to plan the governor's flight of the areas affected for Day 3.

Day 3 (Wednesday) was a wrap up of Day 2 plus a few more counties before AFRCC pulled the plug. An hour or so later AFRCC opened a new mission for an ELT found up in Concordia.

The Salina Journal ran two stories, one frontpage and KSAL AM radio had great stories on the KSWG effort. KSAL even interviewed the Wing CC and the IC for the noon talk show.

From all indications, we impressed a lot of folks in Kansas this week, especially in Topeka. Our entire effort cost less than one Blackhawk for one day's flight and saving $$$'s a real big thing in Kansas state government right now. We've now got 
the AG and his staff wanting to personally fly with us so it should be interesting.




Johnny Y.




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carnold1836

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January 05, 2007, 06:58:54 PM
Looks like KSWG did a great job. Much kudos. I hate that it takes a natural disaster or state of emergency for the powers that be realize what an asset CAP is and how we can help save lives. We had the same reaction here in Texas after Rita hit east of Houston. We no have a direct liason position to the state EOC, when the governor calls the EOC together for what ever reason we have to have someone from the local squadrons be in attendance at all times.
Chris Arnold, 1st Lt, CAP
Pegasus Composite Squadron

arajca

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March 05, 2007, 02:35:12 PM Last Edit: March 05, 2007, 09:53:22 PM by arajca
As a follow-on to the storms, COWG was awarded the National Commander's Unit Citation for its response to the storm. According to the COWG/CC, everyone in the wing can now wear the ribbon.


That's two ribbons I have to get now. ;D

Edited to correct award given.
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