INFORMATION AND EQUIPMENT CHECKLIST

FIELD TRAINING EXERCISE

07 – 08 APRIL 2001

 

1.        Clover Field Composite Squadron 51 will be hosting a Field Training Exercise (FTX) on 7 – 8 April 2001.

2.        Time: Day 1 – Saturday, 13 January 2001 will be a classroom training session consisting of CAP ES doctrine, map and compass, ELT Direction Finding and Ground Team member responsibilities. Classroom training will be located at the conference room in Santa Monica Airport. Starting time for Saturday, 07 April 2001 will be 0900 hrs L and end at approximately 1700 hrs L. Day 2 – Sunday, 08 April 2001 will be out in the field at Auga Dulce in Santa Clarita, CA. We’ll be departing Sq. 51 Hq’s at 0800 hrs L on Sunday morning and returning approximately 1900 hrs L.

3.        Food – Members will be responsible to provide their own meals for both days of the exercise. On Saturday we’ll break for lunch. You should eat breakfast prior to arriving at Sq. HQ's for training. On Sunday you should bring a minimum of three (3) meals, as we’ll be eating lunch and dinner in the field. You may want to consider eating a light breakfast on Sunday prior to departing. Do not bring items that will perish easily. You may want to also consider bringing trail snacks.

4.        Water – On Sunday members are required bring a minimum of 1 gallon per person for the field.

5.        Cost – Cost of this activity is $7.00 per person to cover for fuel and materials.

6.        Uniform – BDU’s w/ warm jacket and cover. We’ll be doing a lot of hiking so DO NOT wear new boots that have not been broken in yet. You may also want to consider wearing a thick pair of wool socks.

7.        Emergency contact information: Contact Michael Flores at 310-600-3312 (cell) or 310-786-3600 (pager). You may also send a text message via e-mail to 3106003312@mobile.att.net. Max characters on length of message are 150 characters.

 

EQUIPMENT CHECKLIST FOR FIELD OPERATIONS

 

FOOD – 3 MEALS, MINIMUM

SIGNALLING MIRROR

WATER – 1 GALLON, MINIMUM

FLASHLIGHT

WARM JACKET

SMALL POCKET KNIFE

PEN AND PAPER

WHISTLE

COMPASS

BACKPACK – ADEQUATE FOR EQUIPMENT

 

Directions to Auga Dulce, Santa Clarita, CA

 

1.        There is rough terrain while heading out to Auga Dulce field site. For easiest travel, we’ll all coordinate on leaving Sq. 51 HQ’s at the same time.