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Southeast Group Stages CADEX

Written by 2d Lt Pam Thomas

Thursday, 18 June 2009

Delafield, WI - Mission staff, aircraft, air crews and ground teams from all five Southeast Group squadrons came together over the weekend of 5-7 June to participate in the Group’s annual Cadet Exercise in the Kettle Moraine State Forest . “This was the first time in decades,” said Group Commander Lt Col Libbie Curry, “we were able to provide USAF funding for our training weekend and it was successful. We were able to field a base and a sub-base, two aircraft and 17 vehicles, and train multiple air crew and ground team members.”

Operations Trainee C/MSgt Alex Nisbet ( Waukesha ) tasked N9863L and N99697 out of Racine and Waukesha airports respectively. The aircraft flew 16 sorties carrying both scanners and observers, and accomplished recertification and new advanced specialty ratings for members. C/MSgt Robert Resch (Racine) completed his Mission Radio Operator rating at the Incident Command Post under the tutelage of Lt Col Dean Klassy ( Waukesha ) and Maj Mike Cunningham (Group).

C/Lt Col Daniel Ertl (Racine) organized cadet participants into 5-person ground teams led by C/1Lt Morgan Volbrecht (Walco), C/2Lt Michael McErlean (Walco), C/2Lt Jon Walsh (Walco), C/1Lt Caleb Hendryx ( Waukesha ), and C/MSgt Dylan Cavins ( Waukesha ). The ground teams, competing against each other for bragging rights, were tasked to complete a compass course and a trail search, find dismounted and mounted ELTs, operate an interferometer, and lay out ground-to-air signal panels. Their efforts were evaluated by a team of Senior Members, including Lieutenant Colonels Mike Curry (Racine) and Julie Sorensen (Milwaukee 5), Majors Lisa Amburgey (Group) and Bob Thomas (Walco), Lieutenants Debbie Holden and Dave Walsh of Walco, Lorrinda Ertl (Racine), and Benjamin Unger (Milwaukee 5.) Ground Team 5, led by C/MSgt Cavins, and including C/Basic Danielle Sorensen ( Milwaukee 5), C/Sgt Roman Ruud ( Milwaukee 5), C/Amn Max Tracy (Walco) and C/SrA Noah Rabic (Walco), was triumphant in this first Group CAC initiated competition. Team 3, led by C/2Lt McErlean and including C/MSgt Luke Gorst (Walco), C/SSgt Tia Chentnik (Walco), and C/SrA Brian Koepler (Racine), earned 2nd place.