By Lt Col Juan Tinnirello, CAP (and pictures)
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| Commander Capt Luis Rivas |
Commander Maj Luis Rivas welcomed everybody and invited participants to join him in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
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| Maj Steve DeFord receiving Propeller Device for rescue Find Ribbon from Capt Rivas |
Missions: 10 Dec. EPIRB in the
Brisbane area. Maj Chris Johnson IC3-T; Capt Georgios Michelogiannakis MP; Maj DeFord
MO; Capt Hayes UDF, resulting in a FIND that was the first one as aircrew for
Maj DeFord.
15Dec. ELT in the Sacramento area. Maj C. Johnson IC3-T;
Capt Michelogiannakis MP; Lts John Stevulak MO and Tim Roberts MS, resulting in a FIND
that was the first one for Lt Stevulak.
They left the Holiday Party to take care of the mission, many thanks.
22 Dec. ELT in the Reedley area. Maj Noel Luneau UDF.
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| 1Lt John Stevulak receiving First Find award from Capt Rivas |
23 Dec. Missing PA32 in the Oakland area. Maj Luneau MP.
31 Dec. ELT in the Redding area. Maj Luneau MP and Lt Roberts MO resulting in a FIND.
New/Renewed ES Ratings: Maj Fridell completed Renewal F5 plus Orientation Pilot endorsement. Lt Matthew Gast completed his Initial F5.
Aircraft usage: 14.3 hrs. and 183C is currently grounded.
Glider usage: 7 glider O flights
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| 1st Lt Bob Adams during his presentation |
1st Lt Adams made a presentation about driving during winter weather
conditions. If you were not in
attendance you missed a lot of good information.
Awards: Maj DeFord received a Propeller
device for Rescue Find Ribbon. Lt Stevulak received a Rescue Find Ribbon with propeller device for First
Find.
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| 2d LT Tim Roberts during his presentation |
Safety Education:
Lt Roberts conducted the Safety Down Day, which is mandatory every year, and also
presented the Risk Management program.
This was also a very important and informative topic - if you were not
there, you missed a practical way of assessing risk in every activity we do
daily.
