By 1st Lt Karin Hollerbach, photos by 2nd Lt Alexei Roudnev
Last weekend’s Mission Aircrew School (MAS) Ground School at OAK was a great success.
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Participants from the MAS Ground School at OAK |
Thirteen students took the class, including 4 Mission Pilot (MP) and 9 Mission Observer (MO) students. All 13 passed their test and are eligible to move on to the air portion of their training. Congratulations to all!
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Capt John Heldt |
Comments from various students during the training indicated that the ground school was fun and at times slightly overwhelming, and packed a lot of information into one weekend - exactly as it should be.
Squadron 188’s students included:
- Maj Mark Fridell – MP training
- Capt Kathy Brown – MO training
- Lt Roudnev – MO training
Additional students came from other squadrons in Group 2 (including Palo Alto and San Jose squadrons), Group 1 (including Santa Monica squadron), Group 4 (including Santa Maria squadron), and Group 5 (including Novato, Redding, Sacramento, Santa Rose and Auburn squadrons). We are delighted they were all able to join us in Oakland!
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Capt Joshua Edwards |
Many thanks to project officer, Capt Jordan Hayes (Squadron 188), for organizing and managing and teaching at this event, and to our staff, who helped make it happen and included:
- Lt Col Ray Peterson
- Maj Joseph Fernandes
- Maj Noel Luneau, Squadron 188
- Maj Steven DeFord, Squadron 188
- Capt Luis Rivas, Squadron 188
- Capt Joshua Edwards
- Capt John Heldt
- Lt Hollerbach, Squadron 188
- 2nd Lt Michael Gross
The air portion of the next training will be held in July, based in Fresno.
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Maj Joe Fernandes |
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Capt Jordan Hayes |
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Maj Steven DeFord |
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Classroom |
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Students intently absorbing class materials! |
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Relaxing downstairs in Squadron 188's building before class |
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Everyone is smiling... have they just passed their written test? |
Great article, thank you!
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