UDF Training Hosted at Lafayette Composite Squadron
By Cadet Airman First Class Emmy Elliott
Lafayette Parish, LA
On Saturday June 18th the Lafayette Composite Squadron hosted six cadets and seven senior members from both the Lafayette Composite Squadron and from the Leesville Composite Squadron for an Urban Direction Finding Course.
The classes were taught by Lieutenant Colonel Jude Poirrier, Captain Kale LeBlanc, and Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Evan Norman of the Lafayette Composite Squadron.
The day began at 0800 hours (8:00 am) with an equipment inspection followed by various courses in determining, locating and deactivating a distress beacon.
Additional topics covered by the course included using a compass and determining the azimuth of something in the distance, how to perform a ramp check, and how to perform radio operations and communication for Emergency Service Operations.
At the end of the day all teams were able to successfully locate and deactivate an ELT and safely returned to base at 1600 hours (4:00 pm).
On June 27th, all 13 participants from both squadrons received certificates for Urban Direction Finding, through the Louisiana Wing Training Academy, and are now on their way to receive training to become Ground Team Member Level 3 certified.
