Warrior Weekend

The 6th annual Warrior Weekend SAREX will be held on May 3-5 at Meadow Lake Airport (KFLY) approximately 12 miles northeast of Colorado Springs. This event is a cadet-oriented SAREX and provides an Emergency Services training opportunity for cadets and senior members, so please mark your calendars and watch for a follow up emails with signup instructions (within the next few days) and full details (over the next few weeks).

Anticipated Specialties/Training:

You will be slotted in one of the following tracks, we will try our best to accommodate everyone’s primary request:

• Ground Emergency Services (ES) Track - Ground Team Member (GTM3), Urban Direction Finding (UDF)
• Mission Base Track - Mission Staff Assistant (MSA), Mission Radio Operator (MRO), Orientation Flight
• Aircraft Marshalling Track - Flight Line Marshaller (FLM) 
• sUAS Track - Limited in size, expected to include ground and flight training

To participate:

• For cadets, have your Curry Achievement and GES 116 completed prior to attending.
• For senior members, have your Level 1 and GES 116 completed prior to attending.
• If you do not have ICUT, please complete the ICUT videos before attending – this greatly speeds up ICUT evaluations. (In addition to use of CAP radios, cadets make extensive use of ISR radios throughout the weekend.)

Schedule:

Check-in will begin at 1600 on Friday, 3 May. There will be a safety briefing and cadet formation at 0800 both Saturday and Sunday mornings. Training will be completed around 1700 Saturday and 1400 on Sunday.

Overnight camping (Bivouac) will be available Friday and Saturday night as in previous years for camaraderie and camping experience. For those who will camping overnight there will be activities and social time in the evenings. As many members elect to camp on-site, this is a great opportunity to test out your gear as well as enjoy great fellowship with CAP members from around the state.

You are not required to camp or attend both days to attend the event.

Food:

Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner will be provided Saturday. Breakfast and Lunch will be provided Sunday.

Event Cost:

Participation is set at $50 per member. This comprehensive fee covers all training sessions across the various specialty tracks, food and beverage (as outlined above), and access to camping facilities.

The fee will be collected at check-in. Please be prepared to complete your payment upon arrival to streamline the registration process.

Location:

The address is: 13550 Piper Lane, Peyton, CO 80831. (Use this address to avoid being routed to the wrong side of the runway/airport.) Here is a link to a map of the correct location:  https://goo.gl/maps/sWh84kDWjYF2

The Incident Command Post (ICP) will be on-site at KFLY. 

Staffing:

We will need senior member and cadet staff to make this weekend a success.  We appreciate all your help as this event requires a number of volunteers to make it successful. Staff and volunteer applications will be part of the online signup.

If you have any questions about the event, please do not hesitate to contact me directly at my information below.