Rocky Mountain Region Operations Bulletin

August, 2013

Important Websites
RMR Website - http://rmrcapnews.org/ RMR Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/RMRCAP RMR Twitter - @RMRCAP

The Commander's Dashboard has been updated. It has been opened up to the Unit and Group level as well as added some calculations in many different areas. This is great for wing commanders, you can now see which units are helping you to excel and which units are holding you back. Guard and Reserve Component Best Practices and Success Stories & Unauthorized Website Please read and share https://www.capnhq.gov/news/Documents/ARC_Bench mark_Letter.pdf on Guard and Reserve best practices with your staff. Unauthorized Website We are in the process of getting an unauthorized CAP website shut down. Please let your members know the following link is not an official website. http://capvirtual.webs.com/

Regulation Changes
Here is a list of regulation changes during the past month. Take time to reference the regulations for the full updates. CAPR 50-17, CAP Senior Member Professional Development Program This revision includes general administrative changes. The revision outlines changes to the Level I orientation program as well as the composition and delivery method of new senior member information to reflect its on-line only distribution. It also deletes reference to Specialty Track 218, Plans and Programs. CAPP 50-4 Vol 1 and 2, Level I Orientation, Volume 1: Instructor Guide and Student Guide. New guides. CAPP 265-2, FLIGHT TIME: Values for LivingCharacter Development for CAP Cadets.

Safety
New National Safety Officer: Congratulations to Colonel Alex Kay, former Pacific Region Safety Officer, on his selection as the National Safety Officer. He is in the process of assembling his National Safety Staff. National Safety Facebook Page Keep up on safety news by following the CAP National Safety Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/CivilAirPatrolSafety

New Forms
CAPF 174, August 13, Contributed Facilities Worksheet CAPF 179, July 13, Direct Deposit Sign Up - CAP Members

Commander Notes
HOT, HOT, HOT! Subordinate Unit Inspections CAPR 123-3 para 12 outlines the requirements for subordinate unit inspections (SUI). Bottom line is that SUIs must be completed within a 36 month cycle. Any unit that exceeds 39 months without a completed SUI will be prohibited from participating in any CAP activities (including weekly meetings) until an SUI is completed. Commanders Dashboard 1

Aerospace Education
Aerospace Education News 1st Lt Timothy Cole, UTWG was spotlighted on page 3 of the Aerospace Education News. Great Job! http://bit.ly/19Imj1e Target Range teacher receives yearlong Einstein Fellowship CAP's Rocky Mountain Region Deputy Chief of Staff/Aerospace Education, Lt Col Kaye Ebelt doing Out of this World work! Check it out http://bit.ly/15qKY9T

Registration Open Now For 2014 CYBERPATRIOT! http://www.capmembers.com/aerospace_education/gene ral/afa-cyberpatriot/ National AE Newsletter Get your information packed AE newsletter at http://members.gocivilairpatrol.com/aerospace_educatio n/stay_informed/index.cfm National Newsbrief Latest AE e-news Newsbrief from CAP NHQ at: http://members.gocivilairpatrol.com/aerospace_educa tion/stay_informed/ae_newsbriefs.cfm Don't miss out on upcoming NASA education opportunities. For a full list of events, opportunities and more, visit the Educator and Student Current Opportunity pages on NASA's website: -- Educators http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/currentopps-index.html -- Students http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/current-oppsindex.html Yeager Award Recipients SM Steven T Liddy, CO-030 2d Lt Laurence B Gilliam, CO-080 SM Cameron T Roberts, CO-080 Lt Col John A Russ, CO-080 SM Steven S Sterner, CO-080 2d Lt Scott M Lyons, CO-136 1st Lt Joseph F Breault, CO-143 SM Kurt M Carlson, CO-143 Capt Michele J Compton, CO-143 2d Lt Karen M Prouty, CO-143 SM Brett J Williams, CO-143 2d Lt Benjamin N Bass, CO-173 Maj Dennis R Kinder, CO-181 1st Lt Travis D Graham, CO-186 SM Macklin M Grove, CO-186 2d Lt Rebecca L Brasier, ID-073 Lt Col Ralph W Getchell III, ID-073 SM Samuel D Clark, ID-096 Capt Clifford S Rollins, UT-001 2d Lt Lawrence A Schaack, UT-007 SM Syed N Zaki, UT-007 Maj Warren L Allen, UT-027 Maj Paul A Brighton, UT-027 SM Jason P Christensen, UT-027 Maj Vernon S May, UT-027 Maj Steven T Rogers, UT-027 Maj Stephen M Shadday, UT-027 2d Lt Alanna L Mabey, UT-048 1st Lt Susannah K Price, UT-048 2

Capt Ric Morgan, UT-080 1st Lt David C Hobson, UT-083 2d Lt Daniel B McNeece, UT-083 Capt Barbara L Bentzin, WY-002 SM Jacques Li, WY-019 Keep up the great job! Help your wings succeed in Aerospace Education, encourage your members to complete the Yeager Award requirements. 45.93% of Rocky Mountain Region senior members have earned the Yeager Award. Can we push it to 47% by 31 October? Yeager Award Leaderboard WYWG 56.7% COWG 48.6% UTWG 45.3% MTWG 42.7% IDWG 27.8%

Cadet Programs
Leadership phase-out & Spaatz award exam By now everyone in the cadet community should know that after a three-year phase-out, the Leadership for the 21st Century textbook becomes obsolete on 1 October 2013. From that date forward, only the Learn to Lead textbook will be in use in the CAP Cadet Program. However, in the interest of fairness, Maj Gen Carr has decided to modify the phase-out for the cadets who are in the process of attempting the Spaatz Award exam. Cadets who become eligible to attempt the Spaatz Award exam and receive their wing commanders approval to test by 30 September 2013 may test under the Leadership for the 21st Century curriculum through 30 September 2014, following the normal Spaatz procedures. Cadets who gain wing commander approval to make their first attempt at the Spaatz after 30 September 2013 must pass the Learn to Lead edition of the exam. No exceptions will be granted. Wing DCPs are asked to help spread the word to affected cadets and your test proctors. Thank you and study hard, cadets! Distributed via email to Region & Wing CCs, DCPs, cadet majors and lieutenant colonels (per eServices) and affected national staff.

New Cadet Packets Are Not Being Shipped Due to the depletion of the Aerospace Dimensions books, we are not shipping out New Cadet Packets at this time. Once we have a new shipment of books, we will start shipping them out again. While the cadets are waiting for their books, they can go to the New Cadet Help (http://www.capmembers.com/cadet_programs/new_cad et_help/) page to view the material online. Wright Brothers Award Aaron J Echols, CO-015 Joseph D Oberle, CO-022 Alexander G Groen, CO-023 Emylee Bratton, CO-072 Kyle S Heck, CO-099 Justin C Eldridge, CO-147 Dylan J Thompson, CO-147 Ryan K McGuffin, CO-148 Steven M Geist, CO-159 Alexander J C Rooke, CO-159 Aiden P Ward, CO-159 Brooke E West, CO-159 Mikayla L Roberts, CO-173 Samuel A Wright, CO-173 Colton B Lanford, CO-186 Sondra R Robinson, CO-188 Andrew J Shaffer, CO-189 Jamison N Julian, ID-015 John S Bailey, ID-073 Ryan J Moore, ID-073 Brandon A Meyer, ID-097 Thomas R Ferguson, ID-801 Jaedon P Flora, ID-801 Seth L Fuller, ID-801 Kyle G Thompson, MT-018 Josh M Brigham, MT-037 Joshua A Guimond, UT-027 Shae C VanZyverden, UT-027 Benjamin J Holt, UT-048 Cheyenne L Connelly, UT-083 Ricardo De Jesus, UT-088 Shylo R Haycock, UT-088 Jaden J Morris, UT-088 Christian A Gopperton, WY-078 Mitchell Award Adam J Nelson, CO-099 Travis G MacGregor, CO-141 Hailley D Hendrickson, CO-143 Connor J Bechtolt, CO-147 James S Aiken, CO-159 Matthew T Barden, CO-159 Sarah A Hiryak, CO-159 James M Murphy, CO-159 3

Matthew A DeAnda, ID-015 Elizabeth R Baldwin, MT-037 Rosalyn C Carlisi, UT-027 Trevor M Opheikens, UT-027 Earhart Award Matthew W Powell, MT-018 Trevor M Wynn, UT-027 Brett G Coleman, UT-067 Keep up the great job!

Professional Development
Members must complete old level i program by 30 September 2013 Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is pleased to release a completely redesigned Level I Orientation Course (CAP Pamphlet 50-4, Volume 1 for instructors and Volume 2 for students), effective 19 August 2013. This course represents the full expression of an interactive, blended approach to new member orientation and training. For more information go to http://bit.ly/18W10bB Loening Award Recipients 1st Lt Mark A Timpe, CO-072 Maj Jeffrey W Rogers, CO-159 Capt Benjamin R Krieger, CO-162 Davis Award Recipients Maj Dennis R Kinder, CO-181 2d Lt Deborah E McAllister, CO-183 1st Lt Grant E Merrill, CO-030 Lt Col Marc A Peterson, CO-159 2d Lt Stephen J Shrum, CO-183 2d Lt Collin M Vinchattle, CO-159 Capt Mckinley D Wood, WY-069 Maj Kyle J Zablocki, CO-159

Operations
WMIRS Receipt Requirements The AF is randomly auditing our sortie's and e108's in WMIRS each day. Please be sure your receipts meet these requirements. Otherwise the receipts are not correct and reimbursement will be denied, and you will have to get another receipt. For RMR missions, I will be reviewing each receipt to be sure they meet this criterion: Upload Receipt Must be in PDF format only.

Before uploading your receipt: The receipt file you upload MUST BE LEGIBLE. The vendor's name and location must be on the receipt. Tail No. required for aviation fuel. The receipt must include transaction date, tail no., gallons, price per gallon, and total purchase. If the transaction date is more than one (1) day after the sortie date, an explanation is necessary. Please avoid using excessive punctuation in your file names. "#" "!" "," ";" etc. are not necessary and may cause problems. Receipts not meeting these requirements cannot be reimbursed per CAPR 173-3. The "SSA/CAP MOA" has been updated! The Soaring Society of America, Inc. (SSA) and the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) memorandum of agreement (MOA) defines and establishes procedures and practices for cooperation between the SSA and CAP to promote soaring, aerospace education, and aviation development in Americas youth. The SSA/CAP MOA has been updated and is posted on the CAP Pilots web page in the Gliders section (http://capmembers.com/media/cms/SSACAPMOU_576 9E7CE6E8E5.pdf ). DOV Staff / 23 Aug 13 CAP Glider-Tow Plane-Launch Instructions have been updated! Updated Glider-Tow Plane-Launch Instructions are posted on the CAP Pilots web page in the Gliders section (http://capmembers.com/media/cms/CAPR_601_CAP_ Glider_Operations_40E077A0B9B88.pdf ). DOV Staff / 22 Aug 13 CAP Glider-Tow Plane-Launch Instructions have updated! Updated Glider-Tow Plane-Launch Instructions are posted on the CAP Pilots web page in the Gliders section (http://capmembers.com/media/cms/CAPR_601_CAP_ Glider_Operations_40E077A0B9B88.pdf ). DOV Staff / 26 Jul 13 Aircraft Information File (AIF) Has Been updated! 4

The AIF has been updated to reflect recent mission symbol changes. The Aircraft Flight Time Log (Pages 1 & 2) in Tab #1 have been updated, along with the Table of Contents page to reflect the updates to the AIF. The new AIF pages can be found on the "CAP Pilots" webpage (http://capmembers.com/emergency_services/aircraft_op s__staneval/aif-standardized-cap-aircraft-informationfile/ ). DOV Staff / 12 Jul 13 Weather Radar 101 Every once and awhile I come across a good opportunity to provide some impromptu weather training. Attached are two radar images from this afternoon. Both are for the same time (actually they are separated by 5 minutes). Note the first slide which gives the impression that all is good in the valley. Then look at the next slide and "whamo". All kinds of greens, yellows and reds southwest of Boise. Both radar pictures are from the same radar, but the first one is only showing the radar returns from the radar's lowest beam. This is known as "base reflectivity". The second image is a collection of all the radar's beams, which takes 5 minutes to complete. It is known as "composite reflectivity". Why the difference? In the midwest, south and eastern US, forecasters want to see the initial output from the radar, especially when severe weather is in progress. In those areas, thunderstorms have a relatively low cloud base (1,000 ft to 3,000 ft AGL). Base reflectivity works very well in those parts of the country. But in the mountains of the west, base reflectivity is a peace of $h!t. Our summer time thunderstorms have a very high cloud base (10,000 AGL) and the lowest radar beam undershoots most of those thunderstorms unless they are producing rainfall that reaches the ground (instead of evaporating in the atmosphere). Fortunately, aviation weather applications, such as Foreflight, show the composite reflectivity. But, general weather web sites (not tailored to aviation) may have the base reflectivity, thus you should always be cautious when interpreting radar data using the Internet unless you are certain about the data; or just ask me :) Weather is fun (WIF) See the difference http://bit.ly/1dJDjHi

Mission Symbols Updated! Updated CAPR 60-1 Missions Symbols are posted and can be found on the CAPmembers.com web site, located on the CAP Pilots web page (http://capmembers.com/emergency_services/aircraft_op s__staneval/ ). Be sure to review the updated mission symbols prior to your next sortie! DOV Staff /1 Jul 13 HOT! HOT! HOT WMIRS Financial Audits Most of you are probably aware by now that the WFAs have recently been tasked with reviewing mission reimbursement receipts in WMIRS, and several of our NHQ Operations staff are also reviewing them. The additional reviews by the WFAs are the result of several audit findings by CAPs external auditors related to adequate mission reimbursement documentation. The testing by the WFAs will ensure we are consistent in providing required supporting receipts for mission reimbursements as well as provide additional support for the organizations adoption of paperless processes. The WFAs reviews are merely to ensure current documentation requirements are in place. Its a fairly straightforward process. Each morning, those reviewing receive a sampling of missions, bring up the mission receipts to view, and answer 6 questions for every receipt. If the answer to any question is No, the receipt is flagged and an automated email to the wing is generated asking the wing to correct the problem. The 6 questions those reviewing are asked are: 1. Is vendor information on the receipt? 2. Is the tail number on the receipt? 3. Is the receipt date the same as the sortie date? (This may be one day later with no further explanation due.) 4. Are the gallons correct? 5. Is the total amount correct? 6. Is the receipt legible? This has raised some concerns that we have discussed with the WFAs and the CFO, and we would appreciate your assistance as the key command and operations staff officers in the field to help. Were doing our best to work with you as we know there are valid operational reasons in many cases, but do need your help. - Were seeing many pro-rated receipts across multiple missions and funding streams and a lot of delayed refueling. This really needs to be the exception, not the rule. We know this is going to happen sometimes on emergency missions that pop up in conjunction with scheduled events, or to address weight and balance issues for planned events when your filling tanks to the tabs and such. The problem is that were seeing a lot of requests that appear to be purely for convenience across 5

missions of varied customers, and some that the computations were also wrong mainly when there were several sorties involved. In some cases aircraft are not being refueled until they absolutely have to based on what must be maintained for reserves in the aircraft, and the receipts then span across several sorties, missions, customers, and days which is not reasonable. Heres some helpful tips: -- Generally we can live with receipts across mission types if they are funded by our federal appropriation (SAR, CD, Air Force Funded Training, and Air Force Funded Cadet Orientation Flights) as long as we have some reasonable explanation, not purely for convenience. The problem really is that we must be able to clearly document and separate what was flown for external customers, or by members on their own proficiency or on either B or C missions from what is paid for with appropriated funds, and we must also document clearly how appropriated funds were spent by program, not just that they were spent. -- Please fuel up between sorties for different customers, and for the rare cases where that is not possible provide justification with your receipts. -- Provide clear justification in WMIRS when you must pro-rate fuel at the time the receipt is uploaded so that the WFAs and our staff dont hold up reimbursement waiting on the justification. -- Check the math on the justification when it is provided. Weve had a lot held up just because it didnt add up, and wings had to go back and review local paperwork to clear it up. -- Please dont wait longer than a day to refuel unless absolutely necessary, and explain it when you do; it calls into question what was done in between especially with ground vehicles that are not as closely monitored. - Weve also seen several cases of receipts being illegible, and in some cases totally unreadable or blank. What is especially troubling is someone at the wing actually clicked into them and reviewed the receipt, which when we review them later some were literally blank pages that the wrong side had been scanned. Please be sure your personnel are really looking at the receipts as they review 108s. - Some wings receive hand-written or incomplete receipts immediately after aircraft are re-fueled for their local accounts, but then get a detailed statement later. Be sure to upload the details statement later so that documentation is complete for the annual audit, and make corrections if necessary if mistakes were made from the original receipts. - Weve noticed many cases where it was obvious that crews stopped and truly had multiple sorties because of the fueling en route, but the additional sorties were never

requested or documented properly. After reviewing some it was obvious that the crews either planned to stop, or did not plan well in the first place with sorties 4 hours or longer in duration and known crew changeouts. There are tools available in WMIRS to copy sorties so that this is not necessary, and we get an accurate record of what is done. Please encourage your personnel to use them. - Weve seen many cases where 108s sat waiting for approval for weeks if not longer than a month at the wing prior to being processed. This either hurts the members, as most cannot float huge fuel bills for themselves in todays economy, or the wing in terms of their own cash flow. Please dont wait for the 45 day warnings to process your 108s. That would mean for some of your month-long missions that some personnel or the wing itself could be waiting to be reimbursed 2 to 3 months while bills and interest charges are accruing. - Last, some wings are not acting quickly on flags from the WFAs, the NOC or ADOs reviewing e108s, in many cases holding up significant amounts of other reimbursements to wings and other members. Please work to resolve the problems noted as soon as possible. Items not resolved or being worked with NHQ for resolution within 14 days will be disapproved so that the remainder of the e108 can be paid without that expense. Disapproved items will be released and can be put on another e108 once resolved. NHQ will record the initial problem in WMIRS to aid in processing if the submitted again. Thanks for all of your help. We will be working with the CFO and her staff to make these issues more clear in the regulations. As always, your inputs are appreciated, and if you have questions let me or any of our staff know.

A reminder the target audience is every CAP member in every unit in the Rocky Mountain Region. Major Nash is focusing on events and people, rather than announcements. Specifically, he is looking for photos with captions, brief columns from program areas, or rewrites of material already used in a Wing magazine, newsletter, or Facebook page. He would like to receive your items by August 15, and intend to publish the next edition of "The RMR Record" as an email distributed PDF file on or around August 20th. Social Media Managers Were looking for someone with an interest and social media experience to serve as primary administrator of both accounts. For details, please contact RMR/CS or RMR/PA.

Chaplain
Chaplain Corps Online Reporting Chaplain Corps Statistical Reports are submitted electronically using our online Chaplain Corps Reporting system conveniently accessed through eServices. Chaplain or Character Development Instructor Applications Are you submitting an application for appointment as a Chaplain (HC) or Character Development Instructor (CDI)? If so, please use the following application checklists to be sure all required documents are being submitted. You may also contact your Wing Chaplain for assistance if you have any specific questions regarding appointment requirements. Chaplain (HC) Application Checklist [Use when submitting CAPF 35] http://capmembers.com/media/cms/Chaplain_Applicatio n_Checklist_12E378B1765A1.pdf Character Development Instructor (CDI) Application Checklist [Use when submittingCAPF 35A] http://capmembers.com/media/cms/CDI_Application_C hecklist_42091CFBBD0CA.pdf

Public Affairs
CAP Fact Sheet Civil Air Patrol now has an updated CAP Fact Sheet (http://bit.ly/18WqaXx ), containing the address and contact information for CAP National Headquarters, that can be printed on the front and back of a regular sheet of copy paper. There is also a fill-in version of the fact sheet (http://bit.ly/19Io6Uf ), which allows each CAP unit to include their address and contact information at the bottom of the first page (in the shaded blue area) before printing. The RMR Record articles needed Major Nash, RMR Director of Public Affair (al.nash@rmr-cap.us), is seeking submissions for a new issue of our quarterly regional newsletter. 6

Communications
CAP bolsters U.S. Air Force firefighting role MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- Civil Air Patrol will be providing communications support to Air Force National Guard and Reserve units when they are engaged in fighting forest fires in the western U.S. See more at http://rmrcapnews.org/

Intercom Messages Twenty-four Intercom messages have been sent to all CAP members from NHQ since 11 January. How many of the messages have you received? Intercom message number 3 defined who should receive these messages: INTERCOM 3. THESE REGULAR COMMUNICATIONS UPDATES ARE INTENDED FOR ALL MEMBERS ON ALL NETS. THEY ARE NOT RESTRICTED TO HF OR ANY COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE. PLEASE DISSEMINATE WIDELY. If you have not received these messages please start working up the communications chain to find out where the break down is. The National Communications Team and the Region DCS Communications have started to investigate from the top down. We must determine where the gap is. If your squadron has ISR radios, your Communications Officer or designee should be transmitting these messages. You can do this at squadron meetings as part of your communications training. Its important for members to be trained and retrained on how to pass formal radio messages. Message 24 introduces a new CAP tasking. Have you heard what it is? CAP has a second new tasking which began on 11 July. It is to provide communications to the MAFFS C-130s delivering fire retardant to wildfires in the western states. This is a very important tasking for Rocky Mountain Region as this is where much of the wildland fire activity occurs. Also the MAFFS Air Expeditionary Group command center is located with the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho. More info on MAFFS is at: http://www.af.mil/information/factsheets/factsheet_print. asp?fsID=10566&page=2 A news release about the mission can be found on the Rocky Mountain Region web site. http://rmrcapnews.org/ ICUT Qualification If any radio operator does not have ICUT, and wishes to complete the requirement but is having difficulty doing so, please contact Major Blucher at rmrpao@juno.com so he can help you finish the process.

activities (including weekly meetings) until an SUI is completed.

Emergency Services
Incident Management Team Training At Col Bosts request, IDWG will host an Incident Management Team (IMT) training program in Idaho Falls on Saturday, 7 SEP 2013. IDWG was already planning for a SAR/HLS/DR exercise for 6-7 SEP, so we have added this to the planned activities. The training will focus on training IMT members in: Key aspects of operating an effective Incident Command Post (IC) Review of the key aspects of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Review of the evaluation criteria contained in CAP-USAF OI 10-1207 The NIMS Planning P Conceptual operation of large scale mission involving a CAP Area Command Other topics yet to be determined. Each Wing will be asked to have one or more members spend approximately 15 minutes talking about the ups and downs their last Evaluated / Observed exercise. This will also provide us an opportunity to discuss the planning and training needed for the RMR Area Command Team led exercise scheduled for August, 2014. The course is going to be developed to assist members who are moving up the ladder towards becoming Level 3 Incident Commanders. Ideally, attendees will have served as an IMT member during a CAP-USAF evaluated / observed exercise or taken part in a medium scale actual event. The current plan will have the training program taking place in a classroom environment away from the IDWG exercise ICP. Instructor support will be requested from Wing and RMR personnel. A local motel near the airport will be arranged. There is a KOA campground near the airport. As currently envisioned, we should have some end-ofyear funds that can be applied to provide fuel for CAP aircraft / vehicles and personally owned vehicles to transport members. Additional information will be distributed as it becomes available. For the time being, please distribute this info to your members so that we can alert our personnel and allow them time to make plans to attend. 7

Inspector General
Subordinate Unit Inspections CAPR 123-3 para 12 outlines the requirements for subordinate unit inspections (SUI). Bottom line is that SUIs must be completed within a 36 month cycle. Any unit that exceeds 39 months without a completed SUI will be prohibited from participating in any CAP

Skills Evaluator on 101 Card RMR Staff - If you have taken Skills Evaluator Training (SET) and are current in a ES Specialty and have been current for a least one year then Lt Col Schein has approved you as a Skills Evaluator. If you reprint your 101 card you will find the SET Diamond symbol on your qualified specialties. If you have questions drop him a note at rick@rschein.com Aircrew Emergency Training Course Here are the procedures to get credit for ACET in Ops Quals: https://www.capnhq.gov/news/Documents/ACET_Cours e_Credit_Instructions.pdf Multi-Wing Operations IAP Guidelines We have put together some guidelines to help you prepare an IAP for multi-wing operations IAP. You can find them here: http://rmrcapnews.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/multiwing-iap.pdf

Upcoming Events
The most accurate calendar can be found at https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=3jk 96su67rb51lidmlckj40o2c%40group.calendar.googl e.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles ** WYWG - SAV, August 23-25. (Moved to November) COWG - SAV, September 6-8. ** National SAR School Inland SAR Planning Course, Boise, ID, October 21-26. Safety Surveys are due, October 1 - January 31. Annual Inventory due, January 31. Trend Analysis Reporting due, January 31. Safety Surveys due, January 31. Annual awards due Region, February 15.

** - Denotes new items since last bulletin.

Help Wanted
Open Region Positions The following region staff positions are available. Please submit resume to rmr.cos.cap@gmail.com if you are interested; naturally, run applications through your chain of command.. Also include a brief outline on support what you would like to see accomplished in the position. Cadet Programs Dev Officer/ RMR Recorder Cadet Activities Officer Maintenance Officer Director of Fund Raising and Resource Dev RMR Training Center Director Region Newsletter Editor Asst Legal Officer Director of Engineering and Facilities