Members interested in furthering your emergency services training and developing new skills, the application process for the 2019 National Emergency Services Academy (NESA) is now open. NESA is held in Camp Atterbury, Indiana across two sessions – 14-20 July and 21-27 July – and consists of three schools – Ground Search and Rescue School, Mission Aircrew School, and Incident Command System School. Other shorter courses are also held during the school, including an sUAS Course, a Wilderness Advanced First Aid Course, Aircrew Survival, and numerous other courses.

Members interested in attending should visit the NESA website here. Applications are handled in eServices here.

The cost for a full week course is $190, and short courses are $95. There are some scholarships available through NESA.

If you are interested in attending, or need assistance applying or attending, contact me at ezra.kuliszewski@ny030.org.

The NY Wing May TRAEX is scheduled for 4-5 May 2019. Catskill Mountain Group will be hosting a staging area. We are looking to see who is interested in attending.

There are several areas open for training. You must be in trainee status prior to signing in for the mission. If you need pre-qualification tasks in order to be placed in trainee status, an evaluator may be available with advanced notice for Ground Team, MRO, and MSA. You must notify me ASAP if you need to complete pre-qualification tasks.

Sign-up here – Google Form

New York Wing is pleased to announce that the Emergency Services Ground School is now open for Registration on the NY Wing Website.

The dates of the event are:
Wed, 7 Aug 2019 – Sun, 11 Aug 2019

Training will be offered in the following specialties:
GTL, GTM1, GTM2, GTM3

Space is limited and once a specialty reaches its limit, it will be closed. Use the following link to register: nyw.cap.gov/groundschool. Once you have registered, notify me or 1st Lt Gessman.

On Saturday, November 10th, the squadron is doing a Ground Team Familiarization and conditioning exercise in Harriman State Park. We’ll hike up to Stockbridge shelter for lunch and classes.  Please make sure to have appropriate clothing for the weather. 

Details are as follows:

Event:  Ground Team ES Training
When:  Nov 10th, 0800, rain or shine 
Location:  meeting at Turkey Hill parking area, Harriman State Park, https://goo.gl/maps/af7KEz7z2ky
Uniform:  ABU or BDU
Signup deadline:  Thursday, Nov 8th

What to bring:

• lunch, snacks
• 2 qts of water minimum
• hat, gloves, and layers are highly suggested
• 24 hour pack if you have one, if not, bring what you have

Cadets must have Curry award and have completed the online GES training to participate (see website under Cadets/Training/101 Card). Contact 1st Lt Gessman at gessmanj@gmail.com or 845-337-9016 for more information.

Sign Up Sheet

All,

The following training is available this weekend.  You’ll need to have your Curry award and GES online training done (see this website under Training/101 Card) to participate.  The squadron has 24 hour packs you can use for GTM3 training.  Contact 1st Lt Gessman at gessmanj@gmail.com or 845-337-9016 for more information.

1. Initial GTM3 training [F/P]:  SAT 1200-1630 at MGJ Orange County Airport.  Members with GES may report at that time with gear listed below to obtain GTM3 Fam/Prep training.  No deployment off-airport will occur.  F/P training does not count toward mission participation, but anyone with GES and the required equipment may participate.There may be additional, post-F/P GTM3 training available on SUN.  You will be advised if this is scheduled.  Hunting season starts this weekend, and we are trying to find a suitable spot away from hunting areas.

Equipment needed:  24 hour pack, notebook, pen/pencil, plus snacks and drinks.  The only food source at MGJ is limited vending machines.  There are local area restaurants, but travel to/from would be required.

2. Aircrew training:  SAT & SUN 0800-1630.  Training will be conducted based on member need and WX.  Contact NY413/CC Maj Larry Wenz at commander@cap-ny413.org if planning to attend aircrew training.

3. Mission base training:  Available SAT & SUN at SEG, HPN Westchester County Airport, White Plains beginning at 0800.  Members must notify group through chain of command if going to HPN, so we can notify SEG.