Many thanks to the pilots of the XOJet who gave our cadets a tour of the aircraft and answered all their questions!

C/1stLt Heller was awarded the Achievement Award for outstanding performance this summer. C/1stLt Heller earned accolades at Encampment as the Honor Staff Officer and Echo Flight Commander, stepped up as the Interim Cadet Commander when C/1stLt Moss was out of the country, and served as the Squadron Public Affairs Officer, updating the website and Facebook page.

It takes teamwork and communication to guide a blindfolded cadet through the “minefield”. The only cadets who can see the “minefield” cannot speak. They use charades to communicate to the cadet giving directions, who cannot see either the minefield or the blindfolded cadet. The cadet giving the directions tries to navigate the blindfolded cadet safely through the “minefield”. “Take a baby step to your left . . . your other left. Now go forward. STOP! Go right two steps

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Our Springfield Glider Academies are now NCSA’s!  LtCol Freeman, Maj Adams, Maj Brechbuhl, Capt Cohen and 2dLt Terry contributed many hours to make the successful!

For more pictures, see:  https://www.facebook.com/NERglideracademies2015

And an awesome video:  http://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/glider-academy-siv410/Content?oid=2835352

Congratulations to C/MSGT Wright, who attended the Hawk Mountain Ranger School.  The highlights included a 25 mile hike (with gear!), making shelters (without tarps), and rappelling.  She  completed the GTM 3 qualifications and started on GTM 2 at Hawk Mountain.

For more photos, see   https://www.facebook.com/Rangerstaff?fref=ts

C/1stLt Joah Moss was the Bravo Flight Commander and they were selected as the Encampment’s Honor Flight.

C/2ndLt Jack Heller was selected as the Encampment’s Honor Staff Officer, serving as the Echo Flight Commander.

Many congratulations!

Lebanon Composite Squadron was also represented by C/TSgt Moss, C/SrA Billow and C/LtCol Johnson (now SM)

See lots more photos at  http://nhvtencampment.nhcapcadets.org/2015-daily-updates.html