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Aug 2nd  Blackhawk visit

Aug 9th Aerospace

Aug 16th Flight Night

Aug   23rd  ES

Aug 30th Team Building

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Louisville Composite Squadron

KY-039

 

                 Squadron Commander -  Captain Dean Smith   

                               deansmith@jefferson.kyschools.us

      Deputy Commander Lt. Colonel Robert McGreal

                                      rmcgreal@insightbb.com

                                Cadet Commander C/ Major  Michael Karas

  

 

August 2nd ~ the Squadron was privileged to be provided a
visit by a Blackhawk helicopter.  The 63rd Aviation Brigade of the Kentucky
Army National Guard flew to Bowman Field and set up a static display.  The
crew allowed the cadets to explore the aircraft inside and out.  They also
answered many questions about Army Aviation, personal deployments, and many
others.  The 2 hours went very quickly and a lot was learned by all.  This
was a great orientation experience.  Many thanks to the crew and National
Guard along with event organizer SM Kenny Ratliff for their time and effort.

 

 July 5th.. KY 39 Cadets enjoyed an afternoon of Paintball at Open Range Sports in Crestwood, KY. Those cadets who participated in the Derby Cleanup enjoyed the paintball at no cost. This event continued on as we returned to the squadron for our regular PT night.

June 8th..Great weather allowed LCS members and their familes a great day for the  fourth annual flying Barbecue at the Bardstown Airport. Great food, cornhole and flying were enjoyed by all. A great way to kick off the summer season!

The Louisville Composite Squadron meets every Monday night except on National Holidays.

 

 Cadet testing available most nights 6:30 PM

 Opening Formation 7:00 PM

Closing Formation 9:00PM

We meet at the United States Army Reserve Center located at 2720 Cannons Lane. Our facility is located on the perimeter of Bowman airport. From I-64 take the Cannons Lane exit and go south for 1/2 mile. We are in the first tan building on the right with a flag pole out front. The gate to the parking lot has a sign "Gate 3".

DIRECTIONS TO SQUADRON

 

 KY 39 Cadets and Senior members honored Veterans at a local retirement home on Veterans day by speaking about their appreciation for our veterans and how they have been inspired by them. The cadets then spent some time talking one on one with the senior veterans. KY 39 is very appreciative to all of our veterans and current men and woman serving in the armed forces.

 

The KY39 annual fall bivouac was another successful training event. Eighteen cadets and five senior members attended the event at Camp Crooked Creek and combined training and fun as they enjoyed the peak colors of the fall foliage.

 

The cadets were trained in land navigation, compass skills, map reading, GPS usage, ground to air signal construction and ELT tracking. After the training on Saturday morning the squadron broke up into three teams. A Piper Cub was flown over the camp site to evaluate the ground signals that were constructed and it then proceeded to circle over the training target.
The three teams were then stagnated on their launch to the target and were given four checkpoints along the way. Compass skills and GPS were used to navigate to all four checkpoints followed by ELT tracking to find the simulated target. All three teams were successful in finding all the checkpoints and the ELT. Team two posed as victims after they acquired the target so that team three would be provided practice in dealing with injured survivors at a crash site.
Other activities during the weekend included a pop can stove demonstration by Captain Smith and many spirited games of capture the flag. Many thanks to all who participated, especially Senior Members Tom Boucher and Barbara Smith who prepared ninety two delicious meals for the troops over the weekend.
 

 

 July 3rd was a great day at the KY . Seventeen power and glider flights were given. Great food, sports and fun were enjoyed by all... Lt. Reynolds who has been transferred to South Carolina passed down the grilling duties to new Senior member Tom Boucher who is off to a great start.39 Bardstown flying cookout

June 15th, 2009.. Twenty seven members of KY 39 toured the SDF International control tower and approach control facility. The squadron was divided into three groups and viewed the different facilities at rotating intervals. Among the many things we learned was the importance of silencing a nuisance ELT going off on the airport ramp. Controllers are required to listen to guard (121.5) at all times and a non emergency ELT signal makes their job difficult. KY 039 has tracked and silenced 4 ELT’s on SDF and Bowman ramps in the last two years…. Special thanks to new senior member Tom Boucher for arranging this tour.

February 16th.... Congratulations to  our 14 year old Cadet Captain, Kienan McCusker who is now the youngest Cadet Captain in the Kentucky Wing!

January 21st.... Kudos to Lt. Colonel McGreal and Captain Crace for the first find of the year for KY 39. Colonel Mcgreal and Captain Crace were successful at locating a distress beacon at Bowman airport during the midnight hour on the 21st. The ELT came from a hangered aircraft that had just recieved  ELT maintenence.  The aircraft owner was notified and the offending ELT was turned off. This nuisance beacon was a distraction to air traffic control and could have potentially masked a real distress signal. Job well done!

December 27th... Ky 39 ground team members joined KYANG and two Lexington squadrons on the annual winter Sarex. The two ground teams independently pursued the practice ELT beacon placed in the wooded area surrounding Taylorsville lake. Each team used and trained newer cadets on the  Elper and both teams succesfully found the target beacon. Because of the rough and hilly terrain the teams took over three hours to cover the the 1.3 mile distance to reach the target. Congratulation to new cadets Liebson and Hinkley who have completed their second mission and are weeks away from earning their ground team badges.

 November 16th… The Louisville Composite Squadron assisted fellow Louisville residents through the Project Warm program. KY 39ers formed two teams and headed out Sunday afternoon to install plastic insulation over the drafty windows of elderly and disabled residences. In addition to the window work, the teams informed the residents of medication assistance programs and evaluated any other immediate needs that they may have. Representing the squadron were cadets Reynolds, McCusker, Urbancic and Katz . Lt. Reynolds and Captain Katz were team leaders with the assistance of SM Teresa Reynolds. Thanks also to Air Force Sergeant Robert Green and Ohio Wing CAP Cadet Bobby Green for their outstanding assistance.

 
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KY 39 Blackhawk visit August 2010
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