Group 2/5 SAREX (26-T-4447)

The SAREX component on April 11-12 will focus on aviation and mission base operations including aircrew proficiency training, mission radio operator operations, Urban Direction Finding (UDF) response, and coordinated Practice ELT search activities managed through a remote mission base under standard CAP ICS procedures. On April 18-19 the exercise will have only ground team training and support evaluation of an experimental small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) developed by the Sonoma State University Engineering Team for automatic detection and triangulation of P-ELT signals. A separate ground team field training component will provide practical task training opportunities for members working toward CAP Ground Team qualifications while conducting field training operations in an overnight bivouac environment. On April 18-19 we may have one aircraft sortie to support ground team training for air/ground signals.

OBJECTIVES:

1) Train 2 Mission Observers (MO) and 2 Mission Scanners (MS).
2) Train 4 Mission Radio Operators (MRO).
3) Train 4 Mission Base Staff members in mission coordination and sortie management.
4) Train 4 Urban Direction Finding (UDF) members in ELT signal detection and search procedures.
5) Train up to 8 Ground Team Member (GTM) trainees and 2 Ground Team Leader (GTL) trainees.
6) Evaluate an experimental sUAS developed by the Sonoma State University Engineering Team for automatic detection and triangulation of Practice ELT (P-ELT) beacons.