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TUMBLEWEED
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Partner Profile
Multiagency Coordination:
Amateur Radio
Relay League
An Introduction
Founded in 1914, the 150,000-member ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio
is the national association for Amateur Radio
in the USA. Other countries also have their
own national associations. The ARRL not only
reflects the commitment and many enthusiasms
of American hams, but also provides leadership
as the voice of Amateur Radio in the USA,
whether in dealings with the Federal Communications Commission, the World Administrative Radio Conference, the International Amateur Radio Union or with the general public.
The ARRL is the primary source of information about what is going on in the ham radio
world. It provides books, news, support and
information for individuals and clubs, special
operating events, all sorts of continuing education classes and other benefits for its members.
Being a member of the ARRL is important for
hams!
Why Do They Call Themselves "Hams"?-
(MAC)
Learn More:
IS-701.a NIMS Multiagency Coordination
System (MACS) Course
TUMBLEWEED: Building
Trust through Effective
Communication
Lack of communication can take the most carefully laid plans and destroy them with the corrosion of doubt. It can transform the most confident person into a second-guesser and thats
bad for everyone on your team.
Most importantly, they will trust that someone on their team will heed the wingmans
call for action which is I need help!
municate objectives, delegate responsibilities, analyze threats, and review contingency plans.
2. Establish a communication plan (a
Comm Plan) by confirming when and
I remember flying a combat mission in Iraq
where to change frequencies.
when I lost radio contact with my wingmen. I
3. Brief a back-up plan in case communicawas flying in the dark. Having no radio contact
tion fails (known as radio-out proceat 20,000 feet and separated from my wingmen
dures).
by 10 miles on a night combat mission in hostile
4. Ensure positive two-way communication
territory was not an ideal situation. What if I lost
is established between wingmen during
my engine or was engaged by ground fire? How
critical elements of a mission.
could I call for help? Was something wrong with
5.
Debrief every mission to review lessons
my radios?
learned and reinforce training.
- Do you have a Comm Plan with your
I was quickly reduced to a second guesser
wingmen?
filled with doubt and fear, and fear kills the war- Are you taking the time to brief your sales,
rior spirit! I felt clueless. This is the state that
fighter pilots call Tumbleweed having lim- IT, or marketing missions?
- Do you ensure all team members are on the
ited to no situational awareness (SA) and barely
same wave length and understand their roles,
hanging on.
responsibilities, and objectives?
- Are you aware of those wingmen that may
Suddenly my back-up radio blared with the terse be on the wrong frequency with no SA
(yet comforting) sound of my flight lead, 2,
(Tumbleweed) and do you have a plan to get
come up frequency 239.9. I realized then that I them back on frequency?
had accidentally typed in the wrong frequency of
233.9! I was relieved! My flight lead continued,
Vipers, check! We responded in a crisp, mono- Leaving any of your wingmen in the dark
guarantees one thing that youll have
tone cadence, 2, 3, 4. With a brief position
second guessers on the team making deciupdate, Viper flight was now marching to the
sions on their own that might not be in the
same beat. We had SA. We were ready for battle.
best interests of the mission and the other
wingmen involved. Communication is the
Looking back, it was a single act that changed
conduit of teamwork and is the basis for all
everything. One second, I was in the dark, untrust. Without it, a team is useless.
knowing, afraid and full of doubt a second
guesser with no SA. Then, with the crackle of
Checking in with your wingmen and makthe radio and the reassuring sound of my flight
ing sure theyre on the right frequency,
lead, I was back in the game and had re-gained
listening to their questions, and undersituational awareness just like that!
standing their challenges are fundamental
components of teamwork, leadership and
Communication is not important, its critical.
trust. When peoples problems are acknowlThis holds true in every walk of life whether in
edged and they know who to go to for help
business or combat. Communication keeps wing- (and that its okay to ask for help!) they are
men focused on their responsibilities and builds more likely to admit mistakes to their wingsituational awareness in rapidly changing envimen (supervisors and/or peers) and reveal
ronments. It makes or breaks a mission. Its all
situations that can adversely effect the acbased on trust.
complishment of a mission.
PUSH IT UP!
Lt. Col. Rob "
Waldo"Waldman
SAFETY:
Climbing to the Next
Level
Learn More
An archived webcast is currently available at
www.capitolconnection.net/capcon/ntsb/ntsb.htm .
For more information, photos, and copies of the
presentations from the forum, go to www.ntsb.gov/
news/events/2012/GA_safety/index.html.
Welcome Our
Newest Members
Jermy Oldham
Nicholson Reed
Emmett Shaffer
Douglas WagnerA
Daniel Zambrano
Important
October Dates:
October 2 Staff Meeting
October 9General Member
Meeting and Safety Briefing
October 16 Communications
Training
October 19-20 Salute To
America Air Show at the Pauling
County AirportKPUJ
October 20 Epps Aviation
Youth Aviation Adventure
KPDK
October 23 FEMA will be our
guest speaker
October 27-28 CLC Gainesville
GA
October 30 ELT and Wing Null
training
December 9th
Squadron Christmas Party
57th Fighter Group Restaurant
23 Aug 2012
21 Sep 2012
03 Aug 2012
16 Aug 2012
20 Sep 2012
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U NIFORM
J EREMY O LDMAN