AAR: Small SAREX

Not a bad day of training. We all agree that it's best to make mistakes as you're training so you can iron them out before the big game. Below is the washdown:

Repeater and radio coverage from the MB is and always has been great. It benefits the ground pounders and AC to have a MRO and at least an assistant at the MB at all times. We found ourselves doing command post work while we were out in the field: which wasted time.....a LOT of time.

The laptop/ DeLorme/ HT GPS/ Dashmount GPS worked absolutely perfectly. Would have worked beyond better than that had we not had a wrong GPS coord. from the AC, which may have been due to bad VHF reception.

The best vehicle for a UDF/GT is the CAP van in our instance. My Jeep is not that great for it as we found out. My wife's Jeep may be better, but it's full of pink baby gear for my little girl....... and would just look odd. CAP van it is. If we ever have to tear off through a swamp, we'll just go back and get the Wrangler.

That's the skinny version. Like I said, it was an official UNofficial SAREX that was mainly to train AC and the UDF member that was with me all day. I think it went well, but once we iron the wrinkles out, it'll run like clockwork.