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Emergency Preparedness from a First responder perspective. Mr. King used his
skills as a lecture and educator to discuss
his experiences throughout his career.
Points were made on overcoming the volunteer objection, gaining buy in, little to
no funding and how to demonstrate the
need for funding through success. Mr.
King also discussed how Kennesaw State
University started with its own version of
an emergency response team as a foundation and now how C.E.R.T. is becoming
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Fight In Color: Be
aware and win your
battles
by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes
927th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs
10/13/2012 - MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE,
Fla. -- "When I saw that piece of garbage on
the road in Iraq, I knew I was about to die,"
said Tech. Sgt. Jason Knepper, a reservist
with the 927th Security Forces Squadron. He
currently serves as a combat arms noncommissioned officer in charge.
Knepper said that everything looked lethal on
his first combat patrol because he wasn't
aware and able to respond to threats around
him. The method the military teaches troops to
react to life-threatening situations like combat
is called the color code. It can be used by anyone who wants to learn how to be vigilant in
any situation. Instead of panicking when
something surprises you, do what the military
does - fight in color.
The color code system is used to teach warriors to be aware of their mindset on the battlefield and at home. Jeff Cooper, a Marine and
veteran of the Korean War, founded the system. Today combat troops learn it so they can
identify states of mind that help guide decisions. The system can be used to work up a
chain of colors, each representing a different
mindset, so you don't panic in a stressful situation. If you embrace this method in your own
life, you too can 'fight in color.'
White
White is the state of mind someone has when
they are unaware of their surroundings and
unsure about how to react if something did go
wrong.
"Every piece of garbage was a piece of fear,"
Knepper said.
If you panic on your commute because of a
roadblock, or didn't pay attention to the signs
for the last three weeks prior informing you the
road would be closed that day, you're living in
white. Combat veterans everywhere agree white is no place to be. Being startled by
someone speaking behind you is another indicator you're living in the most reactive state.
Yellow
After a few patrols and some experience,
Knepper found himself in a vigilant state
known as color yellow. He was aware of his
surroundings and potential threats. This is the
ideal state for a warrior to be in, because they
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can assess a situation before deciding to react. If you know where the exits are in any
room you enter and aren't easily startled,
you're likely living in yellow.
Orange
When Knepper found himself travelling to a
shootout, he was in orange. In this state, you
know something isn't right about the situation
and you're ready to react. This is where you
make the decision for fight or flight. Because
this is the color where decisions are made,
most people spend the least amount of time
here. If the situation de-escalates, you drop
back to yellow. If you need to engage, you
jump to red.
Red
Pulling the trigger in a firefight, Knepper was in
red. Here, you're actively engaged in the fight
or conflict in your own life. You've made the
call and are engaging the threat, whether it's
an attacker or a car veering into your lane.
This is a hard state of mind to maintain and as
soon as the threat is neutralized, you should
drop back down the color chain to yellow.
Black
This was added to the color code, because
black is what happens when you panic and
jump from white to red. It's a situation you
don't want to be in, but people unable to utilize
the color code system tend to visit black often.
You're in a completely reactive state that is
mentally and physically exhausting. Not thinking logically, you are prone to make mistakes
that could cost you the fight. Staying out of
black by progressing through each stage of
the color code ensures you have the stamina
for victory.
"Using the color code system is the difference
between walking into a thug in a dark alley
and realizing not to walk down the alley in the
first place," said Knepper. "Being in the yellow
means being cognizant of your surroundings."
Many people walk while typing on their
phones, unaware of anything around them.
Knepper said that this is living in the white. If a
threat appears, people may not have time to
react.
"An example of people living in yellow are
those who keep their phones in their pocket
and eyes open," Knepper said. "Be aware,
and have a greater ability to control how a
situation escalates and avoid trouble before it
starts."
10 Weather
WINDSHEAR or THUNDERSTORM
Preflight Planning, Weather
Knowledge, Get Home itis
9 Mid Air Collisions
Traffic Pattern, Fly Ins, Glider Operations, Practice Areas
8 System Component Failure
Non Power Plant
Electrical Failure, Cabin Fire/Smoke,
Vacuum Pump Failure, Carbon
Monoxide
7 Fuel Related
Bad Gauges/A Good Watch, Preflight
Planning, Weather/Winds,
Fuel Management, Systems
Knowledge
6 Other
Instrument Approach Procedures,
Track and Altitude Flown,
Pilots Situational Awareness are Unknown
5 Unknown or Undermined
Self Explanatory, No Witness,
Recorders, Non-Volatile Memory
(GPS)
4 Low Altitude Operations
Pipe/Power Line Patrol, Crop Duster,
Fire Fighting, EMS Operations
3 System Component Failure
Power Plant
Single Drive Mags, Cylinders, Valves,
Cam/Crankshafts, Pumps, and other
components
2 Controlled Flight Into Terrain
Rising Mountainous Terrain, Dark
Night (Moonless), Cleared for the
Visual
1 Loss of Control
Environmental Conditions/Wind, Experience, Perceptual, Physical/
Sensory
The above list was compiled by the
FAA
17 November SAREX at
B EHIND THE
U NIFORM
T HOMAS C HAMBERS
Major Jim Crone
Technician Rating in Professional
Development
Senior Rating in Recruiting/Retention
1st Lt Jerry Lewis Technician Rating in
Professional Development and a
Senior rating in Personnel
1st Lt Mike Mullett,
Promotion to Capt. on 01 Nov 2012
Captain Pat Ragin
Promotion to Major on 01 Nov 2012
Important
December Dates:
December 1
Civil Air Patrol
Birthday
December 4
Guest Speaker
Brigadier
General Charles
Campbell
NOTE:
Meeting will be at
Dobbins ARB
December 8
Cadet O Day @
PDK
December 9
Squadron
Christmas Party
@ 57th Fighter
Group
bility of the clouds to locate the ELT. Captain Mullet and the
air crew came off station and returned home by 03:00 Saturday.
Captain Mullet was recalled to action early Saturday morning to help the IC assemble another flight crew. Major Pat
Ragin and Lt Colonel Charlie Cayce answered the call. After
the Incident Commander briefed the Saturday air crew, Major
Ragin and Lt Colonel Cayce launched at 1230L.
As the C182 headed south, the Saturday air crew was able to
focus on a different area than the air crew from the night before. Lt Col Cayce picked up the ELT on 121.5 and with the
clouds lifted, located the signal transmitting from a crop duster
on a dirt runway in Colquitt County. CAP regulations prohibit
landing CAP aircraft on dirt runways, so the aircrew flew a
low
approach over the suspected aircraft to ensure that the Becker
confirmed the ELT location. The Colquitt County Sheriff's
department was contacted and a deputy was dispatched to the
site. He contacted the owner of the crop duster, who
successfully deactivated the ELT.
PDK aircrews were the only ones to respond to flight crew
requests during the Thanksgiving weekend. The two air crews
working together to locate the ELT demonstrated the
professionalism, skill, competence, and proficiency of our
squadron.
December 11:
Safety Briefing
Followed by the
Staff Meeting
December 15
Wreaths Across
America
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