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Operation snowdog Feb 5th , 6th and 7th

crosscobra

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_____ LevelI gear minimum. Level II gear if that's your status. ( can be found on www.volunteermilitia.com)
_____ Snow camo/1white bed sheet
_____ Snow Boots (No Jungle Boots or Steel Toes)
_____ Winter Jacket
_____ Pants (2 Pair)
_____ Gloves (2 Pairs)
_____ Balaclava Head Cover (or Ski Mask)
_____ Thermal Underwear (2 Changes)
_____ Wool Socks (2 Pair - At Least)
_____ Winter Sleeping Bag
_____ Personal Shelter, Tarp or Poncho
_____ Gear Sled/ main packwe must have at least 1 per fireteam
_____ Winter or Metal Canteen
_____ Sunglasses or Tinted Goggles
_____ Food For 3 Days (Carried In Your Gear)
_____ 4 Quarts Of Water (Approx. 4 Canteen's Full)I will have 10 gals of water
_____ Roll Of Toilet Paper
_____ magnesium fire starter
_____ knife either combat or work or both


OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT
_____ Snow Shoes
_____ Ski's
_____ Small Propane Stove or Heater (or Alcohol Stove)
_____ Chemical Hand Warmers
_____ Tent
_____ Extra Food, Water Or Toilet Paper


WINTER SURVIVAL SKILLS YOU MUST PREFORM
_____ Construct A Winter Shelter For Yourself
_____ Build A Fire
_____ Gather Firewood For A 6 Hour Fire
_____ Dry Your Boots & Clothing
_____ Thaw Drinking Water (1 Canteen Full)
_____ Prepare A Hot Meal For Yourself
_____ Winterize Your Rifle
_____ Transport Your Gear With Your Sled
_____ Camouflage Yourself And Your Gear For Winter


WINTER FIRST-AID SKILLS
_____ Transport A Casuality With Your Sled
_____ Treat A Casualty For Hypothermia
_____ Treat A Casualty For Dehydration
_____ Treat A Casualty For Frostbite
_____ Treat A Casualty For Snow Blindness


WINTER SHOOTING SKILLS
_____ Shoot 10 Shots From The Prone Position At A
9" Paperplate From 100 Yards.

_____ Shoot 10 Shots From The Prone Position, Using
Your Sled, At A 9" Paperplate From 100 Yards.

_____ Shoot 10 Shots From A Non-Bench Position At A
9" Paperplate From 100 Yards.

_____ Shoot 10 Shots Using Your Ski Poles As A
Support At A 9" Paperplate From 100 Yards.

_____ 4 Pin Shoot - Using The Standing, Kneeling &
Prone Positions While Using Cover And
Concealment Moving Forward 100 Yards.

_____ Low Light Shooting.


Our Field Support Will Prepare One Hot Meal Per Day. Remember, The Purpose Of This Training Is How YOU Will Survive As An Individual In A Winter Situation.

THIS IS THE SCHEDULE WE FOLLOW :

FRIDAY - FEBRUARY 5TH

2000 - Advance Team Deploys To Camp D-Day
Priorities
Secure Perimeter, Recon And Locate Camp Area In Woods, Out Of The Wind.
Build Your Shelter.
Build A Fire.
Post Guards, Guides And Radio Watch
(Monitor FRS Channel 2, ALT Channel 5 or CB Channel 2 & 22)
HAM Operators - Monitor 146.420
2300 - Midrat's (Hot Food & Drink)
2400 - Guard Duty (Change Of Watch)


SATURDAY - FEBRUARY 6TH

0400 - Guard Duty (Change Of Watch)
0600 - STAND TO PROCEDURES - Wake Up Call. Team Leaders/Medics Will Check
Individuals For Cold Weather Injuries Or Other Problems. Breakfast & Hydration.

0800 - Guard Duty (Change Of Watch)
0900 - Gear Up, Camo and Gear Check.
1000 - Two Team Bounding In The Woods, Check Movement, Camo & Communications.
(or L1 & L2 Qualifying Walks At This Time)

1200 - Lunch & Hydration Break (L1 & L2 Qualifying Shooters May Shoot)
1300 - Cold Weather Shoot. Minimum Of 2 Strings Of 10 Shots Each At A 9" Paperplate From
100 Yards. 1 String From The Prone, and 1 String From Other Non-Bench Position.
Qualifiers May Shoot Concurrently With This, But No More Than 2 Strings At A Time.

1500 - Casualty/Gear Re-Supply Movement (With Security Element) Using Sleds Will Cross At
Least 1 Danger Area, Either Linear Or An Open Field.

1700 - 4 Pin Shoot. Fire Building Class And Water Thawing Concurrently.
1800 - Dinner & Hydration Break. (Hot Food & Drink)
1900 - Low Light Shooting. Hopefully We Will Use Silhouette Targets For This. We Will
Discuss And Try Some Practical Low Light Shooting Aids.

2100 - Night Recon, Perimeter Patrol. Check Night Movement & Communications.
2400 - Guard Duty (Change Of Watch)


SUNDAY - FEBRUARY 7TH

0400 - Guard Duty (Change Of Watch)
0800 - Guard Duty (Change Of Watch - Wake Up Call. Team Leaders/Medics Will Check
Individuals For Cold Weather Injuries Or Other Problems.
Breakfast & Hydration (Hot Food & Drink)

0900 - Gear Up, Camo and Gear Check.
1000 - 2 Mile Tactical Walk (Un-Timed)
1100 - Additional Fire Building Class, Snow Shoe and/or Ski Practice.
1200 - Lunch & Hydration Break.
1300 - Open Range & Cold Weather Pistol Shoot.
1500 - End of Exercise
 

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Sounds cold... :p It's too bad I work weekends. This could be fun, and a great learning experience. Ah, the great outdoors.
 

Kimberguy

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this sounds a lot like MMCW! looks like a good time. I would be there in a heart beat if I didn't have my winter training that same weekend with the Marines!
enjoy your time, looks like you will have a lot more in depth training than us.
 

crosscobra

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Kimberguy wrote:
this sounds a lot like MMCW! looks like a good time. I would be there in a heart beat if I didn't have my winter training that same weekend with the Marines!
enjoy your time, looks like you will have a lot more in depth training than us.
semper FI! i am a marine as well EAS'd in 2007 though lol whats ur mos?
 

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been considering it for awhile.

itsran by theSMVM correct?

and @ camp stasa in bancroft im assuming

(didnt go to link)
 

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crosscobra wrote:
yes and no. Frank stasa died and his family are not letting us run ops there anymore. Now they are at camp d-day in rose city michigan

not sure where rose city is ...but ill consider it



got some new winter gear ive wanted to try out
 

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Anything like this ever happening in the U.P.?
It sounds like something I would enjoy participating in.
I have already had to spend the night alone unarmedin the Ottawa national forest when I blew the chaincase apart on my snowmobile. All I knew is that I was someplace between Rockland & Bergland when it happened and I wanted to spend the night instead of trying to hike it out in the dark.

Spruce trees are great for a makeshift shelter along with a few mylar emergency blankets and a magnesium fire-starter bar/flint combo.
 

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Nutczak wrote:
Anything like this ever happening in the U.P.?
It sounds like something I would enjoy participating in.
I have already had to spend the night alone unarmedin the Ottawa national forest when I blew the chaincase apart on my snowmobile. All I knew is that I was someplace between Rockland & Bergland when it happened and I wanted to spend the night instead of trying to hike it out in the dark.

Spruce trees are great for a makeshift shelter along with a few mylar emergency blankets and a magnesium fire-starter bar/flint combo.



im planning a few trips to the UP this spring and summer.

camping all of those times,perhaps you could join and we could practice the survival stuff?

im doin it in the hiawatha by camp 7 lake/manistique/cooks



bout 2 miles from gooseneck lake (i think thats what its called)to be absolutely precise...







about the carpooling...anybody coming from lansing i could run with?
 

crosscobra

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lil_freak_66 wrote:
Nutczak wrote:
Anything like this ever happening in the U.P.?
It sounds like something I would enjoy participating in.
I have already had to spend the night alone unarmedin the Ottawa national forest when I blew the chaincase apart on my snowmobile. All I knew is that I was someplace between Rockland & Bergland when it happened and I wanted to spend the night instead of trying to hike it out in the dark.

Spruce trees are great for a makeshift shelter along with a few mylar emergency blankets and a magnesium fire-starter bar/flint combo.



im planning a few trips to the UP this spring and summer.

camping all of those times,perhaps you could join and we could practice the survival stuff?

im doin it in the hiawatha by camp 7 lake/manistique/cooks



bout 2 miles from gooseneck lake (i think thats what its called)to be absolutely precise...







about the carpooling...anybody coming from lansing i could run with?
we have a guy in ionia you could catch a ride with or we can swing your way
 

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crosscobra wrote:
lil_freak_66 wrote:
Nutczak wrote:
Anything like this ever happening in the U.P.?
It sounds like something I would enjoy participating in.
I have already had to spend the night alone unarmedin the Ottawa national forest when I blew the chaincase apart on my snowmobile. All I knew is that I was someplace between Rockland & Bergland when it happened and I wanted to spend the night instead of trying to hike it out in the dark.

Spruce trees are great for a makeshift shelter along with a few mylar emergency blankets and a magnesium fire-starter bar/flint combo.



im planning a few trips to the UP this spring and summer.

camping all of those times,perhaps you could join and we could practice the survival stuff?

im doin it in the hiawatha by camp 7 lake/manistique/cooks



bout 2 miles from gooseneck lake (i think thats what its called)to be absolutely precise...







about the carpooling...anybody coming from lansing i could run with?
we have a guy in ionia you could catch a ride with or we can swing your way

ill heavily consider it.

be sure to keep in touch so i dont let it get into the back of my mind
 
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