Training Log Archive: Nadim

Patuxent River Park, MD. NJROTC, MD. We had more help with vetting controls for Day 2 than for Day 1. Mark Mace, Dave Linthicum (course setter), Peggy and I covered all of the controls. It went smoothly, except for Mark hurting his back. It was about 25 F. The wind started picking up by the end. The woods were nice and the muddy spots were frozen.

Patuxent River Park, MD. NJROTC, MD. The pickup was much easier than yesterday. A big part of it was that the control stands used were the long aluminum poles. They were just lighter and easier than the modified electric fence poles used on Day 1, and this was somewhat a surprise. Dave Linthicum got the water controls and the radio equipment had been picked up earlier. I was able to run fairly easily with 4 stands and a backpack of controls but I stashed these when I crossed the road, for pickup later. The ground was more squishy in places than it had been when more solidly frozen earlier--I only got my toes wet compared to yesterday when both feet were immersed. The wind at the barn during the day had been unrelenting but it was better in the forest. Some of the time was for taking down streamers.