Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54MY YM UNIT 8 YOUNG MARINES ESPRIT ONLINE The 3rd Young Marine Division executed a Division Encampment at Rainey Mountain Boy Scout high adven- ture camp in Clayton, GA from 24 to 30 July 2016. This was the 3rd Division Encampment held and more than 50 percent of the units within the 3rd Young Marine Divi- sion participated. The Young Marines mascot, Ches- ter, was in attendance visiting Young Marines enjoying fun filled activities. Units participating: 27 Young Marines participating: 307 Young Marines, 243 Males and 64 Females. Registered Adults participating: 66 Registered Adults, 39 Males and 27 Females. Bil- lets Utilized: Division SgtMaj: 1 Division 1stSgt: 1 Division Guide: 1 Four (4) Regimental Billets and Corre- sponding Battalion Billets Division Color Guard: We had 10; 15-Young Marines Color Guards for a total of 150 Color Guard Billets.Awards: Young Marine Units and Young Marines were awarded the following for their participation. Unit Encampment Streamers w/Gold Palm: 27 Units earned Unit Encampment Ribbon w/Gold Palm: 307 Young Marines earned Activities offered: Shooting & Archery Range, Swimming, Boating, Sailing, White water rafting (Off-site activity), Hiking, Field Skills, Map and Compass, Seamanship, Scout Crafts, the Blob, Camp Fire Activities, Talent Show Night, Division Team-Building, fishing, ice cream social, and Nature animal exhibitions. Our Special Guests: National Director Bill Davis and his wife, Brenda, were in attendance as well. -Submitted by John Gionet, Commander 3rd Young Marines Division 3rd Young Marines Division Encampment Over the past 5 years our unit has been evolving a Search and Rescue Training encampment. We have re- cently opened this training up to the 1st Battalion here in Georgia. During this training many of our members have become Tier 3 certified, mean- ing they can report to active searches. This past year in our community a local teacher went missing on one of our community’s favorite hiking paths. Many of our unit’s members answered the call for community volunteers to help clear the path. Unfor- tunately, the search was called off before we could be dispatched on the trail to allow the use of heat seeking devices. This training is run in accordance with Georgia State requirements for active training. We train alongside Georgia DOD, Civil Air Patrol, and our local county CERT team. Members in attendance learned how to properly set a ground shelter, work a search line, report a clue, log a clue, radio communications, trauma evacuation in the field, and night land navigation. Units in attendance were Etowah Valley, Gen. Raymond G. Davis, and Cahaba Valley. The following is from Capt. Hayden Collins of the Civil Air Patrol (operations manager): “Spreading it thin during natural disasters, trained individuals come to the aid of those in need. The amount of pride I have today is overwhelming. B Company, Civil Air Patrol Emergency Services, Young Marines supported by EMA and U.S. Army Special Forces. The three day training program Operation Lost In The Woods was planned in March of 2016. The past three days during a Hurricane this training exercise was conducted with the understanding that resources would be redirected to support recovery efforts. B Company resources were split up between de- ployments to the coast in support of Hurricane Matthew and support train- ing evaluations for Operation Lost In The Woods. Air Patrol units through- out North Georgia including the air support designed to enhance the training ended up in training for Ground Team support or grounded due to windy weather con- ditions. Young Marine units from several locations and multiple states broke ground on Friday and fought the wind. Overcoming windblown issues related to downed tents and blown tarps as well as the occasional gust that would make you secure your balance. EMA and U.S. Army Special Forc- es maintained support setting the example for operating in the field under extreme conditions as well as outstanding training examples. Each and every individual serving either in the train- ing program or on deployment have performed to the high level of expectations of someone that I would call brother or sister. Well Done. -- CPT H. T. Collins” -- Submitted by Adrienne Massingill, Executive Officer, Etowah Valley (GA) Young Marines EtowahValley:ASearch and RescueTraining Encampment