Army Reservists From Midwest Brace Camp Ripley Training
About 4200 members of the 205th Infantry Brigade will depart July 1 to 3 for two weeks of annual summer field training at Camp Ripley Minnesota. The unit spans 28 locations in Minnesota Iowa and Wisconsin and will practice weapons firing squad and platoon tactics plus special schools in chemical biological radiological warfare demolition maintenance and payroll processing. Reservists will convoy from their home towns to Camp Ripley near Little Falls.
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Area Hams Hold Radio Field Day
Area amateur radio operators gathered for a field day to test communications gear and Morse code proficiency. Participants from local clubs set up stations, swapped technical tips, and exchanged brief emergency signals to demonstrate readiness.
Ham operators test civil defence radio during field day
In Linn county area ham radio volunteers tested Civil Defence radio gear over the weekend at Prairie High School. Equipment ran from a Civil Defence base track a mail track and a field tent with power from Civil Defence generators. Operators reported good contacts nationwide showing Civil Defence readiness for national emergencies or local disasters.
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