From: Kheyfets, Sergey <sergey.kheyfets@mawg.cap.gov>
Sent: Monday, January 5, 2026 11:38 PM
To: all-members <all-members@mawg.cap.gov>
Cc: COURTNEY, RICHARD - Lt Col, CAP, RIWG/DOS <rcourtney@riwg.cap.gov>; Tina Hooton <Tina.Hooton@mawg.cap.gov>; Daniel DeLesdernier <daniel.delesdernier@mawg.cap.gov>
Subject: REMINDER, TIME CHANGE - SIGN-UP for VIRTUAL Jan 10th Massachusetts Search and Rescue School (MASAR)
 
Greetings!
This is a REMINDER and a TIME CHANGE announcement, this virtual training will now take place at 1900 local on THIS Saturday 10 Jan 2026 and will only last for 1 hour.
 
Massachusetts Search and Rescue School (MASAR) is pleased to offer FREE training for Urban Direction Finding (UDF) qualification on 10 Jan 2026 on Google Meet

NOTE:   Sign-up closes on 8 Jan 2026 at 2200 local

What
UDF - train and review mission paperwork tasks:
  • how a mission gets started
  • finding a mission in wmirs
  • adding people
  • creating a sortie
  • ORM and safety
  • getting released
  • closing a sortie
  • money matters. use of the card, mileage

When
Jan 10th, 2026 1900 local to 2000 local


Requirements
UDF
  • Completed CAPT 116 (General Emergency Services Test (GES)) available in Absorb LMS
  • Commander Approval for UDF Prerequisites in Operational Qualifications (just submit in Operational Qualifications)
Where
VIRTUAL at Google Meet (link shared day before)

Cost
Free



1st Lt Sergey Kheyfets
Emergency Services Officer, Hanscom Composite Squadron
Assistant Emergency Services Officer, Massachusetts Wing
Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary
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