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Iowa Emergency Services Academy

May 12, 2026

Fifteen members of Civil Air Patrol from Iowa and Nebraska Wings joined together recently at Camp Dodge for the Iowa Emergency Services Academy Ground Team 3 training.

This course was taught by Lt. Col. James McLaughlin and Technical Sgt. Kern Kemp. The course consisted of a 2-mile walk in 30 minutes with a 25-pound backpack and the need to know ground operations requirements.

These cadets came in with little-to-no previous knowledge of ground operations and graduated the 2-day course with their Ground Team Badges. This test will be necessary to be certified as FEMA Land Search and Rescue Technicians in the future.

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