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Soldiers learn new skills at Camp Rilea
tested with an obstacle course
and 2-mile run before be-
WARRENTON — The ing allowed to continue with
Oregon National Guard host- the rest of the training. They
ed U.S. Army Air Assault and were evaluated with written
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Rilea May 30 through June rappelled down towers and
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aircraft and were tested on
Hundreds of service mem- sling-load operations. A sling-
bers from the U.S. Army and load operation involves sling-
Air Force, Reserves and Na- ing an item under an airborne
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test their mettle and earn the location. Prior to graduation,
coveted Air Assault and Path- the students had to complete
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The courses were instructed combat-load in less than three
by a Mobile Training Team hours.
from the Army National
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trains and evaluates service
More than 220 service members in establishing heli-
members participated in the copter landing zones, pick-up
12-day Air Assault course. zones and drop zones. Stu-
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members for air mobile op- trol techniques to guide and
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assault, rappelling, physi- well as planning and conduct-
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critical skills. Students were operations.
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Photo courtesy of Spc. Tyler Meister
Soldiers and airmen watch as their classmates rappel
from UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters during a two-week Air
Assault course at Camp Rilea.
Submitted photo
Firefighter cadets from around the North Coast and
southwest Washington trained at Clatsop Communi-
ty College late last month.
Fire cadets
train at college
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an opportunity for junior
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southwest Washington par- DERXWD¿UHVFLHQFHFDUHHU
ticipated in the annual Cadet In Oregon, students train
Day exercises at the Clatsop toward National Fire Pro-
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search and Training Station also provide essential sup-
campus late last month.
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from Knappa Fire District, of future volunteers. And
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Fire District 3 and Clark sponse and Research Cen-
County Fire District 6 took ter, with computer-con-
part.
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for safety.
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CCC to host classes
for local educators
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Photo courtesy of Sgt. Aaron Ricca
Staff Sgt. Robert Higley of the 2nd Infantry Division uses hand signals to direct a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter where
to drop a utility trailer during a field exercise for the Pathfinder course at Camp Rilea.
Instructors
from the
Army Na-
tional Guard
Warrior Train-
ing Center,
out of Fort
Benning,
Ga., demon-
strate how
to perform
a proper
sling load
with a UH-60
Blackhawk
helicopter
during a
two-week
Air Assault
course at
Camp Rilea.
Photo courtesy
of Spc. Tyler
Meister
College expands welding, computer science programs
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ing processes. It is also adding
Clatsop Community Col- a two-year Associate of Ap-
lege will add new educational plied Science degree in weld-
opportunities in welding and ing and fabrication. This new
computer science beginning associate degree will enable
in fall 2015. Program details students to meet American
will be available with release Welding Society requirements
of the 2015-16 academic cat- for positions as an entry-level
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welder, solderer and brazer.
The college’s existing
The college is adding a
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in welding is expanding to in computer science degree. It
include a step ladder of less is designed for students com-
than one-year Career Pathway pleting lower division work
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Clatsop Community Col-
lege will host a series of classes
for educators and anyone who
works with youth:
• “Youth Mental Health
First Aid” runs from 8 a.m. to 1
p.m. Wednesday and Thursday.
The course is designed to give
participants key skills to help
an adolescent who is develop-
ing a mental health problem or
experiencing a mental health
crisis. The course covers a
range of common disorders and
potential crises such as helping
a young person who is having
a panic attack, is contemplating
suicide or is struggling with
substance abuse. The class is
taught by Sumuer Watkins of
Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare
and costs $59.
• “Dealing With Challeng-
ing Classroom Behaviors” runs
from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 15
and 16. This course is designed
to give participants effective
tools to deal with challenging
student behavior. It provides a
framework to help school staff
understand what students are
trying to communicate through
the “language” of their behav-
ior. It covers behavioral tech-
niques and intervention strate-
gies that remediate disruptive
behaviors, reduce power strug-
gles, increase classroom con-
trol, reduce educator workload
and help prevent burnout. The
class is taught by autism con-
sultant Jackie Bergerson and
costs $59.
• “Google Docs in the Class-
room” runs from 8:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. July 29 and 30. Ed-
ucators will be introduced to
the Google Docs suite — docs,
sheets, slides, forms and draw-
ings — that helps enhance col-
laborative online applications
for creating, sharing and pub-
lishing in the classroom and on
the go. Access, edit, and share
lesson plans, science projects,
class presentations and quizzes
from a web browser with no ad-
ditional software to install. The
class is taught by Ken Ross, a
system administrator at the col-
lege, and costs $59.
• “Apps in the Classroom”
runs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug.
6. Educators will be introduced
to a revolutionary new era of
apps available for smart phones
and tablets that help teachers
through lesson planning, visu-
al teaching aids, time manage-
ment and more. The class is
taught by Richard Sena-Cary
from Wireless Advocates and
costs $30.
Registration for these class-
es is open now. Enroll at www.
clatsopcc.edu/schedule
by
searching under Course Title,
or by calling 503-338-2566. All
classes offer an optional con-
tinuing education unit for an
additional $35. All classes are
held at the college’s main cam-
pus, 1651 Lexington Ave.
Direct other inquiries to the
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503-338-2566 or Mary Kem-
hus at mkemhus@clatsopcc.
edu
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