Mission Log

John S. Halbrook

As an emergency responder I have had the opportunity to be a part of my fair share of incidents.  I have worked full time as an EMS provider, and I have volunteered as a fire fighter. The services that I work with run anywhere from hundreds to thousands of responses a year.  During my time with these agencies I have never recorded a log, or record of those incidents.  The log below represents Search and rescue missions conducted with the Civil Air Patrol, STAR1, and a few other agencies that I have supported.  You can see that since 1998 my experiences have changed and evolved along over the years.  I look forward to continuing this log into the future.

2008
• February 2008 STAR 1 ground training mission. Oversaw, and assisted Mission base staff develop and implement incident plan.
• Iowa missing person search. Subject found alive
• Coast Guard AUX Safety Patrol Omaha Nebraska

• Coast Guard Auxiliary Des moines river clean up. mission staff during rescue

2007
•April 2007 Missing person. planning section. Subject located in Lake leverne
•May 5th 2007 07-C-5245 flooding. Agency Liason, Incidnet commander
•August 22-August 24 2007 07-C-6437 August flooding across Iowa. Alerting officer, Agency Liaison
•07-M-1601A Riverside Iowa. Served as CAP IC, Planning section chief, agency liaison

2006
•24 February 2006 – 06M0284 Emergency Locator Transmitter activation Anakeny Iowa Find (Incident Commander) (Find)
•4 August 2006 – 06M3150 Locate Missing Person (IC) motorcycle off the road (Distressed Find)
•19 August 2006 - Emergency Locator Transmitter activation the satalite hits went negative 3 all teams recalled (Incident Commander)
•19-20 September 2006 06C____ Missing Person Search 2 OP’s as planning section chief.
•October 2006 observed exercise (Trusted agent) Davenport IA

2005
•11 June 2005 - 05M0960 Lidderdale IA, Car in Ditch (Find)
• NCLRIA06-010 Instructor
•3-8 July 2005 – 05M1136 Served as the CAP coordinator air branch Director, for OP 2 the operations chief for OP 3,4, and CAP liason for OP 5. (Distressed Find)
•Winter 05 Humboldt Iowa Missing person (Distressed Find)
•12-14th November 2005 – 06E3156 Tornado damage assessment for Iowa Home land Security Emergency Management (Agency Liason)
• 05M1288 Emergency Locator Transmitter activation Marshaltown Iowa Incident Commander (Find)

2004
•5 July 2004 – NCLR-IA-0304 Air Force Evaluated exercise Incident commander Ames Iowa Passing Grade
•04M1300 ELT search IC/Allerting officer handed off to John Lalla
•06M1611
• 04M2392 Emergency Locator Transmitter activation Incident Commander
• 04M0155A New Hampton Iowa Missing Person search 3 days served as planning section chief, and Operations section chief. (Distressed Find)

2003
•8 October 2003 – 03M2361 Emergency Locator Transmitter activation Eppley field Incident Commander Role (Find)

2002
•28 June 2002 – SAC city training exercise flew in supported mission base staff, and Ground team leader

2001
•09 June 2001 – NCLR-IA-001 Osceola IA Ground Branch director
•15 June 2001 – Local training exercise Ames Iowa Ground Branch Director
•23-24 June 2001 Quad Cities Air Show Flight line
•23 June 2001 – 01M1360 Clinton Iowa Emergency Locator Transmitter activation Ground team came across a motor cycle accident (Halbrook Awarded Life Saving medal)
•Indianola Iowa Emergency Locator Transmitter activation Same Aircraft as before (Find)
•Des Moines Iowa Emergency Locator Transmitter activation Mercy 1 helicopter (Find)

2000
•11 March 2000 – NCLR-IA-00-004 Dubuque Iowa ground Branch Director Trainee
•24 April 2000 – 00M0726 Ida Grove 2200-0000
•25 April 2000 – 00M0727 Indianola IA Find 1300-1600hrs. 121.5 ELT GTL
•24 October 2000 Transport mission to Iowa City Iowa

1999
•8 December 1999- 98M2729 Emergency Locator Transmitter activation Mason City (Find)
•6 February 1999 – Training Mission Illinois (flight line marshaling)
•13 March 1999 – NCLR-IA-99-002
•9 April 1999 – Damage Assessment In Slater Iowa 0700-1100 Ground Team Leader
•22 April 1999 – NCLR-IA-99-004 air Force Evaluated SEAR EX GTL
•20 June 1999 – 99M1266 GTL Emergency Locator Transmitter activation (Find)
•1999 – 99M1366 GTL Emergency Locator Transmitter activation (Find) Mason City IA
•August 1999 – 10 days at the South Dakota Emergency Services Encampment GTL practice, and Ground Branch Director training
•August 1999 – 10 Days in Oshkosh working as a Tactical officer for Hotel Flight conducted flight line, Emergency Locator Transmitter activation (Find)

1998
•28 March 1998 - GTM training exercise Dubuque Iowa
•9 May 1998 - GTM Bellplaine IA
•30 May 1998 – Air Force Evaluated exercise Damage assessment assignment (Outstanding rating receiver)
•8 August 1998 – Ames ELT training GTL
•13 August 1998 – Phillips Wisconsin Missing aircraft search conducted transport/scanner flight
•19 September 1998 - Dubuque training Ground team member
•3 November 1998 – Mission 98M2682 Emergency Locator Transmitter activation (Save Credited to mission)
•8 November 1998 – Mission 98M2487 Emergency Locator Transmitter activation