Report from 2010 Planning Meeting

On 12 DEC, members of the 1st Allied Airborne’s B/502 held their 2010 planning meeting at the Military Air Preservation Society Museum in Akron, Ohio. The minutes are as follows:

1. Pvt. Penix gave a debriefing on the field exercise conducted by the 83rd ID. A very enjoyable and educational activity. We did a lot of close order drill, attack and patrol formations, as well a live firing of weapons. Our thanks to Lt. Mike Felmlee and Maj. Bo Johnstone for allowing us to participate.

2. The 65th Battle of the Bulge reenactment at Ft. Indiantown Gap was discussed. It looks as if we will not have as many troopers attending unless some logistics change for some of the other guys. Doc Bottomley gave us a run-down as to what to expect at the event. We also discussed proper equipment, uniforms, and travel arrangements.

3. Our 2010 event schedule was discussed and fleshed out. We do not have specific dates for everything but more information will be forth coming.

29 -31 JAN: 65th Battle of the Bulge. Ft. Indiantown Gap, PA (www.wwiifederation.com)

27-28 MAR: Spring Tactical, Mansfield, OH

1-2 MAY: Military Show, Mansfield, OH*

15-17 MAY: Armed Forces Day Show, Findlay, OH

20-22 AUG: Dennison Railroad Depot, Dennison, OH (invitation only)

24-26 SEP: Ride Through History, Alliance, OH


POSSIBLE OTHER EVENTS

4-6 JUN: Reading WWII Weekend (http://www.maam.org/maamwwii.html)


4. Blank manufacturing. Pvt. Gaynor will be setting up shop to produce more .30-06 blanks for the season. We currently have 500 pieces of brass to de-prime, clean, and size.

5. This year, the unit plans to make a concentrated effort to recruit new members. We will be setting up recruiting information at the D-Day Quartermaster booth at the Mansfield Military Show.* We noticed in Gettysburg for the Remembrance Day weekend this past November, many of the Civil War reenactment sutler shops are featuring a WWII reenacting section. This means that many of the WWII reenactors are coming from the Civil War reenacting community as an additional hobby.

SUBMITTED:

Pvt. C.L. Smith
Chairman
1st Allied Airborne Reenactors