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RASAR wishes all of you a happy, blessed and safe Thanksgiving. We hope you find time to enjoy the great outdoors this week. If you shop, don't forget to support RASAR online! Go to smile.amazon.com/ch/54-1777248 and Amazon donates to Rockingham-Augusta Search And Rescue Inc.

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RASAR members hit the trail this afternoon for a conditioning hike, gear test, and navigation refresher. The North River trail was beautiful and provided us an opportunity to discuss river crossing technique, practice using our map-reading and compass skills, and review our radio/communication protocols. We might have talked just a bit about trout fishing, too! What a great day to enjoy the gorgeous Shenandoah Valley!

RASAR members spent a beautiful Saturday afternoon introducing themselves to the team's brand new rescue gear. Our new rescue basket, wheel and medical kit will make us even more effective in the field. We are thrilled with our upgrades and looking forward to using the equipment in additional field training and on searches. Many, many thanks to the Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge for supporting our team and making this much-needed equipment upgrade a reality!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our RASAR friends and supporters. We could not do what we do without you!

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Don't forget to support RASAR when you shop online at Amazon for the holidays! Simply click on this link to set RASAR as your charity of choice. You only need to do this once and Amazon will send RASAR 0.5% of your eligible smile.amazon.com purchases. Shop at smile.amazon.com and help RASAR with just one click!

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One of the best things about being part of a search and rescue team is training together in our beautiful wilderness areas. This weekend, RASAR members took to the woods to practice navigation skills, terrain negotiation (it's steep around here!), and emergency shelter construction. All of these skills are necessary to be effective in the field. We were rewarded with warm sun, cool breezes, and fall colors just starting to peak. Who could ask for more?

Don't forget to support RASAR every time you shop on Amazon! Simply click on this link to set RASAR as your charity of choice. You only need to do this once and Amazon will send RASAR 0.5% of your eligible smile.amazon.com purchases. Shop at smile.amazon.com and help RASAR with just one click!

Support Rockingham-Augusta Search and Rescue Inc by shopping at AmazonSmile. When you shop at AmazonSmile, Amazon will donate to Rockingham-Augusta Search and Rescue Inc. Support us every time you shop.

One of the most useful--and most perishable--skills in search and rescue is land navigation. Search team members carry a compass and a GPS unit to assist with off-trail navigation and route mapping. It is essential to practice navigation skills, and that is what RASAR members did on Saturday. For this training, we focused on how to most effectively use a GPS unit for finding a search area starting point and mapping a search area. We finished up our time with a clue-awareness exercise designed to make us more adept at spotting possible clues during a search operation.