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OWN TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND CREDENTIALING.  IT WAS NOTED THAT AUXCOMM
ISNT A REPLACEMENT FOR ARES RATHER, ITS COMPLEMENTARY.  HANDS ON TRAINING
AND ATTENDEE ENGAGEMENT EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS ACADEMY LEAD INSTRUCTOR
GORDON GIBBY, KX4Z, HAS GALVANIZED ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA, RADIO AMATEURS
WITH HIS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TRAINING EXERCISES THAT ARE CONDUCTED
STRICTLY UNDER THE ICS PROTOCOLS.  DURING THE SESSION, HE LED DISCUSSION,
DEMONSTRATION OF WINLINK EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION TOOLS.  GIBBY SET UP
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STUDENTS IN THE ROOM WITH THE ABILITY TO DOWNLOAD WINLINK, REGISTER WITH
THE NETWORK, AND SEND A SHORT MESSAGE VIA TELNET WINLINK.  STUDENTS ALSO
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEND A LIVE MESSAGE VIA WINLINK VARA AND/OR ARDOP TO
A LIVE RMS RADIO MAIL SERVER.  THE TASKS POSED A CHALLENGE FOR MANY
STUDENTS, BUT GIBBY FOUND THAT 75 80 OF THE STUDENTS LAPTOPS DISPLAYED
WINLINK UP AND RUNNING.  CURTIN AND GIBBY GAVE AN EDUCATIONAL AND WILDLY
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