Birthday Party Cancelled

Due to an unfortunate  event, The birthday party scheduled for this wednesday the 15th is cancelled.

AlaFlo info

AlaFlo is going on this week from June fourth to June ninth. Make sue that you have the full packing list and your physical. You must have parts A B and C. The deadline in June fourth. We will be meeting at the church at 5:30 am and leaving at 6:00 am sharp. We will not wait if you are late, but you can meet us at alaflo. If you have any questionable, contact Bill Murray. Thanks, and we'll se you there.

Congratulaitons to all the scouts who earned merit badges and rank advancements at the court of honor this wednesday. We are proud of you and we hope that you continue to exxemplify the Scouting program to everyone you meet.

Alaflo and Court of Honor

This wednesday we will be having a court of honor at the church. Please make sure that you wear your class A uniform as best as you can get it. In adition, we will have a pack check for alaflo on june 4th.  Enclosed is a list that you can check. NO CELL PHONES!!!! Thank you and if you have any questions email chris raganscott at crstrs@msn.com.

Here is the list:

BSA Annual Health & Medical Record (Parts A,B & C required!)
Medication Sheet
Personal Gear	Advancement Materials
Complete Scout Uniform	Scout Handbook*
Scout Belt*	Notebook w/ Paper/Pens/Pencils*
Scout Socks (3 pair)*	Merit Badge pamphlets*
Regular Socks	B.S.A. Requirement Book*
Scout related T-Shirt (3 minimum)	Long pants and a long sleeved shirt
Swim Suit	(For Swimming Merit Badge only)
Shorts	Day pack (Rawhide)
Underwear/T-shirts
Raincoat or Poncho	Items you may want to bring
Sweater and/or Jacket	Mosquito Net*
Hiking boots and tennis shoes	Pocketknife*
Extra footwear	Spending money (Average $35.00)
Sleeping bag and pillow	Personal first aid kit*
Drinking Cup/Canteen	Fishing gear*
Insect Repellent	Sunglasses
Flashlight w/ fresh batteries	Compass*
Battery powered fan w/ fresh batteries	Camera
OA Sash
Toilet Articles	Canteen/1 Liter water bottles/"Nalgene" bottles
Shower Shoes	Alarm clock
Toothbrush/Toothpaste	Plastic Mug/Sierra Cup
Wash Cloth/Towels (2 sets)	Ground Cloth
Soap/Shampoo
Deodorant
Comb and/or Brush	*Trading Post Items (while supplies last)
Sunscreen
Baby Powder

A satirical video of the scouts explaining the Scout law to those who may be unfamiliar with it.

Thank you to everyone who brought and bought cakes at the cake auction on Saturday. You are really helping to support the Young men and Young women. We hope that you will be able to make it next year as well. Thank you.

Board of review

This wednesday, we will be having a mass board of review to try and get all the scouts advanced to the next rank they are eligible for. Make sure that you are wearing your class A uniform. If oyu have any questions, email Josh at jhalverson818@hotmail.com.

On the 21st, we will be having an etiquette dinner with the young women at the church starting at 6:45. Etiquette includes being prompt, so make sure that you are there on time. Wear formal church clothes (suit and tie). You might want to read up on some etiquette techniques on the internet. BE ON YOUR BEST BEHAVIOR!!! Se you then.

Camp Alaflo will be having a special camp for LDS members this year. The camp dates are June 4-9 They are on the calender as well. I have enclosed several links to health forms, packing lists, and permission slips each scout MUST HAVE in order to attend camp this year. Click on the links to view and save the forms you will need. If you have any questions or problems contact the troop at troop23ozark@hotmail.com.

Health Form (all pages must be completed)
Permission Slip

USS Alabama

After visiting the National Museum for Naval Aviation we headed to Mobile for a camp out on the USS Alabama. Below are several photos of the trip. We really had a great time seeing an impressive piece of history. I believe the scouts and leaders gained a greater respect for Naval warfare.

Bringing our gear aboard.

Nifty sleeping arrangements.  5 level bunks! Tight Quarters.

Chris and the USS Drum.

Gun on deck of USS Drum.

SR-71 Blackbird

Torpedo Tubes.

USS Drum's periscope

Veiw from periscope.......the USS Alabama in the background.

2 of the 4 diesel motors.

16 inch Guns. Definately worth a youtube search! 16 inch gun training video and 16 inch guns firing are a good start!

Dillon zeroing in on a Zero!

Matt and the anti aircraft cannon.

Sad to see the old gun breech rusting.  These guns were HUGE! 

Matt getting the scout's meal ready.  Pizza Hut.

National Museum of Naval Aviation

Recently Troop 23 was able to make an enjoyable trip to the National Museum for Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida.  Below are many of the photos we took.  Here is the website: http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/

The Anchor

Old School airplanes.

Blue Angles upclose and personal.

Clay and the Blue Angels.

Chris helping the men on the line.

Mass Cal Exercise.

Behold the beauty!

40mm Cannon.

Tom Cruise's job before Top Gun.

Kick the tires and light the fires.......!

Cool boatplane.

F-14

Bill, Matt, Gabe, Joey, Jordan, Blake, Dillon, Chris, Sammy, Zach, Clay, and Isaac

Lighthouse near Museum.

Stairway leading to the top. Almost 200 feet up!

Blake made it to the light.

Veiw of the bay from the lighthouse.

Scouts on the beach.

Cool water towers.

National Museum of Naval Aviation from lighthouse.

Looking at the unlit lighthouse.  Worthy of a google search to see how they work.

Taking a breath halfway up the tower.

Almost down the tower! If this guy looks tired you should have seen the scoutmaster!  His knees were screaming!

Veiw from Beach.

Chariots of Fire on the beach.