Scouts come to CAFB for camporee

COLUMBUS AFB, Miss. – More than 150 area Scouts came to Columbus Air Force Base on a 2-night camporee at SAC Lake from March 29-31, where they learned about various military and civilian-specific jobs at the 14th Flying Training Wing (FTW). The Scouts were split into groups where they received demonstrations with the 14th Mission Support Group’s military working dog section and fire station; and the 14th Operations Support Squadron’s air traffic controllers, and the 14th Medical Operations Squadron’s Aerospace and Operational Physiology Flight. On March 30, they gathered at Kaye Auditorium, where Col. Samantha Weeks, commander of the 14th FTW, explained the wing’s mission and why scouts are important to local communities and the base. It was a great event for the first all-female troop to see Weeks as a “strong role model” and for all scouts, said Jeremy Whitemore, scout executive of the Pushmataha Area Council. The camporee was an effort by CAFB to connect with the Mississippi-based scouts and to inspire them to continue to work hard and achieve future goals. (Source: CAFB 04/04/19) The Columbus-based HQ for the Pushmataha Area Council is part of the Boy Scouts of America. It renders service to Scout units in 10 counties of North Mississippi.