Day One - Travel and Check-in
After a long bus ride...	a much needed stop at the NEX.	The cadets unpack the bus.	The barracks are ready for the influx of cadets.	The first of many instructions that will be heard in the next three days.
Cadets are lined up and ready for chow.	Marching to the galley.	The cadets get settled in after chow.	LCDR Keith Kohanzo, NSCC conducts an evening briefing the day before the competition.
Day Two - Competition Day
Our barracks on a foggy Saturday morning.	Great Lakes' galley, the Navy's largest.	The ever-present recruits.	Drill Hall 1000 - The site of the morning events.	The interior of Drill Hall 1000.
WO Eshom "Gunny" conducts a short briefing with the cadets.	Semaphore	Semaphore	Preliminary Knock-out Drill	Preliminary Knock-out Drill
Relaxing before the Fire Fighting competition.	Fire Fighting	Fire Fighting	Fire Fighting	Marlinespike Seamanship - or Knot-Tying the uninitiated.
Marlinespike Seamanship	Marlinespike Seamanship	Boat Fender Relay	Boat Fender Relay	Boat Fender Relay
Heaving Line	Heaving Line	Lunchtime!	The massive food prep area at the Navy's largest galley.	First Call
First Call	First Call	First Call	First Call	First Call
Line Handling	Line Handling	A Line Handling fan!	Line Handling	Line Handling
Line Handling	Line Handling	Bermuda Rectangle (Actually it's a square).	Bermuda Rectangle	Lining up before the Stokes Stretcher event.
The Stokes Stretcher "victim" receives her instructions.	Stokes Stretcher	Stokes Stretcher	Stokes Stretcher	Stokes Stretcher
Stokes Stretcher	Stokes Stretcher victim ready for evacuation.	Close Order Drill	Close Order Drill	Close Order Drill
Close Order Drill	Color Guard	Color Guard	Color Guard	Color Guard
WO Johnson and LCDR Cox share stories.	Our fine team!	After much coaxing, our fine team manages to relax!	Final Knock-out Drill	Final Knock-out Drill. The pressure is intense!
Our own Cadet Carroll (left) makes it to #2 out of over 200 cadets. Bravo Zulu Cadet Carroll!!	Time to unwind at the Cadet Social.	Cadet Social	Door prizes at the Cadet Social.	Cadet Social
LCDR Cox works the crowd at the Cadet Social.	Mrs. Barbara Jacobs-Smith, the fantastic coordinator of the Cadet Social. Thank You Barbara!!
Day Three - Awards Ceremony
An early Sunday morning, very early.	A church service for the cadets.	A church service for the cadets.	LCDR Keith Kohanzo, NSCC conducts a debriefing on Sunday morning.	LCDR Keith Kohanzo, NSCC conducts a debriefing on Sunday morning.
Morning inspection in the barracks.	Morning inspection in the barracks.	Our squadron looking sharp at the awards ceremony.	An overhead view of the reviewing stand at the awards ceremony.	An overhead view at the awards ceremony.
An overhead view at the awards ceremony.	Capt. Parsons salutes the cadets.	The first place Color Guard team presents the colors.	The first place Color Guard team presents the colors.	Region 9-1 Commander, LCDR Cox addresses the cadets.
The Twin Cities Squadron on parade.	We survived another flagship competition!	The front of our barracks on the last day.	Commander Larson is ready to go!	Our super bus driver SSgt. Andy Zirbel of the US Air Force.
Some of our team all packed and ready to go.	Gunny gives the team their promised "40".	LCDR Keith Kohanzo wishes the squadron well.	Handing out the "contraband" before heading home.

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