[MRCA] Patrol report 17 July 2014 photo

[B. Smith]

Walt's photos did not make it when he posted  so I have attached the one he sent me with a little help from Photo Shop. The Kayak mobile is another record breaking first for the MRCA.
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In an effort to investigate the reports of Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale in my  area I conducted a Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol of the Nockamixon lake.  Intel suggested that this best be accomplished by disguising my team as ordinary day kayakers.   Insertion was at 1300 Zulu  via the south end of the lake and the patrol progressed west to east.    Neither of the HVT's were located.  The only casualty of this mission was my 60 meter hamstick and a clamp on mount.  Regrettably they were lost in 40 feet of water and are unrecoverable.  I was able to accomplished Comms with the net via an AT-271 on my VX-1210 radio on 5 watts.  Due to poor signal reports I rowed closer to shore and threw a 40 foot section of Gibson girl wire into and overhanging tree and paddled in the opposite alley to keep it out of the water.  It was then reported that my comms improved.  I also checked in to ECARS and they believe I was the first kayak to ever check in on that net.    Mission photos are attached.
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