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| Northwest Ohio Defense Force |
| ODF 4th Battalion |
| Amendment VII In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. Amendment VIII Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. |
| Above: A member of 3rd Battalion (NEODF) constructs an improvised ghillie suit at the July 2007 training session. Below: Demonstrating the improvised ghillie. When the user hides in vegetation, they are very difficult to locate. |
NWODF trains on the 2nd weekend of each month, both Saturday and Sunday, unless
specified otherwise.
specified otherwise.
| TY09 |
August 16: Joint training session with 1st and 3rd BN's, Operation Nametaker; EPW
handling.
September: AQT; hand to hand training; more IA drills
October 11 (one-day session): Joint training session with the Unorganized Militia of
Champaign County. Hand to hand combat; squad formations and attack.
November 15 & 16: Weapons Weekend: Qualifications, Familiarization, shooting drills and
exercises.
December 13 & 14: Winter survival; improvised shelter; firestarting; treating cold injuries.
January 10 (2009): Cancelled
February 21 & 22: Joint training exercise with NEODF: Operation Neutron Solstice
March 14 & 15: Small unit tactics; learning to tie various knots; practice AQT, possibly a
practice pistol marksmanship test
April 18 & 19: Edible plants; setting snares; more work on infantry skills.
May 15-17: Security detail, Armed Forces Day Celebration in Findlay.
May 23-25: Basic Infantry Course.
June 20&21: Reconnaissance of the new training area we just got access to. Review of the
lessons from BIC.
July 11 & 12
August14-16: Statewide FTX.