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Hot news about CAP volunteers & events

Florida members help NASA return to space
Wing flies reconnaissance missions
for Space Shuttle Discovery launch
N AT I O N A L H E A D Q U A R T E R S
-- Florida Wing members were part
of history in July as they flew
reconnaissance for the launch of the
Space Shuttle Discovery over Cape
Canaveral, Fla.
Maj. Mike Cook, incident
commander for the mission, said
v o l u n t e e r s , i n c l u d i n g a i r, g r o u n d
and technical crews worked about
360 hours in preparation and during
the actual mission.
Maj. Cook said
wing members
initially used 15
people for the
mission when the
s h u t t l e w a s s l a t e d t o t a k e o ff e a r l i e r
in the month. Once that first launch
was scrubbed, Cook said a crew of
six took part in the actual launch.
N o r m a l l y, C A P ' s m i s s i o n w o u l d
go up to an hour before the launch,
b u t w i t h t h e D i s c o v e r y, t h e c r e w
fl e w u n t i l 1 2 h o u r s b e f o r e l i f t - o ff
and then the Air Force and Coast
Guard picked up the security
mission, according to Maj. John
M c W h o r t e r, F l o r i d a W i n g c h i e f o f
H o m e l a n d S e c u r i t y.
The wing's job is to fly the
perimeter of the range looking for
anything out of the ordinary -boats washed up on the beach,
vehicles where they should not be, "
people where they should not be.

Maj. Cook said often something
looks out of the ordinary to the
a i r c r e w, b u t w h e n t h e y r a d i o t h e 4 5 t h
Space Wing Security Forces, they are
aware of the situation. If it is something the security forces are not aware
of, they send someone to investigate.
Wing members may not perform
law enforcement duties. Their mission
is simply reconnaissance and taking
slow-scan video, according to Joe
C u r r y, a s s i s t a n t
chief of the National
Operations Center
at CAP National
Headquarters,
Maxwell Air Force
Base, Ala.
During the Discovery launch, Maj.
Cook said the aircrew did not find
anything the security forces were not
aware of previously.
Florida Wing units fly out of
Patrick Air Force Base near Cape
Canaveral. The group also flies
reconnaissance for all Air Force
missile and rocket launches but does
not participate in any commercial
launches, Maj. Cook said.
The state of Florida uses the wing
for several operations, Mr. Curry said.
He said CAP is often called upon
because military and government
assets are expensive and they are not
trained to fly slowly as is the CAP
group. The majority of CAP aircraft

2nd Lt. Todd Wean of the Florida Wing's Ormond Beach Senior Squadron is about to use
a landing gear attachment to guide one of the wing's Cessna C-172s into position for
maintenance at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. 2nd Lt. Wean just completed flying a security
surveillance mission around the Space Shuttle Discovery at Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station, Fla.

are single-engine, fixed high-wing
planes used for observation.
Col. Joe Martin, Florida Wing
commander, said the sorties the wing
flies are beneficial to Cape Canaveral
in supporting the Air Force missions.
Since the pilots are all volunteers,
Maj. Curry said it allows customers to
budget for less money than it would
cost to use military assets.
But to fly missions at Cape
Canaveral, the pilots have special
clearance and training, according to
M a j . M c W h o r t e r. M o s t o f t h e t r a i n i n g

comes in little details such as areas
they cannot fly over, places they
cannot go and things they cannot say.
Maj. Cook said the volunteers
often have to take vacation time from
their regular jobs to go on a mission,
but they willingly do it "in order to
give something back to their count r y. "
"The dedication and commitment
shown by our members is to be
commended. We have lots of volunteers who want to give back to their
c o u n t r y, " C o l . M a r t i n s a i d .

Civil Air Patrol National Commander
MaJ. Gen. Antonio J. Pineda
Executive Director
Don R. Rowland
CAP-U.S. Air Force Commander & Senior Air Force Adviser
Col. George C. Vogt
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Savannah Composite Squadron Cadet Lt. Col. Carl Godbee poses with
Georgia Air National Guard Commander Brig. Gen. Scott A. Hammond
after receiving his Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Award during the 2005 Georgia
Wing Annual Conference at Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins, Ga.

N M M E SA SS W R C U T O FCA SWT
D E BR SIT A D O NY FI I L IH
F O DA S S M N U I GA RA DGT LI A I G
L O S E S E T SN E I L I I A M GN

From left, Florida Wing Commander Col. Joseph Martin; Florida Wing Aerospace Education Director Lt. Col.
John Lynn; retired Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard Ortega, the Air Force Association's vice president of
Aerospace Education in Florida; then Acting CAP National Commander Brig. Gen. Antonio J. Pineda; and
Southeast Region Commander Col. Matthew Sharkey pose for a photo with Chief Ortega, who received the
Southeast Region Brewer Lifetime Achievement Award during the Florida Wing Conference in Orlando, Fla.

N O R T H D A K O TA Magic City Composite Squadron members assisted Ward
County officials in assessing
flooding caused by heavy
rains.
Pilot Lt. Col. Chad
G r o n d a h l fl e w Wa r d C o u n t y
Engineer Dana Larsen in one
of the wing's newest glasscockpit-equipped Cessna C182s.

and river capacities within
southern Ward County," said
M r. L a r s e n .
Members of the North
Dakota Wing have participated in numerous exercises
and several search and rescue
and disaster relief missions
with other units in the North
Central Region.
Capt. Bruce A. Helms

During the one-hour
fl i g h t , M r. L a r s e n t o o k m o r e
than 170 digital images of the
southern Ward County area
near Minot, N.D., to provide
county emergency management officials with an overview of the damage caused by
flash flooding and heavy
rains.
"These pictures will help
in evaluating area drainage

S NO M M E SC D T VSTI DA AL GS A O S
E I R E BR, A ES II N I N E ILT R;
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A E S E V A P G SC M A D R D R S E G O P
INDIANA -- Several
Indiana Wing senior members
and cadets visited the Indiana
House of Representatives and
Senate.
Sen. Sue Landske
welcomed the members and

FIRSTFEMALETHUNDERBIRDSPILOTFORMERCALIFORNIAWINGCADET
N E VA D A - - A f o r m e r
California Wing cadet has
been selected as the first
female demonstration pilot
on any U.S. military highperformance jet team.
Capt. Nicole
(Ellingwood) Malachowski
has been assigned to fly the
Thunderbirds No. 3 right
wing position -- the first
female Thunderbirds pilot
in the unit's 52 year history
-- according to U.S. Air
Force Air Demonstration
Squadron officials at Nellis
A i r Force Base, Nev.
Capt. Malachowski,
presently assigned to the
494th Fighter Squadron at
Royal Air Force
Lakenheath, England, as

an F-15E Strike Eagle flight
tion pilot named to the team.
Capt. Tad Clark, of the
commander and instructor
52nd Operations Support
pilot, began her CAP career in
Squadron at Spangdahlem Air
the California Wing's Cable
Base, Germany, is
Composite
Squadron. She is
a 1996 Air Force
t p i l o t a n d n a r r a t o r.
Returning pilots
Academy gradu:
include Majs. Rusty
ate.
Keen, Steve Horton,
Lt. Col.
Brian Farrar and
Kevin Robbins,
Jeremy Sloane.
from the Air
The U.S. Air
Force Weapons
Force Air DemonSchool at Nellis,
was selected to
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an Air Combat
be the lead pilot
Air Force Capt.
Command unit
and squadron
Nicole
comprised of eight
commander.
Malachowski
pilots, six of whom
Capt. Ed
are denmnstration pilots; four
Casey of the 56th Training
support officers; four civilians;
Squadron at Luke AFB, Ariz.,
and about 120 enlisted
is the other new demonstra-

Airmen in more than 29
career specialties.
A Thunderbirds
demonstration is a mix of
six aircraft performing
formation flying and solo
routines. The four-aircraft
diamond formation demonstrates the training and
precision of Air Force pilots,
while the solos highlight
the maximum capabilities
of the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
The team's first
performance was June 8,
1953, at Luke. Since then,
the Thunderbirds have
flown for more than 310
million people at 3,944 air
demonstrations in all 50
states and more than 60
foreign countries.

made the cadets pages for the
d a y, a n d I n d i a n a W i n g
Commander Col. Charles
Greenwood addressed the
legislators and sang during a
chapel service.
According to Lt. Col. Ralph
Bruns, legislative squadron
commander, 50 senators, 97
representatives, three key staff
members and eight executive
branch members have joined
the squadron. "We are looking
forward to working hand in
hand with our legislators to
make America a safer place to
live," said Col. Greenwood.
Other members who
visited were 1st Lt. Mark
Wilkinson, wing chaplain; Lt.
Col. John Bryan, Valparaiso
Composite Squadron comm a n d e r ; C a p t . Ti m Tu r n e r,
Col. James H. Kasler Senior
Squadron public affairs
officer; cadets Master Sgt.
Thomas Sternickle and
Airman 1st Class Joseph
Vu g r i n , b o t h w i t h t h e
Valparaiso squadron; and 1st
Lt. Kathy Bruns, Indian Wing
assistant legislative liaison.
1st Lt. Kathy Bruns

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Cadets spend 10 days 'flying like eagles'
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N AT I O N A L H E A D Q U A R TERS For the fourth year in
a row, Civil Air Patrol conducted
a National Flight Academy for
gliders at the Richard B. Russell
Airport in Rome, Ga.
Twenty-four cadets -- representing 17 CAP wings and
six regions -- spent 10 intensive days learning to fly like
eagles.
D u r i n g t h e a c a d e m y,
which ran from July 13 to July
23, five cadets were able to
make their first solo flights
and 16 presoloed.
The five cadets who soloed
were Andrew Albee, Mississippi Wing; Christopher
Giacomo, New Hampshire
W i n g ; A n t o n i o M o r e ' , Te n n e s s e e W i n g ; T h o m a s M c A r t h u r,
Georgia Wing; and Reza
Oskoui, New Jersey Wing.
The 16 cadets who
presoloed were Zachary Bowen,
Maryland Wing; Joseph Brown,
Te n n e s s e e W i n g ; Z a c h a r y
Chuckran, Alaska Wing;
Meaghan Clark, Mississippi
W i n g ; C o n o r D a n c y, V i r g i n i a
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Alabama Wing; David Lafferty,
N e w Yo r k W i n g ; A n d r e w
Nadler, Mississippi Wing; Byron
Quine, Texas Wing; Kimberley
Smith , Colorado Wing; Christopher Smith, South Carolina
Wing; Jacob Suggs, Florida
Wing; Stephen Suggs, Florida
Wing; Gabriel Thomas, Georgia
Wing; and Sarah Vernoski, New
Jersey Wing. Also attending the
academy were Sarah Rothman,
North Carolina Wing; George
S a s s , Te n n e s s e e W i n g ; a n d
Gabriel Thomas, Georgia Wing.
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CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

flight academy is a highly
competitive process. More
than 120 cadets nationwide
applied for the academy in
Rome, but only 24 were selected. Selection was based on
each cadet's ranking within
their individual wings, their
CAP achievements and recommendations from squadron
and wing commanders.
The senior member staff
for the academy included representatives from across the
Southeast. This group included
nine certified flight instructors
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Engineering Technologies
Academy at Auburn University in Auburn, Ala., build
airfoils with carbon-fiber
material. The students later
tested the airfoils in a wind
tunnel at the school's
engineering laboratory.
Sixteen cadets from 11 wings
attended E-Tech -- one of two
such academies CAP offered
this summer. CAP's 30-plus
national activities attract
more than 1,300 cadets every
year. The activities are all
aerospace related and range
from powered and glider
flight academies to participating in pararescue training.

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some of whom also served as
CFIGs -- and 12 n0npilot
ground staff The aircraft assets included four tow planes
and seven gliders Assets from
Georgia, Alabama, Florida and
South Carolina were used. The
activity director was Lt. Col.
David Blubaugh and the
deputy activity director was
C a p t . To n y a B o y l a n , b o t h o f '
the Georgia Wing.
The cadets were housed at
B e r r y C o l l e g e i n M o u n t B e r r y,
Ga., and the awards banquet
was held at Shorter College in
Rome.

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you, the member. We are striving to make
your membership experience as valuable and
meaningful as possible. Remember to take
advantage of the member benefits offered to
you by our Corporate partners - from credit
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Tennessee aviation community
honors 50-year wing member
95-year-old aviatrix

Lt. Col. Evelyn Johnson
has chalked up more
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Members can purchase top-of-the-line lubricants for their
personal aircraft at a discount directly from the
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~GE Capita~
Members are eligible to participate in a guarantee-issue
term life insurance program from GE Capital Insurance.
The plan provides 10-year level term life insurance with
no rate increase due to health conditions. Pilots receive
same rates as nonpilots. Members are also eligible for a
hospital indemnity plan, cancer plan and supplemental
health care program. See
www.Professionalinsurancemanagers.com for details.

The Hertz Corp. offers rental car discounts to CAP
members for both business and pleasure travel. Rates
and discounts may be obtained by calling Hertz at 800654-3131.

Senior members and parents of cadets are eligible for
the CAP affinity VISA card through MBNA. In addition to
low interest rates, each time the card is used in a
transaction, a donation is made by MBNA to support
CAP. Call toll-free at 866-438-6262 or for TrY users,
800-833-6262 to apply.

The McGraw.Hill Companies
CAP members are eligible for discount magazine
subscriptions to "Aviation Week & Space Technology,"
"Business and Commercial Aviation" and "Overhaul &
Maintenance." See www.mcgraw-hill-sales.com/civil.htm
for details.
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Consistent Computer Bargains Inc. offers CAP members
and units discounted prices on computer hardware and
software. To view their products, go to
www.lcomputerbargains.com. To make a purchase,
contact Tom Haven at 800-342-4222, Ext. 112.
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The Revere Supply Co. offers CAP members a discounted price on the McMurdo/Pains Wessex Fastfind
personal Iocator beacons. Call Greg Snack at (904) 4771920 for more details.

Internal Revenue Service
As a federally chartered nonprofit organization, Civil Air
Patrol is tax-exempt under Section 501 (c)(3) of the IRS
Code. This entitles members to claim various expenses
as charitable contributions to the extent allowed by law.
These include the following: Membership dues,
expenses for uniforms and training materials, out-ofpocket expenses while participating in CAP activities,
mileage on personal vehicles, and travel and living
expenses while participating in CAP activities.

th an '57,600, flyi ng
hours, more than any
other woman in
aviation history
Bob Minter
President, Tennessee Museum
o f Av i a t i o n
TENNESSEE - More than
400 people gathered to pay tribute to 95-year old legendary aviat r i x a n d 5 0 - y e a r Te n n e s s e e W i n g
member Lt. Col. Evelyn Bryan
Johnson of Morristown, Tenn.
The event was hosted by the
Te n n e s s e e M u s e u m o f A v i a t i o n
and Aviation Hall of Fame to commemorate Col. Johnson's retirement as a designated pilot exami n e r f o r t h e F e d e r a l Av i a t i o n A d ministration. Col. Johnson was
first appointed to the post by the
Civil Aviation Administration in
1952 and has held the position for
53 years.
T h e t r i b u t e w a s e n t i t l e d " To
Mama Bird, with. Love." Col.
Johnson earned the title of "Mama
Bird" early in her career as a flight
instructor because of her protective and caring way with her student pilots. Col. Johnson was hono r e d b y t h e FA A f o r p e r f o r m i n g
more than 9,000 pilot flight examin a t i o n s d u r i n g h e r c a r e e r. W i t h
more than 57,600 hours of flying
time -- the equivalent of 6 1/2
years in the air -- she has accumulated more flying time than any
woman in aviation history and is
listed in the "Guinness Book of
World Records."
Those attending the tribute to
Col. Johnson were a who's who in
aviation, government and politics,
including former U.S. Sen.
Howard Baker and his wife,
former Sen. Nancy Kassebaum
Baker, who recently returned from
serving as U.S. Ambassador to Japan. Sen. Baker recalled a flight
test he had taken with Col.

Tennessee Museum of Aviation spokesperson Stella Parton poses with 95-yearo
old aviatrix Lt. Col. Evelyn Bryan Johnson during a special tribute held to
commemorate the coloners retirement as a designated pilot examiner for the
Federal Aviation Administration. Col. Johnson, a 50-year member of the Tennessee Wing, has accumulated more flying time than any woman In aviation history
-- more than 57,600 hours or the equivalent of 6 1/2 years in the air. She Is listed
In the "Guinness Book of World Records."

Johnson when she threatened to
fail him if he didn't perform a specific maneuver required to get his
pilot's license.
Carolyn Blum, adminstrator of
FAA's Southern Region in Atlanta
presented Col. Johnson with two
r a r e FA A a w a r d s a n d a p o r t r a i t o f
an aircraft like the one she first
soloed in 1946.
P h i l B o y e r, A i r c r a f t O w n e r s
and Pilots Association president,
the largest aviation organization
in the world, traveled from the
association's headquarters in
Frederick, Md., near the nation's
capitol, to honor Col. Johnson.
E l a i n e M o r r o w, i n t e r n a t i o n a l
president of The Ninety Nines,
came from Minnesota to represent
the all-women pilots association.
Also present was Maj. Gen.
Dwight H. Wheless, former CAP
N a t i o n a l C o m m a n d e r, w h o p r e sented Col. Johnson with a national, award to recognize her more
t h a n 5 0 y e a r s o f s e r v i c e t o C A P.
The colonel also was presented a
r e s o l u t i o n f r o m t h e Te n n e s s e e
State Senate sponsored by Sen.
Steve Southerland.

Also attending was Carolyn
Jensen of Knoxville, Tenn., representing the majority leader of the
U . S . S e n a t e , D r. B i l l F r i s t . S e n .
Frist is also an active pilot.
L t . G o v. J o h r. W i l d e r a n d
other invited members of the Tennessee General Assembly were unable to attend because of an extended conclusion of the legislative session, but he and all of those
who had to remain in Nashville,
including Gov. Bredesen, sent personal wishes and congratulations
to "Mama Bird" that were conveyed through the museum's exe c u t i v e d i r e c t o r, B o b M i n t e r, w h o
acted as emcee for the evening.
The event ended with a special song sung to the colonel by
the museum's new spokesperson,
international celebrity Stella Parton, a native of Sevierville, Tenn.
Col. Johnson concluded the
celebration by announcing that the
city of Morristown had recently renewed her contract to manage
Moore-Murrell Airport, so she
w a s n ' t r e a l l y r e t i r i n g a l t o g e t h e r.
She has managed the airport since
it opened in 1953.

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Middle East Region holds annual conference in Richmond
t h e c o u n t r y, " a n d h e t o o r e minded members "to be and act
safe. He also encouraged members to recruit new members
MIDDLE EAST REGION
and stressed the value of what
President John Kennedy re-- More than 250 Civil Air Paferred to as a "wing man."
trol and Air Force members,
During the conference
as well as CAP National Headquarters staffconverged on the
members were recognized for
their outstanding service.
Sheraton Park South Hotel in
Award winners were:
Richmond, Va., for the
2005 Middle East Re~ Cadet Col. John
gion Conference.
W. Lovette, North CaroIn his opening remarks,
lina Wing, Cadet of the
The conference foMiddle East Region
cused on the theme
Year;
~ Lt. Col. Johnnetta
" D i r e c t i o n s To S u c Commander Col. Charles S.
C. Mayhew, region staff,
cess" and was punctuGlass stressed the importance S e n i o r M e m b e r o f t h e
ated with 17 seminars,
which highlighted new
Ye a r ;
of safety at all times.
~ Lt. Col. Royce A.
equipment, tips and
training for success in
Beachman, North CaroCAP programs.
b e s t o f t h e i r a b i l i t y. H e a l s o l i n a W i n g , U n i t C h a p l a i n o f
s t r e s s e d t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f the Year;
T h e e v e n t k i c k e d o ff w i t h
4 Capt. Catherine Egan,
a r e c e p t i o n h o s t e d b y t h e safety at all times.
region's Drug Demand ReducT h e n , f o r m e r C A P N a - Vi r g i n i a W i n g , A d m i n i s t r a t i v e
t i o n s t a ff . N u m e r o u s d i s p l a y s
tional Commander Maj. Gen.
Officer of the Year;
were open for viewing, includDwight H. Wheless said CAP
~ L t . C o l . E a r l R . L o e w,
ing ones from the Virginia
performs a "great service for
West Virginia Wing, Aerospace

Lt. Col. Karen Copenhaver
D i r e c t o r, P u b l i c A ff a i r s
Middle East Region

Aviation Historical Society and
a flight simulator with fatalvision goggles.
In his opening remarks
Saturday morning, Middle
East Region Commander Col.
Charles S. Glass emphasized
members' attitudes about participating in training opportunities and performing to the

Former CAP National Commander MaJ. Gen. Dwight H. Wheless, left,
presents Cadet Col. John W. Lovette of North Carolina Wing's Winston
Salem Composite Squadron with the Middle East Region Cadet of the
Year plaque as Middle East Region Commander Col. Charles S. Glass
looks on.
E d u c a t i o n O f fi c e r o f t h e Ye a r ;
and
~ 2nd Lt. Donald A. Williams, West Virginia Wing,
Communication Officer of the

Ye a r.
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Inputs & ideas from Civil Air Patrol's leadership

CAP: About making a difference!
hy do you volunteer? What is it that
keeps you coming back week after
week?
I believe you joined Civil Air Patrol
with the simple goals of bettering yourself and
serving your country and your fellow citizens. I
believe you stay in CAP because of the relationships
you have developed with your
fellow unit
members and the
sense of.accomplishment you feel
when you contribute in a meaningful way to a
successful
program. You
want to make a
difference!
Chances are,
the people in your
unit engender a strong sense of belonging and you
feel welcome there. Your contributions are appreciated and you feel a sense of accomplishment and
success. No doubt you have meaningful responsibilities and you know in some cases things won't get
done unless you do them.
Same sense of fulfillment
Has it occurred to you that others in American
society are looking for the same sense of fulfillment?
Recognizing and meeting this desire to belong and
contribute in a meaningful way will be a key
strategy integrated into CAP's recruiting and
retention efforts in the years ahead.
The first order of business is to focus on creating
a welcoming culture within our units where new
members get to know other members in the unit and
learn about the many opportunities for meaningful
service that CAP has to offer. Project Great Start
will be a valuable tool for you as you welcome new
members into your unit.
Great Start initiative
Under the Great Start initiative, new members
will become acquainted with CAP much more
quickly through a highly structured booklet, which
combines a brief history of the organization with
basic requirements for membership and the expectations and benefits associated with CAP membership.
The booklet also contains answers to frequently
asked questions such as "Is there a military service
obligation?" and "Can I get a free pilot's license?"
The most important elements of the booklet will
be a series of checklists which have been compiled to
thoroughly familiarize and orient new members
within their first year of membership. The checklists
contain an orientation session, a meeting with a
mentor and participation in at least one activ4ty.

The concept of a CAP career or specialization
tailored to the new member's interests and abilities
will also be discussed.
N e w R e c r u i t e r ' s To o l K i t
Another project already underway is the
Recruiter's Tool Kit, which soon will be available on
our recruiting
home page at
www.cap.gov/
recruit. The tool kit
will contain a
sample newsletter
format and ideas
for events that will
help promote CAP
within your
community
throughout the
year. A sample
flyer for distribution at events and
pointers for setting up first-class, low-cost exhibits
will also be offered.
In addition, recruiting workshops will form an
important part of our recruiting strategy in the
upcoming year. Staff members in ~he Membership
Development office at national headquarters are
ironing out the details for some train-the-trainer
sessions to be held at each of the region conferences.
The focus of these workshops will be to involve
every member in our recruiting efforts. More than
just setting up exhibits and creating flyers, these
workshops will work hard to show you how to enlist

the help of all the members in your units to participate in your recruiting plans.
In fact, the evidence consistently shows that our
members are our best recruiters. Did you know that
67 percent of new CAP members were recruited by
another CAP member? Those of you who were
brought into CAP this way know the value of having
a friend or close associate invite you to a meeting or
an event.
Chances are you and your friends already have
a lot of values and interests in common that are
related to CAP activities and programs. Your friends
-- like you -- probably have an interest in technical
fields, such as communication, computers or aviation, or you may lean toward education and youth
activities. I encourage each of you to invite them to
participate in CAP.
As surely as night follows day, our retention
strategy must intersect and support our recruiting
efforts. The most important aspect of any of our
retention plans must be the creation of meaningful
duty assignments. Once a new member has decided
to commit their precious time and talent to your
unit, he or she must be given something productive
to do. That productivity may take the form of
successfully completing training or it may simply be
helping to set up for an exercise or cadet event.
We m u s t a l l m a k e s u r e o u r n e w a n d f o r t h a t
matter -- longtime members are given significant
responsibilities. When they find their time at CAP is
well spent, they will inevitably draw in others who
are looking for the same opportunity. I challenge the
leadership at every level to make this a priority in
the year ahead.

Recognizing and
meeting a
person's desire
to belong and
contribute in a
meaningful way
will be a key
strategy
integrated into
CAP's recruiting
and retention
efforts in the
years ahead.

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yPvra ,rn id.gov
USDA introduces new interactive
food pyramid on Web
ike everything else, good
i::

!

~"~ : A nutrition to keep us fit to
serve needs a plan or a set of
guidelines. Do you do that? There are
several ways to do that, and ..........
the food pyramid is one.
Remember the old food
pyramid -- grains and
breads at the base, followed
by vegetables and fruits,
~
then dairy foods, meats and
nuts, and then finally fats
i
and sweets at the top, with
different colors for each rung
of the pyramid ladder?
The old pyramid was
used for years, but it needed
updating. Well, now the U.S. Department of Agriculture has come out with
a new pyramid. It appears quite

confusing, because there are now
vertical colored bars or rays instead of
the old and familiar horizontal ones.
And there are no words or food

symbols. But the USDA folks say it's
meant to help each of us customize our
nutrition. That should be good news --

if one can figure it out!
The new model is named
MyPyramid and it is supposed to allow
for "interactive food guidance" -- if
you have a computer,
that is. Clicking on
w w w. m y p y r a m i d . c o m
will get you into a maze
of new dietary information. Many have found it
amazing -- and confusing -- but it appears to
be developed from better
nutritional information.
The new pyramid
adds a key ingredient to
good health, which the
old one did not, and that is exercise!
(Notice the "person" climbing up the
steps of the pyramid?) It also stresses

portion control. Most Americans don't
get enough exercise and most also eat
two to three times the healthy
amounts of portions they should,
especially fats and sweets. We're in a
"supersize it" society and it shows in
our obesity epidemic and consequent
health problems.
The new pyramid also emphasizes
moderation, indicated by the "stripes"
(rays) narrowing as they reach the
top. The bars or rays represent
different food groups to emphasize
variety in our eating. Balance in
eating and exercise are stressed.
Remember, a calorie is a calorie, and
maintenance depends on expending as
many calories as one takes in. For
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NANCY T. SMALLEY

CHAPLAIN SPOTLIGHT
f you happened to be looking for a Civil Air
Patrol volunteer who is dedicated to the
mission and core values of the auxiliary of the
U.S. Air Force, you would be hard pressed to
find a better example than the Texas Wing's Chaplain (Maj.) Nancy T.
Smalley. The
chaplain's creden-

I

tials and training
~
bear witness to her
~
dedication to CAP's
mission.
Chaplain
Smalley joined CAP ~:'
on Dec. 13, 1988.
Since completing
her basic membership requirements,
she has wrapped up
senior program levels I through IV -- earning her
Paul E. Garber Award in August 2001.
Along the way she has completed various
training courses and remains qualified in numerous
specialty areas, including air operations branch
director, ground branch director, ground team

leader, information officer, mission chaplain,
mission observer, mission radio operator, mission
scanner, mission staff assistant, mission safety
officer, planning section chief, radiological monitori n g a n d u r b a n d i r e c t i o n fi n d i n g t e a m m e m b e r.
Chaplain Smalley is
currently training to
be a mission manager with an
additional goal of
becoming an incident commander.
The chaplain
now serves as
chaplain for the
Te x a s W i n g . A s i f
her normal chaplain
duties were not
enough, she served
as an instructor and deputy director of the 2005
Southwest Region Chaplain Service Staff College,
where she taught an excellent class on the
"Chaplain's Role at Encampments." For the college's
aerospace education requirement, she helped the
chaplains, moral leadership officers, staff and guests

build model rockets, all the while E/xplaining the
details of how and why they worked.
Since becoming the Texas Wing chaplain,
Chaplain Smalley continues to remain active in the
Waxahachie Talon Composite Squadron and with
numerous other wing activities, some of which are
noted below:
v' January 2005 -- mission chaplain, real-world
mission;
,t March 2005 -- instructor and chaplain,
Group 4 field-training exercise;
,t May 2005 -- mission
4
chaplain for the wing search and
rescue evaluation (excellent
rating);
v' June 2005 -- commandant of cadets, Texas Flight
"
Academy Encampment;
t] June 2005 -- chaplain,
Texas Wing Cadet Encampment;
and
v' July 2005 -- chaplain
Chaplain (Maj.) and emergency services officer,
Nancy T. Srnalley National Blue Beret.
In her civilian life, Chaplain Smalley finds time
to serve as an interim minister for her denomination, and as team leader for the Dallas Diocese
Critical Incident Stress Management Program. In
2000, she even earned her private pilot certificate.
I guess it shouldn't surprise you that all of her
family members are also CAP members. Way to set
the example, Chaplain Smalley!

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ricer of the Year;
-* Capt. Nancy Z. Gleaton, South
Carolina Wing, Finance Officer of the
Ye a r ;
~ C a p t . C h a r l e n e F. S h i d i s k y,
Virginia Wing, Logistics Officer of the
Ye a r ;
~ 1st Lt. Gary W. Gourley, West
Vi r g i n i a W i n g , M o r a l L e a d e r s h i p O f ricer of the Year;
~ Capt. Catherine Egan, Virginia Wing, Personnel Officer of the
Ye a r ;
~ Capt. Lynn A. Jensen, Virginia
Wing, Safety Officer of the Year;
1st Lt. John S. Carr, West Virginia Wing, Unit Public Affairs Ofricer of the Year; and
~ Chaplain (Maj.) Robert C.
Edwards III, Virginia Wing Senior
Chaplain of the Year.
D u r i n g t h e c a d e t s p e a k - o ff , C a d e t L t . C o l . J o a n n a We i s s , M a r y l a n d
Wing,won in the impromptu category;
C a d e t J o h n S a n d y, D e l a w a r e W i n g ,
won the basic; and Cadet Master Sgt.
Glen Edwards, Maryland Wing, won
in the advanced category with his presentation on "How Times Have

Changed."
In a regionwide Drug Demand Red~ction poster contest, several posters
were created embracing one of two
themes, "Drug Free, I Have the Power"
or "CAP Activities Keep Me Drug Free."
First place ($100) went to Capt. Mickey
Jordan, South Carolina Wing; second
p l a c e ( $ 5 0 ) t o S a m C a r r i g a n , Vi r g i n i a
Wing; and third ($25) to Lt. Col.
Amanda Anderson, region staff.
At the end of the conference, an
evening banquet was held with the
speak-off winners as the keynote speakers. During the banquet Virginia
Wing's Fredericksburg Composite
Squadron was named the region's
Squadron of Distinction, and Cadet
Capt. Francis Stephen Zabrowski III,
Fredericksburg squadron, and Cadet
Lovette were presented their Gen. Carl
A. Spaatz Award.
Another highlight was the handing out of numerous door prizes donated by a number of contributors, including the Virginia Department of
Aviation, Delta Airport Consultants,
Office Depot, Brookstone and Printex
USA.

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T

he topic this month is an issue vital to the

interest of all who are in service to their
nation with Civil Air Patrol -- fraud, waste
and abuse.
During the past two years, we have
dealt with some serious cases of fraud in different
l o c a t i o n s a r o u n d t h e c o u n t r y. C A P t a k e s a t o u g h
stance on this andwiU seek criminal prosecution of
those who take vital resources away from our
m e m b e r s b y f r a u d o r c r i m i n a l a c t i v i t y. I n f a c t , i n
2004, one member of CAP was sent to jail for
embezzlement of wing funds.
First off, let's define these terms for everyone's
benefit.
Fraud is any intentional deception (including
attempts and conspiracies to effect such deception)
for the purpose of: inducing CAP action, inaction or
reliance on that deception; depriving CAP of something of value; or securing from CAP a benefit,
privilege or consideration to which the party is not
entitled. Such practices include, but are not limited
to, offer of payment; acceptance of bribes or gratuities; making false statements; submission of false
claims; use of false weights or measures; evasion or
corruption of inspectors and other officials; deceit by
suppression of the truth or misrepresentation of a
material fact; adulteration or substitution of
materials; falsification of records and books of
account; arrangements for secret profits, kickbacks
or commissions; and conspiracy to use any of these
devices.
Waste is the extravagant, careless or needless
expenditure of CAP funds or consumption of CAP
property that results from deficient practices,
system controls or decisions.
Abuse is the intentional, wrongful or improper
use of CAP resources, such as the misuse of rank,
position or authority that causes the loss or misuse
of resources such as tools, vehicles, aircraft, computers, copy machines, etc.
Fraud, waste and abuse are a drain on the time,
efforts and resources of the CAP and on all of its
members. Fraud, waste and abuse can occur
through an unintentional act or can occur by
deliberate action. Regardless of the intent, its abuse
cannot and will not be tolerated. It is the responsibility of each and every volunteer, employee or
board member to protect our vital assets. This
i n c l u d e s m o n e y, e q u i p m e n t a n d o t h e r i t e m s t h a t
come into your care in the course of your duties.
Due to the major incident of fraud and embezzlement in 2004, the Office of the Chief Financial
O f fi c e r, F i n a n c i a l M a n a g e m e n t , O f fi c e o f t h e
Inspector General, Office of the General Counsel,
the Board of Governors Audit Committee and others
have spent countless hours investigating and
m i t i g a t i n g d a m a g e d o n e t o C A P. I n f a c t t h o s e
named above also spent many hours reviewing and
changing our policies and regulations to better
detect and prevent fraud.
Those at the wing and region levels are well

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aware of these changes, as we have converted them
to accounting programs that are Internet-based. The
goal here is to have better internal controls and
monitoring of CAP funds at all levels in the organization. We also have made changes to the Wing
Compliance Inspection Program, the
~ ...........
wing financial
analyst duties and
other areas to assist
wings in financial
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accountability and
; ' :"
Ii
to improve our
ability to prevent
and detect fraud.
Soon, those at the
squadron, group and
flight level will also
be automated with
computerized accounting programs for finance.
Again, the goal is to assist unit members to better
account for their funds and to prevent and detect
fraud.
We a l s o a r e c u r r e n t l y c h a n g i n g t h e fi n a n c i a l
regulations for wings and regions and hope to have
those changes approved at the August CAP National
Board meeting in St. Louis, Mo. In the very near

future, we will be sending changes to the financial
regulations for units below wing level to the CAP
National Board for discussion and approval, and a
broad ethics policy will be issued in the next few
months. This policy will clearly spell out our
obligations as
members of CAP
with regard to our
obligations to each
other and the
resources needed
for our "missions
for America."
However, as we
have improved the
process, we have
detected at least
one more major
case of fraud/
embezzlement. Our volunteers give much to this
o r g a n i z a t i o n i n t i m e , s k i l l , e ff o r t , t r a i n i n g a n d
m o n e y. We c a n n o t a n d w i l l n o t t o l e r a t e t h o s e
among us who take advantage, so they may profit at
the expense of others.
The bottom line in these incidents of fraud/
See INSPECTOR

GENERAL

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CAP INSPECTORS GENERAL
Civil Air Patrol wishes to resolve all complaints
and grievances in a fair and impartial manner. If you
believe you have a complaint, you should consult CAP
Regulation 123-2 and make every effort to resolve
the issue at the lowest appropriate level. Questions
or problems may be brought to the attention of any of
the following CAP inspectors general:
CAP Inspector General (CAP/IG)
Col. William S. Charles I1
629 Fledermouse, Novi, MI 48374
(248) 380-0176 -- wcharles@cap.gov
Assistant CAP IG-Complaints Program
(CAP/IGQ)
Col. Richard A. Probst
P.O. Box 122, West Rutland, VT 05777-0122
(802) 786-0721 -- probstvt@adelphia.net

Great Lakes Region (GLR/IG)
Col. Denzit Allen
1135 So. Lake Drive, Prestonburg, KY 41653
(606) 874-9595
Southeast Region (SER/IG)
Lt. Col. Wallace R. Mitchell
P.O. Box 780456, Tallassee, AL 36078
(334) 201-3099 -- wmitchell@elmore.rr.com
North Central Region (NCR/IG)
Col. Ralph W. Rissmitler
2513 N Landon Street, Wichita, KS 67205-2037
(316) 722-5953 -- rrissmil@aol.com
Southwest Region (SWPJIG)
Lt: Col. Chad Bray
6712 Stony Hill Road, McKinney, TX 75070-5027
(972) 548-8530 -- chad.bray@c~mcast.net

Northeast Region (NER/IG)
Lt. Col. Peter J. Koch
65-38 Parsons Blvd., Apt. 3-B,
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 591-5934 -- peter.koch@ner.cap.gov

Rocky Mountain Region (RMR/IG)
Lt. Col. M. Richard Stonebraker
4709 Date Court, Loveland, CO 80538
(970) 461-3181 -- rstonebraker@aol.com

Middle East Region (MER/IG)
Col. Charles X. Suraci Jr.
9817 LaDuke Drive, Kensington, MD 20896-3156
(301) 585-0081 -- cxsjrafacap@mymailstation.com

Pacific Region (PACR/IG)
Lt. Col. Raymond "Ray" N. Lantz
P.O. Box 583, Vaughn, WA 98394-0583
(253) 884-4939 -- pacregionig@earthlink.net

C I V I L A I R PAT R O L
RECRUITING & RETENTION
Campaign Winners for April-June 2005
CADET CATEGORY

B a c k To S c h o o l
Recruiting Campaign Rules
S e p t . 1 - N o v. 3 0 , 2 0 0 5
Goal: To encourage and motivate cadets to recruit other young
people and teachers into the CAP program, and to encourage Aerospace Education members to recruit other educators. Prizes will also be awarded to the top Ihree AEM recruiters, and cadets who recruit a teacher as an AEM member will have their name entered rote a drawing for a special
prize.
Contest Rules:
1 Individual prizes are based on new members recruited:
renewals do not count. Individuals rejoining after one year
will count as new members;
2. Membership applicalions must be signed by me new member and processed between Sept. 1 and Nov. 30;
3. The individual listed as recruiter must be a mem]3er In good
standing at t,he dose of the campaign to qualify:
4. Only one member will be credited for recruiting a new mernber. The member's name and CAPID must appear on the
membershfp application;
5. Applications returned by NHQ for incorrect or madeouate
reformation cannot be considered unless they are correctea
and processed prior to Ihe end of the campaign. Therefore
recruiters should ensure all information is present and correct, NHQ cannot accept telephone calls as a way to add
recruiters to forms already received;
6. Anyone receiving payment for recruiting members {e~mer
senior or cadet) from any organization including Middle School
Initiative Programs, state-supported programs or employees
of CAP are not eligible to participate in this campaign;
7. Applications paid for by an outside/sponsoring agency do
not count toward recruiting credit;
8. NHQ will maintain a record of all new members and their
recruiters. In case of a tie, a drawing will be held at NHQ.
Winners will be announced soon after the campaign s close:
9. AEM applications do not have a blank for the recruiter's
name, so individual recruiters will have to ensure their name
and CAPID is added to the top for the form. If the application
is not properly annotated "Recruited by" along with me
individual's name and CAPID, no credit will be given: and
10. Cadets who recruit teachers as AEMs will have their name
entered into the special drawing; one entry will be made for
each teacher recruited.
Prize List
Cadets
1st Place: Laptop computer
2nd Place: XM Radio kit with one-year service
3rd Place: Sony PSP2 Plus game
4th Place: Portable DVD player with headphones
5th Place: MP 3 player with one-year membership to Nat3ster
6th Place: Nintendo DS with game, carrying case
7th Place: $75 Best Buy gift card
8th Place: $50 Visa gift card
9th Place: $25 Blockbuster gift card
10th Place: $20 Visa gift card
Aerospace Education Members
1st Place: Trip for two to NCASE in October 2006 (includes
transportation, registration, banquet, three nights hotel)
2rid Place: Free registration and banquet for two at NCASE
2006
3rd Place: Free registration and banquet for one at NCASE
2006
Cadets Recruiting Teachers as AEMs
Any cadet recruiting a teacher as an AEM will have his name
entered into a drawing for a digital camera. One entry will be
made for each AEM member recruited. At the end of the campaign, a drawing will be held at NHQ to determine the winner.

1 st Cadet William Whiting
2nd Cadet Paul Hodge
3rd Cadet Kimberly Davis
4th Cadet Thomas Wright
5th Cadet Lyndy Broomfield
6th Cadet Brandon Trask
7th Cadet Nicholas Paterson
8th Cadet Weston Horn
9th Cadet Lydia Whitmore
10th Cadet Daniel Martirosian

AZ 050
MI 075
AR 1 t 3
TX 444
VA 089
WA 019
M1075
OK 151
WA 044
TX 215

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Trip to cadet special actw~ty of choice and two-year free membership
Topo Magellan Sport Trak Color GPS and one-year free membership
Digital camera and one-year free membership
Uniform of choice or $200 and one-year free membership
Gameboy with game case and one-year free membership
Abacus add-on MS Flight Simulator and one-year free membership
Electra J3 Cub Model R/C plane and one-year free membership
$25 CAPMart gift certificate and one-year free membership
$20 CAPMart gift certificate and one-year free membership
One-year free membership

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VIP trip for two to National Conference and two-year free membership
Color GPS and one-year free membership
Digital camera and one-year free membership
Uniform of choice [no mess dress) or $200 and one-year free membership
Handheld Palm Pilot or pocket PC and one-year free membership
$75 CAPMart gift certificate and one-year free membership
$50 CAPMart gift certificate and one-year free membersh p
$25 CAPMart gift certificate and one-year free membership
$20 CAPMart gift certificate ann one-year free membership
One-year free membership

SENIOR CATEGORY
1 st Capt. Frank Woll
2rid Capt. Ruben Marrero
3rd Maj. Troy Millican
4th 2nd Lt. Nelson Santiago
5th 1st Lt Robin Estes
6th 1 st Lt Jillian Smith
7th 1st Lt. George McCord
8th Maj. Kathy Barnes
9th Maj. Regena Aye
10th Capt Zoraida Medal

OR 114
PR 035
TX 448
NJ 002
FL 435
VA 025
FL011
GA 002
NCR 001
PR 129

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SQUADRON CATEGORY
Great Lakes Region
Middle East Region
Northcentral Region
Northeast Region
Pacific Reg on
Rocky Mountain Region
Southeast Region
Southwest Region

OH 289
VA 052
KS 077
NH 016
OR 114
ID 109
PR 905
TX 131

Toledo Composite Squadron
Grundy Composite Squadro~q
Emporia Composite Squadron
Col. Andrew Amitrano Composite Squadron
Northwest Coastal Composite Squadron
Idaho District 2 Composite Squadron
Group IX Puerto Rico Wing
131st SAR Flight

50 percent
62.5 percent
54.55 percent
79.16 percent
77.27 percent
27.78 percent
200 percent
36.36 percent

Campaign .Wrap-Up for April-June 2005
From April to June, a national recruiting
campaign was held to create an awareness of the
importance of recruiting for membership growth.
The number of people joining during this time
period who credited a current CAP member for
their joining the organization were 813 cadets and
867 senior members -- a total of 1.680.
The number of current CAP members who
were credited with bringing in a new member
during the campaign were 685 cadets and 597
senior members -- a total of 1,282.
The total new members were 2,155 cadets
and 1,758 senior members -- a total of 3,913.
More than half did not indicate on their application
a current member was responsible for their joining
CAP.
From April to June, CAP membership declined, with cadets dropping 4 percent from 23,989
to 22,972 and seniors dropping 1.5 percent from
34,152 to 33,641. This means that membership
stabilization and growth are critical issues at this
time and more tools are being produced for the

field to aid in the recruitment process. In addition, a
new page is being added to the CAP Web site to
provide helpful information to recruiters in the field.
By Sept. 1, www.cap.g0v/recruit will be up and
running, and it will be updated to on a continual
basis to provide fresh information to recruiters.
Also on Sept. 1, the "Back To School Campaign" will kick off. For this campaign, cadets are
encouraged to recruit not only other cadets, but
also to recruit their teachers as a CAP Aerospace
Education Member. The prizes will reflect the
advanced technology enjoyed by cadets now, such
as a laptop computer, MP3 player, PSP2
(Playstation 2), XM Satellite radio and others that
will motivate cadets to recruit their friends and
classmates!
The rules for the upcoming campaign, which
will run from Sept. 1-Nov. 30, are printed at left.
Start recruiting early and often, and if you need
help or have questions, please e-mail
membershiDdeveloDment @caD.aov.
Good luck! "
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weight loss, of course, one must expend
more than one takes in.
Now let's get down to how we use
this new interactive pyramid. In order
to really understand and appreciate
the concept, you have to log onto the
mypyramid Web site. Once you do that,
you can find out what each color stands
for and can personalize your daily
nutrition, depending one one's activity
level, age and gender.
H o w e v e r, o n e t h i n g I fi n d d i f fi c u l t
is that the new pyramid's heavy
dependence on the Internet may well
exclude a lot of people. And the old onesize-for-all pyramid now has a dozen
food patterns ranging from 1,000 to
3,200 calories.
A good thing is that you can print
out work sheets and track your
progress. But the new system does not
ask for height and weight, only age and
gender. When it is copied in black and
white, it loses a lot. One cute help is to
click on the "emoticons" (yellow smiley
faces, blue straight-mouthed faces, red
sour-mouthed faces) for more informa-

tion on one's dietary intake. My trial
run on the Web site indicated I
needed more veggies (I'll buy that)
and more milk (I doubt that). If you
want to know about oils and discretionary calories (solid fats, sugars,
alcohol) -- well, they're under
revision.
Overall, MyPyramid is beneficial,
to a degree, if one has the inclination
and time to use the Internet, and it is
available. However, it could have
been made simpler, I believe.
My bottom line on nutrition is
the old adage "moderation in all
things," which means be careful of
oversized portions; eat a variety in
food groups and emphasize whole
grains, fruits and veggies. That
means staying away from fast food
and processed foods! Plus, get plenty
of moderate exercise (an hour a day is
now considered basic).
Tr y o u t t h e M y P y r a m i d We b s i t e
and see what you find. It may be "just
the ticket" for you!
Semper vigilans!

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INSPECTOR GENERAL °°°
embezzlement that have been committed against CAP was that commanders
and others failed to follow the regulations and failed to use common sense
in their responsibilities for monitoring
the finances in their care.
One of the best ways to reduce
fraud, waste and abuse at all levels is
to simply adhere to the requirements
in our regulations. All units should
have active finance committees. These
committees should keep detailed
minutes, review all expenditures and
carefully monitor compensated
employees. The responsibility of
commanders and finance committees
can not be delegated and need constant attention to detail. If" any
questions, arise feel free to contact the
financial management experts at
national headquarters.
The issue of fraud, waste and
abuse is not limited to just finances.
As stated earlier, it includes all of our

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assets as well. It is expected that any
volunteer, employee or board member
who suspects there may be an incident
of fraud, waste and abuse will do the
ethical thing and report it up the
chain of command. Remember,
regardless of intent, fraud, waste and
abuse cannot be tolerated. If you
believe you know of a potential
s i t u a t i o n w i t h i n C A P, y o u s h o u l d
contact your group or wing inspector
general or you may use the Fraud,
Waste and Abuse Hotline (e-mail or
telephone). The hotline allows you to
leave confidential, password-protected
information at CAP National Headquarters about a potential situation.
When using the hotline, please
leave your name and phone number or
e-mail address, and a short description of the potential situation that you
are concerned about. You will be
contacted within three working days.
Semper vigilans!

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C A P, C E S S N A PA RT N E R U P
21 cadets from 14 wings take part in first-ever
Aircraft Manufacturing Academy at Cessna plant
IB,~71:~ ake 21 Civil Air Patrol
cadets between the ages of
15 and 20 and cut them
loose at the Cessna
Aircraft Plant in Independence, Kan.,
and you will get a group of kids who
had a great time getting their hands
dirty while learning all about aircraft
manufacturing
This year, as part of the more
than 30 national cadet activities
o ff e r e d b y C A P, t h e fi r s t - e v e r A i r c r a f t
Manufacturing Academy was held in
cooperation with Cessna Aircraft Co.
"We have had flying academies for
a long time and we have technology
academies that deal with aerospace
engineering and the principles of
flight, but we didn't have something in
the middle for cadets who weren't into
engineering or flying. Now we do!"
said Don Karle, chief of National
Cadet Special Activities at CAP
National Headquarters, Maxwell Air
Force Base, Ala.
The cadets arrived in Independence, Kan., on July 16 and were
taken to the Independence Community College campus, where they were
housed. Shortly after their arrival,
they received a comprehensive
briefing on academy events and safety
issues, and then were treated to a

The cadets who attended the
dinner and an ice cream social.
After two more days of briefings
academy represented 14 CAP wings
from across the nation, including
and plant tours, the cadets got down
Hawaii.
to the nitty-gritty on July 19 when
According to Mr. Karle, cadets
they went to the plant, were divided
into groups and then taken through
apply for the activities in November or
December and based on ratings given
t h e d i ff e r e n t w o r k s t a t i o n s .
by senior
During
members in
the following
their wing or
three days,
squadron, they
the cadets
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are chosen by
took turns
<',
I
officials at
actually
national
working on
headquarters
airplanes.
Projects
via a special
computer
included
software
riveting sheet
program. It's a
metal, hanging wings,
highly competiupholstering
tive process,
Cadets help move a section of a wing during Civil
according to
seats, assemAir Patrol's first-ever Aircraft Manufacturing Acadbling fuel cells
M r. K a r l e ,
emy at the Cessna Aircraft Plant in Independence,
and painting
with 3,000
Kan.
planes.
cadets competAn academy highlight was when
ing for 1,000 slots each summer.
Before the academy was over,
each cadet flew with a Cessna test
cadets also received training on a new
pilot to deliver a new airplane,
according to academy activity director
Garmin simulator and learned how to
Maj. Phil Holbrook of the Kentucky
operate the aviation global positioning
system that Garmin manufactures.
Wing. "In fact, one cadet was gone for
six hours after being grounded
Two cadets, 1st Lt. Dana Keller of
Oklahoma and 2nd Lt. Wesley
because of bad weather."
Jahraus of Hawaii, were interviewed
on a local radio program along with
Kentucky Wing's Col. Loretta
Holbrook Local newspapers and the
Independence college newspaper also
published articles on the academy.
Maj. Holbrook was very pleased
with the whole experience. "The
academy was far beyond anything we
hoped for. Everything meshed completely, he said. "The people at Cessna
were super hosts and the college staff
went out of their way to accommodate
the cadets' busy schedule."
The only thing Maj. Holbrook said
he would change was the week the
event was held. He would have
preferred the second or third week of
June to avoid the 100-plus temperatures the cadets had to contend with.
"Other than the heat, I don't see
how it could have been any better," he
said.

Graduates of the 2005 Civil Air Patrol Aircraft Maintenance Academy pose for a picture in
front of the Cessna Aircraft Plant.

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Then Acting CAP National Commander Brig. Gen.
Antonio J. Plneda thanks former Acting Secretary of the Air Force Michael Dominguez for
speaking at the 2005 NCC Awards Banquet.

AT K O L

N AT I O N A L H E A D Q U A R T E R S C a d e t s f r o m C i v i l
Air Patrol's Northeast and Southeast regions took top
honors at the 57th annual National Cadet Competition,
July 6-11, in Washington, D.C.
The winning drill team represented the state of New
York, while the top color guard team was comprised of
cadets from Florida.
The winning teams received the U.S. Air Force Chief
of Staff Sweepstakes Trophy from former acting Secretary of the Air Force, the Honorable Michael Dominguez,
himself a former CAP cadet. Mr. Dominguez also served
as the keynote speaker for the NCC closing banquet on
July 10.
The four-day competition drew some of the most
outstanding of the more than 24,000 cadets who participate nationwide in CAP programs. They were judged on
military-style ceremonial drills, inspection, academics,
physical fitness, teamwork and leadership skills.
Events for this year's competition took place at
various locations near Washington, D.C., including the
N a t i o n a l A i r a n d S p a c e M u s e u m ' s S t e v e n F. U d v a r - H a z y
Center. There, cadets performed ceremonial and innovative drills beneath colorful displays of historical aircraft.

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Competition was fierce, since the eight competing teams
had advanced to the national competition after winning
at the preliminary local, state (wing) and regional levels.
Two types of teams compete at the national level
each year for two equally prestigious awards. Eight
teams of 16 members each compete as drill teams, and
eight teams of eight members each compete as color
guard teams. Taking second place this year in the drill
team division was the Southeast Region, represented by a
team from Puerto Rico. Third place was a tie between the
Middle East Region, represented by a team from Delaware, and the Great Lakes Region, represented by a team

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record for the fastest one-mile run at 4:46 minutes.
Great Lakes Drill Team members from the Illinois Wing give it their all during the standard drill event.

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COLOR GUARD COMPETITION, FIRST PLACE NORTHEAST REGION
Members of the Northeast Region Color Guard pose for a photo with former Acting Secretary of the
Air Force Michael Dominguez, far left, and then Acting CAP National Commander Brig. Gen. Antonio
J. Plneda, far right.

entral Region Color Guard member Laura Deever of Nebraska ceremoniously holds the DRILL TEAM, FIRST PLACE -- SOUTHEAST REGION
in flag during a retiring-of-the-colors event.
Members of the Southeast Region Drill Team pose for a photo with former Acting Secretary of the Air Force
Michael Domlnguez and then Acting CAP National Commander Brig. Gen. Antonio J. Pineda.

North Central Region Drill Team members from South Dakota stand
at attention prior to the In-ranks inspection event.

Left, Northeast Region and Southeast Region cadets square off on the
volleyball court. Above, Middle East Region Color Guard members, from left,
Lauren Ewing, Katie Ewlng and Ryan McGeha retire the colors.

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OSHKOSH, Wis. -- One-hundred-sixteen Civil Air Patrol cadets from across the nation and overseas participated in CAP's
Bhle Beret during the Experimental Aircraft Association's 2005
AirVenture at Whitman Field in Oshkosh, Wis., July 19 - Aug. 1.
The cadets attended airfield familiarization briefings, emergency services training and aircraft identification procedures prior
to the fly-in. During the fly-in, cadets tracked down activated
emergency Iocator transmitter beacons, marshaled several thousand aircraft, helped the Federal Aviation Administration close
out flight plans for arriving pilots and directed the crowds around
the hundreds of aircraft static displays.
The cadets were housed and fed at CAP's Oshkosh training
facility, which was recently renovated thanks to a generous grant
from the Cessna Aircraft Co. Upgrades included the addition of
air conditioning, outdoor lighting and many fresh coats of paint,
according to Don Karle, chief of CAP's National Cadet Special
Activities at CAP National Headquarters.

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Current news from CAP's parent organization

Milita li hts war on drugs in Ecuador
President names Geren SecAF
TEXAS (AFPN) -- The president designated
Pete Geren to be the acting Secretary of the Air
Force on July 29, replacing Michael L.
Dominguez.
The appointment is in accordance with the
F e d e r a l Va c a n c i e s R e f o r m A c t , A i r F o r c e o f fi cials said.
Mr. Geren, who was special assistant to the
secretary of defense, assumes his new office as
d i r e c t e d i n Ti t l e 1 0 , U . S . C o d e a n d A i r F o r c e
directives, Air Force officials said. He took the
Department of Defense post in September 2001
with responsibilities in the areas of interagency
initiatives, legislative affairs and special projects.
A f o r m e r Te x a s c o n g r e s s m a n f r o m 1 9 8 9 t o
1997, Mr. Geren served on the Armed Services,
S c i e n c e a n d Te c h n o l o g y a n d P u b l i c Wo r k s a n d
Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n c o m m i t t e e s d u r i n g h i s t e n u r e .
M r. G e r e n e a r n e d h i s b a c h e l o r o f s c i e n c e
d e g r e e f r o m t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f Te x a s i n 1 9 7 4 ,
and his jurist prudence from the university's law
school in 1978.

ECUADOR -- America has 1.4 billion reasons
to have a base in this Andean country.
That is the amount of drugs -- in dollars -- that
did not find their way onto American streets, in part
because of counterdrug operations from here.
"The war against drugs is important for everyone, not just the United States of America," said Col.
Pat Richardson, the U.S. Military Working Group
commander based out of Quito, Ecuador, about a 30minute flight north of here.
"It is a menace to the region, and our positive
relationship has shown the good that can come from
such a positive relationship," the colonel said.
When Howard Air Base, Panama, closed in 1999,
the Department of State lost a large portion of its
ability to perform counterdrug operations. After the
United States and Ecuador completed negotiations
in 1998, the Air Force built Manta Air Base in 1999.
It is located in the center of an Ecuadorian air force
base known as Eloy Alfaro.
O n a t y p i c a l d a y, a c u s t o m s p l a n e l u m b e r s o ff
into the humid air in the early morning, along with
a Navy P-3 Orion. It is followed by a Coast Guard C130 Hercules, an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and
control systems aircraft and a KC-135 Stratotanker
for air refueling support.

" We i n t e r d i c t t o m a k e i t m o r e d i f fi c u l t f o r d r u g s
to be available in the streets," said Maj. Chris
A r m o u r, a n AWA C S m i s s i o n c r e w c o m m a n d e r f r o m
Ti n k e r A i r F o r c e B a s e , O k l a . " We l o o k f o r a i r t r a c k s ,
which are aircraft that carry drugs, and water tracks,
which are like fast-moving cigar boats."
After spotting what they think may be a drug
smuggler, an AWACS crew will contact the U.S. Coast
Guard or customs, who will fly in to confirm their
suspicions.
There are about 230 people stationed at this base
on the western coast of South America. Of those, 13
are Airmen on a one-year assignment and the rest
rotate through during air and space expeditionary
force deployments. Contractors provide a bulk of the
support -- food services, fire department and aircraft maintenance.
A i r m a n 1 s t C l a s s A l v i n M a r l a r, a n a i r b o r n e r a d a r t e c h n i c i a n w h o r e p a i r s t h e AWA C S ' b u l b o u s r a d a r, s a i d h e n o r m a l l y fl i e s o n c e a m o n t h i n O k l a homa. During this 60-day deployment -- his first -the Mississippi native flies at least once every two
days.
"It's good training and it's for a good cause," Airman 1st Class Marlar said. "I am actually going to
dread the day I have to leave."

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F-15E Strike
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Spirit bomber fly
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Squadron from
Mountain Home
Air Force Base,
Idaho. The bomber
is from the 325th
Expeditionary
Bomb Squadron
from Whiteman
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LOWER DOORAND HELPED THE THIRD PASSENG ERAND TWO CR EW
MEMBERS ESCAPE. THE BLAZE REIGNITED AND WAS DOUSED
AGAIN. THE OCCUPANTS WERE MOVED TO A SAFE AREA AND THE
MEMBERS CONTINUED TO WATCH THE AIRCRAFT TO ENSURE THE
FLAMES DID NOT REIGNITE UNTIL THE MACON AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT AR RIVED ABOUT FOUR MINUTES AFTER THE CREW AND
AIRCRAFT WERE SECURE. LIEUTENANT WlSENER'S QUICK THINKING, HEROIC ACTION AND WILLINGNESS TO RISK HIS OWN LIFE TO
SAVE OTHERS, R EFLECTS GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF THE GEOR,
GIA WING AND CIVIL AIR PATROL.

CITATION TO ACCOMPANY THE SILVER MEDAL OF VALOR
TO
JOHN D. MOORE
FIRST LIEUTENANT JOHN D. MOORE, CAP, DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF BY
CONSPICUOUS, HEROIC ACTION BY RISKING HIS OWN LIFE TO SAVE
ANOTHER ON 7 APRIL 2004. AS A DEPUTY SHERIFF, LIEUTENANT MOORE
RESPONDED TO A REPORTOF AN APARTMENT FIRE. ARRIVING FIRST AT

CITATION TO ACCOMPANY THE SILVER MEDAL OF VALOR
TO
RICHARD J.GREENWOOD

LIEUTENANT COLONEL RICHARD J. GREENWOOD, CAP, DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF BY CONSPICUOUS, HEROIC ACTION BY R',SKING
HIS OWN LIFE TO SAVE ANOTHER ON 11 SEPTEMBER 2004. AFTER
MENT. WITH COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR HIS OWN PERSONAL SAFETY,
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING A SEARCH FOR A DISTRESS SIGNAL,
LIEUTENANT MOORE ENTERED THE APARTMENT TO FIND A VICTIM LYING
COLONEL GR EENWOOD WAS DEBRIEFING WITH THE OTHER AIR AND
' . O N T H E F L O O R C O M P L E T E LY O V E R C O M E B Y S M O K E . H E Q U I C K LY
GROUND TEAM MEMBERS AT THE MIDDLE GEORGIA COMPOSITE
SQUADRON BUILDING. COLONEL GR EENWOOD AND ANOTHER CAP
i DRAGGED THIS VICTIM DOWN THE STAIRS AND AWAY FROM THE FIRE
MEMBER WERE HEADING BACK TOWARD THE FLIGHT LINE, WHEN
i AREA SO THAT MEDICAL TREATMENT COULD BE ADMINISTERED UPON
THEY NOTICED THAT A LEAR JET TAXIING TO THE RAMP WAS ON
~ ARRIVAL. LIEUTENANT MOORE'S QUICK THINKING, HEROIC ACTION AND
FIRE, AND HE YELLED FOR HELP. THE PLANE HAD BLOWN ITS LEFT
r WILLINGNESS TO RISK HIS OWN LIFE TO SAVEOTHERS, REFLECTS GREAT
MAIN TIRES ON LANDING, PARTS OF WHICH IGNITED AGAINST THE
i CREDIT UPON HIMSELF, THE SOUTHEAST REGION AND CIVIL AIR PATROL
GLOWING HOT BRAKE DISKS AS THEY TAXIED. THE CREW AND
~
PASSENGERS WERE UNAWARE OF THE FIRE. COLONEL GREENWOOD AND THE OTHER MEMBER QUICKLYOPENEDTHE FLIGHTLINE
CITATION TO ACCOMPANY THE SILVER MEDAL OF VALOR
GATE, AS OTHERS RAN TO THE TRAILER TO RETRIEVE TWO FIRE
TO
EXTINGUISHERS, AND NEXT DOOR TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR
PHILIP G. MALONE
HELP. COLONEL GREENWOOD AND THE OTHERS SPRINTED TOWARD THE PLANE ABOUT 100 YARDS AWAY. AT THIS POINT THE
LIEUTENANTCOLONEL PHILIPG. MALONE, CAP, DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF FLAMES FROM THE LEFT GEAR ERUPTED AS THE BRAKE LINE BURNED
BY CONSPICUOUS, HEROIC ACTION BY RISKING HIS OWN LIFE TO SAVE
THROUGH, SPRAYING HYDRAULIC FLUID INTOTHE FIRE. THE FLAMES
ANOTHER ON 11 SEPTEMBER 2004. AFTER SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING ENGULFED THE GEAR AND SPREAD SEVERAL FEET IN EACH DIRECA SEARCH FOR A DISTR ESS SIGNAL, COLONEL MALONE WAS DEBRIEFING
TION ALONG THE WING AND FUSELAG E, REACHING THE BELLY FU EL
WITH THE OTHER AIR AND GROUND TEAM MEMBERS AT THE MIDDLE
TANK VENTS, AS THE ENGINES WERE BEING SHUT DOWN. COLONEL
GEORGIA COMPOSITE SQUADRON BUILDING. COLONEL MALONE AND
GREENWOOD AND THE OTHERS SQUATTED UNDER THE WING BY
ANOTHER CAP MEMBER WERE HEADING BACK TOWARD THE FLIGHT LINE
THE GEAR AND TEMPORARILY PUTTING OUT THE FLAMES. WHEN
WHEN THEY NOTICED THAT A LEAR JET TAXIING TO THE RAMP WAS ON
COLONEL GREENWOOD RAN TO OPEN THE UPPER DOOR TWO
FIRE AND HE YELLED FOR HELP. THE PLANE HAD BLOWN ITS LEFT MAIN PASSENGERS LEAPT OUT OVER THE STILL CLOSED LOWER DOOR
TIRES ON LANDING, PARTS OF WHICH IGNITED AGAINST THE GLOWING
TO ESCAPE THE AIRCRAFT. ANOTHER MEMBER AND COLONEL
HOT BRAKE DISKS AS THEY TAXIED. THE C REW AND PASSENGERS WER E
GREENWOOD OPENED THE LOWER DOOR AND HELPED THE THIRD
UNAWARE OF THE FIRE. COLONEL MALONE AND THE OTHER MEMBER
PASSENGER AND TWO AIRCREW MEMBERS ESCAPE. THE BLAZE
Q U I C K LY O P E N E D T H E F L I G H T L I N E G AT E , A S O T H E R S R A N TO T H E
REIGNITEDAND WAS DOUSEDAGAIN. THE OCCUPANTS WERE MOVED
TRAILER TO RETRIEVE TWO FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, AND NEXT DOOR TO
TO A SAFE AREA AND THE MEMBERS CONTINUED TO WATCH THE
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR HELP COLONEL MALONE AND THE OTHERS
AIRCRAFT TO ENSURE THE FLAMES DID NOT REIGNITE UNTIL THE
SPRINTED TOWARD THE PLANE ABOUT 100 YARDS AWAY. AT THIS POINT
MACON AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ABOUT FOUR MINTHE FLAMES FROM THE LEFTGEAR ERUPTED AS THE BRAKE LINE BURNED
UTES AFTER THE CREWAND AIRCRAFTWERE SECURE. LIEUTENANT
THROUGH, SPRAYING HYDRAULIC FLUID INTO THE FIRE. THE FLAMES
COLONEL GREENWOOD'S QUICK THINKING, HEROIC ACTION AND
ENGULFED THE GEAR AND SPREAD SEVERAL FEET IN EACH DIRECTION
WILLINGNESS TO RISK HIS OWN LIFE TO SAVE OTHERS, REFLECTS
ALONG THE WING AND FUSELAGE, REACHING THE BELLY FUEL TANK
GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF, THE SOUTHEAST REGION AND CIVIL
VENTS, AS THE ENGINES WERE BEING SHUT DOWN COLONEL MALONE
AIR PATROL.
THE SCENE HE HAD NO SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE OCCU-

PANCY OF THE AFFECTED APARTMENT; HOWEVER, AS HE APPROACHED
HE COULD SEE THE SMOKE AND FLAMES BILLOWING FROM THE APART-

A N D T H E O T H E R S S Q U AT T E D U N D E R T H E W I N G B Y T H E G E A R A N D
TEMPORARILY PUT OUT THE FLAMES. THE UPPER DOOR WAS LIFTED AND
TWO PASSENGERS LEAPT OUT OVER THE STILL-CLOSED LOWER DOOR
TO E S C A P E T H E A I R C R A F T. T W O O F T H E I N D I V I D U A L S O P E N E D T H E
LOWER DOOR AND HELPED THE THIRD PASSENGER AND TWO CREW
MEMBERS ESCAPE. THE BLAZE R EIGNITED AND WAS DOUSED AGAIN THE

CITATION TO ACCOMPANY THE SILVER MEDAL OF VALOR
TO
TODD A. ENGELMAN

OCCU PANTS WERE MOVED TO A SAFE AR EA AND TH E MEMBERS CONTINUED TO WATCH THE AIRCRAFT TO ENSURE THE FLAMES DID NOT REIG-

LIEUTENANT COLONEL TODD A. ENGELMAN, CAP, DISTINGUISHED
HIMSELF BY CONSPICUOUS, HEROIC ACTION BY RrSKING HIS OWN
FOUR MINUTES AFTER THE CREW AND AIRCRAFT WERE SECURE. LIEULIFE TO SAVE ANOTHER ON 11 SEPTEMBER 2004. AFTER SUCCESSTENANT COLONEL MALONE'S QUICK THINKING, HEROIC ACTION AND
FULLY COMPLETING A SEARCH FOR A DISTRESS SIGNAL, COLONEL
WILLINGNESS TO RISK HIS OWN LIFETO SAVE OTHERS, REFLECTS GREAT
ENGELMAN WAS DEBRIEFING WITH THE OTHER AIR AND GROUND
CREDIT UPON HIMSELF, THE GEORGIA WING AND CIVIL AIR PATROL
TEAM MEMBERS AT THE MIDDLE GEORGtA COMPOSITE SQUADRON
BUILDING. COLONEL ENGELMANANDANOTHER CAP MEMBER HEARD
THE CRY FOR HELP WiTH AN AIRCRAFT FIRE AND QUICKLY RESPONDEDCOLONEL ENGELMAN RAN TOTHE TRAILER TO RETRIEVE
CITATION TO ACCOMPANY THE SILVER MEDAL OF VALOR
TWO FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WHILE ANOTHER MEMBER RAN NEXT
TO
DOOR TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR H ELP THE PLANE HAD BLOWN
.
RANDALL G. WlSENER
ITS LEFT MAIN TIRES ON LANDING, PARTS OF WHICH IGNITEDAGAINST
THE GLOWING HOT BRAKE DISKS AS THEY TAXIED. THE CREW AND
FIRST LIEUTENANT RANDALL G WISENER, CAP, DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF
PASSENGERS WERE UNAWARE OF THE FIRE. COLONEL GREENBY CONSPICUOUS, HEROIC ACTION BY RISKING HIS OWN LIFE TO SAVE
WOOD ANDTHE OTHER MEMBER QUICKLYOPENED THE FLIGHT LINE
ANOTHER ON 11 SEPTEMBER 2004. AFTER SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING
GATE, AS OTHERS RAN TO THE TRAILER TO RETRIEVE TWO FIRE
A SEARCH FOR A DISTRESS SIGNAL, LIEUTENANT WISENER WAS DEEXTINGUISHERS, AND NEXT DOOR TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR
BRIEFING WiTH THE OTHER AIR AND GROUND TEAM MEMBERS ATTHE
HELP COLONEL ENGELMAN AND THE OTHERS SPRINTED TOWARD
MIDDLE GEORGIA COMPOSITE SQUADRON BUILDING. AS THE TEAM WAS
THE PLANE ABOUT 100 YARDS AWAY. AT THIS POINT THE FLAMES
HEADING BACK TOWARD THE FLIGHT LINE, THEY NOTICED THAT A LEAR JET
FROM THE LEFT GEAR ERUPTED AS THE BRAKE LINE BURNED
TAXIING TO THE RAMP WAS ON FIRE THE PLANE HAD BLOWN ITS LEFT
THROUGH, SPRAYtNG HYDRAULIC FLUID INTOTHE FIRE. THE FLAMES
MAIN TIR ES ON LANDING, PARTS OF WHICH IGNITED AGAINST THE GLOWENGULFED THE GEAR AND SPREAD SEVERAL FEET IN EACH DIRECING HOT BRAKE DISKS AS THEY TAXIED THE CREW AND PASSENGERS
TION ALONG THE WING AND FUSELAG E, REACHING THE BELLY FU EL
WERE UNAWARE OFTHE FIRE TWO OTHER MEMBERS QUICKLY OPENED
TANK VENTS, AS THE ENGINES WERE BEING SHUT DOWN COLONEL
T H E F L I G H T L I N E G AT E , A S O N E M E M B E R R A N TO T H E T R A I L E R TO
ENGELMAN AND THE OTH ERS SQUATTED UN DER THE WING BY THE
RETRIEVE TWO FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. AND LIEUTENANT WISENER RAN
GEAR AND TEMPORARILY PUT OUT THE FLAMES. WHILE OTHER
NEXT DOOR TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR HELP LIEUTENANT WISENER
MEMBERS RAN TO OPEN THE DOOR AND QUICKLY ASSIST THE
AND THE OTHERS SPRINTED TOWARD THE PLANE ABOUT 100 YARDS
PASSENGERS OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT, COLONEL ENGELMAN AND
AWAY. AT THIS POINT THE FLAMES FROM THE LEFT GEAR ERUPTED AS
ANOTHER MEMBER CONTINUED TO OBSERVE THE AIRCRAFT. THE
THE BRAKE LINE BURNED THROUGH. SPRAYING HYDRAULIC FLUID INTO BLAZE REIGNITED AND WAS DOUSED AGAIN THE OCCUPANTS WERE
THE FIRE. THE FLAMES ENGULFED THE GEAR AND SPREAD SEVERAL
MOVED TOA SAFE AREA AND THE MEMBERS CONTINUED TO WATCH
FEET IN EACH DIRECTION ALONG THE WING AND FUSELAGE, REACHING THE AIRCRAFT TO ENSURE THE FLAMES DID NOT REIGNITE UNTIL
T H E B E L LY F U E L TA N K V E N T S , A S T H E E N G I N E S W E R E B E I N G S H U T THE MACON AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ABOUT FOUR
DOWN. LIEUTENANT WISENER AND THE OTHERS SQUATTED UNDER THE MINUTES AFTER THE CREW AND AIRCRAFT WERE SECURE. LIEUWING BY THE GEAR AND TEMPORARILY PUT OUT THE FLAMES WHEN
TENANT COLONEL ENGELMAN'S QUICK THINKING, HEROIC ACTION
ANOTHER MEMBER RAN TO OPEN THE UPPER DOOR TWO PASSENGERS AND WILLINGNESS TO RISK HIS OWN LiFE TO SAVE OTHERS, RELEAPT OUT OVER THE STILL-CLOSED LOWER DOOR TO ESCAPE THE
FLECTS GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF, THE GEORGIA WING AND
AIRCRAFT. LIEUTENANTWISENER AND ANOTHER MEMBER OPENED THE
CIVIL AiR PATROL
NITE UNTIL THE MACON AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ABOUT

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NORTHEAST
REGION
COMMANDER
COL. RICHARD A. GREENHUT
CONNECTICUT ~r MAINE

MASSACHUSETFS NEW
HAMPSHIRE '~- N~w JERSEY
NEW YORK ~ PENNSYLVANIA
RHODE ISLAND ~ VERMONT
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CONNECTICUT Three Charles K. Hamilton
Composite Squadron cadets
received their Gen. Billy
Mitchell awards and were
promoted to the grade of
second lieutenant.
Cadets Malachi Ege,
M i c a h E g e a n d A d a m Tr u j i l l o
were presented their awards
by Connecticut State Rep.
Elizabeth Boukus. Rep.
Boukus presented a citation
from the Connecticut General
Assembly to each of the
cadets for their dedicated
service to America.
Maj. Andrew Marteka,
Connecticut Wing director of
cadet programs, and Naval
Academy Midshipman Brett
Roblee also spoke to the
group.
Family members and
friends participated in the
ceremony. The brothers'
sister, Angel, played the
national anthem, and their
father, the Rev. Steven Ege,
gave the invocation. The
master of ceremonies was
Cadet Capt. Joseph Trujillo,
Tr u j i l l o ' s b r o t h e r, a n d t h e
cadets' parents "pinned" the
new promotees.
The colors were posted by
the squadron's color guard,
which included Cadet Chief
Master Sgt. Josiah Roberts
and Staff Sgts. Michael
Laposky, Joseph Kosswig and
Ti m o t h y S a w y e r.
Cadet 1st Lt. Everett Hill
MASSACHUSETTS Massachusetts Wing members participated in a search
for an emergency positionindicating radio beacon.
After being notified of a
transmission on the national
emergency frequency, Lt. Col.
J e ff Te n s f e l d t , w i n g i n c i d e n t
commander, alerted wing

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members.
Aircrews and ground
support staff were both
paged for the mission.
Within 40 minutes of the
page, a wing airplane
piloted by Maj. Dick

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Shafner and Capt. Mike~
Rieker was in the air
and headed for the
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search area.
Tw e n t y m i n u t e s
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later the air crew located
the source of the signal
about one mile from a
major highway at an
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i n c i n e r a t o r. W i t h p o l i c e
assistance, the ground
team was able to get to
the site where they
searched for the EPIRB
in piles of debris.
Once the team
Members of a Massachusetts Wing urban direction-finder team search for an
Me
identified which pile the ele
electronic Iocator transmitter in one of many piles of debris at an Incinerator
EPIRB was in, a front
site.
sib
loader was used to dig
through the pile. After three
their "well-deserved victory."
and to take responsibility for
Color guard members
those who may be entrusted to
or four giant scoops, the
EPIRB was uncovered and
were Cadets Chief Master Sgt.
t h e m . M o r e i m p o r t a n t l y, t h e y
begin to understand the need
deactivated.
Michael West, commander;
Wing personnel traced
Chief Master Sgt. Stephen
to lead by example and to
the owner of the EPIRB to a
Wrobel; Tech. Sgt. Linda
inspire others to follow them,"
company in Gloucester, Mass.
Kelsey; and Senior Airmen
said Col. M. Allen Applebaum,
Maj. Dick Shafner
Colin Martin and Stephen
Pennsylvania Wing comErvin.
mander.
Family members and
NEW YORK - The Col.
The team trainers were
Francis S. Gabreski Squadron
distinguished guests attended
1st Lt. Nathan Hillard and
2nd Lt. Ed Rymas. The color
a graduation and awards
Color Guard won the New
York Wing color guard
guard was accompanied to
ceremony held at the end of
competition.
Rhode Island by their comthe encampment.
The team earned the
mander, Maj. Fenech, and Sr.
1st Lt. Linda A Irwin
right to compete against seven
M b r. K a t h l e e n M a r t i n .
teams during the Northeast
2nd Lt. James A. Ridley Sr.
RHODE ISLAND - The
Northeast Region Cadet
Regional Competition held in
P E N N S Y LVA N I A Competition was held at the
Rhode Island.
The Gabreski team placed
Forty-eight Pennsylvania
N e w p o r t N a v a l Tr a i n i n g
first in the in-ranks inspecWing cadets attended the
Station in Newport, R.I.
wing's cadet leadership
Drill teams came from
tion, and second in standard
N e w Yo r k a n d N e w H a m p drill and recorded the fastestencampment.
Keystone County Cadet
shire, and color guard teams
ever times in the one-mile
run.
Squadron Commander Maj.
came from New Hampshire,
Richard Gay directed the
Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Cadet Tech. Sgt. Linda
Kelsey barely missed the
week-long encampment
New York, Rhode Island,
included many hours of
Vermont and Massachusetts.
Female Fleet-foot Award, an
honor she won at the New
curriculum, including instrucPlacing first in the drill
Yo r k W i n g c o m p e t i t i o n , b y
tional classes, physical fitness
team conlpetition were the
only five seconds with a time
training and competitive
N e w Yo r k " D e m o n s " u n d e r
of eight minutes, three
events.
the command of Cadet Maj.
seconds.
The combination of
Erik R. Johnson.
mental and physical chalThe award for the
Other team members
outstanding team commander
lenges helped the cadets gain
were Cadets Chief Master Sgt.
was presented to Gabreski's
self-confidence. In addition to
Yvonne Greco, who took the
the regular curriculum, an
Female Fleetfoot Award by
commander, Cadet Chief
Master Sgt. Michael West.
adventure challenge was held
running the one-mile in 6:06;
"The judging was exwhich covered safety regulaChief Master Sgt. Caleb
Irwin, who scored the highest
tremely close and a couple of
tions and pushed the particimistakes cost us. However,
pants to the limits of their
on the written examination;
the experience we gained was
own safety zones through pre2nd Lt. Alexander Rossbach;
invaluable," said Maj. Fenech,
planned scenarios.
2nd Lts. Matthew Sanford,
Gabreski squadron com"These cadets are chalM a r i s s a We s e l a k a n d B r i a n
mander, who congratulated
lenged to think beyond
Woodlock; Capt. Kathryn
the Pennsylvania Wing on
themselves and their actions
Wieczorek; and Chief Master

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Group 2
Picek. Lt. Col. Lou Wj.potnik,
1st Lt. Rick Crepas and 2nd
members participatCapt. John Mitchell and 1st
Lts. Pat Murphy and Mike
ing at the dedicaLt. Dan Naumann served as
Sandstrom.
tion were senior
wing aircrew members.
"It was an excellent way
members Maj.
At the Discover Flying
to practice and we feel it
Joseph Kouba,
Day, Capt. Paul Hanna, the
really helped us to remain
Group 2 comPalwaukee squadron's deputy
proficient for our missions,"
mander, Capt. John
commander, and 2nd Lt. Joe
said Lieutenant Crepas.
Patrizi, Lincolnway
Long worked an information
2nd Lt. Mike Sandstrom
Composite Squadand recruiting booth. Maj.
ron commander,
John Giordano and 2nd Lts.
O H I O - Tw o C o l u m b u s
Cadet Squadron cadets won
and 1st Lts. Gerald
Bob Gould and Charles Brown
Kincaid and Gary
maintained perimeter security
two out of the three Ohio
Krol, Lincolnway
around the six aircraft on
Wing awards during the cadet
squadron, 2nd Lt.
static display and also kept a
competition.
Dan Wynard, Lewis
watch to ensure visitors did
Cadet Chief Master Sgt.
squadron; and
not stray out onto airport
Daniel Schoessler was named
taxiways.
cadets 2nd Lt.
Ohio Wing Honor Cadet and
Bryan Hamm and
Capt. John Hanusin
Cadet 1st Lt. Justin Baier was
Master Sgt. Patrick
assisted the Experimental
named Ohio Wing Cadet of
Aircraft Association with
the Year.
Retired Air Force Col. William R. Austin II, former base commander at Shaw Air Force B r e n n a n , b o t h w i t h
the Lincolnway
registrations for the Young
Capt. Steve Jones, Ohio
Base, S.C., presents Cadet 2nd Lt. Luke Martin Marchant of South Carolina Wing's
Eagles flights that were
Wing director of cadet proGreenville Composite Squadron the Gen. Billy Mitchell Award as I st Lt. John Cauley, squadron, Senior
Airman Paige
Greenville's deputy commander for cadets, looks on.
ongoing throughout the event.
grams presented the awards.
Lt. Col. Charles Boyle and
Elliott, Airman 1st
Cadet Schoessler is an 18Class Ryan Blaskey
Maj. Dale Machalleck also
year-old home-schooled
a CAP Certificate of Appreciaat the Chicagoland Speedway
helped with the information
and Airman Nick Ficarotta,
senior. He has been a member
tion by 1st Lt. John Meekins,
in Joliet, Ill., to make the trip
with the Lewis squadron.
of CAP for two years, serving
booth.
Greenville squadron's cadet
to Marseilles.
Chaplain Harrison closed
C a p t . P a u l H a n n a as element leader, flight
commander.
The ceremony began at
the ceremony with a benedicsergeant, aerospace education
Lt. Col. Perry Carroll
noon with an invocation by
tion and then the wall was
MICHIGAN - Kellogg
officer, first sergeant and
Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Wayne
opened for public viewing.
Field Senior Squadron
recruiting officer.
Harrison with the Lincolnway
2 n d L t . D a n Wy n a r d aircrews participated in a
Cadet Baler is a 15-yearComposite Squadron. Illinois
search and rescue competiold home-schooled sophomore.
ILLINOIS - Palwaukee
Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn, the
tion.
He has been a member of CAP
keynote speaker, led the
Composite Squadron members
"We were looking for a
for more than two years,
reading of more than 700
took part in an Air Forcenew approach to make
serving as a cadet element
names that have been added
evaluated exercise and air
training more interesting and
leader, flight sergeant and
to the wall since its dedication
show.
thought a competition would
flight commander. He also
in 2004.
Fourteen squadron
be a good way to motivate the
served as the assistant public
Also reading the list of
members participated in the
crews" says Maj. Edmond
affairs officer for the Columnames were family members
Illinois Wing exercise in
Verville, squadron combus squadron in 2004 and as
of the fallen heroes, service
Frankfort, Ill., while other
mander.
a flight sergeant for the 2004
members supported the first
The participants formed
men who served with them,
Great Lakes Regional Enthe mayor and chief of police
annual Discover Flying Day
campment, and will serve as a
their own crews and then
of Marseilles, and representaat Palwaukee Municipal
multiple "targets" were placed
flight commander during the
tives from each of the military
Airport, in Wheeling, Ill.
on the ground in the area. The
woo5 Ohio Wing encampment.
branches.
Capt. Bob Williams,
members were then given a
Capt. John Patrizi,
Palwaukee squadron comrealistic scenario and took off
WISCONSIN - La Crosse
commander of the Lincolnway
mander, participated in the
to locate the targets.
Composite Squadron members
Composite Squadron, read the
communications portion of the
The crew that found the
participated in the 2005 Deke
names representing the U.S.
exercise along with Maj. Steve most targets and completed
Slayton Airfest at the MuniciILLINOIS - Illinois
Air Force.
Handler and Capt. Dave
every task satisfactorily was
pal Airport in La Crosse, Wis.
Wing Group 2 members
Group 2 cadets
Squadron memparticipated in a rededication
with the
bers volunteered
ceremony of the Middle East
Lincolnway and
approximately 600
C o n fl i c t Wa l l M e m o r i a l i n
Lewis composite
hours, providing
Marseilles, Ill.
squadrons were
crowd-line security,
The memorial honors
part of the honor
grounds safety and a
those who have died in recent
guard at the wall
crew to display one of
Middle East wars from 1980
during the ceremothe unit's Cessna Cuntil the present, including
nies. Two members
172s.
those killed in Operation
representing each
The La Crosse
Desert Storm, the Lebanon
branch of the
squadron color guard
barracks bombing, Operation
military were
presented the colors
posted beside a
Desert Shield, the USS Cole
twice to start each day
bombing, Operation Enduring
segment of the
of the event. Lt. Col.
Freedom and Operation Iraqi
wall.
Richard Hanesworth;
Freedom.
The cadets
M a j . Te d d A g n e l l o ;
Originally dedicated June
were in charge of
Capts. Ralph Whiting,
19, 2004, the rededication
color guard duty.
Jim Hanesworth and
ol
ceremony was organized as
They raised the
Gary Raabel; 2nd Lts.
part of the Illinois Motorcycle
U.S., Illinois state
Illinois Wing cadets 2nd Lt. Bryan Hamm, Llncolnway Composite Squadron and Senior K i r k M a l g r e n a n d
Airman Paige Elliott, Lewis Composite Squadron, serve as part of the honor guard at the
Freedom Run. More than
and MIA flags to
Dave Snyder; and
Middle East Conflict Wall Memorial rededication ceremony.
20,000 motorcyclists gathered
half mast.
Cadets Brad Byington

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and Chris Hampson also
provided nighttime security
for the airfest grounds and
airport ramp areas where
military aircraft were
parked.
According to the airfest
security director, this additional duty was crucial to the
successful fulfillment of the
requirements to host a U.S.
Air Force Thunderbirds
appearance.
M a j . Te d d A g n e l l o

Southe
ast
Region
ALABAMA - Members of
the Springville Composite
Squadron hosted the Camp
Waid Emergency Services
Bivouac in Springville, Ala.
Activities included line
searches, compass courses,
scene management, swimming and fishing.
Members of Alabama's
Springville, Pell City and
Redstone Composite squadrons participated, as well as
members of the Pel] City
Police Explorers.
Attending the bivouac
were senior members Col.
F r a n k Wa i d , C a p t . M e l o d y
Compton, 1st Lts. Michael
J o h n s o n a n d J a n H u l s e y, 2 n d
Lt. Michael McEntyre and
Jerry Martin. Cadets attending were Maj. Andrew
Johnson, 2nd Lt. Erin
Compton, Chief Master Sgts.
Morgan Bennett and Chester
K r a f t , S t a ff S g t . P a t r i c k L a n g ,
a n d A i r m e n Ty l e r C o m p t o n ,
Chandler Johnson and
Cheyne Eaddy. Also attending
the bivouac was Capt. Kenneth McEntyre.
Capt. Kenneth McEntyre
FLORIDA - The Florida
Wing held its 2005 Annual
Conference in the Sheraton
World Resort in Orlando, Fla.
Commanders of the 11
groups and 92 squadrons and
many senior and junior

members of the composite and
cadet squadrons were present.
Representatives from
CAP National Headquarters
and the Southeast Region also
attended.
Highlights included
concurrent sessions covering
CAP's mission objectives,
ranging from aerospace
education to homeland
security, and an assembly
address by retired Air Force
Chief Master Sgt. Richard A.
Ortega, vice president for
Aerospace Education, Florida
A i r Force Association.
Chief. Ortega explained
A FA ' s C A P S q u a d r o n C a d e t o f
t h e Ye a r, C A P U n i t G r a n t
Program and CAP Educator
Grant programs. He encouraged squadron commanders to
actively participate in the
Outstanding Cadet of the
Year recognition program.
During the conference,
Mr. Ortega received the 2004
Florida CAP Brewer Lifetime
A c h i e v e m e n t Aw a r d f o r h i s
excellence in aerospace
education excellence in
support of CAP's missions.
The award was presented
by then Acting CAP National
Commander Brig. Gen.
Antonio J. Pineda, Southeast
Region Commander Col.
M a t t h e w S h a r k e y, F l o r i d a
Wing Commander Col. Joseph
Martin and Florida Wing
Aerospace Education Director
L t . C o l . J o h n Ly n n .
It was also announced
M r. O r t e g a w i l l r e c e i v e t h e
CAP Southeast Region Frank

G . B r e w e r L i f e t i m e Aw a r d , t o
be presented during the CAP
National Convention in
August in St. Louis, Mo.
GEORGIA - More than
200 members of the Georgia
Wing attended the largest
wing conference ever held at
Robins Air Force Base, Ga.
The keynote speaker for
the awards banquet was Brig.
Gen. Scott A. Hammond,
Georgia Air National Guard
commander.
Two Gen. Carl A. Spaatz
awards were presented by
Gen. Hammond to Cadet Cols.
Carl. G. Godbee, Savannah
Composite Squadron, and
Rodney C.N. Joye, Griffin
Composite Squadron.
Col. Don Green.e, Georgia
Wing commander, presented
t h e G e n . I r a C . E a k e r Aw a r d
to Cadet Lt. Col. Megan E.
G a l l a g h e r, S a n d y S p r i n g s
Cadet Squadron.
Col. Greene also presented an Amelia Earhart
Award to Cadet Capt.
Jonathan Merck, Stephens
County Composite Squadron.
Other awards presented
included:
-p Chaplain James
Howell- Chaplain of the
Ye a r ;
,p Maj. John Reed -Communicator of the Year;
,P 2nd Lt. David Babulski
-- Aerospace Educator of the
Ye a r ;
P Maj. John Tucciarone
-- Frank G. Brewer Aerospace
E d u c a t i o n Aw a r d ;

,P Robert L. Stapleton -Frank G. Brewer Aerospace
E d u c a t i o n Aw a r d ;
p 1st Lt. Paige Joyner -P u b l i c A ff a i r s O f fi c e r o f t h e
Ye a r ;
,P Capt. Andrew
Zimmerman -- Safety Officer
of the Year;
,p Peachtree City Falcon
Field Composite Squadron -National Squadron of Distinction;
P Gwinnett County
Composite Squadron -Squadron of Merit;
,P Gwinnett County
Composite Squadron -- Unit
Citation;
,P Lt. Col. Martha
McGaughey -- Outstanding
W i n g S t a ff O f fi c e r o f t h e Ye a r
,p Group 4, Lt. Col. Marl
McCracken, commanderGroup of the Year;
P Peachtree City Falcon
Field Composite Squadron -Senior Squadron of the Year;
p Augusta Composite
Squadron -- Composite
Squadron of the Year;
,P Sandy Springs Cadet
Squadron -- Cadet Squadron
of the Year;
,P Cadet Capt. Thomas
Clark -- Outstanding Cadet
of the Year Ben Stone Award
and
P Maj. Deborah Schmid -Georgia Wing Outstanding
Senior Member of the Year.
Special guests included
Georgia Air National Guard
Command Chief Betty Morgan;
Col. Matthew Sharkey,
Southeast Region commander;

Cadets with Alabama
Wing's 117th Air
National Guard
Composite Squadron
out of Birmingham,
Ala., pose for a picture
after going on an Air
National Guard C-13Q
Hercules flight with
members of the Army
National Guard's 20th
Special Forces Group,
also out of Birmingham. Cadets pictured
are, from left, Airman
Basic Steven Jones,
Airman Becky Balliet,
Airman 1st Class Alana
Nichols, Senior Master
Sgt. Joshua Davenport,
Senior Master Sgt,
Katie Owens, Airman
I st Class Andrew
Christwell and Maji
Mike Phillips.

and Col. James Rushing,
Tennessee Wing member.
Capt. Tonya Boylan
MISSISSIPPI - Members
of the Jackson Composite
Squadron participated in a
promotion ceremony, a cadet
change-of-command and a
going away party for a cadet
accepted into the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
During the promotion
ceremony, Cadet Chief Master
Sgt. Benjamin Rowland was
presented with his second
lieutenant shoulder boards.
Helping pin on the new
boards were his father, U.S.
Army Master Sgt. Steven
R o w l a n d , a n d 2 n d L t . To m m y
Rector, squadron deputy
commandant of cadets.
At the formal cadet
change-of-command ceremony, Capt. Robert D. Grete
relinquished command as
cadet commander to Cadet
Rowland. The ceremony was
presided over by Maj. James
S McKinnie, squadron
ct mmander. He was assisted
b:y Lieutenant Rector.
The going-away party
was hosted by squadron
parents and senior members
in honor of Cadet Grete, who
was leaving for West Point.
According to Maj.
McKinnie, Cadet Grete has
served CAP with distinction
for the past eight years.
TENNESSEE -Berryfield Composite Squadron Cadet 2nd Lt. Emily Anne
Purcell received an appointment to the U.S. Air Force
Academy as a member of the
2009 graduating class.
Cadet Purcell plans to
major in physics
and become an ....
i ~-,~
Air Force pilot,
She
graduated in
2005 from
Martin Luther
King Magnet
School in
Nashville ..... ......... d
Tenn., as a
Cadet 2nd Lt.
distinguished
Emily Anne
scholar
Purcell
honors
student. She received scholarship offers from Embry-Riddle
A e r o n a u t i c a l U n i v e r s i t y,
University of Tennessee,
Middle Tennessee State
University and Air Force
ROTC.
"My interest in the Air
Force was developed through
my endeavors with CAP,

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which taught me about
leadership. I am now in a
leadership position and am
honored to give back to other
cadets what was given to me.
If anyone wants to attend the
Air Force Academy, they
should join CAP because it
will prepare them well," Cadet
Purcell said.
Cadet Purcell hopes to
come back in a few years after
graduation from the academy
to become a squadron deputy
commander and to continue
working with cadets. She is
the daughter of David and
Gall Purcell; she has a twin
s i s t e r, C a i t l i n .
C a p t . Ly n n A . D a l t o n

NORTH
CENTRAL
REGION
C O M M A N D E R
COL. REX E. GLASGOW
IOWA * KANSAS
M I N N E S O TA * M I S S O U R I :

N~BRASKA, NORTH DAKOTA

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KANSAS - The third
annual Kansas Wing Emergency Services Academy was
held on the grounds of Camp
To m a h S h i n g a , f o u r m i l e s
s o u t h o f J u n c t i o n C i t y, K a n .
Members from seven
Kansas squadrons and wing
headquarters staff attended
the academy, dubbed by wing
officials as the wing's most
extensive and intensive
emergency services training
program.
The academy offers
members training in all skills
essential to qualification and
participation in CAP's
emergency services mission.
Not counting the outbound flights home, aircrews
managed to garner approximately 17.5 hours of flying
time in the first weekend
session. This allowed members to accomplish many
tasks aircrew members have
problems getting checked off
during other missions and
search and rescue exercises.
Ground team members
completed five missions on
Friday and Saturday night,
and two more on Sunday
morning. Lt. Col. Ed Hill also

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devised a special nighttime
course that challenged the
teams' skills.
During the exercise,
attendees had the 5pportunity
to practice their flight line
aircraft marshalling techniques.
1st Lt. Mark P. Schock
M I N N E S O TA - C h a p lain (Lt. Col.) Donald Mikitta
Jr., Red Wing Composite
Squadron, received the
D i s t i n g u i s h e d S e r v i c e Aw a r d
i n A l e x a n d r i a , Va .
The award was presented
to Chaplain Mikitta during
the 2005 Military Chaplain
Association's recognition
ceremony.
Chaplain Mikitta is a 25year veteran of CAP. He
presently serves as the
Minnesota Wing director of
cadet programs. He also
serves as the North Central
Region deputy chaplain, Red
Wing Composite Squadron
chaplain and Troop 32 Boy
Scout chaplain in Red Wing,
Minn.
"He has been considered a
role model for chaplains in the
North Central Region for
many years." said Chaplain
L t . C o l . R o n To t t i n g h a m ,

North Central Region chaplain.
Chaplain Mikitta was
raised in DeLand, Fla.,
graduating in June 1969 from
DeLand High School. He
served in the U.S. Air Force
as a munitions maintenance
specialist. While in Okinawa
he realized his need for a
relationship with Jesus
Christ.
After serving in the Air
Force, Chaplain Mikitta
attended and graduated from
Lexington Baptist College,
Lexington, Ky., in 1976. He
received his ordination from
Bryan Station Baptist Church
in Lexington. He joined CAP
in 1979 after assuming the
pastorate of Landmark
Baptist Church in Red Wing,
Minn. In 2001, he was
awarded an honorary doctorate of humanities by the
Great Plains Baptist Divinity
School in Sioux Falls, S.D. In
2004, he was named the CAP
Senior Chaplain of the Year.
The MCA holds its
recognition ceremony each
year in conjunction with its
n a t i o n a l i n s t i t u t e . T h i s y e a r,
the conference drew about 100
members from throughout the
nation. The three-day event

included business meetings,
the election of new national
officers and training seminars.
Capt. Al Pabon
M I N N E S O TA - M i n n e sota Wing Group One members sponsored a squadron
leadership school in Grand
Rapids, Minn.
The two-day training
course was hosted by the
members of the Grand Rapids
Composite Squadron.
The following topics were
covered: organization of CAP,
how to progress in CAP, CAPU.S. Air Force liaison structure, effective communications and emergency, services
operations.
Course graduates included:
~ Capt. Jim Harris, 1st
Lts. Dianne Harris and Brian
G r e y a n d 2 n d L t . To m H i l l ,
Cass County Squadron;
,~ 1st Lts. Terrance Best
a n d K e n H a r t w i g a n d S r.
Mbr Mat Shadrick,
Northland Composite Squadron;
~ 1st Lt. Earl Gibson and
S r. M b r. M i k e B l o w e r s ,
Northwest Minnesota Composite Squadron;

2nd Lts. Penny
Hadrava and Fred Hoshal
a n d S r. M b r s . A d a m D i m i c h ,
To m F l e m m i n g a n d Ty r e l
Shue, Grand Rapids Composite Squadron; and
,~ 2nd Lt. Mark
Johnston, Duluth Composite
Squadron.
S L S i n s t r u c t o r s a n d s t a ff
included:
Cols. Steve Miller and
Kevin Sliwinski, Minnesota
Wing Headquarters;
Maj. Dave Odette,
Group One;
, ~ Maj. Bob Stein, Grand
Rapids squadron;
Capt. Rich Yeager,
Cass squadron; and
~ Capt. Brian Freseman,
Duluth squadron.
Major Odette served as
the director; Captain Paulette
Odette, assistant director; and
1st Lt. Jim Millei,, logistics
officer.
Capt. Paulette Odette

MISSOURI - Platte
Valley Squadron cadets were
presented awards during the
squadron's awards and
parents night.
More than 50 parents,
members and guests attended
the ceremony.
Cadet Capts. Dakota T.
Maddox and Kevin L. Mills
were presented their Amelia
E a r h a r t Aw a r d b y U . S . A r m y
Reservist Col. Alfred B.
Carlton, commander of the
6th Brigade, 95th Division.
Cadet Maddox is a junior
at North Kansas City High
School, North Kansas City,
Mo., and Cadet Mills is a
junior at Piper High School,
Kansas City, Mo.
Cadet 2nd Lt. Andrew J.
Burnos was presented his
G e n . B i l l y M i t c h e l l Aw a r d b y
Col. Joe E. Casler, Missouri
Wing commander. He was
presented the Air Force
Association's Squadron Cadet
of the Year Award by Rodney
G . H o r t o n , H a r r y S . Tr u m a n
Chapter No. 185 vice president for communications. This
i s t h e fi r s t t i m e t h e A FA h a s
given the award to a Platte
Valley member.
Cadet Burnos was also
presented the VFW Outstanding Cadet Officer Award by
Army Reservist Lt. Col.
Robert N. Blevins with the
95th Division. He presented
the award to Cadet Burnos on
behalf of the Southern Platte
From left, Chaplain (Col.) John Murdoch, Military Chaplains Asaociatlon president; Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Don
Mlkitta Jr., Mlnnesota Wlng dlrector of Cadet Programs; and Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Robert Hlcka, former CAP deputy VFW Post 7359.
Cadet Burnos is only the
director of Chaplaln Services, pose for a photo wlth Chaplaln MikRta, who recelved the Distingulahed Service
third Platte Valley cadet to
Award from the Mllltary Chaplain Asaoclatlon durlng a recognltlon ceremony In Alexandrla, Va.

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receive this honor. He is the
only cadet in the squadron to
receive both the AFA and
VFW awards. Cadet Burnos is
a junior at Parkhill South
High School in Kansas City.
Cadet Tech. Sgt. Kristin
Venzian was presented the
Air Force Sergeants
Association's Outstanding
C a d e t N C O Aw a r d b y r e t i r e d
Air Force Master Sgt. Glen L.
Oden, president of Cb, apter
804 of the Air Force Sergeants
Association.
Cadet Venzian is the only
squadron cadet to receive an
AFSA award. She is a sophomore at Parkhill South High
School in Kansas City.
Lt. Col. Wesley Biggs Sr.
NEBRASKA - The Lee
Bird Composite Squadron was
p r e s e n t e d t h e Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n
Security Administration's
F r i e n d s h i p Aw a r d d u r i n g a
ceremony at the North Platte
Regional Airport in North
Platte, Neb.
Reno Bamford, regional
director of the Transportation
Security Administration in
Lincoln, Neb., presented the
award to Capt. Barbara Nitz,
squadron commander
D u r i n g t h e c e r e m o n y, M r.
Bamford cited instances in
which Lee Bird squadron
members provided assistance
to the TSA during several
commercial airline emergencies that ended at the North
Platte airport.
The squadron was
nominated for the award by
John Brewers, TSA manager
in North Platte.
Lt. Col. James Nitz

SOUTHWEST
REGION
C O M M A N D E R

COL. THOMAS L. TODD
ARIZONA * ARKANSAS
LOUISIANA * NEW MEXICO
OKLAtlOMA * TEXAS

ARKANSAS - Members
of the 99th Composite Squadron held their first parents
and quarterly awards night to
recognize cadets for their
achievements during the first
quarter of 2005.

Several cadets also
received promotions and
new duty assignments.
Quarterly award
winners were cadets
Cody Davis, Wesley
Shannon and Robert
Compton.
Cadet Davis received the Cadet of the
Quarter a~ard and was
promoted to airman first
class.
Cadet Shannon
received the best
aerospace test score for
the quarter and was
made the unit's flight
sergeant.
Cadet Compton
received the best
leadership test score for
the quarter, was promoted to cadet airman
and received a Certificate of First Flight for
Gladewater Corsair Composite Squadron Cadets 2nd Lt. Stephen Mouton, left,
taking his first orientaand Capt. Kyle Vaughn pose for a photo after flying solo in Cessna 172s during
tion flight in a CAP
s summer flight encampment at the Texas State Technical College Airport near
Waco, Texas.
aircraft
Cadet Matt Melton
was promoted to second
also presented the colors on
Fifteen CAP pilots from
lieutenant and assigned as
behalf of a local Air National
the Texas Wing who are FAAthe cadet flight commander
Guard unit that was unable
certified flight instructors
for the squadron. He was also
to fulfill its commitments due
donated their time during the
the recipient of the 2004 Air
to deployments.
encampment.
Force Association Cadet of the
Capt. Joe Cavett
The cadets stayed in
Ye a r a w a r d . T h i s a w a r d i s
barracks at the airport, which
given to a cadet who demonT E X A S - Tw e n t y - t h r e e
is a former military base. The
strates outstanding abilities
cadets from the Texas Wing
airport is on the edge of the
in areas of leadership and
attended a statewide summer
presidential restricted flying
aerospace.
flight encampment at the
area, requiring CAP to make
Cadet Clayton Arms was
Texas State Technical College
special arrangements with the
named cadet deputy comAirport near Waco, Texas.
FAA and Secret Service to
mander. He previously served
The cadets graduated
conduct the training missions
as cadet flight commander for
after receiving six days of
during the part of the week
the squadron.
ground school and up to 10
when President Bush was at
The following cadets
hours of flight instruction.
his ranch near Waco.
received the 100-Percent Club
Twenty of the cadets
Capt. Rick Block
Award for meeting attendance
were recommended for solo
and proper uniform wear:
flight by a certified Federal
T E X A S - Tw o
Clayton Arms, Brandon
Av i a t i o n A d m i n i s t r a t i o n
Thunderbird Composite
Looney, Robert Compton,
instructor.
Squadron cadets received
Matt Melton, Cody Davis and
Tw o G l a d e w a t e r C o r s a i r
their Gen. Billy Mitchell
Lemuel Strange.
Composite Squadron cadets
awards
Also recognized were new
were awarded their wings
Maj. Dennis Cima, Group
cadets Tabitha Nilsen and
after flying solo in a Cessna
13 commander, presented the
Jason Adams
C-172. Cadets Capt. Kyle
awards to Nicholas Combs
Col. Larry Webster Va u g h n a n d 2 n d L t . S t e p h e n
and Cameron Thompson.
Mouton have both been
Cadet Combs is a member
OKLAHOMA - Seven
members of the Gladewater
of the Sheldon Cadet SquadStarbase Composite Squadron
Corsair squadron for more
ron drill team. The team
cadets guarded the Tomb of
than four years.
represented the Texas Wing
the Unknown Soldier at
Cadet Vaughn will be a
and Southwest Region in the
Floral Haven Cemetery in
junior at Mount Pleasant
2005 National Cadet CompetiB r o k e n A r r o w, O k l a . , d u r i n g
High School this fall in Waco,
t i o n i n Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C .
Memorial Day weekend.
and Cadet Mouton will be a
Cadet Thompson is a
The cadets performed a
j u n i o r a t P i n e Tr e e H i g h
sophomore at Cypress Ridge
morning wreath-laying
School in Waco.
High School and a member of
ceremony and then walked
Both cadets plan to
both the Ram Marching Band
their post nonstop for the rest
continue their flight lessons
and Boy Scout Troop 251. He
of the day. They also perthis summer and to get their
plans to attend the University
formed the changing-of-theprivate pilot license; they also
of Texas through the ROTC
guard ceremony every 30
hope to attend a service
program there and then
minutes.
academy and become military
attend flight school to become
pilots.
The Starbase Color Guard
a fighter pilot.

He is a member of the
Sheldon Cadet Squadron drill
team, and was a member of
the 2003 and 2004 color guard
teams that went to Dayton
both years for the National
Cadet Competition. Cadet
Thompson commanded the
2004 team, which placed
second, and Cadet Combs
served as its guidon bearer
1st Lt. Denise Thompson
TEXAS - Gregg County
Composite Squadron members
held a change-of-command
ceremony in which Maj.
Michael Cobb relinquished
command to 1st Lt. Steve
Schluter.
The ceremony was
officiated by Lt. Col. Dennis
M. Bennett, Group 7 commander.
Maj. Cobb has accepted
the position of finance officer
w i t h Te x a s W i n g H e a d q u a r ters.
A member of the Gregg
County squadron since 2000,
Maj. Cobb who is a qualified
mission aircrew member, a
graduate of the CAP Corporate Leadership Course and
Southeast Region Staff
College.
Lt. Schlute~, was a cadet
in the Gregg County squadron. A Navy veteran, he
served on board the USS
Nimitz, the NAS Chasefield
and NAS Dallas with a series
of Navy air squadrons before
reentering civilian life as a
designer for LeTourneau Inc.
He is a qualified pilot and has
served in various capacities in
CAP, including safety officer,
logistics officer and administrative officer, and he has
been closely involved with the
cadet program.
2rid Lt. Doug Camp

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COLORADO. IDAHO
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COLORADO - Evergreen Comlaosite Squadron
members toured the 2nd

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HIGHLIGHTS
Space Warning Squadron
facility at Buckley Air Force
Base in Aurora, Colo.
Cadets, senior members
and family members were
given a presentation on the
history of the unit and the
space warning program's
current capabilities and
future plans.
Serving as tour guide for
the facility -- a secure area
located in the center of
Buckley Air Force Base -was Air Force Lt. Col. Steven
Smith, 2nd SWS commander.
After the presentation,
members visited the unit's 60foot-wide radar domes and
support facilities. The domes
contain satellite dishes that
allow SWS members to
communicate with warning
satellites. The domes have
been nicknamed "God's golf
balls" because they resemble
giant golf balls.
F o l l o w i n g t h e t o u r, t h e
group visited the lobby of the
control building where Col.
Smith discussed current and
future space-warning satellites.
Evergreen squadron
members participating in the
tour were senior members
Capts. David Young and Dean
Anderson, 1st Lt. Andrew
Rajca and 2nd Lt. Kathie
McAlpine-Anderson; and
Cadets Capt. Jacob Young,
2nd Lts. Nathan Hardy and
Kim Smith and Chief Master
Sgt. Laura Reichart.
Several family members
also participated.
Capt. Robert Smith of the
wing's Jeffco Senior Squadron
helped organize the tour.
1st Lt. Andrew Rajca
U TA H - C a d e t C a p t .
Justin Borgerding of the
Minuteman Composite
Squadron received an appointment to the U.S. Air
Force Academy in Colorado
Springs, Colo.
Cadet Borgerding was
scheduled to report to the
academy July 1 as a member
of the class of 2009.
Cadet Borgerding joined
CAP in the ninth grade, and
during his three-year membership he achieved the rank
of captain, earned his Gen.
Billy Mitchell and Amelia
Earhart awards, and served
as cadet commander of the
Weber Minuteman Composite
Squadron.
Cadet Borgerding's CAP
awards and achievements

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a l s o i n c l u d e t h e Wr i g h t
Brothers Award, Outstandi n g C a d e t O f fi c e r Aw a r d ,
R e d S e r v i c e Aw a r d , Ve t e r a n s
o f F o r e i g n Wa r s O u t s t a n d i n g
Cadet Noncommissioned
Officer Award and National
B l u e B e r e t Aw a r d . A c a d e m i c
recognition includes the
Academic Performance in
S c i e n c e Aw a r d , t h e
P r e s i d e n t ' s Aw a r d f o r
E d u c a t i o n a l Excellence and
Foreign Language Student
in Spanish
Aw a r d .
In addition
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to his CAP
activltms,
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~ %,, Cadet
~ ~ r ~ B o r g e r d i n g
L . ~ ~ L : - , I
has been
active in
Cadet Capt.
athletics.
Justin
He enjoys
Borgerding
hockey,
soccer and track, and still
finds time to volunteer in
many community events and
H i l l Air Force Base activities.
"I have a great desire to
serve my country, as both of
my parents have, as an officer
and pilot with an excellent
education from the Air Force
Academy, which is second to
none. I wish to express my
thanks to my great parents
for giving me the opportunity
and guidance to achieve my
goals and dreams," Cadet
Borgerding said.
C a p t . D a v i d A . Yo u n g
WYOMING - Sixty
people attended the first
Cloud Peak Composite
Squadron awards banquet at
t h e S h e r i d a n A r m o r y.
1st Lt. Jamie Foy,
squadron commander,
directed the ceremonies.
Special guests included
Lt. Cols. James Henderson
and Robert Byrd with the
Pryor Mountain Wild Horse
Group.
Special recognition was
given to the following members:
[ Lt. Col. Ben Peterson L i f e t i m e A c h i e v e m e n t Aw a r d
for 23 years of CAP service;
[ 1st Lt. Patricia Larson Senior Member of the Year;
and
[ Cadet Airman Heather
Gould - Cadet of the Year.
Keynote speaker Cadet
Commander Lt. Col. Karl
Heine, reviewed the
squadron's short history. He
told how the squadron has

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grown from two interested
cadets to more than 20 active
members.
Cadet Heine was also
honored for his leadership
during the formation of the
squadron's cadet program.
With Cadet Heine's
acceptance to the U.S.
M i l i t a r y A c a d e m y a t We s t
Point, a change-of-command
ceremony was also held, with
Cadet Staff Sgt. Vance Swett
assuming the position of cadet
commander.
Capt. Bill Heine

PA C I F I C
REGION
COMMANDER
C O L . M E R L E V. S TA R R

Cadet Melissa N. McCargar, John J. Montgomery Memorial Cadet Squadron cadet commander, receives a certificate of recognition from Air Force
Capt. Donald L. Bush Jr., unit admissions officer for AFROTC Detachment 045, San Jose State University, San Jose, Calif. Cadet McCargar
received an Air Force ROTC scholarship and will attend the University of
Arizona in the fall.

ALASKA * CALIFORNIA
H AWA I I * N E VA D A
OREGON * WASHINGTON

AI~SKA - Birchwood
Composite Squadron Cadet
Capt. Brian A. Slater received
h i s A m e l i a E a r h a r t Aw a r d
during a private ceremony at
the federal" courthouse in
Anchorage, Alaska.
The Honorable Ralph R.
Beistline, U.S. District Court,
District of Alaska, presented
Cadet Slater his award.

Cadet Slater has been a
member of CAP for nearly
four years, joining in August
2001 in Ocala, Fla.. As a
Florida cadet, he earned his
G e n . B i l l y M i t c h e l l Aw a r d i n
July 2003. He moved to
Alaska in March 2004 and
was soon appointed cadet
commander of the Birchwood
squadron.
Cadet Slater, a homeschooled student, will begin
his senior year of high school,
as well as a dual enrollment

The Honorable Ralph R. Beistline, U.S. District Court, District of Alaska,
left, presents Birchwood Composite Squadron Cadet Cap. Brian A. Slater
h i s A m e l i a E a r h a r t Aw a r d d u r i n g a p r i v a t e c e r e m o n y a t t h e F e d e r a l
Courthouse in Anchorage, Alaska.

at the University of Alaska
Anchorage, in the fall of 2005.
A f t e r. g r a d u a t i o n , C a d e t
Slater plans to attend Embry
Riddle Aeronautical Univers i t y, t o e a r n h i s m a s t e r ' s
degree in aerospace engineering and to work for
Lockheed Martin or National
Aeronautics & Space Administration.
Capt. John W. Erichson
CALIFORNIA - Cadet
Melissa N. McCargar, John J.
Montgomery Memorial Cadet
Squadron cadet commander,
received an Air Force ROTC
scholarship during a squadron opening formation.
Capt. Donald L. Bush Jr.,
unit admissions officer for
AFROTC Detachment 045.
San Jose State University,
San Jose, Calif.. presented
Cadet McCargar her scholarship.
Capt Bush also presented Cadet McCargar her
certificate of recognition.
"Melissa is phenomenal.
She will be a huge success in
AFROTC and as an Air
Force officer. She competed
against more than 16,000
students nationwide and is
one of just over 2,000
selected for the scholarship.
Depending upon the school,
her major and hey performance, her scholarship is, at
a minimum, worth more
than $60,000 and possibly as
much as $90,000," he said.

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HIGHLIGHTS
Cadet McCargar will
attend the University of
Arizona this fall to pursue a
degree in psychology.
Maj. Mike Montgomery
N E VA D A - C l a r k C o u n t y
Composite Squadron senior
member lEt Lt. John
Daugherty received the
F e d e r a l Av i a t i o n
A d m i n i s t r a t i o n ' s Wr i g h t
B r o t h e r s M a s t e r P i l o t Aw a r d .
The award was presented
by Nancy Haugarth, local Las
Ve g a s F l i g h t S t a n d a r d s
District Office manager of the
Av i a t i o n S a f e t y P r o g r a m
Office, in front of family and
friends at the North Las
Ve g a s A i r Te r m i n a l .
Representing the Pacific
Region at the ceremony was
Lt. Col. Rezk Mohamed III,
assistant editor of Nevada's
"Silver Wings" magazine.
Lt. Col. Rezk Mohamed H
OREGON - Medford
Composite Squadron cadets
Staff Sgt. Jacob Wilson, Tech.
Sgt. Justin Murphy and
Airman Basic Derrick Bauer
received awards and promotions recently.
Cadet Bauer was awarded
t h e G e n . J o h n F. C u r r y Aw a r d
and promoted to cadet
airman, Cadet Wilson was
awarded the Capt. Eddie
R i c k e n b a c k e r Aw a r d a n d

promoted to technical sergeant and Cadet Murphy was
awarded the Charles A.
L i n d b e r g h Aw a r d a n d p r o meted to master sergeant.
Cadet Bauer, a member of
CAP since January 2005, was
named Cadet of the Month for
April 2005. He has participated in orientation flights,
model rocket launches and
one Citizens on the Battlefield
exercise with the Oregon
National Guard. He is
working toward an appointm e n t t o a m i l i t a r y a c a d e m y,
and hopes to get his pilot's
license. Cadet Bauer is the
son of Doug and Kassandra
B a u e r. H e a t t e n d s E a g l e
Point Middle School in Eagle
Point, Ore.
Cadet Wilson was named
Cadet of the Month for
February 2005. He is the
Medford squadron's Bravo
Flight sergeant. He has
attended a number of CAP
exercises and orientation
flights and formerly served as
a color guard member for the
unit. He is a junior at North
Medford High School in
Medford, Ore.
C a d e t M u r p h y, a m e m b e r
of CAP since January 2004,
was named Cadet of the
Quarter for the first quarter
of 2005. He is the squadron's
Alpha Flight sergeant, is the
recipient of community service

and recruiting ribbons, and is
a home-schooled sophomore
from Central Point, Ore. He
has been a drummer in the
All-State Jazz Band. His
plans include becoming
involved with the Department
of Homeland Security and
becoming a minister in the
United Pentecostal Church.
De Davis-Guy

OVERSEAS
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COMMANDER

MR. DONNIE ROWLAND

GERMANY
J A PA N * O K I N A W A

J A PA N - Te n O k i n a w a
Cadet Squadron members
volunteered during the 2005
Okinawa Marathon.
Cadets and senior members joined hundreds of
volunteers, assisting with one
of two marathons held in
Okinawa, Japan.
For approximately five
hours, members gathered near
the Mainstreet Food Court to

cheer on runners and hand
out fruit to participants as
they passed through Kadena
Air Base.
Earlier that morning,
cadets helped members of the
base's 18th Services Squadron
pitch tents and set out chairs
for the volunteer booths. At
the booths, cadets handed out
oranges and bananas to
passing runners.
The cadets turned the
fruit distribution into fun.
"We had a contest to see who
could pass out the most fruit
to runners," said Cadet Chief
Master Sgt. Curtis
Dondoyano.
After the last of the
runners passed by the fruit
stations, the members turned
into a cleanup crew, picking
up fruit peelings and taking
down tents.
Okinawa squadron senior
members who participated
w e r e 2 n d L t . E r i n R e i l l y,
squadron commander; Capt.
Anthony Chu; and 2nd Lt.
Aida Dondoyano. Cadets; who
participated were Master
S g t s . B r i a n n a Ta r p e y a n d
Curtis Dondoyano; Airmen lEt
Class Corey Pickens and
Te r r e l l G u n n ; A i r m a n
Michael Brokas; and Airmen
Basic Stephanie Victoria and
Angela Victoria.
Cadet Senior Master Sgt.
Remey Dondoyano

THE FINAL SALUTE
Cadet Emerald D. Abing
Air Academy Cadet Squadron
Colorado Wing

Noel Bullock
Rocky Mountain Region
Headquarters

Lt. Col. Lawrence W. Adams
Peli City Composite Squadron
Alabama Wing

1st Lt. William L. Cash
Shelby Composite Squadron
North Carolina Wing

Lt. Col. Doris M. Anderson
Headquarters Group 5
Florida Wing

1st Lt. Earl D. Chamness Jr.
Rio Rancho Falcon
Composite Squadron
New Mexico Wing

Lt. Col. James R. Atkinson
Wheeling Composite Squadron
West Virginia Wing
Lt. Col. Hosmer L. Auger
Auburn Composite 92 Squadron
California Wing
Lt. CoL Warner A. Britton
Mobile Composite Squadron
Alabama Wing

1st Lt. David R. Gilchrist
Fayetteville Composite Squadron
North Carolina Wing
Capt. William R. Greene Sr.
York County Composite Squadron
South Carolina Wing

Capt. Robert R. Haynie
Capitol City
Composite Squadron
Louisiana Wing
Maj. Stanley C. Holmes
Safford Composite Squadron
Arizona Wing
Maj. Bruce D. Joyner
Beale Composite Squadron
California Wing
Maj. Jeff C. Ohman
California Wing Headquarters
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2nd Lt. Jacob Pfingsten
Crow Wing Composite Squadron
Minnesota Wing
Andrew C. Shields*
Former cadet
Spartanburg Composite Squadron
South Carolina Wing
1st Lt. Charles E. Sigworth
Grant County
Composite Squadron
Indiana Wing
Sr. Mbr. Barbie L. Thompson
Rio Del Fierro
Composite Squadron
Texas Wing
Col. George R. Way
CAP National Commanders
Squadron
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