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THE
U.S. A I R F O R C E
AUXILIARY

J A N U A RY

2000
Civil Air Patrol National Headquarters O Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

32 pages

CAP reunion in
Delaware
Wo r l d Wa r I I - e r a C A P
Coastal Patrol Base
Tw o v e t e r a n s g a t h e r
for reunion in
Rehoboth, Del.
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2000 activity
schedule for
senior members
From who is eligible
to when and where

m don't miss this
year's special
activity schedule

for senior members
Pages 12-13

Cessna delivers!
Cessna delivers 15

new single-engine
C-172 Skyhawks to
CAP
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National Perspective ...... 8
Focus on Service .......... 1 0
Legal View ..................... 1 0
C o m m e n t a r y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Air Force News .........

22

Recognition ................... 2 3
Coast to Coast ......... 2 4 - 3 2

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AF Thunderbirds
announce 2111111
show season

Thunderbirds to perform more than 60
demos in 25 states, Canada and Europe.
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Feature
story
N e w

Jersey
Wing captain hopes to
duplicate Earhart's ﬂight

J A N U A R Y 2 0 0 0 * C I V I L A I R PAT R O L N E W S

NEWS

Cessna delivers 15 new Skyhawks
I N D E P E N DENCE, Kan. -Cessna delivered 15
new Skyhawk 172 SPs
to the Civil Air Patrol
in December.
The Skyhawks
will be used by CAP to
ﬂy search-and-rescue
missions for downed
aircraft, provide orientation ﬂights for cadets and introduce
young people to powered ﬂight during
CAP's summer ﬂight
training schools.
CAP prefers the
Skyhawk because of
its wing design. "The
aircraft's high-wing
design, which allows
for increased aircraftt o - g r o u n d v i s i b i l i t y,
makes Cessna singleengine aircraft ideal
for our specialized
training activities and
search-and-rescue

Civil Air Patrol
National Commander
Brig. Gon. James C. Boblck
Executive Director
Col. Robert L. Brooks

missions," said CAP
Executive Director
Robert L. Brooks.
CAP operates the
largest Cessna ﬂeet in
the world, made up of
some 530 aircraft
throughout the U.S.
and Puerto Rico.
Cessna Single En-

2 receive lifesaving award
MARYLAND -- Maj. Andrew Felix and 1st Lt.
Brian McNamee received the Civil Air Patrol Lifesaving Award during a ceremony Nov. 17.
Maryland Wing Vice Commander Lt. Col.
Lawrence Trick and Maj. Jon Royer, commander of
Maryland Wing's Group Three, presented the awards.
On Oct. 4, 1997, Felix and McNamee watched an
aircraft lose power on takeoff and crash at College
Park Airport, Md. After impact, the aircraft broke apart
and slid over the Metro and CSX railroad tracks at the
end of the runway before coming to rest in a ditch.
Fuel spills started numerous ﬁres on and around the
tracks. Although some were injured, the six occupants safely exited the aircraft.
McNamee notiﬁed the Federal Aviation Administration, and then he and Felix went to the crash site
with ﬁre extinguishers. They directed cadets to man
the airport's entrance and direct emergency vehicles
to the site. On scene, the two men worked with
ﬁremen and paramedics. When a Metro train came to
a stop near the crash scene, they advised the
engineer of the situation. After it was over, both men
provided both verbal and written reports to the
Maryland State Police, FAA and National Transportation Safety Board.
Felix is the commander of the Prince Georges
Composite Squadron and McNamee is a squadron
member.

gine General Manager
Pat Boyarski said,
"The Civil Air Patrol
contributes not only to
the future of aviation,
but to the welfare and
safety of each one of
u s . We t a k e p r i d e ' i n
their continued use of
Cessna aircraft in

their missions."
Cessna is a subsidi a r y o f Te x t r o n , I n c .
( N Y S E : T X T ) , a n $ 11
billion, global, multiindustry company
with market-leading
businesses in aircraft,
automotive, industrial
and ﬁnance.

Pamphlet 201 'hot off press'
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS -- Civil Air Patrol
Pamphlet 201, Specialty Track Study Guide for a
Public Affairs Ofﬁcer, is "hot off the press" and may
now be ordered from the CAP Bookstore.
The specialty track was revised to better serve
the needs and requirements of CAP PAOs.
According to the CAP director of marketing and
public affairs, Mary Nell Crowe, a special "thanks"
goes to Maj. Tom Traver, Oregon Wing PAO, 1st Lt.
Rick Williamson, Georgia Wing PAO, and especially
Lt. Col. Karen Copenhaver, Middle East Region PAO.
"This team of volunteers offered their time and
services to revise the specialty track. Lt. Col.
Copenhaver served as team captain and put the
ﬁnishing touches on the document," Crowe said.
Also, the new PAO badge is available from the
bookstore. The technician badge, catalogue number
#0762, is $5.95. The senior level badge (with star),
catalogue number #0762A, is $6.50. The master level
badge (with star and laurel wreath), catalogue
number # 0762B, is $7. "Special appreciation is
extended to Lt. Col. Ed Crankshaw of the California
Wing for designing the badge," said Crowe.
Individuals earning the technician, senior or
master level prior to the revisions will be
"grandfathered" and permitted to wear the appropriate
badge. As of Jan. 15, the date on the revised specialty track, anyone completing a level will have to

Director, Marketing & PR
Mary Nell Crows

Civil Air Patrol News Editor
James F. Tynan

Cessna Single Engine General Manager Pat Boyarski hands the keys to a new
Skyhawk 172 to Civil Air Patrol Executive Director Col. Robed L. Brooks.
Cessna delivered 15 new Skyhawks to CAP in December.

CAP-U.S. Air Force Commander
& Senior Air Force Adviser
Col. Dennis B. Parkhurst

CAP News Assistant Editor
Daniel P, Meredith

The Civil Air Patrol News (ISSN #09-7810) is an ofﬁcial publication of
the Civil Air Patrol, a private, benevolent corporation and auxiliary to
the U.S. Air Force. It is published monthly by CAP National Headquarters, 105 South Hansell St., Building 714, Maxwell AFB, AL 361126332, and printed by the Opellka News, P.O. Box 2111, Opelika, AL
36830, Periodicals postage paid at Auburn, Ala, 36830. Opinions
expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of the CAP or the
U.S. Air Force.
Subscriptions: Annual subscription rate is $5, To subscribe, send a
check or money order to: Editor, Civil Air Patrol News, 105 South
Hansell St,, Building 714, Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6332. Call (334)
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Advertising: For advertising-rate information, call (334) 953-5700 or
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Editorial submissions: Send submissions via e-mail to
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Submission deadline: Submission deadline is the third Monday of the
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Postmaster: Send address changes to the Personnel, CAP National
Headquarters, 105 South Hansell St., Bldg. 714, Maxwell AFB, AL
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meet the requirements in the revised edition.

Chaplain staff colleges
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS -- The CAP
Chaplain Service has announced the dates of their
staff colleges in each region for 2000.
Each college will give special attention to the
accomplishments of their ministry over the past 50
years and will meet the standards for a region staff
college contained in CAP Regulation 50-17.
The colleges, which are open to chaplains and
moral leadership ofﬁcers, are as follows:
Paciﬁc Region, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii,
Feb. 12-19 Feb, Chaplain Dan Dyer, (909) 864-4150;
North Central Region, Omaha, Neb., April 24-28,
Chaplain Ron Tottingham, (605) 339-2038; Southeast Region, Maxwell Air Force Base, May 1-4,
Chaplain Ron Greene, (727) 799-3748; Northeast
Region, Naval Training Center, R.I., May 15-18,
Chaplain George Kelly, (908) 647-0180, Ext. 6741;
Rocky Mountain Region, FE Warren Air Force Base,
Wyo., May 16-18, Chaplain Gene Packer, (970) 6679453; Middle East Region, Dover Air Force Base,
Del., May 22-26, Chaplain Robert Magee, (301) 3366570; Great Lakes Region, Wright-Patterson Air
Force Base, June 12-15, Chaplain Jerry Beaumont,
(734) 475-3305; Southwest Region, Randolph Air
Force Base, Aug. 14-17, Chaplain Bill Sanford, (817)
782-6400.

C I V I L A I R PAT R O L N E W S * J A N U A R Y 2 0 0 0

N ] E ~ ' ~ V S

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CAP Coastal Patrol Base Two vets gather in Rehoboth
Roger Thiel
National Capital Wing
D E L AWA R E - - W i t h a
salutation from President
Bill Clinton on their bulletin board and surrounded
b y f r i e n d s , f a m i l y, h i s t o r i ans and Civil Air Patrol National Commander Brig.
Gen. James C. Bobick, the
Wo r l d Wa r I I a n t i - s u b v e t erans of CAP Coastal Patrol Base Two held their 57year reunion.
The only one of the 21
anti-sub bases to hold annual reunions, the Delaware veterans' tradition
originated with a feeling of
family pioneered by the late
base commander Maj.
Hugh Sharp. It has included annual reunions every year since the late
1940s. In postwar decades,
the reunion has been coordinated by veterans Ed
P h i p p s , To m W o r t h a n d

Maury Betchen -- all of
whom were in attendance.
Direct CAP citation by
the president of the United
States is already known by
B a s e Tw o p e r s o n n e l . I n
1942, Sharp and Lt. Eddie
Edwards were awarded the
Air Medal directly by President Theodore Roosevelt in
a White House ceremony
for a daring rescue at sea.
Edwards was on hand at
this year's reunion with his
wife, Blanche, who was also
on the scene near Base Two
during their period of activation.
White House policy prohibits the Civil Air Patrol
News from reproducing the
letter or directly quoting
from it, but the thrust of
Clinton's message was to
emphatically thank the
CAP for its great World
War II service and sacriﬁce
to the country, and to congratulate the veterans on

Bookstore accepts credit cards
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS -- The Civil Air
Patrol Bookstore now accepts both American Express
and Discover credit cards.
"It's another step in the right direction for the
bookstore," said Jim McGee, bookstore manager. "It
all boils down to our continuing to provide our
customers the best in service."
In addition to American Express, Discover, the
bookstore also accepts MasterCard and Visa.
For more information or questions, call the
bookstore at (800) 633-8768.

FL pilot NAFI master instructor
FLORIDA -- Capt. John McManus, ﬂight instructor and member of the Naples Senior Squadron in
Naples, Fla., has been redesignated as a "master instructor" by
the National Association of Flight
Instructors, the nation's largest
professional organization for
those who teach people to ﬂy.
The master instructor
designation is a rare accomplishment, as fewer than 100 of the
country's 78,000 ﬂight instructors
Capt.
have reached that status.
John McManus
The two-year master instruc-

Civil Air Patrol Coastal Patrol Base Two veterans pose for a group photo during their annual
reunion in Rehoboth, Del. Pictured are left to right: (front row) Maury Betchen, Henry E. Phipps,
Roland T. O'Day and Glen P. Cook; and (back row) CAP National Commander Brig. Gen. James
C. Bobick, Arthur T. Worth, Eddie Edwards and CAP Historical Foundation Executive Director
Drew Steketee.

preserving this heritage for
CAP and the nation.
An honor guard of
Delaware cadets presented

the colors and, after the
banquet, Bobick gave an
impassioned address with
special words of apprecia-

tor status is earned and renewed through a rigorous
process of continuing education, professional
development and involvement in aviation. The
program allows ﬂight instructors to enhance their
abilities as both pilots and educators, to engage in
professional activities to enhance their teaching skills.

Cadets can receive ROTC credit
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS -- Our ofﬁce
occasionally receives questions about receiving
college credit for the ROTC courses because of a
cadet's Civil Air Patrol achievements.
The Air Force ROTC Instruction 36-2011 (dated
Jan. 7, 1999) states: Para. 2.5.6 -- The unit commander may accredit portions of the GMC (general
military course) for receipt of a CAP award. Obtain a

tion for their heritage of
family. He also cited the exSee

REUNION..,

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copy of the certiﬁcate of award from the individual,
attach it to the AFROTC Form 20, and place it in the
cadet's UPRG (unit personnel record group). Only the
highest award is accredited. The awards are not
cumulative; Para. 2.5.6.1 --The Carl A. Spaatz
Award (may be shown as Phase 4) is considered as
being equal to three semesters, four quarters or an
equivalent number of other academic terms which
comprise a maximum of 1 1/2 academic years; Para.
2.5.6.2 -- The Amelia Earhart Award is considered
equal to either year of the GMC; and Para. 2.5.6.3 -The Billy Mitchell Award is considered equal to any
academic term of the GMC."
CAP cadets enrolled in college Air Force ROTC
should inform their unit commander about this Air
Force instruction. The ROTC detachment makes the
ﬁnal decision to allow these credits. CAP National
Headquarters does not administer this program.

Scholarships available online
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. -Students interested in pursuing aviation studies can
learn more EAA's Aviation Foundation scholarships
and receive applications through a new service on the
EAA Web site at www.eaa.org.
The scholarships, which range from $500 to
$25,000, recognize, encourage and support excellence among individuals studying the essential
technologies and skills of aviation.

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~ V I AT I O N H I S T O R Y I N M A K I N G
dismal reading. Like many other victims of this
devastating illness she was diagnosed with and
treated for everything except Lyme disease. "The
doctors hadn't a clue," she said.
Offers of sponsorship kept pouring in, but
Grace had become too ill to cope and was eventually hospitalized. '1 thought I had multiple sclerosis
and I was ﬁnished," she said. "Only the thought of
losing my plane kept me ﬁghting."
What she had was Lyme-induced multiple
sclerosis, a condition unknown to the medics at
that time. "1 wore a pump that pumped medication
into my heart 24 hours a day," she said. She has
since taken high doses of intravenous antibiotics
for years.
"Six and half years of hell," is the way she
describes it. Fortunately, after considerable trial
and error, she was able to ﬁnd a Lyme-literate
doctor who understood her case. Thanks to his
care the Lyme is now in remission.
Affectionately named "Muriel" after Amelia Earhart's sister, Grace McGuire's 1935 Lockheed Electra LAll through this long ordeal she soldiered on
10E awaits ﬁnal assembly at Oldbridge Airport in Englishtown, N.J., in April 1998.
and never gave up on her dream. "There have
been several commemorative around-the-world
ﬂights honoring Earhart, but none have been an
duplicate the Earhart ﬂight and "Project Destiny" was
Capt. Grace McGuire of New
exact duplication," she explained. Grace plans to
born.
do the ﬂight in authentic 1937 fashion, "the oldThe ﬁrst step was to locate a duplicate of
Jersey Wing's Pineland Compos- Amelia's Lockheed Electra L-10E -- no easy job
fashioned way," she says. She will use the same
aircraft, ﬂy the same route and will navigate by the
since Lockheed only made 15 of this 1935 aircraft.
ite Squadron was ecstatic when
stars. Her one concession is a better radio.
Her two-year search ended when a tip from Christie's
Amelia's radio had a very short range and her last
Auction House sent her to the parking lot of the
she found the 1935 twin-engine
messages just came in snatches.
Wings and Wheels Museum in Orlando, Fla. "1 ﬂew
The biggest challenge is the 2,500-mile leg
down and found the plane sitting on a ramp. It was
Lockheed Electra L-10E crumfrom Lae, New Guinea, to Howland Island, the
the sorriest looking thing you've ever seen. It needed
major surgery."
minute barren coral reef that eluded Amelia in the
bling away unwanted in a parking
immensity of the Paciﬁc. Grace discounts most of
Grace christened the derelict Electra "Murier'
the speculation about Earhart's disappearance.
lot. It ended a two-year search.
after Amelia's sister, who found a lot of Amelia in
She has studied Amelia's navigational charts and
.... ........
Grace's personality and
became a project supporter ﬂight plan and concluded that she ran out of fuel
Grace could have made a career of any
because she was looking for the island in the
and close friend. The news
number of safe lucrative jobs. She is a qualiﬁed
wrong place. "She was using 100-year old British
media picked up the story
pilot of almost every type of aircraft, certiﬁed ﬂight
admiralty charts with the wrong coordinates."
....... ~ and Grace was featured in
instructor, skilled mechanic, and endowed with the
With the Lyme in remission the future is
major magazines. An
kind of crisp good looks that invite comparisons to
interview on "Good Morning looking brighter. Instead of the bedraggled object
Amelia Earhart. Instead she chose a high and
America" so impressed the
Grace found in the Florida pa~'king lot the Electra is
lonely calling. She became fascinated with vintage
president of a company he
looking like something Amelia would have been
ﬂying machines and the pioneer aviators who ﬂew
proud to ﬂy. Grace is upbeat about all her setoffered to sponsor the
them. "I'm a frustrated barnstormer," she said.
backs. Lyme disease has taken her health,
project and use the
In the early '70s, Grace took odd jobs to pay
company's mechanics to
money, energy, and career as a ﬂight instructor,
for ﬂying lessons at a local airport. By 1972 she
but it has not conquered her spirit and steely
reconstruct "Muriel."
had earned her private pilot's license. She went on
Grace McGuire
But, just when
determination. "There have been good times as
to qualify for her commercial license with land and
in 1985.
everything was going well,
well as bad," she says. "I've met some wonderful
sea and ﬂight instructor ratings.
fate struck a series of blows that would have ﬂoored a friends and supporters and volunteers." She says
"1 was the only woman in a class of 31 and I
Lyme disease has given her humility and compaslesser character. The company had a management
had to work twice as hard as the others," she said.
sion for others who are suffering until a cure can
change, the project was canceled and the Electra
"1 developed an '1'11 show them' attitude."
be found. "I'm not as arrogant as I used to be,"
was returned in piecemeal condition. Nothing was
Grace participated in several air races and is
she says.
labeled and half of the precious parts that had taken
a member of the Ninety Nines, an international club
Grace's immediate concern is ﬁnding a
years of rummaging through abandoned aircraft to
of women pilots. She has ﬂown an F-15 jet, but her
sponsor for the ﬂight and she is looking for a
accumulate were missing.
real love is vintage aircraft. "There's nothing like it,"
celestial/navigator copilot -- the Fred Noonan
"It was a nightmare of a mess," Grace said.
she said. "Traveling in one of those big air buses;
counterpart in the Earhart saga. "1 hope "Murier'
"Never again. I'm doing it my way now." Her way was
that's not ﬂying."
will eventually carry me as far as I've carried it,"
In 1979, she was picked by a photographer to to learn to be her own aviation mechanic. It involved
she says.
working long tedious hours with a few volunteers in
pose as an Amelia Earhart look-alike at a New
She plans to use the ﬂight to publicize the
hangars that are oven-hot in the summer and
Jersey air show. It was then she decided to
plight of Lyme victims and the need to educate
piercingly cold in the winter.
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doctors in the treatment of tick-borne diseases. If
In the early '80s, Grace had begun to lose a lot
all goes well, the gallant little 65-year-old plane
of weight and was experiencing debilitating fatigue
i JANE L~ ANdBI~EN :
and its spunky pilot will carry a message of hope
and other mysterious and painful symptoms. The
FM~.i~Nc~ wnir~n I
and courage around the globe.
diagnostic list for Lyme disease is long and makes
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Primary concern was communications disruptions

CAP volunteers on alert nationwide for Y2K
Charlotte Crowe
Chie]i Public Relations
CAP National Headquarters
N AT I O N A L H E A D QUARTERS -- Civil Air
Patrol volunteers across the
nation were on alert as the
n~w year rolled in.
Uniquely positioned to
a.~.ist iederal, state and local emergency management
agencies with Y2K problems, CAP members
manned emergency operations centers, stood by with
volunteers, radio communications and aircraft in the
event of widespread computer failures, power outages, disruptions in communications, civil unrest
and acts of terrorism.
"One of our primary
concerns about the Y2K
roll-over was disruption in
communications," said CAP
National Commander Brig.
Gen. James C. Bobick.
"Civil Air Patrol operates
one of the largest dedicated

communications networks
in the world. It links our
organization's ﬂeet of 530
circraft, 950 vehicles and
60,000 volunteers at more
than 1,700 operation units."
CAP's communications
network is capable of linking
hundreds of mission
bases,
ground teams,
command posts,
and federal, state
and county emer~
gency management
operations centers.
On Dec. 31, CAP
radio operators
were ready to
provide back up
communications ......
in many areas of
the country. Wings had volunteers, vehicles and aircraft on standby to assist
in shelter management,
damage surveys, and transportation of federal, state
and local ofﬁcials.
In the event of wide-

spread emergencies, CAP
volunteers would have reported directly to the CAP
National Operations Center
at Maxwell Air Force Base.
The NOC. a centralized operations center located at
CAP's
National Headquarters, provides disaster
relief agencies
with 24-hour-aday access to
emergency services staff. From
L4
the center, CAP
coordinates its
resources in a
region affected
by a disaster.
CAP is
congression-

i

ally chartered to provide assistance to f~deral agencies.
It operates in partnership
with FEMA, state and local emergency management
agencies, and partners such
as the American Red Cross
and Salvation Army.

The following is a list
of the states that reported
to CAP National Headquarters and their activities:
Alabama: The wing
furnished personnel to man
the emergency center at
Emergency Management
Agency Headquarters in
Clanton, Ala. Alabama also
had ﬂight crews on
s t a n d b y. C r e w s f r o m
Huntsville, Mobile, Birmingham,
Gadsden,
Dothan were ready to ﬂy at
a moment's notice.
Arkansas: Wing members were on call to provide
services fbr the Arkansas
Department of Emergency
Services. In addition, members supported
the
SHARES program.
California: Mismon coordinators manned State
Ofﬁce of Emergency Services on a 24-hour basis.
Aircraft and crews were on
alert throughout the state.
Connecticut: Participation included 24-hour

manning of CAP personnel
at the Hartﬁ~rd Armory, Ofﬁce of Emergency Management, beginning at 9 a.m.
on Dec. 29. Taskings were
to maintain HF and VHF
communications, and air
and ground video scan cap a b i l i t y, i f n e e d e d . H F
equipment and communicators were assigned to several water departments
t h r o u g h o u t t h e s t a t e . Vo l unteers were also on
standby for the American
Red Cross for shelter management purposes.
Florida: The wing had
three airplanes available
for the transportation of
National Guard leaders,
plus wing personnel
manned the state Emergency Operations Center.
Georgia: The wing was
asked to standby to assist
the Georgia Emergency
Management Agency. Wing
ofﬁcials attended numerous
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Y2K

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15 graduate SER staff college
SOUTHEAST REGION
Fifteen senior members from
Florida, Georgia, Michigan,
Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia graduated from the weeklong Southeast Region Staff
College.
The intensive course was
held at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in Knoxville,
Tenn.
Lt. Col. Kay Cunningham,
director of the college and nine
staff members from the Florida
and Mississippi wings administered the program. Instructors
from the U.S. Air Force and Air
National Guard taught the
classes, which included how to
speak, listen and write, problem solving and moral courage.

At the opening session, Southeast Region Commander Cot. J0seph Meighan Jr. said, "We recognize that your attendance at a oneweek college where you are required to pay for all travel, living
and scholastic costs is a personal
b u r d e n , We a l s o r e c o g n i z e t h a t
your participation proves your determination to contribute a more
professional level of leadership service to the Civil Air Patrol."
Class graduates were: Lt. Col.
Frank Middleton; Majs. S. Buddy
Harris, Edith Street, Lenny Harm,
Donald Sanders, Larry Wilson,
Clarence Hauck, Edward Phelka
and Mark McKirchy; Capts. Scott
Clarkson. Paul Blystone, Ralph
Thomas. Richard Dean and Harold
Hickox: and 1st Lt. Roy Davis Jr.

Graduates and staff of the 1999 Southeast Region Staff Collage.
In addition to Cunningham,
volunteer staff included: Lt. Cols.
Frank White, Russell Schmidt,
F r e e m a n P a r k e r, A r t h u r L i t t l e ;

Majs. Roderick O'Flaherty, William Crueton III, Paul Sova and
Amy Ruth Boxwell; and 1st Lt.
Edward Lege.

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t h e C e n t r a l N e w Y o r k communications to law enG r o u p w e r e p r e p a r e d t o forcement and emergency
provide communications to management agencies.
O n o n d o g a C o u n t y. N e w
Rhode Island: One
member was assigned fullYo r k S t a t e E m e r g e n c y
Management Ofﬁce retime with the state Emerbrieﬁngs at the comtions trafﬁc between the
q u e s t e d c o m m u n i c a t i o n s gency Management Agency.
airborne helicopters and
mand center in Atlanta.
That individual would have
support to the State Emerthe Springﬁeld headquarThe wing provided contacts
gency Operations Center.
triggered a recall for coma n d a l e r t r o s t e r s t o e m e r - ters.
munications resources as
N o r t h D a k o t a : Vo l u n gency management ofﬁIndiana: Aircraft,
t e e r s w e r e o n s t a n d b y t o needed. Approximately 12
cials. Volunteers were also ground teams and commuradio operators were preprovide HF and FM supnications stations were on
on standby to help emerport, and transportation. pared to monitor the prigency managers in seven
standby for the Indiana
North Dakota Wing aircraft mary duplex frequency durState Emergency Managecounties.
and ground units were part i n g t h e n i g h t a n d m a n
ment Agency.
Illinois: Members
CAP's station in the Emerof the North Dakota EmerIowa:
Vo l u n t e e r s
geared up to provide supgency Operations Center
gency Management radio
p o r t t o t h e I l l i n o i s D e p a r t - worked closely with the Air
system so volunteers could a n d c o m m a n d p o s t a t
ment of Transportation, Di- N a t i o n a l G u a r d i n D e s
c o m m u n i c a t e d i r e c t l y w i t h Quonset State Airport.
vision of Aeronautics in the Moines. Members provided
state emergency and
Te x a s : Vo l u n t e e r s
event of catastrophic
were ready to provide HF
law enforcement
failure of telephonic
Uniquely positioned to assist federal, state and agencies.
communications support for
communications and
state agencies.
O k l a h o m a :
local emergen~ management agencies with
electric power as a
W i n g s t a ff w e r e u n from
result of a Y2K "milY2Kproblems, CAP members manned emergency ~. d e r g r o u n d a t m i d - t h e Wyoming: Cadets s i t e
Cheyenne Compo
lennium bug." Helioperations centers, sl~l by with volunteers, n i g h t w i t h o t h e r S q u a d r o n a i d e d t h e W y o copters from the Diemergency managers
ming Emergency Managevision of Aeronautics
radio communications and aircraft.,~
m e n t A g e n c y. T h e y w e r e
in the state's emerwere staged at varigency operations cen- p r e p a r e d t o s e r v e i n t h e
ous locations. CAP
b a c k u p c o m m u n i c a t i o n s ported these agencies dur- ter, 30 feet below the capi- State Operations and Coorcommunications teams set
ing the Y2K roll-over.
t o l c o m p l e x . W i n g C o m - dination Center as runners,
up HF radio communicawith an HF radio link for
mander Lt. Col. Virginia
board-keepers and assisNew Mexico: Wing
tions, with generators, at
Y 2 K . O n N e w Ye a r ' s E v e ,
tant radio operators.
K e l l e r a n d L t . C o l . W. H .
the wing provided an HF
aircraft and crew members
each location. Another
were on standby to provide Rotzinger manned CAP ra- S q u a d r o n l e a d e r s e s t a b team, stationed at the Di- r a d i o l i n k t o t h e S t a t e
dios, while Maj. Kacy
lished liaisons with local
single-frame aerial video
Emergency Operations
vision of Aeronautics Heademergency management
for emergency management H a r s h a s t a f f e d a s t a t e q u a r t e r s i n S p r i n g ﬁ e l d , Center at the state capital.
sponsored "Y2K help-line." agencies and were available
ofﬁcials. Through CAP's
were prepared to relay in- The wing was also poised
if needed. Aircraft were fustructions to helicopter
t o p r o v i d e s u p p o r t t o "slow-scan" video, images of C a p t . C h a r l e s N e w c o m b
eled and ready to go.
A l l i e n t E n e r g y, w h i c h o p worked with the center's
a disaster area could have
crews via HF radio. In the
public information staff.
Ground teams and other
been transmitted directly to
event of an emergency, two
erates the local nuclear
Wing pilots and communi- emergency services staff
an emergency operations
CAP aircraft "high birds" power plant. Wing memmembers were on call and
cators statewide were on
were ready to launch to re- bers were also coordinating
center within seconds.
alert to provide backup
volunteers monitored HF
lay additional communica- with the Red Cross in the
New York: Members of
and VHF radio nets.
event that agency was
tasked to provide shelters.
K a n s a s : Vo l u n t e e r s
assisted in the State
EmergenCy Management
Ofﬁce and with the Army's
MARS Radio system.
Maine: The wing
worked with the Maine National Guard and Maine
Emergency Management
Agency on two statewide
Y2K training sessions over
the past months. The Communication Center at
Maine Wing Headquarters
and a number of stations
throughout the state sup-

treme resonance of CAP as family
in his own life since his cadet days,
then said, "What you did was noble
... providing a ﬁrst-line defense ...
thank you for protecting the United
States."
Bobick also recollected his own
boyhood during World War II,
which included growing up with rationing of important goods and
shielding his radio's tiny red light
to maintain a complete blackout of
the family home.
The anti-sub veterans were

able to reminisce about much more
stark aspects of the war -- of seeing ﬁelds of debris, sometimes including ﬂoating bodies in the aftermath of a ship's torpedoing.
Edwards told of spotting a U-boat
i n a p e r i o d b e f o r e B a s e Tw o w a s
armed with bombs and depth
c h a r g e s . To m O ' D a y r e l a t e d h i s
horror in directly witnessing the
obliteration of an ocean-going tug
by a German-laid mine. Phipps
noted with pride he had become
highly interested in the forming of

the CAP during 1941 by Gill Robb
Wilson and other aviation visionaries, and he managed to join on
the very day of its inception.
Ve t e r a n a n d l o n g t i m e p r o f e s sional photographer Glenn Cook
functioned as unofﬁcial chaplain,
leading the group in thanks for yet
another year with an opportunity
t o g a t h e r. L a t e r, a s s i s t e d b y h i s
wife, Bea, and sons, David and
Robert, he took group photos just
as he did at the base's ofﬁcial photographer in 1942 and 1943. Cook's
grandchildren now add a third generation to the Base Two family.
The CAP Historical Foundation
made a welcome and extensive presentation of plans for a greatly im-

proved CAP display at the Air
Force Museum at Wright-Patterson
Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.
Depicting both the anti-sub and
p o s t w a r e r a s o f C A P, t h e W o r l d
Wa r I I s e g m e n t w i l l f e a t u r e t h e
B a s e Tw o F a i r c h i l d 2 4 a i r p l a n e
that already hangs at the museum.
It will be embellished by recreations of anti-sub ground support
structures and more.
CAP National Historian Col.
Leonard Blascovich considered the
best news to be that the Base Two
veterans elected to continue holding their annual reunions, extending the proud heritage of CAP from
its earliest beginnings into the next
millennium.

JANUARY 2000 * Civil Air Patrol News

Education, learning: The future of Civil Air Patrol

A

re you, as I am, hard
pressed to keep up with the
rapid pace of the electronic
world today? If so, there is good
news and bad news for us all.
The bad news is, it's going to
get even more complicated in the
future. Yet, the good news is that
this electronic technology will
provide .the training capability we
need to keep pace with our everchanging society. Let's examine
the future of learning in this
technological age we live in.
According to an article in the
Jan. 3 issue of Information Week,
online courses will most likely
become the standard method of
corporate training in the next few
years. The study, which surveyed
300 executives, found that 55
percent of the respondents' rated
distance learning as a top business priority for the year 2000.
Distance learning has become
popular because it reduces the
travel costs and scheduling
difﬁculties associated with traditional classroom-based training.
A variety of companies in
different industries are now
launching distance learning
initiatives aimed at both employees and customers. IBM Learning
Services, a division of IBM Global
Services, was scheduled at the end
of 1999 to offer satellite-based
training to business partners,
employees and eventually highereducation institutions.
Also implementing online
training are Charles Schwab,
which is establishing a learning
center for its Internet brokerage
unit, and Lockheed Martin, which
is implementing "KnowledgeNet
Live," an interactive training
product based on the traditional
classroom model.
In the governmental arena,
the Strom Thurmond National
Defense Authorization Act for
ﬁscal 1999 requires the secretary
of defense to develop a strategic
plan for guiding and expanding
distance learning initiatives
within the Department of Defense. The act includes a provision
for the expansion of such initia-

tives over ﬁve consecutive years,
beginning in ﬁscal 2000. The law
states that the secretary focus on
the Department of Defense
education as well as training goals
and objectives when developing
the DoD Strategic Plan for
Avanced Distributed Learning. It
also recognizes prior efforts and
allows the secretary to take into
account the ongoing collaborative
effort between the
other federal agencies,
Department of Defense, i~,~i i
and private industry.
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In higher education,
according to theDislil ~!::! ~
tance Education at Post
d:~:~::
Secondary Education
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Institutions: 1997-98
~i~
Report just released by
the U.S. Department of
Education, distance~
education programs
have increased a startling 72
percent in colleges and universities over the last three years. The
percentage of institutions of
higher education using asynchronous (anytime, anyplace) Internetbased technologies nearly tripled
from 22 to 60 percent.
Plainly, distance education
and the Internet are becoming the
medium of choice for training and
education by industry, academia
and the government, and future
CAP operational planning and
execution will ensure we are onboard with this fast-growing and
valuable tool for learning.
Distance learning deﬁned
Distance learning has been
deﬁned as structured learning
that takes place without the
physical presence of the instructor. Paper and mail correspondence courses ﬁtting that deﬁnition date back to the 1800s and for
many years changed very little.
With the advent of the computer and Internet, advanced
distributed learning goes beyond
traditional distance learning
methods to leverage the full power
of computer, information and
communication technologies. This
is accomplished through the use of

common standards in order to
provide learning that can be
tailored to individual needs and
delivered anytime and anywhere.
ADL also includes establishing an
interoperable "computer-managed
instruction" environment that
supports the needs of developers,
learners, instructors, administrators, managers and even families.
In addition to all the current

the military, academia and corporate training environment to
determine the attributes for
successful DL programs. We also
contracted the completion of a
number of prototype internetbased online training courses on
basic survival skills, emergency
services and aircrew coo~-dination.
Additional courses are being
developed in the areas of drug
demand reduction,
search coverage,
charts and grid
navigation. Newly
developed courses
and links to other
courses will be added
to the CAP Web site
as these prototypes
are evaluated and
reﬁned.
The CAP DL
Initiative will seek

methodologies, ADL encompasses
the ongoing and expected improvements in learning methodologies.
The DoD ADL Initiative will
include two parts: a strategy and
later an implementation plan to
carry out the strategy. A major
part of DoD ADL is to develop
instructional components characterized by such factors as accessibility from any location,
interoperability between platforms, media and tools, durability
to withstand technology changes,
reusability, and cost'effectiveness
to provide signiﬁcant increases in
learning and readiness.

the best mix of traditional classroom methods with technology
enhanced training. This mix will
be based on cost effectiveness,
quality and availability while
taking advantage of the distance
learning initiatives currently
underway in the military and
civilian communities. Part of the
CAP DL Initiative calls for an
outside study of current CAP
training courses, computer support requirements, and projected
future training needs. From this
study, recommendations will be
made on methods, equipment, and
manpower required to implement
a sustairmd distance learning
program for CAP.

CAP DL Initiative
The CAP DL Initiative is
being developed in concert with
the DoD Strategic Plan for ADL
and the Air Force Distance Learning Roadmap. Like the DoD
initiative, the CAP initiative is
intended to make meaningful, upto-date, reliable training available
to all members anytime, anywhere.
Last year, to develop our DL
implementation plan, CAP began
the strategy development process
of reviewing distance learning
initiatives currently underway in

Member beneﬁts
Distance learning technologies
promise tremendous beneﬁts for
CAP members in terms of standardized training, consistent
quality and availability. They can
enhance traditional CAP classroom training by delivering
multimedia, interactive presentations that enhance student learning.
CAP members will also be able
to access training in their special
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FUTURE

... Page 9

Civil Air Patrol News JANUARY 2000

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ties and continue their CAP
professional development as their
schedule permits using a combination of correspondence courses,
video tapes, CD ROMS, video
conferencing and Internet-based
online courses. Unlike traditional
classrooms, CAP members will be
able to train using the same
computer skills required in their
CAP specialties.
As computer support systems
expand, CAP will be able to use
DL technologies to deliver updated, high-quality training and
support when and where members
anywhere in the United States
need it. From their home or unit,
members will be able to attend
training, participate in conferences, share expertise and interests, work on collaborative
projects, receive certiﬁcation for
training, or enroll in a course
taking place 3 or 3,000 miles away
as their schedule permits.

Into the 21st Century
With rapid and signiﬁcant
changes come marvelous and
signiﬁcant opportunities. I see the
opportunities for our distance
learning to signiﬁcantly enhance
the level of professionalism 4! thin
all facets of CAP. How we train
and communicate is the key to our
success no matter what part of
CAP we choose to be involved in.
Distance learning is a gift for
which each CAP member should
be thankful. Distance learning
will make our lives that much
easier to live in an environment
that ensures we are well trained
to meet any of the many CAP
missions and tasks. Let each of us
singularly and collectively climb
on board to ensure we use this
fast-growing and valuable tool for
learning to the best of our advantage. Together as a team, let's
take CAP proudly and professionally into the 21st Century.

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JANUARY 2000 * Civil Air Patrol News

Kind, thoughtful help foundation of chaplain service
I wanted to share with you a
letter I received from one of our
Civil Air Patrol chaplains Lt.
Col. Eugene Packer of the Rocky
Mountain Region. His
letter sums up so well
what the CAP Chaplain
Service is all about;
hence, I thought it best to
reprint it in my monthly
column. Happy reading
and God bless you all!
Dear Jim,
Kind and thoughtful
words, calls and letters
are the foundation of our
service as CAP Chaplains. I am
fortunate to have been the recipient of this kind and thoughtful
help as a chaplain. In November
1993, I was returning home from

I have almost fully recovered
and I'm so thankful to my heavenly father and his son for their
help. A very helpful part of that
recovery was the
consideration received from people
around me. My wife,
children and parents
were very helpful,
and I also received
many calls, visits,
letters and words of
Chief, CAP Chaplain Service
encouragement from
friends, associates
and people I never
months and even years which
knew.
followed were difﬁcult in a mediI especially remember the
cal sense. I had numerous surgerkindness and prayers of fellow
ies and therapies to repair broken CAP chaplains. They came to visit
me in the hospital. They frebones and damaged tissues.
work and was severely injured in
a bike/truck accident,
I am fortunate to have survived, but the days, weeks,

Focu~f

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Chaplain(Col.)J~,Moo~°

quently called, and I received
many letters.
The CAP Chaplain Service
also remembered me during my
recovery, and saw beyond the
immediate and daily needs of CAP
service and allowed me to
progress and serve. True religion
is to visit and help those in need
and I'm so grateful to work in an
organization where true religion is
practiced.
In all my years as a CAP
chaplain and volunteer, my most
memorable experience is the
thoughtfulness and kindness
given to me by the CAP Chaplain
Service. Jim, you were a very big
part of the things I mentioned
above. Thank you so very much.
Sincerely, Gene

Some CAP-related expenses may be tax deductible

~

eeing that the ﬁling time for our 1999
federal income tax returns is near, this
article explains how Civil Air Patrolrelated expenses may be used on individual
federal tax returns.
CAP is a federally chartered nonproﬁt
corporation (since 1947) and, as a result, is
qualiﬁed as "tax exempt" under Section 501(c)
(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Its 501(c) (3)
federal tax-exempt status makes it eligible to
receive donations which are deductible as
charitable contributions on IRS Form 1040.
(Refer to IRS Cumulative Publication 78.) State
taxes may vary, however. For the record, the
CAP National Headquarters Federal Tax
Identiﬁcation (EIN) Number is #75-6037853,
and the Region and Wing Federal Tax Identiﬁcation (EIN) Number is #53-6016171.
"Normal" CAP expenses members can
deduct as a charitable contribution on the IRS
Form 1040 are as follows: dues and other
ﬁnancial donations to CAP; the cost of uniforms
and insignia; and unreimbursed overnight travel
expenses away from home on a CAP activity
including hotel, motel and meal expenses. Note:
The Tax Reform Act of 1986 speciﬁes that
charitable-contribution deductions will not be
allowed for travel expenses, including motel or
hotel and meals, incurred in performance of
services away from home if there is any signiﬁcant element of personal pleasure, recreation or
vacation included in the travel.
When members incur overnight expenses,
they should keep a record which clearly indicates it was all CAP business. This is particu-

cally authorizes these CAPiaircraft out-ofpocket-expense deductions.
,~ Member-owned~furnished vehicle operating expenses: The same IRS revenue ruling
authorizes deducting out-of-pocket expenses
incurred in the use of vehicles on CAP activities.
The rules are the same. A member may deduct
unreimbursed out-of-pocket expenses
in the operation of vehicles on CAP
activities. A member may not deduct
indirect costs such as depreciation
and insurance. In lieu of the out-ofpocket expenses, a member may
deduct 14 cents per mile (up from the
previous 12 cents per mile) for the
use of privately owned vehicles on
CAP activities, plus parking and
tolls.
From time to time, CAP receives
calls from members who are being audited. The
penses were incurred on authorized CAP ﬂight
member's lack of records is one of the most
activities. That means ﬂights under CAP Regulation 60-1 with ﬂight releases and proper
frequent difﬁculties with an IRS audit. Another
uniforms. It is important to keep good records
is a lack of familiarity with CAP by an IRS
which includes copies of the CAP Form 99, ﬂight auditor. The CAP general counsel may be able to
help with the second problem and provide copies
release document. Out-of-pocket and
unreimbursed expenses incurred in memberof appropriate revenue rulings.
Things not deductible as CAP charitable
owned aircraft proﬁciency ﬂights also will be
contributions include: the value of personal
deductible, but again, keep the same good
services to CAP or other charitable organizarecords to support the deduction should you be
tions; damage to or loss of an aircraft or vehicle
audited. Members may not deduct pro-rata
or other property used for CAP purposes; and
charges such as depreciation and insurance
costs. It is emphasized, in order to be deductible, medical expenses incurred while on CAP activiexpenses must be incurred in an authorized CAP ties. The damage and medical expenses, howactivity and be unreimbursed out-of-pocket type
ever, may be deducted on other parts of the IRS
expenses. IRS Revenue Ruling 58-279 speciﬁForm 1040, but not as a donation to CAP.
larly important for conferences.
Now, let's look at a couple of speciﬁc aircraft-related deductions.
~ Furnished Aircraft Operating Expenses:
Unreimbursed out-of-pocket expenses for fuel,
oil, maintenance and repair may be deducted as
a charitable contribution provided those ex-

Civil Air Patrol News . JANUARY 2000

11

Inspecting your people is part of being a good leader

I

nspecting your people is a
basic part of being a leader.
Inspections will not only
show you who doesn't care about
regulations, but also who doesn't
know enough about them and
needs more training.
At activities, inspecting your
people can also tell you if someone is ill, tired or unclean. Part of
leadership is taking care of your
people m knowing if any of your
cadets are having problems.
Finally, inspections are a good
way for a commander to get some
face to face time with his or her
people.
When inspecting, your eyes
should take the same path on
every cadet. For instance, start at
the emblem on the ﬂight cap,
check the ﬁt and wear of the cap,
check the hair, check the shave.
On females check the earrings
and makeup. Check the shirt
starting at the cutouts, then the
sleeve patches, and the press on
the sleeves, the placement of the
name tapes or name plate and
ribbons. Then the gig line, the
belt and belt buckle.
Check the ﬁt of the trousers

or skirt at the waist, check the
press of the trousers or skirt,
ﬁnally the length. Check the shoes
and hose or socks. Each cadet
should be inspected in the same
manner to allow you to fall into a
rhythm. As you
ﬁnish with an
element and pass to
the next, be sure to
inspect the backs of
the cadets you just
inspected. Look for
haircut, press,
uniform ﬁt and
trouser or skirt
length.
As you inspect,
ask the cadet questions. They can be about anything,
but should generally be about
cadet program subjects. You
should always ask the cadet if
they have their ID card on their
person. If you see a discrepancy,
you can ask the cadet about it, but
be prepared to ignore the answer.
The only reason you want to ask
about a problem is to let the cadet
know there is a problem and to let
the cadet know you know there's a
problem.

Create a grading sheet, but
keep it simple. A cadet's appearance is either outstanding, average or unsatisfactory. If the
uniform is wrinkled, that's an
unsatisfactory press. If it looks

like it was ironed, but that he's
been wearing it this evening,
that's average. If it looks like the
cadet and the uniform just
stepped out of the laundry, that's
outstanding. Your grading sheet
should be based on that.
When you give a cadet an
outstanding or unsatisfactory
rating, be sure to brieﬂy explain
why. And after it's over, be sure
you give the unit leader an overall
opinion on how his or her cadets

looked.
The following is a suggested
list of inspection items. Please feel
free to add or subtract (or ignore):
ID card [in possession];
Uniform completeness [all
required uniform parts
present];
Uniform ﬁt [too
snug, too loose, too
long, too short];
Uniform preparation [cleanliness,
threads, pressed];
Attachments to
uniform - Complete,
serviceable, worn
properly.
Hygiene [body
odor, bad breath, cleanliness of
hair, ﬁngernails, ears];
Haircut/hairstyle [in
regulation];
Shave/cosmetics [fresh
shave, tasteful cosmetics];
Jewelry [appropriate];
** Gig line ["military alignment"];
Shoes/boots [shined, serviceable]; and
Knowledge [cadet oath,
chain of command, etc.].

National Cadet Special Activities-- Summer 2000
ACTIVITY

DATES

June 24 - July 8
Advance PJOC
July 8-15
AETCFC (MS)
June 18 - 24
AETCFC (TX)
June 17 - 24
AFSPCFC (CO)
August 1 - 8
AFSPCFC (FL)
June 25- July 1
AFWA~ (Basic &Advanced)
June 22 - 30
COS
July 8 - 16
Hawk
July 18 - August 2
lACE
June 22 - July 16
JU/Comair
July 21 - August 2
NBB
June t5 - 24
NFA Glider (GA)
July 16 - 29
NFA Glider (OR)
June 18- July I
NFA Gilder (PA)
August 11 - 21
NFA Glider (UT)
Tobe decided
NFA Power (MA)
June 18 - July 1
NFA Power (TN)
July 24-August 4
NFA Power (VA)
June 16 - 26
NFA Power (Wl)
July 29 - August 6
NGSAR (Basic)
July 29 - August 6
NGSAR (Advanced)
NGSAR/MBSS/MAS(Pre-Course) July 24 - 28
July 29 - August 6
MAS
July 29 - August 6
MBSS (Basic)
July 29 - August 6
MBSS (Advanced)
July 20 - 27
PJOC (KY)
June 10 - 17
PJOC (NM)
July 29 - August 5
PJOC (MA)

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New application procedures: The new procedures, along with "postmarked by"
deadlines for National Cadet Special Activities, are as follows: 1. CAP Form 3t sent to
your wing headquarters -- Dec 31; 2, Wings submit CAP Form 31s to CAP National
Headquarters -- Jan 31: 3. CAP National Headquarters sends activity directors and wing
headquarters the slotting lists -- Feb 29: 4. Cadets submit their payments in full to
national headquarters -- Mar 31.Also. Schedule & fees are subject to change without
notice. Encampment credit required before the start of the activity. Every activity open to
senior members who wish to be escorts.
Note1:Physicallydemanding.
Note2:NoagebutRickenbackerachievementrequired.
Note 3: Advanced course requires basic course completion,
Note 4: National headquarters does not process the applications for this course. The application procedure is different than the other NCSAs.
Note 5: Activity fee does not cover the cost of lACE uniforms. The application procedure for
lACE is different than the other NCSAs.
Note 6: Participants must already have at least their CAPF 101 General Emergency Services
rating,TheCAPForm101TforGroundT Member,theCAPF76,and/oracurrentstandard
eam
ﬁrst aid card are highly desirable, Seniors possessing the CAPF 75 are also desired,
Note 7: This activity allows senior members to be full participants and/or staff.
Note 8: No age but NGSAR Basic Course (or equivalent) required. ContactActivity Director for
details,Advanced ﬁrst aid certiﬁcation is recommended as well (and is available as a precoursesession),
Note 9: Staff fees are $35 (total). Persons interested in staff positions should contact the
Activity Director.
Note 10: The pre-course prerequisite training (like ﬁrst aid or general emergency services)
costs vary depending upon the course. Students must also be registered for one of the
NGSAR/MBSS/MAS programs. Contact the activity director for more information.

J A N U A RY 2 0 0 0 ~ C i v i l A i r P a t r o l N e w s

SPECIAL

National Inspector
General College
What: The CAP National
Inspector General College will be
a key feature in the overall effort
to address and improve shortcomings in regulatory compliance identiﬁed by several federal
agencies that recently inspected
CAP operations nationwide. All
senior members serving or
interested in serving as an
inspector general or investigating
ofﬁcer are encouraged to attend.
If you would like to be placed on
the mailing list for additional
information about the college,
please write, e-mail or fax the
point of contact below.
When: Early June 2000
Where: To be determined
Point of contact: Col. Scott
Hamilton, CAP Assistant Executive
Director, CAP National Headquarters, 105 S. Hansell St., Bldg. 714,
Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6332;
shamilton@capnhq.gov; fax (334)
265-9590

Squadron
Leadership School
What: The objective of Squadron
Leadership School is to enhance
a senior member's performance
at the squadron level and
increase his or hers understanding of the basic function of a
squadron and how to improve
squadron operations.
Who: Prerequisites for attendance are completion of Level I
and enrollment in one or more
specialty tracks.
When/Where: Dates and
locations announced annually
by wing and region headquarters.
How: Apply on CAP Form 17
as directed by the unit.

CAP National Staff College
What: The Civil Air Patrol National Staff College is the executive level, in-residence
course for senior members who aspire to high level leadership in CAP. The purpose of the college is to provide CAP ﬁeld grade ofﬁcers the types of developmental experiences required to manage complex programs. The curriculum includes
advanced studies in communications, leadership and management. The faculty is
composed of Civil Air Patrol personnel, Air Force Reserve ofﬁcers and faculty members of various Air University Professional Military Education Schools.
Who: Attendees must hold the rank of major and above, and have attended a Region Staff College. Commanders at all levels are especially encouraged to apply.
When: 21-28 Oct 2000
Where: Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL. Registration fee to be announced.
Billeting and meals at Gunter Annex at individual's expense.
How: Applicants should refer to paragraphs 2-7b and 7-2 of CAP Regulation 50-17
for details. Forward CAP Form 17 through unit, wing and region, for endorsement
by each, to National Headquarters Civil Air Patrol/ETS, 105 South Hansell St.,
Bldg.714, Maxwell, AFB, AL 36112-6332 by 1 Sep 2000.

Corporate
Learning Course
What: The Corporate Learning
Course is designed to explore
how a wing operates in each of
CAP's major mission elements
and how mission support
functions contribute to these
mission elements.
Who: Eligible CAP members
who have attained the technician level of their specialty track
and have attended a Squadron
Leadership School.
Where: Scheduled by wings
and regions annually.
How: Apply on CAP Form 17
as directed by the unit.

Flight Clinics
What: CAP Regions and/or Wings have considerable latitude in development of
Flight Clinics. They may be co-sponsored by approved external sources (e.g., FAA,
AOPA). Partial funding is available in accordance with CAPR 50-11. Clinics must
include both a ground and a ﬂight phase. Flight Clinics are designed to increase
pilot proﬁciency and safety consciousness.
Who: Anyone may attend, however, funding is limited to one clinic per CAP pilot
per ﬁscal year.
How: Apply through channels on CAPF 17 to Civil Air Patrol Region or Wing HQ.

Mission Aircrew School
What: This week-long course offers training established by the National Emergency Services Curriculum Project to qualify members as mission pilots or observer/scanners, depending on which track a student participates in.
Who: All operationally oriented senior and cadet members may apply. This activity can be physically challenging. Students will be expected to perform all of the
tasks required of aircrew members including survival training.
When: The main school will be conducted from the 29 Jul-6 Aug 2000. Optional
pre-course sessions will be conducted from 24-28 Jul 2000, but not required.
How: Apply through channels on a CAPF 31 to National Headquarters CAP/DOS,
Bldg. 714, 105 S. Hansell St., Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6332. Slots are assigned on a
ﬁrst come, ﬁrst served basis for senior students. Staff members are selected on a
case by case basis by the director. For questions, please contact the director, John
Desmarais, at jdesmarais@capnhq.gov or fax at (334) 953-4242.

FEMA National Emergency
Management Institute
What: Various types of emergency service
courses available.
Who: Any member interested in furthering their
disaster relief education.
When/Where: Home study; enroll anytime
How: Contact the Registrars' Ofﬁce, National
Emergency Management Institute, 16825 South
Seton Ave., Emmitsburg, MD 21721; or call (301)
447-6771

AFRCC SAR Management Course
What: A two-day AFRCC conducted course designed for
Patrol Search and Rescue personnel. Covers all facets of
inland search and rescue.
i ! i ] C iWho:i rEach rCAP iregion or o o r d i n a t o r s a n d course C i v i l A i r
v i l A P a t o l M s s i o n C wing hosting the o t h e r determines eligibility.
When/Where: Courses are typically hosted by a local wing
or region and announced locally as well as being posted on
the AFRCC web site at http://www.acc.af.mil/afrcc.
How: Apply through channels on a CAPF 17 to the host
wing or region at least 45 days in advance.

National Ground
Search and Rescue
School
What: The week-long National
Ground Search and Rescue
School offers training established
by the National Emergency
Services Curriculum Project to
qualify members as ground team
members or leaders, depending
on whether a student participates
in the basic or advanced course
respectively.
Who: All operationally oriented
senior and cadet members may
apply. This activity is ﬁeld
oriented and can be physically
challenging, so applicants should
be in relatively good shape.
There is lots of hiking and ﬁeld
exercises as part of this activity.
When: The main school will be
conducted from 29 Jul-6 Aug
2000. Optional pre-course
sessions will be conducted from
24-28 Ju12000, but are not
required.
How: Apply through channels
on a CAP Form 31 to CAP
National Headquarters (CAP/
DOS), Bldg. 714, 105 S. Hansell
St., Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6332.
Slots are assigned on a ﬁrst come,
ﬁrst served basis for senior
students, and staff members are
selected on a case-by-case basis
by the school director. If you
have any questions, please contact
the school director, John Desmarais,
at jdesmarais@capnhq.gov or via
fax at (334) 953-4242.

C i v i l A i r P a t r o l N e w s , J A N U A RY 2 0 0 0

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Region Staff College
What: Region Staff College is a formal
in-residence program required for
completion of Level IV. The purpose of
each RSC is to help prepare selected
CAP ofﬁcers to execute duties and o
responsibilities associated with CAP
command and staff positions. Courses
include lectures and seminars covering
interpersonal communications,
leadership and management, and
training techniques,
Who: CAP ofﬁcers who have completed Level II1 and who hold
command or staff positions

Inland Search and
Rescue Planner
Course
What: A ﬁve-day course conducted
by the staff of the National SAR
School to enhance the professionalism of CAP mission coordinators.
The curriculum incl udes all aspects
of organization, planning, communications, and operations involving
inland SAR.
Who: All operationally oriented senior members may apply, but preference will be given to current mission coordinators or trainees. Add i t i o n a l l y, i f a m e m b e r h a s a t tended previously, but not within
the last three to four years, then
they can attend as a refresher. Preference will be given to personnel
who have not attended before.
When: The following FY00
classes still have openings.
(Please note applieation deadlines.) Additional informati on
and new courses are released
quarterly in the Ops Brief
Newsletter.
Courses:
17-21 Apr 2000, Montana
(Location TBD), 25 Feb 2000
1-5 May 2000, Columbus, OH, 3
Mar 2000
15-19 May 2000, Fort
Indiantown Gap, PA, 17 Mar
2000
26-30 Jun 2000, USCG RTC
Yorktown, VA, 28 Apr 2000
28 Aug-1 Sep 2000, USCG RTC
Yorktown, VA, 30 Jun 2000
How: Apply through channels
on CAPF 17 to National
Headquarters CAP/DOS, Bldg.
714, 105 S. Hansell St., Maxwell
AFB, AL 36112-6332. Application deadline is 45 days prior to
school start date. For questions,
contact the headquarters
emergency services staff via email at dos@capnhq.gov or fax

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Mission Base
Staff School

Northeast Region Staff College
Director: Lt. Col. Mary E. Lynch, P.O.
Box 99, RT 35, S. Salem, NY 105900099; (914) 763-3835
When/Where: 16-22 Jul 2000/NCO
Academy, McGuire AFB, NJ
How: Apply through channels on
CAP Form 17. Registration fee is $45.
Make check payable to NER-CAP
Billeting $12.50/night. Meals $5-6 per
day.
Southeast Region Staff College
Director: Lt. Col. Kay Cunningham,
4680 NW 99th Ave., Sunrise, FL 33321;
(H) (954) 741-8180
When/Where: 24-30 Aug 2000/
McGhee, Tyson ANGB, Knoxville. TN
How: Apply on CAPF 17 through
channels. Submit $50 deposit with
application to the director at the above
address by 1 Aug 2000. Limited to 20
students. Students from other regions
: welcome.
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Great Lakes Region Staff College
Director: Lt. Col. Richard Neuwirth,
05332 Moser Rd, Rt 3, Deﬁance, OH
43512; (H) (419) 497-3880; (Bus fax) (419)
497-3401; rcvneuw@bright.net
When/Where: 16-22 Jul 2000/
Rickenbacher ANGB, Columbus. OH
How: A pply on CAPF 17 through
channels to the Great Lakes Region
Headquarters. Fees to be announced.
Middl e East Region Staff College
Director: Col. Ned Shows, 114 W.
Johnston St., Summervillc, SC 29483; (H)
(843) 873-0827; nhenleys@juno.com
When/Where: 17-22Jul 200, Peace
College, Raleigh, NC
How: Apply on CAPF 17 through
channels to Middle East Region Headquarters. Submit $25 deposit with
application. Total fee will be $195.
Billeting and messing at the college.
North Central Region Staff College
Director: Lt. Col. Mary Donley, 608 East
28th St., Sioux Falls, SD 57105; (H) (605)
334-7797, (W) (605) 368-2434, e-mail mary.donley@cwix.com
When/Where: 24-30 Jun 2000, Offutt
AFB, Omaha, NE
How: Submit CAPF 17 w/Wing CC
signature including $25 (non- refundable)
deposit payable to NCR-CAP to course
director. Application with deposit must .
be received by Director by 31 May 2000.
Total activity fee TBD. Lodging available
on base, space available.
Rocky Mountain Region Staff College
Director: Lt. Col. Lynn Forsythe, 9308

Steeplehill Dr., Las Vegas, NV
89117; (702) 255-0018;
lynnforsythe@lj.net
When/Where: 8-16 Jul 2000,
Peterson AFB/USAF Academy,
Colorado Springs, CO
How: Apply through channels on
CAP Form 17 to: Maj. Robert Cook,
CAP, DCS Senior Programs, Box
189, Frisco, CO 80443, (e-mail;
rcale@juno.com) by 10 Jun 2000.
Total fee $125. Submit $40 deposit
with application, check made out to
RMR Staff College.

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Paciﬁc Region Staff College
Director: Maj. Peggy Myrick, 3930
Hollyhock Way, San Luis Obispo,
CA 93410; (805) 593-2919; fax (805)
599-1167; lfmyrick@aol.com
When/Where: 24 Jun - 1 Jul 2000,
Nellis AFB Las Vegas, NV
How: CAP Form 17 through
channels to above address by 1 May
2000. Total fee is $150. Submit $50
deposit with application.
Southwest Region Staff College
Director: Maj. Amos Plante, 2856A
Steamship Circle, River Ridge, LA
70123; (H) (504) 734- 1843, (W) 504 8757768; 74107.1003@compuserve.corn
When/Where: 9-15 Ju12000, Kirtland
AFB, Albuquerque, NM.
How: Apply through channels on
CAP Form 17 to DCS Senior
Programs, SWR/HQ, Box 292755,
Lewisville, TX 75029-2755 by 1 Jun
2000. Submit $25 deposit with
application.

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What: The Extension Course Institute is
the correspondence school of the US Air
Force. Its services are available without
cost to Civil Air Patrol members. Two
broad areas of study are available:
professional military education and
specialized technical courses. Military
courses are provided to improve

What: This week-long course offers training established by the National Emergency
Services Curriculum Project to qualify
members as entry level mission base staff
personnel or section chiefs and command
staff personnel, depending on whether a
student participates in the basic or advanced course respectively.
Who: All operationally oriented senior and
cadet members may apply. This activity can

ship. ECI specialized courses are
designed to provide training for Civil Air
Patrol members in the performance of
specialized duty.
Who: ECI courses are available to all
active CAP senior members in good
standing who have completed Level I
training as well as to cadets who have
achieved the General Billy Mitchell
Award. Senior members are encouraged
to enroll in courses which they believe
will raise their efﬁciency in any specialty,

be physically challenging. Students will be
expected to perform all of the tasks required
of mission base staff personnel including
staging area exercises and orientation sorties with aircrews and ground teams.
When: The main school will be conducted
from 29 Jul-6 Aug 2000. Optional precourse sessions will be conducted from 2428 Jul, but are not required.
How: Apply through channels on a CAPF

Pamphlet 8, Unit Test Control
Ofﬁcers Handbook.
How: As prescribed in CAP
Pamphlet 8 or CAP Regulation 5017 for ECI Courses. Certain time
restrictions and course-completion
requirements are identiﬁed in the
ECI Catalog and in course materials
provided by ECI. Use ECI Form 23,
Maxwell AFB Form 53 or Maxwell
AFB Form 117. Submit application
through unit and wing test control

31 to National Headquarters CAP/DOS,
Bldg. 714, 105 S. Hansell St., Maxwell
AFB, AL 36112-6332. Slots are assigned
on a ﬁrst come, ﬁrst served basis for senior students. Staff members are selected
on a case by case basis by the director. If
you have any questions contact the dir e c t o r,
John
Desmarais,
at
jdesmarais@capnhq.gov or fax at (334)
953-4242.

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National Executive Committee approves program changes
he Civil Air Patrol National Executive Committee, in their November
1999 meeting held at CAP National Headquarters, approved the
following changes to the CAP
Cadet Program:
National Cadet Competition
Cord -- The NEC approved a
policy that "all drill teams and
color guards shall wear the same
shoulder cord and shall wear them
in accordance with current CAP
regulations." Here are the procedures:
m Cadets, while participating
in drill team or color guard duties,
may wear a white shoulder cord
only while participating in drill or
guard duties. (See CAP Manual
39-1, Paragraph 7.2,.
The only cords authorized
are the ones with the same
style and shading as found
in the CAP Bookstore.
Seniors are ineligible
to wear the white shoulder
cord, even if participating in
a drill team or color guard.
Regulation(s)/form(s)
affected: CAP Manual 39-1
and the future NCC regulation.

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the powered front-seat rides in the
CAP Form 77 syllabus. Once a
cadet reaches ﬁve glider and/or
powered front-seat rides, they can
receive credit for the ﬂight, but
with no reimbursement. Powered
back-seat rides are unaffected by
the rate change.]
Regulation(s)/form(s)
affected: CAP Form 7, CAP Form
77.
NCAC representation
change -- CAP National Commander Brig. Gen. James C.
Bobick stated that, in discussion

with the chairman of the CAP
National Cadet Advisory Council
~3 C172 orientation ﬂight
and with region and wing advisory
councils, he realized the commitreimbursement rate -- The NEC
tee is not structured properly.
approved the recommendation of
When one of the eight members of
the NEC Operations Committee
the NCAC becomes the chair, that
that "the NEC approve a frontregion is not really represented.
seat orientation ﬂight reimburseThe regions are currently sending
ment rate at the standard mission
an alternate to ﬁll that seat for
reimbursement rate of $20 per
the region. He recommended that
ride with no differential based on
the membership number of the
aircraft type."
NCAC be changed from eight to
Here are the procedures:
nine so that when a chair is
Cessna 172s (and other
elected, he/she stands alone. The
similar type aircraft) will be
region the chair represented then
reimbursed at the same rate as
elects another representative to
Cessna 182s (and other similar
the NCAC. The NEC approved the
type aircraft) for front-seat orienchange to the NCAC Constitution
tation ﬂights, which is $20 per
and Bylaws.
syllabus ride ﬂown.
Here are the procedures:
This new rate will be
- A cadet elected chair of the
credited using the CAP Form 7 for
NCAC will immediately represent
all ﬂights ﬂown after Dec. 31,
the national council.
1999.
- The region that appointed
p This rate change does not
the cadet elected as NCAC chair is
affect the glider reimbursement
entitled to appoint another cadet
rate of $25. lNote: Cadets may be
to be on the council to represent
reimbursed up to ﬁve glider rides.
the region.
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- The region representatives
are entitled to vote. The chair
votes only in matters of a tie.
- Regulation(s)/form(s) affected: CAP Regulation 52-16,
NCAC Constitution and Bylaws.
The Cadet Programs Directorate at CAP National Headquarters
will be releasing policy letters
shortly and will be changing any
affected regulations as we are
able.
Check your CAP Form 55a
We advertised back in June

1999 that old versions of the CAP
Form 55a would no longer be
accepted after Oct. 1, 1999. The
current version of this form is
printed on white card stock and is
dated May 1999.
We advertised this phaseout
in the June 1999 Civil Air Patrol
News, which was mailed to every
CAP member. We also published
this information in the June 1999
issue of the Cadet Programs
Today newsletter, which was
mailed to every unit in June.
Finally, we posted this information on our web site (http://
www.capnhq.gov/nhq/cp/cpc/
cptjun99.htm), also in June. We
felt that four months was adequate time for units to order the
new forms.
CAP National Headquarters
will now return any CAP Form
55a that is not the current version, which may delay a unit's
request for exam materials. We
have made available for download
the current CAP Form 55a, in
Microsoft Word format. Simply

visit the national Web site at
www.capnhq.gov, click on "Cadet
Programs," then click "Important
Links."
From the NCAC members ...
Have you ever had an idea -a really good idea -- but you
didn't know how to make it a
reality? Have you ever wanted to
discuss a challenging issue with
other cadets and get their advice?
What if we told you there are
excellent groups of people to go to
with such issues -- anytime!
Those groups are the CAP cadet
advisory councils. These councils
are available so that cadets can
make their ideas heard and get
advice.
But how do you do this, you
ask? Well, quite simply, go to the
next meeting or call your
chairman. And be prepared
-- write a proposal, get on
the agenda, and talk to
other CAC members about
your ideas. Communicate!
For the year 2000, the
NCAC has made it a goal to
improve communication
between all levels of the CAC.
Please help us achieve this goal by
following these suggestions:
~ Attend all CAC meetings;
-~ Talk frequently with other
CAC representatives, even informal communication is beneﬁcial;
Come prepared to CAC
meetings. Come with ideas,
discussion topics and proposals;
~ Encourage your CAC
chairman to use e-mail and Web
sites as tools to improve communication within your council and
between the CAC and wing and
region staff members;
-~ Ensure that you and other
representatives are getting the
CAC agenda before the meetings
so you can prepare, and that the
meeting minutes are distributed
after you meet so everyone can
know what occurred at the meeting; and
~ Help the council submit
ideas to the next higher echelon of
the CAC by putting your thoughts
in writing. Join a committee and
contribute to its success.

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CAT Principle: Training, education keys to retention
communication, appreciation and
training, we all have to work to
keep morale high for ourselves and
the people we serve. When members are trained and do their jobs
well, their level of pride and satisfaction naturally grows and they
will do more for the unit.
As you have read, our retention philosophy is simple: 1) If you
communicate with your people and
listen to them, everyone will have
the information they need to get
the job done; 2) If you thank your
people for their contributions, no
matter how small, they will remember it and work harder for
you; and 3) If you train your people
c o n t i n u o u s l y, a c t i v e l y a n d u n i formly, they will have the desire
to learn and grow, and to gain the
knowledge to get the job done.
This requires the effort of everyone -- leaders and followers
alike. The leaders must provide the
appropriate tools. The followers
must participate, provide feedback,
and take the lead when required.
Combine these three elements
and we think you will have a great
start toward building a force who
will work enthusiastically and efﬁciently, and who will stay with you
far into the future.

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n our last article, we wrote
about the second element of
the CAT Principle -- retention through appreciation. Speciﬁcally we addressed the value of saying "thank you" and taking advantage of the CAP awards program.
In this article, the last in our
CAT (communication, appreciation,
and training) Principle series, we
would like to focus on retention
through training. The idea is
simple: people will not stay with
an organization if they do not know
what to do and don't have the
means to ﬁnd out.
Think about a time when you
wanted to do something -- ﬁx your
car, do some homework, anything
-- and you didn't know what you
were doing or even where to start.
What did you do? You looked for
direction -- a person or book that
could tell you how to complete the
task. But what if you couldn't ﬁnd
who or what you needed? What if
you couldn't understand the directions? It would be very difﬁcult.
The same is true for work in
Civil Air Patrol. When new members come to the program they
have no idea which end is up. For
some people, their only desire in
the beginning is to help the organization, but they need guidance
as to where they can best contribute. It's perfectly natural not to
know what to do in a new situation.
The more experienced members -- no matter what they do for
CAP -- have an obligation to give
their fellow members the direction
they need to succeed in CAP. This
is just as important to the senior
member who has spent 10 years
as an administrative ofﬁcer and
wants to become a mission-rated
observer just as much as it is to
the new member at his or her ﬁrst
meeting.
CAP's Senior Member Training
Program is an active training program. CAP Regulation 50-17 talks
about the scope and framework of
senior member learning. The
SMTP is based on the "on-the-job"
.training concept, which is ideally
suited for how senior members
learn. Most seniors learn their ci-

vilian jobs by basically doing their
job under supervision and with periodic seminar training assistance
to back it up. They are far from
being left with no direction, though
we agree it's a more informal approach than traditional learning. It
also makes sense that the more
we're exposed to a certain way of
learning, the more comfortable we
are and easier it is for us to absorb
the information presented. CAP's
SMTP teaching philosophy is no
different.
The reason we explained how
the SMTP works is so you can more
easily administer the program.
Since it is based on the "OJT" training concept it is an active program
for commanders, training ofﬁcers
a n d p a r t i c i p a n t s . To m a k e t h e
SMTP work there is a certain
amount of participation involved at
all levels. This includes scheduling
the senior side of the meeting to
allow for more effective OJT, with

an effective senior programs ofﬁcer
and support. One of the senior programs ofﬁcer's primary tools is the
CAP 200 series pamphlets: Specialty Track Study Guides. These
pamphlets are your OJT training
guides and you'll ﬁnd them to be
very effective tools.
CAP SMTP is speciﬁcally designed to leave a lot of latitude for
units to tailor their own programs
to best ﬁt the needs of their members. Unit training programs
should be continually reviewed to
see that they work harmoniously
with group, wing, region and national programs. Perhaps your unit
can help a higher echelon by sponsoring training opportunities such
as Level I, CPPT and other major
requirement seminars.
The Senior Member Training
Program is more than just training for training's sake. It goes back
to what was written about in the
last article -- morale. Through

Cross-Talk: Sharing the best
Periodically, the senior training program publishes excerpts
from the CAP-U.S. Air Force Inspector General Cross-Talk reports
to let you see the good work wing
senior program directorates are doing around the country. The following 1999 selections are reprinted here as they were written
by the IG:
+ Senior programs ofﬁcer developed a two-hour Level I instructors course which is normally presented at the wing conference. To
q u a l i f y a s a L e v e l I i n s t r u c t o r,
members must attend this course
and then serve as an assistant
Level I instructor.
+ All new members complete
Level I training and CPPT at earliest opportunity; normally within
the ﬁrst three weeks. All current
senior members have completed
training.

JANUARY 2000 '. Civil Air Patrol News

A cadet stands tall
under the intense
scrutiny of the Air
Force Honor Guard
evaluators.

Air Force Honor Guard evaluators check every detail d

A competing drill team works their magic during the innovative drill portion of the competition.

Louisiana, Puerto Rico
win 1999 NCC competition
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS -- For the second year in
a row, Louisiana cadets topped
competitors in the Drill Team
event, one of two events that
made up Civil Air Patrol's 1999
National Cadet Competition at
Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.,
Dec. 27-30. Puerto Rico cadets
posted a ﬁrst place win in the
Color Guard event. In all, 168
young people vied for honors in
academic, leadership, and
physical ﬁtness as part of the
competition.
Each of Civil Air Patrol's
eight regions sponsored teams to
compete in two divisions: the
National Drill Competition and
the National Color Guard
Competition.
Louisiana cadets won ﬁrstplace honors in the drill division,
beating seven other teams. The
Puerto Rico drill team took
second place, followed by a thirdplace ﬁnish by the cadets from
Massachusetts. Teams from
Delaware, Illinois, North Dakota,
Utah and Washington also
competed in this year's National
Drill Competition.
Puerto Rico youths posted
a ﬁrst-place win in the Color
Guard division, with Virginia
cadets ﬁnishing second and
Massachusetts and Utah tying for
third. Cadets from Indiana,

Missouri, Texas, and Washington
also represented their regions at
the National Color Guard
Competition.
"The National Cadet
Competition emphasizes
teamwork and that teamwork
fosters individual excellence,"
says CAP National Commander
Brig. Gen. James C. Bobick.
"Every young person here
personally triumphed."
Several cadets won
individual honors throughout the
competition. Indiana cadet
Phillip Foust received the high
score on the written examination
for Color Guard competitors;
North Dakota cadet James
Vranish and Utah cadet Annie Y'u
tied for the high score on the
written exam for Drill Team
participants.
In the drill division, Massachusetts Wing cadet Patrick
Murphy won the mile-run with a
time of 4:39, slightly less than his
time of 4:16 in last year's
competition; North Dakota cadet
Elise Peterson ran the mile in
6:08 posting the fastest time
among female Drill Team
competitors.
Among Color Guard
competitors, Puerto Rico cadet
Ricardo Garcia outran the rest
with a time of 4:35, three
seconds slower than his score

last year; Utah cadet Annette
Johnson completed the mile in
5:49, ﬁnishing ﬁrst among the
young women.
Massachusetts cadet
Jamie Sullivan was named
outstanding cadet for the Drill
competition; Missouri Wing
Cadet Caleb Unruh was picked
as outstanding cadet among
Color Guard competitors.
The Drill Team division
tests academic, physical ﬁtness,
discipline, teamwork and
leadership abilities developed
through CAP's Cadet Programs.
The teams, which won competitions at the regional level, consist
of 16 cadets. The young men
and women competed in
standard and innovative marching drills, a volleyball tournament,
one-mile run and academic panel
quiz. Cadets taking part in this
event normally range between
ages 15-20.
The National Color Guard
Competition is designed to
measure the progress of CAP's
younger cadet members. Each
team consists of ﬁve members
who perform a series of drills
while presenting and posting the
ﬂags of the United States, Civil
Air Patrol, and the U.S. Air Force.
To test physical ﬁtness, Color
Guard competitors must complete a one-mile run.

A color guard team posts the colors outdoors under t

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Cadets give their all during the mile run.

The Southwest Region color guard retires the ﬂag.

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Cadets stretch before the mile run.

A drill team readies for an in-ranks inspection.

Two cadets size up the competition.

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'Puff Daddy s' appearance thrills lab scientists
Editor's note: The following
aerospace education article ﬁrst
appeared in the Kirtland Air Force
Base, N.M., base newspaper, and
was picked up and featured as a
story by Air Force Print News. The
article was written by SandraCarol Allen, a public affairs
specialist with the Air Force
Research Laboratory Public
Affairs Ofﬁce at Kirtland.

Illinois scientist, Dr. Chester
Gardner, for its billowing shape.
Puff Daddy was tracked for 30
minutes with a sodium lidar,
attached to the 3.5-meter telescope at Starﬁre.
To the lidar, a radar that
operates at visible wavelengths
and measures the amount, velocity and temperature of neutral
sodium atoms, Puff Daddy presented a forest of spikes--enhancements in the amount of
sodium at a multitude of altitudes.

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE
BASE, N.M. (AFPN) -- Scientists
at the Air Force Research
Unlocking the mystery
Laboratory's Starﬁre Optical
Gardner, who probed Puff
Range here waited four nights for
Daddy with the lidar, said the
a visit by the elusive "Puff
lingering trail may ultimately
Daddy."
unlock the mystery as to why
Scientists and engineers were
these trails glow in the sky.
hoping the Leonid Meteor shower,
Drummond, who guided lasers
which peaked Nov. 18, would
onto the trails when they approduce just one "ﬁreball" that
peared last year, said the lingercould unravel a mystery occurring
ing meteor trails are self-lumines60 miles overhead. At almost the
cent.
last possible moment, one ocThis year, scientists wanted
curred, and was named after the
A Leonid meteor shower ﬁreball dubbed "Puff Daddy" takes shape 50 miles
an opportunity to gather data that
above the earth's surface.
rap musician because of its shape.
would explain the glow. Last
Scientists from the universiDrummond continued the vigil
year's data indicates, although
Drummond, research laboratory
ties of Arizona and Illinois, Aerofor a fourth night. However, as
sodium may be involved in a
space Corporation and the
astronomer, the Leonid meteors
daylight grew near, the chances of catalytic reaction with ozone to
laboratory's Directed Energy
leave behind trails which, unlike
produce sodium airglow, that it is
success dimmed and the group
Directorate here, had kept special- ordinary meteors that fade in a
realized, but left unspoken, the
not the principle emission from
matter of seconds, can last up to
ized instruments trained on the
idea that it might be another 33
the trails. To gather the data,
an hour. The phenomenon is still
sky over New Mexico. For three
three spectrographs, two visible to
years before the data they sought
unexplained. Chances to study
nights they searched for the
the naked eye, and one, in the
these trails are best during the
could be derived from the elusive
ﬁreballs that would produce the
infrared wavelengths not visible
shower's peak year of 1999, with
"ﬁreballs."
necessary lingering trails needed
to the naked eye, were aimed at
Then, just three hours before
an outside chance one year on
for their study of the upper
the trail. The spectrographs divide
daylight would extinguish any
either side of the peak year.
atmosphere.
chance of success, a meteor, just a light into a color spectrum, reveal"I call these lingering meteor
ing bright (emission) and dark
trails 'glowworms in the sky' since bit brighter than the brightest
Glowworms in the sky
(absorption) lines produced by
star, streaked across the inky
they are not only visible for
The Leonid meteor shower,
elements and molecules. The
black New Mexico sky. It left a
minutes by chemical reactions,
which peaked over Europe the
spectra the scientists obtained
glowing trail visible to the naked
third night, had produced as many but are twisted by the winds into
from Puff Daddy may reveal the
eye for about ﬁve minutes.
serpentine shapes, appearing like
as 2,000 meteors per hour. And,
telltale emission line that will
"Puff Daddy" had appeared.
though no contrail-producing
snakes or worms," Drummond
help identify the unknown eleArriving at 3:05 a.m., the contrail
ﬁreballs had been reported in
explained.
ments involved in the emission.
was so named by University of
Europe, the scientists on a dark
'Puff Daddy' appears
quiet mountaintop on the southSo, for three nights the scienern end of Kirtland Air Force
tists watched and waited for the
Base, N.M., refused to give up.
They knew all too well that
appearance of the glowworms.
As a member of Civil Air Patrol, I know it can get expensive, and
the Leonid shower, caused by the
Hope began to dwindle on the
that's not counting the little things you donate, especially if you're ~ ~.~
third night as the wind picked up
vaporization in the Earth's atmothe parent of a cadet! We can help!!f USAF-issue uniforms and equipment ^..
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for our year 2000 catalogue or check us out at www.olcnet.com.
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According to Dr. Jack
about the glowing trails.

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SER

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Dropoff Point 2

PAX

North Islands NAS, CA

50

Andrews AFB, MD

North Islands NAS, CA

50

McGhee Tyson, TN

Nashville, TN

North Islands NAS, CA

50

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Puerto Rico, PR

MacDill AFB, FI_

North Islands NAS, CA

50

GLR

15 Mar

Grissom ARB, IN

North Islands NAS, CA

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GLR

15 Mar

Milwaukee, Wl

Louisville, KY

North Islands NAS, CA

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GLR

15 Mar

Youngstown, OH

Seifridge ANG, MI

North Islands NAS, CA

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NCR

15 Mar

Minneapolis, MN

St. Louis, MO

North Islands NAS, CA

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RMR

15 Mar

Peterson AFB, CO

Salt Lake City, UT

North Islands NAS, CA

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SWR

15 Mar

Oklahoma City, OK

Abuquerque, NM

North Islands NAS, CA

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SWR

15 Mar

New Orleans NAS, LA

Kelly AFB, TX

North Islands NAS, CA

50

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Portland, OR

North Islands NAS, CA

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Dropoff Point 1

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NER

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50

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McGuire AF, NJ

50

SER

North Islands NAS, CA McGhee Tyson, TN

Nashville, TN

50

SER

North Islands NAS, CA MacDill AFB, FL

Puerto Rico, PR

50

GLR

North Islands NAS, CA Grissom ARB, IN

GLR

North Islands NAS, CA Milwaukee, Wl

Louisville, KY

50

GLR

North Islands NAS, CA Youngstown, OH

Selfridge ANG, MI

50

NCR

North Islands NAS, CA Minneapolis, MN

St. Louis, MO

50

RMR

North Islands NAS, CA Salt Lake City, UT

Peterson, AFB, CO

50

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19 Mar

North Islands NAS, CA Abuquerque, NM

Oklahoma City, OK

50

SWR

19 Mar

North Islands NAS, CA Kelly AFB, TX

New Orleans NAS, LA

50

PCR

19 Mar

North Islands NAS, CA Portland, OR

30

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II 'The Air Force Experience' at www.airforce-experience.com

Air Force to launch hi-tech national road show
RANDOLPH AIR
FORCE BASE, Texas
The U.S. Air Force is set to
unveil "The Air Force Experience" -- a high-tech, interactive attraction designed to showcase career
opportunities and help reconnect the Air Force with
the American public.
This one-of-a-kind road
show will tour the country
complete with an F-16
ﬁghter jet, bold video presentations, computer kiosks
and a ﬂeet of customized
ﬂight simulators designed
to let visitors take a highspeed "virtual" mission. It
is designed to ignite the interests of young adults between ages 17 and 25.

Following its debut in
the San Antonio area, it
will go directly to the
Millrose Games at New
Yo r k ' s M a d i s o n S q u a r e
Garden, and be open to the
public Feb. 4-5. The exhibition then will make stops
at high schools, special
events and parking lots of
major retailers in 30 cities
from February through
September 2000.
"The Air Force Experience is a fresh approach to
educating the American
public about the mission of
the Air Force and assisting
recruiting in today's competitive market," said Brig.
Gen. Peter U. Sutton, Air
Force Recruiting Service

WA S H I N G T O N ( A F P N )
The U,S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron has announced its schedule for the
2000 show season.
After completing a fourmonth training season, the
Thunderbirds will kick off their
47th season April 1 at MacDil]

get our message about opportunities for young men
and women to become part
of the world's greatest air
and space force."
The road show is selfcontained in two customized 18-wheelers. One
boldly designed tractor
trailer holds the Air Force's
premier multi-role ﬁghter
aircraft, the F-16 Fighting
Falcon. The other, with a
7-foot by 7-foot video screen
commander. "Taking the
display with a real F-16 out on the exterior, contains
to places where Americans the computer kiosks, "misrarely see the Air Force up s i o n b r i e ﬁ n g r o o m " a n d
ﬂight simulators.
close is a win-win situation.
"The Air Force ExperiAmericans can learn ﬁrsthand what their Air Force ence" will arrive in a new
is doing, and it provides re- city every Thursday, ﬁrst
cruiters a great forum to s t o p p i n g a t a l o c a l h i g h

Air Force Base, Fla. The team will are being ﬁnalized and the demonconclude its season Nov. 12, with a stration sites will be released when
they become available.
show at Lake City, Fla.
A Thunderbird air demonstraOverall, the Thunderbirds will
perform more than 60 demonstra- tion is a mix of six aircraft, pertions in 25 states, Canada and Eu- forming formation ﬂying and solo
rope. The team is returning to Eu- routines. The four-aircraft diamond
formation demonstrates the trainrope for the ﬁrst time since 1996.
Details for the European tour ing and precision of Air Force pi-

school and then setting up
in the parking lot of a major retailer to welcome visitors all day Saturday and
Sunday.
When the 20-minute interactive experience concludes, visitors will receive
a commemorative "Air
Force Experience" photo ID
card, along with a credit
card-sized CD that includes
an overview of the Air
Force, a computer screen
saver with ﬁghter jets, and
a link to the Air Force recruiting Web site.
For more information
about Air Force opportunities or the traveling road
show, visit www.airforceexperience.com.

lots, while the solos highlight
Fth.e Fighting FaIcon.
16 maximum capabilities of the
Since the team's ﬁrst performance in 1953, they have
ﬂown before more than 310 million people at more than 3,500
air demonstrations in all 50
states and 59 foreign countries.

2000 Thunderbirds Schedule
April 1-2- MacDill AFB. Fla.
April 6-9- Mesa, Ariz.
April 15-16- Chattanooga, Tenn.
April 29-30 - Altus, AFB Okla.
May 6- Nellis AFB, Nev.
May 7- Holloman AFB, N.M.
May 13-14- March AFB. Calif.
May 20-21 - Andrews AFB, Md.
May 27-26- Randolph AFB, Texas
May 31 - U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.
June 3-4- Hanscom AFB, Mass.
June 5-25- European Tour
July 1-2- Moffett Field, Calif.
July 4-5- Battle Creek, Mich.
July 6-9- Moose Jaw, Canada
July 15-16 - Davenport, Iowa
July 22-23- Pasco, Wash.
July 26- Cheyenne, Wyo.
July 29-30- Billings, Mont.
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Aug. 5- Fairchild AFB, Wash.
Aug. 6- Mountain Home AFB, idaho
Aug. 12-13 - Westover ARB, Mass.
Aug. 26-27- Offutt AFB, Neb.
Sept. 2-4- Cleveland, Ohio
Sept. 9- Peterson AFB, Colo.
Sept. 10- Kirtland AFB, N.M.
Sept. 16-17- Klamath Falls. Ore.
Sept. 23-24- Burlington, Vt.
Sept. 30-Oct. 1 - Springﬁeld, Ill.
Oct. 7- Vance AFB, Okla.
Oct. 8- Laughlin AFB, Texas
Oct 14-15- Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
Oct. 21 - Shaw AFB, S.C.
Oct. 22- Langley AFB, Va.
Oct. 26-29- Long Island, N.Y.
Nov. 4-5- Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
Nov. 11-12- Lake City, Fla.

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MAJ RONALD A SHARP
CAPT RONALD A KING
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AWARD
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AZ
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FL
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GA
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GA
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CAPT ROBERT G ERHARDT
MA
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MAJ LINWOOD R BARKLEY
NC
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NE
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IN
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NC
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CA
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CAPT DENNIS E PARHAM
CA
CAPT DONALD F OSBORN
CT
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FL
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CAPT DIANE B WESTCOTT
FL
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GA
CAPT ROBERT R COATS
GA
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MD
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MO
CAPT SIDNY J LURTEN
MO
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NJ
CAPT STEVEN M TRACY
NJ
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NV
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PR
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TX
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TX

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DANIEL J. FRANZ
MICHAEL N. VOGT
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RORY P. GARNICE
RICHARD S. WILSON
CHRISTOPHER J. KLOC

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DAVID BOUDREAUX
JOANNA C. STRIFLER
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ROBERT A. SAVOIE
CHRISTINA M. MUELLER
AARON D. LYNCH
RICHARD S. HENDERSON
REID P. HILL
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CODY R, BAUMGARTNER
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BRIG. GEN.
CHARLES E. "CHUCK"
YEAGER
A E R O S PA C E E D U C AT I O N
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
PAUL J. BENNETT, CAPT
CHARLES BREMHOLM, 1LT
DAVID BUSH, CAPT
JOHN BRYANT, 2LT
ROBERT CHAMBERS, 2LT
BROOKS CIMA, CAPT
DENNIS CIMA. 1LT
SHIRLEY J. CLARK, 1LT
DAVID COBB, CAPT
HAROLD E. COTANT, 1LT
OCTAVIO DEMENA. 2LT
MIKE EDGERTON, 2LT
KARL K. EISBACH, 1LT
ROGER D. FAGERMAN. 1LT
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PHILIP W. MARTIN
MARTIN W. KARPEL
JOHN P. BOONE
STEVEN L. HYDE
ERIC S. POWERS
MICHAEL D. DOTﬂON
RAYMOND J. CATANIA
JONATHAN T. BOWDEN
GINGER N. TAYLOR
MICHAEL D. KELLEY
AARON L. COTE ....
FRANCOIS B. COTE
DARIUS P.ROBINSON
KEITH C. WEBER
VIRGINIA M. BAKER
DANIEL C'. MEASE
KENNETH DEAN ADKINS
YOLANDA M. TORRES ADAMS
THOMAS J. SC ZAFAVO
PATRICK R. MURPHY
MATTHEW C. DWYER
LAURA A, MANGLE
ABBY S, RENZULLO
CALVIN MICHAEL A, ROSS
JESS P. STEERE
DAVID E. BASS
CARALYN E. FLACK
SEAN A. SCHLESSMAN
CODY T. MCGRATH
RYAN W. KUHN
CYRUS CAMP
DAVID D. LYNES
TIM S. HUNEYCUTT
NICHOLAS A. SMITH
MATLOZ S. DANIEL
MALONEY A. EDWARD
SCOTT WOLCOT
RUSSEL T. FUGAL
ANDY T. GARCIA
RYAN S. JACSON
ADAM J~ CUCCHIARA
JOSEPH P. ANDREWS
CHRISTOPHER A. TURNER
ADAM S, DEMYAN
WILLIAM C. SHUMAY
HANEEF A. ABDUL-RAHEEM
NElL E. BAUGHMAN
JOSHUA PLOCINSKI
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ROBERT M; FREEMAN, 1LT MN
JOHN FOLTON, 2LT
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MARY TABUR GRISWOLD, 2LT NV
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GLEN G. GUTTRY, 2LT
DIANNE G. HARRIS. 1LT
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JAMES H. HARRIS, CAPT
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LURA HOPKINS. SM
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MICHAEL HOPKINS, CAPT
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DAVID HUFFSTUTLER, ILT
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GREG MILLER. 1LT
BOB L, MOOREHEAD, CAPT
CLAUDE L. PHILLIPS, 1LT
JAMES PHILLIPS, 2LT
LESLIE ROSTAD, 1LT
ALAN SMEETH, 2LT
COURTNEY D; SMITH, SM
REX D. SMITH, 1LT
ACTON TRENWITH. 1LT
STEVE WAGES, CAPT
GENE A. WARNOCK, CAPT
JIM WARREN. SM
JEREMY W. WHITE, 2LT
ALAN P. WILLIAMS. LTCOL
MICHAEL P, WILLIAM S, 1LT
ALLAN WOODS SM
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CITATION TO ACCOMPANY BRONZE MEDAL OF VALOR
TO BELINDA H. CONTRERAS
FIRST LIEUTENANT BELINDA H
CONTRERAS, CAP, DISTIN~~ = . ~
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GUISHED HERSELF BY
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OF GLENDALE. CALIFORNIA, WHEN SHE
SPOTTED SMOKE AND FIRE COMING FROM A NEARBY HOUSE,
WITHOUT HESITATION, LIEUTENANT CONTRERAS STOPPED HER
VEHICLE AND RUSHED TO THE FRONT DOOR OF THE BURNING HOUSE.
AFTER FINALLY GETTING THE ATTENTION OF A TEENAGER. WHO WAS
UNAWARE OF THE FIRE IN HER OWN HOME. LIEUTENANT CONTRERAS
ASKED IF ANYONE ELSE WAS AT HOME. THE TEENAGER STATED THAT
HER BEDRIDDEN ELDERLY GRANDMOTHER WAS IN THE BACK
BEDROOM. WITH COMPLETE AND TOTAL DISREGARD FOR HER OWN
PERSONAL SAFETY, LIEUTENANT CONTRERAS ENTERED THE BURNING
HOME AND WITH THE HELP OF AN ASSISTANT. CARRIED THE ELDE FILY
GRANDMOTHER THROUGH THE CHOKING SMOKE TO SAFETY. AFTER
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, LIEUTENANT CONTRERAS ADMINISTERED OXYGEN TO THE GRANDMOTHER AND ATTENDED TO THE
VICTIMS UNTIL RELATIVES ARRIVED AND ARRANGED FOR ACCOMMODATIONS. THE SINGULARLY DISTINCTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF
FIRST LIEUTENANT CONTRERAS REFLECTS GREAT CREDIT UPON
HERSELF, THE CALIFORNIA WING AND CIVIL AIR PATROL.

RETIREMENTS
LT COL JOEL T. BIGGS
LT COL EDWARD B. GRAHAM

28 DEC 71 - 31 DEC 99
1 JUL 76- 1 JUL 96
28 JAN 97 - 30 SEP 99
CHAP ( LT COL) FRED W. LIGHTELL
FL 28 DEC 74 - 31 DEC 99
LT COL JERRY C, PATRICK
MO 1 APR 79- 30 APR 90
11 OCT 96 - 30 NOV 99
LT COL HARRY R. PATTERSON
F L 28 AUG 84- 31 AUG 99
LT COL LELAND A. STOUDT
CA 28 DEC 54 - 31 AUG 99
CHAP ( LT COL) DONALD TOLHURST NC 28 OCT 54- 1 DEC 99
MAJ CARL W. HERRING
OH 28 DEC 61 - 1 DEC 99
MAJ JULIAN L. HVISTENDAHL
MN 28 NOV 80 - 30 NOV 99
MAJ LEONA C, LUKES
MT 28 MAY 74 - 30 AUG 99
MAJ MARTIN J. LUKES
MT 28 MAY 74 - 30 AUG 99
CAPT JERRY L. HARDY
CA 28 JUL 73 - 31 JUL 99
CAPT FRANCES LANDRY
CA 28 NOV 82 - 30 NOV 99
CAPT ROBERT G. TADLOCK
VA 1 MAR 61 - 30 MAR 64
17 NOV 87- 31 DEC99
1ST LT ROBERT G. PARKER
MD 28 JUN 64 - 31 DEC 99
1ST LT ANDREA O. SCHEIDLY
N J 28 NOV 84 - 30 NOV 99
CHRIS M. UNGER
BRIAN J. MERZLAK
JOHN W. SPROUL III
JUAN G, MARTINEZ
ABRAHAM HERNANDEZ
CARLOS DIAZ
RAFAEL MELENDEZ
CRISTIAN SOTO
JESUS D. BARRETO
LUIS J. DE JESUS
CARMEN M. RODRIGUEZ
JEFFREY SERRANO
MATTHEW E. RUNGE
JASON S. MCCORD
JUSTIN L. ROBINETTE
JEREMY L. ALLEN
LEVI W. SLEEPER
EARL E. SLEEPER JR.

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ANGELIQUE M. HOPKINS
HUDSON E, BABLER
RYAN ~. JONES
DAVID A, BERNAZAL
TIMOTHY J. AUSTIN
BENJAMIN I. HEARD
HEATHER M, CHARTRAW
ALEXANDRA J. SCOTT
COLIN D. PILCH
MATTHEW D. DRAPER
JACKIE N. BRATAGER
PAUL R. HOLMAN
AARON M. HOLMAN
TROY M, MONTGOMERY
JOSEPH B. WINNINGHAM
DIMITRI P, GRILLOS
ERIC B. IVERSEN
JASON R. LAYCOCK

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Reporting acn "evements of CAP members
Eleven cadets of the 169th
Composite Squadron attended
noncommissioned ofﬁcer school
in hopes of advancement.
Cadets attending were:
Nicholas Dickenson, Joel Grout,
Dave Gacek, Benjamin Wood,
Sarah and Patrick Moore, Chris
Hathaway, Brandon Lanier,
Daniel Colt, Allison Gawlinski,
and Stephen Magurany.
The cadet staff included
Ryan Bomaster and James
Magurany. Lt. Col. Jon Thompson, Jeanne Magurany and
Gerry Guay made up the senior
staff. Thompson served as the
course instructor.
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CONNECTICUT -Shoppers at the WaI-Mart store
in Manchester, Ct., paused to
think about America's veterans.
The 169th Composite Squadron
color guard stood at attention in
their blue uniforms with the
colors displayed as two bagpipers played "Amazing Grace."
Memorabilia from veterans
was displayed at a booth inside
the main entrance of the store,
where money was collected for
the World War II Memorial to be
built in Washington, D.C.
Participating were: cadets
Matthew LeRoux, Sarah Moore,
Patrick Moore and Mark
Shekleton; and senior members
Scott Varrick and Gerry Guay
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Nine cadets and four
seniors of the 169th squadron
attended American Red Cross
ﬁrst aid and CPR training.
Senior member Andrew
Starkey conducted the day-long
session.
Cadets participating were:
Matthew LeRoux, Tyler
Newman, Joel Grout, Daniel
Turek, Benjamin Wood, Matthew
Salvitti, Stephen Magurany,
Sarah Moore and Jared Burns.
Senior members attending
were Jeanne Magurany, Jon
Thompson, Andrew Starkey and
Gerry Guay.
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Twenty-ﬁve members of the

169th Composite Squadron took
part in a joint exercise with the
American Red Cross.
Tom Banley of the ARC was
the exercise director and Lt. Col.
Jon Thompson was the
squadron's project ofﬁcer.
A shelter was set up and
run by the ARC at Thomas J.
Quirk Middle School in Hartford,
Conn., with cadets and seniors
ﬁlling the roles of those in need
of shelter and shelter workers.
The exercise scenario
involved a power interruption
that affected trafﬁc lights and led
to an accident in which 50
people were injured. There were
also many Hartford residents
without power for cooking or
heat.
The ARC also taught two
classes on related topics for
many squadron members.
Participating were: cadets
Allison Gawlinski, Jared Burns,
Steve Magurany, Robert Allen,
Matt LeRoux, Kevin LeRoux,
Nicholas Dickenson, Dwight
Goodwin, Tyler Newman, Amie
Hagenw, Mayo Gilfurt, Brandon
Waterman, Karen Young Chris
Hathaway, Patrick Moore, Sarah
Moore and Stephen Kloter;
senior members Jon Thompson,
Sabrina Gilfurt, Jeanne
Magurany and Mike Moore; and
cadet sponsor-member Ken
Hagenow.
Senior Master Sgt. Gerry Guay

C a d e t s f r o m C o n n e c t i c u t Wi n g ' s 1 6 9 t h C o m p o s i t e S q u a d r o n t a k e a w r i t t e n e x a m d u r i n g a
squadron-conducted noncommissioned ofﬁcer school.

MAINE -- Col. James
Linker, Maine Wing commander,
selected cadet Senior Airman
Stephen J. Soule as the wing's
new cadet public affairs ofﬁcer.
Soule has been a CAP
member for just over a year and
has attended the wing leadership
school.
Senior Airman Stephen Soule
NEW YORK -- Staff
members of the Mid-Eastern
Group, Albany Senior Squadron,
and Kaydeross and Veeder
Composite squadrons celebrated
"CAP Sunday" by attending a
service at Saint Matthew's
Episcopal Church in Latham,
N.Y.
Services were conducted by
Rev. Maj. Ronald E. Harrison,
Mid-Eastern Group chaplain.
In his sermon, Harrison
discussed the history of CAP and
its mission of helping people in
distress, and then he compared
that mission with that of the
church.
Maj. Ronald Volungus
NEW YORK -- Fifteen
senior members of the Long
Island Senior Squadron received
awards for their achievements
following their annual squadron
inspection.
The awards were presented
to those members who completed the senior member ofﬁcer
course. Certiﬁcates were
presented by Capt. Ray Pardo,
the squadron commander.
Most members of the senior
squadron are veterans of the
U.S. armed forces.
1st Lt. Mark H. Getman
NEW YORK -- More than
100 volunteers participated in a
joint exercise of the New York
Wing and New York Guard on
the U.S. Military Academy
Reservation.
The exercise was held to
improve coordination between
the two organizations.
The New York Guard will be
a part of the state's Military
Emergency Radio Network for
disasters or emergencies.
During the two-day exercise,
radio procedure and technical
orientation classes were
conducted by Army National
Guard instructors. Various
search and rescue techniques
were reviewed and lectures were
given on situations which would
require the cooperation of the
wing and the Guard.

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of Civil Air Patrol members
nvo ved in CAP activities at
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the event via e-mail to
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COAST TO COA6 F
Thirty wing members from
the southeast New York area
attended along with Guard
personnel from the 14th, 56th,
88th, and 10th brigades.
Col. Barry Conroy, deputy
commander of the Guard's 56th "
Brigade, served as the ofﬁcer in
charge. Lt. Col. James Waterbury, range control ofﬁcer at the
military academy, helped
coordinate the event with West
Point ofﬁcials. Waterbury is a
retired Coast Guard ofﬁcer and
member of both the Guard and
CAP.
The New York Guard is an
all volunteer component of the
New York State Division of
Military and Naval Affairs. Its
mission is to support the state
mission of the Army National
Guard, Air National Guard and
New York Naval Militia. The has
about 900 members statewide.
Lt. Col. Allan F. Pogorzelski

PENNSYLVANIA -- At least
two wings of the U.S. Air Force
and several CAP squadrons
worked together to transport
cadets and senior members from
Pennsylvania to San Antonio
aboard a U.S. Air Force Reserve
C-130 aircraft.
The trip to Kelly Air Force
Base, Texas, was arranged by
former cadets and expert
rangers Majs. Brian Watson and
Jeff Riley, with logistical and
tactical assistance from Texas
Wing rangers Maj. Jarad Wire
and 2nd Lt. John Bryant.
Participating were cadets
from the wing's Jimmy Stewart
and Monroeville Composite
squadrons, the U.S. Air Force's
911th Air Wing, and the Kelly
Air Force Base Squadron.
The trip was planned
because wing senior members
wanted the cadets to experience
a whirlwind deployment in
unfamiliar terrain.
PENNSYLVANIA -The cadet ranger teams
Members of the Wyoming Valley
Composite Squadron ~assisted at
arrived in full gear ready to
operate in
the ﬁeld
for up to 72
hours
without
being
resupplied.
The Kelly
squadron
assisted by
providing
transportation and
maps for the
exercise.
Maj.
Ray
Callahan
arranged for
the use of
the litter
evacuation
obstacle
course at
nearby
Brooks Air
Force Base.
The
A m e m b e r o f P e n n s y l v a n i a Wi n g ' s Wy o m i n g
mountain
Valley Composite Squadron has a laugh with a
veteran who is a patient at the Veterans Admin- search and
istration Hospital in Wilkes-Barre Township, Pa. rescue
teams made
Squadron members helped the hospital staff
short work
with its annual Christmas party.
of the
course and
the annual Christmas party at
were immediately dispatched to
ﬁnd an aircraft electronic locater
the Veterans Administration
Hospital in Wilkes-Barre
transmitter hidden by base
security police. The device was
Township, Pa.
Members helped by setting
placed to maximize signal
up chairs, moving hospitalreﬂection and increase the
difﬁculty of the exercise.
bound veterans from their rooms
When a systematic grid
and serving snacks.
Assisting were: senior
search helped the team locate
members Art Sperling, Patti
the ELT, wire announced there
Sperling, Shawn Stanford, Neal
was a lost hiker in Eisenhower
Park on the opposite side of San
Janoski and Dan Rigez; and
cadets John Whipple, Brian
Antonio. The cadet ranger teams
responded to the simulated
Rigez, Paul Rigez, Skip McBride
emergency, performed containand Kim Sorber.

ment and began a thorough
search of the park's various
trails. The teams searched the
rocky hills and dense brush until
shortly after dark when Riley, the
project ofﬁcer, assembled the
group for a woodland search
and rescue case studies
session.
Cadets Lt. Col. Alex Hanna,
Capt. Elizabeth Kealey and 1st
Lt. Jacob Hiles of the Jimmy
Stewart Composite Squadron
discussed with the group their
roles in a past mission to ﬁnd a
lost man with Alzheimer's
disease.
During the Texas visit, the
Indiana, Pa., team was advised
by Capt. Holly Joiner, 1st Lt.
Aaron LaMantia and 2nd Lt.
Chris Rose and commanded by
Hanna. Team members were:
Hiles, Kealey, 2rid Lt. Isaac
Hiles, Sgt. P.J. Price, Airman 1st
Class Travis Moore and Airman
David Baker. The Monroeville
team advisor was 1st Lt. Rich
Courtwright and its commander
was Maj. Michael Courtwright.
Team members were: cadets
Capt. Matthew Bolian, 2nd Lts.
Stephen Skeer and Jeremy
Falletta, and Sgt, Eric
Tamburino.
The success of this joint
exercise between the Pennsylvania and Texas wings demonstrated the value of maintaining
a close working relationship with
other units. Further, the friendships and ties formed at CAP
national activities, such as Hawk
Mountain Ranger School,
provide vital support networks
within the CAP.
2nd Lt. John M. Bryant

MARYLAND- The Hartford
Composite Squadron held its
annual year-end awards
ceremony and party at Aberdeen
Proving Ground, Md.
Guest of honor Brig. Gen.
Bruce F. Tuxill, assistant
adjutant general of the Maryland
Air National Guard, along with
Col. Ralph A. Vogt, Maryland
Wing commander, presented
awards and special recognition
certiﬁcates to squadron cadets.

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Honored were: Cadet 2nd
Lts. Aaron Eddy and Brian
Hughes, who were presented
with their Mitchell awards; and
Cadet Capt. Chris Polyak, who
was presented with Mitchell and
Earhart certiﬁcates.
Certiﬁcates of achievement
were presented to Polyak and
Hughes, as well as to Cadet
Tech. Sgt. Kate Smalkin, for
receiving the Federal Aviation
Administration and CAP
aeronautical rating of solo pilot.
Cadet Lt. Col. Fred Smalkin
was recognized for receiving a
1998 Maryland Wing ﬂight
scholarship and the FAA and
CAP aeronautical rating of pilot.
Polyak also received a 1999
Maryland Wing ﬂight scholarship, which marked the second
time in a row this honor was
given to a Hartford cadet.
Nearly 10 percent of the
cadets in the Hartford squadron
currently hold aeronautical
ratings.
Lt. CoL Frederic N. Smalkin
MARYLAND - The Maryland Wing participated in the
Second Annual Plane Pull at the
Baltimore Washington International Airport.
The event pits a team of 20
against a Boeing 727 to raise
money for the Maryland Special
Olympics. The Rouse Company
of Columbia, Md., sponsored the
wing team.
More than 50 members
from the Apollo One Composite,
Arundle Composite, Bowie
Composite, Carrol Composite,
Towson Composite, and
Bethesda Chevy Chase Composite squadrons, Group 3, and
wing headquarters supported the
event.
Maj. Jon Royer, Maryland
Group 3 commander, was
project ofﬁcer for the event.
"Thanks to the Rouse
Company, we got the opportunity
to ﬂex our muscles and prove we
not only can handle our little
Cessna 172s, but also can pull
around one of the big guys -- a
Boeing 727 -- and not take last
place. In the end, everyone was
a winner. You could see that
when you looked in the faces of
the special Olympians," said
Royer.
The event raised about
$80,000.
Kay Joslin Walling
NORTH CAROLINA -- The
11th Search and Rescue
Squadron in Charlotte, N.C.,
went on a camping and rocketlaunching trip in South Carolina.
The weekend outing was
planned to help squadron
members fulﬁll the requirements
for getting their rocketry badges.
The cadets assembled
rockets, and learned about the

history of rocketry and scientiﬁc
principles of rocket ﬂight.
NORTH CAROLINA -- The
137th South Piedmont Senior
Squadron held their annual
banquet in Charlotte, N.C., for
75 members and guests.
Among the honored guests
were: Col. Woody Sulloway,
North Carolina Wing commander; Maj. Tink Schaffer,
North Carolina Wing vice
commander; Lt. Col. Don
Edwards, North Carolina Wing
chief of staff, and his wife; and
Capt. Jesse Collum, North
Carolina Wing safety ofﬁcer.
Awards were given to the
members who served with
distinction throughout the
previous year.
Maj. Will Grooms,
squadron commander, received
a meritorious service medal;
1st. Lt. Bob Crosby,
squadron ﬁnance ofﬁcer, Capt.
Jimmy Fronberger, squadron
personnel ofﬁcer, and Capt.
Jerry Langley, squadron
operations ofﬁcer, all received
squadron commander's commendations.
Maj. Peter Katz, L.B.
Martin Memorial Squadron
member of the year;
Mission pilot award was
given to Lt. Col. Mike Kassner;
Top Gun award went to 2nd Lt.
non Snyder; and rookie of the
year award went to Lt. Col. non
Wilbanks.
In two changes of command, Maj. Will Grooms
succeeded Lt. Col. Harry
Christopher as the Group IV
commander and Capt. Jerry
Langley succeeded Grooms as
the South Piedmont Senior
Squadron commander.
Capt. Joel Barman
NORTH CAROLINAMembers of the Fayetteville
Composite Squadron took top
honors at the North Carolina
Wing Conference in WinstonSalem.
The Middle East Region and
wing senior member of the year
award was presented to Maj.
Stephen Austin, who was cited
for his work with the squadron
cadet program.
The Middle East Region and
wing aerospace education ofﬁcer
award and wing public affairs
ofﬁcer of the year awards were
presented to U.S. Army Capt.
Jayson A. Altieri, who was cited
for leadership and mentoring as
the Group Vl aerospace
education and public affairs
ofﬁcer from January to December 1999.
Altieri is currently the
commander of Headquarters
Company, 2nd Battalion, 82nd
Aviation Regiment, 82nd
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The wing safety ofﬁcer of
the year award was presented to
1st Lt. Shara Avery.
The CAP National Headquarters Aerospace 2000 and
Wing CAP Aerospace Education
Squadron of the Year awards
were presented to Maj. John
Piagnelli, squadron commander.
The squadron was cited for
having an outstanding aerospace education program that
taught CAP members and the
public about a variety of
aerospace subjects, including
aerial search and rescue
missions, Army aviation,
airborne operations, ballooning,
rocketry and parachuting.
The wing encampment most
improved cadet award was
presented to Cadet Airman
Jeffery Long. Long was cited for
his work during the 1999 wing
encampment. Long's leadership
and motivation were an inspiration to the 200 cadets who
participated in the encampment.
The awards were presented
by North Carolina Wing Commander Col. Woody Sulloway.
VIRGINIA -- Thanks to the
combined efforts of Virginia
Wing Commander Col. H. Click
Smith, wing public affairs ofﬁcer
Lt. Col. Linda J. Utting and
Virginia State Sen. Charles
Colgan, Virginia Governor
Gilmore was able to recognize
the wing's 1,300 cadets and
senior members with a certiﬁcate
of recognition.
The certiﬁcate declared the
week of Dec. 1-7 as Civil Air
Patrol Week. Colgan, a Iongtime
CAP supporter, presented the
certiﬁcate to Utting at her ofﬁce
in Manassas, Va.
Lt. Col. Linda J. Utting
VIRGINIA -- Members of
the Burke Composite Squadron
attended a bivouac in the
George Washington National
Forest.
During the bivouac, cadets
participated in a hike, and
survival and orienteering
classes.
Joyce Taber
VIRGINIA - Members of the
Langley Composite Squadron
received numerous awards and
recognition at the annual Virginia
Wing conference.
Cadets Samantha
Dickerson, Ryan Cash, Paul
Campbell, Tyler Crockett and
Matt Streams, along with their
supporting senior members, U.S.
Air Force Capt. Chad Morris and
Spaatz cadet Capt. Jeff Baker
were presented with certiﬁcates
of appreciation from Virginia
Wing commander Col. H. Click
Smith for their victory at the
Middle East Region color guard
competition. The ﬁve cadets,

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along with Morris and 2nd Lt.
Charlene Shidisky, also received
commander's commendations
from the wing commander.
Squadron cadets also
excelled in the cadet speak-off
and drill competition. Sgt. Ryan
Cash won ﬁrst place in the
advanced category of the speakoff and Chief Master Sgt. Alan
Marks took ﬁrst place in the
impromptu category.
Lt. Col. Monica Richardson
received the Gill Robb Wilson
Award and was selected as the
Virginia Wing personnel ofﬁcer
of the year. She has been a CAP
member for 37 years.
Shidisky also received the
Virginia Wing unit logistics
ofﬁcer of the year award.
Capt. Candi Elliott

KENTUCKY -- Members of
the Kentucky Wing joined
together at the Forks of Dix
River Baptist Church in
Lancaster, Ky., to celebrate the
wing's annual Sunday service.
Church pastor and Danville
Senior squadron chaplain, Maj.
Jerry Browning, organized and
hosted the event.
Wing members from across
the state were present and 23
members of the Danville
squadron were there with their
families, as were members of
the Centenary Squadron from
Lexington, Ky., the Kentucky Air
National Guard squadron from
Louisville, Ky., and a color guard
from the Morehead squadron.
The service was followed by
a fellowship meal, which was
provided by the congregation in
honor of the CAP.
David Kaiser
MICHIGAN - A total of 10
teams competed in the 1999
Michigan Wing Academic Bowl
in November.
The bowl, which consists of
both a written test and a panel
quiz, is divided into three
different classes. Five of the 10
teams competed in the open
division, two competed in the
reserve division and three
competed in the senior division.

The highest score on the
written test belonged to 1st Lt.
Luke Evans of the Livingston
Phantom Squadron. The high
score for the open division was
attained by Cadet Master Sgt.
Nick Wabeke of Boulle-Norman
Cadet Squadron. The high score
for the reserve division went to
Aaron Steiner of the Daniel
Prose Cadet Squadron.
The panel quiz results for
the open division were: the
Boulle-Norman Squadron, ﬁrst;
the Sixgate and Daniel Prose
squadrons, tied for second; and
the Selfridge and Livingston
squadrons, third.
The Daniel Prose Squadron
won the panel quiz for the
reserve division.
No winner was declared in
the senior division because the
Selfridge team withdrew from the
division before the ﬁnal match.
The staff for the competition
included Capt. Matthew
Heusser, who acted as challenge judge; Cadet 1st Lt. Roy
Garnice, who served as a
timekeeper; and 1st Lt. Jerry
Wolf, who served as a door
guard.
Capt. Aubrey Heusser
OHIO -- The Clermont
County Composite Squadron
cadet color guard marched in
Batavia, Ohio, to honor
America's veterans.
The color guard, under the
command of cadet 1st Lt. Jeff
Jones, along with other squadron members displayed their
dedication to the veterans by
marching. Cadets participating
were: Airmen Josh Minney, Paul
Contreras and David Adams;
Airman 1st Class Alex
Folzenlogen; Staff Sgt. Nick
Folzenlogen; and Capts. Steve
Bain and Josh Raake.
Senior members who
participated were Capt. Steve
Shively, squadron commander,
and 1st Lt. Thomas Johnson.
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Cadets from the Clermont
County Composite Squadron will
be better prepared to honor
those in the military who pass
away thanks to a training detail
recently held at Wright-Patterson
Air Force Base, Ohio.
The detail covered such
topics as how to post the colors
and how to conduct proper
military honors at a military
funeral.
The training commander
was Cadet Capt. Steve Bain.
Cadets attending were: Airman
Alex Folzeniogen, Senior Airman
Nick Folzenlogen, 2nd Lt. Jason
Vinson, Capt. Josh Raake and
1st Lt. Jeff Jones. Senior
members attending were 1st Lt.
Thomas Johnson and Capt.
Steve Shively. The instructor for

the detail was U.S. Air Force
Airman 1st Class Adkins, who is
a member of the base's honor
guard.
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Awards and promotions
were recently received by
several members of the
Clermont County Composite
Squadron.
The members were: cadets
Josh Minney and Michael
Wegmen, airman; Alex

OHIO -- The ﬁnal resting
place for 1,388 veterans of every
war from the Civil War to Korea,
lay "in disgrace" until Lt. Col.
Carl Woodruff, commander of
the Cincinnati Composite
Squadron in Blue Ash, Ohio,
took the initiative.
The 73-year old Hillcrest
Cemetery lies just 1 1/2 miles
from the Ohio River in the
southeastern area of greater
Cincinnati. Woodruff read an
article in the Cincinnati Enquirer,

Cadets of Ohio's Cincinnati Composite Squadron upright a
fallen gravestone in the Hillcreat Cemetery near Cincinnati,
Ohio. Led by squadron commander It. Col. Carl Woodruff, the
squadron slezed the initiative and spent many long, hard hours
cleaning up the neglected resting place for many of America's
veterans.
Folzenlogen, airman ﬁrst class;
Nick Folzenlogen, staff sergeant;
Jeff Jones, ﬁrst lieutenant; and
Steve Bain and Josh Raake,
captain. Bain and Raake also
received Amelia Earhart awards
from Capt. Steve Shively.
In other news, the squadron
welcomed a new cadet, Paul
Contreras, and a new senior
member, Bryan Hatton.
1st Lt. Thomas Johnson
OHIO -- Members of the
Morgan County Cadet Squadron
went on a KC-135 orientation
ﬂight courtesy of the 434th Air
Reserve Wing at Grissom Air
Reserve Base, Ind.The 13 cadets had the
opportunity to meet with the
crew members, ﬂy in the cockpit
and observe an air-to-air
refueling mission.
The KC-135- a "ﬂying gas
station"-- is a highly modiﬁed
military version of the Boeing
707 airline.
Cadets Jake Thacker,
Bart Wigal and Isaac Holmes

entitled, "A resting place no one
wants."
Woodruff drove to the
cemetery and could not believe
the conditions were so appalling.
Six-foot high weeds and tangled
vines hid tombs, headstones and
grave sites had been washed
away due to erosion and signs of
vandalism were everywhere.
Registration ﬁles at the
Hamilton County Courthouse
indicated that of the 1,388 grave
sites, 849 were African-Americans. When the cemetery was
started in 1926, the owner set
aside a section for AfricanAmerican veterans who were
denied burial elsewhere because
of their "color."
Since federal, state and
local ofﬁcials have not been able
to determine which agency is
responsible, Woodruff called
ofﬁcials from the township and
volunteered to cut weeds and
start the restoration.
Shortly after that call
squadron members, as well as
members of Lunken Composite

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Members of Ohio Wing's Morgan County Cadet Squadron pose alongside the KC-135 aircraft
that took them on an air-to-air refuellng ﬂight.
and Western Hills squadrons, Group One staff members,
members of the 147th and 123rd
Ohio Army National Guard units
and students from nearby
McNicholas High School have
spent many weekdays and
weekends restoring the cemetery.
With weed trimmers, chain
saws, mowers, hand tools,
safety glasses, gloves and hard
hats, the crews began clearing
the area of weeds, debris, trash
and fallen trees.
As stones were uncovered,
cadets started the difﬁcult and
heavy task of resetting and
cleaning the stones. At the end
of the day the area around the
ﬂagpole was clear. CAP
members took down the old,
tattered American ﬂag, ceremonially burned it and buried its
ashes. With the vast weed
covered areas in the background, hiding the many
forgotten gravestones, the
members proudly saluted the
posting of a new ﬂag.
When the local residents
became aware that someone
was cleaning the cemetery a few
stopped to help. Others have
come in search of the graves of
their loved ones.
An elderly woman asked the
members to help her ﬁnd her
father's grave. She said she
hadn't seen it in 30 years. CAP
members were able to ﬁnd the
stone and uncover it for her. As
she wept she could not thank the
members enough.
Food and beverages are
now donated by local restaurants to feed the workers.
Flowers and landscape supplies
are being donated to give it a
ﬁnished look. The local VFW is
supplying ﬂags to be placed at
'he grave s~te of each veteran.

"Wings over Dixie '99" air show
by providing crowd control and
ramp support, handing out
brochures and pamphlets, and
answering questions about the
squadron.
2nd Lt. Bob Gillman

FLORIDA -- Cadets from
the Lantana/Lake Worth Cadet
Squadron brought home awards
for their performance in the
regional color guard competition
held at Columbus Air Force
Base, Miss.
The squadron's color guard
placed second in the Southeast
Region competition.
The second-place team
consisted of cadets: Master Sgt.
Tommy Miller, Tech. Sgt.
Jacqueline Broedell, Staff Sgt.
Jennifer Obranic and Senior
Airman Hans Sharp. The cadets
received support from 1st Lt.
David Leali and 2nd Lt. Edith
Miller.
Two cadets also took top
honors. Broedell recorded the
fastest run-time in the female
mile run and Sharp had the
second-fastest time in the male
mile run.
Cadet Tech. Sgt. Jennifer
Obranic
GEORGIA -- Members of
the Peach Tree City Falcon Field
Composite Squadron took part in
an impressive air show.
The squadron supported the

GEORGIA -- A Gwinnett
Composite Squadron cadet
received an award for his actions
while at the 1999 Florida Wing
Summer Encampment at Eglin
Air Force Base, Fla.
Cadet John Christian was
named "cadet of the encampment." The award was presented
to Christian by Maj. Jennifer
Wertz, encampment commander, and Maj. Jason
Jenkins, commandant of cadets.
Christian attends Collin's
Hill High School in
Lawrenceville, Ga., where he is
serving his third year as
president of the Technical
Students Association. He also
spent the past two years as a
member of the National Honor
Society, Mu Alpha Theta" (a
mathematics honorary), Beta
Club and mock trial (where he
functions as the lead plaintiff
attorney). His grade point
average is 3.94.
He has been a member of
the Boy Scouts of America for
nine years and earned his Eagle
Scout rating last year.
Christian hopes to get an
appointment to the U.S. Air
Force Academy.
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GEORGIA -- Three cadets
from the Gwinnett Composite
Squadron earned their pilots
wings in gliders and power
aircraft.
Cadet Laura Anne McDaniel
received her private pilots
license in just nine months.

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Cadet Master Sgt. Rachel
Meason, who was the commander of the championship
Gwinnett color guard team, is
the ﬁrst female to work her way
through the Georgia glider
program.
Cadet Kevin Anderson, who
also earned his solo wings with
the Georgia Wing glider program, currently holds several of
the wing's cadet soaring records,
including the longest duration
(3.5 hours), and absolute altitude
of 9,000 feet above sea level.
Six cadets have earned
their glider ratings through the
Georgia Wing Glider School, and
more than 20 have already taken
solo ﬂights. The program is open
to all Georgia Wing members
based on slot availability.
The contact person for the
program is Capt. Charlie
Meason, who is the Georgia
Wing glider operations ofﬁcer.
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Ten cadets in the Gwinnett
County Composite Squadron
recently received promotions.
The cadets are: Chuck
Bursi, who was promoted to
lieutenant colonel and received
the Ira Baker award; Will
Broadway, who was promoted to
major; Matthew Israelson
received the Amelia Earhart
Award and was promoted to
captain; John Christian received
the Billy Mitchell Award and was
promoted to 2nd lieutenant;
Brendan Fowler advanced to
sergeant; Mike Schay received
his technical sergeant stripes;
and Blake Hoffmeyer, Russell
Stinchcomb, Sylvester D'Agrella
and Luis Rivera earned their
airman stripe.
The awards were presented
by Maj. Daniel Willmann, deputy
commandant of cadets.
1st Lt. Tom Schmid
GEORGIA -- The Columbus Composite Squadron
recently hosted a physical
training session taught by a
doctor from the U.S. Army
Physical Fitness school.
Dr. Ed Thomas, a worldrenowned physical educator,
Fulbright Scholar and
kinesiologist, has designed
ﬁtness programs for the Army
Rangers, Burma, Thailand and
several universities. He is
currently part of a team from the
ﬁtness school tasked with
developing a training plan for the
Army in the 21st Century.
Thomas spoke to the cadets
about the beneﬁts of proper
movement and using correct
posture. He compared Western
culture, its furniture and movement habits, and overall lack of
training in movement with typical
Asian cultures, which he said
paid more attention to posture

and correct movements. Thomas
also said Asians tend to be in
better shape and have more
abilities in the area of motion
than their Western counterparts.
Thomas, a Korean War
veteran, used observations from
his time in Korea to illustrate the
impact of better motion training
on physical abilities. Thomas
said he noticed that the North
Korean soldiers could squat and
ﬁre their riﬂes quickly and
cluietly, whereas the American
soldiers running raids into North
Korea would often give themselves away by their poor
movements, especially their
inability to squat and then stand
up straight repeatedly. He said
that most Americans are still
unable to get up and down
without using their hands.
The doctor offered some
advice to the cadets to help
them with their posture and
motion. He advised them to
quietly study the movements of
others, and then to emulate
those that seem to be "the most
digniﬁed."
Both the instructor and
cadets present agreed that
ﬂexibility, strength and posture
can be improved.
The U.S. Army physical
ﬁtness school Web s~te can be
found at www.benning.army.mil/
usapfs.
2nd Lt. David J. Nightengale
TENNESSEE -- Cadets
from the Morristown Composite
Squadron were featured in
several area parades, including
a Veterans Day parade.
Color guard team members
are: Staff Sgt. Michael Helton,
Senior Airman Daniel Helton,
and Airmen 1st Class Paul C.
Howard and Zach Herbst. The
team is led by 2nd Lt. Roy Pruitt,
squadron deputy commander.
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guest at the annual Tennessee
Wing conference.
Lt. Col. Evelyn Bryan
Johnson, who is listed in the
Guinness World Book of
Records as having more ﬂight
hours than any other female pilot
in the history of aviation, was the
honored guest.
According to Johnson's log
book, she has ﬂown 53,700
hours, and is not done yet. The
woman says she continues to ﬂy
on a daily basis and is a current
instructor and Federal Aviation
Association designated examiner.
Johnson is just one of the
experienced pilots in
Tennessee's Morristown
Composite Squadron. Capt. Paul
E. Howard is a pilot w~th
Continental Airlines. He has

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logged more than 12,000
hours ﬂying aircraft such as the
Boeing 727, DC-9, and the newgeneration Boeing 737. Howard
has served as an instructor and
check airman with PT-121 air
carrier operations and is a
current ﬂight instructor and CAP
check pilot.
Howard was recently
appointed as the squadron's
aerospace education ofﬁcer.
Capt. Paul E. Howard

KANSAS -- Cadets
participated in training exercises
during a two-day reenactment of
the Civil War's Battle of Mine
Creek at Eisenhower State Park.
Senior members Capt.
Kevin Bazil and 2nd Lt. Ronald
Schlesener, and cadets Tech.
Sgt. Jonathan Schlesener, Staff
Sgt. Michael Langley, Senior
Airmen Eric Thomas and Matt
Day, and Airmen Ben Sosa,
Michael Mallory, Ken Hausler
and Jeff Goodman participated.
The members provided
trafﬁc and crowd control as well
as ﬁrst aid during the reenactment.
2nd Lt. Ron Schlesener
MINNESOTA -- Members
of the Red Wing and Owatonna
Composite squadrons attended
the grand opening of the new
Science Museum of Minnesota
in St. Paul.
Cadets and seniors had the
opportunity to tour the facility,
which features the world's ﬁrst
convertible-dome Omnitheater
featuring IMAX movies and a 3D
laser light show. Cadets also
had the opportunity to watch and
meet with Bill Nye, "The Science
Guy."
Maj. Todd Mandel
MINNESOTA -- The St.
Paul Composite Squadron's
ground team responded to an
electronic Iocator transmitter
signal being tracked by the U.S.
Air Force Rescue Coordination
Center at Langley Air Force
Base, Va.
The team consisted of: 1st
Lt. Harlan Bloom, ground team

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cadets: John
Cassidy, Chris
Seeﬁeld, Krista
Hennings, Kelsey
Neshiem, Brad
Brookens, A.J.
Boyd, T.J.
Nicoles, Pete
Williams, and
Mike and Peter
Sulivan.
Staff
members were:
Cadet Airmen 1st
Class Joshua
Magnuson and
Mathew McCabe;
Cadet Staff Sgt.
Isaiah Sieg; and
Cadet 2nd Lt.
Christopher
Snyder.
During the
Record-holding CAP pilot Lt. Coh Evelyn
class, cadets
Bryan Johnson poses with fellow pilot Capt.
studied drill and
Paul E. Howard. Both are members of Ohio ceremony, uniform
Wing's Morristown Composite Squadron.
standards, and
customs and
courtesies. They also took
leader; and cadets 2nd Lt.
leadership, physical training and
Christopher Snyder and Senior
drill tests.
Master Sgt. Ryan Hilger.
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The signal was traced to an
aviation museum, which the
members could not enter.
Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Ryan
Hilger
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Cadets from the St. Paul
Composite Squadron attended a
noncommissioned ofﬁcer school.
The cadets were: Senior
Airmen Colin Rainey and Colin
Dunn; Airmen 1st Class Joshua
Magnuson and Matt Neshiem;
and 2nd Lt. Christopher Snyder.
Snyder served as drill instructor
and substitute seminar leader at
the weekend school.
The cadets learned drill
basics, uniform standards, how
to drill a ﬂight, instructional
methods, and how to prepare
and give speeches to small
groups.
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Paul Composite Squadron
received promotions.
Cadets promoted were: 2nd
Lt. Christopher Snyder; Senior
Master Sgt. Ryan Hilger; and
Airmen Emily Heffner, Tom
Kemp and Matt Piper.
Capt. Joshua Puhl, former
squadron deputy commander for
cadets, announced the promotions.
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Paul Composite Squadron
sucessfully completed introductory classes held at the 133rd
Airlift Wing in Twin Cities.
The following cadet airmen
attended the classes, which
were held to introduce the new
members to what is expected of

Promotions were announced for several cadets from
the St. Paul Composite Squadron following a weekend training
session.
Nine cadets from the
training ﬂight were promoted.
They were: Christopher Seeﬂd,
Peter Sullivan, Krista Hennings,
Michael Sullivan, Brad
Brookens, Alan Boyd, Peter
Williams, Brandone Lemageline
and Kelsey Neshiem.
Isaiah Sieg, training ﬂight
commander, was promoted to
technical sergeant.
The nine cadets also
received certiﬁcates of completion, and Sieg, along with Airmen
1st Class Joshua Magnuson and
Mathew McCabe, received
certiﬁcates of recognition for
teaching the trainees.
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Several cadets from the St.
Paul Composite Squadron were
taken on orientation ﬂights.
They were: Airmen John
Cassidy, Matt Smullen, Tom
Kemp, Emily Heffner and John
Bacigalupo; Senior Master Sgt.
Ryan Hilger; Airmen 1st Class
Trisha Vin Zant, Joshua
Magnuson and Colin Dunn; and
Tech. Sgt. Isaiah Sieg.
The orientation pilot who
ﬂew the cadets was It. Col.
Charles Graf.
Cadet 2nd Lt. Christopher
Snyder
MISSOURI -- Cadets from
the River City and Wentzville
Composite squadrons enjoyed
orientation rides at the St.
Charles County Airport.

Lt. Col. Robert Linnenweber
and Maj. Dan Higgs served as
pilots from the Gateway Senior
Squadron.
Cadets attending were:
Brian Baldwin, Kevin Dixon,
Dustin Clark, Heather Tobin,
Ashley Combs and Michael
Richards of the River City
squadron; and Ryan Livergood,
R. Dan Hunt, Kyle Creech,
Timothy McClure, Eric Minard,
Travis Lewis, Brandon Hargrove,
Phillip Creech, Robert
Stoneking, Neil Tornblom, Caleb
Barclay and Tim Adams of the
Wentzville squadron.
Senior squadron members
participating were: Lt. Cols.
Randy and Mary Fuller of the
River City squadron; Lt. Col.
Gene A. Rugh of the Wentzville
squadron; and Lt. Col. Sharyn
Rugh, Missouri Wing chief of
staff.
About 40 ﬂights were given.
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The Missouri Wing held
their annual conference in Lake
of the Ozarks, Mo.
Approximately 200 members attended and 175 attended
the evening awards banquet.
Honored guests included:
Maj. Gen. Loran C. Schnaidt,
commander of the Missouri Air
National Guard, and his wife;
Henry Hungerbeeler, director of
the Missouri Department of
Transportation, and his wife; Col.
Shelia Waldorf, North Central
Region commander; Maj. Clark
Knudsen, U.S. Air Force liaison
ofﬁcer; Col. David Shunk,
Missouri Wing liaison ofﬁcer;
Col. Joseph McMillan, national
chief of staff; Col. Nicholas J.
Knutz, national inspector
general; Col. John J. Lehr, North
Central Region chief of staff;
Col. John T. Rooney, North
Central Region director of
operations; and Col. Emmit G.
Williams, national assistant
inspector general.
Lt. Col. William Barton, who
celebrated his 93rd birthday,
was surprised with a cake from
his family and the wing. Barton
has been an active member of
the wing for 41 years and
received the senior member of
the year award at the conference.
Other awards included:
Master Sgt. Carl Gilfoy, U.S. Air
Force Reservist of the year; Maj.
Gary Gregory, commander of
the Richards-Gebaur Composite
Squadron, public affairs ofﬁcer
of the year; Lt. Col. Albert
Mognoit, wing chaplain, chaplain
of the year; Andrew Rodreguis,
cadet of the year; Cadet 1st Lt.
Heather Woller, junior ofﬁcer of
the year; and Cadet Maj. Chris
Belto, cadet ofﬁcer of the year.
One of the night's highlights
was the presentation of two

Spaatz awards. Cadet Cols.
Erica Williams and Patrick
Chevelier, both members of the
Saline County Composite
Squadron, received the award
from Schnaidt.
The ﬁnal presentation was
the Lucretia Knutz Memorial
Squadron of the Year Award,
which went to the Vanguard
Composite Squadron. The award
was presented by Knutz, who
was also the former Missouri
Wing commander and North
Central Region commander.
Knutz founded the award in
memory of his late wife.
Lt. Col. Sharyn V. Rugh
MISSOURI -- Sixteen
members from the Missouri
Wing attended a "Train the
Trainers" seminar at Offutt Air
Force Base, Neb.
The two-day seminar
covered changes and improvements in CAP emergency
services.
"We can expect to see the
new course and tests in the ﬁeld
by March 2000," said Maj. John
Desmarais, course instructor
and emergency services
planning director at CAP
National Headquarters.
Participants included: Group
commanders Capt. Troy
Campbell, Group 1, Maj. James
Lamar, Group 2, and Maj. Lee
Schmidt, Group 5; 2nd Lt. James
and 1st Lt. Sally Woller,
Vanguard Composite Squadron;
2nd Lt. Mike Hackle and 1st Lts.
Cynthia Campbell and David
Regan, Charles R. Long
Composite Squadron; Maj. Gary
W. Gregory, Capt. Joan Brown
and 1st Lt. Bert Brown,
Richards-Gebaur Composite
Squadron; Capt. Kelly Bickford,
St. Charles Composite Squadron; Capt. Jim Chevalier, Saline
County Composite Squadron;
2nd Lts. Patterson and
Burroughs, Lee's Summit
Composite Squadron; and Lt.
Col. Scott Lawson, seminar
coordinator, Sedalia Cadet
Squadron.
Col. Sheila Waldorf, North
Central Region commander,
praised Lawson fQr his involvement and combined efforts with
Col. Jeannette Lawson, wing
commander, to assure that
region members were offered
the opportunity to attend.
Chief Master Sgt. Robert
Feummeler, Missouri liaison
noncommissioned ofﬁcer, was
also involved.
During the course,
Desmarais said, "From now on,
you'll know the person working
with you on any major disaster
relief project or emergency
services mission has the training
required to be a ground team
member or leader."
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Two wing members were
Kansas City Sertoma Club
luncheon guests in November.
Capt. Troy M. Campbell,
commander of Missouri Wing's
Group 1, and Maj. Gary W.
Gregory, commander of the
Richards-Gebaur Composite
Squadron, were invited to
present the Missouri Wing-Frank
G. Brewer aerospace awards in
the individual and organizational
categories before the club's 25
members.
The awards were related to
the Downtown Airport Expo '99
air show and the celebration
which was held to honor the
Veterans of Foreign Wars on its
100th anniversary. During the air
show, the club held its annual
"Balloon-rest," which featured
hot air balloons from across the
United States.
Kent Egy, club president,
received the individual Frank G.
Brewer award for his efforts. The
club was presented with the
group award.
Campbell, who was at the
luncheon to assist in presenting
the individual and group awards,
had himself previously received
the Missouri Wing Brewer Award
in the senior member category.
"We are tremendously
proud that, of our four nominations to the Missouri Wing, three
of our recipients were present at
(the Sertoma) meeting."
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Several awards were
presented to members of the
Richards-Gebaur Composite
Squadron at the 1999 Missouri
Wing Conference, including the
Aerospace 2000 and other
prestigious awards.
Many of the squadron's
members were at the meeting as
the squadron received the
Aerospace 2000 Unit Award
from CAP National Headquarters
during the morning session.
Also receiving awards were:
Cadet Nadia AI-Maliky, the Billy
Mitchell Award; Lt. Col. Brian M.
Main, a commander's commendation and lifesaving award; Lt.
Col. Melinda Berry and Capt.
Tony Belto, commander's
commendations for their
outstanding efforts with the 1999
Missouri Wing summer encampment; Capt. Billy Winkhert Jr.,
certiﬁcate of recognition for
providing cadet orientation ﬂights
during the summer encampment;
and Maj. Gary Gregory, certiﬁcate of achievement from the
U.S. Air Force Rescue Coordination Center for attending their
search management course.
The squadron color guard
competition team posted the
colors at the evening banquet, at
which Col. Henry Hungerbeeler,
a retired U.S. Air Force ofﬁcer
and director for the Missouri

Department of
Transportation, spoke
on leadership.
The awards were
presented after
Hungerbeeler spoke.
The members of the
Richards-Gebaur
Squadron who
received awards
were: Cadet Patrix
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Duenas, Billy Mitchell
Award; Gregory, wing
public affairs ofﬁcer of
the year award;
Melinda Berry, North
Central Region
"Torch" award; and
Belto "Torch Mentor"
award.
Other awards
included: The
Missouri Wing Frank
[
G. Brewer individual
aerospace award,
which was presented
to F. Kent Egy,
president of the
Kansas City Sertoma
Club; the Kansas City
Sertoma Club
received Brewer
organizational
aerospace award;
and the Brewer senior
member award went
to Group 1 Commander Capt. Troy M.
Campbell.
The highlight of
the evening for the
squadron members
came when Cadet
Maj. Christopher
Belto was named the
Top: Cadet Col. James Patrick ChevaMissouri Wing cadet
lier of Missouri Wing's Saline County
of the year. "This
Composite Squadron receives the
makes three conSpaatz award from Missouri Rep. Ike
secutive years a
Skelton.
Richards-Gebaur
Bottom: Cadet Col. Erica R. Williams of
cadet holds the cadet
of the year distinction, the Saline County Composite Squadron
and ﬁve times in the
receives the Spaatz award from Mispast seven years,"
souri Rep. Ike Skelton.
remarked Gregory.
Attending this year's
Class Daniel Sullivan.
conference were three of the ﬁve
A cordon consisting of 10
members who made up the
cadets under Cadet 1st. Lt. Julie
North Central Region Cadet
Berry, the cordon commander,
Color Guard Competition team
as well as the squadron's color
and were the designated 1999
guard, participated as the 33rd
Missouri Wing Color Guard:
Karnival Season Coronation of
cadets Senior Master Sgt. Chris.
the Germania (German) Club of
Schley, Senior Airman Dan
Kansas City honored Col. Arch
Sullivan and Airman Adrienne
Tucker. The color guard that
Johnson.
participated in the celebration
Paul assisted the Missouri
was the same one that won the
Wing Color Guard. Cadets Julie
1999 North Central Region
Berry, AI-Maliky, Duenas, Belto,
competition.
along with senior member Maj.
The cadets involved were:
Lynnette Gregory, were also in
Berry; Senior Master Sgt. Robert
attendance.
Nelion; Master Sgt. Russelle
Maj. Gary W. Gregory
Paul; Senior Airmen Christopher
Santel, Niles Grant and Richard
MISSOURI -- Members of
Fitzgerald; Airmen 1st Class
the Richards-Gebaur Composite
Scott Knight and Zachary
Squadron helped a Kansas City
Packingham; and Airmen Serena
German club honor a retired
Murphy, Jonathon Sandhu and
U.S. Air Force colonel, according
Keithly Lake.
to reports from Cadet Airman 1st
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guard members were Senior
Master Sgt. Unruh; Sullivan; and
Airmen Elizabeth Sandhu and
Adrienne Johnson.
Airman 1st Class Daniel Sullivan

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badge and the emergency
services patch. One aircrew
member, Roy, completed
training for the CAP mission pilot
specialty and the emergency
services patch.
Lt. CoL Michael Beason

SOUTH DAKOTA -- Twenty
cadet and senior members from
the Rushmore and Lookout
SOUTH DAKOTA -- Three
Mountain Composite squadrons
South Dakota Composite
participated in a squadron
Squadrons united in Kansas for
search and rescue exercise at
an aerospace education trip.
Custer State Park.
The Onida, Pierre and
Capt. Dan Wilcox, squadron
Custer Composite squadrons
commander, and Lt. Col Jim
traveled together to the Kansas
Howe, deputy commander of
Wing headquarters, met with a
cadets, kicked the weekend off
family of former South Dakota
with training on survival equipWing members who currently
ment, search patterns and
live in Kansas. The day after
procedures and victim evacuatheir arrival, the group took a
tion.
tour of McConneil Air Force
1st Lt. Jim Roy, mission
Base, where they stayed until
pilot trainee, and Lt. Col. Mike
the next day. After leaving
Beason, mission pilot and
McConnell, they went to the
observer, ﬂew a CAP plane in
Army/Guard Learning Center,
and began the ﬁrst exercise,
where they were taken on a tour
which was a search for a
of the computer training facility.
missing person.
A retired astronaut and
With ground communicaSouth Dakota native, Chuck
tions support from Maj. Dave
Gemar, who currently works as
Jeffries, and coordination from
the chief safety ofﬁcer at the
the aircrew, the 10-member
Bombardier Leer Jet Manufacground team found the missing
turing Plant, took the members
person's vehicle and began a
on a plant tour. Gemar was
search of the area. Forty-ﬁve
instrumental in arranging the trip
minutes later the person was
and the tours.
found 1,000 yards away. The
The next stop was the
team assessed the victim's
Omnisphere and Science Center
injuries, treated the wounds and
for hands-on exhibits, as well as
evacuated the victim.
the Planetarium and Bubble
The next exercise involved
shows.
locating an emergency Iocator
A trip to the Lake Afton
transmitter. The search aircrew
Observatory was next, though
used direction-ﬁnding equipment
the obervatory's 16-inch
to locate the ELT signal, then the telescope could not be used due
crew directed the ground team to to weather conditions.
the area to use ground-based
The Kansas Cosmosphere
direction ﬁnding equipment to
and Space Center, which has
locate the ELT. Despite an
more than 10,000 artifacts, an
environment that made tracking
Omnimax 44-foot wrap-around
difﬁcult, the team was able to
theater and is one of the
ﬁnd the ELT.
country's premier space
The day's last exercise
museums, was also visited.
dealt with another simulated ELT
Squadron members
signal from a downed aircraft.
attending were: Majs. Nancy and
Though the aircrew was able to
Marlin McKenney; Lt. Col. Albert
locate the general area of the
Trumble; cadets Master Sgt.
ELT quickly, ﬁnding the precise
Tina McKenney, Staff Sgt.
location on the ground was
Tabitha Moore and Sgt. Tifany
difﬁcult and the search was
McKenney.
eventually called off due to time
From the Pierre squadron
constraints.
were: senior members Maj. Myra
The ﬁnal scenario provided
Christensen and Matt
the teams with both ELT and
Bunkowske; and cadets Airmen
human targets. The aircrew,
Stewart Adams, Jordan
made up of Roy and Maj. Bob
Christensen, Patty Heermann,
Adams, again narrowed the
Ross Poile and Craig
search and helped the ground
Schochenmaier.
team locate all targets.
From Custer were: senior
After the training was
members Capt Jeanne
complete, Cadet Airmen
Brownson, 1st Lt. Brad Nupen
Christopher Cardenes and
and Eileen River; and cadets
Joshua Chudej were given
Master Sgt. Aaron Brownson,
orientation rides in the
1st Lt. Kelly Brownson, Master
squadron's Cessna 172.
Sgt. Pam Kelley, Airmen Steph
During the weekend, the
Doclos, Zack River and Tom
ground teams completed almost
Linde, and Airmen 1st Class
all the training necessary.to earn
Josh Schwader and Justin
the ground team member
Boggs.
specialty rating, the ground team
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COAST TO COAST

two ground teams were deployed ahead of time to the two
most likely search areas. One of
the teams was positioned in
Arkansas north of Texarkana, in
an area determined by the
search and rescue satellites,
while the other team wassent to
the spot where the plane last
made radar contact.
By Saturday afternoon the
simulated downed aircraft was
located on a ridgeline in the
Ouachita Mountains southeast of
Mena, Ark. The aircrews
directed the ground team to
rescue the survivors.
A team of U.S. Air Force
ofﬁcers and non-commissioned
ofﬁcers evaluated each portion
ARKANSAS -- The
Arkansas Wing won the Southof the exercise and, upon
termination of the exercise, rated
west Region crew competition
the wing's performance as
held in Amarillo, Tx.
"Outstanding".
The competition is an
The evaluators based their
annual event that tests the skills
decision on how well the
of the various wings in the areas
members planned and conof piloting skills, search skill and
ducted the operation, with
knowledge of regulations.
special attention on several
Arkansas also received the
factors. Those factors included:
rating of outstanding for the
second year in a row on the
adherence to Air Force and CAP
regulations and procedures;
recent U.S. Air Force search and
safety; maintenance of the
rescue evaluation. This marked
equipment used, including
the ﬁrst time in recent history
that a Wing in the Southwest
aircraft, vehicles and communication equipment; documentaRegion has received an outtion kept by the wing; and the
standing rating two years in a
training of emergency-services
r o w.
personnel participating in the
Col. Coleman C. Roth is the
mission. The rating was not
commander of the Arkansas
Wing and Lt. Col. Jim Niven is
based on whether the teams
found the missing aircraft and
the emergency services director.
crew, but on how they went
Dr. Abram L. Winters
about their search.
Senior members from the
ARKANSAS - Members of
Twin Lakes Composite Squadthe Twin Lakes Composite
ron who participated were: Maj.
Squadron participate as the
Charles Wensel and Capt. June
Arkansas Wing receives its
Wensel, administration; Capt.
second consecutive rating of
"Outstanding" on the annual U.S. Jim Stevens, mission pilot; 1st
Air Force evaluation exercise.
Lt. Les Hall, mission observer;
Maj. Bill Knotts and 1st Lt.
The exercise began Friday,
Carroll Knotts, ground team.
Oct. 1, with Air Force ofﬁcials
presenting the exercise scenario
Cadets from the Twin Lakes
Squadron who participated were:
to the Arkansas Wing's mission
Lt. A.J. Singletary, ﬂight line;
coordinator and planning staff.
Senior Master Sgt. T.J. Hubbard,
The exercise scenario
centered around a missing
mission coordinator staff; Tech.
Sgt. Bret Cullen, ﬂight line;
aircraft in the area of southwest
Airman Billy Selden, ground
Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma.
team; Senior Airman, Will
Galloway, ﬂight line.
As information was
Maj. Charles E. Wensel
obtained, search areas were
selected and assigned to aircraft
ARKANSAS -- Cadets from
to search on their initial ﬂight to
the Twin Lakes Composite
the mission base at the
Squadron participated in event
Texarkana Airport.
held to promote general aviation
A total of 76 members and
and the Carroll County/Berryville
cadets participated. Those
Airport in northwest Arkansas.
members made up the mission
The Berryville Fly-in is an
headquarters staff and two
annual event that is held to
ground search teams or worked
promote aviation and increase
on the crews of nine CAP-owned
Cessna planes.
community awareness of the
airport. Several pilots donate
Search areas were assigned as the exercise continued their time and aircraft to help,
offering free airplane rides to
Saturday morning. Aircraft were
deployed to their designated
attract members of the community to the event.
areas.
Bad weather early in the
Because of time concerns,

morning caused a slow start, but
as the fog lifted the cadets
helped by directing the incoming
planes to the designated aircraft
parking areas and assisting
those who were taking advantage of the free plane rides.
The weather turned bad
around 2 p.m., forcing the event
to close early.
In spite of the bad weather,
there was a variety of aircraft
present, including an amphibious
plane, an antique bi-plane, a
helicopter, several ultra-light
aircraft, a powered-parachute
ultra-light and a variety of
modern airplanes.
Cadets from the Twin Lakes
squadron who attended were:
2nd Lt. Singletary of Mountain
Home, Master Sgt. Hubbard
from Norfolk, Sgt. Cullen and
Airman Kunefke from Flippin,
Airman Coley from Lead Hill, and
Airman Mitchell from Flippin.

year award was presented to
Sgt. Norman.
Maj. M. David Heck

TEXAS - Cadets from the
Sugar Land Composite Squadron observed ﬁrst-hand a
weather phenomenon which is
discussed as part of many
aerospace education programs
while touring the Tommy Hilﬁger
Airship.
The cadets were given a
tour of the Tommy Hilﬁger
Airship, which has the distinction
of being the largest non-rigid
airship in the world, at Ellington
Field, as part of their study of
airships and airship ﬂight. During
the tour, a weather front passed
through Ellington Field and the
cadets were able to watch the
world's largest wind sock rotate
with the change in wind direction. The passage of weather
fronts is frequently discussed in
aerospace classes because of
the impact fronts can have on
OKLAHOMA - Members of
the Oklahoma City Composite
aircraft.
After the tour of the airship,
Squadron gathered to celebrate
cadets returned to Sugar Land,
Christmas and honor those who
where they built and ﬂew hot air
helped offer disaster relief in the
balloons as a follow-up to their
wake of Oklahoma City's May
hot air balloon aerospace
tornadoes.
education program.
The annual Christmas
The balloons reached a
dinner was held on December 7,
ﬂying height of 50 - 75 feet.
1999, and was hosted by the
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squadron's commander, Lt. Col.
Members of the Sugar Land
Poochie Rotzinger. The dinner's
Composite Squadron raised
honored guest was the Oklacommunity awareness for CAP
homa Wing Commander, Lt. Col.
by participating in a series of air
Virginia Keller.
shows in Texas recently.
The master of ceremonies
Squadron cadets particiwas Lt. Greg Spiczka, who
pated in: the Wings Over
spoke to those present about
CAP, its history and the role that
Houston Air Show, which was
held at Ellington Field; Hobby
cadets play within the organizarest, which was held at Hobby
tion.
Airport; and the Sugar Land
Spiczka presented disaster
Airport Fly-In.
relief ribbons to the following
The cadets were joined at
senior members for their efforts
both the Wings Over Houston
during and after devastating
and Hobby rest shows by
tornadoes hit the Oklahoma City
members of the Thunderbird
area on May 3, 1999: Lt. Jim
Squadron, Sugar Land's "sister"
Howell, Lt. Kathy Suarez, Lt.
squadron. Other squadrons
Jack Sokatch, Lt. Tim Giblet, Lt.
from Group 13 joined Sugar
Jeremy Witzke, and Maj. M.
Land and Thunderbird at Hobby
David Heck.
rest.
The cadets to receive
The cadets were involved in
disaster relief ribbons included:
several activities at the shows.
Staff Sgt. lan Brothers; Sgts.
They marshaled aircraft, directed
David Glick and Rose Norman;
automobile parking, manned
and Airmen Joseph Neihart,
admissions gates, distributed
Johnny Norman, James Heard,
handouts to spectators, delivT. J. Giblet and Beau Harris.
ered water and drinks to ﬂight
Keller presented Maj.
Beulah Dorsey with a letter of
crews, and manned CAP
recruiting and concession
retirement from the national
stands. They also manned the
commander, Gen. Bobick, for 26
VIP and pilot tents, helped place
years of service to CAP.
and remove signs, helped
The following cadets
handle crowd control, surveyed
received certiﬁcates of appreciamilitary aircraft-of all types, and
tion for work and attendance in
assisted other air show volunthe squadron: Joe Modia, Giblet,
teers.
Rose and Johnny Norman, Bill
Cadets also had the
Harned, Joshua Newport, lan
Brothers, Joshua O'Dell, Neihart, opportunity to have lunch with a
Kansas Air National Guard B-1
Jared Ransom, Glick, Harris and
bomber crew and with many of
Jeffrey Heaselgreen.
the other ﬂight crews at the
The squadron's cadet of the

Wings Over Houston air show.
The CAP recruiting booths
brought in several cadets to the
Squadron and the recruiting
efforts were complemented by
the Thunderbird Squadron's 172
airplane. The plane was loaned
to the Sugar Land Squadron for
use as a static display and to
provide cadet orientation ﬂights.
It was located next to a fully
restored World War II vintage
CAP aircraft at the Sugar Land
Fly-In.
The keys to Thunderbird's
172 were, however, eventually
returned with a tag labeled
"Future Pride of Sugar Land".
Capt. Robert Wolin

COLORADO -- The cadets
of the Mile High Cadet Squadron
had the opportunity to hear reallife stories of a side of law
enforcement that few ever
experience thanks to a visit from
an Aurora Police Department
special weapons and tactics
team member.
Ofﬁcer Kevin A. Cartica
visited the squadron, bringing
with him many of the unique
tools of his trade. He also told
cadets real-life stories from his
years of working in that area of
law enforcement.
The purpose of the visit was
to educate the cadets on the
realities of police work and to
help them understand that the
life of a police ofﬁce is not all
"Hollywood glamour."
Cartica showed the cadets
his issued Heckler & Koch MP-5
sub-machine gun and Colt M16A1 assault riﬂe and described
the advantages and disadvantages of each. He also brought a
37mm canister launcher, which,
he explained, is used to ﬁre tear
gas canisters into barricaded
rooms.
One point the ofﬁcer
repeatedly emphasized was,
contrary to what the movies
might suggest, the goal of SWAT
members is to subdue suspects
and minimize injury and/or loss
of life.
To illustrate this point,
Cartica discussed some of the

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non-lethal weapons the
teams carry. One of the most
common is the "rubber rocket,
which is a rubber 12-gauge
shotgun slug designed to
incapacitate a suspect without
major trauma. Another device is
the noise light diversion device.
When deployed, this unit emits
2-million candlepower of light
and 190 decibels of sound, and
the effect is that people around
the device are momentarily
unable to see and think, which
gives the law enforcement
personnel a few seconds to
disarm the suspects.
Cartica displayed some of
the safety equipment used,
beginning with his helmet, which
had just saved his life, he said,
when a bullet from one of his
fellow ofﬁcers handguns missed
the intended target, penetrated a
ﬂoor and struck Cartica.
Next the ofﬁcer displayed
the Tactical Entry vest, which
weighs 28 pounds empty and
around 35 pounds when loaded
for standard use, and the
portable shields which ofﬁcers
occasionally carry when forcing
entry.
Capt. Peter L. Rousseau, Jr.

Squadron provided the wing
banner in an effort to link the
groups together.
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The Valkyrie Cadet
Squadron celebrated their
awards and promotions ceremony with special guest Capt.
Tim Winslow from the Colorado
Army National Guard aviation
unit.
Winslow, a helicopter pilot
stationed at Buckley Air National
Guard Base, Colo., talked about
his experiences during a 13-year
military career. He shared
examples of how his own
leadership decisions have had
an impact on his life, as well as
on the lives of others under his
command. The speaker served
as both an enlisted member and
ofﬁcer of the U.S. Army.
Following Winslow's
presentation, Colorado Wing
Commander Col. Bill Hines
presented Billy Mitchell awards
to Cadet 2nd Lts. Michael
McKenna, Jamison Walsh and
Brian Werner.
Cadets receiving promotions were: Senior Airman John
Babcock, Tech. Sgt. Mike
Bristol, Staff Sgt. Trent
Campbell, Aiman Matt Garcia,
Tech. Sgt. Chris Hartsen, Senior
Airman Sheldon Johnson,
Airmen 1st Class Ben
Vanzytveld and George Shen,
and Senior Airman Nicholas
Walsh. Bristol and Hartsen also
received two-year service
awards.
Five cadet community
service awards went to: cadets
Senior Airman Sheldon Johnson,
Airmen Katalin Johnson and
Nicholas Tucker, and 2nd Lts.
Chaney King and Michael
McKenna.

Ist Lt. Courtney Walsh
UTAH -- Members of the
Uintah Basin Composite
Squadron helped a group of ﬁrst
graders learn about hot air
balloons.
The members assisted
Roosevelt Elementary School's
ﬁrst grade teacher Carol
Elbright, who earned the
"Teacher of the Year" title,
demonstrate the principles of hot
air balloon ﬂight. Miniature hot
air balloons helped the lesson
come alive for the students.
The balloons were purchased through the Civil Air
Patrol Bookstore and put
together by the students
themselves, with help from
teachers and parent volunteers.
Prior to launching, a
question and answer session
was held. Answering questions
was 1st Lt. Phil DiBartola,
squadron public affairs ofﬁcer.
Phil DiBartola

UTAH --The Utah Wing
celebrated CAP Sunday by
holding a worship service in the
Hill Air Force Base Museum
Chapel.
The service was held to
show appreciation to all members who have contributed their
COLORADO -- The
Colorado Wing was represented
time and efforts to fulﬁll CAP
missions.
by cadets from the Valkyrie
Cadet Staff Sgt. Bryce
Cadet, Broomﬁeld Composite,
Mercer reminded the attendees
Vance Brand Cadet and
of President John F. Kennedy's
Timberline Cadet squadrons who
marched in the Veterans Day
advice: "Ask not what your
country can do for you, but what
Parade in Denver to pay tribute
to America's veterans.
you can do for your country."
Cadet 2nd Lt. Ryan Smith
The cadets were met with
cheers from CAP supporters and
talked about the importance of
sponsors who lined the streets
one individual.
for the parade. Both the
Lt. Col. James Mercer
reviewed CAP's history and
Broomﬁeld and Vance Brand
speciﬁcally pointed out that the
squadrons brought color guard
units and the Valkyrie Cadet
wing has been on the forefront of
the cadet
program from its
inception.
Col. Terry
Robison, Utah
Wing commander, expanded on
Smith's remarks.
He asked that
CAP members
think about what
imprint they
individually want
to leave on CAP
history. "Our
paycheck,"
Robison said, "is
seeing the
accomplishments
of others."
Lt. Col.
Donald F. Bruey,
retired U.S.
Marine, was the
1 s t L t . P h i l D i B a r t o l a o f U t a h Wi n g ' s U i n t a h B a s i n C o m p o s i t e S q u a d r o n , guest speaker.
Bruey, a former
Roosevelt Elementary School teacher Carol Elbright, and her ﬁrst-graders,
ﬁghter pilot
hold up one of the balloons used in their "Balloon Fly-Off."
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CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS * JANUARY 2000

as the assistant to the mayor of
Ogden spoke about the impact
that CAP has had on aviation.
While in the Marines, Bruey's
wingman was shot down and his
crew was unable to contact area
U.S. Air Force search and
rescue units. The Civil Air Patrol
responded and, in conjunction
with a ground team, found the
downed crew.
The spirit of the worship
service was best summed by
Chaplain James R. Behrens,
who wrote the CAP Hymn. In
that hymn he wrote, "Help us
know all that can be through the
efforts of CAP."

CALIFORNIA -- Two cadet
members of the John J. Montgomery Cadet Squadron recently
directed the squadron's ﬁrst
dining out.
Cadets Master Sgt. Tara E.
Horne and Tech. Sgt. Kevin B.
Haggerty headed the social
event, at which cadets and
senior members followed the
traditional "rules of engagement"
-- from the formality of addressing the president of the mess to
being sent to the nonalcoholic
"grog bowl."
The after-dinner address
was by the commander of the
San Jose unit, Maj. James H.
Sena. "These formal events
provide the members with a new,
fun perspective of CAP. It won't
be our last one," said Sena.
2nd Lt. Robert R.
Chambless, squadron emergency services ofﬁcer, also
attended. Chambless has since
left for basic training with the
U.S. Air Force. After completing
basic, he will attend technical
training as a cryptologic linguist
at the Defense Language
Institute Foreign Language
Center in California.
Chambless is a former
cadet who earned the Billy
Mitchell award in 1994. Because
of his accomplishments as a
cadet, he will be promoted to
airman ﬁrst class upon completion of basic training. He has
also already begun earning
credits toward an associate's

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degree in Intelligence Application from the Community College
of the Air Force.
2nd Lt. Michael S. Montgomery Jr.
CALIFORNIA -- Forty-six
members of the Tehachapi
Composite Squadron visited the
moving version of the Vietnam
Memorial Wall and paid tribute to
area veterans with a social.
On Veteran's Day, the
squadron's color guard presented the colors to the veterans
that gathered for the assembly
and presentation. After the
salute, the color guard extended
an invitation to them to attend
the squadron's second annual
veteran's night social.
At the social, cadets and
senior members presented
poetry, music and speeches that
honored the different branches
of the armed forces and the
veterans.
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The commander and
several cadets of the Tehachapi
Composite Squadron attended a
rocketry shoot-off and watched
as rockets weighing up to 87
pounds were launched.
Ten cadets joined the
squadronls commander at
"RockStock V." The event is held
every six months and is sponsored by the National Association of Rocketry and Tripoli
Rocketry.
Rockets as long as 14.5
feet and with weights up to 87
pounds were launched at the
event.
Carol Schaubshlager
CALIFORNIA -- Pilots from
the San Fernando Senior
Squadron recently went to
Edwards Air Force Base, Calif..
for training that will help them ﬂy
in the state's mountainous
regions.
Seven pilots attended the
training on aviation physiology,
which is especially helpful
because of the rugged terrain in
the area.
The morning session
consisted of classroom training
in hypoxia, decompression
sickness and vision as affected
by altitude and spatial disorientation.
The afternoon session
began with equipment, including
oxygen masks, being issued to
the pilots. Once the equipment
was issued, the pilots went into
the high-altitude chamber for a
full brieﬁng before ascent.
Attending were: Capt. Vern
Gibson, squadron commander;
Capt. Joe Spahr; Maj. Steve
Huss; Capt. Ed Stucke; 2nd Lt.
Spencer Suderman; senior
member Wally Stephen; and 1st
Lt. Brian Stover.
1st Lt. Brian J. Stover

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CALIFORNIA -- Senior
members and cadets from the
Sierra Composite Squadron
joined the San Joaquin County
Ofﬁce of Emergency Services
and other agencies in a scheduled search and rescue drill.
Three senior members and
three cadets searched for three
adults whose raft overturned on
the Mokelumne River. Capt.
William Correll, squadron
commander, acted as mission
coordinator. He was assisted by
Cadet 2nd Lt. Michael Jarnagan
at the incident command center.
Capt. Dan Root led a
ground team made up of 2nd Lt.
Alan Chandler, Cadet Staff Sgt.
Nick Hawn and Cadet Senior
Airman Jeremy Rowe. Aircraft,
horse-mounted patrols, dog
teams, off-road vehicles and
dive teams participated as well.
Many of the squadron's
members have also completed
courses on the Incident Command System and earned
certiﬁcation in both planning and
intelligence, and air operations.
Capt. Daniel E. Root
HAWAII -- Members of the
Hawaii Wing and Paciﬁc Region
Liaison Ofﬁce participated in a
Combined Federal Campaign
keyworkers event at Hickam Air
Force Base.
Maj. Daryl Choy, 1st Lt. Eric
Crimmins, Lt. Col. Doug Miller
and Chief Master Sgt. Les
Kellum attended the event,
which was held for those who
would be collecting CFC
donations.
The CAP booth provided
information to the hundreds
present on CAP cadet and
senior programs and answered
questions.
Some of the money from
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the cadet program.
Lt. CoL Doug Miller
NEVADA -- Members of the
Clark County Composite
Squadron honor guard started a
baseball game for the Las Vegas
Stars.
The honor guard presented
the colors at the game, after
which squadron commander
Capt. Garret Coleman threw out
the ﬁrst pitch.
Members present were: 2nd
Lt. Shannon McCarty, senior ﬂag
bearer; Senior Airman Leslie
Fairchild, junior ﬂag bearer;
Airman 1st Class Robert
Fairchild, senior guard; and
Airman Michael Mocabee, junior
guard. (Capt. Lorrie McCarty
advises the honor guard.)
The cadets were Supported
by their parents and others
attending, including: Maj. Diane
Hathway and Lt. Col. James
Montgomery.
Cadet 2nd Lt. Shannon McCarty
NEVADA -- About 200
cadets and senior members of
the Nevada Wing gathered for
the wing's annual conference in
Las Vegas.
The event's keynote
speaker was CAP National
Commander Brig. Gen. James
C. Bobick. Rep. Shelly Berkley
(D), from the First Nevada
Congressional District, also
addressed the conference.
At the banquet, several
units and individuals within the
Nevada Wing were recognized
for their accomplishments. Col.
Carothers presented the ﬁrst
group of awards. Unit awards
went to the Nellis Senior
Squadron, senior unit of the
year, Blackhawk Composite
Squadron, cadet unit of the year,
and Reno Composite Squadron,

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squadron of merit.
Individual awards included:
Lt. Col. Arvid Schnackenburg,
Nellis Senior Squadron, squadron commander of the year; Maj.
Robert Dulinawka, Clark County
Composite Squadron, senior
member of the year; Cadet 1st
Lt. Patrick Reardon, Blackhawk
Composite Squadron, cadet
ofﬁcer of the year;
Cadet Master Sgt. Martin
Mayo, Clark County Composite
Squadron, cadet noncommissioned ofﬁcer of the year; Cadet
Airman Josh Chase, Clark
County Composite Squadron,
cadet airman of the year; Carl
Douglas, Nellis Senior Squadron, and William Schracker,
Feather River Squadron, pilots
of the year;
1st Lt. William McKinley,
Nellis Senior Squadron, observer of the year; Maj. William
Burnett, search and rescue base
'member of the year; Lt. Col. Carl
Steinhoff, executive ofﬁcer, and
Maj. Robert Boone, director of
senior programs, wing staff
members of the year; Capt.
Richard Saver, Clark County
Composite Squadron, moral
leadership ofﬁcer of the year;
and 1st Lt. Sharon Reardon,
Blackhawk Composite Squadron, Col. Skip Pasutti Aerospace
Education Award.

CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS * JANUARY 2000

Bobick presented the cadet
leadership awards to Lt. Col.
Maureen Brown, Elko Composite
Squadron, and Capt. Dennis
Rosenberg, Minden Composite
Squadron.
Commander's commendations went to: Cadet Master Sgt.
Casey Hilliard; and senior
members William Kerschner,
Rezk Mohamed, Victor Smith,
William Burnett, Curtis Jones,
Jon Gillespie, Peter Goeser,
Tom Miller, Dion DeCamp and
Jean Dayton.
Lifesaving awards were
presented to senior members
James Montgomery, Arvid
Schnackenburg, Thomas Miller,
Carl Douglas, C. Ray Kelder and
Donald Hawks.
Capt. Sam Sottosanti, Clark
County Composite Squadron,
received the Grover Loening
Award. James Forney received
the Paul E. Garber Award.
Finally, Arvid
Schnackenburg was promoted to
lieutenant colonel and Garret
Coleman, Clark County Composite Squadron, was promoted to
major.
Capt. Charles McCarty
OREGON-- Cadets from
the High Desert Composite and
Angel Falls squadrons went on a
tank ride thanks to members of

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the U.S. Army National Guard.
Cadets from both squadrons joined at the 82nd Cavalry
Training Center, where sergeants in the Guard discussed
the M1AI Abrams and M2
Bradley tanks.
The cadets were introduced
to the engines, guns, ammunition and crew requirements, and
then taken on rides in both.
Cadet 2nd Lt. Justin J. Wilkens
WASHINGTON -- Several
cadets from the Tri-Cities
Composite Squadron shared
their knowledge of proper ﬂag
handling.
Members taught color guard
and ﬂag etiquette classes to the
Girl Scouts. Speciﬁc class
subjects included: how to show
proper respect for the ﬂag
(taught by cadets Trevor Pottel
and Luke Hedman, presenting
the colors indoors (Paul
Kawaguchi and Matthew
Winckler), and presenting the
colors outdoors (Zoae Scharold
and Daniel Clark).
Cadets Clayton Townly and
Nathan Owens assisted with the
classes on respect for the ﬂag
and presenting the colors
outdoors.
The event was organized
and coordinated by Kawaguchi.
Cadet Staff Sgt. Zoae N. Scharold