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LL AFB, Ala.--Ten squadrons have been
vii Air Patrol's 1973 "Squadrons of
"for their accomplishments in the cadet
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o, ng the announcement by radio net
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4" ~ the commanders of regions and wings,
~o Leslie J. Westberg, USAF, national corn,:ommended the region, wing, and
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for receiving this recognition.
itions on a job exceedingly well done
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North Carolina
omposite Squadron
Indiana
h School Cadet Squadron
Hawaii
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Nebraska
---~omposite Squadron
New Jersey
~-Chevy Chase Cadet Squadron
Maryland

8. London Composite Squadron
9. Wilmington Cadet Squadron
10. Cherokee Composite Squadron

Kentucky
Delaware
Illinois

The CAP Squadron of Distinction, an annual
award to recognize the top 10 CAP Cadet Squadrons,
is based on their accomplishments during the
preceeding calendar year.
To be eligible for the award, the unit must have at
least 25 cadet members as of December 31. They
,are also evaluated on the number of cadet achievement contracts completed, the number of cadets
attending an encampment and the number of
Mitchell, Earhart and Spaatz Awards earned by the
cadets in the unit.
Commenting on this year's program~ Lt. Col.
D o n a l d R . H a y e s U S A F, d i r e c t o r o f t h e c a d e t
program said that there were 381 units that met the
b a s i c c r i t e r i a . O f t h i s n u m b e r, 1 6 0 w e r e c a d e t

squadrons and 321 were composite squadrons. In
other words 38 percent of the total cadet units and
23 percent of the total composite squadrons were
considered.
The top two squadrons will be presented a plaque
by National Headquarters at the National Board
Meeting in San Francisco. Each of the squadrons of
distinction will receive the Unit Citation Award in
recognition of their achievements.
In addition, the commander of the No. 1 CAP
Squadron of Distinction will receive the F. Ward
R e i l l y L e a d e r s h i p Aw a r d a t t h e N a t i o n a l B o a r d
Meeting. The award, in honor of the late Brig. Gen.
F. Wa r d R e i l l y, f o r m e r B o a r d C h a i r m a n , i s p r e sented annually to recognize the individual leadership efforts of the commander.
T h e o n l y r e p e a t e r f r o m l a s t y e a r ' s To p 1 0
Squadrons was the New Britain Cadet Squadron,
this year's winner.

CIVIL AIR PATROL
MARCH 1974

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MAXWELL AFB. Ala~:~-~ivil Air Patrol National
Headquarters will award
approximately $41.000 in fOuryear' ~cholarships and oneyear grants for the 1974-75
academic Year to selected
cadets andmembers " " 'i-~L.' i
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of the Civil Air Patrol NEWS

for the complete story on the
scholarships and ~/rants " ,.~.

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April 1 Is Deadline
Fbr Brewer Awards

Has 1974's
1st Saves
MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -Three lives were saved in late
January and early February by
units in Alaska to give Civil Air
Patrol their first saves in 1974.
The first two saves came as a
result of an ELT signal picked up
by an Alaskan Airlines pilot.
An Air Force search plane
spotted what appeared to be a
downed craft but due to darkness
failed to pinpoint it's exact
location.
At first light the following
morning, the .Cardova Senior
Squadron picked up the search
and located the wreckage in the
vicinity of Bering Glacier.
The two crash victims were
rescued from the remote area in
extremely low temperatures.
CAP pilot Doug Sheldon
directed a ground search team
from the air to a lost man last
month to give his unit credit for
the third save.
The man saved had been on a
snowmobile outing when he ran
into trouble in adverse weather
conditions that pushed the chill
factor to 65 degree below zero.
CAP's Kotzebue Senior
Squadron was alerted when the
man failed to reach his intended
(See SAVES, Page 2)

VOLUME 6, NO. 3

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MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -- This year marks the lSth anniversary of the
The cox'e|ed Brewer plaques will be presented to the sele.~ted win-

hers next September at CAP's National Board Meeting in San
~rancisco.
The awards are presented each his death in 1957. The first award
was presented in 1960.
year in three categories: to a
Procedures for nominations
CAP cadet; a CAP senior
are contained in CAP regulation
member: and to an individual or
organization representing or con900-7. A special publicity flyer
c e r n e d w i t h a n y a s p e c t o f and nomination form was includaerospace activity.
ed in the February unit disAny CAP cadet, member or
tribution.
unit may nominate a cadet or
Because of the special presensenior member. Any person or
(See BREWER AWARDS, Page 2)
group, CAP or otherwise, may
nominate an individual or
organization for the third
category.
The awards commemorate
Frank G. Brewer Sr., (1892-1957)
MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -- The
and his lifelong interest in youth
60-day membership renewal
and aviation (aerospace). When
notice to individuals was
Mr. Brewer established the now
eliminafed effective February 1,
f a m o u s B r e w e r Tr o p h y, h e
National Headquarters personnel
stated his faith in youth when he
officials have announced.
said, "I believe that the future of
Renewal notices will be sent to
aviation lies in the hands of our m e m b e r s 9 0 d a y s p r i o r t o
youth -- now and always in the
renewal date and again 30 days
future.". His family established
prior to renewal date, with the
the CAP memorial awards after latter marked FINAL.
This changewill result in substantial monetary savings to the
CAP Corporation annually. CAP
will also benefit through conservation of paper and utilization of
computer resources. Other factors considered in eliminating
the 60-day renewal notices were:
University of Colorado where
(1) unnecessary correspondence
he received a bachelor of
as a result of overlapping
science degree in Civil
renewal notices and (2) the irriEngineering.
tant to those members who res-

Renewal Notice
Dates Change

MEMENTO -- Air Force Brig. Gen. Leslie J. Westberg,
(center), national commander, receives a helping hand from
Civil Air Patrol Cadet Basic Stephen L. Shoup, (left), of the
Maxwell AFB Cadet Squadron, during a special presentation
to Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Roy M. Terry, chief of Air Force
Chaplains. General Terry was at Maxwell AFB to participate
in the Presidential Prayer Breakfast and was given a tour of
CAP National Headquarters. (Plioto by MSgr. Russ Brown)

General ReillyTakes Command
BOLLING AFB, D.t;. -M a j . G e n . M . R . R e i l l y,
USAF, is the new commander
of Headquarters Command,
U.S. Air Force. He succeeds
Maj. Gen. John L. Locke,
U S A F, w h o r e t i r e d M a r c h 1
with more than 37 years of active military service.
Prior to this assignment,
General Reilly was director
of Civil Engineering at Headquarters U.S. Air Force.
General Reill~ is a native of
Great Falls, Mont., and has

more than 28 years of active
military service.
He entered the Army Air
Corps in 1943 and was
graduated from advanced flying school at Eagle P~iss,
Te x a s , r e c e i v i n g h i s p i l o t
wings and a commission as a
second lieutenant.
During World War II he
served as a flight instructor, a
B-24 pilot and a B-29 pilot in
the Pacific Theatre of
Operations.
At the war's end, the
general returned to the

He later accepted a regular
commission in the Air Force
and over a span of 15 years
served in key positions in the
Far East, Air Force Institute
o f Te c h n o l o g y a n d M a d r i d ,
Spain, where he was involved in the large Spanish
Air Base construction
program.
(See Gen. Reilly, Page 2)

pond to the 90-day notice. Before
their application had been
processed at National, they
received a second renewal
notice.
Headquarters personnel people
said that no other changes are being made to the renewal system.
They added the Corporation
could benefit even further if
members will respond to the first
(90-day) notice with their dues,
within 45 days of receipt.

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PAGE TWO

Evaluation Includes
Cadet Radio Nets
encouraged at all unit levels. The'
MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -- The
1974 National Commander's licensing of cadet o~-fraied~a-di5
Evaluation has been expanded to
stations and assignment of cadet
award points to the operation of radio operators for routine net
operations, training programs,
cadet radio nets.
The background for this decipractice search and rescue mission lies in paragraph 10-3, CAP
sions, and effectiveness test is
Manual 100-1: "CAP cadet par- authorized."
ticipation in the communications
program is highly desirable and
As was discussed by the
National Communications Committee (NCC) meeting conducted
in conjunction with the past
(Continued from Page 1)
National Board, some CAP wings
appeared to be reluctant to make
In addition, he served as
a dedicated effort to train cadets
director of Civil Engineering,
in radio communications
Headquarters U.S. Air Force
procedures by permitting them
and later transferred to Head- to operate on the CAP network.
quarters, Air Force Systems
This policy excludes a valuable
potential personnel resource for
Command, Andrews AFB,
the CAP communications
Md.
program.
General Reilly is a
registered professional
It was the unanimous resoluengineer in the state of
tion of the NCC that "CAP cadets
Colorado and a graduate of
ON TOUR -- Air Force Maj. Gen. M. R. Reilly (second from left), receives a briefing on Civil
at all echelons be permitted to
t h e A i r C o m m a n d a n d S t a ff
Air Patrol's printing plant from MSgt. John C. Cullins, USAF (right), during his recent visit
actively participate in the comCollege and the Air War
munications program and that
of Civil Air Patrol headquarters. Looking on are left to right: CAP Brig. Gen. William M.
College.
Patterson, national board chairman; Col. Thomas C. Casaday, vice chairman of national
they be encouraged to engage in
He is a command pilot, His
radio network activity."
board; and Air Force Brig. Gen. Leslie J. Westberg, national commander. General Reiily
decorations and awards inassumed command of Headquarters Command, U.S. Air Force on March 1.
clude the Legion of Merit,
In an attempt to add emphasis
Bronze Star and the Air Force
to this resolution, the communications portion of the
and Army Commendation
National Commander's EvaluaMedals.
tion now contains incentive
The general is married to
points which will be awarded to
the former Marian E. Riley of
wings which conduct a minimum
later than June 3. Selectees will
constitute the entire class. As in
MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -- The
Boulder, Colo. They have two
of eight cadet radio nets per
be announced no later than June daughters and one son.
1974 National Search and Rescue past years, quarters are furnishmonth.
ed at no cost to the attendee.
15.
(SAR) School will be conducted
The course content is
at Governors Island, Nt~v York,
specifically designed for CAP
on July 29 -- August 2.
Search and Rescue Mission Coor,~. ,-- .~..i , I iii i I I
Course length for this year's
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dinators and select~l and exSAI~ School has been reduced to
perienced SAR qualified pilots
MAXWELL AFB, hla -- The 7 t Nadonal convention o~f the~tation~award planned for the
one week due to the elimination
Veterans of Foreign Wars has adopted a resolution which calls for close
and observers.
National Board Meeting, each
of water search and rescue insupport with Civil Air Patrol.
Applications must be subwing should make an extra effort
struction from the curriculum. In
In a letter to National Headquaters, Edward L. Burnham~ director of
mitted to this National Headconjunction with this major
to nominate candidates.
quarters/DOT in accordance
The important date to
change, CAP spaces for the
ation of Civil VFW said, along with other organi~tions and
cYOUp~rACtivities for Air Patrol "...the resolution is in recognition of the
with the provisions of CAPR 50-9,
remember is April 1. All.
school have been doubled to a
utilizing CAPF 17, dated January
nominations must be received by associations in the development of our youth, safety and patriotic
total of 24 attendees, who will
programs and in sincere appreciation of same."
1974 (previous editions of this
the USAF-CAP Region Directors
He added that "'pursuant to this resolution, we are urging our Posts
form are obsolete).
of Aerospace Education (DAEs)
County Councils, Districts and Departments to maintain and
Applications must be processby that date.
strengthen their ties with the Civil Air Patrol."
ed through an applicant's wing
The 74th National Convention was held in New Orleans, La.
and region commander for
AIRPORT Akplmu Sales end Smvis¢
approval. They must arrive at
(Continued from Page 1)
this headquarters (DOT) not
destination and pilot Sheldon flew
cover for the ground team.
He located the gentleman on
foot, some 20 miles north of his
intended route.
This search required six sorties
logging 12 hours of flying time.

Gen.Reilly

School Slates CAP Class

VFW Adopts CAP Resolution

I Brewer Awardsi

Saves

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the CAP NEWS where non-members will get an opportunity to read it. (Public Libraries,
doctors offices, etc.)

A FIRST -- Col. Luther Bogard (left), Southwest Region
commander, receives a copy of the first Louisiana Wing Encampment Yearbook, from Sgt. Steven Durr of the Moisant
Cadet Squadron. The Yearbook, was edited and published by
cadets of the Moisant Cadet Squadron. Proceeds from the
book will be set aside in a special fund to help cadets attend
encampments, participate in solo flying and other special activities.

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PAGE THREE

MARCH 1974

Units Go Into Action
RESTON, Va. -- Civil Air Patrol units from Virginia, Tennessee and
North Carolina recently went into action in a search and rescue mission
(SAR) when an aircraft carrying an entire family was reported missing.
The pilot was en route from Hagerstown, Md., to Atlanta, Ga., and
had not filed a flight plan which resulted in his aircraft not being
reported missing for several days.
The Herndon Squadron was called into the search mission on a Friday
and the burned wreckage was spotted the following day by pilots from
the North Carolina CAP unit.
Ground search teams reached the wreckage which was located on the
side of a mountain near Hickory, N.C.
There were no survivors of the accident.

Open House Benefits All
TONAWANDA, N.Y. -- The TAK S(luadron {New York Wing) recently held its second annual Open House for the benefit of the parents,
friends and anyone else interested in Civil Air Patrol.
The program was "kicked off" by the unit commander, 1st Lt.
Malcolm A. Willard, with a welcome and an explanation of CAP and it's
mission.
Following this, senior members and cadets in the squadron explained
their particular roles and what their unit had to offer. This was followed by a demonstration by the drill team.

Wing Grants Scholarship

WINNING FORM -- Members of the Dayton Gentile Composite Squaron 704 (Ohio Wing)
perform color guard ceremonies during the Wright Brothers Memorial Services at Dayton,
Ohio recently. The squadron also performed during the Aviation Hall of Fame function in
Dayton and later won the Great Lakes Region Drill Team competition at Grissom AFB, Ind.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- CAP Col. Donald N. Fulton, Missouri Wing
commander recently announced that his wing will again grant a
scholarship to a state teacher interested in aerospace education.
The scholarship will allow the teacher to participate in the annual
aerospace education workshop at Central Missouri State University.
The workshop is conducted annually by the university as an orientation course for teachers at all levels. It is designed for those who desire
to increase their knowledge about aviation and space subjects and use
such information to vitalize and enrich teaching.
Civil Air Patrol is a sponsor of the workshop.

Lt. Stepp Is Top Cadet
HAMBURG, Pa. -- Cadet 2d Lt. Jonathan Stepp, a member of the
Charles M. Schultz Squadron of Hamburg, was recently honored as both
the Group 30 and Schultz Squadron Cadet of the Year.

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Northeast Region Communications School, Officers Candidate School

and the Medical Services Orientation School. He is also the alternate
squadron net control officer.

MENT ' -CAP Col.
Louisa S. Moore, ~t)mmander of the
Delaware Wing, shows her
approval as does Lt. Philip
A . Va n V e e n a f t e r s h e
presented him with his
Falcon Award. The
presentation was made
during the recent
Delaware wing
Commander's Call, which was
attended by CAP Brig. Gen.
William M. Patterson, national board chairman.

8 Complete RM Course
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Eight cadets from the Gadsden Composite
Squadron recently completed an 18 hour radiological monitoring course
with a average score of 88 percent.
They are presently preparing to begin the advanced aerological
monitoring course.

BOX SCORE
Seniors

34, I01

Cadets

24,815

GAM

537

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59,453
{As of Jan. 31, 1974)
( 1,221 decrease since Jan. 1, 1974)

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__ MARCH 1974

M's Sweep '73 NCE Honors
by Brig. Gen. Leslie J. Westberg, USAF
National Commander

Anyone with a broken "M" on his
typewriter would have a rough time
describing the results of our National
Commander's Evaluation (NCE) for
1973.
The M's really stole the show.
Maryland is CAP's wing of the
year; Mississippi is runner-up and
Middle East made it two-in-a-row as
Civil Air Patrol's top region.
NEW LAURELS FOR OLD LINERS
Although Maryland has been a
consistent and
strong contender,
this is the first
time the Old Line
State captured
first place. It was
a well earned vict o r y. M y s t a f f j o i n s m e i n e x -

tending congratulations to the Wing Air Patrol's top region. This is their Puerto Rico, just missed the top ten.
The other wings in the top ten are:
second straight title -- and the
Commander, Col. Stun Mayer, to his
seventh time they've grabbed this
staff and to the members af the
highest region honor. (Southeast has
Maryland Wing. The wing's previous
3. Illinois
high was fourth place. That was back won it four times.) A sincere well5. Kentucky
done to Col. Jan Hill, the entire
in '64 when CAP Brig. Gen. Bill Pat6. Oklahoma
Middle East Region staff, and all
terson was wing commander.
7. Utah
Civil Air Patrol members in
10. Minnesota
In taking second place honors,
Maryland, Virginia, South Cat-0-ifna,
Mississippi made the Comeback of
North Carolina,-National Capitol,
the Year. In 1972, the Magnolia
West Virginia, and Delaware,
IT'S YOUR BAROMETER
Staters were mired in 41st place. In
It's not possible to devise a
their tremendous reversal they elereporting system that would satisfy
Southeast Region finished a Strong
vated themselves 39 places as they
everyone or solve all our problems. I
second with 9,459 points to Middle
passed more competition last year
think the NCE is as fair and as
East Region's winning total of 9,930.
than Secretariat.
workable as any I've seen. It's
As you know, region standings are
determined entirely by their wing's
important to remember that the NCE
Here too, as Col. John Vozzo says,
is designed for just one purpose -- to
performances. It's not surprising to
it was an operation of unified effort see that the Middle East had three
help get the job done. It serves as the
with seniors and cadets and their
commander's management tool for
states in the top ten -- Maryland (1),
families working towards a single
t_he measurement of unit progress and
Virginia (4), and South Carolina (8).
goal -- first place.
Colonel Oscar Jolley's Southeast
acts as a barometer for all members
Region had two -- Mississippi (2),
to see the results of their initiative
CHAMPS EMERGE
and Alabama (9). Another SER wing,
and hard work.
Once again, the Middle East is Civil

Laying It, On The Line
the Nation. I don't think anyone has city; young or old; black, white, must be taken into account. aircraft
people are still getting lost, But
y e l l o w, r e d o r a n y c o m b i n a t i o n
the answer.
are going down, search techniques
I do know that if we could identify thereof. UNQUOTE.
are becoming more sophisticated,
A few days ago, we were in the
and package these ingredients for all
-maintenance and gasoline prices
Pentagon for the-~annual CAP
That's some of what the man said
people, this world would be a heckuva
skyrocketing, cadets still must be
Advisory Panel.
-- and I wish each of you could have
better plaee to live.
motivated and trained and now, more
Let me briefly tell you here and
been present to hear his sincerity and
Certainly the people of Civil Air
than ever, we need an informed and
see the audience response,
now about that conclave and certain
Patrol exemplify the true meaning of
facts presented which we hope will
Civil Air Patrol never, had_.a better knowled~bl.e,¢itizem'¥ in aerosnaeppatriotism.., love of country ~..,d
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have a tremendous effect oniliI-thoIMJready to act in its best Interests.~'~-'~bpi)kesdi~tiiY ......... ~'- ' ~ " m ~ ~ ' f n a t ~ e Our s . . .have.not .diminished . . on
tasks
-present.
(They are) a unique blend of
After General Westberg spoke, it
the contrary, they now present a
A graphic despatriots and spread pretty thin a~cross was my turn to take over the podium. greater challenge than at any time in
cription of CAP's
the face of this country. In fact, its
If General Westberg was to play the
CAP's history. We are going to meet
1973 performance
total membership of about sixty
part of the hero -- get the girl and
these challenges -- head on! But I let
was given by the
thousand is less than I/3 of one
ride off into the sunset -- there had to it be clearly understood that we need
man most eminpercent of the U. S. population. In be a bad guy, a "heavy" somewhere
help and that I firmly believe that
ently qualified to
other words, there is only one CAP present in the scenario. I elected to support of Civil Air Patrol was fast
talk about today's
volunteer for every 3,500 Americans.
play the part.
approaching the "irreducible
Civil Air Patrol-If we had to sprinkle them across the
I told the gathering that Civil Air
minimum." For this support to be
General Westberg.
four million miles of United States Patrol wasdisappointed with the ever
further eroded will not only make our
Here's some of the things the
real estate, we'd find just one of them decreasing USAF airlift support, the
tasks more difficult but could well
National Commander told the group
for every 60 square miles.
insidious erosion of manpower
border on being dangerous in terms of
about you, your unit and the job
These statistical references might r e s o u r e e s , t h e i n a b i l i t y o f fi e l d
the many and varied programs that
you're doing.
seem abstract but I assure they are commanders to provide sufficient
are encompassed in our three-fold
QUOTE: In 1973, I was privileged
relevant because they illustrate an
encampment sites, the apparent
mission.
to spend the majority of my time in
decreasing interest in our 1ACE
You all will recall vividly the story
important point in all Civil Air Patrol program and of the many other minor
the field. By that I mean at the grass
of the boy who cried "wolf." We are
operations.
roots level where the pulse of Civil
irritants that are making mission
of the opinion that there truly is a
D e s p i t e t h e i m b a l a n c e o f t h e accomplishment most difficult.
Air Patrol originates. To reach these
large timber wolf lurking in the
representative factions I just
people I traveled about 200 thousand
Naturally, the energy crisis must
shadows and to continue to ignore
mentioned, CAP stands ready to
miles.
be considered and the overall DOD him could prove disastrous. I don't
serve anyone; any time; anywhere.
manpower and budgetary cutbacks
believe I was premature,
Rich or poor; on the farm or in the
I shivered in Alaska and sweated in
unreasonable, overly apprehelisive
Puerto Rico. In between, I rapped
or overly pessimistic as I played the
with CAP members in nearly all the
role of the guy in the Black Hat. I feel
states while getting to know them at
it was time for these things to be said
every level. These ranged from
and for me, as your spokesman, to
region commanders to a young man
say them.
Ikig. Gun. Leslie J, Westbarg. USAF
of 14 who was attending his first
National Commander .
Iki11. ~n. will~m M. patterson, CAP
National Itoord Chairmctn
can only hope that my plea was
Lt. COl. Win. Capers Ill. USAF
squadron meeting. I guess I've
Direct~ of Information
Cal~*t. J. H. Ragon. USAF
clea.rly heard and fully
Chief of internal Inf~mav,on
SMSIt. De~ Ik, wet, USAF
missed about 300 home-cooked meals,
F, dit ~
T'Sgt Don Thweott. USAF
comprehended. Certain signs can no
Ass,sLant Ed,tor
gone through enough time zones to
The Civil Air patrol News is an official publication of Civil Ai~ Patrol, a prlvata
longer be ignored. We reeoguize that
qualify for a Skylab assignment, and
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monthly at H~dquarters CAP-USAF (OI), Building 714, Maxwell Air For'co Base,
the USAF faces drastic changes in
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authorities on box lunches.
any of ts departments. Editorial copy should be addressed to Eciltar, CAP News,
manpower reductions, and severely
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I can sum up my observations with
Questions about advertising rates Ln the Civil Air Patrol News
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The appearance of advertising in the publication with the
some clearly established level of
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i

MARCH. 1974

PAGE FIVE

Senior Pilots Spot
Crash In 11 Hours
OGDEN, Utha--Ogden Senior
Squadron pilots recently spotted
the crashsite of a missing Cessna
210 only 11 hours after their
forces were alerted.
The Utah wing commander
received the alert notification
around midnight and immediately began recalling his personnel.
Due to the cold temperatures and
a recent snowfall, the wing aircraft were iced over and had to
be deiced prior to takeoff.
The first two sorties were
flown by the deputy wing commander and the wing operations
officer accompanied by
observers. Both aircraft were
airborne prior to 4 a.m.
When the two experienced
pilots returned with their reports
the search was narrowed down to
a relatively small area as the
probable crashsite.
Capt. Sherm Legas with Lt.
Ken Hanks as observer departed
around 9 a.m and were a01e to
"home in" on the emergency
locator transmitter (ELT) within
one hour.
The ELT onboard the missing
aircraft was first picked up and
reported by a commercial airliner.

Members Hear
Accident Talk
McCHORD AFB, Wash. -- A
representative from Washingto~
State Aer~g-'Uommission
was a guest at a recent McChord
AFB Composite Squadron
meeting.
Malcolm McIver gave a slide
presentation on aircraft accidents and electronic locator
transmitters (ELTs).
He remte0 the facts behind
each of the actual crashes shown
and the history of air searches
in Washington State.
In addition he demonstrated the
proper use and selection of
E LT ' s a n d e x p l a i n e d t h e i r
function in a search operation.

For the benefit of all
members of ,Civil Ak
Patrol, the. latut ~atistics
of search and rescue
activities throughout the
o~anization am ~wn
below.
T hese ate unofficial
figures, eompiled by
Directorate of Opemtlom
at CAP National
HeadquaztZm.
(As of Feb. 19, 1974) "
Number of Missions
34
Number of Aircraft
465
750
Number of Sorties
Flying Hours
1,333
Personnel
2,496
Mobile Radios
443
Fixed Radios
461
Saves
3
NAR Objectives located
14

CAP utilized seven aircraft and
55 personnel in the search.

Pilot Flies
Thank You
Missions
CHESAPEAKE, Va. -- "I want
to be 90 percent the man I was."
This statement was made recently by a CAP pilot from the Norfolk Composite Squadron.
First Lt. Archer Crittenden
lost both legs below the knees
some three years ago in an aircraft accident.
Archer resumed flying after he
was fitted with artificial legs.
Nine months after the accident,
he earned his private pilots
license.
In mid-December of last year,
while flying a search air and
rescue (SAR) mission, he was
the CAP pilot who located a
downed aircraft.
Flying sorties for the Virginia
Wing is one of the Archer's ways
of saying "thank you." A rescue
unit was responsible for his
rescue within hours after his accident.
In addition the flying duties he
performs for CAP, he also serves
as Information Officer for his unit.

IN BETWEEN -- C/MSgr. David W. Alexander, cadet commander of the Carroll Composite
Squadron (Maryland Wing) is shown operating a 26.620 MHz radio set at the Clearview Airport near Winfield. The squadron conducted a combination communications training exercise and winter survival bivouac at the airport, and set up their radios between a four-wheel
drive truck and a support trailer.

Ranger Officer Acts Instantly
PARMA HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Second Lt. Bryan F. Seifert, the executive and training officer of
Parma Cadet Squadron 1103
R a n g e r Te a m , r e c e n t l y

hopes of,- warning anyone who
might be inside When this
produced no evidence of persons
being trapped, the ranger trained
lieutenant entered the burning

Squadron 1103 Commander, CAP
Lt. Bruce L. Bream the "quick
thinking and bravery of Lieutenant Seifert averted what could
have been a possible tragedy."

instantly in a dangerous
situation.

After a quick search of the
smoke filled first floor and parts
of the burning second floor,
Lieutenant Seifert found no victims and rushed from the house
to notify local fire officials.

CAP Honors
Army Command

While he and a fellow worker.
were on a job, they noticed tile
smell of smoke and upon investigation discovered a near-by
home on fire.
He pounded on the doors in

The fire was extinguished and
according to Parma Cadet

Close Coordination Is Theme
Of Volunteer Units Meeting
BEGINS TRAINING -CAP Capt. Walter R.
S p r i n k l e J r. , r e c e n t l y
began training with the
Federal Aviation Agency
( FA A ) t o b e c o m e a n A i r
Traffic Controller.
Sprinkle, a rated pilot and
certificated flying instructor, became involved with
CAP while serving in the
Air Force in North Dakota.
He is presently a member
of the Winston--Salem
Composite Squadron
(North Carolina Wing)
where he serves as a flight
instructor and search pilot.

C

YORK, Pa.--Representatives
from area Civil Defense,
American Red Cross and Civil
Air Patrol have been meeting
to promote progress in coordinating the efforts of these
organizations.
L t . J o h n G a m b e r, C A P, o f
Pennsylvania's Group 30, has
attended ARC meetings and
demonstrated the capabilities of
CAP's 2-meter FM communications.
These
demonstrations were such a
success that the ARC has
purchased a set for their
members and also asked for a
demonstration for the executive
committee and board of directors to determine the possibility
of purchasing more sets and sign

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ing up proposed operators as
CAP members.
Also, the Dauphin County Civil
Defense hopes to place a CAP 2meter unit in the county court
house and sign up CD members
as CAP radio operators. If this is
approved the frequency would be
monitored 24 hours a day.
This close cooperation was the
off-spring of each group's participation in the last CAP-CD Exercise in October 1973, a member
of Group 30 stated:

CAP was recently called upon
to search for a mentally retarded lady who had wondered away
from her home near
Marthasville, Mo.
Due to the heavily wooded area
in which the search was being
conducted the Army unit was
called upon to assist with their
helicopters.
Tw o h e l i c o p t e r s w e r e
provided, and along with their
crew and CAP observers, the
lady was spotted less than one
hour later and safely returned
home.
I

Do You Care Enough?
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Following a recent Search and Rescue mission which involved the Winston-Salem Composite Squadron, one of their new members, 2d Lt. Fred L. Horton, the assistant
information officer and assistant chaplain wrote the following in
his'observations:
"I commented.to another CAP member that it seemed that we
had gone to a great deal of trouble and expended a good amount of
time and energy for such a sad result (all aboard the aircraft were
killed). It is in the nature of aircraft accidents that there are few
survivors, and the massive expenditures of time, money and work
involved in searches often seems incommensurate with the results.
My friend agreed but pointed out that some lives, at least, were
saved through our efforts, and then put his finger directly on the issue: "Hell, Horton, when I'm out there, dead or not, I want someone
to care enough to look!"

SEND TODAY FOR YOUR FREE CATALOG.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Col. Darwin
Beauchamp, chief of staff for the
U.S. Army Aviation Systems
C o m m a n d ( AV S C O M ) w a s
recently presented a CAP Public
Service Citation by Lt. E.J.
Heeszel, commander of St. Louis
Composite Squadron 1.

PAGE SIX

MARCH 1974

CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

Florida's Group 17
Puts CAP On TV
CAP SHOW -- Cadet
Betty Davis (right),
and moderator George
Kay talk about Civil
Air Patrol on
WLCY-TV's "Involvement 10."

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. -- Members from Florida's Group
17 Civil Air Patrol have taken the CAP story to the air by using local TV time provided them by WLCY.
On a 30-minute talk show Cadet Betty Davis from the
Clearwater Composite Squadron discussed her unit with
George Kay, moderator of a public service program known as
"Involvement 10".
The program was centered around cadet activities and the
International Air Cadet Exchange (IACE) program.
On another program CAP Lt. Col. Kenneth R. McMahon,
commander of Group 17 and CAP Lt. Col. John R. Parris,
Florida Wing inspector, discussed CAP's role in search and
rescue missions with Mr. Kay.
The program"Involvement 10" has a estimated viewing
audience of 2,000 homes.

OSU Forms Capettes--One Of A Kind
STILLWATER,, Okla. -- Oklahoma
State University's Capettes is the only
organization of its kind in the nation, but
the members don't act like it.
On the OSU campus are various
award-winning women's drill teams
which are auxiliaries to the Scabbard
and Blade, Pershing Rifles and Arnold
Air Society, all honorary fraternities of
either Army or Air Force Reserve Ofricer Training Corps units.
But the Capettes organization requires
all of its members to be qualified for and
hold senior ratings in the Civil Air
Patrol, which makes it unique.
Some of the places the drill team has
visited since it was chartered 1O years
ago include Homestead AFB, Fla.;
Alameda NAS, Calif.; Wright-Patteraoa .......
AFB. Ohio; New Orleans NAS, La.;
Maxwell AFB, Ala.; McConnell AFB,
Kan., several times, and annual CAP
conventions.
During these visits, Capettes
members, wearing eye-catching uniforms, strive to present favorable impressions of the Oklahoma State University student body while presenting their
precision marching drills and
associating with other people.
And should their services be needed,
each member is professionally qualified
to assist in air search and rescue activities conducted by the parent Civil Air
Patrol Wing, based at Tinker AFB,
Oklahoma City, since the Stillwater CAP
composite squadron no longer exists.
Sometime in the mid-1940s, a CAP
composite squadron was organized at
Stillwater and operated as a part of the

Tinker AFB wing. However, it wasn't until 1962 that the first Capettes drill team
was formed. The team didn't receive a
campus charter until 1964.
Much credit for the idea of a campus
Capettes organization goes to Elton Nixon, a Stillwater photographer, who in
1962 was a member of the OSU campus
security department and a CAP second
lieutenant.
"The only women's drill team on the
campus at that time was the Arnold Air

Society sponsored Angel Flight," Nixon
explained. "We felt that a drill teamcomposed of women students, picked for
their appearance, personality, scholastic
ability and dedication to the goals of the
Civil Air Patrol, could greatly enhance
the image of the university in additional
areas.
Nixon said Col. James D. Berry,USAF, OSU professor of aerospace
studies during 1962-1966, agreed to the
proposal, appointed Maj. Paul Kaylor as

AFROTC faculty adviser, and won
approval of the organization from proper
authorities.
Since there were no uniforms for the
unusual women's organization, the first
members wore black skirts, white
blouses and comfortable walking shoes
during their marching appearances.
Later, a modified WAF uniform was
adopted, giving a smart and attractive
military appearance to the dedicated
Capettes members.
Their 1964 public appearance at
Homestead AFB, Fla., won national
recognition, resulting in immediate increased membership requests on the
campus and continuing interest over the
years.
quently, participate in such community
activities as March of Dimes, serve as
ushers for Allied Arts presentations, host
an international tea, march in local and
area parades, while continuing to acquaint themselves with their Civil Air
Patrol duties through the CAP liaison officer at the Tinker AFB wing headquarters.

CAPETTES -- A SPECIAL GROUP
Beth Langhorst, Robyn Parsons, Elton Nixon and Capette Commander Martha Hendrie.

.it On The Move
Members of the Leonard
Legion Squadron (New
Yo r k W i n g ) w e r e b u s y
recently as they receive a
briefing on the theory of
flight and try their hand at
a link trainer (left photo)
at Farmingdale University, Farmlngdale, N.Y. At
right, Capt. Leroy J.
Moline, squadron commander, instructs cadets
from his unit in necessary
steps for pre-flight inspection.

During between-semester vacations,
some of the members participate in CAP
activities in their home towns where
there are active CAP squadrons.
This year's 25-member gorup is commanded by Martha Hendrie, an
Oklahoma City junior majoring in
elementary education.
Maj. Charles G. Maule USAF, OSU
assistant professor aerospace studies, is
the Capettes faculty adviser.

M A Ri C H 1 9 7 4 i
i

C I V I L A I R PAT I O . . L N E W S

PA G E S E V E N

The Day
The
Floods
Hit

Established
communications.

Evacuation of families.

S u p p l y d e l i v e r y.

A LONG DAYS WORK

Oregon-Idaho In Action
When rampaging flood waters
were rapidly covering eight
counties of Northern Idaho and
three counties in Oregon early
this year, members of Civil Air
Patrol from these states were
there.
As the hours ticked away and
the flood damage raised into
millions of dollars, CAP along
with Civil Defense authorities and
numerous other agencies,
contributed their efforts in the
fight to save lives and property.

Transport of relief
and volunteered to work double,
even triple, shifts without rest.
personnel.
They bagged and stacked 11,000
sand bags in efforts to control
flood waters, winning praise from
the county commissioner.
CAP four-wheel drive units
were used to transport volunteer
Saves sewer and
relief workers, emergency
water plants.
operations center personnel and
assisted in the evacuation of
families from flooded homes.
CAP members also helped man
an emergency service
stood guard -~ ........
"cente~In IdahO,were_e~yablished~.m, eas"~c°mmunicati°ns . ivf rma__enter,ff~~el~a~odli~h~L° tion c
damage'-G~'ound'-~-~J-'%-~an~ air ~' .... 1' '~";
where residents were isolated and g e n e r a t o r a t t h e t h r e a t e n e d
'"~
surveys.
without electricity and telephone Murphy (Oregon) bridge,
service.
Both fixed station and mobile
Their needs and the situation of radio gear were used for contact
the area were relayed back to the with personnel in the field.
Red Cross emergency operations
Even with all the work and
center.
concern for families and property
Law enforcement officials
during the flooding, CAP people
utilized CAP's VHF air-to-ground found time to deliver 150 pounds
Support of
radios to communicate with aerial of dog food to the Peden Kennels.
National Guard.
support forces.
During the entire operation in
Cadets assisted the National both states, there was no loss,
Guard at the Coeur d'Alene
injury or damage to Civil Air
Airport with the refueling and
Patrol personnel or property.
ground support of their
CAP forces provided more than
Provides 600-plus
helicopters.
600 man-days, utilized 21 mobile
man-days.
Twenty sorties were flown by and 16 fixed communications
CAP pilots from Idaho using both units, 11 vehicles and 5 power
CAP and privately owned aircraft units during their relief efforts.
in support of the Red Cross, law
enforcement and state Civil
Defense agencies.

RADIO CONTAt;T

The pilots assessed damage and
reported the conditions of rivers.
They also located stranded
residents and estimated
evacuation possibilities.
In Oregon, CAP responded to
the call for assistance within two
hours after receiving notification
and began their operations.
CAP members worked to save
Tualatin, Oregon's sewer and
water plants valued at one million
dollars.
One CAP mission coordinator
reported that the cadets who were
on duty refused to take time off

TIME OUT

PAGE EIGHT.
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MARCH 1974

_ CIVIL A!R PAT_RO.L NEWS

1973 National Com'
i

He~bership and Units
1tern Number
- P o i n t Va l u e
i
I

~'mm-ygency Services

I

_ 1
"750

r 2 750
I

3
4
1 5 0 0 1 5 0.0

55 0
0

I

NORTHEAST

CONNECT,CUT
MAINE
MASSACHUSETTS
NEW HAMPSHIRE
New JERSEY
NEW YORK
PENNSVLVAN,A
RHODE ISLAND
VERMONT
TOTAL

0 396.8
0
375.0
0
430.5
0
412,3
0
426,0
0 , 499,3
0
487.8
12.8
488.0
750.0
141.0
84.8
406.3

0
0
260.0
656.0
0
0
0
0
317.0
137.0

59.3
720.8
0
601.5
0 1434.5
0
357.3
169.3
404.3
0
529.5
0
620,0
32.7' 524.0

0
708.5
1362.0 456.5
6.0 906.5
0
0
507.0
0
0 710.5
0
913.0
267.0 527.9

402.0'
0
377.0
203.5
0
242.0
218.0
0
155.0
177.5

6
500

7
8
500 530

0
0
0
. 0
0
0
0
100
100
22.2

342.1
500.0
500.0
0
0
300.0
0
500.0
0
238.0

200
40
300
100
20
400
300
100
70
170

528.6
486.0
530.0
530.0
530.0
530.0
530.0
530.0
374,0
507,6

100
200
0
0
100
400
0
114.3

291.7
500.0
500.0
500.0
500 0
500.0
500.0
470,2

400
360
300
400
240
500
250
350

480.0
528.3
510.0
530,0

/'7~, 2

400

MIDDLE EAST

DELAWARE
MARYLAND
NATIONALOAP
,TAL
NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTH CAROLINA
VIRGINIA

WEST VIRGINIA
TOTAL
GREAT LAKES
ILLINOIS

9
500

r$i 000
r

500
500
500
300
400
500
500
500
500
466.7

446,5
470,0
313.0
408.0
413_8
400.0
1491.1
231.9
375.0
394,3

0
500.0
500,0
500,0
~00,0
0
500.0
500,0
500.0
388.9

0
0
0
0
0
50.0
27.8
0
0
8,6

~85.2
~76.4
334.9
f~41.7

500,0
500,0
500,0
500.0

0
100.0
0
500.0

500
500
500
500

/,f}O_R

~f~f~

514.7
530.0
499.1

500
500
500

530..0
315.0
510
448.6
530.0
463.3
466.2

500
500
500
500
500
116.6
436.1

.

Aero EdueaL~Lon

1 1 . . . . . ~],2~
13
500
750
750

16NR "4

~f~f~.0

N

/'21 _ 7

5fir).0

430.6
428.4

500.0
500,,0

1 5N_tl
0
107.1

429.9
~36.7
t.51.8
t.06. I
t~08.2
f~52.1
~30.8

500.0
500.0
50040
snn.0
500.0
500.0
500.0

583.3
41.8
750_0
n
138.9
0
252.3

,

t~aa~,~- P',,'t~,'ram

14
000

15
- 400

0
0
250
n
0
?~n
500
0
0
111.1

403.9 400.0
204.1:222.2
228.6
221,6
?ns~ 280.0
??~ ~
320.0
1Rq_n
310.0
268.4
210,3
254.6
148,8
400.0
187,8
298.2
221.6

250
750
750
750

332.2
480.5
221+6
233,2

7~n

qT~ R

75/1
9Re; n
250
27R.N
6 0 7 . 1 315.3

400.0
400.0
304.0
285.7
400.0
380.0
400.0
367.1

-1 7

16
500

600

18
500

400.0
40.0
180.0
.100.0
300.0
500.0
440
20
0
220

400
100
0
0
0
i00
300
0
0
100

500
300
500
246.1
252.0
195.5
167.2
416.7
388.9
329.6

180
440
140
160
140
340
~0
208.6

300
400
300
400
100
100
0
228.6

500.0
500
427.6
421.8
490.0
324.0
322.2
426.5

500
220
200
200
500
240
310

200.0
300,0
0
100.01
100.0
0
116.7

399.0
278.3
500,0
470,1
301.6
264.2
368.9

0

TOTAL
SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA
FLORfOA

GEORG,A
u,ss, ssIPP
,
PUERTO mCO
TENNESSEE
TO,At.

5(1~ _ ~

0
0
104.3
0
0
17.4

244.8
469,8
558,~
434.0
575.8
404.7

103.8

INDIANA
KENTUCKY
MICHIGAN
OSIO
WISCONSIN

355.8
228,5 246,0
0 410.0
517,5
349.0 214.0
0 493.9
136,0
0 660.0
100.0 500.0
2~9,3 1500.0
0
500.0 500.0
314.3
370.0
0
400.0 500.0
635.0
0
0
0 500.0
37&,q~-~@7.9 ~86,7-~6e,7 484.0

100
530.0 500
~06.5
500.0 650.0
700
400.0 100
25~.0
276.1
{ 300
400
530.0 500
~38.1
~q.9
500.0
0
~n
312,8 500
400
208.7
270
530.0
300
~5].0
500.0 41.8
400.0 120
750
~ . 3
400
222.8
300
530.0
500
~25.2
500.0 250.0
750
311.1
40
280.3
0
500.0
170
530.0
500
381.6
500.0 ~00.0
750
237.9
400.0 500
0
351.8
280
530.0
500
392.0
500.0 .... 0
7 5 0 . ]171~3 . 2 4 3 . 5 . . 1 6 ~ ~ J n n . . . . .I ~=~ o.
253;3'~30'.~0~ @l~6,.'~15.'r~'50ff~" ~23;6~ 658~*~*12~Q~" i3"4~,~;-~- 23"6.7 2~ ..... 2 8 5 . T

0

422.5
199.5
476.5
387.0
332.5
508.8
319.8
378,1

0
0
0
472.3
~09.0
0
180.2

427.0
464.8
443.5
419.3
33.0
108.0
315.9

0
0
95.5
655.0
0
0
125,1

0
!549.0
750.0
492.0
554.3
469.1

375.5
181.5
466.3
542.3
277.8
368.7

282.5
621.0
0
1500.0
833,5
647.4

~00.0
428.8
233.3
425.5
596.3
480.0
444,0

890.0
22.0
273.0 313.5
0 400.0
1500.0 597.5
367.5 351.5
416.5 688.0
574,5:395.4

0

:
0
446.8
196.3
I
0
3.24.-5

77 ~

1 1/, _el

~Nfl _fl

199,0
718,5
0
0
0
105.8

0
0
696,5
204.0
379.0
232.3

200.0
200.0
0
0
100.0
116.7

500.0
500.0
500.0
500.0
34.5
417.8

NORTH CENTRAL
iOWA

0

KANSAS
MINNESOTA

0
0
0

MISSOURI
NEBRASKA
NORTH DAKOTA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TOTAL
SOUTHWEST
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
LOUISIANA
NEW MEXICO
OKLAHOMA
TEXAS

TOTAL

0
0
0

537.5
~
0
400.0
164.0 587.5
0
206.0
0
L000.0
0
500,0
0
0
23,4
461.6

150
200
180
240
300
245

0
0
0
0
100
0
0
14.3

260.9
0
500.0
0
0
0
500,0
180.1

210
85
100
195
300
125
220
176.4

374.5
530.0
530.0
530.0
530.0
486.0
530.0
501.5

500
500
500
350
500
500
500
478.6

335.1
236.0
~14.0
374.2
358.3
~08.7
~88.8
373.5

500,0
500.0
500.0
500.0
0
500.0
500,0
4~8.6

0
0
~07.3
L56.3
0
0
0
109_1

250
500
500
0
250
700
750

0
596.0
5.0
t000.0
0
0
266,8

0
0
0
100
500
0
100.0

366.5
0
500.0
263.2
500.0
170.1
300.0

I00
200
400
200
400
400
283.3

530,0
520,0
530.0
530.0
530.0
5~0.0
528.3

500
400
500
500
500
475
479.2

~40.2
~55,2
~15.6
~79.1
i52.0
,.1~.0
~25.8

500.0
500.0
500.0
0
500.0
snnn
416.7

522.5
0
778.0
0
0
26n~

0
0
0
300
200
lnn

53n.f}
464.0
322.0
486.0
444.0
/,~.~ 9

500
500
400
500
500
z~n

tS'~.4
399.2
166.0
~23.9
"43.1
~R~ ~

100
501.6
120
379.6
0
253.0
200
530.0
160
510.0
325
530.0
150.8 4 5 0 . 7

500
300
150
500
450
500
400

~85.7
384.4
~66.5
~39.6
~24.0
}93.9
,~15.6

ROCKY MOUNTAIN

COLORADO
,OAHO
MONTANA
UTAH
WYOMING
TOTAL

0
500.0
500.0
1500.0
500.0
~.nn.n

300
250
200
225
150
~9~

PACIFIC

ALASKA
CALIFORNIA
HAW'I
NEVADA
OREGON
WASHINGTON
TOTAL

0

0
338.0
66.0
0
0
67,3

500
750
7~0
9~n
1550
0
466,!7

0
0
0
100
0
300
66.7

439,0
121.9
0
500.0
500.0
351.9
318.8

283.2 !368.4
183.6
164,7
3~z n
400,0
!~nl ~ 3 3 3 . 3
290.0
242,9
243.3
227.3
253.1
297.3

4~1_~

198.4
241.1
~29.5
L99.8
327.7
J21.5
280.7
247.7

200.0 120
0
228.6 80
0
386.7 200
100
160.0
60
0
309.1 280
100
215.4
40
0
400.0 100
100
"271.4 125.7
42~9

189.7
222.2
209.8
402.8
441.2
375.0
402.8
320.5

125.0
0
0
0
187.5
ions
68.8

500
0
500
500
750
"n
375

207.0
247.9
235.0
204,4
241.7
~71 R
218.0

309.1 120
400.0 240
228.6 260
166.7 120
342.8
60
298.5 440
291.0 206.7

93.8
259.3
266.7
390.7
500.0
2-15.4
287.7

Stiff.f1
500.0
500.0
500,0
500.0
~nn n

N
0
L50,0
~12.5
0
0~ ~

3sn
0
500
525
0
?~

731.'~
186,9
1.32.6
285,1
315-8
~n ~

290.9
400.0
280.0
400. 0
400. 0
354.2

500.0
500.0
500.0
500,0
500.0
500.0
500.0

166.7
50,0
0
0
L00,0
0
52.8

750
250
500
500
1600 /
0
433.3

309,3
~-09.6
388,9
L09.5
196,0
226.4
240.0

100
i00
100
100
0
100
83.3

220
60
120
40
40
9~

I100
0
0
100
0
40

209.6
348.5
321,5
i 500.0
500,0
37.5.9

400.0 ' 20
0
338. 5 480
100
389. 8 240
100
0
40
0
363.6 140
0
400. 0 260
100
315.3 196,7. 50

122. 2
226.4
288, 1
500.0
500.0
3 11. 1
.324.6

I

E VA L U AT ! O N I T E M S F O R 1 9 7 3

7. Senior Training
1.
2.
3.
4.
S.
6.

Senior Recruiting
Senior Retention
Cadet Recruiting
Cadet Retention
Cadet and Composite Squadron Growth
Pilot Upgrade Training

8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.

SAR Effectiveness
CD & Disaster Relief
Communications
Briefing of State Superii.tendents
Effective Education Courses
AE Workshops

14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.

Contract Achievement
Mitchell Award
Earhart Award
Spaatz Award
Encampment Attendance
Cadet Flight Training

MARCH 1974

CIVIL AIR PATROL.NL~_S

..,__PAGE NINE

nander's Evaluation
Loglstlcs
,

2

0

, Mission Related Activities ,
~

i000 L000

DO0.O; i000 -'~ " e
O00. 0'i 0 0 0 - 'm7 6
1 558
964.31i 957 n
614
98
0
0 ' 495 ' - 2 0
i18 . 2 ' 990 ' 345
~24.7' 427 ' 8 3

2

2

2

3

600

' 600
' 600
'I 5 0 0
600
' 600
' 600
' 600

'
'
'

2

4

.

2

5

500 400 800
446
395
198
386
141
182
363

,

TOTAL.
17,330

WING RELATIVE STANDINGS

' 2 6 3 . 8 ' 5 11
'
,182.5 i' 533
,219.0 , 591
,212.8 ,
0
,203 3 , 554
,135" 5 , 710
"
'1 8 7" 8 , 6 5 9

; 8740.7;
j 7624.0,
, 9078.0,
, 5852.0,
,5358,6,
, 7746.5,
, 7685.1
316 292.8 , 539
,7728.6,
,7402.7,
169 '204.0 ,
0
'
288.4,211.3 , 455.2 17468.51

100.0:I000:271
304
)00.0 1'000
Lll. I', 563 :-10
5 4 0 . 0 9 5 0 , 348
300.0; 869 ; 342

100.0' 830
J 2 . 4 'I 551 'I
742 I
i 0010 l
i 00.0, I000
,
,0 1000
:
0 .1000
;12.1] 853.8~
l

:
:
,
:

600
600
600
600
600

0
: 483.O~,234.3
325.0,215.5
336
: 401.0,221.8 5 1 5
, 327 ,233.3
109
_~ 412 ~266.0 7 0 9

' 341 ' 600 : 446:254.5
249 'I 6 0 0 , 2 6 2 , 2 3 2 . 0
340 ~, 600 , 228 ,216 8
'
200
, 600 , 490 ,204.5
497 : 4 0 0 : 3 7 6 1 6 4 . 5
279
600 303 ,284,5
317,7: 566.7:350.8,226.1

~15.41 825 ', 235 ', 600 : 259
,'108
0 1 9 5
600
248
,- 20
70.3
tOO, ', 857 , 136 '~ 600 : 438 '
0
,181.3
~00.0,i 875 . 4 4 7
i
0 , 235 ,225.8
50.0, 168
!: 600
,192 0
0
0
,
50.0 701
600 . 2 9 9 ,236.3
,- 10
00.011000 , 2 3 8
,156.3
I 600 . 3 5 2
3 0 . 8 : 6 6 0 , 1 1 4 6 . 6 514.3:261.6.167.1
I

I

45.5 l 737
0 0 . 0 445
77.8, 935 ,
0
775 ,
00.0:1000
14.3, 934 ,
22.9 804.3
1

50,,
25.0,
00.0
75.0
~ 1 6
36.8,

I

1

600
600
600
600
600
600
600

8,564.5

3. Illinois

10,812.6

29. South Dakota

8,545.4

4. Virginia

10,811.9

30. Nat'! Capital

8,531.0

5. Kentucky

10,446.4

31. Indiana

8,104.8

6. Oklahoma

10,442.8

32. Tennessee

7,973.5

7. Utah

10,199.1

33. New York

7,746.5

8. South Carolina

10,184.3

34. Rhode Island

7,728.6

9. Alabama

9,948.2

35. Pennsylvania

7,685.1

9,902.6

36. Maine

7,624.0

9,478.4

37. Idaho

7,426.9

9,396.0

38. Vermont

7,402.7

9,394.4

39. Arizona

7,311.4

9,247.8

40. Iowa

7,304.0

9,187.0

41. North Dakota

7,256.7

16. Massachusetts

9,078.0

42. California

7,150.2

17. West Virginia

9,068.8

43. Arkansas

7,057.0

18. Alaska

9,062.8

44. Texas

7,002.4

is. wyoming

l~,lr~l.:~-

~ 1 0 . U O l o r a t I o . . . . . tJ, s33.u

20. Michigan

8,942.2

46. Missouri

6,858.9

21. Georgia

8,929.7

47. Wisconsin

6,824.8

22. Montana

8,869.4

48. Nebraska

6,538.8

23. Ohio

8,814.5

49. Hawaii

6,071.1

24. Washington

8,795.7

50. New Hampshire

5,852.0

25. Florida

8,753.3

51. New Jersey

5,358.6

26. Connecticut

8,740.7

52. Kansas

4,815.7

i

,9396.0,
:r2335.7,
,8531.0,
,9187,0,
.OIR4.~,

I

417
313
241
559
539
588
442,8

,9948.2,
,8753.3,
,8929.7,
~1676.2,
.9478.4
,7973.5.
,94~9.9.

563
0
685

:7304.0:
,4815.7.

199o2.6,

,6858.9.
55os,6538.8.
100
,7256.7
1 0 7 ,,8545.4.
287.1 .7 3 1 7 . 4 .

I

183 i 150,3 386
291 , 2 2 8 . 8 5 6 2
351 , 1 5 3 . 8 6OO
221 ,148.0 579
216 , 2 2 5 . 8 622
7 4 ~254.3 495
2 2 2 . 7 , 1 9 3 . 5 540.7

:7311,4:
,7057,0.
,8564,5,
,8663.7,
,0442.8.
,7002,4,
,8173.6,

697
475 200 ' 139 '165.5'337
688 :- 10 : 400 i 245:280.8:513
760 : 4 4 2 : ~ ) ' 2 4 0 1 6 0 . 0 . 5 8 1
578
141500 i 191 ,182.3
0
- ' ~ 6 0 0 ' . 4 8 7 1 8 6 . 5 5 7
6 5 6 , 6 , 2 4 1 , 6 1 a 6 O i 2 6 Q ' 4 11 9 4 ' 9 , 3 9 3 , 6

,6935.0.
,7426.9,

|

391 i
47 ,
167 ,
340, ,
673 ,
409 ,
337.8

28. Louisiana

15. North Carolina

' 600
'
~)00.0' 1000 ~171
'
53 . 1' 831.4i176.6 ~ 588.9,'
4
,

11,676.2

14. Nevada

'

2. Mississippi

13. Oregon

600

8,663.7

12. Delaware

'

178

27. New Mexico

11. Puerto Rico

'

1000

'
'
'

12,335.7

10. Minnesota

~0 . 0 '
0

n

1. Maryland

.:
,
,
.
,

.

I

REGION RELATIVE STANDINGS

,~69.4

,0199.1.
,9021,5,
,8490~4,

Aircraft Maimtemamce
Aircraft Utilizatio,
Fimancial Accoumti0g
IO Effective0ess
Chaplain
Safety

2.

Southeast

9,459.9

3.

Great Lakes

8,990.9

4.

Rocky Moumtai,

8,490.4

Pacific

8,287.0

Southwest

8,173.6

7.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.

9,930.7

6.

:9062.8:
7150.2
,6071.1,
i 9247.8
,9394.4
,8795,7.
8287.0

Middle East

5.

'

1

00.0', 858 : 217 600 . 229 ,180.3:372
34.0: 695 : 189
: 6 0 0 ~ 182 2 0 2 . 5 / 5 7 2
0 9' 295
171
, 6 0 0 . 3 1 6 , 2 11 . 5 , 2 3 0
42. , 975
266
600
4 7 ,136.8. 572
00.0; 852 i 401
'. 500 : 3 5 1 , 3 0 2 , 5 . 2 2 9
57.1L 720
, 600 . 460 , 2 3 5 . 8 . 2 3 8
5 5 . 7 L 7 3 2 . 5t 2 7 4 . 3 . 5 8 3 . 3 . 2 6 4 . 2 . 2 11 . 6 , : ~ fi ~ } . 8
402

1.

Northeast

7,468.5

8.

North Central

7,317.4

. ~ MARCH 1974
....

CIVIL AIR PATROL..NEWS

PAGE TEN t
"

" 7 4 A i r F o r c e C E C s O p e n To C A P
their application on CAP Form 70. Senior
Cadets must apply by submitting a CAP
MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -- The schedule
The conferences will be held at:
Form 31 to reach National Headquarters
members must be 21 years old prior to the
for the 1974 Christian Encounter ConCalifornia Luthern College, Thousand
first day of the conference to qualify. At
at least 30 days prior to the beginning of
ferences was announced recently by
Oaks, Calif., June 17-21, for persons in
least one escort is required for each 10
the desired conference. The form should
the National Headquarters Chaplain (Col.) Southern California, Arizona and those
he mailed directly to the National Chapcadets.
Ralph R. Pace, USAF.
located around NeUis AFB, Nov.
All applications will be approved on a
lain, Headquarters Civil Air Patrol,
Silver Bay, N.Y., July 8-12, for persons
In making the announcement, the
first-come, first-paid basis.
Maxwell AFB, Ala. 36112.
in Delaware, New Jersey, New York,
national chaplain said that the Air Force,
Application forms and other inform_aA $20 fee is required for each CAP
Pennsylvania, Maine, Vermont, New
which has sponsored this annual con- Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut,
member for each conference.
teen for these conferences is available
ference for 21 years had again invited CAP
from the National Chaplain, Headquarters
Senior members who wish to apply for
Rhode Island, the District of Columbia
cadets and senior members to participate and Maryland.
escort duty will be required to submit
Civil Air Patrol.
in this summer activity.
Squaw Valley, Calif., July 8-12, for persons in Northern California.
The popularity and value of this
program has been attested to by increased
Estes Park, Colo., July 10-14, for per-.
sons in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico,
attendance and participation.
Wyoming, Kansas and those around Reese
Those who attend return from a week
and Webb AFBs, Tex., and Vance AFB,
with outstanding clergymen, educators,
Okla.
psychologists, scientists, athletes, musO u c h i t a B a p t i s t U n i v e r s i t y,
icians, authors and laymen with a new
Arkadelphia, Ark., July 15-19, for persons
mental attitude and spiritual growth,
in Arkansas, Louisiana and those around
Chaplain Pace said.
Columbus AFB, Miss., Whiteman AFB,
Me., Scott AFB, Ill. Sheppard, Carswell,
The conference is designed to appeal to Perrin and Dyess AFBs, Tex., and Altus
the "now" person, the youth who must
AFB. Okla.
learn to cope with the demands of today's
St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn., July
society.
15-19, for persons in Michigan, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska,
The week-long program includes presMinnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois (exentations on relevant issues and are folcluding those around Scott AFB), and
lowed with "buzz" sessions .in small
those persons around Richards-Gebaur
groups.
AFB. Me.
The conference is not all work though.
Whitworth College, Spokane, Wash.,
Opportunities are offered to participate in
July 22-26, for persons in Idaho, Oregon,
t h e c h o i r, y o u t h s i n g s , fi r e s i d e r a p
Montana and Washington.
sessions, drama, interaction groups,
Lake Yale Baptist Assembly, Leesburg,
swimming, hiking and other sports and
Fla., July 22-26, for persons in Georgia,
tours to places of interest.
Florida, Alabama and those around
Keesler AFB, Miss.
These conferences cont|n~e to auguMe. Ranch, Hunt, Tax., Aug. 5-9, for perment the national CAP chaplain program
sons living around Goodfellow, Bergand stimulate the moral and spiritual
strum, Kelly, Randolph, Brooks, Laughdevelopment of the cadet, the chaplain
lin, Lackland, Ellington and Laredo
added.
AFBs, Tex.
Ridgecrest, N.C., August 29 through
The conferences will be conducted in I0
September 2, for persons in North Car- RAP SESSION -- Cadets have a "healthy" session with CAP Chaplain (Ist [,t.) '
locations and are open to all cadets. There
olina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kenare no requirements of award achieveStephen Harris (center) during the Ouachita Christian Encounter Conference,
tucky, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia and West
ment and a physical examination is not
Arkadelphia, Ark., last year.
Virginia.
necessary.

2

4.

t
:1

Keep your car well-toned and properly maintained. Follow the periodic
~a;ntiuenea procedures recommended in the ov~ner's manual.

Go slower. Reducing speed from 60 ~
mph to 50 mph can get you 10
or so free miles for every 100 you drive. Legal speed limits ere going
to be red,_,ced anyway, so learn to enjoy it.

Fast stops cost fuel. They waste coasting time that otherwise'could
h.ve relied you up to a red light or stop sign'with practically no use
of pc.

Keep your speed as steady as poasible. E eeoc my dr.iving calla for
smooth operation of the car. Quick acceleration demands an extra
squirt of gas into the engine. Anticipate slow-downs and speed-ups
and avoid gas-eating spuds.

i

I

Don't let the angiha d a for tong periods, if you're waiting for someone outside the office or the BX, turn off the aug no.

If you have the "jack-rabh t-start" habit, break it. Fast starts when
the light turns green waste gas with either automatic or manusi
transmi~ons.

Look ahead to upcoming traffic lights, When approaching a red light,
slow down f traffic permits and give the light a chance to turn green.
A fuji stop meeus wasted gas getting the car in motion again,
.

Keep the carburetor adjusted to factory specs. It doesn't have to be
leaned out to extremes for good economy.

11o
Don't ride the brake pedal for slight slew.downs, and don't use the
brake pedal as a rust for your left foot."

Plan your errands so that one trip can take the place of two or three.

Orpnize a car pool, not just to get to work but for recreational activities as we Why should everybody drive to the bowling alley or the
golf course in his own ear? Car-pooling offers a fringe benefit, it con
be fun+

13.

14o

15,,

A dirty air cleaner reatrlcts the flow of air to the carburetor, causing
the engine to run on o richer mixtura--i hi,or-than-normal ratio of
fuel to air.

Spark pluge that misfire only 2% of the time (nut even noticeable to
the average driver) spew raw gasoline out the exhaust pipe. Check
plup rngulorly.

A dirty or faulty carburetor or e sticking aofomtic choke wastes gas
(end contributes to air pollution, tOO).

Watch tire inflation. Undarinflation increases rolling resistance, and
that means more gas to drive the car,

The cooling system thermostat is a factor in fuel economy. A faulty
thermostat can waste gas by prolonging engine warm-up in cold 18
p* weather,

CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

MARCH 1974

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PAGE ELEVEN

Pa. Rangers AvL]lounce Plans
For'74 Summer SAR School
H AW K M t . , P a . - - C i v i l A i r
Patrol's most comprehensive
school on ground search and
rescue -- Hawk Mt. Ranger
School--has announced the dates
for it's 1974 nine-day school--July 6-14.
The school, commanded by
CAP Lt. Col. John McNabb of the
Pennsylvania Wing Ranger Section, has held the school each
summer and winter for the past
21 years.
Thousands of cadets and senior
members have successfully cornpleted one or more of the courses
offered. The school is directly
credited with the establishment
of ranger SAR programs in more
than nine states due to the training received at the school.

Rapelling At Hawk Mt. Ranger School

The courses offered are: Basic
(males) for cadets that have littie or no SAR training. Advanced
(males) for cadets who have
passed the basic cour§e or have
equivalent SAR training. Expert
or Special Advanced for cadets
who have passed the Advanced

Course. The basic and advanced
c o u r s e s a r e a l s o o ff e r e d t o
female cadets.

created by this SAR school many
squadrons have been able to
develop a solid cadet program.

A senior training squadron is
available for senior members
that offers leadership and command training as well as the
regular SAR training. Both male
and female seniors are eligible to
attend.
Now is the time to make your
plans to attend. With the interest

Other schools have been formed to carry on the work begun at
Hawk Mountain and interest in
SAR and the cadet program of
CAP has grown directly because
of this effort to qualify cadets in
the important work on search
and rescue, Colonel McNabb
said.

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Pa. Wing Ranger Section
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Sgt. Goes To 'Thunderbirds' CAP Volunteers Not Overlooked
HUGHESVILLE, Pa. -- Air Force SSgt. Michael W. Peterman, a
former member of Civil Air Patrol's HughesviUe Composite Squadron,
has been selected for what he calls the "best honor in the Air Force."
Sergeant Peterman was selected to join the Air Force Acrobatic team
-- the Thunderbirds.
Presently stationed at Osan Air Base, Korea, Peterman was a quality
control supervisor with Ford Motor Company prior to joining the Air
Force. He has also served at Lowry AFB, Colo., and Cannon AFB, N.
Mex.
A graduate of Penn State University, Peterman is presently working
in the Material Control section at Osan AB.

'Mr. Rescue' Talks On Rescue
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- "Unforgetable Flight and Rescue" was the
theme used for the Rochester Cadet Squadrons annual military ball
held recently.

"It was not the first time the patrol has
LINDEN, Pa.--Civil Air Patrol's volunteer
work doesn't go unrecognized as evidenced by
responded to a need. It turns out regularly and
the following item which appeared on the
its members are most generous with their
editorial page "of a Willlamsport, Pa-., new- xtime to hunt for downed planes and assist in
spaper following a search by members of
other emergencies."
CAP's Group 1100 (Pennsylvania Wing.)
"A spirit of cooperation, understanding and
"Deserved expressions of appreciation are
being heard throughout the community for the o r g a n i z a t i o n a l e x p e r t i s e h a v e b e c o m e
many volunteers of all ages who helped in the hallmarks of the CAP's brand of community
s e a r c h f o r t h e m i s s i n g S o u t h W i l l i a m s p o r t service. Hundreds of hours of training and
volunteered duty by their members enable the
girl.
CAP to do a fine job."
"Although the girl's disappearance had a
"This area can be proud that it has such an
tragic end, citizens discovered anew the kind
of community service and leadership the Civil organization upon which it can depend and
which is so ready to give so much."
Air Patrol provides/'

The theme was in honor of special guest Air Force Col. Royal A.
Brown, "Mr. Rescue" who led the daring night raid on the San Tay
prisoner of war camps near Hanoi, North Vietnam.
The colonel who serves as Southeast Region Liaison officer, gave a
presentation on helicopter rescue which included movie footage of an
actual rescue.
Cadets from throughout the state attended the ball which netted over
$300 to be used for the cadet flying fund.

Masons Honor Chap. Bowen
B A LT I M O R E , M d . - - C h a p l a i n ( C a p t . ) K e n n e t h F. B 0 w e n o f i ~
Maryland's Northwest Composite Squadron was recently honored by
Civil Air Patrol and another national known organization -- the
Masonic Order.
He received his appointment to the rank of captain and full status as a
CAP chaplain during the same month he received the 32d Degree at the
Scottish Rite Temple in Baltimore.
He received a gold Masonic ring in recognition of achieving the second highest Masonic Award. Also present to receive the same award
was Baltimore's Mayor William D. Shaffer.

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Kohler Will Council Cadets
BOYERTOWN, Pa. -- The Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Squadron recently announced the appointment of Steven P. Kohler to the career guidance
council of the unit.
In his second year at the U.S. Naval Academy, Midshipman Kohler
will aid CAP cadets of the local squadron who decide to pursue careers
in aerospace engineering or naval aviation by providing educational
materials arid guidance.

ORIENTATION -- Cadets from the Sacramento Valley Group 4 (CaliforniaWing)recently
received an orientation flight on one of the 552d Aircraft Early Warning and Control Wing's
EC-121 aircraft. Cadet Roy Wilson (see inset) gets a first hand look at one of the aircraft's
control panels.

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CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS,

MARCH ~774

The Case Of The Overdue Memberships
For many months you have heard that the declining
membership is going to "bottom out" We at the CAP NEWS
have reported this optimism on several occasions and had felt it
was true. Well, we have just learned that there are another 60¢
000 members of Civil Air Patrol. The only problem is that they
are lost in the mails (sound familiar?).
Recently, the HQ CAP-USAF Personnel people brought an actual situation to our attention that would make a good story for
Earle Stanley Gardner. For the purposes of this article, we can
call it, "The Case of the Overdue Memberships." As you read,
remember--IT HAPPENED THIS WAY!.
People's Exhibit No. 1: You will notice the CAP Form
15 to the right. On 5 February 1972, potential cadet Randy
Yo u n g m a n a p p l i e d t o b e c o m e a m e m b e r o f C i v i l A i r
Patrol. In the interest of providing guidance and direction
to this young recruit (*--star that word ladies and gentlemen
o f t h e j u r y ) , t h e u n i t c o m m a n d e r, C a p t . I . G o t M i n e ,
CAP, approved and signed the form on 15 February 19721 However, the application and a check were not immediately
sent to National Headquarters. Which leads us to...
People's Exhibit No. 2 (Seeright):..an application for CAP
membership from Mr. I. M. Oldenough dated 21 October 1972.
The application Was approved and signed by Captain Mine on 21
October 1972 (that same day). Captain Mine's unit, Redoubtable
Composite Squadron Number 8, in a burst of recruiting fervor,
then provided the system with...
People's Exhibit No. 3...another CAP Form 15 for prospective
cadet J, Walter Eager dated 28 October 1972.*Captain Mine's
designated representative, 2d Lt. Mildred Perfectform, the
admin officer, signed and approved the Form 15 on 4 November
1972. By a strange coincidence, on that very day, Lieutenant
Perfectform approved the CAP Form 12 (hereafter known as
People's Exhibit No. 4, (right) for prospective senior member,
"' ~ " ....
Richard A. Fuming.
Now, ladies and gentlemen, if I can reCAP the situation for
you, let us recall that between 2 February 1972 and 4 November
of that same year four (4) different people were recruited into
Redoubtable Composite Squadron Number 8. Of that number,
not one (1) application form had been forwarded to Headquarters Civil Air Patrol. In like manner, dues for these four
people were not forwarded either. (We have it on reliable information that a check to cover these four (4) was written on 7
December 1972, but never sent.)
Now ladies and gentlemen, let me show you how to CAPpound
a felony.
People's Exhibit No. 5 (left): On 30 June 1973, prospective
senior member I. Am Unaware filed a CAP Form 12 to join
Civil Air Patrol. F-I-V-E months later, on 3 November 1973,
Captain Mine, our hero, approved the application. At that point
in time, he also approved Mrs. Jennifer Unsuspecting's CAP
Form 12.
People's Exhibit No. 6 is Mrs. Unsuspecting's application.
You will notice that she filled out the form on 9 September
1973. Her form was approved two (2) months later on 3
November 1973.
The curtain rings down on this tense drama with People's Exhibit No. 7, a check for all the applications dated 23 January
1974. If you have been following this chain of events, we rest
our case.
(Editor's Note: This case is representative of several we
know about. What, may you ask, does this have to do with you?
Just this, the next time you recruit someone or process an
application for membership in Civil Air Patrol, do yourself, the
applicant and CAP a favor: insure the form is processed accurately, correctly and quickly. A service organization such as
ours does a disservice all around if incidents of this type are
allowed to be repeated.
If any of the above individuals (names were changed to shield
the innocent and protect the guilty) are still in Civil Air Patrol,
it is a miracle. If they are not still with us, can you blame them?)

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MARCH 1974
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PAGE THIRTEEN

CAP Co.Sponsors
1 - D a y S ymposi um
MAXWELL AFB, Ala.--More than 200 students and educators recently attended the annual one day Aerospace Education
Symposium held at Lowry AFB, Colo.
The event is sponsored by the Colorado Air Force AssociationAerospace Education Committee and the Civil Air Patrol.
CAP was represented by the Aravada Composite, Englewood
and South Platte S_qu_adrons.
Two programs were conducted during the symposium. One
for the Colorado senior high school aerospace student, the CAP
cadet, the USAF Junior ROTC cadet and the U.S. Navy Sea
cadet.
The second was for the aerospace educator including ~JSAFCAP liaison officers, senior members, high school aerospace
education instructors a~d AFA members.
Miss Sue Vieham a local student was presented the annual
scholarship award in the name of Air Force Capt. Ryland
Todhunter Dewey, who was killed in an aircraft crash, to assist
her in obtaining a private pilot's license.
The award was presented to her by the Korean Veteran's
mother, Mrs. Elliott Todhunter Dewey.

SYMPOSIUM TALK -- Noel A. Bullock (left) Aerospace Education Symposium director and
Rocky Mountain Region DCS for Aerospace Education, chats with high school students
Lorraine Olson and Paul Aqlietti during the annual symposium held at LowryAFB, Colo.

Deputy Commander Reiterates
'Follow Command Channels'
(Editor's Note: Followingis an
excerpt from a letter from CAP
Col. A. Rufus Applegarth, deputy
commander of the Northeast
Region, which we felt was pertinent to all members of Civil Air
Patrol. He was referring to the
item which appeared in the Dec.
4, 1973 Monthly Bulletin on
Congressional Inquiries and
Grievances. )
HONORARY MEMBER -- North Dakota Governor Arthur
A. Liak(left), receives an honorary membership in Civil Air
Patrol from CAP Col. Erling A. Nasset, commander of the
North Dakota wing.
I

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Dismemberment 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000
Medical Expense
500
1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500
Annual Cost
Non-Pilot
Pilot

$10.00 $20.00 $30.00 $40.00 $50.00
20.00 40.00 60.00 80.00 100.00

I I-kreby Make Application For Civil Air Patrol Senior Member
Accident Insurance Under Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.
btuter Policy On File At National Headquarters Civil Air
Patrol.
Name ............................................Date of Birth ......................
Address
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Beneficiary ..............................................Relation ....................
No. Units Applied For .......................... Premium $ ...................
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P.O. Box 6010, Nashville, Tennessee 37212

"I would like to call attention
to the unfortunate results of such
actions, not only when carried to
Congressmen, but whenever nor.
real channels of command are
bypassed."

"cONGRESSIONAL INQUIRIES
AND GRIEVANCES
An excessive number of
Congressional inquiries,
grievances, and complaints continue to be received at National
Headquarters, which means that
the grievance system established
in CAPR 123-2 is not working.
This is unfortunate inasmuch as
the system established in this
regulation is by far the swiftest
and most practical and
economical means yet devised

"As the Deputy Commander,
Northeast Region, I have had to
conduct several hearings in recent years in which Senior
Members with grades ranging to
full colonel have seen fit to jump
normal CAP channels with their
grievances. It has become so
prevalent that some CA, P
members cite this fact in support
of their having done so."
Following is a repeat of the
item:

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T H A N K S - - To m W o o d ,
editor
of
the
SUBURBANITE news p a p e r, w a s r e c e n t l y
presented a Civil Air
Patrol Certificate of
Appreciation by the
Winston -- Salem Composite Squadron (North
Carolina Wing), for outstanding support to the
squadron's program. Lt.
Col. Holli Nelson, squadron
information officer, made
the presentation.

for an indiv]dualto" obtain
satisfaction on a grievance.
CAPR 123-2 directs that a
grievance first be taken to one's
immediate commander. If the
problem cannot be satisfactorily
resolved at this level, the regulation stipulates that the individual
may refer it through higher
levels of command to the region
commander. Grievance committees are established at wing
and region level to assure fair
review of each complaint.
When this system is circumvented and the individual
goes directly to some member
of Congress with his complaint or
grievance, a long chain of unnecessary paper work starts.
Because the congressman knows
nothing about the problem he
generally refers it back to
National Headquarters where
many hours must be spent
gathering the background data
necessary to make a reply This
oftentimes necessitates going
back to the complainant's unit or
wing commander for solution.
All this costs National Headquarters many manhours and
dollars, and, in the end, the individual only loses time in obtaining a solution to his grievance.
CAP commanders at all
echelons have the capabiliy
through briefings and various
publicity means to familiarize
their personnel with the proper
procedures for routing complaints and are responsible for
convincing them that the system
will work.
The primary objective of the
grievance program is to assure
prompt and fair resolution of
problems at the lowest level
possible. If managed correctly,
the program will help bring about
a closer-knit, smootheroperating, more efficient unit

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CIVIL AIR PATROLNEWS

|-.

MARCH 1974

IDEA MART

Safety: What Does It Mean ?
b y Col. G.M. Tartaglione, CAP
Commander, Ohio Wing

example, can only be fooling themselves. Check
your maintenance costs, your aircraft utilization
rates, and your REDCAP attendance and see if
In 1973, the Civil Air Patrol experienced 27 major these oldies measure up to the standard. Perhaps a
aircraft accidents and 20 aircraft incidents. These
more efficient operation (and a safer one) will
chilling statistics translate into an average of 3 ma- result if two or three of these antiques are sold
jor accidents and more than 2 incidents per CAP and one newer model purchased. Upgrade your
Region last year. Were all these accidents
fleet.
necessary? Of course not.
You have a PA-18 that has failed its' fabric check.
What does Safety really mean to you? Does it A repair station may charge you up to $1,600.00 to
recover this plane with a new Ceconite fabric.
mean a Safety Officer making unit visitations and
Would this money be better spent on purchase of
briefings? Does it mean accident prevention
radio navigation aids, transponders, or DF 88's for
posters on the Squadron wall? Does it mean a
your newer aircraft? A judgement decision must be
thorough preflight and professional mission planning? Sure it does; but, there's much more to it made here, but normally, for a Wing without external financial assistance, the answer is obvious;
than that.
trade quantity for quality. Update your fleet.
One aspect of Safety that receives little publicity
What is your Wings' attitude towards CAPM 60-1
but is critically important over the long run, is aircraft management; i.e. programs, policies, and at- Annual Check Rides? Are you getting a good
titudes of Wing Commanders and their Staff percentage of your 15ilots into the check ride
regarding the composition and quality of their fleet. business? If so, you are probably in good shape. An
excellent way to accomplish this is through an inAre your corporate aircraft accurately tailored ternal flight clinic. Have your Wing and Group
to the needs and abilities of your Wing? For ex- check pilots become Accident Prevention Specialists
ample, during these past few years the Department
in conjunction with the new FAA program. Your
of Defense has made available to CAP several
local GADO office will bend over backwards to
different types of aircraft. One of these aircraft is
assist you in these programs. Hopefully, your pilots
the U-6 Beaver, which is a high horsepower, high
will attend these clinics with the positive attitude
cost per hour aircraft. Modification of this bird to they are going to learn something new from their
civil certification is expensive and involyed. This exposure, not that they are there to be emaircraft is best suited to Wings working high densi- barrassed. Upgrade your pilots.
ty altitudes, short runways, and have sufficient
financial resources to support it. Does your Wing
Accident prevention is a state of mind. Good
fit? It takes a strong Wing Commander to say "no" quality airplanes and good quality pilots don't "just
to a free airplalae, but it may be his best move down
happen". They are a by-product of an enlightened
the stretch. Th~ funds expended certifying this bird management philosophy that starts at the top and
might have paid much higher dividends if invested sells itself throughout the entire Wing. This
in a smaller, standard civil aircraft. Tailor your emphasis on Safety demands quality planning right
aircraft to the needs of your Wing.
down the line. Tailor your aircraft to your needs
and abilities. Upgrade and update your fleet.
How old are your corporate aircraft? De you have
Upgrade your pilots to their highest level of
antiques that are becoming increasingly difficult proficiency.
and expensive to maintain? An airplane that is out
Our experience here in Ohio has proven that with
of manufacture for many years may require extensive down time for parts and repair. Your Wing a better quality aircraft fleet, our utilization rates
is spending money for repair and your pilots are have climbed, our total flying time has increased,
losing proficiency every time this bird is out of our down time for maintenance has decreased, and
commission. Wings attempting to carry on a true most important our accident rate has sharply
declined.
CAP mission with 1935 Stinson Station Wagons, for

SWEETHEART PINS SOLO WINGS
ON CADET WO STEVE REPP

Change-Of-Command
Feature Of Conference
CHEYENE, Wyo. -- The Wyoming Wing recently held its
Wing Conference at Rawlings, Wyo., which featured a changeof-command ceremony for the wing.
Col. R.R. "Red" Kelso, CAP, editor of the Cheyenne Sunday
Eagle-Tribune, retired as wing commander and Lt. Col. Albert
Lamb, CAP, assumed the position as interim commander.
Also included was a Awards Night Banquet honoring cadets
and senior members with special awards for their contributions
to CAP progranm...This: included~.solo:.w~.,t~.o:-n~-m~" ~ d
cadets.
A special event during the conference was that all new cadets
were given an opportunity to take their first airplane ride.

Ohio CAP Unit, AFB
Honor 'Captain Eddie'
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Announcement was recently made
that Lockbeurne AFB and Civil
Air Patrol's Whitehall Cadet Squadron 803, both of Columbus, are to
be renamed for World War I hero
Capt. Eddie V. Rickenbacker.
T h e e ff e c t i v e d a t e o f t h e
renaming of Lockbourne AFB,
has not yet been determined but
the CAP cadet unit was renamed
in December.
The Air Force Base, located 11,
miles southeast of Columbus, is
the headquarters of a Strategic

Air Command air refueling wing.
The base presently is named for
the nearby town of Lockbourne.
Captain Rickenbacker, who
died July 23, 1973, at age 84, won
the Medal of Honor in World War
I when he was the top American
ace with 26 air victories to his
credit.
Lt. Col. Leon Dillon, Ohio Wing
chief of staff, presented the
charter to 1st Lt. Freida Miller,
squadron commander, during the
Open House
squadron
celebration.

Local News Media
Gets Helping Hand
S T. PA U L , M i n n . _ C i v i l A i r
Patrol's South St. Paul Squadron
went into action recently when a
propane tank exploded in an
apartment complex in West St.
Paul, Minn.

TWO WINNERS--Cadet Colonels Thomas C. Sadauskas (center) and Dennis R. Cookish
(right), receive the highest cadet award--the General Carl A. Spaatz Award-from Brig. Gen. G. Russo, assistant adjutant general for the State of Connecticut.
Cadet Sadauskas has been in CAP since 1966 while Cookish joined in 1971. Both
have served as commander of the New Britain Cadet Squadron (Connecticut
Wing).

Maj. Tom Boyer, CAP, flew
over the area with a news
potographer from a local TV station in order to obtain aerial
news shots of the area.
He was accompanied on the
flight by the squadron's Information Officer Lt. John Dressier.

Send now for your free

S. MITCHELL

PAGE FIFTEEN

CIVIL AIR PAT_ .IK)L NEWS

MARCH 1974

Cadet l)ir, ectorate
Answers Questions

counselor should sign the contract, this is permissible,
although it is no longer a requirement.
PROBLEM: Can our wing Cadet
Advisory Council elect anyone to
one of the offices?
SOLUTION: CAC officers are
elected by the Council from
within the Council membership.

PROBLEM: Why must cadets
who have completed the program
remain assigned to squadrons? In
many units there are not enough
positions of real responsibility
for them because cadets still
working on contracts must fill
those jobs to meet their program
requirements.
SOLUTION: While there are
responsible positions in a
squadron that cadets can fill,
even after completing the
program, it is possible to run out
of such jobs. CAPM 50-16, dated
Feb. 6, 1974, now authorizes
cadets who have completed all 15
achievements to be assigned
above squadron level.

PROBLEM: In 1971, I went to
Austria on the IACE and would
very much like to visit there
again. Therefore I have applied
for IACE again this year. What
are my chances of being assigned
to Austria if I am selected?
SOLUTION: Cadets who have
previously participated in IACE
are ineligible to apply again as
cadets. Upon becoming a senior
member and reaching your
twenty-first birthday, you may
then apply for IACE escort duty,
and, if selected, you could
possibly be assigned to the
country of your choice.

' PROBLEM: WhenI received
m.~~ ~pa('ket three,:lit; contained
[contracts-three affd foul. Was
this in error ? :,',~ r~'~)~'~'*:'~'5~
SOLUTION:. This '~" ?~gt
designed to avoid~delAys i~
cadet :prdgression."~,l! didfl't
work. It is being superseded.
NOTE: As quickly as w)u finistl
a contract and,mail i't. y.ou arc
authorized to start, On the next
achievement with no delay at
a l l . Yo u a l r e a d y h a v e t h e
Leadership 1,ab. Physical
Fitness. Moral Le.adership.and
activities requirements. The3
are described in ~'our~ Cadel
Handbook, CAPM 5{J-2~.'",!~

PROBLEM: I have just
received my Billy Mitchell
Award and would like to apply for
Cadet Officer School this year.
My squadron commander tells
me I am not qualified for Cadet
Officer School because I didn't
complete my contract No. 7
Before Dec. 31, 1973. Is this true?
I f s o , I d o n ' t t h i n k i t i s f a i r,
because I worked hard and only
missed the deadline a few days.

.... P R O ~ : E v e n . t h o u g h t h e
achievement contract system
has been changed, my squadron
commander still requires the
cadets to get signatures of
counselors on the contract. Is
this permissable?

SOLUTION: As stated in the
1974 Application and Selection
Brochure, the minimum required
achievement contract must be
dated and signed on or before
Dee. 31, 1973. This should not be
eomidered unfair, as a deadline
must be established and adhered
to for all cadets. Having
completed four achievements in
Phase If, you are basically
qualified for many special
activities this year and for all
but lACE next year.

SOLUTION: A cadet must still
complete all requirements for a
contract in order to finish it, and
the squadron commander is
responsible for insuring that the
requirements are met. If the
commander determines that the

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THEIR QUEEN -- Cadet
Sharon Lisa Rock was
recently crowned queen of
the Minnesota Wing during
their annual military ball.
Sharon is a member of the
Aeromets Squadron and
was crowned by out going
Queen Beth Erickson of the
St. Paul Squadron. Sharon
is presently a junior at
Highland Park High
School. (Photo by G.H.
Tucker)

BOISE, Idaho -- Cadets of the
Boise Composite Squadron will
soon have their own 'Blue Canoe'
restored.
Although it may never be
fished from or sailed on water, it
will enhance their cadet
program.
'Blue Canoe' is the nick-name
given by the cadets to a WW II
flight simulator. The simulator
has undergone repairs in the
pneumatic and electronic section.
They are presently adding the
finishing touches, washing, sanding, patching and painting.

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Sq. Conducts Student Program
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. -Interest in Civil Air Patrol has
been developed in local Junior
High School students by cadets
from the Muscle Shoals Composite Squadron.

Unit Enjoys
3-Day Bivouac
RICHARDSVILLE, Va.__The
Mount Vernon Cadet Squadron
(National Capital Wing) recently
enjoyed a "Spiritual Life
Bivouac" under the direction of
their unit chaplain, Capt. Ronald
Liston.
The encampment was conducted over a three-day period at
the Salvation Army's camp near
Richardsville. The theme was
"Directions for Life" with practical experience in map and compass, survival, woodsmanship
and conservation. Communications were established
and the Chaplains Net was
monitored.
Chaplain Liston first conceived
the idea of a Spiritual Life
Bivouac while serving as
chaplain of the Charleston, W.
Va., cadet squadron from 1969 to
1971. He suggests that other
chaplains might use the same
idea in their Moral Leadership
programs.

Cadet Waller
Is AFA Nominee
S T. J O S E P H , M o . - - A
member of the St. Joseph Composite Squadron, Cadet George
Philip Weller, has been named a
nominee for the Air Force
Academy.
Cadet Weller is now a senior at
Central High School in St. Joseph
where he is active in the
AFJROTC honor guard and drill
squad.
He is also a member of the rifle
team and was selected best drill
cadet in a recent ROTC review.

More than 475 seventh and
eighth grade students, both boys
and girls, of the Forest Hills
Junior High School were recently
presented a CAP interest
development-program by Cadets
Lt. Col. Joe McKinney and SSgt.
Johnny Powell.
The program was developed
and presented with the purpose
of acquainting young men and
women of the great and varied
possibilities gained by CAP
volunteer service. Information
was given to the students on

topics covering the aerospace
education program, orientation
flights, community service, field
trips, officer candidate schools
and special activities, such as the
InternatiOnal Air Cadet Ex*
change program and cadet flying
encampments.
As a follow-up to the presentation, literature and invitations
were issued to the assembled
students. The program will also
be presented to other Junior High
Schools in the Muscle Shoals
area,

Unit Holds Parents Night;
Presents Squadron Charter
FORT ATKINSON, Wisc.--The newly formed Daniel Klitzman
Memorial Cadet Squadron of Madison, Wisc., recently held its first
parents night.
The highlight of the evening was the presentation of the squadron
charter to Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Klitzman, parents of Daniel, for whom
the unit was named. Daniel was killed in a plane crash in 1968.
Mr. Klitzman presented a sizable donation and trophy, on behalf of
his family. The money will be used to buy new uniforms for cadets in
the squadron while the trophy will be designated as a travelling trophy
and an incentive to all young cadets in the Wisconsin Wing. It will be
awarded annally to the cadet who has soloed, shown the best leadership
qualities and the best of other qualities required in the CAP cadet
program.
Two cadets were also presented their solo wings during parents
night. They were AIC Brian Luther and WO Richard Stephen.

MITCHELL AWARDS
C h a r l e s H . G a i l e s , J r . . . . . .01024
Eric L. Abbott ................. 020~6
Mike L. Gregory .............. 03040
E m m e t t V. We b s t e r . . . . . . . .04046
H o w a r d M F o l e y . . . . . . . . . . . . 04287
.
David W. Riggins ............. 04287
Chris N. Burns ................. 05041
Bernhard W. Jager .......... 09065
Nina A. Rossini ................ 11011
K a r l M . H e m m e r . . . . . . . . . . . . .11020
Melvin C. Jay ................... 11056
Suzette L. Tomasek ......... 11113
Chris Ruehman ................ 11268
H. Keith Martin ............... 12079
John C, Walker ................ 18071
Frank A. Tramontezzi .,,,. 19064
Robert F. Schwager ......... 20038
Glenn E, Overby I1 .......... 20038
Paul O. London ................ 20096
David J. Hartsell ............. 20145
Susan J. Kelley ................ 21010
Kenneth V. Worland ........ 23005
J e ff r e y W. M c C a m m o n . . . . 2 6 0 3 8

Paul T. Myles .................. 31173
Wanda T. Pendersraft ..-, 32048
Dennis P. Shirk ................ 34037
3
Kevin C. Molli .................. 4046
Terry K. Ruble ................34051
Gregory P. Cook .............. 34115
Steven N. Stefanidis ......... 34197
Terry W. Preston .............34207
David A. Ritehey .............35033
Darryl L. Brawn .............. 36007
Patrick E. McNamee ...... 3606,5
William D. Patterson .......41094
Geoffrey K. Vogel ............ 45069
Kenneth S. Crumpton ....... 45095
Robert L. Hayes. Jr ........ 47058
David C. Pollard ..............49018
Robert W. Cowgill II ....... 50043
R. R. Gaillardetz .............50043
.lose R. Cantrell ............... 52002
5
Mireya Alamo .................. 2090
Hector L. Cuadrado ......... 52090
Julio Oquendo ................... 52090
Margot Velez .................... 52090
5
Aria M. Esquilin ............... 2096

EARIIART AWARDS
David E. Walker .............. 01016
Christopher C. Good ........ 04282
Jose R. Carrizales ........... 08090
Diana T. Cangelosi .......... 11090
W i l l i a m E . P o w e r s . . . . . . . . . .11189
Robert H. Castle .............. I1189
Russell M, Jandt .............. I1213
Charles M. Kidd ............... 12079
Kevin A. Long .................. 13002
Kenneth W. Bosley .......... 18013

Susan J, Vandenberg ....... 20119
John D. Rookey ................ 23016
Robert M. Zeisler ............25054
Rogert G. Hahin .............. 1187
3
Thomas L. Williams ........31187
James C. Mayes ............... 42098
Donna L. Osgood .............. 42098
Robert P. Niess .............. :43002
Steve A. Bryson ............... 45025
4
Julia D. Bohnke ............... 5064
I,eonardo Cordero ............ 32002
Jaime A. Rivera ..............52062

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MARCH 1974

Energy Crisis

A Sputnik-Like Challenge
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The
energy crisis is called "a sputniklike challenge." The international aspects of the energy
crisis affecting the United States
were noted by Secretary of State
Henry Kissinger recently. He
said:
"... We must bear in mind the
deeper causes of the energy
crisis: it is not simply a product
of the Arab-Israeli war; it is the
inevitable consequence of the explosive growth of worldwide demand outrunning the incentives
for supply.
"The Middle East war made a
chronic crisis acute, but a crisis
was coming in any event. Even
when prewar production levels
are resumed, the problem of
matching the level of oil that the
world produces to the level which
it consumes will remain.
"The only long-term solution is
a m a s s i v e e ff o r t t o p r o v i d e
producers an incentive to in-

New Form 17
Is Available
MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -Senior Training officials have announced that a new CAP Form
17, Application for Senior
Member Activities, has been
published.
The new form, dated January
1974, must be used in making
application for-the 1974 CAP
National Staff College as well as
the one-week National Search
and Rescue School, at Governors
Island, N.Y., on July 29-August 2,
they said.
CAP units are responsible for
ordering CAP blank forms in accordance with the provisions of
CAPR 5-4. CAP Form 8 is the
vehicle to be used in requisitioning the Form 17 from National
Headquarters.
Local reproduction of CAPF 17
should not be necessary, but is
authorized if desired.

crease their supply, to encourage
consumers to use existing
supplies _more rationally and to
develop alternate energy
sources.
"This is a challenge which the
United States could solve alone
with great difficulty and that
Europe cannot solve in isolation
at all. We strongly prefer, and
Europe requires, a common
enterprise.

"The United States is prepared
to make a very major financial
and intellectual contribution to
the objective of solving the
energy problem on a common
basis. There is no technological
problem that the great
democracies do not have the
capacity to solve together -- if
they can muster the will and the
imagination.

"To this end, the United States
proposes that the nations of
Europe, North America and
Japan establish an energy action
group of senior and prestigious
individuals, with a mandate to
develop within three months an
initial action program for
collaboration in all areas of the
energy problem. We would leave
it to the members of the nine
whether they prefer to participate as the European community.

"The energy crisis of 1973
should become the economic
equivalent of the Sputnik
challenge of 1957. The outcome
can be the same. Only this time,
the giant step for mankind will be
one that America and its closest
partners take together for the
,benefit of all mankind.

"The group would have as its
goal the assurance of required
energy supplies at reasonable
cost. It would define broad principles of cooperation, and it
would initiate action in specific
areas:
To conserve energy through
more rational utilization of existing supplies;
To give producers an incentive to increase supply;
To c o o r d i n a t e a n i n t e r national program of research and
develop new technologies that
use energy more efficiently and
provide alternatives to
petroleum. The United States
would be willing to contribute our
particular skills in such areas as
the development of the deep
seabed.
"The energy action group
should not be an exclusive
organization of consumers. The
producing nations should be invited to join it from the very
beginning with respect to any
matters of common interest...

"We have every reason of'duty
and self-interest to preserve the
most successful partnership in
history. The United States is
committed to making the Atlantic community a vital positive
force for the future as it was for
the past. What has recently been
taken for granted must now be
renewed. This is not an American
challenge to Europe; it is
history's challenge to us all."
(AFNS)

Unit's Action
Earns Award
DENVER,'Colo.--As a result
of CAP member's actions during
recent floodsl the South Platte
Cadet Squadron received the
Unit Citation Award.
Cadets of the unit responded
rapidly when alerted of conditions at the Arapahoe County
School.
They participated in the
removal of vehicles and
equipment, dug ditches; maintained pumping operations and
removed supplies from flooded
areas.
In addition, they maintained
watch over an overflowing canal
and reinforced the canal embankment at the point where water
was coming over.
They also helped traffic move
on a vital bridge and gave up-to=
date briefings on the situation at
a local emergency control
center.
As a result of their action, the
Board of Education passed a
resolution commending the
squadron for its assistance.
The unit citation was presented
by CAP Col. Thomas G. Patton,
commander of the Colorado
Wing.

Va. Unit Holds
Survival Course

TO P S E N I O R AWA R D - - C A P L t . C o l . H e r b e r t M . Wo o d
(right) happily accepts the Gill Robb Wilson award from CAP
Brig. Gen. William M. Patterson. The National Board
Chairman made the presentation during a recent Dtlaware
Wing Commander's Call.

HAMPTON, Va. -- A survival
training exercise was recently
conducted at Fort Eustis, Va., for
members of the Peninsula Composite and Hampton Roads Composite Squadrons.
Classes were conducted on
ground team and ground search
procedures including land
navigation.
Also included in the training
was a winter survival course,
first aid and obstacle course.
Upon completion of the
training, the members participated in a practice search and
rescue mission along with a night
exercise.

YF-16 Makes First
Full Scale Flight Test
WASHINGTON--The General Dynamics YF-16 lightweight
fighter has made its first full-scale flight test at Edwards AFB,
Calif. The prototype aircraft flew for 90 minutes, reaching an
altitude of 30,000 feet and a speed of 400miles per hour.
Actually, it was the second flight for the YF-16. It made an unplanned flight recently during a high-speed taxi test. The pilot
t h e n d e c i d etdo m a k e a full take6ff for Si~Tg consLd'~°~2~.._ ..... ~
that time, then landed immediately.
The YF-16 is 47 feet long and has a 30-foot wingspan. With a
design combat weight of about 17,000 pounds, the YF-I6 is
designed to have a transoceanic ferry range of more than 2,000
nautical miles.
The aircraft, which met all test objectives, will be joined by
another prototype, the YF-17, soon to be rolled out of Northrop
Corporation's Hawthorne, Calif., plant. Both aircraft will be
evaluated during a 12-month flight test program at Edwards
AFB.
The first full-scale flight test marked the beginning of the first
Air Force effort in an advanced development prototype
program which places more emphasis on demonstrated
hardware and less reliance on paper studies. (AFNS)

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