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(ISSN-0009-7810) VOL. 10, NO. 12

MAXWELL AFB, ALA. 36112

DECEMBER 1978

Supply Bill
All But Law

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Civil Air Patrol Supply Bill (HR
6237) came closer this year to becoming law than ever before!
The measure, which would provide a limited amount of direct
support to Civil Air Patrol, received favorable review this year
in the House Armed Services Committee. It passed the House
of Representatives on Oct. 11 -- four days before the 95th
Congress adjourned -- without a dissenting vote.
The bill was then sent for
consideration to the Senate
aircraft participating in Air
Armed Services Committee
Force-authorized missions;
of which Sen. John Stennis of
To r e i m b u r s e C i v i l A i r
Mississippi was chairman. In
Patrol members in part for
the rush of other important
their food and lodging
last minute legislation, the
expense when they travel
measure failed to make it out
great distances from home to
of this committee in time for
participate in official Air
a vote by the full Senate.
Force-authorized missions;
The measure, which has
To arrange for CAP's use
received both Air Force and
of excess real estate and
CAP support, will be
facilities which are the
introduced again when the
property of the Department
POTENTIAL SALE -- Cadets Keith Aclin, left, and Greg Weidenfeld of the Pineland Comp.
new Congress meets in
of Defense and other federal
Sq. (New Jersey Wing) explain the Civil Air Patrol program to Michael Spillane, a cadet at the
January. It has been under
civil agencies;
Admiral Farragut Academy, where a new CAP squadron is being formed. The new squadron
consideration for some years
To a r r a n g e ~ ~ f o r - ~ t h ~
will meet at the school in Pine Beach, N.J., and immediately begin cadet training, including
and much effort was put forth
transfer of excess property of
aerospace education, leadership, etc. Twenty cadets signed up after Aclin and Weidenfeld
this year to secure its
federal agencies to Civil Air
volunteered to help answer questions from cadets and parents at the Navy Honor High School's
passage.
(See SUPPLY, Page 2)
Parents Association reception. (See page 20 for more on CAP's Recruiting Drive.)
The CAP Supply Bill would
do five things which would be
of benefit to CAP members.
Under the terms of the
proposal, the Air Force
part of the corporation's
But support by Civil Air Patrol
would be authorized:
This article is written in order
humanitarian efforts that the
corporation conducts.
activities consist of carrying on
to correct a misconception held
members in their individual
To p r o v i d e c a d e t
propaganda or otherwise
As you know, the Civil Air
by many of our members that
capacities as private citizens,
uniforms without charge
Patrol is a charitable, nonprofit
influencing legislation on behalf
CAP members should not
(Civil Air Patrol officials
~
(See LOBBYING, Page 2)
of the Civil Air Patrol.
contact their political
corporation operating as such
believe this would aid in
with the blessing and consent of
representatives to voice support
recruiting and retention);
of legislation such as the Supply
the Internal Revenue Service.
To reimburse, in a fixed
We should also be aware that
Bill (HR 6237) that pertains to
amount, for aircraft
Civil Air Patrol. They can and
section 501 (c) (3) of the 1954
maintenance in addition to should voice their support of
Internal Revenue Code provides
reimbursement presently
legislation that will so
that a corporation's tax exempt
MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -- Civil
Civil Air Patrol needs and uses
paid for fuel and lubricants of d r a m a t i c a l l y a f f e c t t h e status can be lost if a substantial
Air Patrol's National Board has
as a reason for the hike.
approved an increase in national
"We have pinched pennies and
membership dues, effective Jan.
cut back programs as much as
1,1979.
possible," he added. "Now, we
Brig. Gen. Thomas C.
must either generate more
MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -- Civil
life of someone in desperate
had lost steerage and was
C a s a d a y, C A P n a t i o n a I
revenue or eliminate essential
Air Patrol volunteers in the
need this year.
dragging anchor toward a rock
commander, announced the
activities and I am not willing to
Florida Wing have added four
The CAP search efforts were
jetty. It was taken into tow by
increase here recently,
cut into the bone and muscle of
saves to CAP's growing list of
initiated after notification was
the Coast Guard cutter and the
"We have studied our financial
CAP operations. To do so would
lives saved during 1978.
received from the Air Force
four persons rescued.
s i t u a t i o n e n d l e s s l y, " G e n .
becounter-productive."
The latest saves mean that
Rescue Coordination Center
Casaday stated, "and there
According to AFRCC officials,
This will be the first increase
volunteer members of the only
(AFRCC) that an emergency
"CAP's rapid response and
seems to be no other way out of in national membership dues
nationwide agency dedicated to
l o c a t o r t r a n s m i t t e r ( E LT )
professionalism prevented the
our dilemma." The national
since 1971 -- almost eight years
air search and rescue have
signal was being heard in the destruction of the vessel and the
-"
"
commander cited constantly
(See DUES, Page 2)
succeeded 51 times in saving the
Daytona Beach, Fla., area.
increasing costs of everything
loss of four souls."
A Florida Wing aircraft, which
was already airborne, was
diverted to the search area and
used a direction finder to pinstrengthen their ties..." with
a copy of the resolution,
DALLAS, Tex. -- At its recent
point the signal over the water. A
1978 national convention here,
Civil Air Patrol and the other
Lawrence LeFebvre, director of
CAP ground team contacted the
the Veterans of Foreign Wars of
organizations. The VFW
VFW Youth Activities, said:
U.S. Coast Guard and volunteerthe Unitdd States (VFW) again
"May I add my personal thanks
document praised Civil Air
ed to board a Coast Guard cutter
adopted a resolution recognizing
Patrol and other groups for their
for the splendid cooperation and
_to provide direction finder
the cooperation between the
significant contribution that has
"...youth, safety and patriotic
capabilities.
VFW and CAP and a number of
programs which are in keeping
been given by the Civil Air
Civil Air Patrol's direction
other national organizations and
with our own principles and
Patrol in the development of
finder equipment "homed in" on urging support for them.
objectives..."
these programs...."
the ELT signal and a 32-foot
The resolution urged lower
In a letter to Brig. Gen.
This relationship between
sailing vessel with four persons
level VFW units across the
T h o m a s C . C a s a d a y, C A P
Civil Air Patrol and the VFW
on board was located. The vessel count~ "to maintain and to
national commander, enclosing
(See VFW, Page 2)

Lobbying Endangers. Tax-Free Status
National Board OKs Dues
Rise Effective_ In January

Florida Wing Saves Four Lives

VFW Adopts Resolution Supporting CAP

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PAGE TWO

DECEMBER 1978

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goes back many years, with the
veterans
organization
sponsoring CAP cadet squadrons
in many localities and providing
financial, moral and personnel
support for CAP.
In addition to the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, CAP has working
agreements with a number of
nationwide groups or receives
assistance from them. These
organizations and the assistance
they provide include the
following:

MUSEUM MEMBERSHIP -- Cadet Christopher Nault, Newport County Comp. Sq. (Rhode
Island Wing), right, receives a membership in the Air National Guard Historical Association
from Guard Maj~ Gen. Ralph Leader, center, as his father Lt. Col. Raymond Nault of the wing
staff looks on. Nault received the membership for contributing the most hours to restoration of
the Air National Guard Museum at Otis AFB, Mass. Cadet Michael Riha of the same squadron
also received a membership in the association for his work in restoring the museum.

Aids Red Cross

Wing Airlifts Whole Blood
OMAHA, Neb. -- Nebraska
Wing and the Heartland Chapter
of the American Red Cross have
begun a cooperative effort to
transport whole blood from
communities in outstate
Nebraska and Iowa to the blood
laboratory and distribution center in Omaha.
The transportation of the blood
by CAP aircraft will permit
more of the blood to be
processed into platelets and
other blood products that are in
ever increasing use in modern
medicine.
Blood must be processed
within four hours of the time it is
drawn to be used for platelets so
the time advantage of air
transportation increases the
amount of blood that can be used
for platelets and other blood
products.
The urgency of the need for
platelets was demonstrated on
the day of the first blood fight as
an Omaha family came down
with a malady that destroys the
platelets in the blood,
dramatically increasing the
need for this particular blood
product.

CAP pilot 1st Lt. Elwood
Evans transported some 60 units
of blood from North Platte,
Neb., in severe weather
conditions to make the delivery
within the four-hour time limit.
The Red Cross reimburses
CAP for fuel and lubricants at a
fixed rate to cover aircraft

Dues

(Continued From Page 1)
ago. since that time, the cost of
living in the United States has
risen approximately 65 percent.
The increase in national dues
for Civil Air Patrol is modest in
comparison. Dues for new
seniors after Jan. 1 will rise
from $16 to $20. Cadet dues will
be advanced from $12 to $15. In
both cases, these amounts
include payment of orientation
and training materials. Senior
member dues include region

expense while supporting the
blood transportation mission.
The idea to transport blood
grew out of a long-standing
agreement between the Red
Cross and Nebraska Wing to
transport blood to hospitals on
an emergency basis. The
program currently calls for five
to eight flights each month.

dues. Senior member renewals
increased from $11 tO $15 and
cadet renewals from $5 to $7.
"I regret very much having to
announce this increase," Gen.
Casaday added, "but there is
just no other solution to the
situation."
This increase will be effective
with all new member dues
postmarked after Dec. 31, 1978,
and the January 1979 renewals
which were mailed from
National Headquarters about
Nov. 1,1978.

Lobbying____-{Continued From Page 1)
not using their rank or official
letterhead, is not a violation of
this section of the Internal
Revenue Code.
Civil Air Patrol Pamphlet 1732. Paragraph 7(c) (3) is quoted as
follows:
"Effect of Members' Acts.
Support of or opposition to
proposed legislation by
members of CAP, as individuals
does not adversely affect tax
exempt status of CAP, as long as
they are not acting as
representatives of CAP or in

such a manner as to identify
their support or opposition with
CAP."
It should be emphasized that
no organized lobbying should
take place on a local level
concerning legislation of local
interest only without the prior
clearance of the wing legal
officer and the wing legislative
liaison officer.
If lobbying efforts are to be
pursued on behalf of Civil Air
Patrol on a national scale,
permission and full coordination
must be obtained from the
National Legislative Liaison
Committee in advance.

Air Force Association.
Cooperates with CAP in
aerospace education projects
and in the National Congress on
Aerospace Education (NCAE).
Awards some scholarships each
year to CAP.
Aerospace Industries
Association of America, Inc.
Has provided support and
materials for the Aerospace
Education Leadership
Development Course.
Optimist International.
Optimist clubs throughout the
United States sponsor Civil Air
Patrol cadet units.
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration. Sponsors
Space Flight Orientation Course
for cadets. Cosponsors NCAE.
Cooperates in a number of other
aerospace education projects.
Order of Daedalians.
Supports CAP through financial
contributions for local squadron
activities and for solo and
private pilot scholarships at beth
a local and national level.
Federal
Aviation
Administration. Assists CAP in
all three mission areas. Sponsors
FAA Cadet Orientation Program
each year. Sponsors flight clinics
attended by CAP pilots.
Cosponsors NCAE. Provides
support for a number of
aerospace education projects.
CAP has a working agreement
with FAA in case of national
emergency.

Air Cadet League of Canada.
Strong supporter and active
participant in the International
Air Cadet Exchange. A close
relationship has developed
between this organization and
CAP since the first IACE in 1948.
Federal Communications
Commission. Helpful in
providing guidance on its rules
and regulations, and in assisting
CAP in efforts to improve its
communications program.
Salvation Army. Another
organization with which CAP
has a working agreement. The
two organizations are frequent
partners in disaster situations,
with CAP providing
communications and search
capability, and the Salvation
Army providing hot food and
counselling service.
Defense Civil Preparedness
A g e n c y. U n d e r a 1 9 7 4
Memorandum of Understanding,
Civil Air Patrol cooperates with
state and local governments in
developing agreements that will
make CAP support available to
these agencies. CAP has
working agreements with civil
defense agencies in all 52 wings.
American Red Cross.
Cooperates with Civil Air Patrol
in emergency situations. The
two organizations have
developed a close working
relationship that has, in recent
years, been formalized by a ~.
mutual support agreement.
American Legion. The tw9~
organizations have a common
commitment to aerospace
education and youth
development and, since 1950,
have cooperated in these areas
of interest.
Civil Air Patrol is proud of its
association with these various
agencies and CAP members are
urged to cooperate and work
with them at the local level in
working toward common goals.

Supply____
(Continued From Page 1)
Patrol units for mission use.
Another proposal of
importance which also failed
to pass this year is the
amendment to the Civil Air
Patrol Compensation Act (5
U.S.C. 8141). This
amendment would extend
coverage to cadets 18 years
of age or older, as well as
senior members, and would
make entitlements under the
statute commensurate with
those of the U.S. Coast Guard
Auxiliary.
In brder to promote
passage of both these pieces
of legislation, Civil Air Patrol
has formed a Legislative
Liaison Committee for the
purpose of coordinating all of
the lobbying efforts that can
be legally carried on by CAP
members
without
endangering
the
organization's f e d e r a l t a x

exempt status. Lobbying for passage of this legislation is
encouraged and members are
urged to contact their
Congressional representatives
to promote the cause of Civil
Air Patrol.
Members should consult
CAP Pamphlet 173-2 for
guidance in any personal
lobbying efforts as a voting
constituent. If any doubt
exists as to what is and what
is not permissible, CAP
members should contact
their wing or region legal
office, or, if necessary, call
or write the Judge Advocate
at National Headquarters.
All CAP members are
urged to pitch in and make
1979 and the 96th Congress a
banner year for Civil Air
Patrol and one that will.be .....
long remembered ~ the
passage of this essential Civil
Air Patrol legislation.

DECEMBER 1978

CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

PAGE THREE

Two SAR Schools
Planned For 1979
MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -- Two
national-level Search and
Rescue (SAR) schools are
scheduled for 1979, according to
an announcement by Lt. Col.
Philip R. Alker, USAF, director
o f S e n i o r Tr a i n i n g h e r e a t
National Headquarters.
The first school will be
conducted from April 16 to April
20 at the U.S. Coast Guard
Training Center at Government
Island. Alameda, Calif. Lodging
for 20 students will be available,
with classroom space for 24.
Thus four spaces for day
students from the Bay area will
be available.

CADETS MEET A WASP -- Air Force Academy Cadets Second Class (juniors) Mary Daley,
left, and Linda Sweeney, center, recently met WASP Dedie Deaton. When the Women Airforce
Service Pilots (WASP) of World War II fame held a reunion in Colorado Springs, a contingent
had lunch with the Cadet Wing and talked flying with the Academy cadets. Daley and Sweeney,
both Civil Air Patrol cadets, were active in the Virginia and Arizona Wings respectively.
Deaton was the WASP administrative officer when the women pilots were in training at
Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Tex., in 1943 and 1944. (USAF Photo)

the country to send their mission
coordinators to this school.
The second national SAR
school will be conducted from
July 30 to Aug. 3 at Governors
I s l a n d , N . Y. A p p l i c a t i o n
procedures for this school will be
announced in the February 1979
issue of Civil Air Patrol News.
Look for the announcement in
the annual senior training
schedule.

Applicants from all states will
be considered. Although the slots
are limited, selection criteria
are not too difficult for qualified
mission
coordinators.
Applications on CAP Form 17
must arrive at National
Headquarters/TTN not later
than Feb. L 1979.
Alker urged Ci,iil Air Patrol
wings in the western part of

MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -Logistics is a very important
area -- its effectiveness
determines, in a great sense.
whether the Civil Air Patrol
mission is accomplished.
The Civil Air Patrol Logistics
Excellence Award emphasizes
this importance by recognizing
performance in the areas of
aircraft maintenance and
utilization, real estate, supply
and transportation. It is an
excellent tool for nationwide
recognition of the logistics
function.
Just being nominated by the
region commanders for the
award is a feather in a wing's
hat, but to be the overall national
winner is a notable feat. CAP
Regulation 900-6 outlines the
requirements for submission of
nominees for the award and
gives new submission dates
CAP region level submission,
June 15; USAF liaison region
submission, June 30; and receipt
at National Headquarters
Logistics Office, July 30.
Selections of the winner and
runner-up will be made by a
National Headquarters/CAPUSAF beard by Aug. 15.
The awards, engraved
plaques, will be presented during
the National Board meeting.

'Don't LeaVe Me In The Radio Room Alone'
B y 2nd Lt. CAROL FOSTER
Pensylvania Group 80
WHITEHALL, Pa. -- Ever
since joining CAP, lo this year
and a half ago, I'd been dying to
be a communicator. On the last
..... two big practice missions in the
wing I'd been just hanging
around the communications
room -- just listening.
They were in contact with
groups throughout the state as
well as ground teams. A plane
was reported missing and ELT
signals were heard. Will there be
an actual REDCAP? Oh, the
excitement! This was for me.
I registered for Northeast
Region Communications
(NERCOM) School and in
August my husband, daughter
and I were off to school at
Kutztown State College, It was
wonderful! My fellow basic
"NERCs" and I were superb on
the simulator, sending and
receiving messages, keeping
logs and learning pro words. We
used the correct procedures for
transmitting and kept our
conversations to the barest
minimum. No "roger, wilco,
over and out" for us.

At last it was here -- SARCAP
'78 -- my golden opportunity.
I arrived at Group 80
Headquarters, Queen City
Airport, Allentown, Pa., at 0630
hours, my shiny new RaP and
FCC cards in hand. Capt. Ken
Varley, group communications
officer and Cadet Bryan Neff
were opening the station,
Keystone 568.
My job was to keep the radio
and message logs. Later we
would switch and I'd get my
chance to transmit and receive
messages.
Everything went swimmingly
and when Group 80 commander,
Maj. Richard I. Ludwig, decided
to keep the stations open through
the night, I volunteered to stay.
No traffic -- no problem.
S u n d a y m o r n i n g Va r l e y
arrived and still no traffic. Wait
one! Something's coming
through on FM. "Keystone 568,
this is Keystone 82 with a
priority mes..static...static...static..'
After several tries and a land
line call to Keystone 82, Varley
drove out to the repeater and
found it had been vandalized.
While he was waiting for the
police and then repairing the
repeater, I was left to cope.

Traffic was coming through on
26.620 from the flightline and
ground teams.
Messages were coming
through by land line.
Some darn truckers in New
Mexico were invading our
frequency on 26.620.
Hooray! The repeater is fixed.
At least I don't have to run into
the hall any more to use the land
line.
By late afternoon I was getting
p u n c h y. I t r a n s m i t t e d t w o
messages with the same number

and spoke into the wrong side of
the microphone -- forgive me,
NERCOM instructors.
From time to time people did
come to help me, but the radios
have eyes as well as voices and
would only speak when I was
alone.
At 1900 Zulu, 1500 military and
3 p.m. local, the mission was
officially over.
Even though I had an Excedrin
headache, I was happy. I loved
every minute of it and can
hardly wait until next time. With
a little luck, I won't be alone.

Computer Tracks Missions
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Advanced technology is being put to
work by the lllth Air Rescue
and Recovery Cadet Sq. here.
With the purchase of a Radio
Shack TRS-80 computer, the
squadron can simplify records
keeping and make better use of
manpower and equipment during
search missions.
Use during missions is an especially valuable consideration,
according to squadron members,
because the lllth's facility at
Charlotte's Douglas Municipal

Airport serves as mission coordinating center -for the North
Carolina Wing.

New Criteria
A nnounced For
Logistics A ward

G.E. Plant Hosts Vermont Cadets
RUTLAND, Vt. -- Cadets of
the Rutland Comp. Sq. (Vermont
Wing) toured the two General
Electric plants there during a recent open house.
The plants in Rutland
specialize in making airfoils for
all kinds of aircraft engines, including rotors, variable vanes.
and fixed vanes for the entire

,~ERO.ASTRO.A.SWE.S ABouT CLOUO FORMA'.O.S ~ ~_.~.~~

(Courtesy of Zack Mosely and Chicago Tribune-N.Y. News Syndicate)

General Electric engine group.
Transportation between the two
plants was in an electric train.
Aircraft engines that were on
display included a model of the
jet engine that powered the first
U.S. jet, models of the ,I-85 and
T-700. There was also a replica
of the Wright Brothers' plane
and a robot.

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CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

DECEMBER 1978

Executive Director's Comments

Safety '78: The NextStep
By PAUL E. GARDNER
Brigadier General, USAF
Executive Director
The Record

Overall, since 1974, the CAP
flight safety program has repeatedly produced a better record than that of general aviation
pleasure flying. This achievement is especially noteworthy
as CAP activities include mission responsibilities for search. .
_

initiative, and active involvement in accident prevention
are evident.
While CAP's safety record is
enviable, we cannot ignore the
losses -- losses measured by
fatalities, injuries, destroyed

equipment, and costly repair
bills. Add to these the loss and
suffering of loved ones, with
friendships terminated, and we
have losses that can never be
regained.

can do this by screening and
or position, to critically
training individual members
examine all policies, practices,
and by planning and
and every operation. Ensure
supervising activities and that the provisions of CAPM 60events. Units having assigned I, "CAP Flight Management,"
aircraft must strictly control
are understood and applied in
A Visible Image
access to the aircraft and its every instance. Promote
use, providing for direct
Safety was a highly visible
individual training and
supervision of each flight to the proficiency, and be especially
subject throughout '78. Each
maximum extent practical.
mishap threatened efforts to
concerned with the proper
Participation of members who maintenance of your aircraft.
support the CAP Supply Bill,
obtain state funding for CAP
exhibit disregard for safe
As always, commanders and
practices must be restricted. supervisory personnel should
operations, or secure vital
Success in our efforts can
insurance coverage. At times,
set the example for others to
credibility of CAP safety and
mean a reduction in the total follow.
number of aviation related
flight management programs
Finally, please share your
mishaps by 40 percent.
was questioned because of
knowledge and enthusiasm for
A mishap reduction goal this
certain accidents that could
safe practices with others in all
have been easily prevented
l a r g e m a y a p p e a r t o b e areas, for we cannot afford to
with proper supervision.
u n r e a l i s t i c ; h o w e v e r, a focus on flight safety alone and
conservative analysis of past
exclude interest in the conduct
The Next Step
accidents reveals the goal to be o f g r o u n d o p e r a t i o n s .
Now is the time for all of us
within our capability. In short,
Emphasis on safe driving and
to take the next step in
some foolish and reckless
supervision of cadet activities
accident prevention. We must
things have happened that
must be continuous.
act to eliminate mishaps
can't ever be allowed to occur
Join me in making the 40
involving negligence,
again!
percent mishap reduction goal
Member Cooperation
complacency, ignorance,
our cooperative goal through
unreasonablerisk, or disregard
I appeal to each of you
all CAP programs. LET US
for established directives. We personally, regardless of rank PROVE IT CAN BE DONE! ....

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Dates Set For Staff 1979 Colleges ..........
MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -Pending approval by the
December NEC, Civil Air Patrol
regions will conduct six regular
and two special Region Staff
Colleges (RSC) and a National
Staff College (NSC) in 1979. It is
indicative of the widespread and
increasing interest the senior
training program enjoys in most
regions that these courses have
caught on so well.
The RSC-NSC program
reflects the need to bring
management and communications training within
reach of a maximum number of
CAP members. In concert with
the new squadron leadership
school (SLS) which are generally held at wing level, these
schools help to assure that unit
leaders know their jobs and
know how to manage them.
The RCS is designed for CAP
officers at squadron level and
above. Attendance preference is

given to those who have attended
an SLS. The NSC was developed
as a course for wing and region
command and staff officers.
Graduates of these schools
have been emphatic in observing
that the RSC and NSC help them,
not only in their CAP duties but
also in their daily pursuits. The
quality has been such that companies have given time off for
their CAP member-employees to
attend.
Dates, locations and project
officers for the 1979 RSCs are:
I. Western Staff College,
Portland, Ore., June 17-23,1979:
Director Col. O.A. Donaldson, CAP
3501 N.E. Marine Dr.
Portland, Ore. 97211
2. Southwest Region Staff
College, Barksdale, La.; June
22-29, 1979:
Director Lt. Col. David L. Floyd,
CAP
8510 Carvell
Houston, Tex. 77036

TIRE CHANGE -- Cadet David B. Rushing, right, Mile Hi
Cadet Sq. (Colorado Wing) shows new squadron mate Cadet
Angela Berry how to change an aircraft tire during the
squadron's recent annual On-Tbe-Job Training program
at Buckley ANG Base.

3. Middle East Region Staff
Collge, Roanoke College,. Va.;
July 8-14,1979:
Director Lt. Col. Barbara Morris,
CAP
10316 Armory Ave.
Kensington, Md. 20795
4. Northeast Region Staff
College, Bloomsburg State
College, Pa.; July 22-29, 1979:
Director, Col. Richard L. Bifulco
CAP
5000 Merrick Rd.
Massapequa, N.Y. 11753
5. Southeast Region Staff
College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.;
Aug 26-Sept. 1,1979:
Director Lt. Col. Richard J.
Curran, CAP
Rt. 1, Box 478
Elmore, Ala. 36025
6. Great Lakes Region Staff
College. Date and location to be
announced.

commanders will be asked to
certify that these applicants are
not able to attend a regular
summer staff college. In this
pilot school, enrollment will be
limited to 50 students.
The Southeast Region plans a
special staff college for the
Puerto Rico Wing May 27-June 2
at San Juan, Puerto Rico. Since
airlift is not available, Puerto
Rican members have been unable to attend the regular Region
Staff Colleges.
The National Staff College will
convene in 1979 again at Maxwell
AFB, Ala. The date is not firm at
this time because of a billeting
)roblem here. The school is ex-

pected to run in late June or early July. This is the most advanced of the SLS, RCS, NSC
progression, offering, in addition
to further instruction in
management, leadership and
communications, an opportunity
to examine the global military
and political environment and
their effects upon the United
States and Civil Air Patrol.
Both the RSC and NSC are integral parts of the CAP awards
program, and count toward the
WEEP, but their true worth is to
the individual CAP members
who learn to manage their units
and day-to-day endeavors better
as a result of having attended.

Direaor, Maj. Lawrence Stys, CAP

1323 Madison
S. Milwaukee, Wis. 53172
In addition to these regular
Region Staff Colleges, the Middle East Region and Southeast
Region have planned special
schools. MER will operate a test
winter RSC at Andrews AFB,
Md., over the weekends of Feb.
18 and 25. This pilot school results from requests from CAP
members who cannot attend the
annual school during the
summer months. Applicants will
be accepted from all wings.
Students must attend all sessions
to receive credit, and will be
given assignments to complete
between weekends. Registration
fee for this course is $5. Billeting
and meals will be on a pay-asyou-go basis. As a part of the
application procedure, wing

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CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

DECEMBER 1978

Puerto Rico Wing
Very Enthusiastic

EDUCATION DISCUSSION -- Gen. Gardner and Gen. Casaday, second and third from left,
discuss Aerospace Education problems with Puerto Rico Secretary for Education, Carlos
Chardon, left, and the Assistant Secretary, Mrs. Virginia Belaval. (Photo by Maj. Ernesto
Cortes)

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -"This is one of the most
enthusiastic groups I've seen,"
Air Force Brig. Gen. Paul E.
Gardner, CAP executive director, said in describing members
of the Puerto Rico Wing.
He and Brig. Gen. Thomas C.
Casaday, CAP national commander, had just returned from
a recent trip to CAP's Spanishspeaking wing. They also visited
the Civil Air Patrol unit on St.
Thomas, Virgin Islands, where
1st Lt. Dorothy Edward is
squadron commander.
In speaking of the enthusiasm
of the CAP members in Puerto
Rico, Gen. Gardner pointed out
that the Civil Air Patrol Cadet
Program there is a part of the
school system but on a voluntary
basis. The wing has more cadets
than any other.
Gen. Casaday joined his praise
by pointing out the good
relations existing between CAP
and various military units in
Puerto Rico. In particular, he
noted that U.S. Coast Guard

Capt. William King is very
aware of CAP's potential help in
search and rescue.
Also, he said, the Puerto Rico
Wing commander, Lt. Col. Hector Aponte-Pagan, enjoys close
contact with the Air National
Guard. Other military officials
are also aware of CAP activities,
he added.
The two CAP leaders discussed problems in Aerospace
Education with the Commonwealth Secretary and Assistant Secretary for Education,
Carlos Chardon and Mrs.
Virginia Belaval.
They also reviewed problems
and needs of the wing. One in
particular that Gen. Gardner
noted is the differences caused
in part by the Spanish language
that is spoken. Nonetheless, the
Puerto Rican cadets are highly
competitive in national CAP
events, and every effort is being
made to insure that ethnic
background is considered for
equitable comparisons of performance.

Air. Force Museum Foundation Looking For 'Friends'
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB,
Ohio -- They come here in
droves. People from
everywhere. Everyday in the
year (except Christmas Day).
Approximately one million a
year.
What they come to see is a
fascinating museum -fascinating, that is, if you have
an affinity for airplanes. The
museum is, of course, the Air
Force Museum, located on this
double-barreled Air Force installation.
And the millions who come include many Civil Air Patrol
members. The museum is especially interesting to CAP
members since Civil Air Patrol,
an aviation oriented
organization, is represented in
the Museum with a small display
and a fully restored CAP aircraft of World War II days.
The Museum originated in 1923
at McCook Field, near Dayton,
Ohio, the site of this Air Force

base, with an inform~ exhibit of
World War I aircraft. Today, the
collection has grown to more
than 150 aircraft and missiles,
plus a multitude of items of aviation historical interest.
The Museum is under the
operational control of the commander of the Air Force
Logistics Command. Aircraft
are exhibited indoors both in the
main museum and in a
supplementary facility across
the flight line at Wright Field.
The old planes attract a great
deal of attention, but the
Museum is not just a warehouse
for antique aircraft. The basic
purpose is to portray the history
of the United States Air Force
and, in addition to aircraft, there
are many exhibits of aviation
hardware, documents,
photographs and personal
memorabilia.
A stroll through the Museum is
actually a stroll through the
history of aviation, in

chronological order, beginning
with man's earliest interest in
flight, on through the early years
of aviation and to the present
with its space exploration. Since
it is an Air Force Museum, the
emphasis, of course, is on Air
Force history.
The Civil .kit Patrol exhibit at
the Museum includes CAP's
"Hall of Honor," (see photo in
November issue of Civil Air
Patrol News), a selection of
historic photographs, and an exhibit of early Uniforms and miscellaneous items. The restored
CAP aircraft is a Piper J3. A
photo of this aircraft was
published in the October issue of
Civil Air Patrol News. A CAP
Museum effort is under way at
present to improve and expand
this display.
Despite the fact that it is the
"Official U.S. Air Force
Museum," the Air Force has an
"angel" that provides funds for
activities where government
funds aren't available. The Air

ANTIQUE AIRCRAFT -- One of the old aircrafts on display in the Air Force Museum is this
Douglas World Cruiser, the ',New Orleans." This was one of the first airplanes in the world to
circumnavigate the globe by air and it was designed and built for that purpose. Four planes of
this design started from Seattle, Wash:, in April 1924. Two of them, including this one,
completed the flight in September 1924.

Force provides the staff and
pays for utilities, building
maintenance and general
operations. Federal funds didn't
have to pay for the building that
the Museum occupies at present.
That's where the "angel", the
Air Force Museum Foundation,
came in. This non-profit
organization was founded in 1960
by a group of citizens in Dayton,
Ohio, who were interested in
furthering the Museum's
growth.
Over the years, the Museum
has occupied a number of
homes. The present one, completed in 1971 at a cost of $6
million, was paid for by the foundation with funds collected from
individual donors -- not by the
Air Force.
The building was dedicated
that year with President Nixon
accepting the building on behalf
of the Air Force. In 1976, a
million dollar addition was also
funded by the foundation.
Today, the foundation, through
its "Friends of the U.S. Air
Force Museum" membership
program, is offering an opportunity to anyone interested in the
Museum to help support its
efforts.
According to Robert S.
Oelman, Museum Foundation
chairman, the "Friends"
membership will provide the
Museum with an on-going closeknit nucleus of individuals and
organizations who are interested
in the continuing day-to-day
operation of the Museum.
At a cost of only $10 per year,
the membership offers a number
of benefits to those who join,
Oelman says. Aroong these are 20
per cent discounts in the
Museum gift shop, 10 per cent
discounts in the bookstore,
special events at the Museum,
and a newsletter to keep
members updated on Museum
activities. In addition, each new
member also receives the
Museum's 100-page aircraft picture book and a current Museum
calendar.

All members are given a personalized membership certificate upon joining, plus a
current membership card each
year at renewal time. New items
will also be offered each year as
an incentive to keep
memberships current.
The "Friends of the U.S. Air
Force Museum" concept started
with a study of the Smithsonian
Institution's "Associates"
program and is currently
patterned after that activity.
The "Friends" program seeks to
raise funds for the Museum
Foundation to continue its
philanthropic work. But it~also
seeks to create an organization
of individuals who want to be a
little closer to the Museum and
what it is doing.
Those interested in joining
(and Civil Air Patrol members
are invited to do so) may obtain
an application form by writing:
Air Force Museum Foundation
P.O. Box 1903
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433

For the benefit of all
members of Civil Air Patrol,
the statistics for 1978 for
search and rescue activities
throughout the organization
are shown below.
These are unofficial
figures, compiled by the
Directorate of Operations at
CAP National Headquarters.
As of Nov. 12,1978
Number of Missions , .... 777
Number of Aircraft .... 3,173
Number of Sorties .....9,334
Flying Hours ....... 20,742.6
Personnel ............ 28,237
S a v e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
F i n d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417

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CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

DECEMBER 1978

Senior Saves Life,
Gets Valor Medal
SHARPES, Fla. -- Maj. Benjamin Douglas, emergency services officer for the Florida
Wing has received the Silver
Medal of Valor, according to
Maj. A] Seeschaaf, wing information officer.
The medal presented by Col.
Lee H. McCormack, com-

California Unit
Wins Citation
For SAR Activities
LIVERMORE, Calif. -- The
Tr i - Va l l e y C o m p . S q . 1 5 6
(California Wing) here has
received the Civil Air Patrol's
Outstanding Unit Citation for its
1977 search and rescue
operations, according to Capt.
Fred P. Staedel Jr., unit inforCITATION PRESENTED -- Edward Lewkowski, commander VFW Francis E. Warren Post
mation officer.
Maj. Dennis L. Matarressee0
1881, left, receives a CAP citation for the _post's $185 donation to cadet programs from Capt.
Herb Sampson, commander of the AFA Falcon Cadet Sq. (Wyoming Wing), and squadron
squadron commander, received
the award from Lt. Col. Fred
members Cadets Carolyn Hollis and Kathryn Hollis. The post also gave $75 to fund three
Morris, commander of Califorcadets at the Rocky Mountain Region Cadet Officers Training School. (Photo by Cheyenne
nia Group 16, at ceremonies held
(Wyo.) Newspapers, Inc.)
at Livermore Airport recently.
The squadron participated in
21 search missions, with air and
ground units. Ground search
totaled 617 hours and over 13,500
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -was in the top one percent of his
Mrs. Walter Rieker of Drexel
miles in three vehicles. Total
Cadet Walter C. Rieker of the high school graduating class. He
Hill, Pa., who said that their
flying time was 68 hours.
Marple-Newtown Comp. Sq. 1007
was also offered an AFROTC
son's involvement in CAP was
Included in these totals is a
(Pennsylvania Wing)hasreceiv- scholarship,
instrumental in his getting an
find and several airlift missions,
ed an appointment to the Air
He joined CAP in June 1976
appointment to the Academy. In
carrying rescue dogs and
Force Academy.
and received his Mitchell Award
appreciation they made a donahandlers in support of lost perR i e k e r, a p p o i n t e d b y
in September1977.
tion to the squadron, said SM
sons.
Congressman Robert Edgar,
Carla Tyler.
Rieker is the son of Mr. and

mander, Southeast Region, during ceremonies at the wing commander's call, was given for
""distinguished and conspicious
heroic action at the risk of life,
above and beyond the call of
duty" as the result of action during a forced landing of a C-130
aircraft used as airlift during the
return flight from the National
Board Meeting in Philadelphia,
Pa., in 1976.
The aircraft, with a flaming
left-engine, was forced to land at
Pope AFB, N.C., and the air
crew immediately evacuated all
passengers as the ground
firemen rushed to the scene.
Douglas, realizing that a Lt.
Smith who was on crutches
because of a previously broken
foot had not left the aircraft,
rushed back and found Smith had
become entangled in the seat
webbing and could not leave the
plane.
Douglas grabbed Smith in a
fireman's carry and brought him
to safety.

Congressman Nominates Rieker

Magners Award Is First In Boyertown Unit
BOYERTOWN, Pa. -- U.S. School in June 1976and obtained sophomore year.
a Naval ROTC-Marine Option
The Air Force Association of
Naval Academy Midshipman
Pennsylvania selected Magners
Richard A. Magners, a member
Scholarship to Pennsylvania
State University and a
as the outstanding CAP cadet in
of the Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Comp.
Sq. 1102 here, received the Gen.
scholarship from the U.S. Naval
the wing for 1977.
Academy Foundation, Inc. After
Gen. Spaatz, for whom the
Carl A. Spaatz Award in
squadron and the award was
ceremonies at the Academy
spending the 1976-1977 academic
year at Pennsylvania State, he
named, served as chairman of
attended by Mrs. Carl A. Spaatz,
entered the Naval Academy in
the Civil Air Patrol's National
widow of Gen. Spaatz, and her
Board from 1948 through 1959.
daughters.
July 1977 and is now in his

He chaired the Pennsylvania
Wing's POW-MIA Committee
from 1970 until his death in 1974.
Magnets, the son of Lt. Col.
Elizabeth A. Magnets of the
Spaatz squadron, became acquainted with Gen. Spaatz when
he was eight-years-old and
visited him several times when
Spaatz returned to Boyertown.

Nebraska Cadet
Now A ttending
A .F. A cade m y

Magnersis the first cadet from
the general's hometown to receive the award, which is named
for him.
Retired Air Force Gen. Ira C.
Eaker, a friend of the general's
accompanied the Spaatz family
from Washington, D.C., and took
part in the ceremony.
R e a r A d m i r a l W i l l i a m P.
Lawrence, superintendent of the
Academy directed the presentation, which took place during
the noon formation in front of
Bancroft Hall.
Magners joined the Civil Air
Patrol in 1971 and has served as
cadet commander of his
squadron and cadet ranger land
team commander. He attended
the 1975 National Space Flight
Orientation Course at the
Marshall Space Flight Center,
Huntsville, Ala., and graduated
from the Northeast Region Communications School at Kutztown
State College, Pa.. He attended
both the Hawk Mountain
Summer Survival School and the
Winter Survival School held by
the Pennsylvania Wing at Hawk
Mountain, Pa., in 1976.
Magners graduated from the
Boyertown Area Senior High

Kasselder

HIGH AWARD -- Mrs, Carl A. Si~aatz, widow of Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, second from left,
congratulates Midshipman-Richard A. Magners of the Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Comp. Sq. 1102
(Pennsylvania Wing) during award ceremonies at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.,
where Magners is a student. Other participants in the ceremony were retired Air Force Gen.
Ira C. Eaker, left, a long-time friend of the late general, and Rear Admiral William P.
Lawrence, superintendent of the Naval Academy.

BROKEN BOW, Neb. -- Cadet
C h r i s t o p h e r G . K a s s e l d e r,
Custer Comp. Sq. (Nebraska
Wing), has entered the U.S. Air
Force Academy.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles W. Kasselder of Broken
Bow and is a 1978 graduate of
Broken Bow High School.
Among his extracurricular activities were band, art club, football, basketball, track and 4-H
Club.
As a CAP member, Kasselder
has attended summer encampment at Chanute AFB, Ill., and a
flight encampment at Waseea,
Minn. He has attended aviation
ground school and hopes to get
his private pilot license. He has
also participated in CAP trips to
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio,
and Andrews AFB, Md.
Kasselder wrote the article
"All Friendliness Will Cease
Tomorrow," which appeared in/
the October 1977 issue of CiviI
Air Patrol News, about his experiences at the Minnesota flight
encampment.

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PAGE SEVEN

CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

CAP Celebrates 37th
Birthday This Month
MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -- Civil
Air Patrol units throughout the
United States and Puerto Rico
are celebrating the organization's
37th Anniversary this month.
Formed Dec. 1, 1941, a week
before the attack on Pearl Harbor, CAP was seen as a way to
keep civilian aviation alive during the coming conflict. The
private pilots and aviation
enthusiasts devoted their time
and aircraft to the national civil
defense effort.
CAP won recognition of its exTOWER BEACON -- Members of the Randolph Comp. Sq.
(Texas Wing) pose at the rotating beacon atop the control
tower at the Nuevo Laredo International Airport during a
recent visit to the Mexican city.

Texans Make Visit
To Mexican A irport
RANDOLPH AFB, Tex. -Members of the Randolph Comp.
Sq. (Texas Wing) made an international goodwill trip to Nuevo
Laredo, Mexico, and visited the
airport firefighting headquarters and training school, according to Capt. Ely I.
Bergmann, squadron commander.
Officials of the fire brigade
stationed at the Nuevo Laredo
International Airport played
host to the cadets and permitted
them to inspect all the equipment and facilities used at the
airport. Cadets were allowed to
slide down the poles as firemen

More than 300 CAP members,
students and hundreds of others
combed a two-square-mile area
of woods behind the missing
boy's home. Helicopters,
equipped with infra-red heatsensing units capable of
detecting body heat, were used.
A large pump from the Army
Corps of Engineers was hauled
in to drain a bog in the search
area.
"The search was as thorough
as possible," said Lt. Col.
Edward Hobbs, Sr., mission
coordinator for CAP. "Grid
patterns had been established
and volunteer teams of 20-men
each organized. Each group had
a radio relay person assigned.
The teams were bused to the
prime target area and CAP per-

motivation and leadership
training.
Civil Air Patrol was
chartered in its present form in
1946-by an act of Congress and
made the civilian auxiliary of
the U.S. Air Force in 1948.
CAP Col. Zack Mosley, a longtime member of the organization
from Florida, who drew the
Smilin' Jack cartoon strip for
many years, created the cartoon
below that accompanies this article in honor of CAP's 37th anniversary.

CIVIL AlP. PATROL

F L E W O V E P. 2 . 4
MILLION MILES ANTI.SUBMAP, INE PA'I'P,O L
A N D S P O T T E D 173
SUB5 DURING

w.w.

do to get to their equipment in a
hurry.
Close to the fire school, the
cadets inspected an aircraft that
had been seized in an international narcotics smuggling
operation and forced to land
before it could cross over into
the United States. The impounded aircraft was to be used as
evidence
by Mexican
authorities.
The airport commandant
arranged for the cadets to visit
the tower where they were briefed on the methods used. in international flight operations.

3,000 Volunteers Aid
In Search For Boy
WEBSTER, Mass. -- An estimated 3,000 volunteers joined
Civil Air Patrol, police and other
groups in a recent massive
ground search for a four-yearold boy, who was missing from
his play area, according to Capt..
Donald P. Fairbanks of the
Massachusetts Wing. The search
proved unsuccessful after nine
days.

tensive operations, which included antisubmarine patrol, Courier
flights, border patrol, forest
patrol and target towing.
To d a y, t h e a l l v o l u n t e e r
organization flies three out of
every four hours flown on search
and rescue missions directed by
the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center. It is also active in
many other areas, including
relief activities in periods of disaster. It also conducts a comprehensive program of
aerospace education, youth

sonnel were stationed at the grid
points.
CAP people led the volunteers
in a "human wave" shoulder-toshoulder search. They had
orders to move slowly, cautiously checking every speck of
terrain. Each unit leader drew
his group to a stop every 50
meters and called the command
post to report the nature of the
terrain and any new leads.
CAP volunteers from two
other wings, Connecticut and
Rhode Island, joined
Massachusetts in the search.
"The cooperation of everyone
working in the search has been
wonderful," said Col. Raymond
Berger, commander, Rhode
Island Wing. "Although the
search was unsuccessful, we
were tired, overworked, exhausted, but time was the most
pressing element. The CAP
teams worked from dawn to
dusk, but it still wasn't enough
because we didn't find him."
Land searchers and water
teams extended the probe to an
estimated 10-square-mile area.
This search and rescue mission
is believed to be the largest of its
kind in New England's history,
said Fairbanks.

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CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

DECEMBER 1978

Helping Cadets Makes Career For Sandhoffs
Saberliners. All three received
L!VONIA, Mich. -- Col.
their solo and private pilot trainRussell Sheibels, former
ing from CAP national or
Michigan Wing commander,
squadron flight scholarships.
presented the Civil Air Patrol's
"The squadron has had 20
Exceptional Service Award to
cadets solo aircraft and five are
Lt.Col. S.W. Sandhoff and Maj.
now professional air transport
Shirley Sandhoff of the Five
pilots flying DC-6s, 727s and
Points Comp. Sq. (Michigan
~Wing) for the outstanding ac- Saberliners."
Squadron personnel have
complishments of the unit in the
received the following awards
cadet program.
since 1962:79 Mitchell, 39
The awards were presented at
Earhart, two Spaatz and one
a recent squadron meeting.
Falcon. Cadets also received 20
The citation stated in part: "In
IACE and 86 special activity
1959 Lt. Col. Sandhoff started the
awards.
Five Points Comp. Sq. and has
The citation continued: "They
been the commanding officer
have always supported wing acwith Maj. Sandhoff as deputy for
tivities in addition to many local
cadets for 19 years.
community service activities.
"Today among his senior staff
When sharp military bearing
are eight former cadets. One,
personnel are needed for public
just returned after five years in
relations work Lt. Col. Sandhoff
the Air Force instructing in T-38
and his squadron can be exjets, was the first of seven
pected to be available, even on
cadets to graduate from the
short notice, and perform in an
Air Force Academy, West Point,
outstanding manner.
Annapolis
and
the
"Maj. Sandhoff has always
Vi r g i n i a M i l i t a r y I n s t i t u t e .
been one who cadets could 'take
Another senior is squadron
their troubles to', and has many
medical officer and pilot, and
heart-rending letters from
one is legal officer and pilot.
former cadets, some from
Both completed their
broken homes, after moving
professional training and educaaway, thanking her and Lt. Col.
tion while still active in CAP.
Sandhoff for their guidance and
One is an executive pilot for
counsel during their formative
General Motors flying
years."

The citation concluded: "Lt.
Col. and Maj. Sandhoff have
done an exceptional job during

their 20 years of devotion and
service to the Civil Air Patrol
cadet program and should be

recognized for their Outstanding
achievements in the mission of
the Civil Air Patrol.

0
EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE -- Lt. Col. S.W. Sandhoff and Maj. Shirley Sandhoff receive the
Exceptional Service Award from Col. Russell Sheibels. right, former Michigan Wing
commander, for outstanding accomplishments their unit, the Five Points Comp. Sq.
(Michigan Wing), has made in the cadet program.

Unit Wins Citation Award
T H U R M O N T, M d . - - T h e
...................... Frederick Comp. Sq. (Maryland
Wing) has received the Unit
Citation Award for exceptionally
meritorious service during the
period of Sept. 15-25, 1977, when
50 percent of the squadron
membership assisted the West
Virginia Wing in a search.
Col. Frank A. Kunkowski,
Maryland Wing commander,

attended the ceremony, held at
Maryland Wing headquarters at
Fort Meade.
The citation read in part:
"When the Middle East Region
was notified that assistance was
required by West Virginia in the
continued execution of its Mission No. 2-1102, a call went out to
the other wings for assistance.
The Frederick Comp. Sq. dis-

patched more than 50 percent of
its active members on a mission
to a neighboring state.
"It was a true endurance test
as weather was bad, terrain was
irregular, and 60-70 percent of
the search had to be conducted
on foot. Almost all the participants had very little sleep
and didn't see a bed for as many
as four days."

S I M U L AT E D V I C T I M - - C r a i g B e a t t y o f To c c o a , G a . ,
played victim in an exercise senario involving the mock
crash of a DC-3 held recently by the Toccoa Comp. Sq. and
the Stephens County Civil Defense. (Toccoa, Ga., Record
Photo by David Price)

Georgia Exercise Simulates
Remote Lakeside Crash

UNIT CITATION -- 1st Lt. Donald C. Borton, left, commander of the Frederick Comp. Sq.
(Maryland Wing) receives the Civil Air Patrol's Unit Citation Award from Lt. Col. Clifford G.
Revoir, commander Group 5.

TOCCOA, Ga. -- The Toccoa
Comp. Sq. and the Stephens
County Civil Defense agency
recently co-sponsored a weekend
training exercise involving a
simulated crash of a DC-3 with
13 persons on board, according
to 1st Lt. Charles W. Martin,
squadron spokesman.
The crash site, simulated by
parts from a previously crashed
aircraft and a parachute, was
located in two artd one-half hours
by the two CAP search planes in
a denselY wooded area.
As soon as the crash was
found, ground teams rushed to
the scene and administered first
aid and emergency medical

treatment to the exercise victims who were taken to the
Stephens County Hospital by ambulance.
City police and county sheriff
personnel blocked intersections
and traffic lights for the
emergency vehicles, which had
to make a two-mile detour
around the main bridge linking
the city of Toccoa to the nearby
hospital because the bridge is
still under reconstruction following last year's Toccoa Falls
flood.
The practice mission involved
about 75 persons, two aircraft,
five ambulances and 12
emergency vehicles.

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t are going to cover and the name of the towns in which they are located.
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Services Administration, National Archives and Records Service, National Audiovisual
cment should accompany the order. Make check payable to: National Archives Trust
ial purchase order or a letter on official stationary. Delivery may be expected within 30
please allow six weeks before making inquiries. Order CAP film by the following file
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injuring the pilot Fortunately, no one else was on
board the aircraft. Discussion with witnesses revealed the following items of interest:

l May 1978.
50 March 1978.

a. The pilot had serious marital problems
and had consumed about 10 beers during the threehour period prior to the accident.

s been rescinded.
om 1 May 77 to 1 June 78.

b. The pilot had been unable to "prop" the
aircraft because of his intoxicated state A skydiving instructor "propped" the aircraft for him.

hereto has been superseded by CAPP 52-2-5

c. Passengers had been carried on the aircraft
during previous flights with the same pilot that day.
Acrobatic manuevers had been performed during
the flights

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PRINTING PAPER SHORTAGE
National Headquarters now prints approximately 30 million units of printing annually so that all
units may be provided with regulations, manuals,
blank forms, and other publications necessary to
operate a unit free of charge. A severe paper
shortage now exists - - paper mills in various sections of the U. S. have been on strike several
months and no agreement is in sight. This means
that this headquarters must be prudent in its use
of paper. Beginning this month, the distribution
of regulations and manuals will be reduced to one
copy to each Sector, Group, Squadron, and Flight.
If a unit experiences a problem with this distribution, additional copies may be obtained by requisitioning on CAP Form 8 with sufficient justification. Also, requisitions for blank forms will be
monitored and in some cases the quantity ordered
may be reduced if the amount seems excessive.
Each individual in CAP is encouraged to conserve publications and blank forms so that this
headquarters can continue providing this service
at no cost to the unit. Any unit may reproduce
additional copies of any publication or form locally as long as no changes or alterations are made.

d. The skydiving instructor who "propped"
the aircraft also taught and supervised members of a
local skydiving club He had encouraged club members to ride with the pilot prior to the accident,
even though he knew of the pilot's condition. The
instructor supposedly stressed safety at all times
when teaching classes
e. The pilot and other local pilots were
known to have performed acrobatic maneuvers near
and within recognized drop zones during parachuting activity.
QUESTIONS
1. What example was set by the skydiving instructor?
2. Was the pilot concerned about the safety of
others?
3.

Was this an isolated incident?

4. What image did the airport have in the community? How about the image of the skydiving
club?
5. If you saw a member of the group (whether
jumper, instructor, or pilot) wearing a Civil Air
Patrol patch, what would be your reaction?
6.

Who was really concerned?

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CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

Cadet Debby Dundas, Mankato Comp. Sq., puts her typing
skills to work by typing messages and reports for the
ground operations staff.

Cadet Dang Koehler, Viking Comp. Sq., radio operator, keeps in
contact with air and ground crews to relay messages..

DECEMBER 1978

Senior Member Kevin Swanson, C
the aircraft in the exercise, as ano

Lt. Col. Lorraine Timmerman. center, chief of staff of the emergency services, rec,
Minnesota Wing, and Lt. Bill Carnes, left, director of an unidentifiedCAPoffi¢

thue County Comp Sq., refuels one of
r cadet looks on.

e an up date on operations from

PAGE ELEVEN

CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

DECEMBER 1978

Confessions Of An Official
Mission Information Officer
Story and Photos by
SM ELIZABETH BERRINGBERG
Minnesota Wing
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- It was nearly
midnight when we arrived in Redwood Falls,
Minn., which had been established as our
south base for the Minnesota Wing's fall
search and rescue exercise.
As a squadron information officer, I came
along to take some "action shots" of our
cadets. But when assignments were handed
out, I found myself appointed as the official
mission information officer.
Having just completed the seminar for information officers, I was convinced that I
knew everything. Of course, my interest in
"news" at this time had not extended beyond
the level of my squadron, which therefore
left me a little in the fog as to what my functions and responsibilities were to be during
the mission.
"If only I had brought my information officer's handbook along!" I thought with
regrets.
Morning came fast, and at 6:25 a.m. the
mission was operational. It was a beautiful
day, sunny sky with just a few puffy clouds
hanging above -- not necessarily a pilot's
delight -- but just perfect for a
photographer. Anxiously I loaded my
camera.
"Have you called the news media yet?"
the Air Force inspector asked.
"No, sir," I answered a little stunned. "I
will right now," I added quickly as I hurried
away to find a phone.
The airport office was only a few hundred
yards away from the hangar. I remembered
that there was a pay phone there because I
spent the night sleeping right under it.
Looking for the phone number of a radio
station is rather a time consuming task. Is it
under "K" maybe, or perhaps "W"? I was
about to give up when a cadet familiar with
the area came to my rescue.
With the phone number in my possession, I
readied myself for the call Oops! I needed a

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dime first. I searched the pockets of my
fatigues -- but to no avail.
When I finally managed to get some
change, again with the help of a cadet, I discovered to my horror that the phone was out
of order. "What did I do to deserve this?"
But all was not lost. Upstairs from the airport office was an FAA station. A most helpful man saved me from my dilemma.
First the radio station. They would have
liked to have been informed earlier and were
therefore not able to provide coverage.
When the newspaper office did not answer,
which is not unusual early on a Saturday
morning, the man from the FAA provided
me with the name and home number of the
editor of the Redwood Gazette.
A very friendly lady named Barb Ross
listened to my request. "I really would like
to come out there," she replied courteously,
"but I've got to go to a wedding."
I was about to resign myself again to the
fact that this was just not my day, when I
had an idea. "Would you like me to send you
some pictures and perhaps an outline as to
what is going on here today?" I asked
quickly.
"That would be wonderful if you could,"
she said.
As I hung up, my mind began to work. I
needed good action shots. Not just souvenir
snapshots or group shots, but good pictures
that told a story.
I was just completing my second roll of
film, when a cadet came toward me. "They
are looking for you, ma'am," he called out
and pointed toward the hangar.
"They, who?" I wanted to know.
"I don't know, ma'am. Some pilots, I
guess."
An officer of my squadron led me to the
people who had asked for me. "We are closing in on the target and would like you to
take some pictures from the air, if we can
find it," one of them said.
My heart dropped into my combat boots.
"Me? Fly?" I stammered. I get sick on a 747,

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Capt. Maurice Sauve, St. Cloud Comp. Sq. studies the grid map
to prepare notes for his mission.

On an elevator for that matter. How could
I possibly survive a flight in a Piper
Cherokee?
It was either my unexcelled dedication to
my newly acquired job as mission information officer, or the charming persuasion of
the pilot, that made me say "yes", for I
can't think of any other reason why I would
submit myself to an adventure that I knew
would leave me to resort to one of those
"sick bags". After warning the pilot of such
a possibility, I buckled myself down. And
just to distract my mind -- since it was all in
my head, as I was repeatedly told I loaded
my camera during take-off. When I looked
up, we were already at our cruising altitude.
"By the way," the pilot said with a smile
as he turned around to look at me in the back
seat. "It's going to be a little bumpy up here
today."
"I can tell!" I swallowed, as I could
already feel the first signs of that condition
so familiar to me. After 10 transatlantic
flights and two trips across the Pacific, plus
numerous cross-country flights, I had my
share of "air discomforts."
"Hang in there!" I told myself. "Take a
deep breath and it'll go away!" I tried to
convince myself.
When we finally landed, I staggered as
quickly as I could toward a garbage bin to
dispose of a certain plastic bag that contained "proof" that it was not in my head -- it
was all in my stomach. How can I convince
them?
With a still unused roll of film in my
camera, I retreated to the airport office
where I slid my air mattress halfway under
a table, partially to conserve space because
the office was swarming with people, but
mostly to stay out of sight.
Before I submerged myself, my head
hidden beneath my field jacket to begin my
process of recuperation, I instructed the
cadet standing nearest to me. "If anyone
asks for me, tell them I'm in sick bay."

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DECEMBER 1978

NUMBER 12
effective 1 Oct 1978 has some advanOPERATIONS
DCS
1. NEW CORPORATE LIABILITY cOVERAGE. The new corporate liability coverage
tages over the previous coverage. However, the new policy warrants a maximum of six seats on all aircraft. This important
requirement of not having more than six persons aboard any corporate aircraft must be met by all flying units.
2.
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The supply of both radio and tele
OIW, Maxwell AFB AL 36112.

10. "ALWAYS VIGILANT" FILI~
for the sum of $145 from: Gen
Center, Washington DC 20409. P~
Fund (NAC). To order, send an c
days after receipt of order. Howe
number and title: 008835, Always
11. PEN AND INK CHANGES T(
tember 1978.
ADD:

C2 to CAPM 39-2, da~

ADD:

Iul . the beginning of the 1978-79 WEEP
Y" -er to 25 hours per quarter. An ad-

,,rovi o, of weather :: ....... implement w ver of the
To

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9. TV SPOTS. We also expect (
call letters of the television station

GLIDER OPERATIONS.
" tin o crating a glider should be aware of the following:
1 . Any unit operating or contemDa g p
'
,
outlined in FAR Part 61, Sub Part C, Student Pilots.
a. All students mu st bebe qualified lAW(CAPR 60-1 criteria
must. . CAP members" and fulfill para 2-5;~R Part 61,para 61.69 and FAR Part 91 para 91-17"
b . A l l s t u d e n t s . . . . , , FA a u_ l i fi c a t i o n s l i s t e d i n
A a
c. All tow pilots must l,~ .....
of FAR Part 61, Sub Part G, Flight Instructors- Region coro(CAPR 60-1, para 24c(4))
d. Al! flight instructors must meet the requirements
rnander waiver outlined in CAPR 60-1, para 4-4c(1) will not be authorized for student instruction.
exe. All tow hitches must be FAA approved (CAPR 60-1, para 2-4c(4)) (FAR Part 91, para 91.17 (a) (2))
f. HQ CAP-USAF/DO approval is required.
aircraft liability insurance will cover third party claims for personal injury and
2. If the glider is not CAP-owned it should be leased by CAP for the period of use or an owner release should be
ecuted in advance Also, the CAP corporate II coverage for borrowed or loaned gliders. If the glider owner does not ex" "
DES
a $10 000 loss and 100 percent of the loss over $10,000.
roperty damage.but there ~ al.ma2t, on hu .......
Pcute a release, the corporate m~u-,,- covers 30 percent uv ~,,
Also, the total payable by the insuror is $25,000.

local radio station, if you have es
tor. Substituting your local unit
your local unit name and address
ficient in the use of tape recorders
takes six or seven seconds. Exm
612-8876." If you decide to reco
words down pat. Your local unit a
same speed as the spots on the tap~

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FOR TIlE EXECLq'WE DIR~(-TO

4. CAP RADIO OPERATORS- If you would like to be a primary or alternate station in the National Headquar~e.~ Network.
please contact your Region DC for full information. Target date of activation of the net is on or about 10 De~rnber lo'~DOK

. A. SKINNER. L~ C,] L'S~F
Director ofAdm~.x:i'_~ r.

CAP units in placing recruiting notices in
If your unit desires this kind of pubhcPERSONNEL
5 . RECRUITING. USAF-CAP Liaison Officers have been asked to assist local
daily bulletins and base newspapers on military installations, USAF bases in particular.
DCS

JOIN THE U. !

ity please contact your LO and provide him with the appropriate information to be used.
ADMINISTRATION
6. NEW AND REVISED PUBLICATIONS.
1 November 1978. Supersedes
a. CAPR 66-1, "Civil Air Patrol Aircraft Maintenance Management" 1 November 1978. Supersedes CAPR 66-1, "CivPatrol . . . . . . .
' 7 Vehicle Status
CAP-S-2,"
A i r Aircraft .Maintenancei Management"es.August 1974. o-Report, RCS: April 1976.
~ ~ r Patrol Vehicl ....
~ ~P-S-2" 1
"CAP Scholarships and Grants," 6 DAP
Janb . C A P R 7 7 - t , ~ v, " ~ - ~ l e s Ve h i c l e S t a t u s R e p o r t , r, ~ o . . . .
November 1978. Supersedes
CAPR 77-1, "Civil A~r ratrut* .....
c. CAPP 53-1, "Civil Air Patrol Scholarships," 1
uary 1978.

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change of address (reference CAP Form 78,
SAFETY
7. INSURANCE COMPANY CHANGE OF ADDRESS. Insurance company
"Mishap Report Form"). Send future original copies of CAP Form 78 to:
CTH of Nashville
P. O. Box 12010
Nashville, TN 37212

TELLING YOUR

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CTH replaces the Turner-Weaver & Company shown on the CAP Form 78. All other copies of CAP Form 78 are forwarded
for the first tape of CAP radio spots
as shown on the form itself and in CAPR 62-1.

There are many ways to cat
continuing efforts to publicize C
duced here is a sample of an
which one squadron had printed
placed in liberal quantities in !
public libraries for people to p~
carry the message and shouldn't
it too!!!

INFORMATION
8 . NEW TAPE OF CAP RADIO SPOTS. If you missed your chance to send in a request
several months back, we are giving you a second chance. A second tape of eight CAP radio spots will be available in January

1979. The spots are 20 and 30 seconds in length. As usual, your request must include the call letters of the radio stations you
are going to cover and the name of the towns in which they are located.
units are substituting their own local CAP unit address
be done with the cooperation of your
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CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

PAGE THIRTEEN

And The Search Goes On

Daily Reports On A Mission
afternoon, reducing visibility for
{Editor's Note: The following
more than 250 people have spent
afternoon.
a missing Cessna twin-engine
news releases, detailing the dayair search operations, Jacob exover 200 hours in the search
Civil Air Patrol officials in
plane carrying two General
by-day progress of a recent
plained. He said that the search
area.
charge of the search said
Electric executives and their
would continue until the plane is
search in New York, were filed
Sept. 28, 7 a.m.: Units of the
operations would intensify over
pilot.
by Lt. Col. Allan F. Pogorzelski,
found.
the weekend. This week, while
New York. Connecticut, Rhode
As of noon today, Civil Air
Oct. 2, 12 noon: The largest air
mission information officer, 2nd
Island Wings of the Civil Air
most of the 40 to 50 fixed-wing
Patrol officials in charge of the
Lt. Tom Chiat, assistant inforand helicopter aircraft taking
and ground search in more than
Patrol. in addition to other
intensive search had received
a decade was suspended at noon
mation officer, and 1st Lt. Ed
organizations, continued to
part in the daily search disconhundreds of reports from local
Donovon, group information ofsearch the proposed flight path
tinued operations at darkness,
citizens with possible sightings, today. It was for an airplane with
three aboard, missing since last
fleer, from the headquarters of
and 50 miles to either side for the cooperating Air Force airplanes,
but according to CAP Capt. John
t h e N e w Yo r k
Wing's
Monday on a flight from
missing Business Commuter
with sophisticated electronic
Jacob, mission coordinator, inBridgeport, Conn.. to Albany,
Westchester Group.)
Airliner. Electronic and visual equipment aboard, continued the
vestigation of each of these
Sept. 26: Over 40 aircraft from
search at night for the missing
N.Y.
search of the route will continue
reports failed to locate the missthe New York and Connecticut
Civil Air Patrol Capt. John
throughout the day.
aircraft, now assumed to be
ing craft.
Wings of the Civil Air Patrol,
down somewhere along its flight
At this time, there have been
"Our people have been doing a Jacob, mission coordinator in
charge of the massive, weekNew York Air National Guard,
path between Sikorsky Airport in
no confirmed visual or
tremendous job in this mission,"
New York State Conservation
long search for the missing
electronic findings, although
Bridgeport. Conn., and Albany
Jacob said, "and we've been
Department, ConneCticut State
various sporadic ELT signals,
County Airport in New York
receiving effective help from
Cessna 310, said that all leads
Police, Connecticut Army
other organizations.
had been exhausted in the misand various reports from ground
state.
sion. The plane carried two
National Guard and the U.S.
At this point the public is askSept. 30, 6 p.m.: The searcb
sources, have been received and
Coast Guard searched for a
investigated.
ed to report any sightings or
for the missing Cessna 310 with
General Electric executives and
Cessna 310 Business Commuter
a pilot.
Sept. 28, 8 p.m.: The probable
other pertinent information to three aboard will go on until the
Airliner that disappeared while
As the search began, the flight
the Civil Air Patrol's mission
plane is found, according to Civil
route of flight of the missing
path was broken down into grids
flying from Bridgeport, Conn., to
control at Westchester County
Cessna 310 was re-searched
Air Patrol officials.
of 14 by 17-miles. These were
Albany, N.Y., with three people
today. Numerous leads were inAirport.
As the search continues into
on board.
thoroughly checked daily by
vestigated from the air and in
CAP Capt. John Jacob, misits seventh day tomorrow, CAP
search aircraft, some up to
Capt. John Jacob, mission
plans to recheck a high
the field. Further leads are still
sion coordinator, said that
coordinator of the New York
seven or eight times, at high and
Wing, operating from the
at low altitudes.
"Scores of possible sightings
Westchester County Airport,
White Plains. N.Y., said the
were reported to us during the
Cessna left Bridgeport at 9 a.m.
week." Jacob said, "and this inand failed to arrive at Albany 90
formation led to additional
minutes later. A ramp check
sorties by search aircraft." He
soon began and CAP units in
said most of these sightings
New York and Connecticut were
were reported in an area at the
pressed into service for route
junction of the three states of
and area searches, which conConnecticut. New York and
tinued until dark.
Massachusetts, and that this
Electronic searches for an
region was designated a high
ELT signal and preliminary
probability area by the search
teams.
visual searches have not located
the mission craft at this time.
He said that none of the leads
Two specially equipped aircraft
were ruled out as the search continued through the week. "At
continued the electronic search
after dark, making continued
this point, mission control sees
passes over the area.
no alternative but to suspend the
Sept. 27: Early Monday aftermission until new leads come
MISSION BRIEFING -- Pilots 2nd Lt. Tom Chiat, left, and 1st Lt. Steve Furo, right, receive a
noon the New York and Connecin," he said. :"At which point the
briefing from Lt. Col. Allan F. Pogorzelski before beginning a sortie, looking for a missing
Civil Air Patrol will reopen the
ticut Wings of the Civil Air
Cessna 310.
Patrol began a joint search efmission."
fort to locate a missing Cessna
probability area with the use of
"Our people, joined by
several leads were investigated
under consideration and are be310 twin engine aircraft that took ing evaluated. Additional leads
military units, conducted the
during this week, but investiga- fixed wing and helicopter airoff from Bridgeport, Conn., that from residents along the route
craft. This area is the junction of
most intensive search I have extion failed to locate the missing
morning en route to Albany,
perienced in more than 20
the borders of Connecticut, New
are needed and should be
craft. Further leads are now beN.Y., on a routine flight. By 2
years," Jacob said. "I've never
telephoned to local authorities to
ing followed up, he added.
York and Massachusetts in the
p.m. that day, more than 30 airBerkshire Mountains.
seen anything like it."
be forwarded to mission control.
He said that more than 175
craft were readying themselves
He added, "We received outpilots, representing the Civil Air
The missing plane was carryDue to darkness, the search is
standing support and cooperafor a search of the area between
ing two General Electric exbeing suspended until daylight
Patrol of New York, Connecticut
Bridgeport and Albany. Now in
ecutives and their pilot on a
tion from the U.S. Army, Coast
tomorrow, at which time we will and Rhode Island, along with the
its third day, the search will conGuard, the New York Army and
continue search operations.
U.S. Army, Coast Guard, the
flight from Bridgeport, Conn., to
tinue in an effort to locate the
Albany, N.Y. The craft is now
Air National Guard, the ConserArea of highest probability 50
N e w Yo r k A i r a n d A r m y
plane, its pilot and two
miles on both sides of the flight National Guard, Connecticut
assumed to be down somewhere vation Department, the Connecpassengers. Elements of the
route will be emphasized.
in its flight path between those
ticut National Guard and the
National Guard, the New York
New York and Connecticut
two cities.
Connecticut State Police."
More than 175 personnel utilizState Conservation Department
Army and Air National Guards
Capt. Jacob said that as inforAirplanes from the Civil Air
ing 50 aircraft participated
and the Connecticut State Police
and the New York State Departtoday.
are continuing the search
mation is received from the
Patrol and other search craft
ment of Conservation, Connecpublic concerning possible
numbering more than 50 flew
Sept. 29, 7 a.m.: Civil Air
through the weekend.
ticut State Police and U.S. Coast
sightings of the plane, the CAP scores of sorties of two to three
Patrol units from these states
The search and rescue aircraft
Guard are assisting in the search
hours in duration in the search
and military organizations will
follows up by scheduling an air
have covered an area 100 miles
and rescue mission.
search in the reported area.
for the missing plane. They loggcontinue searching the probable
wide along the 105-mile flight
Sept. 27: Several probable
route of flight of the missing
path from Bridgeport to Albany
Oct. 1, 7 a.m.: The air search
ed more than 1,400 hours in the
sites were thoroughly searched Commuter Airliner.
-- some 10,000 square miles.
for a missing Cessna with three
air.
today. Each site emitted a
aboard will continue on a limited
CAP field bases in the
Numerous leads were inSept. 30, 8 a.m.: The New York
sporadic ELT signal and this
operation, in addition to the misvestigated yesterday, from the
Wing commander, Col Paul
basis because of weather consame thorough search definitely
ditions, according to Capt. John
sion control center at
air and on the ground. We esHalstead, extended his personal
determined these ELTs were not
Westchester County Airport in
timate 30 to 50 aircraft and
commendation to all CAP perJacob, CAP mission coordinator.
transmitted from the missing
approximately 200 personnel will
Planes from the Connecticut
New York, included the CAP's
sonnel participating in the
aircraft.
Wing of the Civil Air Patrol are
major air operations base at
participate today. Mission consearch for the missing Cessna
Tomorrow the search concontinuing air search operations
Dutchess County Airport, N.Y.,
t r o l i s t h e N e w Yo r k W i n g
310. "The effort of you dedicated
tinues into its fourth day. The
with Lt. Col. Richard Lauria as
operating on the New Yorkvolunteers exemplified the
today along the flight path. On
missing aircraft's route was
Saturday, the Connecticut CAP
subarea mission coordinator, inConnecticut border. The mission
professional aim for which we
searched today for 50 miles on
coordinator is Capt. John Jacob,
strive in this organization. The
widened the search area north as eluding Albany and Columbia
County Airports in New York.
each side of the route, with no
emergency services officer of
far as Vermont, according to Lt.
hours of dedicated service of all
positive results. Therefore the
In Connecticut CAP operated
Col. Henry Seegers of the
the New York Wing.
rescue agencies and their
flight route will be again comConnecticut Wing. '
the mission out of Brainard AirSept. 29, 6 p.m.: A concooperative endeavor is in the
pletely searched tomorrow.
port in Hartford, with Lt. Col.
Search operations over the
centrated air search -- the
best tradition of the Rescue SerAt this point no transmission
weekend have been centered in
Henry Seegers as subarea mislargest in a decade -- continued
vice motto "That Others May
has been picked up from the
this evening for a missing
Live.' .....
an area in the Berkshire Moun- sion coordinator, which was supported by the Rhode Island Wing
Cessna 310.
tains, at the junction of the three
Cessna 310 carrying two General
Sept. 30, 12 noon: The largest
More than 40 air'craft from the
states.
and the Connecticut State Police
Electric executives and their
air search in a decade in this
various search organizations and pilot, overdue since Monday
Showers are forecast for this
aviation units.
area continued this weekend,ior

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CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

DECEMBER 1978

AIconbury Has Exchange Program With British
RAF ALCONBURY, England
-- The Civil Air Patrol's
Alconbury Cadet Sq. here, one of
the first to be established-at
USAF bases in Europe, has been
active for a year and is now
expanding beyond its traditional
role into new areas.
CAP Maj. Walter G. Green III,
an Air Force captain, founded
the squadron in October 1977
with an initial membership of 15
people. The squadron was
chartered in March 1978 and has
29 members and hopes to keep
growing.
After the first overseas unit
bad been established at a base in
Okinawa, Green, who had been
active with CAP in Virginia,
resolved to organize the first
squadron in Europe.

The traditional cadet program
is carried out by the Alconbury
Squadron, but the squadron also
breaks into a nontraditional
area. It has an active exchange
program with three of the
British cadets corps: the British
Army Cadet Corps, the Air
Training Corps and the Girls
Venture Corps. Visits to some of
Britain's many military
museums have taken place and
all the cadets have a chance to
take orientation flights in light
aircraft.
The squadron plans to host a
drill competition for British and
American cadets in March 1979.
Adults act as senior advisors
in the squadron, which has junior
and senior high school students
in its cadet corps. Both military

and civilian personnel form the
senior leadership of the unit.
Any student who has
completed sixth grade or under

age 19 may join the squadron.
Part of the squadron's recruiting
effort is in publicity. During a
recent trade fair here, cadets

had their own stall to inform the
public of the squadron's
existence and to recruit new
cadets.

Louisiana Slates Leadership School
NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Lt.
Col. Charlotte Payne Wright,
director of Senior Programs for
the Louisiana Wing has announced a Squadron Leadership
School, sponsored by the
Louisiana Wing, for all members
of the Louisiana Wing,
Mississippi Wing and Sector 2 of
the Texas Wing. Other members
of the Texas and Arkansas Wings
are invited.
The school will begin with
students picking up packets at 9
a.m., Saturday, Jan. 13, 1979, on
the campus of Southwestern
Louisiana University,Lafayette,
La. The school is anticipated to
run until 3 p.m. Sunday.
Preregistration is desired.
Int~est~lmeml~s should omplete one copy of CAPF 17 and
submit it directly to the
Louisiana Wing Headquarters;
Civil Air Patrol; Room 209;
Lakefront Airport; New

Orleans, La. 70126.
The school will follow a basic
format, including six hours of
basic training in a Level II
specialty track, two hours of
leadership problem discussion
and two hours of counseling role
p l a y i n g ( c o n d u c t e d b y D r.
Richard J. Ovington of National
Headquarters), and a brain
storming session in seminar for
ideas for recruiting and senior
activities.
Classes in Administration and
Personnel, Cadet Program,
Communications, O)perations,
Senior Programs ~ind Information. A special seminar for
commanders and deputy commanders will be offered, in
which an hour of each of the
above seminars will be
presented. An eighth seminar
will be held for pilots, observors
and scanners based on CAPM 5015.

It is early December. The temperature is approximately 10
decrees and it is snowing heavily. It is almost dark as you return
from a day of cutting wood. The mountain road you are travelling is
infrequently used. As you round a curve, you lose control of your
vehicle and it comes to rest in a ditch. You are uninjured, but your
vehicle is immovable, though the enl~ine is still running. You know
that you are six or seven miles from any assistance.
WOULD YOU:
A. Keep the motor running with the heater on, and wait for help?
H. Shut down the motor, raise the hood, tie a handkerchief or rag
tothe door, and stay with the vehicle until assistance comes?
C. Assess the situation, and then determine in which direction
assistance is closest, and then proceed in that direction?
D. Get out of the vehicle, construct a fire from low hanging, dead
branches and construct a shelter either from natural materials, or
material from the vehicle?
TO SURVIVE:
According to survival experts at the Air Force Academy,
Alternative D. is the most logical choice. A fire should be
constructed first to provide light and warmth. Gather the low
hanging dead branches for they usually will ignite with ease.
Construct some type of covering or shelter to keep the snow off you.
Keep the fire burning all night for warmth, and then seek
assistance the next morning.
Alternative A. seems good at first, but due to carbon monoxide
poisoning from the exhaust, it is a very dangerous procedure.
Carbon monoxide poisoning is deceptive, and you will not notice its
presence; you merely fall off to sleep and will probably never wake
up.
Trying a rag or handkerchief to the door and raising the hood in
Alternative B. is a good procedure, but you do not stay in the
vehicle. Since the vehicle is constructed of metal, it will turn into
an improvised refrigerator.
Alternative C. is not a good practice. Walking in a 10 degree
temperature with heavy snowfall would be difficult even for a
person who is in remarkable physical condition. For the average
person, fatigue and hypothermia would set in before they reached
help. The eventual end would be death.

PROVIDING INFORMATION -- Maj. Walter G. Green III, left, and 1st Lt. James A. Carr
provide information to prospective recruits of the Alconbury Cadet Sq. at the RAF base in
Huntingdon, England, home of the USAF's 1Oth Reconnaissance Wing, during a recent trade
fair where the CAP unit had a recruiting booth. (USAF Photo by SSgt. Herbie Cintron)

Cadet Recognized For Saving Life
BALTIMORE, Md. -- Cadet
Linda McWilliams of the
Linthicum Cadet Sq. (Maryland
Wing) has received a certificate
of recognition at commander's
call for saving the life of a
neighbor who had fallen through
a glass window.
McWilliams heard the crash of
breaking glass from a house
across the street from her home
Oct. 7 and ran over to see what
had happened. She found that the
neighbor's daughter had fallen
through a jalousied glass door
and was bleeding profusely.
The girl's mother was
incapacitated with shock and
lack of training. McWilliams
prepared emergency bandages

Michigan Unit
Looks For Girl

and stopped most of the bleeding
and called an ambulance to take
the girl to a nearby hospital for
treatment, where she had over
40 stitches. She stayed with the

girl's parents during the time
she was in treatment.
The award was presented by
the Maryland Wing commander,
Col. Frank A. Kunkowskk

Aircraft Maintenance Subject
Of New Audio-Visual Kit
MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -"Does your unit plan to host a
flight safety or aircraft
maintenance clinic? Do assigned
pilots seem to be puzzled bY aircraft preflight requirements?"
asks Lt. Col. Frederick K.
Carter, director of safety at
National Headquarters.
National Headquartersrecently acquired an audio-visual kit
titled "Preventive Maintenance
for Pilots and Aircraft Owners."
The kit provides an in-depth look
at aircraft preflight items and
describes corrective action, according to Carter.

ALPENA, Mich. -- When 1st
L t . E d w a r d F. D i e m o f t h e
Thunder Bay Comp. Sq. 17-2
(Michigan Wing) heard a radio
N O R A D B a s e
news story about a little girl who
was lost in the woods, he called
Hosts Exercise
the county sheriff's office to see
FORT LEE AFS, Va. -- The
if a plane would be of assistance.
Eastern Shore Comp. Sq.
The sheriff, a civilian and a
(Virginia Wing) recently conCAP cadet were soon airborne
ducted search and rescue exerwith Diem. Soon the command
cises at the 20th North American
post at Rickenbacker AFB's
Air Defense Command
302r,,~ Tactical Airlift Wing in
(NORAD)Region'sCapeCharles
Columbus, Ohio, and the 911th
AFS in conjunction with a camTactical Airlift Wing at Pittping and recreation weekend at
sburg, Pa., called to see if they
the Air Force radar site.
could help, since they had trainThe CAP unit, which has been
ing planes in the area. A C-123
involved in several rescue miswas launched.
sions in the Chesapeake Bay and
In all 400 people and two airAtlantic Ocean recently, used the
craft were looking for the girl, exercise to sharpen members'
who was found by a civilian
skills in the use of frequency
volunteer in a swamp area about
modulation
(FM) comthree miles from her home.
munications.

Approximate reviewing time
for slides and cassettes is about
two hours 15 minutes. Student
textbooks provide additional information.
Materials included in the kit
are: an instructors guide for
tape cassettes (with and without
audible pulse), 395 slides (35
mm), and 15 student textbooks.
Use of the kit is arranged
through coordination with CAP
wings and their related USAFCAP liaison region. Reproduction of any of the materials is
prohibited, Carter stated.
"Based on field observations,
the kit should provide valuable
and frequently useful information of pilots, maintenance and
supervisory personnel," he said.

C A P

C a l e n d a r s

There are a limited
number of CAP 1979
calendars available
through the Bookstore at
$0.75 each.
No minimum number
need be ordered.
Orders will be filled on a
first-come basis. Order
Cat. No. 597.

CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

DECEMBER 1978

Northeast Region

Cadet Susan Clingen, a member of the
Nassau County Group (New York Wing)
holds dual membership in Civil Air Patrol
and Air Force Junior ROTC. Cadet
Clingen has been a member of Civil Air
Patrol since July... Members of Squadron

Middle East Region
The Aiken Senior Sq: (South Carolina
Wing) sponsored an aviation safety
seminar recently for all area pilots.
Thirty-four persons, including cadets and
senior members, attended the meeting...
Cadet members of the BerkeleY County
Comp. Sq. (South Carolina Wing) recently
toured the aircraft carrier U.S.S.
Yorktown. The purpose of the trip was to
study the carrier based aircraft used by
the Navy. Cadets participating in the field
trip were Brad Blackburn, Steven
Blackburn, Will Phillips, Anthoney
Graves, Keith June and Tommy Branton.
They were accompanied by Capt. Gill
Blackburn and 1st Lt. Harold Bueneman.
The cadet drill team of the Sumter
County Comp. Sq. (South Carolina Wing)
successfully defended its title by winning
the wing drill competition for the second
year in a row... Cadet Scott Gross of the
Norfolk Comp. Sq. (Virginia Wing) has
received his FAA pilot certification...
Cadet members of the South Carolina
Wing recently attended a workshop on
model rocketry held at wing headquarters
by Capt. Marie Jones, director of
aerospace education .... The Mount
Vernon Cadet Sq. (National Capital Wing)
held an open house recently with displays
on communications, logistics, special
activities and the cadet program. Some 60
people attended the open house.

i60: a disaster drill sethave at Greater
(Pennsylvania Wing) up taken part
Pittsburgh International Airport. Cadets
were used to direct traffic and act as
victims while seniors directed
ambulances arriving on the scene_...
Members of the Downcast Patrol Sq.
(Maine Wing) drill team held an
appreciation dinner for their parents and
staff members, preceding it with a
special drill demonstration. Highlight of
the occasion was presentation of a
Certificate of Proficiency in
Communications to Cadet Charles Gilley.
Cadets Samuel Ishikawa and Andrew
Warner of the Thunderbolt Cadet Sq.
(Massachusetts Wing) recently
completed the CAP basic ranger course
and were awarded the Massachusetts
Wing Basic Ranger Patch... The New
Jersey Wing held a one-week
encampment recently at the Cumberland
Comp. Sq. headquarters. Eight cadets
from across the wing spent the week
attending ground and flight school
classes. First Lt. Ann Daly participated
as a ground school instructor.
Maj. Viola Sargent, Senior Member
Ronald Mullen and Cadets Edward
B u t l e r, M a r k B u t l e r, J u l i e B r o w n ,
North Tampa Cadet Sq. (Florida
Kenneth Cantor, Lonnie Cantor, Nell
Wing) celebrated the 10th anniversary of
Jordan, Carroll Gifford, Matthew Horton,
their chaplain, Lt. Col. George Rennard,
Jeffrey Hanscom, Michael Morris, Rory
with an open house and pass-in-review.
Morris and Jeffrey Webber assisted the
Col. Rennard was presented with a plaque
Ellswortl~ Maine, Jaycees with their
in recognition of his anniversary by the
"Haunted House" through the Halloween
squadron commander, Capt. Jewell
season. They are all members of the
Langston... Capt. Judith Anderson has
Downcast Patrol Comp. Sq .... Three
been named the new commander of
cadets from South Hills Comp. Sq. 613
Central Brevard Comp. Sq. (Florida
(Pennsylvania Wing) made the trip to
W i n g ) , r e p l a c i n g C a p t . W. N .
Hawk Mountain to attend the annual firstMcClintock... The Frank Borman Falcon
aid weekend school. Capt. Betty Jones
Award has been presented to Capt.
accompanied Cadets Chris Mooney,
Lawrence J. Webber, deputy cadet
Donna Kent and Cheryl Lappe.
commander for the Albany Comp. Sq.

Southeast Region

PAGE FIFTEEN

(Georgia Wing). The award was
presented by Georgia Congressman
Dawson Mathis.
One-day recruiting activities brought lS
new cadets to the Caguas High School
Cadet Sq. (Puerto Rico Wing) recently...
The Jackson Cadet Sq. (Mississippi Wing)
took part in a mock crash exercise with 11
cadets acting as victims of the crash...
Cadets Richard McAleese, Larry Bevis,
Shawn James and David Whaley, along
with their squadron commander Capt.
Linda Eddy have completed CPR
training. They are all members of the
Orlando Cadet Sq. (Florida Wing)... Lt.
Col. Tom Welch, Capt. Pat Bevilacqua
and Cadet Leth Welch were invited to a
recent meeting of the Optimist Club
where they presented a program on Civil
Air Patrol.

Great Lakes Region
Three senior members of the RantoulChanute Comp. Sq. (Illinois Wing)
received promotions recently. Promoted
to the grade of first lieutenant was
Elizabeth Sindeldecker with the rank of
second lieutenant going to Mikel
Matthews and John Ports... Cadets Gaff
Gabaldon, Mike Opitz, Patricia Klomp,
Don Bartkowiak, Janet Hiavaty, Mike
Keating, Melonie Sears, George Tweedy,
Bob Jankuski, Sberi James, Paul Sing and
Dennis Keenan all participated in the
Burbank Comp. Sq. (Illinois Wing) search
and rescue exercise... Twenty-two cadets
and forty-four seniors of the Indiana Wing
attended a search and rescue
effectiveness test recently. The exercise,
run by the cadet members, was held so
cadet personnel could test their skills...
Cadets Robert Morton and Jeff Luse,
1~nembers of the Ohio Wing, attended a
recent medical seminar held at Hocking
Technical College.

North Central Region
Cadet and senior members of the
Lincoln Cadet Sq. (Nebraska Wing)
recently helped launch balloons in a
balloon race for a city celebration. The
members aided in five launchings during

which time 50 balloons were launched...
Roger Zweig, a research pilot of NASA's
Johnson Space Flight Center, visited with
members of Blackhawk Comp. Sq. (Iowa
Wing) and described his duties and
NASA's programs for aviation and
space.

Southwest Region
Sixteen members of the E1 Paso Comp.
Sq. (Texas Wing) recently participated in
an open house observance of National
Aviation Day in cooperation with the E1
Paso International Airport. Squadron
members were in uniform and available
to answer numerous inquiries... Members
of the Thunderbolt Comp. Sq. (Texas
Wing) recently expended time and energy
on a local airshow. Besides mowing
grass, making signs, painting the runway,
erecting barricades, moving airplanes
and other last minute preparations,
squadron members were able to raise
money for the squadron and recruit new
members.
Col. Louis B. Cole, commander of the
Westwego Senior Sq. (Louisiana Wing)
was the over-all winner in the spotlanding contest at a recent fly-in...
Twenty-three cadet and senior members
of Alief Airborne Comp. Sq. (Texas Wing)
recently participated in the annual Alief
Autumn Festival parade. The squadron
led the parade with a four-man cadet
color guard... Recently, the four living
squadron commanders of Mineral Wells
Comp. Sq. (Texas Wing) got together at
the squadron headquarters for the
purpose of aiding the squadron in their
recruiting activities.

Pacific Region
First Lt. Sam Jones has been appointed
the new commander of the Lyman Field
Comp. Sq. (Hawaii Wing). Lieutenant
Jones has been deputy commander and
acting emergency services officer for the
unit... Lyman Field Comp. Sq. (Hawaii
Wing) held a blessing for its new Cessna
172 recently. Capt. Robert Killen,
squadron chaplain, conducted the
ceremony.

' California Cadets Tour Air Force Museum
By CAPT. BETH HUGHES
California Wing, Group 1
NORTH HOLLYWOOD. Calif.
Forty-five Civil Air Patrol
cadets and six senior members
from squadrons in Los Angeles
Group I and San Val Group 22
~ California Wing) recently
visited Wright-Patterson AFB,
Ohio.
The cadets were from Eagle
Rock Flt. 30. Glendale Comp. Sq.

27. North Hollywood Comp. Sq. 3,
Condor Cadet Sq. 167 and Gill
Robb Wilson Cadet Sq. 130. Air
Force Reserve Lt. Col George
Jorjorian of Canoga Park was
liaison officer for the trip.
The group was airlifted from
March AFB. Calif., on a C-135
navigational training aircraft.
which was painted similarly to
Air Force One. Their introduction to the visit was by a Group22

multi-media presentation of
related color slides shown
simultaneously by five projectors. The full screen strips
depicted the role that the Air
Force played in national history,

Narration included information
concerning the many work skills
required by the Air Force.
Briefer and escort for this portion of the tour. which included
an art exhibit, was Air Force

SSgt. John Litton.
The aerospace theme was
keynoted by a photo mosiaic
mural. "First Flight." created
by a photographic method and
comprised of 163,000 titles.

Apply Now For IA CE Next Year
MAXWELL AFB, Ala. The
National Commander invites all
eligible cadets and semor
members to apply for the International Air Cadet Exchange
(IACE). The 1979 IACE will take
place from July 22 to Aug. 9. 1979.
Cadets and escorts from 13
countries will participate. The
countries are Austria. Belgium,
Canada. France. Germany,
Great Britain. Israel. the
Netherlands. Norway, Portugal,

Spain. Sweden and Switzerland.
How do you qualify for IACE?
The following is the criteria established for cadet participants:
1. Age is 17-20 during the period
of the exchange.
2. Earhart Award winner as
shown on the membership list.
3. Approved by squadron, wing
and region commanders.
4. Never have participated in
IACE before.

5. Be available for the 19 days
required.
6. Requirement to spend $250$400 for IACE uniforms and incidentals.
Escort applicants must meet
the criteria outlined in CAPM 5016. Chapter 17.
If you qualify and wish to participate in the 1979 IACE. please
clip the coupon below and mail it.
postmarked no later than Dec.
31. 1978.

Mail to: HQ. CAP-USAF/TTHS
Maxwell AFB, Ala. 36112
Please send APPLICATION' PACKAGE for 1979 lACE
for( ) Escort ( ) Cadet to:
z

APPRECIATION -- Cadet Frank Magnone of the Gill Robb
Wilson Cadet Sq. 130, left, presents a plaque to Air Force
Sgt. Oscar Seara, who coordinated the visit by the California
cadets to Wright.Patterson AFB, Ohio.

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DECEMBER 1978

CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

Computer Programs Aid Searches
By Lt. Col. ROBERT
MATTSON
HQ. CAP.USAF
This article is written for two
groups of people. One group is
involved in search activities
such as looking for lost persons,
crashed aircraft, or other missing people or things. This group
has a humanitarian interest in
saving lives, and reducing the
suffering of those who are lost.
The second group is interested
in using computers (micros,
minis, and up) to their utmost.
This group is constantly exploring ways in which the computer
can be used. There seems to be
no limit to what can be done,
given the time and money to
develop the appropriate
software and hardware. In their
quest to challenge their
machines, the computer buffs
develop more involved games
and even more complicated
programs.
I would like to get these two
groups together because each
can benefit from the other. Our
search group needs to keep accurate records of available

resources, which resources are
used, which areas have been
searched, and how effective the
search has been. These, of
course, are simple tasks for the
computer.
The computer could also be
used for determining the areas
with the highest probability of
containing the subject, and for
determining an optimal search
plan for using available
resources. These are much more
challenging tasks, but initial
programs are available and additional programs could be
developed.
The merging of the two groups
can have a significant advantage
for the computer group also. The
best benefit will be to get computer groups involved with a truly meaningful application for
their computers. Using the computer to assist in search planning
will be more rewarding than any
game; if you win, you may save
a life! Additional benefits would
be the challenges of developing
and improving sophisticated
programs to assist search
management personnel.
To get you started, a number

of programs have been
developed and listings are
available free, or at the cost of
reproduction and mailing.

Groszewski
Receives
Spaatz Award
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY,
Colo. -- Cadet John L.
Groszewski of the Falcon Comp.
Sq. (Missouri Wing) received the
Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Award in
recent ceremonies from Brig.
Gen. Thomas C. Richards, commandant of cadets.
Groszewski, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Leo Groszewski of Saint
Louis, Mo., has been a CAP
member since 1974.
A second year student at the
Academy, Groszewski is majoring in Physics and Economics
and has a 3.56 grade point
average. He hopes to do
graduate work at a military
medical facility.

The next question is how do we
get the two groups together? The
most direct way is to seek out
members of the opposite group
and show them this article. If
you are from the search group,
ask for support. If you are with
the computer group, offer your
assistance, and possibly the support of your computer club, to
the search group.
Where will you find members
of each group? Finding computer groups is easy if there is a
computer store in town. If not,
you can contact schools and
businesses using computers, or
maybe even make a public service announcement requesting
interested persons to contact
y o u . To fi n d t h e s e a r c h
volunteers, you can start by contacting the local Civil Air Patrol
unit. CAP prosecutes all types of
search missions but specializes
in searches for downed aircraft
and searches for activated
electronic locator transmitters
( E LT ) ( a r a d i o t r a n s m i t t e r
which is activated when an aircraft crashes). You can usually
find CAP personnel by contacting personnel at the local

airports. To find other local
search personnel, ask the sheriff
for contacts in units active in
ground search for missing
children, hunters, etc.
I stress local contact because
you will have to work very closely with one another when getting
started. Together you will have
to work out the details of what is
needed and what can be offered.
There will be a need for each
group to educate the other concerning the problems and
limitations of their respective
organizations. I am certain that
the relationship can be a
beneficial one if both sides keep
in mind that the end result is to
save a life. Good luck!
Following is a list of computer programs currently
available for micro computers.
Most of the advanced programs
require at least the equivalent of
the TRS-80 Level II basic and up
to 35K of user memory. I would
like to give credit to Maj. Bob
G r e g o r y, G r o u p 3 0 , P e n n sylvania Wing, for his support in
preparing the programs.
(A-list of programs wi|l be
published next month. )

Too Many Papers
At Your House?
Leave This One
In Some Public
Place As A
Recruiting Aid
CONGRATULATIONS Brig. Gen. Thomas C. Richards,
commandant of cadets at the Air Force Academy, left,
presents the Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Award to Cadet John L.
Groszewski of the Falcon Comp. Sq. (Missouri Wing), a
second year student at the Academy.

Grateful Father Gives Check to Squadron
CHARLESTON, W. Va. -- A
$50 check and a letter from a
grateful parent were received by
1st Lt. Kelmer Freed, commander of the Parkersburg
Comp. Sq. (West Virginia Wing)
after squadron members rescued
his two injured sons from their
crashed plane near Parkersburg.
Robert B. Wallace of Clayton,
Mo., said the CAP squadron was
"in immediate attendance at the
crash scene, assisting medical
teams in the expedient removal
of my sons to a local hospital, and
posting an immediate guard on
the aircraft. The security was
complete. Of equal importance is
the warmth and compassion, as
well as unselfish contribution of
time and effort on the part of this
squadron in assuring the best interests and well-being of my
sons. ' '

The two sons, Bob and David,
are back at their home in

Brownsville, Tex., and on their
way to a complete recovery,
Wallace said the money was
sent "in order that you all may

OPEN HOUSE -- Mayor Tom Bradley of Los Angeles
confers with Maj. Eugene Ware, commander of California
Group 22, at the Los Angeles International Airport's 50th
Anniversary Open House. The group's cadets provided
crowd and traffic control, visitor information and assisted in
airport security at the request of the Los Angeles
Department of Airports.

continue to serve others in need
with the dedication and
professionalism you extended to
us."

Miller Makes Presentation
To New York Wing Cadet
HANCOCK FIELD, N.Y. -Cadet Leslie K. Dowell of the
Rome Comp. Sq. (New York
Wing) received the Gen. Carl A.
Spaatz Award in ceremonies
here from Air Force Brig. Gen.
Carl S. Miller, commander, 21st
North American Air Defense
Region and who is former
executive director of Civil Air
Patrol.
Dowell, the first cadet to
receive the award in the Rome,
N.Y., area, was selected through
the uniform testing program,

which included physical fitness,
promotion, leadership,
aerospace education and
command performance.
She was selected for the
International Air Cadet
Exchange program this summer
and spent a month in Israel.
She is a 1976 graduate of
Whiteshoro Central High School
in Whiteshoro, N.Y., and is
presently a student at Ohio State
U n i v e r s i t y, w h e r e s h e i s a
member of the Air Force
Reserve Officer Training Corps.

SPAATZ AWARD -- Cadet Leslie K. Dowell, right, Rome
Comp. Sq. (New York Wing), receives the Gen. Carl A.
Spaatz Award from Air Force Brig. Gen. Carl S. Miller,
commander of the 21st North American Air Defense Region
at Hancock Field, N.Y. (USAF Photo)

DECEMBER 19.78

CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

PA G E S E V E N T E E N

Kentucky Group Honors Ham Radio Operators
WINCHESTER, Ky. -- Earl
and Myrtle Hinds, amateur radio
operators, have received the
Civil Air Patrol Certificate of
Appreciation for their work in
relaying CAP radio messages in
eastern Kentucky where CAP
communications are lacking.
The Hinds have been amateur
radio operators for 20 years. He
is a phone activity manager for
the Kentucky Amateur. Radio
Society and is retired from the
U.S. Postal Service. He owns a
small farm and raises tobacco
and cattle.
The certificates were presented to the Hinds by Lt. Col. N. Lee
Tucker, commander of Ken-

tucky Group 4, and Capt. Alice
Tucker, group administration officer.
"Earl and Myrtle Hinds,
through their cooperative effort
and interest in CAP, spend many
hours and make numerous ham
contacts to deliver vital
messages for CAP," says Capt.
Tucker..
They regularly spend days and
nights working the amateur
radios and have pledged continuing support to the Kentucky
Wing.
Together they have received 62
citations and honors from civic
organizations, both in Kentucky
and from other states.

Memorial Fund Established
HAM OPERATORS HONORED -- Capt. Alice P. Tucker, left, and Lt. Col. N. Lee Tucker,
right, of Kentucky Group 4 present CAP Certificates of Appreciation to Earl G. Hinds and
Myrtle Hinds of Winchester, Ky., for their assistance in relaying CAP messages through their
radio contacts.

Man's First Aid Training Helps Self
What would you do if you are
badly injured? What have you
seen others do when accidents
occur? Do many curiosity
seekers crowd the scene and
offer nothing? Do some people
want to help, but don't know
how? How about those who know
how to help, but can't because
they are in shock themselves?
First-aid training costs little
or nothing, and the benefits far
.... otrtshadow the costs. The following narrative describes one person's encounter with a "no time
for games" situation. As you
read the account, consider your
training and ability to aid your
family, friends, yourself, and
others in a similar situation.
FRIGHTENING, ISN'T IT?
"The window was slightly
ajar. I grabbed the lever of the
open window with my- right
hand and put my left hand along
the frame of the steel casement
window and pushed forward and
up.
"The window and the frame

attached to the house must have
been out of alignment because I
remember hitting the pin that
the lever should have gone
around and the window coming
back at me. The next thing I
remember is looking at my hand
and seeing a three-inch open
wound on my forearm and the insides of my arm hanging out.
"I looked a hit higher and discovered that I had a piece of
glass 10 inches long and one inch
wide imbedded in my hand. It
had entered slightly above the
wrist and came out below the
thumb.
"My first impulse was to grab
the glass and pull it out, but then
I thought that if I did it could
make matters worse and cut
something else inside. I then
noticed a lot of blood squirting
from the incision on my arm and
realized that I'd better give
myself some first aid.
"I thought, with that much
blood flowing fast and flying
high, that I'd better stay calm. I

Earhart A wards -- October 1978
Robert L. Gannnn .......02695
Norman H, Follett ...... 04220
Kenneth R. Beko U ...... 04384
Richard E, Mcaleese .... 08133
James W. Card ....
08176
G.T Chambers Jr ....... 00176
Scott T. Tavlot
08243
Scott A. Eash. ~ ..... :... 08243
Terri L, Engle .......... 12049
Darryl J. Wheeler ....... 20038

Thomas J. Sugrue ....... 20240
Richard A. Baize ...... 20266
Scott S. Russell ......... 21021
Michael S. Claps ........ 25033
William J. Harris ..... 25033
Marc Di Cocco .......... 29692
Hari P. Singh ........... 31228
Troy L. Gesaman ....... 31294
Jack F. MacMillan Jr .... 32124
David A, Davis ......... 34070

Jeanne E. Watson ....... 34198
Edmond L. Robinson
37102
Terri Hearon
42076
.. 44005
Donald T. Derry .
46011
Jim P. Dawson .......
Jeff L. Nelson .......... 48046
Luis F. Nieves .......... 52035
Seda E. Algarin ......... 52066

Mitchell A wards -- October 1978
Charles A. Davenport... 01056
Estill G. Skinner III .... 02086
Bart E. Montgomery ... 03046
Jose R. Farinas ........ 04113
Dennis P. Darrah ...... 05143
James A. Powell ....... 05147
Richard J. Wages Jr ..... 06004
Kym A. Semtak ......... 06050
David L. Pond .......... 06073
John W. McGaha ...... 07008
Michael D, Marcozzi .... 7011
0
Gary S. Motley ......... 08128
Scott R. Gilbert .......08159
Linda L. Artemik ..... 08159
Michael T. Manning ..... 08160
Randall D. Bryant
08412
Michael E. Knox ........ 08423
David A. Ogden ......... 08425
Robert G. Ivy .......... 09086
Joseph M. McRugb ...... 11075
Pat P. Ross .......
11154
Andy J. Desautels ....... 11154
Steve F. Pulley ......... 11189
Kathleen T. Kessel ...... 11219

Michael P. Lang ........ 11254
Marie L. McGillem ...... 12168
Deedee M Douin ....... 17036
Kevin D. Kalmbach ..... 18023
Heather Y.D. Scott ...... 18071
Brian P. Donovan ....... 19032
Mark F. Dyment ........ 19059
Cathleen J, Lowery ..... 20183
Timothy J. Hailer .... 20240
Judith A. Hanson .....
21047
Thomas A. Wagner ...... 21114
Rebecca L. Ma00son .... 22061
Daniel B. Cozad ........ 30033
Keith A. Parietti ....... 31103
James A. Catino ........ 31116
Douglas R. Mackey ..... 31167
Edward A, Arias ...... 31224
Michael A. Lynskey ..... 31308
T.O. Peoples UI ........ 32082
Martin K. Kemp
.. 32124
Linda M. Hinton ...... 33010
James K. Vogel Jr .......34032
Dominic J. Coloutes ..... 34096
Kim Adams'. ........... 34117

James E. Alexander ..... 37026
Carolyn S. Finkler ...... 37065
Robert J, Welsh ........ 37093
James P. Keese ........ 37105
Edward W. Czeck ....... 37259
Warren E. Sbaulis ....... 37262
Karen M. Gladue ....... 38034
Dean P. Talbot ......... 38034
Mark J. Williams ....... 38035
Ronald J. Fitzherbert
38035
Angela A. Lawson ....... 41013
Jessie H. Riggs Jr ....
41144
John K. Smith .......
42010
Robert S.L. Hinderer .
42351
Steven D. Brown .....
45002
Lee A. Poloway ......
45122
Dennis A. Greenwalt .
46004
Daniel J. Pansing ...... 48046
David B. Probert ...... 48054
Josef T. Pleli ........... 48121
Geoff S. Bovee ..... i .... 50065
Hector F. Perez ........ 52097

walked from the enclosed family
room to the outer basement and
saw a necktie on the table. I immediately tied it around my arm
at the first joint between the
damaged part and my heart. I
then found a stake I was going to
use to brace tomato vines, broke
it and placed it in the necktie and
tightened the tourniquet.
-"It was funny how things were
running through my mind. I
remember reading the first aid
portion of my promotion fitness
examination study material.
When you study first aid you
always think about how you are
going to treat someone else
when confronted with an injury.
Try thinking about yourself as
the victim.
"I found a laundry basket,
grabbed a clean undershirt and
tied it around the open wound on
the forearm. My arm wasn't
feeling too good now, but at least
I had slowed the bleeding. My
wife had seen what happened
from outside and called an ambulance. I noticed that I was
breathing quite fast and heavy
and decided I'd better lie down
and try to relax or that I'd
possibly go into shock.
Some neighbors had heard the
glass shatter and finally came
around to investigate but after
seeing the glass through the
palm of my hand, they quickly
departed. I'm sure if I would
have confronted them with the
open wounds, they would have
been no help because everyone
had a different remedy.
"During this time, I released
the pressure on the tourniquet
and let the blood flow for a while
to restore circulation to the
damaged area. It seemed like
forever before the ambulance
arrived and I was off on a wild
ride to the hospital.
"It took about two hours in
surgery and 60 stitches inside
and out to fix my arm. The incision on the palm of the hand continues around the thumb almost
to the index finger. An area
one-half inch below the wrist to
the three-inch incision is without
feeling and the thumb muscles
were very badly damaged and
cause considerable pain even
now."

MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -Since many persons have expressed a desire to contribute to
Civil Air Patrol as a memorial to
deceased members, CAP officials have authorized a CAP
Memorial Fund for this purpose.
Donations to the fund will be
used to help finance essential
Civil Air Patrol programs.
Those desiring to donate to
this fund as a memorial to a
deceased member should send

their contributions to:
Comptroller, National Headquarters CAP, Maxwell AFB,
Ala. 36112. Checks should be
made payable to National Headquarters CAP.
Include the name of the person
in whose memory the donation is
being made. The names of the
contributors and the names of
the persons memorialized will
be published in future editions of
Civil Air Patrol News.

In Memoriam
In memory of James E. Heap III and Leonard
Schatz by Mr. and Mrs. G.C. Hepburn and Ms.
Prieiila H. Kissling.

In memory of Jesse Tanner by Mr. and Mrs.
-JesseTannerSr.

Connecticut Wing Commander Dies
SEYMOUR, Conn. -- Col. Clinton G. Litchfield, commander
of the Connecticut Wing from 1963 to 1971, died at his home
here in early November. He was 71.
Col. Litchfield was born in Long Beach, N.J., but had lived
in Connecticut for many years. He had been a member of Civil
Air Patrol .since 1950. Funeral services and interment were in
this area.

Civil Air Patrol News publishes each month a list of Civil-Air Patrol
members who have died recently. Notice of death should be sent to the
Personnel Section of National Headquarters in accordance with
Regulation 35-2, or to the National Chaplain's office--not to Civil Air
Patrol News. Listed are names, ranks, dates of death and CAP unit.
ALLEN, Walter, Senior Member, Oct. 9,1978, Hurricane Sq., Utah Wing.
CARPENTER, J. Willard, Lieutenant Colonel, Oct. 4,1978, Michigan Wing.
COCHRAN, Charles F, Senior Member, October 1978, Mid-County Comp. Sq., New Jersey Wing.
DUNBAR, Leroy A., Major, October 1978, Saint Lawrence Group, New York Wing.
FIELD, June M., Senior Member, Nov. 3,1978, California Wing.
McCORMICK, Albert D, Second Lieutenant, Oct. 31,1970, Paine Field Comp. Sq., Washington Wing.
McCORMICK, B. Lorraine, First Lieutenant, Oct. 21,1978, Paine Field Comp. Sq., Washington Wing.
MOORE, Irl L., Lieutenant Colonel, Oct. 26,1978, California Wing.
OLECKI, Myron, Second Lieutenant, Oct. 30,1078, W.F. Richardell Comp. Sq., New York Wing:
SHIRK, Mary Patricia, Captain, October 1978, Mark N. Shirk Cadet Sq., Ohio Wing.
SMITH, Gordon M., Major, Oct. 18,1978, California Wing.
SMITH, Michael L., Captain, October 1978, Gunpowder Comp. Sq., Maryland Wing.
STROUD, A Paul Captain, Oct. 19,1978, Cleburne Comp. Sq. Texas Wing.
WATSON, Harold W., Captain, Oct. 5,1978, Maine Wing.

Grover Loening A wards
Charlie B. Bradford .....01041
Robert A. Croft ......... 08020
Florence C. Stootman ... 08032
Monty R. Thompson ..... 08032
Concetta Ekstrom ...... 19001
Sandra K. Ferris ........ 20001
Theodore A. Parkins .... 20001
James R. Pallarito ...... 20001
John P. Remsen ........ 20001
Maurice Creeger ........ 20080
David B. Aiken ......... 25033

Edward T. Rojowski .... 20229
Alexis V. Crowdell ...... 31001
George L. Geller ........ 31006
Joyce E. Brookshire ..... 32001
Bobby E. Sberrill ....... 32001
Harlie H. Masters .......37106
Robert C. Farbstein ..... 37189
Wayne K. Langille ...... 38001
Ralph E. Landry ........ 42024
Raymond H. Vaughan Jr. 45001
Ralph H. Yost .......... 45001

Hellen I. O'Neill ........ 46046
Donald E. Simonsen ..... 46070
Emily Good ............ 46046
David L. Campbell ...... 47001
Billie K. Harmon ....... 47001
William C. Yeager ...... 47001
William K. Young ....... 47040
James R. Kreglo Jr ...... 47056
Glenn D. Thompson ..... 47098
Herman C.P. Hansen .... 52004

Paul E. Garber A wards
David L. Guthridge ......... 03001
James V. Fr0uge ............ 06022
Mary L. Bri00ngbam ....... 08001
Henri P. Casenove .......... 08001
Delmar F. Kittendorf ...... 08001
Diane H. Kittendorf ........ 08001
David M. Mosoley ........... 08001
James W. Paxton ............08001

Howard L. Treadwell ...... 08001
Gary L. Sawyer .............. 08259
Edward H. Fresneda ....... 8310
0
Theodore A. Parkin .......~. 20001
Stanley A. Sneegas .......... 25001
Raymond L. Nault .......... 38001
Robert E.~Yei~r ............ 39001
Jerry E. Wellman ........... 43001

Warren Peterman ........... 47188
Eugene P. Peterson ........ 48128
Carroll 00 Pirtle ............. 49001
Nancy J. Pirtle .............. 49001
Carol B. Heiderman ........ 92000
Fred Hess ..................... 92000
Marion E. Hess .............. 92000

PAGE EIGHTEEN

CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

DECEMBER 1978

CAP News
In Photos

LISTENING IN -- Navy Commander Robert L. Crippen, a NASA astronaut assigned to the
first space shuttle flight, left front, speaks to Air Force Capt. Kelly Hamilton, one of the first
women pilots flying KC-135 tanker aircraft, as Cadets Krystal Morrill, left, Lloyd Stading,
Kevin Ellington and Jeanette Kelling of the Spokane Comp. Sq. (Washington Wing) listen in.
The pilots and cadets took part in the recent Washington Pilots Association Convention. (Photo
by Lt, Col. Clarence A. Miles)

M O U N T E D G R O U N D T E A M - - T h e I d a b e i S r. ~ S q . ~
(Oklahoma Wing) has a horse-mounted ground team for use
in searching the mountainous terrain of southeastern part of
the state, which is inaccessible to vehicles. Here. team
leader 2rid Lt. Dave Daniels, poses with his horse. The team
won a trophy as the best mounted group in the recent Idabel
Rodeo parade.

PECAN FESTIVAL -- Members of the Albany Comp. Sq. (Georgia Wing) ride with one of
their floats in the Pecan Festival Parade there. In addition to this replica of the Wright
Brothers Kitty Hawk aircraft, they also built a one.half scale model of a Cessna 150.

.... ~, ~

AVIATORS TALK -- Lt. Col. George S. Bochenek, commander of Group 223, New Jersey
Wing, left, speaks to Arthur Godfrey, guest at the 50th Anniversary of Newark International
Airport. Bochenek was project officer for the celebration, which included a fly-by of vintage
aircraft, Air Force C-SA and C-141 aircraft, a Pan American 747B and others. A Civil Air
Patrol recruiting booth was among the displays.

ORIENTATION -- Capt. Abelardo Rico Jr. of the Linden
Comp. Sq. (New Jersey Wing), right, assists Mary Beth
O'Donnell in familiarizing herself with the tail section of an
aircraft. The squadron recently conducted preflight
orientation and flights for a group of blind people. Each
person received a "First Flight" certificate printed in plain
type and braille, and the squadron received a thank you
certificate printed in the same way. (Photo by Capt. Hal
Crystal)

CONTEST RULES AND PRIZE LIST
SQUADRON PRIZES
FIRST PLACE
$500
NEXT FOUR PLACES $250
NEXT FIVE PLACES

$100

WINNIN G. WIN G
F I R S T

PLACE

SECOND

. . . . CESSNA 172 (HIGHEST NUMBER)
C E S S N A 1 5 0 ( H I G H E S T P E R C E N TA G E )

PLACE

- R E B U I LT E N G I N E F R O M C A P D E P O T

THIRD PLACE --- CAP VEHICLE
WINNING CADET ADVISORY COUNCIL (Of Wing Recruiting the Most Cadets)
$500 for special cadet function
(Highest number)
=~_~.~$),250~ . for- special cadet function
(Highest percentage)
NOTE: If the same council has the
highest number of new cadets recruited
and the highest percentage recruited,
one prize in the amount of $750 will
be awarded.
TROPHIES
Winning Wing in Each Region

-

-CERTIFICATES
Winning Squadron in Each Wing
INDIVIDUAL PRIZES
1st Place - High Recruiters (Cadet and
Senior)
Cadet Prize:
Trip to National Board (Cadet and
adult escort)
Solo Flight Scholarship ($500)
Set of CAP Regulations
Senior Prize:
Trip to National Board (Senior
and CAP guest)
Set of CAP Regulations

Trip to National Board includes
priority military airlift, room for
three nights, and tickets to banquet.
If military airlift is unavailable, commercial fare will be provided.
2nd Place (Cadets only) - Solo Flight
Scholarship ($~ .00)
3rd Place (Cadets only) - Solo Flight
Scholarship ($500)
Next 10 high recruiters (cadet and
senior) - $50 bookstore credit
Next 50 high recruiters (cadet or
senior)- CAP jumpsuit

--- --- ----_ --- -- CONTEST RULES--:

1. Contest runs from 1 November 1978
through 30 June 1979. Membership
applications must be signed by the new
member, approved by the unit commander, and postmarked after 31 October 1978, but prior to 1 July 1979.
Applications received by National after
15 July will not be considered.
2. Except where otherwise specified,
prizes will be based on total number of
new members recruited.
3. Only new members recruited during
the campaign will be considered, not
overall membership growth.
4. In case of ties for squadron and wing
prizes, a percentage factor will be used
to determine the winner.
EXAMPLE:
High number prize tie (each recruited
100 new members)
Membership New Members
31 Oct 78
Recruited
%
Wing A 1000
100
10%
Wing B 500
100
20%
Winner- Wing B
In case of ties for the percentage prizes,
the highest number of new members
recruited will determine the winner.

EXAMPLE:
Percentage prize tie (each recruited
1 0% of beginning membership)
Membership New Members
31 Oct 78
Recruited
%
Wing A 1500
150
10%
Wing B 1000
100
10%
Winner - Wing A
5. Ties for individual prizes will be
broken by a drawing conducted by
National Headquarters.

-

All members (cadet or senior) recruiting
10 or more members will receive a set of
CAP regulations.
TIE-BREAKERS
All prizes, except the percentage prizes,
will be based on number of new members recruited. In the event of a tie for
a squadron or wing prize, the percentage
recruited will be used to determine the
winner. In the event of a tie for the
percentage prizes, the highest number of
members recruited will determine the
winner. Ties for individual prizes will
be broken by drawing by National
Headquarters.

- - -

_ :----

9. Applications received, but which are
returned by National Headquarters for
incorrect or inadequate information,
will not be considered until they are returned and processed. Therefore,
recruiters should carefully screen the
monthly membership listings to insure
that the member recruited is actually
processed.
10. Members recruited, but found to
be ineligible for membership, will not be
considered.

7. Recruiting credit will be given only
for individuals recruited as "new members" (as opposed to "renewals" or
"late renewals.")

11. Only one member will be credited
for recruiting a new member and that
member's name, charter number, serial
number and whether the recruiter is a
cadet or senior, must appear on the
membership application form (CAP
Form 12 or 15), to be credited. This
can be compared to a sales contract.
That is, several salesmen might show the
same prospect the same l~roduct, but
the salesman who actually closes the
sale and has the customer sign the contract gets credit for the sale.

12. "Pooling" recruiting efforts is not
permitted. No member may take credit
for a member recruited by someone
else in order to qualify for a prize.

8. The recruiter must be a member in
good standing at the close of the campaign to qualify for prizes.

NOTE: Be sure your name, charter
number and serial number are correct
to insure proper credit.

13. National Headquarters will maintain a record of new members and their
recruiters. Winners will be announced.

6. All prizes, except the prizes for the
winning wing cadet advisory council,
will be based on cadets and seniors
recruited. Prizes for the winning cadet
advisory council will be based only on
cadets recruited.

PAGE TWENTY

MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -- Civil Air Patrol's mammoth ~
nationwide recruiting campaign was scheduled to begin
on Jan. 1,1979.
Then it was moved forward so that it began officially
on Nov. 1, 1978, It will still end on June 30 of next year,
however.
But the Florida Wing did not wait for word from
National Headquarters to begin a recruiting campaign.
Aware of the need to enlist more members in Civil Air
Patrol, Col. Richard Leali Sr., the Florida Wing commander, started a statewide recruiting drive soon after
he became wing commander in mid-1977.
Response to the campaign has been "very good," according to Maj. Al Seeschaaf, wing information officer.
Col. Leali's "Project Launch" had Lt. Col. William
Breeze as the project coordinator. The project proved so
successful in Florida that Col. L.H. McCormack,
Southeast Region commander, moved him to the region

CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

DECEMBER 1978

to coordinate a similar campaign in the states Of the
Southeast Region.
Col. Leali has continued his Project Launch in Florida
with Lt. Col. Robert Miller as director of the wing's
recruiting drive. Col. Miller appointed project officers in
each of the wing's 13 groups to hand efforts of lower level
units. The latest drive began Sept. 1.
Recruiting techniques being used in Florida include
recruiting assemblies at junior high schools throughout
the state, recruiting booths at shopping centers and
malls, presentations to civic and fraternal organizations,
use of radio and TV spot announcements on local media
outlets, and securing the cooperation of utility and banking firms to permit stuffing their bills and statements
with CAP brochures.
Col. Leali set a goal of 20 percent increase in cadet
members for the campaign and an increase of 15 percent

A i r F o r c e M S g t , R o y Va u g l m , A i r F o r c e r e ~ ~ M ~ , l e f t , a ~ l C s d e t
Richard King, operate the recruiting booth, which they set up at a Memphis
Mall as part of the CAP membership drive.

in senior members. He also set a goal of 39 new units in
the wing by June 30,1979.
As of Nov. 15, Florida had added 177 new senior
members and 237 new cadet members. As of Oct. 31, the
wing had added eight new units.
As an incentive to spur recruiting efforts, Col. Leali is
offering prizes to both senior and cadet recruiters.
Other Civil Air Patrol wings across the nation are also
gearing up for a drive that is expected to spur a dramatic
increase in membership by the end of the campaign
next June. A story elsewhere on this page describes a
recruiting effort in Tennessee.
In the nationwide recruiting campaign, prizes ranging
from aircraft for the winning wing to monetary prizes
for squadrons and trips to the National Board meeting
will be awarded.
Details of the national recruiting drive appear
elsewhere in this issue of the paper.

~ Maitre Smith, :righL Shelby ~ ~p; Sq. 1, passes out CAP
literature at the recent recruiting drive, as Cadet Richard King and Air Force
MSgt. Roy Vaughn, background, wait for more visitors.

Memphis Squadron Signs
72 Prospective Members
Cadets Rusty Stark, center,
and Greg Hazlewood, left,
distribute CAP recruiting
literature to interested
persons at the squadron booth
at the Raliegh-Springs Mall.

Cadet Richard King, cadet
commander of the Shelby
County Comp. Sq. 1
(Tennessee Wing), center,
discusses recruiting
campaign strategy with
Cadets Tim Hazlewood, left,
and Lance Lewis.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- "The
recruiting activity was a
success," said 1st Lt. James
Poe, information officer of the
Shelby County Comp. Sq. 1
(Tennessee Wing), of the recent
drive that signed up 72 prospective members for Civil Air
Patrol.
Poe planned and carried out
the recruiting drive with the aid
of squadron cadets and military
recruiter personnel in the
Memphis area.
They operated a booth at the
Raleigh-Springs Mall~with the
assistance of the mall manager,
Mr. Meyers, and recruiters from
the Air Force, Army Reserve,
Coast Guard and Marines.
It was the second such drive
held this year. Poe is already
planning the next recruiting
drive for sometime in the spring
of 1979.
An additional announcement
was made on the TV show "Good
Morning from Memphis."
Civil Air Patrol Certificates of
Appreciation ~vere given to the
mall manager and the various
military recruiters who.helped
with the drive.
CAP personnel participating in
the drive were Poe, Chaplain
Joseph Griffitts, SM Irene
Taylor and Cadets Gene Downs,
Dewitt Morris, Tim Hazlewood,
Rusty Stark, Lance Lewis,
William Jennings, Greg

Hazlewood, Mahlon Smith,
Richard King, Al Boshers and
Rosie Taylor.

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