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Support CAP,
Gen. Hill Urges
,,IF commanders
WA S H I N G TO N , D . C . - - A
member of the Pentagon-level
staff of the U.S. Air Force has
taken official recognition of Civil
Air Patrol's increasing need for
Air Force assistance and, if left
to him, CAP will get it.
In a message dated Jan. 2 to
commanders of all Air Force
major commands, Gen. James
A. Hill, Air Force vice chief of
staff, urged that maximum support be given to CAP activities.
He noted that this assistance is
authorized by Act of Congress
but that "the austere environment of today has impacted CAP
severely."
The general added that "commanders should review their
association with CAP with the
idea of finding ways to enhance
our base and unit level support of
local CAP organizations."
The vice chief pointed out
some of the CAP vrograms
that are sponsored and approved by the Air Force. He added
that "an ambitious and
worthwhile program for FY 79
has been developed and
approved" but that "it's success
is largely dependent upon your

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MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -- "We
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ISSN-0009-7810) VOL. 11, NO. 2

MAXWELL AFB, ALA. 36112

FEBRUARY 1979

See SUPPORT, Page 2)

Radio/TV
Spots
Are you using CAP radio
and television spots in
your recruiting campaign?
Read the Bulletin Board
for information on how to
obtain spots.

Vlembership
Statistics
As of Dec. 31, 1978
S e n i o r s . . . . . . . . . . . 34,951
C a d e t s . . . . . . . . . . . .22,690
T O T A L . . . . . . . . . 57,641
Change
in Past 12 Months
S e n i o r s . . . . . . . . . . . -1,644
C a d e t s . . . . . . . . . . . .-4,088
T O T A L . . . . . . . . . -5,732

Inside Indexl
Aero-Astro Answers. Pg. 3
C a d e t Aw a r d s . . . . . . . . 1 4
CAP News In Photos .. 18
CAP Obituaries ....... 14
Executive Director's
Comments .......... 4
People In The News ... 19
SAR People .......... 15
SAR Statistics ......... 5
Senior Awards ........ 1 4
S u r v i v a l Ti p s . . . . . . . . . . 7

WE'RE NUMBER ONE -- Victorious cadets of the Middle East Region's team pose with the
awards they won during the Civil Air Patrol's National Cadet Competition held recently at
Maxwell AFB, Ala. The team is from the North Carolina Wing. For more cadet competition
photos see page 1O.

Carolina Wing used to smilingly
describe the nearly complete
sweep made by the winning Middle East Region team he commanded in the Civil Air Patrol's
Annual Cadet Competition held
here the last week of December.
"It was the fourth year we had
been here," added teammate
Cadet William C. Scheppegrell,
"so we are happy that we finally
won this time."
The competition was tough as
the finest of Civil Air Patrol's
cadets gathered to take part in
the three events of the National
Cadet Competition -- drill,
physical fitness and the cadet
bowl.
First runner-up in the sweepstakes was the team from Ohio,
representing the Great Lakes
Region.
Other teams taking part were:
Tennessee for the Southeast
Region; Arizona for the
Southwest Region; California
for the Pacific Region; New
York for the Northeast Region;
Colorado for the Rocky Mountain Region; and Missouri for
the North Central Region.
Cadets in the drill competition
were graded in four areas, inranks inspection, drill team captains, standard drill and innovative drill.
The physical fitness competition consisted of two events, a
measured mile run and
volleyball
There were two segments to
the cadet bowl. One was a 100question written examination
administered to all cadets. The
other was a panel quiz. Both
segments were designed to
measure the cadets' knowledge
in the fields of aerospace
education, leadership, current
events and history and
philosophy of CAP.
(See CADETS, Page 2)

/ierospace Educators To Meet In Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga. -- The 1979
National Congress on Aerospace
Education (Congress 79) will be
held April 5-7, 1979, at the
Sheraton Atlanta Hotel.
The congress is intended for
everyone interested in
aerospace education. It will
isolate three major groups for
program planning and
recognition.
Group 1 -- The Aerospace
Education Workshop Directors
of America. This group of
leaders over the past 30 years
have individually and collectively made a tremendous contribution to aerospace education.
They have been on the cutting
edge of aerospace education.
Each workshop director will be
honored in the general assembly.
Group 2 -- The Classroom
Teacher and Supervisor. No one
is more important than the
teacher or supervisor. Nothing
happens in education without
these professionals doing their
iobs. Concurrent sessions are

planned to assist and motivate
them.
Group 3 -- Civil Air Patrol
aerospace education officers,
commanders and their staffs.
The Civil Air Patrol mission of
aerospace education is vital. A
program segment of the con-

gress will include CAP members
who are responsible all or in part
for that mission through their
staff positions. Special emphasis
will be placed on the aerospace
education officer at the squadron
and wing level.
Dr. Paul Garber will deliver

the keynote speech, "A Summation of Flight." He will also lead
the Heritage segment.
Jack Lambie will make a
presentation on the Gossamer
Condor, the human propelled aircraft that won the $87,500
(See CONGRESS, Page 2)

(lets With Mitchell Award
May Enlist In Air [', rce As E-3s
MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -- Hq.
USAF has just modified its
enlistment grade policy to allow
enlistment in pay grade E-3 for
enlistees who have earned CAP's
Mitchell Award or who have
successfully completed a threeyear junior ROTC program.
Air Training Command implemented the new policy Jan. 1,
1979, and all USAF recruiting offices have been notified. Active
duty enlistment date will be used
to determine eligibility.

The Air Force expects to
attract higher quality enlistees
by offering this addtional incentive. This change is further indication of the importance and
confidence the Air Force places
on the Civil Air Patrol program.
It also means that CAP cadets
are considered a source of very
high quality personnel for entry
into the Air Force; and quality
people are needed, officers as
well as enlisted.

Yo u c a n h e l p a l l e v i a t e
recruiting shortages by referring age-eligible prospects (17-28
for enlisted, 20%-30 for officers)
to the Air Force by means of
lead referral cards which are
available in your unit or through
your Air Force liaison officer.
All prospects are welcome,
whether CAP members or not.
The Air Force Recruiter
Assistance Program needs your
support.

CIVIL AiR PATROL NEWS

Cadets
(Continued From Page 1)
Middle East tied with
Southwest in the inspection por-'
tion of the drill and lost out to
Northeast in the innovative drill,
but won the other portions of the
drill event with sufficient points
to place first.
Great Lakes won the cadet
bowl, garnering more points
than Middle East in the panel
quiz. However, the Middle East'
team d-l-d-win ~he wi'itten portion
and earned second place.

Middle East was clearly out in
front in the mile run and
volleyball, where they met
Southeast in the finals.
Southeast's staunchest supporters were found in the Great
Lakes team members, who had
just put up a good show against
Middle East in the semi-finals,
but to no avail, Middle East handily won the two-game finals.
This year the judges for the
drill competition came from the
faculty of the Air Force's Senior
Noncommissioned Officer

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Academy at Gunter AFS, Ala.
Referees at the volleyball competition were faculty members
of the Squadron Officers School
here.
The plaques and trophies were

given to the team captains at an
awards banquet by Air Force
Brig. Gen. Paul E. Gardner, executive director of Civil Air
Patrol, and Col. Johnnie Boyd,
national vice commander, who

attended the two-day cadet competition.
A special sportsmanship
award was given to the
Southwest Region's team at the
banquet.

tent with
quirements."

to CAP, Gen. Hill pointed out
that testimony before Congress
last year had highlighted the
significant support CAP
provides to the Air Force mission. "The USAF and CAP, as
two parts of the same team," he
said, "are mutually dependent
for mission success in the area
mentioned.

Support
(Continued From Page 1)
demonstrated interest and support, particularly at base and
unit level."
Gen. Hill urged all major commands and separate Air Force
operating agencies that have
installations in the continental
United States, Hawaii and
Alaska to "review their involvement and capability to assist
CAP .... "
He also urged that "special interest.., be given to assisting
cadet activities . . and
providing opportuni£ies for
cadets to participate in day-today Air Force activities consis-

mission re-

In the future, the general said,
CAP background and recruiting
material will be included in
future issues of the Air Force
Junior ROTC Newsletter. He
also reminded Air Force commanders that CAP cadets can
now be promoted to the grade of
E-3 if they meet specified requirements and enlist in the Air
Force, the Air National Guard or
the Air Force Reserve.

"Therefore," he added, "your
involvement with Civil Air
Patrol should reflect strong
command interest with timely
action to achieve renewed
emphasis in support of CAP."

In urging Air Force commanders to give greater support

Congress
(Continued From Page 1)

FENCE PAINTING -- Cadets Lyndon Henderson, left, and
Reginald Simpkins of the Maxwell Cadet Sq. (Alabama
Wing) recently helped a local American Legion group with
its historical restoration program by doing touch-up painting
on the ironwork around the Daniel Pratt Cemetery in Prattville, Ala.

Volunteern i tPilots_ Needed inforprovide the below listed
Vo l u n t e e r H u m a
arian
Pilots (VHP) donate their time
and privately-owned aircraft to
transport hospital and medical
university organ retrieval teams
and/or viable donor organs
between donor hospitals and university transplant centers.
The VHP is compensated only
for fuel and landing fees by the
requesting organization. There
is no membership, no dues, no
obligation or commitment. Any
pilot who wishes to be listed in
the VHP directory should

mation to: VHP; P.O. Box 172;
Spring Lake, Mich. 49456.
Name, address (City and
state).
Name of airport where the
privately-owned aircraft is
located.
Business telephone number,
home telephone number.
Make of aircraft, seating
capacity (including pilot).
Aircraft range in kilometers
or miles.
Pilot's flight rating.
Instrument rating? Yes or no.

Relief Maps Sent To Units
MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -Arrangements have been made
with the Defense Mapping Agency
to distribute surplus plastic
relief maps to many Civil Air
Patrol squadrons, according to
Harold Bacon, director of
curriculum for Aerospace
Education at National Headquarters.
These maps are 20 by 30 inches
in size and show terrain in relief
and full color. There are also
many cultural features, such as
cities, highways, railroads,
dams, etc., shown on the maps.
Units will be sent the maps of
.,,,,,their immediate surrounding

area if they are available. If unavailable, other maps will be
substituted. The maps can be
used as training aids in
aerospace education and may
also be useful in SAR mission
planning.
The Defense Mapping Agency
has requested that if a squadron
does not want the maps that they
be destroyed rather than given
away. This is because the maps
are also available commercially
and there may be a conflict with
commercial sources if they are
given to individuals rather than
to CAP units.

Kremer prize for a one-mile,
figure-eight flight.
Air Force Maj. Gen. Ralph S.
Saunders, commander of the
Aerospace Rescue and Recovery
Service, will have a presentation
on rescue work in the continental
United States.
Astronaut candidate Maj.
Frederick Gregory, USAF, will
make a special presentation
also. Additionally, the Crown
Circle Award will be initiated
for outstanding aerospace
education leadership.
The NASA Aeronautics
Mobile, a program similar to the
NASA Space Mobile but dealing
with aeronautics and at-

mospheric flight, will be included in the congress.
The registration fee is $35 if
received prior to March 1, 1979,
and $40 after that date. This fee
includes admission to all official
sessions.
Meals, sleeping acommodations and transportation to
and from the hotel are not included in the congress registration fee. Transportation for the
field trip to the Delta Airlines
maintenance facility is $4 per
person.
To register for the congress,
send the adjacent coupon to:

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Education, CAP National Headquarters/ED, Maxwell AFB,
Ala. 36112.
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made in advance by completing
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and mailing it directly to
Sheraton Atlanta Hotel. The
special rates of $26 for single occupancy and $18 each for double
occupancy ($36 total) are only
for congress delegates. Rooms
will be filled on a first-come,
first served basis. All reservations must reach the hotel by
March 15. The hotel will confirm
reservations by mail upon
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Revised Senior Training
Level Report Lessens
Paperwork For Units

BAKE SALE -- Cadets Denise E. Wilson, left, and Laura B. Warn of the Hickam Comp. Sq.
(Hawaii Wing) help conduct a cadet bake sale at the Hickam AFB exchange. CAP brochures
were handed out to interested persons. The sale brought in more than $60 which will be used to
assist squadron members to attend seminars and classes.

Chaplain From Ohio

McClure Works With Canadian Squadron
OTTAWA, Canada -- Chaplain
John McClure, one of the senior
chaplains of the Ohio Wing was
sent by his diocesan bishop to
study for two years for advanced
degrees in Canon Law at St. Paul
University here.
During his stay in Ottawa,
McClure is helping the commander of the 51st Ottawa Optimist Sq., the largest Royal
Canadian Air Cadet squadron in
Canada. The squadron consists
of 100 Canadian boys and girls,
ages 13-19, who have adopted a
10-year-old Haitian boy, Louicius
Louis, through the cooperation
of the Foster Parents Plan
Agency of Haiti.
The cadets sold chocolate bars
and mugs, went on bottle drives
and solicited donations for two
months to raise $200 to support
L o u i c i u s f o r o n e y e a r. T h e
money provides him with
schooling, medical attention and
clothing.
"We've received two letters
from him and someone from the
squadron writes to him each
month, said Cadet Elizabeth

Grant, an 18-year-old who has
been with the Canadian squadron
for two years. The cadets plan to
sponsor Louicius until he is 18
years old. "We hope some day to
arrange for him to visit us in Ottawa," Grant said.
Louicius, now taking private
lessons to overcome his illiteracy, can only communicate

with his new family through
agents of the Foster Parents
Plan who translate his spoken
French. He lives in a small,
thatch roofed, mud and stick hut
three blocks from the Haiti
a g e n c y. H i s m o t h e r s e l l s
mangoes and his stepfather
makes charcoal burners for a
living.

MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -Since the Senior Member Training Level Report (SMTLR) was
revised in March 1978, it has
become a much more useful
training tool for senior program
officers and commanders in the
field.
The updated report'ing
procedures outlined in CAPM 5017, Chapter 2, have eliminated
many of the reporting errors of
the past. The goal has been to
eliminate as many handwritten
entries as possible. This lessens
the paperwork load in the field
and helps to assure accuracy.
An example of this is the
automatic update by National
Headquarters when a CAP
member attains Levels 3, 4, and
5. Subsequent revisions will
automate the report even
further.
The current report prints out
"N-T" for "Not in Training" in
the "Duty Status" column 18
months after joining if the
member has not entered into
one of the Level II Specialty
Tracks. This causes a problem if
the member is actually a
"member-at-large". Since the
computer will do only what it is
programmed for, the only way at
present to show "M-L" for a
member who has completed
Level 1 is if there is also a Level
2 entry.
Several other problems have
been corrected by the computer
people, but this one will require
a major program revision. In the
meantime reporting officials
should annotate their retained
copy correctly, and assure that
the member's CAPF 45 is correct.

Crash Site Discovery Ends Search For Plane
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The
search for a Cessna 310 that had
been missing for more than six
weeks (See "Daily Reports On A
Mission," Page 13, December
1978 issue of Civil Air Patrol
News) has been found 30 miles
eastward of its expected route
from Bridgeport, Conn., to
Albany, N.Y.
The search involved CAP units
from New York and Connecticut,
U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard,
N e w Yo r k A r m y a n d A i r
National Guard and the Connecticut State Police. This search,
one of the most intense searches

in the northeast, was initiated
Sept. 26 the day after the plane
disappeared.
The Civil Air Patrol never
gave up hope of finding the airplane and conducted its practice
search exercises in the area. A
CAP member on such an exercise spotted the wreckage in
dense woods some eight miles
northeast of North Adams. The
spotter could not make positive
identification, and the next day
another aircraft went in to determine the aircraft's registration
number.
Those aboard the plane included the pilot, Wayne Wilmotte of

Bridgeport, and the two
passengers, James Heap of
Trumbull, Conn., and Leonard
Schatz of Stratford, Conn., who
were General Electric executives on a business flight.
The plane's emergency locator
transmitter had been activated
and the battery was discharged.
However, the antenna had been
broken off.
The area where the aircraft
was found had previously been
searched; however, the trees
had not yet lost their leaves.
Since the aircraft was painted
white, it would have been hidden
by snow in a few weeks.

The December NEC
redesignated "Members-atLarge" as "Sustaining Members." The SMTLR will not
reflect this change until a substantial revision is made.
Very explicit instructions and
examples for completing the
SMTLR are provided in Chapter
8 of CAPM 50-17 and, if followed
closely, will eliminate virtually
all errors in the report. For example, new members cannot he
put into the computer with an
S M T L R e n t r y. A C A P F 1 2 ,
Application for Senior
Membership in CAP, is required.
Additionally, only one Level 2
specialty and rating can be
reflected. This should be the
area of current training (not
necessarily the highest rating
attained.) Provision to include
multiple specialty-rating entries
will be made possible in an upcoming revision.
Finally, either the squadron or
the wing should submit the
reports to National Headquarters/TTN. If both echelons
submit reports, the latest to
arrive will override any earlier
changes.
National Headquarters/TTN
personnel are interested in ways
to improve the report. Any
suggestions should be addressed
to that office.

Southeast Region
S taft College
A t Maxwell AFB
MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -- The
Southeast Regional Staff College
(SER/RSC) will be held here
from Aug. 26 to Sept. 1, 1979.
The RSC is one of the most important steps in a senior
member's professional education program. The course lasts
one week.
Past graduates of RSC have
reached some of the highest
management positions in CAP.
All applications will be considered on a first come first
served basis. All wings should
try to send their required
number as indicated in the
WEEP program.
Send CAP Form 17s directly
to:
Director SER/RSC
Lt. Col. Richard J. Curran, CAP
Route 1, Box 478
Elmore, Ala. 36025

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Executive Director's Comments

Tr a i n i n g : K e y To M i s s i o n A c c o m pnew s h m e nECI
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from the field, or from guide CAPcadetdevelopment,
but there are insufficient
broadening a program initiated
numbers of well-trained,
in one of the CAP wings or
motivated senior members to
regions.
provide direction. Moreover,
The current senior training
proper emergency services and
program, for example, is the
search and rescue techniques
direct result of extensive coorhave been developed to a
dination among the headscience, but there are shortquarters' DCS Training staff,
comings in the total expertise
CAP commanders, and senior
and knowledge required to
program officers at all
quickly locate and assist disechelons and from all regions.
tressed victims. Thanks to our
This multi-effort by all has
new training directorate, I
helped to more accurately
believe we now have the
identify and define training
mechanism with which we may
needs. Consequently, I forsee
begin to reverse these conthat development and
ditions.
widespread acceptance of
My optimism is prompted by
similar programs which fulfill
several recent developments:
essential training needs will be
A n e w, i n t e r e s t i n g , a n d
the main ingredient in the
motivating Level I Orientation
revitalization of Civil Air
Course will be in the field by
Patrol. We must find ways to
early spring. This course is exassure not only that our new
pected to be useful as a
members are properly
recruiting tool, as well as a
motivated and attuned to the
CAP introduction for new
important missions of CAP, but
members. The new and effecalso that a progressive and
tive Squadron Leadership
dynamic training structure be
Schools are now an integral
available to our total
part of our program and are afmembership on a continuing
Of course, the actual training
fording practical, "how-to"
basis.
occurs in the field, conducted
training to new members in
We normally trace any
by the hundreds of senior and
their jobs at the unit level. This
deficiencies in the accomplishcadet program officers assignment of the mission to a lack of is the first time classroom ined to the various echelons.
struction in these skills has
trained personnel in one or
T y p i c a l l y, t h e p r o g r a m s
been available nationwide
more areas. For example,
developed at this headquarters
evolve either from suggestions there are established paths to throughout CAP.

By PAUL E. GARDNER
Brigadier General, USAF
Executive Director
One of the wisest and most
timely moves by Civil Air Patrol in recent years was the establishment of the office of DCS
Training in 1976. At that time
Senior Training was moved
from the Operations area and
the Cadet Program from Aerospace Education.
The net effect
has also helped
the Operations
and Aerospace
Education directorates, who now direct their
full attention toward program
enrichment in their areas of
expertise. Similarly, the directorates of the Cadet and Senior
Programs can spend much
more time and energy in developing and implementing a comprehensive training program
throughout CAP.

will make available excellent
correspondence courses to
replace the current Level II
Specialty Tracks, providing not
only some consistency in the
level and quality of instruction,
but also an objective means to
learning
evaluate
achievements. Training in
leadership, management, and
communications skills is being
made more accessible through
Region Staff Colleges, which
are now authorized in each
CAP region. And the new
Region Cadet Leadership
Schools afford accessible
management and leadership
training to cadets in lower
grades than those who attend
the annual Cadet Officer School
at Maxwell AFB, enhancing
the quality of cadet leadership
at the grassroots level.
CAP has a proven track
record in its ability to recruit
and qualify new members to do
the mission. We are in the
midst of a tremendous drive to
build our cadet and senior
member ranks once again to
acquire more capability

nationwide, and these training
initiatives will play a key role
by helping retain and fully
utilize all CAP volunteers.

N e v a d a S q u a d r o n Ta k e s P a r t I n S e a r c h

MOUNTAIN SEARCH -- Members of a Nevada Civil Air
Patrol ground team conduct a search on foot in deep snow
for an aircraft that disappeared 50 miles north of Reno, Nev.
The aircraft was found above 7,000 feet using ELT locators.
'~e Mlot had been killed in the crash.

RENO, Nev. -- The Nevada
Wing received a call on Nov. 10
that a Cessna 182 was missing
near Hallelujah Junction, about
27 miles north of Reno. It was en
route from Roseburg, Ore., to
Reno and was reportedly low on
fuel.
The Washoe Jeep Sr. Sq.
(Nevada Wing) was notified that
night to form a search party to
locate the plane. A monitoring
station had picked up an ELT
signal, which was received
by the vehicles four miles from
their destination and they
stopped to take a bearing with
direction finding equipment.
Vehicles went out in various
directions to take additional
readings, while the main body of
the convoy continued to Hallelujah Junction.
Nevada Wing radio gave coordinates at a location some seven
m i l e s a w a y. T h e c o n v o y
regrouped and searched in an
easterly direction. A foot search
began when the vehicles reached
a point where the signal came in
strong. Some vehicles went
around the mountain to pick up
the search parties when the
search was temporarily
suspended at nightfall.
When the search resumed the
next morning, an Air Force C130 pinpointed the location of the
ELT signal. It gave coordinates
on a mountain.

In the meantime, the Washoe
County Sheriff's Department set
up a communications van and
also sent out search parties
f u r t h e r t o t h e e a s t . Tw o
helicopters, one from the Army
Depot at Herlong, Calif., and the
other from Mather AFB.
The search party on the mountain was unable to locate the
crash site and returned to the
command point. The Army

helicopter picked up three persons with direction finding
equipment to follow the signal.
They found the crash site and
were able to get within 200 feet
of it but had to turn back because
it couldn't climb to the site,
which was at 7,600 feet.
The Air Force helicopter then
came in and confirmed the crash
site and that the pilot was
deceased.

CIVIL AIR PATROL

Brig. Gen. Thomas C. Casaday, CAP
National Commander ...................
Executive Director .......................... Brig. Gen. Paul E. Gardner, USAF
Director of Information ........................... Lt. Col. Arthur W. Ahl, USAF
MSgr. Hugh Borg, USAF
Editor ..........................................................
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FEBRUARYI 1979
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Lives In 1978

CAP Saves 91

MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -- Civil"
Air Patrol was credited with
saving the lives of 91 persons in
1978. These figures are believed
to be a record for the number
saved during any one year;
however, accurate records are
not available for the early years
of the organization.
North Carolina was credited
with four saves in January 1978
when a ground team located a
downed light aircraft with four
persons on board. The CAP
teams used handheld direction
finders to locate thevlane's
ELT signal. The planehad been
en route from Myrtle Beach,
S.C., to Beech Mountain, N.C.
Sheriff's personnel removed the
four people from the crash site.
Also in January, Michigan saved one person from a crash near
Rogers City, Mich., which was
also located by homing in on the
ELT signal. One person died in
that crash.
In February, Utah Wing saved
three snowmobilers who were
missing in a heavy snow storm
near Mt. Terral, Utah. North
Carolina saved two persons from
an aircraft that had crashed
near the Raleigh-Durham Airport. Four persons were killed in
that crash.
California Wing recorded a
save by rescuing one person
when they located a crash site
near San Bernardino using
handheld direction finders.
Three people were killed in the
crash.
Wyoming Wing members
recorded a save in February
when they located a downed aircraft near Casper, Wyo. While
searching for this aircraft, a
CAP crew ran into a he.avy snow
storm and crashed near Elk
Mountain, Wyo. Twenty minutes
after this plane went down,
another CAP crew pinpointed
the ELT signal and directed a
helicopter to the site. The three
uninjured crewmen were
removed.
In late spring the Nevada Wing
saved three 18-year-old
fishermen who were missing on
a fishing trip at Will Creek
Reservoir. They were found
about an hour after the mission
had begun by a CAP aircraft
about 60 miles north of Elko,
Nev., in rugged terrain.
After a five-day search,
California Wing saved the life of
one person from a crash, in
which two others were killed.
Wyoming Wing saved three
persons aboard a civilian
helicopter that crashed while on

New York helped save two
lives in September when they
rescued victims after an aircraft
crashed near the Westchester
County Airvort. The aircraft was
en route from Providence Town,
Maine, to White Plains, N.Y. A
Coast Guard helicopter located
the crash, and a CAP ground
team using handheld ELT direction finders removed the two injured persons. A third person
was uninjured.

In November Minnesota saveu
two lost hunters in two separate
missions. Also in November
an Alaska search team homed in
HAWAII
on an ELT signal from a downed
aircraft 75 miles northeast of
Anchorage and brought the injured pilot to a hospital.
WINGS WITH SAVES -- Black areas indicate the states whose wings were credited with saves
Also in November Alaska was
in 1978. The number represents the total lives saved by that wing for the year.
, credited with another save when
it transported a patient suffering
fishermen whose boat overa flight from Bondurant to Al~d while it was relaying
from internal bleeding from
turned. The search had earlier
ton, Wyo. The site was located
guidance and communications to
Clear to a hospital in Fairbanks.
u s i n g E LT d i r e c t i o n fi n d i n g
been decided a false alarm and
a ground team, other North
Kansas was credited with two
equipment.
called off by the fire department
Carolina Wing members on a
saves when it delivered blood for
due to sketchy information. CAP
California Wing located an inground team arrived at the site
patients in two separate misjured horseback rider who was
was alerted after a second call
within 10 minutes and delivered
sions. The first was from
came in later in the day. A CAP
c a r r y i n g a n E LT i n c a s e o f
the two victims to a hospital.
Wichita to Great Bend and the
aircraft guided a rescue boat to
emergency. She had been inA save was credited to
other from Augusta to Manhatjured when her horse lost its
Colorado Wing when a CAP airthe fishermen.
tan, Kan.
A two-day search effort in
footing in the San Jacinto Mouncraft took a blood sample from a
tains. An aircraft searching for
Idaho ended when CAP located a
boy who had swallowed an unmissing 27-year-old man. A dog
the source of the ELT saw two
identified poison to the Rocky
people near a tent signaling with
team found the man and he was
Mountain Poison Control Center
taken to a local hospital.
red flags and mirrors. The
from the hospital where the boy
-hikers had found the girl sufferNorth and South Carolina CAP --- South Caroli~ saved the lives
had been taken. Doctors were
of two persons involved in an airmembers shared two saves in
ing from a spinal fracture and
then able to identify the poison
craft crash near Myrtle Beach.
September when they jointly
multiple cuts and bruises. She
and save the boy.
New Mexico Wing members
located two persons whose boat
was picked up by a civilian
Minnesota Wing members
saved the life of a missing 48sank offshore of Cape Fear, N.C.
helicopter.
assisted the Cass County sheriff
year-old man who was lost in the
They were rescued from a raft
California was also credited
in locating an overdue fishing
Pecos Wilderness while hunting.
by the Coast Guard. CAP located
with a save when they located an
boat on Leech Lake. Police using
In December, Colorado Wing
the raft using ELT direction
overdue aircraft near Kearsarge
a boat rescued the survivor.
members saved the lives of 21
finding equipment to locate the
Pass. A civilian helicopter pickThree other persons were killed.
persons involved in the crash of
signal that had been activated
ed up the survivor. Another
A female patient, suffering
a Rocky Mountain Airways
when the boat sank.
person had been killed.
from a drug and alcohol overDHC-6 Otter on a scheduled
Two prospectors, missing in
dose, was saved when CAP tranColorado Wing was credited
flight enroute from Steamboat
the Jarbridge wilderness area,
sported from Clear, Alaska, to
with a save when it airlifted
Springs to Denver.
were ,located by Nevada Wing
Fairbanks. An ambulance
blood from Denver to Alamosa
Due to the darkness and snow
delivered her to a hospital.
members. A ground team picked
for a patient suffering from abstorms, aircraft could not be
them up in an exhausted condiAn Ohio Wing member
dominal bleeding.
used to locate the crash site.
tion and took them back to their
delivered serum from CincinA lost hunter was spotted near
CAP ground team members usvehicle.
nati, Ohio, to Madison, Wis., for
Bend, Ore., by a CAP aircrew
ing handheld direction finders
a hospital patient, with serious
Idaho CAP members were
and rescued by a ground team
located the source of the ELT
called away from a parade in
complications from an infection
signal and led the search team to
after he was reported missing
Osburn to rescue a man pinned
of eastern equine encephalitis.
from a hunting trip.
the site.
under a crashed vehicle in a
Search dogs located a missing
remote area. The CAP ground
61-year-old female mental
team using four-wheel drive
patient near Ronoake, Va. More
vehicles and a winch were able
than 60 CAP people assisted in
to free the victim.
the search. A CAP ground team
When a CAP plane in a search
returned her to the hospital.
Hawaii Wing rescued four Hilo
mission in North Carolina crash-

Challenger

Civil Air Patrol Search And Rescue Statistics--1978
MISSIONS SORTIES HOURS SAVES FINDS
WING
14
43
208
0
11
Alabama
3
39
85
1,0#6
2,370
Alaska
592
0
6
20
1,385
Arizona
292
529
0
8
Arkansas
22
2,894
4
52
I00
1,375
California
523
26
20
50
1,084
Colorado
92
274
0
0
Connecticut
4
44
71
0
I
Delaware
5
17
34
770
1,364
6
Florida
367
769
0
7
Georgia
20
99
216
4
I
12
Hawaii
2
10
26
51
2
Idaho
12
13
19
31
0
Illinois
0
6
11
18
35
Indiana
32
39
0
6
6
Iowa
40
68
2
6
13
Kansas
74
186
0
0
Kentucky
7
86
214
0
13
Louisiana
25
101
203
0
4
Maine
10
152
290
0
7
Maryland
16
6
80
182
0
1
Massachusetts
18
28
85
215
1
Michigan
14
22
161
482
3
Minnesota
?
0
11
30
74
Mississippi
142
1
8
16
82
Missouri
0
5
15
38
0
Montana
*Two saves, shared by two wings, are listed for both of them.

WING
National Capital
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
TOTAL

MISSIONS
2
10
31
3
12
27
26
39
II
16
15
40
33
3
2
16
4
14
56
25
4
28
43
10
t2
11
1,058

SORTIES
4
29
298
78
54
554
388
307
56
157
225
426
171
5
4
156
12
212
M5
90
21
295
938
?I
117
44
II,481

HOURS
12
67
706
126
92
998
700
714
126
538
408
1,141
301
19
10
308
44
723
1,3~,2
167
60
560
1,634
175
3,50
87
24,800

SAVES FINDS
0
0
0
7
5
8
1
1
0
6
I
6
7
2
14"
23
7
0
I
II
0
I0
3
19
0
13
0
1
0
0
4'
6
0
2
0
9
22
0
3
11
2
1
1
11
0
14
0
2
0
2
4
4
91"
469

Encampment Teaches
Search And Rescue
MCCHORD AFB, Wash. -The Pacific Region and the
Washington Wing will offer a
Challenge Encampment June 23
through July 3, 1979.
The purpose of the school is to
instill in each participant a sense
of responsibility, coupled with
the skills necessary to perform a
real service to the community -a member of a search and rescue
team.
The cost for the eight-day
course is $40 per student for
cadets and seniors. Uniform and
equipment requirements are as
outlined in the "Land Search and

Rescue" manual and on the
application for the National
Special Schools.
Applicants should be checked
by their squadron commanders~
parents and"doctors to insure
that there are no physical handicaps prior to signing the
application.
Interested persons should contact Lt. Col. Charles "Red"
Young, CAP; Washington Wing;
P.O. Box 4010; McChord AFB,
Wash. 98438, for further information on cost, uniform and equipment requirements and application procedures.

FEBRUARY 1979
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Hall Of Honor

Herweh, Strickler Selected
MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -- As
announced in last month's issue
of Civil Air Patrol News, the
National Executive Committee
at its December meeting here
selected two more persons for
Civil Air Patrol's Hall of Honor.
The two are CAP Col. Robert
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Board meeting in Salt Lake City.
The Hall of Honor pays tribute
to those who were instrumental
in establishing Civil Air Patrol
or in its development over the
years. Physically, the Hall consists of an exhibit in the Air
Force Museum at WrightPatterson AFB, Ohio. Bas-relief
sculptures of the honorees are
displayed there.
The Hall of Honor was inaugurated in 1972 when 10 persons associated with Civil Air
Patrol in its earlier years were
inducted in formal ceremonies
at the National Board meeting in
Dallas, Tex. Seven others have
been added since that time.
!

and lived in Cincinnati.
He joined Civil Air Patrol in
1949 and served in a number of
positions -- as a squadron commander, group commander, as
wing finance officer, deputy

Herweh
wing commander, and commander of the Ohio Wing.
He also served as region chief
of staff for the Great Lakes
Region and region deputy commander before being named
commander. He served two
different terms as region commander -- from 1964 to 1970 and
from 1974 to 1976.
During his service with CAP,
he was commander of numerous
cadet encampments, attended
the National Search and Rescue
School and served as an escort
officer for the International Air
Cadet Exchange, He was a rated
pilot and aircraft owner with
many thousands of hours flying
time.
Dr. Strickler is chief of the
Aviation Education Programs
Division of the Federal Aviation
Administration and has been a

member of Civil Air Patrol for
many years. He is responsible
for nationwide liaison with
educational institutions and
governmental agencies
regarding educational program
development. He also serves as
educational advisor and consultant to the administrator of
FAA.
He is an ex-Air Force
bombardier-navigator and his
career has embraced both aviation and education. He is a
graduate of Clarion (Pa.) State
College and he was the first in
the nation to receive a doctorate
in aviation education (Stanford,
1951).
He began his governmental
service in 1951 with the Department of the Air Force as an
educator in charge of the
nationwide CAP education
program. From 1954 to 1960 he
served at CAP National Headquarters in Ellington AFB, Tex.,
as director of Aviation
Education, predecessor to the
present Deputy Chief of Staff for
Aerospace Education at CAP
National Headquarters here.
He is a leading proponent of
aerospace education and has
served many times on Civil Air
Patrol's National Aerospace
Education Advisory Committee
and is a past chairman of that
group. He still works constantly
with CAP, although is job is with
FAA.
~ 'Persons previously inducted
into the CAP Hall of Honor are:
Gill Robb Wilson, one of the
principal founders of Civil Air
Patrol and known as the "Father
of CAP;"

chairman of the National Board;
Col. Clara E. Livingston, a
member of CAP from its very
early days, longtime commander of the Puerto Rico Wing and
instrumental in its development ;.
Col. Joseph S. Bergin, a
charter member of CAP and
commander of the Utah Wing for
many years;
Col. Allan C. Perkinson, a
charter member and commander of the Virginia Wing
from its beginning until 1968;
Air Force Maj. Gen. Lucas
V. Beau, CAP national commander from 1947 to 1955;

Strickler
Air Force Gen. Carl A.
"Tooey" Spaatz, CAP's first
chairman of the National Board
and the man for whom the
Spaatz Award, highest cadet
achievement, is named;
* Brig. Gen. D. Harold Byrd,
one of the founders of CAP and a
past chairman of the National
Board;
Brig. Gen. William C.
Whelen, a charter member of
CAP, a past chairman of the
National Board and the present
National FinanceOfficer;
Brig. Gen. Paul W. Turner,
an early CAP member, past
chairman of the National Board
and for many years National
Finance Officer;
Brig. Gen. Lyle W. Castle, a
past chairman of the National
Board; also served for many
years as National Legal Officer;
Brig. Gen. F. Ward Reilly,
an early-day member and past

Col. Edwin Lyons, a charter
member who, over the years,
served CAP in a number of
ways, including commander of
the Northeast Region;
Col. James E. Carter, commander of the Alaska Wing from
1959 to 1973 and instrumental in
developing the present
capabilities of that wing;
Brig. Gen. Earle L. Johnson,
USAAF, national commander of
CAP during the World War II
years;
Brig. Gen. S.H. "Hal"
DuPont, a past chairman of the
National Board and the first man
to rise from the cadet ranks to
that position
C o l . Z a c k T. M o s | e y, a
charter member of CAP who
flew coastal patrol missions during World War II and a supporter
of the organization ever since;
Brig. Gen. William M.
Patterson, a past chairman of
the National Board and the first
non-USAF member to serve as
CAP National Commander.

Employer Promotes Member
After Staff College Attendance

CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION--Milton J. Shapp, governor of Pennsylvania, center,
receives a certificate of appreciation from Maj. Betty Crawford, right, assistant information
officer of the Pennsylvania Wing, and Cadet Richard Graves of the Allentown Optimist
Comp. Sq. The certificate recognized the assistance given by Shapp to CAP during his tenure
~--..._.~m office. A similar certificate was presented to Patricia Banzoff of the governor's staff for
he-'~rwork ~ coordinating CAP events.

LEXINGTON, Va. -- Capt. D.
Wayne Burks, commander of the
Blue Ridge Comp. Sq. (Virginia
Wing), has been promoted by his
employer, the Lee Carpet Division of Burlington Industries.
largely because of the management training he received at the
Eastern Staff College.
When he returned from the
1976 course, Burks had his personnel officer file a copy of the
staff college curriculum with his
company records. At that time,
the personnel officer told him
that the curriculum was almost
identical to the program of a
management seminar that the
company paid to send their
employees to.
Recently, when Burks was
considered for a position as a job
team leader in the research and
development department, his
e m p l o y e r f e l t t h a t t h e s t a ff
college training provided him an
advantage over other applicants.
In his new position, Burks
assumes responsibility for the
supervision of a number of people in the research team.
Burks feels that staff college
is an important part of the CAP
senior training program. "I
highly recommend that any CAP
member in a leadership position
attend the college," he said.

"The personal development and
interpersonal communications
portion of the curriculum are invaluable."
Since attending the Eastern
Staff College as a student, Burks
has been a member of the administrative staff.

For the benefit of all
members of Civil Air
Patrol, the statistics for
1979 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 Jan. 14, 1979
Number of Missions ... 27
Number of Sorties .... 240
Flying Hours ....... 442.4
Saves ................ 0
Finds ................ I0

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CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

PAGE SEVE?~

ECI Offers Free 7"raining
By Correspondence To CAP
MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -- As
more and more CAP members
are discovering, the USAF's Extension Course Institute (ECI)
offers a wide range of very
effective training by correspondence. Perhaps the most
attractive thing about these
courses is that the only cost involved is the investment of the
member's time.
Members who are familiar
with CAPM 50-17 know that
several of these courses, such as

the ECI-CAP Officer Course, are
now integral parts of the Senior
Member Training Program.
The October unit distribution
contained an ECI course listing,
the ECI catalog on microfiche,
several ECI enrollment forms
(ECI 23), and a revised Chapter
8 of CAPM 50-17, which provided
detail concerning the ECI/CAP
program and enrollment
procedures. The availability of
this information has apparently
focused attention on these train-

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Survival instructors here
have prepared the following winter survival tips. The situations
appear in the form of multiple choice items with the correct action
explained.

Situtation One

You have been alpine skiing all day. The weather has been good
with the temperature in the low 20s and a hazy overcast. Your eyes
begin to hurt and feel as though grains of sand are under the eyelids.
WOULD YOU:
A. Recognize these symptoms as those of snow blindness and put
on dark glasses or improvised goggles to reduce the light effecting
the eyes?
B. Immediately head for the lodge to seek assistance?
C. Stop and make a camp so you can treat your eyes for the snow
blindness?
D. Not worry because the symptoms described do not present a
real emergency?
TO SURVIVE:
Alternative (A) would be the best action to take according to survival experts at the Air Force Academy. Hazy conditions can be the
most deceptive and can cause distress to the unwary. By putting on
dark glasses or some improvised goggles to reduce the glare from
the snow, you will be able to make your way back to your camp.
Prevention is the key to avoiding snow blindness symptoms, and this
can be accomplished by wearing dark glasses on all outings of this
type.
Alternative (B) would be suitable once your eyes have received
some protection as in (A) and you still can see. To depart for the
lodge without first taking definite protective measures could easily
result in a worsening of the symptoms.
Alternative (C) would be warranted if weather conditions are inclement and your condition makes it impossible for you to see your
way back to the lodge or the distance back to the lodge is too far to
travel in a short period of time.
Alternative (D) is not an acceptable response, stresses survival
experts here. Snow blindness is an emergency and has to be treated.
Recognizing the symptoms in the early stages will aid in preventing
difficulties later.

Situation Two
You have just departed from your suburban home in your late
model sedan. The weather is severe with 40 mile per hour winds,
heavy snowfall and temperatures in the twenties. Thirty minutes
from your home your vehicle becomes stuck in the drifting snow.
There are no buildings in the immediate area.
WOULD YOU:
A. Insure the windows are rolled up and remain in the vehicle with
the engine running to provide heat?
B. Bundle up in your available clothing and head back for home?
C. Remain with your vehicle and insure adequate ventilation is
maintained until help arrives or the weather clears?
D. Remain with your vehicle with the engine running until the fuel
is expended and then depart for the closest dwelling?
TO SURVIVE:
Alternative (C) would be the best action to take in the face of
prevailing weather conditions, say survival experts at the Air Force
Academy. The vehicle offers immediate shelter and an available
source of heat. The greatest danger that exists is carbon monoxide
poisoning created by the exhaust from the engine. Always take
precautions to provide adequate ventilation while your vehicle is
running.
Alternative (D) would be acceptable if you had insured adequate
ventilation as in (C), and the weather had markedly improved when
the fuel was expended. Any time you venture out in bad weather,
always take precautions to protect yourself in the event an accident
occurs that renders you exposed to the elements. In the above case,
(C) is still the best action to take since it is more definitive. Once (C)
Is accomplished, (D) might be d suitable follow-on action.
Neither (A) nor (B) provides proper or definitive action to adequately protect you, say Academy survival experts. To roll up the
windows without considering ventilation as in (A) is courting disaster.
Alternative (B) would be an equally improper choice with the
prevailing weather conditions, say experts. Unless there was a
dwelling in sight, which is questionable, you are best advised to remain-in your vehicle.
|

ing opportunities, and
enrollments are increasing.
With the increase in
enrollments, however, has come
an increase in errors on the ECI
Form 23, to the extent that ECI
cannot complete the enrollment
because of a lack of information,
or erroneous information. In
enrolling in one of these courses,
the CAP member should refer to
CAPM 50-17, Chapter 8 (revised
Oct. 78), which offers step-bystep directions for completing
the ECI Form 23, as well as
other information such as enrollment pre-requisites and testing
office ZIP codes and "shreds."
The ECI registrar staff has
been very helpful in attempting
to complete enrollments with
the most cryptic information on
the Form 23, but they encourage
us to be as accurate as possible
-- and the way to do that is to
follow the example in CAPM 5017, Chapter 8.

County Awards
Grant To Unit
In Kentucky
L O U I S V I L L E , K y. - Jefferson County Fiscal Court
has awarded a $1,340 radiocommunication grant to Panther
Comp. Air Rescue and Recovery
Sq. (Kentucky Wing).
"This grant has enabled
Panther Squadron to assist the
community in the event of any
emergency," said 1st Lt. Jim
Bennett, squadron commander.
The radio equipment purchased
includes a single sideband radio
with a ham band, two FM
walkie-talkies, one mobile FM
radio and antennas for the
radios. "The new equipment has
made the squadron's communications the best in the
state," Bennett stated.
The squadron has 39 cadets
and 17 adult members. In addition to the radio equipment, the
squadron has two trucks, a jeep
and a station wagon that can be
used as an ambulance.
"The adults and teenagers
receive the necessary training to
operate as a viable rescue
resource," Bennett said. "We intend to show our appreciation for
the confidence the county has
shown in us by assisting
Jefferson County to the best of
our ability."

FUTURE MEMBER -- Six-mouth-old Matthew Swanson
poses with his father, 1st Lt. Kevin Swanson of the Goodhue
County Comp. Sq. (Minnesota Wing). Cadet Debbie Dundas
of the Mankato Comp. Sq. made the mini-jumpsuit before
Matthew was born. His mother is WO Jody Swanson of the
Goodhue County Comp. Sq.

Texa Umt Finds Wreck
With Body Of Pilot
HOUSTON, Tex. -- Ground
team members of Delta Comp.
Sq. (Texas Wing) assisted by a
U.S. Coast Guard helicopter
found the wreckage of a missing
aircraft along with the body of
the pilot in the early morning
hours of Dec. 13.
The pilot had just 12 hours of
flying time and was out on his
first solo flight. The aircraft, a
Cessna 150, had four hours of
fuel on board when it departed
the airport. The emergency
locator transmitter was
destroyed in the crash.
CAP was notified after the air-

craft failed to check in with the
owners and had exceeded its fuel
limits.
The cause of the crash is being
investigated by the National
Transportation Board, according
to Cadet Thor Chester, squadron
information officer.

New "CAP Story"
Slide Script
And Slides.
See Bulletin Board
For Details.

D O N AT I O N - - F l a y
Heaton, left, presents
check for $100, donated by
the Wabco (Westinghouse
Air Brake Company) Plant
in Toccoa, Ga., which he
manages, to Capt. Troy
Douglas, commander of
the Toccoa Comp. Sq. The
money will be used to
purchase high-band communications equipment.
(Photo by Cadet James
Rooney)

1. CAP officers only. Priority given to
present and emerging wing and region
commanders. Region Staff College is
prerequisite for all members except unit
commanders or majors and above.

1. Apply through channels on CAPF 17 to CAP National
Readquarters/'gI'N, Bldg. 714, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 36112.
(Reference CAPM 50-17) Region commanders approve
selections for their regions. Application deadline is April
27.

2. CAP officers and warrant officers in
command or staff positions. Qualified
senior members will be considered for
attendance.

2. Apply through channels on CAPF 17 to: Lt. Col. Barbara Morris, CAP, Director, 10316 Armory Ave., Kensington, Md. 20795.

3. CAP officers and warrant officers in
command or staff positions. Qualified
senior members will be considered for
attendance.

3. Apply through channels on CAPF 17 to: Lt. COl. David
Floyd, CAP, 8510 Carvel, Houston, Tex. 77036. (Check for
$25 made to Southwest Region Staff College should accompany application. ) Application deadline is May 15.

4. CAP officers and warrant officers in
command or staff positions. Qualified
senior members will be considered for
attendance.

4. Apply through channels on CAPF 17 to: Col. O.A.
Donaldson, CAP, 3501 N.E. Marine Dr., Portland, Ore.
97211.

5. CAP officers and warrant officers in
command or staff positions. Qualified
senior members will be considered for
attendance.

5. Apply through channels on CAPF 17 to: Col. Russell
Sheibels, CAP 3627 Pardee, Dearborn, Mich. 4812~. (Check
for $20 made to Great Lakes Region Staff College should
accompany application.)

6. CAP officers and warrant officers in
command or staff positions. Qualified
senior members will be considered for
attendance.

6. Apply through channels on CAPF 17 to: Northeast
Region Staff College, Attn: Col. Richard L. Bifulco, CAP,
Director, P.O. Box 62, Massapequa Park, N.Y. 11762.
(Check for $25 made to Northeast Region Staff College
should accompany application.)

7. CAP officers and warrant officers in
command or staff positions. Qualified
senior members will be considered for
attendance.

7. Apply through channels on CAPF 17 to: Lt. Col.
Richard J. Curran, CAP, Rt. 1, Box ~78, Elmore, ALIa.
36025. $25 registration on arrival. :

8. CAP officers and warrant officers in
command or staff positions. Qualified
senior members will be considered for
attendance.

8. Apply through channels on CAPF 17 to: Wing Headquarters, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

9. Senior mgmbers who have completed
Level I and who have not achieved
technic~ rating in a Level H Technical
Sepcialty Track.

9. Apply through channels on CAPF 17 to wing or region
headquarters, unless other local arrangements are made.

10. Apply through CAP channels on CAPF 17 to: CAP

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RATIONS. All pilots are reminded that when operating into or out of a tower-controlled airsh and maintain radio contact with the control tower. This requirement is especially true from
the airport is military. A no-radio (NORDO) light airplane simply does not mix with military
gency situation dictates otherwise, you should never enter tower-controlled airspace without
)rior arrangements have been made with the controlling facility and exact procedures to be
erstood. An operable VHF radio does not insure that you can communicate with the tower.
s, especially military towers, use frequencies requiring radios that are tunable to hundredths
, 119.25, 123.85), e.g., a 720 channel radio. Insure that your radios are capable of tuning to
rior to filing your flight plan. If they are not, change your plans or make special arrangements
ntrolling agency.
DOO
9RMATION OFFICER MONTHLY REPORTS. The Directorate of Information receives, on
tadron information officer monthly reports which we can only assume have been missent.
[ these reports to National Headquarters. They should, instead, be forwarded to your wing
these reports are intended for National Headquarters, please indicate this as we return all rereed.
OII
;TORY" SLIDE SCRIPT. A new updated "CAP Story" slide script will be available shortly
to have purchased a "CAP Story" slide presentation in the past. Also available, at no charge,
Send your request for the updated script and seven slides to HQ CAP-USAF/OIW, Maxwell
Ol
JCEMENT ON CAP RADIO SPOTS AND CAP TELEVISION FILM SPOTS. A tape of new
tble NOW. The spots are 20 and 30 seconds in length. They will tie-in very nicely with local
CAP television film spots are also available NOW. Both film spots are 30 seconds in length.
Ldio and television stations and ask for their cooperation in scheduling CAP spots occasionalService Programming. Let the stations know that there is a CAP unit in their listening and
~tation manager, program director or public service director on Civil Air Patrol and in partit's programs and activities. Personal contact with the station personnel does work.
adio and/or television spots include the call letters of the radio or television stations you are
names of the towns or cities in which they are located. Supplies are limited. Send requests
Vlaxwell AFB AL 36112.
OIW

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A recent aircraft accident occurred which raised several
questions regarding legal vs practical aircraft operations A
student pilot occupied the left front seat and the pilot-in-command (a non-CFl commercial pilot) occupied the right. The
student pilot made the approach and landed roughly, short of the
runway. Both pilots grasped the controls during the ensuing
bounce and subsequent short flight to the aircraft's final resting
place.
Questions asked included:
a. Which seat must the pilot-in-command occupy?
b. Is it legal and practical for anyone (pilot or not) to
operate critical aircraft systems, e.g., flight controls, landing
gear, flaps, engine, at any time?
Consider the following information and factors before making
your decision as a pilot-in-command.
a. Either seat may be occupied by the pilot.in-command
unless the aircraft flight manual or owner's handbook specifies
otherwise.
HOWEVER

.~R MEMBERS-AT-LARGE. The National Executive Committee recentl
..
. .
~tainin m
.
y chang d-t~
g .ember' 'The pnv~ and restrictions associated with this membershiestatus- ~, ---~.~.,, ,~ cnanged. A change to. CAPR 35-1 is forth,-,,--' ........... IP
!cnangea to "sustainin~ member" in all ,~r, ..... ~.l, ....... -.,-,---~..,-~uult.lOnany, me term
........ vuuut.~,uns as mey are revised.
DPH

b. Outside/inside visibility, access to critical controls, and
"feel for the aircraft" are not identical from each seat! Have you
ever tried to stop without brakes? Change fuel tanks without
being able to see or reach the selector? Or been unable to see an
airspeed indicator or reach an engine starter without performing
cockpit gymnastics?

t a reminder that as of 1 January 1979 ECI course 7-C, CAP Officer Course, will be re;he grade of major and above.
DPH
ESSING. As of 1 January 1979 squadron checks are no longer required to accompany
Headquarters will accept a personal check or money order from the individual applicant.
Iform is approved by the unit commander or his representative. Each new senior member
r $20.00 ($15.00 national dues, $1.00 region dues, $4.00 senior member handbook)and
nit $15.00 ($8.00 national dues and $7.00 to cover the costs of training materials for
)rocedure eliminates the necessity for use of CAP Form 1.
DPH

The pilot-in-command must know the differences between
operations from various seat positions and respect those differences and resultant demands. Consider operation of controls
during each phase of flight, e.g., takeoff, cruise, and landing.
Also use caution while operating controls while on the surface.
Determine the experience and qualification of each person
occupying a set of controls.

REVIEW. Wing commanders will be asked to conduct an annual charter review during
Minimum membership for squadron is fifteen, and a minimum of eight members is res are encouraged to make an all-out effort to meet these minimum membership criteria
rter is renewed for the coming year.
DPH
,IGN. National Headquarters has experienced an inordinate workload in crediting mem,uited. Every effort has been made to insure that each member is properly credited,
orkload has slowed down processing considerably, and as of 1 March 1979 any recruiter
information in order to properly identify himself/herself, (full name, CAP serial numtether he is a cadet or senior) will not be given credit. In addition, if the membership
te who recruited the new member,creditwill not be given at a later date. Every effort
,per credit for new members recruited, but we know you can appreciate the tremendous
thing our files to assign serial numbers and charter numbers which have not been inr members who forget to include themselves on the application and request recruiting
~f 1 March 1979 recruiters not indicated on the application form will not receive credit.
not give the complete information requested to identify themselves without additional
5it.
DPH
LP PUBLICATIONS.
Air Patrol Chaplains," 19 January 1979. Supersedes CAPR 265-I, 27 August 1976.

Above all, allow no one to operate a control at a time or in
a place when you, the pilot-in-command, cannot reasonably
prevent nor recover from an unpleasant surprise.

GROOMING STANDARDS FOR UNIFORMED MALE MEMBERS
HAIRCUT, MUSTACHE AND SIDEBURN STANDARDS
'BANGS'

TA P E R E D A P P E A R A N C E .
HAIR MUST NOT TOUCH
THE EARS OR THE
COLLAR. "BLOCK"
STYLE AUTHORIZED AS
L O N G A S A TA P E R E D
APPEARANCE IS
M A I N TA I N E D ,

'MUSTACHE'

TAPERED.-~
'SIDEB

BLOCK
N E AT LY T R I M M E D ,
FLARED AND WILL END
W I T H A C L E A N S H AV E N
H O R I Z O N TA L L I N E .
MAXIMUM LENGTH:
SENIORS. NOT BELOW
L O W E S T PA R T O F
EXTERIOR EAR OPENING.
CADETS, NOT BELOW THE
BOTTOM OF THE EAR LOBE.

CADETS

SENIORS

'BEARDS/GOATEES'
FORBIDDEN FOR ALL UNIFORMED
~E~BERSOF EIVILAIR P~TROL

MALE CADET GROOMING STANDARDS
aader's Guide," January 1979. Supersedes CAPP 50-1, January 1978.

CTOR

DAP
Male cadet grooming standards have been slightly modified. The
new standards are consistent with those for AFJROTC cadets
Although the hair may be worn in a "block" style it still must
not touch the ears or collar. Cadets may wear slightly longer
sideburns, and are now authorized mustaches. The illustration
above should be dipped and posted in the squadron. This change
will be included in CAPM 39-1 upon revision.

CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

P~Ca~'EN

FEBRUARY 1979

After the volleyball finals, the winning Middle East team poses for a victory
photo.

1978

Southwest Region cadets are inspected. They tied for first place in the inspection por
competition.

Cadet
Competition
Photos

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The Northeast team prepares for inspection.
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Running the measured mile.

Over the net.

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Rocky Mountain cadets perform in the standard drill event.

The Great Lakes team members discuss a question at the cadet bowl. They won. this~

FEBRUARY 1979

CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

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SWEEPSTAKES WINNER -- Cadet William D. McGalliard, captain of the
Middle East Region team, accepts the Cadet Competition Sweepstakes
Trophy from Col. Johnnie Boyd, left, national vice commander of Civil Air
Patrol, and Air Force Brig. Gen. Paul E. Gardner, center, executive director
of CAP.

RUNNER-UP--Cadet Mark Scott, right, team captain of the Great Lakes
Region team, accepts the Sweepstakes Runner-Up Trophy from Col. Boyd and
Gen. Gardner.

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I N N O VAT I Y E D I ~ [ U . L ~ - ~ T h " * . . . . . . . . ~t~m~
.... the-N-ort~-east Region's team accepts the plaque
for first place in innovative drill from Gen.
Gardner.

team~ln ~ Southeast Region. First
place in physical fitness went to the Middle East
team.

first place in the inspection portion of the competition from Col. Boyd. Southwest tied with
Middle East for first place in this event.

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Middle East conference.
North Central cadets open ranks for

inspection.
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Pacific Region team members talk over a question.

At the awards banquet.

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CIVIL AIR pATROL

OPERATIONS
5. AIRCRAFT OP
port they must estab
a safety standpoint
jets. Unless an era,
radio contact unles.,
followed are well un(
Many control faciliti
of megacycles (118.1!
required frequencies
with the destination o

BULLETIN
FEBRUARY 1979

NUMBER 2

INFORMATION
6. SQUADRON INF
a continuing basis, sq
Please, do not forwar
information officer. I
ports to the wing conc~

The following regions have announced dates and places
TRAINING
1. SAR Management Courses.
for SAR MANAGEMENT SEMINARS ANNOUNCEDRe ion
Great Lakes g..,,~, w~ioht.Patterson AFB, Ohio (Scott Team) Ypslanti, Michigan
24 - 25 March L~,-~, ," ~-- Wing, Washtenaw Community College,
21 -22 April 1979, Michigan
19 - 20 May 1979, Scott AFB, Illinois, Scott Team

7. UPDATED "CAP
to all CAP members w
are seven updated slide
AFB AL36112.

TTN

gock2Y3M, ounrain1979, Hill AFB, Utah
24 June Regi°n

Southwest Region Search Mission Coordinators scheduled
Southwest Region are encouraged to
2. SEARCH MISSION cooRDINATORS cOURSE- Course will be conducted by personnel from the AFgCCmeeting is for 3 - 4 March 1979, in phoenix, Arizona.
James D. jeffcoat/AZLO, Box 15033,
Mission coordinators from California Wing and the activity, Lt. Col
TrN
USAF-CAP Pr°iect officer for from western sections of the
attend. AP. PolY:°At~ve361.4124 or AC 602"748.4124"
shibecome a regular
Tucson, Artz
members, has
.
attain
- --,-- e-uadron Leaaer t, Schools, the two-daY weekend course
graduates of Level I trammg to
. .
,
f in-depth study of the .CAP
school ~,-t
3. SQUADRON LEADERSHIP scHOOLS, ln~ is designed to assist recent senior
which has become a standard Level II step in the career progression of CAP
---tubers in these wing sen
training program in ~ .t.~;~ assigned tecnmcat sp "_.a" Ziscussions of planning. '~
most CAP wings.
e r _ faculty me-,
. .
the technician lever o~ u:~,-and counseling seminars, ~u,~. ,, _ ~.o,,, s ring as
.
dents
. . . . . . . . . k s l e a d e r s h i p . . . . . ~.-r~ educators i, in~ continues to expand.. Stu~ ~,,stress the fact that the
_ ..... nave o .....
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spec!mt.y _~,~{~s ,ermit, HeadquatteL~ ---'"
As tnetr su-~-,'--n~ . ,
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Knoxville TN

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Maxwell AFB

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indianapolis IN

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11. NEW MEMBER PRO
new applications. Nation
as long as the application
should forward a check fc
each new cadet should re
Phases I and II). This new

Lt Col Fred Latchaw
P. O. Box 6142
Ft Wayne IN 46806

12. ANNUAL CHARTER
the month of February.
quired for flights. All uni
to insure that the unit's ch;

Maj Robert paulson
236 N. LaFayette
Dearborn M1 48128
Ma~ Edgar Bowers
gt 6 Box 464
Harfiman TN 37748

McGhee-Tyson AB
Knoxville TN

Col Bob Shannon
Bldg 221, portland AB
portland OR 97218
Utah Dir of Sr Programs
Utah Wing Headquarters

Hill AFB
O r d e n

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. . . . . m~l~ Catalog is now on microfiche CAP
"on Course institute t.~.'~r~ surnlus for those units which need
r
, ,., ~ e . t h e E x t e n s ~ . . . . . . . .ill screen t,,-,~,

MICROFICHE VIEWERS. .""'7-. USAF liaison otnce~ "

units have need of a microfiche viewer.
them.

"member-at-large" to "st
remain the same, only I

10. PROMOTIONS. Jus
quired for promotions to

Dir of St. Programs
Ala Wg Headquarters

Detroit area

PERSONNEL

member-at-large will I~e

Ma~ Edgar Bowers
Rt 6 Box 464
Harriman TN 37448

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:teRrain~is .brief, aff°raa:h~ ~chools scheduled in me nea~ "
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3-4 Feb

23-24 Jun
(Tentative)

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8. SECOND ANNOU]
CAP radio spots is avail
recruiting efforts. Two
Call on your local r
ly in the station's Publi
viewing area. Brief the
ticular your local CAP u
In your request for~
going to service and the
to HQ CAP-USAF/OIW,

are: No. 6730.00-116-1618 and
TTN
.
ith the ECI microfiche notify NationalHeadquarters/TTN so

GSA .stock .numbers for viewers compatibleto be compatible, please
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publicized.
those model numbers may be
Nt~at 6730-00-4~ o-u~" "

oTHER ITEMS oF INTEREST FOR ALL cAP MEMBERS"
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I N T E R I M c H A N G E S T O c A P p U B L I C AT

13. RECRUITING CAMP~
bers for new members rec
however, this additional w
who does not give complet
ber, charter number and w
application does not indic~
has been made to insure p~
workload involved in resea
eluded. This is also true fi
credit later. REPEAT: As
In addition, members who d
research will not be given cr~
ADMINISTRATION
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14. NEW AND REVISED C~
a.

CAPR 265-1, "CivilI

b.

CAPP 50-1, "CommI

FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIR~
R. A. SKINNER,-Lt Col, USA~
Director of Administration |

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~and potential mission coordinators actively involved in unit SAR activities.

CAP mission coordinators
po ~t~ntial mission coordinators ac' involved in unit SAR activities.

t , a u u ~ m , n e ~ U t l u a r t e r ~ / t t t ~ , M l o g . 11 4 , M a X W e l l A F B ,

Ala. 36112. (Reference CAPM 50-17). Application
deadline is extended to Feb. 15.

11. Apply through CAP channels on CAPF 17 to: CAP
National Headquarters/TTN, Bldg. 714, Maxwell AFB,
Ala. 36112. (Reference CAPM 50-17). Applications must
reach this headquarters NLT May 1, 1979.
/

,:ach CAP Region Headquarters

12. Apply through channels on CAPF 17 to: CAP Region
Headquarters. (Reference CAPM 50-17).

may attend; however, parand/or WEEP
is limited to CAP senior

13. Apply through channels on CAPF 17 to: CAP Region
or Wing Headquarters or apply directly to FAA or AOPA
for their clinics. (Reference CAPM 50-17). DO NOT USE
CAPF 17 when applying directly to other organizations.

CAP senior members. (See
ECI Catalog).

14. As prescribed in CAPM 50-17 for ECI courses, using
ECI Form 23. Submit application directly to ECI.

lieutenant colonels and above,
who have completed Air
tmand and Staff College (or
program. )

15. Enroll on AWC Form 0-6, obtained by writing
AWC/EDN, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 36112 or contacting your
nearest Military Education Center.

colonel and above, or
majors who have completed Air
mand and Staff College (or

16. Enroll at the military base with an established
seminar. Contact the Base Education Center for infor.
mation. AWC Form 0-6 is submitted for application.

majors and above, or captains
eight or more years service as
member. SOS must have been
eted successfully.

17. As prescribed in CAPM 50-17 for ECI courses, on ECI
Form 23.

!AP officers and warrant officers.

18. Apply through CAP channels on CAPF 17 to: CAP
National I-leadquarters/'l'TN, Bldg. 714, Maxwell AFB,
Ala. 36112 at least two months in advance of the course
date.

"I

iteria may be found in CAPM 50-

19. Application procedures in accordance with CAPM 5016.

11 CAP members who have a
nt civil defense assignment or duty
i their wing at any level.

20. Contact your state Civil Defense Director for current
application procedures.

tdet or senior members.

21. Application procedures to be publicized by Hq.
Northeast Region CAP.

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CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

FEBRUARY 1979

PA~GI~ FOURTEEN

Exercise Teaches People How To Survive Crash
BY MAJ. BEVERLY NORMAN
Thuderblrd Comp. Sq.
Texas Wing
HOUSTON, Tax. -- It's a clear
fall morning, 7:25 a.m., when the
engine goes out. The pilot gets
off a single "Mayday" before the
aircraft goes into the pines. The
wings, neatly scythed away by
two large trees, take most of the
impact and the fuselage finally
comes to rest in a small creek
bed where it begins to fill with
water.
The four of us have suffered
only minor cuts and bruises. We
scramble out, grab for the survival kits as the water seeps in
and head for higher ground to
recover.

Our cuts and bruises are only
simulated, like the devastated
airplane. This is a squadron survival test, to find out exactly
what is needed to survive an airplane crash in rough country in
the Southwest.
Early in the morning two
survival-equipped teams of four
each are inserted into a remote
part of the Sam Houston
National Forest, dense pine
forest, bushy at the top and burned around the trunks. The
weather is clear from sunrise to
9:30 a.m., then turns overcast
and damp. The temperature is in
the low 80s during the day,
dropping to the 50s at night.
Team A includes Maj. Beverly

Grover Loaning A wards
Robert H. Black ........ 04020
Sarah Tryon ............ 04207
Willie N, McClintock .... 08001
Ruth C. Hubert ......... 08182
James E. Graves In ..... 08326
Renaldn Browne ........ 09029
Peter E. Vaccarezsa .... 11001
James R. Wirshing ...... 14099

Harding R. Kennedy ..... 15058
Josep~ C. Benedetti ..... 18011
William G. Lee ......... 18021
Raymond G. Gorger ..... 38001
David L. Northcutt ...... 42001
James F. King .......... 42138
Sarah D. Allen .......... 42151
Rose A. Mack .......... 46002

WilliamS. Mack ........
Roy A. Claeys ..........
William H. Cooper ......
Darrol B. Cox ..........
Bartolo Ortiz ...........
Nancy Melendez ........
Jefferson P. Lamb ......
Lillian B. Lamb .........

46002
46051
48001
51001
52001
52122
92000
92000

Paul E. Garber A wards
Gilbert H. Day .......... 04158
Terry N. Taylor ......... 05010
Willie N. McClintock .... 00001
John H. Stootman ....... 08032
Michael J. Handrahan.,. 0~117
Elsie F. Hasty .......... 0 8 ~
James E. Grsves Ill ..... 08326
James L. Black ......... 13003

Patricia A. Lane ........ 14035
Alice P. Tucker ......... 15035
Charles C. Yost ......... 18001
Frank Matyas .......... 34064
Raymond G. Berger ..... 38001
Nancy K. Gwlan ........ 38035
Ralph T. Gwinn ......... 38035
John C. Samuel ......... 42001

Larry D. Sidle .......... 43001
James A. Wellman ...... 43027
Debra A. Smith ......... 430&1
Clayton J. Baughman .... 47001
Betty E, Samuels ....... 47040
Sidney Evans ........... 92000
Leslie F. Keller Jr ....... 92000
Louisa S. Morse ......... 92000

Gill Robb Wilson Awards
Raymond N. Lantz ...... 04001
James E, Graves IU ..... 0~t~6

Donald A. Drl~'oll ...... l~00l
Lestor W. Snyder ....... 40001

Mitchell A wards -- December 1978
James V. Brasher ....... 01066
Barry K. Orlelsky ....... 02064
Tummy A. Cetto ........ 02086
Raymond D. Jones ...... 04138
Darryl B. Newhoose ..... 04220
Richard H. Aungst ...... 04364
Jesse W. Davis .........04397
Grace E. Muller ....... 04414
George K. Ishikata ..... 04414
David P. Gamacbe ..... 06030
Susan K. Schaef ........ 0~143
John L. Whltson ....... 05145
Michael F. Flood ...... 06022
Jeffrey R. Linskens ..... 0700~
Tom E. Hanncr ......... 08078
Robert E. Powers Jr ..... 08089
Ronald V. Branch Jr. .. 08103
John J. Parsons ....... 08116
Brian J. Patton ....... 08122
Thomas A. Scamfcr . .. 0~143
Alex L. Lasater ....... 08159
J a y J . B a r t l e t t . . . . . . . . 08160
John S. Rouse .......... 08227
Dwight C. Albers ....... 0~227
Paul M Borowsky ...... 08303
Vaughn L. Leatherwood.. 06423
Susan E. Kennedy ....... 08432
John D. Kennedy ........ 08432
Karl G. Wolfe .......... 09002
John R. l-laver .......... 09023
Rickey L. Oeth ........
I1020
Donald J. Moore ....... 11074
Robert G. Leddy ....... I1184
David J. Anderson ..... 11226
Emil R, Ujcik ......... 11254
Jonathan P. Grussing... 11254

Brian C. Ray ........... 12188
Jacen R. Maleck ........ 12177
Kenay B. McCoy ........ 13075
Joseph G. Norris ........ 13075
Kevin M. Retz .......... 14078
Kyle A. Combs ......... 15039
James T. Bergeron ...... 18023
Paul W. Nushaum Jr..
18039
Harold E. Lilly Jr ....
18069
Matthew J. Bonovich .
18069
Donald J. Morse .....
19019
Scott E. Belliveau ....
1~44
20009
Michael A. Westveer .
Theodore S. Ryder ..... 20009
Honald V. Broughton . .. 20252
Barbara E. Artman .... 20259
David K. Johnson ...... 21017
John E. Johnson ....... 25045
Kevln H. Brady ......... 25055
James G. Cusson ........ 28025
John L. Dowling ........ 29082
John M Rodermnnd, ., 29082
Keith A Schwartz ..... 29087
David J. Whelan ...... 29092
Gigi L. Lipinski ....... 29093
James C. Fulks ....... 30060
George S. Carrsdini . .. 31153
S h a r o n K r o h n . . . . . . . . 31167
George L. Rodriguez
31224
Rogelio Barranco ..... 31224
Richard C. Scott ...... 31296
C.A. Lasnick ......... 31355
Elena L, Bertussi ..... 31362
Corinua M. Mann ..... 31362
Brooks M. Bullock II ,.
32139
Steve P. Long .......... 33045
Michael J. Kovacs ...... 34003
Roy G, Taylor .......... 34003

Kenneth E. Beale ....... 34015
James C. Howe ......... 34051
Curtis J. Jostus ......... 34107
Richard P. Shaffer Jr .... 34219
Patricia A. Mort ........ 37019
Frank T. Smith ......... 37049
Mark D. Jones .......... 37060
Robert G. Nelson ....... 37102
Michael J. Thomson ........37146
Robert A. Howard ...... 37265
Paul G. Broadmeadnw .~ 38012
Michael P. Rogers ...... 38010
Rodnay N. Homes ..... 39009
Christian L. Gosa ..... 41094
Judith D. Jambor ..... 41140
Anthony P. Hodgson. .. 42142
Harold E. Shcrrod Jr. .. 42142
Janet I. McGuire ...... 42196
Robert E. Mohr ....... 42360
Glynn S. Brewer ...... 42360
Kerry M. Griffin ........ 45122
Alison M. Brooks ..... 50017
Wendy Sanders ....... 50028
Bryan L, Heverly ..... 51069
Jan-Sua Beverly ...... 51069
Juan Rodriquez ....... 52006
Marie A. Lotti ..... ... 52013
N o r m a M e d i n a . . . . . . . 52013
Jorge F. Medina ...... 52013
B o n i t o L u g o . . . . . . . . . . 52097
Julieth M. Bailey ..... 52097
Haydee E. Hivcra ..... 52097
Marilyn Rodriguez .... 52097
Rivera MA, Pinero . .. 52097
Juan M. Negron ....... 52111
R o d h n e y K i n g . . . . . . . . 52111
Rafael C. Roman ..... 52111
Herbert H. Coakley , .. 52900

Norman, Capt. Judy Vaughan,
2rid Lt. Lloyd Barnett and W.O.
Clayton Fox. Team B includes
1st Lt. David S. Harrison, 1st Lt.
Eddie Gill and Cadet Linda
Harrison.
For both teams the simulation
is the same. The pilot broadcasts
a s i n g l e " M a y d a y, " u n acknowledged. The location is
known and the nearest road is 30
miles away. No flight plan was
filed.
For the exercise each team
assembled a survival kit with:
Large strong knife, first aid
k i t , o n e g a l l o n o f w a t e r, C rations (two complete dinners
per
person),
space
blankets/tarps (four total), ring
saw, camp hatchet, 50 feet of
nylon rope (400 pounds test),
cord.
A small amount of wire for a
snare trap, compass, mirror,
matches and metal match, insect repellent, plastic sheeting,
yellow cloth (signal markers),
canteen and canteen cup, small
fishing kit with line.
Total weight: 25 pounds (if
carried for two exclude four
pounds of food and hatchet and
ring saw).
The teams allowed one hour to
simulate recovery from the
shock of the crash. Then they
began to explore the woods. The
bark of the larger trees was badly charred. Little life-supporting
foliage remained in the area,
which seemed devoid of life.
The forest floor was carpeted
with pine needles.
Team A detailed one member
to dig a fire pit while the other
three gathered enough firewood
(which was plentiful) to last
moist, sandy soil was easy to dig
in and the pit was about two feet
by two and a half feet, with one
end 10 inches deep and sloping up
to ground level at the opposite
end. Three sides were banked
with sturdy green logs, with sand
packed tightly around them. The
pit was shaped to allow for even
burning and minimum smoke
because of the natural draw
created. Within 30 minutes a
pleasant fire was burning and
Team A had enough wood for the
night.
More important perhaps,
there had been positive action
and something accomplished.
This was a big psychological
boost.
Then one team member began
filling a plastic bag (which had
held the packed tarps) with
creek water, using the canteen
and cup to boil and store more
water -- a back up for the gallon
brought along.
Another team member put up
a two-tarp shelter for immediate
cover, stretching the tarp on a
rope between two trees about
five feet apart. Meanwhile, a
third member cut wood for a
m o r e p e r m a n e n t s h e l t e r. A
fourth gathered foliage to use
over a lean-to big enough to
sleep four and sturdy enough to
last several weeks. It was built
in a tetrahedron shape without
nails or rope ties.
At noon all work stopped. Most
tasks had been completed. No
one was hungry. But everyone on
the team was thirsty. By this
time more than a half gallon of
water had been drunk. But since
the creek offered an ample supply there seemed no need to conserve.

Taking stock at this point,
team members decided the
heavy work had been done too
quickly for the warm, humid
conditions, concluding heavy
work should be done at a steady
pace with frequent breaks to
conserve bodily fluids. So a twohour noon rest was established.
Afterward, two members explored the creek bed for about a
mile, finding no sign of game,
not even birds. At the same time
the other two team members
began covering the shelter. At 3
p.m. they stopped work, resting
until 5 p.m.
Foliage was sparse and it took
until six o'clock to finish the
lean-to. Then they made supper
of coffee and C-rations. Two
portions made an ample meal
for two, they found. From that
they learned a normal two-day
C-ration would last for four days.
Now seed ticks and chiggers
were beginning to be a problem.
Though they had used insect
repellent the bites were
tormenting by the day's end,
perhaps because of cutting and
tree-handling. One member suffered not a bite, another was a
month getting over more than
200 bites.
By nightfall the chance of
rescue by search planes seemed
slight. The team kept a fire burning easily because of an abundance of slow-burning pine
knots. It was obvious to the team
that an airplane would have to
fly extremely low and directly
overhead to spot them at all.
They could not use the mirror
for signaling without the sun -the weather had turned overcast
-- and the trees were too tall to
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enough to be seen. J
In strange, bug-infested surroundings sleep turned out to be
difficult. The light space
blankets crackled like
cellophane. Team members
later agreed that it's better to
sacrifice a little weight for a

light-weight tarp and warm
blanket. One member kept the
~ire going throughout the night.
It helped keep away mosquitoes
and dry the air. It is also a psychological support in the
darkness.
Before dawn, team members
had a cup of weak coffee and at
first light took turns taking
sponge baths at the creek, a vain
attempt to get rid of some bugs.
The work done and the sky still
overcast, they set about
evaluating the exercise. One
point they agreed on first: if a
member of the team had been
badly hurt the strongest member
of the group would have started
through the forest for the road,
the others remaining with the
aircraft. They evaluated items
brought along in order of their
usefulness. This is their list in
order of priority:
F i r s t a i d k i t , w a t e r, l a r g e
strong knife, matches, insect
repellent, metal container to boil
a n d s t o r e w a t e r, r o p e a n d
tarps/blankets (if cold and raining this moves to the top of the
list), plastic sheeting (to get
condensation if the sun is
shining).
The least needed item was
food.
The most convenient and timesaving item was the camp
hatchet. Without it the shelter
would have taken at least two
days to build,
Conclusion: the survival kit
made surviving easy. Without it
the two days. would have been
miserable.
Team B had much the same
experience except that it lacked
a natural source of water. If the
test had lasted longer than two

days there would have been real
difficulty.
Injuries, cold and rain would
have cut the odds in half, both
teams decided. The survival kits
make a pilot's chances in a
southern winter enormously
better.

Wing I0 Wins A ward
CHICAGO, Ill.--Lt. Col.
William Recktenwald, director
of information for the Illinois
Wing, has received the Chicago
Tribune Edward Scott Beck 1978
Award for domestic reporting.
for his reports of working as a
prison guard in Pontiac prison
where three guards had been
killed three months earlier.

The award was presented at
the annual Beck dinner, attended
by more than 600 editorial
department employees of the
Tribune. The award is accompanied by a $2,500 gift.
Recktenwald, 37, has been a
reporter for the Tribune since
March 1978.

In Memoriam
Recent contributions to the Civil Air Patrol Memorial Fund
include the following:
In memory of James E. Heap In by Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Klssllag, Mr, nod Mrs.
Robert Papas, Earl R. Dally, Mrs. Thomas Gartsa, Mr, and Mrs. Craig T. Kenaey, General
Electric de Mexico.
In memory of James E. Heap III and Leonard Schatz by Mr. nod Mrs. Gerald G, Hepburn,
Charles V. Sheehan, Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. Miller.
In memory of Leonard Schatz by Donald R. Plumley.
In memory of Wayne Wllmotte by Mr. and Mrs. Kelth Raddick.

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.
ARVIZU, Joe E., Second Lieutenant, Jan, I, 1979, Norcal Group 5, California Wing.
CUMBERLAND, John G., Major, Nov. 18, 1970, North Shore Comp, Sq., Illinois Wing.
DAMRON, Pauline M,, First Lieutenant, Dec. 25, 1978, Manasota Sr. Sq., Florida Wing.
DAVIS, Homer F., Second Lieutenant, Dec. 21, 1978, Jamestown Sr. Sq,, New York Wing.
DEWEY, Andrew M., Major, Dec. 16, 1970, Mt. Bm'dell Cadet Sq,, California Wing.
GARTLEY, Edgar, First Lieutenant, Nov. 3, 1978, Search-A-Gators Sr. Sq.. Florida Wing.
HUNNERGARD, Ortwin H., First Lieutenant, Jan. 8, 1979, Vilas County Sr. Sq., Wisconsin Wing.
HUGHES, Dwight, First Lieutenant, May 22, 1978, Alta Comp, Sq,, California Wing.
SHELTON. Troy W., Captain, Dec. I, 1978, Union County Sr. Sq., South Carolina Wing,

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FEBRUARY 1979

CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

K n o w W h e r e To G o F o r H e l p
By ROBERT MATTSON
Lt. Col., USAF
HQ. CAP-USAF
I've been getting a few phone
calls concerning the Emergency
Services items in the WEEP. I'll
explain some of the logic behind
the WEEP items so we can continue to improve our Emergency
Services capability and efficiency.
An inventory of CAP's
operational emergency services
personnel and equipment is
needed for many reasons. If
you're involved in a mission, you
need to know Where to go for additional resources. The list of
qualified personnel and mission
ready vehicles and equipment
certainly help get the proper
people and equipment fast.
Another reason for the inventory
is to give the wing commander
an accurate picture of the wing's

resources capability, and inform
state and local emergency service officials of CAP
capabilities. Also, the wing commander can take corrective action where deficiencies are
noted. The inventory can be used
by National Headquarters to inform other national
organizations of CAP's
capabilities. The inventory will
help identify areas requiring
national attention and will give
us a basis for allocating
resources and conducting
training.
The need for knowledge of, and
contact with, other federal, state
and local emergency service
agencies cannot be overstated.
CAP is one of many agencies involved with helping others in
need, but CAP does not have the
authority nor the resources to
prosecute any mission alone. As

Salvation Army, FAA facilities,
volunteer rescue units of various
descriptions, hams, hospitals,
EMT groups, and many, many
more.
Once you start finding the
others interested in emergency
services, you'll probably never
run out of persons to meet and
greet.
It is generally acknowledged
that when you know someone
personally, and appreciate their
capabilities, you are more likely
to ask for their assistance when
you need help. SAR works the
same way. Why do you think that
some people get called out time
after time? Mainly because the
caller knows them personaUy.
CAP must get this personal
contact with the others in the ES
business. Then CAP can comfortably call on them for
assistance, and they will call on

a minimum, the CAP must coordinate its activities with the
local authority legally responsible for the mission. There are
numerous organizations in each
county that have an interest in
emergency service missions.
Some of these are: the sheriff,
other law enforcement agencies,
fire department rescue squad,
county civil defense emergency
services coordinator, Red Cross,

CAP when they need help.
By making an inventory of
resources and meeting with
other ES interested agencies, we
will become better prepared to
arrange for the proper
assistance for the services. As
one of my students at the SAR
School said, "If you call an
agency for immediate
assistance, and the person
answering says, " 'CAP who?'
you've blown the mission!"
Every senior squadron, composite squadron, group and wing
commander should make at
least one personal visit to one of
the agencies mentioned. This
visit will get your WEEP points,
but don't stop there; get your units ready to perform an ES
mission. Know what your
capabilities are and who else is
available. I'm sure you'll find
the effort personally rewarding.

N E C Changes C r i t e r i a f o r C a d e t o f Ye a r Aw a r d
MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -- The
December 1978 NEC gave unanimous approval to change
eligibility requirements and the
process for selecting the
National Cadet of the Year.
The new procedures allow all
deserving cadets who have
received the Amelia Earhart

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MUSCLE SHOALS, kla. - Cadets of the Muscle Shoals
Comp. Sq. (Alabama Wing) hit
upon a new kind of fund raising
project recently when they
broadcast a moviethon with
cadet prepared Civil Air Patrol
commercials over a local cable
television station.

her unit for wing selection. The
selectees from the 52 wings will
then vie for the national title at a
national selection board,
A new CAP Form 58,
"Nomination for Cadet of the
Year," has been developed and
will be sent to each cadet and
composite unit in the near
future. This is the only accepted
form to be used in the nomination process. It requires four
mandatory attachments. The in-

Aw a r d , d e m o n s t r a t e d o u t standing leadership in CAP, attained academic excellence in
school, and at least a junior in
high school, to be nominated for
this prestigious annual award.
Each composite or cadet unit
commander is authorized to submit one nomination from his or

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t~emselves: For youngsters WhO
have never been on television or
worked around it, their
professionalism and poise was
quite remarkable."
The moviethon brought in
more than $800 for squadron
cadet programs,

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of high school or college (if
applicable) credits and
scholastic achievement
(SAT/ACT) scores,
The selection is no longer based
on a cadet's performance during
the past year, nor is it tied to
selection for cadet special ac-

tivities for that year. Rather, a
cadet's entire cadet record will
be evaluated during the selection
process,
Because of this conceptual
change, the timetable for selecting the cadet of the year has
also changed. Each unit cornmander should start preparing
his or her nomination form
approximately April 1 of each
year. Attachments will take
some time collecting. Therefore,
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also submit a duplicate form of
his or her nominee, with all attachments, to his or her region
commanderl Region commander inputs to National, if
they choose to submit them,
must also arrive at National no
later than June 30.
The National Selection Board
meets, makes recommendations
to the National Executive Directot, who in turn makes the final
selection by July 31.
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tachments snoulo reacn wing
commanders no later than April
30. Wing selection board should
complete their selection process
no later than May 31. Wing selections must reach National by
June 30.
Each wing commander must

ms wmg anaregzon commanoer,
wing liaison office and liaison
region and other concerned indtviduals will be made as in the
past. The selected cadet, if
available, will be appropriately
honored at the annual National
Board.

Merritt Island Airport and dispatched groundteamstotheaircraft's last known location,
Planes were sent out at dawn the
next day on an air search,
Units of the Orange and
Brevard counties' sheriff's ofrice and the Brevard Civil
Defense assisted in the search,
Shortly before noon fishermen
spotted plane wreckage floating

in the St. Johns River, northwest
of the aircraft's reported
position. Using air boats, the
sheriff agencies went to the
scene to make positive identification of the aircraft and
bodies.
Forty-four members of the
wing, using three planes and six
vehicles participated in the rotssion.

The pr°ject was the brainchild
former o r da G r OH s R e s p o n T o M o rni ng A l e r t
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Capt. Chris Kimble, a
cadet at the squadron, who had
worked as a production assistant
at Teleprompter Channel 3 in
nearby Florence, Ala. He was
able to secure exclusive use of
the studio for the cadets on the
afternoon of Nov. 4, 1978.
The cadets selected four
movies, all past Oscar winners,
gave advertisements in the
movies to local merchants in
return for tax deductible
donations. They then produced
the commercials and broadcast
them during the movies.
eight-hour
moviethon, the cadets operated
cameras, coordinated commercial presentations, prepared
graphics and pitched CAP live on
the air during the breaks.
" T h e m o v i e t h o n w e n t o ff
without a hitch due to the cadets'
hard work, which is no small accomplishment considering that
over 130 live commercial presentations-were made that day,"
said Kimble.

SHARPES, Fla. -- Members
of Florida Wing's Groups 6, 7
and 12 responded to an early
morning alert recently when the
Air Force Rescue and Recovery
Coordination Center activated a
mission to search for an aircraft
that disappeared off Patrick
AFB radar while On approach to
Merritt Island Airport.
The aircrafthasrelSortedgyro

During the

Senior members of the
squadron also dropped by to lend
a hand in the project. The commander, Col. C.B. Bradford, and
deputy commander, Maj. Carlos
McKinney, were coaxed into
reading commercials.
Station manager, Don Rohling,
said, "I was frankly surprised
with the responsible manner in
which the cadets handled

trouble earlier while flying in a
heavy rain storm. Base personnel said they had the plane at
500 feet, approximately three
miles southwest of Titusville,
Fla.
Capt. Glenn Pena, mission
coordinator set up a base at the
hangar belonging to the Central
Brevard Comp. Sq. at the

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rAGE SIXTEEN. "

Recruit A Friend
Do You Know A Prospective
Member for Civil Air Patrol?
Do you have a friend or know someone
who might be interested in joining Civil
Air Patrol? Or someone whose
membership has expired?
The membership applications printed
on these pages may be clipped out and
used to submit membership applications
during the current recruiting drive.
We understand that some members
may not be able to actively participate,
but are willing to support CAP through
membership -- and this is perfectly all
right. Some senior members can not ac-

commander's approval.
tively participate due to other conflicts in
their daily activities, but they support the
squadron as sustaining members
(formerly members-at-large).
You may wish to take the new applicant
with you to the squadron to obtain the unit
Then take a personal interest in the new
member and make him or her feel
welcome. You will gain a friend as well as
a member.
And remember to give yourself credit
for recruiting!

LEADERSHIP SCHOOL -- Dr. Richard Ovington of National Headquarters
opens the recent two-day Squadron Leadership School sponsored by the Weber
Minuteman Camp. Sq. (Utah Wing). (Photo by Capt. Jane Wellman)

SENIOR

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School Called
Successful
HILL AFB, Utah -- Nearly 40 members
of Utah Wing learned some of the finer
points of squadron leadership and
management during a two-day Squadron
Leadership School held here Dec. 8-9.
Dr. Richard Ovington, National Headquarters senior training staff, was the
keynote instructor for the event, discussing ways of handling squadron problems
and how to "make your squadron work."
Other instructors included members of
the Weber Minuteman Comp. Sq. and
members of Utah Wing staff.
Most members commented during the
event that this was perhaps one of the
best CAP-sponsored sessions pertaining
directly to "the squadron," and that it
gave them insights into how things could
improve their individual squadrons.
The school got underway with a group
introduction led by Dr. Ovington. This
stressed the most important facet of a
squadron -- knowing your members.
Many attendees came from interesting
backgrounds pointing to the fact that
many people -- different people -- make
up CAP.
Maj. Jerry Wellman, Weber
Minuteman Camp. Sq., briefly discussed
the missions of CAP and discussed
various ways of "exciting" members into
active squadron participation. He also introduced the"SARA" (search and rescue
aids) concept focusing that "none can do
it alone -- it takes cooperation."
The group also heard from Lt. Col.
Helen Hilburn, Utah Wing finance officer,
who discussed each of the squadron staff
positions and the function.
One of the most popular events of the
school was an "In Basket" exercise
devised by Maj. Ron Sandhop, wing dlrector of cadet programs.
During this exercise school participants
were given "sample" forms that might
face the commander of a new squadron.
Some of the forms were filled oqt wrong,
some outdated and several other
"errors" were pointed out to the group.
These examples were culled from Maj.
Sandhop's many years spent as a unit
commander and the exercise was designed to thwart errors before they get to
wing, region or national.
Dr. Ovington thrilled the group with his
easygoing instructional technique and his
instruction left the group in tears from
laughter during the many examples he
p o r t r a y e d i n a n e ff o r t t o h e a d o ff
squadron problems before they become
serious.

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and possess a current Department of Justice Form 1-151, "Alien Reqistration Receipt Card." I have never been convicted
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and bylaws of Civil Air Patrol and such rules and requlations as may be promulqoted.
Above information is correct, and I have never been denied membership in Civil Air Patrol or had said membership
terminated for cause.

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PREVIOUS EDITIONS ARE OBSOLETE.

AWARD GIVEN -- Air Force Brig. Gen. Paul E. Gardner, exeeutive director
of Civil Air Patrol, left, presents the Paul E. Garber Award to Col. Lester W.
Snyder, operations officer of the Rushmore Camp. Sq. (South Dakota Wing).
Snyder, an associate professor of Meehanleal Engineering at the South Dakota
Sehoel of Mines and Technology, also received the Graver Loening Aerospace
Award.

PRESENTATION -- Lt. Col. Alden L. House, right, eommander, Rushmore
Camp. Sq. (South Dakota Wing), receives the Graver Loening Aerospaee
Award from Air Force Brig. Gen. Paul E. Gardner. House, who is an engine
and airframe technical inspector with the South Dakota National Guard, also
received the Paul E. Garber Award.

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agree to do my best to participate in all scheduled activities. I further agree to wear my
uniform in the prescribed manner and to advance my training as rapidly as possible. I am a
United States citizen or an alien "lawfully admitted for permanent residence" to the United
States of America and possess a current Department of Justice Form 1-151, "Alien Registration
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membership, I waive any claim against Civil Air Patrol and Civil Air Patrol authorities for any
and all causes which may arise in connection with the activities of the organization. 1 (DO)
(DO NOT) consent to applicant's accepting opportunities to fly in aircraft operated under
supervision of the Civil Air Patrol and/or the United States Air Force.

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CAP FORM 15a Previous edztions are obsolete.
JAN 79

Cadet School
Scheduled
For Missouri
K A N S A S C I T Y, M o . - - T h e N o r t h
Central Region will hold its Cadet
Leadership School at Kemper Military
School and College in Boonville, Mo.,
June 9-16, 1979.
An expected 170 cadets will attend the
week's training. They will be housed in
"K" Barracks, which is the newest dormitory on campus and has undergone a
major updating. The school has recently
renovated its buildings and facilities, including a new and improved food service.
Cost for the schoo! will be $55 per
student.

Re#on Plans Three
More SLSs In Florida

Tyndall AFB,
Panama City, Fla.
Holiday Inn,
May 19-20, 1979
Plant City, Fla.
Aug. 25-26, 1979 Naval Reserve Center,
Gainesville, Fla.
If there are any questions about these,
please contact:
Capt. Glenn Pena, CAP
Director of Senior Training
Hq. Florida Wing
7825 S.W. 98th Street
Miami, Fla. 33156
Feb. 24-25, 1979

I certify that applicant is eligible and is accepted as a member of Ciril A ir Patrol and membership commences on the date indicated below.
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MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -- The
December 1978 National Executive Cornmittee (NEC) decided to delete the Frank
Borman Falcon Award, effective July 1,
1979.
For some time the award has not exactly fit either the cadet program or the
senior member program. The award,
given only to Spaatz Award winners, was
considered the highest cadet award. It
was not exclusively tied to active achievement in Civil Air Patrol.
The NEC pointed out that as a result of
their decision the Spaatz Award would
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continue to wear the ribbon during their
service in Civil Air Patrol.

MAXWELL AFB, Ala, -- The Southeast
Region has scheduled three additional
Squadron Leadership Schools as follows:

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ENCAMPMENT KP -- Cadet Slavisa Spajic, left, and Cadet
Steve Weiss from North Hollywood Comp. Sq. 3 (California
Wing) mix punch for cadets attending the recent encampment at Chino, Calif.
APPRECIATED SERVICE -- Cadet Terry Stotler, cadet
commander of the Martinsburg Comp. Sq. (West Virginia
Wing), left, and Capt. Dennis Barron, squadron commander,
present a Certificate of Appreciation to Rick WachteI, station manager of radio station WRNR in Martlnsburg, W.
Va., center right, and Rick Mattioni, station news director.
The certificate was presented in appreciation of the station's
coverage of CAP news. (Photo by Lt. Col. MeI Hoilar)

CAP News
In Photos
RADIOLOGICAL MONITORS -- Members of the Lunken Cadet Sq. 103 (Ohio Wing)
demonstrate their newly acquired skills after graduation from a course in aerial radiological
monitoring given by the Ohio Disaster Services Agency. The squadron now has the capability
to assist the state agency in case of a peacetime disaster or wartime situation. The 15-hour
course was attended by 17 squadron cadets. (Photo by William Barnett)
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SQUADRON FLAG -- Capt. Frank E. Salafia, deputy commander of the Merrimack Valley Comp. Sq. (Massachusetts
Wing), right, receives a new squadron flag from Dr. Jack
Markey, president of the Merrimack Valley Chiropractic
Society. Salafla is also a chiropractic physician and an offleer of the society.

INSPECTION -- Capt. Mike Morelan, deputy commander of cadets, Miami Comp. Sq.
(Oklahoma Wing), conducts morning inspection of cadets in their quarters during the recently
conducted phase I of a three-phase Type B encampment.

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Northeast

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had an exhibit on communications and 1st
Lt. Ruth West was in charge of the
aerospace education exhibit... Capt.
Carmen Riggi, deputy commander of the
Linden Comp. Sq. (New Jersey Wing),
received his squadron's first annual Capt.
William K. Herbert Memorial Award for
outstanding service to his squadron,
Maj. Joseph Horaz, commander of
Orange County Group (New York Wing)
was honored recently at a retirement
dinner. Maj. Horaz was presented a plaque to commemorate his 27 years of service to Civil Air Patrol... The Connectieut Wing completed its annual effectiveness exercise in radiological monitoring recently. Capt. Urban Lang was the
mission coordinator with Capt. John
Dowd acting as the operations officer.

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Members of Rostraver Senior Sq.
(Pennsylvania Wing) have assisted the
Rostraver Pilot's Association in
presenting "Airshow 78."... Cadet Diane
Cascello, a member of the Staten Island
Cadet Sq. (New York Wing), has been
selected as Miss New Dorp Teen-ager
during a recent beauty pageant..,
Members of the North Castle Comp. Sq.
(New York Wing) were recently visited
by two cadets from the Air Force
Academy. The pair, Cadets George Fox,
and former member of CAP, and Mary
Lademan, spoke to the members on admission procedures, cadet life and opportunities at the Academy.
Cadet Kenneth Cantor, a member of the
Downeast Patrol Comp. Sq. (Maine
Wing), recently put his first aid training
to work by assisting three injured persons
at an accident scene... Fifteen cadets
from the Rhode Island Wing have
graduated from the first Leadership
Academy School. Those receiving
diplomas were: Jane Bergin, Todd Child,
Steven Gervais, James Lappin, Michael
Rogers, Paul Broadmeadow, Keith
Edwards, Andrew Gilbert, John O'Neill,
Darlene Rojas, Leo Brenton, Ronald
Gitybert, Richard Gomes, Marc Penno
and G. Silveria.
Four cadets and one senior from North
Penn Comp. Sq. (Pennsylvania Wing)
have completed the test for radio
operator's permit. The newly qualified
personnel are: Cadets Greg Reiff, Robert
Lutz, Michael Austin, Glenn Brown and
2ndLt. Dorothy Wingeron.
Maj. Earl Witt, commander of Sq. 811
(Pennsylvania Wing), has been elected
president of the world's largest sport
aviation organization -- the Academy of
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Cadet John Pharr of the Ulth Air
Rescue and Recovery Sq. (North Carolina
Wing) has soloed in the squadron's plane.
He has been a member of the squadron
for a year... The Monticello Comp. Sq.
(Virginia Wing) recently treated Mayor
Laurence Brunton to an aerial tour of his
city following signing of a proclamation
designating Civil Air Patrol Week...
Four members of the Winston-Salem
Comp. Sq. (North Carolina Wing) were
presented lifesaving awards during the
squadron's anniversary banquet. The
members are: Maj. Fred Landreth, Capt.
Bob Peters, 1st Lt. Bill Marshall and
Cadet Brian Peters.
Using the slide show, The Civil Air
Patrol Story, Cadets Keith Barry and
Douglas Ferrell made a recruiting
presentation to several Junior ROTC
classes at their local high school. Both
young men are members of the Martinsburg Comp. Sq. (West Virginia Wing).

held an Open ho0~elebration of Civil
Air Patrol's 37th anniversary. Cadet
Thomas Grim headed an exhibit on
emergency services, Cadet Tim Smith

Wing), recently soloed in the squadron s
Cessna 172. Capt. Ward is the fourth
member of his squadron to earn solo
wings. The Mount Vernon Cadet Sq.

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(National Capital Wing) recently held a
three-day course in cardiopulmonary
resuscitation. The instructor was Cadet
Robert B. Smith... Lynchburg Comp. Sq.
(Virginia Wing) celebrated Civil Air
Patrol's 37th anniversary with an awards
ceremony featuring the mayor as guest
s p e a k e r. M a j . R u c k e r T i b b s w a s
presented a find ribbonatthattime,

for the communications section of the
North Central Region staff, has been
honored as one of the top volunteer
finalists in Minnesota for services to her
c o m m u n i t y. . . T h e 8 3 7 S e n i o r S q .
(Missouri Wing) has adopted their city's
meals-on-wheels program as a squadron
project. The unit has been supplying
relief drivers for weekend delivery of
meals to shnt-ins.

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Southwest
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Region

CWO Brian Posey of the West Miami
Cadet Sq. (Florida Wing) recently ran in
the "Run for the Americas" sponsored by
the American Cancer Society. Brian placed in the third of over 900 runners..,
Members of Group 3 (Tennessee Wing)
held a practice SAR with the objective being located at day's end. Cadet Richard
McAleese, a member of Orlando Cadet
Sq. (Florida Wing) has been awarded a
full ROTC scholarship. Richard joined the
squadron in 1975.

Members of the Delta Comp. Sq. (Texas Wing) recently received an at-sea tour
of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington...
Sixteen members of the Arizona wing
have completed a two-day squadron
leadership school. Capt. Mark Griffin and
Chaplain (Maj.) Robert Cornelius served
as principal instructors for the course...
Cadets Bruce Roy, Charles Bornstein and
Tammy Lee, all members of the East
Bank Cadet Sq. (Louisiana Wing) were
given a tour of the Concorde SST during
its recent cross-country tour... Members
of the Delta Comp. Sq. (Texas Wing)
recently spent the weekend training under the supervision of the 2077th Army
Reserve MedicalEvacuationunit. During
,he two-day course, ground team
members were instructed in the safety
and medical evacuation techniques that
involve the use of a helicopter.

Great Lakes
Region

Cadet Pen e Bowman of the
Independence Cadet Sq. (Michigan Wing)
has joined the Air Force. At the time of
enlistment, Pennie was serving as
squadron commander... Members of the
Bowling Green-Warren County Comp. Sq.
(Kentucky Wing) were guests of the 105th
Tactical Airlift Sq. of the Tennessee Air
National Guard for a two-hour orientation
flight in a C-130... At the seventh annual
Group III banquet of the Warren Comp.
Sq. (Ohio Wing), Cadet David Donaldson
received the Maj. Francis C. Lo Award
for outstanding cadet officer while the
Col. Billy Henderson Award for the most
improved cadet was shared by three
cadets: James Howe. Jeff Richer an

Pacific Region
The Lyman Field Comp. Sq. (Hawaii
Wing) celebrated CAP's 37th anniversary
with a pot-luck dinner in their new
hangar/headquarters. Honored guest was
Lt. Col. Robert Hites, former operations
officer for the squadron. . Eighteen
spection and launch of the SR-71... Capt.
Steve Budd-Jack of the Alia Comp. Sq.
(California Wing) has attended the
National Search and Rescue Conference.

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Capt. Helen Leikvoll, a radio operator

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Two ELTs Found On One Mission
LAFAYETTE, La. -- Three
members of the Lafayette
Comp. Sq. found two emergency
locator transmitters on one
flight recently,
Capt. R. Nels Beck, pilot, and
Capt. Tony Credeur, observer,
made the find with 1st Lt.
Herman Venable, who was being,
checked out on the use of ELT

direction finders.
After getting a steady indication that an ELT was going off
southwest of the Lafayette Airport, the trio began to get a garbled tone instead of the normal
ELT signal. After crossing the
Gulf Coast south of Lake
Charles, La., a positive location
was plotted a few hundred yards
offshore.

They were convinced that they
were getting two ELT signals
that were being transmitted in
close proximity to each other.
This was proved when a clear
signal remained after the
helicopter landed and silenced
t h e fi r s t E LT. T h i s w a s p i n pointed about seven miles down
the coast and was silenced by the
Coast Guard also.

Medals Liste
Silver Medal Of Valor

SILVER MEDAL OF VALOR
(For conspicuous and heroic action above and beyond
the call of duty on the dates Indicated.)
Capt. Lawrence C. Miller (Florida) ......................... June 19,1959
Cadet Paul T. Myles ( New York) ........................... March 12,1978

Bronze Medal Of Valor
BRONZE MEDAL OF VALOR
(For conspicuous and heroic action above and beyond
the call of duty on the dates indicated. )
Lt. Col. Gerald F. Gonaw ( Florida ) ..........................Nov. 19, 1978
Maj. James A. Mowbray (Florida) .......................... Nov. 19, 1978
Capt. Marjorla A. Bogucki (Florida) ....................~ .... Nov. 19, 1978
C a p t . L i n d a J . E d d y ( F l o r i d a ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 19, 1978
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lstLt. RichardA. Brinkman(Florida) ....................... Nov. 19,1978

Dis tinguished Service A ward
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Lt. Col. Ray Maynard (Tennessee)(Posthumous)
Col. Howard L. Brookfield (Second Bronze Clasp) (Pacific Region)
CoL Joseph Verrara (Nevada Wing)
CoL Paul C. Halatead (New York Wing)
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Exceptional Service A ward

EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD
Col. Maurice E. Cook (North Dakota Wing)
Col. Nicholas J. Knutz (Missouri Wing)
Lt. Col. Robert E. Brooking (Pacific Region)
Lt. Col. Ernest A. Brookfield (Second Bronze Clasp) ( Pacific Region )
Lt. Col. Henry J. Beggins Jr. (Pacific Region )
Lt. Col. Dorothy E. Bezemer (Pacific Region)
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Lt. Col. Roy B. Gonger (First Bronze Clasp) (Pacific Region)
Lt. Col. Helen J. Lamb (PaCific Region)
Lt. Col. Nancy A. Morrison (Pacific Region)
Lt. Col. Paul J. Lockwood (Pacific Region)
Lt. Col. James J. Powell (Pacific Region )
Lt. Col. Jeffrey M. Steingold (First Bronze Clasp) (Middle East Region)

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Cadet Tracy A. Gould (Illinois) ............................. April 28,1978
Cadet Mark C. Lestico(Ocegon) ..................... Junel--Aug. 31,1978
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Cadet Quontin J. Tanner (illinois) ........................... JuneSL ~,TS
Capt. Everett D. Jaonzen (Wisconsin Wing) .................. Aug.

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-- Cadet David

Smith,

Orlando Cadet

(Florida Wing), tries out a practice bridge built for a
training exercise during a weekend bivouac. The bivouac,
used as a recruiting activity, shows prospective cadets what
CAP can do. The exercise stresses basic survival and search
and rescue techniques used in the Florida area, including
how to build bridges and towers, how to set up tents, how to
use air signals, how to track animals and build traps and how
to set up field antennas.
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FEBRUARY 1979

Successful Recruiting Means One- q )i,,- One
L O U I S V I L L E , K y. - - T h e
most important aspect of
successful recruiting, according
to Col. Herman H. Bishop Jr.,
Kentucky Wing commander, is
the "one-on-one" approach, the
person-to-person contact.
Kentucky is deeply committed
to an active recruiting drive and,
according to Col. Bishop, a
number of factors are responsible for the wing's success to
date. But it is the "one-on-one"
approach that stands out the
most, he indicated.
What counts, he said, is this
personal recruiting effort, "the
desire and enthusiasm of our
members to go out and sell the
p r o g r a m t o f r i e n d s , f a m i l y,
schoolmates, neighbors,
business associates, and state
and city officials."
Many other CAP members
have discovered that this is the
best type recruiting effort of all.
But other things are involved in
Kentucky's recruiting drive, as
Col. Bishop indicated. Among
those contributing to the wing's
success are:
A decentralization of the
wing, with more emphasis on
group commands, getting down
to"grass roots ;"
AcquiSition of excess
Department of Defense vehicles
and equipment (Newly painted
trucks, be said, are mobile
billboards on the street);
An increase in actual missions in the state;
Giving more exposure
(publicity) to the CAP program;
An on-going training
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Ftightclinics;
Misstm~ cOordinator's
schools.
Perhaps one of the most important reasons for the wing's
success in recruiting, he said,
"is the terrific job the local
squadrons are doing in the state
in the areas of public relations.
The IOs are getting the stories to
the local papers and TV stations
and the stories are going over
the air."
Squadron activities in parades,
county fairs, air shows, etc., at
the local level have stirred interest in Civil Air Patrol

M A L L D I S P L AY - - C a d e t s K e i t h J o n e s , J o e B l a c k a n d
Larry Lesniak, Bay City Cadet Sq. 7-1 (Michigan Wing)
operate a CAP information booth at a local shopping mall in
connection with the Civil Air Patrol's membership drive.
The cadets built dioramas depicting rescue scenes, showed a
CAP slide presentation, and held drawings for model rocket
kits.

FLIGHT PLANNING -- Kentucky Wing personnel plan a
flight. From left, they are: 1st Lt. Tom Schmidt, emergency
services officer; 1st Lt. Gene Brown, safety director; and
Capt. Barry Barmore, personnel director. Flight clinics and
on-going training have contributed to greater interest in
CAP in Kentucky, according to Col. Herman H. Bishop Jr.,
wing commander.

throughout the state, Col. Bishop
indicated, and mentioned some
in the Louisville area as examples.
Wing headquarters and local
Louisville squadrons, he said,
participated in "Derby Week,"
great balloon race as grou/id
crews, and during the 60th anniversary last fall of Bowman
Field in Louisville.
CAP had a static display at the
affair, he said, and assiste~ in
parking vehicles. Wing personnel also assisted tlte Kentacky State Police in operation
of Car City, a driver training display for children during the oneday anniversary celebration.
Other wings and Squadrons
should take note of the Kentucky
Wing's activities. Publicizing
CAP activities and participating
in local community events can
do much in your area to promote
interest in Civil Air Patrol. But,
as Col. Bishop indicated, the
"one-on-one" approach to
recruiting is the one thing that
can work best of all.
CHOW TIME -- Kentucky Wing cadets help prepare food during a mission in that state. An increase in live missions has created more interest in CAP, the wing commander said.

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RADIOLOGICAL DEMONSTRATION -- Cadet Owen Stith
Of the Mount Vernon Cadet Sq. (National Capital Wing) explains radiologieal decontamination procedures and equipment to interested students at one of the four schools
squadron cadets recently visited to explain about CAP
membership.

RECRUITING DISPLAY -- Displays of this type have been
v e r y e ff e c t i v e i n t h e K e n t u c k y W i n g , a c c o r d i n g t o C o l .
Herman H. Bishop Jr., the wing commander.