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VOL. 12, NO. 3 (ISSN-0009-7810)

MAXWELL AFBr ALA. 36112

Recent Missions
A dd Five More
Saves To Total
MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -- The
Oklahoma Wing was credited
with CAP's latest save Jan. 24
when searchers located a missing four-year-old boy, Samuel
Eggers, who was lost in the area
three miles north of Guymon,
Okla.
The boy's family notified the
Texas County sheriff's office at
4:30 p.m. CAP was alerted at 6
p.m. A four-man ground team
found the boy at 7:30. He was
delivered to his parents by the
sheriff.
There have been two other recent life saving missions.
Three persons were saved
from a helicopter crash in Utah
when personnel from the Sevier
Comp. Sq. (Utah Wing) located
t h e c r a s h s i t e u s i n g E LT
direction-finding equipment.
The Alaska Wing's Kenai
Comp. Sq. was credited with a
save when it located a crash survivor 14fi m~i44~s west-- of~---Anchorage using ELT locator.
CAP flew 16 sorties on that mission. Alaska State Troopers also
flew several sorties and
recovered the survivor.

funding of the wing with Maj. Gen. Robert E. Buechler, Missouri adjutant general. The
Missouri Legislature recently passed a bill creating an Office of Air Search and Rescue,
directed by Knutz, under the adjutant general's office. The State of Missouri will provide
$10,000 from its general revenue fund and matching federal funds will be added.

Unit Honors Commander for 30 Years Service
NEW MILFORD, N.J. -Members of the North Jersey Sr.
Sq. (New Jersey Wing) honored
t h e i r c o m m a n d e r, L t . C o l .

George J. Bartole Jr., with a
dinner to commemorate his 30
years of service and dedication
to Civil Air Patrol, according to

2nd Lt. Harry Liming, unit
public affairs officer, who was
the master of ceremonies.
The dinner was held at a

restaurant in Moonachie, N.J.
Squadron members, their wives
and friends attended. Col.
Frederick Bell, former New
J e r s e y W i n g c o m m a n d e r,
delivered the opening and closing prayers.
Bartole received a red service
ribbon from Bell and a certificate of appreciation plaque
from the unit members. Bartole's wife, Gloria, received a
philodendron plant for allowing
the squadron to monopolize so
much of her husband's time, said
Liming.

AEROSPACE SYMPOSIUM -- John V. Sorenson, deputy chief of staff for aerospace education
at CAP National Headquarters, second from left, joins Air Force Col. E.J. Zulauf, commander
of the Rocky Mountain Liaison Region, left; Dr. Herb Kaczmarek of Western State College,
center right; and Dr. Boyd Baidaur of the University of Colorado, during the Fourth Annual
Aerospace Education Workshop and Educators Symposium at the Air Force Academy.
Sorenson was keynote speaker at the January meeting, which 38 educators from Colorado,
Utah and Wyoming attended.

The restaurant owner, George
Bolsek, told how he remembered
from childhood seeing Bartole in
his CAP uniform going to activities.
Bartole first joined CAP in
February 1950. I-le has served as
commander, deputy command~
and inspector general of New
Jersey Wing's Group 221. He was
also commander of the Sarasota
Comp. Sq. in Florida. Previously
he was a member of the Kearny,
Bendix, Teterboro and Saddle
Brook Comp. Sqs. in New
Jersey.
He has taken part in more than
50 civil defense and search and
rescue missions and exercises.
I-le organized the unit he presently commands as a search and
rescue squadron.

Inside Index
Aero-Astro Aas~'ers .. Page 3
Cadet Awards ............. 1 2
CAP News In Photos .... 1 4
CAP Obituaries ........... 1 2
National Commander's
Comments .................4
People In The News ..... 1 5
SAR Statistics ............... 3
Way Back When ............ 5

PAGE TWO

MARCH 1980

CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

Civil Air Patrol Management Analysis Program (CAP-MAP)
By Colonel Joseph J. Hannan,
USAF
Director, Plans and Programs
National Headquarters
The Wing Effectiveness
Evaluation Program (WEEP)
was discontinued ,dJJlJ~

right elimination of reports, additional reductions were
achieved through changes in
the frequency of reporting. Reporting requirements that were
either eliminated or changed include:
Aerospace Education
"Norkshop letter report
Deleted).
~xternal Aerospace Edu:ation letter report (Deeted)
~haplain Program Quarerly Report (Changed to
;emiannual).
~uarterly Accident Proention Questionnaire (De,ted).
~uarterly I0 Activity Reort (RCS: CAP-NI {De.~ted).
Ving and Region Cadet
Lctivity letter report (De~ted).
',mergency Services Cordination report (Deleted)
tquadron Leadership
Ichooi Attendance Report
Deleted).
'CC Radio Station Liense Report (From seminnual to annual).
region Commander Norarations (Deleted }.
mnual Wing Inventory
f Nonexpendable Propery (Inventories have been
laced in National Headuartere computer wherey inventory updates can
e achieved by pencil anne-

tations on computer printouts).
Wing Consolidated Report of Emergency Services Training (Deleted).
. Wing Report of CD Course
Completion (Deleted).
Wing Report of Qualification/Requalification of
Members in Emergency
Services Positions (Deleted).
Legal Officer Info Directory (Deleted)
W i n g C o m m a n d e r E ff e c tiveness Report (Deleted).
Although a significant reduction in reporting and paperwork was achieved, cancellation
of the WEEP had two undesirable side effects. First, it left
Civil Air Patrol without a formal management analysis program. Secondly, it caused termination of WEEP awards.
Thus management lost an effective tool for measuring CAP
readiness to perform its missions; and, deserving units
lost an opportunity to be properly recognized for their efforts. The Civil Air PatrolManagement Analysis Program (CAP-MAP) was instituted to again allow top management to track CAP readiness.
The new program also incorporates a Reports Review and
Analysis Committee which is
chartered to act as watchdog

WTH

~ReONNEL

SOURCE:

on the program. Thus, efforts
to reduce unnecessary paperwork in the field will not be allowed to regress.
The system also provides a
mechanism through which a
new recognition subprogram
can be implemented. The NEC
approved a CAP-MAP subprogram to replace the old
WEEP awards. "Top 8 in the
80's" awards under CAP-MAP
will initially run from 1 January through 30 June 1980 and
thereafter be on the CAP fiscal
year cycle.
Under the CAP-MAP objective/subjective evaluation
sub-program, Commander's
Special Emphasis Items
(CSEI) are used as yardsticks
to objectively appraise unit
level readiness. Criteria are also
provided for region commander
use in making subjective evaluations of win performance,
thus giving region commanders
a strong voice in selecting the
"top" wing under their command. The objective portion of
CAP-MAP is assigned a numerical value of 75% while the
subjective evaluation is
weighted at 25%. Objective
and subjective evaluation
scores will be combined for
final CAP-MAP results to
identify the top performing
wing in each region as one of
t h e " To p 8 i n T h e 8 0 ' s " .
An average of the objective
evaluation scores of wings

orientation program through cooperation between operations and cadet
trab~8.
Second and third orientation flight cards (CAPF 77) submitted by
squadron commander/orkmtation flight pgot/cadet end posted by data

In memi~mfl~ip ~vela end measure
ship.

FORMULA:

18 Report

GOAL:

or growth up to I0%. Growth will be
t~/9 cadet and senior membership

DRPINITION:

r 1979 Dets Processing Membership
PART B
SENIOR MEMBERSHIP
DWTH LEVgL
POINTS
50
ntslne Strength
1%
6O
2%
7O
3%
80
90
4%
I00
5%
6%
II0
120
7%
8%
130
140
9%
10%
160

N AT I O N A L C H A P L A I N

POINT VALUE: 100
PURPOSE:
To measure the offoctivenses of the Chaplain Program In each CAP
WIng.
8OURCR:
Chaplain Semiannual Report, CAP Form 34
FORMULA:
a. Catqory I -- Mmmlaf (Paedble 40 Pointo). Authorized chaplain
manninK is one chapioin per unit, enclud/ng flights and sector~. Asslgead alrnegth is total number of chaplains usisned to a wing, as refkN:tsd oa chaplain compntsr printout as of last day of eamionntml

m~ert~ ~od.
Numb~ of Chaplains Assigned se of 80 June 80

X 40
Number of Units I Excluding Fights I~k~.-'tore)
b. C~toeery H -- Reperth~ (Pnedble 20 Points). Based on requirement
for each m~dlpned chaplain to report acUvttise M~aisnnually.
Number of Se~lenunal Reports R~eived
X 20
N umher Cheplains Assigned on $0 Jun 80
. CatoemT II1 -- Aetivlt~ (Po~dble 40 Pointo), Evaluation le based

kWARD

on mini~tl~ requh'mnmlt of one activity pet" week per chapioin assigned

~ X I 0 0
tWARD

NOTE:

SOURCE:

procese~g to cadet record,
Total No. 2 and No. $ Oriantstiun Flights
X 140
Goal
One4inch of total No. 2 and No. 3 orientation flights not yet coinpletod
as shown on 31 December 19"79 data prneeaalng printout.
FORMULA:
A cadet orhmtation il/ght consists of: "At least thirty minutes of actual
flight suporisnca, preferably accomplished In the local flying area end

CSgl NO. S
C H A P L A I N P R O G R A M E P F F. C T I V I ~ q l m S

edettralning.

within each region, combined
with subjective evaluation
scores assigned each region by
the five impartial members
of the NEC {region commanders excluded), will be
used to select the "Top Region
in Civil Air Patrol". Also,
awards will be given to the
top wing commander in each
region and top region commander in Civil Air Patrol. This
recognition will not automatically go to the commanders of
the top eight wings or the top
region since factors other than
those included in the CAPMAP criteria will be considered.
Because of the six-month interim CAP-MAP cycle, some
functions such as Financial
Accounting and activities such
as the Aerospace Education
Leadership Development
Course that would normally
be special emphasis items were
excluded from the I January30 June 1980 CAP-MAP criteria because their conduct/
completion will not fall within
t h e r a t i n g p e r i o d . H o w e v e r,
there should not be a let-up in
emphasis on these and other
equally important programs
that were necessarily excluded
from the current CAP-MAP
cycle but which will be included
in the FY '81 CAP-MAP criteria. This action will insure
that proper recognition is given
to the wings that did not let-up

during (5 months evaluation pm'iod.
Total Numb~ of Chapioin Activtti~ R~port~
x 40
Number of Chaplains Assigned X 26 Weeks
d. Cat~wy IV -- Bunen Points (Possible Pduto UuUmJted ancopt that
the 100 total for the netl~ item runnot be enemded). Bonus poInts are
avalinblo u folJowa: Two bonus pointo for each new chaplain appointed
during reporting period. Two bunu pcdnto will be awarded to wings
having ch~plnine ettomflng CAP Region Chaplain Conibrances/Minlatry to Youth Laboretm4os.
P~por~ poe~ int~ thun 15 July 1980 will not he accepted for
CAP-MAP credit.

and continued to give full support to the whole program during the interim.
Region commander's subjective appraisal of the performance of wings under their
command; weighted at 25%
(500 points) of total possible
score; is based on the following
subjective Commander's
Special Emphasis Items
(CSEI); each having a possible top value of 100 points:
Consistency of operational
performance.
n Improvement in overall
mission performance.
Degree of acceptance of
the total CAP mission.
Success in implementation of all CAP programs.
Overall qualification and
capability of headquarters
staff.
The same criteria will be used
by NEC members (other than
region commanders) in their
appraisal of region performance. As mentioned earlier,
the subjective rating combined
with an average of the scores
earned by assigned wings
under the objective evaluation
will be used in selecting the Top
Region in Civil Air Patrol.
All ratings will be subject to
final approval by the National
Commander and Executive Director.
The following are the criteria for the objective portion
of the CAP-MAP evaluation:

appraisal of CAP's corumt nod potential capability for performing"
both its peacetime and wartime missions.

The Wing Emergency Services Rcoource Report, enbmittsd to National
Headquarters/DOS, postmarked NLT 30 Jane 1980, with Information
as of April 1980. The report will contain a list of all "Mission Ready"
smergsncy services personnel end aircraft with all ndd/tkmal pertinent
Information as shown on the attached Wing Emergency Services Resource Report Form. WIngs that 8o desire may use the& own method
and format for coilecth~ end reporting this Information,
One hundred and fifty points will be swarded for the timely end accurate subndesion of the CAP Wing Emfgsncy Services Resource
CeEI NO. 8
C O M M U N I C AT I O N S

DCe/OPBRATIONS

POINT VALUE: 50
PURPOSE:
To measure effsotivenses of the CAP Communications Progrem.
SOURCE:
Data enbndttsd to National Headqnerters/DOK u required by CAPM
100-1.
FORMULA:
I. Emeraen~ Communications Plan (15 P~nts). A 1980 emergancy
communications plan prepared In accordance with Chapter 17, CAPM
100-1 and submitted to National Hcodquert4es/DOK, postmarked
NLT 30 June Ilia0.
2. Cemmunlcotiene, Ol~mmtione, and Training Plu (15 Pu~mto). Publish
HM0 Communications Training Plsn In accordan~ with CAPM I00-I
nod submit copy to National Hcod~/DOK, postnmrhed NLT
80 June I~0.
3. Listing of Radio Stations (20 Pointo). Prepare corrected end verified
menionnnel () Jun-$0 Jun) computer listing of CAP wing radio ststions
In acoordunce with Instructions In mmsmittsl letter from National
Headquarters end CAPM 100-1; end submit to Natimud Headqunrtsre/DOK, postmarhed NLT ~0 June 1980.
CSEI NO, 9
PLIGHT CLINIC ATTENDANCE
DCSIOPERATIONS
' POINT CREDIT: 50
PUEPOSg:
To encourage end measure CAP smder member pilot pantlcipation in
the CAP Flight Clinic Progsam.
SOURCE:
Fired Reports of Flight ~ submitted In ~cordenco with CAPR
50-11.
FORMULA:
Att'd a~ Intsmal and E~ Flight CI/nks
X 60
Goal
CeEI NO. 10
SENIOR TRAINING
DC~/TRAINING

POINT VALUE: 60
PUEPOSR:
To emphasize and evalunto wing senior numlber 8ced~mlc training
activities.
SOURCE:
1. Level I Training: Point credit will he awarded quarterly, besed upon
PO1NT VALUE: 100 (60 POr Quertor)
the quarterly Senior Member Training Level 1 Report. (SMTLR).
PURPOSE:
To eveinato wing offectlveneas in the utilization end management of
2. Gill Robb Wil~m Awerd: Evaluation credit will be awerded upon
CAP orporets aircraft.
'PPN approval of request for Gill Robb Wilson Award. (CAPF 24 ).
Akcroft Inwmtory/Ststne Report. RCS: CAP S-1
SOURCE:
FORMULA:
1. Level I Treinio8 (36 Points}:
FORMULA:
CAP-MAP point credit is based on abil/ty of wings to utllise each
Total Members.W~o Have ~omnleted Level 1
active, ualgned alrcroft a minimum of 26 hours per quarter. A
"wnetber waiver" is ave/iobla to reduce utilisation required during one
Minus 8ustsinin~ Memb~s
X "~0
qunrter In which weather m a factor In reduced utiilzatio~. Add/tiunal
Total Members as of End of Each Qunrte~
"bonus" points m assigned when e wing utilizes every active, assigned sircru ft over the minimum time required.
NOTE: Maximum points for the evaluation period is 35. Point ¢~dit
will he awarded for up to a 70% completion rats. Final score will be an
Normal Point Aeeumulat Jun of 30 per qum'ts~:
average of quarterly sconm.
Number of Active A/rcreft U~lised
2. Gill Robb Wil~m Award (15 Points):
In Ezcoco of 25 Hours Durinff Quarter
X 3O
Meeting wing goal of one (1) Gill Robb Wilson Award during reporting
Numb~ of Active Aircraft Assigned
period of 1 Januery-~0 June 1980 will meet requirement for award of
m a x i m u m o f 1 5 p o I n t s , R e q u e a t s f o r O i l ] R o b b W i l s o n Aw a r d p o s t Bonne Point Accananiation of 20 per quarter:
marked ofter SO June 1980 will not be credited In the 1 Jan-S0 Jun 80.
Twenty bonus poInts will be awarded if 100% of wing's sotive 8drcraft
CAP-MAP.
flew at least 25 hours per quarter or their prorated time.
C~RI NO. 6
CORPORATE POWERED AIRCRAFT UTILIZATION
Dce/OPERATIONS

mrd grads wiil be an 8vernge of thcoe
se yners plne 8% times 50%, Wings
tort or Spnets award during the past
km than one, will he assigned gnels

)ANCE

vnr~o~:

8OURCg:
FORMULA:

NOTES:

T0 nNmsure proFese toward m~tIng entrapment attlmdance q~otss
for first time sttandese st Type A and 'l~y po B encampments.

Encampment I~ports.
Number of Cadets Attending an Encampment
For the First Time
x 150
Q1~ots (10% of ~d~m ~lgned as of 31 Dec
79 Who Have Not Att'd en Encampment)
I. CAP-MAP crnd/t will be based on completion date of encampment.
Eucompments completed In June 1~0 will be credited to the 1 January30 June 1980 CAP-MAP cycle while encampments started in June
1980 end completed in July 1980 will he credited to the CAP FY 81
CAP-MAP cycle.

CSE! NO. 4'
CADET PLIGHT ORIENTATION
Did/TRAINING AND DCS/OPERATIONS
POINT VALUE: 140
PURPOSE: To mMenure CAP wing capability to provide s continuing cadet flight

CSEI NO. 7
EMERGENCY SERVICES RE8OUECT~
DCe/OPERATION8
POINT VALUE: 150
PURPOES:
To monitor CAP unit capobil/ty to perform the Civil Air Patrol Emer8ency Services Mission and evaluate aval~bility of rerource8 for performenm of the Civil Air Patrol wartime mission under the CAP Netiomd Emerlpmcy Operations Plan. Commandm~ and Emersuncy S~rOfficers need to know the commt status of "Mission Ready"
emerpmcy enrvicee reenurms that ere sveiinbb for un setunl miNlau.
At the netioedd levM the information is neoded in making an Kt'~treto

CSEI NO. 11
REPORTING
DCS/LOGISTICS-PUELIC AFFAIRS

POINT VALUE: 60
PURPOSE:
To en¢corags timely submission of RCS: S-I and S-2 reports and the
Public Affalre narrative report.
8OURCE:
OPR record of wing compliance with reporting instructions.
FORMULA:
Ten points each Is aveflabls for timely submission/reco/pt of first end
second quarter S-I, end Public Affairs reports; end twenty points is
eveflable for timaly submission/rsce~pt of the I Jan-80 Jun 80 semi.
annual S-2 report.

MARCH 1980

PA G E T H R E E

CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

Car Wash Raises Money For Cadet Activities
NEDERLAND, Texas -- What
kind of fund raising project is a
"free" car wash? It was highly
successful for the Civil Air
Patrol Mid-County Comp. Sq.
(Texas Wing) here, when the
squadron washed 112 cars one
S a t u r d a y i n S e p t e m b e r.
Members worked 9 a.m. to 6
p.m. to raise funds for cadets to
fly commercially to the wing
conference in Amarillo.
This, however, required a lot
of planning and energy for
squadron members.
First, a suitable location had
to be found. A former service
station facility (now a radiator

shop) with concrete front and
outside faucet was available and
five gallons of liquid soap was
donated by a janitorial supply
business. Hoses, brushes and
rags were furnished by unit
members. Since the radiator
shop owner donated his location
and the water, there was very
little expense involved.
Six weeks prior to the car
wash, a mimeographed statement giving details about the
free car wash was given to every
member. Each member had the
responsibility of securing at
least 20 sponsors to pledge a
given amount of money for every
car the squadron washed.

A sponsor who pledged 10
cents for every car washed owed
$11.20 after the car wash. When a
member had 20 sponsors each
pledging 10 cents a car washed,
that member collected a total of
$22.40. Therefore, several
members getting 20 sponsors
can bring the total to a substantial amount. Each sponsor's
name and address and the
amount pledged was entered on
the mimeographed page.
Three days prior to the car
wash an ad was placed in the
local newspaper. Announcements were also made on
local radio stations.
Members made coupons by

typing a legal size page stating
"This coupon good for one free
car wash" and giving the date,
time and place of the car wash.
Then they copied the page and
cut out 1,000 of these coupons to
hand out prior to the car wash to
try to get people to bring their
cars in.
A large sign was posted at the
front entrance near the street to
a t t r a c t t r a f fi c p a s s i n g b y.
Included in the vehicles
attracted by the sign were
several motorcycles and two 10wheeler trucks. These were
washed free also. However, the
truck drivers made a generous

donation to the squadron.
A senior member met each car
as it drove in and asked the
driver to write their name,
address and license number on a
form that had been prepared for
this purpose. After the car wash,
these forms were xeroxed and
each member given a copy to
present to their sponsors when
collecting their pledges so each
sponsor could see how many
cars were washed.. Two weeks'
time was allotted to collect from
the sponsors.
This was the most successful
fund raising project the MidCounty Sq. has ever undertaken.

New Cadet Squadron
Off To A Good Start
LYNNFIELD, Mass. -- After
one year of existence, the Camp

For the benefit of all
members of Civil Air
Patrol, the statistics for
1980 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 Feb. 10, 1980
Number of Missions ..... 76 Flying Hours ........... 1,254
Mandays ................. 1,883
Finds ........................4 2
Saves ........................ 1 8

Curtis Guild Cadet Sq.
(Massachusetts Wing) now has
more than 20 cadet members
and nearly the same number of
seniors, according to Capt.
Joseph Grillo, unit commander.
The unit started with four
cadets attending the weekly
meeting at Camp Curtis Guild in
quarters allotted to them by the
National Guard in January 1979.
The unit now has a personnel
carrier, a flight simulator and
plotting table as well as several
pieces of audio-visual
equipment.
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE -- CoL L.H. McCormack, commander of the Southeast Region,
right, receives the [}i~tlnanimh,~d .g~r~tt,a A~.A 0-~ ~-~-- ~ ................
=
__ L c o m m a nuer , . n r e e dgn m u n i U l l _ l l e - [ - ~.[ i .u i i . ] 5 .i [ .J U |~l ~ |J i ~l t l ~ fli n l i f o ~ l s I l sat r ~ a i A t w v ~ t r * - ts a p l ua c ~ ~ a t t v ~
- i
.
.
. i ~ l ~ l lUt b ~ i r e l a n n 2 fi v s
i
lu
,
m
ma e ,
[ ~
rescue" procedures during two
tefli~ :'r~e ~,t,m'wH ~ ~ ~ ..................
exercises, and they have par.... , th,~ ninth unit citation earned by the region in this type of competition.
ticipated in two wing missions as
well. One was for a lost patient
from a nursing home. The other
was for a downed aircraft, in
which squadron members constituted one-fourth of the search
force and were commended by
Col. Renzo Geremini, the wing
commander, for their part in the
search.
Squadron members have

Tennessee IY/ingPlans Safety-Survival School
K N O X V I L L E , Te n n . - Preparations are continuing for
t h e Te n n e s s e e W i n g ' s
Safety/Survival School at the
Camp Montvale YMCA in Blount
County of East Tennessee,
reports Maj. Jack McGivney of
wing headquarters.
The April 12-i3 affair will mark
the second consecutive year for
the event, though this is the first
time it has been offered

regionwide. The Tennessee Wing
has sponsored the program
twice before, however.
The agenda for the weekend
will include lectures and practical applications of discussed
techniques, McGivney says. The
topics will be forced landing
procedures, aviation safety,
shelter construction, administration of first aid, fire
building, and use of signaling
devices. Diplomas will be

STRO ®

awarded to those completing the
course.
The cost of the event has been
tentatively set at $10 per person,
but may be upped to $12 if not
more than 100 persons attend.
Three hot meals are included in
the cost as a Saturday lunch and
supper and Sunday breakfast
will be served.
Participants in the program
will be housed in the YMCA
bunkhouse which the major

describes as "very comfortable."
Anyone interested in attending
should act quickly as reservations will be limited to 140 persons on a first come, first served
basis. Applications may be obtained from your wing headquarters or you may call the
Tennessee Wing Headquarters
at (615) 573-9186. An application
fee of $10 should be included.

m

CLIP FOR REFERENCE

NSWERS

,WIND
LOOK? WE LO$E- Ut'l
OUR PROPELLER.fr

S PA N I S 2 3 : 7 "
LENG'TH 15'- q" AND
HEIGHT IS 5;10"

IT IS POWERED BYA
TURBOMECA PALA5 JET
ENGINE OF 330Lb& OF
THRUST, GIVING IT A T0P
SPEED OF :267 FI.RH-CEILING IS
26,240 FT.

'

NO, FAT STUFF, WE

DIDN'T HAVE ONE--THIS IS AN EARLY FIFTIES,
FRENCH S.I,RA. 200

NEXT
WHAT
WAS
ONE OF
THE
FIRST
PLANES
IN THE
A. AND
WHEN
DID IT
ENTER
SERVICE,
BY
JOE
DABNEY

JET LIGHTPLANE.r
t 1973 New York Nev~ Inc
World R*ghts Resented

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

CIVIL AIR P]~TROL NEWS

PAGE FOUR

MARCH 1980

National Commander's Comments

S e n i o r Tr a i n i n g S e t s C A P A p a r t
By JOHNNIE BOYD
Brigadier General, CAP
National Commander
One agenda item at the Decemcourage members to attend who show promise of being leaders in
this great organization. And I would ask squadron commanders and
ber NEC that was of particular
staff members at all levels to identify and personally encourage our
interest to me was the announcepromising members to attend these courses -- if not this summer,
ment of the 1980 Region Staff
College schedule. At this writing
at least to putattendance in their plans for the near future.
at least seven of our regions are
Another program I expect to support actively during my tenure
planning these activities for this
as National Commander is the Squadron Leadership School (SLS),
summer. By next summer I exwhich got started officially in 1978. Nearly all our wings have run at
pect that every region will have
least one of these schools, and the reports I receive indicate them
its own staff college, conducted
to be an essential addition to our training program. Being a two-day
either annually or biennially.
course, conducted within the wing, the SLS is one of our more afforIt is gratifying to me that last
dable activities -- and better than any other method we've tried to
summer, despite fuel shortages
date, since it gives the member at least a beginning understanding
and an unprecedented inflationary
of his squadron job. I believe our failing in this regard in the past
spiral, nearly 400 of our senior
has been responsible for the high rate of attrition we've exmembers from all regions comperienced. What more demotivating experience can a new CAP
pleted these level III senior
member have than to attend meetings for weeks on end either
training courses. I have always
believed that our superb and diversified training programs are the without a job in the unit or not knowing how to do a job assigned?
The SLS helps to prevent that situation and stimulates our people to
ingredient which set Civil Air Patrol apart from other volunteer
be actively involved in our units.
service organizations in this country. In the past few years we have
put even greater emphasis on training, and I believe that will be the
There is no question in my mind that the two programs I have
factor which keeps CAP out front in such areas as search and mentioned are strengthening CAP. As they continue to develop, and
rescue and the cadet program.
more members attend, we will witness a more professional and
My interest in this program is so great that I have asked all my capabIe membership. A welcome offshoot of this condition is the
region commanders to give it their full support, from the early ~nhanced stature our senior members will enjoy when our cadets
,,, ^.~,z~, '~.L.~r .~...~1 1... ~;~.~ the, effort we seniors make to become more professional in
mg commanaers~to
a~Tnl~-tll~if W~-:-I"' ,!. ..... 1- ,-, take a persona~ interests.and en- condu ~.. the business of Civil Air Patrol.

'ests A rizona Wing
Rescue Capabilities

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Angeles, second from right, receives an honorary
membership in Civil Air Patrol from Col. Howard
Brookfield, national vice commander of CAP. The ceremony
took place in Los Angeles recently, with other CAP officials
present.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Aircraft
and members of the Civil Air
Patrol's Arizona Wing participated in a recent three-day
search and rescue exercise.
Base of operations for the first
exercise of 1980 was at PhoenixLitchfield Municipal Airport in
Goodyear, west of Phoenix.
Other airports in the Phoenix
area were also used.
During the exercise, a team of
Air Force liaison personnel gave
the wing's performance an "outstanding" rating.
Evaluation was done in the
areas of flight ability and flight
planning. The exercise
simulated an aircraft downed in
an undisclosed mountainous
location and pilots and observers
were sent out on search missions
to find it.
A debriefing and critique concluded the three-day gathering.
During the exercise some 200
CAP members, both fliers and
ground personnel participated.
More than 20 aircraft, both CAPowned and privately owned were
used.
Lt. Col. Charles T. Blaine
served as mission coordinator
while Col. Henry M. "Hank"
Rood, Arizona wing commander,
assumed overall responsibility

for the three-day mission.
Civil Air Patrol is a civilian
auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force
with members consisting entirely of unpaid volunteers. It has a
three-fold mission, that of con-

ducting a national program of
aerospace education for adults
and youths, search and rescue
and disaster relief missions and
a cadet training program to
develop tomorrow's leaders.

CIVIL AIR PATROL

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Executive Director .......................... Brig. Gen. Paul E. Gardner, USAF
Director of Public Affairs ................... aj. Thomas F. Fitzpatrick, USAF
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JEEP SQUADRON -- 2nd Lt. Bobby J. Deckwa of the Washoe Jeep Sq.
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RADIO CONTACT -- Cadets Genevieve Beetham and Mike
Fileccio, both of Merrick, Long Island, N.Y., helped maintain radio communications in the state for the Nassau unit in
New York's Long Island Group. The photo was submitted by
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GEN. DOUGLAS MacARTHUR, left, greets Lt. Col. William Schulie, right, and Col. Jess
Strauss, then New York Wing commander, during a visit with the IACE in New York in 1960.

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R e cur rin g Eval uati on D i scre p an c i es L i s t e d
By Maj. FRED AYOUB, USAF
HQ. CAP-USAF/DOSS
Primary SAR evaluations
during 1979 revealed some
recurring problems. A majority
of the discrepancies identified
would jeopardize the safety of an
actual mission. Each Civil Air
Patrol unit with an emergency
services (SAR) mission should
conduct a self-examination to
see how well they fare in these
areas. A partial list of
discrepancies included:
The alerting roster was not
current.
(CAP Form) 101 cards were
not properly checked.
Did not use checklists that
were available which cause
needed items to be missed.
Safety briefing was inadequate.
Mission folders were not

available.
P u b l i c A ff a i r s o f fi c e r n o t
assigned for exercise.
Mission logs were weak and
did not provide the data needed
for later evaluation.
Land search vehicles were
not marked in accordance with
CAP 50-15 for easy recognition
from the air.
Did not have an adequate
number of gridded maps
available.
ELT search was not performed in a timely manner.
Individuals assigned flight
line duties were not aware of
their job requirements.
Some aircrew chose to ignore instructions and searched
on their own.
Lack of ability for aircrews
to adequately navigate to and remain within the assigned search
area.

Several aircraft assigned to
the same grid at the same time.
Insufficient horizontal
separation between aircraft in
same visual search area.
Debriefings were weak or
non-existent.
One communications frequency was over-used while two

others were used very little.
Aircraft were left unchocked
when chocks were available.
The greater part of the
problems identified stem from
poor mission preparation and
management. Proper use of a
good checklist would have
prevented costly mistakes and
omissions. Now is an excellent
time to reevaluate that
checklist, update those rosters,
mark vehicles, make up mission
folders, properly assign personnel, check 101 cards, inventory SAR assets, evaluate existing agreements, make new
agreements and most importantly, TRAIN PERSONNEL. It
is too late after an actual mission starts -- so get ready on
your time, not the survivor's! I ! !
There's a proposal that the
AFRCC conduct a full SAR mis-

sion coordinator course during
the upcoming National Board in
S e p t e m b e r. T h e t e n t a t i v e
scheduled time for the class to
start is after 1000 hours on Friday (Sept. 26) and finish around
5 p.m. the next day. The SMC
course will be conducted only if
there is adequate interest. Drop
me a note if you want to attend
so I can see if there is enough interest to justify setting up the
session. If the course is a go,
sign-up procedures will be
finalized thorugh your region or
wing.
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itYou want to spread the good
"SAR Word?" Got a good idea -something to say to the "CAP
SAR group?" Well, if you do,
just submit your SAR People article and we'll try to get it
printed as soon as possible.

New Naval Academy Squadron
Works With Local Cadet Units

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS -- Cadet Kathleen Edwards
of the Annapolis Comp. Sq. (Maryland Wing) listens as U.S.
Naval Academy Midshipman Steve Gullberg explains how to
operate the flight trainer behind them. Gullberg is the commander of the CAP unit at the Academy.

Santa's Storehouse

because of jobs, marriage and
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The first
Civil Air Patrol squadron at a
college."
service academy has gotten un"Another unique thing about
der way at the U.S. Naval
our CAP squadron is that each
Academy with some 70
fall we get a new group of people
members, about 20 of whom are when the freshmen enter the
former CAP cadets.
academy. In the spring, the CAP
members who graduate will be
The movement to start the
squadron was begun by
spread all over the country to
Midshipman Steve Gullberg, a
start their own groups or to take
CAP member for nine years.
part in existing ones.
Gullherg had kept up his CAP
"Because of the academy, the
membership during the three
squadron also has a unique pool
years he was enlisted in the
of people with leadership and
Navy and wanted to continue his
organizational abilities. The only
membership at the academy, but
problem is that everyone has so
was limited by the amount of
little free time, but that is more
time he could spend off the
academy grounds. As a result, ....
he arrived at the idea of a . ~
squadron totally run by ~
midshipmen.
"The squadron is unique in a ~ ~
number of ways," says
Gullberg, who is now squadron i:
commander with the rank of
captain. "First, it's unique
because it consists entirely of 1725 year olds. In most CAP units,
you don't see a lot of people in
that age group, because that's
the age when most people
graduate from high school and
cease to be active in CAP

than made up for in their
willingness to work."
Since its formation, the
squadron at the academy has
helped the 29 other Maryland
squadrons with their drills and
physical fitness and educational
programs.
Also, some of the Maryland
squadrons have visited the Naval
Academy and the midshipmen~= :
have given them tours of its
aerospace laboratories as well
as using demonstration models
to explain to them the principles
of flight and aircraft propulsion.

Overseas U aft A i d s A P O
INCIRLIK 'CDI, Turkey-- The
Incirlik Cadet Sq. provided the
residents of this NATO base with
a unique.Christmas season service; "Santa's Storehouse."
The squadron commander,
Maj. Glenn B. Knight, explained
the program. "Each year at this
time the American Post Office
(APO) facilities on base along
with the base exchange are
deluged with incoming Christmas gifts," he said. "Combined
with the fact that the majority of
the on-base population lives in
small house-trailers that have
little or no storage space for that
magic morning, this presents a
problem.
As a result, APO and exchange
officials asked if the squadron
would provide a voluntary
storage program within the Incirlik Cadet Sq. headquarters

building in which personnel
could drop off Christmas
packages and have tl~em safely
stored till the holidays.
"Besides providing a special
service to the community, we
also alleviated the APO parcel
post backlog of packages waiting
to be picked-up," explained
Knight. "So many packages
were coming in that a backlog of
mail was developing at the MAC
terminal, until the squadron
stepped in. That's where our
storehouse program began to aid
the movement of packages.
The CAP quonset hut was
manned each day of the week by
volunteers and was highly
publicized by the local American
Forces Radio and Television
Service facilities, including a
television interview with the
squadron commander.

Local APO officials were
pleased with the overall success
of the project and cited it as a
major factor in getting all the
parcel post mail delivered to an
anxious base population in time
for the holidays.
According to Incirlik Cadet Sq.
p u b l i c a ff a i r s o f fi c e r, C a p t .
Mark Bess, "It was the first major community effort that the
newly chartered unit participated in. Response from the
base officials was enthusiastic
and gained the Incirlik squadron
a great deal of positive
recognition."
The Incirlik Cadet Sq. is
located on Incirlik Common
Defense Installation, a joint
Turkish-U.S. defense installation
n e a r A d a n a , T u r k e y. T h e
squadron was chartered in
September of last year.

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MEMBERSHIP GIVEN -- Col. A.A. Milano, right, commander of the Pennsylvania Wing, presents Edward
Helfrick, Pennsylvania state representative, an honorary
membership in recognition of this work with the Anthracite
Comp. Sq. 404 of Shamokin, Pa. Helfrick donated a trailer
for use as a headquarters at the Northunberland County Airport in Eiysburg, Pa. Helfrick is also a pilot and aircraft
owner and makes his airplane and helicopter available to
CAP when needed.

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The following article is reprinted from the "Alaska Ice CAP."

urs of aircraft time in service, or within the next (30) calendar days from the date of
t, complete the following comparative metal hardness test procedure:
coupling magneto(s) from the magneto frame per appropriate maintenance and overlevel for metal hardness by sliding the flat surface of a free cut mill fde over the flat
File will only burnish hard surface of pawl.
m, test for hardness of the two rivet heads.
~d from the rivet head during fding, the rivet has not been heat treated, and the coued. Return the defective coupling assembly to a Slick Electro, Inc. distributor.
vet heads and pawls are equivalent, reassemble and identify AD compliance by metal
;lick insignia located on the left side of the magneto identification plate.
:ative hardness test on the rivet(s) are questionable, the coupling assembly must be
rmit may be issued in accordance with FAR 21.197 to fly the aircraft to a base where
ned.
TION CONTACT: Cornelius Biemond, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, AGL
m, FAA, 2300 East Devone Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018, telephone (312)694LG

ITORING. Recently the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the
sion signed a memorandum of understanding. Over the next few months FEMA will
~ical indicident plans of states with nuclear power plants. FEMA is tasked with assisting
repare for radiologicai incidents. The state has the responsibility, and CAP must work
cal monitoring activity in accordmtoewlth Natioti~-~lcy.. ~ ........

2, 31 December 1979.
)e dated 1 May 79,delete change 1 as listed.
be dated 19 Jan 79.
~ded by CAPP 52-2-5.
e listed as CAPP 265-1.

DAP

P PUBLICATIONS:
~-3, "Award of CAP Medals, Ribbons, and Certificates," 5 Feb 80, has been published.
Patrol Fund Raising for Public Service," 5 Feb 80, has been published.

DAP

~ECTOR

L, USAF

3. AIR FORCE -- THE AEROSPACE TEAM

"Safety" or a "safe operation" results from a frame of mind, an outlook, or
an attitude of zero accident safety and it can become a way of life. A good
safety record (or a bad one) has momentum, that is, when accidents begin to
happen they tend to continue to happen. Very few accidents grow out of a
single error or mistake, generally there will be a string of occurrences, several
factors, and to those who are aware and looking the pattern becomes a "road
sign," a "warning" indicating a trend which should be arrested or avoided.
Here in Wing Headquarters there are signs which may well indicate all is not
well. One may point to a period of few accidents and ask 'who needs improve.
ment, we are like perfect now." But we are not perfect.
Thirteen out of 22 units have not even reported a safety officer, and of
those who did, fewer reported safety meetings and only one pilot clinic. Re.
peated requests yield negative results Also, from the records (what few there
are) it's clear that all training and proficiency flight time is not being utilized as
it is intended.
The situation must be corrected if we expect to keep a good accident
record The alternative can only be a series of accidents which well could cripple
CAP effectiveness and possibly even its existence. What we must do is not
painful, but it does require work; but the organization, its objectives, and
mission performance are worth State and USAF sponsorship only with efficient,
safe production of the service!
We have got to "clean up our act" by:
(I) Unit commanders must appoint or review their Safety Officer to
assure an aggressive, knowledgeable person in in the position. He/she must also
inspire good productive activity and praise good work.
(2) Unit Safety Officers must get involved and hold or arrange pilot/
membership safety, activities; one meeting per quarter is not unreasonAhi~ 'n~=,,
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(3) Unit Safety and Operations Officers must review the training and
pilot proficiency flying, when necessary arrange for pilot clinics (one per year
for each aircraft) and brief the commander on theii findings and activities.
(4) Safety and Operations personnel must work together to correct
unsafe conditions, oversee flight training and proficiency, process Safety Im.
provement Reports and Hazardous Condition Reports to integrate the entire
effort and inform their unit commanders when any condition is discovered
which they cannot correct or is significant.
(5) Everyone in the unit, from the commander to the newest member,
should know that he/she is a vital part of the unit safety program and must be
encouraged to find problems and make them known.
(6) The commander is accountable for activities of the entire unit, but
each member has a safety responsibility in addition to his/her regularly assigned
duties.
If th~ sounds to you like a combination "pep talk" and "attitude lecture"
it's at least close to what it's supposed to do. Every one of us has his/her own
success and needs someone to encourage and praise him/her and point out go~
and standards.
Let me ask each and every one of you to get behind the safety program and
volunteer to assist your commander and safety officer. Do your part with
meeting preparation, safety articles, encourage others to participate, stay alert
for hazardous conditions, and let others know what you've found. How many
times have you heard, "If it saves a single life, it's worth it?" Well, ask youself,
what it's worth if it could SAVE YOUR LIFE OR THE LIVES OF YOUR
FRIENDS.
SAFETY FIRST
Capt Eugene Morris
Safety Officer, Alaska Wing
NOTE: The Alaska Wing received an excellent rating from the HQ CAP-USAF
IG team on 12 November 1979. Capt Morris is to be commended for his percep.
tiveness and excellent group of safety requirements that could apply to each unit
throughout the coming year.
LtColT. D.Butler, Jr.
Director of Safety
HQ CAP-USAF

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The recipient of t~
Distinction Award is the lllth Air Rescue
(North Carolina Wing). Based at Charlo
Airport, the 111th has a membership of
The squadron was established in 1967 and
under the guiding principles of profession;
The 111th as a cadet squadron, exists ]
cadet program and to participate in
tivities. Commander of the 111th is Lt. Ci
himself a former cadet. In 1967, after r~
the Air Force, Bondurant and several
formed the lllth to provide better oppor;
Charlotte area.
Cadets are an integral part of the entil
the lllth. Since the birth of the unit, s(
clearly stated: Cadets are to be prope
utilized, and honestly respected as equal
Patrol mission. In the lllth cadets serw
ticipate in emergency services missions,
various fields of training, including flight
Many of our cadets have transferred
and remain active in the squadron. Due
training as cadets, these seniors are I
cadets, and to encourage them in their pr
program. All of the squadron senior
previous CAP service, work with the cad~
The lllth operates a popular flight trai
using two squadron flight instructors.
students have soloed in the unit's Piper (
sent time seven student pilots are en~
Three cadets earned their private pilot'
other cadets are planning to begin flight
the nine years, and approximately 5,000 t
lllth has operated a flight training progr
even a minor accident in the squadron Ci
Some cadet student pilots have adva
career. Several cadets have joined the
have become professional corporate or cha
fin, former squadron commander, is no~
Airlines. Griffin began flying as a cadet
general aviation and Civil Air Patrol inh
ing regional airline.

EMERGENCY SERVICES -- 1st Lt. Lloyd Mahaffey, left,
observes the work of Cadet Brian Toevs, center, and WO
Laurie McClure inside the missions communications room.

Our cadets have also been active in
cadet competitions and activities. Each
attend various special activities, inl
Academy Survival School, Cadet Offic,
Command Orientation Course, Spa~
Program, and the International Air
squadron also sends large numbers of c
encampments.
The 111th is well represented at wing,
competitions. Cadets from the squadron
wing championships, Middle East Regfi
the last nine years, and three National Ca
Although cadet training is an integral
the primary purpose for the squadron a
services. Members of the squadron, seni,
trained in all aspects of emergency serv
philosophy in emergency services is prot
response.

The lllth is actively involved in all a~
vices. The Cherokee 180 is IFR equi~
tracking. Five mission pilots and eight o
minute response time for air operations.
from alert to launch for the lllth aircr,
Safety is stressed along with quick re
relationship has developed over the yeal
the General Aviation District Office of I
ministration in Charlotte.

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CADET JOHN PHARR prefiights the squadron Cherokee
180. He is one of three cadets in the unit to earn private pilot
ratings in 1979.

CADET DANA THOMPSON operates the TRS-80 computer.
Two other cadets share the data processing duties.

The alerting procedure for air operatio
search and rescue teams and for miss
monitored 24 hours a day by answer!rig
allows the Air Force Aerospace Rescue a
local and state authorities to contact
pager system allows the duty flight cr~
and mission staff personnel to be alerte(
prompt and professional response cre~
Civil Air Patrol which we feel is supel
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PA G E N I N E

Of Distinction
By 2nd Lt. ERIC KARNES
lllth Air Rescue and Recovery Sq.
North Carolina Wing

e 1978-1979 Squadron of
md Recovery Cadet Sq.
te's Douglas Municipal
i cadets and 20 seniors.
.~ver since has operated
lism and performance.
rimarily to operate the
nergency services ac. Joseph R. Bondurant,
urning from service in
other senior members
mities for cadets in the

: scope of operations in
ladron policy has been
ly trained, effectively
artners in the Civil Air
in staff positions, parnd find opportunities in
perations.
ito the senior program
:o their experience and
.~tter able to relate to
gress through the cadet
embers, regardless of
program in the lllth.

Our ground rescue program utilizes four vehicles. Two are fully
equipped first responder trucks. One other is a crew cab transport
and the other a four-wheel drive vehicle for off-road access.
Trained cadets comprise the ground teams and are led by
qualified senior officers. The ground teams work primarily in
rescue and recovery of victims, ground interrogation, crash site
security, and ELT tracking. The squadron also maintains a scuba
team for underwater recovery.
Because of the 111th's reputation for professionalism and rapid
response, the squadron has been integrated into the Charlotte
emergency services plans by city and county governments. Under
the Charlotte area disaster plan, the 111th is a first responder for
aircraft accidents along with police, fire, ambulance, and rescue
services. The Civil Air Patrol role is primarily crash site
security, victim recovery, and site marking and gridding of
wreckage. The squadron is also responsible for tracking ELT
signals on and off Douglas Municipal Airport in the greater
Charlotte area.
The lllth participates with other emergency services agencies
in the Airport Safety and Security Committee, which plans
emergency response to aircraft situations in the Charlotte
vicinity. Bondurant recently completed a term as chairman of
that committee.

DUTY OFFICER Ist Lt. Eric Karnes briefs aircrew members, 1st Lt. Stephen
Wilkerson, left, and Capt. McIntosh in the unit's mission coordination center at
Douglas Municipal Airport.

A unique addition to the lllth emergency services capability is
the use of a TRS-80 computer. The computer program allows a
mission coordinator to concentrate his efforts in the most
probable areas of detection, based on factors such as weather,
aircraft performance, terrain, and flight plan. The computer
program also includes unit availabilities. The squadron also uses
the computer for administration and financial records and
systems. The computer program has been offered to North
Carolina Wing for use on any mission, but presently, is used only
when the lllth is mission coordinator.

ing program for cadets
Since 1970, almost 60
mrokee 180. At the preLged in flight training.
censes in 1979. Several
~struction soon. During
Each Civil Air Patrol unit has a special identity and character.
ling hours, in which the No single set of guidelines and policies can be expected to work in
m there has never been,.,.ostt.si~ons~
~okee.
an individual unit can best function concerning effective
programs for cadets and for emergency services. Selection as
Squadron of Distinction is based on well-rounded criteria, with
ced into aviation as a
r. S. Air Force. Others
special emphasis on performance.
~r pilots. Maj. Ben Grifa pilot with Piedmont
Bondurant, a member of Civil Air Patrol for 23 years and our
md progressed through
most experienced spokesman, offered these recommendations on
a position with a growhow best to operate a squadron which seeks excellence in performance:
og, region and national
ear a number of cadets
uding the Air Force
r School, Air Training
Flight Orientation
~adet Exchange. The
dets to wing and group

gion and national cadet
ave won 10 consecutive
i competitions eight of
et Competitions.
art of lllth operations,
a whole is emergency
rs and cadets alike, are
:es. The basic squadron
~ssionalism and prompt

ects of emergency serd and capable of ELT
servers operate on a 30n fact, the longest time
It has been 17 minutes.
~onse, and a longterm
; between the lllth and
e Federal Aviation Ads is also used for ground
)n staff. An alert line,
service or duty officer,
d Recovery Service and
le squadron quickly. A
#, ground team leader,
at once. This method of
es a proper image for
or to the old telephone

"We must always realize that, even though we are volunteers,
Civil Air Patrol members are given great responsibilities. We
often hold the lives of crash vicitims in our hands. The prompt and
professional rendering of emergency services can save lives.
That is above all our major purpose for existing.
"We should also remember the importance of cadets. Seniors
have a great responsibility here also, as we may mold an involved, decent citizen or create an apathetic and bored one. The
interest we show and the effectiveness we demand will make the
difference in whether Civil Air Patrol produces cadets or kids.

F L I G H T S I M U L ATO R - - C a d e t R a y mond Ellsworth uses the ATC-510 flight
simulator.

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CADET RECRUITS receive a slide
briefing from Cadet Robert Jordan.

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"Performance in emergency services demands
professionalism. In Civil Air Patrol, professionalism is created
through training and attitude. If we always realize that we have
the responsibility for life or death in our hands we will be better
pilots, better observers, better ground team members, and better
mission staffers.
"We especially need to look at our procedures and our
equipment. Alerting needs to be quick. Response must be effective. If our vehicles or radios are inadequate, don't just sulk.
Approach your community leaders and tell them what you can do
and what you need. You'll be surprised at the response. Be
prepared, and when you act, be safe and be professional.
"Use cadets properly. Offer them meaningful training opportunities. Use their skills on missions. Give them a sense of purpose and a pride in their unit in particular and Civil Air Patrol in
general. Require excellence in your cadets. Live up to the
regulations and standards on grooming and dress codes and require your seniors to do likewise. Unless we act like
professionals, Civil Air Patrol members will not be treated with
respect by other emergency services agencies or by the Air Force.
"Pride and performance are the prime ingredients in success
for any Civil Air Patrol squadron, be it in Charlotte or Cheyenne.
Squadrons of distinction are formed by the concentrated work of
all members, cadets and seniors. Let the people in your community know what you do, and do it well."

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EXERCISE -- A cadet leaves a National Guard helicopter during training at Kings
Mountain near Charlotte, N.C.

CIVIL AIR PATROL

-BULLETINPUBLISHED BY NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, ALABAMA

CAP Bulletin
MARCH 1980
Prior to the next ten (10) h(
this AD, whichever occurs fir

NUMBER 2
Aviation
LOGISTICS
1. EMERGENCY AIRWORTHINESS DIRE~ (4 Feb 80). Pursuant to the authority of the Federal
Act of 1958, the following Airworthness Directive (AD) is issued and applicable to all owners and operators of
aircraft with magnetos manufactured by Slick Electro, Inc., Rockford, Illinois, with model and serial numbers as
follows:
MODEL NO.
447
447R
662
662R
664
664R
680
680R
4151
4151R
4152
4152R
4181
4181R
4201
4201R
4230
4230R
4251
4251R
4281
4281R
6210
6214

RANGE OF APPLICABLE MAGNETO SERIAL NUMBERS*
9040001 thru 9040049
"
9020462 thru 9070000
"
9040001 thru 9040086
"
9020462 thru 9070000
"
9020017 thru 9070000
"
"
"
"
"
9020210 thru 9070000
"
9040001 thru 9040197
"
9030001 thru 9070000
"
"
"
-

CONTINENTAL

If the results of the comp~
replaced. A special fright p~
the inspection may be perfot

FOR FURTHER INFORM1
217, Flight Standards Divisi
4500, extension 460.

OPERATIONS
2. RADIOLOGICAL MO~
Nuclear Regulatory Comm~
review th~ peacetime radiolo
state and local ageni~le~l
with the state on aU radiolol~

ADMINISTRATION
3 . CHANGES TO CAPR 0
a.

AEIO-360
AEIO-320
IO-320
0-235
0.320
0-360
A-65~
A-75-8
C-85-8
C-90-8
O-200-A
O-300-A, -B, -C, -D
0.470
0470-U
IO-360-KB
10-470
IO.520-A, -B, .F
TSIO-470
TSIO-520
TSIO-520-T

ve been incidents in thebe that have resulted in
t field
e " m e d i a t l u p o n r e c e i p t . T h e r e h a . . . . . . . . ~;,,o1 ;, o determined as follows.
. Y. ~ - - - ~ . . . . . .th ,ronerues. narune,-- u, .......
This directive is effecUv ma
magneto failures caused by rivets wtm reom;~u ~-~,,~ r ,Action requires a comparative metal hardness test procedure on the impulse coupling assembly to determine if the
rivets that retain the pawl counterweights have been properly heat treated. Compliance as indicated. To prevent
failure of the referenced Slick Magnetos, accomplish the following:

CAPR 35-1 should

b.

CAPR 265-1 shoul(

c.

8090073 thru 9070000
8050001 thru 9070000

*Any magneto serial number between and including the lowerengines:
to, the following and upper numbers shown are affected by this AD.
These magnetos are installed on,but not limited
LYCOMING

1. Remove the impuls(
haul instructions.
2. Establish a referen¢
surface of either of the pawls
3. By similar filing acti
4. If material is remo,~
piing assembly must be repla,
5. If hardness of the t
stamping a letter "C" on the

CAPP 205 is supen

d. CAPP 265 should L
4.

NEW OR REVISED C,~
a. Change 1/CAPR 3!
b. CAPP 3, "Civil Air

FOR THE EXECUTIVE DI

X.A

R.A. SKINNER, Lt Colon
Director of Administration

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MARCH 1980

, CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

PA G E E L E V E N

Squadrons Show
Rescue Skills
Story by 2nd Lt. SUE FORTUNE
and SM CHARLES PRICE
Photos by 2nd Lt. SUE FORTUNE
and Cadet THOMAS HEUBECK

Dorothy Chase, 2nd Lt. Sue Fortune and
Cadets John Punte, Joe Punte, Julie
Miller, Charles Miller, Robert Candler
and Raymond Cooper, all from the
Towson squadron. Also on the ground
team were Cadets John Jones and Dennis
Cumberland of the Easton Comp. Sq.

TOWSON, Md. -- As a joint practice
mission, Towson Comp. Sq. and Glenn L.
Martin Sr. Sq. (Maryland Wing) recently
combined their efforts and conducted a
At 8:40 a.m. the ground teams were
search and rescue exercise.
deployed. As an early part of their search
The first alert call went out on Sunday
activities, they began making ramp
morning at 3 a.m. By 7 a.m. a total of 31
checks at designated airports.
cadets and seniors had reported to misFlying the sixth sortie and using a CAP
sion headquarters at Glenn L. Martin
corporate aircraft, the "downed plane"
State Airport for an 8 a.m. briefing.
was ELT located at I p.m. by pilot, 1st Lt.
The object of the search was a fictitious John Lynch of the Towson squadron.
private cargo aircraft, reported missing
Hale's ground team, located the crash
en route from Harrisburg International
site and arrived at the scene with Lynch
Airport to Baltimore-Washington Interalmost simultaneously. Leipold and
national Airport. Several containers of
Heubeck were within the immediate
radioactive material were reported as search area and, in air to ground compossibly being part of the cargo, picked up
munications with Lynch, were directed to
from the nuclear plant at Three-Mile
the target. Due to the possibility of
Island near Harrisburg, Pa.
radioactivity in the crash area, (a search
Capt. Leo Ginder, commander of the
of the area revealed three simulated conTowson unit, was mission coordinator for
tainers of radioactive materials), Capt.
the one-day exercise. The mission comNicholas Miggans of the Baltimore Counmunications officer was Cadet Brian
ty Civil Defense, who also served as a
Bresnan (Towson). Ground operations
mission evaluator, accompanied the
duties were shared by Lt. Col. Leslie
ground teams and instructed the cadets in
Wolsey (USAFR) and 1st Lt. Harry
the proper methods of surveying and
Leadmon (Martin), and 2nd Lt. Helen
securing a radioactive area.
Horsey, air operations officer, was
Hale and I-leubeck administered firstassisted by S/M Mel Novac (both of Towaid treatment to crash victims: S/M
son). The briefing/debriefing officer was
Elmer Bently (Martin) and Cadet Pat
Capt. William I-lass (Martin). The adPatterson (Towson). Both victims were
ministration officer was "2nd Lt.
treated for simulated fractures, internal
Marguerite Hass (Martin), and 2nd Lt.
injuries and shock and were prepared for
Sue Fortune (Towsoa) and.S/M Charlea~,.tra]~j~rt~.,~ ~A.-,_,~ ?.~ ~. "i i .....
' P r i c e ( M a r t i n ) s h a r e d d u t i e s a s t h e w avi t i n g a m t ) u l a n c e ~ . . . . . . . . . . .
public affairs officers.
The Towson squadron evaluator was 1st
Several mission staff officers also did
Lt. Brian Pearce and mission evaluators:
double duty by flying as observers. Of the Lt. Col. Jimmie Johnson (USAFR), Col.'
L e s Wa l t m a n ( U S A F R ) , M a j . P a u l
four aircraft used in the exercise, three
were privately owned and provided by the
Wolinski, Baltimore County Police
Martin unit pilots: Majs. Anthony
Department, Capt. H. A. Cumberland,
Saladino, Eugene Przybylowicz and 1st
Maryland State Police Department and
Lt. James McGowan.
Miggans, evaluated the SARCAP as
A military ambulance, courtesy of the
satisfactory overall.
Army National Guard was on hand,
First Lt. David Thomas (Towson),
thanks to the efforts of 2nd Lt. Dennis
assisted by Lt. Col. Wolsey and Maj. ClifHale of the Towson squadron, who is also
ford Parks (both from Martin squadron),
a member of the Maryland Army
spent approximately four weeks of extenNational Guard.
sive planning, organizing, and coorTw o g r o u n d t e a m s a n d a c o m dinating the exercise details. As a result
munications van were provided by the
of their efforts and the combined efforts
Towson unit, commanded by ground team
of all participating personnel, the joint
commanders: 1st Lt. Hale and 2nd Lt.
exercise provided search and rescue
Vincent Leipold, and cadet ground team
training and the opportunity to practice,
commander, Cadet Thomas Hleubeck, all improve and perfect the techniques of
of the Towson unit. Under their command
both squadrons and prepare them for the
were ground team members: 2nd Lt.
event of a real emergency disaster.

ARRIVING on the scene, CAP personnel begin the exercise and start treating
the crash victims' simulated injuries.

FIRST AID is given to one of the victims. CAP members check his blood

GROUND TEAM members carry a victim to an ambulance.

EVALUATORS monitor the progress of the exercise and the treatment given
to the victims.

VICTIMS are loaded into the waiting ambulance.

MARCH 1980

CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

PA G E T W E LV E

Pilot's Lifetime Service Continues
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Most
people might think the maximum service a man owes his
country and the individuals
around him is two or three years
in military service during a
national crisis. But for Lt. Col.
William Beckler of the
Tennessee Wing, his service has
lasted more than 37 years.
Beckler's participation in
helping people began in January,
1942, when he joined the CAP a
few weeks after it was formed,
and spanned a distinguished
career in the U.S. Air Force.
A boyhood fascination with
airplanes was the reason
Beckler joined the CAP. In the
beginnings of the organization in
Knoxville, members flew as
civilians out of McGhee/Tyson
Airport. Beckler, dressed in
CAP uniform, said early CAP
members patrolled TVA transmission lines, helped spot fires
and occasionally flew blood or
plasma to the scene of emergencies.
Patrolling the coast for submarines was another duty of the
CAP during World War It, he
says. The planes would fly a few
miles off the coast and try to
spot enemy submarines that
might try to land saboteurs or
shell the coast. Actual spotting
did occur on occasions and the
CAP would alert Civil Defense to
take action.
The CAP also worked in coordination with Civil Defense in
preparation for disasters.

Practice missions were flown
to report simulated flood
sightings, dam breakings and
checks on radiation levels in the
air in case of nuclear disasters,
Beckler says.
Along with constant patrols,
security was tightened and
suspicion was rampant. For this
reason, no aircraft was allowed
to fly over Oak Ridge, Tenn., due
to the work in the nuclear field
conducted there.
I-le recalls a personal run-in he
had with the heightened
security. I-le was forced to make
an emergency landing while he
was a member of the CAP
I though he was not on a CAP
mission at the time) in an open
field in Birmingham, Ala. When
the aircraft stopped, the
diminutive Beckler found
himself surrounded by three or
four Birmingham police cars
with the officers wondering what
he was doing there.
True to the Volunteer Spirit,
when the clouds of war began to
appear on the horizon, Beckler
volunteered in the U.S. Army Air
Corps as an aviation cadet. He
was assigned to a classification
center at Nashville where he
was shipped to pilot training.
I-~e-flight took him to Maxwell
AFB, Ala., headquarters of the
U.S Air Corps Southeast Training Command, where one of his
fondest memories is "The
Burma Road," a notorious obstacle course known to many
pilots of that era. Then it was on
to fighter pilot training in St.

Paul E. Garber A ward
Catherine Mueselman ...... 01095
Richard A. Slowlk ........... 0'9033

Grover Loening A ward
Beatrice P. Sparks .......... 04200
Thane L. Anderson ..........25001
John E. Ferree Jr ........... 32001

Calvin E, Davenport ........41001
Wallace E. Lafferty ........ 45001
Dennis F. Green ............. 46080
!~.

Earhart A wards--January 1980
Keldon J. Clapp .........
Robert P. Mattie ........
Mark A. Ochs ............
Cristov Dosev .............
Patrick J. Ryan .........
Paul M. Nordhaus .......

06022
08274
11008
II04L
11041
11041

Gregory P. Bachar ......
Janet M. Sullivan .......
Thomas F. Phelps .......
Dsvld A. Tittus .........
Sara E. Baker ..........
Samuel Beloff ..........

11173
20251
25038
31158
32048
34070

Christopher D. Read .... 37021
Robert A. Howard ...... 37265
Robert J, Corser ........ 38012
Frank M Wortell ....... 4219/
Ednardo P. Dona ....... 51014

MEMENTOS -- Lt. Col. William Beckler of the Tennessee Wing displays some of his World
War II mementos. Beckler is one of the charter members, having joined the organization in
January 1942, just a few weeks after it was formed.
Petersburg, Fla., where he flew
the Curtis P-40 Warhawk, made
famous by its distinct
appearance with shark's teeth
around the nose.
Beckler's first combat assignment came in 1944 at the Chercola Air Base in Naples, Italy, he
says, straining to remember the
name. Not far from the base was
the legendary volcano Mount
Vesuvius, and within a month
after his arrival at the base, the
volcano erupted.
In order to protect the aircraft, each night after flying a
mission the pilots of Chercola
would land their aircraft at a
nearby air base and leave them
there overnight. Then in the
morning, the pilots would go
back to that base and take the
planes back to Chercola and fly
missions from there.
Beckler flew over 100 missions
into Axis-held territories in
Northern Italy while holding the
rank of first lieutenant. One instance he recalls requiredbombing targets within 100 yards of
allied troops occupying the Anzio
oeav,-,eau. Such missions r e quired precise flying and there
were never any mishaps.
One of his closest calls

overseas came when his group of
fighter-bombers was assigned to
strafe an airport near Milan,
Italy. Beckler's plane, a P-47
~arrying 2,500 lb. bombs, flew so
low during the mission that the
flack towers surrounding the installation were shooting down at
him, he says. In the attack, his
plane took a 20 mm round in the
rear and he was forced to return
to his base.
One of Beckler's friends in the
war was not as fortunate during
a similar attack, he says.
His friend, flying a low pass
while strafing a vehicle convoy,
was blown up from the explosion
which followed his hit on the
target even though his aircraft
was traveling over 400 mph at
the time. No restrictions were
ever placed on how low an aircraft should fly while performing a strafing mission, Beckler
notes. It was left completely to
the pilot's discretion.
One of the most memorable
events in Beckler's service came
on a task at Sette Bagni, Italy, on
April 8, 1944. The squadron was
assigned to bomb a railroad
station, but the squadron leader
had to break formation. Beckler
responded to the emergency by

taking command of the mission
and leading the squadron in its
bombing runs which destroyed
the raft station.
The Distinguished Fl~ifl'g
Cross was presented to him for
his quick action. It reads that he
"displayed great courage and
superior flying ability" in
leading his flight and escorting
his leader back to the base
safely.
Beckler returned to the states
in August 1945 at the conclusion
of the war, resuming his participation in the CAP and joining
the Air Force reserves.
In addition to his World War II
honors, Beckler holds the CAP
Exceptional Service Award for
overall participation in CAP activities and longterm membership.
In the early days of the CAP
most of the people who joined
did so because of patriotism and
a desire to participate in the
nation's defense, Beckler said.
Today, its members are even
more dedicated.
Better equipment, organization and efficiency are other
ways in which the CAP of today
differs from the CAP of the
1940s, Beckler says while
chomping on an unlit cigar.

Mitchell A wards--January 1980
Micbelle D. Limpus ..... 04051
John W. Boyle .......... 04051
Jane K Ngane .......... 04306
David E. Nelson ........ 05070
Phillip P. Provenober ... 06042
John W. Cole ........... 07008
John S. Wells ........... 08050
Alex D. Jantzen ......... 08227
David H. Fogle ......... 08322
Alan R. Tracey ......... 0&122
Robert J. Comer ........ 0~26
Rodney L. Rumsey ...... 09093
Harry W. Jackson ..... 11154
$beryl L. Bradley ..... 11212
Randy L, Mitchell ..... 11212
J o h n R . A b u j a . . . . . . . . 11281
Deann M. Norris ...... 13075
Penny L, Hnncbell .... 15007
Scan R. Strohrnan ..... 19067
Karl C. Stclner ....... 20002
B r e t t E , H a r d y . . . . . . . 20012
William E. Ives ....... 20016
C r a i g W. S m i t h . . . . . . . 20016
Lisa M. King ........... 20065
August A. MacDonald ... 20068
Gary L. Gregory ........ 20072
Sherri M. Butz .......... 20176

B. Rohm Stillings ..... 20176
20262
Kevin P. Michaels ....
John A, Vozzo Jr ...... 22057
DeAnne L. Rader ..... 23070
25018
Jerome A. Brown .....
Leonard C. Beale ..... 25018
William F. O'Neil Ill .... 25045
J i m L . R e i d . . . . . . . . . . . . 25053
Daniel W. Roberts .... 28052
S c o t t P, D r e w . . . . . . . . 28052
W i l l i s D . L y n c h . . . . . . . 29002
Vernon R. Perry ...... 29002
P a c y P, O s t r o f f . . . . . . .
Julian C. Binecker .... 29092
William S. Kaster ..... 31020
Damon B. McFadden .. 31135
William A. Thacker Jr... 31158
Mary E. McKnown ...... 31167
Andrew M. Danwin ...... 21173
Lnnnle B. Lisser ........ 31238
John J. Stenkus ......... 31333
Craig L. Lafave ......... 31333
Norma L. Ware ......... 32048
Timothy L. Murphy ..... 34016
J.T. Abromaitis ......... 34060
David N. Cirnni ......... 34104
C.E. Dnnohue .......... 3,1115

Farrooq A. All .......... 34153
Ronald T. Kacmarcik .... 34153
Dave Delrio ............ 34153
Brent H. Hawkins ....... 34166
Daniel M. McCuriny ..... 35086
Mary F. Green ......... 37025
William E. Gibbons ..... 37048
James B. MeDevitt ..... 37049
Donna M Stine ......... 37068
Tana Hawes ............ 37080
Scott L. Fenstermaker... 37192
Keith R. Edwards ....... 38010
Jane F. Bergin ......... 38025
Todd L.. Wyndham ....... 390~6
Juan Carlos Ortiz ....... 39056
William E. Jennings ..... 41136
Todd J. Coburn ......... 42186
Christopher S. Hamel ....44023
Matthew J. Carter ...... 45102
Robert J. Englehardt .... 46085
Diane 1~.. Oarve ......... 51043
Clarence J. Gomse Jr .... 51057
Robect P. Lehnnllinr .... 51066
Lourdes Echevarrla ..... 52012
Romulo M. Tortes ...... 52105
William Ramos ......... 52120

Correction
The photo on the lower left
corner of Page 8, February
issue, was supplied to us by
photographer John Epperson
of the Longmont (Colo.) Daily
Times-Call who should have
been given credit for its use.
We apologize for this oversight.
The photo was made in late
December during a Colorado
Wing search when four persons were rescued on Christmas Day from a crash in the
Rocky Mountains.

Civil Air Patrol News publishes each month a list of Civil Air Patrol
members who have died recently. Notices of death should be sent to
the Personnel Section of Notional Headquarters in accordance with
Regulation 35-2, or to the National Chaplain's office -- not to Civil Air
Patrol News. Listed are names, rank, date of death and CAP unit.
BOYD, Betty J., Senior Member. Jan. ~0, 1980. St. Petersburg Cadet Sq.. Florida Wing.
HASTINGS, Russell J., Senior Member, Jan. 28,1980, Lincoln-Dongins Comp. Sq., Illinois Wing.
HEINZMAN, Scott L., Cadet, Dec. 31. 1979, Grand Island Comp. Sq., Nebraska Wing.
HENDERSON, Bensen G., Senior Member, Oct. 12, 1979, Pittsburgh Sr. Sq., Pennsylvania Wing.
HOPKINS, W.C., Sr., Lieutenant Colonel, Nov. 1,19/9, West Virginia Wing.
IIUSICK, George E., Senior Member, Oct. 20,19/9, Pershing Comp. Sq., Illinois Wing.
JARVIS, Luther F., Ftrst Lieutenant, Nov. 18,19/9, Summersvl|la Comp. Sq., West Virginia Wing.
JONES, Kenneth E., Chaplain, Lieutenant Colonel, Nov. 23, IF/g, Group 1, Texas Wing.
LIMMER, Theodore It., Jr., Colonel, December lg/g, National Headquarters Unit.
LOTHERY, William O., First Lieutenant, Jan. It, 1980, Rochester-PnnUac Comp. Sq., Michigan Wing.
MORGAN, Kenneth A., Jr., Senior Member, Jan. 8, IM0, Mark Twain Comp. Sq., Missouri Wing.
PARSONS, Michael C., Cadet, Dec. 31, 19/9, Farmington Comp. Sq., Michigan Wing.
STOVEn, Elsie T., Lieutenant Colonel, Jan. 20,1~, Bangor-Brewer Comp. Sq., Maine Wing.
WAGONER, Kenneth E., Lieutenant Colonel, Sept. l, 19/9, Albany Group, New York Wing.
WARD, W. Tom., Lieutenant Colonel, Dec. l, 19/9, Northeast Region.

PAGE THIRTEEN,

CIVIL AIR PATROL NEW~

MARCH i9~

Peacetime Radiation Monitoring Is Different
By MaJ. FREDAYOUB, USAF
HQ. CAP-USAF/DOSS
What is CAP's role during a
peacetime radiological incident?
Is the radiological monitoring
equipment generally available to
the CAP usable during a
peacetime incident? What is the
CAP "policy" concerning involvement in peacetime
radiological incidents?
In this second column I'll try
to answer these questions and
give you an insight into the real
world of peacetime radiological
monitoring.
First, let me say that
peacetime radiological monitoring is a different problem than
wartime radiation monitoring.
After a nuclear attack, we are
concerned with detecting large
concentrations of gamma
radiation. The airborne equipment currently available to
CAP, through the state CD ofrice, can obtain accurate gamma
radiation levels i1 llown at a constant altitude above the ground
on a prescribed track. The in-

struments were designed to
serve this purpose,
The radiological tasks needed
during a peacetime incident are
not so clear-cut. Depending upon
the nature of the incident, you
may encounter gamma, and/or
beta, and/or aipha radiation in
varying concentrations. While
the equipment current~ly
available to CAP may (with an
excellent operator) be able to
detect some of the higher level
gamma concentrations, it cannot accurately measure the
radiation level. Further, the
gamma radiation may not be the
w o r s t d a n g e r. P o s s i b l y a
dangerous level of alpha and/or
b~ta radiation could be present
but currently available equipment would not be able to detect
thehazard. One of the peacetime
radiological monitoring tasks
could be plotting the movement
of the plume (re-leased gases
with possible radiological
hazards.) The detection of this
plume is critical and requires
very sensitive equipment
operated by highly qualified per-

sonnel. Generally, CAP does not
have the proper equipment nor
the properlytrainedpersonnelto
perform peacetime radiological
monitoring tasks.
State and local agencies have
the responsibility for peacetime
monitoring. And the federal
government, specifically the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) an-d t-he Federal
Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA), assist state
and local officials develop plans
to cope with peacetime
radiological incidents,
FEMA and NRC have recently
signed a memorandum of understanding which gives FEMA the

responsibility for assisting the
states, and reviewing state and
local plans. FEMA will be
reviewing the plans for aU states
with nuclear power plants during
the next few months,
What does this mean to the
CAP? In some states CAP has
agreements which may involve
peacetime radiological
monitoring. Because this is a
fairly new problem some individuals, in and out of CAP, are
not fully aware of all the
ramifications. CAP must insure
that all parties are aware of
C A P' s c a p a b i 1 i t i e s a n d
limitations. Therefore in
December 1979 the National Executive Committee reviewed the
problem and came up with a set
of policy statements concerning
CAP's involvement in peacetime
radiological incidents. A copy of
this policy was sent to each wing
commander Jan. 25, 1980.
Highlights of the policy are:
a. Prior to any activity, CAP
must have a comprehensive
agreement with the state office
responsible for peacetime

radiological incidents. (The
agreement should provide for insurance coverage, training, and
other specifics).
b. CAP is a support agency
which may assist state and local
authorities in many ways.
c. Personnel actually performing a monitoring function must
use proper equipment, be
thoroughly trained in its
operation, and have extensive
knowledge of radiation hazards.
d. CAP willnotacceptresponsibility for advising state or
local officials concerning the
health hazards associated with a
peacetimeradiologicalincident.
If you are involved with
peacetime radiological monitoring see your wing commander
for a copy of the CAP policy concerning this subject. There is a
role for CAP in this area but
there are many things to be considereal. The wing and region
commanders, and the USAF
liaison structure are available to
help work out agreements and
solve any problems you may encounter.

D o n a t i o n s To C A P A r e D e d u c t i b l e
MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -- If
iyou've been poring over your
financial records for 1979,
getting ready to submit your
federal income tax, it is time to
consider your contributions to
Civil Air Patrol.
Many members apparently
are still not aware that this
organization qualifies as a
legitimate benevolent COTpoTation. The Internal Revenue
Service has granted CAP income
tax exempt status since 1947 so
that contributions to CAP can be
made and deducted from personal and corporate income in
computing taxable income,
These deductions include cash
gifts, donations of properties,
dues, unreimbursed expenses
made incident to rendering seT-

porting documents,
the transfer of real property to
vice to Civil Air Patrol, unreimA gift to Civil Air Patrol falls
the Civil Air Patrol corporation.
bursed overnight travel exinto the same category as
All records, including those of
penses away from home, undonations to churches, taxreimbursed transportation
other deductions claimed, should
exempt educational organizacosts, repair and maintenance of
be retained at least five years -tions, exempt hospitals, or a
uniforms and insignia,
just in case the InternaI Revenue
number of other charitable orOther deductible expenses are
Service (IRS) should decide to
ganizations. Donations in this
audit youraccount,
rental of aircraft for CAP funccategory may be deducted up to
tions, both usage and fuel/oil;
But what if you neglected to
50 percent of the taxpayer's adkeep such records during 1979?
also for use in cadet orientation
justed gross income whereas the ,
rides; and registration fees at
Well that's water over the dam.
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percent. IRS Publication 526
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planning ahead for next year
But before you start knocking
deals with charitable conwhen you submit your 1980 tax
these gifts and expenses off
tributions,
return,
Schedule A of your Form 1040,
These contributions are
One of the easiest ways to
entered on Schedule A of your
make sure that you have the
maintain such a file is to start a
necessary records to support
Form 1040 and are allowed only
folder on all your CAP expenses.
your deduction. These records
in the year of actual paymexit
This can be as simple as a brown
can take many forms, ranging
whether the taxpayer is on the
manila envelope to stash away
from cancelled checks and
cash or accrual basis and
your cancelled checks, receipts
receipts to documents showing
regardless of when the amount is
and documents to support your
pledged. To be deductible, the
claim next year.
<on,~u,~o° must be made by
It is always wise to keep a
the taxpayer. In other words,
~,°~°, account of these exyoucan't claim junior's cadet
penses, including the date, what
uniform and expenses though
i t w e n t f o r, a n d a n y o t h e r
you can claim mama's if she is
throughout the wing,
memory-Joggers that will rean active CAP member and you
representing their respective
mind you why you spent $20 for a
are filing jointly,
squadrons, will be graded on
hotel in Salt Lake City or $20 for
written tests, physical abilities,
When a personal automobile is
the repair of your unit motion
military drilling and a college
used on CAP'activities, the acp i c t u r e p r o j e c t o r. D o n ' t
bowl. The evaluation of the
tual cost 0f your gas and oil can
overlook your official CAP
squadrons' drill performances
be deducted, or you may claim
orders. They are an invaluable
will be done by Air Force ROTC
eight cents per mile driven plus
reference as well as good suppersonnel at the University of
Tennessee, Combsadds.
The winning squadrons will be
eligible for competition against
other squadrons in the Southeast
Region, Combs says, and the
winners there will compete
against squadrons from all over
the country.
A Cadet Advisory Council will
highlight Sunday's activities.
Cadets will have an opportunity
to make recommendations to the
wing commander, Col. William
Tallent, onproblems in the wing.
The colonel may also provide
hypothetical problems to the
cadets to see how they will
react, Combs says.
There will be a charge for
attending the banquet, but the
cost has not been fixed. Between
I00 and 150 persons participated
in the program last year, and
similar numbers are predicted
this time, Combs says. The
program was held at the University of Tennessee last year.

Cadet Day To H o n o r
Tennessee Personnel
ByJOEW. DICKSON
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The
Tennessee Wing's annual Cadet
Day, honoring outstanding cadet
members of the Civil Air Patrol
throughout the state, willbeheld
March 22-23 in Knoxville, Tenn.,
reports Capt. Frank Combs,
director of the cadet program,
The activities on Saturday,
March 22, will be highlighted by
an awards banquet to recognize
cadets who have excelled in
either individual or squadron
competition, Combs says.
Cadets who have been selected
to represent the wing in national
special activities, such as
special instruction schools, will
be recognized at the ceremony.
Cadets throughout the wing will
be graded on their "bearing and
military manner" in determining which ones will be allowed to
participate in the program,
Four boards of senior
members grade the cadets on
these factors and another cornmittee of senior members will
combine the evaluations to pick
the winners, Combs says.
Cadets. w-ho have excelled in
squadron activities will also be
recognized at the fete, Combs
says.
Tw e l v e - m a n d r i l l u n i t s

parking fees and tolls in lieu of
actual expenses. In either case,
make sure you have the proper
records to validate your claim.
Some items you may not
claim: value of services
donated, depreciation, repair of
private property damaged on
CAP activity (although it may
qualify as a casualty loss),
proportionate cost of repair and
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used jointly on CAP activities,
personal entertainment, and
hospital and medical expenses
for injuries sustained in CAP activities. The latter may qualify
as a medical expense deduction,
however.
These are a few simple hints
about the tax advantages
available to you when you participate in the Civil Air Patrol
program. For more detailed information, consult your attorney, income tax counsellor,
or a representative of the IRS.
You can save money and support a worthy cause by giving to
Civil Air Patrol. Remember:
Make sure they are valid
deductions.
* Keep supporting documents.
. Consult your attorney, tax
advisor or IRS representative.

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MARCH 198._00

CIVIL AIR PATROL NEW~.

CAP News
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CONGRATULATIONS -- Maj. Elizabeth Gignac congratulates Cadet Raynard Blair, right,
Lanham Comp. Sq. (Maryland Wing), for outstanding performance at the recent officer school
during the Aberdeen Encampment. Blair plans to join the Air Force after his graduation from
DuVai Senior High School.

GOVERNOR -- Julian M. Carroll, governor of Kentucky
receives an honorary membership in Civil Air Patrol from
Lt. Col. N. Lee Tucker, deputy commander of the Kentucky
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WASH DOWN -- Cadet members of the Northern Kentucky
Comp. Sq., based at the Greater Cincinnati International
Airport in Boone County, Ky., clean up a unit aircraft before
an orientation flight. _

GARBER AWARD -- Lt. Col. George S. Bochenek, commander of the 223rd Group (New
Jersey Wing), center, receives the Paul E. Garber Award from Capt. Abelardo Rico of the
Linden Comp. Sq. as Capt. Joseph F. Wohll looks on. The award was made in recognition of
Bochenek's continuous outstanding performance in the senior member training program.

FIRE FIGHTER -- Cable Comp. Sq. ~5 (California Wing) members meet a
Canadair CL-215, used in fighting forest fires, as it arrives for a recent airsbow
at Cable Airport.

INFORMATION BOOTH -- WO John O'Rourke, left, and Cadet Paul Tula of
the Shrewsbury Comp. Sq. (Massachusetts Wing) operate a CAP information
booth at the Auburn Mall in Auburn, Mass.

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Susan Wimmer, Paul Garst, Bobby
Fleshman. Also attending was 1st Lt.
Douglas Russell Class instructor was
Dwayne Foutz, a member of a local
rescue squad .... Pilot members of the
Monticello Comp. Sq. (Virginia Wing)
recently underwent the Air Force
physiological training program at
Langley AFB, Va. They are Lt. Col. Ed
Woodward, Capt. Charles Ward, 1st Lt.
James Board and SM Richard Camp ....
Members of the Lynchburg Comp. Sq.
(Virginia Wing) recently completed a
first aid and personal safety course
taught by 1st Lt. David Grimes. Attending
were Lt. Col. Bob Johnson, 1st Lt. Bonnie
Andrus, and David Grimes Sr., Roy
Seamster, Patte Erikson, Kelly Walton,
Heanne Andrus and Chip Putt.

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Lincoln, Neb. The unit is commanded by
Kenneth B. Smith .... Lt. Col. Michael
Murray, Missouri Wing inspector, has
given Col. John Laymon, commander of
the Robertson ANG base certificates in
recognition for his unit's personnel who
helped in judging the Missouri Wing cadet
drill competition .... The Composite One
Sq. (Kansas Wing) recently participated
in its first mission for 1980 to locate a missing aircraft. Cadet Joy F. Suer of the
same squadron was recently crowned
Kansas Cadet Sweetheart .... William
Barton, legal officer for the Missouri
Wing was awarded the Meritorious Service Award for his volunteer work at the
Missouri Wing State Meeting.
Maj. "SAM'I (Sister Anna-Maria)
Coverdell (Nebraska Wing), a teacher at
Omaha's Pins VI High School, recently
earned her pilot license so she can help
transport needed blood to hospitals. She
also teaches radiological monitoring and
acts as observer on search missions ....
Cadet Mary Ann Kuszlewicz, still a cadet
NCO, is cadet commander of the Lincoln
Cadet Sq. (Nebraska Wing). She hopes to
become a cadet officer by spring ....
More than 600 pilots attended the Fifth
General Aviation Pilots Educational
Clinic, including members of the 837th Sr.
Sq., Twin Cities Comp. Sq., Creve-Couer
Sr. Sq., St. Charles Comp. Sq. (Missouri
Wing), and also members of the Illinois
Wing. The clinic took place recently in St.
Louis, Mo .... Seven cadets and senior
members of the Composite One Sq. (Kansas Wing) recently toured the radar
approach control and air traffic control
tower at Wichita's Mid-Continent Airport.

The Hooksett Comp. Sq. (New
Hampshire Wing) was named one of the
top recruiting units by the wing Lt. Col.
Alfred Lessard, unit commander, was
presented an award by Lt. Col. John Cook
of the wing staff.... Capt. Stanley Fisch,
a rabbi and chaplain of the Wayne Comp.
Sq. (New Jersey Wing), has completed
the instructor's courses for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and advanced first aid, sponsored by the
American Red Cross Cadets Steven and
Mindy Fisch have completed the standard
first aid and CPR courses .... Cadets and
senior members of the Downcast Patrol
Sq. (Maine Wing) assisted the local Lion's
Club with their annual Christmas project
of wrapping and delivering gifts and food
to about 100 area families .... Cadet Julie
Brown of the Downcast Patrol Sq. has
Cadets from the Laurie Yonge Comp.
been elected chairperson of the Maine
S q . ( F l o r i d a W i n g ) a t t e n d e d FA A
Wing Cadet Advisory Council .... Cadet
ceremonies honoring squadron namesake
Thomas Fenton of the Stratford Eagles
Laurie Yonge, 83, pioneer Jacksonville
Cadet Sq. (Connecticut Wing) was
aviator, who founded the first CAP unit in
selected Outstanding Cadet of the Year
Florida. The squadron commander, 1st
Lt. W.P. Dorough, presented Yonge with
for 1979 for the unit.
Cadet Richard E. Graves, Allentown Opa plaque, and unit cadets got to shake
timist Comp. Sq. (Pennsylvania Wing),
h a n d s w i t h h i m . . . . Members of the
Seminole Cadet Sq. (.Florida Wing)
received the Frank Borman Falcon
Award at the recent Northeast Region
recently attended a mini-conference of
Sector C in Clermont, Fla. They were
Conference.
The West Warwick
Comp Sq. ('Rl~ode Island Wing) was
Jerry McConnell, unit commander, 1st
recently presented the Outstanding Unit
Lts. Scott Freeman and Elaine M.
Citation ribbon by Col. Raymond G.
Pavone, 2nd Lt. Astrid Johnson, and
Cadets JuUe Johnson, Mike McLaughlin,
B e r g e r, w i n g c o m m a n d e r.
. The
Norwood Minuteman Con~p. Sq.
James Grady and Donald Barnes ....
(Massachusetts Wing) recently hosted a
Florida Wing's Group 7 recently held a
breakfast fly-in at Norwood Airport,
search and rescue exercise to train and
which featured speeches and awards and
upgrade pilots, observers and ground persoflnt~I, reports 1st Lt. Byron Rambo ....
was attended by 150 persons .... Cadet
New SM Edward J. Kopsky of the BurWilliam Hecht Jr. has been appointed
Florida Wing recently activated its Group
bank Comp. Sq. (Illinois Wing) is a
cadet commander of the Camp Curtis
18 consisting of squadrons in Citrus,
Guild cadet Sq~ (Massachusetts Wing), Sumterand H e~nd~ Co un~es. Itj~e.~onm-.
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r e p l a c i n g C a ~ t ~ t e v e n T h o m p S ~ . U a ~ r. ~ . L ' c r r : r r e u n e s t .
presented Ohio Group 8 members with
Charles Hoyt became cadet executive ofNew public affairs officer for the
certificates of appreciation for their
Savannah Comp. Sq. (Georgia Wing) is
ricer and Cadet Shaun Sullivan is now
assistance during recent bad weather and
first sergeant.
1 s t L t . A l f r e d L . L e w i s J r. , w h o
flooding. The Ohio Wing's Gregory L.
Sherman A. Herman of the Columbia
transferred from Arizona .... Four
Montour Sr Flying Sq. 406 (Pennsylvania
Chokan Memorial Award for excellence
seniors and 16 cadets from the Ft. Pierce
in the field of communications went to
Wing) recently piloted a corporate airComp. Sq. and the Lantana-Lake Worth
Lima Comp. Sq. senior members Bruce
craft to take cadets of the Gen. Carl A.
Cadet Sq. (Florida Wing) took part in the
Spacer and Randy Tuttle. The Hillcrest
Spaatz Comp. Sq. on orientation flights.
annual Cattlemen's Day parade in Ft.
Cadet Sq. 402 received an award for placPierce recently .... Maj. Walter Green
Cadets Charles Staso and Scott Biever of
ing first in the Ohio Wing for the recent
the Spaatz Sq. were in charge of a recent
has been named commander of Florida
recruiting campaign .... After spending a
search skirmish line practice .... Four
Wing's Group 1. He is a captain in the Air
weekend working on a float, members of
members of the TAK Comp. Sq. (New
Force and recently rec~v~ USAF
York Wing) received their observer
the Galesburg Comp. Sq. (Illinois Wing)
Meritorious Service Award for his duty in
entered it in a local parade. The float conwings at a recent military ball. They are
Europe. He has also received the CAP
tained a color guard, various models of
SMs Claude Anger and Dan Hunter, Capt.
Meritorious Service Award for his work
Randy Anger, and Ist Lt. Hal Hawley.
with the Alcunbury Cadet Sq. in England
aircraft, and a communications table.
Michigan Ninety-Nines have presented
. . Four seniors and nine cadets of the
a solo flight scholarship to Cadet Frances
Warner Robins and Macon Area Comp.
T. Lynch of the Independence Cadet Sq.
Sq. (Georgia Wing) recently toured the
(Michigan Wing) .... Lt. Col. G. Edward
Five members of the Sugarloaf MounS A C a r e a a t R o t l i n s A F B . . . . Using
Carroll, commander of the McCreary
tain Comp. Sq. (North Carolina Wing) has
h a n d h e l d E LT d i r e c t i o n fi n d i n g
County Comp. Sq. (Kentucky Wing), has
received training in radiological
equipment, Cadet William H. Cumler of
received a Distinguished Achievement
monitoring .... Twelve Virginia Wing
the Lakeland Cadet Sq. (Florida Wing)
cadets recently received their solo wings
Award from Dr. James B. Graham,
located in an aircraft under construction
superintendent of public instruction of the
at the solo encampment at Camp. Nimat the Lakeland Airport, an ELT that had
Commonwealth of Kentucky, in recognicock, Va They are Jerome Fuller, Prince
been the subject of a day-lung search.
William Comp. Sq.; Andy Mittelman,
tion of his work on the state education
Members of the Gulfport Comp. Sq.
committee, task forces and college
Langley Comp Sq.; Jim Lanier, Herndon
(Mississippi Wing) recently toured the
accreditation visits. Carroll is presently
Comp. Sq.; Tom Furgeson, Danville
Air National Guard base at Gulfport,
the instructional supervisor for the
Comp. Sq.; Scott Parker and Scott Johnwhere they visited the 250th Combat ComMcCreary County School District.
son, Monticello Comp. Sq.; Charles Hand,
mnnications Sq. and talked with the comThe Oscoda (Mich.) Charter Township
Scott Dingman, John Ivory, Sharon
mander Col. Fred B. Eddins. They ate
Board has passed a resolution honoring
Stepbens, Dean McDonald and Robert
lunch in the base dining hall. Cadets parWurtsmith Comp. Sq. 7-3 (Michigan
Lowe, Norfolk Comp. Sq.
ticipating were James Morgan, Andrew
Wing). The unit chaplain, William L.
Cadets of the Grissom Cadet Sq.
Doyle, Jon FinneU and Patrick Young.
(National Capital Wing) recently
Stone, who is also a board member,
They were accompanied by WO Laurie
presented the resolution to Lt. Col
appeared on Channel 4 in Washington,
Penfield .... Maj. Charles S. Myers, comThomas LaForge, squadron commander.
D.C., on a show called "Stuff" for young
mander of Florida Group 16, recently
Recently 69 students graduated from
adults carried by the NBC network ....
turned the keys to a Cessna 150 over to
Wanda Staton, president of the American
the two-day Michigan Wing Squadron
2nd Lt. A.R. Trowbridge of the Lakeland
Leadership School, which was held at
Legion Auxiliary Unit 13 in Staunton, Va.,
Sr. Sq. The plane will be used for flight
Lansing Community College and hosted
recently presented two FM portable
training and mission work. The group
by Lansing Group 15. Maj. Barbara
radios for search and rescue use to Ist Lt.
recently received three cadet flight
Nelson was project officer.
David L. Maiden of the Augusta Comp.
scholarships
Sq. (Virginia Wing) .... Roanoke Comp.
Sq (Virginia Wing) cadets have completed an advanced first aid and
The Capital City Comp. Sq. (Nebraska
emergency care course. They are Kent
Wing) was recently chartered It meets in
Swink, Bonnie Woods, Betsy Woods,
cadets Susan Schafe, Linda Legg, Lisa
the Lincoln-Lancaster County Building in
Tommy Bias, I)Qug Kabler, Craig Covert,

Southeast Region

Great Lakes Region

Middle East Region

North Central Region

Rocky Mountain
Region

McAllister and Michael Kaine of the MileHi Cadet Sq. (Colorado Wing) recently
visited Air Force communications
facilities at Buckley ANG Base. The tour
was arranged by Capt. Ronald Wanttaja,
squadron leadership officer, who is a
systems engineer with the USAF 2nd
Communications Sq. at the base.
Cadets from Group 1 of the Colorado
Wing recently attended a winter
emergency services bivouac near
Denver The cadets learned how to locate
and care for accident victims. They also
had a class in radiological defense ....
SM Carl N. Lucas of the Mountain Home
Cadet Sq. (Idaho Wing) and SM Carla
M. Falskie of the same squadron were
recently married in a military ceremony
at the base where Lucas is an airman first
class He is from Sidney, Ark., and is a
former member of the McCurtain County
Cadet Sq. (Oklahoma Wing).

Southwest Region
Members of the Phoenix-Litchfield
Comp. Sq. (Arizona Wing) recently
responded to a call for help from Civil
Defense officials in Buckeye, Ariz., when
two railroad tank cars carrying liquid
propane overturned there First Lt. Dale
Robinson and Cadets Jeff Bost, John
S w e e n e y, C h i p M c C r o c k l i n , J e f f
Glasscock, Raymond Garcia, Jim Vanscoter and Bill Hoffard assisted a local
r e s c u e s q u a d m e m b e r, M i c k i e
McCrockUn, in going door-to-door notifying residents to evacuate .... Members of
the Jersey Village High School Comp. Sq.
(Texas Wing) conducted flight training at
Weiser Airport recently Three aircraft
were used to complete eight cadet orientation rides, at which 28 seniors and
cadets assisted. Three pilot check flights
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received the Unit Citation Award for
work in 1979 flood relief in coastal Texas
counties. The unit's cadet commander,
Clint Arnett, received the award
streamer from Lt. Col. George Way, wing
deputy commander .... Cadets Karlos
Knost and Robert Sheppard of the
Lafayette Comp. Sq. (Louisiana Wing)
have received $200 flight solo
scholarships.

Pacific Region
Cadet Rob Caulfield is the new cadet
commander of the John J. Montgomery
Memorial Cadet Sq. 36 (California Wing).
.. Four cadets of the Beach Cities Cadet
Sq. 107 (California Wing) have recently
soloed They are Adam Christin, David
Van Waardenburg and Steve Poff. Cadet
Lorrie Logan of the same unit has received her pilot license .... Pilot 1st Lt. Bob
Tarwater of the North Valley Comp. Sq.
26 (California Wing) received the distinction of making three finds in his first
three searches .... Cadets Grace Muller
and George Ishikata of the Presidio of San
Francisco Comp. Sq. 86 (California Wing)
recently presented former Secretary of
the Air Force Stetson with a copy of the
book "Hero Next Door" when he visited
the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.
Rose Tracy, a new senior member of
the Medford Comp. Sq. (Oregon Wing) is
the cadet programs officer. She is working with the wing and Air Force to set up
new programs Her husband is an Air
Force recruiter .... Capt. Hugo H.
Bayona, public affairs officer for the Punsinsula Group 3 (California Wing), has
been selected to particpate in the
Presidential Management Intern
Program as an administrative assistant
to the associate director of the program
in Washington, D.C .... Members of the
West Bay Comp. Sq. 110 (California
Wing) recently organized a search and
rescue training session for pilots for 60
people

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MARCH 1980

CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

Region Announces

orientation sessions led by a
staff of professional trainers
from the Air Force, CAP and
private industry expose the
students to areas of goal-setting,
planning, organizing and controlling, communication skills
that are valuable in private life

Southeast Region Staff College,
according to Lt. Col. Richard J.
Curran, school director.
The region staff college offers
a variety of classroom group discussions and practical sessions,
exposing participants to
leadership situations. In-depth

MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -- An
opportunity to participate in a
management type training experience will be available to all
senior members o( Civil Air
Patrol interested in selfimprovement and increasing
their value to the program at the

Staff College
and in the business world as well
as in the Civil Air Patrol.
Those desiring to enroll in the
staff college, which will be held
at Maxwell AFB, Aug. 16-22,
1980, should submit CAPF 17 to
the Director, Southeast Region
Staff College; Rte. 1, Box 478,

S c J t o , o l To O f f e r N E AT C o u r s e s
The schools for 1980 are as
follows:
June 21-29 near Tacoma,
Wash., commanded by Lt. Col.
Charles Young; offers courses in
basic and advanced senior command and leadership, costs $40
with meals provided.
June in Iowa, commanded by
Col. William Cass, offers basic

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The
National Emergency Assistance
Training (NEAT) Schools offer
several courses of 10-15 days
length at several training sites
across the country to prepare
participants for ground rescue
team work, including leadership,
survival and land search techniques.

and advanced course.
July 12-20, at Hawk Mountain, Pa., commanded by Lt.
Col. John McNabb, offers
courses in basic, advanced and
expert, field medical, senior
command and leadership. Costs
$15, meals not provided.
The Iowa and Washington
schools will supply food for all

students. Students attending the
Pennsylvania school will be required to bring their own food
for the entire duration of the
course.
For further information on the
NEAT schools, fill out and send
the following coupon to the
address indicated.

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -Oklahoma City Cadet Sq. 2
recently conducted a practice
exercise. Four planes participated, and the "lost" plane
was located an hour after the
search was begun. Extensive
pre-flight and post-flight
briefings were conducted to
simulate realistic conditions and
"facts" concerning the surrounding circumstances of the
plane.
A local television news crew
team flew in the aircraft and
presented an excellent film story
on two evening news broadcasts,
which included film footage
from the search planes. A local
newspaper also carried a photostory about the successful mission.
As an added complexity in
searching for the target,
simulated radio failure was
planes and the ground search
team. Pilot Bill Murphy of the
squadron carefully formulated ~.
series of in-flight maneuvers for
use in the event of sueh~m occurrence. Using "Murphy's
Method," one search plane
(piloted by Murphy), using intricate and rehearsed low-level
maneuvers, directed the ground
team to the target.
No airdrop messages were
used and this phase of the
mission was quite successful.
Other CAP squadrons interested in obtaining detailed
diagrams and instructions on
"Murphy's Method" and its
applications may contact:
Col. Bruce Langham
Oklahoma City Cadet Sq. 2
2641 N.W. 27
Oklahoma City, Okla. 73107

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H O LY O K E , M a s s . - Westover Cadet Sq. (MassachuSetts Wing) has developed a
new training technique for its
Phase I and Phase II cadets.
Their Radio Shack TRS-80 computer is being used as a programmed learning device to
teach chain of command,
customs and courtesies, rank
and insignia, sg~a~iron policies,
and the Cadet Program.
Cadets are scheduled to use
the computer during the regalar
meeting times. The aerospace
education officer demonstrates
how to load the programs and
how to use the keyboard to
answer questions. Cadets can
operate the computer proficiently in about 15 minutes.
Once instructed, the cadet
answers each multiple choice
question as it appears on the
screen. The computer tells him
whether the answer is right or
wrong. If he is wrong, he
attempts to answer the same
question again.
Each subject or chapter has
three programs of varying difficulty. Each one takes approximately 15 minutes to complete.
When all three programs are
completed, the cadet is debriefed,and allowed to take the
written exam within two weeks.
The results of this program
are that learning takes place
f a s t e r, s u b j e c t r e t e n t i o n i s
greater, and cadet interest is
higher. The time between contract completions has been
reduced and cadet retention has
been increased.
The TRS-80 is as versatile as
its programmer, says squadron
m e m b e r K e v i n We l c h . T h e
machine can be used for finance,
rosters and probabilities of
detection for emergency services, for example.
The Westover unit's machine
is a Level 14K Model.

Elmore, Ala. 36025.
Please enclose the $25
preregistration fee. The quota
for the school this year is 70
students, who will be accepted
on a first-come, first-served
basis. The closing date for
registration is August 1980. All
students will be notified of their
acceptance by a letter from the
director.

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