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History
of
Mississippi Wing
Civil Air Patrol
Auxiliary of the United States Air Force
1 January 2015 – 31 December 2015
Prepared by
Capt Robert Fritzius, CAP
Wing Historian
Reviewed and approved by
Col Mallory D. Woodcock
Mississippi Wing Commander
Mississippi Wing Headquarters
Hawkins Field
Wing HQ, Mississippi
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Table of Contents
1. Frontispiece
2. Table of Contents
3. Abbreviations Used in This Report
4. Map of 2015 Mississippi Wing Units
5. Wing Staff Roster (With Personnel Changes in 2015)
9. Mississippi Subordinate Units (With CC Changes in 2015)
11. 19 April ELT Search and Resolution
12. 1942-1945 Revisited – Columbus MS
15. MSWG 2014 End of Year Awards
15. MSWG SER "End of the Year" Award Honorees
16. MSWG Members and former members who died in 2015
18. Abbreviated 2015 Wing Chronology
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Abbreviations Used in This Report
CAP = Civil Air Patrol
CC= Commander
CD = Counter Drug
CLC = Corporate Learning Course
DF=Direction Finding (Radio)
DPD = Director of Professional Development
DO = Director of Operations
DR = Disaster Recovery
ELT = Emergency Locator Transmitter
HLS=Homeland Security
MSWG=Mississippi Wing (CAP)
O = Observer
OPS = Operations
ORIDE = Observer Ride
SAR = Search and Rescue
SAREX = Search and Rescue Exercise
SAV=Staff Assistance Visit
SER = South East Region (CAP)
SLS = Squadron Leadership Course
SQ = Squadron
SQ/CC Squadron Commanding Officer
SUI = Subordinate Unit Inspection
TLC = Training Leaders of Cadets
UCC = Unit Commander’s Course
WX=Weather
WMIRS=Web Mission Info Reporting System
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Mississippi Wing is a member of Civil Air Patrol’s Southeast Region (SER) commanded
by Col. Barry Melton. Civil Air Patrol units of the SER serve in the states of Tennessee,
Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Map of 2015 Mississippi Wing Units
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Wing Staff Roster
Including Personnel Changes
During 2015
MS 001 Mississippi Wing Headquarters (Jackson)
Hawkins Field Airport, Jackson MS
Dept
Position
Names
New appointments
MSWG HQ
Wing Administrator
Mrs. Kim Eichelberger
Cmd Staff
Wing Commander (CC)
Col Mallory Woodcock
Cmd Staff
Vice Commander (CV)
Lt Col Richard Hodges
Lt Col David H. Rogers
Cmd Staff
Chief of Staff (CS)
Lt Col Alan Sayre
Cmd Staff
Deputy Chief of Staff
Lt Col David H. Rogers
Cmd Staff
Deputy Chief of Staff
Col Becky Tilton
Cmd Staff
Asst Deputy Chief of Staff
Lt Col Edith Street
Cmd Staff
CAP-USAF Liaison Reg ADO
Mr. John Carnduff
Cmd Staff
Inspector General
Capt Gary Turner
Cmd Staff
Asst. Inspector General
Lt Col T. Keith Riddle
Cmd Staff
Asst. Inspector General
Lt Col Danny Watson
Cmd Staff
Government Affairs
Col Becky Tilton
Cmd Staff
Gov't Affairs Assistant
Lt Col Leland Smith
Cmd Staff
Gov’t Affairs Assistant
Capt Jon Maynard
Cmd Staff
Director of Safety (SE)
Lt Col Jo Kelly
Cmd Staff
Assistant Dir of Safety
Capt Sabrina Kingston-Miles
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Cmd Staff
Dir of Administration (DA)
Lt Col Edith Street
Cmd Staff
Dir of Plans and Programs (DPP)
Lt Col Edith Street
Cmd Staff
Personnel Officer (PO)
Lt Col Edith Street
Cmd Staff
Dir of Recruiting & Retention.
2nd Lt Steve Hutton
Cmd Staff
Public Affairs Officer (PAO)
Capt Jon Maynard
Cmd Staff
Finance Officer (FO)
Col Tim Carroll
Cmd Staff
Asst (FO)
Maj Cindy Sayre
Cmd Staff
Legal Officer
Col Tim Carroll
Cmd Staff
Chaplain
Lt Col David Smelser
Cmd Staff
Deputy Chaplain (ES)
vacant
Cmd Staff
Testing Officer
vacant
Ops/ES
Dir of Operations (DO)
Capt Jerry Eichelberger
Capt Jay Statts
Ops/ES
Dir of Emergency Services (DOS)
Lt Col Mike Hainsey
Maj Gary Hornsky
Ops/Es
DOS Asst
Lt Col James Wiley
Ops ES
Disaster Relief Officer (SAR)
Maj Gary Hornosky
Ops ES
ES Training Officer
Lt Col Steve Warner
Ops/ES
DO Assist Flight Operations
Maj Trey Breckenridge
Ops/ES
DO Asst Flight Ops - WX
vacant
Ops/ES
AMO
Lt Col Wes Bennett
Ops/ES
D/AMO
Maj Randy Eddy
Ops/ES
Standard/Evaluations - DOV
Capt Jay Statts
Capt Jerry Eichelberger
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Ops/ES
Asst/DOV
Lt Col Bob Smalley
Ops/ES
Asst/DOV
Maj Irv Hansen
Ops/ES
CDO
Lt Col Hank Rogers
Maj Dayle Robinson
Ops/ES
Chief Glider Pilot
Lt Col Alfred Fernandez
Ops/ES
HLS
Lt Col Kathleen Wiley
vacant
Comms
Dir of Comms (DOK)
Lt Col Robert Kilroy
Comms
Asst DOK
vacant
Comms
Asst DOK
Capt Jacky Swartz
Comms
MS Wireless Commission Rep.
SM Wayne Vaughn
AE
DAE
Capt Shaun Kelly
AE Asst
DAE (Internal)
Capt Shaun Kelly
AE Asst
DAE (External)
vacant
AE Asst
DAE (External)
Maj Dayle Robinson
Prof Dev
Director Professional Development Lt Col David Younce
Capt Jerry Eichelberger
Prof Dev
Asst DPD
Capt Shaun Kelly
Historian
HO
Capt Robert Fritzius
Cadet Progs
Director Cadet Programs (DCP)
Capt Danny Carter
Capt Al Shiyou
Cadet Progs
DDCP - Activities
Maj Jason Diaz
Capt Danny Carter
Cadet Progs
DDCP - Plans and Programs
Capt Orvis Shiyou
Maj Jason Diaz
Logistics
DLG
Maj Kristy Williams
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Logistics
LGT
Capt Rodney Fernandez
Info Tech
ISO
Maj Trey Breckenridge
Info Tech
Webmaster
Capt Brad Haynes
Medical
Medical Officer (SO)
Lt Col John Hey
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Mississippi Subordinate Wing Units in 2014
(Including Commander Changes)
Unit information is listed in the following order:
Unit Number, Name, (City)
Unit Commander (with annotations of command changes)
Meeting Location
Mailing Address
Special Notes
MS 048 Col Berta A. Edge Composite Squadron (Biloxi)
1st Lt Pamela Bond
Hercules and Phantom Streets, Bryan Hall Bldg 6901, Keesler AFB (Weeks 1 & 3)
Million Air Gulfport-Biloxi, 1100 Hangar Rd., Gulfport, MS (Weeks 2 & 4)
P.O. Box 5378 Biloxi, MS 39534
MS 050 Steve Launius Composite Squadron (Oxford)
Lt Col Hugh Sloan
Maj Dwight Frink
Rayner Terminal Building, Oxford University Airport
607 Ridgewood Manor Drive, Oxford MS 38655-2411
MS 051 Singing River Senior Squadron (Pascagoula)
Lt Col Danny Watson
Trent Lott International Airport, 8301 Saracennia Rd, Moss Point, MS
19200 Branch Rd, Moss Point, MS 39562-9422
MS 057 Golden Triangle Composite Squadron (Columbus)
Capt Zach Roland
Seniors – 2nd Floor Conference Room - Golden Triangle Regional Airport
Cadets – Hangar M, Golden Triangle Regional Airport
2080 Airport Road; Columbus, MS 39701
MS 066 Diamondhead Composite Squadron (Diamondhead)
Maj Irv Hansen
7250 Stennis Airport Drive, Bay St. Louis, MS
7223 Live Oak Way, Pass Christian, MS 39571
MS 072 Pine Belt Composite Squadron (Hattiesburg)
Capt Lt Randy Broussard
Hattiesburg Fire Academy, 53 Academy Road, Hattiesburg
2392 Mississippi Hwy 43, Silver Creek, MS 39663
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MS 096 DeSoto Composite Squadron (Olive Branch)
Capt James Harris
Southaven Parks & Recreation Center (Olive Branch)
3335 Pine Tar Alley, Olive Branch, MS 38762
MS 099 Eagle Composite Squadron (Tupelo)
Lt Col Ken Pollock
120 Lemons Dr, Tupelo
8155 Hwy 363, Mantachie, MS 38855
Terry Anderson served as MS 099 SQ/CC for 7+ years.
MS 100 Maj James McKinnie Composite Squadron (Jackson)
Maj Charles Wells
Mississippi Wing Headquarters, Hawkins Field Airport
1635 Airport Drive, Jackson, MS
106 E Sunset Dr, Brandon MS 39042
MS 102 G.V. Montgomery Composite Squadron (Meridian)
Lt Col David Younce
Maj Robert Lowery (15 Apr)
186th Air National Guard Base, Building 3301, Key Field, Meridian
8218 Lizelia Rd, Meridian, MS 39305
MS 107 Lt Col Richard E. Albee -- Panola County Cadet Squadron (Batesville)
Maj William Reinhardt
Panola County Airport, Batesville (2nd Floor of Terminal Building)
22003 U.S. Highway 51, Scobey, MS 38953-2411
Unit was deactivated on 15 March.
MS 109 Vicksburg Composite Squadron (Vicksburg)
Capt Shaun Kelly
Seniors - 179 Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport Road, Tallulah, LA
Cadets - Vicksburg Municipal Airport – 5887 Highway 61 South
P.O. Box 820336, Vicksburg, MS 39182
MS 110 Charles S. Metcalf -- Composite Squadron (Cleveland)
Maj Sam Washington
924 Airport Service Road, Cleveland, MS
85 Morrison Chapel Rd., Cleveland MS 38732
MS 111 Madison Cadet Flight
Capt Arvil A. Ward
7454 Old Canton Rd, Madison, MS
460 Longwood Trail, Madison, MS 39110
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MS 112 John Tilton Senior Flight
Maj Dale Long
Meetings 1st Tuesday at Raymond Airport
Mississippi Wing Headquarters, Hawkins Field Airport
1635 Airport Drive, Jackson, MS
MS 999 Mississippi Legislative Squadron (Jackson)
Lt Col Rita Martinson
Mississippi State Capitol Building
For all enquiries, contact Col Rebecca Tilton
19 April ELT Search and Resolution
Here are the edited contents from a 20 April 2016 email from Maj Hormosky (MSWG
DOS) summarizing AFRCC Mission 15-M-0189 on 19-20 Apr 2016.
AFRCC opened this mission and contacted MSWG DOS at ~2005z Sunday Apr. 19th.
Reported multiple Pireps of a 121.5 ELT in vicinity of LBY VOR [6 NM NNW of
Hattiesburg].
Pinebelt Squadron (MS-072 Hattiesburg) was contacted and a telephone search was
initiated to PIB [Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport] and HBG (Bobby L Chain
Municipal Airport, Hattiesburg] with no ELT heard. No mission capable aircraft was
available at Hattiesburg and I contacted Wing HQ at Jackson. Capt Eichelberger and SM
Adams responded rapidly and were airborne at 00:10z.
Airborne comms were established thru the Biloxi repeater and a ELT was detected and
DF’d to Mize, Ms. where a red Cessna was spotted just off Hwy’s 35 and 28.
Aircraft was determined to be from an earlier [previous day] forced landing and the
aircrew had returned to base.
A ground team from James McKinnie Composite Squadron (MS-100 Jackson) was
dispatched to the site this morning and after some delays due to traffic and municipal
office closures were able to enter the aircraft which was still in an inverted position, and
silenced the ELT.
The ground team reported they had returned to base successfully at 18:13z and AFRCC
was contacted to complete mission.
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1942-1945 Revisited – Columbus, MS
Ask Rufus, Columbus Dispatch, Sunday, May 10, 2015, Page 2A
Columbus Mississippi
A personal story
My daughter, Sarah called me on Friday to tell me that she was on her way to the mall
in Washington, D.C., so that my grandchildren, Harper and Sykes, could see the fly over
of vintage aircraft commemorating the defeat of Germany and victory in Europe 70 years
ago. She wanted the children to see the airplanes that their great-grandparents, my
parents, flew during World War II.
The end of April and the beginning of May mark dates that bring to mind stories of
my parents. My father, Rufus Ward Sr., was a tail gunner on Smokey Stover Jr., a B-17
bomber shot down over Frankfort, Germany, on May 12, 1944. He was captured and held
as a German POW until he was liberated on April 26, 1945. Today being Mother’s Day
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brings to mind my mother, Ida Billups Ward, who worked at Columbus Army Air Field
[Columbus, Mississippi] during World War II and flew a Piper Cub in the Civil Air
Patrol. Both of those planes were to be in Friday’s Washington flyover.
Like so many other members of the “Greatest Generation,” my parents reacted
immediately when Pearl Harbor was bombed on Dec. 7, 1941. My father was living in
Washington, D.C., where he was attending George Washington University and working
as a clerk for the FBI. He immediately enlisted in the Army Air Corps. My mother was
attending Virginia State College (now Longwood University) and came back to
Columbus, going to work at the Columbus Army Air Field Hospital.
My father would seldom talk about his war time experiences and when I would ask
him about them he always just said “that there were so many stories of heroism that were
unknown outside of the POW camps because those stories could not be passed along and
were thus lost to time.” It was not until after he died that I found out his story was one of
them.
It was only about a month after my father died that I started learning his story. A letter
from a member of his crew appeared in the 96th Bomb Group Historical Association
newsletter describing what he had done. Several years later I heard from Chief Justice
Sharon Lee of the Tennessee Supreme Court, whose father, Charles Lee, was a waist
gunner on Smokey Stover Jr. In 2002, Manuel Van Eyck published “Silent Heroes,” a
book about Air Crews lost in air operations over occupied Czechoslovakia, my father was
listed in the book’s acknowledgments.
On May 12, 1944, my father was a staff sergeant and the tail gunner on Smokey
Stover Jr., a B-17 from the 337th Squadron of the 96th Bomb Group based at Snetterton
Heath, England. That day his bomb group was on a mission to bomb oil refineries at
Brüx, and Zwickau, Czechoslovakia. Near Frankfort Germany, the squadron was attacked
by about 50 German fighters. Smokey Stover Jr. was heavily damaged – its left wing was
almost shot away and two engines were on fire. A lost aircraft report stated that “left
wing destroyed and went down out of control.” Communications had been cut to the tail,
and Ward did not hear the pilot’s orders to bail out. He was still firing his 50 cal. guns at
a German fighter when he suddenly saw his pilot and co-pilot parachute past his window.
He went to his escape hatch to bail out but saw the waist gunner and the ball turret gunner
lying wounded further inside the airplane. He crawled into the waist of the out-of-control
plane and assisted each of them with their parachutes, helping them out of the aircraft
before he bailed out. Justice Sharon Lee related what her father had told her happened
when Smokey Stover Jr. was shot down: “The pilot rang the bell and ordered everyone to
bail out of the plane but he (Charles Lee) lay unconscious. The tail-gunner of the plane,
Rufus Ward, would not leave him and worked with him as the plane was going down. He
saved Charles’ life by placing a parachute on him and getting him out the door.”
My mother Ida Billups Ward was in College when the U.S. entered the war. She left
college and went to work at the Columbus Army Air Field base hospital in the spring of
1942. She also joined the Civil Air Patrol, where she was the first girl from Lowndes
County to solo. She flew a Piper Cub. The most poignant story I heard her tell concerned
an enjoyable date she had with a pilot from the base one Sunday. She and her cousin
Emmaline Hardy had a double date with two pilots. They all had a delightful time and
decided to all go back out together the next weekend. The next week while working at the
base hospital she learned that both pilots had been killed in an accident. On a much
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lighter note, my mother said she quit being a pilot after she was dispatched to
Birmingham alone in a Piper Cub, a small single engine two seat plane that had a top air
speed of only about 85 mph. She got stuck in a lengthy holding pattern over the
Birmingham airport with a number of large fast four engine aircraft. She said it scared her
half to death, so she turned around and flew back to Columbus.
The 70th anniversary of VE day is a time for all of us to reflect on the sacrifices of
those in the “greatest generation” and all who have served their country. It is also a
reminder that every family has stories that need to be preserved and if we don’t preserve
them they will be forever lost.
Rufus is a local historian. Email your questions about local history to him at
rufushistory@aol.com.
Here are photos of what Ida Billups Ward identifies as her observer’s wings and the
wings she wore as a pilot. Photos courtesy of Rufus Ward.
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2014 End of Year Awards Presented at 2015 Annual Wing Conference
Aerospace Education Cadet of the Year
Aerospace Education Officer of the Year
Emergency Services Officer of the Year
Col. Rebecca Tilton Cadet Programs Officer of the Year
Col. Berta Edge Communicator of the Year
Squadron Safety Officer of the Year
Public Affairs Officer of the Year
Logistician of the Year
Professional Development Officer of the Year
Chaplain of the Year
Cadet NCO of the Year
Cadet Officer of the Year
Top Gun Award
Jeff Meaders Check Pilot of the Year
Squadron Commander of the Year
Squadron Award For Excellence in Safety
Squadron of the Year
Inspector General of the Year
Wing Staff Member of the Year
Cadet of the Year
Officer of the Year
T. G. Fortune Life Time Achievement Award
Squadron of Merit
C/CMSgt Brittany Brewer
Capt Shaun Kelly
Maj Trey Breckenridge
Lt Col David Brannon
Lt Col Morris Middleton
1st Lt Sabrina KingstonMiles
Capt Jon Maynard
Maj Kristy Williams
Maj Jo Kelly
Chp Maj John Cantele
C/CMSgt David Webster
C/2nd Lt Noa Bender
Lt Col Alfred Fernandez
Capt Jay Staats
Capt Shaun Kelly
SER-MS-096
SER-MS-109
Lt Col Danny Watson
Capt Gary Turner
C/Capt Christian Shiyou
Capt Danny Carter
Lt Col John Hey
SER-MS-107
MSWG SER "of the year" Award Honorees
Major General Jeanne M. Holm CAP Aerospace Education Officer of the Year - Capt Shaun
J. Kelly, MS-109
Air Force Sergeants Association (AFSA) Outstanding National Cadet NCO of the Year C/CMSgt David M. Webster, MS-072
Frank G. Brewer Sr. CAP Memorial Aerospace Education Award Category I - C/2d Lt
Richard J. Fabian, MS-096
AFA CAP AEROSPACE CADET OF THE YEAR - C/MSgt Brittany D. Brewer, MS-109
Col Edwin Lewis Incident Staff member of the Year - Lt Col Michael P. Hainsey, MS-057
Property Manager of the Year - Maj Kristy D. Williams, MS-001
SER Squadron of Distinction - Vicksburg Composite Squadron, MS-109
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MSWG Members and former members who died in 2015
1st Lt William D. “Bill” Sprouse (MS-109 Vicksburg)
William D. Sprouse passed away at the Jackson, MS VA Hospital on 8 June 2015. Born
on November 3, 1933. Bill was a Korean War Veteran. He joined CAP in December
2013 and served in a variety of roles in MS-109, including that of Mission Scanner. He
was promoted to 1st Lt just seven days before his death.
MSWG Assistant Inspector General Lt Col T. Keith Riddle
Email from Mallory D. “Mal” Woodcock
08/26/15 at 7:30 PM
Ladies and Gentlemen:
It is with deep sadness that I report the loss of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas "Keith" Riddle
who passed away earlier this afternoon at his home following a short illness.
Lt Col Riddle was a native of the Mississippi Gulf Coast and was first assigned to SERMS-048 as a cadet. He later became a senior member earning the rank of 2nd Lt in July
1992, then earning promotion to 1st Lt in May 2004; Capt in December 2005; Major in
December 2008 and Lt Col in December of 2013.
Lt Col Riddle was awarded countless CAP awards and decorations to include:
the Exceptional Service Award (with device); several Commander's Commendation
Awards; numerous Search and Rescue Ribbons and countless other service and
mission earned decorations. He completed the senior member professional development
program in November 2009, achieving Level V and earning the Gill Robb Wilson Award
(#2714). He held numerous positions at the squadron before holding several wing level
positions to include: Search and Rescue Officer, Asst. Director of Communications,
Director of Logistics, Special Advisor to the Commander and Inspector General. Lt Col
Riddle was one of the first volunteers for CAP's surrogate predator program and quickly
became known as the premier specialist on this important mission and the equipment
used. He ultimately held the national position as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
(NHQ-966). Lt Col Riddle was also a pivotal organizer and participant in CAP's National
Special Cadet Activity: Under Graduate Pilot Training Program, held annually at
Columbus AFB, MS.
Keith was simply a legend in the Mississippi Wing and Civil Air Patrol. CAP was truly at
the epicenter of his day-to-day life; and his devotion to his duties and passion for
CAP was boundless. His immeasurable service includes countless actual missions,
natural disaster responses, operations evaluations, sundown patrol missions, ES exercises,
CD missions, professional development, encampments and so much more. His loss will
be felt throughout this great organization...and this country lost a true patriot today.
Please join me in spending some time in honor and recognition of his dedicated service to
CAP and our Country. Please also take a moment to think of his family and friends at this
sad time. I will pass along information concerning funeral arrangements as I receive
them.
Semper Vigilans...Keith.
Mal.
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SMSGT Robert R. “Bob” Baylis, Sr. USAF
From: Jay Staats
To: "Mallory D. "Mal" Woodcock Colonel CAP" ; Richard Hodges ; Felix Diaz
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 8:25 AM
Subject: Death of Bob Baylis
Mal,
Bob Baylis was a pilot in MS072 for several years back in the 1990's and possibly in the
early 2000's. Bob and I flew many missions together and may be remembered by some
of MSWG's more mature members. Bob's son, Dr. Tommy Baylis, also was a member
and pilot while he attended USM, before leaving for medical school.
The link below is for his obituary in the Hattiesburg American.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/hattiesburgamerican/obituary.aspx?n=smsgt-robert-rbaylis-bob&pid=176160518
Capt Jay Staats, CAP
Mississippi Wing Director of Operations
Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary
http://GoCivilAirPatrol.com
www.mswg.cap.gov
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Abbreviated Mississippi Wing Chronology 2015
Based on Wing Calendar and event related emails.
(WIMRS data was not used in this summary.)
January
Mission
3
Wing Staff Conference Call
17-19
Cadet Conference & O Flights – Lousiville
20
State Legislative Day - Jackson
25
MS-072 SUI (Hattiesburg)
15-A-5511
February
6-8
Squadron Commander’s Retreat
Lake Tiak O’Kahta
21-22
Training Leaders of Cadets (TLC) – Wing HQ
24
Annual Tech Expo – Keesler AFB
28
SAREX – Wing HQ
28
MS-109 SUI (Vicksburg)
15-T-6448
March
6-8
Annual Wing Conference – Ocean Springs
Honored Guest and Keynote Speaker:
Col Brian Freeman USAF, Col Freeman is the
USAF Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer
(EPLO) for the State of Mississippi
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MS-107 (Batesville) deactivated
20-31
SAREX/DR – Olive Branch [Canceled]
15-T-6991
April
11
Wing Staff Meeting – Wing HQ – with briefing
by Mr. John Carnduff, CAP-USAF/ADO.
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121.5 MHz ELT AFRCC Mission near
Hattiesburg, MS - [See Page 11]
15-M-0189
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25
Ops Table Top and Conference – Wing HQ
28
Three cadet O rides conducted this month,
all at Meridian.
15-T-7356
May
23
MSWG Assist MS 109 (Vicksburg) for storm damage
June
6-7
Cadet Glider Weekend – Madison Airport
13
Wing Staff and Command Call – Wing HQ
20-21
AFRCC Basic Inland Search and Rescue
Course (BISC) – Wing HQ - 13 Participants
26-29
SAREX – Wing HQ
(Simulated post Disaster Relief and Recovery event)
27
MS-110 SUI (Cleveland) – Successful Inspection
15-T-9762
July
4-11
AL-MS Cadet Encampment – Ft McClellan, AL
11
Wing Staff Meeting – Wing HQ
11
CD Training – Wing HQ
12
AFROTC O-Rides – Camp Shelby
Special assistance from MS-072
24-29
MSWG SAREX/DR – Wing HQ
31 - 3-Aug
SE15 Hurricane Response EXERCISE
15-T-10488
15-T-9762
August
1
Wing Staff Meeting – Wing HQ
September
12
Wing Staff Meeting and Commanders Call – Wing HQ
19
19-20
Annual Professional Development weekend,
SLS/CLC/UCC – Wing HQ
25-27
CAP-USAF Assistance Visit (SAV)
October
9-11
SE 2015 Joint TN-MS WG Exercise
23-25
SER Cadet Competition – Fort Rucker AL
Members of MS-072 and MS-096 represented MSWG.
24-30
SAREX – Wing HQ
31
MS-057 (Golden Triangle) SUI – Successful Inspection
16-T3467
November
1
Lt Col Thomas H. Rogers is new Vice Wing Commander
7
Wing Staff Meeting – Wing HQ
Special Guest - Col Brian Freeman (USAF/EPLO)
14
MSWG SAREX/DR – Home base missions
for central and southern units; Panola County .
for northern units
14
MSWG Annual NCPSC Flight Instuctor Clinic – Wing HQ
21
Safety Officer Training – Wing HQ
30
MS-051 (Pascagoula) SUI – Successful and
Discrepancy free
16-T-3697
December
5
Wing Staff Meeting and Command Call
and Christmas Party – Wing HQ
Special awards to Lt Col Hodges and Lt Col Sloan
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of
Mississippi Wing
Civil Air Patrol
Auxiliary of the United States Air Force
1 January 2015 – 31 December 2015
Prepared by
Capt Robert Fritzius, CAP
Wing Historian
Reviewed and approved by
Col Mallory D. Woodcock
Mississippi Wing Commander
Mississippi Wing Headquarters
Hawkins Field
Wing HQ, Mississippi
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Table of Contents
1. Frontispiece
2. Table of Contents
3. Abbreviations Used in This Report
4. Map of 2015 Mississippi Wing Units
5. Wing Staff Roster (With Personnel Changes in 2015)
9. Mississippi Subordinate Units (With CC Changes in 2015)
11. 19 April ELT Search and Resolution
12. 1942-1945 Revisited – Columbus MS
15. MSWG 2014 End of Year Awards
15. MSWG SER "End of the Year" Award Honorees
16. MSWG Members and former members who died in 2015
18. Abbreviated 2015 Wing Chronology
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Abbreviations Used in This Report
CAP = Civil Air Patrol
CC= Commander
CD = Counter Drug
CLC = Corporate Learning Course
DF=Direction Finding (Radio)
DPD = Director of Professional Development
DO = Director of Operations
DR = Disaster Recovery
ELT = Emergency Locator Transmitter
HLS=Homeland Security
MSWG=Mississippi Wing (CAP)
O = Observer
OPS = Operations
ORIDE = Observer Ride
SAR = Search and Rescue
SAREX = Search and Rescue Exercise
SAV=Staff Assistance Visit
SER = South East Region (CAP)
SLS = Squadron Leadership Course
SQ = Squadron
SQ/CC Squadron Commanding Officer
SUI = Subordinate Unit Inspection
TLC = Training Leaders of Cadets
UCC = Unit Commander’s Course
WX=Weather
WMIRS=Web Mission Info Reporting System
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Mississippi Wing is a member of Civil Air Patrol’s Southeast Region (SER) commanded
by Col. Barry Melton. Civil Air Patrol units of the SER serve in the states of Tennessee,
Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Map of 2015 Mississippi Wing Units
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Wing Staff Roster
Including Personnel Changes
During 2015
MS 001 Mississippi Wing Headquarters (Jackson)
Hawkins Field Airport, Jackson MS
Dept
Position
Names
New appointments
MSWG HQ
Wing Administrator
Mrs. Kim Eichelberger
Cmd Staff
Wing Commander (CC)
Col Mallory Woodcock
Cmd Staff
Vice Commander (CV)
Lt Col Richard Hodges
Lt Col David H. Rogers
Cmd Staff
Chief of Staff (CS)
Lt Col Alan Sayre
Cmd Staff
Deputy Chief of Staff
Lt Col David H. Rogers
Cmd Staff
Deputy Chief of Staff
Col Becky Tilton
Cmd Staff
Asst Deputy Chief of Staff
Lt Col Edith Street
Cmd Staff
CAP-USAF Liaison Reg ADO
Mr. John Carnduff
Cmd Staff
Inspector General
Capt Gary Turner
Cmd Staff
Asst. Inspector General
Lt Col T. Keith Riddle
Cmd Staff
Asst. Inspector General
Lt Col Danny Watson
Cmd Staff
Government Affairs
Col Becky Tilton
Cmd Staff
Gov't Affairs Assistant
Lt Col Leland Smith
Cmd Staff
Gov’t Affairs Assistant
Capt Jon Maynard
Cmd Staff
Director of Safety (SE)
Lt Col Jo Kelly
Cmd Staff
Assistant Dir of Safety
Capt Sabrina Kingston-Miles
5
Cmd Staff
Dir of Administration (DA)
Lt Col Edith Street
Cmd Staff
Dir of Plans and Programs (DPP)
Lt Col Edith Street
Cmd Staff
Personnel Officer (PO)
Lt Col Edith Street
Cmd Staff
Dir of Recruiting & Retention.
2nd Lt Steve Hutton
Cmd Staff
Public Affairs Officer (PAO)
Capt Jon Maynard
Cmd Staff
Finance Officer (FO)
Col Tim Carroll
Cmd Staff
Asst (FO)
Maj Cindy Sayre
Cmd Staff
Legal Officer
Col Tim Carroll
Cmd Staff
Chaplain
Lt Col David Smelser
Cmd Staff
Deputy Chaplain (ES)
vacant
Cmd Staff
Testing Officer
vacant
Ops/ES
Dir of Operations (DO)
Capt Jerry Eichelberger
Capt Jay Statts
Ops/ES
Dir of Emergency Services (DOS)
Lt Col Mike Hainsey
Maj Gary Hornsky
Ops/Es
DOS Asst
Lt Col James Wiley
Ops ES
Disaster Relief Officer (SAR)
Maj Gary Hornosky
Ops ES
ES Training Officer
Lt Col Steve Warner
Ops/ES
DO Assist Flight Operations
Maj Trey Breckenridge
Ops/ES
DO Asst Flight Ops - WX
vacant
Ops/ES
AMO
Lt Col Wes Bennett
Ops/ES
D/AMO
Maj Randy Eddy
Ops/ES
Standard/Evaluations - DOV
Capt Jay Statts
Capt Jerry Eichelberger
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Ops/ES
Asst/DOV
Lt Col Bob Smalley
Ops/ES
Asst/DOV
Maj Irv Hansen
Ops/ES
CDO
Lt Col Hank Rogers
Maj Dayle Robinson
Ops/ES
Chief Glider Pilot
Lt Col Alfred Fernandez
Ops/ES
HLS
Lt Col Kathleen Wiley
vacant
Comms
Dir of Comms (DOK)
Lt Col Robert Kilroy
Comms
Asst DOK
vacant
Comms
Asst DOK
Capt Jacky Swartz
Comms
MS Wireless Commission Rep.
SM Wayne Vaughn
AE
DAE
Capt Shaun Kelly
AE Asst
DAE (Internal)
Capt Shaun Kelly
AE Asst
DAE (External)
vacant
AE Asst
DAE (External)
Maj Dayle Robinson
Prof Dev
Director Professional Development Lt Col David Younce
Capt Jerry Eichelberger
Prof Dev
Asst DPD
Capt Shaun Kelly
Historian
HO
Capt Robert Fritzius
Cadet Progs
Director Cadet Programs (DCP)
Capt Danny Carter
Capt Al Shiyou
Cadet Progs
DDCP - Activities
Maj Jason Diaz
Capt Danny Carter
Cadet Progs
DDCP - Plans and Programs
Capt Orvis Shiyou
Maj Jason Diaz
Logistics
DLG
Maj Kristy Williams
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Logistics
LGT
Capt Rodney Fernandez
Info Tech
ISO
Maj Trey Breckenridge
Info Tech
Webmaster
Capt Brad Haynes
Medical
Medical Officer (SO)
Lt Col John Hey
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Mississippi Subordinate Wing Units in 2014
(Including Commander Changes)
Unit information is listed in the following order:
Unit Number, Name, (City)
Unit Commander (with annotations of command changes)
Meeting Location
Mailing Address
Special Notes
MS 048 Col Berta A. Edge Composite Squadron (Biloxi)
1st Lt Pamela Bond
Hercules and Phantom Streets, Bryan Hall Bldg 6901, Keesler AFB (Weeks 1 & 3)
Million Air Gulfport-Biloxi, 1100 Hangar Rd., Gulfport, MS (Weeks 2 & 4)
P.O. Box 5378 Biloxi, MS 39534
MS 050 Steve Launius Composite Squadron (Oxford)
Lt Col Hugh Sloan
Maj Dwight Frink
Rayner Terminal Building, Oxford University Airport
607 Ridgewood Manor Drive, Oxford MS 38655-2411
MS 051 Singing River Senior Squadron (Pascagoula)
Lt Col Danny Watson
Trent Lott International Airport, 8301 Saracennia Rd, Moss Point, MS
19200 Branch Rd, Moss Point, MS 39562-9422
MS 057 Golden Triangle Composite Squadron (Columbus)
Capt Zach Roland
Seniors – 2nd Floor Conference Room - Golden Triangle Regional Airport
Cadets – Hangar M, Golden Triangle Regional Airport
2080 Airport Road; Columbus, MS 39701
MS 066 Diamondhead Composite Squadron (Diamondhead)
Maj Irv Hansen
7250 Stennis Airport Drive, Bay St. Louis, MS
7223 Live Oak Way, Pass Christian, MS 39571
MS 072 Pine Belt Composite Squadron (Hattiesburg)
Capt Lt Randy Broussard
Hattiesburg Fire Academy, 53 Academy Road, Hattiesburg
2392 Mississippi Hwy 43, Silver Creek, MS 39663
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MS 096 DeSoto Composite Squadron (Olive Branch)
Capt James Harris
Southaven Parks & Recreation Center (Olive Branch)
3335 Pine Tar Alley, Olive Branch, MS 38762
MS 099 Eagle Composite Squadron (Tupelo)
Lt Col Ken Pollock
120 Lemons Dr, Tupelo
8155 Hwy 363, Mantachie, MS 38855
Terry Anderson served as MS 099 SQ/CC for 7+ years.
MS 100 Maj James McKinnie Composite Squadron (Jackson)
Maj Charles Wells
Mississippi Wing Headquarters, Hawkins Field Airport
1635 Airport Drive, Jackson, MS
106 E Sunset Dr, Brandon MS 39042
MS 102 G.V. Montgomery Composite Squadron (Meridian)
Lt Col David Younce
Maj Robert Lowery (15 Apr)
186th Air National Guard Base, Building 3301, Key Field, Meridian
8218 Lizelia Rd, Meridian, MS 39305
MS 107 Lt Col Richard E. Albee -- Panola County Cadet Squadron (Batesville)
Maj William Reinhardt
Panola County Airport, Batesville (2nd Floor of Terminal Building)
22003 U.S. Highway 51, Scobey, MS 38953-2411
Unit was deactivated on 15 March.
MS 109 Vicksburg Composite Squadron (Vicksburg)
Capt Shaun Kelly
Seniors - 179 Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport Road, Tallulah, LA
Cadets - Vicksburg Municipal Airport – 5887 Highway 61 South
P.O. Box 820336, Vicksburg, MS 39182
MS 110 Charles S. Metcalf -- Composite Squadron (Cleveland)
Maj Sam Washington
924 Airport Service Road, Cleveland, MS
85 Morrison Chapel Rd., Cleveland MS 38732
MS 111 Madison Cadet Flight
Capt Arvil A. Ward
7454 Old Canton Rd, Madison, MS
460 Longwood Trail, Madison, MS 39110
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MS 112 John Tilton Senior Flight
Maj Dale Long
Meetings 1st Tuesday at Raymond Airport
Mississippi Wing Headquarters, Hawkins Field Airport
1635 Airport Drive, Jackson, MS
MS 999 Mississippi Legislative Squadron (Jackson)
Lt Col Rita Martinson
Mississippi State Capitol Building
For all enquiries, contact Col Rebecca Tilton
19 April ELT Search and Resolution
Here are the edited contents from a 20 April 2016 email from Maj Hormosky (MSWG
DOS) summarizing AFRCC Mission 15-M-0189 on 19-20 Apr 2016.
AFRCC opened this mission and contacted MSWG DOS at ~2005z Sunday Apr. 19th.
Reported multiple Pireps of a 121.5 ELT in vicinity of LBY VOR [6 NM NNW of
Hattiesburg].
Pinebelt Squadron (MS-072 Hattiesburg) was contacted and a telephone search was
initiated to PIB [Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport] and HBG (Bobby L Chain
Municipal Airport, Hattiesburg] with no ELT heard. No mission capable aircraft was
available at Hattiesburg and I contacted Wing HQ at Jackson. Capt Eichelberger and SM
Adams responded rapidly and were airborne at 00:10z.
Airborne comms were established thru the Biloxi repeater and a ELT was detected and
DF’d to Mize, Ms. where a red Cessna was spotted just off Hwy’s 35 and 28.
Aircraft was determined to be from an earlier [previous day] forced landing and the
aircrew had returned to base.
A ground team from James McKinnie Composite Squadron (MS-100 Jackson) was
dispatched to the site this morning and after some delays due to traffic and municipal
office closures were able to enter the aircraft which was still in an inverted position, and
silenced the ELT.
The ground team reported they had returned to base successfully at 18:13z and AFRCC
was contacted to complete mission.
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1942-1945 Revisited – Columbus, MS
Ask Rufus, Columbus Dispatch, Sunday, May 10, 2015, Page 2A
Columbus Mississippi
A personal story
My daughter, Sarah called me on Friday to tell me that she was on her way to the mall
in Washington, D.C., so that my grandchildren, Harper and Sykes, could see the fly over
of vintage aircraft commemorating the defeat of Germany and victory in Europe 70 years
ago. She wanted the children to see the airplanes that their great-grandparents, my
parents, flew during World War II.
The end of April and the beginning of May mark dates that bring to mind stories of
my parents. My father, Rufus Ward Sr., was a tail gunner on Smokey Stover Jr., a B-17
bomber shot down over Frankfort, Germany, on May 12, 1944. He was captured and held
as a German POW until he was liberated on April 26, 1945. Today being Mother’s Day
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brings to mind my mother, Ida Billups Ward, who worked at Columbus Army Air Field
[Columbus, Mississippi] during World War II and flew a Piper Cub in the Civil Air
Patrol. Both of those planes were to be in Friday’s Washington flyover.
Like so many other members of the “Greatest Generation,” my parents reacted
immediately when Pearl Harbor was bombed on Dec. 7, 1941. My father was living in
Washington, D.C., where he was attending George Washington University and working
as a clerk for the FBI. He immediately enlisted in the Army Air Corps. My mother was
attending Virginia State College (now Longwood University) and came back to
Columbus, going to work at the Columbus Army Air Field Hospital.
My father would seldom talk about his war time experiences and when I would ask
him about them he always just said “that there were so many stories of heroism that were
unknown outside of the POW camps because those stories could not be passed along and
were thus lost to time.” It was not until after he died that I found out his story was one of
them.
It was only about a month after my father died that I started learning his story. A letter
from a member of his crew appeared in the 96th Bomb Group Historical Association
newsletter describing what he had done. Several years later I heard from Chief Justice
Sharon Lee of the Tennessee Supreme Court, whose father, Charles Lee, was a waist
gunner on Smokey Stover Jr. In 2002, Manuel Van Eyck published “Silent Heroes,” a
book about Air Crews lost in air operations over occupied Czechoslovakia, my father was
listed in the book’s acknowledgments.
On May 12, 1944, my father was a staff sergeant and the tail gunner on Smokey
Stover Jr., a B-17 from the 337th Squadron of the 96th Bomb Group based at Snetterton
Heath, England. That day his bomb group was on a mission to bomb oil refineries at
Brüx, and Zwickau, Czechoslovakia. Near Frankfort Germany, the squadron was attacked
by about 50 German fighters. Smokey Stover Jr. was heavily damaged – its left wing was
almost shot away and two engines were on fire. A lost aircraft report stated that “left
wing destroyed and went down out of control.” Communications had been cut to the tail,
and Ward did not hear the pilot’s orders to bail out. He was still firing his 50 cal. guns at
a German fighter when he suddenly saw his pilot and co-pilot parachute past his window.
He went to his escape hatch to bail out but saw the waist gunner and the ball turret gunner
lying wounded further inside the airplane. He crawled into the waist of the out-of-control
plane and assisted each of them with their parachutes, helping them out of the aircraft
before he bailed out. Justice Sharon Lee related what her father had told her happened
when Smokey Stover Jr. was shot down: “The pilot rang the bell and ordered everyone to
bail out of the plane but he (Charles Lee) lay unconscious. The tail-gunner of the plane,
Rufus Ward, would not leave him and worked with him as the plane was going down. He
saved Charles’ life by placing a parachute on him and getting him out the door.”
My mother Ida Billups Ward was in College when the U.S. entered the war. She left
college and went to work at the Columbus Army Air Field base hospital in the spring of
1942. She also joined the Civil Air Patrol, where she was the first girl from Lowndes
County to solo. She flew a Piper Cub. The most poignant story I heard her tell concerned
an enjoyable date she had with a pilot from the base one Sunday. She and her cousin
Emmaline Hardy had a double date with two pilots. They all had a delightful time and
decided to all go back out together the next weekend. The next week while working at the
base hospital she learned that both pilots had been killed in an accident. On a much
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lighter note, my mother said she quit being a pilot after she was dispatched to
Birmingham alone in a Piper Cub, a small single engine two seat plane that had a top air
speed of only about 85 mph. She got stuck in a lengthy holding pattern over the
Birmingham airport with a number of large fast four engine aircraft. She said it scared her
half to death, so she turned around and flew back to Columbus.
The 70th anniversary of VE day is a time for all of us to reflect on the sacrifices of
those in the “greatest generation” and all who have served their country. It is also a
reminder that every family has stories that need to be preserved and if we don’t preserve
them they will be forever lost.
Rufus is a local historian. Email your questions about local history to him at
rufushistory@aol.com.
Here are photos of what Ida Billups Ward identifies as her observer’s wings and the
wings she wore as a pilot. Photos courtesy of Rufus Ward.
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2014 End of Year Awards Presented at 2015 Annual Wing Conference
Aerospace Education Cadet of the Year
Aerospace Education Officer of the Year
Emergency Services Officer of the Year
Col. Rebecca Tilton Cadet Programs Officer of the Year
Col. Berta Edge Communicator of the Year
Squadron Safety Officer of the Year
Public Affairs Officer of the Year
Logistician of the Year
Professional Development Officer of the Year
Chaplain of the Year
Cadet NCO of the Year
Cadet Officer of the Year
Top Gun Award
Jeff Meaders Check Pilot of the Year
Squadron Commander of the Year
Squadron Award For Excellence in Safety
Squadron of the Year
Inspector General of the Year
Wing Staff Member of the Year
Cadet of the Year
Officer of the Year
T. G. Fortune Life Time Achievement Award
Squadron of Merit
C/CMSgt Brittany Brewer
Capt Shaun Kelly
Maj Trey Breckenridge
Lt Col David Brannon
Lt Col Morris Middleton
1st Lt Sabrina KingstonMiles
Capt Jon Maynard
Maj Kristy Williams
Maj Jo Kelly
Chp Maj John Cantele
C/CMSgt David Webster
C/2nd Lt Noa Bender
Lt Col Alfred Fernandez
Capt Jay Staats
Capt Shaun Kelly
SER-MS-096
SER-MS-109
Lt Col Danny Watson
Capt Gary Turner
C/Capt Christian Shiyou
Capt Danny Carter
Lt Col John Hey
SER-MS-107
MSWG SER "of the year" Award Honorees
Major General Jeanne M. Holm CAP Aerospace Education Officer of the Year - Capt Shaun
J. Kelly, MS-109
Air Force Sergeants Association (AFSA) Outstanding National Cadet NCO of the Year C/CMSgt David M. Webster, MS-072
Frank G. Brewer Sr. CAP Memorial Aerospace Education Award Category I - C/2d Lt
Richard J. Fabian, MS-096
AFA CAP AEROSPACE CADET OF THE YEAR - C/MSgt Brittany D. Brewer, MS-109
Col Edwin Lewis Incident Staff member of the Year - Lt Col Michael P. Hainsey, MS-057
Property Manager of the Year - Maj Kristy D. Williams, MS-001
SER Squadron of Distinction - Vicksburg Composite Squadron, MS-109
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MSWG Members and former members who died in 2015
1st Lt William D. “Bill” Sprouse (MS-109 Vicksburg)
William D. Sprouse passed away at the Jackson, MS VA Hospital on 8 June 2015. Born
on November 3, 1933. Bill was a Korean War Veteran. He joined CAP in December
2013 and served in a variety of roles in MS-109, including that of Mission Scanner. He
was promoted to 1st Lt just seven days before his death.
MSWG Assistant Inspector General Lt Col T. Keith Riddle
Email from Mallory D. “Mal” Woodcock
08/26/15 at 7:30 PM
Ladies and Gentlemen:
It is with deep sadness that I report the loss of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas "Keith" Riddle
who passed away earlier this afternoon at his home following a short illness.
Lt Col Riddle was a native of the Mississippi Gulf Coast and was first assigned to SERMS-048 as a cadet. He later became a senior member earning the rank of 2nd Lt in July
1992, then earning promotion to 1st Lt in May 2004; Capt in December 2005; Major in
December 2008 and Lt Col in December of 2013.
Lt Col Riddle was awarded countless CAP awards and decorations to include:
the Exceptional Service Award (with device); several Commander's Commendation
Awards; numerous Search and Rescue Ribbons and countless other service and
mission earned decorations. He completed the senior member professional development
program in November 2009, achieving Level V and earning the Gill Robb Wilson Award
(#2714). He held numerous positions at the squadron before holding several wing level
positions to include: Search and Rescue Officer, Asst. Director of Communications,
Director of Logistics, Special Advisor to the Commander and Inspector General. Lt Col
Riddle was one of the first volunteers for CAP's surrogate predator program and quickly
became known as the premier specialist on this important mission and the equipment
used. He ultimately held the national position as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
(NHQ-966). Lt Col Riddle was also a pivotal organizer and participant in CAP's National
Special Cadet Activity: Under Graduate Pilot Training Program, held annually at
Columbus AFB, MS.
Keith was simply a legend in the Mississippi Wing and Civil Air Patrol. CAP was truly at
the epicenter of his day-to-day life; and his devotion to his duties and passion for
CAP was boundless. His immeasurable service includes countless actual missions,
natural disaster responses, operations evaluations, sundown patrol missions, ES exercises,
CD missions, professional development, encampments and so much more. His loss will
be felt throughout this great organization...and this country lost a true patriot today.
Please join me in spending some time in honor and recognition of his dedicated service to
CAP and our Country. Please also take a moment to think of his family and friends at this
sad time. I will pass along information concerning funeral arrangements as I receive
them.
Semper Vigilans...Keith.
Mal.
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SMSGT Robert R. “Bob” Baylis, Sr. USAF
From: Jay Staats
To: "Mallory D. "Mal" Woodcock Colonel CAP" ; Richard Hodges ; Felix Diaz
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 8:25 AM
Subject: Death of Bob Baylis
Mal,
Bob Baylis was a pilot in MS072 for several years back in the 1990's and possibly in the
early 2000's. Bob and I flew many missions together and may be remembered by some
of MSWG's more mature members. Bob's son, Dr. Tommy Baylis, also was a member
and pilot while he attended USM, before leaving for medical school.
The link below is for his obituary in the Hattiesburg American.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/hattiesburgamerican/obituary.aspx?n=smsgt-robert-rbaylis-bob&pid=176160518
Capt Jay Staats, CAP
Mississippi Wing Director of Operations
Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary
http://GoCivilAirPatrol.com
www.mswg.cap.gov
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Abbreviated Mississippi Wing Chronology 2015
Based on Wing Calendar and event related emails.
(WIMRS data was not used in this summary.)
January
Mission
3
Wing Staff Conference Call
17-19
Cadet Conference & O Flights – Lousiville
20
State Legislative Day - Jackson
25
MS-072 SUI (Hattiesburg)
15-A-5511
February
6-8
Squadron Commander’s Retreat
Lake Tiak O’Kahta
21-22
Training Leaders of Cadets (TLC) – Wing HQ
24
Annual Tech Expo – Keesler AFB
28
SAREX – Wing HQ
28
MS-109 SUI (Vicksburg)
15-T-6448
March
6-8
Annual Wing Conference – Ocean Springs
Honored Guest and Keynote Speaker:
Col Brian Freeman USAF, Col Freeman is the
USAF Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer
(EPLO) for the State of Mississippi
15
MS-107 (Batesville) deactivated
20-31
SAREX/DR – Olive Branch [Canceled]
15-T-6991
April
11
Wing Staff Meeting – Wing HQ – with briefing
by Mr. John Carnduff, CAP-USAF/ADO.
19
121.5 MHz ELT AFRCC Mission near
Hattiesburg, MS - [See Page 11]
15-M-0189
18
25
Ops Table Top and Conference – Wing HQ
28
Three cadet O rides conducted this month,
all at Meridian.
15-T-7356
May
23
MSWG Assist MS 109 (Vicksburg) for storm damage
June
6-7
Cadet Glider Weekend – Madison Airport
13
Wing Staff and Command Call – Wing HQ
20-21
AFRCC Basic Inland Search and Rescue
Course (BISC) – Wing HQ - 13 Participants
26-29
SAREX – Wing HQ
(Simulated post Disaster Relief and Recovery event)
27
MS-110 SUI (Cleveland) – Successful Inspection
15-T-9762
July
4-11
AL-MS Cadet Encampment – Ft McClellan, AL
11
Wing Staff Meeting – Wing HQ
11
CD Training – Wing HQ
12
AFROTC O-Rides – Camp Shelby
Special assistance from MS-072
24-29
MSWG SAREX/DR – Wing HQ
31 - 3-Aug
SE15 Hurricane Response EXERCISE
15-T-10488
15-T-9762
August
1
Wing Staff Meeting – Wing HQ
September
12
Wing Staff Meeting and Commanders Call – Wing HQ
19
19-20
Annual Professional Development weekend,
SLS/CLC/UCC – Wing HQ
25-27
CAP-USAF Assistance Visit (SAV)
October
9-11
SE 2015 Joint TN-MS WG Exercise
23-25
SER Cadet Competition – Fort Rucker AL
Members of MS-072 and MS-096 represented MSWG.
24-30
SAREX – Wing HQ
31
MS-057 (Golden Triangle) SUI – Successful Inspection
16-T3467
November
1
Lt Col Thomas H. Rogers is new Vice Wing Commander
7
Wing Staff Meeting – Wing HQ
Special Guest - Col Brian Freeman (USAF/EPLO)
14
MSWG SAREX/DR – Home base missions
for central and southern units; Panola County .
for northern units
14
MSWG Annual NCPSC Flight Instuctor Clinic – Wing HQ
21
Safety Officer Training – Wing HQ
30
MS-051 (Pascagoula) SUI – Successful and
Discrepancy free
16-T-3697
December
5
Wing Staff Meeting and Command Call
and Christmas Party – Wing HQ
Special awards to Lt Col Hodges and Lt Col Sloan
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