File #159: "CAPNews - November 1969"

CAPNews - November 1969

General Ellis Commands Civil Air Patrol
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CIVIL AIR PATROL ~ I U.S. AIR FORCE
AUXILIARY!
4~ NE S VOL. 1, NO. 13!
MAXWELL AFB, ALA.!
NOVEMBER 1969

MAXWELL AFB, Ala.-Brig. Gen. Richard N. Ellis, a career Air
Force officer of more than 30 years, Oct. 31, assumed command of
the Civil Air Patrol and its civilian volunteer force of some 65,000

Two Cadets Travel To On National
Science
A N D R E W S A F B, Md.--Columbus had to wait until!
he was 42-years-old--or 47!
depending on what history one reads--to see his dream of conquering The New World!
come true. Neil Armstrong's!
teenage vision of becoming a!
moon traveler and man's first!
moon walker became a reality at 38.!
It’s agreed that at 19, John Coefield of Great Falls, Mont. and Alan Cockrell, 20, of
Tuscaloosa, Ala., aren’t setting out to pioneer new trails in the Antarctic, but are seeing
their boyhood dreams come true at a relatively young air. !
Civil Air Patrol recently!
selected both to represent the

,, . . ~ e n a n c e o f a n i n - d e p t h
~erospace education program;
participation in USAF-authorized air search and rescue
,carctic missions; a i d i n d i s a s t e r
t,
~ o f t h e emergency services, local and
Na
~ Foundation national; s u p p o r t o f C i v i l
Ant,
~arch program.
Defense and cooperation with
American Red Cross disaster
T h t t w o s c i e n c e b u f f s relief programs.
recently left here on an Air
Among the dignitaries
Force C-141, along with about
attending the ceremony were
40 prominent scientists and a M a j . G e n . N i l s O . O h m a n ,
host of U.S. Navy personnel,
c o m m a n d e r, H e a d q u a r t e r s
e n r o u t e t o Tr a v i s A i r F o r c e Command, USAF, the parent
Base, Calif., Hawaii, New
Zealand and finally McMurdo command of Civil Air Patrol;
Sound, staging area for other and Dr. Theodore C. Marts, a
former Montgomery
locations on the continent.
pediatrician, now with the
The day before they left, the Office of the Secretary of the
pair conferred with Congressman
Air Force in Washington.
Jerry Pettis of California on the
General Ellis, a native of Salt
various aspects of the trip. Pettis Lake City, Utah, was recalled to
and Congressman Lester Wolff active duty following retirement
of New York, both members of in July 1969 to assume the CAP
t h e C i v i l A i r P a t r o l national commander's post.
Congressional Squadron in
General Ellis announced that
W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . , w e r e Col. Omer L. Cox will continue
instrumental in initiating the a s V i c e C o m m a n d e r o f
program whereby two Civil Air Headquarters, CAP-USAF and
.. p~,r~! o~dm~ c,~,,IH parti,-i--.*p in ~oY ' ;i ~rt"~,--~aek Jr. will
(continued on Page 21
serve as Chief of Staff.

ANTARCTIC BOUND-Cadets John Coefield (left), Montana
Wing and Alan Cockrell (right), Alabama Wing, look at a
model of a C-141 Starlifter, with Congressman Jerry Pettis
before taking off on the National Science Foundation's
Antarctic Expedition. The Deputy Commander of the
Congressional Squadron, National Capital Wing, Colonel Pettis
-. helped to initiate the program.

Historical Items And Gear
Sought for A F Museum
by MSgt. John Lamberton
"And here we have..."
The Air Force M useum curator addresses a group on tour.
How he concludes his statement depends on what the members of
Civil Air Patrol do-today and tomorrow.
Will he be able to continue,
brilliant and colorful past, nearly
"The Civil Air Patrol Annex,
dedicated to the preservation of
28 years of it. Born just before
historic items of the official
the United States entry into
auxiliary of the United States World War II, it has seen,
A i r F o r c e , " o r w i l l t h e been a part of, tremendous
strides in the development of Air
organization be overlooked and
its colorful past forgotten?
Power. Great strides have also
All will depend on today's b e e n m a d e i n t h e fi e l d o f
senior and cadet members. If communication, a vital factor in
CAP is to be represented in
its contribution to the nation.
With each step forward,
tomorrow's Air Force Museum,
today's members must begin at
numerous items of equipment
once (--today--) to collect and
and dress have been set aside as
save all manner and types of
obsolete and replaced with
memorabilia. Old and current newer and better items. It is
uniforms; equipment of all
these items, the obsolete, the
types; hits and pieces which replaced, the has beens, that will
might not seem significant today record for the organization, and
become priceless with time.
the world, the progress and the
Civil Air Patrol already has a
(continued on Page 2)

JOINS CIVIL AIR PATROL-Florida Gov. Claude R. Kirk Jr.
(right) receives active membership and a commission in Civil
Air Patrol on joining the Florida Wing, Nov. I at Ocala, Fla.
He receives his lieutenant colonel rank and assignment orders
from Chaplain, Maj., L. F. Windham, Ocala Senior Squadron
chaplain, at ceremonies at Jim Taylor Airport.

General Ellis

Mississippians
To Be Decorated
By N'tal Board
NEW ORLEANS, La.--Three
members of the Mississippi Wing
of Civil Air Patrol will be cited
for their valor during the wake
of Hurricane Camille when the
Civil Air Patrol's National Board
meets here Nov. 21-22.
The Silver Medal of Valor will
be presented to Maj. John L.
Elliott of Long Beach, who
served as minion commander
and coordinator of emergency
service activities shortly after
Hurricane Camille smashed into
the GulfDort, Miss.. coastline
Aug. i ~.
Elliott was cited for
displaying outstanding courage
and concern for the injured in
the disaster stricken area. He was
credited with persuading a man
from taking his own life and his
wife's after their home had been
leveled by the storm.
The other two Mississippians
to be honored include Maj.
Clarence H. Checkley, CAP, of
Ocean Springs, and Capt. David
P. Caldwell of Moss Point.
Checkley and Caldwell will
receive the Bronze Medal of
Valor in recognition of their
efforts in rescuing and aiding in
the evacuation of many of the
stranded persons, some injured,
from badly flooded low lying
areas of Ocean Springs and
Pascagoula.
The Frank G. Brewer
Memorial award, the Gill Robb
Wilson award, the Senior
Member of the Year award and
the Outstanding Cadet of the
Year award will be among the
presentations to be given out at
the National Board meeting.

and ..December 1 Is Deadline For Senior Escort Applicants
M A X W E L L A F B,
Ala.--Senior Civil Air Patrol
members may apply for escort
duty with any 1970 Cadet
Special Activity for which the
wing has been given a senior
member escort quota, officials at
CAP's National Headquarters
disclosed recently.
Preference for selection is
given to graduates of CAP's
National Staff College hut all
senior escort applicants must
have been active in the

organization before applying
Dec. 1.
They must be at least 21
years old and of acceptable
physical condition. No physical
examinations are required but
judgement should be used by the
applicant and by the selection
board.
Escort applicants must also
be of such personality and moral
character as to command cadet
respect for effective leadership.
Female escorts must
accompany every activity with

female cadet participants.
Therefore, both male and female
escorts are in demand, officials
disclosed.
E s c o r t s f o r t h e
Communications-Electronics
Course should be currently
assigned as unit communications
officers or have a technical
background in communications.
Those applying for senior
escort duty must file one copy
of CAP Form 70 with their wing
commander and another copy
with their squadron commander.

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CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

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In Memorium- Colonel St. Lewis
WASHINGTON, D.C.---Col.!
The former assistant United Roy St. Lewis, 78, former!
States Attorney General was a national legal officer and!
prominent figure in legal circles throughout the!
died, Nov. 1, at his!
Washington, D.C., apartment. As national legal officer from!
1951 to December 1968, he was reported to have setved longer on the
national board than any other corporate officer.!
The former assistant United States Attorney General was a graduate of
the University of Oklahoma, was the assistant U.S. Attorney for the
western district of the state from 1920 to 1922 and late U.S. Attorney for
that same district for three years. Colonel St. Lewis was appointed
president of the Rocky Mountain Fuel Company in 1951, the same year
he joined the Civil Air Patrol National Board. He also became the
Oklahoma legal representative of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railway. In 1928, he was!
appointed special assistant to the

CAP Historial Items
Sought For Museum
(continued from Page 1)
contribution to the growth of f a c i l i t i e s , f u l l d e t a i l s a n d
description of the items should
Air Power of the Civil Air Patrol.
Each and every one of the b e f u r n i s h e d N a t i o n a l
2,300 plus units of Civil Air
Headquarters, ATTN: CPM. The
Patrol should establish an
office of the Director of Materiel
historic collection or display will assist units with such items.
within its own organization, and
The Civil Air Patrol Annex of
make every effort to collect and
the Air Force Museum is not a
preserve items that one d::y can f a c t t o d a y , b u t p e r h a p s
help to tell the story of Civil Air tomorrow it will be. And what
Patrol to all the world. If any
will Civil Air Patrol have to place
unit has or locates items that in this historic hall then? It all
cannot possibly be stored or
depends on today's members.
displayed in existing unit
What do you have to contribute?
Outlook

u.s. Attorney General in the
prosecution of Indian cases.
A member of the American
Legion and commander of the
National Press Club Post in
Washington, D.C., Colonel St.
Lewis was also a member of the
Oklahoma State and County Bar
Associations. He was affiliated
with the District of Columbia
Bar Association, Kappa Phi
Delta Fraternities, was president
of the Oklahoma State Society
in Washington, D.C., from 1938
to 1941 and was president and
Diplomat
publisher of the
Publishing Company.
Burial was at Rock Creek
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.,
Tuesday, Nov. 4, after funeral
services at St. Paul's Rock Creek
Parish Church.

HONORED-Maj. Blackburn Hall of Jacksonville, Fla., receives
the CAP Meritorious Service award from Lt. Col. John
McDonald (left), Task Force !!I commander, at a testimonial
dinner recently honoring the 78-year-old veteran of the
Mexican War and World War I for his contributions to CAP
over the past ! ! years. He also received his promotion orders
to major during the same ceremony.

Two CAP Cadets With
Scientists At Antartie

(continued from Page 1)!
the annual science foundation!
project.!
!
Both Coefield and Cockrell!
are majoring in geology. Coefield at Montana State, and Cockrell at the University
of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. Coefield is a freshman, and Cockrell is a!
junior. The latter plans to make the Air Force a career either as a pilot or scientist.!
The two young men will conclude the venture to the frozen wastelands of the
bottom of the world late in December, returning with an in-depth study of
scientific research in that area as conducted by the National Science Foundation.

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Beneath The Discontents
culture, in popular attitudes.
Young people, for example,
want to start on top. Blacks
want ancient wrongs corrected
quickly. All are impatient at
traditional ways of viewing
things.
T h e c u r r e n t indignation,
writes MacLeish, i s " n o t a n
indignation that we exist on the
Earth, but that we permit
ourselves to exist in a selfishness
and wretchedness and squalor
which we have the means to
abolish. Resentment of this kind
is founded, can only be founded,
on belief in man. And belief in
man--a return to a belief in
man--is the reality on which a
new age can be built."
Affluence is not enough, we
have found. Values are missing.
Material satisfactions, however
essential, are not truly satisfying.
And so those who benefit from
the best ask for more. It is in a
real sense protest at the quality
of life. The grude shorthand of
the days says, "Make Love, not
War."
Mr. MacLeish suggests that
our schools and universities can
lead the way, revaluing man, and
finding for all generations new
paths and creative responses.
Religion surely can play a role as
well. The spiritual laws which
activate humanity to better
achievement do indeed need to
be proclaimed and
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If humanity is in revolt
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today's impatience is aimed at
the slowness of attainment of
this potential, at the roadblocks
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individual man is coming to
light, and it will not be snuffed
out, if today's concerned people
have their way."

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Members to Mark Anniversary
With Appropriate Celebrations.
MAXWELL AFB, Ala.--More
than 70,000 senior members and
cadets in some 2,300 units
throughout the United States
will mark the 28th anniversary
of Civil Air Patrol with
appropriate celebrations, Dec. 1.
Founded in 1941 by a group of airminded individuals, CAP members
volunteered their services and
their privately-owned aircraft to
patrol America's coastlines and
borders. During World War II, this
group flew more than 24 million
miles on anti-submarine patrol and
thousands more miles on sensitive
courier missions for the Armed
Forces.

HONORED BY CAP-Brig. Gen. Glen J. McClemon (riOt),
Defense Electronics Supply Center commander, receives a
certificate of appreciation from Lt. Col. Robert W. Woodward,
US~AF-CAP liaison officer to the Ohio Wing. Participating in
the ceremony also is Maj. Roger Baxter (center), DESC
Squadron 704 commander. General McClernon earned the
certificate for his support and assistance to the CAP programs.
(Photo courtesy of DESC)

CAP Cites General McClernon
For Support to Organization
DAYTON, Ohio-One of Civil Air Patrol's staunchest supporters and a
man dedicated to the youth of the organization, Brig. Gen.!
Glen J. McCleruon was honored by CAP's National Headquarters and
members of the Defense Electronics Supply Center CAP Sqnadron 704
before his retirement last month.

The past commander of the
Defense Electronics Supply
Center here received a
Certificate of Appreciation from
National Headquarters and a
letter of appreciation endorsed
by some 60 members of
Squadron 704 at ceremonies
here.
He was cited for his personal
attention to Civil Air Patrol
activities throughout his service
career and for his assistance in
providing CAP cadets with
comfortable facilities in addition
to help form a sponsoring
committee to advise squadron
operations.
General McClernon received
the certificate from Lt. Col.
Robert Woodward, USAF-CAP
liaison officer to the Ohio Wing
and the letter from Maj. Roger
Baxter, squadron commander.
The Defense Electronics

Supply Center in Dayton is a
field activity of the Defense
S u p p l y A g e n c y, C a m e r o n
Station, Alexandria, Va.

missions, mercy missions and
engage in training exercises with
the Civil Defense.

Two Cited By Junior AFROTC
ANCHORAGE, Alaska--Two cadet leaders, Capts. Michael
Swanigan, East Anchorage High School and Todd Bennett of
Diamond High School, were presented the National Reserve Officers'
Association Junior ROTC outstanding cadet achievement award
recently. Lt. Col. Chuck Burnette of the Alaska Wing presented the
award.
Swanigan visited Great Britain this year in the International Air
Cadet Exchange and Bennett earned his private pilot's license after
completing a CAP-sponsored flying training encampment at
Stillwater, Okla.

To d a y, t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n
carries on the work started by
those pioneers, flies search and
rescue missions throughout the
nation; cooperates with Civil
Defense agencies at all levels, the
city, county, state and federal
government and performs mercy
missions in relief of people and
communities stricken by floods,
hurricanes and other natural
disasters.
CAP annually flies more than 70 per
cent of all the Air Force-authorized
search and rescue missions
throughout the nation and in the first
nine months this year was credited
with saving nearly 30 lives.

The organization's senior
members operate some 4,000

Two Receive Awards from Governor
At Wisconsin Encampment Ceremony
FORT ATKINSON,
Wisc.--The first Gen. Carl A.
Spaatz award to a Wisconsin
Wing cadet was presented by
Governor Warren F. Knowles to
Air Force Academy Cadet SSgt.
James A. Jaeger in a ceremony
in August at the wing summer
e n c a m p m e n t a t Vo l k F i e l d ,
Camp Douglas, Wise.
Cadet David E. Eckert was
also honored at the ceremony
and received Civil Air Patrol's
Bronze Medal of Valor. The
entire cadet wing passed in

General Ryan Cites Wing
For Help During Hurricane
W A S H I N G T O N ,
D.C.--"Please extend my
appreciation to the members
of the Louisiana Wing, CAP,
for their strong support and
assistance during and
immediately following
Hurricane Camille.
"Reports show that the
rapid, effective response with
which they employed all
types of resources to provide
critically needed assistance
was vital to the success of the
total disaster relief effort and
was performed in the highest
tradition of Civil Air Patrol.
"The praise by those
assisted and by civic leaders,
law enforcement and
government officials for this
assistance under hazardous
conditions was well deserved

light aircraft, all but 750 of
them privately owned, to
perform search and rescue

and all CAP members who
contributed are congratulated
for exemplary service," wrote
Gen. John D, Ryan, Air
F o r c e c h i e f o f s t a ff , i n a
recent message to the
commander of the Louisiana
Wing.

review honoring the governor,
distinguished visitors and the
awards winners.!
Col. James C. Gates, Wisconsin
Wing commander and Lt. Col.
Verney A. Thorlton, USAF-CAP
liaison officer to the Wisconsin
Wing, assisted in the ceremonies.
Also present for the ceremony
were Cadet Jaeger's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Lorenz Jaeger of Ixonia,
Wisc., relatives and Mrs. Earl A.
Eckert of Milwaukee.

Joining the Watertown
Composite Squadron in May
1964, Jaeger won the Billy
Mitchell award in 1966, the
same year he attended Purdue
University's aerospace education
youth seminar. A year later he
earned t h e A m e l i a E a r h a r t
award.

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Academy in June 1968 on
Wisconsin Senator Gaylord
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whose boat capsized last April
under the command of Capt.
on Lake Seven, Wise.
Stephen Israel.

REWARDED FOR ACHIEVEMENTS-Wisconsin Governor
Warren P. Knowles presents the CAP Bronze Medal of Valor to
Cadet David Eckert (left photo) and Gen. Carl A. Spaatz
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ceremonies at the wing summer encampment at Volk Field,
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CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

NOVEMBER, 1969

Editorial

CIVIL
AIR
PAT R O L
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USAF AUXILIARY "k

NEWS

by Charles W. Webb
I)CS, Aeroslmce Education and Training

N a t i o n a l C o m m a n d e r . . . . . . . . . . . . Brig. Gen. Richard N. Ellis, USAF
N a t i o n a l B o a r d C h a i r m a n . . . . . . . . . . . Brig. Gen. F. Ward Reilly, CAP
D i r e c t o r o f I n f o r m a t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lt. Col. John W. Miller, USAF
C h i e f , I n t e r n a l I n f o r m a t i o n . . . . . Capt. Mervyn E. Roberts, Jr., USAF
E d i t o r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TSgt. John J. Lyons, USAF

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Vol. 1. No. 13

What's So Special About Special Activities

November, 1969

From the Commander

Begin Anew
by Brig. Gen. Richard N. Ellis
national commander
Remember, as a child, getting an assignment from the teacher to
draw a picture? Remember how you sat down with a clean, new
sheet of paper. It lay there before you, bright, shiny, and unmarked,
awaiting the touch of your pencil or crayon.
You may have drawn a picture that your mother cherished but
which, in reality, was only a childish scrawl. An artist might have
taken the same sheet of paper and produced a work of art. The raw
materials were there. It was up to the individual as
to what was done with them.
In beginning my assignment as National l
Commander of Civil Air Patrol, I f'md that ourj
association-yours and mine-is sort of like being
handed a new sheet of paper and being told to
"write" or "draw." What we write or draw is up to
you and me.
Over the years, Civil Air Patrol has put its name
indelibly in the record books of aviation, writing
into history exploits and deeds of which its members can be proud.
CAP is famous for its air search and rescue efforts, for its efforts in
the national defense during World War !I, for its youth programs,
and for many other humanitarian activities.
Now, however, we have an opportunity to write new records, to
begin anew, to correct any past mistakes, to produce new exploits,
to make Civil Air Patrol worthy of the fame it enjoys.
1 look forward to my tenure with CAP. Already I am finding it a
challenge-and an opportunity which I welcome, and I come to you
with no definite or limiting commitments except to try to make the
organization one which will enjoy the respect and confidence of the
nation.
You, too, can begin anew, as if with a new sheet of paper upon
which we can write. I urge you to re-examine your old ways of doing
things with a critical eye, to look at things objectively and then
amend those that need it..I urge you to "get out of the rut,"-if you
are in one-to try something new, to help Civil Air Patrol grow in
numbers but, more important, to grow in effectiveness.
Together, we have an opportunity to start afresh. Let us make
CAP more worthy of the praise it has received in the past. I cannot
do it alone. I need your help and I ask it now.
I am pleased to be associated with you in Civil Air Patrol. I
believe our association will be a pleasant and productive one for all
of us.

Lesher Named Honesdale's Commander
DRUMS, Pa.--CWO Curtis R. Lesher, Lake Ariel, Pa., has been
named to succeed Capt. Frank I. Breidenstein as commander of
Honesdale Composite Squadron. He was appointed to the command
position, Oct. 14, at a change of command ceremony at J. J. Kohler
School. Captain Breidenstein relinquished his command to become
Group 20's assistant emergency services officer.

The dictionary defines 'special' in part as
" d i s t i n g u i s h e d b y s o m e unusual
quality...unique...noteworthy."
So what's so special about Civil Air Patrol's
Cadet Special Activities?
Two aspects-one positive and one negative.
The Positive
Each of CAP's special activities is
distinguished by an unusual, unique and
noteworthy quality. Each offers an opportunity
unobtainable in any other way in just the same
form at just the same critical time in a cadet's
life.
The "specialness" of special activities
attracts many cadets into CAP. National
Headquarters therefore plans these high level
learning experiences to run the gamut from the
Spiritual Life Conference and the Cadet Flying
Encampments to the International Air Cadet
Exchange. The object is to see that cadets
receive maximum benefit for their future
development as "dynamic Americans and
aerospace leaders."
Ideally, every qualified cadet should attend
as many special activities as possible, but,
because of limited funds and facilities, quotas
have to be established for each wing. These
quotas, at best, allow for only a limited number
of cadet participants and senior escorts.
It is therefore incomprehensible to National
Headquarters that wings find it difficult, and in
all too many cases impossible, to fill their
quotas.
You guessed it. We are leading Cp to
The Negative
.
Would you believe that one of-the smaller
wings sent as many cadets to special activities"
last summer as another wing with ten times the
cadet population? And that the large wing

Chairman's Comments

failed to fill its quotas in six activities?
The small wing filled 129.5 per cent of its
quotas, and ranked first among the 52 wings,
while the large wing met only 45 per cent of its
quotas and ranked 50th. Another of the largest
wings failed to meet quotas on five activities
and ranked 47th. Only eleven wings filled more
than 100 per cent of their quotas, and they did
so because other wings fell short. Region
percentages showed a range from 79.5 to 51 per
cent.
The "word" is apparently not getting
through to all qualified cadets and to potential
senior member escorts.
National Headquarters is convinced that all
wings have enough qualified and interested
cadets and senior escorts to meet assigned
quotas. Several activities require the cadet to
have, among other things, the Billy Mitchell
Award, but others require only the completion
of four achievements in Phase II.
Quota assignments for 1970 Cadet Special
Activities were recently mailed to all regiOn and
wing commanders. Quotas in three activities
were cut below the 1969 level because of lack
of participation and because of fund and
facility shortages. Higher quotas were given to
four, however. These are: The International Air
Cadet Exchange, the Nurses' Orientation
Course, the Communications Electronics
Course, and the Air Force Academy Survival
Course.
To return to the title question: What's so
special about special activities is that summer,
1970, offers a new challenge to eliminate the
negative and accent the positive. If all unit
commanders make an unusual, unique and
noteworthy effort to see that all quotas for
1970's special activities are filled, IT CAN BE
DONE!

... by Brig.Gen. F. Ward Reilly

Organization Welcomes New Commander
On behalf of the entire
membership I want to warmly
welcome Brigadier General
Richard N. Ellis as our new
National Commander. ! feel that
Civil Air Patrol is fortunate
indeed to have a man of his
caliber to direct its day.to-day
activities.
Under General Putnam, CAP
enjoyed a busy year wherein
new programs were introduced
and old ones revitalized.
W i t h
G eneral Ellis
at the helm I
am confident
that CAP will
continue to
keep pace with
the development and
growth of
general aviation. General Ellis is a different
man, with his own ideas and his
own ways of doing things, and
this is good. We all expect him
to do things differently. It is
proper that he put his own
stamp upon CAP.
FrOm my brief association
with him, I have become
convinced that he is, indeed, the
man for the job. I feel that he
has the unique executive talent
which will enable him to fulfill
his task of directing a great,
nationwide organization.
The general has a
distinguished military
background and I am confident
that he will draw upon this rich
background to make him one of

the best National Commanders
ever. I know every CAP member
joins me in pledging him
wholehearted cooperation and
support.
As I write this, the annual
meeting of the National Board
lies just ahead. Those of you
who attend will have an
opportunity to meet General
Ellis. Other members will meet
him in the months ahead. But
even if you never meet him, you
will, I am sure, feel his impact.
G e n e r a l E l l i s i s t h e 11 t h
N a t i o n a l C o m m a n d e r. T h i s
means that there have been ten

changes of command. Each
change brings a natural feeling of
trepidation, of wondering what
the new National Commander
will be like, wondering what
changes he will bring about in
this all-volunteer, benevolent
organization. And each National
Commander DOES, in the
course of time, bring about
changes.
Having met and become
acquainted with General Ellis,
however, I feel no trepidation at
all. He is the man for us.
Welcome, General Ellis!

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Cadets, ,Neniors Cited

Ded,y Officials Praise CAP
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Civil
Air Patrol won praise from the
officials of the 23rd Annual
Powder Puff Derby recently for
senior and cadets assistance to
the pilots arriving at various
stop-over landing points in the
coast-to-coast air classic.
CAP members were cited for
spotting aircraft, making the
pilots comfortable by serving
them cold drinks when they
arrived and for
their
around-the-clock vigil a t t h e
airports.
T h e m a j o r i t y o f pilots
participating in the all-women's
air race July 4-7 were Civil Air

Patrol members or former Civil Cleo Sherbow of Baltimore, Md.,
Air Patrol members. The race to fly the race in a Piper FA-30
began in San Diego, Calif. and Twin Commanche.
terminated at Dulles
Civil Air Patrol project
Airport,
International
officers coordinating the race
Washington, D.C.
with derby officials were Capt.
Mrs. Mary Culp from
C. L. Caldwell, Virginia Wing;
Newport Beach, Calif., won the Capt. Lorick Fox, Sr., Maryland
r a c e i n a P i p e r PA 2 4 . S h e Wing and Maj. William P. Potter,
attained a 175 m.p.h, average
National Capital W ing.
par speed and registered more
Cadets from these three wings
than 210 m.p.h, average
handled luggage, ran errands,
handicap speed in the race to
stood guard on airplanes at the
win the title.
three check-points, acted as
One of the CAP pilots
corn municators and were helpful
participating in the race, Mary
to the Derby racers.
" F r a n " Va n S t a v e r n f r o m
"Although the girls were not
Mechanics~lle, Va., teamed with
needed after the first day, Cadet
Lori Hall, Bethesda-Chevy Chase
Sq., Maryland Wing, continued
to be at the airport from early
morning until late at night to
greet the planes and pilots and
serving cold drinks to those
flying in. And although the
temperature was near 10O
degrees she stuck it out by doing
more than her share,"
c o m m e n t e d M i t z i K e l l e r,
Chairman of Operations
International AWTAR.
Cadets stayed at night and
reported at the airport for duty
at 5:30 a.m. when the police
w e n t o f f d u t y, m a i n t a i n i n g
constant vigil over the Derby
aircraft.

PROUD ACHIEVEMENTS-Cadet Maj. Bonnie Lee Smith
displays the three wings she earned in less than a year to Maj.
James Cowart, Evergreen Composite Squadron commander.
Cadet Smith received her solo wings in January through a
flight scholarship presented by the Pilot Club of Evergreen.
She earned her pilot's wings at the CAP Flying Encampment at
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Okla. and the
Stewardess Wings at Eastern Airlines Stewardess School,
Miami, Fla. She is a freshman at Auburn University where she
plans to major in Aviation Management.

Through the courtesy of
George Urke and Doctor Poole
of the Washington Air Derby,
cadets attended the banquet as
guests of the Ninety-Nines.. A
standing ovation was given Cadet
Lori Hall for her contribution to
the Derby and the first arrivals
were presented American Beauty
Roses by Cadet Hall and Cadet
Linda Niess.
Derby officials commented:
"Had it not been for the help of
the cadets and the close
coordination given by Major
Potter and Captain Caldwell, we
would have been lost. Their
means of communication with
field radios kept us in contact
from tower base impound and
page headquarters."

CHARTS RACE-Lt. Col. Ruth Freckleton (center), National
Capital Wing Coordinator for Women, explains the route taken
by pilots flying the Powder Puff Derby to Cadets and Girl
Scouts who helped during the race. The group (from left) are
Wing Scout Robin McMiller, Fairfax, Va., twin sisters, C/2C
Pat NoD and C/2C Nancy Noll, Andrews Sq., Ceil Parker, Wing
Scout from Annandale, Va., and Wing Scout Sally Rhea,
Fairfax, Va. (Photo by Warren M attox)

Schenectady Unit Visits

Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
SCHENECTADY, N.Y.-Members of Schenectady's squadron
visited the historic Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in Red Hook recently.
The aerodrome featured World War 1 aircraft, on display and in the
air.
Highlighting the afternoon
was an air show, with the pilots
of the vintage craft remaining
afterward to explain their planes
and maneuvers. The girls in the
squadron were intrigued by a
1917 style fashion show.
Members of the squadron
attending were 2d Lt. John
Hahn, WO Daniel Whelan, Cadet
2d Lt. John Martin, Cadet Sgt.
Louis Malizia, Cadet MSgt. John

The air show, featuring a
variety of stunt maneuvers,
climaxed with a dog fight
between a Sopwith and a
Fokker--the Sopwith winning of
course!

Montgomery Squadron Member
Earns CAP Pilot Certificate
B L A C K S B U R G , Va . - - I n
appreciation of his service with
the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute ROTC detachment, Lt.

Col. Gales Perry, training officer
for cadets, Montgomery
Squadron, Virginia Wing, was
honored in an awards ceremony
on the Virginia Tech campus in
Blacksburg before retiring from
active Air Force duty.
In conjunction with this
ceremony, Colonel Perry was
presented with a certificate of
appreciation from the
Montgomery Squadron, his CAP
pilot's certificate and was
commissioned a lieutenant
colonel in the Civil Air Patrol.
These presentations were made
by Lt. Mary Ann Abeles, the
squadron adjutant, and Col.
C h a r l e s B r o o k s , U S A F,
commander of the AFROTC
detachment.

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UP-UP AND AWAY-Wearing parachutes and strapped in the
b u c k e t s e a t s o f a C - 11 9 F l y i n g B o x c a r, c a d e t s f r o m
Doylestown Composite Squadron 907 seem happy to become
airborne on a five-hour flight to Patrick AFB, Fla. Purpose of
the trip was an orientation visit to nearby NASA launch site at
Cape Kennedy. (Photo courtesy of the Doylestown Squadron)

LaMontagne, Cadet WO Ronnie
LeBlanc, Cadet Wayne
Podbielski, Cadet Diane Hahn,
Cadet Peter Muscanelli, Cadet
MSgt. Scott Gomez, and Senior
Member Michael O'Dorney.

REWARDED FOR SERVICE-A Civil Air Patrol Certificate of
Appreciation is awarded to Lt. Col. Gales Perry (left),
Montgomery Squadron cadet training officer, by 1st. Lt. Mary
Ann Abeles, squadron adjutant. Also attending the ceremony
was Col. Charles Brooks, local AFROTC Detachment
commander. Colonel Perry earned the award for his services to
Virginia Polytechnic Institute ROTC Detachment. (Photo
courtesy of the Montgomery Squadron)

W h i l e t r a i n i n g o f fi c e r,
Colonel Perry lectured to both
seniors and cadets on the history
of the USAF and the
development of powered flight.
He has also been guest speaker at
special events.
Colonel Perry will be moving
to Chapel Hill, N.C., where he
hopes to join the local squadron
there. His retirement has been
termed a loss to the USAF, the
Montgomery Squadron, and
Biacksburg community..

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

i

NOVEMBER, 1989

Apollo 11 Crew Thanks CAP Magazine

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PA R E N T S N I G H T I N C A P - C a d e t W O R i c k y We l s h ( s e c o n d
left) captures his parents attention during "Parent's Night" at
t h e S o u t h s i d e C a d e t S q u a d r o n , Vi r g i n i a W i n g . M r. a n d M r s .
Charles T. Welsh show that they are proud of their son after he
earned the Billy Mitchell educational achievement award that
night. The award was presented by Capt. Robert L. Beasley
( r i g h t ) , s q u a d r o n c o m m a n d e r. ( P h o t o c o u r t e s y o f t h e
Southside Cadet Squadron)

BETHLEHEM, Pa.-A
photograph and a letter of
appreciation were received by
Bethlehem Kiwanis Sq. 3109
a n d L e h i g h Va l l e y S e n i o r S q .
3 1 0 7 f r o m t h e A p o l l o 11 c r e w
after the units devoted the July
issue of their monthly magazine
"'Talespins" to the astronauts.
"We are grateful and proud to
have participated in the
achievement of our national goal
of a successful lunar landing and
return. We believe that as the
exploration of our universe
expands, so will the benefits of
all mankind. We hope that the
people of earth are now entering
a new era of peace and common
understanding.

" To t h o s e o f y o u w h o h a v e
offered encouragement and good
wishes, who dedicated support
has made our programs possible
FLAG-RAISING CEREMONIES-Cadets Sgt. Thomas Olzak
and whose prayers sustained us,
( l e f t ) a n d A h a n a n T h o m a s S c h r a d e r, S w a n t o n C o m p o s i t e
we extend our humble thanks,"
Squadron 604, Ohio Wing, raise the American flag at Fulton
B L A C K S B R U G , Va . - - M o n t g o m e r y C o m p o s i t e S q u a d r o n c a d e t s w r o t e N e ff A . A r m s t r o n g , A p o l l o
County Airport during a fly-in and drive-in program. The event
t o o k o v e r t h e r e i n s o f c o m m a n d r e c e n t l y a n d c o n d u c t e d a h i g h l y 11 c o m m a n d e r. T h e l e t t e r w a s
successful search and rescue training exercise during a campout at a l s o s i g n e d b y E d w i n E . A l d r i n ,
was staged to commemorate the first anniversary of the airport
Goose Point on the Philpott Reservoir. The entire event was planned l u n a r m o d u l e p i l o t a n d M i c h a e l
and featured sky-diving, glider demonstrations and a model
Collins, command module pilot.
and directed by the cadets themselves under the leadership of 1st.
airplane show. (Photo courtesy of John A. McClure)
Lt. Greg Dickerson and 2rid. Lt. Phillip Matthews.
T h e Ta l e s p i n s c a r r i e d , a
The campout was the first time the cadets had functioned as a t h r e e - c o l o r e d d r a w i n g o f t h e
unit and the primary purpose of the program was to sharpen their lunar module on its front page
skills in ground search and rescue techniques. They erected shelters,
and saluted the three national
planned their meals and built a mess hall tent. While practicing SAR h e r o e s b y i n c l u d i n g t h e i r
tactics, the cadets placed a target in an area to simulate a downed
biographies on the inside pages.
aircraft. This enabled the cadets to divide their forces of land rescue Cadet Airman James Varley (14)
RED BANK, N.J.-Cadets from the Red Bank Composite
t e a m s a n d g r o o m t h e m s e l v e s i n t h e u s e o f r a d i o t e c h n i q u e s a n d d i d t h e a r t w o r k a n d c l o s e d o u t Squadron, New Jersey Wing, have entered the space race in a model
search procedures.
t h e m a g a z i n e ' s J u l y i s s u e w i t h w a y a s t h e u n i t ' s d e p u t y c o m m a n d e r, C a p t . D o n a l d E . D n g a s
E s c o r t s f o r t h e c a m p o u t w e r e C a p t . T. P. A b e l e s a n d 1 s t . L t .
" T h a t ' s o n e s m a l l s t e p f o r m a n , presented a program on model rocketry to the cadets.
Mary Ann Abeles.
o n e g i a n t l e a p f o r
The program is designed to
among cadets in the aerospace
mankind"--Neil Armstrong,
develop a greater interest in the
science field. The cadets are
national space program while
1 0 : 5 9 p . m . ( E . D . T. ) , J u l y 2 0 ,
learning about payload, altitude
H O B B S , N . M e x . - - H o b b s C o m p o s i t e S q u a d r o n c a d e t d r i l l t e a m 1969.
capability and spot landing
creating greater enthusiasm
under Lt. Col. Dale Harkins' leadership, outclassed the Santa Fe
control and are using models
Composite Squadron cadet team to win the New Mexico Wing cadet
made from balsa wood and
drill team competition, Oct. 12, at Kirtland AFB, N. Mex. Members
cardboard.
of the winning team were C/WO Bradley Williams, C/SSgt. Gary
The models built by cadets
R o u l s t o n , C / S g t . W i l l i a m B u t l e r, C / S g t s . B i l l y J o h n s o n , D a m o n
reach altitudes of more than
Singletary, C/AIC Larry Hill, Kenneth Riddle, Deborah Threatt and
2,000 feet and most have a
La Vena Crowell.
MAXWELL AFB, Ala.--The S q u a d r o n S e n i o r m e m b e r
parachute recovery system.
tentative dates for the third
strength. If a cadet or composite
Red Bank Composite
a n n u a l C i v i l A i r P a t r o l N a t i o n a l squadron member, the individual Squadron cadets also learn the
Two Pass Examinations, Are Promoted
Staff College are July 10-17 and m u s t s t a t e t h e n u m b e r o f
principles of rocket design,
D O Y L E S TO W N , P a . - - Tw o D o y l e s t o w n S q u a d r o n c a d e t s , Ly n n e
National Headquarters will
Mitchell Awards received
acceleration, aerodynamics,
Elville and Theresa McCann, recently passed their "aircraft in fight"
accept applications from Jan. 1
annually in the unit since 1963.
s t a b i l i t y, t r a j e c t o r y, a l t i t u d e
examinations and were promoted in rank. Cadet McCann was
t o A p r. 1 , o f fi c i a l s d i s c l o s e d
Also to be sumbitted in the tracking and begin the program
promoted to staff sergeant and Cadet Elville to airman first class.
recently.
application by the individual is
by building small single stage
Included in the examination were tests dealing with the scientific
Final selection will be made
the number of years he has
models. After training
principles of flight covering heavier-than-air vehicles, gliders,
a n d t h o s e a c c e p t e d w i l l b e served in Civil Air Patrol and his
progress to the multi-stage and
airplanes and helicopters. The cadets got a slight advantage over their
educational background.
four.engine clustered rockets.
c o m p e t i t o r s b e f o r e t a k i n g t h e e x a m i n a t i o n a s t h e p a i r r e c e i v e d a notified May 1.
Those wishing to spply are
flight in a link trainer at Willow Grove Air Reserve Facility here.
requested to present the
following information in a letter
to National Headquarters:
NEW ORLEANS, La.--Moisant Cadet Squadron members
Name, rank and CAP serial
recently participated in a realistic, two-day, search and rescue and
number; Home address; Sex;
civil defense exercise which tasked the skills of both cadets and CAP organization and charter
senior members. A simulated nuclear attack set the stage for realistic n u m b e r ; P r e s e n t C A P j o b ;
training as cadet ground crews went into the simulated disaster area
Squadron cadet strength;
to collect the victims of the attack and nuclear fall-out who were
taken to decontamination centers. Meanwhile, CAP senior members
flew aerial surveillance missions to estimate the damage and check
for fall-out.
On the second day of the test, the unit participated in an air and
ground search for the simulated aircraft accident.
TWIN CITIES, Minn.--Air
Participating in the exercises were Lt. Col. Gladys E. Durr, Maj.
and ground search operations
R o s e m a r y S a r t i s , L t . J o e M o l y s o n a n d C a d e t M a r g a r e t L a n g h o ff , opened and closed the same day
who had key roles in the exercises.
last month for Minnesota Wing

Cadets Run SARTest at Campout

Red Bank Cadets Launch Rockets
To Learn of Aerospace Science

Hobbs Unit Tops Drill Competition

National Headquarters To Accept

Staff College Applications, Jan. 1

they

Moisant Braves SAR-CD Tests

Hunter Starts
CAP SAR Mission

Police Cite Cadet for Bravery
B A LT I M O R E , M d . - - C a d e t J e r o m e B i r e n b a u m , G w y n n O a k
Composite Squadron, has been cited by the Baltimore City Police
and received the Department's Meritorious Conduct award for saving
William H. Gibson Jr. from drowning.
Birenbaum administered artificial respiration to the 9-year-old
youngster after taking him out of Clifton Park Pool in Baltimore.
Realizing the youngster was not responding to this technique of
respiration, Birenhaum changed tactics by rolling the victim over and
propped him on his knee and continued artificial respiration. The
boy began to breath shallowly with this treatment and was out of
danger when the ambulance arrived.

members when Robert Behrenes
of St. Paul, who was the subject
of the search, walked out of the
woods near Grand Rapids to
safety.
Civil Air Patrol was called
into the search mission by
S h e r i ff J o h n P. M u h a r o f I t a s c a
County and the wing scrambled
two airplanes to fly sorties over
t h e s e a r c h a r e a . S h e r i ff M u h a r,
meanwhile, directed the ground
search.

T H E S PA C E R A C E - C a p t . D o n a l d E . D u g a s ( c e n t e r ) , R e d
B a n k C o m p o s i t e S q . d e p u t y c o m m a n d e r, e x p l a i n s t h e
fundamentals of model rocketry to cadets David Patterson and
Kathy Allison. The model rocketry program is designed to
interest cadets in the national space program and create greater
enthusiasm for the aerospace sciences field. (Photo courtesy of
the Red Bank Composite Sq.)

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NOVEMBER, 1969

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Maryland Squadron Launches 'Drive

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FREDERICK, Md.--In the interest of public safety, the Frederick
Squadron, Maryland Wing, premiered two aviation safety films, Oct.
16, at Frederick Airport. The local CAP unit's aims were to generate
greater safety awareness by implementing a large-scale aircraft
accident prevention program among the aviation-minded public and
people associated with flying.
Shown were "Moods in Safety" and "Ground Safety on the
Flight Line". The first movie demonstrated how the individual's
emotions impairs his judgement as a pilot and the second film
showed
importance of safety in
flight line operations.
iiiiiii iiiii!I iii the Lt. Robert P. Sehmidt, dailyunit's safety officer, was in
Second
the
charge of the overall program of public orientation on safety in
flying.

Instructors Meet at Hanscom Field
HANSCOM FIELD, Mass.--Twenty-eight Civil Air Patrol program
instructors attended the first aerospace instructor's workshop in the
Massachusetts Wing here recently. The workshop was designed to
improve the quality of instruction in units throughout the wing.
While participating in the program, the instructors heard of the
importance of cooperating with local libraries, discussed ways of
improving teacher-student relationships and heard a progress report
on the Tew-Mac Squadron's aerospace and flying programs.
Lectures, demonstrations and discussing teaching methods were
presented to those attending the program.

Former Member Is School's Honor Student

UNUSUAL GROUND-BREAKING
CEREMONY-The first earth is broken by Civil
Air Patrol's Sky Harbor Squadron and the local
Naval Reserve's Seabees at Sky Harbor Airport,
Ariz., site of a new $30,000 headquarters for
the local CAP unit. Pushing a 70-year-old plow

behind the unit's 15-year-old Piper Supercub
airplane (from left) are Maj. Richard Denbrook,
Maj. Jack D. Emery, 2nd Lt. William McTyre
and Lt. Commander Tom Denny of the
Seabees. (Photo courtesy of Ebby Hawerlander)

Sky Harbor Squadron Gets Local Help
To Build New Headquarters at Airport
P H O E N I X , A r i z . - - Wo r k i s
continuing on a new $30,000
building at Sky Harbor Airport
and when it is completed in the
near future it will become the
new headquarters for Sky
Harbor Squadron 301 of the
Arizona Wing.
T h e p r o j e c t g o t o ff t o a n
unusual beginning when Maj. R.
E. Denbrook, squadron
commander, and members of his
unit, participated in
ground.breaking ceremonies
along with the local Seabees
Mobile Construction Battalion
and the local Building Trades
Council (AFL-CIO).
The group was behind a
70-year-old plow which was
drawn by the CAP unit's
15-year-old Piper Supercub
airplane.
Added membership in Civil
Air Patrol brought about by a
highly successful drive brought
about the need for the erection
of the new building. Sky Harbor
Airport agreed to lease the land
to CAP for a yearly fee of a
dollar if the local squadron
could erect the building at no
cost to the city.
Architect Donald T. Van Ess
donated the building, material
and fixtures including the blue
prints for its erection. The
Seabees are using the project as a
training program for its
personnel and the local Building
Trades Council approved [he
project and let its members work
on the project, donating their
skill aad labor.

VANDALIA, Ohio--AIC John W. Kimball of Dayton was named
an honor student by the Electronics Principle's Department, 3380th
Technical Training School, recently, at Keesler AFB, Miss. This
achievement is attained by less than one per cent of the students
who attend the Air Force electronics school.
Kimball credits his training in Civil Air Patrol with giving him an
edge over his fellow classmates while learning about the radio
compass, radio altimeter and other navigational aids.
He is the son of Mr. Wes Kimball, Great Lakes Region aerospace
education director.

Major Becomes First To Win ZD Award
MANCHESTER, N.H.--Maj. Calvin W. Stiles, New Hampshire
Wing deputy for communications, received a citation recently and
became the first man in Civil Air Patrol to receive the organization's
Zero Defects award. He was cited for professional duty performance
and enhancing the organization's image and mission effectiveness.
"His contributions to the wing's communications capability
reflected great credit on himself, the wing, and the Northeast
Region," the citation accompanying the award read.
Designed to inspire individuals to do the job right the first time,
every time, the program stresses the importance of workmanship and
emphasizes the prevention of errors by identifying and removing the
causes. The wing commander in each state nominates the individual
to National Headquarters for semi-annual award consideration.
A resident of Plaistow, N.H., Major Stiles joined Civil Air Patrol
in 1952. He has been the wing communications officer since 1966.

North Dade Squadron Man Joins Army
MIAMI, Fla.--CWO James Hayes, a former senior member of the
North Dade Senior Sq., Florida Wing, recently earned his U.S. Army
Warrant officer grade and aviator's wings after completing 36 weeks
of training at the Army's Primary Helicopter School at Ft. Waiters,
Tex.
Hayes, who placed tenth in his class, will attend Huey Cobra
transition school at the Army's Aviation School at Hunter Air Field,
Ft. Stewart, Ga.

Major Caulfiehl Earns Peace Medal
For Service to International Youth

MITCIIELL AWARD WINNERS-Cadets Ronald Turnicky
{left) and Charles Gensler became the first members of the
Doylestown Squadron, Pennsylvania Wing, to earn the Brig.
Gem William (Billy) Mitchell award recently after meeting the
qualifications in the CAP aerospace education training
program. They received the awards and diplomas from Lt. Col.
Theodore Behling, Willow Grove Air Reserve facility
commander, at ceremonies honoring their achievements.
{photo cc, urtesy of the Daily Intelligencier)

S U D B U R Y, M a s s . - - M a j .
Leslie J. Caulfield of Wayland,
Mass., recently earned the Air
Force Exceptional Service Medal
and the Tri-Nation Peace Medal
for his services to both the
American youth and
international youth. He won the
first medal for an outstanding
duty performance while
administrating to the first
combined C AP I,eadership
School and Flight Academy last
year at Reno-Stead Airport, Nev.
Major Caulfield earned the
second medal for promoting
international friendship,
goc~dwill anti unde~tandiag
among the aviation-mind~,d

youth of the world and was
decorated at ceremonies at the
IACE farewell banquet at
Rhein-Main AB, Germany this
summer. He headed a delegation
of some 39 cadets from the U.S.,
Canada, Great Britain, Israel,
S p a i n , T u r k e y, P o r t u g a l ,
Germany and Switzerland to
Belgium while serving as a senior
escort officer in the
CAP-sponsored International Air
Cadet Exchange.
The lVlassachusetts Wing
information officer also serves as
mission director and search anti
rescue pilot in CAP Northea~;t
Region's emergeucy services
s~:tion..

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CIVIL AIR I

NOVEMBER, 1969

Command Changes At

NEW COMMANDER-Brig. Gen. Richard N.
Ellis (left), receives the standard of command
from Maj. Gen. Nils O. Ohman, commander,
Headquarters Command. USAF, at change of
command ceremony at Civil Air Patrol's

National Headquarters. General Ellis became
the I I th national commander of the civilian
auxiliary of the United States Air Force and
succeeds Maj. Gen. Walter B. Putnam. who
retired for medical reasons.

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RECEPTION- Maj. Gen.
Walter B. Putnam. Mrs.
Putnam and Brig. Gen. F.
Ward Reilly ~elco.me
distinguislled visitors :t.d
officers and their ladi,', t':,,t,~
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national board chairman, while Maj. Gen. Nils O. Ohman looks on.

COMMAND CHANGE-Brig. Gen. Richard N.
Ellis, national commander of Civil Air Patrol,
receives the Civil Air Patrol flag from Maj. Gen.
Walter B. Putnam, former national commander,

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CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

NOVEMBER, 1969

Group Holds Barbeque
For Class Participants
BELLEVILLE, Ill.--Group
19, Illinois Wing, climaxed its
search and training course
recently with a barbeque for
those participating in the
program. Those attending the
course learned about charting a
course, map reading, search and
rescue, grid patterns flown by
CAP pilots, how to navigate, and
w e a t h e r. To r o u n d o u t t h e
program several members of the
class received orientation flights
in CAP aircraft.
Participating in the program
were the Belle-Clair Optimist

HANG-UP-A Stinson L-5 airplane from
Nashville Senior Squadron, Tennessee Wing, is
suspended from the ceiling of a new building of
the AVCO Aerostructures Division, Nashville,
Tenn., as part of a display, Oct. 17, at the
dedication of the new building. The plane, one
of the first built at the plant approximately 30

Cadet Sq.; Collinsville
Thunderbirds Squadron and the
Clinton-Scott Squadron. A total
of 13 seniors and more than 40
cadets received the training and
afterwards attended the
barbeque.
Although the orientation
flights were terminated because
of heavy rain, the barbeque was
held and termed highly
successful by all members of the
class.
In charge of the barbeque was
Col. L. L. Bethel.

years ago, was put on display in the building in
which the wings for the new Lockheed L-1011
Tri-Star will be manufactured. The CAP plane
was also on display for family day celebrations,
Oct. 19, during which the dependents of the
more than 4,000 AVCO employees toured the
plant. (Photo by G. A. Jolley, AVCO Corp.)

Ex-Member
Is Controller
At Hamilton

WAF CONTROLLER-Airman Colette Mrozek, who became
one of the few women to be assigned duties as an apprentice
air traffic controller with the 1902nd Communications
Squadron, Hamilton AFB, Calif., finds her job interesting. She
was a former cadet in the Milwaukee Composite Squadron of
the Wisconsin Wing before joining the Air Force.

G
R E E N D A L E ,
Wisc.--Airman Colette Mrozek,
the first woman to join the Air
Force from Milwaukee
Composite Squadron No. 5, has
been assigned to Hamilton AFB,
Calif.
Airman Mrozek's duty
assignment is as an apprentice air
traffic controller with the 1902d
Communications Squadron at
Hamilton and is one of the few
WAF in this career field. She
works in the flight data section
coordinating communications
between radar approach control
(RAPCON) and other base
agencies, and charts incoming
and outgoing air traffic.
A cadet in Milwaukee
Composite Squadron No. 5 for
two and one-half years, Airman
Mrozek participated in many
squadron and wing functions
and attained the rank of C/TSgt.
After graduating from South
Milwaukee High School in June
of 1968, she joined the Air
Force the following September.
She went through basic training
at Lackland AFB, Texas, and
attended a technical school at
Keesler AFB, Miss. She feels her
Civil Air Patrol training helped
considerably, especially her
knowledge of drill and military
courtesy and discipline.

N857

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PRETTY CAP RECRUITER-Cadet Sgt. Dianne Latimer of
the Lake Charles Composite Sq., Louisiana Wing, prepares to
hand out leaflets for Air Force recruiters during the recent
Confederate Air Force Air Show at Lake Charles Municipal
Airport.

Five Receive Amelia Earhart Awards
B ED FORD, Mass.--The Fontana, Patricia Ledwell,
Hanscom Field Composite ,Richard Hoefling, Nicholas
Squadron w~r~ honored recently Grant and Peter Chinetti, all
to have Mrs. Muriel Earhart
members of the Hanscom Field
Morrissey present Amelia
Composite Squadron.
Earhart awards to five cadets.
Mrs. Morrissey, the notable
This award h~mors Amelia
aviatrix' sister, presented the
Earhart for h~,r accomplishments
awards at a change-of-command
to the ad,,ai~c'orz~ent of aviation, ceremony in whi,:,h Maj. John
Recipients s~(,re Carol
Davis assumed c~mmand from

Maj. Phyllis Nelson. Cadets
Fontana, Lunquist and Chinetti
related the squadron special
activities this summer.
Major Davis spoke t o t h e
parents and friends present
about the squadron's future
plans, and Major Nelson gave a
brief summary of the ~tuadron's
past activities.

PLANE INTEREST-Although this airplane does not belong
to her, Cadet SSgt. Pamela Badger, 15, Sudbury Cadet Sq.,
Massacht, setts Wing, thinks flying is great. She recently
received an orientation flight in the CA, p aircraft in recognition
of being chosen the outstanding female cadet at the 1968
Massachusetts-Rhode Island summer cncampment.

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PAGE 11

CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

Prep School Nominations Being Accepted
M A X W E L L A F B, outlining all positions of Air Force ClassI Flight Physical,
copies of his CEEB scores; a
Ala.--Applications will be
leadership held and a high school
written statement by applicant
r e c e i v e d a t C A P ' s N a t i o n a l or college transcript,
Headquarters beginning Dec. 1
Each cadet must also present s t a t i n g h e h a s n e v e r b e e n
from those cadets competing for an outline of his Civil Air Patrol
married, is a U.S. citizen and
wishes to pursue a military
enrollment in the 1970 Air activities together with his
Force Academy Preparatory participation in civic and school career. A birth certificate also
must be filed with the
School at Colorado Springs, activities. He also must have
Colo. Eligible for consideration three letters of recommendation
application papers.
A selection board, meeting
a r e a l l m a l e E a r h a r t a w a r d to go with these records. The
winners, 17-21years-old.
Jan. 15 at CAP's National
first must be from his high
The following criteria have school, college administrative Headquarters, Maxwell AFB,
been established b y t h e A i r personnel or teacher; the second Ala., will screen these applicants'
Force Academy on selecting must be from a clergyman and
records and select the three
applicants:
the third from a community
cadets to go to the Academy's
Applicants must file CAP
Preparatory School. The Air
leader.
F o r c e A c a d e m y, h o w e v e r,
Form 95 together with a
Also to be filed with the
p h o t o g r a p h o f h i m s e l f i n application papers are the
reserves the right to make the
uniform; present a CAP Form 59 individual's current copy of the
final selection.

Texas Wing Commander, Cadet Cited
By Sons of American Revolution
TYLER, Texas-The Silver
Citizenship Medal was awarded
to Col. Luther C. Bogard, Texas
Wing commander, and the first
Bronze Star Citizenship award
was presented to Cadet Rusty
N o w l i n , a J o h n Ta y l o r H i g h
School senior, Oct. 13, at special
ceremonies at Tyler Composite
Squadron.
The awards were presented
b y M a r s h a l l H u n t e r, Ty l e r
chapter president of the Sons of
the American Revolution.
Colonel Bogard earned the
award for his 19 years
outstanding leadership in Civil

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Planning Party
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The squadron band will be on
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GUEST LECTURER-Lt. Col. S. E. Burr Jr. (second fish0, is
welcomed by members of the Asheboro Squadron, North
Carolina Wing, when he arrived in September to explain Civil
Air Patrol's Aerospace Education program opportunities to
Randolph Composite Squadron members. Welcoming him
(from left) are Senior Members W. L. "Bill" Miller, deputy
commander for cadets, N. M. "Ford" Coleman, aerospace
education officer and Rev. J. C. Daniels, unit chaplain. (Photo
courtesy of Run Baker, Asheboro Courier-Tribune)

Kansas Wing Conducts

Aerospace Conference
WICHITA, Kans.--A proposal
to create a new aerospace
education post in the State
Department of Education was
announced at a meeting here of
Kansas aerospace educators.
Garrett Morrison, Kansas
Commission on Aerospace
Education chairman, said the
position of aerospace education
consultant has been included in
the State Department of
Education's budget, and comes
before the Senate Ways and
Means COmmittee in November.
Morrison addressed some 24
aerospace educators on hand for
the 1970 Aerospace Education
Workshop Conference at
McConnell AFB Oct. 4. They
outlined schedules for aerospace
workshops to be held on Kansas
college campuses next summer,
The workshops train participants
in methods of teaching
aerospace-aviation courses, and
are sponsored jointly by the
Kansas Wing and the Kans~
Commission on Aerospace
Education.
Next summer Kansas' first
master degree program in
aerospace education will be
available at Ft. Hays State

College This year saw other
expansions of the state's
aerospace education program
with a new workshop established
at Kansas State Utdversity,
Manhattan, and additional
courses offered at Wichita State
U n i v e r s i t y, E m p o r i a S t a t e ~
Teachers College, and the KU
Extension Service.
The 1970 planning
conference here was directed by
Lt. Col. Elisabeth Dicken,
Kansas Wing's aerospace
e d u c a t i o n d e p u t y, a n d H a l
Bacon, North Central Region's
aerospace education director:
Bacon told conference
participants that America is
rapidly losing its position of
supremacy in aerospace.
"All phases of the aerospace
community--industrial, military,
educational--are critically
affected by the $3 billion cutin
the Department of Defense
budget," he said.
"In addition, we are losing
out in the training of aerospace
workshops over the nation. Ten
times as many teachers were
entering the school systems as
were entering aerospace
workshops."

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NOVEMBER, 1969

Former CAP-USAF IO
Honored For Service
WIESBADEN, Germany-A certificate of 30 years of
distinguished federal service was recently presented to Tom Porter,
o f P a s a d e n a , Te x a s , b y G e n . J o s e p h R . H o l z a p p l e ,
commander-in-chief of the United States Air Force in Europe
(USAFE) in a ceremony here. The certificate honored Porter for a
career which included 20 years of military and 10 years of civil
service.
A journalism graduate of the command information officers.
University of Houston, Porter is
During World War II, Porter
now plans officer in the
served with the 5th and 7th
i n f o r m a t i o n d i r e c t o r a t e o f Armies in North Africa, Italy,
USAFE headquarters. In this
France and Germany. A captain
capacity he develops long-range during the Korean War, Porter
information plans in support of
retired from military service in
Air Force operations and
1959. Among his decorations are
e x e r c i s e s i n E u r o p e , N o r t h the Bronze Star and the Army
Africa and the Middle East. He Commendation Medal.
also edits the monthly
Before joining USAFE in
information news letter which 1968, Porter was the CAP-USAF
disseminates information
director of information at
guidance and policy to
Maxwell AFB, Ala.

Unit Holds
Air Show

FORMER CAP-USAF DOI CITED-Tom Porter (right) of
Pasadena, Texas, receives a certificate of 30 years distinguished
federal service from Gen. Joseph R. Holzapple,
commander-in-chief of the United States Air Forces in Europe.
Before his assignment to the Office of Information at
Headquarters, USAFE, in Germany, Mr. Porter was the
director of information at Headquarters, CAP-USAF. (United
States Air Force Photo)

MILLS, Mass.--An air show
was sponsored by Group V,
Massachussests Wing, recently
here and some 5,000 people
from throuEhout the state came
to see 15 to 25 airplanes
participate in aerobatics.
Purpose of the show was to raise
money for squadrons
throughout the Group.
Among the exhibits were
experimental aircraft, antique
aircraft, a glider, ATG's Texans,
a P-51 Mustang and several Civil
Air Patrol airplanes.
The Sudbury Squadron's Girl
Color Guard, under the
command of C/Sgt. Rebecca
Wells, demonstrated drill and
ceremony to the crowd.

Reservist Attends
CAP Staff College
BOYERTOWN, Pa.--SMSgt.
Adam J. Surnicki of High Spire,
Pa., was among the 15 Air Force
Reservists recently pulling a
two-week duty tour at the
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second annual
National Staff College at
Maxwell AFB, Ala.
An Air Force Reservist with
the Pennsylvania Wing, Sergeant,
Surnicki is attached to the
9542d Air Reserve Squadron at
New Cumberland and serves as
Tr a i n i n g a n d D e v e l o p m e n t
Division chief at the U. S. Army
Garrison, Indiantown Gap
CAP ASSISTS-The March of Dimes crusade in Sioux Falls,
Military Reservation at Annville.
S.D. gets off to a flying start with assistance from Civil Air
The reserve officers and
Patrol as South Dakota Gov. Frank Farrar and Poster Girl
airmen were place on active duty
Debra Hardy talk to Lt. Col. Palmer M. Kickland (left) Sioux
before the Civil Air Patrol
Falls Senior Emergency Squadron commander. Governor
special activity to assist the
Farrar, the state volunteer chairman, was seeking CAP
project officer assigned by CAP
assistance with the campaign and Colonel Farrar agreed to
National Headquarters to help
furnish his personnel to sell tickets for an air show.
plan the college.

SCHOLARSHIP WINNER-C/SSgt. David Shannon (right), a
Vidor High School senior, receives the Mike Townsend Solo
Flight scholarship award from Capt. Terry Hayes, Mid-County
Optimist Composite Sq. commander. He recently won his
student pilot certification after passing a Federal Aviation
Administration written examination. Named for Lt. Col. Mike
Townsend, a former cadet commander, who was killed in an
air accident, the scholarship enables four cadets in the Group
XI of the Texas Wing to receive free flight training leading to
solo certification. (Photo courtesy of Allison E. Faw Jr.)

Cadets Participate
In Remembrance
Day Services
by 1st Lt. Betty Storey
(Information Officer)

Colonel Fujii Named
Lion's Club President

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SAN DIEGO, Calif.--A
four-man cadet color guard from
San Diego County Group 3
participated in a 90-minute
"Massing of the Colors" and
service of remembrance
ceremony. Largest in its 15-year
tenture, the program was held at
the San Diego Stadium, and
featured pagentry, patriotism,
and prayer.
More than 30,000 persons
gathered for the spectacular
which included greetings from
the mayor, civic dignitaries,
church officials, military
officers, and Evangelist Billy
Graham.
The ceremony, which hailed
the flag and honored the
American dead of all wars, took
place in brilliant sunlight and
warm breezes. More than 300
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marched the flags across the
green field. Flags fluttered
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PAGE 14

NOVEMBER, 1969

Encampment Plan Outlined At Conference
by Lt. Col. Dorothy L. Welker, Northeast Region information officer

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H O N O R A RY M E M B E R S H I P G I V E N - G e o r g e M . G a r y,
Federal Aviation Administration's eastern region director,
receives honorary membership in Civil Air Patrol from Col. L.
H.. McCormack Jr., (left), CAP-USAF chief of staff. (Photo
courtesy of Maj. Sid Birns, New York Wing)

Directors Meet At McCoy
For Aerospace Workshop

M I N E O L A , N . Y. - - " N o r t h east .... The Cadet Oriented
Region," was the theme for
more than 600 members of Civil
A ir Patrol from the New
England states, New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania
attending the annual Region
conference, Oct.
24-26, a t
Atlantic City, N.J.
Region Commander, Col.
E d w i n Ly o n s , h o s t e d C A P
National Board Chairman, Brig.
G e n . F. W a r d R e i l l y a n d
CAP-USAF chief of staff, Col. L.
H. McCormack, who represented
the National Commander.
NASA Astronaut Col. L.
G o r d o n C o o p e r a n d Tr u d i
Cooper were slated to attend,
but due to official duties in
conjunction with the visit of the
Russian Cosmonauts, were
u n a b l e t o m a k e the region
conference,
However, they sent taped
messages which were played as
color slides of the Coopers were
flashed on the screen. Colonel
Cooper encouraged cadet
participation and praised the
CAP program as the ideal
foundation for a future in the
space program. Trudi Cooper
had been a senior member in
Honolulu when she received her
private pilot's license and
showed the audience her original
membership card.

region's USAF-CAP liaison
officer, outlined plans for the
1970 Cadet Encampments to he
held at Grenier AFS, N.H. and at
La Sallc Academy, Long Island,
N.Y. Cadets throughout the
region will attend the two-week
region-supported encampment
which offers modern, up-to-date
facilities and
top fl i g h t
instructors,
George M. Gary, the Federal
Aviation Administration's
eastern region director, outlined
the CAP-FAA OJT Project for
Cadets in the region saying that
it was progressing favorably
through a test stage and would
soon become another area cadet
activity. Cadets from three wings
have received briefings and
training in tower operations and
a i r t r a f fi c c o n t r o l a t FA A
facilities during weekend
encampments and it's hoped
that this program will stimulate
career development.
Highlight of the conference
was a formal military banquet
and ball during which the 1969
Cadet of the Year Award was
presented to C/lst. Lt. Mark
Hyatt, Camden Composite
Squadron cadet commander, and
p a r t i c i p a n t i n the 1969
I n t e r n a t i o n a l A i r Cadet
Exchange.
Honorary membership in
Civil Air Patrol was received by
George M. Gary, a regular, active
member of the region. He was
cited for starting, supporting and
participating annually in the
N E R C A P - FA A I n s t r u m e n t
Flight Clinics, Atlantic City, N.J.
Colonel Lyons presented Gary
the second bronze clasp to the
Distinguished Service award for
his outstanding service in
planning and directing the

program.
Maj. Albert L. Ewing, Nafec
Composite Sq. commander, won
the Commander's Citation for
his unit's support to the 1968-69
C A P - FA A I n s t r u m e n t F l i g h t
Clinicsand the Northeast Region
conference. He also earned the
CAP Exceptional Service award
for outstanding performance and
efforts.
Also receiving the
Commander's Citation was Maj.
Frederick R. Gardner, region
staff, for directing the
registration procedures at the
same programs.
Conference attendees
received momentoes from the
Manufacturers Hanover Bank,
Lufthansa Airlines and B .
Altman of Short Hills, N.J.
The Falcon award was
presented to Cadet Cols. Michael
A. Allen, Chester Composite Sq.,
Richard B. Smith, Duncansville
Composite Sq., Pennsylvania
Wing, and 2 d L t . D o n W .
Sanborn,
Bangor-Brewer
Composite Sq., Maine Wing. The
Gen. Carl A. Spaatz educational
achievement award was
presented also during the
ceremonies to C/Col. James I.
Heald, Composite Squadron
501, Pennsylvania Wing.
New Hampshire Wing won
the annual search and rescue
trophy and New York Wing the
C i v i l D e f e n s e Effectiveness
award.

MARIETTA, Ga.--Aerospace exchange ideas and plan 1970
Education Workshop directors
projects.
representing 14 institutions in
Region Deputy for Aerospace
the Southeast Region gathered, E d u c a t i o n , L t . C o l . B e a l e r
Oct. 24, at McCoy AFB, Fla., to Smotherman, and the Region's
discuss common problems
USAF-CAP Liaison Director of
z
Aerospace Education, Ken
During the afternoon special
Perkins, co-chaired the
conference with Alabama Wing's sessions, the wives and families
of wing commanders and
OXFORD, Miss.--Oxford's
Deputy for Aerospace
members went on a tour of the
Rebel Squadron fielded a
Education, Lt. Col. Lucille
maximum effort, Nov. 2, in a
Branscomb, serving as recorder. E a r l y A m e r i c a n V i l l a g e o f
practice search and rescue
A f t e r b e i n g w e l c o m e d t o Smithville, a restored area in
exercise at Oxford and Water
McCoy, the conferees turned to Absecon, where the group dined
Va l l e y - A i r p o r t . T h e a i r
workshop problem-solving and at an old Innand browsed in the
many quaint shops,
operations phase was conducted
, ~,~: ~=~ discussing the resources for the
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at Water Valley Airport.
Col. John J. Herbert Jr., the
workshops. Fred Brown, Delta
Airlines public relations officer,
OR the benefit of all
outlined his airline's services to
members of the Civil Air
teacher workshops and placed
Patrol, CAP News publishes
emphasis on what the airlines
the latest statistics of search
can provide.
and rescue activities
In the afternoon session,
throughout the organization.
plans were formulated for 12
These are unofficial figures
summer workshops for 1970 and
c o m p i l e d b y t h e
the conferees felt that the
D CS/Operations at CAP's
opportunity to share workshop
National Headquarters.
experience and information in
addition to securing professional
guidance in planning was of
CAP SAR Activities
much value.
(As of Oct. 19)
Those attending the
conference were hosted at an
Number
appreciation dinne.r, Saturday
o f m i s s i o n s . . . . . . . 326
night, after which a Southeast
Number
Region Aerospace Education
o f a i r c r a f t . . . . . . . . 6,330
Awards program was formulated
Number
and plans made for the future of
o f s o r t i e s . . . . . . . . . 11,578
the CAP Aerospace Education
Flying
Association in the region.
H o u r s . . . . . . . . . . . 22,159.2
The conference concluded
Participating
Sunday afternoon with a visit to
m e m b e r s . . . . . . . . . 29,435
nearby Cape Kennedy.
Mobile
R a d i o s . . . . . . . . . . . 3,986
Fixed
S t a t i o n s . . . . . . . . . . 4,243
Lives
SAN ANTONIO, Tex.--Four
Saved ...........
32
cadets from Lackland-San
Persons
Antonio Cadet Squadron were
iiiiiii(!!i'i!i~i
Evacuated ........
148
promoted recently at ceremonies
Persons
here when Capt. JohnbTosh,
A s s i s t e d . . . . . . . . . . 1,519
squadron commander, presented
/
SAR Objectives
them their promotion orders and
Located ..........
103
board chairman. Colonel Lyons earned the
REWARDED FOR SERVICE-The
insignia.
Distinguished Service award is received by Col.
award for outstanding service at the FAA-CAP
New cadet staff sergeants are
* These statistics do not
Edwin Lyons, Northeast Region commander, at Instrument Flight Clinics during 1968 and
Larry Crawford, Gregory Cruz
include participation by
ceremonies at the Northeast Region conference
1969. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Sid Birns, New
and Daniel Wolfson. Upgraded
Hawaii or Puerto Rico Wings.
banquet recently. Presenting the award is Brig. York Wing)
to cadet first class was Lamed
Runnels.
Gen. F. Ward Reilly (right), CAP's national

Four Promoted

NOVEMBER, 1969

PAGE 15

CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

Connecticut Conducts
Search ForePlane
NEW HAVEN, Conn.-The Connecticut Wing conducted an
extensive air and ground search, Sept. 29-30, for a private plane
listed as missing on a flight from Vermont to New York. The
airplane was located in Vermont.
Tw e n t y - e i g h t p i l o t s a n d
observers took part in the
mission and two corporateowned and 12-member-owned
airplanes were launched to cover
the search area in the western
part of the state.

Plane Boosts
Membership
In Squadron

MEMBERSHIP TRIPLES-This Cessna 150
airplane was responsible for tripling
membership in the Palm Beach Senior
Squadron of the Florida Wing. It is used by the
squadron members for students' flying
instruction, Sundown patrol and highway

patrol missions and for cadet orientation
flights. Here members of the squadron discuss
the unit's flying record over the past several
months after they had flown more hours than
all other units in the Florida Wing. (Photo
courtesy of Palm Beach Senior Squadron.)

T W I N C I T I E S ,
Minn.--Five-months old Billy
Franklin has joined Civil Air
"Patrol as an associate member
and became the fourth
generation in his family holding
membership.
He is the son of Capt. and
Mrs. William Franklin, both of
the Minnesota Wing staff. His
great grand-father, Dr. C. M.
Tucker became the first family
member to join Civil Air Patrol
after it was organized in World
War II and patrolled Minnesota's
northern boundary.
Bill's grandparents, Capt. and
Mrs. George H. Tucker are also
members of the Minnesota Wing
staff serving respectively as
search and rescue assistant
deputy
commander and
information officer.

W E S T PA L M B E A C H ,
Fla.--Palm Beach Senior
Squadron in a recent letter to
CAP's National Headquarters
praised the National Board for
advocating more flying
t hroughout the organization.
Since the inception of the new
In charge of the operation
aircraft acquisition program, the was Maj. Chester Lane.
squadron sold its 20-year-old
Cessna 120 airplane which was

*er n*hec sh sce

the full length movie "Gentle
Ben".
After the sale, the unit
purchased a new Cessna 150 and
since 1967, squadron
membership has tripled as the
airplane is being used by new
and old members for student
flying instruction in addition to
being used in search and rescue
tests and actual search missions.

No Generation
Gap Seen Here

ENCAMPMENT GRADUATE-Cadet Maj. Paul Breitschwerdt
of Baltimore, Md., admires his CAP silver aviator's wings
pinned on him by Cadet Col. Leo Quill (right), Wilmington,
Del. Breitschwerdt, who was the cadet commander at the
CAP-sponsored Flying Encampment at Norman, Okla., won
his private pilot certificate and wings on graduating from the"
three week training course in summer.

Supporting the search were
40 senior members and 35
cadets. Two CAP ambulances,
several other vehicles, four land
radio stations and 12 mobile
communications stations were
put into use when the search and
rescue mission was launched
from Johnnycake Airport, Conn.

A familiar sight to boaters,
the airplane is being used by the
unit's Su~own Patrol to assist
boaters in distress and flown on
highway patrol missions to help
in the prevention of automobile
accidents or provide help when
one occurs. The airplane often
carries cadets on orientation
flights.
The squadron over several
months has flown more hours
than all other units in the
Florida Wing and its record is
largely attributed to the
avalability of a modern, safe
airplane.

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The Civil Air Patrol units
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funds were not available to get
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BRIDGEVIEW, Ill.--Civil Air
Patrol equipment valued at
approximately $2,500 was
destroyed when fire broke out in
The airport previously had
the garage of Lt. Ernie
received funds to repave its
Stuenkle's home at 9131
north and south runway and
Sheridan Avenue, Brookfield.
ramp but could not obtain
Destroyed were uniforms, additional money for the repaint
patches, tents, freezers, small
job. He explained his plight to
items and a complete field
Maj. Robert C. Merriman, Group
kitchen capable of feeding 1,000
20 executive officer, and the
persons which belonged to the major asked all units in his area
Salt Creek squadron.
for a volunteer work force.
The garage was used as a
In addition to the Scranton
storage area for the Civil Air
Partol equipment by Lieutenant u n i t , o t h e r s p a r t i c i p a t i n g
Stuenkle, who is Group 23's included Wilkes-Barre, Hazeleton
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CHINCHILLA, Pa.-Scranton Squadron 201 members and several
other units in the northeastern Pennsylvania area repainted the
Tee-Hangars at the Scranton Municipal Airport and chalked up two
days of work to a community project.

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Elsmere, Ky. Talbert won the award for demonstrating the
greatest effort in accomplishing physical fitness at the
CAP-sponsored Flying Training Encampment at Norman,
Okla., in summer. Mr. Wilkinson was the commencement
speaker at the graduation banquet at which 25 cadets were
honored for winning their private pilot's license.

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NOVEMBER, 1968

National Lists 15 Cadets Special Activities
MAXWELL AFB, Ala.--Some
15 specialized courses have been
listed in the 1970 Cadet Special
Activities program and Civil Air
Patrol National Headquarters
officials have already begun to
alert cadets throughout the
organization to begin applying
for consideration.
On the 1970 calendar of
events are the International Air
Cadet Exchange; Cadet Flying

Training Encampment (License);
Cadet Officers' School; Air
Force Academy Survival School
Course; Jet Orientation Course;
S p i r i t u a l Life Conferences;
Aerospace Cadet Exploratory
Seminar a n d C a d e t F l y i n g
Encampment (Solo).
Others listed are an Air
Training Command's
Familiarization course; Space
Flight Orientation Course;

lACE VISITORS TO RHEIN-MAIN-Air Cadets from Great
Britain were greeted by Brig. Gen. Charles E. Yeager, 17th Air
Force vice-commander, on arriving for the farewell banquet
climaxing the 1969 European phase of the lACE. The 450
cadets from 15 countries, returned to Rhein-Main AB,
Germany, on their way home to their respective countries
after participating in the CAP-sponsored International Air
Cadet Exchange. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Sgt. Jim Younkins)

COMMUNICATIONS-ELECTRONICS COURSE-Air Force
instructor SSgt. Dale Matsel explains the frequency to be used
on Keesler MARS station to Cadet Jacqueline Glade, Vermont
Wing. Also attending course (from left) are Cadets J. Waltz, J.
Peterson, G. Ruple and James Falkner. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

CAP Calender of Events
EVENT

D AT E S

L O C AT I O N

Arizona/New Mexico
Wings Chaplain Conference

Dec. 1-2

Unknown

California/Nevada
Wing Chaplain Conference

Dec. 4-5

Norton AFB, Calif.

National Executive Committee
Meeting

Dec. 5-6

Manned Space Orientation
Course; FAA Cadet Orientation
Program; Aerospace Age
Orientation Course; Nurse
Orientation Course and the
Communications-Electronics
Course.
lACE Program
The International Air Cadet
Exchange is a one-month
program to foster international
understanding; goodwill and
fellowship among the
aviation-minded youth of the
world. CAP exchanges cadets
with similar organizations in
Canada, Central and South
America, Europe and the Near
and Far East. Approximately
200 cadets and a like number of
cadets from 29 foreign countries
are scheduled to take part in the
exchange.
The cadet flying encampment
program leading to private pilot
certification is an annual
four-week training course for
solo qualified cadets. Cadets
receive approximately 30 hours
of flight instruction and
appropriate ground school
training.
Cadet Officers' School is a
two-week course designed to
produce more effective cadet
officers. Curriculum contains
problem-solving techniques,
public speaking, the officer's
role in parades and ceremonies,
psychology for leadership, and
land navigation. A field exercise
and graduation parade conclude
the course.

orient and counsel cadets in a
career in aerospace and its
related fields. To be held at
Hamilton AFB, Calif. for the
Pacific and Rocky Mountain
Regions; and at Maxwell AFB,
Alabama, for the remaining six
regions.
The Cadet Flying
Encampment--Solo is conducted
by the wing, and affords cadets
approximately 15 hours of
flying time of which
approximately 11hours are dual
instruction and the remainder
solo flight. Each student will
also receive appropriate ground
school training. The CAP
Corporation will pay one-third
of the cost. Cost to cadet will
depend on wing and local
funding.
Space Flight Orientation
Course is a one-week course
designed t o f u r t h e r t h e
aerospace education of cadets
and to motivate them toward
careers in aerospace and its allied
sciences.
Manned Space Orientation
Course is a one-week course
conducted at Ellington AFB,
Texas, and designed to acquaint
cadets with the manned space
exploration program. Course
includes tours of NASA and
other aerospace activities in the
Houston area.
Federal Aviation
A d m i n i s t r a t i o n Cadet

Survival School
Air Force Academy Survival
Course is a one-week course
planned and conducted by
USAF personnel at the Air
F o r c e A c a d e m y, C o l o . I t i s
designed to acquaint cadets with
the art of survival. Training will
include water survival,
sustenance of life while living off
the land, and the development
of life-sustaining techniques in
mountainous country.
Jet Orientation Course is a
one-week course planned and
conducted by the Aerospace
Defense Command, Perrin AFB,
Texas. The course is designed to
provide orientation in the basic
elements of jet aviation and to
stimulate interest in the USAF
as a career.
The Spiritual Life Conference
is an activity designed to
augment the spiritual and moral
aspects of the CAP Cadet
Program and to stimulate active
participation in the church of
the cadet's choice.
Aerospace Career
Exploratory Seminar is a
threeweek course designed to

D E S I G N E D E X C L U S I V E LY F O R

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