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VOLUME 7, NO 6

AXWELL_ AFB, LA. 36112

JULY, 1975,

To M e e t I n S t . L o u i s

Nat'l Board Meeting
Slated For Oct. 2-5

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AFB, Ala. -- St. Louis, "The city with

everything," will be the site for this year's Civil Air Patrol
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National Board Meeting.
The meeting will be held in St. Louis' Stouffer's Riverfront
Towers. Oct. 3 and 4 are the dates for the formal business
sessions and Oct. 2 and 5 have been designated as arrival and
departure dates.
Airlift to the board meeting
The hotel has alloted 700
will present even greater
rooms to Civil Air Patrol at $18
problems than in years past due
for a single and $21 for a double.
to the loss of all %29 aircraft in
(A room reservation form is
the Air Force inventory. Region
printed on Page 16 for your conand wing commanders are urged
venience. )
to be thinking of arranging
Registration fee for the entire
either group or charter flights
boai'd .meeting activities, infor their people as alternate
cluding the banquet on Saturday
night, is only $19. If you want to means of transportation.
In conjunction with the board
attend the banquet only it will
m e e t i n g , D r. M a r t i n H .
cost $15 while registration alone
Scharlemann. M.Div.. N.A.,
will be $5.
Ph.D.. Th.D.. professor of New
You can also pre-register by
sending the pre-registration Testament Interpretation and
chairman of Exegetical
form which appears on Page 2.
Theology, Concordia Seminary,
You should pre-register only if
you are certain you will be going
(See Board Meet Page 2)
HONORED - These Civil Air Patrol officials were each awarded CAP's third highest award,
to the board meeting. No refunds
will be made until 30 days after
the Distinguished Service Medal, during the June National Executive Committee meeting
the board meeting.
at Maxwell AFB, Ala. Receiving the award for distinguished meritorious service were, botThe keynote speaker for this
tom, left, Col. Jonathan H. Hill, Middle East Region commander; from top, left to right,
year's banquet will be
Col. Howard Br0okfield, Pacific Region commander; Col. William H. Ramsey, North
"America's humorist with a
Central Region commander; Col. William B. Cass, Iowa Wing commander, and Brig. Gen.
message" Newt Hielscher. He
Lyle W. Castle, national legal officer. Also receiving the award, but not pictured were, Brig.
has more than 20 years experience on the banquet and
Gen. S. Hallock duPont Jr., national finance officer, and Col. Julius Goldman, Northeast
meeting trail as a speaker and
Region commander. (Photo by MSgt. Russ Brown.)
MAXWELL AFB. Ala. -- Four
has developed a unique style that
Air Force Reserve chaplains
makes old friends out of
gathered here recently to
strangers and breaks the ice forprepare material for Part IV,
reality.
Volume I of Civil Air Patrol's
Moral Leadership program
entitled "Values for Living."
They are Chaplains (Lt. Col)
F r a n k H . E b n e r, ( L t . C o l . )
to help pinpoint the location of
Louisiana following a tornado in
Maxwell AFB, Ala. -- The
Christian J. Thearle, (Capt.)
the ELT signal.
the extreme western part of the
volunteer members of Civil Air
Peter Esterka and (Capt.) John
Patrol have pushed their total
The CAP ground search team,
state resulted in saving the lives
O. Lundin.
led by Gene Robinson located
lives saved this year to 35 (at
of three victims of the storm in
During June 2-20 these men
press time), one less than the the aircraft approximately a
early May. The three had been
selected, developed and wrote 15
stranded on a lake during the
tally for the entire year of '74
mile from the runway:The pilot
new topics from the theme -Number 27 came in early May
was suffering from a broken storm.
"We, the People" -- the Air
when members of the Virginia
back.
Tw o C A P p i l o t s f r o m t h e
Force Chaplain's theme for the
A search operation in
(See Saves Page 2)
Wing conducted an unusual night
Bicentennial year.
search mission in which Emer"The effectiveness of 'Values
g e n c y L o c a t o r Tr a n s m i t t e r
for Living' is choosing and
(ELT) equipment was a key facselecting topics that are current
VICE COMMANDER -tor.
and relevant, and -then
A doctor had been flying alone
C o l . Wa l t e r J . R i l e y J r. ,
developing and writing these
at night in southeastern Virginia
USAF, assumed the key
topics in a way and manner that
when his Piper Arrow aircraft
position of vice comMAXWELL AFB, Ala. -- Civil Air Patrol recently awarded
will capture the mind and
disappeared. His last known
academic scholarships and grants valued at $41,000 to 66 of its
mander at Headquarters
imagination of the Civil Air
position was one mile southeast
members, according to an announcement here at the organization's
Patrol cadets and get them
CAP-USAF on June 10. He
of the Chesapeake-Portsmouth
national headquarters.
involved in a lively and
moves to his new duties
Airport.
interesting discussion," stated
Civil Air Patrol's scholarship program is a continuing one, and the
Virginia Wing CAP forces
from the position of chief
Air Force Chaplain (Col.) Ralph
awards are presented annually or on a renewal basis. This year, there
were alerted just before
of staff, which has been
R. Pace, national chaplain.
were I0 new scholarships, with 38 renewals and 18 grants.
midnight. Within one hour
abolished in an Air Force
The largest single award was a graduate grant for $1,500 which went
He continued, "The success of
members of the Portsmouth
this program, which has been
to SM Ronald W. Hanson of Birmingham, Ala. Other awards were for
manpower reduction. Col.
Composite Squadron were
$500, $750 and $I,000.
used by CAP chaplains since 1972
Riley took over his new
mobilized.
Applications from CAP members for the awards Were screened and
in the moral leadership training.
They launched a ground search
duties from Col. Charles
evaluated individually. Those receiving the highest score in their
rests on the principle that
and picked up the ELT signal
E . M e s s e r l i , U S A F, w h o
respective fields were awarded the funds.
moral values should not be
from the downed aircraft with
recently suffered a heart
imposed, but learned by the
The scholarships and grants may be used at the schools of the
hand held equipment. A CAP
cadets in their own pace and in
recipients' choice and are given in the fields of engineering, science, attack. Col. Messerli is
aircraft was taxied around the
now recuperating at Maxtheir own way, and lived in their
and the humanities, with grants also for technical-vocational training.
Chesapeake-Portsmouth Airport
well AFB.
(See New Topics Page Z)
(See Scholarships, Page 6)
using its direction finding gear

4 Chaplains
Prepare 15
New Topics

Saves Continue To Mount For '75
During Search and Rescue Efforts

66 Meml rs Awarded $41,000
In CAP Scholarships--Grants

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New Topics Prepared
(Continued from Page 1)
daily lives." One of Civil Air
Patrol's primary missions is the
development of youth into
aerospace leaders of tomorrow.
The cadet program is open to
both boys and girls in ages 13 to
17.
T h e " Va l u e s f o r L i v i n g "
program has won many
accolades for CAP, including an
Honor Certificate from *the
Va l l e y F o r g e F r e e d o m ' s
Foundation.
Three of the chaplains have
worked on previous editions of
t h e " Va l u e s f o r l i v i n g , "
p r o g r a m . C h a p l a i n E b n e r.

pastor of St. Francis Xavier
Church in Sartell, Minn., worked
on two previous editions while
Chaplains Tbearle and Lundin
have each participated once.
Chaplain Thearle is parish
pastor of St. Mark Lutheran
Church, Salem, Ore., and
Chaplain Lundin is pastor of
West Nidaros Lutheran Church,
Crooks, S.D.
Chaplain Esterka, with the
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Church, St. Paul, Minn., escaped
from Czechoslovakia in 1957. He
wrote a book, "Never Say
Comrade," which was published
in 1967, telling of his experience.

Board Meeting
PLANNING -- Air Force Reserve Chaplains hold planning session in preparation of Civil
Air Patrol's Moral Leadership program "Values for Living." From left are Chaplains (Lt.
Col,) Frank H. Ebner, (Lt. Col.) Christian J. Thearle, (Capt.) Peter Esterka and (Capt.)
John O. Lundin. The four reservists are currently selecting, developing and writing 15 new
t o p i c s f o r " Va l u e s f o r L i v i n g " f r o m t h e t h e m e - - " We , t h e p e o p l e - - t h e A i r F o r c e
Chaplains theme for the Bicentennial year. (See story, page 1.) (Photo by MSgr. Russ
Brown)

Saves Mount For 1975

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Sabine Composite Squadron,
M a n y, L a . , C a p t . T h o m a s
Andries and 1st Lt. H.P. Harpen
were airborne within 15 minutes
after being alerted and located
the first victim within 10
minutes after takeoff. They later
located two others.

The entire search operation
covered four days with CAP
crews flying 24 search sorties
logging more than 35 hours
flying time.
In mid-May a ground rescue
team from Idaho came up with a
new-or-old-wrinkle in their
never-ending effort to save lives.
The team used bloodhounds
and was credited with saving the
life of a 20-month-old boy by this
means.

The child had wandered away
from his parents' campsite near
Beauty Bay, Idaho. Local law
enforcement called upon the
CAP rescue team which uses
bloodhounds in its work.
The bloodhounds found the
child after two hours of
searching that covered
approximately five square
miles, all at night. He was found

asleep in an old house and was
returned uninjured to his
parents.
A ground team from Ohio's
Wing was also active in May and
received credit for saving the
lives of three victims of an
aircraft crash near the Greater
Portsmouth Airport, Portsmouth, Ohio.

The aircraft, a Grumman
Yankee with five people on
b o a r d , h a d t a k e n o ff f r o m
Spartanburg, S.C., with no flight
plan.
Using handheld direction
finding equipment the ground
team located the crash site and
notified local authorities who
recovered the three survivors
and transported them to a local
hospital.
In early June members of the
Louisiana Wing added another
name to the organization's
growing list of lives saved.
Involved was a pilot from
Kansas City, Mo., who crashed
in a light aircraft while en ro0te
from Orange, Tex., to Kansas
City.
The search for the missing
aircraft was initiated when the
H o u s t o n A i r R o u t e Tr a f fi c
Control Center intercepted a

"Mayday" call originating in an
area approximately 55 miles
west of Alexandria, La.
A combined CAP and Federal
Aviation Administration field
check proved fruitless and CAP
launched two aircraft to search
for the missing craft.
One of them located the
downed craR~in less than an
hour's time east of Lake Vernon,
La. The pilot was found alive in
the wreckage and was brought
out by local authorities.
This search covered an area of
50 square miles and helicopters
from Ft, Polk Army Air Field,
La., joined the search.

SER Schedules
SAR Seminar
MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -Civil Air Patrol's Southeast'
Region will host a search and
rescue mission coordinators
Circuit Rider seminar on
Aug. 9 - 10 at Maxwell AFB.
Attendance is limited to 50
senior members and
applications must be submitted to CAP Capt. R.J.
Curran, Route 1, Box 478,
Elmore, Al. 36025 utilizing
CAP Form 17, dated January
1974.

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St. Louis. Mo., will be guest
speaker at the annual chaplain
meeting this year.
His keynote address will be
presented at the Friday noon
luncheon.
St. Louis is a "city with
everything." There are parks
and museums and rivers and
homes and universities and
shrines and historical sites and
churches and bridges and
breweries and exhibits and
galleries and shopping centers
and amusement parks and conservatories ~and gardens and
sporting events and caves and a
planetarium and concerts and
opera and jazz and legitimate
theatre and riverboats and a zoo
and an arch.
When it comes time to dine in
the St. Louis area you're in luck
since you'll be able to find just

about any kind of restaurant you
wish.
The area is blessed with a wide
range of dining rooms,
restaurants, cafes, coffee shops,
cafeterias, buffets.., in short,
the works. You may expect to
spend just about what you wish,
depending on your budget and/or
your wish to expend it.
Especially attractive to many
visitors to the St. Louis area, as
well as to the natives, is the extraordinary number of ethnic
food operations. German,
Italian, Swiss, "Soul, Mexican,
French... you think of it and
you'll probably have several
choices in St. Louis.
Your support is needed to
make this another memorable
Civil Air Patrol National Board
Meeting. Make your plans now;
don't wait until it's too late.

Cadets Pay Visit To A.F. Unit .....
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. -- Thirty cadets from Plattsburgh's
Adirondack Mountain Group are more knowledgeable on the operation
of Air ForCe rescue and recovery operations, thanks to personnel of
Detachment 18, 48th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service at
Plattsburgh AFB.
The cadets were given a firsthand look at the _operation of the unit
as they participated in a helicopter training mission. In addition to
taking a ride in the helicopter, they observed a helicopter crew
practice rescue pickup techniques, using the hoist in the craft.
Air Force Capt. Roy Allen and 1st Lt. Robert Engelbrecht of the
detachment briefed the cadets during their visit.

Squadron Assists Legion Post
ROCHESTER, N.H. -- Cadets from the Highlander Comp. Sq. are
proving their worth in a volunteer program to assist the local
American Legion post.
They recently demonstrated their capability when they assisted the
post in their Visiting Nurses Association Clinic. Their dedication and
appearances drew considerable praise from community officials.
The unit also utilized their community projects as a form of
recruiting.

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INFORMAL CHAT -- Two cadets of Alabama's Maxwell
Cadet Sq., C/SSgt. James G. Flavell and C/W| Reda F.
Beck, chat with Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.) right, and
Rep. William L. Dickson (R-Ale.) during Law Day
ceremonies at Maxwell AFB. Sen. Goidwater was principal

speaker during the ceremonies while the CAP cadets were
part of the color guard provided by the Maxwell unit. (Photo
by MSgr. Russ Brown)

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THE CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

JULY, 1975

OUTLOOK

Unity--A Basis Overlooked ?
by Chaplain (Maj.) Earle A. Newman, CAP
Attached to Alabam9 Wing
In the countless times we Americans have stood
to attention, hand over heart, proclaiming
allegiance to the United States ... one nation...undivided...we have borne witness to a thread of unity drawing together in fabric patterns of great
diversity. We have been young and old, rich and
poor, urban and rural, educated and not, healthy
and sick, cleanshaven and bearded, athletes and
spectators, military and civilian, northern and
southern, native-born and foreign-born, Christian
and Jew. The listing of our differences is not exhaustive but all of these and more have given
testimony to that which unites. Yet, for lack of
recognition of that which unifies, being different
often has been a stumbling block.
American history, characterized by so much
greatness, is replete also with accounts of those
who have triumphed at the cost of unity - with
sacrifice of family and friends, of country even,
for the sake of being different, because one's self
or one's ideal was thought of as.being larger than
the whole; but the opposite was more true: such
achievements are measured frequently by the
emptiness in the center of a doughnut, a hole surrounded by substance.
When Paul of Tarsus wrote to a peope who had
been unified by a common belief and way of life, he

voiced his thoughts with urgent passion: "I plead
with you to live a life worthy of the calling you
have received, with perfect humility, meekness,
and patience, bearing with one another lovingly.
Make every effort to preserve the unity which has
the Spirit as its origin and peace as its binding
force."
We in Civil Air Patrol have pledged ourselves
solemnly to unify the efforts of senior and cadet
members as an auxiliary to the United States Air
Force so that our country and her people might be
well-served by the freewill donation of our time
and skills. But the unity or unifying principle or
cause is derived from the nation itself, and not
from the individual members. There could have
been no more diverse group than the representatives to the Continental Congress meeting in
Philadelphia 200 years ago. The will to be free had
gathered them and they fought, sometimes
literally, among themselves and with their
Declaration for freedom, making 85 changes and
deleting more than 400 words of the original text
drafted by Thomas Jefferson. Finally, however,
with unanimity of purpose, they committed
themselves by solemn pledge and signature. The
many delegates were very diverse; they could
have contributed only division if they had had
nothing to draw them together. Thus, the thread of
unity had to come from some higher, objective
plane.

COURSE COMPLETION
-Air Force Col. Leroy L.
Ohrt, commandant, Air
University's Institute of
Professional Development, left, presents a certificate of completion to
CAP. Col. Eugene A. Kerwin who recently completed a weeklong course
on non-nuclear weapons
employment and space
programs and operations.
The course was conducted at Maxwell AFB, Ala.
Other CAP members attending the course but
not pictured were CAP
Lt. Col. Duris K. Laco,
Maj. Lois A. Alsip, Maj.
Carolyn Goodson, Capt.
John L. Hussinger, Capt.
Alvan G. Smith, Jr., and
1st Lt. Jessie Watt. (USAF
Photo)

M E M O R I A L D AY PA R A D E - - A C i v i l A i r P a t r o l c o l o r
guard of the New York Wing passes the reviewing stand during a parade on Memorial Day in New York City honoring
this nation's war dead. More than 200 CAP members from
the wing marched in the parade which was viewed by Air
Force Chief of Staff Gen. David C. Jones and New York City
Mayor Abraham Beame. (Photo by Sid Birns)

Massachusetts CAP Squadron
Active In Bicentennial Event
SUDBURY, Mass.
Civil Air Patrol was there also to help
celebrate the reenactment of the American Revolution of 1775 as
people from all over the nation gathered here for opening events of the
Bicentennial.
Cadets from Massachusetts' Tri-County Comp. Sq., were briefed by
Sudbury police prior to reporting for traffic parking and crowd control
at 3 a.m. on the day of the big event.
In the American Revolution in 1775, word of British approach didn't
arrive until 4:30 a.m., however in 1975 people came from all parts of
the nation much earlier than that. The cadets, who had slept in
Sudbury near an old militia training field were ready for them.
Hundreds of people flocked to Sudbury center where Colonial figures
on foot, on horses or buckboard were all mustering. CAP cadets kept
the crowds out of the streets and the parade route open.
Although the crowd dispersed at 5 a.m. when the Minutemen
marched off to Concord, cars kept arriving until 8 a.m.

BOX SCORE
C a d e t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,600
S e n i o r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,906
G A M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
To t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,906
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THE CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

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From The Westbergs

To A I I O u r F r i e n d s I n C A P
Soon, Jeanne and I will be heading for
California and our new beginning as
private citizens.We are writing this letter
jointly to let all of you know how much
your friendship has meant and means to
us both. However, if we tried to name
eaeh individual friend, we would soon run
out of available space by listing all 62,000
members of Civil Air Patrol! Instead we
want to share some of the meanings and
memories we have drawn from our three
years' close association with you.

and from the sustaining encouragement
of our associates.
As for myself, I treasure the privilege I
have had to see my eountry and to gain a
true appreciation of the American citizen.
1 have visited nearly all fifty states,
Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.
As you know, Jenne was with me °nmany

Jeanne credits CAP with showing her
new horizons and challenging her to
greater personal growth. She says you
made her try to do things she never
dreamed she would have the ability to do.
Whether meeting for the first time the
silent blue beauty of the glider's sky or
the reality of rapelling down a mountainside or the many other firsts for her. in
the process her self-confidence grew.
Now she says, I can try, I can learn, I can
do! Perhaps her experience has been
shared by thousands of other members
when they were new to CAP. This freeing
of the human spirit comes from the opportunity to work, which CAP gives us,

of these official CAP trips. We saw you
working in your home communities: big
cities, small towns and several places
Rand McNally doesn't even know about!
You showed us hospitality, generosity of
spiFit, pride, and responsible citizenship.
With each visit I learned yet another way
that each citizen can contribute to the
benefit and strength of our country. I consider my time as National Commander
a period of personal transition from my
prior experience in military service to
my duties as a private citizen of the
United States. By your example you have
set very high goals for me to pursue.
For three years now I have marvelled
at the missions you accomplish in search
and rescue; civil disaster assistance;
aerospace education; and youth
motivation. Granted there were differing
opinions from time to time on what would
be the best way to get the job done! But
there was never any question that CAP
would succeed. Out of the arguments, or
should I say discussions, came creativity
and ingenuity to meet each challenge.
You are a noisy bunch, but it's a gqod
noise so keep it up!

Jeanne says don't forget the cadets.
How could I? While you young men and
women have been charming Mrs.
Westberg with your winning ways, you
have been setting a fast paee for me as
well as for your senior member advisors.
We have great confidence in you. With
your energy, enthusiasm and willingness
to shoulder ever increasing responsibility
you are well prepared for the future, I
draw a special pleasure from my observations of CAP members of all ages working well together. The senior membership
contributes significantly to the success of
the cadet program.
Jeanne and I will continue our interest
in what you are doing. Civil Air Patrol
will always be close to our hearts.
We are proud to know you.
With warmest regards,

Virginia Air and Ground Crews
Assist Pilot During Emergency
The CAP aircrew then flew to
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Civil
the New River Valley Airport
Air Patrol air and ground crews
for further assistance, and from
recently came to the assistance
of a pilot who was experiencing there a mechanic flew to the site
aircraft engine trouble near ...... ~ o f - t h e - ~ f t . I t w a s determined that repair was not
here.
possible at the location.
CAP Capt. Lawrence O.
Cadets from the squadron
Sabatinos, commander of the
were alerted, and for the next
Montgomery Camp. Sq., had just
few nights formed a crash site
completed a routine flight in his
surveillance detail, until the
Beechcraft when he picked up a
pilot's distress call, saying he aircraft was removed.
was experiencing engine trouble
and didn't think he could make it
to an airport.
Within minutes, Capt.
Sabatinos and three other CAP
members were airborne to the
DENVER, Coio. -- An alert
Civil Air Patrol pilot of the
pilot's reported position. The
CAP aircrew sighted the yellow
Colorado Wing recently spotted
and white Piper Cherokee in a
a three-acre bush fire in Boulder
stubble cornfield with its
County while flying in the
passengers standing outside. vicinity of Long's Peak, Colo.
After circling the downed craft,
CAP Capt. Roger MacDonald
which belonged to the
was flying west of Lyons, Colo.,
Blacksburg-based Hokie Flying
when he observed what he
Club, Capt. Sabatinos
thought was a strange cloud
established radio contact with f o r m a t i o n . U p o n c l o s e r
the pilot and learned that neither.
observation he discovered that
tile aircraft or passengers were
the formation was smoke.
damaged or injured.
He used his CAP radio to
contact a fellow member in the
area who notified the local fire
department personnel. The
firefighters could not see the
smoke from access roads and
requested that MacDonald stay
McCHORD AFB, Wash. -Thirty-seven Civil Air Patrol
in the area to direct them to the
pilots, including two from
fire from the air.
Oregon recently attended a
The emergency operation
center at Camp George West
flight safety clinic given by the
opened a CAP mission and
Washington Wing at Fort Lewis.
The 14 hours of classroom
MacDonald directed the firemen
training included a refresher on
to the fire.
A CAP communications
C A P a n d F e d e r a l Av i a t i o n
Administration regulations and
vehicle was also summoned to
procedures and general update
the command post to allow
of aeronautical knowledge. Each
officials to communicate
participant received one hour of directly with the aircraft.
simulator training and check
flights and biennial flight
reviews were completed as
weather permitted.
I n s t r u c t o r s i n c l u d e d FA A
Accident Prevention Specialist
Ralph Carpenter, U.S. Air Force
Reservists and CAP flight
instructors.

Vigilant Pilot
Observes Fire

For the benefit of all
members of Civil Air Patrol,
the latest statistics of search
tnd rescue activities
throughout the organization
are shown below.
These are unofficial figures
compiled by Directorate of
Operations at CAP National
Headquarters.

(As of June 15,1975)
Number of missions .....249
Number of aircraft ..... 2,624
Number of sorties ......5,319
Flying hours ..........9,505
Personnel ............ 13,215
Mobile radios .......... 3,224
Fixed radios ..........2,576
S a v e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
F i n d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :... 106

39 Pilots Attend
Refresher Clinic

TORNADO DESTRUCTION -- Cadet Sgt. Gregory Meertz,
left, and 1st Lt. Arthur A. Weaver of the Omaha Comp. Sq.
pause from their search for victims after tornado struck
Omaha, Neb., recently. CAP personnel from the Nebraska
wing established vital emergency communications in cooperation with the Red Cross, raised more than $280 in
disaster funds and contributed numerous manhours to relief
activities after the disaster funds occured. (Photo by
Cadet 1st Lt. Joseph Pico)
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THE CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

JULY, 1975

Chairman's Comments

A Problem...and Maybe An Answer
by Brig. Gen. William M. Patterson, CAP
National Board Chairman

As many of you already know, we
at the National level have been
searching for many months for
answers to the problem of cadet
recruitment and retention. It has
many facets, is most complex and all
encompassing. And, because of its
very nature it has many origins and
an equal number of possible
solutions.
After considerable soul searching,
much discussion and many widely
divergent opinions as to cause and
remedy, it was decided to turn the
basic problem
over to a couple of
experts, Colonel
Bill Ramsey and
M r. J a c k S o r e n son. Both of these
gentlemen bring a
wealth of talent
and experience to
bear on the problem. Additionally, they knew where to go to
get the CAP expertise that would be
needed if the problems were to be
solved.
On June 7 the National Executive
Committee met at Maxwell and good
things started to happen. The NEC
was given a briefing by Colonel
Ramsey on the project. To say that it
was excitiagand innovative would be
to understate the degree of
enthusiasm and respect manifested
by all. Let me tell you about some of
the highlights of this report. For purposes of identification it shall be called the Cadet Program Development
Plan;
The Plan was designed to meet six
basic needs:
A . Competent motivated senior
members to organize and operate
cadet units.
B . A system of continuous recruiting
of new units.
C . Quick access to supplies
(uniforms, insignia, training
packets, etc.).
D. Adequate financing for all units.
E. An activity-oriented cadet
program (primarily correlated to
the CAP mission).
F. A simplified system of communication between Headquarters
and the cadet units.
In order to meet the above needs or
objectives four basic projects needed
development and implementation
with the first two being assigned to
committees consisting of
knowledgeable and highly experienced CAP officers from the field:
I . Develop a system of organizing
new CAP cadet units, including

recruiting the senior members and
cadets necessary to bring it to life.
2. Develop a system of training
senior members on how to operate
a cadet s quadron and how to implement the cadet program.
3. Employ salaried CAP unit
organizers at Region level to implement Projects I and 2.
4. Review the existing cadet program
and, to the extent possible, make it
match more closely the expectations and needs of the young people joining the CAP organization
today.
With reference to full time unit
organizers, two corporate employees
have been hired and will begin work
on July I, 1975. They will report to me
through Colonel Ramsey, the project
officer and come under the administrative control of the Executive
Director, Gordon Weir. They will live
and work in the Great Lakes and
North Central test regions. These two
men, David Lombardo in GLR and
Brian Duehring in NCR, have excellent backgrounds, are both rated
pilots, have commanded CAP units
and bring many years of CAP experience to these jobs.
Each region and each wing will also
have a designated staff member, with
no other duties, as Unit Organization
a n d D e v e l o p m e n t O f fi c e r. T h i s
person shall be responsible for working with the full time Director of
Organization and Development to
carry out the Unit Development
Plans for his Region/Wing. In wings
that have groups, a Group Organization and Development Officer will
also be appointed.
The region Directory of Organization and Development will meet with
the region and wing O&D Officers and
each wing commander in his assigned
region to determine the communities
within the wing best suited for a
cadet squadron. Factors to be considered will be population, availability of an active airport, availability of
sponsorship, mission coverage, etc.

The OD Directors will be
assisted in all of the above by the
wing O&D staff officers, but it will
be his responsibility to get the job
done.

a. Interest in flying or ft~mg
related activities.

The O&D people will be supported
by appropriate recruiting materials,
films, brochures, etc., and a basic
"starter kit" of supplies for the new
units.

c. Social activity

b. Emergency service to the community.

(Over 90% of those replying to the
survey stated they did not get what
they expected in those three
areas.)

Once the new unit is chartered, it
will then become the responsibility of 4. Young people are activity-oriented
the wing commander and the wing
and would rather achieve by
demonstrating proficiency (doing)
O&D Officer to keep the unit healthy.
than by writing down information
The development of a training
that they have read and are able to
program for senior members responrecall.
sible for cadet or composite
squadrons, was assigned to another
Three basic objectives:
committee. This committee was
chaired by Lt. Col. Art Reitnour of
1. The young people must find it inPacific Region, supported by Maj.
teresting and relevant to their
B a r b a r a L o e e h n e r, D C S - C a d e t s
world over a fairly broadbase of
Northeast Region, and Major Susan
interest areas.
Sturgeon, Group Commander, Illinois
Wing. This committee met three
2. It should be demanding and
times, concluding its work at the
achievement ~hould be recognized
June NEC.
based on demonstrated proficienThe basic task of the committee
was to design a training curriculum
that could be delivered in modules
that would equip new senior
members and squadron,commanders
of cadet units to survive through the
first six months of their existence.
H o w e v e r, t h e t r a i n i n g w i l l a l s o b e
equally effective for units which are
failing.
Again, it will be the responsibility
of the region directors of O&D, sup.
ported by the wing O&D Officers, to
conduct this training program for the
new senior members.
Space will not permit the detail
needed to explain the committee's
rationale conclusions and
recommendations. Be assured that
the modular training curriculum as
proposed, will be thoroughly staffed
and briefed before implementation. It
is well conceived and most feasible in
terms of execution.

cy.
3 . It should have a set of basic standards that are related to the mission of Civil Air Patrol.
Tentative assumptions:
1. We should build relevant flyingrelated activities and emergency
services activities into Phase I and
Phase II as requirements to meet
the interest needs expressed by our
dropouts. This also meets CAP's
needs since they relate directly to
our mission.
2 . We should structure each phase so
that the total requirements are
made up of certain basic mission
related achievements plus some
elective achievements over a wide
base of interest areas, giving
appropriate credit for previously
demonstrated skills.

c . Hold organizational meetings of
adults.

3 . We s h o u l d d e v i s e n e w w a y s o f
demonstrating proficiency other
than written open or closed book
The last project, the review of the
examinations.
existing Cadet Program, is still in the
data-gathering stage. Colonel
I apologize for this lengthy disRamsey and Mr. Sorenson have had
course but felt you, the members,
two meetings and some facts have
should be made aware of the thinking
been established, some objectives
and work that has been taking place
have been set, and some tentative
in an effort to improve Civil Air
assumptions about possible changes
Patrol generally and the Cadet
are beginning to emerge.
Program specifically. I wish to thank
publicly all those who have worked so
Facts:
hard and made so many sacrifices to
bring this project to fruition. With
I . The vast majority of cadets droppvision, dedication and commitment
ing out of the program do so in the such as this there is no way that we
first year of their membership.
can fail.

d. Select a squadron commander
(with approval of the wing commander).

2. Only 5 to 6% of our cadet
membership complete the Phase II
Mitchell Award.

e. H o l d r e c r u i t i n g m e e t i n g s w i t h
potential cadets.

3. In a survey conducted with cadets
who dropped out, the three major
reasons given for joining CAP
were:

After the target communities have
been selected, the Director of O&D
will travel to the sites selected to
begin the process of organization. He
will:
a . Locate a financial sponsor, service
club, church, business, etc.
b. Find a meeting place.

f. Charter the unit.

A footnote must be added. The
National Cadet Advisory Council,
meeting at Maxwell AFB on June 7,
formally endorsed the above
proposals and offered its full support
to the successful completion of this
project.

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THE CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

JULY, 1975

Scholarship Winners Named
(Continued from Page 1)
New scholarship winners are:
ENGINEERING
C/Lt. Col. Douglas G. Hancher, 11 Heritage
Court, Tonawanda, N.Y. 14150, Tonawanda Cadet
Sq., Maj. Gen. Walter R. Agee, USAf (Ret.),
Scholarship ($1,000).
C/Ist Lt. Mark E. Pekar, 186 Goodview Ave.,
Akron, Ohio 44305, Akron Flying Eagle Sq., 1402,
Brig. Gen. Lyle Castle, CAP, Scholarship ($500).
C/Capt. Timothy K, Rader, 504 E. Madison Ave.,
Springfield, Ohio 45503, Springfield Cutup. Sq.,
1902, Donald K. Slayton Scholarship ($500).
HUMANITIES
C/Maj. Linda D. Kristof, 8216 NW 28th Terrace.
Bethany, Okla. 73008, Oklahoma City Cadet Sq..
No. 2, CAP Scholarship ($750)
C/Col. Lorry M. Fenner, 7661 Venus Way,
Chandler, Ariz. 85224, Tempe Comp. Sq. 307, CAP
Scholarship ($500).
SCIENCE
C/Col. Michael Lee Baumgartner, 24 Maple DrY,
Caseyville, Ill. 62232, Collinsville Thunderbird
Cadet Sq., Wiley PostScholarship ($1000),
C/Col. Randall Paul Wostel, 906 Eleventh Ave..
Helena, Mont. 59601, Helena Cadet Sq., National
Board Chairman Scholarship ($500).
C/Col. Craig C. Harbuck, 1330 N. Madison,
Eldorado, Ark. 71730, Eldorad0 Comp. Sq., Col.
James T. Granbery, CAP Scholarship ($500).
C/Lt. Col. Kathryn L. Bowar, P.O. Box 6656,
Irondale, All. 35210, Birmingham Cutup. Sq. 34,
Dr. Harold E. Mehrens Scholarship ($500).
C/Maj. Timothy J. Cleary, 614 Maywood Ave,
Schenectady, N.Y. 12303, Albany Cutup. Sq., Brig.
Gen. William C. Whelen, CAP, Scholarship ($500).
UNDERGRADUATE GRANTS
C/Lt. Col. Jeanette K. Rockey, 8528 East 81st
Terrace, Raytown, Mo. 64138, Kansas City Cutup.
Sq. 1, CAP Education Grant ($500).
C/Maj. Scott E. Barrel, 3912 Stephens Dr., North -~_.
Highlands. Calif. 95660, McClellan Cadet Sq., 12.
CAP Humanities Grant ($500).
CWO Frank E. Pleli, 9853 W. Lisbon Ave..
Milwaukee, Wisc. 53222, LRT Senior Flight -Milwaukee, CAP Humanities Grant ($500).
C/Lt. Col. Donald A. Cantrell Jr., R.R. No. 2,
Carrel, Ill. 52821, Carrel Cutup. Sq., CAP Science
Grant ($500).
C/Col. Cavender C. Kimble, 126 Holt Ave.,.
Florence, All. 36530. Alabama Wing, CAP Science
Grant ($500).
C/Capt. Kathy R. Hart, 2003 Custer Ave.,
Billings, Mont. 59102. Billings Cutup. Sq., CAP
Engineering Grant ($500).
C/Col. Jose R. Carrizales, 4510 SW 94th Ave.,
MiamL Fla. 33165, West Miami Cadet Sq., CAP
Engineering Grant ($500).
C/Maj. Eddie N. Laboy, 52 No. 652 Los Penas,
Sab Liana, Rio Piedras, P.R. 00924, Rio Piedras
High School Cadet Sq., CAP Science Grant ($500).
C/Capt. Judith A. Shotwell, R.R. No. 2, Box 386,
Batesville, Ind., 47006, Tri-County Cutup. Sq., CAP
Science Grant ($500).
ADVANCED UNDERGRADUATE GRANTS
C/Lt. Col. Celeste M. Condit, Box 434 Mink Creek
Road, Pocatello, Idaho 83201, Pocatello Cadet Sq.,
CAP Humanities Grant ($500).
CWO William F. Pagel, 9706 Columbus Ave.. S.,
Bloomington, Minn. 55420, Skyhawk Comp. Sq. 506,
CAP Engineering Grant ($500).
C/Lt. Col. Theodore T. LaPlante, 109 Catherine
St.,.Sc0tia, N.Y., 12302, Schenectady Comp. Sq.,
CAP Grant ($500).
Capt. Paul A. Willard, Jr.. 3101 Yardley Dr.,
NW. Roanoke, Va. 24012, Roanoke Cutup. Sq., CAP
Humanities Grant ($500).
GRADUATE GRANT
Maj. Ronald W. Hanson, ~9 Idlewild Circle, Apt
23. Birmingham, All. 35205. Alabama Wing, Brig.
Gen. William W. Wilcox, USAF (Ret), Grant
($1500).
TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL GRANTS
C/Lt. Col. Marilyn C. Engler, 2806 W. Oriole Dr.,
Milwaukee, Wisc.. 53209, Milwaukee Comp. Sq.
No. 1, Robert Cummings Grant ($500).
C/Maj. Robert P. Asselin, 164 Douglas St.,
Manchester, N.H. 03102, Hooksett Comp. Sq.,
William A. Allen Grant ($500).

CWO Norman A. scherer, 2300 SW 92nd St.,
Oklahoma City, Okla. 73138, Moore Cadet Sq.,
William A. Patterson Grant ($500).
CASSADA Y-ELMORE GRANT
C/Maj. Kim L. Joyner, 415 Blair Road, Vienna,
Va. 22180, Potomac Comp. Sq., Cassaday-Elmore
Grant ($500).
The following alternates (listed in order of
priority for selection) were chosen to receive
scholarship/grants should one or more of the
winners decline their awards.
C/Capt. Deborah L. Kristof, 8216 NW 28th
Terrace, Bethany, Okla. 73008, Oklahoma City
Cadet Sq. 2.

mm

C'Maj. David M Timm. 160 Tehama Court. San
Bruno. Calif. 94066. R.G. Fowler Cadet Sq. 144.
C/Lt. Col. Murvin R. Hymel Jr., 1020 Cougar
Dr., Arabi, La. 70032, St. Bernard Cadet Sq.
C/Col. Steven W. Smith. 3254 S. 475 West, Bountiful, Utah 84010 Bountiful Comp. Sq.

ANOTHER MILESTONE -- CAP Lt. Col. Aurtbur N. Reitnouer Jr., a member of the Pacific Region staff, receives the
Grover Loening Aerospace Award from Air Force Brig,
Gen. Leslie J, Westberg, national commander, in a recent
ceremony at National Headquarters. The award is presented
for meritorious performance of the CAP Senior Member
Training program.

C/lst Lt. John T. Dorsey, 103 E. Taylor Ave.,
Hampton, Va. 23663, Peninsula Comp. Sq.
C/Maj. Cheryl A. Homzak, 2410 York St. Gulfport. Fla. 33707, Gulfport Cadet Sq.
SM Jan K. Bateman, 4578 Hampshire Ave., Norfolk, Va. 23513, Norfolk Comp. Sq.
C/lst Lt. Douglas J. Jacques, 209 Malletts Bay
Ave., Win~ski, Ver. 05404, Burlington Cadet Sq.
C/Lto Col. Timothy D. Watkins, 1809 Barksdale.
Dr.. Orlando, Fla. 32807, Orlando Cadet Sq.
CWO Samuel H. McClaugherty, 612 Henson Ave.,
Pearisburg, Va: 24134, FarmviUe Senior Sq.
C/Lt. Col Douglas B. Shippy, 3016 N. 14th,
Tacoma, Wash. 98406, Green River Comp. Sq.
Those scholarships renewed are:

National Capital Wing
Has New Title For ILS

C/Maj. Paul J. Ackman, CAP Science Scholarship 1$5001.
C/Lt. Col. Theresa A. Ashcraft, CAP Humanities Scholarship 155001.
C/Col. Stephen G. Atkins. CAP Will Rogers Science Scholarship 1510001.
C/Maj. Joseph E. Baka. Lt. Col. Virgil Grissom Engineering Scholarship
C/Lt. Joseph C. Bateman. Donald W. Douglas Engineering Scholarship
$500).
CWO Mark D. Bergen, Loening Humanities Scholarship ($500).
CWO Lyndsay A Campen, Elmer P. Wheaton Humanities Scholarship
($5001.
CWO Barbara S. Clark, Eunioe J. Naylor Education Scholarship 15500).
C/Lt, Col. Eric P. Dahl. CAP Science Scholarship 155001,
C/Lt. Col. Douglas A. Daley, Jacquellae Cochran Science Scholarship ($750).
C 1st Lt. Kirk D. Dameron. Roland H. Spaulding Engineering Scholarship
(S750).
C/Maj. Nayda L. De Jesus, Col, Joe Moody CAP Education Scholarship
($500).
C/Lt. Col Don C. Denn. Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Engineering Scholarship
($1000).
C Col. Howard F Eisinger. CAP Science Scholarship (S500).
C 1st Lt. Michael A. Fisher. CAP Engineering Scholarship (~i,
C/Col. Amy P. Gier, Brig. Gen. McElrny Science Scholarship ($10001.
C Col. Karen M. Golz, Brig. Gen. D. Harold Byrd Humanities Scholarship
($1000).
C/Maj, Paul J, Gurecki. Charles W. Webb Education Scholarship ($500).
CWO Mary Ann Hartmann. Brig. Gen. James Stewart Humanities
Scholarship 1S7501
C/Col. Robert E. Herd Richard C. DuPont Scienoe Scholarship 155001.
CWO Beidi Kapanka Brig. Gen. Paul Turner. CAP Science Scholarship
($750).
CWO Barbara A. Kirkpatrick, Maj. Gen. Lucas V. Beau Science Scholarship
151000).
C~ 1st. Lt. Charles J. Lauer. Brig. Gen. F. Ward Reflly, CAP, Engineering
Scholarship 155001.
CWO Deborah A. Loewer. Dr Mervin K. Strickler Science Scholarship
($10001.
C~ Ist. Lt. Ann M. LaPlante Col, Paul Ashworth Humanities Scholarship
($750)
C/Capt. Eileen F, MacKrelL Col. John H. Glenn, USMC. Humanities
Scholarship 1S750)
C 'Lt. Col. Russell B. McCarter. RAdm Alan B. Shepard, USN, Humanities
Scholarship ($5001

WA S H I N G TO N , D . C . A s k
any member of Civil Air Patrol
what the initials ILS stand for
and most likely they will answer,
Instrumental Landing System.
However, the National Capital
Wing has given it a new
meaning. To them it means
Incorpated Leaderships Schools.
The schools consist of a
leadership symposium, a cadet
officers school and an NCO-basic
school. The one-weekend schools
are sponsored by the National
Capital Wing Cadet Advisory

The second step of the ILS was
held recently at Andrews AFB
with 30 cadets from 10 units
participating. Coordinated by
Cadet Lt. Col. Bruce Gewirz, the
school included public speaking,
a leadership and uniform
workshop, and seminars on
leadership situations and
problems.

NEW ARRIVAL -- Lt. Col.
Glen D. ,ffi,,,,~,,a*-'°n,,~,,ffi,wl~a~',
CWOLeonardA. Palka. Col. Joe Masoo Scienee scholarship ($750). e c e n t l y a r r i v e d a t
r
C 'Lt. Sholla J. Parkhurst. C.R. Smith Science Scholarship ~$500).
n J,
t
N a t i o n a l u e a u ,q u a r 4-e r s
C 'Lt. Col. Susanne B. Rapp, Geneva Farris Putnam Education Scholarship
~sSOOl
from Duluth International
C/lst Lt. Patti A. Rogers. Dr. Edward Lambert Science Scholarship 157501.
Airport where he served as
C/Lt. Col. Michael S. Schwartz. CAP Science Scholarship ($5001.
c ,Col. Peter O. Shull. Jr.. Dr. Wernher yon Braun Science Scholarship
Chief of Safety f o r t h e 2 3 r d
($1000).
C/Capt, Carl L Soderland. Raymond Mertes Humanities Scholarship ($5001.
Air Division (ADC). The
c col. Mark k Sweeney, Capt. Walter M. Schirra. USN. Engineering
19-year Air Force v e t e r a n
Scholarship. 15500 L
C/Capt. Joe Ann Wierzchowski, Cmdr. Malcolm S. Carpenter, USN, Science
will serve as Director of
Scholarship ($500).
o~uety here.
CWO Debra J. Wilson. Col. Bev McGlashan. CAP. Science Scholarship
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C 'Lt. Col Christopher Wist. Dr. Monroe Hatch Humanities Scholarship
15500}.

Council and were originated and
brought to reality by the CAC
chairman, Cadet Maj. Kim L.
Joyner. The schools differ in
some ways, but the main
purpose of all of them are to
incorporate, promote interest in
and get cadets to discuss
leadership and the cadet
program.
The first school held at
Andrews AFB last fall was
attended by 35 cadets from eight
squadrons and consisted of drill,
classes on leadership traits and
principles, seminars and
discussions on the cadet
program and skits where cadets
depicted various 'types' of
leaders.

The last phase of the school is
planned for August and will
concentrate on drill, uniforms
and other basic principles of the
Leadership Laboratory.
Recently the Middle East
Region held a Cadet Leadership
Symsposium modeled after the
National Capital Wing's. The
coordinator for the symposium,
coordinated by Cadet Col.
Jeffery A. Hunt, was attended by
28 cadets representing all the
wings in the region.

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JULY, 1975

Number 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th & 10th

PAGE SEVEN

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CAP's Top Cadet Squadrons...
(Editor's Note: As in past years, we
have given the Top 10 Cadet
Squadrons of Distinction an opportunity to explain "How and Why"
they were chosen the "elite" of the
CAP units with cadets assigned. We
have included the stories, as given us,
from the fifth thru the l Oth place
squadrons with the exception of
number seven, which had not submitted their information as of the
deadline of this issue of your Civil Air
Patrol NEWS. It is the hope of
National Headquarters officials that
this insight on how these units got to
the "top" will be of benefit to other
units and help them achieve that goal
soon. The next issue of the Civil Air
Pa/rol NEWS will feature the remaining "Top 10" Squadrons.)

Andrews Composite
Squadron
No. -- 5
National Capital
Wing
by 1st I.t. Kenneth J. Cain, CAP
Squadron Information Officer
Being selected as a Squadron
of Distinction and one of the
"Top Ten" of the nation is an accomplishment to be dreamed of.
For the Andrews Comp. Sq. it is
now reality. Word came from
Middle East Region, through
CAP Col. Charles X. Suraci,
National Capital Wing comm a n d e r, t h a t t h e A n d r e w s
Comp. Sq., commanded by CAP
Maj. Robert J. Paolucci, is
Number Five in the nation for
1974.
The Andrews Comp. Sq. has
102 members. The squadron
operates on this principle: "That
every person is important and
must feel that he or she is contributing to the squadron."
Much emphasis is placed on
the human element and before
policy is made it is carefully
reviewed to make sure it

Command has been a key word
in the success of the Andrews
Comp. Sq. Without the
leadership and dedication of Major Paolucci, the Andrews
Squadron would not be fifth in
the nation today. This man
devotes long hours every day to
CAP and "his people." The
members of the squaron are indeed "his" people.
Every member of the
squadron knows that if they feel
they need to see Major Paolucci,
he will make time to see them.
Every effort is made by his staff
to keep him up to date and in!
formed and he in turn uses his
staff to its fullest extent.
Credit given where credit is
due is a good rule and the majority of the credit for the
success of the Andrews
Squadron lies with its cadets.
These young people from all
walks of life have made this
program a success.
The enthusiasm that shines
from these cadets, the constant
search for challenge and their
high standards are truly incredible. One might think that
because of the requirements for
promotions, cadets are pushed
ahead at a rapid rate. Actually
the opposite is true. Each time a
cadet is eligible for promotion
his records are reviewed by the
Cadet- i~-Lt. Loving
squadron commander and a
M a j . E d w i n A . - K e e n e y w h o squadron promotion board. A
presently holds the position great deal of emphasis is placed
on leadership capabilities and
deputy commander for cadets.
our cadet commanders servresponsibility. When a cadet
ed during 1974. They were: Col.
receives his prbmotion he has
Keith Davenport who is now a
earned it and he knows it and is
senior member with the Bolling
ready for it.
Field Cadet Sq., Maj. Cheryl
The Andrews Squadron is fifth
Elimitus who is attending
in the nation for 1974. In 1975 we
college in Ohio, Capt. Dan Hoefare sure people will still be sayly who is serving with a
ing "Andrews has done it
squadron in Louisiana, and the
again!"
present cadet commander Ist
Lt. Phyllis Loving. Loving, age
Birmingham Composite
16, is one of the youngest cadets
ever to hold the position in the
Squadron No. 34
squadron.

satisfies the human needs of the
squadron. Open door policies,
suggestion programs, intrasquadron competition and a
great deal of pride and patience
have contributed to the success
of the Andrews Squadron.
During 1974 the squadron was
served well by three deputy
commanders for cadets. They
were Ist Lt. Roger Shively, now
heading the squadron's senior
program as deputy commander
for seniors, 1st Lt. David
Chapman who is presently serving as leadership officer and

COMMANDER'S PLANNING -- Birmingham Composite
Squadron 34 commanders, (left to right), Cadet Lt. Col.
Kathy Howar, cadet commander, Cadet Maj. Gretchen HQttman, cadet deputy commander and Capt. Jack Wilks, deputy
commander for cadets.
only characteristic of many achad scheduled monthly meetings
tivities which stimulated acand usually monthly special,
tivity.
meetings, always with the senior
leaders present. These were in
A Class B encampment was
addition to the weekly cadet
planned and the senior members
meetings on Monday evenings.
were asked to bring the three
The manning table was kept
squadron aircraft for orientation
current and the awards were
flights. Not only the corporate
presented at joint meetings with
aircraft participated but two
seniors and cadets, Two training
private aircraft as well. Every
missions were carried out with
cadet in the squadron received
the cadets having a* prominent
orientation flights during the
role in the ground operations.
year.
The cadets' activities always
included invitations to the
Also every cadet participated
nearby units to join them and the
in washing aircraft, mowing
morale was greatly enhanced by
grass, recruiting programs,
fund-raising activities and felt the assistance requested by the
neighboring squadrons.
the pressure to hurry with their
(See Top Squadrons Page 8)
achievement. The cadet staff

No. -- 6
Alabama Wing

INSPECTION -- Members of the Andrews Composite
Squadron stand inspection at the National Capital Wing's
Cadet Officers School.

by Lt. Col. Morton H. Bryant, CAP
Squadron Commander
The composite nature of Birmingham Sq. 34 provides an atmosphere in which the senior
and cadet components compliment each other. There is one
primary reason that the cadet
program earned its distinction of
performance in 1974. There was
a nucleus of five senior members
who provided the leadership,
based on their genuine interest
in the cadets as a unit and as individuals.
The deputy commander for
cadets, CAP Capt. Jack Wilks,
"swallowed the manual" when
be joined the program early in
the year. Each directive and activity was judiciously executed
according to CAP procedures.
He assembled a staff which
shared this approach.
The cadets were permitted
and encouraged to do as many
things as they could for
themselves. An example is that
permission was received according to CAPR for the cadets
to maintain their own financial
program and more than once
offered to "lend" funds to the
general squadron treasury. This
was a great morale builder, but

AWARD -- CAP Col. Harry A. Howes, (left), Alabama Wing
Commander presents the Unit Citation Award to CAP Col.
Morton Bryant, commander, Birmingham Composite
Squadron 34.

Relate Stories Of Success

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THE CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

Top Squadrons
Oklahoma City Cadet
Squadron No. 2
No.- 8
Oklahoma Wing
by Capt. Janie Watson, CAP
Squadron Information Officer
Oklahoma City Cadet Sq. 2
eighth in the Nation for 19747
You bet. We were also Number
One in the state. How did we do
it? It wasn't easy. A lot of work
and determination on every
member's part went into it. The
key words are "motivation,"
"teamwork," and"pride."
Cadets and seniors were
motivated by having a lot of
enthusiasm for what they are doing in Civil Air Patrol. Motivation speeches instilled selfconfidence and a full agenda of
activities brought on the
greatest teamwork in the state
which created such pride as you
haven't seen before. By establishing goals in the areas of
recruiting, retention and cadet
contract completion, our unit
doubled its membership over the
past year and retained 80 per
cent.

Number One female cadet of the
year for Oklahoma. The 1974
wing drill team captain also
comes from the squadron.
Oklahoma Wing Cadet Advisory Council chairman, the
cadet commander of the 1974
Oklahoma Wing Type "A" enc a m p m e n t a n d o t h e r s t a ff
positions were filled by
Squadron 2 cadets. Recently the
1975 Cadet Advisory Council
chairman, vice chairman, and
secretary were elected, all from
Oklahoma City Cadet Sq. 2.
Southwest Region chose their
Cadet Advisory Council
chairman and secretary from
Squadron 2.
The senior members have
done their part in making us
what we are today too. We have
the greatest flying program in
the state. Our pilots take turns
giving orientation rides on Sun-

day afternoons, weather permitting, to familiarize the cadets
with the principles of flight.
They have given quite extensive ground school to the cadets
to qualify them as rated
observers. We have a practice
E LT w e u s e o n o u r o w n
simulated missions which has
made our pilots the best search
pilots in the state. We coordinate
with the Coast Guard on practice
missions, using minimum
altitude flying for boats in distress, as our objective. A boat
is placed on a lake, whereabouts
known only to the Coast Guard
and our planes are sent out to
find it. When this is accomplished we fly over the Coast Guard
boat and lead them to the overturned boat for rescue purposes
or whatever is necessary.
This is strictly a senior activity. The Coast Guard requires
each participant to be at least 21
years old. We are lucky enough
to have a fish and game ranger
in our squadron who has helped
tremendously. He" has given

One cadet, SSgt. Greg Reese
obtained his license in the aircraft last fall. Two more cadets
Lt. Col. Mark Signorelli and Lt.
Col. Ed Powers are preparing to
go for their check rides for their
licenses shortly. Cadets Mark
Stodola and John Quinn soloed
recently. Three cadets who obtained their licenses prior to the
start of our flight program have
also soloed in the Cessna 140A.
They are Lt. Col. Bob Castle,
Capt. Boyd Bender and Capt.
Steve Puls.
ALL TOGETHER -- Cadets from Oklahoma City Cadet'
Squadron 2 practice drill movements.

quite a few pointers as to the
problems boaters can get into
and the best kind of assistance
we can furnish.

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Besides meeting our commitment of 100 per cent orientation
flights, we also flew 300 hours of
student instruction provided by
four flight instructors: A1
Freedy, Stan Tonkin, Robert
Trantham, and Art Arnett.

Athletics is high on our list of
activities. Teamwork is the'
name of the game. We challenge
other squadrons to baseball,
volleyball, you name it. We have
some pretty tough teams from
other squadrons to compete with
but usually come out the victor.
Drill is another. By becoming
a team, we have established a
sense of pride in the person as
well as the squadron.
As a result of the importance
of leadership, and a strong training program, consisting of public
speaking, psychology of
leadership, maturity, and most
important, actual experience,
our squadron produced the
Number One male and the

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also being restored to original
condition to be shown at the Experimental Aircraft Association
(EAA) Fly-in at Oshkosh, Wisc.,
this summer.

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Another interest of some of
our seniors is teaching hunter
safety. We have a marine expert
on small firearms teaching
cadets the safe and proper way
to handle weapons on the rifle
range and in the field. We are
developing a rifle team for competition with other squadrons.
We have the use of the rifle
range in the Armory where we
meet for our regular weekly
meetings.
Backed by senior member
leadership, cooperation from the
cadets is evident. We are very
proud to be eighth in the Nation
and will be working even harder
this year to be number one for
1975.

Downers Grove
Composite Squadron
No. -- 9
Illinois Wing
by Maj. Florence Westholm, CAP
Squadron Commander

NUMBER ONE --Cadets Lt. Col. Scott Miller, (left), and
Lt. Col. Kelley Johnston of the unit's Oklahoma City Cadet
Squadron 2 happily display their units trophy for being named number one in CAP's Southwest Region.

The Downers Grove Comp.,
Sq. places strong emphasis on
flying, both powered and glider.
Three years ago, members of
the unit purchased a Cessna 140A
which, in addition to being used
for search and rescue, orienta-

Our orientation flights were
flown in many types of aircraft
so that the cadet could become
acquainted with the flight
characteristics of both low and
high wing craft, both tricycle
and conventional craft and also
sophisticated aircraft such as
retractables. The orientation
program was conducted once a
month throughout the year except in the summer when it was
conducted every other Sunday
afternoon.
In addition we have provided
our cadets with a certified
ground school program at the
local airport and have opened it
to seniors.
We feel that for CAP to be
accepted by general aviation and
also to attract general aviation
members into it, we should
Cooperate with other flying
organizations and assist in maintaining a good local airport
facility. Last summer eight
cadets from the squadron
painted the roof of a large
hangar so that the Chicago area
99's could airmark it. Several
seniors from the unit helped to
air mark the runway.
Also, the cadets have mowed
tiedown .areas, provided trash
pickup and, in general, helped to
improve the appearance of the
airport. This created good rapport with the airport operator
and other pilot owners.
We also emphasize leadership.
The real success for our
program lies in the fact that
cadets run it. They are ably
assisted by four former cadets
who have stayed on in the unit as

AWARD-- Commander o:
Westholm, (center), accept
commander, Illinois Wing av

seniors. Three of these seniors are:
1st Lt. Jeanette Sheber, 2d Lt.
Tom Plaiske and 2d Lt. Jim
Bartel. Assistance is also provided by Lt. Col. Walter Grace,
USAFR, w~o himself is a former
CAP cadet from Ohio.
Phase I and general orientation into CAP has been provided
by the cadet commander Lt.
Col. Ed Powers, and the cadet
executive officer, 1st Lt. Eve
Zima. Cadets Lt. Col. Joel
Signorelli, Majs. Brigan Lorge
and Robert Haddick provide
counseling in all other Phases.
Our program is supplemented
with slides and films of pertinent
material from all fields of
aviation.
To a d d i m p e t u s t o t h e
program, regular field trips are
planned. The unit has toured the
local flight service station, air
traffic control center, control
towers, airline hangars, Air
Guard facilities as well as the
EAA museum and the Air Force
museum in Dayton. Thus our
unit prepared cadets for careers
in. engineering, aerospace

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THE CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

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PAGE NINE

SIMULATOR INSTRUCTION -- Cadet 1st Lt. John Halpin, (left),
instructs Cadet John Hull during flight simulator training. Both are
members of the Bayshore Composite Squadron.

owners Grove Composite Squadron, CAP Maj. Florence
aft Citation Award from CAP Col.Robert H. Wilson, (left),
~rce Col. Kirby Bernich, Great Lakes Region liaison officer.
science, general aviation, and all
related fields.
Cadets from the unit are at The
Citadel, the Air Force Academy,
in schools of aviation at Southern
Illinois University and the
University of Illinois, and
engineering programs. One
cadet is currently a CAP
recipient of an AFROTC
-~--sebotarship to~:~University.
Two recent past cadet commanders are Air Force pilots:
1st Lt. Raymond Schlanser, and
2d Lt. Larry Larson. Both earned their pilot licenses while
members of the unit.
In conclusion, the real success
of our unit can be summarized
as: CAP is fun, flying and following the cadet program.

the "Top Ten" for 1974. This
squadron also made the "Top
Ten" in 1973.
T h r o u g h t h e e ff o r t s o f a
recruiting team headed by 1st
Lt. D.A. Ellis, squadron
information and recruiting
o f fi c e r, i n p r e s e n t a t i o n s a t
junior high schools and a
combined effort of each
individual as well as good local
press releases, we have become
known to the community.
An energetic "Get Involved"
schedule by our senior members
u s i n g t h r e e AT C F l i g h t
Simulators, coordinating

Flight/Navigation Training with
the regular session ground
schools, field trips to air
terminals, towers and air traffic
radar stations, etc., maintains a
"Touch and Do It" environment
for the cadet program.
We maintain contact with
interested parents and provide
systematic changes in the cadet
chain of command and crosstrain those cadets who show
potential for leadership and
command.
A special staff of cadets working with senior members creates
purposeful goals for the benefit of the squadron and the high
moral standard necessary to
maintain motivation.
Squadron activities are
enhanced by ~good national
special activities, wing functions
and group training sessions
thereby providing diversified
opportunities for everyone.
Our senior membership,
NEW RECRUIT -- Cadet 2d Lt. Alex Baldi, (left), of"
Bayshore's Composite Squadron assists Cadet John Sullivan
with his new CAP uniform.
whole.
The Bayshore Squadron
maintains its bus in good
condition as it does its
headquarters located in Ft.
Monmouth, N.J. Developing
p r i d e i s n o t e a s y, b u t v e r y
rewarding when it takes hold !
A review board interviews
prospective leaders, personnel

Bayshore Composite Sq.
Squadron No. -- 10
New Jersey Wing
b y Lt. Col. Joel T. Biggs, CAP
Squadron Commander

The Bayshore Squadron of
New Jersey Wing has achieved

.records are constantly updated
and cadets are qualified to
instruct within the unit and
prospective members are
screened. Quality of the cadet
membership is most important.
It is great to receive awards
but greater still is the feeling of
satisfaction :in the accomplishment itself!

TEST -- Cadets of the Bayshore Composite Squadron are administered achievement test.

FORMER COMMANDER
-- Air Force 2rid Lt. Larry
Larson, (right), former
cadet commander of the
Downers Grove Composite
Squadron is pictured with
his pilot instructor Air
Force Capt. Craig Duehring during his Air Force
pilot training at Craig
AFB, Ala.

composed of airline pilots,
professional people as well as
average citizens, work together
"for the good of the unit" and
relationships are very seldom
strained. Keeping an
atmosphere of good order and
progressive involvement is an
enjoyable challenge, especially
when there is such distinctive
recognition for the accomplishment.
Recognition on an individual
basis is most important to keep
members sharp, continuing in
advancement and most of all,
sharing in the operation of the
unit, as a vital part. Insignificance breeds boredom.
The best movie is one full of
.stars. The role of every member
must be important to the
program or the squadron as. a,

TOP 10 -- CAP Lt. Col. Joel T. Biggs, (right), comm'ander
Bayshore Composite Squadron and Cadet Lt. Col. Sandy
Sullivan, cadet commander receive word of their unit's selection as the Number 10 CAP squadron.

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THE CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

PAGE TEN

L e t ' s Ta l k A b o u t S p e e d Symbols
figuration. By this we mean the
various speeds the aircraft will stall
with power off and flaps down, or
vice versa, or out of a turn, or out of a
glide, etc., etc. These stall speeds, of
course, vary one from the other.
Vno Maximum structural cruising
speed. This speed is the limit of the
green arc on the airspeed indicator
and is the speed in which the aircraft
can be flown safely in smooth air.

by CAP L.t. Col Richard Bifulco
N ER Director of Safety
If there is one thing that can drive
the average pilot up a wall, it is the
technical aspects of flying. Each year
we are hammered more and more
with all sorts of information; some of
which takes concerted effort to learn.
The primary purpose of this information is to make us more
knowledgeable; and consequently
safer pilots. Unfortunately, many
pilots take a glance at some of these
hieroglyphics, and decide that it is information they can get along without.
However, the accident statistics
prove differently, and only God
knows how many lives would have
been spared, if the pilot had been
more knowledgeable.
In bygone years, both flying and ins t r u c t i n g w e r e m u c h s i m p l e r,
because we were not regulated to the
extent we are now, but aviation has
grown a lot, and we must grow with
it, if we are to fly safely. This means
knowing as much as we can about the
realm in which we are flying, the
equipment we are flying, and our own
capability to handle both.
The following is an attempt to give
you the most simplistic, comprehensive understanding of the more often
used speed symbols. Through the
years I have refined them somewhat,
and I expect I may continue to do so,
as I plagiarize thoughts from books
and other airmen.

RED
LINE
DIST
defined as the speed, at a given
weight (usually gross weight) at
which you can abruptly pull the
elevators full back and do no structural damage. In other words at or
below this speed, you cannot exceed
the limit load factor for the aircraft.
Let us say you were foolishly caught
in severe turbulance, in an aircraft
rated for the normal category limit
load of 3.8 Gs, and encountered a gust
that imposed a high load on the
wings; the wing would stall when the
load reached 3.8 Gs; and supposedly
no structural damage will be done. I
s a i d s u p p o s e d l y. T h e p o i n t t o

remember here is that the-speed Va
is for only one weight configuration;
gross weight. Lighter-than gross aircraft should be flown slightly slower
TIME
than Va, because they are subjected
to higher acceleration and displacement loads in turbulent air, than
heavier aircraft, and you want to
compensate for this by reducing
Vyspeed slightly as the aircraft
Best rate of climb speed. This
speed will give you the best altitude becomes lighter.
Vso gain for a given period of time. You
Power off stalling speed in the
use this speed in getting up to cruise
altitude and for best engine cooling in landing configuration. All we mean
by this is that the power is off and the
a climb. In some aircraft, it may give
you a blind spot over the nose, so it is gear and flaps are down.
wise in terminal areas to be extreme- Vsi Stalling speed in any specified conly vigilant.
VxBest angle of climb speed. This
speed will give you the greatest gain
in altitude for a given horizontal distance. You would use this speed to
clear an obstacle, and once this is
safely done, go to Vy. The simplest
way to remember the difference
between Vx and Vy is to remember
that Vx has more angles than Vy.
Hence Vx - best angle of climb.
VaThis is the manuvering speed. It is
the speed thatis normally used to fly
in turbulent air. Technically, it can be

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Flight at this airspeed in turbulent air
could result in structural failure.
Vne.
Never exceed speed. This is the red
line speed on the airspeed indicator,
and any speed beyond this will
probably result in some structural
failure. Obviously, not only do you
never want to exceed it, but it is prudent not even to get near it.
Vno

For Multi-Engine Aircraft,
specifically light twins -VmcThis is the minimum airspeed at
which you can expect to control your
aircraft if you suddenly lost one
engine: and the other engine was
producing takeoff power. By control
it is meant that you are able to stop
the roll into the dead engine, with
rudder, while losing no more than 20
degrees from your original heading.

"STOP !"

Vx (Se) Best angle of climb speed with one
engine out, and the other producing
full power.
Vy (Se) Best rate of climb speed with one
engine out, and the other producing
full power.
1.3 Vso This is the over the fence speed corrected for instrument error due to the
changed angle of attack of the pilot
tube. The aircraft manual lists the
corrected speed for various configurations and this is the figure you
use to arrive at 1.3 Vso. For instance,
if the manual gives Vso as 60 mph .....
the 1.3 Vso is computed as 60 + 30%
-- 78 mph.
I realize that the foregoing is very
basic stuff, and we should all know it,
but it has been my experience after
conducting numerous check-flights,
that many pilots are confused about
these symbols. Obviously it is difficult to commit these symbols and
their numerical counterparts to
m e m o r y, e s p e c i a l l y i f y o u a r e
current in a number of aircraft. The
easiest solution to this is to write
them down on your personal
checklist, and to review them before
each flight. In no time at all, and with
little effort, you will be able to recall
all of them; and this is bound to make
you a safer pilot.
After all, we all agree that Safety is
the name of the game.
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off should never be attempted before
Vmc plus 5 mph, unless a more
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[Calendar of Events
Jul. 3-9 .. CAP National Staff College .. Maxwell AFB, Ala.
J u l . 11 - 1 2 . . . . . . . . . S E R C o n f e r e n c e . . . . . . . . .Orlando, Fla.
J u l . 2 6 . . . . . . . R M R C o n f e r e n c e . . . . . . . Jackson Hole, Wyo.
Jul. 28-31... National Conference on AE... Appleton, Wisc.
Aug. 1 .... National EAR School ... Governors Island, N.Y.
A u g . 2 . . . . . . . . N E C M e e t i n g . . . . . . . . . Maxwell AFB, Ala.
A u g . 4 . . . . . . .I A C E M i l i t a r y B a l l . . . . . . Washington, D.C.
A u g . 1 6 . . . . . . . PA C R C o n f e r e n c e . . . . . . .Honolulu, Hawaii
Aug. 30-31 .... National Drill Competition .... Dallas, Tex.
Sept. 22-29 . IACE Planning Conference..Brussels, Belgium
Oct. 2-5 ...... National Board Meeting ...... St. Louis, Mo.
Oct. 18 ...... NER Conference ...... Kiamesha Lake, N.Y.
D e c . 1 3 . . . . . . . . N E C M e e t i n g . . . . . . . . Maxwell AFB, Ala.

PROBLEM -- Two cadets work out a knotty problem prior to the raising of a 30-foot tall
radio antenna.

Oklahoma Wing Holds 'Camp'
ALTUS AFB, Okla. -- More
than 35 Civil Air Patrol cadets
from the Oklahoma Wing took
part recently in three weekend
encampments at Altus AFR
The Jackson County Comp.
Sq., commanded by CAP Lt. Col.
Gail Miller sponsored the
encampments.
While at Altus the cadets
studied first aid, military
courtesy and discipline, close
order drill, communications,
aerospace education and CAP
history and organization.
-Cadets also competed in a
volleyball tournament at the
base gymnasium and attended
religious services of their choice
at the base chapel.
As part of the study of
communications, the cadets
raised a radio antenna on the
east side of the base.
Encampment commander was
CAP Lt. Col. John Rodda who is
the Jackson County Comp. Sq.
deupty commander.

Trains Cadets
INSTRUCTIONS -- CAP Lt. Col. John Rodda, (left), encampment commander, explains some of the fine points of
raising a radio antenna to a group of cadets.

D E TA I L S - - T h e r e w e r e
details that had to be performed by the cadets.

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DANBURY, Conn.--CivilAir
Patrol's 399th Danbury Comp.
Sq. of the Connecticut Wing is
receiving a mass of support
from the U.S. Army Reserve's
399th Civil Affairs Group.
The 399th operates the U.S.
Army Reserve Center in
Danbury and is commanded by
Col. Raymond G. Cushing. The
organization pledged their
support to the Danbury Comp.
Sq. as a ten an{ activity without
cost last year.
SUpport to the CAP unit has
included the loan of equipment
to conduct search and rescue,
civil defense and disaster relief
operations.
Members of the Army Reserve
have given uncountable hours of
drill instruction resulting in the
CAP squadron's winning first
place in the Connecticut Wing's
drill competition this year.
In addition, they provide field
communications, training aids.
first aid equipment and
numerous tools to be used during
CAP encampments. Members of
CAP may borrow films for
training from the Audio-Visual

Rescue School

Photos by
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Army Reserve Supports
Connecticut Squadron

F T. P I C K E T T, Va . - F i f t y seven cadets from the Virginia
Wing recently had an
opportunity to attend a land
rescue school here.
The purpose of the course,
according to CAP Maj. Earl R.
Carter, school commander, was
"to expose trainees to proper
and efficient rescue methods and
to orient them to a team concept
of ground rescue operations."
Classes included ground
interrogation, land navigation,
forceable entry techniques,
emergency medical services and
personal' survival.
CAP Capt, David Friedenberg
was mission coordinator for a
simulated rescue exercise which
culminated the weekend
activities. Applying techniques
learned in earlier sessions, four
ground teams followed compass
courses to the "crash" site,
administered first aid to
"injured" passengers and
transported them to rescue
vehicles. A communications
team monitored the ground
teams' progress and relayed the
mission
coordinator's
instructions, which caused Cadet
Lt. Dale Johnson to comment,
" We l e a r n e d t h e v a l u e o f
communications in a search
mission, the job couldn't be done
without use of a radio."

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Center. Ft. Devens, Mass.,
through thegroup.
The squadron has on occasion
been invited to participate in
field training exercises with the
group.
According to CAP 1st Lt.
David P. Welsh, commander,
399th Danbury Comp. Sq., "It
must be honestly stated that the
realm of support is restricted
only by availability of resources
and the limits of Army
regulations."

Fire Destroys
Squadron Home
WALLINGFORD, Conn. -The Curtis E. Lemay Cadet Sq.,
is temporarily out of a home. It
was recently damaged by a twohour blaze.
The basement of the building,
used to store supplies such as
uniforms, land rescue equipment
and radios~ was completely
destroyed. The first floor~
containing the offices and
classrooms of the unit were
either damaged by smoke or
fire.
The town of Willingford is
presently allowing the CAP unit
to use another town building as
its headquarters until the
damage from the fire is
repaired.

C I TAT I O N - - C o l . F r a n k
L. Swaim, former Rocky
Mountain Region commander, recently became
the 23rd person to receive
the National Commander's
Citation. Swaim, a senior
747 Captain with. United
Air Lines, served as
Colorado Wing commander during 1968-70
prior to serving as region
c o m m a n d e r. T h e a w a r d
was presented by Air
Force Brig. Gen. Leslie J.
Westberg, national cornmander.

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JULY, 1975

THE CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

People In The News
Cadet 1st Lt. Raymond Hubert of the Moisant Mazur...The Governor of Pennsylvania, Milton
J. Shapp, recently cited CAP members Maj.
Cadet Sq_. (Louisiana Wing) was recently
John Falat and Capt. Charles Crames of Pennelected as chairman of the Wing's Cadet Adsylvania Wing's Group 1400. He praised the pair
visory Council. Hubert is cadet commander of
for their efforts in the search for two members
his unit and has been active in CAP for three
years...CAP 1st Lt. David Bottom of the Skokie of the Society of Brothers of Farmington,
Penn., who were victims of a tragic aircraft
Valley Cadet Sq. (Illinois Wing) recently earncrash in Fayette County...
ed his private pilot's license...CAP Major Betty
Members of the Paine Field Comp. Sq. were
Sberrill, cadet Aerospace Education officer of
recently given a presentation on the aspects of
the Raleigh Comp. Sq. (North Carolina Wing)
Naval aviation by Navy Lt. Bill Scott. The Navy
recently instructed a unit first aid bivouac .
pilot informed the group on qualifications,
During the training 18 CAP members concareer, training and changes made in recent
centrated on updating their advanced First Aid
years in the Naval aviation program...Eleven
Certificates...
cadets of the Gadsden Comp. Sq. (Alabama
A member of Ohio's Squadron 905 has producWing) recently completed a Standard First Aid
ed a series of articles, titled "Would You
Course. Receiving their first aid cards were
Believe", which are appearing in a local
Cadets Denise George, John Kangelos, John
F i n d l a y, O h i o , n e w s p a p e r. L t . J a m e s
Gupton, Toby Gupton, Tommy Carroll, Mike
Baughhman's series which includes rare aviaStowe, Ronald Cannon, Becky Cleveland, Eric
tion photos and stories behind them is designed
Chunn, Eric Hurst and William Hurst...Cadet
to help promote Civil Air Patrol...Cadet Mike
TSgt. James R. Martin of Michigan Wing's
Dailey of New York Win~'s Maple City Cadet
Clarkston Comp. Sq. recently earned his
S% was recently awarded a $300 flight
solo wings. Martin has been active in CAP for
scholarship by members of the Hornell Odd
more than three years...
F e l l o w s . . . T h e Tr i - C i t i e s C o m p . S q .
WO Lewis E. Cazenave of Headquarter~
(Washington Wing) was recently presented the
Senior Sq. (Mississippi Wing) recently comwing's award for Outstanding Squadron of the
pleted the ECI Law Enforcement Specialist
Year. The award was made during a spring contraining course. Prior to becoming a semor
ference held in Auburn, Wash...2nd Lt. Patrick
member Cazenave served in CAP for five years
H. Burke was also named the Outstanding
as a cadet...A black belt in CAP's Ranger
Senior Member of the state during the conProgram at the Glades Survival School was
ference...
recently earned by cadet Maj. Kirk Steinhauser
Cadets Lt. Col. David Fitts and Maj. Rudolph
of the Florida Wing. This Ranger black belt
van't Riet of the West Richmond Cadet Sq.
recognizes the highest level of excellence in
(Virginia Wing) recently competed in the 29th
the CAP Ranger Program...During ceremonies
Annual State Conference of the Virginia
at the Paine Field Composite Squadron's
Conference of Science and Mathematics
(Washington Wing) annual awards banquet
Teachers. Van't Riet placed first while Fitts
held recently Cadet Bill Campbell was named
placed second in chemistry...According to ofas Outstanding Male Cadet of the Year and
ficals of San Jose Sq. 80 (California Wing), Maj.
Cadet Jolene Hurley was named as OutRoland M. Grotte, USAFR, is a vital aerospace
standing Female Cadet of the Year...
team member, conducting active programs in
More than 700 persons recently participated
the unit. Grotte is presently conducting training
in the Annual CAP Fishing Derby sponsored by
programs, including survival, safety, weather,
the Bemidji Comp. Sq. (Minnesota Wing)...CAP
principles of flight, communications and many
Capt. Jolm Cook, co--rider of Dover Comp.
others.
Sq. (New Hampshire Wing) recenfly presented
When the 28th annual Powder Puff Derby
a CAP Certificate of Appreciation to members
begins this July 4th, CAP 2nd Lt. Carolyn
of the Air Force's 157th Tactical Airlift Group,
Zapata is scheduled to be an entrant. Lt. Zapata
Pease AFB, N.H. The certificate was presented
is an active member of California Wing's West
in appreciation for the units support of the
Bay Comp. Sq. 110...Van Dyke Cadet Squadron
Dover Comp. Sq...Cadet representatives of the
3-7 (Michigan Wing) Cadets Tom Cannan and
Green Valley Cadet Sq. (West Virginia Wing)
John Meister Jr, recently served as members of
recently presented the host of the Annual
CAP's Macomb Group III team which took first
March of Dimes Telerama in Bluefield, W.Va..
place in a statewide Michigan Wing Cadet
with more than $300 for the fight against birth
Academic Bowl held in Howell, Mich. The bowl defects. The donation was collected by 10
based on the G.E. College Bowl format conmembers of the unit during a bucket brigade
sisted of a 100 questions written exam and a
organized by Cadet Vickie Perdue...
panel quiz with all team members parCAP Capt. Eugene V. Boucher of the Border
ticipating. They were tested in aerospace
Comp. Sq. (Vermont Wing) recently spoke to
education, leadership, current events, history,
students of the Mississippi Valley Union High
mission and organizational structure of CAP...
School on the mission of CAP. He was assisted
Eight members of Oregon Wing's Group III
by four cadets who each modeled a different
recently earned their solo wings during an encombination of the CAP uniform. As a result of
campment held at Medford Airport. Completing
the visit, seven new cadets and three senior
their solo training was Cadets Chris McGrew,
members joined CAP...CAP Pilot Capt.
Tim Henderson, Jay Schindler, Verl Yates,
Theodore Suchecki and SM Jean Baldasanno of
Neal Whitten, Bill Ross, Tom Seaward and Joan
CAP's Nebraska Wing recently briefed Cadet
Stevenson...senior Member Ray Perez and 1st
Girl Scout Troop 571 on the safety regulation
Lt..Aubrey Jones of the Orlando Cadet Sq.
that must be observed around small aircraft.
(Florida Wing) recently assisted fire departThe training is one requirement for the scout
ment personnel in the removal of victims from
members in order that they may earn their
an auto accident near Leesburg, Fla. The pair
Aviation Badge...
won praise from local law enforcement officals
Thirteen cadets of the Wayne-Romulus Cadet
for their assistance...Dean Matcheck a former
Sq. (Michigan Wing) recently completed
member of CAP's Michigan Wing was recently
training and earned their First Aid Cards.
named to the Superintendent's List for outThose receiving cards included 1st Lt. Mark
standing academic achievement and military
Michaels, MSgr. Daniel Trump, MSgt. Robert
performance at the U.S. Air Force Academy at Durham, TSgt. Nina Trump, SSgt. Mary Olson,
Colorado Springs, Colo. To designate this honor
SSgt. Andrew Orgovan, SSgt. Anthony Hatcher,
he will wear a silver starand wreath...
SSgt. Vicky Toporek, Sgt. Suzanne Orgovan,
CAP 2rid Lt. Guy A. Yeager a member of the Sgt. Karen Toporek, AIC Betty Olson, AIC
Hawaii Wing was recently given a ride in an Air
James Hunt and AIC Kathy Hutchinson...CAP
Force F-102 fighter aircraft...Muscle Shoals
1st Lt. Bryon E. Schweiker of the Gloucester
Composite Squadron's (Alabama Wing) Cadet
Comp. Sq. (New Jersey Wing) recently enlisted
Lt. Col. Marry Tays recently earned his private in the U.S. Air Force. Upon completion of basic
pilot's license...A $25 Savings Bond was recently
training Schweiker will train to be a security
presented to Cadet Sgt. Cleveland B. Sparrow policeman...
Jr. of National Capital Wing's Lt. Gen. D.C.
Cadet 1st Lt. Mark Michaels of the WayneJames Cadet Sq. Sparrow earned the bond for
Romulus Cadet Sq. (Michigan Wing) recently
recrmung nine new CAP members during a reearned his private pilot wings. He has been a
cent wing recruiting drive...
member of CAP for more than four years and
currently serves as his unit's Aerospace EducaFour Van Dyke Cadet Sq. 3-7 (Michigan
tion officer...The last remaining original
Wing, members recently attended a weekend
member of New Jersey Wing's Florham Park
officer candidate school encampment at the
Comp. Sq., CAP Lt. Col. Stewart Mead, recentDefense Cxvll Preparedness Agency Staff
ly relocated to Daytona Beach, Fla. During his
College tn B~ttle Creek. Mich. Attending was
association with the unit, Mead served as comCadet ~O Gkqm Dzidowski, TSgt. Audrey
mander and information officer...
Brown, SS~t_ Mike Galat and SSgt. Tim

F O R T H E M AY O R - - M a j o r J o h n T. H a l l i h a n o f F a r mingdale, N.Y., receives some CAP information material
from Cadet WO Tim Purcell of Nassau Composite Squadron
5 during the recent annual "Hardscrabble Fair" in Farmingdale. Purcell and other members from his unit manned
a CAP recruiting booth during the event.

Units Receive Praise
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Civil
Air Patrol members from Kansas and Missouri recently won
praise for their efforts during an
Air Fair which was held at the
Municipal Airport here.
The CAP units provided communications between the tower
and ground security personnel,
manned the first aid station and
provided a CAP display and
recruiting booth.
Commenting on the
assistance, Wray Physioc of
Dimensional Marketing, Inc.,
producer of the show said, "I
couldn't be more pleased. I don't
know what we would have done
without the CAP personnel. They
were terrific."
He added that Kansas Gov.
Robert Bennett had visited the
Air Fair and was most impressed by CAP personnel's clean,
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neat appearance and discipline.
Coordinator for the project
was CAP Lt. Col. John H. Woods,
Missouri Wing inspector.

Take A Bicentennial
Second
"I never had a feeling,
politically, that did not spring
from the sentiments embodied in the Declaration of
Independence...l have often
inquired of myself what great
principle or idea it was that
kept this Confederacy so long
together....it was that which
gave promise that in due time
the weights would be lifted
from the shoulders of all men,
and that all should have an
equal chance." (Abraham
Lincoln, speech in Independence Hall, Philadelphia Feb.
22, 1861.~

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Security Seminars Set.

Preparedness Is 'Key' Word
LEESBURG, Fla. -Preparedness and a willingness
to help are vital in fulfilling
CAP's motto -- Anyone,
Anywhere, Anytime.
CAP Lt. Col. David M.
M o s e l e y, c o m m a n d e r o f
Florida's Group 20, has transformed his personal automobile
into a mobile emergency
preparedness vehicle.
Like all ideas, Col. Moseley's
started Out small. He read an article in Airman Magazine by an
Air Force man about attaching
an emergency safety board to
the lid of his trunk.
A great beginning, according
to Moseley, but he found he needed some additional items. He has
equipped his automobile with
three radios, a red rotating
beacon, three first aid kits complete with blood presure cuff and
stethoscope, flares, survival kit,
helmet, flight suit, splints, oxygen tank, bag mask respirator
and sterile dressings and bandages.
In addition, he has a chain.
wrecking bar, tool box. portable
spot light and a fire extinguisher.
He has prepared and trained
himself for almost any eventuality.

Class Benefits
Communicators
SANDSTON~ Va. -- In an effort to constantly upgrade the
communications of the Virginia
Wing, CAP 1st Lt. =Michael
Whittemore, wing communications officer, recently
began a series of communications training classes.
The training is designed to
assist new CAP members obtain
their operator permits and for
other members to refresh
themselves in routine
procedures.
According to Lt. Whittemore,
"It's a two way street. In this
class I'm trying to teach CAP
members that you do for commtmications what it does for you
in the Virginia Wing."
The training class is made up
of a slide presentation which explains the communications
manual, a tape recording
demonstrating the way a formal
message sounds and actual practice using FM and 26.620 frequencies.
This class is available to any
squadron or task force in the
wing who desires to upgrade
their personnel.

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Harting Receives Falcon Award
BOLLING AFB, D.C. -- CAP Capt. Harry L. Harting of the National
Capital Wing recently received the Col Frank Borman Falcon Award.
Air Force Maj. Gen. M.R. Reilly, commander. Headquarters Command.
made the presentation.
Prior to joining the National Capital Wing, Harting was a member
of Ohio Wing's Dover Bay Cadet Sq. 407.
While in CAP. he has participated in five summer encampments,
attended Cadet Officer School and served for two years on the cadet
staff in International Air Cadet Exchange, Washington Phase.
He is presently a junior attending Georgetown University,
Washington. D.C., majoring in international economics.
There Harting is a member of AFROTC and serves as commander
of the Spraker Rifles Drill Team.

N.Y. Holds Simulated Exercise
MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. -- Civil Air Patrol members from New York's
Wing along with law enforcement and U.S. Air Force Reserve
personnel recently conducted a simulated airborne radiological
exercise at Zahns Airport, Long Island, N.Y.
The exercise consisted of a three-hour lecture-discussion on
radiation theory and monitoring practice. It was followed by an
airborne mission where radiation survey equipment was used to
record simulated radiation reading.
Dr. Donald Rexford of New York State's Office of Civil Defense and
Lt. Col. David Packer of Nassau County Office of Civil Defense
directed the exercise. CAP Maj. Edward Geyer served as mission
coordinator.

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O U T S TA N D I N G C A D E T - - C a d e t L t . C o l . K e i t h D . .
Brocksmith, (right), receives a plaque honoring him as the
California Wing's Outstanding Cadet of 1974 in recent
ceremonies at Vandenberg Cadet Sq. 101. Making the presentation is CAP Lt. Col. Louis H. Powell, commander of the
Central Coast Group 11. Cadet Brocksmith will participate
this summer in the International Air Cadet Exchange
(IACE). (Photo by SSgt. Bill Smith)
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The Lively Commander

Wash. Members Attend Training
McCHORD AFB, Wash. -- Sixty-five Civil Air Patrol members from
nearby parts of Washington attended a recent Mission Staff
Training School in Wing Headquarters here.
Participants received training and qualifications in air and ground
operations, administration, information, communications and mission
coordinator duties.

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MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -- The National Security Seminars, sponsored by the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, schedule and
host cities for 1975-76 is as follows:
L O C AT I O N . . . . . . . . . D AT E S . . . . . . . . . CIVILIAN COSPONSOR
Lynchburg, Va ........Oct. 6-17, 75 ...... Chamber of Commerce
Tyler, Tex ......... Nov. 10-21, 75 ....... Chamber of Commerce
Ashland, Ore ....... Jan. 5-16, 76 ....... Southern Oregon College
Sheridan, Wyo, ...... Feb. 2-13, 76 ...... Chamber of Commerce
Pensacola, Fia ....... Mar. 15-26, 76. .... Chamber of Commerce
Dayton, Ohio .......Apr. 19-30, 76 ....... C of C & Dayton Council
On World Affairs
Orouo, Maine ........ May 31-Jun. 11, 76 ........ Bangor C of Co &
University of Maine
at Orono
These seminars are designed to foster, among Reserve Officers
and interested civilians, a better understanding of the many interrelated and complex national and international problems
associated with national security.
Attendance at these seminars is open to all Civil Air Patrol senior
members and must be arranged by interested individuals through
the applicable host city Chamber of Commerce.

P R E PA R E D - - C A P L t . C o l . D a v i d M . M o s e l e y, c o m mander of Florida's Group 20, displays the emergency
supplies and equipment he carries in the trunk of his
automobile.

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THE CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

JULY, 1975

"TLC" or The Lively Commander, is a new color slide
set, audio tape, and printed narrative developed to aid
commanders at all levels in accomplishing their responsibilities.

HANG ON! -- Cadet SSgt. John Liro makes his way across a
one-rope bridge during a recent rescue training exercise
sponsored by Delaware's Brandywine Cadet Sq. Forty-five
cadets and 10 seniors participated in the exercise which also
covered rope rescue and rappelling from a 30 and 65 foot
levels.

II8WeST26tHStrEET I1
II s. MITCHELL !1

A complimentary copy of the "TLC" package has been
distributed to each wing and region. Wing commanders
are encouraged to "loan" the TLC kit toiower echelon
units for their own.
Units may purchase the entire TLC package from the
CAP Bookstore at $9.50 per set.

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THE CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

PAGE FOURTEEN

New Eligibility Criteria
Announced for ICA F
MAXWELL AFB, Ala. -The Industrial College of the
Armed Forces (ICAF) has
announced new eligibility
criteria applicable to Civil
Air Patrol senior members
desiring to enroll in its
graduate-level
correspondence course,
"National
Security
Management." The ICAF

TAC Squadron
Hosts Va. Unit

PRESTIGIOUS AWARD -- First Lt. Patti Rogers, center, is all smiles as she is presented
the Frank Borman Falcon Award by CAP Lt. Col. Russell Sheibels, right, Michigan Wing
commander and Air Force Maj. Raymond Jolly, CAP liaison officer to the Michigan Wing.
Rogers, a veteran of nine years in CAP, serves as deputy commander of South Macomb
Cadet Sq. 32.

60 ATTEND

Emergency Services Training
Pemberton of the Gr!ssom Sq.
straight down a 100-foot cliff and
FORESTVILLE, Md Pracknow that a person's life may dewas largely responsible for the
tice is a big part of what makes a
pend on how fast you make it to
successful exercise.
search and rescue operation
the bottom."
Pemberton served as senior
successful. Knowing what to do
and how to do it is important.
commander and stated that,
In addition to the National
Capital Wing, members from
"Many people don't understand
The National Capital Wing's
Vi r g i n i a a n d P e n n s y l v a n i a
,Col. Virgil I. Grisson Cadet Sq.
our purpose, which of course is
Wing's participated in tho
recently hosted an emergency
to save lives. People just don't
training.
services training exercise at
know what it's like to look
Carderock, Md., with more than
,
~
60 CAP members from three
wings participating.
~ ~
Training was conducted in
~ ~j ~.
land navigation, mountain
~
operations, search patterns,
first aid, survival and crash site
procedures.
~,
A number of field problems
were presented to the CAP ¢!
members, most of whom were ~ ~
cadets.
Cadet Capt. Gregory Cosgrove i t
of the Grissom unit, served as
cadet commander during the exercise and stated that "although
the event was a first time experience for some of the cadets
their progression throughout the
i~ ~!I
training was excellent."
According to exercise of~ ~ ~
Chow Break
ficials, 1st Lt. William

Survival Shelter Construction

LANGLEY AFB. Va. -- The
Peninsula Comp. Sq. was guest
of Tactical Air Command's 36th
Tactical Airlift Squadron here
recently, for a briefing on the C130 Hercules aircraft and "trip"
through the C-130 simulator.
The members were also briefed on the mission of the 36th
which has the Presidential Unit
Citation with two Oak Leaf
Clusters and the Air Force Outstanding Unit Citation with three
Oak Leaf Clusters.
In the simulator, each person
was allowed to sit in the pilot's
seat and experience a different
set of circumstances.

Wyoming 'Airs'
CAP Word Free
CHEYENNE, Wy0. -Cheyenne residents are more
aware of Civil Air Patrol today
thanks to the generosity of
Radio Station KNIE in
Cheyenne.
The station has given the
Wyoming Wing a regular radio
show which is aired every Saturday morning at 10:30.
The station is heard over a
wide area including
southeastern Wyoming, western
Nebraska and northeastern
Colorado.

criteria is quoted below
"Participation by se~
CAP members who are set-,.
ing at the executive level w~i:
be authorized, on an individual basis, to participate
in the ICAF Correspondence
Program. Completion of a
baccalaureate degree and Air
Command and Staff College
are desired for officers in the
grade of lieutenant colonel
and above, and are required
for officers in grade of major. Fully justified waiver requests will be considered, but
grade waivers are not
authorized."
The correspondence course
is designed for military and
civilian executives who are,
or will be, engaged in managing key national security
programs.
Letter applications and inquiries should be addressed
to: The Commandant, Industrial College of the Armed
F o r c e s , A t t n :
Correspondence School~ Ft.
Lesley J. McNair,
Washington, D.C. 20319.

BI-DEA EXCHANGE
SCHENECTADY, N. Y. -The Schenectady Comp. Sq.
will hold a Bicentennial
Costume Ball {period 1776) on
June 5, 1976, at the
Paramount Lounge, Schenectady.
The theme will be the.
" Vo l u n t e e r S p i r i t i n
America" and will invite
representatives of other
volunteer units such as fire
department, auxiliary police,
ambulance service, etc., to
participate.

LIFE-SAVING TRAINING -- Cadet Jeffrey Holland learns
the proper procedure to administer cardiopulmonary
resuscitation from New York police officer Wallace R. Zeins
of the 94th Precinct. Zeins conducted a class recently for
four cadets and one senior member from the New York
Wing. Upon completion of the training the CAP members
were given an examination on what they had been taught and
awarded a proficiency card in CPR. Looking on during tb¢
training, center, is CAP Capt. Leroy J. Molini, Brooklyx
Group commander.

THE CIVIL AIR PATROL NEWS

JULY, 1975

EARHART AWARDS
April--May, 1975
Michael E. Hall ......... 04138
J. S Davidson Jr ........ 06015
William L. Ruth ........ 07008
. Kathy R. Porter ........ 08160
John K. Budacek ........08293
Thor A. Christensen ..... 10073
Thomas W. De Jan ....... 11113
William G. Hunoway .... 1113
1
Boyd K. Bender ......... 11189
Steven J. Puls ....... ~.. 11189
Brady Mason III ........ 11275
I)ebra A. Hoffmann .....16005
William P. Barry ....... 9006
1
James A. McCusker ..... 19032
Patricla J. Matthews ....
20164
Carroll L. Williams ..... 22048
Peter M. Vozzo ......... 22057
Gregory J Cosgrove ....
25018
Bruce E. Ware ....... 29059
James B. Butler ...... 31167
James M. Weber ...... 31167
Michael A. Peters ..... 32082
M. F. Fitzpatrick ..... 34166
Aubrey K. Johnson .... 35008
Angela J, Pedcn ..... 36037
John B, Wider ........ 40052
Kyle W. Ramsey ......42110
Michael K. McCullough .. 42115
John T, Turpin .......... 42313
Dale E. Johnson ........ 45056
Konn N. Kojima ........ 51020
Carlos M. Redrigeez .... 52045
Rafael A. Toro .......... 52077
Maria E. Miranda ....... 52094
Dennis E. Lauer ........ 02064
Thomas M. Hcenessey... 04005
Steve F. Arrmte ......... 04016
Chris N. Burns .......... 05041
Douglas A. Hicks ....... 08104
Thomas G. Shedd ....... 8160
0
Orlando J. Rosado ...... 8204
0
Richard J. Szyperski .... 09066
Donald A. Coy .......... 10083
Joe H. Abegg ........... 11205
James M. Colombo ...... 11219
Beverly A. Moore ....... 20164
Charles P. Roe ......... 25033
Randolph F. Nadeau Jr... 28043
Rnnald S. Merriman ..... $9059
John J. Hoffman ........ 29095
Edward P. Wade ........ 31292
Matthew P. Cheche ..... 31359
James S. Wiggs ......... 32048
Timothy M. Good .......32131
Mark R. Killian ......... 5015
3
Gary K. Lorimor ........ ~ 9
Lawrence O. Otto .......37133
Lonnie E. Scale ......... 39027
Clarence R, ~Seale Ill ....
Jnnnffe~J. Kraft.. ...... 40060
Scott R. Scarborough ....41106
Dennis L. Castillo .......42178
Mark G. Severn ......... 42187
David J. Perules ........ 42187
William G. Ogilvie ......43027
Wallace E. Lafferty .....45002
John C. Hummel ........ 45060
Janet A. Bergmark ......48038
Kendal L, Nagel ........ 49009
James J. Hanlon ........ 50023
Jorge Snarez ........... 52045
Affredo Beauchamp ..... 52045
Rivera N. F. Ramires ... 52066
Edwin N. Gomez ........52097
Angel M. Castro ........ 52097
MITCHELL AWARDS
April--May, 1975
Paul C. Vincent ~ ........
01005
Mark E. Duarte ......... 01016
Joel M. McMillian ...... 01091
Arthur B. Higven ....... 02086
Bretta Jean Higdon .....02096
Barbara F. Hope ........ 03040
Steve L. Thomas ........03042
Jim A. Hudson .......... 04116
Jeff S. Hubor ...........
04316
William M. Caldwell ....04333
John W. Fawcett ........ 05030
T. R. Wilson III ......... 05050
Paul A. Hanley ......... 07004
Arthur S. Chadbourne ...08227

Terry W. Brewer ......09002 Patrick B. Houghton .... 07004
William E. McCalla ..... 09~2
James M. Williamson ... 07004
Jeff L. Porter ......... 09066 C. A. Lindgron .......... 07006
Karl R. Sackett ....... 10087 Kimberly J. Madden ...07007
Mark A. Devries ........ 11154 Jeremy M. Heymann .... 08066
Frank R. Myers ........ 08160
David S. Nadolna .......11184
Jim C. Zurales .......... 11211 Chris A. Barker ......... 08176
Robin A. Renc .......... 08293
Robert F. Chejlava ......11211
Dennis M. Dertz ..... 11234 Jon M. Dickens ...... 08303
Erica R. Grunow ..... 12t76 Tom J. Demeewski .... 11030
Katherine N. Near ...... 12176 Evans C. Jacobson ...... 1125]
Mark S. Young .......... 16007 David L. Layng ........11251
Ronald J. Blouin ........ 16010 Susan D. Austin ......... 12049
Wayne J. Martin ........ 17035 Dale L. Carlson ......... 13065
David W. Francis ....... 18065 Jeffery E. Stamhaugh ... 15062
Larry W. Caldwell ...... 16005
Charles B. Henderson ... 18077
Michele J. Gilbert .......18078 Steven E Holt ..........16005
Rudolph R Carter ..... 18078 Clint E. Gainey ......... 16010
Paul D. Eldridge Jr ......19032 Karen M. Brennan ......18018
Carol A. Jones .......... 18072
E, M. MacGregor ....... 20038
Victoria L. Reimer ......18077
John A. Wills ...........20176
Raymond G. Tortes .....19003
Walter J. Muslal ........ 20216
Richard Jenkins ......19003
Phillip D. Thomas ....... 0250
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David F. Hunter ........ 19015
Kent A. Korman ........ 21817
Jerry A. Howie ......... 9015
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William L. Bovatsek ....22044
Joseph M. Knight III ... 19057
Joseph W. Burns .......22048
John P. Williams ....... 20038
Wayne L. Cain .......... 2209!
Kathy A. Sarver ........ 20038
David J. Cook .........23076
Evelyn I. Cornett ....... 20038
W. R. Collard III ........ 25053
David A. Tenadale ...... 20096
Howard S. McGee ....... 6002
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Jeanette G. Stump ...... 6038
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Robert C. Durham ..... 20107
Dale L. Bartrop ......... 26038
Daniel L. Trump ........ 20107
Richard D. McShane .... 27049
Christopher Robinson ... 20235
Terry P. Nicholes ....... 27049
Denise Denson .......... 21060
Shawn L. Routhier ......28037
Kathy F. Snelsori ........23072
Peter F. Klauss ......... 291~3
Gary W. F. Brosz ....... 24008
Dwight J. Dutten ...... 28093
William W. Bonaher ..... 24012
Lloyd A. Partin .........30033
Roy W. Kelley .......... 24012
Thomas J. Relyea ....... 1073
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Thomas M Doolin ...... 31073
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Susan K. McCulley ......
Robert G. Padmore ..... 1089
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Gregory R. Marsh ...... 31135
John A. Chandler Jr ....27049
Stevon E. Tufts ......... 31158
Michael J. Levesque ..... 28043
David Keeney ......... 31219
Jon E. Paris ............29087
Mark A. Morrison ....... 32082
David T. Peck III ....... 29087
DOn E. King ............32107
J. James Mohalyak ...... 29092
Kevin B. Fitzgerald .....33010
Linda A. Berry ........ 31073
Carl C. Stophlet III ......34032
William Sanehes ........ 31069
Kelly C. Ford ...........
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Mike C. Lebright ........ 31131
Thomas K. Taylor .......35015
John Stankewitz ........ 31135
Bob L. McBenry ........ 35024
Peter J. Brennan ....... 31158
John V. Northcutt ....... 35674
David Aragon ..........31201
R. F. Christenson ....... 36013
Robert W. Frost ........ 31273
Bruce E. Richard ....... 36076
Michael D. Boysuk ......31277
Carol A. Boiler .........
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Mark B. Trentin ........ 31290
Albert R. Wallace ....... 37061
Jeffrey M. Klem ........ 31328
David P. Gemperle ...... 7061
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James L. Kraftchak .....37080
Arthur G. Booth Jr ......32064
Robert J, Reeder ....... 37180
James A. Wolfe ......... 32111
Steven L Marsh ........ 37197
Anthony M. Griffay ..... 32136
Roy E. Walker Jr ........
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Pabl~A Pdffnsey .. ,..... 40018
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Scott W. Harfield
Jonep~ C. Jensen Jr ...... 41062
Rebecca J. Byars .......k~0C5
Glen D. Jordan ...... 42007
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Scott R. Kirkman
Frank M. Platt ......... 42275
J. E. Southerlnnd Jr ..... 34096
James R. Higgins ... :... 42279
Sara L. Vuksannvich .... 34115
Frank Mata ........... 42339
Charles A. Paden ...... 35015
Alfred D. Peckette ...... 44009
Stanley E. Graves ....... 5019
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Timothy L. Henderson .., 36016
Mike G. Parker ......... 45088
Barbara A. Butter ...... 37088
Mike L. Miller ......... 45089
Joseph A. Wthnns ....... 37142
Craig W. Pope .......... 45117
Laverne R. Battiste .... 37160
Mark T. Lowenberg .....45117
Carolyn S. Williams ....37212
Joseph A. Hinkle ........ 6004
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James D. Mason ........37223
Janice K Boucher ...... 48028
Roberl J. Latorre ....... 38029
John A. Gilbert ......... 46028
Douglas C. Breland ...... 39027
Samuel Mnniz .......... 52035
Barry E. Pearson ....... 41094
Arturo Molinary ........ 52035
C. Allen Carson Jr ....... 1094
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Beriberto Ayala ........ 2108
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Gregory L. Bowman ..... 42076
Wilfredo Velazquez .... 32108
Elizabeth M. Melby .....42195
Robert J. Santos ........ 52108
Gwendolyn K. Portis .... 42339
Javier E, Echevarria .... 2108
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Pamela K. Williams ..... 2339
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Marcus Contnno ....... 52108
James A. Cofield ....... 42339
Hector L.Lopez ....... 52108
Kenneth H. Frederic ....
44009
Toby R. Gupton ......... 01075
Allan J. Berke .........45117
Mary A. Oneil ..........02050
Shawna L. Ross .........46018
Royal C. Hazen ......... 02071
Ken L, Hurley ..........46049
Steven J. Sheldon ....... 4138
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Dennis K. Turner ....... 46080
Louis C. Lambert .... 04199
Thomas G. Helms .......46080
Gregory E. Swietek ..... 4389
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Donald L. Johanso~ .... 60~2
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Michael K. Kelso ....... 05041
Randall B. Dell ......... 47020
Brad S. Hensley ........ 05041
John I. Ellis ............ 49002
Troy D. Kirkelie ........ 05070
Carmen I. Despiau .....52060
Raymond C. Coss ......06062
Ruth Ramirez ..........52068

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MUSEUM AIRCRAFT -- Cadet Dan Brewer of National Capital Wing's Flying A Cadet
Squadron polishes a DC-3 aircraft that will be placed in the Smithsonian Aerospace
Museum. (Photo by Cadet WO Mark Hess, CAP)

Museum To Open

Unit Assists In Restoration
BOLLING AFB, D. C. -- One
of the most exciting events of the
Bicentennial for Civil Air Patrol
cadets of the National Capital
Wing is the completion and
dedication of the long awaited
Smithsonian Aerospace
Museum.
The cadets of the wing's Flying A Cadet Squadron have even

more to be excited about. They
are presently assisting in the
restortion of one of the aircraft
to be exhibited in the museum.
Each weekend they don their
fatigues to preserve a little bit of
aerospace history.
Eastern Airlines commited a
DC-3 to the museum in 1949 and
upon completion of its last flight
in 1958 aircraft No. 344 was officially donated to the museum
and placed in storage until

recently,
Cadets buff, scrape, polish and
perform other tasks assigned to
them under the direction of
Wa l t e r S m a l l i n g , E a s t e r n
Airlines Washington office. Mr.
Smalling commented that, "the
cadets are the most energentic,

hard working youngsters I've
seen in some timid. I'm super impressed with them."
Aircraft No. 344 will go on display in early August of this year
with formal dedication of the
museum taking place in July
1976.

7 Cadets 'Win' Trip
UNION LAKE, Mich. -- Seven cadets from the Clarkston Composite
Squadron was recently awarded a trip to Homestead AFB, Fla., for
their performance in the Michigan Wing Cadet Drill Competition
where they took top honors.
While there, they were also guests at the Air Force's Water Survival
School located at Biscayne Bay, Fla. While on their base tour, the CAP
cadets were allowed to get a close-up view of the Air Force's F-4
Phantom jet.
Cadets making the trip were Mike Klann, Sam Glover, Aaron Lynch,
Geoff McDavid, Holly Rooding, Jeff Rooding, Ken Rodding and Bob
Edwards.

Michigan Cadet Squadron Holds
Winter Survival Training Class
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich.
Cadet and senior members of the
Selfridge Cadet Sq. 3-5 recently
attended a winter survival
school in northern Michigan.
The training included setting
.up tents and building snow-ice
igloos, where the cadets slept,
and making their own snowshoes
from branches. The snowshoes
were used during their crnsscountry hike that emphasized

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knowing how to read a compass
and how to survive and cope with
the elements.
They hiked through snow two
to four feet deep at near or below
zero degrees of wind chill during
the exercise and were shown the
type of first aid treatment given
to individuals with exposure or
frost bite conditions.
Commenting on the training,
1st Lt. Thomas Fellows,
squadron commander said,
"This squadron can be proud of
the training received, for it is
another step toward total
preparedness for any and all
emergencies, Here in Michigan
the squadron's knowledge and
ability for winter survival and
winter search and rescue missions are essentially important
for all Michigan residents."

WALKATHON THIRST - Cadets MSgr. Victor Little (fight) and Ainu. Jon Lokken of
Florida Wing's Gainesville Comp. Sq. dispense sodas to thirsty hikers during a recent 20mile March of Dimes Walimthon. In addition to serving refreshments, cadets assisted tlke
Walkathon officials as road guards and performing duties at each point.

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