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O F F I C I A L

COLORADO

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PATROL

A P P L I C AT I O N S N O W AVA I L A B L E F O R
SUMMER ENCAMPMENT JUNE 18-25 1967
Applications for the
Colo. Wing 1967 Summer Encampment a r e n o w b e i n g s e n t
to squadron staffs, accordi n g t o M a j o r A b e O ~ r, E n campment Commander.
The encampment will be
held June 18-25j inclusive,
at Lowry AFB.
Summer Encampment provides a wonderful opportunity for male and female
CAP cadets tO improve their
knowledge of our aerospace
world and become better
m e m b e r s o f C A P, s t a t e s ' g a ~ .
Ohm. "And more than that,
it's fun~", he says.
Due to facility restrictions this year, only a
limited number of cadets
can be accepted into the
program. Applications will
be accepted on a first-come,
flrst-served basis. Cost
is $15 per cadet, and a
check fop this amount made
out to "lgs7 Summer Encampment, Civil Air Patrol" must
accompany each application.
Applications must be completed in full, then submitted
to Squadron COs for approval.
They should then be immediately forwarded, with check,

THERE ARE SEVERAL
OPENINGS REMAINING FOR
SENIOR COUNSELORS DURING
S U M M E R E N C A M P M E N T. M A J .
O H E A S K S T H AT S E N I O R S
W H O C A N S PA R E A D AY O R
MORE DURING THIS PERIOD
P L E A S E C O N S I D E R S E R I O U S LY
A P P LY I N G F O R T H E S E P O S I T I O N S . S M C O O P E R AT I O N
IS NEEDED TO MAKE THIS
ENCAMPMENT A SUCCESS"
to Summer Encampment, Wing
HQ.
A full week's activity
has been planned fop cadets,
s a y s M a ~ o r O h r. I n c l u d e d
in the schedule is a trip
to Colorado Springs and AF
facilities in the area; and
another trip to Buckley
Field, where cadets will
learn about the latest opContinued on Page 4

REMINDER
The 1967 Annual Colorado
Wing Conference will bc held
at the Village Inn Motel,
G l e n w o o d S p r i n g s , 2 0 - 2 1 M a y,
1967. Make your plans now
to attend.

APRIL 1967

CADET COUNCIL
PRESIDENT NAMED
C/Maj. Jim Friend, Commander of the Lowry Cadet Squadron, was recently elected
president of the Rocky Mountain Region Cadet Council at
a meeting at Mountain Home
AFB, Idaho. Cadet Friend has
served on Group-and Wing cadet councils in past years.
One outcome of the meeting
was a proposal to establish a
cadet council on the national
level.

I N S P E C T I O N H E L D A T G R A N D d C T.

Annual Wing Inspection was held for Group Six
on Sunday, April 9, at Walker Field in Grand
Junction. Above, cadets in the Group are reviewed by senior members at far left: Lt. Col.
} Te r b e r t L . S h e a r e r, D e p u t y W i n g C o m m a n d e r ; L t .
Col. Seymour Seitscher, Wing Inspector; and Maj.
Edling from Group
cussed Group oper
ation rides in the
flew Wing staff me

6. While senior me
ations, cadets were
Air Force Convair
mbers to Grand Jun

mbers disgiven orienttrainer which
ction.

SQUADRON NEWS
S/H Allen Hurst, Denver
Bronco Tralner~ is currently
conducting a First Aid class
for Denver Senior Squadron
members. At the last session
an excellent film on mouthto-mouth artificial respiration was shown.
Several Denver Senior Squadron members were guests of the
Mile High Jeep Club sponsored
tour which was conducted by the
Bureau of Land Management and
the Game and Fish Department
April 1 and 2. The tour began
at Hot Sulphur Springs and followed the Colorado River area.
Several large herds of deer
were spotted. The various
methods used in counting the
deer were outlined and future
plans for hunting licensing,
winter feeding, etc. were explained. Highlight of the
tour was when District Game
Warden Paul Gilbert dissected
a deer, explaining to the interested onlookers what deer
actually eat, reasons certain
types of winter feed could
kill such a wild animal, general principles of wildlife
care and management.

Colorado Wing GAP Newsletter
is the official publication of
the Colorado Wing of the Civil
A i r P a t r o l , C o l o n e l A r t h u r F.
P u t z , C o m m a n d e r.
Published by the Colorado Wing
Information Office Staff:
Lt. Col. Bernard Gebhardt
Wing Staff Info. Officer
Capt. Cliff Gau Deputy Information Officer
S/M Bob Brand - Editor
M a J . G e r r i e To l b e r t s o n
Co-Editor
Reviewing Group 6 activities during the inspection,
above, are, 1. to r., Lt. Scott, Major Edling, Major Bloom and Lt. Col. H.L. Sanders, all from the
group; Wing Inspector Beitscher (standing); and
Wing Deputy CO Shearer.
APRIL 1967

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Published at Wing Headquarters,
P. O . D r a w e r C , L o w r y A i r F o r c e
B a s e S t a t i o n , D e n v e r, C o l o r a d o
80230

C.D. EXERCISE

HELD

Eleven members of the Colorado Springs area Civil Air
Patrol Squadron participated
in a recent Civil Defense exercise held in Colorado
Springs.
Members of Group III Headquarters and the Colorado
Springs Squadron joined with
civilian volunteers in spending the night at a fallout
shelter in the Seventh Day
Adventist Church located in
the Knob Hill Section of the
Springs.
Participation in this type
exercise is one of the training facets to prepare members
of the CAP in their function
of rendering aid to the local
c o m m u n i t y.
The exercise, under the cont r o l o f C o l . W i l l o u g h b y, C i v i l
Defense Director for El Paso
C o u n t y , b e g a n a t 7 : 0 0 P. M . o n
Saturday night. The i00 persons reporting to the approved
CD shelter located in the basement of the church were met at
the door by Fred Stiekel, Shelter Manager. Mr. Stiekel has
been a radiological monitor instructor for 3 years, in addition to his volunteer duties
in shelter management. Mrs.
Ray Lynch, Training and Education official with the CD asi
sisted Fred in his check-off
routine.

I N COLORADO SPR I NGS

Three Colo. Spgs. cadets attempt to establish emergency communications during the exercise. L. ho r.,
C / L t . C o l . L o u i s P. R o t e , C / 2 c N e a l D . J o h n s o n , a n d
C/TSgt. Joseph C Ports. All three cadets are FCC
Operators holding CAP Radio 0ps Proficiency Cards

The exercise, which was to
test the facilities of the
shelter in a simulated radiation fallout, lasted until 9
A . M . t h e f o l l o w i n g d a y.
During the course of the
evening gAP cadets attempted
to maintain communications
with a T-34 aircraft piloted
by Capt. Don Jeffers in the
aerial sampling missions undertaken by him. This aircraft was flown up from Pueblo
and was stationed at Peterson
Field,
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Colo. Spgs. cadets are given pre-flighh instruction
by Capt. Donald D. Jeffers, Enh AFB, on the T-34
used in the simulated Aeriii Fallout Sampling mission.
Following the completion of the exercise, the Gp. IlI
Operations Officer took all of the participating
cadets on individual 15-minute orientation flights.
CD Exercise photos by Major Manfrin, IO, Gp,III
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E N C A M P M E N T. . .
Continued.from Page 1
erational techniques and be
able to inspect the newest
AF aircraft and equipment.
In addition, Lowry AFB
personnel will conduct several lectures and demonsTrations on the various facets
of life on an Air Force
Base. and cadets will tour
the many facilities.
An extensive entertainment program has been pla~ned for cadets, states Maj.
O h r, i n c l u d i n g a d a n c e o n
the final night and a tal~nt
show on Friday evening.
The encampment is being
co-ordinated with the Air
Force by CAP Liaison Officer
Maj. Dillin~ham and Sergeant
Smith. "We are very appreciative of the excellent cooperation and assistance we
are receiving from the Air
F o r c e " s a y s M a j . O h r, " T h e y
are treating us like honored
guests, and I am sure our
cadets will act in a manner
justifying this welcome and
the Air Forces efforts to
make our summer encampment
a very memorable time."

N AT L .
CADET

CAP NAMES
NOMINEES

An oEficial list of primary
nominees for special activity
programs has been received from
L.Ho McCormack~ DOS Operations,
National CAP RQ.
Selected from Colorado Wing
were: Jet Orientation Course~
C a d e t C a p t . E r i c A . B a y l e y, A u r o r a C o m p . S q . ; FA A O r i e n t a t i o n ,
C/Lt.Col. William C. Miller,
Arvada Comp. Sq., and C/I Lto
James A. Roberts, Englewood Sq.;
Summer Flying Encampment
(Power), C/Maj GarZ A. Graf,
Lowry Sq., and C/Capt. Madaline
Barnes, Arvada Comp. Sq.; Summer Flying Eneamp~nt~Gllder),
C/Maj. Jerry D. Fountain, Evergreen Comp. Sq., and £/I Lt.
Jack J. Frink, Steel City Sq.;
Aerospace Age Orientation
C o u r s e , C / 2 L t . J o y c e To K i s t let, Colo. Spgs. Sq., and C/2Lto Wanda Billings, Rocky Mtn°
Comp. Sq.; Space Age Orientation Course, C/2 Lt. Douglas
A. Peters, Broomfield Sq., and
C / 2 L t . C h a r l e s W. T h o m p s o n ,
Colo. Spgs. Sq.
Inter-Region Female Exchange,
C/2 Lt. Kathy B. Joyce, Denver
Sq. If, C/2 Lt° Sarah gendrickson, Denver Sq. II, C/SSgto Janet
I. Clever, Westminster Sq.; C/S-

C. D. EXERC I SE..
Continued from Page 3
The following morning, Maj.
Manfrin took off in the T-34,
piloted by Capt. Jeffers, and
made simulated aerial sampling
mlssfons, aerial observations,
con~nunications tests and visual
reports to channels reached on
t h e p l a n e ' s f r e q u e n c y.
L t . C o l . C o o k s e y, O p . I I I
C o r m ~ a n d e r, s t a t e d t h a t t h i s e x ercise was one of the best activities to date.
Members of the CAP from Gp.
III Meadquarters participating
w e r e : L t . C o l . J a m e s W. C o o k s e y, C o m m a n d e r ; M a j o r E . R .
Manfrin, Information Officer;
Capt. Donald D. Jeffers, Operations Officer (and rated
p i l o t ) ; M a j o r F r a n k S e y m o u r,
Legal Officer (also a member
of the Colorado Mounted Range r s ) ; M r s . F r a n k S e y m o u r,
S e n i o r M e m b e r. C o l o r a d o
Springs Squadron CAP members
taking part in the exercise
w e r e : M a j o r H a r o l d Va n D a r ryt, Commander; Cadet Lt. Col.
L o u i s P. R o h e ( a i r m a n s t a t i o n ed at grit AFB); Cadet i/Lt.
John R. Kimmel; Cadet 2/Lts.
J o h n W . R o l l i n g e r , J o y c e T.
Kistler; Cadet T/Sgt. Joseph
C. Potts; Cadet 2/CI. Neal D.

Sgt. Kathy Sloan, Aurora Comp. Sq. Johnson; Cadet 3/CI. Rickey A.
a n d C / 3 e D e b o r a h L a n g e n d o r f e r,
Kiser; and Cadet Basic Ed J.
Denver Sq. II.
K e l e h e r.
Spiritual Life Conference, C/ILt. Phillip J. Biersdorfer, Rocky
By: Maj. E. R. Manfrin
Mtn. Comp. Sq°
1.0., Group III
C / 2 L T. D A N M A D S E N ( l e f t ) o f t h e L o w r y C a d e t S q u a d r o n , r e c e n t l y
took his first flying lesson toward a pilot license as winner
of the Starkey Memorial Flight Scholarship. Lt. Col. John R.
S t a r k e y ( c e n t e r ) , C o l o r a d o W i n g fi n a n c e o f fi c e r, l o o k s o n a s
Jerry Herbeck, chief flight instructor for Atlas Aviation at
Stapleton Airfield, describes the takeoff procedure,
Administered by Colorado Group Commanders from funds contributed
by CAP members, the Scholarship is named in honor of the late
L t . C o l . N a r r i e t t e C . S t a r k e y , C A P, w h o w o r k e d i n c a d e t t r a i n ing for many years. Cadet Madsen will complete 45 hours of
flight training in approximately two months to qualify for a
private pilot license.
APRIL 1967

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