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HISTORY OF
NEBRASKA WING
CIVIL AIR PA1ROL
Auxiliary of the United States Air Force
01 January 2017 - 31 December 2017
HISTORY
of
NEBRASKA WING
CIVIL AIR PATROL
AUXILIARY OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
Prepared By
COL STEVEN W. KUDDES, CAP
NEBRASKA Wing Historian
Reviewed By
Col.STEVEN W. KUDDES, CAP
INTERJM NEBRASKA Wing Commander
HEADQUARTERS NEBRASKA WING
CIVIL AIR PATROL
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AUXILIARY
P.O. Box 155
Ashland, Nebraska 68003-0155
13 October 2018
I hereby accept this Historian Report as the official Nebraska Wing Historical Report for 2017.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE ...............................................................................................................1-2
COMMANDER'S APPROVAL LETTER ................................................................... 3
INTRODUCTION OF UNIT STAFF ............................................................................ 6
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................ 4-5
NARRATIVE
CHAPTER I: DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS ..................................................................... 6
Search and Rescue ....................................................................................................... 6
Disaster Relief. ............................................................................................................ 6
Homeland Security ...................................................................................................... 6
Counterdrug .................................................................................................................. 6
CHAPTER II: DIRECTOR OF AEROSPACE EDUCATION ............................................ 6
Internal Aerospace Education ..................................................................................... 6
External Aerospace Education ................................................................................... 6
CHAPTER ill : DIRECTOR OF CADET PROGRAMS ...................................................... 6
Cadet Programs ............................................................................................................ 6
Cadet Activities ........................................................................................................... 7
Drug Demand Reduction ............................................................................................ 7
APPENDIX I: Chapters I-III - Data and Statistics ................................................................... 8
Operations .................................................................................................................... 8
Aerospace Education ................................................................................................. 10
Cadet Programs ......................................................................................................... 10
APPENDIX II: Unit Staff - Data and Statistics ................................................................... 13
Unit Map (showing geographic subdivisions within a REGION/WING) ............. 13
Unit Organization Chart ........................................................................................... 14
Unit Command and Staff Listing ............................................................................. 15
APPENDIX III: Director of Logistics - Data and Statistics ............................................... 24
Supply .............................................................................................................. 24
Transportation ........................................................................................................... 24
Maintenance .............................................................................................................. 24
APPENDIX IV: Director of Communications - Data and Statistics ................................. 25
Communications Operations .................................................................................... 25
Communications Facilities and Equipment ............................................................. 25
APPENDIX V: Director of Professional Development - Data and Statistics ................... 26
Professional Development ........................................................................................ 26
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APPENDIX VI: Staff Officers - Data and Statistics ........................................................... 27
Administration ........................................................................................................... 27
Personnel .................................................................................................................... 27
Recruiting and Retention ........................................................................................... 27
Plans and Programs....................................................................................................27
Public Affairs ............................................................................................................. 28
Information Technology ........................................................................................... 28
Finance - Financial Statement .................................................................................. 28
Chaplain...................................................................................................................... 28
Historian ..................................................................................................................... 28
Health Services .......................................................................................................... 28
APPENDIX VII: Special Staff Officers - Data and Statistics ........................................... 29
Inspector General ....................................................................................................... 29
Safety .......................................................................................................................... 29
Government Relations ............................................................................................... 29
Legal ........................................................................................................................... 29
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INTRODUCTION OF UNIT STAFF & BRIEF UNIT NARRATIVE
The NEBRASKA Wing CIVIL AIR PATROL
Col DARRELL NELSON
Lt Col D. MCMILLAN
Lt Col JAMES T. BROGAN
Wing Commander
Vice Commander
Chief of Staff
SUMMARY NARRATIVE OF MAJOR ACTIVITIES
Chapter I
OPERATIONS
Search and Rescue
NEBRASKA WING CONDUCTED SEARCH AND RESCUE TRAINING IN 2017
COMPLETING AN OVER THE SHOULDER EVALUATION. ONE ELT SEARCH ON
NOVEMBER 21, 2017 RESULTED IN A FIND OF A NON-DISTRESS ELT AT THE
GRAND ISLAND AIRPORT BY THE FREMONT CADET SQUADRON AND THE 155TH
COMPOSITE SQUADRON.
Disaster Relief
NEBRASKA WING CONDUCTED DISASTER RELIEF TRAINING IN 2017. NO
DISASTER RELIEF MISSIONS WERE COMPLETED IN 2017.
Homeland Security
NO REPORT RECEIVED.
Counterdrug
NO REPORT RECEIVED.
Chapter II
AEROSPACE EDUCATION
Internal Aerospace Education
INTERNAL AEROSPACE EDUCATION EFFORTS IN 2017 INCLUDED ENCOURAGING
SENIOR MEMBERS TO COMPLETE THE YEAGER EXAM AND ADVANCE IN THE
SPECIALITY TRACK, ENCOURATING SQUADRONS TO USE STEM KITS, AND
ENCOURAGING SQUADRONS TO COMPLETE AEX.
External Aerospace Education
EXTERNAL AEROSPACE EDUCATION IS ACCOMPLISHED MAINLY BY THE UNITS
WHEN THEY PROVIDE AEROSPACE ACTIVITIES FOR LOCAL EVENTS, AEX IS
COMPLETED IN LOCAL SCHOOLS, AND ORIENTATION RIDES ARE COMPLETED
FOR AFJROTC.
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Chapter III
CADET PROGRAMS
Cadet Programs
CADET PROGRAMS HAD AN ACTIVE YEAR IN NEBRASKA WING IN 2017. THE
WING CONDUCTED AN ENCAMPJ\1ENT AND HOSTED A NATIONAL POWERED
FLIGHT ACADEMY IN FREMONT. CADETS ALSO ENJOYED A
VARIETY
OF
ACTIVITIES AT THE JOINT NCR/NEWG CONFERENCE IN OMAHA. NEBRASKA WING
CADETS AND TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND NATIONAL
CADET SPECIAL ACTIVITIES IN 2017.
Cadet Activities
JOINT NCR/NEWG CONFERENCE, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 24-26 MARCH 2017
NATIONAL FLIGHT ACADEMY, FREMONT, NEBRASKA, 15-29 JUNE 2017
NEBRASKA WING ENCAMPJ\1ENT, ASHLAND, NEBRASKA, 9-15 JULY 2017
Drug Demand Reduction
A DDR PRESENTATION WAS MADE AT THE NEWG/NCR JOINT CONFERENCE.
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APPENDIX I: Chapters 1-111 - Data and Statistics
OPERATIONS
Director of Operations
Aircraft Coordinator
Standardization/Evaluation Officer
CIS Officer
Homeland Security Officer
Director Counterdrug Operations
Counterdrug Administrative Officer
Director of Emergency Services
Disaster Relief Officer
ES Training Officer
Lt Col DANIEL R. PETERSON
NIA
Capt WHITNEY C. BONIFANT
Lt Col LARRY W. BIEDERMAN
Maj HARRY J. GILLWAY
NIA
NIA
GRADE STEVE KUDDES
Lt Col LEO LARKIN
Lt Col JIM KUDDES
CO:MPLETED STAFF ACTIONS CY JAN 2017 - DEC 2017
OPERATIONS
Director of Operations
1. NEBRASKA WING CONDUCTED TRAINING AND MISSIONS IN 2017.
2. THE NEBRASKA WING EARNED PRAISE FROM THE CAP-USAF VISITORS
AT ITS OBSERVED EXERCISE IN MAY 2017.
3. NEBRASKA WING CONDUCTED 15 AIR SORTIES FOR FIRE PATROL IN
JUNE 2017.
4. THE NORTH CENTRAL REGION GOAL FOR MISSION PILOTS PER
AIRCRAFT IS 3. NEBRASKA WING MET THIS GOAL THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR AND ENDED THE YEAR WITH 4.17 MISSION PILOTS PER AIRCRAFT.
5. NEBRASKA WING PERSONNEL ARE READY TO RESPOND TO
EMERGENCY SERVICES MISSIONS. IN 2017, NEBRASKA WING HAD 7
IC3S, 5 IC2S, AND 3 IClS. THE WING GREW FROM 23 TO 25 MISSION
PILOTS.
6. THE WING HAD 32 TRAINED OBSERVERS AND 50 TRAINED SCANNERS.
7. THE WING HAD 24 GROUND TEAM LEADERS IN DECEMBER 2017.
8. THE WING ALSO MAINTAINED TWO MISSION CHAPLAINS ALL YEAR.
9. THE COL DECAMP GROUND TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR NORTH
CENTRAL REGION FOR 2017 WAS EARNED BY FREMONT CADET
SQUADRON.
Aircraft Coordinator
1. NEBRASKA WING HAD SIX AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED IN 2017.
Standardization/Evaluation Officer
1. THE WING COMPLETED 48 FORM 4 AND FORM 91 CHECKRIDES
IN 2017.
2. THE WING CONDUCTED 61 PROFICIENCY FLYING SORTIES IN
2017.
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3. THE WING CONDUCTED A FLIGHT CLINIC IN AUGUST 2017 AND
A FLIGHT CLINIC WITH FRO TRAINING IN MARCH 2017.
4. NEBRASKA WING AVERAGED 6 VFR PILOTS PER AIRCRAFT IN
2017 AND ENDED THE YEAR WITH 37 VFR PILOTS.
5. NEBRASKA WING ENDED 2017 WITH 8 INSTRUCTOR PILOTS AND
6 CHECK PILOTS.
CIS Officer
I. NO REPORT RECEIVED.
Homeland Security Officer
1. NO REPORT RECEIVED.
Director Counterdrug Operations
1. NO REPORT RECEIVED.
Counterdrug Administrative Officer
1. NO REPORT RECEIVED.
Director of Emergency Services
1. NEBRASKA WING HAD AN ACTIVE EMERGENCY SERVICES TRAINING
PROGRAM IN 2017.
2. NEBRASKA WING CONDUCTED AN ELT SEARCH IN NOVEMBER 2017
AND EARNED A FIND FOR THEIR EFFORTS WHICH INCLUDED l AIR
SORTIES AND FOUR GROUND SORTIES
3. NEWG CONDUCTED ITS ANNUAL GT ACADEMY AT THE FREMONT
WELLFIELD. MISSING PERSON SEARCH AND AIR TO GROUND
COORDINATION WERE EMPHASISED..
Disaster Relief Officer
1. NEBRASKA WING CONDUCTED THREE SAR/DR EXERCISES IN
2017.
2. 13 AIR SORTIES AND 34 GROUND SORTIES WERE CONDUCTED IN
APRIL 2017 AT THE SAR/DR EXERCISE.
3. 13 AIR SORTIES AND 42 GROUND SORTIES WERE CONDUCTEDIN
JUNE 2017 AT THE SAR/DR EXERCISE.
4. 21 AIR SORTIES AND 18 GROUND SORTIES WERE CONDUCTED IN
JULY 2017 AT THE SAR/DR EXERCISE.
ES Training Officer
1. NEBRASKA WING CONDUCTED ITS PATHFINDER GROUND TEAM
ACADEMY IN JULY 2017. 3 AIR AND 12 GROUND SORTIES WERE
ACCOMPLISHE DURING THE TRAINING.
2. NEBRASKA WING CONDUCTED A TABLE TOP EXERCISE IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE WING CONFERENCE IN MARCH 2017.
3. NEBRASKA WING OFFERED CPR/FIRST AID/AED TRAINING TO
MEMBERS ON 24 SEPTEMBER.
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AEROSPACE EDUCATION
Director of Aerospace Education
Internal Aerospace Education
External Aerospace Education
Lt Col BEYERLYE. TALBOTT
Lt Col JOHN W. TALBOTT
Lt Col SUSAN E. ASKEW
COMPLETED STAFF ACTIONS CY JAN 2017 - DEC 2017
Director of Aerospace Education
1. BY DECEMBER 2017, 590/o OF THE SENIOR MEMBERS IN NEBRASKA WING
HAD EARNED THE YEAGER AWARD. THIRTEEN MEMBERS COMPLETED
THE PROGRAM IN 2017.
2. FOUR UNITS WERE PARTICIPATING IN AEX.
3. TWO SCHOOLS WERE PARTICIPATING IN AEX.
4. NEBRASKA WING HAD 14 AEMS AND 2 AEOS.
5. CADET NOBLE RASMUSSEN EARNED THE BREWER AWARD IN THE
CADET CATEGORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL REGION IN 2017.
Internal Aerospace Education
1. SQUADRONS UTILIZED STEM KITS, PARTICIPATED IN
CYBERPATRIOT, AND AEXIN 2017. THE WING CONDUCTED 235
SORTIES FOR ORIENTATION FLIGHTS FOR CADETS.
External Aerospace Education
1. NEBRASKA WING SUPPORTED AFJROTC PROGRAMS AT
LINCOLN AND GRAND ISLAND.
2. NEBRASKA WING SUPPORTED ECLIPSE ACTIVITIES AT THE
BEATRICE AND NORTH PLATTE AIRPORTS ON 21 AUGUST BY
MARSHALLING AIRCRAFT.
3. NEBRASKA WING SUPPORTED THE STATE FLY IN IN NORFOLK
ON24JUNE.
4. NEBRASKA WINGSUPPORTEDHELICOPTERDAY AT THE
STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND MUSEUM ON 27 MAY.
CADET PROGRAMS
Director of Cadet Programs
Cadet Programs Development
Lt Col KARL K. EISBACH
Lt Col KAT EDDY
Region/Wing Cadet Leadership School Coordinator
Cadet Honor Academy Coordinator
Cadet Advisory Council Chair
Director of Drug Demand Reduction
NONE
NONE
CADET WYATT STUEVEN
Lt Col SUSAN ASKEW
COMPLETED STAFF ACTIONS CY JAN 2017 - DEC 2017
Director of Cadet Programs
1. NEBRASKA WING HAD A VIBRANT CADET PROGRAM IN 2017.
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2. BY DECEMBER 2017, 72 CADETS HAD EARNED THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
AWARD, 25 HAD EARNED THE MITCHELL AWARD, 10 HAD EARNED THE
EARHART AWARD, 2 HAD EARNED THE EAKER AWARD, AND ONE HAD
EARNED THE SPAATZ AWARD.
3. NEBRASKA WING MAINTAINED A 93% OR HIGHER AVERAGE FOR
MEETING THE TLC REQUIREMENT ALL YEAR.
4. NEBRASKA WING ENDED 2017 WITH 57% OF CADETS GETTING AN
ORIENTATION RIDE WITH IN 180 DAYS OF JOINING.
5. BY DECEMBER 2017, 71% OF CADETS IN NEBRASKA WING WERE
EARNING THE CURRY WITHIN 8 WEEKS OF JOINING CAP.
6. NEBRASKA WING CADETS ATTENDED NCSAS IN 2017. ONE CADET
ATTENDED SUPTCFC IN COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI, ONE ATTENDED
HAWK MOUNTAIN RANGER SCHOOL IN PENNSYLVANIA, THREE
ATTENDED THE NATIONAL FLIGHT ACADEMY POWERED EVENT IN
FREMONT, ONE ATTENDED COS, AND ONE ATTENDED E-TECH
ROBOTICS AT CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA.
7. THREE UNITS EARNED THE QUALITY CADET UNIT AWARD IN 2017: NE019, NE-002, AND NE-058.
8. NEBRASKA WING HELD AN ENCAMPMENT AT CAMP ASHLAND WITH 60
CADETS AND 9 SENIORS PARTICIPATING. ENCAMPMENT WAS 8-15 JULY
2017.
2016-2017 NCR Cadet Advisory Council representatives:
1. CADET ELIZABETH NELSON
2. CADETHANNAHCO"MPTON
Cadet Conference
1. NEBRASKA WING DOES NOT CONDUCT A CADET CONFERENCE.
CADETS ATTENDED THE JOINT NCR/NEWG CONFERENCE IN
OMAHA IN MARCH 2017.
Region Cadet Leadership School (RCLS)
1. FOUR NEBRASKA WING CADETS ATTENDED REGION CADET
LEADERSHIP SCHOOL IN 2017.
2. REGION CADET LEADERSHIP SCHOOL WAS HELD IN MISSOURI
WING IN JUNE 2017 AND IN SOUTH DAKOTA WING IN DECEMBER
2017.
Cadet Honor Academy (CHA)
1. FIVE NEBRASKA WING CADETS ATTENDED THE NCR CADET
HONOR ACADEMY HELD AT CAMP RIPLEY, MN FROM 3-5
NOVEMBER 2017.
REGION Cadet Competition or NEBRASKA Wing Cadet Competition
1. NEBRASKA WING DID NOT HOLD A CADET COMPETITION IN
2017.
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2. NEBRASKA WING WAS SCHEDULED TO HOST THE NCR CADET
COMPETITION IN 2017 BEFORE IT WAS CANCELLED.
Director of Drug Demand Reduction
1. NEWG CONDUCTED A SEMINAR AT THE NEWG/NCR JOINT CONFEENCE
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APPENDIX II: Unit Staff - Data and Statistics
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APPENDIX ill: Director of Logistics - Data and Statistics
LOGISTICS
Capt CLARK R. DIX
Capt CLARK R. DIX
Lt Col LESTERP. OLSEN
Capt CLARKR. DIX
Director of Logistics
Supply Officer
Transportation Officer
Maintenance Officer
COMPLETED STAFF ACTIONS CY JAN 2017 - DEC 2018
Director of Logistics
1. NEBRASKA WING COMPLETED ALL ANNUAL INVENTORIES IN A TIMELY
MANNER IN 2017.
2. NEBRASKA WING HAD FEW REPORTS OF SURVEY.
3. NEBRASKA WING HAD 15 CORPORATE OWNED VEHICLES IN 2017.
4. NEBRASKA WING WORKED HARD TO IMPROVE VEHICLE UTILIZATION
REPORTING AND BY END OF THE YEAR ALL UNITS WERE REPORTING IN
A TIMELY MANNER.
Supply Officer
1. NO REPORT RECEIVED.
Transportation Officer
1. NO REPORT RECEIVED.
Mainte nance Officer
1. NO REPORT RECEIVED.
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APPENDIX IV: Director of Communications - Data and Statistics
COMMUNICATIONS
Director of Communications
Communications Licensing Officer
ORMS Officer
HF Coordination Officer
Lt Col DAYID N. KAPLAN
1st Lt RICK M. ROBINSON
Lt Col DON PALMER
Col STEVE KUDDES
COMPLETED STAFF ACTIONS CY JAN 2017 - DEC 2017
Director of Communications
1. THE NORTH CENTRAL REGION COMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR WAS 1ST
LT THOMAS GUILFORD OF NEBRASKA WING.
Communications Licensing Officer
1. NEWG CHANGED ALL CALL SIGNS AS REQUIRED BY NHQ
MANDATED CHANGE
ORMS Officer
1. COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT HAD BEEN STORED AT THE
TEMPORARY NEWG HQ AT THE FREMONT CADET SQUADRON
UNTIL THE WING MADE ITS INTTIAL MOVE BACK TO CAMP
ASHLAND.
HF Coordination Officer
1. NEW ANTENNAS WERE INSTALLED AT FREMONT TO IMPROVE
HF COMMUNICATION AT THE WING COMMAND POST.
Communications Operations
1. FURTHERIMPROVEMENTSATTHEFREMONTSQUADRONTO
ALLOW 24/7/365 OPERATIONS. THE CENTER IS CAPABLE OF
MAKING CONTACT WITH 5 VHF/FM REPEATERS AND HAD HF
AND HF /ALE CAPABILITIES.
Communications Facilities and Equipment
1. FREMONT CENTER HAS PROGRESSED TO BEING CAPABLE OF
REGIONAL INCIDENT COMMAND SUPPORT
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APPENDIX V: Director of Professional Development - Data and Statistics
Professional Development
Director of Professional Development
Lt Col DENNIS M. CURTIS
COMPLETED STAFF ACTIONS CY JAN 2017-DEC 2017
Director of Professional Development
1. 24 MEMBERS COMPLETED LEVEL 1 IN 2017
2. 6 MEMBERS COMPLETED LEVEL 2 IN 2017.
3. 3 MEMBERS COMPLETED LEVEL 3 IN 2017.
4. 5 MEMBERS COMPLETED LEVEL 4 IN2017.
5. 1 MEMBER COMPLETD LEVEL 5 IN 2017.
6. NEBRASKA WING HELD AN SLS AT THE 155TH COMPOSITE SQUADRON
29-30 JULY.
7. A TLC WAS OFFERED IN MID-NOVEMBER IN NORTH PLATTE.
8. COL KUDDES DIRECTED A UCC AT GRAND ISLAND 2-4 JUNE 2017.
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APPENDIX VI: Staff Officers - Data and Statistics
Lt Col MICHAEL J. MCCLELLAN
Lt Col MICHAEL J. MCCLELLAN
Col ROBERT K. TODD
GRADE
Lt Col JOHN W. TALBOTT
Lt Col THOMAS K. SCHAEFFER
LtCol KENNETHFRANK
Lt Col LARRY W. BIEDERMAN
Lt Col JOHN W. TALBOTT
Maj ARTHUR WEAVER
Director of Administration
Director of Personnel
Director of Recruiting and Retention
Director of Plans and Programs
Director of Public Affairs
Director of Information Technology
Finance - Financial Statement
Chaplain
Historian
Health Services
COMPLETED STAFF ACTIONS CY JAN 2017 - DEC 2017
Director of Administration
1. NO REPORT RECEIVED.
Director of Personnel
1. THE WING SENT SEVERAL AWARD NOMINATIONS TO NCR FOR OF THE
YEAR AWARDS. SUBMISSIONS INCLUDED: CHAPLAIN BIEDERMAN FOR
SENIOR CHAPLAIN OF THE YEAR, FREMONT CADET SQUADRON FOR
GROUND TEAM OF THE YEAR, CADET NOBLE RASMUSSEN FOR THE
BREWER AWARD (CADET CATEGORY), KIRK RASMUSSEN FOR THE
BREWER AWARD (SENIOR CATEGORY), SONI COCHRAN FOR PAO OF
THE YEAR, THOMAS GUILFORD AS COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR,
JAMES KUDDES FOR SAFETY OFFICER OF THE YEAR, WILMA GERENA
FOR CADET PROGRAMS OFFICER OF THE YEAR, DANIEL JERRED FOR
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT OFFICER OF THE YEAR, CHRISTINE PERQUIN
FOR PAO OF THE YEAR, CADET WICHMAN AS CADET OF THE YEAR, AND
CHRISTOPHER ROMKEMA AS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
OF THE YEAR.
2. SIX MEMBERS OF NEBRASKA WING PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT
COLONEL IN 2017: JAMES BERG, JAMES BROGEN, FREDERICK
MONTGOMERY, LEO LARKIN, MYLON EISENHAUER, THOMAS
SCHUURMANSAND MIKE MCCLELLAND.
Director of Recruiting and Retention
1. NEBRASKA WING STARTED 2017 WITH 442 MEMBERS AND ENDED THE
YEAR WITH 498.
2. NEBRASKA WING STARTED 2017 WITH 175 CADETS AND ENDED THE
YEAR WITH 223.
3. NEBRASKAWING STARTED 2017 WITH 231 SENIORS AND ENDED THE
YEAR WITH 241.
Director of Plans & Programs
1. NO REPORT RECEIVED.
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Director of Public Affairs
1.
Director of Information Technology
1. NEWG INSTALLED NEW SERVERS AND EQUIPMENT AS THE WING
MOVED BACK TO FACILITIES AT CAMP ASHLAND
Information Technology Officer
1. NO REPORT RECEIVED.
Finance - Financial Statement
1. NEBRASKA WING MAINTAINED A SUCCESSFUL RATING IN FINANCE IN
2017.
Chaplain
1. WE STARTED 2017 WITH SEVEN UNITS HAYING CHAPLAINS OR CDIS
AND ENDED THE YEAR WITH SIX UNITS HAYING CHAPLAINS OR CDIS.
2. WE MAINTAINED TWO MISSION CHAPLAINS.
3. LT COL ZOE FALLS RECEIVED THE NORTH CENTRAL REGION
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR 2017.
4. CHAPLAIN BIEDERMAN EARNED THE NCR SENIOR CHAPLAIN OF THE
YEAR AWARD FOR 2017.
Historian
1. NO REPORT RECEIVED.
Health Services
1. CONDUCTED SEVERAL EXERCISES WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES
PERSONNEL AND HELD SEVERAL FIRST AID TRAINING CLASSES.
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APPENDIX VII: Special Staff Officers - Data and Statistics
Inspector General
Safety
Government Relations
Legal
Maj MARTIN E. NEAL
Col WARD SH1RES
Lt Col KARL K. EISBACH
Maj GLEN D. WITTE
COMPLETED STAFF ACTIONS CY JAN 2017 - DEC 2017
Inspector General
1. THE IG PROGRAM PROGRESSED IN NEBRASKA WING AS MORE UNITS
WERE INPSECTED IN A TIMELY MANNER AND RECEIVED GOOD
FEEDBACK IN A TIMELY MANNER FROM INSPECTORS.
2. THE WING HAD ITS CI IN 2017 AND EARNED AN EFFECTIVE RATING.
Safety
1. NEBRASKA WING HAD FIVE MISHAPS IN 2017. FOUR WERE MINOR
BODILY INJURIES AND ONE WAS AN AIRCRAFT MISHAP.
2. ANNUAL SAFETY SURVEYS WERE COMPLETED BY ALL UNITS IN 2017.
3. ALL UNITS CONDUCTED THE ANNUAL DOWN DAY AND ORM IN 2017.
Government Relations
1. 24-25 STATE LEGISLATORS WERE MEMBERS OF CAP IN 2017.
Legal
1. SEVERAL CONTRACTS WERE REVIEWED FOR IT AND
COMMUNICATIONS AS THE RESULT OF OUR MOVE BACK TO CAMP
ASHLAND.
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HISTORIAN rs
INFORMATION.
THIS ANNUAL REPORT IS FAITHFULLY EXECUTED AND
SUBMITTED BY THE BELOW SIGNED CIVIL AIR PATROL
HISTORIAN REPRESENTING THE AFOREMENTIONED UNIT.
ALL INFORMATION IS RECORDED AS SUBMITTED BY THE
VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND ASSIGNED PERSONNEL " AS IS"
AND
REPRESENTS
STATISTICAL
DATA,
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS, AND UNIT ACTIVITIES FOR THE SPECIFIED
PERIOD OF ASSESSMENT AND RECORDING. THE UNIT
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VERACITY OR ACCURACY OF
Submitted by
STEVEN W. KUDDES, Col, CAP
NEBRASKA WING Department of the Historian
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NEBRASKA WING
CIVIL AIR PA1ROL
Auxiliary of the United States Air Force
01 January 2017 - 31 December 2017
HISTORY
of
NEBRASKA WING
CIVIL AIR PATROL
AUXILIARY OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
Prepared By
COL STEVEN W. KUDDES, CAP
NEBRASKA Wing Historian
Reviewed By
Col.STEVEN W. KUDDES, CAP
INTERJM NEBRASKA Wing Commander
HEADQUARTERS NEBRASKA WING
CIVIL AIR PATROL
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AUXILIARY
P.O. Box 155
Ashland, Nebraska 68003-0155
13 October 2018
I hereby accept this Historian Report as the official Nebraska Wing Historical Report for 2017.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE ...............................................................................................................1-2
COMMANDER'S APPROVAL LETTER ................................................................... 3
INTRODUCTION OF UNIT STAFF ............................................................................ 6
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................ 4-5
NARRATIVE
CHAPTER I: DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS ..................................................................... 6
Search and Rescue ....................................................................................................... 6
Disaster Relief. ............................................................................................................ 6
Homeland Security ...................................................................................................... 6
Counterdrug .................................................................................................................. 6
CHAPTER II: DIRECTOR OF AEROSPACE EDUCATION ............................................ 6
Internal Aerospace Education ..................................................................................... 6
External Aerospace Education ................................................................................... 6
CHAPTER ill : DIRECTOR OF CADET PROGRAMS ...................................................... 6
Cadet Programs ............................................................................................................ 6
Cadet Activities ........................................................................................................... 7
Drug Demand Reduction ............................................................................................ 7
APPENDIX I: Chapters I-III - Data and Statistics ................................................................... 8
Operations .................................................................................................................... 8
Aerospace Education ................................................................................................. 10
Cadet Programs ......................................................................................................... 10
APPENDIX II: Unit Staff - Data and Statistics ................................................................... 13
Unit Map (showing geographic subdivisions within a REGION/WING) ............. 13
Unit Organization Chart ........................................................................................... 14
Unit Command and Staff Listing ............................................................................. 15
APPENDIX III: Director of Logistics - Data and Statistics ............................................... 24
Supply .............................................................................................................. 24
Transportation ........................................................................................................... 24
Maintenance .............................................................................................................. 24
APPENDIX IV: Director of Communications - Data and Statistics ................................. 25
Communications Operations .................................................................................... 25
Communications Facilities and Equipment ............................................................. 25
APPENDIX V: Director of Professional Development - Data and Statistics ................... 26
Professional Development ........................................................................................ 26
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APPENDIX VI: Staff Officers - Data and Statistics ........................................................... 27
Administration ........................................................................................................... 27
Personnel .................................................................................................................... 27
Recruiting and Retention ........................................................................................... 27
Plans and Programs....................................................................................................27
Public Affairs ............................................................................................................. 28
Information Technology ........................................................................................... 28
Finance - Financial Statement .................................................................................. 28
Chaplain...................................................................................................................... 28
Historian ..................................................................................................................... 28
Health Services .......................................................................................................... 28
APPENDIX VII: Special Staff Officers - Data and Statistics ........................................... 29
Inspector General ....................................................................................................... 29
Safety .......................................................................................................................... 29
Government Relations ............................................................................................... 29
Legal ........................................................................................................................... 29
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INTRODUCTION OF UNIT STAFF & BRIEF UNIT NARRATIVE
The NEBRASKA Wing CIVIL AIR PATROL
Col DARRELL NELSON
Lt Col D. MCMILLAN
Lt Col JAMES T. BROGAN
Wing Commander
Vice Commander
Chief of Staff
SUMMARY NARRATIVE OF MAJOR ACTIVITIES
Chapter I
OPERATIONS
Search and Rescue
NEBRASKA WING CONDUCTED SEARCH AND RESCUE TRAINING IN 2017
COMPLETING AN OVER THE SHOULDER EVALUATION. ONE ELT SEARCH ON
NOVEMBER 21, 2017 RESULTED IN A FIND OF A NON-DISTRESS ELT AT THE
GRAND ISLAND AIRPORT BY THE FREMONT CADET SQUADRON AND THE 155TH
COMPOSITE SQUADRON.
Disaster Relief
NEBRASKA WING CONDUCTED DISASTER RELIEF TRAINING IN 2017. NO
DISASTER RELIEF MISSIONS WERE COMPLETED IN 2017.
Homeland Security
NO REPORT RECEIVED.
Counterdrug
NO REPORT RECEIVED.
Chapter II
AEROSPACE EDUCATION
Internal Aerospace Education
INTERNAL AEROSPACE EDUCATION EFFORTS IN 2017 INCLUDED ENCOURAGING
SENIOR MEMBERS TO COMPLETE THE YEAGER EXAM AND ADVANCE IN THE
SPECIALITY TRACK, ENCOURATING SQUADRONS TO USE STEM KITS, AND
ENCOURAGING SQUADRONS TO COMPLETE AEX.
External Aerospace Education
EXTERNAL AEROSPACE EDUCATION IS ACCOMPLISHED MAINLY BY THE UNITS
WHEN THEY PROVIDE AEROSPACE ACTIVITIES FOR LOCAL EVENTS, AEX IS
COMPLETED IN LOCAL SCHOOLS, AND ORIENTATION RIDES ARE COMPLETED
FOR AFJROTC.
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Chapter III
CADET PROGRAMS
Cadet Programs
CADET PROGRAMS HAD AN ACTIVE YEAR IN NEBRASKA WING IN 2017. THE
WING CONDUCTED AN ENCAMPJ\1ENT AND HOSTED A NATIONAL POWERED
FLIGHT ACADEMY IN FREMONT. CADETS ALSO ENJOYED A
VARIETY
OF
ACTIVITIES AT THE JOINT NCR/NEWG CONFERENCE IN OMAHA. NEBRASKA WING
CADETS AND TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND NATIONAL
CADET SPECIAL ACTIVITIES IN 2017.
Cadet Activities
JOINT NCR/NEWG CONFERENCE, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 24-26 MARCH 2017
NATIONAL FLIGHT ACADEMY, FREMONT, NEBRASKA, 15-29 JUNE 2017
NEBRASKA WING ENCAMPJ\1ENT, ASHLAND, NEBRASKA, 9-15 JULY 2017
Drug Demand Reduction
A DDR PRESENTATION WAS MADE AT THE NEWG/NCR JOINT CONFERENCE.
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APPENDIX I: Chapters 1-111 - Data and Statistics
OPERATIONS
Director of Operations
Aircraft Coordinator
Standardization/Evaluation Officer
CIS Officer
Homeland Security Officer
Director Counterdrug Operations
Counterdrug Administrative Officer
Director of Emergency Services
Disaster Relief Officer
ES Training Officer
Lt Col DANIEL R. PETERSON
NIA
Capt WHITNEY C. BONIFANT
Lt Col LARRY W. BIEDERMAN
Maj HARRY J. GILLWAY
NIA
NIA
GRADE STEVE KUDDES
Lt Col LEO LARKIN
Lt Col JIM KUDDES
CO:MPLETED STAFF ACTIONS CY JAN 2017 - DEC 2017
OPERATIONS
Director of Operations
1. NEBRASKA WING CONDUCTED TRAINING AND MISSIONS IN 2017.
2. THE NEBRASKA WING EARNED PRAISE FROM THE CAP-USAF VISITORS
AT ITS OBSERVED EXERCISE IN MAY 2017.
3. NEBRASKA WING CONDUCTED 15 AIR SORTIES FOR FIRE PATROL IN
JUNE 2017.
4. THE NORTH CENTRAL REGION GOAL FOR MISSION PILOTS PER
AIRCRAFT IS 3. NEBRASKA WING MET THIS GOAL THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR AND ENDED THE YEAR WITH 4.17 MISSION PILOTS PER AIRCRAFT.
5. NEBRASKA WING PERSONNEL ARE READY TO RESPOND TO
EMERGENCY SERVICES MISSIONS. IN 2017, NEBRASKA WING HAD 7
IC3S, 5 IC2S, AND 3 IClS. THE WING GREW FROM 23 TO 25 MISSION
PILOTS.
6. THE WING HAD 32 TRAINED OBSERVERS AND 50 TRAINED SCANNERS.
7. THE WING HAD 24 GROUND TEAM LEADERS IN DECEMBER 2017.
8. THE WING ALSO MAINTAINED TWO MISSION CHAPLAINS ALL YEAR.
9. THE COL DECAMP GROUND TEAM OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR NORTH
CENTRAL REGION FOR 2017 WAS EARNED BY FREMONT CADET
SQUADRON.
Aircraft Coordinator
1. NEBRASKA WING HAD SIX AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED IN 2017.
Standardization/Evaluation Officer
1. THE WING COMPLETED 48 FORM 4 AND FORM 91 CHECKRIDES
IN 2017.
2. THE WING CONDUCTED 61 PROFICIENCY FLYING SORTIES IN
2017.
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3. THE WING CONDUCTED A FLIGHT CLINIC IN AUGUST 2017 AND
A FLIGHT CLINIC WITH FRO TRAINING IN MARCH 2017.
4. NEBRASKA WING AVERAGED 6 VFR PILOTS PER AIRCRAFT IN
2017 AND ENDED THE YEAR WITH 37 VFR PILOTS.
5. NEBRASKA WING ENDED 2017 WITH 8 INSTRUCTOR PILOTS AND
6 CHECK PILOTS.
CIS Officer
I. NO REPORT RECEIVED.
Homeland Security Officer
1. NO REPORT RECEIVED.
Director Counterdrug Operations
1. NO REPORT RECEIVED.
Counterdrug Administrative Officer
1. NO REPORT RECEIVED.
Director of Emergency Services
1. NEBRASKA WING HAD AN ACTIVE EMERGENCY SERVICES TRAINING
PROGRAM IN 2017.
2. NEBRASKA WING CONDUCTED AN ELT SEARCH IN NOVEMBER 2017
AND EARNED A FIND FOR THEIR EFFORTS WHICH INCLUDED l AIR
SORTIES AND FOUR GROUND SORTIES
3. NEWG CONDUCTED ITS ANNUAL GT ACADEMY AT THE FREMONT
WELLFIELD. MISSING PERSON SEARCH AND AIR TO GROUND
COORDINATION WERE EMPHASISED..
Disaster Relief Officer
1. NEBRASKA WING CONDUCTED THREE SAR/DR EXERCISES IN
2017.
2. 13 AIR SORTIES AND 34 GROUND SORTIES WERE CONDUCTED IN
APRIL 2017 AT THE SAR/DR EXERCISE.
3. 13 AIR SORTIES AND 42 GROUND SORTIES WERE CONDUCTEDIN
JUNE 2017 AT THE SAR/DR EXERCISE.
4. 21 AIR SORTIES AND 18 GROUND SORTIES WERE CONDUCTED IN
JULY 2017 AT THE SAR/DR EXERCISE.
ES Training Officer
1. NEBRASKA WING CONDUCTED ITS PATHFINDER GROUND TEAM
ACADEMY IN JULY 2017. 3 AIR AND 12 GROUND SORTIES WERE
ACCOMPLISHE DURING THE TRAINING.
2. NEBRASKA WING CONDUCTED A TABLE TOP EXERCISE IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE WING CONFERENCE IN MARCH 2017.
3. NEBRASKA WING OFFERED CPR/FIRST AID/AED TRAINING TO
MEMBERS ON 24 SEPTEMBER.
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AEROSPACE EDUCATION
Director of Aerospace Education
Internal Aerospace Education
External Aerospace Education
Lt Col BEYERLYE. TALBOTT
Lt Col JOHN W. TALBOTT
Lt Col SUSAN E. ASKEW
COMPLETED STAFF ACTIONS CY JAN 2017 - DEC 2017
Director of Aerospace Education
1. BY DECEMBER 2017, 590/o OF THE SENIOR MEMBERS IN NEBRASKA WING
HAD EARNED THE YEAGER AWARD. THIRTEEN MEMBERS COMPLETED
THE PROGRAM IN 2017.
2. FOUR UNITS WERE PARTICIPATING IN AEX.
3. TWO SCHOOLS WERE PARTICIPATING IN AEX.
4. NEBRASKA WING HAD 14 AEMS AND 2 AEOS.
5. CADET NOBLE RASMUSSEN EARNED THE BREWER AWARD IN THE
CADET CATEGORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL REGION IN 2017.
Internal Aerospace Education
1. SQUADRONS UTILIZED STEM KITS, PARTICIPATED IN
CYBERPATRIOT, AND AEXIN 2017. THE WING CONDUCTED 235
SORTIES FOR ORIENTATION FLIGHTS FOR CADETS.
External Aerospace Education
1. NEBRASKA WING SUPPORTED AFJROTC PROGRAMS AT
LINCOLN AND GRAND ISLAND.
2. NEBRASKA WING SUPPORTED ECLIPSE ACTIVITIES AT THE
BEATRICE AND NORTH PLATTE AIRPORTS ON 21 AUGUST BY
MARSHALLING AIRCRAFT.
3. NEBRASKA WING SUPPORTED THE STATE FLY IN IN NORFOLK
ON24JUNE.
4. NEBRASKA WINGSUPPORTEDHELICOPTERDAY AT THE
STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND MUSEUM ON 27 MAY.
CADET PROGRAMS
Director of Cadet Programs
Cadet Programs Development
Lt Col KARL K. EISBACH
Lt Col KAT EDDY
Region/Wing Cadet Leadership School Coordinator
Cadet Honor Academy Coordinator
Cadet Advisory Council Chair
Director of Drug Demand Reduction
NONE
NONE
CADET WYATT STUEVEN
Lt Col SUSAN ASKEW
COMPLETED STAFF ACTIONS CY JAN 2017 - DEC 2017
Director of Cadet Programs
1. NEBRASKA WING HAD A VIBRANT CADET PROGRAM IN 2017.
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2. BY DECEMBER 2017, 72 CADETS HAD EARNED THE WRIGHT BROTHERS
AWARD, 25 HAD EARNED THE MITCHELL AWARD, 10 HAD EARNED THE
EARHART AWARD, 2 HAD EARNED THE EAKER AWARD, AND ONE HAD
EARNED THE SPAATZ AWARD.
3. NEBRASKA WING MAINTAINED A 93% OR HIGHER AVERAGE FOR
MEETING THE TLC REQUIREMENT ALL YEAR.
4. NEBRASKA WING ENDED 2017 WITH 57% OF CADETS GETTING AN
ORIENTATION RIDE WITH IN 180 DAYS OF JOINING.
5. BY DECEMBER 2017, 71% OF CADETS IN NEBRASKA WING WERE
EARNING THE CURRY WITHIN 8 WEEKS OF JOINING CAP.
6. NEBRASKA WING CADETS ATTENDED NCSAS IN 2017. ONE CADET
ATTENDED SUPTCFC IN COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI, ONE ATTENDED
HAWK MOUNTAIN RANGER SCHOOL IN PENNSYLVANIA, THREE
ATTENDED THE NATIONAL FLIGHT ACADEMY POWERED EVENT IN
FREMONT, ONE ATTENDED COS, AND ONE ATTENDED E-TECH
ROBOTICS AT CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA.
7. THREE UNITS EARNED THE QUALITY CADET UNIT AWARD IN 2017: NE019, NE-002, AND NE-058.
8. NEBRASKA WING HELD AN ENCAMPMENT AT CAMP ASHLAND WITH 60
CADETS AND 9 SENIORS PARTICIPATING. ENCAMPMENT WAS 8-15 JULY
2017.
2016-2017 NCR Cadet Advisory Council representatives:
1. CADET ELIZABETH NELSON
2. CADETHANNAHCO"MPTON
Cadet Conference
1. NEBRASKA WING DOES NOT CONDUCT A CADET CONFERENCE.
CADETS ATTENDED THE JOINT NCR/NEWG CONFERENCE IN
OMAHA IN MARCH 2017.
Region Cadet Leadership School (RCLS)
1. FOUR NEBRASKA WING CADETS ATTENDED REGION CADET
LEADERSHIP SCHOOL IN 2017.
2. REGION CADET LEADERSHIP SCHOOL WAS HELD IN MISSOURI
WING IN JUNE 2017 AND IN SOUTH DAKOTA WING IN DECEMBER
2017.
Cadet Honor Academy (CHA)
1. FIVE NEBRASKA WING CADETS ATTENDED THE NCR CADET
HONOR ACADEMY HELD AT CAMP RIPLEY, MN FROM 3-5
NOVEMBER 2017.
REGION Cadet Competition or NEBRASKA Wing Cadet Competition
1. NEBRASKA WING DID NOT HOLD A CADET COMPETITION IN
2017.
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2. NEBRASKA WING WAS SCHEDULED TO HOST THE NCR CADET
COMPETITION IN 2017 BEFORE IT WAS CANCELLED.
Director of Drug Demand Reduction
1. NEWG CONDUCTED A SEMINAR AT THE NEWG/NCR JOINT CONFEENCE
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APPENDIX ill: Director of Logistics - Data and Statistics
LOGISTICS
Capt CLARK R. DIX
Capt CLARK R. DIX
Lt Col LESTERP. OLSEN
Capt CLARKR. DIX
Director of Logistics
Supply Officer
Transportation Officer
Maintenance Officer
COMPLETED STAFF ACTIONS CY JAN 2017 - DEC 2018
Director of Logistics
1. NEBRASKA WING COMPLETED ALL ANNUAL INVENTORIES IN A TIMELY
MANNER IN 2017.
2. NEBRASKA WING HAD FEW REPORTS OF SURVEY.
3. NEBRASKA WING HAD 15 CORPORATE OWNED VEHICLES IN 2017.
4. NEBRASKA WING WORKED HARD TO IMPROVE VEHICLE UTILIZATION
REPORTING AND BY END OF THE YEAR ALL UNITS WERE REPORTING IN
A TIMELY MANNER.
Supply Officer
1. NO REPORT RECEIVED.
Transportation Officer
1. NO REPORT RECEIVED.
Mainte nance Officer
1. NO REPORT RECEIVED.
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APPENDIX IV: Director of Communications - Data and Statistics
COMMUNICATIONS
Director of Communications
Communications Licensing Officer
ORMS Officer
HF Coordination Officer
Lt Col DAYID N. KAPLAN
1st Lt RICK M. ROBINSON
Lt Col DON PALMER
Col STEVE KUDDES
COMPLETED STAFF ACTIONS CY JAN 2017 - DEC 2017
Director of Communications
1. THE NORTH CENTRAL REGION COMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR WAS 1ST
LT THOMAS GUILFORD OF NEBRASKA WING.
Communications Licensing Officer
1. NEWG CHANGED ALL CALL SIGNS AS REQUIRED BY NHQ
MANDATED CHANGE
ORMS Officer
1. COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT HAD BEEN STORED AT THE
TEMPORARY NEWG HQ AT THE FREMONT CADET SQUADRON
UNTIL THE WING MADE ITS INTTIAL MOVE BACK TO CAMP
ASHLAND.
HF Coordination Officer
1. NEW ANTENNAS WERE INSTALLED AT FREMONT TO IMPROVE
HF COMMUNICATION AT THE WING COMMAND POST.
Communications Operations
1. FURTHERIMPROVEMENTSATTHEFREMONTSQUADRONTO
ALLOW 24/7/365 OPERATIONS. THE CENTER IS CAPABLE OF
MAKING CONTACT WITH 5 VHF/FM REPEATERS AND HAD HF
AND HF /ALE CAPABILITIES.
Communications Facilities and Equipment
1. FREMONT CENTER HAS PROGRESSED TO BEING CAPABLE OF
REGIONAL INCIDENT COMMAND SUPPORT
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APPENDIX V: Director of Professional Development - Data and Statistics
Professional Development
Director of Professional Development
Lt Col DENNIS M. CURTIS
COMPLETED STAFF ACTIONS CY JAN 2017-DEC 2017
Director of Professional Development
1. 24 MEMBERS COMPLETED LEVEL 1 IN 2017
2. 6 MEMBERS COMPLETED LEVEL 2 IN 2017.
3. 3 MEMBERS COMPLETED LEVEL 3 IN 2017.
4. 5 MEMBERS COMPLETED LEVEL 4 IN2017.
5. 1 MEMBER COMPLETD LEVEL 5 IN 2017.
6. NEBRASKA WING HELD AN SLS AT THE 155TH COMPOSITE SQUADRON
29-30 JULY.
7. A TLC WAS OFFERED IN MID-NOVEMBER IN NORTH PLATTE.
8. COL KUDDES DIRECTED A UCC AT GRAND ISLAND 2-4 JUNE 2017.
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APPENDIX VI: Staff Officers - Data and Statistics
Lt Col MICHAEL J. MCCLELLAN
Lt Col MICHAEL J. MCCLELLAN
Col ROBERT K. TODD
GRADE
Lt Col JOHN W. TALBOTT
Lt Col THOMAS K. SCHAEFFER
LtCol KENNETHFRANK
Lt Col LARRY W. BIEDERMAN
Lt Col JOHN W. TALBOTT
Maj ARTHUR WEAVER
Director of Administration
Director of Personnel
Director of Recruiting and Retention
Director of Plans and Programs
Director of Public Affairs
Director of Information Technology
Finance - Financial Statement
Chaplain
Historian
Health Services
COMPLETED STAFF ACTIONS CY JAN 2017 - DEC 2017
Director of Administration
1. NO REPORT RECEIVED.
Director of Personnel
1. THE WING SENT SEVERAL AWARD NOMINATIONS TO NCR FOR OF THE
YEAR AWARDS. SUBMISSIONS INCLUDED: CHAPLAIN BIEDERMAN FOR
SENIOR CHAPLAIN OF THE YEAR, FREMONT CADET SQUADRON FOR
GROUND TEAM OF THE YEAR, CADET NOBLE RASMUSSEN FOR THE
BREWER AWARD (CADET CATEGORY), KIRK RASMUSSEN FOR THE
BREWER AWARD (SENIOR CATEGORY), SONI COCHRAN FOR PAO OF
THE YEAR, THOMAS GUILFORD AS COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR,
JAMES KUDDES FOR SAFETY OFFICER OF THE YEAR, WILMA GERENA
FOR CADET PROGRAMS OFFICER OF THE YEAR, DANIEL JERRED FOR
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT OFFICER OF THE YEAR, CHRISTINE PERQUIN
FOR PAO OF THE YEAR, CADET WICHMAN AS CADET OF THE YEAR, AND
CHRISTOPHER ROMKEMA AS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
OF THE YEAR.
2. SIX MEMBERS OF NEBRASKA WING PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT
COLONEL IN 2017: JAMES BERG, JAMES BROGEN, FREDERICK
MONTGOMERY, LEO LARKIN, MYLON EISENHAUER, THOMAS
SCHUURMANSAND MIKE MCCLELLAND.
Director of Recruiting and Retention
1. NEBRASKA WING STARTED 2017 WITH 442 MEMBERS AND ENDED THE
YEAR WITH 498.
2. NEBRASKA WING STARTED 2017 WITH 175 CADETS AND ENDED THE
YEAR WITH 223.
3. NEBRASKAWING STARTED 2017 WITH 231 SENIORS AND ENDED THE
YEAR WITH 241.
Director of Plans & Programs
1. NO REPORT RECEIVED.
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Director of Public Affairs
1.
Director of Information Technology
1. NEWG INSTALLED NEW SERVERS AND EQUIPMENT AS THE WING
MOVED BACK TO FACILITIES AT CAMP ASHLAND
Information Technology Officer
1. NO REPORT RECEIVED.
Finance - Financial Statement
1. NEBRASKA WING MAINTAINED A SUCCESSFUL RATING IN FINANCE IN
2017.
Chaplain
1. WE STARTED 2017 WITH SEVEN UNITS HAYING CHAPLAINS OR CDIS
AND ENDED THE YEAR WITH SIX UNITS HAYING CHAPLAINS OR CDIS.
2. WE MAINTAINED TWO MISSION CHAPLAINS.
3. LT COL ZOE FALLS RECEIVED THE NORTH CENTRAL REGION
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR 2017.
4. CHAPLAIN BIEDERMAN EARNED THE NCR SENIOR CHAPLAIN OF THE
YEAR AWARD FOR 2017.
Historian
1. NO REPORT RECEIVED.
Health Services
1. CONDUCTED SEVERAL EXERCISES WITH EMERGENCY SERVICES
PERSONNEL AND HELD SEVERAL FIRST AID TRAINING CLASSES.
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APPENDIX VII: Special Staff Officers - Data and Statistics
Inspector General
Safety
Government Relations
Legal
Maj MARTIN E. NEAL
Col WARD SH1RES
Lt Col KARL K. EISBACH
Maj GLEN D. WITTE
COMPLETED STAFF ACTIONS CY JAN 2017 - DEC 2017
Inspector General
1. THE IG PROGRAM PROGRESSED IN NEBRASKA WING AS MORE UNITS
WERE INPSECTED IN A TIMELY MANNER AND RECEIVED GOOD
FEEDBACK IN A TIMELY MANNER FROM INSPECTORS.
2. THE WING HAD ITS CI IN 2017 AND EARNED AN EFFECTIVE RATING.
Safety
1. NEBRASKA WING HAD FIVE MISHAPS IN 2017. FOUR WERE MINOR
BODILY INJURIES AND ONE WAS AN AIRCRAFT MISHAP.
2. ANNUAL SAFETY SURVEYS WERE COMPLETED BY ALL UNITS IN 2017.
3. ALL UNITS CONDUCTED THE ANNUAL DOWN DAY AND ORM IN 2017.
Government Relations
1. 24-25 STATE LEGISLATORS WERE MEMBERS OF CAP IN 2017.
Legal
1. SEVERAL CONTRACTS WERE REVIEWED FOR IT AND
COMMUNICATIONS AS THE RESULT OF OUR MOVE BACK TO CAMP
ASHLAND.
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HISTORIAN rs
INFORMATION.
THIS ANNUAL REPORT IS FAITHFULLY EXECUTED AND
SUBMITTED BY THE BELOW SIGNED CIVIL AIR PATROL
HISTORIAN REPRESENTING THE AFOREMENTIONED UNIT.
ALL INFORMATION IS RECORDED AS SUBMITTED BY THE
VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND ASSIGNED PERSONNEL " AS IS"
AND
REPRESENTS
STATISTICAL
DATA,
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS, AND UNIT ACTIVITIES FOR THE SPECIFIED
PERIOD OF ASSESSMENT AND RECORDING. THE UNIT
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VERACITY OR ACCURACY OF
Submitted by
STEVEN W. KUDDES, Col, CAP
NEBRASKA WING Department of the Historian
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