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Tennessee Wing
Civil Air Patrol
Wing History
2013
Prepared by
Capt Jill Halcomb Smith, CAP
Wing Historian
Reviewed by
Tennessee Wing, Civil Air Patrol
United States Air Force Auxiliary
2441 East General Aviation Drive
Alcoa, Tennessee 37701
Col Bill Lane, Commander
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction, Mission, and Assets
Chapter 2
Communications and Emergency Services
Chapter 3
Cadet and Special Activities
Chapter 4
Other Activities
Chapter 5
Special Mention
2
Chapter 1
Introduction, Mission, and Assets
During 2013, the Tennessee Wing of the Civil Air Patrol Excellent in its voluntary
service to America, through several Venues: Aerospace Education, Cadet Programs,
Emergency Services, Communications, and special activities, namely, the Wreaths
Across America project.
As of January that year, Wing Headquarters moved to the old Cherokee Building
in Alcoa,Tennessee, on the grounds of the McGhee-Tyson Airport. A grant was
secured from the Tennessee Aeronautics Division1 in September for the renovation of
the building.2
Wing Squadrons
Tennessee Wing HQ Squadron
TN 000
Tennessee Wing HQ
TN 001
Legislative Squadron
TN 999
The Wing consists of four Headquarter Groups:
HQ-Group I-LTC Bill Renaud, Commander, TN 128
Kingsport Composite Squadron
TN 004;
Knoxville Composite Squadron 1
TN 008;
Greeneville Composite Squadron
TN 015;
Morristown Composite Squadron
TN 019;
Knoxville Senior Squadron
TN 087
1
2
Email
of
March
20,
2014
from
Tennessee
Wing
Headquarters
(hereafter
referred
to
as
“TNWG
HQ”).
Email
of
March
5,
2014,
TNWG
HQ.
3
Sevier County Flight
TN 093
McGhee-Tyson Composite Squadron
TN 148
Oak Ridge Composite Squadron
TN 170
HQ Group II-LTC Jack Mullinax TN 017
Tullahoma Composite Squadron
TN 036
Cleveland Composite Squadron
TN 173
Rhea County Composite Squadron
TN 176
Chattanooga Composite Squadron
TN 187
Choo Choo Senior Squadron
TN 192
Cumberland Composite Squadron
TN 393
(TN 393 moved from Group 3 to Group 2 in 2013.)3
HQ Group III- Majo Raymond Rader TN 153
Smyrna Composite Squadron
TN 005
Berry Field Composite Squadron 56
TN 056
Middle Tennessee Senior Squadron
TN 133
Sumner County Cadet Squadron 16
TN 160
Murfreesboro Composite Squadron
TN 162
Music City Cadet Squadron
TN 185
Hendersonville Cadet Squadron
TN 191
Williamson County Cadet Squadron
TN 193
3
Communication
from
Vice
Commander
LTC
Arlinda
Bailey,
March
12,
2013.
4
HQ Group IV-Capt Rodney Wilson TN 122
Henry County Composite Squadron
TN 080
Millington Composite Squadron
TN 014
Jackson Madison County Senior SQDN
TN 119
Lewis County Cadet Squadron
TN 189
Hardeman County Cadet Squadron
TN 194
Everett-Stewart Composite Squadron
TN 195
The Tennessee Wing Staff consists of:
Col Bill Lane, Commander
LTC Arlinda Bailey, Vice Commander
LTC James Lawson, Chief of Staff
LTC Dent Young, Wing Inspector General
LTC Louis Piche, Wing Assistant Inspector General
LTC Bill Holt, Director of Safety
LTC Vernon Prevatt, Homeland Security/CD Officer
Capt Pete Crawford, Director of Stan Eval
LTC Bill Dritt, Director of Operations
Maj Rob Borsari, Director of Emergency Services/IT
1LT John MacLean, Director of Communications
Maj Marty Nix, Disaster Relief Officer
Capt Robin Olsen, Director of Public Affairs
Capt Wayne Freieslaben, Maintenance Officer-Aircraft
LTC Montille Warren, Advisor to the Commander
LTC Randy Stripling, Communications Training Officer
5
LTC Gary Lynn, Director of Aerospace Education
1Lt Paul Lewis, External Aerospace Education Officer
Capt Richard Dyer, Drug Demand Reduction Officer
LTC Roger Middleton, Director of Cadet Programs
LTC Arlinda Bailey, Director of Logistics
Maj Louis Moore, Transportation Officer
Maj Brian Hughes, Director of Professional Development and Personnel
Capt Bill Pfeifer, Director of Finance
Maj Deanna Allman, Critical Incident Stress Management
LTC Harrell L. Cobb, Wing Chaplain
LTC Ralph Bard, Legal Officer
LTC (Doctor) Kenneth Miller, Jr., Health Services Officer
Capt Scott Alley, Director of Administration
Capt Jill Halcomb Smith, Wing Historian
LTC Bill Renaud, Group 1 Commander
LTC Jack Mullinax, Group 2 Commander
Maj Ray Rader, Group 3 Commander
Maj Booth Outlan, Group 4 Commander.4
Wing assets include nine powered aircraft and two gliders. These are used for
missions, training, and cadet orientation flights. The following is a list of the aircraft tail
numbers and their assigned group:
N1354E
Group 1
N342BA
Glider5
4
Information
obtained
from
the
TNWG,
CAP,
Wing
Staff
website.
6
N371CP
Group 2
N428BA
Glider
N428CP
Group 3
N453CA
Group 3
N4814C
Group 3
N739CP
Group 1
N826CP
Group 4
N905CP
Group 1
N9987H
Group 26
5
6
Most
glider
activity
is
based
at
THA
(Tullahoma).
Email
from
Vice
Commander
LTC
Arlinda
Bailey,
Mar
8
2014.
“Tennessee
Wing
Civil
Air
Patrol
Aircraft
Tail
Numbers,”
document
from
TNWG
HQ.
7
Chapter 2
Communications and Emergency Services
Capt Jeffrey Gebhart served as Director of Communications for 2013. The
Tennessee Wing retained 10 VHF repeaters in the following locations:
1-Nashville
2-Sevierville
3-Memphis
4-Humbolt
5-Kingsport
6-Dayton
7-Lewisburg
8-Cookeville
9-Sewanee
10-Camden
Their capabilities consisted of four HF-ALE Base Stations and two HF-ALE
Remote Deployment Kits. In addition to the aforementioned repeaters, there were
fifteen VHF Base stations, eighty-seven Mobile VHF stations, and forty-two portable
VHF radios. USF ISR radios were used by various members throughout the wing.7
A Wing-wide communications exercise was conducted in May.8 Group IV
conducted a Ground Team Exercise (GTX) during the period of February 22nd through
February 24th at Big Hill Pond State Park.9 Cold weather readiness and overnight
sustained operations were the chief areas of instruction.10
7
Email
of
Mar
3,
2014
from
Capt
Jeffrey
Gebhart.
Ibid.
9
“Group
IV
[sic]
GTX
Big
Hill
Pond,”
TNWG
website.
8
8
In March of 2013, a non-SAREX Emergency Services School was held. It was
tasked as Mission Number 13-T-4740. The concentration of the school was classroom
instruction and “simulation technologies.” The school was conducted in five “tracks,”
those being G1000 Mission Observer, Mission Operator, Ground Branch Director, Air
Operations Branch Director, and Section Chief.11
A coordinated exercise between the Tennessee Emergency Management
Agency (TEMA) and the Tennessee Wing (among Other agencies) was held in June
201312 in Waverly.13 This multi-state exercised concerned the possibility of a major
earthquake along the New Madrid fault line, and Tennessee’s emergency response to
the possible disaster.
A SAREX (Search and Rescue Exercise) was held at the Group I Headquarters
at McGhee-Tyson Airport in Knoxville, From May 31st through June 3rd. It was
previously scheduled for earlier in May, but was delayed [WHY?]14
Thirty-five members participated in the SAREX, and five aircraft flew several
highbird and GIIEP/Photo sorties. N1354E experienced mechanical problems, which
were addressed. In addition to the normal training in the specialties of Air, Ground, and
Mission Staff, this SAREX included GEIIP procedures, at the same time as the
Tennessee National Guard.15
An Emergency Services School was held in Sparta during the period of March
8th through the 11th.16 In spite of poor weather, the Smyrna Emergency Services School
went on as scheduled, with seventy-one Wing members participating. Three
10
Tennessee
Wing
Emergency
Services
Data
Burst,
February
5,
2013.
“Tennessee
Wing
ES
School.”
From
the
TNWG
website,
March
3,
2013.
12
“TEMA
TNCAT
2k13,”
TNWG
website.
13
TNWG
ES
Data
Burst,
February
5,
2013.
14
“Group
1
SAREX
17
to
19
May-‐Air,
Ground,
Mission
Base
Staff
Training
Available,”
May
10,
2013,
TNWG
website.
15
“Knoxville
SAREX
rescheduled
to
May
31-‐June
3,”
TNWG
website,
May
26,
2013.
16
Tennessee
Wing
ES
Data
Burst,
February
5,
2013.
11
9
aircraft were used, with some flying highbird and/or GIIEP/photo sorties. The
Tennessee National Guard and the Rutherford County Emergency Management
Agency observed the mission.17 Participating aircraft were ferried to the site.18
In May 2013 a 121.5 ELT was found at the airport in Hohenwald, near
Centerville, by Wing aircrew and ground teams. Another ELT was located in Memphis,
where a 406 mhz pinging transmitter was located by members of a Group 3 ground
team.
The ELT was found inside a parked FedEx truck. In June, an ELT was located in
Nashville.
An aircraft from the TNWG reported hearing an active ELT while flying over
Nashville.19
Additional SAREXs and other Emergency Services training Events continued
through December 29th of 2013.20
17
Ibid,
April
2013,
Ibid,
June-‐December
2013.
19
Tennessee
Wing
ES
Data
Burst,
May
2013.
20
Ibid,
June-‐December
2013.
18
10
Chapter 3
Cadet and Special Activities.
Several cadets supplied Squadron Color Guards across the state, trouping the
colors for local events. Civil Air Patrol color guards also participated in state-sponsored
events.
Nationally, the Tennessee Wing Drill Team took first place in all events during
various Southeast Region competitions, and won first place at the National Cadet
Competition, conducted at Dayton, Ohio.21 The following cadets made up the cadre:
Schwarzentraub, Paul
Dickerson, Abigail
Brinegar, Casey
Dickerson, Anna
Samuelson, Kari
Dickerson, Rachel
Kiedrowski, Michael
Dickerson, Samuel
Brinegar, Joshua
Clara, Ian
Schwahn, Thomas
Brinegar, Timothy
Walker, Adam
Wreyford, Stewart22
Cadets from Murfreesboro Composite Squadron provided a color guard for the
21
Tennessee
Wing
Cadet
Programs
Activities
Report-‐2013,
“National
Events,”
p.
3.
22
Email
from
Jeff
Clark,
March
20,
2014.
11
Nashville Predator’s hockey game on December 17th.23
Two cadets from the Lewis County Cadet Squadron (TN 189) were awarded the
Yeager Award.24
Cadet/Colonel Carson Scalf of Music City Cadet Squadron (TN 185) earned the
Spaatz Award in May. The award was presented to Scalf by the CAP National Vice
Commander, Brig. Gen. Joseph R. Vasques. (In January, Tennessee Wing instituted
an evaluation program to indicate that cadets were sufficiently prepared to take the
Spaatz exam.)25
Three cadets were awarded the Tennessee Aeronautics Commission Flight
Scholarships: Caleb Brinegar, Wade Seagrave, and Justin Kilgrea.26
In April, at the request of the Cadet Advisory Council, a two-day NCO academy
was conducted at McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Base (ANGB). Cadets were
instructed in ????
The Tennessee Wing was host to several IACE members. Cadets
from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands spent ten days in Tennessee. Likewise,
TNWG cadets travelled to Hong Kong (C/Lt Col Carson Scalf), the United Kingdom
(C/Lt Col Korbin Niehaus), and the Netherlands (C/Lt Col Jared VerMulm).
C/Lt Col J P Schumacher received an appointment to the United States Military
Academy, West Point, New York.
One of the highlights of the year was the 2013 Tennessee Wing Summer
Encampment, held at Camp Hinsch, Tennessee (a training camp appropriated by Fort
Campbell, Kentucky, home Of the US Army’s famed 101st Airborne Division).27
23
“TN-‐162
Participate
in
Color
Guard
at
the
Nashville
Predator’s
NHL
Game,”
TNWG
site,
February
13,
2014.
Lewis
County
Cadet
Squadron
(TN
189)
calendar
year
activity
report,
pp.
1-‐2.
25
Tennessee
Wing
Cadet
Programs
Activities
Report-‐2013,
p.
1.
26
Unless
otherwise
stated,
all
cadet
information
was
taken
from
Tennessee
Wing
Cadet
Programs
Activities
Report-‐2013.
27
Unless
otherwise
indicated,
all
information
about
the
2013
Summer
Encampment
was
obtained
from
the
“After
Action
Report,
2013
Tennessee
Wing
Summer
Encampment,
Executive
Summary.”
24
12
Chapter 4
Other Activities
Many squadrons participated in the “Wreaths Across America” project, founded
and sustained by Worcester Wreath Company of Harrington Maine. The event took
place on December 14th. Civil Air Patrol cadets and senior members served to unload
boxes of wreaths, cemetery preparation, color guard for ceremony, laying of wreaths
during the ceremony and after-ceremony clean-up.
Though participation was Wing-wide, only the records of the following squadrons
were obtained for this report:
Kingsport Composite Squadron (TN004): Mountain Home
National Cemetery-Keynote speaker-Lt. Gen. Fred McCorkle,
USMC, Ret.28
McGhee-Tyson Composite Squadron (TN 148) and Knox
Composite 1 (TN-008): Knoxville National Cemetery.29
Smyrna Composite Squadron (TN 005), (with support from
The Murfreesboro and Music City Squadrons): Stones River National Battlefield,
Murfreesboro, Rutherford County.30
Hendersonville Cadet Squadron (TN 191): Nashville National Cemetery. (1Lt
John A. Rifle, Commander of TN 191, Accompanied four cadets to a WAA ceremony in
Madison, Tennessee, on December 15, 2013.31
28
Memorandum
from
1Lt
Jerry
Medley,
Kingsport
Composite
Squadron,
January
28,
2014.
Report
from
McGhee-‐Tyson
Composite
(TN148)
[sic],
by
Maj
Louis
Moore.
30
After
Action
Report
from
Smyrna
Composite,
Squadron
(TN
005),
from
2Lt
Dale
Armour,
Deputy
Commander,
to
LTC
Arlinda
Bailey.
31
After
Action
Report,
Hendersonville
Cadet
Squadron,
from
1Lt
John
A.
Rifle,
to
LTC
Arlinda
Bailey.
December
16,
2013.
(Although
the
AAR
refers
to
the
date
of
the
Madison
ceremony
as
being
“15,
Dec,
2012….”
[sic],
it
is
obvious
that
the
correct
date
is
December
15,
2013.)
29
13
Morristown Composite Squadron (TN 019): Hamblen
Memorial Gardens, Morristown.32
Group II (TN 017): Chattanooga National Cemetery.33
32
Group
1
After
Action
Report,
from
LTC
William
A.
Renaud,
to
LTC
Arlinda
Bailey,
“Summary
from
Group
1
Units,”
December
20,
2013.
33
Group
II
(2?)
After
Action
Report
from
LTC
Jack
Mullinax,
January
2,
2014.
14
Chapter 5
Special Mention
On November 9, 2014, LTC Montill Warren was inducted into the Tennessee
Aviation Hall of Fame in Murphreesboro. Warren, of Savanah, has been an active
member of the Tennessee Wing, Civil Air Patrol since 1980, and has greatly
promoted aviation in the state.
She was instrumental in building the cadet program in
the Hardin County Composite Squadron, having, at one point, more than one hundred
cadets. In 1989, Warren joined the Savannah-Hardin County Airport Commission
and soon became the chairman. In 1993, she became the airport manager, and under
her direction, many improvements were made to the facility. She was named
Tennessee Airport Manager of the Year in 1997. In 2009, Warren was awarded the
Tennessee Aeronautics Commission Award of Excellence.34
34
”
LTC
Montill
Warren
inducted
into
Tenn.
[sic]
Aviation
Hall
of
Fame.”
TNWG
website.
November
19,
2013.
15
Civil Air Patrol
Wing History
2013
Prepared by
Capt Jill Halcomb Smith, CAP
Wing Historian
Reviewed by
Tennessee Wing, Civil Air Patrol
United States Air Force Auxiliary
2441 East General Aviation Drive
Alcoa, Tennessee 37701
Col Bill Lane, Commander
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction, Mission, and Assets
Chapter 2
Communications and Emergency Services
Chapter 3
Cadet and Special Activities
Chapter 4
Other Activities
Chapter 5
Special Mention
2
Chapter 1
Introduction, Mission, and Assets
During 2013, the Tennessee Wing of the Civil Air Patrol Excellent in its voluntary
service to America, through several Venues: Aerospace Education, Cadet Programs,
Emergency Services, Communications, and special activities, namely, the Wreaths
Across America project.
As of January that year, Wing Headquarters moved to the old Cherokee Building
in Alcoa,Tennessee, on the grounds of the McGhee-Tyson Airport. A grant was
secured from the Tennessee Aeronautics Division1 in September for the renovation of
the building.2
Wing Squadrons
Tennessee Wing HQ Squadron
TN 000
Tennessee Wing HQ
TN 001
Legislative Squadron
TN 999
The Wing consists of four Headquarter Groups:
HQ-Group I-LTC Bill Renaud, Commander, TN 128
Kingsport Composite Squadron
TN 004;
Knoxville Composite Squadron 1
TN 008;
Greeneville Composite Squadron
TN 015;
Morristown Composite Squadron
TN 019;
Knoxville Senior Squadron
TN 087
1
2
of
March
20,
2014
from
Tennessee
Wing
Headquarters
(hereafter
referred
to
as
“TNWG
HQ”).
of
March
5,
2014,
TNWG
HQ.
3
Sevier County Flight
TN 093
McGhee-Tyson Composite Squadron
TN 148
Oak Ridge Composite Squadron
TN 170
HQ Group II-LTC Jack Mullinax TN 017
Tullahoma Composite Squadron
TN 036
Cleveland Composite Squadron
TN 173
Rhea County Composite Squadron
TN 176
Chattanooga Composite Squadron
TN 187
Choo Choo Senior Squadron
TN 192
Cumberland Composite Squadron
TN 393
(TN 393 moved from Group 3 to Group 2 in 2013.)3
HQ Group III- Majo Raymond Rader TN 153
Smyrna Composite Squadron
TN 005
Berry Field Composite Squadron 56
TN 056
Middle Tennessee Senior Squadron
TN 133
Sumner County Cadet Squadron 16
TN 160
Murfreesboro Composite Squadron
TN 162
Music City Cadet Squadron
TN 185
Hendersonville Cadet Squadron
TN 191
Williamson County Cadet Squadron
TN 193
3
Communication
from
Vice
Commander
LTC
Arlinda
Bailey,
March
12,
2013.
4
HQ Group IV-Capt Rodney Wilson TN 122
Henry County Composite Squadron
TN 080
Millington Composite Squadron
TN 014
Jackson Madison County Senior SQDN
TN 119
Lewis County Cadet Squadron
TN 189
Hardeman County Cadet Squadron
TN 194
Everett-Stewart Composite Squadron
TN 195
The Tennessee Wing Staff consists of:
Col Bill Lane, Commander
LTC Arlinda Bailey, Vice Commander
LTC James Lawson, Chief of Staff
LTC Dent Young, Wing Inspector General
LTC Louis Piche, Wing Assistant Inspector General
LTC Bill Holt, Director of Safety
LTC Vernon Prevatt, Homeland Security/CD Officer
Capt Pete Crawford, Director of Stan Eval
LTC Bill Dritt, Director of Operations
Maj Rob Borsari, Director of Emergency Services/IT
1LT John MacLean, Director of Communications
Maj Marty Nix, Disaster Relief Officer
Capt Robin Olsen, Director of Public Affairs
Capt Wayne Freieslaben, Maintenance Officer-Aircraft
LTC Montille Warren, Advisor to the Commander
LTC Randy Stripling, Communications Training Officer
5
LTC Gary Lynn, Director of Aerospace Education
1Lt Paul Lewis, External Aerospace Education Officer
Capt Richard Dyer, Drug Demand Reduction Officer
LTC Roger Middleton, Director of Cadet Programs
LTC Arlinda Bailey, Director of Logistics
Maj Louis Moore, Transportation Officer
Maj Brian Hughes, Director of Professional Development and Personnel
Capt Bill Pfeifer, Director of Finance
Maj Deanna Allman, Critical Incident Stress Management
LTC Harrell L. Cobb, Wing Chaplain
LTC Ralph Bard, Legal Officer
LTC (Doctor) Kenneth Miller, Jr., Health Services Officer
Capt Scott Alley, Director of Administration
Capt Jill Halcomb Smith, Wing Historian
LTC Bill Renaud, Group 1 Commander
LTC Jack Mullinax, Group 2 Commander
Maj Ray Rader, Group 3 Commander
Maj Booth Outlan, Group 4 Commander.4
Wing assets include nine powered aircraft and two gliders. These are used for
missions, training, and cadet orientation flights. The following is a list of the aircraft tail
numbers and their assigned group:
N1354E
Group 1
N342BA
Glider5
4
Information
obtained
from
the
TNWG,
CAP,
Wing
Staff
website.
6
N371CP
Group 2
N428BA
Glider
N428CP
Group 3
N453CA
Group 3
N4814C
Group 3
N739CP
Group 1
N826CP
Group 4
N905CP
Group 1
N9987H
Group 26
5
6
Most
glider
activity
is
based
at
THA
(Tullahoma).
from
Vice
Commander
LTC
Arlinda
Bailey,
Mar
8
2014.
“Tennessee
Wing
Civil
Air
Patrol
Aircraft
Tail
Numbers,”
document
from
TNWG
HQ.
7
Chapter 2
Communications and Emergency Services
Capt Jeffrey Gebhart served as Director of Communications for 2013. The
Tennessee Wing retained 10 VHF repeaters in the following locations:
1-Nashville
2-Sevierville
3-Memphis
4-Humbolt
5-Kingsport
6-Dayton
7-Lewisburg
8-Cookeville
9-Sewanee
10-Camden
Their capabilities consisted of four HF-ALE Base Stations and two HF-ALE
Remote Deployment Kits. In addition to the aforementioned repeaters, there were
fifteen VHF Base stations, eighty-seven Mobile VHF stations, and forty-two portable
VHF radios. USF ISR radios were used by various members throughout the wing.7
A Wing-wide communications exercise was conducted in May.8 Group IV
conducted a Ground Team Exercise (GTX) during the period of February 22nd through
February 24th at Big Hill Pond State Park.9 Cold weather readiness and overnight
sustained operations were the chief areas of instruction.10
7
of
Mar
3,
2014
from
Capt
Jeffrey
Gebhart.
Ibid.
9
“Group
IV
[sic]
GTX
Big
Hill
Pond,”
TNWG
website.
8
8
In March of 2013, a non-SAREX Emergency Services School was held. It was
tasked as Mission Number 13-T-4740. The concentration of the school was classroom
instruction and “simulation technologies.” The school was conducted in five “tracks,”
those being G1000 Mission Observer, Mission Operator, Ground Branch Director, Air
Operations Branch Director, and Section Chief.11
A coordinated exercise between the Tennessee Emergency Management
Agency (TEMA) and the Tennessee Wing (among Other agencies) was held in June
201312 in Waverly.13 This multi-state exercised concerned the possibility of a major
earthquake along the New Madrid fault line, and Tennessee’s emergency response to
the possible disaster.
A SAREX (Search and Rescue Exercise) was held at the Group I Headquarters
at McGhee-Tyson Airport in Knoxville, From May 31st through June 3rd. It was
previously scheduled for earlier in May, but was delayed [WHY?]14
Thirty-five members participated in the SAREX, and five aircraft flew several
highbird and GIIEP/Photo sorties. N1354E experienced mechanical problems, which
were addressed. In addition to the normal training in the specialties of Air, Ground, and
Mission Staff, this SAREX included GEIIP procedures, at the same time as the
Tennessee National Guard.15
An Emergency Services School was held in Sparta during the period of March
8th through the 11th.16 In spite of poor weather, the Smyrna Emergency Services School
went on as scheduled, with seventy-one Wing members participating. Three
10
Tennessee
Wing
Emergency
Services
Data
Burst,
February
5,
2013.
“Tennessee
Wing
ES
School.”
From
the
TNWG
website,
March
3,
2013.
12
“TEMA
TNCAT
2k13,”
TNWG
website.
13
TNWG
ES
Data
Burst,
February
5,
2013.
14
“Group
1
SAREX
17
to
19
May-‐Air,
Ground,
Mission
Base
Staff
Training
Available,”
May
10,
2013,
TNWG
website.
15
“Knoxville
SAREX
rescheduled
to
May
31-‐June
3,”
TNWG
website,
May
26,
2013.
16
Tennessee
Wing
ES
Data
Burst,
February
5,
2013.
11
9
aircraft were used, with some flying highbird and/or GIIEP/photo sorties. The
Tennessee National Guard and the Rutherford County Emergency Management
Agency observed the mission.17 Participating aircraft were ferried to the site.18
In May 2013 a 121.5 ELT was found at the airport in Hohenwald, near
Centerville, by Wing aircrew and ground teams. Another ELT was located in Memphis,
where a 406 mhz pinging transmitter was located by members of a Group 3 ground
team.
The ELT was found inside a parked FedEx truck. In June, an ELT was located in
Nashville.
An aircraft from the TNWG reported hearing an active ELT while flying over
Nashville.19
Additional SAREXs and other Emergency Services training Events continued
through December 29th of 2013.20
17
Ibid,
April
2013,
Ibid,
June-‐December
2013.
19
Tennessee
Wing
ES
Data
Burst,
May
2013.
20
Ibid,
June-‐December
2013.
18
10
Chapter 3
Cadet and Special Activities.
Several cadets supplied Squadron Color Guards across the state, trouping the
colors for local events. Civil Air Patrol color guards also participated in state-sponsored
events.
Nationally, the Tennessee Wing Drill Team took first place in all events during
various Southeast Region competitions, and won first place at the National Cadet
Competition, conducted at Dayton, Ohio.21 The following cadets made up the cadre:
Schwarzentraub, Paul
Dickerson, Abigail
Brinegar, Casey
Dickerson, Anna
Samuelson, Kari
Dickerson, Rachel
Kiedrowski, Michael
Dickerson, Samuel
Brinegar, Joshua
Clara, Ian
Schwahn, Thomas
Brinegar, Timothy
Walker, Adam
Wreyford, Stewart22
Cadets from Murfreesboro Composite Squadron provided a color guard for the
21
Tennessee
Wing
Cadet
Programs
Activities
Report-‐2013,
“National
Events,”
p.
3.
22
from
Jeff
Clark,
March
20,
2014.
11
Nashville Predator’s hockey game on December 17th.23
Two cadets from the Lewis County Cadet Squadron (TN 189) were awarded the
Yeager Award.24
Cadet/Colonel Carson Scalf of Music City Cadet Squadron (TN 185) earned the
Spaatz Award in May. The award was presented to Scalf by the CAP National Vice
Commander, Brig. Gen. Joseph R. Vasques. (In January, Tennessee Wing instituted
an evaluation program to indicate that cadets were sufficiently prepared to take the
Spaatz exam.)25
Three cadets were awarded the Tennessee Aeronautics Commission Flight
Scholarships: Caleb Brinegar, Wade Seagrave, and Justin Kilgrea.26
In April, at the request of the Cadet Advisory Council, a two-day NCO academy
was conducted at McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Base (ANGB). Cadets were
instructed in ????
The Tennessee Wing was host to several IACE members. Cadets
from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands spent ten days in Tennessee. Likewise,
TNWG cadets travelled to Hong Kong (C/Lt Col Carson Scalf), the United Kingdom
(C/Lt Col Korbin Niehaus), and the Netherlands (C/Lt Col Jared VerMulm).
C/Lt Col J P Schumacher received an appointment to the United States Military
Academy, West Point, New York.
One of the highlights of the year was the 2013 Tennessee Wing Summer
Encampment, held at Camp Hinsch, Tennessee (a training camp appropriated by Fort
Campbell, Kentucky, home Of the US Army’s famed 101st Airborne Division).27
23
“TN-‐162
Participate
in
Color
Guard
at
the
Nashville
Predator’s
NHL
Game,”
TNWG
site,
February
13,
2014.
Lewis
County
Cadet
Squadron
(TN
189)
calendar
year
activity
report,
pp.
1-‐2.
25
Tennessee
Wing
Cadet
Programs
Activities
Report-‐2013,
p.
1.
26
Unless
otherwise
stated,
all
cadet
information
was
taken
from
Tennessee
Wing
Cadet
Programs
Activities
Report-‐2013.
27
Unless
otherwise
indicated,
all
information
about
the
2013
Summer
Encampment
was
obtained
from
the
“After
Action
Report,
2013
Tennessee
Wing
Summer
Encampment,
Executive
Summary.”
24
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Chapter 4
Other Activities
Many squadrons participated in the “Wreaths Across America” project, founded
and sustained by Worcester Wreath Company of Harrington Maine. The event took
place on December 14th. Civil Air Patrol cadets and senior members served to unload
boxes of wreaths, cemetery preparation, color guard for ceremony, laying of wreaths
during the ceremony and after-ceremony clean-up.
Though participation was Wing-wide, only the records of the following squadrons
were obtained for this report:
Kingsport Composite Squadron (TN004): Mountain Home
National Cemetery-Keynote speaker-Lt. Gen. Fred McCorkle,
USMC, Ret.28
McGhee-Tyson Composite Squadron (TN 148) and Knox
Composite 1 (TN-008): Knoxville National Cemetery.29
Smyrna Composite Squadron (TN 005), (with support from
The Murfreesboro and Music City Squadrons): Stones River National Battlefield,
Murfreesboro, Rutherford County.30
Hendersonville Cadet Squadron (TN 191): Nashville National Cemetery. (1Lt
John A. Rifle, Commander of TN 191, Accompanied four cadets to a WAA ceremony in
Madison, Tennessee, on December 15, 2013.31
28
Memorandum
from
1Lt
Jerry
Medley,
Kingsport
Composite
Squadron,
January
28,
2014.
Report
from
McGhee-‐Tyson
Composite
(TN148)
[sic],
by
Maj
Louis
Moore.
30
After
Action
Report
from
Smyrna
Composite,
Squadron
(TN
005),
from
2Lt
Dale
Armour,
Deputy
Commander,
to
LTC
Arlinda
Bailey.
31
After
Action
Report,
Hendersonville
Cadet
Squadron,
from
1Lt
John
A.
Rifle,
to
LTC
Arlinda
Bailey.
December
16,
2013.
(Although
the
AAR
refers
to
the
date
of
the
Madison
ceremony
as
being
“15,
Dec,
2012….”
[sic],
it
is
obvious
that
the
correct
date
is
December
15,
2013.)
29
13
Morristown Composite Squadron (TN 019): Hamblen
Memorial Gardens, Morristown.32
Group II (TN 017): Chattanooga National Cemetery.33
32
Group
1
After
Action
Report,
from
LTC
William
A.
Renaud,
to
LTC
Arlinda
Bailey,
“Summary
from
Group
1
Units,”
December
20,
2013.
33
Group
II
(2?)
After
Action
Report
from
LTC
Jack
Mullinax,
January
2,
2014.
14
Chapter 5
Special Mention
On November 9, 2014, LTC Montill Warren was inducted into the Tennessee
Aviation Hall of Fame in Murphreesboro. Warren, of Savanah, has been an active
member of the Tennessee Wing, Civil Air Patrol since 1980, and has greatly
promoted aviation in the state.
She was instrumental in building the cadet program in
the Hardin County Composite Squadron, having, at one point, more than one hundred
cadets. In 1989, Warren joined the Savannah-Hardin County Airport Commission
and soon became the chairman. In 1993, she became the airport manager, and under
her direction, many improvements were made to the facility. She was named
Tennessee Airport Manager of the Year in 1997. In 2009, Warren was awarded the
Tennessee Aeronautics Commission Award of Excellence.34
34
”
LTC
Montill
Warren
inducted
into
Tenn.
[sic]
Aviation
Hall
of
Fame.”
TNWG
website.
November
19,
2013.
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