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History
of
the
North
Carolina
Wing
Civil
Air
Patrol
United
States
Air
Force
Auxiliary
2013
Volume
1
Narrative
Written
by
Major
Joseph
E.
Myers
CAP
North
Carolina
Wing
Historian
Col
David
Crawford
CAP
Commander
North
Carolina
Wing
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RCS NCHO (CAP)
HISTORY
OF THE
NORTH CAROLINA WING
CIVIL AIR PATROL
1 January – 31 December 2013
Assigned to
Middle East Region, Civil Air Patrol
Headquartered at
Burlington, North Carolina
.
Joseph Myers
Maj. CAP
Wing Historian
.
David Crawford
Col. CAP
Wing Commander
Date Signed
.
Office of Origin: NCWG/HO
Derived from: Multiple Sources
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derived from source documents. It contains information affecting security of the United
States and emergency response capabilities of the State of North Carolina. The law
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Linage:
MER NC 001
Assigned to Middle East Region Civil Air Patrol
The North Carolina Wing Headquarters was established in December 1941, at
the CAA building in Charlotte NC, under the command of Junius M. Horner.
During the next 72 years Wing Headquarters has moved several times and now
is at the current location at the Burlington – Alamance Regional Airport.
Awards:
Unit Citation Awarded to North Carolina Wing on 5 September 2013.
National Headquarters personal authorization number NHQ 92.
This was the 8th award of the Unit Citation Award
for North Carolina Wing.
Wing Commander:
Col. David Crawford
July 2012 to Present.
Wing Vice Commander:
Lt Col Jonathan Wiggs
October 2013 to Present
Lt Col Max Benbow
July 2012 to October 2013
Chief of Staff:
Maj. Jason Bailey
October 2013 to Present
Lt Col Jonathan Wiggs
January 2009 to October 2013
Squadron Changes:
Costal Patrol Base 21 MER NC 140
Deactivation
Members transferred to MER NC 160.
Action # 2013-10-18-1
Spaatz Awards:
# 1875
# 1899
John A. Robertson
Josiah L. Gourley
3/23/2013
7/15/2013
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North Carolina Wing Alerting Sectors
North Carolina Wing Squadron Locations, with Unit charter numbers.
Headquarters, North Carolina Wing
Burlington, NC
North Carolina State Legislative Squadron
Burlington, NC
Headquarters, Group 1
Fletcher, NC
Asheville Composite Squadron
Fletcher, NC
Gastonia Comosite Squadron
Gastonia, NC
Shelby Composite Squadron
Shelby, NC
Hickory Composite Squadron
Hickory, NC
Boone Composite Squadron
Boone, NC
Headquarters, Group 2
Burlington, NC
Burlington Composite Squadron
Burlington, NC
Randolph Composite Squadron
Asheboro, NC
Franklin County Composite Squadron
Louisburg, NC
Orange County Composite Squadron
Hillsborough, NC
Apex Cadet Squadron
Apex, NC
Headquarters Group 3
Roanoke Rapids
Raleigh-Wake Composite Squadron
Raleigh, NC
Tar River Composite Squadron
Elm City, NC
Pitt- Greenville Composite Squadron
Greenville, NC
Cunningham Field Composite Squadron
MCAS Cherry Point, NC
Halifax Composite Squadron
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Elizabeth City Composite Squadron
Elizabeth City, NC
* Costal Patrol Base 21(Dechartered 18 October 2013 ) Beaufort, NC
Headquarters, Group 4
Burlington, NC
Sugar Valley Composite Squadron
Mocksville, NC
Winston Salem Composite Squadron
Winston Salem, NC
111th Search & Rescue Cadet Squadron
Charlotte, NC
Charlotte Senior Squadron
Charlotte, NC
South Piedmont Senior Squadron
Indian Trail, NC
Iredell Composite Squadron
Statesville, NC
South Charlotte Cadet Squadron
Waxhaw, NC
Headquarters Group 5
No Specific Location Given
Fayetteville Composite Squadron
Pope Army Airfield, NC
Cape Fear Composite Squadron
Wilmington, NC
Moore County Composite Squadron
Carthage, NC
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NC 001
NC 999
NC 011
NC 019
NC 024
NC 050
NC 124
NC 135
NC 002
NC 022
NC 017
NC 145
NC 150
NC 301
NC 003
NC 048
NC 057
NC 079
NC 160
NC 169
NC 305
NC 140*
NC 004
NC 052
NC 082
NC 111
NC 121
NC 137
NC162
NC 300
NC 005
NC 007
NC 023
NC 031
5
Goldsboro Composite Squadron
Johnston County Cadet Squadron
Brunswick County Composite Squadron
Sandhills Senior Squadron
Clinton-Sampson Flight
Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
Smithfield, NC
Oak Island, NC
Fayetteville, NC
Clinton, NC
NC 126
NC 143
NC 170
NC 171
NC 173
Chronology
North Carolina Wing
1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013
Date
Event
January
10
19
24
27
ELT Mission
Number 13 – M – 0019
ELT Mission
Number 13 – M – 13 – A – 0030
New Wing Website and email address announced
ELT Mission
Number 13 – M – 0041
February
10
23
March
Wing Commander’s Call
Wing Historian's Conference.
3
22
25
NCWG members visit Legislators at the US Capitol
US Government Appropriations Bill passed preserving CAP funding
NCWG Air and Ground Crews qualify for Glider Operations at Danville VA
April
14
17
19
21
29
Group 2 Professional Development Weekend
NCWG Accepts delivery of the first glider of the new glider program
US Coast Guard Assistance Mission – Number 13 – M – 165A
ELT Mission
Number 13 - M - 0169
ELT Mission
Number 13 - M - 0183
May
10
23
31
Appreciation Ceremony for the Raleigh Durham Airport Authority hosted
by the Raleigh - Wake Composite Squadron
ELT Mission
Number 13 - M 0226
Crash Site Surveillance Mission
Number
13 - C -5933
June
11
25
ELT Mission
Number 13 - M - 0273
North Carolina Wing Encampment
July
14
16
18
25
North Carolina Wing Honors WW 2 Member at a special Ceremony
North Carolina Wing Commander's Call
EPIRB Mission
Number 13 - M - 0357
ELT Mission
Number 13 - M - 0366
Tri - Wing SAR Exercise
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August
4
14
Record setting day of operations for North Carolina Wing Glider Program
North Carolina Wing Partners with NC Department of Agriculture for Disaster
Relief
Wing Commanders Call.
Shadow Support Mission
Number 13 - 1 - 6993
17
25
September
2
2
5
9
12
14
17
Group 2 Aerospace Education Day at Sugar Valley
ELT Mission
Number 13 - M - 0476
Tri - Wing SAR Evaluation Begins
Tri - Wing SAR Evaluation Concludes Declared a Success
Shelby Composite Squadron Hosts SLS
Japanese IACE Cadets Visit North Carolina Wing
North Carolina Wing Awarded 8th Unit Citation
October
4
4
14
31
Joint North Carolina/ South Carolina Wing Conference
ELT Mission
Number 13 - M - 0551
Raleigh - Wake Composite Squadron honors WW 2 Veteran
Orange County Composite Squadron holds Disaster Relief Training
November
3
16
18
30
North Carolina Wing Ranger School
North Carolina Wing Annual Pig Picking
ELT Mission
Number 13 - M - 0620
Wing Wide Cadet Training Weekend
December
12
Raleigh - Wake Composite Squadron provides honor guard for North Carolina
12
14
State Annual Christmas Tree Ceremony
Professional Development Weekend
Wreaths Across America
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Aerospace Education
No aerospace education reports were submitted to the Wing Historian for 2013.
During the year Lt Col James Williams retired after a long career in the Civil Air Patrol,
his contributions to the Wing's Aerospace Education Program will be missed. Lt Col
Williams replacement is Maj. Eric Orgain.
Model Rocketry continued to be an area of focus for 2013.
Cadet Programs
The North Carolina Wing Cadets have been very active during 2013. The cadets
participated in the Middle East Region Cadet Competition with Apex Cadet Squadron
representing the North Carolina Wing. During 2013 they cadets also attended a Wing
Encampment at North Carolina National Guard Training Facility at Camp Butner, in
Butner North Carolina. During 2013 Cadets from various Squadrons participated in
Aerospace Education Days, with model rocketry and orientation flights being some of
the events taking place. NC Wing cadets also benefited from a new glider program with
cadets participating in a total of 52 glider flights during 2013.
Cadet Program Statistics;
Total Number of Cadets
681
Orientation Flights
879
Awards
Spaatz
2
Eaker
3
Earhart
16
Mitchell
48
DDR
Capt Joel H. Lipsey NC Wing DDRO reported 100% compliance for 2013.
* No data submitted NCWG CP staff - information drawn from the Spaatz Association
website, CAPNHQ website, and the NCWG website*
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Emergency Services/ Operations
During 2013 the Wing was very active with training and actual missions. North Carolina
Wing responded to calls for assistance from the U.S. Air Force and other state support
missions as well. During 2013 the North Carolina Wing Completed 21 missions; 15
Search and Rescue missions resulting in credit for 11 finds, and 7 other State Support
missions.
North Carolina Wing Statistics:
11 Single Engine Aircraft.
1 Glider
18 Ground Vehicles
Total Hours Flown:
Cadet Orientation Flights
2,738
879
13 VHF/FM Fixed Repeaters
2 VHF/FM Airborne Tactical Repeaters
242 VHF/FM Stations
39 HF Stations
Emergency Services Qualified Personnel
Aircrew Qualified Personnel
Total Number of Wing Personnel
Senior Members
Cadets
974
276
1536
855
681
* List of NC Wing Actual Missions*
** No information submitted by the NCWG Operations Staff data drawn from the NCWG
Legislative Day Newsletter.
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Information Technology
2013 was a year of innovation for the North Carolina Wing Information Technology
Department, as shown by the list of projects completed during the year. Below is a list
of the projects completed.
NC
Wing
Information
Technology
Yearly
Projects
• Moved
the
NCWG
and
Primary
Web
server
from
the
admin
building
in
Raleigh
to
the
State
Emergency
Operations
Center.
• Installed
new
Firewall,
DNS
Server
and
reconfigured
Smart
post
server
in
NC
Wing
HQ.
• Installation
of
Guest
Wireless
Network
and
separation
of
the
network
on
a
new
Subnet.
• Installation
of
backups
for
Wing
HQ
Systems.
• Installation
of
new
HQ
Wireless
System
Broadcast
throughout
the
entire
Wing
HQ
• Upgrade
of
the
Wing
Webserver
to
a
VM
on
a
blade
server
in
the
EOC
for
redundancy
and
improved
performance.
• Upgrade
of
the
Wing
Server
to
Enable
8.0.
Security
was
added
to
the
system
for
SSL
and
TLS
Connections
for
IMAP
connections
• Installation
of
Pan
Tilt
Zoom
Remote
control
camera
in
the
Wing
HQ
Auditorium
for
broadcasting
to
the
web.
• Installation
of
6
speakers,
wireless
audio
system,
microphones,
and
amplifiers
in
the
Wing
HQ
Auditorium
for
improved
performance
and
for
broadcasting.
• Installation
of
new
audio
cables
in
the
Wing
HQ
Auditorium
• Installation
of
all
new
wired
Ethernet
connections
to
the
cubicle
areas
• Streamlining
of
the
HQ
LAN
• Installation
of
NEW
TV
in
the
HQ
Library
and
installation
Cable
and
PC
Connections
to
the
TV
• Configuration
of
3
New
PCs
in
Wing
HQ
• Secured
Grants
for
Education
for
and
Apps
Hosting
for
the
entire
Wing.
• Creation
of
the
Apps
Server
to
host
squadron
level
accounts.
• Setup
of
Hangouts
for
use
of
Video
Conferencing.
• Setup
of
External
Hosting
System
to
allow
for
Squadron
level
website,
external
hosting
and
backups
• Complete
overhaul
of
the
Wing
DNS
Servers
to
allow
for
more
function.
Information provided by 1st Lt Tony Bradley, IT Director North Carolina Wing.
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Appendix 1
Bibliography
Spaatz Association website
CAPNHQ National webiste list of cadet awards for 2013
2013 NCWG News Releases NC Wing website
2013 Missions PDF from Lt Col John May
2013 Issues of Carolina Wingspan
2013 NCWG Legislative Day Newsletter
NC Wing websiteAlerting Sectors
List of Squadrons
Wing Staff Directory
NC Wing Civil Air Patrol wiki
NC 140 De Charter Action PDF
Squadron Histories reported to NC Wing
NC 019 Asheville Composite Squadron
NC 300 South Charlotte Cadet Squadron
E mail from NCWG DDRO - Capt Joel H. Lipsey
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Appendix 2
Glossary
AFB - Air Force Base
Eaker - Cadet Award awarded for completion of phase 4 of the cadet program.
This award is named for General Ira C. Eaker.
Earhart - Cadet Award awarded for completion of phase 3 of the cadet program.
This award is named for Amelia Earhart
ELT - Emergency Location Transmitter
DDR - Drug Demand Reduction
DDRO - Drug Demand Reduction Officer
IACE - International Air Cadet Exchange
MER - Middle East Region Civil Air Patrol
NCWG - North Carolina Wing Civil Air Patrol
Spaatz - Cadet Award. Highest cadet program award.
USAF - United States Air Force
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Appendix 3
NC Wing Aircraft
Aircraft Type
N-number CAP call sign
Regular Basing
Cessna C172S
Cessna C172P
N916CP
N9841L
CAP3202
CAP3203
Southport(SUT/Morehead City(MRH)
Halifax(IXA)/Pitt-Greenville(PGV)
Cessna C172P
Cessna C172P
N99162
N99832
CAP3204
CAP3205
Raleigh-Durham(RDU)
Monroe(JQF)
Cessna C172P
N99885
CAP3207
Concord(JQF)
Cessna C182T (G1000) N716CP
Cessna C182T (G1000) N963CP
CAP3208
CAP3209
Burlington(BUY)
Raleigh-Durham(RDU)
Cessna C172R
Cessna C182R
N991CP
N9930E
CAP3210
CAP3211
Asheville(AVL)
Winston-Salem(INT)
Cessna C182T (G1000) N727CP
Blanik L-23B/TG-10B
(Glider)
CAP3212
Asheville(AVL)
Louisburg NC
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NC Wing Ground Vehicles
32021
2009 Ford E - 350
Cape Fear Composite Squadron
32022
2010 Dodge Caravan
North Carolina Wing HQ
32018
2011 Ford E - 350
Winston Salem Composite Squadron
32023
2011 Ford E - 350
Raleigh Wake Composite Squadron
32027
2012 Ford E - 350
Halifax Composite Squadron
32029
2012 Ford E - 350
Pitt-Greenville Composite
32028
2012 Ford Expedition
North Carolina Wing HQ
32008
2013 Ford E - 350
North Carolina Wing HQ
32025
1998 Trailer
Pitt-Greenville Composite Squdron
32020
2000 Chevy Astro van
Randolph County Composite Sqdrn
32002
1999 Ford E - 350
Shelby Composite Squadron
32019
1999 Ford E - 350
Group 5 HQ
32006
2006 Ford E - 350
Asheville Composite Squadron
32013
1994 Dodge B-350
Tar River Composite Squadron
32005
2006 Ford E - 350
Iredell Composite Squadron
32007
1998 Trailer
Goldsboro Composite Squadron
32011
2007 Ford E -350
Fayetteville Composite Squadron
32015
2007 Ford E - 350
Boone Composite Squadron
32001
2013 Ford Expedition
North Carolina Wing HQ
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