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January 1995
Vol. 27, No. 1
Maxwell AFB, Ala.

Civil Air Patrol News

Serving the CAP membership since November 1968

Restructuring in full swing

C A P Head q u arters, l i ai son offic e rs reo rg an i z e
MAXWELL AFB, Ala.
Reorganization is alive! Following several years of preparation and planning the Congress provided the needed legislation to make CAP's and
CAP-USAF's reorganization a
reality. Both groups view the
reorganization as a positive
change in their relationship.
Civil Air Patrol and CAPUSAF, the Air Force active
duty headquarters staff for
CAP, began a reorganization
program on Jan. 1, 1995. The
Air Force will trim about 66
positions (10 officers, 24 enlisted, and 32 civilian) from
CAP headquarters staff, eight
Air Force positions from the
region liaisons, and 104 military positions from the state
liaison structure.
~J~,plq~.o[ the reduced Air
~oreo staff, ~AP will receive
funds from the Air Force to
hire a CAP or "corporate"
headquarters staff. All re-

structuring actions are scheduled to be completed by Sept.
30, 1996.
"This new staff of about 90
personnel can more effectively
respond to our membership
needs and program changes.
Another major advantage of
the reorganization is that we
now have the opportunity to
market our vast aviation resources and capabilities to
more customers," Col. Paul J.
Albano Sr., the new national
administrator, said.
The Air Force has provided
CAP with a National Headquarters staff and liaison representatives in each state,
the District of Columbia, and
the commonwealth of Puerto
Rico since 1947.
Under the reorganization,
the Air Force will drawdown
most of the active duty and
DoD civilian staffand transfer
the headquarters functions and
funding to CAP.

After restructuring, CAP will
assume responsibility for daily
program development and
management, financial management and long range plans.
A staff of 27 active duty military and DoD civilian personnel will remain at National
Headquarters CAP at Maxwell
AFB, Ala. They will continue
liaison duties with CAP, provide program oversight, initiate major equipment purchases, audit CAP activities
and support the remaining staff
and field personnel.
The revised wing liaison
structure converts all activeduty Air Force personnel in
CAP wings to retired Air Force
positions under new statutory
guidance authorized by Congress. The program is modeled
after the high school Junior
ROTC concept. The new retiree positions will continue to
provide oversight, through
technical advice and assis-

tance, and a broader interface
with daily CAP wing operations. This new structure
should also provide improved
continuity as liaison personnel would not be subject to
normal Air Force movements
and retirements.
During a recent interview,
A i r F o r c e C o l . R o n a l d T.
Sampson, CAP-USAF commander commented, "We (Air
Force) listened when you (CAP
wing commanders and members) said you could use more
assistance and less advice. We
believe that this new support
structure will provide that assistance to the daily operation
at the Wing Headquarters."
"We took a long look at the
Air Force liaison structure and
these changes represent a good
balance between the need for
Air Force oversight and the
more hands-on role of the liaison personnel requested by
CAP Wings."

Colonel Sampson said the
reorganization is also a cost
saving measure but that Air
Force support should remain
at the same level. It is estimated that the Air Force will
save about $2.5 million a year
in changes to the wing liaison
structure, and an additional
$200,000 per year in changes
to its headquarters.
CAP National Commander
Brig. Gen. Richard L. Anderson voiced his support for the
changes. "Civil Air Patrol remains committed to serve as
the Air Force auxiliary, continuing its primary missions of
emergency services, aerospace
education and cadet programs.
The Air Force staffhas served
CAP admirably and now we
have the golden opportunity to
shape the destiny of our
organization....I am convinced
we are ready for the challenge!"
(Continued on Page 2)

Ride in CAP plane lifts spirit of leukemia victim
l-lazleton in a Civil Air l-'atrol airplane piloted by
Capt. Mark Frumkin.
The angel flight was arA d a m Z a m b o t t i w a s ranged by Lt. Col. Hugh
never in an airplane, but Waskovich of Butler Townhas been fascinated with ship, who heard about the
them since he could point little boy's fight with the
to them. That wasn't too disease and wanted to
brighten Adam's spirits.
long ago.
When Waskovich called
He's only 4.
H e fl e w o n c e ~ a f e w about taking Adam up for
hours after doctors found a a ride, he didn't even know
cancerous growth on his A d a m l o v e d p l a n e s a s
chest and he was flown by m u c h a s h e d i d , K a t e
Zarnbotti said.
helicopter from Hazleton to
Adam, his mother and
St. Christopher's Hospital
his grandparents arrived
in Philadelphia.
Adam, the son of Davc and at the Hazleton Municipal
Kate Zambotti of Drums, Airport at 9:30 a.m. to the
has acute Iymphocytic leu- minute. Other than an electric
kemia, a cancer of the blood
and occasionally the spinal blue CAP baseball hat covfluid. His mother said the ering his thinning hair, a
disease is treatable, but bright-eyed Adam showed
Adam must undergo chemo- no signs of his illness.
Waskovich greeted the
therapy weekly and spinal
group and introduced
taps every other week.
On Saturday morning, A d a m t o h i s p i l o t , b u t
they left the treatments and Adam had already spied
the blue-striped CAP
needles on the ground.
A d a m a n d h i s m o t h e r plane.
went for quick flight over (Continued on Page 2)
By Kelly Monitz
Hazleton Pa. StandardSpeaker staff writer

Capt. Mark Frumkin explains the control panel to 4-year-old Adam Zambotti. (Photo by Ellen
O'Connell, Hazleton (Pa.) Standard-Speaker)

1995 Senior Activities Pullout, See Pgs 6&7

Civil Air Patrol News

January 1995

Yo u n g l e u k e m i a v i c t i m r e c e i v e s ' a n g e l ' fl i g h t
(Con't frc,~, ~g. 1)
"You wc ~~ hoping it was
blue," his ~r~dmother, Mary
Louise Lo'.~': i'y of Freeland,
said.
Adam did J, t hear her-- he
was already ~alking one step
ahead of hi- mother toward
the plane.
Frumkin ,-,i ,ened the plane's
door and pu t :\dam behind the
controls.
While Frumkin explained
the myriad of gauges and dials, Adam clung to the wheel,
soaking up everything he said.
Then it wa s time to get Adam
and his mother buckled up
and ready for their first flight
over the city.
As Frumkin started the
plane, he told Adam to give his
proud grandparents the
thumbs up as they took photos
and the plane slowly taxied to
the runway.
Adam stared out the window at the numerous planes
on the ground, noting each
one's color

"There's an orange one ...
that one's blue," he told his
mother
Frumkin gave all the controls one final check, revved
the engine and asked Adam if
he was ready.
He was.
Just before the plane lifted
off the ground, Frumkin told
Adam to let him know when
they were airborne Adam,
who was relatively quiet, let
out, "We're up!" as the plane
soared over the airport.
Frumkin showed Adam the
Laurel Mall, which already
looked like large, brown gift
boxes surrounded by a sea of
black and glinting silver.
The pilot banked the plane
south, so Adam could see
Hazleton -- now a mass of
small white boxes intermixed
with trees.
Cruising east at about 100
mph, Frumkin pointed out
McAdoo, Freeland and
Weatherly as Adam watched
out the window, mesmerized.

A d a m
Zambotti,
and room,
Kate, wait
for takeoff.
(Photo by
E l l e n
O'Conneil,
Hazleton
StandardS p e a k e r,
Hazleton,
Pa.)
After 15 minutes, Frumkin
asked Adam if he wanted to keep
going, but the yawning four-yearold had enough of calm flight for
one day and said he'd like to go
back.
On the ground, his grandparents watched the plane land and
took even more photos as it taxied in.
Once out of the plane, his grandparents asked Adam what he saw.
"I saw Burger King," he replied. "And the mall."

DARE in the air
By 1st Lt. Melinda Lord
Tennessee Wing public
affairs officer
Knoxville, Tenn. -- Civil
Air Patrol members joined
with Drug Awareness Resistance Education officers for a day of activity
here at the Downtown Island Airport. The Knoxville DARE officers (many
of whom are also CAP
members) came up with
the idea to host a day of
activity and displays to interest young people in
CAP.
The DARE officers promoted the event to the students when they visited
local schools. More than
350 young people and their
parents came out to see
what CAP is all about.
Drawings were held every
30 minutes for free orientation rides in the CAP
aircraft.
Pilots Maj. Gary Maples,
Capts.. John Hoff and
Doug Roberts, and 1st Lts.
Jim Morgan and Robbie
Robbins flew more than
70 young people. The airplane rides were funded
by the CAP counterdrug
drug demand reduction
program.
Sgt. Steve Tinder and

Maj. Gary Maples returns from a flight with some
enthusiastic young flyers. Up front with Major Maples is
Mike Jarnagan and in the back is Gary's son Tristan Maples
and Brianna Mynatt. (CAP photo courtesy Tennessee Wing)
other DARE officers along
with the Young Explorers
unit participated. The
Knoxville Drug Unit's dog
team also put on a demonstration of their skills.
Capt. Richard Grindstaff
and members of Knoxville
Composite III set up a display of ground team equipment, uniforms, remote control airplane and a recruiting display.
Other displays were: Life
Star helicopter from the

University of Tennessee
Medical Center, the Remote Area Medical DC3,
Army UH1 Huey helicopter, local soaring school and
a banner towing service.
The local TV station and
newspaper provided coverage of the event.
The students referred to
CAP from the DARE program are from area schools.
They are typical young
people looking for a program that challenges them.

"It's raining men," he said,
watching until they were out
of sight
Adam should be used to see::
ing the skydivers -- the family, i
goes on airport picnics almost~
once a week, Kate Zambotti
said
They stopped at Adam's favorite fast food restaurant,
Burger King, and drive to the
airport so Adam can watch the
planes take off and~ !~c~.~e '
s a i d . . . . . . ~.,~1 ~; ,:r~L,~uI
Adam can't eatAnside: t~.~s
restuarant, because the-che-}
" I s t h a t a l l ? " g r a n d - motherapy ruins his immune
m o t h e r R o s e Z a m b o t t i system making him susceptible
asked.
to colds, Kate Zambotti said.
"We flew over Hazleton,
But the airport is all right by
but we couldn't see your Adam.
house, nanna," he said.
Even after flying, Adam watAfter telling them the
ched the planes move along
ride was good and thank- the runway, looking forward
ing Frumkin
a n d to next time he'll soar through
Waskovich, Adam was cap- the clouds. (Reprinted with
tivated by a group of
permission from the Oct. 31,
skydivers landing just a
1994 edition of the Hazleton
100 feet away.
Standard-Speaker)

(Con't from Pg 1)!
Last July General Anderson announced the creation of a
National Commander’s Select Working Group for
Headquarters CAP Reorganization. The NCSWG, comprised
of Cols. Andrew Skiba, ehair~~ man; Richard Bowling,
Tennessee Wing commahderi ~ Nicholas Knutz, North
Central Region commander;: Robert Payton, Great Lakes
Region commander and Paul J. Albano'Sr., then-Southeast
Region commander, was tasked to propose the structure for
the revised HQ staff.!
In November 1994 the National Executive Committee
approved the group's plan that is described as basically a
flat organization with eight directors tasked for the functions.
Directorships include: operations; cadet programs, education
and training, finance, personnel and human resources, plans
and requirements, marketing and public affairs, and mission
support services. All the directors are expected to be onbeard for the February National Board Meeting.. :

Southern Ala. area code changes
MAXWELL AFB, Ala. ~ Effective Jan. 15, Civil
Patrol members attempting to reach National Headquarters agencies via long distance dialing must use the new,
334, area code. Alabama's local telephone companies introduced the new code for subscribers in the southern part of
the state including Montgomery where National Headquarters CAP is located.
The border for the new area code is roughly the line
separating the Birmingham and Montgomery calling zones.
The portion of the state south of that line (encompassing the
Montgomery and Mobile calling zones) will be "334." The
areas north of that line will keep the old 205 area code.
Although the new 334 area code became official Jan. 15,
a four-month transition period will allow callers to use
either the 334 or the 205 code on calls made to thd'southern
half of the state and still complete their calls. During the
transition period communication services users are encouraged to become accustomed to the new are code and to
complete reprogramming of equipment such as speed calling features, FAX machines, computer modems, etc.
After May 13, callers will hear a recording directing them
to use the new 334 area code if they use the old code by
mistake.

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Civil Air Patrol News

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Let's make the cadet program fly like an "SST"
In recent months, we have
spent considerable time, effort,
energy, and dollars discussing
the revitalization of our cadet
program.
The National Board, National Executive Committee,
the National Cadet Program
Summit, the National Vision
Retreat, the National Cadet
Program Committee, the National Cadet Advisory Council
(CAC), and many region and
wing conferences have addressed this matter.
By Brig. Den. Richard L. Anderson national
commander
You have identified the solutions, and we have launched
this great national effort in
tandem with the reorganiza1983 National Staff College
tion of your National Headbuddy, Lt. Col. Joy S. Nelson,
quarters.
now vice commander of the
I recently received a Christmas letter from a long-time New York Wing. In her letter,

the cadet program): Standardized, military-style training;
Structured, interesting meeti-ngs; and Trained commanders. It's int~resting to note the
initials for the first word of their
recommendation is "SST', and
like the (supersonic transport)
jet, if we take heed, we have the
opportunity to move ahead w

Dear
Troops

f~t."

Colonel Nelson is correct in
her SST analogy. Our studies,
interviews, and inputs from our
cadets (and experienced senior
members who are leaders in
the cadet program) tell us that
cadets d__Q want Standardized,
military-style training (and
Colonel Nelson told me that they want aviation and air"everywhere I go, cadets have planes to be the cornerstone of
the same three major recom- their cadet program).
mendations (for reinvigorating
Cadets do want Structured,
interesting meeting with pur-

pose, direction, and goals. And
cadets d__o want _Trained commanders (and they also want
senior member and Air
Force liaison officer and NCO
to be trained, active, and involved in the cadet program).
Friends, make no mistake
about it. Colonel Nelson is
right about our cadet program
and what our cadets want.
They --and I -- want the cadet program to soar like an
SST. Your National Executive
Committee and National
Headquarters staffis committed to revitalizing the cadet
program. It is
or_rj£y, and I ask you to join us
in this national calling.
We owe our very best to the
very best youth .in America...
the cadets of America's Civil
Air Patrol.

Veteran staffer assumes Mass. ~Ving's top post
By 1st Lt. Joseph Mixter Jr.
Massachusetts Wing
public affairs officer
HANSCOM AFB, Mass.
Col. Thomas DiMilla assumed
the reins of command for Massachusetts Wing effective Oct.
1, 1994. Colonel DiMilla succeeds Col. Edward A.
~m_~.d ~]:t6~e'rved as deputy
corn ancler during Colonel
Raymond's tenure.
The official change of command ceremony took place Oct.
23 at Hanscom AFB where
Massachusetts Wing is headquartered.

A Medford, Mass., native,
DiMilla graduated from
Medford High School and
Wentworth Institute with an
associate degree in electronics. He currently works as an
integration engineer and is
an amateur radio enthusiast
and photographer.
He and his wife, Lorraine, a
CAP captain, have made their
home in Saugus for several
years and have three sons, a
granddaughter and a grandson. Mrs. DiMilla is also a
member of Massachusetts
Wing Headquarters staff.
Colonel DiMilla's prior military service includes 14 years

Civil Air Patrol News, with a circulation of more than
50,000 copies, is published monthly especially for people
like Indiana WingWeir Cook Cadet Squadron Cadets (from
left) Rich Griffifth. Mike Schwamberger, and Jaime Foote
officially opening the festivities by presenting the colors at
the second annual festival of the Wilbur Wright Birthplace
Preservation Society in Millville0 Ind. The small white
farmhouse house in the foreground was literally the
birthplace of modern aviation. Here Wilbur Wright was
bern on April 16, 1867. Army Reserve Sergeant Major and
CAP senior member, Michael Schwamberger announced
the ceremony and explained the history and purpose of the
flag ceremony as the cadets performed. Wilkinson Wright,
great-nephew to Wilbur and Orville, was the featured
speaker. (CAP Photo Courtesy Lt. Col.Wilma ~ Indiana
Wing, public affairs officer)

in the Air National Guard and
one year active duty Air Force
during the Berlin Crisis. He
attained the rank of technical
sergeant.
Since joining Civil Air Patrol as a cadet in December
1949, DiMiUa has served in
numerous positions at squadron, group and wing levels.
He's a former squadron commandant of cadets, executive
officer and commander.
At group level he has worked
as transportation officer, communications officer, inspector,
and executive officer -- often
holding more than one position simultaneously.

Civil Air Patrol°s
emergency services
statistics reported
here are current
as
of Jan. 6, 1995.
The figures are
unofficial and compiled at
National
Headquarters Civil Air
Patrol,
Maxwell AFB, Ala.
Saves ........ 154
Missions ....2,502
To t a l s o r t i e s
.... 4,971
To t a l fl y i n g h o u r s
.... 10,686.3

After being assigned to Massachusetts Wing Headquarters,
Colonel DiMilla filled many
positions including director of
administration, chief of staff,
deputy wing commander, director of operations, historian,
plans and programs officer, director of emergency services
and vice commander.
He holds master ratings in
finance, communications, administration and emergency
services: senior rating in plans
and programs; and technician
rating in public affairs and inspector.
His awards and decorations
are extensive including: the

Membership, Leadership, Senior Recruiter, Disaster Relief, and SAR Ribbons.
Colonel DiMilla has also
been awarded the Red Service
Ribbon-Longevity Clasp (40
years), Cadet COP, Senior
COP, Aerospace Education
Award, Grover Loening
Award, Paul E. Garber Award,
Unit Citation, Meritorious
Service, Exceptional Service
with 3 clasps, Senior Radio
COP, Master Communication
Badge, Encampment Ribbon
3 Clasp and Commander's
Commendation.

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Civil Air Patrol News

Leadership perspective: Making the right calls at the top
We are going!
through a lot of ~!
"change." I realize!
you have heard about it constantly from!
General Anderson!
and your various!
National Board!
members. But these!
changes are opening!
a new page in the!
history book of our!
Civil Air Patrol or-!
By Col. Paul M. Bergman ganization,!
national vice commander Last month your National
Executive Committee selected five of the eight
headquarters "directors" now lending their expertise
and assistance to our new national administrator
(eventually to be called executive director), Col. Paul J.
Albano Sr. The remaining three will also be voted on
soon and this will put your whole headquarters team in
place.!
As an NEC member, many thoughts go through your
mind when you vote on these new corporate leaders
who will be the "on scene" commanders that lead us
into the 21st Century. Thoughts such as, "Are you sure
this is the right decision." You may even want to hold
back and say, "Let someone else make that difficult
choice" - but you cannot, for that is what leadership is
all about.!
You must step back from the emotionalism of the
moment, review the facts as you know them, and
digest the information you have received from the "preselection committee" and your fellow NEC members.
You have to step up and assume responsibility for
making the decision you think is right for the good of
the membership.!
As with a leader in any business or government
organization, one's vision or sense of what will happen
and what should happen drives your decisionmaking.
These decisions on key corporate employees will set
the stage for the others that follow. Effective leadership
depends on risk taking. Right or wrong, sometimes
members avoid taking risks for fear of damaging their
careers or promotion potential. They place their own
needs above the needs of the organization.!
Taking risks is necessary. It's one ofthe ways new
ideas, procedures, and the changes to the way we do
business come about. No one wants knowingly "to fail
to make the right call at the top."!
However, should we fail, failure is nothing to be
ashamed of. An unsuccessful project is one that was at
least tried. Motivated people learn from their mistakes
and don't repeat them. This gives them the confidence
and experience to tackle bigger jobs or tasks later on.!
Former Secretary of the Air Force, Verne Orr, is
reported to have once said, "A good performance
record vcill include mistakes; it will include failures.!
It will reveal a person's limitations as well as his or her
strengths."!
Learning to not be afraid of mistakes is the key to

"

true leadership. If we are to be effective leaders, we
must seek unproven ways to accomplish our mission
better.
Another important decision of your leadership.
team took place this past October. NEC members
and other selected leaders shared a weekend at a
Vision Retreat in Virginia where we developed a
vision for our future. There we saw another example
of leadership with our national commander (General Anderson) effectively leading us through one of
the priority goals for his three year term.
For the first time ever, all our members have a
corporate VISION to rally behind: "Civil Air Pat r o l , A m e r i c a ' s A i r F o r c e A u x i l i a r y, b u i l d i n g
the Nation's finest force of citizen volunteers -performing Missions for America."
This vision is important because as it is published
and shared by others, it will help create the conditions whereby members set their sights for performing their roles in our current and future corporate
missions.
Your leaders then proceeded to define our mission
statement:
"to serve America by developing our nation's
youth; accomplish local, state, and national
missions; and educating our citizens to ensure
air and space supremacy."
We went on to acknowledge and list our "internal"
(example: you) and external (example: various government agencies) customers in an attempt to reinforce where our services should be focused. We
concluded our weekend retreat by establishing goals
that our national commander envisions driving us
through the remainder of his term as well as setting
the foundation for future CAP leaders.
Some of tlle more important goals weselected are
worthy of mentioning here in order for you to get a
sense of where we as leaders are trying to go. Those
goals: Execute cadet summit recommendations (General Anderson will talk more about these later);
reverse membership decline; reorganize staff from
Air Force to Civil Air Patrol; put fun back into all our
programs; improve corporate business practices; attract and keep the most highly motivated volunteers
(cadets and seniors); fly cadets; and fund cadet flight
training to a private license!
Early on your NEC members became motivated to
give their best because they are on a team that is
committed to important values (and enthusiasm is
contagious)!
Similar exercises by other commanders and staff
can produce rich dividends at any level. Some leaders unknowingly cheat their members out of the
opportunity to contribute to the unit in such a
unique manner. In doing so, it robs those members
of the opportunity to satisfy their basic need to
participate in the direction their unit embarks upon.
The degree of ownership a member feels about a
decision is directly related to how much say he or she
had in making it. In an organization like ours, or any
group activity, everyone needs to feel important! In
the process to talking through these challenges with

core staff members, you prepare them to face the
future. Research on leadership effectiveness clearly
points out that these collaborative efforts and teamw.~r~pre, .i~dispensable to a first-rate organization.
As one CEO once said, "If there is no teamwork,
everybody wastes resources in covering their behinds; when there is teamwork, trust replaces suspicion, people are willing to make themselves vulnerable, and clear lines of communication exist."
I fanything is to be long-lasting-- whether it be life
itself, a building under construction, or an organization like Civil Air Patrol -- a common denominator
is needed. That common denominator is the f.oun~lation on which it is placed. Our new vision joi:hs ~ur
new Constitution and Bylaws as our foundation. ~ks
an organization, our programs and policies change,
and new goals will be established over the years to
meet changing requirements. However, our purposes and philosophies remain the same. The foundation on which we are organized (our vision) does
not change.
Air Force Gen. Henry Viccellio Jr., the commander
of Air Education and Training Command, recently
had an article in the "Air Force Times" entitled:
"What it means to be an Air Force leader." In this
article he indicated that the Air Force has admittedly been going through some turbulent times m
reorganizations, base closures, drawdowns, early
outs, selective early retirement boards, program
cancellations, etc. He assured his worldwide forces
that those in authority have assessed the impact of
their decisions. He went on to detail some of the
thought processes involved.
General Viccellio said, "Keeping 'our people first'
gets a lot of Air Force lip service.., but it is up to the
Air Force leadership to mak~th~t~.
..." He closed with an inspiring_challenge. "The r~ " 1
secret to the quality and success of America's 21st
century Air Force won't lie in our modern equipment, our high-tech systems, or even snazzy management style. It will be rooted in the skills, the
attitude, the character and the commitment of
today's super all.volunteer force .... "
He was also talking to me. He was also talking to
you. You see-- as Civil Air Patrol, the United States
Air Force Auxiliary, we have seen those changes to
our "bluesuiters" at Headquarters CAP-USAF and
throughout our liaison structure. Similarly we are
going through our own pains of reorganization and
change as part of the Air Force "family"!
The secret to good, effective leadership is to enjoy
what you are doing so much that you have no need
to worry about failure. Those who are afraid to take
risks will never move past timidity to excellence. The
challenge is to be "psyched up" enough to take risks
while being relaxed enough to perform well!
Let me assure you, your leaders take our roles
seriously. Whether we forge a vision, establish everimportant goals, or chose our headquarteYs ad~lr~strator and directors, with you in mind we alwdys
"try to make the right calls at the top... " !

S c r o u g t 'A r o u n d "
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PARACHUTIST INFORMATION SOUGHT:
Assistant Wing Historian is seeking photographs, clippings, documents, recollections,
etc., concerning CAP wartime and postwarparachuting activities. Have local historical informarion to share with those conducting similar
research. Would also like to hear from CAP
members who hold current military or civilian
parachute ratings. Please write or call:
Max C, Calderwood,
P.O. Box 657
Gorham, ME 04038-0657
(207) 727.4207

"POSITIVE LF.ADERSHIP" IDEAS: Need ideas
from fellow CAP members on how to implement
~Positive Leadership" in my squadron, All of us,
at one time or another, become frustrated, be.
wtldered, lost, upset, angry, outraged, etc. Negative attitudes breed negative attitudes. Criticism creates more criticism. Anger simply makes
more anger. Anegative response is always easier
than a positive response. Negative leadership
responses in the CAP usually come in the form of
m o r e c r i t i c i s m , m o r e b u r e a u c r a c y, m o r e
restricitons, tougher requirements, and a lot
les~ fun? Perhaps, just perhaps, this may be a

contributing factor to declining participa-!
tion and membership. Problems and bad~
attitudes can be reduced, and eventually elimi. ~
hated, through "positive leadership~. Please"
send your ideas on how you create an environment where people can learn from each
other in a positive way (and don't forget the
fun) to:
Capt. Robert EL Burns
Commander, Batavia Composite Squadron
41 Handsome Lake Dr,
Caledonia NY 14423-9737
(716) 226-9301

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THE FUND RAISEP
THAT SAVES LIVES/

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Gill Robb Wilson Awards
Ayers, S. T., Col. ............................. WR Boyajian, Alfred P., Maj ................... NER
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Blakeman, Richard S., Maj ............. RMR Cooper, Michael A., Lt. Col ............... GLR

Lakeotes, Lawrence J., Maj ........... PACR
Feltz, A. Peter, Maj .......................... SWR Rodriguez -Tollentino, Juan, Maj ...... SER
Floyd, Mark A., Maj ........................ PACR Stella, Marc, Lt. Col.,. .................... PACR

Paul E. Garber Awards
Bowen, Harry R., Maj ...................... NER
Fernandez, Stanley Y., Lt. Col ....... PACR
Fusco, Thomas W., Maj .................... NER
Hosp, John L., Maj ........................... NER

Hutchins, Stuart S., Capt ................ SWR
Johnson~K~gzm~ M., Capt ...............SWR
Kortright, Peter, Capt ...................... NER
Renovales, Roberto, Capt ............... PACR
Rodriguez-Tolentino, Juan, Maj ........ SER

Ross, Robert M., Capt ...................... SWR
Rosson, Raymond F., Maj .................NCR
Rugh, Sharyn V., Maj.,. .................... NCR
Tidd, Charles R., Capt ..................... '.NCR
Tillman, Earl D., Maj ........................ SER

Vangerpen, Milton N., Maj .............. NCR
Vangerpen, Pauline C., Capt ............ NCR
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Vardiman, John W., Maj ............ ...... NCR
Webb, Dianna L., 1st Lt ................... NCR
Weston, Thomas D., Maj .................. NCR

Hopkins, Clarence E. Jr., Capt ........ MER
Angeny, John D., Maj., ..................... NER Hughes, James W., Maj .................... SER
Benoit, Donald W., Maj .................... NER Hutchison, Linda A., Capt., ............. GLR
Bowman, Charles W., 1st Lt.,. ....... PACR Ireton, Raymond F., Capt ................. SWR
Bowman, Julie A., 1st Lt. .............. PACR Jaques, Allen C. Jr., 1st Lt .............. MER
Brown, Linda L., 1st Lt, ................... NCR Kegel, Stanley H. Jr., Capt .............. NCR
Brown, Paul C., 1st Lt. ..................PACR Leahy, William, Capt ..................... PACR
Chavis, Mark A., Capt. .................... NER Lower, Richard D., Capt .................. GLR
Davis, Lucy H., Capt. ....... .. .............. MER Ludwig, Radell M., Capt .................. MER
Evans, George W. Jr., Capt., ........... SWR McCarthy, Timothy, Capt ................NER
Harris, James L., 1st Lt., .................. SER McDonough, Paul J., Capt ............... NER
Heeringa, Carol M~, Capt. ................ GLR Mead, James L., Maj ........................ GLR
Holland, Jay D., Capt. ...................... SER Miller, Kenneth D., Capt ...............PACR

Milton, Gary W., Capt ....................... SER
Perdue, Dianna J., Capt ................... MER
Reedi Gary L., Capt ......................... MER
Rice,i Charles E., 1st Lt .................... GLR
Saulsbury, Greg F., Capt ................. SWR
Schultz, William N. Jr., Maj ............MER
Selby, Orry A., Capt.,. ...................... NER
Slice, Michael E., Capt ..................... NCR
Sperry, Michael A. Jr., Capt ............ NER
Streeter, Gerald D., Capt., ............... GLR
Taggart, Faye J, Maj ....................... GLR
Takacs, Louis A. Jr., Capt ................ NER
Wensel, Charles E., Capt ................. SWR

Wensel, Charles L., Capt.,
SWR
Wickman, Cheryl A., Capt ........~ .......GLR
Wilke'ns, Jeanne A., Capt ................. NER
Windon, Gary L., Capt ..................... I ~ R
Winquist, Gregory L., Capt .....
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Wuensche, John A., 1st Lt., ........ .....:S~R

Grover Loening Awards

Brig. Gen. Charles E. "Chuck"
Ye a g e r A e r o s p a c e E d u c a t i o n
A c h i e v e m e n t Aw a r d s
Lt. Col. Stuart I. Price .................... 17001
Maj. Robert P. Gibbs ...................... 12193
Maj. Alvin G. McKinley ..................12211
Maj. Frank D. Szachta ................... 23111
Capt. Stanley C. Bass .................... 32006
Capt. Cathy E. Cooper ................... 12193
Capt. Lanny N. Cooper .................. 12193
Capt. James R. Eiben ..................... 32124
Capt. John E. Franklin .................. 20254
Capt. Thomas W. Hocking ............. 32001
Capt. John E. Kenny ...................... 35150
1st Lt. Karen J. Basham ................ 12211
1st Lt. Ronald Cox .......................... 12193
1st Lt. Raymond C. Highfill .......... 12211
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1st Lt. David G. Nagel ................... 12211
1st Lt. Kevin L. Naumann ............. 23111
1st Lt. Charles C. Ross .................. 12211
2nd Lt. Charles D. Aldrin .............. 12211
2nd Lt. Timothy H. Brown ............. 12211
2nd Lt. Donald F. Hagan ............... 16001
2nd Lt. Rose S. McKinley ............... 12212
2nd Lt. Douglas A. Planck ............. 12205
2nd Lt. Anna D. Sanders ............... 16017
Roger D. Hartline ........................... 16001
Richard F. Malacko ........................ 21017
Jeffrey W. Norris ............................ 08001
Mark A. Patterson .......................... 14118
Robert J. Silva ................................ 19043
Michele A. Sims ............................. 19043
Kerry E. Trent ................................ 14118
Michael R. Turley ........................... 37313
Dirk C. Vandermeyden .................. 14118
Joseph M. Volding .......................... 21017
Christopher W. Webber .................. 14118

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officials here, is now!
Students desiring to attend must
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their unit, wing, and region to National Headquarters CAP at this address:
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105 So. Hansell St., Bldg. 714
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CAP policy currently restricts NSC
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Cadet Lee Bekemeyer of Florida Wing's New Smyrna Beach
Composite Squadron has a blood pressure check by Red
Cross RN Florence Des©h before loading and unloading Red
Cross trucks and vans and setting up cots at the Daytona
Beach for Shelter and Mass Care. CAP volunteers helped
local Red Cross members provide food and shelter for
people who were displaced by flood waters in the aftermath
of a tornado and storm that struck the Cape Canaveral area.
(CAP Photo courtesy New Smyrna Beach Composite
Squadron, Florida Wing>

by Kitty Battistella
HQ CAP-USAF
public affairs
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!---8outheast Re xion
More than 150 members attended Tennessee Wing's annual
conference and awards banquet
in Knoxville, Tenn. Guest speaker
Ms. Cheri Wheat announced the
opening of the Challenger Space
Center in Chattanooga and invited members to visit the center
that offers information about aerospace education opportunities.
Special awards presented by Col.
Richard L. Bowling, wing commander, included the Squadron
Commander of the Year Award to
Lt. Col. Norman C. Chaffee of
Robertson County Composite
Squadron. The Group Commander of the Year Award went
to Lt. Col. James L. Barnes of
Group III. Lt. Col. Della Ledford,
wing financial officer, was selected
as Tennessee Wing's Senior
, Member of the Year. According to
I 1~ I~t.. Melinda M. Lord, public
~ affairs officer, Colonel Bowling
presdnted Col. William C. Tallent,
former Tennessee Wing cornmander and Southeast Region
commander, a draft of the bronze
plaque that will be placed on the
lawn of the wing headquarters
building that is being renamed
"The William C. Tallent Headquarters Building," in honor of
Colonel Tallent's many years of
dedication and contributions to
Civil Air Patrol. Colonel Tallent,
who served as Tennessee Wing
commander for 10 years, was instrumental in the purchase and
renovation of the current wing
headquarters in Knoxville.
Five full flight scholarships
funded by Tennessee's Office of
Aeronautics were also presented
during the conference to Cadet
Stephan E. Russ of Oak Ridge
Composite Squadron, Cadet
Joseph A. Boyer of Tullahoma

Composite Squadron, Cadet
Alys Cline of Sumner Cadet
Squadron, Cadet Michael A.
Frazier of Hardin County Composite Squadron, and Cadet
Michael J. Florea of Dale Hollow
Composite Squadron. Lieutenant Lord reports these cadets were
recommended by their unit commanders and were judged by a
review board on their participation in CAP programs and scholastic achievements, in addition
to other accomplishments. Lieutenant Lord adds that competitors for these scholarships included Cadets Amy Abraham,
Jared D. Brown, Kevin C. Brown,
Todd A. Haynes, and Steven
Mathis of Cleveland, Kingsport,
Marshall County, Oak Ridge,
and Centerhill Composite
Squadrons, respectively.
Middle East Reuion
A debate and mock election was
conducted by Virginia Wing's
Burke Composite Squadron
prior to Virginia's recent general
election. Cadets represented candidates and news media, making
remarks and fielding questions in
this event that was conducted
along the lines of a presidential
debate. Cadet candidates included
Coty Costa, Tom McKee, and
Aaron MacLean. Cadet Commander Steve Leutner moderated
the debate, then all unit members
participated in a mock election.
Northeast Re uion
Downeast Patrol Composite
Squadron's Public Affairs Officer Lt. Col. Viola Sargent of Maine
Wing reports that Gov. John
McKernan proclaimed the first
week in December as Civil Air
Patrol Week in Maine. Colonel
Sargent also reported that the
unit conducted a recognition dinner that was attended by Maine
Wing Commander Col. Craig
Treadwell; Maj. Donald
Littlefield, chief of stem Lt, Col.

Helen Cantor, historian; and Lt.
Col. Robert Mealey, safety officer.
Capt. Kenneth Goldsteain was
presented the unit's Senior Member of the Year Award, and Cadet
Commander David Fountaine received the Cadet of the Year
Award. Recognition for various
accomplishments was given to Cadets Shawn Merchant, Dawn Merchant, Eric Glass, Simon Glass,
George Furth-Caddidy, Eric Deacon, Christopher Siefken, Bradley Norris, Carl Gunning, David
Fountaine, and Allen Lerner. The
unit also participated in the annual Ellsworth Christmas Parade
with a color guard, marchers, and
senior staffmembers in the squadron van. Another activity saw the
cadet color guard presenting the
national, church, and state flags
at a local church where CAP members attended as a group.
Cumberland-Salem Composite Squadron of New Jersey Wing sponsored a ground
search and rescue competition at
Millville Airport. Twenty-eight
cadets and 10 senior members
representing Pineland, Cape
May, Teterboro, Schweiker,
and Cumberland-Salem units
joined Lt. Col. Harold Thorp,
squadron commander, who served
as commanding officer for the exercise. Cadets were divided into
flights for the competition. Capt.
Marie G. Johnson, public affairs
officer, said flight commanders,
who were ground search and rescue trained cadets, included
Cumberland-Salem Composite Squadron Cadets Heather
Thomas, Alpha Flight; Jeffrey
Lewis, Charlie Flight; Eric Johnson, Delta Flight; and Jason
Gleason, Foxtrot Flight. Other
flight commanders were Cadets
Michael Cavey of Teterboro,
Bravo Flight; Jess Hamilton of
Pineland; and John Bitner of
Jack Schweiker Composite
Squadrons. Serving as competition evaluators were Majs.
Charles Butcher and Frank Winters. Maj. Ted Schober of Jack
Schweiker Composite Squadron and Capt. Joe Cintron of
Camden Cadet Squadron also
served as evaluators. Awards were
presented to Echo Flight for the
Navigation, Ramp Check, and ELT
Awards; Delta Flight received the
Interviewing Award; and Foxtrot
Flight received the Emergency
Services and Overall Best Team
Awards. Other CAP members taking part in these activities included Cadets Amy Gleason and
Nicole Mosier; 1st Lts. Charles
Seiferrnan and Kathleen Reinartz;
Capts. George Allen, Jonathan
Thompson, and Marie Johnson;
and Senior Member Lewis Douglas. Certificates and patches were
presented to all cadets and senior
members who completed the bivouac.
Ten members of Pennsylvania Wing's Group 10 were certified aftercornpletinga group-sponsored aerial radiological monitoring course. Public Affairs Officer
1st Lt. Charlene Weed reported
that participants included Capt.
Roberta Toornin of Group 10;
Capt. Harry Griffith, Capt. Josef
Yaron, 2nd Lt. George Crerand,
and Senior Member Randall
Manaka of N.E. Philadelphia

Senior Squadron 105; 1st Lt.
Gerald Newton of N.E. Philadelphia Composite Squadron 104;
Maj. Jeanne Weiss and 1st Lt.
Harry Schmeltzer of Philadelphia C~site Squadron 102;
and 2nd Lt. Carl Graves of Philadelphia Composite Squadron
103.
Group 10 members also completed the classroom portion of
the Observer Course hosted by
N.E, Philadelphia Senior
Squadron 105 and taught by
Senior Member Marvin Cooper at
Northeast Philadelphia airport.
Certificates of Completion were
presented during graduation ceremonies to 1st Lts. Charlene Weed
of Group 10 and Gerald Newton
of N.E. Philadelphia Composite Squadron 104, and to 2nd Lt.
George Crerand and Senior Member Sam LaRocca of N.E. Philadelphia Senior Squadron 105.
Cadets receiving certificates included Jeffrey Schurr, Lawrence
Hepp, and Jennifer Elinow, all of
Philadelphia
Composite
Squadron 102.
Public Affairs Officer 1st Lt.
Charlene Weed also reported that
27 Group 10 members participated in a training exercise at
Philadelphia Northeast airport in
November. Maj. Pieter Van Ham,
Squadron 105 commander, and
Capt. Roberta Toomin, Group 10
emergency services officer, arranged the all-day exercise that
included ground-to-air communications and observer exercises.
Training mission staff included
Mission Coordinator Major Van
Ham and Operations Officer 1st
Lt. Patrick McFadden of Squadron 105; Emergency Services
Captain Toomin; Ground Team
Leaders 2nd Lt. Carl Graves,
Squadron 103, and 1st Lt. Lloyd
Ehmann, Squadron 111. Base
radio was covered by 1st Lt. Dorothy Stone of Group 10; debriefing by Capt. Deborah Ehmann of
Squadron 111; and public affairs by Lieutenant Weed. Units
participating included Philadelphia Composite Squadron 103,
N.E. Philadelphia Composite
Squadron 104, and Torresdale
Composite Squadron 111. Capt.
Harry Griffith flew sortie #1 with
Captain Toomin and Lieutenant
Weed. Sortie #2 was flown by Senior Member Randall Manaka,
Capt. Josef Yaron, and Senior
Member Sam LaRocca of Squadron 105. Sortie #3 was flown by
Lieutenant McFadden with 1st
Lt. Gerald Newton and 2nd Lt.
Suzanne Rielly.
When a resident of
Westminster, Vt., was moving into
his new home he didn't realize he
would set offa search by Civil Air
Patrol in four states. The incident
began when Air Force Rescue Coordination Center officials at Scott
AFB, Ill., contacted Vermont
Wing headquarters and reported
that three satellites had picked
up an emergency locater transmitter signal coming from Southern Vermont. Each "hit" indicated
the transmitter was within a mile
of the center of Townsend, Vt.
Aircrews and ground team members of Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New
York Wings targeted in on the
ELT that was located in a base-

ment of a residence in
Westminster, Vt. The new owner,
while clearing out the basement,
had moved a crate that contained
several radios and aircraft parts
that belonged to the previous
owner. One of the items was an
ELT that was jolted into the "on"
position. After the Civil Air Patrol search and rescue aircrews
homed in on the device, the
homeowner found his lawn filled
with a dozen Rhode Island Wing
ground team members who
turned off the transmitter. Maj.
Stan Warshaw, Vermont Wing
public affairs officer, said the
American Red Cross Chapter of
Rutland fed the entire mission
staff, and Rutland McDonalds donated 30 complete meals for the
searchers. He added that the
mission was featured on The Today Show and in USA Today, as
well as two local newspapers.
Massachusetts Wing cadet
Kristjan Viise was presented
CAP's Life Saving Award by Col.
David Braun, Northeast Region
commander, during the wing
change of command ceremony
Oct. 23.Col. Thomas DiMilla also
presented Viise the Commander's
Commendation. Viise, 15, helped
William Cordes, 26, a handicapped driver from Duxbury
Mass., who was trapped in his
badly damaged van and wheelchair after veering offthe road on
a dark, rainy night in March,
1993. Viise also resisted the temptation to move the driver before
medical help arrived, thus preventing further physical damage.
Viise used a two-way radio on
hand to call Capt Robert
Westfield, Pilgrim Composite
Squadron commander, who notified the local Kingston police department.
Viise, now a high school senior,
hopes to attend the Massachusetts Maritime Academy to study
computer engineering. He's been
a CAP member for five years, and
is a past cadet commander of the
Pilgrim Composite Squadron
North Central Reuion
The Valley Cadet Squadron's
color guard won the 1994 Minnesota Wing Color Guard Competition that was conducted inApple
Valley, Minn. Nine color guards
of four cadets each competed in
this event. Valley's team took
first place overall. Two teams
from St. Croix Composite
Squadron placed second and
third. The winning team, commanded by Cadet John DiRico,
was comprised of Junior Guard
Cadet Josh Ferber, Cadet Aaron
Burke as Senior Guard, and Cadet Doug Jameson was the Junior Flag Bearer. Team managers
were Cadets James Agan and Eric
Johnson. 1st Lt. Sherrin
Va n s t r o m a d d e d t h a t Va l l e y
Cadet S.quadron was named
Minnesota Wing's 1993 Unit of
the Year.
A fall visitor's night hosted by
Missouri Wing's Spirit of St.
Louis Composite Squadron for
all Group II units in the Greater
St. Louis Area was attended by
more than 130 people. Guest
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Air Patrol, spoke to the group and
presented the unit's cadet commander with an American Flag
that had flown over the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Missouri
Rep. Todd Akin also spoke to the
assembly and presented the unit a
Missouri state flag. Special
Speaker was Jackie Jackson, chief
test pilot for McDonnell Douglas
Aerospace in St. Louis. Supporting
this CAP activity were Group II
units: Northland, St. Charles,
S t . L o u i s # 1 , a n d We n t z v i l l e
Composite Squadrons, and
Gateway Senior Squadron. Cadets Brian Finocchiaro and Don
Adkins manned the Aerospace Information Table, answering visitors' inquiries. According to 1st Lt.
Anne Stenzel, Spirit of St. Louis
Composite Squadron, Maj. Dan
Ranson, Group II commander,
was also present.
Lieutenant Stenzel also reported
that during Missouri Wing's annual conference Capt. Jim Lamar
of St. Charles Composite Squadron received the Senior Member of
the Year Award. Capt. Jim Martin
accepted the Squadron of the Year
Award on behalf of Gateway Senior Squadron. The NCO of the
Year Award went to MSgr. Kacey
Ellerbrock, and the Chaplain of
the Year Award was won by Chap.
(Maj.) Albert F. Moginot Jr. of the
Spirit of St. Louis Composite
Squadron. The Spirit of St. Louis
Composite Squadron's color
guard directed by Cadet April
Huddleston and comprised of Cadets Kacey Ellerbrock, Leslie
DeRouin, and Nick Davis presented
the colors at the conference.
Rocky Mountain Reuion
Colorado Wing's San Juan
Composite Squadron was activated in response to an emergency
locator transmitter signal northeast of Pagosa Springs, Colo., and
a report of an overdue aircraft.
First Lt. Jim McCann and 2nd Lt.
Steve Waters comprised the unit's
aircrew, and Capt. Warren Holland and 1st Lt. Dick McKinnon
made up the ground team.
Within four hours the aircrew
pinpointed the area of the downed
aircraft from the ELT transmissions and passed along this information to the ground team that
was approaching the area. Fred
Harmon, special deputy of Archelea
County, played a key role in this
rescue by guiding the ground team
through the remote areas. With
his help and the use of direction
finding equipment, Captain Holland and Lieutenant McKinnon located the crash site.
Delores Composite Squadron
members rendered first aid assistance to the three injured individuals who were also suffering from
hypothermia. When Rio Grand
County Emergency Medical personnel arrived, the injured were
evacuated via ambulance. Also assisting in this rescue were members from Cortez atld Denver
units. Patrick Kirkpatrick, public
affairs officer, San Juan Composite Squadron, said amateur
radio operators played a large role
in the rescue efforts due to the
difficulty of maintaining radio communications in the mountainous
area.

Idaho District 2 Composite
Squadron of Idaho Wing conducted a Christmas Awards Banquet, an annual tradition since the
first anniversary of the unit's inception. Masters of Ceremony was
retired Army Maj. Harry Owens
who is also an Idaho~County Commissioner and a Civil Air Patrol
major as well as a commercial pilot. During the event, according to
Alice Kingma, Cadet Daniel Siazon
was named the unit's 1994 Outstanding Male Cadet and Cadet
Jessica Gravatt was selected Outstanding Female Cadet. Cadet
Shauna Goosman was named Top
Cadet. The unit's 1994 Outstanding Senior Member Award was presented to 1st Lt. Virginia Fox of
Grangeville, Idaho, and the Clyde
Hanson Communicator of the Year
Award went to Capt. Dave
Marquart of Boise, Idaho. The
Harry Owens Aviator of the Year
Aw a r d w a s w o n b y M a j . J a c k
Soltman. A special certificate was
presented by the cadets to 1st Lt.
Leroy Jackson of Kooskia in recognition of his help in providing them
with transportation to and from
Colorado and various activities.

camp conducted by the unit at Oasis
State Park near Portales, N.M., in
November. Cadets James Romero,
Donald Nelson, and David Brocket
joined senior members Maj. Bradley Worch, Sheila Worch, and Flight
Officer Amber Gallagher to learn
about shelter building, camp site
preparation, map and compass
reading, and emergency locator
transmitter search procedures.
Pilot Maj. Gary Martin and Observer 2nd Lt. Ansel Austin of Las
Cruces Composite Squadron,
New Mexico Wing, responded to
a call in November for assistance
in searching for a deer hunter lost
in the Gila Wilderness, 10 miles
southeast of Reserve, N.M. Public
Affairs Officer Gregory P. French
reported that Martin and Austin
first reported seeing a fire in the
area but it turned out to be a campfire at a hunters' camp with three
vehicles nearby. After reporting
this information to Rescue Base,
they were requested to return to
the grid and make contact with the
State Police Field Coordinator. After doing so, another sweep of the
area revealed another campfire
deep in a canyon. While checking
this area, someone began to wave
at the aircraft; two more flybys
Southwest Reuion
The Houston l~loods rapidly received the same reaction. Major
changed the Texas Wing's sched- Martin and Lieutenant Austin reuled search and rescue exercise, layed this information to the Field
evaluated by Air Force officials, Coordinator and located an access
into a real test in late October. road from the air for the ground
When Houston residents needed teams. The hunter was then lovaccine, the Texas Department of cated in good condition.
Seventy-five senior members and
Emergency Services contacted the
Texas Wing for airlift assistance. c a d e t s f r o m O k l a h o m a W i n g
At the close of the exercise, Lt units used eight aircraft with obCol. Doug Miller, director of opera- servers, scanners, and ground
tions for the Southwestern Liai- crews during a practice search and
son Region, commented that the rescue exercise at McAlester Muwing was "awarded an excellent nicipal Airport, and a disaster rerating .... All areas evaluated lief exercise in Durant, Okla. There
were conducted safely and effec- were two scenariosmsearch for a
tively". He added that the wing "is missing aircraft with four people
exceptionally well prepared to con- aboard, and provide support for an
duct search and rescue missions Army disaster relief exercise. In
for the benefit of the people of Durant, personnel were tasked to
overfly the simulated disaster area
Texas."
A r i z o n a W i n g ' s S c o t t s d a l e for damage assessment. According
Senior Squadron conducted a to Oklahoma Wing Public Affairs
search and rescue exercise along Officer Maj. Virginia Keller, the
with an open house while celebrat- exercise was a success and realing the completion of their new time videos were provided to both
headquarters in November. Capt. the Emergency Operations Center
Francis Pershing, public affairs in Durant and to mission base in
officer, reported the open house McAlester.
Texas Wing's Lakeshore Comactivities were aired on a local
television station and reported in posite Squadron participated in
a joint exercise-bivouac with the
the "Scottsdale Tribune."
Residents of Rio Rancho and West 221st Combat Communications
Mesa of the Albuquerque metro- Squadron of Texas Air National
politan area were invited to New Guard at Garland, Texas. Cadets
Mexico Wing's Falcon Compos- assisted guard personnel with setite Squadron's recent open house. ting up the communications and
Cadets presented the colors and cantonment site. According to Cademonstrated their drill tech- det Edward E. Walter. public afniques. Cadet Michael Lawson, fairs, within six hours the area and
cadet public affairs officer, reported equipment had been erected to inthat parents of the cadets provided clude four personnel tents, one chow
refreshments for attendees and tent, and several communication
that Senior Member A1 Lowenstein centers. Cadet Walter said the bivmade a financial contribution to ouac proved that, if called upon for
the squadron. Guest speakers in- assistance in the case of a natural
cluded Air Force Reserve Maj. Kelly disaster, the guard and Civil Air
Rudy, who spoke about the rela- Patrol working together could have
tionship of Civil Air Patrol and the a mission base set up within a half
Air Force. Air Force Sgt. Ray day. Participants included Air
McKinney, also a Civil Air Patrol Force Capt. Terry Meisinger,
member, spoke about Civil Air Lakeshore Composite Squadron Commander Maj. Steve Scott,
Patrol functions and leadership.
Five High Plains Composite and Cadets John Paul Robertson,
S q u a d r o n m e m b e r s o f N e w Eddie Walter, Brandi Oaks, RobMexico Wing attended a survival ert Rothman, and Justin Wiggins.

Pacific Region
Robert Berrington accepted the
Alaska Wing conducted their
Squadron Commander of the Year
annual conference and awards ceremony in Kenai. At the conclusion Award. The Senior Unit of the Year
Aw a r d w e n t t o C l a r k C o u n t y
of the conference, a banquet and
Composite Squadron. The Caspecial recognition ceremony was
det Airman of the Year Award was
conducted. Alaska Wing Compresented to Cadet Kevin Grider
mander Col. Michael Pannone presented an honorary life member- of Elko Composite Squadron.
The Cadet NCO of the Year
ship to former state Sen. Arliss
Awards were presented to Cadet
Sturgulewski for her contribution
Anthony Straw of Reno Composand support of Civil Air Patrol
ite Squadron, Cadet Kyle Krch of
efforts in Alaska. Other awards White Pine Composite Squadand commendations were preron, and Cadet Gabriel Chessy of"
sentod to Colonel Pannone; Lt. Cols. C l a r k C o u n t y C o m p o s i t e
Harry Whitaker, Robert Reinert,
Squadron. The Cadet Officer of
a n d A r t h u r Ya r b r o u g h ; M a j s .
the Year Award went to Cadet
Debbie Nicholson, Michael FullerShyle Irigoin of Elko Composite
ton, and Mia Rivera; Capts. Robert Squadron.
Stanford, Eric Johnson, Michael
Also recognized were Capt.
Paulsen, David Wilson, and
Patricia Lowman, Observer of the
Patricia Wilson; and Senior Mem- Year, and Maj. Carl Carothers,
ber Cindy Starett.
Wing StaffMember of the Year. Lt.
During the 1994 Nevada Wing
conference awards and special rec- Col. Doris North received the Col.
Skip Pasutti Aerospace Education
ognition were given to numerous
Award, and the Chaplain of the
individuals. Comments were made Year Award was presented to Chap.
by Pacific Region Commander
(Lt. Col.) Peter Goeser.
Col. Earnest Pearson and Pacific
Region Director of
Safety Col. Ed Lewis. : ~: ": ~i: 'i:'~ ':
Capt. Josh Flatley
spoke to the assembly
about CiviIAir Patrors
Cadet Program, and
Lt. Col. Georgia
Franklin addressed
aerospace education.
James Goodfellow,
Nevada office of emergency management,
was on hand to speak
about earthquake
risks in Nevada.
During the formal
awards ceremony following the banquet,
National Headquarters Civil Air Patrol
former commander, ~ #
B r i g . G e n . Wa r r e n
Barry, presented a
.,
Bronze Medal of Valor
~ ~ ~'"
to Capt. Eddie Pinjuv
f, ,
of Nevada Wing's
NellisSeniorSquad}I\~ [~ ~
~ /
ron. The Pacific Re\
~ t
gion Safety Officer of
1
the Year Award was l
~
received by Lt. Col. |~
William Palmer of Nevada Wing. The Pacific Region's Frank
G. Brewer Memorial
Aerospace Award was LHigher~ higher -Higher,
I
accepted by Col. Don
O l y m p | Composite Squadron cadets
Olympia
L. Schwartz, Nevada
join a soareh party fromWashington's :;
joinas~
Wing, on behalf of
Skagit
Skagit(County workingup the PacificNevada's Air Force AsCrest ~I
Crest Trail to an assignment at the..~
sociation Chapter 246,
2,000 foot
2,000 fo level in the Big Lava Bed in "
and Lt Col. Doris
Grifforq
GriffordPinchot National Forest. The
North of Clark
team searched through 18 to 24 inches
teamso
County Composite
o f sno~w f o r a m i s s i n g m u s h r o o m
of s n o
Squadron.
hunte
hunterr i n t h e r u g g e d t e r r i t o r y o f
The Pilot of the Year
southern Washington, CAP used a
southen
Award was a tie and
handheld
handhe GPS in coordination with a
was awarded jointly to
Coast
Coast CGuard helicopter to establish
1st Lt. Curtis Jones of
the latitude and longitude of possible
the latil
Elko Composite
tracks
tracks :for ground search personnel
Squadron, and Maj.
to exaxm i n e , W h e n a l l l e a d s w e r e
to exa
Diane Hathaway of
exhausted, the search was suspendetL
exhausl
Clark County CornOlympia's~search team was comprised
Olympi
posite Squadron.
of Lt. Col, David Puttee, Capt. Karen
ofLt. C~
The Most Improved
Purtee,
Puttee, and Cadets David Burnson,
Squadron and Cadet
Devin Cramer, Daniel Leach, Mathew
DevinC
U n i t o f t h e Ye a r
Purtee, Scott Sweeney, andAlanTag.
Purtee,
Awards were won by
AP
(CAP P h o t o c o u r t e s y O l y m p i a
the Reno Composite
Composite Squadron, Washington
Compo
Squadron. whose
Wing)
c o m m a n d e r, C a p t .

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January 1995

Cadet Awards
Earhart Awards
Michael S. Twiddy ....................... 0211C
Linda C. Hird .............................. 04046
MarkE. Hoferer ..........................04295
Michael A.B.Akerley .................... 0503C
Brian P. Foltz .............................. 0503C
Daniel K. Grimm ....................... 08104
Dannon C. Vick .......................... 08054
Leah J. Weber ............................ 08159
John C. Stanley .........................08315
Jamie R. Kahler .......................... 08435
Michael D. Harris ........................ 1010~
Katie A. Schroth ........................ 19005
Bridgette A. Rockwell .................. 2017E
Matthew S. Petri ......................... 2103£
Jonathan H. Conder .................... 21121

Mitchell Awards
Jeffrey A. Mueller ....................... 02013
Robert B, Phillips ........................ 03095
Hillary R. Cook ........................... 04281
Leigh M. Moulder ....................... 04446
Steven J. Taylor .......................... 05021
James R. Balutowski .................. 05143
Sarah Blake ........... '. .................... 05159
Jeffrey F. Hooper ........................ 05159
William H. Dorsey ......................06004
Pablo A. Nunez ........................... 06022
David K. Hull .............................. 06042
Walter O. Andino ........................ 08319
Chad A. Linn ............................... 09090
Thomas E. Cardone ..................... 09116
~ 1 ~ ~ , . - , ~ i ~ . . . . . . . . 10109

.....1
1004

'~|~am A:Schmooke ......... ......... 11008
Candice K. Wassell ............. ........ 11008
Dustin J. Hibbard ....................... 11274
Tim P. Van Nes ........................... 11317
Joshua J. Johnson ....................... 12093
Steven B. Moore .......................... 12093
Daniel P. Pelfrey ......................... 15075
Mary K. Wemple ......................... 16017
Patrick A. Daykin .......................19012
Colette M. L. Laffan .................... 19075
Erie D. Wood-" . ............................20068
Joanne M. N ............................. 20119
Antonio C. C .tierrez ................... 20119
Thomas G. I?,,jala ....................... 20274
Joann E. Allen ............................. 21114
Eric A. Vavere ............................. 23040
Joanna Amberger ........................ 25033
Ted J. Dorcey .............................. 26088
Bryan N. Stoves .......................... 26019
Dakota T. Burris ......................... 27049
Kim C. Sell ................................. 27054
Michael P. Walsworth ................. 28037

Robert C. Broeckelmann ............. 23040
Kevin M. Dehner ......................... 31392
Derek P McGork .......................... 31392
Karen M. Pfau ............................. 33043
Guy A. Zierck .............................. 34115
Christina M. Miller .....................34197
Mark .~. Rolling ........................... 35113
Karl L. Herber ............................. 36055
William J. McPheat ..................... 37060
Heather L. Weaver ...................... 37035
Glenn M. McCartney ................... 37239
Kenneth D. Larson ...................... 42142
Michael E. Hoisington ................. 44033
Steven J. Leutner ........................ 45130
Shannon M. Whitaker ................. 46078
Patrick B. Lowther ...................... 47038
Jeffery M. Nebel .......................... 48048
Jorge I. Lopez .............................. 52126
Oil Rios ........................................ 52139
Benjamin D. Farlow ................... 28054
Dietrich A. Orris ......................... 31030
Timothy J. Maher ....................... 31253
Daniel Katz-Braunschweig ......... 31384
Arvett L. Bowen .......................... 32143
Aaron J. Ward ............................. 34115
Jason L. Ridge ............................ 34227
Matthew R. Sexton ..................... 35115
Kolby J. HoUingsworth .......... : .... 36089
Michael T. Bauer ........................ 37025
Robert Capparell ......................... 37066
Luke A. Marchant ....................... 37102
Terrance Martin ......................... 37214
Chris T. Schafer .......................... 37296
Jonathan D. Hall ........................ 37313
Bryan D. Barker ......................... 40050
Major L. Mosier .......................... 41110
Michelle R. Higginbotham .......... 42313
Nathan U. Thomas ..................... 42313
Greg A. Haase ............................. 42334
Christopher W. Michels .............. 42415
Chris A. Chaplin ......................... 42388
Frank Vega ................................. 42215
Kevin Pesenecker ........................38034
Jason W. Thompson .................... 44006
Coty L. Costa .............................. 45130
Mike E. Deaver ........................... 45130
Christopher J. Lake .................... 48048
Mihajlo Sulejic ............................ 48061
Sarah A. Danforth ...................... 48061
Paul W. Eaton ............................. 48061
Ryan J. Eggert ............................ 48061
Casey R. Burgett ......................... 48177
Aaron N. Burlingame .................. 51009
Yuan C. Mau ............................... 51074
Luis M. Quinones .................. ! ..... 52139
Nelliebelle Cordero ..................... 52034
Robert T. Ferguson ..................... 92002
Sarah J. Stauffer ........................ 99113

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Wing develops office on wheels
PORTLAND, Ore.-- Oregon
Wing public affairs received a
big boost this fall when the
department received a 1983
GMC M1010 4x4 military ambulance.
"This is going to prove to be
a big, big plus for field PAO
operations" said Maj. Thomas
Traver, Oregon Wing PAO.
"Outfitted with a computer,
printer, modem, fax and cellular phone, the ambulanceturned-office will allow us to
do real-time mission reporting
from whatever location we may
have to use as a mission base,"
Traver said.
"Once the cellular phone is
installed ( Oregon Wing is currently in the process of negotiating a special package with a
cellular carrier) we will have a
single number for all media to
access at any time for up-to
date information on CAP emergency operations.
"This will have the added
benefit of freeing up the mission base phone number for
more important mission related business" added Traver.
Outfitted with air conditioning, heating and sleeping
berths for two persons and
built-in auxiliary power supply, the specially modified veificle will permit PAO emergency field operations to be
conducted on virtually a 24hour basis from nearly any location.
The new PAO van was given

January 1995

Civil Air Patrol News

it's first trial during Oregon's
annual evaluated search and
rescue and disaster relief mission. "It's an excellent tool,"
said Air Force Lt. Col. Steve
Weilbrenner, CAP USAF liaison officer for Oregml.
'"The van was really invaluable when we had to conduct
live radio interviews over the
phone during the mission. We
were able to have an extended
interview away from the noise
and general hub-bub of the
mission base," Traver said.
As a result of several such
radio interviews, many people
took advantage of the on-air
invitations to visit the mission
base and obtain a real-world
understanding of how CAP
works during emergency operations. Some expressed interest in joining the local
squadron in Salem.
At a post-mission briefing,
during which PAO operations
were given a "can't get any
better than that" outstanding
rating. Air Force Reserve Lt.
Col. Steve Shoenberger, RAP
officer, offered these comments
about the van.
"It is a good idea and an
interesting concept. It provides
an excellent place to meet and
brief the media away from the
general confusion and n,~iue 6f
the mission base.
"It also provides a quiet place
to hold private briefings, meet
with family visiting the mission base and any number of

similar circumstances when a
quiet, private space is necessary."
From a public affairs standpoint, the van is impressive.
Measuring six feet wide, eight
feet long and almost six feet
high, the ambulance body on
the one-ton GMC 4x4 chassis
can be used as a recruiting
display at fairs, air shows and
similar events.
With the self-contained configuration of the van, a variety
of electrical/electronic gear
such as TVs and VCRs can be
used without relying on cornmercia] power.
The van, which appears professionally retrofitted, gives
CAP a solid, professional image when viewed by the public
and media during an emergency services operation, recruiting or public display.
"This is a large part of our
job as PAOs," said Traver, "projecting a professional image. It
goes a long way in helping
shape the image the public and
the media form about our organization, our mission and
our professionalism in carrying out missions.
"I'm really excited about this
invaluable tool we have acquired. Its uses and benefits
are really limited only by the
imagination. For Oregon Wing,
this is the beginning of a new
era in public affairs operations."

A OPA panel begins study
of revisions to FAA medical
certification standards
FREDERICK. Md.
advance~ and a generally
The Aircraft Owners and h e a l t h i e r " p o p u l a pilot
Pilots Association has t i o n .
c o n v e n e d t h e A O P A . AOPAhasproposed exMedical Advisory Panel t e n d i n g T h i r d C l a s s
to begin a detailed re- medicals for non-comview of Federal Aviation m e r c i a l fl y i n g t o f o u r
A d m i n i s t r a t i o n p r o p o s - years, initially for pilots.
a l s t o m o d i f y a i r m e n not involved in instrumedical certification ment flying. A similar
standards.
program has safely inThe panel met in early s t i t u t e d fi v e - y e a r m e d i D e c e m b e r u n d e r t h e cais in the United Kingchairmanship of Dr. Ian
dom.
Fries of New Jersey. The
A O PA w i l l t e s t i f y o n
panel conducted a sec. F A A ' s w i d e - r a n g i n g
tion-by-section reviewof m e d i c a l c e r t i fi c a t i o n
the 162-page FAA Notice proposals on January 20
of Proposed Rulemaking in Washington, D.C., and
which rewrites many pi- p o s s i b l y a t c o m p a n i o n
lot medical standards.
hearings in Seattle and
T h e a d v i s o r y p a n e l Orlando.
called for more informaA O PA w i l l s u b m i t i t s
tion on studies FAAused
final comments to the
to justify the proposed
Notice of Proposed Rulechanges, some of which making on or before Feb.
constitute significant ex21, 1995,
pansion of certification
The AOPA Medical Ad.
requirements beyond
visory Panel includes
traditional standards en- prominent physicians in
suring flight safety.
various medical disciT h e p a n e l a l s o e x a m - plines, incl u ding speciali n e d h o w FA A , s p r f . p o s als relate to numerous orthopedics, psychiatry
AOPA .petitions for sen- and cardiology, A former
s i b l e S l m p h fl c a t i o n o f FAA FederalAir Surgeon
medical requirements in also currently serves on
light of recent medical the panel

Nebraska cadets "spool up" big bucks
tration building at the city airport for their use as a headquarters facility. Their entrepreneurship led them to Tami
VALLEY, Neb. -- Cadets in
Ranslem and Clark Robeson
Nebraska Wing's Fremont Cadet Squadron have created a at Valmont Industries. DisasW i n - W i n - W i n s i t u a t i o n b y sembling the spools and preworking with nearby Valmont paring them for shipment back
I n d u s t r i e s , I n c . , a n d t h e to the Tamacqua Co. covered
Tamaqua Cable Company in most of the cadets bills.
Clark Robeson commented:
Schuykill Haven, Pa. Their
"These young people are so orentrepreneurship is now paying offa "new" squadron head- ganized and efficient, they
come in after working hours,
quarters at the city airport.
Va l m o n t I n d u s t r i e s p u r - take apart, stack and band 40
to 50 spools, and clean up the
chases electrical equipment
f r o m Ta m a c q u a C a b l e t o area before leaving. We are
manufacture irrigation equip- very pleased with the results
ment and pole structures. Each of this program."
According to Sterling
week, Valmont empties 30-50
large cable spools, each nearly Schepell, an assistant buyer at
as tall as an adult, with no way Tamacqua Cable, this has
of recycling the hundreds of saved valuable natural respools that quickly collect. For sources, labor, time, and thouFremont Cadet Squadron cadets get ready to disassemble
the Tamacqua Company, the sands of dollars in new matea spool and prepare it for shipment and eventual reuse.
p r i c e o f c o n s t r u c t i n g n e w rial purchases.
(CAP Photo courtesy Maj. Daniel Eddinger, Nebraska Wing)
In the first year, the Frewooden spools continues to esmont Cadets have renovated dant supply of new spools ev- their headquarters will be, or
calate.
more than half of the head- ery month for future funding, what equipment they'll have
The Fremont Cadets needed
quarters with their spool
If business continues to (like their own airplane)!
a way to pay for renovations to
money, and with a still abun- "spool up", who knows how big
an old, unoccupied adminisBy Maj. Daniel Eddinger
Nebraska Wing