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Approved Publication of California Wing, Civil Air Patrol, Auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force Spring, 1985

SARMISSIONSThe U.S. Air Force Auxiliary (Civil Air

Patrol) in California flew the equivalentof nearly 18 time around th world in1 84 on emergency services mi sions

authorized by the Air Force Rescue Co-ordination Center (AFRCC) and the Cal-

ifornia ffi e of Emerg n y ervices(OES) ,

M re than 4,3 a hours were flownon me 2,700 individual ortie duringthe year. The e missions included 05

for the AFRCC an 85 for th stale, f

the 205 Air Force-order d mi ions, 35involv d the sear h f r overdue or

missing air raft and 139 wer launchedto located emergency locator tran mit-t r (ELT) which were not crash-a ti-

vated or a ociaLed with downed air-

craft The r maining 31 mission wereinvolv d with mi ing individuals, tc.At the tate level, 6 OE missions in-

volved ear he for ml ing persons.

airlift of arch dogs and mountain res-cu per nn It remot areas and up-port of local I w enfor em nr agencieinvolved with disaster relief a tivitiesThe remaining slate-authorized mi ionwere condu ted for training purpo

to hone the tal nt of Air Forc Auxiliaryair r wand ground p r onnel,

Mor than ,700 Civil Air Patrol mem-b r op rating m 1,100 CAP-ownedand member-owned aircraft, scores of

pe lal-purpo vehicles and em rgen-

ey ornrnum ali n ration took part inthe emi in, ir Force Auxiliary mem-

b rare n t paid ut are reimbur ed for

their out-at-pocket expense for fu I,lubricant and ommer ial ommunica-tions costs n Air For and mi -ion.

During the year. the auxiliary' Cal-

ifornia Wing was credited with savingsix lives as iat d with 10 mi ion air-raft ., md ," In a dltion to these mi -

ion, CAP pro ides a "live organ trans-

p rt" ervi in area where c mmer-cial airlift for transplant organs is notavailabl

Whll much of th year' flight opera-tion inv Ived ELT arch. thi work is

especially riti al. according 10 Lt. Col

• •Monetary

DonationsThe pra lice of requesting a "mone-

tary donation" (rom Air Force Auxiliary

(Civil Air Patrol) members issued flightsuits provided through the CaliforniaWing Supply Depot is unauthorized, ac-

ording to Col. Donald Biondich, wingommander.

"This practi is to cease immediate-

ly," Biondich declared" pointing out thatthe e flight suits have been donated tothe Civi l Air Patrol by the Department ofDefense in accordance with current

regulations and the applicable Act ofCongress.

Biondich said that members "shouldnot be tax d with any monetary bur-den" for any surplus military equipment

r upplies where the CAP has no ac-quisition costs. This includes any so-

called donation,

"For th maj rity of item hipped tounits from the supply depot." he said,

"we will have had no acquisition 0 ts(Contlnued , , )

PROMOTION - First regular Monday evening meeting at the new temporary trailerHa at Whiteman Airport. The commander of the relocated San Fernando AirportSenior Squadron 35 (center) receives the gold leaves of a major_Assisting, on theleft, isthe former sa 35 commander, Lt. Col. Bryan Brammer. On the right isthe LosAngeles Group 1commander, Maj. Angelo Purco, who also gave an Introductory wel-come speech. (photo by Maj. AI Meryman)

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•BetlY D eker. wing director of Emergen-cy ervice ,

"EL'f ." Deck r explains, "while theyare credited with saving many lives on anationwid ba i ,are also a major prob-

I m for air earch and rescue force, Un-fortunat Iy, the devices are constantly

being trigger d by carele handling,

bad installation practi es, internal shortcircuits. orrosion and hard landings.

"When ElT is heard by the search andr cu satellite or reported by other

air raft it must be I cated and tumedoff. If it i not Immediately determined

t be on an airport. located by airportor law enforc m nt personnel and

turned off, CAP is all d upon to con-

duct and air and ground ear h usingvery high frequen y direction finding

(VHF/DF) equipment, If the non-crash-

a tivated signal i allowed 10 continue

until battery exhaustion, it rna ks a real

emergency ELT ignal in Ihe area andthus contribul to possible loss of life."



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COMMAND COMMENT

by Col. Donald M. Biondich, CAP

California Wing Commander

The last couple of months severalevents have occurred wherein CAWG's

overall general effectiveness has beenclearly demonstrated. The bottom line is

that you are superb. You have demon-

srrated that not only do we conductourselves as a professional organiza-

tion, but that you also are looking likeon

This isvery important. CAWG's image

to local. tate and federal agencies aswell as the general aviation communityhas soared to new heights. We are hav-

ing doors opened to us that were dosedin the pa t and this is a direct result ofyour actions. Congratulations!Much of this has to do with the new

programs and training now being imple-mented. The day is coming when no

longer will we see a person show up at

an exercise with a mile-long, plastic

holder full of ratings and LS. cords.(Holder of many, master of none.) Thathigh level of training required and cur-

BEAR FACTSTheBearFactsisan unoffi ialmagazinepublishedquarterlyinthe Interestof them mb r of theCaliforniaWingof CivilAirPatrol Itispublishedbyaprivatefirmin no way connectedwith the Depart-m nl of theAir Forceor CivilAir PatrolCorporation Opinions expressed bypublishersandwritersare theirown andare not to be considered official ex-pressionby theCivilAirPatrolCorpora-tionor theAir Force.Theappearan e ofadv rtlsements in this publication. in-cluding upplements and inserts.doesnot constitute an endorsementby theGvil Air PatrolCorporation or the De-partm ntof theAir Forceof productsorservicesadvertised.

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BEARFACTS4023 W. 176th

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Col. Donald M. BiondichCommander

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Training Exe,.ciseby Cspt. Mark A. Cartwright

Members of Beach Cities CadetSquadron 107 held their annual field

training exercise (FTX) at Holtville Air-port, in Imperial County.Located south of the Salton Sea near

the desert community of Holtville, the

airport erved as a training base duringWorld War II . It now serves nearby crop

dusters.Twenty-two cadets, and 16 senior

members participated in the two-dayweekend exercise. The cadets were di-vided into teams to compete in several

events such as: ELTDF training. com-

pas course, and rifle range. Under thedirection of Arthur Heilsberg (whoseson is a cadet). an NRA recognized in-

structor, cadets learned the proper useof small bore rifle prior to live-firing.During firing. they were monitored for

compliance with all safety directives

previously covered. These same pre-

cautions were reinforced when cadetslaunched model rockets later in the ex-

ercise.Seven aircraft were present to pro-

vide the cadets with orientation rides.and several cadets received formal

flight instruction during the weekend.Pilols present included several members

from South Bay Senior Squadron 12 9

which also parti ipated in the exercise.Orientation in signaling devices, land

navigation and M-'161AR-15 rifle orien-

tation were provided by Lt. KennethKeener. U.S. Army Reserve and a former

Cadet, and past member of Squadron

107. Keener also was instrumental intransporting support material in a mili-

tary vehicle.lack Fulkerson (whose son is a cadet)

was present to assist in food prepara-

tion for the exercise. The entire unit is

grateful for the presence and assistancegiven by Jack Fulkerson and Arthur

Heilsberg. 0

rency required to keep that rating haselevated your ability to perform, This

had a direct effect with other agencies.They know that once we are trained we

maintain that tatus and, most impor-tant ly. that the training is first class.

There isa new general training course

that group commanders now have fullresponsibility to give. They also havethe authority to sign specific EScards to

help expedite getting members into ouractivities. This will help retention. The

new ground team training has been ac-

cepted by National Headquarters andwill have a direct influence on future

policies. The observer program is off toan excellent start and also will have an

Impact nationally.We have a new director of Aero-

pace Education. Lt. Col. Bill Glenn willneed your help to carry the message of

Aerospace Education as well as that ofthe Air Force Auxiliary.

The cadet section is far above andahead of the rest of the nation with the

finest training available. Emphasis isbeing placed on a glider program for all

cadets. It isplanned to have gliders stra-

tegically located so every cadet thatjoins will have a chance to fly.

None of this would be possible with-out ... an outstanding wing staff. the

leadership of the Group Commanders,the front line action of the Squadron

Commanders and, of course. you themember.

We have pushed very hard the lasttwo years to change procedures to

make l ife simpler for the membership.

You have supported wing. region, andnational policies as professionals and itshows. If you remember, I have always

maintained you were better than you

gave yourselves credit for, Now you aretruly showing it, I am extremely proudto represent the finest wing in the na-tion. Keep up the good work and I sa-

lute you. 0

Monetary Donations(Continued. . , )

nor maintenance costs to put the items

in shape. Larger (non-expendable) itemssuch as vehicles, electric typewriters,etc.. will have some acquisition costs as-

sociated with them. We must recoverthese costs from the units and these

funds are, in turn, used to defray theexpenses incurred as part of the wing

screening. acquisition and maintenanceprograms."The wing commander made it clear

that any unit found to be requiring/ac-

cepting payment or donations for such

equipment from individual members"automatically will be suspended from

receiving DOD excess property."

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EDITORIAL

How often has someone to whom

you look for advice said: "Don't rockthe boat!"

Perhaps the words were "let sleepingdogs lie," or "don't make waves," or"don't fight the system."

They all mean the same thing - backoff.

Maybe you are merely an employeeseeking to communicate to your boss

information or recommendations which

you believe may increase production,cut costs or elevate morale.

Or perhaps you are the boss himselffacing the daily problems of raw mate-

rial supply, customer relations or theregulatory requirements of the many 10-cal, state and federal agencies in whosehands your future often rests.

Then again, you may hold "office" ina fraternal, civi or trade association ororganization - or you may hold a staffor command position in the Civil Air Pa-trol - where you are charged with

guiding your fellow members in thea hievement of common goals.

In one role or another, you may find

fr quent reason to recall the words of-fered by your elders during the so-called formative years: "To get ahead,get along!"

Well, all that advice which tends to

say "keep your head down" isn't neces-

sarily good advi e, according to Ed

Rechtin. the top man in one of the na-tion's foremost think tanks - Aero-

space Corporation.

Rechtin recently passed on to thehundreds of s ientlsts. resear h as-i tants and support personnel in his

ompany orne advice which we think isgood advi e. so good it isworth repeat-ing.

In the first place, Rechtin points outthat in many instances those fromwhom you seek counsel deliver thesestandard admonishments in the interest

of maintaining an otherwise precarioustatus quo.

"In any case," he says, "they certainly

aren't motivating or helpful They cantoo easily squash good ideas."

How ver, there are underlying areaof sense to them and, understanding

thi , the individual can make progress

and d 0 eHici nlly, he adds.He draws the analogy to a well-

known fact of marine engineering -wave-making takes a lot of energy, en-

ergy that doe not go into efficient for-

war motion but just stirs up the eaurface. And, he observes that Olympic

class swimmers and divers make surprls-ingly small wakes and splashes. One as-

pect of judging diving, for instance, isnoting how small a splash is made on

entering the water.

"You can see the same thing in autoracing," he says. 'where the amateurburns rubber and amid much smoke and

fury while the pro keeps as much rub-

ber in contact with the road as possible.That's why Indianapolis tires are moothand the Indy race track has remarkedly

few streaks of rubber on it!"

Rechtin also draws attention to amanagement analogy and a phenom-

enon he calls "autoshake." Autoshake isthe re ult when you shock a bureau-cracy. The bureaucracy goes into auto-

shake until internal resistance absorbsthe energy in wasted motion.

"The answer," he says, "is in the effi-

cient and eHective use of one's energy.In engineering terms, energy is forcetimes time. For the same energy, one

can use a very high force for a veryshort time or much less for e for a long-er time."The first can excite inefficient higher

order modes - autoshake - and ener-gy dissipating turbulance; the second

produces a steady push."0, how do we use our energy effi-

ciently to effectively implement our

ideas and programs?Just as in athletics, Rechtin says. the

an wer is pacing. There are times which

call for bursts and times that call for en-durance.He offers a few suggestions which he

Ifeels can increase efficiency and pro-

ductivity by increasing forward motionwhile still keeping the wave heights in

check.

• Be sure to understand the organiza-tion, its rules and its culture.

• Give the system time to respond. Bewilling to give up time if it isn't essential

to the end objectives. Outwait the op-

position if necessary.

• Be willing to change tactics if itdoesn't affect strategy and to changestrategy if it doesn't aHect the end ob-

i ctive.• B aware that there always will be

resistance to change even within your-

self. Be asopen-minded to others' ideas

as you wish others would be to yours.

• Berealistic about the cost of the en-ergy you must expend when comparedwith what may be accomplished.

• If it is too costly, perhaps the timingis wrong, you need more allies, youhave misinterpreted the situation or you

may be tackling the problem the wrongway.

• Don't be afraid to lose. Your betterideas may well find use elsewhere."The next t ime someone says. 'Don't

make waves: try to get agreement onthe end objectives regardless of how

' irnpracti ai' they might seem," Rechtinconcludes, adding:

"Then it is only a matter of time andtactics."Thi approach, according to Rechtin,

does wonders in reducing the ineffi ient

expenditure of energy.

We think Mister Rechtin has some-

thing there and you don't have to beinvolved in high tech aerospace opera-t ions to reap the benefits. 0

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THELO's

CORNER

by Lt. Col. Phillip Loper, USAF

The Air Force Reserve Assistance Of·ficers and NCO's assigned to the Cal-

ifornia Wing Liaison Office have begunto take a more active role in emergency

services.

The first step was the assignment ofMaj. John B. Doolittle, USAFR,as the co-

ordinator for all emergency servicesmission assistance and reserve person-

nel training. Reserve personnel began to

make their presence felt during the 1984disaster relief exercises where they as-

sisted CALO and the mission coordina-tor in managing the mission scenario.

Plansfor 1985 indude expanding that

role to include mission planning for bothSAR's and ORE's. Additionally, an orga-

nized training program is being devel-oped for reservists which will include

attending the AFRCC SARCoordinator's

Course; the basic SAR course devel-oped by Lt . Col. Decker, CAWG direc-

tor of Emergency Services; a session ofevaluat ion and critique of SAR/DR mis-

sions and a period of on-the-job train-

ing.Hopefully, the expertise of these per-

sonnel will expand the capability of the

Liaison Office to provide support forthis essential activity and, in turn, allow

the CAWG to increase the scope of

funded emergency services training. 0

New FrequenciesAuthorized By

FCCThe Air Force Auxiliary (Civil Air Pa-

trol) has been authorized use of addi-tional aeronautical radio frequencies un-

der Its FCC License KA97629.

Frequencies 121.6, 121.7, 121.8, 121.9and 123.0 MHz may be used by prop-

erly licensed SAR mobiles for direct

communications with Federal AviationAdministration ground control stations

to facilitate their movement on andabout airports where a search is in pro-

gress. This authorization has been made

in the interests of insuring the 5ARmobile unit's safety.

These frequencies are not to be usedfor ground lair communications. 5ARmobiles will continue to use 122.9 and

123.1 for emergency ground/air com-

munications in addition to certain spe-

cial frequencies identified for them on aone-t ime. mission-to-mission basis by

the mission coordinator. 0

Call ForReservists

Stop, Look, Listenby Lt. Col. C. C. TurpinCalifornia Wing Chaplain

For the most part our lives are spentin a rather ordinary sort of way. We get

up the same time, eat the same food, goto the same work, return home the

same time, and the next day repeat the

same schedule.Then suddenly something quite unex-

peeled can appear to cause us to stop,look, and listen. We are forced to re-

evaluate many if not all things. It can bemuch like flying a plane. We decide to

take a trip. So, off to the airport we go.

Hopefully, we file a flight plan. After acareful preflight we climb in and are

soon on our way. The electronics are

properly functioning and we becomecomfortable. Perhaps we even turn onthe auto pilot.

Suddenly we become more alert. We

seean unexpected cloud formation. Wehear a new sound. We feel a vibration.

all isnot well. It is t ime to stop, look, and

listen. Something may be wrong and it is

time to determine what it is. It is not thetime to travel on as usual. If we cannotstop we should at least slow down.

Problems may not always best be

solved at full speed. If it is determined

that there really is no problem then wecan resume our normal speed. How-

ever, if there is a problem we shouldseek to solve it before it becomes evenlarger.

Something unexpected happened tome recently on my birthday. It caused

me to stop. look, and listen. It scared

me. It changed me - for the better Ibelieve. I had a stroke - a totally new

experience. I really didn't know how to

handle it. My wise physician friend saidit was time to slow down and see if we

could find what caused the problem.

So, off to the hospital I went for a seriesof examinations. Now, after proper

medical treatment and rest I have madeexcellent recovery.I am no longer scared. I know what

happened to me. I naturally remain con-

cerned. Sometimes a little scare canhelp. It did me. It taught me a lesson. No

longer willi take life and good health for

granted. It caused me to slow down andeven at times to stop. And in slowing

down I gained. I gained a new apprecia-tion of the world in which we live. I havegained new friends. Old friends have

added much to my life during theseeventful days.Inow have a greater love for my God.

He has through my friends and col-leagues met my every need. His wordsto "Be still and know that I am God"

(Psalms 46:10) are more meaningful. Inother words. we are admonished tostop, look, and listen. ever take life.health, and God for granted. 0

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by Maj. Peter F. Cikalo, USAFR

Help 'your' Civil Air Patrol by lookingfor and recommending former or cur-

rent Air Force officers, CO's and Armyofficers. The more reservists you help

recruit to the program, the more youstrengthen and help develop your CAP.This program is one of the most 'flexi-

ble' in the Air Force. It allows a reservistgenerally to put in the amount of timewhen and where they want. You can

usually work in an area of expertise ofyour choosing or one you always want-ed to try within the three missions ofCAP: Emergency Services, Cadet Pro-

gram and Aerospace Education.This isan oustanding "community ser-

vice" that will give you a good feeling

while being able to earn points towardretirement. The assignment also allows

numerous Air Force base privileges and

can enable the reservist to be eligiblefor promotions.

Have potential reservists contact:North CaliforniaMaj. Paul Schaefer835 Lakechime Drive

Sunnyvale. CA 94089(408) 734-1680

Southern California

Lt. Col. Fred Heinemann7862 Marin Lane

Ventura, CA 93004(80S) 659-1416

EssayCompetitionMembers of the Air Force Auxiliary

(Civil Air Patrol) are eligible to enter theU.s. Air Force Ira C. Eaker Essay Com-petition sponsored by the Air Univer-

sity.In addition to all active duty Air Force

personnel and members of the Air Force

Reserve and Air National Guard, mem-bers of CAP, the Air Force ROTC and

the Air Force Academy now are eligible.

First. second and third prizes of$2.000, $1,000 and $500, respectively,

will be accompanied by special medal-

lions.The essays must be between 2,O()()and 4,O()()words and must be both orig-

inal and written specifically for this con-

test. Topic areas are military strategy

and tactics, doctrine, professionalism,

ethics and values. esprit de corps or anycombination of these themes.

Deadline for submission is June 1,

1985. Interested Air Force Auxiliary se-nior members and cadets should con-

tact the Editor, Air University Review.

Building 1211, Maxwell AFB, Alabama,36112-5511 for details on format re-

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The Military Role In Search And Rescueby Maj. Guillermo Lopez, USAFR

Editor's Note: Major Lopez (Lt. Col.

selectee) is a recently assigned lndi-

vidual Mobilization Augmentee Special

Airliir Director at HQ MAC/DO, ScottAFB, IL. He is a CAP member and holdsGill Robb Wilson Award No. 45. A grad-

uate of the CAP National Staff College

and the USMC Amphibious Warfare

School. He works for McDonnell Doug-

las in St. Louis. Thispaper was prepared

asa writ ing requirement for the comple-

tion of the Army Command and General

Staff College.

The purpose of this paper is to informthe reader about the role of the military

in search and rescue (SAR) operations.This wi ll be accomplished by a brief his-

tory of SAR, current facil ities and units,

and future trends.The need for some type of SARorga-

nization was recognized in the early

fifties. Out of this need, PresidentEisenhower's Civil Air Patrol of 1954vied the need for a National SARorgani-

zation. This need has been a result of

the rapid increase in aviation since theend of World War II. This resulted in the

publication of the National SAR Plan in1956 by the President's Air CoordinatingCommittee.

The National SAR Planestablished the

basic guidelines for the federal govern-ment's responsibillties InSAR operations

worldwide. To exercise three respon-sibilities the SAR Plan established threeregions each with a coordinator. The

United States Air Force for the InlandRegion (Continental United States). theUnited States Coast Guard for the Mar-

itime Region, and the Unified Com-

mands for the Overseas Region.

The Air Force Chief of Staff desig-nated the Commander of the Aero-

space Rescue and Recovery Service(ARRS)asexecutive agent for SARoper-

ations in the Inland Region. In carryingout his responsibilities under the SAR

Plan, the Commander of ARRS furtherdivided the Inland Region into three

subregions: Eastern with headquartersat Eglin AFB, Florida; Central located atRichards Gebaur AFB, Missouri; and theWestern located at McClellan AFB, Cal-

ifornia; each with a Rescue Coordina-

tion Center (RCC). In 1974 they wereconsolidated with the Air Force Rescue

Coordinat ion Center (AFRCC) at ScottAFB, Ill inois where they are stil l located.The consolidation was the result of

overall manpower reductions, budgetconsolidations, and more important. the

belief that a single Rescue Coordination

Center (RCC) as a focal point for federal

involvement in SAR operations could

better accomplish its mission.The mission of the AFRCC is to pro-

vide a rescue coordinat ion capability to

assist persons in distress, both civilian

and military. In the accomplishment ofthe mission, the AFRCC has four func-

tions. It acts asthe single federal agencycoordinator of SAR activities within the

Inland Region. It processes all SAR inci-dents requiring federal assistance re-

gardless of the source of the request. Itischarged with developing and organiz-ing a network capable of providing SAR

assistance to persons in distress. And,

finally, it formulates and formalizesagreements with federal, state. local,and private agencies having SAR ca-

pabilit ies. These agreements are to in-

sure the coordination and cooperation

of the different agencies involvedthereby making the SAR network a vi-able entity.

The AFRCC is physically located atHeadquarters, Aerospace Rescue and

Recovery Service at Scott AFB, in Belle-ville, Ill inois. The center consists of five

multi-use telephone console positions,

various plotting surfaces, a giant map of

the United States in which to displaycurrent missions, administrative offices,a Mission Control Center (MCC) inwhich to receive data from orbiting sat-

ellites, and a briefing room in which toconduct training sessions and brief visi-

tors. The AFRCC is normally com-manded by an Air Force Colonel with

the title of Director, Inland SAR. The Di-rector reports directly to the Com-

mander, ARRS; normally an Air ForceMajor General or Brigadier General. The

AFRCC is manned by officers rated as

pilots or navigators with extensive back-grounds in rescue operations and on-

Commissioned Officers with back-ground in rescue operations. The Cen-

ter is manned 24 hours a day seven daysa week. Personnel are divided into

teams working eight-hour shifts. There

is also an administrat ive staff to super-vise and support the teams of coordina-

tors. All these personnel must have acomplete understanding of rescue pro-cedures and techniques, and the knowl-

edge of what resources are available toassist in any situation.

The types of emergency situations

AFRCC personnel deal with fall intothree general categories. These areoverdue or crashed aircraft. lost person,

and emergency medical evacuation(MEDEVAC) of the critically ill or injured.

The lost person and MEDEVAC are themost frequent but the missing aircraft is

the most time consuming. Regardless of

the situation, each is unique and re-

quires the application of the proper re-sources at the right time. This will aid in

the effective and efficient coordination

of a mission.

The AFRCC does not have physicalSAR assets and must rely on the re-

sources available from other sources,federal and non-federal, to conduct res-

cue operations. All Defense Depart-ment agencies having a SAR capability

may be called on to participate in SARoperations provided it does not inter-

fere with their primary mission. Some of

these capabilities include the 39th Aero-space Rescue and Recovery Wing atEglin AFB, Florida, the 41st Rescue and

Weather Reconnaissance Wing at Mc-

Clellan AFB, California. the Air Force Re-serve 403rd Rescue and Reconnais-

sance Wing at Selfridge AFB, Michiganwith four reserve Aerospace Rescueand Recovery Squadrons, and the Air

National Guard's 106tll Aerospace Res-cue and Recovery Group (ARRG)at Suf-folk County Airport. New York, and the

129th ARRG at Moffett Naval Air Sta-

tion, California. In addition, many Army,Coast Guard, and Marine Corps units

assist the AFRCC with their assets. lo-cated throughout the United States -

too many to be covered.The Civil Air Patrol with units in the 48

continental states and the District of Co-

lumbia, and serving as the official auxil-

iary of the United States Air Force fliesapproximately four out of five hoursconducted in aerial search activities.The non-federal resources consist of

the state and local agencies which pos-

sess a capabil ity to assist in SAR opera-

tions. Agencies such as Department of

Aeronautics, Departments of Emergen-cy Services, and law enforcement agen-cies are very important parts of the na-tional SARnetwork. There are other pri-

vate, volunteer organizations such as

the Mountain Rescue Association and

the National Jeep SARAssociation which

provide extremely valuable service tothe American public and without their

unique capabilities many rescue rnis-sions would be impossible to complete

in a successful manner.In the past few years the use of satel-

lites as an aid in SAR operations has

been studied. In the fall of 1976 the Ca-nadian Department of Communication

and the National Aeronautics and Space

Administration Joined forces in defininga joint satelli te-aided SAR system dem-

onstration program. In 1977 the pro-

gram was expanded to include the

French Center for National Space Stud-

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The Heartbreaks ofSearch and Rescue

by Capt. lames Marlin

Three members of San Bernardino Se-

nior Squadron 5, Lt . Col. Ru sell Kaul-

man, 1s1Lt. Wally Jayne, and S/M EricFraser took off on a blustery wintermorning and reaped major T.V. net-work news coverage as a result of their

find on ,~FRCC 8-2416 in the Big Bear

Lake area.Litt le did I guess that when I received

an alert call from Capt. Gary Liswood at2230 that our squadron would be thrust

in the limelight 0 uddenlv.I call d and alert d two flight crews

from Squadron 5 to make the search inthe morning. The strangest part of thestory IS that the crew which made the

find was two-thirds neophyte, a far a

arches go.S/M Fraser wa brand new in the

The Military RoleIn Search & Rescue(Continued ... )

ie and later on the Union of Soviet So-

cialist Republic joined the effort. The

objective of the program is to achieveinternational cooperation in SAR mis-

sions by demonstrating that satellites

can greatly improve the detection andlocation of distress signals. Once the

sy tem is fully operational, four satel-

l ites, one from each of the participating

countries, will orbit the Earth and coverany area every 90 minutes. This will al-

low any distress signal to be picked up

by the satellite and ransrnitted to aground station from which in turn it will

be relayed to a Mission Control Center.

Inthe United States this station will be atScott AFB, Ill inois in the AFRCC.

The AFRCC has been operating since1974.Its potential for improving SARop-erations within the Inland Region has

be n demonstrated time after time. Theuse of Computer Aided techniques de-

veloped by the Coast Guard in the early70s and expanded by the Federal Avia-

tion Administration have greatly re-duced the hours required to find a lostaircraft. The experimental use of satel-

lites to detect distress signals has already

been used to locate downed aircraft

and save lives. The AFRCC conductsover 100 SAR missions per month and

investigates close to 400 SAR incidents

per month. These efforts result in thesaving of over 600 lives per year and the

number continues to increase. These

figures grat ify the countless persons inthe military whose cooperative spirit

along with their civilian brothers make

search and rescue a national asset. 0

squadron and it was his first lime in

search grid and Lt . Jayne, even though

an owner of Ces na 17 N734YL andpo ses or of an instrument license withmany hours between Redlands and John

Wayne airport, was up in a search grida a mission pilot trainee for his first

time. The only member of the flightcrew with Civil Air Patrol search experi-

ence was Col. Kaufman who ha 20years in CA P . In those 20 years, this is

Kaufman' fir I find.

The crew was greeted at Rialto Air-

port after the find by everal Los An-geles lelevi ion camera teams and inter-viewed. Alas and alack, of all the time

to go to an event without a camera. I

did!They found the mi sing Cessna 182with five aboard - no urvlvors -

which reportedly took off from Big Bear

Airport with no flight plan, and no radio

conta I.A ording to Kaufman, this is the way

II went:"Our search area grid was 200 almost

straight out and south from the Big Bear

Airport. Jaynes was the mission pilottrainee and on his first search. Fraserwas the mission observer and also on his

first search.

Jaynes fir t located the four ornersof the search grid and began a earch of

the relatively flat terrain. Next he

ear hed the drainage area south andea t of the Big Bear Dam al ng the Sibe-

ria Creek.

As we passed over Siberia Creek, we

heard a short ELT ignal.Fraser then though he had pottedmething on a ridge ro the West of the

drainage, but we had no luck. We cir-

cled some more, taking care to avoid

the steep hills and noticing a sheriff'shelicopter flying back and forth along

th Siberia Creek far below us. Wewere flying approximately 600 feet

above ground during the search.Again, we picked up an ElT signal. I

told Jaynes to continue circling the area.

It was then that I noticed something onthe ridge along the Siberia Creek - we

passed by the hill - some red coloring.

I told Jaynes, I think I see the target,let's drop down a little lower. We

lowered the flaps, and slowed to 70knots so I could point out the target to

him and Fraser.

The target was confirmed at 1130 andwe immediately contacted the sherif f's

arch and rescue helicopter so that ifthere were any survivors, they would

be given immediate assistance. There

were none!After having an opportunity to think

about th earch, I would certainly ad-vise aircraft owners to paint their wing

tips and tail sections orange or red forthe better visibility."

All members of the crew will beawarded the coveted 'Find" ribbon.an Bernardino Senior Squadron 5 is

proud of its neophyte alrcrew and wish-es them many more finds and saves.

What a way to start. 0

CIVIL AIR PATROL

SAN BERNARDINO SENIOR SQUADRON 5'S

SUCCESSFUL SEARCH CREW

ON A.F.R.C.C. 8-2416 BIG BEAR LAKE

Left to right: MIssion Pilot Trainee 1Lt. Wally Jaynes, Mission Pilot Standard Ltc. Rus-seDKaufman, and Observer Trainee SM Eric Fraser.

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UNITNEWS**********San Francisco Bay Group 2

Looking snappy in tailored uniforms,and ready for the aerospace education

pan I quiz, physical fi tness run, and drillcompetition, the an Franci co Bay

Group 2 team came away from the Re-gional Competition at McClellan AFB

with the w epstakes Award and repre-

sented Pacific Region at the NationalCompetition. The group took Fifth Place

overall, with the New York Wing Team

taking Fir t Place.

* * *Stockton Senior Squadron 72

Congratulations to Capt. James W.Tockstein who has taken command of

Stockton enior Squadron 72. He uc-ceed Capt. Mel Gall who will continue

as an a tive staff member.

quadron 72 also has established itsown "speakers bureau." Lt. Roy Ford,

Public Allairs Offi er will head the de-tachment. Memb r volunteering in-lude: Lt. Bruce Schreiber, Lt. loseph

leChuga, Lt. Grady Morgan, Captains

Melvin Gall, Jim Tockstein, and JohnMihoe\lich.

* * *Inland Empire Group 18

Inland Empire Group 18 bid far wellto Maj. Carl Vogt of an B rnardino e-nior quadran 5. Maj. Vogt, also an Air

Forc r ervi t. transferred to Portland

Air ational Guard Base, regon. pend-

ing d activation of the 0 rd A ro paceRe cue and Recovery quadron atMarch AFB, Portland will pick up the

AR rol and th 30 rd HC-130H re cue

and re overv aircraft.Maj. Vogt is well-known to many

outhern Californian as a mis ion pil t.ch ck pilot, and driving force behind

the pilot training program, His absencewill be definitely felL We wi h Carl and

his famil the b t of lu k

San JoseSenior Squadron 80San Jose enior quadron 80 warmlv

welcome Jim and Margaret Wolf who

hav just joined Lhe unit.Wilson Citi-Cornrn radi w re re-

cently install d in quadron 8 aircraft.giving ach aircraft acce s to any re-peat r in California Wing, as well a Pa-

cific Region.

Gil l Robb Wilson Cadet Squadron 130ome 19 cad [5 from Gill Robb Wil-

son Cadet quadron 1 0 parti ipated inEdward AFB' Open H use and Air-how. They manned an information

both, parked car, guard d air raft.and guided visitors. Lt. Bill Stockton,

USAF. the Edwards AFB/CAP Liaison Of-

fi er, wa in high prai e of the Squadron'I 0 cadets. 0much so, he invited themback for next year,

* • •Glendale Cadet Squadron 27

Two cad ts from GI ndale Cadet

quadran 27 w re picked by two Arner-i an Legion Po ts to attend th 47th es-sian of the Ameri an Legion' "Boy'

State." in Cadets John Ellfeldt, and

Eduardo Mireles returned to their unitfrom Boy' tate. they have had ag reat-

er appre iation of the American form of

g vernmenl.The American legion program gives

each boy the opportunity to take part inrunning a make-believe government in

acramenl. They propo e laws. pa s

legislation. and do all th thing our law-makers normally do to run the state

government,

Both Hollywood Po t 43, and Lo FelizPost 527 of the Am ri an Legi n are to

b ongratulated on giving young peo-pi thi wonderful opportunity to view

and exp ri n e democracy in a tion.

* .. *San Diego Group 3

an Di 0Group held it fir t "Ca-d t Training chool" at Brown Field re-

cently. Thi hool was designed for Ca-

det rg ant and blow. tudent w replaced into one of four seminar groups

and all re ived instruction in basic ca-del skill Drill wa al 0 rnphasized andthe students participated in an innova-

tive drill ompetitlon h Id that aturdaynight. The school will prepare the stu-

dents for the rig r of encampment.Four m mb r of Allied Garden Cad t

quadron 55 erved in the Cadet t ff.th y were C. Basile, B. Kelly, H. Hicken-

bottom, and C. tiles,

Nine adet from Squadron 55 al-t nd d a tud nl . Other unit in atten-

danc w r kyhawk omp itequadron 47, and Brown Field Cadet

quadran 67.

" * *Van Nuys Senior Squadron 81

Claudia & Keith Kelly, with Jim Ed-dingfield to k th ir airplane (C-177,

and -172) and a ten d th Albuquer-

que International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta.Over 450 colorful h t-air balloons were

pre ent. Wh n they were released into

the air, they re embled giant rainb w .In 1985. the fiesta I lat d f r ctober5-13.

. . . . . .Burbank Angel Cadel Squadron &3"Wei orne aboard" was the greeting

of Commander E . F.Tedeschi, Skipp r of

the Guid d Mis ile Frigate U Duncan,as he spoke to 15 Cadets and SeniorMember of Burbank Cadet quadron

6 . Soon after the welcome, the ship

pulled away from the dock at LongBeach aval ration and headed for the

open sea on a "dependent's cruise."During the day, Ihe ship ircled CatalinaIsland. while the crew conducted readi-

ne mergen y drills, demonstratedship maneuverability and crewmen es-

orted Visitors on tours of the entire

hip. Enr ute back to the dock, the hipsail d past the Heli opter Carrier USS

P liliu and two of the world's largest

ships, the US New Jersey, and the USSMi souri.

* .. ..

Allied Gardens Cadet Squadron 5STen Cadets under the leader hip ofCl2nd l1. Hickenbottom marched in thisyear's "Mother Goose" parade This is

an annual parade held in EI Cajon. ,"5

part of the parade, the Cadets perform-

ed ad rill in front of the reviewing tand.

* * "Vandenberg Composite Squadron 101Members of the Vandenberg Com-

po ite Squadron 10'1 recently held ane-dav ground earch practice exer-

ci e in the Mount Figueroa area.The agenda included basic (v ry

basic) compass and map reading cia ses.

There also wa a review of groundarch techniques. a class taught two

we k arlier.After the classes. the remaind r of

the day was spent with hart exerci es

to blain pra tical xperi n e with thedifferent ear h techniques. The search

te hnique ov red includ d creeping

line, ha tv, perimeter and passive. Therealso was some pract ice in ground navi-

gation. u Ing compa headings to tol-

Iowa pre-determined course.The members attending al 0 got

ome unexpect d practi e in emergen-cy vehicle maintenance when they had

to hang a flat lir on the van.Members attending were: Capt. Mark

Brun1on, 15 1 Lt. Fahlsing, C/fO Fadel,C/Sg1. Taylor, CIB Taylor, ClB Wright,

CIB Ayers and a new adet and C/BMark Dumar.

. . . . *Brackett Composite Squadron 64

Brackett Composite quadron 64'

parti rparion at th annual Cable Airhow, pons r d by he Pomona Valley

Pil t' A a lation wa limited to threeenior : Lt. Col. Darby, Maj. Hartwell and

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Logistics Improve For California WingThe supply situation in the California

Wing has improved to the point that by

mid-year all remaining requisition atwing headquarters will be filled, accord-

ing to Lt . Col. Ron Kenela, Director of

logistics.But. Kenela warns, "considerable im-

provement" st ill is needed at the group

and unit level in the areas of safeguard-ing and accounting for property pro-

vided by the Department of Defense(DOD).

Although this property has been "do-

nated" by military services to the AirForce Auxiliary (Civil Air Patrol) because

it is onsidered to be excess to theirneeds. regulations provide that it must

be accounted for and safeguarded inthe same manner as when it was in pos-

session of the active military establish-

ment."If the California Wing is to continue

to receive DOD excess property sui tedto its mission in the quantity it has in the

past:' Kenela explains, "we must proveto our national headquarters and the re-gional and wing liaison officers that we

can respon ibly distribute, safeguard,maintain, control and account for each

and every item we acquire. This can

only be achieved through centralizedcontrol and through the efforts of eachindividual member."

Kenela makes it clear he feels there is

"no reason in the world" why California

Wing units cannot adjust their currentinventories to reflect updated and ser-

viceable equipment and calls upongroup and squadron commanders to

clear their inventories of obsolete andunserviceable gear. Such equipment

only "clutters up the area and adds to

the inventory item and monetary ac-Qunt."

Col. Donald Biondich, wing com-mander. tells B ea r F a ct s:

"Two years of hard work has been

ac omplished by California Wing logis-tics p rsonnel to bring us to our current

plateau. Responsible property control isessential. We have taken too many

strides forward to allow mismanage-ment of property by any individual orunit to set us back to the point from

which we started.

"Receiving equipment in CAP is not a

right, it is a privilege and this privilege

must be earned, Guidelines for property

UNIT NEWS****************(Continued ... )

Capt. Welliver. Although the weather

was quite good, the turnout of specta-tors was low due to minimal advertising

and the earlier than usual date of theevent. During the two days of theevent, two emergency locator transmit-

ters were accidentally activated - one

at Cable and one at Brackett which

Capt. Welliver received credit for locat-ing and securing.

* * *Composite Squadron 31

The Color Guard of Composite

Squadron 31, Norton Air Force Base,

was entered in the San Bernardino

YMCA Christmas Parade and captured afine trophy which is on display at thesquadron, The Color Guard consisted

of: C/SSgt. David Eisenbeisz, C/Sgl.

leanette Marquez, CI Amn David Mosh-er, CIA 1C Anthony Scott and

ClAmn Chari Kroeplin. Congratulations!

* * *Composite Squadron 68

Headquarters Inland Empire Group18, CAP, was tasked with assisting both

the Norton AFB open house on 3 No-

vember and the George AFB open

house on 4 November. A radioztele-

type request went out to all units in thearea for assistance.

We had assisted in 1983 and this yearthe following Squadron 68 personnelmade the trip to help in whatever way

they would be able to: 151 Lt. BillSabatine, 2nd U. Dick Hilde, FO Glenn

Moffet, FO Mike Petran, ClMSgt John

Svalina,C/Sgt. SeanConnery, CI Amn Bill

Connery, C/Amn Brad Fortenbaugh, CIAmn Ben Beardslee and Cadet Amanda

Marsh.The squadron wishes to thank Mr.

Henry Fortenbaugh for his assistance in

transporting the troops,

" * *150th Air Rescue Squadron

Congratulations to John Viney, who isnow a mission pilot trainee; Dwayne

Terry who passed his Level Two; Robert

Barton who obtained his multi-engine

rating: and Nancy Metcalf who is the

new reports control officer.CAP Senior Pilot ratings were award-

ed to Don Lilienthal, Bernie Kindrick, andDon Bunker. Joe Ray was awarded his

captain's bars and Don Bantz and PatMurach were each awarded the rank of

second lieutenant. Rex Milhouse was

awarded the "40 Plus" for his many

hours spent in CAP search activities.

distr ibution have been published. Theyoutline the factors which are weighed

individually by the Wing Logistic officerswhen determining where equipment

will go. Units that accomplish the most

in terms of property equipment man-

agement wil l, in turn, receive the most."Biondich said that in the future "sup-

ply freezes" will apply to each unit onan individual basis. Units no longer will

be penalized for group actions nor will

groups be penalized for unit actions ex-

cept that groups will be held account-able for reports from units over which

they have responsibility.

"Every unit," Biondich declares, "hasan equal opportunity to receive proper-

ty. Whether or not it chooses to do so isentirely up to the unit. But, along with

the property goes the responsibility for

proper management."Most of 1984 saw the Cali fornia Wing

Supply Depot established at Stocktonand the subsequent establishment of

sub-depots at McClellan AFB, Travie

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nance personnel, two administrative as-

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local Alta Squadron 16, Civil Air Patrol,

for over three and one-half years. He

has served in several positions and is

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Group 12, California Wing, assisted inthe presentation, asdid Squadron Com-

mander Maj. Della De Arman.

It. Col. David Chapman, Squadron16, observed this was the first Mitchel l

Award for a member of the local unit In

almost seven years and Congressman

Pashayan congratulated Banuelos for hisachievement and performance.

Banuelos received a nomination ear-

lier this year from the congressman for

an Air Force Academy appointment. 0

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by Lt. Col. Fred Beelby

A few years ago, a business associate

and fri nd made as tatement to a groupof us at lunch that "everyone does the

very best he can at any given time."

Naturally, he got a lot of flak, becau ewe all could cite hundreds of examples

of stupidity, gold-bricking, ignorance,and other causes for people to do dumbthings.

Those of you who have worked

arch missions know full well that in

mo t of th cases, Ihe target airplanewas lost because the pilot f lew into con-

dition beyond his or the aircraft's ca-pability.

0, how could he have done his veryt at that given moment? A private

pilot with no instrument qualificat ions

tried to take a 152 over the High ierrawith three people on board during a

blizzard. How much poorer could hisd cision have been?The answer is simple and I confess

that although I wa among the loudestto try to refute my friend's reasoning. I

am now in complete ac ord with him.

The reason we all do our very best atany given moment is that we are alway

at choice. We are binary computersconstantly an wering each moment

with "yes" or "no." Our answers are

ba ed upon what w beli ve. at thattime, will provide the best results.

The e moments are filled from ur in-dividual point of view with gigantic as

w IIas seemingly insignificant questionsor problem, The questions can range inimpact from a choice between orange

juice and v - a for breakfast La quitting

the present job, taking the kids out of

chool. elling the house and furniture,

moving to the east coast. and going towork or that new company that may

payoff big In a few year ,

In every aspect of our liv we are

de lslon-rnaking beings. W respondknowingly, we react automatically. The

ratio between response and reaction i

ba don self-di ipline and kn wi dge.elf-dis iplin and knowledg deter-

mine our job perf rman e: getting thej b done is more than just meeting the

job criteria We all know people who

figure that if they simply do what ispelled out in the job de crlption they

hould be rewarded with promotion,higher pay, and an "outstanding" per-

formance rating. These people may justbe worth a " ati fa ory.' This kind of

individual does only what h I paid to

do and in no way demonstrat s the

lead rship needed to am a promotion.In hort, thrs kmd of satisfactory per-

formance is the essence of mediocrity.What, then, goes into "outstanding"

performance? Fir t. attitude - the way

we approach a job. Is it lust a chore, or

i it a challenge to meet heroically. Youknow, we are constant ly meeting drag-

ons - of all sizes that must be slain or

eventually they'll eat u up. The mostfearsome, perhaps, i nam d Pro-

crastination - and he can really over-whelm us. He's my worst enemy, but

next week, I'm going to stop pro-crastinating.

How do w procrastinate in our ap-

proa h to a job? By not gelling fullyprepar d By not engaging fully In re-quired aswell as extra edu arion so that

w will possess all available knowledge

about the intricacie of the job 0 that

w will e prepared to do it better thanit's ever been don b fore. I say "edu-cation" rather than "training" because

people are educated, elephants aretrain d.

A ch erful approach to the educationproces coupled with an expectancy ofsuccesswill go a long way toward giving

u. what we want from the exercise. Ed-

ucation IS the result of learning from ex-perien - ours and other's. We learn

mostly from what we lea h our elves.This iswhy it's such a good idea to men-

tally rehearse the job before actually

lavmg on hands.

Can ider als the effect on otherpeople oi how we do our job It's an

interesting statistic that over 70 percent

of the people who are fired from theirjobs are let go because of their poor

attitudes - their poor human relations

IQ Think about your associates. Thinkabout the skillful, yet abrasive, harac-ter you avoid In favor of the less skilled,

but warmer, more cooperative person

who eagerly trie to do agood job. Thisdoes not include the clown who, afraid

h 's not going to be noticed, disruptsactivities with his loud, distracting ways.

But, for your own peace of mind, don't

condemn him too quickly. He, too, has

his problems.So. we approa h the job heerfully.

with an attitude of success, and we areeducated in the details of the job. We

give more than 100 percent. Now, this

last is tri kyo You've probably heard it

said that wh n two people agree tomeet each other half-way, they usually

fail because one of them isnear-sighted.

If we try to do the job better this timethan la t. we come do to giving 100

percent - and in our Air Force Auxiliary(Civil Air Patrol) bu iness, too much

hangs on each person doing his best,afely and I gall, for anyone to even

think about doing less than better than

last time. But if we don't do better thist ime than last, we aren't doing our best.In California Wing, we are profes·

ionals and proud f it. Not the pridethat arrogantly regards another as lessskilled, lessknowledgeable or lessfortu-

nate in any gift; but ours is the pride thathumbly recognizes the skill, the knowl-

edg and the motivation to do the jobwell. 0 w II, t hat we discover how we

can do even better.That i professionalism. o

SURPRISE DELIGHTFUU Brooke Knapp expresses Just that 8S she Is presented acommendation and honorary membership In the Civil Air Patrol. Doing the honors(right) Is the CAWG's commander's representat ive, Lt. Col. Lee White, deputy com-mander. This award, by San Fernando Airport Senior Squadron 35, was made duringthe return to Whiteman Airport Ground Breaking Ceremony. (photo by Maj. AI Mery-man)

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RIGORSOFHARD WORK,PHYSICAL TORTURE

by 2nd Lt. Ginger Cartwright

and Capt. Mark Cartwright

It was nearly three year ago when

they were last seen. One was last seen

only two years ago. They have enduredthe cold, winter weather and the hot,

steamy summer. They have enjoyed therigor of hard work, physical tortureand long stints away from home.

Doe this sound familiar? No, they are

not at encampment. They happen to be

cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy

Cadet 2nd Class (Junior) Susan D.

Harvey. (U.S. Air Force Academy photo)

and all former cadets of the Beach Gties

Cadet quadran 107

Cadet nd Class (junior) Susan D.

Harvey plans to enter undergraduate pi-lot training upon graduation. A hem-istry major, she is a member of the acad-

emy Falconer's Club. During the half-

time break in home athlet ic events, sheand ther lub members demonstrate

the ancient sport of falconry. he also

participates asa soaring instructor, sings

in the choir, and is a member of the"Civil Air Patrol Training Unit." During

her time a a CAP cadet. she partici-pated in the California Wing 1978, '1979,and '1980 encampments as well as the

Hawaii Wing glider encampment.Cadet 2nd Class (junior) Scott D. Mc-

Clean desires to enter undergraduatenavigator training after graduating. Hehas a large head-start by serving as a

cadet navigation instructor last summerin a T-43. Cadet McClean also serves as

the cadet navigation instructor with theA ademy' -Oth Airmanship Training

qua.dron.Cadet 2nd Class (junior) icholas A.

Yarmovych is planning to enter under-

graduate pilot training after graduation.He iscurrent ly on leave from the acade-my and slated to retum in June 1985.

Cadet 4th Class (freshman) Marcus A.

Boyd also plans to attend undergradu-

ate flight training after graduation. Heplans to pursue an astronaut's posit ion

NOONME.ALFORMATION - Each weekday, the 4,400 member Cadet Wing marchesto lunch on the terrazzo, a favorite sight for vlBl tors who l ine the Cadet Chapel Wall.The wing Is organized Into 40 cadet squadrons of approximately 110 cadets each.Only upperclassmen hold cadet officer rank and carry 8abr88. (U.S.Air Force Acade-my photo)

and is majoring in Astronautical Engi-neering. When not in the classroom, Ca-det Boyd i playing half-back on the

Junior varsity football team. He hopes toplay on the varsity Leam next year.All members of Beach Cities Cadet

quad ron 107 are proud to have fourcurrently enrolled USAFA cadets call

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ther will be a Squadron 107 Shuttle

M~i ~ 0

Cadet 2nd Class (Junior) Scott D. Mc-Clean. (U.S. Air Force Academy photo)

Cadet 4th Cla8s (Freshman) Marcus A.Boyd. (U.s. Air Force Academy photo)

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WeekendBivouacby Cadet Capt. Edgar Acosta

About 35 cadets from the Centinela

Composite Squadron 43. Burbank AngelCadet quadron 6 and Gill Robb Wil-

son Cadet Squadron no, participated ina weekend bivouac held at VasquezRocks County Park. Agua Dulce.

Some of the classe taught were fieldaferv, field hygiene. camp set-up. back-packing. rock climbing. food and waterprocurement and compass navigation.

All classes included a practical exerciseperformed by cadets under the dosesupervision of cadet officers and senior

members.

Also there were popular activitiessuch as a four-mile hike; quick. campbreakdown (to test mobility in case ofan emergency); search and rescue exer-

cises; first aid; guard duty and fire dril ls.All cadets were responsible for bring-

ing their own food - carry it and cookit. A uggested food list was di tributedbefore the activity. Cadets followed thislist; which was a well balanced nutri-

tional meal. Cadets were divided equal-ly into two flights: Alpha. and Bravo.The most popular activity at this biv-

ouac was "bug out." Bug out or quick.

camp break-down was performedthr e time and every time was donefaster. After the command to "bug out"from the cadet commander, cadetswould rush to their camp sites and pack

their backpacks and tent to be ready to

be transported to a new location; or totransport themselves, as in hiking for

several miles and etting amp onceagain.

Th cadet taff for this activity in-cluded: C/Lt. Col. George Demirjian(advisor), C/Capt. John Sowter (Project

Off!c r), C/1st Lt. Edgar Acosta (Logis-tics). Cl1st Lt. Rick Estrada (Planning/ln-

structor), C/SSgl. Mark Wagstaff (FirstSergeant). CIMsgt. Kevin Reynolds ("AUFlight Commander), C/Sgt. Dawn Kov-

ner ("B" Flight Commander). CIA Scottlimpus ("A" Flight ergeant), CIA Mike

Faretla ("B" Flight ergeant). This ac-

tivity was planned and condu ted bymembers of Burbank Angel CadetSquadron.

Cadets Demirjian. Acosta and Estradaattended the Parares ue Orientation

Cour e (PJoq in New Mexico duringthe summer 1984. Their knowledge was

well put to use at the bivouac making itInformative. safe and overall fun.

enior memb rs in attendance in-cluded: Capt. Mike Liebman, Capt. Jen-

ny Fung. 1st Lt. R.Schirra, _nd Lt. Steven

Eizenb rg and Flight Officer DouglasMatthews. 0

Cadets trying to decide the safest route to hike In a rocky mountain at VasquezCounty Park. (photo by C/2 Lt. Edgar Acosta)

Cadets stop for a break on a dry stream bed during a hike at Vasquez County Park.The hike was about four miles long. (photo by C 12 Lt. Edgar Acosta)

"Outstanding Senior Award"During ceremonies held in Sto kton,

Maj. Franklin L. Obenhaus, representing

Stockton Senior quadran 72. acceptedthe Civil Air Patrol "Outstanding Senior

Award" on behalf of Yosemite Group16.

u. Col. Helen May, Group 16 com-

mander. praised Maj. Obenhaus for hisdedi ation, outstanding a cornpllsh-rnent on behalf of quad ron 72 and hissincerity for self-improvement by estab-

Ii hing leadership for other members tofollow.Obenhau is a graduate of Squadron

Officers chool and corporate learning

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and national conferences. He has at-tended Regional Staff College. National

Staff College and the National Congresson Aerospace Education.

benhaus holds a command pilot andcadet orientation pilot rat ing. He owns a

Beechcraft Bonanza and has flownmany search and rescue missions. Healso transports dog teams and regularly

attends flight clinics, search and rescueclinics and has participated in high alt i-tude flying in the Sierra Mountains.

He is a past commander of Squadron

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dedication inspires a continuation ofloyally and progress. 0

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Flights Against Tilne

For Life and Healthby Robert Burgess

Don Hind, Civil Air Patrol captain andLockheed engin er, vowe to makeC P-LOT work.

Boy, did he! - Five lives saved, 503others va tly better.CAP-l T land for Civil Air Patrol

Live Organ Transport.

It air-express bl d amples, x-ray .

human ti u and am organs thatmake transplants possible. It' unique to

CAP' California Wing, headquarteredin Oakland, and is condary only to the

wing' main mi ion of arch and re -

cu in Northern California.CAP-LOT missions are of two kinds,

"lifesaving," which lead 10 l ife avingorgan transplants, and "life-lmprovlng.'

which carry ti ue for implants uch aone or cornea which enhance health.Four lives were aved after three

"Ilfe aving" flights. The e flights ped

chest x-rays and blood amples from

di tant Northern California donors sothat surgeons in the an Francisco area

could match donors with recipients. The

first u h round trip. LaModesto in No-vember 1 83, re ulted in a heart trans-

plant at Stanford University MedicalCenter. The econd. to Marysville in

March 1984, ma epa ible a heart-lungtran plant for a 33-year-old motherwho today is home armg for her three

children. The third. to Fresno last Octo-

ber, saved two patients - one patientreceived the donor's heart and the

other his liver; his kidneys were used in

"life improving" transplants for twoother patients.

Prior to CAP-LOT, x-ray and bloodsamples from distant donors were car-ri d by bus, arriving sometimes too late

to save would-be recipients or to keepdonors' organs functioning.The fourth "lifesaving" flight. last No-

vember, wa the first t ime CAP-LOT car-

ried usable vital organs, the kidneys

from a Modesto donor. One kidneysaved the life of a 25-year-old mother.The second kidney, while not strictly a"lifesaver," let a 57-year-old lawyer dis-

continue hi seven years of dialysis.CAP-LOT can ferry vital livers and

pancreases. Donors for heart and heart-

lung transplants still go by road or airambulances because the small CAP-LOTaircraft can't carry the support apparat-us.

The "life-improving" category in-cludes skeletal bones, skin and dura

mater (cranial membrane). The inaugu-

raj CAP-L T flight on ept. 26, 1 83,

wa "life-improver." All told. tis uesarri d by CAP-LOT have been Im-

planted in 503 non-terminal patients, or

have be n "banked" r r future use.About half of the 54 AP-L T mi -ions s far have been flown by CAP

quadron 80, ba ed at Reid' Hillview

Airport, San jose, with a quarter of the

quadran's 60 members participating.Based on a few sporadi CAP-LOT-

type flights on the East Coast, the Cal-ifornia Wing a ked its units to consider

formalizing a program. Essentially.

quadron 80 became the CAP-LOT pi-oneer on October 11, 1982. That's when

Squadron 80 ommander Jess Ceni-ceros, a Unit d Airlines pilot, asked hisstaff: Can we ferry live tissues and

rgan in our squadron Cessna? Hinds

said ye • give me the job.He got great help from Capt. Fred

elson of Squadron 80, hIS San joseneighbor and a-worker at Lockheed

Mi iles & Space Co., unnyvale. Hinds,

56, i a senior research engineer. Nel-son, 61, was a program planner with 30years at L M C until his retirement in De-

ember 1984; today he's the CAP wing'snew director of safety.

Months of telephone calls and meet-

ings showed Nelson and Hinds that doc-

tors and officials at universities, labora-tories and hospitals knew very little

about airlifting human organs and tis-

sues.How ver, perseverance led them to

the orthern California Transplant Bank

( CTB) at the Pacific Medical Center,

San Francisco. Hinds described the

NCTB as "the most comprehensivetransplant bank in the nation in the pro-curement, processing and national dis-

tribution of 14 different organs andtissues."

"When Don Hinds called and intro-

duced the C."P-LOT idea, it was like

manna from heaven," according to Al-exandra Gillespie, then director of oper-

ations for NCTB who now is a medicalstudent at the University of California,

Davis.

Medical handling procedures had to

be melded WIth aircraft capabil it ies andlimitations. Hinds said, "We had to get

Alexandra to 'speak airplane: She had

to get us to 'speak transplant bank."

Enthusiasm overcame diHiculties. In

fact, NCTB technician Mike Dazey got

so enthused he joined the CAP, con-

quered his fear of fiying, and won his

CAP commission. Captains Hind and

Nelson were transferred from Squadron80 to run CAP-L T at wing headquar-ters.

Other CAP units have asked about in-stituting CAP-LOT, but none yet has theess ntiallink with a transplant bank like

NCTB.

One major challeng r mains: Mon-ey.

By law. the Air Force funds only life-

saving CAP missions, such assearch andrescue. Hinds and Nelon convinced the

AIr Force also to pay fuel and mainte-nance for "life aving' CAP-LOT flights.

Mi s Gille pie iIIu trated the e ence

of the program:"The heart-lung donor i the most ex-

ceptional and fragile of donors. Three

La four hours can change what seemslike an ex ellent donor to a 'no-go' ..

I cannot imagine a greater tragedy in thi

day and age of fa t travel than thatsomeone had to die because of money

and a distance, say, of 300 miles._,A young woman, mother of three,

received her heart-lung and is going tolive. She never would have received

that transplant had It not been for the

CAP-LOT's humanitarian commitment."Fuel and maintenance for all S O life-

improving flights have been reimbursed

by private donations, except for some

"donated" by CAP pilots. At the outset,Hinds got $200 from the Willow GlenKiwanis Club in San jose, $1,000 for hi s

church, Immanuel Lutheran, and $4,500

from the Lockheed Bucks-of-the-Month

Club which employees support. All do-nations go to the Northern California

Transplant Bank which, at an average of$88 per flight, then pays maintenance

and fuel costs of life-improving CAP-LOT missions.

The need is burgeoning for these

"life-improving" flights.The coffers are low.

A most telling endorsement camefrom Marguerite Brown, transplant co-ordinator at Stanford Medical School,

citing a "life-improving" flight whichcarries eye corneas:

, Imagine being blind one day and

two weeks later you can see. Thou-

sands of people in California many ofthem children, are waiting for eye

tissue, and it's crucial that the tissues get

to the centers which can use them."Miss Gillespie agreed: "This is altering

people's lives in such a positive way that

it really is life-giving." 0

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The New Look In G round O pera tionsby ~i. David A. RudawilzThe traditional method of running

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assemble, dispatch and control groundteams from the search base. Searchbases are generally established on the

basis of aircraft support requirements as

opposed to ground operation needs.When the search base is in the immedi-ate area of the search, this method iseffe live for ground operations. How-ever, when the search area is some dis-

lance from the search base. this type ofground operations control causes con-siderable delay in ground team re-

sponse. It can also create a situationwhere in utricienl control of the groundteams can result.

The New Year's weekend Big Bear

REDCAP provided an opportunity for

the newly organized California WingGround Operat ions Section to demon-strate the feasibility of remote ground

operations during a major, geograph-

ically-dispersed SAR effort.During the initial stages of the search,

it . became apparent that the ground op-erations portion of the mission would

be centered around the Big Bear Air-port. Due to aircraft operationallimlta-

tions, the search base was first estab-lished at Hesperia Airport and then laterat Rialto Airport. A forward ground op-

erations base or Incident Command

Post (ICP) was at the airport. L t. Col.John Abbott. a rated Ground Opera-tions officer and MC was assigned as

the CAP "on-scene commander" (OSC)

Observers Program Updateby Capt. Carl F.Johns

The lag t ime between development

and introduction of new programs cancause some confusion and misunder-standing. The observer corps is not im-

mune to this problem. Following is anupdate that hopefully will answer manyof your questions.1. The new standard observer's re-

quirements (revised 1-S5)were recentlymailed to all units. Contact your training

officer if there are any questions, or youdesire a copy.2. A "form Sa" has also been dis-

tributed to all units and training officers.This form is a "check list" for observernight examiners to use when qualifying

standard observers. It is analogous to

"form 5" used for qualifying mis ion pi-lots.3. There is now an annual "Observer

of the Year" award. It is presented at

the CAWG Conference. The first recip-ient was Capt. Robert Pentzke ofSquadron 150. This award will help giveobservers the recognition they deserve.

4. We have just completed the scan-

ner portion of a manual for observers.This manual offers a quick practical ref-erence to basics a standard observershould know when on a mission, formshe should use and how and who to con-

tact for required documents. ECICourses and ratings. We anticipate thismanual will be available after 4-1-85.

Contact your group training office ifyou have 'further questions.

5. Staff is being recruited to train ca-dets asstandard observers. Sixteen and

17-year-old cadets can earn the ob-

server aeronautical rating. Eighteen

through 20-year-olds can earn ES ob-server rating and participate on SAR-CAPs in the same manner as senior

members.6. An ongoing program to train ob-

server training off icers. and observerflight examiners is being developed.7. Patches for scanners, and flight ex-

aminers have been designed, approved

and are now ready for distribution.S. We are now working on a syllabus

for the observer's ground school. I t willbe several months before this is re-

leased asa great deal of time isrequiredfor developing the courses and the pro-duction of cassette films and slides.Capt. Paul Groff, chief training officer

for Northern California, has run several

scanner clinics for various county sher-

iff's departments. They have been ex-tremely well received. This helps estab-lish compatibility in method and helpscreate good will with our brother ser-

vices. Also, Maj. J . W. Balzer, chief train-ing officer of Southern California, hasbeen very active conducting clinics and

helping to develop the observer pro-

gram. This experience has given the Cal-ifornia Wing training staff an oppor-tunity to hear your suggestions andevaluations, experiment with new ideas

and put together an effective standard-ized training program for scanners.

Two very Important meetings wereheld in March. We met with the North-ern and Southern California training of-

ficers to turn over the newly developedmaterials and explain the training pro-gram to them. Groups will now be re-

sponsible for running the ground and

flight clinics under the auspices of Wing.

to supervise the ground operationsfrom the ICP.Ground team personnel were sent di-

rectly from their home stations to the

ICP to check in and receive search as-signments. For the ground team person-nel, the ICP is the search base. They

must sign in and produce credentialsjust like at the primary mission searchbase. The only difference is that a

Ground Operations officer is assignedto supervise the ICP and only groundoperat ions are dispatched from there.

The ICP has radio capabil ity similar tothe search base. The ICP primarily must

communicate with the search base andthe ground team's aircraft may also beassigned in direct upport to the groundoperations portion of the mission. This iswhy the iep must also have 123.1 MHz

capabil ity. The iCP is generally locatedwith the local sheriff's department Inci-

dent Commander (iC). ICP radio com-munications must also be able to moni-

tor other agency communications andprovide inter-agency communicationsliaison as requested.

The ICPmethod of ground operationscontrol proved to be very effe tive in

this search effort. The ground teamswere able to conduct more sorties witha greatly reduced amount of radio traf-fic, phone calls, and wasted driving be-

tween the search base and the searcharea.

Ground search operations may beconducted in any type of weather con-ditions. The ICP method is the most ef-

fective way on insuring adequate, re-sponsive control of ground resourcesduring adverse weather conditions. Thercp method i the only effective way of

conducting ground operations during

geographically-dispersed, SAR missions.The ICP method will be used more

frequently in future REDCAPmissions.

TE AM A TTE ND S S EM INA ROver 40 ground team members from

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Muir, 1st L t. Ion Wordsworth. tst Lt.

Dana Arbeit, 1st Lt. Rick De Castro andCadet LI. Col. George Demirj ian.These seminar sessions will be fol-

lowed up with extensive field work in

ELl I D F and land navigation. Ground

team seminars will be held in variousparts of the wing in upcoming months.

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$500 FlightScholarshipby Maj. Rick Gale

Civil Air Patrol C/Ll. Col. Dan Ybarra

has soloed in an airplane thanks to a

flight scholarship from the Air Force A5-

sedation's San Bernardino chapter.

The $500 scholarship was awardedearlier this year to Civil Air Patrol Group

18. Cadet Ybarra was selected after

close competition among the eligible ca-

dets within the group."It was really interesting when they

announced me as the winner of the

scholarship!" he exclaimed. "I didn't

even know they had one available!

When they presented it, I was blownaway!

"The other cadets were called to thepodium to receive bonds for their

Mitchell and Earhart Awards, my name

was not mentioned. I wondered whatwas going on. I had no idea I would

receive a flight scholarship. It was totallyunexpected. No one told me Ihad evenbeen considered!"The scholarship enabled Cadet Ybar-

ra to solo in fixed wing aircraft. He al-

ready had soloed in gliders, through the

Civil Air Patrol glider flight program atTwenty-nine Palms.

Ybarra joined the March Air ForceBase aero club and flew the Piper War-rior, in the Hemet and Riverside areas.

"My instructor was Dennis Hicks,"

Cadet Ybarra said and, "It took 6.2

hours to solo. The last 20 minutes of thescholarship was solo time."

The AFA commended his progress.They are trying for additional funds tocarry his flying t ime through 10 hours.

He only flew three times, averaging twohours each flight.

Ybarra would like to get his private

pilot license. He is thinking of going intothe Army as a helicopter pilot. I f accept-

ed into the advanced fl ight training pro-

gram, a license would be beneficial tohim.

"I hope to get additional flight fund-

ing through the AFA or Civil Air Patrol,"

he added, "which will get me that much

closer to a license."

Ybarra is a member of Civil Air Pa-trol's Corona Cadet Squadron 29. He

has been an active member of the pro'gram and participated in many cadet ac-tivities and several emergency services

search missions. He is a former cadet

commander of Squadron 29. 0

Safety Tipsby Maj. Bill fullerton

Slipping and sliding front seats on

Cessna aircraft have resulted in several

fatal accidents when the pilot foundhimself unable to reach the controls be-

cause the seat slipped backward.

A recent article in the AOPA Pilot em-phasized the need for checking the se-curity of the seat position in Cessna air-

craft as part of the pre-takeoff checklist.

The corporate aircraft assigned to ourGroup 11 has a prominent sign on the

instrument panel warning of this hazard.A Cessna customer care advisory

mailed this month advises: "The pilot

and copilot seat stops have been relo-cated on production aircraft to provide

an additional security measure to ensurethe seats are maintained in a forward

position. The seat stops on your aircraftshould also be relocated to provide this

additional security measure."

"Please contact your Cessna dealerand arrange to have the seat stops relo-cated during the next '100 hours or an-nual inspection."'The seat stop relocation can be ac-

complished at minimal additional cost

when done during a routine inspection

interval."Pilots should refresh their memory in

cold weather operations. Pilots shouldassure themselves that they have ob-

tained adequate cold weather knowl-edge appropriate to the aircraft used

and the geographical and weather en-

vironment. Winter flying is not particu-

larly hazardous if the pilot will use a lit tleextra caution and exercise good judge-

ment in analyzing weather situations.During winter months, pilots and

passengers should never go on a flightaway from the airport traffic area unless

they have proper clothing and warmcoat or jacket with you. Remember that

survival equipment should always be on

board your plane.Check your cabin heater - manyair-

craft are equipped with cabin heatershrouds which enclose the muffler or

portions of the exhaust system. It is im-

perative that a thorough inspection of

the heater system be made to eliminatethe possibility of carbon monoxide en-

tering the cockpit or cabin area. Eachyear, accident investigations have re-

vealed that carbon monoxide has beena probable cause in accidents that have

occurred in cold weather operations.

Computerized

Form Generationby Maj. David A. Rudawitz

EIToro Composite Squadron 88 has

been a leader in using personal comput-ers to support CAP administrative and

SAR operations. Starting in 1979, mem-bers of the unit have developed a num-

ber of computer applications to reduce

the amount of paperwork needed to

run a CAP unit.The latest developments from the

computer wizards at SQ88 are two pro-

grams to computer-generate Emergen-

cy Services trainee card requests (CAPF2 a ) and requisit ions for material (CAPF

37). They were selected for computer-ization because of their extensive use in

CAP.The ES 2a program was specifically

developed to be highly "transportable"

between personal computers. Althoughwrit ten in Microsoft BASICfor the Radio

Shack Model 4 computer with an EpsonMX80 printer, the program uses stan-dard university available BASIC com-

mands. With the extensive inline docu-mentation provided, the program can

be easily adapted to any personal com-

puter with most any type of printer (in-

cluding a daisy wheel type),The Form 37 program also is written

for the Radio Shack Model 4 computer.

Although not as generic as the E S 2aprogram. the Form 37 program also canbe adapted to most any personal com-

puter available today.Both of these programs can greatly

reduce the time needed to generateCAP paperwork at the squadron level. If

you have a personal computer avail-able, these programs can make CAP pa-

perwork fun (well almost). You do not

have to have a degree in computer sci-ence to write useful programs for a per-

sonal computer. These two programs

were written by Lt. Col. Robert Woodwho isa self-admitted computer novice.

The important thing is to understand

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puter professional to calion when the

computer does not want to do what

you want it to do.If you would like a listing of these pro-

grams, send a stamped. self-addressedenvelope to SQ 88, ADEN: BYTE, P.O.

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Loran Cthe IIExtra Edge"by Maj. Hal Stoner

Civil Air Patrol Squadron 192 has re-cently added Loran C equipment to itsPiper PA-28 Dakota to give them that"extra edge" in tracking down missing

aircraft and the location of errant ELls.Loran C is a navigationaldevice used

for years in maritime fields and nowavailable as airborne equipment forgeneral aviation aircraft. With it you canget a continuous digital readout of your

present geographical position ex-

pressed in degrees and minutes of lati-tude and longitude; or, you can use it topresent a bearing, distance and ground

speed between any two points selectedby the pilot.

Squadron 192 mission pilots nowhave the capability to enhance their

navigation and conduct their missions ina far more effective and economical

mode than before. Ways in which Loranis useful include:

• Direct flights (rom home base toSearch Basethereby avoiding the some-

times circuitous and heavily traffickedairways.

• When searching in a specified grid,Loran keeps you from drifting out of theboundaries of your specified latitude

and longitude limits.

• The various coordinates of signalsemanating from real or inadvertent ac-tivation of an ELTare picked up by Rus-

sian satellite and relayed to the USAF at

Scott AFB. CAP aircraft equipped with

Loran can now be dispatched direct ly tothese geographic positions for positive

identification of the source.

• The precise location of a crashedaircraft can be determined instantlywhile cirding the site. This information,relayed to the Search Base, could expe-

dite the dispatch of paramedics andground rescue teams to the location

thereby possibly saving lives by quickaction.

Loran C, coupled with D/F (DirectionFinding) equipment and air-to-ground

radio provide the tools which make CAPpilots more effective in carrying outsearch and rescue missions. They are

hoping to outfit both of its aircraft withsuch capability as soon as possible. 0

A frien d o f C la ra B arto n. fo un der

o f the R ed C ro ss, on ce 'rem in dedher o f an esp ec ially c ruel thin g that

had been done to her y ea n b efo re.

But M iss Barton seemed not torecall it. "Don't you. remember it?"

her fr ie nd a sk ed . "No," came the

reply. 0 ' ( [ d is tin ct ly r em embe r fo r-

getting it."

California Wing

Forms 36A and

368Unit commanders are requested to in-

sure that all new members who join theAir Force Auxiliary (Civil Air Patrol) com-

plete California Wing Forms 36A and36B and forward them to the Emergen-

cy Services Documentation Officer at

wing headquarters.These forms, copies of which have

been distributed to all units for local re-production, are essential if the Emergen-cy Services Directorate Is to maintainup-to-date and complete records of a ll

aircraft and vehicles available to per-form search and rescue and disaster reo

lief missions.The same forms should be completed

by current members whenever the

availabili ty or identification of available

aircraft/vehlcles is changed.

"As the Air Force and the CaliforniaOffice of Emergency Services increasetheir dependence on us to perform an

increasing variety of missions," L t. Col.Betty Decker, director of EmergencyServices. points out, "we must demon-

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sions. It is not enough to be able to pin-point the location and availabili ty of cor-porate resour es, we must also be ableto know what member-owned reo

sour es we have at our disposal and

where they are."The forms are 10 be forwarded

(through channels) to wing headquar-ters, "Attention: 1st Lt. Ken Cochrane,

DESA. 0

Flight Clinic

Programby Capt. Steve Ladis

The Flight Clinic program has come a

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needed a few clinics a year to meet the

training requirements set forth by Na-tional Headquarters.However, like everything else,

changes have taken place. The opera-

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Th CAPR 50-11 has established theminimum requirements for flight dinics.The clinics are designed to be informa-

tive, with a strong emphasis on safety

and professionali m. To help meet theneeds of the current requirements formission pilots. we have scheduled 12flight clinics for 1985, as compared 10sixclinics just a few years ago. In response

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clinic.We are now being reimbursed for

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lACE Visit To Israelby C/Lt. Col Jeffrey M. Wong

(Editors Note: The 19851ntemational

Cadet Exchange will get underway

short ly. Here is a first person account of

the adventure told by one of last year's

participants.)Thi past summer, I part icipated in the

1984 International Air Cadet Exchangeto Israel. The purpose of the lACE is to

promote goodwill and friendshipamong the world's youth through a

common interest in aviation. Last year'sparticipants included Austria, Belgium,

Canada, France, Germany, the Nether-

lands, orwav. Sweden, Switzerlandand the United Kingdom. A CAP partici-

pant must be at least 17 years of age andhave received the Amelia Earhart

Award.During my three weeks with the ex-

change, from 22 July to 10 August, I vis-Ited more places than I had ever dream-

ed of. The first phase of the exchangeWas in Washington, D.C., where all the

u.s. participants met. Before goingoverseas, we were able to tour the

White House, the Smithsonian. the Pen-tagon and the downtowns of Wash-

ington, D.C. and Arlington, Virginia.Then it was off to Rhein-Main AB,

Frankfurt . West Germany. From here.

we split up and were transferred to ourhost countries. The Israeli Air Force flewour delegation to Ben-Gurian Airport on

board a Boeing 707 transport. Duringour stay in Israel. we lived with host

families in lhe city of Ramat-Gan. a sub-urb of Tel-Aviv.

In a span of fourteen days, we wenton a marathon tour of every major city,cultural and historical site and military

installation. Highlights of our trip in-

cluded Jerusalem, where we visited theKnesset; the Old Cit y and the HolocaustMemorial; Masada, the famous fortress

overlooking the Dead Sea; and the IAFTe hnical School, their equivalent to our

Air For e Academy. We also visited theoccupied West Bank. during which we

had an escort of special anti-terroristpolice.

While not touring or attending nu-

merous banquets, including one with

the O.c. of the Israel Air Force, we hadplenty of time to shop for souvenirs -rugs, handcrafts. t-shirts, and jewelry.

We also got to work on a great tan at

the bea h in Tel-Aviv.Then it was back to Rhein-Main

where we spent the night and went on a

spending spree at the Base Exchange.We also had good old "AF food" at thecafeteria. On the flight back to Wash-ington. we had so many stories to tell of

our experiences in the lACE countries.We were also so tired. After a night ofrecuperation in the Nation's Capital, it

was off to California and home.

So cadets. go for that Earhart Awardand pass the California Wing Special Ac-tivities Review Board. The friendship

and memories of the lACE will last a life-time. 0

Squadron 192, Coyote Point, recently Installed a new communlcaUon center whichmakes It a viable backup for county support Inthe event of major civil disasters. Thecenter also boasts two a1r-t~round trancelvers, ELT monitors on the distress fre-quency 121.5, a generam coverage "ham" radio and tone paging In all CAP codes,plus auxiliary and back-up battery power operation for all radios.

Glider Orientationby C/Sgt. Tom Francis

C/MSgt. Kevin Mayne and I attended

a glider encampment at Twenty-NinePalms. Altogether there were about 10

cadets attending from the southern sec-tion of California Wing.

We arrived at the Marine Corps base,

where we would be staying during theencampment, at about 2015 hours. Un-

fortunately the guards at the entrance

did not know that CAP personnel wouldbe staying on base. But. finally we found

someone who knew we were expectedand we were able to check in. We

watched Magnum Force for an hour be-

fore the others attending arrived andthen fell in 1.0 our barracks and hit the

sack.Early the next morning we arose early

(with heart-burn from the pizza we haddevoured the night before) and set out

for the glider airport. The cadets were

split into two groups, one flying in glid-ers and the other attending ground

school. After each group finished that

part of their assignment they switchedassignments. There were two glidersand one tow plane in use and an abun-

dance of instructors. After everyone

had received their flights for the day weboarded the bus to return to our bar-

racks. where we washed up to go todinner at the Off icer's Club.

I got very little sleep that night be-cause of my anxiety over what was in

store for me.

The second day was much like thefirst - except there was no ground

school. By the end of the day every ca-det had received six flights and had de-veloped a much stronger interest in glid-

ing. Before the encampment ended, anawards ceremony was held and eachstudent received a Certificate of Com-

pletion.It was a totally new experience for me

and I encourage all cadets, who have aninterest in flying, to attend as many ofthese activities as possible. A great fea-

ture of this activity is the low cost -

only $50. Nowhere else could you ob-

tain such training for such a low price.

D

Toys For TotsMembers of Los Angeles Cadet

Squadron 138 gave up several of theirweekly training meetings last fall to as-

sist the local Marine Corps Reserve de-

tachment in the annual Toys for Totsprogram. The CAP officers and cadets

helped sort through a virtual mountain

of donated toys. and selected toys to fillspecific requests from local charitable

organizations and needy individuals.

"We found it very rewarding to find

this community service project for our(Continued ... )

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TOYS FOR TOTS(Continued ... )

squadron," said Capt. Ralph L. Landry,squadron commander, "all of our ca-

dets and officers left with a feeling ofwarmth."

Landry is particularly proud that thesquadron was able to direct the Marine

Corps Reserve to a local orphanage,

where 92 children were able to have amore meaningful Christmas.

"We, as a tenant unit, became spon-taneously involved," explained Landry.The squadron hasmet at the Pica Rivera

Marine Corps Reserve Training Centerfor over two years, but had not pre-

viously participated in the Toys for Totsprogram.

According to GySgt. Allen W. Stall-Ings, program coordinator for "B" Bat-

tery, 1st Battalion, 14th Marines in PicaRivera, the campaign receives diverse

private and commercial support. Stal-lings cited local donations from Mattei

Toys, Sears and Roebuck. the Downey

Moose Lodge, Casa Grande Apart-

ments. Century 21 Realtors, MidasMuffler and many private families andindividuals.The U.s. Marine Corps Reserve Toys

for Tots program isdesigned to provideChristmas jo y for needy childrenthrough the collect ion of new, unwrap-

ped toys. Founded in 1947, the program

has grown from an annual Los Angelesarea project to a national campaign re-

plete with benefit concerts, sportingevents, corporate involvement and

massive celebrity support. 0

Lt. Col. SandakerAccepts AwardIn ceremonies held recently during a

Senior Member Squadron 57 staff meet-ing at Gillespie Field, Lt. Col. Orville K.

(Sandy) Sandaker accepted a 4-yearclasp for his Civil Air Patrol service rib-

bon. This award was presented in rec-ognit ion of over four decades of volun-

tary service to the Air Force Auxil iary.

Sandaker presently is assigned asSquadron 57 Civil Defense officer and

additionally as Protocol officer. Prior tothese duties he served for six years as

the squadron commander.When asked to recount his most

memorable experience, Sandaker re-called his involvement as a staff mem-

ber of Group 3, to the pioneering devel-opment and implementation of present

procedures established to search forand locate ELTs.

When activated by a crash or other

violent movement the ELT transmits adistinctive. readily identifiable radio sig-

nal on a prescribed frequency. Such a

signal is used by search leams in the airand on the ground as an aid in locatingthe crash site,

".r - ~ ....

AVIAnON FAIR 1984 - Van Nuys Airport. Los Angelas Group 1 presenta rara SARCorporate aircraft display. Shown from left of CA ANG 115lh Tactical Squadron's(60th Annlveralty) Lockheed C-13OE Hercules: Civil Air Patrol sa 35 T-41B, sa 128T-34A and sa 35 O-1A (Cenna 305A) Bird Dog. (photo by Maj. AI Maryman)

SARCAPand

Field Training

Missionby 2nd Lt. Dick Hilde

Saddleback Composite Squadron 68recently held a simultaneous SARCAPand field training mission near Hi Desert

Airport. owned and operated by Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph Ferm, in the JoshuaTree area.

Valuable logistical support was pro-vided by the 336th Aviation Company,U.S. Army Reserve (Los Alamitos) and

the 22nd Mobile CommunicationSquadron. California Air National Guard(Costa Mesa). The 222nd provided per-

sonnel. trucks, generators, tents, etc.They transported personnel and equip-

ment from Costa Mesa to the mission

sites. The 336th provided three fully-crewed HU·1 (Huey) Helicopters to air-lift the main contingent of SARand FTX

personnel from Squadron 68.

Lt. Col. Jim Seggins, Pacific Regionstaff, was SARmission coordinator; Maj.

Rick Gale, Group 18, was his assistant.Members of Squadron 150, Los Ala-

mitos, lent a hand with the remainder ofthe SAR base, manned by unit person-

nel. Air support for the mission was pro-

As with all members of the CAP, San-

daker's efforts and contributions oftime, money and skill are voluntary. In

addition to air search and rescue/emer-gency services, Civil Air Patrol missions

include aerospace education of the

public and development of tomorrow'sairmen and aerospace leaders through a

military cadet program. 0

vided by 1st Lt. Dick Fritz and his vener-able 180.

The project officer for both the FTXand SARCAPwas 1st Lt. Geno Landrum,

without whose efforts neither of theseexercises would have happened. Geno

proved once again thai if you make theeffort you can make things happen. Lt.

Chris Muir. commander of Squadron B8.and several of his cadet members gave

able assistance during the FTX.Despite the usual 'glitches: both ex-

ercises were deemed successful and weare already planning another such eventto be scheduled in 1985.

One note of interest: One of the heli-copters was piloted by CW2 Chuck

Carrillo, a young man who had earnedhisSpaatz Award while a cadet memberof Squadron 73. It was commanded atthe time by our mission coordinator Lt.

Col. Jim Beggins.The following unit members partici-

paled: Capt. Lynn Baldwin, Capt. BillC1eminshaw, Capt. Jim Peterson, 1st Lt.

Bil l Sabatine, 1st Lt. Susan Wiley, 1st Lt.Geno Landrum. 2nd Lt. "Skip" Shaffer,

2nd Lt. Dick Hilde, 2nd u.George Thun-strom, 1st Lt. Dick Fritz, FO Glenn

Moffett, FO Mike Petran, 2nd Lt. GregFrazier. and Cl2nd Lt. Ian Fusselman.

After the SARCAP was officiallyclosed, Fritz flew several cadets on ori-entation flights.

Cadets participating in the FTX were:M/Sgt. John Svalina. M/SgL Kevin

Wayne, Sgt. Tom Francis, A/1C DanielIsabell, A/1C Chuck Cline, [r., AMN Jeff

Borowiec, AMN Bill Connery, AM JimWhiting, AMN Ben Beardslee, AMN Jim

Amann, CIB Brian Eichler and CI S Kathy

Ward. 0

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ProposedChangesSpan GlobeWASHINGTON (A~ 5) - Air Force

has announced proposed tactical, airliftand training fore structure changes

that wil l affect units worldwide.

Changes within the Tactical Air Com-mand include the transfer of an F-16

squadron to Homestead AFB, Fla. The

squadron, currently at Hill AFB, Utah. is10 move In the fall of next year.

Hill AFB will receive two tactical aircontrol system radar units from Europe

late next year. Also. a forward air con-trol post radar unit is to be moved from

Europe to the Tidewater area of Vir-

ginia.Twelve F-15 fighters are to be added

to Tyndall AFB, Fla..late this year. while a

squadron of F-4E fighter-bombers at

Seymour-Johnson AFB, N.C., is to betransferred to the Air National Guard

this fall.Overseas units will also see some

changes. Osan AB, Korea, will convertfrom 12 OA-37 aircraft to 16 OV-lO

Broncos beginning later this year. Four

of the OV-l0s will be taken fromWheeler AFB, Hawaii, while the re-

mainder will come from flyable storage

at George AFB, Calif.Keflavik AB, Iceland, will convert from

12F-4Esto 18 F-15C and D Eaglesstart-

ing late this year. The F-4s are to beplaced in the backup reserve inventory.Howard AB, Panama, Is to get five

A-37 jets beginning this fall.

Airlift changes include the transfer offour C-141 transports each from

Charleston AFB,s . c . . McCuire AFB,N.J.;

and Norton AFB. Calif.; and two eachfrom McChord AFB, Wash., and Travis

AFB, calif. The 16 aircraft will be trans-

ferred to the air reserve forces begin-

ning in the fall of 1986.Travis AFB is to receive 22 new C-SBs

while keeping 13 of the older C-5s,

changing plans announced last Februaryin which the base was to have a net

increase of 10 C-5s.Military Airlift Command will also

make change in its helicopter force.

Three HH-1H helicopters are to be with-drawn from McConnell AFB, Kan., as

the Titan IImissiles there are dismantled.

The rescue unit at Ellsworth AFR, S.D.,wil l convert from its present five aircraft

Chaplain Curt Smith

Captain, CAP

Group 7Chaplain

It d oe sn't m atte r w ho y ou a re ,

O r w hat you have , or do.

If you give o f your ve ry be st

T he b est re turn s to y ou.

A law of co mpe nsa tion w orks,

W e ge t just w hat w e e arn ,

If w e lo ve o th ers w ith o ur h ea rts ,W e g et lo ve in re tu rn .

T h e little th in gs w e s om e tim e s d o

F or others day by day,

R e t u rn qu ite une xpe c te d ly

In s om e p ec ulia r w a y.

-Anonymous

to four HH-1H helicopters. The older

choppers will be taken to the aircraftstorage center at Davis-Monthan AFB,

Ariz.Other helicopter actions include

transfer of four UH-1Ns from Hurlburt

Field, Fla., 10 Homestead AFB, Fla., andadding one UH-60A to support combat

rescue requirements at Eglin AFB, Fla.The final MAC proposal will move the

6th Weather Squadron at Tinker AFB,Okla., to Hurlburt Field beginning later

this year.Air Training Command plans to con-

vert Laughlin AFB, Texas, (rom 81 T-37Btrainers to 79 new T-46A aircraft begin-

ning in mid-1986. The first T-46 issched-

uled to roll out this month.

Air Force officials noted that environ-mental impact analyses are being pre-

pared for each proposed action. Final

decisions on the proposals will not bemade until the analyses are completed.

o

Satellite Searchand RescueSystem SavesWreck VictimScott AFB, III. (AF 5) - A young

Belgian race car driver owes his life tospace age technology.

Serge Goriely, a 21-year-old driverfrom Brussels, suffered a fractured skullwhen his four-wheel-drive Citroen

crashed in a remote area of Somalia, Af-

rica, Dec. 12.

Approximately 45 minutes after thecrash, Conely's co-driver, Philippe Ray-makers of Antwerp, activated an ad-

vanced, experimental radio beacon thatwas in the car. The signal was picked up

two minutes later by a National Oceanicand Atmospheric Administration weath-

er satellite, NOAA 9, launched last yearfrom Vandenberg AFB, Calif.

The alert was forwarded to the Air

Force Mission Control Center at ScottAFB. French search and rescue au-thorities in Toulouse, France, were noti-

fied of the distress signal just one hour

and '9 minutes after the beacon hadbeen activated.The Goriely rescue marks the first

time the still-experimental search and

rescue equipment on NOAA 9 has beencredited with saving a life. Since the

program began in 1982, more than 344

lives have been saved by United Statesand Soviet satellites.

With the new 406 millihertz system,

which can transmit more detailed infor-mation, the distress signal isrecorded by

the satellite, stored and dumped when it

passes over a station. The system allowsworldwide coverage compared to re-

gional coverage with the older system.

o

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Air Reserve

Modernization

ToContinueWASHINGTON (AFNS) - Moderniza-

tion of the nation's air reserve forces isto continue.Tactical force structure changes pro-

posed for the Air National Guard willsee a number of units converting tonewer aircraft.

The 162nd Tactical fighter Group at

Tucson . Ariz .• isto begin training in F-16sin fiscal year 1986. The unit will start

with six aircraft, gradually increasing to

2 4 planes.The 141st Tactical Fighter Squadron at

McGuire AFB,N.J . , is to convert from 18

F-4D jets to 24 newer F-4Es in fiscal

1986. while the 110th TFSat SI.Loui willswap 8 F-4Cs for _4 F-4Esthis year.

AI a wapping F-4sare the 163rd TFS.Fort Wayne, Ind., converting from 18

F-4Cs to 24 F-4Esin fiscal 1986, and the128th TFS,Dobbins AFB,Ga., converting

from 2 4 F-4Ds to 24 F-15 Eaglesin fiscal

1987.Other F-4 actions will occur at the

196th TFS, March AFB, Calif. . where 24F-4Cs will be traded for an equal num-

ber of F-4Ds. In addition. the 189th Tac-

tical Re onnai san e Training Flight atBoise, Idaho. will receive six additional

RF-4Cs in fiscal 1986.Two interceptor units will be swap-

ping F-l06s for F-16s in fiscal year 1987.

The units are the totsr fighter-Intercep-tor Squadron, Otis, ANGB, Mass., and

the ·t59th FIS, Jack enville. Fla. Eachsquadron will receive 18 of the single-

engine jets.

The Air Force Reserve's J37th TacticalAirl ift Squadron. Westover AFB, Mass..

will convert from 16 C-130E transportsto eight C-5s and be redesignated the

337th Military Airl ift Squadron in fiscal

year 1988.A portion of the maintenance respon-

sibili ty for Strategic Air Command KC-10units at March AFB, Calll.: Barksdale

AFB. La., and Seymour Johnson AFB.N.C., will be transferred from the active

force to new Reserve associate mainte-nance units.At Luke AFB, Ariz.. the 302nd special

operation quadron will convert fromtwo CH-3E and four HH-3E helicopters

to 24 new F-16C/D fighters beginning in

fiscal year 1987.New AFREScivil engineering squad-

rons are plann d at Davis-Monthan MB.Ariz.; Elmendorf AFB, Alaska; ChanuteAFB, II I.; Holloman AFB. N.M.; Grif fiss

AFB, _Y.;Kirtland AFB. N.M.; McCon-nell AFB, Kan.; Offutt AFB, Neb.; Pope

AFB, .c.; and Seymour John on AFB.N.C.In addition, tactical airlift quadrons

around the ountry will be re eivingmore aircraft and. in some cases, con-

v rting to newer models.

quadrons affe ted are the 57th

lAS. Maxwell AFB, Ala. convertingfrom eight C-1JOEs to eight C-130Hs infiscal 1987; the 328th lAS, Niagara Falls.

N.Y., onverting from eight C-130As to

eight C-'I OEs in fiscal 1986; and the181st lAS, Dalla, conv rting fr m eight

C-UOBs to eight C-130Hs in fiscal 1987.Increasing from eight C-UOBs to 12 in

fi al '1987are the 156th TAS, Charlotte,

N.C., and the 167th TAS, Mart insburg,W. Va.

READY. __for orientation flight Is Glendale sa 27 cadet Kris Propps. Pilot: Capt. GaryJohnson. Aircraft: Cessna 305A (O-1A) Bird Dog. Locale: San Fernando AirportSenior Squadron 35's new base at Whiteman Airport, Pacolma,

(photo by Maj. AI Meryman)

Patriotic Rebirth

Hits AmericaBy MSgt. Jeff Simpson

VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. (AFNS)Some years after World War II, thereseemed to be a significant decline in re-

spect for our government, our countryand in patriotism. It probably began

sometime during the Korean conflictand extended through the Vietnam era.The nation was frustrated. We didn' t

like sending our men to foreign soilwhen there was no obvious threat at

home. It had always been so dear be-fore. America fought for freedom. Butmany thought we were meddling in an-

other country's business. And for this,

our boys were dying.The media 'filmed our failures and

blasted them into our living rooms

every night. The children we'd encour-

aged to speak out began to do so, Thecollege campuses erupted in protest

and the ashes of discontent coveredevery age group.Bv the time we withdrew from Viet-

nam, patriotism had suffered a seriousblow.Recently, the spirit of patriotism

seems to have been reborn.

Inpreparation for the Summer Olym-pics, people from all walks of life acrossthe nation paid large sums of money to

sponsor the flaming torch's dash across

th nation.People lined the streets and highways

to cheer on the runners and wave the

Am rican flag. We seemed to be united

In a ommon cause. We wanted tohow the world that this was still the

greatest country on Earth.For the f irst time. chi ldren felt a pride

that went outside the home and family.

They and the re lof the cheering crowd

had tears in their eyes as the torch went

by.The opening ceremonies for the

Olympics had the largest television au-

dience in history. We watched our ath-

letes walk with pride and we experi-enced ev ry bit. of it with them. And

wh n they reached out and held handswith athletes from other countries, we

felt we were reaching out, too. Once

again, a proud America was extendingits hand in friendship.

"Old Glory" appeared everywhere.But most importantly in places it count-

ed rno t. in the hearts and minds of our

ountrymen.

Now that this spirit has been reborn.let us nurture it. Let il continue to growand leave no doubt as to the answer to

the question posed by Sir Walter Scal i:

"Breathes there a man with soul so deadwho never to himself hath said, 'This is

my own, my native land'?" 0

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d'ArteDay's Hay ServiceBonded Hay &Straw Dealer

( 2 09 ) 9 3 5 -2 0 3 1 Coalinga

D U K E 'S R E F R IG E R A T IO NS A L E S & S E R V I C E

40 MISSION

$AN JUAN BAUTISTA I (408) 623·2457

King Salmon ChartersKing Salmon ResorL

(707) 442-3474 Eureka

GILROY'SBait & M innow Farm2675 PACHECO PASS HIGHWAY

GILROY (408) 842-5160

A-1Exterminators805 E . Hardin W ay

( 20 9) 4 65 -5 8.3 4 / Stockton

TREE RIPE ORANGES

Lehr Bros. Inc.(805) 366-3244 Edison

The Pony ShopClothing & Footwear

(714) 659-3241 Idyllwild

Kamprath Seed Co.South H Street Near White Lane

(805) 831·3456 Bakersfield

COLUMBIACommunications &Avionics

107U Airport Road

(209) 533-0252 Columb;'

Marty's Auto Service19441Village Drive

Sonora (209) 532-3233

R.E.HaveDs, Inc.- SHELL JOBBER -

336 South E

(209) 764-3017 I Porterville

GOLDEN WESTAIRCRAFT RADIO

CHINO AIRPORT

(714) 597-4761 OUNO

Pembers Cabinet Shop130 Elm Avenue

Auburn (916) 885-1812

Catto Aircraft, Inc.Aircraft Equipment Parts & Supplies

(209) 754-1949 San Andreas

B ake rs fie ld T ru ck C en le r7th Standard Road & Hwy. 99

(805) 393-6950 / Bakersfield

38

I H I ( Q ) I T » ) EM A M ( Q ) ~Skilled Care - IntermediateCare

ResidentialCareNursing - Convalescent

1665 M StreetFresno (209) 268-5361

HUNTER TRUCK &EQUIPMENT CO.

Heavy Hauling

850 S. Railroad Ave.

Willits (707) 459-4363

JE R OM E BO H LAN DE R

CONTRACTORSG e ~ er al E ~ gi ~e er in g • C on cr et e S tr uc tu re s

S torm D ra in - Sewer Systems

1695 Filbert Avenue(916) 345-9409 / Chico

SCZYR KENNELS

Boarding - Obedience Training- Grooming-Brundage Lane West ofWeedpatch Highway

(805) 366-6031 Bakersfield

Ervin Lane Co., Inc.Insulation Contractors

13570 Sargeant Ave.

(209) 745-1104

GALT

Hitching Post Saloon

.Pool - Wine - BeerGood Friends • Good Food

(209) 683-7917

AHWAHNEE

Valley Independent BankImperial Valley's Only

Locally Owned Bank

1448 Main

EI Centro (619) 352-5000

VALLEY ELECTRICInduslrial- Commercial

ResidentialSlate Conlr. Lie. #298305

(805)325-]603/ 805) 832-7563

Bakersfield ]009 35th St.

Sierra Steel

Fabricators, Inc.Industrial & Residential

11040 I Avenue(619) 244-0415HESPERIA

P&M Cedar Products Inc.P.o. Box 127

(209) 295-4291 / Pioneer

Weaverville RealtyP.o. Box 136

(916) 623-3356 Weaverville

P EP SI C O LA B O TT LIN GC O M PAN Y O F V EN TU RA

4375 N. VENTURA AVENUE

(805) 648-5931 VENTURA

DON'S ELECTRIC4121 B Power Inn Rd.

Sacramento (916) 455-2677

V.1.HARDMANCONSTRUCTION

705-900 Travis Lane

(916) 2S7·4991 Susanvrlle

L.W. ConstructionConcrete Contractor

Ridgecrest (619) 375-4753

F eathe r R ive r P arkResort & G o H C o ur se

HIGHWAY 89

(916) 836-2328 BLAIRSDEN

HAM'S STATIONBar· Restaurant - Molel34950 Highway 88

(209) 295-4810 Pioneer

Lassen Electric515 North

(916) 257-3520 SusanvilleL o ren C ran er C o ., I nc.

General Building ConIract rs(916) 776-1663 or 665-11)80

P.O. BO l< 33 / Walnul Grme

Lasse n Beverage, Inc.Commercial Way South

(916) 257-9103 Johnstonville

C. R•.BAR RANCHRAISERS OF CROSSBRED

CATTLE AND HA~'

(916) 254-6512 STANDISH

WILLIAM P. WILSON&SONS, INC.531 WOODLAND AVENUE

(9161662-8654 WOODLAND

Fine & S o n s A uto W r e ck in g(209) 223-1070

HWY.88 MARTELL

LIQUOR MARTJ D ) ~ J l l i ( C a . 1 l : ~ ~ ~ ~ 1 l ' i \ .

127 KERN

(805) 765-7935 TAfT



SAC Shifts

TolIIake Room

For 8-18OFFUTT AFB, eb. (AFNS) - The

rrategic Air Command has proposedshifting a number of B-52 bombers andKC-135 tanker to improve force ca-

pabilities and accommodate deploy-m nt of the new B-1Bbomber beginning

later thi year.Fairchild AFB, Wash., is to convert

from the B-52G bomber to the newerB-S2H later this year. The total number

of bombers at the base is to increase bythree, LO 19 Six KC-1J5 tankers will be

moved to other bases.

A second air refueling squadron is tobe activated at K . I. Sawyer AFB, Mich ..

bringing the total number of tankers atthe base to 25. A SAC spokesman said

the additional tankers will increase airrefueling capabil ity in the northern Unit-

ed States.Barksdale AFB, La. , is to receive 16

B-52G . Also, Loring AFB, Maine, andMather AFB. Calil., will each receive

four additional B-52G bombers.Three B-S2Gs will be shifted to

Wurtsmith AFB, Mich., and two of the

bombers will move to Blytheville AFB,Ark. Griffiss AFB, N.Y., is to receivethree B-52Gs and three KC-135s.

The movement of B-52G aircraft, the

spokesman said, isto allow for the Intro-duction of the B-1Bbomber at Ellsworth

AFB, S.D.. and Grand Forks AFB, N.D.Ellsworth is slated to begin receiving

the new bomber late in 1986, whileGrand Forks deliveries are to begin in

the summer 01 1987.McConnell AFB, Kan., also scheduled

to begin receiving the B-1Bbomber, is toincrease its KC-135 fleet by one, to 26

aircraft . Ten of the tankers, the spokes-man said, are to be relocated when the

new bombers start to arrive at the base

in late 1987.In other proposed actions, the air-

launched cruise missile is to be intro-

duced at Minot AFB, .D., in the fall of

1988.Beale AFB is to get four TR-1A high-

altitude reconnaissance jets, with the

f irst aircraft due to arrive early this year.The aircraft are designed to providebattlefield surveil lance. accurate radar

location and weapon guidance for all-

weather day and night attacks.A Strategic Training Range Complex

site is to be located at Belle Fourche,

S.D. Construction isto begin in late 1987

and will Include military lamily housing.The site at Fort Drum, N.Y., is to be

deactivated in late 1986. The spokes-man said changes in the range complex

are to improve training realism for SAC'saircrews.

Highway

FatalitiesThese thoughts 0 curred to me one

day as I weaved through noon-hourtraffic. My left hand clutched a con-

tainer of sweet-and-sour sauce and the

steering wheel. In my right hand I held apiece of chicken and the gear shift. A

real two-fisted diner/driver.Sober? Yes.Safe! No.

That reminded me of other driverswith questionable driving habits.

My friend, the animal lover, bucklesup religiously and then lets her poodle

jump all over the car while she tools

down the highway at 55 plus.The teenager down the block whose

windshield is covered with decals andobscured by hanging Interior decora-

tions can barely see the treet in front ofhim.My sister wouldn't dream 01 driving,

even after only one martini. But she rou-

tinely turns her head toward th e backseat to yell at the kids - without stop-

ping the car.Ever notice the glamour gal who

watches the rearview mirror intent ly as

she drives - because she's applying her

lipstick?Let's not forget the young lovers

wrapped around each other like roman-

lic squids. They leave no room to react

in an emergency.Also rating a mention are the drivers

who keep the morning paper besidethem and glance at it while the car is

moving. Add to that, too, those break-

fast-time drivers who try to balance asteaming cup of coffee on the dash.By now you've got the message.Highway fatalities aren't always

drunks or their victims. Sometimes so-

ber citizens - you and me - are at

fault. Not leering lushes, but ordinarypeople who forget driving is a skill de-manding every bit of a motorist's atten-

tion.So like Sgt. Phil Esterhaus used to say

on "Hil l Street Blues," "Let's be careful

out there." 0

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Good judgmen tcomes from

experience

and

experience

comes from

bad judgmen t. '

Women ToJoin

lIIinuteman CrewOFFunAFB, eb. (AFNS) - Women

officers can now become operationalcrew members in the Minuteman missile

system.A SAC spokesman said eligible wom-

en will be able to apply for Minuteman

training classes slated to begin later thisyear at Vandenberg AFB, Calif,

Women will also be trained to joinPeacekeeper ICBM missile crews. ac-cording to the SAC announcement. The

Peacekeeper, also known as the MX, isto become operational at F. E. WarrenAFB, Wyo., next year.

The spokesman noted thai women

have served on Titan II missile crewssince 1978.The decision to allow woman into the

Minuteman launch capsules was made

following a special Air Force study onthe use of women, the spokesman said.

As a participant in that study, SACagain evaluated the issue and decided

to incorporate women into its remainingICBM operational crews.

Both Minuteman and Peacekeeper re-quire two-officer crews. The spokes-

man said women will serve only withwomen due to the lack of adequate fa-

cilities for mixed crews in the small

launch capsules.SAC currently has approximately

1,280 men on Minuteman crew duty in

100 launch control centers. They con-trol 1,000 Minuteman missiles. Standard

tour of duty in the launch capsules is 24

hours, the spokesman said.There are currently 65 women of-ficers serving on Titan launch crews.

The spokesman said some women Title

II crew members are expected to move

to the Minuteman and Peacekeepermissile systems as the Titan force is dis-

mantled.The spokesman said a missile crew

member must pass a physical exam,

possess normal color vision, obtain a fa-vorable background investigat ion and

meet the requirements of the PersonalReliability Program. The program en-

sures crew members are emotionallystable and completely reliable.

Minuteman missiles are located atMalmstrom AFB, Mont.; Ellsworth AFB.S.D.; F.E. Warren AFB; Grand Forks and

Minot AFBs, N.D., and Whiteman AFB,

Mo.

SAC off icials expect the first womencrews to be in Minuteman launch cap-sules in the spring of next year. The

spokesman said no decision has been

made yet as to which base would be thefirst to get women launch crews.

Officials said base personnel officeswill receive inlormation about the ap-

plication process in the near future. 0

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T e d"s S ports Car ServiceO ne block east of S onora, H wy. 108

(209)532-2524 Sonora

Fehrman MortuarySERVING LASSE r AND

PL 1A . COUNTIES

(916) 284-7715 CREE VILLE

Horizon Aviation2410 Rickenbacker Way

916-823-3495 Auburn

Free-ar Trailer Park630 Evans Road

(619) 376-2588 / Wofford Heights

Harris Yacht Harbor100 Trojan Road

Pittsburg (415) 687-8400

Prima DonnaCake Box

135 E Leland Road

Pittsburg - (415) 432·4385

Argosy Oil Company805·325·6478

1801 Oak Bakersfield

Simpson and S impson, In c.-CONSTRUCTION -

11001 Oph ir Road

NewCaslie (916) 885-4354

Amusement Machine Operatorsof Kern County

710 Brundage Lane(80S) 327 -0221 Bakersfield

Petro-Resources, Inc.4200 Easton Dr., Unit 16805-323·6922 Bakersfield

GREVIE REALTY

(916) 458·76912355th Colusa

Abar Refrigeration Co.COMMERCIAL ONL\'

1 42 0 W e st 1 0I bAntioch (415) 757-1014

Jay's Safety Lane160 So. 1st Street

Dixon 916·678·2123

D IE TZ 'S UNIO N S ER VICE15764 Sierra Highway

(805) 824-9945 Mojave

The Foundation For Research

Engineering & Education

(714) 845-3986 Cherry Valley

40

Coopers Honey Co.

nSI E. TULAR RD.

( lO t) ) 56 _- 336 5 LINDSAY

JHDalena Ranch4470 North Hayes

Fresno (209) 275-9383

MIKE'S TACKLE BOX230 Desert Shores Dr.

(619) 395-5114 Desert Shores

Dreamboat Lodge13955 Lakeshore Drive

Clearlake (707) 994-6114

R. B. Plumbing Co.26484 Apache Trail

(714) 337-8688 Rim Forest

TANKOBROS.

WELL DRILLING21041 SHAWS FLAT ROAD(209) 532-1791 SONORA

Oakhurst Lodge MotelOpen Year Round

_i209) 683-4417 Oakhurs t

J. Frank Martin

ANTIQUES(209) 642-J6 1 Bas lake

Yuki Trails Guest Home2 30 U O H e nd ers on L an e

(7071983-6477 OVELO

ACEAnUAL SERVICE INC.

707-462-4527 UKIAJi

Big A Auto Parts(805) 688-3713

B U E LLT ON

ACE RADIATOR1068 N.Waterman

(714) 885-3094 San Bernardino

T h e Pe rf ec tio n C o nnec tio n16 12 -U Sho p Street

( 9 16 ) 5 4 1- 12 5 0 S. Lake Tahoe

Sal's Mexican Inn1450 S. Oxnard Blvd.

805-483·9738 Oxnard

Corwin Welding & Machine105 North Ash

(619) 922-2355 Blythe

WATSON'S SEPTIC &ROOTER SERVICE

106119TH AVENUE

HESPERIA (619)244-7597

ALDER INN MOTEL

(916) 544·4485South Lake Tahoe

HIGH COUNTRYANTIQUES

(619) 873-5509

BISHOP

H al lanson Construelion585 Iowa Avenue

(714) 682--9020 Riverside

DON & SONSBODY & PAINT SHOP

(805) 483-1356660 Mountain View Oxnard

Langslet Mobile Sales

25 Fair Drive(915) 257-4115 Susanville

High Sierra Properties(619) 934- 48

In Sherwin Piau! Mammoth Lakes

GRANT PLUMBING

(916)367-2327

FORESTHILL

Benicia EquipmentRepair Co.

707-745-0801 Benicia

Law rence T ractor C o.J O H N D E E R E D E A L E R

( 20 9) 7 34 -7 4 06 Visalia

Brooks Floor Covering362 N _ Fowler

(61t;) H72-7HlI Bishop

Driftwood Lodge

Close - Convenient

(916) 541-7400 S. Lake Tahoe

Buschert Machine Co.25027 Palm Avenue

Hemet (714) 658-5128

Cardinal Auto Wl'eckingIF YOU NEED USED

AUTO PARTS, WE CAN FIND THEM

(619) 246·8616 A.DELANTO

Olympic MufDer Service707 S. Cherokee Lane

LODI (209) 369-3624



S-I-G-N-A-LSpells RescueBy SSgt./ohn Mullen

As more people pack their huntingand camping gear and venture into the

wilds, chances are some of them willbecome lost.

The ability to use different signalingdevices to attract attention can meanthe difference between a speedy res-

cue, a prolonged survival emergency or

possibly death.Signal mirrors have been responsible

for more rescues than any other signal-ing device, and can be used even on

cloudy days.

How Much DoesOur Flag Cost?During our many American Flag cam-

paigns, there is always one question thatseems to be outstanding: "How much

doe our flag cost?" I have always an-

swered that question in terms of dollarand cents, but that. never reflects thereal price so many Americans have paidfor our flag.If we want the real an wer to that

question, we have to go back to themany wars and bloodstained bat-tlefi ld .We ould ask the weary, hungry,

frost-bitten oldier. We could a k the

generals, who constant ly saw the ever-

present death and de truct ion. I am surethey could tell us how mu h our flagcost.Would probably find the answer in

the numerous veterans' hospitals. We

could ask the thousands of di abled vet-erans, but I don't think we would haveto, for we would surely see the priceth y paid for our flag.

We might be able to find the answer

right in our own hometown, perhaps onthe street wh re we IIv .We could a k

TOO MANY NEWSPAPERS

AT YOUR HOUSE?

Leave this one in a public place

as a recruiting aidl

the mothers, wives and children who

have lost their sons, husbands and fa-thers. I am sure they would say theypaid for our flag with lone lines . heart-aches and tears.Each Lime you see our flag waving,

look at it and try to realize just what itsymbolizes. The white and red stripessymbolize the purity and purpose forwhich our comrades shed their blood.The white stars on a field of blue sym-

bolize the heights pure democracy canreach.Our flag could b made from a flimsy

piece of c I th , or it could be made into abanner of the most beautiful silk. The

intrin i value could be very small, orlarge. But its real value is the precioussymbol we all work, live and perhap

someday may die for. It is th symbol ofa fre nation dedicated to the principlesof justice, fr edom and democracy.We must hope that the men and

wom n now serving in the ArmedForces tationed all over the world willdo everything they can to keep it that

way. And forever in our hearts, let us

p y tribute to tho e brave comrades,who paid for our flag with their lives. 0

Mirrors from vehicles may be used, aswell as any reflective surface, including

polished metal, coins, aluminum foil or

glass. It is important to be able to directthe reflection 360 degrees so that nomatter which direction search aircraftapproach, the signal will be seen.If stranded in a vehicle, you can also

use the hom or citizens band radio to

draw attention. The effectiveness ofusing a car as a signal can be increased

by draping brightly colored materialover it.

Road flares are also excellent signaling

devices. Commercial signal flares maybe purchased at most camping outfit-ters.Many stores also carry rifle and pistol

cartridges specially loaded with mate-rials designed to act as flares. Threeshots from a firearm or three blasts of a

whistle are considered distress signals.Ground-to-air signals are effective in

open areas. An area that can be totallyseen from the air isessential for ground-

to-air signaling. The signal should con-trast sharply with the surroundings, andshould appear man-made. The letters

"50S" may be tramped out in an opensnow-covered field, or fashioned from

tree boughs, brush or logs.The signal should be made as large as

time and materials will allow. A goodrule isto have signal letters at lea t three( et wide and 18 feel long.Anoth r signal would be an arrow on

the ground indicating the direction tothe person in distress.Other signals that are recognized in-

ternationally as distress signals are: X ,

requires medical assistance; V, requiresassistance; Y , yes and ,no.

Fire and smoke are also good signals.Three fires at night set in a triangle, orsmoke during the day, can be used.

White make - caused by burning

evergreen boughs, moist vegetation orw t punky wood - is most effectivewhen ther is no snow. Black smoke -produced by burning tires. petroleumproducts or Ioarn car seat - should be

used when there is snow.Hunter and campers should learn the

rules for survival, and should tell familymembers or friends where they will be

and when they will return. Then, if

something happens, rescuers will knowwhere to look. 0

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Tulare County Recovery"SE RV IN G F RE SN O , T UL AR E ,

K IN G S and KE RN S C OU N TIE S"

733-4025 V I S A L 1 A

Massey Sand & Rock Co.

Grading& Paving Contractors

Indio (619) 347-8535

SUPER-KAT, INC.954 E. Hanford-Armona Rd.

(209) 582-0224 Hanford

Sprague Electric Co.26899 South Mooney Blvd.

(209) 732-4585 Visalia

S ie rra B oat C om pany , Inc.Shops - Marina - Storage

(916) 546-2552 N. Lake Tahoe

Endura Steel Inc.17621 Bear Valley Road

Hesperia (619) 244-5456

Adin Supply Company

-CROCERS-

( 916 ) 299-3249 Adin

A T C F lig h t S im u la to r C e n t e r1330 Galaxy Way, Suite 0

(415) 827-9300 Concord

Poncho's Dive & Tackle3600CABEZONE WAY

CHANNl:L ISLANDS HARBOR

OXNARD (805) 985-4188

BASKIN-ROBBINSICE C R EA M ST O RE

2121 lorth Tc n F:lirficld

(707) 428-9662

F. L. Green Trucking2858 West Almond

Dos Palos (209) 392-2302

John & Cather ine Sou tha rdSalute The Civil Air Patrol

Dixon, California

'h e Forks C o ckta il L o u nge(916) 629-9641

W IL L OW C R EE K

ST E R L IN G A V IO N IC S145 John Glenn Drive

Concord (415) 676-2100

C oldw ell B an ke r &H ause rm an R e al E stateTahoeCity (916) 583-5581

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Otto Luhdorff Electric1021 NorthDivisadero

(209) 734-7160 Visalia

PREFFERREDCARPET CLEANING

COMMERCIAL - RESIDENTIAL[916) 458-7888 COLUSA

T &T REFRIGERATEDTRANSPORT, INC.2290 W. ADAMS AVENUE

(209) 486·0860 F R E S N O

Porterville AviationPorterville Airport

(209) 784-9460 Porterville

J.D. HEISKELLa COMPANY, INC.

P.O. BOX 28

(209) 686-2853 TULARE

Coarsegold Hardware

Higbway41

(209) 683-4440 Coarsegold

Mariposa Floor Covering5008 Fairgrounds Drive

(209) 966-5414 Mariposa

Barbi's Broiler2123 Pacheco St.

(415) 682-2272 Concord

WILD HORSERECORDS & TAPES

351 PR OW L C R E E K ROAD

(7071923-2933 G ! \ RD E RV I L . L E

Colusa Liquor Store661 Main

(916) 458-2062 Colusa

Park Motor Hotel309 w. Col umbero

(916) 964-2300 McCloud

H E RIT AG E S QU AR E1 H O U R C LE AN E RS

970 NORTH NORMA

(619) 446-3122 RIDGECREST

The Barbe r Sho p Stylist

49165 Road 426(209) 683-2350 Oakhurst

,.he Double U Ranch(916) 335-4749 I 335-3006

Burney, CA and Sprigg, OR

Klink Cit rus Associa tion32921 Road 159

(209) 798-1108 Ivanhoe

Lancer Airways]900 Joe Crosson Dr.

(619) 562-3063 E l Cajon

BE ST W ES TE RNUN IVE RS ITY LO DG E

123 BSTlEET

(9l&) 756-7890 DAVIS

Glenn - West CompanyStarters/ ALternators/Generators

Belmont (415) 592-5304

Meadow L a rk A v iatio nFlight Instruction

Chino Airport (714) 597-1718

ALe Diesel - Electric706-720 Highway 395 East

(916) 257-7713 Susanville

BILL JOHNSON

Instrument Service, Inc.7705 WOODLEY AVENUE

(818) 988.5708 VANNUYS

Doan House Movers1519 CaJLe Artigas

Thousand Oaks I (805) 485-2947

N AT IO N AL C O NC RE TEC UT TIN G C O MPAN Y

4 01 N O R lH 1 st A V E f \lJ E

ARACADIA (616) 445-6725

Y O U NG 'S A UT O R EP AIR212 3rd Street

Westwood (916) 256-3877

Mi iwood F lor is t & Nursery(916) 257-2515 or 257-9194

2020 Main Susanville

AERO-CRAFT

HYDRAULICS, INC.2428 WEST CARSON

TORRANCE (213) 328·4831

LUXURY VACATIONSKI RENTAL

SI.EEPS 1 - ruU.Y E Q U J PPE(916) 5U-IB95 S. LAKETAHOE

Mid Valley Electric649 West Elkhorn

(916) 991-0088 Rio Linda

JERRY V-KEHRREAL ESTATE, INC.

244 MAIN

(916) 259-4801 Chesler

Silverado AvionicsNapa County Airport

(707) 255-5588 NAPA



Knure Rockne was one of the mosl inno-

vati ve men to ever coach football. His ideas

put a completely new face on the game, and

remain even today.

He was famous at Notre Dame for his

spirited half-time pep talks that brought the

Fighting Irish to victory time after time. But

in 1931, a tragic airplane crash cut short his

career. He was just 43.

Knute Rockne. As long as sports exist,

he'll be remembered as having the true

"Spirit of 76. "



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