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Fort Snelling Cadet Squadron
July 2005 Vol. 3 No. 7Monthly Newsletter of Fort Snelling Cadet Squadron- Minnesota Wing Civil Air Patrol
Auxiliary United Sates Air Force
Commander’s Comments
LTC Kilian
“And advance my education and training rapidly”
In our continuing examination of the cadet
oath, we now turn to the subject of advancing one’s
education and training. The cadet program is designed
to be a program of progression. Four phases, sixteen
achievements, milestone awards, and all sorts of experiences are there to reward cadets for their
progression in the program. Plus, the further one goes is
the program, the more exciting opportunities are
available.
The concept of advancing your training is
reinforced by the ability to be removed as a cadet for not
completing two achievements in twelve months. The
program needs cadets to progress in it, and not hang out
at any specific grade for long. I strongly encourage any
cadet who has not promoted in the past year to take a
close look at what they need to promote, and get it done!
Safety Corner
Capt Yenkosky
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This is the second in a series of articles that will
explore the background and important elements of
safety. If you have any questions don’t be afraid to ask
questions of me at any meeting or in an e-mail: [email protected]. I would also appreciate any
feedback on how interesting, useful and readable the
series is for the cadets and senior members. That way
I will know who is really reading these articles, eh?
So far we learned that Systems Theory is a useful
way of looking at complex, interrelated things. We
also learned that systems are organisms or entities that
have several components with boundaries that interact
with the surrounding environment to include feedback
and tries to reach a stable internal state called
homeostasis. Then we learned that the natural law of
mechanics is for “things” to break down. Entropy is
how we describe the natural tendency for systems to
breakdown and dissolve into chaos. Breakdowns often
result from the human element not following defined
Procedures. This is important because safety depends
upon organizations and machines depend upon a level
of order to function. That order is in standards for
design (like using strong enough elevator cables) or
checklists (for procedures that need to be accurately
done). If the standards are not followed the natural
order may break down. So from design to operation,
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Complying with written standards and procedures is
essential for safe operation of any machine.
Normal Wear and TearYou can expect machines to break down after a
certain level of use. Why is that? Friction is the
answer. Friction is the surface resistance relative to
motion. Without friction many tasks could not
happen, but each time things rub together, some
minute damage is done and that damage adds up.
From aircraft wings that collide with the atmosphere
to MP3 players whose circuit cards have electrons
flying through them and motors to spin the CD’s
friction takes its toll.
In his book, “To Engineer is Human”, HenryPetroski notes that fifty percent of all structural
failures, including those of bells (i.e.: The Liberty
Bell) bridges, airplanes and other commonplace
products of technology are believed to be the result
of crack growth. Products that do not appear to have
“moving parts” often show signs of wear from use
due to the in-line tension, twisting, heat application
and other form or by-products of friction-use.
Aircraft wings are good examples of a “stable”
structure that endure wind forces, twisting forces as
the aircraft changes direction and altitude as well as
changes in temperature (it is –25
Degrees Fahrenheit at Flight Level 33 or 33,000 feetaltitude). Each force produces wear and tear that
needs to be checked prior to flight and then through
scheduled or preventive maintenance.
The Liberty Bell is another example of a solid metalthat endures vibration (e.g.: friction with the air
around the bell) and thus can fail. The metals in the
famous bell in Philadelphia were mixed using too
much copper, which produced a more brittle bell
than anticipated. This also shows how metal fatigue
can lead to failure as metal loses flexibility each
time it is “stressed” or twisted. Here again, the
aircraft wing and fuselage often endureunderappreciated stresses until the metal fails.
Routine checks for excessive wear and tear can
discover small tears or cracks in the surface of the
aircraft and provide a chance to repair the problem
before it fails catastrophically. This concept of
catastrophic failure will be explored in another
edition of the safety newsletter.
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7th
CTG – A TAC’s viewpoint
By 1lt Jana Schrenkler
It was not an easy week for the 72 basics that
attended the 7th
CTG at Camp Ripley in the
northern part of Minnesota. They endured
0530am wake ups, one hour of PT each morning
by the brutal Command Chief Master Sergeant
Schwartzbauer, weather that ranged from cold
and wet to hot and wet, and oh my… those feet
were a little blister-nasty by the end of the week.
However, my vote for the worst goes to the night
of the green-sky lightning, thunderstorm and
tornado warning. Cadets were gathered into the
bottom floor of their squadron barracks, in the
center hallway, in preparation for the storm. This
lasted well into the personal and shower time. Thecall came down from HQ that showers would not
be allowed for the night due to safety reasons.
Let’s remember, folks, these were cinder block
buildings. Many cadets questioned lighting’s
ability to travel through the shower heads, as well
as seniors. So, with no one the wiser at HQ, some
flights were encouraged to visit the restroom
before lights out (an hour later than usual). If they
happened to fall into the shower and get a little
wet with oops some soap, oh well. Needless to
say the next day, you could tell which flights fell
into the shower and which did not when they
passed in the chow line.Ft. Snelling was well represented at Encampment.
Mr. Kelley was a member of Charlie flight, which
was named honor flight of the encampment. I
never saw Mr. Kelley in for sick call – always a
good sign of how a basic is faring at encampment.
Mr. Pass and I were assigned to Echo flight. I
might be a little biased, but our flight seemed to
gel together rather quickly.
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Monthly Newsletter of Fort Snelling Cadet Squadron- Minnesota Wing Civil Air Patrol
Auxiliary United Sates Air Force
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June Personnel Authorizations-
2Lt Brent Smith to 1LT
1LT Jim Kline to Captain
SM David Schaak to Flight Officer
Major Doug Kilian to Lt.Col
July Birthdays-
Cadet Isaac Lancaster 7/27
Cadet Tony Bell 7/28
Cadet Corey Evans 7/28
July Service Anniversaries-
July Schedule-
Wing:
4th
- Viking Squadron July 4th
Celebration @ Round
Lake Park in Eden Prairie
15th
-23rd
Minnesota Flight Academy @ Mankato
23rd
-24th
Air Expo ’05 @ Flying Cloud Airport
Squadron:
4th
- Independence Day- No Meeting
11th
- Blues
Moral Leadership
Commander’s Call
Encampment Debrief
Safety Briefing18
th- BDU’s
Mission Debrief
AF Orientation- CAP-RAP
25th
- PT/BDU
CPFT/PT
Leadership
Written Test
Aerospace Comments
Capt. Jim Kline
Thunderbirds’ first female pilot
The U.S. Air Force Demonstration Team, the“Thunderbirds” announced their new pilots for
the 2006 demonstration season which includes the
first female pilot in the 52 year history of theThunderbirds. Leading the team through the 2006
season will be Thunderbird pilot number 1,
Commander/Leader, Lt. Col. Kevin Robbins,
currently assigned to Air Force Weapons school,
Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Flying his right
wing position will be number 3 pilot, Captain
Nicole “Fifi” Malachowski.
Captain Malachowski, 30 is a 1996 graduate of
the Air Force Academy. She recently served four
months in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Las
Vegas, Nevada, native fly F-15 strike Eagle
fighter jets and is assigned to an Air force unitbased in England.
She’ll begin in the F-16 in November and will
make her debut with the Thunderbirds
Next March. The Air Force has 568 female pilots,
71 of them flying fighter jets.
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Monthly Newsletter of Fort Snelling Cadet Squadron- Minnesota Wing Civil Air Patrol
Auxiliary United Sates Air Force
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Monthly Newsletter of Fort Snelling Cadet Squadron- Minnesota Wing Civil Air Patrol
Auxiliary United States Air Force
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CAP Websites
www.capmart.org
http://level2.cap.gov/
www.cap.gov
www.mcchord.org/rack_builder/ www.mncap.org
www.cap_es.net/
https://ntc.cap.af.mil/es/ics_niims.cfm
www.mncap.org/ftsnelling
www.thehock.com/
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The U.S. Air Force Demonstration Squadron is an Air
Combat Command unit comprised of eight pilots
(including six demonstration pilots), four supportingofficers, four civilians and about 120 enlisted Airmen
performing in more than 29 career specialties.
The team’s first performance was on June 8, 1953 at
Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Since then the
Thunderbirds have flown before more than 310 million
people at 3,944 air demonstrations in all 50 states and
more than 60 foreign countries.
The process of earning a spot on the Thunderbirds takes
months. Each candidate must have 1,000 hours flying in
a fighter or trainer jet. Beginning in January, candidates
submit letters of recommendation, a biography and aletter explaining why he or she would like to fly with the
Thunderbirds.
The 2006 pilot line-up is as follows:
No. 1 Commander, Lt. Col Kevin Robbins
No. 2 left wing Maj. Rusty Keen
No. 3 right wing Capt. Nicole Malachowski
No. 4 slot Maj. Steve Horton
No. 5 Lead Solo Maj. Brian Farrar
No. 6 Opposing solo Capt. Ed Casey
No. 7 slot Maj. Jeremy Sloane
No. 8 Advance pilot Capt. Tad Clark
No. 9 Fl. Surgeon VacantNo. 10 Operations Capt. Todd Randolph
No. 11 Maintenance Vacant
Air Expo 2005
LTC Tarpy
Air Expo 2005, will be held 23-24 July 2005 at
Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie. I will need
volunteers to help with parking and crowd control
both days as well as help with setting up the CAP
Display tent on Friday before the air-show. Cadets
need to have a MNWG Form 7 filled-out by parent
and given to myself prior to the air-show. Dress for
the weather. BDU’s and Raingear in case of rain.
Bring adequate water and food, as well as spending
money during break time. Everyone had an
enjoyable time last year and we also plan to have a
good show this year. The Air-show website is:
www.wotn.org/
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Mr. Pass was the only on in the flight (and, I think
14th
CTS) to pass inspection one night. This was not
forgotten by his flight when they voted him to
receive a motivational dog tag and honor cadet at
the end of the Encampment. I also heard he “flew”
over the obstacles at the obstacle course. Mr. Evans
was a member of Foxtrot flight and seemed to fare
well overall. Again, I heard little of Mr. Evans,
which as a TAC is a good thing. What can I say
about Mr. Meyer – he didn’t bring his blues pants!Something about switching suitcases, parents
packing, etc... Evidently he did recover someone’s
pants because he was not wearing BDU’s at
graduation. Finally, C/SSGT Mathisen… never a
better Duty NCO have I seen in all of my two
encampments.
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The Golden Dragon is the Monthly Newsletter of the
Fort Snelling Cadet Squadron- Minnesota Wing
Civil Air Patrol- Auxiliary United States Air Force
The Newsletter is written and published by LTC Tony
Tarpy, Fort Snelling Cadet Squadron Public AffairsOfficer. All article submissions and comments should be
directed to me at [email protected] or at regular
meeting nights. Articles are due the last Monday night of
the month and newsletter is published the first Monday
of the upcoming month
LTC Tony Tarpy- Public Affairs/Editor
LTC Doug Kilian- Squadron Commander
Monthly Newsletter of Fort Snelling Cadet Squadron- Minnesota Wing Civil Air Patrol
Auxiliary United States Air Force
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Actually, he seemed to be everywhere at once carrying
some piece of electronic equipment, water, gear,
supplies, etc. I must say, he really did outshine many of
the staff members at encampment because he wasalways hustling and could always be reached on the
radio. As for myself, my partner and I (2lt Karen
Anderson) won a Field Leadership Excellence Award.
We were excited, if not a little perplexed about it.
However, the absolute best thing for me was that my
huge, pussy blisters cleared up about Thursday evening.
Bottom line – Encampment was a success and I hope
more cadets will choose to attend next year.
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Finally, electronic components also suffer from use fatigue.
Heat generated from resistance (i.e.: friction from electrons
moving along the wire) eventually breaks down insulation,
which can lead to short circuits, fire and machine failure.Further, wires that are in “joints” or moving parts of the
machine (e.g.: a car door, lights and power-window circuits)
can become crimped or cut by the friction each time the part
moves.
The message I hope that you hear is that problems can exist
when machines fail to perform as we expect, but the study of entropy suggests we should be wary at all times of the
potential for mechanical failure from normal use.
Next month we explore the intentional disruption of order in
warfare: explosives and safety around things that can go
boom.
Echo Flight- 7th
CTG Camp Ripley 2005