Southeast Region - Jun 2006

8/7/2019 Southeast Region - Jun 2006

1/20

By Maj Pat Mitcham

Emergency Locator Transmit-ters have been found hidden inbarns, in trunks of cars, in hangers,

and in airplanes. Huntsville Com-posite Squadron took a step intohistory to find one on the 16th ofMay in the oldest B-24 still flying.

Huntsville personnel were sentto find an ELT in the North Ala-bama area on Monday, May 15th.After searching Huntsville Interna-tional, a non-operational cropduster field in the area and PryorField in Decatur, the ground teamwas unable to find anything and

the signal disappeared. The mis-sion was closed by AFRCC afterthree passes by SAR-SATs with-out detect-ing a sig-nal.

OnTuesday,anothersignal wasdetected bySAR-SAT

and a newmissionwasopened anda Hunts-ville teamwas dis-patched.

This time all signals were lo-cated on or around Huntsville In-ternational Airport. The clearlydistinguishable ELT signal was

not present and only the carrierwas being transmitted. In coordi-nation with Airport Security andpersonnel in the FAA tower, the

search team searched the airportfor the elusive signal. After sev-eral hours of searching AFRCCconcluded it was a non-distressevent since there were no reportedmissing or overdue aircraft in ornear the area at the time of thesearch. The decision was madeto postpone the search until thenext day.

One last DF sweep around theAirport was going to be the final

sortie of the day. The carrier wavewas suddenly isolated to the B-24that had just taxied up on the ramp

outside Signature Aviation. The B-24 had arrived the day before, ontour, and had been taking fans onrides around Huntsville since itsarrival. Thus the scattered SAR-

SAT hits from the day before andtheelusivecarrier sig-

nal on theground onand aroundthe airporton the 16th.A malfunc-tioning ELTwas foundin the tailsection oftheDiamond

Lil, the old-est B-24 stillflying. TheB-24 is owned and operated by theCommemorative Air Force.

Diamond Lil was the 25th ofover 18,000 built, according totheir website.

It was to have been delivered toGreat Britain in 1941, but was in-volved in an accident. Repaired, ithas flown as a transport plane for

various companies until the CAFacquired it in 1967. Old 927 ...was put in the paint scheme andmarkings of the 98th Bomb Groupof the 9th Air Force in 1971.

The search team was able tolook inside the Diamond Lil andtalk with the crew that had broughtit to Huntsville on tour.

Maj Mitcham is the ALWG Director of

Public Affairs.

ELT from oldest B-24 still flying

June 2006

Administration...............7Aerospace Education .....6Alabama.........................1, 3, 6, 13, 18Cadets ............................12Chaplains .......................4

DMSP..........................5Florida..........................3, 10-12, 16, 18Georgia ........................4, 13, 15, 17History.........................14Medical........................6

Mississippi..................... 15Public Affairs ................ 12Safety............................. 13

News from the

Southeast Region Civil Air Patrol

Col John Tilton, Commander

IN THIS ISSUE

ReCAP

The Diamond Lil on a rainy runway at Huntsville

International Airport Photo by Lt Col Gene Mitcham

1st Lt Ian Johnston,

Capt Barry Roberts,

and Lt Col Gene

MitchamPhoto by Maj P. Mitcham


2/20

2 June 2006 Region ReCAP

This seems to be the time for inspections. Florida Wing and Puerto RicoWing just completed a SAV (Staff Assistance Visitation). The preliminaryreports are that both did well. Alabama Wing is having its CI (ComplianceInspection) this month and they are ready. Good work to all, and thanks tothose who take the time to prepare for the inspection and the inspectors. Our

well wishes go out to all involved.Its easy to say, keep everything current and the inspection will be no

problem, but we all know how that goes. Inspections take a lot of work, andsquadron commanders, your help is critical in getting the Wings paperworkup to date. When you get that last-minute call for copies, please just sendthem as fast as you can. Thank you, in advance, for your cooperation andpatience.

We are having a Staff meeting this month and I hope to meet with eachstaff section and do some reviewing. I am asking for your projected budgetsfor next year and your plan of action. It will be nice to put a face with aname mine included. Since several wing commanders will not be avail-able, it will not be a Commanders Call. I look forward to seeing the staff

June 24 at the Cabot Lodge, in Tallahassee, FL.Summer is almost here and it is one of our busiest seasons. Lets hope

Mother Nature gives us a rest. If not, we have plenty of backup in the regionand the corporation. Each member needs to be ready and prepared, on aCAP-member basis, and in your own homes. Too many people neglect hav-ing a well-stocked home survival kit. If were prepared we can take care ofour families, and be a help to our neighbors. And, after all, thats part of thereason we joined the Civil Air Patrol program. You may not be called, butyou should be ready.

There have been a number of losses within our Southeast Region commu-nity this month. I send condolences to the families of members, and lovedones of members, in their difficult time. We are a family in CAP. Lets al-ways remember that and encourage one another along the way.

As we beginhurricane season, our

Quote of the month:

The time torepair the

roof iswhen the

sun isshining.

John F. Kennedy

A Word from the SER Commander

CCommanders Comments

Happy Birthday

Staff Members

Bartolo Ortiz, 6/10Charles Clement, 6/16Guillermo Willie Heredia, 6/17David Garner, 6/19Richard Greenwood, 6/20Tomas Larsen, 6/30

June Service Anniversaries

Hugh Stewart, 5 Years

Norma Wendt, 6 YearsRaymond Hayden, 7 YearsJohn Moore, 8 YearsThomas Carson, 8 YearsJean DuBois, 9 YearsRichard Greenwood, 14 YearsAlfonzo Jackson, 15 YearsEdward Vinson, 20 YearsValerie Brown, 30 YearsBartolo Ortiz, 39 Years

Mark Your Calendar

24 June SER Staff Meeting, Tallahassee, FL

24 June-1 July MSWG /ALWG Encampment, Gulf Port

22-29 July SER Staff College, Knoxville, TN

8-9 August National Board, Reno, NV


3/20

Region ReCAP June 2006 3

On May 19, 2006, 15 cadetsranging from C/Amn-C/SSgt cameto Sand Hill Boy Scout Reserva-tion in Brooksville, Florida andparticipated as basics in the firstAirman Leadership School hostedby Group 3. Cadets came to thisactivity with the understandingthat they would learn how to be

followers in leadership and learnabout Cadet Programs. Not onlydid they learn, but they experi-enced much more.

The cadets participated inclasses in leadership that covered

being a Follower, NCO and Offi-cer. Other classes over the week-end covered Customs & Courte-sies, Role of an NCO, EmergencyServices, Special Activities, Fun-damentals of Speech, Study Hab-its, Drills and Ceremonies, andmuch more. A cadet was askedwhat he enjoyed most during theweekend, and he said, I enjoyed

the class on The Role of an NCO,because someday soon I will be asergeant in my unit. The Com-mand and Support Staff alsolearned a lot through the weekend.

The ALS staff did an extraordi-nary job, from planning and orga-nizing this activity (by C/Capt Mi-chael J. Staples and 1st Lt DavidLeach, and members of Group 3),to its execution (led by 1stLt Michael Karayianes as the ac-tivity Commander andC/Capt Michael Staples).

ALS or FLWG CALC (CadetAirman Learning Course) will becoming soon, so we hope thatmany more cadets and seniors willparticipate in this wonderful event.

C/Capt Staples was the ALS C/CC, Polk

County Composite Squadron

FL Cadets Participate in ALS

By Capt Rayburn Harkey

Prior to Wing events, such asSARXs and the recent Wing Con-ference, the Tus-caloosa Squad-

ron (AL024) fre-quently plans aplane washingwith the opportu-nity for membersand their gueststo fellowshipafter the work is done. With theWing Conference right around thecorner, the Squadron Commander,1st Lt Poole, scheduled an April

plane-washing event and invited allmembers to participate. This is anevent the Tuscaloosa Squadron en-

joys regularly.

Everyone was en-

couraged to bringhis/her family andenjoy a cookout fol-lowing the plane-washing. Much toeveryones surprise,Commander Claude

Poole proved to be an excellentchef, and served up mountains ofgrilled hamburgers and hot dogs toeager members and their guests on

the terminal ramp of TuscaloosaMunicipal Airport.

The squadron aircraft, N9522X,is equipped with SDIS capabilities,which have been used on several

missions since installation. Tensquadron members are qualified tooperate the new system, and addi-tional members are in the processof receiving SDIS certification. Thegoal of the Tuscaloosa Squadron isto have rapid-response capabilities,with numerous trained back-upcrews in the event of any incident.

Capt Harkey is the Tuscaloosa Squadron

PAO

ALWG Squadron Combines Function and Fellowship

By C/Capt Michael J. Staples


4/20


Pilgrim

Passes AwayBy Capt Jim Phillips

A historically significant mem-ber of the Civil Air Patrols WorldWar II history has passed away.

Samuel W. Pilgrim, Jr., whoflew from the Charleston, SCCoastal Patrol Base, was honoredwith an Air Medal, and featured onpages 181-183 of Louis E.Keefers book entitled FromMaine to Mexico.

Mr. Pilgrim, passed away inSavannah, Georgia at the age of 84on May 15, 2006. He was an occa-sional visitor to the Savannah Fly-ing Tiger Composite Squadron

open houses and regularly seen upuntil re-cently fly-ing his PipeJ-3 aroundSavannah.

Capt Phillips

is the PAO,

Savan-

nah Flying

Tiger Compos-

ite Squadron

By Captain Jim Phillips

Savannah Flying Tiger Compos-ite Squadron members relived his-tory recently during a visit to theMighty Eighth Air Force Museum

and Heritage Center in Pooler, GA.Through financial assistance by

Gulfstream, a General Dynamicsowned aircraft manufacturer, theteenage Cadets and adult membersof the all civilian, all volunteer aux-iliary of the United States

Air Force spent the daymeeting with former avia-tors and veterans whiletouring exhibits and par-taking in a variety of aero-space education opportu-nities.

The event was coordi-nated by Captain Jeremy

McKenzie, Lieutenant NicoleMcKenzie, and Cadet Pro-gram director Lieutenant MarcusSmith.

Chaplains Service Staff

College Focuses on CISMBy Chaplain Oscar Cope

Our 2006 Southeast RegionChaplains ServiceStaff College isnow history. Meet-ing at Robins AirForce Base inGeorgia, we had28 Chaplains and 7Moral Leadership

Officers for a total of 35 in atten-dance. We had 42 who attendedour Wednesday night banquet;no one should have gone awayhungry!

The focus of this years StaffCollege was Critical Inci-dent Stress Management.Instructor Lt Col SherryJones taught with a lot ofenergy and enthusiasm.The Aerospace Education

tour of the Air Museum atRobins was an addedtouch to the college.

Plans are already under-way for the 2007SERCSSC. Our main fo-cus will likely be MissionChaplain Certification andperhaps we will meet atFort Benning, GA. Noneof these details have been

worked out, so stay tuned!

A special word of thanks goes toour SER Chaplains Staff and toWing Chaplains Carson, Hedges,Hyde, Moore, Rodriguez, and Sim-mons. Without their support andpromotion the Staff College wouldbe a no show and a no go! Itseems that being on a base andstaying close by does boost our

attendance. We are trying to stay inthe geographic center of our regionwhich helps our numbers.

Let us continue to be diligentand vigilant in praying for andserving our great country.

Chaplains and MLOs present at SERCSSC

GAWG Members Visit Air Force Museum

Group pose alongside a Russian built

MIG 17 fighter.

Below: Cadets C/Capt Grimm, C/Basic

Smith, C/1st Lt Traver, C/MSgt Martinmeet a WWII fighter pilot while touring

the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum and

Heritage Center in Pooler, GA.


5/20


Chaplain Lt Col Dewey E. Painter, Sr.

The 40-foot overseas container sent to the US Armyin Afghanistan several weeks ago should be arrivingthere any day. Capt Roderick McLeodof the 53D Brigade Combat Team at

Camp Phoenix in Kabul is ready toreceive the shipment. The troops in theunit are volunteering to spend theiroff-duty time rebuilding the schools inthe area, and in helping the Afghanchildren. They sent a request throughchannels for us not to send any moreShare Packages to them personally, but instead tosend as many school supplies as possible to help thekids.

We put out the word in the local community, andwith the generous assistance of schools, churches, vet-

erans groups, the City of Jacksonville and others whosupplied the materials, and the logistical expertise ofMission Harvest America who did the sorting, packingand shipping, we were able to put together over 25,000pounds of school supplies. And of course, we also in-cluded plenty of goodies for our troops!

Florida Governor Jeb Bush just returned from a tourof the war zone. While in Afghanistan, he met withCapt McLeod, since the 53D is a Florida unit. We arevery proud of our home-town troops and the work

they are doing in that war-torn land. Leave it to Ameri-can military men and women to start rebuilding thecountry, and getting to know the kids while they aredeployed there!

When we

received therequest forschool supplies,we decided thatwe werent go-ing to just senda few measlyboxes. Wewanted to senda significantquantity for ourtroops to work

with. With yourhelp, we didthat inspades! Thanksto all who par-ticipated inmaking thisshipment hap-pen. And I willadd a hearty Well Done!

Got Books?By Maj Vickie MeyerGot books? The

troops in Iraq do,thanks to the over-whelming generosityof Marianne Lortz, ofOnce & AgainBook Store in Mel-bourne, FL.

Due to economicreasons, Marianne had to closethe doors recently to her bookstore, after 4 years of business.Since I was a regular customer, Iwas in the store purchasing a fewbooks before the doors closed. Ioverheard Marianne say she wishedshe had someone to donate thebooks to. I asked her if she wouldwant to donate them for ChaplainPainters soldier boxes. Shejumped at the opportunity.

I made a few phone calls, andhad it set up with Chaplain Painterto send his 24 ft truck, driven by

Rose, from Jacksonvilleto Melbourne, to pick upthe books. Then we beganto pack, and pack, andpack, and pack. We ranout of boxes, so I askedPublix to donate the paperbags. They did, and theydid, and they did. Yousee, it takes a lot of boxes

and bags to pack 50,0000 books.

Yes, thats right, 50,000 bookswere donated by Marianne to besent to our troops. Every book youcan imagine; mystery, war stories,fiction, love stories, sports, hard-back, paperback, etc. We packedfor four days.

Rose arrived to get the books,and we soon realized that one truck

would not be enough. She had todrive back with her helper, Steve,to have the truck unloaded anddrive back the next day to reloadagain. Marianne also donated thebook shelves, a cash register, andadding machine, a microwave, andmany other items from the store.

With a few hours, ChaplainPainter had his volunteers alreadystuffing the books into the soldierboxes, and they were being pre-

pared to go to our troops. What agreat feeling.

Thanks to all the volunteers onboth ends, of which I was not ableto get names, to helped to box, bag,load, unload, and repack, thebooks. I know the troops appreciateit. In fact, my son-in-law Michael isalready reading some of the bookssent. Yes, hes in Iraq for the 9thtime. Hell be home in September.

From the DMSP Director

Capt McLeod and

Governor Jeb Bush


6/20


Region MedicalBy Lt Col Patricia Faunt

Medicine FOOD

These foodscontribute to goodhealth.

1. Beans: Highin fiber and folate.Beans can helplower cholesteroland LDL levels, they scavenge freeradicals, moderate insulin levelsand reduce cancer risk. Eat two,half-cup servings a day. Can beeither canned or cooked fresh.

2. Wild Salmon: Contains largeamounts of omega-3, a fatty acidthat reduces the risk of heart dis-ease and heart attack by loweringblood pressure and bad cholesterol.

A serving size is 3 oz. 12 oz. aweek is recommended.

3. Walnuts: Another good sourceof omega-3 fatty acids. Its the onlynut that contains ellagic acid, acancer-fighting antioxidant. Eatone ounce (14 walnut halves) daily.

4. Tomatoes: These contain ly-copene plus other beneficial phyto-chemicals that protect against heartattack, cancers and age-related

macular degeneration. Eat oneserving per day with a little bit ofolive oil to help absorb the lyco-pene. A serving is 1-cup cherrytomatoes, cup sauce, 1 mediumraw tomato or 6 oz. juice.

5. Sweet potatoes: Contain beta-carotene and boost the immunesystem. Eat at least 1 cups a day.Other beta-carotene produce arecarrots, butternut squash, pumpkinand orange bell peppers.

6. Blueberries: These are truly asuperfood and provide more anti-oxidants than any other fruit orvegetable. They contain substancesthat fight cancer, heart disease andage related memory loss. Eat cupfresh or frozen or cup dried blue-berries every day.

7. Dark Chocolate: Yummy! The

darker the chocolate the higher an-tioxidant content. Eat a 1 oz serv-ing daily. Or grapes, and green tea.All are high in polyphenols.

Remember, a varied diet is stillyour best bet for good nutrition.Adding these superfoods may pro-vide added protection, and they areworth considering. Be aware andtake care.

Lt Col Faunt is the SER Nurse Officer

ALWG Cadet &

SM of the YearCapt Brett Matcheck, was a

Cadet Colonel when he was nomi-nated for and awarded the Cadet ofthe Year. He moved to the Senior

Member programand became theDeputy Commanderfor Cadets in theAuburn CompositeSquadron. He re-ceived the SpaatzAward #1476 in September2002. He was a IACE participantin 2002 to Holland, has attendedencampments in CO, GA, and AL,as well as National Ground Search

and Rescue, The National FlightAcademy Glider, and COS.

He was Cadet of the Year for2005 in Alabama and Cadet of theYear 2003 in Georgia, while he wasa member of the Peachtree City Fal-con Field Composite Squadron. Heis a ground team member, a privatepilot and holds jump wings as anAir Force Basic Parachutist. At-tending Auburn University, heserves as the Wing Commander Air

Force ROTC at the University.Major Jay Holland, ALWG

Senior Member of the YearjoinedCAP in 1997 in London, Kentuckywhere he worked as an Air TrafficController with the Flight Service

Option. He trans-ferred to the Annis-ton Flight ServiceStation where I workas a Flight ServiceSpecialist. He has

served as the Coun-terdrug Officer (CDO) job since2001. He has several projects underway such as E-rad flying/SDIS/Archer and all the CD projects andtraining that goes with thejob. Major Holland is a Multi Commercial Instrument pilot withover 1500 hours. I also fly the GA8for all the Archer trainees at theMaxwell AFB.

AE Education Affects TeacherBy Kathy Resnick and Dave Garner

Little did I know when I took myfirst aerospace class that it would leadme on this wonderful journey of be-coming a Science Olympiad coach.Taking that first class was so much fun and exciting, I knew that I needed to

teach science at the middle school level. At the beginning of this year I wasasked if I would be willing to coach an event or two. One of the eventswas Solar Systems and the other was Sounds of Music. Recently, I was ableto watch as two excited students walked across the stage collecting theirmedals for first place in the Solar System event at the Tennessee State Sci-ence Olympiad Competition. I was blessed with the opportunity to continuebuilding on the foundation laid their coach from previous years, Dr. Elston.

Aerospace courses are worthwhile and CAP can directly influence teach-ers, increase their ability to teach at a higher level and help students andteachers pursue their dreams and goals.

P.S. The Bearden Middle School team earned first place for overallschool competition. At the National Competition in May in Indiana the teamplaced 27th.


7/20


By Maj Patricia Mitcham

It was the best conference Iveever attended, was the commentgenerally heard after the AlabamaWing held its annual conference in

Huntsville, Alabama at the Shera-ton Four Points Hotel.

The conference began witha Commanders Reception onFriday night. After a buffetdinner, Ralph Hood kept thegroup attending holding theirsides with laughter. His sub-ject was Its Clear on Top.Humor, laughter, and a seri-ous message about meetinglifes problems and how Civil

Air Patrol helps us get abovethe weather held everyonesattention.

A continental breakfastwith rolls, coffee, and orangejuice greeted members onSaturday morning, registra-tion opened, and members assem-bled for the morning general ses-sion. The Blue Notes, a HuntsvillePolice Officers singing quartet,entertained during breakfast asmembers found seats. The BlueNotes sang the National Anthemand Chaplain M. Hicks gave theinvocation and the conference be-gan. Lt Col Larry Becker, the co-ordinator of the conference, pre-sided over the morning session.

Mr. Matt Mason, Manager,Technical Services and Piston OilResearch & Development, Air BPLubricants division of BP, Castrol

Oil spoke on statistics and thebenefits of aviation products foraircraft.

The keynote speaker was PaulW. Johnson from NASA. He iscurrently an Aerospace Engineerat the National Aeronautics andSpace Administration (NASA)George C. Marshall Space FlightCenter (MSFC) in Huntsville, Ala-bama. Working within the Safety

and Mission Assurance Office(S&MA), his tasks have includedbeing a lead engineer for spaceflight hardware destined to fly on-board the Space Shuttle, to the

International Space Station (ISS).Currently he has been tasked with

working on multiple projects forthe new space initiative to theMoon and Mars. Mr. Johnson is anactive member of the HuntsvilleComposite Squadron.

His topic was NASA: Past, Pre-sent and Future. He talked aboutthe past accomplishments ofNASA and about the current mis-sions, such as the Space Shuttleand planetary missions. In his mul-timedia presentation, he was ableto show slides of the moon andMars mission vehicles, as well asphotos taken by the Hubble. Ca-dets and senior members alike lis-tened to his enthusiastic speech

about NASA.

The door prizes, donated by thethree area airports and variouscommunity businesses, includedan aviation headset, a computercarry-on case, a golf weekend,original oil paintings, and gift cer-tificates.

Cadets and some of the seniormembers were able to register for

a trip to the Space and RocketCenter during the afternoon.Breakout sections were conductedin Communications, Public Af-fairs, Emergency Services,

ARCHER information, and othertopics of interest to members.

Cadet Capt Kraft was presentedhis Earhart Award by Col JohnTilton, SER Commander and ColMichael Oakman, Alabama WingCommander. He is a member ofthe Redstone Composite Squad-ron. Maj Randall Haney and CaptPeggy Haney accepted the charterfor the new Middle School CadetSquadron in Boaz, AL.

Awards were presented by ColJohn Tilton, Col Mike Oakman,and Lt Col Walter Williams, Vice-Commander for the AlabamaWing. The Squadron of Merit, theAutaugua-Elmore Squadron wasgiven a streamer to attach to theirsquadron flag.

Homeland provided the en-tertainment during the Saturdayevening banquet. Their patriotic

performance emphasized the spiritof the volunteer and admiration ofthe service people who haveserved in the Armed Forces de-fending the freedoms of Ameri-cans. Dry eyes could not be foundwhen a tribute to fallen marineswas sung.

Col Michael Oakman presentedawards. Captain Brett Matcheckreceived the Cadet of the YearAward. Capt Matcheck was a Ca-

det Colonel when nominated andchosen as Cadet of the Year. He isnow the Deputy Commander forCadets in the Auburn CompositeSquadron. Redstone CompositeSquadron received the Award forSquadron of the Year, and Maj JayHolland received Senior Memberof the Year.

ALWG Conference April 28-29 Update

Squadron of Merit Awarded

L to R, Maj Bruce Gearhart, Lt Col Ed Wilson, cadets

Jacob Oakley (in front), Matthew Womack, Ryan

McDowell, Dallas Hernandez, and Col Mike Oakman


8/20


Memorial Day Memorial Day Memorial Day Memorial D

Donations Generated

Pilots and guests that fly into Okeechobee

County Airport for fuel or stop for a meal

at the airport caf, have the opportunity

once a quarter to get their aircraft washed

for a donation for squadron activities.

Grimes Promoted

Maj Debbie Grimes receives her gold oak

leaves from FLWG Commander, Col

Levitch (L) and Group 9 Commander, Maj

Van Vredenburgh (R) during the awards

ceremony at the 2006 FLWG Conference.

In and Around the Region

Marion County Composite tours

Marion County Sheriffs Aviation Unit

Cadets and Seniors toured both helicop-

ters and the aviation complex and were

shown actual footage of pursuits and the

use of Forward Looking Infrared cameras.

By1stLtCoreyS.Ha

laychik

Boca Raton

Honors SoldiersMemorial Day

means remember-ing our soldierswho have foughtand died in ser-vice to our coun-try.

Fifteen mem-bers of BocaRaton CompositeSquadron joinedthe ceremony or-ganized by the

Veterans Coali-tion of SouthFlorida at Veter-ans MemorialPark on Monday.

The squad-rons ColorGuard Com-mander, C/SMSgt MichaelLima was

pleased that he had two CadetColor Guards proudly carryingthe flags for the Disabled

American Veterans. It was thevery first time for three of ourten cadets to perform ColorGuard duties. They did very

well, re-ports WWIIVeteran andCAP MajorBill Bottle.The Squad-ron CadetCommander,CaptainChristinaZarrilli ledeveryone inthe Pledgeof Alle-giance andalong withC/CMSgtBrandonThomas andC/SMSgtMichaelLima laidflowers at

the Veterans Wreath.

The squadron was dismayed

to learn of the recent theft ofmoney from Veterans Of For-eign Wars Poppy drive to help

veterans and their families.Squadron members have as-sisted in past Poppy drives.C/Amn Shaunda Crowling said,It is hard to believe that some-one would take money desig-nated to help veterans injuredfighting for freedom. I wouldlike to express my sincere ap-

preciation to those who servedand those who gave their lives

C/SrA John Clark, C/SMSgt Michael

Lima, C/AB Judah Brown, C/A1C

Joseph Mallon, C/SrA Gabriel Guimaraes

participate performing Color Guard duties.

At VFW Poppy Drive, mem-

bers of Boca Raton Composite

Squadron work with veterans

to help veterans.

ByC/1stLtIsaiahTa

mblingson

1 h C l k


9/20


Memorial Day Memorial Day Memorial Day Memorial

Beech Baron N9733Y, SEADS Ops

regular, has been sold

Col Andy Skiba isnt giving up on flying

because hes selling his Baron. Hell con-

tinue to support SEADS programs and

other Counter Drug and CAP programs.

News and Events of Note to the SER

Bartow-Etowah Composite Squadron at

American Heroes Air Show

The Ground Team, Cadets Nester,

Leverett, Collins, Collins, Collins and

Collins participate at the Air Show in

Canton, GA, May 5.

Quinton Fenley receives Spaatz Award

C/Col Fenley received his Spaatz Award

#1599 on April 24, 2006 after completing

the Cadet Program with North Tampa Cadet

Squadron. Fenley smiles with Maj Gen

Pineda, Col Tilton, and Col Levitch.

to protect our country. As anew cadet in the Civil Air Pa-trol, this was my first time be-ing part of this important tributeto our courageous soldiers,brave veterans and honoreddead.

VFW Post 10556 Com-mander Barry Goldin says, Itis wonderful to have theseyoung cadets participate inthese ceremonies and to under-stand that our countrys free-doms and democratic way oflife is hard earned.

Coral Springs

CeremonyIt has been a tradition for the

Coral Springs Cadet Squadron toassist both the City of CoralSprings and the American Legionin conducting a flag ceremony atthe Veterans Park on MemorialDay. This year, eleven Cadets andfour Senior Members were pre-

sent. Cadet 2nd Lieutenant Mat-thew DiLeonardo honored the col-

ors with his rendi-tion of Retreat.Members of theHonor Guard andColor Guard were

present. First Lieu-tenent Fedun sangthe national an-thum. First Lieu-tenent MitchellDrucker was theSenior Member incharge of theevent. Cadets andSenior Membersparticipating in the ceremonywere: 1st Lt Drucker, 1st

Lt Fedun, SM Segreto, SM Vause,

C/Capt Daley, C/2nd Lt DiLeo-nardo, C/2nd Lt Abhaisingh, C/

MSgt Marty, C/SSgt Rice, C/A1CSegredo,C/A1COwens,C/A1CZapata,C/A1CVasquez,C/AmnVause andC/AmnStatchura.

Cadets place wreath at

Memorial Day Service

B

M

j D i

W

ByCaptEdKessler


10/20


By 1st Lt Gail Swanson

The Florida Wing AnnualAwards Banquet 2006 held on May6 was opened with the Presentationof Colors by the Homestead Air

Reserve Base Cadet Squadron colorguard. Chaplain Major ThomasCarson gave the invocation. Colo-nel Dan Levitch, FL Wing Com-mander, addressed Florida WingCivil Air Patrol members and MajGeneral Tony Pineda, as well asCol Danny McKnight, UnitedStates Army, retired, who was thesubject of the movie Black HawkDown.

Levitch said, As we recognize

the award winners of Florida Wingthis evening, I hope that you willreturn to your squadrons thinkingthat you would like to be recog-nized next year. Thank you for eve-rything you do for Civil Air Patroland your communities every day.

Introduction of Honored Guestswas given by emcee Col MauriceThomas, Washington D.C. It is fairto say that everyone enjoyed thegreat job he did and his very amus-ing antics when appropriate.

Col John Tilton, Southeast Re-gion Commander, emphasized,We are a family. We know how todo the job. State Director JerryAngley informed members, TheState is excited about all of theCAP support. Keep doing what youare doing. You are doing a fantasticjob! National Executive DirectorDon Rowland reminded members

that as a Floridian, its good to behome.

CAP National Missions DirectorJohn Salvador welcomed all tocome visit us at National Head-quarters. He noted that over 1,000air sorties had been flown for SDISmissions last year, and this yearthey will pre-deploy assets if disas-ter should occur.

Salvador also told the audience

that Aerospace Education remains acore program in CAP. Fly aTeacher program needs more pro-motion and $500 is available forflights. There will also be new pro-

grams for training leaders of cadets.It was encouraged that more CAPmembers attend National Staff Col-lege, and it is one of the best pro-fessional educations available.

There is a new optional pictureID card available on the CAP Na-tional web site, and the new re-cruiting tool of the future is Volun-teermagazine, he said.

Florida Cadet Advisory CouncilChairman C/1st Lt Danielle Rothgave a stunning speech on how thecadet program has helped her

throughout the years. She told sen-ior members they are a very impor-tant factor in the lives of cadets,and she thanked them for it. It wasapparent that her words helpedstrengthen members ongoing de-termination and dedication to serve.

After dinner, CAP NationalCommander Maj General Pinedaaddressed the members.

Col Danny McKnight was the

keynote speaker. McKnightthanked the Florida Wing and wasvery impressed with the posting ofthe colors. You are truly the bestof the best country, the United

States of America. You do it everyday you are asked to do it, hesaid.

McKnight is former Army battal-ion commander for the 3rd RangerBattalion of the 75th Ranger Regi-ment. In October 1993 he was as-signed to help capture Somalianwarlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid inMogadishu. Civil war was rampant,thousands died, people were starv-ing, and Aidid was stealing United

Nations relief supplies. McKnightis portrayed in the famous movieBlack Hawk Down, as himself.The actor representing McKnightand what he did during this fightappears throughout the movie.

McKnight talked about the sac-rifice then and now, of soldiersfighting for America, and the rea-son they must do so. Lookingstraight at CAP members in theaudience, he said, I know you getit, you understand it, but many inAmerica do not. McKnights newmission is to travel across the coun-try to inform others on why wemust fight for our freedom.

McKnight retired from the ser-vice January 2002 and relocated toBrevard County to spend time withhis mother. He is now the firstHomeland Security coordinator forBrevard County. McKnight closed

his speech by playing the song,Proud to be an American whilehe showed his photos on a projec-tor. There wasnt a dry eye in thehouse, and CAP members sang thesong as it was played.

The benediction was given byChaplain Maj Thomas Carson.

The Homestead Air ReserveBase Cadet Squadron color guardretired the Colors.

FL Wing Annual Awards Banquet 2006

Col Danny McKnight speaks with C/Capt

Ryan McCord, Maj General Pinedas confer-

ence escort, also Cadet Commander, Weston

Cadet Squadron, Group 11.


11/20


By 1st Lt John Clark

Senior and cadet members fromthe Okeechobee 453rd CompositeSquadron gave their support to theNorth County Airport Experimental

Aircraft Association, (EAA) Chap-ter 203 on Mothers Day, Sunday,May 14th.

The local EAA Chapter gaveKids with Cancer an opportunityto participate in the Young Eagleflights. Many children ages eight toeighteen years took to the skies ona beautiful day. Most of theYoung Eagle flyers flew in fixedwing aircraft, while a few luckyones flew in rotary aircraft. Kids

with Cancer were also treated to a

pancake breakfast pro-vided by the local EAAchapter, a viewing of aparachute jump andnews media coverage

from the local CBS sta-tion, WPEC, Channel12.

The OkeechobeeComposite Squadronwas responsible for thesecurity on the staticline, which displayed aWorld War II, P51 Mus-tang. In addition, membersput to skills of air marshal-ling techniques in providing ground

traffic at the airport.

1st Lt Clark is the PAO, Group 4,

Patrick AFB

Squadron Supports EAA Kids with Cancer

Cadets 2nd Lt Clark & Airman Boyd pose with

Kids with Cancer.

Photo by 1st Lt John Clark

Miami Senior Squadron One

Members Receive AwardsBy Capt Jack Knowles

A special awards ceremony washeld at Miami Senior SquadronOne (MSS1), a squadron whichmeets at the US Coast Guard Sta-tion in Opa Locka, FL. Squadron

Commander Capt Jack Knowles,with the assistance of Lt Col GeraldGlass (Operations) and CaptainBrett Gordon (Squadron DeputyCommander), conducted the awardsceremony.

SM Isaac Rodriguez was pro-moted to 2nd Lt. SM FranciscoZangerolame and 1st Lt Lisa Albero were awarded the Aerospace Edu-cation Achievement Award and ribbon, also known as the YeagerAward. The following members where awarded a certificate and aMembership Ribbon for completing CPPT and Orientation and com-

pleting their Level I: 2nd Lt Isaac Rodriguez, SM Rishi Jeethan, SMDennis Scott, SM Joseph Rivera, and SM Forest Bahr.

MSS1 has seen nine new members join since the beginning of theyear. This is attributed to the COHORT which is felt within the unit. Iinvite you all to keep up the good work and build on your success as aunit. Your self-motivation will carry you far in the Civil Air Patrol.These were the final words of Capt Knowles as he is to leave his squad-ron and move to the Tampa area. I will miss them all, they are highlymotivated, he said.

Capt Knowles is the Commander, Miami Senior Squadron One

FL Squadron

Airs TV ShowNaples Senior Squadron FL-023

announces that We Serve toSave aired on Lee County Gov-ernment Television in May.

Hosted by SM Jeffrey Maturo,the program underscores the core

mission and values of the Civil AirPatrol which include AerospaceEducation, Cadet Programs andOperations. This entertaining andinformative first episode of WeServe to Save started with thebeginning of aviation, reliving therich history behind the WrightBrothers and their creation, theWright Flyer. In addition, viewerssaw a brief history of the Civil AirPatrol and our Homeland Security

capabilities first hand.

Maturo (L)

joins NBC-2

Weather

Anchor Jim

Syoen on set

to discuss

the pre-

dicted up-

coming

busy hurri-

cane season.


12/20


Public AffairsBy 1st Lt Kelly Green Sharkey

When my husband, Col MattSharkey, and I were dating, westarted exchangingquotes that inspireus. Recently I

found one byTheodore Roose-velt that remindsme of him, and ofthe teamwork thatproduces a productive, efficient,and happy organization: The bestexecutive is the one who has senseenough to pick good men to dowhat he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from med-dling with them while they do it.

Those of us in the public affairsarena know that some aspects ofthe publishing process seem likemeddling but are, in fact, lettingpeople do their job and use theirskills and talents.

Case in point: editors. Somewriters resent the fact that theirwork is changed. Feelings get hurtand people feel their writing isnt

good enough.

I faced this a lot as an associateeditor for a national magazine.Some writers downright resentedone word being altered, cut out, orchanged in any way. Then therewere others who appreciated thehoning and recognized that editingis a part of the process.

There are those writers who self-edit and understand the publica-tions target audience and mission.These writers need little or no re-finement. They can hear thevoice of the publication in thehead and tailor their writing to meetthat specific need. The rest of usrequire the skill set an editor pro-vides. He or she pulls out of awriter an end result that both can beproud of.

Perhaps your writing is editedheavily, or not published at all.Dont look at this as failure, but anopportunity to work with yourteam. I, for one, am here to help,but not to meddle.

Lets work as a team and promoteour Missions for America.

FLWG Squadron

Honors VeteransBy 2nd Lt Mark F. Sweitzer

On Saturday, March 27,2006, members of the GainesvilleComposite Squadron joined forces

with the Young Marines, ROTCcadets and other groups at theVFW post in Gainesville, Flor-ida. The goal was to place flags onthe grave sites of all the veterans atall the cemeteries in town. By per-sonal estimate, more than 75 peo-ple were in attendance from thevarious organizations.

Everyone gathered at 0700 atthe VFW post. The post com-mander then assigned people to

various cemeteries around town toplace the flags. CAP cadets stayedtogether and went to a cemetery onthe northwest side of town. Theyare exactly not sure how manyflags they placed there, but an esti-mate would be more than 250flags. By the time they were done,a veritable forest of small Ameri-can flags adorned the ceme-tery. The few leftover flags werearranged at the entrance, forming a

welcoming corridor to those whowished to pay their last respects toour nations veterans.

Afterwards, the VFW postcooked breakfast for all those whoparticipated. The GainesvilleComposite Squadron had thehonor of posting the colors. TheVFW post had also arranged forthe local Bloodmobile to be there,and a number of CAP senior mem-bers donated blood as well.

By 1100 hours, all was concluded.The post commander thankedGainesville Squadron Com-mander Captain Leslie Ballard forcontinuing this annual tradi-tion. The VFW post looks forwardto next year and more cooperationbetween the twoorganizations.

2nd Lt Sweitzer is the FLWG Group 2

PAO

Cadet ProgramsBy Maj Vickie MeyerI would like to make a correction

to the article which I wrote for lastmonths SERNewsletter regard-ing the recent SERCadet Competi-tion

The article statedthat the Puerto RicoWing Color Guard has taken secondplace in the competition, and did notmention Georgia Wing at all. This ismy error, and I apologize for thisomission.

In fact, the Puerto Rico and Geor-gia Wing Color Guards actually tiedfor second place. They will bothhave the honor of claiming that title.It takes hard work and dedication toput in the hours to train for this com-petition, and each team deserves to

carry this award with all the brag-ging rights that go with it.

For purposes of representing theSER at the National Cadet Competi-tion in Washington, D.C., should thefirst place winners, Florida Wing,not be able to attend, Puerto Ricowill have that right. This decision isbased on the ROE 5.4, which statesthat the tie breaker will be the writ-ten exam. Puerto Rico Wing beatGeorgia Wing in this event, by a

VERY small amount, and therefore,Puerto Rico takes the title of tie-breaker.

I applaud both teams for doing sowell at the competition, and I lookforward to next years competitionand watching these two teams com-pete against each other again.

Congratulations to all those in-volved in this years SER CadetCompetition.


13/20


CAP Participates in Air

Show

At the recent Wing conferenceheld in Huntsville, several mem-bers of the Tuscaloosa CompositeSquadron were awarded certificatesrecognizing their service to theCivil Air Patrol.

From left to right are 2nd Lt Rus-sell Moore, 1st Lt Claude Poole,and 1st Lt Jerry Lusk who received

The Commanders CommendationAward for Outstanding Duty per-formed in the aftermath of Hurri-cane Katrina. Chaplain Capt RogerBennettreceived acertificateacknowl-

edging hisLevel 2achieve-mentwhile at-tending the Chaplains Service Re-gional Staff College. Bennett alsoreceived recognition for completionof the Critical Incident Stress Man-agement Group Crisis Interven-tion course.

Tuscaloosa Squadron membersreceiving promotions are from leftto right Claude Poole to 1st Lt, JoshWakefield to 2nd Lt, Russell

Moore to2nd Lt,RickSwatloski

to 2nd Lt,JillShermanto Maj,Ed Barnes

to Capt, Virginia Price to 2nd Lt,Sharon Lusk to 2nd Lt, and RogerBennett to Chaplain Capt

Congratulations to these mem-bers for their efforts in carrying outmissions for America!

Gill Robb Wilson Award

Maj Jack W. Arnold, GA

Paul E. Garber Award

Lt Col Thomas R. Holer, AL

Maj John R. Kachenmeister, FL

Maj James W. Martinez-Ruiz, FL

Grover Loening Award

Capt Darryl T. Barry, AL

Maj David C. Leali, FL

Capt Larry R. Lang, FL

Maj Tracey A. Stark, FL

Capt Edward Garcia-Gonzalez, PR

Capt Marie A. Rivera, PR

Capt Miguel A. Rivera, PR

1st Lt Eric R. Diaz, PR

Brig Gen. Chuck Yeager

Aerospace Education Award

Gerald R. Lusk, AL

Michael A. Betzold, TN

Matthew J. Hayduk, TN

May SER

SM Awards

AL024 Awards and Promotions

SafetyBy Maj Ernie Manzano

The Southeast Region SafetyGroup has a job opportunity forthe right person.Were looking fora Ground SafetyOfficer. The en-trant needs to havecompleted Level 3and must be in thesafety specialtytrack, in addition to being a groundteam or UDF member or logisticsofficer. Entrants cannot be pilots.

If you have an interest in thisposition, please contact me at:

[email protected].

The Savannah Flying TigerComposite Squadron participatedin the Vidalia Onion Festival Air-

show. The squadron displayedCAPFLT 921, a Cessna 172 usedfor search and rescue missions andfor cadet orientation flights.

Visitors to the show were al-lowed to sit inside CAPFLT921 and talk with pilots and flight-crews regarding aviation.


14/20


William Gray Bill Enten-

mann, former commander of Char-lotte County Composite Squadron,FLWG, passed away on May 25,2006. A SAR/DR Mission Pilot,Transport Mission Pilot, Scanner,Observer, and Radio Operator, hewas also qualified in General ESas an Urban Direction FindingTeam Leader. As a proficient SkillEvaluator, Bill trained members tobecome Mission qualified as Pi-lots, Scanners, and Observers.

May SER

Cadet AwardsGen. Ira C. Eaker Award

Martin L. Lohn, FL

Anthony R. Davila, GA Maggie C. Minton, GA

Adaime Aviles, PR

Charles E. Watson, TN

Amelia Earhart Award

Timothy F. Hines, FL

Christina A. Zarrilli, FL

Paul C. Owens, GA

John C. Traver, GA

Andrew C. Hanes, MS

Luis A. Cintron, PR Derek C. Chambers, TN

Gen. Billy Mitchell Award

Emerald D. Kinard, AL

Ellis R. Akins, FL

Joshua B. Anderson, FL

Lucas Ballestin, FL

Shane T. Parker, FL

Nathan J. Porrata, FL

Jonathan D. Twining, FL

Cornelius Daniel, GA

Brandon M. Hill, GA

Brandon S. Parker, GA

Kyle A. Wisniewski, GA

Kenneth Laboy, PR

Abraham Loyola, PR

David Rosado Jr., PR

Ryan G. Voccola, TN

CAP Historyby Capt James L. Shaw, Jr.

I love being a Civil Air Patrol

historian. There are a few thingsthat I feel a Historian of any sortneeds to have.First is the sense ofcuriosity, wanting to

know more about asubject whether it isCivil Air Patrol, theCivil War, or FamilyGenealogy. We al-ways seem to wantto know a little bitmore about it andwhen we find thatout, it just increasesour desire to keepgoing. Second, I

think every Histo-rian no matter whatthe subject, needs to have an openmind to the information. It is easyto get a certain mindset and notleave yourself open to new ideas,old ideas, or maybe just somethingthat doesnt agree with your way ofthinking. The Thirdis Determina-tion. Determination in the respectthat you are willing to use all ofyour skills in order to achieve or

get the information you are lookingfor. This could be the local library,historical organizations, individu-als, internet, periodicals and thelike. Dont give up on the searchbecause the information may notbe easily available. The last is asense of sharing. There are proba-bly hundreds maybe even thou-sands of people who have the sameinterest. Find a way to share whatyou have learned and maybe even

help them discover there curiousside.

Now that that is done I havesomething to share. Six monthsago I was looking for a new CAPhistory book of some sort to add tomy collection. I use all types ofsources such as the ones listedabove. I came across a book thatwas published in 1944 titledCoastal Patrol Base 21. Naturally I

inquired about it through the listedseller. Much to my disappointmenthe did not know where the bookwas but said he would keep onlooking and offered a 20% dis-count should he find it: I tuckedthe email away for future use.

About 2 weeks ago he

contacted me aboutthe book. He had lo-cated it and wanted toknow if I was stillinterested in it. Healso had anotherbuyer interested andwanted to give mefirst right of refusal. Ilaughed and said noway would I refuse it.So Mr. McChord sent

me the book priorityafter a lengthy con-

versation about CAP. He honoredthe discount and I am happy to saythe book is great. Please read onabout this book.

Coastal Patrol Base 21 was lo-cated in Beaufort NC., commandedby Lt Colonel Frank E. Dawson.The book is written by CaptainM.J. Warner and Lieutenant G.W.Grove they were both Intelligence

Officers. The base was initiallychartered September 2, 1942 byorder of National Commander EarlL. Johnson. They had 12 DuckClub members including one thatdid it twice. They had 3 memberswho were killed in the line of duty:those members were Lt Guy T.Cherry Killed 11/16/42, Capt H.L.Lundquist Killed 06/27/43, andSGT D.S. Williams Killed06/27/43. Some of the remarkable

stats are listed below. Total Mis-sions Flown 3,650 Hours onRoutine Patrol 19,777 SurvivorsRescued 46.

I am amazed every time I comeacross a book that has this type ofinformation. I intend on digitizingthis book and making it availableto those who wish to know more.


15/20


By Maj Eric P. Hudzinski

On May 11, cadets from the Steve Launius CompositeSquadron enjoyed hearing from a member of the mili-tary aviation community, Capt Marc Jixie Hudzinski,USMC, brother of Major Eric Hudzinski, CAP. Capt

Hudzinski took talked about his career in the MarineCorps. Marc enlisted inthe Marine Corps in1992, served 4 years atKanahoe Bay in Hawaiias a Infantry Platoon Ser-geant, then applied forthe Marine EnlistedCommissioning Program(MECP). The MECP pro-gram led him here to OleMiss, where he graduated

and was commissioned asa 2nd Lt in the Marines.After flight training aPensacola, FL and Whit-bey Island, WA, he wasstationed at Cherry Point,NC, were he was a Radar Intercept Officer in a EA-6B

Prowler Squadron. Recently, he volunteered for duty asa Forward Air Controller in an Infantry Batallion, wherehe did a tour in Iraq, returning a few days before Easterthis year.

The cadets asked him various questions, ranging from

his experience in Iraq, his experiences as enlisted man,and as an officer, as well as beingin the infantry and in aviation.

As a special treat, Capt Jixie pre-sented two awards as well. CadetsJeremy and Josh Locke recentlycompleted all the requirements forthe Amelia Earhart award, whichentitled them to the rank of CadetCaptain. It was fitting for them toreceive their award from a Captaincommissioned in the US Military.The third milestone of the CadetProgram is the Amelia EarhartAward which is earned after com-pleting the first eleven achieve-ments of the program and receipt ofthe Wright Brothers Award and

General Billy Mitchell Award.

Marine Inspires MSWG Cadets

Capt Marc Jixie Hudzinski (USMC),

C/Capt Josh Locke, C/Capt Jeremy Locke,

Maj Eric Hudzinski (CAP)

By Captain Jim Phillips

A US Army AH-64D Apachehelicopter paid a surprise visit toteenage cadets and adult membersof the Savannah Flying Tiger Com-posite Squadron.

CAP Lt Col Brett Lewis,

who is a US Army Captainassigned to the 1-3 Aviationunit based at Hunter ArmyAirfield, Georgia, landed hisApache gunship next to the

CAPsquadronfacilityat Sa-vannah-HiltonHead

Interna-tionalAirport.

The AH-64Dis one of thelatest modelsof the Apachehelicopteroriginally de-signed by theHughes Heli-

copter Company in Culver City,California and now built by Boeingin Arizona.

Cadets and seniors were given aninformative briefing on the aircraftand the role it plays in Army avia-tion and had the opportunity to sit inthe cockpit.

GAWG Cadets Tour Army Helicopter

Members inspect Apache helicopter.

Lt Col Brett Lewis,

Apache pilot and CAP member.


16/20


By1st Lt Jackie Zarrilli

A first-hand account of

being shot down over Ger-many and taken prisoner ofwar was a fitting conclusionto this weekends MemorialDay ceremonies and a veryspecial ceremony recognizingthe accomplishments ofmembers of Boca RatonsCivil Air Patrol, the Auxil-iary of the US Air Force.WWII Army Air Corps B-24Bombardier, ex-POW, and

Distinguished Flying Crossrecipient, Lt Irwin Stovroffspoke about his experiencesof living on the edge, as 50 to60 percent of the allied aircraft didnot return from their missions. Youcould hear a pin drop as he told ofbeing shot down on his 35th mis-sion and taken prisoner by Germantroops. He spoke of the fear he feltas he threw away his dog tagswhich identified him as Jewish, theintense interrogation as the enemytried to extract information fromhim and his fellow American offi-cers and the ironyof learning that theGerman Com-mander was a for-mer neighbor fromBuffalo NewYork. Captured atan age not mucholder than theteens in the audi-ence, he directedhis remarks to thecadets as he toldthem that the wayof life, freedoms and democracythey all enjoy is because of the sac-rifices of many. The audience roseto their feet to salute and thank LtStovroff and all the veterans pre-sent for their service to the UnitedState of America.

At this award ceremony, therewas acknowledgement of the heroicefforts of members in the aftermathof last seasons hurricanes.

The highly coveted Air ForceAward was presented by MajorGeneral John Van Blois. CadetChief Master Sergeant Gert Ba-

denhorst earned both the AirForce Associations Outstanding

Cadet for 2005and the Squad-ron Cadet of theYear 2005awards. Heserves as theSquadron CadetEmergency Ser-vice Officer, has

his CAP radiooperators certi-fication and haspassed rigorous

Ranger Academy Training inemergency services and is ontheir staff.

The Veterans of Foreign WarsCommander, Barry Goldin recog-nized several cadets for their out-

standing academic achievements,leadership skills and communityservice. C/Capt Christina Zarrillireceived VFW 2005 OutstandingOfficer Award and VFW 2005Outanding NCO Awards recipientswere C/CMSgt Gert Badenhorst,C/CMSgt Brandon Thomas andC/SMSgt Michael Lima. CadetsMichael Lima and Kat Jones werealso acknowledged as 1st and 2ndplace winner of the VFW Post10556s Voice of Democracy 2005Audio Essay Contest. These cadetsdelivered their speeches at Veter-ans Day Ceremonies last fall.

To Say Thanks, CAP Members Stand and

Salute Veterans at Award Ceremony

Lt Irwin Stovroff and US Air Force Major General John Van Blois

are welcomed at the Memorial Day Ceremony

Capt Crowling and Gen Van Bloispresent C/Capt Zarrilli with Earhart

Award

Cadet Color Guard members, Clark,

Lima, Hamidani, and Mallon


17/20


AdministrationBy Lt Col Evelyn Holdren

CAPR 39-2, Membership

The regulation for Civil Air Pa-trol Membershipdefines all cate-gories of mem-

bership, i.e. Ca-dets, Seniors, Ac-tive, Patron, Re-tired, and CadetSponsor Member,Aerospace Education Members,Affiliate Members, State Legisla-tive, Congressional, Honorary, andLife Members.

Definitions for MembershipYear, Membership Conditions, andUnit Membership Boards are listed.

Under Personnel Records theCAP ID numbers, Active Records,Inactive Records, NHQ Member-ship Records and transfers of mem-bership are included. Details re-garding transfer procedures andassignment and duty status are ex-plained. This section covers CAPF19 and 19A.

The subject of Cadet member-ship is covered in Chapter 2 of thisregulation. Minimum requirements

for cadets entering the middleschool program are stated includingthe fact that they may enter the pro-

gram if eleven years of age and areattending the sixth grade. Generalage requirements of years 12 to 18are also given. Persons explainingthe cadet program to a potentialcandidate and/or parents need tocarefully read the entire contents ofChapter 2. There are citizenship

waivers in certain instances andcharacter requirements as well asfact that health certificates may berequired. CAPR 52-16, Cadet Pro-gram Management contains helpfulinformation for persons workingwith potential cadets. Cadet appli-cation procedures and dues are ex-plained in this regulation.

Senior Membership informationis covered in Chapter 3 startingwith general facts. A short defini-

tion of an active member is givenalong with descriptions of patronmembers and details regarding re-tirement and retired members.There is a description of return toactive status. Eligibility for assign-ment is covered. Members musthave completed Level I training ora Cadet must have earned the BillyMitchel Award Assignment specialconditions apply if a member hashad a break in service of two years

or longer. When assignment ismade the member must enroll inappropriate Specialty Track. Very

important positive attribute require-ments for Senior Members can befound in this chapter. Conversely anumber of inappropriate situationsare listed which could be a detri-ment in obtaining approval formembership. Confidential screen-ing, the FBI check, and Fingerprint

cards are discussed.Cadet Sponsor Memberships are

described as a category establishedto allow parents, grandparents andguardians of current cadets to assisttheir units with cadet programs,such as providing adult supervi-sion, transportation, and overnightchaperons.

Aerospace Education Membershave two categories which are de-scribed. Other Types (CongressionalMembers, State Legislative Mem-bers, Fifty-Year Members, LifeMembers Business Members andHonorary Members) are described.

There is a Memorandum for allCAP Unit Commanders dated 17January 2006 from Maj Gen Anto-nio Pineda regarding CAPR 39-2.

Attachments to this regulationare: Category Membership Dues,State Membership Dues, Cadet

Membership Check List, SeniorMembership Checklist, and sampleFingerprint Card.

By Capt Jim Phillips

The honorable Mike Lamb,Mayor of the City of Pooler, Geor-gia was a featured guest of the Sa-

vannah Flying Tiger CompositeSquadron during their May 25 openhouse at the Savannah-Hilton HeadInternational Airport.

Television crewstaping the event rep-resented the localFox, ABC, and CBSaffiliates whichbroadcast their foot-age on that eve-

nings 10:00 PM and11:00 PM newscasts aswell as their morningnews broadcasts ofMay 26. The print me-dia was represented by LynetteSpratley of the Pooler News. An

additional guest wasCarol Kennedy withthe City of Vidalia,Georgia.

Visitors were al-lowed to inspectCAPFLT 921 whichwas on a ramp along

side a pair of Marine Corps Harrierjet fighters and a number of corpo-rate business jets.

Cadets served as tour guides tothe visitors and offered a variety ofdemonstrations while senior mem-bers were available at the aircraftand offered demonstrations on SARmission planning.

Mayor Visits Squadron


18/20


ALWG Searches for Downed AircraftBy Maj Patricia Mitcham

Notified on Wednesday, May10th, that an aircraft en route fromHabersham County, GA, had disap-peared from radar in the Tallapoosa

and Macon County area of AL, LtCol Dennis Flowers alerted staffand search efforts by the ALWGbegan. The Alabama State Troop-ers helicopter and the TallapoosaCounty Sheriff personnel took partin the search. Wednesday afternoonsearches were halted because of thestrong storms in the search area.

A Mission Base opened at Mo-ton Air Field in Tuskegee, AL, onThursday morning. By 5:00 AM

ground teams had signed in andwere dispatched to the search areaready to respond should any sitesbe found by either the StateTrooper helicopter or CAP aircraft.

Five Alabama aircraft flew ninemission sorties, a total of twenty-five flight hours, on Wednesdayafternoon and Thursday. The Air-borne Real-time Cueing Hyper-spectral Enhanced Recon

(ARCHER) system was used onThursday because the system isable to identify specific objects orsubstances by reflected light froman object in spectrums the human

eye cannot see. Ground teams fromthe Autuagua-Elmore CompositeSquadron and Maxwell CompositeSquadron worked tirelessly to in-vestigate possible sites as they werereported by air crews. TheSDIS system, also used byCAP, obtained a picture of thesite after the wreckage hadbeen located. Over 40 CAPvolunteers, cadets and seniormembers, participated in the

search effort over the two dayperiod.

The search area was cen-tered on the Last Known Posi-tion (LKP) south of Dadevilleand a twenty-five mile radiusaround it. The terrain is hillyand heavily covered with treesmaking spotting any wreckagedifficult from the air. Aground team composed ofCAP Members, State Troopers

and Tallapoosa County Sheriff con-firmed positive ID of the aircraft onThursday afternoon about 4:30 PMCDT. There were no survivors. TheTallapoosa County Sheriff assumed

control of the crash site and theground team returned to MissionBase. NTSB, FAA, and othercounty officials remained at thesite.

By 1st Lt Bruce S. Sage

On the evening of May 22, 2006, the Color GuardTeam of the Coral Springs Cadet Squadron presentedand posted the Colors inhonor of the Coral SpringsCharter School Class of2006.

This team represents the

heart and soul of the samesquadron that just two weeksago was named the FloridaWing Squadron of Merit of2005 and the Florida WingAerospace Education Squad-ron of the Year 2005, said1st Lt Bruce Sage, Com-mander, Coral Springs CadetSquadron. While two of themembers will not be able tocompete in the next Cadet

Competition due to the fact they have achieved theirMitchell, they are actively training their replacements.

The team has performed atthe State of the City Dinner,Coral Springs Holiday Pa-rade, Veterans Day Celebra-tion, and many other events.They currently have on their

calendar another graduation,Women of Spanish Originand the Memorial Day FlagRaising. and Wreath Cere-mony in Coral Springs.These kids never say no andkeep the spirit of CAP, itsvalues and training alive,said Sage.

1st Lt Sage is the Commander,

Coral Springs Cadet Squadron

Color Guard Honors 06 Graduates

(L-R) C/1Sgt Ross Kaplan, C/2nd Lt Troy Ordierno,

C/ 2nd Lt Alex Sage and C/CMSgt David Marty.

Crash site located

P h o t o b y C a p t M a r k G u r g a n u s


19/20


Tips for Hurricane PreparednessBy Lt Col Joel Katz

We all know that we need emer-gency antennas, but how manyknow that you should be groundingout that generator that you put on

the back porch to power up the re-frigerator, television and maybeeven the HF and VHF radio thatwas issued to you (or the one youhave for your family).

In case you did not know, gen-erator grounding - IS REQUIRED.Many generator manufacturerseven put a grounding screw righton the frame. And here is one ofthe reasons why

You turn on the fuel flow, putthe choke in the start position, turnthe switch on and pull the cord toget the motor running. After a fewseconds, you are plugging in thecords, not even thinking if the gen-erator is really up to speed or not.What if one of those cords is miss-ing the grounding pin? What if youcut the safety sides of the prong onthe neutral side to get it to fit an oldoutlet? So the socket goes in theplug, but it is the neutral side to thehot side of the generator?

Now you go inside and plug anappliance for this applicationletssay the refrigeratorin the properway, as it does have a three prongplug on the end of the cord. Whathave you just accomplished?

You are energizing the frame ofthe appliance, which can cause ashock to someone who may begrounded because of leaning

against the metal frame of the sinkand touching the frame at the sametime.

So you think about it and won-der what is wrong with the appli-ance. After an hour or so it hits youand you run out barefoot in therain and rotate the male end of theplug into the receptacle correctly,but you also accidentally have thefinger against the metal prong of

the plug as it goes in and being niceand wet, you get shocked.

Would this have happened if youused the proper three prong plugs

and the generator was grounded?Remember, if the flow of energy islooking for a route to take back toground, it will follow the shortestroute. A ground rod of 8 to 10 feet,with a good heavy cable run be-tween it and the grounding lug ofthe generator may avoid dangerousshocks and preventappliances from be-ing damaged.

While were onthe subject, what areyou doing with allthose gas cans? Arethey empty? Do theycontain gasoline va-pors? Are they full?Are they ventedproperly? Is there anignition sourcewithin 10 feet of the cans? Why 10feet? Simple - Gasoline vapors in aclosed garage that is not ventilatedproperly begin to fill the room.When the percentage of vapor tooxygen reaches the proper leveland there is any source of ignition,you have an explosion. This couldbe your garage door opener, ceiling

light or the air conditioning fanmotor.

And when did you say you pur-chased that generator? Two yearsago!?! Well, have you changed the

oil as it is suggested in the ownersmanual? Oh, you did not read themanual!? Well, all oil-cooled mo-tors should have their oil changedat least once a year. Mine is doneright at the end of the hurricaneseason so it is nice and clean. I thenrun the unit about 20 minutes everymonths to make sure it stays ingood working condition. Howabout you? Oh, you just pour thatbluish liquid in the tank and let it

do its job. But it must be run atleast 20 minutes after you add theconditioner, and in some cases, de-pending on weather, it could stillgum up the carburetor and lines.

I spoke with someone recentlywho is having a company installclear, see-through hurricane panelson his house. According to him andthe web site I visited, these panelsare approved by some counties forhurricane shutter application. Some

are totallyclear, others arepatternedto allow light inbut diffuses itso you can notsee what is go-ing on in oroutside. Theymount just likeregular metalshutters with an

upper andlower track. They look nice andallows visual inspection with fullprotection. I like that.

Make sure you are safe and youhave a generator that will assist youin helping you accomplish your jobas a communicator or, if youre nota communicator, as the protector ofyour home.

Proper maintenance of your

generator is essential.

Clear shutters protect, and allow light

in at the same time.


20/20

SER Organizational Chart

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

______________________________________________

Col John Tilton

Maj Darrell McCalla1st Lt Kelly Green Sharkey

Director, CommunicationsLt Col Joel Katz

Col Don Greene

Director, RecruitingLt Col Alfonzo Jackson

Documents

Southeast Region - Jun 2006