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The Water RudderThe Official Newsletter of the Civil Air Patrols Southeast Composite Squadron
Juneau, Alaska
The Quarterly Newsletter of the Southeast Composite Squadron - Juneau, Alaska
For further information contact Major Jeff DeFreest, Public Affairs Officer, PCR-AK-022 at: [email protected]
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April 2010-Spring IssueVolume 4 Number 2
Commanders Call:Major Ken Nestler
A couple of new officers have beenappointed: Bob Goetz is the new
emergency services officer. Kirt Stage-
Harvey has been appointed to the
Standards and Evaluations officer.
We have been actively providing the
crews for the Guardian Angel Flights. In
addition we have been having MonthlySearch exercises. The weekend of
March 13 we had a wing wide practicefor the upcoming Wing SAREX testing.
We put up two aircraft for the practice
search. The second round was canceled
due to weather. We are looking for folks
to participate as crew members in theexercises and real searches. We needfolks to act as scanners along with the
observers and pilots. Scanners are the
folks scanning the terrain looking for
the object of the search. If interested let
Bob Goetz know. In addition, the cadets
are working on getting a ground search
crew going. If you are interested in that
let Karl or Lisa Marx know.
A couple of items are coming up. The
first is that HarryWhitaker, Air Force
Liaison for the Alaska Wing will be
coming to Juneau at the end of March to
conduct his annual review of the
squadron. The second is that the
Inspector General will be here sometime
in May or June to conduct the squadroninspection. More information willfollow on that.
Condolences for the Hazelton
Family:
With deep sorrow we announce thepassing of Lt Colonel Al Hazelton, who
was a stalwart member of the CAP. He
joined June 28, 1965. He was
commander of the Juneau Squadron for
many years. He was a flight instructor
and check pilot. He was very active in
the Cadet program and was a cadet
orientation pilot along with an instructor
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The Water RudderThe Official Newsletter of the Civil Air Patrols Southeast Composite Squadron
Juneau, Alaska
The Quarterly Newsletter of the Southeast Composite Squadron - Juneau, Alaska
For further information contact Major Jeff DeFreest, Public Affairs Officer, PCR-AK-022 at: [email protected]
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for both the glider and powerencampments. His specialty was the
gliders. He even spent many winters in
Arizona teaching glider flying. He had
numerous certificates and awards. Al
and his wife Evelyn were just about to
celebrate their 50th
wedding anniversary.
We will miss him! Evelyn, our prayers
are with you.
Southeast Composite SquadronsAnnual Awards Banquet 2009:Story and photo by 1Lt Bob Goetz
The business of the Christmas season
precluded us from providing many of thedetails on our annual awards banquet in
the Winter Newsletter. Well it was a
great success! And The Hangar on the
Wharf once again treated us to their
culinary creativity.
This years theme centered around our
long standing relationship with the USCoast Guard in Southeast. Our MC for
the banquet was Todd Buck, whose day
(and often night) job was in the CoastGuard Command Center here in Juneau.
Todd did a great job of keeping us on
task and adding a bit of humor
throughout the night.
We had the privilege of
meeting the new US
Coast Guard
Commander for the
Seventeenth Coast
Guard District; Rear
Admiral Christopher C.
Colvin. His command includes Alaska,its surrounding waters, and the Arctic;encompassing more coastline than the
remaining forty-nine states combined.
During the summer of 2009 he
coordinated the airlift of nearly 7000
people from New Orleans just prior to
the onset of hurricane Gustav, the largest
air evacuation of a U.S. city ever
undertaken. Rear Admiral Colvinprovided us with an inspiring talk, and
we all went away feeling this next
season of partnership with the US Coast
Guard would be very positive indeed.
We were also treated
with the opportunity tomeet USCG SectorJuneaus Deputy
Sector Commander
Matt Jones. Sector
Juneau is one of our primary SAR
partners in Southeast, having
responsibility for Coast Guard missions
up to 50 miles offshore. While we
didnt get an opportunity to hear from
Deputy Commander Jones, many of ushad a chance to talk with him one-on-
one. It is obvious his faith, love for his
country, his family, and kids are very
important to him; which is a good thing
since he is the father of six. I think hehad a special warm spot for our cadets.
The passion, integrity, and humility ofthese USCG representatives was
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The Water RudderThe Official Newsletter of the Civil Air Patrols Southeast Composite Squadron
Juneau, Alaska
The Quarterly Newsletter of the Southeast Composite Squadron - Juneau, Alaska
For further information contact Major Jeff DeFreest, Public Affairs Officer, PCR-AK-022 at: [email protected]
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obvious. We look forward to workingwith them in the coming months and
years. Who knows, we may even see
one of more of their sons and daughters
joining our CAP cadet program.
Outgoing CAP Alaska
Wing Commander,
Colonel Carl Brown,was unable to join usthis year due to a last
minute Pacific Region
commitment. Lt Colonel Charles Palmer
was gracious enough to step in and
represent the Alaska Wing. Charlie as
he is know to most of us is our Wings
Inspector General, and current Vice
Commander. He provided us with ahistory of the Civil Air Patrol in Alaska,
and some insights into his 20 year career
with the US Air Force; including some
300 combat missions in Viet Nam. We
expect to see more of Charlie in the
future when he takes command of the
Alaska Wing this spring.
Lt Col Palmer presented the following
Senior member awards:
Paul E. Garber Maj Steve Sztuk
AK Wing, Safety Officer of the Year
1Lt Dan LoganAK Wing, Certificate of Achievement in
Aerospace Education Maj Martha
DeFreestCommanders Commendation CaptJon Ahlgren
Commanders Commendation 1Lt
Robert Goetz
Lt Col Palmer announced the following
Senior member promotions:
Maj Steve Sztuk was promoted to Lt
Colonel, effective 18 Nov 2009.
Maj Ken Nestler were promoted to LtColonel, effective 29 Oct 2009.
Rear Admiral Colvin presented the
following Cadet awards:
Non Commissioned Officer of the Year Cadet Master Sergeant Russadell
Buzard
Cadet of the Year Cadet Master
Sergeant Kevin Burgess
1Lt Goetz presented this years TopFlyer Squadron awards:
Top Flyer for A Mission Flight Time
- Lt Col Ken Nestler (80 flight hours)Top Flyer for Total Flight Time - Lt Col
Ken Nestler (104 flight hours)
Top Flyer for Mission Observer Time
1Lt Dan Logan (18 flight hours)
Lt Col Ken Nestler presented this years
Squadron awards:
Senior Member of the Year - Lt Col
Steve Sztuk.
As in past years our Cadet Color Guard
did and excellent job of opening and
closing our ceremonies. This years
banquet committee included Ken
Nestler, Bob Goetz, and Sheila Goetz.
Shawn Damerval once again rescued us
at the last minute with our printed
programs, and Jon and Brook tackled thethankless job of issuing tickets and
collecting money at the door.
Special thanks to Philippe Damerval for
honoring us with his talented rendition
of our National Anthem, and Jean Sztuk
for scrounging up all the wonderful doorprizes. And lastly, thanks to all theSoutheast Composite Squadron members
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The Quarterly Newsletter of the Southeast Composite Squadron - Juneau, Alaska
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and guests for making this years awardsbanquet another success.
Emergency Services - Missions:
Limited suitable flying weather this
winter made it a challenge to complete
our mission objectives for the many
sorties we planned. Though a challenge,
we still managed to get some good
airtime for our aircrews. Due tofunding limitations AK Wing was only
able to provide us with one monthly
SAREX this quarter which ran from
08Jan thru 08Feb. That said, the
creativity of our AK Wingadministrative personnel succeeded in
enabling us to double our flyable
mission time each month. THANK
YOU!
Our monthly Guardian Angel flights
continue to be a great opportunity forour aircrews to maintain theirproficiency, while at the same time
providing a valuable service to citizens
we serve. These missions place aircraft
on established routes at an altitude which
enables them to listen for emergencybeacons transmitting on the 121.5/243-
MHZ frequencies. While use of ELTs
transmitting on these frequencies is still
legal, the COSPAS-SARSAT satellitesystem no longer monitors them. On a
recent sortie the following old
abandoned aircraft was sited and
photographed.
Keep your eyes open, you may have an
opportunity to spot it yourself on your
next ES training flight.
Each week a Guardian Angel flight isplanned for a 2 hour duration along
predetermined routings at a minimum
planned altitude of 4000 AGL. This
provides approximately 8 flight hours
each month to ES qualified aircrews.
Since these missions can be redirected
by RCC to an actual A-1 (AFRCC SAR)
the aircrew is required to be current andqualified in Ops Quals, and include at
least a SAR Mission Pilot and Mission
Scanner. Qualified and 101 carded ES
trainees can also participate. While each
sortie should include mission training,
these missions cannot be used for CAPF-
5 check rides.
Our squadron is also participating in
spin up exercises in preparation for
this years Graded Wing Exercise to
practice procedures, workflow, assigning
tasks, etc.; which will occur in May of
this year. The Wing will be evaluated to
measure the effectiveness of our
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The Quarterly Newsletter of the Southeast Composite Squadron - Juneau, Alaska
For further information contact Major Jeff DeFreest, Public Affairs Officer, PCR-AK-022 at: [email protected]
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operational capabilities. During thesecond training (spin-up) in March we
launched two aircrews with specific
mission objectives. Weather was
interesting and our Berners Bay crew
was unable to execute their assigned
tasks due to low hanging clouds and fog
as seen in the photo. After a bumpy ride
home each crew returned safe andsound.
Missing Person in the DryStraight Area
Major Wallace Long and Captain Jon
Ahlgren along with a dog ground teamflew a shore line search on Feb 11
thfor a
missing person. They searched from
Thomas Bay to Dry Straits and over flewseveral cabins on the Stikine River and
along the shore line of Sumner Straight.
They dropped off a search dog and
handlers; Kerry Kirkpatrick and MikePilling at the Petersburg Airport to
continue the search from the ground.
The missing person was not located bythe air or ground team.
Emergency Services - Training:
To participate in emergency servicestraining and operational missions you
must be either fully qualified and
current, or in a supervised trainingstatus. Specific requirements are
described in CAPR 60-3 (CAP
Emergency Services Training and
Operational Missions). Chapter 2
provides detailed guidance on the
standards which must be met. Most ES
specialty qualifications expire 3 years
from the date they were attained orrenewed, and the member has anadditional 2 years to re-qualify once they
expire without having to start all over.
See sections 2-4 and 2-5 for specific
guidance on how to renew your
qualifications. Contact 1Lt Bob Goetz
to discuss your specific ES training
needs, or what options are available to
you to renew your qualifications.
Another option available to all members
is to participate in one of the annual
Emergency Services training academies,
Wing or National. This years AK Wing
Mission Aircrew School is planned for
May 16th
thru 22nd
, and moreinformation can be found on the AKWing web site (www.akwg.cap.gov).
Additionally, you can attend the
National Emergency Services Academy
(NESA) at Camp Atterbury, Indiana.
There are two sessions this year from
June 13th
to June 26th
. More information
is available at www.nesa.cap.gov.
Senior Development - Training:
Maj Martha DeFreest is beginningpreparation for a Senior Leadership
Class (SLS). Completion of an SLS
class is required to complete Level II of
your Professional Development training.
To obtain credit for completing an SLS
you must have completed Level I
training. If you are interested in
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The Quarterly Newsletter of the Southeast Composite Squadron - Juneau, Alaska
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participating in this class please contactMaj Martha DeFreest or 1Lt Bob Goetz.
More information will be forthcoming as
the details and dates come together.
Cadet Activities:
C/CMSgt. Kiefer was accepted into the
Honor Guard Academy in Maryland.
C/CMSgt. Holt has been accepted into
the Evergreen Aviation BusinessAcademy in McMinnville, Oregon. He
also received a generous scholarshipfrom the Alaska Wing to Glider
Academy in Clear, Alaska.
C/CMsgt. Buzzard was also accepted
into the Honor Guard Academy in
Maryland.
C/CMsgt. Hales was also accepted into
the Honor Guard Academy in Maryland
New Ribbon:
It appears we now have a HLS ribbon inthe CAP regs; Wow, that was a fewyears in the production! This ribbon wasdesigned by our own former CadetBates.
CAP REGULATION 39-322 FEBRUARY 2010
AWARD OF CAP MEDALS, RIBBONS,AND CERTIFICATES
l. Homeland Security Ribbon. Awardedfor participation in ten actual HomelandSecurity sorties as defined by the tasking
organization as being in the interest ofthe security and/or defense of the nation.This ribbon applies to all membersparticipating on the mission in anycapacity.Personnel performing duties, such asbase support or staff functions, may becredited with one sortie for each 8 hoursof participation, but not to exceed twosorties for any 24-hour period. Claspsmay be added to the ribbon forparticipation in every ten additionalsorties.
Light Repair:Story by Jean Sztuk
High winds tore loose the main outsidelight of our hangar. Lt. Col. Steve
Sztuk rides up in scissor-lift and replaces
it. As a past Journeyman Lineman, he
has no fear of heights or electricity. The
new light illuminates the whole front
and side of the hangar, like daylight at
night. A big THANK YOU to ChathamElectric Co. that donated the lightreplacement!
Safety News:Submitted by 1LT Rob MacDonald; Safety
Officer
Bird Flu/Avian Influenza Status:
For a few years now a hot topic has been
bird flu, or more officially, HighlyPathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1.
News of this bird flu has decreased in
recent months. However, its still an
environmental threat for other countries.
In fact, the most recent case of AvianInfluenza H5N1 was November 2009 in
Egypt by a person who was involved in
the poultry industry. The person is instable condition.
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Avian Influenza H5N1 is an infectious
disease that can cause a wide range of
symptoms in birds from mild illness to
rapid death. More than 100 million birds
in the affected countries have died from
this virus.
There are many different types of avianinfluenza viruses occurring naturally thatare common among domestic poultry
and some wild birds. Most of these have
no apparent affect on birds and do not
spread to humans. Since 1959 humans
had previously only been known to have
acquired avian influenza 10 times and
symptoms were mild. The effects of this
Avian Influenza H5N1 virus have beenthe exception.
Avian Influenza H5N1 occurred first in a
farmed goose in China in 1996 and the
first human infections started in 1997.
Since then, 15 countries have reported
cases of Avian Influenza H5N1. Allcombined, 442 human cases have beenreported and this has resulted in 262
deaths.
The concern in Alaska and North
America is that many bird species
breeding in Alaska migrate to and winter
throughout parts of Russia and Asia and
its feared these birds could carry the
bird flu virus here in their springmigration. Then, birds that migrate to
Alaska from Canada, the lower 48 states,
and Mexico could possibly contract bird
flu and carry it down there.
Over the past 4 years, federal and state
agencies and other groups have sampled
over 47,000 wild birds, subsistencetaken birds, and sport hunter harvested
birds throughout Alaska to check forAvian Influenza H5N1. No Avian
Influenza H5N1 viruses have been
found.
A concern was that Avian Influenza
H5N1 could cause a pandemic. But, this
hasnt been the case. A pandemic is a
worldwide outbreak of disease that has 3components: 1) a new influenza viruswith little or no human immunity; 2) it
must infect humans and cause illness;
and 3) it must spread easily and continue
without interruption. The Avian
Influenza H5N1 virus meets the first two
conditions but it hasnt met the third.
So, its not officially a pandemic.
Aircraft Status:
Beaver N5142G Mission Ready at JNU
Cessna N4950R Mission Ready at JNU
Meet Our Members:Submitted by: Jean Sztuk
C/CMSgt Cadet Myles Kiefer
What is your rank?
C/CMSgt, Cadet Chief Master Sergeant
What CAP position do you hold?
Cadet Commander
Employment?
Yes, I work at the valley movie theaterFamily? Tell us about your family.
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Mom, Dad, 2 brothers, and a Half sister.Mom: Stephanie Kiefer, Dad: Brad
Kiefer, Brothers:
Logan and Nathan Kiefer, and Half
Sister: Malie Phealen.
What else do you want our members to
know about you? Please brag! We dont
know unless you tell us!
Ive been in the Civil Air Patrol sense Iwas 12. I moved my way up inch byinch, from Safety Officer to
Administrator to Cadet Commander
now. I plan to make my Billy Mitchel,
2nd Lieutenant, maybe higher. I am a
Junior at Juneau-Douglas High School
and cant wait to graduate next year.
After high school plans: I hope to be in
the Air Force Academy or Coast GuardAcademy. I do Track & Field as an after
school sport.
What is your most vivid memory of
flying?
My best trip was to Baltimore,
Maryland. I went there for three weeks
for Honor Guard training. It was a 14-hour flight all with stops and everything,and flying by myself was amazing, I
actually met a retired Air Force enlistee,
he was telling me the amazing trips he
took all over the place in a KC-135.
What is your most vivid memory of
flying with CAP?
The first time I went up, Major Long let
me have the controls of the plane and I
was scared because I had no idea what todo. Well when I took control I was so
nervous that I pushed in on the yoke and
it felt as if my butt was in the air and the
plane was leaving me. It was a blast after
that experience.Do you have pets? Types & Names
I do, I have one dog. He is a Border
Collie and Australian Shepard mix withBlack and White fur.
His name is Mojo.Do you have a pet peeve youd like to
share with the members?
People who cant be themselves around
others. Everyone should be able to have
a good time
no matter who theyre with. And I hate it
when people one-up another persons
answer or statement.
CAP Supporters & Sponsors:
Terry Papf, owner of See Gee donated
their Weight & Balance Calculator for
both the U206 and the Beaver that we fly
here in Juneau. The device makes a
weight and balance calculation before
every flight an easy operation.