CIVIL AIR PATROL

U.S. AIR FORCE AUXILIARY

Carolina WingSpan
The Official Newsletter of the NC Wing, CAP
Memorial Day in Salisbury
Photos By: Maj. Paul Twiddy

May 2013

2013 Annual Conference Registration

Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 16:56:12 -0500 From: Salvador, John <JSALVADOR@capnhq.gov> Wing and Region Commanders, Please forward this email to your unit commanders and encourage them and their staff to attend the 2013 Annual Conference being held August 15-17 in Denver, CO. This years conference will focus on CAPs critical role in national defense. Early registration rates for both the hotel and the conference end on Friday, July 12th so please encourage them to register for both now before the rates go up. Those who register early for the conference will receive a rate of $99 and the chance to win one of two iPads. Click here to register: 2013 Annual Conference. http://www.capmembers.com/events/cap_annual_conference/ This year we are also having a special reception Thursday night for all first time Annual Conference attendees. This will give our first time attendees the opportunity to meet and talk with the National Commander, Vice Commander, Chief Operating Officer and others on the National Staff. CAPs leaders look forward to using this time to express their appreciation for our members service and dedication to our organization. Thank you for your help in getting this important message to your units. We look forward to seeing you and your members in Denver. Sincerely, John A. Salvador
Carolina WingSpan is published under the direction of: NCWG Commander - Col. David E. Crawford NCWG Vice Commander - Lt. Col. Max NCWG Chief of Staff - Lt. Col.. Andy Wiggs Office of Public Affairs: NCWG Public Affairs Officer, Maj. Don Penven dpenven@ncwg.cap.gov NCWG Deputy PAO Lt.Col. James Williams JPBTW@carolina.rr.com NCWG Deputy PAO Lt. Col Conrad D'Cruz conrad.dcruz@netswirl.com NCWG Deputy PAO Capt. Carey Cox carey.cox@gmail.com NCWG Deputy PAO 1st Lt. Bryan Weil bsweil63@gmail.com NCWG newsletter "Carolina WingSpan" editor Maj. Donald Penven Send submissions to: carolina.wingspan@ncwg.cap.gov "Carolina WingSpan" is the official newsletter of the Civil Air Patrol, North Carolina Wing HQ, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary

Memorial Day in Salisbury

Saturday May 25th 2013, Old National Cemetery, Salisbury North Carolina

Civil Air Patrol Cadets Senior members from several squadrons assembled here to honor the men and women that served and defended this republic since it's founding in 1776. They were joined by Boy Scouts of America, Army JROTC cadets and civilians Their purpose was to pay homage to the fallen heroes in their final resting place by placing small USA flags in front of the 6500 grave markers as part of the Memorial Day ceremony. They pushed the small flag staffs into the ground, then took one step and saluted. This all took place in approximately one hour. James P. Williams - Lt Col - CAP Deputy Director of Public Affairs Deputy Director of Aerospace Education North Carolina Wing

NC WING MEMBER JUMPS FROM BALLOON

SCHAFFEN, BELGIUM Lieutenant Colonel Jayson A. Altieri, North Carolina Wing, and a member of the Civil Air Patrols (CAP) Board of Governours currently posted at NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, recently participated on 6 May 2013 in a parachute training exercise with paratroopers of the Belgium Army at their Airborne Training Centre at Schaffen, Belgium. Colonel Altieri, himself a qualified US Army Master Parachutist, was invited to the centre as part of a NATO evaluation of Belgium parachute standardization procedures at their Parachute Training Company. The school is unusual in that it is only one of two military parachute training complexes worldwide that utilizes a balloon or Lighter-than-Air (LTA) platform (the other being the South Korean Airborne School). In addition to the Parachute Training Company, the Schaffen is also home to the Air Delivery Platoon, the Pathfinder Platoon and the Mobile Air Operations Team. The centre also shares facilities with a private sports parachute club located on the airfield. The history of Belgium parachuting dates back to the early days of the Second World War, when many Belgiums served in the Belgian 5th Special Air Service (SAS), alongside their British SAS counterparts. In November 1964, during political instability in the former Belgian colony of the Republic of Congo, paratroopers from the Belgium 1st Parachute Battalion were sent to capture the airfield at Stanleyville evacuating 1,800 Europeans and Americans, as well as 400 Congolese. While the use of a LTA may seem an odd platform for parachuting, in fact the worlds first parachute jump was made from balloon. Parachutes, first envisioned in Renaissance period, were not fully developed as a practical concept until 22 October 1797. In that year Frenchman Andr Garnerin made the first parachute descent from a balloon over Paris. During the First World War, aeroplane pilots were forbidden to wear parachutes as there was a fear the pilots would abandoned their aircraft in combat. Legend has it that World War One observation balloon pilots on the other hand, usually Field Artillery Officers, were required to wear parachute as gunners were considered by the Allied and German general staffs more valuable to the war effort than aeroplane pilots! Although most military and sports parachutist jumps are made from either fixed or rotary winged aircraft, the worlds highest jumps have been made from LTAs. The record for the highest parachute jump ever attempted was recently made in 2012 by Felix Baumgartner, who jumped from an altitude of 127,852 feet. The training jumps at Schaffen are made at a more modest altitude of 1200 feet. About 2000 Belgium military cadets and active duty personnel, as well as military personnel from the Netherlands and other NATO nations, utilize the unique capabilities of the Schaffen facility yearly. Following two successful parachute jumps from the LTA, Colonel Altieri was awarded Belgium Parachute Wings by the Commander of the Belgium Parachute School

Photos on Following Page,,,

Lt. Col Altieri prepares to board the balloon platform at Schaffen, Belgium

The Belgium Army's balloon rigged for flight

Two parachutists exit the balloon

Photos Courtesy of Fayetteville Composite Squadron

Goldsboro Unit Offers Phase 1 Training

Goldsboro Composite Squadron will be hosting a Phase 1 Training School at Seymour Johnson, AFB. Any interested parties are welcome to attend. The dates are June 14-15, 2013 Description: Phase 1 Training School is designed to provide basic cadets (without encampment graduation) training and experience in teamwork, personal leadership, and follower-ship. In addition to these leadership skills, students will improve their understanding of Air Force Drill and Ceremonies, Civil Air Patrol History, Customs and Courtesies, and other like subjects. Because of the classes and skills learned at this Phase 1 Training School, it is a very good summer encampment prep activity. Registration: If you are planning on attending the activity, please register at the following link: https://docs.google.com/a/dknapp.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGYzakFFd3lfUnNJUWpwTlpndV 8yVlE6MQ#gid=0 Staff Needs: For cadets interested in staffing the activity, please view the course letter as there are still some staff positions open. In short, if interested please submit a resume and a brief description on why you want to sere on staff at this training weekend, and please state what position you are applying. We also need senior members to have a successful training weekend. If you are interested, please contact 1st Lt Patricia Overman at: pattip574@gmail.com. We need supervisors and van drivers to shuttle cadets from the training area to the dining facility. Again, for more details on how to apply, please read through the course invitation letter that is attached. Jonathan D. Knapp, C/Capt, CAP Cadet Commander, Group 5 Phase 1 Training School

Encampment Tips: Breaking in Your Boots

If you are a new cadet and you are attending encampment this summer there is a good chance that you have new boots. If this is the case, you'll want to break them in before you come to encampment. If you don't, there is a good chance their will be repercussions for not breaking them in beforehand. So how do you break your boots in? Here is your answer - Wear them all the time. While you are wearing them you may want to do some "side straddle hops" also known as "jumping jacks". This will loosen the leather, thus breaking them in. There is also the "soaking method" were you wear your boots laced up as you would in uniform and soak them in water. This will also allow the boots to conform to your feet. However, there is an issue with the soak method and that is that you can't wear your boots for a few days because they are thoroughly soaked. There are many possible ways to break in your boots, if you are going to get one thing out of this message, make sure you break in your boots before encampment. Jonathan D. Knapp, C/Capt, CAP,
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NC Glider Program Going Full Bore

Submitted by Col. David E. Crawford, NCWG Commander

Thanks to a team effort from members of Wing HQ, Franklin County Squadron, Pitt-Greenville Squadron, Burlington Squadron and Danville Squadron from VAWG, a total of 8 Cadet O Flights were flown in the glider today, June 1, 2013 Capt John Cole, NC-022 flew the tow plane and 1st Lt Rick Jones, NC-079/CC flew the glider. Ground support personnel included: Col David Crawford, NC-001, Air Boss Lt Col John Armour, NC-145 Lt Col Clive Goodwin, NC-145 Maj Rich Netherby, NC-145 Capt Francis Donahue, NC-145 1st Lt James Toebes, NC-145 1st Lt Andy Vlack, NC-048 2nd Lt Mike Beverly, VA-023 Cadets receiving Oflights: Susan Toebes, NC-145 x 2 David Little, NC-145 x 2 Gavin Vlack, NC-048 Daniel Donahue, NC-145 Daniel Everhart, NC-079 Joel Murphy, NC-079 C/1st Lt. Daniel Donahue and pilot 1st Lt. Rick Jones

We are planning, weather permitting to conduct glider operations on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month, at the Triangle North Executive Airport in Louisburg, NC. Specific details will be provided to unit commanders and passed through the CAC as to how to schedule cadets to participate in glider orientation flights. Thanks to everyone who came out and made this a success on a gorgeous, sunny day in NC. DAVID E CRAWFORD, Colonel, CAP Commander, North Carolina Wing See additional story on Page 12...

Middle East Region Updates

REGION CADET LEADERSHIP SCHOOL CADET APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE RCLS SOUTH! There are only 20 open slots so apply fast! Those needing RCLS to complete Phase IV will be given first consideration. DATES: 08 - 12 JULY 2013 LOCATION: SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB, GOLDSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA ELIGIBILITY: C/MSgt or higher and completed an encampment PURPOSE: RCLS is a course in officership, indirect leadership and other themes consistent with CAPs leadership expectations for Phase III cadets; Course is a requirement for completion of Phase IV. COST: $50 (This is incredibly low for an RCLS! Take advantage!) APPLICATIONS DUE BY 16 JUNE 2013 SEND COMPLETED CAPF 31 WITH ALL REQUIRED SIGNATURES TO Major Alisha Christian at alishamchristian@aol.com

ALSO STILL NEEDED:

1 Cadet Staff Instructor - Must have completed RCLS 2 Senior Member Instructors- Must have Cadet Programs rating of senior or master and have a CAP drivers license

STAFF APPLICANTS: Send the application form to alishamchristian@aol.com ***NOTE: This is not the RCLS North held at the Tri-Wing Encampment, this is the same course at a different location

Cadet Advisory Council

Over the last three days the MER Cadet Advisory Council held their annual staff elections. Elected by the current council as staff for the 2013-14 term are: Chairman, MER Rep to NCAC - C/Lt Col Tiffany Staggs, West Virginia Wing Vice Chairman, Alt MER Rep to NCAC - C/Capt Megan Bassett, Maryland Wing Recorder - C/2Lt Elena Shriner, Virginia Wing Congratulations to the new cadet staff! The new term will begin in August with C/Lt Col Staggs representing MER at the NCAC meeting in Denver. C/Lt Col Staggs will be moving into the role as Chairman from Vice Chairman where she did an outstanding job. She will be replacing C/Lt Col Jeff Williams who should be commended on his outstanding contribution for the last two years while he represented MER on the National Cadet Advisory Council. An extra special thanks also goes out to C/Capt Graham Faserro who has also done outstanding job for almost two years as the MER CAC Recorder. He will be turning a senior member in the very near future and we wish him well in his continued support of the Civil Air Patrol. Alisha M Christian, Major, CAP, Deputy Chief of Staff, Cadet Programs, Middle East Region

NC Wing Members Graduate From National Staff College

Graduation for the 2013 NSC was conducted on Saturday evening, 19 May. Maj. Gen Charles Carr presented certificates of graduation to the college graduates. Col. Roy Douglass, MER Chief of Staff, assisted during the ceremony and served as curriculum coordinator.. NC Wing Members graduating included: Chaplain (Lt Col) Wayne Byerly Lt Col Roy Asbell Lt Col Dan Wishnietsky Maj Peter Bohler It is also newsworthy to note that CAP Maj. Dave Fitchitt, assigned to Group 5, was the presenter for Mentoring at the college. While he is a CAP major, he is also an active duty Army Colonel.

NCWG Trailer Ready for Emergencies

Many thanks to Tony Bradley, Jason Bailey, Neal Gay, Andy Wiggs and Josh Staples for putting decals on one of the cargo trailers today. Great Job! Lt. Col. Lucy Davis. NC Public Safety Liaison

Carolina WingTips
Congratulations to Lt Col Max Benbow, NC Wing Vice Commander on attaining the Master Rating in the Cadet Programs Specialty Track. This requires a significant amount of work and dedication. DAVID E CRAWFORD, Colonel, CAP, Commander, North Carolina Wing

Congressional Gold medal Update

Please Note: Senators Kay Hagen and Richard Burr are now signed on!
Below is the latest information (after the Easter recess) on the efforts to get the Congressional Gold Medal approved for founding World War II members of CAP. At this time there is still a need for additional co-sponsors . The table below shows the current status of the sponsorship by members of the NC Delegation in the House of Representatives and U.S Senate as well as their sponsorship from last year. We need a maximum effort in reaching out to the NC Representatives and Senator who have not yet signed on as co-sponsors for the legislation. I have listed phone numbers and email addresses for your convenience in contacting these folks. Please refer to http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/thomas for more information regarding this legislation (HR 755 and S 309)
District Representative 1 G. K. Butterfield 2 Renee Elmers 3 Walter Jones 4 David Price 5 Virginia Foxx 6 Howard Coble 7 Mike McIntyre 8 Richard Hudson * 9 Robert Pittenger * 10 Patrick McHenry 11 Mark Meadows * 12 Melvin Watt 13 George Holding * Phone Email for Aide/Representative Co-Sponsor 2012 202.225.3101 Kyle.L.Parker@mail.house.gov 202.225.4531 Mac.McKinney@mail.house.gov YES 202.225.3415 Walter.Jones@mail.house.gov YES YES 202.225.1784 David.Price@mail.house.gov YES YES 202.225.2071 Cyrus.Artz@mail.house.gov 202.225.3065 Howard.Coble@mail.house.gov YES YES 202.225.2731 Blair.Milligan@mail.house.gov YES 202.225.3715 Matthew.Haskins@mail.house.gov 202.225.1976 Stephen.Billy@mail.house.gov 202.225.0316 Krista.Stafford@mail.house.gov 202.225.6401 Philip.Newman@mail.house.gov YES 202.225.1510 Eric.Love@mail.house.gov YES YES 202.225.3032 George.Holding@mail.house.gov Co-Sponsor 2013

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. SHELLEY J. CHALMERS, Lt Col, CAP Government Relations Advisor

CAPR 50-17, Change 1, 21 May 13, CAP Senior Member Professional Development Program Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 08:50:05 -0500 From: Sanderson, John <jsanderson@capnhq.gov> For your attention, CAPR 50-17, Change 1, is posted on the pub page at: http://www.capmembers.com/media/cms/R050_017_AAC4BB3089BE0.pdf The only change is including the 222 Command Specialty Training Track to the list of current specialty track codes (page 16, para 4-2b). John D. Sanderson National Headquarters, Civil Air Patrol
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Historically Speaking
Lt. Col. Philip Saleet, NCWG Historian This months article pictures Wing Patches from the collection of Lt Col Phil Saleet. All of these were purchased from the early suppliers of CAP Insignia in the 1960s. Since 1951 when Civil Air Patrol went to the use of individual State Wing Patches, changes have occurred. The revisions to our patches have seemed to pick up speed in the last couple of years. I am sure some of are newer members out there have never seen these earlier versions. I thought it might be nice to go back and look at some of these original patches and like Tennessee several changes. I hope you enjoy this trip to the past. Until next month SEMPER VIGILANS.

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Glider Training Allows Opportunity for First Cadet O-Ride

By: Lt Col Lisa Armour May 24,2013 North Carolina Wing has been conducting glider training at Triangle North Executive Airport, home of NC Wings Franklin County Composite Squadron, on the 1st and 3rd.Saturday when weather is permitting. As of May 24, there have been 8 glider flights completed. One of those flights allowed the first Cadet Orientation Ride to be completed by Cadet 1st Lt Daniel Donahue from the Franklin County Composite Squadron. Members of the NC Wing have been receiving training as Wing Runners, Air Boss, Orientation Pilots and Instructor Pilots. Members are needed to come out for training in these different positions. Cadets are especially needed to participate. Cadets are eligible to receive 5 Orientation Rides Cadets after training as a Wing Runner. To give Cadets an idea of what it is like, Cadet Donahue talked about what it was like during his orientation flight. The flight was awesome, he said. It was much more calm and enjoyable than I thought it would be. You dont have to wear head phones in the glider, so you can talk in your normal voice to the pilot while flying. There is no engine noise to talk over. He also stated that it is a really serene feeling while flying. Because of the Plexiglas canopy, you can see everything, he said. Cadet Donahue stated that the glider is easier to fly compared to powered aircraft because there is no throttle control to deal with. You have to get used to the odd idea that you are constantly falling, however, it is a controlled decent. You go up in altitude by updrafts. You hear the chirp while you are going down, then all of a sudden you go up and hear the chirp for the increase of altitude. It will seem odd to you when it occurs the first time, he said Cadet Donahue thought that the take-off provided the most feeling of uneasiness for him. He stated that the reason for this is because you are 2-3 feet off the ground, wings wobbling. Once you have cleared the ground and get up in the air, it is a lot of fun. Cadet Donahue encourages all the other Wing Cadets to get their O-Flights in the glider. You may never get another chance to fly in a glider, Cadet Donahue said. He believes it is much more fun than flying in a powered aircraft. You dont have that feeling of air sickness like you do in a powered aircraft because it is a much smoother flight. Even if you dont like flying, do it!! Glider flying is one of the most amazing. Col. David E. Crawford, NC Wing Commander, said, If want to have fun and a new experience, find out what flying in a glider is really like. Take the Wing Runner course and you can help with launching and recovering of the glider too. Once you complete the Wing Runner course, it is not required that you receive a glider flight, but being safety current during ground handling is. So come out and see what all the excitement is about with the new glider!

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Fourth Annual NC Hurricane Workshop

East Carolina University, in partnership with the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management, held its fourth annual North Carolina Hurricane Workshop. The event was well attended with over 145 participants. Civil Air Patrol personnel attending were: Lt Col Pat O'Neal, Lt Col Lucy Davis, Lt Col Andy Wiggs, Lt Col Tony Biondo, Lt Col Guy Simmons, Cadets Sean and Noah Kovacs, and Lt Col Donald Beckett. Participating organizations in the workshop included Sea Grant North Carolina, the Center for Natural Hazards Research, the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI), and The Institute for the Environment. Presentations for this years workshop included two Panels, one focusing on Tools for Risk and Emergency Communication, which focused on social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook during disasters, and the second focused on Modeling and Planning for Storm Surge. This second Panel focused on mapping and modeling platforms available through extensive research into mapping models available to emergency managers to aid in the decision making process. Digital mapping technologies are improving exponentially and making the extensive use of 'layers' possible for a wide array of needs. Several of the websites that have quite impressive mapping resources available include: http://nc-cera.renci.org http://cera.cct.lsu.edu/cgi-cera-ng/cera-ng.cgi http://www.nccoastalatlas.org/ http://www.coastal.geology.ecu.edu/NCCOHAZ/ A third Panel, on Hurricane Sandy, highlighted various responses and perspectives in the response to Sandy. Ms. Darlene Johnson, NCEM, provided a briefing on the national mutual aid system known as EMAC, the Emergency Management Assistance Compact. More information about EMAC can be found here: http://www.emacweb.org/ The Keynote speaker for the workshop was Commander Linda Sturgis, USCG. Cmdr Sturgis, as the current Prevention Department Head at Coast Guard Sector New York provided a briefing on Hurricane Sandy from a Coast Guard perspective as the storm affected the New York Harbor (including the Statue of Liberty) and surrounding areas. During the presentation, Cmdr Sturgis exhibited a number of personal photos taken during and after Hurricane Sandy came ashore. The images provided a stark reminder that just because a storm is classified as a Category 1, does not infer the storm is not dangerous. Indeed, a major refinery that supplies the entire northeast part of the country that up until Hurricane Sandy, had been in continuous operation since 1907; the refinery had to shut down due to massive flooding never before encountered. The major flooding by Sandy, which struck during high tide, presented an 8 foot storm surge, over and above the normal five feet rise from high tide. This massive increase in sea-level caused flooding up to two miles inland. Donald A Beckett, Lt Col, CAP Disaster Relief Officer, MER-NC-001

L-R: Lt Col Pat O'Neal, Lt Col Donald Beckett, Lt Col Andy Wiggs, Cadet Sean Kovacs, Lt Col Lucy Davis, Cadet Noah Kovacs, Lt Col Guy Simmons. Photo by Lt Col Tony Biondo, MER Public Affairs Officer

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