Volume 6, Issue 3 “Progress through Leadership” March 2008

In This Issue
Arizona Wing bids farewell to its Commander’s Desk 2
Second Eldest Member
Article by Capt J. Brandon Masangcay / Photo from the Crofford Family Chaplain’s Corner 3

Lieutenant Colonel Helen L. Crofford, Col Crofford was appointed Santa Cruz Com- 4/5
a lifelong resident of Arizona, passed in her current position as posite Sq. 101
on Friday, February 8, 2008 in Mesa, Wing Historian in 1985. Her
AZ. She was promoted to the honorary expertise in the field was Sky Harbor Cadet 6
rank of Colonel by the Interim National recognized by regional and Sq. 301
Commander, Brigadier General Amy national level awards during
London Bridge 7
Courter on February 14, 2008. On the 1990’s.
September 16, 1946, at the age of Composite Sq. 501
fourteen, she joined the Civil Air Patrol When asked at the 2003 AZ Ground Teams 8
as a cadet. In her four years as a Wing Conference, what was Rule
cadet, Col Crofford climbed the rank the highlight of her Civil Air
ladder from Cadet Airman Basic to Patrol career, she stated, Senior Awards 9
Cadet Captain. She became a pilot “When I received a personal
when she was 16 and served as the Col Crofford loved phone call from Brigadier
Did you know?? 10/
Cadet Commander for the 1950 flying and participated General Rich Anderson
11
Summer Cadet Enc ampment at in numerous search telling me that I was se-
Williams AFB, AZ. and rescue missions. lected as the 1996 National Upcoming Events 12
Her first mission was in Senior Member of the
Col Crofford joined the Senior ranks in 1948 as an observer Year.”
1953. Her career spanned almost 62 with her father in their
years, completing all five levels of the family aircraft. Earned Her efforts in support of the
CA P pr of es s ion al d ev elop m en t her Mission Observer organization contributed
program, earning the coveted Gill Wings in 1959 and greatly to the success of the
Robb Wilson award in 1988. She s er v ed as P ilot/ Arizona Wing, Civil Air
began her officer career as AZ Wing Observer on aircrews Patrol in support of the
Secretary, and then became the and as staff member United States and the
Deputy Director of Cadet Programs. on numerous ground United States Air Force.
Col Crofford helped organize nine teams. Her extensive Col Crofford epitomized the
S enior S quadr ons and thr ee mission experience led true volunteer spirit and
Composite Squadrons. In 1969, she her to be appointed the dedication to her community
became the first female Squadron S outhw est R eg ion for CAP members to
Commander in the AZ W ing in Director of Emergency emulate.
Holbrook, AZ and subsequently was Services.
appointed as the first female Group
Commander for Group 2 in 1971.

Office of Public Affairs

Maj James L. Nova 1Lt Rob Davidson Capt J. Brandon Masangcay
Chief, Public Affairs Wing PAO Assistant Wing PAO
WingTips Editor-in-Chief

WingTips is published monthly by the Arizona Wing · Civil Air Patrol, a private, charitable, benevolent corporation and
Auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force. Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of CAP or the U.S. Air Force.
WingTips welcomes manuscripts and photographs; however, the Arizona Wing · Civil Air Patrol reserves the right to edit or
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Wing Commander’s Desk

Colonel John M. Eggen
Arizona Wing

Included in the speech I gave at my change of command ceremony was a

reminder that we all need to get involved in the political arena at the city, county
and state levels. A case in point, as I have advised you, is that the Arizona
Division of Emergency Management, through which we receive our state funding,
has informed me the CAP will not be receiving the last half of the money allotted
to us for this fiscal year. In terms of dollars, we have received $27,100 and were
depending on the balance of another $27,100 for wing operating expenses.

How does this affect you and what can you do about it? Without going into
lengthy details, here are a few examples of how these funds are used. When we
are called out to do a mission, the soliciting agency pays us $110.00/hr for the
aircraft and the actual fuel costs for a ground team. The maintenance of our radio
communications systems throughout the state is paid for by these funds. These
monies can supplement the costs for cadet programs. The bottom line is that our
programs and activities cost money. Whatever funding is not furnished by the
state comes from our members.

If you want more funding from the state you need to get the politicians who
control the purse strings informed and involved. Find out if your city council has a
forum for the public to address the members. If so, take your cadets to a city
council meeting and have them tell the members what the programs mean to
them. Also, stress what the CAP does for the community such as search and
rescue missions, Wreaths Across America, Drug Demand Reduction Programs,
ELT missions. Contact your county and state representatives and invite them to a
meeting. Inform them what it is we do. Make arrangements to take a
representative on a ground or flight mission to let them experience what we do.
We need to work hard to change the perception that CAP stands for the Central
Arizona Project.
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The Moral Divide

Here in the United States a crisis exists in the area of law and morality. In 1990 a study by the
Josephson Institute for the Advancement of Ethics concluded that an unprecedented proportion of
today’s youth lack commitment to core moral values like honesty, personal responsibility, respect
for others, and civic duty. This lack of bedrock ethical values has gotten worse as we enter the
Twenty-First Century. Everyone talks about the need to get back to “core moral values”, but
there is great disagreement over what those values are. “Family values” and “Traditional moral
values” are similarly vague since the term “Family” is being redefined daily by scholars and
lawmakers alike.

Many people accept the Bible as the basis for “core moral values”, while others accept other books
such as the Torah or the Qur’an. The divisions between these three books are nowhere more
apparent than in the present day Mideast. Attacks on the Bible began with issues that were
considered “nonessential” to the Christian faith. First the authors of the Bible could not be taken
as good reliable and objective reporters of the story since they were not present at the event or
made differing observations of the event. In the present ongoing political contest how many
reporters who are present at the event still differ on what was said or done?

Thus began a trend toward a natural law ethic not dependent upon special revelation for its life.
However, this Darwinian notion was dealt a death blow since there are no absolutes in the
evolution of man, but always constant change. Thus, the values must also evolve, which means
there is no basis for judges to make decisions in law since they have no basic values upon which
to judge. This in turn leads to more division and increases the chaos of a society without “core
moral values”. The debate then becomes one in which the terms used to define the “core moral
values” have different meanings to different people.

In Civil Air Patrol we appear to be the only nationwide group teaching our youth a common set of
values based on our stated CAP Core Values: Integrity, Volunteer Service, Excellence in all we
do, Respect while also instilling self-discipline and personal responsibility in them. Given the
ongoing divisions between theological law, natural law and pluralistic law, plus the divisions
between the Bible, the Torah and the Qur’an, we Senior Members of CAP have an ongoing duty
and responsibility to teach and demonstrate to the Cadets the four basic CAP Core Values.
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Santa Cruz Composite Squadron 101 Cadets
Team with China Youth Project in
Mars Student Imaging Project
Article and Photos by Lt Col Bob Anderson, SCCCS 101
Take 15 of the brightest high school students
from across China and add 7 equally talented
students (4 of whom are CAP cadets) from Nogales,
Arizona, and mix them together. Add a team of
facilitators at Arizona State University and the
Odyssey spacecraft orbiting Mars with the THEMIS
camera. Apply this mixture to the study of Mars for
eight days.
This was the recipe for the China Youth Space
Academy/Nogales High School Mars Student
Imaging Project initiative conducted between 27
January and 4 February, 2008. The Chinese
students were picked from over 20,000 applicants,
and the selection process included academic
evaluation, teamwork on a space-related project,
interviews, and even a talent contest. ASU turned
to Nogales High School (NHS) for the US team
members because of the close association of NHS
with the MSIP program. NHS has long been ASU’s
“go to” team for key MSIP projects, including
introducing Senator John McCain and then NASA
Administrator Sean O’Keefe to the MSIP program
The adventure began when the two student
groups met each other on 27 January. The Nogales
students’ bi-cultural heritage (Mexican-American)
helped serve as a catalyst to promote cultural
interaction, and the two groups of students quickly
became a single team. This teamwork was evident
during the next two days, as the study of Mars
began in earnest. Using the imagery previously
taken by the THEMIS camera, the students learned
about geologic features on Mars and, knowing they
would be visiting the Grand Canyon later in the pro-
gram, focused their attention on Valles Marineris.
Valles Marineris is the largest canyon in our solar
system; if superimposed on Earth, it would extend
from San Francisco to Washington DC, and it is
some eight kilometers deep.
The team decided on their “science question:”
What modification processes (wind, water, mass
wasting) are found in Valles Marineris? The team
then selected over 20 specific locations in Valles
Marineris and actually tasked the THEMIS camera
orbiting Mars to image those sites. Over the next
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few days, those images were taken and down-linked
to Earth, and the students analyzed them and
integrated them into their final presentation. During
their stay at ASU, the team also received presenta-
tions on important new programs the university is
undertaking, including the Center for Meteorite
Studies and the lunar facility with the Lunar Orbital
Reconnaissance Camera
On 1 February, the team headed to Northern
Arizona, led by Dr. Phil Christensen. Dr.
Christensen is a world renowned space scientist
and the head of ASU's Mars Space Flight Facility;
he is a Regent’s Professor at ASU and the principal
investigator for four different instruments that have
been to Mars. The first stop was at Meteor Crater,
where the students experienced first-hand the
results of a meteor impact on Earth. The following
day, the team went to the Grand Canyon. This was
particularly valuable, because the students could
contrast and compare what they saw at the Grand
Canyon with what they had discovered earlier in
their study of Valles Marineris. The team returned
to ASU for a final day of analysis of their
down-linked images and preparation of their
concluding presentation of their findings to scientists
from ASU.
The program provided unparalleled exposure to
hands-on space science in an international context,
and the relationships formed by the US and Chinese
students may well have established a personal
foundation for cooperative, bi-national space
exploration in the years to come. Because of its
unique character, the program received wide
attention from the press, both locally and
internationally. Coverage included television, radio,
and the press, and extended from the United States
and Mexico to China and even Peru. The students
were interviewed in English, Chinese, and Spanish
languages, and throughout the program the
students from both countries proved to be
outstanding ambassadors for their nations and
articulate advocates for space and science.
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CADET RUSSELL NOON (CENTER) CADET ALEXA SOLORIO (RIGHT) WITH

WORKING WITH CHINESE TEAM TEAM MATES AT A RECEPTION AT
MEMBERS TO PLOT FEATURES ON THE ASU MARS SPACE FLIGHT
A THEMIS IMAGE FACILITY

CADET JONATHON JOHNSON (LEFT

FOREGROUND), SQ 101 CADET
COMMANDER, RESEARCHING ON-LINE
IMAGES WITH CHINESE COUNTERPART

CADET JESSE ESPINOZA (RIGHT),

NOGALES HS VALEDICTORIAN,
PREPARING A TARGET FOR THE
THE TEAM’S IMAGE THEMIS CAMERA ORBITING MARS
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Sky Harbor Cadet Squadron 301

Cadets visit Classified Site
Article by SM John Horne, SCHS 301 PAO /
Photo by Capt Lizbeth Patterson, USAFRes, CAPRAP

Bottom left to right: C/A1C Chase Brant; C/A1C Jairus Nero; C/A1C Blake
Bernard; C/CMSgt Sheridan Bernard; and C/Amn Justin Birnbaum.
Top row left to right: C/Amn William Horne; C/Amn Rene Hernandez; C/A1C
Garrett Stallings and C/A1C Jake Elledge

CAP Cadets of the Sky Harbor Cadet Squadron (SHCS) 301 received a very special
invitation to visit the classified and secure area of 214th Reconnaissance Group at
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, AZ. The 214th Recon Group operates
unmanned surveillance aircraft presently on patrol in Iraq and Afghanistan. The cadets
received a briefing on the basic mission of the unit and toured the operations center and
are only the second outside group to be given access to this facility. They were treated as
auxiliary members of the United States Air Force and given a generous welcome by the
regular officers & enlisted personnel of the unit. The cadets were treated to a glimpse of
the future development of unmanned surveillance aircraft currently being tested by the US
Air Force. No photographs or notes were allowed to be taken at the site.

Earlier in the day cadets visited the Pima Air and Space Museum where they were able to
see a number of Planes from the Past. The museum maintains a collection of historical
airplanes ranging from a copy of the Wright Flyer to modern day jet aircraft. Squadron 301
cadets were able to see the past, present and future of aviation all in one day.

SHCS 301 is based at the Arizona Air National Guard Base located at Sky Harbor Airport.
This squadron has members from Phoenix and the East Valley area who meet weekly on
Monday evenings at 6:30 pm.
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Awards and Promotion Night

at
London Bridge Composite Squadron 501
Article and Photo by 2Lt Kay Buchholz, LBCS 501 PAO

C/Lt Col Ian Hall receives the Gen Ira

C. Eaker award from Col John Varljen,
SWR Vice Commander

C/Lt Col Ian Hall received his Eaker Award from the Southwest Region Vice Wing
Commander Col John Varljen. The award was presented on wed night Feb 20, 2008,
at the squadron's hanger on the Lake Havasu airport.

Other awards that evening were the promotion of C/2nd Lt Charles Massey to C/1Lt,
and C/2nd Lt Cody Stapp receiving his recruitment ribbon.

On the senior side of the house 1st Lt Joel Cosmano was awarded his first ELT find
ribbon, and SM Joni Hall and C/1Lt Charles Massey received Certificates of Apprecia-
tion from the squadron for all there time and hard work in year 2007.
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Ground Teams Rule

Article & Photo by
Capt David Gregor, Glendale Composite Squadron
308

Lt Col Newton Muehleisen conducts Ground Team

training.

Lt Col Newton Muehleisen, pictured center, is not only busy as the new Com-
mander of Squadron 305, but gives up most of his Sundays trying to qualify more
ground team members for AZ Wing. Currently, there is only 1 or 2 ground teams in
the entire state, depending on how you look at it, as one is comprised of primarily
cadets who may or may not be available.
Sunday, 17 Feb 08 found a packed classroom learning plotting routes, compass
reading, and then practical field work after lunch. Students from several local
squadrons donned their field gear and tried not to get lost as they searched for an
ELT trainer using the Wings’ newest equipment.
With much appreciated assistance from TFO Seth Martin, Lt Loma, and Lt
Kulawic, officer and cadet student trainees braved the climbing spring temperatures
to triangulate, plot, and sometimes guess where that darn ELT is hiding.
Hats off to all our trainers as they struggle to impart knowledge to the clueless
(sometimes). I hope I speak for all GT students in the Col’ s class when I say
thanks, we appreciate all the wisdom.
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Senior Awards presented at

February Staff Meeting
Photos by Capt J. Brandon Masangcay, WingTips Editor

Lt Col Edward Ryan receives Lt Col Robert Erickson Capt Robert Pinckard, Willie
Plaque of Appreciation receives Plaque of Appreciation Composite Sq. 304 Commander
is presented 2007 Squadron of
Merit Award from NHQ

(l to r): Lt Col Edward Ryan; Lt Col William Moffett; and Maj Paul Vukules
Receive Meritorious Service Awards

(l to r): Lt Col James Webb; Lt Col Frederick Maj John Kruger receives a Special
Johnson; and Lt Col Robert Erickson receive Award for his service as
Commander’s Commendation Awards Interim Wing Commander
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Did you know????

CAP Tips
According to CAPM 39-1, CAP Uniform Manual, authorized outergarments for
the various uniform combinations are as follows:

Wear outdoors and remove in an office environment; use good judgment in

choosing appropriate garments for wear based on weather conditions and
duties. Must be worn with gray CAP grade insignia epaulets.

Air Force-style (blue) combinations

• Blue Double-breasted Overcoat / Overcoat / Raincoat - Stand-up collar,
six-button front, shoulder epaulet with buttons, sleeve straps with buckles,
split raglan and set in the back. Coat will fit over service coat loose enough
to accommodate shoulders of service coat without binding at armholes
when arms are moved. Sleeves will extend 1/2 inch beyond service coat
sleeves; length of coat will fall between knee length to 6 inches below
back crease of knee. Top button may be left unbuttoned.

• Lightweight Jacket - Partially lined, water repellent, waist length, zipper

front, with two slant pockets and knitted cuffs and waistband; worn with
or without insulated liner. Zip up at least halfway; not authorized for wear
when service dress uniform is designated or more appropriate. Wear over
pullover sweater is authorized; however, sweater is not exposed.

• Pullover Sweater - V-neck, long-sleeve, with epaulets and cuffed sleeves.

Indoor or outdoor garment; tie is optional when wearing short sleeve
shirt; wear collar or shirt inside or outside sweater; not exposed when
wearing another outergarment.

• Cardigan Sweater - 50% acrylic and 50% wool cardigan sweater with
epaulets. Indoor or outdoor garment; when worn outdoors must be
buttoned. Tie is optional when wearing short sleeve shirt.

• BDU Field Jacket - Camouflage pattern (woodland green). Configure

accouterments on jacket the same as the BDU shirt. If field jacket has
epaulets, cloth ultramarine blue grade insignia and CAP cutouts are placed
on the epaulet. If the field jacket does not have epaulets, wear grade
insignia and CAP cutouts on the collar the same as BDU shirt. Senior
member NCOs and cadets will wear metal grade insignia and CAP metal
cutouts on the collar the same as BDU shirt.

• Gortex Parka - This garment will be worn with an ultramarine blue

embroidered device on the front tab. Cadet and senior member officers will
wear the device with embroidered grade insignia. Cadet and senior member
NCOs will wear the device with the embroidered CAP tab and metal grade in-
signia.
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Did you know????

CAP Tips
Air Force-style (blue) combinations (cont’d)
• Green Flight Jacket - The green flight jacket is the only outer garment authorized for
wear with the green AF-style flight suit. Grade insignia, CAP command patch,
American flag and leather name patch are worn. The member has the option of
wearing the same optional patches on the flight jacket as worn on the flight suit. May
not be worn with any other uniform combinations.

CAP Distinctive Uniform Combinations

• Corporate Uniform (blue AF epaulets and blue AF-style trousers) - There are two
authorized outergarments for this combination:
• Black leather jacket with side entry and patch pockets similar in style to the A-2
jacket was approved for wear by CAP senior members with the aviator shirt
combinations, utility uniform, CAP flight suit or CAP polo shirt with gray slacks. The
CAP Command Patch will be worn on the right breast with the black leather name
patch on the left breast pocket, specialty insignia may now be worn on leather
name patches in addition to aeronautical badges. . This jacket may not be worn
with any of the AF-style uniforms.
• Black Windbreaker is 55/45% poly/wool with a stand-up knit collar, knit cuffs and
bottom as well as two inverted slant pockets and shoulder epaulets. The
regular-size metal grade insignia will be worn 5/8 inches from the bottom of the
epaulet. Effective 5 September 2006, the metal CAP device will be worn centered
between the grade insignia and the end of the epaulet.
• AF-style cardigan is not authorized at this time.
• Appropriate AF-style headgear must be worn.
• Corporate Uniform (gray epaulets and trousers) - Appropriate civilian outerwear is
authorized including the light blue windbreaker with the CAP seal on the right breast
or the Air Force cardigan sweater. When wearing the AF sweater the wing patch is not
worn and a tie/floppy bow is optional. Sweater may be worn indoors or outdoors.
When worn indoors, it may be worn opened or buttoned. When worn outdoors it must
be buttoned. Headgear is not required but a CAP baseball cap may be worn.
• Golf Shirt combination - Appropriate civilian outerwear is authorized including the
light blue windbreaker with the CAP seal on the right breast. Headgear is not required
but the CAP baseball cap may be worn.
• Blue Flight Suit - Any civilian outergarment may be worn including the blue flight
jacket. Grade insignia, CAP command patch, American flag and leather name patch
are worn. The member has the option of wearing the same optional patches on the
flight jacket as worn on the flight suit.
• CAP Blue Utility Uniform - Since the utility uniform is uniquely CAP and is not a USAF
clothing item, any type cold weather outergarment may be worn including the blue
flight jacket.
• CAP Blue Field Uniform - Since the field uniform is uniquely CAP and is not a USAF
clothing item, any type cold weather outergarment may be worn. A dark blue field
jacket is available and authorized for wear. If worn, the same accouterments worn on
the field uniform shirt will be worn. An orange safety vest is authorized in wooded
areas for safety reasons.
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