California Wing - Oct 2003

October
2003
Official Publication of the California Wing Civil Air Patrol P. O. Box 7688 Van Nuys, CA 91409
The Skyhawks Composite Squadron 47 Drill Team performing part
of their drill routine that gave them a perfect score on this event.
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The Skyhawks CompOSite Squadron 47 receive their Color Guard shoulder
cords after winning the California Wing Color Guard Competition. The
members of the color guard are: Cadets Nicole Kim, Keith Beach, Kaitlyn
Ralston, Wade Wright and the Captain, Laura Borenstein.
Skyhawk Composite
Squadron 47 Cadet Color
Guard Win National C% r
Guard Competition
Captain Brian Stover & ILt Audrey DiGiantomasso
FIRST IT WAS 1HE California Wing Color Guard Competition -
Skyhawk Composite Squadron 47 cadets won. Next was the Pacific Re-
gion contest - agai n the winners were the cadets from Squadron 47. Fi-
nally it was the National Color Guard Competition held in Colorado
Springs in June. You guessed it - the winners were the cadets from
Skyhawk Composite Squadron. That's right! California's own went up
against the best in the nation and came out victorious.
The story starts out with the California Wing Competition. During
the Presidents Day weekend cadets from all over the State of California
arrived at Camp San Luis Obispo Army Reserve Center to compete in
the statewide Color Guard Competition for the Civil Air Patrol Cadet
Program. And the winner, for the third time in a row, Skyhawks Com-
posite Squadron 47 from Camp Pendleton!
The Color Guard teams had been practicing for many months learn-
ing the proper way to post the flag and practicing precision drill. These
cadets take their dutie to honor the American flag seriously. The com-
petition was intense and consisted of six different events. These cadets
took a written test on knowledge of leadership principles and flag and
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National Color
Guard Competition
Continued
Color Guard tradition and tested
their physical fitness by compet-
ing to get the best times in a mile
run. The teams met again at the
fl agpole where they displayed
their skills on posting the flags
outside. They were also judged on
posting the flag inside. Finally
they met again on the drill field
where they began with an inspec-
tion of their uniforms by the offi-
cial judges. This year's judging
team consisted of members of the
outstanding Air Force Honor
Guard from Vandenberg Air
Force. After the uniform inspec-
tion the teams proceeded to the fi-
nal portion of the competition, the
drill competition. The teams took
the field and demonstrated their
precision drill and flag handling
skills. The judges evaluate six ex-
cellent teams to come up the best
of the best. After the intense com-
petition the winner was an-
nounced. Skyhawks Composite
Squadron 47 continued its legacy
of fielding exceptional Color
Guards and came away with the
State Championship for the third
year in a row. The Skyhawk team
had the fastest mile run time for a
female cadet by the captain of the
team, Cadet Laura Borenstein.
They also had the highest score
on the written exam by Cadet
Kenneth R. Beach.
The team members are cadets
Laura A. Borenstein, Color Guard
Commander, Kenneth R. Beach,
Wade Brown, Nicole Kim, and
Kaitlyn A. Ralston.
Next it was on to the Indian
Springs Air Force Auxiliary Air-
field outside Las Vegas where the
Pacific Region competition was
held. Squadron 47 cadets repre-
sented the State of California, and
competed against the best that
Washington, Nevada, Oregon,
Skyhawks Composite Squadron passing the Judges at the California Wing
Color Guard Competition. Cadets Nicole Kim, Keith Beach, Wade Wright
and Laura Borenstein (captain of the team) received a perfect score in the
precision drill portion of the competition. The Skyhawks went on to win the
competition for the third year in a row.
Alaska, and Hawaii had to offer.
California now proudly holds the
title of Pacific Region Color
Guard Champions. The judges,
who were presented with the chal-
lenge of scoring this contest, were
members of the United States Air
Force Honor Guard from Nellis
Air Force Base. The competition
consisted of six separate events. It
began with a written tes t on
knowledge of leadership prin-
ciples,military drill knowledge,
and the history of the Civil Air Pa-
trol. The competition continued
with a physical fitness test which
consisted of a timed mile run that
earned the team points based on
their mile run times. The teams
met again at the large, outdoor
Base Flag Pole where they di s-
played their skills on posting and
retiring the colors in an outdoors
ceremony, complete with formal
Photos by 1 Lt Audrey DiGiantomasso
flag folding. The teams were also
challenged with improvising an
appropriate posting the colors in-
doors in a suitable manner in a
completely unfamiliar room. And
finally they met again on the drill
field where they began with an in-
spection of their uniforms by the
official judges. Then the teams
proceeded to the final portion of
the competition, the drill competi-
tion. The teams took the field and
demonstrated their precision drill
and flag handling skills. The
judges evaluated the six teams, all
champions of their own states, to
come up with the top team. Fi-
nally in June the cadets competed
against the winners from seven
other regions. They prevailed and
won the National Competition.
Now there is no question who the
best of the best is . .. Sky hawk
Composite Squadron 47!
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My Last
Article
as Your
Commander
Col Larry Myrick
Thi s will be my last article as your commander. Has it been four
years already? On the one hand it seems like just last night that I took
over on that October night in 1999 in Ontario when the earthquake hap-
pened, but on the other, it seems like forever ago. We have been through
a lot together, from the DOD inspection in December of 1999 and hav-
ing the Wing grounded to having the Wing put on Level 2 freeze in Feb-
ruary of 2000 by failing our annual Survey Audit. One thing was for
sure, we only had one way to go, and that was up. And up we went. Our
next three survey audits we received Excellent ratings and we just fin-
ished our NHQICAP-USAF Compliance Inspection by receiving an Ex-
cellent rating, and havi ng less "findings" than any other Wing so far.
Why have we come so far?
One reason is because you pitched in to help CA WG become the
best Wing in CAP. I want to thank you for all you did, and for aU you do
for CAWG and CAP. You made it be so rewarding to be the CAWG com-
mander. I must tell you I have had a great time representing you these
past three years, (yes I said three - it took a year to get things in good
order) because many CAP people at PACR and NHQ level have con-
gratulated us on oW' accomplishments.
Now it 's time for me to leave as your commander and I will mi ss
you all. I ask you to give your next commander the same support you
have given me.
Remember: We are here for one reason - to volunteer our time to
help our country, state and fellow man.
We are all members of a profes ional volunteer organization, the
Civil Air Patrol, and as uch are all professionals in whatever we do.
You own this Profess ional Corporation and can take it to new
heights. Never forget that.
I challenge you to keep CA WG at the top. She deserves nothing less.
Thank you again. You are the best - see ya out there . . . J..
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CAP and USAF.

"Kissing Cousins"
As I travel around the state, I
am often asked about the rela-
tionship between CAP and the
USAF. I usuall y respond by say-
ing that we (USAF) provide
oversight and guidance. I usu-
ally get blank stares with that
statement. I thought I'd share
orne concepts on how USAF
interacts with CAP.
Although CAP is chartered
as a non-profit corporation by
Congress, CAP is neither a gov-
ernment entity or a Federal Cor-
poration. The Secretary of the
Air Force (SECAF), the top
policy/deci sion maker for
USAF, has no authorit y over
CAP in its operation as a civil-
ian, volunteer, non-profit corpo-
ration but does have authority
over those aspects of CAP that
relate to its performance of the
non-combat mi ssions assigned
by the Air Force.
SECAF has authority over
the actual conduct of the Air
Force mi ssions assigned to the
CAP. The Air Force Director of
Air and Space Operations, HQ
USAF/XO, on behalf of the
SECAF is responsi ble for CAP
matters including policy and Air
Force s upport. The Air Force
Office of Personnel Recovery,
AF/XOOP, is responsible for
oversight of the CAP, including
policy approval and political in-
Lt Col Mike Prusak
terface. HQ CAP-USAF, who I
work for, is a subordinate unit of
Air University and Air Educa-
tion and Training Command,
and is the USAF agency charged
with providing day-to-day ad-
vice liai son and oversight to
CAP. HQ CAP-USAF is respon-
sible for establishing and ex-
ecuting CAP support programs
and identifying their operational
requirements. HQ CAP-USAF
coordinates or approves use of
CAP to carry out the non-com-
bat missions of the Air Force.
Approval of CAP programs,
policies, or activities, including
coordination between the CAP
and the Air Force is accom-
pli shed through HQ CAP-
USAF.
Miss ion tasking authority
currently sits with numerous
agencies. The Air Force Rescue
Coordination Center (AFRCC)
tasks CAP units to conduct
search and rescue mi ss ions,
while Air Force National Secu-
rity Emergency Preparedness
Agency (AFNSEP) tasks CAP
to conduct disaster relief mis-
sions. Requests for CAP support
for Homeland Security Opera-
tions are also admini stered
through AFNESEP or by direct
request to HQ CAP-USAF. Ad-
ditionally, CAP-USAF has del-
egated that authority through
various Memoranda of Under-
standing to other federal and
state agencies. With the expan-
sion of the CAP National Opera-
tion Center, this authority will
be consolidated within the Civil
Air Patrol NHQ and all requests
for support will funnel through
the NOC to provide unity of
command.
I hope thi s has answered
some of your questions ... but
even better, I hope it will invite
you to ask more.
On a personal note, it is my
sad task to say goodbye to a
couple close friends and col-
leagues. The Air Force recently
announced a reduction in the ci-
vilian work force, commonly
called a RlF. As part of this RIF,
USAF has cut all of the CAP-
USAF Deputy State Director
positions from all the CAP
wings . Paul Shaw, CMSgt (ret)
and Lawrence "Rabbit" LeBlanc
MSgt (ret) will be leaving the
LO office by 30 Sept thi s year
and will be going to other non-
CAP positions or retiring. Those
of you that have worked with
them over the years will agree
that they have been crucial to the
day-to-day operation of thi s
wing and that they will be orely
mi ssed, especially by me! God
speed Paul and Rabbit.
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SAR Missions.

Mission 03M0869-1
Kenneth Gonzalez, Captain,
Public Affairs and Mission
Information OjfLCer
Early this morning a Civil Air
Patrol Ground Search Team lo-
cated the wreckage of a Cessna C-
152 in the mountains just West of
the Cleveland National Forest on
the Pala Indian Reservation (Pala,
CA).
Just after midnight, members
of California Wing, Civil Air Pa-
trol were assigned to search for an
active Emergency Locator Trans-
nutter ("ELT") signal in the North
San Diego County / Palomar
Mountain area by the U.S. Air
Force Rescue Coordination Cen-
ter ("AFRCC") in Langley, VA.
An ELT is a battery-powered,
self-contained radio transmitter
intended for use as an emergency
signaling device that will self-ac-
tivate in the event of a crash. Civil
Air Patrol Ground Teams use spe-
cialized tracking (direction find-
ing or "DF") equipment to iden-
tify the ELT signal and track it to
the source.
Initial call s for available
earch personnel went out just af-
ter 01 :00 A. M. local time. Capt.
Bob Kielholtz and 2nd Lt. Shane
Terpstra responded as Ground
Team Members and were dis-
patched by 01:15 A.M. For the
next three hours, the Ground
Team used their direction finding
equipment to home in on the ELT
signal. The Ground Team located
the earch objective at approxi-
mately 04: 15 A.M. local time.
The aircraft was identified as a
Cessna C-152 and was found in a
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moderately steep canyon in the
midst of dense vegetation. No oc-
cupants were found at the scene.
The Ground Team provided
the aircraft identification informa-
tion to the AFRCC and was able
to s ubsequently determine the
regi stered owner of the aircraft.
After some phone calls were
made to determine the identity of
the pilot, the San Diego County
Sheriff's Department was notified
and a patrol unit was di spatched
to locate the individual. Inter-
views with the pilot indicated that
there were two occupants - the pi-
lot and a passenger. As they had
suffered only minor injuries, the
occupants abandoned the aircraft
wreckage and walked to a nearby
road to obtain assistance. Reports
suggest that the pilot intended to
make notifications thi s morning
and lead authorities to the loca-
tion of the wreckage. The acci -
dent was subsequently reported to
the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion and the National Transporta-
tion Safety Board for further ac-
tion.
SAR Modoc County
Erik Fulkerson, Senior Member,
Public Affairs & Mission
Information Officer
Modoc County, CA - Search
operations have been suspended
for the Cessna 182 aircraft re-
ported missing yesterday evening,
Friday, April 25th. Probable
wreckage has been located in
rough hill y terrain currently inac-
cessible by vehicle or foot pre-
venting a positive identification at
this time.

As tasked by the USAF Aux-
iliary - Civil Air Patrol, a Califor-
nia Highway Patrol Helicopter lo-
cated the site at 12:40 P.M. today
in res ponse to a report by a
Modoc County Sheriffs ground
unit assisting in the search efforts.
In addition to the Modoc
Sheriffs unit and CHP Helicopter
14 out of Redding, CA, other re-
sources deployed by the USAF
Aux included three aircraft that
flew a total of 7.2 hours and one
Ground Team to conduct witness
interviews; along with Mi ssion
Base staff, there was a total of 24
USAF Auxiliary volunteer per-
sonnel involved in the search.
Weather had hampered search
efforts yesterday evening, but im-
proved thi s morning allowing
search efforts to begin. Numerous
witnesses that heard the plane
helped the USAF Auxiliary nar-
row the search area involved.
Radar contact was lost with
the mi ssing aircraft over Modoc
County late yesterday. The pilot
was from Oregon and there was
one pas senger on board. The
flight originated out of Phoenix,
Arizona with a destination of
Lakeview, Oregon and was re-
ported mi ssing by the Federal
Aviation Administration. The Air-
craft was on an instrument flight
plan and conununicating with air
traffic control before it dropped
below radar coverage. Weather at
the time reportedly included high
winds, snow, and ice.
An investigation will be con-
ducted by the NTSB to determine
the cause of the crash.
Ukiah Aircraft
Search On Hold,
Mission Base
Closing
Lt Col Ray Peterson
Search operations continued
today for a Cessna 172 aircraft
that was reported missing Mon-
day, May 26th. The Cessna de-
parted Mendocino County Airport
near Little River, CA late in the
evening Sunday, May 25th.
Search Operations began on Mon-
day May 26 when friends and
relatives reported the aircraft had
not arrived at Nevada County Air-
port near Grass Valley, CA. Today
a total of 61 volunteers of the
USAF Auxiliary - Civil Air Patrol
flew 20 aircraft 115 hours in the
continuing search for Pilot
Randolph Hietala, age 61 , and his
Cessna 172.
Major Mitch Richman, CAP
Incident Commander, announced
that the search today focused on
the Mendocino coastline and the
last known position of the missing
aircraft. A total of 40 1 flight hours
in 22 aircraft by total staff of 217
volunteers have been expended to
date on the unsuccessful search.
"Today was spent checking out
information and locations re-
ported by Mendocino County citi-
zens that heard or saw an aircraft
flying that evening as well as fur-
ther search of the coastal moun-
tains. A ground team searched the
beaches along the coast for any
sign of aircraft parts. All leads
have been followed."
"Therefore, after consultation
with the US Air Force Rescue Co-
ordination Center at Langley
AFB, Virginia, the search is being
placed on hold and the Ukiah
CAP Mission Base closed. The
mission will remain open until the
aircraft and pilot are found, but no
active search will occur until ad-
ditional information develops.
Because the terrain is primarily
tree-covered rugged mountains, it
is possible for search crews to
pass by an accident site, yet not
see the aircraft. Anyone who may
have heard or seen anything late
Sunday night, May 25th, regard-
ing low flying aircraft or sounds
of troubled aircraft from around
the Mendocino County Airport
and Little River, CA to points due
east in Mendocino and Lake
Counties, is asked to contact the
Mendocino County Sheriff at
707 -463-4086."
The USAF Auxiliary, Civil
Air Patrol is made up of volun-
teers who donate their talents as
pilots, observers, radio operators,
and base personnel to provide
search and rescue services. Al-
though tasked and partially
funded by the US Air Force, the
volunteers receive no pay for their
efforts. When asked why she gave
up her time 2Lt Candice Tuttle re-
sponded "I believe that we should
return something to society for all
we have received. It is not really
all one way; many of the skills I
have learned in my volunteer ac-
tivities have been directly usable
in my professional life. Also, as a
General Aviation pilot I feel better
knowing that dedicated, knowl-
edgeable resources are ready to
help me in a time of need."
Civil Air Patrol provides
training in search and rescue as
well as mission management, ra-
dio and computer operation
among other skills to new volun-
teers. It requires two people on
the ground to support the search
operations of each aircrew. There
are Squadrons at Marin and
Sonoma County Airports as well
as Eureka and Redding. There is
currently no unit at Ukiah, how-
ever a number of inquires have
been received from local resi-
dents.
Hemet Search
Hemet Base opened 08:00
6/16/03 LtC D. Frienger, Opera-
tions; Maj Howard La Pierre,
Briefing and Dispatch; Maj Ed-
ward Hooper, Safety; Maj Ovey
Hebert III, MIO; Lt Andrea
Binder, Admin.; I.e. Robert
Keilholtz; and LtC De Castro,
Planning.
The glider and tow plane is
located at Hemet Ryan. The glider
was released 1-112 Miles North /
West of Hemet Alt. 2,800 Feet at
12: 17L.
There were 43 Personal, four
Corporate Aircraft, five Private
Aircraft, and four Ground Teams.
The pilot crash landed his
glider approximately one mile off
Hwy 243 on 6/15/03 late in the af-
ternoon. The pilot spent the night
with his plane. The next day 6/16
he walked to Hwy 243. He was
picked up by a passing motorist
and taken to the nearest Ranger
Station.
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First I must apologize to
you, the reader. This issue is late
due to an out-of-state vacation
and work commitments. I will
try to do better on future issues.
Second, Congratulations to
California Wing's own Squad-
ron 47 Color Guard on being
named the top Color Guard in
the nation. It took quite a bit of
work to achieve the honor. The
competition is tough. This was
no cakewalk. But then again,
they are from California Wing,
which we know has some of the
hardest working people in all of
CAP. Kudos.
As the country changes
since 9-11 , so does CAP. Word
from many sources indicate that
our role will be expanding in the
area of Homeland Security. At
every level - National, Region,
Wing, Group and Squadron -
Homeland Security has person-
nel assigned. The Air Force has
begun to recognize the valuable
Capt Brian Stover, CAp, Editor, Eagle Call
asset their Auxiliary is. The Air
Force has been briefed along
with Secretary Ridge on the ca-
pabilities and assets that we have
to offer. Both were very im-
pressed with the quality of our
equipment, training and most
important asset, personnel. In
turn, the Air Force and Home-
land Security folks are starting
to provide additional funding
and assets. Some of which we
wilJ be seeing in the not-too-dis-
tant future.
But even with the addition of
equipment and updating of our
aircraft, the burden still is placed
on personnel. The Air Force re-
cently announced that the
deputy state directors were be-
ing phased out. California will
be losing two fine people when
this occurs. The slack will have
to be picked up elsewhere. Col.
Prusak cannot possibly handle
the entire load. That means that
all the way down the line, we are
going to have to make sure our
paperwork is in order, that pro-
cedures are followed and every-
one does their job.
Don ' t whine, don ' t com-
plain, suck it up and get it done.
Yes, we all have other commit-
ments, including jobs, families ,
etc. But California Wing has
some real can-do folks . Let' s
show Region, National, and the
Air Force that we are up to the
task. After ail, it was through far
greater sacrifices in WW II that
CAP showed Washington and
the country the stuff we are
made of.
Finally, I wish to thank my
boss, Major Alice Mansell, and
Colonel Larry Myrick for the
Commander' s Commendation
for my work on Eagle Call. I
hope I can continue to live up to
the high standards that have
made Eagle Call the best Wing
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tendance. This year's theme was
"Go Beyond the Call ... Soar
with Eagles." On Sunday evening,
Chaplain (LtC) Dan Dyer (PCR
HC) greeted the participants and
gave an overview of the CSRSC
daily schedule. During thi s ses-
sion, the commemorative book
was presented to the participants.
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(LtC, retired) Cal Turpin (former
National Deputy Chief of Chap-
lain Service) for hi s outstanding
contributions to the USAF Auxil-
iary Chaplain Service. Chaplain
Dyer presented Chaplain Turpin a
beautiful crystal eagle.
Two tracks of training were
given on Monday. The Moral
Leadership Officers received
training regarding the Cadet Pro-
grams by LtC Ned Lee (PCR Di-
rector of Cadet Programs). Chap-
lain (Ltc) Whit Woodard (PCR
Deputy Chaplain) and Chaplain
(Maj) Paul Ward (CAWG HC)
taught the Mi ssion Chaplain
course to the Chaplains.
On Tuesday, Dr. Robert
Hicks, Executive Administrator of
the Chaplain Service - National
HQ, presented a class on Ethics
and Leadership, LtC Ned Lee led
members of the Chaplain Service
through the second part of the Re-
quired Staff Training and facili -
tated the participants in the Ri sk
Management scenarios.
Three MLOs from CA WG,
LtC Ken Parris , ILt Adelle
McKinney, and ILt Sue Willey,
presented a ML lesson, which is
part of the requirements for re-
ceiving the Master Rating in the
MLO specialty track.
Dr. Hicks and Chaplain Van
Loon gave a briefing on what is
taking place at National regarding
the direction of the USAF Auxil-
iary and also the chaplain service.
They shared about the coopera-
tion taking place with the USAF
Chaplain Service, especiall y in
regard to training opportunities.
Chaplain Dyer joined Dr.
Hicks and Chaplain Van Loon on
Wednesday morning for a panel
di scus sion on Chaplain Service
matters and a time of questions
and answers. During the staff col-
lege, there were appointments,
awards, and promotions pre-
sented . LtC George Link
(CAWG) was appointed as a
MLO. The Gill Robb Wil son
Award was presented to Chaplain
(LtC) Ken Van Loon. Chaplains
Ward and Woodard received a
Commander's Commendation for
their work in planning and pre-
senting the CSRSC. Senior Mem-
ber Chuck Davi s was promoted to
2nd Lieutenant.
Each of the 22 staff members
received a certificate of apprecia-
tion for their assistance in prepar-
ing and presenting the CSRSC.
Brig. Gen. A. D. "Putt" Rich-
ards ( 154 Wing CC, Hawaii
ANG) was the featured speaker at
the graduation luncheon on
Wednesday. He presented a very
inspirational speech that was
warrnJy received by a very appre-
ciative audience. Among the spe-
cial guests who were in atten-
dance at the luncheon, there were
three ladies who graced the Chap-
lai n Service with their presence:
Mildred Marshall , Justi ne Woods,
and Janine Robinson. These three
ladies served as members of the
Women Air Force Service Pilots
(WASP) during WWII. A section
in the Commemorative Book was
devoted to the WASP. Chaplain
Dyer on behalf of the PCR Chap-
lain Service presented them with
a Certificate of Appreciation. On
behalf of the National HQ, Chap-
lains Turpin and Van Loon pre-
sented the Exceptional Service
Award to Chaplain Dan Dyer. A
beautiful bronze eagle accompa-
nied the certificate, indeed a fit-
ting award and tribute to a man
who has encouraged the chaplain
service personnel of the Pacific
Region to "soar with eagles. "
The concludi ng session of the
Staff College was presented on
Thursday morning. A Memorial
Service was conducted at the
Punchbowl - the Nat ional Cem-
etery of the Pacific. Among the
dignitaries who attended the cer-
emony, which was planned by
Chaplain Cal Turpin, were three
of the six men who reside in Ha-
waii who were awarded the Medal
Of Honor: Barney F. Harijo,
Shizuya Hayashi (both Army dur-
ing WWIJ) and Allan Jay Kel-
logg, Jr. (Marines, Vietnam).
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lain Service. Following remarks
by Chaplain Turpin, there was the
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bers of the Chaplain Service who
had served in the various branches
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docan, Air Force; Chaplain (Capt)
Debra Prosser, Army; LtC Ken
Parri s, Coast Guard ; Chaplain
(LtC) Dan Dyer, Marines; and
Chaplain (Capt) Robert Ferguson,
Navy. The service concluded with
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Lee White died on 2 March 2003
at 7:30 AM. at hi s home. He died
after a long illness of Progressive
Supranuclear Pal sy. Col White
was born in Moore, OK, on 24
December 1926 and man-ied Joan
Howlett on 30 April 1955. They
were married for 48 years.
Colonel White worked most
of hi s life in the insurance indus-
try with both agency and com-
pany fields. He owned and oper-
ated an insurance brokerage busi-
ness in San Jose, CA, for over ten
years. He was the first president
of the San Jose Chapter of Profes-
sional Insurance Agents in San
Jose, CA Col White served in the
United States Army during wwn
from 25 Feb. 1945 to 24 Aug.
1946. He was very active in ser-
vice to hi s community being a
member of the Downtown
Kiwani s Club of San Jose, the
Elks Club and SIRS. He also
spent much of hi s time as a very
active member of the Civil Air Pa-
trol , the Auxiliary of the United
States Air Force. He first joined
the CAP in May of 1973. During
the early 80's he was the Com-
mander of the San Jose Senior
Squadron and later the Com-
mander of CAP Group 2, both lo-
cated at Reid-Hillview Airport.
On 20 September 1986 he
was appointed Californi a Wing
Commander and served until 21
April 1990. During hi s tenure he
brought many innovations to
Wing operations. He was one of
the founders and supporters of the
Colonel V. Lee White, CAP
Civil Air Patrol Live Organ Trans-
portation Program (CAPLOT) .
This program flew organs on a 24/
7/365 basis for the transplant
banks in the Bay Area. He flew
the very first mi ssion for
CAPLOT sav ing the sight of a
man in Sacramento who had suf-
fered an industrial accident. After
his term as Wing Commander he
served as Inspector General for
two years at Pacific Region Head-
quarters.
He flew many Search and
Rescue missions for the Civil Air
Patrol and served as Mission Co-
ordinator on as many missions.
He loved to fly his Mooney
Chapparel and had a Command
Pilot rating.
Col White is survived by hi s
wife, Joan; hi s sons Michael Lee
of Moreno Valley, CA; David
Phillip of Santa Clara, CA; Dou-
glas Stuart of Fairfield, CA; and
hi s daughters Michele Lynette
Crowder, of San Lorenzo, CA;
and Deborah White Blasingame
of Granite Bay, CA; his nine
grandchildren and eight great-
gran de hi Idren.
Services were held on Satur-
day, 8 March 2003, at 11 :00 AM.
at the Colonial Chapel, 2626 High
Street, Oakland, CA with a recep-
tion following in San Lorenzo,
CA.
The family asks that in lieu of
flowers donations be made in his
name to California Wing Head-
quarters Civil Air Patrol at P.O.
Box 7688, Van Nuys, CA 91409-
7688, or to the Society for Pro-
gressive Supranuclear Palsy, 1838
Greene Tree Road, Suite 5 IS ,
Baltimore, MD 21208.

On Wednesday evening,
March 5th around 11 :30 p.m. Ch
(Maj) Elbert "Pete" North went
home to be with the Lord. Pete
had served as a Chaplain with
CAP for 28 years before retiring
in October of 2001. He had served
the Yuba-Sutter Cadet Squadron
(Sq. 19 at Beale), as their chaplain
for several years. When the Chap-
lain Service held its conferences
and colleges, he would accom-
pany Ch (LtC) John Berger on the
piano during the times of singing
on the opening session held on
Sunday evening and in the morn-
ing devotional services.

It is with deep regret that I an-
nounce the passing of Lt Lyle
Keator, emergency services of-
ficer for the Alta Tulare Compo
Sq. 16. Lyle was 60 years young
at the time of his death on March
3.

nounce the recent passing of Ch
(LtC) Ray Lake (Ret.). Chaplain
Lake served the Tehachapi Squad-
ron and then as the California
Wing Chaplain in the late 80's.

nounce the passing of Captain G.
Don Caselas, member of Santa
Cruz Composite Squadron 13 and
Group 2 Staff Member on Sun-
day, 1 June 2003.
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no survivors. Among the crew
was Lance Cpl. Jason Moore. Ja-
son was a former California Wing
Cadet member of Skyhawks
Composite Squadron 47.
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member him. In a tribute to Jason,
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The National Board meeting
began with a video showing the
promotion ceremony held last De-
cember for MG Bowling and BG
Wheless. General Bowling then
gave a safety bri efing stress ing
that we should all strive to have
no accidents in 2003. He urged
units to participate in the new
Si ghts on Safety program. The
National safety web page has
been expanded and a major revi-
sion of CAPR 62-2 is in the
works.
MG Bowling spoke next on
Homeland Security. He said that
CAP's capabilities have been
briefed at the highest levels of the
Air Force. Some wings are al -
ready receiving tasks. We will be
working with the Coas t Guard
Auxiliary on some mi ssions.
Florida wing flew 55 sorties Jan
8-15 prior to Columbia's launch.
AZ, CA, NY, UT & TX have par-
ticipated in the Columbia recov-
ery. As of 22 Feb CAP provided
over 8,000 man-hours, 191 sorties
and 468 .8 hrs flown. CAP is
partnering with Raytheon in using
hyper spectral imaging on thi s
mJSSlOn.
Col Allenback, CAP's Execu-
tive Director, reported that CAP
has experienced 16 months of
continuous growth. Our member-
ship is the hi ghest si nce 1988 with
over 63 ,000 members. CAP is
partnering with GE Financial and
Mutual of Omaha to offer life in-
surance. More information to fol-
low. We are no longer a secret. Ar-
ticles on CAP have recently been
in Flying, Afterburner, Homeland
Defense Journal , Aviation Week
and VFW magazines. Over four
million reader s have been ex-
posed. The Air Force Association
awarded CAP the Vandenberg
Award for Aerospace Excellence.
Col Allenback also reported
that one in fo ur cadets got zero
rides last year. Cadet retention has
improved from 49% to 52%.
ROTC a flight reimbursements is
now 60% faster. The national web
site is 99.3% reliable. 654 units
have received laptop computers.
By closing the CAP Supply De-
pot, CAP will save $500,000 an-
nually. National HQ staff is being
transformed to be more respon-
sive and efficient. On 31 Mar the
number of employees wi ll be re-
duced from 193 to 168. Directors
will be reduced from nine to six.
By August the CAP Bookstore
hopes to be able to take orders on
line. Memberships will also be
able to be renewed on line.
The following are the agenda
item and their out come.
Agenda 1: Ratification of
Regulation s: The re were two
regul ations to be ratified. CAPR
50-17 (professional development)
and CAPR 60-1. 50-17 was rati -
fied without comment. 60-1 was a
different story. It was put on hold
till Sunday because everyone
knew it would take awhile to get
done. We did get to it on Sunday
and modified it till we thought it
would work for everybody. I think
we were able to incorporate all
the modifications you gave me so
I think it now works for us. It is
now on the NHQ web site.
Agenda Item 2: Thi s was a
proposal to allow NB members
and IC' s running a mi ssion to be
given access to the FMS for ES
qualifications of all members .
This will be used when members
are involved from other states in
ES, CD or HLS missions their ES
qualification can be checked. Af-
ter some discussion thi s was
passed. NHQ was directed to
work thi s issue.
Agenda Item 3: FMS/ES
Data entry by individual : This
would allow each member to en-
ter hi s or her own data. Access
would be by your current pass -
word. The unit commander would
then have to approve. You would
then be able to participate in mis-
sions. Thi s is how the WMU is
done now. If you have not already,
you should get yourself a pass-
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ery other wing is going to have
been on the FMS sooner or later.
We are now on the WMU but will
be transitioning soon to the FMS.
This passed.
Agenda Item 4: Approve a
contract for Texas Wing to build a
WG HQ building in Waco, TX.
Texas rai sed $600,000 through
donations to do thi s. Thi s will be
no cost to National CAP. It was
brought before the board to serve
as a model for other wings facing
contractual obligations. Passed.
Agenda Item 5: Proposed
changes to CAPR 123-2. Thi s
failed. Thi s would have had NHQ
IG sanitize IG investigations and
complaints and publish results.
Agenda Item 6: CAP Busch
Car Marketing Platform. Thi s was
to recommend to the BOG that
CAP terminat e the NASCAR
contract at the Summer BOG
meeting in June or July of thi s
year if the program does not make
substantial revenues by then. So
far the sponsorship has cost about
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$5,000,000. So far the program
has returned about $10,000. The
BOG will determine what is sub-
stantial. This Passed. It is my feel-
ing that the NASCAR contract
will be terminated, but we will
see.
Agenda Item 7: IT Senior
Training Track. Thi s was a pro-
posal to have NHQ look into cre-
ating an Information Technology
(IT) track similar to the existing
tracks like admin, ES, Ops, etc.
This passed. So someday we
should have another senior track
called IT. Probably a year or so
before it is published.
Agenda 8: CAP Finance Of-
ficers. This was a proposal to have
finance officers who are CPA or
CMA come into CAP with a
grade of 1LT or Capt simjlar to
medical , educational, and lawyers
who join up. This was tabled for
more research by NHQ and to be
brought back to the Summer NB
meeting in Las Vegas.
Agenda Item 9: CAP Mem-
bership App Forms. This was a
proposal to bring the wording at
the bottom of the form into com-
pliance with CAPR 39-2. What it
means is that one is NOT a mem-
ber of CAP until one' s name ap-
pears on the national database.
Mailing the application does NOT
mean the membership has started.
This passed. Added information:
CAP is working with the FBI to
reduce the fingerprint clearance
time from 4-6 weeks to 48 hours.
Agenda Items 10-14: These
were all tabled and then killed. So
this is not going to happen.
10 was to change the Senior
Member to Service Member.
11 was to add Warrant Officers to
our ranks.
12 was to change the direct pro-
motion appointments.
13 was to add a 4th CAP Flight
Officers grade.
14 was to add a NCO structure to
our grades.
Agenda 15: Committee re-
ports. We were given reports from
all the committees. The following
are some of the issues addressed.
CAD Committee: In FY s 01-
02 National bought $12 mill ion
worth of aircraft. NHQ has or will
buy six new Air Vans and 28 new
C- 182's. They will come config-
ured to meet our needs. The C-
182s will have a fold down cam-
era window and the air vans will
have easy to remove back seats so
equipment racks can be installed
as needed. No Luscomes, Maul s,
C-172's, or C-206's will in the
immediate future be purchased.
The Maul s may be relocated to
the midwest where they would be
at lower altitudes.
Development Committee:
CAP will ask the Air Force' s per-
mi ssion for units to have embroi-
dered f1jght suit patches. Shoulder
cords will be authorized for cadet
competitions, honor guards and
National Music Academy gradu-
ates.
The STEP (Strategicrractical
Evaluation & Planning) Commit-
tee is chaired by Gen Anderson.
He gave a report on the National
Vision Retreat held in Jan. It was
for CAP and AF leaders to meet
and agree on the direction CAP
should go. They wrote a new vi-
sIOn statement for CAP.
"America's Air Force Auxili ary,
the Civil Air Patrol , building the
nation 's finest force of civilian
volunteers performing mi ssions
for America". There is also a new
mi ss ion statement. " Serve
America by performing Home-
land Security and humanitarian
missions for our community, state
and nation, developing our
country's youth and educating our
citizens on the importance of air
and space power". CAP' s core
values, integrity, excellence, vol-
unteer servi ce and respect were
examined and remain unchanged.
HLS Committee: Last year
CAP is credited with providing
info which lead to marijuana
worth 742 rillllion, cocaine worth
59.44 million and other drugs
worth over 2 million. There were
3,116 SAR mis sions last year
with an average scramble time of
two hours. CAP had 88 saves. Na-
tionally there are 10,325 mi ssion
aircrew members, 3,830 CD
screened members and 13,000
communicators. CAP is looking
to upgrade our search equipment.
Equipment being tested includes
helmet-mounted video cameras,
night vision equipment, thermal
infrared cameras, gyro stabilized
binoculars and real time motion
cameras.
Cadet Program Committee:
Formed during the board. Each
region will have one member on
it. The Board voted to have the
minimum age for cadet members
be 12 years old. It will not be tied
to grade level. This begins 1 May
03. Cadets already in the program
younger than 12 (738 nationwide)
will be grandfathered in. This was
endorsed by the national CAe.
Agenda Item 16: Old Busi-
ness:
1. Overwater Survival Equip-
ment. This was an update
on how NHQ is going to
get the equipment re-certi-
fied. Still working on the
Issue.
2. Paperwork Reduction
Committee: The number
of items to be kept in pilot
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files was modified. It is in
the new 60-1 change 3
when it is published. Many
other reduction items were
discussed , but none
adopted yet.
3. CAP Alerting system.
CAP adopted the same
sys tem as HLS (red, or-
ange, yellow, etc.) with ex-
planations for each stage.
IT will be publi shed soon.
No other old business
items.
4. Safety FY 02 accident rate
was 7.37 up from 3.57 in
FY 01. We lost six lives in
nine accidents, 39 inci-
dents with over 1.2 million
in damaged aircraft.
Twenty-eight times CAP
A I C have taxied into ob-
structions with $130,000
in damages. We need to
minimize risks while still
accomplishing our mi s-
s ions. So far, in FY 03
there have been no acci-
dents. Keep it up! The AF
safety continuity book has
been modified for CAP
use and is now on the CAP
safety web page.
Agenda Item 17: No new
business was brought up to be
voted on. All proposals went to
the standing committees.
Agenda Item 18: The NHQ
IG gave "Finding Trends" of the
completed Wing Compliance In-
spections. Most findings were in
the AC management area.
Agenda Item 19: Florida
wing gave a presentation on what
activities they do in their wing.
Lt Col Peggy Myrick, Maj Margot Leveque, Lt Col Hagen, Maj Gene Aker
and Lt Walter Lutz at Whiteman Base.
Homeland Defense Exercise
1 U Frank Geraty
California Wing conducted a
statewide Homeland Defense and
communication training exercise
on the weekends of March 29 and
April 27. They were significant
successes and confirmed the com-
bined preparedness of the Califor-
nia Wing and its individual squad-
rons . The initial exercise re-
stricted its efforts to communica-
tions and ground based target
photography. At the same time the
California Wing conducted a
complete stand down of all air op-
erations during the weekend of 29
March, the same weekend of the
first exercise.
The SAREX in the San
Fernando Valley area was head-
quartered at Vern Gibson Memo-
rial Base at Whiteman Airport.
The Base Commander was Peggy
Myrick, assisted by lim Porter.
The Homeland Security Evaluator
was Paul Hanley. The mission
was an excellent opportunity for
every qualified member and
trainee to ex perience and learn
mi ssion activities in a controll ed
and well executed mi ss ion exer-
cIse.
The unavailability of aircraft
was handled as a n unexpected
mission event such as IFR condi-
tions due to weather, or dust and
smoke. The Ground teams were
then ordered into the prime mi s-
sion team roles and dispatched to
take digital photographs of strate-
gic targets of interest. They were
to expedite the digital information
back to their search base, which
would in turn "uplink" the images
to Group for further activity. At
the same time the entire commu-
nication network was sending
mission traffic to all points in the
California CAP communications
infrastructure and wirelessly
transmitting the photo data as
well.
On April 27th the second
phase of the HLD and communi-
cations mis sion was conducted.
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0830.
Thi s time aircraft and air-
crews were added to the mi x. The
lessons of communication bottle-
necks and frequency congestion
were to be further tested and fu-
ture improvements to the radio
network and procedures devel-
oped.
The San Fernando Valley
Headquarters was again at
Whiteman Airport. The Base
Commander was Deni se Ed-
wards, Jim Porter was the Safety
Officer of record. On Saturday
alone, of the three-day mi ssion,
the base conducted eleven mi s-
sions, nine photo, one transport
and one high bird for radio relay.
Forty- six members participated
Major Jim Porter, Group 1 Commander, at Whiteman Base.
and used six vehicles and seven
aircraft.
While the last of the mission
sorties departed the base, a spe-
cial visit from Lt Col Mike Prusak
USAF (ret) and Major Lindy
Bryant, USAF of the CAP Liai-
son Office paid an inspection visit
to the base. Prusak stated that
there would be an emphasis on
Homeland Security for CAP mi s-
sions going forward. He indicated
that hi s specific interest - and by
extension CAP focus - would be
on safety. As Lt Col Prusak and
Bryant toured the operations, they
monitored a required safety in-
spection of a member owned air-
craft that was being readied. It
was both impressive and notewor-
thy that Prusak was almost liter-
ally reciting the required checklist
and following up with the logical
reasoning behind each item
checked. If there was any take
away from his visit at an, it was a
realization that the Air Force Liai-
son and hi s staff of 18 officers are
keenly aware of the safety proce-
dures CAP is expected to follow.
Specific attention to those proce-
dures is expected of CAP mem-
bers in the same or greater detail.
The mi ssion exercise was a
complete s uccess . Congratula-
tions to Peggy Myrick and our
very own Deni se Edwards , the
two base commanders. Their
leadership ensured a safe and sig-
nificant learning environment that
surely made for an excellent value
to the State of California OES and
the United States Air Force.
Lt Col Steve Huss, Wing Homeland Security Chief, at Wing HQ.
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Squadron 13 Change of Command
SM Eva Adermann
6 May 2003 marked a Change
of Command for Composite
Squadron 13 of CAWG's Group
2, located in Watsonville, Califor-
nia. Captain Tom Regan, who has
commanded the Squadron since
May 1999, ceremoni ously relin-
quished command to 1st Lieuten-
ant Senior Dan Watson. The Mas-
ter of Ceremony was the com-
mendable Lieutenant Commander
Hank Pielage, Personnel Officer.
Regan has served in the Civil
Air Patrol since 1994 and will
continue serving in Logistics,
Transportation and as Flight Re-
li ef Officer. Regan is also a Mi s-
ion Qualified Pilot who truly en-
joys "worki ng alongside the dedi-
cated members of the Santa Cruz
Composite Squadron 13 and the
Civil Air Patrol , both senior and
cadet, who volunteer their pre-
cious time to serve our commu-
njty, state and nation."
CAP Composite Squadron 13
salutes you Captain Regan!
1st Lieutenant Dan Watson
has served in the Civil Air Patrol
15 years. His first seven years he
served as a Cadet, during which
time he received the Mitchell
Award, attended the Cadet Officer
School at Maxwell AFB, was
Flight Commander of Class En-
campment, was Cadet Com-
mander Honey Lake SQ, NY
Wing, CAC Chairman NY Wing,
and 1st Lieutenant. During hi s
eight years as a Senior Member,
Watson has enjoyed working with
the Cadets and Seniors, and now,
as Commander, plans to bu ild a
strong aerospace program and a
squadron ready for service and
action in the areas of Search and
Rescue and Homeland Security.
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13 welcomes you, Commander
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Skyhawks
Composite
Squadron 47
Tours a Landing
Craft, Air
Cushioned
(LCAC) Facility
1 Lt Audrey DiGiantomasso
Recently 30 senior and cadet
members of Skyhawks Composite
Squadron 47 of Camp Pendl eton
had the rare and exciting opportu-
nity to tour the one of the most
fascinat ing facilities of the U.S.
Navy - the Landing Craft, Air
Cushioned, or as it is more com-
monl y known, the LCAC facility
located on Camp Pendl eton . An
LCAC is "a high-speed, over-the-
beach fully amphibious landing
craft" and it is used to transport
weapons sys te ms, eq uipment ,
cargo and personnel from ship to
shore and across the beach. The
LtC Hank Pielage shakes the hand of the new commander for Squadron 13 air cushion allows this vehicle to
of Group 2 - 1 Lt Dan Watson. reach more than 70 percent of the
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world's coastlines. Their slogan is
"No Beach Out Of Reach" !
The tour began by meeting
the tour guides, two members of
the U.S. Navy. The LCAC crew-
members began the official tour
by escorting the group into the
LCAC maintenance hangars. The
hangars were huge, warehouse-
like buildings that, on this day,
were humming with activity. The
members were able to observe
many active duty U.S. Naval Per-
sonal and Reservists working on
repairs and maintenance of the
vehicles. The tour moved onto an
area where there was an opportu-
nity to explore the LCACs up
close. The Cadets and Senior
Members investigated various
pieces of the equipment used on
and around the vehicles. The
LCAC crewmembers enthusiasti-
cally shared their knowledge
about the LCACs and Navy life
with the group.
Next, the group was taken to
the flight line. Some of the ve-
hicles have been deployed, but
there were still many available to
be explored. One thing that was
surprising is that almost every-
thing associated with the LCAC
vehicles is referred to in aviation
terms . If you know what an
LCAC looks like - it doesn' t look
like an aircraft. It really looks like
a huge raft but it behaves like an
aircraft. Again, the group was
very impressed with the size of
the LCAC's and seeing them
lined up on the flight line was an
amazing sight. They explained to
us a little about how the LCACs
are moved off the flight line for
maintenance and deployment.
One way these huge vehicles are
moved is with a heavy duty, roll-
ing, crane-like vehicle. To get a
sense as to how big these cranes
were, the tires on the LCAC trans-
port vehicle looked to be about
A V Y ~
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Member of Skyhawks Composite Squadron 47 take time out from their tour
of the U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushioned Facility for a group photo with
their U.S. Navy tour guide. The facility is located on Camp Pendleton U.S.
Marine Corps Base, Oceanside California. Photo by 1 Lt Audrey
OiGiantomasso.
twice the size of an average adult
male.
As the tour continued the
group was given the opportunity
to climb onto an LCAC and take a
very close look at the vehicle it-
self. The tour guides explained
how the LCAC works using air to
hover (fly). The driver or com-
mander of the craft is called a pi-
lot and the pilot "flies" the LCAC
from a cockpit. Members were al-
lowed to climb the narrow ladder
into the cockpit. It was discovered
that the LCAC cockpit actually
has many similarities to an air-
craft cockpit. Many of the gauges
and equipment found in the aver-
age small aircraft were also in the
LCAC cockpit.
The Naval Personal talked to
the Squadron members about the
mission of the LCAC and its nor-
mal crew of five. The mi ssion of
the LCAC is to carry troops and/
or equipment over water and land.
The guides explained that the
LCAC can carry very heavy pay-
loads such as 13 Hum Vees and do
it at high speeds. The large pay-
load means more forces reach the
shore in a shorter time, with
shorter intervals between trips.
They told the group about the
vruious weapons that are part of a
LCACs equipment.
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of the LCAC services. The Naval
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beautiful pictures of LCACs in
various mi ssions in many differ-
ent climates and places. The pic-
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in high seas and with beautiful
backgrounds. The pictures of the
LCACs in action really brought
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to life.
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opportunities in the U.S. Navy
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These sailors were clearly knowl-
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were eager to share their experi-
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Col Larry Myrick presenting the Group 3 Command Flag to Capt Anthony D.
Settember. Background, C/ SMSgt Kristin A. Reed, and Maj Howard N.
LaPierre.
Awards Banquet
Change of Command
Dining Out
Capt Robert L. Seigler, PAO, Sqd 5
On L June 2003 California
Group 3 held its last dining out in
Hemet, CA. Group 3 Headquarters
transferred from Hemet to Cable
Airport in Upland, CA. The event
was a combination of Dining Out,
Presentation of Awards and Change
of Command. Special guest, and
long-time supporter, was Ri verside
California County Supervisor, Jim
Venable.
Col Larry Myrick, CA Wing
Commander, and Supervisor Jim
Venable presented two special
"Mitchell Awards" to C/2Lt Shiloh
Q. Davis, Sqd 25 and C/2Lt Chris-
topher G. Wyatt, Sqd 59.
The Change of Command cer-
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Col Myrick presented the Group 3
Command Flag to Capt Anthony D.
Settember.
Outgoing Group 3 Commander
Maj Howard N. LaPierre and
Deputy Commander Capt Gerald
Patterson presented Group 3
Awards of the Year to: LtCol
George W. Link, Aerospace Of-
ficer, C/SMS gt Kri stin A. Reed,
Cadet NCO, CICapt Nick P.
Geologo, Cadet Officer, LtCol
Marion T. Spiller, Chaplain, lLt
Denni s M. Joyce, Ground Team
Member, lLt Lonn D. Olfert, Ob-
server, Capt Frank J. Tullo, Pilot,
Capt Robert L. Seigler, PAO, LtCol
Robert W. Pearce, Safety Officer,
Maj John D. Holt, Senior Member
Palm Springs Composite Sqd I I,
LtCol D. Fringer, Wing Staff Mem-
ber, and Maj Roy M. Hofheinz,
Most Valuable Member.
The following Group 3 Certifi -
cates of Appreciation were awarded
to: Capt Gerald Patterson, Admin-
istration, Maj Roy M. Hofheinz,
Communications, LtCol Frederick
U. Nel son, Operations Services,
LtCol Joseph J. Orchard, Emer-
gency Services, Maj Edwin L.
Hooper, Safety, Maj Simon
Housman, Legal, LtCol D. Fringer,
Finance, Capt Gerald Patterson,
Deputy Commander.
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cates of Appreciation were pre-
sented to Commanders and former
Commanders: Capt Craig P. Galla-
gher, San Bernardino Senior
Squadron 5, Maj Simon A. Hous-
man, Palm Springs Composite
Squadron 11 , Capt Charles H.
Schmidt, Chino Cadet-Squadron
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ILt Audrey DiGialltomasso
The members of the Skyhawk
Composite Squadron 47 of Camp
Pendl eton U.S. Marine Corps
Base are proud to announce that
cadet Allison Thompson has
earned the General Carl A. Spaatz
Award, Civil Air Patrol ' s highest
cadet award. Cadet Colonel Alli-
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years and is currentl y the Cadet
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Skyhawks Composite Squadron
47 of Camp Pendl eton Marine
Corps Base.
She has held numerous lead-
ership positions in the Squadron,
Group and Wing whi ch includes
being a squadron commander at
the 2002 California Wing Cadet
Encampment. Currently she is
also the Southern Vice Chair for
the Cadet Advisory Council for
the California Wing and was the
Project Officer for the annu al
California Cadet Programs Con-
ference in February of 2003. She
has now completed the Cadet pro-
gram and has the award that less
than one percent of all CAP ca-
dets who enter the program ever
earn!
Allison considers CAP her
second fa mil y and ha dedicated
herself to giving back to the Cadet
program in California Wing.
Allison currentl y attends Orange
Allison Thompson of Skyhawks
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earned the Spaatz Award. CI Col
Thompson has completed the ca-
det program and will dedicate her-
self to giving back to the Cadet Pro-
gram. Congratulations Allison!
Coast College and is considering
one day becoming a teacher. Ev-
eryone who knows Alii on knows
that she has been an exceptional
cadet and has been a mentor to
younger cadets and a very posi-
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Participate in an
Antique Sailplane Regatta
In March of 2003, Civil Air
Patrol Squadrons 47 and 144 were
contacted and invited to partici-
pate in the first Antique Sailplane
Regatta at beautiful Torrey Pines
near San Diego. Approximately
15 Cadets and Senior Members
from the two Squadrons were able
to attend and participate at this
exciting event.
On an overcast day members
from two San Diego County
squadrons arrived at the Torrey
Pines Gliderport. The Torrey
Pines Gliderport is about 70 years
old, and previously served as a
milit ary airstrip where they
launched aircraft to patrol the
coastline. The glider club has use
of the remaining runways and
uses them a few months out of the
year. It is a beautiful place that
si ts on top of cljffs that overlook
the Pacific Ocean. Everyone in
the Torrey Pines Sailplane club
adrillts it is an unusual place for a
glider port but they make the best
use of the ridge lift that comes
from the ocean breezes rutting the
cliffs. This is a very popular place
for adrenal junkies and hobbyists
so the sailplanes find themselves
competing for airspace with radio
control aircraft, parasai ls, hang
gliders, and surfers for the right of
way. These diverse groups have
all gotten together, and in the
spirit of cooperation come up
with a signaling method that lets
the other people know when a
sailplane is landing and taking
off. They have agreed to watch for
the flags and when the flags are
up the other sports let the gliders
have right of way.
The members of the sailplane
club requested assistance from the
Civil Air Patrol and welcomed our
participation enthusiastically.
They believe the Civil Air Patrol
cadets are the future of soaring.
Sailplane pilots wanted to pass on
their love of the sport and encour-
age young people to continue on
with it. To show their gratitude for
the help and to help spread the
knowledge of sailplanes Edward
Slater and Larry Tahino gave the
CAP members a tour of many of
the unique soaring aircraft that
were participating in the regatta.
CAP members saw antique Army
training gliders restored to look
like they did during the time that
they were used to help train Army
pilots. They also saw new sleek
racing and high performance glid-
ers that took like something out of
science fiction or a "James Bond"
mOVIe.
As the senior members and
cadets were introduced to the air-
craft they were also taught about
the principles of glider flight.
They learned about wench
launching and how a glider will
react to different conditions. The
unjque lift that the sailplanes use
in tills spot was also explained.
After the tour, the members
prepared to take on different du-
ties. Cadets and senior members
helped with the signaling, retriev-
ing cable for the cable launches,
performed crowd control and
other various tasks such as mov-
ing gliders and helping put the
gliders together in preparation for
flight. Since a few of the cadets
participating had previously at-
tended Civil Air Patrol Glider En-
campments, and others are train-
ing to be powered aircraft pilots,
they were anxious to be of ser-
vice. The members attended a pi-
lots' briefing to meet the pilots
and learn about the t asks that
needed to be performed through-
out the day. Just as the event was
set to begin, a strong rain moved
in. After an hour or so of heavy
rain and very little wind, the orga-
nizers realized that the rain was
here to stay and the event had to
be cancelled for the rest of the
first day.
On Sunday, the CAP mem-
bers returned to skies that looked
threatening but full of favorable
winds . As it turned out, the rain
held off for most of the day and
the sun even came out for a short
time in the afternoon.
The regatta was on! Cadets
and senior members were put to
work carrying out all the duties in
which they had been previously
briefed, and had a really good
time doing it. The participants en-
joyed meeting the pilots and hear-
ing their stories. They also loved
the opportunity to watch launch
after launch, and then watcrung as
the sailplanes would glide over
the nearby beach and beautiful
Pacific Ocean.
The Civil Air Patrol Members
that attended included the follow-
ing members from Squadron 144;
C/MSgt Ross Sander, C/Maj
Brian Jensen, C/SrAmn Joseph
Roy, ILt Denni s Ammann, and
Capt Darryl Newton. Squadron 47
members included ClAmn Colin
PopeJl , CI Amn Matthew Ball,
C/MSgt Andrea DiGiantomasso,
CIMSgt Kaitlyn Ralston, SM Ruri
Ralston, ILt Rich Ralston, and
ILt Audrey DiGiantomasso. Rep-
resentatives from other squadrons
included C/SSgt Francisco Lacy
from Squadron 107 and C12Lt
Jayson DiGiantomasso from
Squadron 56.
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Cadets of the Civil Air Patrol in California build their first
simple model rockets in the Model Rocketry Weekend
held at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base in
Oceanside California. Cadets and senior members at-
tended the weekend where they learned how to safely
build and launch model rockets. Many of the partici-
pants left the event with a new hobby, Model Rocketry
South Coast Group 7
Hosts Model
Rocketry Weekend
ILl Audrey DiGiantomasso
On March 7-9, over one hundred Cadets and Se-
nior Members of the California Wing traveled to
Camp Pendleton' Area 62 and the HOLF (Helicop-
ter Landing Field) to take part in a California Wing
Aerospace Education Model Rocketry Weekend .
There were cadets and senior members from as far
south as Chula Vi ta and as far north a Bakersfield.
They came to Camp Pendleton to learn about Model
Rocketry, and the cadets arrived eager for the oppor-
tunity to earn the Civil Air Patrol Model Rocketry
badge.
For most of the students, this was their introduc-
tion to building the rockets, and as such they were
designated the "basic" cadets and they concentrated
00 the funda mentals of the model rocketry experi-
ence. This year it was determined that there was a
need to go beyond the basics of model rocketry, as
there were graduates from pa t Model Rocketry
Weekends that wanted to move onto a more ad-
vanced level. To support and encourage these cadets
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and senior members, a new section was added to the
weekend, designated the "advanced" training flight.
To participate in the advanced class the cadet partici-
pant had to have already earned the Model Rocketry
Badge. Senior member participants had to have at-
tended a previous basic model rocketry weekend or
have prior experience building model rockets.
The basic cadets were taught by a number of ex-
tremely quaJified and enthusiastic instructors. Major
John DiGiantomasso taught safety, and launch pro-
cedures. He also taught the advanced cadets how to
prepare their mid-range rockets for launch and how
to use the Aerotech mid-power compatible launch
rail s and interlock controllers.
Cadet Capt. Mychael Sargent was the Cadet
Commander of the event as well as an instructor. C/
Capt Sargent taught the basic cadets how to prepare
their rockets for launch and how to conduct them-
selves at the launch pad to ensure safe operation and
careful attenti on to detail.
1st Lt Ed Ferrell supervised the launch pad area
and briefed the cadets who were filling the roles of
Range Safety Officer and Launch Safety Officer. He
also provided guidance and ensured that the cadets
had safely and properly put their rockets on the
launch pads.
Over five dozen participants were cadets who
wanted to earn their model rocketry badge. To earn
the badge they built two different rockets and per-
formed range duties such as range safety officer, re-
cording officer, observer tracker, range guard and
spectator control. The cadets who were new to model
rocketry building also recorded their progress in a
journal and prepared and launched their own rockets
Civil Air Patrol Cadet George Pope" gets some help
from Capt. Randy McClure at the repair table of the
Model Rocketry Weekend held at Camp Pendleton Ma-
rine Corps Base in Oceanside California.
while other cadets supervi sed. Of course the bes t
part of the activity came when they had the opportu-
nity to launch their rockets. Most cadets in the basic
class got to attempt launch hi s or her rocket seven
times during the weekend.
Advanced Cadets were taught by Major Phil
Lai sure, the Group I Commander and avid Model
Rocket hobbyi st. Major Laisure led the advanced ca-
dets in building the Aerotech Airspike rockets. He
provided advice and expertise as he presented differ-
ent topics such as how to use cyanoacrylate adhe-
sives and to construct a solid airframe that could
withstand the stresses of mid-power rocketry.
The instructors stressed safety throughout thi s
activity. A starting point was when students were in-
troduced to and taught about the Model Rocketry
Safety Code. Thi s code defined by the National As-
sociation of Rocketry lays out the rules and regula-
tions that help keep the Model Rocketry hobby a safe
one. The Model Rocketry Safety code explains the
safe way to build and launch rockets and how to do it
legally. The instructors had the participants read and
sign the Model Rocketry Code and the instructors re-
inforced its rules (and the reasoning behind them)
throughout the event. The goal is not only to have the
cadets earn their rocketry badge and have fun doing
it , but also to go home with experience in a new
hobby that they can enjoy and do safely and legally.
It turned out to be a fun weekend and interest was
high in having another Model Rocketry Weekend in
the fall.
Special thanks go to Capt. Eric Gray and Cadet
Major Doug Frinell who spent countless hours ar-
ranging the outstanding billeting and launch facili-
ties.
Cadets building their first rocket of the weekend at the
California Wing Model Rocketry Weekend at Camp
Pendleton Marine Corps Base. Approximately 100 ca-
det and senior members attended this fun event.
Hemet-Ryan
Squadron 59 Cadets
Senior Member Russell Herbert, Jr.
Sqdn 59 Senior Programs Officer
For the second year in a row, on May 31, 2003,
the Hemet-Ryan Air Show went off without a hitch,
thanks in no small part to the contributions of cadets
and seniors of Hemet-Ryan Composite Squadron 59.
A hangar electrical fire on Thursday before the show,
which destroyed the hangar and two WW II era vin-
tage planes, threatened to throw a damper on the fes-
tivities. However, in the true spirit of the entertain-
ment industry, "the show must [and did] go on."
In the weeks leading up to the air show, Hemet-
Ryan's cadets had been diligently training in the art
of marshalling aircraft. That training paid off as they
directed each plane in its turn from its staging area to
the runway, and then back. The cadets' assistance en-
abled the pilots to entertain the spectators in an effi-
cient and clockwork-like manner.
The cadets' logi stical contributions were not
only limited to the flight line. They filled the breach
in spectator parking control when the local Police
Explorer post turned out to be a last minute no-show.
Their Civil Air Patrol training in leadership has paid
off well. At each achievement level the cadets dem-
onstrated their ability to work as a team, and to adapt
to an ever-changing situation and accompli sh the
mi ssion. Behind the scenes, cadets and seniors con-
tributed to the visual aesthetics of the airport. Prior
to the airshow, they ensured the airport landscaping
was presentable by removing weeds and any litter
that would detract from spectators' enjoyment.
The performance of Squadron 59, most notably
through its corps of cadets, went far in earning the
respect and confidence of local community leaders.
As a result, the Hemet-Ryan air show was a public
relations victory that will reap dividends for a long
time to come.
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Composite Squadron 157
Coast Guard Base Hosts Mitchell Award
2Lt David J. Reber
U.S. Coast Guard Training
Center Petaluma played host to
California Wing's Redwood Em-
pire Composite Squadron 157 ca-
dets on 29 March, for presenta-
tion of a Mitchell Award and
model rocketry class.
Located in the rolling coastal
hill s of the Two Rock Valley just
outside Petaluma in southern
Sonoma County, Tracen Petaluma
is a large training command for
both USCG enlisted personnel
and officers. The base covers over
800 acres, with 219 buildings, and
operates 10 schools offering 50
courses to approximately 4,000
students per year. Instruction cov-
ers all USCG activities outside
seamanship, with apprentice-level
training for 7 enlisted career
fields , as well as managing
USCG-wide trai ning in leader-
ship and Total Quality Manage-
ment.
Lt Hamill , 17, is a sophomore
at Santa Rosa Junior College, and
has been in CAP for six years. He
plans to become a SAR pilot for
either USAF or USCG. In addi-
tion to Squadron 157 cadets and
senior member leaders, hi s entire
extended family was present for
the award ceremony. Squadron
157' s Aerospace Education Of-
ficer, Capt Tony Hamill CAP,
proudly assisted in presenting the
award to hi s son.
Following the Mitchell
Award, the cadets assembled in
the classroom of PO Chuck
Thompson USCG (who is al so a
Cadet Sponsor Member of Squad-
ron 157) for construction of
model rockets. Capt Hamill con-
cluded with a trigonometry lesson
for the cadets to use in calculating
rocket telemetry. After class, the
cadets were treated to dinner in
the base galley, a walking tour,
and a movie at the base theatre.
The following day, over a
dozen cadets completed require-
ment s fo r the Mode l Rocketry
badge by participating in launches
near their home base at Sonoma
County Airport in Santa Rosa.
Assembling in central atrium
of the Bauer Building, which
houses the base science and tech-
nology classrooms, the cadets as-
sembled for Lt Cdr Frank Pedras
USCG, head of the Science &
Technology Section. Cdr Pedras
presented Squadron 157' s Deputy
Cadet Commander, C12Lt Zach-
ary Hamill , with the Billy Mitch-
ell Award . In addition , he also
presented Lt Hamill with a USCG
9/11 memorial coin, with a depic-
tion of FDNY ftreftghters raising
the flag over the World Trade
Center site on one side, and the
USCG seal on the reverse. Fol-
lowing USCG tradition, the coin
was presented in a handshake.
(L-R) Lt Cdr Joe Pedras USCG, C/2Lt Zachary Hamill, Capt Anthony
Hamill.
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Squadron 157 Color Guard places 1st in Luther Burbank Rose Parade.
Squadron 157 Honors Member
2Lt David J. Reber
Lt. Gray was presented with a
custom made, football shaped ce-
ramic bowl , glazed with the hand-
written congratulations and signa-
tures of many cadet and senior
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preciation of hi s three decades of
service to CAP. Over seventy se-
nior members, cadets and parents
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The Cadet Color Guard of
Squadron 157 was awarded the
first place trophy for Youth Color
Guard in the 108th annual Santa
Rosa Luther Burbank Rose Pa-
rade. This was the third consecu-
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Rose Parade for Squadron 157 ca-
dets.
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turalist Luther Burbank made his
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mental gardens located there and
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his many contributions to science
and agriculture, the Santa Rosa
Chamber of Commerce annually
sponsors one of the largest pa-
rades north of San Francisco, with
nearly 500 participants and en-
joyed by up to 20,000 people lin-
ing the streets of downtown Santa
Rosa. The parade passes the
Luther Burbank home, which is
now a state historic park, and is
televised live by KFTY TV-50 to
over a half million residents of the
North Bay Area.
At its annual Cadet Awards
Banquet on 26 May, Redwood
Empire Composite Squadron 157
honored 1 Lt Charles Gray for his
30 years of membership. Lt. Gray
joined the former Santa Rosa Se-
nior Squadron 42 in April 1973,
and in addition to Emergency Ser-
vices was assigned as liaison to
the former Santa Rosa Cadet
Squadron 115. Squadrons 42 and
115 were merged in 1999 to form
Squadron 157. Lt Gray was very
active as a recruiting officer, visit-
ing area school s to explain the ca-
det program and AFROTC, and
was responsi ble for recruiting
many cadets as well as senior
members. Current Squadron 157
DCC Maj Joe Fernandez was
himself recruited as a teen into the
former Squadron 115 by Lt Gray.
In addition to CAP, Lt. Gray's tJ
community service has included
being a Boy Scout leader, Out-
reach Project supervi sor for
YMCA, a seasonal firefighter,
and a volunteer in Santa Rosa
public schools. He is well known
in the Santa Rosa community,
having moved there in 1952 as a 1Lt Charles Gray
middle child in a family of nine
children. Although now retired, he enjoyed a long career as a barber, and
has used hi s many contacts in the community to locate donated or re-
duced cost equipment for Squadron 157.
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Squadron 157 Cadet
in State Math Finals
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C/MSgt Clay Reber of Red-
wood Empire Composite Squad-
ron 157 was among 216 Northern
California middle school students
who gathered at the University of
California, Davis in March for the
California state Math Counts fi-
nals . He is in the 8th grade at
Altimira Middle School in
Sonoma, and was the only student
in hi s di strict to emerge from re-
gional finals . He joined seven
other Sonoma County middle
school students on the Redwood
All Stars Team.
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Although he did not make the
state team, C/MSgt Reber re-
ceived a certificate of achieve-
ment from the California Society
of Professional Engineers , and
was honored at an awards assem-
bly at hi s school. He is on the
honor roll with a 4.0 GPA, and is
among four student s from hi s
school s 8th grade who are trans-
ported to a Sonoma high school
for 9th grade geometry.
Squadron 29 Pins Solo Wings on
Two Cadets on Their 16
th
Birthdays
1 U Howard Willey
Cadets Steven Boyd and
Kri stin Reed both earned their
wings by flying "solo" on the day
of their sixteenth birthdays. Six-
teen is the minimum age that the
FAA will allow a student pilot to
go at it on their own and solo. So,
flying solo on the day of your six-
teenth birthday is quite an accom-
plishment. It 's a big deal , and it
says a lot about the individual. It
shows determination, motivation,
ambition, and the pursuit of lofty
goals. When a Squadron is fortu-
nate enough to have a Cadet solo
on their sixteenth birthday they
should be proud, and make a big
fuss over thi s accomplishment.
Corona Cadet Squadron 29 is
more than fortunate, as we re-
cently celebrated the accomplish-
ment of these two Cadets in back-
to-back months.
Cadet Boyd was first intro-
duced to flying small aircraft at
the age of nine. He fell in love
with flying and has pursued hi s
dream ever since. His future plans
include attending Embry Riddle
Aeronautical University in
Florida, where he' ll participate in
their ROTC program, in prepara-
tion for a commission in the U.S.
Air Force after graduating. He
CIMSgt Clay Reber.
C/MSgt Reber joined CAP in
October 2001, and is the cadet
flight sergeant. He plans to be-
come an aerospace engineer. Red-
wood Empire Composite Squad-
ron is located at the Charles M.
Schulz - Sonoma County Airport
in Santa Rosa.
hopes to fly the C-17 Globe-
master, then after hi s military ca-
reer, transition into commercial
aviation as an airline pilot.
Cadet Reed has been flying
for 1 Y2 years and is diligently pur-
suing her private pilot 's license.
She is currently flying out of Ful-
lerton Airport. Her future goals
include an appointment at the Air
Force Academy where she wants
to study aerospace engineering.
She would like to further her edu-
cation to PhD in aerospace engi-
neering and work for NASA
someday.
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Squadron 29 is proud of Cadets
Boyd and Reed and the di sti n-
guished accomplishment of solo-
ing on their respective birthdays.
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Brackett Composite Squadron 64
Celebrates 39th Anniversary
Mr. Walt Allen, Mayor of
Covina, sent his congratulations
to Squadron 64 of the US Air
Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol
for 39 years of faithful service to
the community and the nation.
Meeting at the Covina United
Methodist Church, members of
Squadron 64 celebrated a year of
dramatic growth and accomplish-
ment.
The following awards were
given out to members for their
outstanding volunteer service in
Emergency Services, Cadet Pro-
grams and Aerospace Education.
LtC Jerry Prickett, Commander,
with Capt Dick Holmstrom,
Deputy Senior Commander, LtC
Ken Hartwell , Deputy Cadet
Commander, Cadet Commander
Capt Scott Marikian and Deputy
Cadet Commander Capt Thomas
Hatch presented awards for the
outstanding work done by mem-
bers of the squadron in 2002-
2003.
Receiving the Red Service
Ribbon was Capt Scott Borer and
Capt Dick Holmstrom for five
years of service; and I Lt Adelle
McKinney for two years of ser-
vice. New members completing
Level I training included Oscar
Cobos III, Eric Erby, Don White,
and Ron Newton. Specialty track
awardees included Technical Rat-
ings for Mayor Dave Null - Fi-
nance; ILt Sandy Tucker, Cadet
Programs and Personnel ; Capt
Scott Borer - Flight Operations.
Senior Ratings included: Capt
Dave Null, Legal and Aerospace
Education; Capt Scott Borer -
Aerospace Education, Cadet Pro-
Lt Adelle McKinney
grams; and ILt Adelle McKinney,
Public Affairs.
Outstanding Service Awards
were presented to: Major Dave
Null , ILt Mario Carrasco, Major
George Jacob; Capt Don White,
SM Darryl Corresel , Major
Howard Payne, LtC Thomas
Darby and LtC Dominick
Landolfi.
Civil Air Patrol gives national
recognition as well. One of the
highest honors is the Garber
Award received by Chaplain Ma-
jor Howard Payne; the Grover
Loening Award received by Major
George Jacob; and the Certificate
of Proficiency received by Capt
Bill Cuddyer. Also the Yeager
Award for Aerospace Education
was received by Capt Don White.
This year's cadet program
also had many honorees. The
Billy Mitchell Award, which is
the second highest achievement a
cadet may attain, was presented to
C/2Lt Sarah Goodman and C12Lt
Phillip Louissaint. Two other out-
standing cadets received this
award earlier thi s year: C/2Lt Ri-
chard Felipe and C12Lt Mark
Signaigo. A total of nine cadets
have achieved this award at
Squadron 64 within the last two
years, which is an outstanding
achievement.
The Esprit de Corps Award
went to Cadet James Solomon.
Outstanding Performance in Ca-
det Leadership was presented to
CICMSgt Brian Williams. Flight
Awards went to C/2Lt Richard
Felipe who is Flight Commander
of Alpha Flight. Cadet Red Ser-
vice Ribbons went to Brian Will-
iams, Michael Allard, Todd
Rasmussen, Amy Jones, and Sa-
rah Goodman for two years of ser-
vice. CICapt Thomas Hatch also
received recognition for five years
of service.
Finally, the Civil Air Patrol
local squadrons recognize mem-
bers who will go on to compete
for Group and Wing recognition.
Honorees this year are: Capt Scott
Borer - Pilot of the Year; Major
Lou Kovacs - Safety Officer of
the Year; Capt Bill Cuddyer -
Mi ssion Pilot of the Year; Chap-
lain Capt. Michael McKinney -
Chaplain of the Year; lLt Adelle
McKinney - Public Affairs Of-
ficer of the Year; Major Dave Null
- Senior Officer of the Year; and
ILt Sandy Tucker - Squadron
Commander Special Awards.
In the Cadet Command hon-
orees thi s year are: C/MSgt
Phillipe Louissaint - Cadet
Commander's Award and Cadet
Staff Member Award; CIS Sgt
Amy Jones - NCO of the Year;
and CICapt Scott Marikian - Ca-
det Officer of the Year.
The traditional change of
command ceremony ended the
evening's festivities as CICapt
Scott Marikian, who served as
Cadet Commander for two years,
transferred his command to CI
Capt Thomas Hatch, the new Ca-
det Commander. CICapt Hatch
has been a member of the Civil
Air Patrol for almost five years.
He is a licensed pilot. He was
chosen by Boys State to represent
the city of Chino Hill s and hi s
high school in Sacramento thi s
year.
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Squadron 138 Cadets
Reach for the Stars
with rubber bands, with varying
degrees of success. As a result of
this extra preparation, the cadets
built the Estes rockets more care-
fully, and they flew much more
successfully.
Lt Col Charles Wiest
Thirteen cadets from Los An-
ge les Cadet Squadron 138
reached for the stars as they
launched model rockets skyward
on April 27 at the Santa Fe Dam
Recreation Area in Irwindale. The
Southern California Rocketry As-
sociation (SCRA) sponsors model
rocket launches for the public at
the popular Recreation Area.
"Three .. . two ... one . .. ig-
nition ... " counted SCRA presi-
dent Martin Bowitz. The first
stages ignited with a loud whoosh
and a cloud of white smoke, then
suddenly died with a soft pfft. The
second stages ignited and the two-
stage Estes "Mongoose" rockets
streaked 1,000-1 ,500 feet into the
air to disappear into the thin haze.
"Our squadron motto is 'Ad
Astra Per Aspera' (To Strive for
the Stars)," explained Lt Col
Oamile Mherian, CAP, Com-
mander of Los Angeles Cadet
Squadron 138, "so our cadets are
figuratively taking their first, ten-
tative step toward the stars when
they launch their model rockets.
We hope this launch captures
their imagination and that they
will continue to reach for higher
and higher goals in their lives."
"Thi s is one of the require-
ments for the cadets to earn their
Civil Air Patrol Model Rocketry
badge," stated First Lieutenant
Elaine Suderno, CAP, aerospace
education officer for Squadron
138. "The cadets each built their
model rockets and launched, mea-
sured altitude, flight time and the
trajectory of the flights. It was a
fun day for all."
The rocket launch is one part
of the Civil Air Patrol' s annual
44
Aerospace Excellence program,
and always a favorite part of
Squadron 138's on-going aero-
space education curriculum. This
is one of the final requirements
for the squadron to earn its fourth
Aerospace Excellence Award.
Several weeks prior to the launch,
in preparation for the launch of
the Estes "Mongoose" rockets,
the cadets first built smaller "junk
rockets" using Styrofoam, foam
insulation tubing, cardboard and
paper. These were " launched"
Participating from Squadron
138 were Lt Col Charles Wiest,
lLt Elaine Suderno, ClILt Steven
Marks, CICMSgt Leonard Brown,
C/SMSgt Chanette Ruiz, C/TSgt
Blanca Contreras, C/SrAmn
Daisy Bugarin, Felix Rios and
Adrian Samora, C/AIC Antoin-
ette Ventura, Alan Wall and Ana
Wall , and Cadets Charlie Chavez,
Audrey Rische and Fidel Otanez.
The parents of several cadets were
also present to lend their encour-
agement and support.
Cadet 2nd Lt Tarek Eigoroury
To Attend Summer Science
Skyhawk Composite Squad- Academy liai son officer and pro-
ron 47' s own Cadet 2Lt Tarek vide a resume outlining hi s ac-
Elgoroury has recently received complishments.
the good news that he was ac- To be eligible to attend Cadet
cepted for the Summer Science Elgoroury had to meet the certain
Program at the United States Air criteria such as: he had to be a
Force Academy. Cadet Elgoroury Junior in hi gh school and had to
has been working towards a goal be considering applying to the Air
of attending the Air Force Acad- Force Academy. He also had to
emy and applying for and being have a 3.5 OPA (or better) and
accepted to this program is an ex- had to have achieved good scores
citing step towards attaining his on the traditional tests that High
goal. Now some information on Schoolers take such as the SAT,
exactly what the program is and ACT or PSAT. He had to have
how Cadet Elgoroury earned his demonstrated achievement in ath-
seat in the program. letics, extracurricular, and leader-
The program is extremel y ship activities; be physically fit
competitive. CI2Lt Elgoroury and have a desire to serve our na-
competed against approximately tion in the military as an Air Force
2,000 other applicants for the 600 Officer upon graduation from the
slot s in the seminars. He was Academy.
evaluated on hi s academic CI2Lt Elgoroury can look for-
achievements, civic and athletic ward to attending many different
involvement, and had to get an en- types of seminars. Examples of
dorsement from hi s Air Force Continued on next page . ..
Capt Jim Porter, CAWG DOAM, lectures students at the Squadron Leadership School sponsored by CAWG,
hosted by South Bay Senior Squadron 129 at Torrance Airport.
Tarek Eigoroury
Continued . ..
the seminars that were offered last
year are: Glider Design, Field Bi-
ology, Lasers & Optics, Intro to
Airmanshi p, Aerospace Physiol-
ogy, Physics of Combat flight and
many more.
Cadet Elgoroury will be par-
ticipating in other activities such
as tours of local attractions, a bar-
becue with student-cadre games,
a pizza party, and field Olympics.
He will also get to experience the
military obstacle course and par-
ticipate in intramural sports each
day. There will also be an oppor-
tunity for Tarek to take the physi-
cal aptitude exam (PAE). Hi s
week will end with a graduation
dinner.
Selection for thi s program
does not guarantee an appoint-
ment for Tarek. He will still have
to complete all the other require-
ments necessary to compete for
an appointment. However, he has
hi s eyes on hi s future and he is
working to make it happen!
Congratulations Cadet 2Lt
Tarek Elgoroury!
Squadron Leadership School
Held at Torrance Airport
Major Stall Kattell, Squadroll 129, PAO
Hosted by Group 1 and South Bay Senior Squadron 129, California
Wing sponsored a two-day Squadron Leadership School at the General
Aviation Center meeting room and Squadron 129 facility at Torrance
Airport on March I and 2, 2003.
Attended by 25 seniors from as far away as San Diego and Oakland,
the SLS was under the direction of Major Bill Cuming, Wing Inspector
General, Captain Jim POlter, Squadron 128 Commander, and Major Phil
Laisure, Group 1 Commander, who was also in charge of facilitation
which was outstanding.
The first day of instruction and di scussion covered CAP organi za-
tion, core values, sexual harassment, communications and correspon-
dence. These were foll owed in the afternoon by Aerospace Education
and internal communications ending the day with professional image,
customs and courtesies.
The second day included squadron organization and meetings,
USAF liaison and military style briefing, safety, progression, counter
drug, standards & evaluation and drug demand reduction in the morn-
ing. The afternoon session covered cadet programs and emergency ser-
vices ending with course evaluation and graduation.
Student comments on the two-day course were hi ghly favorable not-
ing that despite the intensiveness of the program, the detailed handouts
for each topic and the looseleaf notebook provided each student were
very helpful.
They also remarked about the excellent organization and faci litation,
exceeded only by the high quality and expertise of the numerous instruc-
tors and speakers. Attendance at the 15 hour SLS course is a require-
ment for senior level two qualifications.
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Maj Marcus Custer (left), Commander, 55th Composite Squadron, con-
gratulates C/2Lt David Hernandez (center) who is holding his USAF Acad-
emy acceptance letter. Maj John DiGiantomasso (right), Group 7 Com-
mander, also congratulated Cadet Hernandez. Photo taken on 20 May 03 at
the San Diego Aerospace Museum Annex, EI Cajon, CA by 1 Lt Dennis
Ammann. Aircraft pictured in background is a replica of a 1932 Great Lakes
T2-1 A bi-plane.
C/2Lt David J. Hernandez
Receives Acceptance Letter
to U.S. Air Force Academy
Capt Patricia Belden, Sq. 55 AE Officer
EI Cajon, CA - Congratula-
tions go to Cadet Second Lieuten-
ant David Hernandez from the
55th Composite Squadron who
was notified in April that he has
earned a coveted appointment to
the U.S. Air Force Academy in
Colorado Springs. After graduat-
ing from Coronado High School
with honors, he will report to the
Academy on 26 June 2003 where
he will seek a BS degree in math-
emati cs . His ultimate goal is to
become an Air Force pilot.
Needless to say, hi s parents,
fami l y, friends, and squadron
members are extremely proud of
him. Cadet Hernandez sai d that
"the selection process was very
confusing. The Air Force said I
was fully qualified but they were
unable to grant me an appoint-
ment to the Academy. Two weeks
later, I received my acceptance
letter and I felt it was surreal."
When asked why he might have
been selected, out of his strong re-
ligious convictions, David stated
that , "I believe it was a divine
commission from God."
The Air Force Academy ac-
cepts well-rounded applicants
who demonstrate not only aca-
demic competence, but those who
are also involved in their commu-
nity. In addition to hi s participa-
tion with the Civil Air Patrol ,
some of the extracurricular activi-
ties Cadet Hernandez has pur ued
include active memberships in
several clubs and organizations
affiliated with hjs church and his
school. A major accomplishment
is that he earned membership in
the California Scholastic Federa-
tion, which is a state academic
honor society. Additionally, he
has participated at the varsity
level on the high school
cross-country/track team and is
currently working on his private
pilot's license through the
Gillespie Field Eagles flight Pro-
gram where he has already accu-
mulated 221/2 hours of flight time.
It is not difficult to see why Cadet
Hernandez is an excellent candi-
date!
CI2Lt Hernandez has been a
member of the 55th Composite
Squadron since July 1997 where
he has successfully held many
leadership positions including El-
ement Leader, Flight Sergeant,
Flight Commander, and First Ser-
geant. He has also taken on the re-
sponsibilities associated with
various staff positions during air
shows, the Cadet Program Con-
ference, and Basic Cadet School.
Currently he is the Cadet Com-
mander of his squadron. Current
squadron Commander, Capt.
Larry Riddle, proudly supported
the appointment when he stated,
"CI2Lt Hernandez come from a
family with a long military tradi-
tion. His father and grandfat her
were both career officers. Their
positive influence upon his char-
acter is evident in his conduct, his
concept of personal honor, and hi
military bearing. Knowing his
fami ly makes it easy to under-
stand how he became such a fine
cadet officer and gentleman. My
squadron will be greatly dimin-
ished by his absence. However, I
feel that he will be of great value
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Squadron 47
Cadet Earns
Appointment to
United States
Coast Guard
Academy
Skyhawks Composite Squad-
ron 47 and California Wing of the
Civil Air Patrol are proud to an-
nounce that Cadet Second Lieu-
tenant Bryson Jacobs has recently
received the good news that he
ha earned an appointment to the
United States Coast Guard Acad-
emy. He has been a member of the
Civil Air Patrol for four and a half
years and is currently a flight
commander in hi s squadron .
Bryson has been a very active
member of the cadet program; he
has participated in many leader-
hip role in Squadron 47 and
Wing Integrated Leadership
Schools as well as attending a
number of national special activi-
ties.
To receive the appointment,
Bryson earned good grades in
High School , had good scores on
hi s SAT tests, got five letters of
recommendation from teachers ,
counselors and coaches, and
wrote an essay.
Bryson credits his experience
in the Civil Air Patrol and hi s
squadron, Skyhawks Composite
Squadron 47, with teaching him
the discipline and organizational
skills he needed to earn the oppor-
tunity to attend the Coast Guard
Academy. He also believes that
David Hernandez Continued . ..
to the U.S. Air Force and a credit to my squadron. He has the potential to
become both an excellent Air Force officer and outstanding citizen."
Maj . Marcus Custer, the squadron's new incoming Commander, rec-
ognized the role that the Civil Air Patrol played in Cadet Hernandez'
success when he stated, "The combination of C/2Lt Hernandez' hard
work and the leadership skills he learned in CAP made him an ideal can-
didate for the USAF Academy." Deputy Commander for Cadets, Capt.
Audrey Small added, "It has been a true pleasure working with David
over the past few years. He has brought professionali sm and esprit de
corps back to the squadron. He will be missed by one and all."
David will miss his squadron but plans to keep in touch in order to
update them on life at the Academy. When vis iting next summer he
would like to encourage and assist other cadets whose aspirations in-
clude an appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy.
being a part of the Civil Air Patrol
Cadet program increased his drive
for a career in the military.
Bryson, who is the Valedicto-
rian for his class at Elsinore High
School , had many choice when it
came time to make a decision on
where he would attend college.
He had many scholarship oppor-
tunities from other fine school a
well as a United States Air Force
ROTC scholar hip. He chose the
Coas t Guard Academy where
onl y eight percent of those who
apply are accepted. When a ked
why he made the choice to attend
the Coast Guard Academy, Bry-
son explained that he felt this was
a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
that he just couldn't turn down .
He had also done research on the
Academy and had heard so many
great things about it that he knows
he i making the right deci sion.
Bryson will be studying Ma-
rine Engineering and after gradu-
ation he hopes to fly helicopters.
The members of Skyhawks
Composite Squadron 47 are proud
of Bryson, and we are confident
he will excel at the Academy.
Good Luck Bryson!
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Squadron 23:
CAP's Dramatic Rebirth
in Marin
SM Stephen Uhalley, Jr
Civilian Air Patrol activity is
promisingly advancing once again
in Marin County, just north of San
Francisco. Thanks to adroit leader-
ship and the hard work of volunteer
members, an impres ive tran for-
mation i underway in CAP Marin
Air Rescue Squadron 23, based at
Gnoss Field in Novato. Down to
only three active members by 2002,
only one of whom, the commander,
had any appreciable ES ratings, this
was a particularly sad state for the
unit in light of the earlier halcyon
days of aviation associated with
Hamilton Field and at Gnoss. But
now, only a year later, Squadron 23
(recently elevated from Flight 23)
has almost 30 senior members with
more prospective members in the
queue and the beginnings of a cadet
program. Membership is growing
steadily as is the unit's contribution
to CAP' s missions, facilitated by its
eight active CAP pilots (all but one
of whom is instrument rated), five
Mission Pilots, and three Check Pi-
lots.
Santa Rosa Squadron 157 pro-
vided excellent and timely assis-
tance in expediting the formation of
the new squadron' s management
team, help that is gratefully ac-
knowledged. Now all unit officer
positions are filled by qualified, en-
thu iastic personnel who are com-
mitted to making Squadron 23 the
best it can be and to do its part to
support Group 5, CAWG, and CAP
nationally whenever po sible.
The physical aspect of this re-
newed spark of life at Gnoss Field
began last year with the acquisition
of a mobile office brought in from
Travis Air Force Ba e, a facility
desperately in need of repair and
remodeling. This urgent need was
attended to by several months of
unremitting volunteer labor, and
the result is something that must be
seen to be believed. Squadron 23
now has one of the most attractive
physical headquarters in the Wing
(before and after photos of the re-
modeling of the facility accompany
this article).
Of course, some additional
equipment is still being sought and
even further embellishments are in
the offing, but the facility is fully
and effectively functional.
Consequently, the squadron
has turned with a vengeance to
training and even more resolutely
to participation in CAP missions.
The objective is to train each mem-
ber to become qualified in emer-
gency services, enabling the squad-
ron to be ever prepared to take on
assignments reliably and effec-
tively. Squadron 23 personnel have
already responded to all Northern
California missions and have put
themselves on call for deployment
to Southern California if needed.
The meaningfulness of such a
proactive approach to training and
preparedne s was seen especially
dramatically in the recent pro-
tracted and intensive SAR mission
that was based in Ukiah in late May
and early June. Squadron 23 con-
tributed no fewer than 275 hOUTS to
the mission, with nine personnel
participating on five of the six days,
flying 142 people hours on 36 sor-
ties. This was a singular contribu-
tion to what must have been one of
the largest SAR missions ever in
Northern California, particularly so
for a squadron that has only re-
cently become seriously active and
is currently without a corporate air-
craft of its own.
Squadron 23 proudly cel-
ebrates its commander during this
period of rebirth, LTC Ray Peter-
son, becoming Group 5 Com-
mander in June. The squadron re-
mains in the good hands of its dy-
namic former deputy and now new
commander, Captain Gregory
Felton and his able deputy, Captain
Laurence Steffan, both of whom
played key roles in the quadron's
regeneration.
51
EdwardsAFB
SQ 84 Historic
Headquarters
John W. Englert, Maj, CAP
The Edwards AFB Composite
SQ 84 has the honor of holding
weekly meetings in the historic
Commanding Officer's Quarters,
Muroc Manor, located near the
South Base complex of Edwards
AFB.
Squadron 84 has used the Muroc Manor as a meeting facility and hosts
tour groups during the annual Pancho Barnes party.
Con truction of the "Com-
mander's Quarters" was initiated
by the first commanding officer of
Muroc Field, Maj Glenn Arbo-
gast. While the official function of
the house was to serve as the resi-
dence of the base commander, it
also served as a social center for
officers and guests at Muroc, as
evidenced by the bar in the game
room. The house was completed
in 1943 using GI labor at a cost of
$5,070. Adobe was used as a con-
struction material to assess its
utility in future base housing con-
struction.
The house has been lived in
by at least two famous command-
ing officers. Col Albert Boyd oc-
cupied the house from September
1949 to February 1952. Col Boyd
was known in the Air Force as the
"Father of Modern Flight Test-
ing" and "Dean of American Test
Pilots." Col Boyd set a speed
record in a P-80 at Muroc Field in
1947, and was largely responsible
for moving AF flight test opera-
tions from Wright Patterson AFB
to Edwards.
Brigadier General 1. Stanley
The "signature wall" was a collection of signatures of visitors to the Muroc
Manor. Famous signatures include Gen Chuck Yeager, Gen, Henry "Hap"
Arnold, Gen Jimmy Doolittle, Bob Hope, and Pancho Barnes. Sometime in
the 1970's the wall was painted over only to be re-discovered by CAP mem-
bers in 2000.
52
Holtoner succeeded Col Boyd as
Center Commander in February
1952. Under Gen Holtoner's di-
rection, Col Boyd's plans for the
Air Force Flight Test Center were
realized and at the same time the
majority of flight-test activity was
shifted from South Ba e to the
Main Base. Gen Holtoner was
also a leading test pilot, setti ng a
world speed record of 690.118
MPH in an F-86 on September 2,
1953. Holtoner held frequent so-
cial events in the game room of
the Murac Manor, which became
dubbed the "High Mach Dive." It
was in the game room that the fa-
mous signature wall was located.
In 1958 the commanding
officer's residence wa relocated
to main base. Muroc Manor was
then used by the Military Amateur
Radio Service "MARS ," and
stood vacant until it underwent a
major remodeling in 1963. The
exposed floor joists were sawed
off, the adobe brick walls were
st ucco smooth, and the tri-part
windows were replaced with pic-
ture windows. The hou se re-
mained in use as a guesthouse and
recreation facility until 1988
when its deteriorating condition
forced its closure. In 1994 the
Civil Air Patrol reopened it for
use.
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