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ALABAMA WING
CIVIL AIR PATROL
NEWSLETTER August 2008
Col. Mike Oakman Lt. Col. Dave Boswell
Commander Vice‐Commander
Contents
Lt. Col. Johnny Ward Lt Col Johnny Ward
Cadet Colonel Erinn Scott 2 A Member of CAP for 50 Years
Cadet Colonel Morgan Bennett 3
Boaz Cadet Squadron 4
Mobile Squadron Seminar 4
Encampment a Success 5
Fly a Teacher 10
Col. John Tilton Honored 11
Huntsville Squadron 12
Boaz Cadets Visit 117th 13
SDIS School 14
CAP Day in Northport
and Tuscaloosa 14
National Check Pilot School 15
Chaplain Information 16 Lt. Col Johnny Ward stands in front of his
Fly in at Shelby County 16 1946 ERCoupe that he owns with his son and
Wing Finance Information 16 another partner.
Emergency Service 17
Safety from the Sentinel 18 In August 1958, Lt. Col. Johnny Ward
Public Affairs 18 joined Birmingham Squadron 34. Among
his first assignments was Deputy
Commander for Cadets. His love for
The Bessemer Squadron Color Guard
posted the colors before Capt. James
Smiley of Bessemer Squadron reminded
the audience of the accomplishments of
C/Col Scott, including leading the
Bessemer Color Guard to multiple wins in
competition.
Col Michael Oakman, Commander
Lt. Col Ward learned to fly as an Aviation
Alabama Wing, congratulated her on her
Cadet in the United States Air Force (60‐
John Marshall speaks to Boaz Cadets
The program consisted of the following
subjects:
• Crime Scene Investigation ‐ Lt.
Richard Cayton ‐ Mobile
• County Sheriff's Office
• Dead Bodies in the Water: Science
John Marshall with Boaz Cadets
of Body Recovery ‐
John Marshall, President of Workforce • When do they float? ‐ Kenneth S.
Alabama came to meet with the Boaz Snell, M.D. ‐ Interim
As the guests of the Mississippi Air
National Guard 186th Air Refueling Wing,
Maj. Tony Whiston inspects a remote the combined Alabama/Mississippi
underwater camera at the conference. encampment was held at the Mississippi
Air National Guard Combat Readiness
Twenty one agencies attended this Training Center (CRTC with fifty basic
Conference: cadets, twenty cadet staff members, and
Alabama Department of Conservation and fifteen senior members participating.
Natural Resources ‐ Before the week was up, many staff
Marine Resources Enforcement members had made the comment that
Alabama Department of Forensic Science this year’s group was the best class of
Alabama Port Volunteer Fire and Rescue basic cadets that they had ever seen.
Civil Air Patrol
Daphne Search and Rescue
Daphne Island Police Department
Dauphin Island Fire and Rescue
Fowl River Volunteer Fire Department
Georgetown/Fellowship Volunteer Fire
Department
Lillian Volunteer Fire Department
Lower Alabama Search and Rescue
Mobile County Health Department
Mobile County Sheriff's Flotilla
Mobile County Sheriff's Office
Mobile Police Department ‐ Underwater
Search and Recovery
Alpha Flight
North Baldwin Sheriff's Search and
Rescue
As they navigated the inprocessing maze,
cadet staff members and Tactical Officers
kept the pressure on to move quickly
from station to station and come to
attention when officers passed by. Flight
Sergeants waited for the cadets at the
barracks to teach them how to make their
beds and organize their lockers. After breakfast, cadets were given
personal time to take showers, prepare
The encampment’s first official formation the barracks for inspection, and prepare
took place in the parking lot of the their gear for the day ahead. After the flag
Medical Training Facility at 1530 hours. detail, a group of support staff cadets,
Squadron and Flight Commanders raised the flag at morning formation, the
reported to the Cadet Commander, flight staff marched the cadets to their
C/Lt.Col. Stephanie Petelos to formally morning classes.
assume command of their units and
receive their guidons. The cadets Some days, these classes would be at the
marched back to their barracks to Medical Training Facility, others they
prepare their equipment for the week would be at the Auditorium, and
ahead. Later that evening the cadet occasionally classes would be conducted
command staff briefed the basic cadets on on the grass outside the barracks or
what was expected of them for the rest of under the pavilion. Early in the week, the
the week. Cadet Deputy Commander, C/Lt. Col.
Colby Hester of Mississippi Wing, gave the
Every morning at 0500 the flight staff cadets classes on the proper wear of their
caused chaos in the barracks and the uniforms, teaching them how to roll their
In between all the fun classes, the cadets
spent countless hours with their flights
perfecting their drill and ceremonies
movements. The flights cycled through
Stations set up around the barracks to
expedite their training. Guidon bearers
were selected and trained for each flight
It is our hope that all participants in this
year’s encampment will take what they
learned back to their home squadron and
build with it. We hope that they would
Saturday finally arrived, and the cadets inspire the other cadets in their units to
prepared to go home. They packed their make small but necessary improvements
bags, dressed in blues, and returned their in PT, drill and ceremonies, and
canteens and PT belts. Before breakfast at motivation. These small improvements
the Medical Training Facility, they were in add up, and over time, such excellence
the auditorium going through the final will be the standard.
practice before graduation. At 1030 they
lined up, prepared to march in for To transfer the motivation and
graduation. Before we knew it, it was all perseverance that we witnessed at the
over. Each flight had been presented their encampment level to the squadron level
certificates, the individual awards had would provide both wings with cadet
been passed out, and we had marched to corps capable of performing at the
the flight line and passed‐in‐review national level: more milestone awards,
despite the threatening weather. more cadets applying for and attending
national special activities, perhaps even
Boaz Cadets visit 117th Guard Unit
Captain Rogers escorted the Boaz
Squadron to the flight line where Pilot
Major R. J. Smith and Tech Rep/Boom
Operator TSgt Wayne Creel briefed the
Boaz members on the exterior functions
of the KC135 Refueler Aircraft, the tail,
wings and the boom.
On 27 June 2008 the Boaz Civil Air Patrol The cadets were then allowed to enter
Squadron Commander 1LT Sonya the KC135 and were briefed about the
Erskine, Cpt. Toney, Lt Young, Lt White, Aircrafts interior, the Cockpit, and the
three senior members and sixteen cadets boom operators’ pad, the boom controls
visited the 117th Air National Guard and how it operates. The day, spent on an
Refueling Wing located in Birmingham, active duty base, the meeting of the
Alabama. Upon arrival, the Boaz squadron members of the Air Force Guard unit, the
was met at the air passenger terminal by briefings and the boarding of the KC135
Captain Angela Rogers, the 117th’s PAO aircraft left a definite and positive
Officer. Captain Rogers welcomed the impression on all the cadets and senior
cadets, presented a slide show and members as well.
outlined the 117th’s Mission and some of
its many accomplishments.
Afterwards MSgt Cynthia Young, the
Wings Recruiting NCO, briefed all the
cadets on many of the various Air Force
jobs available both for active duty and
guard duty, the benefits, the pay, job
training, education and college funds. The
information provided by the recruiter
seemed to greatly interest the majority of
the Boaz cadets.
This was one day the cadets will
remember for a long time. Many thanks to
SDIS Training Held at Bessemer
An intensive two day ground school for
Satellite Digital Imaging System (SDIS) Tuscaloosa Mayor Declares
was held at Bessemer Operations Center
Civil Air Patrol Day
on July 19‐20, 2008.
Capt. Wilson also demonstrated the beta
version of his SDIS Assistant software
which he developed reduce the amount of 1st Lt. Gary Bishop Jr, Maj. Ray Harkey,
time for image processing. Capt. Roger Bennett, Mayor Walter
Maddox, 1st Lt Henry Glaus, Squadron
Lt. Gurganus, the SDIS Coordinator for the Commander Capt Jerry Lusk, 2nd Lt Mike
Wing stated," This software will greatly Carr.
reduce the workload of the operators by
automating several tasks”.
The operators will fly two check out
sorties to complete their training.
Attending the training were the following:
Maj. Jimmy Mitchell – Bessemer Squadron
Aircraft from each AL squadron
participated. The event recertified some
existing check pilots while others
attended to “refresh” their training and to
Maj. Ray Harkey, Maj. David Mauritison benefit from the “networking”
MD, Capt Claude Poole Jr, Mayor Harvey opportunity offered when pilots from
Fretwell, Capt Jerry Lusk, 1st Lt. Gary across the state get together. Additionally,
Bishop. three new Form 5 and two new Form 91
check pilots were certified.
Approximately 75 people attended the
two check pilot programs and 15
attended the Pinch Hitter program.
National Check Pilot School
There were also a significant number of
Pell City hosted the NCPS (National Check mission pilots who sat in the Saturday
Pilot School) May 2nd thru May 4th. Once class for Mission check pilots. This
again it was a huge success. Capt Todd provided them an opportunity to refresh
(Wing Standards and Eval officer) some mission skills as well.
planned a full weekend which included a
day and a half of presentations and Also attending was the SER Standards and
ground schools. On Sunday, the 4th, the Evaluation Officer, Col Joe Brown, and the
practical tests were issued. It was an SER Operations Officer, Col Harry Jones.
opportunity for CAP pilots to acquire
their initial form 5 or form 91 check rides. Saturday lunch was provided by the
It was also an opportunity for the wing to Bessemer Squadron cadets. Saturday’s
qualify some new form 91 and form 5 events were topped off by a dinner held at
check pilots. This is the second year that the Pell City Airport.
Capt Todd has conducted this school.
This year included a “pinch hitter” course -Capt Donnie Todd
for those in the CAP who are not pilots. It
was also well‐attended. This is an on‐line
course offered by the AOPA‐ ASF (Aircraft
Owners and Pilots Association‐ Air Safety
Foundation).
Lunch was cooked by several members,
including Joe Graffo, Bill Compton, Johnny
Ward Sr. and Mike Ridge. Attendees
enjoyed hot dogs and Black Angus
Burgers, along with drinks and chips
1st Lt Mike Ridge Public Affairs
Chaplain Raymond D. Pettit of the Shelby County Squadron
Autagua‐Elmore Squadron will be
attending the US Army Chaplain Officer
School and upon graduation may be
stationed in Germany as a US Army
Chaplain. Wing Finance Information
We are very excited to announce that, as
of 1 July 08, all aircraft maintenance fee
FLY – IN BREAKFAST FLY – IN LUNCH billing will be handled by our Wing
Director of Finance! What that means to
FLEA/FLY MARKET
you: The local unit will no longer be held
Shelby County Squadron held our fund
responsible for collecting and paying the
raiser on May 03, but was rained out right
maintenance fees for the aircraft. This will
after breakfast. Thanks to Sanders Flying
take a huge financial burden off of you
Service, we were able to cook breakfast.
and your finance personnel.
Our Chef par excellence, Johnny Ward Jr.
cooked bacon, eggs, sausage and pancakes
How to handle beginning 1 July 08:
in Sanders’ kitchen and everyone who
came ate in Sanders’ meeting room.
Public Affairs
There are three major stories in this
edition. We have two young women,
Cadet Colonels Scott and Bennett, who
are in the top 2% of all CAP cadets and
A ground team from Birmingham who challenge us to make the Alabama
Squadron 90 was also sent to the Walker Wing the best it can be for all of its
County Airport on Tuesday to verify that members. We have a senior member who
the Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) has stayed with CAP for fifty years, which
had been de‐activated in the wreckage. says something is good about CAP and
An ELT is a beacon that emits a signal that that Lt. Col. Johnny Ward has had the
is picked up by a satellite known as a SAR‐ "stick‐to‐it‐tiveness" to stay with us,
SAT; Search and Rescue Satellite. when there probably have been times he
could have thrown his hands up and left
to do other things.
From the Sentinel, July 2008 The wing is actively involved in a search
as of August 1st at 3:00 CDT. Press
Gen Courter’s Safety Program, Operation releases are being posted on the SER
CAPSafe, is now online. Go to e‐services Website and on the National Website.
and click on CAP Safety Suggestions on Maj. Neil, the IC , has been sending out
the left‐hand menu. This should make emails to keep us in touch with the work
entries easier for your Safety Suggestions that is being done. Capt. John Lartigue, the
as well as giving the Safety Team tracking PAO from the Auburn Squadron, is
capabilities for Operation CAPSafe serving as the Mission Information
entries. Officer. All information about the mission
must come from Maj. Neil or Capt.
I would also like to remind everyone Lartigue.
that all prior CAP National Safety
Programs, including the Safety Pledge, The next Newsletter will be October
were terminated in December 2005. edition. The deadline for pictures and
Your CAP/NHQ Safety Team requests that article will be Sept 25, 2008.
every member of every unit in CAP, both
seniors and cadets, submit a Safety