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Beverly Composite Squadron Massachusetts Wing Civil Air Patrol May 2008 Volume 2, Number 5

Promotions & Awards

Cadet of the Month
C/AMN Sauer was selected as the Cadet of the Month for April 2008 based on the accumulated points.

Cadets
We have more than just a few cadet promotions to acknowledge this month. The large number of awards and promotions pushed the closing formation over time by more than a few minutes inspite of an early start to the proceedings

Cadet Anthony Scicchitano Promoted

Cadet Chief Master Sergeant Anthony Scicchitano was promoted to Cadet Second Lieutenant this month. The presentation of his Mitchell certificate will in the very near future. Very Well Done Lieutenant Scicchitano, and congradulations from the Eagle Eye.

Cadet Airman Firs Class athaniel Sauer The competition for Cadet of the month was a tight race this month, the top two cadets were tied all month as the points mounted higher and higher. Points for attendance, points for testing, physical fitness testing and for academics at school. This month it came down to meeting night. When the last points were tallied up, Cadet Airman First Class Nathanial Sauer had edged out his closest rival for the Cadet of the month award. Deputy Commander for Cadets Greg Carter told the assembled Squadron that the deciding points were earned in Uniform Inspection, Cadet Sauers high marks in Proper uniform care and wear made the difference. Cadet Second Lieutenant Scicchitano Danvers teen Cadet Second Lieutenant Anthony Scicchitano has been a member of the Civil Air Patrol since d July of 2006. Cadet 2 Lt. Scicchitano recently completed his General Emergency Services training and can now pursue specialized ES training. He is a sophomore at Danvers HS. Outside of school and Civil Air Patrol Sergeant Scicchitano enjoys extreme physical training, biking and gaming. He is employed at Heritage Danvers

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Commanders Message
By Tom Lyons, Major CAP
Squadron Commander

DCC Message
By Greg Carter, Major CAP
Deputy Commander of Cadets

Memorial Day The True Meaning It's been very busy at the squadron the past couple of months. We are planning to be even busier in the upcoming months. We have had a cadet accept an Appointment to West Point, and another cadet officer has joined the ranks. Well done to both cadets. The squadron participated in the MAWG EVAL, and a few missions including the Boston Marathon. Pilots are getting up to speed and getting ready for their Form 5 check rides. E.S. classes are being prepared for instruction, and BCUT has been taught. I would like to thank all those who are teaching classes. I need to single out CPT Mike Rieker for his commitment to the flying side of the program. He has spent countless hours flying cadets and seniors. He is always there to fly with anyone wants to go. Thank you Mike, we all appreciate the effort. Cadet promotions are going well. Keep up the good work! Great job on the raffle sales, too. We did very well. One of the biggest changes you'll see at the airport is the color of the tower. The siding project is almost done, and it looks really good. The Essex County Sheriff's Dept. was incredibly helpful in finishing the project. We are in the process of picking a date for an Open House/ Ribbon Cutting ceremony. Once everything is cleaned up we'll be ready. Be ready to help out July 12th, it's the Cystic Fibrosis Fly-Day here at Beverly. We have been asked to lend a hand again this year. And the WWII Dance is looking like it's going to be in September. Once again, we will need everybody's help. Keep up the good work, the squadron is moving ahead and it shows by the results of everyone's hard work. Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nations service. Officially proclaimed on May 5, 1868 by General John Logan, National Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order #11, th was first observed on May 30 of that year when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate Soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. The first state to recognize the holiday was New York in 1873. By 1890, it was recognized by all of the northern states. The South refused to recognize the
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DCS Message
By Dan Parsons, 1st Lt CAP
Deputy Commander of Seniors

Helicopter Raffle
Thanks to everyone who sold raffle tickets. Because of YOU we raised enough to pay the rent for at least one third of the year. Congratulations to Cadet Kent Parsons on having the lucky ticket. Enjoy your flight cadet!!! Also congrats to Cadets, Jason Swallow, Nathan Sauer, Ian Johnston for selling the most tickets.

Operation Troop Support

A BIG Thank You to all the Cadets for helping myself and Operation Troop Support at there annual Yard Sale on th Saturday 26 . I would like to share this email from an Operation Troop Support Team leader regarding the
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Emergency Services
From the Desk of
Joel Heusser, Captain CAP

ES Training
Joel Heusser, Captain CAP

Emergency Services Officer AMY S. COURTER, Brigadier General, CAP, Interim National Commander issued a memo dated 10 April 2008 with the subject: National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training. Paper copies of the memo will be available in the Senior office area for review, or members can down load copies from the National headquarters eServices web server. In knowledgebase, search for NIMS Training, and select answer #1984. The memo in its entirety can be downloaded by clicking on the link following the word SUBJECT: in the answer. The purpose of the memo is to outline the recent vote of the national board to implement NIMS training for all ES personnel. The memo outline the current understanding and time lines for all NIMS training. By incorporating NIMS training into our ES program we will be able to better serve out ES clients and fit into the matrix of agencies responding to large scale disaster operations. Classroom options are available as well as online training and testing for some of the classes. The more advanced courses do require in residence training. The memo includes a matrix of the courses required for the different ES Qualifications from Mission Staff Assistant to IC. Instructor qualifications are also listed as an attachment to the memo. I know there are going to be a few grumbles out there, some of you are really good at grumbling, but we should look at this change as a positive step forward. Once NIMS is fully integrated into CAP ES training we can be sure that those folks from other agencies that we might
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Emergency Services Officer The second BCUT class of the year was held and four members completed the training. C/AB Michael Pelletier, C/AB Kent Parsons, C/MSgt Freeman Condon, and st Captain Andrew Buck attended the class taught by 1 d Lieutenant Brian Eaton and 2 Lieutenant Derek Morrison. Well done to the instructors and students. Anyone needing this training should make that need st known to the professional Development Officer 1 Lt Dan Parsons, who is coordination all squadron training activities.

SAREX Schedule
Joel Heusser, Captain CAP

Emergency Services Officer

008 SAREX Schedule

Schedule subject to Change; Contact Lt Col Mottley MAWGXP@aol.com 19 & 20 January 07:30 17:30 SAREX1: DONE 16 & 17 February 07:30 17:30 SAREX2: DONE 19 & 20 April 07:30 17:30 SAREX3: Done 17 & 18 May 07:30 17:30 SAREX4: Rescheduled 21 & 22 June 07:30 17:30 SAREX5: 23 & 24 August 07:30 17:30 SAREX6: 20 & 21 September 07:30 17:30 SAREX7: 18 & 19 October 07:30 17:30 SAREX8: 22 & 23 November 07:30 17:30 SAREX9:

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Aerospace
Top Gun 2008
Bill Frisbee, 2d Lt CAP

Assistant Aerospace Education Officer As most of you know (or will know), Im very much into Radio Controlled or RC aircraft models and flying. This past week I had a chance to attend Top Gun 2008 http://www.franktiano.com/TopGunFrameset.htm, which is the largest scale RC aircraft competition in the world. About 130 scale RC pilots attend, with about 5000 spectators. I attended with two fellow RC modelers, one who was to fly a scale P-51D and the other flying a 1/9th scale B-17G.

For those wondering a scale P-51 has a wingspan of around 98 inches, and the 1/9th scale B-17 has a wingspan of 138 inches. Neither are small! And both looked just like the full scale plane they were based on. The B-17 model was based on the Collings Foundation Nine-O-Nine VII

B-17 dropping some bombs We got to Lakeland, Florida on Monday night, crashed (Us, not the airplanes ) for the day and woke up early Tuesday morning to get some test flights in on the P-51. However, after its third test flight, the airplane stalled and crashed, completely destroying the model. Never-theless the three of us pressed on to Top Gun 2008. Planes of all types were present, from World War II German Fw 190s to the latest and greatest in jets. There was a Bf 109G6 flown by a good friend of mine. The Bf 109 was awarded the best flying trophy. In the next photo which is of his plane, his business partners P-47D Thunderbolt can be seen in the background. B-17
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P-51 named Prudence VII

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Ribbon Fun
By Andrew Buck, Captain CAP

Attention All MAWG CC & MAWG CHECK PILOTS

The first ribbon bar: 1. Loaded with Senior member ribbons, hint, hint. 2. The ribbon one step below the unit citation is the colorful Grover Loening award, so we know the wearer is either a senior Captain, but most likely a Major, most likely not a Colonel, because no Paul E. Garber ribbon ( Lt Col ). 3. There is a meritorious Service, and two commanders commendations in the top row. 4. Command service ribbon indicates a past squadron commander, ( no stars, so not region or national ). 5. SAR ribbon and a Find ribbon indicate ES activity. 6. and the give away, 30 years plus active service, tells us the officer is non other than the ever youthful, debonair Major James McIntosh. Second ribbon bar: 1. Lots of cadet ribbons, hint, Jump to the bottom two rows of ribbons, Starting with the last one: 2. Recruiter w/ clasp = at least 4 members recruited 3. Encampment ( lots of those around ) 4. Three National Cadet Special Activities (Big Hint) 5. Color Guard Competition Wing Champion (Big Hint) 6. A community service ribbon 7. At least two years service but less than 5 8. and the give away, Top row, we only had one active Mitchell cadet last month, C/2d Lt Kelly Buck. ---

FORM 5
Our pilots are using the outdate Aircraft Questionnaire and not the NEW AIRPLAINE QUESTIONNAIRE which can be found in 60-1 attachment 3. The NEW AIRPLAINE QUESTIONNAIRE must be submitted for all the aircraft you are submitting with your Annual Standardization form five package. On the Form 5, there is a box AIRCRAFT we are looking for C-172, C-182, and C-182TNav lll. Using the CPF# in the AIRCRAFT box on the form 5 is an automatic,return to sender.

C-182TNavlll
Regarding C-182TNavlll: The last time I spoke to National regarding a C182T and a C182TNav lll, the National DOV informed me that yes C182T and C182TNav lll are two different aircrafts for completing a CAP Form 5 check ride. Please identify the G1000 correctly as a C182TNav lll. Check Pilots please help clear up these problems before they get to Wing. I am available to answerer any question you may have. Thank you ALL for your help. Chris ////Signed/// Christopher P. Camuso Lt. Colonel, CAP Assistance Director of Operations

1. What was the first "ribbon" authorized for wear on the CAP uniform? 2. What were the First CAP Awards for heroism? 3. What is the heraldry behind the CAP Clasp? Answers next month. I hope we do better this coming month, no one I know got the owners of the ribbon bars from last Month, I thought they were easy to guess.

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and helps out at the Beverly High School Marine Corps d Junior Reserves Officer Corps program. Cadet 2 Lt. Scicchitano is currently the Cadet First Sergeant for the Beverly Composite Squadron. In addition to the Unit Citation Cadet 2 Lt. Anthony Scicchitano has earned the General J. F. Curry Achievement, General Hap Arnold Achievement, Mary Feik Achievement, Wright Brothers Achievement, Captain Eddie Rickenbacker Achievement, Charles Lindbergh Achievement, General Jimmy Doolittle Achievement, Dr. Robert H. Goddard Achievement, Neil Armstrong Achievement, Mitchell Award, Red Service Ribbon, Cadet Recruiter Award, one encampment award, and the VFW Civil Air Patrol NCO Award.
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at the US Military Academy, West Point is a goal Sergeant Ortins has set for himself. In addition to the Unit Citation, C/SMSgt Ortins has earned the General J. F. Curry Achievement, General Hap Arnold Achievement, Mary Feik Achievement, Wright Brothers Achievement, Captain Eddie Rickenbacker Achievement, Lindberg Achievement and the Doolittle Achievement.

Cadet Freeman Condon Promoted

C/Master Sergeant Freeman Ortins was promoted to Cadet Senior Master Sergeant at closing formation at this past Wednesday nights meeting.

Cadet Alex Ortins Promoted

C/MSgt Alex Ortins was promoted to Cadet Senior Master Sergenant at closing formation at this past Wednesday nights meeting.

Cadet Senior Master Sergeant Condon Salisbury teen C/SMSgt Freeman Condon is a sophomore at the Philips Exeter school in Exeter New Hampshire. Outside of School and CAP Sergeant Condon enjoys paintball, wrestling, basketball and lacrosse. Sergeant Condon has been a member of the Civil Air Patrol since January of 2005, attended a week long encampment in the summer of 2005. He is the Flight Commander of the squadrons Eagle Flight, and has served as the Cadet Administrative Officer. In addition to the Unit Citation C/SMSgt Freeman Condon has earned the General J. F. Curry Achievement, General Hap Arnold Achievement, Mary Feik Achievement, Wright Brothers Achievement, Captain Eddie Rickenbacker Achievement, Charles Lindbergh Achievement, General Jimmy Doolittle Achievement, Red Service Ribbon, and one Encampment Award.
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Cadet Senior Master Sergeant Ortins Beverly teen C/SMSgt Alexander Ortins is an Honor Roll freshman at Beverly High School in Beverly Massachusetts where he is also a member of the cross country team and a Private First Class in the Marine JROTC program. When not busy with school work, Civil Air Patrol or JROTC advancement, C/SMSgt. Ortins enjoys paintball. C/SMSgt Ortins has been a member of the Civil Air Patrol since July of 2006, and is currently the squadrons Echo Flight Commander." Beyond Civil Air Patrol, accepting an appointment and becoming a plebe

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Cadet Jason Sears Promoted

C/Amn Jason Sears was promoted to Cadet Airman First Class at closing formation at this past Wednesday nights meeting.

grader at Holton Richmond Middle School in Danvers Massachusetts. Cadet Sauer has been a member of the civil air partol since November of 2007. When not busy with home work, Cadet Airman Sauer enjoys Tennis, Swimming, Surfing, skiing and working on his Radio Controlled vehicles. In addition to the Unit Citation, C/A1C Sauer now wears the General J. F. Curry Achievement and the General Arnold Achievement.

Cadet Nathan Boeske Promoted

C/AB Nathan Boeske was promoted to Cadet Airman at closing formation at this past Wednesday nights meeting. Cadet Airman First Class Sears Cadet Airman First Class Jason Sears is an 8 grader at Holton Richmond Middle School in Danvers Massachusetts where he is a member of the jazz band. Cadet Sears has been a nmember of the civil air partol since October of 2007. When not busy with school and st home work Airman 1 Class Sears enjoys building model aircraft and playing the drums. In addition to the Unit Citation, C/A1C Sears now wears the General J. F. Curry Achievement and the General Arnold Achievement. Cadet Airman Boeske Chester New Hampshire teen C/Amn Nathan Boeske is a student at the Chester Academy in Chester NH where he was Student of the month for November 2007. Airman Boeske has been a member of the Beverly Composite squadron since December of 2007. When not doing school work or working on Civil Air Patrol advancement, Airman Boeske enjoys skateboarding, 4 wheeling and building models. He is active in both baseball and basketball. In addition to the Unit Citation C/Amn Nathan Boeske has earned the General J. F. Curry Achievement.
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Cadet Nathan Sauer Promoted

C/Amnt Nathan Sauer was promoted to Cadet Airman First Class at closing formation at this past Wednesday nights meeting.

Cadet Kent Parsons Promoted

Cadet Airman Basic Kent Parsons was promoted to Cadet Airman First Class athan Sauer Danvers teen Cadet Airman Nathaniel Sauer is an 8
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day, honoring their dead on separate days until after World War I, when the holiday changed from just honoring those who died fighting in the Civil War to honoring Americans who died fighting in any war. The Red Poppy came to symbolize the holiday in 1915 inspired by a poem from Moina Michael: We cherish too, the Poppy Red That grows on fields where valor led It seems to signal to the skies That blood of heroes never dies. The poppy has been adopted by France and Belgium as well. Poppies have been sold to raise funds to benefit war orphaned children and widowed women. In 1922, poppies where first sold by the VFW. In 1924, the VFW Buddy poppy program was selling artificial poppies made by disabled veterans. (I, to this day still remember my Grandfather, a veteran of WWI selling and wearing proudly his red poppy every year until his passing back in the early 1980s). The Memorial Day holiday is celebrated in almost every State on the last Monday in May (in 1971 Congress passed the National Holiday Act (P.L.90-363) ensuring a three day weekend for Federal Holidays). The traditional observance of Memorial Day has diminished over the years. Many Americans have forgotten the meaning and the traditions of the holiday. At many cemeteries the graves of the fallen are increasingly ignored and neglected. Most people no longer remember the proper flag etiquette for the day. While there are towns and cities that still hold Memorial Day parades, many have not held parades in decades. Even still some people believe the holiday is to remember all dead, not just those who have fallen in service to our country. To help re-educate people and remind Americans what the true meaning of Memorial Day, the National Moment of Remembrance resolution was passed in December of 2000 which asks that at 3pm local time for all Americans to voluntarily and informally observe in their own way a Moment of remembrance and respect pausing from what they are doing for a moment of silence and listening to Taps. Many feel that when Congress turned the day into a three day weekend with the National Holiday Act, made

it all too easy for people to be distracted from the spirit and meaning of the day. As the VFW stated in its 2002 Memorial Day address: Changing the date merely to create three-day weekends has undermined the very meaning of the day. No doubt, this has contributed greatly to the general publics nonchalant observance of Memorial Day. So why have I taken the time to explain a little bit about the history of Memorial Day? Because I strongly feel that the meaning of the day is completely lost in all but a few. As a grew up, Memorial Day meant more than having a three day weekend and a day off from school, a day off of work, or a trip to go camping to start the summer season. It was a time for us to remember those who gave their lives for our country so that each one of us can be free. Free to choose. Free to speak. Free to write. Free to come and go. We would spend our weekend as a family. Gather for the Barbeque, and to enjoy the spring days. But most I remember that we always attended the town or city where we were gathered, parade. We would follow to the local cemetery and pay respect along with all the others, to those who gave their lives. Listening to Taps being played by the local high school trumpeter, and standing quietly wondering what the tear was for in my Grandfathers eye. Although now long passed, I have learned through the years what that tear was for. It was for his remembering. Remembering friends who were lost and never to come home fighting in a war so far away. It was remembering that those friends gave their lives so that he could return home and pass along to others the meaning of Freedom. He did not let down his friends, for I know what it means to be living in Freedom and the price that was paid by others for us to have this Freedom. I have come to realize through the years, participating as a member of Civil Air Patrol in the late 1970s and early 80s and from 1998 on, in Memorial Day parades, attending the family gatherings and taking time to honor those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice that indeed the true meaning of Memorial Day
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has been lost. Each year I march in a parade, I can feel it. I can see it. The crowds grow smaller and smaller, yet I still march and will continue that march until I no longer am able. It is now my turn to shed a tear. That same tear my grandfather shed. To reach out and try and change the mindset of the many Americans who no longer understand the true meaning of Memorial Day. It is not that you need to give up your entire day, but to give up a few moments, a few hours and pay tribute to those who have given us our freedoms. For if it was not for them, our fallen heroes, you would not have a day off of work, a day off of school or that camping trip to the mountains. A poem titled Memorial Day, by Michelle Keim, Commander VFW Post 6341, 1999

No matter which war was fought On the day that they died I stand here looking at these flags Filled with American pride. So as the bugler plays out Taps With its sweet and eerie sound Pray for these soldiers lying here In this sacred, hallowed ground. Take home with you a sense of pride You were here Memorial Day. Celebrating the way Americans should On this solemnest of days.

As we stand here looking At the flags upon these graves Know these flags represent A few of the true American brave They fought for their Country As man has through all of time Except that these soldiers lying here Fought for your country and mine As we all are gathered here To pay them our respect Let's pass this word to others It's what they would expect I'm sure that they would do it If it were me or you To show we did not die in vein But for the red, white and blue. Let's pass on to our children And to those who never knew What these soldiers died for It's the least we can do Let's not forget their families Great pain they had to bear Losing a son, father or husband They need to know we still care

May 2008 Squadron Stats

Cadets 7 0 23 1 3 Seniors 0 0 30 0 1 Promotions New Members Current Membership Awards ES Quals

0 Mission callouts, 1 missions, 0 finds

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Cadets during this event. Dan, Good afternoon, hope you were able to rest a bit after Saturday. I can't thank you enough for everything that you and your boys did. I don't think we would have been in half the shape we were had we not had the muscle to accomplish so much in such a short time. I was very impressed by their polite manner, and hard work. Hope you and your cadets will be able to come to our wrappings and I promise the only heavy lifting will be that of wrapping paper!!! YOU and Your Cadets ROCK!!! Take care, Donna:-)

PDO Message
By Dan Parsons, 1st Lt CAP
Professional Development Officer

CORE VALUES
This lesson will cover the USAF and CAP Core Values with specific emphasis on how these apply in command. It will start with a brief definition of each and how they apply to command. It will conclude with the meat of the lesson which uses actual case studies to illustrate how core values apply in command. Col Timothy Timmons wrote in his book, Commanding An Air Force Squadron, "Commanding a squadron is the only time in your career when you are simultaneously close to the mission and in command. Any duty below squadron command may be close to the mission, but the mission is being accomplished somebody elses way. Duty above squadron command may involve command and doing things your way, but you are too far removed from the mission and the people. Squadron command is the one point in time when you have the best of both worlds. Commanding a squadron is not an easy taska commander is fully involved in every aspect, nook, and cranny of the unit. The duty encompasses every second of every day the commander holds the unit flag; he must eat, sleep, and drink his squadron, full time. The commanders job is unique in the unit; no other job approaches it in scopethe commander exists on his own turf" and must use the Core Values as the foundation for all squadron efforts.

You have made our Squadron PROUD!!

Vista or not?
By William Frisbee, 2d Lt CAP
IT Officer

Should I upgrade to Windows Vista?

I seem to hear this question a lot; Should I upgrade to Vista? After all, it is the latest and greatest desktop operating system from Microsoft. The question, while simple, involves a bit of thinking, and perhaps a bit of money, so for this months article Im going to do my best to help answer this question. First a brief talk about Windows Vista itself. Windows Vista is Microsofts newest desktop operating system (OS). It was released in November of 2006 without much fanfare to the business and OEM world, and to the retail market at the end January of 2007. Windows Vista differs quite a bit from Windows XP, Microsofts last generation
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Core Values Defined

Below you will find each CAP Core Value with a brief definition and a corresponding application to command. This is the Readers Digest version and is meant to be used for reference as you contemplate how you will apply them in commanding your squadron. Then you can test your understanding by applying the Core Values to some hypothetical situations in which Core Values were challenged. Integrity is a character trait. It is the willingness to do what is right even when no one is looking.

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Integrity ordinarily means forthright honesty. It means being the kind of person others can rely on for accurate, complete, and timely disclosure of facts. All of this is true but as a moral ideal, integrity demands more than being the kind of person who can be counted on to tell the truth. Integrity also demands we be persons of good character. This, in fact, is the original sense of the word "integrity" as "integratedness," "wholeness," or "wholesomeness."

Chief of Staff, Gen Ronald Fogleman) Respect means we value our diverse membership. We treat each other with fairness, dignity, and compassion. We work as a team.
The effectiveness of any organization is greatly dependent upon the environment in which people work. We must create an atmosphere in the CAP where mutual respect abounds, making way for prosperity, innovation and excellence in serving this great nation.

"Integrity is the most important responsibility of command."(A former service chief)

Voluntarily giving of oneself, over personal desires, to provide for the welfare of others.
The Air Force has a similar value called "service before self." We embrace this core value and reflect it in our spirit of volunteerism. It is the willingness and ability to give of oneself, sometimes at the ultimate sacrifice of life. Also, it goes beyond simply giving our time; it extends to the willingness to obey the rules and regulations of CAP, the Air Force and our nation. Ultimately, it means we must have respect for fellow members and practice selfdiscipline.

"If the leader is unwilling to sacrifice individual goals for the good of the unit, its hard to convince other unit members to do so. At that point, the mission suffers, and the ripple effects can be devastating." (Former Secretary of the Air Force Widnall) This challenges us to develop a sustained passion for continuous improvement and innovation to enable the CAP to grow and flourish in serving Americas humanitarian needs
We should always be in continual pursuit of excellence; there is no room for the "good enough" mentality in the CAP. Good enough is never good enough and anything less violates the sacred trust the American public places in us.

"The unfailing formula for production of morale is patriotism, self-respect, discipline, and self-confidence within a military unit, joined with fair treatment and merited appreciation from without. It cannot be produced by pampering or coddling an army, and is not necessarily destroyed by hardship, danger, or even calamity It will quickly wither and die if soldiers come to believe themselves the victims of indifference or injustice on the part of their government, or of ignorance, personal ambition, or ineptitude on the part of their leaders." (Gen Douglas MacArthur) Conclusion
The Air Force and CAP Core Values should be internalized and lived by each member, and much of the responsibility for their application rests with each person. However, as a squadron commander, the Core Values establish the basic framework from which your squadron will take its direction so there are some unique and very special ways in which Core Values apply to squadron command.

Lesson 6 Material

APPLYI G CORE VALUES I A COMMA D SETTI G

OPR: CAP HQ/ETP Last Revised 5/13/00

"True quality is embodied in the actions of the Air Force people who take decisive steps to improve processes and products; who capitalize on quality as a leverage tool to enhance products, achieve savings, and improve customer service."(Former USAF

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OS with updated features like a new graphical user interface (what you see and how you interact with the computer), lots more features to help the user search for data, better security and many new and improved features for media (movies, music and photos). There are many other features which make Vista a large upgrade to Windows XP and you can read about them here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvist a/features/details/accessibility.mspx. Im sure you have read something in the newspaper or online about how Vista isnt so hot, or its not as good as some other system. The simple thing is Vista isnt for everyone. People got used to Windows XP, after all its been on the market for nearly 7 years, people have literally grown up using Windows XP on computers and people just dont like change. Vista isnt Windows XP, its different, and that in itself is reason for some people to just not like Vista.

You can find this here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvis ta/buyorupgrade/upgradeadvisor.mspx?wt_svl=20409a &mg_id=20409b

Why shouldnt you upgrade to Vista?

If you dont like change. Dont upgrade to Vista if you dont like change and are uncomfortable learning a new Operating System. While there are a lot of similarities with other versions of Windows, there is also a lot different which can confuse or frustrate you. If you are happy with what you have, until there is a reason to upgrade, dont! If it aint broke, dont fix it. If you have older hardware. If your computer is more than three years old, I recommend upgrading your computer. Running Windows Vista on older hardware can sometimes be an exercise in frustration. Yes Vista will run on older hardware, but you may not get all the bells and whistles a newer computer would. If you have a lot of custom software. Not all software is compatible with Windows Vista. If you are running a lot of custom applications (mostly in the business world), it is recommended you keep using what you have today, as upgrading to Windows Vista may break some of the applications.

Why should you upgrade to Vista?

Do you want to play Direct X 10 (Direct X helps programmers write code for games and other applications) games like Halo 2 on your PC? Then yes, you should upgrade to Vista. Only Vista can run Direct X 10. You really dont have much of a choice here! Do you want to run Windows in 64-bit mode (64 bit Windows allows access to a lot more RAM and can speed up some applications written for 64-bit computers)? Yes, you should upgrade to Vista. Windows Vista x64 is the first Microsoft desktop OS to fully support 64-bit computing in my opinion. Its much more complete than the 64-bit version of Windows XP and there are thousands of more drivers for Windows Vista x64 than there are for Windows XP x64. Do you want the latest and greatest? Yes, Vista is for you. Its the latest and greatest from Microsoft. Mind you before upgrading to Vista, please make sure your hardware supports it! I cannot stress this enough. Vista can be a lot more hardware utilizing than Windows XP, so I highly recommend you confirm you can run Vista on your system. Microsoft has a tool, called the Upgrade Advisor which will confirm if your system can run Vista.

Conclusion
So there you have it, three reasons when you should, and should not upgrade to Vista. Make your decision based on what you have and what you need. Ive been running Windows Vista since well before its release, as I beta tested (meaning I work with Microsoft to test software before it is released) Vista from its early days. Ive never had issues with it and run it on all my computers, at the office, at home and while at Civil Air Patrol. I can say it works and works well for me, but make sure it works well for you before taking that plunge and upgrading. Please feel free to email me if there are any questions at wfrisbee@comcast.net

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Marathon
James McIntosh, Major CAP

Cap Drivers Licenses Records

Andrew Buck, Captain CAP

Emergency Services Team On April 21, 2008, the 112 Boston Marathon began as others have in the past, cold, damp, and very early. The Massachusetts Wing, Civil Air Patrol was tasked with helping out in Hopkinton, the starting point of the marathon, to help control the approximate 25,000 runners in three sections of the Hopkinton High School. Members of the Beverly Composite Squadron met at 0415 at the Beverly Airport to travel to Hopkinton. Major Dave Snow, Major James McIntosh and 2Lt. Bill Frank, left the airport at 0430 to arrive by 0600, in Hopkinton, the time for all CAP Personnel to obtain their tasks from Major Jack Forman who was acting as the Incident Commander, along with many police departments from around Massachusetts as well as the Middlesex County Sheriffs Department, with their Mobile Command Center. Teaming up with other CAP members from other squadrons, the personnel were divided up into 4 groups, as were the 3 fields at the high school. Team 1, Beverly Squadron and others, were Task with patrolling Sector 1, while others teams had sectors 2 and 3. After and hour of walking around and providing information, each team was rotated to the next sector. A team of South Korean runners came up to Major McIntosh and gather around him for a photo op, something that seems to happen quiet frequently to others, during a gathering of world proportion. Once the runners started to assembly at the starting point, CAP Members made sure that all runners had eventually left the holding pens as they affectionately got to be known as, and assembled back at the Command Post. Once the race had started and all was quiet again, members were given each a 2008 Boston Marathon Jacket and invited to have a hot lunch at a nearby elementary school.
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Public Affairs Officer During a recent effort to quantify where we stood in member qualifications it was discovered that there are only two members who appear to have CAP drivers licenses, at least according to the data in the National data bases. I brought this situation to the attention of the Squadron officers and several of the officers claimed to hold the ever coveted CAP Drivers License. So, how to update the National Database to make it match reality? It took us a while to find out how to update this information so I thought Id pass on the magic to all of you. The original thinking was that the PDO or squadron Admin had to initiate the update, not so. First, you have to have an active login account at National HQ. If youve never logged in talk to the IT d Officer, 2 Lt Bill Frisbee, He can help you out. Log into the national e-Services web site located at https://www.capnhq.gov/CAP.eServices.Web/Default.asp x . Enter your user name or CAPID and your password. At the top of the logged in user screen over to the right there is a My Info tab that you should take a closer look at.

Logged in User Window Select the Review/Edit My Info option on the main login page. This will result in a new screen that will allow you to edit all of your on line personal information. Take a
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moment to make sure that the information there is all correct and take the few extra moments to fix all of the information that is incorrect.

Cadet Airman at closing formation at this past Wednesday nights meeting.

Cadet Airman Parsons The View/Change Screen In the left hand menu, select the Personal Characteristics item off the list. Why CAP Drivers license h=is here is not clear, but it is. Hamilton teen C/Amn Kent Parsons is a 6 grade student at the St. Johns in Beverly. Airman Parsons has been a member of the Beverly Composite squadron since March of 2008. Kent says his favorite subjects in school are science and history.
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When not doing school work or working on Civil Air Patrol advancement, Airman Parsons enjoys Swimming, playing soccer and baseball. His hobbies include astronomy and collecting Fire memorabilia, with the help of his Fire Fighting Father.

Personal Characteristics Screen Once you have updated your information, you will feel a lot better about yourself. Go ahead, have that extra scoop of ice cream for desert tonight, you deserve it, after all, youve updated your National Database data to include you CAP Drivers License.

In addition to the Unit Citation C/Amn Kent Parsons has earned the General J. F. Curry Achievement.

Seniors
There were no senior promotions to announce.

Welcome New Members

Cadets
No new Cadets in April

Seniors
No new Seniors in April

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PAO Message
By Andrew Buck, Captain CAP

Mower Safety
By William Frank, 2d Lt CAP
Safety Officer

This months news letter is another record setter. Seven d cadet promotions, really nice articles By 2 Lt Frisbee, st Major Carter and 1 Lt Parsons have pushed us up to twenty pages. One of the new style changes this month is the setting of a Staff page, an ES page and an Aerospace page. These pages are the starting places for content in these areas. This is where you will find the big stories in each of these areas. What we are missing is the Cadet Programs page. This is then next area the Eagle Eye would like to address. This should be a page about cadets and hopefully by cadets. I challenge to corps of cadets to gather and come up with enough material to fill one page each month. This would require about 600 words every month, but I think you could do it. One of you needs to step up to the plate and through your chain of command apply for and take on the position of Cadet PAO. It would be your responsibility to supply the senior PAO ( Me ) with the content each and every month meeting the deadlines. This does not mean you have to write a three hundred word essay each month, but you need to organize and coordinate the cadets to give you the information, on time, formatted to a reasonable extent, and reasonably correct. You then review then material, fact check it, edit it where necessary, and pass it onto me. This is extra duty, and you will be expected to continue to advance in your cadet program in addition to your PAO duties. Remember cadets cant be assigned to write a piece as punishment, that would be hazing, but a cadet could earn merits by writing a 300 word article on a cadet activity, uniform care instructions, study habits that work, school field trip, anything cadet related or of interest to cadets. There would have to be a connection to CAP, but Im sure you could make that connection without too much trouble. I would also like to see 150 to200 words minimum from the Cadet commander in a From the desk of sort of article. Part of being a leader is to communicate to your
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Now that spring is here, many of us are getting back outside and doing yard work. Im going to discuss lawn mower safety. For purposes of this column, Im going to focus on safe practices for riding mowers and garden tractors, but some of the information also applies to walk behind models.

Protective Gear
While operating a mower, make sure you have hearing protection, earplugs or ear muffs. Its critical that you protect your hearing during prolonged noise exposure. Wear long pants. They will help protect against flying debris, skin irritations, and burns from the exhaust. Wear gloves; they will help prevent cuts, abrasions, chemicals, and other skin irritants. Be sure that the gloves fit right and they are the correct type for the job. As the action of a rotary mower can stir up a lot of dust and particles, its a very good idea to wear a dust mask while operating the mover. Be careful, the masks prevent respiratory problems, but do not help in exposure to chemicals or toxic gases. Lastly, safety glasses should be worn. Be sure that the lenses are impact-resistant.

Operational safety
A riding lawn mower or tractor is only designed for one person, no passengers should be allowed. If you need to leave the seat, you should disengage the PTO (power take off), stop the engine, and wait for all parts to stop moving before dismounting. Do not attempt to adjust anything on the mower while it is running. Never refuel the equipment while the engine is running or extremely hot potential fire hazard or explosive situation. When moving the lawn mower between areas, crossing a road, path, or sidewalk, or when not mowing, you should
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The owner/pilot is a served in the Gulf War. This A-10 model won the best engineering and most accurate scale awards for the show and nearly won Top Gun overall. There was also a very nice Vulcan bomber, which was used by the British Air Force for years. This model in flight would drop a model of the Blue Steel nuclear glide bomb. It was very impressive. The fellow that built this plane is in his mid 80s.

Bf 109G6 An F/A-18 built and flown by some fine folks from Ireland. Unfortunately on its first flight, they lost a wheel and on landing crashed, destroying most of the plane.

Vulcan bomber The detailing on some of the planes was incredible, like that on a BAE Hawk that was flown.

F/A-18 A 1/5 scale A-10 Warthog was the highlight of the show. The guy that flew the plane is actually a 3 star General in the US Air Force, based out of the Pentagon
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BAE Hawk Trainer The BAE Hawk is used by Air Forces all around the world, including the United States, as a jet trainer of military pilots. A-10 Warthog
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BAE Hawk 8 Trainer In the above shot you can see the instructor pilot and the student pilot in front of him. With a different background it might be dificult to tell this model from a real airplane.

A-10 Warthog As you can see, Im quite into the whole RC aircraft scene, I had a great time here and hope to be able to help some of the cadets and senior members get involved with RC, its not just fun, its educational as well.

WWII Dance
By Tom Lyons, Major CAP
Squadron Commander

BAE Hawk Trainer The show was a great time, and I made a lot of contacts that were always willing to share trade secrets on building a good looking scale plane. The highlight of the week came on Saturday when a full scale A-10 flew in and stole the show.

Everything is still in the preliminary stages for this dance. I want everyone to have a heads up early. This can be one of the biggest events in squadron or perhaps wing history. We will need help from everybody, that means parents, friends, relatives, your parents friends relatives and anyone else it takes. This can be a night of fun and memories for many people. If we do it right people will be begging to have another one next year. BE READY. WE MUST ALL HELP. More info will follow as soon as the details are worked out in the next month or so. Tentative date is in September.

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disengage the PTO to stop the mower blade. If conditions in the area to be mowed are questionable traction or stability a problem, test drive the mower with the blade disengaged. Be very careful when operating on uneven ground. Over half of all mower/tractor deaths occur because of rollovers. If the area is too sloped or the ground is too uneven to operate safely, use a walk behind mower or a weed eater. In summary, safe mower operation is possible if you observe basic mower safety practices.

Parades
BVY To march in several Parades

The Beverly Composite squadron has been invited to march in several parades in the coming months. Cadets and seniors are all invited and encouraged to attend and march in these events. Muster time, muster location, and uniform of the day for each parade will be announced at the meeting night previous to the parade. Lets see how many people we can put on the street for each of these opportunities. If you are debating if you really want to go and march or not, reread the DCC article which starts on page two. Some of you are not going to be able to mach this year because of family plans or other obligations. It is never too soon to start planning on next year, resolve to save the memorial day th and 4 of July dates for parade participation. See the calendar at the end of the Eagle eye for muster times and locations.
Memorial Day Parades

WEB PLACES
CADET WEB PAGES http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NER-MA-019 SENIOR WEB PAGES http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVYCOMP/ OFFICIAL CAP WEB SITES http://bvycap.homesite.net/ http://www.mawg.cap.gov/ http://www.ner.cap.gov/ http://www.cap.gov/ https://www.capnhq.gov/default.aspx

Beverly - May 25 Danvers - May 26

VFW Convention Gala Parade

Burlington June 7
4th of July

Stoneham/Winchester 4 July

Deployed too!
As soon as C/2 Lt Kelly Buck reports to West Point to begin Cadet Basic, I will be posting her address to the Deployed box which has been renamed to Service Members. All Cadets, former BVY Cadets, relatives of squadron members, and current members who are serving our nation in uniform are welcome to have their mailing addresses posted. You, whoever you are, are encouraged to write to these people who are taking CAP service to the next level. When was the last time you wrote a quick note to Sgt Cuscuna? Captain Andrew Buck, CAP
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Service Members
Former Cadet
SGT. Aaron Cuscuna C-Trp 2-1 Cav FOB Warhorse APO AE09336

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work with on a large scale operation, will be meeting our training standards as a minimum, and we theirs. NIMS training will become a part of our ES Training program that is planned to start shortly. If you avail yourself of the on-line training, make an extra copy of your completion certificates and bring them in so we can make sure you get credit for al of your training.

followers. The squadron commander uses the Eagle Eye in addition to the chain of command and his staff meeting to communicate to the membership. This would be passed to the Cadet PAO and then up to me. I will be available to a Cadet PAO for all PAO related activities, and will teach you what little I know about the job. If you are a cadet interested use your chain of command to request Major Carter to assign you to Cadet PAO, Beverly Composite Squadron. Captain Buck

Deadlines
For the June Eagle Eye
Columns 1 June 2007 DCS, DCC, Safety Officer, Professional Development Officer, AEO, ESO, FO, and of course from the Squadron Commander. News stories 8 June 2008 Promotions, Missions and other late breaking material.

Factoid:
Of CAPs 35,000 senior members, only about 350 earn the Grover Loening Award each year. Receipt of the award and completion of rank and time-in-grade requirements also makes the member eligible for promotion to CAP Major.

Wing Training Reports Due

James M. McIntosh, Major CAP Administration Officer By Dan Parsons, 1st Lt CAP
Professional Development Officer

The following reports are due NLT May 10 to Wing Headquarters. Monthly Unit Safety Report (SE) MWF 73, Vehicle Inspection (LGT)

Squadron Leadership School (SLS) Date(s): 07 & 08 June 2008 Location: Pilgrim Composite Squadron HQ 222 South Meadow Road Plymouth, MA 02360 Instructors and students please submit CAPF 17 via email to the undersigned. Steven Levesque, Lt Col, CAP Director, MAWG SLS 2008 steven_levesque@mawg.cap.gov There are seven officers in the squadron who need this training for their next promotion. So far none of them have signed up. I would remind the senior membership that this course is usually only offered once a year, your next promotion could be delayed waiting to take this

The following reports are due NLT June 10 to Wing Headquarters. Monthly Unit Safety Report (SE) MWF 73, Vehicle Inspection (LGT) A reminder that any reports that are to be submitted to Wing HQ, especially by the Responsible Department and IS NOT mailed through the Squadron Admin Office, a copy must be submitted to Administration for our records.

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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Cadet of the Month, Promotions Commanders Message, DCC, DCS ES Officer, ES Training, SAREX Schedule Aerospace Top Gun Pilot Log, Ribbon Fun Promotions Promotions DCC DCC, Stats DCS, IT, PDO

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PDO IT Marathon, CAP Drivers License CAP Drivers License, Promotions, New Members PAO, Safety Aerospace Top Gun Aerospace Top Gun, WW II Dance Safety, Web Places, Parades, Deployed too, Service Members Report Due, Wing Training, Deadlines Calendars, this index

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Squadron Calendar
Night 21 May 08 28 May 08 4 June 08 11 June 08 Uniform BDU Blues Blues BDU Cadets ES Review Boards, Leadership Training AE, Moral Leadership Testing, PT Seniors TBD ES Staff Meeting TBD All

Promotions & Awards Safety Briefing

Special Events
Date 17 & 18 May 08 25 May 08 26 May 08 7 June 08 07 & 08 June 08 4 July 08 25 Jul 3 Aug 08 Autumn OIC Mark Jacobs Capt. CAP Greg Carter, Major CAP Greg Carter, Major CAP Greg Carter, Major CAP Steven Levesque, Lt Col, CAP TBD TBD TBD Event CLC Westover ARB Memorial Day Parade Beverly 1230 Depart from Bev Airport Memorial Day Parade Danvers 0800 Depart from Bev Airport June 7 VFW Convention Gala Parade Burlington SLS Training Pilgrim Ma CAPF 17 required. 4th of July Parade Stoneham/Winchester Northeast Region Cadet Academy WWII Dance

Beverly Composite Squadron Headquarters Beverly Municipal Airport

54 L.P. Henderson Rd Beverly, Ma. 01915

978-921-5454

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