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The Eagle EyeBeverly Composite Squadron May 2009

Massachusetts Wing Civil Air Patrol Volume 3, Number 5

Promotions & Awards

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April CadetsWe started to do promotions differently in April whicheffects the Eagle Eye of course. The new program hascadets and seniors promoted each week as they completethe requirements. So each month we will cover thepromotions for the previous month, senior to junior.

C/CMsgt Posillico completed Armstrong15 April 2009South Hamilton teen, Cadet Chief Master Sergeant(C/CMSgt) Philip Posillico of the Beverly CompositeSquadron of the Civil Air Patrol completed therequirements for the Neil Armstrong Award and waspresented with the award ribbon

Cadet Chief Master Sergeant Philip Posillico

C/CMSgt Philip Posillico is a Senior at Hamilton Wenham

Cadet of the MonthCadet Airman First Class Chad Soper was selected asthe Cadet of the Month for May 2009 based on theaccumulated points by the first meeting night.

Cadet Airman First Class Chad Soper

Beverly teen Airman First Class C/A1C Chad Soper hasbeen a member of the Civil Air Patrol since July of 2007.

Airman Soper is a Junior at Beverly HS. Outside of school and Civil Air Patrol Cadet Airman Soper enjoysmusic and reading. He is a member of the Beverly HighSchool Marine Corps Junior Reserves Officer Corpsprogram.



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Commander’s Corner By Tom Lyons, Major CAP

Squadron Commander

May is going to be the best month our squadron has ever seen.

We have a cadet receiving the Earhart award, another receiving the Mitchell award and a cadet heading to WestPoint. This shows that hard work does pay itsrewards. We are all proud of these young men. Theyhave set the example for all cadets to follow in the future.

May will see some changes at the squadron as well.

We have new cadets and seniors joining our ranks andfilling new duty assignments.

Keep an eye on the new training schedules and activitiescoming up. We all need to get E.S. qualified in the eventwe are needed to support the USAF, MEMA or other

customers.There will be changes at MAWG as well. Col. Belcher's

time as the wing commander will be up soon. We wishhim the best, and thank him for his support of our squadron.

Please get your ideas for fund-raising in to Lt. Parsonsor myself quickly. We are always in need of funds.

And let's keep flying the aircraft!! We need hours on it tokeep it here.

The hangar dance will happen in the fall, again. We willpost the date as soon as it is set.

We are fortunate to have our own squadron chaplainnow. Robert Ebersole from Ipswich has joined our ranks.

We also have a doctor as our Health officer. WelcomeJackson Maddux. These are two positions that aredifficult to find qualified candidates. We are fortunate that

DCC MessageBy Gregory Carter, Major CAP

Deputy Commander of Cadets

Squadron Growth – Where do we fit all our members?

We have recently seen and continue to see rapid growthin our unit’s membership, specifically looking at our Cadet members. Since mid 2006, we saw our active

cadet membership grow from approximately 12 cadets totoday’s high of 33. Almost all of this growth has occurredover the past eight months tripling our roster.

When we relocated to our current building at Beverly Airport, we had no clue that our membership would growso rapidly. At that time, we knew that our building would abit tight in terms of space, but with the active membership

DCS MessageBy Dan Parsons, 1 st Lt CAP

Deputy Commander of Seniors

Operation Troop Support Yard Sale .

Thank you to everyone who helped on a very warmSaturday to the cadets and Seniors alike. You all madethe Squadron PROUD with you dedication and hardwork. You all worked very hard at many different task

from helping patrons find a parking space to carryinggoods for them to their vehicles and many other jobs. Nomatter what the task was Beverly Composite Squadronwas there to do it!!

Here is a quote from an Email I received from DickMoody the Director of Operation Troop Support.

“Thank you to all of our volunteers and all who



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From the Desk of…Daniel Parsons, 1 st Lieutenant CAP Emergency Services Officer

ES TrainingThe Squadron Commander is requesting that we havequalified ground team(s) and mission capable pilots and

other mission related persons within the next 12 months.This is a huge undertaking and will require the dedicationof our Emergency Services training staff and acommitment from all of our members both Cadets andSeniors alike.

I have started this endeavor with the help of CaptainBuck and I am in the process of developing acomprehensive training manual for our staff to use tohelp implement the Commanders request. Please getinvolved and attend as many training activities as youcan or if you are interested in instructing one or more of

the modules in ES let the ES staff or myself know your intentions.

At this time we are expecting to have ES training twice amonth on Wednesday’s during our regular meetings. If you are interested in becoming involved in ES you mustfirst complete General Emergency Services online athttps://tests.cap.af.mil/newtests/test.cfm?grp=dos .

You will also need to complete IS 100 and 700 at

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS100a.asp

http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/is700a.aspPlease forward a copy of your certificates from theseclasses to myself or Captain Buck and Cc: Major McIntosh for your files. The training is expected to start inJune as soon as those who are interested havecompleted the above prerequisites.

From the Desk of…David Cuscuna, 1 st Lt CAP Communications Officer

Communications UpdateToday I am glad to see that the Cadet Corps are growingand we are also gaining more seniors, as such I wouldlike to hit upon some basics of Communications for those

new to our ranks,

As Comm Officer It is my responsibility to make sure our squadron meet all the Comm standards of National,Region and Wing CAP. Also to make sure all those whoare interested in participating in Communications areproperly trained for these functions.

ES TrainingAndrew W. Buck, Captain CAP Emergency Services Training Officer

SkywarnNWS NOAA "SKYWARN" weather training class atMAWG HQ. 19 September 2009, 1200 to 1500 hrs. localtime.

This training will be given by Mr. William Babcock(Meteorologist) from the National Weather Service NOAASKYWARN Office, Taunton MA.

"SKYWARN" training will prepare you to recognizeweather events and be able to differentiate dangerousfrom regular weather conditions. NWS will supply youwith al training materials which you can keep for



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AerospaceEducationAndrew W. Buck, Captain CAP

Assistant Aerospace Education Officer

Not Just Airplanes Aerospace Education is not just airplanes, and I thoughtthat this month we might take a look at what I think is aninteresting subject, and that is the study of the planetSaturn. I saw an article in the UK Daily Mail, and hereare a few interesting tidbits of information for that piece,and from elsewhere.

Cassini Spacecraft Photo: ASA

The Cassini probe was launched October 15, 1997 and

arrived at Saturn July 1, 2004 after an almost sevenyear road trip to begin a four year mission which endedin June 2008. But read on, because old Cassini isn’t fini

just yet.

The space craft is actually two components, the Cassiniorbiter, and the Huygens Titan Probe. The orbiter does

just that, it orbits Saturn and flies past the planets

Aerospace CurrentEventAndrew W. Buck, Captain CAP

Assistant Aerospace Education Officer

Cardiac Patients Take NASA Super Plastic to Heart

WASHINGTON -- A NASA technology that wasdeveloped for an aerospace high-speed researchprogram is now part of an implantable device for heartfailure patients. A government program that not onlyprovided high paying jobs, but now life saving materials.

NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va.,created an advanced aerospace resin, named LangleyResearch Center's Soluble Imide, or LaRC-SI. It is highlyflexible, resistant to chemicals, and withstands extremehot and cold temperatures. The "super plastic" wasdetermined to be biologically inert, making it suitable for medical use, including implantable devices.

The use of this NASA-developed material in a medicalimplant is the latest in a long line of medical applicationsthat have benefited from NASA technology.

http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2009/may/HQ_09-101_LaRC_Heart_Tech.html

Airbus Cuts A380 Delivery Target Airbus cut its 2009 delivery target for A380 superjumboson Wednesday, now expecting to deliver 14 of thedouble-decker planes, down from its most recent goal of

18.

The move marks the first time Airbus has cut wide-bodyproduction during the current downturn as airlines reducecapacity to weather the worst industry crisis in decades.

Rival Boeing announced wide-body plane production cutslast month.



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SafetySafetyBy William Frank, 1 st Lt CAP

Safety Officer

Hello All, we are now well into the spring season. Folksare starting to spend more time outside and it’s a goodtime of year where a review Lyme Disease prevention.

The first aspect of Lyme prevention is protecting yourself from tick bites. Avoid areas with tick infestations. Ticksprefer wooded and bushy areas with high grass and leaf litter.

Take extra precautions in May, June, and July. This isthe time of year when they are most active. If you mustwalk in wooded areas, try to stay in the middle of the trailand avoid contact with grass, brush, and leaf litter.

Keep ticks off your skin, there are several steps that youcan take to minimize exposure.

Be sure to use an insect repellant with at least 20% –30% DEET on exposed skin and clothing. Wear longsleeves, long pants, and long socks. Light coloredclothing will help you spot the ticks more easily. Tuckyour pants into socks or boots and tuck your shirt intoyour pants.

CHECK YOUR SKIN AND CLOTHES FOR TICKSEVERYDAY!!

The second aspect of Lyme disease prevention is

controlling ticks around your home.Try to create a “tick free zone” around the house.Remove leaf litter, tall grasses and brush around thehouse and at the edges of lawns.

Place wood chips or gravel between your lawn and theedge of the woods to restrict tick migration.

Mow the lawn and clear away the brush and leaf litter

frequently.

Also keep the ground under bird feeders clean. Stack upwood neatly and in a dry area.

Keep playground equipment, decks, and patios awayfrom yard edges and trees.

See below for a sample layout, diagram of a propertywith several of the tick control ideas written in.

An additional precaution for a tick safe zone, that can bevery effective, is the application of a pesticide in thespring season. Acaricide is specifically designed tocontrol ticks. Check with your local health officials as tothe best time to apply and any rules and regulations thatrelate to pesticide application in residential areas.

The information presented here is courtesy of theCenters for Disease Control.



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Wing IGBy Ray Fallon, Major CAP

Mass Wing Inspector General

Specialty Tracks Training

One of the items that we examine during a subordinate

unit inspection is if all senior members are enrolled in theproper specialty track. The requirement to be enrolled ina specialty track can be found in CAPR 35-1 para 1-2(b)which states, in part, “ when assigned to an authorized duty position, the member will also enroll in theappropriate specialty track of the CAP Senior Member Professional Development Program unless he/she hasalready earned the master's rating in that specialty .”

Specialty track training for each duty position provides apath for standardized training through the “Technician”,

“Senior” and “Master” ratings. It ensures that all peopleworking in these functions are equally qualified at thesame level and “mission ready.” These ratings areearned by demonstrating progressive mastery of eachduty function. It is the duty of each CAP Officer to master their duty function. Attaining specialty track ratings arealso required to advance through the levels of the senior member professional development program.

Most of the training for the unit functions is OJT or “on-the-job” training. If the position was vacant before youwere assigned then finding someone to mentor you maynot be easy. You should ask you unit commander for guidance and if he/she cannot assist you then they willcertainly be able to find someone who can.

Finally, being “mission ready” is paramount to all we do.In fact, the subordinate unit inspections that the inspector general performs are assessments of the “missionreadiness” of the unit and the various functions. Wenever will know in advance when we are needed in an

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emergency situation and becoming proficient in our specialty tracks will ensure that we will meet the tasksasked of us. It may seem like a lot of work when timesare quiet but when it really matters the people whodepend on the Civil Air Patrol will be thankful that yougave the extra effort.

they found us.

Steve Pelletier has recently joined us, with another of hissons. Mr. Pelletier has volunteered to be Asst. FinanceOfficer. This will be a big help for Maj. Carter.

Keep up the good work everyone. And remember SAFETY is always our first priority.

Thank you,Thomas J. Lyons Major Civil Air Patrol



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Beverly Airport

From The AirportManager By Robert Mezzetti

Beverly Airport Manager

Airport Security:

It used to be that airport security problems at smaller airports was geared towards trespassing, vandalism,theft, disorderly conduct etc., but since 9/11 terrorism andair piracy have been added to the mix. Typically, thelarger air carrier airports have the more sophisticatedsecurity systems, and rightfully so because the terrorismthreat is greater at those airports. The terrorists believethey can achieve more destruction and garner morenotoriety by creating acts of terrorism with larger aircraft.

The FAA; TSA; and Homeland Security realize this sosmaller airports without scheduled passenger service andgenerally utilize aircraft weighing below 12,500 lbs. do nothave federally mandated security programs (yet).

However, some believe that we may be at the pointwhere large commercial airport security is so successfulthat potential terrorist may now look to smaller airports tocommandeer aircraft.

The level of security at smaller general aviation airportswithout federal or state security mandates is predicatedon what the airport owner desires, and how much theyhave to spend. There are federal and state grants that areavailable that could contribute up to 90% to 100% of approved security projects, such projects could includefencing, security cameras, controlled access systems,security lighting and I.D. badges.

In November, 2001 the Massachusetts AeronauticsCommission issued an airport security agency directivethat has provided guidelines to most public use airportsin Massachusetts from small rural general aviationfacilities to large commercial service airports.

Some of the most effective security measures at small

GA airports are the least expensive e.g. securing aircraftwith prop locks; yoke locks, locking aircraft doors; boots,locking hangar doors; reporting suspicious persons andeffective ramp lighting. The Aircraft Owner's and Pilot's

Association (AOPA) also has instituted a successfulnational program called AOPA's Airport Watch to reportsuspicious activity by calling 1-800-GA-Secure (and/or 911).

The Beverly Airport is also fortunate to have the

C.A.P. perform random safety and security inspections.

Airport Information

http://www.beverlyairport.com/index.php

Phone: 978-921-6072Fax: 978-921-6071



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Health Services

TicksBy Dr. Jackson Maddux

Health Services Officer

Why it is sometimes good to getTICKed off.

This is a brief overview of lyme disease and how toprevent it. Lyme disease is not named for that tasty fruitthat is supposedly in your 7-UP. Rather it was named for Lyme, Connecticut after several children exhibited similar symptoms that looked like juvenile arthritis in 1975. Allwere found to be infected with a bacteria called Borrelia

Swine FluBy Dr. Jackson Maddux

Health Services Officer

One Flu over the cuckoo's nest.....

...Or why you need to know about H1N1(previously known as the swine flu).

If you will indulge me, let me start with a brief story about viruses. Viruses have been aroundfor a long time, but we still dont really know howto classify them. Are they living or dead? Plant orAnimal? Viruses are none of the above. Much like

Germ JourneysBy Dr. LouAnn Maffei-Iwuc, Major

CAP

SE/MA007

PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF GERMS

Think about it. A sneeze is a powerful thing! One

sneeze expels about 40,000 aerosol droplets at aconservatively estimated speed of 95 miles per hour! If the sneezer is ill, those droplets contain germs. Commoncold viruses, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus,whooping cough, and SARS (severe acute respiratorysyndrome) are just a few of the illnesses spread bycarelessness.

Sneeze or cough into a clean tissue that is covering your nose and your mouth. Then put the tissue in the trash.

Don’t tuck the used tissue up your sleeve or save it for arainy day! If a tissue is not available, cough or sneezeinto your upper sleeve. DON’T COUGH OR SNEEZEINTO YOUR HANDS! YUCK!

After sneezing or coughing, wash your hands with soap

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RibbonsBy Robert Thomas, LtCol., CAP

Texas Wing

CAP MI IATURE MEDALSCAP Enlisted or Cadets wear the service coat with a bowtie as their formal uniform. Because the active Air Forcerecognized the "new" USAF Mess Dress as the onlyapproved semi-formal uniform, they deemed itinappropriate for CAP Officers to wear medals. When TheUSAF approved the wearing of the White and Black MessDress Uniform for CAP in July 1969, the CAP now had aneed for medals.

The active military denotes the documented andwitnessed act of heroism, superior service and/or valor inthe face of action against an enemy, or exceptionalservice situation by the awarding of distinctive shapedmilitary decorations such as the: Distinguished FlyingCross, Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, BronzeStar, Legion of Merit, Air Force Cross, Purple Heart andthe Air Medal (which can be awarded to civilians assignedto the armed services).

I left out the Medal of Honor since 1944 it was no longer considered a Medal but it is considered as a pendant. The

Military denotes medals as an award which are pined or secured to the uniform with a clasp.

Medal of Honor Photo: Robert Thomas, LtCol., CAP

The MoH is only worn around the neck in full size, andnever in miniature, when other medals are worn. Butspecial distinction is placed on the MoH when it is worn asa ribbon by U.S. Military recipients, it is always the

PDO MessageBy Dan Parsons, 1 st Lt CAPProfessional Development Officer

What is followership?

You’ve heard it time and time again, "Before you canlead, you have to learn to follow." The West Point Theorysays, "able leaders emerge from the ranks of ablefollowers." So we recognize that the concept of followership is important, but what exactly is it? The Civil

Air Patrol defines followership as reaching a specific goalwhile exercising respect for authority, a positive attitude,integrity, and self-discipline. As a member of the Civil Air Patrol, you will have many opportunities to practicefollowership. This lesson will help you be the bestfollower you can be with the ultimate goal of helping yoube the best leader you can be.

Why is followership important to you as a volunteer?

When you joined the Civil Air Patrol, you agreed to beprofessional, act morally and responsibly, complete your tasks to the best of your ability, and serve the public.These are not easy to do if you do not understand thebasics of followership. How good a follower you becomewill largely determine your personal growth while youserve in the Civil Air Patrol.

If the squadron or unit is going to be the best it can bethen it needs members to step up to the plate, accept theresponsibilities they have been given, and do it withrespect and enthusiasm. Remember, your individualcontributions are valuable, and a critical component tothe effectiveness of the CAP team. Ideally, we all want tobe an effective follower. The challenge is to make theeffort to develop characteristics that promotefollowership.

Effective Followership

There are specific characteristics we can work on tobecome better followers. These include, but are notlimited to, being enthusiastic, being proactive, owning theterritory, being versatile and flexible, avoiding thecomplaining trap, and practicing the CAP Core Values.These characteristics represent only a small sample of the areas you can focus on to grow as a follower. No one

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PAOBy Andrew Buck, Captain CAP

Public Affair Officer

OOPSIt is with a very red face that I need to make twocorrections. The first is, that I failed to switch the bylineon the Aerospace article last month, and therefor I tookcredit for the fine work of First Lieutenant Frisbee.

Lt Frisbee and I take turns writing the AE Feature storyeach month, and in my haste to publish, I didn’t catch theerror.

Lt Frisbee, my apologies sir.

The second mistake I made was in the promotions

section. I owe Senior member Troy an apology for announcing that he was eligible for a promotion tosecond lieutenant.

As almost everyone in CAP knows, now including me, assenior member between the age of 18 and 21 is noteligible to become a second lieutenant, but is eligible for flight officer.

When a flight officer reaches 21 they become a secondlieutenant, a technical flight officer becomes a firstlieutenant, and a senior flight officer becomes a captain.

These promotions are not automatic, but depend on thedecision of the squadron commander.

SM Troy, my apologies to you as well.

Press ReleasesBefore sending off the first press release on a cadet I liketo contact the parents and make sure there are noreasons for not sending out the press release

While checking with a parent the other day I was asked aquestion I’ve actually been waiting two years to be asked.

“Has any parent ever said no?”Not yet, but I will continue to ask the new parents.

I will also continue to ask you all to help me keep your personal bios up to date. Each time a cadet or senior ispromoted, or earns an award, I try and make sure Iupdate your biography.

Testing

By Guy Simmons, LtCol CAP

Testing Officer

In April, twelve Beverly Squadron Cadet Members took a

total of fourteen Leadership and Aerospaceexaminations, with passing grades on all. Does anyoneknow if that is a Squadron record?

These exams are an important part of professionaladvancement in the Civil Air Patrol. April’s very high rateof taking exams--and perfect record of success--demonstrate the outstanding dedication and participationof Beverly Cadets.

Congratulations to the following Cadets for their impressive success:

Chad Soper

Brittany Soper

Freeman Condon

Carolyn Ebersole

Christopher Dullea

Ian Johnston

Kent Parsons

Wade Oman

Zachary Hovan

Alex Ortins

Anthony Scicchitano

Devan Martin

Your Squadron is proud of you!



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Reports DueJames M. McIntosh, Major CAP

Administration Officer

The following reports are due at MAWG HQ NLT 10 May

Monthly Unit Safety Report (SE)MWF 2-17 A/C Report & NER Flight Log (DOO/FMM)CAPF 99, Flight Release Log (SD, DO)MWF 73, Vehicle Inspection (LGT)

The following reports are due at MAWG HQ NLT 10 June2009

Monthly Unit Safety Report (SE)MWF 2-17 A/C Report & NER Flight Log (DOO/FMM)CAPF 99, Flight Release Log (SD, DO)

MWF 73, Vehicle Inspection (LGT)

A reminder that any reports that are to be submitted toWing HQ, especially by the Responsible Department andIS NOT mailed through the Squadron Admin Office, acopy must be submitted to Administration for our records.

The first training we will be conducting will be Groundteam Member 3, Familiarization and PreparatoryTraining. This should take a total of four to five hours of total instruction to complete. Your are encouraged topurchase a copy of the Ground & Urban Direction FindingTeam Tasks (Green Book). Theses can be ordered fromMajor Carter for a small fee. I will be providing studentguides for all of the tasks for every member thatparticipates in this training.

moons and rings taking pictures and measuring things.The Huygens Titan Probe was designed descendthrough the thick atmosphere of Titan and transmittingback to the orbiter loads of data about titan. Data theorbiter would send back to earth.

The Cassini space craft weighs in at just over six and a

quarter tons, and the Huygens probe at just over 700pounds. The orbiter has over 12 instruments, and theprobe had six.

Illustration of Huygens on Titan. Credit: ESA

The images and data transmitted back to earth answeredsome questions scientists had about the sixth planet of

our solar system and the mission was rated as asuccess, the spacecraft performing all of its functions andcompleting it’s assigned tasks.

Some of the answers sparked new questions and Cassinimission was granted a mission extension that is supposeto last through September 2010. It is hoped that theaging space craft will be able to complete this missionextension and add to the vast store of knowledge alreadyphoned home.

EnceladusDuring the original mission phase, Cassini discoveredthat one of the moons, Enceladus was geologicallyactive. Cassini discovered an Icy plume of materialshooting into space from the moon's surface. It has sincebeen determined that the material is organic.

The material in the geyser like jets is composed of water



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vapor, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, as well asorganic materials, some 20 times denser than expected.

Artists drawing of Cassini flying through the geysers.Illustration: ESA

The force of the plume actually applied torque to thespacecraft represented by the white dot in the greenplumes. It was only 193 km from the surface at the time.

On Oct. 5, 2008, just after coming within 25 kilometers(15.6 miles) of the surface of Enceladus, ASA’s Cassini

captured this stunning mosaic as the spacecraft sped awayfrom this geologically active moon of Saturn

Scientists are excited to pursue an investigation into thepossibility that primitive life might exist on this moon.While the life form would be very simple, it wouldn’t takemuch to send the planetary biologists into fits of ecstasy.

LapetusCassini will revisit Lapetus to see if it can find more cluesas to why one side of the moon is black, and the other white?

TitanThe largest of Saturn’s moons was investigated and willbe revisited so scientists can check the levels of vastmethane lakes and a liquid water-ammonia oceandetected during the initial mission. It is hoped that morecan be learned about the environment of this large moon.

Huygens only captured and transmitted pictures and datafor 90 minutes before it’s batteries ran down.

RingsFrom our great distance from Saturn, the rings looks neatand orderly. Cassini discovered that small moons andring particles and debris collide.

The Encke Gap, the broad, vertical dark band runningdown the center of this image, is maintained by the small



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moon Pan (not pictured). Pan also shepherds three ringlets,all of which appear here as faint, narrow bands within the

Encke Gap.

Waves constantly ripple through the rings and dissipate.Small moons carve black trails through the dust and iceparticles that make up the rings. As the angle of the sunchanges and the northern face of the rings are

illuminated scientists hope to learn more about thiscomplex system of debris.

Other images show the irregularity of the bands thatmake up the planets rings.

Pan (in the center of the black streak) in the Encke Gap

It was also discovered that the moon Rhea had faint ringsabout it as well. This would be the first discovery of ringsaround a moon. Until this discovery it was thought thatonly planets had rings.

Saturn’s SurfaceThere was actually some research on the makeup anddynamics of the planet’s atmosphere.

As the planet tips and the northern hemisphere is heatedby the sun, Cassini will be watching the turbulentplanetary surface for more information on cloudformations and other weather related changes.

Saturn's high north is a seething cauldron of activity filledwith roiling cloud bands and swirling vortices. A corner of

the orth Polar Hexagon is seen at upper left.

Scientists are hoping that the study of climates on other planets will help us understand better how our ownclimate works.

ClosingScientists are always hoping to prove pet theory’s, “there

is life on Mars”, or “Global warming is man made”, or “the rings of Saturn are made of Blue Cheese”.

They get the engineers to build them an expensive singleuse gadget using vast amounts of taxpayer money, andset out to prove themselves to be the brightest folks thatyou will ever know.

Something always happens, they sometimes discover somany new things that prompt newer and better questionsthat the original questions are mundane by comparison.

Sometimes they discover that the original questions werebased on bias and politics and not on science. Or that theoriginal questions assumed that theories were facts. Andeither is just plain bad science.

Sometimes the scientists or the engineers discover things that are marvelous and immensely beneficial tomankind. It is too early to tell how Cassini will effectmankind, but the scientists are happy with what they



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reference.

"SKYWARN" training is very popular with public safetyand the amateur radio community. When a weather condition is spotted that should be reported to NOAA (ie:tornado or high damaging winds) you are issued aspecial ID number and 800 telephone number to report

the situation. This may possibly cause the NWS to soundan alarm and broadcast the condition over NOAAwarning network.

After this class we want to be able to establish VHF radionets for weather emergencies as the need arises. Themore trained weather spotters out there the faster analarm can be transmitted and the safer our communitiescan be.

Please respond to [email protected] toreserve a seat for this training program.

Joint TrainingThe will be some joint training and exercises this year.On 16 May 2009 there is training for a joint exercise withthe American Red Cross.

The training will take place at the Stoddard ArmyReserve Ctr, Lake Ave North Worcester, MA. Starting at0900 with BCUT, Radio OPS, and UDF Basics. From1300 -1630 the training will shift to Red Cross Disaster

Assessment training. The exercise with the Red Crosswill take place on 14 June 2009 at the PlymouthComposite Squadron.

It is implied in the materials I have in hand, that toparticipate in the June exercise; you will at least completethe afternoon training in May.

I will send out an update to all cadets and seniors oncewe have clarification.

Andrew W. Buck, Captain CAP

have learned and what they will hopefully soon learn.

This picture gives thereader an idea of the size of theCassinin spacecraft. Photo ASA

Sources:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1172205/Saturn-close-Sensational-cosmic-images-bring-ringed-planet-life.html

http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/

http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/C/Cassini.html

http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/area/index.cfm?fareaid=12



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NER CadetAcademy

The Academy will take place 19-30 July 2009at Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts.

The NER Cadet Academy will consist of thefollowing activities:

- Encampment- NER Cadet Leadership School- NER Cadet Non-Commissioned

Officer School- Honor Guard Academy

At this time applications for both CAP Officerand Cadet staff positions are being accepted.Currently, we are looking for the executivecommand staffs to run each of theseactivities! The flyer below (also attached)advertises the Academy and gives thespecific information. Please share this withall members who may be interested!

All members, cadets and officers, interestedin serving on the staff of any of theseschools, or for the overall academy, areinvited to apply on CAPF 31 with a coverletter describing what position they arelooking for and what qualifications they bringto the position. Applications are due no laterthan 30 April. The following positions will beneeded:

NER Cadet Academy:- Admin/personnel- Logistics/Supply/Transportation- Communications- Chaplain- Finance- Medical- Safety

NER Cadet Leadership Academy:- Adjutant (officer)- Seminar Advisors (cadet and/or

officer)- Cadet Commander

NER Cadet NCO Academy- Seminar Advisors (cadet and/or

officer)- Cadet Commander

NER Honor Guard Academy:- TBD

NER Basic Encampment:- Standard Encampment Personnel

needed

Please forward all staff applications (no laterthan 30 April) to:Colonel Craig Treadwell, CAPNortheast Region Deputy Chief of Staff CadetPrograms6 Sara LanePortland ME 04103-3623E-mail: [email protected]

Future updates will be posted to the NERWebpage.

Ask someone who attended last year – it wasa great time!



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Regional High School in Hamilton Massachusetts.Sergeant Posillico has held the staff positions of Cadet

Administrative officer and Cadet Flight Commander andis currently the Alpha Flight Commander. C/SMSgtPosillico has been in the Civil Air Patrol since October of 2004 and attended encampment in August of 2006.

Sergeant Posillico is currently taking flight instructionfrom Captain “Mike” Rieker CAP and completed his soloflight in 2008.

When not doing homework, flying or working toward Civil Air Patrol advancements, C/SMSgt Posillico plays theguitar, works on his computer or studies science. He alsoenjoys playing Lacrosse or getting in a round of golf.

In addition to the Unit Citation C/SMSgt Philip Posillicohas earned the General J. F. Curry Achievement,General Hap Arnold Achievement, Mary Feik

Achievement, Wright Brothers Achievement, CaptainEddie Rickenbacker Achievement, Charles Lindbergh

Achievement, General Jimmy Doolittle Achievement, Dr.Robbert Goddard Achievement, Red Service Ribbon, oneEncampment Award, the VFW Civil Air Patrol Officer

Award and his Cadet Solo Wings.

C/SSgt Gotts to C/TSgt 8 April 2009Danvers teen Cadet Staff Sergeant (C/SSgt) Christopher Gotts of the Beverly Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol completed the requirements for the Rickenbacker

Award and was promoted to Cadet Technical Sergeant(C/TSgt).

Tech Sergeant (C/TSgt) Christopher Gotts has been amember of the Civil Air Patrol since June of 2008. TechSergeant Gotts is a Junior at the Danvers High School inDanvers Massachusetts. Outside of school and Civil Air

Patrol Cadet Tech Sergeant Gotts enjoys paintball.

Cadet Tech Sergeant Christopher Gotts

Tech Sergeant Gotts likes the wide variety of activitiesoffered by CAP both during the weekly meetings andweekends and summer. Sergeant Gotts attended theCAP Cadet Encampment at Fort Devens in the summer of 2008.

Sergeant Gotts has earned the ‘Cadet of the Month’award in November 2008, January 2009 and March of 2009 making him the first cadet to earn the award threetime, and the second cadet to earn the award twice in thesame year.

Tech Sergeant Gotts has earned the Unit Citation,Captain Eddie Rickenbacker Achievement, WrightBrothers Award, Mary Feik Achievement, General Hap

Arnold Achievement Ribbon, General J. F. Curryachievement, and the Encampment Ribbon for attendingthe Mass Wing 2008 Sumer Encampment.

C/SrA Stilian to C/SSgt 8 April 2009Danvers teen Cadet Senior Airman (C/SrA) Christopher Stilian of the Beverly Composite Squadron of the Civil Air

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Patrol completed the requirements for the WrightBrothers Award and was promoted to Cadet Staff Sergeant (C/SSgt)

Cadet Senior Airman Christopher Stilian

Cadet Staff Sergeant Christopher Stilian joined the Civil Air Patrol in June of 2008. C/SSgt Stilian is a senior atNorth Shore Tech and when not busy with school work or CAP he enjoys a robust round of paintball. His favoriteclass is machine shop. Sergeant Stilian also attended theCAP Summer Encampment at Fort Devens this past

August.

C/ SSgt Christopher Stilian has earned the Unit Citation,Wright Brothers Award, Mary Feik Achievement, GeneralHap Arnold Achievement, General J. F. Curry

Achievement ribbons, and the Encampment Ribbon.

C/SrA Parsons C/SSgt – 22 April 2009South Hamilton teen Cadet Senior Airman (C/SrA) KentParsons of the Beverly Composite Squadron of the Civil

Air Patrol completed the requirements for the Wright

Brothers Award and was promoted to Cadet Staff Sergeant (C/SSgt).

Hamilton teen Cadet Staff Sergeant (C/SSgt) KentParsons is a 7th grade student at the St. Johns in

Beverly. Staff Sergeant Parsons has been a member of the Beverly Composite squadron since March of 2008.Kent says his favorite subjects in school are science andhistory.

Cadet Staff Sergeant Kent Parsons

When not doing school work or working on Civil Air Patroladvancement, Staff Sergeant Parsons enjoys Swimming,playing soccer and baseball. His hobbies includeastronomy and collecting Fire memorabilia, with the help

of his Fire Fighting Father.

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of the Beverly Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrolcompleted the requirements for the General Hap Arnold

Achievement and was promoted to Cadet Airmen FirstClass (A1C).

C/A1C Zachary Hovan has been a member of the Civil Air Patrol since early September 2008. Airman Hovan isa sophmore this year at the Immaculate Conceptionschool in Newburyport. When not doing school work or attending CAP activities he enjoys martial arts, playingthe piano, drums, and guitar, shooting trap and skeet,and swimming. He is on the Magnus swim team, in theScholastic Clay Target program, and a member of theICS Leadership team.

Cadet Airman Zachary Hovan

Airman Hovan is authorized to wear the Unit Citation,General Hap Arnold Achievement, and the General J. F.Curry Achievement ribbon.

C/AB Oman to C/Amn 8 April 2009Beverly teen Cadet Airman Basic (C/AB) Wade Oman of

C/Amn C. Soper to C/A1C 8 April 2009Beverly teen Cadet Airman (C/Amn) Chad Soper of theBeverly Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrolcompleted the requirements for the General Hap Arnold

Achievement and was promoted to Cadet Airmen FirstClass (A1C)

Cadet Airmen First Class Chad SoperCadet Airmen First Class Chad Soper has been amember of the Civil Air Patrol since July of 2007. AirmanSoper is a Junior at Beverly HS. Outside of school andCivil Air Patrol Cadet Airman Soper enjoys music andreading. He is a member of the Beverly High SchoolMarine Corps Junior Reserves Officer Corps program.

C/A1C Chad Soper is entitled to wear the Unit Citation,Hap Arnold Achievement, General J. F. Curry

Achievement and the Encampment ribbon on his Bluse

uniform.

C/Amn Hovan to C/A1C 8 April 2009Newburyport teen Cadet Airman (C/Amn) Zachary Hovan



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the Beverly Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrolcompleted the requirements for the General J. F. Curry

Achievement and was promoted to the grade Cadet Airmen (Amn) Cadet Airman Wade Oman is a 9th grader at St. Johns the Evangelist School in BeverlyMassachusetts where he is also a member of the crosscountry Ski team. He is also a 2nd class Scout in BoyScout Troop #49

Cadet Airman Wade Oman

When not busy with school work, Civil Air Patrol or BSAadvancement, C/Amn. Oman enjoys building things,Baseball, lacrosse soccer and surfing.

Airman Oman has been a member of the Civil Air Patrolsince 23 October 2008 and is authorized to wear the UnitCitation and the General J. F. Curry Achievement on hisBlues Uniform.

C/AB Devan Martin to C/Amn 8 April

2009Beverly teen Cadet Airman Basic (C/AB) Devan Martin of the Beverly Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrolcompleted the requirements for the General J. F. Curry

Achievement and was promoted to the grade Cadet

Airmen (Amn).

Cadet Airman C/Amn Devan Martin has been a member of the Civil Air Patrol since November of 2008.

Cadet Airman Basic Martin is a 9th grader at Saint John

the Evangelist School in Beverly Massachusetts wherehe is also a member of the basketball team.

Cadet Airman Rachel Wilkins

When not busy with school work, Civil Air Patrol, C/Amn.Martin enjoys playing baseball and playing the guitar

C/Amn Devan Martin has earned the Unit Citation, andthe General J. F. Curry Achievement.

C/AB Carolyn Ebersole to C/AMN 15

April 2009Ipswich teen Cadet Airman Basic (C/AB) CarolynEbersole of the Beverly Composite Squadron of the Civil

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Cadet Airmen (Amn).

Cadet Airman Carolyn Ebersole

Cadet Airman C/Amn Carolyn Ebersole is a junior at theIpswich HS in Ipswich Massachusetts where she is onthe swimming team, field hockey team and also playstennis.

Cadet Airman Ebersole has been a member of the Civil Air Patrol since January of 2009. When not doing schoolwork or attending CAP activities he enjoys rock climbinghiking swimming and sailing.

Airman Ebersole is a student pilot with 26 hours of instruction.

C/Amn Carolyn Ebersole has earned the General J. F.Curry Achievement ribbon.

C/AB Brittany Soper, B to C/AMN 15April 2009

Beverly teen Cadet Airman Basic (C/AB) Brittany Soper of the Beverly Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrolcompleted the requirements for the General J. F. Curry

Achievement and was promoted to the grade Cadet Airmen (Amn).

Cadet Airman Brittany Soper

C/AMN Brittany Soper has been a member of the Civil Air Patrol since January of 2009.

Airman Soper is a student at the Briscoe Middle Schoolin Beverly where she is on the field hockey team.

Outside of school and Civil Air Patrol Cadet AirmanSoper enjoys playing basketball.

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http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/topstories/F-35-CatBIRD-Shows-Avionics-Capability_31901.html

Hueys Get a Gold Watch After nearly 30 years of California National Guardservice, the last UH-1 Huey flew from Sacramento on its

final National Guard flight; it will be turned over to theU.S. Army's Material Command.

UH1Huey Credit: www.minihelicopter.net/UH1Huey/UH-1%20Huey.jpg

The aircraft were replaced with the UH-60 Black Hawks

because of the Black Hawks two engines, a greater loadcapacity, and strong operation at high altitudes.

http://www.aviationtoday.com/rw/military/attack/Hueys-Get-a-Gold-Watch_31834.html

Piper Sold For Profit

By Russ Niles, Editor-in-Chief

In this market it might be assumed that American Capital,the company that owned Piper Aircraft until last Friday,

was bailing on a troubled industry. In fact, the companymade a healthy $31 million profit on the sale and thepremium paid by Imprimis is indicative of the strength of the company. "We are extremely delighted with theimpressive results of our sale of Piper. The sale of Piper during such challenging economic times demonstratesthat the market is still receptive to the acquisition of

Airbus A380 Credit:mfgcommunity.autodesk.com/blogs/blog/view/4/A380_dela

ys_stem_from_CAD

http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1241609969.html

F-35 CatBIRD Shows AvionicsCapabilityLockheed Martin said the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)Cooperative Avionics Test Bed (CATBird) aircraftcompleted a series of avionics systems testing atEdwards Air Force Base in California.

F-35-CatBIRD Credit:www.flightglobal.com/assets/getAsset.aspx?ItemID=20726

The two-week deployment at the base includedsuccessful airborne testing of the F-35 Lightning II radar,electronic warfare andcommunications/navigation/identification systems andmore than 2.8 million lines of mission systems flightsoftware.



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Comments made by the president about those usingprivate planes were concerning, said Brewer. "Our concern is that President Obama use caution because ithas an impact on cities like Wichita," he stated. "We mustsell planes and individuals must have planes to conductbusiness."

Mayor Brewer reissued his invitation to President Obamato get a first-hand look at the aviation industry in Wichita."You can't imagine how much aviation we have here andhow it impacts the world. Once you see it, you will clearlyunderstand," he stated.

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=ne

ws/LETTER050609.xml&headline=US Mayors WantMore GA Support From Obama&channel=busav

NASA's Spitzer Telescope Warms Upto New Career

WASHINGTON -- The primary mission of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope is about to end after more than five anda half years of probing the cosmos with its keen infraredeye. Within about a week of May 12, the telescope isexpected to run out of the liquid helium needed to chill

some of its instruments to operating temperatures.

This temperature rise means two of Spitzer's instruments-- its longer wavelength multiband imaging photometer and its infrared spectrograph -- will no longer be coldenough to detect cool objects in space.

However, the telescope's two shortest-wavelengthdetectors in its infrared array camera will continue tofunction perfectly. They will still pick up the glow from arange of objects: asteroids in our solar system, dustystars, planet-forming disks, gas-giant planets and distant

galaxies. In addition, Spitzer still will be able to seethrough the dust that permeates our galaxy and blocksvisible-light views.

Perhaps the most revolutionary and surprising Spitzer finds involve planets around other stars, calledexoplanets.

Spitzer Telescope credit:coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_kids/learn_sirtf/images/

sirtf.jpg

Exoplanets are, in almost all cases, too close to their parent stars to be seen from our Earthly point of view.Nevertheless, planet hunters continue to uncover them bylooking for changes in the parent stars. Before Spitzer,everything we knew about exoplanets came from indirectobservations such as these.

http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2009/may/HQ_09-099_Spitzer_Warms_Up.html



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at that time, it would be manageable. However, now weare all coping to deal with producing top quality cadetsand senior members in very tight space. While we arefunctioning and managing this, the Squadron Commandstaff has been quietly behind the scenes discussing our future.

We have, and all agree it is time to move forward withour plans to expand our usable space within our squadron building. We believe we can manage theexpansion in several phases. Our initial plans call toadd a cadet classroom of the back side of the building(left of our main entrance). While still in initial designphases, we should be able to double the class roomspace currently occupied by the cadets on the first floor.This though is only a temporary fix to our spaceproblems. We have also in the works plans to expandoff the front of the building (right of the main entrance).This is a more ambitious plan and more of a long rangeplan. This plan calls for adding a two story addition(again this is only in the planning stages and is alwayssubject to change) which will double the size of thecurrent cadet space on the first floor, and triple thespace on the 2 nd floor. This second phase plan wouldprovide a third additional classroom for our cadets,additional restroom facilities, and much needed spacefor operations and our senior staff to perform their workrequirements.

This will not be an easy task to undertake. It will takethousands of dollars to complete both phases; however,it is something that must be done as we stand to loosemembership due to over crowding. Fund raising isbecoming a must, and we are counting on all of our membership, cadets and senior alike, to contribute a100% effort. Plans are underway for our 2 nd annualHangar Dance which was a great fundraising effort byall. This year we plan to have a much bigger turnoutand we are looking for you to push ticket sales. As wellwe are lining up additional fundraising activities, and we

will be looking for your, once again 100% involvement,so that any of the fundraising activities we do willprovide as much revenue as possible to ensure we canaccommodate our unit growth.

I believe we all agree the plans to expand are needed

and must move forward. But until we take that firstshovel, we all must continue to manage the space asbest as possible and continue to grow and excel withinour respective programs.

I will continue to keep you updated as the plans evolve.

Memorial Day is fast approaching and I would like toonce again remind everyone that we have been invited toparticipate in the Beverly Parade on Sunday May 24 (12noon meeting at the squadron) and the Danvers Paradeon Monday May 25 (8am meeting at the squadron). Bothparades will be approximately 1 hour in length. We needmaximum participation from both the cadets and senior members. One of our goals this year is to become morevisible to our local communities. This is a great way toput us on track and as well show our commitment tothose who gave their lives so we can live the lives we

have in our great country. I would like to leave with areprint of a poem that we originally published in our May2008 news letter but is very fitting for this time of year.

A poem titled Memorial Day, by Michelle Keim,Commander VFW Post 6341, 1999

As we stand here lookingAt the flags upon these graves

Know these flags representA few of the true American brave

They fought for their CountryAs man has through all of timeExcept that these soldiers lying here

Fought for your country and mine

As we all are gathered hereTo pay them our respect

Let's pass this word to othersIt's what they would expect

I'm sure that they would do itIf it were me or you

To show we did not die in veinBut for the red, white and blue.

Let's pass on to our childrenAnd to those who never knewWhat these soldiers died for

It's the least we can do

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ticks is that they are LITTLE. So small that the nymphstage (yes, even their equivalent of teenagers can getyou infected) is about the size of the letter “D” on your dime (go ahead, I will wait for you to pull out a dime andlook). The adult is not much bigger, ranging from about¼ to 3/8 of an inch. Therefore, vigilance is very important

when travelling outdoors anywhere that these nasty littlecreatures live. Not surprisingly, deer ticks are mostcommon around deer populations. In fact, they areparticularly common around white-tailed deer.

Deer Ticks in different stages of development and genders.Photo: connecticuthuntingtoday.com

So, where can one find white tailed deer, deer ticks, AND

Borrelia Borgdorferi ? Right in Massachusetts of course.In fact, Massachusetts has some of the highest risk for Lyme disease in the whole USA! Primarily, this due tothe fact that deer populations exceed 60 deer per squaremile on average in Massachusetts. Several other statesnearby have instituted deer hunts to reduce deer populations down to 8-10 per square mile and this hascorrespondingly reduced the incidence of Lyme diseasesubstantially. For example: Monhegan Island, Maine andMumford Cove, Connecticut have both drasticallyreduced Lyme disease in their communities thanks to

hunters. I refer you to page 4 figure 2:http://www.ct.gov/dep/lib/dep/wildlife/pdf_files/game/urbandeer07.pdf . for more information.

Now, since the Civil Air Patrol is not in the business of hunting or hunting advocacy, we are left with preventionand early treatment as our options to manage andprevent Lyme disease. The first thing to try would

Burgdorferi (the real culprit in our story). However, Lymedisease, as currently recognized, was originallydescribed as far back as the late 1800’s in Europe.Regardless, this bacteria likes to chew on nerve cells andcan therefore cause all sorts of problems to us humans if left untreated.

Lyme disease is carried by ticks. Ticks are a type of freeloader in the animal kingdom known as parasites.Ticks feed on the blood of other creatures in order tosurvive. They provide no benefit to their host and theycan carry disease. Better known parasite-sourceddiseases are illnesses like the black plague and malaria.

Deer Tick Photo: pestcontrolrx.comThe ticks that carry Lyme disease would clearly fall under

the Monty Python Definition of “all creatures short andsquat.” Ticks are, however, part of the web of life in whichwe all live. They are parasites that have been presentsince the cretaceous period (65-145 million years ago).So, it is safe to say that freeloaders have been in thisworld for a LONG time. The ticks that carry Lymedisease are classified as follows:

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: IxodidaGenus: Ixodes Species: I. scapularis

After all the aforementioned latin, all you need to know isthat these little ticks are also commonly known as the“deer tick.” The other thing to remember about little deer



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that is itch-less or painless should warrant a trip to thedoctor.

Rash Photo: Centers for Disease Control

OK, now you have a rash .now what?!? Still not time topanic. But it is definitely time to go to the doctor and gettreated for possible Lyme disease. The frustrating thingis that Lyme disease is notoriously hard to detect in bloodtests.

Rash Photo: Wikimedia.org

obviously be prevention. Luckily, there is a vaccine for Lyme disease. Too bad it was pulled off the market for unscientific reasons 1,1; so now we have to wait until thenext vaccine comes along, right? Wrong! You canprevent Lyme disease with some relatively simpletechniques:

1. Never walk in tall grass or in deep woods (ticks like tosit on top of the grass or on logs, ready to leap into thebelly of a deer or onto a human)

2. Wear protective clothing. In other words: hat and long-sleeved shirts and long pants that are tucked into socksor boots. Light-colored clothing makes the tick moreeasily visible before it attaches itself.

3. Never bring your dog into the house before checkingthem thoroughly

4. Use DEET: spraying insect repellant containing DEETonto exposed skin, or onto clothing (if it wont melt theclothing) can help.

5. Use a pesticide called Permethrin . This pesticide hasbeen found to be quite effective when sprayed ontoclothing (and ONLY clothing). It can even survive severalwashings before becoming ineffective. It should never beused on skin directly as it can be toxic. But, it ispermethrin that is used in all those fancy “insectrepellent” clothing items you see at outdoor stores. Hereis a good resource for more information:

http://sectionhiker.com/2008/05/18/treating-your-clothes-with-permethrin/

OK, so you tried all of the above and you STILL found atick! Time to panic? Hold your horses, you can still havea good chance at avoiding Lyme disease:

1. REMOVE THE TICK! It is generally agreed that themost effective method is to pull it gently and straight outwith tweezers. Also, if a tick is removed promptly (within24 hours), you stand a very good chance of never getting

Lyme disease.1

2. SAVE THE TICK! Use a small collecting jar withalcohol in it to kill the tick.

3. Wash the bitten area thoroughly and mark it with apermanent marker so you can watch the area for the next3-30 days for any type of rash. The “textbook” rash lookslike a bull’s-eye and is painless/itch-less. But any rash



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can force you to be a better follower; you must take theinitiative and work at it.

ConclusionThe Civil Air Patrol needs effective followers who arewilling to contribute to the overall effort of thesquadron/unit. Therefore, it is important to understandingthe basic principles of followership, and apply them in allthat you do. This will not only improve your workingenvironment, but it will make you a better person as well.Remember, the first step in becoming a better leader ismastering the concepts of followership. Source:http://members.gocivilairpatrol.com/cap_university/profes

sional_development/

It is important that you therefore have gooddocumentation about your whereabouts as well as thepossible rash. That’s why I mentioned the wholepermanent marker thing previously. Therefore,unfortunately, one has to treat on the presumption thatit’s Lyme disease. This involves antibiotics for a while

and can cause GI problems.

One way to prevent diarrhea when taking antibiotics is toeat yoghurt or take acidophilus pills at least 3 times per day. Either way, you need to replace the “good” bacteriain your gut as the antibiotics will kill them (along with theBorrelia Burgdorferi). It’s always a situation of “carpetbombing” when antibiotics are involved; and there is noway around this problem.

So, if I have not yet convinced you to never go into your yard or go hiking in Massachusetts, you now know theways in which you can prevent Lyme disease. If the worsthappens, and you do get infected, prompt treatment withantibiotics is extremely important since Lyme disease canlead to long-term complications and problems.

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Great pain they had to bearLosing a son, father or husbandThey need to know we still care

No matter which war was foughtOn the day that they died

I stand here looking at these flags

Filled with American pride.

So as the bugler plays out TapsWith its sweet and eerie sound

Pray for these soldiers lying hereIn this sacred, hallowed ground.

Take home with you a sense of prideYou were here Memorial Day.

Celebrating the way Americans should On this solemnest of days.



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highest, and thus will always be the first and top mostribbon. It is the “Medal of Honor”, not the “CongressionalMedal of Honor”. The MoH is awarded, not earned, for “Conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of hislife above and beyond the call of duty while engaged inan action against any enemy of the United States; whileengaged in military operations involving conflict with an

opposing foreign force; or while serving with friendlyforeign forces engaged in an armed conflict against anopposing armed force in which the United States is not abelligerent party."

Round shape medals, when awarded in the military, areusually awards for Humanitarian Actions, Campaigns,Conduct and/or Service. And the "Quasi Military" role andorganization that is CAP, by its charter, will only performin a Humanitarian, Service and Training role. .

Some CAP Medals Photo: Robert Thomas, LtCol., CAP

When medals for the mess dress were first considered, itwas difficult to use the “then” current ribbons, for they allhad a distinctive picture design and complex color patterns. It was deemed impractical to carry the ribbondesign through, besides that high cost of specialweaving, it would also make for a very unprofessionalmilitary appearance. So the ribbons were made for themedals with stripes and bands of color which reflectedthe original ribbons color scheme. The majority of themedals themselves reflect the design of the old ribbons.For example closely look at the Rescue Find (old) ribbon,and its miniature medal.

This too is reflected in the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Theyalso are a humanitarian organization and they haveround medals on their Mess Dress uniform. As long as

we, in the Civil Air Patrol, are obligated to wear CAPmedals along with U.S. Military Medals, we must complywith the design, precedence and most of all, the USAFapproval to wear.



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1) The main reason for CAP Comm is to be able tomaintain a clear and functioning link to our higher Headquarters. Since we are a Squadron we are directlyresponsible to Wing level comm.For missions, emergency services, cadet programs and

training, I as Comm Officer am responsible of monitoringCAP frequencies from our Squadron to make sure weare complete compliance with CAP policy.

2) Training - the act of communication clearly andeffectively is also my responsibility. You as a CAPmember interested in being in communications have aresponsibility of learning what we teach you about command following it to a letter. On that note: In the movie "TheEnola Gay " a story about the B29 that dropped the

Atomic Bomb on Japan in WWII, two flights officers were

being escorted by a MP on to the " Top Secret" facilitywhere the first made Atomic Bomb was gong to meet theEnola Gay for the first time. Where the TOP Secretmission was to be launched. At the entrance to the base,there is a sign they passed. "What you see here, Whatyou say here, What you do Here, When you leave here,Let it stay here. Or In WWll the Navy's version was"Loose Lips Sinks Ships." In other words any thing that istransmitted over CAP Frequencies is for other Cappersonnel only and is not sensitive info.

if it is sensitive info, (Ex: A search team sends ( usually by messenger not over the air) a word a downed

Aircraft has been found and there are casualties and theMission Commander is in his office, you are the operator aboard at Mission Base, it is your responsibility toimmediately report to the Mission Commander and he willlet you know if that info needs to go anywhere else. If notthen you forget you ever knew of the info and don't passit anywhere. Premature knowledge of the info leaking outcould harm the family members of the victims. Good ruleof thumb, always assume any info given you as an

operator is sensitive and verify with the MC if he wants itre-transmitted, because your orders won't always comefrom him or her first.

3) How is training accomplished, By Comm training fromthe squadron BCUT (Basic Communications user training.) and from the Wing ACUT (AdvancedCommunications user training,) AS of this date I have

hear BCUT and ACUT are leaving, but I can't confirm andam doing research on this, when I have an update I willlet everyone know through the Eagle. Finally I plan to runSimulated Comm Exercises in the future for In Squadronpractice for those who are interested. I will be Talking toMajor Carter about how to get an Cadet Comm Officer in

place. Any one who has questions can see me in theComm office (alias: Utility room.) on the second level.

I also try and keep up to date on the pictures forthe press releases. Cadets especially need toupdate your pictures at least once as year untilyou get into high school, and then it is morepromotion based. It isn’t good to use a picture of you when you were a staff sergeant once youhave made cadet captain.

You can request that your picture be updates too.Cadet, use your change of command, I’ll takepictures before the meeting, and during break.



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and warm water if readily available. Rub your handstogether vigorously for twenty seconds, scrubbing allsurfaces. If soap and water are not available, usealcohol-based gel sanitizers or disposable hand wipes. If using the gel, rub the gel into your hands until dry.

Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. Germs areoften spread when a person touches contaminatedsurfaces such as doorknobs, faucet handles, phonereceivers, and keyboards, then touches her/his mucousmembranes. It is wise to periodically disinfect commonlycontaminated surfaces.

Remember, your carelessness does not only affectyourself. Common germs can cause serious illness toinfants, the elderly, and to immuno-compromisedindividuals. STAY SMART AND HAVE A HEART!

From:CAP Major Walter Nelson, MAWG SE

CAP Major LouAnn Maffei-Iwuc, SE/MA007

REFERENCES FOR HEALTH TIP: PREVENTINGTHE SPREAD OF GERMS :

contributed to the annual Yard Sale, our largest fundraiser of the year. The planning took a lot of work, ”

“The baked goods that we received from many of youwere a huge success, bringing in over $1400, and theraffle tables, were gigantic, with close to 100 beautifulgifts being raffled off brought in over $2000!

To those of you who helped pick up items, price items,bring the items to the school, work the sections, or helped us clean up, we say a genuine Thank You. Tothose of you who came to the Holten-Richmond MiddleSchool and bought some of the items, thus helping usraise much-needed postage money, again we say ThankYou. To those of you who couldn't help out this weekend,we ask that you to come help out on future events. Dick”

Thank you again for all your help during this event!!!!!



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a computer virus (hence the name), real virusesare bits of "code" wrapped in a package that canenter your cells. Viruses cannot reproducethemselves outside of their host's cells. There areno such thing as mommy or daddy virusesmaking virus babies. Viruses of all sorts onlyexist to infect their hosts, make more of themselves and spread their copies to otherhosts. Viruses, according to biologists, areclassified as organic particles that interact withliving organisms. You wont find viruses classifiedunder either plants or animals since no virus hasanything more in it than strands of DNA or RNA.

In regard to the Flu, it is an RNA virus that has avery high mutation rate since it lacks theenzymes which can find and fix mistakes, and istherefore unable to repair its own damagedgenetic material. What this means for all ushumans is that we can be infected by an agent

that makes very bad copies of itself and, when itgoes from you or me to someone else, it canalmost be a different virus.

Most of the time, viruses will "atenuate" andbecome less virulent or deadly over time. But,the opposite can occur as the virus mixes andmatches various bits of genetic material to makemore copies of itself inside your cells. The usualoutcome for the cell, incidentally, is death of thatcell once it has served its purpose for the virus.

In regard to the specific flu that has made thenews, this particular strain is a "new" strain whichhas managed to mix and match pieces of relatedflu viruses to come up with a triple strain virus.This is not too different from the "spanish flu"which caused many deaths back in 1918. Thereare 3 main types of influenza viruses: A, B and C.This particular culprit falls in the "A" category. Itis termed the H1N1 virus because it carriescertain proteins on its surface that help it attachto our noses and lungs. The "H" refers to thehemagglutinin protein (of which there are 16varieties) and the "N" refers to the neuraminidaseprotein (of which there are 9 varieties). So,guess what? This virus has the variety number"1" of each protein.

Here is a picture of the influenza virus:

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As you can see from the picture, the virus looks likea little ball with its RNA wrapped up inside and theproteins sticking out all over the place, ready to latchon to an unsuspecting cell. Once inside, that strandof RNA borrows the machinery inside our cells tomake copies of its whole structure and then thatstructure is spit out or the cell explodes and thestructures leak out to be ready to spread to moreunsuspecting cells.

At this point, you probably need to know: howcan I protect against these darn things? First,once you "catch" this virus, or any other, itbecomes a fight to the death for the cell. Yourimmune system is well prepared to fight viruses,but it first needs to be exposed. Therefore, someof your cells will have to die to let the immunesystem know it has a problem. Once thathappens, your immune system goes into highgear and starts to produce anti-viral particlescalled "antibodies." Antibodies are designed tolook for those "H" and "N" proteins and latch ontothem. If enough antibodies swarm the virusparticle, then white blood cells can attack anddestroy the particle before it has a chance toinfect other cells. While all this is going on, you

experience the typical side effects of thismicroscopic battle in the form of a runny nose,cough, mucus, fever and so on. Once yourimmune system has vanquished the virusparticles, you are FOREVERMORE immune to thatvirus and you cannot get the same symptomsagain. This is why, when I was a child, peoplewould have "chicken pox" parties so that all the

neighborhood kids would get the virus at thesame time and thus be immune. Little did anyoneknow that the chicken pox virus was a wee bitmore clever and nowadays, adults who hadchicken pox can develop problems years later.

So, other than running up to someone is sick with

the flu and deliberately asking them to sneeze onyou, how else can you be protected? Well, youcan get a vaccine! This is why no more chickenpox parties are needed: there is now a vaccineagainst chicken pox. In the world of flu viruses,biologists need to get some samples of the virusfirst (Yes, that means that someone, somewherehad to develop the flu AND be able to give asample to a biologist). Once they have a sample,they can go into the laboratory, infect some cells(thus producing MANY copies of the virus), thentreat the virus particles with chemicals to renderthem non-infectious. These particles can then beinjected into YOU. At that point, your immunesystem attacks these "zombie" virus particles,learns to recognize their particular identifyingcharacteristics, and thus make you immune toany subsequent exposures you might have. Fluvaccines come out every year because the virus,as I discussed earlier, makes variable copies.Therefore, there can be a H1N2 virus one year,and a H3N8 virus the next year, and so on. TheH's and N's are not the only identifyingcharacteristics (just the ones used forclassification), so it is possible to have billions andbillions of variations of the flu. That's why youalways have to get a new flu vaccine each year.In a given year, there can also be more than oneflu wandering about, so you can still get the flueven if you have been vaccinated because thevaccine might be the "wrong" one. The purposeof a typical flu vaccine is to prevent an epidemic,not necessarily prevent the flu in one individual.So, for the welfare of yourself (hopefully), butdefinitely for the welfare of your community, it's agood idea to get a flu vaccine each year.

For the purposes of the H1N1 flu that is currently

scaring everyone, the flu has been identified.Virus particles are being reproduced in the lab aswe speak, and the vaccine is on the way.Unfortunately, flu vaccines are usually producedby infecting live chicken eggs...which take time togrow enough to produce particles worthextracting. The current thinking is that thevaccine will be ready for wide distribution



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May 2008 Squadron Stats

Cadets Seniors

10 0 Promotions

4 2 New Members

32 34 Current Membership

0 0 Awards

0 0 ES Quals

0 Mission callouts, 0 Missions, 0 Finds

* Only active seniors tabulated

sometime in the late fall of 2009. By the way, if you are allergic to eggs, you should probably notget a flu vaccine due to possible allergic reactions.

So, between now and late fall, what are yousupposed to do? Answer: DONT GET THE FLU!

OK, it's not that simple. As far as we know, thisparticular flu strain is able to be spread betweenhumans as well as from humans to pigs (this justhappened in Canada). Therefore, if you stayaway from pig farms and all other humans, youwould, in theory, be fine. Since that is notrealistic, it is important to talk about ways toprevent the spread and how to keep fromspreading the flu to those around you. Here aresome well-proven techniques:

1. WASH YOUR HANDS! IN SOAP! Washing yourhands for about 15-20 seconds with soap afterevery contact with an infected person, and afterusing the lavatory, is very important. Soap andwater will kill the virus. Since we all touch ourfaces and noses through the day (admit it: youdo), keeping a virus that infects noses and lungsaway from those areas just makes sense. If youare at a gathering like a party, think aboutwashing your hands before touching theappetizers since you likely shook a few hands onyour way in. Better yet, bring a little alcohol geldispenser with you and you can discreetly sterilizeyour hands in between talking with people.

2. If you have to sneeze or cough, think "capedcrusader." In other words NEVER cough orsneeze into your hands. ALWAYS cough/sneezeinto your elbow. Even better: cough/sneeze intoa tissue, toss the tissue, and immediately gowash your hands.

3. If you do develop flu-like symptoms (muscleaches, sneeze, cough, upset stomach, fever, etc):STAY HOME!!!!!!!!! You do not want to infectothers. Remember, part of the whole problemwith the flu is that it can quickly infect many

people in a community. If it is severe enough, itcan bring that community to it's knees (whatwould happen if the entire police force got theflu?). Therefore only YOU can prevent the spreadthe transmission of the flu! Somewhere smokeythe bear is complaining about that last line......

4. If you think you have the flu, CALL your doctor,but please don't go in unless he or she tells you to

go in. If you go in to an urgent care or an ER,you will just infect everyone there. Plus, unlessthe symptoms are serious, there is nothing thedoctors can do for you anyway. Antibiotics DONOT help, and anything else that could beprescribed (like aspirin or tylenol), a familymember or friend can go and get for you.

Hopefully this has given you a better understandingabout the flu and what you can do to prevent its spread.For more information, I would direct you to two websites:

http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/



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