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November Issue 2008

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NEWSLETTER OF

Inside this issue:

Aerospace Event 2

BME 3

Fundraising opportunity 3

December Birthdays 3

Websites of Interest 4

Upcoming Events 4

Basic Cadet Training School Published by Lewis Co. Sq., CAPPO Box 56Chehalis, WA 98532

Editor: 1st Lt Ruth A. Peterson

A weekend full of classes, marching, study ses-sions, uniform classes, marching, promotions,

marching, and more marching took place 17 - 19

October . Six senior members and 29 cadets at-tended the Basic Cadet Training School (BCTS)

on a beautiful fall weekend at the Lake Mayfield

Resort. During the weekend, 18 cadets worked on achieving either their Airman1st Class or Senior Airman ranks.

Classes consisted of emergency services, aerospace, customs & courtesies,

leadership, uniform, physical training, and drill & ceremonies. Every daystarted at 0500 and continued until about

2200. The days were full of learning and

hard work, but at the end of the weekend,

every cadet who was working toward a pro-motion was able to successfully achieve his

or her goal.

The cadet instructors for the weekend were

C/MSgt Eric Tibbits, C/SrA Kayla Hughes,

C/TSgt Krystina Wulff, and C/SrA Tiffany Wehnau. The new basic ca-dets were Nik Steele, Bryce Carlson, Josh Denton, Heidi Gastfield, Jona-

than Jackson, Philip Fisher, and Mitchell Thompson.

Several cadets received awards for outstanding performance. CadetHeidi Gastfield received the award for academic achievement and Cadet

Megan McCormick received the Most Inspirational award. During each

encampment, there isusually one cadet

who is outstanding

in many areas. This cadet is called the Honor Cadet and

that award was presented to Cadet Nik Steele.The BCTS weekend was a great success and many

thanks go to the senior members and cadet staff who

worked so hard to make it so. Special thanks goes toSM Patty Sibitzky and Robyn Bell who fed all of the at-

tendees during the weekend. The BCTS weekend gives

basic cadets a time of concentrated training that will givethem a good foundation throughout their CAP careers.



Volume IV, Issue 6

CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL

AIR AIR AIR AIR

PATROL PATROL PATROL PATROL

Drug

Free and Proud!

National Activities can take the form of education in

every mission of Civil Air Patrol. In the branch of Aerospace Education, one of the best activities to at-

tend is the Aerospace Education Academy held at theend of June in Oshkosh Wisconsin. When I was fif-teen years old, I attended this encampment. Since theSquadron and ASH helped pay for both the encamp-ment and the flight to Oshkosh, it made it easy to at-

tend.

Most of the fun things that happen at this activity focusaround the various aspects of aerospace. We completedthe model rocketry program and took orientation flights

in several types of aircraft. Some lucky cadets wereable to ride in both powered planes and gliders, plus we

had the opportunity to go up in a hot air balloon.

The program also included education on aircraft manu-

facturing, such as making our own section of wingstrut, working with the various aircraft body surfaces,

and handling and control. One of the highlights of fun for the week

was the flight simulator challenge,which allowed all 20 participants to

work together and in individualteams to accomplish a specific mis-

sion.

For relaxation during the week,

there were trips to Lake Winnebago,evenings spent at many of the icecream shops around Appleton, as

well as a pizza party on the lastnight. This activity is very laid

back, meant more for education in the field of aerospace and focusing less on the discipline siderelating to the cadet program.

The pre-requisites for this activity are participation in a

basic encampment and submission of the CAP Form 31,filled out by the 31st of December, the year before the

activity. This was one of the most memorable and enjoy-

able CAP activities I ever attended, and it is perfect for

anyone interested in the field of Aerospace. If you want

to know more about it or want help with the application

please call me or any of the senior members. The

squadron is very supportive of any cadet who wants to

further his or her CAP education.

Fun, Excitement, Hands-on. Attend a National Encampment!by C/Lt Col David Peterson



Volume IV, Issue 6

● Maj Ken Rollins

● C/SrA Katina Isham

December Birthdays

The Civil Air Patrol, Lewis County Composite Squadron, Cadet Basic

Marksmanship Encampment #55 held 7-9 November 2008, is complete.This program is so well known throughout the region that this BME filledin less than 19 hours with several cadets being put on a standby list. Dur-ing check-in on Friday night, two cadets did not show and we moved thetwo alternates up into shooting positions to give us 40 cadet shooters. The

firearms safety class went well and ended right on time, keeping every-thing on schedule.

Saturday at the range started out slow, but the pace was quickened just before lunch in an attempt to get a few more rounds fired. At the end of

the day on Satur-

day, we continued to shoot for an extra 30 minutes to makeup some of the lost time. After a nice dinner, we then had

an hour in Thorbecke’s pool to relax and have fun.Saturday night, the senior staff did a weapons demonstration

using real firearms and the popular soft-air guns. After adramatic entrance, all firearms, real and toys, were placed ona display table. Once displayed, it was hard to tell the dif-

ference between the two, especially after the “safety orange”tips were painted or covered up. Several Senior Officers

told real-life stories of the dangers of firearms, whether itwas with an actual weapon or the soft air guns.On Sunday, after the shooting was done, a quick clean up of

the range was ordered. Lewis County Sheriff SGTDusty Breen then did a demonstration with a MP 5 for the cadets to watch. 5 cadets and 2 senior members

were chosen to fire the weapon, which is a great crowd pleaser. I believe 1Lt Tony Scarpino was the most sur-

prised when he was called up front to shoot.If you would like to attend a Basic Marksmanship

Encampment, you must sign up ONLINE as soon as

you hear about it. We offer LCCS cadets 3-5 days ad-vance notice before it is posted on-line. We are plan-ning on four BMEs this coming year with two alreadyin the planning phase. Hope to see you on the range!

Another Successful BME1st Lt Bill Tibbits

We will have 2009 Calendars available very soon. These calendars feature

photographs of Lewis County Composite Squadron cadets for each month. These

would make perfect Christmas gifts for friends and family. They will be $10 each

and the proceeds will go toward cadet activities and scholarships.

CHRISTMAS IDEA!!!



Important Dates—Add to your Calendar TODAY!

DATE TOPIC

Dec. 4 Business & Planning Drill

Dec. 1 Operations Training

Dec. 18 Senior Training

Civil Air Patrol

Websites of interest for Cadets:

National CAP Website(Check out the National encampments! Youmust sign up for them by the end of Dec.)

http://www.cap.gov/Washington CAP Website

http://www.wawg.cap.gov/The Hock Shop (For Uniforms)

http://www.thehock.com/

OFFICER DRILL SCHEDULE

THURSDAYS DECEMBER

6:30 pm— SCOUT LODGE

At 3rd and Adams

Chehalis, WA

The LCCS squadron website is

filled with pictures, articles,

information, and important

links. Check us out at:

www.lewiscountycap.org

If you have any questions about events (price, how to apply,

etc) call your ‘higher-ups’, and they can help you out!

6 December - Walk n Knock at the Salvation Army. This is a

great opportunity to serve your community.

Remember Cadets! If you wish to attend a national encamp-

ment during 2009, you must apply by December. You do not

have to pay all of it up front, and it isn’t an absolute commit-

ment to go, but if you don’t sign up, it is a sure thing that you

won’t won’t won’t won’t go. Take a look at the national website and check out all

of the awesome opportunities. You must have completed a ba-

sic encampment to be able to attend a national encampment. Re-

member that both ASH and the squadron can help you out with

scholarships.

Be sure to mark you calendars for the annual awards banquet.

It will be held 24 January. This is a time for getting to know

each other’s families.

15-17 May - Lewis County will be hosting the annual SAR con-

vention. We will be working with the Sheriff’s department to

help with preparations and we’ll be able to attend many of the

classes and lectures. It is a weekend that is full of fun!

PLEASE NOTE: Deadline for articles is on the 15 th of the

month.

Schedules must be in by the20th. Send to the editor at

[email protected]

The Fireball is an unofficialnewsletter, published monthly

in the interest of the members

of Lewis Co. CompositeSquadron, Civil Air Patrol.

Opinions expressed by

the publishers and writers are

their own, and are not to be

considered official expressions

of CAP or the U.S. Air Force.Advertisements in this

publication do not constitute

an endorsement by CAP or theDept. of the Air Force of the

products or services

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