wyoming wings magazine, april 2008
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W WThe Wyoming Wings is an autho-
rized magazine published three
times a year in the interest of the
members of Wyoming Wing,
Civil Air Patrol. The printers
are a private rm in no way con-
nected with the Department of
the Air Force or Civil Air Patrol.
Opinions expressed by the pub-
lishers and writers are their own
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expression by Civil Air Patrol or
the Air Force. The appearance of
advertisements in this publica-
tion, including supplements and
inserts, does not constitute an
endorsement by Civil Air Patrol
or the Department of the Air
Force of products and services
advertised.
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Commanders CornerClel sta skrabut, CAP Cader
By the time this issue hits
the streets, I will have beenassigned as Wing Commander
for over one year. It is amazing
how fast time has gone by. I
am looking forward to what the
future has to hold. Since the last
time I wrote, a number of things
have occurred, and the future
looks to be as busy as ever.
In October, Air Force and
Civil Air Patrol evaluators ran
us through the paces by evaluat-ing us in our search and rescue
(SAR), disaster response (DR),
and homeland security (HLS)
missions. The final result was
that we were rated excellent!
I have been told that we are
the first wing in our region to
earn such a grade over the past
couple of years. I was thrilled
with the result; a result not pos-
sible without the hard work
and support of the Wyoming
Wing. Great Job! Information
Technology, SDIS, Planning
Section Chief, Ground Teams,
Ground Branch Director, and
Aircrews earned an excellent
rating. Naturally, we have
some areas to work on, but we
are on our way. The follow-
ing individuals were recog-nized for their particularly
outstanding performance and
noteworthy contributions in
going above and beyond their
assigned duties: Major George
T w i t c h e l l , M a j o r D o n a l d
Barker, Captain John Burkett,
and Cadet Chris Hodges.
In November, Lt. Col. Davis
organized two activities that
were carried out simultaneous;a Training Leaders of Cadets
course and a NCO Academy
for cadets. According to those
in attendance, these were two
exceptional courses masterfully
executed; again, a reflection
of his exceptional leadership
skills. I want to thank him and
his team for another great job.
Eric, congrats on your Air
Force promotion to Lieutenant
Colonel you deserve it.
Major Ken Johnston has
joined the wing staff in two
important functions: Inspector
General and check pilot. We
cer ta in ly have a need fo r
these two tasks to be filled. I
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Encampment will be upon us beore we know it. Sta cadetsand senior members will gather at Camp Guernsey on July 31 andtrainee cadets will arrive on the ollowing Saturday (Aug 2).
As o March 1, several sta positions are still available. For the
senior side o things I am still looking or a deputy commander, tacti-cal ocers and chaplain/moral leadership ocer. Please contact meat [email protected] i interested to see i positions are still available.
C/1st Lt. Gould, the cadet commander, is still looking or peopleor her sta. Flight sergeants, fight commanders, a rst sergeantand support sta are needed to make this encampment a success.Cadets interested in being on sta should contact her directly at
[email protected] to see i positions are still available.I am also looking or a qualied rappel master to come or oneday to instruct the cadets on the intricacies o rappelling. Ourschedule can be somewhat fexible to accommodate a qualiedindividual. Please let me know i you can provide this service orknow o someone who can.
In order to bee up our curriculum the encampment could also
use more presenters in the area o aerospace education andactive/retired Air Force members to discuss Air Force undamen-tals. Please let me know i you can help.
Get all the latest news on the encampment website at http://wyocadets1.home.bresnan.net/.
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majr BJ Carl 307-587-4275 [email protected]
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EcmpmetTraInEEs nEEdEdThe 3rd Annual Wyoming Wing Cadet Encampment
will be held from August 2-August 10. Cadets who havenot attended an encampment before are required toattend an encampment before they can become a cadetofficer or participate in national special activities inCivil Air Patrol.
Many exciting activities are planned for the
weeklong encampment. Blackhawk helicopter andC-130 rides are scheduled along with the FATS (FireArms Training Simulator), obstacle course and more.Cadets will leave encampment with a better knowledgeof Civil Air Patrol and leadership skills to help them ontheir way up the ranks in CAP.
WY Wing cadets should have received an invitationto attend the encampment. Remember that thedeadline for application is May 31, 2008. Additionalinformation can be accessed on the website link athttp://www.capwyhq.com/.
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CC/Capt. Jeremiah Longowas one of two Cody HighSchool students and of 26 stu-dents statewide, nominated
to a mil i tary academy by
Wyoming CongresswomanBarbara Cubin. My mom was
even more excited than I was,
Longo told the Cody Enterprise
Newspaper. I didnt know she
could be so happy.
You sit in front a bunch
of old people with glasses
on the end of their noses and
answer questions, Longo
said of the interview process.
A couple of weeks later Ireceived my letter.
The nominees were selected
using many guidelines includ-
ing character, leadership, aca-
demic achievement, physical
aptitude, medical tness, goals
and motivation.
I knew I wanted an action-
packed job and the military is
the way to go, Longo said.
Longo will be screened
by academy officials to deter-
mine admission to the acad-
emy. Longo hopes to become a
Marine ofcer after completing
the Naval Academy.
I had an opportunity this
Cadet Jeremiah LongoNominated or NavalAcademy
C/1st Lt. Jeremiah Longo of the Cody Cadet Squadron was
promoted to the rank of Cadet Captain in a simple ceremony at
the end of January. Major BJ Carlson, squadron commander
and Deb LaVance, Jeremiahs mother, ofcially pinned on the
Captain circles as the squadron members watched.
Cadet Longo has been in Civil Air Patrol since May of 2004.
He has progressed steadily through the ranks and has been the
squadrons cadet commander for the past year. He has attended
National Blue Beret and Cadet Officer School, where he was
able to learn valuable ES and leadership skills. At the local levelCadet Longo has achieved Level 1 in Ground Team and has com-
pleted the requirements for Flight Marshaler and UDF. He has
helped organize and lead local and wing activities.
Cadet Longo has applied to the Naval Academy and hopes to
attend after graduating from Cody High School in May of 2008.
Cadet Jeremiah Longo
Earns Earhart
summer to attend a weeklong camp and it was outstanding, he said. It blew my mind.
Longo will have to wait until later this spring to nd out if hes been accepted.
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am looking forward to what
Major Johnston brings to the
team. He recently traveled to
Independence, Kansas to learn
about the glass cockpit; he will
be bringing everyone else up to
speed. Welcome aboard, Ken.
In January, Major Johnston
brough t our new a i rc ra f t
(NCP) to Wyoming. This
aircraft is being loaded with
SDIS equipment, and will
remain in Cheyenne. We will
then be moving 3CP to Jackson,
35E will move to Cowley, and
9SP will remain in Casper.
Presently, we are transferring
55X to Utah. There is a lot to
learn about these new aircraft,
it is important that we work
on this training. Also, weather
has been beating us up; we
have had virtually no ying all
during the winter. I am sure
everyone is looking forward to
getting out for some ying.We had a pretty busy year
in 00, here are our opera-
tional sorties.
Early in February, I had an
opportunity to speak for the
Challenger Learning Center
project in Gillette, Wyoming.
Major Toni Brown invited me,
and I spoke about the great
opportunities that cadets had to
learn about aerospace educa-
tion. The Challenger Learning
Center is a great program
that will not only benefit the
community but also Civil Air
Patrol. Here is a link to more
information: http://www.chal-
lenger.org/
As I mentioned earlier, we
have a number of activities
coming up.
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Corporate 1 90 0
Form 5/91 Evals 6 16 0
Monthly A Missions 6 51 0Monthly B Missions 8 22 0
Search Missions 15 16 11
HLS 1 1 0
SAREX 4 61 46
Forest Service 2 29 0
Joint exercise w/MilDept 1 5 0
AF Evaluated SAREX 1 17 10
ToTAl 45 308 67
Check pilot school 4-6 Apr 08 Idaho Falls, ID
Wing Commanders School 6-12 April
Region Cadet Competition 11-13 April Salt Lake City, UT
Wing conference 25-27 April 2008 Cheyenne, WY
Survey-Audit 18-19 Jun 08Military Department Exercise 2-3 Aug 08 Cheyenne, WY
Encampment 31 Jul 10 Aug 08 Camp Guernsey, WY
CO-WY GTE 22-24 Aug 08
Summer Boards 6-9 Aug 08 Kissimmee, FL
sCHeDUleD ACTiviTies
Other exercises and events
will be added as they become
known.
Our membership has taken
a beating over the past year; we
have gone from membership in
the 0s to the 0s. To help
address this, we have taken the
following steps:
) When national sends us a
prospective member roster, we
send a letter to the individual
letting them know where there
is a meeting location. We also
ask the near by commander to
contact the individual.
2) Lt. Col. Davis and his
team have put out a recruiting
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and retention package that will
help monitor how well units
are recruiting and retaining
members.
3) Using a FAA pilot data-
base, we have identied pilotsin various Wyoming cities. We
have sent a letter to pilots in the
Casper area inviting them to
attend a meeting.
4) We have purchased a list-
ing in Volunteermatch.com for
the entire state of Wyoming. We
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Continued . . .
A couple of weeks ago, I
had the honor of speaking to the
Laramie Flying Club about sur-viving in the event of an aircraft
mishap. Captain Jace Myran,
a member of Wyoming Wing,
and president of the ying club
invited me to speak. Thanks,
Jace, I had a great time.
In order to give this presen-
tation, I did some research. Here
are the results of my research
and presentation.
During a national Civil AirPatrol teleconference, it was
pointed out that during the last
10 years CAP conducted over
2,500 searches for aircraft. We
found all but 8 of them. This is
a great statistic and you should
be commended, because you
contributed to it.
One of the keys to being
found in an aircraft mishap is l-
ing a ight plan. A ight plan is arequest for search and rescue.
According to my findings, the
average time for a SAR response
is about 0 minutes. The average
time for SAR units to arrive on
scene is about 4 hours. If there is
an accident in a remote area, an
injured person may survive for
day and an uninjured person
may survive for 3 days. If it was
me, I certainly would like to befound soon.
Here are some guidelines
to follow before you even take
off. First of all dress accord-
ing to the terrain you will be
traveling over. This is a good
tip whether you are flying or
driving. Basically plan to spend
Surviving a Survival Situation
the night outdoors. Wearing
flip-flops in the high country
during winter is probably not agood idea. Drink enough water
prior to the sortie. Prepare your
maps thoroughly, and be famil-
iar where you will be travel-
ing through. Know emergency
signal procedures. This applies
to not only the radio but also
ground to air signals. This next
tip is important; know the con-
tents of your personal survival
kit and how to use each of theitems in it. This may be the topic
of a great training class. Practice
your emergency egress drills. I
know we talk about them, but
have you ever tried them with
a stop watch? Although, I men-
tioned it earlier, I will mention it
again; pass accurate ight plans
to ight controlling authorities
to aid in more efficient SAR
when required. Apply risk man-agement prior to the flight and
during it. Do not give in to over
extending yourself. If you need
to stop for the night due to being
tired or weather, then do it. It is
better to arrive late rather than
not at all. Do a proper weight
and balance. Stow your gear
securely. Plan for the worst, odds
are in your favor that everything
will go ne.If a mishap is imminent
while in flight, inform every-
one onboard about the projected
rough landing. Everyone should
following the prescribed crash
and egress protocols. How many
times have you flown and you
snoozed through the stewardess
emergency brieng? It would be
tough to need it and not know it.
Once the aircraft comes toa complete stop, you need to
immediately evacuate everyone
from the aircraft. Move away
from the immediate vicinity to
the aircraft wreckage to avoid
injury if an explosion occurs.
Treat the injured immediately.
Once the area is determined to
be safe, retrieve the personal
survival pack you did bring it,
didnt you?After treating the injured,
it is now time to start planning
for your stay. Stay?!? You heard
me right, stay. You need to start
working on spending the night
and being found. Lots of folks
would like to walk out, but the
searchers are looking for your
aircraft. If you are not near the
aircraft, you are then prolonging
the search. Survival as a group isalso better than as a lone individ-
ual, so stay together. Use every-
thing at your disposal to help in
your survival that includes using
parts of the aircraft such as fuel,
upholstery, radio, airframe, etc.
Here are a couple of imme-
diate tasks to take care of in
the near future: signaling and
shelter. There is mixed opinion
regarding which to do rst, cre-ate a shelter or build your signal.
I believe it has to be determined
by your circumstance. If weather
is threatening, I would start on a
shelter. Survival is based on 3s.
You can live without air for the
maximum of 3 minutes. You can
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have had a couple of responses
through that listing so far. I
am hoping that these steps willhelp; however, these are wing
initiatives, what are you doing
at the unit level?
By the time you receive this,
our conference will be upon us.
I encourage you to come to
Cheyenne and participate in
this exciting event. We have
done a lot of great work over
the past year, and it is time to
celebrate and recognize out-standing performers. It is also
a time to learn about various
CAP programs and changes to
our program. It is a great time
to get your questions answered.
Applications have already been
sent out and are also available
on our Web site. I look forward
to seeing you there.
Well that is it for now. I
look forward to what the nextthree months brings us. In the
meantime, make a difference
and get involved. Be safe in
everything you do.
survive in a exposure situation
without a shelter for 3 hours.
You can survive without water
for 3 days, and without food for3 weeks. You survival should
be planned accordingly. Your
shelter should keep you dry and
warm. In regards to a signal,
the bigger the better. I recom-
mend putting a large X out in
the open. If in snow, use shad-
ows and pine branches to create
contrast. If the ground is dark,
use white stones, or contrasting
leaves and branches. The keyis that it must be seen from the
air. Also, dont forget to check
to see if the radio or cell phone
will work. This is probably one
of the rst things to do.
You will also need to start
collecting and rationing any
food and water that you have.
You should also create a duty
roster to divide up tasks such
as collecting re wood, build-ing the shelter, gathering food
and water, and other tasks to
make life more comfortable
during your stay. Dont panic
and go about wildly in your
task. Plan your actions and then
execute them. Do a rational
and realistic threat perception.
Keep your courage up, know
that help is on way. Make full
use of the survival pack items,
which are specially designed to
help in survival.
The key to success is to
plan ahead as well as train for
a survival situation. There are
a number of courses available
on wilderness rst aid and sur-
vival. Having this knowledge
will make you more condent in
stressful survival situations.
The last thing I want to talkabout is the personal survival kit.
You should actually have two
kits; one that is small enough to
carry on your person in a pocket
or pouch, and another that is in a
small bag. The container should
be waterproof. Remember,
however, it is of no use sitting
in the hangar. Your kit should
contain multipurpose items like
duct tape, plastic bags, and cord.You should have some signal-
ing devices like a signal mirror,
cell phone, ELT, ground signal-
ing panels, ares, aircraft radio,
transceiver, etc. Dont forget
batteries. Shelter ideas include
a plastic sheet, a sleeping bag,
survival blanket, etc. For your
medical needs bring a first aid
kit. To gather food and water,
I recommend bring collectioncontainers, water purifying tech-
nology, and methods for build-
ing traps and snares. Having a
fire adds to personal comfort.
Keep waterproof matches or a
lighter in your kit. Also dont
forget about the AV gas, but
also, dont forget about the haz-
ards. Dont add to your pre-
dicament. Finally, wear proper
clothing. Your clothing should
be non-ammable and appropri-
ate to the terrain, weather, and
altitude. Also, wear good shoes.
I hope you are never in a
survival situation, but if you are,
I hope you are prepared for a
comfortable stay.
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In the past, when we have
scheduled SAR Exs dur-
ing the winter months, there
have been a lot of cancellations.
Getting one base of operations to
have good weather for a couple
of days and then schedule that
2 months in advance is beyond
any Wing Commanders abil-
ity. Bring on Wyomings ideaof change (not the Obama or
Hillary kind of change). Lets
try doing a distributed SAR Ex.
But wait-a-minute; shouldnt
the Base of Operations with the
IC staff be in one spot? Well
sort-a kind-a maybe. With
our delving into IMU (Incident
Management Utility) (locally,
LAN, and Web based) along with
cell phones, e-mail, WIMRS,and Skype we should be able
to work things out. So the IC,
Major Mike Carlson (me), has
A February SAR Ex. . . . . or the WY Wing
a main base out of the Cody
Airport. There are staging areas
in Jackson Hole, Casper, and
Cheyenne, and the IC staff is
spread out across the state.
A SAR Ex OPs plan was
started in the middle of December
and was delivered to the Region
45 days before the event. Its a
lengthy document, totaling 22pages, which attempts to spell
out the whole orchestration of
conducting a training session.
A Wing wide SAR Ex call
out starts Tuesday (Feb 19th)
before the scheduled SAR Ex.
Col. Floyd handles the Wing
Staff Personnel , and Capt
Burkett handles the Squadrons.
By Thursday night (Feb st)
the tally shows 43 will be attend-ing of the Wings approximately
0 members: from Wing
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Civil Air Patrol units
conduct statewide
exercise
CODY, Wyo.Civil Air Patrol
(CAP) units across Wyoming
conducted a search and rescue
exercise this weekend. The
exercise that concluded Sunday
afternoon tested the ability of
the Wyoming Wing to performsearch and rescue operations,
one of the Civil Air Patrols
primary missions.
On both Saturday and
Sunday, Civi l Air Patro l
aircrews based in Casper,
Cheyenne and Jackson per-
formed photo missions of
selected ground targets using
the Satellite-transmitted Digital
Imaging System (SDIS), tech-
nology that quickly transmits
digital images to emergency
operations centers using an
onboard computer and satellite
telephone technology.
In addition to the aircrew
operations, Civil Air Patrol
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members across the state trained
on the use of the Incident
Command System as well as
various aspects of emergencyservices including navigation,
mapping and communications.
Ground teams with senior
members and cadets also par-
ticipated in training exercises
to locate a simulated lost
aircrafts Emergency Locator
Transmitter (ELT) beacon.
Although the mission was
based out of Cody, Wyo.,
nearly 0 CAP members fromunits across Wyoming partici-
pated in this exercise.
The exercise was unique
in that management functions
normally run out of a single
base, said CAP Major Mike
Carlson of the Cody Cadet
Squadron in Cody, Wyo., who
served as the statewide Incident
Commander for this search and
rescue exercise.CAP, the ofcial auxiliary
of the U.S. Air Force, is a non-
profit organization with more
than ,000 members nation-
wide. CAP volunteers perform
95 percent of continental U.S.
inland search and rescue mis-
sions as tasked by the Air Force
Rescue Coordination Center
and also perform homeland
security, disaster relief andcounterdrug missions at the
request of federal, state, and
local agencies.
CAP has been performing
missions for America since 1941.
There are approximately 0
members of CAP in Wyoming.H
Staff, from Wheatland, from
Casper, 5 from Jackson, 9 from
Big Horn, 6 from Cody/Powell,
and 8 from Sheridan.By Friday, the SAR Ex starts
like a snowball at the top of a
hill. The IC Base, at Cody, opens
at 1400 hrs. I set up computers
and make sure they are all con-
nected to the WiFi server, print-
ers (wheres the printer paper?),
Skype, headphones, IMU data-
base, and WIMRS. None of the
Staging areas want to take a turn
at ying on Friday so we wrap
things up by 0 hrs and head
home for food and rest.
Saturday comes early for
Major BJ Carlson & me. The
0530 alarm is no fun to wake up
to during the week let alone the
weekend. Then there was the
startling realization, to make the
00 departure from Sheridan
to Cody, Lt. DJ Sadler was
to get up much earlier. Such
dedication!
By 0 the Cody Airport
Security unlocks all the doorsand we can start booting things
up. By 0 Capt. Malone
makes it in and a short time later
Lt. Col. Carpenter and Capt.
Strike bring the donuts for a
staple breakfast. Surprisingly,
Lt. Sadler shows up by 0820
minus 4 cadets; clear roads and
good weather shrunk the 3-1/2
hr drive. 0830 starts the whole
she-bangs with a conference
call to the Casper and Cheyenne
staging areas. This is a first
for running a SAR Ex through
Skype. Computers were set so
everyone at each staging area
and base could hear the others. A
general explanation of the scope
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A Safety Brief was conducted
and then Capt. Malone gave
the invocation. Mission flying
assignments were sent out thenight before to Cheyenne and
Casper aircrews so they had a
one-up on preparation.
Then the snowball started
running faster and grew bigger.
Much of what was planned took
on a different twist. Because
of forecasted weather Jackson
was assumed to be snowed in.
Maj. Twitchell was to be the
Cheyenne Staging Commanderbut no pilots showed up so
he had to take on Cheyennes
Mission Pilot duties. Sheridan
was to have 7 cadets working on
GTM training and 8 members
from Big Horn Squadron did not
show up for training.
Maj. BJ Carlson & Capt.
Malone took on the tasks to han-
dle the Cody Base while I tried
to keep the over-all picture ofwhat was happening throughout
the state. Since there is a pending
draft to CAPR 60-3 there will be
new requirements for CAP mem-
bers to take courses in Incident
Command System (ICS). On
page 8, of draft CAPR 0-,
there is a matrix of what ICS
courses are to be taken for each
E/S job function. Capt. Malone
took on the task of leading the
way through these requirements
with Lt. Col. Carpenter, Capt.
Strike, and Lt. Sadler using the
extra computers that were in the
room. Major BJ Carlson took
the three Sheridan Cadets and
went after Ground Team #3 and
#2 tasks of maps, compass, DF
equipment, search lines and a
ramp search scenario.
Throughout the day 2 ight
sorties, taking photos, were runout of Cheyenne and Casper
each. Jackson Hole, forecasted
to be snowed in, developed a
hole in the valley so Lt. Jepsen
and Lt. LaPointe were able to
get up and take a few photos of
the area. While IMU was still
having bugs (maybe just the
operators) to work off the web
at each station, Col. Skrabut was
able to take the sign-in docu-ments that were scanned and
E-mailed from the Staging areas
and Base, entering member and
vehicle data.
I had pre-arranged to have
a photographer come out from
the Cody Enterprise for the pur-
pose of getting some action
shots of the training that was
occurring statewide. Major BJ
Carlson took the three cadets
out to the open eld between the
air terminal and the Natl Guard
Armory for a little Search Linepractice (a highly photogenic
activity). She had tossed out (3)
quarters, a nickel, and a dime
and a variety of victim clues.
Their search was very produc-
tive. They found (4) quarters
and the one dime and identied
all the search clues. The nickel
eluded all of their eagle eyes.
By 1800 things were wind-
ing down. Most all from theother staging areas wrapped-up
things and headed home. The
adventure was to continue for
us, Major Carlson & me, Lt.
Sadler, and Cadets Hodges and
Wald. Home for all of us was to
be the connes of the Burlington
Fire Hall, just a 40 mile jaunt
east of Cody. Dining out was
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held at Grammas Restaurant,
Burlingtons newest establish-
ment. I havent tasted pies
like this since my 100+ yearold neighbor, back in St. Paul,
MN, would bake them for BJ
& me. A change of clothes and
a movie video of Lightening
Jack Kincade rounded off the
festivities. Sleep came quick.
Yet there were voices of han-
dling the DF equipment from
the other side of the room during
the night.
00 the alarm blared in ourears. A steady progress got us on
the road by 0630 with breakfast
at the Airport Restaurant by
0715. The waitress was quite
impressed with the demeanor
of the cadets. Good Going
Cadets!!!! Thats what Lt. Sadler
and I expect.
The doors were unlocked to
the CP by 0 and the SAR Ex
was off to the races once again.Weather was going to be a fac-
tor later in the day for Sunday.
With radio problems develop-
ing in the Cheyenne plane from
the day before, the plan was
to have Major Twitchell and
a Scanner trainee fly a search
route up to Casper and then a
crew from Casper y them back
to Cheyenne. Jackson Hole was
actually socked-in with snow
February SAR ExContinued . . .
and we at Cody had a sunny day
and moderate winds and temps
in the high 40s.
Major Twitchell had devel-oped a Table Top Exercise
for base and staging areas to
work on. With his absence, due
to ying, Major BJ Carlson set
out an ELT beacon and devel-
oped a scenario for a ground
search. Now the pressure is on
for cadets and SM alike. Taking
all the DF, mapping, and com-
pass skills from the day before,
they set out with high hopes.About minutes after they left
I get a call on my cell phone. I
was told they found a downed
plane. Im thinking its been
only minutes and they found
it already? I said, Wrap-up the
foil, turn off the ELT beacon,
and RTB. The Ground Team
comes back again that they
had found a downed broken-up
plane. Now, Im confused. ThenI hear a bunch of laughing in the
background. They had found
a toy plane on their search, it
was down and broken. Thanks,
Ground Team, I needed that. It
seems they thought I was being
toooo serious the past couple of
days and wanted to lighten up
my life.
Major Twitchell drops off
the Cheyenne plane in Casper
for repairs. Lt. Baughman ew
the Cheyenne contingent back,
utilizing the time for Scanner
training. The Cody groundteam returned and everyone
went out for nourishment.
Cheyenne Staging area closed
shop by 1400 and we started
wrapping things up. We bid
farewell to Lt. Sadler, cadets,
and Capt. Malone. Lt. Sadler
was asked to report back to us
when he arrives home safely.
Casper shut down when Lt.
Baughman returned and data isentered into WIMRS.
A long weekend for our
small turn-out we compiled a lot
of training for this time of year.
IMU has yet to be mastered for
multiple stations, but well work
on that. Communicating through
Skype and use of e-mails does
work. With new repeaters on
the horizon Wyoming should
be capable of coordinating adynamic force in CAPs mission.
What we need is for you mem-
bers to make the commitment
and attend training sessions.
Oh, by the way, the snow-
ball tumbled down the hill and
grew. The wall at the bottom of
the hill dispersed its energy just
like CAP members returning to
home to their families. H
Support our Cadets . . .
They are our Future!!!
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Wy o m i n g W i n g
D D R A , L t . C o l .
Susan McDonald has
a busy schedule of school and
unit trips planned through this
summer bringing DDR infor-
mation to hundreds of school
aged children.
We have piggybacked the
AEX program with the DDR
program and planned visits to
schools around the southeast-
ern part of the state. Giving the
students a feel for the positive
aspects of staying drug and alco-
hol free is a necessary part of the
DDR program. Harping on the
dangers and lecturing will not
bring the point home.
We bring the fun hands on
AEX program to the elementary
and middle school students and
in the course of the class mention
the benefits of remaining drug
and alcohol free. In our class
about Rockets we take them step
by step through the lecture part
of the class, talk about Newton
and his laws and ask Do you
think you need a clear head for
this? We usually get the sameanswer. Yes, Math and sci-
ence takes a clear mind When
we connect the thought process
Newton must have had to design
these LAWS the students see
that it does have a use. Ask any
Math teacher and he or she will
tell you the biggest complaint
students have is how will this
Wyoming
Wing DDRAhelp me in my life? Most stu-dents dont see the connectionof a bunch of numbers and crazy
formulas to their day to day life.
Soon they begin to see that they
stand a much better chance of
fullling their dreams by staying
drug and alcohol free.
Todays youth are at a dis-
tinct disadvantage, drugs, alco-
hol and gangs surround them,
yes even in rural Wyoming. We
live in a state that is rst in sui-
cides in the nation. Our youth
feel depressed and worthless.
The prospective cadet needs to
be taken by the hand and shown
the way. Even before I became a
DDRA, when I lived in Denver
and was commander of an inner
city squadron, I recognized the
need to meet the cadets on their
own playing field. The cadets
in that unit had several needs
that were not being met by their
adults in their lives because of
drugs, alcohol and gang vio-
lence. They came to me with
no hope, no desire to succeed.
Once we showed them some-
one cared enough to help themthey became little lights looking
for a place to shine, they found
this in the CAP cadet program.
We didnt have a dozen Spaatz
cadets or even a half dozen
Mitchell cadets BUT young men
and women willing to try new
things. We had a community
volunteer that helped with our
CPFT program, he was a guards-
man with Colorado National
Guard. He worked with the
cadets several times monthly;
he helped them to understand
the need to have healthy bod-
ies, the need to compete against
oneself not the next cadet in
line. His rule was always do
one more push up than YOU did
last time. And I cant was not
allowed in our vocabulary.
Our cadet population was
fluid at best, custody changed
almost weekly. We were con-
stantly in a state of flux with
cadet recruitment. Although
none of our cadets completed
the whole CAP cadet program, I
am sure that we made some kind
of positive effect in their lives
and that what ever we were able
to impart will help later in life.
I know that the regulations
state that CAP membership is
a privilege not a right. Are we
fulfilling our congressionally
mandated missions by not taking
the time to brighten the lives of
the youth around us? I dont
mean that CAP should become anorganization of delinquent youth,
but we should help them to see
the shining future we can help
them attain. Even if our AEX
program doesnt build squadrons
in every town we visit, it is my
wish that we plant the seed with
in them to better their lives.
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Civil Air Patrol consists of thousands of men, women, and teenagers
across the country that are unpaid volunteers and are an extended
part of the Air Force. Civil Air Patrol was rst organized in the ofce
of Civilian Defense, headed by former New York Mayor
Fiorello Laguardia. It started on December 1, 1941, just days beforethe Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Major General John Francis
Curry became Civil Air Patrols rst national commander. On July 1,
1948, President Truman signed Public Law 476 to make Civil Air Pa-
trol an organization. On May 26, 1948, Congress passed Public Law
557 to make Civil Air Patrol a permanent part of the Air Force. There
are 52 wings, with one in each state including the District of Columbia
and Puerto Rico and its organized in 8 geographic regions.
Civil Air Patrol has three primary missions: Emergency Services,
Aerospace Education and the Cadet Program. In Emergency
Services, Civil Air Patrol helps several agencies like: Search and
Rescue, Disaster Relief, Humanitarian Service, Air Force Support,
Homeland Security, even other agencies including: Red Cross,
Salvation Army, and other civilian agencies. Civil Air Patrol will helpthe United States Coast Guard and the United States Coast Guard
Auxiliary. In Emergency Missions, we would train for the occurrence
of an actual mission.
After training, we would go search if a person or aircraft is missing.
If the person we nd is injured or dead, then the cadets would back
away from the spot so that they wouldnt see anything bloody, and
once the cadets have backed away from the spot, the Senior Mem-
bers would then take control of the spot, and they would give the
injured person medical attention if they are medically trained.
In Aerospace Education, Civil Air Patrol will build rockets, y air-
planes, and launch balloons with a beacon attached to a Styrofoam
box that is attached to the balloon. While making rockets, you would
make sure the pieces are all there and you would make sure that all
the pieces are in the correct places. There is safety involved. First
you do not hold on to the rocket while it is launching, also, do not
stick your face in front of the nosecone while it is launching. You
should always take the key out of the ignition before launching and
while loading the rocket on the stand. While ying airplanes which
are considered Orientation Flights or O-Flights, for short, a real pilot
would go up with a cadet in an airplane and show the cadet which
buttons to touch and what not to touch, and the pilot would teach
the cadet the four words of an airplane: lift, drag, pull and thrust. The
newest experience in Aerospace Education is balloon launching. It
gets really hard to nd the balloon after launching. We would ll the
balloon 4 feet in diameter with helium and we would add a box withstring attached to the balloon and once the balloon has launched, it
would go 1000 feet a minute in the air. Then once the balloon is at a
certain point in the atmosphere, the balloon would pop. Then the box
would come down and land safely on the ground. We would then go
look for it. If we cant nd it, then we would wait for a hiker, hunter, or
farmer to nd it and send it back to us. The reason that it is hard to
nd is because there would be telephone lines, buildings, and small
wire fences that would lead us in the wrong direction.
In the Cadet Program, Civil Air Patrol cadets have the chance to test,
drill, learn customs and courtesies, go across the state to train for
Search and Rescue Exercises, participate in Orientation Flights, and
meet new people. At a Search and Rescue Exercise or SAREX for
short, a Senior Member would hide 3 different targets in 3 different
places. Then 3 different Ground Teams would go and nd the targets
with airplanes. Once they nd the targets, they would then bring itback to base. The Cadet Program was designed by John V. Jack
Serenson who held the position of Civil Air Patrols Director of Educa-
tion in the 1960s. The Cadet Program is composed of four phases
which are: Learning, Leadership, Command, and Executive. In the
Cadet Program, the cadets must learn the motto, which is, Semper
Vigilians, Always Vigiliant., the Cadet Honor Code, which is, I will
not lie, steal, or cheat, nor tolerate anyone among us who does.
Furthermore, I resolve to do my duty and live honorably, so help me
God., and even the Cadet Oath, which is, 1 pledge that I will serve
faithfully in the Civil Air Patrol cadet program, and that I will attend
meetings regularly, participate actively in Unit Activities, obey my
ofcers, wear my uniform properly, and advance my education and
training rapidly to prepare myself to be of service to my community,state, and nation. In the Cadet Program, there are 15 grades with the
lowest being Cadet Airman Basic all the way to Cadet Colonel.
There is Recruiting involved in Civil Air Patrol. Civil Air Patrol mem-
bers will visit schools and put posters up, host eld trips, Science
Competitions and fairs by setting up booths and handing out iers,
and even participate in other related activities. In addition to schools,
Civil Air Patrol reaches out to other organizations like: Boy Scouts of
America, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. and 4-H.
Senior Member Program, the Senior Members are adults over the
age of 21. They are in charge of teaching the cadets of doing the
job the right way. The Senior Member Program consists of ve lev-
els of training, with 12 grades throughout the whole thing with the
lowest grade being Senior Member and the highest grade being
Major General. There is a specialty track for Senior Members like:
Logistics, Communications, Public Affairs, Legal, Administration,
Emergency Services, Finance, and many more. When a Senior
Member becomes 80 years old, he (she) can either stay in or quit,
or retirement in Civil Air Patrol.
I have been in Civil Air Patrol three years already and I enjoy it very
much. Civil Air Patrol has allowed me to go across the state to train
in Search and Rescue Exercises, Participate in Wing Conferences,
attend Ground Team Schools, and I have met new people. I have
achieved the grade of Cadet Staff Sergeant and I have just recently
completed my third year in Civil Air Patrol, I have also achieved my
General Emergency Services and my Model Rocketry. My favoritethings in Civil Air Patrol are: Search and Rescue Exercises, Wing
Conferences, and Orientation Flights.
Chrtphr l. Gr, C/ssgt.
C Ar Patr
* C/SSgt. Gross took this report on to Albany County Presentation
Contest (Laramie, WY) and came in third place. The judges said he
was eligible to participate at State Presentation Contest in Douglas,
WY. There 27 Seniors (14-18 years) that got Blue Ribbons and he
became 8th out of 27 Seniors in the state.
Civil Air Patrol
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The 2007 Non-Commissioned Ofcer Academy
(NCOA) was a great experience for a lot of cadets.Cadets learned the next step into changing from
a follower to a leader. It was a one and a half day
activity on the weekend. We had a great turnout
with a total of 11 trainees and 2 staff with three of
the trainees from Colorado.
As they arrived cadets had many memories
as they showed up at Camp Guernsey, the same
facility that was used for the Wyoming Basic
Encampment. There was a brief welcome by the
instructors after we settled into our barracks. Early
the next morning many cadets who had their PTgear joined C/1st Lt. Longo in some cold and
hard PT. Once cadets were warmed up from the
cold exercise they headed into the classroom. The
cadet staff members, C/1st Lt. Gould and C/1st Lt.
Longo, gave many presentations on becoming an
NCO, such as leadership, drill, customs and cour-
tesies, professionalism and Urban Legends.
Following that, cadets performed multiple drill
labs. A drill lab is a lab that will allow cadets to
command the flight and perform drill correctly.
Cadets did a total of 3 drill labs, practicing untilthey got it perfect. For many cadets this was the
rst time ever being in command of a ight so it
did take some time to get it down.
After a long day of presentations and drill you
would think cadets would be tired but as we all
know cadets always manage to have extra energy.
2007 NCO AcademySo, during the remaining time until lights out,
cadets watched a variety of movies and playedan intense game of Risk. Afterwards the majority
of cadets, excluding C/1st Lt. Longo, headed off
to bed with a humbling feeling of overwhelming
defeat from the game they had just been so crush-
ingly defeated in.
The next day came on with the same vigor
and exhilaration as before. Cadets attended a few
other classes including Situational Leadership
and a class on Professionalism in the Civil Air
Patrol taught by newly turned Senior Member First
Lieutenant Kelsey Aitchison.Then the final drill evaluation! Cadets were
expected to command the ight and issue the many
orders they had just been taught. Even though
cadets had practiced this in the multiple drill labs
they were still nervous. But overall cadets did a
good job. When the drill evaluations were complete,
we reviewed our individual scores of this weekend.
Most cadets did a great job but still being young
NCOs there was lots of room for improvement. We
ended the NCO Academy with an award ceremony
for the outstanding job of the new NCOs. Whenthe ceremony ended, cadets went home bringing the
knowledge they learned back to their squadrons. It
was a great learning experience for everyone and
a lot of fun. We hope to have another great NCO
Academy again next year!
B C/srA Dewe
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The Wyoming Wing hosted
the Training Leaders of Cadets
course in conjunction with a
C a d e t N o n c o m m i s s i o n e d
Officer Academy (NCOA) at
Camp Guernsey Army National
Guard Base the weekendof and November 00.
Eleven Cadets and nine Senior
Cadet NCO Academy and
Training Leaders o CadetsB Lt. Cl. Erc Dav ad 1t Lt. Kele Atch
Members graduated from their
respective courses. The Cadets
and Senior Members came from
all over Wyoming and several
from the Colorado Wing.
The Cadet NCOA was an
intense two-day program thathoned Cadet leadership skills as
well as their knowledge of drill.
Classes included drill terms,
an in-depth look into the drill
and ceremonies manual, situ-
ational leadership, professional-
ism and a leadership reaction
course. One of the continued
favorite courses is the Civil AirPatrol Urban Legends course
designed to dispel some myths
and legends running rampant
throughout the program.
In order to graduate from
the Cadet NCOA, each stu-
dent had to command a flight
of their peers. The Cadet and
Senior Member staff evalu-
ated the Cadet trainees on their
command presence, their abil-
ity to vocalize commands cor-
rectly, the proper use of drill
commands, and correct timing
and cadence.
The Cadet instructors for the
2007 Cadet NCOA were: C/1st
Lt. Jeremiah Longo and C/1st
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Lt. Heather Gould. The Senior
Member Mentor/Instructor was
1st Lt. Kelsey Aitchison, the
Assistant Director of Cadet
Programs for the Wyoming
Wing. Cadet graduates were
C/2nd Lt. Blake Cooper, C/2nd
Lt. Andrew Harrison, C/CMSgt.
Skylar Caldwell, C/CMSgt.
Bradley Coonis, C/SMSgt. Cody
Hill, C/MSgt. Eli Goff, C/SSgt.Daniel Coursen, C/SSgt. Josh
Vallee, C/SSgt. John Houser,
C/SrA Kyle Dewey, and C/SrA
Brock Hileman.
The Training Leaders of
Cadets (TLC) course is a pro-
gram designed for adults who
implement the Cadet Program
at the squadron level. The 2-
day course provides Senior
Members with a strategic per-
spective of the Cadet Program,
leadership skills for helping
youth achieve their goals, and
training in how to manage a
successful program.
The course is designed as a
highly interactive seminar, with
the students doing much of the
teaching as they learn from eachother. Much of the discussion in
each seminar revolves around
best practices, with members
sharing what works and what
doesnt in their units. Without
exception, the students stated
this format was far superior to
endless lectures.
Lieutenant Colonel Eric
Davis , Di rec to r o f Cade t
Programs for the Wyoming
Wing, was the instructor/facili-
tator for the course. Graduating
the course were Major B.J.
Carlson, Maj. Mike Carlson,
Capt. Jennifer Niswender, 1st
Lt. Miguel Acevedo, 1st Lt. Josh
Thomas, 1st Lt. John Todd, 1st
Lt. Liz Caldwell, 1st Lt. Steve
Schneider, and Senior MemberJames Duran.
The Wyoming Wing hopes
to conduct more Cadet and
Senior Member combined train-
ing in the future. We also hope
to be able to do more joint train-
ing with The Colorado Wing
and other Wings in the Region.
Combined training provides a
great opportunity to get Cadets
and Seniors together at one
location to reduce transporta-
tion requirements. Joint training
affords each Wing the chance to
learn and grow by getting a dif-
ferent perspective on issues fac-
ing the units and discover inno-
vative solutions to problems.
TlC studets hard at work.
Cadet NCOAand TLCContinued . . .
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many CAP members are expected to learn how tooperate the systems by trial and error which can
often lead to frustration and angst. After all, not
everyone is, or wants to be, computer literate so
the easier it can be to access the needed material
the better.
Col. Stan Skrabut, Commander of the Wyoming
Wing, decided to hold a one day computer event to
instruct Wing members on the various acronyms
CAP has around: E-Services, WMIRS and IMU.
About CAP members from Cody, Cheyenne,
Sheridan, Powell, Laramie and Casper, includ-ing one cadet from Cody, showed up on a sunny
September day in Casper and gathered around
several computers at the Casper squadrons ofce
at the airport.
In this day and age of advancing technology it
is important for Civil Air Patrol (CAP) members
to maintain and update their knowledge and skills.
The trend today is towards a more paperless
operation, both for daily CAP unit management
and Emergency Services. Gone are the days when
National CAP sent unit commanders squadron
membership lists and updated regulations, formsand publications. Now, both commanders and unit
members are on their own to access E-Services for
all the latest and greatest news about
CAP. During missions and Emergency
services training exercises, incident
command staff are required to use
WMIRS and IMU to record sorties and
access resource information to help run
exercises smoothly.
In order to access all of this information
C.A.P.a.k.a. Computer
Access ProfciencyB majr BJ Carl
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The morning hours were spent
getting familiar with all of the features
of E-Services. This important CAP
resource is readily available to all
members once a password is estab-lished. It can be accessed through the
main CAP website www.cap.gov by
going to the members link and click-
ing on E-Services. New users will be
asked to sign in and give a password.
Just remember to use a password that
you can easily remember so access
can be readily gained at a later date!
Be prepared to give your social secu-
rity number when signing in.
Once access is gained a CAPmember has access to a plethora of valuable infor-
mation, such as forms and publications, Aerospace
information, and online tests to name only a few.
Each member can also enter personal emergency
services training information from their SQTR
(Specialty Qualifications Training Record) and
check to see how current they are in certain training
areas. Unit commanders still need to approve these
records but it gives a CAP member some control
over his/her training in Emergency Services.
E-Services is also extremely handy for unit com-
manders to manage unit activities by being able toassign member duties, specialty tracks and conduct
other necessary tasks.
WMIRS is used by various CAP members
to manage mission information. Sorties, both air
and ground, are entered for Emergency Services
activities. In addition, Flight Release Officers
and pilots can log in prociency and orientation
ights. This gives Incident Commanders and other
key staff a way to keep track of mission and other
flight related information. IMU also helps mis-
sion staff manage Emergency Services activitiesby allowing command staff to
access resource information for
the wing. Once members and
vehicles are signed in, staff can
access current qualications and
aircraft/vehicle information.
So, as CAP moves ahead
on the technology information
highway, it will be imperative
that CAP members stay along
for the ride. Get used to using
the computer to access important
information and keep abreast of
updates and changes. If you are
not computer literate, seek out a
cadet to help you they know
the latest and greatest in tech-
nology and can usually figure
things out. H
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Sta Retention IdeasJh
Leaderhp Cach
Although the following article is geared to companies it applies also the Civil Air Patrol.Staff retention problems? Look in the mirror
One of the best ways to assess the quality of an organization is to look at those who are leaving it.
Many managers think its the other way around. They say the best way to tell is by looking at the people who are
joining their team. If good people are coming aboard, thats proof that we are building strength, right?
Wrong.
Attracting great talent has a lot to do with many things. These include the advertising done to get the attention
of prospective employees, the place where the interview occurs, who is doing the interview (are they a good
salesperson for the employer?) and the compensation package being offered. If an organization has a good brand
reputation its even more likely to attract good people in the door.
But what really counts is the rate of employee churn. If a company can attract but not retain solid performers,Ive found that its likely the company will be spending far too much on the wrong things. No company with high
employee turnover is focused on doing the right things i.e.: satisfying their market.
Two new studies out of Canada have some interesting stats regarding why people leave their employers.
First and foremost: Blame the Boss.
The audits were conducted by Monster Canada. They covered over 5000 respondents. Because of the broad scope
of Monster users, I think its likely to represent a fairly broad spectrum of levels and industries. And because of
the similarities between countries, Id expect it to be fairly consistent with ndings done in the US.
Heres the shorthand version of the results - 80% of the respondents blamed their boss for their decision to quit.
Only 16% quit for reasons unrelated to the boss.
In greater detail, the reports said:
35% said they need expectations to be stated more clearly than is generally the case with
their boss. (I believe that most people want to perform well be as effective as possible,
but most supervisors don't take the time to get to know their team members' individual
styles.)
32% claimed the boss didn't treat people fairly. (My thought on this: others were treated
unfairly well.)
28% reported that the boss ruled by intimidation. (My comment is don't try this with
Millennials or even GenX'ers and expect it to work more than a few times. Works for
Boomers in most cases.)
27% said their boss should learn to admit when a mistake is made and not blame others.
22% noted that supervisors should become more accessible. (Common complaint across
industries in my experience. Emails don't replace face time.)
16% said the boss needs to listen to employees more.
I realize that no boss today has the time to do everything right every time. That said, its clear that the tables
are turning because there are more jobs than job seekers in many communities currently. If you want - or expect
- to retain the best talent in your shop; I suggest you take a good look in the mirror. Explanations and asking for
understanding wont keep good people.