arizona wing - nov 2005

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Inside this issue

Col. Ernest Bourgeois

Commanders Corner 1

Introducing Chief of Staff 2

Lt. Col. Lynch 2

C-182T has arrived 3

Chaplains Column 4

Safford News 4

Arizona Wing Hero 5

Cadet News 6-8

Balloon Shows 9-10

Squadron 802 News 11

SHCS Sq. 301 12

CAP Members honored 13

HappyNEWYEAR

Newsletter Editor

PATRICIA BROWER, Lt Col,CAP

Arizona Wing

Public Affairs Officer

[email protected]

November December 2005Volume 3 Issue 6

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ARIZONA WING CIVIL AIR PATROL

COMMANDERS CORNER

Arizona Wing Commander

Col. Ernest R. Bourgeois

How time flies when you are having fun. Itmust be fun as the last 90 days as your wingcommander have gone by very fast. First of all, I want to wish everyone and their familiesto have a very Happy New Year and I thank

you for your efforts and help to make the Ari-zona one of the best. I want to thank all of thewing staff for their dedication to keep thewheels turning. Special thanks to Mr MichaelET Holm, our CAP-USAF State Director forhis diligence in keeping our efforts going inthe right direction. In the last few months, thewing has a new Chief of Staff, Lt Col ArtBornstein, who brings experience and ideas tothe job. NHQ has given us a full time WingAdministrator, and Lt Eileen Mueller hasbeen hired for the corporate position. She isan employee of the corporation and super-vised only by NHQ and the wing commander.The staff duties she has been doing will beremoved except for those approved in her jobdescription and by the wing commander. Wealso have a new member to the AZ Wing andto the wing staff. LtCol William Bill Lynchcomes to the Wing experienced at many CAPand corporate levels. He has been assigned asthe Deputy Chief of Staff to help Lt Col ArtBornstein and is also assigned as the wingDirector of Administration. The wing secre-tarial 20 hr/week position will be filled afterthe first of the year as an Administrative As-

sistant. The wing staff organization is beingreviewed and may be restructured for todaysneeds. At the last Staff meeting I announcedthat Staff meetings in 2006 will be only on thelast month of the calendar quarter and thatGroup Commanders will meet with the WingCommander and Chief of Staff monthly.Group Commanders will meet with their as-signed Squadron Commanders and I and theChief of Staff will attend as many Group

meetings as they can, but not less than onceevery calendar quarter. I feel this will providebetter face-to-face communications withGroup and Squadron Commanders. SquadronCommanders will still have their unit staff meetings and Group Commanders will attendtheir meetings as required. Each staff func-tion will meet with the Wing Commander andChief of Staff on a periodic one-on-one meet-ing to keep us better informed of staff func-tions. Communications, along with teamwork, is the glue that holds the wing to-gether to function as a unit. Hopefully, these

changes will improve the communicationswithin the wing and keep everyone better in-formed. Recently I have been told by MajGen Pineda that the CAP and USAF havereached an agreement to reduce aircraft ex-pense in 2006 and 2007 and to help that thecorporate aircraft fleet will be reduced by 13aircraft. SWR has been given the goal of 3aircraft. Arizona Wing could lose one aircraftin the next 30 days, leaving us with12 aircraft.Only two-thirds of our aircraft are flying al-most 200 hr or more. Four aircraft have beenflying 150 hr or less. That means if we dontfly them, we will lose them. Last FY we flewa little over 2400 hr. That spells 12 aircraftmaximum, but NHQ looks at the 780 hourswe submit by aircraft and they could decide totake any aircraft under 200hr/yr. or reduce ourcount by a few more aircraft. I hear com-plaints that costs are too high. But if everypilot flew 4 hr proficiency time/month andalso flew 4 hours of funded flying, your costsdrops by 50% to about $40/hr. As ES quali-fied pilots the more funded flying, the costgoes down even further. During thecoming year, remember BE SAFE


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OUR NEW CHIEF OF STAFF

Lt Col Arthur B. Bornstein (Art) hasbeen an active member of CAP since1979 and has held many positions withinthe missions of CAP at Squadron, Group,Wing and Region levels. His primary

interest is in Administration and Man-agement and is for the second time theArizona Wing Chief of Staff. Lt ColBornstein has achieved the Gill Rob Wil-son award as well as many other accom-plishments and recognitions for his par-ticipation in learning and educating oth-ers. His philosophy is to take one step ata time and to make sure that step is taken.

THE FOLLOWING IS AN IMPOR-TANT REMINDER TO ALL MEM-

BERS:PROTOCOL and CHAIN OF COM-MAND are perhaps two distinctions thatmake CAP some thing more than just anorganization or business enterprise. Pro-tocol is the guide to recognizing thosewho have gained and earned the respectof the members. The Chain of Commandnot only recognizes those that haveearned a position of leadership and man-agement, it also acts as a tool to maintainorder, continuity and standardization.Together, Protocol and Chain of Com-

mand offer the guide to establish and con-tinue a well run organization.

What really brings the CAP to the fore-front, not only in our eyes, but in the eyesof the public that view us as a quasaimilitary organization working missionsfor America and our local communities,is our members Commitment to be of service. Commitments by accepting posi-tions of authority and carrying out the

appropriate duties. Commitments byaccepting an assignment and followingthrough to the best of our ability. Com-mitments to follow the rules, regulationsand policies laid down by the leaders andmanagement of the organization.

We follow the rules of Protocol, Chain of Command, Leadership and Followship,because when we train and practice tobecome proficient we learn how best tohandle the tasks assigned to us. We in theCivil Air Patrol are very special peoplewith respect for each other and the com-mitment to be of service to our communi-ties as a volunteer, not seeking compensa-tion or recognition, just some one doingwhat is needed when it is needed anddoing it right

ART BORNSTEIN, Lt Col, CAPChief of Staff, Arizona Wing

Lt. Col. William Bill Lynch

Deputy Chief of Staff

Lt. Col. Lynch was born and raised inMiami, Florida on January 23, 1968. Heis a graduate of Cadet Officer School,1986; Squadron Leadership School, 1988;Corporate Learning Course, 1998; South-east Region Staff College, 1998, the TrainThe Trainer Course, 1999; the Train TheTrainer Instructor Course, 1999; UnitCommanders Course, 2000, Unit Com-manders Course Instructor, 2001, and theNational Inspector General College,2002.

Lt. Col. Lynch joined Civil Air Patrol in1981. He went through the cadet pro-

gram, earning the grade of C/Lt. Col., andis a recipient of the Ira C. Eaker Award.In 1989, he became a senior member, andhas held the positions of AdministrationsOfficer, Senior Programs Officer, Aero-space Education Officer, Recruiting Offi-

cer, Testing Officer, Leadership Officer,Officer-In-Charge for Phase One TrainingCommand School, Deputy Commanderfor Cadets, Deputy Commander for Sen-iors, Squadron Commander, Group Ad-ministrations Officer, Florida Wing Infor-mation Systems Manager, Florida WingDirector of Logistics, Group Commanderfor Group 7, and Deputy Inspector Gen-eral for Florida Wing Headquarters. Hecurrently serves as the Deputy Chief Of Staff for Arizona Wing and Team Leaderfor the assistant to the Advisor for theCommander, National Headquarters ITWorking Group.

Lt. Col. Lynchs awards and decorationsinclude the Exceptional Service Award,Meritorious Service Award, Command-ers Commendation Award with 2 bronzeclasps, Lifesaving Award with SilverStar, Unit Citation Award with 2 silverand 2 bronze clasps, Paul Garber Award,Grover Loening Award, LeadershipAward with 3 silver stars, MembershipAward, Ira C. Eaker Award with silverstar, Command Service Ribbon with

Bronze Star, Red Service Award with 20Year Service device, General Chuck Yeager Aerospace Education Award,Disaster Relief ribbon with the Valordistinction, Rescue Find Ribbon,Search and Rescue Ribbon, National Ca-det Competition Ribbon, EncampmentRibbon with a bronze clasp, and the Sen-ior Recruiting Ribbon. He has also beenhonored with such distinctions as FloridaWing Group 9 Staff Member of the Year(1991), Squadron Commander of the yearfor Florida Wing Group 9 (1991, 1993)

Group 9 Staff Member of the Year(1993), Group Commander of the Yearfor Florida Wing (2000) and Group of theYear for Florida Wing (2000) as well.

In his personal life, Lt. Col. Lynch worksfor Electronic Data Systems as an Infra-structure Analyst in Phoenix, Arizona andis married to his lovely wife Maria andhas a daughter named Sara as well.

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CHAPLAINS COLUMN

Another New Year...

Another challenge By Morris Courtright, Lt. Col., ArizonaWing Chaplain

The celebration of the new year is theoldest of all holidays. First observed inancient Babylon about 4000 years ago,the Babylonian New Year began with thefirst New Moon and lasted for elevendays. The Romans continued to observethe new year in late March, but their cal-endar was continually tampered with byvarious emperors so that the calendarsoon became out of synchronization withthe sun.

Finally, the Roman senate, in 153 BC,declared January 1 to be the beginning of the new year. But tampering continueduntil Julius Caesar, in 46 BC, establishedwhat has come to be known as the JulianCalendar. It again established January 1as the new year.

While the Romans continued celebratingthe new year, the early Catholic Churchcondemned the festivities as paganism.However, as Christianity became wide-spread, the early church began having itsown religious observances at the sametime as many of the pagan celebrations.New Years is still observed as the Feastof Christ's Circumcision by some de-nominations.

The question for us to consider is whatare we going to do with this new year?Last year the Arizona Wing became oneof the best if not the best in the nation.Now, this year, are we going to sit on ourlaurels, bask in our glory and fade back

into our old ways? Or, are we going tocontinue to improve our ability to exceland expand our efforts to include all threemissions of Civil Air Patrol.

As a former engineer/teacher turnedpreacher, I turn my attention to our youth,who are actually our replacements. Withthe help of all senior members and con-tinued growth in the Chaplain Service wecan make our Cadet Program the best inthe nation.

So that is my challenge to you! Lets allget behind the cadet program and makeArizona the best Cadet program in thenation.

*************SAFFORDVETERANS DAYACTIVITIES

By Lt. Col. Mike Daly

Veterans Day, November 11, 2005 was aperfect autumn day as any person couldask for. The temperature was mild andthe breeze added to the atmosphere andexcitement as the sidewalks along Saf-fords Main Street were lined with peo-ple. Cadets from the Safford CompositeSquadron were on hand to pass out flagsand programs to those that had taken timeout of a busy day to honor our nationsveterans. The presence of Civil Air Pa-trol at the request of the City of Saffordgave yet another opportunity for membersof the Safford Squadron to tell the CAPstory and for CAP Cadets to experiencefirst hand, the purpose of this remem-brance. Veterans were cheered and ap-plauded, members of the audience dried

tears, as numerous accounts of ultimatesacrifices were heralded by those wholived these events. The tremendous depthand detail of those sacrifices gave newmeaning to the cost of our freedom for allin attendance. Under the escort of CivilAir Patrol Cadets from the Safford unit, a

symbolic mourning wreath, was placedon the monument at the Courthouse bythe American Legion Ladies Auxiliarywhile the volunteer Honor Guard fired avolley in honor of those who gave theultimate sacrifice.

Following the Veterans Day Celebration,members of the Safford CompositeSquadron loaded gear and equipment fora weekend at the Arizona Balloon Festi-val in Chandler, Arizona. These activitiesalong with the previous activities at Glen-dale, Arizona made for an experience thatwill be long remembered by the Cadets of the Safford Composite Squadron. Eventhe Deputy Commander of Cadets, 1LtGail Daly, celebrated her birthday duringthe Chandler outing, topping it off withher very first ride in a balloon.

SAFFORD CITY COUNCIL is consid-ering how it will help the Civil Air Patrolheaded by Lt. Col. Michael Daly, acquirea headquarters in the Gila Valley.

Daly approached the council on Mondaynight, 10/24, asking for a parcel of landfor lease for $1 or for free at the SaffordRegional Airport so the organizationcould establish its presence locally.

The Safford Squadron has grown to 14cadets and 7 senior staff members sinceDaly took over leadership in 2004. Re-cently the Squadron lost its permanentmeeting place during a windstorm.

Daly said that CAP can work with localemergency groups for search and rescueoperations. It also trains its cadets for

leadership, and this is help for the com-munity.

The Board members continued to discussways to help the Safford Squadron. Theyalso wanted some help from the nearbycommunities to pay for a lease should theSquadron get a permanent headquarters.

The issue is still pending as of this writ-ing. But, if anyone can get this done, Lt.Col. Dalys persistence will see to it.



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ARIZONA WING HEROLt. Col. Bohn Wanamaker is the FinderHero of the Arizona Wing. He has ac-complished 139 FINDS. Whether theFINDS were crashed aircraft, ground

discoveries or ELT silencing. He is al-ways ready, willing and able at any timeof the day or night to be called out tosearch as a Ground Team member. Ask any of the Incident Commanders and theywill tell you that if they call Bohn, theyare assured of getting the job done.

Bohn said that he marches to a differentdrummer. Born during the depression,given up for adoption, on his own as ateenager, all made him a person who hasa Christian belief that the world is there toconquer not begrudge. He grew up inMinneapolis, Minnesota, worked as atheater projectionist and worked for theAir Transport Command. He joined theArmy at Fort Snelling and did his tour forhis country.

In 1980, he and his wife, Clela, moved toArizona as retirees. Bohn was not cut outfor a sedentary life style. He worked forDel Webb, but pretty soon that was nolonger his desire. Bohn was lookingthrough the local newspaper and thewords CIVIL AIR PATROL caught his

eye. He had a pilots license that hadntbeen used in a long time, but decided tocheck into it.

Well, Bohn was on his way when he metwith the then commander of the squadronbased at Goodyear, Arizona. Bohn be-came a member of CAP in 1989. He ac-complished all the requirements for Level4, and still busy. He is Counterdrug Mis-sion qualified, SET Skills Evaluator,Ground Team member and leader forOPS-Emergency Services, Mission Scan-ner and Observer, Mission Radio Opera-tor, and Urban Direction Finding Team.All of the above proves his Master inEmergency Services and his receipt of thePaul E. Garber award. He is always will-ing to help at Cadet Encampments, anddo anything to help out with GroundTeam training.

Lt. Col. Bohn Wanamaker is a true Chris-tian and model Citizen of our country

Bohn on the hunt

Picture by Capt. Ray Reeve

Bohn captures another one. Now headds another notch in his Find record(#139).

We are all proud that he is a member of the Civil Air Patrol.

CIVIL AIR PATROL SUNDAY

Lt. Col. Bohn Wanamaker was proud towear his Civil Air Patrol uniform tochurch on Civil Air Patrol Sunday, De-cember 3rd.

The first week of December always com-memorates Civil Air Patrols participation

at the beginning of the war with Japan. Itis always appreciated when CAP mem-bers honor this time by wearing theirCAP uniform to church on that first Sun-day in December. If you havent done thisin the past, please remember next year.

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SAFETY FOR LIFES SAKE

Just a reminder from the November TheSentinel. The holidays are here, traffic isheavy, and will be into the New Year.

Seatbelts Will Save Your Life A Ne-braska Wing van was returning homefrom the Mississippi disaster relief whena tractor/trailer rig swerved to avoid adeer and struck the CAP van sending it

into a ditch, where it struck a decayedtree. Fortunately, the senior memberdriving and the two cadet passengerswere buckled-in and werent injured, ex-cept for some minor cuts from brokenglass. This is good example of howquickly a situation can deteriorate, eventhough you are doing everything right.Your only protection is to drive defen-sively all the time and the biggest favoryou can do for yourself and yours passen-gers is to insist that everyone buckle-upand stay buckled-up for the entire trip.Even if you plan to rest in a supine orprone position, buckle up, because youcan still be thrown from a car or van evenif lying down.

WEAR YOUR SEATBELT ANDLIVE!

SPORTYS SAFETY QUIZ

For AOPA members: In the membersSection there is Sportys Safety Quiz,which gives you a quick, easy and inter-active way to continually assess and ex-pand your flying knowledge from theprivacy of you own personal computer.You can find the latest quiz at:http://www.aopa.org/asf/asfquiz/quizzws.cfm?SA=Quizzes&Quizld=Feature. Thelist of previous quizzes is extensive.Every time you take one of the safetyquizzes, youll have a chance to win aSportys Air-Scan V Aviation Ra-dio/Scanner. There is a new quiz bi-weekly.



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2005 ArizonaWing Color andDrill Teams

By Cliff OwensMaj./CAP

It's all over. And what a weekend. We

had 7 color teams from all over thewing take a shot at the big prize. Butonly one team can walk with the tophonors.. Unlike years past where one ortwo teams stepped out in frontearly, this year we had four teams stepout there. The team that made it tothe top was SQ 105. A very close secondwas Flight 109. SQ 304 was thirdand coming under everyones radar. SQ.109 was a very strong Fourth. Thesefour teams ran very close throughout theentire weekend. It all came down to thewritten test and placement in the mile run.

This year also marked a first, we hadtwo squadrons field two teams each. SQ356 had teams A and B and Squadron 109had their team and Flight 109. This wasgreat. We also had a showing from oneof our newer squadrons 210.These teams show promise.

Then we had a Drill team made up fromno less than 7 squadrons. Theywanted to be the team to represent the AZWing at the SWR Cadet Comp. Itold them they needed to show me whatthey had before I could let them dothat. And they did. The drill team did agreat job.

This year we will once again have twofine teams representing this wing atthe Southwest Region Cadet Comp. Bestof all they will do it here in AZ.The region comp will be held at DMAFB, Tucson, AZ in April. Lets back

our new Wing Teams and lets make it anall AZ show at National one more time.

I also want to thank everyone that helpedin this comp. LTC Ron Fett, CaptDoug Berry, C/Col Nate Franklin,C/1LTMichael Yadue, 1lt Jean Hurley, Tech

Sgt Mike Barry USAFR, Davis MonthanHonor Guard, and the cadets and seniormembers from Sq 105. I could not havedone this without all of you. THANKYOU.To our winners Congrats, and to all of ourcadets at this years comp I sayOUTSTANDING.

CADETS TRAIN AT DAVISMONTHAN AFB, TUCSON

Cadets from all over Arizona spentthe weekend of November 12th atDavis Monthan AFB, Tucson. 28 Ca-dets attended BALC, and 16 Cadetsattended NCOA. The interest andcommitment by the cadets was ap-parent. Squadrons 105, 109, 302,304, 802 participated in the BALC.Squadrons 310, 356, and Flight 109participated in the NCOA.

C/Maj. Paul J. Sheehey, AFROTC(Cadet Lt. Col.CAP retired) was theguest speaker for one class. C/Lt Col

James Hurley was the OIC for NCOA,and C/Lt Col. Hocker was the OICBALC. C/Col. Nathan Franklin wasthe overall PCLD (Professional CadetLeadership Development) CadetCommander. PCLD is the name cre-ated for this series of leadershipschools. By the end of their develop-ment, there will be one for eachphase of the cadet program.

Above information provided by C/Col.Nathan Franklin.

NCOA Group

BALC Group

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SHOW LOW COMP SQ. 210JOINS IN SAFETY EXPO INSHOW LOW Information and picturesprovided by Lt. Marty Jarvey

On November 5th, Cadets: AirmanMoore, Baker, Richards, May, andWoolums enjoy visiting with the team of the Show Low Medical Airvac crew.They also assisted with the landing of theAirvac helicopter, and helped the ShowLow Fire Department. They spent sometime working with an ELT, and learningthe importance of safety and how to besafe.



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HARLEYS AND HUMMERS FOR HUNGERRALLY

The " Harleys N Hummers For Hunger " Rally was a hugesuccess. This event was spearheaded by House of Representa-tive Jerry P. Weiers. Representative Weiers brought this eventto the table only five weeks ago. The event had well over 100participants. There were 119 prizes that were donated by vari-ous businesses throughout the valley that were raffled off tothe participants. Representative Weiers was very pleased andproud of the cadets and seniors from squadrons 356 and308 that assisted with various event duties. Once again wehave shown our true professionalism and spirit of service toour community. I wish to personally like thank SM Crightonand cadets Specht, Halton M, Halton A, Jide, Craven, and He-isler from squadron 356 for a job well done. The cadets did anoutstanding job. I would also like to acknowledge our cadets,Kaiser C/CC,Wolverton, Jewell, Watson, Dickson A, Dick-son M, Cabico and Melvin and senior members from squadron308. The senior members are 1Lt. Coulter, 2Lt. Caton, 1Lt.Gregor, SM Wolverton and of course we can't forget Lt. ColFritz Seifritz. Where would we be without him. A specialthanks goes to 2Lt. Jayne Abraham also from squadron 308.Jayne attended the planning meetings and coordinated all theduties with the event staff. 2Lt. Abraham did an outstanding

job representing this squadron and CAP. Her professionalismand leadership skills are to be commended. YOU ALL CANBE VERY PROUD OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO-DAY. YOU ARE A TRUE TESTAMENT TO WHAT THECAP CAN DO FOR ITS COMMUNITY AND NATION.

JOHN W. KRUGER, Capt, CAP

THREE ORO VALLEY CADETS RECEIVEMITCHELL AWARDS

December 7th, at the Oro Valley City Hall, Cadets fromsquadron 109 opened the City Council meeting with the pres-entation of Colors and lead the Pledge of Allegiance.

Mayor Paul Loomis proclaimed the first week of December asCAP Week, and presented the proclamation to Capt. RyanGlass. Capt. Glass then gave a very informative explanation tothe City Council about the missions which the Civil Air Patrolperforms .

The highlight of the evening was the presentation of theMitchell Awards to three Squadron 109 Cadets:

C/2Lt Thomas Schlink, C/2Lt Erick McPhail,and C/Lt Taylor Hermanson. Mayor Paul Loomismade the Mitchell Award presentation to each of the Cadets.

CONGRATULATIONS



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AFROTC SHADOW DAY ASUCCESS

By Capt. Rick Yank

On Nov 7, 2005, six CAP cadets partici-pated in the U of Arizona AFROTCShadow Day. Three of them came from

the Phoenix metro area: C/CMSgtJustin Lennon (sq301), C/TSgt Lindsay

Davis (Sq 301), and C/CMSgtJonathan Yang (Sq 301). Three of the

cadets were from Sq 105 inTuscon: C/CMSgt Christina Cassabaum,

C/AB Chelsea Fowler, and C/SSgtJake Holbrook.

The cadets started the day at 0630 hours.

They observed the AFROTC cadets'weekly formation and inspection. Thenthe CAP cadets were paired with anAFROTC cadet, attended classes andwent about doing other daily student ac-tivities on campus.

At midday, they met together at theROTC building for a BBQ picnic andinteractions with other AFROTC cadets.

In the afternoon, personnel from the theU of Arizona Residence Hall, and theAdmissions Office presented a veryinformative talk on campus life, tips onscholarship application, U of A admissionprocess, and Q&A session for the cadets.The day's activities lasted till 1500 hoursfor at least one CAP cadet.

CAP C/Col Nathan Franklin (who is alsoa second year AFROTC cadet, andif I am not mistaken, a 1Lt in AFROTC)was instrumental in making thisShadow Day available to CAP cadets.

AFROTC C/Capt Greg Barry (also a CAPC/Capt, previously from Sq 310) was theAFROTC liaison person that C/ColFranklin worked closely with in coordi-nating the event.

Special thanks to the Detachment Com-mander Col. Joseph Abbot, USAF, andthe Commandant of Cadets, Capt Robert

Koon, USAF, that provided theleadership in hosting the AFROTC

Shadow Day.

The CAP cadets were very appreciativethat C/Col Christine Mahalik, ROTCCadet Wing Commander spent some timechatting with them during the forma-

tion/inspection time. All the CAP cadetshave had a great time, and a productiveday, at the U. of A campus.

Picture was taken at the U of A activitycenter, where the AFROTCformation and inspection took place.

Some AFROTC cadets information/inspection is visible in the

background From left: Davis,Cassabaum, Fowler, C/Col. Christine

Mahalik AFROTC, Holbrook, Yang,and Lennon.

C/Col. Nathan L. Franklin thanked thecadets who participated and for taking theinitiative to learn what AFROTC is like,and to Capt. Yang for attending and sup-porting the cadets in this activity, andAFROTC Det. 020 for allowing this par-ticipation. C/Capt. Greg Barry, AFROTCdid an outstanding job planning andorganizing the event.

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Paradise Valley Squadron310 by Alisha Peritore, 2Lt.

Scottsdale, AZ- Cadets and Senior mem-bers of the Paradise Valley squadron 310gathered at Horizon High School on 28November to listen to guest speaker Dr.Franak Hilloowala discuss mispercep-tions of the Middle East commonly per-petuated by the mainstream media.

To initiate the discussion on the Topic of Islam Dr. Hilloowala passed out a shortfive-minute quiz. The presentation itself lasted over a half hour touching on thediverse linguistic and religious identifica-tion of the Middle East and clarifying a

common assumption that the religion of Islam condones hostility toward Christi-anity and Judaism.

She went on to further explain how theU.S. media has played a role in creatingmuch of the negative misinformation re-garding Middle Eastern culture by over-simplifying stories that involve complexinternational issues resulting in a failureto provide the detailed coverage neededfor viewers/listeners to draw accurateconclusions.

Wrapping up her lecture, she encouragedthe use of sources alternative from themedia for self-education of internationalaffairs, and stressed the importance of ourschool system to thoroughly educate stu-dents on Middle Eastern culture.

In 1991 Dr. Hilloowala, received herB.A. in International Studies from theUniversity of West Virginia abroadinvolving herand later obtained a PH.D.in Middle Eastern Studies at the Univer-

sity of Arizona. In addition to her educa-tion she has traveled and studied self inprojects, workshops, and lectures extend-ing a long list of credentials in her area of expertise.

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AIR FORCE ACADEMYNOMINATIONS

Two cadets from Squadron 310 re-

ceived nominations to the AF Acad-emy. C/2Lt. Zack Zimmerman fromSen. J.D. Hayworth and C/1st Lt. EricIczkowski from Sen. John McCain.These two outstanding cadets willbegin the process of acceptance. Ifthese cadets enter the academy inthe fall, Sq. 310 will have a cadet inevery class at the Academy nextyear. 1Lt. Lynn Hoza will keep usinformed


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The 31st Annual Thunderbird Balloon & Air

Classic Show a Rousing Success

Approximately 50to 60 cadets and alarge number of Senior Membersfrom all over thevalley and form asfar as Safford andPrescott partici-pated in the Show.Since this was athree day affair, abivouac area was

set up at the south end of the Glendale Airport for the Cadetsand Senior members staying overnight for all three days. Wereceived high praise for the outstanding job our cadets per-formed. They not only assisted with the launching and re-

trieval of our CAP Balloon but for many of the other partici-pating balloons. We were able to give 6 of them a ride in ourballoon and many got free rides in other balloons for theirassistance. They were also used for cleaning the areas, park-ing assistance, and also for securing and guarding the"Warbird aircraft" area. Our Color guard was also used tostart each show day. Well behaved, disciplined, helpful re-spectful are only some adjectives used to describe our cadets.Also a big thanks goes to our Senior members who helpedkeep the cadets organized, fed, and duty rotation. A verylarge task that went as smoothly as could be expected. Alsomany thanks for all the help we had with raising , dismantlingand manning the Aerospace Education Museum Exhibit. Bill

Turner, Fritz Seifritz and I could never had been able to do itso effectively. I'm sorry I didn't get a copy of the roster so Icould name every one who participated. It was obvious eve-ryone not only worked hard but also thoroughly enjoyed theshow.

Picture and article by

Pete Feltz, Lt. Col., Deputy DAE

BALLOON FESTIVAL IN

CHANDLER/GLENDALE

Lt. Gail Daly celebrated her birthday by taking her very firstballoon ride. It occurred Sunday, November 13, 2005 at Chan-dler, Arizona during the Arizona Balloon Festival. I am happy

to report that she approved. Safford Cadets were a great helpwith the balloon. By Lt. Col. Daly

Cadets at Balloon Festival in Chandler/Glendale

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Chandler/Glendale Balloon Festival Continued

By Lt. Martin Maxwell

We conducted 3.5 hours of balloon glows between Friday andSaturday evenings. A lot of people came and asked questionsof us, why we were in the uniforms and what that was all aboutso there were many opportunities throughout the weekend totalk to people about who and what CAP is. I think we mayeven have a few potential new members come out of it! Atleast for the east valley squadrons.

We flew two flights of 1.5 hours each Saturday and Sundaymornings. I was able to fly all 5 of the Safford cadets whocame, plus one from 302,and Lt. Daly from Safford. Yesterday morning we landed on astreet in a neighborhood with many other balloons landing inthe same area. Local area residents came out to watch as welanded and packed up the balloons and asked questions. TheCAP balloon carries a banner on its basket identifying it asCivil Air Patrol, so there was plenty of exposure there as well.The only way the exposure could have been any better is if wehad a balloon that actually said Civil Air Patrol on it!

I would like to take a brief moment to publicly say a GREATBIG THANK YOU to Lt. Col. Daly and Lt. Daly and their ca-dets of Squadron 103. They have driven to the Phoenix areaTWICE in a two week period to help at balloon events, andspent a good amount on gas to do so! Lt. Daly got up veryearly during both events and cooked breakfast (Eggs,pancakes and sausage for ALL the crew and cadets!!) Theyworked hard all day crewing not only for the CAP balloon butalso for the Reach for the Stars balloon which is a specially

built wheelchair accessible balloon giving tether rides to peoplefor over four hours this weekend! Lastly there was a weddingin that balloon as well! More exposure for CAP since the ca-dets were in uniform. If I could give an award to anyone fromCAP for MOST DEDICATED CREW, this year it would haveto go to the Daly's. I would have had a hard time doing whatwe did this weekend, and at Thunderbird, without their valuableassistance, especially since not one person from all of thesquadrons in Phoenix came to help this weekend.

I am still hearing from other balloonists how wonderful thecadets were from two weeks ago! In speaking to the event or-ganizers for the balloon yesterday, they thought we had 20 or30 cadets there, and were shocked when I said we only had six!"But they were EVERYWHERE I looked!" was what one of them told me. Imagine what would have happened if we hadactually had that many.

When not crewing on the balloons, we spent a lot of time doingtrash detail. Not glamorous or a lot of fun, but a necessity thatcertainly made the organizers take notice of the job we do, nomatter what that job is. And we moved a LOT of garbage,especially my son and I who were there long after the eventclosed.


Overall it was one of the best events in a long time. I know itwill grow considerably next year as the FAA has given ap-proval for more than double the number of balloons we had.The city is very happy with the event as well and wants it tocontinue to grow. I heard the Chandler Mayor had a greatflight too!

Pictures by Capt. Allan Pearlstein, Cadet names not provided.


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Going the Distance: The Technology and Leadership Composite Squadron 802 by Captain Allan Pearlstein, Group 3 Public Affairs

"My goal as the squadron commander is to implement CAPs innovative moral leadership and character development programfor the cadets with the emphasis on accountability, discipline and the appropriate leadership skills that are required of tomorrows

leaders" (1 Lt. Ronn Walker, Commander, Squadron 802).Squadron 802, based at the Gilbert Technology and Leadership Academy, is the most recent squadron to be incepted into Group

3. Commanded by 1 Lt. Ronn Walker, the squadron is a unique hybrid which blends CAP with the USAF Junior ROTC. Thesquadron which consists of 22 cadets and seven senior members, meets on Monday evenings from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Unlikemost other CAP squadrons around the country, squadron 802 has reaped the benefits of the Gilbert TLA by utilizing military in-structors and CAP members to instill a strong leadership, emergency services, and aerospace studies foundation in the cadets.

Commander Ronn Walker, a former firefighter with the US Coast Guard, and independent special education consultant with theArizona Department of Education has strived to great lengths during the past two months to "establish a moral leadership andcharacter development program for the purpose of teaching discipline and the appropriate leadership skills that it takes to com-plete the necessary leadership and aerospace modules", he told me. Having over 25 years of experience in education, Lt. Walkerhas seen his two sons mature and grow with the CAP program, which has instilled a desire in him to pass on the knowledge andbenefits of CAP to other cadets. This past October, for example, the cadets attended a model rocketry encampment at Edwards

AFB in California, in which the cadets built and launched rockets, and earned their model rocketry badges. In November, thecadets traveled to Tucson to attend the Basic Airmen Leadership Academy in which the cadets received leadership and drill in-struction. On 3 December at Williams Gateway Airport, several cadets had the opportunity to go on cadet orientation flights.

In 2006, Lt. Walker has planned several activities and squadron field trips. Some of the activities include a trip see the Midwayaircraft carrier based in San Diego, CA; a flight training school in which the cadets will receive orientation flight preparation,learn aircraft communications and flight dynamics; ground team training lead by 1 Lt Dallas Lane; drill team and color guardtraining lead by SM A.J. Levine; and a Memorial Day weekend encampment which will be held at Canyon Lake area, in whichthe cadets will learn search and rescue techniques, emergency services, leadership development, and do physical training.

Contributions to this story were made by 1 Lt. Ronn Walker.

It has been a great year for the Arizona Wing. There have been a lot of changes in com-mands, a lot of new people, a lot of new ideas, rules and regulations. But, what is more per-manent than change. Probably nothing! The Civil Air Patrol has its missions and we mustnot forget them. The future of any Wing is its CADETS. After all, who will take over whenthe older ones retire. Kind of like the Old Year going out and the New Year coming in.

Though many of lifes endeavors may change from year to year, we still have our ties inCivil Air Patrol.

Part of what makes the holiday season so special is the chance it brings to thank some veryspecial people who have made my year as Public Affairs Officer so rewarding.

SO Happy New Year Everyone. Patricia Brower, Lt. Col., CAP (Pat)

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SHCS 301 CADETS CLIDER ORIENTATIONSKY HARBOR CADETS were privileged to have glider orientationflights provided by the Arizona Glider Flight 400 on 10 December 05.It was a beautiful day for soaring over the Carefree Valley. Picturesand captions by 1Lt. Masangcay

Above: Cadets AB Deviendt, Amn Smith, and CMSgtYang receive briefing on the outer fuselage of the glider.

C/Amn Auguste Smith observes as 1Lt Manoogian

details parts of the glider.

Below: 1Lt. J. Brandon Masangcay, SHCS 301 Com-mander and trainer pilot Tyler Sepp give the ThumbsUp for the Lts first glider ride

Above: Cadets AB Allen Devriendt, CMSgtYang, and CMSgt Saralyn Fischer watch as 1Lt.Manoogian explains the function of the stick.

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Top left: Maj. Keith Swapp receives a recognition plaque

Top Right: Maj. Charles Weaver receives his certificate for achieving the Grover Loening Award.

Lower Left: Lt. Col. Eggen was presented the Certificate of Proficiency from Wing Commander Ernest Bourgeois.

Lower Right: Lt. Col. David S. Culver, CAP, of Sun Lakes was honored for 50 years of Outstanding Service to the Civil

Air Patrol. At the November 12th meeting of the Arizona Wing held at Deer Valley Airport, Lt. Col. Culver

was presented with a plaque and a life time membership card.


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