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The EagleEyeBeverly Composite Squadron July 2008

Massachusetts Wing Civil Air Patrol Volume 2, Number 7

Promotions & Awards

CadetsWe have only one cadet promotion to acknowledge thismonth.

Cadet Johnston Promoted

Cadet Airman Ian Johnston was promoted to Cadet Airmafirst class this month.

Cadet Airman First Class Ian Johnston

Rockport teen Cadet Airman First Class Ian Johnston

joined the Civli Air Patrol 31 July 2007. The

homeschoooled high school sophmore enjoys computers

photography and anything to do with flying. Airman

Johnston has been the cadet of the month for two

consecutive months in the summer of 2008. Well Done

Airman.

In addition to the Unit Citation, Airman Johnston nowwears the Curry Award Ribbon.

SeniorsThere were no senior promotions this month, again.

Cadet of the Month, AgainC/A1C Ian Johnston was selected as the Cadet of the

Month for June 2008 based on the accumulated points.

Cadet Airman First Class Ian Johnston

The competition for Cadet of the month was a tight

race again this month, the top two cadets were tied all

month as the points mounted higher and higher. Points

for attendance, points for testing, physical fitness

testing and for academics at school.

Cadet Airman First Class Ian Johnston had edged out

his closest rival for the Cadet of the month award for

the second consecutive month. Deputy Commander for

Cadets Major Greg Carter told the assembled

Squadron that the deciding points were earned in

Uniform Inspection again this month, Cadet Johnstons

high marks in Proper uniform care and wear made the

difference.

Airman Johnston is expected to face stiff competition

for next months Cadet of the Month award.


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Staff

Commander continues on Page 9

DCC continues on Page 13

Commanders Message

By Tom Lyons, Major CAP

Squadron Commander

Cystic Fibrosis

The support we gave to the Cystic Fibrosis Family Day,

on the 12th of July, was officially noticed at the latest

airport commission meeting. Thank you all who

participated and helped make this a successful event.

I wanted to mention again how proud I am of the

professional behavior of our cadets while working this

event. Several people mentioned the cadets to me and I

want to thank the cadet staff as well as the corps of

cadets for a job well done.

Aircraft at the Cystic Fibrosis Family Day

Open House

We also had a successful Open House July 12 th in the

middle of the Cystic Fibrosis Family Day. Everybody had

fun as we opened our new headquarters to the public

DCS Message

By Dan Parsons, 1st Lt CAP

Deputy Commander of Seniors

There have been several folks drop in to see

about becoming senior members. Some of them

saw us (cadets and Seniors) at the Cystic FibrosusFamily Day, and some when they just happenedto be at the airport watching the planes.

Bottom line, they lliked what they saw anddecided to see if we were worth joining. Moral,

even if you think no one is watching, they are.

Thank you cadets and seniors for always beingprofessional, even when no one was watching. It

is paying off.

DCC Message

By Greg Carter, Major CAP

Deputy Commander of Cadets

Did you know there is over $200,000.00 in scholarshipsavailable to Civil Air Patrol Members, particularly forCadets?

Given the current trends, it is getting more and moredifficult for the average college applicant or student tofind money to help offset the cost of higher education, letalone the ability for the average family to help defraysome of the costs of higher education, that is unless youhave followed some sort of college savings plan. But ifyou are like my family, planning was not part of thepicture until it was too late.


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Emergency

Services

EST Continues on Page 16

2008 SAREX Schedule

Schedule subject to Change; Contact Lt Col Mottley

[email protected]

19 & 20 January 07:30 17:30 SAREX1: DONE

16 & 17 February 07:30 17:30 SAREX2: DONE

19 & 20 April 07:30 17:30 SAREX3: DONE

17 & 18 May 07:30 17:30 SAREX4: DONE

21 & 22 June 07:30 17:30 SAREX5: DONE

23 & 24 August 07:30 17:30 SAREX6:

20 & 21 September 07:30 17:30 SAREX7:

18 & 19 October 07:30 17:30 SAREX8:

22 & 23 November 07:30 17:30 SAREX9:

From the Desk of

Joel Heusser, Captain CAPEmergency Services Officer

We have had a very quiet month although the wing has

been busy in the ES area. Our training plan has hit a

rough patch and will be addressed by our emergency

Services training officer in more detail.

On a positive note we have several people who have

started the process to join the squadron as senior

members who will boost our aviation ranks. Some of the

new comers are already active pilots and others are in

the process of reactivating their tickets.

As we work our way through the summer months

attendance at the meeting is down slightly due to

summer vacations and the wide variety of other things

that draw our attention. I would ask all of you who are

Mission Qualified to stay as available as you can, and

those of you who are not mission Qualified to maybecrack an ES training manual while you are starched out

in the hammock waiting for the steaks on the grill.

I hope there is more to share with you in the August news

letter.

From the Desk of

Andrew W. Buck, Captain CAPEmergency Services Training Officer

Cadet Oritns earns his 101t Card and continues his ES

training this summer. We look forward tot the time when

this cadet will become mission qualified. Cadets,

remember that until you are 18 years old there are

restrictions on the missions you can participate in and themission qualifications you can earn. Cadets can earn

Mission Qualifications and are urged to do so.

Our carefully crafted plan for training squadron member

in ES has run into a rough patch as the ES officer shared

in his column this month. Does this mean the ES training

program is kaput? Should we all run and hide? Well, you

can, but Im not.


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Aerospace

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AerospaceEducation Program

By William Frisbee, 2d Lt CAP

Assistant Aerospace Education

Officer

The Forgotten Fighters of World War 2.

We often read all about the P-51, the P-47, the F4U and

the F6 in our reading of World War 2, as they weresome of the best fighters America had to offer during

the War. But there were lots of other planes flown by all

sides in the war most people just dont know about, in

this months Aerospace article Im going to talk about

some of these forgotten aircraft.

Russia

The Russians were one of the big reasons Germany

lost the war in Europe, but we dont often hear about

the aircraft the Russian aces flew. Planes like the MiG-

3, the LaGG-3 and the Yak-3 were the staple of thewar. The Germans built some of the best aircraft the

world has ever seen with some amazing technical

advances that changed the world forever. The

Japanese built amazing aircraft with limited resources

that few other countries could match.

The best Russian plane of the War was probably the

Lavochkin La-7. The La-7 was a refinement of the La-5,

which in turn was a development of the LaGG-3.

La-7

The La-7 was flown by the two top Russian aces of the

Current EventBy Andrew W. Buck, Captain CAP

Assistant Aerospace Education

Officer

Direct from the NASA web site Dated 24 July 2008:

(Editors Note: this article was copied in its entirety from

the NASA web site. The pictures were added from other

NASA web pages to aid the reader in understanding the

article content. All content is the property of NASA.)

TUCSON, Ariz. -- NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is using

its Robotic Arm to enlarge an exposure of hard

subsurface material expected to yield a sample of ice-rich

soil for analysis in one of the lander's ovens.

Artist drawing of the Phoenix Lander

The trench was about 20 by 30 centimeters (8 by 12inches) after work by the arm on Saturday. The teamsent commands today to extend the longer dimension byabout 15 centimeters (6 inches).


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Safety

Safety

By William Frank, 2d Lt CAP

Safety Officer

Summer and Safety

Now that the summer season is here, there are many

outdoor activities available. Some of these activities can

come with an increased risk for injury. The following

deserve special attention because of the inherent risk:

Water Sports

Over 8000 people are killed each year in water or boating

related accidents. Its been determined that use of a PFD

(personal flotation device) would prevent 90% of these

mishaps. Several safety issues if you are boating:

Designate someone as the captain.

Pay attention to the rated capacity of the boat, typically

expressed as maximum number of persons on board or

the total capacity in pounds with gear and personnel. DONOT OVER LOAD!

PFDs

Weak swimmers should wear a PFD at all times.

Keep a spare PFD within reach, which can be thrown to

someone in trouble.

Make sure there are enough PFDs for everyone on board

and that they are of the correct size and in good repair.

More Nautical tips

Always make sure someone on shore knows where you

are going and when you will be back, and dont be late.

Dont be afraid to use the engine kill switch in an

emergency!

Make sure the boat is equipped with an appropriate sized

anchor, it may keep you off the rocks if the engine fails.

Make sure the safety kit has unexpired flares, a whistle,

and a signal light.

Vehicle Safety

Summer is a high driving season, be extra vigilant on the

road! Contributing factors to accidents are fatigue,

alcohol, drugs, speeding, and lack of seat belt use.

Here is a basic survival plan for driving safety:

Plan your trip

Insist on seatbelt use

Dont drive impaired

Inspect your vehicle

Dont speed or drive too slowly

Dont tailgate

Weather Dangers

During the summer season the weather can change

quickly and violently, here are some weather details that

may help to avoid a bad situation:

Be careful - all thunderstorms are dangerous, if you can

hear the thunder, the lighting is close enough to hit you.

Lightening kills more people per year than tornados

Hailstones can fall at a rate that exceeds 100 mph!

Seek shelter when a storm is approaching, stay inside

until the danger passes

Pay attention to the weather forecast watches and

warnings for severe weather in your area.

Remember, you make your own luck by being safe! Have

fun by being careful this summer!

Information presented here taken from CAP presentation 101 Critical Days of

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Bits and Bytes

By William Frisbee, 2d Lt CAP

IT Officer

10 Quick Tips for Windows XP

Since most people with Windows based computers are

still using Windows XP, I figured I would open this

months newsletter with 10 tips for improving your

computing use while using Windows XP. I got these from

all over the internet and found them to be rather accurate

in helping speed up your computer as well as tweaking

Window XP to run just a little bit better (in some

instances quite a bit better).

1. Defrag your hard drive! I cannot stress this oneenough. Over time you may notice Windows

running slower, applications dont run as fast and

other such nonsense. The best thing you can do

is to defragment your hard drive! Warning, this

can take a bit of time, and its highly

recommended that you let defrag run without

doing anything else on the computer. First make

sure you close any open programs. Then browse

your computer (My Computer) and right clicking

on your C: drive. When the menu pops up,

select Properties. Select the Tools tab, and clickthe Defragment Now button. You will see a listing

of all the volumes in your system. Highlight the

C: drive and click the Defragment button. You

can watch the process if you so desire, but as

stated, this could take a bit of time. My

recommendation is to defragment right before

heading to bed so it is completed in the morning.

Once complete, just close the defragmenter, and

use your computer!

2. If you want to delete a file without sending it to

the recycle bin, hold the shift key down when

hitting delete. You will be warned, but once

clicking yes, the file will be deleted for good.

Remember deleted means deleted in this

instance, there is no going back once you click

Yes!

Ribbon Fun

By Bobby R. Thomas, Lt Col, CAP

First Awards for heroism

Civil Air Patrol GM-45, July 17, 1942 - National

Headquarters, Civil Air Patrol, Office of Civilian Defense

(Washington), established CAP first recognizable award

for heroism. It was to be known as the Merit Awards, i.e.

red, white and blue, cloth emblems authorized for

Merit Award

individuals on special orders of the National Commander,

will be of triangular in design and will be worn point down

above the left pocket of the shirt or blouse. [The National

Geographic (27 April 1942) shows these triangular

emblems with the point up.] The Blue Merit Award was

awarded for exceptional performance of specific mission,

or acts of heroism, under unusually difficult or hazardous

conditions. The White was the Merit Award, the Red the

Commendation Award and the Blue the Distinguished

Service.

CAP was established under the Office of Civil Defense

on 1 December 1941. On 29 April 1943, CAP was

transferred to the Commanding General, United States

Army Air Forces. As CAP prominence and stature

changed with, first the transferred to the War Department

then to the US Army Air Force, this award practice

continued.

Until CAP News Bulletin, Vol. IV, No. 25 - 24 August

1945. Which announced that with the cooperation of the

Heraldic Division of the Office of the Quartermaster

General, a number of new awards have been designed.

One of which was the three grades of merit citations,


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Summer is Here.

By James McIntosh, Major CAP

Assistant Health Services Officer

It is desirable, but not always possible, for an individual'sbody to become adjusted (acclimatized) to an

environment. Physical condition determines the time

adjustment, and trying to rush it is ineffective. Even those

individuals in good physical condition need time before

working or training in extremes of hot or cold weather.

Climate-related injuries are usually preventable;

prevention is both an individual and leadership

responsibility. Several factors contribute to health and

well-being in any environment: diet, sleep/rest, exercise,

and suitable clothing. These factors are particularly

important in extremes of weather. Diet, especially, shouldbe suited to an individual's needs in a particular climate.

A special diet undertaken for any purpose should be

done so with appropriate supervision. This will ensure

that the individual is getting a properly balanced diet

suited to both climate and personal needs, whether for

weight reduction or other purposes. The wearing of

specialized protective gear or clothing will sometimes add

to the problem of adjusting to a particular climate.

Therefore, Civil Air Patrol members should exercise

caution and judgment in adding or removing specialized

protective gear or clothing.

Heat Injuries

Heat injuries are environmental injuries that may result

when a Civil Air Patrol member is exposed to extreme

heat, such as from the sun or from high temperatures.

Prevention depends on availability and consumption of

adequate amounts of water. Prevention also depends on

proper clothing and appropriate activity levels.

Acclimatization and protection from undue heat exposure

are also very important. Identification of high risk

personnel (basic trainees, troops with previous history ofheat injury, and overweight members) helps both the

leadership and the individual prevent and cope with

climatic conditions. Instruction on living and working in

hot climates also contributes toward prevention.

NOTE: Salt tablets should not be used in the prevention

PDO Message

By Dan Parsons, 1st Lt CAPProfessional Development Officer

Leadership Framework

Are You a Leader or a Follower?Follower

Different people require different styles of leadership. For

example, a new hire requires more supervision than an

experienced employee. A person who lacks motivation

requires a different approach than one with a high degree

of motivation. You must know your people! The

fundamental starting point is having a good

understanding of human nature, such as needs,

emotions, and motivation. You must come to know your

employees' b e , k n o w , and d o attributes.

Leader

You must have an honest understanding of who you are,

what you know, and what you can do. Also, note that it is

the followers, not the leader who determines if a leader is

successful. If they do not trust or lack confidence in their

leader, then they will be uninspired. To be successful you

have to convince your followers, not yourself or your

superiors, that you are worthy of being followed.

Communication

You lead through two-way communication. Much of it is

nonverbal. For instance, when you "set the example,"

that communicates to your people that you would not ask

them to perform anything that you would not be willing to

do. What and how you communicate either builds or

harms the relationship between you and your employees.

Situation

All are different. What you do in one situation will not

always work in another. You must use your judgment to

decide the best course of action and the leadership styleneeded for each situation. For example, you may need to

confront an employee for inappropriate behavior, but if

the confrontation is too late or too early, too harsh or too

weak, then the results may prove ineffective.

Various forces will affect these factors. Examples of


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Reports Due

James M. McIntosh, Major CAP

Administration Officer

The following reports are due NLT August 10 to Wing

Headquarters.

Monthly Unit Safety Report (SE)

MWF 2-17 A/C Report & NER Flight Log (DOO/FMM)

CAPF 99, Flight Release Log (SD, DO)

MWF 73, Vehicle Inspection (LGT)

A reminder that any reports that are to be submitted to

Wing HQ, especially by the Responsible Department and

IS NOT mailed through the Squadron Admin Office, a

copy must be submitted to Administration for our records.

WWII Dance

By Tom Lyons, Major CAP

Squadron Commander

Everything is still in the preliminary stages for this dance.

I want everyone to have a heads up early. This can be

one of the biggest events in squadron or perhaps wing

history. We will need help from everybody, that means

parents, friends, relatives, your parents friends relatives

and anyone else it takes. This can be a night of fun and

memories for many people. If we do it right people will be

begging to have another one next year. BE READY.

WE MUST ALL HELP. More info will follow as soon as

the details are worked out in the next month or so.

Tentative date is in September.

PAO

By Andrew Buck, Captain CAP

Public Affair Officer

Circulation

Our newsletter circulation is up to 147 addresses plus the5 copies I print out and bring to the meeting. Why does

this matter you ask? Our circulation is important for

several reasons. At the end of this section Ill tell you how

you can help.

Our circulation indicates how interested people are in

hearing about CAP and Beverly Composite Squadron.

This is a gauge in how much impact we are having on

peoples lives in one way or another.

Some interested people are family members who are

always interested in reading about people they arerelated to and what they are doing. Parents can keep

themselves informed on the cadet program.

Grandparents can enjoy cadet promotions and cadet

activities from afar.

Some interested people are in other CAP units both near

and far who are interested in what we are doing and how

we are doing it. They are looking not only for ideas, but

ideas that work. The flip side of this is that we sometimes

get feedback that is helpful to us as well.

Some interested people are community leaders who areinterested in those of us who are local volunteers that

may be of assistance during a crisis. This too is a two

way street, local leaders who understand us and what we

do can be very helpful to us, as was the case in getting

help siding our new Headquarters.

Some interested people are aero partners who are

interested in all things aviation. We have run information

about seminars hosted by the North Shore Aero Club, as

a benefit not only to them as members of the flying

community, but to our pilots and student pilots.

Our circulation will play a role in how much we can

charge for advertising space as a fund raiser. The more

money we can make by running ads for people, the less

we are going to have to work at other fundraisers.

How can you help, you can forward copies of the news


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and celebrated with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Every

one ate well during the festivities.

Major Lyons Cuts the ribbon with a little help from his

friends( L-R 2d

Lt Dan Parsons CAP, Rep Ted Speliotis,

Major Tom Lyons CAP, Colonet David Belcher CAP,

Lieutenant Colonel Jacqulyn Jones CAP, Major Gregory

Carter CAP

We were fortunate to have the Wing Commander

Colonel David Belcher and the Wing Administrative

Officer Lt. Col. Jackie Jones join us for our ribbon cutting

ceremony.

Also in attendance were Rep. Ted Speliotis and Rep.

Brad Hill. They both spoke about our program and the

work that the cadets and seniors do for the community.

Both Representatives have presented Mitchell awards to

our cadets in the past. We always appreciate their

support and friendship.

Lieutenant Colonel Jacqulyn Jones, Mass Wing

Administrative Officer; Major Tom Lyons Beverly

Composite Squadron Commander

The Beverly Airport Commission was well represented

at our ceremony as well. All parties took photos and gave

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great speeches.

I can not make clear enough that this event would not

have been as successful as it was if it were not for the

work of 1st Lt. Dan Parsons and his son C/AMN

Kent Parsons. They both gave up vacation time to make

all the preparations for the open house. Thank you Dan

and Kent.

We had great support from the parents too. I was very

pleased with the level of effort on the part of the parents

to come out and support us. Going forward this will allow

the squadron to do more and make the program stronger

for the cadets.

Two CAP Airplanes, CP and 227, on the fight line

We talked about what was good and what was not so

good, and now we know what we need to do to be better

prepared for next time. All the parents that participated

had fun and saw what we can do as a unit. Thank you for

your help!

Next we have to get ready for our dance in the fall. We

have a date for the dance, it is September 20,2008.

Mark your calendars!! We will all be needed for this one,and anyone who missed out helping last week, this is

your chance to help out.

We will be setting up committees for this. We will be

getting in touch with everyone for help, but you can mark

your calendars now, September 20th and possibly some


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Artist drawing of the Phoenix Lander

Experiments with a near-duplicate of the lander inTucson during the past week indicate that the biggersurface is needed to allow steps planned for collectingan icy sample from the Martian trench informallynamed "Snow White."

"Right now, there is not enough real estate of dark icysoil in the trench to do a sample acquisition test and

later a full-up acquisition" for the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer, said Ray Arvidson, Phoenix's "dig czar,"from Washington University in St. Louis. The arm'srasp will kick the icy soil into the scoop through aspecial capture mechanism, and scientists also want toscoop up any loose material left in the trench from therasping activity, Arvidson said.

Samples of shallower, non-icy soil from the SnowWhite trench have already been examined in Phoenix'swet chemistry laboratory and optical microscope, and afork-like probe has checked how well nearby soilconducts electricity and heat.

"The Phoenix science team is working diligently toanalyze the results of the tests from these variousinstruments," said Phoenix principal investigator PeterSmith. "The preliminary signatures we are seeing areintriguing. Before we release results, we want to verifythat our interpretations are correct by conductinglaboratory tests."

As the Robotic Arm was extracting the fork-like

conductivity probe from the soil on Saturday, the armcontacted a rock called "Alice," near the "Snow White"trenching area. The arm is programmed to stop activitywhen it encounters an obstacle. The team assessedthe arm's status on Sunday and decided to resume useof the arm on Monday. Today's commands call for theRobotic Arm to move away from therock, dump out soilthat is in the scoop and extend the Snow White trenchapproximately 15 centimeters (6 inches) toward thelander.

The Phoenix mission is led by Peter Smith of theUniversity of Arizona with project management at JPLand development partnership at Lockheed Martin,Denver. International contributions come from theCanadian Space Agency; the University of Neuchatel,Switzerland; the universities of Copenhagen andAarhus, Denmark; Max Planck Institute, Germany; andthe Finnish Meteorological Institute. For more aboutPhoenix, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/phoenix andhttp://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu.

AE QuizCircle your answers before checking on Page12

1. The First man in space was: A.) John Glen B.) AlanShepard C.) Yuri Gagarin D.) Snoop Dawg

2. The first man made satellite was: A.) Telstar B.)Felspar C.) Sputnik D.) SatNav

3. The X-15 was the first Plane to break the soundbarrierTrue orFalse?

4. Pluto is the last planet in the solar system, True orFalse?

5. The propellers on a P-38 turn in opposite directions,True orFalse?

6. Bernoullis law says as a gas volume is inversely

proportional to its pressure, True orFalse?7. The faster a gas moves, the higher its pressure, TrueorFalse?

8. The Wright brothers first manned glider was steeredmy warping its wings, True orFalse?

9. The Canard on an airplane is: A.) Always silver B.) awinglet C.) only used in emergencies


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still the top ace of all times, from any country with at least

352 official victories. The top three German Aces, with a

combined total of 928 victories, all flew Bf 109s for the

vast majority of those victories.

The Bf 109 G was powered by an inverted V-12 engine

(the DB 605A-1) built by Daimler-Benz. The engine

produced 1455 HP. The Bf 109 G was armed with 2 MG-

17 13mm machine guns in the on top of the engine and a

single MG 151/20 20mm cannon that fired thru the

spinner. The Bf 109 G could also carry about 1200 lbs of

bombs. The top speed of the Bf 109 was about 398 MPH,

and had a range of about 528 miles.

Japan

The Japanese flew many planes; few were as famous as

the Zero, the fighter bane of the Pacific. However it was

far from the best. Most people consider the Nakajima K-

84 Hayate (called the Frank by the Allies) one of the best,

and it was even considered one of the best performing

aircraft from any country. About 3514 of them were

produced before the war ended.

akajima Ki-84 Frank

The Ki-84 first flew in March of 1943 and quickly became

a favorite amongst the pilots of the Japanese Army. The

Ki-84 featured many things that planes designed in

Japan before it did not, including heavier weapons, pilot

armor and lots of climbing power. The only Japanese

plane that could best the Ki-84 was the Ki-100 which onlysaw very limited production.

The Ki-84 was powered by a Nakajima Ha-45-21 18

cylinder radial engine that produced 1990 HP. The Ki-84

was typically armed with 2 12.7mm Ho-103 machine

guns (a copy of the American M2, .50 caliber machine

War, including Ivan Nikitovich Kozhedub who flew an

amazing 330 combat missions, on which he shot down at

least 62 enemy aircraft, including a Me-262 jet fighter!

Few people know this but Kozhedub was the Allied Pilot

Aces of Aces, he shot down more enemy aircraft than

any other Allied pilot during World War 2.

The La-7 was powered by a 1850 HP Shvetsov Ash-

82FN radial engine, which was a Russian copy of the

Wright R-1820 Cyclone (which powered just about

everything from the B-17 to the SBD Dauntless). The La-

7 was armed with two 20mm ShVAK cannons and in later

years three 20mm Berezin B-20 cannons and could carry

up to 440lbs of bombs. The La-7s top speed was about

425 MPH and had a range of about 620 miles.

Germany

The Germans were the masters of the air right up until

Allied daylight bombing started taking the fight to them.

The Germans fielded a number of aircraft and continually

improved them. Some of the top fighters from Germany

were the Bf 109, the Fw 190, the mighty Stuka Ju-87 dive

bomber, and during the later years, the Me-262 jet fighter

and the Me-163 rocket fighter.

The best German plane of the war is without a doubt the

Bf 109. The Bf 109 was flown by more German Aces

than any other plane. The Bf 109 still holds the record as

the most produced fighter aircraft in history with over

30,000 planes built.

Bf 109

The Bf 109 first flew in 1935, and quickly entered

production. Over the years the design of the Bf 109changed, sometimes quite dramatically. The most

numerous Bf 109 produced was probably the Bf 109 G

(Gustav).

The Bf 109 was flown by most of Germanys top Aces,

including Germanys Ace of Aces, Erich Hartmann who is


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4 July 2008 Squadron Stats

Cadets Seniors

2 0 Promotions

2 0 New Members

22 28 Current Membership

0 0 Awards

1 0 ES Quals

X 23 Specialty - Enrolled *

X 11 Specialty - Technician *

X 5 Specialty - Senior *

X 2 Specialty - Master *

0 Mission callouts, 0 Missions, 0 Finds

* Only active seniors tabulated

3. With a computer with the Windows keys pressing

the Windows key + Break brings up the System

Properties dialogue box; Windows key + D brings

up the desktop; Windows key + Tab moves

through the taskbar buttons.

4. Check occasionally for new hardware drivers.

Your computer may be a few years old, so you

may be running the original drivers for your video

card, sound card etc. Make sure you check the

manufactures site (Dell, HP, Gateway etc) and

get the latest drivers for your hardware. Most of

the major companies offer a tool to locate those

drivers automatically. Use it! You would be

surprised how much faster a computer can feel

with new, less buggy drivers!

5. Back your computer up! Yes, Ive said this

before, but Im going to say it again. Back upyour computer. If you have 5 years of photos, 2

years of MP3s for your iPod or Zune, and all

those assorted files youve picked up over the

years, make sure they are safe! Back them up!

There are several low cost backup methods,

including writing to CD or DVD with a burner, or

backing up to an external hard drive. If you are

not backing your systems up, dont be too mad

when you lose everything! It can, and it does

happen.

6. Run a good antivirus! Yep, I know Ive said this

one before too. It doesnt matter if you are the

most careful e-mail user and web browser in the

world, the bad guys get paid a lot of money to get

information off your computer. Protect it by

installing a good antivirus & spam control

package. OneCare from Microsoft, Internet

Security from Trend Micro

(http://www.trendmicro.com) and AVG Antivirus

from Grisoft (http://www. Girsoft.com) are all

highly recommended decent products that all

retail for around 50 dollars. Its a well spent $50

in todays world!

7. Uninstall software you dont use. Maybe you

installed a game a year ago and dont use it?

Uninstall it. Chances are you will have some stuff

on your computer you dont even remember

gun) on the top of the fuse ahead of the cockpit and two

20mm Ho-5 cannons in the wings. The Ki-84 could also

carry about 1100 lbs of bombs. The top speed of the Ki-

84 was about 392 MPH and had a range of almost 1340

miles with a drop tank.

Next time, Ill cover a few more of the forgotten aircraft of

World War 2.

IT continued from Page 6

AE Quiz Answers:1C, 2C, 3F, 4F, 5T, 6F, 7F, 8T, 9B


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awarded by National Headquarters for unusually

outstanding services or acts of heroism, have been

designed to replace the triangular emblems now

authorized.

What replaced the Merit Awards?For next month: What

was CAPs first recognizable award for heroism?

First to come up with the answer wins a free copy of the

Eagle Eye.

Sure, educational institution will provide some sort offinancial aid but did you know that about 60% of thatfinancial aid from the educational institution is made up ofloans, not grants or scholarships? While this is notscientific by any means, if you look at the averagecollege or universities tuition being around $30,000 a

year (that is probably on the low side) that could meanyou would be owing more than $72,000 six months afteryou graduate from a 4 year course of study. Thats ahefty amount for a young person who may not yet havethat dream job.

So why not consider a Civil Air Patrol Scholarship to helplower this amount! Civil Air Patrol sponsors academicscholarships that are to be used for tuition, books, orroom and board. Of course a recipient must ensure thatthe money is being used responsibly and the best part any course of study may be pursued!

For this year CAP awarded academic scholarships of one$7500.00, two $5000.00, three $2,500.00 and three$1,000.00 scholarships to CAP members. In additionthere were four additional $1,000.00 USAA scholarshipsawarded just to list a few. There are also many otherscholarships available besides the academicscholarships, such as Auburn University College ofEngineering $6,600 CAP scholarship, Dowling CollegeSchool of Aviation offering 1 year scholarships amountingto $8,000 and $4000.00.

So why wonder, how you are going to cover the cost ofyour higher education. Consider Civil Air Patrol as youreducational partner and apply for one of the manyscholarships available. More information can be found onour national web site (www.cap.gov) under members,cadet programs, and scholarships listed under specialprograms.

Need Money for College Civil Air Patrol scholarshipsavailable. Apply Today!

Factoid:February 11, 1939

A Lockheed P-38 Lightning sets a speed record by flying

from California to New York in 7 hours and 2 minutes.

P-38 Lightning

DCC continued from Page 2 Ribbons continued from Page 6


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Health continues on Page 15

Health continued from Page 7

of heat injury. Usually, eating field rations or liberal

salting of the garrison diet will provide enough salt to

replace what is lost through sweating in hot weather.

a. Diet. A balanced diet usually provides enough salt

even in hot weather. But when people are on reducing or

other diets, salt may need to come from other sources.

DO NOT use salt tablets to supplement a diet. Anyone on

a special diet (for whatever purpose) should obtain

professional help to work out a properly balanced diet.

b. ClothingThe type and amount of clothing and

equipment a Civil Air Patrol member wears and the way

he wears it also affect the body and its adjustment to the

environment. Clothing protects the body from radiant

heat. However, excessive or tight-fitting clothing, web

equipment, and packs reduce ventilation needed to cool

the body. During halts, rest stops, and other periods

when such items are not needed, they should beremoved, mission permitting.

c. Prevention. The ideal fluid replacement is water. The

availability of sufficient water during work or trainingin

hot weather is very important. The body, which depends

on water to help cool itself, can lose more than a quart of

water per hour through sweat. Lost fluids must be

replaced quickly. Therefore, during these works or

training periods, you should drink at least one canteen

full of water every hour. In extremely hot climates or

extreme temperatures, drink at least a full canteen of

water every half hour, if possible. In such hot climates,

the body depends mainly upon sweating to keep it cool,

and water intake must be maintained to allow sweating to

continue. Also, keep in mind that a person who has

suffered one heat injury is likely to suffer another. Before

a heat injury casualty returns to work, he should have

recovered well enough not to risk a recurrence. Other

conditions which may increase heat stress and cause

heat injury include infections, fever, recent illness or

injury, overweight, dehydration, exertion, fatigue, heavy

meals, and alcohol. In all this, note that salt tablets

should not be used as a preventive measure.

(1) Check the casualty for signs and symptoms of heat

cramps

Signs/Symptoms. Heat cramps are caused by an

imbalance of chemicals (called electrolytes) in the body

as a result of excessive sweating. This condition causes

the casualty to exhibit:

Muscle cramps in the extremities (arms and

legs).

Muscle cramps of the abdomen.

Heavy (excessive) sweating (wet skin).

Thirst.

Treatment.

Move the casualty to a cool or shady area (or

improvise shade).

Loosen his clothing (if not in a chemical

environment).

Have him slowly drink at least one canteen full of

cool water.

Seek medical aid should cramps continue.

(2) Check the casualty for signs and symptoms of heat

exhaustion

Signs/Symptoms which occuroften. Heat exhaustion is

caused by loss of water through sweating without

adequate fluid replacement. It can occur in an otherwise

fit individual who is involved in tremendous physical

exertion in any hot environment. The signs and

symptoms are similar to those which develop when a

person goes into a state of shock.

Heavy (excessive) sweating with pale, moist,

Headache.

Weakness.

Dizziness.

Loss of appetite.

Signs/Symptoms which occursometimes.

Heat cramps.

Nausea--with or without vomiting.

Urge to defecate.

Chills (gooseflesh).

Rapid breathing.

Tingling of hands and/or feet.

Confusion.


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Treatment.

Move the casualty to a cool or shady area (or

improvise shade).

Loosen or remove his clothing and boots

(unless in a chemical environment). Pour water

on him and fan him (unless in a chemicalenvironment).

Have him slowly drink at least one canteen full

of cool water.

Elevate his legs.

If possible, the casualty should not participate in

strenuous activity for the remainder of the day.

Monitor the casualty until the symptoms are

gone, or medical aid arrives

(3) Check the casualty for signs and symptoms ofheatstroke (sometimes called "sunstroke")

WARNING

Heatstroke must be considered a medical emergency

which may result in death if

treatment is delayed.

Signs/Symptoms. A casualty suffering from heatstroke

has usually worked in a very hot, humid environment for

a prolonged time. It is caused by failure of the body's

cooling mechanisms. Inadequate sweating is a factor.

The casualty's skin is red (flushed), hot and dry. Hemay experience weakness, dizziness, confusion,

headaches seizures, nausea (stomach pains), and his

respiration and pulse may be rapid and weak.

Unconsciousness and collapse may occur suddenly.

Treatment. Cool casualty immediately by--

Moving him to a cool or shaded area (or

improvise shade).

Loosening or removing his clothing (except in a

chemical environment).

Spraying or pouring water on him; fanning him

to permit a coolant effect of evaporation.

Massaging his extremities and skin which

increases the blood flow to those body areas,

thus aiding the cooling process.

Elevating his legs.

Having him slowly drink at least one canteen full

of water if he is conscious.

NOTE

Start cooling casualty immediately. Continue cooling

while awaiting transportation and during the evacuation.

Medical aid. Seek medical aid because the casualty

should be transported to a medical treatment facility assoon as possible. Do not interrupt cooling process or

lifesaving measures to seek help.

Casualty should be continually monitored for

development of conditions which may require the

performance of necessary basic lifesaving measures,

such as clearing the airway, mouth-to-mouth

resuscitation, preventing shock, and/or bleeding control.

Factoid:After the end of World War II the Bf-109 was

manufactured in Czechoslovakia through 1949. TheSpanish manufactured the Bf-109 through 1958.

Source: www.aviationtrivia.info

Factoid:

Over 9,900 La-5 and over 5,750 La-7 aircraft wereproduced. These aircraft continued to serve Soviet Union

through the mid-1950's.



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Deadlines

For the August Eagle Eye

Columns 3 August 2008

DCS, DCC, Safety Officer, Professional Development

Officer, AEO, ESO, FO, and of course from the Squadron

Commander.

News stories 10 August 2008

Promotions, Missions and other late breaking material.

CAP Driver License

By Dan Parsons, 1st Lt CAP

Deputy Commander of Seniors

Congratulations to 2nd Lts Frisbee and Frank, Captain

Buck, and Major Carter on passing the CAP Drivers

License test. Anyone else wishing to obtain a CAP

Drivers license should contact me so we can set up

another time to test applicants. Well done to the four

officers who completed this training.

We are going to adapt and move forward. First, we are

going to postpone the classroom presentation on creating

a lesson plan until later this summer. Ive run into some

scheduling problems and will get back to this as soon as

possible.

Second, we are going to try and get another scannerclass up and running as soon as we can. We have

several people who are possibly coming on line as CAP

pilots and we need to get them scanner and observer

trained.

Third, we are going to try and back fill the loss of Lt.

Morrison ( Whio graduated from college, congratulation

LT, and has moved on to other training in other

geographical areas, good luck LT) and get some MRO

training for the ground pounders.

Fourth, it looks like Camp Nihan might not happen thisyear for the second year in a row, but we are looking at

making it happen in the spring.

Fifth, there is absolutely nothing stopping all of you from

taking the ICS-100 and ICS-200 courses on line in the

comfort of your own home.

time before that for set-up and preparations.

The building is almost done. You will notice the

bathroom has been remodeled, the deck has been

stained gray and the entrance has been finished and

painted. Our next plan is some landscaping to brighten it

up. If anyone wants to help out let us know. Major Carter

put up a new sign out front to let people know where we

are.

L-R Rep Brad Hill; Colonel Dave Belcher, Mass Wing

Commander; Major Tom Lyons Beverly Composite

Squadron Commander; Rep Ted Speliotis

Keep up the good work everyone, we are moving

forward.

Enjoy the good weather and be safe.

Commander continued from Page 9


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putting on there. Figure out what it is, and if you

dont need it, uninstall it! Nothing wastes hard

drive space and RAM than programs that are

running in the background that you dont need!

Stop some of those uneeded services too. By

default Windows XP is running a lot of stuff most

people just dont need. Take a read here:

http://www.jasonn.com/turning_off_unnecessary_services_on_windows_xp and see if any of those

services can be disabled on your system. Be

careful though! If you dont know what it is, dont

mess with it! After deleting those programs, I

recommend running defragmenting again.

8. Dump those temp files! A great cleaning program

is CCleaner (find it here:

http://www.ccleaner.com/) this program will help

you find stuff that your computer uses for

temporary storage and simply doesnt clean up.In some instances some people have freed up

several gigabytes of storage.

9. Want your computer to start up faster when you

turn it off? Use hibernation. This puts the

computer into a deep sleep which barely uses

any power at all. Most systems that are 3 years

old or newer support hibernation. I recommend

trying it if you are sick of waiting for the computer

to restart! Check with your computer

manufacture to be sure if its supported.

10. Read! Yes, you read that correctly, read. If

something isnt working right, try to Google, or

MSN Search, or Yahoo! for the answer. You may

be mildly surprised, but chances are several

hundred, if not thousands, have probably run into

the same issues you have with your computer. A

quick search through any of the search engines

is a good thing, you may just find the answer you

were looking for and avoid that trip to the

computer store to get your system fixed. Try it

youll like it!

IT continued from Page12

letter to your friends and families, aeronautically

interested co-workers too.

You can also write some aeronautical or CAP related

stories, take and submit photos, or even offers some

ideas of the sorts of things youd like to see in the news

latter.

I especially need photos of any CAP activity you areembarked on. Even if it is an ELT hunt training mission

on or near the airport on a meeting night, somebody must

have a digital camera! Take a couple of snapshots of the

action.

One of the best pictures we got was of Captain Heusser

silencing an ELT on a real mission. 2d Lt Morrison just

happened to have his digital camera, and took the shot.

We need more participation by the Corps of Cadets. I

hope at least one of the cadets going to encampment this

summer will take some daily notes and write a nice pieceafter they return.

Factoid:January 3, 1944

Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, Marine Air

Corps Ace, flying the F4U Corsair, is shot down by

a Japanese Zero flown by Capt. Masajiro Kawato.

aviationtrivia.net/WWII_Trivia.aspx

F4U Corsair

Japanese Zero


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W E B P L A C E S

CADET WEB PAGES

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NER-MA-019

SENIOR WEB PAGES

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BVYCOMP/

OFFICIAL CAPWEB SITES

http://bvycap.homesite.net/

http://www.mawg.cap.gov/

http://www.ner.cap.gov/

http://www.cap.gov/

https://www.capnhq.gov/default.aspx

Service MembersFormer Cadet

The magnet

SGT. Aaron Cuscuna

C-Trp 2-1 Cav

FOB Warhorse

APO AE09336

Welcome New Members

Cadets

C/AB Christopher D Gotts of DanversC/AB Christopher T Stilian of Danvers

Seniors

No new Seniors in April

DOmotivate. Examples: develop morale and esprit de

corps in the organization, train, coach, counsel.

Clark, D. R. (2004), Instructional System Design ConceptMap. Retrieved 16-Jul-08

from http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leadcon.html#two

forces are your relationship with your seniors, the skill of

your people, the informal leaders within your

organization, and how your company is organized.

BE KNOW DO

BE a professional. Examples: Be loyal to theorganization, perform selfless service, take personal

responsibility.

BEa professional who possess good character traits.

Examples: Honesty, competence, candor, commitment,

integrity, courage, straightforwardness, imagination.

KNOWthe four factors of leadership - follower, leader,

communication, situation.

KNOWyourself. Examples: strengths and weakness ofyour character, knowledge, and skills.

KNOWhuman nature. Examples: Human needs,

emotions, and how people respond to stress.

KNOWyour job. Examples: be proficient and be able to

train others in their tasks.

KNOWyour organization. Examples: where to go for

help, its climate and culture, who the unofficial leaders

are.

DO provide direction. Examples: goal setting, problem

solving, decision making, planning.

DOimplement. Examples: communicating, coordinating,

supervising, evaluating.


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Thursday, 07 August 2008. In order for us to make sure

that we correctly account for the funds, Cadets should

submit their encampment applications on time and write

'PFC Bryan Lounsbury Scholarship Applicant' across the

top of the Cadet Information Sheet. All scholarship

applicants should be prepared to pay the encampment

fee ($125) upon check-in at the encampment. Cadets

will not be allowed to attend the encampment unless theyhave paid the required fee or are a scholarship recipient.

As always, thank you for your continued support of our

Cadets! I look forward to seeing many of them at

Encampment next month.

I have attached a memo containing the same

information which will be sent out to all Squadron

Commanders and Deputy Commanders of Cadets via

email today.

Regards,

///signed\\\

JOHN S. FLAHERTY, Major, CAP

Director of Cadet Programs

Massachusetts Wing

EncampmentScholarships

By JOHN S. FLAHERTY, Major, CAP

Squadron Commander

PFC Bryan Lounsbury was a cadet in the Hanscom

Composite Squadron who loved Civil Air Patrol and lovedgoing to Encampment even more, if that is possible.

Earlier this year, Bryans promising Army career and life

were cut short in an accident near Fort Hood in Texas.

The PFC Bryan C. Lounsbury Memorial Foundation has

been established in his honor.

One of the goals for the Foundation this year is to provide

3 ($125) scholarships to eligible cadets for the upcoming

Massachusetts Wing Summer Encampment to be held at

Fort Devens from 10 - 17 August. All Cadets attending

the Encampment are eligible provided they meet and

complete all the requirements:

I) Cadets must be in good standing at their unit, be at

least a Cadet Staff Sergeant, and hold

the position of Flight Sergeant or above at their

home unit;

II) Cadets must complete a 750 - 1,000 word essay on

the following topic:

Who do you model your leadership style after

and why?

III) Cadets should include their CAP ID and Squadron

name in the upper right-hand corner of the 1st page of

the essay - no names of the essays, PLEASE!

VI) All essays should be forwarded, No Later Than 31

July 2008 to:

MAWG Encampment Scholarship

c/o Wing Headquarters

P.O. Box 656

Bedford, MA 01730-0656

The essays will be reviewed by members of the PFC

Bryan C. Lounsbury Memorial Foundation and myself.

Scholarship recipients will be selected and notified by

Factoid:

Ki-84 aircraft were flown in to the 1950's by the Chinese.A total of 3,449 Ki-84 aircraft were produced.



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I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E

1 Cadet of the Month, Promotions 12 Bits & Bytes, AE Quiz, Stats

2 Commanders Message, DCC, DCS 13 DCC, Ribbons

3 ES Officer, ES Training, SAREX Schedule 14 Health

4 Aerospace Aerospace Current Event 15 Health

5 Safety 16 Commanders, Deadlines, Drivers License

6 Ribbon Fun, Bits & Bytes 17 PAO, Bits & Bytes

7 PDO Officer, Health Services 18 PDO, Service Members, Web Sites

8 PAO Message, Report Due, WWII Dance 19 Encampment

9 Commanders Message 20 Advertising

10 Aerospace Current Event, AE Quiz 21 Calendars, this index

11 Aerospace

Squadron CalendarNight Uniform Cadets Seniors All

16 July 08 BDU ES Driver License Tests23 July 08 Blues Review Boards, Leadership Training ES30 July 08 Civies6 August 08 Blues AE, Moral Leadership Staff Meeting Promotions & Awards

13 August 08 BDU Testing, PT TBD Safety Briefing

Special Events

Date OIC Event25 Jul 3 Aug 08 Major Carter Northeast Region Cadet Academy

10 Aug 17 Aug Major Carter Encampment

10 Aug 08 All Wing Reports Due

11 Aug 08 Major Lyons Airport commission meeting

8 Sep 08 Major Lyons Airport commission meeting

4-5 Oct 2008 Major Vinokur UCC Course MAWG HQ CAPF17 required in advance

Autumn Major Lyons WWII Dance

Beverly Composite Squadron Headquarters

Beverly Municipal Airport

54 L.P. Henderson Rd

Beverly, Ma. 01915

978-921-5454

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