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...to the stars

Ad AstraKansas Wing Supply Gets a New Look!

KANSAS WING CIVIL AIR PATROL

The Supply Team consisting of members Capt Lauri Emery, CaptDavid Franz, Maj Terry Boyle andLt Beth Colby put their skillstogether for good use byrevamping the Supply Area at

Wing. Large donations werereceived from Texas Wing,McConnell ROTC and KansasStateSalina Campus floodingthe Wing with a surplus of uniforms. The team pulledoutdated or damaged uniformsand cleared an additional 32 ft.area for organizing the uniformsinto size and type for the Wing.Supply is also more comfortable

now as our friendly neighborhoodNational Guard has replaced theheating/air units in thewarehouse! Previously, each itemin Supply had to be logged onto ahandwritten sheet and wasactually issued to the Unitinstead of the individual. Nowwith the new ORMS system, eachitem in supply can be issued rightat the Supply area. The

information is entered into theinventory control ORMS providesmaking individuals responsiblefor items they have been issued,no matter which Unit they belongto in CAP. A special thanks toSupply Helpers Maj Carolyn Franzand Lt Dan Franz for their hardwork completing the project.

by Donna TopeWing Administrator

Supply OfficerResponsible for all matters pertaining to sup-ply. They shall:

Ensure proper accountability for CAPproperty.

Be responsible for receipt, issue, storageand proper disposal of all CAP property.

Be responsible for effecting distributionand recovery of property in coordination withthe transportation officer.

Recommend to the commander the allo-cation or reallocation of property within theunit.

The supply officer should be familiar withCAPP 206 and CAP directives in the 67 and 87series.


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With the smell of gunpowder in theair & huge grins on the cadets faces, theycould only be one place the rifle range.At Commanders Call on September 18 th the cadets who were present were ableto spend the afternoon at the St. JohnsMilitary Academys rifle range.

After a full run through on safety

protocol, the cadets filed one by one intothe enclosed indoor range. Before long,the pop pop pop of .22s could be heard asthe cadets began sending their practicerounds down range. Under the watchfuleye of experienced senior members, thecadets slowly but surely began to finetune their techniques until every singleone of them was hitting the target. Eachtime the cadets were allowed to checktheir targets, there was a great deal of

excitement as they ran around comparingtargets with their friends.

Wow, I didnt know I couldactually hit anything! said one cadet asshe looked at her target.

Overall, the majority of the cadetsseemed to shoot much better than theyexpected, and all of them enjoyed it.Even now, some of the cadets are stilltalking about how much they enjoyedshooting. This is just another fantasticopportunity that our cadets are given tohelp them gain skills and knowledge thatthey might not otherwise learn anywhereelse.

Special thanks to everyone whomade this activity possible!

Kansas Cadets RightOn Target

By 2 Lt. Nicole Strait, PAO CunninghamComposite Squadron


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Since 2007, CAP has teamed up with Wreaths Across America to place Christmas wreaths onveterans graves at nearly 500 locations across the country and overseas. This also helps out our

squadrons by providing funds for their operations. For every wreath donated, $5.00 is returned tothe squadron that sold the sponsorship. All squadrons are pre-enrolled this year, so please callWreaths Across America at 877-385-9504 to get started, or, if your squadron would rather notparticipate, please visit the CAP Wreaths Across America website to donate a wreath for a veteransgrave at http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/cap-members-landing-page.html .CAP Website: http://members.gocivilairpatrol.com/cap_national_hq/fundraising/2010_wreaths_across_america.cfm

Wreaths Across America

What is the military definition of leadership? The military definition of leadership is as follows: The art of influencing and directing people in such away that it will win their obedience,confidence, respect and loyal cooperation inachieving a common objective.

This is just one of the many things thatcadets will learn at the Kansas Wing TrainingGroup Encampment this winter.Encampment will be held from Dec 26through Jan 2 at Kansas Wing Headquarters

in Salina Kansas. Cadets can expect to learnimportant life skills such as how to work in agroup, how to make their bed, how to keeporganized and even how to manage timeeffectively. On top of learning aboutemergency services and aerospace, cadets willbe exposed to numerous hands on activities tostimulate their minds to aid in the learningprocess. Cadets will walk into encampment ascadets and emerge a week later as leaders. Thisis a great opportunity to grow. We are nowaccepting basic applications. Come andexperience the event of a lifetime.Questions can be directed to the Encampment Commander, Maj Mark Lahan at [email protected] or the Cadet Programs ManagementOfficer, C/Col Mitch Edwards at [email protected]

Transforming Average Cadetsinto Superb Leaders

Encampment 2010
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Safety Officer1 st Lt John Moore, Kansas WingDDR OfficerSM April Smith, Kansas Wing

Aerospace Education OfficerCaptain Catherine Mages, Kansas Wing

Character Development Officer1st

Lt Michelle A. Oakes, Missouri WingLegislative OfficerCaptain Michael Smith, Missouri Wing

Communications OfficerCaptain Tom Schaeffer, Nebraska WingDirector of FinanceLt Col Dan Ranson, Missouri Wing

John V. Jack SorensonCadet Program OfficerCaptain Glenn Fortmayer, Kansas Wing

Public Affairs Officer1 st Lt Gerald Lance, Missouri WingSenior MemberMajor Jason Johnsen, Nebraska Wing

Squadron ChaplainChaplain (Lt Col) Homer Ontman, Kansas WingSenior ChaplainChaplain (Lt Col) Gene Abrahms, Missouri Wing

CadetC/Capt Tyler Hetland, North Dakota

Brewer CAP SMCaptain Glenn Fortmayer, Kansas WingBrewer CAP CadetC/2 nd Lt Aaron Hooper, Missouri WingBrewer AE OrganizationIowa Aviation Promotion Group, Iowa Wing

Brewer AE LifetimeTim Busch, IAPG, Iowa WingCol Ed Lewis Incident Command StaffCol Joe Casler, North Central Region

NCR Announces Awards at Conference

SGT PHILIP SVITAK AMERICAN PATRIOT AWARD

LT COLONEL PHILLIP H. AYE, JRKANSAS WING

Phillip Aye was never one who was content to sit in an office when there wasan opportunity to go out in the field or train cadets and senior members. BlueBeret was his summer vacation. And when his wife Regena pinned on her eagles and became the Kansas Wing commander, he was the proudesthusband on earth. Lt Colonel Aye was a qualified competent ground teamleader who was there to spend countless hours training anyone to a standardabove and beyond the minimum requirement.Dedicated to helping others, Phillip touched the lives of more than fifty teenageboys through his service as a foster parent and countless others nationwide asa CAP officer. A patriot to the core, the mission always came first and healways found the time and energy for an elt mission, blood run, to help a cadetattend and activity or to teach marksmanship. Lt Colonel Aye served at morethan 10 encampments including the 2005 Nebraska Wing encampment wherehe was named the most Outstanding Tactical officer. He served at Blue Beret 7times and Hawk Mountain once. He earned CAPs highest professionaldevelopment award, the Gill Robb Wilson Award.While serving at Blue Beret in 2009, Phillip was hospitalized for a short timewith respiratory problems. After being released from the hospital he went right

back to work doing his Blue Beret duties. Because some attendees stayed one day past the end of Blue Beret, LtColonel Aye volunteered to stay that extra day and close up operations. On his way home his respiratory problemsbecame more severe and he was hospitalized in St Louis. Lt Colonel Aye passed away there on October 8, 2009.Philip Svitak and Phillip Aye both shared a strong devotion to duty. Neither man would quit until the job was done.Men like this are what legends are made of. Lt Colonel Aye will never be forgotten in Kansas Wing or the NorthCentral Region. His dedication, his integrity and his name will live on forever because Phillip Aye is a real Americanhero.


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OPERATIONSMOKY HILL

2010

Gen Norman Steen and Col J Jordan presented KansasWing with a gorgeous wooden plaque of the state of

Kansas for our participation during this summers exerciseat Crisis City dubbed Operation Smoky Hill.

Great Job Kansas Wing!

Great Plains Joint TrainingCenter Honors CAP with Plaque


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Hands-on Training Each year, hundreds of people who volunteer for the Civil Air Patrol help with flight-line operations and emergency services at a large fly-in airplane show in Oshkosh,Wis. This year, four people from the Emporia area helped in the Experimental Aircraft Associations Fly-In Convention,

now known as EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. CAP Capt. Derek Montgomery, Majs. Marah Carney and SamanthaMontgomery and 1st Lt. Kenyon Fryman attended AirVenture from July 17 to Aug. 2. Its a humbling experience toget to see the things we see, said Derek Montgomery. Last week, the group met for a squadron meeting, where the four who traveled to Wisconsin explained the trip to younger cadets. Thousands of people volunteer for the air show, and theevent attracts about 10,000 airplanes. More than 500,000 people see the show annually. The two runways are 2.5 milesand 1.5 miles long, and can land three aircraft at a time. The CAP members spend time during the day working to makesure the airplanes are taxied onto the right runway and parked in the appropriate spot during the show. If they completetheir tasks successfully, members of the CAP are given a beret and a cross. If you like airplanes, its the coolest placeyoull ever go, said 2nd Lt. Mark Carney, Marahs father. Montgomery said during the air show, the group of four Emporians were able to focus on the skills they use locally. For example, Montgomery said, part of the groups

emergency services training is to locate an emergency locating transmitter, or a missing airplane. In Oshkosh, they mighthave to find one airplane among a fleet of 10,000. Theres no other place we can do that, Montgomery said. Asmembers of the CAP, the group gets a behind-the-scenes look at what goes on during the air show. Many of the thou-sands of members who attended got to talk to pilots who flew vintage airplanes and toured aircraft that are not accessibleto the general public. The CAP is an auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force with more than 61,000 members nationwide. Itsoperated entirely by volunteers, and provides emergency services, such as inland search and rescue, aerospace educationand cadet programs. Locally, the CAP is on call every day of the year, and can be called to assist with disaster recoveryassociated with tornadoes and floods. They also do search and rescue looking for aircraft and provide youths withleadership skills during squadron meetings. On a local level, the CAP is recruiting youth and adults to join. A personmust be 12 years old to become a cadet. Other membership requirements are that a person be a United States citizen, notmarried and not a member of the active-duty armed forces. To become an adult member, a person must be at least 18

years old and must pass a background check. Montgomery said there is something for everyone in the CAP, includingthose who want to be paramedics, nurses, teachers and other professions. Montgomery is a paramedic in Coffey County,and Carney is a freshman at Emporia State University.

Reprinted with permission byThe Emporia Gazette (Aug. 21, 2010)By Monica Springer/[email protected]

Anton Zouplna and Desmond Sandoval climbed out of a small airplane at theEmporia Municipal Airport on Saturday and smiled. Although a bit wobbly, theyfelt fine and wanted to take another flight. Zouplna, 12, and Sandoval, 13, bothfrom Emporia, are two of nine cadets with the Civil Air Patrol who participated inorientation flights over the weekend at the airport. While two cadets flew with Aaron Diller, CAP pilot, the restcompleted classes and training, including practicing on how to find an emergency locator. Cadets from Emporiaand Junction City participated in the orientation flights. The CAP hosts the orientation flights to get the cadets,many of whom have recently joined the CAP, into the air and used to flying. Members of the CAP said they wantto get kids involved and around airplanes to encourage them to stay in school. The kids in CAP could be the nextgeneration of engineers who work on the planes. Zouplna and Sandoval said they were excited yet nervous beforestepping onto a Cessna 182 airplane Saturday afternoon at the Emporia Municipal Airport.

Orientation Reprinted with permission byThe Emporia Gazette (Sept. 13, 2010)By Monica Springer/[email protected]


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Im excited, Zouplna said before his first orientation flight.Sandoval, a cadet airman with the CAP, said he had never been on an airplane before. Zouplna, a cadet basic,said he had.

The CAP is an auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force with more than 61,000 members nationwide. Its operatedentirely by volunteers, and provides emergency services, such as inland search and rescue, aerospaceeducation and cadet programs.

Locally, the CAP is on call every day of the year, and can be called to assist with disaster recovery associated

with tornadoes and floods. They also do search and rescue looking for aircraft and provide youths withleadership skills during squadron meetings.

Before the orientation flights, Diller took each cadet around the airplane and explained parts of the airplaneand safety protocols. For example, Diller explained to look on the ground around the airplane for any puddles.That could indicate a leak, Diller said.

Diller also explained to look for dents on the airplane and check the tire pressure on the landing gear. Heexplained to the cadets that the take off and landing would be bumpy, but the mild temperatures and light windshould make for a smooth ride.

Its a beautiful day to fly, Diller said.

After the initial inspection of the plane, Zouplna and Sandoval climbed into the airplane with Diller then took off down the runway. The flights last about an hour. They flew in a circle around Emporia and the airport.Capt. Derek Montgomery said the orientation flights are often a cadets first time flying or the first time flyingin a small airplane.

Each cadet is given five front seat flights and five back seat flights, Montgomery said.After the flight, Zouplna and Sandoval said they liked it.Everything looked really little, like toys, Sandoval said.The pilot also lets cadets make basic maneuvers with the airplane, such as turning, ascending and descending.Diller said he flew the cadets about 2,000 feet above the ground.

On a local level, the CAP isrecruiting youth and adults to

join. A person must be 12years old to become a cadet.Other membershiprequirements are that a personbe a United States citizen, notmarried and not a member of the active-duty armed forces.To become an adult member,a person must be at least 18years old and must pass abackground check.

Montgomery said there issomething for everyone in theCAP, including those whowant to be paramedics,nurses, teachers and other professions.

Photo by Matthew Fowler Anton Zouplna and Desmond Sandoval exit the plane after taking a flight during training for the Civil Air Patrol.


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Major " Smooth Landin' " Lou Volpato

Lou is a single dad to Mark and resident of aviation's historicLong Island, New York.

He has been a New York City high school teacher and varsitycoach (boys bowling, boys & girls volleyball and girls gymnas-tics) since 1985. Lou is also the school's Aviation Clubadvisor. Prior to working for the Division of Education he was

owner/operator of the Lou Volpato School of Gymnastics in Jericho, New York and alsoWomen's Varsity Gymnastics Coach at Hofstra University.

Lou joined Civil Air Patrol in 1999 to pursue a lifelong dream of flying. He qualified asmission scanner, observer, then Form 5 pilot. After prompting from a respected CAPcolleague, he also qualified as Ground Team Member then Ground Team Leader. He has servedas Squadron and Group Aerospace Education Officer.

Lou attended National Blue Beret in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in 2002 and first served on theFlight Line and in Emergency Services. His passion, though, is in serving as NBB'sAerospace Education Officer. At NBB he arranges high profile guest speakers (such as DickRutan, Patty Wagstaff & Tuskegee Airmen) and schedules cadet aerospace education traininglead by experts in their particular fields. Lou also coordinates and is referee for theactivity's volleyball tournament.

Lou is an active member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. He is the district staff officer foraviation member training (ADSO-AVT) and the Division Staff Officer for Publications. He hasbeen nominated for several awards for recent newsletters he has published. He is also theImmediate Past Flotilla Commander of an aviation flotilla. He recently passed his Coast Guard

flight check and now flies safety and ice patrols.

Currently Lou is proud to be serving as a Kansas Wing Aerospace Education Officer. Hisduties include compiling, editing and publishing the Wing AE Newsletter and assisting Squad-ron AEO's in setting and reaching their annual AE goals. "Except for 'face time', distance willnot stop me from getting the job done!", Lou said.

Lou makes his own homemade wine, sails his 30 foot Pearson sailboat on Long Island Sound torelax and flies his Piper Cherokee 180 to "get places".

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