lone eagle squadron - jun 2008

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The Talonof theLone Eagle Composite Squadron, NJ Wing, Civil Air Patrol

Vol. 08, Issue 2 Apr Jun 2008

A Publication by and of the members of the Lone Eagle Composite SquadronLocated at the Scout Cabin, Corner of Park & Lackawanna Avenues

Borough of Peapack & Gladstone, NJMeeting regularly on Wednesdays from 7:00 to 9:15 P.M. For more information, please contact the Squadron Commander at (908)-441-2146.

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Commander: Major Will McLain V

Deputy Commander for Seniors: Lt Col Howard Leach

Deputy Commander for Cadets: Capt Alan E. Wegner

Cadet Commander: C/2nd Lt Arthur (AJ) Herring

Public Affairs & Editor: Lt Col Howard Leach

Squadron Commanders Comments

As we head into a busy summer, I want to focus your attention for a moment on spring 2008. It'sbeen our pleasure to support various community events including the Morris Plains Memorial DayParade, the Memorial Day ceremonies in Peapack-Gladstone and Long Valley, and the annual Miles forMatheny Fundraising event by running the parking and bus transportation activities. Please read on aboutour C-130 flight organized by 1Lt Greg Skinner and our robust Aerospace Education program, headed by1Lt Dave Simpson. My thanks go out to all our squadron's senior officers and cadets for all their hardwork in making Lone Eagle a success.

Semper vigilans, Major Will McLain V, Commander

Congratulations to the following Cadets on their promotions this quarter

Cadet Promoted to Achievement, ** Milestone

Flintcroft, Derrick C/CMSgt Armstrong

Kiss, Steven C/Amn Curry

Lichtig, Brendon C/MSgt Lindbergh

Petty, Reid C/TSgt Rickenbacker

Rotar, Clayton 2nd

Lt Billy Mitchell

Sayil, Alan C/SrA Feik

Stark, Evan C/SrA FeikWilder, Mike C/SSgt Wright Bros **

Squadron Goals for 2008 (suggested can be modified per request)

Squadron:

Continue to attract new members. Increase emphasis on Emergency Services trainingand mission support. Develop squadron website and history DVD. Continue support forcommunity events. Continue to work on making Lone Eagle the premier squadron in the NJ Wing.

Individual Goals:

Seniors: Accomplish next achievement levels within assigned positions.Cadets: Achieve promotions within time limits, increase participation on Quarterly Talon.


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Congratulations to 2nd

Lt Brent Petty

Senior member 2nd Lt Brent Petty was recognize with his new rank at our April 16th

meeting.

On April 13th

, field trip to the USMC VMGR-452 Squadron at Stewart Intl

Airport, NY

The following was written by C/2nd Lt

Clayton Rotar and C/SSgt Petty. Photo on righttaken by Senior Member Mark Sayil.

Thanks to the efforts of Lone Eagle seniormember 1st Lt Greg Skinner, members of the

Lone Eagle and Curtiss-Wright composite

squadrons were able to experience anorientation flight aboard a C-130 Hercules

refueling aircraft as guests of the USMC VMGR-

452 squadron.

After a mission briefing, Lone Eagle

participants departed Peapack-Gladstone at0845, and after rendezvousing with Curtiss-

Wright participants, arrived at the Air NationalGuard facility at Stewart International Airport in

Newburgh, NY at 1015 hours.

Before the orientation flight, USMC Capt.

Martinez and USMC Sgt. Holbrook conducted a

briefing to include a short movie plus question& answer session. Some of the key facts

reviewed include:

* The primary mission of the C-130 is the tactical refueling of

USMC fighter jets and helicopters.* Other C-130 missions include transport, search & rescue and

battlefield illumination.

* The C-130 has a base capacity to carry 60,000 lbs of fuel,and can carry up to 85,000 lbs of fuel with an added fuselage tank.


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* The C-130 can land on an airstrip as small as 3,000 feet long

and 160 feet wide.* While on the ground, the C-130 can conduct the Rapid Ground

Refueling (RGP) of up to four helicopters at a time.

* Flight planning considers that the C-130 burns 6,000 lbs of fuel per hour and should

return to base with at least 12,000 lbs of fuel.

After the briefing, Capt. Martinez and Sgt. Holbrook conducted a tour of a C-130 in the ANG

hanger facility, and then escorted all CAP personnel out onto the airfield to the C-130

orientation aircraft. While on the airfield, participants spotted two USAF C-5 transport

planes.

During the 50 minute orientation

flight, our journey took us east

into CT, north and west throughMA and back into NY, and

then south to Newburgh. All

orientation flight participants were

able to spend time in the cockpit

to observe flight operations, and

C/CMSgt Brookes was able to

remain in the cockpit during

landing.

It was really a great day and a very special experience, so thanks again to seniormember 1st Lt Greg Skinner!

On April 20th, the Squadron supported Miles for Matheny

Shown on the bridge at Park Ave, next toLiberty Park, are left to right C/SrA Mike Wilder,C/2nd Lt John Skinner, C/CMSgt Scott Brookes ofLong Valley, C/CMSgt Kyle OConnor, andC/CMSgt Derrick Flintcroft.

They were among members supporting the11th annual Miles for Matheny fund raiser withcrowd control at the rail-road crossing and bus

stops and with monitoring and directing parking.

Miles for Matheny supports the Matheny Center of Medicine and Dentistry whichprovides outpatient services to people with disabilities in 12 New Jersey counties.


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On April 23th

, an AE class was conducted on model helicopter flying

1st

Lt David Simpson is shown with cadets watching

the model helicopter as C/Amn Evan Stark navigates it

just above the heads of cadets on the right. See theyellow color of the helicopter fuselage above and tothe right of C/CMSgt Flintcrofts head.

On April 24th

, Keith Ferris, celebrated aviation artist for 60 years gives career talk

to Shooting Star AFA Chapter

Left to right: Major Will McLain V, Lone EagleComposite Squadron Commander, Cadet/ Lt ColStephen Rogacki, Curtiss-Wright Composite Squadron,Keith Ferris, celebrated aviation artist for 60 years, ofMorris Plains, NJ, Lt Col Howard Leach, and 1

stLt Stan

Rogacki, Commander, Curtiss-Wright CompositeSquadron

At a recent Air Force Association meeting,Keith Ferris, aviation artist for 60 years, presentedphotos of his life and career starting with his earlychildhood pictures as the son of an Army Air Corps pilotserving from 1925 to 1955.

Although he intended to follow in his fathers footsteps, he was prevented by allergies andinstead, in order to stay close to military aviation, started a career as an artist with the Air Forces TrainingPublication Unit, Randolph AFB, Texas. Since 1960, as a member of the Air Force Art Program within theSociety of Illustrators, he has flown in almost every jet aircraft type in the US Air Force, not only within theUS, but around the world.

In addition to other work, he annually donates six weeks of his time to the Air Force plus his 60

major paintings in the Air Force Art Collection. Two of his outstanding works of art are the 25 foot by 75foot B-17 and the 20 foot by 75 foot Jet Aviation murals located in the National Air and Space Museum,Washington, DC. To learn more about Keith Ferris, go to: www.keithferrisart.com .


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On May 24th, members marched in the 22nd

Annual Morris Plains, NJ, Memorial

Day Parade

This parade, the largest in Morris County,consisted of 12 bands, about 100 units, and aflyover of three passes by three Pitts Special bi-planes from Chapter 52 of the InternationalAerobatic Cub.

The parade was preceded with a MemorialService at 9:00 A.M. in Roberts Garden located atthe intersection of Mountain Way and GlenbrookRoad. The Parade started immediately afterwardsat about 9:30 A.M. and ended at the VFW Post3401, Route 53, with refreshments. Note, Major

Will McLain, Commander, is driving the CAP Van behind our marching unit for addedpublicity.

On May 26th

, the Squadron supported Peapack-

Gladstone Memorial Day Service

At the Memorial Day service at Peapack-Gladstone,NJ, members of the Lone Eagle Composite Squadron providedthe color guard and other support. The service was led byChief Greg Skinner, Peapack-Gladstone Police Department,also 1st Lt, CAP, and featured Chief Master Sergeant Karl R.Deutsch, USAF, Installations and Mission Support ChiefEnlisted Manager and the Civil Engineer Functional Manager,Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force BaseVA.

L-R: C/CMSgt Scott Brookes, C/2nd Lt Arthur (AJ) Herring,C/2nd Lt Clayton Rotar, and C/TSgt Reid Petty


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Chief Master Sergeant Karl R. Deutsch, USAF, gave a very memorable talk about why

we celebrate Memorial Day. He was born in Peapack, NJ, graduated from Bernards High Schoolin 1980, and entered the Air Force in the following September. After almost 28 years of service,Chief Master Sergeant Karl R. Deutsch is now responsible for developing and implementingenlisted policy and guidance for the Air Combat Command, USAF, civil engineering, securityforces, and contracting functions.

He directs assignment actions for more than 5,800 enlisted personnel and controlsmanning levels at 16 bases within the Air ForceCentral Command and South America. ChiefDeutsch works directly with field commandersand their Director of Personnel on matters

pertaining to enlisted manpower. He serves as theAir Combat Commands technical expert for civilengineering force management as itsrepresentative on the Air Force Civil EngineerChief Master Sergeant Council and on various AirForce level conferences on enlisted training,morale and career issues.

L-R: Chief Greg Skinner, Peapack-Gladstone Police Department, also 1st Lt, CAP, with membersof the Lone Eagle Composite Squadron surrounding Chief Master Sergeant Karl R. Deutsch,speaker, at his hometown on Memorial Day.

On May 29th

, Major Will McLain receives check from IBM

Based on Lt Col Howard Leachs volunteer

efforts with the Lone Eagle Composite Squadron, IBMgave an On Demand Community program grant of$1,000.00 toward a squadron project.

IBM has a partnership with the Corporation for

National Community Service and The USA FreedomCorps to support volunteer community service. He is

one of more than 100,000 IBMers and retirees

volunteering through IBMs On Demand Communityprogram around the world.


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On June 25th

, AE class demonstrated a model UAV surveillance capability

The goal was to provide participants with experience in ground monitoring and flighttraining similar to actual UAV operations in a low-cost/high fidelity way.

Shown below is 1st Lt Simpson preparing the model R/C UAV with a battery forpowering the propeller motor and the remote video camera. On the right, he is controlling themodel in flight.

A team of R/C fliers pilot a low-cost, battery powered, radio controlled airplane with aminiature wireless video camera over a ball field in which various targets have been arrangedwhile a separate ground monitoring team attempts to identify and record the locations of the

targets on the field from the live, aerial pictures.On left isshown the modelR/C UAV in flightand on the right, theground monitoringteam is viewing theUAV video on theTV Monitor.

Note youcan see part of the

blue oval track onthe screen. The ground team has an aerial map, lower right, from which they can relate theposition of objects shown from the R/C UAV camera with the ground terrain. Also, note thatradio contact is being maintained between the flight and the ground teams.


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On June 26th

, Lt Col Leach receives check from AFA Chapter 195 Arthur Raymond

Brooks Scholarship Fund

Shown left to right are Lt Col HowardLeach receiving a check for $500.00 from ColAmos Chalif, USAF, ret, Treasurer, AFA Chapter195, and former WWII B-17 Bombardier.

AFA Chapter 195 is also known as theShooting Star Chapter based on an emblem usedon a WWI aircraft flown by a famous aviator show

below.

The donation comes from money donated to the Arthur Raymond Brooks ScholarshipFund. Its named after Capt Arthur Raymond Brooks, U.S. Army Air Service, a famous formermember of Chapter 195 and, according toWikipedia, was a World War I flying acecredited with shooting down six enemy aircraftwhile flying the SPAD XIII C.1. Capt Brooks isone of the pilots featured in the series Dogfightspresented by The History Channel, Season 2,Episode 7 titled "The First Dogfighters" whichcredited him as one of a group of World War Ifighter pilots who invented aerial dogfighting. Toread more, go to:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Raymond_Brooks

Brooks also participated in early endeavors to commercialize aviation by starting anairline business that eventually became Eastern Airlines. Later in his career, he was a pioneer inthe development of radio navigational aids and air-to-ground communications during his workwith Bell Labs at Hadley Field, New Jersey.

The above picture is taken from the National Air And Space Archives, Arthur RaymondBrooks Collection, by Mark Kahn, at the National Air and Space Museum, SmithsonianInstitution. To read more, go to:

http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/arch/findaids/pdf/Arthur_Raymond_Brooks_Collection_Finding_Aid.pdf

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