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Mississippi Wing Responds af ter Hurricane Gustav Makes Landfa

The Mississippi Wing responded quickly to requests for mission support after Hurricane Gustavmade landfall along the Mississippi and Louisiana Gulf Coasts on Labor Day 2008. Capt. Al Sayrstationed himself at the State of Mississippi Emergency Operations Center in Jackson, MS as theHurricane was approaching the Gulf Coast. He maintained a constant vigil on the approachingstorm and maintained contact with MS Wing members in an effort to ensure rapid response in thewake of the storm.

Following landfall of Hurricane Gustav, Capt. Sayre began to coordinate the efforts of all the mem

bers standing by to respond. Capt. Sayre was assisted at Mission Base by Col. Tim Carroll (MSWCommander), Lt. Col. Johnny Taylor, Maj. Cynthia Taylor, Lt. Col. Carlton Sumner, and 1Lt.Cindy Sayre.

Aircrews from the Golden Triangle Squadron flew several photo reconnaissance missions in an effort to help assess the depth and breadth of the damage across coastal Mississippi and Louisiana.They focused on damage to vital infrastructure and discovered damage to a lock on the Pearl Rivean eroded highway in Lincoln County, and many flooded areas. Golden Triangle members participating in the missions were Capt. Trey Breckinridge, Capt. Roger Smith, Capt. Jimmy Richardson1Lt. Zach Rowland, Maj. Brandon Enea,Capt. Tibor Pechan, and1Lt Jay Burrell.

.SEP/OCT 2008

VOLUME 2, ISSUE 3

Mississippi Wing

Special points of interest:

• Mississippi Wing Respondsafter Hurricane Gustav

• 2008 SLS/CLC/UCC Courses held at Wing Head-quarters

• Scanner/Observer TrainingPlanned for Oct. 25-26

• Recruiting Best Practices

• Communications equipmentFrequency Upgrades

Inside this issue:

2008 SLS/CLC/UCC 2

Scanner/Observer Courses3

Wing Safety Officer Com-ments

3

Col. Berta Edge SquadronCadets Visit World War 2Museum

4

This Is Who We Are: AProfile of Bob Kilroy

5

Radio Equipment Upgrades5

Recruiting Fundamentals6

Citizens Serving Communities...Above and Beyond

Pictured above are members of the Mississippi Wing that took to the skies following Hurricane Gustavarious Reconnaissance Missions that assisted Federal Authorities in Damage Assessment of the affer) 1Lt. Zach Rowland, Capt. Jimmy Richardson, Capt. Roger Smith and Capt. Trey Breckinridge.



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MISSISSIPPI WING

Miss i ss ipp i Wing Members Par t i c ipa te in SLS/CLC/UCC

2Lt. Jim Hall listens to SLS Instruction SLS Students Receive Valuable Instruction Lt. Col. Johnny Taylor Instructs at SLS

CLC Students Listen to Lt. Col. Street UCC Students and Instructor Lt. Col. Edith Street Instructs at CLC

Squadron Leadership School Graduates Corporate Learning Course Graduates

(Jackson, MS) - Members of the MS

Wing convened at Wing Headquarters onSeptember 20, 2008 for Squadron Lead-ership School (SLS), the CorporateLearning Course (CLC), and the UnitCommanders Course (UCC). Theserequired courses are an integral part of the Civil Air Patrol Senior Member Pro-fessional Development program. SLSprepares the member for leadership roles

in various staff positions in the local

squadron. CLC gives the student a betterunderstanding of how the overall corpo-ration functions and UCC prepares members for their eventual command role inthe local squadron. This year’s SLS/CLC/UCC enrollment was one of thehighest in several years and Col. TimCarrol, MSWG Commander, remarkedthat he was proud of the turnout.

Unit Commanders Course Student/Instructor



Mississ ippi Wing Schedules Scanner and Observer Course

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Have you ever wondered how you were going to get all your Scanner/Observer training done in a timely fashion?Are you a Civil Air Patrol Transport Pilot and need Scanner/Observer training to complete the requirements to bea CAP Mission Pilot? Have you sat behind a desk on mission after mission and dreamed of the day when you couldget aircrew training that would allow you to actually fly on missions instead of being a Mission Staff Assistant?Have you felt overwhelmed by the amount of information it takes to obtain Scanner/Observer Qualifications?

Well, take note, the Mississippi Wing is taking a positive step to assist potential Mission Scanners and Observers inobtaining the necessary practical training that will enable them to achieve these qualifications in a timely manner.Why are we doing this? It is very simple; we are experiencing a shortage of Scanners and Observers in the Wing.The main reason is that most of our qualified and proficient Scanners and Observers are also Mission Pilots thatnormally act as Pilot in Command during missions. So, when they are acting as Pilots in Command, they can’t bescanners and observers. Make sense?

On October 25 and 26, 2008, we will hold aircrew training at the Wing Headquarters in Jackson. October 25 will be dedicated entirely to classroom instruction on the fundamentals of Mission Scanning/Observing. On October

26, we will actually fly practice missions so you can apply the lessons that you learned in the classroom on the pre-vious day. This could be fun and very valuable training. Plan to stay overnight in Jackson and be ready for a ClassBarbeque on Sunday afternoon. Contact Capt. Hank Rogers or Capt. Al Sayre if you are interested in attending.

Mission

Aircrew

training for

Scanners and

Observers

October 25-26

Reminders:

Please bring your current

CAPF-101

Card.Wing Safety Officer Discusses Common Problems…..Has this ever Happened to You?

Has this ever happened to you?

There you are stopped at the traffic lights pending a longer thannormal delay when you get distracted by something. Busy dealingwith the distraction (most likely looking down) you don’t noticethe subtle signs of movement, and before you know it you’ve

drifted forward a few inches, maybe even a foot or two. You get asudden rush of blood that terrifies you with the thought that hadthere been a vehicle in front, it would have been an embarrassingnudge on both fenders and your pride.

How about this one?

You’ve just finished your engine run-up at the hold short line andall looks good. Not in a rush – you then look down to go back tothe checklist, review your charts, nav log, departure plate etc. Justthen out of your peripheral vision you notice movement. SHOCK!Again a sudden rush of dread ripples through your body as yourealize that following the run up, you had relaxed the brake pres-sure on the toe brakes ever so slightly, and the remaining powerhad smoothly carried you forward.

As an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner I cringe when an applicanttaxi’s right up to the hold short line. Although I’m not allowed tocomment (which is regarded as intervention and therefore dis-qualifying) I make a note on my checklist to counsel the pilot dur-ing the debriefing about the hazards of “flirting” with the holdshort line. It was only recently that a newly minted private pilot

(whom I had examined) called me to say that the example givenabove happened to him at a controlled airport. Thankfully be-cause he had left ample space between him and the line, no run-way incursion was caused – but a lesson learned.

I too have had my brush with a creeping aircraft. Mine occurred afew years back at night on the ramp in a corporate aircraft (withpassengers on board) that creeped forward under idle powerAND against the parking brake. My lesson well and truly learntthat evening.

The solution:

Always keep a set of eyes outside to maintain situational aware-ness. Utilize your crew to help – for both a vehicle and aircraft.If you are on your own consider placing your vehicle in “park”when faced with an extended wait. Taxi your aircraft leavingample room between you and the solid hold short lines. Recog-nize the high risk phases of flight/driving and minimize multi-tasking during those times. Never let your guard down, andnever trust your parking brake!

SEMPER VIGILANS!

Mallory D. “Mal” Woodcock, Captain, CAP MS/SE

PS Keep that ball in the middle!

PPS For MSWG Safety Information please go to: http://mswgcap.googlepages.com/formsandfiles



Mississ ippi Wing Cadets Visi t World War II Museum

(New Orleans) - Recently Cadetsfrom the Col. Berta Edge Compos-ite Squadron visited the NationalWorld War II Museum in New Or-leans, LA where they learned manyinteresting facts about military andcivilian life during World War II.

Dedicated in 2000 as The NationalD-Day Museum and now desig-nated by Congress as the country'sofficial World War II Museum, thisremarkable attraction illuminates

the American experience during theWWII era with moving personalstories, historic artifacts and power-ful interactive displays. From theNormandy invasion to the sands of Pacific Islands and the Home Front,the Museum brings to life the team-work, optimism, courage and sacri-fice of the men and women whowon the war and changed the

world.The Museum is an incomparableexperience for all generations andnot to be missed on any visit toNew Orleans.



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Mississippi WingThis is Who We Are

A Profile of Lt. Col. Bob Kilroy, Wing Communications Officer

A successful Wing in Civil Air Patrol is

made up of great people doing greatthings. Better stated, “Ordinary People,Doing Extraordinary Things.” CertainlyLt. Col. Bob Kilroy would fit into thatcategory. In his current role as MS WingCommunications Officer, most of hiswork goes on behind the scenes. Also,most of the Wing members have neverreally gotten to know the man behind themicrophone on missions and on weeklynets. I took the opportunity to ask Bobto tell us a little about himself and Ifound out some amazing things aboutBob.

Lt. Col. Kilroy joined Civil Air Patrol onMay 3, 1966 and was one of the Chartermembers of the Gulfport CompositeSquadron. At that time, the city of Gulf-port annexed Mississippi City and thepeople involved with the Mississippi City

Volunteer Fire Department restarted the Gulfport Com-

posite Squadron. They needed a Communications Officerand they talked Bob into serving in that capacity. Al-though, he stated that they didn’t have to try very hard toget him to volunteer.

When I asked Bob how he got to be the Wing Communi-cations officer, he stated that Colonel Don Angel, formerMSWG Commander had asked him to fill that role. When

I asked Bob what impact that CAP had

had on his life, he replied“...kept me outhe bars and off the street, and kept mlifelong interest in electronics alive.”

Bob has moved around during his CAPcareer and has been a member of thefollowing units:

-Gulfport, MS

-Group III, MSWG

-Wurtsmith AFB, Oscoda, MI

-Keesler/Ocean Springs CompositeSquadron, Biloxi, MS

-Mississippi Wing Staff

Bob states that his most memorableCAP mission was looking for a missingaircraft in Magee, MS with 4 peopleonboard. (See Kilroy continued on Page 5)

Lt. Col. Kilroy has been tasked with the

unprecedented and monumental task of performing the mandated frequency up-grades to the MS Wing Communicationequipment. Bob states in his own wordsto the Wing:

“With the upcoming frequency upgrades, a lotof work will be required by the unit command-ers and their communications officers. Thiswhole project will have to be done in(incremental) steps.

Step 1: When NHQ has the “code plugs” for

all our radios, then the Communication per-sonnel will go about reprogramming all of our “compliant” radios. This will be the EFJ Mo-biles and handhelds, the TAIT Mobiles, theTDFM-136 and the NAT-138 aircraft radios. All these radios will have the new frequenciesand the present “old” frequencies loaded intothem. During this transition, we will not loseany communications capability.

Step 3: When all the new repeaters are

stalled and working properly, and if no glitches pop up, then all the old repeatebe returned to Wing HQ in Jackson. Tbe set aside for turn-in as directed by N

Step 4: There will be a second round of gramming of radios, where the old freqwill be removed and any new ones thatup will be added. I am looking at a comdate of 2010, as a lot of communicationtraining must be completed during this

Step 5: For general information, we sh

have 6 Simplex Frequencies, 2 and posrepeater pairs, NOAA, Coast Guard, FeCommon, all analog tones for each rep pair, and P-25 digital capabilities. All radios within their type will be programthe same throughout the country. Thershould be no excuses like: “I couldn’t anyone on the radio.”

Step 2: While this reprogramming is being done locally,

CAP NTC is having our 9 new repeaters reprogrammed.When completed, these repeaters will be shipped to WingHQ. The Units that are near an existing repeater site willassist in getting their repeater picked up in Jackson, moved to the proper location, installed, and the old repeater held at that location for a short time to make sure no bugs popup. All of these new repeaters will come programmed for that location. For us, that amounts to “plug and play.” After this is complete, all the older radios, such as theNEUTEC Mobiles, will be obsolete, and not able to be used any more. They will all be recalled, removed from recordsand turned in as directed by NTC.

Lt. Col. Bob Kilroy Spearheads a monumental Task of Performing Frequency Upgrades throughout Mississippi



Kilroy (Continued)

This Newsletter is a publication of:

The Mississippi Wing, Civil Air Patrol

1635 Airport Drive

Jackson, MS 39209-3402

-Col. Tim Carroll, Commander, MississipWing. [email protected]

-Capt. Phil Norris, Public Affairs Officer, sissippi Wing [email protected]

Positions Held by Lt. Col. Kilroy in his CAP Career

Unit Communications Officer (3 times)

Group Communications Inspector Wing Communications Engineer

Wing Communications Technical Officer

Wing Net Monitoring Station

Wing Director of Communications

Wing Operations Staff

Wing Operations Training Officer

Wing Asst. DC & Communications Technician

Lt. Col. Kilroy’s Awards and Achievements

Master Communicator Badge (1983)

Level II Certificate of Proficiency (1987)

Level III Grover Loening Award (1987)Chuck Yeager Aerospace Award (1988)

Meritorious Service Award (1990, 1995, 2002, 2006)

Commanders Commendation (1987, 1988,1989,1991, 1992, 2003)

Wing Communicator of the Year (1991)

SHARES Certificate (1991)

Paul E. Garber Award (1992)

Canadian IACE Certificate (1993)

Exceptional Service Award (2005, 2007)

CAP Disaster Relief Ribbon (2006)

Effective recruiting

A. Builds a good foundation of people for your unit. ( You have to constantly recruit new people to staff your unit.)

B. Can broaden the unit’s base of knowledge and specialties. ( Look for a diverse pool of talent to staff your unit.)

C. Continually brings new blood into the unit to stimulate creativity. (New people, more creativity in the unit.) D. Alleviates unit turnover. (In CAP people are constantly moving and changing jobs, etc. Recruiting helps with this problem.)

E. Counteracts member burnout. (In order to rotate members through the different staff positions, you need enough members to serve in each position.)

R e c r u i t i n g t e c h n i q u e sA. Develop a unit home page on the World Wide Web. (Surely you can find a cadet that would love to do this)

B. Hold several open houses annually. (Get Parents involved in the planning)

C. Attend career days at public schools. (Let your school faculty know what CAP is all about)

D. Encourage cadets to wear their uniforms to school once a month. (Get permission from School Faculty)

E. Display recruiting materials at stores, shopping malls, and airports. (Ask for permission to do this)

F. Target recruit for members with special skills. (You may be surprised who you may find that is willing to join)

A Quick Look at Recruiting Fundamentals….

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