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CIVIL AIR PATROL

ho says that community service isa thankless task? Certainly notc/2Lt Simon Briant...he was re-

cently chosen as the KingCounty Journal’s, TopGrad for Community Ser-vice on the Eastside. Hispicture and story evenmade the front cover of the Journal newspaper onJune 1, 2006. Yes, Briantis a celebrity!

The amazing part of Briant’s story is that inaddition to CAP, he alsohad time to compete andletter in two sports(wrestling and track) for Woodinville High School. And, his grades

were high enough to be ac-cepted at the University of

Washington, where he will bemajoring in engineering. Weshould all take lessons fromhim on time management.

Even with this award,

Simon remains selfless and committed tocommunity service. In a recent discus-sion, he commented, “I know that no mat-

ter how small the deed, Iam putting a smile onsomeone’s face or mak-ing them feel proud to bean American”

Now a college Fresh-man, he is entering a newchapter in his life whichwill require all of the timemanagement and otherskills he has learned overthe years. Somethingtells me that he is morethan up to the challenge.

We are awfully proudof cadet Briant for all that he has given toCAP over the years and heartily congratu-late him on being recognized so publicly

for what we already knew.He truly serves as an example of what

CAP can provide youth today, opportuni-ties to excel and to give back to the com-munity. 1Lt Kris Jensen

h e N o r t h s h o r e S q u a d -ron participated in the annual Both-ell 4th of July parade. The Color

Guard, and many Senior members were

able to represent CAP as wemarched through the streets. This was theby far the most people we've hadto march with and I think we did a great

job. Fortunately, our Color guard has agood reputation in the community and thisis just one of the things we can do to helpkeep CAP in the public eye.

We rode to the starting point of theparade and I was shocked at how manypeople were there. We were lucky enough

to have a spot rightin front of the mockRevolutionary War soldiers who shot off

loud cannons every2 minutes. One thingthat Color Guard(and basic drill)teaches us is to bei n s t e p w i t heach other; but thiswas a challenge aswe'd never practicedstaying in step in such a loud, crowdedenvironment. (continued on page 4)

Briant’s Community

Service Award

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Color Guard Leads 4th of July Parade

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NS Commander joins inWSDOT Search

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Arlington Fly-in 3

Cadet attends NationalHonor Guard Academy

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GSAR 2006 5

Fair Parking Fund Raiser Yields $7,000 for Squadron

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Inside this issue:

CAPTIONS

Summer 2006Northshore Composite SquadronPCR-WA-068

NS Color Guard Team

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Briant Receives Community Service Award

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Color Guard Leads 4th of July Parade

c/2Lt Simon Briant

Gray Falcon IIISr Member Encampment

Coming Soon!Jan 13th & 14th, 2007Camp Murray, Tacoma

Maj Shelly Norman,Encampment Commander



Since this mission, two Forestry Agents stumbledupon the wreckage in late July 2006.

NTSB and other agencies descended upon the siteand the official results of their investigation is still pend-ing. But reportedly, there were only small pieces of the

wreckage to be found, asthe impact must havebeen tremendous. Ourthoughts and prayers goout to the victims and their

families.I wanted to personally

thank Col Peterson forgiving CAP and me in par-ticular the opportunity toexperience a real-worldsearch. Flying on a HueyUH-1 was also a big bo-nus.

c/2Lt Tyler Jensen

Below is a message from Col

Peterson to all involved in

CAP Search and Rescue. “I

want to...affirm to those inter-ested in really doing these

missions that you can, with

enough determination, good

real-world training

and hard work,

(see the spoils of your labor). "Nothing worth while

is ever easy". “A (big) "Way to go!" to c/2Lt Tyler

Jensen and c/Capt Chris Bruner (they did a great

job)” Col Tom Peterson

Northshore Composite Squadron

rying my best to keep the music,“The Flight of the Valkyries” from themovie “Apocalypse Now” out of my

head, c/Capt Chris Bruner (OverlakeSquadron) and I boarded the King CountySheriff’s Huey UH-1 helicopter at Seattle’sBoeing Field for a search in southern WA.

This was a WSDOT follow-up operation from last Januarywhen a Cessna 421 Golden Eagle went down near SodaPeaks in Skamania County Washington. At the time, the sitewas heavily blanketed in snow and impossible to find amostly-white aircraft.

Col Tom Peterson requested Cadet Bruner and I to serveas “Helicopter Scanners”. He said we were selected becauseof our extensive training, WSDOT certification and mission

ready status. Col Peterson tells the story best, below is hisaccount of the mission.

“The WSDOT/EMD mission involved 4 sorties (inbound, out-

bound, 2 in-grid) and 6.8 flying hours in the Huey UH-1. The crew

was made up of 3 King County Deputies, 2 Skamania County Depu-

ties and 3 WSDOT personnel. We flew with the doors open for sev-

eral hours scanning the terrain from about 100 feet above the thick

tree canopy in Grids 396B,D /

397A,C. This was the second time

back since the mission was sus-

pended in January 2006.

The WSDOT Team's roll was to

proceed on ground after any possi-ble sighting was made to make a

positive identification of the target,

establish the crash scene perime-

ter, establish the precise location,

notify FAA/NTSB investigators,

and provide assistance as required

to Skamania County.

The outcome of the mission

was that the Cessna had yet to be

located. The primary areas

searched were determined by an

extensive radar analysis of the

aircraft's final moments in-flight and computer modeling. The flight

profile was rather extreme traveling

at over 300 knots and a 43 degree

nose down angle (17,280 fpm) and

apparently out of control with some

rolling action. We did locate 2 bears and some trash as well as over

100 broken tree tops”

Col Tom Peterson (CAP and WSDOT)

Cadet Commander Joins WSDOT in Air Search

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Cadet Commander 2Lt Tyler Jensen in-flight

Cadets Bruner and Jensen in front of King County Sheriff’s UH-1helicopter before taking off.



pared for this with the EAA and withoutskipping a beat, seamlessly shiftedparking of all aircraft to the overflow

area. I found out later that the FAAwas closely watching how we were go-

ing to deal withthis. They were soimpressed, theycancelled plans for the EAA to take over commenting that, “CAPperformed an amazing task and had everythingcompletely under control” ( paraphrased ). CAP’sCommanding Officer for the Fly-In, 1Lt HarryVogel commented, “What I witnessed on thatfield Saturday rivaled the activity on the deck of an aircraft carrier. The stunning difference was,it was being done by 13-16 year old young menand women”. He continued, (one cadet in par-

ticular) “c/SMSgt Snyder…saved two aircraftfrom colliding with each other...averting a dis-aster and possibly saving multiple lives”. CadetSnyder is up for an award for this action. On the last day, a few EAA Board Membersmade a point to gather all CAP Cadets together and tell them what an amazing job they hadperformed.

The Northshore Squadron members in par-ticular, 1Lt. Briant, 1Lt Street, SMSgt Snyder,

Sgt Powers, and Sgt Konertz showed tremendous leadership, pro-fessionalism, and a willingness to work hard. I couldn’t have beenmore pleased and proud of everyone who participated, here’s look-ing forward to next year! 1Lt Phillip Snyder


was asked to describe the 2006 Arlington Fly-In experi-ence, and the words, "What's Next ?" and "Thank you Lord !" immediately came to mind. Imagine combining a

record number of aircraft landings (over 2,000) with a recordlow CAP turn-out (15-20 members) and you would think thiswould be a recipe for disaster. To the con-trary, it served to inspire our cadets & Sen-ior Members as they came together formingan unbelievable team. It was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience!

Upon arrival Saturday late morning, Iwas asked to serve as the Flight Line Su-pervisor for the event. My first reaction was,“I don't think so”. But after careful consid-eration, I realized it was a great opportunityand would allow me to make sure it wasgoing to be a safe event. I've been a part of several fly-ins in the past, under some won-

derful leaders and teachers. Col Salzmanand Lt. Weigel of Skagit Valley Squadrontaught me the importance of safety, not tak-ing unnecessary risks, and know on whomwho you can rely and, oh yes, have lots of water on hand too!

As a result, we kept safety as an abso-lute priority and may have even been over-cautious. But, with spinning propellers allaround, I am not sure there is such a thing asbeing over-cautious.

Our first actions were to evaluate our personnel, determinewhat the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) expectationswere, the communications available and the aircraft parkinglayout. Also, we quickly learned to identify and rely on the ex-perienced cadets, Senior Members and EAA members.

After this groundwork was laid, we got started addressingtraffic, crowds, weather, food, water, and equipment issues. AllCAP members worked hard, developing an esprit de corpsthat many thought was not possible.

One memorable moment was on Saturday of the Fly-in whenover 600 aircraft landed within a 4 hour time-frame and wepromptly ran out of parking spaces. Fortunately, we had pre-

Arlington Fly-In 2006

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or two weeks in mid-July I spent my time atMcDaniel College in Westminster, Marylandattending the National Honor Guard Acad-

emy. I was there to learn from the United States Air ForceHonor Guard and to train with the Civil Air Patrol Honor Guard.

The academy is a three-year program. We learnedabout the four areas of the Honor Guard program; theceremonial element, the colors element, the funeral ele-ment and the drug demand reduction element.

This was no casual summer camp as our days con-sisted of around nine or ten hours of practicing the ele-ments and an hour or two of classes on a wide range of topics. While it was not an easy two-weeks, I had a lot of fun and I learned a lot.

It’s a really cool experience to get to meet

people from all over the country. If you are in-terested in Honor Guard I would suggest youthink about attending the National Honor Guard

Academy. c/2Lt Jared Carlstrom

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Carlstrom Attends Prestigious National Honor Guard Academy

CIVIL AIR PATROL NATIONAL HONOR GUARD ACADEMY

4th of July Parade (from page 1)

I highly encourage allcadets to try-out for Color Guard so that we canc o n t i n u e s e r v i n gthe community. CAP willteach and prepare you forthings like leadership,teamwork, discipline etc.

But, like during thisparade, there are somethings that you can't pre-pare for in advance.When they happen, you

just have to trust that your team is right there withyou. A parade is some-thing that hours of prac-tice can't completely pre-

pare you for butit's something

that everyone should experience. It is so truethat “What you put into CAP is exactly

what you get out it! c/CMSgt Molly Heath

While we had a great time rep-resenting CAP and our squadronat the Bothell 4th of July Parade,this event proved to be more chal-lenging than, I think, we had allanticipated. We were constantlyhaving to quietly call cadence andgo into half steps or mark timedue to floats stopping ahead of us. Regardless of the challenges,our team marched through thatparade with flying colors (literally)a n d d i d a g r e a t j o b .

CAP helps with so manyevents and at every onewe receive an outpouring of thanks and comments regardingour outstanding behavior and will-ingness to serve. Being able to putthe Civil Air Patrol in sucha positive light for the public continues to be rewarding aswell as fun. We also get to make so many great friends andhave a lot of good times being involved in things outside thesquadron meetings.

4th of July crowd lining the streets of Bothell, Washington



would be our homes for the rest of the week.The first few days consisted mainly of classes. After

that, the real stuff happened.

Day land navigation occurredabout three to four times, withone night navigation. The big-gest event was the qualifyingsearch. The scenario was that ahiker was in the woods and indistress.

Teams found and treatedhim, and got him evacuated.Teams got back at about 11 PM.Very fast.Just finishing was hard, but stillfun. It’s very well

done. It was morefun and more team-building than Cas-

cade Falcon. And that,all by itself, is fun enough. c/SSgt Jeff Powers

he annual Ground Search and Rescue Academy(GSAR) took place again at Fort Lewis, Washingtonfrom July 16-23 2006.

Northshore Squadron waswell represented with 4 cadetsand 1 Senior member. CadetsKonertz, Blades, Powers andJensen attended, each on aseparate ground team. Theycame to learn and left still learn-ing about the “ground-

pounders” in Emergency Ser-vices.

When they arrived, every-one was a bit nervous notknowing what was in store for

them. The first thing they didwas the pack check. This wasimportant as if one thing wasmissing, you were sent home.Once that was completed, we all set up the tents which


Ground Search and Rescue Academy (GSAR) 2006

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huge “Thank You” goes out to our friends and soonto be co-horts from Sky Valley Squadron for includingNorthshore in their annual fund raiser.For the past few years, Sky Valley Squadron, under

the command of Capt Fabien Hacket and 1Lt Damien

Blaischka have developed a relationship with land ownersadjacent to the Evergreen State Fairgrounds. This rela-tionship allowed them to offer auxiliary parking for thoseattending the fair. The proceeds are given back to theland owners, Doug and Cherie Harris and in-turn, the Har-ris’ make a significant donation back to the Civil Air Patrol.Thank you!

This year, that donation totaled more than $7,000.00!The fund raising activity will continue in the foreseeablefuture through the Northshore Squadron.

According to 1Lt Phil Snyder, the funds will serve asNorthshore’s operating budget to support squadron activi-ties for the entire year. In addition, the Sky Valley squad-

ron has requested that some of the funds be used to pro-vide qualified Cadets with Scholarships in order to attendencampments throughout the year.

“We can’t thank Sky Valley Squadron enough and inparticular SM’s Hacket, Blaischka and Holtz for their gen-erosity and sprit of partnership” commented Northshore’sDeputy Commander, Capt Barbara Jensen.

In addition to Sky Valley, many Northshore membersput in long hours staffing the parking lot in sweltering heatand very dusty conditions. Thanks go out to everyonewho participated! 1Lt Kris Jensen

Fund Raiser Brings in $7,000+ for Northshore Squadron

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Sr Members (L to R) Jensen, Hacket, Garross, Harker and Holtz

Cadet Powers and other Team Members



GSAR 2006

CI VIL AIR PA TROL

CAPtions Staff

CAPtions Editor: 1Lt Kris Jensen

Squadron Commander.: Lt Col Karen Walter

Deputy Commander: Capt Barbara Jensen

Cadet Commander: 1Lt Tyler Jensen

Picture of the Month:

“Chow Line” at GSAR 2006

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