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FLIGHT LOGPell City SquadronAlabama Wing  – Civil Air Patrol 

December 2009

CALENDAR

Dec. 3rd Squadron Christmas Party & 10 Year

Celebration

5th Wing SARX @ EKY

10th Pell City Christmas Parade17th Cadet meeting 1800-2030

25th Merry Christmas!!!

31st Happy New Year!!!!!

Commanders Corner:

As the month of November went by us at light

speed time the Holiday Season has now snuck up onus with a vengeance. The Wing held the WESS

event on the weekend of November 6-8th. The next

item on the calendar was Thanksgiving andspending time with family and friends for a fewdays. The first week of December began with the

Squadron Christmas party and 10 year anniversary

of operations at Pell City. The evening was a greatevent where we heard from past Squadron

Commanders about their memories of their term as

commander of the 118th

. It was truly amazing tohear some of the history of the squadron and the

individuals who led the 118th. Our guest speaker

this year was retired Navy Admiral Dennis Brooks

who entertained as well as educated us. He sharedhis experiences as the commander of the USS

Constellation (Connie) with us. Some of the

highlights were having President Regan on board

the ship and his interactions with the president.Others were how upset he (the Admiral ) got when

he read in the local paper about Navy personnel

using drugs and how he strove to eliminate the useof drugs by those aboard his ship. The evening was

full of great messages for both the officers and the

cadets. I have provided a link to the web site where

Beth Shurbutt has stored pictures from the

evenings’ festivities. As more photos becomeavailable I will post them in the gallery on the

squadron web site.

On Saturday, December the 5th

a flight crew from

AL-118th

participated in the Wing SARX at theBessemer airport. Capt Jon Garlick, Lt Ron Harlan

and Lt Rich Burke composed the crew from Pell

City. This month’s newsletter is an abbreviatedaddition as I have not requested articles from our

Safety Officer or the cadets. I know that this time

of year can be very busy with the season’s events,as well as spending time with family and friends. I

am attaching the National Sentinel newsletter for

our safety information. Please read the information

contained in the newsletter and advise Lt Harlan

that you have done so. He will be able to give youcredit for your monthly safety briefing.

The year of 2009 has been a great one for the 118th

.Our ranks have grown and we have participated in

many activities. The coming year promises to be

 just as exciting, the Wing Commander has promisedthe new wing aircraft will be coming to Pell City. I

was also told that the Wing is giving serious

thought about moving a full size van to the

squadron. As this year comes to a close, I look forward to working with everyone in 2010.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,

Capt. Chris Iddins

Squadron Commander, 118

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For all the pictures from the Christmas

Party follow this link.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bethshurbutt/  

Col. John Lawrence addresses the group

Admiral Brooks accepts a gift from C\Maj.

Sarah Todd

Col.Oakman presents Maj. Randolph his

award.

Col. Oakman presents Cadet Shurbutt her

award.

Lt Bennett Address the Party.