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Congratulations to the following cadets whoreceived promotions on Thursday, February 12th:

C/AB Zack Hanna to C/Amn

C/AB Victor Palos to C/Amn

C/AB CJ Smigel to C/Amn

C/Amn Zack Comley to C/A1C

C/A1C Blake Smithson to C/SrA

C/A1C Megan Boyle to C/SrA

Congratulations to the following senior memberswho also received promotions:

Flight Officer Kayla Burke to Technical Flight Officer

1Lt Debbie Burke, squadron commander, waspresented with rank of Captain by Maj. JoeBrickman of the GLRKY-221 Squadron.

News le t te r

March/Apr i l 2009

Solom on Lee Van Met er, J r. Cadet Squadr on

Februar y Prom ot i ons

Meet ing In fo rmat ion :

We meet a t theNat iona l Guard

Armory loca ted a t

4201 Parker s Mi l l Rd

near Bluegrass Ai rpor t

in Lexingt on. Meet ing

begins a t 6 :00.

Contac t In format ion :

Squadron Comm ander :Capt. Debbie Burke

Cell# 859-619-5855

Squadron Emai l :

g l rk y222@gma i l .com

Were on the web!

Www.kywgcap.org/ky222

Civil Air Patrol

National Headquarters

has a new website address:

www.gocivilairpatrol.com


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Page 3NEWSLETTER


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Apr i l Promot ions

Congratulations to the following cadets whoreceived promotions on Thursday, April 9th:

C/A1C Mark Comley to C/SrA

C/SrA Blake Smithson to C/SSgt

C/SrA Megan Boyle to C/SSgt

C/SMSgt Brandon Burke to C/CMSgt

Congratulations to the following newmembers of the Solomon Lee Van Meter, Jr.Cadet Squadron:

Cadets:

Joshua Hale

Seth Padgett

Jordon Taminga

Senior Members:

Caleb Corkins

Julie Sullivan

Sherry Gardner

Senior Member Julie Sullivan was alsopromoted to 2LT due to her pastaccomplishments as a Civil Air Patrol cadet.


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Page 5NEWSLETTER


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CORE VALUES

In tegr i t y

Vo lun teer Serv ice

Exce l lence

Respect

American Sentinel University website link: http://www.military.americansentinel.edu/

Operation Iceberg 2009

Clark Co Airport/Tunnel Mill Boy Scout Reservation

OperationIcebergTFO

Jessica

Caplan

IndianaWingPAOFebruary6, 7, and 8th River

City Cadet Squadron shared

their county with 59 other

cadets and Senior Members

for Operation Iceberg

(Lovingly renamed to Opera

tion Swamp Stomp 09). This

weekend long exercise

helped 3 people get qualified

in MSA, 2 in MRO, 1 GTL, 2for GTM1, 4 for GTM2, and 5

for GTM3. Iceberg was also

able to get several people

much closer to getting

signed off on LSC, CUL,

GTM1, GTM2, GTM3, GTL,

MIO, and MRO. Maj. Brian

Schmuck and several hard

working cadets, includingone dedicated C/Col from

New York,

managed to keep the ground

pounders organized and un

der control. Maj. Matthew

Creed out in Clark County

was keeping the Aircrew in

check, and also managing to

sign off several Mission

Scanners and Observers,qualifying one Air Branch

Director and a Mission Pilot.

Both Maj. Creed and Maj.

Schmuck did an amazing job

organizing their sides of Op

eration Iceberg. Thank you

for the awesome job this

year!!!

WethankIndianaWingforthisexcerptfromtheir

February2009newsletter.

OursquadronproudlysentC/SrAMark ComleyC/SMSgtBrandonBurke,and2LtStormyCaliguiritorepresenttheSolomonLeeVanMeter,Jr.CadetSquadronduringthis

exercise.


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Campbell 073, Lexington 222, Boone 050

Joint Field Training Exercise

Cynthiana, KY

Cynthiana, KYSaturday, March 21st, mem-bers from 3 squadrons converged on the 157acre Burke property, aka The Funny Farm, tofurther their search and rescue skills. Seniormembers and cadets alike were on hand torepresent squadrons, Campbell 073, Boone050 and well as our own Lexington 222. Thegroup also practiced ground to air signaling as

Maj. Joe Brickman and Capt. Phil Meador fromLexington 221 flew overhead in a red, white &blue CAP plane.

As the day progressed, the group was brokeninto two teams as they participated in simu-lated missing person searches as well as

simulated ELT searches. Both groups did verywell while practicing communication as well asground team skills. Many cadets and seniorwere able to accomplish the skills, tasks &practice required to acquire GT and UDF rat-ings.

As the temperatures dipped down into the

30s, SAREx participants settled into theirtents for the night. Sunday, March 22nddawned to chilly temps but rapidly warmed upas the group was able to participate in a simu-lated ramp search at the nearby CynthianaAirport. After watching signals bounce offmetal hangars, the group was able to rapidly


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UPCOMIN G EVENTS

Cit izens Serving Comm unit ie s: Above and Beyond

Saturday, April 11KY-08 Breakfast & O-Rides Wendell Ford Field

Thurs, April 16ES (BDU)

FriSun, April 17, 18 & 19NCO TrainingWestern KY

Thurs, April 23PT (PT)

Sat, April 25th Army Cadet Corp Celebrations & ParadeMillersburg, KY

Thurs, April 30Moral Leadership (Class B)

Sat & Sun, May 9 & 10Operation Phoenix Training with Lexington 058

FriSun, May 15, 16 & 17Graded Training Exercise @ Wing HQ

Sat & Sun, June 6 & 7Operation Phoenix Training with Lexington 058

June 1927KY Wing Encampment

locate the missing ELT. As the perimeterwas secured around the simulated target,the group was able to practice their skillsof keeping the area secured as a reporter(played by Capt. Steve Burke) from theCynthiana Democrat arrived on scene.

The CAP members were able to partici-pate in a real life missing dog search asthe SAREx mascot, Cecile from Campbell073 was missing when the team returned

to base camp. Thankfully, the searchended well as Lt. Ryan Kenley and CaptSteve Burke found Cecile with her leashstuck to the fence line along the edge ofthe farm property. Their were no injuriesto the dog and she was happy to be found.

We offer our most sincere thanks toCapt. Steve Burke of Campbell 073 forconducting this SAREx and serving as

Ground Branch Director.

Cecile, thewandering dogfrom Campbell

073.

The suspect who breached the perimeter ofthe simulated target at the Cynthiana Airport.

Joint Field Training Exercise

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KY Wing headquarters, Frankfort, KY

Saturday, March 7th, 2009, Kentucky Wing expressed theirgratitude to outgoing Wing Commander, Col. HenryHaeberlin as they welcomed incoming Wing Commander,Major (now Col.) Bob Koob.

Colors were posted by our very own cadets SrA MarkComley and SrA Blake Smithson while Col. Paul Osborne ofLexington Senior Squadron 221 emceed the ceremony.

The Great Lakes Region Commander presented severalawards & plaques to Col. Heaberlin. He then officiated theactual command changeover by accepting the relinquished

(handed off) command from Col. Heaberlin through receivingthe KY Wing flag from him and then "handed over" thecommand to Maj. Koob which he accepted by receiving theKY Wing flag.

Cadets from 222 where used in the giving the flag to ColHeaberlin to relinquish (Mark Comley) and then BlakeSmithson received the flag from now "Col. Koob" afteracceptance of his command and returned the flag to its post.

Kentucky Wings Welcomes a New Commander


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Monthl y Safety Br ie f ing

CIVIL A IR PATROL, KENTU CKY WING NEWS


Donations

Civil Air Patrol is a nonprofit,501(c)(3) corporation. Eachsquadron is responsible forraising its own funds. Dona-tions are used for specialevents, assistance for low-

income cadets as well as vari-ous education and leadershipprograms. To make a tax-deductible donation, pleasecontact Lt. Debbie Burke at 859-619-5855 or email [email protected].

Who Is Civil Air Patrol?

The U.S. Civil Air Patrol was founded on Dec. 1, 1941,less than a week before the Japanese attack on PearlHarbor brought the U.S. into World War II. CAP, theofficial auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofitorganization with more than 55,000 members nationwide.CAP performs 95 percent of inland search and rescue

missions, as tasked by the Air Force Rescue CoordinationCenter, and was credited by the AFRCC with saving 58lives in 2006. Its volunteers also perform homelandsecurity, disaster relief and counterdrug missions at therequest of federal, state and local agencies. Membersplay a leading role in aerospace education and serve asmentors to the more than 22,000 young people currentlyparticipating in the CAP Cadet Program. For moreinformation go to www.cap.gov.

All Pilots and Aircrew

Members:

Below is an excerpt of an

email sent out by

NCWG. It is a good re-

minder to all of us to make

sure we are getting the

most up to date informationprior to a flight. Also, as

crew members, just you

can cancel a flight for

safety concerns, you can

also question your pilot to

ensure he/she is aware of

his surroundings that the

TFR's have been checked.

"A notification by the NOC

Tuesday informed usthat there had been a vio-

lation of the Temporary

Restricted Area (TFR)around Norfolk last week-

end by a CAP aircraft. This

information was initiated

at 1st Air Force. This wasa situation 1st Air Forcewas not happy with and let

CAP know it. The aircraft

involved was a North Caro-lina Wing aircraft.

When there is a violation

of a TFR, other restrictedareas, or an ADIZ there is

the possibility of intercep-

tion by law enforcement or

military aircraft. These

aircraft are armed and

there is the real possibilityin any interception of ex-

treme actions."

http://

flighttraining.aopa.org/

ft_magazine/special/0403_tfr.cfm

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