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uality Cadetnit Award—

pdate

of July 31st we have met

of the 9 possible criteria

e need a minimum of 5 to

n the award).

n’t forget, we ALL can work

wards this goal, and here’s

w...

Have you achieved the

Wright Brother’s Award? 

Have you had at least 1

front seat o-ride?

Have you been to an

encampment?

Have you completed at

least 6 DDRx activities?

Have you renewed your

CAP membership?

Senior Members—Have

you taken the Training

Leaders of Cadets

course?

ou said no to any of these,

k me how you can say yes!

in this issu

Squadron News P.

 Awards & Promotions P.

Calendar P.

Cadets P.

Senior Members P.

Other News P.

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From the Deputy Commander . . .Capt Jessa Erickson

Excuse me while I put some hats

on…

Okay, first up I’m going to talk

Professional Development (PD).

I’m proud to announce that as of

today we are at 100% completion

for OPSEC training! In addition,

we are at 95.8% completion

(that’s 23 out of 24) for Intro to

CAP Safety and Equal Opportuni-

ty training! Now THAT’S some-

thing to be proud of, and we

couldn’t be at those numbers

without everyone’s help, so

THANK YOU!!! If you haven’t yet

completed Intro to CAP Safety or

EO, please do that as soon as

possible so we can hit that 100%

mark across the board.

92.3% of all senior members

(including Cadet Sponsors so

that’s 12 out of 13)) have com-

pleted Level I training. While this

is a STELLAR achievement, I’d

really like to make it 100%. If you

haven’t yet done so, please talk

to me and let me know how I can

help you finish this up.

So that brings us now to Level II

training. I’ve sent out a few

emails inquiring about Officer

Basic Course (OBC) participa-

tion. If you haven't yet let me

know that you’d like to get in on

this, I need to hear from you

 ASAP! We also have the Squad-

ron Leadership School (SLS)

coming up on October 20-21 in

Red Oak. We are very fortunate

to be able to host our own two-

day class so please take ad-

vantage of this. Capt Jason Er-

ickson will be the course director

so if you have any questions,

don't hesitate to let him know!

Next up—Emergency Services

(ES). With check rides and o-

rides coming up VERY SOON I

want to emphasize the im-

portance of knowing and under-

standing how to behave and work

with a CAP aircraft. If you have-

n’t already done so, please log on

to e-Services and complete the

 Aircraft Ground Handling vide

and short 10-question quiz. A

if it’s been a while and you th

you could use a refresher, ple

feel free to take it again.

e-Services -> under “other” cl

on Aircraft Ground Handling

Training -> View Video and th

Take Training

Last but not least… FEMA tra

ing. Many of you still need to

moving on this so here are th

links you’ll need. These are a

taken online at your convenie

and I do have some tips and

tricks, so please let me know

can help you get these crosse

off your to-do list.

IS 100 

IS 200 

IS 700 

IS 800 

Here’s to a great August! 

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Ranking Up— Achievementsand Levels

From cadets to senior membe

we are all given the chance to

earn promotions and succeed

unewards &romotions

u’ve worked hard and

ve succeed, now it’s our

n to recognize your

complishments! 

hievement #1 &

omotion to C/Amn

det Murphy

hievement #4 &

omotion to C/TSgt

det Baker

hievement #10 & Pro-

otion to C/1st Lt

det Salvato

AC Ribbon

det Hohenberger

Due to the large number of senior members in our

squadron, we have been given permission to hold a

Squadron Leadership Course in Red Oak. We’ve

chosen to hold this class on October 20 & 21, 2012

to coincide with the 3rd Saturday meeting .

The location has not yet been set, but we are work-

ing on this as well as securing instructors for the

course.

The Squadron Leadership Course is a great intro-

ductory course into the senior member role within the

squadron. While it is a required component for com-

pletion of Level II, it’s very informative and helpful for

those who wish to play an active role in their sq

ron (whether or not you hold a duty position).

Course fees will be nominal and only enough to

er materials and lunch for Saturday so please

advantage of this great opportunity to complet

course without having to make the trek elsewhe

I know we’re still a ways out yet, but if you are

ested in attending please fill out a CAPF 17

send it to jessa.brace@iawg.cap.gov. 

Senior Members—Squadron Leadership Course

Cadet PT Bests—July Update

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Meetings

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30

A u g u s t 2 0 1 2

7 August — Cadet Meeting

Emergency Services

Red Oak, IA Airport

1800-2030

14 August — Cadet Meeting

CPFT & Testing

Red Oak, IA Airport

1800-2100

18 August — Meeting

21 August — Cadet Meeting

Aerospace EducationRed Oak, IA Airport

1800-2030

28 August— Cadet Meeting

Leadership & Character Development

Red Oak, IA Airport

1800-2030

1-10 August—Cadet Officer School 

11-12 August—Basic IG Course

18 August—o-rides and check rides will be

taking place during our 3rd Saturday meet-

ing—DON’T MISS OUT!!! 

25-26 August—Offutt Airshow

25-26 August—Unit Commander’s Course 

25-26 August—Corporate Leadership

Course

25-26 August—Training @ Camp Dodge

Dick Dimon

Luke Hohenberger

Theresa Hohenberger

Jake Johnson

Joe Murphy

Special Events Birthdays

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uly Awards & Promotions night

Cadet PromotiBoards

One of the requireme

cadet promotions is a bo

review (BOR). Most

have already been throu

is and hopefully will agre

me that is a great cha

identify both strength

weaknesses to better he

prepare for the increas

sponsibilities that will

with a promotion.

It is the cadet’s responsi

request a BOR and w

that a request be made

than one week in adRequests can be made

in person or via email o

other promotion require

have been met.

Cadet Resourc A Quick Reference

Everything Cadet

•

  News & Updates •  Help for New Cadets 

•  Information for Parent

•  Promotions

•  Drill & Ceremonies 

•  Upcoming Encampme

•  CAP Scholarships 

•  Orientation Flights 

•  Leadership Curriculum

•  Training Leaders of C

•  Cadet Special Activitie

Cadet Professional Development

o, you thought Professional

evelopment (PD) was only for

enior members huh? Not so

rasshopper! PD very much

pplies to cadets as well, and I’m

ere to help.

s of today, a whopping 90.9%

adets (that’s 10 out of 11) have

ompleted Achievement #1.

hat’s a statistic to be proud of so

at yourselves on the back for

our hard work!

t last night’s meeting First Ser-

eant Hohenberger talked with

each of you about your current

achievements and what you need

to do yet in order to make your

next promotion. Please take that

information and put it to good use

as you prepare to test. Keep in

mind that online testing requiresa 7-day waiting period to re-take

a failed test. So if you’re coming

a little too close to the end of your

time in grade, or TIG, plan ac-

cordingly and be sure to really

absorb the content you need to

know for your test(s).

Please also don’t forget that it is

YOUR responsibility to request a

time to take your drill and cere-

monies test as well as a time to

go before the promotions board.

These requests need to be made

at least 1 week in advance so we

can make sure we have ade-quate personnel on hand to give

you the attention you deserve.

Each and every one of you is

making GREAT progress lately

and we’re all very proud of you,

keep up the great work!

Obtaining Achievement #2—a How-to Guide

You’ve completed the first hurdle

n your CAP career so naturally

ow it’s time to move forward and

nto Achievement #2.

As with your last achievement,

ou will have a Leadership andorresponding drill & ceremonies

est to complete, this time you’ll

eed to focus on Chapter 2 Learn

o Lead. 

The biggest difference you’ll see

this time around is the addition of

an Aerospace test. There is no

set progression, meaning you

can take any module you want

and you don’t have to go in order

if you don’t want to. So plan ac-cordingly!

The other change up this time is

the addition of going before a

promotions board. Once you

have all of your testing complete

please request a board of review

from Capt Erickson at least one

week in advance.

If you run into any troubles alongthe way or need a helping hand

don’t forget to call on your men-

tor. After all, that’s what they’re

there for!

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Senior Members

What keeps a good squadron

its feet and prepared at all tim

is a well trained and knowledg

ble staff.

enior Memberaining

e following is a list of

rses provided to all senior

mbers to further advance

r education and training

hin CAP. Completion of

me of these classes is

ndatory to promote and

mplete a level.

dates become available for

following courses we will

them on our calendar as

l as below.

uadron Leadership

hool (SLS)equired for the Benjamin O.

vis Jr. Award (Level II).

ilable online, sign up here. 

ficer Basic Course 

equired for the Benjamin O.

vis Jr. Award (Level II)

ilable online, sign up here. 

orporate Learning

ourse (CLC) 

equired for the Grover Loening

ospace Award (Level I II).

ilable online, sign up here. 

it Commander’sourse (UCC)

dvised for those wishing to

ve on the Command Staff.

aining Leaders of

dets (TLC)

component of the Cadet

grams Officer Specialty Track 

The 2012 Professional Development training dates

have been announced!

Training Leaders of Cadets (TLC)

when: TBA

where: TBA

Squadron Leadership School (SLS)

when: October 20 & 21, 2012

where: Red Oak, IA

Corporate Leadership Course (CLC)

when: August 25-26, 2012

where: Camp Dodge, IA

Unit Commander’s Course (UCC) 

when: August 25-26, 2012

where: Camp Dodge, IA

If you’d like to attend any of the training course

will need to fill out a CAPF 17 and send it to the

Wing Professional Development Officer (Capt

Wachholz) as well as the course director.

 All courses being conducted by the Iowa Wing

billeting arranged for at Camp Dodge for a V

reasonable rate.

If more than one squadron member would like

and carpool, please see Capt Jason Erickson

the use of the CAP vehicle

For more information on what the courses enta

what to expect, please chat with your squadron

fessional Development Officer (Capt Jessa

son).

Forms & Regulations Updates

CAPP 202—Specialty Track Guide for Financial

Management 

CAPR 77-1—Operation & Maintenance of CAP

Vehicles 

CAPR 35-3—Membership Termination 

CAPP 223—Specialty Track Guide for Historian 

Help Wanted!

The following duty positions are

open and needing to be filled . . .

Cadet Programs Officer

Recruiting & Retention Officer

 Aerospace Education Officer

Public Affairs Officer

Leadership Officer

If you’re interested in any of the positions

above, please let Capt Jessa Erickson know.

Important Updates . . .

Professional Development

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Links You NEEto Know About

Squadron Links

Southwest Iowa Compo

Squadron Website 

Squadron Calendar  

IA-003 Squadron Memb

Handbook 

Facebook  We pos

tos, notes about up

events (including meetin

cellations), important ne

etc. so be sure to “Like”

you can keep up.

Wordpress  In add

our new social med

ue, we’ve also instituted

online blog via a Wordpr

account.

Wing Links

Iowa Wing Website 

Wordpress  Check

this site for informa

scheduled events, what

other squadrons are doi

and other cool stuff. If y

haven’t already, but sure

sign up to receive new b

posts directly via your em

inbox!

Misc. Links

 American Red Cro

First Aid app for iP

and Android users 

uly 2012 SAREX @ Ankeny

ue Beret 2012

you missed out on some of the

ws around NBB be sure to

eck out the Iowa Wing blog for

6 of the newsletters.

you’re on Facebook you can

eck out their page as well.

 As soon as C/1st Lt Salvato gets

a breather (the morning after he

got home from NBB he left for

Cadet Officer School (COS) at

Maxwell AFB), we’ll get him to

finish his write-up so you all can

get his perspective on his two

weeks spent up at Oshkosh.

anes, Trains and . . . Aircraft Carriers

Lt Brett White

seems like my wife and I cov-

ed about every mode of trans-

rtation possible on our recent

cation. One of the most enter-

ning moments of the trip wasplaining to the rental car asso-

ate how it was possible to have

rchased a one way ticket to

awaii. “But sir, this is an is-

nd…you have to have return

ght information!” You see, we

ere in Hawaii to meet our son,

aleb. Kaleb is a former CAP

det and currently serves in the

S Navy. His ship, the aircraft

rrier USS Carl Vinson, was

meward bound from a six

onth deployment. We were

invited along with 930 other

friends and family to board at

Pearl Harbor and ride the ship to

their home port of San Diego,

California. Needless to say, it

was a trip of a lifetime!

Just before the ship left, we were

able to visit the memorial of the

Japanese bombing of Pearl Har-

bor. Standing on the memorial

over the sunken USS Arizona

really brought home the sacrifice

of the many men and women

who have given their all in service

to our country. To those whose

loved ones have joined the ranks

of those killed in protection our

liberty and freedom I offer my

humble gratitude.

We then spent 6 nights and 5

days aboard the Vinson. We slept

in the same ‘racks’ as the sailors.

To say they were tight quarters

would be understatement! There

is about 16 inches from the top of

your mattress to the bottom of thebunk above you. Let’s just say

that never have I been as appre-

ciative of our queen sized bed!

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