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uality Cadetnit Award—

pdate

of June 31st we have

t 6  of the 9 possible crite-

( we need a minimum of 5

earn the award).

n’t forget, we ALL can work

wards this goal, and here’s

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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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06

From the Commander . . .Capt Jason Erickson

There are no secrets to success.

It is the result of preparation, hard

work, learning from failure.

Colin Powell

I have wanted for some time now

to impart to the members and the

world at large what the plans are

for the next year or two. The

current plan is for us to continue

to excel in what we are doing,

but, I can see areas that need

some growth and improvement.

If you see an area that you want

help improve just let me know!

We are on track for the Quality

Unit Award, and with Capt Jessa

Erickson leading the charge I

have high hopes that we will earn

it for this year. Please look over

to the left to see what we need to

make this happen.

 Aerospace education is some-

thing else that we need to grow

upon. I look around at some of

the squadrons that are excelling

and one of the tools in their bag

is a program called AEX. This

stands for Aerospace Education

Excellence. This will push us up

to new heights and assist us in

providing the best training possi-

ble for our cadets, seniors, and

the community at large. Cadet

Hohenberger and I will be leading

the way to make this happen.

Our pilot corps needs to be ex-

panded and trained. They are a

vital part of our mission in West-

ern Iowa. If you know of any

pilots who wish to pick up some

new skills and spend time with a

worthy cause please let them

know about CAP. SM Jake John-

son is currently heading up our

Pilot Corps.

Safety is an ongoing concern.

Everything we do, we do with

safety in mind. Capt Todd Bean

is not only heading this up but is

also in charge of our medical

services. Due to recent changes

to CAPR 62-1 we are now re-

quired to have a Cadet Safety

Officer who will act as a liaiso

between the cadets and the s

ior members and will assist C

Bean in his quest for safety co

pliance and success. This ca

must be an NCO or officer. R

member, we all are responsib

for safety.

Our squadron has never been

strong as it is now. This is on

possible with the help of the

members we have assisting a

supporting the squadron as a

whole. We are where we are

because we worked as a team

get there. I want to thank you

However, This is not a reason

slow down and celebrate a jo

well done. It is time to look to

horizon and prepare for what

next. Join with us and make

next year our best ever!

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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 #4 &

omotion to C/Amn

det Brasher

det Soll

hievement #4 &

omotion to C/A1C

det Hansen 

hievement #4 &

omotion to C/TSgt

det Bean

hievement #5 &

omotion to C/MSgt

det Hohenberger

hievement #9

det Salvato

campment Ribbon

det Hansen

on Erickson

campment Ribbon

asp #1

det Bean

det Hohenberger

campment Ribbonasp #2

det Salvato

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

Please mark this weekend on calendar and pl

attend!

Senior Members—Squadron Leadership Course

Cadet PT Bests—June 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 31

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3 July — Cadet Meeting

Emergency Services

Red Oak, IA Airport

1800-2030

10 July — Cadet Meeting

CPFT & Testing

Red Oak, IA Airport

1800-2100

17 July — Cadet Meeting

Aerospace Education

Red Oak, IA Airport

1800-2030

21 July — Meeting

24 June— Cadet Meeting

Leadership & Character Development

Red Oak, IA Airport

1800-2030

31 July — Cadet Meeting

Parent’s Night 

Red Oak, IA Airport

1800-2030

4 July—Independence Day 

7 July—SAREX @ Ankeny

14-15 July—Training Leaders of Cadets

(TLC) course @ Camp Ashland, NE

17-30 July—Blue Beret

Braden Bean

Special Events Birthdays

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 31

 J u l y 2 0 1 2

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raining Leaders of Cadets (TLC) - We Need You!

Nebraska Wing will be hosting a Trainingders of Cadets (TLC) course the weekend of

y 14 & 15 at Camp Ashland, NE.

s course is designed specifically for seniormbers working with, or planning to work withcadet program, however, the class is notted to just those individuals. Ideally everyior member in a cadet or composite squad-would take this course as it’s meant to helpunderstand the principals and nuances to

ping our cadets achieve and succeed.

rently the regs require at least 2 membersm each squadron complete this course.

le we do meet that requirement, we are ask-

that everyone make an effort to attend! Inition to the benefits your expandedwledge would bring to our squadron, having

at least 3 members complete this course wouldcomplete the TLC requirement to get us closerto earning the Quality Cadet Unit Award.

BASIC INFORMATIONEligibility: Open to seniors who have completed LevelOne (sorry, no cadets allowed)Dates & Times: Saturday, July 14th 0800-1700 andSunday, July 15th 0830-1200.Location: Camp Ashland, NebraskaUniform: Corporate Uniform or BluesFee: None, but bring cash for lunch SaturdayLodging: We are attempting to get lodging throughCamp Ashland, but let me know when you register ifyou require lodging.

HOW TO REGISTERTo register, please email your name, CAPID, and unit

affiliation to Major Kat Petersen at cp@nebraskacivilairpatrol.org by 15 Jun 2012.

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

The State of the Squadron

/2d Lt Josh Salvato

adet Commander  

am happy to report to you all

hat the state of our Squadron is

rong. We are currently close to

eing the strongest we’ve evereen in terms of cadet member-

hip. Although we may not be a

rge squadron, we are an active

ne with almost 90% of our mem-

ers having attended a meeting

the last month. Attendance and

ecruiting are on the rise, but they

an always be better! Talk to your

ends, family, and even people

you meet about CAP and make

sure to let someone know if you

will not be at the next meeting.

I am proud of the level of growth I

have seen, not only in the squad-

ron, but in the individual mem-bers as well. We have a strong

cadet corps which appears to

only be getting stronger.

The squadron will soon be head-

ed in new directions, making

some areas completely different

for most of us. It will take a com-

bined group effort to ensure that

our squadron runs effectively, but

I have no doubt that we can do it!

I would like to personally thank

you all for helping to make this

squadron great! It takes a lot of

time a dedication to make asquadron succeed and if not for

the contributions of all the mem-

bers, it would not happen.

Obtaining Achievement #1—a How-to Guide

Cadets, are you a little unsure of

ust how to get that first promo-

on? If so, no worries, here’s a

tep-by-step guide.

Your first objective will be to reg-

ster for e-services and log in forhe first time. To do that, click

ere.  Once you’ve logged in, 

omplete the Operational Securi-

y Awareness (OPSEC) training

as well as the Equal Opportunity

(EO) Training and Intro to CAP

Safety 10-question quiz.

Now that the basics are done you

can move on to tackling your last

three requirements: completeyour cadet physical fitness testing

(CPFT) requirements during a

2nd Tuesday meeting, the Chap-

ter 1 Learn to Lead test found

online in e-services, and the

Chapter 1 Drill & Ceremonies test

during any meeting.

That’s it! 

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: July 14 & 14, 2012

where: Camp Ashland, NE

Squadron Leadership School (SLS)

when: October 20 & 21, 2012

where: Red Oak, IA

Corporate Leadership Course (CLC)

when: postponed to a later date

where: TBA

Unit Commander’s Course (UCC) 

when: September 22-23, 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

CAPR 1-3—Disclosure of Confidential Infor-

mation by Corporate Officials 

Misc Updates

Drug Demand Reduction funds are now availa-

ble for ALL CADET UNITS!

Important information on e-Services and WMIRS 

Changes to the NCSA menu 

Safety Management System update  scheduled

for June 4th

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 

une 2012 SAREX @ Ankeny

larinda Fly In & Airshow in pictures

ummer Encampments

case you missed it, here are a

w links you can check out for

otos, videos and newsletters

m the Nebraska, Colorado and

nnesota Encampments. In all,

Iowa sent 12 cadets and 3 senior

members to these encampments.

Be sure to check the July news-

letter and wordpress blogs for

stories from our members about

their unique experiences!