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Volume LIV - Issue 2 March - April 2015

Squadron 64 Participates at The 2015 Great LA Air Raid — at Fort MacArthur. BY 2d Lt Zach Foster, CAP Squadron 64 Public Affairs

Dozens of Civil Air Patrol members from Southern California partnered with the Fort MacArthur Museum Association to make the 2015 Great LA Air Raid a success.

Cadets and senior members present represented Squadrons 29, 51, 59, 107, and Brackett Composite Squadron

The Silver Sword �1

In this Issue:

• The Great LA Air Raid

• Life as a Cadet

• Photo of the Month

• Senior Corner

• Promotions/Awards

• New Recruits

New Recruits

CADETS:

Cadet Aaron Rodriguez

SENIORS:

Cadet Max Harris to SM

SM Dennis Viereck

SILVER SWORD SQUADRON 64


64. All staff members, volunteers, and most of the guests were dressed in period attire as hundreds of people got together to remember World War II's "Battle of Los Angeles" that occurred

at this very harbor in February of 1942. It was especially fun for first-timer cadets!

See more photos on our Facebook page.

Life As a Cadet; Ma r k s m a n s h i p , CAP Van Rides & Camaraderie BY: C/TSgt Ethan Stahl, CAP Squadron 64

When I first joined CAP, I knew very little about

marksmanship. Then, when I tried it out for the first time, I discovered that it was a lot more fun and interesting than I had initially thought. Before I started shooting, I had to take the NRA rifle safety course, it’s necessary to shoot rifles without damaging anything, and then came the fun part, shooting the rifles. It’s a lot harder than it looks. You have to establish a natural point of aim, that is, if you look through the sights, look away, and then come back, it should be in the exact same position. It’s also a lot more tiring than


Senior Corner From the Deputy Commander

The Emergency Services training season has begun. Group 1 held its first SAREX - DREX on February 21. Several more will be scheduled throughout southern California over the next few months. I encourage every one to attend at least one SAREX - DREX this year. Also, the CAWG evaluation is scheduled for May 15-17. EVERYONE should mark their calendar now to participate. This is one of the largest training events of the year. It will be a great opportunity to learn a new Emergency Services skill or brush up on one you already know.

~ 1st Lt James Bertz


it seems. You get 25 bullets per round, 5 in each bowl. But I wasn’t as bad as I thought, so I got a really good impression of marksmanship.

That’s not the only fun part though, because before we go shooting, we get lunch, and if you’ve been on van rides in CAP, then you haven’t been on enough, because you can never have too many CAP van rides. You joke, laugh, bond, and overall have a good time. Lunch is the same way, except with food, and what isn’t better with food? I never thought I’d realize that the best place to make friends is in a big white van while bumping along a dirt road, but I did, and I’m glad. I honestly never really expected to make any friends in CAP, but I’m so glad I did. And now I’m pretty in to marksmanship, and I encourage anyone with any interest at all to try it out! ~ C/TSgt Ethan Stahl

Photo of the Month Chaplain (LT Col) Mike and Capt. Adelle McKinney,

Squadron 64 were invited to speak at a leaders conference at the former Taichung AFB, Taiwan.


Cadet Promotions

C/Amn Jacob Goodman promoted to C/A1C

C/Amn Joshua Goodman promoted to C/A1C

C/Amn Nicole Agob promoted to C/A1C

C/SSgt Ethan Stahl promoted to C/TSgt

C/Capt Christina Granillo is promoting to leadership Officer (still C/Capt, but it's just the name of the achievement)

Attention Squadron 64!

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