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tion leaders, and (3) we have a growing
commitment to serve our community
and nation in times of trou-
ble. Suddenly it occurred to me the
reason why I would accept the role -
because I have the privilege to
serve this great group of people who
call themselves the Woodfield Com-
posite Squadron.
At this particular time I don't see any
major changes in how we will conduct
squadron business. I look forward to
working with Capt Snyder in his role asDeputy Commander of Cadets. He will
be in charge of our cadet meetings. Ourgoals would be to recruit more ca-
dets, to get more of our cadets involved
in flying and attending activities, and to
set up a mentor program that will
move cadets into NCO and officer
ranks. He will also train 3-4 sen-
ior members who are assigned to the
cadet programs executive staff. I also
look forward to working with Lt.
Knickerbocker in his role of Deputy
Commander of Seniors. Our goal for
the senior team would be to develop
a team of Emergency Services person-
nel, both pilots and mission staff, thatare trained and certified for actual
missions.
This past April, the WoodfieldSquadron underwent a Change ofCommand at the Senior level. Capt.Steven Snyder stepped down asSquadron Commander to allow new
blood to take the reigns. This newblood is in the form of a Lt. Bruce
Brumfield. For the past 4 years,Capt. Snyder has led the squadronvery effectively. Membership hasgrown from 40 cadets and 16 sen-
iors to 60 cadets and 30 seniors. Hehas organized several communityevents such as Oshkosh trips, colorguard events, presenting the Colorsat the Schaumburg Flyers games
and marching in several localparades. The squadrons interestand involvement in spring andsummer encampments, nationalactivities, and flight encamp-ments has increased tremen-dously. And now, a message
from the new Commander:
When I was first approached by Capt
Snyder and asked if I would be the
next Commander, my first thought
was that I've only been in CAP for 2years and I still have a lot to learn.
The more I thought about it though I
realized that I was committed to the
squadron and would be willing to
invest my time in building on thesuccesses that Capt Snyder worked
hard to achieve over the past 4 years.
Why is that? After observ-
ing the past year I've come to under-
s tand a few th ings about
our squadron: (1) we have great
cadets who are applying themselves
to the program and a cadet leader-
ship who are growing in their leader-
ship skills, (2) we have a solid teamof committed volunteers who are
passionate about CAP and are in-vesting themselves in helping our
young people become next genera-
Woodfield Squadron Change of Command
BICYCLE SAFETY TIPS
More than 75 million Americansride bicycles, and at least 900riders are killed annually in thiscountry. Over 640,000 riders aretreated in emergency rooms for
bicycle related injuries each year.The League of American Bicy-clists has suggested these safety
ideas for your more healthfulbicycling.
1. Wear a helmet designed forbicycling every time you ride. Thehelmet should be approved byANSI or SNELL. Helmets reducethe risk of brain injury by 88%. Agood helmet distributes and ab-sorbs the energy of impact.
2. Stop, look, and listen at the end
of the driveway. Frequently carsand bikes collide when youngstersride into the street from a drive-way or across a driveway whileriding on a sidewalk.
3. Always ride on the right side ofthe roadway, with traffic. Remem-
ber that motor vehicles are in-volved in about 90% of all bicyclefatalities.
4. Obey all traffic signs. Your bikeis a vehicle and you must followthe rules of the road, just like autodrivers must.
5. Be predictable. Do not makeclowning, surprising, swervingmoves.
6. Always signal when you make aturn.
7. Be visible. Wear light-coloredclothes and a bright helmet. Atnight, use reflectors and lights.
8. Leave at least three feet betweenyou and parked cars (because a
door could open suddenly), andwatch for cars pulling into your
path.
9. Yield the right-of-way. Letwalkers go first. Keep your speedslow on paths, trails, and side-walks. Call out to warn the next
person you are going to pass.
10. Never hitch a ride with a mov-ing car.
THE OFFICIALNEWSLETTER OF
WOODFIELD
SQUADRON
May/June 2006Volume 1 Issue 3
Woodfield Pride
Inside this issue:
Oshkosh Trip,2006
2,3
EmergencyServices
3
Open House 4
Missing MarylandWing Member
5
Questions andAnswers
5
Promotions 6
Lt. Bruce Brumfield, Commander,
Woodfield Squadron
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Well, here we are again, inOshkosh, WI. This is one loca-tion that is on the list of placesto visit if youre interested inAviation in any way. If it isnt,it should be. With static dis-plays of real, flyable aircraftfrom the WWI era, to WWII,and up to present day, visitorsget an idea of the shear size ofthe old war birds, and the com-pactness of the smallest flyingpeople carrying plane in theworld. It could probably fit inthe back of a minivan. With allthe hands-on activities for chil-dren and adults, all the static
displays and spirit of the pastaviation innovators, you andyour family could easily spend aday wandering the museum allday, and not realize it.
For the second year in a row,since Ive been a part of Wood-field Squadron, I made the tripto Oshkosh. It was worth thevacation days I had to take.This year, the big activities thatstood out was the full motionflight simulator game, theWright Brothers simulator,
helicopter rides, and labs thattalked about aircraft riveting,RC planes, and rockets.
This year, we stayed at theLodge right on the air-port again. There was arec. room downstairs withping pong, pool and flightsim.
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Oshkosh Trip 2006
Things that do you no
good in Aviation:
-Altitude above you-Runway behind you
-Fuel in the truck-A navigator
-Half a second ago-Approach plates in
the car-The airspeed you
dont have
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Aerial view of Whitman Regional Airport (KOSH)
C/CMSgt. Crupper looks on as C/SrA Greenlee tries riveting in a
lab at the Air Adventure Museum
(left) C/MSgt Brady flying theWright Brothers simulator. Ithink he lasted a whole 45 sec-onds.
(above) C/CMSgtCrupper heaves amodel airplane fromthe upper level in theAir Adventure Mu-seum. (right) C/A1CSzeremeta and herfather return from ahelicopter ride rightoutside the museum.
( abo v e ) C / S rAGreenlee, C/2LtWerner and C/ABSeidler freshen up ontheir flying skills.(below) Lt Crupperand Maj. Osheademonstrate how tocrash in a simulator
(left) C/2ndLt Wells tries to ex-plain to Cadet Weiss why hisplane should fly. Cadet Weisstells him why it doesnt.
Cadets Meiss and Seidlerexit the full motion simula-tor. Time for round 2, noone lost their lunch yet...
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The beds were comfy, foodwas good and the people run-ning the lodge were friendlyand helpful, just like last year.
There will be another trip nextyear, and all cadets are encour-aged to try and make the trip.Its loads of fun.
Oshkosh Trip 2006 (cont.)
Emergency Services
structed by personnel from the US
Public Health Service. Personnelinterested in attending the basic oradvanced courses must be at least 13
years of age at the start of the course
and have completed general emer-
gency services training. The Ad-
vanced and Team Leader courses
require basic course completion (or
equivalent), and personnel applying
to attend the Team Leader Course
must also be at least 18 years of age
at the start of the course. Personnelinterested in attending the Wilder-
ness First Responder Course must be
basic course graduates or equivalent,
be at least 15 years of age, and
should be physically fit as they will
be expected to actively participate in
field transport of patients and lift
heavy objects of 100 pounds or
more. All NGSAR participants will
spend the majority of the course inthe field and will be required to sleep
in survival shelters or tents during
several of the schools exercises and
training missions.
ICSS Incident Command SystemSchool: One basic course will be
held this year that will focus in train-
ing entry level mission base staffpersonnel to be mission radio opera-
tors, staff assistants, unit leaders, and
branch directors, including ICS 200level training. Additionally, one
advanced course will be conducted to
train section chiefs, the command
and general staff, and incident com-
manders. Applicants for the basic
course must be at least 15 years of
age at the start of the course and
have completed general emergencyservices training. Applicants for the
advanced course must be graduates
of the ICSS basic course or have
equivalent training (ICS 200 leveltraining must at least be completed
prior to arrival ICS 200 level
training is available online from the
FEMA Independent Study Program
a t :
http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/I
S/is200.asp) and be at least 16 years
of age. NOTE: Cadets participat-
ing in these coursed may complete
many knowledge requirements and
practical skills, but cannot qualifyfor many specialties as they do not
meet the minimum age require-
ments specified in regulations.
MAS Mission Aircrew School:This course will be conducted intwo tracks; mission observer and
mission pilot. All training will
cover the requirements for aircrew
members as established in the cur-
rent emergency services regula-
tions. All applicants must be at
least 18 years of age at the start of
the course, have completed general
emergency services training, be
mission scanner qualified, and willbe expected to forward a copy of
the last six months of their flight
logs, once tentatively accepted, ifapplicable. Personnel applying for
the mission pilot track will be re-
quired to have a current CAPF 5, ina Cessna 172 or Cessna 182, on
arrival at the school.
For more information on NESA,
v i s i t t h e i r w e b s i t e a t :
http://www.homestead.com/ngsar/h
ome.html
National Emergency Services
Academy (NESA)
Have you been looking for a quick
way to meet the requirements for
getting qualified in Emergency Ser-
vices? Or perhaps you would like to
refresh your skills, and see the latest
search and rescue techniques in thefield. If so, then the National Emer-
gency Services Academy is just what
you have been waiting for.
This special activity gives hundreds
of members the opportunity to train
in Emergency services qualifications
at National Headquarters certified
courses. All courses are held at
Camp Atterbury, just 35 miles southof Indianapolis, Indiana. Qualified
CAP, USAF, and industry experts
conduct the courses. Housing and
meals are provided at Camp Atter-
b u r y f o r a l l p a r t i c i p a n t s .
The academy offers several courses
each year for the National Ground
Search and Rescue School (NGSAR),
Mission Base Staff School (MBSS),
and Mission Aircrew School (MAS).
NGSAR National Ground Searchand Rescue: This year two basic
courses will be conducted to train
personnel to become ground teammembers, two advanced courses will
be held to expand on basic team
member training, and a team leaderspecific course will be run to provide
training for those eligible to become
team leaders. Additionally, for per-
sonnel interested in field medical
training, a Wilderness First Re-
sponder course has been added to the
NGSAR School that will be in-
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If youre ever faced
with a forced landing
at night, turn on the
landing lights to see
the landing area.
If you dont like what
you see, turn em
back off!
(left) A P-51 Mus-
tang on display atthe Air AdventureMuseum in Osh-
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March 7th was WoodfieldSquadrons first Open House atthe Schaumburg airport. Parentsand guests were able to seewhat goes on in normal day today operations in the squadron.There was an actual CAP air-craft available for tours, a flightsimulator for people to try theirhand at flying, demonstrationsfor Emergency Services and CAPpersonnel available to answerquestions.
There were guests in attendancefrom other CAP squadrons andIL Wing. The Open House wentso well that IL Wing will belooking for the other squadronsto follow in our footsteps byhaving their own open houses.
For a first time open house,there was a good turn out. Thevisitors kept the CAP personnelbusy with their questions, andwere rather impressed withwhat goes on within CAP. Itreally is more than a place todump your kids off for 2 hours aweek.
After attending the Open
House, if there is anyone inter-ested in getting startedwith the Civil Air Patrol,please visit our web site atwoodfieldcap.org or askany cadet or senior mem-ber how to get in touchwith Lt Brumfield. Wewould be happy to haveyou as a new member.
Woodfield Squadron would liketo thank all the senior membersand cadets that helped in set-ting up for the Open House.
Also the people at the Schaum-burg airport for the use of thefacility, Northwest Aviation forthe use of the simulator, andPilot Petes for the use of theBalloon Room. If I missedanyone, sorry. Thank you, too.We hope to see everyoneagain next year.
Open House
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IL Wings new Cessna 182with the Garmin 1000Glass Cockpit was avail-able for viewing at theopen house. CAP pilotswere on hand to answerquestions from cadets andparents. (Right, Below)
A visitor is given a quicklesson in the new Simula-tor at the SchaumburgAirport. The simulator isbased on the DiamondStar with the glass cock-
pit. (Below)
Several exhibits and demonstra-tions on Emergency Serviceswere available for guests (Above,
Right, Below)
(Above) C/Capt. Stark gets his EarhartAward from IL Wing Commander Capt.Cardwell. (Left) The Color Guard strutstheir stuff in front of the guests
You c
anonly ti
e the recor
d
forflyi
nglow
.
If itsred o
r dusty, do
nt
touchit
Theonlythingthatscaresme
aboutflyingisthedrivetothe
airport
Flying
is notdan
gerous,
crashingis dan
gerous!
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efforts to locate David. We have taken greatcomfort in the fact that these people well-trained
and organized men and women are friends andcolleagues of David who have flown with himover the years and who want to find him asmuch as we do. We ask for everyone's continuedsupport of a successful completion of this searcheffort. We also want to express our appreciationto the volunteer firemen, the police in bothMaryland and Pennsylvania and the Red Cross fortheir assistance in this huge undertaking over thepast several days. Finally, our heartfelt thanks goto those local residents who have called in withleads, helped search teams find their way, and fedand sheltered the searchers."Weiss was flying a blue and white Cessna 172with tail number N7604G, operated by the Con-gressional Flying Club. The last contact with thepilot occurred when the aircraft was leaving the
Washington Air Defense Identification Zone at12:17 p.m. Tuesday. The search was activated bythe U.S. Air Force Rescue Coordination Centerat Langley Air Force Base, Va., after contact withthe pilot was lost.Weiss was seen conducting a pre-flight inspec-tion of the aircraft by himself, so authorities
THIS IS WHAT CAP IS ALL ABOUTMARYLAND Maryland, Pennsylvania and
West Virginia wing ground and air teams aresearching for a plane flown by a MarylandWing member.David K. Weiss, 72, of Maryland WingsMontgomery Senior Squadron, a Bethesda,Md., resident, is missing after taking off fromGaithersburg, Md., airport Tuesday and notreturning to Gaithersburg as scheduled Tues-day afternoon.Weiss' family is asking for help from thepublic."At this time, we ask that anyone with infor-mation that can help us find our husband,father and friend, please contact the CAP assoon as possible at 301-791-5342. We hopethat farmers in the area will search theirfields and any local residents noting anything
suspicious that could be of use to the search-ers in completing their mission will pick upthe phone and call the local authorities," saidWeiss' family in a statement.The family also commented: "We would liketo take this opportunity to thank the mem-bers of the Civil Air Patrol for their tireless
believe that he was flying alone. He was notflying a CAP airplane or participating in a CAP
activity.Units are searching near the village of St. Tho-mas, Pa., in the south-central part of thestate, because Verizon believes that Weiss' cellphone is there. An individual who lives in the St.Thomas area also reported that he saw a single-engine airplane fly low over his garage at thetime the missing aircraft could have been in thearea. The natural features of the area -- trees,boulders, sharp angles, and drop offs --complicate the search.Lt. Col. Robert Ayres of Maryland Wing i sCAP's incident commander at a mission baseestablished at the Hagerstown, Md., airport.Maryland and Pennsylvania state police forcesand local volunteers have supplemented CAPsearch efforts both on the ground and in the
air.CAP has investigated more than a dozen leads,some as far away as Virginia and West Virginia.On Thursday, more than 20 sorties were flown,each about three hours long.Tips may be called in to the CAP Mission Baseat (301) 791-5342.
CAP continues search for missing Maryland Wing member(From CAP Online)
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Question and Answers
Question: Are cell phones allowed while in CAP uni-form?
Answer: Yes. See CAPM 39-1 CAP Uniform Manual
Table 2-5. Clothing/Accessory StandardsPagers, cellular phones, and two-way radios may be wornclipped to the waistband or purse, or carried in the lefthand. Only one is authorized. Note: Your unit,group, wing or region commander may have a policywhich places some restrictions on cell phones at CAPactivities.
Question: Where can I find detailson the new CAP Distinctive Uniformwith the blue AF-style pants?Answer: 1. The National Board met
on 3-4 March 2006 in WashingtonD.C. and considered a number ofchanges to the Civil Air Patrol uni-forms. Listed below are the items thatwere approved and are effectiveimmediately. This letter will constituteauthority to implement these changes.a. New CAP Distinctive Uniform(atch 1). The Board approved a newoptional CAP distinctive uniform forsenior members. The uniform con-sists of the following:- White aviator shirt short or longsleeve (AF blue tie or CAP bluefloppy bow mandatory with longsleeve shirt)- Blue AF-style pants/slack or skirt
- Dark blue 1 inch cotton web orelastic belt with silver buckle- Blue AF-style epaulets- Blue two-line nameplate- CAP badges and devices as currentlyauthorized on the aviator shirt withgray slacks combination are author-ized- No military badges or devices- Currently, No headgear authorized(wear of headgear to be reviewed forpossible May NEC action)
Question: What would happen if a seniormember were to be turned in for making acadet do physical exercise as punishment ormaking a cadet assume an embarrassing pose?Answer: Cadets are expected to routinelyparticipate in fitness training in CAP, but usingexercise as a form of punishment is expresslyprohibited and not authorized in any way. Nor
may members be caused to suffer or to beexposed to any activity that is cruel, abusive,humiliating, oppressive, demeaning, or harm-ful. The incident in question if verified maymeet the criteria for hazing and should bereported for investigation to the unit com-mander. Depending on the degree and cir-cumstances if hazing is verified, actions by thecommander might vary from counseling, toreprimand, to suspension, to demotion, toloss of position, or even termination of mem-bership. Other actions required by the com-mander for hazing incidents are covered inCAP REGULATION 52-10 CAP CADETPROTECTION POLICY .
Hazing is defined as any conduct wherebysomeone causes another to suffer or to beexposed to any activity that is cruel, abusive,humiliating, oppressive, demeaning, or harm-ful. Actual or implied consent to acts of hazingdoes not eliminate the culpability of the per-petrator.
Examples of hazing include using exercise aspunishment or assigning remedial training thatdoes not fit the deficiency (such as making acadet run laps for having poorly shined shoes).
Question: Can a Squadron Commander require aweigh-in for a senior member to find out if they meet theweight standards for wearing AF style uniforms?Answer: Yes. CAPM 39-1 Paragraph 1-2 (see below)
tasks commanders to ensure that all members present aprofessional, well-groomed appearance, which will reflectcredit upon CAP. Requiring a periodic weigh-in, like theAF, by senior members and cadets age 18 and older who
choose to wear the AF style uniform would be reason-able. Unlike the AF, CAP does not have a remedial fitnessprogram for members who exceed weight standards norare there any types of punitive measures allowed againstthose members. CAP members who exceed weight stan-dards are prohibited from wearing the AF style uniformbut are allowed to wear any of the CAP distinctive uni-forms or civilian attire as befits the occasion. Note: CAPweight standards include a 10% higher maximum than AFweight standards. See attachment below for CAP weightstandards for wearing the AF style uniform.
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C/MSgt David Brady
C/TSgt Kyle Tomaszewski
C/TSgt Jacek Muka
C/SSgt Joshua Coonich
C/SrA Mike Nasca
C/SrA Clint Greenlee
C/A1C Grant Gottfried
C/A1C Jared Tomaszewski
C/A1C Christine Szeremeta
THE OFFICIAL
NEWSLETTER OFWOODFIELD
SQUADRON
Congratulations to all the cadets selected forthe various positions of Cadet Staff. The listof new Cadet Officers and Staff is below.
Executive Staff
Cadet Commander- C/2dLt WellsCadet Deputy Commander- C/CMsgt.
CrupperCadet Executive Officer -Standard Operations
Officer- C/Capt. StarckCadet First Sergeant- C/MSgt. Brady
Flight Staff
BLTS Flight Commander- C/2dLt WernerAlpha Flight Commander-C/TSgt Tomaszewski
BLTS Flight Sergeant- C/SrA GreenleeAlpha Flight Sergeant- C/TSgt. Muka
Support Staff
Aerospace Officer- C/MSgt HibbardSupply Officer- C/A1C Gallman
New Cadet Staff
Web site:
Woodfieldcap.org
Promotions
CadetReceivesHonorsatFlightEncampment
C/SrA Clint Greenlee was
awarded Honor Cadet of
Spring Encampment. The En-campment was held at GreatLakes Naval Training Centeron April 21st-23rd and 28th-30th. Next time you see Ca-det Greenlee, give him a bigoldpaton theback!
A-10 Thunderbolt (Warthog)
Johnson Fligh
t
Encampment
Markyourcalendars,
sub-
mit yourapplication
and
have some fun
at the
JohnsonFlight Encamp-
ment thissummer J
une
9th-17th in Mattoon
, IL.
For moreinformatio
n,
contact Lt Brumfie
ld
or anyone who h
as
attended the Johnso
n
Flight Encampment in
the past.
SummerEncampment
Join othercadets from theIL Wingin this years Sum-merEncampmentheld July22nd-29th at the Mar-seilles ArmyTrainingCen-ter in Marseilles, Illinois.A fewcadets from Wood-field squadron have at-tended this encampment.Go to them with anyquestions. Its sure to bea grand ol time!!