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ugust
2001
Official Publication of the California Wing Civil ir Patrol P O Box 7688
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Nuys CA 91409
Achievement
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Eagle Call
is an authorized
publication published in the
interest
of
the members
of
the California Wing
of
the
Civil Air Patrol. It is pub
lished by a private
firm
n no
way connected with the De
partment of the Air Force or
the Civil Air Patrol Corpora
tion. The appearance
of
ad
vertisements in this pubJjca
tion including supplements
and inserts does not consti
tute an endorsement by the
Civil Air Patrol Corporation
or the Department
of
the ir
Force
of
the
product
s and
services advertised.
Materials for publication
should be mailed to:
California Wing
Civil
ir
Patrol
Eagle Call
p O Box 341
Sunland
CA
91041
Colonel Larry Myrick
Wing Commander
Lt Brian Stover
Editor
For information on
advertising rates and
space
please call
1 800 635 6036
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T H U N D E R IR D S
st t Brian Stover
One
of
the ultimate
achievements
in the
ir
Force
is
to garner a
position with the ir
Force
ir Demonstration Squadron
other-
wise known as the
Thunderbirds.
I recently had the opportunity
to spend some time with the
squadron at their home at Nellis
ir Force Base outside Las Vegas
Nevada. There I spoke with the pi
lots and support team about what
it take
s to
make
it to
the
Thunderbirds. One per on I spoke
to Ssgt Brad Bowen is a former
CAP cadet.
SSgt
Bowen
25 is from
Bowie Maryland. Brad joined
CAP when he was 13 and was a
member
of
the Bowie Bel Air
Composite Squadron from 1989
to 1994 During his time in CAP
he progressed through the cadet
ranks
rising
to the grade of
C/Captain. He earned the Mitch-
Continued on page
3
SSgt rad owen
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We are proud to support th
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or their lifesaving efforts
N D R T H R D P G R U M M N
e
are proud
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support the lifesaving
efforts o the men and women o the
California Civil ir Patrol
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SSgt Brad Bowen
CHIEVEMENT
Continued
ell and
Earhart
Award s
which
would later come into play in hi s
Arr Force career.
Ser
geant Bowen
' CAP ac
tivi tie s included
the drill team
where he competed at the Wing
level and made
it
to 7th place in
the National Drill Competition in
1991.
Br
ad attended encampment
at McGuire AFB (NJ) in 1990. He
said his squadron was flightline
oriented
and it
was
there he
learned to work with aircraft and
their crews. Brad's interest in the
CAP was supported by
hi
s family.
His grand father was in the CAP in
its infancy.
Award in the CAP.
Sergea
nt
Bow
en
s
f ir st
as
signment
in
the Arr Force was as a
flying crew chief on
KC-I0
s.
He
applied for the Thunderbirds but
was turned down because he had
the
wrong a irframe experience
(fighters vs. transport
.
So Brad
swi tched to the F-15E and spent
two years
at
Mountain Home ,
Idaho building up knowledge of
fighter planes. The persistence he
learned in CAP paid off and after
applying a
seco
nd
tim
e to
the
Thunder
bird
s he
was
acce
pted
and
join
ed the team
in
March
of
2000. SS gt Bo we n
sa
id persis-
tence
is
the
key.
It
depends on
How bad you want it. He
sa
id
the Senior Members of hi s squad
ron
we
re
ve
ry good at
se ttin
g
standards for the cadets.
SSgt
Bowen is
currently
a
crew chief for jet #7 , piloted by
the Operation
s
Offic
er,
Major
Glen Lawson. He has now been
n
the Air Force for seven years.
Brad currently lives in
La
s Vegas
with hi s wife Laura.
The
jet
th at
SSgt Bowen
is
crew chief for is piloted by Major
Glen Lawson, call sign
Lunar
of
St.
Simon
s
Island,
Georgia.
Maj Lawson is the Operations Of
ficer for the Thunderbirds. He is
also
the
safe ty
observer
and
evaluator for the
team
and flies
orientation flights for the media
and celebrities.
Major Lawson entered the Arr
Force as a 2nd Lt
in
1987 through
the ROTC program at the Univer
sity of Florida at Gainesville. He
received hi s pilot
training at
Sheppard AFB , Texas and
F-16
flight training at Luke AFB , Ari
zona. Major Lawson has had a va
riety of assignments including a
tour during Desert Storm
n
which
Continued on page 5
After high
sc
hool
,
Br
ad
joined the Air Force. He said the
CAP had contributed to
hi
s deci
sion to join the Air Force. During
Ba
sic Training, he said drill was
a piece of cake since he learned
to drill
in
the CAP. Brad credits
CAP with assisting him in train
ing since the
CAP
increased re
s
pon
s
ibility
at a younger
age.
Brad also credited the values and
morals
of
the
CAP
to
hi
s success
in the Air Force.
After
Basic
Training he was immediately pro
moted to Arrman First Class (E-3)
due to having earned the Mitchell
Capt Jeff Wood left) nd author.
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Maj Glen Lawson
CHIEVEMENT
Continued
. .
he flew forty combat missions. While at Homestead
AFB
Florida,
he
flew
F-16s
as a
Demo
pilot
at
airshows for the 9th Air Force. After Homestead was
closed following damage
from
a hurricane,
he
be
came a T-37 in structor pilot before joining .
the
Thunderbirds this year. Major Lawson is from a mili
tary
family
and spent time as a
child
at
Wright
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as
a child.
Major Lawson offered advice for both cadets and
seniors during my visit. He said cadets need to have a
goal. And if that goal is aviation, he urged cadets to
come
to
airshows and get
to
know flying.
To
make it
to flight training in the Air Force he urged cadets to
keep their nose clean and do reasonably well
in
school. He stressed that technical classes are impor
tant but you should also take the classes you do well
in. The Major also urged cadets not to forget about
the importance
of
participating and doing well in
sports. He added that the cadets are an enormous help
during the airshows.
Not to be forgotten, Lunar praised the senior
members as pilot
s.
Although our mission (SAR) is
not the most glorious, it is appreciated. He also urged
the senior members
to
keep inspiring the cadets.
Captain Richard Boutwell ,
caU
sign Chase , is
the pilot of the #4
jet
and flie s the slot po sition .
Chase joined the Thunderbirds for the 2000 season
and flew the left wing position . Captain Boutwell
joined
the Air
Force
in 1991 as a 2d
Lt from
the
ROTC
program at
Troy
State
University.
Prior
to
joining the Thunderbirds,
he
was a F-15C flight com
mander, instructor pilot and flight examiner and has
over 2,000 flight hours.
Capt Boutwell also stressed that cadets need
to
set a goal. He suggested taking a snapshot look at
where you are and where you want to be. Set your
sights on that picture and then check out the require
ments to get there. He urged cadets to be persistent
and to deal with obstacles as they come up. As a CAP
cadet
you have
opportunity
and
experience.
You
know the history and language of aviation.
n sc
hool,
he urged getting a broad base and
to
be well rounded,
but
to
concentrate on math and science. The Captain
stressed the importance of team sports and learning
hand/eye coordination. He said aviation is
o
ne of
the best escapes . It's as close to heaven as you can
get and there
is
a euphoria about it.
For
the senio
r
members, 'C
h
ase offered
Never walk into a squadron loudly. Never leave qui
etly. He urged seniors to spread the experience and
to
remember where you came from.
Finally, I had the opportunity
to
talk with Captain
Jeff Wood, call sign Woodman , the pilot of the #8
jet
and narrator for the Thunderbirds. Captain Wood
joined the Thunderbirds this season from the 414th
Combat Training Squadron where he flew F-16s. He
has more than 1,700 hours
in
the F-16. Captain Wood
enlisted in the Indiana Air National Guard in 1988.
He received his commission fro m the Academy
of
Continued on page 7
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Continued . . .
Military Science, McGhee Tyson
Air National Guard
Base
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joined the active duty ir Force in
1996.
Captain Wood counseled ca
dets to follow their interests. He
stressed the importance of being a
team
member and esprit de
corps. Like the others, Captain
Wood urged cadets to set goals
.. . set high goals and to do the
right
thing. He said
to
work hard
to get where you want. Capt
Wood said, often amongst young
people, discipline is lacking. The
Captain said to watch who you
hang out with. Ask what is the
norm, what are their standards?
However,
he
urged cadets to
Have fun along the way.
Woodman
told the senior
members that You are serving
the country. He feels you have a
thankless job but that you are fill
ing an important gap. He believes
the country should be thanking
YOU
.
It is
an
experience
to
see and
spend time at the Thunderbird fa
cility at Nellis. The hangar area
is
immaculate. The floor is a pol
ished white with the Thunderbird
crest painted
in
the center. Which
by the way is never stepped on,
even during the busiest
of
times.
There is a museum in the facility
that is open to the public along
with tours on Tuesdays. I f you
have the opportunity to visit Las
Vegas, a stop at the Thunderbirds
is a definite must.
The thoughts and comments
made by those I interviewed and
the atmosphere around the Thun
derbirds base is one of perfection,
goal oriented, exceeding the stan
dards and esprit de corps. The
similarities between the Thun
derbirds and CAP are numerous,
All the members of the Thunder
birds are volunteers, just as every
member of the Civil ir Patrol is a
volunteer. The work is arduous
and the hours long. The team is
away from home and family a
large part
of
the year. They re
ceive
no
extra pay for their duties
and are only compensated for cer
tain expenses incurred. Schedules
are subject to
last minute changes
and seems there is never enough
time
to
get everything done. How
ever, everyone works together as a
team
to get the job done and
they continue to strive for perfec
tion . The pilots may be who the
public comes to see, but
if
it were
not for the remainder of the team,
there would not be an air demon
stration.
As in
CAP there are a number
of non -flying positions in the
squadron. There is the Executive
officer, Capt
Jeff
Heyse. He su
pervises the executive support, in
formation management, budget,
training and personnel selection.
He also
manages
the
overall
squadron operations and is deputy
commander. Capt DeDe Halfhill
(to whom
lowe
a great thank you
for her assistance in researching
and preparing this article) is the
Public Affairs Officer (a job near
and dear
to
me). She, along with
her staff, spends long hours assist
ing both the media and public
with inquiries about the squadron.
The
squadron even has its own
flight surgeon, Capt
(Dr)
Jay
Flottmann.
The squadron also has a main
tenance
officer,
Capt Stacey
Hawkins, who is responsible for
90 aircraft maintenance personnel
who keep the squadron's 11 F-16
mission ready. Plus there are the
enlisted personnel who hold posi
tions from
First
Sergeant to
crew chiefs, logistics coordina
tors , administration, personnel,
artists and photographers. Sound
familiar?
After two days with the
Thunderbirds , it
was
hard to
leave. I can see why they put on
such a fantastic demonstration.
They are true professionals who
strive to
present
the Air Force
with the best possible image.
CAP cadets and seniors would be
wise to emulate that same profes
sionalism
as we
too, represent the
United States
ir
Force.
SSgt Jason Ha
ag
A special thanks
t
SSgt Jason
Haag Thunderbirds public af-
fairs. Without his assistance this
article
would not
be
possible
Thanks Jason.
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This issue focuses on the achieve
ments
of current
and
former
members of the Civil Air Patrol.
From
the
feature article
on
the
Thunderbirds to achievements by
cadets in drill competition, schol
arships , and promotion s
and
fi
nally the
pilotin
g sk il l s of a
former cadet, achievement perme
ates the Civil Air Patrol.
The
CAP
is much more than
ju st a volunteer organization. We
are professionals in every sense of
the word. Instilljng the
di
scipline,
morals and work
ethic
in
cadets
pays off in their future when they
accomplish great tasks, often dur
ing very trying time
s.
Cadets have
gone on to achieve great positions
and accomplis
hment
s. Often Se
nior Members
too have
accom
pl i shed a
variety
goals
and
achievements both in private life
and in the CAP, due in part to the
training and responsibilities of the
Civil Air Patrol. While research
ing
the article
on the Thunder
birds , I noticed a framed
picture
of two Thunderbird enlisted per
so
nnel s tanding in front
of
a
Thunderbird F-16 in the hallway
leading to the flightline. The cap
tion read ... "CHARACTER ... We
mu st
adjust
to an ever changing
road
.... while holding onto our
unchanging
principle
s." I
think
Brian Stover 1st Lt. CAp Editor
Eagle Call
thi s is
some
thing
noteworth
y to
strive
for,
not only
amongst the
cadets but the senior members as
well.
By the way, you are just going
to have to guess whether or not I
was able to
secur
e a fli ght
with
the Thunderbirds
As editor, I feel that
agle
Call
should be u ed to foc us on
our
achievements.
We
have every
right to be proud. Every member
has
contributed
to the
organiza
tion in many ways and in r
et
urn ,
the organization (the members in
reality) has provided assistance in
meeting goals. Kudos to the every
member of the CAP and in par
ticular to the California Wing.
verwhelming
Response
The response has been over
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and I got it
For
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f your submis
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AIR PATROL
THROUGH
THEIR
LIFESAVING
EFFORTS
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y
t ol Mike Prusak
The LO
of
fice's
princi
ple function is
to provide guid
ance
and
USAF
oversight to CAP.
I continue to reiter
ate
that
we
do
ev
erything we can
to
ensure CAWG suc
ceeds in achievi ng its
goa
ls. Since CAWG is
so large, I depend on the
USAF
R
eservists
to
do
a
lot of the
leg-work
for me. Most
of
you have seen these folks show
up at
unit
meetings. They are
there for
a
number of
rea
ons.
Principally, based on CAP crite
ria, th
ey check out
the health
of
the unit. They look at areas like
logistics, cadet programs, ES pro
grams, pi lots records, etc. They
are not there to evalu
ate ,
they
are
there to
provide staff
assis
tance and
guidance.
They are
there also to
answer
questions
or
at
least provide
me
with
those
question/problems
that
I may be
able to resolve. The only thing I
ask is that I immediately be made
aware
of
serious safety issues.
Most of these reservists come
from military aviation back
gro unds. I can ' t think of any bet
ter
source
of instructors to teach
some of the aerospace education
blocks. Feel free to ask them to do
so.
f you don't have a
reservist
who regularly attends your meet
ings, contact
me
with your re
quest and I'll make it happen, Use
them to
evaluate/judge
unit and
group drill competition. Ask them
to help you get military facilities
to have
these
drill
competitions.
Have them give a talk on their
military experiences.
Cadets eat
that stuff up. Most importantly
they represent the
Air
Force and
me in helping you succeed with
your goals.
I'd
like
to ta lk a
little about
flying training/proficiency.
Do
not wait for USAF funded
SAREX ' s to
get
instrument and
landing currencies. CAWG flies
thousands of hours in support of
SAR
and
CD
missions. I encour
age you to take advantage
of
this
flying to brush up on your curren
cies. When you finish any of these
missions, do it with an instrument
approach or
a no flap landing
or
any other different
approach.
Take advantage
of,
but don't
abuse these funded missions. An
extr-a .3 hour should be sufficient.
Fly Safe
As a final comment, I wish to
salute you all for the tireless work
you do for this great organization.
If
there is anything that I, my
staff, or my many reservists can
do
to
help
you
achieve CAP
goals, please drop me a line at:
prusakrni@earthlink.net
ar 4
entral
oast Find
Civil
Air
Patrol California
Wing was tasked
by
the U.S. Air
Force to assist the
San
Luis
Obispo County Sheriff
' s
Depart
ment in
searching
for a mis ing
plane in the early
hours
approxi
mately 1
30
a.m. Wednesday Feb
ruary
21 200l.
Two
Ground
Teams were im
mediately dispatched. One from
the California Central Coast
Group 4 led by Ground Team
Leader Maj Jon Wordsworth and
a second team
from
San Luis
Obispo
County
Squadron 103
Search
and
Rescue Squadron
based in Paso Robles ,
CA
led by
Ground
Team Leader
Capt
Rodger Coale.
Each team dispatching from
different locations and using
Emergency Locator Transmitter
signal tracking equipment as
sisted sheriff deputies in locating
the downed plane tail
#
N
J762
at
approximately 3:00 a .m.
near
9339
Adelaide Road. Teams stood
by until arrival of a FAA official.
Remember .
Our Youth
are the
future
of
Civil ir Patrol
Give them every
consideration
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Southern California Desert
Mountain
Find
Search
Mission
01M0442
9 10 March 2001
Edited Compiled from eMail Messages by
1 st t John Craig Emergency Services Officer
Palm Springs Squadron 11
This
Red
Cap
mission was
launched Friday afternoon 9
March 2001 for
an
ELT signal de
tected by AFRCC satellite which
eventua ll y
became
a missing
Piper Lance tai l number
N 1965H)
overdue on
a
flight
from Needles to San Diego with
cancelled check cargo. Yosemite
259
(Allen Graff) was Miss ion
Coordinator
and
Yosemite 511
(Roy Hofheinz) served as a criti
cal communications relay
throughout the mission.
On the afternoon
of
9 March,
Yosemite 552
Bob Burle)
launched toward the Twentynine
Palms area
and
CapFI ight 415
(Simon Housman John Craig)
departed Palm Springs to
DF
the
signal. Before nightfall, Burle and
Housman had detected the
au-
dible ELT and
identified
the
search area as being on the North
east side of a rugged ridgeline in
the
Old
Woman Mountains
in
East San Bernardino County The
location
was in a very
isolated
desert area at
34 degrees 30.2
2
minutes
North
by 115 degrees
06.765 minutes West.
Ground teams launched from
the Los Angeles basin toward the
AFRCC
target area incl uded
Y209 (John Binder), Y252 (Bob
Miller) ,
Y789
Pat Robinson) ,
Y378 (Richard Whaley) and Y755
(Laurence Riddle). By midnight,
the teams had rendezvoused with
Y552 and
obtained
his intelli-
gence information. The
teams
camped overnight near the road
into
the
search area and began
their maneuvers into the canyons
at first light on Saturday morning.
Meanwhile CapFlight 415
(crew Housman, Daniel Graham
and -
lohn
Craig) were wheels up
from PSP at 0540 local. Through
out
the
morning
,
cloud cover
blocked view
of
the target
ridgeline , but CF415 provided
close
ground
cover
and maneu
vering instructions to the teams
working their way into the diffi
cult terrain. Y252 headed up the
south fork of Painted Rock wash
to climb up the steep draw, leav-
ing a crewmember, Cathy Livoni,
in charge
of
the vehicle. By 1015
AM he had climbed to the highest
point
he could reach safely, but
still could not see the target,
which was separated from
him
by
the canyon wall to his northwest.
The second team took two DF
bearings on the road into the site
which by triangulation confirmed
the target on the Northeast face of
the ridge. Y755 set up a vehicle
communications
base
in
the
neighboring draw
to the North
west, where they could maintain
good communications using the
Kingman AZ) repeater.
Y378
climbed up the west fork of the
draw to a
point
where, as
the
cloud cover lifted shortly after
1100, he spied the target through
field glasses. It was in a location
which was inaccessible to either
ground team.
Meanwhile , San Bernardino
County Sheriffs Office helicopter
40K8 departed its base in Rialto,
traveling more
than
an
hour
through
the Banning
Pass
and
Twentynine Palms areas to the
site . Using the information radi
oed by CF415 and Y378 they
were
vectored
by Y551 to the
northeast
face
of
the mountain.
By 1113 the helicopter located the
crash site. The pilot performed a
sing le-skid landing to enable his
flight engineer
to determine
if
there
were
any survivors and to
confirm the
tail number
of the
missing aircraft. There were two
fatalities . They were unable to si
lence the ELT
in
the airplanes tail
because the empennage was
hanging out in space on the side
of the mountain.
Units of Arizona Wing stood
by the night before and in the
morning, and were ready to help
out with ground and flight crews
should they have been
needed.
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Desert Mountain
Find
Continued
. .
Also, the communications facili
ties maintained by AZWG (King
man and Havasu repeaters) were
invaluable in maintaining contact
with our teams in the field. With
out the CAWG remote
base
on
Onyx Peak, this would have been
a much more difficult mission to
coordinate.
Senior Mission Controller,
t
Col
Joe Orchard ,
has
recom
mended Distress Finds for the fol
lowing:
Aircrew - Maj Simon
Housman
Maj
Daniel Graham
,
1st
Lt
John Craig. Ground Team
Members -
Lt
Col Pat Robinson,
Maj
Bob Miller Capt Cathy
Livoni ,
Capt
John Binder,
Capt
Bob Burle, 1st t Larry Riddle,
2dLt Richard Whaley, C TSgt
J
ames Esqueda and IAmn
Joshua
Roelhling. According to
SMC
Orchard, This was a text
book case of all hands working as
a team to accomplish our goal.
A
post-mission debrief at
Palm Springs Squadron 's next
meeting brought out the easel and
pad for discussions and critiques
around:
Crew resource, management
in
the cockpit and
overall
communications from within
the airplane to base (or relay)
to ground teams to helicopter.
Meteorology conditions;
scud-running was the appar
ent undoing of the victims and
the search crews experienced
the same bad weather.
CAP Members
Save Pilot s Life
Lt
Col Donna Star
On June 2, 2001, two CAP members were credited with saving the
life of a pilot who was severely injured when his Piper 28-180 clipped a
tree east
of
Mather Field after
hi
s engine
lo
st power on a flight from
Cameron Airpark to Lodi .
The pilot,
an
emergency room doctor, departed Cameron about 7:40
A.M. planning to meet friends for skydiving at Lodi. When he did not
arrive
hi
s friends alerted authorities four hours later. The plane's emer
gency locator transmitter (ELT) did not activate.
1st t Ellis Udwin, CAP, the search's incident commander, directed
San Jose Squadron 80 members Maj Chuck Frank and Capt John Lewis
who were starting a training flight to begin instead an electronic search
in
the search area. An hour later, after the FAA's Oakland Center facility
finished processing radar data to find a last known position, the aircrew
was radioed that position. Capt Lewis spotted the target
4
mile from
the last known radar position. The aircrew directed a California High-
way Patrol (CHP) helicopter from
Mountain search techniques ; flying the mountain contour at differ
ent altitudes and other considerations.
Fresno to the Piper. The CHP air
crew arrived in
30
minutes and
needed twenty minutes to extract
the pilot from the plane, stabilize
his very serious injuries, and fly
him to the University of Califor
nia/Davis Medical Center
in
Sac-
Transmitting lat/long coordinates with degrees - against CAP policy
because
it alerts the general public to the location
of
an active
search/crash site.
The debriefing produced ideas for future SAREXs based on the
mi s-
sion. It also reinforced the importance of launching quickly and finding
the target without delay because there might be survivors out there.
ramento.
Continued on page 15
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C P Members
Save Pilot s Life
Continued .
. .
Three CAP ground teams
with a total of ten members also
participated
in
the
search
.
The
Cameron Airpark pilots' commu
nity has officially commended the
Civil Air Patrol for saving the life
of
a fellow pilot.
While enroute back to San
Jose ' s Reid-Hillview Airport, the
Squadron 80
CAP
aircrew as
sisted in locating an ELT signal
by providing a
bearing
to
that
search s incident
commander
,
Capt Brent
Chapman. The signal
was located at
Moffett Federal
Airfield in a parked California Air
National Guard HH-60 by 1st Lt
Nigel Ellis and 2d Lt James An
thony
of
Squadron 44 at Concord,
and Capt Frank Duarte of Squad
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Col Stephen Buss, Safety Officer, Los Angeles Group One
I was driving on the flight line
the other day when a pickup truck
passed
me
like
I
was
parked
(I
nearly broke
my
neck when I
started to get out to see
if
I had
stopped ). He was following the
solid yellow taxi line, so I guess
he thought he was an airplane.
(Note: Even
airplanes are sup
posed to taxi slowly.) Anyhow, it
got me to thinking about safety on
the flight line.
The
ground at any airport is
covered
with various markings:
taxi lines, hold short lines, park
ing spaces , taxiway borders; the
list goes on. We all know that the
FAA has
been
running
a
cam
paign to reduce
the
number
of
runway incursions, but runway in
cursions by airplanes are not the
only problem on the airport. Au
tomobiles
also
occasionally
ap
pear on active taxiways and active
runways. They do not belong
there
Now, I
know that most
I
hope) pilots know the meanings
of the various markings around
the airport, but there are quite a
few non-pilots , as well as a few
thoughtless pilots , who drive
around the ramp.
Some
of these
people do not know what the paint
markings around them mean, For
example, the solid yellow stripe
indicates the center
of
a taxiway,
but what about the double dashed
line that parallels it
20 OR 25 feet
to either side. That is the taxiway
border. Automobiles (and pedes
trians) belong on the side of the
dashed lines away from the
centerline. That reduces the likeli
hood
of
aircraft and automobile
trying to occupy the same point in
space at the same time, a highly
undesirable event
A
double solid line paired
with
a
double dashed line
is a
hold short line. It ' s
OK
to cross
the line from the dashed side, but
permission from the tower is re
quired
to cross it from the solid
side. f you don t have radio com
munications , wait for a green light
from the tower.
If you re at
a
non-towered airport,
then
you
must exercise extreme caution be
fore crossing. Make sure there is
no potential for conflict with de
parting
,
landing
,
or
taxiing
air
craft.
Speed on the
flight
line
is
what got
me
started on this topic,
so I guess I should say something
about that, too. The only place for
high speed on an airport is the ac
tive runway . . . period. In con
fined
or
congested areas aircraft
should not taxi faster than a per
son can walk. At no time (except,
perhaps
, when
taxiing
into a
strong wind) should
the
aircraft
be moving
fast enough to get a
reading on the airspeed indicator.
Cars, too,
need
to be
cautious
around aircraft. In uncongested
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15-20 mph. When driving close to
aircraft the person
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is a
good
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limit. Airplanes al
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port; don t even think about trying
to bluff the aircraft about who is
going to go where
Safety is an all the time thing.
Even
when airports are used for
speed contests, the conditions are
controlled and safety issues take
priority. Make safety your priority
around the airport . . . and every
where else, for that matter.
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Wings Fly Again -
For First Time in
Over
50 Years
Article by
t
Col Charles Wiest
C P
(714) 379-8528
or
charleswiest@earthlink.net
Cadet Basic Erich Meisenhelder recently com
pleted his very first Civil Air Patrol orientation
flight, with Captain Ken Johnson at the controls.
This was not in itself unusual; 20 other cadets also
flew orientation flights that day at Whiteman Air
port.
But
stowed safely in his pocket, Cadet
Meisenhelder carried two sets of Army Air Force
wings belonging to two great uncles. For him, this
was a very special flight.
I
came across a footlocker full of WWII deco
rations from my grandfather and his brothers, WWI
items from my great grandfather, and Philippine In
surrection items belonging to my great-great grand
father, explained Cadet Meisenhelder. As I looked
through the medals and citations, these two sets of
wings caught my eye. The wings beckoned my heart
to take them skyward again; how could I deny
them?
The
pilot wings belonged to 2d
Lt John
Meisenhelder, USAAF, the second of five brothers.
Lieutenant Meisenhelder flew for the 13th Bomber
Command. His plane and crew were reported miss
ing on 24 November 1944 in the South Pacific The
ater.
Captain David Meisenhelder, the oldest of the
five brothers, was a doctor and surgeon who volun
teered for USAAF service when WWII broke out.
He was reported killed in action on
6
April 1943
in
the Pacific Theater.
Almost every family in America has some link
to military service to our country, continued Cadet
Meisenhelder. We must never forget the sacrifices
that our families have made in peace or war.
Meisenhelder recently joined Los Angeles Ca
det Squadron 138. Captain Johnson is commander
of
Skyhawk Senior
Squadron 128, and flew the
squadron's Cessna 182, based at Van Nuys Airport.
Returning from his first cadet orientation flight, CIB
Erich Meisenhelder proudly displays two sets
of
wings
that belonged to his two
great
uncles. Captain Ken
Johnson looks on from the pilot s seat.
(Photo by Lt Col Charles Wiest, CAP)
Goodbye
Dear CAP Friends
After
5
years of CAP service
in
California I am
moving to Florida. You all are truly the most out
standing group of people I have ever met. Thank
you for your encouragement and friendship. I will
miss ya' all.
Most Sincerely
Lt Col Patricia Faunt
Cadets Win Scholarships
Cadet Capt Tammy Stuart was selected as the
California state-level winner and recognized as one
of nine National-level scholarship winners for the
American Association of School
Administrator's
Discover Card Tribute Award. This was an ex
tremely competitive scholarship for
the
nine
National-level awards of $25k each.
Wing Commander, Col Larry
Myrick
an-
nounced the following CAWG Cadets have won
CAP
National HQ Scholarships: Yancy Stoeber,
$750.00; Christopher Wessinger, $500.00; Barnaby
Dillon, $500.00; Cody Upton , $750.00; and Tia
Flowers, $1000.00. Congratulations to these out
standing CAWG Cadets.
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Continued
50 Complete First
Aid
CPR Training
U Col Charles Wiest
CAP
Check ... call .. . care
.
This
mantra was
repeated
again and
again as fifty members of Califor
nia Wing completed a First Aid
and CPR course, hosted by Los
Angeles County Group 1 at Cali
fornia Wing Headquarters in Van
Nuys. The turnout for the course
was so great that the students had
to be divided into two separate
sessions, held on the weekends
of
24-25 February and 17-18 March.
My
compliments and con
gratulations to all of those that
have successfully completed this
in-depth training program, said
lead
instructor Captain Carol
Denise Edwards. It was not just a
simple First Aid and CPR class ,
but a course to prepare our mem
bers to be able to
perform
our
mission in emergency services
and be better
prepared
to serve
our community in the event
of an
accident or disaster.
Assisting Captain Edwards,
California Wing' s Director of
Professional Development, were
instructors 1st Lt Alex Kay, ClLt
Col Heather Cook, and Patricia
Strucke.
Emphasis throughout the
course was on Check ... call ...
care , the Red Cross emergency
action steps. The students covered
choking and
other
breathing
emergencies, cardiac emergen
cies, and basic first aid such as
profuse bleeding
and broken
limbs.
Each participant had an op
portunity to practice
rescue
breathing and CPR on a manne
quin, as well as respond to several
first aid situations such as control
ling bleeding and applying splints
to injured limb
s.
Completing the course were
t Col Charles Wiest, Majors Phil
Laisure
and
Gamile Mherian;
Captains Becky Gockel , Don
Gockel , Keimach, W. C. Lock
wood , L.W. McCauley and Sa
vannah Joyce Miles; First Lieu
tenants John Craig, Rick Koontz,
and
Carole
Vallerand ;
Second
Lieutenant
s
Brigitte Boelanos,
Bryon Brammer, John
Fischer
and David Sockett; Cadet Cap-
Left to right: Lt Col. Ken Hartwell 2Lt. Gordon Hatch 2Lt. Hector Carranza
Lt
. Christian Marroquin 2LT Nrin Liao
LT
Scott Marikian Col. Virginia
Nelson.
tains
Mary
Vallerand and Matt
Vallerand; Cadet Second Lieuten
ants Philip Buckles and Robert
Hernandez; CICMSgt Tyler Sto
ver; CISMSgt Guy Coulumbe and
Justin McKelvey; C MSgt Jose
Medina, Timothy Saranita, Gavin
Scheibe and Caleb DiPaola; CI
TSgt Stephen Hooker
and
Stephanie
Mherian
; CISSgt
Stephen Garcia and Christian
Pezalla;
C/SrA
Scott Adair, Jeff
Buentgen, Chanette
Ruiz and
Steffen Schilling;
CIAIC
Mike
Kerner
; CIAmn
Zachary
Hale ,
David Hawkins, Drew Marsaw,
Susan Penicks, Richard Siverson,
Robert Wodson ; and CIAB
Priscilla Celaya, Cybill Hill, Evan
Johnson, Kevin Johnson, Michael
Stephen,
Harry
Tabata
and
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Officers and cadets from
13
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Springs Composite Squadron 11,
Antelope Valley Cadet Squadron
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Cadet
Squadron 20,
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Squadron
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Squadron 51 , Burbank
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and Group 1 Headquarter
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Five Cadets from
Composite Brackett
Squadron
Receive the
Billy Mitchell Award
The Annual Awards Banquet
of Composite Squadron 64 -
Brackett Field - was honored on
June 9, 2001 to have Lt Col Vir
ginia
Nelson ,
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Vice
Commander
,
Maj
Dave
Widrig, and Group 1 Commander,
Lt Col Evan Zangenberg as our
special guests. The
highlight
of
the evening was the presentation
and promotions of five cadets to
2d
Lt who achieved the Billy
Mitchell Award at the same time.
The Billy Mitchell Award was
presented to: C MSgt Hector
Carranza; C MSgt
Christian
Marroquin;
CIMSgt
Nrin Liao; I
MSgt Scott Marikian
;
and
CIMSgt Gordon Hatch. These ca
dets also received their promotion
to 2d Lt. Parents and friends were
on hand to applaud these young
men for a
job
well done. On July
10, these five cadets will be pre
sented
a special commendation
scroll by Mr. Mike Antonovich ,
Los Angeles County Board of Su
pervisors meeting,
Lt Col Virginia Nelson pre
sented Lt Col Ken Hartwell a spe
cial commendation for
hi
s 5 years
of service to
Compo
site Brackett
Squadron as Squadron Com
mander. Lt Col Hartwell began as
a cadet 35 years ago and was in
strumental in navigating Squad
ron 64 through
tough
times. He
also se rved as
Squadron Com
mander
from
1974
to 1979.
Be
ginning in July Lt
Col
Hartwell
will
also
be serving
as
Group
1
Cadet Programs Officer.
Today cadet enrollment is
over
40
with senior members fo l-
lowing close behind. Lt Col Jerry
Prickett, Seniors
Deputy
Com
mander, was promoted to Squad
ron Commander and will lead the
Squadron through the next phase
of growth, the
development
and
Ret.
ir
Force Col Robert Jenkins left) presenting
Cadet Capt Paul Warren with the Amelia Earhart Award.
melia
Earhart ward
Retired Air Force Colonel Robert Jenkins presented
Cadet
Captain
Paul Warren with the Amelia Earhart Award
on
8
December 2000.
The Amelia Earhart Award is awarded to cadets who successfully
complete and pass testing requirements. The chosen cadet must also be
exemplary within the squadron, holding high esteem within the pro
gram.
Cadet Warren enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and began basic training
on 5 Feb 2001.
Squadron 120 was honored to have Col Jenkins as a guest speaker
and presenter. Col Jenkins recounted stories
of
his pilot bomber days
during the Viet Nam War, flying F-105 suicide missions and being part
of
the Wild Weasels.
recruiting of capable flight teams.
The goal: a CAP aircraft based at
Brackett Field.
Other honorees this year
in
c
lud
ed:
Capt Dick Holmstrom
,
Commander s Award;
Major
Lou
Kovac s, Senior Officer of
the
Year;
Capt George Jacobs
, M is
sion Pilot of the Year; Capt Scott
Borer
,
Aerospace Ed
ucation Of
fice of the Year and Senior Over
ride
Pilot
of
the
Year;
Chaplain
(Capt) Mike McKinney, Chaplain
of
the Year; Major Lou Kovas, In
structor Pilot
of
the Year; and SM
Adelle McKinney, Public Affairs
Officer
of
the Year.
Special awards were
pre
sented to the Cadet Squadron. Ca
det
of
the Year, Scott Panzer; Staff
Excellence
Award
, Mark
Sig-
naigo ;
Esprit
d '
Corp
Award to
Aaron Israel.
Red Service Ribbon s were
presented to: 2d Lt Chris Brooks,
1st Lt Connie Hetrick for two
years;
Capt
George Jacobs ,
Capt
Robert
Grant
, and 1
st
Lt Ja so n
Hinton for five years.
Senior Member promotions
included: SM
Adelle
McKinney
to 2d
Lt
Capt Lou Kovacs to Ma
jo r
;
1st
Lt
Dick Holmstrom
to
Capt; 1st Lt Scott
Borer
to Capt;
SM Bob Bardin to 2d
Lt
2d Lt
Chris
Brooks
to
1s t
Lt 2d
Lt
Brian Siegmann to 1st Lt.
Cadet Member
promotion
s
included: Mark Signaigo to
C TSgt
;
Richard Felipe to
C/SSgt;
Aaron Israel to
C/SSgt
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Cadets of Sq. 112, with plane owner Bob Lombard, in front of
n
The Mood
- one
of
the B-25B Mitchell Bombers that took p rt in the ir show.
Doolittle Raiders
On a warm, muggy Saturday,
just after noon, a rumble begins
to
come
from
the Ea
s
t.
As it
in
creases
in
intensity, the ground
begins to shak e. People look to
the sky, straining to see
or
ftnd the
cause. Suddenly, a dark green
plane
s
treak
s
overhead
,
barely
c l
earing
the roof top s . People
stare in wonderment as they see
the white star
of
the USA on the
side.
Is it 18 Aug 1942? No, it is 59
years later,
12
May 2001 and the
la st officia l
gathering of
the
Doolittle Raiders.
The
planes
streaking overhead
are
B-25B
Mitchell bombers that have gath-
ered at Fresno Yo semite Interna-
tional Airport t commemorate
the brave men that flew the
mi
s-
sion that
st
unned the Invincible
Mother Land
of
Japan.
The
day
began as early as
0500
, as members of
Fre
sno
(Photo courtesy
of
SIM Susan Murer)
Composite
Squadron
112, Alta-
Tulare Compo
site Squadron 16,
Tehachapi Compos
ite Squadron
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ie ld
Compo
s
ite
Squadron 121 , and Merced Com-
posite Squadron 147 gathered to
provide parking for the more th an
10,000 people that came to view
the vint
age warp
lan
es
,
provide
flight line sec urity, first aid, and
crowd control for the event.
During their breaks and after
the parking details were secured,
member
s
were
ab le to
roam
aro
und
the
aircraft and to
visit
with
12 of
the remaining
21
survi-
vors that attended the gathering.
They were able to talk to retired
Air Force Col. Henry Potter, who
was Doolittle
s
navigator, and to
Robert Hite , the co-pi lot
of
the
16th bomber th at flew off the
deck
of
the Hornet.
The highlight of the event for
many was
when Mr. Kermit
Weeks, owner of Fantasy of
Flight and the Apache Princess
opened his aircraft to the Cadets.
As each Cadet toured the interior
of the Apache Princes
s
they were
able to experience for a brief pe-
riod
of
time, the life
of
a crew-
man, see the cramped spaces that
each had to endure, and to envi -
sion themselves as a gunner on a
mission over some far away land.
Each Cadet came away from
thi s experi
ence with
a deeper
sense of the hardships and sacri-
fices that were endured by the air-
crews of WWII. A deeper sense of
pride
was felt by each
as
they
walked away and turned to give
one last look at the machine that
allowed them the freedom to be
able
to make
the deci
sion s
and
choices that they make today.
As one Cadet said This made
it all worth the 0500 wakeup call
on a Saturday. I will remember it
for the rest of my life .
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Selected
for
Air
Force Academy
Prep School
By Lt Col Ken Hartwell
Brackett CompoSquadron 64
California Wing
Members of Brackett Com-
posite Squadron
64,
California
Wing, received word recently that
CISgt Scott Panzer has been se
lected to attend the United States
Air Force Academy Prep School
for the term beginning in June
of
this year. Cadet Panzer, who lives
in nearby Diamond Bar, has been
a member of the unit since May of
last
year
and
become
s the 28th
member
of
the Squadron to be se
lected for one of the nation 's ser
vice academies in its 36 year his
tory.
After completing
hi s prep
school year, he is expected to en
ter the Academy
in
the summer of
2002.
He will
join
AFA Cadet
DonCo
ta Seawell, who is cur-
rently attending the Academy, and
who was a Cadet
in
the Squadron
a well. Cadet Seawell will be a
Senior next year and is currently
serving as one of the Academy
's
basic fli ght instructors.
. . Continued
Walt Allen
Addressed Composite
Squadron 6
On February 25th, Squadron
64 welcomed Mr. Walt Allen i l l
former Cadet Lt Col in Civil Air
Patrol , now Council Member of
the City of Covina and head Drug
Enforcement Officer for Orange
County.
Mr.
Allen shared with cadet
and se nior members a power
point pre
se
ntation
on
drug
en -
forcement.
Southern
Ca lifornia
produce
s 38 of the metham-
phetamine in the United States.
Each year more and more elemen
tary s
tudent
s are exposed to
drugs. Mr. Allen encouraged the
cadets, If you want to be a suc
cess in life and accomplish great
thing
s,
and see
your goals
and
dreams come to pa ss .. . STAY
AWAY FROM DRUGS .
This 45 minute presentation
held
everyone 's attention.
Col
Ken Hartwell thanked Chaplain
Mike McKinney for inviting Mr .
Allen. Chaplain Howard
Payne
sa id that thi s
pre
se ntation was
equivalent to any moral leader-
ship presentation
.
Squadron
5
Cadet
Change of Command
On 3 Feb 2001 , Antelope Val
ley Squadron
15
hosted a Change
of Command ceremony for outgo
ing
Cadet Commander CICapt
Matt Vallerand. Cadet Capt Val
lerand was replaced by
CISMSgt
Caleb DiPaola.
The ev e
nt ,
co mbined
with
Squadron 15 normal monthly pro
motions and held at a local church
banquet
hall , was
attended by
over 100 cadets,
parent
s and
guests. Guests included were: the
California Wing Commander, Col
Larry Myrick; California Stat
e
Senator William Pete Knight; a
representative from Lo s Angeles
County District Supervisor, Mike
Antonivich's office; the mayor of
Lancaster, CA, Frank Roberts; the
ma yo r of Palmda le ,
CA,
Jim
Ledford ; the local Air Force re
cruiter, Sgt Gabriel Quintana and
Hi ghl and Hi gh
School 's
AFJ
ROTC se nior aerospace sc ience
in s tructor , T S gt Robin Reed ,
U.S.A.F. Ret.
Over fifty opportunity prizes
were donated to the squadron to
help as fund raising items, includ
ing
a limited edition, co llectors
scale model of a BMW Z-8.
The ceremony
began with the
Posting of the Colors, presented
by Squadron
IS
's color Guard led
by
CISMSgt Cal
eb
DiPaola
.
Lunch was served, followed by
severa
l
guest
speakers. Senator
Knight spoke briefly of the need
for volunteers in organizations
such as Civil Air Patrol and of the
service the organization provides.
Col Myrick enlightened the group
on
the
s tatistics of
California
Wing, pointing out the number
of
Cadet and Senior members in the
Wing . Myrick
also
stre
sse
d the
need for involvement and thanked
the cadets and senior members for
all
of
the
hard work
they have
done to benefit the Civil Air Pa
trol.
Capt Don Gockel, Squadron
15 Commander, took the opportu
nity to discuss more detailed in
formation about the
s
quadron
,
pointing out that even though the
sq uadron is only 1.5%
of
all the
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SQUADRON 15
Continued
Cadet and Composite squadrons in
the wing, it has more tban 3% of
all
the
cadets. Gockel also
dis-
cussed
some
of his plans for the
future
of
the Squadron. At the end,
Gockel also praised all
of
those in
attendance for their support, and
presented Certificates of Appre
ciation to hi s staff and one parent
for their dedication to the squad
ron.
Prior
to
promotion
s, the
Armed Drill Team, lead by C12Lt
Michael
Eakman ,
performed
a
routine that was specially put to
gether for this event. Each
of
the
participating cadets
- C12Lt
Michael Eakman,
C 2Lt
Thomas
Gockel , CICapt Matt Vallerand,
and C/2Lt Alan Gault - performed
a solo
routine at
the end , and
C/MSgt
Anthony Trujillo was on
the team as an alternate.
California Wing Commander,
Col Myrick was on hand to present
awards to the following members:
Cl2Lt Ryan
Porchia - Mitchell, I
2Lt Charles Crimes - Mitchell, I
2Lt
Anthony Trujillo - Mitchell,
CICapt Matt Vallerand - Earhart,
Capt Becky Gockel - Grover
Loening.
Promotion
s
were
awarded to
the following cadets:
I
AB Cybil
Hill
CIA
Niall Bavaro ,
C AIC
Mike Kerner,
C/SrA
Jason Coyle,
CITSgt Jesse Diaz, CIMSgt Ryan
Porchia, CIMSgt Anthony Trujillo.
Outstanding attendance awards (a
tie - each missed only one meeting
for the year) went to:
CICapt
Matt
Vallerand, C 2Lt Anthony Trujillo,
C12Lt
Thomas Gockel. The
fol
lowing cadets received ribbons: I
Capt Matt Vallerand - Find, C12Lt
Anthony Trujillo -
Red
Service,
C/2Lt Alan Gault - Red Service. A
Certificate
of
Proficiency Award
was presented to 1
Lt Carol
Vallerand.
26
Left t right: Capt Paul Cleveland,
Lt
Col Joseph Orchard,
Lt
Kathy Sawyer,
Lt Finbarr Cullen.
Group
Civil
ir Patrol
nnual
wards
Dinner
Inland Empire Group 3, Civil
Air Patrol, held
an
annual awards
dinner on 16 June in Hemet, CA.
The dinner honored members of
the variou s squadrons within
Group 3 for their outstanding ser
vice during the preceding year.
There
are ten Squadrons within
Group 3 vying for the awards.
Big
Bear
Valley Composite
Squadron 6750
is
proud
to an
nounce that four members
of
this
squadron received awards.
Lieutenant Kathy Sawyer re
ceived the Public Affairs Officer
of
the Year Award for her out-
standing media reporting and
community networking. She
is
well known and highly respected
in
the Big Bear Valley for her do
nations of time to
community
service. As Public Affairs Officer
for Squadron 6750, she has sig
nificantly heightened media ex
posure
, and is
directly
res
pon-
sible for
increased
squadron
membership and participation in
local community activities.
Lieutenant Finbarr Cullen
was the recipient of the Aero-
space
Education
Officer
of
the
Year Award for hi s contribution
Photo
y
Major Bill Hartmann)
to the Squadron Aerospace Edu
cation Program. In this capacity,
he has been actively involved in
teaching Aerospace Education
weekly to the cadets and monthly
to senior members of the squad
ron. He possesses and shares a
vast knowledge of aircraft details
on all aircraft from
WWII
up to
the present, and provides ongoing
rocketry training for the cadets.
Captain Paul Cleveland was
recognized
for
his outstanding
service as a California Wing
Alerting
Officer.
During
his as
signed tour
of
duty, Capt Cleve
land is responsible for processing
all incoming emergency call s for
search and rescue and then assur
ing the assignment of a Mission
Coordinator to activate the search
within that area of the state. Each
tour of duty lasts two weeks, and
requires the Alerting Officer to be
available 24 hours a day.
Lieutenant
Colonel Joseph
Orchard received the
Mo
st Valu
able Member award for his con
sistent outstanding service within
Group
3
Lt Col Orchard regularly
participates in
CA
Wing, Group,
and Squadron activities. He is ac
tively involved in Mountain Mu
tual Aid Association activities
in
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Continued
GROUP AWARDS
DINNER
Continued
Big B
ear
Valley
off
ering the Civil
Air
Pa
trol re
s
ources
to
ass
is t
those in need. As a senior Mission
Coordinator, Lt Col Orchard is re-
spon sible for all the major search
missions within Group 3.
Civ
il
Air Patrol
provide
s its
volunteer service so others may
live.
Lt Col Charles Bussy one
of
the
original Tuskegee Airmen.
Flight is the
Topic
t Squadron s Holiday Social
A happy holiday
ga
thering by
Ci vil
Air
Pa
trol Squ
adron
59
members and guests was held at
the Peking Res taurant in
Hemet
on Sunday
afternoon
, Nov . 12.
The dining room was filed to ca-
pac ity with people
who enjoyed
one another's company. Naturally
the topic of conversation was cen-
tered around air flight, as both ac-
ti
ve and retired, but still ac
ti
ve, pi-
lots spoke of their career experi-
ences.
Major Ovey
Hebert
, who is
the
commander for
Compo
s
ite
Squadron 59
,
headquarter
s
lo
cated
at
Hemet
Ry
an Airport,
welcomed
guests and
explained
the Squadron s purpose by say-
ing , We are the auxiliary of the
United States Air Force; we have
three missions missions: 1) emer-
ge
ncy services, 2) aerospace edu-
cation, and 3) a cadet program.
He
then
welcomed
everyone
to the Squadron Social.
Major
Hebert
ac knowledged
special guests and introduced dis-
tinguished guests, which included
Anita Cal Jackson, M.D. , who re-
cently
took off to pa
rticipate
in
the third annual Medical and Sur-
gical Miss ion in
Danao
, Ceka in
the Phiiipinos, whose roots are in
the town
of
Dan go,
saw
and
treated about 2,000 indigent pa-
tients at the Danao General Ho s-
pital.
He
then
introduced honored
guest , Two-Star M a
jor
General
Marvin Levy, United States Army
Re se
r ves,
who
h
ea
ds Military
Honors, Depar tm ent
of
Califor-
ni a. He also represe nts
11
Wes t-
ern States Military Honors (Veter-
ans serv ices) .
Major Hebert then welcomed
and introduced retired pilot, Lt
Col
Charle
s
Bu
ssy,
one
of
the
original
Tu
skegee Airmen, He
also
announced
the
pr
es ence of
Major Timoth y (
Tim
) Parks, a
United Airlines Pilot, who acts as
liaison betw
ee
n the Air Force and
Civil
ir
Patrol.
. Major Hebert introduced hi s
close friend George E. Britten
ham
Jr. , a well-known vocalist
both here and in the Netherlands.
Brittenham then treated guests by
singing a numbe
r.
Hebert then spoke directly to
all members
of
Squadron 59 as he
said, Always be alert, both in the
air and on the ground , be aware
of
people around you , as you never
know
when the las t pe rs
on
yo u
looked at may
be
the per son you
save or rescue nex
t.
Before
the nine-course Chi
nese dinner was served, prepared
Peking Duck was brought in on
platters for the guests to see be-
fore the ca rving began. Dr. Lily
Shen then introduced
the
menu
with an explanation of
eac
h dish
and its part
in
the dinner.
The gues ts then sa mpled the
following Chinese delicacies; ap-
peti zers,
a
co mbin
a
tion
of egg
roll , fried wonton , and chicken;
chrysanthemum
a
nd
bl ack pe ar
(egg
flow
er and seawee
d)
so up
,
P
ek
in g Du
ck,
duck me a t
with
vegeta
bl e;
sweet and
sour fish ,
Gen
era
l T
so s
Chicken, fried rice
noodles wi th
beef
, s
hrimp
with
toma
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