2011 History - Squadron 138

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History ofLos Angeles Cadet Squadron

138(PCR-CA-292)

Civil Air Patrol United States Air Force Auxiliary

1 Jan 31 Dec 2011


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Narrative

IntroductionSince February 1967, Los Angeles Cadet Squadron 138 has served the communities

immediately East of the City of Los Angeles with a highly successful cadet program. The

squadron is justifiably proud of its long record of success in the community, inLos Angeles County Group 1, in California Wing and Civil Air Patrol.

MeetingsFrom 1982 to 2010, Los Angeles Cadet Squadronmet at the Marine Corps Reserve Training Center

in Pico Rivera. In late 2010, at the invitation ofPastor Antonio Lopez, Squadron 138 moved its

meetings to St. Pauls Lutheran Church in

Norwalk. It wasnt until early Spring 2011 that wedfully moved in and felt truly comfortable in our new

surroundings.

MembershipWe gained two adult members during 2011. More impressively, the number of our active

cadet members almost doubled. In large part, this was due to the enthusiastic efforts if

Laura and Harrison Perez, parents of Cadet Edward Rosales, who placed CAP flyers atlibraries and teen centers throughout our squadron area.

AppointmentsSenior Member Anthony Lopez was appointed a Civil Air Patrol Chaplain.

PromotionsSenior Member Erick Castillo was promoted to Second Lieutenant. Senior Member

Anthony Lopez was promoted to Captain.

AwardsIn July, Los Angeles County Group 1 selected Lt Col Gamila

Mherian as the Cadet Programs Officer of the Year. Along withthe honor, she was presented the Civil Air Patrol CommandersCommendation.

In December, Cadet Chief Master Sergeant Nicole Franklindistinguished herself by earning the General Billy Mitchell Award,

first milestone award in the CAP Cadet Program. Group 1

Commander, Lt Col John Jay, presented the award certificate

and promoted her to Cadet Second Lieutenant.

In CAPs professional development program, 2nd Lt Erick Castilloearned the Benjamin Davis Award. Lieutenant Castillo also

earned the General Chuck Yeager Aerospace Award.


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At the Wing Conference in August, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Wiest was presented a

Meritorious Service Award for his service to California Wing for the period 7 November2007 to 27 August 2011. Lieutenant Colonels Wiest and Gamile Mherian were awarded

Civil Air Patrols Meritorious Service Award for their multi-year support of the

International Air Cadet Exchange, helping meet and escort both CAP and internationalcadets during their stay in Washington, DC.

ActivitiesContinuing a 44-year tradition, Squadron 138 maintained its extremely busy and

varied activities program during 2011 (see 2011 Calendar), participating in 34

extra-curricular activities in addition to the regular weekly meetings. These

extracurricular activities supplemented the training conducted at squadronmeetings, and included orientation flights (both power and glider), aerospacefield trips, leadership training, emergency services training, community service

projects, as well as fun and social activities. A high percentage of the activeofficers and cadets regularly participated in these activities.

Squadron 138 continues to be active in the local community. Once again, the

squadron color guard presented colors at the opening ceremony of the annualKidsDay in Downey, and Fiestas Patrias in Santa Fe Springs. Members againjoined in the annual Veterans Day ceremony sponsored by the Allied VeteransCouncil, at Library Park in Monrovia. Again this year, they fully supported the

Memorial Day Tribute at Live Oak Memorial Park in Monrovia. Master ofCeremonies was Lt Col Wiest and officers and cadets participated in the

ceremony. Lieutenant Colonel Wiest also served as Project Officer and Master

of Ceremonies for the annual Gill Robb Wilson Memorial Ceremony at ForestLawn Covina Hills.

ConclusionLos Angeles Cadet Squadron 138 continues to offer its members and the

surrounding communities a well-structured, challenging and exciting program,

designed to develop young men and women who wil be an asset to our

community and nation. Its officers and cadets have set and maintain highstandards of appearance, conduct, positive attitude and active participation atall levels.


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2011 Calendar

7-9 January Academy of Model Aeronautics Expo, Ontario Convention Center (1 Sq 138 officer set up

information display and helped staff booth)

19 January San Diego Air and Space Museum Tour

28-30 January Basic Cadet School, Camp Pendleton (5 Sq 138 cadets attended, and 1 officer instructed)

27 February Squadron Leadership School, Vandenberg AFB (1 Sq 138 officer attended as student, 1

officer instructed)

19-31 March Pacific Region Staff College, Nellis AFB (1 Sq 138 officer on staff)

10 April Group 1 Aerospace Day, JFTB Los

Alamitos

16 April Orientation Flights, Santa Monica

Airport

30 April ACUT/MRO Class, JFTB Los Alamitos

14 May KidsDay, Furman Park Downey (Squadron color guard presented the colors during the

opening ceremony, members staffed a Penny Carnival game booth, food booth, and CA


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information booth)

15 May Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Annual

Open House, La Caada

28 May Set up for Memorial Day Tribute, Live Oak Memorial Park, Monrovia (Squadron membe

joined others to help place small American flags on graves of veterans)

30 May Memorial Day Tribute, Live Oak Memorial Park, Monrovia (1 Sq 138 officer served as

Master of Ceremonies, and squadron members assisted by handing out programs and

helping present memorial wreaths)

30 May Gill Robb Memorial Ceremony (1 Sq 138 officer served as Master of Ceremonies, and

squadron members participated in the graveside memorial)

29 June Squadron Fun Night: Lasertag, Long Beach

14-23 July International Air Cadet Exchange, Washington DC (2 Sq 138 officers served on staff)


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24 July Squadron Beach Party for visiting IACE

cadets and escorts, Bolsa Chica State

Beach

27 July Downey Summer Concert, Furman Park (Sq 138 color guard presented colors to open

concert)

30 July Group 1 Awards Banquet, Proud Bird Restaurant, Los Angeles (4 Sq 138 members

attended)

25-28 August California Wing Conference, Oakland Hilton (2 Sq 138 officers served on staff)31 August Squadron Fun Night: Golf n Stuff, Downey (see flyer below)

16 September Fiestas Patrias, Santa Fe Springs Civic

Center (Sq 138 color guard presented

colors at opening ceremony)

17-18 September Unit Commanders Course, March ARB (1 Sq 138 officer served on staff)

24 September Squadron hike to Eaton Canyon

13-23 October National Staff College, Maxwell AFB (2 Sq 138 officers served on staff)

23 October Wings, Wheels and Rotors, JFTB Los Alamitos (1 Sq 138 member participated)

26 October Squadron 153 Halloween Party, JFTB Los Alamitos (10 Sq 138 members participated


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11 November Veterans Day Tribute, Library Park,

Monrovia (8 Sq 138 participated,

passing out programs, assisting the

placement of the memorial wreath; 1

officer spoke during ceremony)

30 November Squadron Movie Night and Pot Luck Dinner

7 December Subordinate Unit Inspection

14 December Squadron Christmas Party, Spaghetti Factory, Fullerton

17 December Christmas Pantry, St. Pauls Lutheran

Church, Norwalk (Squadron membershelped hand out food baskets and

Christmas presents)


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Los Angeles Cadet Squadron 138

Squadron 138s Motto:Ad Astra Per Aspera To Strive for the Stars

Squadron 138s Vision:One team striving together for aerospace leadership

One We are individuals; each member brings worth to Civil Air Patrol and deserves

our support and respect.

Team Our team is made up of many individuals; each member has his part to play on

our team. We have a shared destiny; we will succeed or fail together. We succeed in aclimate that inspires trust, respect, pride, teamwork and quality performance.

Striving We strive for a culture of continuous improvement. This directly echoes our

squadron motto, and implies excellence and reaching for our highest goals andaspirations.

Together The more we can pull together, share knowledge, the stronger we will be.Every member has a stake in our mission and its outcome.

Aerospace We were created as an aviation organization. Air is our middle name.

Aerospace is our future.

Leadership We are here to lead, to be the best, nothing less. Leaders are committed

to our goals, strive for excellence and exemplify CAPs Core Values.

Squadron 138s Mission:We will directly support our community by providing dynamic young men and womenwho will be an asset to our community and nation. We will accomplish this by offering apositive, regularly scheduled, well-structured, stimulating and challenging training

program in leadership, aerospace, character development and physical fitness.


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Los Angeles Cadet Squadron 138 Awards

2009 Group 1 Cadet Squadron of the Year



2005 Group 1 Cadet Squadron of the Year2004 California Wing Cadet Squadron of the Year





2000 California Wing Cadet Squadron of the Year






1995 Civil Air Patrol Unit Citation

1995 Group 15 Color Guard

1995 American Legion Outstanding Squadron Award for California Wing


1994 Pacific Region Color Guard

1994 California Wing Color Guard

1994 California Wing Cadet Squadron of the Year


1994 Group 15 Color Guard



1991 California Wing Outstanding Cadet Squadron




1982 Civil Air Patrol Unit Citation


1982 Group 15 Outstanding Cadet Squadron1981 Group 15 Outstanding Cadet Squadron

1980 Group 15 Outstanding Training Squadron


1978 Pacific Region Drill Team

1978 California Wing Drill Team


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Cadets Meet WWII HeroLt Col Charles Wiest, CAP

714-402-5157, [email protected]

On November 11, members of Los Angeles Cadet Squadron 138 attended the annual

Veterans Day Observance held at Monrovias Library Park. Following the ceremony,members had the unexpected honor to meet a WWII hero, Mitsuru Mitz Kunihiro, who

served in the 422nd

Regimental Combat Team.

Kunihiro spoke only briefly during the hour-long tribute to veterans. After the ceremony,

he spoke quietly with a long line of local residents, and proudly posed with his recentlypresented Congressional Gold Medal.

On 5 October 2010, the Congressional Gold Medal was awarded to members of the 442nd

Regimental Combat Team, the 100

thInfantry Battalion and Nisei serving in the Military

Intelligence Service. Over 14,000 Japanese Americans served in the units during WWII,which earned eight Presidential Unit Citations and over 18,000 individual awards,

including 21 Medals of Honor.Since 1935, the Allied Veterans Council of the Upper San Gabriel Valley has conducted

the ceremony to honor all veterans. This year, over 250 local residents and veteransrepresenting all branches of the armed forces attended the ceremony.

Attending the ceremony were Lt Col Charles Wiest, Lt Col Gamila Mherian, 2nd

Lt ErickCastillo, C/CMSgt Nicole Franklin, Cadet Airmen David Castro and Edward Rosales,

and Cadets Jennifer Garcia, Renee Morales and Anthony Romo.


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Saturday, 15 May 2011

8:00 AM 5:00 PMFurman Park

10419 Rives Avenue, Downey

Please come support Squadron 138 and have a fun day!

Attire: Squadron 138 T-shirt & baseball cap8:00 AM - Squadron 138 members meet at Furman Park

Unload vehicles on Rives Avenue Set up food booth

Set up model rocket launch area11:30-1:30 launch model rockets12:30 PM presentation of colors at opening ceremony4:00 PM - clean up and pack equipment5:00 PM - dismissed

Food booth Picnic Shelter #2 (center of park)

Model Rocket Launch baseball diamond (west side of park)

Penny Carnival booth northwest side of park

Directions:From San Gabriel River Freeway (I-605), exit at Florence AvenueWest on Florence AvenueTurn left (South) on Rives Avenue first street past Paramount Blvd.Report to the picnic shelter for your assignment!


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Wednesday, 29 June 20116:30-8:00 PM

featuring PowerTag, the fast action hi-tech lasertag gameand over 130 interactive video games!

Long Beach Towne CenterThe Power House Entertainment Center

7589 Carson Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90808(across from Edwards Cinemas)

Directions to the Long Beach Towne Center:South on I-605 Freeway

Take Carson Blvd. exit

Turn right on Carson

Turn left at first traffic signal into shopping center

Bear left around circle to center of shopping center

Los Angeles Cadet Squadron 138

Fun Night!


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Canada - Ghana - South Korea

Reservations are required!Contact Capt. Teresa Franklin - 562-923-6465

Laura Perez - 562-822-0429

Sunday, 24 July 2011


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Squadron 138 Fun Night

join us for fun and food on

Wednesday 31 August 20116:30 9:00 PM

Cost:

$10 for cadets, $18 for adults6:30 PM: dinner (2 slides of pepperoni pizza, 12 oz soda & ice cream cup)

7:00 - 9:00 PM: unlimited use of all rides and Mini-golf

Attire: Squadron 138 T-shirt and jeans

Golf N' Stuff Family Fun Center10555 E. Firestone Blvd.

Norwalk, CA 90650Directions: Exit the 605 Freeway at Firestone Go West on Firestone Golf N Stuff is a half block, on the right

R e s e r v a t io n s a r e r e q u i r e d ! Y o u m u s t c a l l M o n d a y n i g h t.Call Captain Teresa Franklin at 562-900-4694

or Lt Col Gamile Mherian at 714-270-4360


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Wednesday, 14 December 2011

Appropriate holiday attire

Please confirm your reservation no later than 12 December

We invite you and your family to join us forgood food and good friends as we bring to a close

another year full of accomplishments and celebration.

$5 per person

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