Michigan Wing Encampment - 2009

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Wedn esday , 22 Ju ly 200 9 Ed i t i on 3 o f

Welcome to day five of encampment! Icertainly hope you are enjoying the timeyou have experienced in Alpena so far.Your week is half over and I am sure thatyou have gained some valuable lessons totake back to your home squadrons. En-

campment is a process of continual learn-ng from the moment that you arrive atencampment until the moment you driveout of the base gates. Your encampmentexperience does not end there should youchoose to further your training by comingback on staff. In my vast years of servingon encampment staff I have found thatthe learning experience continues through-out your encampment career from flightstaff, through Cadet Leadership Schooland even serving on senior staff.

I remember learning many valuable lifeessons from working with my basic flightstaff. From there I went on to learn ad-vanced leadership skills at Cadet Leader-ship School. From those lessons, I havetaken everything memorable about mybasic year as a cadet and have tried tomplement that whenever possible.

I encourage you to do the same back atyour home unit and at future encamp-ments. I leave you with the most pricelessesson that I feel that a cadet can bringhome from encampment is teamwork andgaining life-long friends from across thestate of Michigan.

This year I have the privilege of having anassistant Commandant of Cadets 1st LtRetzlaff from Oakland Composite Squad-ron. She has been a tremendous help tomyself and the cadet staff.

Congratulations to C/CMSgt del Rosfrom Alpha Flight for winning the firegear race! 3 cadets got to race to try get on the 30 pounds of fire fighting gthe fastest. With Cadets cheering yelling loudly C/CMSgt del Rosario home the prize by a narrow margin.

prize, a new book of jodies, should cin handy.

The cadets learned a lot about fire vice, the importance of all the gear what it is used for and had time to askof questions. Later, cadets went outdfor a tour of the base fire truck inside out and witnessed a master stream zle demonstration which poured out mgallons of water.

Cadets attended a class about fire fightaught by SSgt Willman and 1sMurray. Topics included Air Force fighter training, MIWG SAR academy

how it inspired SSgt Willman to go intofighting, and SSgt Willmans military civilian fire fighting career.

Special thanks to Capt. Dave Wattssaving the day!

W elc om e T o Enc am pm en t !

B y Ma j C h r i st i na W a t ts , Comm andan t

Thank you WBKB Fi re T ruck DemoBy 2d Lt Vinson and 2d Lt Bowden

Walking alone on base is a NO NO!!!!

a good idea for all members at nigh

walk with a buddy. This is a large b

with many hazards especially with mil

vehicles and construction.

Cadets, whether basic or staff sh

never walk alone at night, or put th

selves at risk of being alone and then

ing to walk somewhere. This is for

s a f e t y

Dai l y Sa fe ty Mom entBy Maj Woolston

5.. .4. . .3. . .2. . .1. . .LAUNCHBy Rocketry

Today our first rocketlaunch was a success!!! Acouple of rockets took afew times to launch cor-rectly without losing theirrocket engine. It wasquite an interestingevent, and no one gaveup.

According to C/AmnGardener, Third times the charm! To C/AmnGardeners relief, the third time his rocket shotinto the air, it returned with all of the parts.Congratulations Rocketry, for building your

rockets with success!!

A t r ue NCOBy C/CMSgt Sara Fishbein

This morning, SMSgt Pops Biddle (USAFretired), taught classes for the cadet wing. Myflight was there to listen to him speak aboutAir Force careers. Pops encouraged cadets towait until they were sure of what they wantedfrom the military before speaking to recruiters.He also gave insightful advice about enlistedand officer careers, as well as information

about the other branches.

He also spoke about the role of the Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO). In his words,

NCOs are the ones who really run the mili-tary. During this class, he shared many sto-ries from his 28 years on active duty, includinghis time as a boom operator on a KC-135.

Pops is a beloved member of the CAP com-munity and I know myself and the rest of thecadets greatly enjoyed his classes this week.

Thank you to CaseyCoffey from Channel11 News in Alpena forspending some timewith us this week.CAP has been on the6pm news two timesso far with hopes of

more. Casey had thechance to go for hisvery own O Flight!


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1st Lt Mark Curtis, Director2d Lt Robert Bowden, Asst. Directo1st Lt Rick Lauterbach, Videographe2d Lt Carol Vinson, Newsletter Staf

Have Photos? Please see us at the Office in 440 after the duty day for umake copies!

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Give EM the Br ick ! Our beloved C/Maj Bacero received one but TWO gold bricks. Apparentcadet should not kick Lt Col Cotton!

Greetings from Facebook

HONOR FLI GHT

DELTA

Ever yon e Loves PTBy: C/CMSgt Luke Rondeau

"Good morning cadets; you have tseconds to get outside for PT!" How mof you have wondered why we do PT emorning and every evening?

C/SSgt Smith at Foxtrot Flight that "PT is a good way to relieve streWe do PT not only to strengthen our bies, we do PT to learn to motivate selves and our fellow flight members

well. C/A1C Fillmore, also from Foxsays that "PT is challenging, but rewing."

Remember, though, PT is very acand it is important to drink lots of waAlso, stretch out alot during cool-doThat is the most important time to streI'll see you on the PT field. One thought..."If you keep your mind posiyou can do anything."

L i fe on F l igh t S ta f tBy: C/MSgt Jake Suszko

Close your eyes, drift off and ima

some things for a second. You are btold to find cadets needing meds from Bay, SOP your locker, and get your fto the chow hall in five minutes. Thhow it feels to be on flight staff.

When something needs to be donworks its way through the chain all way to flight staff. Moving cadets is responsibility. Waking cadets up is responsibility. Getting cadets in bed isresponsibility. We also do all the activand have the same requirements as sics.

If you are on staff at your squadbeing on encampment staff is an entdifferent beast. It is hard, stressful, an

you don't use your diaphragm, you have no voice by Day 3.

It is also very rewarding. It is oursponsibility to produce the cadets thatlead the wing in a few short years.

Quotes Heard a r ound CLS

My CLS experience has taught me more in

the past three days than I have learned in

the past 3 years. Cadet Serra, CLS

CLS is the best thing a CAP leaders can at-tend if they want to learn how to do their jobas best they can. I would recommend CLS toany CAP cadet -Cadet Z. Myers, CLS

One recommendation I would give to some-one planning on attending CLS is to not think

too highly of themselves because at CLS youare going to learn that you arent perfect.Even great leaders will learn somethingnew. -Cadet Koulchar, CLS

If you are attending CLS- be yourself, re-member your customs and courtesies, useyour time properly and do your best is allthat matters. The most memorable thing thisweek has been the friends I have made. -Cadet Maciag, CLS

Overall, CLS will challenge you to step outof your comfort zone. You will have tons tobring back to your squadron -Cadet Kosik

D aw n Lennox - H an ley

Excellent job keep us all posted on the hap-penings at Encampment...wish I were theretoo! Hi C/Msgt Hanley, hope you are learningtons at CLS, can't wait to see you at Gradua-tion and to hear all your awesome stories!

R on Br ow n

Hello to Kris and Tim Brown and the rest ofthe Lapeer Composite Squadron! The Browns

Jenn i fe r Koosh ian

What an awesome day for everyone! Hello toPeter and Jeremiah Kooshian and all of theHudsonville Metro Squadron!

Shannon Funkhouser

Thank you to all of C.A.P staff for all youhave done and especially those who helpDerek out. You all are truly in a league ofyour own, and I am proud to have my sonswith this organization!

Susan K lo tz Wigg in sJust want to say thank you so much for theupdates and say hello to my son Kyle Wig-gins.

Jacque l ine Yap leHello to everyone who rode up with me toAlpena, especially Mary Yaple my daughterand Amanda Shields. Hope you are all hav-ng a great time

Alyssa Ansah-Asant e

WOW! Sounds like cadets are in store forexcitement; enjoy! Hi C/Amn Ansah-Asante!Absorb it all-what great experiences. We areooking forward to seeing you on graduationday!!!

Steve Sche lskedid Cadet Schelske break any bones yet or ist gonna be tomorrow?


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Thursday , 23 Ju ly 200 9 Ed i t i on 4 o f

If you are a cadet or senior member at the2009 GLR Encampment at the CRTC, manywords may come to your mind to describeyour experience here. AMAZING is oneword that comes to my mind. As XO(Executive Officer) for Encampment this

year, my main responsibility is to ensuresmooth operation for all areas. Sometimesthat includes being everywhere and know-

ng everything that goes on, however, italso includes staying out of sight and outof the way.

Amazing changes take place during thisweek. The biggest changes that are seenare in the basic cadets. They arrive notknowing what awaits them, armed onlywith the stories from fellow cadets and theencouragement received from seniormembers to attend this activity. From totalconfusion and not knowing what to do, theweeks training turns them into focused

team members and a strong asset to thisorganization. These basic cadets gothrough an amazing transformation, notonly seen by the staff and other cadets atencampment, but also by their parentswhen they arrive home.

Senior members also go through an amaz-ng experience as they watch the cadetsdevelop and mature in front of their eyes.They see young boys and girls turn intocadets, leaders and future staff. All this isthanks to the amazing experience we callEncampment

W elc om e T o Enc am pm en t !

By Maj Machcinski, Executive Officer

One B ig Fam i lyBy 2d Lt Bowden and 2d Lt Vinson

Look ou t be lowA few quotes from the rappelling tow

Flash Boom!!!

Yes, we still have the threat of thunstorms and other severe weather. If can hear thunder, you can be cenough to be struck by lightening. what to do? Get indoors. You are far sindoors. There are safe areas to go tobase:

*In the bathrooms of your barracks afrom windows, such as, under the sinkin the showers. *Building 440, especin the center of the building. *The CoCenter restrooms. Or, as a last resort, building that is open; go to an area a

from windows.

Dai l y Sa fe ty Mom entBy Maj Rutherford

Many of you may have been wondering aboutall of the different wing patches youve beenseeing this week. This year at the GLR En-campment, along with our usual Michigan Wingmembers, we have members from the NewYork Wing, National Capital Wing, KentuckyWing, Texas Wing, Indiana Wing and Massa-chusetts Wing.

E ve ryone i nMIWG has heardof this encamp-ment and how

great it is andthe word isspreading. Thisyear we havetwenty out-of-wing members from three different regions.Friendships are forming that may carry on foryears. This week at encampment will bond youwith many others for a lifetime. Take the op-portunity to get names, addresses, phonenumbers, etc., so you can stay in touch. Whenyou get home, you can sign up to become afan of Great-Lakes-Region-North-MIWG-Encampment on Facebook. Thats anothergreat way to stay in touch and also view themany photos that have been taken over the

week by our PAO staff.

C/CMSgt Neil Liagve Awesome! Everyshould do it. Its not as scary as it loand its a lot of fun!

C/SMsgt Gerard There is nothing bethan the feeling of free falling off a wal

C/SMSgt Joel Cortright My spidey setingled as I crawled carefully up the wbecame spiderman.

C/SrA Anastasha Collins Its one ofbest experiences Ive ever had free faoff of the wall.

C/Ssgt Nate Weil In just three dIve gone from a quiet, unsure followea confident leader and theres still days left! I also have a bunch of friends.

Welcom e Maj Gen Am y S Cour te rBy 2d Lt Bowden

We are honored to have Major General Amy S.Courter, the Civil Air Patrol National Com-mander, Col Charles L. Carr Jr. Great LakesRegion Commander, as well as Col Michael A.Saile, Michigan Wing Commander, joining usfor the rest of the encampment. Maj GenCourter is a former MIWG Commander andcurrently lives in South Lyon Michigan. MajGen Courter is a huge supporter of the cadetprogram and is often heard saying that Michi-gan wing is her home. WELCOME HOME MAAM


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Give EM th e Br ick !

Keep an eye out for Capt Dave Wbrick. Maybe you can catch him withoand he will earn a second one.C/Maj Bacero learned that 2d Lt Bowremembers getting tackled by her

year.


HONOR FLI GHT

GOLF

Most of you may have noticed a spperson among us this week. He is 1Lt HAukett of the Detroit 100th CompoSquadron. He has been a CAP membeover five years and this is his fourth campment. While enrolled in the ECclass over the week he has some stime to help out in Flight Ops. He natural out there with the gliders. And

sure appreciate his help and expertise.

Lt. Aukett has been flying planes and ers for 50 years. He originates in where he joined the Sea Cadets. moved to the U.S. in 1956 wherelearned to fly. The first plane he learnefly was the Cessna 120 and his primflight instructor was a young woman at Detroit City Airport.

He sees the noticeable difference indets after theyve been at encampm

After being here for a week, the cagrow and mature and present themsewell.

According to Aukett, another good reto come to encampment is, You can putting names and faces together. suddenly realize how big an organizaCAP is.

Exer c ise Exer c ise Exer c ise By 2d Lt Bowden

How many times this weekhave we heard this comingfrom the loud speakers onbase? The 220th BuckeyeEI squadron, which is partof the Ohio Air NationalGuard, is on base trainingand upgrading the basecommunications equip-ment. These Guardsmen

specialize in front-line in-stallation of telecommuni-cations and every other

type of communications equipment you canthink of. Yesterday and today they are con-ducting war games simulating a chemicalattack. This unit is often deployed with thecurrent war on terror. The chemical gearthat they wear is around 60 Lbs and veryhot. This is a very specialized unit which isone of only five in the country. The 220thconsists of about 120 airmen and officersthat work very hard to keep everyone con-nected in todays world of electronics.

1s t L t He r b Auke t tBy 2d Lt Vinson

SteveLooks like way too much fun, folks!And no calls to me as legal officer yet, soeveryone must be doing it right! (Asst. WingLegal Officer)

Shannon - Keep up the great work CadetsKelly and Derek Funkhouser from Blue WaterComposite Squadron. We know you are do-ng your Squadron proud and making greatfriends! Miss you both very much. Mom,Dad, Carol, Al, and Danni

Mar k Looks like perfect days for all thetraining at encampment! Special hi to C/AmnMiller from the folks!

CandaceLt. Jerry Murray, Glad you are hav-ng such a great time at Encampment. But Imiss you and can't wait to see you soon.Love Bullet

Susan- To Cadet Kyle Wiggins - Hope youare having fun and we can't wait to see youon Saturday. Keep trying to do your best.Love ya lots, Mom and dad

A ndr ew Hi Hollowood--Looks like you arehaving fun!! How are the rockets blasting

off?? I sure hope you have big engines inthem. Have fun. Mom

Ro n Hi Jill, Nice looking rockets! Did theyfly? Thanks for your encouragement notes tothe cadets. Sue Brown

DeniseWarms my heart to see you smileTroy. Looks a though they are keeping youquite busy! Glad to see you enjoying it.

To see more comments please visit the En-campment fan page once you get home.


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Fr iday , 24 Ju ly 200 9 Ed i t i on 5 o f 6

I t s N o t Goodby e

By 1s t L t Mar k L . Cur t is , Pub l ic A f fa i rs

Cadet s Learn t o SucceeBy C/1st Lt Randi Wild

To all of you thank you for making one of the safest encampments evemakes our job a lot easier. As you hhome, remember to follow the speed and dont drive while distracted. NO TTING AND DRIVING. If you start to sleepy - because for some of you thisbe a long trip home pull over andsomeone else drive. I look forward to ing you next year. Have a safe trip ho

: ) We are all responsible for safety!

Dai l y Sa fe ty Mom entBy Maj Jennifer Woolston

From Rubiks cubes to toilet paper stCadet Leadership School is packed teambuilding activities and leaderclasses that are slowly shaping your fecadets into fine leaders. CLS is pawith activities that literally keep us caon our toes. We began the week with

ting to know one another and jumped rinto a challenging, but rewarding progrThe Cadets in CLS send their highestgards to the rest of the encampment, encourage all of the cadets in basic totheir best and have fun.

CRTC Check Out Pro cedu r esBy 2d Lt Carol Vinson

Cadets and Seniors, as we finish out our weekhere at CRTC, we want to leave the base build-ings in the same or better condition that wefound them in. Please remember to do thefollowing things:

Unplug fridge, wipe out and leave door open

Vacuum all carpet floorsWipe all furniture with damp clothPlace pillow at head of bed (by wall)Fold blankets, place at foot of bedAll windows closed and lockedAll window shades at half mastThere is a $5.00 charge for lost keysRemove all trash from floors, rooms, dayroomand bathroom and place in dumpsterRemove any posters, signs, etc., including tapeTurn off all lightsEmpty all cigarette butt cansPolice outside area, pick up all trashFlight Staff need to return all used linen toCollins Center by 8a.m.Cadets may store luggage in CLS room in

Collins Center as directed by flight staffClean out web belt and empty canteen; returnto Collins Center as directed by flight staff

One Final Laun ch

The Rocketry Cadets have completed buildingtheir rockets. Once they launch them, they willqualify for a Rocketry badge. The graduation

for Model Rocketry will take place Friday at1400.

The 2009 Cadet Leadership School will begraduating on Friday the 24th at 1900 in theCollins Center. These cadets have been study-ing hard all week. CLS is one of the best pro-grams cadets can attend to further their lead-ership education. CLS graduates have theskills to return next year on flight and squad-ron staff, as well as taking a new fresh ap-proach to leadership, back to their home units.

Cadets learn about DDRBy 2d Lt Carol Vinson

CLS Grad uat ionBy 2d Lt Robert Bowden

We had a great presentation by a Mgan State Police Sheriff. Not only wavery informative, but the cadets hagreat hands-on time with some ofequipment. Later, we got to witnessdemonstration with his canine part

This dog was amazing! His level of tring was outstanding as he obeyed followed com-mands. He evensn i f fed outsome drugsplaced in theCollins Center!What an assetto the police asthey help stopthe sale and useof drugs. Illnever look at atennis ball thesame again.

..its see you next year!

This will be the last edition of At Ease! forthis week of encampment, but you will stillhave a newsletter to read come Saturdaymorning; with Michigan Wings CadetGazette - Encampment Edition.

For those of you who know me, this hasbeen my third year working in the PublicAffairs office at encampment and it willalso be my last. As much as I love PublicAffairs, it is time to move on and trysomething new, so look for me in a newrole next year! Im looking forward towhatever it may be. Needless to say, theweek isnt even over yet, and Im lookingforward to the next year. If I had my way,encampment would go on forever. I enjoyevery waking minute I am here with you inAlpena. Watching you all experience flight,overcome your fears and become fastfriends in the span of just a few days, to

me, is simply amazing to watch! For me,as a cadet I never made it to encampmentand wish I had those memories with me asI grow. Needless to say, the memories youmake here will be with you for a lifetime!

It is my most sincere desire that you takewhat you have learned here back to yourhome unit and share it with your squadronmates, especially those who could not bewith us in Alpena this year, because it willnot only pay off in inspiring them to comenext year, but help you continue to buildon your own leadership skillset as youmove forward in your CAP career!

I look forward to seeing you all next year!


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Give EM th e Br ick !

It seams squadron staff got jealous oMaj Baceros brick and got themselvefew bricks of their own tonight.


Honor F l igh t

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Bil l Char les- Fantastic pages and notes.Makes one homesick for Alpena in the sum-mer.

Tonya Minser - Thank you!!! to all of themany leaders and volunteers who make thisweek a possibility. You are impacting somany lives. Thank you!!!

Edward D. Phe lka- Greetings from Colo-rado Wing! I hope everyone is having a great

time in Alpena. I wish I could be there withyou.

Chr is t ine R inn - Wish I were there, maybenext year.

Jenn i fe r N icho lson -Brit Nicholson - Can'twait to see you at graduation. Dad and I areproud of you. And yes, we'll head to BK for atriple!!! Love, Mom

J as on D w or k in - Let me get this straight.You guys wait until AFTER I leave to do this?That's it! I'm coming back...

Mark K Mi l le r Looks like perfect days for allthe training at encampment! Special hi to C/Amn Miller (Michael R Miller-Hudsonville)from the folks!

N atas ha Wh i t e And r ew s Only my daugh-ter can be a diva in BDU's, lol

Once you get home make sure you check out

the Fan Page for encampment. Just do a

search for Great Lakes Region North En-

campment. We have 265 people watching

the updates on Facebook as of Thursday

night and that number is still growing.

We are g o fo r LAUNCH

By C/TSgt Giddery

On Wednesday, the Rocketry Flaunched rockets for the basic cadets we managed to lose only one rocket toswamp monster.The swamp monsteris what we call theriver!

Also, on Wednesdaywe found out a way

to make the cadetsbe quiet. We startedplaying a gamecalled the quietgame. The last ca-det wins a specialprize. It is a lot offun! We learned howto spray paint ourrockets, too. It wasinteresting to see everyone paint themtheir unique ways.

W h a t no w ?By 2d Lt Robert Bowden

As the week comes to a close, many cadetsstart to look forward to the benefits ofgraduating from basic encampment. Cadetswho graduate from encampment are able toapply for National Cadet Special Activitiessuch as National Blue Beret, Hawk MountainRanger School, National Flight Academy,National Emergency Services Academy andmany, many more.

Cadets also complete one of the require-ments for the Billy Mitchell Award whichmarks the end of phase two of the cadetprogram and gives the cadet the grade ofC/2d Lt. Cadets can return to encampmentnext year as Cadet Staff, Support Staff, PAO,CLS or Rocketry students.

Whatever you decide to do just make sureyou get out there and do something. Nothings worse than coming back to encampmentnext year as the same grade and having notdone anything new. Take some advise froma former C/Lt Col, Aim for the stars andnever stop trying, because when you do lifebecomes meaningless.

A big THANK YOU to the Walmart inpena! The store donated a $100 gift to the CAP Encampment. It was useprint a 4 x 6 photo to be given to allbasic cadets with each of them in tflight. Other needed administrative plies were also purchased. We sure apciate their generosity.

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