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Swords, knives, and other

costume accessories should

be short, soft, and flexible.

Avoid trick-or-treating alone.

Walk in groups or with a

trusted adult.

Fasten reflective tape to cos-

tumes and bags to help driv-

ers see you.

Examine all treats for choking

hazards and tampering before

eating them. Limit the amount

of treats you eat.

http://www.cdc.gov/family/

halloween/

Hold a flashlight while trick-or-

treating to help you see and others

see you. Always WALK and don't

run from house to house.

Always test make-up in a small

area first. Remove it before bed-

time to prevent possible skin and

eye irritation.

Look both ways before crossing

the street. Use established cross-

walks wherever possible.

Lower your risk for serious eye

injury by not wearing decorative

contact lenses.

Only walk on sidewalks whenever

possible, or on the far edge of the

road facing traffic to stay safe.

Wear well-fitting masks, costumes,

and shoes to avoid blocked vision,

trips, and falls.

Eat only factory-wrapped treats.

Avoid eating homemade treats

made by strangers.

Enter homes only if you're with a

trusted adult. Only visit well-lit

houses. Never accept rides from

strangers.

Never walk near lit candles or

luminaries. Be sure to wear flame-

resistant costumes.

HOLLOWEEN SAFETY TIPS

Assistant Editors: Col Luis Cubano and Maj Sally Browne

Puerto Rico Wing News

Inside this issue:

Holloween Safety

Tips

1

Orientation Activity 2

Teacher Orientation

Flight

3

Ranger School 4

CPR Course 5

How to Deal With

the Media Workshop

6

St Thomas Recruit-

ing Day

7

Cyber Defense Train-

ing

8

SLS 9

Airman Deployed to

Bagram

10

DR Practice 11

15th Edition, Oct 2015 Editor: Lt Col Marie Ann Rivera, PAO

Puerto Rico Wing News

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ORIENTATION ACTIVITY

Page 2 Puerto Rico Wing News

Bayamon, PR- From left to r ight C/Maj Gabr iel

Rivera, C/SSgt Adrian Vazquez, C/2 Lt Emanuel

Velez, C/Capt Bryan Toro and C/SSgt Ayiana Ri-

vera participating as guests of an activity for safety

from the US Coast Guard. At the activity they pro-

vided information about Civil Air Patrol to partici-

pants of this activity.

TEACHER ORIENTATION FLIGHT


Isla Grande, PR– Four teachers

who are Civil Air Patrol Aerospace

Education Members participated in

the Teacher Orientation Program.

This program allow teachers to expe-

rience orientation flights in CAP air-

crafts.

The following teachers participated in

the TOP flight:

Ada Miranda (AEM)

Celia Cruz (AEM)

Juhannie Villafañe (AEM)

Glenda López (AEM) Celia Cruz (AEM) during the TOP flight

Capt Victor Santiago, Pilot with the teachers during their TOP Flight


Ceiba, PR– This Search and Res-

cue School is an intense summer

activity. This school has field train-

ing exercises, physical training, an

obstacle course and other activities.

In addition to the field training ca-

dets took classes about leadership,

woodsmanship skills, and naviga-

tion.

RANGER SCHOOL

Lt Col Ruben Hernandez gave UDF and

ELT classes.

Teamwork exercise


Dorado, PR-Col Clara Livingston Squad-

ron offered Cardio Pulmonary Resuscita-

tion (CPR) course. Cadets had the oppor-

tunity to learned basic lifesaving skills.

COL CLARA LIVINGSTON CPR COURSE

Group Picture

HOW TO DEAL WITH THE MEDIA WORKSHOP


By Lt Col Marie A. Rivera

Ponce, PR– The mission of the Civil

Air Patrol Public Affairs (PA) pro-

gram is to inform internal and exter-

nal audiences of Civil Air Patrol’s

national importance, safeguard the

image and assets of the corporation,

and strengthen relations with key

audiences and customers, which

enables the organization to grow.

This workshop is vital for PAO who

need to know the media they’re

dealing with, who their target audi-

ence is, the topics they cover, their

editorial style, the frequency of the

publication or when they broadcast.

Different topics were covered, for

example that not every media channel

will be interested in what you have to

say, unless you can make it relevant

to them. The workshop had a practice

portion of the different kind of inter-

views journalist made.

ENS Egdanis Torres taught tips of

how to deal with the media. It was a

very interesting seminar in which

PAO and cadets PAO learned a lot of

topics.

ENS Egdanis Torres, Navy PAO giving the seminar Students during the workshop

St Thomas, VI - St. Thomas Com-

posite Squadron had a recruiting

drive that sparked the interest of

over 80 cadets. The activity con-

ducted on 12 Sep 15 enlisted over

40 cadets. This is the excellent

work by the new commander 1st

Lt Joel Connors and his staff of

professional and dedicated mem-

bers. Great job and keep up the

good work.


ST THOMAS RECRUITING DAY

CYBER DEFENSE TRAINING


San Antonio, TX- C/Capt Abimael Acosta (second left to right) and C/Capt

Julio A. De Jesus (six left to right) receiving their plaques for Outstanding

Achievement at the Cyber Defense Training Academy 2015

Cadets practicing basic radio operations

ICUT TRAINING

San Juan, PR– Cadets of the Cesareo Rosa

Nieves took part in the Introductory Commu-

nication User Training.


Toa Baja, PR- 26 Senior

members took Squadron

Leadership School (SLS) giv-

en at Punta Salinas Radar Sta-

tion. SLS provides CAP's adult

members with a basic under-

standing of CAP operations at

the squadron level and how

those operations affect CAP's

national missions. Additional-

ly, members learn more about

CAP customs, core values,

and communications. Case

studies, discussion, and group

assignments are integral facets

of the SLS.

SQUADRON LEADERSHIP SCHOOL

1LT Luis J. Herrera teaching class


By Senior Airman Cierra Presen-

tado, 455th AEW Public Affairs

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghani-

stan -- An Airmen deployed with

the 455th Expeditionary Communi-

cations Squadron is not only an Air-

man, but also a Civil Air Patrol vol-

unteer who dedicates his free time to

helping train youth and respond to

crisis situations.

The CAP, which has provided sup-

port to emergency services as well

as the aerospace education and cadet

programs for the past 74 years, is

now included in the Air Force’s def-

inition of Total Force. The Air Force

updated Doctrine Document Volume

2 to expand the description of the

total force and Airmen to active-

duty, Guard, Reserve, civilians and

now auxiliary members.

Capt. Luis Aponte, 455th ECS oper-

ations officer and a member of the

156th Airlift Wing with the Puerto

Rico Air National Guard, has been a

CAP member for three years. Apon-

te is a former director of operations

for the CAP chapter in Puerto Rico.

His main mission with the CAP

team is to operate as a pilot for the

Cessna 172 and 182 aircraft.

“I’ve been a member of the Civil Air

Patrol in Puerto Rico for the past

three years. The program has offered

me many opportunities, such as be-

ing able to fly and support real

world missions,” said Aponte. “We

work with the Air Force and Coast

Guard and any other agencies that

request our help with different mis-

sions.”

Now that the Air Force is incorpo-

rating CAP into its total force spec-

trum, leaders are encouraged to con-

sider each part of the total force,

including auxiliary, when determin-

ing the most efficient and effective

route to complete the mission.

CIVIL AIR PATROL AIRMAN DEPLOYED TO BAGRAM

Currently CAP has a total of 57,000

volunteers and 550 aircraft assigned

to more than 1,500 units that are

supporting non-combat missions on

behalf of the Air Force. Aponte’s

unit includes 702 cadets which are

12 to 18 year olds, and 346 senior

members.

The CAP members, who fly nearly

100,000 hours per year contributing

to various missions such as disaster

relief, counter drug, search and res-

cue, fighter interceptor training, aer-

ial observation and cadet orientation

flights, will now be included in the

total force and be referred to as Air-

men during the performance of offi-

cial duties in recognition to the Air

Force.

“We have a good size group that

volunteers in Puerto Rico. There are

so many motivated individuals that

dedicate their time to helping a good

cause without being paid for it,”

Aponte said. “It’s great to see that

we are bringing light to these indi-

viduals by being included in the

total force.”

While a member of the CAP team

and also a flight commander in the

Air National Guard, Aponte coordi-

nated training opportunities to allow

the CAP and ANG to work together.

“When I was the director of opera-

tions, I was able to coordinate with

my unit with the Guard to come up

with some training opportunities’ for

the cadets and the CAP team,” he

said. “Our aerospace and educations

cadets were able to get some real

hands on training with the Guard.

So, it was great being able to work

and balance the two programs.”

While Aponte is grateful for his op-

portunity to deploy here to Bagram,

he is excited to get back to Puerto

Rico to continue his CAP mission.

“Being here at BAF has been

great. The Airmen have so much

motivation and it’s really a

pleasure to work with them,” he

said. “When I return to Puerto

Rico I will have to get recerti-

fied in flying and then I can get

back to my CAP mission and

back to the Guard. But it has

been a great deployment.”

Aponte encourages people to

look into the Civil Air Patrol and

get involved. To find out more

information on the CAP and

how to join, visit http://

www.gocivilairpatrol.com/

howtojoin/

U.S. Air Force Capt. Luis Aponte,

455th Expeditionary Communica-

tion Squadron operations officer,

flies a Cessna 187 while on a Civil

Air Patrol Mission. Aponte has been

a member of the CAP in Puerto

Rico for three years as well as the

former director of operations for his

CAP unit. (Courtesy Photo)


DR PRACTICE

1 Lt Luis Lebron Mission Scanner taking pictures

La Plata Dam Carraizo Dam

Photos by 1 Lt Luis Herrera and 1 Lt Luis Lebron

San Juan, PR- Another impor tant service

CAP performs is disaster-relief operations.

In order to keep personnel current and qual-

ify PR Wing practice in a monthly basis

different scenarios.

Aircrews and ground teams had the oppor-

tunity to put in practice all they have

learned during the training.

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SAN JUAN, PR

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