Achievement Thunderbirds

August
2001
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THUNDERBIRDS
1st Lt Brian Stover
One of the ultimate achievements in the Air Force is to garner a
position with the Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, otherwise known as the Thunderbirds.
I recently had the opportunity
SSgt Bowen, 25, is from
to spend some time with the
Bowie, Maryland. Brad joined
squadron at their home at Nellis
CAP when he was 13 and was a
Air Force Base outside Las Vegas,
member of the Bowie Bel Air
Nevada. There I spoke with the piComposite Squadron from 1989
lots and support team about what
to 1994, During his time in CAP,
he progressed through the cadet
it take s to make it to the
Thunderbirds. One per on I spoke
ranks rising to the grade of
C/Captain. He earned the Mitchto, Ssgt Brad Bowen, is a former
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CAP cadet.
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ACHIEVEMENT
Continued . ..
ell and Earhart Aw ard s which
would later come into play in hi s
Arr Force career.
Sergea nt Bowen ' CAP acti vi 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. Brad attended encampment
at McGuire AFB (NJ) in 1990. He
said his squadron was flightlin e
oriented a nd 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 grandfather was in the CAP in
its infancy.
After high sc hool , Brad
joined the Air Force. He said the
CAP had contributed to hi s decision to join the Air Force. During
Basic Training, he said drill "was
a piece of cake" since he learned
to drill in the CAP. Brad credits
CAP with assisting him in training since the CAP increased respon sibility at a younger age.
Brad also credited the values and
morals of the CAP to his success
in th e Air Force. After Basic
Training he was immediately promoted to Arrman First Class (E-3)
due to having earned the Mitchell
Award in the CAP.
Sergea nt Bowe n 's f irst assignment in the Arr Force was as a
flying crew chief on KC-I0s. He
applied for the Thunderbirds but
was turned down because he had
the wrong airframe experience
(fighters vs. transport). So Brad
switched 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
Thunderbird s he was acce pted
and joined the team in March of
2000. SS gt Bowe n said persis-
tence is the key. It depends on
"How bad you want it." He said
the Senior Members of his squadron we re ve ry good at settin 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 in
the Air Force for seven years.
Brad currently lives in Las Vegas
with his 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 Officer 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 University of Florida at Gainesville. He
received hi s pilot training at
Sheppard AFB , Texas and F-16
flight training at Luke AFB , Arizona. Major Lawson has had a variety of assignments including a
tour during Desert Storm in which
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ACHIEVEMENT
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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 became a T-37 in structor pilot before joining .the
Thunderbirds this year. Major Lawson is from a military family and spent time as a child at WrightPattterson AFB , Ohio 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 important 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 pilots. 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 position .
"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 commander, 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 requirements 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. In school,
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 aviatio n is "one of
the best escapes." It's as close to heaven as you can
get and there is a euphoria about it.
For the senior members, "'C hase" offered
"Never walk into a squadron loudly. Never leave quietly." 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
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ACHIEVEMENT
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Air National Guard Base . He
joined the active duty Air Force in
1996.
Captain Wood counseled cadets 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 filling an important gap. He believes
the country "should be thanking
YOU."
It is an experience to see and
spend time at the Thunderbird facility at Nellis. The hangar area is
immaculate. The floor is a polished 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. If 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 Thunderbirds base is one of perfection,
goal oriented, exceeding the standards and "esprit de corps." The
similarities between the Thunderbirds and CAP are numerous,
All the members of the Thunderbirds are volunteers, just as every
member of the Civil Air 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 receive no extra pay for their duties
and are only compensated for certain expenses incurred. Schedules
are subject to last minute changes
and seems there is never enough
time to get everything done. However, everyone works together as a
"team" to get the job done and
they continue to strive for perfection . 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 demonstration.
As in CAP there are a number
of non -flying positions in the
squadron. There is the Executive
officer, Capt Jeff Heyse. He supervises the executive support, information 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 assisting 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 maintenance 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 positions from "First Sergeant" to
crew chiefs, logistics coordinators , 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 professionalism as we too, represent the
United States Air Force.
SSgt Jason Haag
A special thanks to SSgt Jason
Haag, Thunderbirds public affairs. Without his assistance this
article would not be possible.
Thanks Jason.
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This issue focuses on the achievements of current and former
members of the Civil Air Patrol.
From the feature article on the
Thunderbirds to achievements by
cadets in drill competition, scholarships , and promotions and finally the pilotin g skill s of a
former cadet, achievement permeates the Civil Air Patrol.
The CAP is much more than
just a volunteer organization. We
are professionals in every sense of
the word. Instilljng the discipline,
morals and work ethic in cadets
pays off in their future when they
accomplish great tasks, often during very trying times. Cadets have
gone on to achieve great positions
and accomplishments. Often Senior Members too have accompli 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 researching the article on the Thunderbirds , I noticed a framed picture
of two Thunderbird enlisted perso nnel standing in front of a
Thunderbird F-16 in the hallway
leading to the flightline. The caption read ... "CHARACTER ... We
mu st adjust to an ever changing
road .... while holding onto our
unchanging principles." I think
Brian Stover, 1st Lt., CAp, Editor, Eagle Call
thi s is somethin g noteworthy to
strive for, not only amongst th e
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 secure a fli ght with
the Thunderbirds! !!!
As editor, I feel that Eagle
Call should be u ed to foc us on
our achievements. We have every
right to be proud. Every member
has contributed to the organization in many ways and in return ,
the organization (the members in
reality) has provided assistance in
meeting goals. Kudos to the every
member of the CAP and in particular to the California Wing.
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The LO office's principle function is
to provide guidance and USAF
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I continue to reiterate that we do everything we can to
ensure CAWG succeeds in achievi ng its
goals. Since CAWG is
so large, I depend on the
USAF Reservists 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 criteria, they check out the health of
the unit. They look at areas like
logistics, cadet programs, ES programs, pilots records, etc. They
are not there to "evaluate", they
are there to provide staff assistance and guidance. They are
there also to answer questions or
at least provide me with those
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Most of these reservists come
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so. If you don't have a reservist
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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 encourage you to take advantage of this
flying to brush up on your currencies. 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:
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Civil Air Patrol California
Wing was tasked by the U.S. Air
Force to assist the San Luis
Obispo County Sheriff's Department in searching for a mis ing
plane in the early hours approximately 1:30 a.m. Wednesday February 21, 200l.
Two Ground Teams were immediately 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 assisted 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.
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A Southern California Desert
Mountain Find Search Mission 01M0442
9-10 March 2001
Edited & Compiled from eMail Messages by
1st Lt John Craig, Emergency Services Officer
Palm Springs Squadron 11
This Red Cap mission was
launched Friday afternoon 9
March 2001 for an ELT signal detected 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 Mi ss ion
Coordinator and Yosemite 511
(Roy Hofheinz) served as a critical 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 audible ELT and identified the
search area as being on the Northeast 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
12
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 intelligence 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. Throughout the morning , cloud cover
blocked view of the target
ridgeline , but CF415 provided
close ground cover and maneuvering instructions to the teams
working their way into the difficult 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 Northwest, 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 Sheriff's 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 radioed 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 silence the ELT in the airplane's 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.
Continued on next page . ..
Desert Mountain
Find
Continued . ..
Also, the communications facilities maintained by AZWG (Kingman and Havasu repeaters) were
invaluable in maintaining contact
with our teams in the field. Without the CAWG remote base on
Onyx Peak, this would have been
a much more difficult mission to
coordinate.
Senior Mission Controller, Lt
Col Joe Orchard , has recommended Distress Finds for the following: 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 Lt Larry Riddle,
2dLt Richard Whaley, C/TSgt
J ames Esqueda, and CI Amn
Joshua Roelhling. According to
Lt Col Donna Star
SMC Orchard , "This was a text
On June 2, 2001, two CAP members were credited with saving the
book case of all hands working as
a team to accomplish our goal."
life of a pilot who was severely injured when his Piper 28-180 clipped a
A post-mission debrief at
tree east of Mather Field after his engine lost power on a flight from
Palm Springs Squadron 11 's next
Cameron Airpark to Lodi .
meeting brought out the easel and
The pilot, an emergency room doctor, departed Cameron about 7:40
pad for discussions and critiques
A.M. planning to meet friends for skydiving at Lodi. When he did not
around:
arrive his friends alerted authorities four hours later. The plane's emergency locator transmitter (ELT) did not activate.
Crew resource, management
1st Lt Ellis Udwin, CAP, the search's incident commander, directed
in the cockpit and overall
communications from within
San Jose Squadron 80 members Maj Chuck Frank and Capt John Lewis
the airplane to base (or relay)
who were starting a training flight to begin instead an electronic search
to ground teams to helicopter.
in the search area. An hour later, after the FAA's Oakland Center facility
Meteorology conditions;
finished processing radar data to find a last known position, the aircrew
scud-running was the apparwas radioed that position. Capt Lewis spotted the target 114 mile from
ent undoing of the victims and
the last known radar position. The aircrew directed a California Highway Patrol (CHP) helicopter from
the search crews experienced
the same bad weather.
Fresno to the Piper. The CHP aircrew arrived in 30 minutes and
Mountain search techniques ; flying the mountain contour at differneeded twenty minutes to extract
ent altitudes and other considerations.
Transmitting lat/long coordinates with degrees - against CAP policy
the pilot from the plane, stabilize
because it alerts the general public to the location of an active
his very serious injuries, and fly
search/crash site.
him to the University of CaliforThe debriefing produced ideas for future SAREXs based on the misnia/Davis Medical Center in Sacsion. It also reinforced the importance of launching quickly and finding
ramento.
the target without delay because there might be survivors out there.
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Three CAP ground teams
with a total of ten members also
participated in the search . The
Cameron Airpark pilots' community has officially commended the
Civil Air Patrol for saving the life
of a fellow pilot.
While enroute back to San
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By U 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 supposed 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, parking spaces, taxiway borders; the
list goes on. We all know that the
FAA has been running a campaign to reduce the number of
runway incursions, but runway incursions by airplanes are not the
only problem on the airport. Automobiles also occasionally appear 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 pedestrians) belong on the side of the
dashed lines away from the
centerline. That reduces the likelihood 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 required to cross it from the solid
side. If you don't have radio communications, wait for a green light
from the tower. If you're at a
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must exercise extreme caution before crossing. Make sure there is
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Speed on the flight line is
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Cadet Basic Erich Meisenhelder recently completed 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 Airport. 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 decorations from my grandfather and his brothers, WWI
items from my great grandfather, and Philippine Insurrection items belonging to my great-great grandfather," 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 missing on 24 November 1944 in the South Pacific Theater.
Captain David Meisenhelder, the oldest of the
five brothers, was a doctor and surgeon who volunteered for USAAF service when WWII broke out.
He was reported killed in action on 16 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 Cadet 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, CI B
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 15 years of CAP service in California I am
moving to Florida. You all are truly the most outstanding 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 extremely competitive scholarship for the nine
National-level awards of $25k each.
Wing Commander, Col Larry Myrick announced 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
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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 California Wing completed a First Aid
and CPR course, hosted by Los
Angeles County Group 1 at California 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 congratulations 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 members 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."
tain s Mary Vallerand and Matt
Assisting Captain Edwards ,
Vallerand; Cadet Second LieutenCalifornia Wing' s Director of
ants Philip Buckles and Robert
Professional Development, were
Hernandez; CICMSgt Tyler Stoinstructors 1st Lt Alex Kay, ClLt
ver; CISMSgt Guy Coulumbe and
Col Heather Cook, and Patricia
Justin McKelvey; C/MSgt Jose
Strucke.
Emphasis throughout the · Medina, Timothy Saranita, Gavin
Scheibe and Caleb DiPaola ; CI
course was on "Check ... call ...
care," the Red Cross emergency
TSgt Stephen Hooker and
Stephanie Mherian ; CISSgt
action steps. The students covered
choking and other breathing
Stephen Garcia and Christian
Pezalla; C/SrA Scott Adair, Jeff
emergencies, cardiac emergenBuentgen, Chanette Ruiz and
cies, and basic first aid such as
Steffen Schilling; CIAIC Mike
profuse bleeding and broken
Kerner ; CI Amn Zachary Hale ,
limbs.
David Hawkins , Drew Marsaw,
Each participant had an opSusan Penicks, Richard Siverson,
portunity to practice rescue
Robert
Wodson ; and CI AB
breathing and CPR on a mannePriscilla Celaya, Cybill Hill, Evan
quin, as well as respond to several
first aid situations such as controlJohnson, Kevin Johnson, Michael
Stephen, Harry Tabata and
ling bleeding and applying splints
Antoinette Ventura.
to injured limbs.
Officers and cadets from 13
Completing the course were
units throughout Southern CaliLt Col Charles Wiest, Majors Phil
fornia were represented: Palm
Laisure and Gamile Mherian;
Springs Composite Squadron 11,
Captains Becky Gockel , Don
Antelope Valley Cadet Squadron
Gockel , Keimach, W. C. Lock15, Chino Cadet Squadron 20,
wood , L.W. McCauley and SaSan Fernando Senior Squadron
vannah Joyce Miles; First Lieutenants John Craig, Rick Koontz,
35, Clover Field Composite
Squadron 51 , Burbank Angels
and Carole Vallerand ; Second
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Cadet Squadron 63 , Edward s
AFB Composite Squadron 84 ,
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and David Sockett; Cadet CapBeach Cities Cadet Squadron
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Los Angeles Cadet Squadron 138,
Valley Senior Squadron 195, Simi
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and Group 1 Headquarters.
Five Cadets from
Composite Brackett
Squadron Receive the
Billy Mitchell Award
Left to right: Lt. Col. Ken Hartwell, 2Lt. Gordon Hatch, 2Lt. Hector Carranza,
2Lt. Christian Marroquin, 2LT Nrin Liao, 2LT Scott Marikian, Col. Virginia
Nelson.
The Annual Awards Banquet
of Composite Squadron 64 Brackett Field - was honored on
June 9, 2001 to have Lt Col Virginia Nelson , California Wing
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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; CI
MSgt Scott Marikian ; and
CIMSgt Gordon Hatch. These cadets also received their promotion
to 2d Lt. Parents and friends were
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men for a job well done. On July
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scroll by Mr. Mike Antonovich,
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meeting,
Lt Col Virginia Nelson presented Lt Col Ken Hartwell a special commendation for his 5 years
of service to Composite Brackett
Squadron as Squadron Commander. Lt Col Hartwell began as
a cadet 35 years ago and was instrumental in navigating Squadron 64 through tough times. He
also served as Squadron Commander from 1974 to 1979. Beginning 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 llowing close behind. Lt Col Jerry
Prickett, Seniors Deputy Commander, was promoted to Squadron Commander and will lead the
Squadron through the next phase
of growth, the development and
Ret. Air Force Col Robert Jenkins (left) presenting
Cadet Capt Paul Warren with the Amelia Earhart Award.
Amelia Earhart Award
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 program.
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 inc luded: Capt Dick Holmstrom ,
Commander' s Award; Major Lou
Kovac s, Senior Officer of the
Year; Capt George Jacobs , M ission Pilot of the Year; Capt Scott
Borer, Aerospace Education Office of the Year and Senior Override Pilot of the Year; Chaplain
(Capt) Mike McKinney, Chaplain
of the Year; Major Lou Kovas, Instructor Pilot of the Year; and SM
Adelle McKinney, Public Affairs
Officer of the Year.
Special awards were presented to the Cadet Squadron. Cadet 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,
1 st Lt Connie Hetrick for two
years; Capt George Jacobs, Capt
Robert Grant, and 1st Lt Jaso n
Hinton for five years.
Senior Member promotions
included: SM Adelle McKinney
to 2d Lt; Capt Lou Kovacs to Major; 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
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Cadets of Sq. 112, with plane owner Bob Lombard, in front of "In The Mood"
- one of the B-25B Mitchell Bombers that took part in the air show.
(Photo courtesy of SI M Susan Murer)
Doolittle Raiders
On a warm, muggy Saturday,
just after noon, a rumble begins to
come from the Ea st. As it increases in inten s ity, the ground
begins to shake . People look to
the sky, straining to see or ftnd the
cause. Suddenly, a dark green
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the white star of the USA on the
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years later, 12 May 2001 and the
la st officia l gathering of the
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the brave men that flew the mi ssion that stunned the "Invincible
Mother Land" of Japan.
The day began as early as
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Composite Squadron 112, AltaTulare Composite Squadron 16,
Tehachapi Composite Squadron
4 6, B aker sfie ld Compo site
Squadron 121 , and Merced Composite Squadron 147 gathered to
provide parking for the more than
10,000 people that came to view
the vintage warp lanes , provide
flight line security, first aid, and
crowd control for the event.
During their breaks, and after
the parking details were secured,
members were ab le to roam
aro und the aircraft a nd to visit
with 12 of the remaining 21 survivors 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-pilot of the
16th bombe r th a t flew off the
deck of the Hornet.
The highlight of the event for
many was when Mr. Kermit
Weeks, owner of Fanta sy of
Flight and the "Apache Princess"
opened his aircraft to the Cadets.
As each Cadet toured the interior
of the Apache Princess, they were
able to experience for a brief period of time , the life of a crewman , 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 experience with a deeper
sense of the hardships and sacrifices that were endured by the aircrews 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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Addressed Composite
Squadron 64
Cadet Panzer Selected
for Air Force Academy
Prep School
By Lt Col Ken Hartwell
Brackett Compo Squadron 64
California Wing
Members of Brackett Composite Squadron 64, California
Wing, received word recently that
CISgt Scott Panzer has been selected 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 becomes the 28th
member of the Squadron to be selected for one of the nation 's service academies in its 36 year history.
After completing hi s prep
school year, he is expected to enter the Academy in the summer of
2002. He will join AFA Cadet
DonCo ta Seawell, who is currently 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.
On February 25th, Squadron
64 welcomed Mr. Walt Allen ill,
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 presentation on drug enforcement. Southern California
produces 38% of the methamphetamine in the United States.
Each year more and more elementary students are exposed to
drugs. Mr. Allen encouraged the
cadets, "If you want to be a success in life and accom plish great
thing s, and see your goals and
dreams come to pass .. . 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
said that " thi s presentation was
equivalent to any moral leadership presentation ."
Squadron 15 Cadet
Change of Command
On 3 Feb 2001 , Antelope Valley Squadron 15 hosted a Change
of Command ceremony for outgoing Cadet Commander CICapt
Matt Vallerand. Cadet Capt Vallerand was replaced by CISMSgt
Caleb DiPaola.
The eve nt, co mbined with
Squadron 15 normal monthly promotions and held at a local church
banquet hall , was attended by
over 100 cadets, parents a nd
guests. Guests included were: the
California Wing Commander, Col
Larry Myrick; California State
Senator William "Pete" Knight; a
representati ve from Los Angeles
County District Supervisor, Mike
Antonivich's office; the mayor of
Lancaster, CA, Frank Roberts; the
ma yo r of Palmdale , CA, Jim
Ledford ; the local Air Force recruiter, Sgt Gabriel Quintana and
Hi g hl a nd Hi g h School 's AFJ
ROTC senior aerospace science
in structor, 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, including 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 e b DiPaola .
Lunch was served, followed by
several 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 statistics of California
Wing, pointing out the number of
Cadet and Senior members in the
Wing . Myrick also stressed 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 Patrol.
Capt Don Gockel, Squadron
15 Commander, took the opportunity to discuss more detailed information about the squadron ,
pointing out that even though the
squadron 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 discussed 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 Appreciation" to his staff and one parent
for their dedication to the squadron.
Prior to promotion s, the
Armed Drill Team , lead by C12Lt
Michael Eakman , performed a
routine that was specially put together 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, CI
2Lt Charles Crimes - Mitchell, CI
2Lt Anthony Trujillo - Mitchell,
CICapt Matt Vallerand - Earhart,
Capt Becky Gockel - Grover
Loening.
Promotions were awarded to
the following cadets: CI 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 following cadets received ribbons: CI
Capt Matt Vallerand - Find, C12Lt
Anthony Trujillo - Red Service,
C/2Lt Alan Gault - Red Service. A
"Certificate of Proficiency Award"
was pre sented to 1Lt Carol
Vallerand.
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Left to right: Capt Paul Cleveland, Lt Col Joseph Orchard, Lt Kathy Sawyer,
Lt Finbarr Cullen.
(Photo by Major Bill Hartmann)
Group 3 Civil Air Patrol
Annual Awards 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 service during the preceding year.
There are ten Squadrons within
Group 3 vying for the awards.
Big Bear Valley Composite
Squadron 6750 is proud to announce that four members of this
squadron received awards.
Lieutenant Kathy Sawyer received the Public Affairs Officer
of the Year Award for her outstanding media reporting and
community networking. She is
well known and highly respected
in the Big Bear Valley for her donations of time to community
service. As Public Affairs Officer
for Squadron 6750, she has significantly heightened media exposure, and is directly responsible for increased squadron
membership and participation in
local community activities.
Lieutenant Finbarr Cullen
was the recipient of the Aerospace Education Officer of the
Year Award for hi s contribution
to the Squadron Aerospace Education Program. In this capacity,
he has been actively involved in
teaching Aero space Education
weekly to the cadets and monthly
to senior members of the squadron. He posse sses 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 assigned tour of duty, Capt Cleveland is responsible for processing
all incoming emergency call s for
search and rescue and then assuring 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 Most Valuable Member award for his consistent outstanding service within
Group 3. Lt Col Orchard regularly
participates in CA Wing, Group,
and Squadron activities. He is actively involved in Mountain Mutual Aid Association activities in
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GROUP 3 AWARDS
DINNER
Continued
Big Bear Valley offering the Civil
Air P a trol re sources to ass i s t
those in need. As a senior Mission
Coordinator, Lt Col Orchard is responsible for all the major search
missions within Group 3.
Ci vil Air Patrol provides its
volunteer service so others may
live.
Lt Col Charles Bussy - one of the
original Tuskegee Airmen.
Flight is the Topic at Squadron's Holiday Social
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A happy holiday gathering by
Ci vil Air P a trol Squ a dron 59
members and guests was held at
the Peking Restaurant in Hemet
on Sunday afternoon , Nov. 12.
The dining room was filed to capac ity with people who enjoyed
one another's company. Naturally
the topic of conversation was centered around air fli ght, as both active and retired, but still active, pilots spoke of their career experiences.
Major O vey Hebert, who is
the commander for Composite
Squadron 59 , headquarters located at Hemet Ry a n Airport,
welcomed guests and explained
the Squadron 's purpose by saying, "We are the auxiliary of the
United States Air Force; we have
three missions missions: 1) emergency services, 2) aerospace education, and 3) a cadet program."
He then welcomed everyone
to the "Squadron Social."
Major Hebert ac knowledged
special guests and introduced distinguished guests, which included
Anita Cal Jackson, M.D. , who recently took off to participate in
the third annual Medical and Surgical Mission in Danao, Ceka in
the Phiiipinos, whose roots are in
the town of Dan go, saw and
treated about 2,000 indigent patients at the Danao General Hospital.
He then introduced honored
guest, Two-Star M ajor General
Marvin Levy, United States Army
Reser ves, who head s Military
Honors, De partment of Californi a. He also represents 11 Western States Military Honors (Veterans services) .
Major Hebert then welcomed
and introduced retire d pilot, Lt
Col Charles Bu ssy, one of the
original Tu s kegee Airmen, He
also announced the presence of
Major Timoth y (Tim ) Parks, a
United Airlines Pilot, who acts as
liaison between the Air Force and
Civil Air Patrol.
. Major He bert introduced hi s
close friend George E. Brittenham Jr. , a well-known vocalist
both here and in the Netherlands.
Brittenham then treated guests by
singing a number.
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 person yo u
looked at may be the person you
save or rescue next."
B efore the nine-course Chinese dinner was served, prepared
Peking Duck was brought in on
platters for the guests to see before the carving began. Dr. Lily
Shen th e n introduced the m e nu
with an explanation of each di sh
and its part in the dinner.
The guests then sampled th e
following Chinese delicacies; appeti zers, a co mbin a tion of egg
roll , fried wonton , and chicken;
chrysanthemum and bl ack pe ar
(egg flow er and seaweed) soup ,
P ek in g Du ck, duck mea t with
vegeta bl e; sweet and sour fish ,
General Tso's Chicken, fried rice
noodl es wi th beef, shrimp w ith
tomato, vegetable with tofu and
banana mil ball (dessert). Tea and
rice were also served.
Lt. Richard Glover stated that
he flew planes back in 1949, and
retired United Air Lines Pilot,
C aptain Conrad Chambers, a lso
s poke. I lea rned so me thing s
about the Civil Air Patrol and the
Cadet Program .
Continued . ..
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SQUADRON 59
HOLIDAY SOCIAL
Continued
Capt Chambers stated that the
majority of Civil Air Patrol members have served with the United
States Military. He also explained
that Civil Air Patrol does approximately ninety percent of all Air
Force rescues.
Lt Glover explained some of
the working of the Cadet program
which is a youth program. Youth
13 years of age or in the Sixth
Grade have the opportunity to join
the Cadet program which is deigned to teach discipline and give
guidance. He fee ls the weeke nd
Basic Cadet School is excelle nt
training for our youth .
Big Bear Valley
Composite Squadron
6750 Civil Air Patrol
says "Thanks A
Millennium" To The
Big Bear Valley!!!!
Organizational Founders, Lt Finbarr Cullen, Lt Col Howard Bronson, Capt
Merriann Aughton, Lt Col Helen Orchard, Lt Col Larry Goudie (First Commander), and Lt Col Robert Aughton; joining them, far right, Major Bill
Hartmann, present Commander. Not shown: Lt Col Frederick Beelby, Lt Col
Peggy Beelby, Lt Col Joe Orchard, Doe Saderup, Mike Schaefer, Muril
Szonbathy, Yanis Rimbennieks, Brian Schaefer and David Whytock.
On December 14,2000, Civil Air Patrol Sq. 6750 celebrated its 10th
Birthday. The Celebration party was attended by 90 guests, and will be
remembered as a "ONE-OF-A-KIND" Celebration.
Sq. 6750 is grateful to all who attended the Celebration. Thanks for
supporting our vision of a new Headquarters building at the airport. This
building will serve Big Bear ValJey with disaster relief, search for missing aircraft, and aerospace education for the youth.
Outstanding Cadets: Chance Drawi ng tickets sales for Squadron
Building Fund :
#1 Brian Herendich (winner of a leather flight jacket) sold 422 tickets
#2 Tim Coogan sold 321 tickets
#3 Anthony Arakelian sold 272 tickets
Continued . ..
Presentation to Lt Col Larry Goudie, First Commander
of Big Bear Valley CompOSite Sq. 6750 ( 11/90 to 6/92),
by Major Bill Hartmann, present Commander.
Left to right: "Cadet of the Year" and Cadet Commander,
Andrew Carroll; Color Guard Commander, Anthony
Arakelian; and Major Bill Hartmann, present Commander.
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BIG BEAR VALLEY
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Thanks to the ge nerosity of
the Civil Air Patrol members and
guests who attended the Celebration, bags of toys were donated to
the Kiw ani s of Big Bear Vall ey
"Gifts for Kids". Boxes of food
were prese nted to Lt Col Bob
Aughton a nd Ca pt Merrian n
Au g hton to be de li vered to the
American Legion 's Big Bear Valley Holiday Food Drive. Used
eye-glasses were don ated to the
Big Bear Lions Club.
F.Y.!. Squadron 6750
Commander Tenure
Lt Col Lawrence Goudie
11/90-6/92
Maj Joseph Orchard
6/92-12/95
Lt Col Frederick Beelby
12/95-6/97
Lt Col Howard F. Bronson
6/97-12/99
Maj William R. Hartmann
12/99
Anthony Arakelien, preparing to instruct water safety class.
Civil Air Patrol
Cadet "Ski Day"
at Big Bear Lake
On June 2nd Mark and Nancy
Porter and Bob Halstead invited
Civil Air Patrol Cadets, Cadet
Staff, ad ult members and fam ily
members to attend "Ski-Day" at
Bi g Bear Lake. This was a day to
co mm e nd th e Cadets for th e ir
hard work, effort and dedicati on.
As for the rest of us - it's the end
of sc hoo l a nd the beg innin g of
summer. A great time for all families to come to the lake, socialize,
enjoy the lake, and support th e
Squadron .
Th e Squadron met at the
MWD East launch ramp at 8:00
a.m. Cadets Du stin McGovern
and Anthony Arakelian were the
Water Safety Presentation instructors, teaching:
1: Dry land Wakeboard School
2: Dry land Ski School
3: Boat safety
Both instructors have untold
hours of stick-time behind their
boats.
A Wellcraft 2000 ski boat and
MasterCraft tournament wakeboard boat, plus wakeboards , ski
vests, tow-float (fo r the little
brothers / sisters and non-skiers), and water skis were
provided by Mark a nd Nancy Porter and Bob
Halstead.
Thi s was a great time to experience Big Bear
Lake by water skiing wakeboarding , riding in the
tow-float or sitting on shore enjoying the view of Big
Bear Lake. The Cadets arranged the food for the allday picniclBBQ, and Big Bear provided a beautiful
day.
Presentation to 2nd Lt Kathy Sawyer, PAO, by Major Bill
Hartmann and Cadet Squadron (not shown). Sawyer
was recognized for her outstanding performance and
unsurpassed ambition in presenting who we are, what
we do, and how we serve the community.
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At 8:20 A.M. Pacific Time on
May 28, search and rescue personnel of the USAF Auxiliary
Civil Air Patrol successfully accomplished the rescue of two survivors of a single engine aircraft
crash in the Pauma Valley area.
Both survivors were ambulatory but required extraction from
the wilderness site by U.S. Coast
Guard helicopter. Civil Air Patrol
was the sole agency to be actively
invol ved in the search although
valuable intelligence was received
from the San Diego County
Sheriff's Office. The survivors reportedly suffered cuts , bruises,
abrasions and were also reportedly experiencing exposure, exhaustion and dehydration from
the experience but their injuries
were not considered to be life
threatening.
A total of seven Civil Air Patrol volunteer personnel, including five ground team personnel
and one aircrew, participated in
the search mission which began
Sunday afternoon , May 27, at
about 4:00 P.M. and ran through
to about 7:00 P.M. Monday with
the silencing of a second ELT signal by mission personnel at
Oceanside airport, said Civil Air
Patrol Mission Coordinator, Lt
Col Joe Bradley.
The mission ran all through
Sunday night despite darkness,
drizzle, limited visibility, and the
remoteness of the crash location.
Searchers had to trek a distance of
about two miles up and down
steep slopes as high as 1000 feet
through heavy brush and undergrowth to reach the crash site in a
drainage ravine.
The target aircraft, a Cessna
177 RG based at Pauma Valley
airport, was enroute home from a
day trip to Borrego Valley airport,
some 40 miles to the east. The 73
year old pilot was reported to be a
highly experienced pilot as was
his 67 year old passenger. The
crash occurred within six miles of
the aircraft's home base and, although no official cause for the
crash has been determined, the
crash occurred shortly following
witness reports of the sound of an
aircraft losing power in the Rainbow Valley area some seven miles
to the northwest of the crash site.
San Diego Gas and Electric, the
local power provider, also reported contact with its 11/.1 inch
thick high-tension electric transmission lines in the same area and
at the same time as the witness report. The reports were investigated prior to the mission opening
time by the California Department of Forestry and San Diego
County Sheriff personnel with no
readily ascertainable cause for the
reports having been determined.
The Civil Air Patrol search
began with an Air Force Rescue
Coordination Center call to California CAP Mission Alerting Officer Maj Paul Groff at about 4:00
P.M. with a reported electronic locator transmitter signal in the
Northern San Diego County area.
The AFRCC, following USAF
policy, coordinated with the California Office of Emergency Services (OES) prior to tasking the
CAP. At that time neither AFRCC
nor CAP had any knowledge of
the prior Rainbow Valley incidents.
Alerting officer Groff contacted long-time San Diego CAP
mission coordinator Lt Col Joe
Bradley with AFRCC mission in-
formation. At the outset a single
CAP ground team consisting of
CAP Capt. Tom Charpentier and
CAP Lt Ron Haley was launched
by MC Bradley. Weather conditions precluded safe launch of an
aircraft at that time. The ground
team proceeded to prosecute what
appeared to be a "typical" ELT
search, concentrating their attention near the Pala Mountain location where most of the ELT signals were being heard.
While the search crew was on
the ground at Pauma Valley airport, near Pala Mountain and
about three hours into the mission, MC Bradley received a call
from Air Force Capt Khan, the
AFRCC controller, that intelligence information just received
by his office of an aircraft based
out of Pauma Valley airport being
overdue on a local flight that began around noon. Upon contacting his ground team with the new
information MC Bradley learned
that they had also received similar
reports from individuals on the
ground at Pauma Valley.
At this point Lt Col Bradley
contacted the San Diego County
Sheriff's office where he discovered the earlier reported incidents
at Rainbow Valley. He also alerted
two additional ground teams, consisting of CAP Capt Bob Keilholtz, a firefighter and EMT in his
professional life and one of
CAP's most experienced and successful ground team leaders, and
CAP Lts Rich Whaley and Larry
Riddell.
All CAP ground teams at this
point began a coordinated ELT
search using triangulation techniques and continued input from
AFRCC. The ground teams
search included the Rainbow Valley area but ultimately focused on
an area north of state highway 76
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about five miles from Pauma Valley airport and between Agua
Tibia creek and Frey's creek. In
part as a consequence of difficulties in maintaining direct communications with San Diego mission
base , the ground team divided
into a "summit" team, consisting
of team members Charpentier and
Whaley with responsibility for the
actual hike into the believed crash
location, and a "base" team consisting of team members Riddell
and Haley. Capt Keilholtz, as
ground team leader, continued to
direct all field activities and to
provide update triangulation information. During this entire
phase of the search continued
contact and communication was
maintained between the San Diego mission base and AFRCC and
the San Diego County Sheriff's
office.
As the Charpentier/Whaley
"summit" team approached the
supposed crash site at about 6:45
A.M ., they reported hearing
voices. The voices ultimately
turned out to be of the crash victims who had left their damaged
aircraft to seek help, despite injuries seriously impacting their mobility. At 7:00 A.M. the words
"we have survivors" were radioed
to the MC by ground team leader
Keilholtz and relayed to AFRCC
by the Me.
Because of unavailability of
Sheriffs helicopters due to
weather conditions at their base at
the time, CAP MC Bradley
sought and received AFRCC and
OES approval to use a U.S. Coast
Guard helicopter to assist in transporting the crash victims to
Scripps Memorial Hospital in La
Jolla, California at 8:20 A.M.
Upon arrival at Scripps Memorial
one of the victims was treated and
released. The other victim was
held overnight for observation.
With CAP " base" team personnel now joined by California
Department of Forestry and San
Diego County Sheriff personnel,
CAP "summit" teams remained
on the scene to secure the crash
site and silence the ELT of the
crashed aircraft. The aircraft, confirmed by CAP ground team personnel to be a Cessna Cardinal
RG, was reported to be substantially intact but suffering sufficient damage to its airframe,
powertrain and other components
to render highly unlikely that it
could ever be repaired to flying
status. The aircraft was found on
the side of the ravine surrounding
Agua Tibia Creek at about the
1800 foot level and about 100 feet
below the top edge of the ravine.
According to "summit" crew personnel it appeared to have landed
relatively slow and possibly
pointed uphill where it appeared
to have turned on its nose to come
to rest facing downhill. The crash
site was at the edge of the Cleveland National Forest approximately two miles from the nearest
road.
The "summit" crew finally
made it back to the base station at
about 12:45 P.M. on Monday and
departed for their home bases.
Enroute home the crews were
thanked by MC Bradley for their
diligent efforts but were simultaneously apprised that AFRCC reported that the original ELT signal was still being picked up by
the satellite in the area. Ground
team Leader Keilholtz agreed to
continue the ELT search for a
short while to see if the continuing signal could be readily found.
With the easing of the weather
conditions by this time MC Bradley also launched an aircraft pi-
loted by CAP Maj Tom Buscemi
out of Fallbrook airport to assist
in this phase of the search effort.
The continuing signal was finally
determined to be non-distress and
was traced to a Beech aircraft at
Oceanside airport. That signal
was finally secured at 6:20 P.M.
pacific time by Capt Keilholtz.
CAP "saves" for this mission
were authorized by California
Wing Director of Emergency Services Maj Jan Ostrat for ground
team members Keilholz, Charpentier, Whaley, Haley and Riddell. Non-distress "finds" were
authorized by MC Bradley for
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and CAP pilot Buscemi for securing the second ELT.
In commenting on the mission MC Bradley observed: "We
are trained for just this situation
and always try to treat every ELT
mission as if it were a distress
mission from the very start, because until you find the target you
never know for sure whether it really is a distress situation. In this
case the training and discipline
paid off and it was exceedingly
gratifying to have had an opportunity to help in this effort."
Mission Coordinator Bradley
extended his thanks to the U.S.
Coast Guard for their assistance
in this rescue and to the San Diego County Sheriff's office for
their cooperation. Nationally the
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Rescue Coordination Center
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Crippled Plane's Pilot
Hailed as a Hero Former CAP Cadet Edward Walsh, Washington Post
When Shane Osborn was in
high school in Norfolk, Neb. , he
knew that his football coach, Dan
McLaughlin, had been in the Air
Force. Being intensely interested
in aviation , Osborn peppered
McLaughlin with questions about
how he joined the Air Force and
what it was like.
Osborn didn ' t know it then ,
but his coach, a linguist, had regularly flown aboard Air Force surveillance aircraft in the Middle
East in the 1970s.
Now Osborn, 26, is at the center of international attention over
U .S . surveillance flight s. The
Navy lieutenant was the pilot of
the EP-3E Aries II turboprop
plane that collided with a Chinese
jet over the South China Sea on
April 1, resulting in the loss of the
Chinese aircraft and its pilot.
Osborn managed to nurse his
crippled aircraft about 70 miles to
an emergency landing on Hainan
Island. He landed without permission - although after broadcasting
a "Mayday" - starting an II-day
standoff between the United
States and China. He also saved
the lives of the 24 U.S. military
personnel aboard the plane.
It was "a spectacular feat of
airmanship," Rear Admiral Craig
Quigley, a Pentagon spokesman,
said this week.
Osborn, it seems, was almost
born to fly. Even as a 3-year-old,
he showed a fa scination with
planes, his mother, Diana Osborn,
recalled in a telephone interview.
At the time the family was living
on a farm in South Dakota, and
the farmer owned a small, two-
seat aircraft. The hangar "wasn' t
far enough from the house ,"
Osborn ' s mother said. "You had
to watch [Shane] or he would take
off and climb into the plane."
The farmer took the young
boy on rides, and the seeds of a
future aviator were planted.
Osborn' s parents divorced
when he was five. He and his sister, Lynnette , four years older,
grew up in Norfolk under the
watchful eye of their single
mother, a nurse who usually
worked two jobs. At Norfolk High
School, Osborn was popular with
classmates and was both a good
student - graduating in the top 10
percent of his class - and a good
athlete, a starting wide receiver on
the football team.
Jim Kubick, a government
teacher at the school, said Osborn
was not shy about expres sing
opinions in class . "Some kids are
quiet and others are outgoing," he
said. "I remember him as a kid
you could count on to participate.
That's leadership right there."
Osborn' s strongest interests,
however, were science , mathematics and flying. He joined the
Civil Air Patrol, an auxiliary organization of the Air Force that introduces young people to aviation. When he joined, said Sharon
Sanford, who was administrative
officer of the local Civil Air Patrol
unit, Osborn was a typical longhaired teenager who often did not
bother to wear his uniform. But
soon enough, she said, he had his
hair cut short and became meticulous about his appearance.
"You have to wear the uniform to fly," Sanford said.
Diana Osborn said her son
could have attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point but
"wasn' t interested in the Army
because he wanted to fly." In high
school, Osborn declared his intention to become an Air Force officer, but after he enrolled at the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
he joined the Navy ROTC program. His mother, whose cousin
had graduated from the Naval
Academy in Annapolis , said she
encouraged him to consider the
Navy because it also would allow
him to fly.
Osborn majored in mathematics in college. Steven Dunbar, one
of his math teachers, recalled
Osborn avidly recounting a Navy
ROTC training exercise. "They
strapped him in an [jet's] ejection
seat and dropped him upside
down in a pool and he had to escape," Dunbar said. "I can understand the training, but it ' s not
something I would want to do. He
sort of enjoyed the experience. He
was a nice kid."
Osborn graduated from college and was commissioned in the
Navy in 1996. After flight training , he joined his first Navy
squadron two years later. Chad
Gillespie, a boyhood friend , said
he was not surprised that Osborn
had fulfilled the dream of the
3-year-old who took to the sky
with the farmer-pilot.
"When he said something, he
shot after it," Gillespie said. "He
achieved high."
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California Wing Hosts Largest
Cadet Programs Conference
in the
United States
1st Lt Audrey DiGiantomasso
Approximately 300 Cadets
and Senior Members who work
within the Cadet Program traveled to the California Wing Cadet
Programs Conference held at historic March Air Reserve Base in
Moreno Valley this past February.
The California Cadet Programs
Conference is the largest in the
United States and members traveled from as far north as Redding
and as far South as San Diego to
attend . These young people, ages
12-21 participated in classes, met
old friends and made new friends
as well as explored what the Civil
Air Patrol Cadet program has to
offer them in California and nation wide. March Air Re se rve
Base provided the perfect background. Everywhere the cadets
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looked there were well known
Civil Air Patrol icons ; Hap Arnold
commanded the base at one time
and pictures of Aviation Heroes
adorned the walls of the base theater where general assemblies
took place.
Each morning of the conference began with a general assembly where all members gathered
together to celebrate as special
Awards were presented, creative
videos about the cadet program
were shown and talks were given
by leaders in the Cadet Program
for California Wing. Attendees
also had the opportunity to hear
representatives from Civil Air Patrol National Headqu arters . Lt
Col Rob Smith and Lt Col Mike
Stephens from the National Cadet
Programs section addressed the
members on the latest improvements to this already outstanding
youth program. Lt Col Gerry
Leveseque from the Natio nal
Drug Demand Reduction pro-
gram also presented information
on the Civil Air Patrol's efforts to
reduce drug use among the youth
of America through the Cadet
Program.
After the general assem bly a
busy day of seminars fo llowed .
The attendees had many semi nar
choices that included classes in
NASA's Space Missions , Etiquette , Cover Letters a nd Re sumes, Careers in Civilian Aviation and many more. On Saturday
evening the cadets had the opportunity to attend an activity fair
where they got the chance to fmd
out about the incredible opportunities available through Civil Air
Patrol National Special Activities.
During the Conference another important event took place.
Five Color Guard Teams from all
over California met and competed
in a State-wide Color Guard competition. These teams came together after a number of months
of preparation and practice for
their chance to honor the American flag, and represent California
Wing at the Pacific Region color
guard competition and hopefully
from there onto the National
Color Guard competition. The
teams that competed were: 85 Eugene Carnahan Cadet Squadron of Cameron Park, 153 - Los
Alamitos Cadet Squadron of Los
Alamitos, 46 - Tehachapi Composite Squadron of Tehachapi , 51
- Clover Field Composite Squadron of Santa Monica, and 47 Skyhawk Composite Squadron of
Ocean s ide . The Color Guard
teams took written exams, competed in a physical fitness test and
had a uniform inspection before
the final drill competition that
took place on Sunday, February
18th. It was an awe-inspiring site
as all the teams performed precise
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Four-State Search for
Missing Grandparents
Ends Happily
Maj Robbi Ross, Mission Information Officer
Albuquerque, NM
Concerned that her grandparents didn ' t return on Sunday from
their trip to Galveston , TX, Jeanette Mallard alerted authorities
that the plane her grandfather was
piloting had not returned on time
and she had not heard from them
since Saturday. The plane piloted
by her grandfather, Bob Wilmeth
of Indian Wells, CA, left Galveston , TX on Sunday, June 24 heading for either Bermuda Dune s,
CA or Bull Head , AZ. A flight
plan was not filed. Also on board
the plane were Jackie Wilmeth the pilot's wife - and two family
members from CA.
The plane - a B eechcraft
BJ35 - left Galveston, TX on Saturday. On Sunday June 24, the
plane took on fuel in Carlsbad ,
NM. According to the Air Force
Rescue Coordination Center only
13 gallons were taken on. Thi s information came into playas the
day progressed. Planes were di s-
patched to fly over the ass umed
flight path from Carlsbad, NM.
Since the flight path had to go
around White Sands Missile
Range, search efforts were coordinated with Texas Wing CAP
Alert Officer, Lt Col Bobbi e
Daniels, who started a grid search
where a radar hit was thought to
be the plane 's last known point.
New Mexico Wing CAP launched
aircraft looking for two Electronic
Locating Transmissions beacons
that turned out to be false alarms.
At the sa me time Arizona Wing
CAP was doing airport ramp
checks and route searches.
Some of the be t information
of the day came from California
Wing CAP Intelligence Officer
1st Lt Ellis Udwin, who had spoken to their son, also a pilot of the
missing plane. It seemed that the
plane had an electrical problem
that forced them to land approximately every hour to recharge the
Cadet Programs Conference
Continued . ..
drill maneuvers with the flags flying in the wind. Three Air Force Reserve members had the difficult duty of judging the teams. The judges
acknowledged that all the teams were outstanding and their job required
them to pick the best from the best! Finally the winning Color Guard
team was announced - Skyhawks Composite Squadron 47, based at the
Marine Corps' Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California! The Skyhawks went on to represent California Wing in regional competition. All
the teams did an outstanding job and were shining examples of what
Civil Air Patrol cadets can accomplish.
aircraft's battery. This information , alon g with the amount of
fuel taken on in Carl sbad , narrowed the search to routes between Carl bad, NM and EI Paso,
TX.
New Mexico Wing Alert Officer, Capt Robyn Ruetz after
speaking with 1st Lt Ellis Udwin,
put these clues together and a ked
the AFRCC to check if the couple
had used their credit cards since
Sunday and where. The search
found that they had purchased
fuel at airports throughout NM
and AZ. A seco nd credit card
number researched by Rick
Goodman , NM Dept of Public
Safety, found that a charge had
been processed just moments earlier. Capt Ruetz, telephoned AZ
Wing CAP, Maj Daniel Reedy
and told him to "quick, get someone over to the Sedona Airport before they take off again". Without
questioning what she was talking
abo ut , Maj Reedy called the
Sedona FBO and asked if the
plane was there. The FBO responded "Yes, Jackie's right here
- would you like to talk to her?"
After ascertaining that the four individual s and the plane were
alright, Maj Reedy confirmed that
this was our missing plane.
The Wilmeth's called Jeanette
and told her they were O.K. Thi s
story has a happy ending. Unfortunately, not all missing aircraft
are found. AZ, TX, NM and CA
Wing CAP searched the airport
ramp s but missed them every
time. The problem was electrical
and the failure to communicate
with their family that they were
taking longer than expected. Being able to think on their feet and
work together without questio ning each other, this four state Civil
Air Patrol search team made the
day for the Wilmeth 's family.
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28,2001.
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of all veterans. Congressman David Dreier and the mayors of
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and veterans of all wars. Beautiful floral wreaths were presented in honor of each branch of service, auxi liary and support groups, and mo t importantly in memory of the MIAs.
A 21-gun salute ended the memorial with a overflight by
the "Condor Squadron" (35) of CAP based at Van Nuys airport.
These aircraft are member owned T-6 or SNJ WWll trainer aircraft.
Immediately following the service, Brackett Composite
Squadron 64 left to present colors and participate in the Gil
Robb Wilson Memorial Day Service in Covina. Lt Col Charles
Wiest, Squadron 138 Commander and Project Officer, welcomed participating squadrons to this special service. In attendance were Col Ernie Pearson, Chaplain (Co l) Dan Dyer, Pacific Region Commander and Lt Col Evan Zangenberg, Group
1. Col Wiest shared some warm memories of the impact Mr.
Gil Robb Wilson's vision made on behalf of World War II efforts and the ongoing results today, a strong and vibrant Civil
Air Patrol Organization.
Four chaplains, Chaplain (Col) Dan Dyer, Chap lai n (Major) Howard Payne, and Chaplain (Capt) Mike McKinney gathered to pay tribute to the memory of Mr. Wilson, led by Chaplain (Capt) Charles Ingram who gave the official prayer.
Search Mi ssio n 01-M-II04
closed 29 May, 01 for a missing
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Borrego Valley Airport to Pauma
Valley Airport, and for an ELT in
th e Ocean si de area. Cess na RG
aircraft located a t 33 de gree s
21. 51 min ., 117 degrees 00. 36
min. by Civil Air Patrol with two survivors. Survivors airlifted to Scripps M emorial Ho pital , San Diego, with ass istance of U.S. Coast Guard helicopter. Distress saves are authorized for: Capt Bob
Keilholt z, Group 7 HQ , Capt Tom
Charpentier, SQ 57 , lLt Rich Whaley, SQ
55, lLt Larry Riddle, SQ 55 and 2Lt Ron
Haley, SQ 55. In addition , an ELT in
Oceanside area was located and secured
by Civil Air Patrol. Non distress finds are
authori zed for Capt Bob Keilholtz and
Capt Tom Buscemi , SQ 87. This mis ion
utili zed one aircraft for 1.3 flight hours
and e ight total pe rso nnel. Thanks to all
personnel who participated and provided
support to thi mission, including the U.S.
Coast Guard and San Diego County Sheriffs Office.
Search mission 01-M-1150A opened
02 Jun e a nd closed 03 Jun e 01 for a n
overdue Piper Pa28 -180 N4848L which
dep arted Cameron Park (061 ) for Lodi.
One P.O.B . Wreckage located by CAP at
38 de g 35.55 North by 121 deg 05.94
West. The pilot survived and was air lifted
by CHP helicopter to U. C. Davis hospital. Save awards will be authorized for Air
crew me mbers Maj Chuck Frank a nd
Capt John Lewis both of Squadron 80.
On June 6, 2001 , the California Wing
of the Civil Air Patrol began searches for
two missing aircraft. One was found
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quickly but the other is still missing as of 12 June 2001.
CAP incident comman der
Capt Bob Keilholtz needed only a
few hours to locate a Cessna 172
reported missing on a flight from
Palm Springs to Corona. It was
located on the ground at Corona
with electrical problems.
That same afternoon, the
California Governor' s Office of
Emergency Services alerted California CAP to an aircraft missing
from Brackett Airport in La
Verne. Several hours later, the Air
Force alerted CAP for the same
Ivan Acosta, 2d Lt, USAF
aircraft.
The next morning, informaSquadron Section Commander
tion wa developed indicating the
AFRL Detachment 7
aircraft had been rented by a
young pilot who had planned to
Three months ago, at a Group 6 CAC meeting, Capt Ivan Acosta
mentioned this year's Regional Cadet Competition to be held at Beale
fly to Perri s Valley Airport on
June 3 for skydiving. He made it
AFB in April. As the cadets headed home after a CAC meeting, discusto Perris Valley to find the skydivsion came about regarding the competition and C/Capt Gary Garrett proing cancelled due to weather. The
posed the idea of putting a team together. The idea was tossed around
and nothing more was done after that discussion.
FAA began processing radar data
At the 2001 CPC at March ARB, the same cadets again brought up
and found a possible last known
position in Ri verside County.
the discussion of putting a team together. This time the cadets were more
serious and had already recruited a possible sixteen cadets to form the
CAP opened a search ba se at
team. The week after the CPC, Capt Acosta headed to the three squadHemet Airport.
rons (Rosamond Sq 49, Edwards Sq 84 and Tehachapi Sq 46) to talk to
After processing more radar
data and voice recordings from
those cadets interested and to express the commitment and time factor
Los Angeles Center, March Air
required to put a drill team together in such short notice. Sixteen cadets
signed up and practice began a week after. Practices were held weekly
Re serve Base, and SoCal Approach facilities, a new and highly
and supplemented at the squadrons during their regular meetings.
The cadets spent two months of running every weekend, practicing
probable last known position was
volleyball, and drilling over and over again. The team had to overcome
developed leading to San Bernarmany difficulties and challenges, they gave up many things, they comdino County, The search area was
mitted to it and they did so in just two months. The average age of the
reduced to a small area in rugged
cadets is 16.
mountainous terrain with foliage
and heavy brush.
Funding was provided by priSan Bernardino County has
vate individuals, members, and
extensive search and rescue resources under the coordination of Lieucorporations to help them get new
tenant Mike Tuttle, who also serves as President of the National Assouniform items for most of the
ciation for Search and Rescue (NASAR). The County has assumed inciteam, provide transportation, and
other miscellaneous items. The
dent command of the search with CAP assisting with ground teams and
aircrews on standby from the CAP base at Hemet, and with missing airadvisors and aids put in many
craft search planning experts around the State.
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After two months of hard work, all 16 would
head to the Pacific Region Drill Competition at
Vandenberg AFB , CA. The team competed
against the Washington and Nevada teams. The
competition began Friday, 20 April 01 in the
evening with the written exam. The cadets felt
comfortable about the exam and felt they placed
well. The next day, the competition began early
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the Volleyball competition in which the cadets
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this point, the cadets were motivated to keep the
momentum going. The rest of the day was busy
with the inspection , standard drill, innovative
drill and panel quiz. The cadets also took the top
score in the panel quiz.
That evening, a BBQ and awards ceremony
was held. The Group 6 Team not only won overall first place at the Pacific Region Competition
but also took first place in all seven events. The
competition was tough, with teams that had been
together for at least half a year and the scoring
proved a close competition in all events. C/SSgt
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participating.
The team represented Pacific Region at the
National Drill Team Competition and competed
against seven other region drill teams from June
23-27 at the Air Force Academy in Colorado.
Preparation for the National Drill Team Competition was very important and the cadets practiced every weekend to prepare. A Bowl-A-Thon
to raise money was held at Edwards AFB. Other
funds were collected through local organizations
and various donations from local businesses.
Transportation was also a huge task in which
Capt Robert Sentner became very instrumental.
The Air National Guard from Channel Islands
was crucial to providing the team with a C-130
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The team also included escorts Capt Ivan
Acosta, Capt John Englert, 1st Lt Rick Sargent
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2000 Emergency Services Round-Up
Major Alice Mansell
During the final quarter of
2000, California Wing continued
its virtually daily emergency services activities as tasked by the
State of California and the U.S.
Air Force. The Wing responded to
74 callouts from October through
December. These included seven
missing aircraft searches, scores
of searches for accidentally activated aircraft and boat emergency
beacons , and two missions to
transport State emergency officials.
Most of the missing aircraft
searches during the quarter were
false alarms. For example, a beacon search on 8 October was resolved at a two day old crash site
which had already been found by
the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, and two aircraft reported
missing were located safely on
the ground at Gnoss Field and the
dry lake at Salina Valley.
Both of the Wing's missing
distress aircraft searches during
the quarter ended within hours of
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of 1st Lt Ellis Udwin. The Wing
authorized distress find awards
for CAP ground team members
Maj Jan Ostrat of California
Wing, Maj Frank Duarte of San
Jose Squadron 80, and Maj Joe
Lawrence of Monterey Squadron
60.
The other distress aircraft was
located just across the Nevada
border on 24 October with the
help of the Las Vegas Police Department plus several Wing aircrews and ground teams. Maj
Wayne Stuart served as incident
commander. A Las Vegas Police
helicopter crew made the find.
Taking the unofficial award in
the last quarter of 2000 for the
most unusual beacon mission are
four Southern California members who worked on 7 December
2000 to find a 406 MHz emergency signal. It led to a boat beacon with an activated strobe being
infamously used to scare away
rats in an abandoned bookmobile.
Non-distress find awards were authorized for Lt Col Pat Robinson
of California Wing who also
served as incident commander;
and 1st Lt John Binder, Cadet
Chris Mattheson and Cadet
Bry sen Davis of Chino Cadet
Squadron 20.
Preliminary mission results for the quarter and year were:
4th Quarter Calendar Year 2000
74
343 Total Wing Emergency Services missions
2
18 Total State Office of Emergency Services
transport missions
7
13 Total missing aircraft missions
Breakdown of beacon signal missions
2
5 ELT led to crashed aircraft
1
2 ELT led to distress* aircraft
30
170 ELT located at airport
7
37 ELT located off airport
5
28 EPIRB located on harbor
3
5 EPIRB located off harbor
0
3 Non-beacon source
18
73 Signal ceased before location
(* Aircraft which have had an emergency but have
already had those aboard found or self-rescued
are not counted as a distress.)
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Good Judgment
and Experience
Lt Col Stephen Buss • Group 1 Safety Officer
I think it was Will Roger s
who said, "Good judgment comes
fro m experience, and a lot of that
comes from bad judgment." Well,
my judgment should have improved as a result of the experience I recently gained as a result
of my bad judgment.
I received my instrument rating less than six months ago. Because my rating is so new, and because I live in the Los Angeles
Basin with its myriad of controlled air space, I often fi le IFR
for cross country flights, even in
familiar air space.
Since joining Squ adron 35 I
ha ve been flying about ten to
twelve hours a month. I fly either
our corporate 1981 C-182R or
1981 U-206G; both aircraft have a
very complete IFR package of
dual flip-flop nav/comms, GPS
with moving map display, DME,
ADF, and encoding transponder.
The 206 even has a two -ax is
S-Tec autopilot. Technology is
great, but it can be seductive.
I got a call on a Thursday afternoon asking if I could help run
air operations for a mission at Imperial County Airport (IPL) near
the Mexican border. Other commitments kept me fro m being able
to handle the full weekend , but I
agreed to go down there until Friday afternoon. I said that I had to
be airborne Friday by 3 PM. I arranged to fly the 206 for this trip.
My solo IFR flight down (in
beautiful VMC) was uneventful
except for an amended clearance
from So Cal Approach that actually saved me some time.
Friday was another good VFR
day, and, to my great joy, my relief arrived in time for me to be
airborne by 1:00 PM, two hours
early! Does it get any better than
this? I fIled IFR for my return trip
and departed IPL just after one
o'clock. As I was climbing
through 3000 feet and talking to
LA Center to pick up my clearance ("Cleared as filed" - yes, it
does get better! ), I noticed the low
voltage warning light illuminate.
Oh well, this had been a recurring
problem in the 182: low voltage
light with no supporting indications ; recycle the master and it
went away. So, that's what I did.
But (isn ' t there always a "but"?),
the warning light did not go away;
in fact, the ammeter was showing
a discharge indication.
Did I mention that this story is
about how my expected future
good judgment is based on the experience I gained from my displayed bad judgment? I turned off
the pulsing landing/taxi lights and
the strobes, and the discharge rate
got smaller. It got smaller, but it
was still a discharge rate. I continued on and reached my cruise altitude of 8000 fee t. A s I turned
northwest toward the Julian VOR
(JLI) LA Center as ked me to
climb to 10,000 feet for traffic
avoidance. As I reported "level at
10" 1 noticed that the HSI and the
OBS , both set to lLI, were showing me on opposite sides of the radial. I hadn ' t noticed that Mr.
Murphy had climbed into the
copilot's seat, but he sure was
there. About then the entire avionics stack started to flash off and
on. I immediately switched the
transponder to 7700, knowing that
I was about to lose communication ability, but before I could
switch to 7600 everything on the
panel went black. No radio . No
nav. No transponder. And, to confirm the electrical failure, no fuel
gauges, no CHT readin g, no oil
temp reading, and no flaps!
Now what? First, check circuit breakers (all OK). No strange
odors. Recycle the master again! Check the VFR chart and
confirm loca tion . Identify a
nearby airport with repair capability (French Valley was clo se) .
Aviate and navigate. No ability to
communicate. No copilot to help
reduce the workload.
Fre nch Valley, a non-tower
airport just north of the San Diego
county line in Riverside County,
is a fairly popular place with a decent restaurant on the field. It also
is located near some easily identifiable landmarks. Because of my
CAP mission pilot training, I do
make it a habit to crosscheck the
GPS information with my sectional chart; navigation by pilotage is an inexpensive backup for
avionics, and that skill proved
valuable on this flight.
I arrived at the airport to find
only one aircraft in the pattern
(traffic conflicts minimized). It
was on the downwind for Runway
Continued on page 51 ...
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Good Judgment
Continued . ..
18 (the active runway easily determined). The no flap landing
was no problem thanks to CAP
requirements for proficiency flying and the need to pass a Form 5
check each year.
Immediately on landing and
parking the airplane I called Riverside Flight Service and reported
that I was on the ground and safe.
One of the FBO's gave me a message to call Ontario ARTCC (they
wanted to make sure that I was
OK and received that information
from Riverside FSS while I was
talking to them). They told me
that the Air Force Rescue and Recovery Control Center had already been notified that I had
gone off radar in the vicinity of
Julian VOR (mountainous terrain,
by the way). They also had alerted
Civil Air Patrol base at IPL and
my squadron at WHP. The MC at
IPL even diverted an aircraft to
start looking for me. Oh well, all's
well that ends well, they say. A
new voltage regulator and a
jump-start and I was on my way
for an otherwise uneventful VFR
flight back to home base,
Lessons learned? You bet!
First, those red lights mean something. Don't be lulled into complacency because of similar nonproblems. I had confirmation of
the problem with the ammeter
discharge indication. I just didn't
want to believe it; I had a chance
to be home two hours early! (Here
we have both denial and "I gotta
get there" operating at the same
time.)
Second, I never reached for
the emergency checklist. You
know, the one that says do 1, 2, 3,
4, and 5. If 1, 2, 3, or 4 solve the
problem, great. If they don't, 5
says land as soon as practicable
(in my case a return to IPL).
Checklists were designed to help
pilots make better decisions ; they
evolved from other people's mistakes.
Third, practice for emergencies. No flap approaches and
landing. Night landings with no
lights or flaps. Engine failure. All
the things we learned in primary
flight training but tend to ignore
once we are on our own. The
training and the organized practice are part of the reason I joined
CAP in the first place.
Fourth, a portable comrnlnav
radio is at the top of my aviation
purchase list. Had I actually been
in IMC, that would have been my
only real chance for survival. A
hand held GPS also wouldn't be a
bad idea.
Fifth, an inexperienced instrument pilot should seriously consider having another IFR pilot in
the other seat before departing
into actual IMC, especially if it's
not just poking through a layer of
stratus to reach VFR on top.
In spite of scaring the dickens
out of everyone at ARTCC, IPL,
my squadron, and sundry others,
it really was an uneventful incident. I had clear skies and great
visibility. Traffic was light. I had
plenty of fuel and altitude. I knew
where I was. But (that word
again), what if - What if I had
been really IFR? In the middle of
clouds with no comm, no nav,
with mountainous terrain below
and who knows what above? I
easily could have become another
NTSB report statistic.
I probably could have made it
to my home base VFR, flying on
the magnetos and avoiding the
various controlled airspace
enroute. Before I lost comms I
could have told Center that I was
developing problems and alerted
them to the fact that I was going
to become a primary target. I
could have done several things .
But, what I should have done
when I saw the low voltage light
and the ammeter discharge was
return to IPL and get the problem
fixed .
"I gained a lot of experience
from my bad judgment to help
improve my future judgment."
Will had it right, but I also
thought of a quote from that most
prolific author of quotations,
Anonymous: "A smart pilot learns
from his mistakes ; a wise pilot
learns from other pilots' mistakes." I hope that you wise pilots
out there have learned something
from my mistakes.
***
LTC Stephen Huss is a 675-hour
private pilot with an instrument
rating. Although he has been flying for more than 20 years, he has
gained over 300 hours in the past
two-and-a-half years since becoming actively involved with the
Civil Air Patrol.
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put a knocked-out tooth in a cup
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911
KNOW WHAT TO DO
IN AN EMERGENCY If you believe you or someone
else is experiencing a medical or
psychiatric emergency, you
should:
1. Call 911 if services are available, or
2. Go to the closest medical
emergency facility if services
are not available
3. Make sure you remain current
in CPR & First-aid
DO YOU KNOW WHAT
IS AN EMERGENCY?
Some examples:
Severe pain
Chest pains
Heavy bleeding
Sudden weakness or numbness
of the face, arm, or leg on
one side of the body
Difficulty breathing or
shortness of breath
Sudden loss of consciousness
Active labor
California law requires using
a "prudent layperson" standard. A
"prudent layperson" is defined as
a "person who is without medical
training and draws on his or her
practical experience when making
decisions regarding whether
emergency medical treatment is
necessary." In other words, if
YOU think it's an emergency,
CALL 911 or get help as soon as
possible.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Getting OUT and
Getting HELP
Domestic violence is more
than a family problem - it is a
crime.
Battery is the intentional,
harmful or offensive touching of
another person without their consent. A person who batters tries to
establish power and control
through fear, intimidation and
physical assault. This pattern of
behavior is usually found in
people who are insecure, frustrated and possessive. Alcohol often plays a big part in triggering
violent behavior.
Because parents are powerful
role models, children learn that
violence and intimidation are
"natural" and effective tools for
controlling another person.
Many abusers fit into a behavioral pattern called a cycle of violence. This cycle has three phases:
1. The tension-building phase
includes increased tension,
anger, blaming and arguing.
2. The explosion phase includes
battering, hitting, kicking,
sexual abuse, verbal threats
and verbal abuse.
3. The honey mood phase includes denial, remorse, apology and reconciliation.
Have a SAFETY PLAN
Identify safe areas of the
house where there are no objects
or weapons and go to these areas
if an argument begins. Know an
escape route from these areas.
If possible, keep a cell phone
with you and call 911 if you feel
you are in danger while still in
your home.
If violence is unavoidable ,
make yourself a small target, curling up and protecting your face
and head.
Teach children how to call for
help and stay away from violence.
Establish a word to signal them to
get help or leave and go to a prearranged safe place.
Have a survival kit packed
and ready. This kit should include
money, extra keys, clothes, ID information, prescription , credit
card and checkbook information,
important personal possessions. If
possible include evidence of
abuse such as photos and journals
documenting violent incidences
and threats.
ALWAYS REMEMBER you have the right to
live without fear and
violence!
***
Resources: If you or someone you
know is a victim of domestic violence contact (800) 799-7233
(SAFE). You can obtain information regarding shelters in your
area.
Submitted by
Patty Hartmann, RN, Capt/CAP
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