Volume 7, Issue 5 “Progress through Leadership” May 2008

In This Issue

Vice Commander’s Notes 2

Chaplain’s Corner 3
Group III 4/5
CLC Course
Dan Kenney 6
Composite Sq. 201
Prescott Composite 7
Sq. 206
Cadet News: 8
Frank Luke Jr.

Armed Forces Day Cadet Sq. 356

AFA Cadet
Cadet News: 9

(May 16th) USAF Academy Cadet

Ian Hall
Cadet News: 10
and Willie Composite Sq. 304
Mitchell Cadet

Memorial Day
Cadet News: 12
WCS 304 Simulator
Flights

(May 25th )
Cadet News: 13
Sky Harbor Cadet Sq.
301
Cadet News: 14
Payson Composite Sq.
209
Promotions 15
V.O.L.U.N.T.E.E.R 16
Upcoming Events 17

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Vice Wing Commander’s

Notes
Maj James L. Nova
Arizona Wing

Synergy: From the Greek meaning joint work and cooperative action. Today, it means
working together so that the end result is greater than the result generated by the sepa-
rate parts.

CAP and the Arizona Wing need to be more synergistic in their efforts to solve problems
and produce desired results. Too often, I have heard Arizona Wing members talk about
“them” and “those guys” meaning anyone but us. Us refers to pilots talking about non-
pilots and ground team members talking about non-ground team members and Squadron
A or Group A talking about Squadron B or Group B. It also refers to Group and Squadron
members talking about Wing Staff and Command personnel.

I hate to say this so pointedly but we are all in this together working toward the same
goals and hoping to accomplish the same results. Even though we may come from differ-
ent backgrounds, have different interests and have different experiences, we all want a
successful Wing and we want to have fun doing it.

I am an IC trainee and on May 16 I was a trainee under Capt Mike Rich, the IC. Involved
were pilots, observers, scanners, ground team leaders, ground team members, squadron
ES personnel, new members, PAO people, and a host of others. We ALL worked to-
gether for the purpose of having a successful and safe OPEX. We succeeded.

All of us need to put aside our personal prejudices and minor personality conflicts about
“them” (anyone who isn’t me and who doesn’t think just like me) and try to communicate
with and not talk “at” each other. It would make all our lives a lot easier.

Why don’t we as Arizona Wing members give it a try - - -you never know, it just might
work.
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This month could easily be called remember OUR Today, cities in the North and the South claim to be the
country day: Law and Loyalty Day (May 1), National birthplace of Memorial Day in 1866, both Macon and
Day of Prayer (May 7), VE Day (Victory in Europe Columbus, Ga., claim the title, as well as Richmond,
WWII for you youngsters) (May 8, 1945), Mother’s Day Va. The village of Boalsburg, Pa., claims it began there
(May 10), Peace Officers Memorial Day (May 15), two years earlier. A stone in a Carbondale, Ill., ceme-
Armed Forces Day (May 16), Victoria Day (Canada) tery carries the statement that the first Decoration Day
(May 18), National Maritime Day (May 22), Memorial ceremony took place there on April 29, 1866. Carbon-
Day (National) (May 25 till Noon) and Memorial Day dale was the wartime home of Gen. Logan. Approxi-
(traditional) (May 30). mately 25 places have been named in connection with
the origin of Memorial Day, many of them in the South
If you look closely, you will detect the common heritage where most of the war dead were buried.
- Remember those who gave their lives in defense of
our freedom. It was not until after World War I, however, that the day
was expanded to honor those who have died in all
The most commonly remembered day in May is Memo- American wars. In 1971, Memorial Day was declared a
rial Day, and even that has become split between being national holiday by an act of Congress, though it is still
just another federal holiday (just a Monday off) and the often called Decoration Day
real meaning of the day as it was founded.
Many Southern states also have their own days for
Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, honoring the Confederate dead. Mississippi celebrates
the head of an organization of Union veterans - the Confederate Memorial Day on the last Monday of April,
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) - established Alabama on the fourth Monday of April, and Georgia on
Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the April 26. North and South Carolina observe it on May
graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A. 10, Louisiana on June 3 and Tennessee calls that date
Logan declared that Decoration Day should be ob- Confederate Decoration Day. Texas celebrates Con-
served on May 30. It is believed that date was chosen federate Heroes Day January 19 and Virginia calls the
because flowers would be in bloom all over the country. last Monday in May Confederate Memorial Day.

The first large observance was held that year at Arling- Gen. Logan’s order for his posts to decorate graves in
ton National Cemetery where ceremonies centered 1868 “with the choicest flowers of springtime” urged:
around the mourning-draped veranda of the Arlington “We should guard their graves with sacred vigilance. ...
mansion, once the home of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Vari- Let pleasant paths invite the coming and going of rev-
ous Washington officials, including Gen. and Mrs. Ulys- erent visitors and fond mourners. Let no neglect, no
ses S. Grant, presided over the ceremonies. ravages of time, testify to the present or to the coming
generations that we have forgotten as a people the
Local springtime tributes to the Civil War dead already cost of a free and undivided republic.”
had been held in various places. One of the first oc-
curred in Columbus, Miss., April 25, 1866, when a Let us not forget our comrades still dying today in de-
group of women visited a cemetery to decorate the fense of our Nation --- still a free and undivided Repub-
graves of Confederate soldiers who had fallen in battle lic - pray we remain that way – the most envied FREE
at Shiloh. (At least two wing officers have grandfathers Nation in the world.
who were there on opposite sides during the battle.)
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Group III
Corporate Learning Course
25 - 26 Apr 09

1Lt Bryan Alexander 1Lt Larry Bernosky 1Lt June Blanchard Capt Richard Brock

Capt Jeremy Cochran

Capt David Gregor

Lt Col Dan Myers

Course Director

1Lt Thor Nudson

2Lt Jeremy Mitchell

1Lt Peter Mountain

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Photos
By
Capt J. Brandon Masangcay
Assistant Wing Public Affairs Officer

Maj Robert Pinckard 2Lt Angela Ruhl-Guaita Maj Roger Schmitt Capt Itimar Sittenfield

Capt W. Douglas Thorpe

Capt Marilee Taylor
Lt Col Martha Farley
Deputy Course Director

1Lt David Timberlake 1Lt Cindy Visoso Maj Fred Wujek

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Dan Kenney Composite Squadron 201

Completes Ford Tri-Motor At Ground
Crew Course
Article and Photos by
Lt Col (Dr.) Charles Bendixen , MD , DKCS 201 ES/Medical Officer

On Saturday, 2 May 2008 four seniors and

three cadets from Squadron 201 in Flagstaff
completed an all day Ford Tri-Motor 5-AT
Ground Crew Course at Valle Airport, Valle,
AZ. This course is the first step in qualifying
to become ground crew for the 1929 Ford
Tri-Motor N414H which is one of many re-
stored antique aircraft owned by John Sei-
bold, and housed at the Valle Airport. Upon
completion of the course and successful
completion of a written exam, the Squadron
201 Members will be eligible to act as
ground crew for the Ford Tri-Motor when is
flown to a number of air shows around the
country including the Nellis AFB Air show.

The Ground Crew Training Course included

subjects ranging from pre-flight inspection
including checking of oil, fuel, and hydraulic
fluid levels to inspection of all control sur-
faces and aircraft skin for signs of fatigue
cracks or other damage. (Important in 80
year old aircraft.!) Additionally we were
briefed on preparation of the aircraft load
manifest and wt. & balance calculation as
well as tie down procedures for an aircraft of Here Maj. Mike Hare uses a hand crank to lower the baggage compartment
from the left wing. Each wing baggage compartment can hold up to 400
this size and application of engine, prop, pounds.

and exhaust port covers. The finale of the

training was a run through of engine start
procedures. In the top photo to the right,
Cadet Airman 1st Class Noel Wenger
checks the oil on engine #2. Note that the
oil capacity for each engine is 9 gal-
lons. Checking the fuel quantity involves
exiting the top of the fuselage and sticking a
measuring stick into the fuel tanks. This
must be done accurately before flight since
there are no fuel gages to be read during
flight!
Covering of engines and props while at air shows is very important since they
are very susceptible to malfunction if allowed to get wet. Here Cadet Master
Sgt. Casey Childers and Cadet 2Lt. Roy Koehmstedt learn to apply the
engine covers.
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Prescott Composite Squadron 206 Wins

Top Clock Honors at Falcon Virgo
Article by 1Lt Gary Haslam, PCS 206 PAO

Captain Tom Richtmyer and Lt. Col. John Bauer are patriotic volunteers of the Prescott
Composite Squadron 206. However, last week, they became enemies of the United
States of America and won top honors at Falcon Virgo in El Paso, TX.

Falcon Virgo is the name given to a series of ongoing exercises designed to test air-
space security, especially around major American cities like New York and Washington,
D.C.. They involve both regular military and Civil Air Patrol forces.

These exercises comprise a series of training flights held in coordination with the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration, the National Capital Region Command Center, the Joint Air
Defense Operations Center, the Continental US NORAD Region (CONR), Civil Air Pa-
trol, the US Coast Guard and the CONR's various Air Defense Sectors.

These exercises are carefully planned and closely controlled to ensure NORAD’s rapid
response capability. NORAD has conducted exercise flights of this nature throughout the
U.S. and Canada since the start of Operation Noble Eagle, the command’s response to
the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

Cap. Richtmyer and Lt. Col. won the Top Clock honors at Falcon Virgo which tracked
precision timing and flying designated routes. They beat out as many as 10 other CAP
flying teams participating in last week’s exercise.

When notified of their achievement, Richtmyer noted, “How 'bout that. We beat all those
fancy G1000s with our 25-year-old steamship.”
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Frank Luke Cadet Squadron 356

Cadet Receives Air Force Association
Award
Article by 1Lt Dale Mansfield, FLCS356 AEO
Photos by 1Lt Cesar Lora, FLCS356 DCC and
C/Amn Andrew Martinez, C//PAO

The AFA Award Recipient stands C/SSgt Omar Martinez (center) is flanked
proudly with his family by 1Lt Cesar Lora , DCC (L) and
1Lt Dale Mansfield, AEO (R)

Cadet Staff Sergeant Omar Martinez was recently presented the Air Force Association
Award for Outstanding Cadet of the Year for 2008. The ceremony was held at the
squadron headquarters on Luke AFB with the presentation being made by Mr. Harry
Bailey, AFA State President; also present were Mr. Jerry Bailey, AFA State Secretary and
TSgt. Liz Lujan, AFA member. C/SSgt. Martinez was recognized for outstanding
performance in all areas of the cadet program, especially in the field of Aerospace Educa-
tion. C/SSgt. Martinez holds Saturday tutoring AE classes at the base which many cadets
have taken advantage of. The entire squadron (along with the 11 Martinez family mem-
bers in attendance) is extremely proud of him!
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Former Arizona Wing Cadet from

London Bridge Composite Squadron 501
Meets Famed Airline Pilot
Article by Capt Joel Cosmano, LBCS 501 DCC
Photo courtesy of USAFA Cadet Hall

USAF Academy Cadet Ian Hall along with fellow

cadets pose with “Sully” Sullenberger

The London Bridge Composite Squadron's Cadet Hall, standing far left of the photo, was
only the 3rd C/Major, and the 1st C/LtCol ever at the 501. He accomplished many things as
the cadet commander over the year, such as, an AFA award recipient; attended special
activities; and helped coach another cadet that went on to attend West Point. Cadet
Hall parted with the CAP program, to join the Air Force Academy and has completed his first
year and is honored in this photo along with US Airlines’ Capt Chelsey B. "Sully"
Sellunberger, the pilot landed his airplane in the Hudson River, saving all those on
board. You can not get any better than that.
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Willie Composite Squadron 304

Has New Mitchell Cadet
Article and Photos submitted by
1Lt Robert Haasch, WCS 304 Commander

Willie Composite Squadron 304 is proud to earned after completing the first eight
announce that 2nd Lieuten- a c h i e ve me n t s
ant Nathan Zitek, achieved of the cadet
the Billy Mitchell Award. program. In ad-
dition, the cadet
C/2Lt Zitek officially re- must pass an
ceived the award certificate arduous 100
in a ceremony during question exami-
Squadron 304’s squadron nation testing
meeting in Mesa, Arizona. leadership the-
The award was presented ory and aero-
by US Air Force Second space topics.
Lieutenant Brandon Wil- Since its incep-
liams, a previous cadet tion over 30
member of Willie Compos- years ago, over
ite Squadron 304. C/2Lt ant Brandon Williams (far left). Cadet Zitek's insignia is pinned on by Cadet Commander Second Lieuten- 42,000 cadets
Cadet 2nd Lieutenant Nathan Zitek is awarded the General Billy Mitchell Award by USAF Second Lieuten-

ant Jonathan Smith (right) and Cadet Chief Master Sergeant Samuel Pena (left).
Zitek has been a member have earned
of Civil Air Patrol since September 2005. this honor.

The General Billy Mitchell Award has ex- Once the cadet earns the Mitchell Award,
isted since 1964. This award honors the late they are promoted to the grade of Cadet 2d
Brigadier General Billy Mitchell, aviation pio- Lieutenant. These cadets, who later enter
neer, advocate, and staunch supporter of an the CAP’s Senior Member program, are eli-
independent Air Force for America. gible for immediate promotion to CAP 2d Lt
at age 21.
The Civil Air Patrol cadet program is divided
into 16 segments called achievements, in- Those cadets who receive the Mitchell
volving study and performance in the five Award are also eligible for advanced place-
program areas. Upon completion of each ment in the grade of E-3 (Airman First
achievement, the cadet earns increased re- Class) should they choose to enlist in the
sponsibility, decorations, awards, eligibility US Air Force (AETCI 36-2002, Chapter 2,
for national and international special activi- Table 2.1). They are also eligible for ad-
ties, and opportunities for both flight and vanced credit in the Air Force ROTC pro-
academic scholarships. gram (AFROTCI 36-2011, 2.5.6). Mitchell
Award cadets may also apply for a variety of
scholarships and CAP special activities.
The second milestone of this endeavor is
the General Billy Mitchell Award which is
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Six Willie Composite Squadron 304

Cadets Train on Luke Air Force Base
F-16 Flight Simulators
Article and Photo by
C/Amn Nicholas Branson, WCS 304 C/PAO

C/Amn Jared Dorsey reviews instrument panel of the simulator.

Six cadets from Willie Composite Squadron went to Luke Air Force base for training on
the F-16 flight simulators. A certified flight instructor taught the cadets the basic con-
trols, prior to simulated take off. Luke Air Force base flight simulators cost around a
million dollars each, and this was an extremely rare opportunity, since only the F-16 pi-
lots may use the simulators. Two cadets at a time were facing each other in air combat
and were armed with machine guns and missiles. The tasks were to take off success-
fully, machine gun, and missile your opponent, find Luke Air Force base and land with-
out crashing. Squadron #304 cadets completed all these tasks and the response from
this experience was great; cadets claimed this to be “the best video game ever”.
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Sky Harbor Composite Squadron 301

Cadets Learn Rocket Science
Article by C/Amn Brandon Guerrero, SHCS 301 C/PAO
Photo by Sgt John Horne, SHCS 301 PAO

2Lt Brian Benard, SHCS 301 AEO

demonstrates rocketry principles to cadets

In April, 2009 cadets in Sky Harbor Cadet Squadron 301 had a lesson in rockets
and space travel from 2nd Lt Brian Benard, SHCS 301 Aerospace Education Offi-
cer. Cadets learned that gravity is the force that holds objects close to the earth
and rockets need to have enough “kick” from their engines to overcome the pull of
this force. This is called the Escape Velocity. Once the rocket gets into space it
needs to keep moving in an orbit or it will slowly be pulled back to the earth. Lt
Benard explained that most orbits are actually in the shape of an oval instead of a
circle. The point in the orbit where the rocket is closest to the earth is called the
“perigee” and the point where it is furthest away from the earth is called the
“apogee”.

The United States had a goal to land a man on the moon. This program was called
Project Apollo and it actually landed men on the moon. They were in a landing
module called a Lunar Lander which was able to blast off the surface of the moon
when it came time for them to leave the moon.

When the Americans returned from space they landed the space capsule in the
ocean with a parachute. In the Russian space program they had their space cap-
sules parachute back to the land because they thought it would be easier to search
and find it.

The cadets learned that there is a lot of science and math needed to launch rockets
into space and return them to earth again. The space shuttle program shows that
the United States has learned to launch rockets and return them to earth very well.
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Payson Composite Squadron 209

Announces Cadet Promotions
Photos submitted by
Capt Michael Snively, PCS 209 DCC

Left Photo
C/A1C Christopher Gould & Family - Arnold Award

(L to R: Capt Mike Snively-DCC; Jerry Gould-father;

Cadet Gould; June Gould-mother;
Capt Jon Barber-CC)

Right Photo
C/SSgt Amanda Lloyd & Family - Wright Brother's
Award

(L to R: Capt. Mike Snively-DCC; Stephen

Lloyd, father;; Cadet Lloyd; Candice Lloyd-mother;
Capt. Jon Barber - CC)

Left Photo
C/A1C Tim Wiley & Family - Arnold Award

(L to R: Capt. Mike Snively-DCC; Dean Wiley-

grandfather; Cadet Wiley; Bonnie Wiley -
grandmother; Capt. Jon Barber - cc)
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Arizona Wing
Promotions and Awards

David Laylock, Sq. 304 Joshua La Foy, Sq. 209

Xavier Richmond, Sq. 301

SM Daniel Branson, Sq. 304

Yeager SM Stephen Fowler, Sq. 304
Natha Zitek, Sq. 304 Award
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aluable in more ways than words

ptimistic and helpful every day

ending support w/ patriotic fervor

nselfishly going the extra mile

otable for all the work you do

rustworthy and talented

ffective in all you undertake

steemed for that difference you

eady to serve in so many ways

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May 2009
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Friday Saturday

Upcoming Events Sq 305 Sq 305

Fundraiser [09:00] Model
Rocketry

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Sq 305 Sq 304 AZWG HQ

[06:30-09:00] Sq. [06:30 PM-09:30 [09:00 AM-12:00
305 Meeting PM] Squadron 304 PM] Az Wing
Meeting Staff Meet-
ing/Operations
meeting
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Sq 305 Sq 304 AZWG HQ

[06:30-09:00] Sq. [06:30 PM-09:30 AZ Wing OPEX
305 Meeting PM] Squadron 304
Meeting

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

AZWG HQ Sq 305 AZWG HQ Sq 305

[06:30 PM-08:30 [06:30-09:00] Sq. [06:30 PM-08:30 Fundraiser
PM] Group III 305 Meeting PM] Group IV
Meeting Meeting

Sq 304
[06:30 PM-09:30
PM] Squadron 304
Meeting
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Sq 305 Sq 304 AZWG HQ

[06:30-09:00] Sq. [06:30 PM-09:30 [08:00 AM-05:00
305 Meeting PM] Squadron 304 PM] SLS
Meeting

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Sunday

AZWG HQ
[08:00 AM-05:00
AM] SLS