Citizens Serving Communities: Above and Beyond

Fall 2010

CivilAirPatrolSaves100 LivesfortheYear
JulieDeBardelaben DeputyDirectorPublicAffairs

MAXWELLAIRFORCEBASE,Ala.Civil AirPatrolreachedamajormilestone earlierthissummer,rackingupits100th saveforfiscal2010ayearthatdoesnt enduntilSept.30.

Whilethisparticularmissionssuccess stemmedatleastinpartfromTwitchells intuition,enhanceduseofnew technologiesisplayingalargerolein manyCAPsearchandrescuemissions andhascontributedtothehighnumberof savesthisyear,saidJohnDesmarais, interimmissionsdirectoratCAPNational HeadquartersatMaxwellAFB.

Whatanaccomplishment!exclaimed Col.MichaelJ.Murrell,CAPssenior adviser,operations.Thereisnobetter rewardthantherealizationthatyour effortsactuallymadethedifference.Itis thatrewardforwhichweallstriveand wesucceededmorethan100timesthis year.Thatisanoutstandingmilestone!

Somechangesinhowwedobusinessare resultinginmanyofthesesearches becomingsaves,Desmaraissaid.We nowhaveacoupleofteamsworkingon utilizingdataforensics,bothcellphone andradarforensics.

CAPreachedthecenturymarkinsaved liveswhenaWyomingWingaircrew foundanelderlycouplewhosevehicle wasstuckinthemudinruralNatrona County.Theaircrew,actingon informationfromthesheriffsofficeanda hunchfromMaj.GeorgeTwitchell,the wingsdirectorofoperations,foundthe couplesafeandsound.

Bothtechniqueshelpnarrowsearchareas byanalyzingdata.SeveralCAPmembers, includingtheArizonaWingsCapt.Justin Ogden,whoworkswithcellphone forensics,aredevelopingthesetoolsand trainingothermemberstousethem. Ogdenwasrecentlyselectedtoreceive the2010DistinguishedVolunteerPublic BenefitFlyingAwardfromtheNational AeronauticAssociationandtheAirCare Alliance.

Theywereingoodshapewhenwefound them,butverygratefulandverygladto seeus,saidTwitchell.Itturnedouttobe averyluckyfind.Itwouldhavebeenhard forthesheriffsgroundsearchteamsto findthembecausewheretheywerestuck waskindoftuckedaway.

Bytighteningthesearcharea,they shortensearchesforus,Desmaraissaid. Thequickerwegetthere,themorelikely itisthattherewillbesurvivors.Both radarandcellphoneforensicscanmakea significantdifferenceinasearchand rescuemission.

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Thenumberstellthestory.Both technologieshavebeeninuseforafew years,increasingeachyear.In2009,CAP had72saves.Andwhilethenumberhas hit100before,theyearlyaverageover thelastfourdecadesstandsat84.

Iamdelightedandveryproudofour aircrewsandgroundteamsforthe dedicationtheyhavetotheirmissions, addedMurrell.Theytrainlongandhard sothattheywillbereadywhenthecall comes,whetheritisinthemiddleofthe dayorthemiddleofthenight.They understandanycall,atanytime,can meanthedifferencebetweenlifeand death.

IncreasedCAPresponsibilitieshaveledto moresaves,too.Weareworkingmore, Desmaraissaid.Manysavesthisyear havecomeonjustafewmissions,those weconductedafternaturaldisasterslike floods.

encouragedtoparticipatebyholdingan openhouseorothereventstopromote awarenessofandmembershipinCivilAir Patrol.Individualmembersandunitsare encouragedtoparticipatebyinviting friendsandneighborstobeapartofthis uniquevolunteerorganization. Inrecognitionofthoseindividualsand unitswhoaremostsuccessfulat recruitingnewmembersduringthis drive,IndianaWingisestablishinga RecruitingCompetition: September11October31 Awardswillrecognizethetoprecruiters ineachofthreecategories: CadetRecruiterTheIndianaWingCAP Cadetwhorecruitsthemostnew membersduringthecompetitionperiod.
FirstPlace:$175towardcostofany CAPactivityin2011** SecondPlace:$100VanguardGiftCard ThirdPlace:Freeregistrationand banquetadmissionfor2011IndianaWing Conference

ButnomatterhowCAPgottothe100 mark,itsimportantnottogetlostinthe statistics.Everyindividuallifesaved matters.

Asave,everysave,istheultimate outcome,saidWyomingWing CommanderColStanSkrabut.Wespend alotoftimetrainingourcrewstodothis, sothefactthatwebringcomforttofolks byfindingthemsafeisthebestreward forthetimeandeffortweputin.

INWGHoldsRecruitingDrive
MajTimTurner INWGPAA

Inaddition,aRecruitingRibbonwillbe awardedtoeachcadetwhorecruitstwo newqualifiedcadetsorseniormembers forCAP.Abronzeclaspisawardedfor eachadditionaltwomembersrecruited.A silverclaspreplacesfivebronzeclasps. Bronzeclaspsarenotwornafterthe silverclaspisawarded.Anadditional silverclaspwillbeawardedforeach additional10membersrecruited. SeniorRecruiterTheIndianaWing CAPSeniorMemberwhorecruitsthe mostnewmembersduringthe competitionperiod.

September11thisadaythatwillforever beanimportantpartofAmerican history.Fromthattragedyhasemergeda greatspiritofvolunteerismand patriotism.Inrecognitionofthat,Indiana WingofCivilAirPatrolwillbeconducting arecruitingdrivethroughoutthemonths ofSeptemberandOctober.Unitsare

Inaddition,aRecruitingRibbonwillbe awardedtoeachseniormemberswho recruitssevennewqualifiedcadetsor seniormembersforCAP.Abronzeclaspis

FirstPlace:$175towardcostofany CAPactivityin2011** SecondPlace:$100VanguardGiftCard ThirdPlace:Freeregistrationand banquetadmissionfor2011IndianaWing Conference

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awardedforeachadditional10members recruited.Asilverclaspreplacesfive bronzeclasps.Bronzeclaspsarenotworn afterthesilverclaspisawarded.An additionalsilverclaspisawardedforeach additional50membersrecruited. Membersrecruitedasacadetmaybe includedindeterminingentitlementin thecaseofseniormemberswhowere formercadets. SquadronRecruiterTheIndianaWing Squadron(Senior,Cadet,orComposite) thatrecruitsthemostnewmembers duringthecompetitionperiodwillbe awardedacertificatesignifyingtheir achievementduringthe2010Recruiting Drive.Inaddition,thatsquadronwill receiveafreepizzapartysponsoredby IndianaWing. Support IndianaWingwillbeissuingpress releasesthroughoutthemonthinan attempttoincreaseawarenessand supplementtheeffortsofindividualsand squadronsintheirefforts.Unitsand individualsareespeciallyencouragedto makeoutreachpriortoandduringevents incommemorationoftheeventsto September11,2001. Recruitingmaterialsareavailablefrom CAP/NHQbygoingtoeServicesand lookunderCAPMaterials. Promotionalideasandeventstoconsider: SquadronOpenHouse BacktoSchoolNight Informationboothatschoolevent
**DoesnotguaranteeadmissiontoanyCAP activity.Memberisstillresponsibleforapplicationand admissionandalltermsandconditionsregarding participationintheactivity.

forsquadronstonotonlyraisemoneyfor theirunits,butmoreimportantlyitisa chancetoshowpatriotismandsupport forourtroops.For every$15sponsorship WreathsAcross Americareturns$5to theunit!Moreindepth detailscanbefoundat:

http://www.wreathsacross america.org/fundraiser.htm l

OrcontactLtCol SamuelHornbuckle, theprojectmanager,at caphornbuckle@yahoo.com

GreatLakesRegionAerospace EducationOfficerSchool
MajSharonGroome IN086PA

ThreeSeniorsfromGroupVparticipated intheGreatLakesRegionAerospace EducationOfficerSchoolheldAugust11 14,2010attheAirForceMuseumat WrightPattersonAFBinDaytonOH.For threeandahalfdays,qualityinstructors excitedtheclasswithrocketryvideos, handsonprojectsandbetterwaystorun ourlocalAEprograms. MajSharonGroome,MajFrankMerrill andCaptWayneWhitewereamongthe 28studentsandstaffgatheredinthe museumsclassroom.Inadditiontoall wingsfromGRL,Florida,Minnesotaand NevadaWingswererepresented. JudithWehn,Chief,AFMuseumEducation Division,gaveaninsighttothevast museumcollectionsincludingthe restorationoftheMemphisBelle.

WreathsAcrossAmerica
SFOJessicaCaplan

WreathsAcrossAmericaiscomingupon 11Dec2010!Forthosenotfamiliarwith thiswonderfulfundraiser,itisachance

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continuedonthenextpage LtColSherwoodWilliamsGLR,DCS/AE, inadditiontoinstructing,pulledinthe talentsandexperienceofLtColMike McArdle,NationalAEAdvisor,andDr.Jeff MontgomeryDeputyDirectorAENHQ. SeveralstudentswithoutstandingAE qualifications,includingMajGregory Thomas,2010AEOoftheYear,also contributedtotheschool. CaptGaryDahlke,FLWG,sharedhis enthusiasmformodelrockets.He showedtheclasslaunchvideosofhuge rocketsthatheandfriendshadbuilt. Also,alocalCAProcketeerbroughtin manyrockets,ranginginsizeof6inches toover6feet,whichshehadbuilt.Capt Dahlkeofferedwebsitesandtipslearned fromhisyearsofrocketryfun. Theclassenjoyedseveralhandson projects.Arubberbandplane,tobe madefromjunk,wasgivenaspecific performancerequirement.Theplanes weretorunonaguidewireandstopata specificpoint.Theteamslearned throughplanning,thentrailanderror, howmuchweightweretoomuchorhow manywindsofthepropellerwasnot enough.Onwatchingthewinningteams techniquemeettheexactrequirement, theinstructorswereheardtosayWeve neverseenthatdonebefore! Ideaswereofferedtostrengthenthe squadronAEprogram.CreatingaPlanof ActionandaContinuityBookwere discussed.OthertopicsincludedtheAE Specialtytrack,securinggrantmoneyand CyberPatriot.Spontaneousgroup discussionsyieldedanexchangeof excitingideasthatwork.

The2010GLRAESchoolwaswell managedandenjoyedbyallthestudents. Fromrockets,projectsandinspiration, thestudentsleftwithabetter understandingofthevastopportunities theCivilAirPatrolAerospaceEducation programhastooffercadetsandseniors.

ShelbyvilleCompositeSquadron ColorGuard
1stLtRonaldReid IN184SE

Shelbyville,INOnAugust21,2010the townofShelbyville,INconcludedits annualBearsofBlueRiverFestivalwith themuchanticipatedBearsofBlueRiver FestivalParade.Thiseventdraws familiesfromalloverShelbyCountyand thesurroundingcounties,andincludes participantsfrommanylocalgroups, includingtheusualschoolmarching bandsandtheFestivalQueenandher court.

Alsoparticipatingthisyear,astheyhave forsevenyearsnow,werethecadetsof theShelbyvilleCompositeSquadroncolor guard.Askedtoprovidethecolorsasone oftwounitsintheparade,thecolorguard marchedthetwomilelongparaderoute attheverystartoftheparade,followed bytheIndianaNationalGuardCaisson mountedcolorguard.Thecolorguard wasgreetedalongtheparaderouteby hundredsofspectatorsastheyproudly presentedthecolors.Themembersofthe colorguardweresupportedbyachase vehicleintheparadeprovidingwaterif requiredasaprecautionagainstthehot lateAugustsun.Luckily,theweather remainedpleasantforbothparticipants andspectatorsalike.

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Thisyear'scolorguardincludedfourof theunit'scadets,C/SrAAdamRuff, C/MSgtLucasRuff,C/TSgtAaronHuber andC/AmnAustinBayless.Inthe supportvehiclewere1stLtsRonReidand DaricFitzwater,andthesquadron'sC/CC, C/2dLtDanielFitzwater. Thecolorguardwashappytoparticipate inthisevent,andlooksforwardto providingitsservicesinthefuture.The nexteventthecolorguardwillparticipate inwillbetheHopeHeritageDaysParade intheBartholomewCountytownofHope, INonSeptember26,2010.Thisevent willbeheldasapartoftheHopeHeritage DaysFestival.Thiswillbethesecond yeartheShelbyvilleCompositeSquadron hasprovidedacolorguardtopresentthe colorsinthisannualparade.

cadetslearneddiscipline,marchingdrill, howtoweartheiruniformproperly,and howtomakeabed.Thecadetsalso participatedinPoweredandGlider Orientationflights.Attheendoftheweek thecadetsshowofftheirnewteamwork skillsbyhavingaPassinReviewinfront oftheirparentsandfriends.Duringthe graduationceremonyC/MSgtNicholas HaberlyofAuburnCadetSquadronwas awardedtheCurtisBoehmerOverall HonorCadetAwarded,withthisaward comesafullscholarshiptonextyears encampment!

AndersonPreparatory AcademyatCadetOlympics
LtJillBarker

Fromlefttoright:RifleGuardC/SrAAdamRuff, AmericanFlagC/MSgtLucasRuff,IndianaFlagC/TSgt AaronHuber,RifleGuardC/AmnAustinBayless.

TheAndersonPreparatoryAcademys CAPcadetsparticipatedinthe2010Cadet OlympicsonAug21st.TheCadetsplaced 5thoutof10teamsintheevent.The eventwasscoredsimilarlytoatrackmeet inwhichCadetscompetedinmultiple eventsthatcontributedtoafinalscore. Someoftheeventsincluded:softball throw,relayraces,milerun,tugofwar, volleyball,etc.Theteamcompetedvery wellandtheirleadershipwasveryhappy withtheresults. WingCommandersCall
LtLindsayShipps INWGPAE

GLRNorthEncampmentHonor Graduate
1stLtKaraLucker

TheGreatLakesRegionNorth EncampmentinAlpena,MIranfrom10 17thJuly2010.Duringthatweekthe

CommandersfromacrosstheStatemet onSeptember11thinIndianapolisto learnaboutopportunitiestoexpandour missions,recruitmoremembersand challengeourmembershiptocontinueits trajectoryasatopWingintheCountry.

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Achievementswerepresentedduring openingactivities:C/CaptChristopher Weinzapfel received the Great Lakes Region Brewer Awardand C/Maj C/MajHarrisonMerrillreceivesa Harrison CommandersCommendation Merrill receivedaCommander'sCommendation fromWingCommanderColRichard Griffith. Inaddition, Major Matthew Creed,Vice Commander, waspromoted byColGriffith tothe temporary gradeof Lieutenant Colonel. ColGriffithreadsandLtColCreed recitesthePromotionOath ColGriffith alsopresentedtheCommandersthe2010 GreatLakesRegionAwardforExcellence InCounterdrug/HomelandSecurity.The awardwasgiventoIndianaWingatthe recentNationalBoardMeetinginSan Diego.

OperationHoosierThunder Recently,IndianaWingCounterdrug pilotsandobserverstookpartin OperationHoosierThunder.Theeffortsof ourCounterdrugProgramweretoutedby allIndianamediamarkets,bothprintand television.IndianaWingassistedthe IndianaStatePolice,thestateDepartment ofNaturalResourcesandotheragencies intheremovalof$47.5Mworthof MarijuanainSouthernIndiana.Duetoour members'involvementinthisinitiative, IndianaWing'scounterdrugefforts continuetobetopnotchintheWings acrossthenation. IndianaWinghasflownover2,250 hoursinFiscalYear2010?Our pilotsmakeIndianatheleading WingintheGreatLakesRegion and#3intheNation! IndianaWinghas778senior membersand656cadetmembers? ThatmakesIndianaWingaleader intheNation!

DidYouKnow?

GraceonWingsFlyIn

DuringtheCommanders'Callitwasalso announcedbyColGriffiththatIndiana Wing'sCounterdrugprogramhas climbedtothe#2positionintheNation, withover1,000counterdrughoursflown thisyear.Thatleavesusbehindonlyone stateCaliforniaaWingthathasthree timestheamountofairframesthan Indiana.

IndianaWingrecentlysentanaircrewto theGraceonWings flyintorecruit newmembersand increaseawareness aboutourmissions. GraceonWingsisa 501(c)3 organization, providingcharityairambulanceservices withintheUnitedStates. Oursharedmissionofemergencyservices isanaturalpairing.Specialthanksgoesto HalBlank,CEOandChiefPilot,formaking thisopportunityavailabletoCAP.Grace onWingsisbasedatKIND.Learnmore aboutthemhere:www.graceonwings.org

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SafetyCorner
LtColSamuelHornbuckleandCaptainAdamSpringmeyer IndianaWingSafetyDirector

HellotoallmembersoftheIndianaWing,Ihopeeveryonehadasafeandenjoyable summerseason.Aswegearupforfallpleasestarttorememberbeingpreparedforthe upcomingfallandwintermonthsahead.Remember,planningaheadwillhelpeveryoneout inthelongrun.Thismonth,Iwouldliketofocusonourrelationshipsascrewmembersin thecockpit.Asacrewmember,regardlessofrank,positionintheairplane,oryearsserved withCAP,youhavetherighttobesafe,havetherighttoexpressanyconcerns,andmost importantlyknowwheretogetGOODsafetytraining. Mostrecentlytherehavebeenafewchangesinaviationthatweascrewmembersneedto beawareof.First,letsuspointoutthatwheneverweareonamissionweareacrew,itis notjustapilotandthepassengers.RemembertherearenopassengersinaCAPaircraft. 1.)ATCwillchangetheirphraseologyon9/30/2010frompositionandholdto lineupandwait.Thiswillonlyoccuratairportswherethisprocedureis authorized.IwillbecheckingwithseveralAirTrafficControlmanagersinIndianato seewhichairports,ifany,arestillallowedtousethisoperation.Remember,unless told,Clearedfortakeoff,wait,andifnecessaryclarify. 2.)AircraftOwnersandPilotsAssociation(AOPA)AirSafetyFoundation(ASF)have several interactivecoursesthatwearecrewmembersshouldconsiderintaking.Forthe pilotsthiswillhelpmeetanumberrequirementstowardstheFAASafetyProgram. ThereisagreatcoursethatjustcameoutcalledPinchHitter.Thiscourse describesindetailthebasicaircraftproceduresduringanemergency.Youcanfind thecourseatwww.aopa.org/asf/online_courses. 3.)IencourageallpilotstobecomeenrolledintheFAASafetyProgram(Wings).This programwillhelpapilotmaintainhiscurrencyandhelpwithhisflightreviews.For moreinformationyoumaygotowww.faasafety.govforalistingofFAASTeam members,orinformation.

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CommandersCorner ColRichardGriffith
FinallyIwouldliketothankalltheUnitandGroupSafetyOfficers forthecommitmenttothisprogram.However,justrememberthe personmostresponsibleforsafety,isthepersonthatisstarring atyouinthemirror.Talkwithyoumorenextmonth. 1)CivilAirPatrolisorganizedintoachainofcommand. TheNationalBoardhastherighttovoteonvariousactionsand activitiesandelectseveralofthehighestrankingofficerswhile weareintheNationalBoardMeeting.Outsideofthatrole,weare inamilitarystylestructureofRegion>Wing>group>squadronor flightandwehavecommandersateachofthoselevelswhoare authorizedtogiveordersandexpectotherstofollowthem(referencetheCadetOathand theSeniorMemberMembershipOath). 2)TheCommanderistheresponsibleindividual(R201,para14,a).Weallputso mucheffortintoourwork,wecaneasilyfallintothetrapofsaying:myprogramormy projectwhenthecommanderistheoneactuallyresponsibleforeverythingthathappens inaunit.Commandersauthorizepromotions,signorders,approvereports,directactions, andsoforth.Staffpositionsexisttosupportthecommanderandstaffofficersonlyactas thecommandergivesthemauthority.Withoutacommander,theunitcannotoperateand ceasestoexist;similarprinciplesapplyintheIncidentCommandStructure,sothisisnot uniquetoCivilAirPatrol. 3)TheChainofCommandflowsthroughtheCommander(R201,para14,b).I haveseenseveralrecentmessageswhereanindividualhassaidIamtheXYZOfficeratthe region/wing/group;justsendyourreportdirectlytomeandIwillcompileandsendto NHQorIsentthattotheXXXOfficeratRegion,hesthenextinmychainofcommand. TheChainofCommandpathrunsthroughthecommanderateachlevel,notaroundthe commandertothenextlevel.Thatswhythecc:boxexistsonemailsandmemos;itsfora courtesycopytokeepyourcommander(andothers)intheloop.Itsalsowhywetypically sendtaskingdownthroughcommanders;theyneedtoknow!Howdoesyour commanderlikecommunicationtobehandled? 4)AninformalStaffSupportChainisavailabletoassist.Ateachlevel,staffis authorizedtohelpthecommander.Oneoftheimportantrolesofthegroup,wingand regionstaff,istoadvise,encourageandsupporttheactivitiesofthosedownthechainin theirsameareasofresponsibility.ThisisIMPORTANT.Askforhelp,askforresources,

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makephonecalls,askforsuggestionsjustunderstandthatyouhaveanobligationtokeep yourcommanderintheloopand,whenappropriate,routecommunications,reports,etc, throughher. 5)PaidstaffatNationalHeadquartersandtheWingAdministratorarenotinthe volunteerchainofcommand.TherearepaidstaffworkingatwingsandatNational Headquarters.WhilesomeofthesestaffareCAPmembersandmayputonauniformfrom timetotime,manyarenot.TheydoNOTfallwithintheunitchainofcommandandfall undertheauthorityoftheExecutiveDirectoratNationalHeadquarters.JanetHinds,our Administrator,worksformesinceIamacorporateofficerandIcansuperviseemployees, butshedoesntfallwithinourrankandcommandstructure.Eachoftheseemployeesis paidtohelprunCAP,answerquestions,etc,butpleasedonotabusetheircustomerservice ortheirwillingnesstoanswerquestions,andusegoodjudgmentonwhatshouldgotoyour unitcommanderorastaffofficerfirst. CivilAirPatrolcanbealittlequirkywehave60K+memberin52Wings,areclosely connectedwiththeAirForce,aswellasourstatesandlocalcommunities,andarealsoa nonprofit.Wearelargeandcomplexorganization.Inallofthis,wecanholdtothechain ofcommandtohelpuscommunicateeffectively,understandourrole,andaccomplishCivil AirPatrolsmissions.

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FROMTHEINWGPA
SFOJessicaCaplan IndianaWingPAO

Thankyou,IndianaWingforallthehardworkyoudoforus!Ienjoy receivingthearticlesyouallwrite,itgivesmyselfandtherestofthe winganopportunitytogiveyouthecredityoualldeserve.There havebeenquiteafewpromotionsinthewinglately.NotjustLtCol Creeds.ButalsoMajSamuelHornbuckle,thewingsafetyofficer,is nowaLtColaswell.LtColTomMyersGroupXIICommanderwas alsogiventhepermanentpromotionofLtCol.

FROMTHEINWGPAE 1stLtLindsayShipps
InMayofthisyearIwasaskedtojoinIndianaWingstaffinsupport ofthePublicAffairsprogramwiththeaimofsupportingourOutreach andExternalAffairsinitiatives.InmyprofessionallifeIworkin LegislativeAffairsintheIndianaHouseofRepresentatives.Inadditionto mydutiestotheWingandtotheStateIworkasSafetyOfficerforthe MonroeCountySquadron.Ienjoytravelingtolocalunitstohelpenhance units'PublicAffairsprogramsandtohelpeducateourmembershipof waystoadvanceourmissions.Ilookforwardtoworkingwithyouinthe future!Contactmeanytimeatlshipps@inwg.cap.gov. Sempervigilans, LtShipps

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