VOLUME 2009, ISSUE 10 OCTOBER 2009

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072ND DES MOINES METRO CADET SQUADRON | RED OAK DETACHMENT

September Special Open House

RED OAK IA The Red Oak Detachment of the Civil Air Patrol hosted a special Fall Open House during its regularly scheduled cadet meeting night on Tuesday September 29th. The event, held from 6:30 to 8:30pm at the Red Oak Airport, featured a meet & greet time in the FBO as well as a drill & ceremonies demonstration conducted by Cadets Kaleb White and Logan Taylor. Lt. Col. Chilcote, Commander of the 072nd Des Moines Metro Cadet Squadron, was also on hand for the evening's activities to present awards and promotions as earned by members in recent months. Cadet Logan Taylor was recognized as having reached Achievement Three, the Mary Feik Award, earning him a promotion to the rank of Cadet Senior Airman (C/SrA). Mary Feik is is credited with becoming the first woman engineer in research and development in the Air Technical Service Commands Engineering Division. Cadet Kaleb White was recognized as having achieved the Wright Brothers Award, a milestone achievement that places him in Phase II, the Leadership Phase. This award earned him a promotion to the rank of Cadet Staff Sergeant (C/ SSgt). Orville and Wilbur Wright were the first people credited with controlled, sustained, powered, heavier-thanair flight. Cadet White was also recognized as serving on the Cadet Advisory Council which allows him to wear the Cadet Advisory Council ribbon and shoulder cord. Senior member Jessa Brace was recognized as having completed all Level One requirements earning her a promotion to the rank of 2Lt and the membership ribbon. Brace was also recognized as having earned Technician Rating and Leadership ribbon for her Administration specialty track and the community service ribbon & one clasp for completing 150 hours of community service.

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CLINTON IA The final SAREX of the fiscal year was held at the Clinton, Iowa airport on Saturday September 12, 2009. CAP members from all around Iowa gathered to participate in exercises which will ultimately help them to achieve their Emergency Services qualifications so that they can respond if a plane goes down or a person goes missing. From the flight line to ground teams and air crews to mission staff, members performed tasks to help locate missing persons, ELTs and support both command staff and mission crew in a variety of ways.

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News From Around the North Central News From Region

Around the North

The Happy Medium Between OPSEC & Social Networking

Two of the Red Oak members were staffed on the flight line for the day, working under flight line supervisor Cindi Wachholz of Algona, Iowa. "C/ SrA Logan Taylor did an outstanding job marshalling the aircraft, being attentive to instruction, maintaining proper courtesies and most importantly keeping safety front and center on the flight line," commented Lt. Wachholz of Cadet Senior Airman Taylor. 2Lt Jason Erickson also worked on the flight line during the SAREX, progressing closer and

closer to attaining status as flight line supervisor. Cadet Staff Sergeant (C/SSgt) Kaleb White also participated in the days' events on the ground team that searched Eastern Iowa for the mobile ELT, driven by senior members 2Lt Jessa Brace and Lt Michael Irving.

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Safety Briefing Allergies & Hay Fever

www.webmd.com Seasonal allergic rhinitis, sometimes known as hay fever or simply allergies, is an allergic response to pollen (the male component of the plant reproductive system) or other microscopic substances that are present only at certain times of the year. Allergic rhinitis can also be perennial (year-round). In the spring, pollinating trees are responsible for causing allergic rhinitis. Over the summer, grasses and weeds produce the pollen. And in the fall weeds are mostly to blame, with ragweed being the main culprit. Allergic rhinitis can also be caused by mold releasing its reproductive cells, called spores, from late March until November, usually peaking in late summer and early fall. Perennial allergic rhinitis is caused by agents that are present throughout the year, such as dust mites, mold, animal dander, and feathers. These irritants can be found in pillows, down clothing, draperies, upholstery, thick carpeting, and bedding. It is common for people to be allergic to more than one pollen or agent. What Are the Symptoms of Allergic Rhinitis? In cases of allergic rhinitis, your body's immune system interprets the allergen (pollen, mold, dander, etc.) as an "invader" and responds by releasing a chemical called histamine into the bloodstream. Histamine causes inflammation (swelling and redness) of the sinuses, nose, and mucus membranes of the eyes and triggers sneezing. The swelling reaction is designed to block the allergen from entering the body and sneezing is a method to expel it out of the body. Histamine also allows fluids to enter the nasal tissue, resulting in congestion, itching, and a runny nose. People with allergic rhinitis have sudden sneezing, a watery nasal discharge, puffy eyes, and fatigue. Symptoms can occur at all stages of life, but most people develop them before reaching 30 years of age. How Do I Find Out What Causes My Allergies? The season in which your allergies occur will narrow the list of possible culprits. To pinpoint the cause, your doctor may perform a skin test to determine which substances (allergens) cause a reaction. The skin test involves placing extracts of potential allergens in a grid on your arm or back, and then pricking your skin so the extract can enter the outer layer of skin (epidermis). Those areas that become red and itchy indicate which substances trigger a defensive (allergic) response by your immune system. Your doctor may also perform a blood test to check the levels of antibodies produced by the immune system. Elevated levels of certain antibodies can identify particular allergies. Why Do Some People Only Get Seasonal Allergies/Hay Fever? Hay fever affects 10% to 20% of the U.S. population and is the most common allergic response in the country. It is unknown why some people get allergies while others do not. However, there is some evidence to suggest that hay fever and other types of allergies are hereditary (passed on from parents to children). People who suffer from asthma or eczema are also more likely to develop hay fever or perennial (year-round) allergic rhinitis. Read More

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As usual, be sure to keep checking the calendar for anything new we might be posting. As of today we have received no interest for the October 10th Ames Fly In so the sign up has been taken off the calendar. If you would still like to go on your own please do, there will be a table for recruiting but CAP will not be doing any flight line marshalling or crowd control. Dont forget to pre-register for the October 14th First Aid class at MCMH. The cost is $35 and if you want to be certified for
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Ground Team or anything like that, youll need it. One last itemRegistration will close on October 17th for the NCR Conference so if you want to go, be sure to register SOON! The $30 fee includes the banquet Saturday night and the workshops held during the conference. Hotel fees are separate so please keep that in mind.

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Congratulations to ALL whove received recent promotions

Last nights Open House, held during our regularly scheduled cadet meeting time, recognized the accomplishments of our members who have received promotions and awards since February of this year. With that, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the following for their hard work and dedication to CAP . . . Cadet Cameron Bozarth earned his first promotion as a cadet back in June. Cadet Logan Taylor has received two promotions in rank, his first was in May and his most recent, the rank of C/SrA, was earned at the end of August. Cadet Kaleb White has also received two promotions since February. His first was in May and his most recent, the rank of C/SSgt and his Wright Brothers Award, was earned at the beginning of September. Senior member Janet Bozarth completed all Level One requirements and received her promotion to the rank of 2Lt in April, which earns her a membership ribbon. Senior Member Jessa Brace also completed her Level One requirements and received a promotion to 2Lt effective June, also earning a membership ribbon. 2Lt Brace also completed Technician Rating earning the Leadership ribbon and by completing 150 hours of community service has earned the Community Service Ribbon and one clasp.

Knoxville Fly In
On Saturday September 19th 2Lt Erickson and myself participated in the Knoxville Fly In. The 072nd Des Moines Metro Cadet Squadron was allowed a table where we could display some of our publications for the crowd to take a look at. Through the morning we had several people stop by and some great conversations were had with people very interested in CAP. As a bonus, we were also asked to assist with flight line marshalling. All in all, we had 2 cadets, 3 senior CAP members and 3 or 4 additional civilians helping on the flight line making the event that much more safe for all involved. A big thank you goes out to Cadets VanZee and Meyers for helping out. They did a wonderful job and are a great asset to CAP. Also on hand during the morning was the U.S. Army with a climbing wall, an area animal shelter, gourmet pop corn stand, local EMA and a most wonderful breakfast of biscuits and gravy, sausage and juice. It was a great event!

Red Oak Detachment on the Radio

We have had the opportunity lately to get our message across via the radio. On August 25th Maj Murphy, 2Lt Erickson and myself trekked on down to Shenandoah to do an interview with KYFR. All in all I think it runs about 15 minutes long and will air on Saturday October 10th. Check out our downloads page to take a listen and see what times the interview will air. As a result of our recent special open house on Tuesday September 29th we also had the chance to be interviewed by KMA out of Shenandoah and KSOM out of Atlantic. Both stations were kind enough to contact us regarding the open house to help us get the word out to area communities. We thank them kindly for their support and hope to work with them in the future as we continue to grow and do more for Southwest Iowa.

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National Character and Leader ship Symposium

Civil Air Patrol will send four cadets to the National Character and Leadership Symposium, sponsored by the United States Air Force Academy. The Symposium provides cadets the opportunity to engage in dialogue with visiting undergraduate university student leaders from across the country in seminars and discussions designated to enhance their own understanding of the importance and challenges of sound moral character and leadership. Please see the website or the flyer for information on how to apply for this great opportunity. For more information, please see the website www.capmembers.com/ncls or you can print out the Downloadable flyer.

Cadet Life Video Now Available

What is the Cadet Program all about? What do cadets do? "Cadet Life in the Civil Air Patrol" is a 3-minute video introduction to the Cadet Program. It focuses on what the typical cadet can do during his or her first year in CAP. The video is intended for use during squadron open houses, at airshow recruiting booths, during visits to schools, and anytime you want to show someone what the Cadet Program is all about. The video is available on YouTube and in our Library'sCadet Great Start section: www.capmembers.com/ greatstart We developed this video in house, sort of as a stopgap until our professional video folks can provide us with something better. If youve made similar videos on your own, tell us about them. Include the URL in your comment below. In the meantime, we hope "Cadet Life" fulfills your need for a general video illustrating what's cool about the CAP Cadet Program.

Nine Months Into the Cadet Blog . . .

Nine months ago, we launched the Cadet Blog with two main goals. First, we wanted to keep you better informed about Cadet Program news. Second, we wanted to let you sound off to us directly about the new activities, curricula, and support tools we have in the works. Judging by the hit counts, the Cadet Blog is either the #1 or #2 most popular page on the CAP website, so that's good news (the regs & pubs page gets about as much traffic). But what we really want to know is whether we're offering what you need. Do you feel better informed about Cadet Programs? What else should we do with the Cadet Blog or the cadet pages as a whole to serve you? (Keep in mind we have some technical limitations and the Cadet Team manages only the cadet-related web content). Finally, as a sort of test to see if youre reading us closely, the first four members to add a thoughtful comment below and close their comment with send me my prize, will receive a CAP padfolio as gift. Be sure to include your CAPID in your comment so we can track down your mailing address.

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Mo. Cadet honored with congressional award

2nd Lt. Jamie Myers Col. Travis Hoover Composite Squadron Missouri Wing

MISSOURI Cadet 2nd Lt. Lucian Myers, cadet executive officer for the Col. Travis Hoover Composite Squadron, recently received the Congressional Award in Silver from U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt in Joplin. Myers completed requirements in four categories to earn the award. He compiled more 100 hours of personal development, which included participating in a speech club and then a national speech conference in Memphis, Tenn. He achieved the required physical fitness hours by being on a home school track team and competing in the high jump and long jump. The silver level requires at least 200 hours of volunteer

service, and at present Myers has contributed almost 500 hours at Stained Glass Theatre of Joplin. He has served on the technical and stage crews and acted in numerous plays.

them is a main focus of the Congressional Award. Myers participation in Civil Air Patrol has contributed to his ability to Cadet 2nd Lt. Lucian Myers meet expectatalks with U.S. Rep. Roy tions and move Blunt before receiving the forward in purCongressional Award in suit of achieveSilver. ments.
(Photo by 2nd Lt. Jamie Myers)

For the awards expedition requirement the cadet spent several weeks on his uncles farm in north central Missouri shoeing and breaking horses, running farm machinery and equipment and enjoying life on a working farm and ranch. He is now just a few physical fitness hours short of achieving the gold medal and is hoping to complete that by next May. Setting goals and achieving

He is a recent recipient of CAPs Gen. Billy Mitchell Award, having become a cadet officer June 9. I would encourage any interested CAP cadet to set a goal of earning the Congressional Award. It is not difficult to achieve, and in the process you can learn about many interesting things, Myers said.

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Kansas units history, activities, service summarized

KANSAS The 77th Composite Squadron is profiled in an "Emporia Gazette" feature describing Civil Air Patrols long history in Emporia, the organizations core missions and the benefits that involvement in CAP offers cadets in particular. The article include remarks about unit activities by Capt. Derek Montgomery, deputy commander for cadets and public affairs officer.

Mo. Cadet honored with congressional award

WISCONSIN Staff Sgt. Jared Chrisitansen, 17-year-old deputy cadet commander for the Red Wing Composite Squadron, has turned in the necessary papers to seek the Democratic nomination for governor in 2010, according to WQOW-TV, the ABC affiliate in Eau Claire. Citing President John F. Kennedy as his idol, Christiansen told a reporter his decision is in response to President Obamas call for community service.

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The happy medium between OPSEC and social networking: can it be achieved?
By Maj. Gen. Hank Morrow, CONR-1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) commander

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. I can recall sitting in my office at Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, when I first realized that email was going to revolutionize our way of doing business. I remember thinking to myself, WowI just got an email from a 2-star general congratulating me on my promotion to lieutenant colonel. In the olden days, I would have received a third-generation memo on Xeroxed letterhead with a few signatures or scribbled initials that came in a wrinkled holey-joe through base distribution. I also know we all chuckled when we first heard the term, paperless Air Force. Did anyone really believe we could be totally paperless? And yet here we are, in a hyperinstantaneous state of information overload -- all being done electronically, with not a single piece of paper exchanging hands. Chuckle if you will, but I believe that social networking sites are going to be the next Air Force revolution, and for that battle, we all need to be adequately armed. Ive had many discussions with various supporters as well as naysayers when it comes to sites like Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and YouTube. Advocates for the sites feel they provide a forum where ideas, opinions and imagery can be freely shared with a worldwide audience. Antagonists feel that posting too much information can compromise operational security or worse cost troops their lives simply from a 140-character tweet. So, is there a happy medium between the two? From a commanders perspective, I believe the answer is yes, provided users stick to three basic rules of engagement: 1. Common Sense. Simple enough,

right? Well, sometimes the simple things are what get people into significant trouble. We entrust crew chiefs to maintain multimillion dollar aircraft. We issue security forces personnel weapons and ammunition to protect our installation. We empower medical technicians to draw our blood or administer vaccinations. These Airmen are extensively trained to perform these tasks. But with any job, a layer of common sense is key to being able to rapidly react to a situation that presents itself. Just because that same security forces Airman has been trained to use a weapon, doesnt mean thats all he needs. He must use his instincts in situations that involve human behaviorhe must apply his common sense. The same rules apply when it comes to blogging and social networking. Airmen must use their common sense when posting information that is accessible to not only family and friends, but to the enemy. The bad guys are out there watching us, too, reading all the information you post to your personal site, and whats posted to your buddys site, and to the Air Force Chief of Staffs site, and so on. They put all the bits of information together like a puzzle. Its known as data mining and our enemies are constantly monitoring what we post to the web. 2. Judicial Prudence. This is area that gets people into the most trouble when using social networking sites. As a service member, you dont forfeit your First Amendment rights the day join the military. We all take an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States, and that includes everyones right to free speech. But that right to speak freely must be balanced against the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Just as the old saying goes about You cant yell

FIRE! in a crowded theater under the auspices of free speech, you also cant release sensitive, classified or inappropriate information as a member of the Armed forces. Many military members social media sites contain photos or video of themselves in uniform, which automatically leads a viewer to conclude you represent all men and women in uniform. Others blog from their deployed location about daily life and experiences in the war zone. This is all acceptable, provided the information you post adheres to UCMJ and OPSEC rules. Someone once gave me a simple acronym to remember on the type of information that can and cannot be released. The acronym is SAPP, and it stands for security, accuracy, policy and privacy. The SAPP principle is an easy one to remember when youre about to blog about an upcoming deployment or a recent court martial in your unit or the rumor you heard in the squadron break room. Is the information accurate? Can you back it up with facts? Are you compromising operational security by releasing this information? Are you violating someones privacy by blogging about him or her? 3. When in doubt, backspace it out. I have a personal rule that I make myself follow any time Im about to craft an email if I am angry about a situation. I step away from the computer or I put my BlackBerry in its holster. The worst thing you can do is send an email when you are emotionally attached to a situation. Weve all been there banging away at the keyboard, typing a tapestry of words meant to physically cut into the intended recipient for the wrong that person committed in your eyes. My advice to you: dont hit send. Those words, in some way/shape/form, will come back to haunt you. Continued on next page . . .

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This same advice holds true for when you are typing something on your social media site. Anything you post to the internetincluding photoswill be there forever. Do you really want to post a picture of yourself that could place you, your family, or your unit in harms way? Its imperative that you think before you post, and if you are ever in doubt about what you are about let the world see or read about delete it. Go with your instincts. Refer back to my rule number oneuse your common sense. The rules ultimately come down to this: choose your words wisely. Operational security should be practiced at the source. The same tactics that are exercised when disclosing information to the public should be applied to social media usage. By educating and training our younger generation service members the digital natives -- on what information should be guarded and what can be released, I believe we can find that happy medium and capitalize on this burgeoning technology to its fullest extent.

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