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Are you familiar with the phrase leading a sheep to slaughter ? Wonder if something like that was going through the minds of the CAP aircrews selected to be intercepted by USAF F116s from Selfridge AFRB ? On 2 Oct. 1Lt Carl Sweeney received a mission request from Lt Col Leo Burke to join a flight of 3 CAP planes on a mission to test the terrorist prevention skills of our Air Force fighter pilots. The other squadrons participating in this exercise came from Livonia, and Pontiac As Lt Sweeney returned home he downloaded the mission plan a short 40 page document designed to insure the seriousness and the significance of this mission. Lt Sweeney was assisted on this mission by 1Lt Jay Jondro. The mission scenario was that a high school student upset with his father decided to take the family airplane with out permission to make a statement to his friends. That statement he wanted to make was at the Detroit Edison Fermi Power Plant. The jets were scrambled as the CAP planes crossed into Lansing air space. Two planes would act as the intruder circling past the airport at different altitudes and directions. The third plane would act as a high bird to insure 100% safety in communication. The CAP planes reached Lansing in perfect unison not knowing when but positive they would be intercepted. One by one our Cessnas were picked up by the Air Force and given specific orders to follow. Although the mission sounds like pure fun it was a few weeks later at an MERRT meeting that Lt Col Marc Batway USAF met the group and discussed the serious ramifications of this mission from a their point of view. The relative small size and the slow speeds make our aircraft makes us very hard to intercept. They were very appreciative of our effort. He assured us of further USAF funding for these much needed missions. Lts Sweeney and Jondro received special mission patches for their part in the mission.
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Cadet Honor Guard Marches up Path to Vietnam Memorial As Vietnam Ritual Team Stands Guard Guide On with Honor Guard
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