COMMANDER'S COMMENTS have had the opportnty to be involved with many endeavors and ais over the 22 years fave been actively involved with Civil Ait Pa- two, but nothing, throughout that petiod, prepared “me for the vents held during the mont of February and the first week of March, ‘This timeframe was probably the most demanding, Any inday out, to which T have ever been expotod. What oo- arte during tat spa? I pero: ally attended a seven day Wing| Commander's Familiarizaton Course at Maxwell Ait Force Base in Alabama, = Wing Staff Meeting at MacDill Air Foree Base in Tampa, the. inaugural NASCAR Busch Series race of cur CAP-pontored car in Day- tona, the CAP National Bosal of Directors Mecting of which Iam a rember in Arlington, Virginis, and the 6th Anniversary GALA svent at the National Ai and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Most ofthese events are reported to you in this issue of FLORIDA. FACTS and on the Florida Wing web site. of you know how proud I am for the positive feedback and use of Florida Wing as an out- standing example at each of the various meetings I at- tended. The CAP-USAF team, National Headquarters staff, and the National Command team repeatedly asked me to pass along their congratulations to you for all the accomplishments that our wing has achieved over the past five months, T his activity is brought to your attention to let each om all of the education traning I have been ex- posed to during the month, there are two things that have become entrenched in my mind. They ‘are so simple, and yet we forget them all too frequently in the fulfillment of our mission. The first one brought to the fore, was emphasized by Col. Albert Allenback, COL MATTHEW R. SHARKEY Florida Wing Commander CCAP-USAF Commander, when he talked about the ‘rental car” mentality that people sometimes adopt. Since there is no direct ownership of a rental car, the care one is usually given is way below the norm of ‘care we give to the cars we ‘own, When Col. Allenback discussed this, my mind flashed to the movie “Days of “Thunder”, where two lead a tors continuously bashed their cars against each other. We need to treat and care for our assels_as if they were our ‘own. The washing and wax- ing of aircraft and vehicles, ‘maintaining of our building facilities, and the upkeep of equipment are responsibilities that come to mind. The as- sels we have are essential to fhe second theme that I find ringing in my ‘ears was one presented by Lt. Col. John Sal- vadore, National HQ/DO. Throughout his presentation on safety, a key element was his use of the term ‘common sense’ in the decision mak- ‘ng process. There are times when we get so ‘wrapped up with the need to move fast, we forget the basics. Take a break from action’ and think about what is going on. By using common sense, we can keep from getting into situations that could Ted to hurting a person or damaging an asset am very proud of the SAFETY record we ccurrently have. Accidents do happen, but by ‘making the right choices and use of “common sense’, we can hold them to a minimum. Between the fulfillment of job responsibilty by al local Safety Officers and the Florida Wing Direc- tor of Safety, I look forward to continued out- standing performance in te fulfillment of our mis- sion... but SAFELY.CAP RACING CAR IS ROARING CLOSER TO CHECKERED FLAG Ltol Winlam Brockman ‘FLORIDA FACTS STAPP: On February 17, 2002, the Civil Air Patrol car number 46 started it frst racing season at Daytona Speedway and was tenth te cross the finish line. The re- ‘The Civil Air Patrol Chevrolet racing ear #46 made ts 2002 de- bbut atthe Daytona Speedway in Florida before a packed grand- stand and TV viewing audience, col Bossy Has, Sere ris) The Civil Air Patrol racing team ae crew members in thelr new Civil Air Patrol uniforms and helmets make quick repairs to Chevrolet Car #46 during is first race of the 2002 NASCAR Busch series at Daytona,IL 18 repeaters plus our air- ‘borne repeater will soon be ‘operational if Communica- ious Director Major Paul Bly- stone's efforts are rewarded. The ‘Tampa and Jacksonville repeaters are now working well. Thanks to ‘Major Ray Spengler and Jim LaFol- Jette for tuning the Quantar repeater and duplexer before they replaced the non-compliant repeater on the VAB building. The Marco Island repeater is working to capacity now that they have fixed the amplifier and Group 7 is making great pro- gress in rounding up everything needed to get their repeater opera- tional. Great effort, great results ‘ewly appointed Cadets Pro- gram Director, Captain Vickie Meyer hasn't stopped to catch her breath. She re- cently attended the USAFR Airlift Conference and has increased the possibilty of Florida Wing being airlifted to various functions in or out of state. She is curently inti- tuting a joint CAP training program with the US Navy Sea Scouts and has just completed an extensive sebedule of eadet programs. We ean hardly wait to see what Capt. Meyer comes up with next after she takes a breath! he CAP. ‘Oscar’ certainly should be awarded to Mary Nell Crowe, National Director of Marketing and Public Relations and Robin Hunt, Brandy Ratcliff, Diane Long and Linda Andrews of her staff for the awesome 60th Anniversary Gala at the Air and Space Museum in onr nation’s capital followed by a highly emo- tional wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. ‘These memorable events are high- lighted elsewhere in this issu. ol John Kittle has been ap- pointed NHQ CAP Chie Counterdrug and Homeland Security. This new HQ position will more effectively work with the new Headquarters Air Force Homeland Security Directorate and other government agencies in the Washington, D.C. area John is ideally suited for this position. He has already established a. great working relationship and rapport with many goverment agencies as HQ CAP Chief, Counterdrug Plans. He spent 29 years in the USAF, retiring as # Colone! in the Fall of 1998, Prior to retiring, John spent nearly five years as the ‘CAP-USAF Middle East Liaison Region Commander. During his Air Force career, Col Kittle served im the Pentagon for nearly four years, and as Deputy and Support Group Commander and on-scene Commander during. contingency ‘operations. He isa decorated Viet nam War veteran and was Com- rmander of a joint special opera tions base in italy supporting Op- erations DELIBERATE FORCE, JOINT ENDEAVOR, DECISIVE ENDEAVOR, and JOINT GUARD. John is pilot with over 4,100 hours including over 810 combat hours, and 1200 instructor hours ineraft Owners and Pilots Association [AOPA] have entered into an “Affinity “Marketing” agreement with CAP. Each organization will benefit from access 10 mutual target mar- kets. CAP. marketing materials will be distributed at AOPA Pilot ‘Town Meetings, Sun ’n’ Fun fly- ins at Lakeland, FL, Oshkosh, WI, and Frederick, Md. AOPA’ will distribute its “Future Pilot Kit* to CAP cadets. attending National Flight Academies and member- ship information to all new CAP Senior Members. Increased visi bility and enhanced image will be fa direct benefit to CAP and AOPA. CORRECTION; It was in- correctly reported on page 5 of the Winter Issue 2001 of FLORIDA FACTS magazine that Richard Shoemaker of the Central Brevard Senior Squadron ‘was promoted to the grade of Colonel. The Editor apologizes for not checking this submitted news story, rior to publication.DRILL TEAM TAKES 2ND PLACE ‘The Florida Wing Dill toam took 2nd place overa at the Southeast Region Drill Compettton, Dil toams| from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, and] Tennessee competed ai Tyndall Air Force Base, Each toam was reat in Rave 18 members comeing ih Inspection, Standard Dail Imovatve Ori, Vlleyoalt Mie Run, Cadet Panel Quiz, and a 50 question writen test. Florida's team took rs place in Inspection, Inno vative Dil, and the writen tests on Aerospace. and| Leadership. Cadel/Capt Sean Oey and CaduMSat ‘Seven Kestr ed with 47 out of 60 as highest ini val score DRILL TEAM TAKES HIGHEST HONORS IN INTEGRITY Rarely is Integrity in Action ever witnessed since by definition i's “doing the right thing when no one is looking.” At the SER Drill Team Competition members of the Florida Drill Team, composed from SRQ, Tamiami, and Lantana Squadrons, noticed the Alabama Team appeared to be younger and less experienced: ‘and they were one member short. Ifa team has less than 16 members they take a penalty for each missing ‘member. Florida fortunately had 17 members present and C/MSgt Alfredo Valdivia from Tamiami Composite ‘Squadron, who came only to cheer his team on, was offered tothe Alabama Wing Team, ‘The entire Florida Wing Team then helped the Alabama Team prepare their uniforms by cutting strings, straightening shirts, cutting bets to fit, knotting ties, and s0 on, As the competitien began, out marched! the Alabama Team being commanded and led by Florida Wing C/MSgt Valdivia. Yes, the Alabema Team de- cided to ask him to lead their team in the competition. Not only did this young man participte in the dill inspection portion but he also ran with the Alabama Team inthe mile run to, once again, prevent them for take ing « missing member penalty. At the Dining function, the Alabama Team presented two large cakes to the Florda Cadets in @ show- ing of appreciation. At the Awards Banquet, Lt Col Phil Casha, SER Director of Cadet Programs proclaimed to Cadet Valdivia “You're my hero.” The cadet was awarded a totaly unexpected Parfcipation Ribbon and Certificate. Though Alabama took Sth place, the eam members stated this was a“highlight of their lives” and “want tobe like Florida when I grow up”. That's what the Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program is all about. Capt. Viekle Meyer Director of Cadet Programs, Florida Wing —_—_— CAP RACING CARON DISPLAY | COMMANDER RECEIVES | SPECIAL ACTS 2003 CCAP has 2 ‘Show car? which is at identical AWARD Cape Viekie Meyer, Wing Director of. ‘mock-up of Car #46, Tis show car has aight | Mj Raymond M. Hated, newiy | Caius Programs ehetus ie a8 Salar and racing simulator and is waveling | appointed. commander of the | Specal Attwinne seectoe Boca fo sound the country 1 mals fate aod lage | Homestead “Air Resene Base | Jonny Suet Deer ema ‘berogs Composite Squadoe, was pre- | Youth Canp in Unmle, Foida, ‘The first showing was a he Volusia Mal in | seated withthe A. Sot Crosfild Daytona Beach Ferda Group 4 members baa. | Award by Group 7 Commande, le the crowds, ase youngsters inte usc | Mal Josh Martin. Ma HatBeld | ere It Denil eal sad Nd oes fof the simulators, and answered aumerour | ceed the master level rating in| Marin an ty somed ie sede ‘gestions fom the thousands of calookers. | atospace education, commanding a oustanding access The 2002 Special ACTS Projet Officers‘SPECIAL ACTIVITIES SELECTION BOARD 2002 18 RESOUNDING SUCCESSS ‘This year's event stended by 142 cadets mde it the lar est attended Special Activ fie Seketoa| Board that For ida Wing bas fd in many 8 year Tw la fer tan any (ACTS ever beld by 18 omer swings and ive times brger (han California Wing's Syl Assiies" Se- lection Bos Not only asi Iarger but # was ‘ore soccer thanks the effors_of Pr Jeet Offices TL David Leak and Maj Joseph Marin. They led an ines you's fincion come of 0 wel ‘Cadets from Coral Springs Cadet Squadron study industrlouly prior to appearing be- Fete Special Activites Keview Boat ble team of volnies who worked ligenty to lave this ain Ranger Schoo, an the National lider Academy, John Ruparick won Pha IV Cadet of de Yeur, Danie Bail ‘Photo by Capt Trish Turner Guard Actdemy, Cone the Hawke Mou ‘Submitted by Capt Viekie Meyer EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE COMMANDER 1S GUEST SPEAKER AT EGLIN CIVIL AIR PATROL SQUADRON Flin Ai Force Base Commander, Colonel David Bid presented ‘he General Billy Mitchell Avard wo Cadet Mathew. Wandel, ‘This svar isthe rat mlstoein the Civil Air Patol Cadet ro- gam and signifies completion ofthe ist eight of xen cadet, Schievements, CAP cadet achievements encompass physical t- ‘nes, edeshp, aerospace education, moral edership, and com- ‘tunity serie” Ax cadets progres nthe program eae re" ‘warded with promotion, decorations, award, and increased re- ‘pony. Adisonally, he General Billy Nitchell Award e- ules sasictory completion of one-week sume evap ‘Beat ata malty bas, and x 100question comprebensive lead Crship and aerospace exam. (Cadat Wandel ateaded the Civil Ai Patrol National Honor (Guard Acadamy lst year sodas Ben selected o return this year as staff member: Us Air Force Colonel David Bind ie former CAP cadet fom ‘West Palm Beach He spate othe assemblage about the Cadet Program, Ai Force opporuits, and ures Air Force oper [Ait Force Senior Airman Mathew D. Shafer was suo 308 ‘zed with a Cerificate of Appreciation for producing a beat {al recruiting poster forthe Eglin Chil Air Pal Squadron, ‘Aman Sbae's poster wll be used inthe Youth Centers at Eglin and Hurlbut Ait Force Bases, local mie and high Schools at tb upcoming bn AV Upen House, na aous ‘er erating opportunites. Civil Ai Patol Cadets often go.on to become future Ai Force tices ad enlisted members. Cadets who complete cera ‘det program milestones become eligl for advanced stand ing when enlisting inthe US. At Fore oo preferetial on- sideration when applvig fo he Air Farce Academy. Civil Ait Patol Cadets havea geste succes alee the Air Force Basic Miltary Tnining en tthe Ait Force Academy, thereby ing the Ai Fore milons of dollars anual, ‘Submitted by Lt Col Dale Robinson PAGESPTT Sd Co ND ee ety) ARE HONORED AT 60TH ANNIVERSARY GALA at the NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM IN WASHINGTON, D.C.GALA—trom Page 8 (CAP's National Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Mary Nell Crowe and members of her eee oe A. Scott Crossfield KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT GALA Famed aviator and X-15 tes pilot, A. Scott (Crossfield was the Keynote Speaker at the CAP ‘Diamond Anniversary Gala in Washington, D.C. ‘on 2Mareh, 2002, Mr. Crossfleld had his first light at the age ofsix inan oll company plane and said he doesn't recall ever having desired any other career than aviation. He began flying lessons at the age of ‘twelve, in return for delivering newspapers at the ‘Wilmington Airport. By the time he graduated ‘rom high school, he had resolved to emulate such ‘Navy fighter pilot and fighter guanery instructor. From 1945 to 1950, he was he Chief Operator at ‘the University of Washington's F. K. Kirsten Wind ‘Tunnel, and from 1950 to 1955 he was an aeronau- tical research pilot for the National Advisory Com- mittee on Aeronautles at Edwards High Speed ‘ight Station. Mr. Crossfield was the design spe- «ialist, X15 project pilot and chief engineering test pilotfor North American Aviation. He was in- YoWedin all phases of X-15 specification and de- sign, cockpit and control systems, engine systems, and structures, Following his closing remarks about his fas- ‘inating experiences asthe pilot for the first thirty ‘demonstration fights of the X-15, he paused and pointed overhead at the X-15 hanging from the celling and sald, “And that was my plane.” “ANDREW SISTERS” ENTERTAIN AT CAP GALA Entertainment during the Civil Air Patrol’s Anniversary Gala was provided by the U.S. Air ‘Force Singing Sergeants impersonating the re- ‘owned singing trio of the 1940's era. Chief Mas- ter Sergeant Patricia Wolfe, Master Sergeant Robin Askew and Technical Sergeant Amy Dolan performed the music of the famed Andrews Sis- ters, Wearing the Army Air Corps 1940's uniform ‘was as reminiscent as was their belting out “Don’t ‘Sit Under The Apple Tree”, “Don’t Fence MeIn, ‘and “Ill Be With You In Apple Blossom Time”. AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES MASTER OF CEREMONIES ‘Members from 0 wings were entertained ‘at the 60th Anniversary CAP Gala by the duloet voice of Master of Ceremonies, Ray Boudreau, ‘When he learned that two of the 410 guests re- quested a vegetarian meal he announced that the ‘meaning of vegetarian is “rotten hunter”, Ray is « retired US. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant re- siding in Venice, Florida. He entered the Air Force {in July 1962, and served tours of duty In Taiwan, ‘Vietnam, Germany, and the Azores. Mr. Boudreaux is very active with the Air Force Association serving as a member of the na~ tional organization’s Board of Directors, and the ‘Executive and Resolutions Committers. He is @ ‘GEMS’ TO REMEMBER’ ‘Remarks overheard atthe 60th Gala: “See that Brig. Gen. over there, he was formerly a ‘cadet commander!” “Really, what’s his name?” “Richard Bowling” “Wow, I served with him ‘hea I was a cadet. What's he doing now?” “Ele is ur National Commander of the Civil Air Patrol.” ‘To a SubChaser: “For what you did, thanks, You ‘made it possible for us tobe here today.”{. Col. Martin Miller, Cli Bowes, Glen Cook, ‘and Jack Robinson following presentation to them of Stinson model trophies de- sub chasing mission during Warld War TI. Teft to right. Luverne Kraemer, jicting the aircraft they few while performing t ‘oa ng Cota Sharky aS. Representative Dan Miler One up and chee ol Reconstruction th {Bits tt te Cap daring LeptteDuy Wai frmer conden prot te terrors osruchon Sy Cae ost. ol Wan Broce ws sho a the meen te acheled for September, ‘ner cnr er el wel Saray nd Brean. ety Mab. Ee ParerCIVIL AIR PATROLS SERVICE TO OUR NATION 1S HONORED AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY CEREMONY. Arlington National Cemetery on 3 March, 2002 was the site of a most moving ceremony— the laying of « Civil Air Patrol 60th Anniversary ‘wreath atthe CAP monument “Dedicated To The Memory of Civil Air Patrol Members Who) Gave Their Lives In Service To This Nation So| That Others May Live”. This monument was| placed in celebration of CAP's S0th Anniversary in December 1992. The wreath was placed at the monument by Lt Gen Nicholas Kehoe and Brig Gen Richard] Bowling following Presentation of the Colors and 1 Honor Guard parade. Taps was blown and ec coed by two cadets and a cadet violin ensemble| played military hymas. All participating cadets ‘were fiom Washington, D.C., Virginia and Mary- land Squadrons The seven SubChasers were in a place off honor and each felt a deep sense of emotion. One| said, “The ceremony brought to mind memories of| the guys and gals T flew with and the missions we performed. At the age of 16, I felt chasing subs and towing gurnery targets were truly heroic ac- tivities. T only wish there were many more of us| haere today.” Arother Subchaser added, “I learned today there are two former unit commanders of] sub chasing bases that are stil alive, but too aged ito have attended. One is 95 and the ther is 97.” Seven Sub chasers salute atthe playing of taps and echo play during the laying of the ‘wreath ceremony at the CAP Monument. Midale Ease Region Cadet Honor Guard escort the ‘memoriam wreath to the Civil Alr Patrol monument site atthe Arlington National Cemetery for the placement ceremony. A ‘et to right—Former CAP National Commander Bri Gen, Kichard Anderson; Brig. Gen. Richard Bovtling, ‘CAP National Commander; former CAP National Com- ‘manders Brig. Gen. James Bobick and Brig. Gen. Wiliam Cass honor the CAP monument in Arlington Cemetery. SPRING 2002 FLORIDA FACTS: PAGE ILTS IN NATIONS CAPITAL “The Civil Aie Patrol Bourd of Governors held and responsibilities were determined. 1 meeting in concert with the 2002 Winter National In spite of the numerous agenda items to be ad- Board meeting and CAP’s 60th Anniversary Gala. dressed and the diversity of the board members repre- i Gen Nicholas Kehoe, Chairman called the senting interests of the U.S. Air Foroe, Civil Air Pa- board to order} rol, governmental and full agenda| agency, academics, was before each i and vation indus- member, Princi- try, there was 2 pally the 10 ma- evel of harmony jor points of Re-| and mutuality of sponsibilities of . 7 objectives that was the Board of| 4 quite apparent. Governors were The US. proposed, di Air Force and its ceussed, consid fAuxiliary - the fered and acted] Civil Air Patrol ‘upon. Numerous US will be the direct changes and y beneficiaries of modifications hese fundamental were enacted. 7 rue [ctiberations and Opera : the team. interac- tional issues! ions that will re- Which included the methodology for recruiting an ing benefit to our nation. Executive Director and the Executive Director's role Ur ee Geko ues Th a Tne CAPNatonal Burd conducts Win. Of, Fane Offir, npetr Genera, Gena 20 SAE Naan De ws Natnal Chopin and Conte Thee fess piste oat 202 edn ne ere command fom he CAP Excetve Comma Ser - car onetey Bonincle he poston ont Sapresin com ester Bord eer fits CAP Sswhpcom ; : PD oc vsse ive = Seer Aare Bouya . SO since cana an doce oc Aock, Nason Vie TiSaF cumenty Sinan os spo topics Chet Raton etme Sut ear of Staff, Legal cee cc ind Cal Mosher Sauk, Fras Wag Commas =a ae‘Mission 01M 0085-14 January: A Piper Comanche ‘with two persons aboard was missing on a fight from Gainesville to Williston. Intelligence gathering narrowed the search area and elicited the fact that ‘the plane was recently painted and was now white and blue. A large CAP mission personnel force was assembled and Federal Aviation Administration, Florida Department of Law, and the Marion County Sheriff's Department were activated, Sixteen min- utes passed from the moment the inclement weather cleared until the crash site was located from the air. Unfortunately there wereno survivors. Mission 02 0176 -30 January: Tower radio com tact was lost witha helicopter enroute from Pensa- cola to Panama City. The CAP Management Re~ sponse Team and the CAP Communication Re- sponse Team were serambled: Based on CAP Plan ning Chiefs data it was determined thatthe LKP (last known postion} was about { mile off shore, ‘The US. Coast Guned was activated-and 4 41 foot rescue boat was launched, Searches ofthe pil home pad, airport ramps, andthe plot's van were {ruitess. Based on the dri pattern, the Cons. Guard dapatched an 82 fot cutter to the PIW {Person in Water] profile beaton. Since the search a was close to Alabama, that CAP Wing was then activated. Four county Sheriff's Offices were acti- vated and they dispatched beach patrol teams. The Bay County Sheriff launebed ther helicopter to ‘work at $00 feet altitudand!CAP aircraft searched at 1000 fet. A Coast Guard Falcon provided high altitude support. The search effort was approaching “high gear’ when mission base was called and the pi Jot, who learned that he was the subject of « massive search, advised that he was safe. It scems that while flying home the weather turned nasty and he de- cided to land on the beach and wait it out. He slept over night in the craft's cockpit and flew home the next morning. A happy ending! Mission 02M 0188-1 February: A T-41 called in a MAYDAY with engine failure approximately 30 tiles south of Patrick Air Force Base. Two CAP aircraft were serambled and USAF units on a training mission were diverted. The student pilot who had survived the crash called 911 on a cellu- lar phone to advise that he had walked 3 miles to the highway with a broken wrist and jaw. The ‘rash site was found and his instructor, who was trapped in the wreckage, was extricated and transferred to the Orlando Medical Center. An- other mission with a happy ending! Mission 02M 0193-2 February: An alarm sound- ing EPIRB was located by a CAP Ground Team inside a large box at an UPS Shipping! Distribution Center. The unit was being shipped to Jacksonville and had a defective'switeh. The EPIRB was silenced and secured. “Mission 02M 0281-16 February: A helicopter was aissing on a flight from Orlando to an airport near Daytona,Beach, Mission Base was estab- lished and CAP personnel were assembled. The ‘crash sie was found from the air and unfortu- nately there were no survivors. Mission 02M 0113-24 February:/A Piper Pa2s ‘with two persons aboard dropped off He Radar near.Vero Beach, Mission personnel were assem- bled; the crash site Was located and the colors of the plane and partial N-number were confirmed. ‘When the medical team arrived they reported ‘two fatalities. CAP’s time from alert to find was Tess than three hours. Advisory to all: FLWG Director of Emergency Services, Capt Chip Maher advises, Search and Rese [SAR] is gency and the readiness aspect ca’ sources wal for tasing-ot the other way around.”“The US. Naval Sea Cadet Comps, Naval Secial War- fare Trident Team, has invited fou of our CAP Cadets to join hem fora four day Feld Train- ing Exereite The intensive taining activities include Equipment Prep and Assembly, Safety Procedures, Radio Procedures, Hygiene and ‘Subsistence, Physical Readiness, ‘Water and Terrain Obstacle Nego- tiation, Waterborne Caf Swim! Drown Proofing, Patrolling and Re- porting, Leadership Interoperability. "The cadets who participated were (Cadets ofthe Year John Kilpatrick snd Danielle Meyer, CAC Chaic- ‘man Mark Lawson, and Summer Encampment Cadet Commander Michael Veltman. Capt Fobert Sims, FLWG CAC Advisor and Capt Vickie Meyer, DCF were the senior officers in stendance. This ‘Sea CadevCAP Cadet Feld Exer~ cise willbe evaluated as to it tain ing potetial forthe CAP Program, apt George Barker is the newly appointed Com ‘ander of Group Three North Tempa Cadet Squadron is the Unit ofthe Year, C!Capt Jerrod Baxley is Cadet ofthe Year and Capt Paul Siglock isthe Senior of the Year. Col. Shakey atended the Group 3 Annual Banque: and ex- pressed pride and admintion all the honorees in recognition of the intensive effort and dedization they ertended toward fulfilment of the CAP mission. 3 Steve B. Schack, Tami- ‘mi Composite Squadron was warded the Certificate of Recognition fot Lifesaving wih Silver Star. Capt Schack atended to three victims ofa two ear head-on collision and possibly saved the life of one of the more seriously injured. Col Matt Sharkey was pleased and proud to pin he Silver Star on Capt Schock. bin Hunt, NHQ Chief of Membership Development advises that CAP member- Ship increased by 3321 new members ‘ince February 2001. The Year to Date renewals were 6494224 more than February 2001. Our total membership is now 727 members more than Jani sry 2002, Ths isthe highest member- ‘hip CAP has bad since March 2000, Forty-five wings showed an increase in embers jorida Wing wil host he fist annual Wing Challenge atthe Florida Elks Youth ‘Camp in Umatilla, FL. This weekend ssi is scheduled for August 30 — September | and wil include softball games, swimming, model rocketry ‘contests, volleyball games, land navi {ation courses, and many more. For ‘ore information contact Director of (Cadet Programs, Capt Vickie Meyer. Capt Ray Hayden, Director of Profesional Development, Southeast Region saw a con siderable amount of TV time given the Civil Air Patrol lying tsunami alerts and clearing the beaches in the aweian Islands, The show about tidal wave disasters was recently shown on the Discovery Channel, we proud! One of the original founders ofthe Civil Air Patrol in 1941 has re- ‘cently rejoined CAP and has become = member ofthe SRQ Squadron. Peter Snell resides in St Petersburg and FLORIDA FACTS is intending to vit a detailed story bout is exploits inthe next issue, As a CAP founder, Peter has experienced many fists in his volunteer carer. Ia Wing Commander, Col Matt Sharkey an- nes, “It is my distinct pleasure to advise that Florida Wing has been presented a Unit Citation for our efforts during Operation Vigilant Messenger/Attuck on Amer- {ea and Tropleal Storm Michelle, ‘which occurred during the same week. Iryou were a member of the Florida Wing Civil Air Patrol be- ‘oween September 11 and September 17, 2001, you are now authorized to ‘wear the Unit Citation ribbon. Con- fratulations and well deserved.” PWhen the Winter Olympics began on February 8, more than 150 members of CAP joined federal, stato and local autbori- ties in ensuring the safety ofthe ath- lets, fan and fetes atthe 2002 ‘Winter Games in Salt Lake City that san through February 24 (CAP provided ai econnais- sance and aril video support. These CCAP air crews also flew observation fights over erica flies as desig nated by security officials, On the ‘ground, CAP members helped staf the Emergency Operations Center in Salt Lake City” Other CAP crews from the CCAP Rocky Mountain Region were 02 standby to augment the Uah crows if ‘needed. CAP has provided similar sup- ‘ort forthe Paralympics which was also held in Salt Lake City in Mah, vernor Jeb Bush issued 2 camation which estab- lishes the week of April 7 to 13 as CIVIL AIR PATROL WEEK in the state of Florida. This Proclama- ton was signed by the Governor in ‘Tallahassee and hand delivered to Col Matt st Force BaseYous commandation ater end Cefn ef cppacation wil ‘plead hate pon fl gat tha led igh eral ppacaes the cegation cod ‘Langs be erlabia est the On ie Para Major Cyr Brown "reop D-Orande loca ighay Pato ‘Dear Colonel Sharkey, want to express my deepest appreciation for your ex- treme generosity during the recent holiday season. It isa great moti- vvator forthe Navy and Marine Corps team onboard the USS Shreveport to know that there are people like you supporting our efforts in ENDURING FREE- DOM. ‘The morale is high here on the North Arabian Sea, where we continue to train and prepare for whatever challenges are put be- fore us. Thave never worked with a bette crew and have the utmost confidence in their expertise and professionalism. Rest assured we ‘will full the expectations of | CAP and America asa whole ‘WD, Valentine, J US. Navy Commanding Otficer-USS Shreveport COMMANDER'S NOTE: Iam ex ‘remely proud ofthe program in Florida of sending paclageso ow deployed {roops aro the world and am grated {© FLING Chaplin Painter for taking he ‘organizational ead and proving the lnsplration. Ths Teter fom Capt Yalen- ‘in ofthe USS Shreveport one of many T have received Hy thanks tal of you who parcpatd in hs Florida Wing Program. Col Matthew Sharkey Florida Wing Commander Is with pleasure that write to ‘commend you on your wing maga- ine “Florida Facts". find the ‘cover pleasing tothe eye and the contents informative and well writ- ten, Kudos for your fine product and interesting articles, Col Kenneth J. Herman, (Commander-New Hampshire Wing Keep up the good work. ‘Lt Christopher A. Meyers 11do hope that FLORIDA FACTS is in some sort of contest for News Publications. It is such a beautiful ‘magazine. If it does not win itis sure to come in a close second. I am always so proud to show it to ‘new and prospective members, ‘Thank you so much for all your work Major Virginia Monulve, Commander FL Lauderdale Composite Squadron ‘As usual you have done an out- standing job on the wing's publica tion, Lt Col Howard Gelbman, ‘Thanks to Florida Wing for ‘our new bird N922C?. An orienta- tion by the Wing Standards! Evaluation Officer and his staff was held at our squadron forthe pi Jots who will be flying this Cessna 1728. A feature artic e and photos of the new plane appeared in our local paper. Keep up the great work ‘and great job with the FLORIDA FACTS. Capt Tom Kuraar, Dep. Comm. ‘Naples Senor Squadron Hearty congratulations to Capt Chip Malicr for his diligence, dedication, passion, talent, and experience in leading the FLWG Emergency Ser- vices team. God forbid if any of us should ever go down, but we'll be thankful to have Chip and the many other dedicated ES personne! mak- ing the right decisions fora quick, safe efficient, and very weleomed Search and Rescue. I or one, am proud tobe a part of his team in an effort to make a difference, “That Others May Live”. Maj Gary W. Owen FLWG Inipector GeneralJeo Bust: Governor oF THE STATE OF FLORIDA Civil Air Patrol Week WHEREAS, Civil Air Patrol, a civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force, is dedicated to volunteer public service in the interest of the community, the state and the national welfare; and WHEREAS, the members of the Florida Wing, Civil Air Patrol, are prepared to give of their time and resources for the benefit of their fellow Floridians ind ground search and rescue missions, through humanitarian ind through many other unselfish acts in the time of human emergency; and WHEREAS, this organization of volunteers is helping conduct an effective national program of aerospace education and training for both its members ‘and for the people of the state of Florida; and WHEREAS, this patriotic organization offers and outstanding program of leadership training and development and career motivation to its teenage cadet members; NOW, THEREFORE, |, Jeb Bush, Governor of the state of Florida, do hereby ‘extend greetings and best wishes to all observing Civil Air Patrol Week, April 7-43, 2002. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, | hhave hereunto set my hand ‘and caused the Great Seal of the state of Florida to be affixed at Tallahassee, the Capital, this 18 day of February in the year of our Lord two thousand two. ‘GOVERNORCaptsin Kathy E, Paine, CAP bas joined the sta of FLORIDA| ACTS as Assistant Edi tor. Kathy is_presently the Public Affi. Spe- cialist tthe | 482 Fighter Wing at Home stead Air Reserve Base, NEWS - the newspaper that ‘vey CAP member rseves ‘mostly, This sword wing Publication covers news from all levels of command tnd oat 10 coat It is CAP's fonmunizaton aeet for ‘Keeping the membership in formed as 10 it actives, accomplishments, pins and Progam. Tim was former inser in the USAF and has Worked as «chief, an instructor, anda dietor of Pubic Affairs St numerous satesde Ai Force Base, He alse seve cick Pubte Affirs Ofer at Shalt len Ar Base in Bata arng Opeion Desert Shield and Dese Sion 1 spite of the severe daily pressures of his jb, im ‘msinans “profesional calm’ and is always tespocive to CCAP members ~ ther infamation needs, Thee pute tis ‘idee needs and ther news submissions, Jim Tyan Ss nt of ‘ur teammates which is what makes Civil Air Patol egret proesional volutes oraniziin inthe worl Kathy writes feature stories and news articles, ‘edits the unit newspaper, designs and lays gut the base ‘ewspaper, interacts with the news media and, a8 the 482nd Fighter Wing Web Maser, the updates the Home stead Air Reserve Base web page Captain Paine has been active withthe Civil Aie Patrol and has served asa Cadet Squadron Commander ia Group 7. This issue of FLORIDA FACTS is the fst in hich Kathy bas provided joumalistic input We ae sin, cetely appreciative of her volunteering her capabilites. Mest Lt cot. Wittiam Brockman, yor new Fords Wing Chie ot Sat Meet Jayne Daly, the ew Adminis tive Assistant Florida Wing Headquaners MacDill At Force Base, Ms Daly hs served a 3 CAP Cadet “aod as Wing Commander of the West Or| snge Air Fore ROTC, on es tine inher ‘Ssignmeat so that she is able to continue her cas shadle and presed scalemic requirement at Clearvater Chas College Ms. Daly's role of responsibilty at hedgers is Feltvelysimple...ahe does nothing less than eveshing for the good of wing me manages the Aircraft Maitcancs td Operations Accounts, routs all mail cus the checks for ("Rides and all Form 200 reimbursements andes ordering of ‘suppl, dspetces Fax and E-mail communications fr the Commanders present at all wing staff meetings and Keeps the Iendguartes office rmnning smoothly ons day-to-day ba On gradua- tion tom Texas Crssian University he reported for ac ive dyes an Ary PLL He served with the 101st Asbome Division in Vietnam fend was awarded numerous combat decorations. After stive duty, Col. Brockman became hospital a ‘minisair and eld that poston for twenty years. He is sow 0 his thed cater serving ata middle schoolteacher The mile ‘eboolintave was fis introduction to CAP He was Ue fist Deputy Commander for Cadet of SRQ Compost Squsdien snd ‘hen Squadron Commander, followed by serving as Deputy Di. rector af Cadet Programs fr Florida Wing. Col Broctoay ws ‘the 200 Florida Wing ‘Squadron Commsnr ef Disteton Since Col Mat Sharkey had served ae Chie of Sta be- fore asuming command of Florida Wing, he was, without bers ton, ale o recognize Brocka's capac fora postion ae ae aa)SSpaatz Award recipient #290, Ted F Bowls, who received bis award i 1974 as a member of the Civil Air Patrol’s Mississippi Wing, pinned ‘on stars of an Air Forte Brigadier (General recently. Another example ‘of leadership and citizenship skills four Cadet Program offers our ‘youngsters. ‘Our National General Counsel has submited a request to renew CAP's exemption to Federal Aviation ‘Regulations Part 91, Subpart F. Our ‘current exemption expires 31 July, ‘2002, The exemption allows CAP to ‘operate small, single engine aircraft land to carry passengers and property ‘on CAP aircraft when the cariage is incidental to the business of CAP ‘and CAP may receive reimburse- ‘ment for certain costs ofthe flight. ——— ‘Major General Chuck Link, USAF {Ret} and Lt. Col, Jenifer Grabarm from the Developing Actospace [Leaders [DAL] program office atthe Pentagon visited CAPNHQ to get an in-depth briefing of CAP's Cadet Leadership Programs, Aerospace Education Programs, and Profes- sional Development Programs 10 as- Certain how those programs. might be linked under the USAF objectives of DAL, Parmering opportunities ‘between CAP and DAL appears to bave great potential ——— ‘Thanks to the efforts of Lt. Col David Mikelson, 20 cedets will re- ‘ceive an encampment scholarship of $5100 each. The funds have been ar- ranged for from the USAFLO. ATIN-Squadron Commanders The Air Force Association Recog- nition Program provides for a Sil+ ver Medal to be presented to each Squadron's Cadet of the Year Each year the Squadron Com- ‘manders should select the Cadet of the Year (COY] of their squad- ron. The Squadton Commander should then prepare a brief letter requesting the medal for the COY. ‘The leter should include the com- plete name of the COY and the ‘squadron unit name and should be forwarded to Mr. Dana Stein- hhauser, Programs and Events Di- rector, Ait Force Association, 1501 ‘Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22209. The cut’ off date is NLT 15 May. ‘The APA issues the medal and a mutually convenient date is ar- ranged with the president of the Tocal AFA. Chapter and the squad ron commander for presentation of the coveted medal to the Cadet of the Year. Group 4 has scheduled Cadet Phase One Training and Cadet School for 7 to 9 June, 2002 at Patrick Air Force Base in the Pat- rick Composite Squadron Head quarters Building. New cadet ‘members will be introduced to the ‘deals of Civil Air Patol, and will bbe provided with the basic know!- edge and testing needed 19 come plete the Curry Achievement and will receive guidance for advance- ‘ment to Cadet Airman and Airman Ist Class to complete Phase 1 of the CAP Cadet Program. [SPRING 2002 FLORIDA FACTS PAGESa SAFETY FIRST— ALWAYS Safety is something the Air Force and Civil Air Patrol are always stressing and rightfully so. Protecting our people should always be our first pi- ority. Most of us take safety ser-| ‘ously and have developed good ati tudes and behavior to help reduce| risks. But, we have to constantly be ‘on guard. "It's easy to get caught up| in the moment and modify or ignore ‘good safety practices. How many| ‘of us don’t buckle our seatbelts be- ‘cause we only have a few blocks to drive. Where do you make the cu ‘off? How long will it take for a few blocks to turn into a few miles? ‘Most of us feel nothing bad Col. Jerry Angloy ‘remember having to fly an Air Force mission out of ‘Thule, Greenland, one cold winter morning. After the briefing I overteard one of the pilots comment that because it was so cold outside, his Preflight was going to be “Kick the tires “and light the fires.” Unfortunately, be- Jeause he didn’t take the time to do a proper preflight, he failed to remove the nose gear pin prior to takeoff and had to abort the mission. No one was injured, Pout there was a lot of explaining ta do to the Director of Operations. Plan ahead. Take the time to pre- pare for each activity. Planning is great Jway to identify hazards and reduce or eliminate risks. Schedule a meeting with is going to happen to us. If we felt USAF/CAP Liaison Officer the staff and try to anticipete what baz- otherwise we Would probably never get into an automobile much less an airplane. I's very easy to let this attitude alter our judgment ‘You never want to go so far as to think, “it can never happen to me!” It always seares me when I hear a pilot say, “I've flown in worse conditions,” or “I've been flying lover ~- years and never had a mis-| hap.” Overconfidence is a dangerous| ‘way to approach any situation. Eve-| ryone has limitations. Choosing to| ignore them is a disaster waiting to happen, Be careful not to develop] “gotthere-its.” This is another ati tude that can be deadly if not controlled. It applies to both driving and flying. Sure you might save money by driving the van fill of cadets 13 hows from the encampment back tothe squadron, but is it smart? A tired driver is putting everyone at risk. ‘How many pilots have you known who took off into rapidly deteriorating weather just so they could get hhome that day? Many have tried and not succeeded. Don’t be in a hurry. It's good to have a sense of urgency particularly when it comes to REDCAP missions, but not to the point that you take shortcuts lke not following your checklist ards might be encountered, Be careful It’s easy to come up with excuses to avoid planning, excuses like we have used this airport in the pastor I ‘know these cadets are safety conscious. Don’t take things for granted. The pilot who doesn't bother 10 ‘check NOTAMS prior to takeoff may be in for an unpleasant surprise whea he discov- Jers the runway is closed at his destination port. Take care of your resources. If you're not properly maintaining your air- feraft and vehicles you're fliting with death. Routinely accomplish aircraft and vehicle inspections to ensure you are not overlooking something, We are very fortu- nate to have one of the best aircraft and vehicle ‘maintenance teams in CAP. But they are only able to repair what they know is broken. As a minimum, schedule a thorough inspection of your vehicle or aircraft at least once @ month. It's a good way to prevent major problems down the road. Don’t ever think that safety is complicated or time consuming. It’s really not that difficult. For the most part safety is just using good common sense. Take the time to examine what you are about, to accomplish and consider the risks. IF it's dumb or ‘dangerous don’t do itWe have just passed the sc month mark since suleldeer- rorits horrfled our nation and the word ‘wth death and deseucion. We have al Jal deep sorrow for those who have &- ‘evinced the ls of ther loved ones, on (ger atthe perverse acon taken in the| fame of religio, grain 1 the heros ‘oko ook pave and risk there, are (alized spirit of paviusm, and pride in the members of our armed forces. We the Chil dir Patrol have responded end ‘emai tthe ready o respond to all ad ‘onal homeland defense missions If we can only remember that we are at human and sive for a beter worl fogathr, them together eal Decome | 1 asked Chaplain Punter forthe fl lowing prayer for 2002 ‘Colonel Matthew Sharkey ‘lori Wing Commander Gracious Lord, s we look forward to the remainder of this year, we are reminded of how you have blessed us in the past year. When the times got rough, you were there; when wwe seemed to stumbie and fall, you were there. For this we are so grateful, Our Nation is blessed among all the nations of the world and for this we are grateful. We pray for those in leadership as we continue to face the challenges of evil, teror, and ugliness that would creep up and harm us. We pray for our resident and those in the Senate and House of Representatives as they weigh our needs for security and protection of our way of life. ‘We pray for those in leadership within the Civil Air Patrol - Headquarters, Regions, ‘and Wings as they guide us into the future. We pray for our Wing Commander and staff, |Group Commanders and staff, and Squadron Commanders jand staff as they endeavor to lead us in fulfillment of the many missions that we will be ‘called upon to perform. We pray for our Cadet Pro- gram and the leaders of tomor- ow that we are preparing to- day. Most of all we pray for the individuals that make up the Florida Wing as we need ‘your guidance and blessings on ‘a daily, and even hourly basis. We pray for the health of everyone, for the necessities of life for our families, for good friends, and for success in all that we do. Help us to live this day and every day in knowing your presence is upon us and that your Spirit is ever before us, We are reminded of the saying that “ttle is much if God is in it” Let our joy be in serving and our success in knowing the reward of our efforts will be in seeing others blessed. In Your Gracious and Precious Name we ask these things. Amen, ‘SPRING 2002 FLORIDA FACTS PAGE 20Florida Wing should have the newly purchased Maule aircraft for towing our cadet fight ori- entation glider by the time you read ti SS CCAP's support for the Winter Olympics and the Paralympics in Sab Lake City has been out- standing. The Utah Wing flew 140 sorties and over 430 mis- sion hours using over 150 per sonnel, They provided 1,850 digital pictures through a secure link over the web WMIRS. The Nevada Wing flew 84 sorties for over 190 hours feeding back traffic congestion information State and federal agencies all indicate that CAP performed its Olympic Homeland Security NHQ reports that it is making excellent progress in selection of a igital FM radio for re- placement in our aircraft flet. ‘The aircraft FM upgrade pro- ‘gram should be able to meet the National Executive Commnit- fee’s two year extension dead- i Colonel Matt Sharkey an- nounced the appointment of Major Tek Konkel as the new Florida Wing Director of Safety. Maj Konkel has agreed ‘to continue writing the SAFETY article for this magazine in spite of his new responsibilities SSS The Civil Air Patol display and major exhibit a the Sun ‘n’ Fun 2002 recently held at Lakeland drew thousands of the attendees and was manned by cadets ‘and senior members from various ‘squadrons throughout the state. =S_ “Congratulations to the Lantana-Lake Worth Cadet Squadron's Color Guard ‘Team for placing fist atthe Southeast Region Competition. Their dedication and hard work have made them one of the best Color Guard Teams in the na- tion. Now it’s on to the National Cadet Color Guard Competition at the Air Force Academy”, said Florida Wing ‘Commander, Colonel Matt Sharkey. He continued, “Also, our former Florida Wing Chief of StafT has been promoted to the Grade of Colonel. Congratula- tions and best wishes to Valerie Brown, newly appointed as Southeast Region Vice Commander.” —— The following is @ leer to Lt. Gen. Nicklas Kehoe, Chairman National Board of Gover- ors dated 11 March, 2002 Dear General Kehoe We are interested in the pros- pects of employing the Air Force ‘Auxiliary tn homeland security iissions. Their performance the aftermath of 11 September has demonstrated the potential contributions that the citizen volunteers of our Ausiliary can sake in meeting this new chal- lenge. To prepare for these po- tential missions, it is essential that the Auillary develop a concept. of operations [CONOPS] that we can work from as quickly as posible. At the earllest opportu nity we would like the Au. lary to present their CONOPS, and what Air Force resources are needed to accomplish this. This is an opportunity to shape the future and begin the plan- hing necessary to ensure the ‘Auxillary has the means to Imeet the demands of this dy- namic, evolving mission. ‘The Auxiliary has a Proud heritage of service to our reat country and we consider them a fall partner om the Air Force team. Working together, wwe can define the Auxiliry's future role im hametand secu rity in a way that will guaran tee our continued success. If there is anything further we «an do fo facilitate this presen- tation, please contact. signed) impr Geert USAF Ci ot at Ss be, Sera tc ir FreES A LESSON TO BE LEARNED - BY ALL ‘The following incident was noted at a Group Annual Banguet where a cadet was called to present himself to the commander to receive his very first award since Joining the cadets just a shor time before, The cadet r= Ceived his award, stepped back and saluted ~ with his Teft hand. Without hesitation and before hundreds of guests and members, the Uroup Commander retuned ‘the salute with his left hand. ‘What a wonderfully sensitive lesson for each of us to team. OFF AND RUNNING IN 2002 ‘re Brees of Sade Proarens| “The calendar for Cadet Programs is completed forthe ext four years. I would like to extend my sincere ap- preciation foal the members ofthe Florida Wing for their outstanding contributions. Starting off with an awesome Special Activities Se- lection Board with Major Joseph Martin, Jr and Ist Lt David Leali as projec officers, 142 cadets graduated from the largest Special Activities Selection Board in Florida in many years. "The Florida Wing Drill Team won 2nd place in the February South East Region Drill Competition. Many thanks o all the parents and senior members who sup- ported this team, ‘Under the direction of Lt, Col. Robert Masiker, 52 cadets successfully completed the required training ‘needed to graduate fom the Florida Wing Winter En- ‘ampment 2002, held atthe Homestead Sports Com- ple Congratulations to all the graduates CADET HONOR SOCETY ‘Provided by Capt, Deborah Merck "wing Howar soctey “The purpose ofthe Honor Society isto help cadets ‘gain academic recognition and credit for educational and| Scholarship parposes. Its @ great achievement to be re- ‘corded on a high school or college resume. The follow- ing isthe eritetia forthe Honor Society: 90 pereent or above per achievement, which willbe the average of both Aerospace and Leadership. The Cuy echieve- ‘ment with its single test wil stand by itself, as well as all cadet officer achievements and tests, The aver- age will be passing scores. "A cadet must maintain this average over a three achievement span, with no time frame. The follow- ing information is required: Cadet’s name, CAP ID! ICAP SN, unit charter number and achievements cov- Jered, A letter or recommendation from the squadron lcommander. Mail or e-mail this information to: |Capt. Deborah Merrick, 13606 Sth Ave. NE Braden- ton, Fla. 34212. E-mail: debmerrick@aol.com. ‘Cadets who ear this honor, will be eligible to wear a biuelyellow shoulder cord, once listed on the personnel authorization. GLIDER PROGRAM TAKES-OFF ‘Provided by Mal Howard Cipoan ‘A new glider operation program has started at Zephyr Hills Aiport in cooperation with the Tampa [Bay Soaring Society. Cadet and senior members of the Pasco Cadet Squadron are supplying the pilots and ground personnel. Maj Howard Chipman, pro- gram coordinator and president of Tampa Bay Soar- ing is inviting all squadrons to participate with them. /Al cadets are entitled to five glider and power lights under the new guidelines. Major Mario Bar- toletti, Pasco Cadet Squadron Commander hopes Ihave three power aircraft available soon for orienta tion fights. Three I-13 Blaniks and one Grob103 are available for soaring, enabling 10-20 fights in |morning. Contact Maj Howard Chipman to sched- ule your fights at (813) 854-1428. BASIC CADET CAMP CONDUCTED Provided by Li Col James K. Splat ‘Emergency Services Ofer Lee County Cadet Squadron and Dolphin Flight conducted a basic cadet boot camp and emergency services training weekend a the sports fields of Gulf Middle School in Cape Coral. ‘A total of 33 members took part in this training weekend and at the conclusion 15 cadets were pro- moted from cadet basic to airman, Congratulations ro all.Submited by Lt. Col, Wiig Brostmas Plria Wing Che of Sta AT Apel ——_NCASE, Washington, D.C, 1 September FLWG Challenge FL. Elks Youth Camp ‘6-13 Apr Sun "Fun, Lakeland September FLORIDA FACTS Deadline 1243 April DREX, Ormond Beach ‘7September Proteslonal Development Weekend, TBA 20Apri Wing Commander's Call, Sarasota 12September Counter Orientato 27 April ES Tralning Groups 162, Tallahasce | 14 September Wing Staff Meeting, MacDill AFB 27 April Group 31G Inopection 21 September CD Orientation, TBA 21 September Group 11G Inspection 45May CD Tralnng, TBA, AT18May —SAREVAL,TBA 12Ocer Directional Fining Challeng, Leesburg 18May Group 81G Inspection 1820 October DrllColor Guard Teams Competition 31May Florida Wing Annual Conference, Sarssots | 20 October Wing Commander's Call MacDill AFB. N2aune Florida Wing Annual Conference, Sartota | 1-2 November _Aeronpace Education Werlabyp, TBA Lae FLORIDA FACTS Deadline November Emergeney Services Cont, Daytona Beach ‘4TJume State Hurricane Conference, TBA 16417 November Counterdrug Trang, TBA 41623 June Summer Encampment, Camp Blanding | 23 November Wing Staff Metig, MacDill AFB mune Group 616 Inepecion 29 November Cadet Conference, FL. Ells Youth Camp 413July Wing Commander's Cal, MacDil AFB | 1 December Cadet Conference, FI iks Youth Camp 20July Group 21 Inspection 14 December Wing Staff Meeting, MacDil AFB 27 December Leadership Academy, Fl Elks Youth Camp 10-11 August CD Traalng, TBA 1517 August Nation! Board Annual Conf, Philadephla 17-18 August 5S Traalng Groups 5687, TBA 30 August FLWG Challeng, FL. Elks Youth Compa Ge AROUND THE REGION (= CQeess. to the Coral Springs Cadet 1038 gion Squadron of Ment for Florida Wing. SER Conpanden Col Antonio Pineda wil sve Sen corre Samer to cach ofthe sx isa cre that have beens distinguished by 1. cor rast Bt, SER Director of 7 crete wh in can mograns a couneraro Soe naan Chief orCounterdrus and oa cpted thatthe Natal Nomen pa expensed is eogion Bard of Deer ode programe fr 40d afte ned an embers aborne Te sonal rai teste downlink stems anna tora tography, mac aac her cownterdray il CAL Huan sang sat mean Secu Aon Pie ute nthe ey Wear fe brograms whol make maxim we of sae lng opertnies. Rescue Exercise [SAREX] is scheduled for 17-18 May. The SER Staff will play the role of AFRCC [Air Force Rescue Coordination Center), syitnesses and family contacts. The simulation center will be in Daytona Beach but each wing in other “hates will establish their own mission base: The ‘Simulation Center will have HF, VHF, FM, landline and internet access. A series of phone numbers will be given for the SAREX and an e-mail address will Be used for the exetvise to pass traffic in chat fore fend regular e-mail. Each wing will operate within the scope oftheir Communications Plan and cach wing's Incident Commander will maintain comma- ‘ications within this equipment envelope. The 'SAREX objective is to assess the response of each tving and to note their coordination of missions with het wings inthe South East Region. Gane [SER] Search and QB orian Wing Capt. Viekie Meyer reminds a members are committed. Unless the plane is going There on other business, its not possible to book an nirlift for fewer than 20 persons. tis important to emember that a C-130 costs $5,000 per flying hour ‘and $15,000 per fying hour for a C-141- yPpy Mark your calendar. ‘the Southeast Region Ost inca tn Caos eters Pei ar ean amare ‘Ay he Porto Rio Del Team placed Satin GD inset Reon Tam Compt thn The Lantana Florida ul tok st plac inte Color Guard Competition. SER Com- Maser Col, Antoni Pineda sid “The teams com moog rm al six states of the region ae geting ie net bites that ts more and ore Shen to pick wanes Allin the region are ated ofa the contestants and particulary the winners" e Col Glen Atwell, new SER Direc- tor of Homeland| ‘Security retired from the USAF asa Lt Col. after 30 years of service. He has logged more than 7000 hours as a pilot and is currently a CFI, CAP. Check Pilot and] Mission Pilot. Col. Val- rie Brown, SER Vice| Commander said, “We are delighted to have his exper- {Gee for the ongoing missions in support of our mation.” ee eTCapt, Donald T. Hasty Hillsborough One Senior Squadron Capt. Russ Blaser & Lt. Carol Blaser Gainesville Composite Squadron 2 Lt. Ruth Brinski Charlotte County Composite Squadron Lt, Col. Frederick B. Uzzle Herlong Composite Squadron Lt. Col. George Apostle Southeast Region Headquarters Staff SIM Lols Bigger Key Largo Composite Squadron We effrhavka fir thir gorrous if of dated olantearom, atrotom and faternal PLANE CRASH TAKES LIFE OF CAP OFFICER Lt. Col. George Apostle enroute to Ormond ‘Beach, Florida fatally crashed his personal Aztec aircraft in a remote area of Brevard County south of his destination, Recovery efforts for the alrcraft were ex- tremely dificult. The crash site was in the heart of ‘remote swamp. Alligators, snakes and other ‘swamp wildlife are profuse throughout this area. Lt, Col. Apostle joined the Civil Air Patrol in 1970 and became a member of the New Jersey ‘Wing. He served as Operations Director for Mid- dle East Region and as a member of the National Operations Committee. He then moved to Boca Raton and served as Assistant DO for Southeast Region, His total flying time exceeded 12,000 ‘hours with over 5,000 multi-engine hours. He was always dedicated to the education of pilots. Senior Member Lois Bigger was viewed by ‘those who knew her in her S4 years as ‘bigger than life’ Leis died from an embolism that apparently reuulted from fracture of her leg which occurred in a sky diving accident, ‘Lois was always seen to bea free spirit. Big- {ger was born in Bloomington, Indiana and arrived in the Florida Keys n 1984, It was said that she hhad no thoughts for herself only for the kids-hers and all others. Her gift was helping others to reach their full potential. Recently she, and her pilot friend Glen Thompson flew around Florida deliv- ‘ering 88 college applications for local students. This ‘earned her the name “Sky Counselor”. Among the programs that Lois was active ‘with were the Drug Free Home, Girl Scouts, Civil ‘Air Patrol, Post-Hurricane Andrew Youth, Chal- Tenge Day, DARE, United Nations, SWAT, and Gi- raffes-a student-to-student program of value teaching mentorship. She was committed to chal- Jenging students to think out of the box in terms of thelr own limited expectations, Following the collapse ofthe Soviet Union, she wentto Azerbaijan as part of s cultural ex- change. While there she learned about life in refu- gee camps and promised to show the world what ‘she saw. While in Costa Rica she helped women in distress—physically and financially and worked ‘aggressively to awaken the social conscience. On a ‘mission to the Amazon she handed out medicine ‘nd vitamins to the natives. Being the free spirit that she was, itis not surprising that she loved sky-diving and would float to earth every spare opportunity that was pre- sented, CAP Lt. Col. Howard Gelbman recalled, “I first met Lots when it was decided to form a Cadet Squadron in Key Largo. As a result of our reeruit- ing promotions she Joined CAP and became « [Leadership Officer. She refused to accept a grade although she was more than qualified to be consid- ered for one. She was instrumental in reeruiting ca- dets through her position as Guldance Counselor at ‘he local igh school. Lois Bigger was that rare per- son who through her dedication to aviation and ‘education of our youth went far beyond the call of duty to her country.”ze ‘Communications update: The Sunset date of ‘Dee. 31, 2001 has come and gone. There were those ‘Zhe predicted gloom and doom and thought withthe Me Bf compliant radios we would surely die as far ee fommunieation goes. 1 am glad to report that we a gull alive and communicating, We continue to ‘Fave record numbers of ELT missions with « largee tis ever number of Redcap missions, We average rps than one mission per day in Frid Wing. We Fane gesponded to all ELT and Redeap missions, Finding and shutting off all ELTs. We may Be ome, ihat andicapped with the loss of a umber of radio wjons, But we have dedicated people who know hhow to make things happen. Repeater update: ‘Wing bad 15 repeaters and only fen were opers: Tonal, We now have 18 repeaters, 17 are oper- ‘iaual and the 18th should be in operation well De~ fre this article is printed. We have bad 2 lot of for to-do, repairing some, replacing some with the fnstalling new antennas ett. 1 e8pe- tiigently onthe epesters in their groups to get them Jn addition tothe fixed repeater stations ene. Now, thanks again to 1st Lts. Loomis and Las Follete who installed an additional tone board, we reworking the 110.9 Haz published diseete tone as ‘yell asthe 100 Hz roam tone. “Web page: Our wing licensing officer 1st Lt. ‘Bob Colbert has ereated the web site; bttp/os. sp amunimatics.com, which lists all persons with COMMUNICATIONS Maj, Pas Blystone muy bateerCommenienont ROA eards, radio call signs and registered compliant adio equipment. This provides + means for us to Frew our resources as well a8 a tool forall individuals wth call signs to check their list of equipment and ‘Keep itupdated. Tater Squad Radios: We bave an order in to ICOM American Ine. for 21 of the ISRs for some of Sarmembers. These can be purchased for $85 and are Sighannel, short range radios, vsed for Might line, parking areas, encamprens,bivouacs ‘years ‘eyes us 183 compliant VHF/FM radios plus about 35 siMerber owned beselmobile compliant VHF radios raeF about 85 member owned VHF handheld compliant radios. ‘Compliant HF Radios: We have 36 Micom-2 LHF NTIA compliant HF radios in the wing as well 8 TMproximately 30 member owned NITA compliant HE Radios, "Member owned radios: The most popular VHF radios that members are buying are the Tait 120208, ‘which ean be ed from CAP Supply Depot for $389, and the Vertex VX1S0 handheld, which ean from Amateur Electronic Supply for $130. pve Vertex VX400s can be purchesed from the Supply Depot for $339.95. The ICOMF30GT, a 256 channel ‘VHF handheld can be ties. Should be sent to Maj. Ray Spengler, istics, Civil Air Patrol Headquarters, 2700 Fash Saft Ct, MacDill AFB, Fla. 22061-5208. aeSEE “UP ON THE HILL” inte Liat Commander ‘This session of the State Legislature has been overwhelmed with such major issues as shortfalls in. ‘idget, redistricting, tax reform, educational aosountability, health ear: imues, ete. Ia the background, safery ‘and homeland security are all topics that have been on every legislature's mind. Adding to the legislative bur- den, the Senate and House leaders can’t seem to gain consensus on many major issues. Infact, no piece of leg. islation has passed both chambers in this session as of March. Within this environment I have the assigned task to meet with senators and representatives to update them on the services, sccomplishments, and needs of the Florida Wing Civil Air Patrol. Some of the legisla- tures welcome me and express ay trol. Chances are they know their and are anxious to be updated as Florida Wing owes you a large| ‘your local representatives and de- ‘hip with them. For the other group I am| laying to influence support for seem to find the time to meet ‘Afterall there rally are old peo- ‘this state, children coming to great interest in the Civil Air Pa Tocal group and squadron members fo your involvements. For this, measure of thanks for calling upon [veloping an informative relation- just another dedicated enthusiast, some worthy cause, that they can’t with..and perhaps’ rightfully” so. ple and children being abused in school with guns to protect them- selves from fellow student-criminals, sex offenders weaseling their way into teaching environments, immi- srants being unfairly treated, and the tobacco industry targeting minority youth, It is an imperative that every CAP member recognize that out legislative education cennot be non- ‘existent, nor can it be limited to the three month session. It isa project tat each of us must pursue for the en- tire year, every year. Each of you needs to maintain contact with the members of the legislature that represent you. Every squadron should consider appointing a least one delegate to call on their senator and representative at their home office. As a constituent they are interested in you and you aze Civil Air Patrol. Keep them up- dated as to what you do, Tell them stories about your Emergency Services missions and training, aerospace education for cadets and younger persons, disaster assistance, counterdaug and drug reduction programs, sun ‘down patrols etc..ll right here in thei districts! ‘We have a story to tell and we need you to tell it. When you do, more office doors open and I am wel- ‘comed in o inform your elected officials ofthe increasing physical and fiscal needs ofthe Civil Air Patol, — __ U.S. CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION ADOPTED. [HR311 as writen by Congress Ales L. Hastings, DD-FL, 23d District was sdoped when intodaced oa the oor of the House of Represeaatves The Resoliton txt fellows HONOR THE CIVIL AIR PATROL FOR SIXTY YEARS ‘OF SERVICE TO THE NATION. “After the German sureader, oe of Hr’ aking naval ff ‘ers was asked why te Nae U-boat had been withdrawn fom US. coal waters early in World War Il. The stswer as ex ploded in ctu, guttural “I was beauteofthore dane lite fed and yellow planes" Dear Colleague; hase “dansed litle rand yellow panes * were the tademark of the Civil Ai Patol [CAP], «volnter ‘ivan defense program founded on December 1 1941. Over the couse ofthe war, CAP volts logan more than 50,000 fying bouts perfosing coastal patos to sah fer enemy sub ‘oarnes and bots, Search ad eat mission, and ergo and ‘riers for mitary pertonnel. Ass evi! rom the ste ‘ment quoted above, they wer extremely effective With the eal of hostilities, CAP's responsibilities oaly sew In 1946, CAP was incorporated asa benevolent aoe poi ‘rpmizaton. Two years Inter, CAP became sb aan of te newly created US. Alt Fore For the nex ity four years, CAP ‘woald mobilize it vesoures to fll the Congressional maa ‘ated miscion of peevidag serpace eduction ade: rowan, snd emergency serves tthe American public’ Ove the souse ‘ofthe pst sity yeas the CAP Cadet Program hs tained more than 750,000 youths leadership and lifesaving sil, Daring ‘See PAGE 29- ResolutioHe Florida Wing Commander, Col. Matt ‘Sharkey made it knowa that his not so secret agenda for the Florida Wing during his tenure is safety. This was demonstrated by his declaring a safety week, which included a safety down day forall corporate aircraft and vehicles. ‘This was a great opportunity for all commanders and safety officers, at all levels, to take a fresh look at their safety programs and identify strategies to improve upon them. One strategy to improve our Wing's Safety Program isto train, test and certify the position of Mission Safety Officer for 101 cards. ‘The new ‘emergency services regulations utilizing the Incident Command System structure, which provides guidelines for this training, demonstration and certification for this position. The inital training for this 101 specialty will be conducted daring the Wing Conference in May. The classroom training will be followed by a safety skill demonstration to be held in the field ata later time and place to be determined, Please plan to attend. Of the reportable aircraft incidents and accidents in 2001, only one reported injury associated with the incident. This statistic indicates the severity of incidents isnot high in ‘ost regarding lost time or injury. It does not indicate the severity in the terms of dollar amount to repair aircraft damage. That was significant by any standard, Remembers, statistically, most aircraft incidents and accidents can be attributed to pilot or ground handling error. Checklists, when used properly, can make the difference between a suecessful Might and one that fends other than as planned. All pilots are trained to use checklists prior to start-up, in flight, in landing preparation and after landing up to and including engine shut-down. Most of us know Someone, or atthe very least, have heard stories of what happens when checklists are ignored or forgotten once, it will be forgotten the next time ‘The second or third time itis forgotten may be the time that is positively has to be checked. Checklists are meant to be used at al stages of a safe flight. Relying on memory is an accident Maj Te Konkel, ride Wing Safety Ofer waiting to happen. Ifyou are not using printed or Written checblists, do so the next time you fly and see if your have been neglecting something that if not checked could result in a less than happy flight. In Civil Air Patrol we have developed checklists to be utilized by ground teams prior to dispatch. Are your ground teams using them? Every time? ‘Most ground team vehicles used in CAP ground searches are member owned and operated. ‘The tendency is te jump inthe vehicle and head out to the assigned avea without a thought about the condition and overall safety of the vehicle. Ageia, fan accident waiting to happen, Of cours, it’s 8 {g00d idea to Jo # “go-around’ of your vehicle regularly whether on a CAP mission or not. Cadets are often par ofa ground team and we must ensure the safety of our young people as well as ourselves. Florida Wing is dedicated to developing an awareness of safety in every aspect of our operations, iccluding fight, ground and unit meeting facilities and grounds. If your unit does not have a safety officer, appoint one immediately. Safety Briefing: Florida Wing Commander Col Matt Sharkey declared the week of Feb. 24—-Miar. 2, as safety awareness week. This was an opportunity for al to focus on safety for a week. Some of the suggested topics for the past safety week were: ‘Aircrafi; igh operations, ground handling, safe taxiing. crosswind operations and use of checklists Vehicles; maintenance, defensive driving, use of spotters wher backing, and use of checklists. Personnel; dehydration causes (hint: think caffeine and alcohol), suicide prevention, ant and insect bites, avoidarce and treatment, horseplay, sleep deprivation and nutrition, Building and offices; hazards identfied and marked, computer cabling and wires, extension cords, antenna guy wires and slecrical deficiencies, For those who want to develop a strong safety program, I recommend the CAP Guide to Operational Risk Management, which can be downloaded from the National web site along with many other sefty oriented materials Remember; Think safety, act safety and be safeWere securing their plane following a flight wien they heard a thud! Looking across the grassy area they spot, fed a helicopter omits side witha badly bent main rotor blade and a severed tail section. When both CAP mem- bers reached the crash scene they noted thatthe pilot Was unable to loosen his seat belt and climb to the round, Capt. Drew unfastened the belt and exticated the pilot who was bleeding profusely from a scalp lac~ cation. With fuel escaping from the era, they quickly Femoved the pilot to a safe distance and provided first id until the Fire, Medical and Sherif’s teams arrived All part ofa day’s voluntary effort. GROUP SIX GIVES 25 YEAR AWARDS taught over 18 milion st dent. Since 1986, CAP has cooperated withthe US. Ale Force the U.S. Customs Serves the Drug Enforcement ‘Administration andthe US. Foret Service to stem the ‘aw of eal drags into the country. Together with tone agencies, has sssted nthe confiscation or eradetion of Dillons of dlarsin Mega drugs. Today, CAP boast ‘membership of more thin 60,000 and es f over $00 planes. [humbly urge my colleagues to jon with mein orig the Civil Air Pura on this, thelr sitet aniver- ASSIGNED MISSIONS EXCEED 2001 From 1 January to 31 March, Florida Wing. has been assigned 95 Search and Rescue missions of Which seven were Distress/REDCAP missions. This exceeds the number of missions assigned by the US. Air Force Rescue Coordination Center to Flor ida Wing for the same period in 2001 HOMELAND SECURITY MANAGERS APPOINTED Florida Wing Commander Col, Mat: Sharkey has sppointed 2Lt. Ed Kessler as the FLWG Homeland Security Manager. Reporting directly to Lt. Kessler {is Capt. John MeWhorter who will serve as HMS/ AIR. These new appointees will work closely with Col. Glen Atwell, Southeast Region Homeland Se- curity Director. —_______, CRASH FINDS CAI a # el Among the many awards presented at the Group Six ‘Annual Banquet were “25 year awards” for continuous ‘membership in and service to the Civil Air Patrol. Front row Ito r Lt. Col. Herb Miller, Lt. Col. Robert Masiker, Lt, Col. Antony Patrillo, Lt. Col. Seymour Orgel, Ma: jor Douglas Ebby, and Lt. Col. Samuel Berkowitz. See- ond row I tor Lt. Col. David Mikelson, Lt. Col. Rober Croft and Lt. Col. Mark MeKirchey. ee ENCAMPMENT VIDEO AVAILABLE Following months of titling and editing, 1L1, Patrick O'Key and his cadet son have completed en x. tremely professional video tape ofthe 2001 Cadet Sum- ‘mer Encampment. Every cadet and senior staff member who par- ‘icipated should have a video of this memorably suc cessful event. The highlight events of each day are viv idly covered. Particularly noteworthy isthe transition of the cadets from a delayed, confused, and uncertain demeanor to a sharp, instantaneous, and military re- sponse over the five day encampment, Limited numbers of the video are available for As FLWG Medical Officer, Capt. Edward Kasper] purchase. For furher information contact ILt Pawick and FLWG Maintenance Officer, Cap. Steve Drew 4 O'Key at 941-745-2863 or e-mail patokey@tampabey ih) ities ayA story in women’s history cepa ano ente e pe a ofrnes Ass recently the 1970's, women's story was virally an un ‘own pic inte general public coo ‘clousess. The Edueation Task Force ofthe Sonoma Count California Com ‘mission onthe Sums of Womea inii- ed Women’s History Week” cele- baton of 1978. Ma, vas chosen ‘he week ofthe ntnatioal Womee's Day. “as the word speadrapialy across ‘he nin, stat departments of e6uca- ‘ion encouraged celebrations of No- ‘ional Women's History week a an ‘flective means to achieving emty foals win lasiooms Te 1987, the National Women's istry Project petioned Congress to ‘xpd the national elsbation othe fete month of Mach. Since the, he ‘Natiooal Women's History Moth Resolution hasbeen approved wth bi- partsn support is bot the House and Senate In celebration of National Women's History Mouth ike to introduce ‘Amalia May Erha. Se is owe © ‘Stas the st womsan oy across the ‘lant Earhart was bom in Atchison, Kan $s Ja 26, 1897, si years befor the ‘Weight Broters had tet st istorc Sigh in Katy Hav Nort Carolin. Moving around lot cil, she was shle wo complete ber highschool edoea- ion a 1916. One year ate, she voi ‘weed asa nurse at Spadina Miltary CConvlesceat Hosp in Toronto. “Tis hospital provided care peimar~ Ay forthe wounded soldier of World ‘Wari. In 1919, Eat tempted col lege, fst at Columbia University in ‘New Yoo City, ten in 1920 moved in vith er parent ia Los Angeles where ‘he atened the Uaiversiy of Southern Cliomia for a bee period. Earhart leaned in Clifonin andthe next year she purchased aKiner Cary, ber fst plane. atc solder plane in 192, and ‘with hat money sbe Bought a car, in ‘which he drove ber mother Eom Southem Calfomia to Masschases ‘whee they lived wit er younger sis- terri In 1977, Bachar became interested ‘in forming lb for women pilots. “Her fi insprng feat happened in 1928, when George Puta selected Earhart be aboard ans Aanie igh as a passenger and standby pot ‘Te Bight ook pace on June 17h and 18, making Amelie he Bist woman tory scons the Atlante. Her onl izet was that she di ot acl ly {he plane. In 1930, 99 women aviators formed the fist flying cub exclusively for ‘women, Amelia waste "99 Club's” Firat pesdent. tn uy ofthat year, she sete woman's fying speed record of ‘pproxinately 180 mle per hours, In ebrany 1931, George Putnam nd ‘Amin Earhart wed Two months Inter, Amelia set snober word recor, forthe high alte san sutgyr0 bby woman, 18,400 feet. Two moat ater hs, se stout to complete ber fire solo transcontinental igh inthe same soy, te wan sponsored by ‘he Beach Company. In 193, i aon wo being the vie president of Ludington Als, Ine, Amelia was alo able to fad tine to ly seo the Adan ocean nae ‘cord 14 hours 6 mites. For is ‘edible tmp she was awarded. 2 The Army Air Comps Distinguished Frying Cross 1+ Honorary Membership in he Bat ish Oil of Air Pilot and Nevien- 1+ Gold Medal of the National Geo- szaphi Society, Presented by [resident Herbert Hoover ‘+ Hman Trophy as Armeria's Out Ais Woman 151933, Amelia breaks her owe previous Non Ameren By Cape Kathy B. Paine “Asitant Eltor “Transcontinental record with aie of 17 tary, P minutes and 30 seconds. She also ‘won the Harman Trophy for he next 40 ‘ear, making er he eipent ofthe Hs ‘han Trophy thee consective years. In Janay of 1935, sbe makes slo fight fom Hono Hawa to Oaitd Califor ain just over 17 hors, becoming te fist petsoa oy solo across the Pci By the year 1936, seemed hat all she Ind eft o do was around the word, Se plae 0 do. Aller several tempts in 1937, on wh sein ta be here most sccesefl temp! She loses aco contact in the cea Ps file vag fom New Guinea to Howland Island.She war aever heard fom spin Tha previous eter to er husband, se ‘wrote: “Women musty tod things as ten have wed. When hey fi ter ail ‘re mt be bt a cllenge to otbers™ ES Encampment By OCap Net Tr, Fab Aiy Ofer, “rere Cas Copa Suan Mreripers of both the Stuart Cadet squadron ab the Tessre Const Compot- ie Squadron recent participated inajont Energency Serves Encampment nd Feld Training Berise ‘The Seundron's ES encampment wat commanded by Lt, Con Myers of FL-O7S, “The encampment was Setup inorder ep increate he mum of 101 qualities eonnet in the Florida Wine sd thas ‘meet the quot set by Wing Headquarters ‘Aer baer of classes sod examin ins the cadets participate in two prac ‘ie ELTVSAR misions one of wich n= ‘ded simulated erection of hep ad passenger. All hse who tok prin the encamp- ‘meat were abl fo eam 8 GES 101 card, [BCUT card and practical experience in [Liter Baring, communication and com ‘mand mick "CAPCOM sep, radio operatns and field cookingFrom the eyes ofthe wheelchair bound {woke up and it was sill dark out. Mona helped me with washing up and geting dressed. I was so excited Pmrealy going » go on a airplane ride, Finally we fn ‘shed breakfast loaded up into the van and departed for the airpor. After Dad missed the sign, we got tured round and approxched the sirport security ate ‘We were greed by a teenager in Miltary Field Dress, who gave usa past, which let Dade drive onthe simplane ramp. We were directed to parking. Finally, I got into the hangar and my day started. There were Red, White and Blue balloons and banners on te ceiling and different aigpianes along one wall. While Mom han dled the paperwork, 1 wheeled wp to the ‘able with rolls ‘wheel chair assisted by Air Foree uniform explained how airplanes fy. We were ‘ext to # high wing plane. I even got my picture taken ‘with Mom and Dac of course in foot ofthis plane. Finally my fig number was called, We wheeled out ‘onto an are that was lined on both sides with planes, ‘Two had their engines running so our escort, another teenager in militay cloths, had us standby until t was safe tu pas. They helped me tnt the plane, Mom st in The back and I got to sit next to the pilot. The engine state, the guys wearing orange vests waved us on, the pilot talked into the headset he was wearing and we tax fed to the end ofthe runvay and took off, (All these - CHALLENGE AIR FLY DAY ‘Submitted by DOUG EBY tems and names, I leamed atthe “ground school”) The takeoff was amazing, You're rally pashed back into the ‘sta, the plane races down the runway aad thea just jumps int the ai. We went upto about 3,000 fet and leveled off I cule sce the beach lin andthe ocean. Boy, it was big. It seemed like I could see forever. T never thought it would be like this—Wondertt! ‘We leaned over to the side, which tured the plane round to goin the other direction towards the Everglades The Everglades were funny looking. Is not like this on the Discovery Channel. Everything is different inthe air ‘The airport looked small as we approached it. The rnway Tooked a ot bigger wea we took off Woe landed Mom, hold these; I've got to humy—they are serving bot dogs and I'm starving. While Ite, afre truck spurted wa- ter high into the air and made a rainbow, wheeled around the hangar, met other kids in wheelchairs and even played beanbag toss ‘Too soon it was time fo go home. Ino the van I waved at the teenager in military clothes, I found out their organ zation was called “Civil Air Pavol" and [can join, wheel ‘chair and all, when P'm twelve year old or passed sixth trade. Next year when T come back, Iwill be apro. The pilot said I'd be able to touch the cxntols. ‘What a day! Thad a dream about my Might that night.” SPRING 2002 FLORIDA FACTS PAGESa WING COMMANDER'S PROPOSAL ADOPTED ‘Appeating for the very first time as a member of the CAP National Board of Directors, Florida Wing Commander Col. Matt Sharkey proposed that mem- bers ofthe Civil Air Patrol with 50 years of contin ‘ous membership shall be considered Lifetime Mem= bers with no further dues requirement for member- ship renewals. This proposal was adopted ungni mously with a round of applause. One board mem- ‘ber commented, “Outstanding recommendation, long overdue.” ‘ACTIVITY LEVEL REACHES NEW HIGH As a result of continuous activity buildup and mission increase, Florida Wing has been in a stepped-up response mode since the first of the year. For example in just one day, five missions were as- signed to Florida Wing by the Air Force Rescue Co- ordination Center [AFRCC]. This operations level ‘was further impacted by such activities as Fun 'n” ‘Sun, Disaster Response missions/eaining and state- wide Sundown Patrols ‘So keep alert for Col. Sharkey'sestabish- ‘ment of a No-Activity Weekend forall CAP mem- bers. Obviously, this will be exclusive of Search and Rescue Missions. The announcement will be well ‘deserved by the membership and much appreciated, TIDES ODI III MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCE In the very near future, Florida Wing will be con- nected to Satelite Interet Connection Service. ‘This will make possible the transmitting of our siow- sean photography and e-mail to any reception point Via satelite. This technology will also provide a ma- Jor improvement inthe aerial platforms we maintain {to monitor such incidents as natural disasters and traffic congestions SHINS ODODE NEW YORK WING SQUADRON HOMES SAR ‘SKILLS ANew York City Squadron has developed an excellent training exercise to hone the Search and. Rescue capabilities of its cadet ground team mem- bers Many be sun ai ve sed shire ef rec sn Themenpeend cen arsine no Grea whe hen even manos of fond ‘Schram, Gon aa eed no how ‘tek Energy Larger [ELT wis Dacca Png oe (DFU} the Ue Set acon sul mre vente cay ELT Most rat avon aye by prt toe Ine ten false ee tte an sla aan let ad wins bru To deco antic in DFU casi ti te nar evo evel bre tol cect ting rie, The ne a Tange in wis ile sn oe cate th ‘rived ELT noc hs BEV aed Bema ec wines cnet Wier SSepenticoes te mane ses see af elon cr Sought cs an ig ‘pert Sct sate tng am Aero hates header pie ha hig eT itl oh Sry mere an dete ange: ctlonot come The ann tle Sales cerns fy ae ot often WING LIAISON OFFICE CHANGES ‘he Ft Wig ison Omer in pcos finn names onan tages Cal apy a added oly ne se Sue Dr ft CAP Lion Oe Maser Seen Rage a Randy Wiel now cay Dap Se Diet Alter menion fe List Oe swe rologe ate atte A foctrae o Gone Sees Peo is wil or i tr the a A Fs fons ter chngs a ieee anor been toa molt neta aren tt Scene me to pannea CIVIL AIR PATROL FLORIDA WING CONFERENCE 2002 Friday, May 31 - Sunday, June 2 HYATT SARASOTA 1000 Boulevard of the Arta, Sarasota, Florida 34238 Ityou attended the lest two Wing conferences, you know how successful the combination of a terrific hotel, central location, great city, and an extensive and informative program can be. Not surprisingly, this year’s attendance is expected to top Orlando's, #0 don’t miss Florida Wing Conference 2002 Sarasotal CONFERENCE SITE ‘On Serasota Bay adjacent to the science museum and performing arts center in downtown Sarasota, the 12-story Hyatt Sarasota hotel and conference center will be home to Florida Wing Conference 2002. This landmark hotel has added a state-of-the-art conference center and Florida Wing will have exclusive use of the entire center as well 2s Several additional meeting rooms. This convaniart cantral location off |-75 is easily reached from all comers of Florida, with Tampa International Airport just 50 minutes away and Sarasota/Bradenton Airport § minutes from the hotel Be sure to bring your family and plan extra time Friday or Sunday aftemioon for ‘swimming in the Gulf of Mexico on beautiful Lido Beach, watching the dramatic sunsets on Siesta Key, a tour of the beautiful Selby Botanical Gardens, visiting the shops and restaurants on St Amand's Circle, stroling downtown to one of the many art galleries and bistros, and ‘casual dockside dining at the Boathouse on the grounds of the Hyatt. Reserve now! At $79, these luxury rooms will go fast. ‘The Hyatt hotel reservation deadiine is May 1 but these luxury rooms at this special conference rate of only $79.00 (single or double) are limited and the block wil fill up ‘80 call the Hyatt Sarasota at 800-233-1234 now to reserve your room. CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Check-in begins Friday at 2 pm and continues until 9 pm. Plan on attending the first ‘general session at 8 am Saturday moming and then fill your moming and afternoon ‘agenda with seminars and workshops covering a wide variety of topics for both seniors ‘and cadets. There are more then 18 unique seminars planned fo fil 75-minute ‘concurrent sessions, 2s well as the CAP bookstore, two half-day workshops, the DDR. theater with short videos shown throughout the day, and the Cadet Academic Competition, In addition, a Friday Aerospace Education Workshop for teachers, CAP aerospace education officers, and interested CAP members is planned by SER.| eR ED BANQUET Join National Commander, Brig. Gen. Richard Bowling; National Vice Commander, Col Dwight Wheless; Southeast Region Commander, Col. Antonio Pineda, Jr; and Florida Wing Commander, Col. Matthew Sharkey, as well as Wing staff officers and instructors; ‘and many of your CAP colleagues for the formal banquet in the Hyatt ballroom Saturday evening at 7 pm. Your guests are most welcome to attend, REGISTRATION ‘Registration savings will be in effect until May 30 so send in your check and registration now. For seniors, it is $35 for conference registration only and $65 combined. ‘corference and banquet. At the door, the fees go up to $42 for conference registration ‘and $75 combined. for cadets, seniors, and guests are $45 from April 1 to May 30 and $56 at the door. Cadets have a special rate of only $20 from April 1 to May 30, and $25 at the

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• The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

  

  Von Everand

  The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

  Mark Manson

  Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen

  4/5 (5795)
• Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

  

  Von Everand

  Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

  Chris Voss

  Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 Sternen

  4.5/5 (838)
• Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

  

  Von Everand

  Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

  Margot Lee Shetterly

  Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen

  4/5 (895)
• The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

  

  Von Everand

  The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers

  Ben Horowitz

  Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 Sternen

  4.5/5 (345)
• Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

  

  Von Everand

  Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

  Phil Knight

  Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 Sternen

  4.5/5 (537)
• Yes Please

  

  Von Everand

  Yes Please

  Amy Poehler

  Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen

  4/5 (1891)
• The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living

  

  Von Everand

  The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living

  Meik Wiking

  Bewertung: 3.5 von 5 Sternen

  3.5/5 (400)
• Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

  

  Von Everand

  Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

  Ashlee Vance

  Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 Sternen

  4.5/5 (474)
• A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius: A Memoir Based on a True Story

  

  Von Everand

  A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius: A Memoir Based on a True Story

  Dave Eggers

  Bewertung: 3.5 von 5 Sternen

  3.5/5 (231)
• On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal

  

  Von Everand

  On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal

  Naomi Klein

  Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen

  4/5 (74)
• The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

  

  Von Everand

  The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

  Siddhartha Mukherjee

  Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 Sternen

  4.5/5 (271)
• Angela's Ashes: A Memoir

  

  Von Everand

  Angela's Ashes: A Memoir

  Frank McCourt

  Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 Sternen

  4.5/5 (440)
• Bad Feminist: Essays

  

  Von Everand

  Bad Feminist: Essays

  Roxane Gay

  Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen

  4/5 (1016)
• Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America

  

  Von Everand

  Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America

  Gilbert King

  Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 Sternen

  4.5/5 (266)
• The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America

  

  Von Everand

  The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America

  George Packer

  Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen

  4/5 (45)
• Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

  

  Von Everand

  Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

  Doris Kearns Goodwin

  Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 Sternen

  4.5/5 (234)
• Principles: Life and Work

  

  Von Everand

  Principles: Life and Work

  Ray Dalio

  Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen

  4/5 (599)
• Fear: Trump in the White House

  

  Von Everand

  Fear: Trump in the White House

  Bob Woodward

  Bewertung: 3.5 von 5 Sternen

  3.5/5 (738)
• The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century

  

  Von Everand

  The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century

  Thomas L. Friedman

  Bewertung: 3.5 von 5 Sternen

  3.5/5 (2259)
• The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

  

  Von Everand

  The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

  Brene Brown

  Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen

  4/5 (1091)
• Steve Jobs

  

  Von Everand

  Steve Jobs

  Walter Isaacson

  Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 Sternen

  4.5/5 (806)
• Rise of ISIS: A Threat We Can't Ignore

  

  Von Everand

  Rise of ISIS: A Threat We Can't Ignore

  Jay Sekulow

  Bewertung: 3.5 von 5 Sternen

  3.5/5 (137)
• John Adams

  

  Von Everand

  John Adams

  David McCullough

  Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 Sternen

  4.5/5 (2409)
• The Glass Castle: A Memoir

  

  Von Everand

  The Glass Castle: A Memoir

  Jeannette Walls

  Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 Sternen

  4.5/5 (1713)
• The Outsider: A Novel

  

  Von Everand

  The Outsider: A Novel

  Stephen King

  Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen

  4/5 (1839)
• Brooklyn: A Novel

  

  Von Everand

  Brooklyn: A Novel

  Colm Toibin

  Bewertung: 3.5 von 5 Sternen

  3.5/5 (1937)
• The Sympathizer: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)

  

  Von Everand

  The Sympathizer: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)

  Viet Thanh Nguyen

  Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 Sternen

  4.5/5 (121)
• The Light Between Oceans: A Novel

  

  Von Everand

  The Light Between Oceans: A Novel

  M.L. Stedman

  Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 Sternen

  4.5/5 (789)
• The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel

  

  Von Everand

  The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel

  Garth Stein

  Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen

  4/5 (4200)
• Manhattan Beach: A Novel

  

  Von Everand

  Manhattan Beach: A Novel

  Jennifer Egan

  Bewertung: 3.5 von 5 Sternen

  3.5/5 (792)
• The Woman in Cabin 10

  

  Von Everand

  The Woman in Cabin 10

  Ruth Ware

  Bewertung: 3.5 von 5 Sternen

  3.5/5 (2322)
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower

  

  Von Everand

  The Perks of Being a Wallflower

  Stephen Chbosky

  Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 Sternen

  4.5/5 (2104)
• Wolf Hall: A Novel

  

  Von Everand

  Wolf Hall: A Novel

  Hilary Mantel

  Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen

  4/5 (3811)
• A Man Called Ove: A Novel

  

  Von Everand

  A Man Called Ove: A Novel

  Fredrik Backman

  Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 Sternen

  4.5/5 (4610)
• Little Women

  

  Von Everand

  Little Women

  Louisa May Alcott

  Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen

  4/5 (104)
• Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel

  

  Von Everand

  Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel

  Jesmyn Ward

  Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen

  4/5 (1103)
• A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

  

  Von Everand

  A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

  Betty Smith

  Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 Sternen

  4.5/5 (1929)
• Her Body and Other Parties: Stories

  

  Von Everand

  Her Body and Other Parties: Stories

  Carmen Maria Machado

  Bewertung: 4 von 5 Sternen

  4/5 (821)
• The Constant Gardener: A Novel

  

  Von Everand

  The Constant Gardener: A Novel

  John le Carré

  Bewertung: 3.5 von 5 Sternen

  3.5/5 (104)