Civil Air Patrol News - 2009

Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
673 senior members
329 cadets
Squadrons: 23
“ CAP’s volunteers are one
of America’s most valuable assets,
worthy of your full support.
”
Aircraft: 14 Cessnas
Vehicles: 19
State Funding: $112,500* CAP National Commander Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter
Finds: 17
Saves: 1
Civil Air Patrol cadets
sketch out aerodynami-
Contact Information: cally sound creations
National Commander:
during the Engineering
Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter Technology Academy
courtera@earthlink.net held each summer at
Southeast Commander: Auburn University and
Col. James M. Rushing hosted by the Alabama
jrushing@cap.gov Wing.
Academy-goers were
Wing introduced to several en-
gineering disciplines by
Contact Information: completing hands-on
Wing Commander: projects and learning
Col. Lisa C. Robinson from professors and re-
commander@alwg.us searchers at this leading
Wing Government Relations engineering university.
Advisor: The academy is one
Lt. Col. Joseph M. Saloon of about 30 national courses and events that make summer special for CAPʼs more than
Thetafly72@cs.com 24,000 cadets. One of the organizationʼs premier events, Cadet Officer School, is held at
Wing Mailing Address: Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., which is also home to CAP National Headquarters.
810 Willow St., Building 1208 Cadets also worked on projects in their communities. For example, members of the
Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-5903 Boaz Middle School Cadet Squadron watched Marty Hatleyʼs Boaz Intermediate School
Phone: 334-953-6465 studentsʼ paper airplanes compete in the Northeast Alabama Regional Airportʼs sixth an-
Fax: 334-953-7637 nual paper airplane competition. Hatley, a CAP aerospace education member, invites his
E-mail: alwghq@juno.com fourth- and fifth-graders to participate every year as a way of increasing their advanced lan-
Web Site: www.alwg.cap.gov guage usage.
The cadets showed the students how to fold expert planes. The students chose one
*Financial data provided by wing commander jet to throw for distance and one to serve as the glider, which was used for the time in
flight competition. The students also competed in creative design.
VALUE OF WING’S VThe O CAP V
event ended
ALUE F with a tourOLUNTEER
of the airport. H OURS : $5,000,000.00
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$2.1 MILLION
EMERGENCY SERVICES . . .
Whether search and rescue or disaster relief, count on CAP
2009 was another banner year for Civil Air Patrol operations. terdiction operations conducted in support of federal, state and
CAP resources were put to work in support of communities across local law enforcement agencies and air intercept training and
America, making the nonprofit, all-volunteer organization a true low-level route surveys flown for active-duty, Air Force Reserve
force multiplier for federal, state and local government agencies. and Air National Guard units nationwide.
CAPʼs citizen volunteers — bound by a strong sense of pa- CAPʼs disaster relief response also provided critical support
triotism and commitment — were credited with saving 72 lives to communities nationwide. Personnel flew reconnaissance
on search and rescue missions. Many of these are thanks to ad- flights to assist emergency managers in combating forest fires,
vances in technology in which CAP is the known leader. managing the effects of winter ice storms and dealing with mas-
Through the use of cell phone and radar forensics, many lives sive flooding.
were saved by getting search and rescue personnel to survivors In addition, CAP members across the country came together
quickly. This was accomplished entirely by dedicated volunteers to complete the narrowband and frequency transition. Over the
using their talents and education to help others. last 10 years more than $30 million has been spent to upgrade
CAPʼs flying operations increased 6 percent last year, with CAPʼs infrastructure and end-user radio equipment in prepara-
volunteers logging 112,000 hours in CAPʼs versatile fleet of 550 tion for the narrowband transition that was required to be com-
aircraft. This is directly attributable to an increase of Air Force- pleted in 2009. These upgrades position CAP to be a leader in
assigned missions, accounting for 73 percent of CAPʼs flying interoperable communications resources in support of Americaʼs
operations last year. Much of those increases are due to drug in- emergency services and disaster relief requirements.
At left: CAP members are well-versed in the skills

necessary to conduct successful search and res-
cue missions. They know how to read maps, es-
tablish search grids, use technical direction
finding and communications equipment and ad-
minister first aid.
With 129 glass cockpit Cessna 182 Skylanes now

The under-wing of a Civil Air Patrol Cessna in CAPʼs versatile fleet of 550 aircraft, more CAP
frames an approaching National Guard F-16 aircrews are benefiting from Cessnaʼs state-of-
Fighting Falcon. In regular training exercises the-art Garmin G1000 flight equipment. The all-
across the country, CAP pilots in “low-and-slow” glass, jet-like cockpit provides more situational
aircraft — just the kind that are apt to fly illegally awareness for CAP pilots as well as a collision
into U.S. airspace — help fighter pilots learn avoidance system, which helps ensure their
how to track and intercept intruders. safety.
Civil Air Patrol:

Going “above and beyond” to serve America’s communities
Civil Air Patrol’s 59,000 citizen volunteers truly go “above and beyond” the call of duty, giving freely of their time, tal-
ents and expertise. While their accomplishments in emergency services, aerospace education and cadet programs are exem-
plary, the cost of these Missions for America is minimal — only about $130 per flying hour as compared with
other Air Force assets, which cost $1,700 to $6,800 per flying hour. This adds up to an economic impact in volunteer
man-hours of well over $120 million, even though CAP’s budget is a fraction of that.
AEROSPACE EDUCATION ...
To pass the torch about the vital role of flight, count on CAP
CAPʼs Aerospace Education pro- adults and cadets, as well as K-college the dynamics of aerospace.
grams and initiatives remain a vital com- classrooms, use “Aerospace: The Jour- These initiatives are enhanced by
ponent of the cadet and adult programs, ney of Flight,” a comprehensive 675- teacher professional development pro-
as well as an exciting outreach enrich- page, 27-chapter, full-color text; six grams, including Teacher Orientation
ment program for schools and youth or- “Aerospace Dimensions” modules; the Program Flights. Last year, this program
ganizations nationwide. The AE program CAP Model Rocketry Program; and the provided some 300 educators with first-
ignites interest in aerospace exploration Satellite Tool Kit, which exposes stu- hand knowledge about aviation and the
and careers through a variety of initia- dents to real-world applications through thrill of flying to share with more than
tives. Special emphasis is placed on en- software used for land, sea and space 18,000 students.
hancement of STEM subjects — science, analysis. Partnership initiatives with like-
technology, engineering and math — to The Aerospace Connections in Edu- minded aerospace organizations pro-
ensure America remains a global leader cation (ACE) Program for K-6 students vide value-added opportunities for
in these areas of critical importance. is a cross-curricular, grade-level-specific members and boost CAPʼs aerospace
Through the efforts of 1,600 CAP program that is being implemented at 62 education outreach potential. The Air
Aerospace Education (teacher) Mem- sites in 23 states across the nation, im- Force Association annually provides
bers (AEMs), more than 96,000 stu- pacting almost 7,000 students. Also, $22,500 in grants to CAP squadrons
dents across the country are provided more than 35,000 K-12 students and and teacher members to promote aero-
AE experiences. AEMs are supported in CAP adult and cadet members at 672 space curricula to more than 10,000
the classroom with more than 20 free schools and 435 squadrons participated young people.
educational tools that are aligned with in the 2009 Aerospace Education Excel-
national academic standards. CAP lence Award Program, which focuses on
For its aerospace edu-

cation program, CAP
publishes several books
that are used in schools
across the country. A
series of biographies of
important figures in avi-
ation history are geared
to younger students,
while a recently re-
vamped comprehensive
history of aerospace is
written for middle and
high school students.
Nothing excites students and cadets more than Americaʼs astronaut program. Cadets learn from senior members about aerodynamic principles that they
They learn the “right stuff” in programs like CAPʼs Aerospace Connections in put into play by building rubber-band-powered model airplanes. From there,
Education program, designed for elementary students. many progress into building model rockets.
CADET PROGRAMS . . .
To mentor America’s future leaders, count on CAP
As a testament to its relevance and appeal, Civil Air Patrolʼs An introduction to advanced leadership concepts and aero-
cadet programs added nearly 2,000 young people to its rolls in space-related careers continues to draw cadets to national sum-
2009. Membership currently stands at 23,800 youth ages 12-20. mer cadet special activities and wing-level encampments.
Whether belonging to school- or community-based squadrons, Depending on the activity chosen, cadets learn hands-on search
cadets benefit from a complete curriculum that teaches respect, and rescue techniques, military history and ceremonies, prob-
leadership, community service and aerospace education. lem-solving, leadership skills, business planning and more and,
The opportunity to fly is a major attraction for cadets, and along the way, are exposed to top national and military leaders.
8,184 took advantage of orientation flights in 2009, whether in With CAP now partnering with Air Force Junior ROTC, more ac-
powered aircraft or gliders; that represents nearly a 10 percent tivities are available to youth in both organizations.
increase over 2008. Notably, the number of glider sorties has CAPʼs cadet programs continue to manage more than
risen by 46 percent over the past two years. $300,000 in college and flight scholarships for its members. And
Meanwhile, CyberPatriot, a global program of the Air Force with a newly launched cadet blog, the CAP cadet Web site was
Association, skyrocketed in popularity with CAP cadets. Fifty- visited 198,000 times in 2009, a 120 percent increase from the
five CAP teams participated in 2009, with four of them advanc- previous year.
ing to the final round of competition, which pits eight teams For CAP cadets — with thanks to our senior member volun-
against one another — and the clock — working at computers to teers who donated their time and talents — 2009 was a very
clean up problems in the frontier of cyberspace. good year.
Cadets play an impor-

tant role in CAPʼs
foremost public serv-
ice project, Wreaths
Across America,
which places holiday
wreaths on the graves
of veterans throughout
the country and
abroad. In 2009,
cadets helped place
some 161,000
wreaths on individual
graves and performed
in color guard and
honor guard units.
The opportunity to fly is a big draw for CAP cadets and, for some, CAPʼs cadets can choose from an outstanding array of activities, whether a state en-
a stepping stone to becoming pilots. CAP orientation flights take campment or a national program, such as CAPʼs Civic Leadership Academy, which takes
them aloft in small aircraft or gliders, while various military selected cadets to Washington, D.C., where they explore careers in public service and
branches sometimes arrange to take them aboard larger planes. increase their understanding of American heritage and modern-day civics.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
838 senior members
190 cadets
Squadrons: 22
Aircraft:
22 Cessnas
1 Gippsland
5 Dehavillands
4 gliders
Vehicles: 28
”
CAP National Commander Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter
State Funding: $553,500*

Assists: 7
Saves: 5
Contact Information:
National Commander:
Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter
courtera@earthlink.net
Pacific Region Commander:
Col. Larry F. Myrick
lfmyrick@aol.com
Wing
The Alaska Wing is over 1,100 members strong and continues a proud tradition of
Contact Information: service to the great state of Alaska.
Wing Commander:
In 2009 the wing flew numerous diverse missions, including veterans outreach,
Col. Carl L. Brown Jr.
cjbrown@acsalaska.net National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration infrastructure safety compliance
Wing Government Relations surveys, national weather surveys, search and rescue, U.S. Coast Guard flood surveys
Advisor: and food delivery flights to residents of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and Bering Sea coast.
Lt. Col. Stuart Goering High prices for food and energy coupled with winterʼs usual shutdown of ground
swgoering@goeringlaw.com transportation and hindrance of traditional hunting and fishing means many of the areaʼs
Wing Mailing Address: residents, mostly native Eskimo, go hungry during the coldest months. Food is either not
P.O. Box 6014 available at all or too expensive. Many Alaskan agencies, organizations and businesses
Elmendorf AFB, AK 99506-6014 have become involved in addressing the food shortage by collecting food donations and
Phone: 907-551-3147 moving them to intermediate stops, such as Bethel. But getting the food to where it is
Fax: 907-753-4560 desperately needed requires small aircraft and the manpower to fly them. Those just
E-mail: akhdqcap@gci.net
happen to be CAPʼs specialties.
Web Site: www.akwg.cap.gov
Food delivery flights in winter, however, can be dangerous, with possible whiteout
*Financial data provided by wing commander conditions making flying and landing tricky. Dedicated Alaska Wing volunteers left their
families and jobs for several weeks in order to see this mission through. Flights began in
March with the delivery of 2,000 pounds of frozen food. Subsequent deliveries reached up
VALUE OF WING’S V ALUE F O CAP V OLUNTEER OURS H : $5,000,000.00
to 13,000 pounds every couple of weeks. At least 24 sorties were flown by the Alaska Wing.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$2.6 MILLION
2009 was another banner year for Civil Air Patrol operations. interdiction operations conducted in support of federal, state and
CAPʼs citizen volunteers — bound by a strong sense of CAPʼs disaster relief response also provided critical support
patriotism and commitment — were credited with saving 72 lives to communities nationwide. Personnel flew reconnaissance
on search and rescue missions. Many of these are thanks to flights to assist emergency managers in combating forest fires,
advances in technology in which CAP is the known leader. managing the effects of winter ice storms and dealing with
Through the use of cell phone and radar forensics, many lives massive flooding.
CAPʼs flying operations increased 6 percent last year, with CAPʼs infrastructure and end-user radio equipment in
volunteers logging 112,000 hours in CAPʼs versatile fleet of 550 preparation for the narrowband transition that was required to be
aircraft. This is directly attributable to an increase of Air Force- completed in 2009. These upgrades position CAP to be a leader
assigned missions, accounting for 73 percent of CAPʼs flying in interoperable communications resources in support of
operations last year. Much of those increases are due to drug Americaʼs emergency services and disaster relief requirements.

necessary to conduct successful search and
rescue missions. They know how to read maps,
establish search grids, use technical direction
finding and communications equipment and
administer first aid.

Civil Air Patrol:

Civil Air Patrol’s 59,000 citizen volunteers truly go “above and beyond” the call of duty, giving freely of their time,
talents and expertise. While their accomplishments in emergency services, aerospace education and cadet programs are
exemplary, the cost of these Missions for America is minimal — only about $130 per flying hour as compared with
CAPʼs Aerospace Education aligned with national academic Aerospace Education Excellence Award
programs and initiatives remain a vital standards. CAP adults and cadets, as Program, which focuses on the
component of the cadet and adult well as K-college classrooms, use dynamics of aerospace.
programs, as well as an exciting “Aerospace: The Journey of Flight,” a These initiatives are enhanced by
outreach enrichment program for schools comprehensive 675-page, 27-chapter, teacher professional development
and youth organizations nationwide. The full-color text; six “Aerospace programs, including Teacher Orientation
AE program ignites interest in aerospace Dimensions” modules; the CAP Model Program Flights. Last year, this program
exploration and careers through a variety Rocketry Program; and the Satellite Tool provided some 300 educators with
of initiatives. Special emphasis is placed Kit, which exposes students to real- firsthand knowledge about aviation and
on enhancement of STEM subjects — world applications through software the thrill of flying to share with more
science, technology, engineering and used for land, sea and space analysis. than 18,000 students.
math — to ensure America remains a The Aerospace Connections in Partnership initiatives with like-
global leader in these areas of critical Education (ACE) Program for K-6 minded aerospace organizations
importance. students is a cross-curricular, grade- provide value-added opportunities for
Through the efforts of 1,600 CAP level-specific program that is being members and boost CAPʼs aerospace
Aerospace Education (teacher) implemented at 62 sites in 23 states education outreach potential. The Air
Members (AEMs), more than 96,000 across the nation, impacting almost Force Association annually provides
students across the country are 7,000 students. Also, more than 35,000 $22,500 in grants to CAP squadrons
provided AE experiences. AEMs are K-12 students and CAP adult and cadet and teacher members to promote
supported in the classroom with more members at 672 schools and 435 aerospace curricula to more than
than 20 free educational tools that are squadrons participated in the 2009 10,000 young people.
For its aerospace

education program,
CAP publishes several
books that are used in
schools across the
country. A series of
biographies of important
figures in aviation
history are geared to
younger students, while
a recently revamped
comprehensive history
of aerospace is written
for middle and high
school students.
As a testament to its relevance and appeal, Civil Air Patrolʼs An introduction to advanced leadership concepts and
cadet programs added nearly 2,000 young people to its rolls in aerospace-related careers continues to draw cadets to national
2009. Membership currently stands at 23,800 youth ages 12-20. summer cadet special activities and wing-level encampments.
cadets benefit from a complete curriculum that teaches respect, and rescue techniques, military history and ceremonies, problem-
leadership, community service and aerospace education. solving, leadership skills, business planning and more and, along
The opportunity to fly is a major attraction for cadets, and the way, are exposed to top national and military leaders. With
8,184 took advantage of orientation flights in 2009, whether in CAP now partnering with Air Force Junior ROTC, more activities
powered aircraft or gliders; that represents nearly a 10 percent are available to youth in both organizations.
five CAP teams participated in 2009, with four of them advancing previous year.
to the final round of competition, which pits eight teams against For CAP cadets — with thanks to our senior member
one another — and the clock — working at computers to clean volunteers who donated their time and talents — 2009 was a
up problems in the frontier of cyberspace. very good year.
Cadets play an
important role in
CAPʼs foremost public
service project,
Wreaths Across
America, which places
holiday wreaths on the
graves of veterans
throughout the country
and abroad. In 2009,
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
The opportunity to fly is a big draw for CAP cadets and, for some, CAPʼs cadets can choose from an outstanding array of activities, whether a state
a stepping stone to becoming pilots. CAP orientation flights take encampment or a national program, such as CAPʼs Civic Leadership Academy, which
them aloft in small aircraft or gliders, while various military takes selected cadets to Washington, D.C., where they explore careers in public service
branches sometimes arrange to take them aboard larger planes. and increase their understanding of American heritage and modern-day civics.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
821 senior members
511 cadets
”
Squadrons: 30
Aircraft:
13 Cessnas
2 gliders
Vehicles: 16
One of the pioneers in cell phone
Finds: 59
forensics is Capt. Justin Ogden of Civil
Saves: 13
Air Patrolʼs Arizona Wing, whose
expertise pinpointed the site where
Contact Information: three missing North Dakota students
National Commander: had crashed, based on information he
Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter gleaned from the studentsʼ last cell
courtera@earthlink.net phone hit.
Southwest Region Commander: The coeds, reportedly out for an
Col. Joseph C. Jensen evening of star-gazing, had driven into
Joseph.Jensen@swr.cap.gov a rural stock pond. They made frantic
phone calls but perished when they
Wing could not extract themselves from their
vehicle. Their calls, however, set in
Contact Information: motion a full-blown search operation, eventually involving the Air Force Rescue
Wing Commander: Coordination Center (AFRCC) and CAP, which provided aircrews from Dickinson and
Col. John M. Eggen Bismarck, a ground team on standby and Ogden poring over cell phone data from a
jeggenccazwg@cox.net distance of more than 1,000 miles.
Wing Government Relations It was Ogdenʼs work that yielded results.
Advisor: In a phone conversation with Lt. Col. William E. Kay, director of operations for the North
Lt. Col. Wes Waddle Dakota Wing, Brent Pringle, emergency manager for Stark County, said the studentsʼ
wesewaddle@yahoo.com vehicle would not have been found without CAPʼs assistance. Under federal law, cell
Wing Mailing Address: phone companies can voluntarily divulge cell phone data to federal agencies such as the
7383 N. Litchfield Road, AFRCC when it is being used for lifesaving purposes involving the owner. Ogden used this
Suite 1175 data to help the AFRCC search and rescue controllers refine the search area to within
Luke AFB, AZ 85309-1175 only 730 feet from where the studentsʼ bodies were finally located.
Phone: 623-856-9964 When cell phones are involved, Ogden is a go-to resource for search and rescue
Fax: 623-856-7699 operations. And while the North Dakota story in 2009 ended in sorrow, many of Ogdenʼs
E-mail: azwgcc@azwg.cap.gov cell phone data searches yield positive results. In 2008 he participated in 27 search and
Web Site: www.azwg.cap.gov rescue missions, resulting in rescues of 19 survivors.
Keep in mind that these rescues through cell phone forensics all occurred in Ogdenʼs
spare time as a CAP volunteer. During the day, he is employed by General Dynamics,
VALUE OF WING’S V
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F to a newOLUNTEER
he is assigned H
project to develop a OURS : $5,000,000.00
nationwide communications system
for the U.S. Department of Justice.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$2.9 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
“
Wing
2009 Statistics: CAP’s volunteers are one
Volunteer Members:
316 senior members
222 cadets
”
Squadrons: 11
Aircraft: 9 Cessnas
Vehicles: 16
State Funding: $40,000* CAP National Commander Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter
Finds: 6
The Arkansas Wingʼs dedication to
emergency preparedness was called
Contact Information: into play last year as part of the
National Commander: massive search for missing Billy
Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter “Butch” Wheeler in the Jenny Lind area
courtera@earthlink.net near Fort Smith. Wheeler, who was
Southwest Region Commander: staying with relatives, was in his 60s
Col. Joseph C. Jensen and suffering from Parkinsonʼs disease
Joseph.Jensen@swr.cap.gov and dementia. It was speculated
Wheeler was barefoot when he left the
house early in the morning.
Wing Capt. Holly Jones and fellow
Contact Information: members of the 115th Composite
Wing Commander: Squadron navigated through heavy
Col. Robert B. Britton brush on the ground, working closely
rbritto@sbcglobal.net with canine teams and law
enforcement personnel in the hilly,
Wing Government Relations
heavily wooded terrain, to search for
Advisor:
the missing man. In the air, CAP crews
Lt. Col. James Gilbert
flew numerous search grids overhead
j.l.gilbert@sbcglobal.net
and also took aloft a local emergency
Wing Mailing Address: management official to provide an
2201 Crisp Drive overview of the search area. Even
Little Rock, AR 72202 though 100 people from various
Phone: 501-376-1729 agencies participated in a multiday
Fax: 501-374-6743 search, Wheeler was never found.
E-mail: arwingcap@sbcglobal.net Regular training prepares the wingʼs citizen volunteers to conduct thorough searches
Web Site: www.arwingcap.org as well as to cope with undesirable outcomes. The wing practices emergency response
all year long and publicizes its skills and assets of manpower and equipment in such
*Financial data provided by wing commander venues as last fallʼs Northwest Arkansas Emergency Preparedness exposition in
Bentonville. There members maintained an outdoor display that included a squadron van
VALUE OF WING’S V
and ground O CAP V
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OLUNTEER H
backboards OURS : $5,000,000.00
and litters that cadets demonstrated
how to use.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$1 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
2,208 senior members
1,383 cadets
Wing Headquarters: 1
”
Groups: 7
Squadrons/Flights: 68
Aircraft:
25 single-engine Cessnas CAP National Commander Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter
3 gliders
Vehicles: 38
State Funding: $80,000* The 3,591 volunteer members
Finds: 142 of the California Wing have
Saves: 11
accomplished amazing things in
support of emergency services,
Contact Information: youth and aerospace education.
National Commander: During 2009, 127 California Wing
Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter pilots flew more than 5,500 hours.
courtera@earthlink.net With the 27 aircraft assigned, the
wing supported space shuttle
landings at Edwards Air Force
lfmyrick@aol.com
Base, assisted with wildfire
suppression efforts and participated
Wing in counterdrug programs. Each year
Contact Information: California Wing members locate lost aircraft, find and turn off electronic locator beacons
Wing Commander: and save pilots in aircraft mishaps.
Col. Kenneth W. Parris Civil Air Patrolʼs premier cadet program focuses on leadership and discipline. The
kwparris7521@yahoo.com California Wing annually conducts a large cadet encampment, normally at Camp San Luis
Wing Government Relations Obispo. In 2009, 302 members participated, including 242 cadets. Each year, too, a cadet
Advisor: conference is attended by more than 200 members from throughout California. The wing
Lt. Col. Carl Morrison has a strong integrated leadership program, training cadets in personal development
chmorrison@morrison-law.net programs.
Wing Mailing Address:
Volunteer members also provide aerospace education materials to schools and make
P.O. Box 7688
presentations to community groups.
Van Nuys, CA 91409-7688
Phone: 818-989-8100 During 2009, volunteers replaced 38 mountaintop repeaters. These devices are vital
Fax: 818-989-8108 radio links for emergency services and constitute one of the largest coordinated radio
E-mail: HQ@cawg.cap.gov networks in the state. The project defines wing membersʼ amazing dedication in support
Web Site: www.cawg.cap.gov of vital efforts critical in finding lost aircraft and persons, saving lives and developing
California youth.
*Financial data provided by wing commander Here, Cadet Master Sgts. Rebecca Olson of San Diego Cadet Squadron 144 and
James Aeschliman of Corona Cadet Squadron 29 study a direction finder to locate a
VALUE OF WING’S V ALUE
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beacon F in a daylongOLUNTEER H
training exercise. OURS : $5,000,000.00
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$8.8 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
928 cadets
”
Squadrons: 35
Aircraft:
13 Cessnas
1 Gippsland CAP National Commander Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter
3 gliders
Vehicles: 18 Twenty people survived a
State Funding: more than $130,160* night in 1978 in the harshest
Finds: 35 conditions imaginable, thanks to
Saves: 2
the efforts of a Civil Air Patrol
ground team that relied on
Contact Information: experience, knowledge of the
National Commander: area and available resources to
Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter find the downed airplane in a
remote location. Ground team
Rocky Mountain Region
Commander: members led by Don Niekerk and
Col. Donald G. Cortum Jerry Alsum, seen here loading
mutroc@comcast.net an injured passenger onto a Sno-
Cat for transport off Buffalo Pass,
Wing called the rescue a miracle.
“If you know the story of Flight 217, you know one of the great stories of emergency
Contact Information: services in the United States,” said Capt. Ed OʼBrien, historian for the Denver-area Black
Wing Commander: Sheep Senior Squadron. “There isnʼt one story that is much better than this one.”
Col. Edward D. Phelka Thatʼs why OʼBrien set about creating a museum exhibit that would explain to the public
ephelka@comcast.net
what happened to Flight 217 and to honor not only those who lost their lives but also the
Advisor: CAP members who saved so many others. The effort included an expedition to the site in
Col. Gary Tobey 2008, 30 years after the fact, during which members of the Thompson Valley Composite
gtobey@tobeytoro.com and Black Sheep Senior squadrons recovered artifacts from the crash, including a large
Wing Mailing Address: portion of the Twin Otterʼs horizontal stabilizer.
360 W. Otis St. In 2009, 15 months after OʼBrien began his research, dozens of guests — including
Peterson AFB, CO 80914-3103 rescuers, victims, families and news media — met at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and
Phone: 719-556-8280 Space Museum in Denver for the unveiling of the exhibit commemorating the rescue.
Fax: 719-556-6186 Some Flight 217 crash victims hadnʼt seen each other since that frigid winter night in 1978,
E-mail: ian.carman@cowg.cap.gov
and most hadnʼt seen the rescuers since then, either. They gathered to view the display
Web Site:
www.coloradowingcap.org and to add their own personal mementos to it.
For their efforts, Niekerk and Alsum were each awarded Civil Air Patrolʼs Silver Medal
*Financial data provided by wing commander of Valor, the highest decoration for CAP members. The Medal of Valor recognizes
“distinguished and conspicuous heroic action at the risk of life above and beyond the call
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The pair presented their medals to OʼBrien for inclusion in the museum exhibit.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$4.5 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
359 senior members

”
360 cadets
Squadrons: 15
Aircraft: 5 Cessnas
Vehicles: 16 CAP National Commander Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter
In 2009 the
Finds: 5 Connecticut Wing
continued to lead
Contact Information: Civil Air Patrolʼs
National Commander: nine-state Northeast
Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter Region in hours
flown per aircraft. A
second glass cockpit
Northeast Region Commander:
was acquired, and
Col. Christopher J. Hayden
six pilots qualified to
Chayden@ner.cap.gov
fly these planes,
while four members
Wing qualified to operate
Airborne Real-time
Contact Information: Cueing Hyperspectral Enhanced Reconnaissance (ARCHER).
Wing Commander: The wing marked its third year working with the Long Island Sound Patrol, with aircrews
Lt. Col. Cassandra Huchko patrolling for vessels in distress and spills in cooperation with the U.S. Coast Guardʼs
chuchko@juno.com surface response units. Members also continued their “eyes of the home skies” missions,
Wing Government Relations photographing critical infrastructure for the stateʼs Department of Emergency Management
Advisor: and Homeland Security.
Col. Frederick Herbert Equipment upgrades were notable. The wing was the first in CAP to transition to
fredgherbert@att.net narrowband radio frequencies, and its communications network is integrally tied to other
Wing Mailing Address: state agencies. A Connecticut Wing van or aircraft can easily interact with police, fire,
P.O. Box 1233 rescue and other entities anywhere in the state.
Middletown, CT 06457-1223 Growth in cadet programs was marked by the formation of a new unit, the 801st Cadet
Phone: 860-262-5847 Squadron at New Fairfield High School, under CAPʼs school program. The wing also
Fax: 860-262-5848 expanded a pilot program that provides textbook covers to middle and high schools. And
basic cadet encampment boasted its largest attendance in many years, while other cadet
E-mail: hq@ctwg.cap.gov
activities included participation in CAPʼs Civic Leadership Academy, Hawk Mountain
Web Site: www.ctwg.cap.gov
Ranger Training School and National Emergency Services Academy. Above, Cadet Airman
1st Class Andrew Molinari and Cadet Senior Airman Patrick Dougherty try out the cockpit
*Financial data provided by wing commander
seats in a C-5 during a visit by the Thames River Composite Squadron to the 429th Airlift
Wing at Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee Falls, Mass.
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major increase in membership
VOLUNTEER HOURS: members and cadets.
$2.1 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
“
Wing
2009 Statistics:
CAP’s volunteers are one
Volunteer Members:
286 senior members
163 cadets
”
Squadrons: 9
Aircraft: 7 Cessnas
Delaware Wingʼs capabilities
Contact Information: seem limitless. In 2009 the wing
National Commander: flew or dedicated more than 4,500
Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter man-hours in support of Delawareʼs
Department of Transportation. It
depends on Civil Air Patrolʼs unpaid
Middle East Region Commander:
volunteers and their “eyes in the
Col. Joseph Vazquez sky” to vigilantly perform daily flights
joevazquez@verizon.net to further ensure public safety on
the roadways and to communicate
Wing timely notifications of traffic or
homeland security concerns.
Contact Information: The wing also partners with the
Wing Commander: Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) in technological (radiological) and
Col. Eugene Egry natural hazard emergencies in the pre-event, response and post-event phases. Twice a year
eegry@comcast.net DEMA tasks the wing to provide a video of the Delaware coastline for use in determining
Wing Government Relations coastal erosion or other negative effects from natural disasters, such as hurricanes. In
Advisor: addition, the wing is part of the incident management structure at DEMA during exercises and
real-time operation. The wing also participates in DEMAʼs Communications and Citizens
Col. Robert Vawter
Corps programs, as well as its joint efforts to educate the public.
bob.vawter@juno.com
Wing members spend countless hours training and working with government and police
Wing Mailing Address: units so they will be prepared for any mission day or night. Future plans call for
P.O. Box 11285 implementation of flights to monitor freight and passenger rail service along with
Wilmington, DE 19850-1285 reconnaissance of shipping lanes in Delaware Bay.
Phone: 302-322-5493 Other services provided to state and local organizations include aerial reconnaissance
Fax: 302-613-4608 and imaging, Wreaths Across America to honor veterans buried in the state and support
E-mail: dewgcap@gmail.com for the Governorʼs Fall Festival, air shows, Delaware State Fair, Peach Festival and local
Web Site: www.dewg.cap.gov parades.
Volunteer hours in 2009 totaled 30,460. More than 1,600 hours were flown in support
*Financial data provided by wing commander of the wingʼs missions for America.
Cadet activities included leadership skill building, character development, color guard,
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Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
“
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
1,690 cadets
”
Squadrons: 86
Aircraft:
26 Cessnas
2 gliders CAP National Commander Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter
Vehicles: 26
State Funding: $48,600* Dramatic incidents have
Finds: 113 proven to be a hallmark for
the Florida Wing.
Contact Information: With their helicopter
National Commander: upended in the sea, sharks
Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter circling, communications out
courtera@earthlink.net and a hurricane threatening,
Southeast Commander: four Florida businessmen
Col. James M. Rushing owe their very survival to a
jrushing@cap.gov Florida aircrew that diligently
searched for and found the
stranded men waving from
Wing the chopperʼs floats off the
Contact Information: Florida Keys. Members of
Wing Commander: the aircrew were subsequently honored with the prestigious AFNORTH Commanderʼs
Col. Christian F. Moersch III Award. As for the rescued men, who spent 19 hours waiting for rescue, they were given
cmoersch@cap.gov the gift of more time. One wrote: “Thanks to you and your team and people like
Wing Government Relations yourselves…(You) are true heroes and role models.”
Advisor: Forever bonded, the helicopter crash survivors — John Roa, Christian Rodriguez, John
Lt. Col. Sergio Seoane Devoney and Willie Earle — stand interspersed with their CAP rescuers, in blue CAP
sseaone@flwg.us shirts, from left, 1st Lt. John Yeninas, Lt. Col. Arnie Glauser and Maj. Gil Dembeck.
Wing Mailing Address: Involved with 90 percent of Americaʼs search and rescue operations, CAP enjoys a
14750 N.W. 44 Court close relationship with the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, housed at Tyndall Air
Opa Locka, FL 33054 Force Base. Tyndall is also home to the Air Forceʼs Detachment 1, 823rd RED HORSE
Phone: 305-687-4090 Squadron. Members of RED HORSE — an acronym for Rapid Engineering Deployable
Fax: 305-687-4092 Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers — are civil engineers and related
E-mail: jlevitch@flwg.us construction and support personnel who can perform heavy damage repair to restore
Web Site: flwg.sercap.us critical Air Force facilities and utilities, even constructing a base from the ground up. They
welcomed CAP cadets from across the country for a taste of what itʼs like to run with the
*Financial data provided by wing commander RED HORSEs in CAPʼs first civil engineering cadet academy. After blowing up an airfield,
they worked with cadets to measure and map the resulting craters, determining which
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VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$7.8 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:

”
878 cadets
Squadrons: 48
Aircraft:
14 Cessnas CAP National Commander Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter
1 Maule
4 gliders The Georgia Wingʼs year
Vehicles: 23 was filled with real-world
State Funding: $128,000* applications of Civil Air Patrolʼs
Finds: 34 congressionally mandated
missions of emergency
Contact Information: services, cadet programming
and aerospace education.
National Commander:
In the photo above, Capt.
Harold C. Lummus, left,
oversaw a maintenance check
Southeast Region Commander:
of the CAP aircraft sent aloft
Col. James M. Rushing
to assess damage caused by
jrushing@cap.gov
flooding in northwestern
Georgia when rain —
Wing sometimes as much as 22 inches — fell in September. First Lt. Charles Slaughenhaupt
Contact Information: served as mission observer. Aerial reconnaissance photos taken from CAP planes during
17 flights were passed on to county government officials to assess damage or its potential.
Wing Commander:
“The concern was to assess debris and how it was dangerous to bridges and dams,” said
Col. Tonya R. Boylan
Lt. Col. Joseph Knight, Georgia Wing incident commander. As floodwaters started rising,
trboylan@wildblue.net
CAP was asked to switch its mission to search and rescue.
Cadet programs and aerospace education merged in programs like a weekend in
Advisor:
Savannah, where cadets toured the Mighty Eight Air Force Heritage Museum, learned
Lt. Col. Barry Loudermilk
about technical training for modern business jetsʼ pilots and crews in corporate tours at
barry1@barryloudermilk.com
FlightSafety International Inc. and Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., and inspected the U.S.
Coast Guardʼs HH-65 Dolphin helicopter at Air Station Savannah. Another cadet group got
1501 First St., Building 931
a rare view of history from guest speaker Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk, navigator of the Enola
Dobbins AFB, GA 30069-5010
Gay, when it dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima during World War II. Across the
Phone: 770-428-9031
state, cadets worked throughout the year on CAPʼs foremost community service project,
E-mail: hq@gawg.cap.gov
Wreaths Across America, which places holiday wreaths on veteransʼ graves. The ceremony
Web Site: www.gawg.cap.gov
held at Marietta National Cemetery is one of the largest in the country.
*Financial data provided by wing commander In consideration of all the Georgia Wingʼs activity, it is little wonder one of its units, the
Gwinnett County Composite Squadron, was named CAPʼs 2009 Squadron of the Year.
VALUE OF WING’S VALUE OF CAP VOLUNTEER HOURS: $5,000,000.00

VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$4.2 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
318 senior members
223 cadets
”
Squadrons: 11
Aircraft:
9 Cessnas
Vehicles: 7
Grant Funding: $94,000 (Hawaii
State Civil Defense
Department)*
National Commander:
lfmyrick@aol.com
Wing
The Hawaii Wing and its nine aircraft, including this Cessna 182 seen soaring over
Contact Information: Waipio Valley on the Big Island, were poised to respond after the Pacific Tsunami Warning
Wing Commander:
Center issued bulletins nine days apart in 2009 in response to earthquakes in the Pacificʼs
Col. Roger M. Caires
Samoa Island region with the potential to generate tsunamis. While the bulletins were
surveyor1@CLSHawaii.com
going out, Hawaii Civil Defense sent out automated cell phone voice and text messages
to selected alert team personnel — including the wingʼs director of operations, Capt.
Advisor:
Col. Stanley Y. Fernandez Sr. Anthony Ferrara, and its squadron commanders.
sonnyfernan@msn.com Members were notified to stand by for possible deployment to fly their regular
Wing Mailing Address: designated tsunami routes around the islands to look for anybody on or near the shoreline.
419 Lele St. They were prepared to broadcast a warning about the impending danger through a
Honolulu, HI 96819-1821 speaker sound system attached to the outside lower portion of their planesʼ fuselages.
Phone: 808-836-3417 In both instances, the warnings were eventually canceled. “If we had been notified to
Fax: 808-834-6595 deploy, I feel we would have been very successful in our endeavor,” Ferrara said. “The time
E-mail: hiwgadmin@hawaiiantel.net of day was good, the weather was good and we had available CAP personnel and aircraft
Web Site: www.hiwg.cap.gov ready to go.
“We were lucky to have the time needed to prepare for whatever might hit, unlike those
*Financial data provided by wing commander living in American Samoa, who were devastated by an immediate inundation from the
tsunami waves,” he said. “We do our best to live up to the CAP motto, ʻSemper Vigilansʼ
— Always O CAP V
VigilantF… to always be
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ready whenever needed
before the next earthquake and tsunami will hit!”
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$1 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
“
Wing
Volunteer Members:
231 senior members
192 cadets
”
Squadrons: 12
Aircraft:
7 Cessnas
1 glider CAP National Commander Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter
Vehicles: 15
Finds: 5 The Idaho Wingʼs
Saves: 7 Mountain Eagle III
Encampment brought
Contact Information: 73 basic cadets from
National Commander: the Idaho, Montana
Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter and Nevada wings
courtera@earthlink.net together for a week
Rocky Mountain Region spent developing an
Commander: array of emergency
Col. Donald G. Cortum services-related skills
mutroc@comcast.net at Gowen Field Air
National Guard Base
in Boise.
Wing The encampment
Contact Information: included Ground Team
Wing Commander: Level I certification in
Col. David A. Guzman emergency services,
guzmanda@hotmail.com search and rescue exercises and training and certification in CPR and first aid through
Wing Government Relations the American Heart Association.
Advisor: A special search and rescue exercise that focused on navigation, communication, first
Lt. Col. Don Butler aid and leadership included rides in UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters provided by the Idaho
butler1936@yahoo.com Army National Guard, as seen here, and simulated movement of a search team from home
Wing Mailing Address: base to a staging area. From there, cadet search teams practiced their navigating, map
1050 Airport Road and compass skills to locate a downed pilot and an emergency locator transmitter.
Burley, ID 83318 “The search and rescue exercise was one of the highlights of the Mountain Eagle III
Phone: 208-878-8880 Encampment,” said Idaho Wing Commander Col. David Guzman. “It allowed the cadets
Fax: 208-878-8880 to practice what they had learned using real-world, state-of-the-art equipment. Itʼs a
E-mail: idadmin@pmt.org simulation that cannot be duplicated anywhere else, except in a true emergency situation.”
Web Site: www.idahowing.com Cadets were also provided with training in aeronautics, with each spending time in an
F-16 flight simulator. They traveled to Mountain Home Air Force Base for an extensive
tour that introduced them to a wide range of fighter jet operations, from the machine shop
VALUE OF WING’S V
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safety and combat readiness. : $5,000,000.00
OURS Cadets were also briefed by
F-15 and A-10 Warthog pilots.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$775,995


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
“
Wing
Volunteer Members:
737 senior members
567 cadets
”
Squadrons: 39
Aircraft:
9 Cessnas
1 balloon
Vehicles: 17
Finds: 14
National Commander:
Great Lakes Region Commander:
Col. Charles L. Carr Jr.
ccn15180@wowway.com
Wing
Wing Commander:
Col. Gordon A. Larson
ccilwg@sprynet.com
Advisor: Cadet Senior Airman Rachael Gallant, left, Cadet 2nd Lt. Hannah Gottschalk, center,
Lt. Col. John F. “Fred” and Cadet Tech. Sgt. Sierra McGinness work on a balloon ground school problem at the
Herschelman Johnson Flight Academy — a weeklong Illinois Wing encampment where hot air ballooning
gra@ilwg.cap.gov instruction is offered.
Wing Mailing Address: The Johnson Flight Academy is held every year at the beginning of June in Mattoon.
P.O. Box 397 “It provides an alternative to what people would normally consider CAP and aviation-type
West Chicago, IL 60186-0397 activities, like fixed-wing and gliders,” says Capt. Wayne Werner, the academyʼs balloon
Phone: 630-584-0177 instructor.
Fax: 630-584-2080 In Bolingbrook, 37 cadets and 23 senior members from four Illinois Wing squadrons did
Web Site: www.ilcap.org their part to make sure the 10th annual Cavalcade of Planes ran smoothly at Clow
International Airport — a role that included stepping in when airport personnel twice
detected emergency locator transmissions. CAP urban direction-finding teams quickly
assembled, found the source, notified airport management and had the signals turned off.
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F Wing members
OLUNTEER H
contributed more
OURS : $5,000,000.00
than 700 hours of service during
the air show, which drew more than 6,000 visitors.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$3.3 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
“
Wing
Volunteer Members:
633 senior members
705 cadets
”
Squadrons: 36
Aircraft:
8 Cessnas
Vehicles: 10
Finds: 13 The Indiana Wing is proud to be
home to some of the stateʼs most
Contact Information: outstanding citizens.
National Commander: Take, for example, Civil Air Patrolʼs
Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter 2009 Cadet of the Year, Capt. Kate A.
courtera@earthlink.net Whitacre, now a senior member, shown
Great Lakes Region Commander: here accepting her award from Maj.
Col. Charles L. Carr Jr. Gen. Amy S. Courter, CAPʼs national
ccn15180@wowway.com commander.
A pilot and certified radio operator,
Whitacre has participated in four
Wing emergency services missions for CAP
Contact Information: and holds the organizationʼs highest
Wing Commander: cadet honor, the Gen. Carl A. Spaatz
Col. W. Mark Reeves Award. In her community, she has
mreeves@cap.gov volunteered for the Red Cross, Habitat
Wing Government Relations for Humanity and the Muscular
Advisor: Dystrophy Association. In sports, she
Lt. Col. Ralph Bruns was the Indiana state champion for
rljbeagle@yahoo.com archery in 2007, ranking 20th in the
Wing Mailing Address: nation; holds a first degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do; and is a champion ice skater. In the
Heslar Naval Armory arts, she is a talented musician who plays the French horn and mellophone. A junior at
3010 N. White River Parkway, Indiana Institute of Technology with a 3.9596 grade point average, Whitacre is studying
East Drive biomedical engineering and is considering medical school followed by a career in
Indianapolis, IN 46208-4983 prosthetics to serve Americaʼs veterans.
Phone: 317-925-5383 “I do everything at full speed,” Whitacre said, “and I always strive to do my best.” A
Fax: phone to coordinate living testament to CAPʼs cadet program, she credits CAP for giving her life experiences
E-mail: mreeves@inwg.cap.gov and for helping her develop a strong work ethic and determination.
Web Site: www.indiana-wing.org The Indiana Wing is equally proud of its late member, Lt. Col. David Ford,
posthumously named CAPʼs 2009 Legislative Officer of the Year. The former state
senatorʼs legacy includes ensuring passage of legislation in Indiana that provides
employment protection for CAP members involved in emergency services. His example led
VALUE OF WING’S V ALUE FO CAP V OLUNTEER OURS H : $5,000,000.00
to a 99.8 percent CAP legislative membership rate in the General Assembly.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$2.8 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
“
Wing
Volunteer Members:
201 senior members
110 cadets
”
Squadrons: 11
Aircraft:
6 Cessnas
Vehicles: 11
Finds: 2
National Commander:
North Central Region
Commander:
Col. Steven W. Kuddes
bsrk01@neb.rr.com
Wing
Wing Commander:
Col. Ronald J. Scheitzach
Iowa Wing cadets arrived at airports in Ames, Muscatine and Independence with their
scheitzach@mchsi.com
squadrons from Burlington, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Ft. Dodge
and Red Oak. Most had never flown in a small plane. About one-third had never been in
Advisor:
an aircraft of any size.
Col. Ronald J. Scheitzach By the end of the day, the teenage Iowa cadets had handled the controls of a high-
scheitzach@mchsi.com performance glider as part of the Civil Air Patrolʼs Cadet Orientation Flight program. Every
Wing Mailing Address: CAP cadet is eligible to experience five glider flights and five powered flights. For many,
P.O. Box 840 itʼs a life-changing experience.
Carlisle, IA 50047 The glider flight program in Iowa is one of the most active in the nation on a percentage
Phone: 515-205-5654 basis, having tripled its total flights over the past year. CAP pilots who are Federal Aviation
Fax: 563-556-8897 Administration-certified glider instructors and pilots ensure everyoneʼs safety. The
E-mail: cc@iawg.cap.gov orientation pilots follow a detailed syllabus, with the cadets following along on the controls.
Web Site: www.iawg.cap.gov With their bubble canopies, stick control and front-and-back seating, itʼs not hard for the
cadets to imagine theyʼre flying a fighter over the Iowa countryside — and that first
orientation flight can be the start of something big.
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not unusualFfor an Iowa cadet
OLUNTEER H OURS
to come down from : $5,000,000.00
his or her first flight with thoughts
of making aviation a career. After all, the Air Force Academy is not that far away.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$611,250


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
“
Wing
Volunteer Members:
311 senior members
217 cadets
”
Squadrons: 13
Aircraft:
5 Cessnas
Vehicles: 16
Finds: 11 The Kansas Wing
grew by about 20
Contact Information: percent in 2009, adding
National Commander: units in Cunningham,
Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter Hays and Ellsworth, as
courtera@earthlink.net its strength continued
North Central Region to reflect Civil Air
Commander: Patrol's three missions:
Col. Steven W. Kuddes aerospace education,
bsrk01@neb.rr.com cadet programs and
emergency services. The
Wing wingʼs accomplishments
included orientation
Contact Information: flights, presentations
Wing Commander:
about aerospace to the
Col. Regena Aye
public and professional
rbaileyaye@embarqmail.com
development for members.
Advisor: In cadet programs, the wing continued to provide leadership opportunities through
1st Lt. Leighton Davis activities like its winter encampment, which brought over 100 CAP members from nine
firstdue@wavewls.com states to Kansas for training. In the photo, Cadet Maj. Sarah Wildman, a certified flight
Wing Mailing Address: instructor and commercial pilot, sits at the controls of a Cessna 172 recently acquired by
3024 Arnold Ave., Room 104 the wing and headed to the Hays Composite Flight in Hays.
Salina, KS 67401 The Kansas Wing was credited with 11 finds in 2009, and it continued to train members
Phone: 785-825-0009 to be of service to their communities, state and nation. Wing personnel delivered blood
Fax: 785-825-1116 products for the American Red Cross, flew route surveys for the U.S. Air Force and
E-mail: searched for emergency locator transmitters. Kansas also expanded its communications
June@kswghq.kscoxmail.com capability by transitioning repeaters in partnership with several communities and entities.
Web Site: www.kswg.cap.gov In Civil Air Patrolʼs seven-state North Central Region, Kansas Wing members were
recognized with Incident Commander of the Year, Chaplain of the Year and Cadet
Programs Officer of the Year honors, and the Emerald City Composite Squadron in Wichita
received the Ground Team of the Year award.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$983,755


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
“
Wing
Volunteer Members:
418 senior members
200 cadets
”
Squadrons: 18
Aircraft:
10 Cessnas
1 glider
Vehicles: 17
Finds: 6
National Commander:
ccn15180@wowway.com
In an ice storm so devastating that it left 30 Kentuckians dead, 750,000 homes

Wing without electricity and tens of thousands without water last year, Civil Air Patrolʼs
Contact Information: Kentucky Wing broke new ground in partnership with the Kentucky National Guard to
Wing Commander: provide disaster relief.
Col. Robert J. Koob The wing was initially asked to fly over 22 counties to survey for damage and take
photos, but Maj. Bob Koob, incident commander, soon realized the scope of the work was
bob.koob@insightbb.com
more than his wing could handle alone. He called in support from three neighboring CAP
wings — Indiana, Illinois and Ohio. More than 100 CAP members from the four wings
Advisor: spent six days flying 92 missions in 18 CAP aircraft. The number and quality of the photos
Capt. Don Morgan allowed a mosaic to be developed, helping the power companies see where the ice was
dmorgan@METAMAP.com the heaviest.
Wing Mailing Address: On the ground six CAP teams went house to house to check on people who, in many
P.O. Box 4665 cases, hadnʼt had power for eight to 10 days. They both gathered and provided
Frankfort, KY 40604 information, passing it and any emergency requests on to the Guard.
Phone: 502-564-0660 For Cadet Master Sgt. Colin Burke of the Campbell County Composite Squadron,
Fax: 502-564-0662 braving the cold proved especially worth the effort at one home, where a blind woman
Web Site: www.kywgcap.org lived. When she answered their knock at the door, “she just started crying and said, ʻThank
you so much for being here,ʼ” Burke said. They passed her plight on to the Guard, which
contacted the womanʼs son in Louisville to make arrangements for him to get her that
night. Then the ground team spent several hours at her home, lighting a fire in her fireplace
VALUE OF WING’S V ALUE F O CAP V OLUNTEER OURS
and feeding her assortment of dogs, cats and birds.
H : $5,000,000.00
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$1.3 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
“
Wing
Volunteer Members:
399 senior members
138 cadets
”
Squadrons: 14
Aircraft:
10 Cessnas
1 Surrogate Predator plane CAP National Commander Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter
Vehicles: 19
State Funding: $130,000* The Louisiana Wing
Finds: 18 continues to be a cost-
effective force multiplier for
Contact Information: areas ranging from disaster
preparedness to training for
National Commander:
military assets.
Working out of Fort Polk in
air warrior exercises known as
Southwest Region Commander:
Green Flag East, the wing is
Col. Joseph C. Jensen
on the cutting edge of 21st
Joseph.Jensen@swr.cap.gov
century Civil Air Patrol service.
There its members are
Wing training in the new CAP
Contact Information: Surrogate Predator program, where CAP planes are equipped with predator optics and
Wing Commander: used to train U.S. and allied nation forces for deployment to Afghanistan and Iraq.
Col. Cecil A. Scarbrough A sophisticated “Predator ball” placed under the left wing of a CAP Cessna 182 gives
LAWGCC@bellsouth.net the Surrogate Predator the capability of mimicking the U.S. Air Forceʼs MQ-1 Predator,
Wing Government Relations giving it the capability of locking onto a target and tracking it. This training, performed with
Advisor: CAPʼs civilian volunteers, is cost effective — a fraction of that charged by private
Lt. Col. Pat Yglesias contractors.
pygelsias@cox.net The wing is also honing its skills in another advanced technology — aerial photos.
Wing Mailing Address: Partnering with the National Incident Management Systems and Advanced Technologies
P.O. Box 74670 Institute at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette as part of a focus on disaster
Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4670 management, CAP members go airborne to capture the images for real-time use or later
Phone: 225-359-9497 e-mails. The data is invaluable in helping officials assess the extent of damage to critical
E-mail: facilities and make plans from there.
lawghq@lawg.brcoxmail.com The wing is fully integrated into emergency planning as well. As key participants in the
Web Site: www.lawgcap.org newly formed Louisiana Air Operations Group, CAP emergency managers are part of a
diverse team assembled to coordinate federal, state and general aviation support for
*Financial data provided by wing commander natural, as well as man-made, disasters. Formed under the auspices of the Governorʼs
Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, the Louisiana Air Operations
Group brings together federal and state aviation professionals to ensure effective, rapid
VALUE OF WING’S V ALUE F O CAP V
response to all emergencies.
OLUNTEER OURS H : $5,000,000.00
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$1.1 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
“
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
249 senior members
119 cadets
”
Squadrons: 11
Aircraft: 6 Cessnas
Finds: 7
Maine Wing citizen
volunteers like Capt. David
Contact Information: Barker (shown here)
National Commander: introduced firewatching to
Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter their skill sets over the last
courtera@earthlink.net year to help protect the
Northeast Region Commander: stateʼs citizens, their homes
Col. Christopher J. Hayden and natural resources. With
Chayden@ner.cap.gov a season running from early
spring to fall, the wing sent
aircrews aloft to follow
Wing routes determined by the
Contact Information: Maine Forestry Service.
Wing Commander: During a mission, the
Col. Daniel M. Leclair aircrews stayed in constant
dleclair@mewg.cap.gov contact with the appropriate forestry service dispatch office to report any fires.
CAPʼs vigilance has made a difference. “Weʼve come across several uncontrolled
burns,” said Maj. Marc Brunelle, wing director of operations. Wing Commander Col.
Advisor:
Dan Leclair, who has flown several of the firewatch missions, elaborated.
Lt. Col. Jeffrey Weinstein
“Someoneʼs backyard burn got away from them, and we were able to direct
LtColJeff@MediaGuys.net
firefighting apparatus to the fire,” Leclair said.
Wing Mailing Address: The average firewatch mission is three hours, with the longest one lasting five —
P.O. Box 5006 long enough to require the plane to be refueled. In the early spring, after the
Augusta, ME 04332-5006 snowmelt but before the onset of rainier weather, everyday flights and multiple routes
Phone: 207-626-7830 were common. The frequency then dipped, only to later increase again as late
Fax: 207-626-7831 summer thunderstorms threatened to start forest fires.
E-mail: wmckinney@mewg.cap.gov Meanwhile, the Maine Wing will forever be tied to CAPʼs sponsorship of Wreaths
Web Site: www.mewg.cap.gov Across America, which honors veterans each holiday season by placing evergreen
wreaths on fallen veteransʼ graves at cemeteries and memorials throughout the
*Financial data provided by wing commander country and even around the world. The project was begun by the owner of the
Worcester Wreath Co. in Harrington, who enlisted the help of a local Maine Wing
squadron O CAP V
F From there,
early on. OLUNTEER H : $5,000,000.00
OURSand is now CAPʼs foremost
the partnership evolved
national public service project.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$779,144


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
789 senior members
654 cadets
”
Groups: 3
Squadrons: 28
Aircraft:
12 Cessnas
1 glider
Vehicles: 25 The Maryland Wing
State Funding: $38,500* promotes its congressionally
Finds: 13 mandated missions year-
round. Constantly training in
emergency services, the wing
Contact Information: supports Maryland with
National Commander:
patrols over the Chesapeake
Bay and aerial photography
surveys, along with swan- and
bear-counting surveys. The
Col. Joseph R. Vazquez
Cadet Program provides an
joevazquez@verizon.net
annual encampment, Solo
School Academy and
Wing Aerospace Academy. In 2010
the wing hosted eight
Contact Information: International Air Cadet
Wing Commander:
Exchange visitors and
Col. Gerard W. Weiss
participated in the Middle East
jweiss@mdcap.org
Region Cadet Competition, and a large numbers of cadets attend national activities. The
aerospace education mission is promoted through cadet activities, the middle school
Advisor:
program and the work of aerospace education members. In 2010 the Legislative
Lt. Col. Rory P. Garnice
Squadron also experienced a resurgence, growing from four to 46 members in six months.
rgarnice@mdcap.org
Above, Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Rachel Petro of the Maryland Wing enjoys the tow
and waits for release above Frederick Municipal Airport on her first CAP glider orientation
7427 Zachary Lane
flight.
Glen Burnie, MD 21061-8341
It may not seem so from the air, but on the ground glider flying is a team sport. It takes
Phone: 410-553-6394
several CAP volunteers to move an aircraft into position for takeoff, as well as a powered
Fax: 410-863-1242
plane to provide the tow to get the glider airborne.
Web Site: www.mdcap.org
Once aloft, there is only one chance to land. Thatʼs why novice flyers like Petro are
always accompanied by a CAP senior member who is a licensed glider pilot.
The orientation flights, whether in a CAP glider or a powered CAP Cessna, are always
a big hit in the Maryland Wing, which boasts a youth volunteer force of more than 650
VALUE OF WING’S V
cadets.
ALUE F O CAP V OLUNTEER OURS H : $5,000,000.00
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$3.5 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
497 senior members

”
382 cadets
Squadrons: 19
Aircraft: 8 Cessnas
Vehicles: 14
Finds: 3 The Massachusetts Wingʼs accomplishments
in 2009 were truly memorable. The wing flew
1,300 hours in support of missions and training.
Contact Information: Fourteen Air Force-directed search and rescue
National Commander: missions were launched, resulting in 10
Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter nondistress finds. Eight search and rescue and
courtera@earthlink.net disaster relief exercises were conducted to
maintain a high degree of readiness. Orientation
flights for cadets and members of the stateʼs Air
Col. Christopher J. Hayden Force ROTC detachments were provided, along
Chayden@ner.cap.gov with air defense intercept training for the stateʼs
Air National Guard Squadron. In addition, the
wing supported Hanscom Air Force Base with an
Wing aerial mapping flight to allow Air Force photographers to take more than 600 photos of areas
Contact Information: of the base under development or planned for development in the near future. The photo
Wing Commander: mapping was the first comprehensive airborne photo session for the base in more than 30
years.
Col. William H. Meskill
Training initiatives included a wing summer encampment for more than 100 cadets
wmeskill@verizon.net and 20 senior members. Other training included squadron leadership courses, emergency
Wing Government Relations services academies, corporate learning courses, incident command training,
Advisor: communications leader training, first aid and first responder training, basic leadership
Lt. Col. John Postl school and numerous flight training clinics, including a preflight check presentation led by
johnpostl@aol.com Capt. Steve Goldman, above, of the Hanscom Composite Squadron.
Community service projects included support for numerous state, county and
municipality events with communications, staffing and expertise. These events ranged
P.O. Box 656
from the world-famous Boston Marathon to a 5K road race on Cape Cod. The wing laid
Bedford, MA 01730-0656 more than 4,000 wreaths at five state cemeteries as part of the CAP “Wreaths Across
Phone: 781-377-7023 America” program; stocked, wrapped and prepared more than 1,800 Christmas packages
Fax: 781-377-7293 for troops overseas in conjunction with the Hanscom Air Force Base Junior Officer Council;
Web Site: www.mawg.cap.gov and conducted aerospace education workshops for the Central Massachusetts Cub
Scouts. During the class the scouts designed, built and launched model rockets.
The initiatives were complemented by new alliances formed with the Massachusetts
Red Cross disaster assessment teams and the mounted search and rescue teams of New
England; members participated with the latter in an actual search effort.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$2.5 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
769 senior members
486 cadets
Groups: 9

”
Squadrons: 43
Aircraft:
5 Cessna 172s
4 Cessna 182s
1 Schweitzer 232 glider CAP National Commander Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter
Vehicles: 15 (3 being turned into
the Defense Reutilization and
Marketing Office) The Michigan Wing is a complete
Finds: 14 package of outstanding personnel
Saves: 1 and service.
Its director of operations, Lt. Col.
Contact Information: Jonathan E. Reid, left, was named
National Commander: Civil Air Patrolʼs 2009 Senior
Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter Member of the Year. A Lutheran
courtera@earthlink.net pastor in Woodland, Reid asked
Col. Charles L. Carr Jr. that his CAP responsibilities be
ccn15180@wowway.com written into his letter of call to the
church. The terrorist attacks of Sept.
Wing 11 spurred Reid, already a pilot,
to join CAP. He has since
Contact Information: become well-versed in all three of
Wing Commander:
Col. Michael A. Saile CAPʼs congressionally mandated
sailem@oakgov.com missions — cadet programs,
(w) 248-858-5078 emergency services and aerospace education. He helped establish the Ionia Flight, where
(c) 248-425-2571 he still serves as aerospace education officer. He helps cadets as both an orientation flight
(h) 248-681-5717 and glider tow pilot and works yearly with the Great Lakes Region cadet encampment,
Wing Government Relations Advisor:
most recently as its commander. He traveled to the Cessna Aircraft Co. factory in Kansas
Capt. Alfred Pheley
apheley@albion.edu with a fellow Michigan Wing volunteer for training on the Garmin G1000 system; they now
(c) 517-554-0783 conduct yearly classes to teach the G1000 curriculum to fellow Michigan Wing members.
Wing Mailing Address: Regarded as the wingʼs most active incident commander, Reid has participated in intercept
Building 1414, Room #67 missions with the Air Force and Coast Guard and has flown counter-drug missions. “With
25090 Altus Avenue
CAP,” Reid said, “I get the sense Iʼm part of something larger than myself, my local unit or
Selfridge ANGB, MI 48045-4918
Phone: 248-239-2270 my wing.”
Fax: 248-239-6795 The Michigan Wing stands ready to serve its state, as in Monroe County last spring
E-mail: wal04@miwg.comcastbiz.net when flooding was rapidly making roads impassable, hampering evacuations. Local CAP
Web Site: www.miwg.cap.gov aircrews from the Monroe Composite Squadron took to the air to take photos to aid officials
in determining which residents needed to be notified and in planning for unobstructed
escape routes. This was CAPʼs second aerial reconnaissance mission in the area in a
VALUE OF WING’S V
matterALUE O CAP V
of months;Fthe Monroe Fire
OLUNTEER H : $5,000,000.00
OURS similar help, also because
Department had requested
of flooding, the previous December.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$2.9 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
767 senior members
503 cadets
”
Squadrons: 29
Aircraft:
17 Cessnas
Vehicles: 23
State Funding: $65,000* Cadet Capt. David
Finds: 19 Johnson of the Minnesota
Saves: 1 Wingʼs Red Wing
Composite Squadron
Contact Information: provides instruction to
National Commander: candidates for Ground
Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter Team Member 1 ratings.
courtera@earthlink.net They were among 80
586-246-3940 cadets and senior
members who attended
Commander:
the wingʼs annual Ground
bsrk01@neb.rr.com Team Academy at Camp
Ripley.
“There are so many
Wing things that can go wrong
Contact Information: in any search and rescue
Wing Commander: mission. You never know what you may encounter,” said Lt. Col. Chet Wilberg, the wingʼs
Col. Thomas B. Theis director of emergency services and Ground Team Academy commander. “That is the
thomastheis@msn.com reason why Civil Air Patrol invests so much time and effort in properly training its members
Wing Government Relations so they are prepared when the call comes.”
Advisor: After some classroom instruction on carrying out land navigation, tracking electronic locator
Col. Kevin F. Sliwinski transmitters, conducting a line search and working with search dogs and first aid training, the
ga@mncap.org
academy participants spent several days in the recesses of Camp Ripleyʼs 53,000 acres
honing their newly acquired skills under a variety of search and rescue scenarios.
6275 Crossman Lane
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076 Wilberg said the academyʼs goal is to get everyone attending to complete one level of
Phone: 651-291-0462 CAP Emergency Services training. “Ground Team Academy is an intensive event designed
Fax: 651-522-7007 to help prepare our members mentally, physically and technically to deal with life-
E-mail: cc@mncap.org threatening emergencies,” he said.
Web Site: www.mncap.org Last year, the wing logged 103 actual or training missions totaling 14,929 personnel
hours, 593 flights and 9,120 air hours.
*Financial data provided by wing commander “Weʼre ready to go on a search-and-rescue mission, anywhere, anytime,” Wilberg
said. “Itʼs kind of like a life insurance policy. We pay the premium with training events like
VALUE OF WING’S V
GroundALUE O CAP V
F
Team Academy. We getOLUNTEER H
our dividend on that OURS : $5,000,000.00
premium every time weʼre called out
on a mission.”
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$3 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
278 senior members
137 cadets
”
Squadrons: 15
Aircraft:
9 Cessnas
1 balloon CAP National Commander Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter
Vehicles: 12
Finds: 7 Mississippi Wing has
Saves: 1 established itself as a key
player in the three missions of
Civil Air Patrol: emergency
Contact Information: services, cadet programs and
National Commander: aerospace education.
Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter Emergency Services: The
courtera@earthlink.net wingʼs expertise in Emergency
Southeast Region Commander: Services saved an aviatorʼs life
Col. James M. Rushing in 2007. Oregon pilot Dennis
jrushing@cap.gov Steinbock, center with rescuers,
crashed near Oxford during a
cross-country flight back home. Due to excellent training, quick response and the
Wing dedication of Mississippi Wing ground and aircrews, he fully recovered from his injuries.
Contact Information: This rescue made national news and included an interview on “Good Morning America.”
From statewide emergency services to ongoing coastal Sundown Patrols on the Gulf
Wing Commander:
Coast, communities across the state benefit from our membersʼ service-before-self
Col. Tillman C. Carroll
dedication to duty.
tcarroll@mswg.cap.gov
Cadet Programs/Youth Leadership: Thanks to the dedication of the cadet programʼs
Wing Government Relations leadership, three wing cadets received the Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Award, CAPʼs highest
Advisor: cadet award. Wing cadets participate in encampments annually and in various color
Lt. Col. Johnnie P. Combs Jr. guard/honor guard events, Wreaths Across America and numerous cadet competitions,
coombs@dixie-net.com aerospace education and community service projects.
Wing Mailing Address: Aerospace Education: Cadets and senior members are actively engaged in
1635 Airport Drive, aerospace education on many levels. In 2009, Cadet 2nd Lt. Charles M. Hussey Jr.
Hawkins Field received the national Frank G. Brewer Memorial Aerospace Award as Outstanding
Jackson, MS 39209-3402 Aerospace Education Cadet.
Phone: 601-353-1020 Public Relations: The wing has established collaborative relationships with key
Fax: 866-467-3892 emergency services organizations and members of local and statewide media outlets,
E-mail: ms.wg@hotmail.com routinely assisting and educating their members on CAPʼs value.
Web Site: www.mswg.cap.gov Homeland Security: The wing is a viable member of the homeland security team.
Recently, members participated in “American Shield,” a joint Canadian/U.S. Army
homeland defense exercise in Biloxi.
National Award Winners in 2009: The wing is extremely proud of Senior Chaplain
VALUE OF WING’S V
of theALUE O CAP V
F Maj. Hal B.
Year Chaplain OLUNTEER H OURS
Lee Jr. and Logistician : $5,000,000.00
of the Year Lt. Col. Carlton R.
Sumner Jr.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$819,719


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
625 senior members of America’s most valuable assets,
467 cadets
”
Squadrons: 41
Aircraft: 7 Cessnas
Finds: 11
National Commander:
Commander:
bsrk01@neb.rr.com
Wing
Wing Commander:
Col. John A. Mais Cadets and senior members from Civil Air Patrolʼs Missouri Wing and six neighboring
jmais@sbcglobal.net wings came together for a weeklong Missouri Wing Summer Encampment, which
Wing Government Relations immersed participants in a wide range of skills, values and concepts vital to success in
Advisor: CAP and in life.
Capt. Michael Smith U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Scott Harvey, the Missouri Wing reserve coordinator, arranged
msmith@midriverscap.com for a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, above, to be flown in for display at the encampment.
Wing Mailing Address: Cadets had the opportunity to question the aircrew about the chopper and its capabilities.
P.O. Box 5044 They also got to investigate the Black Hawk by sitting in it and taking a close look at the
Whiteman AFB, MO 65305 cockpit.
Phone: 660-687-3847 During one encampment session, the wingʼs chief of staff, Lt. Col. Erica R. Williams,
Fax: 660-687-3848 discussed CAPʼs relationship to the Air Force as well as the history of flight. Participants
E-mail: hq@mowg.cap.gov also attended classes on rockets, aerospace, map and compass reading, safety, career
Web Site: www.mowg.cap.gov opportunities and emergency services.
The class many found the most challenging was drug demand reduction. Maj. Tammi
*Financial data provided by wing commander L. Miller, the instructor and the wingʼs drug demand reduction administrator, had the cadets
participate in a simulated sobriety test. Wearing special goggles that reproduced the
VALUE OF WING’S V
effectsALUE O CAP V
F the cadets
of intoxication, OLUNTEER H
were asked to walk OURS : $5,000,000.00
a taped line on the floor. They had
a lot of fun – and little success – in trying to walk straight or follow the line.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$2.2 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
“
Wing
Volunteer Members:
167 senior members
137 cadets
”
Squadrons: 10
Aircraft: 5 Cessnas
Vehicles: 6
Finds: 1 CAP National Commander Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter
Saves: 1
Organization Contact
Information:
National Commander:
Commander:
Col. Donald G. Cortum
mutroc@comcast.net
Wing
Wreaths Across America is a very important and highly anticipated annual event for
Wing Commander:
Montana Wing. Squadrons from across the state adorn the graves of veterans each
Col. Herbert C. Cahalen
December with red-ribboned evergreens and, in the process, draw together families of
cahalene@comcast.net
the fallen while also inviting the public to participate. In this endeavor, CAP has found its
most pervasive community initiative as one of the projectʼs foremost sponsors.
Advisor:
Lewis and Clark Composite Squadron hosted the 2009 observance at Fort Harrison
Lt. Col. Paul Tweden
ptweden@180com.net Veteranʼs Cemetery in Helena, above, which was organized by Maj. Dennis Coulson. Units
Wing Mailing Address: in Missoula and Great Falls hosted similar events. The Helena wreath laying ceremony
P.O. Box 1887 featured Air Force Lt. Col. Mike Rand, who holds the same CAP rank as a member of the
Great Falls, MT 59403-1887 Lewis and Clark squadron. Joe Macklin, CAP Montana state director, served as master of
Phone: 877-529-5538 ceremonies.
Fax: 406-731-3245 The wing has participated in Wreaths Across America since CAP became involved in
this annual salute to the nationʼs veterans in 2006. This season, with the help of CAP and
donations from corporations and individuals, more than 161,000 wreaths were placed on
the graves of American soldiers in observances at 405 cemeteries and memorials across
the nation, while another 24 ceremonies were conducted at American cemeteries and
memorials abroad. With the resources of CAP and its 58,000 citizen volunteers, close to
VALUE OF WING’S V
half ofALUE O CAP V
F were orchestrated
the ceremonies OLUNTEER H OURS
by CAP units, : $5,000,000.00
with CAP color and honor guards
participating at many more locations.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$462,898


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
856 senior members
648 cadets
”
Squadrons: 41
State Funding: $148,906
(as of Nov. 30, 2009)*
Finds: 14
Saves: 1
National Commander:
Wing
Wing Commander:
Col. Roy W. Douglass
rdouglass@ncwg.cap.gov Communications has been a special emphasis of Civil Air Patrolʼs North Carolina Wing
Wing Government Relations over the past year. As one example, the Burlington Composite Squadron has begun a
Advisor: weekly communications network that connects central North Carolina senior members
Col. Larry J. Ragland and cadets with the U.S. Air Force and other emergency service providers. A similar radio
LRagland@ncwg.cap.gov network was first established by the Fayetteville Composite Squadron, and squadrons in
Wing Mailing Address: Raleigh and Chapel Hill have begun regular communications practice.
P.O. Box 2082 “Communications is one of the Civil Air Patrolʼs most important responsibilities,” said
Burlington, NC 27216-2082 Capt. Kertis Henderson, communications officer for the Burlington squadron. “The ability
Phone: 336-570-6894 to communicate effectively is vital to efforts in large- and small-scale emergency
Fax: 336-570-6883 situations.”
Web Site: www.ncwg.cap.gov Meanwhile, cadets from the Burlington squadron have taken up the banner for
communications savvy as one of only eight teams from across the country as well as
*Financial data provided by wing commander Japan to advance to the finalist round of the Air Force Associationʼs CyberPatriot
competition. Teams are presented with various computer problems to solve in a race
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Above, CyberPatriot
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team member Cadet Maj. Will J.
OURS
Buslinger checks for attacks on the Windows 2000 server operating system.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$3 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
“
Wing
Volunteer Members:
189 senior members
109 cadets
”
Squadrons: 9
Aircraft:
6 Cessnas
Vehicles: 10
State Funding: $111,418* The North Dakota
Finds: 1 Wing proudly serves its
state and nation in many
Contact Information: capacities. Of late, the
National Commander: wing has demonstrated
Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter its leadership and
courtera@earthlink.net excellence in aerial
North Central Region imagery, supporting the
Commander: wildland firefighting of
Col. Steven W. Kuddes the North Dakota Forest
bsrk01@neb.rr.com Service in the late
summer of 2007 and,
Wing most recently, several
federal, state and local
Contact Information: response agencies and officials during the catastrophic flooding in the state in the spring
Interim Wing Commander: of 2009.
Lt. Col. Dean F. Reiter The wing has never been involved in any single incident that lasted as long as this
forcecon@minot.com response to flooding. Aircraft and crews from throughout the state participated for eight
Wing Government Relations weeks, providing aerial imagery and reconnaissance assistance, primarily to the State
Advisor: Emergency Operations Center and to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Local
Maj. Bill Golddammer emergency management, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the National Weather Service
bgbek@bektel.com and the North Dakota State Water Commission are just a few of the many other
organizations that also benefitted from the North Dakota Wingʼs imagery — such as the
P.O. Box 608
photo here of water over Interstate 29 near Oslo — to make key and timely decisions.
Bismarck, ND 58502-0608
Well over 6,000 aerial images of the disaster were taken and uploaded onto the Internet
Phone: 701-328-8190
for these agencies to use, and the wing received numerous favorable comments from the
Fax: 701-328-8191
state and federal agencies involved regarding the quality of the images and the timeliness
E-mail: ndcap@midconetwork.com
of the wingʼs action in providing them. As always, this work was conducted by an unpaid
Web Site: www.ndcap.us
force of volunteers taking time away from their workplaces and families to give back to their
*Financial data provided by wing commander state and nation.
The North Dakota Wing continues to stand ready to answer calls to service. Thanks to the
outstanding support of Congress, state leadership, the North Dakota Department of Emergency
Services and its own volunteer force, the wing will be ready when that next call comes.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$569,226


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
223 senior members
”
130 cadets
Squadrons: 6
Aircraft: 3 Cessnas
Finds: 1
The only Civil Air Patrol wing
Contact Information: based in the nationʼs capital, the
National Capital Wing provides
National Commander:
some unique services, such as
logistics help with the presidential
courtera@earthlink.net inauguration last year. A
Middle East Region Commander: memorandum of understanding
Col. Joseph R. Vazquez with the District of Columbia gives
joevazquez@verizon.net CAP a seat in the districtʼs
Homeland Security Emergency
Operations Center. Cadets
Wing helped monitor radio frequencies
Contact Information: from the wingʼs new mobile
communications center.
Wing Commander:
For role models, National
Col. Richard J. Cooper Jr.
Capital Wing cadets need look no
cc@natcapwg.cap.gov further than their own wingʼs
Wing Government Relations outstanding senior members,
Advisor: such as Col. Gene Hartman,
Capt. Bernhard H. Charlemagne shown here in 1959 next to a T-
gra@natcapwg.cap.gov 33 aircraft during basic flight
Wing Mailing Address: school at Webb Air Force Base
200 McChord St., Suite 111 near Big Spring, Texas. Hartman
recently joined the exclusive
Bolling AFB, DC 20032-7700
company of 1,300 pilots as a recipient of the Federal Aviation Administrationʼs Wright
Phone: 202-767-4405
Brothers Master Pilot Award, which honors 50 or more consecutive years of safe flight
Fax: 202-767-5695 operations. It is a badge of honor for those skilled and meticulous enough to attain it.
E-mail: wa@natcapwg.cap.gov Hartman served as pilot for the millionth War on Terror homeland security sortie in 2008,
Web Site: www.natcapwg.cap.gov piloting a Gippsland GA8 Airvan that served as a mock intruder for Washington, D.C., Air
National Guard F-16 fighters to compel to land. He also spent 30 days on the front lines
of CAPʼs massive disaster response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, initially flying sorties
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for missions out of
OLUNTEER : $5,000,000.00
Hattiesburg, Miss.
OURS
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$1.2 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
264 senior members
211 cadets
”
Squadrons: 16
Aircraft:
Vehicles: 16
State Funding: $30,700* Nebraska Wing members
Finds: 2 were credited with saving two
lives in 2009 through
Contact Information: searches for individuals who,
if not found, might have
National Commander:
suffered severe injury or
worse. One was an
Alzheimerʼs patient who
wandered away from a
Commander:
nursing facility, prompting a
request for an air search.
bsrk01@neb.rr.com
Three air searches for
missing or late aircraft were
Wing conducted. Two of the aircraft
Contact Information: were found in other states –
the planes were scheduled to fly over Nebraska – and the third search ended with a trained
Wing Commander:
Nebraska Wing aircrew locating the site of a fatal crash.
Col. Robert K. Todd
The wing also assisted several state agencies in meeting objectives by flying personnel
bltodd@radiks.net
to conduct a deer survey and to photograph the Platte River to help decision-makers make
plans in the event of ice jams during winter and spring thaws. The Nebraska Emergency
Advisor:
Management Agency and county emergency management personnel have emergency
1st Lt. Barbara Kuddes
contact information for the wing in the event of local disasters.
Bsrk01@neb.rr.com
While these activities are the most visible, accomplishments by the wingʼs cadets are
the ones that make members especially proud. Three cadets were accepted to military
P.O. Box 155
academies in 2009. In Civil Air Patrol, cadets learn leadership, military bearing and
Ashland, NE 68003-0155
community service.
Phone: 402-309-7665
The wing hosted its eighth consecutive National Flight Academy for powered aircraft,
Fax: 402-944-4267
one of seven offered nationwide. From Hawaii to Maine and Alaska to Florida, more than
E-mail: wa@newg-cap.org
20 cadets, including the one pictured here from the Florida Wing, spent two weeks at
Web Site: www.newg-cap.org
Camp Ashland, where they learned to solo in an aircraft. Three Nebraska cadets
*Financial data provided by wing commander participated in the academy in 2009.
An extensive communications system, which members are trained to use properly and
VALUE OF WING’S V O CAP V H : $5,000,000.00

efficiently, supports the wingʼs search and rescue and disaster relief missions and cadet
ALUE F OLUNTEER OURS
program initiatives. A series of repeater stations and airborne repeaters provides coverage
VOLUNTEER HOURS: over most of the state.
$920,356


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
521 senior members
306 cadets
”
Squadrons: 16
Aircraft:
10 Cessnas
Vehicles: 16
Saves: 7 In air warrior
exercises known
as Green Flag
Contact Information: West, the Nevada
National Commander:
Wing is on the
courtera@earthlink.net cutting edge of
Pacific Region Commander: 21st century Civil
Col. Larry F. Myrick Air Patrol service.
lfmyrick@aol.com At Nellis Air Force
Base its members
Wing are trained in the
new CAP Surrogate
Contact Information: Predator program,
Wing Commander: where CAP planes
Col. Ralph L. Miller are converted into
rmiller@nvwg.cap.gov mock predators to train Army and Marine forces for deployment to Afghanistan and Iraq.
Predator training with CAPʼs civilian volunteers, required by the program to have prior
Advisors:
military experience, totals only a fraction of the cost charged by private contractors.
Lt. Col. Ronald Cuzze,
rcuzze@earthlink.net and “Weʼre using a manned aircraft to simulate an unmanned aircraft,” said CAP-U.S. Air
Jack Schofield Force Commander Col. Bill Ward, explaining that a sophisticated “Predator ball” placed
jackschofield@hotmail.com under the left wing of a CAP Cessna 182 gives the plane the capability of mimicking the
Wing Mailing Address: Air Forceʼs MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper — remotely piloted aircraft that provide real-
P.O. Box 339 time data to the U.S.
Sparks, NV 89432-0339 The Surrogate Predator starts by surveying targets and providing full-motion video to
Phone: 775-358-3700 the brigade combat team. “Once a target is identified by the ground commander as
Fax: 775-358-3757 hostile,” said Air Force Maj. Matthew Daniel, a Predator liaison to CAP, “the Surrogate
E-Mail: Predator will dynamically re-task into the strike role and coordinate with a forward air
ShawnBrewer@nvwg.cap.gov control to simulate the delivery of precision ordnance onto a target.”
Web Site: www.nvwg.cap.gov
Meanwhile, the Nevada Wing remains active in its more traditional role of search and
rescue. In the last several months, such missions have taken CAP ground team members
into the rough terrain of the Valley of Fire to extract hiker Ian Smith, who broke his leg, as
well as an aircrew over Lake Tahoe to help direct rescuers to a seaplane that had flipped
VALUE OF WING’S V ALUE F
and submerged.
O CAP V OLUNTEER OURS H : $5,000,000.00
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$1.7 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
“
Wing
Volunteer Members:
288 senior members
255 cadets
”
Squadrons: 10
Aircraft:
6 Cessnas
Vehicles: 11
Finds: 3 Qualified ground team personnel
Saves: 1 are of major importance to any
search and rescue mission. To that
end Maj. Robert Shaw, deputy
Contact Information: director of emergency services, and
National Commander: Capt. Cameron Thompson, assistant
Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter emergency services officer, have
courtera@earthlink.net worked tirelessly to provide Civil Air
Northeast Region Commander: Patrolʼs New Hampshire Wing
Col. Christopher J. Hayden members with the quality training
Chayden@ner.cap.gov
they need to become qualified
ground team members. Weekend
Wing ground team training schools, above, are scheduled for one weekend each month
Contact Information: regardless of the weather. These training sessions are held at the Hidden Valley Boy
Scout reservation in Gilmanton. Other state search and rescue organizations are often
Wing Commander:
invited to participate as well.
Col. Donald C. Davidson Sr.
The wing has also excelled in other phases of search and rescue, having won first
ealdon@comcast.net
Wing Government Relations place in CAPʼs 2009 Northeast Region Search and Rescue Competition. That
Advisor: performance included firsts in the incident command team, aircrew and ground team
Col. Donald C. Davidson Sr. portions of the exercise.
ealdon@comcast.net Qualified aircrew members staffed two primary crews each week from June to
Wing Mailing Address: November to provide the stateʼs Forest Service with aerial surveillance in designated
51 Airport Road areas particularly prone to fire danger. Backup crews were also on alert.
Concord, NH 03301-5322 One of only two CAP teams that won an all-expense-paid trip to Orlando, Fla., for
Phone: 603-271-3225 the CyberPatriot computer competition hails from the wingʼs Seacoast Composite
Fax: 603-225-5964 Squadron. The team — Cadet Airman Basic Trevor Bergeron and Cadet Airman 1st
E-mail: hq@nhwgcap.org Class James Mackaman — will “race” against other teams and the clock to isolate
Web Site: www.nhwgcap.org and correct vulnerabilities in a virtual computer image downloaded to their computer.
An exciting new Department of Homeland Security mission for the New Hampshire
*Financial data provided by wing commander Wing has been working with the U.S. Air Force in the fighter interceptor training
missions Falcon Dart and Fertile Keynote. The CAP flights act as intruders to allow the
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pilots to train OLUNTEER H
aircraft that go OURS : $5,000,000.00
low and slow.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$1.3 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
“
Wing
Volunteer Members:
622 senior members
672 cadets
”
Squadrons: 30
Aircraft:
6 Cessnas
1 Maule CAP National Commander Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter
1 glider
Vehicles: 16
State Funding: $5,000* In 2009, the New Jersey
Finds: 19 Wing served the people of
Saves: 2 New Jersey through the
following accomplishments:
Contact Information: The wingʼs aerospace
National Commander: education team presented
Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter aerospace programs at 32
courtera@earthlink.net schools and 35 outside
Northeast Region Commander: organizations, teaching the
Col. Christopher J. Hayden fundamentals of flight, space
Chayden@ner.cap.gov exploration and aviation to
more than 3,800 youth and
Wing 300 teachers throughout the state.
The cadet program actively promoted leadership skills, physical and mental fitness
Contact Information: and good citizenship to more than 670 cadets who participated in weekly meetings and
Wing Commander: service projects. Cadets also attended state-level activities. Some 150 wing cadets
Col. David L. Mull attended the Basic Encampment and Noncommissioned Officers Academy at Joint Base
david.mull@njwg.cap.gov McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, and 24 attended powered aircraft and glider flight encampments
Wing Government Relations (see photo). The wingʼs drill team took first place in region competition and advanced to
Advisor:
CAPʼs National Cadet Competition in Oregon. More than 115 cadets participated in 16
Lt. Col. Wayne Fox
national cadet activities held throughout the country in 2009.
wayne.fox@njwg.cap.gov
The wingʼs emergency services mission provides training and credentialing to national
standards for CAP officers in search and rescue (SAR), emergency mission management
P.O. Box 16099
McGuire AFB, NJ 08641-6099 and disaster relief. The wing is a member of the New Jersey SAR Council and the New
Phone: 609-723-8200 Jersey Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT); members participated in two
Fax: 609-723-8470 state CERT exercises in 2009. The wing earned an excellent rating in the 2009 SAR
E-mail: hq@njwg.cap.gov evaluation conducted by the U.S. Air Force, and the wingʼs mission management team
Web Site: www.njwg.cap.gov took third place at the Northeast Region SAR Competition. In 2009 the wing held 10
statewide SAR exercises, responded to 25 actual Air Force SAR missions and supported
*Financial data provided by wing commander two Air Force training missions to improve the nationʼs capabilities to respond to threats.
The wing also assisted state police counterdrug efforts by flying more than 60 hours of
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reconnaissance OLUNTEER H
The wing holds aOURS : $5,000,000.00
seat at the State Police/Office of
Emergency Management Regional Operations Intelligence Center.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$3.4 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
496 senior members
411 cadets
”
Squadrons: 27
Aircraft:
12 Cessnas
1 GA-8 CAP National Commander Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter
2 gliders
Vehicles: 14
State Funding: New Mexico Wing
$170,800 for July 1, 2009-June members serve their nation
30, 2010* and $220,400 for July and state on a variety of
1, 2008-June 30, 2009* fronts, including:
Finds: 3
Youth Leadership: New
Saves: 3
Mexico cadets participate in
the Cadet Council, can
Contact Information: attend several encampments
National Commander: and take airplane flights.
They helped with Wreaths
Southwest Region Commander: Across America, CAPʼs
Col. Joseph C. Jensen annual salute to the nationʼs
Joseph.Jensen@swr.cap.gov veterans; served as color
guards at many events,
Wing including some associated
with the state Legislature; and were on hand for the Spaceport America ground-breaking,
Contact Information: which was also attended by New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson.
Wing Commander: Aerospace Education: Maj. Ted Spitzmiller, external aerospace education officer for
Col. Richard F. Himebrook the wing, wrote a comprehensive space exploration history in two volumes — “Dawn of the
HimebrookR@totacc.com
Space Age” and “To the Moon and Towards the Future.” Astronaut Sid Gutierrez said these
Advisor: books taught him new things about the space program! Spitzmiller also released
Lt. Col. Louis Braddi “Enchanted Wings — A History of New Mexico CAP 1941-2010.” In addition, the wingʼs
lbraddi@hotmail.com aerospace education members influence the aerospace aspirations of students in
Wing Mailing Address: classrooms across the state.
P.O. Box 5069 Emergency Services: The wing flies summer “lake patrols” looking for those in
Kirtland AFB, NM 87185 distress, has developed a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Military
Phone: 505-268-5678 Affairs and has participated in nine emergencies as well as training exercises, one involving
Fax: 505-268-3469 four states.
Web Site: www.nmcap.org
Homeland Security: The wing checked low-level routes for the U.S. Air Force,
*Financial data provided by wing commander participated in Falcon Virgo to help train crews to defend Washington, D.C., and helped with
customs radar calibrations.

Training: The wing provided professional adult leadership training, hosting six-state
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training activities in 2009.
OLUNTEER OURS
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$1.8 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
1,169 cadets
”
Squadrons: 66
Aircraft:
13 Cessnas
1 Maule CAP National Commander Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter
1 Blanik glider
Vehicles: 19 With more than 2,400
State Grants: about $120,000* members, New York is the
Finds: 14 largest wing in Civil Air Patrolʼs
nine-state Northeast Region.
Contact Information: With a strong emphasis on
National Commander: emergency services, disaster
Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter relief and cadet programs, as
courtera@earthlink.net well as counterdrug and
Northeast Region Commander: homeland security, the New
Col. Christopher J. Hayden York Wing continues to raise
Chayden@ner.cap.gov the bar for itself, and it recently
unveiled a state-of-the-art
Wing Operations Center at wing
headquarters in White Plains,
Contact Information: N.Y.
Wing Commander: Wing aircrews accumulated more than 3,305 flying hours in 2009. Those hours
Col. Kenneth J. Andreu included search and rescue missions and exercises, homeland security tasks such as
KennethjA@aol.com fighter intercept missions and military support for the state Air National Guard, weather
damage assessment in cooperation with state agencies and Operation Vigilant Guard, a
Advisor:
multi-agency exercise that simulated an earthquake in Buffalo. The wing also flew more
Lt. Col. Andrew Liddle
than 570 counterdrug mission hours, assisting law enforcement agencies in reducing the
aliddle@stny.rr.com
amount of illegal drugs on the streets. The U.S. Air Force evaluated the wing on its
24 Loop Road, Building One emergency services capabilities and preparedness, rating New York as “outstanding” and
Westchester County Airport as a “benchmark” for other wings. The wing also placed third in CAPʼs Northeast Region
White Plains, NY 10604-1218 Search and Rescue Competition.
Phone: 914-683-1000 Cadet programs excelled in 2009. The wing once again held a successful cadet
Fax: 914-683-1005 leadership encampment and flight academy at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia.
E-mail: NewYorkWing@msn.com Its championship color guard team won CAPʼs National Cadet Competition in Oregon and
Web Site: www.nywg.cap.gov was invited to present the colors on the floor of the New York Senate (shown above). A
Senate resolution honored the cadetsʼ achievement.
*Financial data provided by wing commander In addition, the New York Wing conducted an aerospace education program in
schools, fostered aerospace excellence, provided orientation flights for its cadets,
conducted O CAP V
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Air Force OLUNTEER H OURS
flights and took : $5,000,000.00
teachers to the skies in CAPʼs Fly-
A-Teacher program.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$7.2 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
676 cadets
”
Squadrons: 49
Aircraft:
1 glider
Vehicles: 17 Civil Air Patrolʼs Ohio Wing
Finds: 13 emphasized its cadet program
over the past year, offering its
Contact Information: young volunteers educational
National Commander: opportunities and real-world
service.
Dayton Aero Cadet Squadron
706 was given an actual mystery
to solve when its members went
out to track an emergency
ccn15180@wowway.com
position indicating radio beacon
(EPIRB). EPIRBs are assigned
Wing to watercraft, but the signals
were emanating from a landfill in
Contact Information: the small town of Fostoria. With
Wing Commander: assistance from the landfillʼs
Col. Dave Winters maintenance supervisor, who
winters_dave@hotmail.com operated the siteʼs heavy
Wing Government Relations equipment, they found the
Advisor: beacon atop a 300-foot mound
Maj. Bryan Lee of rubble. A used boatʼs new
br9an@aol.com owner, not realizing the
Wing Mailing Address: significance of the EPIRB, had
P.O. Box 3990 tossed it out. Cadet Airman
Columbus, OH 43218-3990 Zachary Gregg, Cadet Airman
Phone: 614-338-8198 1st Class Joseph Schwartz and
Fax: 614-338-8292 Maj. Mark Swigart used direction-finding equipment to track their target.
E-mail: glrohwa@gmail.com Elsewhere in the state in a career shadow program, Cadet Sr. Airman Erin Fetters,
above, of the Youngstown ARS Composite Squadron got the opportunity to trail U.S. Coast
Web Site: www.ohwg.cap.gov
Guard helicopter pilot Lt. Sarah Wyne, a recent Coast Guard Academy graduate, on the
job at Air Station Detroit. Besides taking a two-hour helicopter orientation flight aboard
one of the stationʼs rescue helicopters, Fetters was introduced to various base personnel,
including O CAP V
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rescue divers. OLUNTEER OURS H : $5,000,000.00
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$3 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
422 senior members

”
265 cadets
Squadrons: 17
Aircraft: 9 Cessnas
Finds: 4
The Oklahoma Wing actively supports
cadet programs, emergency services and
Contact Information: aerospace education through activities that
National Commander: are fun, instructive and beneficial to the
Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter community.
courtera@earthlink.net In 2009, the wing hosted a weeklong
Southwest Region Commander: National Flight Academy. During the activity
Col. Joseph C. Jensen 18 cadets from nine states received 10 hours
Joseph.Jensen@swr.cap.gov of flight instruction from nearly a dozen
instructors, flying up to two sorties each day
Wing in the wingʼs aircraft. The cadets also visited
nearby Tinker Air Force Base, the wingʼs
Contact Information: headquarters and home to the U.S. Navyʼs E-
Wing Commander: 6B aircraft and the U.S. Air Forceʼs Air
Col. Robert H. Castle Warning and Control System squadrons.
rcastle@cox.net More than 50 veterans, along with cadets
Wing Government Relations and senior members from the Oklahoma City
Advisor: metropolitan areaʼs five squadrons, attended
Maj. Michael L. Galiga the annual Wreaths Across America
mike@asonegroup.com ceremony Dec. 12 in what Maj. Russell Davis, event project officer, said was the largest
Wing Mailing Address: turnout in the eventʼs four-year history. It also marked the first time the ceremony was
3800 A Avenue, Room 309 organized and sponsored by the wing. Ceremonies featured a Civil Air Patrol color guard
Mail Stop L-39 Building 240 and active-duty members of the Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard and
Tinker AFB, OK 73145-9117 Merchant Marine. Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Sarah A. Wood, pictured here, was part of
Phone: 405-736-6044 the CAP color guard for the event.
Fax: 405-734-5518 In November, along with members of CAPʼs Texas Wing, Oklahoma Wing cadets
E-mail: okwinghq@yahoo.com and senior members from squadrons at Altus, Enid, Muskogee, Norman, Oklahoma City,
Tinker Air Force Base and Tulsa participated in a search and rescue exercise at Alva
Web Site: www.okwg.cap.gov
Regional Airport. Their practice sessions were put to the test in December, when aircraft
from the Muskogee squadron assisted law enforcement officials in a missing vehicle
search and, again in January, when two aircraft and crews were used to assist in the
search for a missing Oklahoma University student. Aircraft were launched from Tulsa
and Norman airports within hours after law enforcement requested assistance.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$1.4 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
215 cadets
”
Squadrons: 17
Aircraft:
2 gliders
Vehicles: 22
Finds: 12
Saves: 3
National Commander:
lfmyrick@aol.com
Wing
Contact Information: Oregon Wing Capts. Winton Adcock, center, and Scott Bartholomew meet with Lina
Wing Commander: Ma, a research scientist for the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
Col. Brian L. Bishop (DOGAMI). Ma is part of a geological team studying the majestic but unstable slopes of
bbishop@cap.gov Mount Hood in an effort to prepare for potential disaster.
Wing Government Relations The wing joined forces with the geologists from the state agency in 2009 to conduct
Advisor: photographic surveys of Mount Hoodʼs slopes and debris flows in the mountain valleys and
Col. Brian L. Bishop to participate in a ground team exercise in which a minor volcanic eruption of the mountain
bbishop@cap.gov was simulated.
Wing Mailing Address: The photographs are being used in the stateʼs ongoing study of debris hazards on the
28735 Grumman Drive peak, 50 miles east of Portland.
Eugene, OR 97402 “For the CAP members, at least the crew I served on, this was a rare opportunity to
Phone: 541-688-9408 expand our knowledge of the geological formations on Mount Hood and the potential
Fax: 541-689-9509 extent of debris flow dependent on the various causes of flow and to learn pieces of the
E-mail: orwghq@yahoo.com science beyond what we see in a potential disaster scenario,” said Capt. Nick Ham. “We
Web Site: orwg.uscap.us also developed an understanding of how to integrate the scientistsʼ maps with our aviation
charts and to determine the safest way to accomplish their goals.”
The wing flew six two-hour sorties in support of the mission, each using a two-member

CAP aircrew. A representative from DOGAMI was on board as well. Some 24 man-hours
ALUE F
were spent on the mission.
OLUNTEER OURS
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$1.3 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
“
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
1,053 cadets
Squadrons: 74
”
Aircraft:
13 Cessnas
1 Maule
Vehicles: 42
Grants: $265,000*
Finds: 18
Saves: 5
National Commander:
Chayden@ner.cap.gov
Wing
Wing Commander:
Col. Mark A. Lee 2009 was an active year for Civil Air Patrolʼs Pennsylvania Wing. Cadets were
ColMarkLeecap@prodigy.net busy helping veterans, packing Christmas boxes for deployed troops, above, and
Wing Government Relations collecting coats for the needy, while senior members portrayed victims in Operation
Advisor: Red Rose IV, the National Guardʼs annual training exercise for counterterrorism.
Lt. Col. Robert Meinert
They also visited St. Luke's Good Shepherd Pediatric Center as part of a contingent
rlmeinert@gmail.com
Wing Mailing Address: of Pilots for Kids, a national volunteer organization supported by CAP and
Building 3-108 professional and military pilots.
Fort Indiantown Gap The wing continued its focused approach to professional development and
Annville, PA 17003-5002 training, as 2009 saw 98 members complete Squadron Leadership School, with 46
Phone: 717-861-2335
continuing on to complete basic training by earning CAPʼs Gen. Benjamin O. Davis
Fax: 717-861-2164
E-mail: hq@pawg.cap.gov Jr. Award. These numbers nearly doubled the national average for Level II
Web Site: www.pawg.cap.gov completions. In addition, the wing set a new attendance record this year with eight
members completing National Staff College and six going on to complete Level V
for the Gill Robb Wilson Award — CAPʼs highest professional development award
for senior members.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$5.2 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
“
Wing
Volunteer Members:
415 senior members
761 cadets
”
Squadrons: 50
Aircraft: 3 Cessnas
Government Funding: $8,000*
Finds: 1 Thrilled to be U.S.
citizens, Puerto Ricans
Contact Information: are dedicated to giving
back through volunteerism,
National Commander:
as evidenced by the
robust membership and
courtera@earthlink.net activities of Civil Air
Southeast Commander: Patrolʼs Puerto Rico Wing.
Col. James M. Rushing The skills Cadet 2nd
jrushing@cap.gov Lt. Luis Y. Rivera learned
in the Mayaguez Cadet
Squadron have been put
Wing to the test a remarkable
Contact Information: two times, saving two
Wing Commander: lives. The first incident
Col. Rafael C. Roman occurred during lunchtime
rafael.roman@prwg.us at Riveraʼs school, where a man toting a can of gasoline in preparation for cutting the
grass accidently set himself on fire. Rivera ran to help, pushing the man to the ground
and rolling him to extinguish the flames. He then doused the remaining fire with water,
Advisor:
told his friends to set up a perimeter, covered the man with damp blankets from a neighbor
Lt. Col. Carlos Munoz and called an ambulance. Then, during a school field trip to Old San Juan, he noticed a
carlos.munoz@prwg.us friend who was pale and still. Rivera jumped into action, making his friend raise his arms
Wing Mailing Address: to facilitate breathing and covering him with a coat to keep him warm while the school bus
P.O. Box 9066521 detoured to a hospital. Unknown to Rivera, his friend was asthmatic. Riveraʼs actions,
San Juan, PR 00906-6521 learned in CAP, helped save his life.
Phone: 787-723-6001 The wingʼs senior members, meanwhile, have been schooling themselves in aerial
E-mail: prwadm@prtc.net photography. They took more than 90 photos above Caribbean Petroleum Corp. oil refinery
Web Site: www.prwg.us in Bayamon, where 15 fuel tanks exploded. Rocking the nearby San Juan metropolitan
area, the blast produced a huge cloud of black smoke, rising to 20,000 feet and prompting
*Financial data provided by wing commander the Federal Aviation Administration to issue a temporary flight restriction. CAP, which
received special permission to fly into the area, was the only agency that flew a photo

reconnaissance mission in the explosionʼs aftermath. Images were delivered to the Puerto
ALUE F
Rico Emergency Management Agency.
OLUNTEER OURS
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$1.4 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
“
Wing
Volunteer Members:
127 senior members
123 cadets
”
Squadrons: 5
Aircraft: 3 Cessnas
Vehicles: 9
Finds: 5
National Commander:
Chayden@ner.cap.gov
Wing
Wing Commander:
Col. Anthony Gagliardi
tgagli14@yahoo.com
Advisor: In 2009 the Rhode Island Wing conducted numerous activities in support of its
Col. Anthony Gagliardi legislatively mandated missions of emergency services, cadet programs and aerospace
tgagli14@yahoo.com education.
Wing Mailing Address: The wing assisted the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency and the state
644 Airport Road, Suite D police in conducting a missing person search.
Warwick, RI 02886 More than 90 cadets graduated from the wingʼs spring encampment, participated in
Phone: 401-737-8490 numerous Memorial Day parades and assisted with the Amica Ironman Triathlon, which
Fax: 401-732-0532 attracted 6,000 participants, and the CVS 5K, which featured more than 10,000 runners.
E-mail: Above, Lt. Gov. Elaine Roberts, a member of the wingʼs legislative squadron, poses
ralphmaiorano@hotmail.com with cadets.
Web Site: www.riwg.cap.gov Other community service initiatives included assisting the state Air National Guard
during its annual air show and the state Army National Guard during its international
*Financial data provided by wing commander parachute competition, LEAPFEST, in which more than 20 countries participated.
Since the wing certified 18 senior members in both Incident Command System courses
VALUE OF WING’S V
300 and
ALUE O CAP V
400, it willFbe compliantOLUNTEER H : $5,000,000.00
with the National Incident
OURS Management System for many
years to come.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$571,517


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
590 senior members
504 cadets
”
Squadrons: 28
Aircraft:
9 Cessnas
Vehicles: 24
Finds: 13
Saves: 1
National Commander:
Wing
Wing Commander:
Col. Jay H. Lindler
jay@lindler.com
Wing Government Relations The South Carolina Wing worked regularly with Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter during
Advisor: 2009, providing targets for F-16 pilots involving intruders in U.S. coastal air space and
Brig. Gen. Phil Leventis, USAF portraying lost pilots and security risks within the state. This provides training for the U.S.
(Ret) Air Force and evaluations during inspections, as well as training for Civil Air Patrol in
leventis@ftc-i.net communicating with and working with the Air Force.
Wing Mailing Address: Members have also been completing standardization education in working with the
P.O. Box 280065 state Emergency Management Division. This includes recurrent training in CAP Cessna
Columbia, SC 29228-0065 182s and 172s to ensure CAP in South Carolina is ready for service during natural
Phone: 803-822-5470 disasters, including floods, forest fires, tornados, earthquakes and hurricanes, as well as
Fax: 803-822-5326 man-made disasters.
E-mail: scwa@scwg.cap.gov Shown here, Maj. Francis H. Smith and Capt. Michael L. Moore pass over Lake Murray as
Web Site: www.scwg.cap.gov they return to home base in Columbia in the wingʼs Cessna 182RG following an all-day flight
clinic in Anderson.
Cadets, who are the future pilots and airmen for the Air Force and enlisted personnel in
other armed services, also received training during Cadet Training Weekends and the Wing
VALUE OF WING’S V
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ALUE Cadets F enroll inOLUNTEER H
Solo Encampment OURS : $5,000,000.00
to earn their license to fly, and they
participate in training flights in C-130s.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$2.1 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
207 senior members

”
158 cadets
Squadrons: 11
Aircraft: 7 Cessnas
Finds: 3
National Commander:
Commander:
bsrk01@neb.rr.com
Wing
Wing Commander:
Col. Teresa Schimelfening
capsdwingcc@gmail.com
Wing Government Relations The South Dakota Wing has been active this past year. The wing sent aircraft and
Advisor: personnel to North Dakota to assist in relief efforts associated with the Red River
Col. Teresa Schimelfening flooding. The wing was also asked to provide photos of the James River (above), the
capsdwingcc@gmail.com Moreau River on the Cheyenne Reservation and Brown County flooding.
Wing Mailing Address: Support for military organizations in the state included flying survey flights for both
101 Saint Joseph St., Suite 103 Ellsworth Air Force Base and the National Guard and looking for new towers along low-
Rapid City, SD 57701 level flying routes as well as within the Powder River Military Operational Area. Training
Phone: 605-394-5206 support was provided to the Guardʼs F-16s as they trained for their Air Defense mission.
Fax: 650-394-5208 Further solidifying a longstanding relationship with South Dakota State University,
E-mail: sdwa@earthlink.net the wing devoted 275 flight hours to animal tracking around the Black Hills and other
Web Site: www.sdcap.us areas of the state.
Though no major fires occurred this year, the wing continues to support the
*Financial data provided by wing commander Department of Agriculture with training for its Wildland Fire personnel.
Overall, the wing flew 422 hours during South Dakotaʼs fiscal year in support of
missions directly affecting the state. This constituted 31 percent of the wingʼs overall
VALUE OF WING’S V ALUE F
flying hours.
O CAP V OLUNTEER OURS H : $5,000,000.00
VOLUNTEER HOURS
$674,810


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
604 senior members
427 cadets

”
Squadrons: 33
Aircraft:
9 Cessnas
Vehicles: 23
Operating efficiently
Finds: 5
and unobtrusively in
the background, the
Contact Information: Tennessee Wing is on
National Commander:
hand to serve its fellow
citizens in a variety of
circumstances.
Southeast Commander:
Col. James M. Rushing When Remote Area
jrushing@cap.gov Medical Volunteer Corps
(RAM) offered one of
Wing its free medical clinics
in Knoxville, members
Contact Information: of the Tennessee Wing
Wing Commander: handled the logistics of
Col. Barry Melton parking and directions
tncap204@bellsouth.net for the thousands who showed up. RAM founder Lt. Col. Stan Brock, shown here piloting
a C-47 that saw service in the Normandy invasion helping deliver both medical supplies
Advisor:
and personnel for RAM, joined CAP as it became clear both organizations shared common
Lt. Col. Donald Miller
assets and goals. As more American citizens desperately need health services, RAM is
dmiller@tnwg.cap.gov
Wing Mailing Address: shifting its focus from third world countries to the U.S. Brock foresees increasing
P.O. Box 250 cooperation between his organization and CAP, supporting one another in response to
Alcoa, TN 37701-0250 disasters.
Phone: 865-342-4880 Just last fall, the Tennessee Wing responded to a natural disaster by filling 12 computer
Fax: 865-342-4882 disks with aerial images of flood damage. The photographs, each marked with a specific
E-mail: tnwg@tnwg.cap.gov latitude and longitude to pinpoint a location, were passed on to the city manager and police
Web Site: www.tnwg.cap.gov chief in East Ridge. The local officials used the photos to assign ground crews, whether
to aid in evacuations or to shore up critical infrastructure, and to help make the case for
federal assistance. William R. Whitson, East Ridge city manager, described CAPʼs work
as “an incredible resource,” adding, “I would wholeheartedly support having that resource
VALUE OF WING’S V ALUE F O CAP V
available in the future.”
OLUNTEER OURS H : $5,000,000.00
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$674,810


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
1,582 cadets
Squadrons: 74
Aircraft:
31 Cessnas
2 gliders
Vehicles: 32
Finds: 40
”
Texas Wingʼs Maureen

Louis Adams prepares for a
training flight for Teachers
Contact Information: in Space, a national
National Commander: program changing the way
Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter students learn about space
courtera@earthlink.net exploration. She and six
Southwest Region Commander: other teachers from across
Col. Joseph C. Jensen the country will soon travel
Joseph.Jensen@swr.cap.gov in space and return to the
classroom to inspire their
Wing students. Introduced at the
NewSpace 2009 Conference
Contact Information: as part of the next
Wing Commander:
generation of space explorers, the selected group of teachers is named Pathfinder 7.
Col. Joe R. Smith
“They will be the first astronaut teachers to fly in space and return to the classroom,
jsmith@cap.gov
paving the way for hundreds to follow,” said Edward Wright, project manager of the
Teachers in Space program.
Advisors:
The candidates are training to one day fly on reusable, suborbital spacecraft under
Maj. Robert A. Beeley
bob@beeley.net development by private companies. Four of these teachers, including Adams, are Civil Air
and Patrol aerospace education members, or AEMs.
Lt. Col. Gordie L. White Adams is an elementary school teacher and principal in Killeen. She established one
gordie@att.net of the first elementary robotics programs in the nation, has been a guest instructor at the
Wing Mailing Address: U.S. Space Camp and has flown two weightless experiments on NASA aircraft. A CAP
P.O. Box 154997 member since 2002, Adams says the organizationʼs resources for aerospace education
Waco, TX 76715 are what led her to join.
Phone: 254-867-9328 Suborbital spaceflights are expected to begin in the next two to four years. The flights
Fax: 866-867-6764 have been donated by and purchased from five private suborbital companies. Unlike
E-mail: admin@txwgcap.org spacecraft used by the International Space Station, the new vehicles will be fully reusable.
Web Site: www.txwgcap.org To train for the space expedition, the astronaut teachers toured facilities at NASA
Dryden Flight Center, NASA Ames Research Center, Edwards Air Force Base and the
Mojave Air and Space Port in 2009. They also completed high-gravity and zero-gravity
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flights. TheFPathfinders will
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receive additional OURS
OLUNTEER : $5,000,000.00
training and help develop the training
curriculum for future Teachers in Space candidates.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$7.9 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
352 senior members
286 cadets
”
Squadrons: 14
Aircraft:
7 Cessnas
Vehicles: 12
Cadet Capts. Rae Niedfeldt, left,
and Arielle Weeks, members of Civil Air
Finds: 15
Patrolʼs championship drill team,
Saves: 10
celebrate their teamʼs first-place finish
in the 2009 National Cadet Competition
Contact Information: by posing in front of the 3-foot U.S. Air
National Commander: Force Chief of Staff Sweepstakes
Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter Trophy. The Utah Wing cadets and their
courtera@earthlink.net 12 teammates took top honors during
four days of competition at Linfield
Commander:
College and the Evergreen Air & Space
Museum in McMinnville, Ore.
mutroc@comcast.net
The Utah Wing drill team was led by
Cadet Lt. Col. Cheston Newhall. The
Wing team took first place in four of seven
Contact Information: categories in the National Cadet
Wing Commander: Competition, known as NCC to cadets.
Col. Jerry E. Wellman It is held each summer after teams
jw7sar@gmail.com compete at both the wing and region
Wing Government Relations levels to earn the right to compete
Advisor: nationally. Some even begin the journey
Lt. Col. Jon Niedfeldt by competing in a group-level
jon.niedfeldt@gmail.com competition. Because it takes so much
Wing Mailing Address: time and hard work just to get to NCC,
Utah Wing Building the event is often billed as “the Best
640 N 2360 W Meets the Best.”
Salt Lake City, UT 84116 The Utah Wing cadets, representing CAPʼs five-state Rocky Mountain Region,
Phone: 801-533-5456 competed against teams from the seven other CAP regions. Events included a uniform
Fax: 801-532-0229
inspection, a mile run and both indoor and outdoor military drill routines, such as posting
Web Site: www.cap.utah.gov
and retrieving the American flag. Cadets were also tested on their knowledge of customs,
*Financial data provided by wing commander courtesies and Air Force and CAP history through a written exam and on their knowledge
of aerospace through a panel quiz similar to TVʼs “Jeopardy.”
It was the Utah Wingʼs first drill team national title since 1956.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$1.2 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
149 senior members
86 cadets
”
Squadrons: 8
Aircraft: 3 Cessnas
State Grant: $60,000*
Finds: 2
National Commander:
Chayden@ner.cap.gov
Wing
Wing Commander:
Col. Thomas P. Benckert Jr.
tbenckert@gmail.com
Advisor:
Lt. Col. Michael Davidson
Civil Air Patrol's Vermont Wing is a valuable asset for citizens of the state. The wing
vermontcap@gmail.com
continues to perform its congressionally mandated missions of emergency services, cadet
programs and aerospace education while branching out into new missions in support of
65 NCO Drive
state needs.
South Burlington, VT
As a full partner in Vermont's Emergency Response Plans, the wing constantly trains
05403-5873 to ensure its readiness in the event its members are needed. In the photo, Maj. Barbara
Phone: 802-660-5904 Leary and Cadet Master Sgt. Max Danis are briefed by Sid Giradin, CAP-U.S. Air Force
Fax: 802-660-5475 state director, during a recent search and rescue training evaluation.
E-mail: VTWing@gmail.com The Vermont Wingʼs cadet program, although small, continues to be a great example
Web Site: www.vtcap.gov of the exceptional quality of these Vermont youth and their volunteer mentors. This past
year the Green Mountain Composite Squadron, based at Burlington Air National Guard
Base in South Burlington, was selected as CAPʼs Northeast Region Squadron of
Distinction – a prestigious honor denoting the unit as the best one for cadets in the nine
VALUE OF WING’S V
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making up F the region. OLUNTEER H OURS : $5,000,000.00
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$487,474


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
808 senior members

”
620 cadets
Squadrons: 31
Finds: 21 Department of Homeland Security.
Saves: 1 o 2,045 man-hours.
o More than 600 flying hours.
o 20,000 miles driven in mission
Contact Information: support.
National Commander: Training missions – 16 major
Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter exercises, committing another 2,530 man-
hours, some carried out jointly with other
search and rescue groups and the Virginia
Middle East Region Commander: Department of Emergency Management.
Col. Joseph R. Vazquez Statewide cadet encampments –
joevazquez@verizon.net Two, with more than 170 senior members
The numbers tell the story for the and cadets participating each year.
Virginia Wing during 2008-09: Cadets obtaining service academy
Wing Emergency services missions – 103, appointments –
including:
Contact Information: o Extended aerial communication
o U.S. Air Force Academy – three.
o U.S .Military Academy – two.
Wing Commander: support to local and U.S. Forest o U.S. Naval Academy – one.
Col. David A. Carter Service personnel fighting the 2008 o U.S. Coast Guard Academy – one.
dcarter001@msn.com fire in the Dismal Swamp. Cadet orientation flights – 200.
Wing Government Relations o Air and ground search and Orientation flights for Air Force
Advisor: communication support for a legally ROTC and Junior Air Force ROTC units
blind hiker missing in Rockingham in Virginia – 152.
Maj. James L. Quinn County. Participation in aerospace
jquinnjr@jasquinn.com o One other missing person search. education activities –
Wing Mailing Address: o Two missing or downed aircraft o Several events at the Steven F.
7401 Airfield Drive searches. Udvar-Hazy Center and other
Richmond, VA 23237-2250 o 91 missions searching for activated aviation museums.
Phone: 804-743-2220 emergency locator transmitters in o Support for local community service
aircraft, emergency position events.
Fax: 804-743-2223 indicating radio beacons in o Support for air shows at Langley Air
E-mail: admin@vawg.cap.gov watercraft and personal locater Force Base, Naval Air Station
Web Site: www.vawg.cap.gov beacons carried by hikers. Oceana and Danville Regional
o Two aerial photo missions. Airport.
*Financial data provided by wing commander o Five other missions. Various drug demand reduction
o Six counterdrug surveillance missions events for cadets
with more than 100 sorties flown. Wing-wide support for Wreaths
VALUE OF WING’S Vo Several O CAP V
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in support of the H OURS
Across America
: $5,000,000.00
VOLUNTEER HOURS
$3.4 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
422 senior members
215 cadets
”
Squadrons: 12
Aircraft:
1 glider
Vehicles: 21
Saves: 2
National Commander:
Wing Contact
Information:
Wing Commander:
Col. Dennis D. Barron
cadet411@earthlink.net
Advisor: Saving lives is at the heart of Civil Air Patrolʼs mission to provide emergency services.
Col. Dennis D. Barron Despite “above and beyond” efforts from West Virginia Wing search crews, the life of Dr.
cadet411@earthlink.net Kwan Kwok, pilot and sole occupant of his new Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche, ended
Wing Mailing Address: when his plane went down in the mountainous terrain of southern West Virginia. Kwokʼs
112 Airport Road family expressed its deep appreciation to the CAP volunteers who worked on this
mission, aware that — without them — the body of their beloved son and brother might
Charleston, WV 25311-1056
never have been located.
Phone: 304-343-8866 Assisted from a distance by CAP members Capt. Guy Loughridge of the Rocky
Fax: 304-343-9487 Mountain Region, an expert in radar analysis, and Capt. Justin Ogden of the Arizona
E-mail: WVWingHQ@aol.com Wing, a pioneer in cell phone forensics, West Virginia Wing members were able to
Web Site: www.wvwg.cap.gov narrow their search. The pilot was flying from Texas to the D.C. area, but no flight plan
had been filed. Five CAP aircrews flew a grid pattern along the suspected flight path,
*Financial data provided by wing commander with a sixth plane operating a high bird communications platform. Ground teams and
search crews responded from across the wing, including the Charleston Cadet, Beckley
and Lewisburg Composite and other squadrons. Following two days in the air, when the
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took senior and cadet OURS : $5,000,000.00
members six hours to reach the
heavily wooded scene of the crash.
VOLUNTEER HOURS
$1.2 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
748 senior members
624 cadets
”
Squadrons: 29
Aircraft:
11 Cessnas
2 gliders
Vehicles: 21
Finds: 1 The Washington Wingʼs
accomplishments were on
public display in 2009 as the
Contact Information: wing delivered emergency
National Commander:
services and showcased
cadet achievements.
Winter snows followed by
heavy rains resulted in
lfmyrick@aol.com flooding and landslides in the
western part of the state (see
photo). The wing responded
Wing with aircrews, equipped with
Contact Information: digital imaging equipment, to
Wing Commander: assess present and potential
Col. David E. Maxwell damage. Members from five
wawgcc@wawg.cap.gov composite squadrons made
Wing Government Relations 21 flights over two days, taking about 800 images, which were passed on to officials
Advisors: who made decisions about evacuations, critical infrastructure and government aid.
Col. Theodore Tax Aerial reconnaissance flights were coordinated by a “high-bird” plane. Photos and data
t2fly@aol.com were continually posted on CAPʼs Web Mission Information Reporting System (WMIRS) to
and keep those on the ground fully updated.
Capt. Mark Donges The stateʼs citizens never know when helping hands from CAP volunteers will come in
CaptDonges@comcast.net handy, as evidenced by two CAP members rushing to the rescue of a pilot in a homemade
Wing Mailing Address: airplane, which started to burn after a hard landing at Chehalis-Centralia Airport. Grabbing
P.O. Box 4459 a fire extinguisher from a nearby CAP aircraft, the two rescuers extinguished the flames,
Joint Base Lewis-McChord AFB, helped extract the pilot and contacted pilots still in the air to warn them to stay clear.
WA 98438-0459 This CAP brand of public service and commitment filters down to the cadet program,
Phone: 253-982-7774 which helps shape outstanding Washington youth. One, Cadet 2nd Lt. Nicholas Rider of
Fax: 253-982-7779 Monroe, has successfully melded his CAP experiences with his family history to pay tribute
Web Site: www.wawg.cap.gov to veterans with a series of books documenting their stories of service. CAP, he said, is a
big reason behind this endeavor, giving him “many wonderful opportunities to further my
education and also learn real-world skills such as leadership and moral training, which I was
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apply to this OLUNTEER OURS H : $5,000,000.00
VOLUNTEER HOURS
$3.1 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
Wing
2009 Statistics:
Volunteer Members:
719 senior members
389 cadets
Squadrons: 35
”
Vehicles: 22
Finds: 7
Saves: 1
The Wisconsin Wingʼs
Contact Information: year was highlighted by
two unusual and very
National Commander:
different missions for
which Civil Air Patrol
courtera@earthlink.net planes and personnel are
Great Lakes Region Commander: uniquely qualified.
Col. Charles L. Carr Jr. The fighter jets of the
ccn15180@wowway.com Wisconsin Air National
Guard — shown here
Wing inside a newly remodeled
aircraft hangar at the
Contact Information: Guardʼs 115th Fighter
Wing Commander: Wing in Madison —
Col. Donald J. Haffner routinely practice with
donaldhaffner@yahoo.com “low-and-slow” Civil Air Patrol Cessnas to perfect skills to track and force down small aircraft.
Wing Government Relations Wisconsin Wing pilots and crews have served as practice intercept targets for the Guard since
Advisor: the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Lt. Col. Jeff Wiswell Practice catapulted into reality last April when an intruderʼs small plane invaded U.S.
wisgroup1@aol.com airspace from Canada. While the intrusion turned out to be a misguided suicide attempt by a
lovesick flight school student, never deemed a threat, the incident was still viewed as “a wake-
up call to would-be intruders that our training to contain them is ongoing and we are ever
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vigilant,” said Lt. Col. Jeff Wiswell, the Wisconsin Wingʼs public affairs officer.
Madison, WI 53704
The wing successfully shifted from homeland security to ecological endeavors when its
Phone: 608-242-3067
aircraft and crews also proved to be a cost-effective answer to tally the stateʼs white-tailed deer.
Fax: 608-242-3068 Partnering with The Wildlife Society, a student organization in the College of Natural Resources
Web Site: www.wiwgcap.org at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, CAP planes flew aerial surveillance at 1,000 feet
above ground level near dusk, when the deer could be easily spotted.
Counting deer from the air is a new approach that appears to yield more accurate data for
distinct areas in the state. Information collected helps with management of the deer population.
VOLUNTEER HOURS
$2.4 MILLION


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.
“
Wing
Volunteer Members:
165 senior members
60 cadets
”
Squadrons: 10
Aircraft: 5 Cessnas
Vehicles: 10
State Funding: $103,726.50* CAP National Commander Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter
Finds: 3
Saves: 7
National Commander:
Commander:
mutroc@comcast.net
Wing
Wing Commander:
Col. Stanley A. Skrabut With its squadrons widely dispersed across the state, it was all the more significant for
wywg.cc@capwyhq.org the Wyoming Wing to bring together members at its first Orientation Flight Weekend, giving
Wing Government Relations them the opportunity to socialize and discuss common issues and possible solutions. The
Advisor: highlight of the weekend for many, however, was the opportunity to fly in a glider.
Col. William Morton Twenty-five cadets from five squadrons and 18 senior members from eight squadrons
seawolf71@q.com and wing headquarters participated in the weekend. Lending a hand as well were four
Wing Mailing Address: Colorado Wing members, who saw that two of their wingʼs gliders were towed safely more
P.O. Box 9507 than 360 miles for Boulder to Lander so Wyoming Wing cadets could be introduced to
Cheyenne, WY 82003-9507 powerless flight. Four of the wingʼs powered aircraft were also put to use during the
Phone: 307-773-4405 weekend.
Fax: 307-773-4783 Following a safety briefing from Wing Commander Col. Stan Skrabut and the
E-mail: wywg.wa@capwyhq.org orientation pilots, the cadets helped the Colorado crews with glider assembly and then
Web Site: www.capwyhq.org learned glider launch and wing-runner procedures before they could settle into the gliderʼs
passenger seat.
*Financial data provided by wing commander Although the event confirmed the Wyoming Wingʼs commitment to a strong cadet
program — cadets rate the opportunity to fly as one of CAPʼs main attractions — almost
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on hand, some of them
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also experiencing their first flight
in a glider.
VOLUNTEER HOURS:
$499,110


Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

education program,
schools across the
figures in aviation
a recently revamped
for middle and high
school students.
Cadets play an
important role in
service project,
Wreaths Across
graves of veterans
cadets helped place
some 161,000
in color guard and
honor guard units.

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Wing

At left: CAP members are well-versed in the skills

With 129 glass cockpit Cessna 182 Skylanes now

Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace edu-

Cadets play an impor-

State Funding: $553,500*

At left: CAP members are well-versed in the skills

With 129 glass cockpit Cessna 182 Skylanes now

Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

At left: CAP members are well-versed in the skills

With 129 glass cockpit Cessna 182 Skylanes now

Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

At left: CAP members are well-versed in the skills

With 129 glass cockpit Cessna 182 Skylanes now

Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

At left: CAP members are well-versed in the skills

With 129 glass cockpit Cessna 182 Skylanes now

Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

At left: CAP members are well-versed in the skills

With 129 glass cockpit Cessna 182 Skylanes now

Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

“ CAP’s volunteers are one

At left: CAP members are well-versed in the skills

With 129 glass cockpit Cessna 182 Skylanes now

Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

At left: CAP members are well-versed in the skills

With 129 glass cockpit Cessna 182 Skylanes now

Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

At left: CAP members are well-versed in the skills

With 129 glass cockpit Cessna 182 Skylanes now

Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

“ CAP’s volunteers are one

VALUE OF WING’S VALUE OF CAP VOLUNTEER HOURS: $5,000,000.00

At left: CAP members are well-versed in the skills

With 129 glass cockpit Cessna 182 Skylanes now

Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

At left: CAP members are well-versed in the skills

With 129 glass cockpit Cessna 182 Skylanes now

Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

At left: CAP members are well-versed in the skills

With 129 glass cockpit Cessna 182 Skylanes now

Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

At left: CAP members are well-versed in the skills

With 129 glass cockpit Cessna 182 Skylanes now

Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

At left: CAP members are well-versed in the skills

With 129 glass cockpit Cessna 182 Skylanes now

Civil Air Patrol:

For its aerospace

At left: CAP members are well-versed in the skills

With 129 glass cockpit Cessna 182 Skylanes now