North Central Region News
Volume 2008
Colonel Ronald Scheitzach receives the Iowa State Flag
from NCR Commander Colonel Sean Fagan symbolizing
the transfer of command to Scheitzach.
A video version of this story and albums of
all of the day’s events are available at:
www.ncrpao.org/specials/iawgcc.htm
In this Issue:
• Winter Emergency Services Exercises in South Dakota and Minnesota
• Cadets Excel at Missouri Wing Leadership School
• News from All Corners of the Region!!!!!
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February
By Capt. Chris Colvin
Iowa Wing Public Affairs Officer
“I am honored that Colonel Fagan is giving me the
opportunity to lead the Iowa Wing and be a part of this
organization’s great history, said Lt. Col Ronald
Scheitzach, the newly named Iowa Wing Commander.
Colonel Tomlinson leaves us with a terrific legacy and I
am very grateful for his leadership and guidance.”
Colonel Ralph Tomlinson had been the wing commander
for the past four years and played an integral part of
creating exciting opportunities for members of the Iowa
Wing. “I have had the good fortune to work with some of
the finest people in the Civil Air Patrol, said Tomlinson.
“This is an exciting time for the Iowa Wing. I know that
Lt. Col. Scheitzach will be an outstanding mentor and
leader who will successfully guide the members of the
Iowa Wing towards a successful future.”
Brig. Gen. Amy Courter, Interim CAP National
Commander, presided over the change-of-command
ceremony at Camp Dodge in front of the Iowa Wing
members. “The Civil Air Patrol, and in particular the Iowa
Wing, is fortunate to have leaders with the dedication,
passion, and integrity these gentlemen clearly
demonstrate,” Courter said.
Scheitzach, who was promoted to Colonel following the
change of command ceremony, brings a wealth of
experience to his new assignment. He has served as a
squadron commander, wing personnel officer and most
recently, and vice commander of the Iowa Wing. Colonel
Scheitzach lives in Dubuque, Iowa with his wife Lavona,
they have two sons who are career Air Force and a
daughter who is a nurse in Dubuque.
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 Commander’s
Column
Col. Sean Fagan
Commander,
North Central Region
If there is one thing that is
constant with the Civil Air
Patrol, it is change.
Change in an organization
of this magnitude is
inevitable. In the past few
months, there have been several changes within the
North Central Region.
Colonel Ronald Scheitzach was recently promoted
as the Wing Commander of the Iowa Wing. This
change of Command took place in January, after
Colonel Ralph Tomlinson completed his term as the
Wing Commander.
Lt. Col. John Quilling was recently selected to
become the Wing Commander of the Minnesota
Wing. The Change of Command will take placed in
April during the Minnesota Wing Conference.
We have also had some changes within the North
Central Region Staff. Lt. Col. Mike Marek, the
Region Public Affairs Officer has been replaced with
Capt. Al Pabon. Lt. Col. Marek was recently
promoted to the position of Director of
Communication for National Headquarters.
North Central Region also lost another member to
National Headquarters. Lt. Col. Ronald Tottingham,
the North Central Region Chaplin was recently
promoted to the position of National Deputy
Chaplain for Civil Air Patrol. He has been replaced
by Lt. Col. James Sickmeyer, who is now the North
Central Region Chaplain.
Please join me in welcoming the new Wing
Commanders and new Region Staff, and in wishing
“good luck” to all those that moved on to national
positions.
Safety E-Brief
Major George Cobley
NCR Director of Safety
One of the tasks I was given when I
signed on to the NCR was to bring
up the Beta tested E-Brief. This
system was tested a few years ago and provides a
way for NCR members to receive the required
monthly briefing. There are other ways to obtain the
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required briefings, but for now I tell you how to use
E-Brief.
Each month the content of E-Brief will be changed.
Currently the briefings are initially prepared by my
assistant Lt. Col. Bill Mausser.
Each briefing contains three basic elements. There
are materials for aircrews and the rest of the
members, and a link to the Sentinel from National.
Each member who reads the briefing and the
Sentinel then in effect signs off on the briefing and
the system send an E-Mail notification to the
appropriate safety officers with a copy back to the
member.
E-Brief was designed to accommodate not only the
members of the North Central Region but also
members from any of the seven Wings within the
Region.
At this point only Wing safety officers within the
Region will receive the completion notifications.
When a member logs onto E-Brief they enter their
home units. This allows the system to know where
to send the completion notifications.
Here is how you can access the E-Brief system:
1. Go to the Internet site http://ncr.cap.gov.
2. Left click on “Safety” at the top of the
page.
3. The new page will have a link to E-Brief
and the online CAPF 78/79 entry in case
you need it.
4. Left click on the Online Safety Briefing.
5. You then fill in the User Registration.
When complete left click on “Register.”
6. If the information is correct then left click
on “Yes.”
7. At this point you read the briefing and
when you get to the bottom, please click
the link to the Sentinel and read it. It
should open in a new window.
8. When you have read the Sentinel, return
to the briefing page, go to the bottom
and left click on “Complete.”
The system will send reports to the member, and the
Safety Officers.
I would like to see every member of the North
Central Region at least try E-Brief. After a trial the
member may have suggestions on ways to improve
the system.
Ideas and comments may be sent to me at
se@ncr.cap.gov.
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South Dakota Wing Holds Successful Homeland Security Exercise
2nd. Lt. Shawn Anderson, South Dakota Wing Public Affairs Officer
State, local and Federal response agencies and 25
personnel teamed with more than 70 members
of the South Dakota Wing this past weekend for a
large-scale Homeland Security and Search and
Rescue exercise. Based at Sioux Falls Joe Foss
Field for the weekend, members flew more than 19
missions in a day and a half, completed 20 ground
team sorties and captured more than 900 images
during the event.
Lt Walt Marty (right) briefs the assembled teams along with Lt
.Col. Mike Marek (left) and Lt. Col. Rick Larson (middle)
The USAF funded exercise, known as “Prairie Eyes
08”, was planned in conjunction with members of the
South Dakota Air National Guard, Transportation
Security Administration, American Red Cross, SD
Highway Patrol, Sioux Falls Police and Fire Rescue.
The National Weather Service was also involved,
providing weather support for the mission and used
CAP resources to conduct flood reconnaissance
missions. Co-Project Officers Lt. Col. Rick Larson
and Lt. Col. Jerry Betzler coordinated the agencies
for a month preceding the mission.
Numerous routes were flown, and both air and
ground teams tackled multiple scenarios, leading to
increased qualifications for the members. “"We even
had a chance to check out some new technology
during the exercise,"” stated CAP Operations
Officer, Capt John Seten, who along with Lt. Col.
Leo Becht of Spearfish, operated from the Incident
Commanders position.
A representative of Fortified DataCom presented the
Z-5 NOMAD Incident Command System, which
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provides field level satellite and connectivity
solutions to responders. The NOMAD was put to
task, and used in several scenarios. The unified
effort also used the State Radio network for
communications interoperability.
Image taken during the mission.
One of the many joint efforts of the event was a
tasking with “Project Lifesaver”, an initiative to track
those who have “gone missing” using a tracking
beacon bracelet. This scenario involved Sioux Falls
Police, Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office and a
local Police Explorer group. CAP aircraft carried a
special receiver to home in on the simulated person,
and ground teams tracked the beacon.
Local media took the opportunity to become more
familiar with the USAF Auxiliary and partner
agencies. According to the Wing Public Affairs
Officer 2nd. Lt. Shawn Anderson, the result was most
favorable coverage on 4 local television outlets and
an “A” section story in the regional newspaper.
A news-talk format radio station also conducted a 15
minute interview with CAP officials in advance of the
drill. Volunteer members of the Sioux Empire Red
Cross set up shop, flew simulated damage
assessment missions and kept all participants
refreshed and fed during the highly successful
exercise.
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First time event a success for Minnesota Wing
Capt. Rich Sprouse, Public Affairs Officer, Group 2, Minnesota Wing
Minnesota Wing successfully passed its first ever
winter search and rescue evaluation conducted by
the US Air Force. The event was held Saturday,
January 26, at the Lake Elmo Airport, located about
12 miles east of downtown St. Paul.
Colonel Kevin Sliwinski gives a brief to cadets and senior officers
prior to the recent Air Force Evaluated Exercise of the Minnesota
Wing
Major Jeff Peterson, who led the Air Force
evaluation team, praised the 77 senior officers and
42 cadets who participated in the event.
“You’re all volunteers giving up your weekend,
despite the cold, to serve your country. I applaud
you,” Peterson said.
Colonel Steve Miller, Minnesota Wing Commander, provides an
interview to local media during the recent USAF SAREX
evaluation held at Lake Elmo
Every two years the Air Force tests the skills of CAP
Wings across the country. The last one in Minnesota
was held in the summer of 2006. This year’s
evaluation had special challenges since it was the
first time Minnesota has been evaluated during the
winter; a time of the year when cold tests the limits
of both man and machine.
“The effect cold has on equipment and people made
this a unique and challenging experience, but we
train year round since the call for our services can
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come at any time,” said Capt Tony Rossini, CAP
Incident Commander.
A videographer joins a cadet ground team during the recent
USAF SAREX evaluation held at Lake Elmo, Minn.
The low cloud ceiling and possibility of aircraft icing
prevented any flights, but 25 ground team missions
ranging for search and rescue to photo
reconnaissance were conducted in temperatures
around zero and wind chills of -20.
Although the scenarios were not real, Rossini said
the Minnesota Wing takes these evaluations
seriously.
Capt Tony Rossini, CAP Incident Commander, gives a brief to
media during the recent USAF SAREX evaluation held at Lake
Elmo, Minn.
"Whether it’s flying or ground team operations,
experience is everything, and safety is everything.
Right now the benefit of this evaluation is that the Air
Force and the Minnesota Wing has a better idea of
what we are doing right, what we are doing wrong
and what changes in training are necessary to better
serve our communities, state and nation," said
Rossini.
Major Peterson summed it up best, “Minnesota has
a very competent wing.”
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Minnesota cadet shares her fourth winter survival weekend experience
C/2nd. Lt. Emily Jensen, Crow Wing Composite Sqdn, Minnesota Wing
When people hear you are from Minnesota they
think “cold winters,” and trying to do anything to
avoid them, but for residents of the northland its
business as usual.
For members of the Minnesota Wing it was training
as usual with the annual Winter Survival Weekend
training exercise held January 4-6, 2008, near
Solway, Minn., about 250 miles north of
Minneapolis. The average daily high during the
exercise was 2 degrees, the average low was –9
and the average wind chill was –15.
nd.
C/2 Lt Emily Jensen
Cadet Capt Dale Armstrong, C/2d Lt Jeremiah
Hoffman and I drove there from Crow Wing
Composite Squadron in Brainerd, Minn, which is
about 110 miles away. When we arrived we met
around 50 people from squadrons in Bemidji,
Crystal, Hutchinson, Lakeville and St. Paul.
C/SMSgt Ethan Sundquist and C/CMSgt Ethan Helgager, both of
Northland Composite Squadron, think warm thoughts during a
cold Winter Survival Weekend training exercise in northern
Minnesota
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It was a five mile hike into the woods to where we
would be camping for the weekend. After we arrived,
we set up our shelters in the dark with what we had
carried in our packs and whatever we could
scrounge from the land. No tents were allowed. For
water we had to melt and filter snow. The low that
first night was –12 with a wind chill of –30.
In the morning we crawled, rolled, and wiggled out of
our shelters, ate and then had a class on shelter
building. Then we demolished, rebuilt, and perfected
our shelters from the night before and split up into
teams. With four winter survival weekends under my
belt I was assigned Bravo team leader.
Cadets and senior officers had to melt and filter snow for drinking
water.
The weekend consisted of winter survival training,
practicing missing person searches, practicing ELT
(Emergency Locator Transmitters) searches, and a
land navigation course.
Cadets and Senior Officers learned how to use a
compass in the land navigation course, which was
approximately 1.6 kilometers (almost 1 mile) long
and had 10 markers scattered throughout the
woods, which we were tasked to find. We also
worked with a search dog named “Aurie” and a team
of three other volunteers who helped with the
training.
In conclusion, it was a very rewarding weekend of
training, with the beautiful scenery you can only get
in northern Minnesota. Getting to know cadets and
seniors from around the Wing that also love getting
out into the wilderness and volunteering their time,
was also a rewarding experience.
Photos courtesy of 1st. Lt. Robin Helgager, Northland
Composite Squadron PAO
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 Starry, starry night for Minnesota squadron members
“Awesome” and “cool” were some of the words used when “The Chronos,”
the new space simulator located on the campus of St. Cloud State
University, brought the galaxies to life for members of the St. Cloud
Composite Squadron.

"This gives us galaxies, nebulas and clusters of stars we couldn’t see with
the old projector," said Planetarium Director David Williams (pictured left).

The new Chronos system projects 8,500 bright, realistic pinpoints of light –
more than twice as many stars as the old projector – and 24 constellations
instead of just two.

The fiber optic projections of the new planetarium equipment also provide a
far more precise view of the motion of the planets, zodiacal constellations
and many other celestial objects.

"We hear a lot of oohs and ahhs as this new automated system that controls
light, sound, music and auxiliary projectors merges everything together into
a beautiful planetarium package, and it’s just slick," Williams said.

Des Moines Metro Cadet Squadron Prepares Balloon for High-altitude Launch
“Our cadets have an opportunity to build their own high-altitude balloons here at Iowa State University, said Capt
Betty Kelly, squadron commander. The ISU students are working closely with our cadets in the Spacecraft
Systems and Operations Laboratory (SSOL) assembling their payload systems. We are excited that our
aerospace education project has been given a mission number from the staff in the SSOL which will allow the
cadets to launch their six balloons this summer.”

“The turn out tonight is amazing, said Matthew Nelson, who is currently working towards his Masters degree in
electrical engineering at ISU, and one of the leaders of the activity. I am impressed with the cadet’s aerospace
knowledge and their enthusiasm to build and launch their own balloons.”

Nelson’s wife, Jennifer, who is responsible for the recovery of the balloon and its cargo after it returns to Earth,
agrees. “To see these young people come into the lab to organize, plan and develop their ideas is really quite
impressive.”

The cadets will spend several weeks

preparing their balloons which will gather
scientific data that will be used for future
projects. In addition, the balloons will
carry digital and video cameras which will
photograph the Earth from the edge of
outer space. They will also attempt to set
the balloon high-altitude record this
summer.

Pictured are Cadet Airman First Class

Jordan Stein, Cadet Zach Thomas, and
Cadet Airman First Class, Josh Newell as
they prepare their high-altitude balloon's
payload housing.

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Cadets Excel at Leadership School
Maj. David A. Miller, Deputy Public Affairs Officer, Missouri Wing
Thirty one Civil Air Patrol cadets from across
southwest Missouri completed a challenging Cadet
Leadership School held the weekend of January 11-
13, 2008, at the Springfield National Guard Armory.
The training event was hosted by the Springfield
Regional Composite Squadron.
Cadets participated from Lebanon, Joplin, Ava, Ft.
Leonard Wood, and Springfield.
Twenty two cadets completed the Airman Course for
beginning cadets, which included classroom
instruction in military customs and courtesies,
followership and discipline, cadet oath and honor
code, color guard, and cadet responsibility.
Nine cadets completed the advanced NCO (non
commissioned officer) Course, which included
courses in mutual respect, effective communication
and public speaking, role of the NCO in the US Air
Force and CAP, professional image, and a course
capstone 3-5 minute presentation on a CAP cadet
program topic chosen for them.
All cadets received instruction on drill, chain of
command, uniform inspection, and participated in
daily morning physical fitness testing.
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“The weekend was fun and got challenging at times
but the fun made up for it,” said C/AB Trevor
Ganzer, a 14 year old home-schooled 8th grader
and member of the soon to be formed Douglas
County Composite Flight in Ava. “Joining the Civil
Air Patrol will help me in life.”
“This weekend I learned a lot of new things that I
didn’t know before or had been taught or applied,”
said C/TSgt. Daniel Laterza, a 17 year old junior at
Waynesville High School and member of the Ft.
Leonard Wood Composite Squadron. “I learned the
role of NCO’s is a lot harder than it looks – it’s more
work than glory.”
Awards presented during the graduation ceremony
included:
• Physical Fitness Award, NCO Course –
C/SSgt. Lauren Faulkner.
• Physical Fitness Award Airman Course –
C/A1C Dennis Volkman.
• Academic Award NCO Course –
C/SSgt. Joseph Kahre
• Academic Award Airman Course – (tie)
C/AB Cory Crider and C/Amn Tito Maher
• Honor Graduate NCO Course –
C/TSgt. Daniel Laterza
• Honor Graduate Airman Course –
C/AB Cory Crider
• Top Cadet Staff Member Award –
C/2nd. Lt. Kevin Petersen and C/2nd. Lt. Joe
VanWinkle
• Top Senior Staff Member Award –
1st. Lt. Timothy Carr
Continued on Page 8
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Cadet Leadership School Safety Officer; SM Beth Stefan, Culinary Officer; and
Continued from Page 7 MSgt. Michael Mudry, NCO Course Director.

“Cadets in both courses, as well as those on staff, Additional senior staff members included: Maj. Ed
were forced out of their comfort zones this Leonard; Capt. Gary Henson; Capt. Gary Lawrence;
weekend,” said C/Capt. Janna Fosterling, cadet 1st Lt Sarah Stuckstede; 1st Lt. Stacy Workman; 2d
commander for the school and a native of Minnesota Lt. Uriah McHaffie; 2nd. Lt. Marcus Thornton; SM
attending Evangel University in Springfield with a Arlan Campbell; and SM Lisa McHaffie.
major in social work. “This provided a major
opportunity for growth within a positive environment
where cadets gained knowledge and confidence in a
program aimed at learning from their peers.”

“I am very proud of the cadets and their

accomplishments this weekend,” said Maj. Julie
Oldham, CLS Director and former director of cadet
programs for the CAP Missouri Wing. “Through
completing this challenging school they have
learned more about themselves and the Civil Air
Patrol, hopefully developing skills they can use later
in life.”

Guests included Maj. Erica Williams, Missouri Wing

Chief of Staff; Air Force Major Roxane Reinhart and
Air Force 1st Lt. Christopher Stone.

Additional kitchen staff included Caleb Caldwell,

Kaelee Stefan, and Sashanna Stefan.

Besides C/Capt. Fosterling, other key cadet staff

included: C/2nd. Lt. Joshua Carr, Alpha Flight
Commander; C/CMSgt. Dainec Stefan, Bravo Flight
Commander; C/SMSgt. Joseph Workman, Charlie
Flight Commander; and cadet support staff C/2Lts.
Kevin Petersen and Joe VanWinkle.

Cadet Leadership School staff included: Maj. Julie
Oldham, CLS Director; 1st Lt Timothy Carr,
Executive Officer; Lt. Col. John O’Neill,
Administrative Officer; Maj. David Miller, Public
Affairs Officer and Assistant Medical Officer; Capt.
Angie Petersen, Medical Officer; 1st Lt Jennifer Carr,
Airman Course Director; 2d Lt Adam Whitford,
The Cadet Leadership School is indebted to armory
officer-in-charge Capt. David Crocker and training
officer 1Lt. Brett Snyder, both of the Missouri
National Guard's 1107th AVCRAD (Aviation
Classification Repair Activity Depot), for the use of
the Springfield National Guard Armory.

The 2007 North Central Region Chaplain Service Staff College is

now accepting registrations.

This year’s college will be held at Columbian Father's Retreat

House, St. Columbans, NE from 21-24 April 2008.

More information and on-line registration is available at

http://www.ncrpao.org/specials/cssc/

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Dubuque Civil Air Patrol Cadet Receives
Earhart Award
Cadet Capt Elizabeth Spoerl (center) is the Civil Air
Patrol’s newest recipient of the Amelia Earhart
Award. The award denotes successful completion of
the twelfth of sixteen achievements and three
phases of the Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program. Since
its inception in 1964, nearly 10,000 cadets have
earned this prestigious award.
This award honors the late Amelia Earhart, aviatrix,
advocate, and pioneer, who set many records for
women aviators in aviation's infancy, and who was
lost while attempting to be the first woman to
circumnavigate the globe.
Brigadier General Amy Courter (left), Interim
National Commander presented Spoerl with the
award during a ceremony at the Iowa Wing Training
Activity at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa.
C/Capt Spoerl also had the honor as serving as
General Courter’s Aide-De-Camp during the
general’s visit to Iowa.
Spoerl joined the Dubuque Composite Squadron in
2004, where she is currently serving as the Cadet
Commander. She has received two Commander’s
Commendations for her dedication and commitment
to the Civil Air Patrol and serving her community. In
addition, Spoerl is an Emergency Medical
Technician and Firefighter for the Sherill Iowa, Fire
Department. She is currently attending Clarke
College in Dubuque, Iowa.
North Central Region News
is published monthly by the
North Central Region, Civil Air Patrol
Col. Sean P. Fagan, Region Commander
Capt. Al Pabon, Director of Public Affairs
Please send submissions by the 10th of each
month to: pao@ncr.cap.gov
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North Central Region Conference
Scheduled
The NCR Leadership is pleased to announce that
the 2008 North Central Region Conference has
been scheduled for the weekend of May 16 – 18 in
Omaha, NE.
More information on the program and registration will
be available on the region website www.ncr.cap.gov
and in the next issue of NCR News.
CAP National Commander Talks To and
Hears From Iowa Wing Cadets
During Brig. Gen. Amy Courter’s recent visit to Iowa
she had the chance to hold a round table discussion
with Iowa Wing Cadets.
The roundtable was recorded and is available as a 3
part presentation at http://www.ncrpao.org/nctv.htm
Open to the Public
1st Lt Eric Dean, Laclede County Composite
Squadron
The Laclede County Composite Squadron recently
held their first Parent's Night and Open House.
The cadets, led by C/SRA Buckles, made several
display boards on tri-fold poster board, displaying a
variety of subjects in pictures, the majority of which
were activities our unit had engaged in. They set up
display tables and manned them for the evening
providing information to both parents and possible
new members.
After the colors were posted, visitors got the chance
to visit the information booths, talk with cadets and
officers about the program, and eat some free
refreshments before joining others in the classroom
for a presentation of general CAP information.
The night also featured 6 promotions and yielded
possibly 4 new members.
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CAP members play the most expensive video game in Minnesota
Members of the St. Cloud Composite Squadron of the U.S. Civil Air Patrol (CAP) played the ultimate video game
recently when they took the controls of a Blackhawk Flight Simulator at Camp Ripley, Minnesota’s large National
Guard training facility.

“We have the most expensive video game in Minnesota,”

said Dennis Dzieweczynski, Blackhawk Flight Simulator
site manager. “It 100% represents the functions of a
Blackhawk helicopter, and provided the cadets with the
same, challenging scenarios experienced by the actual
Army National Guard pilots that train on it.”

“It just ‘wowed us,’ it’s certainly not your average ride at the
Mall of America,” said Cadet/Master Sergeant Christian
Schuller, one of 21 cadets to pilot the Blackhawk. “It was just
an amazing experience because we’re used to fixed-wing
aircraft so to actually fly the Blackhawk was really, really neat.“

The $15 million helicopter simulator, in operation since last

May, sits on a platform of hydraulic lifts that can duplicate the trust, yoke, roll and other movements of an aircraft.
Anything from a thunderstorm to tanks to a medevac to running low on fuel during a mission can be programmed
into the simulator.

The CAP cadets are not the only ones flying the simulator. National Guard pilots from Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota,
North Dakota, and South Dakota regularly visit the post to train there.

“It’s a terrific tool that brings realism to virtual training,”

said Dzieweczynski. “We were glad to share it with the
cadets.”

The pilots see the cockpit display screens and other

flight instruments of the Blackhawk. They have to
perform each step in the simulator much as they would
in an actual aircraft --- maneuvering the aircraft, dealing
with in-flight emergencies, keeping station with other
aircraft, using radios, aiming and firing weapons.

Using the simulator also saves time and money.

Chief Warrant Officer Three James Figliuzzi, Blackhawk

simulator operator/instructor, estimates a 15-1 savings
ratio when comparing the simulator to actual flight costs.

“The virtual Blackhawk simulation is so realistic it is as close to actually flying a helicopter as you can get,” Mr.
Figliuzzi said. “By simulating a Blackhawk flight, we are saving the National Guard and taxpayers the costs of fuel
and engine maintenance, and if you ‘crash’ you can do it all over again since there’s no risk to the helicopter or
crew.”

Mr. Figliuzzi and Chief Warrant Officer Two Steve Schiffli (pictured above with C/MSgt Jessica Stone) spent
considerable time ensuring each of the cadets had a positive experience, as well as plenty of time on the
simulator. It was the first time either man had been around CAP cadets.

“You have a great group of young people, respectful, curious. We look forward to flying with CAP again!”

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ELT Silenced in Nebraska
Nebraska Wing had an ELT Mission on 7 Feb resulted in a find for the aircrew of Jason Linder and Mike
McClellan, ground teams consisting of Ward Shires, Darrell Jensen, Ernie Pence, Soni Cochran and David
Euchner. The ELT signal was located and silenced in a Helicopter at Bryan Hospital.

Minnesota Wing Receives AFA Grant

Colonel Kevin Sliwinski, Government Relations Officer, Minnesota Wing

Vic Seavers, President of the

Gen. E. W. Rawlings Chapter
of the Air Force Association
(right) presents a check for
$5,000 to Colonel Stephen
Miller, the Commander of the
Minnesota Wing of the Civil
Air Patrol (center) as Lt Col
Doug Kilian, Minnesota Wing
Director of Cadet Programs
(left) looks on.

The donation is to support the

2008 Minnesota Cadet
Encampment and the 2008
Minnesota Flight Academy.

St Louis Cadet Earns Air Force Academy Appointment

C/TSgt. Andrew W. Heien was recently notified that he has been accepted to the Air Force Academy.

Cadet Heien is the Cadet Deputy Commander of St. Louis Comp Squadron 1.

He will carry on an Air Force tradition as his father, Lt. Col. Keith Heien, is a 20 year veteran of the Air Force and
Air Force Reserve and is also a Lt. Col. in the Civil Air Patrol and the former commander of St. Louis Composite
Squadron 1.

Kansas Member Receives Yeager Award

SM Cleland McBurney, Kingman Cannonball Composite
Squadron

Senior Member Thomas Swaney received the Chuck Yeager

Aerospace Education Award for high achievement in the area
of aeronautical science from squadron Commander Senior
Member Cleland McBurney on Tuesday, January 22nd.

Mr. Swaney is serving as instructor for 10 cadets in the

Kingman Cannonball Composite Squadron based at the
Kingman Aiorport. The squadron is open for enrolling
members between the ages of 12 through 18 to learn aviation
sciences and develop skills for search and rescue procedures.

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“When the rubber hits the road.”
By SM Erik Lindquist, Public Affairs Officer,
Viking Squadron, Minnesota Wing

Lt. Col Paul Adams, Minnesota Wing Director of Logistics is

talking with Transportation Officers during the vehicle inspection
Colonel Stephen Miller welcomes the statewide Supply and session.
Transportation Officers at the start of the conference.

The conference accomplished the following

Supply and Transportation Officers from around the
objectives:
State of Minnesota met on February 2nd for their
annual Supply and Transportation Conference,
• Review and training in the CAP Supply and
which was held at the MN Wing Hanger at Fleming
Transportation systems
Field Airport in South Saint Paul, MN. MN Wing
Commander Colonel Stephen Miller kicked off the • Closeout of the 2007 Supply &
conference by welcoming the 28 Officers who were Transportation documents,
able to attend from around the state. The Supply • Establishment of the 2008 Supply &
and Transportation conference was directed by MN Transportation documents,
Director of Logistics, Lt. Colonel Paul Adams. • Addressed questions
• Inspected CAP vehicles

The Squadron Logistics Officers will now take this

new knowledge and improved skills back to their
Squadron’s to begin the training of their members,
and improve their logistics systems to insure a well-
informed and mission capable organization.

MN Wing vehicles ready for inspection

Supply and Transportation Officers at the Squadron

level distribute & maintain the vital equipment and
transportation assets assigned. They also ensure
that each squadron member can perform their duties
and unit assigned SAR missions successfully when
called upon.

Bringing Logistics Officers together from around the

state helped all involved learning about & improving
their logistical capabilities through comprehensive
training in CAP regulations and local procedures.
The conference was also instrumental in building
friendships, supporting links between Squadrons,
and increasing the opportunities for success
throughout the Wing.
http://ncr.cap.gov

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