ALASKA WING

. CIVIL AIR PATROL

ANNUAL REPORT 1990

THE ALASKA WING OF THE CIVIL AIR PATROl DEDICATES THIS REPORT TO

COLONEL TROY SULLIVAN

January 1, 1929 to December 21, 1990

As Commander of the Alaska Wing, October,1986 through October, 1989, Troy had a special impact on the lives of all members. It was not only his knowledge of aviation, based on years as a private pilot and designer of experimental aircraft, culminated as Professor of Education and author of aviation curriculum for UAA, it was also the respect Troy had for each member. This quiet display of confident expectation inspired each of us to give our best. And still does.

HEADQUARTERS

ALASKA WING, CIVIL AIR PATROL AUXILIARY OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE BLDG. 42-500, ELMENDORF AFB, AK 99506

COMMANDER'S LEnER

Alaska Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, as of December 31, 1990, has 1259 Senior Members and 210 Cadet Members located in 26 Units located throughout the state of Alaska. 'This cadre constitutes a very significant resource for Alaska. Our members contribute their skills and abilities toward accomplishment of three major missions for Civil Air Patrol: Aerospace Education, Cadet Program, and Emergency Services.

In Aerospace Education, we strive to educate our members, the general public, and in particular, educators at all levels about aerospace in order to achieve a high level of aviation knowledge. Our Cadet Program strives to encourage our youth to aspire to careers in the aviation industry by giving them an opportunity to explore various facets of aviation through a structured program while providing a strong leadership development opportunity. Our Emergency Services activities is the mission for which we are best known in Alaska. This mission is conducted all across our great state by many dedicated volunteers working toward a common goal of community service to help people in distress

Historically, Alaska Wing has ranked high in the nation in regard to total missions, mission hours flown, objectives found, and lives "saved". During 1990, we flew 1997 hours on 226 USAF-directed missions. Last year was not unusual. Our National Headquarters in summarizing the nationwide CAP activity for 1990 in the March issue of CAP News stated; "The most active group of Civil Air Patrol volunteers performing Emergency Services missions was the Alaska Wing." Alaska volunteers have a reason to be proud of their efforts with 17 "saves" to their credit."

I am pleased to present this report of Alaska Wing CAP activities for 1990. I will be happy to provide more information or answer any of your questions about Civil Air Patrol.

I thank you for your past support and ask for your continued support of Civil Air Patrol.

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lARRY F. GRINDROD, Colonel, CAP Wing Commander

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ANNUAL REPORT

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE USAF-CIVIL AIR PATROL ALASKA WING LIAISON OFFICE (AU) ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, ALASKA 99506

Alaska Wing Civil Air Patrol was again the dominant Search and Rescue player statewide for 1990.

Organizational members accounted for 78% of all search and rescue Hying in Alaska. Recapping last years mission activity, CAP volunteers participated in 226 missions Hying 836 sorties and logging nearly 2000 Hying hours. As a direct result, seventeen individuals owe their lives to these timely actions and another 26 folks were assisted before life threatening 'conditions developed. A noteworthy fact, each of wing's 18 flying squadrons participated in at least one SAR mission. Wing cadefs can also be justifiably rroud, successfully tracking down and locating 17 errant ELTs. The wing continued its long standing support 0 11th Air Force,f1ying numerous missions beneficial to the command.

Air Force funded Emergency Services exercises continued to provide CAP member training, enhancing their Hying skills. Over 2046, hours were Hown on these exercises, enabling members to improve operational mission efficiency and hone Individual profiCiency. By integrating these exercises with other state and local agencies, wing has maintained a high state of operational readiness, ensuring that when o major state disaster strikes, they'll be fully prepared for a quick response.

Wing received nearly ,three quarters of a million dollars in Air Force funds for purchasing planes and vehicles and maintaining their Reet of 32 corporate aircraft and four gliders used in cadet aviation training. Vehicles and communication equipment upgrade received priority this year, fwo new 10 passenger vans were outfitted with portable communication gear, providing mobile command and control centers. One DHC-2 aircraft was completely rehabilitated this year and the remaining four will be finished by 1992 .

In closing, CAP volunteers will continue their prominent SAR role and proud aviation tradition supporting this state, serving with dedicated commitment toward helping others whenever possible. '

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STEPHEN D. HOWELL. Lt Col, USAF Liaison Officer

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es Writer ing about flying and the Stinsons."

Becky Long reached the pinnacle of the Civil Air She became a cadet at age 14.

:rol Cadet program when she was presented the "It started out with some rides in the backseat

1. Carl A. Spaatz award; marking the first time of a Beaver to Kenai," she said. "As I progressed,

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CIVIL AIR PATROL ALASKAN VOLUNTEERS MEETING THE CALL FOR SERVICE

By Public Law, the Civil Air Patrol is commissioned to serve the nation in disaster relief, aerospace education and cadet leadership. During 1990, 1500 Alaskan Civil Air Patrol members fulfilled this mandate. In search and rescue missions alone, statistics show the Alaska Wing was awarded over 36 per cent of all 'saves' awarded CAP nationally (17 out of 46). The individual dedication, training, hard work pathos and joy that went into creating the ability for such response cannot be tabulated.

Kotzebue Squadron Class.

Most of the 26 squadrons statewide meet weekly and have special training and work days, in addition to participating in regional or statewide practice missions and meetings. Training includes opportunities to study aerodynamics, communication, map reading, survival, team work and logistics. Flight teams, consisting of pilot and observers, must complete training in both classroom and flight before being qualified to participate in SARs.

The USAF Rescue Coordination Center opened and directed 1990's 226 missions. Within Civil Air Patrol, response to a mission begins with compiling crews - squadron commanders or search coordinators must find qualified flight crews that are not working or able to leave work and are healthy, willing and able. Crews are then matched with aircraft cleared by operations directors, who have maintained hours and status of those aircraft. 1400 hours were flown in SARis alone (not including training and non-emergency missions) during August, September and October of 1990 and five aircraft became due, for 100 hour maintenance.

Seward Squadron Class.

Dixie Stanberry in Wing Ops Center.

Supporting the flight crews, ground team members man radios, communicating with aircraft, the Rescue Coordination Center and ground vehicles. Wing Headquarters staff member Lt. Colonel Fred Wegmer and his staff worked hundreds of hours again this year planning, repairing and advising squadrons on utilizing UHF, HF, VHF radios and computer equipment. Other volunteers attend to multiple support jobs: cadets direct ramp movements and refuel incoming aircraft, senior members assemble needed equipment and bring in food donated by the community. When daylight and weather permit, flight crews search for 3 to 5

hours, land, refuel, rest and take off for a new Fred Wegmer in Wing Communications Center.

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All of this activity is preceded by training and Civil Air Patrol certification. Mission pilot qualification is ongoing in each squadron, requiring proficiency, including and beyond FAA requirements. Yet preparedness, training and retraining and meticulous maintenance of equipment does not preclude the reality of risk and possible disaster. On March 24,1990, Captain John 'Mike' Dunn, Seward squadron Commander and dynamic community member, was killed when his aircraft crashed near the Parks Highway while on a proficiency certification

flight with check pilot Jim Bowe of the Birchwood squadron. .

The loss of one member effects all. Members are effected too, by the tragedies in which we are involved. During this past year, SAR missions resulted in 17 persons saved and 25 assisted (helped out of non-life-threatening situations), but, also, twelve persons were found deceased and seven are listed as missing. After hundreds of search hours in the areas of Bethel, Seward,

Talkeetna, Valdez and Glenallen this summer, disciplined hope became hard to hang onto. That's when 'saves' had a special power to refresh us.

Cap. John "Mike" Dunn, Commander: Seward Squadron Alaska Wing.

One such mission occured in late August. Captain Dick Holder, Commander of the 71 st Composite Squadron (Eielson) and his co-pilot were called to search for a downed plane southeast of Fairbanks. The pilot in distress broadcast a Mayday, heard by an aircraft in the area and reported to Fairbanks Flight Service. Shortly after, RCC reported an ELT signal. By the time the coordinates were confirmed, the 71 st crew was in the air. On nearing the coordinates, a flare was seen and, after a short search, the crew located the crashed aircraft, with a person and tent nearby. Messages were dropped to assess medical condition and a medivac crew was called. The passenger (who had shot off the flare and set up the tent for the more severely injured pilot) and the pilot were in a Fairbanks hospital within four hours of their original Mayday call .. .thanks to the preparedness of the downed fliers, the RCC, the pilot who reported the Mayday, Fairbanks Flight Service Station, the Ft. Wainwright Rescue helo crew and the Civil Air Patrol.

This interaction of the Civil Air Patrol with other agencies is an essential use of resources in times of crises and also vital to non-emergency missions. The CAP and Alaska State Troopers share

facilities and missions. The Alaska National Guard, again this year, assisted CAP in maintenance at the Lake Hood hangar. Their boom trucks and operators helped the seasonal change from floats to wheels and back again. In turn, the Civil Air Patrol flew missions in 1990 for the US Customs Office and assisted antiterrorist guards during the Persian Gulf crises. Annually, we fly over Alaskan rivers to provide data to the State Emergency Services Office and the National Weather Service, to assess the spring flood threat. Through such giving of time and skills,

members provide services to the state and federal governments that help to keep CAP in the air.

Attaching Floats - Lake Hood.

Susitna Flood plan.

Thunderbird pilot Mike Beals with 71 st cadets Amy Morawski and Damian Holder.

The cadet program is designed to increase knowledge, skills and selfdiscipline, as cadets advance through a series of 15 aviationoriented achievements and ranks. On May 29, U.S. Senator Ted Stevens presented the highest of these awards, the Carl A. Spaatz Award, to Cadet Colonel Rebecca Long of the Polaris Squadron. Lt General Thomas G. Mcinerney affixed Long's insignia of rank and saluted all Alaskan Civil Air Patrol Cadets in his congratulatory rema rks. Long, now a sen ior

Alaska's Civil Air Patrol Cadets work along with seniors in practice and SAR missions. With minimal adult supervision, cadet ground teams alone located over 100 non-distress ELT signals during 1990. Fortysix new cadets attended the largest all-Alaska summer encampment to date. Hosted af Elmendorf AFB, activities included base tour and orientation, aircraft demonstrations (including Russian aircraft visiting EAFBL aerospace studies and physical fitness training. A majority of the cadets remained for an additional week of glider training, FAA career seminar or powered Hight ground school.

The year included special visitors. Eight International Cadets (lACE) from Japan and Turkey visited Alaska and were hosted by CAP families. Seven Canadian cadets visited during the Elmendorf AFB air show. The Air Force Thunderbirds met with cadets during this show and in conjunction with the Eielson AFB air show.

Cadets - Trapper Joe Lake winter Survival Training.

member of CAP and a private pilot, said her years as a cadet taught her skills, helped her set life-long goals and deepened her love for the state of Alaska.

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ALASKA WING HEADQUARTERS STAFF

December 31, 1990

Larry Grindrod, Cmdr S/M Robert M. Price, Supply

Mac Culver, Vice Cmdr Ltc Robert Reinert, Logistics

Douglas Askerman, COS Cap Garry R. Rhoades, Chaplain

Murial AHwood, Comm Maj David Roderick, Legal

Sheila Bowe, Sr Trng 1 Lt Harvey Rookus, Comm

Robert Brouillette, Oper Cap Debbie Savageau, Reserve

William Dam, Real Estate Cap Dixie Stanberry, Admin

Thomas M. Doggett, Comm Cap Douglas A. Stark, AE

Robert Esper, Main 1 Lt Sandra L. Start, AE

Morris R. Goodwin, AE Maj Everett Steele, Oper

Befiyella Holyfield, Hist Maj Marc Stella, Oper

Michael Kaldenberg, Oper Maj Charles Trush, M.D., Med

Sidney Klienpeter, Comp 1 Lt Frances Turney, PAO

Joseph P. Koss, Jr., AE Maj Kenneth Van Loon, Chaplain

Robert Labelle, Main Dir Capt Timmothy Verrett, Legal

Rodney Maney, Finance Maj chuck Ward, Oper Dir

Brian R. Martin, Irons S/M Greg Watson, Cadet Pgms

Kevin McClure, Oper S/M Sharon Watson, Emer Svcs

Robert Oleson, Inspector Ltc Fred Wegmer, Comm Dir

Michael Paulsen, Oper Col John W. Williams, Gov Rei

SQUADRONS AND FLIGHTS

FAIRBANKS COMP SQO Maj John Horn, Cmdr

116 sr mbrs 28 cadets

HOMER COMP SQO

1 Lt George Eischens, Cmdr

'34 sr mbrs 21 cadets

KENAI COMP SQO

Capt Thomas Thibodeau, Cmdr 90 sr mbrs 1 2 cadets

POLARIS COMP SQO

Maj Skip Widtfeldt, Cmdr

184 sr mbrs 20 cadets

ARCTURUS EAFB COMP SQO Ltc Robert D. Clark, Cmdr

63 sr rnbrs 26 cadets

KOTZEBUE SENIOR SQO

1 Lt Walter Sampson, Cmdr

36 sr mbrs

JUNEAU SOUTHEAST COMP SOD Maj Alexander Hazelton, Cmdr

76 sr mbrs 25 cadets

SEWARD SENIOR SOD

1 Lt Christine L. Sheehan, Cmdr 24 sr rnbrs

CLEAR FLIGHT

Maj Harold J. Steffen, Cmdr 6 members

SITKA BARANOF COMP SQO Capt Thomas Preuss, Cmrd

50 sr mbrs 21 cadets

BETHel COMP SQO

Capt Timothy W. Maynard, Crndr 37 sr mbrs 2 cadets

BRISTOL BAY COMP SQO S/M Joel L. Collins, Cmdr

13 sr mbrs

FORT YUKON COMP SQO 2Lt Delores M. Walters, Cmdr 12 sr rnbrs 1 cadet

EIELSON 71S1COMP SQO Maj Jimmy R. Holder, Cmdr 72 mbrs 23 cadets

VALDEZ COMP SQO

Maj Kenneth E. Chamberlin, Cmdr 23 sr mbrs 6 cadets

NOME ANVIL COMP SQO

Capt Maynard G. Perkins, Jr., Cmdr 31 sr mbrs

BIRCHWOOD COMP SQO Maj Arthur F. Yarbrough, Cmdr 151 sr mbrs 17 cadets

BARROW FARTHEST NORTH SENIOR SQO Capt David G. House, Cmdr

24 sr mbrs

ADAK 80TH COMP SOD 1 Lt George Lee, Cmdr

15 sr mbrs 2 cadets

TOK ALCAN COMP SOD

1 Lt Myron W. Olmsted, Cmdr 20 sr mbrs

KODIAK ISLAND COMP SQO 1 Lt William D. Beaty, Cmdr

60 sr mbrs 1 cadet

GULKANA COMP SOD

S/M John A Rego, Cmdr

33 sr mbrs 3 cadets

Alaska Wing Annual Report for 1990 compiled by Wing Staff Public Affairs Ottice and Mike Warner Printing