Bangor Squadron - Jul 2010

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June/July 2010 Bangor-Brewer JME-03S~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ,J

Service before self, 0ne of the Ai r Fa rce' sCore Values is defined as your duties takingprecedence over your personal desires. In Maine,with summers so short, !am sure that ma ny of youhave a list of things that you would like to be doingand yet you have given a large amount of your timeto Civil Air Patrol these past few months.

The Bangor-Brewer Squadron completedanother successful fund raiser in June, welcomedhome the 619!h Transportation Company from Iraq,participated in two parades- Bradley and lincoln,and completed the classroom portion of the ROAtraining. We will be participating in an EStrainingday and have five cadets who will be attendingencampment at Norwich University in Vermont.

I would like to congratulate the foHowingmembers on their promotions:

CIAmn Hurinenko, C/MSgt Klam, C/SSgtPoland, CIAIC Tenney, CIAIC Tracy and lLtRichard Gammon.

The following Officers have been appointedto the following duty assignments:2lt Ken Lovdahl - Health Services Officer2Lt John Chambers - Asst. Deputy Commander ofCadets2Lt Alex Hall-Asst. PADSM Bonnie Tenney - Asst. Aerospace Officer

~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~: Hello cadets.Inthe past few months we havedone some wonderful events. In

I June we were part of a parade inBradley; inJuly we did an ROAtraining. Some of you cadets aregoing to encampment, and wehave our holiday party coming uphere in a couple of months, Iwould like to thank all of youcadets for making these past few

Imonths fun and eventful.Keep up the work

-C/SrA James Culp->-ME035 Cadet Commander

Congratulations and continues success to everyone.Capt Cathie SpauldingCommander ME-035 I~ - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - -L_ _1~~----~7

CAP Core ValuesIntegrity .........o luntee r Service~~E)(cel Ience"'''''Respe ct


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WELCOME HOMEOn June 12, members ofME035 traveled to Lewiston towelcome home one of theirown. PFCAnthony Griffin of the

619 TC, USArmy Reserve, returned toMaine with his Unit after serving 15months in Iraq in service to hisCountry. Former C/MSgt Griffin, sonof Squadron Commander Capt CathieSpaulding, joined the Army at 17 aspart of the split-op program (bootcamp during the summer betweenjunior and senior high school years,one weekend a month throughoutsenior year as a reservist, thencompleting tech rating aftergraduating). At 20 years old, healready has three years into theprogram. As part of theTransportationCompany, PFCGriffin drove over5000 accident-free miles in Iraq, nosmall accomplishment with a wargoing on! Hewas commended for his

excellent driving and hisdedication to his job. ME035 isso proud of you, PFCGriffin,and happy to have you home!!

Thank you for your service ...............ajorSusan Hail....."""'

Advice from a former cadetTwenty-one year old Lt Hall is ME035's

newest cadet-turned-SM, and isnow the Assistant PAD. Attaininghis Mitchell not too long before

heading to UMF to major in computer science,his college was not close enough to a CAPsquadron in which to perform the requiredduties to advance any further. His decision toremain a cadet, however, was based on stillwanting to serve and mentor other cadets aslong as possible. He was able to attendEncampments and Airman Academies as acadet, where he could still interact with theothers as a cadet.ItHall has been a steady and active member

of ME035 since March '02; he is very glad hejoined as CAP has given him opportunities hewould not have had otherwise.

His favorite memory of being a cadet was"Nothing specific. I always enjoyed drill; cadetactivities like Encampment and ME Wing HonorGuard were always fun. I think my mostrewarding times as a cadet were in leadership,whether at an Encampment or my homesquadron."

Lt Hall's advice to cadets? "Take fulladvantage of all the incredible opportunitiesCAP offers cadets, from activities toscholarships. However, never lose sight of thetrue goal that you should be pursuing in yourCAP career: learn as much as possible, andapply what you learn. It does you no good toget a 100 on a leadership test if you never seizea chance to actually get out there and lead.Apply for staff positions at activities; do notthink that you are done just because you wentto an Encampment as a basic. Go back againand again, each time trying a new position,even if you are not comfortable with it. My firstyear as Encampment flight staff, I had no idea Iwas going to lead a flight at all (I had signed upfor PA and, until Staff Training, I was told thatthat was my position). 1 got so much out of thatyear, though, that I went back the next year fora different flight staff position."~~Maj Susan Hail""'"


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e ME035 Cadet Earns His WingsC/Capt Chris Slininger was awarded hispilot's wings at the graduation ceremonyof the week-long National FlightAcademy (NFA) on July 10,2010 ..

This was the secondconsecutive year the NFA hasbeen held in Maine; itwasCadet Slininger's first yearattending the powered-flight school,which is a National Cadet SpecialActivi.ty. As an NCSA, the 11 NFAstudents consisted of cadets fromacross the country. In 2006, he attendedthe GlIder School, which, he said, was atotally different experience than fIight-powered. "However, any time up in theaiisgoodl!"One of his most memorableexperiences was going upwith the pilot, who then pulled thethrottle back to idle, telling CadetSlininger, "Your engine just died. Nowwhat?" All of the scenario wascontrolled, but it gave the C/Capt a newperspective on how fast things canhappen and how important it is to beprepared. The lesson of beIng thoroughand calm will not be forgotten.

Earning his wings allows him tofly solo out of Waterville in anyCessna 172, whether CAP-owned or privately owned. He cannow continue working with a CertifiedHight Instructor (CFI) for his privatelicense. Having attended the NFA, henow has 1Sof the 40 required hours offlying time. Only 25 hours of flying and awritten test, and he will be flying thefriendly blue skies ..... sololillCongratulations CICapt ChristopherSlininger.

Health ServicesI know I've met most everyone In thesquadron already, but I'd like to share alittle more information regarding who I amand what you should expect of me. I amyour newly appointed Health ServicesOfficer and it's my job to keep you in goodhealth and working condltlon. I also act asan advisor to Capt. Spaulding, keeping herinformed of medical issues and their impacton our personnel, as well as issues that mayaffect our personnel in the field, atencampments, or seasonally. I'lloccasionally give a briefing on ESnight forthe cadets regarding seasonal medicalissues, and promoting good health.A little on my background-l am a careerfirefighter with lincoln Fire Department,and also an EMT-Basic. I have been afirefighter for almost seven years, four ofthose working full time. [ wanted to join theCivil Air Patrol as a cadet when I was in HighSchool, but was unable to ... 501 joined lastOctober after coming across a CAPwebsite.I look forward to serving you, as well asserving with you.. In the. future I hope todedicate this little section to informing youof good health practices and staying fit forduty.Semper Vigilans2d Lt. Kenneth Lovdahl


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NEW S OF THE GRADUATES

fter graduating from Hampden Academy in June, Cadet Slininger will be attending UMO thisfall, where he will be studying International Affairs and also Arabic. C/Capt plans on staying a cadet untihe turns 21.

His answer to his favorite activity: "lACE because it was awesome, but NFA was almost asawesome because I soloed !..l!l I"

Cadet Slininger is very glad he joined CAP/ME035 in September of '04 as it has "given me manyexperiences and lots of tools and skills for later in life."

His advice to other cadets is to ". ...take advantage of every opportunity you can; do not wait forit to come to you ....go out and seek it. Also, promote, promote, promote!"C/MSgt Joseph Klam

a..-..-...,..,. graduate of Bangor High School, C/SMSgt Klam will be leaving for The Citadel in NC1where hewill major in criminal justice and "try" to minor in business. After leaving in July for four weeks ofSummer Institute at The Citadel (which will get him ready for the military aspect of the college), he thenreturns on August 14th to begin his fall semester.

In CAP, Cadet Klam plans to stay a cadet, where he plans to promote until he earns his Mitchell.His advice to cadets still in CAP, "Stick with it, promote, and hold as many positions as you can; get thewhole experience of being a cadet." His favorite activity of his CAP career was attending the NortheastRegion Cadet Activity last year. "It was so much fun and was jam-packed full of activities. The rappellingand Blackhawk rides were my favorite."

Cadet Klam is very glad he joined CAP.As he put it, "I wouldn't be going to a military school if Ihadn't joined."

As a graduate of Central High School, Cadet Bartell hopes to attend UCBnext fall to "study tobe a veterinary technician."In October, 2007, she joined ME035 where she has remained a very active cadet; she plans on

remaining a cadet until the age-limit of 21. Cadet Bartell is very glad she joined CAPas she has had somwonderful experiences, one of which was the Greenville Fly-In, which she said tI....was really awesomeand fun ..."

Cadet Bartell's advice to other cadets is to "Keep doing great and don't wait a year or two to getinvolved with CAP activities."


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Seven cadets and five seniormembers helped honor our Country'sVeterans by participating in theMemorial Day Parade, downtownBangor. While not as long as the 4thof July Parade, the Memorial DayParade isjust as important as it payshomage to all veterans, past andpresent, who have given a few years,many years, or the ultimate sacrificefor this wonderful country in whichwe live.Thank you Lt Col Jordan, CaptSpaulding, Capt Hicks, Lt Gammon, LtRomprey, and Cadets Bortell, Brown,Croft, Donovan, Klam, Poland

On June 14,.1777, in order toestablish an official flag for thenew nation, the ContinentalCongress passed the first FlagAct: "Resolved, That the flag of theUnited States be made of thirteenstripes, alternate red and white;that the union be thirteen stars,white in a blue field, representinga new Constellation."

: : . . c I pledge allegiance to the Flagof the United StatesofAmerica and to the Republicfor which it stands, oneNation under God, indivisible, with Uberty and Justice fo rall,

! ME035 was honored toparticipate in the BradleyIndependence Day Parade onJune 26. As the Color Guardfor the parade, the Bangorcontingent was 2nd in line,preceded only by the State

Police vehicle. The Parade consisted of amile-long route through downtown, thenturning onto side-streets through theneighborhood. Every step was bordered byconcession stands, smiling residents, and anabundance of American flags. ME035participants: Cadets Bartell, Culp, Croft,Hurinenko (all of whom were on the ColorGuard), and Tenney; Senior Members wereCapt Spaulding, Major Hall, It RickGammon.

Lincoln ParadeOn July 17ME035 participated in theLincoln Homecoming Festival Parade. TheParade drew a record 13,000 spectators,resulting in the participation time beingover 2 hours. As hot, humid and thirst-inducing as the weather was, the cadetsand SMs from the Bangor Squadron keptsafety first and foremost, yet still lookedprofessional and represented Civil Air Patrolwell.


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