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Oregon Wing Encampment graduating class. Cadets and staff toured the Portland

Air National Guard Base during encampment and posed for this photo in front of

display jets.~ Encampment Exceeds Expectations page 30 . . .



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From theCommander

Brian Bishop, Col., CAP

Wing Commander, Oregon Wing

As I prepare to assume

command of the Oregon

Wing, I’m struck by the

amount of trust that it takes

to run our organization.

What started me to think

about just how much trust it

takes was when I accepted

Col. Pearson’s offer to be

your next wing commander.

Trust builds a greatorganization

Clearly, a region commander

demonstrates no small amount

of trust in selecting a new wing

commander – or when a wing

commander appoints a new

squadron commander. But it

runs far deeper than that.

How many times have many

of us climbed into one of our

aircraft and placed literally our

lives in the hands (and skill and

judgment) of the pilot? How

many times have the parents of

our cadets dropped off their kids

to see them all pile into one of

our vans?

Life-safety trust aside, think

of all the other trust we place in

each other on a day-to-day basis.

Take, for example our annual

encampment or large SAREX.

Everybody on staff works on

their part of planning the event,secure in their knowledge that

the rest of the team will come

through – by either the actions

of the members or through the

leadership of the senior staff.

It’s that trust in leadership

that I value so much. I place my

trust in all of those around our

great organization to do what’s

right for our membership, our

community and our missions.

Furthermore, it’s my respon-

sibility to earn your trust on a

daily basis and never abuse it.

With the trust that I’ve seen in

my time in CAP, I’m convinced

that there is no end to what we

can accomplish – as one wing.



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On August 9, 2008, Capt. Scott

Bakker, 1st Lt. Jim Metcalfe andCapt. Tom Moore were awarded

the AFNORTH Commander’s

Award to acknowledge the “Most

Meritorious Civil Air Patrol

Mission for 2007”.

The trio was presented the

award at the CAP National

Board and Annual Conference in

Orlando, Fla., by Major General

Henry C. Morrow, USAF, 1st Air

Force Commander.On the morning of March

17, 2007, South Coast Squadron

105 (based in Brookings, OR)

received a call from an incident

commander saying that Marshall

Alexander had taken off from

Klamath Falls in his Cessna 8

airplane and went down northeast

of Medford near Blue Lake in the

Cascade Mountains.

Squadron CommanderBakker, 5, put together a team

of Capt. Moore, 71, as pilot and

1st Lt. Metcalfe, 73, as scanner.

Bakker would serve as observer.

It was a dark moonless night

and the crew could only see white

snowfields on the dark ground.

Metcalfe had a sectional chart on

his lap and continually used it to

verify our location in relation to

the mountains.As the team approached the

target area, Metcalfe spotted a

light on the ground. The team had

found the target! Bakker notified

the Incident Command Center

of Mr. Alexander’s position. Mr.

Alexander lit a road flare to verify

his location. The team flew over

Air Force honors Brookings menfor nding downed pilot

Mr. Alexander for three hours

until relieved by another aircrew

from Medford. While Moorelanded and refueled, an Oregon

Army National Guard helicopter

arrived from Salem and picked up

Mr. Alexander. They transported

him to a Medford hospital.

Bakker received a letter on 16

July 2008 announcing the award

and inviting him to the banquet.

Metcalfe and Moore received

matching letters. In them, then

Brig. Gen. Amy S. Courter,

Interim National Commander,

congratulated the CAP senior

members on their selection. (Since

then Courter has been selected as

the National Commander and is

now a Major General.)

“It gives me great pleasure to

notify you that you and the two

other crew members who flew in

support of a Search and Rescue

mission on 17 March 2007 havebeen named as the 2008 recipi-

ents of this prestigious award.

Congratulations!”

The award was established

to recognize CAP aircrews for

their efforts in direct support of

the st Air Force mission. CAP is

tasked by the Air Force to search

for downed and missing aircraft

in the continental United States.

It conducts more than 90 percent

of the searches of this type.

“As a result of you, and other

members like you, we have been

extremely successful in promoting

the skills and capabilities of the

Civil Air Patrol to the Air Force

Community,” Gen. Courter said.

Lt. Gen. Allen G. Peck, Commanding General 1st Air Force, presents awardsto 1st Lt. Jim Metcalfe and Capt. Bakker.

Continued on page 11 . . .



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Continued . . .

A year ago it was just an idea.

In fact, the brainstorm session occurred during

the 2007 Wing Conference at the Evergreen Aviation

Museum a year ago. In attendance were Cadets

Daniel Knox and Frances “Fran” Simon, providing

cadet viewpoints.

Today – the first Michael King Smith, Evergreen

Aviation Business Academy not only came true,

but more than either cadet could dream at the time– both C/2nd Lt. Knox and C/2nd Lt. Fran Simon are

employed at Evergreen Aviation and are attending

college with tuition assistance from Evergreen and

its owner Del Smith.

Simon is attending Chemeketa College at both

its campuses in Salem and McMinnville to achieve

Evergreen Aviation hosts rst Aviation Careers

event

Cadets use the IMAX projector to show their BusinessPlan to Mr. Smith and other Evergreen executives. Theirplan was to extend the academy for another year andbring in more cadets.

BELOW: Cadets and staff of the Michael King Smith,Evergreen Aviation Business Academy 2008 pose withthe statue of Smith that stands outside the EvergreenAviation Museum.



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a degree in emergency medical and fire science.

“The Michael King Smith, Evergreen Aviation

Business Academy opened so many windows and

doors for me,” she said. “Before I attended I didn’t

know what I wanted to do. Now I am ready to start

my life and my career.” When she finishes college a

job awaits her in Evergreen’s helicopter division.

Knox remembers attending the planning meeting

the day before the Wing Conference in 2007 withthe Region Commander and other officials of Civil

Air Patrol. Maj. Gen. Amy Courter, then the Interim

National Commander, was there.

“At the time, I said: ‘Yes, this is a good idea,’”

Knox recalls. “They asked if the two of us were

coming to the academy. We both answered yes, we

were.”

Knox waited for the application, expecting it to

be released in January. It arrived in May.

“I had every one of my expectations of the

academy blown away,” Knox said. “I had an ideawhat they would do, but I didn’t fully grasp the

enormity of it. I didn’t understand that we would be

in the IMAX theater for the director’s meeting with

them, hearing them set goals for the company. They

treated us like part of Evergreen.”

Knox, Simon and eight other cadets were given a

close-up view of aviation business as it is conducted by

Evergreen. They were taught the basics of the airline

business by Brian Bauer, President of Evergreen

International Airline. Josh Parkin, Executive Vice

President of Evergreen Aviation, oriented cadets to

ground logistic support enterprises within Evergreen.

They learned about Evergreen Systems Logistics,

which provides custom transportation solutions

to clients all over the world from John Cozzi, Jr.,

Director of Operations. They met the David Rath,

President of Evergreen Helicopters. They sat with the

vice president of finance. They were allowed to sit inwith the vice president of sales and marketing.

Cadets were able to observe first-hand the

operations as they attended Evergreen’s Management

Meeting, its Money Management Meeting, its Men

and Women Management Meeting (personnel issues),

the Machines and Material Management Meeting,

and the Marketing Management Meeting.

They also had sessions called Introduction to

Business Planning, “Mass Marketing from the Best,”

by Wieden and Kennedy staff, Marketing Aviation to

Business, Human Resource Management, Business

Finance and Accounting, and Corporate Banking.

“There is something else we really learned – that

any plan is fluid,” said Knox.

Cadets were flown to Boeing Field in Seattle where

they received a grand tour. Attendees also toured

the Evergreen Aviation Museum and the Evergreen

Space Museum. They toured the Evergreen Aircraft

C/2nd Lt. Fran Simon is awarded a graduation certificateby Col. Ted Kyle.

C/CMSgt. Daniel Knox receives his graduationcertificate from Col. Ted Kyle.

Aviation Careers event . . .Continued




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MEDFORD, OR—Pilots fromthe Oregon Wing of the Civil Air

Patrol (CAP) spent a weekend

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ate mountainous terrain while

searching for downed aircraft or

lost people.

In September, the Oregon

Wing of the Civil Air Patrol

held a special Search and Rescue

Exercise specifically targeted

at teaching CAP pilots how torecognize and mitigate hazards

inherent in flying low and slow

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“By comparison, the terrain

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Contributors: Capt. Scott Bartholomew, 2nd Lt. Christopher Johnson

Photos by 2nd Lt. Johnson

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I do not consider our terrain tobe the toughest, it certainly is not

for the faint of heart. Most of the

Oregon Wing’s searches are in

mountainous areas.”

Called a Mountain Flying

Clinic, this training is usually

held every other year.

Each CAP pilot received four

hours of classroom instruction.

Maj. Henry “Buzz” Florip taught

mountain searching techniques.Maj. Dan Dirksen trained pilots

to understand mountain weather

and its quirks. Capt. Winton

“Sonny” Adcock shared ground

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appropriate emergency equipment

for pilots flying search patterns

in mountains. Capt. Arnold

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altitude flying. Lt. Col. Walter

Wattenburger covered all other

aspects of mountain flying.

The ground school and

training routes were organized

by Maj. Dirksen and Lt. Col.

Wattenburger. Maj. Florip was

the Incident Commander for the

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1st Lt. Richard Ouellette and

Capt. Mark Kemner. C/SMSgt.

Patricia “Tricia” Coleman of the

Grants Pass Squadron handled

Communications duties and

helped update the IMU reports.

Lt. Col. Walter Wattenburger discusses mountain flying with CAP pilots. INSET: A CAP Cessna 182 warms upfor a training flight in Medford.

Mountain Flying Clinic

Continued . . .



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Class participants were: Capt.

Adcock, Maj. David Ayers, Capt.

John Barringer, Capt. Kemner, st

Lt. Ouellette, Capt. Al Sandner

and Lt. Col. Wayne Schulz. Theyeach flew two training sorties

in mountainous terrain with a

certified flight instructor already

trained in mountain flying.

“There were four courses

set up for the pilots to fly near

the Medford area,” said Capt.

Bartholomew. “While each area

had its own unique challenges;

they each featured canyons to

maneuver in and about, moun-tains tops to contour search and

ridgelines to cross. Some featured

high-altitude landing strips with

non-standard approaches.”

The instructors were Maj.

Dirksen, Lt. Col. Wattenburger,

Capt. Dick Lowell, Maj. Mike

Rupert and Capt. Rosenthal. Pilots

faced the additional challenges

of wildfires burning in the area

creating poor visibility and alow-density altitude created by

high temperatures on Saturday.

All operations occurred without

incident and ran on time.

Support for the event was

provided for by the Medford

and Grants Pass Squadrons.

The event was hosted at the

Delzell Memorial Hangar, 5060

Cirrus Drive , Medford, Oregon,

which is the Medford CompositeSquadron headquarters. Special

mentions are deserved for st Lt.

Ellen Leonard, 1st Lt. Shannon

Mason and Capt. Robert Soltz

all of whom helped make this

event happen, according to Capt.

Bartholomew. H

Maintenance Center, the Glider

Base at McMinnville Municipal

Airport and the Portland Air

National Guard Base.

Toward the end of the week,the participants were challenged

to come up with a Class Project.

The cadets decided to make their

project the renewal of the Aviation

Business Academy.

“The last two days we cre-

ated a business plan to expand

the academy,” Knox said. “We

presented it to Mr. Smith. I was

the master of ceremonies, so I

was nervous. It was a full classassignment. We practiced it once.

Then we gave it to Mr. Smith. He

asked us to present it again to more

of his staff.”

Mr. Smith agreed to continue

the academy with a goal of getting

up to 24 cadets involved next

year.

Col. Theodore Kyle, Oregon

Wing Commander, served

as activity director. ActivityCoordinator was 1st Lt. Gary

Arnold of the McMinnville

Composite Squadron, who is

property director for Evergreen.

Chaperone and other duties

were performed by Lt. Col. Les

Peterson, Commander of the

McMinnville Squadron; Maj. Ira

Rosenberg, Wing Treasurer; and

1st Lt. Marion Rosenberg, both of

the Metro Senior Squadron.“It was my privilege to

serve as Activity Director,” Col.

Kyle said. “We had cadets from

Rhode Island, Florida, Indiana,

California, and of course Oregon.

The outcome shows me what

tremendously amazing cadets

we have.”

Aviation Careers event . . .Continued from page 7

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Bakker joined CAP in 2006.

Metcalfe has been a mem-

ber since 1994 and fills many

roles in the squadron from

Deputy Commander to Admin.to Emergency Services Director

to Logistics, Operations and

Testing. Moore, the squadron’s

Aerospace Education Officer,

joined in 2001.

“The support of members

like you is what continues to

make Civil Air Patrol a viable

force multiplier and the premier

volunteer force in the nation,”

Gen. Courter said.

Article by 1st Lt. Ron

Griswold, Assistant PAO,

South Coast Squadron

Air Force honors . . .Continued from page 3

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Mountain Flying Clinic . . .Continued



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and air crew members flew 41 sor-

ties over a long weekend in August

under the watchful eyes of a team of

U.S. Air Force inspectors during the

Oregon Wing of Civil Air Patrol’s

Guided Training Exercise.

Every two years the CAP

search and rescue team is evalu-ated by the Air Force. In between,

the Air Force monitors a major

search and rescue exercise on

a slightly less formal basis. At

that event 5 CAP members, both

seniors and cadets, put in 1,923

hours to fly a complicated array

of air missions and run a series of

ground searches to test their abil-

ity to search for downed aircraft

or lost persons and vehicles.Air crews from Medford,

Brookings, Eugene, Salem, Bend

and Portland gathered, pulling the

Oregon Wing’s single engine air-

craft fleet together for this exercise.

This set of tasks from the Air Force

monitoring team included actual

flights of Oregon Department of

Geology and Mineral Industries

over Oregon mountains to photo-

graph the impact of heavy rainfall

on the geology. A member of

the Community Tissue Services

arrived at Aurora with a transport

box to fly on a simulated mission

to The Dalles to retrieve human

tissue donated for a burn victimin Portland. There were other law

enforcement agencies and state

departments involved.

An air crew flying a mission

out of Newport received assistance

from the U.S. Coast Guard, which

helped relay radio messages after

the exercise cut their radio contact.

Then the aircrew was surprised

when the Coast Guard showed up at

the scene of the rescue of the pilotto airlift the person to safety.

At the “prop wash” (Air Force

term for debriefing) the Oregon

Wing crew got compliments and

reminders of areas to improve.

“The Oregon staff here is

about the best I’ve seen,” said

Lt. Col. Rex Calvert, Air Force

Pacific Liaison Region Director of

Training. “You guys were sharp in

every position. You have a good

set-up here.”

Not everything went perfectly.

Air Force personnel were assigned

to monitor specific areas. They

provided coaching and things to

improve upon in several areas.One such area is the need for

more pilots.

“I am impressed with what

you can accomplish as you work

together,” said Lt. Col. Tony Pollizzi,

Air Force Pacific Liaison Region

Commander. “There was training

here – and evaluation. We’ve had a

lot of conversation. There were good

lessons learned. And this has been a

good opportunity for those agencies

interested in what CAP does to get

a broader perspective.”

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exercises in April, June, July and

August with a Mountain Flying

Clinic in September. A schedule

of SAREX events for 2009 is

posted on the Wing website.

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Chaplain (Major) Charlie Sattgast

was recently appointed as the DeputyPacific Region Chaplain.

The deputy region chaplain

assists the region chaplain in his or

her duties and serves as the dean

of the annual Region Chaplain

Staff College, which will be held

March 16-19, 2009, at McChord

Air Force Base in Washington.

“It was a humbling experience

to be selected for this position,”

said Chaplain Sattgast. “I willbe serving with the new region

chaplain, Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Paul

Ward, who is a terrific mentor. I

am sure it will provide some great

opportunities for both personal and

professional growth so I can be a

more effective leader and servant

in our organization and nation.”

Sattgast and his daughter,

Allison, joined CAP’s Columbia

Composite Squadron in July 2001.He was a Parent Sponsor.

“It was all her idea,” he recalls.

“It was a great opportunity to do

something together.”

Two weeks after they joined

they both participated in a

squadron service and work project

called Camp Rosenbaum, which

is a camp for disadvantaged youth

that is sponsored by the Oregon

Air National Guard and several

Portland area police and fire agen-

cies. Columbia Composite cadets

and senior officers perform dining

hall, garbage and kitchen duty.

“I figured I am never going to

do anything harder than that, so I

might as well jump in all the way,”

he said. “I upgraded to Senior

Oregon Wing ChaplainSelected for Region Post

Member right after that.”

For the first year Sattgast

handled cadet 201 files.

“Then I was more and more

involved in Emergency Services,”

he said. “I served as the Squadron

ES Officer for a year and got thecadets more involved.”

In 2003 the squadron’s

Chaplain Rozell Gilmore retired.

“I checked the Regulations, and

I qualified to become Chaplain,”

he said. He did that in January of

2004. That proved to be a strong

suit for Sattgast. Others noticed

his competency. He was appointed

Wing Chaplain in 2005. Recently he

went back to college. He received a

Master’s Degree in Pastoral Studies

in May 2008 from Multnomah

University in Portland.

Chaplain Sattgast will con-

tinue to serve as Oregon Wing

Chaplain, and to work with

Columbia Composite Squadron

in Portland.

Chaplain (Major) Charles Sattgast

EUGENE, OR – C/2nd Lt. Matthew

McLean, previous resident of Cape

Girordeau, Missouri, recently

became the Cadet Commander

of the Mahlon Sweet Composite

Squadron here.

C/2nd Lt. McLean moved to

Oregon with his family as his father,Thomas McLean, a Navy Recruiter,

was transferred here.

A previous member of the

Trail of Tears Squadron, McLean

joined Civil Air Patrol in 2004 in

Cape Girordeau and promoted at

a rapid rate.

McLean chose CAP after origi-

nally seeking a Sea Cadet program

since his dad is in the Navy. But

there wasn’t such a unit in his area.Cape Girordeau did have a fairly

large CAP squadron that was well

organized. Mahlon Sweet is a bit

smaller with 13 cadets and nine

senior members.

The size and good organization

of the Trail of Tears Squadron

motivated McLean to promote fast

to get into leadership, he said.

His first leadership position

wasn’t the traditional starting placeas assistant Flight Leader or even

Flight Sergeant. Instead he was a

Flight Commander of two flights.

“I attribute that quick success to

self-motivation and the encourage-

ment of friends and mentors there,”

he said. “I just hope that I can be that

kind of leader for my new squadron

of cadets in Eugene.”

MahlonSweet getsnew cadet

leader from Missouri



MCMINNVILLE, OR – As the

state Civil Air Patrol flag passedfrom Col. Theodore Kyle’s hands

to Region Commander Col. Ernie

Pearson and into the hands of Col.

Brian Bishop, the leadership for the

Oregon Wing changed.

The ceremony occurred

Saturday, 25 October 2008 at the

Oregon Wing Conference held in

the Evergreen Space Museum here.

Col. Kyle served as Commander for

.5 years. Col. Bishop has served asVice Commander for the northern

portion of Oregon recently.

Col. Bishop, his Vice Commander

Capt. Larry Kendrick and his Chief

of Staff Capt. Winton “Sonny”

Adcock visited all the sessions

to introduce themselves. Bishop,

Kendrick and Adcock pledge to all

to work as a strong team aimed at

improving Civil Air Patrol. Bishop

plans to personally visit each squad-ron this year.

In a “State of the Wing” address,

outgoing Commander Col. Theodore

Kyle commented on many accom-

plishments. The Wing Encampment

was a great success, he said. “We had

a great time this year. I know it is atremendous amount of work.”

Orientation Rides went well this

Oregon Wing gets new commander at annual conference

In the official Change of Commandceremony Col. Ted Kyle hands off the Oregon Wing flag to RegionCommander Col. Ernie Pearson,releasing his duty. Col. Pearson thenhands the flag to Col. Brian Bishop,who is the new state commander.C/Capt. Jessica Mach assisted withthe ceremony.

Region Commander Col. ErniePearson pins a medal on Col. TedKyle for his work at Oregon Wingcommander for the last 3.5 years.

There were 51 cadets in attendance at this WingConference. There were dozens of senior officers as well,making it one of the best attended in recent years.

Capt. John Bezayiff, commanderof Columbia Composite Squadronshows his members the certificatepresented by the Oregon Wing forSquadron of Merit.

Commander Capt. John BezaColumbia Composite Squadannounces to squadron memthat C/2nd Lt. Daniel Knox recthe honor of Cadet of the Year fooutstanding contributions to theand the wing.



year with the wing “spending all of

our money and some of somebody

elses,” Kyle said. Oregon Wing has

worked hard to increase the hours

flown per aircraft to 182. Nationalwould like to see 200 hours per

plane. In all, there were 1,147 hours

flown. That was done with fewer

Search and Rescue Missions with

2008 seeing 38 missions compared

to 73 searches in 2007.

Columbia Composite Squadron

received the Squadron of Merit Award.

C/2nd Lt. Daniel Knox of Columbia

Composite was named Cadet of the

Year. C/MSgt. Maryssa Yager wasnamed Cadet Non-Commissioned

Officer of the Year by the Air Force

Sergeants Association.

This conference drew a higher

attendance than previous confer-

ences. Part of the increase was a

strong showing by cadets. There

were 51 cadets in attendance. A cadet

track of educational classes was

added to the conference including a

“Mission to Mars” simulation led byTony Leavitt, Education Specialist

for the National Aeronautics and

Space Administration. Cadets also

had a briefing on how to apply for

National Cadet Summer Activities,

they conducted a Cadet Advisory

Council session and participated in

a Drill Team clinic lead by a local

U.S. Air Force Reserve Officers

Training group.

Senior members were able to

choose between Emergency Services

workshops and another training

track. Emergency Services sessions

were held on Communications,

Information for Pilots, an overviewof the computer system used in

search and rescue, an overview of

the Incident Command Structure

training and a briefing on emergency

Cadet Michael Miller has the left seC/Sgt. Stephen Kemp is flying right swhile C/MSgt. Alissa Olson waits for turn at the Space Shuttle simulator at Evergreen Space Museum.

Tony Leavitt, NASA Education Specialist, sets up theexercise for cadets to design a Mission to Mars.

NASA’s Mission to Mars workshop was educational,challenging and fun for the cadets. This simulationhad teams building and sending a spacecraft and landvehicle to Mars within budget.

AWARDS Distinguished Service Medal Col. Theodore Kyle – Col. Kyle

served as wing commander from May 2005 to October 25, 2008, leading

the wing in improving its emergency services capabilities, increasing its

professionalism and growing the number of senior members.Exceptional Service Awards

Maj. Brian Bishop – served as Vice Commander of Oregon from May

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Lt. Col. Pete Andersen – served as the Oregon Wing Director of Operations

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Maj. Ira Rosenberg – served as Oregon Wing Finance Ofcer, implemented

wing banker ahead of National’s deadline, is the newest Incident

Commander in Oregon Wing, was nance ofcer and tactical ofcer for encampments and tactical ofcer for

the Evergreen Aviation Academy,a National Cadet Special Activity.

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Continued . . .

He coordinated the last two Wing

Conferences.Maj. Dave Rudawitz – served as Oregon Wing Emergency Services

Ofcer from May 2005 thru January 2008 and Oregon Wing

Communications Ofcer from January 2008 through October 25, 2008.

Maj. Rudawitz served on the State of Oregon’s Search and Rescue

Review task force and is on the State of Oregon Search and Rescue Commission. He has shown that Civil

Air Patrol volunteers are a professional force and are ready to assist during

time of emergency.Meritorious Service Awards

Col. Virginia Thompson – served as the Oregon Wing Inspector General May 2005 through October 2008,

conducting two subordinate unit inspections each month leading up

to the 2006 deadline so that all units received a proper inspection prior to

the National deadline. She volunteered on the National Wing Compliance Inspection team on more than 10

inspections in the last three years.Capt. Ted Tanory – served as a

Squadron Commander of both the

Metropolitan Senior Squadron and the Columbia Composite Squadron. As Metropolitan Squadron Commander the unit adopted the glider operations and

orientation ight missions in support of cadets, wing wide. Capt. Tanory took

command of the Columbia Squadron as an outsider during difcult time

helping the unit heal deep wounds and reconstitute itself during that difcult period. The unit is now one of the most

successful and healthy units in the wing. He leads the Wing Counter Drug

program, establishing relationships and missions with Oregon agencies,

coordinating our participation with Washington Wing. His dedication has allowed Civil Air Patrol to be involved

in major missions that have kept large quantities of drugs off the streets of

Oregon.Capt. Nick Ham – served as Aerospace

Education Director through October

AWARDS . . .Continued

2008, he established the annual Col.

John Keener award for outstanding contributions to aerospace education in Oregon. He presents at Regional

and National education congresses and trainings. He commands the

Salem Composite Squadron which successfully managed an aircraft,

provided and trained aircrews and he and the squadron became experts in

the SDIS system. Capt. Ham led the Oregon Wing Fundraising Task Force.Capt. Larry Kendrick – served as the

Commander of the Medford Composite Squadron with his unit receiving the

wing’s squadron of merit two years.Capt. Kendrick was tactical ofcer

at two encampments and executive ofcer at the 2008 encampment.He raised money to support cadets

attending wing and national cadet activities. He is a mission pilot and

is developing his skills in mission management. He hosted training in the

IMU mission management software,professional development programs in Southern Oregon and served as

course director for several activities.He has also represented CAP in the

California/Oregon Regional Search and

Rescue Task Force which coordinates searches for counties in the region. His efforts have led to the renewed use of CAP in county searches in the region.

Capt. Scott Bakker – commander of the South Coast Composite Squadron from

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Wing Conference 2008 . . .Continued

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Senior Vice President at Evergreen International Aviation he arranged for presentations to the cadets from

over 20 Evergreen Presidents, Vice Presidents and executives who shared

information on their companies and their business skills. He arranged

an “on-the-oor” tour of the Boeing aircraft assembly facility in Everett,

Washington. Without his personal efforts this activity could not have happened.

Commander’s Commendations

Lt. Col. Case McGinley – Director

of Operations from May 2006 to October 2008 bringing professional

attitudes, policies and procedures to the DO shop. He re-arranged his staff increasing performance and is instilling

professionalism in pilots and members.1st Lt. Marion Rosenberg - Oregon

Wing Orientation Flight Coordinator,encampment cook, encampment

tactical ofcer, and activity tactical ofcer at the Evergreen Aviation Academy.

1st Lt. Bill Kostich – coordinator for our air intercept missions with the Oregon

Air National Guard, is deeply involved

with Emergency Services program and has acted as the Agency Liaison during several SAREX’s.Lt. Ken Hunt – Logistics Ofcer for

Oregon Wing.1st Lt. Rich Ouellette – director of

Emergency Services, and project ofcer for the last few SAREX’s,

coordinated O-rides and the O-ride budget getting ours spent and receiving additional funds, twice.

Maj. Doug Richards – Wing Personnel Ofcer and Professional Development

Director from October 2007 through October 2008. He also is in charge of

the Wing Awards committee.Lt. Col. Paul Geiger – Wing Safety Ofcer from May 2005 through October

2008 including awareness, following up on incidents and served as mission

safety ofcer often.Capt. George Long – Director of Cadet

Programs, reenergizing the program

by motivating the cadet advisory

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Emergency Services.Chaplain (Maj.) Charles Sattgast - wing

chaplain, working to increase the number of active chaplains, served at

encampments as chaplain, provides valuable leadership to the program and

to the wing staff.Lt. Col. Tom Traver – Wing Public Affairs Ofcer. His work has brought

us TV, radio, and newspaper coverage through Oregon. We have received

national coverage for the loud speaker system on our aircraft. He served

as the mission PAO for the Mumford search in 2007 handling TV, radio and newspaper coverage daily throughout

the mission and helped organize apress conference.

Capt. Bill Rust - squadron commander from August 2007 through October

2008 for the Northwest Coastal Composite Squadron, active in Wing Cadet Programs, staff at Encampment

for the last several years, active in Emergency Services in both

Communications and Ground Teams.

Capt. Mark Kemner – assumed command of the Metropolitan Senior Squadron July 2007 through Oct 2008,is a dynamic leader and active recruiter

for new Senior Members, and is active in the Emergency Services Program as

both an aircrew member and mission air operations branch director.

Lt. Col. Les Peterson – Squadron Commander of the McMinnville Composite May 2005 through October

2008, activity director for CAP’s participation in the Northwest Antique

Airplane Club’s annual y-in for the last three years.

Capt. Winton “Sonny” Adcock – commander of the Washington County Composite Squadron from May

2006 through October 2008, active in the Emergency Services Program and

participates in almost all exercises and many missions.

Capt. Richard Weichman, Jr. – wing

aircraft maintenance manager from

May 2005 through October 2008,consistently arranged for timely maintenance and has kept our aircraft

mission ready. He is also an active mission pilot and responds to many

actual missions at all hours of the day. He served as a member of the

subordinate unit inspection team and ew the team to remote locations.

Maj. Lynell Hoffer – commander of the Angel Falls Cadet Squadron. Under Maj. Hoffer’s 15 year tenure as a

squadron commander and deputy commander, Angel Falls prepared

and produced a US Marine, a US Navy sailor, a US Air Force airman,

and a US Army officer-soldier,maintaining one of the highest cadet-to-military rates in Oregon

Wing. She previously was wing Aerospace Education Officer and

has served in many projects and events.

Capt. Sandra Neal – In 15 years of service to Oregon Wing, Capt.Sandy Neal has contributed

heavily to the greater strength of Cadet Programs and Aerospace

Education, serving as commander

of Angel Falls Cadet Squadron and completing virtually every staff position’s duties during service.1st Lt. Scott Maguire – served

as Associate Editor of the Oregon WingSpan, became

Mission Information Officer and has recently been appointed

WingSpan Editor. Handled MIO duties at the Guided Training Exercise in August.

2nd Lt. Chris Johnson – served as Mission Information Officer

for the Mountain Flying Clinic generating a lot of publicity,

working on Mission Information staff, serves as an Assistant Public Affairs Officer for the

Camp Adair Flight, Salem Composite Squadron, is a new

wing Assistant Public Affairs Director – Photography. H

AWARDS . . .Continued



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Grocery Outlet, Inc.

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Specializing in Kit Aircraft

520 N.W. Perimeter Rd.

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ADAIR VILLAGE, OR—At 10:30 a.m. on Independence

Day 2008, hundreds of residents marched in a parade

here that a new Civil Air Patrol flight made possible.

Local citizens, members of government agenciesand organizations marched and rode down Barberry

Dr. and William R Carr St. in Adair Village in a

parade to celebrate Independence Day.

This was the fourth annual July 4th parade in

Adair Village, and this year, the parade was made

possible because of the flight’s assistance.

“We would have never been able to pull this

off without [the Civil Air Patrol],” said City Parade

Chairman Kim Gardner.

Besides leading the marchers with a Color Guard,

the flight publicized the parade to Adair Villageorganizations and residents. They encouraged groups

to register in advance. The CAP flight also assisted

with traffic control on the day of the event.

Cadet Color Guards were C/SrAmn. T. Smith

and C/2nd Lt. F. Simon, both from the newly formed

Camp Adair Flight. Four senior members from the

flight, including Maj. Chris Wade, SM Cheri Long,

2nd Lt. Greg Sebastian, and 2nd Lt. Chris Johnson

also participated in the parade, marching or riding

behind the color guard. Capt. George Long from

Oregon Wing also participated.Local veterans followed the CAP Color Guard.

Adair Village City Administrator Drew Foster drove

the city’s code enforcement vehicle, and Adair Rural

Fire and Rescue brought up the rear. Other partici-

pants included Miss Adair Village and hundreds of

city residents, including many families.

“The Civil Air Patrol is glad to be back in Adair

Village and to help with the parade,” said 2nd Lt.

Article and photo by

2nd Lt. Christopher H. Johnson,

Assistant Public Affairs Officer Camp Adair Flight,

Salem Composite Squadron.

New CAP Flight makes parade possible

Adair Village Celebrates 4th o July with Parade with Newly-formed CAP flight

Sebastian, who is the flight’s Deputy Commander.

The Camp Adair Flight meets Monday nights

at 6:30 p.m. at Santiam Christian Schools in

Adair Village. Persons interested in contacting

the f light should call 541-917-3370. The flight is

actively recruiting members from Linn, Benton,

and Polk counties.

C/SrAmn. T. Smith and C/2nd Lt. F. Simon lead

marchers under the watchful eye of Maj. Chris Wade.



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Kramer Vineyards26830 N.W. Olson Rd.503-662-4545 Gaston

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Comfort Control Heating, inC.

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Carlton 503-852-6202

Trimac Panel Products5201 S.W. Westgate Dr., #200

503-297-1826 Portland

Howard’s Meat Center

(541) 884-84305717 S. 6th St. . . . . . . . . Klamath Falls

C ascadian Landscapers, Inc.21510 N.W. Farm Park Dr.

503-647-9933 Hillsboro

Horizon Property Management (541) 563-5151 205 S.W. Hwy. 101, #C, Waldport

John’s ApplianceInstallation Service

503-618-1939 . . . . . . . . Gresham

Sell’s Marine Service1111 N.E. Marine Dr., Portland • 503-285-3838

Northwest LoggiNg suppLy, iNc.

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2330 S.E. Three Mile Ln., McMinnville

Mark’s Custom Painting7520 Fawcett Creek Rd.

Tillamook (503) 842-5215

Northstar Surveying, Inc. 720 N.W. 4 th St., Corvallis

(541) 757-9050

reservaTions

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Isolair1620 N.W. Perimeter Way

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Floyd A. Boyd CompanyKlamath Highway

Merrill 541-798-5669

Sumco Excavating1105 W. Main

Sheridan 503-843-3234

MAChinE ProduCtS, inC.(503) 234-0201

1629 S.E. 11th Ave., Portland

17280 S.W. Boonesferry rd., Lake Oswego

R & M Marine(503) 635-3626

Pressure Specialties, Inc.1701 Green Siding Rd.

Roseburg 541-784-2390

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Grigsby Brothers503-285-8341

P.O. Box 11189, Portland, OR 97211

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Douglas Welding Supply1223 Cedar

Roseburg 541-672-4446

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Located in the Portland AreaNAS 410 Certified for Airplane Inspections

(503) 539-9493

Charles Hudsonproudly salutes the men and

women of Civil Air Patrol!

Steve Harrisproudly salutes the men

& women of C.A.P.

St. Helen’s Marina~~~~~~ 134 N. River St. ~~~~~~

(503) 397-4162 St. Helens

J uniper Auto & e lectric r epAir

503-435-0409

2245 N.E. Evans St., McMinnville

JFW Industries, Inc.6731 N.E. 47th Ave.

Portland (503) 288-0673

24 24



TILLAMOOK, OR—The Civil

Air Patrol’s NW Coastal Flight,

hosted a beach clean up with

Oregon wing cadets Aug. 22-

24, 2008. This activity was

initiated two years ago by the

Cadet Advisory Council as an

opportunity for cadets to serve

the community and have a little

fun, in a less formal setting than

an encampment.Cadets cleaned the beach at

the Barview Jetty County Park

in Garibaldi, Oregon. The cadets

were able to practice their emer-

gency services skills by using line

search techniques while comb-

ing the beach for trash. Cadets

participate in search and rescue

events on “Ground Teams” which

utilize specific search techniques

like this one.While in the area, they also

enjoyed camping out, a fireside

feast of hotdogs and s’mores

Tillamook Flight HostsBeach Cleanup

Article by 1st Lt. Wendy Flett, PAO, NW Coastal Flight

and beachcombing. Pilots Capt.

David Ayers and Capt. Al Sandner

assisted by providing one-hour

Orientation Rides for the cadets

in Cessna single-engine aircraft.

C/AB. Anthony Harris who

attended this for the first time,

really enjoyed the activity, “It was

really, really nice for the Oregon

Wing cadets to get to meet and see

what other squadrons are doing.I’d like to see more cadets next

time and I think that it is a great

opportunity for new cadets to

learn from higher ranking cadets.

I loved the fact that we were able

to have Orientation Rides; it was

my first time flying in a plane. I

thoroughly enjoyed it.”

Last year the activity was

held at the Tillamook County

Fairgrounds with the cadetshoused in the 4H dorm, this year

they began the weekend Friday at

1500 hours bivouacking outside

the ATV center in Tillamook.

There were 13 cadets from five

different squadrons in attendance,

Medford Composite OR-007,

Washington County Composite

OR-034, Salem Composite OR-

42, McMinnville Composite

OR-099 and Northwest CoastalOR-114 (host). One of the first

orders of business was to schedule

fire watch patrols throughout the

night; and then of course there was

an unscheduled fire drill later that

evening. Besides the clean up and

Orientation Rides, the cadets also

participated in a rocket launch,

drill down, pre-dawn physical

training, team building activities,

movies and free time.

Next year the cadets will

camp at the Barview Jetty County

Campground, where they will

once again be performing a beach

clean up. C/SMSgt. John Flett who

attended last year’s activity as well

said, “It was a success. I enjoyedit even more this year because it

was better organized and there

was more camaraderie between

the cadets. It was a great chance

to see old friends and meet new

ones. We also planned O-rides

this year and everyone that wanted

to was able to go up. It’ll be even

better next year.”

For more information con-

tact st Lt. Wendy Flett at503-815-8095 or the Flight’s

Commander, Capt. William Rust

at 503-812-1009.

Tillamook’s Northwest Coastal

Flight received a contribution from

St. Albans Church, which made

this event such a success.

Untying knots can be frustratingunder the best of conditions. Herecadets untie a knot of their ownmaking in a team-building exerciseknown as “the human knot.”Pictured L to R - C/MSgt. JonathonRipley, C/1st Lt. Sarah Bockelman,C/SMSgt. John Flett, C/A1C. KeithCoddington, C/SrA. Teresa Gray,C/SSgt. Matthew Libante, C/MSgt.

Patricia Coleman.

Cadets receive instruction on howto pre-flight an aircraft from a CAPCadet Orientation pilot Capt. DavidAyers. Cadets are (L to R) C/AB.Marcus Harris, C/SSgt. Paul Vasta,C/AB. Anthony Harris, C/Amn.Caleb Menken.



cn WinningstaD Proudly Supports the Men and Women

of the Civil Air Patrol!

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01606 S.W. Carey Lane, Portland www. wineoutftters.com

(503) 675-77991-877-WOUTFIT

El Dorado Inn

695 Campbell St., Baker City 541-523-6494 • www.eldoradoinn.net

Basin Fire Protection, inc.

4200 Shasta WayKlamath Falls 541.884.3330

Service Master By Samburg58360 Riteon

Warren 503-366-5390

Gary’s Automotive Repair

128 n.W. 2 st.cv 541-753-7011

K & R Automotive

Elkton

(541) 584-2510

Wendy Wilson proudly supports the

lifesaving efforts of our C.A.P.!

DJ2318 Heritage Way S.E.

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Architechture

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11304 S.W. Boones Ferry Rd.Portland 503-244-4100

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19480 s.W. 118t Av.

(503) 692-1690 Tuaatn

Charles Carlbom proudlysalutes the men & women

of C.A.P.!

Offshore Millin Serices, Inc.8968 S.W. Joe Court, Tigard

503-244-1516

Red Apple Inn

(503) 842-7511815 Main Ave., Tillamook

Hair, Nais & Conersaion139 n. 21t, st. Hl • 503-397-1171

J & J autOmOtive ServiCe

33602 Sosh S.

Scoos • 503-543-7420

Rosenberg Building Supply2 North Main Avenue

Tillamook 503-842-4434

James E. Bonseyproudly supports the men & women of the

Oregon Civil Air Patrol!

Camp Emerald ForestProudly Salutes the Lifesaving

efforts of the Civil Air Patrol.

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P.O. Box 907, Manzanita, OR 97130

Raines ResortP.O. Box 777

Pacifc City, OR 97135503-965-6371

Bayside Surveying11765 hwy. 101 s.

Tmk (503) 842-5551

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6841 N.E. M.L.K. JR. Blvd. • (503) 283-9437

Oregon Surgery Center2801 N.W. Mercy Dr., Ste. 200

Roseburg (541) 677-2800Industrial Applied Electric

163 N.E. Unerw Ave.Ben 541-382-6636

Prineville Aviation LLC 4585 Airport Rd.

Prineville . . . . . . (541) 447-1118

radiato Clinic(541) 548-3750

1572 S. Hwy. 97, redd

CRADAR ENTERPRISES, INC.STEPHEN D. GUIDO • CEO

1051 Melrose Rd., Roseburg • 541-673-3268

Waterhole Tavern 6099 Highway 20, Foster

(541) 367-4149

Liberty Bookkeeping & TaxBookkeeping – Individual & Business

Tax Preparation – Electronic Filing503-397-4527 • 2264 Columbia Blvd., St. Helens

troudle avionics(503) 492-4335 / 1-800-364-5711

1020-A N.W. Perimeter Way Troutdale • E-Mail: [email protected]

Charles Mooreis proud to support Oregon Civil Air Patrol.

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(541) 437-2455

Bco Bsss pk

(541) 963-7711

2611 Bearco Loop, La Grande

~~Lowell &Donna Owen~~ proudly salute

the men and women of C.A.P.!

Warm Springs Market

(541) 553-15972132 Warm Springs St., Warm Springs

Gorge Winds Aviation, Inc.

503-665-2823

920 nW Perimeter Way • Troutdale

Eaton’s Tire & Used Car Center1780 clmb Bld • st. Hl, or 97051

(502) 397-3145

Forsyth’s Columbia CitySports & Recreation Club

320 A St., Columbia City • 503-397-1000

Kinsman ConstruCtion

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Tell & Sell PrinTing Proudly serving the valley for over 42 years.1304 lo Stt

Swt Hom 541-367-2555

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541-265-9563

Coast Truck Center2933 Greensprings Dr.

541-882-7159 Klamath

26 26



SUNRIVER, OR—Civil Air

Patrol’s High Desert Composite

Squadron participated in the

2008 Sunriver Airport Wings and

Wheels open house this summer.

The event is sponsored by

Sunriver Airport (S21) and

attracted about 2,500 people. This

was the 13th year of the event. It

includes an aircraft show including

a couple of business jets owned

by Nike and a car show featuring

50 cars dating back to 1925 with

many from the 1950s and 1960s

High Desert Squadron highlightsCAP at Wings & Wheels

and several of the latest Porshe

and Corvette models. There was

also a pancake breakfast.

The High Desert squadron set

up a display, had a CAP Cessna 8

on hand and recruited members.

“We spoke to about 20 pilots

about the flying aspects and 30

people about the Cadet program,”

said Maj. Gerald “Jerry” Thye.

Members who helped with the

airshow and CAP booth were:

Maj. Thye, Capt. Bob Parker,

Capt. Gorden Hughes, Maj. Cliff

Robson, Senior Member Greg

Cofer and Cadet Mac Cofer.

The airshow included glider

rides, rides in a 1930 Fleet

Mailplane, which is a biplane, and

free rides to kids from age 7-12

sponsored by the Experimental

Aviation Association. Cadet Cofer,

, received one of the free rides

in an Ercoupe.

“Members from other CAP

squadrons in Oregon and Florida

stopped by to visit,” said Thye.

Capt. Bob Parker, Cadet Mac Cofer and Senior Member Greg Cofer helped staff a display at the Wings & Wheels event.



Eagle’s View Bed & Breakfast37975 Bootn rd.

Pacifc City (503) 965-7600

John’s Landing Auto Body6805 s.W. macaa Av.

503-293-0831 Poa

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S. Helens

Willamette Pattern Works, Inc.2336 S.E. 9th Ave.

Portland (503) 232-0793

Gillespie Pardhon Associates139 C South Redwood Ave.

Cave Junction • 541-592-6004

Dr. Denise Walthour DMD

is proud to salute the Oregon Civil Air Patrol!

CoeneRgy LLC4920 S.W. 3rd St., Suite C

(541) 738-6733 Corvallis

59468 Hwy. 26, Mt. Vernon

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B & J Custom D.M.E. LLC 1335 N. Pacific Hwy., #150

Woodburn (503) 982-8598www.thara-lite.com

Larry KropfProudly salutes the fine men

& women of C.A.P.!

TACO BELL

5327 S. 6th St.Klamath Falls541-273-0103

Dikeside RV Storage50701 Dike Rd.Scappoose (503) 543-5476

sport Fever Graphic381 e. Marian st., slayton

503-769-5121

Warren’s Computer Shop1419 N.E. Galloway

McMinnville • 971-237-5222www.warrens-shop.com

P P

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Sunrise Aircraft Corporation21821 S.W. Rock Creek Rd.

Sheridan 503-843-3616

Airlink Critical Care Transport541-385-6305 / 1-800-353-0497

2500 N.E. Neff Rd., Bendwww.airlinkcct.org

Laramie’s Coffee Barn 13015 H Street, Nehalem

503-368-4444

Mick Insurance Agency, Inc.(541) 882-6476

4509 S. 6th, Ste. 110 • Klamath Falls

& Seeds & Farm Equipment Sales, Inc.

(541) 882-7799 / 1-800-892-53487343 S. 6th St., Klamath Falls

www.danddseeds.com

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503-728-2744 / theamber.net

Joy Travel Plaza @ Farewell Bend

5945 U.S. Hwy. 30Huntington 541-869-2613

My Mechanic 3000 Pershing Way

541-273-5577 Klamath Falls

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8 8



It was strangely quiet in the Civil

Air Patrol’s Incident Command

Post at the Aurora State Airport.It was 28 August 2008 and only

two members of the Oregon Wing

Emergency Services staff were pres-

ent -- until a bus pulled up with 40

government officials and business

leaders.

Posit ive Aurora Airport

Management, a not-for-profit com-

pany representing the interests of the

Aurora State Airport and adjacent

neighbors, conducted an awarenesstour of the airport that day. Aurora

is the third busiest airport in Oregon,

according to the Oregon Department of Aviation

website.

Instantly the CAP Incident Command Post

was very full. The Mayors of Aurora, Canby and

Wilsonville were there. Representatives of the Marion

County Sheriff’s Office, the Clackamas County

Sheriff’s Department, the Tualatin Valley Fire

District, airport business people and area residents

and media representatives were in attendance.Capt. Ted Tanory, Assistant Wing Safety Officer,

and 1st Lt. Scott Maguire, Assistant Director of

Public Affairs, represented Civil Air Patrol. Capt.

Tanory told the attendees the role of the Incident

Command Post. He stated that the center was used

for Search and Rescue projects when they are larger

than one or two aircraft and ground teams. He also

showed the attendees the Radio Communications

Center, telling the audience that CAP owns one of

the largest radio networks in the United States. It also

maintains the largest fleet of single-engine aircraft

in the nation, he said.

Capt. Tanory showed a few slides of search efforts

conducted by CAP. He talked of the pilot, aircrew and

ground team training that occurs at this center at least

four weekends a year. He also talked of the hard work,

long hours and training that Cadets and Senior Members

of CAP go through to be ready for searches.

Capt. Tanory also thanked Willamette Aviation

Local ofcials and business leaderstour CAP Command Post

Service, LLC, and David Waggoner, its director for

donating the hangar and storage facility to the Civil

Air Patrol.

The PAAM group toured the entire airport

facility that day.

“We hosted, by invitation, local political and

agency leaders to have a tour of the airport to foster

better understanding of what happens ‘on the other

side of the fence’,” said James N. Hansen, presidentof PAAM.

PAAM’s members are all involved with, or

effected by the airport, said Waggoner. Pilots

who fly out of Aurora, business on the field,

citizens and elected officials of the local com-

munities are all part of the membership. The

Oregon Department of Aviation, as the owner

of the airport, is also involved.

“Working together, this group has done a lot to

guide the airport and our activities,” Waggoner said.

“Our new noise abatement procedures are the result

of this group’s efforts, just for an example.”

“The dignitaries on the tour were surprised by

the amount of activities on the airport,” he said.

“They also learned the importance of the Civil

Air Patrol in supporting the citizens of Oregon.

They did not realize how important it is to have the

CAP’s Emergency Operations Center established at

the Aurora State Airport.”

Capt. Ted Tanory explains the function of the Search and Rescue IncidentCommand Post that CAP maintains in Aurora.



M O N M O U T H , O R —T h e

2008 Cadet Encampment

for Oregon Wing was full of

energy and attended by more

cadets this year.

“You have surpassed previous

encampments in your eager-

ness, your ability to drill and

overall teamwork,” said Lt. Col.

Shannon Harlan, Encampment

Commander. “From spit shining

your boots to shooting M240s and

“setting the place on fire,” you

have come together as a team and

made your leaders proud. Your

sense of price will show as you

march in your “Pass in Review.”

I am so very proud of each and

every one of you.”

Lt. Col. Harlan led a staff of


8 senior officers, four orientation

ride pilots and cadet officers in

conducting the encampment at the

Oregon Military Academy here in

late July and August.

This encampment staff

included five cadets perform-ing public affairs duties. They

produced a newsletter each day,

shot hundreds of photos (some of

which are displayed on

the Wing Website), and

produced a summary

of the week complete

with cadet photos.

“ E a c h m o r n -

ing the basic cadets

began at O-DarkT h i r t y , ” w r i t e s

C/SSgt. Matthew

Libante, a Public Affairs Non-

Commissioned Officer. “This

allowed an ample amount of time

for their physical, mental, emo-

tional and digestive training.”

A highlight of the week

was the trip to the Portland AirNational Guard Base. Cadets in

small groups took turns visiting

Encampmentexceeds expectations

Cadets use the centralcourtyard of the Oregon

Military Academy inMonmouth for marching and

maneuvers.

Cadets got a chanceto sit in the cockpitof an F-15 Eagleduring their visit tothe air base.

Encampment begins with check-in. Here MedicalOfficer 1st Lt. Chuck Orr and Flight OfficerRebecca Bassett check paperwork. In backgroundChaplain Charles Sattgast greets a cadet.



WARRENTON, OR—Cadets

from the Columbia Composite

Squadron climbed aboard a U.S.

Coast Guard rescue helicopter

recently as part of a tour of the

Coast Guard Air Base here.

The helicopter was on the

ground, which allowed the cadetsto sit in pilot and copilot seats

and get their pictures taken, as

well as sit in the working area

of the helicopter, which has held

as many as 20 people during an

at-sea rescue. Normally, it holds

two crew members.

Four cadets and four senior

members from Columbia

Composite joined with 30 cadets,

senior members and a couple of

Cadets tour Coast Guard

helicopter facility

civilians from the Lewis County

Composite Squadron of the

Washington Wing for the tour

on Sept. 28. The Lewis Countysquadron was also heading to

Tillamook and McMinnville on

a weekend-long trip.

The Columbia Composite

tour was set up by C/1st Lt. Daniel

Schneider, who is the cadet com-

mander. Lt. Schneider met a Coast

Guard helicopter pilot while helping

the Oregon Air National Guard’s

142nd Fighter Wing at its family

picnic at the Portland Air NationalGuard Base. Lt. Schneider then

initiated the conversation about

touring the Air Base at the coast.

He then confirmed the tour and set

up a secondary tour of the Maritime

Museum at Astoria for the squad-

ron. Schneider handled this task so

well that Squadron Commander

John Bezayiff, Captain, CAP,

wrote a commendation letter for

his 201 file.The tour began at 1100 hours

at the Air Base. The tour guide was

Lt. Mark Huessner, a helicopter

pilot. Prior to becoming a pilot,

he served aboard a buoy tender

in the Great Lakes.

Cadets learned that the Coast

Guard performs many functions.

One that gets the most publicity

is search and rescue. They handle

water rescues with air and sea

response teams. They also use theirrescue basket and winch to rescue

people stuck on cliffs throughout

the northwest. Ironically, Coast

Guard personnel from this base

recently evacuated members of

the Lewis County squadron when

they became stranded in a flood at

an airport facility there. The CAP

members who were assisting with

the flooding disaster, were in the

second floor of a building therewhen water rose too high for them

to exit safely.

Coast Guard Group Astoria

and its units perform a vari-

ety of missions for maritime

safety, security, and mobility.

Ports Waterways and Coastal

Security is a newer misson set

added to the traditional missions

such as Search and Rescue,

Marine Safety, Maritime LawEnforcement, Counter Drug

Interdiction, Undocumented

Migrant Enforcement, Aids

to Navigation and National

Defense. Units also work for

protection of natural resources

through Maritime Environmental

Cadets learn about and climb aboard an HH60J Jayhawk helicopter usedby the U.S. Coast Guard for rescue operations.

After trying on the pilot’s seatC/2nd Lt. Daniel Schneider, whoplanned this tour, exits the Jayhawkcockpit.

Continued . . .



the home of the 304th Rescue

Squadron Pararescue Men (PJs),

the base fire station, a hangar

full of F-15 Eagles and the firing

range.“The firing range was a

favorite, allowing each cadet, staff

member and senior staff member

the opportunity to fir an M16 A2

Semi-Automatic, air-cooled, gas-

operated rifle as well as a much

larger M240 Bravo,” C/SSgt.

Libante said.

One cadet from each group

was able to test the virtual

Parachute drop simulator.“Needless to say, the fun-

filled day at PANG is a moment

in every cadet’s life that will be

remembered for a long time to

come,” said C/SSgt. Libante.

“We had a good attendance

and it ran smoothly,” said Chaplain

(Maj.) Charles Sattgast, encamp-

ment chaplain. “We had a good

cadet staff. Maj. Adam Carroll did

a good job prepping them.”

far inland. HH60J capabilities

allow it to be used for missions

almost 300 miles off shore as well

as into the heart of both Oregon

and Washington.

Columbia Composite person-

nel also took a brief driving tour

of the Aid to Navigation station at

Tongue Point and saw the facility

that was formerly a U.S. Navy site

for mothballed ships just after

World War II.

The final stop on the trip was

the Maritime Museum at Astoria,

which is an outstanding collection

of artifacts and information captur-

ing the seagoing history of Astoria,

the Columbia River and Oregon.

Coast Guard tour . . .

Continued

H

Protection and Living Marine

Resources Enforcement.

Group Astoria encompasses

the coastal region of south-

west Washington and northwestOregon. Resting in the middle

of the Thirteenth Coast Guard

District, it is one of only four

Group/Air Stations remaining in

the Coast Guard organization.

Three Motor Lifeboat stations

within the Group cover the coast

out to 50 nautical miles and

the navigable rivers, bays and

harbors. Station Grays Harbor

serves the mid-Washington coast

from Queets River south to the

Long Beach peninsula including

Grays Harbor (up to Aberdeen)

and much of Willapa Bay (up to

Raymond/South Bend). Station

Cape Disappointment (also near

Astoria) covers the rest of the

lower Washington coast, the

northern Oregon coast from

Tillamook Head to the Columbia

River and up river to Puget Island.

Station Tillamook Bay takes in

the Oregon coast from Tillamook

Head (about Cannon Beach) southto Cape Kiwanda (Pacific City)

including Tillamook Bay (up to

Bay City) and Netarts Bay. The

Astoria Aid to Navigation Team,

which is based at Tongue Point,

services navigation aids through-

out this area.

C a p e

Disappointment

hosts a Coast

Guard RescueSwimmer train-

ing p rogram

because it is

situated in some

of the roughest

conditions for

swimmers and

rescues.

A l t h o u g h

normal opera-

tions concentrateon the marine

environment of

the coast, the

Air Station and

Motor Lifeboat

Stations work with other agen-

cies such as Sheriff Departments

and Fire Departments to share

our expertise or extra hands

during inland search and rescue

missions. Coordination using

the Incident Command System

allows a variety of agencies to

work jointly for a mutual goal.

Quick response by Coast Guard

personnel during natural disasters

such as strong winter storms or

flooding continues to help the

communities from the shore and

At the end of their tour, Columbia Composite membersCapt. Margaret Martin, Cadets Asa Cummings,Matthew Harrington and Josh Lyon and Lt. Col. DonnaRyan pose at the door of the helicopter.

Encampment . . .Continued from page 30

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