Wyoming Wings Magazine, August 2008

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W WThe Wyoming Wings is an autho-rized magazine published threetimes a year in the interest of themembers of Wyoming Wing,Civil Air Patrol. The printersare a private rm in no way con -nected with the Department of the Air Force or Civil Air Patrol.Opinions expressed by the pub-lishers and writers are their ownand not to be considered of cialexpression by Civil Air Patrol orthe Air Force. The appearance of advertisements in this publica -tion, including supplements andinserts, does not constitute anendorsement by Civil Air Patrolor the Department of the AirForce of products and servicesadvertised.

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Since the last issue, wehave had a couple of signi cantevents with more to come. In amoment I will speak about thoseevents; I would also like to takea moment to give our memberssome tasks to focus upon.

As I mentioned, we had anumber of significant eventswith others coming soon. InApril, we held the WyomingWing conference in the PlainsHotel in Cheyenne, Wyoming.Members from all over our greatState came together to learn andcelebrate. We were also hosts todistinguished guests from ourregion and national headquar-ters. Col. Chazell, our regioncommander, attended, alongwith Marie Neese, our nationalmembership d i rec tor. Theoverall consensus was that theconference was professionallyprepared and delivered. A bigthanks goes out to 2nd Lt. ChrisAllen, who was the conferencecoordinator. Wyoming wingmembers also were very suc -cessful in the awards category;Senior Member of the Year for

2007 was Major BJ Carlson,Cadet of the Year was C/CaptainJeremiah Longo, other awardswill be listed further on in themagazine. I do want to point outthat 1st Lt. Jeanne Stone-Hunterreceived the Region PublicAffairs Of cer of the Year andthe Finance Of cer of the Yearawards. Major Elden Carpenterreceived the Region LogisticianOf cer of the Year Award, andLt. Col. Eric Davis earned theRegion Jack Sorenson CadetPrograms Officer of the YearAward. In August, we will seewhat other awards our wing hasbeen awarded. Due to populardemand, we will hold our nextconference in the fall of 2009.I look forward to seeing all of your there, even though it maystill snow.

In June, we had anothersurvey-audit. MSgt. Holnesstraveled up to give us a goodlook over. Through the hardwork of Major Barker, Lt. Col.McDonald, Col. Morton, andMajor Schein, we improved


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on what scale we need and thenstart downloading section bysection for later taping together.Another mapping program givesus roads in the area. The otheressential to a GT is that preciouspaperwork. Shifting over to theCAP website I bring up formCAPF 109 and start filling inthe blanks. Its a lot easier to dothis than hand writing it and thenscanning it in. I make sure thatCapt. Burkett has enough info toknow what we are going to doand how to get hold of us, whiskit away to him via an e-mail, andfill out a WIMRS sortie withwhat info we had.

I change into uniform andhelp BJ nish loading the CAPvan, packs, comm gear, MREs,water, stretcher, computer, thatessential walking stick, and theall important paperwork. A callto Capt. Burkett and BJ & Iwere off. We would contact himnext when we had all membersassembled heading towards thesearch area. As I drive BJ islooking at the maps and gettingfamiliar with the area. Whenwe came home Tuesday nightthe 40 miles seemed to takeforever. Now, all of a sudden,were in Cody. Stopping to pickup Cadet Zubik we found out hewas able to wake Cadet Longo;the more the merrier. A stop atthe gas station to top off the tankmakes sure that well have fewerproblems while on the search.Another 20 miles to Powell andCapt. Malone becomes our 5thmember at 0630.

While I drive BJ reports intoCapt. Burkett and more informa -

tion is exchanged. There maybe another SAR Team in thearea from the Carbon CountySheriff; also a private planefrom Bridger, MT, would bein the area. BJ briefs everyoneand gives out assignments forme. The hardest job goes out toCadet Longo, Navigation. Weget up to Warren, MT, and nowstart the Search. A brief stop atthe top of the hill brings out theDF equipment. While they aredoing sweeps I start program -ming the SAR Sat hits into myPilot III GPS. It looks like wehave to head north some 8 mileswhere well have to get out anddo some hill climbing. We travelnorth along a 4-track road untilthe road turns west and goesunder a new fence with no gate.Back in Minnesota, when BJand I had gone canoeing in theBoundary Waters, we have toportage our canoe from one laketo another. Sometimes theseportages looked to be paths thata moose would have made backin 1942. That seemed the casestretching in front of us to getover to the base of the mountain.A short distance later we hook-up with a 4-track road that skirtsthe west side of the range. Wefind a ridge that looked goodto check out the area. I like tostay on the high-side. It givesbetter vistas for searching. Capt.Malone stays with the van andacts as a base for communica -tion. The 4 of us saddle up andstart making our way up theridge. Occasionally we wouldstop and let the DF equipmentdo its job but no results. We

hike the ridge for about of a mile until we come up on asteep sided gorge. We rethinkour options and head down theedge of the gorge until we meetthe van. As we load up to headsouth to another gorge a pickupheads towards us and has warn -ing lights on the hood. It turnsout the 2 individuals were on theCarbon County SAR team. Theyhad been looking in the area wewere about to search. They hadcontact with the private searchplane and reported that the pilothad been spotted but up on top of the northern end of the mountainsome 6 miles away. We decidethat cadets Longo and Zubikwould tag along with me andassist with the Carbon CountySAR while BJ and Rita headsouth a mile and check in withthe area CP.

The two Carbon County SARfolks and the cadets and I makeour way up the mountain. Withno snow at the base we finallyhit snowline about 7,000 feet.We pick our way to get higheravoiding snow drifts but end updoing a lot of post-holing. Theweather started to deteriorateeven more. Visibility decreasedto of a mile, then snow camedown in bigger akes. By 1100we hear, over the radio, the pilotwas picked up by a helicopter outof Billings. We were called tostand down. We were maybewithin mile from reaching theplane. We hike back in heavysnow and visibility was less than mile. The snow had stopped atthe 6,000 foot level and we meet

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BJ and Rita at the van. The3 of us were tired city.

We head back out toWarren, MT. The roadsare dry with visibility at

0 miles. Crossing the WYborder visibility decreases.By Deaver snow akes areshowing up again. Another

miles puts us throughGarland and we are in asnow storm. Just 5 moremiles to Powell takes awhile driving at 30 mph.

before, but thats all. The nextI knew the Librarian had comeover and woke me up. She saidthat I was snoring too loudly.

I look at the clock (1630) andsee its time to go and pick up BJfrom school. We head up to theEleutian Technologies of ce andteach English to South Koreanstudents over the internet. By1800 we nish and make the 40mile trek back home, dig out thegear, do the 4 Rs that all GTsmust do (Replenish, Repair,Repack, & Rest). The last Rwas welcomed. BJ heads to bedto read by 2100 and I stay up torecord the 10:00 News about thesearch. Just over 4 minutes wasdedicated to the story with nomention of CAPs Ground Teaminvolvement. I had promisedCapt. Burkett to nish the paper -work Wednesday night, but itdidnt get accomplished untilthe next morning.

A lot was packed into an 11hour mission. It was a pleasureto work with members that havebeen trained and performed well.We were one of the must highly

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qualified CAP Ground Teams.The cadets were rated GTM1,BJ has attended NESA and ratedGTL, while Capt. Malone & Iare rated GTL, GBD, and ICs,AND, the best of all, we didnthave to do any training.

So now its up to C/Capt.Longo to see if we can get anaward as a FIND or as aSAVE credit. According toCAPR 60-3-1-24 A SAVEis the preservation of a humanlife as a result of actions takenby emergency services (ES)forces. The determination as towhether or not a SAVE is maderests with the controlling agency(for example, AFRCC for SAR,AFNSEP for DR) based on therecommendation of the appro -priate incident commander orparticipating emergency serviceselement. So C/Capt Longo,the ball is in your court, checkout the regs. Start with Capt.Burkett and see where you get.

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In Powell the snow lets up, butthe streets are wet. We dropoff Rita and head 20 miles toCody. The road becomes slushyand headway is gained in onlyone lane of the 4 lane highway.BJ says she is going back towork (what devotion). I takethe cadets to Zubiks house anddrop them off; then head to theCody Library for a WiFi connec -tion and to finish-off a DVD Ihad started the day before. I plugin my mic/head phones and callCapt. Burkett over Skype that weare back and safe in Cody. Heanswers but my mic is not trans -mitting to him. Just yesterday themic was working just ne. So I

re off a quick e-mail.Google Earth is a great pro -

gram, Im able to pull up thearea, throw in a few Pin-Pointsand have a picture wortha 1,000 words. Theres morepaperwork to do but Im still tootense from driving and dig outthe DVD to help numb the brain.I remember putting the DVDin the computer, starting it, andget it to the spot I ended the day


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our previous rating to an excel -lent rating for both supply andcommunications. To achievethis rating required an entirewing effort. We asked units todouble check equipment andsign forms, Major Barker andLt. Col. McDonald also workedextremely hard with our StateDirector, Gary Havert to get ridof excess equipment. Apparentlyall the hard work paid off. Onceagain , we are showing off Wyoming Wings true colors.

Also in June , we had asuccessful SAREX, we flew12 sorties for 24 hours of fly -ing. Additionally, we drovefor 18 sorties for 2,600 miles.This was another good train -ing event . I want to thankMajor Mike Carlson for beingthe incident commander, hedid a great job.

Coming up , we have acorporate learning course inJuly. August is packed withimportant events. We start off with a joint exercise with theWyoming Military Departmentand the City of Cheyenne. Atthe same time, encampmentbegins. So far there are 23 rsttime cadets attending; this is upfrom the 18 we had last year.During the encampment, I willbe attending the National Boardmeeting; I will do my best tokeep you informed. Towardsthe end of August, we willhave a guided training exercisewith Colorado Wing; it shouldbe a great time. We will havethe incident command post inLaramie, Wyoming.

As I mentioned earlier, I hadsome tasks for our members. Asyou can tell, we have more suc -cess when we work as a team.Your individual part contrib -utes to the success of WyomingWing. Here are some things Iwould like you to work on.AEROSPACE EDUCATiOn We are graded on a num-ber of categories in AerospaceEducation. If you are an of cerand have not yet completed therequirements for the YeagerAward, I encourage you to doso. Our goal for the year is members, so far have earnedit this year. If your unit is notinvolved with the AerospaceEducation Excellence (AEX)program, I encourage youto do so. Finally, all officersare allowed and encouragedt o p u r s u e t h e A e r o s p a c eEducation specialty track. Allof these different tasks helpWyomings standings withinCivil Air Patrol.CADET PROgRAMS If youare a cadet, you can help alsoin a number of different ways.First of all, actively pursue yourachievements. Each of the mile -stone awards helps WyomingWing and your unit. We are alsograded on the number of cadetswho have had at least one ori -entation flight. So, if you havenot had an orientation flight, Iwould like you to go out and y.Finally, we also are graded onthe number of cadets who haveattended the rst time encamp -ment; again, this is an opportu-nity to help out the wing through

your personal contribution.EMERgEnCY SERviCESRegion has established a goalof 100% GES completion for allour members. If you have notcompleted this important train -ing, please go out and do so. Weare also graded on the numberof mission pilots we have. Inorder to meet the standard setby national, we need 5 missionpilots for each of our aircraft.Presently, we have 4.63 missionpilots per aircraft. Speaking of aircraft, we need to put morehours on ours. Our grades are notvery good in regards to aircraftusage. We rank 52 out of 57. Iwould like to see our ranking goup. Thanks to the support of theWyoming Military Departmentand the great state of Wyoming,I think we can. We just receivedadditional funds for operationalflying to include training ouraircrews. Last month was the

rst time this scal year wherewe achieved our goal of 66.7total hours on our aircraft forthe month. I am hoping to seemany more.

As you can see, there area number of ways where yourindividual efforts help WyomingWing as a team. Please be agreat team player. Remember,T.E.A.M. Together EachAchieves More.

Well that is i t for now.I look forward to what thenext three months brings us.In the meantime, make a dif -ference and get involved. Besafe in everything you do.

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On 1 February 2009, theInternational Cospas-Sarsat[ ][ ] Organizat ion (U.S.included) will terminate process -ing of distress signals emitted by121.5 MHz Emergency LocatorTransmitters (ELTs). This

means that pilots ying aircraftequipped with 121.5 MHz ELTsafter that date will have todepend on pilots of overflying aircraft andor ground stationsmonitoring .to hear andreport distressalert signals,t r ansmi t t edf rom a pos -sible crash site.W h y i st h i s h a p p e n i n g ?Although lives have been savedby 121.5 MHz ELTs, the down -side has been their propensity togenerate false alerts (approxi-mately 98 percent of all 121.5MHz alerts are false), and their

failure to provide rescue forceswith timely and accurate crashlocation data. Both of whichactually delay rescue effortsand have a direct effect on anindividuals chance for survival.Rescue forces have to respondto all . MHz alerts todetermine if they are real dis-

Termination of 121.5 MHz Beacons for Satellite

Alerting is Coming SoonNotice Number: NOTC0981

New eLT FrequeNcy ALerT

tress alerts or if they are beinggenerated by an interferer, aninadvertent activation (by theowner) or equipment failure.I s t h e r e a n a l t e r n a t i v e ?Yes, the Cospas-Sarsat System(U.S. included) has been and will

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process -ing emergency signals transmit -ted by 406 MHz ELTs. These 5Watt digital beacons transmit amuch stronger signal, are moreaccurate, veri able and traceable

to the registered beacon owner(406 MHz ELTs must be regis -tered by the owner in accordancewith Federal CommunicationsCommission (FCC) regula -tion). Registration allows thesearch and rescue authorities tocontact the beacon owner, orhis or her designated alternate

by telephone to determine if areal emergency exists. Therefore,a simple telephone call oftensolves a 406 MHz alerts withoutlaunching costly and limitedsearch and rescue resources,which would have to be done

for a . MHz alert. For thesereasons, the search and

rescue communityis encouraging

aircraft own -ers to considerretro t of 406MHz ELTs orat a minimum,

consider the pur -chase of a handheld

406 MHz PersonalLocator Beacon (PLB)

which can be carried inthe cockpit while continuing tomaintain a xed 121.5 MHz ELTmounted in the aircrafts tail.Remember, after February 1,2009, the world-wide Cospas-Sarsat satellite system will nolonger process 121.5 MHz alert

signals. Pilots involved in aircraftaccidents in remote areas will haveto depend on pilots of over yingaircraft and or ground stationsto hear emergency ELT distresssignals. For further informationconcerning the termination of 121.5 MHz data processing visitwww.sarsat.noaa.gov.

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Good media relations bene ts the U.S. Civil AirPatrol. When CAP helps the media with the job of gathering and reporting the news, we are also help -ing communicate CAPs story to the public. Through

good media relations, CAP can strengthen commu -nity support and attract new members. Providing thiskind of assistance also discharges our responsibility asa corporation funded by Congress to be accountable tothe public.

The foundation of good media relations isthe coordination, unifor -mity, accuracy and time -liness of the informationreleased. Consequently,all requests for infor-mation from the mediashould be directed to thesquadron, group, wingor region public affairsofficer, CAP NationalHeadquarters PublicAffairs or the squadron,group, wing or regioncommanders designee in the absence of a PAO.

CAP National Headquarters Public Affairs providesassistance to all PAOs, as requested, in handlingmedia relations.

Most inquires by journalists will concern activi -ties that are a matter of public record and that CAPhas an interest in promoting. Sometimes, however,reporters will inquire about documents, litigationor personnel matters. The squadron, group, wingor region PAO, CAP National Headquarter PublicAffairs or a squadron, group, wing or region com -manders designee, all of whom are trained to know

how to handle these inquiries, are the coordinatingentity for responding to these type media inquiries.

Regarding information requested by the mediaon cadets, the squadron, group, wing or region PAOcomplies with federal laws governing cadets rightto privacy. With a cadets permission, almost anyinformation can be released. However, without acadets permission, only the name, rank, hometownand unit may be released.

If a media representative contacts individualmembers with a request for an interview or forinformation, those members should direct the repre -sentative to their respective unit PAO. In the event

there is a request for an interview with national-levelleadership, CAP National Headquarters PublicAffairs can assist with the coordination and schedul -ing of requested media interviews.

All news releases,public service announce -ments or other statementsto the media regardingCAP events, activities,programs, or membersshould be re leasedthrough the squadron,group, wing or regionPAO or CAP NationalHeadquar t e r Pub l i cAffairs.

During emergencyand disaster relief mis-sions, information shouldbe released in a timely

manner to the media through a wings mission

information officer or designated mission basespokesperson. During emergency or disaster relief missions that involve multiple wings and multipleregions, information may also be disseminated tothe media at the CAP National Headquarters PublicAffairs level.

CAP encourages the release of photos tothe media to tell the CAP story. CAP NationalHeadquarters does not require a photo release formto be signed by members who appear in a photoprior to its release to the media if the photo being

considered for release was taken in a public setting,e.g., encampment, weekly squadron meeting, etc.The only time a photo release form must be providedis when commercial use of a photo is anticipated,e.g., publication in a book, merchandising, etc. Formission-related photos, PAOs at all levels mustconsider the sensitivity of the mission and the needto coordinate formal approval for release with thelead agency.

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CAP.ALERTING.SYSTEMRED.(SEVERE).Severe.risk.of.terrorist.attack.or.disaster.operationsAction: Place CAP resources on RED ALERT status. CAP resources will be placed in secure

locations under close control. Selected staff personnel, rapid response teams, and selectedmission aircrews and ground teams will be placed on RED ALERT status and should preparefor expected deployment. People will not report for duty unless directed by the NationalCommander, Region Commander, Wing Commander, or the NOC. If directed to report for duty,mission bases may be occupied with staff and ICS liaison CAP personnel. Communicationsnets, particularly HF-SSB nets, between Wing HQs, Region HQs, and National HQ will beconducted at least once every six hours during Red Level Operations. Selected aircrews andground teams may be directed to report to designated locations to await orders to deploy.Report status as directed.

ORANGE.(HIGH).High.risk.of.terrorist.attack.or.

disaster.operationsAction: CAP resources will be placed on ORANGE ALERT status. Selected staff personnel,rapid response teams, and selected mission aircrews and ground teams will be placed onTELEPHONE ALERT and should prepare for possible deployment. CAP resources includingCAP emergency operations centers, aircraft and ground vehicles will be inspected todetermine operational status. Communications nets, particularly HF-SSB nets, between WingHQs, Region HQs, and National HQ will be conducted at least once daily during Orange LevelOperations. Security of resources shall be checked. Report status as directed.

YELLOW (ELEVATED) Signi cant risk of terroristattacks.or.disaster.operationsAction: Coordinate emergency plans with nearby local authorities. Put contingency plansinto action if necessary. CAP emergency service personnel and resources including CAPemergency operations centers, aircraft and ground vehicles will be checked to determineoperational status. Communications nets, particularly HF-SSB nets, between Wing HQs,Region HQs, and National HQ will be conducted at least weekly during Yellow LevelOperations. Report status as directed.

BLUE.(GUARDED).General.risks.of.terrorist.attacks.or.disaster.operationsAction: Check to ensure communications links with emergency response teams work.Increase training and preparation for the staff, air and ground teams. Review and updateemergency procedures. Coordinate, maintain, and update current Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with partner agencies. Provide CAP personnel with whatever information is necessary.

GREEN.(LOW).Low.risk.of.terrorist.attacks.or.disaster.operationsAction: Re ne plans for emergencies. Train staff on emergency plans and capabilities.Maintain resource capability. Meet with external organizations to present CAP supportcapabilities and to develop new MOUs.


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Whos go ing t o r ep re -sent Wyoming at the 2008Regional Cadet Color GuardCompetition? Thats a fluidquestion. Last year Cody CadetSquadron stepped up and tookthe Challenge! They were rst

Practice, Practice,

Pratice!! B maj. m ke Carl

timers then. Enthusiasm wasthere, practice occurred, butthe right knowledge wasntalways utilized. Mistakes weremade, but hey, they learnedfrom those mistakes.

This year the gauntlet wasthrown down.Sheridan chal -l e n g e d C o d yt o r e p r e s e n tthe WY Wing.The weekendof March 15-16was go ing tobe the battle of the two north -e rn t i t ans upin Burlington,WY, at the localFire Hall.

A s t i m eapproached badthings startedto arise out of the deep depthsof that couldnever happen.O f t h e f o u rcadets repre -sent ing Codythree are return-ing combatants.T h e f o u r t hwas energetica n d s h o w i n gprogress. But

then, cadet West comes up toMajor Carlson and says theirfourth comrade had a deathin the family and was head -ing back to Florida, and willlive there for good. With justtwo weeks before the WingGuard Off Major Carlson hadto call Sheridan and expressthey were now the victors, butCody would be willing to helpthem out by keeping the samedate open and help train. Then,

just a week before, some of theSheridan cadets looked at whatcommitments they wanted tohold to and CAP was not one of them. A call from Commanderto Commander i roned outanother plan, Semper Gumby(always exible). How about acoalition of the northern cadetsquadrons?

S h e r i d a n C o m m a n d e rCaptain John Todd struggled outof bed before sunrise Saturdaymorning, March 15th, collectedLt. Self, cadets Hodges, Reed,and Barelman, and headed westover the mountains to get toBurlington by 0830. Cody cadetsLongo, Zubik, West, Bernavich,and Dewey have a campoutat C/2nd Lt. Zubiks houseFriday night, and then drive toBurlington by 0800. They wereon time but Major Mike Carlson


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cruised in with the CAP van sixminutes late and had to give uppoints to the cadets.

Gear was brought into the halland stored away. Cadets mingledand come up with a workingplan of learning and practicing.Throughout the day, last yearsColor Guard Team Captain,C/2nd Lt. Zubik pushed the sixcadets through their paces. Fornourishment, instead of walkingover to Burlingtons new cafGrammas Restaurant, theMajors Carlson picked up food

xings for the group. The orderof the day was they would cookbut cadets had clean-up duties.

Practice, practice, practice,and more practice. Mis-steps,out-of-steps, correct angle of salute, hands cupped not infists, on and on and on.Repetition is working but stillmore of it is needed.

By late afternoon Major BJCarlson heads into Cody for alocal VFW award ceremony forC/Captain Longo who was to

receive the VFW Cadet Of cerAward. The local chapter hadnever had a recipient of thisbefore and was pleased to pres -ent it to him. Even the VFWCommander remembered Longoas a little kid.

Before leaving Major BJCarlson suggests the cadetsspend the evening hours practic -ing some more. But I know youcant have 24 straight hours of learning without some qualitydowntime, so I opened the gymcenter of the Fire Hall which hasa pool table.

Much later a throat clearingahhh hum indicates Im introuble for letting the cadetsoff . Oh wel l , in hot wateragain. Lights-out by 2230 wasmade by the cadets but seniormembers break the curfew try -ing to nish up the Rush HourII video.

0 0, sunlight drifts throughthe windows. Food preparedand dishes cleaned starts off another round of practice, prac -

tice and more practice. Whilecadets are sweating through theonslaught, senior members takeon Emergency Services GroundTeam training.

Just before lunch MajorCarlson proposes that the cadetsshould have input on whoshould be on the color guardteam. She hands out ballots andeach of the cadets vote for 4members and an alternate. Theresults are mulled over by thetwo Squadron Commanders, andthe Final 4 representing WYare, C/TSgt. West and C/SSgt.Dewey from Cody, and C/TSgt.Hodges and C/Amn. Reed fromSheridan. Cadet Barelman willbe the alternate if we are able tohave one. Two weeks later Codyheads over to Sheridan and hasanother weekend of practice butthis time under the watchful eyesof Lt. Col. Davis. Just one weekafter that comes the looooongdrive to Salt Lake City when thecadets true colors and abilitieswill hopefully shine.


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On Apr i l 19 , 2008, theLaramie Valley CompositeSquadron did a rocket launchfrom 8am to 10:30 am and thenheaded to Chugwater to watchthe hovering of a 10 foot rocketby Bob Steinke, President of SpeedUp. Those present were:Maj . Randy Schein , Capt .Mark Watson, 1st Lt. DaveB r u m b a u g h , C a d e t M S g t .Charl ie Brumbaugh, CadetTSgt. Christopher Gross, CadetTSgt. Brock Hileman and CadetAirman Matthew Hayek.

A t 8 a m , t h e L a r a m i eValley Composite Squadron gottogether and headed out of townto set up the rocket launch padand launch rockets. C/MSgt.

Rocket Launch/Trip to Chugwater, WY B Cadet ms t. Chr t pher gr

Lara e Valle C p te squadr

Brumbaugh launched two rock -ets, C/TSgt. Gross launcheda two stage rocket, C/TSgt.Hileman launched one rocket,C/Airman Hayek launchedone rocket and Capt. Watsonlaunched a six foot high rocket.Some rockets went as far as oneto three miles, but others stayedclose by the launch pad. Whenwe launched Capt. Watsonsrocket, instead of going up, itstayed on the launch pad and thebottom part burst into flames.Once the re was out, we took alook at the rocket (you wouldntbelieve what happened to it);all of the engines had come out.One engine went up the rockettube, one engine made a hole

in a metal eyeglass casing andeverything else fell out.

After the rocket launch, wecleaned up the launch site andheaded to Wheatland, Wyo. toeat lunch at Burger King. Weheaded off to Chugwater, Wyo.to watch a 10 foot rocket hoverover the ground. While we werein Chugwater, we were given atour of the base where the 10 footrocket was being launched. Atabout 3:30, Bob Steinke and histeam did three test runs beforelaunching, but the launch wasaborted because there was some -thing wrong with the rocket.

We left at 5:30 pm andarrived home at about 6:30 pmwith a successful day.

th o ow ng s som h ng o on :if you have food n the refr gerator, clothes on your

back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep ... you are r cher than 75% of th s world.

if you have money n the bank, n your wallet, and spare change n a d sh someplace ... you are among the top 8% of the worlds wealthy.

if you woke up th s morn ng w th more health than llness ... you are more blessed than the m ll on who w ll

not surv ve th s week.if you have never exper enced the danger of battle,the lonel ness of mpr sonment, the agony of torture, or the pangs of starvat on ... you are ahead of 500 m ll on people n the world.

if you can attend a church meet ng w thout fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death ... you are more blessed than three b ll on people n the world.

if your parents are st ll al ve and st ll marr ed ... you

are very rare, even n the Un ted States.if you hold up your head w th a sm le on your face

and are truly thankful ... you are blessed because the major ty can, but most do not.

if you can hold someones hand, hug them or even touch them on the shoulder ... you are blessed because

you can offer heal ng touch.if you can read th s message, you just rece ved a

Double bless ng n that someone was th nk ng of you, you are wealthy enough to have an nternet connect on and power on, and furthermore, you are more blessed than over two b ll on people n the world that cannot read at all.

Have a good day, count your bless ngs, and pass th s along to rem nd everyone else how blessed we all are.

~ a ho un nown

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Once again, the WheatlandComposite Squadron of theWyoming Civil Air Patrol willparticipate in the WreathsAcross America 2008 celebra -tion. This program providesholiday wreaths to adorn thegravesides of veterans bur-ied in our loca l cemetery. We need the help of the wholecommunity to raise the necessarymonies to place a wreath on eachheadstone. The Program sendsus seven ceremonial wreathsfor placement at the Memorialin the Wheatland Cemetery.The ceremony is scheduled on13 December in conjunctionwith the National ceremony atArlington National Cemetery.The wreaths cost $15 each andif numbers are correct we havemore than 400 veterans cur -rently buried here with thatnumber growing daily. We needto raise more than $6,000.00 by15 November. To help in theendeavor we have asked localbusinesses to allow us to placecollection jars at their locations. The following local businesseshave already signed up and have

jars in their places of business:

B Lt. C l. su a mcD ald, C a der,Wheatla d squadr

Wheatland Composite Squadron Again Participates inWreaths Across America

Noyces Friendly Shop, BigA Liquor Store, I 25 Pit StopConvenient Store, El GringosRestaurant, Drubes HardwareHank Store, Wagner Electronicsand Radio Shack, 9th St Cafe/ Daylight Dounuts, WheatlandMercantile, Wheatland Inn, ShellInterstate Gas, Granny WonkasSweet Shoppe, The Quilt Rustler.Any business or individual orfamily that wishes to sponsora wreath, outright, can contactme at (307) 920 1291 and leavea message with your address

and we will drop off or mailyou a sponsor shee t . Youare not confined to sponsor -ing only one wreath you maysponsor as many as you wish. I f anyone knows of a ve t -e ran tha t i s bur ied in theWhea t l and Ceme te ry t ha tdoes NOT have a VA head -stone or a VFW or AmericanLegion marker PLEASE let us

know so no veteran is missed. I know money is tight for every -one, but isnt the sacri ce madeby our veterans, past and presentworth at least $15? Please helpus to honor their memory.

On 10 Jun 2008, the Cadetsand Senior Members of theLaramie Valley CompositeSquadron began Ground TeamTraining. The first phase of their training consisted of basicintroduction to ground team andmaking sure everyone has theequipment needed to train inthe Laramie and Snowy Rangeswhich have elevations rangingfrom 8900 to 12000 ft. abovesea level. The cadets will go thruthe training throughout Juneand July with numerous two tofour day overnight trips plannedand mountain climbing adven -tures. The squadron is planningcadet orientation rides as wellas eld trips to various sites inthe Rocky Mountain Region.The cadets are excited and readyto accomplish the tasks that lieahead.

Ra d sche , maj r, CAPWy072 CC

Laramie Valley Composite Squadron News


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Cheyenne, Wyo.Col StanleyS k r a b u t , Wy o m i n g Wi n gCommander, has earned the GillRobb Wilson Award (Level V)from the Civ il Air Patrol.S k r a b u thas morethan 0 yearsin Civil Air Patrol.

The g Robb W soAward is Civil Air Patrols(CAP) highest award for seniormember professional devel-opment. It recognizes seniormembers who have dedicatedthemselves to leadership andpersonal development in theCAP. This award was f irs tgiven in 1964 and honors thelate Gill Robb Wilson. He isregarded as the founder of CivilAir Patrol, and served as CAPs

rst executive of cer.Civ i l A i r Pa t ro l i s t he

Auxiliary of the United StatesAir Force. CAP has a three-foldmission. It includes emergencyservices, the cadet program, andaerospace education. CAP pro -fessional development providestechnical skills and leadershiptraining to senior members age18 and over to support CAPsmission. The program enablesthese adults to develop theseskills while providing a vitalpublic service to our nation.

As the member progresses

Col. Stanley Skrabut Earns the Civil Air Patrols Prestigious Gill RobbWilson Award

through the program, he or shecompletes five increasinglycomplex training levels. Eachlevel requires the member to

become more involvedi n C A Pa c t i v i -

ties, mas-ter skills in one of

23 technical areas, anddevelop leadership ability.

As he or she completes theselevels, the member receivesawards, chances for promotion,and selection for more impor -tant roles within CAP.

The final milestone is theWilson Award. It is earnedafter receiving the Paul E.Garber Award. In addition,members must direct the train -ing of fellow members in avariety of courses. He or shemust also have served in com -mand or leadership positionsfor at least three years. Finally,he or she must have completedCAPs capstone course, theNat ional S taff Col lege , orapproved equivalent.

As CAPs premiere awardfor senior member professionaldevelopment, the g RobbW so Award should be pre-sented by an Air Force or CAPgeneral of cer, an elected stateor federal of cial, or other dis -tinguished person.

Col. Stanley Skrabut of

Laramie has earned the BrewerAward from the Civil Air Patrol.The Frank G. Brewer Awardis presented annually in fourcategories at both the regionaland national level. Established31 Dec 1959, the award servesas a memorial to Mr. Frank G.Brewer, Sr. It recognizes indi -viduals and organizations thathave made outstanding contri -

butions to the advancement of youth in aerospace activities.

Col. Skrabut Earns the Civil Air Patrols PrestigiousFrank G.Brewer

Award


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365 the 365

ri i l d ysof caP

Many of us have heardthe term 101 criticaldays of summer it is

the period from Memorial Dayto Labor Day where statisti -cally the most accidents occur.How many of us have everthought about the other 264days of the year?

We as CAP members havea distinct privilege; we have theopportunity to serve our countryin a capacity that few Americansever will. As they say, with moreprivilege comes more responsi -bility, which holds very true tous in CAP. We have to be avail-able to go at a moments noticeto respond to any tasking that isgiven to us.

One thing many of you maybe asking is; what can we do tomake sure we are always avail -able? Truthfully, there is nothingwe can do to always be avail -able. We all are susceptible tobecoming ill, using medications,stress, fatigue, and emotion. It isup to you to be able to say, Imnot safe to go do this mission.

Now that we have identi -

By Captain Eric Hineman, SDWG Safety Of cer

ed what we are susceptible toas CAP members let us thinkabout each one of those items.First illness, this can be some -thing as simple as allergies orsomething more severe likebronchitis. Bottom line if youare ill at all now is not the timeto try to be a hero. You haveto decide if you are healthyenough to go on this mission.

Stress can come from manydifferent sources. It might bean assignment at school orwork. It could also come fromthe mission you have just beencalled upon to help with. Youhave to be able to decide if there is too much stress in yourlife at that time.

Have you ever felt tired inthe middle of a mission? Whatabout when you get that phonecall at 0200 hours, are youfatigued at that point? Fatigue isan interesting character. Fatiguecan suddenly sneak up on youin many ways. You might feel

ne while you are driving downthe road to the scene of an acci -dent. Once you complete your

mission, and are returning tomission base how many timeshave you hit the brick wall,and fought to stay awake the restof the way? You have to decidewhen you are fatigued.

Have you ever felt stronglyabout something? So stronglytha t i t took up a l l of yourenergy and it was all you couldthink about. This should be awarning sign that your emotionis taking over. If your emo -tion is getting in the way of your mission, you can be ahindrance to the mission. Youhave to be able to decide whento much is too much.

Now take what you have just learned and apply it to notonly what you do in CAP, butalso what you do in your day-to-day life. If you take nothingelse from this article, rememberthis. Regardless if you are theIncident Commander, a memberof the aircrew, or part of the all-essential ground team; you arethe one who makes the decisionif you are safe to go out andperform the mission.

Reprinted from South Dakota Wing, South Dakota Wing Roundup , Fall 00


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Dear God:Why didnt you save the schoolchildren at ?. ..Moses Lake, Washington 2/2/96Bethel, Alaska 2/19/97

Pearl, Mississippi 10/1/97West Paducah, Kentucky 12/1/97Stamp, Arkansas 12/15/97Jonesboro, Arkansas 3/24/98Edinboro, Pennsylvania 4/24/98Fayetteville, Tennessee 5/19/98Spring eld, Oregon 5/21/98Richmond, Virginia 6/15/98Littleton, Colorado 4/20/99Taber, Alberta, Canada 5/28/99Conyers, Georgia 5/20/99Deming, New Mexico 11/19/99Fort Gibson, Oklahoma 12/6/99Santee, California 3/5/01El Cajon, California 3/22/01 andBlacksburg, VA 4/16/07 ?Sincerely,Concerned Student

Reply:Dear Concerned Student:Sorry,I am not allowed in schools.

Sincerely,God

How did this get started?-----------------Lets see,I think it started when MadelineMurray OHare complained Shedidnt want any prayer in our schools. And we said, OK.

Then, someone said you better not:Read the Bible in school;the Bible that saysthou shalt not kill,Thou shalt not steal, And love your neighbors as yourself, And we said, OK...

Dr. Benjamin Spock saidWe shouldnt spank our children

When they misbehavedBecause their little personalitiesWould be warped and we mightdamage their self-esteem.

And we said, An expert should know what hestalking aboutSo we wont spank them anymore.

Then someone saidTeachers and principals better notDiscipline our children when theymisbehave. And the school administrators saidNo faculty member in this schoolBetter touch a student when theymisbehaveBecause we dont want any badpublicity, And we surely dont want to be sued. And we accepted their reasoning...

Then someone said,Lets let our daughters haveabortions if they want, And they wont even have to tell their parents.

And we said, thats a grand idea.

Then some wise school boardmember said,Since boys will be boys And theyre going to do it anyway,lets give our sons all the condomsthey want,So they can have all the fun theydesire, And we wont have to tell their parents they got them at school. And we said, thats another greatidea...

Then some of our top electedof cials saidIt doesnt matter what we do inprivate as long as we do our jobs. And we said,It doesnt matter what anybody,

including the President,Does in private as long as we have jobs and the economy is good....

And someone else took thatappreciation a step further And published pictures of nudechildren And then stepped further still byMaking them available on theInternet. And we said, everyones entitled tofree speech....

And the entertainment industry said,lets make TV shows and movies thatpromoteProfanity, violence and illicit sex... And lets record music thatencouragesRape, drugs, murder, suicide, andsatanic themes... And we said,Its just entertainment And it has no adverse effect And nobody takes it seriouslyanyway,

So go right ahead.

Now were asking ourselvesWhy our children have noconscience,Why they dont know right fromwrong, And why it doesnt bother them toKill strangers, classmates or eventhemselves.

Undoubtedly,If we thought about it long and hardenough,We could gure it out.Im sure it has a great deal to dowith...WE REAP WHAT WE SOWWhy is it our children can not read aBible in school, but can in Prison?


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Remember or most o the year when ying in Nevada that in 15 minutes or LESS, in a survivable o -airport landing, we caourselves in perhaps our entirely di erent climatic zones, rom ice and snow on a ridge top to a true desert. Keep in mind we you crawl out o the aircra t just as it ignites and burns completely! You crawl to a nearby rock and take stock. So what you hais in your pockets o your ight suit so to speak. You have nothing else. What items in what priority would you choose?

the Mental Will . . . to surviveBy: Roxanne Faike

A ter being asked the above questionby Major Jack Clark, I mysel tookstock o what climbers have whilesurviving at high altitude around theworld. Amazingly, climbing high altitudemountains and airplane crashes carry acommon thread. HOW DO WE SURVIVE?HOW DO WE FACE AND OVERCOMEINSURMOUNTABLE ODDS?

There is much that has been written on

physical survival, and you are urged toseek out this in ormation. But in thisarticle, I wish to give you what I think isthe NUMBER ONE MOST IMPORTANTtool or survival...YOUR MENTAL WILL.I cannot emphasize how important apositive mental state is to surviving. Wehave watched many climbers who haveevery piece o equipment needed orsurvival BUT could not pull o their goalonly because they mentally couldnt stay

ocused. Here are some o the mentaltools that have been use ul in acing li eand death on the mountain and allowme to conquer anything I come ace to

ace with. Below is a word acronym thatis essential to recall the mental will orsurvival.

M W ke i v vn gh l ght k l va c v

l k1. m e l b l yIt is said that toconquer a mountain takes 60% mentaland 40% physical ability. First and

oremost, you MUST BELIEVE that youcan succeed. There have been timesthat I was unable to summit a mountainbecause I let my head get in the way. Itold mysel , I am too tired, I didnt getenough sleep, my body aches too much,

my clothes are not adequate, I didnt eatproperly. I didnt train hard enough. Whyam I even here? Have you ever MADEexcuses to NOT do something? We haveall been guilty o this. I you let your mindveer into a negative state it is a guaranteeyou will loose your edge to survive!

2. E e y dI you fnd yourseldoubting what lies ahead and you cantgo on, then ocus. Put your mind and

thoughts in a di erent place. Many timesI have climbed a mountain and dontremember taking a step. When the climbgets tough, I begin to ocus on peopleand events during my last climb ORstart trying to remember avorite songs.There is one climber who memorizespoetry which he recites to himsel whileclimbing. The sherpa chant mantras.Your choice might be thinking about your

amily at home and the un times........FIND the tool that will allow you to ocusyour mind to a positive state and makeyou orget your pain and press on.

3. n gh Night becomes the mostdangerous or any climber or survivor.It is at this time the body starts shuttingdown. The heart slows, and it becomesharder to keep warm, to stay ocused onpositive thoughts, and to think that youWILL survive. I you fnd yoursel losingyour mental edge or you begin to entera hypothermic state, sit up and start toexercise all your body parts. This will

get the heart, heat and mind going. Singsongs, repeat nursery rhymes, talk toyoursel and others and try to edge yourmind into that positive area.

4. t lk Talking to and believing in ahigher power can make a huge di erencein your ability to survive. No doubt youhave read articles about POWS and howimportant a strong mental attitude wasneeded or survival. The sherpa are also

great examples o listening and talking totheir higher powers. It is o great com owhen you eel there is NO ONE to talk tothat no matter what the outcome, there isa greater power there with you... helpingyou.

5. a c veKeep your mind active andalert. While climbing near the SouthPole in Antarctica, our mind had tobe constantly checking and thinking

about our body. I you are not activelyasking questions, your body can get intobig trouble ast. Antarctica became amoment to moment survival. Each stepwas not thinking about summiting somemountain but o surviving the cold, thewind, and extreme conditions. All daylong our thoughts were ocused on,How are my fngers doing? Can I eel mnose and my toes? Is my urine clear andcopious? Your mind must stay activeand connected with your body. Continueasking these crucial questions!

6. L k f e l l Questions! What can I use rom the planto make a shelter or to catch water? Overhal the body is made up o water andneeds to be replenished constantly. Youcan last a long time without ood, BUTNOT WATER! How can I make signals?40% o the body heat is lost through thehead: cover it! Can I save my urine tosleep with and keep me warm? Solvingquestions are a key part o keeping the

mind active or survival.7. W k c l e BREATHE!!Mentally ocus on a calm state. Evenexperienced climbers reak out up high.Your mind plays tricks on you, and soonyou will fnd yoursel thinking the worst.In one incident, the climber thought herkids were in a atal accident. Anotherthought her house burned. Sherpa are

Continued . . .

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Cheyenne, Wyo.During a recent annual conference the Wyoming Wing,Civil Air Patrol recognized several members and a squadron for theircontributions -

Squadro of Mer t (Wyom W a d RockyMou ta Re o ) Cloud Peak Composite Squadron

Of the Year Award W ersSenior Member of the Year 2006 Lt. Col. Eric DavisCommunicator of the Year Major Don BarkerCadet Programs of the Year Lt. Col. Eric DavisDrug Demand Reduction Administrator of the Year Lt. Col. SusanMcDonaldFinance Of cer of the Year 1st Lt. Jeanne Stone-HunterLogistician of the Year Major Elden CarpenterPublic Affairs of the Year 1st Lt. Jeanne Stone-HunterCadet of the Year C/Capt. Jeremiah LongoSenior Member of the Year Major BJ Carlson

Re o a of the Year Award W ersPublic Affairs of the Year 1st Lt. Jeanne Stone-HunterFinance Of cer of the Year 1st Lt. Jeanne Stone-HunterLogistician of the Year Major Elden CarpenterJack Sorenson Cadet Programs Of cer Lt. Col. Eric Davis

Wyoming Wing RecognizesMembers Contributions


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Every 4th Tuesday of eachmonth the Cody Cadet Squadrongeneral ly schedules Moral

Leadership, a Safety Briefing,and Promotions. The 25 Marchmeeting had an unusual kindof twist. C/SrA Kyle Deweybecame an NCO and now sproutsC/SSgt. insignia. Cadet Deweysf a t h e r , D a w a y n e D e w e y,and Cody Cadet SquadronsCommander, Major BJ Carlson,removed the old SrA insigniaand CAP cut-out and replaced

them with two SSgt. insignia. C/ Capt. Jeremiah Longo congratu -lated C/SSgt. Dewey on movinginto the leadership ranks.

Rep rted B maj r m ke Carl

The Short Answer:

A Sergeant, A Change, and A Birthday The Question:

What happened at Cody Cadet SquadronsTuesday, March 25th meeting?

After Cadet Deweys pro -motion, Cadet CommanderCapt. Longo requested Deputy

Commander 2nd Lt. Zubik toReport, Front & Center. Afteran exchange of salutes C/Capt.Longo retrieved the AmericanFlag and passed his commandonto C/2nd Lt. Zubik. CadetZubik became the 5th CadetCommander of the squadronsince its charter.

After promotion ceremo -nies, the newly promoted C/

SSgt Dewey and parents invitedeveryone into the meet ingroom to help cerebrate his 14thBirthday and promotion with a

specially decorated SSgt. cake.

We didnt want to destroy sucha uniquely designed cake, butSergeant Deweys sweet toothwon out and the cake was con -sumed, just leaving crumbs.


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