Wyoming Wings Magazine, January 2009

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Wyoming

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I t is amazing how timequickly passes by, I thought

I just wrote an article for the

magazine, and here I am writ-

ing once again. We have been

keeping quite busy doing great

things, I will take a moment to

tell you about them, as well as

tell you where we are going.

In July, we started the month

with a few real world missions.

Brian McNutt and CaptainMiguel Acevedo tracked down

an ELT signal to a familys

DVD player. They said the look

on their faces was priceless. We

also scrambled crews to look for

3 missing persons in Natrona

County. Later in the month, we

were alerted to a missing person

in Converse County. Finally,

we sent 1st Lt. Roy Baughman

and Captain Bruce Lessig out to

look for an ELT in the Rawlins,

Wyo. Area. I want to thank the

crews and incident command-

ers of Major George Twitchell,

Captain John Burkett, and Major

Mike Carlson for always being

available. We also provided sup-

port to the Cheyenne Frontier

Day committee and ew a cou-ple of sorties to help the com-

mittee develop a safety evacua-

tion plan. The crews ying were

Major Twitchell, Major Ken

Johnston, and SM Tim Reid,

and the second crew was Major

Johnston, Col. Bill Morton, and

Major Don Barker. We even got

some great photos of bull riding.

In addition to flying activities,

we also conducted a corporatelearning course; this was a

region affair. Four members

from Wyoming, Captain Patricia

Clark, 1st Lt. Juthann Self, 1st

Lt. Jeanne Stone-Hunter, and

1st Lt. Vance Hoyt. We also

had 3 members from Colorado

Wing and one from Idaho Wing.

Captain Burkett assisted with

the administration of the course.

Believe it or not, August was

busier than July. August started

with two big events. Under the

leadership of Major BJ Carlson,

the encampment commander

and Cadet Captain Heather

Gould, the cadet commander, the

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (August 1) -- Over 15 mem-

bers of the Wyoming Wing of the Civil Air Patrol

participated today in a day-long weapons of massdestruction exercise in Cheyenne. The exercise

involved numerous federal, state, and local agen-

cies including the Wyoming Ofce of Homeland

Security and Wyoming Military Department.

The purpose of the joint exercise was, to

demonstrate the ability for military, city, county,

and state assets to work together in the event of a

suspected weapons of mass destruction incident,

said Col. Luke Reiner, joint operations ofcer for

the Wyoming Army National Guard.

The Wyoming Wing of the Civil Air Patrolew four aerial missions and deployed ve ground

personnel in support of the joint exercise, said Maj.

George Twitchell, a 19-year member of Civil Air

Patrol with more than 2,000 ying hours including

over 40 search and rescue missions. We tested

our onboard Satellite Digital Imaging System, pro-

vided aerial photography and made available com-

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Public Affairs Ofcer, Wyoming Wing

Four sorties launched totrain for weapons of massdestruction incident

munications, public affairs, and other ground teams to

assist with the overall exercise, Twitchell said.

Todays joint exercise demonstrated Civil Air

Patrols seamless working relationship with the

Wyoming Military Department and other agencies,

said Col. Stan Skrabut, commander of the Wyoming

Wing. We are extremely proud to be able to support

the State of Wyoming when called upon, he said.The Civil Air Patrol is the volunteer, civil-

ian auxiliary of the United States Air Force, and

was formed December 1, 1941, as an emergency

measure to make civil aviation aircraft and pilots

available to the national defense effort. Today, the

Wyoming Wing of the Civil Air Patrol conducts

search missions for missing aircraft, provides

emergency disaster relief in conjunction with other

relief organizations, and encourages and fosters

civil aviation in local communities through adult

and youth education programs.There are more than 200 Civil Air Patrol volunteer

members throughout Wyoming. Units are located in

Casper, Cheyenne, Cody, Gillette, Jackson, Laramie,

Powell, Rock Springs, Sheridan, and Wheatland.

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Chuck Yeaer Aerospace Award Recpets

SM. Tim Cully WY 019

Capt. Allen LaPointe WY 019

2nd Lt. Joseph Feiler WY 002

Maj. Jason Wollard WY 066

Capt. Howard Scotland WY 001

1st Lt. Vance Hoyt WY 072

Wrht Brothers Award

C/SrAmn. Evan Lowry 066

C/SSgt. Ross Wald 078

C/SSgt. David Miller 078

C/SSgt. Matthew Court 059

C/MSgt. Brock Hileman 072

C/MSgt Christopher Gross 072

C/SSgt. Naomi Margraf 078

C/TSgt. Elle Parker 078

C/MSgt. Ezekiel House 066

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1st Lt. Jeanne Stone-Hunter WY 001

Promotos:

2nd Lt. Mark Westby WY 002

2nd Lt. Alan Martin WY 002

Maj. Jason Wollard WY 066

Capt. Miguel Acevedo WY 0661st Lt. Vance Hoyt WY 072

Capt. Joshua Thomas WY 001

2nd Lt. James Duran WY 002

2nd Lt. Robert Coggins WY 019

2nd Lt. David Hodges WY 019

2nd Lt. Robert Roberts WY 019

2nd Lt. Del Mar Suter WY 019

2nd Lt. Philip Realing WY 019

Awards and

PromotionsFor the past 3 years the WY

Wing has sponsored a summer

encampment at Camp Guernsey.

The encampment has gained a good

reputation and cadets from other

states have joined us to build our

trainee base. Everyone has had a

spectacular time.

Camp Guernsey has become

increasingly popular as a regional

guard training facility. Due to this

they have logistics nightmares that

have finally affected the encamp-

ment. Due to the number of deploy-

ing troops and lack of suitable facili-

ties, the WY Wing will not be able

to have the 2009 encampment at

Camp Guernsey. With luck, future

encampments (2010 and beyond)

will be able to be scheduled there.

Lt. Col. Eric Davis, director

of cadet programs and Col. Stan

Skrabut, WY Wing Commander, are

investigating the use of other facili-

ties. Cadets and senior members

need to keep tabs on their progress

and wait for news about the feasibil-ity of a 2009 WY Wing encamp-

ment. In the meantime, cadets wish-

ing to attend an encampment should

investigate other states to see what

is available in order to have a back-

up plan.

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Good media relations benets the U.S. Civil Air

Patrol. 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 this

kind of assistance also discharges our responsibility as

a corporation funded by Congress to be accountable to

the public.

The foundation of

good media relations is

the coordination, unifor-

mity, accuracy and time-

liness of the information

released. Consequently,

all requests for infor-

mation from the media

should be directed to the

squadron, group, wing

or region public affairs

officer, CAP National

Headquarters Public

Affairs or the squadron,

group, wing or region

commanders designee in the absence of a PAO.

CAP National Headquarters Public Affairs providesassistance to all PAOs, as requested, in handling

media relations.

Most inquires by journalists will concern activi-

ties that are a matter of public record and that CAP

has an interest in promoting. Sometimes, however,

reporters will inquire about documents, litigation

or personnel matters. The squadron, group, wing

or region PAO, CAP National Headquarter Public

Affairs 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 media

on cadets, the squadron, group, wing or region PAO

complies with federal laws governing cadets right

to privacy. With a cadets permission, almost any

information can be released. However, without a

cadets permission, only the name, rank, hometown

and unit may be released.

If a media representative contacts individual

members with a request for an interview or for

information, 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 Public

Affairs can assist with the coordination and schedul-

ing of requested media interviews.

All news releases,

public service announce-

ments or other statements

to the media regarding

CAP events, activities,

programs, or members

should be r e leased

through the squadron,

group, wing or region

PAO or CAP National

Headquar ter Publ ic

Affairs.

During emergency

and disaster relief mis-

sions, information should

be 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 multiple

regions, information may also be disseminated to

the media at the CAP National Headquarters Public

Affairs level.

CAP encourages the release of photos to

the media to tell the CAP story. CAP National

Headquarters does not require a photo release form

to be signed by members who appear in a photo

prior 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 provided

is when commercial use of a photo is anticipated,

e.g., publication in a book, merchandising, etc. For

mission-related photos, PAOs at all levels must

consider the sensitivity of the mission and the need

to coordinate formal approval for release with the

lead agency.

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On the morning of 30 Sept 2008, we had an

awesome outside the squadron activity at the

Tomans Launch Pads. Here is a little recap of

what went on:

We started early that morning, around 9AM (yeah,

I know what you are thinking, but that is early for

a Saturday), setting up everything that we needed

to get done in order to launch the rockets. We

launched a total of seven rockets without losing

one, although we had to search for one for about

an hour. This launch was part of the CAP Model

Rocketry program Titan stage two for which the

cadets will get credit for the hands-on phase.

This event helped the cadets familiarize themselves

on how to setup a launch area and how to prepare

RocketLaunch

the rocket for a successful recovery. Among the

ofcers we had Capt. Acevedo, Lt. Acevedo and Lt.

Mosbacher. The cadets that participated were Davis,

House, Ryan, Toman, and Vallee. The cadets did a

countdown for every launch while two cadets were

standing by with a re extinguisher in case of a re.

Out of the rockets that were launched, Cadet Vallee

had a very unique rocket that was about 4 feet tall

which suffered minor damages when his rocket

parachute deployed at about 10 feet off the ground

slowing it down enough to not cause total damage.

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The damages sustained were one broken n and a

small dent on the body tube near the engine mount.

The reason for the minor damages was because

a C6-5 engine was used. To prevent this from

happening, a bigger size engine could have been

used to give the rocket more space between it and

the ground (i.e. size D11). Also, a smaller than

5 seconds delay to allow the parachute to deploy

quicker could have been an alternate option. By

far, this launch was the highlight of this event.

The launch was a success and the rocket was very

stable through the liftoff stage and we hope to see

it y again in the future.

No other rockets were damaged with the

exception of a few melted parachutes which did

not caused harm to any of the rockets during the

recovery phase.

Many thanks go to Mr. and Mrs. Toman for

allowing us to use their property to launch the

rockets and feeding us lunch. Their hospitality

played a major role in the success of this event.

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started. In all, 50 members

attended the encampment, 39

cadets and 11 senior members.

This was our largest encamp-ment to date. Twenty-eight of

the cadets were in a training

status. The Basic trainee ights

attended classes such as Core

Values, Leadership, Customs

and Courtesies, Aerospace/

Aviation Careers, Aerospace

Power, Professionalism, Public

Speaking, Urban Legends,

Leadership Reaction Courses,

CAP History, NCSA, MoralLeadership, and DDR. In addi-

tion, they researched various

Aerospace topics and gave short

speeches towards the end of the

week. All flights took part in

the following activities: UH-60

and C-130 rides, Orienteering

Course , FATS (Fire Arms

Training Simulator), the Obstacle

Course at Camp Guernsey, PT,

drill, inspections, and gamesof Ultimate Frisbee. It was a

great event, and it could not

have been done without the great

support from Camp Guernsey.

We also support a multi-agency

training exercise with the City

of Cheyenne, the Emergency

Management Agency, Wyoming

Office of Homeland Security,

and the Wyoming Mili tary

Department. We flew 9 sorties

(8.2 hours), and provided forces

on the ground with 164 photos.

Aircrews were formed by Major

Johnston, Col. Hap Burnham

from Rocky Mountain Region,

Captain Ron Labrecque, 1st

Lt. Baughman, and Captain

Burkett. Major Twitchell was

the incident commander on the

CAP side, and he was supported

in communications by Major

Barker. Also in August, we werevisited by members of the Rocky

Mountain Region CAP-USAF

team in a joint guided training

exercise. This exercise was truly

a learning experience on many

levels. In total, we ew 22 sor-

ties for 43.2 hours, and we had 3

ground sorties. Major Twitchell

was the incident commander

for this event. Finally, Captain

Mike Gray once again providedsupport to the Wyoming Forest

Service by ying 12 sorties for

26.8 hours. Also in August,

Col. Stan Skrabut attended the

National Boards in Orlando, Fla.

A number of members supported

the annual Wings -n- Wheels

event in Powell, Wyo.

September started to slow

down for us, but not all of us.

Early in the month, we held aunit commanders course and

commanders call in Casper,

Wyo. This meeting allowed me

to talk with all the unit com-

manders about our strengths and

weaknesses as well as work on

a plan to go forward. Toward

the end of the month, I attended

the Idaho Wing Conference and

wing commanders call. It was

an enjoyable event; I got to y

out with Col. Ed Phelka, the

Colorado Wing Commander.

We were d iscuss ing ways

to work closer together. In

September, we had one search

mission, a missing person in

the Rock Springs area. 1st Lt.

Ron Hall and 2nd Lt. Mark

Westby conducted a search in

the area before the individual

was found. Captain Burkett was

the incident commander forthis mission. We also started

an online squadron leadership

school. There are 30 members

in the course from each wing of

the region. We will be complete

at the end of November.

October was a really quiet

month except for two search

missions and then both hap-

pened on the same day. The

rst was an ELT near Cokeville,Wyo. Major Twitchell started

as the incident commander but

turned it over to Captain Burkett.

The crew flying the sortie was

made up of st Lt. Bill Jepsen,

Lt. Col. Doug Henry, and 2nd

Lt. Wayne Grim. It was tracked

to a garage. The second search

was for 2 missing hunters in

Natrona County. Again Captain

Burkett was the incident com-mander. The crew for this search

was Captain Lessig, 2nd Lt. Joe

Feiler, and st Lt. Bill Luben.

As we end the fiscal year,

I want to report on the success

we had in getting hours on our

aircraft. In FY 2007, we had 5

aircraft assigned to the wing and

in total we ew 616.3 hours. In

FY 2008, with 4 aircraft we ew

644.4 hours. This is a signicant

accomplishment and it could not

have been done without the tre-

mendous support of the State of

Wyoming and their nancial sup-

port and the Wyoming Military

Department, who has gone to

bat for us time after time. With

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4.9. We need to re-qualify a

few members. As I mentioned

earlier, our hours on the aircraft

signicantly improved from lastyear; however, we are still short

from getting 200 hours on each

aircraft each year. We currently

rank 43 out of 57. I would like

to see our ranking go up. In FY

2008, we met or exceeded the

goal hours set for the month on

separate occasions. In FY 2007,

we only did this twice. I feel we

are heading in the right direc-

tion. Because of operationalfunds received from the State

of Wyoming, we will be able to

fund upgrade pilot training so

that we can qualify more pilots

and get them mission ready.

This means Wyoming Wing

will pay for glass cockpit train-

ing and high performance train-

ing. I will also be placing more

emphasis on National Incident

Management Systems (NIMS)training; our current efforts

seemed to have stalled.

As you can see, there are

a number of ways where your

individual efforts help Wyoming

Wing as a team. Please be a

great team player. Remember,

T.E.A.M. Together Each

Achieves More.

Well that is it for now. I look

forward to what the next three

months brings us. In the mean-

time, make a difference and get

involved. Be safe in everything

you do. H

some new operational funding

from the State of Wyoming, we

can continue to train our crews

and provide increasing supportto Wyoming. For members in

the eld wanting to know how to

do your part, it is simple. Go out

and train. Not all of the crews

are taking advantage of the B-12

proficiency flying. We need to

train crews on how to use the

new glass cockpits as well as

transition them to a high perfor-

mance aircraft. Our cadets need

to receive orientation ights; sofar, only 72% of all our cadets

have received a ight, and they

are eligible for 9 ights.

Last issue of the maga-

zine, I asked you to work on

some things. Let me bring you

up to date, and let you know

what you can still work on.

Remember, your individual

part contributes to the success

of Wyoming Wing.Aerospace Education We

met and exceeded our goal for

members earning the Yeager

Award. The following members

earned the Yeager Award in

2008: SM Tim Cully, Captain

Allen LaPointe, nd Lt. Joseph

Feiler, Maj. Jason Wollard,

Capt. Howard Scotland, 1st Lt.

Vance Hoyt, 1st Lt. Juthann

Self, 2nd Lt. Philip Realing, 2nd

Lt. Mark Westby, 1st Lt. Jason

Brown, 2nd Lt. Donna Angel,

1st Lt. Ronald Hall, Capt. Tami

Bean, and SM Clay Elliott. I will

start making another push once

January comes around; however,

you do not have to wait for me.

Presently, 46% of our members

Commanders CornerContinued . . .

have received this award, and

Cody Cadet Squadron has 100%

completion rate. Not much trac-

tion has been made with theAerospace Education specialty

track request, except that 2

members earned a master rat-

ing this year: 1st Lt. John Ellis

and Col. Skrabut. This is a

great specialty track, and all

senior members are encour-

aged to pursue i t . Final ly,

if your unit is not involved

with the Aerospace Education

Excellence (AEX) program, Iencourage you to do so.

Cadet Programs Presently,

44% of our cadets have earned

the Wright Brothers Award,

11% have earned the Mitchell

Award, and 5 % have earned

the Earhart Award. No cadets

have earned the Eaker or Spaatz

Award. We need to keep pro-

gressing through the different

achievements. As I mentionedearlier, only 72% of cadets have

had an orientation flight. Our

goal is 100%; if you are a cadet

and have not flown with CAP;

see your unit commander to

schedule a ight.

E m e r g e n c y S e r v i c e s

Presently, 79% of our mem-

bers have complete General

Emergency Services training; the

region goal is 100%, so we have a

little work yet to do. We are also

graded on the number of mission

pilots we have. In order to meet

the standard set by national,

we need 5 mission pilots for

each of our aircraft. Presently,

we have 4.5 mission pilots per

aircraft; this is a decrease from


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Former Cadet nd Lt. Corey

Zubik returned to the Cody Cadet

Squadron the first Tuesday of

November with his new camo

gear on. You have to know this

about Corey you hardly ever

saw him without BDU pantson either at CAP meetings or

in civilian life. For as long as I

knew him he wanted a military

career and when he graduated

from High School last May his

dream came true. When he came

back to visit he had just com-

pleted his Army basic training

and airborne school. He looked

no worse for the wear; in fact,

he had definitely matured overthe past few months and had a

bearing about him that exuded

condence and commitment.

He relayed various horror

stories about his basic training,

from the PT, marching, hikes,

gas chamber experiences, and

how to shoot an M16 and throw

grenades. Even though he talked

about all of the hard times it

was evident that he had learned

a great deal about the Army

and how to survive in difcult

times. He even learned how

to jump from a perfectly good

aircraft (C-130) and survive 5

different attempts. Luckily, he

had good people that packed

his parachute.

Why Be a Civil Air

Patrol Cadet?B majr BJ CarlWhen asked whether his

CAP experience had helped

him he enthusiastically replied,

Definitely! He stated that he

was weeks ahead of his com-

rades in knowing drill, ceremo-

nies, respecting authority andhow to deal with military life

in general. His countless hours

of working on maps, knowing

where north was and situ-

ational awareness during CAP

search and rescue training paid

off because he was required to

do land navigation during basic

training. He emphatically stated

that he preferred UTM coordi-

nates rather than lat/longs, butunfortunately CAP is not ready

to go to that method.

According to Corey many

of the basic trainees dropped

out due to frustration, lack of

experience and general laziness.

Some did not realize that supe-

rior NCOs and officers could

actually make them do things

such as march with gear and

perform mandatory push-ups.

When the realization hit they

could not hack it. Corey just

looked on in amazement when

others could not do what he

thought was just routine. His

time at various encampments

both as a trainee and staff helped

him see both ends of training.

He knew how to be a follower

and play the game and it made

all the difference in the world.

So, why be a CAP cadet?

If you go into the military you

will be worlds ahead of the

greenhorns. You will be ableto follow as well as be a

leader. You will know the

ropes of drill and ceremonies

and how to respect authority.

And it doesnt hurt that if you

end up being a cadet officer

in CAP, you nd yourself one

rank higher than most recruits

when you nish basic training.

But, lets say that you do

not want a military career. Well,the skills you learn in the CAP

cadet program help you in any

eld you choose. The skills you

learn in discipline, follower-

ship, leadership, and dealing

with various personalities help

you survive any college or work

situation you may encounter.

As Capt. DJ Sadler says, If

you can succeed in CAP you

can succeed anywhere!

So, go for a CAP cadet

career while you can. It will

benet you in the long run just

ask any adult who did several

years as a cadet. They will tell

you what benefits there are in

the CAP Cadet Program. It is

life-long learning at its best.


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The Wyoming Wing con-

ducted a Guided Training

Exercise August 22-24 at the

Laramie Regional Airport.

Several representatives from the

Air Force presented the Wing

with various Search and Rescue

scenarios. The Colorado Wing

provided support. Several aerial

reconnaissance missions were

flown throughout the state in

response to the recent earth-

quakes supposed to have rocked

the state. In the scenarios, the

Wing responded to requests by

Guided Training

Exercise

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the Wyoming Department of

Homeland Security and theGovernor by quickly launching

three aircraft to take digital

pictures of specic sites includ-

ing dams to help determine

earthquake damage. Another

scenarios involved Wyoming

Wing aircrews and ground

crews called in to search for a

missing hiker and a separate

lost aircraft.

The exercise was gruelingand an important learning expe-

rience for the Wing. Cadets and

Senior Members from across the

state participated. The Colorado

Wing supplied a G8 AirVan

equipped with ARCHER imag-

ing technology and aircrew.

Its probably safe to say that

no one is looking forward to

such a difcult exercise anytime

soon and the Wing would rathernot ever have so many varied

search scenarios at one time. H

Crew pre-ight

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O c t o b e r 2 7 t h t h r o u g h

November 1st, we celebrated

Red Ribbon Week (RRW). The

motto for this year is Ask Me,See Me, Be Me, Im Drug Free.

This week is celebrated to honor

Enrique Kikki Camarena. The

story to follow.

Kikki Camarena served in

the Marine Corps, was a fire-

man, policeman and an agent

for the DEA. While working

undercover in Mexico gathering

information and evidence, drug

dealers found out who he reallywas. They kidnapped, tortured

and eventually killed him. Kikki

gave his life in the ght against

drugs. To honor Kikki, his fam-

ily and friends wore red rib-

bons. His story spread across the

country. Every year, millions of

Americans remember Kikki and

Red Ribbon Week

to take a stand.

The kick-off ceremonywas on 27 October 2008 at the

Laramie County School District

administration building audi-

torium which was initiated with

music provided by the D.A.R.E.

band and drug prevention brief-

ings given by the US Attorney,

a DEA agent , the Dis t r ic t

Attorney, the RRW Chairman,

and the RRW Vice-Chairman.

The RRW committee visited

many schools this week to talk

about drugs and alcohol pre-

vention and hand out literature.

The individuals/groups involved

were Lt. Col. McDonald along

with Maj. Cornell that have been

taking care of the geographical

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area surrounding Wheatland and

providing an awesome brieng

on Energy Drinks at parents

night, Capt. Acevedo working

in the Laramie County SchoolDistrict 1 and 2 wherever needed,

the Army National Guard with

puppet shows and helicopter

landings, the Cheyenne Police

Department D.A.R.E. with the

CAN (Changing Attitude Now)

program and their band, the F.E.

Warren AFB DDR manager with

drunk goggles and quiz roulette,

the Department of Homeland

Security bomb dogs, and theLaramie County School District

1 Safe and Drug Free Schools

facilitator Lori Mosley who was

the RRW Committee chairman

and who coordinated all of the

events in Cheyenne and Pine

Bluffs schools.

We wrapped up the RRW

at the Taco Johns Event Center

on Saturday during the Haunted

Skate session with informationalbooths, pumpkin bowling and

costume contest. We had lots

of fun ice skating and some of

the cadets got their face painted

by the CAN group. After the

wrap-up was over, the mem-

bers present from the Cheyenne

Composite Squadron played a

friendly game of Laser tag where

it was three ofcers against ve

cadets and of course the first

three prizes went to the ofcers.

We had an awesome RRW

this year and cant wait for next

years RRW to do it all over

again. We have already gotten

request from some of the schools

that we attended this year.

Stay Safe and Drug Free!

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Red Ribbon WeekWheatland Recap

During the week of 20 31 October, Lt. Col.

Susan McDonald, the wing drug demand reduc-

tion administrator joined with the Wheatland

Composite Squadrons Drug demand reduction

ofcer and hit the road visiting schools and organi-

zations with this years Red Ribbon message.

October 20 it was Guernsey-Sunrise Middle School

where 60 students 5th 8th grades crowded the

gym and listened and learned.

October 22 it was Lingle/Ft. Laramie MS/HS, two

sessions there for a total of 173 students.October 23 it was Wheatland Middle School dur-

ing the lunch periods with a booth. School popu-

lation is 220 students, many aides and faculty

passed by as well.

October 24 it was La Grange with a return visit

to 36 students K 6th. These young ones were

able to repeat verbatim last years message.

Awesome kids.

The second session was in Yoder, 133 students

K-6. These students had been visited last year

for Red Ribbon Week as well as last spring for aweek of Aerospace Education.

October 26 it was 25 students 3 years old to 11

years at a church Sunday school who were

treated to pencils and red ribbons.

October 27 it was Glendo Middle School, suppose

to be 20 but some were gone to other pull out

things like eld trips. We visited with 7th and

8th graders.

Second session was in Glenrock Intermediate

School. This is an awesome school, really into

Red Ribbon Week. There is a GIANT Red rib-

bon in the hallway. We visited with about 120

students 5th 8th grades.

October 28 it was Chugwater, and 40 students in

6th 12th grade.

Second session was West Elementary School in

Wheatland where we visited 80 fth graders.

October 29 it was Wheatland High School with another

lunchtime booth, school population is 353.

Second session this day was a parent panel in

Cheyenne. Laramie County District #1 is the

capital district and in addition to speaking to

parents who attended we donated 9800 red rib-

bons to the school district which encompasses

FE Warren AFB.

A grand total of students impacted were closeto 11,200. Considering Wyomings small popula-

tion and Wyoming Wings even small member-

ship, that is an awesome number.

This years topic was binge drinking and

energy drinks. Anyone interested in the power

point used can contact me at ltcolmcdonald@

gmail.com and I will be glad to share it with you.

I couldnt find any brochures about the topic of

energy drinks and many people had asked about

it so I spent several weeks researching online. The

things in energy drinks will scare you. We hope to

raise some money to put together a nice display of

energy drink empty cans much like the Drug ID kit

sent to us by NHQ. This segment of the marketing

world is spinning out of control when approxi-

mately 70% of 5th graders admit to using energy

drinks. If we dont do something to curb this in a

few years we will see surveys where Wyoming is

#1 in the country AGAIN.


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CAP ALERTING sYsTEM

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to cto f ecessry. CaP eergecy servce persoel d resources cludg CaPeergecy opertos ceters, rcrft d groud vehcles wll be checked to detereopertol sttus. Couctos ets, prtculrly HF-SSB ets, betwee Wg HQs,Rego HQs, d ntol HQ wll be coducted t lest weekly durg Yellow LevelOpertos. Report sttus s drected.

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GREEN (LOW) Low rik of terrorit attack or

diater operationAction: Rene plans for emergencies. Train staff on emergency plans and capabilities.

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I must say that running the

Wyoming Wing Encampment

this past summer was FUN! It

was a nice change from running

a squadron and allowed me to

improve not only my leadership

skills, but also my abilities to

multi-task.

No matter how much I did

enjoy it, the encampment wouldnot have been the success it was

without the staff. Senior members

and cadet staff came together to

train 3 flights of cadets, all of

whom seemed to have enjoyed

the majority of the encampment.

I would like to personally

thank the following senior and

cadet members who took 10

days of their time from work or

other activities to help out thetrainee cadets.

Lt. Col. Eric Davis for help-

ing to complete the arduous task

of putting out a newsletter and

public affairs bulletins. He also

provided input when I needed it.

Lt. Col. Susan McDonald for

doing legwork before, during,

and after encampment to make

sure that we had the supplies and

facilities needed to be successful.

Capt. Rita Malone, who

wore three hats and really had

to multitask. Administration,

Moral Leadership and Assistant

Medical Ofcer were her areas

and she performed them admi-

rably, especially as this was her

very rst encampment.

2008 Encampment

Thank YouB majr BJ Carl

Capt. Sadler who kept us

safe and briefed about potential

safety concerns.

Major Dennis Cornell, for

setting up the best communi-

cations we have had at Camp

Guernsey as well as providing

TAC officer supervision to the

Advanced Flight.

Major Mike Carlson and 1stLt. Miguel Acevedo (now a Capt.)

for tagging along with Alpha and

Bravo ights and giving them the

needed support along the way as

Tactical Ofcers.

Major James Hawley pro-

vided medical support through-

out the encampment when he

was able to break away from his

real job as an ER doctor. It was

nice to know he was just a phonecall away in Wheatland.

Major Paul Goedert, from

MT, brought 4 cadets down and

lled in wherever he could. He

helped with communications,

TAC officer duties and other

miscellaneous jobs throughout

the week.

Last, but not least, Major

Tavo Trippe provided guidance

and morale building throughout

the time he was with us.

On the cadet side, Capt.

Heather Gould did a fabulous

job of providing the leader-

ship for the cadet staff. She

was assisted by 2nd Lt. Brad

Coonis, who was the Cadet

Deputy Commander.

2nd Lt. Skylar Caldwell

and 2nd Lt. Reid Doyle came

up from Colorado to be Flight

Commanders. Along with Capt.

Jeremiah Longo, they provided

leadership as Flight Commanders

for the three flights. They also

had the responsibility to work

with and mentor Sgt. West, Sgt.

Houser and Sgt. Dewey, whoserved as Flight Sergeants. These

line staff spent many hours with

their cadets and had the most

demanding jobs time-wise.

Cadet support staff included

Sgt. Dylan Cattaneo who worked

in public affairs and could be

seen constantly with a camera in

hand. Chief Nia Cattaneo found

her command voice as First

Sergeant. Sgt. Dewey, whennot performing Flight Sergeant

duties, was kept busy doing

administrative duties. He now

knows more of what it takes to

run an encampment. Sgt. Chris

Hodges ran the logistics end of

things and was seen running

from place to place making sure

that classrooms were set up

and teachers had the necessary

equipment for their classes.

Without dedicated staff an

encampment is doomed. As

it was, I feel that this years

encampment was a rousing suc-

cess. The smiles on the trainees

faces told the whole story all

of the planning and coordination

of the activities was worth it!


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