Minnesota Wing - Jan 2011

8/4/2019 Minnesota Wing - Jan 2011

1/24

The Official Magazine of the Minnesota Wing, Civil Air Patrol

WINTER 2011

Northern Flights

Winter SurvivalCivil Air Patrol conducts Emergency Services Missions in all kinds of

conditions and circumstances. Even in the middle of winter. Find out

how over 50 members of Minnesota Wing prepare for that eventuality

at the Winter Survival Weekend!Photo credit Ray Majkrzak


2/24

Col. Thomas Theis

Commander

Minnesota Wing

NorthernFlights

Minnesota Wing

Civil Air Patrol

6275 Crossman Lane

Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076

651-291-0462

[email protected]

Colonel Thomas Theis

Commander, Minnesota Wing

Northern Flights Winter 2011Editorial Supplied by Major Al Pabon

National Public Affairs Team Leader

CAP National Headquarters

Northern Flights is the authorized publicationof the Minnesota Wing of Civil Air Patrol andis edited by the Minnesota Wing HeadquartersOffice. It is published by a private firm whichis in no way connected to the United States AirForce or the Civil Air Patrol. Opinions expressed

in the articles and advertisements in this magazineare the sole responsibility of the contributorsand are in no way endorsed by the United StatesGovernment, the United States Air Force, or theCivil Air Patrol Corporation. This publication ispublished three times a year.

Civil Air Patrol is a non-profit volunteerorganization. Federally chartered by Congressunder 36 U.S.C. 20-208, which is dedicatedto emergency services, aerospace education andmotivation of Americas youth to the highest

ideals of leadership and public service throughcadet programs. Funds received by the advertisingsales are used to support this publication and tosupport various CAP activities throughout theState of Minnesota.

For information on advertising rates

and space, please call:

1-800-635-6036Continued on page 11 . . .

Reflections

on

2010

With the coming of the New Year, its timeto reflect on some of the accomplishments weexperienced in 200.

Each of our 256 members and 23 squadronsmade significant and important contributions toaerospace education and cadet programs, and atthe same time, continuing to provide vital emer-gency services support at the local, state, regionand national levels.

While CAPs primary missions of aerospaceeducation, cadet programs, and emergency servicesis distinctly unique, attitude, professionalism anddedication is a common bond throughout each.

We assisted our communities and neighborscommunities in disaster relief operations such asthose in the Red River Valley, where MinnesotaWing aircrews accumulated more than 00 hoursof ight time and 85 ground team members pro-viding more than 3,000 hours of service.

Fifty members who just graduated fromMinnesota Wings Ground Team Academyat Arden Hi l ls Army Training Si te werecalled into action 75 miles away after severes torms went through the St . Cloud area.During an Air Force evaluated mission, MinnesotaWing received Successful , Excellent andOutstanding ratings after the US Air Force evalua-tion in April at Mankato. Nearly 20 members and


3/24

3 3


4/24

MemberscompleteWinter Survival

Exercise

Over 50 members from nine units across Minnesotagathered January 7-9 for the 8th Annual WinterSurvival Weekend held near Lake George, MN.

The goal of the exercise was to help members

enhance their ability to survive and conduct searchoperations in extreme cold weather conditions.

Friday evening, members hiked out into thewoods and setup shelters to protect themselvesfrom the 0 below zero temperatures.

Saturday, members awoke and improved theirshelters for a few hours before conducting searchtraining for most of the afternoon.

Members rotated in teams amongst variousstations where they practiced skills includingemergency beacon searches, missing person

searches and air to ground coordination skillsbefore returning to camp for dinner. Aircrews wereprovided by the Northland and Duluth Squadrons.After moving around in up to 3 feet of fresh snowall day, several cadets were asking if they could goto bed at 7:00 pm.

Saturday evening, the decision was made to

Lt. Col. Chet Wilberg

Incident Commander,

Winter Survival Weekend

L-R C/TSgt. Joe Rogers, C/2nd Lt, Jeremaih Hoffman L-R C/2nd Lt. Rebekah Schrader, C/TSgt. Mary Rogers

L-R C/Amn Tyrell Hough, C/TSgt. Joe Rogers (with map),

C/A1C Anna Boote

pull all members from the eld due to forecasts of

-25 and lower. Members stayed the night at a localCAP members house and the local town hall forthe night.

One cadet was overheard saying, Sometimesknowing how to survive means knowing when toget out of the woods.

Sunday morning members returned to thewoods for breakfast before packing up camp andhiking back out of the woods. Once out of thewoods, they were presented their patches for suc-cessfully completing the weekend and given baglunches provided by Northland Squadron beforedeparting for home.

Maj. Paul Pieper, MN Wing Emergency

Services Ofcer who also served as the safety of-cer for the exercise said, Overall, it was a greatexercise. Many of our members learned valuableskills that they can apply to any future search mis-sions that we are tasked with. Best of all, it was alldone in a very safe manner with no injuries.


5/24

5 5

News from the people and

squadrons of Minnesota Wing

Tri-County member promoted toCaptainCapt. Jim Harris

Recruiting & Retention Ofcer, Tri-CountySquadron

st Lt. Diane Harris was promoted to Captain ata promotion ceremony held at the Walker Airportby Group Commander, Lt. Col. Keith Bischoff.At the conclusion of the ceremony Lt. Col.Bischoff presented Capt. Harris with theGen. Benjamin Davis Jr. Leadership Award.Capt. Harris joined Civil Air Patrol in 993. As ascanner she has participated on numerous aircraftsearches for missing children, hunters, boaters andaircraft. She is qualied as a mission radio operator

and mission staff assistant. During the past year sheimproved her ability to support CAPs missions bybecoming qualied as a Admin/Finance Section

Chief. In this same time period, Capt. Harris pur-sued professional development by completing theICS 300, ICS 400 and the Basic Ofcers Courses.

In addition to being the squadron nance ofcer,

Dianne works in recruiting and fund raising.

Mankato Cadet Earns Award andPromotion

C/2nd Lt. Jarek Connolly (center), the cadet

commander of Mankato Squadron was recentlyrecognized with the Mitchell Award and waspromoted to the grade of C/2nd Lt. by Squadron

Commander Major Jo Ellen Peters (left) and the

Group 4 Commander Major Jeff Bartelt (right).

Capt. Jim Harris (L) and Lt. Col. Keith Bischoff (R) promoting

1st Lt. Dianne Harris to Captain. Photo by 2nd Lt. Paul

Wannarka.


6/24

7 77

CAP, ACE, AEX and Adopt-A-Schoolnew to Minnesota SchoolsCapt. George Supan

Public Affairs Ofcer, Anoka Composite

Squadron

Capt. Shelly Supan, Commander of AnokaCoun t y Compos i t e Squadr on p r es en t edAerospace Connections in Education (ACE) and

Aerospace Education Excellence (AEX) at a

Blaine Airport Promotion Group (BAPG) meet-ing on Jan. 3th, 20.

Students will learn about Aerospace, aircraftand ight through the use of the CAP, ACE and

AEX programs. The University Ave Magnet

School in Blaine will introduce the ACE programthis fall and the Spring Lake Park School will startthe AEX program this spring. These are the rst

schools in Minnesota to offer the programs.The BAPG Adopt-A-School program goal is

to bring teachers and students to the Anoka-BlaineAirport to educate students about aircraft, visit theGolden Wings Museum and see aircraft used today atthe airport along with the services to maintain the air-craft. There are many different aircraft at the airport.

Cadet Program Leaders increase

skills and network at TLCCapt. Susan Blessman

Director of Cadet Programs, Minnesota Wing

In survey after survey cadets tell us that thenumber one factor affecting cadet life is the qualityof the senior members who lead them. The key toproviding our cadets excellent adult leadership isproviding practical training to those ofcers.

Thirteen senior members from Bemidji toCedar Rapids, IA, braved the winter road condi-tions to increase their knowledge and understand-ing of leading cadets and administering the CadetProgram at the squadron level at the TrainingLeaders of Cadets course (TLC).

TLC is a course of instruction developed byNational Headquarters so Cadet Programs Ofcers

learn how to become better mentors of cadetsand more effective managers of cadet squadrons.The 2-day course is a component of the Cadet

Programs Officer Specialty Track in the SeniorMember Professional Development Program.

The course was held at the 93th Airlift Wingbased at the Minneapolis-St. Paul InternationalAirport, in mid January.

A variety of instructors led discussionsand shared information from strategic goals tothe basics of running a weekly meeting. Theinstructors included st Lt. Alan Trombley,Capt. Norine Olson, st Lt. Don Helgager, MajorBrian Freseman, Lt. Col. Don Mikitta, Capt.Nash Pherson, and Lt. Col. James Garlough.Minnesota Wing Commander, Col. Tom Theisadded a higher echelon perspective as well as hisemphasis on the importance of the Cadet Programand presented an update of the new CAPR 52-6.

Public Aairs Ofcers recognizedor ExcellenceMajor Al Pabon

National Public Affairs Team Leader, CAP

National Headquarters

Each year Civil Air Patrol recognizes theoutstanding work of its Public Affairs Officerswith the CAP Public Affairs Awards. The awardsrecognize PAOs for their contributions in eightareas of Public Affairs work.

This years recipients were announced at theNational Conference in San Diego and MinnesotaWing was well represented with several of itsPublic Affairs Ofcers recognized.

Back (L-R) Col. Tom Theis, Frank Karnauskas, Richard

Sprouse, Mary Albright, Don Helgager, Carrie Niemann, Bob

Faundeen

Front (L-R) Stephen Wall, Deb Gallioux, Colleen McArthur,

Amy Pahr, Jared Scribner, JD Teter, Susan Blessman

(missing Brian Mishmash from Iowa Wing)


7/24

9 9

North Hennepin Cadets receivemilestone awards and promotions

C/2nd Lt. Caitlin Albrecht and C/2nd Lt. Reuben

Miller of the North Hennepin Squadron were pre-

sented the General Billy Mitchell Award at a cer-emony during the North Hennepin Squadron AnnualBanquet on January 7th. The awards were presentedby Group 3 Commander, Lt. Col. Dick Johnson.

St. Croix & St. Paul Squadrons HostsCombined Curry Camp1st Lt. Scott Richardson

Public Affairs Ofcer, St. Croix Composite

Squadron

St. Croix and St. Paul Squadrons held theirrst joint Curry Camp. Curry Camp is designed

to help new cadets to Civil Air Patrol (CAP) wade

through their basic informational training neededto achieve their rst stripe. When a cadet receives

First, C/2nd Lt. Lydia Wiff of

Viking Squadron was recognizedwith the Award of Excellencein the Writing for Media cat-egory for her article MinnesotaCadet Enjoys Opportunity of a

Lifetime.st Lt. Erik Lindquist was rec-ognized with a Certicate of Merit

in the Newsletter category for theViking Composite SquadronsViking Voice Newsletter.

The Award of Excellence inthe Newslettercategory wentto st Lt. ScottRichardson for the St. Croix

Compos i t e Squadr on TheAviator Newsletter.

Group 3 Public Affairs Ofcer,

Capt . Geor geSupan was recognized with theCerticate of Merit for his work

as the Public Information Ofcer

on the Andrew Lindberg missingaircraft search last year.

Minnesota Wing was very well representedat the PAO Awards in that of their outstanding

PAOs were recognized, said Major Al Pabon, theNational Public Affairs Team Leader and formerMinnesota Wing Public Affairs Ofcer.

The work of these PAOs is some of the verybest and set the standard for the whole Civil AirPatrol, said Pabon at the recognition event.

All of the entries were judged by an outside groupof communications and media professionals includ-ing an active duty Air Force Public Affairs NCO.

The PAOs were recognized at their localsquadrons by the Minnesota Wing Commander,

Col. Tom Theis.Please go to this link for complete coverage of

the Public Affairs Awards from CAP National HQ.http://www.capvolunteernow.com/news.cfm/

cap_honors_top_public_affairs_officers_with_balsem_awards?show=news&newsID=8688


8/24

0 0

their rst promotion or stripe to Airman, they also

receive their Gen. J.F. Curry ribbon.

Twelve cadets signed up between the twosquadrons for this intensive two-day trainingsessions which took them through subjects suchas; Emergency Services, Communications, MoralLeadership, Drill training, Physical Trainingrequirements, Customs & Courtesys, Cadet pro-tection policies and presentation of ying.

The Cadet staff were: Commander, C/1st

Lt. Derek Fox; Deputy Commander, C/2nd Lt.

Nicholas Tunell; Executive, C/2nd Lt. Nathan

Kilgore; Logistical Officers, C/2nd Lt. Grady

Bell & C/2nd Lt. David Trudeau; First Sergeant,C/CMSgt. Joseph Pahr; Flight Commander,

C/CMSgt. Tunell; Flight Sergeants, C/SSgt.

Mohammad Battah & C/SSgt. Ryan Malcolm;

Administration, C/Amn. Valerie Kolyadenko;

Public Affairs, C/SSgt. Caitlin Niemann.

Cadet Support Staff and Instructors were: C/

SMSgt. Kyle Sebesta, C/CMSgt. Joseph Pahr, C/

CMSgt. Chase Tunell, C/CMSgt. Kirsch, C/TSgt.

McKaylen Hannigan, C/SSgt. Catlin Neimann,

C/SrA Anthony Johnson, C/2nd Lt. Grady Bell.

Senior staff members & instructors were: Capt.Jay Sliwinski, Capt. Paul Marketgard, st Lt. AmyPahr, st Lt. Carrie Niemann, st Lt. Jeff Leif,st Lt. Charles Jents, st Lt. Scott Richardson,2nd Lt. Cassey Sommer, 2nd Lt. Keith Sebesta.Camp graduates and newly minted Cadet Airmenwere; Sean Blaser, Nathan Hietala, Emily Esserfrom St. Paul Squadron & Forbes Gefre, Joy Horn,Jacob Kummer, Alan Larson, Robert Moser, Kyle

Reinsberg, Rebecca Rogers, Douglas Vetter,Johathan Wolff from St. Croix Squadron.

St. Croix Celebrates Mitchell AwardRecipient1st Lt. Scott Richardson

Public Affairs Ofcer, St. Croix CompositeSquadron

At a very well attended ceremony C/CMSgt.

Michael Weston received the Mitchell Awardand was promoted to the grade of C/2nd Lt. by

Minnesota Wing, Group 3 Commander, Lt. Col.Richard Johnson.

Many of Westons family members and guestswere in attendance to watch this fine young cadetreceive his award. Some of his family membersincluded his mother, grandmother, sister, his hostfamily and few close friends. When I asked his fam-ily what they thought about this evening, they all said

how proud and excited they were for him and howthe CAP has been a positive inuence in his life.

Minnesota Air National Guard, CMSgt. ChiefSteven Campos presented Cadet Weston with aspecial gift, a chiefs coin. This coin representsexcellence, duty, honor and the highest values inthe U.S. Air Force.

(L-R) Back row: Alan Larson, Emily Esser, Nathan Hietala,

Sean Blaser, Douglas Vetter, Robert Moser (L-R) Front Row:

Kyle Reinsberg, Joy Horn, Johnathan Wolff, Forbes Gefre,

Rebecca Rogers, Jacob Kummer.

(L-R) Minnesota Wing, Group 3 Commander, Lt. Col.

Richard Johnson presents the Gen. Billy Mitchell Award to

Cadet Second Lieutenant (C/2nd Lt.) Michael Weston


9/24

2 aircraft participated which evaluated our pre-paredness and ability to perform to the standards

and expectation of the Air Force evaluators.We actively supported our aerospace missions

by conducting several rocket launches and support-ing air shows throughout the Wing. Our AerospaceDirectorate sponsored a Aerospace EducationMember (AEM) Contest wherein 18 free teacher

memberships at $35 each were provided.Squadrons have increased the frequency of

rst-time orientation ights, providing the motiva-tion of our youth to get more involved in aviationand aerospace careers.

Approximately 70 cadets and senior mem-bers from the Anoka, Crow Wing, Hutchinson,St. Cloud and St. Paul squadrons assisted withthe Great Minnesota Air Show at the St. CloudRegional Airport which drew nearly 70,000 peoplein addition to the air shows at the Duluth andAnoka Airports.

Minnesota Wing continues support of its glideroperations at the Mankato Airport, which is partof the North Central Regions Glider Center ofExcellence program.

Our summer encampment at Camp Ripleyattracted 6 cadet and senior members. Thirty-fourcadets completed the Minnesota Wing LeadershipAcademy which provided academic study andpractical exercises focusing on improving com-munications and interpersonal skills.

The North Hennepin Squadrons ColorGuard and drill team took top honors at theMinnesota Wing Cadet Competition and willbe representing the Wing at Region CadetCompetition this summer.

Our safety program has shown great improve-ment this Fiscal Year with a minimum number ofreported incidents. This reduction can be attributedlargely to the focus of our operations sectionwho have been promoting safe operations of ouraircraft and vehicles, being mindful of situationalawareness and remaining focused on what it iswere doing at all times. Our members are ourmost valuable asset. Without your support and

involvement, it will be difcult to accomplish our

goals and missions.

Congratulations to Maj. Janelle Gates, Lt. Col.Paul Adams, Lt. Col. Tom Hollenhorst and Lt. Col.Brent Halweg for completing Level 5 and earningthe coveted Gill Robb Wilson Award, the highestachievement in the senior program.

A huge effort was accomplished by ourCommunication officers, led by Major WayneSherman in updating, maintaining our radio gearand installing 5 new small refrigerator sizedrepeaters throughout the state. Many antennas hadto be updated or repaired on water towers and roof

tops. A monumental task!Our nance section is keeping our heads above

water and continue putting a tremendous amountof hours by ensuring our bills are paid in a timelymanner and that our records are maintained inaccordance with acceptable accounting practices,which continues Civil Air Patrol the coveted statusof an unqualied audit, which basically means

we are able to account for 00% of our funds.Weve been fortunate enough to update several

of our worn out vehicles with brand new ones.

Several of our aging units computers and acces-sories have also been upgraded.

Early this summer during our ComplianceInspection, Minnesota Wing received an overallassessment of Successful, evaluating AerospaceEducation, Emergency Services, Cadet Programs,Mission Support and Command areas of ourprogram. Performance met mission requirements.Available resources and programs were efciently

managed The sections which were attainedthe highest ratings of the inspection, HighlySuccessful was Aircraft Management, CadetProgram, Chaplain Corps and Supply.

We have been and continue to be a very activeWing. It is impossible to address all the thingswe have done and accomplished in this limitedspace. To those who are dedicated to their work insupport of the missions of Civil Air Patrol, Thankyou for all you do!

Commanders ColumnContinued from page 1 . . .


10/24

3 3

Three brothers, each Cadet Chief MasterSergeants with the Southeast Minnesota Squadronof the Civil Air Patrol, recently completed theMinnesota Leadership Academy (MLA) together,

two graduating with honors.Elias and Parker Rosedahl attended the

Noncommissioned Officer School (NCOS) at

MLA, while older brother Luke attended the BasicCommissioned Ofcer Course (BCOC).

The three of us going together was a reallygreat chance to not only bond a little more and spendsome time together, but also maximize how muchwe as a group learned. Because we each pickeddifferent things out of the classes, and took differ-ent notes, we learned a lot more as a group than wewould have individually. We also identied dif-ferent aspects of the training which stood out to usindividually, so we are each prepared to give classeson different subjects to further the knowledge ofour squadron as a whole, said C/CMSgt. Luke

Three brothers complete MinnesotaLeadership Academy

Major Richard Sprouse

Public Affairs Ofcer, Minnesota Leadership Academy

Rosedahl, BCOC distinguished honor graduate.The MLA is part of the Minnesota WingsIntegrated Leadership Program, which providescadets continuous training and development fromcadet basic to cadet colonel.

Character development, project management,ethics, and leading by example are major compo-nents of BCOC, while the NCOS addresses ele-ments such as drill and ceremony, human behaviormodication, verbal and written communication,

and conict resolution.

I had an awesome time at BCOC! Thank youto all the great staff and my fellow students formaking it such a great learning experience and somuch fun, said Luke Rosedahl.

Cadets Elias and Parker Rosedahl gave highmarks to NCOS: It was an amazing experience froma leadership and squadron perspective, and, goingas brothers made MLA even more fun and special.MLA prepares cadets to become leaders through

(L-R) Basic Commissioned Ofcer students C/CMSgt.s Luke

Rosedahl of Southeast Minnesota Squadron, Gideon Wiff of

Viking Squadron, and Sam Hansen of 130th Squadron test

their problem solving and team work skills during an exercise

at the 2010 Minnesota Leadership Academy.

Noncommissioned Ofcer School cadets hone their drill

and ceremony skills during the 2010 Minnesota Leadership

Academy.


11/24

5 5

leadership excellence. The cadets were presentedtheir awards by Colonel Tom Theis, MinnesotaWing Commander.

While Luke Rosedahl was named the BCOCdistinguished honor graduate, other BCOC cadetsrecognized for excellence included C/CMSgt. Joe

Brown, Anoka Squadron, Alpha Seminar, andC/CMSgt. Grant Bauer, Anoka Squadron

The NCOS seminar distinguished honor gradu-ate was Cadet Staff Sergeant Zophia Raleigh ofAnoka Squadron.

Other NCOS cadets recognized for excellenceincluded C/CMSgt. Parker Rosedahl of Southeast

Squadron, Alpha seminar; C/SrA Daniel Hall,

Viking Squadron, Bravo seminar; and C/TSgt.

Franco Luciano, Hutchinson Squadron, Charlieseminar. Cadet Hall also took top honors in thepresentation category.

Theis said as leaders, the 3 BCOC graduatesand 2 NCOS graduates are expected to return totheir squadrons and impart the knowledge, skills,confidence, and leadership qualities developedthrough the MLA.

academic study and practical excises focusingon improving communications and interpersonalskills, affirming the leadership skills the cadets

already possess, as well as providing cadets withready resources that will help them deal with thechallenges confronted by most young leaders.

Each class had a number of honor graduatesselected for overall academy performance and

BCOC distinguished honor graduate C/CMSgt. Luke

Rosedahl of Southeast Composite Squadron.

Colonel Tom Theis, Minnesota Wing commander, addresses

NCOS cadets prior to graduation at the 2010 Minnesota

Leadership Academy.

NCOS distinguished honor graduate C/SSgt. Zophia Raleigh

of Anoka Squadron.


12/24

6 6

A i r C r e w s a n d G r o u n dTeams wer e d i s pa t ched t oSouthern Minnesota followinglate September ooding. Ground

team members converged on NewRichmond to sand bag.

Air crews flew missions toassist local ES management andlaw enforcement damage assess-

ment and clean up planning.Cottonwood County EmergencyServices Manager, Kim Hall wasable to tour her county with thehelp of Pilot James Jepsen andMerlyn Smeenk.

Pilot John Brindley, JohnVanderhoof and John Barsnessflew an imaging mission for St.Peters Chief of Police Matt Peters.

CAP Responds to Southern MinnesotaFlooding

1st Lt. Colleen McArthur

Assistant Public Affairs Ofcer, Viking Squadron

Images included theareas north and southof St . Peter alongHwy. 69 includingHwy. 22 and Hwy. 99bridges.

Pilot Mark Shorter,James Williamson,and Paul Wannarkaprovided the BeltramiCounty Emergency

Services Managerwith state and countyroad assessments.

An image taken by a

CAP Aircrew of the

damage to Minnesota

Highway 52.

A CAP ground team preparing for a sortie in New Richmond, MN. Photo by Lt. Col.

Nick Modders.


13/24

7 7

What happens when 25 members of theMinnesota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP)

and 00+ other members of various disasterrelief organizations get together to train? Youget the Minneapolis VA Medical Center NationalDisaster Medical System (NDMS) Federal

Coordinating Center (FCC) Patient ReceptionArea (PRA) 2010 Exercise.

Members of several Emergency Medical Serviceorganizations including the VA Medical Center, localhospitals, American Red Cross, Salvation Army,and the Minnesota Disaster Medical AssistanceTeam established casualty reception operationsat the 33rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota AirNational Guard in the event of a real disaster.Minneapolis is one of 80 cities in the U.S.that host medical relief to disaster patientsthat cannot be hospitalized in the immediatearea of the disaster.

After an opening brieng, CAP mem-bers were bused to the C-30E they wouldbe flying in. After a short flight briefing,eleven volunteers were strapped into stretch-ers for the flight. The mission simulatedpicking up wounded soldiers from Iraqor Afghanistan and transporting to Balad,

Minnesota Wing Members Aid in DisasterRelief Exercise

C/2nd Lt. Lydia I. Wiff, Viking Composite Squadron

Iraq. Each patient was givenpaperwork with his/hers medical

information and had their vitalstaken during the ight.

After landing, CAP memberswere walked to two hangars wherepatient reception was set up forthe second part of the day. After alunch break, members were readyto go at it again.

CAP members were loaded

onto stretchers on a static C-30and were given a piece of paperwith their injury and personalinformation. The point of thisexercise was to practice taking

stretchers off the aircraft, transporting them to thepatient reception area and triage. Patients weregiven cots and treated for their various injurieswhile their personal data was being entered intothe database. Soon after, patients were loaded intoambulances and transported to the hospital.

The primary goal of the exercise was to ensurethat each organization was prepared to respond,receive and care for potential victims of futurecatastrophic natural disasters or terrorist events.Overall, the exercise went well and has furtheredprepared sister organizations to work together inthe event of disaster.


14/24

9 9

Braving the weather, unplowed roads and animpending storm was a challenge for participantsthat attended the Drug Demand Reduction Lock-Inat the Grand Rapids Civil Air Patrol SquadronCampus on New Years Eve, but the knowledgegained, and prizes earned made it all worthwhile.

Thirteen cadets and guests participated ininformational sessions and competitive activities

throughout the day. The goal of the event was toprepare the participants to serve in a leadershipcapacity to reduce the demand for illegal drugsin their community. By joining into competitiveights, (complete with their own battle standard,

or guidon) the participants were given the opportu-nity to win the stash of prizes collected from areabusinesses, as well. The activities complimentedthe topics of the sessions, and kept the event excit-ing and fun. The winning flight in each activitywas awarded points, and in the end, the ight with

the most points was the honor ight and winner.An extensive informational session on tobacco,

known as a gateway drug, was also presented. Itincluded many visuals that were effective in assist-ing the participants to fully understand the dangersinvolved in tobacco use, as well as its far reachingeffects on society through the burden of risinghealthcare costs.

In another session, the competitive flightsproduced infomercials to demonstrate their viewson substance abuse after listening to a presentationabout the important role they play in forming adrug free society.

A session with Grand Rapids Police SergeantJeff Carlson, and Minnesota State Patrol Lt.Jason Engeldinger, utilized a PowerPoint pre-sentation, a film, and information on variousdrug abuse and safety scenarios. The policeofcers encouraged the participants to be proac-tive in Drug Demand Reduction.

Grand Rapids Squadron Hosts New YearsDrug Demand Reduction Lock-In

1st Lt. Nan Berg

Deputy Commander for Cadets, Grand Rapids Squadron

This is great! Assist your peers, through yourpositive actions, said Trooper Engeldinger, Thechoices you make do make a difference. Heencouraged the participants to keep on the rightpath and continue to make wise choices and tostay informed.

Cadets Benjamin Jokela, Aliksandr VanReese-Jasso, Abraham Berg, and Colleen Grotte formedthe ight that called themselves The Winners,

and when the competition was over, they wereindeed the winners of the stash of prizes.However, Cadet Libby Berg won the door prize, aPool Party donated by Timberlake Lodge, a localfun spot with an indoor water park.

By the end of the event, it was clear that allthe participants were winners. They seized theopportunity to prepare themselves to be sempervigilans in the war on drugs, and paved the wayfor a substance abuse free community.

Cadet Jedidiah Bergwearing the fatal vision goggles during

the 2010 Grand Rapids DDR Lock in.


15/24

20 20

A record number of applicants were on hand for the 20 Minnesota Wing encampment StaffSelection Exercise (SSE) held December 4-5 at Camp Ripley.

This is the most we have ever seen, and it wasnt just the quantity, but the quality of the cadets thatimpressed everyone associated with the SSE, said Capt. Nash Pherson, 20 Encampment commander,as 61 applicants competed for 28 cadet cadre positions with the 13th Cadet Training Group (CTG).

Unfortunately, not everyone can be selected, but it speaks well of the interest and commitment ofour cadets, and is a positive sign for stafng future encampments, said Pherson, who served as the 2010

Encampment commander.C/Capt. David Nelson, 13th CTG commander, encouraged the applicants to give 110% as they were

evaluated on drill & ceremony, oral communications, uniform appearance, encampment knowledge,and leadership.

We asked the applicants to show us what you got and we were not let down, said Nelson.

3th CTG selections included:

25th Cadet Training Squadron

Commander: C/Maj. David Chanski North Hennepin

1st Sergeant: C/CMSgt. Simone Ramler St. Cloud

Alpha Commander: C/1st Lt. Ben Leaf St. Cloud

Alpha Sergeant: C/TSgt. Zophia Raleigh - Anoka

Bravo Commander: C/Capt. Travis Parker North Hennepin

Bravo Sergeant: C/CMSgt. Jacob Jones Duluth

Charlie Commander: C/2nd Lt. Mark Farrand Anoka

Charlie Sergeant: C/CMSgt. Kris Grimaldi North Hennepin

26th Cadet Training Squadron

Commander: C/2nd Lt. Dane Bjorkman Anoka

1st Sergeant: C/CMSgt. Grant Bauer AnokaDelta Commander: C/CMSgt. Caitlin Albrecht North Hennepin

Delta Sergeant: C/CMSgt. Steven Zingsheim Anoka

Echo Commander: C/MSgt. Frank Albrecht North Hennepin

Echo Sergeant: C/CMSgt. Joe Brown Anoka

Foxtrot Commander: C/Capt. Lydia Stone St. Cloud

Foxtrot Sergeant: C/CMSgt. Jake Teter North Hennepin

SSE numbers largest in years

Major Richard Sprouse

Public Affairs Ofcer, 2011 Minnesota Wing Encampment

*All photos courtesy of Maj Richard Sprouse

(L-R) C/Lt. Col. Amanda Folberg, 13th

CTG executive ofcer, and C/Maj. David

Chanski, 25th CTS commander, do

a uniform inspection of C/TSgt. Sam

Kessler during the SSE held December

4-5 at Camp Ripley.


16/24

2 2

Support Staff

Leadership: C/2nd Lt. Libby Berg Grand Rapids

Standards/Evaluation: C/2nd Lt. David Trudeau St. Croix

Standards/Evaluation: C/CMSgt. Reuben Miller North Hennepin

Admin: C/CMSgt. Matthew Johnson Viking

Logistics: C/2nd Lt. Mike Weston St. Croix

PAO: C/2nd Lt. Elias Rosedahl - Southeast

Duty Ofcer: C/2nd Lt. Don Raleigh Anoka

Duty NCO: C/TSgt. Megan Halek North Hennepin

IT: C/2nd Lt. Matthew Bruffey North Hennepin

Dining Services: C/2nd Lt. Jeremiah Hoffman Crow Wing

Dining Services: C/TSgt. Sam Kessler North Hennepin

SDS Deputy: C/2nd Lt. Grady Bell St. Croix

The 20 Minnesota Wing encampment is scheduled for June -8th at Camp Ripley.

Cadets await inspection at the SSE held at Camp Ripley.

Cadets are inspected during the 13th CTG

SSE.

Some of the 61 cadet applicants at the SSE held December

4-5 at Camp Ripley. Capt. Nash Pherson, 2011 Encampment commander

welcomes cadets to the SSE held December 4-5 at Camp

Ripley.


17/24

23 23

November 16th was very special as C/Capt.

Matt Frame receiving the Amelia Earhart Awardwhile C/2nd Lieutenants Donald W. Raleigh III

and Jonathan E. Whitcomb were presented theGen. Billy Mitchell Awards, 2nd LieutenantsCraig Borchardt, Mike Kenny and Ted Persingwere formally presented their Lieutenant barsand Maj. Bill Menkevich received the GroverLoening award.

All of the MN Wing Command and Chaplinwere in attendance as presenters and guests whichis unusual that they were able to attend an event atthe same time. They were Wing Commander, Col.Tom Theis, Vice Commander, Lt. Col. Mike Moen,Lt. Col. Don Sorenson, Group II Commander;Chaplin, Lt. Col. Don Mikitta along with theSquadron Commander, Capt. Shelly Supan.

Col. Tom Theis presented C/Capt. Matt

Minnesota Squadron Awards, Earhart,two Mitchells, three 2nd Lieutenants and

Grover LoeningCapt. George Supan

Public Affairs Ofcer, Anoka County Composite Squadron

Photos taken by Capt. George Supan

Frame the Amelia Earhart Award by congratula-tion him and saying, there are only a smallpercentage of the Cadets who reach the thirdhighest award level in CAP. Keep up the goodwork and Im sure you will reach the secondhighest award real soon.

Lt. Col. Don Sorenson presented the MitchellAwards to C/2nd Lieutenants Donald Raleigh III

and Jonathan Whitcomb. The Mitchell Awardis also a Major Award and for Whitcomb it tookhim many years to accomplish but he did not giveup, said Sorenson. In my earlier years in CAP Idid not push myself to advance as I should have,said Whitcomb. When I saw the younger Cadetspassing me by I put more effort into CAP and itpaid off.

Group II Commander, Lt. Col. Don Sorensonpresented the Grover Loening award to Maj. Bill

The Awards and Command (l to r) Back row: Lt. Col. Don Sorenson, Group II, Commander; Lt. Col. Mike Moen, MN Wing,

Vice Commander; Col. Tom Theis, MN Wing, Commander; Capt. Shelly Supan, Squadron Commander; 1st Lt. Don Raleigh,

Deputy Commander for Seniors; Lt. Col. Don Mikitta, MN Wing, Chaplin

Front row: C/2nd Lt. Donald Raleigh III; C/2nd Lt. Jonathan Whitcomb; C/Capt. Matt Frame; Maj. Bill Menkevich


18/24


19/24

26 26

Minnesota winter arrived andso did a new C/Lt. Col. Amanda

Folberg from Minneapolis to theFort Snelling Cadet Squadron,Minnesota Wing, Civil AirPatrol on Nov. 22nd, 200 forthe presentation of her Ira C.Eaker Award.

C / L t . C o l . F o l b e r g

started her CAP carrer in theWisconsin Wing in 2006 andtransferred to the MinnesotaWing, Fort Snell ing CadetSquadron in the cold of thewinter this past January.

Colonel Paul Adams, USMarine Corps, (Retired) and

Minnesota Wing Director ofLogistics presented the Ira C.Eaker Award to C/Lt. Col.

Amanda Folberg.The Ira C. Eaker Award is

the second highest award a cadetcan earn in the Civil Air Patrol.There is a very small percent of the Cadets whoachieve this award.

Special guest at the presentation included Lt.Col. Joel Fortenberry, Detachment CommanderUS Air Force ROTC University of Minnesota andLt. Col. Richard Johnson, Group III Commander.

Folberg has a long list of accomplishment andactivities she has attended over the past years inCAP. They include winter encampment at NellisAir Force Base in Nevada, attended and staffedthe Wisconsin Encampments for three years,5 National Cadet Special Activities includedEAA Spread Your Wings, Air Force SpaceCommand Familiarization Course in Colorado,Blue Beret, Civic Leadership Academy and CadetOfcer School.

Capt. George Supan

Public Affairs Ofcer, Group 3

Photos taken by SM Keith Knuth

Fort Snelling Cadet Receives Eaker Award

C/Lt. Col. Folberg who is attending University

of Minnesota-Twin Cities as a Sophomore study-ing Psychology, is the assistant leadership ofcer/

advisor to the Cadet Commander at the Squadron.She also tutors at Ramsey Jr. High School andsaid, I love biking, ice skating, cooking, reading,as well as playing my ute and my saxophone.

After graduation, I plan to attend graduate schoolto study the biological bases of leadership.

Lt. Col. Joel Fortenberry congratulating C/Lt. Col. Amanda Folberg.

(l-r) Lt. Col. Richard Johnson, Group III Commander, Minnesota Wing, CAP; Lt.

Col. Joel Fortenberry, Detachment Commander US Air Force ROTC University ofMinnesota; Capt. Richard Geis, Fort Snelling Squadron Commander, Minnesota

Wing, CAP; C/Lt. Col. Amanda Folberg


20/24

27 27

Recently I had the distinct pleasure of partici-pating in a Boy Scout Court of Honor Ceremonyhonoring C/2nd Lt. Davis Peterson as he was pre-sented with the Boy Scouts Eagle Scout Award.

Eagle Scout is the highest rank in the BoyScouts. A Scout who attains this rank is calledan Eagle Scout or Eagle. Since its introduction in

9, the EagleScout rank has

been ea r nedby more than 2million youngmen. The titleof Eagle Scoutis held for life,thus giving riseto the phrase O n c e a nEagle, alwaysan Eagle.

Requirements include earning at least 2 meritbadges and demonstrating Scout Spirit through theBoy Scout Oath and Law, service, and leadership.This includes an extensive service project that theScout plans, organizes, leads,and manages. Eagle Scoutsare presented with a medaland a badge that visibly rec-ognizes the accomplishmentsof the Scout.

C/2nd Lt. Peterson is a

member of Troop 93 of theNorthern Star Councils EagleRiver District and also servesas a Cadet Flight Commanderin Red Wing Squadron.

I w a s j o i n e d a t t h i simpressive ceremony by Ch.,Lt. Col. Don Mikitta and his

Red Wing Cadet isalso an Eagle Scout

Col. Tom Theis

Commander, Minnesota Wing

wife Nancy. It was a pleasureto be part of the accomplish-ments of this cadet and to meethis parents, family and his fel-low scouts and scouting leaders.Congra tu la t ions aga in CadetPeterson!

Col. Tom Theis with Eagle Scout

(and C/2nd Lt.) Davis Peterson after

Peterson received the Eagle Scout

Award. Photo by Chaplain Don Mikitta.

Cass County Sheriffs Ofce

Sheriff Paul D. Laney and staffproudly support the many men and women

of Civil Air Patrol who giveof themselves to save others.

Keep up the good work!

701-241-5800211 9th Street South, Fargo, ND


21/24


22/24

30 30

(Little Falls, Minn.) Frigid winds and blowing

snow couldnt prevent members of the St. Cloud

and Crow Wing squadrons of the Minnesota Wingof the Civil Air Patrol from helping place ,765wreaths at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemeterynear Little Falls, Minn., on Saturday, December, as part of Wreaths Across America.

The weather conditions were difficult, buteveryone did a fantastic job, said Major PatCruze, St. Cloud Squadron commander.

The St. Cloud Squadron sponsored 32 wreathsat the cemetery.

Spearheading the St. Cloud Squadrons

Wreaths Across America efforts this year wereCadet Airman Matt Gruber with 66 wreaths, andCadet Airman Rachel Lukkarila with 3 wreaths.They were joined by brothers, Cadet st LieutenantKorben Weidenborner and Cadet Senior AirmanHayden Weidenborner, with 7 wreaths.

Cadet Gruber bypassed social media venuesand got his sponsorships the old fashioned way.

I knocked on doors in my neighborhood,

Minnesota Veterans HonoredMajor Richard Sprouse

Public Affairs Ofcer, Group 2

*All pictures courtesy of Maj. Richard Sprouse, PAO, Group II Headquarters, Minnesota Wing

C/Amn Matt Gruber of St. Cloud Squadron worked hard for

66 sponsorships during the Wreaths Across America event

held at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Little

Falls, Minn.

Wreaths Across America, Minnesota State

Veterans Cemetery, Little Falls, Minn.


23/24

3 3

asked family and friends, and even got peoplewhere I go to school to buy a wreath. When Iexplained that the wreaths would be placed on thegraves of veterans they were more than happy tobe a sponsor, Gruber said.

The St. Cloud Squadron was also privileged

to join two Minnesota families placing wreathsat the resting places of their loved ones: SergeantKurt Kruize, who died in Iraq earlier this year, andSpecialist George Cauley, who died in Afghanistanin late 2009.

Cemetery director Dave Swantek said theWreaths Across America program has experiencedphenomenal growth here since 2006.

The rst year we placed only 5 wreaths at the

cemetery. Today the number is ,765, or a 300 per-cent increase! Another example of the patriotism

exhibited in Central Minnesota.Despite single digit temperatures, 5-7 inches of

fresh snow on the ground, and winds gusting up to 35miles per hour, the event was praised by the nearly00 people who braved the weather to attend.

Members of the Crow Wing Squadron at the Wreaths Across America ceremony held at the Minnesota State Veterans

Cemetery, Little Falls, Minn.

C/CMSgt. Josiah Wieters of St. Cloud Squadron renders a

salute after placing a wreath on the grave of a veteran during

the Wreaths Across America event at the Minnesota State

Veterans Cemetery, Little Falls, Minn.

By the time we were finished there was awreath on about every third grave; the cemeterylooked beautiful, said Cruze.

The Little Falls ceremony was one of approxi-mately 00 similar ceremonies held across the nation.


24/24

On Thursday, November200, members of the St. CroixSquadron participated in theAnnual Woodbury Veterans DayMemorial held at the WoodburyCity Hall Campus. The St. CroixSquadron has been involvedwith the Woodbury VeteransMemorial since its dedication on

Veterans Day 2008.At the invitat ion of the

Woodburys veteran groups,Commander Tom Grezek ofthe American Legion post 50,known as the Fighting 50stand Commander Bob Fritscheof Woodbury VFW Post 902,the St. Croix Squadron ColorGuard Cadets were asked once

St. Croix Color Guard Performs atVeterans Day Memorial

1st Lt. Scott Richardson

Public Affairs Ofcer, St. Croix Composite Squadron

again to aid in the ag presen-tation ceremonies honoringAmericas Veterans and mili-tary institutions.

With the combined effortsof our CAP Cadets, WoodburyHigh School JROTC Cadetsand many veterans from bothorganizations the presentation

was a success. The main part ofthis ceremony is to replace theservice flags, which are flownall year long and are showingmuch wear-n-tear by this timeof the year.

The members are tasked toparade in the new ags and pres-ent them to a veteran of eachservice and hoist the ag up the

pole, which the local veteransband plays that services anthem.

The Woodbury VeteransMemorial flies 0 flags total,all of the service flags, whichare; Army, Navy, Marines, AirForce, Coast Guard, NationalGuard plus the MIA/POW

and the National, State and

Woodbury ags. The memorialalso sells pavers for dedica-tions to veterans of all services,which are engraved into thegranite pavers.

The ceremony was hostedby Commander Tom Grezek,Dick Stafford and had suchnotable guest speakers such asWoodbury Mayor, Bill Hargis,St. Ambrose of Woodburys,

Father Tom Walker and key-note speaker Retired Gen. JohnSchuster. The music was playedby the community brass bandconducted by Tom Halfpenny.

The Civil Air Patrol mem-bers who turned out to supportthis 3rd annual event were;C/Amn Valeriya Kolyadenko,

C/Amn Lucas Biniek, C/TSgt.

Ryan Malcolm, C/CMSgt .

Ethan Pike, st Lt. Amy Phar,st Lt. Scott Richardson & Maj.Stefan Sylvander.

St Croix Color Guard (L-R) C/Amn

Valeriya Kolyadenko, C/Amn Lucas

Biniek, C/TSgt. Ryan Malcolm, C/CMSgt.

Ethan Pike, 1st Lt. Amy Pahr, 1st Lt. Scott

Richardson, Maj. Stefan Sylvander

Minnesota Wing - Jan 2011

Documents

Transcript of Minnesota Wing - Jan 2011