Montana Wing - Dec 2011

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Civil Air Patrol - Citizens Serving Communities: Above and Beyond

Captain Bruce Kipp Wing Director of Public Affairs (406) 942-0098 [email protected]

HOT NEWS : Please inform Lt Col Lynch if you will attend the MTWG Leadership Conference on 14

January. Each of you is responsible for a significant aspect of CAP programs in Montana Wing and we wouldappreciate your being there. We ll convene sharply at 1000 and end promptly at 1600. The conference will bein the RTI Building at Ft Harrison. Lunch will be provided for a nominal fee once there is a better handle onhow many will attend. Coffee and other refreshments will be available. Each staff officer should prepare a 25minute presentation on a topic relevant to your program. Also included in the program will be presentations byCol Cahalen and Joe Macklin. There will also be a one hour leadership seminar that day. To insure we geteveryone on the program in the time allott ed, we ll have a working lunch. Please pass this information to thosein your units whom you feel will benefit by this conference. Unit commanders may invite their DCC's

HOT NEWS : DUE by 15 January: EACH squadron take note: In addition to CAP cadet awards, the AirForce Association provides the Outstanding Squadron Cadet Award for every squadron and the National CAP

Aerospace Education Cadet of the Year Award as well as others. See What AFA Does for CAP. HOT NEWS : Membership ID and Photo Card Information: The new CAP membership card policy is in

effect. Senior members (including Fifty-Year & Life members) and cadets over age 18 will receive a new photomembership card at no cost when they join CAP or renew their membership. Senior members without a photoon file will get the new photo membership card with the words Picture not available printed on the card wherea photo would have been. As of 1 Jan 2012, it is mandatory for all CAP senior members to have a photo on filein eServices. Cadets over 18 without a photo on file will have their name printed on the card in the same way asnon-photo membership cards; the photo is optional for them. Members will be charged $3 each for a duplicateor replacement card, which can be ordered online via eServices or by calling Membership Services toll-free at877-227-9142. New membership cards will no longer be automatically distributed when members are promoted

or transfer units. The new gray CAP membership card replace both the old blue CAP ID card and the optional$4 photo ID card, which are no longer available. For information on the ID Card guidelines and uploading yourphoto see http://www.capmembers.com/cap_national_hq/member_services/membership_card_guide.cfm

CAP partnership with Wreaths Across America to pay tribute to U.S. veterans by placing wreaths on thegraves of the fallen during the holiday season, grew to new heights in 2011. Wreaths were placed on more than325,000 veterans graves at over 700 cemetery or memorial sites in all 50 states, and at more than 20 foreignlocations. CAP members led or participated with color and honor guards in many of the ceremonies. Over 600CAP units were involved in this years initiative. The Montana Wing wrap-up report on wing-wide activities inDecember for Wreaths Across America has been published. If you have not seen it let Capt Kipp ([email protected] ) know and hell send you a copy

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CAPs Facebook page is a great way to keep up with the latest news, events and announcements aboutCAP. As a fan, you have the option of receiving all posted news, events and announcements directly to yourcomputer or phone via text message. You can read the latest information and also comment on or like anyarticle, video or photo. To become a fan go to www.facebook.com/pages/Civil-Air-Patrol/107647995924164and click the like button at the top of the page

Civil Air Patrol and the Air Force Association enjoy a strong, mutually supportive partnership. The twoorganizations have joined to collaborate, leverage resources, and work to the common goal of helping defendour nation with the strength of air, space and cyber space power. To learn more about how CAP and AFA work together, visit http://www.capmembers.com/afa . Help support this partnership by becoming a member of theAir Force Association. Join online at https://www.afa.org/newforms/membership.aspx

2012 CAP Appointment Calendar Goes Virtual: To save money and pursue a paperless philosophy, theannual CAP appointment calendar will no longer be printed/mailed to the regions and wings. The calendar isavailable at www.capmembers.com/events in a variety of formats, including A crobats pdf and Outlooks csv

The December 2011 issue of the Safety Beacon, the official safety newsletter of the Civil Air Patrol isnow on-line at: http://capmembers.com/media/cms/Safety_Beacon__December_2011_D97A410F55668.pdf

From CAP eServices News: Funds for cadet orientation flights, new cadet kits, and cadet uniforms havebeen turned back on. Backlogged AE modules are being shipped, new cadet kits are being shipped starting withthe backlog, and limited numbers of cadet uniforms are being shipped. Any remaining cadet uniform orders willbe held until further funds are released

Civil Air Patrol Restored to IRS Nonprofit List : CAPs mistaken removal from the Internal RevenueServices list of nonprofit organizations has been corrected. CAP was mistakenly removed from the list whileworking to consolidate the Tax Identification Number for each squadron into a single organization-widenumber. In April the IRS confirmed the merge had been carried out, however, along with the squadron s formerTINs, NHQs own TIN disappeared as well . In December, CAP was relisted in Additions to Publication 78,the IRS list of nonprofit organizations, but too late to be included in the latest electronic version of the roster of qualified nonprofits. CAP will reappear in IRS Publication 78 next quarter

Applications are open for National Cadet Special Activities (NCSA). If youve been to an encampment,youre eligible to apply. There is an activity on almost any subject/career field that a cadet may be interested in.Your Deputy Commander for Cadets for a list with a brief outline of each activity. Applications are submittedvia eServices and are due before January 15, 2012. Instructions at: http://www.ncsas.com/instructions.cfm

Its the season for awards! Deadlines are in CAPR 39-3 & CAPR 280-2. Generally, recommendationsfor awards need to get to Wing NLT 15 January 2012. Wing has to have them to Region by 15 February andRegion to NHQ by 15 March. Some awards, such as Cadet of the Year, should be sent to Wing by 1 January.Use a CAPF 58 or CAPF 120 to submit your nominations for the following awards: Cadet of the Year, AirForce Association Award, DDR Member of the Year, and Sorenson Cadet Programs Officer of the Year.Additional award information is listed below.

Cadet of the Year - recognizes an outstanding cadet who has earned an Earhart award or higher and is a high school junior or older- one nominee from each cadet unit is submitted on CAPF 58 to wing selection committee by 15 January- one winner selected at each level: wing, region, and national- details in CAPR 39-3
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Air Force Association Award - one cadet (at any achievement level) per unit per year is chosen to recognize superior performance- unit commander requests nomination package from local AFA chapter and submits in December - January- award consists of silver medal, sky blue ribbon, and certificate- see www.afa.org/aef/medals.asp for more details

DDR Member of the Year Award (National level award)- recognizes cadet/senior who contributed to the suc cess of CAPs DDR program at wing/region/ national level- any CAP member may nominate another member (does not have to be a DDR officer) through chain to NHQ- Submit on CAPF 120 by 15 January to wing- Presented at summer National Board & Annual Conference

John V. Jack Sorenson Cadet Programs Officer of the Year Award - annual award at wing, region, and national levels- any CAP member may nominate any Cadet Programs Officer to the wing by 15 January- details in CAPR 52-16

Quality Cadet Unit Award - objective award for cadet units based on data entered into eServices

- winners chosen automatically and announced each January- 8 criteria: Cadet Achievement, Orientation Flights, Encampment, Growth, Retention, Enrollment, Aerospace,and Adult Leadership- see details at capmembers.com

Frank G. Brewer, Sr. CAP Memorial Aerospace Award - recognizes cadets for outstanding contributions to the development of youth in aerospace activities- submit nomination form (found in CAPP 15) to wing selection committee by 15 January- one winner selected at each level: wing, region, and national- details in CAPP 15

Air Force Association AE Cadet of the Year Award - recognizes one cadet in the nation for outstanding contributions to aerospace education- Wing Director of AE submits nomination to wing HQ by 15 January- award presented at AFA conference each September- details in CAPP 15

Unit Commanders, Cadet Programs Officers and individual members are responsible for nominations. Specialawards are a great way to reward and motivate your unit. See capmembers.com/specialcadetawards for details.

The Air Force Association provides $250 Aerospace Education grants to conduct projects that promotescience, technology, engineering, and math subjects and careers and are awarded in alternating cycles to CAP

units and teacher members. Go to the grant link (for units or for teachers) at the AFA partnership page

CAP Teams impressive in Air Force Association CyberPatriot Program: Round 2 of AFAs CyberPatriothigh school competition was completed in early December. Of the 38 remaining Air Force, Army, Navy, andMarine JROTC and CAP cadet teams, CAP has 13 teams moving to Round 3 which will be conducted online13-14 January. The CAPs teams high scores earned them all 7 extra slots for Round 3, the last opportunityfor teams to qualify for the final national cyber security competition to be held 22-23 March in National Harbor,MD. CAP would be proud to earn the 2nd National All Services CyberPatriot Championship title after CAPsTeam Wilson from Orlando became the 2011 champions. More information found at www.uscyberpatriot.org
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Look for some changes in CAP drivers license procedures. A new automated application process will soon be available in eServices Ops Quals. Changes to CAPR 77-1 will soon be posted to explain the process

The January- March 2012 issue of the Civil Air Patrol Volunteer eMagazine is now available on -lineat: http://www.capvolunteernow.com/cap_volunteer/

The January- March 2012 issue of the Civil Air Patrol Open cockpit eNewsletter is now available on -line at: http://www.capmembers.com/media/cms/JANMAR_2012_Open_Cockpit_B0E11F8C4E9C7.pdf

CAPs Annual Conference/ Summer National Board will be in Baltimore, Maryland, Aug 22-25 2012

CAPs 2012 Legislative Day will be held Thursday, March 1, just prior to the Winter Board meeting inWashington, DC. This years agenda again includes gaining cosponsors for the Congressional Gold Medal andrestoration of critical appropriations cut from the proposed CAP FY13 budget

FY 2012 Budget Restoration: Congress passed and the President signed an omnibus appropriations billon December 23, 2011, that included the FY12 Defense Appropriations Bill. This bill restored $4.5 million toCAPs operations and maintenance account and $6.8 million to its aircraft p rocurement that were earlier cutfrom CAPs budget submission

CAP has established a safety education partnership with the Federal Aviation Administration that willprovide our members with automatic education credits for completing safety education within the FAA WINGSPilot Proficiency Program. The WINGS program available to all aviation enthusiasts at www.faasafety.gov helps aviators and aviation enthusiasts construct an educational curriculum suitable for their individual flightrequirements. Incr eased awareness through education complements CAP s safety management system

Communications: The latest revision of CAPR 100-1 is currently in the staff coordination process andwill be published soon. The revision will better address changes in technolog y and CAPs missions. The I-Cuttraining program is in Beta testing and should be available in the first quarter of 2012.

Registration for the 2012 National Emergency Services Academy (NESA), 21 July through 4 August, atCamp Atterbury in Edinburgh, IN is now available at www.nesa.cap.gov . Discount rates for early registrationare available until 29 January 2012

WMIRS: Several changes are currently being tested for WMIRS that NHQ expects will be fielded in thefirst quarter of 2012. Some of the changes may require some limited down time to fully implement. Any systemoutage will be posted in eServices, through the RSS feed, and in WMIRS with as much prior notice as possible

CAPs Aerospace Education (AE) Program is the 2011 recipient of two prestigious national AerospaceEducation Leadership Awards presented by the National Coalition of Aviation Education. NCAE, a coalition of over 60 government, industry, and labor members, promote aviation education activities and resources; increasepublic understanding of aviation; and support educational initiatives at the local, state, and national level. CAPNational Commander, Maj Gen Charles Carr, accepted the National Mervin K. Strickler Award at the NationalAeronautic Association annual Awards Dinner in November. The National Crown Circle Award was accepted

by Lt Col Mike McArdle, National AE Officer, at the summer Experimental Aircraft Associations AirVentureevent. Both awards presented to the same organization in the same year is a rare occurrence, but demonstratesthe level of quality of the products and programs developed and implemented by CAP Aerospace Education

NHQ eNews: Help CAP save money and resources by opting out of receiving a printed copy of the Civil Air Patrol Volunteer magazine. To manage how you wish to receive the Volunteer , log in to your eServices accountat www.capnhq.gov. Under My Info select Review/Edit My Information. Select the box titled Opt out of
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receiving the CAP Volunteer magazine and you are done. If you change your mind in the future and want toreceive the printed copy, you can simply return to the webpage and deselect the option. A digital version of themagazine is available online www.capvolunteernow.com/cap_volunteer

NHQ eNews: Department of Defense policy prevents the transfer, donation, and sale of the Airmans B attleUniform (ABU) camouflage pattern uniforms to anyone outside USAF with very few exceptions. UnfortunatelyCAP is not one of the exceptions. This prohibition is necessary to protect technologies used in the uniform. TheNational Board placed a hold on all uniform changes pending review of the entire CAP uniform structure. TheCAP National Uniform Committee will submit a draft report to the Summer National Board in August 2012

NHQ eNews: Ask the Commander is eServices newest application. This all -new module has been initiated atthe request of Major General Carr to increase the flow of information to the field and to offer the membershipbetter access to the National Commander. All questions submitted will be forwarded along with your Name andCAPID and responses will be returned via e-mail to the e-mail address you have listed in the CAP Membershipsystem. Your squadron, wing and region commander will also receive a copy of your question and the responseto ensure they have the latest information as well. Some questions submitted will also be pushed over toKnowledgeBase to provide yet another method for information distribution. Before you submit your questionyou should first give your commander an opportunity to answer. CAP commanders are often able to get you aresponse faster and with more detail than we will be able to provide here. They may also be able to put you in

touch with your units expert who can p rovide an even better answer. Please keep your questions professionaland pertinent to others. This system is not a substitute for the IG system and does not afford any confidentialitywhatsoever. Breeches of etiquette or discipline are inappropriate and will be addressed

ASK THE INSPECTOR GENERAL Lt Col Karen Semple, CAP, MTWG/IG 31 December 2011

Q: Why do you want so many inspectors and how do they get appointed?

A: CAPR 123- 3, states, Responsibilities. 2 b. Members . CAP members involved in the CAP programs areresponsible for understanding and complying with CAP directives and ensuring all programs are performed in asafe manner. Safety and security is everyones direct responsibility. And, para 12c:

Inspectors General and assessment team members. It is the responsibility of e, The region/wing inspector general, in coordination with his/her commander, must appoint a

sufficient number of inspection team members to conduct the required SUI program inspections. They may usepersonnel from throughout the wing to assist in the manning of the SUI teams.

(1) At no time will an SUI be performed with fewer than two highly qualified inspectors, althoughthree team members are desirable.

(2) For inspections of units with a flying program, the team must be comprised of at least onequalified mission pilot. The mission pilot on the team should be well versed in aircraft operations andmaintenance, flying safety, and CAP flying directives.

(3) For inspections of units with a counterdrug flying program, the team must be comprised of at leastone counterdrug qualified mission pilot.

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With the regulatory guidance in mind, here the requirements to become a highly qualified inspector inMontana Wing:

1. Must be an active member in good standing with Civil Air Patrol. That means they must paytheir dues, and must keep current on monthly safety training with no formal complaintsregistered against them.

2. Must have a reputation for integrity. This is achieved by following regulatory guidelines, i.e.,meeting deadlines, keeping your word, and being truthful in all your dealings with others. Inessence, always doing the right thing even when no one is looking.

3. Must have a t least a senior rating in a specialty track (or be a subject matter expert such as amission pilot) with experience doing the job and possess a reputation for excellence in theaccomplishment of their everyday CAP duties.

4. Must be a team player. Inspec tors are part of a team working together to do a necessary task.The ability to work well with others is critical to the success of the inspection program.

5. Must be willing to complete necessary inspector training. This is accomplished online throughthe National IG Program or in person with the Region or Wing IG. Inspector training takes about8 hours online or the better part of a day in the classroom. There is also pre-inspection hands-ontraining needed to prepare inspectors to go out and inspect before each inspection cycle begins.

6. Must be willing to travel to conduct inspections not to all unit inspections, but some. The moreinspectors we have in Montana Wing, the fewer trips each inspector needs to make.

7. If time is available, must be willing to teach during the interview as they inspect whenmembers fall short, to kindly help members to understand the checklist requirements and howthey need to be met.

As to how inspectors are appointed: After a personal briefing with the IG, where questions about inspectorresponsibilities, availability and any others items pertaining to the SUI Program may be addressed, themember, upon completion of required inspector training, will be entered on a CAPF 2a prepared by the IG forthe Wing Commanders signature to assign highly qualified individuals as inspectors.

If the qualifications spelled out above describe you, and youre interested in expanding your CAP service to this

important area, please apply to be an inspector! Montana Wing needs trained inspectors to properly carry outthe Subordinate Unit Inspection Program! Please help us to serve MTWG squadrons with professionalinspections.

If youre interested in helping with the SUI program by joining the inspection team, or simply want moreinformation, please send me an email expressing your interest to: [email protected] and well proceed fromthere. I look forward to hearing from many highly qualified Montana Wing members soon!

WING MEDICAL OFFICERS NEWSLETTER Dr. Sharon Nichols, Maj, CAP, MTWG/HS 5 January 2012

Tips for a Healthier 2012

With the New Year comes a renewed interest in returning to a healthier lifestyle. Many of our resolutionsinvolve making healthier choices in our lives. But, how do we do that? The task seems daunting but whensimplified into smaller tasks are ultimately achievable. First, it is important to recognize the adverse effectobesity has on health. Obesity places us at risk for coronary artery disease, hypertension, stroke and diabetes.Obesity costs our country over $110 billion dollars each year.
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How do we battle obesity? It is best to avoid fad diets and just change to a balanced diet. Eating a diet higherin fiber will make you feel full longer. Experts say our diet should contain about 25 grams of fiber per day.Burning fat is more efficient when a high fiber diet is consumed. How do you get 25 grams of fiber in yourdiet? Consuming 5 servings of fruits and vegetables will easily allow you to meet your fiber consumption goal.

Avoiding carbohydrates and increasing protein consumption will lead to weight loss. Choosing lean meats suchas chicken, fish and turkey will allow you to maintain lean muscle. Avoid adding extra fat when preparingmeats. The ideal amount of protein in your daily diet is one gram of protein for every pound of body weight.

As we ve been told for years, breakfast is the most important meal. Dont skip it. Skipping breakfast makes you4 times as likely to be obese. Drinking water is an important component in our metabolism - drink at least 6cups of water per day. Enlist friends and family to he lp you achieve your goals. It s easier to maintain a healthylifestyle if you surround yourself with healthy supportive people. Choose to be healthier in the New Year!

Remember the ABCs of improving your metabolism:A- stay Active , exercise 45 minutes at least 4 days a week B- eat Breakfast C- 2 cups of Coffee or tea per day boosts metabolismD- make healthy Diet choicesE- get Enough sleep , at least 7 to 8 hours per nightF- eat at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables to get your Fiber G- Green Tea , antioxidantsH- H2O , drink at least 6 cups of water per dayI- Intake organic foods , pesticides decrease metabolism

WING SAFETY OFFICERS NEWSLETTER Capt Steven Potratz, CAP, MTWG/HS 6 January 2012

If weather predictions come true this year we are heading for a very wet and cold January - March. Thus farwe've had a very warm winter but all that is likely to change. This brings to mind the safety of travel -specifically to weekly meetings on bad weather days. Commanders, Deputy Commanders, and Safety Officersare primarily responsible for deciding the safety of travel and whether or not to cancel a meeting. However,individuals also bear this responsibility as travel from a member's house often holds different safety concernsthan the overall area may experience. No squadron meeting is ever more important than the safety of itsmembers and Command staff should always feel comfortable cancelling a meeting if significant concernsexist. BUT - keep in mind that this is Montana and members (and their parents in the case of cadets) have a lotof experience both driving in poor conditions and dealing with very low temperatures. Use reasonable

judgment; analyze the Operational Risk Management of the meeting, and then make a sound decision oncancelling or moving forward. Remember: better a thousand times careful than once dead.

Reminder to all squadrons that Safety Down Day must occur during January.

Safetyfest.mt.com has information about a great, free, safety conference. I'll be attending the spring conferencein Billings and would love to see you all there. Registration is free and lodging is discounted to $77 per night.Check it out!


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BEARTOOTH COMPOSITE SQUADRON (MT-008, BILLINGS)(Items and photos submitted by Capt Bruce Kipp)

On 15 December, Wing IG, Lt Col Karen Semple, visited the squadron meeting to present an overviewto all members on the Inspector General Complaint Program. One specific area that she focused on was fraud,waste and abuse. Following the general presentation she spoke to the staff on preparing for the upcoming unitinspection and provided several how -to tips on preparing and maintaining ass essment and continuity books

Welcome to the newest cadets; Sean Mitchell, Robert Parker and Jacob Tabor. We are pleased to haveyou with us and look forward to your participation with the squadron

Congratulations to Senior Members Joe Clark, Dana Lariviere and Kevin Lariviere who were promotedto the rank of Second Lieutenant on 9 December 2011

Maj Susan Tracy earned the title Distinguished Expert for pistol marksmanship and the gold medal inthe Winchester/ National Rifle Associations Marksmanship Q ualification Program on 7 December. Shooting atBillings Three -Sights Indoor Shooting Range under the watchful eye of staff member and NRA Instructor KyleDean she scored 187 points out of a possible 200 points using a Ruger 22/45 MK III pistol. What makes herachievement more remarkable is she only began shooting in late September of this year. On her way to the goldmedal she also earned several other NRA awards that she proudly wears on the sleeve of her shooting hoodie

BUTTE COMPOSITE SQUADRON (MT-031, BUTTE)(Items and photos submitted by Lt Col Bill Bowden)

CADET OFFICER PROMOTIONS :Congratulations to Cadets Shaun Kelso and Joshua McCaffrey on their promotion to the rank of CadetSecond Lieutenant and receipt of the Mitchell Award

CADET NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER PROMOTIONS :Congratulations to Cadet Alaina Mallard on her promotion to the rank of Cadet Chief Master Sergeantand receipt of the Armstrong Award

Congratulations to Cadets William Link and William Cheman on their promotion to the rank of CadetStaff Sergeant and receipt of the Wright Brothers Award

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CADET AIRMAN PROMOTIONS:Congratulations to Cadets Amanda Page and Travis Tenold on their promotion to the rank of CadetAirman First Class and receipt of the Arnold Award

FLATHEAD COMPOSITE SQUADRON (MT-053, KALISPELL)(Items submitted by Lt Col Chuck Statum, Maj Frank Fantino, SM Dale Rodwick, photo by SM Dale Rodwick)

Congratulations to SM Dale Rodwick on his appointments as Squadron Public Affairs Officer/PublicInformation Officer and Retention and Recruiting Officer. Dale performed magnificently during DecembersWreaths Across America blitz and will undoubtedly prove equally adept at recruiting and retention

A formal Change of Command ceremony took place in Kalispell whenLt Col Chuck Statum passed the stewardship of the Flathead CompositeSquadron to Maj Frank Fantino. This is the third CAP squadron that MajFantino has had the privilege to command. The new commander has over53 years continuous service in CAP, having served in two other States asWing Inspector General and in other Wing, Group and Squadron Staff assignments. Lt Col Statum, who continues to serve as Wing Director of Professional Development, has our deepest respect and our sincere thanksfor his outstanding service to the Flathead Composite Squadron

Santa came early when a local radio-controlled model (RC) aircraft flying club held a D emonstrationNight for the squadron and followed up with the donation of three RC helicopters, an RC plane kit, and RCcontrol units with chargers. Cadet Airman 1 st Class Gabriel Knutsen was awarded the assignment to build theRC plane in appreciation of his achievement in selling over $1,000.00 in wreaths for the s quadron s WreathsAcross America program

The month of December brought a close to 2011 with highs and lows for

the squadron. We are very proud that the squadron sold and placed closeto 600 wreaths on Veterans graves in a local c eremony. We were deeplysaddened when within days thieves stole over 100 of those wreaths. Thecrime sparked widespread outrage and received substantial local andnational coverage in the media. We were deeply gratified when the publicand the Worcester Wreath Company made up for the missing wreaths bydonating replacement wreaths. These wreaths were rededicated at a secondceremony attended by Wing command staff, local media and the public

MISSOULA COMPOSITE SQUADRON (MT-018, MISSOULA)(Items submitted by Lt Col Kaye Ebelt, Big Sky Density Flyers photo by Kathy Armstrong, MPA Scholarship

text and photo courtesy of the Montana Pilots Association ) A team of five teachers from western Montana has been selected to participate in National Aeronautics

and Space Administration (NASA) 2012 Teaching from Space - MicroGravity eXperience.

The team, named the Big Sky Density Flyers , is led by Montana Wing Director of Aerospace Education, LtCol Kaye Ebelt. The team of science teachers consists of Ebelts fellow 5 th Grade science teacher at the TargetRange School, Jann Clouse, and three teacher colleagues from the Anna Jeffries School in Cut Bank, MT: JoyceLewis, Carol Morgan and Sandy Murphy.


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Ebelts 5th Grade science students have been studying the properties of liquids with different densities. Thestudents designed the physics experiment that the Big Sky Density Flyers will test in a near zero gravity, alsocalled a microgravity environment. Our experiment is called Liquid Layers in MicroG. We are going to useseven different liquids each with a different density to create a density column. We want to know what willhappen to the liquids in microgravity and if the liquids will settle into layers in hyper gr avity, Ebelt explained.

The Big Sky Flyers Team, one of only seven teams nationwide selected for the elite program, will travel to NASAs Space Center in Houston where, from 5 -11 February 2012, they will make two flights over the Gulf of Mexico . Each flight aboard NASAs Reduced Gravity Platform, a modified Boeing -727, will consist of 30reduced gravity parabolas. During the brief periods of zero gravity the teachers will conduct their liquid densityphysics experiments.

"It's also an honor for our students, our community that we get to represent our state in this way and maybecome up with some experiments that NASA could use in the future," Ebelt said. Through this opportunity, itmay spark or ignite the interest in one of our students to pursue a career in aerospace engineering or, whoknows, they may end up going to Mars." Ebelts own passion for science, aeronautics and outer space waslaunched when she won a contest hosted by a local television station that sent her to space camp.

Students at the Target Range School in Missoula and the Anna Jeffries Elementary School in Cut Bank will

have many opportunities to work together. The experiments on board the aircraft will be videotaped for thestudents to view and video-conference sessions are planned where the teachers will be able to share post-flightdata analysis during the flight week with the students.

The Big Sky Density Flyers trip to NASAs Houston Space Center is sponsored by the Target RangeFoundation, the Big Sky Science Partnership, the Montana Space Grant Consortium and by NASA.

Watch the YouTube video to see what Lt Col Ebelts team will do in Houston: http://youtu.be/pFTAbVaVjlM

The Big Sky Density Flyers Team (L-R): Kaye Ebelt- Sandy Murphy- Jann Clouse- Joyce Lewis- Carol Morgan
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Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas McKinney was awarded theMontana Pilots' Association s Junior Pilot Scholarship for 2011.The MPA offers scholarships to Montanans to help them defraythe costs of aviation education. The scholarships are presentedduring the MPA s Annual General Membership Meeting at theMontana Aviation Conference. Cadet McKinney was selectedbased on his outstanding interest in aviation, citizenship withinthe community, his demonstrated academic achievement, andthat he has soloed and is actively involved in flight training. Inthe photo, Jim Younkin, President of the Five Valleys Hangar,presents the Junior Pilot Scholarship to C/Lt Col McKinney.

This information was published in the November/December 2011 issue of the MPA newsletter the H eadingBug and is used with their kind permission

LEWIS & CLARK COMPOSITE SQUADRON(Items and photos submitted by Lt Col Karen Semple)

Aerospace education was the theme for the squadron during the month of December. Classes focused onthe fundamental aerodynamic principals of flight, the nomenclature for the various parts of a powered aircraft,and designing, building and testing the flight characteristics of various configurations of paper airplanes. Aftercompleting their planes, the cadets proceeded to the drill floor where, with directions for specific modificationfrom Lieutenant Painter, they participated in a variety of flight contests

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Photo 1: 2 nd Lt Greg Painter, Squadron Aerospace Education Officer, teaches aircraft "anatomy" to cadets during a December meeting.Photo 2: Cadet Allison Hartman works on folding her paper airplane during Aerospace Education in December.

MONTANA WING 2012 PLANNING CALENDARDATE ACTIVITY January 14 Wing Leadership Conference (RTI Building, Ft. Harrison)

January 14-15 Wyoming Wing Teaching Leaders of Cadets Course & NCO Academy January 20-21 SAREX Great FallsFebruary 10-11 SAREX Helena (TTX or PCT)February 24-26 Regional Cadet Leadership School at Ft. HarrisonFebruary 25-26 Training Leaders of Cadets Course in Bozeman March 09-10 SAREX LaurelApril 13-15 SAREX Bozeman (Practice for Guided SARX at Three Forks Airport)May 07-13 SAREX Bozeman (Guided SARX at Three Forks Airport)June 08-09 SAREX Lewistown


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July 06-07 SAREX LaurelAugust 03-04 SAREX ButteAugust 10-11 Wing Conference at Ft. HarrisonAugust 10-19 Joint Summer Encampment at Ft. HarrisonSeptember 07-08 SAREX Kalispell

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Montana Wing - Dec 2011

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