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SPRING 2007

OREGON

WINGSPAN

Pacific Region Operation Grey FlagTests West Coast Readiness

South Coast Squadron aircrew (L-R) Tom Moore, Command Pilot,

and James Metcalf, Observer, go over last minute sortie review.

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OREGON WINGSPANThe OREGON WINGSPANis the authorized publication published three times

a year in the interest of the members of the Oregon Wing of Civil Air Patrol. It

is published by a private rm in no way connected with the Department of the

Air Force or Civil Air Patrol Corporation. Opinions expressed by publishers

and writers are their own and are not to be considered ofcial epressions by the

Civil Air Patrol Corporation or the Air Force. The appearance of advertisements

in this publication, including supplements and inserts, does not constitute an

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Force of the products or services advertised.

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Lt Col Tom Traver, Editor; Francis Moore,Associate Editor Pacifc Coast,

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From the

Commander

Iam always amazed about whatgreat work we can do when wework together as a team. I am

so proud of our work in saving apersons life a few weeks ago. Iam proud of our work with youngpeople, helping them to find suc-cess and see their future, and Iam proud of all the work we do

to keep our Civil Air Patrol going.I am proud that we are developingaerial public address capability,which has received nation wideattention. Good job to South CoastSquadron for their efforts to makethis new capability happen.

We each give in our own wayin local units, as members ofEmergency Service teams, and

Theodore S. Kyle, Col, CAPWing Commander, Oregon Wing

as staff members at headquar-ters. Now, we have a challengeto leverage all of our great workby pulling together into one bigteam. Together we can accomplisha great deal more.

Our national commander,Major General Tony Pineda, hasbeen increasing our awareness that

we are one CAP, the U.S. Civil AirPatrol. Hurricane Katrina taughtus that we can come together fromwings all over this country andwork together especially whenthere is a great need. Gen. Pinedawants to remind us all that we areone CAP by changing the nametapes from Civil Air Patrol toU.S. Civil Air Patrol. We should

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take our queue from this by bringour squadrons together and workmore with each other, side by side.We are one Oregon Wing, onePacific Region, and one U.S. CivilAir Patrol, and we cannot affordto forget this.

With one CAP and oneOregon Wing in mind we areseeking ways to bring us together,train together, work together, andlearn about each other. We musttake the time to rub shoulders,role up our sleeves, train with each

other, and most importantly, learnto trust each other. To that end,Oregon Wing will be developingnew approach training: central-ized training as one site wherewe can work together side byside. I know this approach is alittle different than we have beenused to, but I am certain that wewill benefit from getting to knoweach other in a way that one can

only be achieve by face-to-facecommunication. Lets make theinvestment in each other. Staytuned. More will be coming aboutthe Wing Training Academies.We have a lot of great membersin Oregon Wing.

Lets get out and meet eachother. You never know where youwill meet your net new friend.


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While many people weremaking plans for enjoyinga pleasant weekend at

home or away and students acrossthe state were making the most ofthe last few days of Spring Break,members of the Oregon Civil AirPatrol are preparing to respond toa simulated major terrorist activitysomewhere in the state.

The weekend of March 30-April 1st, the Civil Air Patrol inall si states of the Pacific Region,Oregon, Washington, California,Nevada, Hawaii and Alaska, were allbeing tasked by the Department ofHomeland Security and the United

Pacic Region Operation Grey FlagTests West Coast Readiness

States Air Force to respond to asimulated terrorist attack in theirstates.

This provided us an opportu-

nity to test ourselves on how wellwe can respond to epected civiland federal requests for assistanceunder such an event said Lt ColThomas Traver, Oregon CAP publicaffairs officer.

From a state Incident CommandCenter located at the Aurora StateAirport, the Oregon CAP wascoordinating activit ies from

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various squadrons across the statein responding to multiple simulatedscenarios.

Oregon was utilizing si aircraft

which are located at various loca-tions across the state, including thePortland metro area, to respond tovarious tasks assigned to us by thesimulation team. This included, butnot limited to, using the SatelliteDigital Imaging System, aerialreconnaissance and communica-tions. While the greater PortlandMetro area was conducting oneset of scenarios, Southern Oregon,operating out of the CAP MedfordICP at Medford Airport were dealing

with their own set of circumstancesas well.

One of the major events of theexercise series that attracted mediaattention was the testing of theAirborne Public Address Systemmounted in a wing Cessna 182 fromSouth Coast.

Flying over the Aurora Airportarea, the PA system could be heardfrom 1000 AGL for nearly a mile inall directions on the ground.

The greatest activity occurredin California State where CAP wastasked with responding to a simu-lated detonation of a WMD devicein a crowded metropolitan area.Units from Oregon and Washingtonwings responded by monitoringsuspect vehicle traffic, transportedpersonnel and a cadaver dogappropriately nick named Bones,from Washington State to Californiausing a relay of CAP aircraft ineach state.

Operation Grey Flag. . .Continued

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Capt Tom Moore, of South CoastSquadron checks Airborne PASystem prior to test.

Lt Col Pete Andersen and MajorDave Rudawitz go over scenarios.

CAP Aircraft await sortie assignmentat Aurora ICP.

USAF Lt Col Olsen monitorsexercise activity.

Major Dave Rudawitz and Col Ted Kyle go over operations map.


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By 1st Lt Francis S. MooreAssociate Editor

Coastal Squadrons

Oregons Merci Boxcar Movedto North Bend

History of Merci Boxcar

forth, they were called 40 & 8s.Many American servicemen weretransported to the battle front onthese narrow gauge railroads.

On February 3, 1949, forty-nine

of these boxcars that had survivedtwo world wars arrived in NewYork Harbor with huge fanfare. ThisMerci (Gratitude) Train was filledwith approimately 52,000 giftsfrom the French people to the peopleof the United States. It was, in part, aresponse to the relief goods - enoughto fill more than 700 American bo-cars - sent to the French after WWIIby the American people.

Each state in the Union receivedone of the bocars, while the 49th wassomehow shared by the Territoryof Hawaii and Washington, D.C.Today, only 39 of the 40 & 8s arestill on display. The whereaboutsof only a few of the gifts from theFrench people are known.

After a brief stop in Portland,

Oregons Merci Train Boxcaris dedicated in North Bend

after being moved fromFort Stevens and restored.

The plaques on the boxcar are

the coats-of-arms of the French

provinces.

Oregons bocar arrived in Salem onFebruary 21, 1949. It sat near SalemsAmerican Legion Hall before it wastaken to Astoria in 1968. After beingrestored, the bocar was placed on

display at Fort Stevens.This summer, the Oregon Army

National Guards 1249th EngineerBattalion transported the historicbocar from its Fort Stevens location,first to the Linn County Fairgroundsin Albany, where it was available forviewing for several days, and then toits new home net to the Coos CountyHistorical and Maritime Museum inNorth Bend on Highway 101.

The bocar was to be restored,after years of neglect, by local veter-ans and military groups, includingthe Squadron, but a zealous groupof volunteers from the ShutterCreek Detention Center finished thework earlier than epected. The caris under cover, and protected frommost of the elements.

The boxcar is under the custo-dianship of the Oregon Parks andRecreation Department, and the vol-unteer care of La Societe de QuaranteHommes et Huit Cheveux, an inde-

pendent fraternal organization of U.S. veterans, more commonly knownas the Forty and Eight.

The full story of the Forty andEight and the Merci Train can befound at www.fortyandeight.org andwww.mercitrain.org.

NORTH BEND, OR An important,but little known, icon of Oregon mili-tary history received a new home,and, indeed, a new lease on life thissummer. A delegation of Central

Coast Composite Squadron membersattended ceremonies commemorat-ing the restoration and relocationof the States Merci Bocar, a giftfrom the people of France followingWWII.

But the story begins longbefore that . . .

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ometime in the early 1880s,this particular boxcar rolledoff the assembly line and onto

the train tracks somewhere in France.For decades, it carried troops andsupplies through Europe. DuringWWI, this type of boxcar, abouthalf the size of an American boxcar,was classified by its capacity of fortymen or eight horses. From that time


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(Editors note - Cyber gremlins reached out andgrabbed Central Coast news for not just one, but twoof the last issues. This article will highlight some of

this very active units activities.)

Central Coast Composite SquadronEnjoys Busy First Year in New

HeadquartersBy 1st Lt Francis S. Moore, Associate Editor, Coastal Squadrons

Coast Guard Saves CCCSThe U.S. Coast Guard rescued the sinking Central

Coast Squadron ship in January by offering meetingrooms and other support to the unit. The accommodationended an etended search for new facilities after twoyears in donated school building rooms.

Coos Aviation, a private general aviation firm atthe North Bend Airport, donated room for an office,supply and general storage. Although the WWII hangarenvironment is not fancy, the Squadron is determined tomake it functional.

The two facilities are just a short distance apart on thetarmac. The USCG Air Station, where meetings are held,is home to five HH-65 Dolphins, the standard rescuehelicopter of the Coast Guard, and is the air operationscenter for the sector which stretches over more than 200miles of Oregon and California coastline.

Coast Guard personnel have already offered assis-tance from their ranks for hands-on training eperiencesfor Cadets. Engine maintenance, electronics, swimming,and communications are just a few of the many plansfor involvement. The possibilities of O-rides in waterrescue craft keep anticipation levels high.

It seems that every time we turn around here at theAir Station, we bump into a former CAP cadet, SquadronCommander, Major Charles Roesel, pointed out, includ-ing at least one Spaatz cadet. LT Derek Ham, Group LawEnforcement Operations Officer, and former CAP cadet,volunteered to act as USCG Liaison to the unit.

Military Speakers VisitWhat time did you have to get up in the morning?How much do you get paid?Was the food any good?How many push-ups did you have to do?

Those are just a few of the common questions posedto guest active military personnel visiting the CentralCoast Composite Squadron this year.

A1C Jennifer Mann, USAF, was home and alsoassisting the local recruiter before reporting to her newduty station in London. Her technical training was as anAerospace Medical Technician.

Second Lieutenant Ehren Linderman was on leavefollowing his commission in the U.S. Army. He is a2006 graduate of the United States Military Academyat West Point.

Having local young people who have joined thedifferent services come in to talk to the Cadets is a goodway for them to learn the facts about life in the military,and make them aware of the many options available,noted Major Charles Roesel, CCCS Commander.

Airman Mann told the cadets that it was rough leavinghome and going into a military environment. LieutenantLinderman pointed out the value of the educational ser-vices he had received, and encouraged the cadets to takepart in a variety of leadership roles during high school. Heparticularly noted that participation in Civil Air Patrol ismentioned by name on the West Point application.

Other active personnel visiting the Squadron wereSergeants Frank Strupith and Joseph Hawkins, U.S. Army,who instructed cadets and seniors in map reading.

The U.S. Coast Guard, Sector North Bend, Air Station -new home of the Central Coast Composite Squadron.

Second Lieutenant Ehren Linderman, U.S. Army, visitswith CCCS Cadets Frances Simon (l.), Sara Tindall,and Ian Herring.

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Senior PromotionsSi officers of Central Coast Squadron have pro-

moted so far this year. Receiving their gold butterbar (Second Lieutenant) were Carolyn Beliveau, KurtErichsen, Randi Durham, and Gary Haga. Promoted to

First Lieutenant was Francis Moore. Topping the list isSquadron Commander Charles Roesel, who now wearsthe gold oak leaf of Major.

Cadet Promotions, AwardsCentral Coasts first cadet officer in many years is

C/2d Lt Ian Herring, Cadet Commander. His GeneralBilly Mitchell Award was presented by ORWG Directorof Logistics, Lt Col Gene Wright, who was SquadronCommander when Herring joined CAP.

Leading the rest of the cadets in promotions isFrances Simon, who has obtained the grade of C/MSgt,

and is the Squadrons Cadet First Sergeant. Cadet Simonwas also the recipient of the annual awards presented bythe Air Force Association and the Air Force SergeantsAssociation.

Promoted to C/SSgt was Neomi Carbaugh, whileTalon Haga received his Senior Airman stripe. Five cadetshave earned Airman First Class rank: Kaivan Coleman,Laura Coleman, Randydore Howze, Nathan Tindall, andSara Tindall.

Swimming with the ProsTaking advantage of the training opportunities offered

by the U.S. Coast Guard, CCCS cadets got up early one finespring day, and jumped in the North Bend Pool with the

Coast Guard Aviation Survival Technicians, better knowas Rescue Swimmers. These are the guys that jump outof the helicopters into the water to affect rescues.

The catch here was that over the bathing suit was afull f light suit, with boots and helmet. Eager cadets soon

learned that survival swimming takes a lot of stamina,as they swam the worlds longest pool lap. Other eperi-ences included four-person inflatable and single-personinflatable survival rafts.

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp - The Squadrons

Marching

Although summer schedules made it hard to attendmany events, the Color Guard did make it to a coupleparades over the summer. The Memorial Day paradein Coos Bay was led by a combined color guard of the

Coast Guard, Naval Sea Cadets, and CAP Cadets. Anoutstanding experience, according to Cadet CommanderIan Herring.

Several unnamed senior members also marchedbehind the Color Guard, along with the remainder ofthe Cadets.

The Cadet Honor Guard participated in two com-munity ceremonies on Memorial Day.

Drug Demand Reduction

Central Coast Cadets train with the USCGRescue Swimmers.

Central Coast Commander, Maj Charles Roeselwelcomes pilot 1st Lt Bob Soltz (l.), 2d Lt Laura Mattson,

and Cadet Elijah Ramirez of Medford Squadron toNorth Bend.

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A balmy June day allowed 2d Lt Laura Mattson,from Medford Squadron, to fly-in to North Bend to bethe featured speaker at a DDRP program. Lt Mattson,who is a professional counselor, was flown up in a CAPCessna by pilot 1st Lt Bob Soltz, and accompanied byCadet Elijah Ramirez. Two CCCS cadets squeezed inO rides before the weather started moving in.

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Central Coast Composite Squadron . . .Continued

Continued on page 21 . . .

A Sad FarewellThe Squadron held a special ceremony to say goodbye

to Chaplain (Lt Col) Elmer Steenbock. Chap Steenbock,

80-years-young, is moving to Sweethome, OR, where somelucky Squadron will have the opportunity to receive hismembership transfer.

An infantryman in Pattons 3rd Army, he receivedthe Purple Heart for wounds received in the Battle of theBulge. Recuperating in a British hospital alongside someRussian soldiers, he would later help start a mission tothe Russian Far East, where he has spent much of hisrecent years.

Chap Steenbock was the first chaplain for theunit, when it formed in 1980 as the Marshfield CadetSquadron.

Chap Elmer Steenbock, who is transferring out of CCCS,shares cake-cutting duty with just-promoted C/2d LtIan Herring in joint ceremonies this summer.

Finding Those Pesky ELTsCCCS has been training in Urban Direction Finding.

Instructors have been Lt Col Gene Wright, ORWG

Director of Logistics, and 1st Lt George Long and C/2dLt Greg Sebastian of the Salem Squadron. Compass andmap reading have been part of the training, with guestinstructors from the U.S. Army helping out.

An OTH by Any Other Name . . .For those who used to fly into the North Bend Airport,you will now be landing at the Southwest Oregon RegionalAirport. It is still officially known as OTH. The terminalwas recently given a temporary epansion for betterscreening and baggage handling, but will be replacedby a completely new terminal soon, along with a controltower. CCCS is planning to stay on top of the activity atthe airport, and incorporate it into its AE program andmembership drive.

CCCS Cadet Laura Coleman is either trying to pick upChannel 13, or locate an errant ELT. Lt George Long,of Salem Squadron, looks on. Lt Long and Cadet GregSebastian instructed.

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Continued . . .

Our CAP squadron cadets filled24 Share Boes for the TroopsMonday evening Jan. 8, 2006. Thecadets worked hard and learned thatI was serious about filling everysquare inch of the bo. They learnedthat reaching out to our soldiers notonly makes us feel good and useful,but helps the soldiers cope and feelcared for. It is important too, thatwe have seniors that can share thatthey have been on the receiving endof share boxes that it really meant alot to them.

Last Summer Nathan Scott, a2005 graduate of West Point and sonof a dear Episcopal priest friend wasdeployed to Iraq. I promised him andhis dear wife Mae and family thatI would send him boes of treats. I

told him do not send me a thankyou note. Spend your energy com-municating with Mae.

About a month later from an e-mail on Captalk, I got the website forwww.anysoldier.com. That brought awhole new meaning to share boesfor the troops. Anybody can sendShare Boes!

At our CAP Composite Squadron0034 in Hillsboro our Commander

WASHCO Squadron Sends ShareBoxes to Deployed Troops

By Chaplain MajAnnette Arnold-Boyd

Sonny Adcock supported our partici-pating in the community serviceproject of sending Share Boes. I tooka vote and it was unanimous from allthat we would send boes.

At first I had a box availableto put items for the share boxes in.Seniors graciously brought socks andmagazines and helped with stampmoney. Senior member Warren B.brought 4 dozen toothbrushes andseveral cases of toothpaste fromhis dentist. My dentist couldnt beoutdone and contributed also. Ididnt have much response from thecadets till last month I handed outslips of paper of items they had theresponsibility to bring. That reallysparked their sense of responsibilityand enthusiasm.

Our family, 1st Lt Scott Boyd,Senior Member Rebecca Boyd andmyself are very committed to theShare boes. Rebecca said one day,Lets send a box specially preparedfor women soldiers. So we wereoff to Dollar Tree and $60 later wehad enough supplies for 2 boxes.Sometimes, the cost of supplies andstamps means cutting back on otherthings we would ordinarily get. I

decided that it was more importantto buy candy on clearance fromRite Aid than go to my acupunctureappointment which I can do netweek. I am always looking at clear-ance items and requesting beggingfor items for the boes. SometimesI will ask a manager or owner, Doyou have anything you are going tothrow away that I could put in a sharebox for the troops? I have had thebest luck at small independent storesecept Starbucks.

I called Starbucks mainCustomer Service to ask for coffee.I got the dreaded We have alreadycontributed 50,000 lbs of coffee tothe troops.

BUT please go to the Starbucksin your area and tell them you have

talked with Customer Service andask for markouts. Many Starbucksare already giving to specific placesbut my local Starbucks has beengenerous and is expecting me latertoday. Then I take the whole beancoffee over to my local grocery storeto grind. Starbucks is always busy.

I was looking at the soldiersneeds on www.anysoldier.com and

SGT David Younce, USArmy in Iraq (Lt ColDavid Younce, CAP)

opening one of the carepackages.

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Troops Receive Share

Boxes . . .Continued

here was a soldier who very muchwanted treats for his working dog.In 5 minutes Rebecca and I were at

Dollar Tree and Petsmart gettingplenty of treats for his dog. The boxreally smelled.

We have also sent quite afew boes to SSG Eric Petitt inAfghanistan as well as to a numberof Oregon soldiers in Iraq. Eric sentus a CD of photos and we now have aphoto album depicting something oflife there; the children at the orphan-age and the painting of the hospitalwhich is downright creepylookslike sweeping out dead rats.

HOW TO:1. Get a free f lat rate bo from yourpost office. They come in 2 shapes.Pick up both as different items fitbetter in one rather than the other.Pick up customs forms and plasticsleeves while youre there.2. I have a generic list of supplies thatIm glad to share. Basically, whiteathletic so, foot powder, candy,junk food, protein bars, magazinesand books are always wanted as wellas beanie babies and things that canbe given to local kids. I use wrappedhard candy to fill extra space in thebo. CURRENTLY, and this breaksmy heart, the soldiers are asking forwarm clothes like thermal underwearand sweaters.3. Carefully fill out the customsform. DO NOT attach the sleeve tothe bo because it will most likelyhave to be redone at the post office.But it is a help to have it ready to goand Scotch taped to the bo.

4. Take the bo to the post office.For security reasons anything overa pound sent internationally needsto be taken to the post office.5. Any questions? Please do nothesitate to call me: Chaplain AnnetteArnold-Boyd 503-641-2062.

Nathan is head of a Strykerand Mortar unit. In a neighborhoodthat he patrols he has encountered ablind/downs syndrome young man

Squadron members gather round table full of boxes ready to be sent toIraq and Afghanistan.

who knows the sound of NathansStryker. Im currently trying toobtain size large warm clothes forthe young man.

So far we have sent 65 boes

with 24 more that will be sent by netweek. People will say to me, thatsnice you send them, and my replyis, no, its not nice, its responsibleto send them. H

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The worlds most incredible computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE BRAINThe worst thing to be without . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HOPEThe deadliest weapon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE TONGUEThe two most power flled words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I CANThe greatest asset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FAITHThe most worthless emotion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SELF-PITYThe most beautiul attire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SMILEThe most prized possession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INTEGRITYThe most powerul channel o communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PRAYERThe most contagious spirit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ENTHUSIASM

By Jill Kincaid

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The Oregon Wing of the Civil

Air Patrol will be starting workon establishing a permanent CAPRegional Emergency ServicesIncident Command Center (ICC) atthe Aurora State Airport this year.The command center, which willincorporate state of the art technol-ogy, will be located in a 1500 squarefoot facility owned by WillametteAviation located at the North endof the airport.

Major David Rudawitz,Emergency Services Officer for the

Oregon CAP and appointed memberof the Governors recently establishedSearch and Rescue Task Force, statedthat the command center will allowCAP and other agencies to quicklyrespond to search and rescue, disas-ter relief and Homeland Securityoperations faster than in the past.By having our own command centerin a central location, we will be ableto have a turn-key facility ready toactivate on very short notice whenthe scope of the incident requiresa centralized command centerhe said.

The building, owned byWillamette Aviation is being madeavailable to the CAP at no charge. Isee having the Civil Air Patrol andthe command center here as partof our contribution to the AviationCommunity said David Waggoner,owner of Willamette Aviation. Tobe a good citizen you must giveback to your community and this is

part of our contribution. Very muchlike those of you who volunteeras members of the CAP. He said,The command center will alsobe available to other governmentagencies to utilize as well in orderto quickly and efficiently establish aready to operate incident commandpost remarked Rudawitz. Whenfinished, the ICC will include a largeopen room for operations, smaller

private rooms for command com-

munications as well as other supportfunctions.

Communications capabilitieswill be a critical part of the over-allcommand center capabilities.

Taking a page out of the disas-trous Katrina incident where lackof communications hamperedrelief efforts Rudawitz commentedOur communications center willbe backed up with emergency gen-erators. It will also be capable ofoperating on all assigned CAP bands

and frequencies, aircraft VHF, andbe interoperable with local govern-ment, the proposed Oregon WirelessInteroperability Network (OWIN)and the USCG. Multiple radios willbe installed to provide for simultane-ous communication as needed. Landline phone lines will be pre-installedand activated when the commandcenter was activated.

We are actively seeking cor-porate support and donations ofsupplies, equipment, furnishingsand epertise as we move forwardto make this facility an active assetto our emergency response com-munity said Rudawitz. Rudawitzalso advised included in the equip-ment needed are several satellitetelephone/radio systems similar tothose being used by CAP in Florida.These units will provide long rangecommunications even in the event ofa catastrophic natural disaster.

While the CAP has an estab-

lished base located at the Medfordairport which came into use to sup-port CAP air operations during therecent search for a missing Brookingshiker in SW Oregon, there is no simi-lar facility in the Northern part of thestate. Presently, the CAP transportsall its equipment into a temporarybase of operations remarked MajorRobert Asher, Director of Operationsfor the Oregon CAP. Setting up the

necessary communications, comput-

ers, tables, chairs and other geartakes a significant amount of timeto accomplish he said. Havinga permanent command center setup in a centralized location suchas Aurora Airport will save a sig-nificant amount of time and greatlyimprove our response time whencalled upon.

We hope to have a functionalcommand center operational in timefor the summer mission and train-ing season, continued Rudawitz

but accomplishing all the facilityupgrades needed to make this centerfully functional in line with ourgoals will depend on how quicklywe can raise the necessary funds tocomplete the project. Included inthe activities planned for the summeris the Oregon Wings biannual SARevaluation conducted by the USAFand a si state Pacific Region-widetsunami response exercise thatwill have activities along the entireOregon coastline.

Even though the CAP is theofficial Auiliary of the USAF,there is no funding from the gov-ernment or the USAF for projectssuch as this. The USAF providesoperational funding for missionsand training so that there is neverany charge to the requesting agencyfor our search and rescue or disasterrelief assistance, remarked OregonCAP Public Affairs Officer Lt ColThomas Traver. For projects such

as the one we have embarked on, weare on our own dime he said.For more information on the facil-

ity, please contact Major Rudawitzat [email protected]. For moreinformation on the Oregon Civil AirPatrol, please visit http://www.orwg.cap.gov Information on WillametteAviation can be obtained fromhttp://www.willametteair.com.

New Northern Area CommandICC Entering Service

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Search and rescue readiness isbeing taken very seriously inBrookings.

A small group of Civil Air Patrol

pilots and supporters have formeda private organization, GuardiansFrom Above, to fill in cracks in cur-rent search and rescue readiness.

With the death of James Kim,the 35-year-old editor who died ofexposure and hypothermia in theSouthern Oregon wilderness inNovember, search and rescue readi-ness has become a hot topic.

There are those who believe that

Reprinted with permission from Curry Coastal Pilot www.currycoastalpilot.com

Cessna 337 / USAF 02 Enters Service

Civil Air Patrol Takes Pride

in New Wings

Published: February 24, 2007By Marjorie WoodfinPilot staff writer

additional equipment might wellhave saved Kims life.

Members and sponsors ofGuardians From Above (GFA) havegone into action with a completelynew idea to ensure that adequateaircraft, communication, and iden-tification equipment will be made

available in the area more quicklyto find and rescue anyone in anysituation similar to the one that tookthe life of James Kim.

South Coast Squadron Civil AirPatrol Commander Scott Bakker,with help from friends and sponsors,originated a new Limited LiabilityCorporation (LLC), formed to obtainfunding for the purchase of a Cessna337 Skymaster search aircraft and

equip it with the latest search andrescue devices.

I am driven by the events that

occurred with the James Kim fam-ily, Bakker said. My squadronvolunteers and I feel that if we hadhad this aircraft in place, we mayhave been able to save his life. I wascontacted four days before he left hisfamily to get help. The weather wasclear and with available cell phonetechnology and the new PA system inthe aircraft the outcome might havebeen a successful rescue.

Although Bakker and other CAPpilots and observers were ready tofly the CAP squadrons Cessna 182,they were unable to join the search forKim. Bakker eplained, In order toactivate a Civil Air Patrol Squadronfor this type of mission, a requestmust be made by a local sheriffs orstate agency to CAP. Because thesheriff did not ask us for help wecould not be activated.

With the new entity beingformed as the private owner of theaircraft, the group will be able to

activate a search mission at any timeit is requested.Ironically, Bakker was in Bend

making arrangements for purchase ofthe Cessna 337 for GFA at the timehe was contacted about the searchfor the Kim family. The aircraft isdedicated to the memory of JamesKim.

To support the activities of GFA,

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Members of Brookings unit ofthe Civil Air Patrol (CAP) are walk-ing tall these days, having capturednational attention with their effortsto improve their search and rescuecapabilities on the Southern OregonCoast.

The group was already involvedin upgrading emergency equipmenton its Cessna 182 Aircraft when thedeath of a man lost in the SouthernOregon wilderness increased themomentum exponentially.

With news of that death, mem-bers of the South Coast Squadron 105Civil Air Patrol Oregon Wing, whogather monthly at Brookings Airport,

sped up their efforts to give wingsto the squadron mission statement:That Others May Live.

As a result, both the seniormembers and the cadets have beenfeatured on a Scott Walter Channel5 broadcast, out of Medford, andtheir commander, Scott Bakker, hasbeen interviewed on National PublicRadio (NPR).

Those involved say its exciting

to hear All Things Consideredannouncer Melissa Block tell hernational audience that the news iscoming from Brookings.

The push for additional equip-ment began in earnest when localCAP members found they wereunable to use the groups Cessna182 in the search for James Kim,the Internet editor who lost his lifein the southern Oregon wildernesslast fall. An order from a localsheriffs or state agency office isrequired to activate a CAP aircraftin a search and, without that order,they couldnt fly.

Belief that their involvement inthe search might have saved Kimslife motivated members of theBrookings group, led by Bakker andDeputy Commander Tom Moore,

to form a private pilots founda-tion to act as Guardians FromAbove (GFA).

The group began raising moneyto purchase a Cessna 337 Skymasteraircraft capable of flying search andrescue, emergency warning andother mercy flights without waitingfor orders.

Bakker emphasized the coopera-tion between all agencies since the

Kim tragedy, with law enforcementagencies, U.S. Coast Guard and CAPmembers from Crescent City to GoldBeach working together.

In addition, the CAP membersbegan looking for funding to equipthe CAP 182 aircraft with a power-ful PA system to provide additionalsearch and rescue capabilities.

The loudspeaker manufacturedby Power Soni is used on policehelicopters; however, Bakker saidthis is the first installation on afied wing aircraft. The system, onloan from Power Soni, was firsttested over Pistol River and provedit could be heard from an altitudeup to 1,000 feet and as far away asa mile and a half.

Scott Walter of KOBI Channel5 came to Brookings Airport April

5 to make a video of a test of thebroadcast equipment for his viewers.In addition to the video of the testand an interview of Bakker, Walteralso recorded a second interview withCAP cadets, who eplained the train-ing available to the teen members ofCAP. The teens also described theireperiences with flight simulator,instrument reading, serving aircraft

Brookings Civil Air Patrol UnitGarners National AttentionPublished: April 18, 2007By Marjorie WoodfinPilot staff writer


Brookings CAP members recently upgraded equipment in their Cessna 182 to improve rescue efforts.The Pilot/Marjorie Woodfin

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National Attention for Brookings Unit . . .

Continued

and flying.A few days later another trial

of the PA system at Aurora StateAirport, again demonstrated the

capabilities for warning in case oftsunami or other major disaster.CAP Oregon Wing Commander TedKyle said the demonstration blewme away.

Those test results were beingclosely monitored by other CAPgroups, especially those in Hawaiiwhere tsunamis are considered amajor threat.

Block, in her NPR interview withBakker, mentioned the capabilityof using the system to put parents

voices over the loudspeaker to reachand reassure a lost child.

Bakker said that being able tobroadcast to anyone in a lost or injurysituation can be a calming inf luenceon the victim and, if the person has aradio, can direct him to a frequencybeing monitored.

But, publicity isnt the onlyexcitement for the CAP members.In March, the Brookings pilots andobservers were the first to locatedowned pilot Marshall Aleander ofKlamath who crash landed a Cessna

182 near Diamond Lake. Without theloudspeaker capabilities they wereunable to communicate verballywith Aleander, but they were able

to signal to him with a 2 millioncandlepower handheld spotlight.

Aleander told Bakker laterthat he would have felt much morecomfortable while waiting forrescue if their voices could havereached him.

The tests have proven that thePower Soni PA system is definitelyneeded for warning and rescue opera-tions. However, the race is not yetwon. Power Soni has generouslyagreed to donate the system for the

182, but funds are needed to installthe loudspeaker equipment in theGFA twin engine Skymaster.

Funds are also needed to equipthe GFA twin engine Cessna, that hasa second engine and a wider range,with additional equipment.

Many individuals and businesseshave already come forward to help,but, with a $23,000 bill building forwork on the twin, and a $9,500 pricetag on the PA system, more donorsare needed.

Charter sponsors who have made

donations and pledged continuedsupport, include Cal-Ore Life Flight,Premier Properties Har-BrookJewelers, Dr. Doug Walker Eye

Center, attorney Cynthia Beaman,Advanced Securities of Eureka,Suburban Propane of Crescent City,Edge Wireless Brookings-Harboroffice, Chetco Federal CreditUnion, family nurse practitionerEllen Winger, Suburban Propaneof Crescent City, Brookings FlyingClub, and Kerrs Ace Hardware, plusequipment donated by Jet CentreNorth of Medford, Garvin Avionics,and Dallas Avionics.

CAP and GFA members who,

as volunteers, give generously oftheir time, talent, and funds, areencouraging additional donors tocome forward.

At one point Bakker said,We need to find a benevolentmillionaire.

Others have suggested thatwhat is needed is for everyone whoappreciates how much safer we arein our homes and businesses withthese guardians available to flyat a moments notice, to give whatthey can. H

Central Coast Squadron membersattended the Radio Relay League Field

Day this summer, as part of their commu-nications and emergency services training.Communications Officer, 2d Lt Kurt Erichsen(at the radio) makes contact with a distantstation during the 24-hour radio marathon.Observing are 2d Lt Carolyn Beliveau andCadet Nathan Erichsen (foreground); (l. to r.)Cadets Nathan Leman, Frances Simon, andDaylen Cossey; while unit Commander, MajCharles Roesel, does some public relationswork in the background.

Calling All Stations

Central Coast Composite

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Bakker and supporters have formeda nonprofit corporation, Friends ofGuardians From Above, to whichdonors may make ta-deductible

donations to a Friends of GFAchecking account at Chetco FederalCredit Union.

Bakker and another CAP mem-ber, retired United Airlines Capt.Tom Moore, are the principal ownersof the Skymaster. Charter sponsorsinclude Dr. Douglas Walker and hisEye Center, and family practitionerEllen Winger.

Walker said, Under ScottBakkers leadership and great direc-tion, we have formed a nonprofit cor-

poration, Friends of Guardians FromAbove, to support the private pilotsfoundation, Guardians From Above,with the stated purpose, That OthersMay Live, in honor of James Kimwho lost his life recently. Walkerexplained that the participants areconcerned folks who want to supportCAP and Friends of Guardians as animportant resource for search andrescue and mercy flights. The GFA isnot, however, involved in medical orair ambulance flights, he added.

Winger said she sees the pos-sibility of mercy flights to providetransport to Portland or Roseburg forsome without the resources to join anill family member, and as a resourcefor search and rescue, such as thesearch team for the Kim family.

It could have turned out dif-ferently, Winger said, adding, Ihave a commitment to support theorganization for the entire year, andI would like to see this available to

the whole community. Donors areneeded, one time donors, as well asthose who will make a continuingcommitment to help ensure that

a family in need can contact theGuardians for assistance.

Bakker said corporate donors ofmoney and equipment include DallasAvionics, Dan Brattains Cal-OreLife Flight, Chetco Federal CreditUnion, Power Soni Public AddressSystems (which will revolutionizethe PA system because of its clearcommunication up to a mile awayfrom the aircraft), Jet Center Northin Medford, supplying labor to installthe avionics and public address

system, and the Garmin Company,a major manufacturer of GlobalPositioning Systems.

Moore eplained GFA will have$100,000 invested in aircraft andradio equipment. Its a great aircraftwith low time on the engines, but theradio equipment is from 1966. Werelooking for equipment donations,upgraded radio equipment, camerasights, and infrared capacity to sightbodies in woods or in the ocean.

He eplained that with infraredspotting they might have located theKim family earlier. However, Bakkernoted that the expensive spottingequipment is out of their range untiladditional donors come forward.

Moore noted that volunteer pilotscan fly without official invitationthroughout Oregon, and they haveagreements with the Coast Guard atHumboldt Bay, and permission fromCAP to fly into California. We canservice the coast from San Francisco

to Astoria, Moore said.About the Skymaster Moore

said, We can use it in the mountainsor on other dangerous missions where

we wouldnt use a single engine air-craft. Volunteers and CAP pilots loveit because it flies faster and doesntuse any additional fuel.

He also emphasized the coop-eration between counties and orga-nizations. Referring to the recentlyrescued hiker on the Chetco River,he said, This last rescue missionincluded Curry, Jackson, and DelNorte counties.

Bakker also praised that grow-ing spirit of cooperation, I want

to say that with (Oregon) Gov. Ted(Kulongoski) creating the SearchAnd Rescue Task Force, and thecooperation of the sheriffs in theregion, I feel that the air assets ofthe Civil Air Patrol will be activatedquickly and we will use the 337 onthe coast and mountain rescues forthe actual Air Force assigned mis-sions. The Guardians From Abovewill act as a private group to performthe humanitarian flights for the localand regional communities.

Bakkers unmitigated enthu-siasm for the search and rescueproject motivated someone to askif he would like to be doing it fulltime. Bakker, who is employed ininformation systems at Pelican Bayprison, responded immediately,With my 30 years of search andrescue experience, if I could find asponsor to pay my salary, Id quit myjob at the prison in a minute.

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Civil Air Patrol is the officialAir Force auiliary with more than55,000 members nationwide. Itperforms 95% of the continental U.S.inland search and rescue missionsas tasked by the Air Force Rescue

Northern Incident Command Center . . .

Continued from page 17

Coordination Center. Volunteers alsoperform homeland security, disasterrelief and counterdrug missions atthe request of federal, state and localagencies. The members take a lead-ing role in aerospace education and

serve as mentors to the almost 27,000young people currently participat-ing in CAP cadet programs. CAPhas been performing missions forAmerica for more than 65 years.

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Oregon Wing Commander,Col Ted Kyle, was guest-of-honorfor the transfer of command ofCentral Coast Composite Squadronon January 15. The ceremony tookplace at the U.S. Coast Guard AirStation in North Bend, which servesas home to the unit.

Col Kyle eplained the his-tory of the military flag ceremonybefore accepting the squadron colorsfrom outgoing Commander, MajorCharles Roesel, and handing themoff to incoming Commander, 1st LtFrancis Moore.

USCG Captain Lance O. Benton,

North Bend Sector Commander, andLT Derek C. Ham, who serves asliaison to the CAP unit, also tookpart. Both received certificates ofappreciation to acknowledge theircontributions to the squadron.Captain Benton presented his sectorscoveted challenge coins to boththe incoming and outgoing squadroncommanders.

A copy of the Civil Air Patrol

65th Anniversary historical photobook was presented to Major Roeselby the squadron.

Maj Roesel will be serving asOregon Wings Moral LeadershipOfficer, and plans to travel to allthe units in the Wing, recruitingchaplains and MLOs.

Lt Moore announced the appoint-ment of Captain David Cameron asDeputy Commander for Seniors,and CMSgt Joe Simon as DeputyCommander for Cadets.

Following the ceremonies, ColKyle was given a tour of the CoastGuard Air Station, following which

he expressed the desire to hold aSAREx or other Wing activity atthe facility.

Sector North Bend covers over220 miles of Oregon coastline, andis home to five HH-65-C helicopters,their crews and support staff. TheCoast Guard Cutter Orcas is berthedat Coos Bay, while several citiesalong the coast serve as home portsfor USCG watercraft.

Central CoastSquadron ChangesCommand

Submitted by 1st Lt Francis S. Moore

Maj Charles Roesel (left) passes command of Central Coast CompositeSquadron to 1st Lt Francis Moore (right), in ceremonies with (back row, leftto right) Oregon Wing Commander, Col Ted Kyle; USCG Captain LanceBenton; and USCG LT Derek Ham.

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The TwelveCommandments

for Pilots

1. Thou Shalt Honor Thy CFIAnd Fellow Aviators, ThatThy Days May Be Long!

2. Thou Shalt Perform AThorough Walk Around AndPreight Each Day!

3. Thou Shalt Perform ThyChecklists Before TakeoffsAnd Landings!

4. Thou Shalt Not Eceed

Weight And Balance Limits!5. Thou Shalt Not Pilot ThyPlane When Fatigued, Ill Or

Inebriated!

6. Thou Shalt Not Enter IntoIRF Without Current TrainingAnd Prayer, Nor Shalt ThouScud Run!

7. Thou Shalt Not Race ThyCold Engine Nor Shock CoolIt On Approach!

8. Thou Shalt TimelyPerform All Ads And Annuals

Responsibly!

9. Thou Shalt Not Bear FalseWitness In Thy Logs, Nor

Violate The FARs!

10. Thou Shalt Maintain ThyPlane As If Thy Life DependedOn It!

11. When Thy Mortal Senses

Desert Or Mislead Thee, ThouShalt Fly Thy Plane.

12. Thou Shalt Trust Thine

Instruments Before Thou

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It is a fool proof recipe!Take pilot training at age 13. Take some more the

next year, and the next year.Have a dad who was a pilot who is encouraging you.

Have a granddad who was a pilot who is encouraging you.

Have a flight instructor willing to give you yoursolo test on your birthday. Get the flight center (ReliantAviation in Albany) to open its facility on a Sunday (yourbirthday) when they are normally closed.

Win the Bogardis Scholarship (issued through CivilAir Patrol to cadets training to be pilots).

Invite two mayors (Lebanons and Albanys) to comeand more than 100 of your friends and family. Invitethe Lt. Col. Ted Kyle, Commander of the Oregon Wingof Civil Air Patrol, who earned his pilot wings early inhis life.

It is a foolproof recipe, but not an easy task.Perseverance paid off recently for Civil Air Patrol C/MSgtWesley Husted III. He succeeded in being at least one

Husted:Youngest Pilot

in Nation a

CAP Cadet

of the youngest pilots in the United States on Feb. 18 atAlbany Municipal Airport (S12) in Albany.

Husted and his Squadron Commander 1st Lt KatrinaLong and other members of the Linn-Benton CompositeSquadron greeted visitors on this breezy overcast Sundayafternoon. It was chilly enough that day to appreciate acoat. In fact, Husted and flight instructor Courtney Zehr,discussed rain showers that were appearing on the weatherradar, but the rain held off during the event.

Husted and the instructor put their heads together

(Left) Lt Col Ted Kyle addresses thelarge audience as Wesley performshis touch and goes in the Cessna 152at Albany Municipal Airport.

Lt Col Ted Kyle prepares a set of CAP pilot wings topin on C/MSgt Wes Husted. The wings were rushed toEugene by members of Columbia Composite Squadronas Kyle had to borrow a set to have them there in time for

the ceremony.Photographer 2d Lt Scott D. Maguire

in the cockpit of the Cessna 152,feet still on the ground to reviewpreflight checklists, and check theirfuel and their weight and balancecalculations. Then Husted nervouslywaited, pacing at times, putting offhis departure and test until all ofthe VIPs he had invited had arrived.Then, the moment came.

A brief welcome from hisfather and mother launched the

brief sendoff and Lt Col Kyle wasgiven the microphone. After beingacknowledged, Wes headed for the

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Cessna. He took off hisuniform jacket, stowed hisgear, donned his headset

and set the aircraft intomotion down the runway.

He has taken flightinstruction since he wasage 13, said flight instruc-tor Zehr. Just before Wesflight, Zehr shared a fewcomments: I think he willdo all right. The weather isjust good enough.

Federa l Avia t ionAdministration rules restrictsolo flights to people who

are 16 years of age or older.So the earliest one canqualify is their birthday.

After doing at leastthree suitable landings andtake offs (called touch andgoes) he was approved byhis instructor. Wes earned his student pilot certificate,according to Zehr, which licenses him to f lights within25 miles of this airport. It is good for 90 days. At age 17,the FAA will issue a standard pilots license, he said.

After meeting the qualifications, Husted droppedinstructor Zehr off at the edge of the runway and took offfor his first solo flight ever. He then performed severalmore touch and goes before landing and taxiing over tothe waiting crowd. More than 100 people watched asparked the aircraft, wrestled his uniform jacket and capon and stood proudly before the group.

Husted stood at attention as Lt Col Ted Kyle pinnedCAP wings on him after completing his solo pilot flight.This is a great part of this job, Kyle said, recognizingmembers who do great things. He will remember thisfor a long time. Kyle himself was a pilot earlier in life.It was an achievement that he is still proud of, and hewas pleased to give a speech and help C/MSgt Husted

celebrate this accomplishment.This isnt the only activity Husted has participated

in while in Civil Air Patrol. He is a flight sergeant forthis squadron, has attended the National Honor GuardAcademy, has earned marksmanship, participated in aglider encampment, gone on a KC-135 refueling flight,participated in Encampment, and has taken three poweredorientation rides and one glider orientation ride. Not badfor three years of involvement in CAP.

He is a recipient of the Bogardis Scholarship, which

Three pilots in the family. Wesley Husted III solos on his birthday and is encouragedby his father, Wesley Husted Jr., and his grandfather, Wesley Husted.

Husted. . .

Continued

paid his flight training expenses.He is planning to apply to the U.S. Air Force

Academy.Why did he want to be a pilot? It has been my thing

since when I was little. Instead of drawing dinosaurs,Id draw an airplane or a rocket. I have always wantedto fly.

The mayors who attended saw something other than achilds dream being accomplished. Doug Killin, Mayor ofAlbany, admits to being fascinated by the event. I usedto be the high school discipline principal, so I saw theworst side of kids. This is the positive side of youth!

Ken Toombs of Lebanon, Wes hometown mayor,says: I am kind of envious. I would love to be able to flymyself. It just never worked out. Wesley is an eampleof a person who set his sights on a goal and stayed rightwith it.

Commander Long says Wes is a good example of

what CAP leads to. I dont understand why more youthdont get involved.As to whether Wes Husted is truly the youngest pilot

in history? Probably not. Others have tested on theirbirthday, flight instructors report. And younger youthhave flown throughout history. But this cadet certainlyis one of the youngest pilots in our nation and for themoment, arguably, the youngest pilot in the nation for afew minutes.

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Ethyle Eileen ONeal passed away March 21, 2007surrounded by her family. She was 78 years old. Ethylewas born in Portland on April 1, 1928 to Walter andGrace Kremers.

She attended Holy Redeemer and graduated fromFranklin High School in 1946. At the age of 14, she wasamongst the first Jefferson High School students to jointhe Civil Air Patrol. After rescuing a 15-month old babysingle-handedly and aiding in the rescue of four otherchildren during the Vanport flood, May 30, 1948, shereceived the highest award available in the C.A.P., TheDistinguished Service Award for Heroism.

In 1949 Ethyle joined the Air Force where she mether husband Theodore ONeal. She worked as a labtechnician. Ethyle and Ted had four children.

Ethyle rejoined the Civil Air Patrol in 1976 where sheenjoyed 30 more years of service as a Wing Director/CadetPrograms. She was also the Commanding Officer of theOregon City Squadron. She loved teaching the cadetsabout Search and Rescue, Aerospace Education, andCadet Leadership. Along with dozens of achievementawards, Ethyle received her Lifetime Service Award as aLt. Colonel on May 14, 2005. Some of her service memo-rabilia is on display at the Evergreen Aviation Museum.She was loved, respected, and admired by all.

Ethyle was employed at Laidlaw Transit for 13 years. She pro-vided school bus transportation for children with special needs.

Ethyle loved her family, her cadets, all sports, bingo,cats, music, and flowers. She most recently lived atLaurelhurst Village in SE Portland where she was treatedwith tender loving care.

Ethyle is survived by her four children; Timothy(Kathy Jo), Kenneth (Ngocnu Thi Van), Kathleen Hartman(Rick), Susan Wade (Rick); ten grandchildren; and eightgreat-grandchildren. She leaves behind her brothers; Frank(Phyllis) and Joe; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Final Salute

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Oregon CAP members MajorDavid Rudawitz, Captain RobertAsher, Captain Larry Kendrick,Captain Ted Tanory, and 1st Lt BillKostich graduated from the InlandSAR School.

The school focuses on planningand managing SAR as opposed to thedetails of eecuting a SAR incident.This is a major thought change formany of the participants as most havebeen ground (or air) pounders inthe past. We learned how to planout a major SAR incident in orderto maximize finding the crashedairplane occupants or lost personas soon as possible with the SARresources available, said Major DaveRudawitz, Oregon Wing Director ofEmergency Services. We learned alot about how to analyze the situation

and develop a plan based on intuition,facts and historical statistics. Thisclass will be of significant benefit toORWG as we have greatly increasedthe number of senior SAR managersin the Wing with this specializedtraining, he said. Class graduatesare now armed with new tools andinformation that should help tobetter manage a knock down dragout search mission for a missing

National Inland SAR Schoolaircraft.

The AFRCC was established in1956, with the publishing of the firstNational Search and Rescue Plan,the Coast Guard was designated thesingle federal agency responsiblefor maritime search and rescueand, likewise, the US Air Forcewas designated the single federalagency responsible for federal-levelsearch and rescue for the inlandregions. In order to meet the need fortrained Coast Guard and Air Forcesearch and rescue (SAR) Planners,the joint service National Search& Rescue School was establishedat Governors Island, New Yorkon 19 April 1966. This createda facility devoted exclusively totraining professionals to conductsearch and rescue. Since its incep-

tion, the schools mission has been:To promote standardizationand professionalism within thesearch and rescue community byproviding comprehensive SARtraining to selected Coast Guard,Air Force and other personnel.With $15,000 and a vacant WWIIbarracks building, si highly epe-rienced Coast Guard and Air Forcepersonnel formed the National SAR

School. Since the first class overthirty years ago, over 14,000 have joined the ranks of trained SARprofessionals. This includes over1,400 International students from103 nations.

The school was moved to theUSCG Reserve Training Center(RTC) Yorktown (now USCGTRACEN Yorktown), Virginia in1988. In 1995, it was relocated toits present site at Canfield Hall. Thecurriculum of the school has beenchanged over the years to includenewly developed computer searchplanning programs and advancesin search theory and application.Additionally, many instructionaltechnology changes have beenincorporated which allow the schoolto maintain its distinction as the pre-

mier school of its type in the world.SAR School graduates are autho-rized to wear the coveted NationalSAR School emblem pin and patch.Since the National SAR School isjointly manned by members of the USCoast Guard and the US Air Force, itis fitting its motto be a combinationof the two.


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I cant wipe the grin off myface, said South Coast SquadronCommander Scott Bakker.

Bakker and air crew membersTom Moore and James Metcalf werethe first to locate the downed Cessna

182 west of Diamond Lake nearCrater Lake at 3:22 a.m. Saturday.

Alerted around midnight, theBrookings CAP crew in their Cessna182 was one of three CAP aircraftinvolved in the search, the other twowere from Medford and Troutdale.

Bakker said, We took off at2:13 a.m. and were the first to locatethe downed Cessna 182 at 3:22 a.m.

Oregon CAP CapturesFirst Save of 2007

By Marjorie WoodfinPilot staff writer


Civil Air Patrol pilots from Brookings are in high spirits this week afterparticipating in rescuing a downed pilot in March.

Aware that the pilot had taken offfrom Klamath Falls, heading forEugene, Bakker said, I plannedthe route lat and long (latitude andlongitude) hoping he would be onthe left, and he was. The searchers

were also aided by information fromthe Oregon Office of EmergencyManagement that relayed signalsreceived from the pilots emergencytransponder.

Flying the Cessna 182, acquiredby the squadron just last October,Bakker and crew were unable tocommunicate with the downed pilotby radio, but were able to make

contact with light signals. We hada 2 million candlepower handheldspotlight, Bakker said. He said hecould see it lit up like a Christmastree. The downed pilot was able toset off a flare to mark his location.

Bakker and crew circled at lowlevel over the aircraft for three hours,when a CAP crew from Medford tookover. After refueling, the Brookingscrew returned to cover the sceneuntil ground crews from Douglasand Jackson County Sheriffs officesreached the aircraft, and an OregonNational Guard rescue helicopterrecovered the pilot at about 8 a.m.

Alexander toldBakker that he receiveda message that his sisterin Eugene had suffereda heart attack, andhe immediately madepreparations to fly tohis sister.

Alexander, a pilotfor 25 years with 700hours flying time, tookoff from Klamath Fallsin his Cessna aircraftat 9:45 p.m. About 45minutes later, while

flying at 12,000 feet,he realized that hisgas gauges were onempty. He contactedthe Eugene airport byradio, alerting them tohis emergency, and fiveminutes later, at about10:30 p.m., he made acrash landing into thesnow.

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Continued . . .

Over a four-day period inDecember, pilots of the Oregon Wingof the Civil Air Patrol flew togetherwith elements of the 142nd FighterWing of the Oregon Air NationalGuard. The purpose of the exercisewas to provide a stable platform forthe F-15s of the 142nd to practicevisual identification and interceptprocedures against an asymmetricthreat.

The eercise was conductedin central Oregon in a MilitaryOperations Area (MOA). A CAP182 flew a predetermined path inthe MOA at 12,500 feet while pairsof F-15s would be cleared in foridentification and intercept. TheCAP plane was simulating a terroristthreat in violation of a Presidential

Oregon CAP Assists Air NationalGuard in Readiness Exercise

By 2d Lt Mark KemnerPhotos by Capt Jason Baldy and 2d Lt Mark Kemner


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TFR while the president was hik-ing on a mountain below. Withinstructions not to respond to anycommunications except in the event

of emergency, the fighters relied onvisual ICAO signals to make theirintentions clear. They began with aslow fly-by, rocking wings, followedby a pass where flares were dropped.A final engagement with a simulatedrear quartering gun pass completedthe intercept.

The CAP 182 truly representedan asymmetric threat, cruising at 115KIAS. The F-15s had to use flaps,speed brakes and sometimes landinggear to slow down enough to make an

identification on the aircraft. Theyseemed much more comfortable atspeed when making the gun runs. Itwas an eciting opportunity to seeone of Americas best fighter jetsup close and flying without actuallyhaving violated a TFR.

A communications High Birdwas used on all missions to providea communications with mission base,and in one case, to substitute in forthe target bird when weather delayedtakeoff. Total flying hours for thefour-day eercise reached 35.5 hours,with 21 CAP members participating.With this demonstration of CAPcapability, there is the opportunityto continue this relationship withthe ORANG and conduct similarexercises in the future.

In January, the final missionof this eercise will be flown as anight mission, which will add a newelement to the identification andintercept procedure.

Special thanks go to 1st Lt BillKostich for putting together the

CAP Assists ORANG . . .Continued

operations plan, coordinating theaircrews and acting as liaison withthe Guard units. Other memberswho participated in the eercise arelisted:MondayTarget Bird - PIC 2d Lt MarkKemner, OBS Capt Jason BaldyHigh Bird - PIC Lt Col CaseMcGinley, OBS 1st Lt Jerry Aldred,SC Capt Ted TanoryTuesdayTarget Bird - PIC Lt Col CaseMcGinley, Capt Billy Jackson, OBS1st Lt Bill KostichHigh Bird - PIC SM Scott Bakker,OBS Capt Tom Moore, SC SM JimMetcalfeWednesday

Target Bird - PIC Capt Bob Asher,OBS Lt Col Wayne Schulz, SC Capt

Ted TanoryHigh Bird - PIC Capt Jason Baldy,OBS 2d Lt Mark KemnerThursdayTarget Bird - PIC Lt Col CaseMcGinley, OBS 1st Lt Bill Kostich,SC 1st Lt Jerry AldredHigh Bird - PIC Capt Bob Asher,OBS Maj Brian BishopJanuaryTarget Bird - PIC Capt Dennis Wyza,OBS CAP David Ayers, SC Lt ColCase McginleyHigh Bird - PIC Capt Dick Weichman,OBS 1st Lt Robert LawrenceMission Base and CommunicationsSupport1st Lt Bill Kostich, Capt Ted Tanory,Maj David Rudawitz, Capt Doug

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