South Dakota Wing - Dec 2013

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Off icial Auxi li ary of the U.S. Air Force - Citizens Serving Communities: Above and Beyond

Publishers: Wing Commander Colonel John Seten / Wing Vice Commander Lieutenant Colonel Richard Larson

Editor: Major Bruce Kipp Wing Public Affairs Officer (605) 261-4507 [email protected]

HOT NEWS: The North Central Region, Civil Air Patrol ARGUS system will be taken permanently offline

as of January 1, 2014. As of November 30, 2013, the system will no longer allow new registrations, nor willusers be able to add new missions/sorties. “Read Only” access will be the only access available to any user

during the period from November 30, 2013 through December 31, 2013. A backup of ARGUS's image storewas made as 06:00 on November 30, 2013. Copies of individual Wing's imagery will become available afterJanuary 1, 2014 and can be requested by the Wing Commander until January 31, 2014. The images will be

permanently deleted at midnight central time January 31, 2014. While there is no network enabled replacement product available, the ARGUS author recommends a product called "Phyllis – CAP Mission Photo Assistant” inuse by the Minnesota Wing. It is compatible with the goals of ARGUS and at one time was considered for beingthe ARGUS "front end" when internet connectivity was not available. More about Phyllis can be found athttp://www.mncap.org/es/imaging/.

CAP Pamphlet 211, Operations Officer Specialty Track Study Guide, has been updated and is ready foruse. The guide prepares one for the responsibilities of an Operations Officer. It applies to all levels; squadrongroup, wing & region. CAPP-211 is on "Forms, Publications and Regulations" on www.capmembers.com or godirectly to www.capmembers.com/media/cms/P211_62F4269290B38.pdf .

Lt. Col. Don Barbalace, SDWG Inspector General for over 4½ years, has transferred to the NHQ-999squadron and been appointed to CAP’s National Inspector General Staff as an "Assistant National IG". In anemail, Lt. Col. Barbalace wrote, “My job there has been greatly expanded this year and I can no longer do justice to both positions. It has been an honor and a privilege to work with you.” Col Seten is expected toannounce his replacement as Wing Inspector General in the near future.

The latest issue of “CAP Vector” is now at: www.capmembers.com/cap_national_hq/capvector/. “CAPVector” is a quarterly, online news and information tool designed to "get the word out" about CAP initiatives,events and programs.

South Dakota Wing Electronic Newsletter - December 2013 Wrap-Up

“THE SKYCHASER ”

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South Dakota Wing Administrator, 2nd Lt. Rachel Kuecker, received a joint gift fromthe squadron commanders to thank her for her hard work on their behalf throughoutthe year.

The scenario for “Operation Rachel’s Gift” was like the plot of a 007 movie. ColSeten (M) requested Capt. Moad (007) contact the squadron commanders (Qs) forsupport. At the suggestion of her husband (the Mole) a “fun and frivolous gift” was

obtained in great secrecy. A clandestine meeting was then arranged with the target inan innocuous public location on the pretext of handing over an urgent document (agift certificate to her favorite spa where she could have a massage, facial, manicureand pedicure). The drop was made and this covertly obtained photo says it all.

The latest digital version of the Civil Air Patrol Volunteer, the 40th edition published since the magazinewas launched in 2006, is now available at http://www.capvolunteernow.com/cap_volunteer/. In addition to thecover story about Civil Air Patrol’s inclusion in a new, permanent display at 1st Air Force at Tyndall AFB, Fla.,

there is a feature about CAP’s recurring role in helping train Department of Defense and other Federal agency personnel to defend America. CAP’s new NCO program is also featured in the January issue, along withreports about two of the organization’s disaster r elief missions in 2013 – the response to historic flooding in

Colorado and an unexpected blizzard in South Dakota.

Cadets and senior members seeking financial aid for higher education should check out this website withcategorized lists of scholarships offered to those with a military or military-related background including CAPMany of the scholarships have restrictions (location limited) or specific caveats (must be a veteran). However,there are enough categories offering scholarships that one or more may fit you. Most can be applied for onlineCheck out: http://colleges.niche.com/scholarships/military/civil-air-patrol/

WING COMMANDERCol. John Seten, CAP, SDWG/CC

Commanders, Wing Staffers, senior members and cadets - I hope you all had an enjoyable, safe holidayseason. I also want to take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy New Year! 2013 was a good year for theWing in many aspects and we are pushing into 2014 fast and hard. I’m confident 2014 will be even better. Yourhard work and dedication is greatly appreciated and does not go unnoticed.

Congratulations to C/1st Lt Silas Busch and C/Col William Small for having been selected for the SD

Wing flight scholarships for 2014. Each $1000 scholarship is to be used for aeronautical instruction leadingtowards earning your private pilot certificate.

Please review DRAFT CAPR 39-1, Civil Air Patrol Uniform Manual , and share with your members.The required photos and images in the draft manual are not complete in several places. Work on this willcontinue while this document is out for a 30 day comment period from the field. There is an area forconstructive comments in eServices.

STAFF NOTES

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DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

Capt. William Collister, CAP, SDWG/DC

Submitted by 2nd Lt. James Schimelfening, Assistant Wing Director of Communications. Can you hear menow? One of the lesser known capabilities within CAP is its nationwide High Frequency (HF) communicationssystem. You may have heard about CAP’s HF comms but what many don’t know that in the morning and in the

evening Monday through Friday there is a national net call on standardized HF frequencies for check-in for allWings. The stations that check in are logged by the Net Control Station (NCS); many can be heard by others butnot the NCS and are then relayed to the NCS. Others can hear everyone but can’t make contact due to a varietyof circumstances especially atmospheric conditions.

The Wing has a new, recently activated HF radio station in Custer in southwest South Dakota. This station usesthe portable MICOM-3 HF/ALE radio that can easily be transported then set up pretty much anywhere. Thisstation is not on-the-air all the time but checks in on the nationwide CAP HF net when it can. Contacts have not been always successful but most of the time SDWG has been on the map at the national level for check-in andeven surprised the NCS operator in Iowa on first contact.

The HF’s station’s operator (Callsign: Grasslands-42) has been a CAP member since 2009 but his experiencewith long range communications dates to 1973 when assigned to the U.S. Army Rangers where he first receivedformal training in the operation of long range communications.

Any cadet or senior member interested in the Communications Specialty Track please contact your chain ofcommand for further guidance.

BIG SIOUX COMPOSITE SQUADRON (SD-058, BROOKINGS)(Items by 2nd Lt. Rust appear in the Promotions section, CyberPatriot item by Maj. Kipp)

The squadron’s cadet cyber -forensics team taking part in the “CyberPatriot-VI” has qualified to advanceto Round 3 (Semifinals) in the “All Services Division”, according to the CyberPatriot Program Office’s websiteLike the first two rounds of competition, the Semifinals are held in each team’s local area. The top teams in theSemifinals receive an all-expenses-paid trip to the CyberPatriot National Finals Competition in Washington, DCin March, 2014. They will compete face-to-face and defended their virtual networks against simulated cyber-attacks from a professional aggressor team.

Last year, the squadron’s computer forensics team finished first in the newly established Cisco NetworkingEvent, during which the teams were timed and scored on their ability to operate and secure a basic network.

The annual CyberPatriot competition, created by the Air Force Association, is the premier national high schoolcyber-defense competition to inspire high school students toward careers in cybersecurity or other science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines critical to our nation’s future. The annualcompetition is presented by the Northrop Grumman Foundation, with founding partners Science ApplicationsInternational Corporation and the Center for Information Assurance and Security at the University of Texas-San Antonio. CyberPatriot is also a member of the U.S. Cyber Challenge, a national coalition of public-privatesector entities collaborating to enhance the workforce with the next generation of cyber security professionals.

SQUADRON HIGHLIGHTS


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CRAZY HORSE COMPOSITE SQUADRON (SD-068, CUSTER)

(Items and photos submitted by: 2nd Lt. Bierwirth)

It seems like our squadron has been everywhere busily promoting Civil Air Patrol and honoring ourveterans. We started out with setting up a Christmas tree for the Custer YMCA festival of trees display (Photo3). We moved on to deciding how we should decorate our float for the Custer Parade of Lights. Unfortunatelythis event was cancelled due to the freezing temperatures. The weather did cooperate on 14 December for our participation in the Wreaths Across America ceremony held at the Hot Springs National Cemetery and the Cold

Springs Cemetery. Our sincere thanks and appreciation to our co-participants; the Hot Springs VFW andAmerican Legion, the Custer VFW and American Legion, the Custer VFW Ladies Auxiliary, the Black Hills National Cemetery personnel, and Jasmine Cisneros. Together we made this event a success. (Photos 1 & 2)

PHOTO1: CADET STIFFARM, CADET PARRY, LT. V. BIERWIRTH, LT. K . BIERWIRTH, MS. CARRIE ALM (CONDUCTRESS, VFW LADIES AUXILIARY), MAJ. MIKE DUFFY.

PHOTO2: CADET THOMAS DILLON AND CADET KYLE STIFFARM. BOTH PHOTOS TAKEN BY MARIA LEDUC.

PHOTO3: KYLE STIFFARM, BREANNA DILLON, K . BIERWIRTH, THOMAS DILLON, TONY DILLON, PARRY, V. BIERWIRTH. TAKEN BY CAPT. MOAD

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN COMPOSITE SQUADRON (SD-063, SPEARFISH)

(Item submitted by Chap. (Lt. Col.) Rae appears in the Kudos section)

PIERRE COMPOSITE SQUADRON (SD-038, PIERRE)

(Item and photos submitted by Lt. Col. Larson)

The squadron’s Cessna-172 aircraft was returned to service this monthafter an upgrade to its control panel! On 17 December, Wing ViceCommander Lt. Col. Rick Larson and 1st Lt Neil Schmid ferried therefurbished aircraft from the maintenance facility in Sioux Falls toPierre. The Pierre Composite Squadron is looking for more aircrew tooperate this advanced version of the Skyhawk aircraft.

The upgrade consisted of installation of a Garmin G400 GPS unit that provides navigation and approach

capabilities for CAP aircrews. The G400 GPS unit in Pierre’s aircraft features Wide Area Augmentation Systemfeatures, and is up to 5 times more accurate than regular GPSunits, aiding in search effectiveness and efficiency. The SiouxFalls composite Squadron also has a Cessna-172 equipped witha G400 GPS.

Wing Commander Col. John Seten flew CAP’s Sioux Falls- based Cessna-182T out to Pierre to pick up the ferry crew andreturn them to Sioux Falls.


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RUSHMORE COMPOSITE SQUADRON (SD-031, RAPID CITY)

(Items and photos submitted by: Maj. Goodrich)

The Squadron obtained sponsorships for some 80 wreaths for the Wreaths Across America program. On 14December we placed the decorative commemorative wreaths on the headstones of deceased veterans and took part in the ceremony at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.

Squadron Commander Maj. Craig Goodrich and Lt. RachelKuecker supervised and assisted the cadets in emplacing thewreaths.

Left to Right: Cadets Nicholas Kochutin, Travis Woodard, TravisTenold, Levi Woodard, Tyler Eberle, Silas Bush, Malia Goodrich,and Bruce Hack.

Welcome aboard to our squadron’s newest senior member s,Jeffrey Dill, Kevin Tenold and Ronald Lenz. We are pleased youhave decided to join CAP and honored that you have chosen oursquadron.

First Flight Ever in an Aircraft: Cadet Nicholas Kochutin flew his first ride in a powered aircraft with

pilot Capt. Joshua Hall at the controls on 14 December.

SIOUX FALLS COMPOSITE SQUADRON (SD-050, SIOUX FALLS)

(Items submitted by: 1st Lt. Schmid, GMT photos by 1st Lt. Schmid)

Cadet orientation flights (O-Rides) have been challenging to complete this month, especially with themarginal weather conditions; lots of clouds, snow, bitter cold temperatures and otherwise unpleasant weather inthe month of December for flying. However, Cadet Technical Sergeant Nicholas Nash and Mission Pilot 1 st Lt Neil Schmid found the perfect window of flying opportunity on Friday, 27 December to complete two flights.This completes Cadet Nash’s powered flight syllabus Sections 8 and 9 that cover Advanced Flight Maneuversand Use of Instruments in flight. Cadet Nash has one more flight to complete the powered flight orientation ride

program, and is looking forward to flying and possibly getting his private pilot’s license in the future.

LT. NEIL SCHMID (LEFT), C/TSGT NICHOLAS NASH (RIGHT)


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On 12 December, C/Capt Brandon West conducted a safety training session for a dozen SFCS seniormembers. Many safety topics were covered, including Preventing and Treating Hot and Cold Weather InjuriesPreventing Fatigue, and Identification of Natural Hazards. In addition Cadet West displayed and explained his personal survival gear, which resulted in a lively discussion by the participating members. Most of theattendees received credit toward Ground Team Level Three certification.

C/CAPT BRANDON WEST PRESENTS SAFETY TRAINING SESSION TO SFCS SENIOR MEMBERS

Senior Member Promotions

Congratulations to Ryan Jones of Big Sioux Composite Squadron on his re-promotion to the rank ofFirst Lieutenant! Lt. Jones was a former member of CAP and we welcome him back to the fold.

Cadet Noncommissioned Officer Promotions

Congratulations to Mathias Kowang of Sioux Falls Composite Squadron on promotion to the rank ofCadet Chief Master Sergeant and receipt of the Goddard Award!

Congratulations to Christopher Dinnel and to Laura Rudnik, both of Big Sioux Composite Squadron,on their promotion to the rank of Cadet Senior Master Sergeant and their receipt of the General JimmyDoolittle Award!

Congratulations to Josiah Huntington of Sioux Falls Composite Squadron on his promotion to the rank

of Cadet Technical Sergeant and receipt of the Eddie Rickenbacker Award!

Cadet Airman Promotions

Congratulations to Zachary Hollick of Crazy Horse Composite Squadron on his promotion to the rankof Cadet Senior Airman and receipt of the Mary Feik Award!

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Congratulations to Ryan Harris of Lookout Mountain Composite Squadron and to Bronson Lynn andZebadiah Nelson, both of the Big Sioux Composite Squadron, on their promotion to the rank of CadetAirman First Class and receipt of the General Hap Arnold Award!

Congratulations to Malia Goodrich of Rushmore Composite Squadron on her promotion to the rank of

Cadet Airman and their receipt of the General Curry Award!

The SDWG Public Affairs staff issued twenty five news releases during 2013. You can view them by clickingon the item below or go to the Public Affairs page on the new Wing Website (http://sdcap.us/) and click on“Media Releases” - 2013. You can also review all the activity of the Wing and Squadrons for the year on thesame page. Click on “SD Wing Newsletter – “The Skychaser” - 2013.

2013 –

Media Releases

3 SDWG Cadets To Attend CAP Civil Leadership Academy

Washington Defense Cuts Threaten SD CAP

SDWG On Stand-By For North Dakota Flooding

SDWG Searches For Roaming Mountain Lion

Mickelson Trail Marathon

Joint Dakota Emergency Services Encampment

General Recruitment Fall 2013

ELT Search 1 September 2013

Update to ELT Search 1 September 2013

Final Update to ELT Search 1 September 2013

SDWG Reaches out To JROTC- ON HOLD

SDWG Searches For Stranded Hunters In Black Hills

FU2 SDWG Search For Stranded Hunters In Black Hills

DPS Request For Dead Livestock Survey

DPS Highway Livestock Carcass Survey

State and County Livestock Carcass Survey

2013 Dead Livestock Search Update

Meade County Waterways Dead Livestock Survey

Dead Livestock Survey Wrap-Up Report

County Livestock Survey Resumes

Wreaths Across America 2013

SD CAP 72nd Anniversary

SD Cadets Nab Top Spots in Cybersecurity Competition

SD Cadets Awarded Flight Scholarships

SD Cadets in CyberPatriot Semifinals

H H HIGHLIGHTS OF 2013 H H

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Off icial Auxi li ary of the U.S. Air Force - Citizens Serving Communities: Above and Beyond

Publishers: Wing Commander Colonel John Seten / Wing Vice Commander Lieutenant Colonel Richard Larson

Editor: Major Bruce Kipp Wing Public Affairs Officer (605) 261-4507 [email protected]

HOT NEWS: Attention All South Dakota CAP Members - The 2014 Wing Conference has been scheduled

for 25-27 April 2014 at the Holiday Inn City Centre in Sioux Falls. The conference is in conjunction with aSAREVAL scheduled for Saturday, 26 April 2014. The Holiday Inn has offered the low rate of $83 per room per night. There will be a hospitality suite on Friday evening 25 April so that we can get together informallyOn Saturday, 26 April we will be involved with the SAREVAL which should end by 5:00pm. We will hold ourawards and year-in-review banquet at 6:30 or 7:00pm. Sunday morning meeting rooms will be available for

some training and smaller meetings. The event should be over by noon or early afternoon on Sunday, 27 AprilPlease put this important weekend on your schedule. More information will follow as we get closer to the date.

Corporate Mission 14-C-3584, flown on November 12th

was a continuation of the mission for Pennington Countyin the aftermath of Winter Storm Atlas in early OctoberPennington County Office of Emergency Management(OEM) requested SDWG conduct an aerial survey of thecounty’s main roads to ascertain if any deceased live-stock remained in the county’s rights of way. Rancherswere still hauling carcasses from private property to the

two designated drop off points and OEM thought somemight have been put along county roads for pickup. Theaerial inspection was to look for those carcasses so thatthey could be picked up and sent to the disposal pits thatwere slated to close on 14 November.

Two CAP aircraft took part. One, from Spearfish, took offaround 1200 from the Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice FieldThis aircraft surveyed the west side of a line drawn north/

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south through Wasta. The second aircraft took off from Rapid City Regional Airport around 1300. It surveyedPennington County east of the north/south line through Wasta. Both aircraft covered the county’s main roads aswell as some rivers and cross country shortcuts where the roads did not connect.

Neither aircrew noted dead livestock along the county’sroads and rights of way. In western Pennington Countythey did note dead livestock still in ravines. The largestfind was on a shortcut in a draw leading down to a river

bottom where over 50 head were piled up.

The mission aircrew from Spearfish was Lt. Col. BuckDeWeese (Pilot), Capt. David Small (Mission Observer)and C/Col William Small (Mission Scanner). The missionaircrew from Rapid City was Maj. Craig Goodrich (Pilot)Capt. Pat Nowlin (Mission Observer), 2nd Lt. Jon Jensen(Mission Scanner).

The two aircraft were aloft for a total of 7.5 hours with aground track of approximately 770 nautical miles.

The six aircrew members contributed around 30 man-hours of unpaid time mid-week to carry out the mission.

Wing commander Col. Seten, the Incident Commander, provided mission base support in the form of commandcontrol and communications with the aircraft. He also was OEM’s point of contact for any changes in customerobjectives once the aircraft were airborne. Col Seten later commented, “It was a somewhat small, althoughimportant mission. It was simple from a command standpoint but the thorough planning up front by the highlytrained aircrews was very detailed and also the photo processing is a highly technical procedure.”

Corporate Mission 14-C-3600, flown 14 November, was conducted for South Dakota State University’s

College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences Natural Resource Management Program. Lt. Col. Gary Hewettof Rushmore Composite Squadron was mission pilot, Ms. Brynn Parr, an SDSU Graduate Research Assistant,was in the right seat with a telemetry tracking radio.

The mission was to track a missing radio-collared bighorn sheep on Elk Mountain in the Black Hillswest of Custer whose radio collar signal had not been detected since October’s Winter Storm Atlasin the Black Hills area.

SDSU has a cooperative agreement with SDWGto fly tracking missions in situations just like thisWhile the primary goal is to assist SDSU’s animaresearch programs, there are benefits to SDWG aswell such as flying time for the pilots, flight timefor the aircraft, and practice using radio-direction-finding to locate objects on the ground.

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Ms. Parr took the opportunity of being airborne to successfully track two additional collared bighorn sheepMission complete, the aircraft returned to Rapid City.

WING COMMANDERCol. John Seten, CAP, SDWG/CC

Maj. Bruce Kipp is the wing’s new Public Affairs Officer. He has been very active in getting our message out tothe public through media releases and via the monthly Skychaser newsletter that he sends to our members andto an external audience of influential people across the state. I’m confident Maj. Kipp will continue to tell ourstory and also assist our squadron PAOs in the performance of their duties. Maj. Todd Epp, formerly WingPAO, will serve as Assistant Wing Public Affairs Officer. Both Majors Kipp and Epp are Emergency Servicesqualified, experienced Public Information Officers (PIO) as well.

As you know, Maj. Epp was Wing PAO for nearly four years, often under uniquely challenging conditionsDuring that time he accomplished a great deal to re-energize and broaden the Wing’s public affairs programHis successes are reflected in his winning the prestigious CAP national-level Maj. Howell Balsam

Award forExceptional Achievement in public affairs earlier this year.

BIG SIOUX COMPOSITE SQUADRON (SD-058, BROOKINGS)(Items submitted by: 2nd Lt. Rust)

The squadron is working on their second consecutive year bringing the Wreaths Across AmericaProject to Brookings. Last year we had sponsorships for 256 wreaths. To date we’ve collected360 wreath sponsorships. We’ll once again place wreaths on veteran’s graves and memorials inBrookings and surrounding communities on December 14th. We’ve invited some 20 AmericanLegion posts from communities around Brookings to the wreath-laying ceremony. Hopefully

after seeing our ceremony they will hold a ceremony for their own community in 2014.

Several members of the squadron supported the Sioux Falls “Parade of Lights” on 29 November. The cadets help provide crowd control, parking lot aid, anti-vandalism patrol, and parade vendor assistance for the event in downtown Sioux Falls. Duringthe parade cadets were positioned along the route to keep the crowd on the sidewalkLater the cadets helped to remove and dispose of “no parking” signs from metersThat evening our members attended a reception and awards ceremony at the HolidayInn. We were joined in the parade support by cadets from Sioux Falls Junior ROTC programs which fostered a spirit of camaraderie and friendly ties.

The squadron participated in Brookings’ very cold “Parade of Lights” on 5 December . A four-cadetcolor guard led the parade. In the body of the parade we drove our mini-van with six cadets marching behind it.As in previous years we also used the parade as a recruiting opportunity and handed out pamphlets about CAP.

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CRAZY HORSE COMPOSITE SQUADRON (SD-068, CUSTER)(Items submitted by: 2nd Lt. Bierwirth, photos by 1st Lt. Bierwirth and 2nd Lt. Bierwirth)

The squadron will be participating in the 2013 Wreaths Across America Program. We will belaying the wreaths with the help of the VFW Post in Custer and (hopefully) with the AmericanLegion Post in Hot Springs. Details are still being worked out for the honor guard, taps playerand recipients of the wreaths. The squadron will host two ceremonies; at the Hot Springs National Cemetery and at the Cold Springs Cemetery in Pringle

It was a very busy month for Crazy Horse's color guard. Our color guard presented the colors for the MtRushmore National Memorial Quarter Launch & Coin Exchange to commemorate the release of the 2013 MtRushmore National Memorial quarter, the 20th coin to be released by the United States Mint for its "Americathe Beautiful Quarters" Program. Each participant under the age of 18 received an uncirculated quarter. OnVeterans Day we presented the colors for Hill City's School Program in the morning, and then posted the colorsin the afternoon at the Custer School's Program.

PHOTO 9 PHOTO 2

Photo 9 (L-R): C/A1C Thomas Dillon, C/SSgt Kyle Stiffarm, C/MSgt Jason Parry, C/Amn Denver LeggPhoto 2 (L-R): C/A1C Thomas Dillon, C/SSgt Kyle Stiffarm, C/MSgt Jason Parry, Cadet Mara Lemke

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN COMPOSITE SQUADRON (SD-063, SPEARFISH) (Items submitted by: Capt. Small, Lt. Col. Hopewell, C/SSgt Harris, photos by Capt. Small)

“Attention Black Hills traffic. There will be a small rocket launch from the east

tarmac in approximately 30 seconds” radioed Assistant Launch Safety OfficerC/CMSgt Jared Doyle over the Spearfish airport Unicom frequency.

On Sunday, 10 November, seven cadets, five seniors and two prospective cadets metat Clyde Ice Field to launch powered model rockets. This activity had two purposes;

first, it allowed cadets to work toward their CAP Rocketry badge and, second, it usedthe STEM rocketry kit program recently instituted by CAP. For the past month thecadets studied the history of rocketry, the aerodynamic principles of rocketry, andspecifically how model rockets work. Over the previous weeks the cadets assembledrockets from the Titan and Atlas sections of the Aerospace Education Program.

Prior to launch day Lt. Col. Hopewell obtained approval from the airport manager and the FAA and notified theSpearfish Police Department. Mother Nature also approved and provided a pleasant temperature and, moreimportantly, just a light breeze. All the cadets were required to sign the National Association of Rocketry safetycode prior to launching their rockets. In all ten rockets were successfully launched. Nine were successfully


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retrieved and one was damaged beyond repair. The cadets measured the rockets height using an altitude trackerand basic trigonometry. C/MSgt Brad Blansett's rocket achieved the highest flight at 399 feet (much to thecadets' disappointment only less powerful motors were used).

The cadets participating were C/Col William Small, C/SSgt Justin Harris, C/Amn Ryan Harris, C/Amn PeterIverson, C/CMSgt Jared Doyle, C/SMSgt Brad Blansett, and C/SMSgt Connor Caneva. Prospective cadet SethFitzgerald and a friend witnessed the launches from a safe distance. Senior Members in attendance that dayincluded Capt. David Small (who served as official Launch Photographer), Lt. Col. Daryl Miles, Capt. SylviaSmall (official Launch Keeper of Documents), Lt. Col. Jim Hopewell, and 1st Lt. Brandon Caneva.

Earning their Titan Rocketry Award Certificate were C/Amn Peter Iverson and C/Col William Small. Earninghis Saturn Rocketry Award Certificate thus finishing the CAP Rocketry Course C/Col William Small earned thecoveted CAP Rocketry Badge.

What started out to be a normal squadron meeting at the Spearfish airport on 7 November turned into anevent that most cadets rarely experience. The cadets were busily assembling model rockets as a part of the CAProcketry program, when one of the staffers of U.S. Representative Kristi Noem knocked on the door of the CAP building and asked to use the facilities. In the brief conversation that followed, Capt. Small found out that Rep Noem was about to fly out of the Spearfish airport, having been in town for a fund raiser. He asked her assistantif Rep. Noem could stop in and greet the cadets. A few minutes later the staffer and Rep. Noem returned to the

CAP building. Ms. Noem spent several minutes conversing with the cadets and seniors present. She was veryinterested in their activity and asked questions about their rockets. She posed for pictures with the cadets beforeembarking on her charter flight back home. It was a memorable and exciting meeting for the cadets to interactwith a national figure such as Rep. Noem.

L TO R : C/COL SMALL, C/SSGT J. HARRIS, C/MSGT BLANSETT, C/SMSGT CANEVA, C/AMN IVERSON, C/AMN R . HARRIS, ISAAC

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PIERRE COMPOSITE SQUADRON (SD-038, PIERRE)(Item submitted by Lt. Col. Gatje)

Squadron members are assisting the American Legion Post in Pierre at their monthly meetingsThe Legion serves local veterans attending the meeting a hot meal beforehand. The cadets have been assisting in this effort each month. The veterans appreciate the squadron’s effort and havethanked the cadets in various ways. The Legion allows the cadets to practice drill in their largemeeting room when the weather makes outside practice difficult. The Legion meeting is on a

non-squadron meeting evening thus cadets and seniors involved must commit additional hours to the program.

RUSHMORE COMPOSITE SQUADRON (SD-031, RAPID CITY) (Items submitted by Maj. Goodrich and Capt. Collister)

Welcome aboard to our squadron’s newest members: Cadet Nicholas Kochutin and Cadet Tyler Eberle and Senior Member Ron Lenz. We are pleased you’ve joined CAP and proud that you have chosen to becomemembers of our squadron!

The squadron continues to actively seek sponsorships for its Wreaths Across America program.To date the squadron has sponsorships for approximately 80 wreaths. It is expected this number

will increase prior to 14 December, the date of the wreath-laying ceremony.

Seven Rushmore members completed ICUT training today. All had completed their online training forthis course and capably demonstrated their new skills to their evaluator. Thanks to all for giving their time forthis valuable training and their desire to advance their knowledge in their CAP careers! Thanks also to Lt. Col.Gary Hewett for his assistance. Attendees were: Capt. Patrick C. Nowlin, 2nd Lt. Jon D. Jensen, SM Joshua DHall, SM Ryan L. Jones and C/SSgt Travis L. Woodard, C/SrA Levi E. Woodard, C/A1C Blake A. Berry.

SIOUX FALLS COMPOSITE SQUADRON (SD-050, SIOUX FALLS)(Items submitted by: 1st Lt Erickson, 1st Lt Schmid, photos by Capt. Small, 1st Lt. Brown and 1st Lt. Schmid)

Last month the Wing conducted a Subordinate Unit Inspection of the squadron. This triennial inspection

is held to determine the squadron’s compliance with current rules, regulations, and policies. Areas covered areAerospace Education, Cadet Programs. Emergency Services, Mission Support, Command, Flight ManagementAircraft Management, and Public Affairs. One area identified for improvement and a key focus is the area ofProfessional Development. The squadron took note, and commencing in November, one meeting night permonth is dedicated to mentoring and senior member professional development.

Last spring we lost the shelter for our CAP vehicles. The formerDHL distribution building will be used to relocate current tenants ofthe airport to make way for new hotel. The Airport Authority, withhelp from CAP 2nd Lt. Richard King, who is also the AssociateAirport Director, made an empty T-Hangar available “behind the

fence” in a secure airplane hangar a short drive from headquarters.

As you can see from the photo it’s a tight squeeze, b ut with a littleengineering, some oil and a crow bar the door can be closed andlocked. Where events require some or all of the vans they will be brought to the parking lot in front of the headquarters building.

New GPS Units for two Cessna-172 - Last month a new Garmin G400 GPS unit was installed in oneCessna-172 (N98776). The other Cessna-172 (N9929L) is now in the shop undergoing its GPS replacement aswell. These new units provide similar navigation capabilities of the Garmin G1000 glass cockpit. While not as


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robust and expensive as the G1000, the G400 provides CAP aircrews with navigation and approach capabilitiesand is a welcome change for those flying these aircraft.

During the month several weekends were scheduled for cadet orientation rides. However, the weather persisted in forcing cancellation of all of the Sioux Falls flights. Nevertheless, our Capt. Matt Meert managedto find a good weather window and was able to complete several o-rides for the Brookings Cadets.

Senior Member Promotions

Congratulations to Jason Erickson and Jerry Gabert, both of Sioux Falls Composite Squadron on their promotion to the rank of Captain.

Congratulations to Rachel Kuecker of the Rushmore Composite Squadron on her promotion to the rankof Second Lieutenant!

Cadet Noncommissioned Officer Promotions

Congratulations to Errol Kelly of Rushmore Composite Squadron on his promotion to the rank ofCadet Chief Master Sergeant and receipt of the Goddard Award!

Congratulations to Austin Cole of Sioux Falls Composite Squadron his promotion to the rank of CadetMaster Sergeant and receipt of the Lindbergh Award!

Cadet Airman Promotions

Congratulations to Blake Berry of the Rushmore Composite Squadron, to Thomas Dillon of the CrazyHorse Composite Squadron, and to Ivan Kreger, Kyle Kreger and Essence Livermont of Sioux FallsComposite Squadron on their promotion to the rank of Cadet Airman First Class and receipt of theGeneral Hap Arnold Award!

H Congratulations to SM Joshua Hall of Rushmore Composite Squadron! SM Hall successfully completed hisForm-5 (Checkride) in a CAP G1000-equipped (Glass Cockpit) Cessna aircraft. He also completed Level I(Foundations) of the Senior Member Professional Development Program and in recognition thereof received theMembership Ribbon. In addition, he was appointed squadron Deputy Commander for Senior Members.

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H Congratulations to 1st Lt. Ryan Jones of the Rushmore Composite Squadron who completed Level I(Foundations) of the Senior Member Professional Development Program and in recognition thereof received theMembership Ribbon. In addition, he was appointed squadron Assistant Deputy Commander for Cadets.

H Congratulations to SM Melissa Livermont of the Sioux Falls Composite Squadron who completed Level I(Foundations) of the Senior Member Professional Development Program and in recognition thereof received theMembership Ribbon!

H Congratulations to Capt. Karla West of the Sioux Falls Composite Squadron who completed Level III(Management) of the Senior Member Professional Development Program and in recognition thereof receivedthe Grover C. Loening Award!

H Congratulations to 2nd Lt. Rachel Kuecker of Rushmore Composite Squadron! She completed requirementsfor CAP’s General Emergency Services (GES) qualification.

H Congratulations to Capt. Patrick Nowlin of Rushmore Composite Squadron! He successfully completed hisForm-5 (Checkride) with Instruments in a CAP Cessna-172 aircraft.

H Congratulations to C/Col William Small of Lookout Mountain Composite Squadron who has been appointedCadet Commander for the 2014 Joint Dakota Leadership Encampment!

Eight tribes of Lakota and Dakota Sioux in South Dakotawere honored at a ceremony held in Washington, DC on20 November.

Tribal members played a key role in the Pacific Theater ofWWII by using their native language to send messagesthat could not be deciphered by the enemy.

In honor their service the tribes received the CongressionaGold Medal, our nation’s highest civilian honor. Eachtribe designed their own medal.

Silver medals were presented to over 70 South DakotaSioux “Code Talkers” and their families who attended theevent.

South Dakota Sioux tribes honored were the Crow Creek Sioux, Cheyenne River Sioux, Sisseton-WahpetonOyate, Standing Rock Sioux, Yankton Sioux, Oglala Sioux, Lower Brule Sioux and Rosebud Sioux.

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The name of Chap. (Maj.) Hyle Anderson, Assistant Wing Chaplain, was inadvertently omitted from thelist of SDWG Veterans in last month’s issue. He was in the Navy Reserve from 1968-1970 and on active dutywith the Air Force from 1971-1975. The SDWG thanks you for your service.

The name of Cadet Brady Roseland, Pierre Composite Squadron, was inadvertently omitted from thelist of promotions in last month’s issue. Congratulations to Cadet Roseland on promotion to the rankof Senior Airman and receipt of the Mary Feik Award!

H H CORRECTIONS/UPDATES H H

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