Wyoming Wing - May 2011

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Commanders CornerJh E. mtchell, Cl., CAP, W W Cader

This is my rst column as yournew Wing Commander. As a wayof introducing myself, I am pro-viding you with an abridged ver-sion of my answers to questionsasked of all those who applied forthe Wing Commanders job.

. What is my vision for the future

of WYWG?

My vision is captured by the

responsibilities of all commanders to carry out the mission and to watch out for the welfare of thoseserving under them. The mission includes mission planning andoperations. Welfare and morale include proper training, unit readi-ness, discipline, and advancing safety at all times. Thus, my goalswill be to promote training of all members (seniors and cadets), act asa role model in terms of leadership and integrity, conduct disciplinein a way that recognizes the volunteer nature of CAP, and promoteunit welfare by leading by example and representing Wing members,when appropriate. Accomplishing these goals leads directly to myvision of serving the people of Wyoming and America by perform-

ing humanitarian and homeland security missions at the local, state,and national levels, developing Wyomings youth, and educating thestates citizens about the importance of aviation and space.

2. What strategies and partnerships will I use to strengthen CAP inthe Wing?

I hope to use my afliations with the Wyoming National Guard,the FAA Safety Team (FAAST), and COWG, CAP to promotefurther partnerships that will strengthen all three missions. The


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sentence I have never forgotten, Accomplish themission and take care of your men.

To accomplish the mission, a commander must

make informed decisions to assure unit readiness,which involves providing good training and ensur-ing operational readiness of equipment. Expandingroles for CAP in disaster relief and homeland

security have added emphasis to the importance ofunit readiness.

Commanders are also responsible for the wel-fare and morale of those serving under them, men

and women, senior members and cadets. We dothat in many ways by maintaining standards andleading from the front. By living the core values ofCAP respect, integrity, excellence, and service.By making sure each person under us is likewisetreated fairly and with respect. By communicating,communicating, and communicating.

To those in the Wyoming Wing, I am humbledby the opportunity to serve as your commander. Itake this responsibility seriously, and I look for-ward to working with you as we continue to serve

Cl. Crtu award Cl. skrabut.

our communities, the great state of Wyoming, andour Nation. May God bless each of you and ourcountry during this Christmas season.

JoHn E. miTCHELL, Clel, CAP

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National Guard provides valuable resources thatfurther the missions of CAP and Wyoming Wing,

including the use of their facilities (Nearly halfof WYWG squadrons meet in NG armories).The FAASTeam has shown it can collaborate

with CAP to promote aviation safety in ways thatboosts visibility to communities and the state,can involve both seniors and cadets, and lead to asafer ying environment. I organized an AviatorsChallenge last year in Colorado, partnered jointlyby FAAST and CAP that attracted more than 100pilots and families something I would like to doin Wyoming in 2011. The Region has encouragedWings to support each other during training andactual missions. My background in COWG allowsme to identify and utilize resources that WYWG

may lack at any given time. Opportunities exist towork with other wings to advance our three mis-sions. For example, I have led multi-wing trainingin mountain flying, GA-8/ARCHER operations,and a check pilot clinic.

My strategy to strengthen WYWG does not

involve making quick changes. Rather, I intend tovisit units, observe senior member and cadet train-ing and aerospace education, and talk with leadersthroughout WYWG before identifying any specicstrategies. I am a rm believer in managing by

walking around, which means visiting units andhelping staff members.

3. What experiences have prepared me for the roleof WYWG/CC?

I have nearly 20 years of experience as a smallunit commander in various Army aviation units,primarily as a section leader, but also as a platoonleader in the 82d Airborne Division.

I served as Squadron CC for Thompson ValleyComposite Squadron (CO-147) for three years dur-ing 2003-2005. This squadron has nearly 100 mem-bers, equally divided among seniors and cadets,making it the largest squadron in Colorado Wing.

I have served on COWG staff in three differ-ent areas: Stan/Eval, Safety, and Asst. Directorof Operations. I have Master-level qualicationsin Operations and Stan/Eval, and have the Seniorlevel in Safety. I have been interviewed for theOperational Excellence Specialty Track.

I have served as President of the Colorado

Section of the Society for Range Management. TheSection had 300 members and a budget, includinginvestments, which exceeded $50K. I was alsoPresident of the SRM Advisory Council. As aformer university professor and Forest Service

scientist, I received and administered researchgrants totaling several hundred thousand dollarsover my career. The grants always received cleanaudits. I supervised the work of graduate studentsthroughout this period.

4. How will I balance the missions (AE, CP, ES)in the region?

I will balance the three missions of CAP byrecognizing that most of my experience is in ES.Consequently, I will make a special effort to supportstaff members who represent the cadet program

(Director of Cadets, Cadet Advisory CommitteeChair, etc.) and aerospace education (Director ofAerospace Education, External AE Ofcer). I wouldrecognize those members who are active in AE, andencourage commanders of composite squadrons. Iam a big supporter of the orientation ride program,

including the ROTC o-ride program. I managed theROTC o-ride program at Colorado State Universityfor years; for most of these years, CSU led the

Nation in the number of o-rides given.

. What time and CAP/family/business/other supportwill I have to ensure my success as WYWG/CC?My wife has been a strong supporter of my

service in the Army, National Guard, and CAP for years. She believes in the mission of both the

military and CAP. I have retired from the ForestService, and now work part-time as an emeritusscientist, on my own schedule, primarily to wrapup old research projects and mentor the scientistwho replaced me. I routinely devote 30 or morehours per week to CAP activities, and consider

Civil Air Patrol to be my primary profession.To conclude, I am looking forward to visit-

ing each Wyoming Wing squadron and meetingyou. As I said in my acceptance speech at theChange-of-Command Ceremony, I am humbledby the opportunity to serve as your commander,and I look forward to working with you as wecontinue to serve our communities, the great stateof Wyoming, and our Nation.

Commanders CornerContinued from page 1. . .

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Wyoming Wing CAP is again hosting an encampment at Camp Guernsey, Guernsey, WY.

The encampment is scheduled from 26 June to 3 July 2011 with staff reporting on 24 June 2011.

Staff is busy working on the schedule of classes and activities, which will hopefully include mili-

tary orientation ights and use of the Firearms Simulator and obstacle course at the Camp.Col. Stan Skrabut has been assigned to be the encampment commander and C/Capt. Ezekiel

House will be the cadet commander. As always, Cadet and Senior member staff are needed. Cadet

positions include deputy commander, rst sergeant, ight commanders, ight sergeants, public

affairs, administration and logistics. Senior member positions include ofcers for safety, logis-

tics, administration, character development, medical, tactical, and public affairs.

Check the WY Wing Cadet Programs site at [email protected] and the WY Wing

website at https://sites.google.com/a/capwyhq.org/wywgcap/ for updates on the encampment and

contact information. Also check the wyocadets site for pictures of past encampments.

Cadets from Wyoming as well as other Wings and Regions are welcome, so come and join the

fun. See you at the end of June.

2011 Wyoming Wing Encampment

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Jul 23-24 iC - g Twtchell sAR Ex ut f Larae, WyHave called Larae squadr CC fr Ht.

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CHEYENNE Maj. Gen. K. Luke Reiner assumedcommand of the Wyoming National Guard thisafternoon.

Reiner was bre-vetted to the rank of

major general from

the rank of colonel.

Maj . Gen. EdWright relinquishdcommand t o t hegovernor who trans-ferred it to Reiner ina formal ceremonyat the Little AmericaHotel and Resort in Cheyenne.

The event also commemorated Wrights eight-year tenure commanding the Wyoming Guard, hislong military career and celebrated his retirement.

You have achieved what I ask of Gen. Reiner.In a word: Excellence, Wyoming Gov. MattMead told Wright.

Wright said his tenure has been punctuatedby two central issues war and t rans -format ion of the

National Guard forma reserve force to anoperational force.

Unfortunately,

those will continueto be difcult issuest ha t Re i ne r w i l lwres t l e wi th , hesaid.

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demanding issues

from many perspectives, including the weight ofsending young men and women into harms way.

Leadership changes atWyoming National Guard

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It takes a lot, Wright said. In my short timeas adjutant general, we were in a window whenthere were a lot of resources (due to revenue fromenergy taxes) and that made it very easy in manyrespects to build facilities and equip personnel.

But he said Reiner may be facing a period ofausterity, especially in federal funding, which will

make the job more difcult.The adjutant general directs the Wyoming

Military Department, commanding the WyomingArmy National Guard and Wyoming Air NationalGuard. He also oversees the Wyoming VeteransCommission, the Oregon Trail State VeteransCemetery and the state agency functions related tothose departments.

Wright took the helm in May 2003.Wyoming Air National Guard personnel were

in the middle of the largest deployment in its -

year history. Wyoming deployed more than 500airmen to Oman in the Middle East in support ofOperation Enduring Freedom.

By May 2010, Wright had served as the adju-tant general for more than 20 Wyoming NationalGuard deployments. More than 4,500 soldiers andairmen deployed during Wrights command.

Under Wrights supervision, Camp Guernsey

expanded and has become a top military trainingfacility.

The Wyoming Guard estimates the facility

has trained about 900,000 military personnel fromaround the country and world.

The number and kinds of missions and associa-tions and interactivity with the active-duty militaryexpanded the adjutant generals responsibilities, as

well.Wright also oversaw the expansion of the eet

of aircraft stationed in Cheyenne and constructionof new facilities in Cheyenne.

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The Cadet Program is alive and well inWyoming. We just nished a Training Leadersof Cadets and NCO Academy in February andare making preparations for the encampmentcoming up the end of June. See the encampmentarticle in this publication for information.

Other plans for the future include a flight

weekend in late summer to give cadets bothpowered and glider ights. This was a successfuland popular activity in 2009 so we are excited toreplicate it.

The Cadet Advisory Council is looking intoorganizing a camping trip that would incorporateemergency services training. A couple of seniormembers would like to explore the possibility ofa road trip to aviation museums to the east.

Cadets will continue to be an important

part of the Wings SAREXs that will be heldthroughout the year. Three cadets have appliedfor National Special Activities this year.

To improve communication we will belooking to leverage technology to share infor-mation and ideas between Senior Membercadet leaders.

Laramie Squadron conducted a successfulopen house in February and hope to increaseboth their cadet and senior membership by about

7-8 members. They will be using the new CadetGreat Start program to develop their new cadetsinto cadet airmen within 2 months. Other squad-rons will be looking into how to implement thisprogram into their recruiting campaigns.

For further information about the WY Wing

Cadet Program please feel free to contact me [email protected]

Cadet ProgramTidbits

B Lt. Cl. BJ Carl,Wy W Drectr f Cadet Prra

CAP Trva:

Air Force Rescue Coordination Center

As the United States inland search and rescue

coordinator, the Air Force Rescue Coordination

Center serves as the single agency responsible for

coordinating on-land federal SAR activities in the

48 contiguous United States, Mexico and Canada.

The AFRCC operates 24 hours a day, seven days

a week. The center directly ties in to the Federal

Aviation Administrations alerting system and

the U.S. Mission Control Center. In addition to

the Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking

information, the AFRCC computer system

contains resource les that list federal and state

organizations, which can conduct or assist in SAR

efforts throughout North America.

Civil Air Patrol missions are assigned by the

AFRCC.

We proudly support thelifesaving efforts of our

Civil Air Patrol.Their dedication to the

ongoing mission of providingair search for downedand missing aircraft isespecially appreciated.

Thanks and good luck!

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Cadets and Officers of the WheatlandComposite Squadron of the Wyoming Civil AirPatrol hit the ground running celebrating the NewYear with our rst Aerospace Class of 2011.

Our special guest speaker, Dr. Bill Britz,Colonel USAF (Retired), tantalized us with storiesof his adventures as an USAF veterinarian whoparticipated in the Mercury Projects Chimpanzeetraining program. Dr. Britz showed us a digitizedcopy of the original 9-minute movie made of the

famous Chimponaut, HAM. He also shared withus a special Power Point he constructed especiallyfor our meeting. He covered the missions andpurposes of the Chimp program.

HAMs name is an acronym for HollomanAero Medical. The chimps in the program weretested and trained to help determine the likelihood

of a manned space program. The chimps weretaught to pull levers when lights ashed and wererewarded with a specially designed food pelletwhen successful. HAMs flight atop the grandRedstone rocket early is 1961 preceded AlanShepherds ight and ew higher and farther thanexpected.

ENOS ight preceded John Glenns and wasaboard the Atlas rocket.

When his career as a Chimponaut was over,HAM was moved to the National Zoo for 17 yearsand then he was moved to a zoo in North Carolinawhere he could socialize with other chimps. HAMlived there to the age of and is buried at the

International Space Hall of Fame in New Mexico.

WheatlandActivities

Each year members of the Wyoming Wing meetwith the Wyoming Congressional Delegation dur-ing the Civil Air Patrol National Boards. This yearCol. Bill Morton and Col. John Mitchell met withSenators Enzi and Barasso and CongresswomanLummis. They presented the lawmakers with thefollowing information about the Wyoming Wing.

The Wyoming Wing, Civil Air Patrol, served

the Cowboy State with distinction throughoutthis past year. In June, aircrews and support staff

assisted local agencies and the Wyoming NationalGuard by monitoring severe ooding throughoutthe state, including in Teton, Fremont, Albany, andCarbon Counties. The hundreds of aerial photos

taken on reconnaissance sorties provided sheriffsand emergency responders with vital informationabout specific areas of flood damage and wherepeople were isolated.

In late June, a Wyoming Wing aircrew savedtwo lives when they located an elderly couple whofailed to return from a hike in Natrona County.The Sheriff began a search, and soon reached outto CAP for assistance. The couple had left a notesaying they planned to visit Pathnder dam. Twoaircraft were sent to search the area near the dam.Despite the specics of their location, the searchturned up nothing. Then, Incident Commander,George Twitchell, received unspecic intelligencethat they had plans to visit an old cabin they onceowned. Twitchell diverted an aircrew, where theyfound the couple with their vehicle stuck in themud. Deputies were quickly there to get themhome. The couples location made it difcult forground teams to have found them.

Aerospace Education was promoted in Julythrough a Top Flight program, held in Casper, in

which 14 teachers were given orientation rides andtours of aviation facilities. Comments from partici-pants were so positive that plans are being made tooffer the program again.

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Safety TrainingAll members are reminded that they should completethe online training courses each month through

eServices. Just log on to your account and select Online

Safety Training from the menu on the le side of the

home page.

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Cadet mlete Award

Wrht Brther AwardReo P. Radford, WY-059, 11 Jan 2011

Isaac N. Hubenthal, WY-072, 19 Nov 2010

Aela Earhart AwardEzekiel D. House, WY-066, 31 Jan 2011

The Civil Air Patrol Amelia Earhart Award (since

1964) is awarded to cadets who have completed

the rst 11 achievements of the cadet program

along with receipt of the General Billy Mitchell

Award.

Charle E. Chuck yeaer

Aerpace Educat

Acheveet AwardWY-019

SM Rebecca M. Hawkins

SM James R. Little Jr.2nd Lt. Slade L. Ross

SM Anna Hartman

SM Kenneth Dyk

Beja o. Dav, Jr. Award (Level 2)1st Lt. Tim Cully2nd Lt. Adrian Nunenkamp

Major Robert Giese

grver Le Award (Level iii)Major Harry Gillway, November 2010

Captain Miguel Acevedo, January 2011

Captain Gery Simpson, November 2010

PrtWY-001Bostick, Lucinda 2nd Lt. 7 Jan 11

Gillway, Harry Major 4 Dec 11

Johnson, Jeffrey Lt. Col. 31 Jan 11Johnston, Ken Lt. Col. 5 Jan 11

Mitchell, John Col. 4 Dec 11

WY-002Feller, James 1st Lt. 28 Dec 10

WY-019Giese, Robert Major 31 Jan 11

WY-069Dyk, Kenneth 2nd Lt. 1 Mar 11

Hendershot, Bryan 2nd Lt. 1 Mar 11

Strub, Justin 2nd Lt. 1 Jan 11

Sweeney, Bonnie 2nd Lt. 1 Jan 11

Sweeney, Kevin 2nd Lt. 1 Jan 11

WY-072Ackerson, James Captain 28 Jan 11

Nunenkamp, Adrian 2nd Lt. 11 Mar 11

WY-078Todd, John Major 4 Dec 11

Prfeal Develpet Award

Paul E. garber Award (Level iV)Lt. Col. Ken Johnston, January 2011

gll Rbb Wl Award (Level V)Colonel John Mitchell, November 2010


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February Wheatland PromotionsPht 2d Lt. gere schlreff

Bascs be swor (amost a of them were aso promoted to Arma).l-R: nck Trujo, Wam Sowers, Bradey Matthews, DJ Cox, Aex Coso.Brtta Emmos was uabe to atted.

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On Saturday 5 March, Wheatland CompositeSquadron members visited with CW3 Fisbeck atthe Army Aviation Support Facility home of the

Charlie Med 5/159th.We viewed a video shot in Afghanistan and

learned about the Blackhawk helicopters they

Wheatland Composite SquadronLearns About Helicopters

B Lt. Cl. sua mcDald

have. Members got to see the night vision goggles,

helmet, flack jacket and survival vests that thecrew wear.

We were given a tour of their brand newfacility dedicated last spring at the far north endof FE Warren AFB. It is a beautiful building and

gives them abilities in maintaining

and caring for their aircraft that wereimpossible at the old facility.

We saw a helicopter in pieces andlearned about the schedule they havefor maintenance and repair.

Each cadet got to get up closeand personal with the Blackhawk.

We were allowed to sit inside. Mostgot pictures taken in the pilot cockpit.What an awesome tour. CW3 Fisbeckstated that due to the Guards budget

concerns helicopter rides werentallowed right now but once the bud-get is back on track we can comeback for a ride...

Cadet Arme Emmos, Trujo, Coso, Sowers ad Matthews,C/2d lt. Stova ad CW3 Fsbeck

Cadets nck Trujo adBradey Matthews strapped ad ready to o!

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were present: C/2nd Lt. TylerS t o v a l l f r o m Wh e a t l a n d ;

C/CMSgt. Joshua Kirkmanfrom Casper; C/TSgt. IsaacHubenthal, C/SrA JonathonChizever and C/AB Gavin Poor

from Laramie; and C/Amn

Brittni Duran and CA1C BrentMiller from Sheridan.

Cadets learned about profes-

sionalism, how to teach drillmoves, and NCO responsibili-ties. Each cadet led a flightthrough a variety of drill moves

in order to pass the course.Even cadets that had attendedan encampment before learned

something new during the training.

Cadets and senior members teamed up and

participated in three leadership reaction coursesdesigned to promote teamwork. Teams had tolower a hula hoop to the ground, remove a ballfrom the center of a toxic swamp using onlythemselves and ropes, and navigate their entire

team through a mineeld. All members workedtogether well to accomplish the tasks with greatenthusiasm.

The WY Wing will host an event like thisat least once per year, so, if you missed out on

this opportunity check the wing

website for announcementsabout future trainings: https://

sites.google.com/a/capwyhq.org/wywgcap/ Feel free to con-tact WY Wing Director of CadetPrograms, Lt. Col. BJ Carlson, [email protected] formore information about the WY

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WYOMiNG WiNG CiVil aiR PaTROl

uNiTED STaTES aiR FORCE auXiliaRY

DRuG DEMaND REDuCTiONPO BOX 1594

WhEaTlaND, WYOMiNG 82201

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

The Wyoming Wing Drug Demand ReductionAdministrator and the Wheatland Composite

Squadron DDRO are once again teaming upwith the DDR message. This time providingAEX classes for the dependent children of USAFmembers.

The next 12 weeks will find them teachingAerospace to the children at the Base Youth Center.This past week found them surrounded by ve tonine year olds learning about Sir Isaac NewtonsLaws of Motion. The children proved the third lawwhich states for every action there is an equal andopposite reaction. They used a balloon which was

launched like a rocket when the air escaped. Eachchild was instructed to go home and teach theirparents what they learned.They were also given twolaws to follow in takingtheir rockets home.

. Put the balloon in

your pocket and dontplay with it in the carbecause that would dis-

tract the driver and maybecause an accident.

2. Do not let youngersiblings get ahold of it as

they might choke.

After they agreed with those laws they wereall deemed Rocket Scientists.

After short discussion about the dangers ofdrugs and how rocket scientists cant abuse drugs(and as the children pointed out neither can USmilitary people) they received a bright red DDRpencil and encouraged to come back next time forthe next fun activity.

Next week the classes will be for 9-15 yearolds, with each grouping changing off every otherweek til school lets out and then we will plan anaerospace eld trip.

Reeber, we have better th

t d tha dru.

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