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W I N T E R S P R I N G , 2 0 1 2
...to the starsAd Astra
KNASWINCVLAIRPATR
V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 7
The Topeka Eagle Composite Squadronpromoted its first Cadet/Airman. The Topeka squadron started its cadet program after abreak of several years. The spark for restarting the cadet programcame when Christopher Smith, a physics teacher at Topeka WestHigh School, joined the squadron. As a teacher and a pilot, hewanted to be involved with young men and women through a cadet
program. He was named the deputy commander for cadets andpreparations were made to start the program. It took at lot of effortfrom a number of people to make it all come together.
In October, the first six prospective cadets started to meet at theKansas Army National Guards Nickell Armory. Of the six, Adrian
Appelhanz was the first to complete all the tasks required foradvancement. On Dec. 19, 2011, Lt. Col. Michael Madden, squadroncommander, with the assistance from Cadet Appelhanzs father,Jason, promoted Appelhanz from Cadet/Airman Basic to Cadet/
Airman, with a date of rank of Nov. 14, 2011.
In the same ceremony, Appelhanz was presented the Gen. J. F.
Curry Award for completing Phase I of the cadet program. Theaward was named for Gen. J.F. Curry, an Army Air Corpsofficer, selected as the Civil AirPatrols first nationalcommander. He served in thiscapacity from December 1941to March 1942. Even though
Appelhanz was the first, he willnot be alone. Other cadets willsoon follow in his footsteps fortheir first stripes.
Topeka Eagle CompositeSquadron promotes firstCadet to Airman
Sgt. Michael H. MathewsonTopeka Eagle Squadron,
Civil Air Patrol
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Kansas teen receives Civil AirPatrols highest cadet honor
On Jan. 19, Brig. Gen. Keith Lang,chief of staff of the Kansas Air National Guard,and State Command Chief Master Sgt.James Brown of the Kansas Air NationalGuard, presented the Carl A. Spaatz Awardto Cadet Nate Chaverin of Lenexa, Kan.The Spaatz Award is named in honor ofCarl Tooey Spaatz, the first chief of staffof the U.S. Air Force.
Chaverin is the 1,818th Civil Air PatrolCadet to achieve the prestigious Spaatzaward since its inception in 1964. Foundedin 1945, the Civil Air Patrol has grown to65,000 civilian volunteer members servingour communities as the Official Auxiliaryof the U.S. Air Force. CAPs three-foldmission delivers air and ground searchand rescue, cadet programs, and aerospaceeducation to communities nationwide. CAPsunique cadet program provides teenschallenging leadership and characterdevelopment opportunities and prepares
them for success in college and career.Chaverins Spaatz Award achievementrequired more than four years effort, 17grade promotions, leadership schools andthe successful completion of a rigorousfour-part exam consisting of a challengingphysical fitness test, an essay exam testinghis moral reasoning, a comprehensive writtenexam on leadership and a comprehensivewritten exam on aerospace education.
Col. Rich Almeida administered the finalSpaatz test to Chaverin in December atWhiteman Air Force Base. Chaverin servesas the cadet commander for the Kansas CityComposite Squadron and is active in encour-aging the cadets under his leadership to growand reach their full potential. Chaverin hasalso been recognized as a National MeritScholarship semi-finalist and finalist applicantand has volunteered 300 hours a year in ourcommunity through CAP.
By Command Chief MasterSgt. James Brown,Kansas Air National Guard
(Left to right) State Com-mand Chief Master Sgt.James Brown of the Kan-sas Air National Guardand Brig. Gen. KeithLang, chief of staff of theKansas AirNational Guard, presentthe Carl A. Spaatz Awardto Cadet Nate Chaverin ofLenexa, KS with hissquadron commander,Maj. Cathy Metcalf, by hisside at the Westside Fam-ily Church in Lenexa,Jan. 19, 2012. (Photo byDan Chaverin)
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The Master Instructor designation is a national accredi-
tation recognized by the FAA. Candidates must dem-
onstrate an ongoing commitment to excellence, profes-
sional growth, and service to the aviation community,
and must pass a rigorous evaluation by a peer Board
of Review. The process parallels the continuing edu-
cation regimen used by other professionals to enhance
their knowledge base while increasing their profession-
alism. Designees are recognized as outstanding avia-
tion educators for not only their excellence in teaching,but for their engagement in the continuous process of
learning -- both their own, and their students'. The
designation must be renewed biennially and signifi-
cantly surpasses the FAA requirements for renewal of
the candidate's flight instructor certificate.
Please feel free to disseminate this information
widely. Questions regarding the Master Instructor Pro-
gram may be directed to 303-485-8136 or Master-
[email protected] For more information about the
Master Instructor Program
and to locate other Mas-ters, please visit the "Find a Master Instructor" sec-
tion of www.MasterInstructors.org To learn more
about the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators
(SAFE), visit http://SafePilots.org/ The International
Aerobatic Club (IAC) can be reached through their
website at http://IAC.org/
Master Instructors LLC takes great pride in announcing
a significant aviation accomplishment on the part of
Eric J Shappee, a Kansas State University associate
professor of aviation and resident of Salina, Kan-
sas. Recently, Eric's accreditation as a Master CFI
(Certificated Flight Instructor) was renewed by Master Instruc-
tors LLC, the international accrediting authority for the
Master Instructor designation as well as the FAA-
approved Master Instructor Program. He first earned
this national professional accreditation in 2001, has
held it continuously since then, and is one of only 25
worldwide to earn the credential six times.
To help put these achievements in their proper per-
spective, there are approximately 96,000 CFIs in the
United States. Fewer than 700 of those aviation edu-
cators have achieved that distinction thus far. The last
17 national Flight Instructors of the Year were Master
CFIs (see: http://www.GeneralAviationAwards.org/) while Eric is
one of only 22 Kansas teachers of flight and one of 9
KSU faculty members to earn this prestigious "Master"title.
In the words of former FAA Administrator Marion
Blakey, "The Master Instructor accreditation singles
out the best that the right seat has to offer."
ShappeeAchieves
Master
CFI
Rating
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KANSAS WING TRAINING GROUP CADET ENCAMPMENT 2011
17 States
8 Regions
Represented atKansas Wing
Training GroupWinter
Encampment
2011
To someone outside of the Kansas Wing, CAP one may think
that only cadets from Kansas would attend the annual winter
encampment. Speak to any cadet or senior who has gone- or is
currently attending- a KSTG encampment, and one would find
a quite different story. This year at the 2011 Kansas Encamp-
ment, we have all of the CAP regions represented in either staff
or cadets as well as seventeen different CAP wings, including
California, Massachusetts and Arizona. We have a near tie forthe Colorado Wing attendance and Kansas Wing attendance,
with 66 Coloradans and 68 Kansans. We then have 37
members from Montana, then16 from Oklahoma, 15 from
Nebraska, ten from Iowa, six from Minnesota, five from Ohio,
four from both Illinois and Tennessee, two from California and
New York respectively, and one member each from Arizona,
Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland and Wyoming. Clearly, just
because an encampment is held in Kansas, or any wing for that
matter, doesnt necessarily mean that only the members from
that one wing will go. We have cadets and seniors here at this
encampment from coast to coast of the United States. Thiscertainly proves that just because we live at opposite ends of
the country doesnt mean that we cant -or wont- come
together as one group. We are all part of the 2011 KSTG
Encampment regardless of where we are from, and no matter
where we all go after this encampment, you can always look to
your flight mates, seniors or cadet staff members and call them
friend because of the connection we all have here.
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KANSAS WING TRAINING GROUP CADET ENCAMPMENT 2011
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KANSAS WING TRAINING GROUP CADET ENCAMPMENT 2011
By Sgt. Michael H. Mathewson
and CAP 2nd Lt. Hayley Wier
Civil Air Patrol UPARs
Civil Air Patrol members from coast to
coast recently travelled to Salina, Kan., forthe Kansas Wing Winter Encampment, Dec.
26 to Jan. 2, at the Great Plains Joint
Training Center. Nearly 250 CAP members gave
up their Christmas vacation to attend the
encampment. In all, members came from
17 states and all eight of the Civil Air Patrol
Regions. Training close to 150 cadet basics was
the top priority during the eight-day event. Ac-
tivities included classroom sessions on Civil Air
Patrol and U.S. Air Force topics, aerospace edu-
cation and emergency services.
In addition, cadets trained in drill andceremonies, completed daily physical fitness
training and participated in three rotation
days where they navigated an obstacle
course and completed a National Rifle
Association rifle marksmanship program.
Guest speakers, such as Salina airport
manager Gunner Wiles, visited the encampment
and spoke to the cadets.
The rotation days were supported and
made possible by St Johns Military
School. The school allowed the CAP to use
its obstacle course, indoor rifle range anddining facility. The 1st Battalion, 108th
Aviation Regiment out of Salina provided
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter orientation
flights for part of the cadets and the 190th
Air Refueling Wing at Forbes Field in
Topeka provided KC-135 orientation flights
for the rest of the cadets.
On Dec. 28, 100 of the cadets and senior
member sponsors flew on a refueling mission
conducted by the 190th ARW.
This is my fourth encampment. I have
done two in Oklahoma and now this is mysecond in Kansas. This year I am a flight
leader and am having a great time, said
Cadet 2nd Lt. Patrick Arnold, a resident of
Oklahoma. This was Cadet Airman Austin
Coes and Cadet Airman Basic Dillon Meyers,first encampment. The Missouri residents were
looking forward to the flight, but Coe really en-
joyed the drilling and eating.
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The group flew in two KC-135Rs. The flight was
lead by Maj. Brian Budden, The Topeka
Squadrons deputy commander for operations for
the Civil Air Patrol. The youngest cadet in each
aircraft was allowed to sit in the cockpit for take-
off. After takeoff, the two planes headed west.
This was a training mission for the aircraft crews.
The first training event was for the aircraft to
arrive at the same place in the sky at the same
time, altitude and heading. This happened near
Dodge City, KS where the flight met up with a
B2 Stealth Bomber based out of Whiteman Air
Force Base, MO. There is a viewing position on
either side of the refueling boom operator. The
cadets were allowed to lie beside the boom
operator and watch the bomber fly up to the
tanker. Although, with so many cadets they were
only allowed about 30 seconds, but that was
enough time to take a lot of pictures.
After about one hour, the aircrafts separated.
The bomber continued its mission and the tankers
turned east. They would fly over Wichita, then to
Butler before returning to Topeka. On the return
flight, senior member Will Roberts, from OakRidge, TN., spoke of the encampment. Roberts
was serving as the Training, Advising and
Counseling Officer or senior advisor to the cadets
who were running the encampment. Roberts was
at the encampment with three of his 11 children.The two 15-year-olds and one 13- year-old were
engaged in other activities and were not on the
flight. Simultaneously, back in Salina, cadets
and seniors were able to fly in UH-60
Black Hawk helicopters. The remainder of
the cadets utilized the small arms training
simulator at the Kansas National Training
Center located at Salina, Kan. There they
had a chance to fire a variety of small arms
in multiple target situations in a real first
person video game. Maj. Carolyn Franz, the
Kansas Wing Drug Demand Reduction
administrator, taught classes to help cadets learn
about the advantages of a drug-free lifestyle. The
week ended with a drill competition, dining out
and pass in review parade.
Led by cadet commander Cadet Lt. Col.
Brandon Doubrava, a staff of nearly 50
cadets worked tirelessly to ready the basics
to the standard required for graduation.
This encampment never would have
been possible without the incredible staff I
have, said Doubrava. I am very grateful
and honored to have served with them all.
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FHCS Gets StrategicDuring AEX Trip
Eight members of the Flint HillsComposite Squadron gathered earlySaturday January 14 to depart for theStrategic Air and Space Museum inAshland, Nebraska to learn aboutmilitary aviation history.
The group had a walking tour ofthe planes on display and discussed
the capabilities and uses of theindividual models.Several members chose to
experience the sense ofweightlessness similar to astronautsdo when training.
Major Linette Lahan summed upthe value of the trip with, Judgingfrom the animated conversation dur-ing the ride home, coupled with theamount of newfound knowledge, I
would say our group had a veryeducational experience learningabout military aviation.
By Maj Linette LahanFHCS Commander
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SAREX 2012
57 members from Kansas
and 3 from Missouri Wing
participated in a weekendof Search and Rescue in
Southeastern Kansas. 3
Air crews from Kansas and
1 from Missouri criss-
crossed the Kansas skies
gathering data before
ground teams would move
in for the find. We even
made the Daily News!
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Wreaths Across America
Several Squadrons from the Kansas Wingparticipated in placing of the wreaths on
December 10, 2011. Wreathes Across Americamission, Remember, Honor, Teach, is carrie
out in part by coordinating wreath layingceremonies on the second Saturday of
December at Arlington, as well as veteranscemeteries and other locations in all 50 state
and beyond.
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OnSaturdayFebruary18th,CivilAirPatrolCadetsfromacrossKansasassembledinSalinafortheKansasWingColorGuardCompetition. Eachteamconsistedoffourmembersplusanalternate.CivilAirPatrolColorGuardsoftenperformatHighSchoolfootballandbasketballgames. TheyarealsooftenaskedtoperformbyveteransgroupsandinIndependenceandVeteransDayparades.Thecompetitionwasbasedonthecumulativepointsinanumberofevents,toinclude:physicalfitness,inranksinspection,aerospacequizbowl,indoorpresentation,outdoorpresentationandtimeddrillmaneuvers. CAPCapt.QuentinLawsexplained,TheColorGuardprogramreflectsthebestofthecadetprogram.ThecompetitionwasjudgedbyAirForceROTCCadetRobertSamson,ChiefJudge,andArmyROTCCadetKiaraOcasio;bothmembersoftheKansasStateUniversitysPershingRifles. AlsojudgingwasCAPCaptKenyonFryman,WingCadetActivitiesOfficer. ThePershingRiflesareanationallycompetitivedrillteammadeupofArmyandAirForceROTCCadets. BothSamsonandOcasiohavebeencompetingwithdrillteamssincetheywereintheninthgradeintheirrespectiveschools. OcasiowasamemberoftheJunctionCityHighSchoolJROTCdrillteam.Duringthecompletion,CAP2nd.Lt.TimothyThorntonsaidoftheLawrenceteam,ThisteamhasbeentogethersinceJanuaryandthisistheirfirstcompetition. Cadet/AirmanVirginiaSmith,withthenewlyformedCherokeeSquadron,said,Wehopetolearnalotfromthecompetitiontoday. TheCherokeeSquadronisaschoolsquadronthatstartedjustlastfall. InherschoolthestudentstakeCivilAirPatrolasaclassasotherschoolswouldtakeaJROTCclass.CAPLt.ColRickFranz,WingChiefofStaffsaid,ThecompetitionwasnecktoneckbetweenEmporiaandLawrenceallthewaytotheend. However,theaerospacequizbowltookEmporiaoverthetop.
POST THE COLORS
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SITUATIONALAWARENESS
Since the very first mission opened the CivilAir Patrol has always used SITUATIONALAWARENESS in order to be more effective inthe field. That is one of the necessary skillsthat binds us together as a team.
That said, we must be even more vigilant andAWARE of our surroundings in the times welive, whether it be at home, in the mall or ona CAP MISSION. All too often we getcomplacent in our day to day lives and refuseto see the THREAT right in front of us. Forsome, this type of awareness is a 24 hourprocess. As for you, I am hopeful you will seethe need to find your place in this awarenesscycle BEFORE A CRISIS and not after.
WHATEVER THE THREAT
When a natural or man made disaster occurs
WHAT THEN?Will you be READY?
IF NOTWill you be part of the problem or part of the solution.
By knowing your strengths & weaknesses you may also help to determineyour outcome during a crisis.
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CYBER AT TACKS-NUCLEAR THREATS-
INCREASED SEVERE WEATHER-EARTH CHANGESWILL BE JUST A FEW OF THE UPCOMING EVENTS
CAPT JD SPRADLINGKansas Wing Civil Air Patrol
Director of Homeland SecurityDisaster Relief OfficerHOME: 913-783-4855CELL: 913-963-3903
EMAIL: [email protected]
KANSAS WING HEADQUARTERS3024 ARNOLD AVE
SALINA KS 67401-9015
785-825-0009
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The holidays found members of the Howard Wil-liams Squadron having some fun with the Jolly OldElf himself! The Salina Airport Authority hosted i1st Annual Candy Canes and Airplanes event atthe Salina Airport. Hundreds of children and theiparents participated in activities and had hands-oexperience checking out the planes.
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SAVE THEDATE!
MAY 25 - 27
KSWGCONFERENCE
3024 Arnold Ave.
Salina, Kansas
67401-8105
785-825-0009
FAX 785-825-1116
Kansas Wing
Civil Air Patrol
Everyday Heroes Everyday
Join the Civil Air PatrolThe Kansas Wing of the Civil Air Patrol is
looking for teens 12 to 18 years of age
and adults to join our current volunteers
in our important missions.
The Civil Air Patrol is an auxiliary of theU.S. Air Force with three primary missions:
Aerospace Education
Cadet Programs
Emergency Services
Go to www.kswg.cap.gov
to find a Civil Air Patrol Squadron near
you
Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofit organization with more
than 61,000 members nationwide. CAP, in its Air Force auxiliary role, performs 90 percent of
continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue
Coordination Center and has been credited by the AFRCC with saving 112 lives so far this fiscal
year. Its volunteers also perform homeland security, disaster relief and drug interdiction missions
at the request of federal, state and local agencies. The members play a leading role in
aerospace education and serve as mentors to the more than 25,000 young people currently
participating in CAP cadet programs. CAP has been performing missions for America for almost
70 years. Visit www.gocivilairpatrol.com for more information.
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