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FLYING EAGLESFLYING EAGLES

4 February

Mini-Ground School

Red Tails

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18 February6

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Happenings

CP Training

Schedule

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PROMOTIONS

&1ST FLIGHTS

Amelia Earhart

So You Want

to be a Pilot

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News from Out ofthe Blue

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The Nuts & BoltsOf Leadership

Meet GeneralColin Powell

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DDR

Safe Tips

Tales of a Life

Traveler

GA129 is #1FYI

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Inside this issue:

See Pages 8

for

Happenings

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for the

Training Schedule

for

March

BARTOW-ETOWAH COMPOSITE SQUADRO: GA 129

Strength of the ation

by Dr. Ilana Mor

March 2012

Squadron Commander

Captain Paul Janssen

The CAP at’l website is http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/

The GAWG website is http://www.GAWG.cap.gov/

Civil

Air

PatrolRebuilding the facilities of a squadron is, as weall know, no small feat. Perseverance,commitment and the willingness to perspire are just a few of the characteristics squadronmembers have to have to bring a large project asours to fruition. Incidentally, these are alsosome of the characteristics which define avibrant squadron.

It is not by accident that the Bartow-Etowah

Composite Squadron earned the distinction ofQuality Cadet Unit for 2011. 209 Units inCivil Air Patrol nationwide earned this award, 6of them in the Georgia Wing. It is theculmination of hard work and perseverance of allsquadron members that lead to the Quality CadetUnit Award. Senior members, Cadet Officersand Cadet NCO’s, through their leadership andmentoring and all other cadets, through theirhard work and motivation, have made this possible.

A chain is only as strong as the weakest link, anda squadron is only as strong as its weakestmember. Ours is a strong chain and it shows.As your squadron commander, I salute each andevery one of you for your dedication andmotivation.

Let’s make sure we earn the Quality Cadet Unit

award for 2012. Together we hold the future in

our hands.

BARTOW-ETOWAH

COMPOSITE

SQUADRO

CAP MISSIO STATEMET

“Supporting America’s communities with

emergency response,

diverse aviation and ground services,

youth development, and

promotion of air, space and cyber power.”


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Saturday, 4 February was a day filled with training and fun!• After the Opening Formation, Cadets started their training by learning how to transport a

person in a Litter Carry. For the demonstration, C/2Lt Carpenter played the part of a“victim.” (1)

• Throughout the day, the Cadets participated in many activities: Physical Training (2), a

“Boot Shine” Class (3), Color Guard Training (4), Uniform Inspection (5), Drill (6), andFlight Instruction (7).

• To complete an excellent day of training, the Flight Simulators which C/SSgt Gonzales andC/CMSgt Cochran set up were thoroughly enjoyed by the Cadets. (8)

Participants included:Cadets: C/CMSgt Cochran, C/2Lt Pittman, C/AB Cagle, C/MSgt Stratford,C/Amn Nally, C/AB Tillotson, C/CMSgt Liscomb, C/2Lt Carpenter, C/AB Kusek,C/SSgt Drawver, and C/SSgt Gonzales.Senior Members: 2Lt Drawver, Captain Janssen, and Major Mor

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On Saturday, 11 February, Captain Don Hamrick, the Commander of Atlanta I, conducted a Mini-Ground Schoolfor the Cadets who were unable to fly due to the extremely windy conditions. He began with a detailedexplanation of why it is extremely dangerous for small aircraft to fly in such windy conditions. Then, with the useof his model aircraft, a chart of a control panel, and a visual of a G-1000 control panel, Captain Hamrick was ableto explain how all the parts of an aircraft function in order to facilitate flight.The Mini-Ground School was a special treat for the Cadets and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

Participants included:Cadets: C/AB Cagle, C/CMSgt Cochran, C/SSgt Drawver, C/SSgt Gonzales, C/Amn Kariuki, C/AB Kusek,

C/CMSgt Liscomb, C/Amn Nally, C/2Lt Pittman, C/Amn Scheerer, and C/AB Tillotson.Senior Members: Major Mor, SM Scheerer, SM Tillotson, and Lt Col Card.



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On Tuesday, 14 February, GA129 Cadets and Senior Members had a special treat. We went to see Red Tails, a

high-flying air combat action war film inspired by the heroic exploits of the Tuskegee Airmen. The movie wascreated by Lucasfilm, and directed by Anthony Hemingway Starring in the movie are Cuba Gooding, Jr., TerrenceHoward, Bryan Cranston, Brandon T. Jackson and Nate Parker.

The “movie goers” included:Cadets: C/AB Cagle, C/2Lt Carpenter, C/CMSgt Cochran, C/SSgt Drawver, C/SSgt Gonzales, C/Capt Hicks,

C/CMSgt Liscomb, C/AIC Maxwell, C/2Lt Pittman, C/Amn Scheerer, and C/AB Tillotson.Senior Members: 2Lt Drawver, Capt Janssen, Major Mor, SM Scheerer, and SM Tillotson.

The Tuskegee Airmen were an elite group of African-American pilots in the 1940s. They were pioneers inequality and integration of the Armed Forces. The term “Tuskegee Airmen” refers to all who were involved in theArmy Air Corps program to train African Americans to fly and maintain combat aircraft. The Tuskegee Airmenincluded pilots, navigators, bombardiers, maintenance and support staff, instructors, and all the personnel who keptthe planes in the air. http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyid=123016224

The 996 pilots and more than 15,000 ground personnel who served with the all black units would be credited with

some 15,500 combat sorties and earn over 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses for their achievements. The highly publicized successes of the Tuskegee Airmen helped pave the way for the eventual integration of the U.S. ArmedForces under President Harry Truman in 1948. http://www.history.com/topics/

During World War II, the U.S. military was racially segregated. Reflecting American society and law at the time,most black soldiers and sailors were restricted to labor battalions and other support positions. However, anexperiment in the U.S. Army Air Forces showed that given equal opportunity and training, African-Americanscould fly in, command and support combat units as well as anyone. (National Museum of the Air Force 2/8/11)

By the end of World War II, 992 men had graduated from Negro Air Corps pilot training at Tuskegee; 450 weresent overseas for combat assignment. During the same period, about 150 lost their lives while in training or oncombat flights. These black Airmen managed to destroy or damage over 409 German airplanes, 950 ground units,and sank a battleship destroyer. They ran more than 200 bomber escort missions during World War II.

The Tuskegee Airmen earned the nickname “Red Tail Angels” because the bombers considered their escorts“angels” and there was red paint on the propeller and tail of the Tuskegee Airmen’s planes.

(http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyid=123016224)



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Before the rains began on Saturday, 19 February, C/AB Cagle, C/CMSgt Cochran, C/SSgt Drawver,C/SSgt Gonzales, C/CMSgt Liscomb, C/Amn Nally, and C/Amn Scheerer thoroughly enjoyed theirCadet Orientation Flights with pilots Major Pat Ragin from PDK and Captain Sam Fernandes fromAtlanta I.

While some of the Cadets were on their Orientation Flights, Major Eric Slocum from PDK conducted an

informative and enjoyable Flight Clinic at the Squadron with other Cadets who had either completedtheir flights or were still waiting to fly.

After Major Slocum left, the Cadets continued to enjoy Aerospace by using the Flight Simulators.


C/CMSgt Cochran with Major Ragin C/CMSgt Liscomb with Major Ragin

C/Amn Scheerer, C/CMSgt Cochran, & C/Amn Nally C/SSgt Gonzales with Captain Fernandeswith Pilots Major Ragin (L) & Captain Fernandes (R)

C/SSgt Gonzales, C/AB Cagle, and C/SSgt Drawver C/AB Cagle, C/SSgt Drawver, & C/SSgt GonzalesWith Pilots Major Ragin (L) & Captain Fernandes (R)


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As C/SSgt Drawver was ascending anddescending through the clouds on hisSyllabus #8 Cadet Orientation Flight,Major Ragin, his Cadet OFlt Pilot, tookthe photo which you can see on the left.

I met them at the FBO after they landed.Both of them were smiling and admiringthe photo. While C/SSgt Drawver satthere with eyes twinkling and grinningfrom ear to ear, Major Ragin told me

“And this is why we love flying !!!!!”

Major Mor

For once you have tasted flight,

you will forever walk the earth

with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been,

and there you will alwayslong to return.

Leonardo Da VinciItalian engineer, painter, & sculptor

(1452-1519)

Major Slocum conducting the Flight Clinic with Cadets who were at the Squadron.

GA129 Cadets enjoying the Flight Simulators.



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Congratulations on your Promotions:

CMSgt Cochran, C/SSgt Gonzales, C/AIC Kariuki,

C/AIC Scheerer, C/MSgt Stratford, and C/Amn Tillotson

MARCH BIRTHDAYS: Happy Birthday to C/CMSgt Cochran, C/CMSgt Rhodes, and C/AB TillotsonMARCH 2012

3 March Group I Powered and Glider Flights—Details TBA

10 March Leadership Day at the Bartow-Etowah Composite Squadron9-11 March GAWG SAREX

17 March Cadet Orientation Day @ PDK

22 March Fatal Vision Goggles for the DDR lesson.

29 March Outside “fun-filled” activity for the fifth Thursday of the month

APRIL 2012 20—22 April GAWG Conference in Augusta, Georgia

JUE 2012 3—9 June GAWG Summer Encampment @ the Marine Corps Logistics Base,

Albany, Georgia

America eeds PilotsFrom Curt LaFond, HQ Director of Cadet Programs—21 June 2011

Good news for Cadets. The front page story on 21 June 2011 in USA Today reports that America is

facing a pilot shortage. According to the story, Boeing forecasts a need for 460,000 new pilots over the

next 18 years. The demand for pilots will be so great that the industry could face a shortage.

If you are a Cadet and you love to fly, it makes sense to consider pursuing a career as a professional pilot.

Blue skies for today’s teens.


Announcing a new Drug Demand Reduction program for use by all squadrons: the DDR Excellence (DDRx)

Activity Guide has been released online for download and viewing. The DDRx program rewards a CAP

cadet for successfully completing activities related to making good choices, choosing good role models,

avoiding substances that have a negative effect on human performance, and striving to live a drug-free

lifestyle. The DDRx guides are currently being printed, and copies will be mailed out to all cadet squadrons

before Christmas. Get your copy at http://www.capmembers.com/ddr!

I EED OF A COVER?

http://www.vanguardmil.com/civil-air-patrol-uniform-flat-top-bdu-cap-battle-dress-uniform-p-13643.html Vanguard has the BDU covers for $9.90 before discount.

Book List Posted on Wing WebsiteLove aviation and looking for a new read? Check out the new “Book List” posted on the GAWG website:

http://www.gawg.cap.gov/book_list.htm

Here’s the Ribbon Checker discussed at the Leadership Day.

http://www.mcchord.org/rack_builder/check_cdt.html www.mcchord.org

C/CMSgt Brandyn Brooks, Second Element Leader

QUALITY CADET UIT AWARDS

Six GAWG Units were awarded the “Quality Cadet Unit” Award for 2011.The GAWG Units receiving the Award are:

GA-045 Sandy Springs Cadet Sqdn, GA-075 Savannah Composite Sqdn, GA-112 Gwinnett Co Composite Sqdn,

GA-116 Peachtree City Falcon Field Composite Sqdn, GA-129 Bartow-Etowah Composite Sqdn,and GA-808 Central Fellowship Christian Academy Cadet Sqdn.


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March 2012


Cadet Staff Meeting Senior Officer Meeting(Thursday evening—Week 2 @ 1800 hrs) (Thursday evening—Week 2 @ 1930 hrs)

For details speak with

Color Guard CommanderC/SMSgt Chris Cochran

For details speak with

Drill Team Commander

C/2Lt Jesse Hayman

WEEK Begin1800End

1900

FORMATION1900

CORECURRICULUM

19:30-20:30

ALTERNATECURRICULUM

20:30-20:50

CLOSINGFORMATION(Announcements)

20:50-21:00

WeekendActivities

OE

BDUs1

March

ColorGuard

Practice

SIG-I

@ Arrival FORMATION C/OATH D & C (20 min)

Leadership

Testing

“Hands on”LeadershipActivities

(Announcements) 3 MarchGroup I

Powered &Glider Flts

TWO

PT Gear8

March

CadetStaff

Meeting

SIG-I


Safety Briefing

PT

“Hands on”PT

Activities

(Announcements) 10 MarchLeadership

Day @The Squadron

THREE

BDUs15

March

ES

Training

SIG-I


AE Current

EventsAerospace

Education

“Hands on”

AEActivities

(Announcements) 17 March

CadetOrientation

Day@ PDK

Blues22

March

TeamTraining

@ Arrival FORMATION C/OATHD & C (20 min)

Development

DDR

GroupsFatal Vision

\Glasses

(Announcements)

Practice

Week One 1800-1900 hrs

Practice

Week Four 1800-1900 hrs

Practice

Week Three 1800-1900 hrs

For details speak with Capt Maney & 2Lt Hicks

FIVE 29 March Outside “fun-filled” activity Details TBA

FOUR Drill SIG-I Character Discussion


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PITTMA’S PATRIOTSA noble tradition has been established at the Bartow-EtowahComposite Squadron—the passing on to an outstanding Cadet theC/CMSgt chevrons originally worn by Cadet Commander C/2LtPittman.

When Cadet Commander Pittman became a Cadet 2ndLieutenant, he passed his C/CMSgt chevrons to Cadet Carpenterin recognition of the outstanding job that Cadet Carpenter was

doing.To continue the tradition and to honor Cadet Cochran’soutstanding performance at the Squadron, he was made a Pittman

Patriot when the original chevrons worn by C/2Lt Pittmanwere pinned on him. He was instructed to pass thechevrons on to the next outstanding C/CMSgt Cadet.

Never Give Up!!! was the sentiment shared with Cadets and Senior Members when Cadet Gonzales was presentedwith his Wright Brothers Milestone Award on Thursday, 16 February. The key to success is definitely dedication

to one’s goals. The journey to a goal is sometimes difficult. Some Cadets struggle with written exams, and someCadets struggle with the Cadet Physical Fitness Test. However, the rewards at the end are definitely worth thestruggle, as one can see on C/SSgt Gonzales’ face as his new Cadet Staff Sergeant Chevrons are pinned onto his

blues by C/2Lt Hayman, the Cadet Deputy Commander (L) and C/2Lt Pittman, the Cadet Commander (R).



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CADETS

CAGLE, ALLY, AD

SCHEERER


COGRATULATIOS

O YOUR FIRST

CADET

ORIETATIO FLIGHTS

CADET AIRMA FIRST CLASS KARIUKI

CADET AIRMA FIRST CLASS SCHEERER


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AMELIA EARHARTAEROSPACE EDUCATIO with Captain Sam Sheffield

Amelia Earhart—The Early Years

Amelia Earhart—Becomes Famous Amelia Earhart—Proposed World Route

Amelia Earhart—Post High School

Amelia Earhart—Disappearance TheoriesAmelia Earhart—Disappearance

Cadets Plotting Amelia Earhart’s Route Cadets Plotting Amelia Earhart’s Route



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With Captain Sam Sheffield, Aerospace Instructor & Pilot

This could be YOU!!!

The Glider License

Most Civil Air Patrol Cadets know that they are eligible to fly 5 powered orientation flights and 5 glider flights before they reach the age of eighteen. What if a cadet enjoys their glider flights and decides to pursue a gliderlicense?

The glider license is one of the fastest tickets to inexpensive flying available. The minimum age to fly a glider solois fourteen years old. Many glider students begin flying with an instructor when they are thirteen, and solo on theirfourteenth birthday. The average student will fly with an instructor 25 to 40 times before flying solo. Each

training flight will typically last about 30 minutes, and will be followed by an equal amount of ground instruction.

After their first solo flight, a student is well on the way towards their glider license. To earn a glider license, a

student must:

be at least 16 years old,have logged at least 10 hours of glider flight time including 20 total flights,have two hours of solo glider flight time,have passed an FAA written exam, and

have passed a checkride with an FAA examiner.

After receiving a license, glider pilots may begin to carry passengers, and fly by themselves. Typical cost forearning a glider license is about $3000. By comparison, a powered license typically costs about $5000.

So what can you do with a glider license? Most people do not realize the flight potential of modern gliders.

Modern gliders can reach speeds of up to 170 miles per hour and are also fully aerobatic.Gliders are typically pulled into the air by a powered airplane, and then ride rising air currents, called thermals, tohigher altitudes. Experienced glider pilots can soar to great heights. A typical glider flight will climb to 5000 feet,

but the world record glider flight rose to 50,000 feet! Flights can also last for many hours and cover hundreds ofmiles if the weather conditions cooperate. In 1983, Thomas Knauff set the United States record for glider flying

by flying just over 1,000 miles and returning to his launch point!

Happy flying!


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The information in this column is general AF-specific news that will undoubtedly be of interest to Civil Air

Patrol. Although now a retired AF person, Major Orlando LaRosa, our former USAF Liaison to

CAP, has graciously agreed to continue contributing to the Flying Eagles. His articles always bring us

information of unique interest, especially for young potential future military leaders.

EWS FROM

OUT OF THE BLUE

China-based Cyber Attack Targets DoD Access CardsJanuary 24, 2012 Military.com|by Mike Hoffman

Cyber security firms have discovered a computer virus that uses service members’ network securitycards to hack into government networks.How does it work? “Service members receive an email with an official-looking PDF file connected to

the virus that allows it to record keystrokes,” said Jaime Blasco, lab manager for Alien Vault, aCalifornia-based cyber-security firm. The virus then collects a service member’s personalidentification number associated with a Common Access Card when he logs into a governmentcomputer.“The hackers can get in pretty easily with this virus and do whatever they want on a governmentcomputer while a soldier just works on his computer,” Blasco said in a phone interview from his officein Spain.Blasco said he suspects the cyber-attack originates from China because of the Chinese charactersfound within the virus’ coding.“Since we started tracing it we found software that’s only really used in China,” Blasco said. “We’re99 percent sure this attack is coming from China. Not 100 percent sure, but we’re pretty sure.”

The Defense Department is aware of the virus strain called “Sykipot,” according to multiple newsreports. Pentagon off icials didn’t respond to a request for comment.Blasco said he has spoken to cyber-experts working for the U.S. government about the virus strain.“They know about it and are working on it,” Blasco said.

Alien Vault has tracked the virus for three months. Blasco said he’s not sure what sort of informationthe hackers have targeted.

The military is not the sole target. The virus could have hit other U.S. government agencies such asthe State Department. The only way to protect against Sykipot is to train service members not toopen the PDF attachment. Hackers often disguise their poisoned email attachments as governmentdocuments, Blasco said.

Called “CAC cards” by service members, the CAC doubles as an identification card for servicemembers and most contractors. A computer chip is embedded into the card that also contains theowner’s photo. Service members must insert their CAC in order to log onto government computers.Service members use their CAC to access the military’s secret and top-secret cyber networks.Cyber officials say the CAC system is more secure than one that uses only passwords. However, a

report published last year by the cyber security firm Maniant documented multiple cyber attacks inwhich hackers targeted identification card systems.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and other senior DoD officials have called cyber attacks one of thegreatest threats to national security, and an arena in which the U.S. military is the farthest behind.Panetta has implored Congress to increase funding to improve research and development for cyberweapons, even as other areas in the defense budget shrink or grow at a reduced rate.


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Star Trek fan becomes first African-American female to fly U-2

Posted 2/14/2012 Updated 2/15/2012

2/14/2012 - FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) --

By the time Merryl Tengesdal graduated from the Navy's flight aviation program in 1994, the early women aviationpioneers like Bessie Coleman, Janet Bragg, Willa Brown and Mae Jemison had pretty much broken the barriersfor race and gender.

But after the Bronx native switched to the Air Force a decade later, she helped rewrite the aviation and Air Forcehistory books by becoming the first African-American woman to fly the U-2 reconnaissance plane.

Inspired as a young girl by the Star Trek movies of the 1970s and '80s, Tengesdal went on to excel in math andscience in high school and took that interest into college where she earned a bachelor's degree in electricalengineering from the University of New Haven, Conn.

After graduating from college, Tengesdal traveled to San Diego where she applied for and was accepted into theNavy's flight aviation program and would spend the next 10 years as a helicopter pilot flying the SH-60B SeaHawk on missions in the Middle East, South America and throughout the Caribbean.

In 2004, Tengesdal switched to the Air Force where she made a dramatic change from helicopters to flying ataltitudes of as much as 70,000 feet for hours at a time flying the U-2 reconnaissance plane. "I was one of fivewomen in my class and the only female that graduated," said Tengesdal. "I just stayed focused as I went throughthe training process."

Tengesdal said the U-2 is one of the more difficult aircraft to fly, and is designed for high altitude with a longwingspan and a landing gear with two wheels rather than three. "When you land, you actually have to stall theaircraft at two feet because of the wings."

Tengesdal said that some of her best moments as a U-2 pilot have come during Operations Enduring Freedomand Iraqi Freedom, along with Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa where she was able to provide troops on theground with information obtained from her flights.

Tengesdal is a senior pilot with more than 3,200 flying hours, and with more than 330 of those in combat. She iscurrently a lieutenant colonel assigned to Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.

(Editor's note: We corrected the story from its original version to reflect that Lt. Colonel Tengesdal was in fact the

first female African-American to fly the U-2, not the first African-American.)

Lt. Col Merryl Tengesdal,the first black female U-2 pilot,was photographed recently at

Northern Commandat Peterson Air Force Base.

MARK REIS/The Gazette



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LEADERSHIP The ability to guide and direct the actions of others so as to gain their willing cooperation in doing a job,

sometimes a job that they neither want to do nor know how to do.


ARE YOU A BOSS OR A LEADER?

A boss creates fear.A leader creates confidence.

Bossism breeds resentment.Leadership breeds enthusiasm.

A box says “I.”A leader says “WE.”

A boss fixes blame.A leader fixes mistakes.

A box knows how.A leader shows how.

Bossism makes work drudgery.Leadership makes work interesting.

A boss relies on authority.A leader relies on cooperation.

A boss drives.A leader leads.

THE CREED OF THE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER

No one is more professional than I. I am a noncommissioned officer, a leader of people. I am proud ofthe noncommissioned officer corps and will at all times conduct myself so as to bring credit upon it. I will always

be aware of my role as a noncommissioned officer; I will fulfill my responsibilities and display professionalism atall times. I will strive to know my subordinates and use their skills to the maximum degree possible. I will always

place their needs above my own and will communicate with my superiors and my people and never leave themuninformed.

I will exert every effort and risk any ridicule to successfully accomplish my assigned duties. I will notlook at a person and see any race, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin, for I will see only the person; nor willI ever show prejudice or bias. I will lead by example and will resort to disciplinary action only when necessary. Iwill carry out orders to the best of my ability and will always obey the decisions of my superiors.

I will give all officers my maximum support to ensure mission accomplishment. I will earn their respect,obey their orders, and establish a high degree of integrity with them. I will exercise initiate in the absence oforders and will make decisive and accurate decisions. I will not compromise my integrity nor my moral courage. I

will not forget that I am a professional. I am a leader—I am a noncommissioned officer.

Information gathered from Leadership for the 21st Century, Volume I


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MEET GENERAL COLIN POWELL, FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF

What do you think about the violence in today’s schools?“Violence, anywhere in our society, and especially in our schools, is to be condemned and deplored. Weneed to constantly remind our children that they should treat other children the way they would wish to betreated. They should walk away from situations that are leading to violence, and they should always try toresolve problems through discussion and compromise.”

Was your goal to be someone important when you were younger?“No, that wasn’t a goal and I never thought I would be someone important. I was just a pretty average kidwith average grades in an average home. There was nothing special about me. When I was about 17years old, I joined the Cadet Corps in my college and found that I was a pretty good cadet and might makea pretty good soldier. I picked the army as a career, and of course I hoped that I would get promoted, butwhat I really wanted was to do the best I could every single day. By doing my best every day, day afterday, year after year, I finally got to the top. Being important isn’t as important as doing your best everyday.”

If your grandchildren decided to join the military, what advice would you give them as their grandfather?“I’d give them the same advice I gave my son when he went into the military. The day before he wentinto the military, I woke him up and said, ‘Mike, always accomplish the mission, and always take care ofyour troops.’ ”

Our class is doing a lesson on leadership characteristics. Which characteristics do you think you portray?“The word that immediately leaps to my mind is trust. Good leaders are people that other people trust.You can trust good leaders to do the right thing, take care of other people, and to be selfless. In themilitary, you know you’re a good leader when people are willing to trust you and to place their lives inyour hands.”

“My only request of history is that the history books say ‘he was a good soldier and served the nationwell.’ You can’t change your life. You can’t change anything that happened in the past. What I’ve alwaystried to do is to learn from mistakes in the past and always look ahead. Too many people spend timetoday thinking about something that went wrong yesterday or the day before. There’s nothing you can doto change what happened, so learn what you can and then move on. Always try to do better. Life has itsups and downs, and you grow with those ups and downs.

I think the generation that fought World War II was a great generation, though I am hesitant to call it the

great because every generation has greatness. The generation of our Founding Fathers, with Washington,Jefferson, and Adams, was certainly great. There are some great people in this generation, and I have nodoubt that there will be a need for great leaders in the next generation. That’s why all of the young peoplehave to apply themselves in school because they will be those future leaders.”

http://teachers.scholastic.com/barrier/powellchat/transcript.htm


“Don’t bother people for helpwithout first trying

to solve the problemyourself.”

General Colin Powell


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Announcing a new Drug Demand Reduction program for use by all squadrons: the

DDR Excellence (DDRx) Activity Guide has been released online for download and

viewing. The DDRx program rewards a CAP cadet for successfully completing

activities related to making good choices, choosing good role models, avoiding

substances that have a negative effect on human performance, and striving to live a

drug-free lifestyle. The DDRx guides are currently being printed, and copies will be

mailed out to all cadet squadrons before Christmas. Get your copy at http://

With C/SSgt Ryan Drawver, C/DDRO


Maybe you haven’t heard of inhalants, but you probably come across them pretty often. Hair spray, gasoline,and spray paint are all inhalants, and so are lots of other everyday products. Many inhalants have a strongsmell. Some people inhale the vapors on purpose. That’s why they’re called “inhalants.”

Why would anyone do this? It is done because the chemicals in these vapors can change the way the brainworks, and those changes can make people very happy FOR THE SHORT TIME.

Huffing, Sniffing, Bagging … Inhalant abuse takes different forms and is tagged with different slangdescriptions, but they all come down to the same thing: inhaling fumes, vapors or gas for the purpose ofgetting high.

Inhalant use is often the first experiment with illicit drugs for kids. They may believe that it holds littledanger, since they are using common household products, but they are wrong. It is every bit as dangerous asalcohol or other drug use, and can lead to addiction, brain damage, and death—sometimes on the very firstexperience.

Types of Inhalants:

• Solvents such as paint thinners, degreasers, gasoline, and glues.

• Gases such as those found in butane lighters and propane tanks, whipping cream aerosols or dispensers,and refrigerator gases.

• Gases such as in spray paints, hair or deodorant sprays, and fabric protector sprays. • Gases such as in chloroform and nitrous oxide (laughing gas).

• Nitrates which are available to the public, only by prescription, or illegal.

Damage from long term use of inhalants can slow or stop nerve cell activity in some parts of the brain. Thetemporary happiness through the use of inhalants is not worth the permanent damage that can occur to the

brain, the acoustic nerve, the blood, the heart, the kidneys, the liver, the lungs, the nervous system, and theskin.

FIGHT PEER PRESSURE. A MUST-HAVE RESOURCE FOR EVERY TEE!!!

Updated for 2011, “Drug Facts: Shatter the Myths” Question and Answer bookletanswers teens’ most frequently asked questions about drugs and drug abuse.

(http://www.drugfactsweek.drugabuse.gov/booklet.php)

With SM Chuck Scheerer, DDRO

Brain’s Response to

IHALATS

Information gathered fromThe National Institute

on Drug Abuseand

the Parent Communication Network


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ASTHMA FLARE-UPS


CAP SAFETY PLEDGEAs a Civil Air Patrol member, I pledge to promote an uncompromising safety environment for myself and

others, and to prevent the loss of or damage to Civil Air Patrol assets entrusted to me. I will perform all my

activities in a professional and safe manner, and will hold myself accountable for my actions in all of our

Missions for America.

With Squadron Safety Officer 1Lt John Ovens, Assistant Safety Officer 2Lt Michael Rhodes,

& Cadet Safety Officer C/Captain Monica Hicks

The CAP Safety Policy is to minimize the risks faced by our membership in the performance of their volunteer duties.

ow required of all CAP members: Intro to CAP Safety for ew Members.

www.gocivilairpatrol.com/members/e-services/CAP Utilities/Online Safety Education.

THIK PREVETIO!

Help prevent flare-ups by taking these steps:

• Encourage and help the child to avoid substances that you know trigger

flare-ups.

• Make sure the child takes the controller medicine as directed by the doctor—

even if the child is feeling better.

• Make sure the child gets a flu shot every year.

• Work with the child’s doctor to follow an asthma action plan.

• Make sure the child never runs out of the prescribed medications.

• Ensure that the child takes the medications to school and on trips.

Information gathered from the CAP Safety Beacon Newsletter, February 2012 Edition

In addition to completing Intro to Safety, all members must maintain a current monthly safety status

ASTHMA FLARE-UPS

During an asthma flare-up or attack, the airways in a child’s lungs become more irritated and swollen,

making breathing more difficult. While some flare-ups are mild, others can be life threatening, so it’s

important to deal with them right away.

SIGS AD SYMPTOMS

Signs of an asthma flare-up include: wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath.

Signs of a SEVERE asthma flare-up may include: trouble breathing even when sitting still, feeling tired or

drowsy, blueness around the lips, and sinking in of the areas below the child’s ribs, between the ribs, and

in the neck with each attempt to inhale.

WHAT TO DO

If the child is having an asthma flare-up, be sure to follow his or her specific asthma treatment guidelines.Many doctors provide a detailed asthma action plan for their patients. Because each child’s experience

with asthma is different, each action plan will be too.

SEEK EMERGECY MEDICAL CARE OR CALL 911 IF THE CHILD:

• Begins to show signs of a severe flare-up.

• Has a flare-up that enters the danger zone (red zone) of his or her action plan.


20/23

Tales From A Life TravelerWith Major Ilana Mor, Character Development Officer

& C/Captain Monica Hicks, Cadet Character Development Officer

Do ot Disturb

Is it acceptable to invade another’s privacy?

There is no question that privacy is very important to allof us. However, in cases where people can hurtthemselves or others, it is sometimes necessary to “stepin” if that privacy has the potential to be harmful. TheCase Study in the lesson Do ot Disturb pertains to thissubject.

CASE STUDYWhile at school on Thursday, Scott’s school had

a “lock-down.” A lock-down is a regular, butunannounced inspection of all students, their lockers,their book sacks, and their possessions by police, school

officials, and drug enforcement officers with dogs.Drug-sniffing dogs enter the classrooms and search each

person and all of their belongings. If authorities find anyindication of drugs, they conduct a more detailed search,and even make arrests.

During the Thursday lock-down, two of

Scott’s new friends were found to have drugs and

were arrested at school.When Scott arrived home that afternoon, he

found that his room was not as he had left it thatmorning. He observed small signed suggesting thatsomeone had searched his room. Angry, Scott asked hismother if she had searched his room, and if she had, for

what was she searching.Scott’s mother said that she had heard about the

lock-down and that two of Scott’s friends had beenarrested. She worried that Scott might be using drugs, soshe searched his room for evidence of drug use. Thereason that she gave was her love of Scott and the fearthat drugs could ruin his life.

According to www.parentcoachplan.com, thefollowing are parental responsibilities:

• Provide an environment that is SAFE.

• Provide your child with BASIC NEEDS.

• Provide your child with SELF-ESTEEM NEEDS.

• Teach your child MORALS and VALUES.

• Develop MUTUAL RESPECT with your child.

• Provide DISCIPLINE which is effective andappropriate.

• Involve yourself in your child’s EDUCATION.

• Get to KNOW YOUR CHILD.

The following are NOT parental responsibilities:

• Supplying your child with the most expensivedesigner clothes or shoes available.

• Picking up after your child/cleaning your child’sroom.

• Dropping everything you are doing to give yourchild a ride somewhere.

• Providing your child with a telephone, television,computer, or game system.

• Bailing your child out of trouble every time he orshe does something wrong.

• Maintaining an unlimited supply of treats, chips,

sodas, or junk foods for your child’s unlimitedconsumption.

• Replacing toys or other items that your child haslost or misplaced.

• Welcoming any or all of your child’s friends intoyour home for social or other activities.

“Invasion of privacy is the intrusion into the personallife of another without just cause. It can give the

person whose privacy has been invaded a right to bring a lawsuit for damages against the person orentity that intruded. A non-public individual has aright to privacy from: 1)intrusion on one’s solitude orinto one’s private affairs; 2)public disclosure of

embarrassing private information; 3)publicity which puts him/her in a false light to the public; 4)appropriation of one’s name or picture for personal orcommercial advantage.”

Information from The Free Dictionary by FARLEX

Sometimes, those who are responsible for us must step in to protect us and correct our ways.

Hopefully, this is always done in a kind and respectful manner.

C/Capt Hicks

In society, there are expectations

of us all. We are expected to

follow certain rules in our homes,

at school, at work, and inactivities in which we participate,

like CAP.



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DO OT DISTURB GROUP DISCUSSIONS

“It is right for the school to have lock-downs becauseit’s for the safety and good of the students.”

“If there was nothing to hide, it would be okay for adog to sniff the student and his/her possessions.”

“Society and parents must draw the line between privacy and safety when it pertains to the safety of thestudents. A drug arrest can change a student’s future.”

“What a person does outside of CAP reflects on whatother people think of that person and who that personrepresents. So, there is a definite connection betweenwhat a person does in private and their ability tofunction as leaders in the outside world.”

GROUP I

GROUP II

GROUP III

“Parents should talk to their children before theysearch their rooms or personal space.”

“Schools need to have lock-downs or similar actionsin order to protect the students.”

“Society and parents should not have to draw a line between privacy and safety. If something is unsafe,then privacy should not matter.”

“There is a connection between what a person does in private and his/her ability to function as leaders insociety, politics, the military, and/or CAP. A person’s

private life can affect his or her “leadership” life.”

“There are many reasons why parents would see theneed to search their children’s rooms. Some of thesereasons include: suspicion that their children areinvolved in something that may be harmful, todiscover items that are missing, and to protect theirchildren from possible peer pressure which may bedangerous.”

“It was wrong for Scott’s mom to search his room.She should have trusted him and talked to him insteadof acting on impulse. It was right that she is

concerned about her child’s welfare, but she handledthe situation poorly.”

“Society and parents should draw the line between privacy and safety if rules are violated and a person’ssafety is involved.”

“What a person does in private affects his/her abilityto be a leader. It is a question of character.”


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TO SUBMIT AN ARTICLE FOR THE FLYING EAGLES NEWSLETTER:1. GIVE A COPY OF THE ARTICLE TO MAJOR MOR.

or

2. E-MAIL ARTICLE TO [email protected]. (If you e-mail the article, please confirm that the article was received.)

CAP Senior Officer-Major

Bartow-Etowah Composite Sqdn

Deputy Commander for Cadets

Character Development Officer

Public Affairs Officer

Testing Control Officer

Emergency Services

Public Information Officer

Mission Staff Assistant

The CAP Motto (Semper Vigilans-Always Vigilant) reflects the ever-ready status of Civil Air Patrol.

It means every member, Cadet and Senior, must be prepared to respond effectively to any situation.

Interfaith Ordained Minister

Teacher, Spiritual Artist, Author

Life Coach

Lessen Stress... Rediscover Choice… Experience Empowerment

EDITOREDITOREDITOR---IN IN IN ---CHIEFCHIEFCHIEF Dr. Ilana Mor

Original Artwork, Photography, and Writings by Dr. Ilana Morremain the property of the artist.

"Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofitorganization with more than 64,000 members nationwide. CAP, in its Air

Force auxiliary role, performs 90 percent of continental U.S. inland searchand rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Centerand was credited by the AFRCC with saving 113 lives this past year. Itsvolunteers also perform homeland security, disaster relief and counter-drugmissions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. The members

play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to morethan 26,500 young people currently participating in CAP cadet programs.CAP has been performing missions for America for 70 years."

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