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CIVIL AIR PATROLU.S. AIR FORCE AUXILIARY

Carolina WingSpanThe Official Newsletter of the NC Wing, CAP

June 20132013 Cadet Summer Encampment

Congratulations to all the cadets whocompleted the 2013 Summer Encampment

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Carolina WingSpan is published underthe direction of:NCWG Commander - Col. David E. CrawfordNCWG Vice Commander - Lt. Col. MaxNCWG Chief of Staff - Lt. Col.. Andy WiggsOffice of Public Affairs:NCWG Public Affairs Officer, Maj. Don Penvendpenven@ncwg.cap.govNCWG Deputy PAO Lt.Col. James WilliamsJPBTW@carolina.rr.comNCWG Deputy PAO Lt. Col Conrad D'Cruzconrad.dcruz@netswirl.comNCWG Deputy PAO Capt. Carey Coxcarey.cox@gmail.comNCWG Deputy PAO 1st Lt. Bryan Weilbsweil63@gmail.comNCWG newsletter "Carolina WingSpan" editor -Maj. Donald PenvenSend submissions to:carolina.wingspan@ncwg.cap.gov"Carolina WingSpan" is the official newsletter of theCivil Air Patrol, North Carolina Wing HQ,U.S. Air Force Auxiliary

Happy Birthday to the United States Army,formed June 14, 1775 by act of the ContinentalCongress. For 238 years the Soldiers of the USArmy have been at the forefront of the defense ofthe country. Please keep in your thoughts andprayers the Soldiers serving today in the Active,Reserve and Guard components at home and downrange in harms way.

Proud to have served.

David E Crawford, 1LT, AG, USAR

1989-1998

DAVID E CRAWFORD, Colonel, CAP

Commander, North Carolina Wing

WINSTON-SALEM SQUADRON SUFFERS LOSS OF ITS SENIOR DEPUTY COMMANDER OFCADETS

1st Lt David Bouffard went to be with his Lord on Sunday June 16. David joined the Civil Air Patrol in2010. He worked with the cadets with Major Eric Orgain and became his assistant Deputy Commander ofCadets in June 2012 and became the Deputy Commander of Cadets in January 2013. He and his sonC/CMSgt Nathan have been faithful hard workers ever since they joined. He was an employed as aregisterted nurse at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and Moses Cone Medical System.

His funeral was at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Kernersville, Wednesday June 19. There were 20+ cadetsthere , two even came in from the Boone Squadron, and 25+ senior members attended the funeral andprovided a Honor Guard for the church service and the Color Guard for the reception following the funeral.At the end of the funeral when the hearse slowly left the church all of the cadets and seniors who were inuniform lined up on both sides of the driveway and as the hearse slowly drove away went to attention andsaluted our lost member on his final ride. He will be greatly missed by everyone in the squadron as he was avery quiet but hard working member and friend. He helped me as often as he could when the cadets werepresenting arms at several different locations.

Major Gene Clodfelter MER-NC082 Public Affairs Officer

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Historically SpeakingBy Lt. Col. Philip Saleet

NCWG Historian

For July 4th , I thought this article about Patriotism would be appropriate. The following is a reprint of RedSkelton’s Pledge of Allegiance that he did on TV. January 14, 1969.

Probably a few of you reading this have never heard of Red Skelton. He was a popular comedian in the 50sand 60s. On January 14, 1969 his character of the “Little Old Man” gave this rendition of the Pledge ofAllegiance.“Boys and girls, I have been listening to you recite the Pledge of Allegiance all semester and it appears thatit has become monotonous to you or could it be you do not know the meaning of those words. If I may, Iwould like to recite the Pledge and give you a definition of the words.

I – meaning me, an individual, a committee of one.Pledge – dedicate all of my worldly goods to give without self pity.Allegiance – my love and my devotion.To the Flag – our standard, Old Glory, a symbol of freedom. Wherever she waves, there is respectbecause your loyalty has given her a dignity that shouts freedom is everybody’s job.Of the United – that means that we have all come together.States – individual communities that have united into 50 great states. 50 individual communities withpride and dignity and purpose, all divided with imaginary boundaries, yet united to a common cause,and that’s love of country.Of America and to the Republic – a republic, a state in which sovereign power is invested inrepresentatives chosen by the people to govern. And government is the people and it’s from thepeople to the leaders, not from the leaders to the people.For which it stands one nation – meaning, so blessed by God.Indivisible – incapable of being divided.With Liberty – which is freedom and the right of power to live one’s life without threats or fear of anysort of retaliation.And justice – The principle and quality of dealing fairly with others.For all – which means, boys and girls, it’s as much your country as it is mine.”I hope you have enjoyed this article and by the time you read this I hope you had a great July 4th.Until next month “SEMPER VIGILANS”

NC Wing Pilot Completes 250 Orientation Flights

Please join me in congratulating Lt Col Wally Courtney from Asheville (NC-019) who flew his 250th CadetOrientation Flight at Oxford-Henderson Airport (KHNZ) in N99885 on Tuesday 25 June 2013. This is animpressive milestone and evidence of Lt Col Courtney's strong dedication to CAP and the cadet program.

DAVID E CRAWFORD, Colonel, CAP

Commander, North Carolina Wing

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2013 Cadet Encampment Summary ArticleBy C/1st Lt. Zachary Fleming, Cadet Public Affairs Officer

The 2013 NC Wing Summer Encampment has been a major success. It started off when staff members beganarriving on Friday and began getting all the necessary equipment needed for the week.On Saturday the basic cadets arrived and were in-processed, as well as beginning to get the feel forencampment life The basic Ground Team Flights completed ICUT (Inter Communication User Training),classroom time for their ground team qualifications, First Aid, an EST (Engagement Skills Training), whichis a weapon simulator connected to an air compressor.The cadets had a great time and enjoyed learning how to properly shoot the M4A1 and M16A4. Theadvanced Ground Teams also completed tasks for their ground team qualifications and an advanced compassclass where they learned how to use the compass in a more advanced setting.They also completed a land navigation course where they put what they learned about compasses touse.Additionally they attended the EST and had a great time learning how to properly handle a firearm.On Thursday and Friday, both ground teams participated in a field training exercise. On these exercises thecadets put all the knowledge they learned into use as they completed 2 training missions in order to get theirqualifications to become a ground team member.The Ground Teams have worked very hard this week and their achievements are well earned.The Aerospace Flight also worked very hard and took a total of 3 tests that are required for the RocketryBadge. They built 3 rockets - 2 single stages and 1 double stage rocket - and fired them off on Thursday.While the vans were unloading an AH-64D Apache was about to take off. Although the cadets couldn’t getvery close to the helicopter, it was very thrilling to watch, and all the Aerospace cadets enjoyed watching ittake off and buzz the launch pads.The Aerospace Flights worked really hard and completed all the requirements for their rocketry badges.Leadership Flight took many classes on leadership and patriotism. The cadets also had to participate in 3impromptu speaking classes and many drill classes. The cadets in leadership flight learned a lot about CAPand it’s heritage, it’s tradition, and the importance of CAP and it’s 3 main missions. Leadership flight workedextremely hard memorizing material, taking tests, learning drill, and gaining an overall knowledge of CAPand its role.Staff Training Flight completed numerous classes on all staff positions and shadowed the encampment stafffor 2 days. These cadets then reported what they learned about the position they shadowed in a speech to therest of the flight. These cadets have worked exceptionally well and areready to staff any encampment that’s thrown at them.MRO Flight learned about radios and how they operate, as well as radio towers and how they operate. Thecadets that chose MRO flight are walking away from encampment with MRO status on their 101 card, andare now fully qualified as MRO member. These cadets have showed the utmost desire tolearn about communications and have done exceptionally well.FLM Flight worked hard and long learning about flight line marshalling, and actually putting those skills touse while cadets were out doing their Orientation Flights. The FLM Flight had the privilege to congratulateLt. Col. Courntey on his 250th O-Flight. The FLM Flight have all earned their qualifications and are nowqualified Flight Line Marshallers. Great Job FLM, and it is well earned.Congratulations to all the cadets and seniors who attended the 2013 NC Wing Summer Encampment, andthank you all for your hard work and dedication.

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North Carolina Hurricane WorkshopBy: Lt, Col. Don Beckett

NCWG Disaster Relief Officer

East Carolina University, in partnership with the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management, heldit’s fourth annual North Carolina Hurricane Workshop. The event was well attended with over 145participants. Civil Air Patrol personnel attending were: Lt Col Pat O'Neal, Lt Col Lucy Davis, Lt Col AndyWiggs, Lt Col Tony Biondo, Lt Col Guy Simmons, Cadets Sean and Noah Kovacs, and Lt Col DonaldBeckett. Participating organizations in the workshop included Sea Grant North Carolina, the Center forNatural Hazards Research, the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI), and The Institute for theEnvironment. Presentations for this year’s workshop included two Panels, one focusing on Tools for Riskand Emergency Communication, which focused on social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook duringdisasters, and the second focused on Modeling and Planning for Storm Surge. This second Panel focused onmapping and modeling platforms available through extensive research into mapping models available toemergency managers to aid in the decision making process. Digital mapping technologies are improvingexponentially and making the extensive use of 'layers' possible for a wide array of needs. Several of thewebsites that have quite impressive mapping resources available include:

http://nc-cera.renci.org, http://cera.cct.lsu.edu/cgi-cera-ng/cera-ng.cgi,http://www.nccoastalatlas.org/,http://www.coastal.geology.ecu.edu/NCCOHAZ/

A third Panel, on Hurricane Sandy, highlighted various responses and perspectives in the response to Sandy.Ms. Darlene Johnson, NCEM, provided a briefing on the national mutual aid system known as EMAC, theEmergency Management Assistance Compact. More information about EMAC can be found here:http://www.emacweb.org/

The Keynote speaker for the workshop was Commander Linda Sturgis, USCG. Cmdr Sturgis, as the currentPrevention Department Head at Coast Guard Sector New York provided a briefing on Hurricane Sandy froma Coast Guard perspective as the storm affected the New York Harbor (including the Statue of Liberty) andsurrounding areas. During the presentation, Cmdr Sturgis exhibited a number of personal photos takenduring and after Hurricane Sandy came ashore. The images provided a stark reminder that just because astorm is classified as a “Category 1”, does not infer the storm is not dangerous. Indeed, a major refinery thatsupplies the entire northeast part of the country that up until Hurricane Sandy, had been in continuousoperation since 1907; the refinery had to shut down due to massive flooding never before encountered. Themajor flooding by Sandy, which struck during high tide, presented an 8 foot storm surge, over and above thenormal five feet rise from high tide. This massive increase in sea-level caused flooding up to two milesinland.

Donald A Beckett, Lt Col, CAP

Left to Right -- Lt Col Pat O'Neal,Lt Col Donald Beckett, Lt Col AndyWiggs, Cadet Sean Kovacs, Lt ColLucy Davis, Cadet Noah Kovacs, LtCol Guy Simmons. Photo by Lt ColTony Biondo, MER Public AffairsOfficer

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Group Holds Annual Mountain Flying TrainingBy: Capt. Clint Parker, Asheville Comp. Sqdn. PAO

A cool morning with light ground fog started Saturday (June 22) out for Civil Air Patrol (CAP) pilots participating in theAsheville Composite Squadron event known as Mountain Fury. The event is a flight training course which exposes CAP pilots to thesafety and weather issues of flying and conducting search missions in the mountainous terrain of Western North Carolina. However, by the time pilots received their mission briefings the fog was burned off and they had a beautiful day to train.Twenty mission pilots, half of which were attending the training event for the first time, and eight CAP search and rescue aircraftparticipated. Pilots who had taken the course before flew first with experienced mountain pilots as a refresher, while first timeattendees took classroom instruction and flew in the afternoon. In addition to the pilots, other CAP personnel helped out as aircraftmarshallers, mission base staff or in communications.

“This makes them [the pilots] safer flyers in the mountains,” said Lt Col Ray Davis of Hendersonville, when asked about thebenefits of the course. Davis recently received the Federal Aviation Administration's Wright Brothers Award for 50 years of safe flying,and acted as Air Branch Director for the course. “Searching for a downed aircraft at 1,000 feet in the mountains is different than searchat a 1,000 feet in the flatlands.”

“We could be called upon to come up here and conduct searches or other types of missions in mountainous terrain and Iwant the skill set that teaches [that],” said Lt Col Dennis Faver from Southport, NC, when asked why he felt it was important to havethe course. For Faver this is his first time at Mountain Fury.

1st Lt. Mike Drummond from Winston-Salem added that they were not that far from the Virginia line and could be called uponto help with searches in those mountains.

When asked if both class training and actual flying experience was helpful to their learning process at the course, Faver said,“I think that the only way they can do it.” 1st Lt. Andy Vlac of the Raleigh Wake Squadron added, “There's only so much you can learnfrom a PowerPoint presentation.”

In all, eight CAP planes took part in the exercise along with 22 pilots, 10 who were retaking the course as a refresher, ninenew and three classroom only pilots. They flew 32 sorties for a total of more than 45 hours

This will be the seventh such training exercise conducted by the Asheville Squadron which in previous years have includedpilots from Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Pennsylvania. The event is named for the book, Mountain Fury, writtenby Bob Wright who was a member of the Asheville squadron.

Lt Col Ray Davis of Hendersonville gives pilots their overallmorning briefing

:Capt. Chuck Dawson of Burlington is paired with Asheville Squadronmember and Mountain Fury instructor Rocky Fleming for one of the firstflights.

: Instructor Matthew Urbanex (foreground) looks over hismission instruction in the flight operational area.

Flight line marshaller sends an aircraft out to taxi.

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Carolina WingTipsSQTR Renewal

The renewal SQTR’s have officially been released for all of the ES qualifications. That being said for amember to be renewed in a qualification the renewal SQTR must be completed every three years in additionto the members participation in at least one exercise/mission (actual or training). The renewal SQTR must besigned off by a SET qualified evaluator for the member to receive credit. Once the renewal SQTR iscompleted it will be submitted thru the proper channels for validation. The renewal SQTR is much shorterthan the initial SQTR. Remember to plan ahead so that you don’t allow your qualification to lapse.

I plan to hold an ES conference call the month to discuss this in further detail.

Chris Bailey, Major CAP

Director of Emergency Services, MER-NC-001

New Spaatz Cadet for NC Wing

Congratulations to C/Col Josiah Gourley who passed all requirements for the Spaatz Award today. Thanksto Col Tink Schaffer for serving as the test proctor and Lt Col Wiggs for serving as the witness.

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David E. Crawford, Col, CAP

Commander, North Carolina Wing

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Winston-Salem Composite Squadron is excited to celebrate C/Col Josiah Gourley’s passing the Spaatzexams. We knew he would do it and he did. Desire and perseverance win the day. Congratulations fromall of us.

Bill Hawke, LtCol, CAP

Commander, MER-NC-082

NC Wing Glider ActivitiesThanks to a team effort from members of NC, MER and SC, we flew a record 20 glider sorties on Saturday. We didthe first operational tests of the newly installed tow hook on our tow plane, flew ORides for 7 Cadets from Raleigh-Wake and conducted training flights for 2 more tow pilots as well as some other instructional flights in the glider.With our tow plane now operational, we have reached full operational capability to be self-sufficient with the gliderprogram.

We plan on continuing to fly twice a month, with the next date tentatively scheduled for Saturday 6 July. As areminder, in order to participate, everyone must complete the Wing Runner course online:http://www.soaringsafety.org/school/wingrunner/toc.htm and take the quiz.

More information will be coming out - any unit that is interested in getting

on the schedule for glider OFlights should contact either myself or Major Tessin.

DAVID E CRAWFORD, Colonel, CAP, Commander, North Carolina Wing

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Mavericks, NC-137, Visit Warbirds and Warriors DisplayBy: Terence Gordon, 2d Lt NC-137

The Monroe Airport Warbirds and Warriors display was a first of its kind, meaning that it was a selfsupported event not backed by the city.

The four Mavericks in attendance at the event were, Col. Don Edwards, Capt. Ki Tae Sung, SM StephenDeVries, and 2d Lt Terence Gordon. The Mavericks assisted with directing traffic for a few hours beforeturning such duty to the South Charlotte 800 squadron.

Although the weather washed out the Sunday crowd, the Saturday display had a fair turn out. Among themany aviation professionals and enthusiast, we ran into Jim Froneberger the editor of Air Show Newsmagazine.

The Mavericks had the opportunity to meet with Doug Rosendaal the group leader for the Red TailsSquadron. Rosendaal gave us a tour of his vintage Tuskegee aircraft. He then invited us to see the awardwinning Tuskegee documentary short film, "Rise Above". The film is shown on a 180 degree panoramicscreen for an epic feel to an already great story.

There was only a hand full of aircraft on the tarmac. One of the main attractions was the newly made overC46 Tinker Belle. Alex Mello a US Airways pilot, is the team leader and one of the C46 pilots / mechanics.

Mello was onboard and greeted the visitors. We took this time to take some photos with him and his

crew, while Col. Edwards lobbied to have one of our highly experienced pilots to be type rated to pilot theHistorical C46.

At the end of the day we visited the reenactments on the field grounds where many civilians dressed invarious military outfits.

Equally impressive was the number of military weapons on display. As grey as the day appeared, it certainly

was a great time overall.

The Mavericks visit Turbomeca.

By: Terence Gordon, 2d Lt NC-137

On May 28th, a group of Mavericks from NC-137 South Piedmont Senior Squadron, had the opportunity tovisit the Safran - Turbomeca plant in Monroe NC, next to the Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport.Turbomeca is a company on the cutting edge of design and production of critical parts, for medium poweredgas turbine helicopters.

After being greeted and briefed by Jim Valentine, Director of Maintenance and his associate, we were thengiven the history of the plant, its rules and the protocol of the facility. One being that there will be only avery limited amount of photos due to the sensitivity of the plant. We were then divided into two groups,given protective glasses and led into the main engineering / manufacturing area. During our tour to muchsurprise, we met two employees who are active CAP members in local squadrons.

In the strictly regulated temperature controlled environment, the facility boasts lots of highly sophisticatedmachines among its equipment. The precious metals are carefully crafted by the engineers and robotic armsthat take some of the manual labor out of the process. The engineers pour over each and every piece withextreme care and precision, and implements a well defined certification process on all the parts they produce.

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An example of this would be the extreme attention to detail on the measurements. They try to maintaintolerances to within plus or minus one micron. A human hair is five microns in diameter. This is done withalmost flawless precision.

The Mavericks engage in such tours as part of their Aerospace education, while building strong allianceswith Aviation related companies, in the Monroe area.

To All PAOs and PIOs - PAO Academy IV

PAO Academy IV will be held soon -- 13-14 Aug. at Buckley AFB and the Air Force Academy. Pleasedisseminate the attached agenda to PAOs and PIOs in your wing and region and encourage them at attend.

Topics and speakers were carefully selected to keep PAOs and PIOs updated and informed about the latestneeds, issues and trends affecting them.

It is truly a top-notch professional development opportunity. The registration fee to attend is only $40,which is used to provide refreshments throughout the event.

We hope to see each of you there as well!

Best wishes,

Julie DeBardelaben, Deputy Director, Public Affairs

Civil Air Patrol National Headquarters

Citizens Serving Communities

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A Busy Day for Middle East Region

Today was an active day in the Upper Middle East Region for AFRCC.

The day started around noon when AFRCC alerted the MDWG for multiple airborne reports of an ELTbetween Salisbury and Frederick. After contacting AFRCC, I was advised that the airborne reports werebetween 10,000 feet and 12,000 feet with the northernmost point being near Wilmington, DE and thesouthern point being near Fort AP Hill in VA. Most of you involved in Emergency Services understand theamount of land this could cover so this was quickly determined to be an air response first to attempt tonarrow the search area. It was advised that the PA Wing was alerted last night (Mon) and earlier in the daytoday for an airborne report, however due to not receiving any signals, their mission was closed. Due to thelarge search area involved with this mission, I notified Incident Commanders in Virginia, Delaware, andNational Capital in case resources were needed from their area.

Due to the higher probability of the search area being in the southern MD area, Group 3 was alerted and anaircrew from St. Marys quickly responded. In addition to St. Mary’s, I also received contacts from Carroll,Hagerstown, Ft. McHenry, Wicomico, and Bowie. In addition to aircrews, I received multiple GroundTeams reporting availability; Ground Teams were told to stand by until we had a better idea of the area wewould be working in.

Since CAP 1883 had a short estimated launch time (30 mins), they were assigned the mission with EgonFrech, Tom McKean, and Tim Toscano – GREAT RESPONSE TIME! As the aircraft was departing 2W6they developed an electrical problem and after attempting to resolve that issue multiple times, it wasdetermined the plane would not be flyable. Carroll was originally designated the backup plane so they wereimmediately contacted and said they would be airborne within the hour – ANOTHER GREAT RESPONSE!Due to CAP 1845 departing from the far north side, I decided to launch the aircraft from Freeway piloted byRon Miller and Andy Felix to start from the south. CAP 1845 would fly from north to south at 10,500 andCAP 1820 would fly to the southern point and fly north at 9,500. Hopefully this would shorten the responsetime in locating the ELT.

At 1525 hours, I received a phone call from Lt Col Mark Bailey of the DC Wing who advised one of theiraircraft was returning from a Maintenance flight and picked up an ELT in the vicinity of Culpepper Airport(CJR). As they had a qualified crew on board and a qualified Incident Commander, I advised them to assumethe Virginia Division and keep me informed. Due to the large area of our search, this could be the culprit. Icontacted AFRCC and had DC officially added to the mission.

CAP 1845 departed from DMW at 1535 hours enroute to the northern point and within a short time afterdeparture (1545), an ELT signal was obtained. While working this, I received a call back from DC advisingtheir aircraft had located and silenced the signal at 1550 hours on the ground at CJR coming from a V-TailBonanza (FIND 1).

CAP 1845 could still receive the signal and was continuing to investigate. Almost simultaneously while thiswas happening, I received a phone call from CAP 1820 at 1610 hours advising as they were getting ready todepart W00, they picked up an ELT at that airport and tracked it to a 172 based at Freeway Airport (W00).Thinking that this could be the ELT that CAP 1845 was chasing, I advised CAP 1845 to hold until we couldget this ELT shut down. Maintenance personnel from W00 gained access to the aircraft and secured the ELTat 1615 hours (FIND 2). Once this ELT was secured, CAP 1845 advised they could still pick up the ELT,they were instructed to continue their mission.

At 1630 hours, CAP 1845 was operating in the vicinity of Dover AFB and attempting to determine adirection of where the signal was coming from. As they had been flying a while, and CAP 1820 had the

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Becker DF unit, I instructed CAP 1820 to take off and head to a point on the Eastern Shore and hold in casethey would be needed to assist. CAP 1845 quickly narrowed down the signal to an old aircraft junk yard inthe area of Clayton, DE. At this time, I alerted Wicomico to stand by in case DE could not supply a UDFteam to go to the area. I contacted Lt Col Mooney of the DEWg and advised him of the situation. Heresponded, “oh, not that place again”. Delaware units responded to the same location last week for an ELTso they were very aware of the area and advised they would handle it. Delaware was added to the missionand Lt Col Mooney would assume the Delaware Division of this search. Due to the familiarity of thelocation by the DE units, it was determined that an aircraft would not be needed. At that time, CAP 1845was instructed to RTB with a job well done! CAP 1820 was instructed to head south, climb as able and do aquick turn around the lower eastern shore to make sure no other signals were out there and then RTB. AllMD crews home safe by 1830 hours..

As of 2200 hours tonight while closing with AFRCC, I was informed that as of right now, the DelawareWing has located 5 active ELT’s in the aircraft junk yard and they are still operating in that area. So as ofthis time, the MDWG flew 4.8 hours on 3 sorties (including 1 a/c scrubbed for mx), and has been creditedwith 6 FINDS (1 in MD and 5 in DE) with that number potentially changing. AFRCC will be notifying meof the final count when the mission closes.

This was a mission that covered 4 states, 7 ELT’s (so far), 4 aircrews, and 1 UDF Team. The IncidentCommanders worked together in a Unified structure without missing a beat! This was a fine example ofcooperation and a great job to all involved!

MD Finds – CAP 1820 – 1 non-distress find at W00

CAP 1845 – 5 non-distress so far at the Junk yard

John Henderson, Lt Col, CAP

Incident Commander

MD Division

Let me join my two Vice-Commanders in expressing how great it is to see our MER slogan of "NoBoundaries, No Limits" really being put into practice. I am very pleased to see the culture of cooperationwithin MER becoming so positive concerning working with each other on vital missions. This is a credit toeach Wing Commander whose leadership within MER is making us all look good. Great job, and keep upthe fantastic work you are all doing.

Larry J. Ragland, Col, CAP MER/CC

MER_CC@MER.CAP.GOV

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Final SalutePassing of Lt. Col. Robert C. Schreckenberg, CAP,

Submitted by: Robin D. Wells, P.E., Snake River Consulting

Lt Col Robert C Schreckenberg, former Civil Air Patrol Wing Chaplain in North Carolina died at the StLuke’s Medical Center in Twin Falls, Idaho on June 13, 2013. Schreckenberg was a Life Member of CAPand also a former Wing Chaplain in the Idaho Wing. Bob served as both active and reserve in the USAFfrom 1941 to 1971. He was preceded in death by his wife Louise in 1990.

At the time of his death, he was the Twin Falls Composite Squadron Chaplain and a CAP member of fifty-one (51) years (1961). Twenty (20) Twin Falls Cadets “ambushed” “Schreck” on November 21, 2012, his95th birthday, at the College of Southern Idaho Gymnasium where he was exercising; a party ensued.

As a USAF Reservist, Col Schreckenberg taught Aerospace topics to High School and College teachers inMoscow and Pullman at the University of Idaho and Washington State University, and in Twin Falls at theCollege of Southern Idaho. He once ordered a USAF transport for an entire class of teachers from Idaho toCalifornia during one Aerospace Class. He enjoyed visiting Southern Idaho High Schools with his rocketryprogram. As a CAP Lt Col, Schreckenberg chaperoned US cadets to an International Air Exchange in Paris.He served as Chaplain at seven (7) Idaho Encampments. Schreckenberg chaperoned US cadets to anInternational Air Exchange in Paris. He served as Chaplain at seven (7) Idaho Encampments.

After active duty, “Schreck” moved back to Peoria and earned a BA in Business Administration at BradleyUniversity. He later earned a Bachelor and Master of Divinity and graduated in 1950. He served in threeNorth Carolina Churches and then received a “call” to Twin Falls, Idaho. Later Bob earned a Doctor ofMinistry (D.Min) from Lutheran Rice Seminary in 1975 after passing courses in Greek and Hebrew.

As a pastor, “Bob” was able to sort through cultural-ethnic-religious barriers and speak to the hearts of folkwho lived in remote or unlikely locations. Because there were no empty buildings in the Northern Oasis-Gambling town of Jackpot Nevada, Pastor Schreckenberg conducted worship services in Cactus Pete’sCasino Lounge; an eye-brow raising transgression to many of his conservative Southern Baptist friends. Thecasino owner later bought property in 1974 on which a North Carolina Baptist building team erected achurch structure that served as a day care center on week days. Sunday school and worship services weremorning and evening in English; a Spanish Catholic service was conducted on Tuesdays by a lay minister(the casino continued to pay the power bill).

Pastor Schreckenberg was eventually instrumental in building three church structures in Southern Idaho andNorthern Nevada. Sometimes accompanied by his wife, Louise, and daughter, Gwendolyn or friend, ForestRay, he drove an additional weekly circuit ministry to three (3) ranch locations and one mining communityat Jarbidge in Nevada for 25 years. His efforts were a product of inspiration, raw energy and timemanagement. He was a full time pastor until 1992 but continued as guest-pastor in area churches.

He was born 21 November 1917 in Peoria, Illinois and was a husband, father, USAF Officer (Colonel), apastor; an American Legion Chaplain and an active CAP member until 0820 hours on 13 June 2013.

He was an inspirational pastor, a talented councilor, an effective Chaplain and a reliable friend.

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NC Wing Members Attend Amateur Radio TrainingBy: Tony Bradley, 2nd Lt, CAP

Public Affairs Officer, MER-NC-002

CAP Members from multiple squadrons in the North Carolina Wing spent their weekend participating in anARRL (American Radio Relay League) Amateur Radio Operators training class to prepare them for the FCCTechnician License Exam needed to obtain the Amateur Radio Technician License. The class was plannedand instructed by members of the Cleveland County Amateur Radio Service (CCARS) and held at the ShelbyComposite Squadron.Students we're taught the basics of amateur radio use, electrical theories, and rules and regulations. The classfocused on the manydifferent aspects of the technician level of the Amateur Radio License. Students weregiven the opportunity to use different types of HAM radios at different stations and were encouraged to talkto other operators all over the world.Many of the students currently work in CAP communications and are using this class and certification as away to build their communications resume and get them even more experience using radios of differenttypes. "I am so happy to be a part of this class. I know having my amateur license will help me hone mycommunications skills and I can certainly apply that knowledge to CAP communications" says student in theclass student Major Jason Bailey. At the end of the class on Sunday afternoon Amateur Radio VolunteerExaminers administered the license exam to the students. The test consists of 35 questions pulled from aquestion pool of 394 questions. Students find out immediately if they passed the test but generally it takes afew weeks for new technicians to receive their FCC call sign.

Special thanks to the following members for devoting their weekend to this class.Major Jason BaileySM Vivian NorthSM Kent UptonC/Major Rachael BaileyC/Capt Jonathan KnappC/Capt Aleasha NorthC/2d Lt Alex BrawnC/SMSgt Moriah NorthC/SMSgt Samuel Johnson

The Cleveland County Amateur Radio Service's mission is to recruit and mentor new ham operators, trainexisting hams, and to provide public service in the community. This weekend was an incredible learningopportunity offered to Civil Air Patrol members. It should be noted all involved in the training and testingreceived no payment other than the satisfaction of passing their knowledge onto others.

We would like to thank all members of CCARS for devoting their time and energy to the execution of thisamazing class and the Shelby Composite Squadron for the use of their Squadron Building for the class.Instructors:Herb Switzer (N4BXB)Jim Tessener (KE4ZUN)Barry Northcutt (K4BDN)Vince Mates (KF4LVC)Cly White (N4CLY)Bob Jenkins (KJ4EDH)

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Exam Team

Cly White (N4CLY)Herb Switzer (N4BXB)Ted Cook (WA4TC)

Author:Tony Bradley, 2nd Lt, CAPPublic Affairs OfficerMER-NC-002NC Wing Group 2336.252.4803tbradley@ncwgcap.org

Class director Herb Switzer gives final instructionsbefore testing begins

Students participating in the instructional session of the class

HF Radio used during the class to allow studentsthe opportunity to talk to other amateur radio operators

Photos By; 2nd Lt. Tony Bradley

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Region Members Earn National AwardsLet me take this July 4th holiday break to express my congratulations to the MER winners of these Nationalawards. We are all very proud of these members and their exemplary service to Civil Air Patrol. I invite youto also let them know how much we appreciate their outstanding efforts.

Col Larry J. Ragland, MER/CC

From: "Parker, Susie" <SPARKER@capnhq.gov>

Date: June 27, 2013, 2:09:22 PM EDT

Subject: National of the Year Award Winners

Congratulations, we are pleased to announce the following members of the Middle East Region have beenselected as 2013 National award winners:

George Texido Legislative Officer of the Year – Lt Col Paul D. Meade, NC Wing

Property Manager of the Year – Maj Robert J. Bailey, NC Wing

Bud Payton Public Affairs Officer of the Year – 1st Lt Lisa M. Sylvia, VA Wing

A letter from General Carr announcing the selection is being sent to each member today by Federal Express.Advanced copies are attached in the event you'd like to personally congratulate them.

Congratulations to the Flight Line Team at Encampment

The O Flight operation at Encampment would not have been possible without the outstanding contributionsof the Flight Line Team, led by Lt Col Glen Peting (NC-082). 2 days on the ramp in the sun, marshaling andfueling aircraft kept the operations flowing smoothly and most importantly, safely.

Thanks to Lt Col Peting and the Flight Line team from the Encampment for their outstanding efforts.

DAVID E CRAWFORD, Colonel, CAP

Commander, North Carolina Wing

LOGISTICS LIAISON TEAM TRAININGWednesday 10 July 2013, 1000-1600 AND/OR Saturday 13 July 2013, 1000-1600

As many of you may know, we are approaching the 'busy time' for the 2013 hurricane season. As a result,the NC Emergency Management Logistics is offering LLT refresher/primary training to be able to respondto any emergency that may arise. This presents a rare opportunity for real-time training at the EOC during anactivation, working in partnership with NC Emergency Management and National Guard personnel.

NC Emergency Management Logistics will be conducting training for CAP personnel receiving logisticstraining as Logistics Liaison Team members. CAP LLT personnel will be trained in all aspects ofEmergency Management logistics to not only respond and work in disaster affected counties, but to be ableto work and staff logistics positions in the State EOC (SEOC), the NCEM warehouses at Badin and Tarboro,and also the NCEM RCC Branches, Western, Central, and Eastern.

For More Information Contact Lt. Col. Don Beckett: donald_b@embarqmail.com

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Balloon goes up for Brunswick County SquadronCapt. William Sullivan, PAO, NC-170

After three weather cancellations, the RE/MAX hot air balloon arrived in Southport, NC on Memorial Day,Monday, 27 May. Cadets and senior members of Brunswick County Composite Squadron NC-170participated in the unique opportunity of inflating a hot air balloon measuring 70 feet in height and thenreceiving tethered rides.

The basic principle behind hot air ballooning is what the Montgolfier brothers observed at their paper millnear Annonay, France in 1782: hot air rises. The brothers sent up their hot air balloons on tethered mannedflights similar to what the NC-170 members experienced on the Memorial Day event in Southport.

Preparing the balloon for flight was a simple procedure involving several steps. The balloon pilot explainedto the group the step-by-step process and the NC-170 members, participating as ground crew, unpacked theballoon equipment from the RE/MAX trailer. The pilot and his assistants attached the uprights to the basketand then the burners and envelope cables to the uprights.

The envelope was "walked out" and two cadets held open the throat of the balloon for cold inflation by theinflator fan. After the envelope was filled to about 75 percent of its capacity, and still laying on its side, thepilot operated the burners, blasting propane generated hot air into the balloon during the hot air stage of theinflation. When the air inside the envelope became warmer than the air outside the envelope, the balloonstood upright, steadied by the ground crew holding lines attached to the top, or crown, of the balloon. Theprocess took about 30 minutes to complete.

The average balloon holds about 90,000 cubic feet of air. The lifting capacity is measured at sea level, withan outside air temperature of 65 degrees Fahrenheit. Total lift, or gross lift, is 1,600 pounds. Most balloons,with fuel and equipment and ready to fly, weigh about 700 pounds, leaving 900 pounds for passengers.

After three passengers climbed into the basket, the pilot "hit the burner," increasing the temperature of theair inside the envelope, causing the balloon to rise off the ground. At the conclusion of the ride, the pilotdescended the balloon by allowing the air in the balloon to cool. To land, the pilot pulled the venting line,which released hot air from the envelope through the "maneuvering vent." All participants enjoyed theirtethered flights.

One of the many things the pilot shared with NC-170 members was that a license is required to fly a hot airballoon. Like airplanes, he said, balloons are governed by the FAA. Getting a license to fly balloons ismuch like obtaining a license to fly fixed-wing aircraft. Balloons also have to have airworthiness inspectionsevery year, or after every 100 hours of flight time, whichever comes first.

Wind speed increased about 0830 so the crew deflated the balloon and helped to pack up everything. NC-170 cadets were able to experience first-hand what they learned about hot air balloons in the CAP AerospaceDimensions Module One - Introduction to Flight.

This hot air balloon hands-on training opportunity for the CAP was provided by Debby Daigle, affiliatedwith the RE/MAX Community Brokers office in Southport.

Input and photos for this article provided by:

Kathy Nicholas, 1st Lt, CAP

Aerospace Education Officer

MER-NC-170Photos on the following page ...

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Balloon goes up for BrunswickCounty Squadron

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Phase One Training for Group 5We are all very pleased to announce that all six cadets at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base successfullycompleted the Group 5 Phase One Training weekend on 14-15 June. The small turnout did not keep thebasic cadets and staff from having an exciting weekend.

Activities included PT, Drill and Ceremonies, Customs and courtesies, CAP History and more! Thefacilities at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base were very comfortable and nice.

On behalf of all the participants a special thanks goes out to Goldsboro Squadron and C/Capt Knapp forhosting and organizing the training weekend. All the hard work definitely paid off! We are all lookingforward to future Phase One Training to take place in our Group and Wing.

C/1st Lt. Jacob Hickman

PAO Phase One Training

Group 5 Cadets atSeymour Johnson AFB

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Winston-Salem Squadron NC082Changes Cadet Commanders

January 3,2013 at the annual squadron dining out there was achange in cadet commanders. C/Lt .Col. Josiah Gourleyofficially turned over command to C/Captain Natasha Peting.She has taken command and is running the squadron cadetsvery well.

Her reign as Commander may be short as she is soon headingto Appalachian State University at Boone , NC in August. Shehas been one of the strong leaders in getting more femalesinterested in serving in the Civil Air Patrol. When She came inlate 2009 she was the only female we had in the squadron andtoday we have 10. She has been a hard working cadet and setan outstanding example for not only the females in thesquadron, but to the male cadets as well. She will be missed,but we wish her the best as she begins her college. Natasha isthe daughter of former squadron commander of Lt. Col. GlenPeting.

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