northeast region - jun 2011

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1/16smmer 2011 NINER maazine 1

Cadets Soar on the Wind

NINERmaazineserving NERs nine wings

SUMMER 2011

Civil Air PAtrol

Admiral Praises CAP Cadets


2/16

2 NINER maazine smmer 2011

NINER Maazine is a pub-

lication of Civil Air Patrols

NorthEast Reion (NER).

It is by, for and about

the nine wins that the

reion encampasses:

Min, Nw Hmphir,

Vrmon, Mchu,

Conncicu, Rhod Ind,

Nw York, Nw Jry,

and Pnnyvni.

summER 2011

Send stories and photos to:

Robert Stronach

[email protected]

Cl. Chrspher Haden

Commander

Cl. Merre Knhl

Vice Commander/North

Cl. Jseph Srs

Vice Commander/Soth

Lt. Col. Donald Blumenfeld

Chief of Staff

Maj. James Rdle Sr.

Pbic Affairs Director

and Editor

Cap. Rber Srnach

PAO and Editor

www.ner.cap.gov

3-4Wngs moblze fo HucaneCommandes Message

5 NY fles GiEP msson fo AmyNatonal Guad.

6 Mass., N.J. eams wn egn es.NEr has new headquates.

PA. assss a scene f pane cash.

7 Mass. honos WWii base 18.PA. Goup hosts acew tanng.

ACRoSS tHE REgioN

ON ThE COvERGlider operations ae become Centers of Excellence, and one of the men responsible for

launching glider academies is Vermont Wings Lt. Col. David Mikelson.See Page 6.

Te Ciil Air Patrol and te U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliaryhave a history of working together --

and Coast Guard Rear Admiral Michael N. Parks made a point of expressing appreciation for

that cooperation when New York Wings Utica Cadet Squadron provided the color guard for

the annual base commissioning of Flotilla 26 in Sylvan Beach, NY. Flanking the admiral are

Utica Cadet Squadron members Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Joshua Wilson (left) and Cadet Airman

Jonathan Wells. (Photo by Capt. Bob Stronach)See Page 7.

11 Mane honos WWii-ea ponees.Mane fnds downed acaft.

8 Mkelson helps cadets soa.

9 Adma hanks NY Wng cades. Cnn. cade speaheads mema.

10 Avaton con lves on n NY unt.3d staght ttle fo PA. team.

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12 MA. fles tonado photo mssons.NY gets outstandng AF eval

13 Ant-teosm dll n N.J.NY bvouac = makmanshp.

14 Cadets fom 7 wngs at top couse.Pape coves ocket launch n PA.

15 Acew ecalls Gound Zeo flght.9 NEr cadets ean hghest awad.

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16 NEr Cade Sch gaduaes 36.

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smmer 2011 NINER maazine 3

wiNgs mobilizE as huRRicaNE slams NoRthEast

CAP Flies Hundreds of Sorties, Provides Thousands of Aerial Imaes

By Maj. James A. Ridley Sr.

N snce he days afe 9/11 hae he

membes f he Nheas regn been

mbzed such an exen. A pwefu

Caegy 2 Hucane named iene camenh and deeed s fuy n many f

he egns wngs.vemn n pacua

was had-h.

on Sauday Augus 27, n pepaa-

n f he hucane, he Nheas

regn se up an aea cmmand ps n

Weschese, NY, ed by he egns d-

ec f Emegency Seces,

l. C. Pau Ghn. A he same

me, C. James rushng a C A Pa-

FEMA eam eade, de up fmhe Suheas regn epesen CAP

n he FEMA regn 2 opean Cene

(roC) caed n Abany, NY, whe l.

C Dan. Su and l. C. Skp Gud

manned he FEMA regn 1 opeans

Cene a Maynad, MA. Each wng n

he NEr esabshed incden Cmmand

Pss acss he egn and ecaed a

asses hangas fa fm he hucanes

bas.

Een befe he hucane h he

nheas saes, C A Pa un-

ees espnded. the Aanc Cuny

Cmpse Squadn f he New Jesey

Wng eacuaed and heped ecae 180

esdens f a nusng hme nea Egg

Hab twnshp whe membes f he

New Yk Wngs Suh Easen Gup

heped esabsh w shees n Ynkes

f esdens wh wee eacuaed fm

he hmes. Membes f he Pennsy-

ana Wng asssed n fng sandbags

whe a he wngs saffed mssn basesand had membes n sand-by f needed

bh n he a and n he gund.

in he afemah f he sm, FEMA

asked he Nheas regn wh nume-

us mssns whse pupse was as-

sess he damage fm abe. A ses

wee fwn fm ams a f he NEr

wngs. Seea f hse mssns wee

espnsbe f cang dangeus debs

feds ha wee peusy unknwn

CAP photos

show over-

owing wa-

terways and

the typical

ooding thatswamped

many

residential

areas in the

Northeast.

ca, sae and fedea auhes.

By Wednesday Augus 31, New Yk

Wng had aeady fwn e 37 ses

and he NEr wngs accuned f an

addna 55 a ses and 13 gund

ses. Befe was e, NEr wngs

pded hundeds f ses.

Wh many saes pesnne and

acaf nay asked ams cnnu-

usy pde damage assessmen

and aea magey n supp f bh

mgan and pesdena dsase-aea

decaan, he Nheas regn few

hundeds f ses n supp f bh

aus Sae Emegency Managemen

Continued on next page.


4/16


agences as we as FEMA, eped l.

C. Ghn.

A aed he NEr cnduced pea-

ns f FEMA, aus sae Depa-

mens f tanspan, Emegency

Managemen offces, ca genmens

and he red Css. oe 7,000 Ge-

tagged mages wee aken and deeed

he saes EMA and FEMA ffces.

NoRthEast REgioN wiNgs PRovEd thEiR mEttlECommanders Messae b Co. Christopher Haden

Cl. Chrspher Haden

Apa fm heay snw

sms; nhng meeg-

cay exadnay happens

n he Nheas. the excep-

n has been Augus and

Sepembe whee we haeexpeenced an eahquake,

a hucane and a pca

sm. incay and hank

gdness, we hae been

pepang f such eens

e he pas yea and ue

fm, u membes came

hugh, pdng hundeds

f fgh and gund ses

n supp f fedea and

sae agences and hes n-cudng he red Css and a

nusng hme. Whu hes-

an, as he weahe ceaed,

each wng qucky se up an

iCP and cews uneeed

pefm he asks necessay

qucky ge a gp n he

suan acss he egn

fm Pennsyana Mane.

ths has been he bgges m-bzan f he Nheas

regn C A Pa snce

9/11 and s pehaps n a pa

wh Deep Wae Hzn n

he Suheas.

i pesnay wan hank

eeyne wh wen u f

he way hep u fe-

w czens. i wan hank

he cews ha uneeed

asss vemn Wng byspendng days away fm

hme and hse wh bugh

addna asses n fm

Deawae and Mayand. in

pacua i wan hank

l. C. Pau Ghn and hs

eam f eessy mannng

he NEr Aea Cmmand

cnnuusy f 14 days and

a he iC eams f he

eess mannng f he nnewng iCPs f he same pe-

d. ths has ped ha a

he anng and pacce we

endue has been wh and

pen pse n he esus

f u pefmance.

Bu s n e ye. We

ae ny n he fs few

weeks f he hucane

seasn and wh he chang-

ng weahe paens bengexpeenced acss he cun-

y, hee s a gd chance we

w be h agan ey sn

wh anhe hucane

pca sm. theefe, we

cann s back and assume

s e; we mus ake es-

sns eaned fm hese pas

weeks and hne sks an

een hghe ee f pfes-

snasm. CAP s a apaye n Defense Supp

Can Auhes and u

e w gw een me as

we pe u mee as we

hae n he pas weeks.

wiNgs mobilizE foR huRRicaNE...Continued from prevous page. these mages deaed he damage n -

ebed efws, pssbe dam damage,

ads and bdges and fded hmes.

the effs f C A Pa mem-bes n he Nheas ddn end when

iene passed hugh he aea, bu cn-

nued ng afe she depaed. Nume-

us CAP unees asssed n he

saes red Css dembzan effs.

CAP deeed much needed wae and

suppes shees. in Pennsyana

CAP pesnne asssed n mssns n-

ng fded aeas and pesnne n

vemn wee s deang wh he de-asan n he mdde f Sepembe.

i am ey pud f u membes,

ned NEr Cmmande C. Chs-

phe Hayden. they ae n ny an

asse CAP bu he saes hey ca

hme. Jb we dne n my bk.

In te wake of hurricane

Irene and Septembers

arrial of Topical Storm

Lee...

This aerial picture show-

ing a collapsed bridge

and washed out roads

was taken by Lycom-

ing County ofcial John

Lavelle aboard a CAP

plane based in William-

sport, PA. Information

provided by Capt. Geof-

frey Knauth, commander,

Williamsport PA Compos-

ite Squadron 401.


5/16


By Maj. Kevin Barry

roME -- New Yk Wng

pacpaed n a Jn opea-

ns ine-Agency dsase

anng execse n he fsweekend n Ap. the ms-

sn was pde an a-

bne pafm f he New

Yk Amy Nana Guads

Gespaa infman in-

epeaby Expan-

Pabe (GiiEP) sysem. the

GiiEP feaues sef-cnaned

cmmuncans equpmen

and he hadwae ha a-

w f ea me and nea-

ea me fu-mn de,dga magey and n-fgh

cha capaby wh fedea,

sae and ca emegency

peans cenes.

the acew few he ms-

sn u f Gffss inena-

na Ap n rme, wh

w sdes peang he

GiiEP sysem and feedng

ea-me abne pcues

he Jn task Fce (JtC)

Cene a he Sae Dsase

Pepaedness tanng Cene

n oskany. the pupse f

he execse was:

to test and improve the

cuen cndn f NY M-

ay Fces CBrNE (Chem-

ca, Bgca, radgca,

Nucea, hgh-yed Exp-

se) espnse capaby,

to support the civil au-

hes, to build strong relation-

shps wh sae neagency

panes, ca c auh-

es, emegency manages,

fs espndes and pac-

pang NY May Fces.

Wng Cmmuncans

Dec l. C. See Pea,

Mssn P l. C. Edwn

Kpp and C-P l. C.

Gey Makes assembed a

NY fliEs REal-timE Photo missioN foR aRmY guaRd

PaRt of JoINt DIsasteR tRaININg exeRCIse IN aPRIl

Gffss f a mssn befng

wh Mase Sg. Jeff Nudng

and Saff Sg. Dad ve-

e f he Nana Guads

Fce Headquaes J-2 ine.

the acews mssn was

cae and phgaph

hee ages. they depaed

Gffss wh he guadsmen

and afe a sh fgh he

tanng Cene, he cew

was eady ansm.

When he pcues wee

fs dspayed n he bg

sceen tv, membes f he

JtF Cene spped wha

hey wee dng and f a

few mnues a aenn was

eed he ee-changngabne pcues. l. Cne

Pea, a p hmsef, ewed

he aea phs wh l.

C. thmas leene f Na-

na Guad Headquaes

J-2 and deced he acew

wh ad nsucns n

wha he cene waned

ew. the anng cene s

caed a he fme oneda

Cuny Ap, whee many

agences wee anng a

aus ses aund he 723-

ace cmpex, s he cew

was deced phgaph

he dffeen aces. Afe

cmpeng ha pa f he

mssn, he acaf few

rme phgaph a smu-

aed an-uck accden se

and hen Uca f a sch

scena.

Whe he JtF Cene

ewed he abne pcues,

200 mes away a isp-Ma-

cAhu Ap n he lng

isand Gup Headquaes,

he same pcues wee beng

bseed n a secue webse

by New Yk Wng Cm-mande C. Jack oze and

Wng Emegency Seces

offce Maj. Daen Cff.

New Yk Wng s happy

ha we wee abe asss

he Amy Nana Guad

dung hs execse and he

wng ks fwad asss-

ng New Yk Sae n he

fuue, Cne oze sad.

the execse was ey suc-

cessfu wh he pannng

and execun, and he wng

membes dd an usandng

jb.

Whe he GiiEP equp-

men was peaed by he

Nana Guad, C A

Pa (CAP) membes

ganed auabe nsgh n

he funcn and capaby

ha he sysem can ffe

seach-and-escue pesnne.

in fac, CAP Nana Head-

quaes eceny acqued

fe GiiEP uns fm he

U.S. Amy Space and Msse

Defense Cmmand f use n

seach-and-escue and dsas-

e mssns.the execse ned 400

may pesnne and e

100 cans fm aus

sae, cuny and wn fe,

pce and Emegency Se-

ce ganzans. the Sae

tanng Pepaedness Cene

n oskany s peaed by

he New Yk Sae Dsn

f Hmeand Secuy and

Emegency Seces.

Lt. Col. Steve Perta, CAP, briefs Maj. Gen. Patrick Murphy, adjutant general of the New York National

Guard, about the mission New York Wing was performing to assist the Army National Guard.


6/16


mass. coloR guaRd, N.J. dRill tEam takE REgioN titlEsteam Adses and escs:

Maj. Cae Beden and 2nd

ls. Jame oCnne and Je-

y rdges. A ae membes

f he Wese Cmpse

Squadn.

N.J. WiNg Drill Team:

Cadet Capt. Ryan Mel-

dy, lne Eage Cmpse

Squadn.

Cadet 2nd Lt. Matthew

rmanusk, Maj. thmas

B. McGue J. Cmpse

Squadn.

Cadet Chief Master Sgt.

Nadne DeCsfa, te-

aneck Cmpse Squadn.

Cadet Senior Master Sgts.Jacb DeCsfa, teaneck

Cmpse Squadn, and

Jeemy We, Bayshe Cm-

pse Squadn.

Cadet Master Sgts. Al-

exanda Dwye, Bayshe

Cmpse Squadn, and

Aan Sauehff, Panfed

Cmpse Squadn.

Cadet Tech. Sgts. Joseph

DeCsfa, teaneck Cm-

pse Squadn, and Caynrehm, Bayshe Cmpse

Squadn.

Cadet Staff Sgts. Paul Ig-

MASSACHUSEttS ---

the Massachuses Wng

C Guad team and New

Jesey Wng D team

paced fs n he espec-e Nheas regn Cade

Cmpen feds.

the New Jesey Wng fn-

shed secnd and he New

Yk Wng hd n he c

guad cmpen. the New

Jesey eam fnshed ahead

f he Pennsyana Wng

eny capue he d eam

cmpen. the Nheas

regn eams faced ff Ap

29-May 1 a Wese A re-see Base.

the fs-pace eams ep-

esened he regn a he

Nana Cade Cmpen

June 22-27 n Dayn, oh.

mass. WiNg Cg Team:

Cadet Senior Master Sgt.

Jseph Gdeau.

Cadet Tech. Sgts. Ryan

Me and Jan oBan.

Cadet Senior AirmanDanny oCnne.

Cadet Senior Airman

Mae Meek aenae.

na, A vcy Cmpse

Squadn, and Sanka Kak-

uaks, Panfed Cmpse

Squadn.

Cadet Airman 1st Class

Bandn McCy, A vcy

Cmpse Squadn. Cadet Airman Aakash

Agawa, Panfed Cmps-

e Squadn.

Cadet Airman Sophie

Neumae, Panfed Cm-

pse Squadn aenae.

team adses and escs:

2nd l Maa rdguez-

Gegg, A vcy Cmps-

e Squadn, adse; and 1s

l. Seen Smh, Panfed

Cmpse Squadn, esc.

Cg iNDiviDual aWarDs:

Fleet Foot Award, Male

Cade Saff Sg. Adam Mn-

eh, Aanc Cuny Cm-

pse Squadn, NJ Wng.

Fleet Foot Award Female

Cade Aman 1s Cass

Fance Bake, Nany Cm-

pse Squadn 338, Penn-

syana Wng.

Highest Written Exam Cade tech. Sg. ryan Me,

Wese Cmpse Squad-

n, Massachuses Wng.

By Capt. Ken Windyka Drill iND. aWarDs:

Fleet Foot Award, Male

Cade Aman Aakash Aga-

wa, Panfed Cmpse

Squadn, New Jesey Wng.

Fleet Foot Award, Fe-

mae Cade Saff Sg. Sa-nka Kakuaks, Panfed

Cmpse Sq. NJ Wng.

Highest Written Exam

Cade 2nd l. Mahew

rmanusk, Maj. thmas

B. McGue J. Cmpse

Squadn, New Jesey Wng.

Team aWarDs:

Bailey Award New Jer-

sey Wng D team.

Gilmore Award forSpsmanshp Pennsya-

na Wng D team.

Gilmore Award for

Spsmanshp vemn

Wng C Guad team.

Goldman Award Massa

chuses C Guad team.

Wese Cmpse p-

ded fd sece supp as

we as use f squadn fac-

y f wen exam and panequz. the 439h Af Wng

a Wese pded dgng

and addna faces.

Northeast Region has a new headquarters -- located at U.S. Coast Guard Station at Cape Cod.

NEw REgioN hEadquaRtERs

PENNSYlvANiA -- C

A Pa membes secued

he se afe a pane cashed n

Sauday, May 14, n rue 62

n lmesne twnshp neatdue. Accdng he

Waen Cuny 911 Cene, he

pane cashed wh w pepe

n bad. the w paens

wee ansped he Wa-

en Hspa hen UPMC

Ham wh seus njues.

CAP secued he aea un

he NtSB and he FAA aed

he nex day.

caP assists at scENE

of Pa. PlaNE cRash


7/16


mass. wiNg RENdERs hoNoRs to wwii coastal basE 18

vea (3d Bansabe Dsc)

and l. Cne rchad

Bungaden, cmmande f

De. 1, CAP/USAF lasn

regn.

in addn, MassachusesWng Cmmande C. W-

am Mesk and seea de-

scendans paced ses a he

base f he paque.

Fna hns wee endeed

he 93 unee membes

f Casa Pa Base #18 as

a CAP acaf few e he

fed.

Wreat Presentation (l-r): State Rep. David Viera, 3rd Barnstable District; Col. Christopher Hayden

NER commander, and Lt. Col.Richard Bungarden, commander, Det. 1, CAP/USAF Liaison Region.

FAlMoUtH, MA

Massachuses Wng has a

ng CAP hsy snce C

A Pas ncepn n 1941.

the Cmmnweah s hme

ne f he gna Cas-a Pa uns ha was

based n Famuh. Usng

pae acaf, he unee

men and wmen paed he

Aanc ocean f Geman

submanes. they peaed

ff f a sma, unpaed a-

p knwn as Cnamesse

Fed. Ahugh Cnamesse

Fed s s hee, s a e

egwn and nne f he

gna budngs eman.

Hwee s s a pace f

hsy.

Dung Massachuses

Wng Cnfeence hs pas

Mach, membes and dec

descendens f unees

wh seed a Casa Base

18 paced an hsca make

a he se, cmmemang

s hsca sgnfcance and

CAPs s as an ganza-n.

remembeng he men and

wmen f Base #18 f he

cuage, baey and unusua

can wame sece, a

weah was ad a he se by

Cne Chsphe Hayden,

Nheas regn cmmand-

e, Sae repesenae Dad

By Lt. Col. Keith E. Raymond

Family(l -r):Lorrie Button, daughter of Coastal Patrol 18 Commander Gordan Gibbs; Susan King,

daughter of CP member Everett King; Donald LaCouture Jr., son of CP member Donald LaCouture.

Stone and plaque commemorate Coast Patrol Base #18.

Pennsylvania - som 15 pot,

obrr d cr of P

Wg Group 2 d north Cro Wg

Group 5 took prt trg Jur o

th w GFC 700, automtd Fght Co-

tro stm, ow td m CaP

C 182 naviii rcrft.

Th trg w coductd t lowr

a Towhp emrgc Oprto

Ctr Cmp H b Oprto Of-

cer Lt. Col. Chuck Chopper Bechtel

and Standardization Ofcer Maj. BruceFrosty Russell. The session updated

Search and Rescue (SAR) aircrews on the

tt ftur of th GFC 700, w

as the new SAR software installed in the

Grm nav1000 tm.

The training addressed a safety issue due

to the complexity of the new system, noted

Major Russell. The GFC 700 brings a new

of trg..Th forum for how

d t, whch ow th crw to touch th

buttons before they go out and y.

PA WiNg gRoUP 2 HoStS gARMiN tRAiNiNg foR SAR AiRCREWS

By Lt. Col Jayson A. Altieri

Maj. Bruce Russell


8/16


51-YEaR mEmbER sENds cadEts soaRiNgMIkElSONS PASSION lEADS TO glIDER CENTER OF ExCEllENCE

by 2nd Lt Diana Hayes

vErMoNt -- Quechee n June

s enwned f h a sang, bu

Spngfed, vemn has becme he

gde sang adenue sp f eens.

l. C. Dad Mkesn, a 51 yea e-

ean f he C A Pa, made ha

a eay n 2008 when he nauguaed

he fs Gde Academy f cades n

he Nheas regn. Eey Augus

fwng has seen dzens f cades,

nsucs and a numbe f ps ake

he skes fm he Haness Sae A-

p seach, fnd and make he ms

f summes hemas.

Dad Mkesn and CAP g back ang way. in he fa f 2001 Mkesn

was hned as CAP Sen Membe f

he Yea. ten yeas ag Dads 36,000

pees and 27,000 cades n he C A

Pa ecgnzed he 41 yeas f enhu-

sasc and nnae cnbuns.

Wh 51 yeas f sece nw, C.

Mkesn has been appned Nheas

regn Depuy Dec f Aces

f he new CAP fgh pgam, Gde

Cenes f Exceence. Based n hesuccess f he Haness pgam, he

GCoE hds egh-day Gde Acad-

emes hughu he nan e he

summe f CAP cades wh mee he

quafcans. Haness Sae Ap

and s CAP Spngfed Squadn hs

w f hese gde fgh schs.

Dad and hs ae wfe C. Shan

tay, CAP, ensned hs anng

when hey nesgaed he defunc CAP

Lt. Col. David Mikelson poses for photo with

Capt. Cindy Osuna, who often volunteers to

chaperone cadets during glider academies.

Ps hee and deemned ha cud

be esed duy. the Mkesns wee

asked by hen vemn Wng Cm-

mande, C. Ann Cak, g u Spngfed and k aund. they dd

and Dad, wh was Depuy Chef f

Saff f tanng f Nana Head-

quaes a Maxwe A Fce Base,

Mngmey, Aabama, ned ha hee

was a gde esng nea he ps bud-

ng. if he facy was efubshed and

made suabe as engh quaes, a

gde anng pgam cud be se up

and funded. Wk cmmenced mme-

daey and ha summe he fs gde

nsucn was hed f cades fm

acss he Nheas regn. Shan

ased funds f capeng and fng

and dnaed he d kchen equpmen

when Dad ageed nsa a new

kchen a he Quechee hme.A he me he Spngfed Squad-

n was esed had eaned ne

sen membe. By spng f 2010, he

squadn had 29 sens and cades. in

2009 he ps supped w week-ng

summe academes as we as fa week-

end gde camps. Dad wked a he

Spngfed ps and as fnance ffce

f he wng n Bungn whe pan-

nng f nceased enmen a w

me academes f he summe f 2010Membes f New Hampshe Wng f-

feed asssance. Agan, cades came

fm eey sae n he egn f he ex-

peence f sang they eaned as we

he pncpes f fgh, fgh ne safey,

eamwk, and paccng CAPs CorE

aues f inegy, Exceence, Cmmu-

ny Sece and respec

Asked wha s ms memabe abu

he gde pgam, Mkesn eped:

the sme ha baey eaes he faces f

hese cades fm ne fgh he nex.

He ks back and easy denfes

wh he 12 18 yea ds. He baned

hs fxed wng ps cense a age 14.

He jned CAP n 1960, ganzng

wh hs hgh sch bgy eache, he

fs CAP squadn n Fafed, oh.

Mkesns CAP caee has spanned s

much me, s many saes and s many

mssns ha an oa Hsy s beng

dne wh hm f CAPs Aches.

l. C. Mkesn cudn be heehs yea f he Nheas regn

Gde Cene f Exceence Acad-emy due hs heah. the academywas un by l. C. Chaes A. Fee-man.

fREEMAN HEADS 2011

NER gLiDER ACADEMy


9/16


coast guard admiral thanks, praises civil air patrol

Rear Admiral Michael Parks poses with Utica Cadet Squadron

members after praising and thanking them for their support of

the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. From left: First Lt. Tim Paquette,

coNN. cadEt sPEaRhEads school mEmoRial foR fallEN

Photos/story by Capt. Bob Stronach

NEW YorK -- Cena

New Yk Gups Uca

Cade Squadn shaes a

adn wh he U.S. Cas

Guad Auxay, pdng

he c guad f he annua

cmmssnng f he Fa

26 Base n Syan Beach, N.Y.

in June, he c guad

g he aenn f a s-ng adma, wh was he

gues speake f he een.

rea Adma Mchae N.

Paks, cmmande f he

Nnh Cas Guad Dsc,pubcy pased he C

A Pa cades and auded

he ne-agency cpean

beng dspayed n fn f

150 ace duy and auxay

Cas Guad pesnne and

guess.

t ge he cmmssnng

ceemnes unde way, Cas

Guad Auxay Dsn

Cmmande Heen Cum-mngs pesened he U.S. fag

CAP Cade 2nd l. tye

Kuesa, wh hen fe n sep

behnd a fu-man squad ha

Senior Member Paula Terault, C/Airman Nathan Terault, C/Chief

Master Sgt. Joshua Wilson, Admiral Parks, C/Airman Jonathan

Wells, C/2nd Lt. Tyler Kulsea and Capt. Paul Kulesa.

mached he base mas.Afe od Gy was ased,

he cades hsed hee Cas

Guad bannes epesenng

aus ees f cmmand.

once he ceemnes wee

e, Adma Paks wen u

f hs way mnge wh he

cades and pesnay hank

hem. And Fa Cm-

mande B Cummngs n-

ed hem jn n a pcncecepn.

in addn Cade

Kuesa, he c guad n-

cuded Cade Chef Mase

Sg. Jshua Wsn, CadeS. Mase Sg. Andes Hans-

sn, Cade Aman Nahan

teau and Cade Aman

Jnahan Wes.

As n aendance wee

Squadn Cmmande Maj.

Jakm Hanssn, Cap. Pau

Kuesa, Fs l. tm Pa-

quee, and Sen Membe

Paua teau.

Adma Paks s based nCeeand and espnsbe

f he Gea lakes egn

sechng fm Mnnesa

New Yk.

By Capt. Ian M. Schermann

CoNNECtiCUt New-

wn Hgh Sch hned

Cnneccu sece membesked n iaq and Afghan-

san wh a dedcan cee-

mny Feb. 10 f a mema

ceaed hugh he effs f

Cade 1s l. Sean Decke f

he Safd Eages Cmps-

e Squadn.

Decke, a Newwn su-

den as we as depuy cade

cmmande, deed me

han 400 hus he pjec.

He g pemssn fm he

hgh sch, aked a ca

as n panng he me-

ma, and cnaced faen

sece membes fames

f pemssn s he

names.

the dedcan ceemny

feaued an appeaance by

he U.S. Mane Cps C

Guad. A suden sang he

nana anhem, fwed by

emaks fm w asssan

pncpas wh ae bh n

he may. then Decke

ead he names f he faen

sece membes afe a sde-

shw dspayed he phs.

Snce Deckes name ap-

peas nwhee n he mem-a, and he d ey few

pepe, he aenn was f-

cused n he faen and he

fames, n hm.

He humby hanked a he

fames f cmng when

hey came up hm ex-

pess he heafe hanks

f he bue he ed

nes.


10/16


By Capt. Roy Long

PENNSYlvANiA the

Nany Cmpse Squadn

338 C Guad capued

fs pace Mach 12 n he

Pennsyana Wng Cade

Cmpen f he hd

sagh yea.

the Mece Cuny Cm-

pse Squadn C Guad

paced secnd n he wng

cmpen a he Pennsy-

ana Sae campus n Sae

Cege. thd pace wen

he Aegheny Cuny Cm-

pse Squadn 602 eam.

in addn he c

HUNtiNGtoN, NY -- in

he same chuch whee as a

sma by ley r. Gum-

man and hs famy w-

shped, hs egenday lng

isand aan cn was hn-

ed May 1 whe hs descen-

dans and admes ked

n. ley rande Gumman

was a naa aa n he

Fs Wd Wa, a es p,

nnae engnee and c-

funde f he Gumman

Aespace Cpan, and

nw hs name es n n he

cades and sen membes f

he C A Pa squadnwhch beas hs name.

the name-change ce-

emny k pace a he od

Fs Pesbyean Chuch

n Hunngn. Pesen wee

he NY Wng Cmmande

C. Jack oze, lng isand

Gup Cmmande Maj.

Aan Gbbs, wng and gup

ffces as we as fe mem-

bes f he Gumman famy,ncudng he eens gues

speake, hs sn, Dad.

Whe cades fm he

Fushng Cade Squadns

Dum Cps payed he

apppae musc, he f-

fca pay ed by Squadn

Cmmande Maj. James A.

rdey, S., mached n

he sage and k he

NY squadRoN adoPts NamE of aviatioN icoN

gRUMMaN faMIlY, DIgNItaRIes at NaMe-CHaNge eVeNt

seas. the nana anhemwas sung by Cap. Susan

Hamann and he squadn

Chapan Cap. Andy Ha

gae he ncan.

Speeches wee made by

he Squadn, Gup and

Wng cmmandes, and be-

fe M. Gumman spke, he

and he Squadn wee pe-

sened a twn f Hunngn

Pcaman by Cunc-wman Susan A. Beand,

Cuncwman Genda A.

Jacksn and Cuncman

Mak Mayka. Cunc-

wman Beand sad was

an hn and a peasue

cngauae he ley r.

Gumman Squadn hs af-

enn and she cmmend-

ed he C A Pa, lng

isand Gup, f mema-zng Gummans egacy. in

a he squadn eceed fe

pcamans fm he twn

f Hunngn, Suffk Cun-

y, U.S. Cngess, New Yk

Sae Senae and he Sae

Assemby. Dad Gumman

egaed he gaheng wh

ses abu hs fahe ha

n ne usde he famy had

ee head.the audence ncuded he

ce pesden f engnee-

ng f Nhp Gumman

Cpan, membes f he

Gumman reee Cub, he

Cade f Aan Museum

and he Sns f he Unn

veeans f he C Wa,

whch awaded w f he

squadns cades wh cef-

caes and medas.the psng f he cs

and he pesenan f he

new squadn fag wee

cnduced by he Squadn

C Guad.

ths was a gea day and a

new begnnng f u squad-

n, sad Maj rdey. We

nw hae an deny ha we

can be pud f, and ley

Gummans memy and hs-y w nw e n hugh

u membes.

once he ffca ceemny

was cncuded, he Gum-

man famy and hes n

aendance en-jyed a e

scazng and sme fd,

ncudng a cake ha be he

squadns new pach.

Leroy R. Grumman, 1895-1982. RIGHT: Grummans son, David, with Grumman Squadron Com-

mander Maj. James Ridley Sr. during the name-change ceremony.

guad cmpen, cades

fm w Gup 5 uns, he

Nany squadn and he

Md-Sae Cmpse Squad-

n, came gehe fm a

d eam ha wen uncn-

esed.

Nany C Guad champs:

C/Tech. Sgt. Tyler Brahosky.

C/Airman 1st Class Francie

Bake and Meedh Delng.

C/Airman Jason Young.

Alternate C/Airman

thmas Bggs.

Sen membe escs

2nd ls. Kay Gea and

Ken radzea, squadn dep-

uy cmmande f cades.

Pa. coloR guaRd tEam wiNs 3Rd stRaight wiNg titlE


11/16


maiNE wiNg bEgiNs 70th aNNivERsaRY cElEbRatioN

Word War II-Era Pioneers Are Specia gests at Win ConferenceBy Capt. Mary Story

MAiNE -- the Mane

Wng ceebaed s 70h an-

nesay and pad bue

s Wd Wa ii-ea pnees

when membes cnened a

he wng cnfeence n Ap

n lewsn.

Membes n aendance

head fm ne f he wngs

eaes membes a he cn-

enn banque Ap 2.

C. Wae M. Sue,

wh seed as a euenan

a Casa Pa Base 19n Pand, was he gues

speake.

Sue, 93, spke f ng

hus fyng e he Mane

cas n fequeny unfg-

ng weahe, peppeng hs

pesenan wh ses

abu hs cmades and he

baey, as we as sme f

he funny expeences hey

shaed.Anhe gues, C. Dn-

ad Hancck, 87, pgessed

fm cade sen membe

n he 112h Squadn du-

ng he wa. He eaed hs

memes f beng a suden

p; dng a he amy;

anng n cmmuncans,

fs ad and secuy; and fy-ng wh he uns cmmand-

e, Cap. rand Maheu, a

he ap n Mn.

Sue and Hancck e-

ceed medas, paque and

cnes anks fm C.

Dane leca, Mane Wng

cmmande.

in addn, Maj. DnGdfey, wng ce cm-

mande, hned hs fahe,

C. Penss Gdfey, wh

ded Mach 16. the ede

Gdfey few submane

pas u f Casa Pa

Base 19 as a membe f

Squadn 111.

the ae Cap. Merakes, engneeng ffce a

Base 19, was hned by hs

sn, rbe.

G. Pau lePage has

hned he wng f s 70h

annesay by pcam-

ng Ap 24-30 as C A

Pa Week.

By Capt. Mary Story

tw Mane Wng C A Pa acaf wee ds-

pached by he A Fce rescue and Cdnan

Cene eay Fday mnng, Mach 25, seach f

a Mane Depamen f inand Fshees and Wdfe

apane. the pane and s 25-yea eean p dd n

eun fm a Mach 24h pa.

the ed and whe Cessna 185 was caed a 9 a.m.

Fday mnng when he sgna fm he Elt was

pcked up by Mane Wng acaf. Cews fm Mane

Wng and Mane Fes Sece fund he dwned pane

n a fzen Cea lake n a eme secn f Pscaaqus

Cuny, n nhen Mane. the p dd n sue he

cash.

the seach as ned Mane Sae Pce, he Hu-

n A Banch f Cusms and Bde Pecn, and

he U.S Bde Pa.

maiNE wiNg locatEs dowNEd PlaNE oN fRozEN lakE

LEFT: Col. Walter M.

Soule, who served at

Coastal Patrol Base 19.

He spoke at the wing

conference banquet.

BELOW: World War II

subchaser Col. Prentiss

Godfrey, whose memory

was honored at the wing

conference.


12/16


massachusEtts wiNg fliEs toRNado Photo missioNs

By Major James A. Ridley, Sr.

roME, NY New Yk

Wng sced an usand-

ng n s U.S. A Fce

eauan n June.

the eauan ncuded

a week f askngs es

he wngs hmeand secu-

y, seach-and-escue anddsase-eef capabes. in

a he wng cmpeed 18 a

ses and seea gund

eam mssns,wh he eau-

an eam gng hgh maks

n a aeas, and he hghes

ea gade f usand-

ng.

the nen f he anng

execse was ensue ha

he New Yk Wng CAP

pesnne ae quafed and

pfcen n he een f an

acua dsase. the execse

cncuded wh a fu day f

n-se pesence a he p-

may mssn base a Gffss

inenana Ap n

rme, NY.

once he as f he ms-

sn cews euned, incden

Cmmande l. C. See

Pea hed a fna befng

wh hs saff. oe 55 CAP

pesnne wee pesen. the

execse as ned many

me membes saffng ms-

sn bases acss he wng

fm lng isand rch-

ese.

F he pas sx days CAP

New Yk Wng pesnne

wee asked by he Uned

Saes A Fce wh seea

dsase ecn, seach-and-

escue and adanced echn-

gy phgaphc asks, sad

l. Cne Pea. thugh-

NY wiNg scoREs outstaNdiNg oN aiR foRcE EvaluatioN

Lt. Col. Steve Perta (center), incident commander for NY Wings outstanding evaluation exercise thissummer, received a Meritorious Service Award from National Commander Maj. Gen. Amy Couter and

Region Commander Col. Chris Hayden during the Northeast Region Conference last fall.

By Lt. Col. Keith Raymond

MASSACHUSEttS

-- Massachuses Wng few

aea ph mssns f he

Cmmnweah n eay June

afe nads uched dwnn heay ppuaed wesen

Massachuses. the nads

caused wdespead damage

as he easen haf f he

sae dea wh a baage f

hundesms, ha and hgh

wnds.

the appachng fn was

gged a speeds n excess f

100 MPH wh wnd guss

exceedng ha. law enfce-

men 911 cenes became

swamped wh cas descb-

ng nades n he gund.

G. Dea Pack de-

caed a sae f emegencywhee nades swep

hugh he sae. A mssn

eques f C A Pa

seces was made Mass.

Wng Headquaes askng

CAP fy aea ph ms-

sns e he hades h a-

eas f he Cmmnweah.

Accdng he ncden

cmmande f hs mssn,

Maj. Dee lpman, CAP

acaf wee asked fy des-

gnaed aeas akng hgh es-

un aea phgaphs

f he Massachusees Eme-

gency Managemen Agency.ths nfman s hepfu

cmmunes yng de-

emne whee eacuae,

whee pde ad and

she up cca nfasucue.

lca meda ues wee

epng ha hs sng

f nades camed fu

es and desyed e 300

hmes n a eas 19 cmmu-

nes.

Massachuses Wng p-

des cned sae supp

sae and ca agences

wh fen eques CAP

pefm a and gundmssns fwng maj

sms. in Mach 2010, ps

pded emegency manage-

men ffcas aea mages

shwng he fdng a N-

wd Ap wh efw

fm he Nepnse re afe

spng sms dumped ecd

ans.

u he sae numeus a

and gund ses wee

cnduced n supp f hese

mssns, each successfuy

and safey cncuded.

He added: im ey pud

f u membes. they ae

pfessnas.


13/16


NEw YoRk squadRoN hosts NRa RiflE couRsE bivouac

News of the Force, Dec. 31

NEW JErSEY -- the New

Jesey Wng f he C A

Pa (CAP) cnduced an

exense hmeand secuy

dsase anng execse

based a he genea aa-

n aea f tenn-Mece

Ap, n Ewng, N.J., n

Dec. 4.

the na scena f

he execse was he exp-

sn f 10 es bmbs a

cca nfasucue aund

New Jesey, ncudng seeabdges, a dam, a nes, an

eecc geneang san, a

pwe ansmssn ne and a

fey emna. ina casua-

Cadets practice at the outdoor range at Oneida Rife Club during the NRA Rife Course Bivouac

NEW YorK -- Syacuse

Cade Squadn hsed an

NrA rfe Cuse Buac

n May ha ed a 28 ca-

des and sx sen membespassng he basc fe sh-

ng cuse.

in addn, 16 f he ca-

des and fu sen membes

wen n ean he Wn-

chese/NrA P-Maks-

manshp cefcan.

the w-and-a-haf-day

buac k pace a vena

Beach Sae Pak, wh cass-

m nsucn and sh-ng a oneda rfe Cub.

Cang a huge success,

Squadn Cmmande Cap.

Ma May sad he eceed

a cngauay ema fm

head NrA nsuc Dae

Ksh, wh pased he cades.

i cmmend yu n a

fanasc gup f yung men

and wmen, Ksh we.

es wee paced a 2,000-pus

dead and 4,700-pus njued.

the execse pan ncuded

acan f he New Jesey

Sae Pce incden Cm-

mand Cene a he regna

opeans Cene (roC)

n Wes tenn. the New

Jesey CAP Wngs Dec-

f opeans, Maj. Ku

Pce, was assgned man

he CAP desk a he roC.

Saee cmmand pss wee

esabshed a hee saegc

aps, ncudng tenn-

Mece. Fy-w CAP pe-snne k pa n he an-

ng execse.

tenn-Mece ncden

cmmand saff nay

feded an egh-man gund

dsase eef eam ed b

CAP Cap. rbe Cann, a

esden f Sayee, sup-

ped by CAP 1s l. Dad

lee, a esden f Msne.

they, ang wh he CAP

cade and ffce pesnne,

pefmed a ecnnassance

f he Gbe Geneang

San n regese ha

epedy suffeed damage

fm he expsn f w

bmbs. the gund eam

hen wen n supp ca

auhes acaed a hebmb expsn ses.

Fe a cews - ncudng

ps and ph bse-

es - wee dspached n

... i hae n seen such a

we-dscpned and fcused

gup n e 25 yeas. Yu

shud be exemey pud f

yu and he accmpsh-

men.

the rfe Cuse Buac

ncuded e egh hus f

shng, wh he gup ex-

pendng e 6,900 unds f

.22 cabe ammunn and

shng 250 pape ages.

thse eanng he P-

Makmanshp cefcan

had sh fe bues n

en bus-eyes, scng a mn-

mum f 20 pns n each

bus-eye, a fm 50 fee

away, May sad. the 16

cades ae auhzed wea

he P-Maksmanshp meda

n he bues unfm.

He added: i cann

expess enugh hw pud i

am f a f u cades and

sen membes ha pac-

paed.

CAP acaf, fwn n fm

he aps tenn-

MeceAp, pefm

ph ecnnassance f a

10 es bmbng ses and

pefm he a-based

hmeand secuy asks.

the ncden cmmande

f he hmeand secuy

anng peans was CAP

Maj Jhn Pau, a esden

f Hsbugh. New Jesey

CAP Wng saff membe l.

C. Seen M. tacy, a es-

den f Jacksn, mned

he execse f peanacecness. the safey and

gscs ffce was CAP

Cap. Ec Chen, a esden

f Asbuy Pak.

NEw JERsEY holds aNti-tERRoRism ExERcisE

Air & grond Teams Respond After Simated Bombins


14/16


PENNSYlvANiA -- Squadn

807s aespace educan and

mde ckey pgam wee sp-

ghed n he Pcn recd n

Aug. 19.

the pape eped ha Cades

2nd l. Chs Bugy and 2nd l.

taa thashe aunched a sx-

pund, seen-f a mde cke

-- whch euned eah n a 45-

nch paachue.As pa f he squadns ae-

space educan pgam, he

cades pacpaed n budng he

cke, assembng he m and

aunchng . they hae bud a

cke capabe f cayng a sma

payad 300 fee, he pape e-

ped. in he case, hey caed

a age payad 3,000 fee.

i was an awesme expeence

Pa. squadRoNs RockEt lauNch fEatuREd iN NEwsPaPER

cadEts fRom 7 NER wiNgs at NatioNal couRsE

CADET OFFICER SCHOOl A TOP lEADERSHIP OPPORTuNITyNational PA Staff

AlABAMA -- Cades

fm seen Nheas regn

wngs pacpaed n he

C A Pas Cade of-

fce Sch a Maxwe A

Fce Base n Juy, ne f he

p pfessna deepmen

ppunes aaabe

Amecas yuh.

CAP cades fm acss he

nan cmpee f seecn

each yea. ony he p 15

pecen f a CAP cades ae

ned aend.

ths yea saw 120 cadesfm 42 CAP wngs pac-

paed n he 10-day, execu-

e-ee cuse.

A CoS, he cades hae

a unque ppuny

ean abu he A Fce,

apwe hsy, eadeshp,

eamwk, cmmuncan

sks and pbem sng.

Paened afe he A Fce

Squadn offce Sch,

CoS s an academcay cha-

engng pgam cmbnng

ecues, semnas and hands-

n anng.

in COs, th cdt

n to tk d k

t nd w th toth-

to o ob, a

Foc B. gn. J K.

Kn mclhn d.

Thy n confdnc nd

n to wok wth oth.

Fo th a Foc c-

t, i o COs nd th

cdt o fo th bcdh k nd dc-

n thy cdt, o

of who y not t tho

k wh. it k

ot dffnc, whth

thy nd n th ty

o not. it bd o nton

ft d, no tt

wht thy nd don.

Cadets successfully launch model rocket.

CaDeT parTiCipaNTs

Connctct WnC/1s l. ec Ttn,

143d Cmp. Sqdn, oxfd.

mn WnC/Cap. ec sq, 75h

Cmpse Squadn, Machas.

mchtt WnC/1s l. rh mnon,

Gddad Cade Squadn,

Wcese.

C/2nd l. Conno

ODwy, Pgm Cmps-

e Squadn, Pymuh.Nw Jy Wn

C/Cap. m Hnn-

dz, Bayshe Cmpse

Squadn, rumsn.

C/Maj. Ncho Jnnn,

Jack Schweke Cmpse

Squadn, Mun laue.

C/1s l. Jtn W,

Maj. thomas B. McGuire Jr. Com-

posie Squadron, McGuire AFB.

C/2nd l. Con e,

Pcanny Cmpse Squad-

n, Succasunna.

Nw Hh WnC/2nd l. Hnnh andck,

Geae Nashua Cmpse

Squadn, Chemsfd, Mass.

C/Cap. Noh Johnon,

lebann Cmpse Squad-

n, lebann.

Nw Yok WnC/Cap. mn mcDon-

d and C/2nd l. anthony

sn, Jameswn CmpseSquadn, Jameswn.

pnnyn WnC/1s l. J mcDnod

Bang Sae Be Cmpse

Squadn 807, Wndgap.

C/2nd l. ady Con

Mun Pcn Cmpse

Squadn 207, Mun Pcn.

ha has gwn becme a hbby,

Cade Bugy d he pape,

the pgam s dded n hee

sages. the cades mus bud and

fy fe ckes fm smpe and

sma age and me cmpex.

they mus as pass hee wen

ess: hsy f ckey, aws f

ckey and mden mde ck-

ey. Afe hey cmpee a f he

equemens, hey ae awaded heCAP Mde rckey Badge.

the bjece f he aespace

educan mssn f CAP s

pme an undesandng and

appecan f he mpac f aa-

n and aespace n pacpans

eeyday es.

the squadn mees Mndays

fm 6:30 8:30 p.m. a he Eas

Bang Fe San.


15/16


loNg islaNd aiRcREw REcalls gRouNd zERo flight

NEWS MEDIA SPOTlIgHT CAPS 9/11 PHOTO MISSION

NEW YorK -- Wh he

10h annesay f he 9/11

es aacks ccung hs

yea, he C A Pas

lng isand-based acew

ha few e he Wd

tade Cene se and ph-

gaphed he deasan was

spghed n seea news

meda n Augus, ncudng

he New Yk Day News,

Newsday and News 12 lng

isand.

thee wee huge amuns

f smke emanang fm

whee he budngs capsed

and we had see awayfm , l. C. Waen ra-

s d he Day News.

i was sunnng hw

spead u a f he debs

acuay was -- ke a quae-

me a haf-me. thee was

s much pwdey debs,

was ke snwed n we

Manhaan.

ras, ang wh l. C-

nes Jacques Hench andAndew Fedman, k

he skes n a Cessna 172 n

Sep. 12, 2001 n des fm

G. Gege Paak. they

k phgaph afe ph-

gaph as hey cced Gund

Ze. the phs wee used

by New Yk Sae and he

Fedea Emegency Manage-

men Agency ge a ew fhe sze f he dsase.

As ffcas sugged

gasp he magnude f he

e aacks, he Day

News eped, Paak and

fedea ffcas pcked he

C A Pa dcumen

he agedy.

CAP was bee sued

fy abe Gund Ze hanhe may, ras sad.

the A Fce has a

f fas-mng acaf ha

wud jus fy pas he se bu

we wee equpped fy sw

and w and g e and e

he se, he sad.

i was ey smbe bu

u mssn came fs,

Hench d he DayNews. We knew we had a

jb d - ddn eay h

us un ae wha we saw.

(NY Wing PAO Maj. Kevin

Barry credited the efforts of Long

Island Group PAO 1st Lt. Kevin

Coughlin for the media interviews.)

Nne Nheas regn ca-des hae eaned he Genea

Ca A. Spaaz Awad, CAPs

hghes acheemen f ca-

des, beween Januay 2010

and June 2011.

the Spaaz Cades ae:

Jacob T. Miller NY

James A. Ridley II NY

Frederickm.Konnck NY

Dane V. Carroll PA

Devin J. Holland VT Alecia I. Hagman NH

Ryan K. Chapman CT

Mark C. Teubl NY

Noah D. Bendele -- PA

Darin Mihalik -- NY

A cade eans he Spaaz

awad afe cmpeng a

16 acheemens n he cade

pgam and passng a g-

us fu-pa examnan

10 NoRthEast REgioN cadEts EaRN covEtEd sPaatz awaRd

cnssng f wen examsn aespace, educan and

eadeshp, a wen essay,

and a physca fness es. the

Spaaz exam s admnseed

by CAP US A Fce lasn

offce, and s cmpex and

demandng. less han ne

haf f ne pecen f cades

nanwde ean he awad.

Esabshed n 1964, he

awad hns he ae GeneaCa A. Spaaz, wh became

he fs A Fce Chef f

Saff n Sepembe 26, 1947.

When Cngess desgnaed

he C A Pa as he f-

fca Auxay f he U.S.

A Fce n May 26, 1948,

Genea Spaaz was appned

CAPs fs Nana Bad

chaman.

Andrew Feldman, Jacques Heinrich and Warren Ratis ew above Ground Zero on Sept. 12, 2001

and photographed damage from the 9/11 attacks.


16/16

36 gRaduatE fRom REgioN cadEt lEadERshiP school

Summer Proram Conducted at Mcguire Air Force Base in New Jersey

By Maj. James A. Ridley Sr.

lAKEHUrSt, NJ -- Afe a week f

nense eadeshp anng deeped by

may and CAP pesnne, 36 cades

fm egh wngs gaduaed fm Nh-eas regns Cade leadeshp Sch

Suh a McGue A Fce Base n Juy.

Cades haed fm NErs New

Jesey, New Yk, Cnneccu and

Pennsyana wngs as we as wngs n

he egns, such as Mchgan, oh,

Nana Capa and Aaska.

insucn was enfced hugh

eamwk and eam budng execses

nng cca hnkng, decsn

makng, pubc speakng and manage-men sks. Sudens wee sepaaed n

hee semnas, wh Semna 1 beng

named hn semna.

C/SMSg Ky robton f PA

Wng was named p gaduae. She as

was ne f hee dsngushed gadu-

aes. ohe Dsngushed Gaduaes ae

C/CMSg Ncho F, PA Wng,

and C/CMSg Hbt s, NJ Wng.

tp thd Gaduaes ae: C/Maj

ptck anto, NY Wng; C/MajBthny roczn, NY Wng; C/Cap

Tho Jcob, NY Wng; C/SMSg

Joh abbt, NJ Wng, wh as

eceed he awad f academc exce-

ence; C/CMSg s Fox, PA Wng;

C/Cap s Fhbn, oH Wng; C/

Maj C lcky, NY Wng; C/

MSg anb mdd, NJ Wng; and

C/1l Jonthn mn, NY Wng.

lt of dt:

C/SMSgt Joseph Abbate, NJWG.

C/MSgt Emily Absalom, PAWG.

C/CMSgt John Amticev, NJWG.

C/Maj Patrick Argento, NYWG.

C/Maj Victoria Beck, AKWG.

C/2Lt Ryan Cain, OHWG.

C/1Lt Brian Cann, NJWG.

C/SMSgt Michael Carneiro, CTWG.

C/Capt Shaun Coburn, NYWG.

C/SMSgt Jessica DeAngelo, MIWG.

C/1Lt Meghan Duell, NYWG.

C/CMSgt Hector Febo, PAWG.

Capt. Scott

Konzem, se-

nior advisor

for Seminar

Two, took

a group ofstudents

on a walk-

around of a

C-17A during

shadow day.

C/CMSgt Philip Federico, NJWG.

C/CMSgt Nicholas Ferrara, PAWG.

C/Capt Sara Fishbein, OHWG.

C/CMSgt Samuel Fox, PAWG.

C/Capt Christopher Fry, NtCapWG.

C/CMSgt Alex Gerena, NJWG.

C/Maj Vanessa Gonzalez, NJWG.

C/2Lt Rachel Hyatt, NYWG.

C/Capt Thomas Jacobs, NYWG.

C/MSgt James Kerrick, PAWG.

C/Maj Carissa Lackey, NYWG.

C/MSgt Anabella Madrid, NJWG.

C/1Lt Jonathan Millings, NYWG.

C/Capt James Mizvesky, NYWG.

C/MSgt Travis Nolt, PAWG.

C/SMSgt Kayla Robertson, PAWG

C/Maj Bethany Roczen, NYWG.

C/2Lt Jacob Rutt, PAWG.

C/SMSgt Michael Schurig, NJWG.

C/MSgt Michel Sipes, NJWG.

C/CMSgt Herbert Sipes, NJWG.

C/SMSgt Wyatt Steele, PAWG.

C/SMSgt Jean Marie Weitz, PAWG

C/2Lt Britton Williams, NJWG.

Leadership Schoo

cadets enjoyeda ride in an Air

Force KC-10 (left)

and saw a KC-135

Stratotanker from

50 feet away

(above). The

Maine Air Nationa

Guard tanker

practiced refueling

the KC-10.

northeast region - jun 2011

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