Command Staff

Squadron Commander
Major Dan Manley

Vice Commander
Lt Col Joe Vallone

Chief of Staff
Lt Col Charlie King

Finance Officer
Major Ben Childs

Operations Officer
Captain Brian Blount

Safety Officer
Captain Andrew Larson

Operations Staff
Aircraft Maintenance
Captain Marcum Endicott
Administration Officer
Captain Tim Ross
Aerospace Education
Captain Phillip Riddle
Professional Development
Lt Col Earle Rosenfield
Public Affairs Officer
Lt Sothea John Soun
Logistics Officer
Major Craig Chinault
Counter Drug
Lt Col Charlie King
Communications Officer
Lt Sothea John Soun

Volume 14

Issue 3

August 2014

3rd Quarter 2014

Commander Manley completes a remarkable term

By Lt John Soun
August 2014 marks the official end of a very
successful 3-year tour of duty for Commander
Manley.
His energy, enthusiasm, dedication and leadership leave an indelible mark on Clark County Squadron and will be greatly missed.
Major Dan Manley has provided the Clark
County Squadron with outstanding leadership, says Lt. Col. Joe Vallone. He has led
the unit through a very successful subordinate
unit inspection in which the squadron received
numerous outstanding and commendable results. He has been instrumental in increasing
the number of mission pilots, observers and
scanners over the past three years.
He has instituted numerous innovative ideas
that won praises from Nevada Wing.
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Vice Commander Vallone (right) presents Commander

Manley with an appreciation gift on behalf of the Clark
County Squadron on August 14, 2014. (Photo by Lt John Soun)

US Dept. of Homeland Security honored Green Flag West

By Lt John Soun
You know your enemy. You
know your enemy knows you,
so he will hide among civilians.
Youre the pilot. Your aim
must be dead-on with the
coordinates youre given or
you could take out the civilians or the friendlies on the
ground whom you protect, so
you train.
Youre the infantryman on the
front line. Your best asset is

the close air support, but the

coordinates you provide must
be precise or you could take
out the civilians or your company, so you train.
Its a hostile territory and your
troop cant be on the ground
so its up to you as the opera-

tor of an unmanned aerial system (UAS) to look through the

soda straw and provide the
position of the enemy. How can
you tell its the one from the
pixilated images on your video
screen? Nevertheless, you must
be 100% certain or you could
take out an innocent bystander,
so you train.
You train because you understand the consequence of getting
it wrong and because youve got
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Homeland Security honored Green Flag West (Continued from page 1)

conscience. Taking out a target
thats not has a detrimental
effect on you as a professional,
your family, your unit and your
country. No one wants the reputation of the one that cant
shoot straight.

You know of course not. Smart

bombs are only as smart as the
ones that drop them, so you
train again and again and
again, days in and days out,
years in and years out, until it
becomes second nature to you.

So, you need to train. Do you

just zip up your flight suit, don
your helmet and strap yourself
into your multi-million dollar jet
and go drop a couple $500thousand GPS-guided bombs
at the side of a mountain and
declare mission accomplished?

Thats where the Civil Air Patrol

(CAP) and the USAF Green Flag
(GF) come in.
GF is a realistic air-land integration combat training exercise
involving the air forces of the
United States and its allies, primarily conducted in conjunction
with the US Army. The US Air

Force administers the GFW close

air support and joint.
GF provides invaluable combat
training to Joint and Coalition
war fighters in the art of airland integration and the joint
employment of airpower by
providing critical joint training.
GFW provides training for approximately 75,000 joint and
coalition personnel each year,
including 3,000 sorties, 6,000
flight hours and the expenditure
of over 700,000 pounds of live
and training ordnance.
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CAP GFW staff prepares the stage

for US Department of Homeland
Security and CAP National Award
Ceremony on Friday June 20,
2014. (Photo by Lt John Soun)

Commander Manley completes a remarkable term (Continued from page 1)

Several of his innovative ideas included squadron funded
search and rescue exercises,
on-line staff teleconferences
and a computer based new
member application process,
adds Lt. Col. Vallone.
Major Dan Manley is decorated Vietnam veteran Bronze Star and Purple Heart,

among others, and a former

Police Officer, says Lt. Col.
Earle Rosenfield. A man of
integrity and a good sense of
humor, he has devoted himself
to making our squadron the
best in Nevada and has inspired his staff to do the
same. He is also an accomplished Mission Pilot and has

always put safety first in our

flight operations. I am proud
to serve with him.
His contribution will be felt
well into the future.
Although it is a volunteer
position, being a squadron
commander requires a large
time commitment, Major Ben

Childs. Commander Manley

has demonstrated administrative management and people
skills throughout his entire time
in the leadership role. His continual emphasis on training
and on following the chain of
command ensures safety.
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De-Briefs
On June 12 Lt Col Earle Rosenfield
presented a comprehensive and fascinating lecture on aircrafts and fighter
tactics of the Great War or World
War I.
On July 10 Captain Ben Childs presented CAP missions.
On August 12 1st Lt. Andrew Larson
was promoted to the grade of Captain.
Congratulations to Capt. Larson.
On August 14 the Squadron held the
final meeting of the Summerthe final
meeting before the change of com-

mandwhere Commander showed

appreciation for the great work and
dedication of his staff by honoring
each with a plague. It was there that
Vice Commander Joe Vallone presented Commander Manley with a
bronze statue of the Eagle on behalf
of the Squadron to show the deep
appreciation for all generosity, hard
work, tireless dedication and great
leadership that Commander Manley
has graced upon the Squadron. Congratulations to Commander Manley
and his staff.

Commanders Directive: Flight suits

are to be worn during flight activities. While this may include classroom activities directly related to
flight activities such as FIRC, Flight
Opportunity Training, etc., it does
not apply to regular meeting
dates. Proper uniform attire is
spelled out for those meetings and
Flight Suits are not listed. Do not
wear them for non-flying related
activities but wear CAP Polo Shirt.
Commanders Directive: be Safety
current at all time.

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Helpful tips to make best use of camera on missions

By Lt. Col. Tom Driehorst
The Squadron has a new camera (Nikon D7100) for our CAP missions. It has an amazing
capability. Not only does it take high-resolution digital images, but also it has fantastic postprocessing capabilities which allows for GPS metadata to overlay on each picture for precise referencing as well as eliminating the need for the MO or MS to keep the cumbersome
photo log. The camera is perfect for our Counterdrug (CD) mission.
On July 20, Capt. Bill Edwards and SM Darrin Scheidle of the Nellis Senior Squadron taught
a three-hour class on the D90 on the Advanced Digital Imagery System (ADIS). Numerous
folks from our squadron attended.
We just cant take this thing out of the box and use it. We need to properly pre-flight and
take good care of it. It is very expensive and the lens alone costs as much as the camera, so
we must follow the instructions carefully. Ensure the GPS antenna is plugged in properly and
mounted on the top of the camera. Take along extra batteries for the mission even though
we probably wont need them. The main batteries are good for up to 8 hours.
At 90 knots, 1,000 feet AGL use 25% overlap between pictures. Look through the viewfinder to frame the shot. Dont include a portion of the aircrafts wing, strut, or tire. Watch for
window glare. Use a 50 focal length. A 45-degree shooting angle usually works well.

Clark County Squadron has recently acquired a high-tech digital camera for used on
CAP missions. Everyone is encouraged to get
familiarized with it. (Photo by Lt John Soun)

Homeland Security honored Green Flag West (Continued from page 2)

CAP GFW Commander Pratt Ashworth makes an opening remark to

kick off the award ceremony on
June 20, 2014. (Photo by Lt John Soun)

CAP provides single-engine

propeller aircrafts equipped
with Unmanned Aerial Systems
(UAS) sensors and a band of
highly dedicated and skilled
professional volunteers to fly
them under agreement with the
USAF. At a time when we need
to make every penny count
thats gold; CAP Green Flag

(GF) is the ace in the hole.

On June 20, for all their hard
work, tireless dedication and
invaluable contribution to keeping the men and women of the
US Armed Forces and those of
her allies at the top of their
games, the men and women of
CAP GF were honored by US
Department of Homeland Secu-

rity and CAP National Commander.

Im just as proud as can be,
said Lt. Col. Pratt Ashworth, CAP
GFW Commander. I couldnt be
prouder if they were my family.
But well above that, they are
volunteers that are dedicated
and patriots of this country.

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He is able to perform the requirements of a leadership position while directly relating to each and
every member of the squadron, further adds Major Childs. Although he'll give a large portion of
the credit for his successful tenure to his staff, and
he was blessed with a dedicated and hardworking
staff, the staff is only as good as its leader. I hope
the current staff can stay on for whoever replaces
Commander Manley so his traditions can continue. I
also hope that Commander Manley remains active
in our squadron for everyone's benefit.

It has been a pleasure and honor to be his

deputy commander for the past several years,
says Lt. Col. Vallone. Major Manley is a credit
to the Civil Air Patrol and will be dearly missed
by the officers and staff of the Clark County
Squadron.
The new commander will be announced and
honored during the change of command ceremony to be held in September.
Appreciation Gift for Commander
Manley. (Photo by Lt John Soun)

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Suite 150
Las Vegas, Nevada 89145

Phone: 702-303-5717
Fax: 702-463-8179
Email: dmanley@lvcoxmail.com

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From the Desk of the Commander ...

Greetings, It is time for the change of command and I would like to
thank all of you for volunteering and serving the Clark County Squadron during the past 3 years.
It has been my privilege and honor to be your Squadron Commander
during this time.
I have had a great staff that has assisted me throughout my term in
office and I want to extend my appreciation for their hard work and
time they have put it serving our members and me during my tenure.
A few of the willing, able and highly dedicated staff of Commander
Manley (from left): Capt. Andrew Larson, Vice Commander Lt. Col.
Joe Vallone, Capt. Brian Blount, Lt. Col. Earle Rosenfield, Commander Maj. Dan Manley, Maj. Craig Chinault, Capt. Marcum Endicott, Lt.
Col. Charlie King, Capt. Nick Rodriguez with daughter Amelia and
Lt. John Soun, at Clark County Squadrons General Meeting on
August 14, 2014. (Photo by Lt Jean Perry-Jones)

I urge you to continue with your volunteerism with the Clark County
Squadron and to help the new commander reach his goals as you have
helped me. With you we can continue to move forward and improve,
the future of the Civil Air Patrol is always getting better but it still needs
you. Thanks again for giving of your valuable time.
Best Regards,
Dan Manley, Major, CAP
Squadron Commander

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