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Arizona Wing Civil Air Patrol

2010 Arizona Wing Conference Highlights

From the Arizona Wing Command Staff
In this Issue:

AZ Wing Honors
Outstanding Members at
Wing conference

Safety Editorial

ERAU Tour Highlights

Chaplains Corner
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Arizona Wing members gathered on July 31 to celebrate the year’s accomplishments
and polish their skills to continue their service in breakout sessions conducted
throughout the day. The Awards Banquet was held on Saturday evening. After the
awards presentations, CAP members had the opportunity to hear the impressive stories Squadron 314 Barrel Cactus
of Col Mark Tillman, who was Pilot of Air Force One on September 11, 2001. Mission

Col John Eggen had the following comments on the conference “the facility was Upcoming Events
outstanding, food was incredible, the speaker was spellbinding, breakout sessions and
topics were excellent, and the awards were well deserved.”

Squadron and Cadet News

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This Year’s Award Winners…..

Please join the Arizona Wing Command Staff in congratulating all of this year‟s
award winners. Their names are listed on the right.
Communications Officer of the Year
Herbert Melvoin

Chaplain of the Year

Chaplain Lt. Col Steven Rountree.

Frank G. Brewer-Civil Air Patrol

Memorial Aerospace Awards
C/2nd Lt Alexa Solorio

WING SENIOR MEMBER of the Year

Maj George Molitor

Certificate of Recognition for Lifesaving

Senior Member
(TFO) Colter Lane

Meritorious Service Awards

1st Lt Herbert Melvoin
Capt William Rogers
Thanks to all of the Arizona Wing members who joined us for the conference Maj Brandon Masangcay
this year. We hope you enjoyed the conference and banquet and we look Maj Philip Hubacek
forward to seeing everyone next year. Lt Col Vernon Parsons
1st Lt Robert Haasch
Maj James Cheney

Exceptional Service award

Lt Col John Kruger

UNIT CITATION
Falcon Composite Squadron 305
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Awards, continued

Achievement Awards
C/A1c Sean Kolder
C/SrA Lawrence Short
C/SrA Sierra Durant
2nd Lt Mike Reid
2nd Lt Leila Demaree
1st Lt Robert Rice
1st Lt Mark Huey
Lt Col Elton Humphreys
Lt Col Glenn Roberts
1st Lt Cindy Beck
Capt Ivan Manoogian
Capt Thelma Camus
1st Lt John Chaffeur

Commander’s
Commendation
1st Lt Ollie Woods
Maj Luis Camus
C/SSgt Colleen Gonzales
Maj. Paul Combellick
1st Lt David Pruzinsky
Capt Ronald Smith
Capt Mooney
Captain Jerome Painter
1st Lt Leo Deckelman
1st Lt Pat Kelley
Lt Col Rickard Amundsen
1st Lt Henry Welzmiller
1st Lt Gordon Crichton
C/1st Lt Alexander Patocs

More conference photos are available at

http://www.facebook.com/AZWingCAP
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COMPLY AND SURVIVE

August 2010 Safety Editorial
By Lt Col Dan Myers, Safety Director, AZ WG

We live in a fast paced General Aviation world today. This is not our mom/pop or grandparent‟s environment
of the 1940s or 50s.
Back in the good old days, we could enjoy a leisurely flight, even in a metro area, with little or no more two
way radio involvement other than UNICOM traffic advisory. It was summertime and the living was easy.
No longer the case.
Those of us who fly in and out of SDL, DVT, PHX or TUS understand why we must be on top of our game at
all time when dealing with ATC Ground, Tower, Approach/Departure or Center. Most of our Wing events are
held at DVT, one of the busiest GA airports in the world. It‟s a simple matter of compliance and survival.
Too many lives lost across the board due to non-compliance.
Over ten years ago, the FAA published an “interpretive rule” in the Federal Register. Long story short:
INTERPRETIVE RULE SQUARELY PLACES THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY ON THE PILOT TO
LISTEN ATTENTATIVELY, TO HEAR ACCURATELY, AND TO CONSTRUE REASONABLY ALL
ATC INSTRUCTIONS AND CLEARANCES.
ATC survival Tips:
1. Make sure prime VHF radio works, static free, prior to taxi from tie down.
2. Read back accurately all ATC clearances. Suggest use of a kneeboard to write clearances. Ask for
progressive taxi instructions if unfamiliar with airport ground layout. Keep a copy of airport diagram
on kneeboard. Commercial organizations such as Flight Guide publish excellent airport layouts.
3. Know and understand various airspace requirements prior to entering……especially B/C/D.
4. Sterile cockpit – No “chitchat” or non essential talking while on the ground or in the traffic pattern.
This includes FM communications with mission base unless parked at tie down.
5. Crew Resource Management. We are all part of a team when occupying a CAP aircraft. As good team
member, regardless of crew position, we have an obligation to “speak up” if things don‟t seem right.

No one wants to be placed in the embarrassing position of being told by ATC to call a certain phone
number which could lead to a fine, license suspension or worse, if we are forever unable to make that
phone call.
Comply and survive. It‟s the only way to lead a long, happy life.
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Arizona Civil Air Patrol Cadets see the latest in aviation and aerospace in
Prescott
By Gary Haslam, Public Affairs Officer
Prescott Squadron 206
Photos by Bill Lynam and Gary Haslam

Prescott, AZ – The largest Arizona Wing Cadet event of 2010 gathered over two days in Prescott, AZ, when Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University hosted 112 Civil Air Patrol cadets and senior members from 17 Arizona squadrons.

Arizona cadet squadrons converged on Prescott from Deer Valley, Prescott, Show Low, Cochise, Paradise Valley, Neotoma, Casa Grande,
Sky Harbor, Glendale, Frank Luke, Falcon, Cottonwood, Dan Kenney, Doolen, London Bridge, Verde Valley and Tucson.

The Aerospace Education event was the inspiration of Major Phil Hubacek, deputy director of Aerospace Education for Arizona Wing and
Group II Aerospace Education Officer. Through the cooperation of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the two day event was designed
to open the minds of Arizona Civil Air Patrol cadets to the educational and career opportunities available in aerospace and aviation.

Cadets arrived at the Embry-Riddle campus around noon Wednesday, July 21, 2010, stowed gear, ate lunch, and gathered on the soccer field
for Pledge of Allegiance, Greeting and Safety Briefing. Burt Mullins, Angela Woo and Matt Turner welcomed the cadets on behalf of
Embry-Riddle.

Cadets were divided into two groups. One group was transported to the Embry-Riddle Flight Line operations at the Prescott Airport and the
other group began the campus tour.

The campus tour group visited the University‟s Aerospace Experimentation and Fabrication Building focused around aerospace engineering
fabrication and experimental projects. The cadets explored the Fabrication Suite, Materials Science Lab, Materials Testing Lab, Structures
Lab, Structural Dynamics Lab, Space Systems Lab, Composites Lab and Rapid Prototyping Lab with 3D printers for creating solid parts
from engineered drawings.

One project the cadets saw was the ERAU sponsored jet dragster. The jet dragster, designed and built in 2004 with the help of Embry-Riddle
aerospace engineering and aviation maintenance students, is a feature attraction at air shows and drag racing events around the country
during the year. The rocket car, which accelerates from zero to 60 mph in less than a second, reaches a top speed of 270 mph

Cadets on the campus tour visited the Global Security and Intelligence Studies (GSIS) Operations Center and Army Situation Room - two
areas used for hands-on situational training exercises, planning and study for ROTC students.

The campus tour also visited the Air Traffic Control Lab where cadets sat in the controller‟s chair and directed simulated air traffic – some
cadets had more success than others.
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ERAU Tour, Continued The results of the 2010 Great AZ Wing Glider
Finally, the campus tour took all to the wind tunnel lab where engineering students Championship are as follows:
study the wind effects on aircraft and space craft designs. The cadets saw 4 wind 1st Place: Tucson (Sqdn. 105)
tunnels, 3 subsonic and one supersonic shock tube. 2nd Place: Deer Valley (Sqdn. 302)
Most Innovative Design: Paradise Valley (Sqdn. 310)
Golden Turkey Award: Paradise Valley(Sqdn. 310)
The group visiting the Embry-Riddle Flight Line at the Prescott Airport got the
opportunity to fly level 6 FAA simulators. These simulators have 180 ° field of
view of animated images of flight around the Prescott airport. The image
realistically responded to the simulators flight controls. The simulators were Cessna
172 aircraft with advanced all-glass cockpits. Cadets could actually log their flight
time in these simulators for FAA credit! Everyone flew.

They saw other advanced simulators including the crosswind simulator.

Cadets toured the ERAU ramp and experienced the actual Cessna 172 training
aircraft used at the university and then toured the Universal Helicopter ramp next
door and got a brief education how helicopters operate. They all had a chance to sit
in the helicopter and get the feel of it.

One of highlights of the Flightline Tour was a visit to the ERAU Crash Lab. Here,
actual aircraft crashes are restaged for student forensic study. Cadets were shown
how the position of debris and shape of key parts lead investigators to conclude the
chain of events in the last few minute of the crash. 8 1/2 acres hold what's left of
more than a half-dozen downed aircraft.

One of the most anticipated events was Wednesday evening‟s Great AZ Wing
Glider Championship on the soccer field. Six squadrons competed for 1 st Place, 2nd
Place, Most Innovative Design. And a special award was given, although not
competed for: The Golden Turkey Award - for the, ahh, well you know what it was
for. See sidebar for competition results.
Most of the squadrons choose to camp near the soccer field locker rooms and
pitched tents. A „snake walk‟ was conducted to clear the area of unfriendlies. No
snakes were encountered. Others chose to sleep inside on the floor of the nearby
gym.

One the second day, the groups changed tours and locations but not before Prescott
Sqdn 206 was up doing PT at 0530. The rest rolled out of bed around 0600, then
broke camp, stowed gear and then off to breakfast.

A pizza lunch was hosted by Embry-Riddle and the cadets got to see a presentation
about the Army and Air Force ROTC programs and ask questions about careers and
college scholarships.

The Medical Officer for the event, Lt. Col. Charles Bendixen reported no injuries
or emergencies; the Safety Officer, 2Lt Jim Heintzman took full credit for this.
Special attention and thanks go out to Lt. Col. David Cartier, 1Lt Priscilla Cartier,
Maj. Bill Lynam, Lt. Col. Bob Anderson, Lt. Col. Pete Feltz and Lt. Col. Fred
Seifritz for making this a great two day event.

To see full size photos, visit

www.caparizonablogspot.com and click on the photo
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Chaplains Corner
Strength within Diversity
The month of August is not widely known for its religious holidays or
celebrations. That is because there simply aren‟t too many, at least not of the
“better known” variety. What do we find the faith traditions around our globe
celebrating in August, includes:

A Christian tradition called “Lammas,” celebrated in the Celtic tradition on August 1 st,
and possibly sharing some roots with the Pagan/Wiccan observance of the same name. This day celebrates the harvest by
placing freshly baked bread on the altar.

o The Islamic month of Ramadan, beginning August 11th, serves to commemorate Muhammad's reception of
the divine revelation recorded in the Qur'an.
o The Eastern Orthodox Catholic churches commemorate the death and burial of the Theotokos (the Virgin
Mary) on the 15th of the month.
o The Hindu holy day, Raksha Bandhan, is celebrated on the 24th of August. This day focuses on “the loving
ties between brother and sister in a family.”

These may be holy days that some of us never heard of before, or they may be days that we faithfully observe year-after-
year. In either case, they do serve to point us all to a life filled with the wonders of faith, the possibilities of the miraculous,
and an ever-expanding awareness of the diversity that surrounds us.

Within the civil Air Patrol, we are already surrounded by people called to a common purpose, yet arriving at the doors of
service from diverse multi-cultural backgrounds. This diversity, like the holy days in August, is something to celebrate! We
can rejoice in the differences we all bring to the ideals of selfless service, because they are those differences that make us an
effective team.

Consider any air crew, ground team, medical facility, or international corporation. In order to do what they do, and excel,
each person needs to do their part and contribute to the success of the whole. In a similar way, we walk side-by-side with
peoples of differing faiths, or no professed faith at all, in a joint effort to serve our neighbors and our country within CAP.

Perhaps this August, this year, we can improve ourselves, by learning something new about those we serve with in the Civil
Air Patrol. We are diverse, and we are the stronger for it!

I am proud to serve by your side,

Chaplain Ken
Chaplain (Maj.) Ken Young
Wing Chaplain
Civil Air Patrol
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The Barrel Cactus Mission

By 1st Lt. Armando Faustini
Public Affairs Officer, Scottsdale Senior Squadron 314

Photo by 1st Lt. Armando Faustini

The vast pristine desert terrain can be a haven for illegal activities and
dangerous to unauthorized individuals when there is live firing from
aerial combat training at the BMGR.

GLENDALE – As the unseasonably cool summer day begin, 1st Lt. Mark Huey and his air crew from the Scottsdale Senior Squadron
314 performed a morning sortie over Barry M. Goldwater Range (BMGR). The July 30th mission: to search the range for unauthorized
individuals and to assist with local Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field range security via CAP FM radio.
The Friday morning sortie is one of a series of authorized summer flights over the range called the Barrel Cactus mission. “This is a
great opportunity for everyone, especially the MO & MS, to plan a proper grid search, and for the crew to fly the plan, so that this flight can
also serve as a training activity”, Elton Humphreys states.
The range, named in honor of five-term Arizona U.S. Senator and Presidential Candidate Berry M. Goldwater, is a vast expanse of land
covering 1.8 million acres of southwest Arizona, which runs along the Mexican border. BMGR is a training complex primarily used by the
Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy – activity duty, reserve and guard – to hone in their aviation combat skills.
Scottsdale aircrew arrived at the range at sun rise and performed a grid search while using Glendale‟s squadron 308 airplane. The
assigned call sign for the mission is CAP Flight 308.
For one hour, Scottsdale aircrew scanned the range vast pristine Sonoran Desert for any out of the ordinary objects on the ground or in
the washes to report to range security. The Objective of the mission is training. “We need training and practice locating targets and since
the BMGR is restricted air space we can focus on sharpening our locating and documenting skills without excessive aircraft traffic”,
according to Lt. Col. Brian Ready.
Although the aircrew didn‟t find any illegal activities or unauthorized civilians to report before their return back to Glendale, the
mission was a success. “The Barrel Cactus missions have been successful”, wrote Lt. Col. Layne Slapper, who organized the Barrel Cactus
mission. “We have recovered three stolen vehicles off of the range to date and 50 lbs of marijuana.”
Aircrew member for this mission were: Mission Pilot 1 st Lt. Mark Huey, Mission Observer Lt. Col. Don Pochop and Mission Scanner 1st Lt.
Armando Faustini.
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Upcoming Events Around the Wing

See more at http://www.facebook.com/AZWingCAP From Facebook and Twitter

Public Affairs Officer Academy Congratulations to our Chief of Staff Lt

Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 9:00am Col Layne Slapper! He has completed
Deer Valley Airport, Phoenix, AZ his first week of training at the
National Transportation Safety Board
Academy. He is one of only 5 CAP
members nationwide selected to
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Basic IG Courses attend in the first ever NTSB Academy
Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 9:00am open to CAP.
Deer Valley Airport, Phoenix, AZ
September 11, 2010 at 9:00am
Prescott airport administration bldg, 2nd Fl
Contact:
Richard Rader Lt. Col, CAP
AZ WG IG
Raderlight@aol.com

SCANNER TRAINING

Wednesday Evenings - Aug 18, 25, Sept 1 & 8. All AZWG

GTLs are requested to become scanner qualified in order to Cadet Major Jacquelyn "Jacque"
more effectively operate as Hi-Bird Ground Ops Officers. The Taylor has been appointed Chair of the
class is open to all GTLs and GTMs. Project Officer - Captain Arizona Wing Cadet Advisory Council.
Sara Kannenberg, Air Ops Officer. Cadets, if you'd like to be part of the
Arizona Wing Cadet Advisory Council,
talk with your Squadron Commander.

Arizona Wing Social Media is now

officially recognized on the AF Social
Media Listing! Check it out:
http://www.af.mil/socialmedia.asp

Glider day at Pleasant Valley Airport, Lake

Pleasant Parkway & Carefree Hwy. August 14.
Meet at 8:30 AM. UOD: PT with CAP t-shirt & hat. Alternate UOD: BDUs
with tennis shoes. Bring lunch/snacks
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Squadron 308 Cadet Solos

By:
C/1Lt. Andrea M. Grana

As the CAP national summer activities come to an end for 2010, Squadron 308
chalks up another win for its cadets. Cadet TSgt Joshua Henny, an attendee and graduate of the CAP National Powered
Flight Academy, returned home with his Solo Wings.

It was a memorable evening when Cadet Henny returned to the squadron. He was greeted at the front door by the
squadron‟s DCC, who upon first sight of him posed the big question “Cadet, did you do it?”. With pride, Cadet Henny
replied “YES SIR, I DID. I SOLOED, I GOT MY WINGS”.

Upon notifying the Squadron Commander (who is extremely pleased with Cadet Henny‟s performance and progress in the
squadron), a decision was made to present him with his solo wings at the next promotions (blues) evening. I will never
forget the moment his wings were presented to him. You can actually see and feel the “tremendous surge of motivation”
entering into the bodies of the other cadets who looked on with amazement. After the presentation, the squadron
Commander asked the cadet audience “O.K., who‟s going to do this next summer”. The amount of hands that immediately
flew up was truly a sight to be seen. “When an event such as this takes place, it acts like an injection of pure motivational
adrenalin for the other cadets…because nothing speaks louder than actual results” said Peter Mountain, the squadron
commander of Squadron 308, who aggressively encourages cadets to attend one or more of the national activities that CAP
has to offer.

Cadet Joshua Henny joined the Civil Air Patrol in August, 2008 with one goal in mind – to earn a college scholarship and
become an Air Force pilot. Since joining, he has progressed to the grade of Technical Sgt and has soloed a CAP aircraft.
“Coupling all of this work with good school grades, good SAT/ACT scores, and attainment of a CAP cadet officer grade”
will make Cadet Henny‟s dream of becoming an Air Force pilot come true” said Mario Grana, the squadron‟s DCC. The
DCC will now assist Cadet Henny with the proper forms and procedures to apply for the CAP Flight Scholarship (and many
other flight scholarships on file), so that he may complete his flight training.

For the record, this is the 3rd cadet who has earned his wings at Squadron 308. Included is the squadron‟s own Cadet
Commander, Francis Larcucci who earned his powered solo wings last year and former Cadet Hidalgo who earned his glider
solo wings 2 years ago. What can be said now is Squadron 308 is definitely ON THE ROLL !
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Squadron 501 Cadet

Completes PJOC Course
By J Cosmano Capt CAP
London Bridge Composite Squadron 501

C/2nd Lt Breanna Mitchell of the London Bridge

Composite Squadron is the first
female from Lake Havasu to attend the PJOC
course. Out of over 400 cadets that went to
the event, she was one of 65 accepted and
only 1 of 9 females to make it in. She
successfully
Everyone in the squadron is very proud of Cadet Mitchell and all shecompleted
has done the course and
to achieve this
graduated.
accomplishment, and being the first female to do so. She says she plans on attending the advanced
part of the course in the next 2 years and says she will be ready for it. It is not an easy thing just to
pass the PT test to get in --Even teens that think they were physically fit were having a rough time at
it.

Promotions and Achievements

Congratulations to the following CAP Members from the London Bridge Squadron
Promotion to Chief Master Sergeant Wright Brothers Award

Cadet R Newcomb Cadet J Meiding

Cadet B Mc Ardle

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Director, Public Affairs

1st Lieutenant Cindy Beck
Assistant Public Affairs Officer for Cadet Activities
1st Lieutenant Matthew Costabile
Assistant Public Affairs Officer for Social Media
Staff Sergeant Phillip Kittelson