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ALABAMA WING
CIVIL AIR PATROL
NEWSLETTER November 2010
Col. Lisa Robinson Lt. Col. Brad Lynn
Commander Vice‐Commander
The trip included an exciting tour of the USS Guthrie has participated at local air shows
Drum, a U.S. submarine that saw battle as crowd control and various other tasks as
during World War II and the aviation needed and interacts with the public as
museum, which included an SR-71 and much as possible to educate them about
multiple displays of aircraft spanning from CAP. Guthrie stated, “CAP has taught me
the early 1900’s to present day fighter jets. military drill, ceremonies, and above all,
The trip culminated in an overnight stay in self-discipline and teamwork in a military
the USS Alabama. After 8:00 pm, the organization.”
cadets, equipped with flashlights, were
locked-in and allowed to freely explore the
ship and learn about the extensive history of
World War II and the sacrifices and heroism
of the Navy sailors that served aboard the
vessel. According to the USS Alabama
officials, this was the first ever overnight
visit by a Civil Air Patrol group.
Huntsville, Ala. – On 25 October 2010, Last summer, Guthrie is helped staff the
Redstone Composite Squadron’s Cadet AL/MS Wing Encampment and attended the
Captain Michael Guthrie received the National Flight Academy in Rome, GA.
Amelia Earhart Award. The award is Guthrie will attend college to work on
presented in honor of Amelia Earhart, an becoming an engineer and afterwards plans
aviation pioneer and record-setter, and is to serve as an officer in the Alabama Air
one of the highest awards a Cadet can National Guard.
achieve. Statistically only 5% of the Cadets
receive the Earhart and those that do are Capt. Kim Miller
promoted to Cadet Captain. Redstone Composite Squadron/PAO
Capt Adams congratulates Lt. Col Hall. CIVIL AIR PATROL’S GADSDEN
SQUADRON CONTINUES GROWTH
Hall is a native of Alabama. He retired from Less than two years ago the Gadsden
the US Army Reserve as a Lieutenant Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol
Colonel after serving over 25 years in active (CAP), an auxiliary of the US Air Force, was
and reserve assignments as an Air Defense struggling to maintain an adequate
Artillery Officer and Operations Research membership. The cadet program, an
Analyst. He is a graduate of the US Military important part of any CAP squadron, was in
Academy at West Point. He holds a MS in a “new beginning”, having gone several
Industrial Engineering from California years with no active cadets. The senior, or
Polytechnic State University and a PhD in officer, program – the other “half” of a
Industrial Engineering from Mississippi composite squadron, was just beginning to
State University. attract new members also.
Risk mitigation means we get to go home to Think Safety anytime you are driving, but
our spouses and children at the end of the certainly when you have young Cadets
mission. aboard!
Dothan Squadron Supports
Enterprise Aviation Expo
Public Affairs
Governor Riley will proclaim November 28th through December 4, 2010 as Civil Air Patrol Week
in Alabama. There will be no signing ceremony, but we will have the proclamation at the Wing
The deadline for the next newsletter will be January 5, 2011. Be sure to send in articles about
your holiday celebrations and award ceremonies.
Articles should be sent in .doc format. DO NOT EMBED PICTURES. Pictures should be sent
as .jpg attachments, with captions and the name of the photographer in the email. They should
be 2 - 6 mb. Do not put dates, names, emblems, and other items on the picture. Only some
telephone pictures will be suitable. If you have questions, do not hesitate to ask.
Changes in the Public Affairs Specialty Track are in progress. As soon as information is sent, it
will be forwarded to the squadrons.
Chart 1: A flow chart by Capt. Ian Johnston, Huntsville Squadron, on becoming a mission pilot.
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