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[ from your national commander ] SSummer is fast approaching and along with it comes a wide array of challenging and dynamic summer activities for both our U.S. Civil Air Patrol cadets and adult officers. Fact is, it’s one of our busiest and more hectic times of the year, but it’s also a significant part of what defines our members in terms of their character and professionalism, their willingness to sacrifice and their dedicated volunteer service to America. In place of taking summer vacations with the family to the Rocky Mountains or the white sandy beaches of Florida’s Panhandle, more than 7,500 of our members will be attending or supporting at least 100 major CAP activities designed to educate and expand the horizons of our cadets and to train our national corps of disaster relief and emergency service providers. Now that’s what I call volunteer commitment! The events are too numerous to list in this column, but here are just a few of the 2007 highlights: Cadet Officer School — Cadet Officer School is patterned after the U.S. Air Force Squadron Officer School and is an academically challenging weeklong course for cadets 16 and older. The course is divided among lectures, seminars and hands-on training. Instructors guide cadets through the Air Force approach to the psychology of leadership, problem-solving techniques, effective writing, effective speaking and group dynamics. This year, more than 100 cadets will attend. National Cadet Competition — The annual NCC pits drill and color guard teams from each of CAP’s eight regions against one another, who compete for the Air Force Chief of Staff Sweepstakes Trophy. This year’s NCC will be held at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force and at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Almost 200 cadets will take part in the competition. Hawk Mountain Search and Rescue School — Hawk Mountain is the longest-running search and rescue school in the nation. For more than 50 years, the school has provided CAP cadets and officers with top-notch wilderness SAR training. The nine-day school is conducted in the mountains of Pennsylvania under field conditions and is considered to be one of CAP’s most demanding and challenging activities. This year, more than 225 students and 125 staff members will participate. International Air Cadet Exchange — IACE was established to promote international understanding, goodwill and fellowship. U.S. participation in the 18-country IACE Association has been ongoing for nearly 60 years. More than 60 CAP cadets will head overseas to 11 countries this year. In addition, hundreds of other cadets and officers will interact with about 70 foreign cadets who will visit the U.S. National Emergency Services Academy — Now in its 11th year, NESA is a multidisciplinary emergency services training course. The program, which is held at Camp Atterbury, Ind., combines task-based training requirements with practical application to produce CAP’s largest emergency services training event. Last year, more than 350 officers and cadets participated in NESA, and the numbers are expected to grow this year. Our many summer training programs are all about the readiness of the U.S. Civil Air Patrol’s volunteer professionals. Whether responding to a multistate weather disaster or a missing aircraft or helping develop leadership skills in our more than 22,000 cadets, as America’s premier volunteer organization CAP remains ready and willing to serve our communities, our states and our nation. Join us and be a part of our missions for America. Go to www.cap.gov or call (800) FLY-2338 today to find out how you can become a senior member or cadet of the Civil Air Patrol. Semper vigilans (always vigilant)! Maj. Gen. Antonio J. Pineda CAP National Commander Civil Air Patrol Volunteer 2 May-June 2007
Photo by 1st Lt. Gary Emeigh, Delaware Wing EDITORIAL STAFF CIVIL AIR PATROL NATIONAL COMMANDER Maj. Gen. Antonio J. Pineda EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Don R. Rowland MANAGING EDITOR Julie M. DeBardelaben ASSOCIATE EDITOR James F. Tynan GRAPHIC DESIGNER Barb Pribulick Photo courtesy of Debbie Modglin, Williamson County Chamber of Commerce Delaware Wing Gives Homeland Security Chief Taste of CAP Technology During a recent orientation flight, the Delaware Wing provided Delaware Secretary of Safety and Homeland Security David Mitchell a close-up look at the cutting-edge technology CAP employs on homeland security missions across the nation. Mitchell experienced CAP’s glass cockpit aircraft from the left seat, and digital photographs from his trip taken by 1st Lt. Gary Emeigh were e-mailed to his desk via the craft’s Satellite-Transmitted Digital Imaging System. The wing’s standardization/evaluation officer, Maj. Wayne Lorgus, piloted the aircraft. Congresswoman Joins CAP U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., joined the more than 360 members of the Civil Air Patrol Congressional Squadron led by U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, when she became a member of Civil Air Patrol. She was presented with membership credentials by then-Tennessee Wing Commander Col. James M. Rushing, center, and the wing’s government relations officer, Lt. Col. Doug Dawson, at her district office in Franklin, Tenn., on March 16. STAFF WRITER Neil Probst STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Susan Robertson CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Janet Adams, Dan Bailey, Kimberly Barnhart, Steve Cox, Kimberly L. Wright, Jennifer S. Kornegay, Vicki Terrinoni and Lenore Vickrey ADVISORY COMMITTEE Col. Virginia Keller Director, Public Affairs Cadet Aaron Angelini Chair, National Cadet Advisory Council Capt. Paige Joyner Public Affairs Officer, Georgia Wing Maj. Dennis Murray Public Affairs Officer, Maine Wing Drew Steketee Executive Director, CAP Historical Foundation ON THE WEB Go to www.cap.gov daily for squadron and wing news. Civil Air Patrol Volunteer is published bimonthly by the Civil Air Patrol, a private, charitable, benevolent corporation and auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force. Please send all correspondence to Public Affairs, 105 S. Hansell St., Bldg. 714, Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6332, telephone (334) 953- 7593, e-mail: paa@capnhq.gov. Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of CAP or the U.S. Air Force. Civil Air Patrol Volunteer welcomes manuscripts and photographs; however, CAP reserves the right to edit or condense materials submitted and to publish articles as content warrants and space permits. Civil Air Patrol Volunteer 3 May-June 2007
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