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ICS300Maj.BrianSchmuck,

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It has come to our attention that some of

our members are taking an online USDepartment of Agriculture ICS 300 course

that is designed as a prep course for the

required classroom portion. The online

course description does not specify that it

is a prep course for ICS 300 (it should!)

but the opening welcome slide clearly

states this. Some of our members are

taking this prep course, printing the

certificate (it says completion of ICS 300

but there is no instructor signature and it

does not state it is simply a prep course)and submitting it as documentation to

meet CAP's ICS 300 training requirement.

It shows the full ICS 300 course is 18

hours in length and is available from

certified State Training Officers.

NIMSMaj.BrianSchmuck

Effective 1JAN09 NIMS courses are

required by federal mandate foremergency responders. Four courses are

offered free, online at

(IS

100, 200, 700, and 800); two courses are

inresidence (ICS 300 and ICS 400). ICS

400 must be completed by incident staff

NLT 31SEP09, so ICs and mission staff

should begin to seek out this course now,

prevent a repeat of the situation we

http://training.fema.gov/IS/crslist.asp

to

find ourselves in now.

On 1JAN09 those personnel that have

not completed the required courses losttheir operational specialties. We went

from over 40 GTLs to 17. We dropped to

four ground teams to cover the entire

wing. All because personnel did not

complete the required courses and lost

their qualifications. All personnel are

urged to go to the above URL and

complete the courses required for your

specialty (see CAP/CC letter "National

Incident Management System Training"),

once this is done and the courses arevalidated byyourunitCC your

qualifications will return. Personnel

assigned to IN001 must send their course

completion proof to me at

[email protected]. Contact me for

a mailing address if you prefer to use US

Mail. I do not need an email from

individual members not assigned to wing

HQ for every course you complete. As

members complete these courses they

should print the certificate and take acopy to their unit for inclusion in their

master record. They member should also

enter their completion information in the

SQTR for the course completed in e

services (ops quals). AFTER the unit

commander or unit ES officer verifies

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course completion (see the certificate)

they can go online and validate.

ersonnel with questions can contact meP

for guidance.

All of this training is valuable andrequired by the US Government for all

responder agencies (other agencies are

going through the same thing, just ask

your friends on the volunteer fire

departments). I encourage personnel to

take all the courses; this will get it out of

the way if they plan to move up in the

incident command system. CAP does not

offer or instruct the inresidence courses,

these must be instructed by state certified

instructors (through INDHS) and arealwaysinresidence (if you tooksomething online claiming to be ICS300,

it does not count).

UnexpectedIncidentCapt.AaronPietras

LT Col Larry Lopshire, LT Col Dan

McDaniel, Capt Jim Neher and Capt

Pietras decided to meet at a local Arbys

for lunch immediately following their

regular meeting. Just after finishing their

meal, they heard glass breaking and trays

hitting the floor. Capt Pietras turned

around to witness a man running to the

bathroom, leaving his two young kids

behind at the dining table. Capt Pietras

went to investigate and noticed blood on

the floor and two terrified children both

girls about 8 and 3 years old. He then

went and checked on the father anddetermined that he had broken an

overhead light with his head when he

stood up from the table. He was bleeding

profusely as he was trying to stop the

bleeding himself by sticking his head in

the sink with running water. Capt Pietras

had his officers collect the kids and keep

them occupied while he obtained latex

gloves and a first aid kit from the Arbys

manager.

Using the supplied materials, Capt Pietras

applied pressure to the injured manshead and had him positioned on a chair so

he would not be standing. The Arbys

manager called 911 once he explained the

seriousness of the situation. Through the

eldest girl, we were able to contact the

mother via cellular phone. The

Greenwood Fire Departments

paramedics and ambulance arrived and

transported him to St. Francis South for

treatment. The paramedics assessed the

gouge in his scalp and think that he willneed a couple of staples.

Interestingly enough, the Arbys workers

did not have sufficient first aid supplies to

service such an injury, although they

probably never expected such an event

even though they were discussing a

workmans comp injury where one of

their own sliced a finger on the

mechanical slicer requiring sutures. They

were also oblivious to the fact thatsomeone had injured themselves, even

with the commotion of glass and trays

hitting the floor.

Excellent job Lt Col Lopshir, Lt Col

McDaniel, Capt Neher, and Capt Pietras!

WreathsAcrossAmericaLt

Col

Darrel

Williamson

MembersoftheJasperCadet,Falcon

Composite,andIndianaWingHeadquarters

SquadronsparticipatedintheWreaths

AcrossAmericaCeremonyattheNew

AlbanyNationalCemeterytohonorour

nationsveterans. Theceremonywas



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conductedbyLtColDarrelWilliamson,who

hasheadedtheeventforthepastthree

years.EachyeartheWoesterWreath

Companydonatesasetofwreathstoeach

NationalCemeteryallacrossthe

nation.They

provide

awreath

for

each

branchofthemilitary,theCoastGuard,

MerchantMarines,aswellasonefor

POW/MIAremembrance.Thisceremonyis

conductedattheexactsamemoment,

12:00PM,ineveryNationalCemeterythat

participates. Thisyear'sceremonyincluded

theBlueStarMothers,ThreelocalVFW

Posts,andtheirLadiesAuxiliary. Although

therewerenotverymanypeoplethatcame

toattendtheceremony,itisimportantto

recognizethesacrificesthatourveterans

havegiveforourfreedom,byCAP's

involvementinthisceremonywedosoas

anorganization. TheNewAlbanyNational

Cemeteryisoneofthefirst16thatwas

authorizedbyPresidentLincolnnation

wide."Iamveryhappytohavethecadets

onhandtohelpoutwiththeceremony,

everyyeartheydoanoutstandingjob,and

representourorganizationverywell.said

LtCol

Williamson.

ColorGuardCompetitionMaj.JeffYoung

The deadline to register for the Wing

Color Guard Competition has passed. I

will say this years competition looks to

be just as exciting as last years

competition. We have a few more teams

to enter than we did last year. I want tothank those squadron who are

participating and GOOD LUCK to you all

as well. Final directions will be emailed

out next week.

Please look at M524 for final

preparations. Again this is a color guard

competition, this means no honor guard

movements accepted this will cost your

team points, and cadet officers CAN NOT

e on a color guard team.b

Thefollowingteamwillcompete:

1) Weir Cook Cadet Squadron Last

years winners

2) Anderson Composite Squadron Last

years runner up

m3 Titan Cadet Squadron returning teafrom last year

4) Jasper Cadet Squadron Fairly new

Squadron

5) River City Cadet Squadron This team

won Cadet Olympics

GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL

NationalCommander

Commendation

TFOJessicaCaplan

Congratulations to Lt Col Dodson for

being awarded the National Commander

Commendation Award!

For those of you who do not know, Lt Col

Dodson is the wings legal officer. He has

edone so much for Indiana Wing and w

are very glad to have him here!

Lt Col Dodson was awarded the NCC

award recently, authorizing him to now


wear the Commanders Commendation

ribbon with a silver star.

The Commanders Commendation award

can only be issued by the Wing, Region, or

National Commanders, and is awarded to

those members with an outstanding duty

performance. Their achievements and


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services are undoubtedly incomparable to

those duties performed by members of

similar responsibility and rank.

Again congratulations and Thank You Lt

Col Dodson for everything you have done

or Indiana Wing and Civil Air Patrol.our service has not gone unnoticed!

fY

ELTFindMajJeffYoung

On December 28th 2008 INWG had an

ELT mission in the Warsaw area, Maj.

Young was contacted by the IC to get in

touch with a ground team up north. He

as able to get a team made up ofw

members from South Bend and Warsaw.

This opportunity is going to be taken to

thank the South Bend members and the

Warsaw members who took time away

from their families during that Holiday

period to accomplish this mission. It is

members like these who make INWG

successful. The paperwork is very

important and we want it turned in as

quick as possible, but we should never get

to wrapped up in it that we forget tohank those responsible for executing the

ission. Great job everyone!

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C/LtColDieckmannPresented

EakerAwardCaptAlexWhitacre

Evansville,Indiana Brigadier General

Goodwin presented C/Lt Col Daniel

Dieckmann the Eaker Award during

Rivercitys annual awards banquet on 5January 2009.

C/Lt Col Dieckmann is attending Indiana

State University with an AFROTC

scholarship. He has been to National Blue

Beret and also served as a staff member.

Daniel has attended NESA. He is an active

Ground Team Leader and has led

Rivercity Cadet Squadron on many actual

ground team missions. Dieckmann has

also served as Group XII CAC

representative, Rivercity Squadron Cadet

Commander, and will be Mission Iceberg

2009 Cadet Commander.

Also attending the awards banquet were

Lt Col Tom Myers, Group XII Commander,

Maj. Matthew Creed, Wing ChiefofStaff,

and Maj. Brian Schmuck, Wing Director of

mergency Services.E

C/LtColDanielDieckmannandBrigadierGen.

Goodwin.

RiverCityHonoredWithFlagCaptAlexWhitacre

Sergeant TimFerguson presented

RiverCity Cadet Squadron with flag flown

over enem


y territory

Evansville,Indiana Sergeant Tim

Ferguson with the 1/163rd Field Artillery

presented the RiverCity Cadet Squadron

with an honorary flag that was flown over

Mosul. The flag was presented to

RiverCity in appreciation for the efforts


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made by RiverCity and other units of

Indiana Wing during the Pigeon Creek

Flood in March 2008. The flag was

accompanied by a certificate of

authenticity (Seen Below)

While on his second tour of duty in Iraq,

Sergeant Fergusons house was

threatened by rising flood waters.

Members of the Indiana National Guard

contacted RiverCity and requested help

saving the home of Sergeant Ferguson.

RiverCity, with help from six other

Indiana units, responded and assisted the

Fergusons in saving their house.

Receiving the flag for RiverCity Cadet

Squadron were C/1stLt Kenneth Corman,

C/1stLt Benjamin Baker, C/2d Lt Jacob

Whitacre, and C/2d Lt Timothy Breivogel.

All four Cadets received the Civil Air

Patrol Achievement medal for their

efforts during the flood

SergeantFergusonpresentingRiverCityCadetswith

theAmericanFlag



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INWG Honor Guard

MajJeffYoung

The Indiana Wing Honor Guard

accomplished a lot this past weekend,

part being they voted and selected the

Honor Guard Cadet Commander.

CongratulationsgoesouttoC/Capt

CalebPopp.

The Honor Guard is an elite group of

cadets who serve as the official

ambassadors of Civil Air Patrol. Honor

Guard has four elements: Rifle

Demonstration, Colors, Funeral Bearing,

and Drug Demand Reduction. To be part

of the Indiana Wing Honor Guard,

members must have high standards in

appearance, education, conduct; an

aptitude for ceremonial duty,

professionalism; and the will to make a

difference to the future of America

Honor Guardsmen are held to a higherstandard when taking part and practicing

in ceremonial functions. For this reason,

any Indiana Wing Cadet interested in

joining the Honor Guard team should

know all standard Air Force drill as it

should be taught at the local

squadron. Honor Guardsmen are

expected to remain in good standing at

their squadrons, progress in the cadet

program, attend honor guard practices,

and maintain a C average or higher in

school.

Any cadet interested in joining the INWG

Honor Guard should contact Maj. Young at

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Ihavedecidedtochallenge

themembersofIndianaWing

thisyear. Belowisapicture

thatrequires

ahumorous

tagline. Eachmonth,there

willbeanewpictureforyou

tosubmitwhatyoubelieve

thepersonisthinkingordoing. Cadetsand

seniorsareallowedtoparticipate. Tobe

considered,submityourideato

[email protected]

followingmonthsnewsletterispublished. Be

sureyouincludeyourname,grade,andunit

whenyou

submit

your

information.


Iamalsotakingsafetyrelatedarticles

forpublicationinthenewsletter. Thisisalso

availabletocadetsandseniorsbutisprimarily

askedtounitsafetyofficers. Thesearticlescan

consistoflifeexperiencesthatinvolveasafety

message,missionrelatedorhealthrelated

safetyissues,oranyformofmishapprevention

measuresthatcouldkeepourmemberssafe.

These

articles

can

also

be

sent

to

the

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e

mailaddresswiththesamedeadlineasabove.

Pleasekeepthesearticlesaround200250

wordssowemayhaveroomforthepicturesas

well.

Asyoucansee,Iamtryingtogive

everyonetheopportunitytospreadtheword

aboutsafetyandhowimportantitisfor

everyonetothinkbeforetheyact. Iamalso

attemptingtoaddmoreinterestinsafetyby

havingalittlebitoffunwithit. Thisdoesnot

excusetheseriousnessofsafety. Yourlifecan

dependonwhetheryouperformyourdutiesin

asafe

or

reckless

manner.

SafetyPictureoftheMonth:

SafetyCornerMajor Samuel Hornbuckle

Indiana Wing Safety Director

Gotagood

tagline?

Email

me

at

[email protected]

Taglineinthesubject.


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This month I want to focus on Safety. The definition, paraphrased from

Wikipedia is the state of being "safe" (from French sauf), the condition of

eing protected against events which could be considered nondesirable.b

One event which would be considered nondesirable would be an aircraft

accident. One such accident occurred on December 25, 1998, in Angola,

Indiana in a Civil Air Patrol corporate aircraft. The aircraft was destroyed when it crashed

into a field. The pilot was an upstanding member of the Indiana Wing. He held a private

pilot certificate with a singleengine rating and instrument rating...he did not survive the

crash. I heard about this accident on the evening news. The local news had a news story

with video of the wreckage. I just happened to notice the US Air Force Auxiliary seal on

the tail of the aircraft and said to myself, that is a CAP aircraft. I got word the next day ofy.

WINGCOMMANDERSCORNERColonel Mark Reeves

Commander, Indiana Wing

the loss of a fellow aviator and leadership mentor that CAP had sustained the previous da

Similarly, in 2007 I attended the National Staff College and enjoyed hearing the remarks,

and later speaking with, a former National Vice Commander, Colonel Ed Lewis. Colonel

Lewis, a well known aviator and Civil Air Patrol leader for many years, was flying in Nevada

with the Nevada Wing commander, Colonel Dion Decamp, just weeks after the College and

was killed in a glass cockpit 182the proverbial level flight into rising terrain. The recent

NTSB report noted that the terrain warning system was present in the aircraft but the

damage was so great, there was no way to determine if it was in use.

Any death or other mishap for that matter, in Civil Air Patrol is unacceptable. In all that wedo and the activities that we undertake we MUST put our safety and safety of others first in

our operational planning. Major Sam Hornbuckle, our Wing Safety Officer, has been

working hard to develop our Safety training program within the Wing and ensure that our

training and risk management procedures are in properly managed. Each month every

unit will have documented safety training. Similarly, before each activity, whether ES,

flight, Cadet Programs, Professional Development, etc, there will be a safety briefing.

While groans of, Not more paperwork may be heard from the units, understand that

providing and documenting training is absolutely critical to our operations. Our unpaid

professionals, and the communities which we serve, deserve a Civil Air Patrol where the

volunteers make it home safely



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CadetSmith- I joined for the pure military aspect. I hope to get all of the Search and Rescue

knowledge out of CAP as I can.

CadetEvans- I joined Civil Air Patrol because I was interested in planes, and I had a cousin

in the Air Force. I hope to obtain better leadership skills and knowledge about aircraft.

CadetMoseby- I joined because I am interested in the Air Force and flying. I would like to

get better leadership skills.

Cadet Corman- I joined because it sounded fun. I also hope to get better leadership skills.

CadetShinabarger- I was told by another cadet about Civil Air Patrol, and it seemed like it

would be fun. I would like to be able to get my pilots license through CAP.

CadetYates- I jo greater then myself.ined for the moral leadership, and to be

Cadet

Parsons-

I joined to help advance my education.



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WINGSTAFFVACANCIES

Indiana Wing Headquarters is cu nts for the following positions:rrently seeking applica

DDirector

irector of Operationsof Professional Development

Aircraft Maintenance Officer

ng Chief of Staff atPlease contact Major Matt Creed, Indiana Wi nwg.cap.gov

tenance Officer

Please contact Major Matt Creed, Indiana Wing Chief of Staff atmcreed@[email protected] if you are interested in

any of these positions.

AlsoAvailable

Indiana Wing is accepting applications for the positions of:

1) Emergency Services Training Officer

2) Search and Rescue Officer

Interested officers or NCOs should submit a resume with applicable experiences and a letter of interest to

Major Brian Schmuck, Director of ES at [email protected]. Contact via e-mail.

CALENDARHIGHLIGHTS (CHECKOUTTHEFULLCALENDARATINWG.CAP.GOV)

GotNews? Ifyouhavenews,information,orphotosforpublicationinthenextwing

newsletter,pleasesendthemtothewingsPublicAffairsOfficer,TFOJessicaCaplanat

[email protected]

Indiana Wing Civil Air Patrol 3010N.WhiteRiverParkwayEastDrive

Indianapolis,IN46208

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