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OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF MINNESOTA WING — U.S. CIVIL AIR PATROL FEB - MAR 2012

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!Charles Lindberg, ( le ") while training the year before his flight. In the middle is Charles ( Happy ) O’Ma $ ey, hisinstructor and % iend, and on the right their local mechanic( name unknown at this time ). The picture was taken i n Texas. The megaphone was needed because the plane was a

single person, so the trainer ran beside the plane shouting instructions. The original picture hangs in the the Lindberg

section in the Smithsonian.

WINGTIPSMinnesota may add to its list of aviation giants A Lindberg trainer hailed from Hinckley?Family requests MN Wingʼs help

Some of aviation’s greatest names have ties toMinnesota, names big enough to challenge PaulBunyan’s and Babe’s claim for most indeliblefootprints on the state’s mythos. Minnesota Civil AirPatrol members can proudly hold their own around a cracker barrel armed with a nonstop list of notabledates and personalities: Where did Amelia Earhartlearn to swim? With her family summering on LakeOkabena in southwest Minnesota at Worthington,naturally. Where were Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle’sB-25s refitted before the morale-boosting raid on Japan? In St. Paul, of course. From whom didCharles Lindbergh, of Little Falls, get his start inaviation?

Now there’s a question under debate. It may notonly be another Minnesotan but a senior Civil AirPatrol member soon after CAP started. If you know

anything about him, please contact Capt. Bradfieldright away. Minnesota Wing has been asked to helpprovide its share of the biography for pilot andinstructor Happy O’Malley.

Capt. David Ihme, Minn. Wing Historian, issearching our archives, but perhaps you yourself know something that will help piece together therest of the puzzle. Here’s what is known so far.

Charles Harold “Happy” O’Malley was born May 8,1894, in Minneapolis. The family then moved toHinckley, Minn., in 1902.

O’Malley joined the U.S. Army Air Service in 1917.He trained and flew with "Speed" Holman during WWI ( Ring a bell? St. Paul Downtown Airportbears his name ). O’Malley owned an oil station andluncheonette about 4 miles north of Hinckley onHighway 61. There he had his own private air fieldand took people for rides in his plane. A few yearslater he built “Happy's Pavilion” on the same site.

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COMMANDER’S CORNER

Over the past three weeks my "real" job has taken a back seat toCivil Air Patrol. Five days in

Washington, D.C., for the WinterNational Board meeting andCongressional Day at the Capitol,as well as seven days at NationalHeadquarters at Maxwell AirForce Base for the Wing Commander's Course.

Fortunately for me and for mostof us senior members, we haveexcellent support from ouremployers who understand the value of Civil Air Patrol volunteer

service in our communities.Also, many of our members are

self -employed but take time away from their work to volunteer – at a cost to them personally. And thenthere are the retirees who alsocommit their free time to volunteer for CAP, when they could be spending time golfing orboating or whatever activity they've settled on for retirement.

Jerry Rosendahl, Col., CAP MN Wing Commander

Maxwell AFB – Gen. Charles L. Carr, Jr, nationalcommander of the U.S. Civil Air Patrol, announcedthat the Civil Air Patrol’s pursuit of theCongressional Gold Medal to recognize thesacrifices of its World War II heroes has reached a major milestone.

“Today, thanks to your tenacity and hard work, wehave obtained the number of cosponsors needed inthe U.S. Senate to bring the bill forward for actionby the committee,” Carr said in a letter to theNational Board Mar. 19th.“Once the committee acts on the bill, the next

steps are a full vote in the Senate and then on to theHouse for action. All of this should occur in the nextfew months.”

Carr continued in the letter: “We are at a criticaljuncture in ensuring passage of the bill: we still needadditional cosponsors in both the Senate and Houseso that once the bill comes up for a vote, it willeasily pass.” He requested that the members keepthe national project at the forefront of their

priorities.

Julie Debardelaben, who is deputy director of public a ff airs for the U.S. Civil Air Patrol,commented on the letter in a heads-up email topublic a ff airs directors across the country. She askedthat they be prepared for an exciting event topromote in the near future, which will undoubtedly earn media attention nationwide.

Gen. Carr reports major milestone for Congressional Gold MedalAward to recognize CAPʼs WWII heroes

We need to periodically take thetime to thank those around us who allow us to volunteer - ourfamilies, our employers and ourfriends.

If you haven't done so yet,please sign up now for our Wing Conference – the committee hasdone a lot of work putting together a conference toremember. On-line registration isavailable on our web site.

We are starting into the busiesttime of the year for CAPactivities. The good news is wehave the budget to support anincreased level of training andeducation. All of you should beputting the various events you'reinterested in on your calendar now.

Thank you all for yourcommitment to making theMinnesota Wing the best in theNorth Central Region and one of the best in the nation.

Safety First

Don't Break the Regs

Have Some Fun




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Rosendahl serves on NHQ Natʼl Board

WASHINGTON, DC – Col. Jerry Rosendahl,Minnesota Wing Commander of the U.S. Civil AirPatrol served as a member of the organization’s 2012

Winter National Board meeting held. NationalCommander Maj. Gen. Chuck Carr presentedRosendahl with a National Board Pin, recognizing Rosendahl’s service to the board. The presentation was made March 2.

National Commander Maj. Gen. Chuck Carr presented

Rosendahl with the National Board Pin. Photo by Susan Schneider,CAPNHQ photographer.

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. – Col. Jerry Rosendahl was one of 19 Civil Air Patrol wing commanders will hone their leadership skills during the 2012 Region & Wing Commanders Course heldMarch 11-16 at CAP National Headquarters.

Officials of the program said that the graduate-

level course “postures participants to be bettercommanders at the state and region level as well asmembers of the CAP National Board, a key CAP governing body.”

Rosendahl was selected for the course by NorthCentral Region Commander Col. Sean Fagan andthen needed approval by CAP National CommanderMaj. Gen. Chuck Carr.

“Everything a Civil Air Patrol commander should

know in order to be an eff ective leader will bediscussed,” said Carr, who addressed the new wing commanders and region vice commanders beforetheir graduation luncheon on March 16.

“As with all of our training, this course is thorough,and its eff ect will be long -lasting, preparing these

commanders with the leadership skills they will needto be successful.”

The program focused on three main blocks of study: leading the organization, tools for corporateofficers and tools for commanders. Its curriculumfeatured seminars, lectures and hands-on exercises inmore than 20 enriching sessions on such topics asethics, legal matters, managing volunteers, financesand other resources.

MN Wing commander hones skills during Natʼl leadership course

Ci#zensServing

Communi#esCAP Public Awareness campaign motto.




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Minn. Daughter and Father receive Grover Loening AwardCapt. George Supan, Public A ff airs O ffi cer, Anoka County Composite Squadron, Minnesota Wing

Col. Jerry Rosendahl, commander of Minnesota Wing, Civil Air Patrol, had the unique opportunity to present two Grover Loening Awards not only atthe same awards banquet but to members who justhappen to be father and daughter, Capt. GeorgeSupan and Capt. Shelly Supan, both of Anoka County Composite Squadron.

The double presentation was made all the more

exciting by the relationship of the recipients.

The Grover Loening Award is the third milestonein the Civil Air Patrol’s Professional DevelopmentProgram for senior members. Only about 350 of themore than 35,000 Senior members in CAP receivethe award each year. To have two of them awardedthe same night in one Squadron, and then for thosetwo to be a father and daughter, is quite unusual.

The presentations were just two of the many achievements recognized that evening. Rosendahlalso presented Cadet Capt. Don Raleigh the Amelia

Earhart Award.Group 3 Commander Lt. Col. Don Sorenson

presented Cadet 2nd Lt. Mikayla Fray the Brig. Gen.Billy Mitchell Award. Sr. Members Betty Ziskovsky and Greg Grau received level one certificates.

From the beginning

Capt. Shelly Supan joined CAP in 2006 as a pilotand became very involved. In 2007 her father asked,

“How can I fly with you”?

Shelly replied, “Oh, just sign here and come to a meeting every now and then.” It wasn’t long afterthat her father was putting in 30 to 50 hours a weekas the Squadron Public Aff airs Officer and groundteam and aircrew member. Shelly served as hisGround Team Leader and Mission Pilot while he worked his way from Scanner to Observer.

Contributions to squadron

From 2009 through June of 2011, Capt. Shelly Supan served as Anoka County Composite SquadronCommander, while her father was promoted first to1st Lt. and then later to Captain. Her father servedas Deputy Commander for Cadets as well as PublicAff airs Officer and Public Information Officer forthe squadron and for Group 3.

In 2010 Anoka County Composite Squadronearned recognition as Minnesota Wing Squadron of the Year.

The Squadron grew to 110 members to become thelargest in the state and one of the top squadrons inCivil Air Patrol nationally. The Supans and thesquadron are involved in many public events,including Discover Aviation Days at the Anoka -Blaine Airport, Anoka Airport Promotion Group,parades and many Community functions.

Col. Jerry Rosendahl presented Grover Loening Awards to father - daughter members Capt. George Supan and Capt.She $ y Supan Feb. 11 at the Anoka County Composite Squadron’s award banquet.




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Grover Loening Award, continued

Members attend and lead the Minnesota Wing Encampment, International Air Cadet Exchange( IACE ), Emergency Service ( ES ) missions and otherevents. Shelly is helping the city of Blaine to become

a Beyond the Yellow Ribbon City, recruiting morethan 25 teachers at the University Avenue MagnateSchool into the CAP ACE program, and she leadspresentations for young students at the airport. Thesquadron’s Color Guard won the Minnesota Wing Color Guard Competition and has been presenting the Colors at major sporting events, parades and city meetings.

Tom Ryan, Mayor, City of Blaine said, “When I goto events, I see CAP members involved in my City.The Cadets are so nice and polite along with helping

where ever they can. Their leadership shows. WhenI ask the count of their membership, it continues to grow.”

Top right: Lt. Col. Don Sorenson, Group 3, Commander, presentsCadet 2d Lt. Mikayla Frey the Brig. Gen Bi $ y Mitche $ Award.

Right: Col. Jerry Rosendahl poses with Cadet Capt. Don Raleigh a " er receiving his Amelia Earhart Award.

A $ photos courtesy of 1st Lt. Tim Frame and Capt. George Supan

Col. Jerry Rosendahl, Sr. Member Greg Grau, Capt. She $ y Supan, Cadet Capt. Don Raleigh, Cadet 2nd Lt. Mikayla Frey, Capt.George Supan, Sr. Member Betty Ziskovsky, Lt. Col. Don Sorenson




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Change of Command held at

Grand Rapids Squadron by Cadet 2nd Lt. Antonio VanReese Jasso

On March 5th, 2012 Grand Rapids Composite squadron had a change of command. Former Squadron Commander 1st.Lieutenant Justin Binion relinquished command to 2nd Lt. James Kochevar.

Among those in attendance were Lt. Col. David Odette, Maj.Paulette Odette, and Col. Thomas Theis.

The event was led by Group 1 Commander Capt. RichardHigh.

The evening was both an honor and learning experience forthe cadets in attendance. For some it was their first chance to view an Air Force-style change of command ceremony.

Top right: Grand Rapids Composite Squadron’s Color Guard is an essential component for marking the dignity of the formal Change of Command ceremony held March 5th.

Bottom: 1st Lt. Justin Binion, former commander at Grand Rapids Composite Squadron; Group 1 Commander Capt. Richard High; 2nd Lt. James Kochevar, new commander of Grand Rapids Composite Squadron.




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MANKATO – Adjutant General of theMinnesota National Guard Maj. Gen. RichardC. Nash spoke to over 100 Civil Air Patrolmembers, family members and local dignitariesat the Mankato Composite Squadron’s awardsbanquet held Saturday evening March 3, 2012, inthe Executive Hangar at the Mankato Airport.

Gen. Nash gave a reflective and inspirationaltalk to the cadets emphasizing their need tofollow their dreams and not to let others tellthem who they can be or what they can achieve.They can attain success with hard work,

perseverance, and education.The evening began with the posting of thecolors followed by a POW/MIA presentation by Maj. David Dlugiewicz and Cadet 1st Lt. JarekConnolly. After dinner the yearly awards werepresented.

One of the highlights of the senior awardpresentations was Lt. Col. John Barsness, who was presented the Robert J. Ga ff er award. Theaward was created in memory of Lt. Col. Robert J. Ga ff er, who passed away last year. Ga ff er, a

dedicated senior member, was always actively involved with training and mentoring cadets asfuture leaders.

Maj. JoEllen Peters received Senior of theYear; Capt. Earl J. Isaacs was presented theLifetime Achievement Award; and Maj. DavidDlugiewicz was recognized with the AerospaceEducation Award.

Capt. Steve Csizmadia was presented theCommunications Award, and the CadetProgram Award went to Capt. Luke Frederick.

CAP service pins were awarded to Lt. Col.Mariann H. Wildt and Capt. Earl J. Isaacs for 35 years of service, Maj. JoEllen Peters for 20 yearsand Lt. Col. John E. Barsness for 15 years.

The cadet recognized as most improved cadet was Cadet Sta ff Sgt. Daniel C. May Jr. The

Superb Uniform Award went to Cadet AirmanGerald Veaux.

Volunteering and serving outside the Civil AirPatrol is a very import part of cadet life. TheCommunity, State, and Nation Award for this year went to Cadet Airman. Andrew B. Schultze.

This year’s Actively Participating Award wentto Cadet Dustyn T. May.

Cadet Senior Airman Tanner D Johnson wasrecognized for “setting the example by going above and beyond the standard,” and going outof his way to help others to become this year’s

Servant Leadership Award winner. The DrillExcellence Award was awarded to the CadetSenior Airman Steven L. Csizmadia for hismastery of drill command executions.

The evening concluded with the squadronchange of command. Group IV commanderMaj. Bartelt presided over the ceremony during which Maj. JoEllen Peters relinquishedcommand to new squadron commander Maj.David Dlugiewicz. Peters has been commanderof the squadron for the past three years. She was

awarded the Commander’s CommendationAward for her service as commander by Minnesota Wing Vice Commander Lt. Col.David Odette.

Maj. Dlugiewicz joined CAP three years agoafter a twenty - year career in the U.S. Air Force.He received a special promotion to major in January, paving the way for him to assumecommand of the Mankato Composite Squadron.

Dlugiewicz explained his goal for the Mankatosquadron to become the “Go-to” Squadron forthe Minnesota Wing. He explained the only way to reach this goal will be through a focus ontraining, saying: “The better we do the job, thebigger the savings, the more professional welook. And one of the most important things isthat we do it safely. When we learn how to dosomething well, we know how to do it safely.”

Gen. Nash speaks at Mankato CAP banquetby David Dlugiewicz, Maj., U.S. Civil Air Patrol




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AEAEROSPACE EDUCATION

It started out as just another pack. Second lieutenant James Kochevarquickly changed that as he quickly assembled what became the RavenDrone.

The raven is a reconnaissance drone used by the US Army. Lt. Kochevar,a qualified drone pilot, took the cadets through a class explaining how thedrone worked.

A full throttle demonstration was given to show the power of the drone.

The cadets really enjoyed the experience and look forward to future

similar events.

Cadets of Grand Rapids Composite Squadron feel fu $ force of thrust generated during power demonstration of a drone.

Grand Rapids Composite Squadronʼ

sCadets experience Raven Droneby Cadet 2nd Lt. Antonio VanReese Jasso

O’Malley’s nephew, who is requesting our assistance,said there are many stories of the great bands thatplayed at the Pavilion, which was built out of logs.One feature for many years was a tame bear thatlived just outside the entrance to Happy’s Pavilion.After selling the Pavilion he operated the NP Lunch

room in Hinckley, now the site of the Fire museum.Near Pine Lake he build a trout farm that fed intoGrindstone Lake. He was active in the AmericanLegion.

Donald said he had been told his uncle Happy originally learned to fly from one of the Wrightbrothers, he believed Orville. Happy's photographbook shows pictures he took while training in Texas.

His own childhood memories remind him hisuncle was hard of hearing, and he surmised this wasfrom all the hours flying open cockpit Curtis

“Jennie” bi- wing planes. He remembered that as a child, he knew he was being too noisy when he saw Uncle Happy turning off his hearing aid.

A percentage of the trout Happy raised he wasrequired to release to the wild, dropping them fromhis seaplane into northern Minnesota lakes for theDNR. Many of the others were raised to 5 years of age and then sold live to restaurants like Jack's inMinneapolis. “I loved visiting him at the trout farm.

He allowed my brother and me to fish in the ponds.Any fish we caught he would fry while they were stillflipping.”

Lindberg lived about 20 miles from Hinkley andHappy has one of the few planes in the area. Happy was with Lindbergh when Lindbergh was receiving his military aviator training at Brooks Airfield in SanAntonio, Texas. He believes that Happy was one of his trainers there.

Lindbergh’s association with Happy wasapparently begun much earlier, however. DonaldO’Malley said: “We were told that Charles Lindberg was a frequent visitor to the O’Malley house inHinckley and also at picnics at Aunt Charolette's.He continued to bother Happy to teach him to fly.Eventually Happy said okay.

“Happy and Lindberg stayed in touch until the

Lindberg baby was kidnapped. At that pointLindberg became a recluse and stoppedcorresponding. They had no further contact.”

If you know, or know of someone who knows,Charles Harold O’Malley, please contact Capt.Bradfield at [email protected] or leave voicemail at

( 507 ) 360-1774. Your assistance will be greatly appreciated.

Happy O’Mal ey, continued % om page 1

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National Headquarters Public Aff airs has updated the text that publica ff airs officers can provide at the end of news releases. The text, which isoften called “boilerplate” in journalism jargon, gives information about theU.S. Civil Air Patrol to those outside of the organization who may not know of it or its mission. The revised boilerplate follows.

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Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a

nonprofit organization with more than 61,000 members nationwide,operating a fleet of 550 aircraft. CAP, in its Air Force auxiliary role,

performs 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescuemissions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center andwas credited by the AFRCC with saving 54 lives in fiscal year 2011. Its

volunteers also perform homeland security, disaster relief and druginterdiction missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies.

The members play a leading role in aerospace education and serve asmentors to nearly 27,000 young people currently participating in the

CAP cadet programs. CAP received the World Peace Prize in 2011 andhas been performing missions for America for 70 years. CAP also

participates in Wreaths Across America, an initiative to remember, honorand teach about the sacrifices of U.S. military veterans.

NHQ updates press release boilerplate

In the lead article Holman Field’snamesake might have been fresh newsto you. Check out these ariport trivia questions. Careful! A couple arepacked with history.

1. Minnesota Wing headquarter is atFleming Field. Who’s Fleming?

2. Why is the identifier for ChicagoO’Hare “ORD”? ( Tip: One a day keeps doctors away )

3. What country would you be in if landing at “Batman Airport”

4. A single letter in an airport’s 4-letter International Civil AviationOrganization ( ICAO ) codeidentifies it as a U.S. airport. Whatis that letter?

5. What is the diff erence betweenU.S. ICAO and IATA identifiers?

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – It's official!

Civil Air Patrol defended its claim to theCommander-in-Chief Cup today, capturing the top

spot again in the championship round of CyberPatriot IV: The National High School CyberDefense Competition.

Cadets from the Colorado Springs CadetSquadron, known as the “Wolf Pack,” bested 11 otherAll Service Division finalists – including the Alabama Wing’s Springville Composite Squadron, OhioWing’s Youngstown ARS Composite Squadron andSouth Dakota Wing’s Big Sioux Composite Squadron

– to lay claim to the national title.

Their triumph followed a full day of competitionduring the Air Force Association’s CyberFutures

Conference and Technology Exposition at theGaylord National Hotel and Convention Center inNational Harbor, across the Potomac River fromWashington, D.C.

Members of the Wolf Pack, who successfully defended virtual networks from a professionalaggressor team during the Friday competition, were

• Cadet 1st Lt. Thomas Jessop

• Cadet 2nd Lt. Carlin Idle

• Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Kyal Lanum

Colo. team takes CAPʼs 2nd straight CyberPatriot national title

• Cadet Sr. Master Sgt. Chris Vasquez, team captain

• Cadet Senior Airman Christopher Ottesen.

• Cadet Airman Basic Stephen Parish.

Capt. Bill Blatchley coached the Wolf Pack, whileSenior Member John Parish was team mentor.

The Colorado Wing team is the second straightCAP team to capture the Commander-In-Chief Cup. Last year, cadets from several central Florida units hoisted the cup after CyberPatriot III.

The Big Sioux Composite Squadron team,meanwhile, finished first in the morning CyberForensics competition. That team consisted of:

• Cadet 2nd Lts. Daniel Klosterman, team captain,and Josh Klosterman.

• Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Simon Pulscher. • Cadet Senior Master Sgt. James Skon.

• Cadet Sta ff Sgt. Tyler Gross.

Team coach was 1st Lt. Shannon Hofer, with 2ndLt. Michael Klosterman serving as team mentor.

CyberPatriot IV began Oct. 28 with more than1,000 teams signed up to participate, representing all 50 states, U.S. Department of DefenseDependent Schools in Europe and the Pacific, andCanada.

By any other name ...




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CPCADET PROGRAMS

MINNESOTA – Good leaders need a toolkit of usefultips and information at their disposal to help themnavigate the leadership highway. The Minnesota Wing’s2012 encampment cadet and officer sta ff added a few more tools to their kits through Sta ff Training Weekends held Feb. 10-12 and this past weekend atCamp Ripley, Minnesota’s 53,000-acre National Guardtraining facility.

The weekends, held annually, are designed to providerequired sta ff training for encampment sta ff to enhancetheir ability to provide basic cadets attending encampment a safe, nurturing environment whilemaintaining an acceptable level of intensity.

“Each of us carries our positive and negativeexperiences with us throughout our lives,” said Capt.Nash Pherson, encampment Sta ff DevelopmentSquadron director as well as the Minnesota Wing’sassistant emergency service training weekend. Thetraining weekends “are a reminder for cadet and seniorsta ff members alike to be mindful of their actions, behelpful and provide lots of positive reinforcement to the

basic cadets attending encampment,” Pherson said.Fostering a positive training and learning

encampment environment doesn’t mean lessening theintensity level, said Cadet Lt. Col. Matt Frame, 14thCadet Training Group commander.

“Intensity is a large concept, either under- or over-utilized,” Frame said. “Used correctly, raising stress canbe productive. Used incorrectly, it’s hazing.

“Knowing the diff erence between both is why weconduct sta ff training weekends.”

The training sessions covered such topics assituational and persuasive leadership, mentorship and

feedback, team building, practice inspections, drill,uniform standards and much more.

“These skills are taught at diff erent levels of the cadetand senior member programs, but it is always good toreinforce skills,” said Maj. Brian Freseman, 2012encampment commander and the wing’s assistantdirector of cadet programs.

The wing encampment is set for Aug. 5-12 at CampRipley.

This story first ran in the March 12, 2012, edition

of VolunteerNow. I can be found online at

www.capvolunteernow.com

Minn. Wing encampment staff members

sharpen leadership skillsby Maj. Richard J. Sprouse, Public A ff airs O ffi cer, Group 2, Minnesota Wing

Sixty cadets and o ffi cers participated in the second Sta ff Training Weekend. Photo courtesy of Maj. Richard Sprouse.

March temperatures in the 50s made for some enjoyable outside dri $ activities for cadets during the second Sta ff Training Weekend. Photo courtesy of Maj. Richard Sprouse.

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Cadets speak out on impact made by

CAP Cadet Programs & Leaders

Ever wonder what impact wehave on people? What we do forothers and how we honor ourcommitments? What we do will beremembered for years to come,both good and bad. At the 130thComposite Squadron in Lakeville,Minn., we take our jobs seriously.We want to impact people in a positive way for the future as wellas the present. If we commit to

others, then we follow throughand don’t use excuses for what weknow we are supposed to do.“Adapt and overcome?”

I have asked former andcurrent cadets to tell me how CAP has influenced them and what it has done for them. I haveasked for all feed back to allow usto change our program if we seeareas that need attention.

This can be something thatother squadrons can try so we allcan improve the CAP experiencefor both seniors and cadets.

Here are some examples of thefeedback that I received.

Cadet Lt. Col. William Hof man

I will ever be grateful for theexperiences I have in CAP. I amfortunate to have been guided and

mentored by excellent adults and youth in leadership,communication skills, andexcellence. I will always be gratefuland remember influences frompeople such as 1st Lt. KarenAnderson. Her support pushed meto achieve excellence and achievea strong sense of confidence.

Maj. Doug Ployhar led usthrough countless memorable,influential, and humorous lifeexperiences serving thecommunity through emergency

services.The generosity of individuals

such as Maj Paul Van Brunt helpedme to achieve huge achievementsI never thought possible such as a private pilot’s license. Without a doubt, CAP has allowed me to grow into the person I am, and I will forever remember the greatmentors and experiences that willlaunch me into my career in the

Air Force and in Medicine.Thank you!

Cadet Sr. Airman Luke Hubers

Ever since the first salute, firstcolor guard competition, or firstpowered solo flight, I have beenlearning and advancing myself in

Cadet Lt. Col. Wi $ iam Ho ff man,130th Squadron, Lakevi $ e, Minn.

nearly every aspect through theCivil Air Patrol. My name is LukeHubers, and I am a Cadet at the130th composite squadron.

My entire journey as a cadetstarted ( and is continuing ) with aninterest in aviation. At a localflight school, I was told about theCivil Air Patrol and all it had tooff er. The next week I stopped by one of the meetings and was

surprised to see such involvement with each and every member.

Within a month or two, I wasan active member ready to engagemyself in the program. Within fivemonths I had my aviation training and was a solo pilot in a Cessna 172. Now, roughly a year afterjoining the Civil Air Patrol, I amincredibly close to achieving my private pilot license. Step by step,

flight by flight, I was able to grow nearer to what seemed animpossible goal.

Cadet Sr. Airman Luke Hubers,130th Squadron, Lakevi $ e, Minn.

by Maj. Paul Van Brunt, Public A ff airs O ffi cer 130th Squadron, U.S. Civil Air Patrol, Lakevi $ e, Minn.




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With the help of Maj. Paul VanBrunt ( my flight instructor ) and of many others, I took the challengeand have come a long ways. Not

very many people get theopportunity that I was able toreceive, and for that I am truly grateful. Every takeoff into the sky above allows me to live the dreamI have been given. Now, I can only wonder what the future may hold,thanks to the support of so many around me in the Civil Air Patrolcadet program.

Cadet Jackson Kranz

My participation in Civil AirPatrol started last April. Sincethen I have noticed stupendous

Hubers, continued ...

improvement all around in myself as well as people around me inCivil Air Patrol.

At my very first meeting I wasscared to see how disciplined all of the cadets were, and thought Icould never do that. Now when Isee new Cadets, I say to myself, “Icannot believe I got this far.”

Things I have learned arecustoms and courtesies as well asself discipline. Civil Air Patrol has

Cadet Jackson Kranz, 130thSquadron, Lakevi $ e, Minn.

changed my life completely. It haschanged my view point on life andhow great it feels to volunteer with this wonderful organization.

CAP also gave me the ability to get a job at Ace Hardware by showing me how to be a goodperson.

I have always wanted to fly and be a pilot ever since I was young. I never thought I would beable to because of finances andpersonal doubts. But Civil AirPatrol allowed me to do this.

I took my Orientation flights

with Capt. Alwin, who showed methe basics of flight and encouragedme and brought me to the point of loving flight even more. So I’d liketo thank Capt. Alwin for volunteering on these outstanding Orientation flights for us andpushing us to love flying more.

After I did my Orientationflights I finally got the chance totake flying lessons. The one personfrom our squadron volunteering to

teach us Cadets is Maj. Van Brunt.

When I heard that there wasnot a fee on the instructor, I wasblown away. My dream had finally become true by being able toa ff ord to pay for lessons, allbecause one person wanted tomake a diff erence in our lives. Allthat we have to pay for is the gasand tach time, which is great.

He is a superb instructor even

though he is not getting paid forit. Any question I have ever askedhim he has known. Anything Iever do wrong in the cockpit, hecorrects it.

Best of all he cares for us, he wants us to succeed and have funat what we are doing.

He donates his personal life tous cadets that fly. Whenever we want to fly and take a free lesson,he is willing to do so and does not

complain about having to go up with us or be at the airport. He isexcited for us and excited himself.

He is an all around great guy.He treats us with respect and givesus advice and he is always there forus.

If it was not for Major VanBrunt, I would not be flying. I would not be able to fly a plane by myself, fly cross countries, haveconfidence to fly a plane and know a single thing about an airplane. I would not be even close to thepoint I am today with my flying career. He has made the dreamcome true.

There really is no possible way that I could thank him for volunteering his time and hard work he has gave to us. Maj. VanBrunt has made the biggestdiff erence in my life by far.

Thank you Maj.Van Brunt formaking a miraculous diff erence inmy life and keeping the dreamalive.




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ESEMERGENCY SERVICES

Monitoring frequency 121.5 from time to time is a public service from any air crew. For Civil AirPatrol pilots and crews, it’s just part of what they do. But it pays off , as one Minnesota flightinstructor likes to point out, proving it twice

within a couple days of each other.On March 16, as part of a cross country training

flight, Cadet Kranz and instructor Maj. Paul VanBrunt from the 130th Composite Squadron hadjust departed Chippewa Valley Regional Airport, in

Eau Claire, Wisc., for a direct VFR flight back to

Airlake Airport near Minneapolis.

Van Brunt said it was a nice day around 6 p.m.local time. He recalled noting that there weresome gusty winds in the area and spotty showersto the east. After communicating with the tower,

CAP 97465 had departed Eau Claire, climbing to4,500 feet.

Shortly after takeoff and 6 miles east of EauClaire they picked up an emergency locatortransmitter ( ELT ) signal on the emergency frequency 121.5 with the plane’s direction finding equipment and then began monitoring it on theNo. 2 comm radio.

They reported the ELT signal to Eau Claire’stower, who in turn called other inbound tra fficasking if they would check for the signal. Withinminutes other air crews confirmed that they, too,heard the signal, placing it generally east of EauClaire.

Van Brunt said that with a cadet on board and without being on an authorized mission, he couldnot deviate to check it out, but he said they could

continue to monitor it as they flew east, giving updates to the tower.

Within a few miles Van Brunt said, “I had theELT going off strong on the No. 2 comm and we were just south of Menomonie Airport, so Ireported this to the tower at Eau Claire. Thetower gave me a big thank you and took it fromthere.”

Then just two days later, on March 18, while on a VFR cross country from Air Lake to RochesterInternational Airport, Van Brunt and a student

picked up yet another ELT signal on 121.5.After departing Air Lake, they reported to

Princeton Flight Service that the signal appearedto be just southeast and maybe 10 to 15 milesdistant.

Once again Van Brunt and his studentmonitored the signal, giving updates. “Wesuspected it was at the Stanton airfield, but flightservice took it from there,” the flight instructorsaid.

“We may have helped with two finds and alsoaccomplished our training flights – just all in a day’s work for a CAP pilot,” said Van Brunt.

“We are always on the lookout for others thatmy need us, and listening to 121.5 while on flightsor driving is a huge service to others.”

He reminds CAP members, “Enjoy the flights,remembering that tuning into 121.5 is a great idea for all CAP pilots to help others.

Springtime flight training, service opportunity for 130thMonitoring 121.5 pays off during 2 cadet cross-country missions

Maj. Paul Van Brunt




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Upcoming events

24-25 Mar

C182TAA G1000 Training Course

29-1 Apr

St. Paul Shrine Circus

31-1 Apr

Advanced Observer Course

31 Mar

Farmington ATC Tour by MN104

13-15 Apr

MN hosts NCR Cadet Competition

13-15 Apr

Encampment Prep School-1

14 Apr

Annual Aircraft Operations Meeting

14 Apr

National Check Pilot Standardization Cli...

14 Apr

Woodbury Expo 2012

17 Apr

Degree of Honor - Salute to Youth Banque...

18-22 Apr

VEX Robotics World Championship

21 Apr

GRAND RAPIDS, FLAPJACK BREAKFAST

Wing Conference nears

April 1 deadline for early registration

Unquestionably one of the Minnesota Wing’smost notable events, Wing Conference is now just weeks away. This year’s conference will be held atBreezy Point Resort, April 27-29. Have you made your reservations? Visit the registration page at

http://www.mncap.org/xp/wingconf.cfm

Special guests this year include Brig. Gen. JoeKelly, ret.

Gen. Kelly is currently Deputy Director of the

Minnesota Homeland Security Emergency Management Division.

Call for volunteers — Deadline April 1

The cities of Anoka, Coon Rapids, and Blaine, as well as other entities will be hosting a full scaleemergency management exercise on 23 June 2012.

They are requesting volunteers to serve as victimsand roleplayers for the event. All volunteers must be18 years of age by the date of the event and will haveto sign a release at the event.

The full nature of the exercise is not being discussed at this time in order to enhance the valuefor responders.

The event will take place at the Federal Cartridgefacility, located in the City of Anoka along Main

Street near the Coon Rapids border on June 23 fromabout 5 a.m. to noon. All volunteers will be fed.

Participants will not likely wear CAP uniforms forthe event, as a CAP ground team response is notanticipated to be a part of the drill itself.

All interested in participating, please respond toLt. Jim Schilling no later than 1 April 2012. [email protected]

NCR Regional Staff College to be held in

June

Mark your calendar for June 3-8 for the 2012North Central Region Sta ff College at Off utt AirForce Base near Omaha.

For more information contact Col. Donley. Seeflier, next page.

Mark your calendar

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Region Staff College is a formal in-residence course held at Offutt AFB, NE.

This course is required for completion of Level IV and allows CAP Officers a

chance to better prepare them to fulfill the duties and responsibilities that are

associated with command and staff positions at Squadron level and above.

Some of the things you will have an opportunity to learn about are: leadership

styles and skills, management theories and working with volunteers. We also

work on communication skills-both written and spoken. You will deliver a 10

minute speech on a CAP related topic. You will also be given information on

problem-solving, core values and planning CAP related events.

All of this learning will be done in a group setting. Some things will be done

in a large group setting and much will be done in a smaller, seminar group set-

ting.

The best part of Region Staff College: getting to meet all the other people

from the other wings and regions. You will be able to network with these peo-

ple and make lifelong friends! Best of all you will have fun!!!

Contact Information:

Col Mary F Donley

[email protected]

605-321-8056

North Central Region Staff College

June 3-8, 2012

Offutt AFB, NE

Omaha, NE

Registration: $90

Cost includes: materials, banquet, social

Billeting: available on base: approximately $40

per night. Rooms include: microwave, refrigera-

tor, wi-fi, iron, coffee pot

Meals: Dining Hall on base — very reasonable

Many fast food and dining options on base and just

off base

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