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Official Publication of Californi.a Wing, Civil Air Patrol, Auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force Winter 1980

DOYLE, HOWELL - NUMBER ONE IN WINGMOre than 43 0 person attended the

annual Wing Conference aboard theQueen Mary in Long Beach. California.Highlighting the flurry of activities

with workshops and eminars dealingwith all aspects of CAP Calif rnia Wingendeavor was the Recogniron andAwards Banquet honoring deserving alWing members.Cadet Captain Thomas E. Doyle wascho en Cadet of the Year. and MajorJames H well, Jr., wa cho en enior fthe Year at the annual conference of theCaLifornia Wing held aboard the Queen'Mary.Cadet Doyle is a member of C Pquadron 14 1 in Oroville. Calif. He hasparticipated actively at the Wing level ofthe cadet program. He ha erved a amember of the cadet training group aboth a night sergeant and night com-mander at summer encampment. He wasselected to represent California Wing atthe Pararescue Orientation Course heldat Kirtland Air Force Sa e in ewMexico. He i a graduate of the Cali-fornia Wing adet Officer' Basic Courseand Advanced adet Staff Seminar, andhas served as a staff member at COBC.Howell's accomplishments as com-

mander of Squadron 11 0 have truly beenoutstanding. He is aggressive. imagina-tive. willing to tackle an job and. byeuing a good example, obtain' the max-imum upport from hi peers and theadmiration of all for hi dedication andpurpose. He participated in many of theWeather atellite Team mission duringthe year. responding to call both day andnight; he developed and in tructed thecour e for Ba ic Sear h and Rescuechool and updated the cour c for flight-line and air crew school; he spearheadedlocal promotion of the Falcon Force(aero pace education) program in threeof the local grade chools, per onallybringing aviation into the classroom andin conducting paper plane contests. Heorganized and upervised a field day forthe students at San Carlos Airport en-

-California Wing ommander 01 . Edwin Lewis congratulates Cadet Doyle and Major

Howell on winning .1'(0((/.1' top award, .

inety- inc, and the airport personnelfor the e ent. I n addition to active com-munity invol ement, Howell participatedin everal earch and rc cue mi sionthroughout the year. He holds ratings ofAP Mi sion Pilot trainee, Ob erver,Air Operations Officer and Flight LineOfficer. and also is a member of ry talpring REACT program. Howell i alsoa member of the Air Force Associationand the Aircraft Owner and PilotAs ociation.

Others receiving top awards were: Out-standing Pilot - I LT ouglas White,Hillcomber SQ 22; Outstanding PublicAffair Officer - Maj. Hal Stoner. Q110; Outstanding Aerospace EducationOfficer - Maj. J ule Zumwalt; Outstand-ing Safety Officer - Capt. Alpert WOoof Group 18; Outstanding Cadet quad-ron - Los Alamitos Cadet SQ 153;Outstanding Senior quad ron- ondorSQ 135; Out tanding mposite quad-ron - H illcombers Q 22, Tra is A . B;Mo t Improved Unit- Barstow ornpo-

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the Kern County Sheriffs Departmentsaid it would have been impossible tohave seen the aircraft wreckage fromtbe air.

W I F E C IT E S S A R 'E X C E l l E N C E , ' G IV E S $ 1 ,7 0 0Mrs. Helen James of Fresno, wife

of Dr. Clyde E. James - ubject of anexhaustive search in January 1979(AFR C 8-058) - has pre ented theCalifornia Wing with a SI,700 checkas a gesture of gratitude for what sheterms CA P'. "outstanding work andprofessional conduct" on the search.although the mission was suspendedwithout a find.A hunter di covered the wreck of

the white Bellance Viking "tucked upunder the trees' on a ridge in tbeTehachapi Mountains 39 NM southeast of Bakersfield in mid-October.The aircraft wa just to the right ofVictor Airway 165. Representatives of

James was reported missing on anight from Imperial to Fresno. He didnot file a night plan and only oneradio report - a PlREP transmittedshortly after takeoff - was recordedwhen he reported on cour e at 6,500feel. A radar target howing a 1200VFR transponder code thought to bethe James aircraft disappeared (romthe tapes just short of Palm pringand no ITAP was available from LosAngeles ARTCC.

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COMMAND COMMEN?TI have just returned from the National

Board Meeting in Louisville. From thestandpoint of the Wing it was one of themost productive in memory. Similarly.the recent Wing Conference at the QueenMary amply repaid those who attended.The seminars and other activities werefirst-rate.The Wing Conference provided manypeople with their first look at various

Wing programs. For others who are oldhands the information served as a review.We received some "attaboy " from someof the other Pacific Region Wing Com-mander who were present, particularlyabout the interest and enthusia m of ourpeople. Naturally I agreed with them!Perhaps the most important function

of a Wing Conference is its bringingtogether of a large cross-section of ourWing. The Wing Staff invariably get agreat deal of feed-back, both positive andotherwise. It is refreshing to learn thatsome of our vast ideas are perhaps onlyhalf that and naturally more so to learnthat people approve of some of our betterefforts.The National Board was rewarding for

a number of reasons. First the NationalCAP Supply Bill was announced. Youwill shortly learn how the Air Force willbe paying back some of the expenses weincur while working SAR missions and intraining for them. The program wiLtnot

BEAR FACTSBEAR FACTS is distributed to

al l senior and cadet members of theCalifornia Wing, Civil Ai r Patrol,free of charge. It is mailed via thirdclass postage directly to the mem-ber's address as provided byNational Headquarters, CAP. EachCAP member is urged to pass oncopies of BEAR FACTS to inter-ested individuals and to the media.Material contained berein may bereprinted with a credit line fo rBEAR FACTS. ALL MATERIALSUBMlTTED WILL BE CON-SIDERED FOR PUBLICATION.SEND YOUR SUBMlSSIONS TO:CPT Barbara Abels, CAP4023 W. L76th St.Torrance CA 90504Wing CommanderCOL Edwin Lewis, CAPDirector of InformationLTC Stuart HajJ, CAPEditorCPT Barbara Abels, CAPPage 2

defray the cost of owning an airplane butit will take the sting out of operating it forSAR.Part of the same legislation dealt with

CAP becoming an instrumentality of thefederal government when employed bythe USAF for emergency rervices mis-sions. This means, among other thingsthat if we are sued while performing anAir Force mission the government mustdefend us. It also rai es some interestingquestions about our tax statu whenbuying things for CAP mi sion use. Itlooks as if we might be able to purchasemission aircraft and vehicle supplies.parts. and repairs without sales taxes. Wewill let you know by separate letter if thisi fact.WI!voted to keep the Wing patches the

way they are, thu avoiding making themall tandard - and insipid. Finally, theWing won some nice awards such as theOutstanding Public Affairs OfficerAward, the AP-MAP haplains Award,and the Squadron of Distinction - wonby Squadron 22 at Travis. My congratu-lation to LTC Stu HaJl, Chaplain BudJarvis and TC Dick Timm.As you know we had planned to skip

the Wing Conference in 1 96 I due to theproximity of the last one. However, wehad made a commitment to Pacific Regionthat their next one would be in Cali-fornia. Keep open the weekend followingEa ter, 1981 for the Pacific Region Con-ference in Sacramento. We will have theRegion Cadet competition there as wellas a flight clinic. so it portends to be aprofi table act ivi ty for us al l.

(Occasionally. we will feature guesteditorials. The following IIas sent 10 usby LTC Edward Crank shaw and wethink it's worthy of being shared).Civil Air Patrol in general, and Cali-

fornia Wing in particular, has retentionproblems. We aren't the only organizationthough. ot by a long shot.In that vein, I'd like to share some

thoughts with you that Iead in a monthlypublication of an international fraternalgroup. See if the idea ring any bells.Reasons for membership losses which

can be "cured" are termed "control lable"reasons. They can be combatted, or atleast restrained or checked, depending onthe degree of determination of the mem-bership and the efficiency of the attack.When summarized, the reasons given byex-member (or FOR ex-members) seemto be loss of interest, non-attendance ornon-payment of dues. The last (non-renewal) eem to be the one we in CA Pee more often than not. Why? I t hink thefollowing may answer. in part. why.How many of the "old timers" in the

unit hold the leadership in a tight littlegroup? How often isa responsible positionoffered 10 the new member? What aboutthe internal politics? How many squad-rons are still being run by the last com-mander even though he's "stepped down?"Let's lump this into the category of "Lackof Leadership Opportunity." Does yourunit suffer from it?Unit activity programs arc too often

too narrow; they lack variety. This isoften the reason cadet squadrons losecadets. Too much time and work requiredof too few members is a phrase oftenuttered. Another pan of this is neglect ofunit Objectives. Another factor i lack ofsocial a ctiv itie . In urn ... Iack of activit iesto r the members. This is the category"lack of Activi ty."Under the heading "Meeting Faults"

we find these items: No organized pro-gram. CAP has orne great program formembers to take advantage of. Someunits DON'T conduct enough business atmeetings; others nothing BUT. lack ofpunctuality at meetings is a problem.especially for the new member trying tofind his way. Some unit can't alwayscontrol thi one. but poor location andinadequate meeting place or facilities is a

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HigherAuthorityLife often offcr some very complex

problems as well as great opportunities.The unexpected and unusual may rush inupon us to threaten us.A fog bank suddenly wraps the aircraft

pilot in a blanket of uncertainty, in-decision and fear.The ground search team faces the

unpleasant pos ribility of life's tragedies.The Mission Coordinator iscalled upon

to make decisions which may seriouslyaffect the uccessful outcome of a missionand the lives of those waiting for oundsof approaching help. Con't on page 8

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C O N G R E S S A U T H O R IZ E SP A Y M E N T S F O R S A RA IR C R A F T M A I N T E N A N C E

Under amendments to the Departmentof Defense Authorization Act of 1981enacted by the Congress and signed intolaw by President Jimmy Carter this fall,the federal government will pay a certainamount toward aircraft maintenance ex-penses incurred by both corporate andprivately-owned aircraft flown on autho-rized operational missions, unit capability-tested missions and training missions.The best information to date indicates

that insofar as individual members whofly their own aircraft or rernal aircraftand those units operating corporate air-craft are concerned. the bill will have twoeffect.In the case of member-owned or rented

aircraft, the pilot who signs in the aircraftwill be reimbursed not only for the fueland lubricant authorized on that missionbut he also will receive a maintenancepayment in the amount of $1.34 pergallon of the fuel/lubricant cost - up toa maximum amounting to not more than$25 per hour. The maintenance payment\ ill be made to the California Wing in thecase of corporate aircraft.An example might be a member-owner

who uses $80 worth of fuelj lubricarn forthree hours On an AFRCC mission. Inaddition to being reimbursed for actualfuel and lubricants u ed, he will receivean additional $60.30 for maintenance ofthe aircraft.

ew fuel forms are being publishedand specific details of implementationare being worked out. They will be givenwidest dissemination within the wing assoon as they are available. Meanwhile,mission coordinators have been instructedon procedures to be followed until thattime.Once the new form and final pro-

cedures have been published, an effectivedate for their use \ ill be established.After that date. there will be no furthercharge account established at searchba. e for fuel. Pilot mu t pr vide theirown ca h or credit cards for all fuel. II isplanned that they will be reimbur. edboth for their fuel/lubricants costs andthe maintenance allowance within 45days.

T W O M O R E M E D A L S O F V A L O R T O G R O U P O N ESilver and Bronze Medals of Valor

were pre ented at the California WingConference to three Group Onemembers.2LT Anthony Jon Ryder received the

Silver Medal of Valor for his act ofheroism in carrying three. young. para-lyzed patients from a burning hospitalbuilding.Capt. Jeromye Avery received the SilverMedal of Valor for re cuing a womanfrom a buming house (reported in the lastissue of Bear Facts).Chief Warrant Officer Charlotte

Limpus was awarded the Bronze Medalof Valor for a i ranee at an automobileaccident.Ryder. an employee of the United

Cerebral Palsy / Spastic Child ren's Foun-dation in Los Angeles, was responsiblefor rescuing three paralyzed children whena fire broke out at the facility. Ryder

helped evacuate the patients and after ahead count, it was di covered that threewere missing. Ryder reentered the burningbuilding and i credited with saving thechildren from death by fire.Lirnpus was returning from a search

mission along with ILT Joseph DeAndawhen they saw a car ahead of them spinout of control and go over an embank-ment. DeAnda drove on abead to obtainhelp. while Limpus stayed to provideassistance. Civilian helped her removethree children and two adults from thecar and take them to a safe distance. Shecalmed a hysterical woman and toppedthe bleeding from lacerations on herapparently broken wrist. Limpus assi tedin rendering basic first aid and, at therequest of the police, helped drive threechildren and an adult to the hospital. 30miles distant, while the ambulance trans-ported the more severely injured.

S H IR P S E R H O N O R E D F O R S A R R E C O R DI n addition to being promoted from

Warrant Officer to Captain at the annualCal Wing Conference held aboard theQueen Mary, CliffShirp er of Squadron135 was al 0 honored at the 1980 PacificRegion onferencc and Award Banquet.A special award was presented by

Generals Paul Gardner and Johnnie Boydto Shirpser for his "long time out tandingcontributions" to the CAP SearchProgram.The plaque read: Presented to CA PCommand Pilot Cliff Shirpser For HisOutstanding Professionalism, Observa-tion. Dedication so "That Others MayLive." Grid Airborne Hours 2200+ PilotIn Command; 800 Observer; Finds 5;WARCC 011 AFRCC 8-382 8-1367 8-4998-414. It wa signed by Bring. Gen.

Paul Gardner and Col. Brad Sharp.USAF. as well a by ranking ivil AirPatrol officials, Brig. Gen. Johnnie Boyd.Col. Howard Brookfield and Col BobbieGirard. The presentation brought a stand-ing ovation from the more than 200persons attending the banquet.Shirpser's exploits throughout the

Region have become a legend in theCalifornia Wing. He and hi yellow NorthAmerican AT-6 (Rescue 006) have flownover 300.000 mile of search and re-sponded to search mi sian in California.Nevada. Arizona, ew Mexico, Oregonand Utah. Among his numerous findswas that of famous movie runt pilot.Frank Tallman.Shirpser's career in ivil Air Patrol

started in 1957 as a CA P cadet.

! I I ICapt. Cliff Shirpser receives his special award plaquefrom A P Brig. Gen. JohnnieBoyd. The plaque. signed by both Air Force and CAPnational and regional officials. was

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I I O U N D T I l IIJOHN J. MONTGOMERY MEMORIAL CADETSQUADRON 36, along with the anJose Wavemaster Radio Control Club,

hosted a two-day "Air Circus 80" featuring flying novelty model, mock dogfight, a fly-in of full-size antique aircraft, demonstrationsof powered gliders and other events. A reproduction of one of John Joseph Montogmery' gliders, the" vergreen," was dedicated atthe circus. The reproduction is an exact copy, using ome original Montgomery glider parts, of the glider in which Montgomery, a SanJose aviation pioneer. died. The glider will be on permanent di play at the H illCountry Museum in Morgan H ill ... Capt. Peter ikalo,U.S. Air Force Reservi t assigned to quadron 36, has created a new cadet brochure entitled, "The omic Cadet - My Progre inivil Air Patrol." The 12-page brochure i. comicly illu trated by C / Capt. Rob aulfield. The pamphlet is available for a small

donation. For further details, contact quadran 36.LOS ALAMITOS CADET QUADRON 153 has a new commander. Capt. Dennis Twomey. Former commander, LTC Beverly

Wittman, erved as commander for the past four year during which time the major achievement of the quadron wa being raised upto become Outstanding Squadron of the Year ... FRES 0COMPO ITE QUADRO 112 is very proud or Capt. Lynn Ahrens.who flew a essnal82intheeleventhannuaiPaim to Pine irRace ... PET LUMASQUADRON42deserve congratulation. fortheir ery first newsletter, cleverly named "The Four-Deuce News," It' looking good - keep it coming!VA UY QUADRO~ 195member Ilew an airlift to Indianreser arion in Zuni, ewMexico,carryingmedical upplies.foodand clothing. quadron Commander. LT John Bell. aid the mercy mis ion al 0 aided the C P pilot in the proficienc of

cross-country flying and navigation. In addition to the 31 pilot, other participant were Mi sion oordinator apt. ThomasAmbro ic, Air Operations Officer Capt. Augustin Alvarez, and afety Officer apt. Ben Rizzi ... Two member of quadron 195LTC Charles Little and MAJ Larry Galin. were on duty as advi or with Boy Scouts Explorer quadron of Van Nuys for two weekat Edwards AFB for its annual flight training program. Members of the ir x plorer are billeted and fed at Edward Air Force B e,together with advi or-flight in tructor . The tudents are oloed after two weeks of concentrated flight training and ground ch 01 inpi ton-driven or glider aircraft. which are provided by adult advisors.WEST BA YCOM PO ITE SQ ADRO 110 is very proud of its commander and it public affairs officer. MAJ Jame. Howell.

Jr., commander received both the Cal Wing, enior Member of the Year Award and the nationally-spon ored Exceptional erviceAward. MAJ Hal loner received the Wing Publi Affair Officer of the Year Award for the third year in a row. Specialcongratulations to C/Sgt Mark Lundstrom, who has been writing n ws relea es and article for the quadron's newsletter and also forBear Facts. Keep up the good work, Mark! At the urging of the eager cadet ecrion of Q 110, a weekend aviation-oriented bivouacwa held at alina Airport, a good 60 nautical air mile from home base at San Carlo. The re ult wa a booming succe .pearheading the operation wa Cadet Commander Rich Przybyzewski, SQ 110 ommander Jim Howell, Deputy ommander forCadet ,Capl. Denni Quadeand Operations Officer ILT Dennis Gordon. The real park plugs of the operation \ as the adet ectionitself which developed it own operating plan for a weekend f aero 'pace educati n. flight line training and the .cheduling oforientation rides from participating pilots. Participants included 26 cadet. and 22 eni r from 8 units. including 2 local newspersonsand a TV camera crew from Channel 8.

AN DIEGO GROU P 3 i very proud of its newly-acquired A P corporate Piper P 1 aircraft. The aircraft will be u ed in searchand rescue activitic a well a cadet orientation and pil t proficienc iraining ... ew commander of the 10TH IR RESCU ESQ DRO IN 0 G BEA Hi apt. Greg Weis . Former commander for the past two years. Maj. I hinar. ha accepted thepo t of Public Affairs Officer and is editor of the squadron newsletter. "The Yellov Jackel.'GROUP I repre erned CAP at a Red ross Expo held at Pershing quare in downt wn Los Angeles, thank to I LT Douglas

Mroczek. commander of EAGLE RO K FLlGHT30 ... SQ A RO S 3. 63 and FLIGHT 30 participated in the March of DimesupcrWalk '80 ... Well-de erved public recognition wa given I T Charlo Hagen. commander of. QUADRO 3, for his outstandingmenu and meals erved at the three-day Watsonville Antique Air Show. Hagen and hi cadets set up a mess hall and two field kitchens,serving three meals a day. Some 41 cadet and seni r member \ ere airlifted by the 261 1 om bat ommunication Squadron.California ational Guard, in a -130.The Redland. Air Show had a very large attendance and Cadet Jim Dent n of Qrepresenting AB at the recruiting booth. J im answered question and pa ed our literature for four hour .... C DET Q45 held a succe sful open house and their recruitment drive continu ... RIM OFTH WOR D Q ADRON 165 ioff to a reartart with nev cadets attending the meeting in the mountain of an Bernardin QUADRO ! 5 hosted cadets fromQU A RO 31 and 45 with 12 cadets being treated to a half hour flight each. Pilots donating their lime and aircraft were RichardHeitman. Russ Kaufman. Oli Marsbury and Alan hroth.LTC Michael Horochiv ky was presented the GR UP J I API USAF ream Most aluable PIa er \ ard. he award recognized

the many contributions that Horochi sky ha made to the AP program on squadron, group and wing levels... P'T Beatrice parkf AIR- EA RE CUE AND UPpORT Q ADR N 2 wa pre enrcd with her Grover Locning ward by T Alfred lauery.commanding officer of Group 20. She was also honored b being offered the po ition f liai on officer between the Air orceAssociation's Tcnne see Ernie Ford hapter 361 and the P unit within their juri rdiction.Numerou cadet of MARL OMP SITE AIR R -S E Q DR 14 have been participating in AP flight training

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more than 10 hours each in a Cessna 172. Lnaddition, each cadet has been attending squadron ground school sessions conducted byILT David Blumenberg at the airport and squadron headquarters.Activities at SOUTH BAY SENIOR SQUADRON 129, TORRANCE, continue to boom with more new members showing up at

each meeting. Members were recently provided with the opportunity to tour the facilities and receive a demonstration of thecapabilities of the 303rd ARRS. an Air Force Reserve Squadron based at March Air Force Base. The 303rd provided demonstrationsof pararescue men jumping from a C-130 "Hercules" aircraft, simulating the medical treatment of a burn victim andthe dropping of survival equipment, both with and without parachutes. The tour was climaxed with an orientation flight for allsquadron members in one of the 303rd's specially equipped C-130 aircraft.Three quarters of the cadet complement at SAN FRANCISCO COMPOSITE SQUADRON 86 attended the Watsonville Fly-in.

Holding staff positions were Cadets Grace Muller. George Ishikata and Mark Corson. Reverend Father Edward Neally, CatholicChaplain of the Squadron, attended the Pacific Region Staff College in las Vegas and also attended the Pacific Region Conference.Prior to this, Father Ed completed the ECI Officers Course 7C and graduated with a grade well in the high 80s. Congratulations!BEACH CITIES CADETSQUADRON 107,TORRANCE, enjoyed another triumph at this year's encampment at FI. Ord. Cadet

Michael Anderson was recipient of the Honor Cadet Award. Cadet Scott McClean was selected for the FAA Orientation Course, heldat the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City. Cadets Jenny Fung and David VanWaardenbu.rg attended the Cadet Officers School atMaxwell AFB. Next year, it is hoped that even more cadets in the squadron will apply (or Cadet Special Activities ... SAN MATEO'SAIR-SEA RESCUE & SUPPORT SQUADRON 2 members have been busy, busy, busy. One of the special awards presented thisyear was to Maj. Tom Williams from Maj. Ed Vreeland for Williams' many years of glueing the Beavers back together every time theystarted to fall apart ... SAN FERNANDO AJRPORT SENTOR SQUADRON 35 has come up with the first edition of its newnewsletter named. "The Roadrunner." Maj. AI Meryman, editor, is off to a great start publicizing the members' activities.Ten member of SALESIAN COMPOSITE SQUADRO 138 attended the 48th Annual United Scottish Societies Highland

Gathering and Games at Veterans' Memorial Stadiumin Long Beach. Four members of the cadet complement were chosen to post theAmerican and British flags for the games: Cadets Alfredo Ayala, Charles Arzubiaga, Maria Elena Ayala and Waldo Silvcyrapresented the colors for review. The event was also televi ed on KN BC's "Everywhere" show and the CA P personnel who attendedwere seen very briefly in the opening segment. Best wishes to squadron members Karen and Tom Lyon on the arrival of their newassociate member, Heather Deanne Lyon. This makes Squadron 138's third associate member by birth within the past two years.SQUADRON 138 and EAGLE ROCK FLIGHT 30 was chosen to represent. CAP at thc IOOthAnniversary Red Cross Expo held atPershing Square in Los Angeles. Squadron 138 provided an impressive display of both basic emergency services/ search and rescueequipment and recruiting material on the three missions of CAP. Flight 30 provided a well-planncd display of basic first-aid gear andrecruiting materials. Cadet personnel who attended were utilized by the Los Angeles City Fire Department. Red Cross and KNBCChannel our's "Sunday" show as crowd control for the variou first-aid and airlift demonstrations. along with other Los Angelearea youth groups. Several cadets appeared on the television program in the performance of these duties.SQUADRON 156 is continuing to grow. Capt. Fred P. Staedel, squadron commander, wishes to thank all those who are actively

supporting the squadron, and wishes to make special mention of the outstanding efforts being made by ILT Steve Dolgin and S f MDan Dolgin ... LTC Alfred A. Slattery, commander, AN FRANCISCO GROU P 20. arranged for three orientation flights for Group20 seniors in Lockheed P-3 "Orion" patrol aircraft. Arrangements were made by Lt. Ted Heath. U.S. avy, Moffett aval Air Stationin Sunnyvale. Cadet personnel will have orientation flights scheduled for them at a later date. Group 20 also held a "Mini PublicAffairs Officers Seminar" at Group 20 Headquarter at Coyote Point for all interested personnel.THE CAP NATIONALSCHOLARSHIP SELECTION COMMITTEE has selected 49 members to receive academic scholarships

totaling $25,000. The selectees from California Wing arc: Gregory Bowman from San Jose and Lisa Taylor from Sacramento.Congratulations! ... ASSOCIATE MEMBERS CELEBRATE FIRST BIRTHDAYS - A Very Happy Birthday to Delores andGary Limpus' grandson, Patrick Michael, born December 20, 1979, to Limpus' daughter Tammy (SQ 156) and David Fromer(CA WG). Little Patrick is a third generation CAP member ... Happy Birthday to another third generation CAP member- BryanChristopher Brammer, born December 5,1979 son of Melody and Bryan Brammer. Group I commander. Little Bryan's grandfatheris Marvin Mullins, aloof Group I. And last. but certainly not least. Happy Birthda to Allen Emerson, a second generation CAPmember. born December 4.1979 to .loan and John Emerson ofSQ 138 and Group 15. respectively.PALOMAR OMPOSITESQUADRON47isproudof /SSgtStuart pieglebergwhosoloedinaCessna 152. Hisin tructorwas

Mark W. Reed. A communications class is being held on the first and third Tuesday of each month. On February 14. 1981, Group3 hasscheduled an all-day Red Cros school. The squadron is proud to welcome new cadet. Shelli edlac.

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THREE NATIONAL AWARDS WON BY CALIFORNIACalifornia Wing personnel won three

awards at the recent Civil Air Patrolational Board Meeting held in Loui -

ville, Ky.The Cal Wing Public Affai.rs Office

was selected by National Headquarteras tops in the nation for 1980.LTC Stuart P. Hall, Director of Public

Affairs for Cal Wing. comments:"For our Wing to have been chosenover 51 other Wings, with thc inherentproblems of our ize and geography,indicates that the Public Affairs Officerin California arc doing their jobs uperbly."My sincere thanks to each and every

one of the Wing Public Affairs Officerand to my own taff: LTC Frank Burn-

B E A R F A C T S T O G OC O M M E R C IA L IN '8 1Effective with the Ist quarter 1981

issue, BEAR FACTS will be published asa commercial venture by umaron Enter-prises of Portland Ore., according toLTC Stuart Hall, California Wing Direc-tor of Public Affairs.

Surnaron presently publishes the wingnew paper magazine for Washington,Oregon and Idah defraying the cost ofpublishing and circulation from the aleof advertising. The company a ume theresponsibility for advertising sales and allco ts of publishingf circulation and, inaddition, pay the wing 10 percent of thetotal revenues collected.Capt. Barbara Abels of Torrance

Calif., will continue as editor assisted byLTC rank Burnham of Riverside. Spe-cific instructions for submitting copy andphotographs will be published in the nextPA Intercom distributed by the Office ofPublic Affairs to all California WingPOs.For the benefit of wing memher. who

wish to contribute but are not PAOs.Colonel Hall outlines the rules as follows: all material must be sent to CaptainAbel - anything sent directly to Surna-ron will not be u s ed and the company canassume no rc ponsbility to return it to thesender or forward it to the editor.- all copy must be typewritten, double-

spaced, on one side of the paper only.- only clear. sharp. black and whitephotograph ean be on idered.-to be con idcred, copy and ph tographsfrom the field mu t be in the editor'shand not later than the 15th of the firstmonth of each quarter - January pril,July and October-The publi her plans to print and mail

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ham. MAJ Fred Beelby. apt. PeggyBeelby, Capt. Barbara Abels and I LTGerry Sherman. This high honor wouldnot have been po sible without all thehard work that was performed by each ofyou so excellently,"Hillcomber ompositeSquadron22at

Travis Air orce Base was chosen aCAP' Squadron of Distinction for theyear and thu becomes thc "NumberOne" Cadet Unit in the Nation.LTC Richard P. Tirnrn, quadron com-

mander, received the F. Ward ReillyLeadership Award. and the squadronreceived a plaque, a $500 F. Ward Reillyhonorarium and the nit Citation Award.Selection was based upon accomplish-

mcnts and progress in the Cadet Program.A committee at ational Headquarterspicked the winner, the criteria includingstatistical data on each squadron, recordof achievements in the Cadet Programand recommcndation of wing and regioncommanders.Cal Wing received the first place award

for the administration of the most effec-tive chaplain program in the nation. Maj.Gen. Richard Karr Chief of haplain,U.S. Air Force. presented the award toWingChaplain(L TC) Bud Jarvis. Criteriafor this award is based upon the numberof Chaplains in a wing, haplain activitiesand Chaplain reporting. recruitment andattendance at haplain conference.

Squadron It's Faye L. Denton becomes the first CA P mother to join the A ir ForceMother's Association (AFMA). AFMA leaders, Jeanne Pirruccello and [argaretSpindler. along with CA P Col. Edwin Lewis. officiate.

Faye L. Denton, Squadron 31, Group adoptive mother or stepmothers \ ho18, ha become thc first CAP mother to have assumed full respon ibility of onjoin the Air Force Mothers Association. or daughter who arc now erving in theAt the California Wing Conference United States Air Force, Civil Air Patrol.

held aboard the Queen Mary, Jeanne active or organized Air Force Reserves.Pirruccello. president of the Air Force Air ational Guard or original Army AirMothers Association. announced the Corps.association has extended member 'hip to Community projects consist of vol un-mother of CA P members for the first teer work at the VA hospitals. donatingtime. books. magazine and recreational equip-Denton' son, Cadet Technical er- ment to hospital and special school.

geant Jim Denton, is also a member of layettes for crvice familic . sendingSquadron 31 in San Bernardino. clothing to over ea orphanages and stateThe U.. Air Force Mothers As ocia- ho pita Is, and many other worthwhiletion ha been in exi renee since 1957 and activities. including alwa s rememberingi a non-profit. non-parii 'an and non- their own sons and daughters at hri tinacctarian group with headquarter in and on t heir birthday. housand ralifornia. It is compo ed of mother of dollar ha e been given by the mothers.SA F s ons and daughters whose purpose along with hours and hour of service.

is to promote a program of education. Mothers of all P member, bothwelfare and active interest am ng parent senior and cadet. arc now eligible to joinof men and men and toen .ourage con- the .S. ir Fore Mothers ociation.tentrnent, patrioti m and pride among Membership inf rmation may be brainedthe men and women erving in the .S. from Clara Barne. ati nal Member hipAir orce and the ivil ir Patrol. hairrnan. 17244 an Bernardino Ave .Regular membership in the organiza- Fontana. A 92335. telephone (714)

lion is now open to natural mothers. 823-3366.

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CALIFORNIA WING CADET COMPETITION WINNERS

The Beach Cities Cadet Squadron 107 of Torrance {left] won the 1980 drill team competition un ier the command 0/ Jennie FII//g.Win//er ofthe color guard compel ilion \'IIa the Della Composite Squadron 44 of Concord (right]. Shown (L IV R) are Brian Yarnell,Mike Suk (cadet commander). William Gessey and Brad Yarnell.

C W C C T O B E A T T R A V ISThe California Wing Cadet on-ference is scheduled for Washington'sBirthday weekend, February ]4-]6,]981 at Travis AFB. Project Officer isC] lLT Michelle' Limpus. AssistantProject Officer is C/ I LT RichardReynolds.Activities planned for the conference

include: Discussions on cadet pro-grams, CWCAC meeting, seminars,the traditional Banquet/Ball, and afun-filled weekend offellowsbip. Pur-pose of Ihe conference is to provide achance for cadets to interact withother AP group and squadrons andto find out about the cadet tructure,

JOINT MISSION "RESCUES" GLIDERalifornia Wing and Saddleback

earch and Re cue Team member arecredited with the "rescue" of a single-seatglider precariously caught up in the treealong the Cabin Flat. trail on Mt. BadenPowell a bove Pomona.The glider crash landed duringa routine

night out of Crystal Air Airport nearPalmdale. Crystal Air is a popular gliderairport. The pilot, a glider FI, escapedinjury when his craft plunged into thehillside and wa caught by the trees. Hewas able to climb down a nearby tree andhike to safety. The glider belongs to theLong Beach oaring Club headquarteredat Long Beach Municipal Airport.CAP members I LT Marcia Zoeter.

Cadets Aldous and Casillas in the cockpit of the SNJ4 are briefed by Capt. Joehizmadia and LTC John 80)d. Group 3 staff officers. during the National A if Festival

01 Brown Field.

Warrant Officer Ralph Cobbs and S I MMike Willey of Orange County Compo-site Squadron 56 and Captain DavidRudawitz, I LT Robert Kielholrz and1 M Mike McDonald of EIToro Compo-site quadron 88. assisted by members ofthe oaring club, were able to remove theaircraft from its perch in the trees.Rudawitz and McDonald also are mem-bers of the Saddleback Search and RescueTeam. Rudawitz. who is deputy com-mander of Squadron 88 and ExecutiveDirector of Saddleback, directed theremoval operation.Technical mountain rescue techniqueswere required to raise and then lower theglider from its crashed position 15 feet inthe air. Once down on the ground. the tailand wing were removed. The instrumentsand other cockpit equipment had beenremoved while the glider wa till in thetrees. The glider parts were then raised250 feet up to the trail using a manual"mechanical advantage" sy tem made rrope. pulley and other technical climbingequipment.The remo al operation to k about i

h ur . CAP and addleback a sistancewas pro ided gratis to the soaring club.AP member. arc involved with theoaring club and the club has been verhelpful in the local CAP cadet soaringprogram.Although thi operation was not par-

ticularly dangerous, it did require thepeeial training and expertise of theSaddleback earch and Re cue Teammember. In addition. Saddleback pro-vided much of the rescue equipment usedin addition to the equipment owned bythe Squadron 8 member.

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Editorial con't from page 2serious problem. The last in the "meetingfaults" category is the behavior of theindividual members.One of the most frequent complaintsI've heard is the first in the category"Indoctrinational Faults" ... and thatcovers it. Far too many newmembers arenot properly indoctrinated into the unit.Level I training is good ... and not too

infrequent. But that doesn't do it all -not by far. The comments you hear thatpoint to this are: "No responsibility givennew members," "Members not becomingacquainted with administrative proce-dures," "Newmembers not finding enoughopportunity to participate in activities,""Members don't get recognized for effort,or good work," or a commonly heard"Nobody seems to care if I'm there ornot" (lack of fellowship).In all. these categories are controllable.There are any number of "cures"; mostare self-evident in the category titles.Since the purpose of this article is toinform ... and excite imaginative changes("cures"), for me to suggest solutionswould be preachment. There's no need

for that.Loss of members for reasons in thesecategories are "controllable losses." Bendyour imagination to the methods to be

HEADQUARTERSCALIFORNIA WING - CIVIL AIR PATROL

Auxiliary of the United States Air ForceBLDG. 834, NAVAL SUPPLY CENTEROAKLAND, CA 94626

used to achieve ~hatconteol.This year 7 ,OOO members in the Cali-fornia Wing - next year 1 2 ,OOO .. . w}thnew members joining and old membersSTAYING!Higher con't from page 2The Chaplain may only pray that hiswords are the proper choice for themoment of life's great urgencies.Probably all will feel like the Psalmist,"What time I am afraid, I will trust inThee." (Psalm 56:3). The great KingDavid readily admitted that he had timeswhen he was afraid. But he also had theremedy for fear at hand every moment.The instant the ugliness of fear wouldarise within him, he turned his attentionto the Lord God. His success was bytrusting and praising God. Certainly, oursuccess will be increased according to themeasure of our trust and praise of God.Chaplain (LTC) Richard Derby, Jr ..

Group 7 Headquarters.Award~ COD'tfrom page Isite SQ 53; Outstanding Group Com-mander - Maj. Al Linebaugh, Group22; Wing Commander's Award - Maj.Don Biondich, CAWG; Silver Medals ofValor - Capt. Jeromye Avery and 2LTAnthony J. Ryder. Group I: Bronze

Medal of Valor - CWO CharlotteLirnpus, Group I; Exceptional ServiceAward - LTC Frank Burnham, CAWG,and Maj. Jim Howell, Jr., SQ 110;AmeliaEarhart Award - ClCPT Sue Harvey,SQ 68; Paul E. Garber Award - Maj.Henel May, CAWG, and Capt. Fred P.Staedel, Jr., SQ 156; Frank G. BrewerAwards - Dr. Gerald DeFries, JeannieMcElhatten and Fran Grant.

1 9 0 0 C D E X E R C IS ES IM U L A T E S Q U A K EThe 1980California WingCivilDefenseexercise, attended by some 60 personsand 15aircraft, was conducted at Stock-ton Airport.This mission was observed by four AirForce representatives, the Region LiaisonOfficer and CAP operations personnel.The mission problem involved a simulatedmajor earthquake along the LivermoreFault. Magnitude of the earthquake was6.7. The California Wing CAP mannedthe Stockton Search Base and, workingwith personnel from the Stockton RedCross, the Northern California Divisionof the American Red Cross and the SanJoaquin County Civil Defense Agency,began checking the Northern Californiaarea for earthquake damage.

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