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FOR YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 1978

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FLIGHT OPPORTUNmESFOR CIVIL AIR PATROL CADETS

The impOrt311Ceof flight opportunities for CivilAir Patrol cadets as incentives to motivate furtherprogression in the total program has been recog-nized by CAP leaders, and several Ilying actlvltiesare provided.The cadet flight orientation program is designedto introduce cadets to general aviation flight oper-ations. The program consists of six flights of 30-minutes duration with the first f light scheduled fornew cadets as 50011 after Joining as possibleFunds are provided from the CAP National Trea-

surv to reimburse expenses of the first orien1ation either powered or glider aircraft. Six cadets weref light with Ihe remaining five f lights funded locally. enrolled in a Ilalloon fl ight program but were u n -At age 14 eadets may participa~e in the Cadet able to solo because of unfavorable weather con-' P i l C i l t Glider program and 81.age 16, are eligible lor dhions. The photo series s'hows the solo glidethe Cadet Powered Aircraft Pilot Solo Program. flight exper ience of James C. Seabert. James is aThe training is conducted either at a centralized member of the Prairie View Squadron of the I U iCAP wing encampment or locally on an Individual nois Wing.basis.The CAP Illinois Wing conducted its annualcadet f light encampment at Mattoon, I ll inois dur-ing June. Of the 35 cadets attending. 29 soloed in (Photos by KeDKennedy

Preflight Proparolion Plones P",por"d Ready for Tow

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Sola Flight Accomplished Well Dane Fledgling Initi a I e "Cover Page: James Seabert has JUSt been told that he is ready for solo. (Photo by Ken Kennedyl

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N AT IO NA L H EA DQ UART ER SCIV ILA lRPATROL- USAF AUXILiARY -

MaxweU Air Force Base, Alabamn:llil12

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UN ITED STATESThis is a report of Civil Air Patrol activities for its 30th year as thevolunteer civilian auxiliary of the Air Force. Following its wartimeservice. Civil Air Patrol was chartered by the U.S. Congress on 1 July1946 as a benevolent, nonprofit corporation. On 26 May 1948 the organiza-tion was granted status by Congress as the Ail' Force's auxiliary, Thelong-standing association has proven extremely beneficial to both organi-zation and to the nation as well.During the past year, Civil Air Patrol has continued to make progressand improvements in its programs. Outlined in this report are details ofsignificant achievements in the mission areas of emergency services assis-tance to people in distress, development of aerospace education class-room material. and leadership development programs for both cadet andenior member.Also included is a special feature on a mission involving the crash of a

commuter airliner. wherein the Colorado CAP was credited with saving21 lives. Overall, AP established a new record for the year with a total of9lh yes avedlWe are grateful for the continued understanding and support of theCongress that is so basic to CAP's success. Also, we know that we can con-tinue to count on the moral and materia] support of the Air Force andmo st im po rtantly , the dedicated people who are the backbone of Civil AirPatrol.It is a privilege to present this report of Civil Air Patrol activitiesduring calendar year 1978 as required by Public Law 476.

J i H ' 4 ! !. ( /. ., ._7-TH OM AS C. CAl- ADA .Brigadier General, CAPNational omrnander _r;;TJJ~PAULE. G ARDNERBrigadier General, U AFExecutive Director

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Emergency Services

SEARCH AND RESCUET he National Search and Rescue Plan assigns respo nsi-bility to designated agencies fo r conducting search andrescue operations througho ut the United States an d it spo ssessio ns. T o preven t o verlapping responsib ilit ies, thesearch and rescue m issio n is divided into regio ns co nsistingo f Inland, M aritim e, and O verseas. The United S tates A irForce has responsib ility as search and rescue coordinatorfo r the in land region o f the United States. The A ir Fo rcecarries o ut its resp on sib ility th ro ugh the A ero sp ace R escueand Reco very Service (ARRS) o f the M ilitary A irliftC omm an d. C ivil Air Patro l, as the civilian auxiliary o f theAir Fo rce, is the prim ary fo rce in the actual perfo rm ance o ft he m i ss io n .In 1978, C ivil Air Patro l logged 24,800 fly ing hours,located 469 search o bjectives, and w as credited w ith saving91 lives while participating in 892 Air Fo rce autho rizedsearch and rescue m issio ns. M a ny o ther perso ns in distress,although no t in im mediate danger o f lo sing their lives, w ereassisted by CAP search fo rces. The 21 perso ns rescued fro mthe crash o f a com muter air liner neal' W alden, Co lo rado , on4 D ecem ber. raised the num ber o f lives saved in one year toan a ll- time re co rd .The follo.wing accounts of Air Force authorized CivilAir Patrol missions that resulted in the saving of liveswere extracted from officialAir Force records:CH ILD SAVEDWyoming . An Aero Commander w ith seven persons o nbo ard was repo r ted overdue on a flight from Casper toD ou glas, W y om in g. T he Denver FAA Air R ou te T rafficContro l Center (ART CC) no tified the A ir Farce RescueCo o rdination Center that radar con tact had been lo st byth e Casper tower and that an emergency Io ta-to r trans-mitter (ELT) signal had b ee n re po rte d However, by th etim e Wyom ing CAP had been alerted and com menced thesearch . the ELT signal had stopped transmitting, T hedowned aircraft w as lo cated through the use o f InterimT rack Analy sis P ro gram (IT AP) data pro vided by th eDenver FAA ART CC which gave searchers the last knownposi tion of the m issing aircraft . T he o nly survivo r, a 13year-o ld bo y . was taken to the T ro na County M emo rialHospi ta l .

Search Study. At the end of the day, search pilots Roger Perry(left), Jerry Stephan and Carol Perry intently review missionprogress. They and other members of Oklahoma's Tulsa 76thRescue and Recovery Composite Squadron were involved in thesearch for ~.Iight aircraft miSSing on a flight from Hot Springs,Arkansas.

B LOOD DEL .lV E RYCo lo rado . A t the request o f the Co lo rado State- Po licCo lo rado CAP airlifted rare type b lo o d from DenverA lam osa fo r a patien t suffering fro m abdo minal b leeding.CRASHED ON APPROACHNew York. A light aircraft w ith three peo ple 011 bo ard wrepo rted m issing while en ro ute from Province TowM assachusetts to W hite Plains, New Yo rk New Y ork CAand W estchester Co unty Po lice ground team s equippewith directio n finder equipm ent, sim ultaneously reachthe downed aircraft which had crashed while on finappro ach apprexim a tely 13 m iles fro m W estchester C ounAirpo r t, T he pilo t and his daughter , bo th suffering frornu l t iple head in juries an d p os sib le fra ct ur es, wedelivered to N orth W estchester H ospital. T he o ther passeg er w as u nin ju re d.

Combined Efforts. CAP Washington Wing aircraft and shedepartment 's vehicle are representative of the cooperationtween many organizations that is required in performing thetionwide. search and rescue mission. The successful completiof a mission sometimes depends upon the maximum resourcand efforts of all SAR forces. In air-crash search rnlsslons, CAresponsibility is primarily for search and usually ends whenobjective is located and identified. However, CAP may, and oidoes, assist the sheriff of the county in which the wreckagelocated who has primary responsibility for rescue and recoveoperations.NO FL 1G BT P LA NNorth Carolina. An aircraft enro ute from M y rtle BeaS ou th C aro lin a to Beech M o untain . No rth Caro lina wfour persons on bo ard in m arginal V FR weather conditioa nd w it ho ut a filed flight plan , w as repo rted o verdue. N orCarol ina CAP ground team s began the search at th e lknown po sitio n o f the aircraft near Flo rence, So uth Calina where the pilo t had been in con tact w ith F lo renradio. CAP gro und rescue team s used direction f indershome in o n ELT signals and lo cated the aircraft w reckaand fo ur survivo rs near T hree T op M ountain, No rth Calina. T he Ash County Sheriff's Rescue T eam used ropes alitters to reco ver the survivo rs who were taken to the AC ou nty M em orial H o sp ital,ONESURVlVESCalifo rn ia. A light aircraft w ith husband and wife abo aen ro ute from San Jo se to D eath V alley was repo r ted m iing. Califo rnia CAP and the Lem oo re Naval A ir Staticoo perated in the search and lo cated the crashed aircranear Kearsarge P~. T he m an survivo r was taken b y N a

helicopter to th e hospital i n B i sh o p , Ca li fo r nia .2

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ble Training. Members of Colorado's Thompson Valleynior Squadron shapren their search and rescue skills by par-ipating In a tabletop training mission. Through role playing,dividual members become more knowledgeable in all phasesthe SAR mission.GIRL SURVIVESalifornia. Four teenagers aboard a light aircraft enrouteom Apple Valley to El Monte, California were reportedissing and became the SAR objective of California CAPound rescue teams. After receiving ELT signals from thewned aircraft, a CAP team provided the location to a Sanrnadino Co unty Sheriff Department helicopter teamho recovered a 15 year-old girl survivor and delivered herthe Lorna Li nda Hospi ta I ill San Bernadino.TWO SAYEDorth Carolina. A light aircraft with six persons on boardroute from Bedford, Massachusetts to Raleigh-Durhamirport, North Carolina was in contact with Raleigh-urham approach control when it was lost off radar and anLT began transmitting. North Carolina CAP. U.S. Coastuard, and civil authorities combined efforts and locatedcrashed a irc ra ft in a. den sely w o od ed area 2 1,4m iles o ffe approach end o f the runway at Raleigh-Durham Airportd recovered tw o sum vors and four deceased.ANT IS ERUM A IRLIFThio. The University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin re-uested immediate airlift of an antiserum 0 1 ' a 28 year-oldan suffering from Eastern Equine Encephali tis. OhioAP airlifted the antiserum from the greater Cincinnatiternational Airport to the Dane County Regional Trauxe ld . Wiscons in .O V ER DO SE E M ER GE NC YJaska. At the request of an Air Force medical technician,laska CAP airlifted a drug/alcohol overdose patient fromlear Air Force Station to Fairbanks. The patient wasby ambulance to the Fairbanks Memorial Hespitalemergency medica I treatment.DOWNED A IR CRAF Talifornia. A Piper Cherokee wi th three persons and noplan filed. was reported missing while en route fromto Bakersville. California. The downed aircraft wascated in th e vicinity of Sawmill Mountain by CAP airarchers on the seventh day of the mission. A helicopterm Point Mugu Naval Air Station recovered the onlyto Oxnard Airport for delivery to St. Johns

H AWAU H UN T FO R M ISSING FISH ERM E Nl/ C iv il A ir P atJ r ol ha d n ot fou.nd u s when th ey d id , OU1'c ha nc es o f S'/1/n;/JCl.l w onld have been n1 1 We had d?'l/t(l,dout fifteen mil& from shore and the under was gettingmighty Gold . .. hanging on w ou ld haoe b ecom e an impos S' i-bility. T he crew aru i 1 will be e te 'l' T Ia ll y ( Jm te ftd to HUe s.Ande? 'S071 ., S ch .wa:r z aru l Civ il A i ? ' Patrol .. , they huny in

t .herewhen other (j(l:lJe lIIp. - W f-n .~ t{}ll Hoshfr l l l- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Winston Hoshino and three companions departed Hila,Hawaii, in a 20 foot boat early on 10 June to fish for yellowtail tuna along the Hamakua coast on the east side of theb ig island. Tuna was located approximately te n m iles o ff-shore and th e men had just star ted to fish wben the waterbecame rough with heavy swells threatening to swamp theboat. They attempted to ge t the b oat in m otio n. b ut o ne o ut-board motor failed to start and although the other startedmomentarily, it soon died. Water continued to enter theboat over the low real' transom an d since there was no. for-ward motion, the self-bailing system would not operate. Thecombinat ion of water in the boat, wave action, and windsoon caused the boat to capsize. The men salvaged a Lineandtied it f o re and aft to p ro vid e h and ho ld s ..Two CB operators heard and relayed a distress caU trans-mitted at 10:00 a.rn, just prior to the boat capsizing, Aninitial search was made by afire rescue boat. but because oflack of details. it was concluded that the distress call was afalse report and the search was called off. In tate afternoon.Hoshino's wife reported the boat missing since the red andwhite craft was the only fishing boat . that failed to come infor the day. Mrs. Hoshino requested assistance of theHawaii Wing CAP Lyman Field Composite Squadron basedat H ilo ,CAP Lt. Col. Robert Hites assembled a crew with himselfas pilot. lLl Roy Anderson as observer, and Capt. DanielSchwarz as radio operator. After coordinating with Hono-lulu Joint Rescue Coordina tion Center and the Coast Guard

Auxiliary, they became airborne and searched an area b e -tween Hilo and Kalapana. At dusk, just as the mission wascalled off, the CAP crew spotted a blinking light whichproved to be coming from the missing vessel. After radioingthe location, the CAP aircraft remained in the area until arescue boat arrived and took the survivors aboard.Hawaii C ivil A ir Patrol was c re dit ed with saving fourlives. An interesting and significant aspect of the mission

was that the aviation fuel reimbursement cost to the AirForce came to $16.30 o r $4.07 per life saved.

Left to Right: Robert Hites. Winston Hoshino, R0Y Anderson,and Dan Schwarz. (Photo by EddieAtkinsonl

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Colorado S earchfor Commuter F light 217T he twenty -two persons o n Fligh t 217 from SteamboatSprings to Denver o n the evening of 4 D ecem ber w eresuddenly in desperate tro ub le when the tw in engine DH C-6O tter enco untered icing co nditio ns. T he co mm uter airlinerhad just cro ssed the Conti nen tal D ivide when the pi lo tno tified FAA o f the pro b lem and o f h is in te nt to return toS te am b oa t S prin gs. T he plane w ent dow n near B uffalo Passabout no m iles no r thwest o f D enver, 10,000 feet up in theColorado Rockies, in darkness, ex trem e co ld, and b low ingsnow .Almost immediately. h ig h fly in g civil carriers began reoeeiving a stro ng Emerg ency Locator Transmi t ter (Ell!')signal. An A ir Fo ree C-130, passing o ver G rand Junction ,

was diver ted to th e area by th e A ir F or ce R esc ue Coordina-lio n Center (AFRCC) at Sco tt , A ir Fo rce B ase. illino is. T heC-l30 also picked up a stro ng signal but fo r unknownreaso ns, transm ission stopped befo re an exact f i x . o n th elo ca t io n c ou ld be m ade. T he signa 1 did no t resume un ti 1 1 1 r 2ho urs later . An appro xim ate lo catio n w as ob tained, and theC -1 30 w a s permi lted to co ntinue on its o r ig in a l m is si on .T h e A FRCC a le rt ed C o lo ra do CAP at 8: 12 p.m, an d keptthe telepho ne line o pen to pass o n info rm ation as ib was re-c eiv ed fro m th e FAA in Co lo rado . W ithin the hom. Colo-rad o CAP assemb le d a nd d isp at ch ed se ven fo ur- wh ee l dri verescue vehicles and a I.am o f perso nnel pro perly trainedand equipped fo r gro und rescue o peratio ns in any weathero r O O 11'3o in.A lso , the CA P alerting officer immediatelyno tified the Co lo rado Search and Rescue B oard, and w ith ina few hours there were an additio nal 75 highly trained per-sonnel o n six team s headed fo r the search area. T he CAPteam went to Kremm ling and jo ined a comb ined searchfo rc e u nd er co ntr ol of t he lo c al s he rif f's d ep ar tm e nt .C AP perso nnel, equipped w ith direction finders (DF) , be-g an mo n it o rin g weak ELT signals, but it was ev iden t thatsignals were bo uncing o ff m ountains, g iving m isleadingreadings. T he o n-scene CAP m issio n co o rdinato r (H enryE lgin) reaso ned that the airline cap tain Would h av e t rie d tostay o n his assigned ro ute. E lgin was also aware that a

Survivors. Co lo rado CAP member Gerald A lsum (leftfro nt) helps rem ove in jured crash victim fro m the w reckageo f the DH C6 O tter. A lsum and D onaJd N iekerk, bo th m em -bers o f the Littleto n Senio r Squadro n . lo cated the downedplane through their exper tise in tracking EmergencyLo c at o r T r a nsm it te r (ELT) s ig n al s. ( ph o to by R od H a nna)

power outage, invo lving electrical transm ission catraversing the general area where the aircraft wassum ed to be , had o ccured al abo ut the tim e the ai r craft wdown. B ased o n these facto rs. he m oved the CAP team toG rizzly Creek Cam p Grounds where they began receivstronger ELT signals. but th e snow was to o deep t o p ro cefu rt her in fo ur-w he el d riv e v eh ic les.O n the way to Grizzly Creek, the CAP patty had bjoined by Mr. Dave Lindow enro ute from SteambSprings wi th a snow-cat to assist in the search . A t 3:00 aM r. L indow , CAP m em bers G erald A lsum and DonN iekerk , and Steve Paulson o f Rocky M ountain Rescdepar ted G rizzly Creek in deep snow to c on tin ue t ra ckth e signal. By this time wea th er c o nd it io n s bad becometremely bad with 30-40 m ile per ho ur w inds causing a cfacto r o f -50 degrees F an d Wowing s now th at reduvisibility to o nly a few feet. Even tho ugh there was seridanger o f the snow-cat b eing b lindly driven fiver a cliffin to a deep ravine, the gro up pressed on , sometim es wone man walking at th e front.T he signals continued to grow lo uder and at 6:00 aappro xim ately 13 m iles from G rizzly Creek, the m en wout o f the snow-cal, m aking a D F reading, when they hesurvivo rs scream ing to attracl attentio n and then tspotted the sno w co vered wreckage only a few feet awT he base camp at G rizz ly C re ek was notif ied, th e snow-po si tio ned to us e iIs headlights to Iight th e scen e. an d reso peratio ns w ere com menced, T he least injured passengeh ad a tte mp te d to com fo rt tho se m ore serio usly hurt. Thad go tten into the baggage compartm ent to obtwanner clothing and had stuffed baggage into ho les infuselage to b lo ck out w ind and sno w. T he critically in jup ilo t had been placed in the baggage compartm ent, alow ith o th er se rio usly injured p as sen ge rs . I nj ur ed passengfound ly ing o n to p o f one ano ther were left in that po sitbecause they o ffered som e warm th to each o ther , un til adtio na l h elp c ou ld a rriv e.T h o se p er so n s least in ju red , fiv e a du lt s an d a b aby . w

W eather . T he weather facto rs that co ntribu ted tocrash, ham per rescue wo rkers who figh t through hesn ow a nd b liz zar d co nd itio ns to rem ove the in jured fro mw reckage o f the do wned airliner. (Pho to by R od H a nn a)4

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d iat ely t ak en by sno w-cat to the base cam p at G rizzlyo ok. A t base cam p, rescue perso nnel had o pened a nearbyb in w hich fortunately had a pro pane sto ve. T he cab inc on ve rt ed in to a field hospital staffed by several nursesd a docto r . In the meantim e. additio nal snow -cats hadrived and w ere dispatched, carry ing m edical equipment,edical technicians. and a do cto r to the crash site w herescue o peratio ns co ntinued until all perso ns were broughtt. A fter receiving em ergency m edic-al treatm ent at theash site and at G rizzly Creek, the survivo rs were taken tospitals in Wa ld en , S te ambo at S pring s, an d Kremmling.p a ss en g er w as killed in the crash and the critically in-ed p ilo t died later .T he Air Fo rce Rescue Co ordinatio n Center credits Co lo -do C AP. along with other emergency services organiza-ns and law enfo rcem ent agencies, with 21 saves. T heCA P w as specifically reco gnized Lo r their rap idspo nse and the professionalism they disp layed inrrectly analyzing availab le data to narrow down thearch area and to quickly lo cate- the crashed aircraft inite o f the extrem ely adverse weather. T he exper tise ann .perience gained from training sessions and previouss sio n s e na ble d them to discount m isleadin g E LT sig nalsd stay o n track. T hese facto rs p lus the to tal disregard fo rei r own safety by the men o n the snow-cat. reduced by

h OUT S th e time it wo uld have otherwise taken toate and rescue the survivors.Statistics show that 60 percen t o f the survivo rs o f airashes are injured, and the probability o f their co ntinu edr viv al d im in is he s with each passing ho ur; decreasingmuch as 80 percent after th e first 24 hours. All of thervivo rs o f the crash o f Fligh t 217 were injured, most o fseriously. The extreme cold made their situation evenprecarious, Time was the critical factor and the Civilr P at ro l re ac te d a cc or din gly .

Credited, T he Air Force Rescue Co ordinatio n Center atco tt A FB .llIino is, credited C olo rado C AP and o ther rescuela w enforcement agencies with saving 21 Lives. (photoR od Hanna) .

Youngest E ig ht -m o nt.h -o ld M at th ew Gotts an d fath er.Steve, after release from hospital. Matthew survived thecrash and bitter cold and came through with the least in-jur ies. H is mother was still in the ho spital, b ut he knew sh ewas going to be o.k. (Photo by Jo e M a rq ue tt e. U nit ed PressInternational )

Wreckage. A National Transportation Safety Boardteam begins checking fo r cause o f crash o f th e Tw in -O t terairliner at the 10,180 foo t level near B uffalo Pass east o fSteamboat Springs. (Pho to by Joe M a rquette, U nited P ressInternational)

WeU Done. CAP Executive D irecto r, P au l E. Gardner .congratulates CA P m em bers G erald Alsum. left, andDonald Niekerk on their role in the rescue o f 21 persons onthe downed commute r airliner. They , along with DaveLindow and Steve Paulso n . have been recom mended fo r theC arn eg ie M ed al.5

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D ISA ST ER REL IE FUnited States military forces are responsible for pro-viding support to civil authorities in relieving the sufferingo f victims o f flo od , storms, fires, earthquakes, an d othercatastrophies, Under the Department of Defense, theDepartment o f the Army acts as executive agent fo r allmilitary support in actual or threatened major disastersand has primary responsib ility fo r military support. Th eAir Force ,Reserve (AFRES) is assigned overall responsi-bility for Air Force participation in natural disaster reliefoperations. Each numbered Air Force (Reserve) authorizesand coordinates employment of the CAP within its respec-tive geographical area and coordinates all Air Force dis-aster relief activity with the Region CO NUS Army. EveryCAP wi n g has en t ered into an agreem en twith its respecti venum bered A ir Force (Reserve) to m ake CAP personnel an dresources available when required for relief activi ty.Civil Air Patrol provides disaster relief SUPPOl t to civilauthorities on a local. state, and national level Local an dstate support is contingent upon agreements with thosegovernments. National level support is by agreement withnational humanitarian organizations such as th e AmericanNational Red Cross and th e Salvation Army and b y a gr ee -ments with federal agencies.During 1978, CAP participated in 18 natural disastermissions in 11 states, with more than 1,650 CAP membermandays, supported by light aircraft. emergency vehicles,radio networks, and emergency power generators.The following are examples of A iT Force authorizedCivil Air Patrol Disaster Relief missions extracted fromofficial mission reports:TORNADOFlorida. A tornado struck Lockhart, Florida, on 8 January1978 destroying twenty-six mobile homes and causing sub-

stantial damage to many others. At the request of theFlorida Civil Defense Chief of Plans and Operations, CAPteams first worked to rescue victims from their homes andget the injured to medical facilities. They then helped vie-tims recover and protect personal property and transpor tedth e hom el ess to temporary quarters.

Control Center. California CAP SAR MissiCoordinators visiting an FAA Air Floute TraffCorrtrcl Center were provided a familiarizatiobriefing on FAA procedures. Since accomplishment of the SAR operation requires tcooperation of many mganizations, it isessetial that CAP Mission Coordinatorsthoroughly familiar with the responsibilitieand capabilities of all involved agencie(Photo by F.A. Burnham)

SNOWSTORMNew Hampshire. A severe winter blizzard with deep.drifing heavy snow, high winds, and flo oding in coastal arstruck New Hampshire an d Massachusetts on 7 Februa1978. Upon request o f M r. AI Harrington, New EnglaDirector of the American Red Cross, New Hampshire Cprovided assistance as requested throughout the emergenfrom 7-15 Februar y . Five CA P corporate aircraft and thCAP member owned aircraft were placed on standby aused to transport a total o f 565 pounds o f blood suppfrom Norfolk, Virginia; yracuse, New York, a nd K en neAirport, New York, to Logan Airport, Boston, M assachsetts. An emergency blood airlift was also made frBoston to Portland, Maine. CAP aircraft transpor ted 1.pounds of dry ice from Portland to Boston and mnumerous flights to move Red Cross personnel and equment throughout th e storm area.

COMMUNICATIONSCivil A ir Patro l communicators continue to playimportant support role in the Civil Air Patrol emergeservices mission. M obi le and p ort ab le v ery high frequenfrequency modulation (VHFIFM) transceivers shortensponse time, in cr ea se c ov er ag e, and im prove the ovesignal quality o f vo ic e c ommun ic at io n s. Though a leveloff trend has b een o bserved in the number of licenstations, several major programs have been initiated tograde network efficiency, in cr ea se p ro fi cie nc y trainingcadets, and replace older equipmen t,Emergency Locator Transmitters have been licensedmost w in gs. T h ese portable transmitters are used by Cunits to train their members in techniques employedlocating downed aircraft.A nationwide high freq uen cy sin gle sideband (WISSBnetwork, begun in December, effectively established a cmunications line from National Headquarters, throuregion and wing networks, to squadron units. This netwowil l handl e primarily administrative-type message traffi

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P Recruiter. The Aero-ce Rescue and Recoveryrvice (ARRS) carries outForce responsibil i' fy fordinating search opera-s in the inland region ofUnited States in accor-ce with the Nationalarch and Rescue Plan.the primary nationalrch force, Civil Air Pa-participates in over 70ent of all missions con-led by ARRS. Majorneral Ralph S. Saunders,mmander of the Aero-ce Rescue and Recov-Service is a Civil Airtrol member and one oforganization's strongestorters. He has encour-d members of his com-nd to assist in the CAPmbership recruitingpaign and set an exam-by signing up Mrs.nders and Air ForcePtain F. R. Starbuck.

aii Headquarters. Dr. John Henry Felix (CAP Colonel),ter, Chairman of the CAP Hawaii Wing Senior Advisoryncil, shows his enthUsiasm for CAP programs in Hawaii. Heisplaying the architect's model of the future Hawaii Wingdquarters Building to CAP National Commander Thomas C.aday and CAP Executive Director Paul E.Gardner. Dr. Felix isrmer Hawaii Wing Commander and actively supports CAP inii and 'OverseasCAP units throughout the Pacific. (Photo byid Kirtland)

M IL IT AR Y T RA IN IN G R OU TE SURVEYST o insure pro ficiency , military pilo ts m ust practicem issio ns such as air-to -air co mbat, aircraft in tercept andp ho to rec on naissan ce, o ften flying close to the gro un d tosimulate penetratio n o f enem y radar. Therefore, militaryagencies are autho rized to conduct training exercises incivil airspace below 10,000 feet m ean sea level (msl) atspeeds faster than 250 kno ts, T here are 273 lo w-level train-in g ro u te s which ca n be flo wn o nly in VFR eondi tiona ataltitudes fro m 500 to 1,500 feet a bo ve g ro un d le ve l (ag l). Inadditio n there are 23 "O live B ranch" ro utes w hich are flo wnbo th V FR and lFR between 1,500 feet agl and 6,000 feetrusl.Fo r safety reaso ns, the Federal Av ia ti o n Admin is tr at io n(FA A) requires an initial aerial visual survey f or o b st ru c-tio n o f all newly assigned lo w Level, h igh speed m ilitarytrain in g ro utes. T he FAA further stipulates that surveysb e flo wn below 1,000 feet, o nce do wn the center and oncealong each side.T h e S tr at eg ic Air Command (SAC) no rm ally m eets thesu rv ey r eq uir em e nt for its routes through contract withgeneral aviatio n so urces fo r light aircraft and pilo ts to flythe ro utes w ith (SAC) observers o n bo ard. A t the request o fSAC num bered A ir Fo rces, C ivil A ir Patro l pro vides air-craft and pilo ts to perfo rm some of the surveys, SinceO cto ber 1977, C AP has assisted in the survey o ffo ur ro utes.By u sin g CAP re so urc es, SAC can save o ver $ 500 per ro ute.In the future CAP will perfo rm at least eight annual sur-veys fo r SAC and po ssib ly mo re fo r o ther commands ande ve n o th er mili tary services.7

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Aerospace Education

T HE CE NT ER F OR A ER O SPA CE E DU CA TIO NDEVELOPMENTCivil Air Patrol has developed an organizational entitycalled the center fo r Aerospace Education Development.The Center develops, publishes and distributes AerospaceEducation materials where they're needed. They alsodevelop plans and conduct the National Con_gress on Aero-space Education and the Aerospace Educaticn LeadershipDevelopment Course.Pro je ct ed Cent er activi ty emphasizes th e following:(1) Design and conduct activities aimed at developmentof leaders and leadership activities ill aerospace educationnationwide,(2) Develop an d help implement aerospace education fo rcadets and senior members of Civil Air Patrol.(3 ) Establish and nurture inter-organization relation-ships for th e purposes of aerospace power and aerospaceeducation.(4) Research, write, visu~li~ and p~b~is~ aerospace edu-cation instructional materials Inall disciplines, at all levels(public, private and parochial schools), both formal and in-formal,(5 ) E sta blish a visiting scholar program aimed at identi-fying, describing, and publishing monographs. papers, docu-ments, editorials and pamphlets on the aerospace and edu-cation issues of our times.(6) Expand the numbers and quality of Aerospace Educa-tion Workshops,(7) Research, devel~p and publish aer?space educati.oncurricula for the benefit of those involved Informal and 111-formal aerospace education.AERO SPACE EDUCAT IO N WORKSHO PSCivil Air Patrol, in cooperation with colleges and univer-sities in 47 states, supported. over 200 graduate-level work-shops for teachers in 1978. Approximately 7,000 peopleattended these projects which are designed to develop abasic knowledge of and interest in aerospace with the hopethat the attendees will return t o their home areas and class-r ooms and integrate th e material into their teachingactivity.Aerospace Workshop. Participants in a Civil Air Patrolsupported aerospace education workshop conducted by theUniversity of Southern Colorado on field trip to the Air ForceAcademy received brief ings from the school staff and cadets andtoured facili ties. Civil Air Patrol . In cooperation with colleges anduniversit.ies in 47 states, supported over 200 graduate-levelworkshops to r\eachers in 197B . (Photo by Don Louie)

Aerospace Scholarships. The Air Force Association participates in the National Congress on Aerospace Education and cooperates with CAP in other aerospace education projects. Colorado AFA President, Edward C. Marriott, presented a check fotwo full scholarships to the CAP Aerospace Education Leadership Development Course to Colonel E . J. Zulauf, Commander othe USAF-CAP Rocky Mountain Liaison Region, as Noel A. Bulock Director of Aerospace Education for the Rocky MountairRegion, looks on. The continued AFA support of CAP in all of itactivities is deeply appreciated.Civil Air P at ro l's role is one o f advice. assistance an dsupport in developing the curriculum according t o ~hwishes of the workshop director employed by the learninginstitution. Air Force support may also be provided in thform of Air Force reserve personnel on short active dutytours who serve in a variety of ways including teaching. In

s ome cas es , Air Force a i l " transportation is made availablefor workhsop participants to visi t a specific site of aerospacein terest as a part of the curri cuIurn.An Air Force-prompted survey, to determine the value othe workshops and supported activity, was conducted in thesummer of 1978 with some interesting results, Survey formswere sent to over 1,850 people who attended about 50 different workshops. Following are some of the resul ts: The peeple surveyed represented quite an even agspread - 26 to 55 years - 44 percent of them being elemen-tary teachers. Ninety-eight percent of all attendees reported that thworkshop was a "rewarding" experience. O ver seventy percent reported that they had introduced

aerospace topics into their classrooms as a result of thworkshop. Ninety-seven percent would recommend the workshopt o their colleagues. Eighty-eight percent felt the workshop gave thembetter understanding of the need for a strong civilian aerospace commitment Over eighty percent said that, as a result of the workshop, they could better see the need for a strong militaryaerospaee commitment , Seventy-eight percent said it improved their attitudetoward the A ir F or ce .Clearly, this was a strong endorsement of the workshop pro

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rvice Station. Evelyn Bean lIeft) and Karen Patterson ofontana's Billings Composite Squadron received a detailedriefing on the function of the Billings FAA Flight Service Stationom station ohief Jon Bisworth, who is also a CAP member.ield trips to aviat ion related facilit ies are a key element in theerospace education portion of the cadet program. {Photo byAnderson)

CH O OL PRO GRAM S AND M AT ERIALSC ivil A ir Patro l is in terested in pro mo ting and suppo rt-n g a er os pa ce e du ca tio n at all grade levels in OUf p ub lic an di va te s cho o ls .A series of sin gle co ncep t teach in g/learn in g packets h avep ub lish ed fo r classroom u se ..T h ese feat ure w all c ha rt snd a wo rk center approach w ith m ultidiscipline studentask cards. Packets no w availab le fo r purchase fro m CA P'snter fo r A ero space Educatio n D evelo pm ent include suchubjects as Amelia Earhart; Eddie Rickenbacker: theight B ro thers; Charles L indbergh; Jim my Doo little;illy M itchell; the Space Shuttle; and the H isto ry o feneral Aviatio n. O thers w ill be pub lished. A lthough de-igned prim arily fo r upper elem entary grades, they are alsoin g used in m o re advan ced grades.Fo r the fo urth and fifth grades, a series o f activity /books on som e o f the above sub jects have b een pub-ished. T he activities invo lve reading exercises and wordn d m at h sk ills.Fo r the first thro ugh third grades, a series o f carto o n-c olo rin g b oo ks featurin g b asic scien tific sub jects deal-g with aviation have been p ub lish ed. O n e volume dealst h b allo o ns, b lim p s, c lo ud s, gravity, an d w eath er. A no th ern cludes un its en titled, " T he B irds S tarted It," "T he W ay to," "W orking w i th A irplanes," and "A Lo t o f A i r. "In the past y ear an aero space ed u eatio n text. "Y our A ero -pace W odd," was pub lished prim arily fer use in the CAPadet pro gram , but a few scho o ls also use it . H o wever, aextb oo k is no w b eing develo ped fo r use in higb scho ols, andw ill be availab le abo ut 1 A ugust 1979. T his pub licatio nalso be used as the prim ary first year text fo r the A iro rce Junio r R O T C pro gram b eginning next fall.A no ther develo pm ent/pub licatio n pro ject underw ay isb e C AP "Falco n Fo rce." T his is a co mprehensive aero spaceducation pro gram fo r the fo urth thro ugh sixth grade class-It W ill be tested in 60 o r 70 scho ols acro ss the co untryeginning in April 1979 and availab le fo r purchase by

scho ols ab out January 1980. T h e prim ary purpo se is to caterto and nurture this age gro up 's in terest in aerospace. Asecondary purpo se o f this pro gram is to m otivate them to -w ards the CA P Cadet Pro gram . Final decisio ns o n natio nalm arketin g w ill be influenced by th e test p ro gram results.AERO SPACE EDUCAT IO N LEADERSH IPDEV ELO PM ENT CO URSET he second annual Aero space Educatio n LeadershipDevelo pment Course (AELDC) was conducted in the A irU niversity facility at M axw ell A FB , A labam a, fro m 9 to 29July 1978. S tudents, prim arily - educato rs, from 25 statesattended the course. Successful com pletio n o f the courseearned them six: graduate ho urs credit fro m M iddle T ennes-see State University, It fo cused o n leadership skills andpu bli c i ss ue s i: n aero space. A s in the first y ear, each studentdeveloped a "Perso nal P lan o f Actio n" to be implementedupon returning to his o r her hom e area. T he purpo se was tocast the graduates In a leadership ro le w ith the purpo se o finitiating pro gram s fo r the educatio n o f the pub lic in aero-s pa ce a re as .As in the previo us y ear, the co urse fo cused o n individualstudy , exten sive sm all sem in ar discussio n gro up s, p ositio nso n pub lic issues, and expert speakers on the fo ur pub licissues selected fo r study th is y ear. These were:(1) E co no m ic R egulatio n o f In tern atio nal Air Carriers,w ith speakers from the C ivil Aero nautics Board and PanAmerican Airlines.(2 ) Airport and A ircraft N oise R eductio n, w ith speakersfrom the Federal Aviatio n Adm inistratio n and a lo cal poli-tical jurisdictio n h avin g to deal w ith the pro b lem at theJFK airport.(3) T he N eed fo r C ivil A ir T ranspo rt R esearch and D evel-o pm ent and A sso ciated Eco no mic Pro blem s, with speakersfrom the Natio nal Aero nautics and Spare Administrationan d L oc kh eed -C alifo rn ia C omp an y.(4 ) T he SALT N ego tiatio ns, w ith the featured speakerb ein g D r. Sidn ey D rell o f S tan fo rd U niversity .A fo llow -u p study o f the 1977 graduates and W hat theywere do ing about im plementing their "Perso nal Plans o fActio n" was conducted and pub lished. T he result o f thisstudy w as an en th usiastic en do rsem en t o f th e c ourse.

CAP Family. Gilbert Day is Commander of California's Vanden-berg Cadet Squadron located at Vandenberg Air Force Base andhis wife Carla is Commander of the Allan Hancock Cadet Squad-ron at Santa Maria. Daughter Kaari recently joined her father'ssquadron because of the aerospace environment ~t Vanden-berg and its proximity to their home. (Photo by McKinley John-son)

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T he eight vo lumes o f study m aterial o n pub lic: i ssues fo rAELD C' '7R are b ing sent til 1 5 wo rksho p directo rs ateollezes

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CAPChaplaincy

T he CAP chaplaincy , w ith nearly 1,000 m en and wom enrepresen ting 125 relig io us denom inatio ns serving as CAPchaplains, is the second largest chaplaincy in the wo rld.T hese vo lun teer clergy from the civilian secto r playa spe-cialized and vital ro le in the relig io us life, m o rale, andm orals o f the approxim ately 60,000 Civil A ir Patro l cadetsand senio r m embers. Each CAP chaplain is carefullyscreened fo r pro fessio nal co mpetence and then m ust receivee cc le sia st ic al e ndo rs emen t by his o r her denom ination. Inaddition, each is required to be in a full-time religiousvo catio n. o rdained, and have co mpleted fo ur years o f co llegend three years o f sem inary o r its equivalen t. T he CAPchaplain fo rce is further augm ented by so m e 3 50 v isitin glergy (n ot m em bers .o f Civil A ir Patro l) who conduct thecadet m oral leadersh ip train ing program in squadrons thate without a duly appointed chaplain.During 1978 CAP chaplains co ntributed mo re tb an120 ,815 man -hou r s to CAP, c on du ct ed 6,398 mo ra l Je ad er-hip sessio ns, held 2O ,94P p erso nal in terview s and co unsel-in g s es sio ns in vo lv in g 43,280 m em bers, visited 4,52 1 h om esnd units, and co nducted 4.,508 relig io us services/r ites in

to attending, at their o wn expense, innum erab lether CAP activities. T he CAP chaplaincy dem onstrates ao f grassro o ts ecum enism that highligh ts , wi th in theo mm unity , a stro ng, po sitive im age o f religio n in actio n. A skey member o f the CAP uni t co mm and er's staff, the ch ap-ain provides a con tinuing m inistry through the V alues fo rv in g p ro gram (m oral lead ership), pro fessio nal functio ns,erso nal co unseling, w orsh ip services, and as a sign ifican tiaiso n between the CAP unit and the member 's home,u rc h, a nd c ommun it y.T he Casaday -E lmo re M inister ial G rant o f $500 was

haplain Cited. Edmond C. Schumacher of the Kansas Wingalina Composite Squadron was recognized as the Civil Airatrol Unit Chaplain of the Year durinq the annual CAPhaplain's Conference held in conjunction with the CAPational Board meeting In Phoenix. From left: CAP-USAFational Chaplain, Chaplain Robert H. Beckley, Chaplainhumacher. USAF Chief of Chaplains Richard Carr, and Kansasng Commander James E.Barkley.

awarded to Senio r M ember Charles Larry Stiles, CAP .Boone County Compo site Squadro n. Bo one County . K en-tucky , fo r use toward an education preparing fo r a m ini -t ry -r ela te d fie ld . C hap la in , Lt. C olo ne l, E dm o nd C. Schumacher , CAP,S alin a C om po site S quadro n, Kansas Wing, w as aw ard edthe T ho mas C . Casaday Unit Chaplain of th e Yeiu' Award.Chaplain Schumacher has been an active GAP chaplainsince 1964 an d ha served units in N o rth Dako ta an dKansas. T he N atio nal Chaplain Comm ittee met in conjunctionw ith the CAP N atio nal B oard M eeting in Pho enix , A rizona.Tn addition to wo rkshops on the CAP c hapl ai nc y . Ch ap la in .M ajo r General, R ichard Carr, Chief o f Chaplains, USAF,delivered a challenging address to m ore than 150 m em bersattending the first annual Natio nal Com mander's PrayerBreakfast.Ministry to Youtb Labo rato ries/Chaplain T rain ing Con-ferences were held in all eight regions. T hir ty -seven CAPcadets attended three USAF-sponso red Christian En-c o un te r Co n fe re nc es . N ew chaplains ap po in ted to CAP units num bered 100.

Aircraft Dedicated. Squadron Chaplain Grant A. Campbellblessed and dedicated newly aSSignedCAP corporate aircraft.Members of the Augusta, Georgia, CSAR Cadet Squadron willuse the plane to promote aerospace education and provide cadetorientation flights as well as for emergency services. The CAPCorporation owns 630 aircraft which are assigned to unitsthroughout the nation, (Photo by Phillip Powell)MlnlMlt"f8 from, the Iollewlng deno.mlna.Uonfli serve a .H rAP thApla.in8:Ad\'~"[ r~lrI.tI'"s . ,' eMth-d, , ) A(h~ 'l1 lf~ \A m t r ir ;, ~ E vn '~IlltulChr i" ll a. ( "1 1,InihA" ",n1I ,l i, '" QfGnd1 \ " , " " ' ; 1 1 1 < ' < 1 G , . . j > o l ('btl r d , , , , ,r.., w l 1 1 l A > sn

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Senior Membel' Tl'ainingI~T he Sen io r T rain in g D irecto rate at N at io nal H e adq uar-tel'S h as resp on sib ility fo r develo pin g a n atio nw ide train in gpro gram fo r CAP senio r m embers wo rking in aU three m is-sion areaa.T he D irecto rate staff w orks with CA P m em bers

in th e field and with o ther H eadquarters CAP and A ir Uni-v ersit y ag en cies to im plement training initiatives anddevelo p curricula fo r the training courses conducted byC AP natio nally , regio nally , and at w ing and squadro n level.A dditio nally , the directo rate 8m ,ff pro vide instructio nalsup po rt w hen ev er possible in these courses which are theb asis o f five train in g lev els.

Sta,ffCollege. The eleventh annual CAP National Staff ColI.ege,conducted at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, in June with 86 CAP mem-bers attending, provided both graduate and undergraduatecredit. The USAF Air University makesavail'able its ProfessionalMilitary Education school facll tties for this advanced leadershiptra1ining course for CAP members in the grade of major andabove.-(Photo by Ken Kennedy)Level I - CAP Orientation CourseT his co urse, w hich is required of a U new CAP m em bers,includes segments on the histo ry and m issio ns o f CAP,m ilitary custom s and courtesies, pro per wear o f the CAPu nifo rm , an d CAP's relat io nsh ip to the U SA F.Level IT- Technical Specialty TrainingThis le ve l h as received considerable attsn tio n b ecau se itis here that GAP m embers learn to p erfo rm un it fu nc tio ns.Nineteen t echnical specialties have been id en tified an d self-study rn a t erial develo ped .00h elp m em bers ach ieve the tech -nician. senio r o r m aster rating in the specialty o f cho ice.S qu ad ro n L ea de rsh ip Schoo ls (SIS) have been developedin all CAP regio ns to augment training in the Level IIspecialties. 1n these weekend scho o ls, members are pro -vided a wo rk in g k now led ge of all specialties, an d are giventhe o ppo rtunity fo r in-depth study in the specialty to whichhe/she is assigned.Level m- C om ttum d & StaffLevel In o f the senio r member training pro gram ad-dresses the training needs o f persons assum ing com mand o rs ta ff p o sit io n s. In te gr al to this training is the study o f fo urO A P pam phlets which sum marize basic leadership/m an-agement theo ry and practice. T rainees are required to at-tend fo ur national. regio nal. and/o r w ing co nferences, no to nly to broaden their co ntacts within the o rganizatio n, butalso to develo p a fuller understanding o f the purpo ses o fthe C AP . Further leadership trainin g is 'p ro vided th ro ugh

completio n o f the ECI Squadro n O fficer Scho o l o r its Dequivalent, CAP Region Staff Colleges h av e b een developto afford CAP-oriented training to SQua dr on le ve l c ommaan d s ta ff o f fi ce rs . T he fo cus is o n co mm unicatio n skileadership/managemen t theo ries and practices, and pln ing an d co nductin g squadro n aetivi ties.O ne h undred n inety CAP members attended one o ft hree w eek -lo ng c ou rses du rin g th e sum mer o f 1978.Level IV - Senior Command &StaffCentral to the senio r command and staff training isNational S taff Co llege (N SC), co nducted annually at Mwell AFB , AL. T his .activity is the graduate-level schfo r a dv an ce d lea de rs hip trai:nlng.for CAP members ingrade o f majo r and above. T he NSC makes extensive usethe facilities and faculty m em bers o f the U SA F Air Univsity 's Pro fessio nal M i litary Educatio n scho ols. B oth gradate and undergraduate academ ic credit is availableco mpletio n o f this co urse. E ighty -six C AP m em bers attened in 1978.As leaders in th e CAP o rganizatio n, m em bers at this leo f trainin g are required to make o ra l p re se nt at io n s to ci

Projeet X. Attendees at both the CAP Nat.iona! Staff Colleand Cadet Officers School, conducted annual!yat Ma:xwellForce Base, Alabama, are all tested by the problem-solvinexercise called Project X. Both 'teamwork and individual initiatare required and the challenge.s at the exercise brings toforefront natural leaders within the group. (Photo by KKennedy)

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and church gro ups, and go vernm ental agencies w ithin theircom munities, pro mo ting aero space program s and the CivilA ir P at ro l.

Squ",dro" School. SQuadron Leadership School is conductedto augment training of senior members in their assignedtechnical specialty. These weekend schools have beendeveloped in a " U CAP regions to emphasize training in theperformance of basic unit functions.

Level V - USAF Senio r Scho o lT he academ ic accomplishment required in Level V isco m ple tio n o f t he A ir U niv ersit y's Air War C olle ge Associ-ate Program . T his training provides an insight into AirForce policy required o f the leaders in CAP. T hree yearsexperience in a co mm and o r staff po sitio n is also requiredfo r c om plet io n o f t his t ra in in g.Specialized M issio n T r ain in gM any com munity -level specialized training program s,such as tho se conducted by the Red Cro ss and lo cal C ivilDefense Agencies, are ava ilab le to CAP sen io r m em bers asw ell as natio nal pro gram s such as:=Com municattona Schoo l. T he CAP N orthwest Regio nconducts a com municatio ns schoo l at K utztown State Co l-lege, Kutztown, Pennsy lvania, that is o pen to b oth sen io rand cadet m em bers. T he specialized train ing in com muni-cations techniques and procedures is designed to qualifyatten dees fo r C AP C omm unicatio ns O fficer p ositio ns.-Nattonal Search and Rescue (BAR) School, The Na-t ional SAR Schoo l is a o ne-w eek co urse desig ned to enh an cethe pro fessio nalism o f BAR m issio n coo rdinato rs. T heschoo l is conducted by the USAF and USCG at Governo rsIsland, N ew Y ork ill1979 an additio nal scho ol w ill be con-ducted at Go ve rnme nt Islan d, A lamed a, California,.Flying Clinics. Fligh t clin ic training consists o f bo thground schoo l and flight m aneuvers designed to improvepilo t p ro ficiency and enhance fly ing safety . C linics areconducted either by CAP o r outside agencies such as FAAat vario us lo catio ns w ith in tb e eight CA P regio ns.Mission Coordinator Course. These are two-day coursesco nducted b y the A ir Fo rce A ero space R escue and Reco veryService at lo catio ns thro ugho ut the co un try to provide mis-sion coo rdinato r training to persons invo lved in the inlandse arch an d re sc ue m issio n.

M i ssio n T rain in g E xercisesEach CAP wing co nducts em ergency services train ingand upgrading pro gram s througho ut the year to improvebo th the skills o f individual m em bers and the effectivenesso f t he o rg an iz at io n as a team. Also, each w ing annuallyundergoes disaster relief and two search and rescue testexercises under the scrutiny o f A ir Fo rce evaluato rs, T hepurpose o f t he se tests is to determ ine the effectiveness o fCAP w ing training pro gram s and w ing capab ility to re -sp on d an d sa tisfa cto rily execute any m ission it m ay becalled upon to perfo rm . A valuab le side benefit o f testexercises is train ing gained through the oppo rtun ity pro -vided to p ra ctice m issio n sk ills u nd er rea list ic co nd it io ns.

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H o me StudyM any CAP members devo te much o f their tim e to self-developm ent thro ugh hom e study . V arious oppo r tun itiesare availab le fo r ho me study train ing, am ong w hich are:

Defense Civil Preparedness Agency (DCPA). Thencp A S ta ff Coli ege m akes courses o n "Ci v il D efense U AF"and "In troductio n to Radio log ical M on ito ring" available toal l CAP members fo r 110me study.E xt.ensio n C ourse Institute (E Cl). EC I is the co rrespo n-d en ce s ch o ol o f th e Air Fo rce and is o pen to CAP m em bersw itho ut charge. ECr co urses in general m ilitary train ingand specialized fields such as com munications are especi-a ll y b enef ic ia l to CAP membe rs .

Caribbean Ceremony. Colonel Rudolfo Criscuolo, former Corn-mander of the CAP Puerto Rico Wing. made a special presenta-lion to Captain Tom Stewart. Commander of the RooseveltRoads Naval Air St.ation at Ceiba, to express appreciation for hisand the U.S. Navy's support of the wing's cadet encampmentprogram. Captain Stewart's interest in Civil Air Patrol dates backto his experience as a CAP cadet in Oklahoma City in 1945.(Photo by Ernesto CortesI

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The Cadet Program

Officer Training. Jeanne Watson, left from Akron, OhioMargaret Churchill from Lincoln, Nebraska were among thenthusiastic young men and women attsndlnq the CAP COfficers School conducted at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, dJune, The ten-day course included leadership training, prosolving, public speaking, physical fitness, and"orientarionwith instruction divided between lectures and seminars. (Pby Ken Kennedy)

International Air Cadet Exchange (LACE)T he IA CE pro gram was c o nc eiv ed in 1946 by th eCadet League o f Canada and the A ir T rain ing Co rG reat B ritain and first co nducted in 1947 w ith thetance o f the Ro yal A ir Fo rce and the Ro yal CanadianFo rce. C ivil A ir Patro l en tered the exchange in 1948.the assistance o f the US Air Force. T he program has go ver the years, having invo lved som e 41 eountries attim e o r an oth er.F ro m its o r ig in the purpo se o f the lACE has been tom o te in tern atio nal u nd erstand in g, go od will. an d frien dam ong yo ung peo ple having a com mon in terest in aviaT o th is end, an annual, th ree-week exchange o f cadeconducted by Civil Air Patro l and o rganizatio ns sucnatio nal aero club s and natio nal A ir Fo rce academ ieo ther countries. P ar tic ip at in g o rg an iz at io n s ineach couspo nso r and pro vide visiting cadets w ith sig htseein gto urs o f aero space industries and museum s, visits topo rts: and A ir F orce installatio ns, o rien tatio n and traiflights in gliders and powered aircraft and visits inf am ilie s' h omes .In the 1978 pro gram , 174 CAP cadets and 36 senio r mbe r escor ts we re e xc ha ng ed with the 14 other lACE menations and nine co untr ies in the East Asia/PacificAnnual exchanges w ith these latter , no nm em ber counare arranged and conducted bilaterally by C iv il A ir Punder sim ilar rules and fo rm at and in conjunction w ithre gu la r IA CE p ro gram .T he CAP Natio nal Com mander and CAP Executiverecto r par ticipated in a m eeting o f the lA CE A sso ciatioT h e H a gu e, th e N eth erland s, to plan the 1979 exchangetween lACE m ember natio ns. A decisio n was made by16 m em ber natio ns in attendance to reduce p ro gram lefrom 21 to 15 days, in an effort to adjust to the im pacinflatio n and heavy perso nal demands enco unteredt o day 's e n vi ro nment .

T he Civil A ir Patro l Cadet Program is d esign ed to d ev el-o p and m oti vate yo ung people to leadersh ip and responsibleci tizenship. T he pro gram is open to U.S. ci tizens and per-so ns law fully adm itted fo r permanent residence to th eUnited States an d its terr ito ries and po ssessions w ho are 13thro ugh ~7 years o f age. o r have s atisfa ct orily c om p le te d t hesix th grade. Upo n reaching age 1. cadets m ay cho o se toeither b ecom e senio r m em bers o r to co ntinue in th e cadetp ro gram u ntil their 2 1st b irth day .Individual cadets are pro vided o ppo rtunities to develo ptheir leadersh ip skills in an aero space o rien ted enviro n-m ent under the guidance o f adult CAP leaders and w ith theadvice and assistance o f A ir Fo rce liaiso n perso nnel. C adetsare perm itted to pro gress at their own pace thro ugh a struc-lured pro gram o f aero space educatio n. leadership training.p hy si c a I fitn es s, a nd m o ra l le ad er sh ip .Upo n com pletio n o f each achievement in t he s tr uc tu re dpro gram , cadets earn increased cadet rank, decorations.awards. eligib ility fo r natio nal special activities. and ano ppo rtun ity fo r scho larsh ips and gran ts. T he vario us phaseso f the structu red pro gram which allo w bo th in di v id ua ls a ndgroup invo lvem ent are interspersed with orientationflights, en cam pm en ts, an d a variety of o th er sp ec ia l a ct iv i-ties and incentives designed to reward achievem ent andmotivate co ntin ued p ro gressio n in th e pro gram .

Pensvlvania Paperwork. One of the 200 cadets attending theannual Pennsylvania winter survival school takes time to updatesquadron records. The courses conducted at Hawk Mountainand Chaneysville were more difficult than usual because of heavysnows and severe cold. (Photo by RayKaminski)

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Iowa Award. Seventeen-year old Eric Vander Linden was pre-sented the General Carl A_ Spaatz Award by Iowa GovernorRobert D. Ray. As a member of the Des Moines CompositeSquadron, Eric soloed in both glider and powered aircraft and hascontinuedto work toward getting a private pilot's l icense.Scholarship ProgramIn 1978 the C ivil A ir Patro l, thro ugh its N atio nal Scho lar-ship Program, provided $34 ,000 to 54 o f its y oun g m em bersto supplem ent their co llege or v o ca tio n al- te ch nic al s ch o oleducation. Scholarships and grants are given fOT study inEngineering, Educatio n, H um anities, T heo lo gy , and Sci-ence . Rec ip i en t s range from young perso ns in terested inlearning to b e aircraft m echanics to those pursuing ad -vanced degrees in aero nautical engineering- o r aero spacemedicine. In additio n to the natio nal scho larship pro gram ,many scholarships and grants are pro vided lo cal and statelev el CAP u nit s.

Cadet EncampmentsA prerequisite fo r earning th e General Billy MitchellAward is that a cadet attend a CAP encampment, either ata US Air Fo rce o r DO D installatio n o r at a community ,state, o r natio nal facility arranged at tile local level. Attain-ment of the M i tc hell Aw ard ls the first m ajo r benchm ark o fthe C adet P ro gram . It qualifies cadets fo r participatio n inm ore advanced special activities and auto matically quali-fies them fo r the grade o f A irm an First Class (E-3) shouldthey choose to e nlis t.i n t he A ir Force.~lost importantly, however, is the impact of encamp-m ent attendance on the cadets' future lives. In m ost cases.this is their first exposure to t he w o rk in g life in the aero -space w orld, T hey get firsthand kn ow ledge o f military life,gain practical experience, and become aware o f career o p-po rtunities. .During 1978, a to tal o f 5,20 CAP cadets and 56 CAPsenior mem b ers at ten ded en cam pmen ts. Civil A ir P at ro l isag ain d eep ly g rat efu l to the commanders an d personnel ofthe 25 active A ir Fo rce Bases and 29 o ther Department o fDefense installations across th e country who so generouslysuppo rted the C ivil Air Patro l encampment pro gram in1978. An additio nal 21 encampments were conducted atn on -DOD fac il it ie s.Cadet Flight TrainingVar ious flight training o ppo rtunities are available toCAP cadets. In its fiscal year 1978 budget, Civ il A ir Patrolallocated $50,000 to p ro vide 'locally conducted s olo f lig httraining and orientation flights f or c ad et s. The funds willprovide 104 solo fligh] scholarships available to eligiblecadets in the 52 C AP w ings.The scholarships cover expenses of ground sehool an dflight training leading to solo qua lif ic at io n . D i st rib u ti o no f scho larships w as based on CAP wing recruiting per-fo rmance during 1977, w ith a m aximum o f three scho lar-ships go ing to any onewing.Upon jo in in g CAP , cadets b eco m e eligib le to qualify fora series o f six 30-m inute o rientatio n flights. A ltho ugh thepro gram is conducted and funded at w ing and unit level,

the natio nal treasury provides partial reim bursem ent fo rthe first flight, In 1978, the 52 wings w ere partially reim -bursed fo r the expense o f pro viding 5,500 cadets w ith theirfir st f lig ht experience thro ugh a lo cally co nducted o rienta-tion flight.Wright Rver. A five-eights scale version of the "Wright Fryer," built by members of the Cherokee Composite Squadron of theCAP Illinois Wing, is scheduled to be test flown and later displayed at air shows and other gatherings. This and other special pro-jects by Al Denny (ieft), Dennis Biela, Randy Dean, and Steve Snyder, along with other members of the Cherokee Squadron, isindicat ive of the team effort that caused their organizat ion to be rated as the number one cadet unit in the nation,

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T-38 Flight. The Air Training Command Familiarization Coursefor Civil Air ParraI cadets conducted 'at Laughlin AFB, Texas, isdesigned to stimulate interest in the USAF as a career. Thehighlight ofthe course for Terry Scott was an orientation flight inthe T-38 Talon. Air Force 1st Lt. Mark W. Stickney is aninstructor pilot in the ATC Undergraduate Pilot Training Program.(Photo by Ken Kennedy)

lACE Visit During their three-week lnternational Air CadetExchange (lACE) visit to this country, cadets from France wereguests of the Colorado CAP Wing. At the Air Force Academy,they checked out the newly acquired OeHaviliand Twin-Otterused for parachuting by Academy cadets. The 1978 exchangewas pertlcipated in by 24 nations with 176 CAP cadets and 36senior member escorts making up the contingents visiting in the23 other participating countries while a like number from thosecountries visited the United States.

Challenger Course. Silhouetted against the skyline are Ccadets practicing rapelling techniques at the annual WashingWing "Challenger Encampment." The week-long progrconducted Onthe Olympic Peninsular near Shelton. Washingwas attended by approximately 60 cadets from throughoutCAP Pacific Region.

Survival Shelter. As part of the Air Force Academy SUrCourse, CAP cadets learned to build a rain shelter using pchute shroud lines to lash parachute canopy to a frame of dtree limbs. They also learned to build shelters for arcticdesert survival.

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THE CAP CADET PROGRAMLEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

CAREER MOTIVATIONThe Air Force has approved the award of pay grade E-3

(Airman First Class)upon enlistment to persons who have earnedthe CAP General Billy Mitchel! Award as a Civil Air Patrol Cadet.This is a modification of the policy that previously allowedenlistment in pay grade E-.2for holders of the Mitchell Award.Thisaction isin linewith Air Force efforts to attract higher qualityenlisteesand is indicative of Air Force confidence in the quality ofthe Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program.This confidence is in part due to the outstanding performancerecord of Mitchell Awards cadets who previously enlisted under

the pay grade E-2authorization.CAP cadet Mitchell Award holders entering the Air Force

during FY 78 had an attrition rate of 1.4% trorn Basic Military

Training and the Air Foree.This is unusually low in comparison tothe overall Air Force enlistee attrition rate. As a result of theirCAP background, they were clearly better prepared than theaverage enlistee.Another indicator of the quality of the CAP cad,at program is

that approxlrnatelv 6% of the young men and women that enterthe Air Force Academy each year are former CAP cadets. Over1,500 former CAP cadets have been admitted to the Aoademysince its establishment in 1955. While the cadet program is amajor factor in motivating young people to seekesrsers in the AirForce, many former CAP cadets enlist in other services andattend other service academies.

Photos by Ken Kennedy

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The NationalBeard is the prin9ipa'lgoveming'body of the Civil' Air Patrnl Corporation under au-thorlty of the Act of Incorporation, Seclio n 2 0 1 -208 ..Title 36, United States "Code (Public Law 476.79th Congress).The Board is made up 01 the N~,lional Comman-der. National Vice Commander, Executive D.irect'or(also Commander of CAP-USAF), National Fi-nanceand Legal Officers, aridthe 8 Region and 52Wing Commanders" Only those 65 officials cancommit tile organization to "corporate" liability.The Board meets at least once annual ly at thecal l of the National; Commander who, as the prin-cipal corporate officer. presides as Chairman. This

CAP Commander and Cadel.

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Top Cadet alld Co",monder;

N A TI ON A L B OA R D MEETIN .G/NATIONALCONV ,ENT l ONPHOENIX. AR1ZONAbody aCiS on all matters 'brought befara it and re-serves the exclusive power to amend the CAPConstitution and Bylaws and elect the NationalCommander and National Vice Commander,. A 'National Convention for the general member-ship is held in conjunction with the' NatiQnal 8oarl:!Mellt ingand is at tended by members from the 50states, Puerto Rico. aM the Distr ict of Columbia.This annual netional ge):-togetherprovides an idealforum fercritique of the past, planning for the fu-hire, conduct of training seminars' and inform a-t lenal cross-feed programs. and presentafionofawards in recognitionohignTficant individual andorqanlzational achievement.

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The 1978 National Board M'eetinglN'atioConvention was held on 8 -9 September atHyatt Regency Hotsl in Phoenilt, Arizona w1,400 OMI Alr Patrol members and guests atteing. Air Force interest in and support of its, civau~mary was emphasized by the a:nendanceparticipation of General' John W. Robert! !, Cmander of Air Training Command; LieutenG_eneralAaymond B. Furlong, CommanderefUniversity; and Major General Ralph S. SaundCommander of the Air Force Aerospace Resand R:ecoveryService,(Photos by Ken Kennedy and John Ma

Aircraft Shown

C,haploin Awards

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Tha naw col.oredwing stripes for CAP corpora.ta owned ajrcraft are distInc-tive and complement the now attractive streamlined body paint design. Ad-miring the new GOlor.cheme are IL to RJ Luther M. Smith, William C.Whelen, Johnnie Boyd, and L.H.McCormack. Colonel Smith Is Chairmanof the National Chaplain Committ_, Brigadier General Whelen i8 NationalFinance Officer. Colonel Boyd is National Vice Commander. and ColonelMcCormack i.Commander of the Southeast Region. (Photo by KenKennedy)

Ine special Pentagon ceremony, CAP National Commander Thomas C.Casaday (right) announced establishmentof the annual $1,000"David C. Jones" CAP academic scholarship and unveiled the new "USAF Chief of StaffTrophy," to be awarded as the top prize at the annual CAP Cadet Competition. The first trophy presentation wasmade inhonor ofGeneral Jones (center) at MoxweUAirForee Base, .Alabam.a,in Dacember. General Jonas isnowserving as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Air Force Brigadier General Paul E.Gardner nefti functions indual rolas as CAP-USAFCommander and CAPExecutive Director.

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During 8 visit to the Air Force Academy Survival Museum, Academy cadet Linda Sweeney and CAP cadetRose Gzssko, of Arizona's SkyHarbor Cadet Squadron. inspect model of a survival shelter built of logs andparachute. Rose attended the survival training course for CAP cadets conducted annually at the Air ForceAcademy. Linda is a former CAP cadet member of Arizona's Tempe Composite Squadron and was amon.gthe first women admitted to the Academy. (Photo by BillMadsenl

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Blue Berets. Pam Curtright is f irst in l ine for breakfast during theBlue Beret Cadet Encampment conducted at Fort Snelling Parknear Minneapolis by the CAP North Central Region. The fWOweek progre m provided training in survlval, first aid, map reading,search and rescue, and radiological monitoring. The Encamp-ment Commander was assisted by Air Force PararescuernanMike Serafin and Dan Inch who served as instructors.

Iowa Training. Penny Recker, left, and Deanna Norris wereamong the eleven cadets who received solo gilder training at theone-week glider encampment conducted at Red Oak Airport inJune. The instructor is Cal Denison. (Photo by Jim Black}Encampment Program. As seon as possi-ble after joining CAP and completing requiredpreliminary training, attendance at anencamp-ment is considered an important factor in mo-tivating young cadets to continue with andprogress In the program. There are two typesof encampments. Type A encampments areconducted at selected Air Force bases, as ap-proved by Headquarters USAF. These acttv-ities are usually 14 days long and are con-dUcteq between 1 June and 31 August. TypeB encampments are arranged locally and con-dueted at any available community, state Ofnational facility, including Department of De-fense installat ions for a continueus period upto 14 days, or on consecutive weekends asbivouac type activities. Both programs arewellsupervised by adult CAP members and ad-vanced CAP cadets with advice and assis-tance provided by Air Force liaison personnel.(Photo by Ken Kennedy)

Washington Weekend. Once-a-month weekend training isconducted at Camp E.S.T.A. lEast Side Training Area) for bothcadet and senior members of the CAP Washington Wing. Theold World War II recovery airfield facili ty near Ephrata is providedon a free lease by the Army G0rpS of Engineers, but the buildingsare maintained in habitable condition by CAP members at theirexpense. While many CAP activit ies are supported by active AirForce bases and other DOD facilit ies, CAP, out of necessity, haslearned to make-do with what is available when this vital DODsupport cannot be provided.

Field Test. The 170 cadets from 17 CAP wings attending thePennsylvania Wing Summer Ranger Training School wereperiodically tested as the course progressed. They put theirknowledge to use durinq hikes up to 25 miles, and by graduation,were capable of l iving off the land without modern conveniences.(Photo by Ray Kaminski)

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Support For Civil Air Patrol

T he CAP ~U SA F L iaiso n S tructureFollowing it s Co ngressio nal charter as a nonpro fit bene-vo lent co rpo ratio n under Pub lic Law 476 on 1 July 1946,.CAP w asdesignated as the vo lunteer civilian auxiliary o fthe A ir Fo rce by Public Law Sr,7 o n 26 M ay 1948.T his statute which is also known as the CAP Supply Billautho rizes the Secretary o f the Ai r F orce to provide certainsupport to C ivil A ir Patrol. such as the use o f A il' Fo rceservices and facilities, assistance with training, excessequipm ent, reimbursem ent fo r fuel, lub ricants, and com-munication expenses o n A ir Fo rce autho rized m issio ns, andA ir Fo rce liaiso n personnel assigned at the national, re-gional, an d w in g levels o f C ivil A ir P atro l.T he A ir Force Liaison Structure and Civil A ir Patro lcome to gether at the H eadquarters C AP -U SA F/N atio nalH eadquarters C ivil A ir P atro l level. B rigadier G eneral PaulE . Gardner, as th e senior officer in th e CAP -U SA F L iaiso nstructure, p erfo rm s duties in a dual status.In his military eapaci ty, h e direc ts USAF support o f CAPand comm ands all A ir Fo rce perso nnel assigned to Head -quarters CAP~U SA F and th e eigh t regio n and 52 wingl ia is on o f fi ce s.In his role as Executive D irecto r o f Civil Air Patro l, heserves in his private capacity and no t as an officer o f th eU nited. States. A s Executive D irecto r, he adm inisters theday-to-day activites of CAP and is a voting m ember o f theCAP National B oard and National Executive Com mittee.The Ah Force staffassignedto H eadquarters CAP-U SA Fsup po rt the C omm ander CAP"USAF/CAP Exe cu tiv e D ir ee-to r in bo th func t ions .In each o f the eight USAF-CAP liaiso n regions whichcorrespond to th e eight GAP reg io ns t hat geo grap hic ally

divide the fifty states, Puerto R ico , and the D istrict o fCo lumb ia: an Air Fo rce Co lo nel com mands a sm all staff inthe region o ffice and an o fficer and no ncom missio ned o ffi-ce r in each o f the (state level) USAF CAP Wing LiaisonO f f ic es u nde r h is ju ri sd ic ti o n.USAF-CAP liaiso n perso nnel serve as implem entingagents fo r p olic ies est ab lish ed by the Commander CAP-USA F, as field-advisors to assist GAP com manders in m is-

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s ia n per fo rmance , and as liaiso n and control b etw een Can d federal go vernmen t resources where faci lf t ies..servicequipment, or fu nd s a re in vo lv ed .W ithin the A ir Fo rce co mm and structure, H eadquarteCAP-USAF comes under A ir University , com mandedLieutenant General Raymond B. Furlo ng and Air TraininCommand, c omma nd ed by General Jo hn W . Roberts.O ccupancy o f DO D Facilities. T he use o f D epartm entDe fe ns e (DOD) f ac il it ie sg iv es some financial relief to CA ir P atro l units and provides fo r m aximum utilizatio nthe facilities. CAP units o c cu py a pp ro xim a te ly 412square feet o f DO D building and office space at 141 lotio ns. T his accomm odates less than 15 percent o f the CAir Patrol units th at require b etter facilities. T he reducti

Auxiliary .Aid. As the civil ian volunteer auxiliary of the Air FoCivil Air Patrol performs the aerospaceedueatlcn, cadetgram,and emergency services missions, and provides other ncombatant support to the Air Force as requested. In returnAir Force provides advice and assistance as authorized by PuLaw 551. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel A.obert ShellenbergCommander of the 17th Taerical Aiirl ift Squadron at ElmenAFB" Alaska reviews progress report of the Elmendorf GCadet Squadron presented by squadron members lfromPa,ul!Ballmer, Paul Knutson, and Naven Knutsen. Shellenbger's squadron is the Air Force sponsor of the CAP unit .

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in num ber o f DO D facilit ies even further lim its the avail-ab i Iity o f such facili t ies fo r C AP use. E nactm en t o f the pro -po sed am endm ent to the CAP Supply B ill. H R 1 200 . w ou ldp ro vid e r elie f s in ce it would autho rize CAP use of the ser-vices an d facilit ies o f o ther federal civ il ag encies in additio nto D OD proper ty as presen tly authorized under PL 557,Ti Lie 10, US 9441.

Secretary Stetson. The Honorable John C. Stetson, Secretaryof the Air Force, was presented a copy of the book "Hero NextDoor" by cadets Grace Muller and George lshlkara of California'sPresidio of San Francisco Composite Squadron. The book byCAPmember Frank A. Burnham, isa factual. up-to-date accountof the accomplishments of Civil Air Patrol.DO D Excess Pro per ty . C ivil Air Patrol is authorized byPub lic Law 557 to acquire equipm ent and supplies that areexcess to the needs o f the D epartm en t o f D e fe ns e. P ro p er tyacquired during 1978 included airc ra ft . v eh icle s, c ommun i-cations equipm ent, o ffice equipm ent and o ther property ,with an estim ated value o f $ 1.6S7.G I9. T he estim ated value

is 2 0 percen t o f the o rig inal co st to D O D. Resto ratio n o f air-craft and vehicles to a safe operating condition and m odifi-cation o f aircraft to m eet FAA airwo rthiness standardsrequires the expenditure o f the lim ited funds o f the C ivilA ir Patro l Co rpo ration , T he Air F orce identified 2 4 excessD O D aircraft fo r transfer to CAP during 197 as com paredto 58 in 1977 .CAP Supply Depo t. CAP operates a supply depo t atAmar illo , T e xa s, to o btain , sto re. and ship aircraft. parts toindividual w ings, A ll transpo rtatio n and handling chargesare p aid by the users o f this service. Spare parts are pro -vided fo r the 630 CAP corporate o w ne d a ir cr aft, co nsistin go f 42 different m akes and models. Parts fo r these DO D

ex cess and C AP acquired civilian type aircraft are usu allyunavailab le fro m o ther so urces. E xcess D O D aircraft sparep ar t.'> a re n o t p ro v id ed to CA P m em bers fo r use o f privatelyowned aircraft , b ut the depo t do es seU vendo r acquiredspares to individual CAP members fo r use on their ownaircraft.Proposed Amendment to CAP Supply B ill (10 USC9441), CAP is currently autho rized under Pub lic Law 557.Sectio n 9441, T itle 10 U SC , to acquire Departm ent o f De-

fense (DO D) excess proper ty and to u se ex ce ss DOD realestate and facilit ies. H o wever, because o f b uilt-in restr ic-tio ns. CAP's low prio rity . and DO D interpretatio n o f thelaw . m issio n suppo rt reso urces that may be acquired byCAP under the current autho rizatio n have been severelylimited. A p ro p os ed amen dment to Section 9 44 1, T it le 1 0. U SC(T he CAP Supply B ill) was introduced in Congress on 6April 1977 a'S H R 6237. T he propo sed amendment (H R62.37) co ntains pro visio ns requiring bo th federally fundedsuppo rt and unfunded suppo rt. T he unfunded suppo rtprovisions autho rize tb e USAF to (1) acquire excess per-s on al p ro p er ty (aircraft. automot ive vehicies.icommunica-t io ns equipm ent, and to ols) fro m Federal civil agencies andin hands o f g ov ernm en t co nt ra ct or s fo r transfer to CAP;and (2) acquire excess real property and facilit ies underco ntro l o f Federal civil agencies fo r use o n a lo an basisby C AP units. T he suppo rt pro visio ns requiring additio nalFederal funding are (1) free unifo rm s fo r CAP cadets atce rt ain sta ges o f achievements: (2 ) reimbursement to CAPunits o n an hourly basis fo r aircraft m aintenance expendedduring USAF-approved actual and training earch andre scu e m issio ns: (3 ) re im b ursem en t to CAP members fo rtelephone tolls and autom otive fuels expended during theaccomplishment o f actual and train ing search and rescuem is sio n s a s a ut ho riz ed by U SA F: and (4) partial reim burse-m enr (per diem ) fo r sub sistence and quarters to CAP m em -ber'S who t ra ve l e xc essiv e d ist an ces from their ho mes toacco mplish actual and train ing search and rescue m issionsas au tho r ized b y USAF . D uring the 95th Congress, the propo sed amendmentw as p as se d by the entire H ouse and sent to the Senate. H o w-ever, o ther pressing b usiness prio r to adjournm ent did no tallow sufficien t tim e fo r the Senate B udget Comm ittee toinclude it in the budget so it co uld B e considered by th eS en at e A rmed Services Committee.If the CAP is to m ain tain its current level o f capabilityin search and rescue. disaster assistance, and its .otherpublic service program s in youth develo pm ent and aero -space education . the passage o f the propo sed am endm ent.which was rein troduced a H R 1200 on 22 January. 1979,i s d ef in it ely r equi re d.

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Congressman Commander. Lester L Wolff, Congressmanfrom New York and Commander of the Civil Air Patrol Congres-sinal Squadron, shows off the modified Cessna 172 assigned tohis unit for use as an effect ive search aircraft . The aircraft is alsoused to provide orientation flights for cadets. (photo by MiriamLUddekel23

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Association WithOtherOrganizations

The success of a volunteer organization is realized pri-marily through dedicated members wbo contribute theirtime, talents, and resources in support of a worthwhilecause. Separate organizations also sometimes unite in sup-port of common interests. Civil Air Patrol's association withother organizations and agencies range from the interna-tional to.the community level; from the Air Cadet Leagueo f Canada to lo cal V FW P ost spo nso r o f a C AP cadet squad-ron.

AFA Award. Andrew K. Weaver was presented the Air ForceAssociation Special Award by AFA Vice President WilliamChandler. The award, in recognit ion of Andrew's selection as theCivil Air Patrol Gadet of the Year, was presented during the 1978meeting of the CAP National Board. The AFA is a long-standingsupporter of CAP in all of its activit ies. (Photo by Ken Kennedy)Ame ric an L eg io nCAP and the Ameriean Legio n have a common comm itm ent in aero -space educatio n an d y outh develo pm ent an d h ave co op erated in th ese areaso f in terest sY nce 1950 . The Legio n urges its ] J O I S t commandera to contactcounterparts In lo ca l CA P squadro ns an d discuss m eans fo r furth er co oper-atio n at the grass r o ot s l ev el.Air Cadet Leaglle of CanadaT h ro ug h it s in vo lv em e nt in t h e I n te rna t iena l Air Q tdet E xch an ge P ro -gram o ver the past 31 y ears, C ivil A ir Patro l h as estab lish ed go od w orkin grelations with s im l ls r o r g an iz a ti o n s in m an y c ou nt rie s. A ne sp ed.a lly c lo seaB IlO Ciatio n has develo ped between CAP and the A ir Cadet League o fC an ad a sin ce t he first exch an ge b etw een th e tw o o rgan izatio ns in 1948.

S alva tio n A rm yT he Salvation Army is ch artered b y Congress an d ch arged in t heeral D isaster R elief Act o f 1970 with responsJbiJity to a ssis't p erson eed a s a re su lt o f d is as te r eme rg en cie s, Em er ge nc y s er vi ce s i s also am iss io n a nd to in su re t hat th e ma xim um p o te nt ia l o f both ol'gllnizationassist p erso ns in n eed will be r eal iz ed. II . statement o f c oo p er at io n b etthe Salvatio n A rm y and CAP wa s a do p te d in 197R There ha s since bc o nt in ui ng d ev el opmen t o f t h is w o rt .hw hi I e a s so c ia ti on .

D efen se C ivil P rep aredn e8l! A gen cy (D CP a)T he DCPA. t hro ugh it s e ig ht re gio na l offices, coordinates with statelo cal go vernm ents in develo ping and adm inistering civil preparedpro gram s, Under a 1!n4 M e mo randum o f U nderstanding b etweenan d DCP A, Civil Air P at ro l c oo rd in at es w it h state a nd lo ca l g oy er nmin d ev el op in g a gr eem en t s that w ill m a ke cAP s up p o rt a va il ab le toagen cies durin g em ergen cies. T he agreem en ts w ith in th e 5 2 CAP w in gu pd at ed a nn u al ly .U.S. Ai r Force Re8en'eT he experience and skills o f A ir Fo ree R eserve personnel continube valuab le assets in support o f C ivil Air P at ro l p ro gra ms. R eseserve as th e staff o f th e CAP Cadet Officers S ch oo l a nd N a tio n al Staflege cenducted each sum mer at M axwell A ir Fo rce Base. T hey alsorurrentiy suppo rt cadet encam pm ents. aero space educatio n w orksso lo flight encam pm ents. and a wide variety af o th er sp ec ia l a ct ivReservists s er ve s ho rt toUts of ac tiv e d ut y to assist w ith nationalCA P p ro gram s, b ut the bulk o f their work is at the grass r o ot s l ev el ain g with the cadet program and with senio rs in search and rescuecises a nd e ffe ct iv en ess t es ts . Their only pay fo r this duty is po in t cf o r r et i r emen t,

O r de r o f D ae da lla oBT h is m ult i- se rv ic e fra te rn al o rg an iz at io n o f m ilit ary p ilo ts su pCAP th ro ugh fin ancial co ntrib utio ns fo r lo cal squadro n activities an dan d private p i lo t s cho l ar sh i ps on both the lo cal and natio nal levelt ional s ch o la rs hip s o f $l ,CKXlwe re aw ar de d to Mark R . K illia n o f O k la hC ity and E ugene C. Wright o f E ugene, O rego n. S ch olarsh ip s w erefo r g rO lm da nd a ir t ra in in g toward an FAA p riv at e pilot certificate.

USCGA and ACLC. President Charles M. Konvalinka (rightthe Air Cadet League of Canada and Commodore ThomasCook of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, representedorqanizations at the 1978 CAP National Board Meeting. CiviPatrol and the Air Cadet League have a common commitmentyouth development while the Coast Guard Auxiliary and CAPboth involved in the Emergency Services mission. (Photo byKennedy)24

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Optimists Appreciated. Optimist Clubs throughout the nationsponsor CAP units as a means of extending and enriching theirse rv ic e to their eemmunittas. James Black (right) of the IowaCAP Red Oak Composite Squadron expressed his unit's appre-ciation for ten years of sponsorship by the Red Oak MorningOptimist Club in a special presentation to club president BobRuleman.Optim i8t InternationalT he O ptim ist In ternatio nal urges O ptim ist C lub s to ex te nd an d e nric htheir service to their co mm unities by spo nso ring C AP cadet squadrons.Optimia t Olubs throughout the co untry sponso r C ivil A ir Patrol cadetunits.N alio na l A ero na utic a a nd S pa ce A dm in illtra ti.o n (N ASA)NASA C O C I p e r a t 1 ! 9 with CA P in the aero space education effo rt in manyways. NASA e ee po n so re d t he U 17 8N at io n al Congress on Aero s paceEduca-t ion in D alla s and pro vided D r. M yro n S. M alkin to m ake a featuredpresentatio n on the Space Shuttle. N ASA also supported cAP's Aero -space Education L eade rs hi p Deve lo pmen t Course at M axwell AFB andagain spo nso red the annual Space Flight O rientatio n Course fo r CAPcadets co nducted at the M arshall Space Flight Center and RedstoneAr :!e rta l in Hun tsvil le, Alabama.

FAA Recognition. The Federal Aviation Administration FlightSafety Award was presented to Civil Air Patrol at the 1978meeting of the CAP National Board by Huard Norton, lett. Chiefof FAA's Accident Prevention Staff. The award was accepted byCAP National Commander Thomas C. Casadav. IPhoto by KenKennedy)

F ederal C om mun icatio ns C om missio n (F CC )T he FCC has been extrem ely helpful in pro viding guidance on theirrules and regulations and in assisting C AP in its efforts to im pro ve it scommunications program. Mr. Sam Tropea of th e FCC L ic en si ng D iv is io nan d Mr. R.C. M cintyre of th e FCC Rules D iv is io n, a ss is t by providingtechnical a n d a dm i ni st ra .t iv e g ui da nc e.

Dynamic Duo. Nancy Hagans (left) and Donna Hruska of theIllinois CAP Park Forest Senior Squadron, represented CAP inthe 1978 Hughes Airwest Air Classics. The all-women race billedas the successor to the "Powder Puff Derby" started in LasVegas and ended at Destin-Fort Walton Beach. Some 40 aircraftand 80 pilots competed for the $20,000 prize money.

A ir F orce A sso ciatio n (A FA )T he Air Foree Association strongly supports the Civil Air Patrol Cadetand Aerospace Education Programs. AF A actively participates in th eN ational C ongress o n Aero sptce E ducatio n and provides scholarships fo rsome o f the attendees at the Aerospace Education Leadership Develop-ment Course.V eterans o f Fo reip Wars (VFW)At i ts 1978National Convention in D alla s, the VFW again adopted aresolution reoognizing the co o peratio n between CAP and th e V F W an durged lower level V FW units across the country to maintain andstren gth en their ties with Civil Air Patro l. CAP is grateful fo r V}'Vo.I p o s ts po n SO r Sh ip a nd a ss is ta nc e to CAP cadet squadrons in communitiest hro ugh ou t t he n at io n.F ederal A viatio n A dm in istratio n (F AA )'T he F AA stro ngly sup po rts C AP 's aero sp ace educatio n effo rt th ro ughserving w ith C AP an d NASA a s c osp o nso r of th e National Congress onA ero sp ace E ducatio n. F AA also assisted with th e second annual CAPAerospace Education Leadership Development Course. F AA p ro vided keyreso urces personnel such as D r. M ervin D . Strickler, C hief o f AviationEducation Programs D ivisio n, and M r. Charles R Fo stes, D irecto r ofE nviro nm en tal Q uality , to assist w ith thesepro gram s. T he.F AA Orienta-t ion Pro gram fo r CA P eadem is co nducted each y ear at W ill Rogers WorldAirport in O klahoma City and FAA sponso red rught c li ni cs c o nd uc te dt hro ugh ou t t he c oun try a re w ell at te nde d by CAP p il ot s.A merican R ed CrOBBCAP has an emergency services m ission to assist the A ir Fo rce in ful-filling its resp on sib ilites fo r n atural disaster relief o peratio ns w hile th eA merican R ed G ro ss is assign ed responsibility by t he F ed era l DisasterR elie f A ct of 1970 to assist perso ns in need as a result o f d isa st er eme r-g en cie s. B ec au se o f t hi s c ommon m i ss io n , the tw o arwmizations h av e d ev el -o pe d a c lo se w o rk in g r ela tio ns hip thaI is fo rm alized b y 11 mut ua l s up po rta gr eem en t e xt en d in g to lo ca l R ed C ro ss c ha pt ers a nd CAP S Qu ad ro ns.

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Statistical Summary

V ITAL S TAT IS T IC S31 December 1978

1977 1978 AircraftC orp ora t e O w ned G 6 6M embership MemOO J 'Owned 5,746Cadets 2 6 . 7 7 8 2 2 , 6 0 0 T o ta l A i r era ft 6.412Seniors $,5.% 34.951To ta l Members 6 3 , 3 ' 7 3 57,641 Search and Rescue Mi s si on s (USAF Auth.)

M iSsions 799O rganizational Units P lights (SgrtiesJ 8.431 HRegions 8 8 - H o urs F lo wn W , O O I 2Wings 5 2 5 2 Ob j ec tiv es L o ca te d ( Fi nd s) ~J8Grou~ 1 8 . ' ) 1 8 3 L iv es S av ed ( Sa ve s) 53Seniol'Rqlladl'Oils 2 [ 1 8 254Cadet Squadrons 406 383 EffectivenflSl; TestsCompo si te SQuadr on s 9 4 0 9 1 0 S ea rc h a nd R esc ue 51Flights 6 8 1 0 6 Dis as te r R el ie f 50T o tal U nit s 1,927 1 , 8 9 5

EncampmentsRadio S t a ti ons Act iv e A ir F or ce H o st B a s e s 32Fixed Land 1 3 , 9 8 < 1 4,029 Cadets Attending 6.,6~JG ro un d M o b ile 8,291 12,M5 Seniors Participating 1,036AirMobi l e 1 ,1 62 2,50Cltizen Band 3.256 2 , f ! S 8 Ca(let A wardsS earch a nd R escu e (SAR) UNK 262 Mi t ch el l Aw ar ds 1.456Ct1fl)Clrale Aeronautical 7 0 5 6 3 9 Ea rhart Awards 5 9 5Rep ea te r S t at io n s 17 3 1 4 8 paatz Awards :!lEmergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) 0 11 3T o t al C omb in ed Stations 2 ' 7 , 5 7 1 23,604 ( Revi sed acc; o un t ing p r ocedu re s)

Willg Participation in s ..ardt "nd RO$eueI Jan, 78lhroullb 31 neC. 78( SAr Au(hor lud MI."iona)"'l~~ r ' I : " B r ' w i n ~ " h ' ~ w ~ n u m b o r Ilf S(1r11~ urn] h o u r s O n w n IHlli t ~J \P wing l'l'+