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Competition Inspection. The cadet team representing the CA P Southwest R'egion came under the Diose sGrutmy of A ir Force 8M Sg t JayWells during the Inspection phase of the CAP National Cadet Competition held at Maxwell AFB, Alabama. on December 28-29, 1988. AIS-member team representing each of the eight CA P regions competed in precision drill, physical fi(ness, and aerospace kno wledge. Theteam representing tne Northeast Region won top honors and was presented the Air Force Chief of Staf.f Sweepstakes Trophy. (Photo byBil l Odom)Hall 01 Honor. Dr. Paul E. Garber displays a plaquewith a bronze bust of himself after tns induction intothe CAP Hall of Honor during the annual meeting ofthe CAP National Board in Washington, D.C., onAugust 19-20. Hall of Honor member u. Col. BillMadsen participated in the induction ceremonies.Dr. Garber wore his World War 1/ Navy uniform, and1I. Col. Madsen donned hiS original CAP uniform.After 49 years of service at the Smithsonian tnstitu-lion and mandatory retirement at age 70, Dr. Garberwas appointed Historian Emeritus 01 the renamedNational Air and Space Museum. He first became akey participant in the National Congress on Aviationand Space Educar;on In 1974, where he served asprimary authority on the history of aerospace devel-opment. Dr. Garber has since taken an active part inseveral hundred CAP-sponsored aerospace educe-lion workshops and has led numerous CA P activitiesa/ the National Air; and Space Museum, For his tire-less and unsel fIsfl contr ibutions 10 Civi l Air Patrol .the aenior member train/fig program LevellVawardwas named in his honor In 1978. Dr. Garber~dynamic support 01aerospace educat ion hasgreallycontributed 10 the development of Civil Air Pstrot.(Photo by George Wendt)

Cover Photo. The photograph Was lak~n in the astronautical engineering laboratory at Ihe .U.S. Air Force Academy. Colorado Springs.Colorado. From left: Air Force Academy Cadet William A. ' 'Sil l' ' Reese, CAP Cadet Matthew R. Beniamin, and CAP Cadet Suzanne E . FitCh.Cadet Reese is commander of Ihe 36th Cadet Squadron at the academy. He was a CAP cadet commander of the Clark County CompositeSquadron In North Las Vegas, Nevada, for Ihra8 years prior to entering the aoademy, Both CAP Cadets Ben/amin and Filch are currentmembers 01 the Air Academy CAP Composite Squadron. In the picture, Cadet Reese explsins the function of the NAVSTAR Sa/elli/e.(Photo by Bill Madsen)

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NATIONALHEADQUARTERSCIVIL AIR PATROL

-USAFAXILIARY-Moxw.:11 Air Force Base. AIlIbKm8 36112-5572

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATESThis report of tbe activities of C ivil A ir Patrol during calendar year 1988 issubm itted in accordance with Public Law 7 9- 4 76 . Civil A ir Patrol w as crea ted onD ecem ber 1 , 1 941 , by executi ve order of the D irector of C ivilian D efense as a m eansof involving civil aviation pilots and aircraft in the national defense effort. C ivil A irPatrol functioned under the O ffice of Civilian Defense until April L943, at whichtime the A rmy A ir Forces was assigned jurisdiction for the remainder of the waryears.In appreciation for it s wartim e service C ivil A ir Patrol was chartered by the

S eventy-ninth C ong ress on July 1, 1946, as a v olu nteer, n onp ro fit co rp oration . OnM ay 26 , 1 948, the Eightieth Congress gran ted it statu s as the civ ilian au xiliary o f th eA ir Force through Public Law 557.C ivil A ir Patrol m em bers continued throug hout 1988 to se rv e th eir c ommunitie san d th e n atio n th ro ug h sig nifican t ach iev em en t in all of their endeavors. T his reporth igh li gh ts a ccomp l ishmen ts in em ergency service assistance to people in distress,advancem ents in aerospace education for C ivil A ir Patrol m em bers and the generalpublic, and citizenship and leadership training for C ivil A ir Patrol cadet and seniormembers.T he overall accom plishm ents of C ivil Air P atro l d urin g 1988 w ere m ad e p ossib leby the dedicated C ivil Air Patrol volunteers and the steadfast support of the C ong ressan d the U nited States A ir Force. It is a privilege to present this report of C ivil A irP atro l activ ities du rin g tb e p ast calen dar year.

EUGENEM ajor General, CA PNatio na l C omman der

~~~It.:t:(}~olonel, USAFE xecutive D irector

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Voyager Pilot. Voyager pilot Dick Rutan signs autographs tor cedet members of South Dakota Wing's Rushmore CQmposite Squadronprior r o h is presentation to 1.B O O students of the South Dakota School ot Mines and Technology at Rapid City, South Dakota. Rutan, alongwith Jeanna Yeager, f lew the Voyager nonstop end nonrefueled around the world to set numerous records. The CAP cadets worked 8Sushers during Rutan's appearance althe engineering and technology college.

The 3-day m eeting opened w ith Presentation of C olors bythe color guard of the CAP Glendale C adet Squadron andintroductions by th e m aster of ceremonies, Dr. R L yn n B on du -rant, Jr., chief of the E ducational S ervices O ffice at the N AS ALewis R ese arc h C en te r.

Addressing the futuristic theme of the conference wereA rlene F eldm an, deputy director of tbe F AA W estern-P acificR eg io n; J ea n R. O liver, deputy m anager of the H ubble SpaceTelescope Office; How ard W right, NA SA program managerfor the N ational A erospace Plane; John W . R. T a y lo r, edito r o fJan e's A ll th e World's A ircraft; and C arl R appaport, deputydirector of the O ffice of Commercial Sp ac e T r an spo rt at io n ,D e pa rtm en t o f T ra ns po rt at io n.

A d ditio na l sp ea ke rs in clu de d Ma rg ar et G . F ina re ll i, d ir ec to rof thePolicy Di vision of N A SA 's S pa ce S tat ion Of fi ce ; R ichardMacL eo d, e xecu tive d irecto r of the U .S . S pace F oundation;June Scobee, chairm an of the board of the Challenger CenterF oundation; and H arry W o ng, consultant/teacher/humoristfrom M en lo P ark , C alifo rnia .

M any sm all g roup meetings and sem inars were held for allg rade-level teachers. O ther specia l interest g roups also m etduring these tim es, i.e., C AP aerospace education officers, A irForce ROTC in stru cto rs , a nd NASA 0 e du ca tio n c oo rd in ato rs .lL w as a lim e to share experiences, techniques, and m ethods,and to plan for the future.The Spruce GooselQueen Mary com plex provided a uniquesetting for the C row n C ircle A wards. The aw ard is presentedan nu ally to a ve ry select few fo r acco mp lish ments in aerosp aceeducation . The inductees th is year were A . Scott Crossfield,C urtis M . G raves, Patricia Burke Johnson, an d Charles"Chuck" Yeager .

Ms. Johnson, a secondary teacher from H elena, M ontana,was presented w ith the third annual C ivil A ir Patro l/ A . ScottC r os sf ie ld T ea ch er of the Year Award, w hich recognizes th ebest a er os pa ce e du ca ti on teacher in t he n at io n.

Michigan Award. Michigan Wing Commander Col. KennethRedington (right) accepts the Michigan Aviation -Hall of Fame1988Spirit of Flight Award from Air National Guard Brig. Gen.Arthur Tesner during an awards banquet held in Lansing onOctober 14. Colonel Redington accepted the award on behalf ofthe CAP Michigan Wing. which was recognized for outstandingaviation contributions during 1987. (Photo by Kay L. Lincoln-McLaughlin)

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Organization Award. The 1988Frank G. Brewer-Civil Air Patrol Mernerial Aerospace Award in the organization category went to the GreatFalls School District 1t1in Great Fal/s, Montana. Mr. Loran Frazier and Maj. Jo Ann Eisenzimer accepted the award from CAP NationalCommander Maj. Gen. E. E. Harwell on behalf of the school district. Mr. Frazier is district superintendent for Instruction and Maj.Eisenzimer;s a teacher in Great Falls. (Photo by George Wendt)

AEROSPACE EDUCATION WORKSHOPSC iv il A ir P atr ol, in c oo pe ra tio n w it h c olle ge s, u niv er sitie s,a nd in div id ua l s ch oo l s ys tem s, s up po rt ed 2 06 g ra du at e- le ve la er os pa ce e du ca tio n w o rk sh op s in 40 states w it h a pp ro xi-m ately 5 ,0 00 ed ucators attend in g. T he year 1 98 8 m ark ed th e3 8th y ear of aerospace ed ucatio n w orksho ps during whicha lmo s t 5 ,500 o f t he s es si on s h av e b ee n held. Such statistics ar es olid e vid en ce t ha t s up po rt in g te ac he r t ra in ing through work-s ho ps c on tinue s to be ODeof Civil Ai r Pa tr ol' s mo st impo rt an tc on tr ib u ti on s t o a er os pa ce e duc at io n .A ir F orc e su pp ort was p ro vid ed b y Air Fo rc e r es er ve per-sonnel on a ct iv e- du ty t ou rs . Th ey p rov id ed l ia ison and instruc-tio na l s up po rt t o w o rk sh op d ire ct ors . In s om e c as es , A ir F or ceairlift. was provided fer workshop participants to visit an aero-s pa ce f ac il it y a s p a rt o f t he c u rr ic ul um . FoUowing its establishedpo li cy , C i vi l A i r P a tr ol p rov id e d advi ce , a ss is ta n ce , a nd supportin deve lo p in g cu rr ic u lums a cco rd in g t o th e r equ ir emen t s o f thehos t ins ti tu t ions .AEROSPACE EDUCATION MATERIALSInkeeping wit h t he ongo in g ch al le ng e o f meet in g t he t ra in in g

n e ed s o f the CAP a er os pa ce e du c at io n p rog ram , e x is ti ng ma te -r ia ls we re rev is ed an d Dew materials were imp lement ed . Ae ro -space: The. Challenge a basic textbook for CAP seniormembe rs a nd th e n atio n's educational c ommun it y, u nde rwenta n e xt en si ve r ev is io n in order to m eet the o ng oing demands ithas s er vi ce d f or t he p a st d ec ad e . R evi se d s in g le -c onc ep t learn-in g p ac ke ts a nd a ct iv it y book le ts f ea tu ri ng Gener al s Chapp ieJ am es a nd Jimmy DooL it tl ewe re publi sh e d f or e du c at io n al u sen atio nw id e. C reatio n of a resou rce exploring careers in th eaerospace world filled a void in this crucial area, and ane xte nsiv e m od el ro ck etry m an ua l w as a ls o m ad e available,

Georgia Award. Cadet Deana A. Smith of the Georgia Wingaccepts the Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Award from Air Force Brig. Gen.Dale R.Baumier, commander of the 14thAir Force, Dobbins A FBGeof9ia. Cadet Smith attends Auburn University, Auburn, Ala~bama, on anAir Force ROTC scholarship.4

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THE CADET PROG RAMO ne of C ivil A ir Patrol's three m ajor m issions is to provide a

program to develop and motivate the youth of the nation toleadership and responsible citizenship throug h an interest il laviation. T be C AP c ad et p ro gr am is d es ig ne d to d ev elo p th epot en ti aJ o f young people throug h physical fitness, leadershiptraining, m oral, ethical. and aerospace education . In 1 988, 9 2current and form er C AP cadets entered the class of 1 992 at th eU .S. A ir Force A cademy. They constituted 6 .2 percent of tbeentering cadets. E ighty former C AP members graduated andearned their com missions as second lieutenants in the acade-m y's class of 1 988. A continued commitm ent to cadet trainingand d ev el opmen t by the sen io r m em bers of C ivil Air Patrol ba sresulted in new grow th and spirit in CAP units across thenation. C adet and senior m em ber involvem ent in cadet activi-ties m ade 1 988 a leap year for the C i viI A ir Patrol and its cadetprogram.

A prim ary objective of C ivil A ir Patro l is to establish a cadetprogram wh ic h w ill motiv ate its y ou th to re sp on sib le le ad ers hipand citizenship through their in terest in aviation. The CA Pc ad et p ro gra m is open 10 U .S . citizens and persons L aw fullyadm itted for perm anent residence to the U nited S tates and itsterritories and possessions who are 1 3 years of age, or havesatisfactorily completed (he sixth grade, through 1 8 years of age.U pa n reaching 1 8, cadets m ay choose to either becom e sen iorm em bers or rem ain a cadet until their 21 st birthday.

Head 01the Class. The CAP Cadet Officer School was conductedatGunter AFB, Alabama, from July 27 to August 5 with 115 cadetsfrom 35wings attending. Cadet Curtis Foster of the Georgia Wingfinished at the head of his class and was presented 'he CadetOfficer School Outstanding Cadet Award by CAP ExecutiveDirector Air FOlce Col. John T. Massingale, Jr., during theschool'sgraduBtion ceremony. (Photo by George Wendt)

Cadet Competition. The CAP Northeast Region team won top honors and the Air Force Chief of Staff Sweepstakes Trophy in the CAPNational Cadet Competition held at Ma}Mell AFB, Alabama, on December 28-29, 1988. The 16-member teams, representing each of theeight CAP regions, competed in precision drill. physical titness, and aerospace knowledge. The Northeast Region team placed first in theoadet bowl quiz. written exam, volleyball, and the mile run phases of the competition. The Pacific Region team was best in innovative drill,and the Middle East Region team won top honors in standard drill, (Photo by Bill Odom)

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T he cadet program is desig ned to provide cadets w ith oppor-tunities to learn and develop their potential in an aerospace-oriented environmem. T his d evelo pm en t is ach iev ed through acom bination of study and perform ance involving both individ-ual and group effort. W ing, reg ion, and national cadet specialactiv ities are desig ned to capitalize on each cadet's in terest inaerospace to educate and prepare him or her for futu re cha l-le ng es . N atio na l a ctiv itie s s uc h as the A ir T rain ing C om mandFamiliarization C ourse, C adet O fficer School. and A ir ForceC om puter O rientation C ourse take place on active A ir Forceinstallations, where cadet can ee A ir Force m en and womenserving their country. M any cadet activ ities lake place at otherD OD installations utilizing A ir F orce, A rm y, or N avy person-nel to tea ch and tra in the e y oun g p eop le a particula r sk ill o rconcept.ln the local squadron, cadets progress at their own pacethrough the struct ured program of 15 c on se cu ti ve a ch ie ve -m en ts, in creasin g in g rad e an d exp erien ce a s (hey accompl isheach planned achievem ent level. D uring the program . cadetsb ec om e e lig ib le 10 p ar tic ip at e i n o ri en ta ti on nights, encamp-m ents, and a variety of national and international activities.Incentives and benefits include receip t of ribbons and aw ards;increased grade and responsibility ; eligib ility to com pete foracadem ic and flight scholarship' and, upon the receipt of theMitchell A ward (com pletion of th e fir st s ev en a chi ev emen ts ),an advanced entry g rade of - 3 w hen enlistin g in the U .S . A irForce. B y the end of the year. 1,695 ca dets earn ed a M itch ellA wa nt or its e qu iv ale nt th ro ug h th e C AP cadet program . TheE arhart A ward (achievem ents 8-11) was awarded to 508cadets for a program total of 4 ,1 74 Earhart A wards. C om pte-lion of the Earhart is a req uirem ent to attend the InternationalAir C adet E xchang e prog ram . T he toughest and m ost dem and-ing award to achieve is the Spaatz Aw ard. D uring 1988.52cadets earned tbis coveted a ward for a program total of 923cadets.

AFA Awar d. Civil Ai, Patrol's 1988 Cadet ot tne YfJarJoelyn Taylorwas presentea the Air Force Association's Outstanding Cadet ofthe Year Awaf,d by Air Force Association National Vice PresidentCharles G. "Chuck" Durazo during the CAP National Board Meet-ing in Washington, D. C . Cadet Tayjor is a first-year cadet at theU.S. Air Force Academy. (Photo by George Wendt)

Cadet School. Puerto mco Wing Cadet Anabel Lugo reviews hershopping list while at the CAP Bookstore during her attendanceet the CAP Cadet Officer School at Gunter AFB, Alabama. Whileattending the school. Cadet fugo received notification she hadearned the coveted Gen. Carl A. Spaalz Award. (Phola by GeorgeWendl)

C A DE T E N CA M PM EN T SA ttending a cadet encampment is usually the cadet's lirstchance to experience the e xc itemen ( and challeng e of the aero-space world . Each year, several thousand CAP cadets areprovided this ex perienc e throu gh atten din g en cam pm en ts con -ducted at A ir F orc e bases o r o th er m i li ta ry f ac il it ie s t hr ou gh ou t[he U nited S tates, P uerto Rico, an d o versea s. T his firsth andlook at the m ilitary lifestyle allow s cadets to talk w ith andobserve men and women of th e active arm ed forces and gainpractical experience and inform ation on aerospace-relatedca ree r oppor tun i ti e s.

A ttendance at an encam pm ent is a significant aspect of thestructured C AP cadet prog ram . It is a prerequisite to the com -pletion of the first 7 of the 1 5 achievem ent levels and attainingthe G en. Billy M itchell A ward, the first m ajor m ilestone of thecadet program . C adets who earn the M itchell A ward becomee lig ib le fo r m or e a dv an ce d s pe cia l a ctiv itie s a nd a uto ma tic allyearn the grade of airm an first class (E -3) should they choose toenlist in the A ir F orce.

L ast year, 7 ,509 C AP cadets and 1 ,209 C AP senior m em bersattended encam pm ents at 35 A ir Force installations and at 20other D epartm ent of D efense (D OD ) facilities. An additional27 encam pm ents w ere conducted at non-D OD facilities.

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lN TERN A TIO NA L A IR C AD ET EXC HA NG EThe In te rn at io na l A ir C ad et E xc ha ng e (lACE ) p ro gr am wasestablished to f os te r i nt er na ti ona l under st and ing , goodwi ll , andf ri endsh ip among you n g p eo ple w ho sh are a comm on in te restin av ia tio n. T he p ro gram w as first co nd uc te d in 1947 betweent he A ir Cade t L ea gu e of Canada an d tb e A ir T rain in g C orp s ofG re at B rit ain . C iv il A ir Patrol, with th e a ss is ta nc e o f t he U.S.A ir Force, entered the exchange in 1 948. The program hasg row n o ve r th e y ea rs , h av in g in vo lv ed s om e 4 1 c ou ntrie s a t o nelime or another .During 1988. 1 1 6 cadets and 1 9 senior escorts wereexchanged with cadets from 1 3 other lACE Associationm em be r n atio ns a nd tw o c ou ntries in th e P acific . E xch an ge sw it h Pac if ic c oun tr ie s a re a rr anged and conduct ed b ila te ra lly byC iv il A i r P atr ol u nd er s im ila r ru le s a nd f orm at a nd in conjunc-tion w ith th e regular lACE program . During the 1 9-dayexchange, Ju IY24 -A ugu st 1 2 , s p on so ri ng o rg a nizations i n eachco u 1 1 try prov ided v is i li ng cade ts with a va r i ety o f ac ti vi ti es sucha lours of A ir Force instal lations; visits L O aerospace indus tries,a irp orts , a nd a ir t ra ffic c on tro l fa cilit ie s; o rie nt at io n lljg ht s ing lid ers an d p ow ere d aircra ft; an d sig htse ein g trip s. Visitorsusually stay in th e hom es of host families to e nh an ce mut ua lu nd er st andin g and cul tu ra l e xc hang e.

ATe Course. The Air Training Command Famill"arizalion Courseconducted annually al Columbus AFB, Mississippi; laughlinAFB, Texas; end Mather AFB, California, was attended by 108CAP cadets. Cadets Enc Zuegg (Iefl) and Andrew Heatonobsetv as a iet engfne mechanic repairs a T-38 aircraft J-85engine et Columbus AFB, Mississippf. (Photo by ScotlLindva(1)

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMln 1988, t he C iv il A ir P at ro l, t hr ough it s n a ti on al s chol ar sh ipprogram . provided a total of $4 2,250 to 53 of it s mem bers tos upp lemen t t he ir c oll eg e o r voc at io na l- te chni ca l s choo l e du ca -tio n. T his in clu de d th e C as ad ay -E lm or e M in is te ria l S ch ola r-s hip o f $ 75 0. Scholarships were g iv en f or study il l engineering,educat ion, humanit ies , theology, and s ci ence. Reci pi en t s r angedf rom young per sons i nt er es te d in l ea rn in g t o b e a ir cr af t mechan-ic s t o t ho se pur su in g adv an ced d eg re es i n a er on au ti ca l e ng in ee r-in g or aerospace medic ine . Embry -R idd le Aeronaulical Uni-versi ty prov ided an additiona L live $ 1 ,0 00 scho larsh ip toc ad et s a tte nd in g th eir institution full time. In addition to thenat io na l s cho la rs hi p p rogr am , many s chol ar sh ip s a re p rovid edby lo ca l a nd st at e- le ve l CAP u nits a nd o th er o uts id e o rg an iz a-tions.

International Exchange. The Massachusetts Wing hosted the tencadets and escorts from Great Britain visiting this country duringthe 1988 International Air Cadet Exchange (IA CE) from July 2410August 12. The visitors' schedule included a tour of Pease AFB,New Hampshire: the State HOUS6 in Boston: the New England AirMuseum: and the Battleship U.S.S. Cove. Leff to right. back row:RAF Lt. Drew Paterson. CAP's Brian Mullarney, Carl Bezo. FredBelden, Massachusetts Wing Commander C0/. Donald Prouty,Patrie/a Rooke, Mary Barker. Tim Barkfi/f, and RAF CWO MartinHeverin. Left to right, front row: British Air Cadets Simon Lieber-man, Simon coueteu, Steven Lipplatl, lain Addinell, Peter Kane,Paul Bugg, Warren Evens. and Timothy Vaughan.. (Photo by FredE. Garber)

FLIGHT TRAININGC iv il A i r Patrol a llo ca te d a to ta l o fS 29 ,2 00 in it s fis ca l yearbudget La provide l oca ll y conduct ed s olo f li gh t t ra in in g an do ri en ta tio n f lI gh ts f or c ad et s. F rom this to tal, $ 4,2 00 w as p ro -v ided for 2 8 solo flight scho larsh ips to cadets in the 52 C APw ings an d overseas u nits, and $25,000 w as allo cated to par-tia lly fu nd th e first o f six o rien tatio n flig hts c on du cte d at th ew in g an d u nit lev el, S ch ola rsh ip s c ov ered e xp en ses o f grounds chool a nd Thgh t t ra in in g le ad in g t o s ol o qu al if ic at io n.CAP cad et s may qua lif y f or a s er ie s o f s ix 30- llJ in ut e o ri en ta -tio n flig ht s. D urin g 1988 the 52 wings and overseas unitsp ro vid ed 6 ,4 72 ca dets th eir first f light experience . This is anin crea se o f 9 28 ca de t flig hts o ver last y ea r. R ig hts n um ber tw oand three w ere provided to 7 ,1 14 cadets in the ongoing six-fl ight series .7

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Ground Search. Southeast Region CAP members 1sl Lt. David L .Reed (right) and (from left) cadets Chris Me/chef, Mark Kirkman,and David HOOfS evacuate a simlJ/ated air crash victim during theground search and rescue phase of the CA P National Search andRescue Competition held at Whiteman AFB, Missouri, in Sep-tember. (Photo by George Wendt)

CADET SPEClAL ACTIVITIESCadets earn the right to participate in s ev er al n ati on aUyconducted special activities as they progress through the struc-tured program . D uring 1 988, a total of 745 cadets participatedin these national special activities. The m ost com petitive andprestig ious activity w as the in te rna tio na l A ir C ade t E xc ha ng e,which involved 116 cadets and 19adult escorts in an exchangewith 13 o th e r coun tr ie s. The C adet O fficer School, conductedat Gunter A ir Force S tation (AFS), A labama, and taught by theA ir University faculty, was attended by I I S cadets from 35C AP w ings. The 1(). .day program featured the developm ent andapplication of basic leadership and m anagem ent skills .

Th e A ir Tra in ing C om ma nd F am ilia riza tion C our se, hostedby the A ir Training Comm and (ATC ) at one undergraduatenavigator and two undergraduate pilot training bases, wasattended by 1 08 cadets. The program s at M ather A FB, C alifor-nia; C olum bus A FB , M ississippi; and L aughlin A FB , Texas, noto nly a cqu ainte d c ad ets with specific activities of A TC but alsostim ulated c ad et in tere st in th e A ir F orc e ca ree r o pp ortu nities.The P a ra re sq ie O rie nta ti on C ou rs es , basic and advanced, w ereconducted by the USAF Pararescue School to instruct the 1 28cadet participants in the various techniques of rescue opera-tions. This exceptionally popuJar I-week basic program was

conducted al three sites: K irtland AFB. New Mexico; ForIK nox, Kentucky; and George W ashington National Forest..Virginia.

Th e N ationa l C adet Compent ion. conducted at M axw ellA PB, A labama, during the last week of December, wasattended by J28 cadets and 32 escorts. A 1 6 -member learnfrom each of eigbt C AP regions com peted in aerospace know l-e dg e, ph ysic al fitn ess, a nd p rec isio n d rill. T he te am representingtile N ortheast Region w as the w inner and w as presented the AirF orc e C hief of'Stalf Sweep take Trophy.

The Sena tor Jennings Ra ndolph Soaring Schoo l w as con-ducted at C en tra l M isso uri State University-with two cadets(rom each of the eight regions receiving ground and nighttraining leading to a solo Iligtu in a non powered glider, TheB lu e B er et E nc am pm en t was conducted for many year as are gio na l. ac tiv lty b ut, d ue 10 it s imm en se p op ularity , it b ec am e anational cadet special activity in 1 985. The 2~w eek programprovided in stru ctio n in su rv iv al. d rill a nd ceremonies, flightlineo pe ra tio ns. a nd a irc ra ft traffic d ire ctio n an d c on tro l. T he e ntireactivity w as conducted at W ittm an Field, O shkosh, W isconsin,during the annual air how ho ted by the Experim ental A ircraftA sso ciatio n. T his y ear, the B lu e B ere t a ctiv ity w as atten ded b y12 0 ca dets a nd 19 s en io r m embe rs .The Air Force Computer Orienta tion Program (AFeOP)was conducted at M axwell AFB. A labama. w ith 1 4 cadetsattending . The APCOP curriculum includes basic program-m i ng language, h isto ry , a nd d es ig n o f c om p ute rs; a n o rie nta tio nof com puter uses w ithin C ivil A ir Patrol and the USAF; and anem phasis on hands-on experience w ith a variety of com puters.Instruction and course design w ere provided by personnel of theHeadquarters, S tandard System s Center. G unter AFS.Aiaoama.

Best Speaker. California Wing Cadet Karl Koeppen was pre-sented the CA P Cadet Officer School Outstanding Speech Awardby Air Force Col. James Willoughby during the school's gradua-tion ceremony. (Photo by George Wendt)

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EMERGENCY SERVICESThe CA P em ergency services mission objective is \0 save

Iives a nd rei i ev e h um an sufferin g w hile safeguard ing th e liv es ofCAP personnel perform ing the m ission. C ivil A ir Patrold emand s p ro fe ss ion al ism in o rg an iz atio n, tra in in g, a nd m issio ne xec utio n to a cc om plish th is serv ice a nd p erm its o nly q ua lifiedmembers L O participate in actual m issions The em ergencyse rv ic es m iss io n in clu de s s ea rc h a nd re sc ue in su pp ort of theAero 'pace Rescue and Recovery Service in the continentalUnited Slates, the U.S. Coa t Guard in Puerto R ico, and theJoint R escue C oordination C enter in both H aw aii and A laska.A dditionally, the em ergency services m ission includes civildefense and disaster relief operations in support of local, stale,federal. and other em ergency services organizations. M utualsupport relationships exist w ith the American National RedC ross, Salvation A rm y, Federal Emergency ManagementA gency, Federal A viation A dm inistration, U .S . C oast G uardA ux ilia ry an d oth er h um an ita ria n o rg an iza tio ns in co nd uctin gd is as te r r el ie f op er at io n s.

D uring 1 988, C ivil A ir Patrol responded to several disasterrelief requests. Tw o such requests w ere during a severe snow -storm in Iowa and Lhe [ ire eason in W yom ing . In Estherville,lowa, the E stherville C om posite S quadron (CAP) used itsfour-wheel drive vehicles and radios to m aintain essentialem ergency m edical com munications and am bulance transpor-tation support. This unit also transported a doctor and eightother essential m edical personnel from their residences to thehospital. I n G illeue, W yom ing, the Pow der R iver C om positeSquadron (CAP) new fire patrol over a four-county area andw as credited by local fire authorities w ith cuuing fire dam age by85 percent.

Medal Winner . Maj. John E. Pickens (right) was presented theCA PBronze Medal of Valor by Idaho Wing Commander Col. PaulG. Dougherty for his heroic action in May 1987. Major Pickenswas recognized for his rescue of a neighbor from a burningapat/ment.

The California W ing, under the auspices of the state, con-tinues \0 support an agreem ent w ith the N orthern CaliforniaTransplant Bank, Under this agreement, CAP Live OrganTransport (CAPLOT) program , C ivil A ir Patrol provides airtransportation betw een rem ote collection sites and donor banksfor L ive tissue and organs. The w ing w as credited w ith 1 5 savesin 1 988 and flew 1 7 a dd itio na l life-e nh an cin g m issio ns, tran s-porting live hone, hearts, livers, kidneys, and corneas.

Crash Survivor. Pilot Larry Bugbee isprovided medical assistance by (Iefl toright) tst U. Suzanne Corbett, emergency medioal technicianMike O'Brien, and 2nd Lt. Anthony DeAngelo. Bugbee waspiloting a Cessna 172 with two passengers on board when he encounteredheavy fog and crashed while attempting to f ind an open field to land. Massachusetts Wing CAP members joined with other emergencyservice agenCIesin searching for the downed aircraft. After the fog lifted, a helicopter located the crash site, and ground rescue personnelused direction-f inding equipment to get to the densely wooded area. The two passengers had died in the crash, and the pi/ot sufferedsevere injuries. A Coast Guard helicopter was used to airlift Mr, Bugbee to the Albany Hospital, where heremained in critical condition forseveral days and was then upgraded to fair condition. (Photo by Nick Noyes)9

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SEARCH AND RESCUEThe U .S . A ir F orc e is a ssig ne d re sp on sib ilit y b y th e N at io na lSearch and Rescue Plan for coordinating inland search andre sc ue o pe ra tio ns in t he U nit ed S ta te s. A s th e c iv ilia n v olu nte erauxiliary of the A ir Force, C ivil A ir Patrol is the prim aryre so urc e u se d b y t he A ir F orc e in fu lfillin g its respons ibi li ty forinland earch a nd r es cu e.D uring 1 988, C ivil A ir P atrol flew 14,711 h ou rs o n 2 ,4 34A ir F orce-assign ed m issions and w as credited w ith locating1 . 78 1 s ea rc h o bje ct iv es a nd s aving I 08 liv es . CAP flew o ver 8 0p erc en t o f th e s ea rc h h ou rs o n m is sio ns c oo rd in ate d by th e A irF orce R escu e C oordination C enter (A FR CC ). C AP w ings inc oa st al a re as f re qu en tl y a ss is te d t he Ll.S, C oast G uard in lo ca t-in g em erg en cy p ositio n in dica tin g ra dio b eac on s o n b oats an dships.T he h ig h rate o f i na dv er te nt a ct iv at io n o f emer gency l oc at ort ransmi tt er s (ELT) r em ain ed a m ajo r c on ce rn . C iv il A ir P atr olcontinued to w ork w ilh the A FR CC in an effort to decrease thefalse E LT rate, C iv il A ir Patrol h as con tinued to explore an dw ork w ith o th er a ge ncies to ward m ore efficien t a nd a cc ura tem et ho ds o f lo ca tin g d ow ne d a irc ra ft a nd , th ere by , in cre ase th ec ha nc es o f sa vin g lives.MISSION SUMMARLEST he fo llo win g ac co un ts o f A ir F orc e-a uth orize d CA P m i -sions that resu lte d in th e sav in g of li ve s we re e xt ra ct ed fromo ff ic ia l A i r Fo rc e r ec or ds :SARDogsIdaho. A I the request of t he s he rif f o f Chela n Coun ty , W a sh in g-ton, the Idaho C AP transported the M ountain-W est SearchD og U nit to assist in the search for a m issing It-year-old boy.T he dog unit lo ca te d th e b oy in th e v icin ity o f F ro sty C re ek ,W ash ing ton , d iso ri en ted an d lost in a remote area.

Senator Flies ustoms Mission. U.S. Senator Tom Harkin of Iowaflies on an actual CAP Customs mission while on an inspectionvlstt to Florida. An experienced pilol, Senetor Harkin is a memberottn CA P Congressional Squadron and a strQ'Ig CAP suooorter.(Photo by JOhn P. Swain)

Direction Flnd.er. Southeast Region gfeund teem members 1sf U.David L Reed (113'1)and 1s1L t. John M. Tierney take a readingonan EL T direction Tinder during the CAP National Search andRescue Competition held al Whiteman AFB, Missouri. on Sep-tember4-5_

Missing PersonsCali fornia. A t the request of the H um boldt C ounty sheriff,C alifo rn ia CA P assisted in th e sea rch fo r tw o 1 9 -y ear- old m enmissing over nig h t in t he v ic in it y o f Eu re ka , C a lif or ni a. C a li fo r-n ia CA P lo cate d th ern en n ea r S now C am p L ak e su ffe rin g frome xp os ure a nd fr os tb ite . A g ro un d te am re co ve re d t he s ur viv orsto a hos pi ta l i n Eu re ka .ELT SignalIllinois. Illinois C AP w a alerted to investigate an ELT ignalbeing h eard in th e W a te rlo o IUlinois, a re a. I ll ino is CAP u s e dh an dh eld d ire ctio n-fin din g eq uipme nt to lo ca te th e d istre sss ig na l, w hic h w as c om in g from a n a irc ra ft w hic h h ad c ra sh ed a tthe en d.of a runway a t a n u nm an ne d a irp ort 25 miles southeastof S I. L ou is, M issouri. T he injured pilot w as tran sp orted byam bulance to a local hasp ital,Bear TaggersAlaska, A la sk a CAP a ss ist ed th e A la sk a S ta te T ro op ers i 1 1 th esearch for a B ell 20 6 helicopter with tw o em ployees of theA la sk a F ish an d W i ld life A ge ncy o verd ue in retu rn in g f r O I D afield trip . T he m en had been tagging polar hears w ith radioc olla rs . S ea rc h a irc ra ft w ere a ble to p in po in t th e lo ca tio n o fth edowned hel ic op te r by tracking s ig na ls f rom tbe r ad io c oll ar s.

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Metrolioer CrashCo lo ra d o/N ew Me x ic o. C olorado and New M exico searchedfor a crashed C ontinental Express commuter aircraft w ith 1 7persons on board. C olorado C AP located the dow ned aircrafiin the vicinity of Durango, Colorado. SAR f or ce s u se d g ro un dteams to recover 1 7 persons, 9 of whom were deceased . Colo-rado a nd New M exico CAP were jointly credited with, sixassi ts a nd tw o s av es.Missing CanoeistMinnesota. A t the r eque st o f the h eriff o f Lake Cou nty . M in ne -ota. the M innesota CA P as isted in [he earch for LW O womenoverdue i n r et urning from a canoe trip. A Minnesota CAPaircrew located the m issing wom en at C lear Lake Portage andthe L ake C ounty sheriff recovered them by boat.Poison VictimMichigan . A 20-momh -o ld bo y w ho had sw allow ed autom o-bile w indshield w asher so lv en t containing m ethanol was takento Calumet Public Hospital, M ichigan, for treatment. Uponre qu es t o fth e h os pi ta l, Michigan C AP deli vered a sam ple of thechild' b lo od to the B lodgett R egional Poison C ontrol C enter inGrand Rapids, Michigan, for analysis La determine propertreatment,D ow ned BaUoonUtah. A helium bal loon with two persons on board wasreported m issin g after departing D isneyland P ark, C alifo rnia, toan unkn ow n d estin atio n. Its la st known po sition w as B ryceCanyon, Utah, entering a weather front w ith higb winds an dnow . U tah CAP and [he sheriff of Garfield County, Utah.lo cated the dow ned ballo on ill the vicin ity o f Bryce Canyon. Aground learn recovered the two survivors toa hospital inPan gu it ch , U ta h.

Turner Award. Tennessee Wing Commander Col. Charles Barks-dale (center) was presented the 1987 Paul W. Turner SafetyAward by CA PNational Commander Maj. Gen. E E. Harwell (lett)and CAP Executive Director Air Force Col. John T. Massingale,Jr. The 1987 Turner A ward wasthe second consecutive a ward forthe Tennessee Wing's safety program. (Photo by George Wendt)

Lltesavlng Award. U. Col. Ed L . De-zom/ts of Michigan Wing'sEnterprise Group IV was presented a CAP Ulesaving Award dur-ing a MichIgan Wing Conference In recognition o( his quickaction that resulted in saving the Iffe of a 2-year-o/d girl. U. Col.Dezomlts removed an obstruction from the child's throat andrestored her breathing. From left. Great Lakes Region Com-m~nder Col. Jack Hornbeck, Lt. Col. EdDezomits, and MichIganWing Commander Col. Kenneth Redington. (Photo by AnneLOUIseBaird)

Takeoff CrashAlaska. In response to a request from the A laskan A ir Com-mand Rescue Coordination Center, an A laska CA P aircrewnarrow ed an E LT sig nal to the W asilla, A laska, area an d a C APcadet ground team used direction-finding equipm ent to locatean Aeronca Champ that had crashed on takeoff w ith twopersons on board. A ll Army Natio na l G ua rd h elic op te r re co -vered the tw o survivo rs.

SuspiCiOUS Boat. U.S.Senator Tom Harkin of IOWa f lies on a CAPCustoms mission. identifyIng suspicious boats that may bebring-mg illegal drugs into Florida. Thesehigh speed boats are reportedto U.S. Customs off icers for interception and searCh. (Photo byJohn P.Swain)

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Overdue BoatMtanesota. M inneso ta C A P w as requ ested to assist in searchingfor a pleasure boat w ith three persons on b oa rd o ve rd ue inretu rn ing from a fish ing trip on M ille L acs Lake. M innesotaC AP located the boat adrift on the lake, and the s urv iv ors w ererecovered ~ )' the M ille Lacs County sheriff.Helicopter CrashA rizona. A helicopter w ith four persons on board was r ep or te dm is sin g w hile e nro ute from Lordsburg , N ew M exico, to Pho-enix, A rizona. A rizona C AP lo ca te d th e dow ned aircraft, andthe four survivors w ere recovered by helicopter to the G rahamC oun ty H osp ital in S afford, A rizona.B us h R esc ueAlaska. The A laskan A ir Command Rescue CoordinationC enter requested A laska C AP L O search for all o ver du e lig htaircraft. The pilot of (be downed aircraft signaled C AP searchplanes and used a p orta ble ra dio to c ommun ica te tha t he wasnot in jured. A laska CAP aircraft stayed on station until anaircraft capable of landing in the bush arrived and recovered thepilot. A save was credited to A laska C AP due to t h e remotenessof the ite and the harsh environ ment.

ITexas Rescue. While involved in a4-day river raft tr ip, members ofthe Texas Wing Addison Eagles Composite Squadron becameInvolVed in a life-saving rescue operation. After completing theday's raft ride, the Texas Wing members heard cries for help lroma group of teur people who were "tubint;" down the floodedGuadalupe River. Squadron Commander Capt. Steve Robinsondirected members downriver to a bridge where two children weresubsequently rescued from the swift currents. The CAP SilverMedal of Valor w a s later a warded to Capt. Steve Robinson, 2nd Lt.Emmetfe Hohensee, and Chaplain Josepl1 Quillian.

CAP Customs Mission. U.S. Rep. Rod Chandler ( rrght) of Wash-ington's Eighth DIstrict, mspects a CAP strcrett used to searchafong the Florida coast for I/Iegal drug traffic CongressmanChandler. a strong supporter of the CAP drug surveiilence mis-sion. has f lown on actuaf CAP Customs miSSIOns. (Photo by Johnp, SwaIn)

Lost HikersColorado . Colorado CAP assisted the Colorado SAR Boardand the F re em on t C ou nty sheriff search for tw o m issin g hiker.C olorado C AP located th e tw o h ik ers near C anon C ity, C olo-rado, and the A ir Force I 550th Combat C rew Training W inga t K i rt la nd AFB, N ew M ex ico, u sed a helicop ter to recov erlh eurvivors, who were suffering from severe exposure anddehydration.Thin TeeAlaska. Alaska W ing CAP was requested to search for twopeople traveling by snow mobile w ho w ere overdue in returningfrom a trip 60 miles north of NO me. A laska W ing C AP locatedthe LW O stranded people whose snowmobile had brokenth roug h th in ice. An A las ka S tale T ro op er sk i-eq n ipped aircraftwas used to recover the tw o survivors.Medical MissionIdaho. W h ile involved in the search for a m is si ng a ir cr af t, I da hoW ing CA P was requested by the M agic V alley R egional M edi-c al Cent er to transport m edicineIo r a heart attack victim . IdahoWing C AP m ade available an aircraft no t active in t he s ea rc hm ission and Aew the medicine from Poncatello and Boise,Jdaho, L O Twin Falls, Idaho, in tim e to re lie ve th e m ed ic al c ris is.Stranded BoatersA la sk a: A boat w ith three persons on board was reported 24hours overdue on a trip from Dillingham to Lake A leknag ik,A laska. A laska C AP located the boaters at an abandoned cabin,where they had been stranded after the boat's engine failed.A laska S tate T roop ers recovered the survivors.

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-Crashed CessnaA r izona. A Cessna 1 82L with two persons on board wasreported missing while enroute from W in sl ow , A r iz on a, toC edar C ity. U tah. A rizon a and U tah C AP participated in thes ea rc h. Th e downed a ir cr af t w as lo ca te d b y A rizo na CA P n earJacob 's L ake. A rizona. T he tw o survivor w ere recov ered to aho pital in Flags taf f. Ar izona .Organ DonorArkansas. The A rkansas Organ Donor Program reque tedA rkan as CAP assistance in transporting a blood samplen ee ded to co nfirm th e comp arab ility o r o rg an s re qu ire d fo rimm ed iate tran sp lan t. A rk an sa s CA P tran sp orted th e samp lefrom Fayetteville to LiLLIeRock. where a posi ti ve match wasconfirmed an d th e transplant performed.

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liLT SignalTexas. Texas W ing CA P was request ed t o in ve st ig at e a n ELTsig na l b ein g h ea rd in t he L ib ert y, T ex as, a re a. T ex as W i ng CAPu se d a irb or ne d ire ctio n- fin din g e qu ipm en t to lo ca te th e s ig na lcom ing from a C essna 170A w hich had crash landed eightmi le s no rth of Sour L ake, T exas. T ex as W ing C AP directed aBeaum ont Baptist A ir Rescue unit to the crash site, and tw os u rv iv or s w e re r ecove red by he li cop te r. T w o saves were jointlycredited to Texas W ing CAP and Beaumont Baptist A irRescue.Overdue SnowmobileA laska . A man was reported overdue on a 5-hour trip bysn owm ac hin e from N om e to G olo vin , A lask a. A n A la sk a CA Paircrew located the m an, who had spent th e n ig bt w ith ou t

Virginia Award. CAP Cadet Glenn R. Ritchie, in his midshipmansecond class uniform, was presented the Gen. Carl A. SpaatzAward by Gen.Alfred M.Gray. commandant of the Marine Corps.Cadet Ritchie is a member of Virginia Wing'S West RichmondCadet Squadron and is enrolled in the Navy ROTC at the Univer-.sily of Virginia. Ritchie will accept a commission into the MarineCorps upon graduation.

Historic AIrcraft. Capt. Bill Duval of California Wing's ShastaComoosue Squadron holds a CAP Certificate of Appreciation 10be presented 10Mr. Hub Johnson 10 recognition 01 lus efforts topreserve CAP herilage Ihrough restoration of a Beechcrall Model17cabin biplane which was flown 1,320 hours in support of CAPwartime missions between 1942 and 1945. The CAP NationalHlstOrtl;al Comml(tee t raced Ihe aircraft to Mr. Johnson. its 27thowner since construction m 1935. Mr. Johnson purchased theaircraft completely dIsassembled In 1975 and IS still workingtoward his goal 01 complete restoration. (Photo by George SIn-ship. courtesy of m e Redding Record-Searchlight)

survival equipm ent after his machine ba d broken down. AnA la sk a S ta te T ro op er g ro un d team w as g uid ed to th e site b y th eC AP crew .

Nebraska Award. Nebraska Wing Commander Col. Richard L.Anderson accepts the "Number Three in the Nation" award fromCAPNational Commander Maj. Gen. E. E. Harwell during awardceremonies at the CAP National Board Meeting in Washington,D.C. The award recognized the Nebraska Wing's relative perfor-mance in the 52 CAP wings' competition under the CAP Man-agement Analysis Program during 1987. (Photo by GeorgeWendt)13

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Number One. The CA P Managemen' Analysis Program (CAP-MAP) recognizes the top per/ormmg wing in each region as one 0/ the "Top8 of the 80s. "and the lO P three performing wings in the nation receive additional recognition. Kansas Wing Commander Lt. Col. Patricia A.Lane was presented Iiplaque by CAP National Commander Ma;' Gen. E. E. Harwell recognizing the Kansas Wing as "Top 8 of the B O s "winner In the North Central Region and as "Number One In the Nation." (Photo by George Wendt)

CAP CUSTOMS MISSIONOn November 1 4 , 1 9 8 5, C iv il A i r P arr ol, th e U . S. A ir F or ce ,a nd U .S . C ustoms S erv ice en tere d in to an ag re em en t w here byCivil A ir Patrol w ould assist the U .S . C ustom s Service byp er fo rm in g a ir surveillance reconnaissance flights along theb ou nd arie s o f t he U n it ed S ta re s in support of th e government'sdrug inte rd ic t ion e ffo rt . CAP aircraft oper at in g c o st s a re p a id bytb e Air For ce w ith C u st om s S erv ic e r eim b urs in g t he Air Force.CAP s up po rt is limited LO data-gathering fligbts and support ingcommun ic atio ns o f a passive nature. The p ro gr am b eg an a lo ngth e Flor ida coas t, with C iv il A i r P a tr ol b ei ng o n c al l to c he ck o nuspicious vessels, and is now expanded in to a ll areas of theUn ite d S ta le s. A p pro xim a te ly 3 ,5 00 CAP members h av e b ee ntrained in th e C ustoms d ru g mission. a nd C iv il A ir P atro l n owflies about half of the Customs Service survei ll ance /pa trolf ly in g hour s. B y th e en d of December . Civil A ir Patrol hadDown 4,236 hoUTson 1 ,1 12 missions.The f ol low ing i nf ormat io n was reported by the U .S . C us-t oms Ser vi ce c on ce rn in g m issio ns flo wn b y Civil Air Patrold u rin g f is ca l y ,e ar } 9 88 . As a d ire ct re su lt o f th es e m is sio ns , t hefollowing c on tra ba nd w as s eiz ed : 2 ,5 80 p ou nd s of marijuana,1 908 p ou nd s o f cocaine, t wo v es se ls tw o a ir cr aft , o ne t ra ile r,an d tw o v ehicles. 1 1 1 a dd it io n, t he se missions resulted in 8a rre sts , 2 ,3 41 v esse ls id en tifie d, 1 2 1 v esse ls in te rc ep te d. 1 0 2unmar ked a ir st rip s id e nt if ie d, a nd 36 s us pe ct a ir st rip s l oc at ed .

AI R F OR CE PAR TS AND PER SO NNEL TR ANSPO RTA lt ho ug h a lim ite d a ctiv it y, C iv il A ir P at ro l's r ole in trans-porting aircraft par ts , personnel , an d other items i s benefi t ingb oth C iv il A ir Patrol an d t he A ir F orce. S om e A ir F orce b asesa re ce ntra l su pp ly p oin ts o r h av e sa te llite u pe ra tio ns n earb y.W h en there is II need f or t his SIlPPOrt. Civil A ir P atr ol ca ntransport th e required i tems a nd a llow c omb at s up po rt aircraftto maintain o pe ratio na l statu s w ith ou t d ela ys of scheduledtran portatioo. This also perm its A ir F orce w in gs [0 bettermanag e t he ir v a lu a bl e a ir crew t ra in ing tim e . O n e e xample is inAlaska, where the CAP wing s uppor ts the Alaskan Air Com-mand w ith lig ht t ra ns po rt to some o r it s remote r ada r s it e s.

FLIGHT CLINICSC iv il A ir Patrol promotes flight safety by sponsoring nightclinics to in cre ase o r m ain ta in b asic n igh t sk il ls o f CAP p ilo ts.These clinics are sometimes held il l association w ith t he FederalA vianon Admin is tr at io n ( FAA) , Aircraft Own ers an d P ilo tsA sso cia tio n. o r o th er flig ht sa fe ty o rg an iz atio ns. T he c lin ksi nc lu d e g round i ns tr uc ti on in e ss en tia l s ub je ct s s uc h a s fly in gsafety, FAA regul at io ns , emergency procedur es , f li ght p lan-ning, an d aviation weather. Pa rt ic ip an ts a ls o d emon st ra te s af ea i rcraft p i lo t ing skills to an FAA- ce rt if ie d f li gh t i ns tr uc to r o r aq ua lified CA P c he ck p ilo t. D urin g 1 9 88 , a to ta l of 1 ,7 68 CA Ppil o ts pa rt ic ipa ted in CAP flig ht c lin ic s h eld th ro ug ho ut th ecountry.

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postu reoA cco rd in gly , th e J o in t C hiefs o fS taiT a re a uth orize d tocall upon the m ilitary services for resources needed La supportcivil preparedness. C ivil A ir Patrol, as the official A ir Forceauxiliary, is a valuable asset to the A ir Force in assisting withthis m ission. C ivil A ir Patrol ha s worked with th e FederalEm ergency M anagem ent A gency (FEM A); Federal A viationA dm in is tra tio n (F AA ): U.S. Arm y Forces Com mand (FORS-COM ): and various A rmy, Navy, Coast Guard. and otherDO D agencies to develop plans for supporting civil and m il-itary noncom batant requirem ents. C ivil Air Patrol tasking insu pp ort o f n atio na l agenc ies includes :

Search and rescue (SAR) D am age assessm ent, visual and photographic A irborne radiological m onitoring C om munications: HF, VHF, an d VHF-FM C ourier flighlS for personnel, sm all parts, a nd documents Continental U .S . Airborne R ec on naissa nce fo r D am ag e

A ss ess me nt (C ARDA ) Natural disaster response and uppon M e dic al e va cu atio n/ tra ns po rta tio n

Radar and/or com munications systems evaluation C oastal area surveillance lR/VR low level training route surveys S tale and Regional D isaster A irlift (SARDA) plansIIn 1 988, C ivil A ir Patroillew 20 sorties a nd ~ pp ro xi rn ate ly

60 'hours in s up port o f rbe A rmy Forces Command (FORS-C OM ) Em ergency Reg io na l R ep or ti ng Test, This dem on-trated the capability of C ivil A ir Patrol to transport vitaldocum ents betw een joint stale defense com mands and regionaldefen e com mands during a period of national em ergency.MlLlTARY TRAINING ROUTE SURVEYSCivil A ir Patrol help assure the safety of A ir Force aircrew sby p ro vid in g a ir cr aft 10 su rv ey m ilita ry lo w- le ve l flig ht tra in in groutes for hazards and environm ental factors, E stablished m il-itary training routes allow m ilitary pilots to practice low -levelbomb, airdrop, and reconnaissance m issions. The routesse le cte d e na ble a re alistic , y e t safe, m ission to be flow n w ith theleast possible environm ental im pact. Th e FAA requires anaerial visual survey to be flown below 1 ,000 feet--once dow nth e c er ner a nd once along each side. During 1 988, 61 trainingroute survey m issions w ere flow n by C ivi1 A ir Patrol.

Computer Exercise. The CAP Cadet Officer School was conducted at Gunter AFB, Alabama, with 115 cadets from 35 wings attending.Texas WlfIg Cader Richard Kern observe as AIr Force Reserve Maj Gary S. Roberts from Missoula. Montana. operates a wargammgprogram as a PrOject Wamor exercise. The computerized program was among the additions to the Cader Officer School curriculum.(Photo by George Wendt)

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COMMUNICATIONSThe communication m ission of the C ivil A ir Patrol is toorganize and m aintain a reliable, nationw ide, point-to-pointground and air m obile radio capability for us e d ur in g emerg en -cies and for training communications personnel. C ivil A irP atro l, w ith iJ s d is pe rse d u nits lo ca te d n atio nw id e, h a s estab-lished a com prehensive com munications netw ork consist jog ofover 32,000 fixed. ground m obile, air m obile, and repeaters ta ti on s l ic en ed b y th e F ed eral C ommu nica tio ns C omm issio n.Throughout 1 988, the C ivil A ir Patrol continued to providevital com munications support to local, slate, and federal agen-c ies du rin g d isaste r re lie f, earch and rescue, and many otherem ergency situations. C AP com municators used stale-or-the-art, hig h freq ue nc y (HF) an d VHF radio and repealer insupporting A ir Force Rescue C oordination C enter (A FRC C)se arc h m is sio ns a s w ell as interfacing w ith stale em ergencym anagem ent centers (EOC), th e N ation al C omm un ica tio nsSystem and other organizations and agencies. To enhancec on tin ued reliab ility an d im pro ve its c ap ab ility . C AP comrnun-icauons w ere ac tiv ated d aily w ith in itia tio n o f C ivil A ir P atrol'sN ational C om mand N etw ork. C AP regions activated netw orksto their respective w ings, w ings to groups and squadrons, and.finally, a V HF-PM broadcast to the m ost rem ote units to ensurepositive com munications coverage. In addition to the N ationalC om mand N etw ork. special netw orks are organized for specificpurposes using the varied frequency spectrum on both Hf an dV HF. tb us e nab l in g C i v ii A i r P a tr ol 10 o perate m an y n etw ork ssim ultaneously w ithout com munications interference. Thisintensive operations coverage by the CA P c ommun ic atio ns

sy stem d em on stra te d its interfa ce ca pa bility w ith o th er ag en ciesto provide an elTective and cohesive nationw ide com munica-t io n s s uppor t.

On e of C ivil A ir Patrol's prim ary goals is to strengthen itsc ommu nica tio ns c ap ab ility b y im pro vin go pera tio na! n etw ork sfor com manders in order to m ore elTectively com municate w iththeir superiors and subordinate com manders. To enhance thisgoal, the comm unications system was upgraded w ith the pur-c hase o f m od em tec hn olo gy e qu ip me nt. rn 1 988, 52 HF radios,1 02 VHF-AM , and 1 59 YHF-FM radios, w ith supportingpow er supplies and generators. w ere provided. This eq uipment,m aintained and operated by CAP com municator, dramati-cally im proves the respon iveness of C ivil Air P atro l to c urre ntand future m ission functions during disaster situations, espe-cially in the event of a national em ergency.

I n the past year, C ivil A ir Patrol planned and initiated a"n o-no tic e" w in g o pe ratio nal effec tiv en ess e xerc ise d esign ed L oevaluate all emergency ervices resources in a "real world"scenario, w ith em phasis on tactical communicat ion upponand m obility . Thus far, C AP com municators have perform ed ina highly professional m anner and responded extrem ely w ell tosupport the goals of [he exercise. C AP com municators gainedvaluable experience in these exercises. C ivil A ir Patrol looksahead to 1 989 w i1 h great enthusiasm . The goal is to continue toirnprove productivity and efficiency w ithin the com munica-lio ns sy te rn. The C iv il A ir P atro l is p ro ud o f the ir c omm unica -to rs w ho se c omm itm en t \0 the "com munication m ission" hasearnestly endeavored to m ake C ivil A ir Patrol the best trained,m ost p ro fic ie nt a nd ac tiv e body of volunteer com municators inth e n at io n.

Competition Winne .... The North Central Region team won top honors in Ihe 1988 CAP National Search and Rescue Competition held atWhiteman AFS, Missouri, on September 34. The winning 16am narrowly edged out the Northeast Region leam to win by 12 points. Thebiennial even' provides an opportunity for the best CAP emergency services pecsonne! from throughout the nation to Improve skills,exchange information and techniques, and develop teamwork and professionalism. Col. Charles R. Hagerhje/m, commander of Aero-space Rescue and Recovery Service (ARRS) (sixth from tett}, presents the ARRS Cemmander's Trophy to thew/nning team. (Photo byGeorge Wendt)1 6

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Red Cross Support. L I. Col. Jon A. Kelly, commander of New York Wing's Tri-Counties CAP Group, presents aplaque to Saratoga County Red Cross representatives Karen Decoteau (left) and Louise Hawk in appreciationof American Red Cross support. Their Red Cross chapler provided more than $8,.000In food and lodging insupport of CAP emergency services learns engaged in a 12-day search for a missing aircraft. (Ph% by SusanMalcolm)

Teacher Award. Patricia B_Johnson (left) of Helena,Montana, was the 1988 recipient of the A ScottCrossfield Aerospace Education Teacher of theYear Award. A/so pictured with Mr. Crossfield are1987 winner Melba Iris Hartis (right) and 1986winner Robin Kline. The award was presented dur-ing the NaUonal Congress on AViation and SpaceEducation held In LosAngefes, California, on March24-26. (Photo by George Wendt)

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Alabama Wing Cadel Encampment Cadet Lincoln D. Schroeder of Afabama Wing's Huntsville Composite Squadron wa s one of the 60cadets attending the Alabama Wing Cadet Encampment held at Maxwell A FB, Alabama, on July .24-29. While at Maxwell, the cede rs weretreated 10 a tour ot the CA P National Headquarters and a visit to the CA P Bookstore to shop for uniform Items. (Photo by Geo~ge Wendt)

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Computer Course. The third annual Air Force Com-puter Orientation Program for CA P cadets was con-due fed on June 20-24 al Maxwell A FB, Alabama, for14 cadets from across the nation. The course ac-quainted the cadets with computers and softwareused in today's Air Force. Virginia Wing CadetMichael Purdue check on programs available foruse on the Zenith Dala Systems computer, whileMissouri Wing Cadet Janette Tay/or experiments onthe computer as she develops her own program.(Photo by George Wendt)

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Air Force Academy Honor Roll. Douglas R. Hill graduated from the Air Force Academy in the Class of 1988. The former CAP cadetmember of Ohio Wing's Parma Cadet Squadron .ranked highest in order Of merit of all former CAP cadets In his class. He earned theprivilege of having his name inscribed on the Honor Roll scroll that hangs In Arnold Hall. In an unusual ceremony this year, CAP UCol. Bill Madsen was asked by Brig. Gen. Sam W.Westbrook /1 1 (right), Academy c9mmandanl of cadets, to present the personalhonor rol/ plaque to Cadet Hili. Col. Howard J. Rice (Iell), USAF-CAP Rocky Mountain Liaison Region commander, a/s.opar licipated in Ihe ceremony.

Air Training Command Familiarization Cou.rse . AnA tr Force Life-Support Systems technician assists aCAP cadet In titling an oxygen mask during the ArrTraining Command Familiarization ceurs. The pro-gram is hosted annually by me Air Training Com-mand al three undergraduate pilot ena navigatortraming bases. The bases are Columbus AFB, Mis-SiSSippi; Laughlin AFB, Texas; and Mather AFB,California. The 108 enthusiastic cadets attendingthe week-long activity in 1988 were introduced 10 allaspects of the flight training program. (Photo byGeorge Wendt)

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(As of 31 December 1988)

ClllV llll A I \\RPA lR O lI~ A lIIIO lnA L BO A R D m E m BE R S

NATIONAL COMMANDERMaj. Gen. Eugene E. Harwell

CAP

COMMANDERNORTHEAST REGIONCol. Roy I. Arrot!

(New York)

COMMANDERNORTH CENTRAL REGIONCO! . Gerald S. Holliday

(Missouri)

NATIONAL VICE COMMANDERBrIg. Gen. Edgar M. BaileyCAP

NATION.AL CHIEF OF STAFFCol. George R. WayCAP

COMMANDERMIDDLE EAST REGIONCol. David R. Ellsworth

(North Carolina)

COMMANDERSOUTHWEST REGIONCol. Harold W. Bowden

(Tellas)

COMMANDERGREAT LAKES REGIONCol. Jack R. Hornbeck

(Indiana)

COMMANDERROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONCol. Virginia E.Smith

(Utah)

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTORCol. John T. Massingale, Jr.USAF

COMMANDERSOUTHEAST REGIONCol. William C. Tallent

(Tennessee)

COMMANDERPACIFIC REGIONCol. Warren J. Barry

(California)

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NATIONAL FINANCE OFFICERBrig. Gen. Johnnie Boyd

CAP

NORTHEAST REGIONCONNECTICUTCot. Howard E. PalmerMAINECot. David J. BraunMASSACH USETTSCol. Donald N. ProutyNEW HAMPSHIRECol. George G. HealdNEW JERSEYCol Frederic~ G. CamenzlndNEW YORKCol. Herman H. BoHePENNSYLVANIACol. Raymond F. SchulerRHODE ISLANDCol. Raymond G. BergerVERMONTCol Gary A. Skogebo

SOUTHWEST REGIONARIZONALt. Col. Gilbert H. DayARKANSASCol. A. G, MelsonLOUISIANACol. Wallace P. AnsardiNEW MEXICOCol. Robert B. Haulenbeek, Jr.OKLAHOMACol. Ramon L. BusickTEXASCol. Thomas l.Todd

NATIONAL LEGAL OFFICERCol. Maurice E. COljlkCAP

MIDDLE EAST REGIONWING COMMANDERS

GREAT LAKES REGION SOUTHEAST REGION

ILLINOISCol, Lawrence F LisINDIANACol. Peter C. Cras-herKENTUCKYCol. William K. HughesMICHIGANCol. Kenneth C. RedingtonOHIOCol. Larkin C. DurdinWISCONSINCol. Arthur R. Shanley

ALABAMACol. Glen D. AtwellFLORIDACol. Richard E. LeightonGEORGIACol. James A. Hyde. Jr.MISSISSIPPICol Therrell D. FortunePUERTO RICOCol. John J, GonzalezTENNESSEELt. Col Dennis O. Sparks

DELAWARECol Herbert M. WoodMARYLANDCol. Clifford A. ParksNATIONAL CAPITALCol. Costello N, RobinsonNORTH CAROLINACol. Jack D. MoorefieldSOUTH CAROLINACol Douglas T. AbercrombieVIRGINIACol. Herman H. MaddOll, Jr.WEST VIRGINIACol .Jarnes M . HazelriggNORTH CENTRAL REGIONIOWALt. Col. Ramona J. ShaverKANSASLt. Col. Christopher N. FoxMINNESOTACol. Alan K. BrandonMISSOURICol. Joseph D. McMillanNEBRASKACel, Richard LAndersonNORTH DAKOT.ACol. Paul E. ErdeSOUTH DAKOTACol. Jerry A. Hayden

ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION PACIFIC REGIONCOLORADO ALASKACol. Roger E MacDonald Col. Troy G. SullivanIDAHO CALIFORNIACol. Paul G. Dougherty Col. V. Lee WhiteMONTANA HAWAIICol. Lance J. Edwards GoL John A, Parrish, Jr.UTAH NEVADACol. E. Woodrow Walton Col. Don LSchwartzWYOMING OREGONCol. Darlene G. Gilmore Col. Grant D. Cochran

WASHINGTONCal. Wll1iam H. Hamilton

The National Board is the principal governing body of the Civil Air Patrol. The Board is comprised of theNational Commander, Executive Director (also Commander. CAP-USAF), National Vice Commander,National Chief of Staff, National Finance Officer, National Legal Officer, and the 8 region and 52 wingcommanders. The Board meets at least once annually at the call of the National Commander, who presides aschairman.The National Executive Committee (NEG) is the governing body when the National Board is not in session.

The NEC meets at least twice annually and is comprised of all National Board members except the 52 wingcommanders. NEC members are shown in photographs on these pages, and wing commanders are listedunder their respective regions.In addition to the above, the CAP structure includes two other corporate officers who are not members of the

governing bodies. The National Administrator, Brig. Gen. Carl S. Miller, USAF (Ret.), is a full-time CAPemployee who performs duties as assigned by the National Executive Committee and National Commander.Col. June G. Ruth, CAP, serves in the elected position of National Controller.

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R U S HH U M IN B L O O D

Mutual Support. Operating under 8 1985 agreement. the American National Red Cross and Civil Air Patrol continued the long-standingmutual support re/atifJnship during 1988. Civil AIr Patrol supported the Red Cross by transporting human blood in emergency situationsand cooperated in disaster relief operations. Civil Air Patrol a/so supported the Red Cross in its program for obtaining human tissue fortransplantation by providing transportation for Red Cross personnel for conecuon of donor tissue and transport of tissue to centraldistribution centers. (Photo by George Wendt)

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Na1ional Search and Rescue Competillon. CAPcadets supported the CAP National Search andRescue Compelilion held al Whiteman AFB, Mis-souri. by refueling and serVicing aircraft partiCipat-ing In the activity. The biennial event, held over theLabor Day weekend, tested the skills of learnsrepresenting each of the eight CAP regions. TheNorth Cenlral Region learn won top honors by edg-ing out the Northeast Region team, which won thecompelilion in 1986. (Photo by George Wendt)

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SARCOMP Team Inspected. Air Force Lt. Col. James E. Wren (right), of 'he USAF-CAP Rocky Mountain Liaison Region. inspectsmembers of 'he Southeast Region team during their participation in the CA P National Search and .Rescue Competition held at WhitemanAFB, Missouri. Lt. Col. Wren was a member of the Air Forcesfaffthat evaluated and graded team performance in the various phases ot thecompetition. The team representing the North Central Region placed first in 'he event. (Photo by George Wendt)

Medal of Valor. Cadet Douglas Alexander (left) andCapt. Scott Stravifz of Arizona Wing's Deer Val/eyComposite SqlJadron wear Civil Air Patrol's Bronzeand Silv.er Medals of Valor, respectively. as Cam/Gleason displays one ot the Medal of Valor certifi-cates that aocompanied the awards. The medalswere awarded dur ing the Arizona Wing Conferencein recognition of exemplary action in the rescue of al1If/er. The hiker was M s. Gleason, who fell from acliff In the White Tanks MountaIn Preserve and wascritically Injured. She was rescued by Deer Val/eyComposfte Squadron members who were on a fieldtreining exorcise at the time oj the accident. Cap!.Strevitz, a registered nurse, was first on the sceneand administered first aid to Ms. Gleason. CadetAls/Csnder arrived soon after and assisted Capt.Stravitz.

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Commander's Award. Rooky MoUntain Region Com-mander Col. Virginia Smith received the Air Univer-sity Commander's Safety Award from Air UniversityCommander U Gen. Ralph E. Havens and CAPNational Commsruier Maj. Gen. E. E. Harwell. Colo-nel Smith accepted the award on behalf of .allmembers of the region. The award was presentedduring the CAP Na lional Board Meeting in Washing-ton, D.C. (Photo by George Wendt)

SAR Competition. U.S. Rep. Rod Chandler of Washington's Eighth District signs in during the Middle East Region Search and RescueCompeti tion. ''congressman Chandler w a s welcomed by Middle East Region Commander Col. David Ellsworth and Region Vice Com-mander Col. Joyce Brookshire. A member of the CAP Congressional Squadron, Congressman Chandler attended the competition (0observe the exercise operations. (Photo by Larry Webb)2 4

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SENIOR MEMBER TRA IN INGF or a ny o rg an iz atio n L O b e c on si tently su cc es sfu l, it m ust

ha ve dedicated leaders w ith w ell developed m auagem ern andlea dership sk ills . T his is p articu larly tru e o f a v olu ntee r organi-zation such as C ivil A ir Patrol, where the only pay received isthe satisfaction of having contributed to a m eaningful nationalervice, To provide these skill from a diverse m embership ofvaried education and skill levels. a trong and standardizedtra in in g p ro gram is an absolute necessity . 01 only mustm em bers be trained to support the cadet program , aerospaceeducation. and em ergency service, they must also be trained todo the routine day-to-day job. S enior m em ber diligently trainon-the-job and through self-study in 1 7 specialty tracks such asperso nnel, logistics, fin an ce. and adm inistration, w hich are fun -d am en ta l to a ny su cc essfu l o rg an iz atio n.T he S en io r T rain in g D ire cto rate at Na ti on al H e ad qu ar te rsidentif ie training needs and develops required program s inrelation to the demonstrated and expressed desires of CAPmember to fulfill the purpo es and accomplish the m ission ofC ivil A ir Patrol. The directorate staff works with CAPm em bers in the field at all le vels to d ev elo p cu rric ula fo r co urse sto be conducted by CAP personnel. To facilitate th e e du ca -tional developm ent of'senior m em bers, the C AP enior trainingprogram is organized into five level .Levell. CAP Orientation CourseThe Level I CAP Orientation Course is presented in twoparts. The first part provides basic inform ation on the history

Governor Chaplain. Gov. Guy Hunt of Alabama became a CAPmember as Alabama Wing Commander LI. Col. Glen A twell pres-ented the governor's honorary, chaplain certificate. GovernorHunt Is assigned to Alabama Wing's Cullmen Composite Squad-ron. The Alabama governor Is pas/or of the MI. Vernon and GumPond Primitive Baptist churches, both located in Cullman County,Alabama. (PhOto by George Wendt)

Wing Historian. Lt. Col. N. 'Lee' Ragan of the Texas Wing waspresented the Wing Historian of the Year Award by CAP NationalCommander Maj. Gen. E. E. Harwell during the meeting of theCAP National Board in Washington, D.C. Lt. Col. Ragan Is anactive member ofthe cs Nat ional Historical Committee. (Photoby George Wendt)and organization of C ivil A ir Patrol, career developm ent pro-grams, CAP custom s and courtesies, proper wear of the CAPuniform . basic principles of leadership and m anagem ent, andthe cadet protection program . T his Is a cc orn p lish ed th ro ug h se lfstudy using a kit of m aterials known as the Senior M emberHandbook. The second segment of the course is a slide/tapepresentation w hich reinforces the basic instruction areas. D ur-ing 1 988, 27 ,346 CAP members completed Level I trainingrequirem ents. G raduates of L evel I receive the basic M em ber-sh ip Aw ard .

Essay Award. /IIinois Wing Cadet Kevin Dascher accepts theaward for best CAP Cadet Otilcer School essay from HQ CAP-USAF Deputy Chief of Staff for Training Air Force Col. JamesWilloughby during the scnoo/'s graduation ceremony. (Photo byGeorge Wendl)

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Level n. Technical Specialty Training and OfficerDevelopmentin t hi s t ra in in g le ve l. s en io r membe rs b eg in to train in one ormo re o f t he CAP s pe cia ltie s a nd le arn to perform uni t funct ions .S tudy guides are provided and the trainee is e nc ou ra ged L os tu dy CAP d ir ec tiv es p er ta in in g t o t he s el ec te d s pe cia lt y. OBeD ,n ew m em be rs train u nd er a n ex perien ced m em be r in a n o n- th e-jo b t ra in in g s it ua tio n .CAP S qu ad ro n L ea de rsh ip S ch oo ls a re c on du cte d lo ca lly toa ugm en t t ra in in g in L ev el IT sp ec ia ltie s a nd to fu rth er e nh an ceknow ledg e of leadership and m anag em en t In these w eekendschools. m em bers are provided a w orking know ledge in thevarious specialties and are g iven in -dep th in suuctio n in thes pe cia lly o f t he ir c ho ic e. M emb ers a ls o L ea rn t o h an dle c ert ainC AP -u niqu e leadership and co unseling situations as w ell asre ce iv e in st ru ctio ns o n p la nn in g u nit m e et in gs a nd a ct iv itie s.P erh ap s as im po rta nt a s th e co urse itse lf is L heo pp ortu nity fo rm em bers [rom th e sam e g eo gra ph ica l are a to g et to k now e ac bother and, subsequently, w ork as a team in d ev elo pin g a ndconduct ing act iv i ti es.In a dd it io n to th e CAP- co nd uc te d t ra in in g, se nio r m emb ersc omp le te a c ompr eh en siv e CAP O ffic er C ou rse a dm in is te re db y th e USAF Exte ns io n C ou rse ln st it ute (Eel) a t G un te r A FB ,A labam a, In 1 988, I,0 93 C AP p erson nel com pleted L evel Ilsenior train ing requirements; w ith a to tal of 2,060 CAPmemb ers a tt en din g 1 1 8 S qu ad ro n L ea de rs hip S ch oo ls . G ra du -ates o f L ev el II tra in in g re ce iv e a ce rtific ate o f p ro fic ie ncy inr ec og nit io n o f t he ir t ra in in g and edu ca ti on al a ch ie vemen ts .

Wing Awards, South Carolina Wing Commander Col. Douglas T.Abercrombie was presented an award by CAP National Com-mander Maj..Gen. E. E . Harwell recognizing tha South CarolinaWing as oneot tha "Top 8of the 80s" and as "Number Two in theNation." The CAP Management Program (CAP-MAP) awardswere presented in recognition of the wing's top performance inthe Middle East Region and Its number two ranking in nationalparformance. (Pharo by George Wendt) .

Squadron Award. Lt. Col. Charlas M. Cavanaugh (left). com-mander of the Fairfax Composite Squadron. was presented theNaNonal Capital Wing Squadron ot the Year Award by WingCommander Col. Costello N. Robinson. (Photo by FrancisSater/eel

Level m. ManagementC entral to Level m training is th e C orporate L earnin gCourse. Tra ining is c ond uct ed ove r a week end and concent ra te son an in-depth L udy of m anagerial functions w ithin a C APo rg an iz atio n. It is d e sig ne d to p ro vid e s en io r m emb ers w it b th epractical kn ow ledge necessary for squ adro n m anagem ent.A dd itionally, to com plete L evel Ill training, m em bers m usthold a com mand or staff posuion C o r one year, advance tosenior level in the specialty area selected in Level U , andp articip ate in CA P ac tiv ities at w in g o r h ig he r le vel. 1 n 1988 ,7 09 C AP m em bers com pleted L evel ill, wit h 1 . 4 09 a tt endi ng8 0 C o rp ora te L ea rn in g C o urs es . G ra du at es o f L ev el m receiveth e G ro ve r L oe nin g A ero sp ac e Aw ard .Level IV. Command and StaffT he (raining p rogram for this level is designed 10 preparee nio r m emb ers fo r a dv an ce d le ad ers hip p ositio ns in C iv il A irP atro l. M em be rs are e xp ected to re pre se nt C iv il A ir P atro l 10t he ir c ommun itie s b y m ak in g p re se nt at io ns b efo re lo ca l c iv icg ro up s, c hu rc h g ro up s, g ov ernm en ta l a ge nc ie s. e tc . M embe rsmu st a ls o a tt end S l- we ek st af f c olle ge . c on du cte d a nn ua lly ineach of the eight C AP regions, The coll eg e p rovid es t ra in in g i ncomm unication, leadership, and managem ent skills fors qu ad ro n- le ve l c omman de rs a nd s ta ff o ffic ers . In j988, 249s en io r membe rs g ra du at ed f rom r eg ion s ta ff c ol le ge s. Addit io n -ally , in tb is p ha se o f tra in in g m em bers m ust ta ke a m ore ac tiv ero le in CA P n atio nal, reg io na l. a nd w in g ev en ts a nd co ntin uetheir service in a com mand or staff position. C AP officerscom pleting Level IV Senior Training totaled 348 in 1 988.G ra du ate s o f this le vel re ceiv e th e P au l E . G arb er Aw a rd .

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Level V. ExecutiveOnly th e mos t d ed ic ate d se nio r m embe r. w ill a ttain this levelof tra ini ng. To d o so , th ey must as sume greater responsib il ity forCAP a ct iv it ie s. T o p ro gr es s in [ h i s p ha se o f t ra in in g, membe rsmus t con tinue 10 serve in a comm and o r staff position for th reeyears. A cadem ically, they lire required to com plete a 7-dayC AP National Staff College (NSC) conducted annually atMaxwell PH . Alabama. This c oUeg e p ro vi de s a dv an ce d l ea d-er sh ip a nd man ag emen t [ra in in g. A tte nd ee s a lso d ev el op sta ffposition papers for consideration and im plem entation at an at io na l l ev el . F in al ly , a ll o ff ic er s l ea ve w it h a h ig he r awar en es sof CAP p olicies on a n ation al lev el, T he N SC m ak es ex ten siv eus e o C the facilities an d facu lties or th e U SAF Air Univ er ilyProfessional Milita ry E du ca tio n co lle ge s an d sc ho ols . A to tal o f1 4 \ senior m em bers co mp leted L evel V training in 1 9 88, w ith7 7 o f th em c omple tin g th e N atio na l S ta ff C olle ge . G ra du ate s o fLevel V r ec eive the OiIJ Robb Wilson A w a r d

California Cadet. Cadet Eric L McDamel was presented the Ca/i-lamia Wing Cadet of the Year Award by Cali fornia Wing Com-mander Col. V. Lee White during the annual wing conference.Cadet McDaniel is amember of California Wing's WestBay Com-posile Souedrcn. (Photo by Wynston Selwyn)

Christian Conference. Texas Wing Cadet Jeanna Dymen enioysaride down a slide during an afternoon break at Mo Ranch in Hum,Texas. where she and several other CAPmembers partic-ipated inan Air Force Christian LeadershIp Conference. Air Force Chris-tian Leadership Conferences are conducted annually by AirForce chaplains at several locat/ons around the country for AirForce members and their dependents, as well as CAP members.Air Force Christian Leadership Conferences were actended by 55CAP members during 1988. (Photo by Gary Yates)

Specialized Mission TrainingC A P s en io r membe rs p ar ti ci pa te in n ume ro us c ommuni ty -l ev el s pe ci al iz ed t ra in in g p ro gr ams s uc h a s t ho se c on du ct ed byth e R ed C ross, the 1 00 0"lJivil defen se ag en cies, and nation alp ro gram s such as:

-Extension Course Institute (Eel). Eel is the cortes-p on de nc esc ho ol o f th e Air Force and is o pen to C AP m em bersw itho ut charg e. CA P m em bers can take E CI courses in g eneralm i li ta ry t ra in in g a nd c er ta in s pe ci al iz ed f ie ld s, s uc h a s c ommun-ic atio ns. CAP- un iq ue c ou rse s a re a lso d ev elo pe d a nd a dm in is-tered by ECI to augment trainin g in the L evel D specialties, Infiscal year 1 988, 1 ,9 54 C AP m em bers enrolled in Eel corres-pondence cou rs es .2 7

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Alabama Award. Cadet Christie L Woodley of Alabama Wing'sDecatur Composite Squadron w a s presented the Gen. Carf A.Spaatz Award by CAP National Administrator refired Air ForceBr/g. Gen. Carl S. Miller. Christie is a sopttomor at the Universityof Afabama's Schoof of Law. (Photo by George Wendt J

Flight Clinics. C iv il A ir P alm i p romo te s flig ht sa fe ty b yde fr ay ing pa rt of'the expense fo r C A P p ilo ts who a tt end a f li gh tcl in ic sponsored by C iv il A ir P at ro l. O th er o rg an iz at io ns , s uc has the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA ), A ircraftOwne rs a nd P ilo ts A ss oc ia tio n, o r o th er flight safely organiza-L io n a ssist C iv il A ir P atro l w he re fe asib le . T he c lin ic s includeground instruction in e sse ntia l su bje ct s s uc h a s fly in g s afe ty ,FAA re gu la tio ns . eme rg en cy p ro ce du re s, flig ht p la nn in g, a nda via tio n w ea th er, CAP p ilo ts a ls o participate in the FA A P ilotP rof ic iency Prog ram in w hich th ey demonst ra te safe a i rcraf tp ilo tin g s kills t o a n FAA- ce rt if ie d f li gh t i ns tr uc to r o r a qua lif ie dCAP che ck p ilo t. P ar tic ip at io n in t he se p rogr ams is a significantfa cto r in th e a nn ua l CAP u nit e ffe ctiv en es s e va lu atio n,

Florida Awa~d. Cadet KeVIn R. Gendron of Florida Wing's Temi-ami Composite Squadron w a s presented the Gen. Carl A. SpaatzAward by Flonda Wing Commander Col. Richard Leighton (right)and State Rep, J. J, Molland. (Photo by David Rix)

Chaplain 01 the Year. North Carolina Wing Chaplain (U cot.;Eugene B. Elmore received the Civil Air Petro! Chap/aln of (heYear Award from CAP National Commander Mal Gen E E. Har-well. The award was presented during the CAP National BoardMeeting in Washington, D.C (Photo by George Wendt)

C om munications Training. Communic at io ns s choo lsa r e conducted annually in the C AP N ortheast R egion ai W e s-to ve r AFB, Ma ss ac hu se tts . A d ditio na lly , in 1 9 88 , a c ommun i-c atio ns s ch oo l w as c on du ct ed by the Great Lakes Region atC han ute A FB . Illin ois, T hese sc ho ols are o pen to both eniorand cadet m em bers and provide training in communicationp ro ce du re s a nd t ec hn ique s t ha t q ua lify a tte nd ee s f or c ommun i-ca ti ons o ff ic e r r esponsi bi li ti es i n the ir CAP un it s o f a ss ignmen t.

Commanders' Course. The 1988 class of the annualorientation course for new w ing and region commanders w asconducted at . CAP Na ti on al He adquar te rs , Maxwel l AFB, Ala-bam a, in M arch 1 988, T his course, w hich w as extended fromt hre e d ay s to fo ur days in L988 . wa s d esig ne d a nd c on du cte d b yCA P-U SA F p erso nn el as an in -ho use p rog ram 10 pre sen t cu r-re nt issu es/ pro grams an d ad dress spe cific n ee ds o f ne w com-mande rs . Four teen newly a ppoin te d w ing commande rs a tt end-ed th is course . Mission Training Exercises. CAP wings conductemer gency s er vi ce s t ra in in g and upg ra di ng p rogr ams t o imp roveb oth th e sk ills o f in div id ual m em bers an d th e e ffe ctiv en ess ofth e o rg an izatio n a s a team . E ach w in g an nu ally co nd ucts u p toli ve p ra ct ic e d is as te r r eli ef a nd s ea rc h and r es cu e exe rc is es a nd

two test exercises which are monitored by. U .S . A ir Forceev alu ato rs, T he (est ex ercises are u sed to d ete rm in e th e effec-tiveness of wing training program s and wing capability tore sp on d a nd sa tisfa cto rily e xe cu te a ny m is sio n il m ay be calledupon to perform. National Search and Rescue (SAR) School. TheNatio na l SAR sc ho ol is d es ig ne d 10 enhance the p ro fe ss ional -ism o r SAR mission coord ina to rs. In 1988, 34 CAP membera tt ended t he c ou rs e c onduct ed by the U.S. A ir Force and U.S .Coast Guard.

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CAP CHAPLA INCYThe C AP chaplaincy. w ith over 1 ,000 m en and wom en from

o ver 1 25 relig iou s den om in atio ns. offers a u niq ue op portunityf or c le rgy L O perform their m inistry in an ecum enical setting inthe largest volunteer chaplain service in the w orld. V olunteerc iv ilia n c le rg y p ro vid e p asto ra l c are , p la yin g a s ig nific an t. ro le inthe relig iou life and moral and spiritual values of C ivil A irPatro l's cadet and senior members. Through a m inistry ofpresence. C AP chaplain model religious values and offer anopportunity for m em bers to share their joys, frustrations. andaspiratio ns in th e serv ice o f oth ers.

E ach chaplain is screened for professional com petence andm ust receive ecclesiastical end or em ent fro m h is or h er d eno m-ination . In addition, each is required to be ordained, have a4-year coU ege degree, and three years of sem inary or its equi-valent in professional experience. The C AP chaplain force isaugmented by some 250 visiting clergy who are not CAPm em bers but w ho generously assist w ith the cadet m oral lead-ership training pro gram s in sq uad ron s lack ing a du ly ap po intedchaplain.

In additio n to perform ing the essential role of chap lain/ per-sonal counselor to each CA P member and the professionalreligious functions such as services on encampm ents and atm em orial and patrio tic o bserv ances, the chaplain also p ro vides

a m inistry of presence for both victim s and m em bers w ho takep art in em erg en cy or disaster relief op eration s.

One of the rn a t crucial areas of chaplain m inistry is themoral leadership program for cadets. In these discussionscad ets are con fro n ted w ith th e basic p rincip les o ffreedom , w ithits a tte nd in g re sp on sib ilitie s, a nd e nc ou ra ge d t o d evelop deepensitivity and strong com mitm ent to the m oral, sp iritual, andp atriotic . .alues o n w hich the v itality o f OUI freedom inAmericais based and continues to thrive. Each year a new series ofbooklets is developed containing topics relevan\ to the prob-lem s of today's youth and subjects considered essential indeveloping a basic system of values for daily living. Duringthese moral discussions, the cadets interact and becomeinv olved in raising m oral issu es, lo ok ing at inco nsistencies, anda vo id in g fo rc ed c on clu sio ns . In th e s up po rtiv e e nv iro nm en tprovided by a skillful chaplain , the cadets learn to define w hothey are, their beliefs and values, and w hat influence they w ishto bring to the world in which they live.The C AP chaplain, by o ff er in g s up po rt iv e e nc ou ra gem en tand professional expertise, assists the cadets to em erge fromth ese m oral lead ership discussions better prep ared m entally andmorally L O face the challenges of today and the world oftomorrow . H is constant goal is to offer an environm ent inw hich . all C AP m em bers are encouraged, inspired , and assistedin their personal and collective m oral and spiritual grow th.

Chaplain Tal~. Air :orce Reserve ~haplain (U. Co~.) Dennis Bau"! (center) ta.lks informally with oadet participants in the A if ForceCo"!puler. onen_ratlOn Program durmg, ~ tour of CIVil AIr Patrol N.allonal Headquarters. The cadets visited the headquarters to become(amil/ar wlrh venous office responsibilities and to observe operetion of tb Data Automation Division. (Photo by George Wendt)

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SUPPORT FOR CIVIL AIR PATROLCongressional Support

T he basic congressional support for C ivil A ir Patrol w aspro vided u nder P ub lic L aw 557 (S ection 9 44 1. T itle \0 U SC ).passed on May 26 . 1 948. The Act. also known as the CAPSupply Bill, was amended on M ay 27 , 1 954 , and again onSeptember 8 , 1980. The s ta tu te d id t he f oll ow ing :a . E sta blish ed C iv il A ir P atro l a s an o fficial c iv ilia n a ux il-iary of the A ir F orce and further clarified it for the purpose o fdeterm ining civil liability as an instrum entality of the U . S .G ov ernme nt w hile p erfo rm in g n on comb at m issio ns o f th e A irForee. .b. Authorized th e Secretary of m e Air FO rCet o a ss is t C iv ilA ir P atro l in fu lfillm en t o f u s o bje ctiv es . T he S ec re ta ry o f th eA ir Force, w ith approval of the Secretary of Defense, wasauthorized to give, lend, or sell to C ivil A ir Patrol w ithoutre ga rd to th e F ed era l P ro pe rt y a nd Admin is tra tiv e S erv ic es A ctof 1949 :(I) Ma jo r item s o f e qu ipm en t in clu din g a irc ra ft, m o to rv eh ic le s, a nd c ommun ic atio n e qu ipm en t.(2) N ecessary related upplies an d training aids that aree xc es s t o t he m ili ta ry d ep ar tment s. Th e s ta tu e a ls o p ermi tt ed t he

U e o f s erv ic es a nd fa cilit ie s o f t he A ir F orc e as t he S ec re ta ry o fth e Air Force cons ide rs Lab e n ee de d b y C iv il A ir P atro l 10 carryou t it s m is sio n .c. Authorized reimbursement fo r PO L used on Air Fo rc e-a ss igned mi ss ions i nc lud ing unit capab il it y t es ti ng mi ss ions andtraining exercises.d. Au tho riz ed e st ab lis hment o f li ai so n o ff ic es a t n at io na l,r eg ional , s ta te , and ter ri to r ia l l eve ls o f'C iv il A i r Pa tr ol and de ta ilof any officer o r em ployee of th e D epartm ent of the A ir F orceto a ny o f th e lia is on o ffic es o r t o a ny u nit o r in sta lla tio n o f C iv ilA ir P airo l tc assist in th e CA P train in g p ro gram .e. A uth orized paym ent o f aircraft m ainten ance exp ensesrelating 1 0 oper at ional m i ss ions, un it c apab il it y t es ti ng mi ss ions,a nd t ra in in g m is sio n s.

Top Award. Gadet Jeffrey T.Starr of Arizona Wing's Deer Val/eyComposite Squadron was presented the Gen. Carl A. SpaatzAward by US _ Sen. John McCain during a ceremony in the sene-tor's Phoenix office. Cadet Starr attends Northern Arizona Uni-versity and is active in Air Force ROTC.

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Colorado Exerc.ise. U.S. Sen, Tim Wirth of Colorado took to theair as a CAP search leam member during a weekend exerCise inearly November. Senator Wirth is a member of CAP's Congres-sional Squadron. Left to right: Colorado Wing Liaison Officer AirForce Lt. Col. Michael L Connolly. Colorado Wrng Vice Com-mander Lt. Col. Jay Bobick, Colorado Wing Commander Col.Roger MacDonald, and Senetor Wirth discuss the day's missionactivitie-s.

O n S ep temb er 2 8, J 9 84 , C o ng re ss fu rt he r ame nd ed t he CAPSupply B i l l a ut ho riz in g th e A ir F orc e (0expand its s up po rt fo rC iv il A i r P a tr ol by:a. Using appropriated f unds to purchase I igh t a ir cr af t. veh-ic le s, c ommun ic at io ns e qu ipm en t, a nd o th er m is sio n- re la te dequipment.b. U sin g appro priated funds to ren ovate DOD excess a i r-c ra ft a nd o th er m iss io n e qu ipm en tc. U sing appro priated fun ds fo r cad et uniform s.d. A uthorizing the A ir Force L O a rra ng e fo r t h e u se o f o t he rf ed er al a ge nc ie s' s er vi ce s a nd f ac ili ti es w it h t he c on se nt o f t h o seagencies.

Georgia Congressman. U.S. Rep. George "Buddy" Darden 0 'Georgia (left) was presented a certificate of membership III theCAP Congressfonal Squadron by Georgia Wing Commander Col.James A . Hyde during a dinner hosted by Georgia Wing's CobbCounty Composite Squadron. (Photo by Larry Davidson)

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Cadet Course. Texas Wing Cadet Andrew Stirling (left) and SautnCarolina Wing Gade/ Davjd Zendzian st(Jdya printed circuitboard during the Air Force Computer Onenla/ion PfOgram held1 3 1 Maxwefl AFB, Alabq(fla. The 4-day course provided cadets anorientation /0 computer usage in loday's Air Forc&. (Photo byGeorge Wendt)

Air Foree SupportThe basic A ir Force support of C ivil Air Pa tr ol , a u tho ri zedby the orig inal CAP Supply Bill in 1948 , continues to be ofmajor importance to th e organisation, A primaryelement oftha t sup port w as the estab lish men t and manning of Air Forcel ia is on o ff ic es at national, regional, and S tale levels of C ivil A irPatrol. The i nt er fa ce of the A ir Foree liaison structure and C ivilA ir P atro l b eg in s al the n atio nal le ve l b etw een H ead qua rters,CAP-USAF and Nauonal Headquarters, C ivil A rr Patrol. Thebridge between the A ir FOfW and C ivil A ir Patrol existsthrough the CAP-USAF commander who performs duties in adual status. Hecommands all 263 A ir Force employeesassigned to H eadq ua r ters, C AP-U SA F and the g region and 52wing liaison offices w ho are charged w ith supporting the C ivil

Indiana Awa'rd. U.S.A ir Force Academy Ca,de.tMalt .hew M. R'oushwas pr9sen/:ed the Gen. Carl A. .Spaa.tz A,ward by Brig. Gen. Earl S.Van Inwegen of the A ir Force Space Command during a ceretton y at Peterson AFB, ColoradQ. Matthew was ill member of Indi-ana Wing's Grissom Cada'i Souearon and is the son of IndianfJWing Liaison Officer Air Fotce U. Cal. John G. Roush. (Pnoto byBill Madsen)

~-If ......Academy Cade!. Cadet Stephen B..La/ham (right) was presentedthe Gen. Car l A. Spaatz Award by A ir Force Academy Command-

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