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Civil Air Patrol cadets performed special duties in support of the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual ai rshow al Oshkosh,Wisconsin. The Soviet Union's AH-124 aircraft was one of the highlights of the event. The AH-124/s the world's second largest aircraft andis only surpassed In Size by the Soviet Union's AH-225. Soviet Crew Chief Leonoid Tebroussy, right, visits with CAP cadets Heidi Spall,left, and Graydon Mustageem in the AH-124 cockpit. (Photo by George Wendt)

The Civil Air Palrol National Cadet Competition hetdat Maxwell AFB, Alabama, in December 1988resulted n top honors going to the CAP NortheastRegion team. In April 1989, team members visitedthe Pemagon and was presented the Air Force Chief01Staff Sweepstakes Trophy by General Monroe W.Hatch Jr., Air Force Vice Chief of Staff. GeneralHatch also used the accasion to present the GeneralCarl A. Spaatz A ward to cadet competition leammember Clement Stewart of the New York WingManhattan Group. From left, Cadet Harry Magazu,Cadet Siewart, General Hatch, Cadel Rober!Belmont.

Cover Photo. An Alaska state environment official, with a Civil Air Patrol pilot, inspects the oil covered coastline of Prince William Sound.In the aftermath of the 24 March 1989 "Exxon Valdez" disaster thal resulted in an eleven million-gellon oil spill, the CAP Alaska Wingresponded immediately and aSSisted throughout the containment and cleanup operations. (Photo by Irene Co/fie)

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NATIONALHEADQUARTERS

CIVIL AIR PATROL~ SAl' A XILIARY-

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATESThis is a report of the activities of Civil Air Patrol during calendar year 1989

submitted as required by Public Law 79-476. Civil Air Patrol was created on 1December 1941 as an emergency measure to make civilian aviation resourcesavailable to the national defense effort It functioned as a branch of the Office ofCivilian Defense until April 1943 when the Army Air Forces was assignedjurisdic-tion for the remainder of the war years.

Following it s wartime service, Civil Air Patrol was cbartered by Congress on 1July 1946 as a volunteer, nonprofit corporation under Public Law 79-476. Then on26 May 1948, Congress passed Public Law 80-557 granting Civil Air Patrol status asthe civilian auxiliary of the Air Force.In 1989, Civil Air Patrol continued its long record of public service with solid

performance in each ofits three missions. This report contains details of accomplish-ments in emergency services assistance to people in . distress, further development inaerospace education for CAP members and the general public, and training andleadership development programs for its cadet and senior members.

We are thankful for the dedicated Civil Air Patrol volunteers and are proud oftheir outstanding achievements during 1989. We are also grateful for the continuedsupport of the Congress and the Uoited States Air Force. Weare pleased to presentthis report of Civil Air Patrol activities during the past calendar year.

~~DW~.~EUGENE HARWELL CLYDE O. WESTBROOK, JRMajor General, CAP Colonel, USAFNational Commander Executive Director

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EMERGENCY SERVICES

T he C iv il A ir P atro l striv es to s a v e liv es a nd a lle via te h um ansuffering through its Em ergency Services m ission. CAPd em a nd s p ro fe ss io na lism. M embe rs w h o p ar tic ip ate in actualmissions ale h ig hly q ua lifie d th ro ug h " ha nd s o n" ex pe rie nc eand continuous training. The em ergency serv ices m issionin cl u d es s ea rc h a nd re sc ue insu pp ort o f t he A ir R esc ue S erv ic ein t he C on tin en ta l U n ite d S ta te s, th e U n ite d S ta te s C o as t G u ardin P ue rto R ic o, a nd Jo in t R esc ue C oo rd in atio n C en te rs in b othHawaii a n a A la sk a. A dd itio na lly , th e em er ge nc y s er vic es m is -sion includes civil defense and disaster relief operations insup po rt o f local, state , fed eral and o ther em erg en cy servicesorganizations. M utual support relationships exist w ith theAm eric an N atio na l R ed C ro ss. S alv atio n A rm y, F ed era l E m er-gency M anagement Agency (FEM A), Federal AviationA dm in is tra tio n ( FAA ), U .S . Coast Gu ard A ux ilia ry , a nd o th erhuman it ar ia n o rg a ni za ti on s i n c on d uc ti ng disaster re lie f opera-tions.

D uring 1989 C ivil Air P atr ol re sp on de d to s ev era l d is as te rr el ie f r eque st s. Services provided following Hurricane Hugoand the C alifo rn ia earthquake w ere m ost notab le. T he C APPuerto R ic o W in g p ro vid ed e xc elle nt support to d i sa s te r r e li efoperatioos throughout the Is lands in th e a fte rm ath o f Hurr icaneH ugo . F ly ing 69 sorties and 1 95 h ours, C AP provided supportto the Red Cross, the Puerto R ican Governmen t , and theFederal Em ergency M anagem ent Agency (FEMA). TheFEMA SUppOTta ls o in clu de d s e rv i ce s p rov ided to five othergovernm ent agencies. D irect support to the Coast Guardin clud ed fiv e d am age assessm en t m ission s to airfield s w bereCAP a irc ra ft w e re the o nly available m ean s o f su pp ort. T hed am a ge a ss es sm e nt a ls o iova l v ed d oc um e nta tio n o f th e lo otin gp ro ble ms o n th e U .S . V irg in Is la nd s.

Search Tesl. Air Force Lt. Col. Walter Heck of the USAF-CAPSoutheast Liaison Region (left) and CA P Mission Coordinator Lt.Col. AIField oi tne Florida Wing were active participants in thewing's annual Search and Rescue Evaluation. The exerciseinvolved 30 aircraft, five ground teams and 200 CAP members.The Air Force evaluators graded the wing's performance as excel-lent. (Photo by Jean Stockton)

C AP ground team s w ere equally busy, logging o ver 4 51 5m an da ys d ea ctiv atin g e me rg en cy lo ca to r tra nsm itte rs (E LT )and pro vid ing shelter assistance to the R ed C ro ss, th e P uertoR ic o A rm y N atio nal G ua rd , C iv il D efen se an d th e P ue rto R icoSocial Services Department R ed C ross d am age assessm en t ofover 7 ,200 facilities in 15 tow ns w as a no tew orthy task per-formed by CAP usin g b oth C AP vehicles and R ed C ro ss ren tedvans a nd a ut omobi le s. The hurricane destroyed all rad ior ep ea te r s ta tio ns o n the isla nd . H ow ev er, C AP fix ed sta tio nsw e re a u gmen te d by te n m ob ile ra dio s an d tw o ce llu la r p ho nesto keep the operation in touch with v ar io u s e on tr ol li ngagencies.

Signing Ceremony. Representatives of Civil Air Patrol, Air Force, Drug Enforcement Agency and U.S. Forest Service sign a iointMemorandUm of Understanding designed to help interdict the flow of drugs in the United States. From /eft: Air Force Col. John T.Massingale, Jr., Commander CAP-USAF; John Lawn, Administrator, Drug Enforcement Agency; Maj. Gen. E. E. Harwell, NationalCommander, Civil Air Patrol; and William L. Rice of the U . S . Forest Service. In accordance with the memorandum, Civil A t r Patrol will flyreconnaissance missions to detact /IIicit drugs, primarily marijuana, within the Unitad States, its terrltorles and possessions.2

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Hurricane Relief. The CAP Tennessee Wing supported the relief effort for victims of Hurricane Hugo by transport ing two plane loads ofrelief items to Red Cross personnel at the Berke/y County Airport, South Carolina. Tennessee Wing members prepare to load one of theaircraft with needed supplies. From lett: Mat Gary Maples, Col. Dennis Sparks, Lt. Col. Adele Sparks and 1st Lt. Mike WOOd.The CAP Coastal Charleston Composite Squadronre sp on de d in fo rc e. T he u nit's p ilo ts f le w d is as te r survey mis-s io n s f o r Be rk le y , Do r ch es te r, an d Ch ar le sto n C o un tie s c ar ry -in g co un ty o ffic ia ls alo ft to v ie w sto rm d am ag e. C AP so rties

p rovided a b irds-eye v iew that w ould o therw ise have beenim possib le to achiev e. T ho se so rties allow ed officials to evalu-a te eme rg e ncy needs an d d ir e ct d is a st er relief, CAP p ilo ts a ls of lew mi ss io n s for the U .S. D ep artm ent o f A gric ultu re an d theU.S . Fo re st ry Service , P er so nn el m a nn ed th e CAP desk at theC ha rle sto n C o un ty Em erg en cy Operations Cen te r, p r ov id in gv alu ab le m i ss io n s up po rt and coordination during t he e nt ir erelief effor t. Other squadron members were assigned to locatea nd tum o ff Em erg en cy L o ca to r T ra nsm itte rs (E L Ts ) that wereactivated a boa rd a ir cr af t an d b oa ts th ro ug ho ut th e tr i- co u nt ya re a, th ere by e lim in atin g fa ls e em erg en cy s ig na ls that wou ldh av e c om p lic ate d a n a lr ea dy c ata stro ph ic s itu atio n. Civil AirP at ro l f lew 2 7 m i ss io n s l og g in g o v er 6 0 h ou rs s up po rti ng h ur ri -c a ne r el ie f in S ou th C aro lin a. O v era ll, th e CA P again p ro ve d tobe a vitalllnk in i de n ti fy in g a nd copi ng with th e problems of an atu ra l d is as te r o n th e s ca le o f H u rric an e H u go .In 1 9 89 , C iv il A ir P a tr ol a nd th e S a lv ati on Army continuedtheir agreement of m-utual support. Civi l Air Pa tr ol a ss is te d t heAm erica n R ed C ro ss' blood a nd tis su e p ro gram . a nd p ro vid edtra ns po rta tio n fo r R ed C ro ss u se to c ol le ct a nd d is tr ib ute b lo odan d tissue. T he C AP w as credited w ith 2 0 saves in 1 98 9 an dfle w 5 a dd itio na l life e nh an cin g m is sio n; tra ns po rtin g blood,li ve b on e, h ea rts , li ve rs , k id n ey s, a nd c or ne as .

SEARCH AND RESCUET he U .S . Air F o rc e is a s si gn ed r es po ns ib il it y b y th e NationalS earch an d R escue P lan fo r coordin ating in lan d search and

First Ald. 2nd Lt. Nena Wiley (left) and her daughter Cadet MartaWiley of Arizona's Goodyear Composite Squadron provide firstaid and comfort to one of two victims at the scene of an automo-bile accident. By chance, Lt. Wiley and her daughter and 1st Lt~Joe Rodriguez were the first persons on the scene of the serioustwo car accident. The three members of the Goodyear CAP unitprovided lifesaving first aid to the victims. (Photo courtesy OfJimPainter, West Val/ey Vlew)3

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rescue operations in the C on tinen tal U nited S tate s. As th ec iv il ia n v o lu n te e r auxiliary o f th e Air F orc e. C iv il Air Patrol hasbecom e the p rim ary resou rce used by the A ir R escue Serv ice toaug men t sta te search and rescu e capab ility .D uring 1989, C ivil Air Patrol flew 21 ,1 14 ho urs on 2,681A ir F orc e-a ss ig ne d m is sio ns an d w as cred ited w ith locating1 ,909 search ob jectives and saving 65 lives. C AP flew over 80percent of th e se arc h b ou rs o n m is sio ns c oo rd in ate d by th e AirForce R escue C oord ination Cen ter (AFRCC). CAP w ings incoastal areas f re q ue n tl y a ss is te d th e U'S, C oa st G ua rd in locat-jng em ergency position ind icating rad iobeacons on boats andships.C AP has c on tin ue d to e xp lo re an d work with o th e r a ge n ci estow ard m ore effic ient and accu rate m ethods of locatingdow ned aircraft and thereby increase the chances of sav inglives. T he h igh rate o f inadverten t activation o f e m erg en cylo ca to r tra ns mitte rs (E L T) rem ained a m ajor con cern . C iv il AirPatrol continued to w ork with the AFRCC in an effo rt todecrease the false E LT rate .In 1989, the CAP Rocky M ountain Region and NorthCentral Region participated with th e Air Force Re scu e Coer di -nation Center (A FR CC ) in search and rescue (SA R) aw arenesssympos iums. The even ts b rought loca l, sta te , and federalm em bers of the SAR com munity together to exchange know l-edg e ab ou t each o ther's 8AR c ap ab ilitie s a nd op er at in g p ro ce -du res. T he m eeting s play a sign ifican t p art in C AP 's con tinu ingeffo rt to p rom ote aw areness and im provem en t of SA R capab il-ity.MISSION SUMMARIES

The fo llow ing ex tracts from offic ia l A ir Force repo rts arere pre se nta tiv e s ummarie s o f A ir F orc e-a ss ig ne d missions fo rw hich C iv il A ir P atro l w as credited with th e sav ing of liv es:

MISSING PERSONMichigan: At the request of the A lcona COunty , MichiganS h er if f, M i c hi ga n CAP assisted in the search for a m issing 85year-old w om an . M ich igan CAP located and recovered tbewoman by g ro un d team an d she w as de liv ered by am bu lance toa l o ca l ho spi ta l.

California Assist. Maj. Dale Rumbaugh stands proudly with theCessna 31aaircraft Which he and fel/ow California CAP pilots L t.Col..Gunlel Hagen and Lt. Col. Willard Gordon flew to Alaska toassist In oil spill containment. The CAP Alaska Wing requestedthe twin-engine aircraft from the CAP California Wing to provideover-water flying support. (Photo by Robert Fowler)

Mission Support. CAP cadets Janet Frank and Mike Cook ooer-ated radios at the State Emergency Operations Center during anOklahoma Wing search and rescue exercise, The cadets wereresponsible for maintaining communications between the centerand statewide search forces during the three-day exercise.

UNSAFE AIRCRAFfAlaska: After landing their T aylo rcraft p lane in D rift R iverValley, tw o m en no ticed a c racked w eld on the landing gea r.R ather than risk a take-o ff, they elected to w alk ou t of the bush.A laska CAP w as asked to assist in the search for the overdueTaylo rcraft, T he pilo t o f a civ ilian aircraft sigh ted the m enwalking in th e snow a nd s ig na lin g fo r h elp , A c iv ilia n h elic op te rrecovered the m en to the D rift R iver airstrip and an A laskaCAP aircraft delivered them to Kenai O ne of the m en w astak en to the h ospita l su ffering fro m hy po therm ia and fro stb ite .LOST HIKERSWiscansin. T he M a rin ette C ou nty , W is co ns in S he riff re qu es te dCAP a ss is ta n ce in s ea rc hin g f or th re e m is sin g h ik ers . W i sc on sinCAP loca ted the su rv ivo rs in good condition and de liveredthem to their homes .

Cleanup Support. CAP Polaris Squadron Cadets Josh Ve/feux(left) and Stan Long provide communlcstions support in theAlaska Wing Headquarters during CAP efforts to assist in thecontainmentand cleanup onhe oil spill in Prince William Sound.4

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OVERDUE AIRCRAFTAlaska. A n a irc raft th at w as n ot o n a flig ht p lan w as re po rtedo v er du e b y th e p il ot's emp lo y er o n T u es da y a fte r t he p il ot f ai le dt o r ep or t f or w o rk : o n Mon da y. A ir cr af td es L in atio n w a s th ou gh tto b e . a m ining claim northw est of A ncho rage . A laska C APlocated the aircraft on an inaccessib le strip and an A ir F orce71 st A ero sp ac e R es cu e a nd R ec ov ery S qu ad ro nHH -3 h elic op -te r re co ve re d th e p ilo t,ARSENIC POISONINGMichigan. At the request of the B lodgett R egional PoisonC on tro l C en te r in G ra nd R ap id s, M i ch ig an , th e M i ch ig an CAPtranspo rted a u rine sam ple [rom a 14 m onth old girl in T aw asC ity . M ic hig an to the P oiso n C on tro l C en te r. T he sam ple w asn ee ded to d ete rm in e tre atm en t fo r the c hild w ho ha d in ge ste darsenic.MEDEVAC MISSIONAlaska. Th e A la sk a S ta te T ro op er s r eq u es te d CAP a ss is ta nc e inth e m e dic al e va cu atio n o ra m o th er a nd n ew b om in fa nt. A la sk aCAP d is pa tc he d a lig ht a irc ra ft w hic h s af ely tra ns po rte d th emfro m the v illa ge o f N oo rv ic to a ho sp ita l in K otze bu e.

Satellite Display. U. Col. Ruth West of the CAP PennsylvaniaWing represented Civil Air Patrol al a display of the joint Canadi-an/French/Soviet, American Search and Resoue Satellite AidedTracking System (COSPAS-SARSA T). daring the second annualSatellites and Education Conference held at West Chester Uni-versity In West Chester, Pennsylvania.TREETOP RESCUEColorado. A t th e r eq u es t o f t he R o ut e C o un ty S he rif f, C o lo ra doC AP assisted in the search fo r a P iper P A-2 8 w ith tw o p eop leo n b oard e nro ute fro m S alin as, K an sas 10 S te amb o at S p ri ng s,C olo rad o. C olo ra do C AP lo cated th e d ow ne d airc raft in th ev ic in ity o f B u ff alo P as s, C o lo ra do . A c omme rc ia l a ir cr af t c om -pany, H elico pter R oun d-up of M ay bell, C Olorado, used ah elic op te r a nd ro pe la dd er to re co ve r tb e tw o s urv iv ors from th ea irc ra ft w hic h w as s us pe nd ed in the tre e to ps, T be su rv iv orsw ere low ered to the g round w here they w ere transpo rted bysnow cat to a w aiting am bulance w hich delivered them to alocal hosp it a l.

Search Coordlnallon. CAP Capt David Howe (Ielt) and New YorkDepartment of Conservation (DEC) Ranger Frank DOfchak viewarea map during search for an aircraft that went down in theAdiron-dack Mountains during a snowstorm. The aircraft wreck-age and deceased pilot were located by a ground teammade up 01CAP cadet and senior members and a DEC ranger five days afterthe aircraft was reported missing.DlSABLED AIRCRAFTAlaska. the Alaskan Air C omm an d R esc ue C oo rd in atio nC en te r o pen ed a S AR m issio n inresp on se to S AR SA T d etec -lion of E LT sig na ls 4 5 miles No rth we st o f A nc ho ra ge . A la sk aC AP flew to ( he lo ca tio n a nd d is co v er ed a PA -IS w hich hadblow n an o il seal w hile a ttem pting to take o ff from a sm allf ro ze n la ke . A c iv ili an h eli co p te r tr an sp or te d t he two s ur vi vo rsto a nearby str ip where a C AP aircraft land ed and took themb ac k to An ch or ag e.MERCY MISSIONNevada: T he U nite d B lo od S erv ic es req ueste d the imm ed iatetr an sp or ta tio n o f b lo od to aid in the trea tm en t of a 63 year oldm a n u nd erg oin g em erg en cy s urg er y. N ev ad a CAP d is pa tc be dan aircraft and delivered the b tood from N orth L as V egasA irp on , N e va da to P ar ke r A ir po rt, A riz on a.

California Award. Lt. Col. Earnest C. Pearson of the CaliforniaWing was presented the Civil Air Patrol Safety Officer 01the YearAward by CAP National Commander Maj. Gen. E. E. Harwell. /right, and CAP National Vice Commander Brig Gen Warren J.Barry during the CAP National Boa.rd Meeting in San Antonto,Texas. (Photo by George Wendt)5

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TWO SAVEDAlaska . An a ir s er vic e c omp an y r ep or te d that a C p 20 7 a ir cr af tw as overdue on a flight from F airbanks to v illag es 200 m ilesw est of F airbanks, A n hour la ter the S AR SA T received E LTs ig na ls a lo ng th e o ve rd ue a ir cra ft's ro ute o f flig ht. A la sk a CAPlo cated the cra sh ed aircra ft in m ou nta in ou s te rrain an d a he li-copter ow ned by the air serv ice recovered the tw o in juredsurvivors.GROUND. S'EARCHCoLorado. I\t the request o f the G un nison C ounty, C oloradoS heriff, C olorado C AP dep loyed a grou nd team to l oc at e tb es it e o f a c ra sh ed l ig b t a ir cr af t a nd tw o snrvivors, A comme rc ia lh elic op te r w as u sed to re co ver the slig htly in ju red . p ilo t an d ap as se ng er s uf fe rin g s ev er e la ce ra tio n s a nd s pin al f ra ct ur e. O n esave w as credited to C olorado C AP .OVERDUE BOJ\TCalifornia. C alifornia C AP w as requested to investig ate anELI s ig na l b ein g h ea rd in the U plan d, C alifo rn ia area. A ir-b orn e an d ha nd he ld d ire ctio n fin din g eq uip men t w as used tolocate a c ra sh ed P ip er C he ro ke e s ix m ile s n ortb o f U p la nd . Tw oof the three persons involved w ere deceased. O ne save w asjo intly credited to C alifornia C AP and the Sao B ernardinoCoun ty Sh er if f.CRASHED AIRCRAFTAlaska. The A laskan A ir C om mand R escue C oordinationC en ter w as n otifie d b y S AR SA T of ELI s ig n al s. A la sk a CAPwa s a le rt ed . a n d l oc a te d a d ow n ed a irc ra ft a t th e c oo rd in ate s o fth e SARSAT ELI. N orth S lo pe B oro ug h S ea rch a nd R escu erec ov ered tw o su rv iv ors b y helic op ter fro m th e c rash site a ndtra ns po rte d th em to P oin t B arr ow .LOST CHILDIdaho. T he Jefferso n C ou nty , Id ah o S heriff re qu ested ldahoC AP to assist in the searcb for a m issing three year-o ld boy.Idaho CAP la un ch ed tw o sear ch a ir c ra f t a nd lo ca te d th e c hild .T be J effe rs on C ou nty S he riff m a de th e re co ve ry .

Texas ExercISe. U.S. Representative Tom DeLay, fR- Texas) (cen-ter) talks witla Civil Air Patrol flight/ina personnel during a searchand rescue exercise for CAP units in Southeast Texas. The Con-gressman, who is etormer CA Pcadet, visited Ihe Brazoria CountyAirport in Brazoria, Texas specifically 10 observe the CAPexercise.

Radiological Testing. Charles Smotherman of Oklahoma CivilDefense (center) teaches CAP members Eric Davis (Jeft) andJeff.rey Langley, how to test the areas of an aircraft tha1wouldcollect high quantities of radiation during a radiological monitor-ing mission flight. The demonstration was part of an OklahomaWing search and rescue exercise at Bartlesville, Okrahoma.

MUSHROOM HUNTERSCali fornia. A t the request of the H um bo ldt C ounty Sheriff,C alifornia C AP assisted in the search fo r tw o m issing m ush-ro om b un te rs . C alifo rn ia CA P located th e 34 y ear o ld w om anand her four year o ld so n in the v icin ity o f the H oo pa V alleyIndian R es erv atio n. T he H um bo ld t C ou nty S he riff re co ve re dt he tw o su rv iv ors in good cond it io n and d el iv er ed th em t o th ei rhome .GLIDER OVERDUENevada. A p ilo t o n a s olo g lid er flig ht w as re po rte d o ve rd ue intheR~n0, Nevada area. N ev ad a CAP lo ca te d th e d ow n ed g lid er1 7 m iles n orthw est o f R en o. A C omm e rc ia ! C are F lig ht h eli-c op te r re co ve re d th e s urv iv or a nd m a de d eliv ery to th e W a sh oeM e dic al C en ter in R en o.PIPER CRASHEDPennsylvania. A P ip er C h er ok ee with tw o persons on b oardw a s re po rte d m is sin g w hile e nro ure from C ald w ell N ew J ers eyt o J oh ns town , P en ns yl v an ia , A t th e r eq u es t o f th e P en n sy l v an iaB ure au o f A via tio n, P en ns ylv an ia CA P a ss is te d in lo ca tin g th ecrashed aircraft in the v ic in ity o f the Jo hn sto wn A irp ort. T hetwo se riously io jured s ur vi v or s w e re ta ke n by am bu la nc e to th eJohnstown Memo r ia l Ho spi ta J.ONE SAVEDFl?r~dAA li ~} lta ir cr af t w it h tw o p er so n s o n b oa rd w a s r ep o rte dID JS sm gW hile en route fro m M iam i to F ort M yers, F lorid a.F lorida C AP an d the Le e Coun ty Dep ar tmen t of Pub li c S a fe tylo ca te d th e c ra sh ed a irc ra ft in the v icin ity o f the S ou thw estreg io nal A irp ort. A h elic op te r w as u sed to rec ov er a su rv iv oran d o ne d ec ea se d p erso n to the F ort M y ers C omm un ity M ed i-cal Center .

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POISON VICl1MMichigan. T he B lo dg ett R eg io naJ P oiso n C on tro l C en ter inG ra nd R ap id s, M ic hig an re qu es te d th e imm ed ia te tra ns po rt o fa blood sam ple to aid in th e tre atm e nt o f a fo ur-y ea r-o ld b oyw ho had ingested a m ethanol solution . M ichigan CAP de-l ivered a sam ple of tb e c h il d's b lo od from Hanc oc k, M i ch ig anto th e B lo dg ett C en te r in G ra nd R ap id s, fo r a na ly sis to d ete r-mine p rop er t re a tmen t.CIVIL AIR PAmOL CUSTOMS MISSION

O n ] 4 N ov 8 5, C iv il A ir P atro l (C AP ), the U n ite d S tates A irForce, and U .S . C usto ms S erv ice en tered in to a n ag ree me ntw hereby C AP w ould assist the U .S . C ustom s S ervice by per-fo rming a i r su rve il lance/pat ro l flights a lo ng t he b ou nd ar ie s ofth e U n ite d S ta le s in s up po rt o f th e g ov ernm en t's d ru g in te rd ic -t io n e ff or t. C ivil Air P atr ol a ir cr af t o pe ra ti ng c os ts w e re p aid b yth e Air F o rc e w ith t he u se r, U .S . C u stom s S e rv ic e r eimbu rs in gth e Air Force . C ivil A ir Patro l support is lim ited to data-g ath erin g flig hts a nd s up po rtin g c ommu nic atio ns o f a p as siv enature. Itdo es not involv e C AP m em bers in la w enforcement.T he p ro gram b eg an a lo ng th e F lo rid a c oa st, w ith CAP b ein g o ncall to check on suspic ious vessels. It is now expanded toin cl ud e th e c oa sta l b ou nd ar ie s o ft he C o nt in en ta l U n it ed S ta te s.A pp ro xim ately 3,0 00 CAP m em bers w ere train ed in th e C us-tom s drug m ission, and C AP now D ies about half of the C us-to m s S erv ic e s urv eilla nc e/p atro l fly in g h ou rs . B y the eod ofD ecem ber, C AP had flow n 8,221 hours on 2,204 m issions.

Customs Support Civil Air PatrOlNational Commander Maj. Gen.E. E . Harwell accepts, on behalf o t a/l CAP members, a plaquecertifying the appreciation of the U.S. Customs Service for CivilAir Patrol's outstanding support of the Customs Service Mission.Theaward waspresented by U.S. Customs Service Deputy Direc-tor AIr Operations Center West, Bill eeeU,during the annual CAPNaiional Board Meeting InSan Antonio, Texas.(Phato by GeorgeWendt)

DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION/U.s.FOREST SERVICEO n 19 A pril 1 989, C ivil A ir P atro l, the U .S . A i r F orc e, th eDrug Enforeement Admin is tr at io n (DEA), an d th e U.S. ForestS erv ice (U SF S) en tere d in to an ag re em en t w here by CAP p ro -v ide s a i rc r af t a nd a ir cr ew s t o a ss is t DBA an d USFS in aer ialre co nn ais sa nc e fo r d ete ctio n o f illic it d ru gs , p rim arily m a ri-juana, w it hin th e Un it ed S ta te s, i ts te rr ito ri es and possessions.CAP aircraft o peratin g c osts are p aid b y the D EA /U SF S. C APmembe rs a re p ro hi bit ed f rom p ar tic ip atin g in arrest or deten-tion p ro ce du re s o r s ea rc h a nd s ei zu re o f e v id e nc e .In itia l tra in in g o f ap pro xim ately 1 ,2 00 CAP m em bers w asaccomplished this y ea r a nd L4 8 h ou rs w e re f lown. A significantin cre as e o fre qu ests fo r flig hts from DEA is a n ti ci pa te d du ri ngth e I9 0 g ro w in g s ea so n.

Safely Award. ThePaul W.Turner Safety Award was presented tothe Alabama Wing Commander Col. Glen D. Atwell by CAPNational Cammander Maj. Geo. E. E. Harwell during the CAPNational Board Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.(Photo by GeorgeWendt)FLIGHT CLINICS

Civil Air P atro l p rom ote s flig ht s afe ty b y s po ns orin g flig htc I in ic s to in cre ase o r m a in ta in b as ic flig ht s kills o f CAP pilots.Th es e c li ni cs a re s ome t ime s h e ld i n a ss o ci at io n with t h e Fede ra lA v ia ti on Adm in is tr at io n, A ir cr af t Own er s a nd P il ots A ss oc ia -tio n, o r o th er .flig ht s afe ty o rg an iz atio ns. T he c lin ic s in clu deg ro un d in stru ctio n in esse ntial su bje cts su ch as flying safety,F AA re gu la tio ns , e me rg en cy p ro ce du re s, H ig ht p la nn in g, a nda via tio n w e ath er . P ar tic ip an ts also d emo n str at e s af e a ir cr af tpiloting skills t o a n F AA- ce rt if ie d f li gh t i ns tr uc to r 0[a qua li fi edCAP check pilo t. D uring L 989, a to tal of 1 ,699 CAP pilo tsp ar tic ip at ed in CAP f lig ht c lin ic s h eld th ro ug ho ut th e c ou ntr y.

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Flight Training. Cadet Chris Leigeber of the CAP Ohio Wing completes a navigation assignment during the Ohio WingSolo FlightEncampment atShoemakerAirport. Leigeber. who later madehis first solo /light ina Cessna152. hopes toaHandthe Air ForceAcademy.(Photo courtesy of TimJohnson, Chillicothe GazeNe)

CIVIL PREPAREDNESS AND DOD SUPPORTC iv il p re pa re dn es s i s e s se nti al to th e Un ite d S ta te s' d et er re ntp os tu re . A c co rd in gl y, t he J oin t C h ie fs o f S ta ff a re a uth or iz ed t oc all u po n th e m ilita ry s erv ic es fo r re so urc es n ee de d to s up po rtc iv il p rep are dn ess. C iv il A k P atro l, a s the o ffic ial Air Forcea ux ilia ry , is a v alu ab le a ss et to th e Air Force in assi st ing wi th

this mis sio n. CAP ha s wo rk ed w ith F ed era l Em erg en cy Man-a gem en t A ge ncy (F EMA ), F ed eral A via tio n A dm in istratio n(F AA ); U .S . A r my F orc es C omm an d (FORSCOM). a nd v ar-ious A rm y, N avy, C oast G uard , and other DOD agencies tod ev elo p p la ns fo r s up po rtin g c iv il a nd m ilita ry n en ccm ba ta ntrequirem ents. C AP tasking in support of national agenciesincludes: Search and Rescue (SAR) for downed alrcrew s D am ag e a ssessm en t, v isu al an d p ho to grap hic A irb orn e ra dio lo gica l m on ito rin g Com munications: BF , VH F, and V HF-FM Courler .flights f or p e rs o nn e l, sma ll p a rt s, a n d do cument s C on tin en ta l U .S . A irb orn e R eco nn aissan ce fo r D am ag eAs se ssment (CARDA) Natural d is as te r r es po ns e a nd s up po rt Me d ic al e va cu at io n/ tr an sp or ta ti on Radar a nd /o r c ommun ic ati on s s ys tem s e va lu atio n C oasta l area surveillance IR /V R low level train ing route surveys S ta te and R egional D isaster Airlift (S ARDA) p la ns

MILITARY TRAlNING ROUTE SURVEYSCAP h elp s a ss ur e t he s af ety o f Air F o rc e a ir cr ew mem h er s by

p ro vid in g a irc ra ft to su rv ey m ilita ry lo w -le ve l flig ht tra in in gr ou te s f or h az ar ds a nd e nv ir onmen ta l f ac to rs . E s ta bl is he d mil-ita ry tr ai nin g r ou te s a ll ow m i lita ry p il ots to p ra cti ce low -l ev elbom b, airdrop, and reconnaissance missions. The routess el ec te d e na ble a r ea lis ti c, y et s af e m i ss io n to be flo wn w ith th eleast possib le environm enta l im pact. T he F AA requires ana er ia l v is u al s u rv e y t o be flo w n b elo w 1 ,0 00 fe et; o n ce d ow n th ec en te r a nd o nc e a lo ng e ac h s id e. D urin g 1 98 9, 5 5 tra in in g ro utesu rv ey m issio ns w ere flo wn b y CAP .

O~lentation Flight Cadets of California's Oroville CompositeSquadron are interested spectators as CAP pilot Ellis Udwinperforms preflight inspection prior to cadet orientation flights.(Phoro by Spud Hilton)

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COMMUNICATIONST he com m unications m issio n of the C iv il Air Patrol is too rg an iz e a nd m a in ta in a r e li abl e , na ti onwide , po int -to -po int ,g ro un d a nd ai r mo b il e r ad io c ap ab il ity f or us e du ri ng eme rg e n-c ie s a nd fo r tra in in g c ommu nic atio ns pe rs on ne l. CA P, w ith itsd is pe rse d u nits lo ca te d n atio nw id e, h as e sta blis he d a c om p re -

he nsiv e c omm un ica tio ns n etw ork co nsistin g o f o ve r 32 ,0 00fix ed , g ro un d an d air mo bile , s ea rc h a nd re sc ue , e m erg en cyl oc a to r t es t, a e ro n au ti ca l, a n d f ix e d a nd mob il e r ep e at er s ta ti on slic en sed b y the F CC .D urin g 1 98 9, C AP c on tin ued to p ro vid e v ital o omm un ic a-l io ns s up p or t to lo ca l, s ta te , a nd f ed er al a ge nc ie s d ur in g d is as te rr eli ef . s ea rc h a nd r es cu e, a nd ma ny o th er em er ge nc y s itu atio n s.CAP co rnm un ic a to rs u s ed s ta te -o f- th e -a rt h ig h f re q uen cy e M F )a nd v er y h i gh f re qu en cy (VHF) r ad io s a nd r ep e at er s in . support-ing A ir F orce R escue C oordination C enter (A FR CC ) searchm i ss io ns a s w e ll a s i nte rf ac in g with s ta te em er ge nc y ma na ge -m en t c en ters C EDC s), the N atio nal C omm un ic atio ns S ystem(NC S), a nd o th er o rg an iz atio ns a nd a ge nc ie s. T o e nh an ce c on -ti nu ed r eli ab ili ty a nd impr ov e it s c a pa bil it y, CAP c ommun ic a-tio ns n ets w ere ac tiv ated d aily thro ug h CAP 's N atio na l C om -ma nd N e t. CAP r eg io n s a eti v a te d n et s t o th eir r es pe ct iv e w in g s,w in gs to g ro up s a nd sq ua dro ns, a nd fin ally a V H F-FM b ro ad -c as t t o t he mo st r emo te u ni ts t o e ns ur e p os it iv e c ommun ic ati on scoverage . In ad dition to the N ational C omm and N et, specia ln etw o rk s a re o rg an iz ed fo r s pe cific p urp ose s u sin g th e v arie dfre qu en cy am bo rfz atio ns o n b oth H F a nd VH F, thu s en ab lin gC A P to o pe rate m an y n ets sim ultan eo usly w itho ut c omm un i-c at io n s i nte rf er en ce . T h is i nte ns iv e c ommun ic at io ns c ov er ag eb y th e C AP C omm un ica tio ns S ystem d em on strated its in ter-face capability w ith other agencies to pro vide effected andc oh es iv e n ati onw id e c ommun ic at io n s s up po rt .A prim ary C AP go al is to stren gthen its com m unicationsc ap ab ili ty b y imp ro vi ng o pe ra tio n al n etw o rk s s o c omma n de rsc an mo re .e ff ec ti ve ly c ommun ic ate w i th h ig he r le ve l a nd s ub or -d in ate c omma nd er s. T o e nh an ce this goa l, th e commun ica ti onssystem upgrade co ntinued w ith the purchase of ad ditionalm o dem te ch no lo gy e qu ipm en t. In ] 9 8 9, 7 2 c ommun ic atio n srack s, 7 5 p ow er su pp lie s, an d 6 6 a nte nn ae w ere p urcha se d asa nc illa ry e qu ipm en t fo r th e 8 4 VHF/FM r epea ter s pu r cbased

Exchange Speech. Cadet Terry Hamrick of Mississippi Wing'sKey Compos/ 'te Squadron spoke to members of the Meridian,Mississippi Exchange Club about CAP's cadet and senior pro-grams and provided handouts in his effort 10 reorult new mem-bers. (Photo by Tom Gillies)

Communicator Award. The Civil Air Patrol Communioator or theYear Award was presented 10 Lt. Col. Billie L LeClair of theCalifornia Wing by CAP National Commander Maj. Gen. E. E.Harwell (left) and CAP National Vice Commander Brig. Geo.Warren J. Barry during the CAP National Board Meeting in SenAntoniO, Texas. (Plioto by George Wendt)last y ea r. A p urc hase o rd er fo r 1 ,0 00 VH F IFM t ran sce ive r s, tob e su pp lied o ve r the n ex t 10mon th s w a s a ls o r ele as ed in 1989.T his e qu ip me nt, m ain tain ed a nd o pera te d b y CAP co mm un i-c ato rs , d ra m atic ally im p ro ve s th e re sp on siv en es s o f C iv il A irPatrol to c ur re nt a nd f um r e m i ss io n s itu ati on s; e sp ec ia ll y i n t hee ve nt o f a n atio na l e m erg en cy .In th e p ast y ear, C AP p lan ned an d in itiated a "N o-N otic e"W i ng Op er atio n al E ff ec tiv en es s E x er ci se d es ig ne d to e va lu ateall em erg en cy serv ice s re so urc es in a "re al w orld " sce nario ,with em ph as is o n ta ctic al c ommu nic atio ns su pp ort a nd m o bil-ity. In a dd itio n, s ub se qu en t to th e re ce nt n atio na l in te ra ge nc yS hared R eso urces (S HA RE S) H igh F requ ency (HF) RadioP ro gram E xe rc is e 8 9-2 , th e N a tio na l C ommu nic atio ns S ys te m ,W ashing ton, D .C ., com m ended the C AP comm unicators fort he ir p r of es si on a li sm and d edi ca ti on in provid ing ou t st and ingc ommu nic atio ns s up po rt to th e e xe rc is e. CA P c ommu nic ato rsg ai ne d v alu ab le e xp er ie nc e i n this e xe rc is e. S HARES is a n NC Sin iti ati ve to e sta bli sh a n ati on al h ig h f re qu en cy r ad io c ap ab il it yas a b ack up sy ste m fo r ex chan ge o f critical in fo rm a ti on amon gF ed er al e nt iti es in s up po rt o fN a ii on al S ec ur it y a nd Eme rg en cyP reparedn ess. O nce again , C AP dem on strated an extensiv ec ap ab il it y t o s up po rt s uc h in iti ati ve s.C AP co mm un icato rs lo ok ahe ad to 1990 wi th g re a t e n th u si -asm . O ur goal is to continue to im prove productiv ity andefficien cy w ithin o ur co mm un ic atio ns sy stem . T he C iv il AirP atro l is p ro ud o f th eir c ommu nic ato rs w ho se c omm itm e nt toth eir a ss ig ne d m i ss io n h as g re atl y c on tr ib u te d 10 m ak in g C APth e b est tra in ed , p ro fic ie nt, a nd a ctiv e b od y o f v olu nte er c om -m u nic ato rs in th e n atio n.

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Sweepstake'sWinner. The New Jersey Wing team representing me CA P Northeast Region won lap honors and the A lr Force Chief of StaffSweepstakfls Trophy in the CAP National Cadet Competition held at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, on December 28-291989. The 16-memberteams representing each of the eight CAP regions, competed in precision drill, physical fitness, and aerospace knowledge. The NewJersey team p/ar;ed first in standard drill, innovative drill, p.anel quiz, and written exam. Above, the New Jersey team, along with teamsupport personnel, pose with CA P National Commander Maj. Gen. E. E. Harwell (center left), and A If Force Col. James S. Willoughby, HQCAP-USAF DCSlTraining. (Photo by George Wendt)

THE CADET PROGRAMW hen the C ongress of the U nited S tates acted in 1946 toincorporate Civil A ir P atro l, o ne o f it s dec la r ed ob jec ti ve s wasto "provide a via tio n e du ca tio n a nd tra in in g, e sp ec ia lly to its

s en io r a nd C a de tm emb er s." T h e Civil Air Pa tr o l c a de t p r og r amis d esig ne d to d ev elo p th e p ote ntia l o f y ou ng p eo ple thro ug hphysical fi tness; le ad er sh ip t ra in in g ; a nd mo ra l, military, anda e ro s pa c e e du ca ti on .A p rim a ry o bje ctiv e o f C i v il Air Patrol is t o e st ab li sh a c ad etp ro gra m w hic h w ill m otiv ate its y ou th to re sp on sib le lea d-e rs hip a nd c it iz en sh ip th ro u gh th eir i nt er es t in av i at ion . En r o l-lm ent in the C AP cadet program is open to U nited S la tesc it iz en s a nd p er so ns l aw f ul ly a dm i tt ed f or p erm an en t r es id en ceto th e U n ite d S ta te s a nd its t er ri to ri es a nd p o ss es sio n s wh o a reb etw ee n 1 3 y ears o f a ge , o r h av e sa tisfa cto rily c om p le ted thes ix th g ra d e, t hr ou g h a ge 1 8 a nd a re c ur re nt ly e nr ol le d i n s c ho ol .U po n re ac hin g 1 8, c ad ets m ay c ho ose to e ithe r b ec om e sen io rm em be rs o r re main a c ad et u ntil the ir 2 1st b irth da y.T he c ad et p ro gram is d es ig ne d to p ro vid e c ad ets w ith o pp or-tu nitie s to le arn an d d ev elo p th eir p oten tia l in a n a er os pa ceo r ien ted env ir onmen t. This development is a ch ie ve d tb ro ug h ac om b in atio n o f s tu dy a nd p erfo rm a nc e in vo lving bo th ind iv id -ual a nd g ro up e ff ort. W in g, re gio n, a nd n atio na l c ad et s pe cia la ctiv itie s a re d es ig ne d to c ap ita liz e o n e ac h c ad et's in te re st inaerospace and to educate and prepare them fo r fu tu re chal-le ng es . N a tio na l a ctiv itie s s uc b as Air T ra in in g C omm an dF am ilia riz atio n C o urs e, C ad et O ff ic er S ch oo l, a nd Air ForceC om pu te r O rie ntatio n C ou rse tak e p la ce o n ac tiv e A ir F orc ei ns ta ll at io n s wh er e c ad et s s ee Air F orce m en and w om en serv-ing their cou ntry . M any cadet activ ities take place at other

Leaders Meet. President of the Air Cadet League of Canada,Harold M. Fowler presented CMf Air Patrol National CommanderMaj. Gen. E. E. Harwell with a gift and greeting from CAP'sCanadIan counf.erpar t. Mr. Fowler was a special guest al thisyear's CAP NaUonal Board Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.(Photo by George Wendt)

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DOD in stallatio ns u sin g A ir F orc e, A rm y, o r N av y p erso nn elto teach and tra in these young people a particular sk ill orconcept.In the local squadron, cadets prog ress at their ow n pacethrou gh the structured p rogram of 15 con secutive achieve-m e nts, in cre as in g in g ra de a nd e xp erie nc e a s th e-y a cc om p lis hea ch p la nn ed ac hie vem en t lev el. D urin g the p ro gram , c ad ets

b ec om e e lig ib le to p artic ip ate in o rie nta tio n flig hts , e nc am p -m en ts, an d a v ariety o f n atio na l an d in te rn atio nal a ctiv itie s.In ce ntiv es a nd b en efits in clu de re ce ip t o f rib bo ns a nd a wa rd s,in cr ea se d g ra de a nd r es po ns ib ili ty , e lig ib il it y 10 co mp ete fo ra ca dem ic an d flig ht sc ho la rship s, an d u po n the re ce ip t o f th eM i tc he ll Awa rd ( comp le ti on of t he f ir st s ev e n a chi ev ement s) ,a n ad van ced e ntry g ra de o f B -3 w he n en listin g in the U .S . AirForce. This year 1 ,663 cadets earned the M itchell Aw ardthrough the C i v ii A i r P a tr ol c ad et p ro gram . T he E arh art Aw a rd(A ch ie vem en ts 8 -1 1) w a s a w ard ed to 5 59 c ad ets [o r a p ro gramtota l of 5 ,292 E arhart aw ards. C om pletion of the E arhart is are qu irem en t to atte nd the In te rn atio nal A ir C ad et E xc han gep ro gram . T he to ug hest a nd m ost d em an din g a ward to ac hie veis the Sp aatz A w a rd. T his y ear 4 8 cadets earned [ills covetedaw ard fo r a program lo tal of 971.

Keyboard Practice. The annual Computer Orientation Programwas conducted al Maxwell AFB, Alabama, on 18-25 June for 17select cadets from 16 CAP wings. Cadet Robert C. J. Parry of theCalifornia Wing reviews command keys avallabla for the Zenith248 personal computer. The Z-248 was used by the TechnologyManagement School at Maxwell to familiarize cadets during theorientation program. (Photo by George Wendt)

Ho.nor Roll. With assistance from Air Force Academy Command-ant of Cadet Brig. Gen, Sam W. Westbrook, II/ (right) 2nd u.Kenneth Plaks affixes his name plate to the Crvil Air Patrol HonorRoll in Arnold Hall at the U.S. Air Force Academy. LieutenantPlaks graduated from the academy on 31 May with the highestOlder of merit ranking of al/ former Civi l Air Patrol cadets in theClass of 1989. Moreover, hewas the tC'JPcademicgraduBte with agrade point average of 4.084. He earned degrees in two majors,malh and physics, and was top in both. In addition, he was therecipient of the JOhn and Fannie Hertz Fellowship, which willfund his studies for the next 18 months at the MassachusettsInstitute 01 Technology, where he will pursue a master's degree inphysics. Lieutenant Plaks' ultimate goal is to qualify as a missionspecialis/ ln Ihe NASA space program. (Photo by Bil l Madsen)

CADETENCAMPMrnNTSA ttend ing a cadet encam pm ent is usually th e c ad et's firs tc ha nc e to e xp erie nc e th e e xc ite m en t a nd c ha lle ng e o f th e a ero -space w orld . Each year, several thousand CAP cadets arep ro vi de d th is e xp er ie nc e th ro ug h a tt en di ng e nc ampme nts COD-d uc te d a t A ir F o rc e b as es o r o th er m i li ta ry f ac il iti es th ro u gh ou tthe U nite d S tate s, P uerto R ico , an d o ve rseas. T his firsth an dlook at the m ilitary life style allow s cadets to ta lk w ith andobserve m en and w om en of the active arm ed forces and gainp ra ctica l e xp erie nce an d in fo rm atio n o n ae ro sp ace-rela te dca ree r oppo rtuni ti e s.A tte nd an ce a t a n e nc am pm en t is a s ig nific an t a sp ec t o f th estructured C AP C adet P rogram , It is a prerequisite to the

c om pletio n o f the first sev en o f the 1 5 ac hie vem en t lev els a nda tta in in g the G en era l B illy M itche ll A w ard ., th e first majorm ilesto ne o f th e C ad et P ro gra m. C ad ets w ho ea rn the M itc hellAwa rd b ec ome e li gib le f or mo re a dv an ce d s pe ci al a ct iv iti es a ndautomatically earn th e g rad e o f airman f ir st c la ss (B -3 ) s hou ldthey cho ose to en list in tb e Air Force .T his y ea r, 7 ,7 25 CAP c ad ets a nd 1 ,1 49 CAP s en io r m em be rsa tten de d en cam pm en ts at 3 4 A ir F orc e in stalla tio ns an d a t 2 7other Department of Defense facilities. An a dd itio nal 2 1en cam pm en ts w ere c on du cte d at n on -D OD fac ilitie s.11

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CADET SPECIAL ACTIVITIESC adets earn the right to participate in s ev e ra l n a ti on a ll yc on du ct ed s pe ci al a ctiv it ie s a s t he y p ro gr es s th ro ug h t he s tru e-

~Ufedp ro gram . D urin g 1 98 9, a to ta l o f 7 44 c ad ets p artic ip ate dm th ese n atio na l Special a .c li viti es . T h e mo st. c omp et iti ve a ndp re st ig io u s a ct iv it y wa s t he I nt er na ti on a l Air Cadet Ex ch ang e.Tbe C adet O fficer School (C OS) conducted at G unter AirF orc e B as e, A la bama , a nd ta ug ht b y th e A ir U niv ersity fa cu .ltywas auended by 123 cadets from 31 CAP w in gs an d P uertoRico. In ad ditio n, 1 0 ca dets from th e B ritish G irls V en tu reCo rp s p a rt ic ip a te d in this y ear's CO S. The 10--day programfe atu re d th e d ev elo pm e nt a nd a pp lic atio n o f b as ic le ad ersh ipa nd m an ag em en t s kills.The Air Training Command FamiliarizauonCourse hostedby ~h e A ir T rain ing C omm an d (ATC) a t o ne u nd er gr ad ua tenavigator and tw o undergraduate pilot training bases w asattended by 89 cadets. T he program s at M ather A FB C elifor-nia; Columbus AfB, Mi ss is si pPL ; an d L a ug hli n AFB, T ex as , noto nl y a cq ua in te d c ad ets with. spee if ic ac tiv i. ti e s of ATe, b ut a lsos tim ula te d c ad et in te re st i n th e A ir F orc e c are er opportunities.T he P ara re sc ue O rie nta tio n C ou rs es , b as ic a nd a dv an ce d, w erec on du cted b y the U SA F P arare sc ue S cho ol to in stru ct the 1 30cadet pa rt ic ipan ts in the v ario us tec hn iq ues o f rescu e o pe ra -tions. This exceptionally popular L -w eek basic program isc on du cted at thre e sites: K irtla nd A F R , N ew M exico; Fort

K .n ox , K en tu ck y; an d G eo rg e Washington Na tio na l F o re st,V rr~ rn. .D urin g the lastw eek o f D e ce mb er, 1 28 cad ets an d 32 esco rtsattended, t he N a tio na l Cadet Competition c on du cted at M ax -well AFB, A la bama. A 16-member team (rom each of eightCA P re gio ns c om p ete d 1 0 a ero sp ac e k now le dg e, p hy sic alfit-

ness, and p re c is ion drill. The New J er se y W i ng learn, represent-ing the N orthe ast R eg io n, w on to p ho nors a nd w as p resen te dthe A ir F orc e C hie f of S ta ff Sweep s ta k es T r oph y.T he B lu e B ere t E nc am pm en t w as c ond uc ted fo r man y y ea rsas a regional activ ity , but due to its im m ense popularity itb eca me a n atio nal cad et sp ecia l ac tiv ity in 1 98 5. T he 2 -w eekprogram provided instruction in survival, drill and ce remoni es ,flight-line operations, an d a i rc raf t t ra f fic direction an d control.T he e ve nt w as c on du cte d a t W ittm an F ie ld , O sh ko sh , W is co n-sin , during the annual airsbow hosted by th e ExperimentalAircraft Association. This year, 141 cadets and 36 seniorm emb ers a tte nd ed th e Blue Ber et ac ti v ity .The Air Force C om pu ter O rien tatio n P rog ra m (A FCO P)w a s c on du ct ed at M axw ell A FR , Alabama, w ith 17 cadetsattending. T he A FC OP curriculum includes basic program -w i ng l anguag e, history a nd d es ig n o f c omp ut er s, a n o ri en ta tio nof c om pu te r u se s wi th in C i vi l Air Patrol and the U SA F, and anemphasisen h an ds -o n e xp er ie nc e w ith a v ar ie ty o f c omp ute rs .P erso nn el from th e Ail Tr ai ni ng Command's T e ch n lc alT ra in -in g C en ter, G unter A FB ,. A lab am a provided instruction an dcourse design.

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Competltlo~ Awards. The C?ivilAlrP.atrol N_ational Cad:! CompetitiofTwas held at Ma.xwell AFB, Alabama, on December 28-29 with a1.6-member team rep"esenrlng each of the elg~t CA Pregions. The.leams.competed in precision drill, aerospace knowledge, and physicalfitness. The New Jersr;lY Wl.ng team representmg t~e CAP Norfheastreglon won top honors and the Air Force Chief of Staff Sweepstakesrrophy. Prior to the awards ceremony at the closmg banquef,. eager cadets check out the awards eerned by the top pertormer i n thevsrlOUS events. (Photo by George Wend.t) . .12

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Annual Report. U.S. Representative Rod Chandler of Washingtonwas presented his personal copy of the Civil Air Patrol 1989AnnU/l1 Report to Congress by Cadets Theresa M. Koster andWilliam G. Boan of the CAP National Capital Wing. As a federallychartered corporation, Civil Air Patrol is required by Public Lawto report on its activities. (Photo by Don Lemieux)

INTERNATIONAL Am CADET EXCHANGE (lACE)The lAC E program wa s e sta bli sh ed to f os te r i nt ern at io na lu nd ersta nd in g, g oo dw ill, a nd frie nd sh ip amo ng y ou ng p eo plew ho s ha re a c ommon in te re st in a via tio n. T he p ro gram w as firstconducted in 1947 betw een the Air C ade t L eag ue o f C ana daan d the A ir T rain in g C orp s of G reat B ritain . C iv il Air Patrol,w ith th e a ssista nc e o f th e U .S . A ir F orc e, e nte re d the e xc ha ng ein 1948. The program has grown over the years, havingi nvo lv ed some 4] c ou ntrie s a t o ne tim e o r a no th er.D uring 1989, 116 cadets and 19 senior escorts w ereexchanged with c ade ts fro m 13 other [ACE Associationm em ber nations plus four A sian countries. E xchanges w ith

J ap an , S in ga po re , P hilip in es, a nd H on g K on g a re a rra ng ed a ndcondu ct ed b il at er al ly b y C i vi l Air P atr ol u nd er s im i la r r ule s a ndfo rm at and in conjunction with the reg ular lA CE pro gram .D urin g th e 19-day exchange, sponso ring o r gan iz a ti ons in eachc ou ntr y p ro vi de v is itin g c ad ets with a v a ri et y o f a ct iv it ie s s u chas to m s o f A i r F orc e insta ll a t ions ; visits to . ae rospace indus tr ie s ,a ir po rt s a nd a ir tr af fic c on tr ol f ac ili tie s; o rie nta ti on f lig ht s ingliders and p ow e re d a ir cr af t; and sightseeing trips, Visitingcadet s s tay in t he h ome s ofhost f amil ie s to enhance under st and -r u g a nd c ul tu ra l e xc ha ng e.

Georgia Display. Georgia Wing Cadets Rad Dawson and KahledSediqi provide information on Civil Air Patrol during the annualGood Neighbor Day at the Dekalb Peachtre! Airport in Atlant~.During the airshow, more than 3,000people Visited the CAP steticdisplay and information booth.

Solo Wings. Cadet Sean Greig of Pennsylvania's Yor./(CompositeSquadron 301 receives his solo pilot wings from his mother 2ndLt. Beverly Greig. Overseeing the ceremony is the squadroncommander 2nd Lt.Bill All. At age 14, Cadet Greig is the youngestmember his unit ever had to complete solo pilot training. (Photoby Thomas Greig)

FLIGHT TRAININGCivil Air Patrol allocated a to ta l 0 .f$3 4,0 57 in 1 98 9 b ud ge tto p r ovide locally c ondu ct ed s ol o f ii gb t t ra in in g a nd o ri en ta ti onIligbts for cadets. Four thousand tw o hundred d ollars w asp ro vi de d f or 28 s ol o f li gb t s ch ol ar sh ip s t o c ad e ts in th e 5 2 ~ A Pw in gs a nd o ve rs ea s u ni ts a nd $ 2- 9,8 57 was a ll oc at ed t o~ a l ly

fund th e o rie nta tio n f li gh t p ro gr am c on du cte d at the w mg andu nit l ev el. S ch ol ar sh ip s c ov er ed e xp en se s o f g ro un d school an df li gh t t ra in in g l ea d in g t o s o lo qu al if ic a ti onC AP cad ets m ay q ualify fo r a se ries o f six 3().;ininuteorienta.-t io n f lig hts . D u rin g 1989, th e 52 w ings and overseas unitsp ro vid ed 1 ,6 32 c ad ets th eir first f li ght exper ienc :e , 6 ,340 cad ;t sw ere provided flights num ber tw o and three m t he o ng oi ng6-f ligbt ser ies .SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMIn 1989, the Civil Air Pa tr ol , t hr ough its Na ti on a l S cho la r-s hip P ro gram, p ro vid ed a total of $43,500 to 58 of its membersto s up pl em e nt t he ir c olle ge o r v oc ati on al -t ec hn ic al s ch oo l e du -

c atio n. T hi s in clu de d th e C a sa da y-E lmo re M i nis te ria l S ch ola r-s hip o f $ 75 0. S ch ola rs hip s w ere g iv en fo r stu dy in e ng in ee rin g.e d uc a ti on , h uman it ie s. t he o lo gy. a n d s ci en c e. Re ci pi en ts r an g edf rom y ou ng p er so ns i nt ere ste d in l ea rn in g to be a ir c ra f t mechan-ic s to th ose p urs uin g a dv an ce d d eg re es in a ero na utic al o r a ero -s pa ce e ng in ee rin g, Em bry -R id dle p ro vid ed a n a dd itio na l fo ur$ 1,0 00 sc ho la rs hip s to c ad ets a tte nd in g th eir in stitu tio n fulltim e . I n a dd itio n to the n atio na l s ch ola rsh op p ro gram, m an yscholarshi ps a re p ro vid ed b y lo ca l a nd s ta te le ve l CA P u nits a ndou ts ide o r gan iz a ti ons .13

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AEROSPACE EDUCATIONT he tim e o f e du ca tio nan d th e e du ca to r h as truly c om e o f a gea s b oth p la y k ey ro le s m otiv atin g stu de nts ac ro ss the n atio n.C halleng in g tom orrow s inn ov ators to seek kn ow led ge and

ex perien ce to m ak e co ntrib utio ns to m ankind w ere p ara lle lgoals of C iv il A ir Patrol a ero sp ac e e du ca tio n d ur in g 1 98 9. A sn ew c on ce pts a nd p ro gram s w e re im p lem en te d, th e o bje ctiv esof con tinu in g to edu cate our m em bership an d the A m ericanpub li c we r e a c comp li sh e d.NATIONAL CONGRESS ON AVIATION AND SPACEEDUCATION

On e th ou sa nd e du ca to rs , b us in es s a nd in du stry le ad ers , a ndC iv il A ir P atro l m em bers atte nd ed tb e 2 2n d a nn ua l N atio na lC ongress on A viation and S pace E ducation (N CA SE ) in S t.L ou is, M issouri on M arch 30 - Apr.il 1. The even t is co-sponsored by t he N a ti on al A e ro n au tic s a nd S p ac e Adm in is tr a-tion ( NASA ), th e F e de ra l Aviation Administration ( FAA ), a ndC iv il A ir P atro l (C A P). It p ro m otes a n u nd ersta nd in g o f a v ia -ti on a nd s pa ce e du ca ti on th ro u gh ou t t he n at io n by encouragingte ac he rs t o in co rp or at e a er os pa ce e du ca tio n i nt o t he ir c ur ric ul aand leaders to speak ou t On th e a ero sp ac e issu es fa cin g o urnation today.

Senator Recognized. United States Senator J. James Exxon ofNebraska was presented an altimeter clock plaque by NebraskaWing Csmmander Col. Richard LAnderson. The award recog-nized Senator Exxon's long-standing support of CMI Air Patrol,which began in the early 1970's. (Photo by Clyde Webb)

AnniversarY Award. Lt. Col. Betty W. McNabb of the CAP Southeast Region waspresented the Frank G. Brewer Memorial AerospaceAnniversary Award by CAP National Commander Maj. Gen. E E. Harwell (left) and Lt.Col. Frank G. Brewer, Jr. The Anniversary Award ispresented every f ive years in special recognition of an indiVidual who has sustained superior performance over a number of years inaerospace related activities. (Photo by George Wendt)14

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T he th re e-d ay C o ng re ss o pe ne d w ith P re se nta tio n o f C o lo rsby a co lo r guard from St. C harles C om posite Squadron , S1 .C h ar le s, M i ss ou ri. In tr od uc tio ns w e re m a de by the M aster ofC ere mo nies, D r. E dg ar 1 3 . Wycof f, D i re ct or , O r g an iz at io nC ommun ic atio n P ro gram , U n iv ers ity o f C en tr al flo rid a.C on gre ss a tte nd ee s w ere a dd re sse d b y M r. A. S c ott C r os s-f ie ld , t e st p il ot a n d t ec hn ic al c on su lt an t f or th e Ho n se C omm it -tee on Science and T echno log y; D r. L ind a M. Godwin ,a st ro n au t- se le ct a s a m i ss io n s pe cia lis t; M r . E dw ar d W . S timp -s on, P r es id e n t, General Av ia tio n Ma n u fa ct ur er s A s so ci ati on ;a nd D r. Ja me s ''D oc'' B lak ely , a via to r, a uth or , a nd h um orist.Mor e than 30 g ro up m e etin gs a nd s em in ars w e re c on du cte dfo r all g ra de lev els. S pe cia l in te re st g ro up s a ls o m et. T heseinclud ed C iv il A ir P atro l aerosp ace edu cation officers, A irF o re e R e se rv e O f fi ce r T ra in in g C o rp s in st ru ct or s, Wo r ld A e ro -s p ac e Edu c at io n O r g ani za ti on r ep r es e nt at iv e s, and t he Un i ve r-sity A viatio n A sso cia tio n's a via tio n e du catio n c omm itte e.T hese m eeting s, an d the in terface w hile review ing ov er 30exhibits, prov ided a tim e fo r a ttendees to share educationale xp er ie n ce s, te ch ni qu e s, a nd me th od s a n d to p la n f or t he f ut ur e.Other highlights o f th e C o ng re ss included f ie ld t :r ip s t o th eM cD onn ell-D ou glas A ircraft C om pany , S t. Louis ScienceCenter , S co tt A ir Force Base, a nd P a rk s C o lle g e. P a rt ic ip an tsa lso v iew ed an antiqu e av ia tion fly -in an d w ere p erm itted toc lo se ly e xa min e m o re th an 2 0 v in ta ge a irc ra ft a nd to in te ra ctwitb t h e owne r s /p i lo t s.

Teacher Honored. A. Scott Crossfield (Ie!t) presented theA. ScottCrQssfield Aerospace Education Teacher t I J f the YearAward to Dr.Ben P. Millspaugh who taught aeronautics and general physicalscience in LIttleton,. Colorado. Thepresentation wasmade duringthe 1989 Natisnal Congress on Avfation and Space Educationco-sponsored by NASA, FAA and CAP and held in St. Louis,Missouri on 30 Mar - 1Apr 1989. (Photo by George Wendt)

Congress Display. The 22nd annual N.ational Congress on Avia-tion and Space Education washeld in St. Louis, Missouri, 30 Mar1 Apr. The three-day event was attended by 1,000 educators,business and industry leaders, end CAP members. Cadets JohnBaker, Christina Mueller, Brian Johnson and Kim Baker of the St.Louis Composite Squadron explore the variety of avionics equip-ment in one ottne many displays available to congress attendees.(Photo by Geerge Wendt)

T he C on gre ss o ffers the o pp ortu nity to p ro pe rty b on or o ut-s ta n d in g a chi ev ement s in a er os pa ce e d uc ati on . C o n gr es s o ff i-c ia ls ann ou nced the new est A. S c ott C r os sf ie ld A e ro sp a ceEducation Teacher of the Year, D r. Ben P . M illspaugh, ana e ro n a ut ic s a nd g en er al physical s c ie n ce t ea c he r f rom L i tt le to n ,Colorado. Dr, Millspaugh is th e fo ur th e du ca to r to re ce iv e th ep r e st ig ious award which annual ly recognizes th e best aerospacee du ca ti on t ea c he r in our nation.T he C row n C irc le A ward is p re se nte d a nn ua lly to a verys ele ct fe w for the a cc om p lis hm e nts in a ero sp ac e e du ca tio n.Joining Dr. M ilIspaug b in receiv ing th is cov eted aw ard fo rleadership in a er os pa ce e d uc ati on w e re M r. W iU iam D . N ixo n,Head of NA SA 's E du ca tio na l T ech no lo gy O ffice , and Maj.G en. E ugene E . H arw ell, N ational C om mander, C ivil AirPatrol.

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Brewer Award. Capt. M. Ir is Harris of the Alabama Wing was presented the Frank G. Brewer Memorial Aerospace AWard in the SeniorCategory by CAP National Commander Mai. Gen.E. E.Harwell and Lt. Col. Frank G. Brewer, Jr. during the CAP National Board Meeting inSan Antonio. (Photo by George Wendt)

AEROSPACE EDUCATION WORKSHOPSIn c oo pe ra tio n w ith c olle ge s, u niv er sitie s, a nd in div id ua ls ch oo l s ys te m s, C iv il A ir P atro l s up po rte d 2 05 g ra du ate -le ve la er os pa ce e du c ati on wo rk sh op s in 39 sta tes w ith o ver 5 ,0 00e d uc at or s a tte n di ng . S u pp o rt in g t ea ch er tr ai nin g th ro u gh wo rk -sho ps c on tin ue s to b e o ne o f C iv il A ir P atro l's m o st im p orta ntc o nt ri bu ti on s to a er os pa ce e du c ati on .A ir F orce rese rv e p erso nn el o n a ctiv e d uty to urs p ro vid edL ia iso n and instru ctio nal sup port to w ork shop direc tors. Ins om e c as es , th e Air F o rc e p ro v id e d a ir li ft f or w o rk sh op p ar ti ci -p an ts to v isit a n a ero sp ac e fa cility a s p art o f th e c urric ulu m .F ollo win g its e sta blishe d p olic y, C iv il Air P atr ol p ro vid eda dv ic e, a ssista nc e. a nd su pp ort in d ev e lo p in g c ur ri cu lum sa cc ord in g to th e re qu ire m en ts o f tb e h os t in stitu tio n.

AEROSPACE EDUCATION MATERIALSIn o rd er to m ee t th e e vo lv in g tra in in g n ee ds o f th e C iv il A irP a tr ol a er os pa ce e du c at io n p ro g ram . e xi st in g c o ur se m a te ri al sw ere rev ised and new m ateria ls w ere p ub lished. Aerospace:T he Ch a ll en ge . 3ed ed ition , a b asic textbo ok for C AP seniorM em bers and the nation 's ed ucatio nal co mm un ity , w as p ub -lis he d to m e et th e o ng oin g d em a nd s it h as s er vic ed s in ce 1 9 79 .S in ce th e td tb oo k h as s uc h fa r- re ac hin g e ffe cts . u pd ate s fo r th eex am ination s used in the A erosp ace E ducatio n P rog ram fo rS enio r M em bers (A EP SM ) an d an accom pany ing instru cto rg uid e w e re a ls o a cc om p lis he d. In a cc ord an ce w ith th e s ig nifi-cant acco mp lishm ents of E ddie R ickeaback er , R obert G od-dard, a nd B i ll yM i tc h el l, r e vi se d s in g le -c o n ce p tl ea rn in g p a ck e tsw ere p ublished fo r u se in the edu cation al aren a n atio nw id e.T he W rig ht B ro the rs a ctiv ity b oo k w as a lso re vise d fo r u se o nt he e lem e nt ar y le v el .

HawaII Cadet. Cadet Nicole Amana of the Hawaii Wing MauiSquadron was presented the trophy for the Ovtstanding FemaleCadet by Maj. Roger Caires during Hawaii Wing's 1989 GliderEncampment. The encampment was conducted at DillinghamAirfield, Moku/eia, Hawaii with cadets from Oahu, Mul and Mo/o-ka; atrending.

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New Member. Vice President Dan Quayle waS' presented his certificate ot membership in the Civil Air Patrol Congmssfonal Squadronduring ceremonies In Indianapolis, Indiana on March 10, 1989. He became the first vice president of the United States to acoeptmembership in CMI Air Patrol. Participating in the ceremony were (from left) Air Force Lt. Col. John Roush, Indiana Wing Liaison Officer;Col. Peter C. Crasher, Indiana Wing Commander,- Col Jack Hornbeck, Great Lakes Region Commander; and Lt. Col. Paul M. Bergman,Indiana Wing Vice Commander.

Inspection Phase. Air Force MSgt Gary S. Beneffeldassisted In the inspection phase of the CAP NatienalCadet Competitien held at Maxwell AFB, Alabama inlate December. The 16-member teems representingeac.hof the eight CAP ref/ions, competed In precfsiondrill, physical fifness, and aerospaoe knowledge. Thenew Jersey Wing team representin!) the CAP NortheastRegion won top honors and the Air Force Chief of StaffSweepstakes Trophy in the competition. (Photo byGeorge Wendt)

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Susan Broderick, a teacher in Head Elementary School in Montgomery, .Alabama, has adapted esrosoeoo knowledge to her classroomteaching techniques, Mrs. Broderick, a CAP Aefospace Education Association member, was selected as the 1989 national Winner of theFederal Av ia lion Administration Championship Award for E) (ceJlence In Aviation Education, The award was presented during the Nat/ona)Congress on Aviation and Space Education in SI. Louis, Missouri. The annual congress is co-sponsored.by the National Aeronaut/cs andSpace Administration, Federal Aviation Administration and Civil Air Patrol, (PfJOto by George Wendt)

The fourth annual Air Force Computer OrientationProgram for Civil Air Patrol Cadets was conductedat Maxwell AFB, Alabama, on June 1923 with 17cadets attending, The curriculum included basicprogramming language, history and design of com-puters, an orientation on computer uses within CivilAir Patrol and the USA F, and an emphasis on nenas-on-experience' wHh a variety of computers, (Photoby George Wendt)

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The sixteen member team of CAP cadets represent-ing the CAP Northeast Region won top honors in theCivil Air Petre! National Cadet Competition con-ducted at Ma)!well AF8, Alabama, in December1988. In April 1989.,several team members visited thePentagon and were presented the A I r Force Chief ofStaff Sweepstakes Trophy by General Monroe W.Hatch Jr., Air Force Vice Chief of SlaH. Chief MasterSergeant of the Air Force James C. Binnicker, aformer Civil Air Petrotcedet, also participated in thePentagon ceremony. CMSAF Binn ioker attaches aCAP Unit Citation Award streamer 10 a guidon heldby Cadet Nelson De/gada. From left: Cadets NelsonDelgado, Mercury Hlinka, Harry Magaw, CMSAFBlnnicker, Cadets Robert Betmont and ClementStewart.

The Frank G . Brewer-Civil Air Patrol Memoriat Aerospace Awards are presented in honor of Frank G . Brewer, Sr., to commemora.te his/Helong Interest in aviation, youth and education. Upon his death, his son, CAP Lt Cot Frank G. Brewer, Jr. estebt tshe the BreINer Awardsto recognize those individuals who have contributed most on an unselfish basis (0 the advancement of youth in aerOsp(Jce ectivi iies. LI ColFrank G. Brewer, Jr., third from left, poses with 1989 Brewer Award winners, from left, Organizational Category, TheAfabama Department01Aeronautics, represented by Frank R. Parsons; Cadet Category. Cadet David A. Snell, Butte Composite Squadron. Montana Wing: andSenior Category, Capt M. Iris Harris of the Alabama Wing. (Photo by George Wendt)

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(As of 31 December 1989)

C l l l V l l l l A \ \ I R P A T R O lI r n A T I I I O I ~ A l B O A R D m E m B [E R S

NATIONAL COMMANDERMaj. Gen. Eugene E. HarwellCAP

COMMANDERNORTHEAST REGIONCOl. Roy L Arroll(New York)

COMMANDERNORTH CENTRAL REGIONCol. Richard LAnderson(Nebraska)

NATIONAL VICE COMMANDERBrig. Gen. Warren J. BarryCAP

NATIONAL CHIEF OF STAFFCol George R. WayC. AP

COMMANDERMIDDLE EAST REGIONCol David Ellsworth(North Carolina)

COMMANDERSOUTHWEST REGIONCol. Robert C. Bess(Texas)

COMMANDERGREAT LAKES REGIONCol J.ack R. Hornbeck(Indiana)

COMMANDERROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONCol Virginia E. Smith(Utah)

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTORCol. Clyde 0 Westbrook, Jr .USAF

COMMANDERSOUTHEAST REGIONCol Wililam C. Tallent(Tennessee)

COMMANDERPACIFIC REGIONCol. Edwin W. Lewis, Jr.(California)

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NATIONAL FINANCE OFFICERBrig Gen Johnnie BoydC A P

NORTHEAST REGIONCONNECTICUTCol. Howard E .. PalmerMAINECol. David J. BraunMASSAC HUSETTSCol. Donald N. ProutyNEW HAMPSHIRECol. Dale V. HardyNEW JERSEYCol. Frederlck G. CarnenzlndNEW YORKCol. Herman H. BatiePENNSYL VAN IACol. Raymond F.SchulerRHODE ISLANDLt . Col. James O . BerryVERMONTCol. Gary A. SkogeooSOUTHWEST REGJONARIZONACol. Gilbert H. DayARKANSASCol. A. G. MelsonLOUISIANACol. Wallace P. AnsardiNEW MEXICOCol. Robert B. Haulenbesk, Jr.OKLAHOMACol. Ramon LBusickTEXASL t. Col. George H. Parker

NATIONAL LE.GAL OFFICERCol Maurice E.CookCAP

MIDDLE EAST REGIONWING COMMANDERS

DELAWAREL t. Col. David C. DriscallMARYLANDCol. Clifford A. ParksNATIONAL. CAPITALCol. Costello N. RobinsonNORTH CAROLINACol. Dwight H.WhelessSOUTH CAROLINACol. Richard HeroldVIRGINIACol. Herman H. Maddox. Jr.WEST VIRGINIALt. Col. William M. Nimmo

NORTH CENTRAL REGIONIOWACol. Ramona J. ShaverKANSASCol. Patricia A ,. LaneMINNESOTACol. Alan K. BrandonMISSOURICol. Joseph D. McMillanNEBRASKACoL.Clyde WebbNORTH DAKOTACol. Paul E. EiseSOUTH DAKOTACol. Jerry A. Hayden

GREAT LAKES REGIONILLINOISCol. Lawrence F. LisINDIANAL t. Col. Paul M. BergmanKENTUCKYCol. William K. HughesMICHIGANCol. Robert V. PaytonOHIOCol. Leslie S. BryantWISCONSINCol. Arthur R. Shanley

ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONCOLORADOLt. Col. James C. BobickIDAHOCol. Alvin G. H. RussellMONTANALt. Col. Ruth J. EdwardsUTAHCol. E,Wood,row WaltonWYOMINGCol. Darlene G. Gilmore

SOUTHEAST REGIONALABAMACol. Glen D. AtwellFLORIDACol. RIchard E. LeightonG.EORGIACol. Larry R. DavidsonMISSISSIPPICol. Therrell D. FortunePUERTO RICOCol. John J. Gonzalez.TENNESSEECol. Dennis O. Sparks

PACIFIC REGIONALASKAL t. Col. John H. WilliamsCALIFORNIACol. V. Lee WI1iteHAWAIICol. John A. Parrish. Jr.NEVADACol. Robert M. RoserOREGONCol. Grant O. CochranWASHINGTONCol. William 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 (NEC) isthe 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.Inaddition to the above, the CAP structure includes two other oorporate officers who are not members of thegoverning 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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Mr. Clift Robertson displays the certificate naming him an honorary member of Civil Air Patrol which wa s presented by Civil Air PatrolNational Commander Ma; Gen E. E. Harwell. The actor and aviation enthusiast was guest speaker at the annual awards banquet during theCivil AJr Patrol National Board Meeting In San Antonio, Texas, on August 11-12, 1989. (photo by George Wendt)

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The Civil Air Patrol Alaska Wing was actively in-volved in containment and cleanup operations 1 0 1 -lowing the giant oil spill caused by the "Exxon Val-dez" tanker accident on 24 March 1989 tn Alaska'sprince William Sound. Above, members of the AlaskaSlate Department of Environment Conservationwere flown by CAP to cnec conditions at fish hat-cheries along the Alaska coast. (Photo by IreneCome)

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Thecadet team representing the CAP Northeast Region won top honors in the Civil Air Patrol National Cadet Competition held atMaxwellA F8. Alabama. in December 1988. Team members visited Washington, D.C., in April 1989 and assisted National Capital Wing Cadets inde/fvering the 1989 Civil Air Patrol Annual Report to Congress. Cadets (left to right) Orville Dunn. Nelson Delgado, Harry Magazu andRobert Belmonl made the presentation to Senator Sam Nunn of Georgia.

Cadet Colonel Darcy E. Gibbons 01the CAP Nebra-ska Wing was presented Ihe Air Force Association'sCivil Air Patrol Outstanding Cadet of the YearAwardby Air Force Association National Director E. F."Sandy" Faust. center. and Civil Air Patrol NationalCommander Ma; Gen E. E. Harwell. The award waspresented at Ihe closing banquet of the Civil AirPatrol National Board Meeling in San Antonio,Texas.WhereDarcy was also honored asIhe Civil AirPetro! Cadet of the Yeet. (Photo by George Wendt)

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Olflcial Elected. CAP National Commander Brig. Gen. E. E Harwell (right) and CAP National Finance Off icer Brig. Gen. Johnny Boyd(left) pin stars on shoulder of newly promoted Brig. Gen. Warren J. Barry. Barry, the former CA P Pacific Region Commander. was electedto the office of National Vice Commander during the CAP National Board Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, on 11-12 August (Photo byGeorge Wendt)

Congressman Member. Congressman Frank MoC/os-key of Indiana accepts his caffificate of membership inthe CAP Congressiona.! Squadron irem Indiana WingCommander 901. Peter C. Crasher during ceremoniesIn Evansville, Indiana.

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SENIO R MEMBER TRAININGF or a ny o rg an iz at io n (0 b e c on si ste nt ly s uc ce ss fu l, it m u sth av e d ed ic ate d le ad ers with well developed managerial andl eade rsh ip sk il ls . Th i s is p ar tic ula rl y t ru e o f a v olu nt ee r o rg an i-z atio n s uc h a s C i vi i A ir P atro l w he re th e o nly pa y r ece ived is th e

sa tisfac tio n o f hav in g c on trib uted to a m ea nin gfu l n atio nalse rv ic e. T o p ro vid e th es e s kills to s uc h a d iv erse m em be rs hipr eq u ir es a s tr on g an d standardized training p ro gram . N o t onlym ust m em be rs b e train ed to su pp ort (b e C ad et P ro gram , A ero -s p ac e Edu ca ti on , an d E mergency S ervice, they m ust also betrained to do the routine day-to-day jobs .. S enior m em bersd il ig e nt ly t ra in t hr ough on -t he -jo b a nd s e lf -s tu dy in 17 specia ltytr ac ks s uc h a s p er so na l, l og is ti cs , f in an ce , a nd o th er f un ct io na lareas which are fundamental to a co mp lex o rg an iza-tion,T he S en io r T ra in in g D ire cto ra te a t N atio na l H ea dq ua rte rsid en tifie s tra in in g n eed s an d d ev elo ps re qu ire d p ro gram s inr el at io n t o th e d esires o f C AP m em be rs to fulfill th e m is sio n o fC ivil A ir Patrol Tile D irectorate staff w orks w ith CAPm em bers at a ll levels to d eve lo p c u rr ic u la for c ou rs es to becond ucted by C AP personnel. T o facilitate the education ald ev el opmen t o f s en io r members, the CAP s en io r t ra in in g p ro -gram is o rg an iz ed in to f iv e le ve ls .

Lilellme Member. Air Force Col, John T,Massingale, Jr. (le(1)waspresented a Civil Air Patrol Ufelime Membership Award by CAPCommander Mal. Gen. E. E. Harwell, Col, Massingale's wife,Faye, jOined in the presentation ceremonies during the CAPNational Board Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. Col. Massingale.serve,dfor more than five years as GAP-USAF Commander andCAP Executive Director. (Photo by George Wendt)

Commander School. Civil Air Patrol region an d wing commanders pose In front of the CAp National HeadqUarters' at Maxwell AFB,Alabama during the Region and Wing Commanders Course which is conducted periodically for recently appointed commanders. (Frontrow lelt to right) Col. Raymond F.Schuler, Pennsylvania; Lt. Col, Herman Batie, New York; Lt. Col. Calvin G . H. Russell, Idaho; Lt. Col.Dale Hardy. New Hampshire; Col. Ramona Shaver, Iowa; (Back row left 10 right) Lt Col. Christopher Fox, Kansas; Lt. Col, Dennis O.Sparks, Tennessee; Lt. Col. Robert M. Roser, Nevada; Co./.Ramon L Busick, Oklahoma; Lt. Col. Gilbert H. Day, Arizona; Col. Harold W.Bowman, Southwest Region; and Col, Roy I. Arroll, Northeast Region. (Photo by George Wendt)

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Anlmal.ed Discussion. Lt. Col. Sindl Ka/va-Miller of the Florida Wing expresses her views during a personality assessment seminar at theCAP National Staff College. The program was oonducted at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, on 17-24 June for 68 CAP sen/or members fromacross Ihe nation. (Photo by George Wendt)

LEVEL I. CAP ORIENTATION COURSEThe Level 1CAP Orientation course is presented in twoparts. The first part provides basic information on the historyand organization of CAP, career development programs, CAP

C DS toms and courtesies, proper wear of the CAP uniform, basicprinciples of leadership an d management, and the cadet protec-tion program. This is accomplished through self-study using akit of materials known as the Senior Member Handbook. Thesecond.segment of the course is a slide/tape presentation whichrein forces the basic instructional areas. As of 31 December1989,26,360 Civil Air Patrol members had completed Level Itraining requirements. Graduates of Levell receive the basicMembership Award.LEVEL 11.TECHNICAL SPECIALTY TRAJNING ANDOFFICER DEVELOPMENT

In this traininglevel, senior members begin to train in one ormore of the CAP specialties and learn to perform unit functions.Study guides are provided to assist the trainee inlearning abouthis or her selected specialty. Often, new members train under anexperienced member in an on-the-job training situation.CAP Squadron Leadership Schools are conducted locally toaugment training in Level II specialties and to further enhanceknowledge o~leadership and management In these weekendschools, members are provided a working knowledge of thespecialty of their choice. Members also learn to handle certainCAP-unique leadership and counseling situations as well as

receive instructions on planning unit meetings and activities.Perhaps as important as the course itself i s the opportunity formembers from the same geographical area to getto know eachother and subsequently. work as a team in developing andconducting activities.

In addition to the CAP-conducted training, senior memberscomplete a comprehensive CAP Officer Course administeredby the U.S. Air Force Extension Course Institute (BCn atGunter Air Force Base, Alabama ..In 1989, 1,002 CAP person-nel completed Level II Senior Training requirements; with atotal of2,192 CAP members attending 107 Squadron Leader-ship Schools. Graduates of Level 11training receive a Certificateof Proficiency in recognition of their training and educationalachievements.LEVEL m. MANAGEMENT

Central to Level illtraining is the Corporate LearningCourse. Training isconducted over a weekend and concentrateson the study of managerial functions within a CAP organiza-tion. It is designed to provide senior members with the practicalknowledge for squadron management, Additionally, to com-plete Levelmtraining, mem bers must hold a command or staffposition for one year, advance to "senior=level in the specialtyarea selected in Level [I, and participate m CAP activities atwing or higher. In 1989, 626 CAP members completed LevelIII, with 1,582 attending 84 Corporate Learning Courses.Graduates of LevellII receive the Grover Loening AerospaceAward

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LEVEL IV. COMMAND AND STAFFT he train ing program for this level is designed to preparesenior m em bers for advanced leadership positions in CAP.Membe rs a re e xp ec te d to re pre se nt CAP i n t he ir c ommuni ti esby m aking presentations before local civ il groups, churchg ro up s, g ov er nme nta l a ge nc ie s, e tc . M embe rs must a l so a tt end

a one-w eek staff college, conducted annually in each of theeight CAP r eg io ns . T he c olle ge p ro vid es tr ain in g in communi-c at io n, le ad er sh ip , a nd ma na gemen t f OTc omma nd er s a nd staffo ff ic er s. Mo re t ha n 2 25 s en io r I D emb er s g ra du ate d fr om r eg io ns ta f f co ll ege s in 1 98 9. A dd itio na lly , in this phase of trainingm em bers m ust take a m ore active role in CAP national,regional, and wing e ve nt s a nd c on tin ue th eir s er vic e in a com -m and or staff position . C AP officers com pleting L evel IVSenior Training totaled 262 in 1 989 . G rad uates o f this levelreceiv e the P au l E . G arb er A wa rd .LEVEL V. EXECUTIVE

On ly th e mo st d ed ic at ed s en io r m embe rs w ill -a tta in t hi s le ve lo f tra in in g. T o d o so the y m u st assume greater r e sponsib il it y fo rCAP a ctiv iti es . T o p ro gr es s in this p ha se o f tr ai ni ng , m embe rsm u st c on tin ue to se rv e in a c omm an d o r s ta ff p ositio n fo r th re eyears. Academ ically , they must complete a 7-day CAPN atio na l S ta ff C olle ge (N SC) c on du cte d a nn ua lly a t M a xw ellAFB, Alabama, Thi s c oll eg e p ro vid es a dv an ce d l ea de rs hip a ndmanage merit training L O develop g re a te r awarene ss of CAPpolicies on a n atio na l le ve l. T he N SC m ak es e xte nsiv e u se o f th ef ac ilit ie s a nd fa cu ltie s o f th e OSAF A ir Un i v e rs it y P ro fe ss io na lMilitary Ed uc atio n c olle ge s a nd s ch oo ls . A to ta l o f 11 0 seniorm em b ers c om p le te d L ev el V train in g in 1 98 9, w ith 6 8 of themc omp le ti ng th e N a tio na l Staff C olle ge . G ra du ate s o f L ev el Vr ec ei ve t he Gill R obb W ilson A ward.

Uniform Committee. Brig_ Gen. Warren J. Barry, CAP NationalVice Commander, discusses new Civil Air Patrol uniform itemswith Mr. Grady S. Kopt, Manager of the Civil Air Patrol Bookstore.General Barry was at National Headquarters to chair meeUng ofthe Civil Air Patrol Unttorm Committee and to part icipate in theNovember 1989 meeting of the CAP National Executive Commit-tee.(Photo by George Wendt)

Senior Training. Seminar Advisor Troy Sullivan assists Lt. Col.Warren Mullen of the Texas Wing during the CAP National StaffCollege conducted at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, during June.Completion of the National Staff College is a prequisite forattainment of the Level Vphase in the CAP Senior Training Pro-gram. (Photo by George Wendt)

Specialized Mission TrainingCAP se nio r m em b ers p artic ip ate in n um e ro us c ommu nity -le ve l s pe cia li ze d t ra in in g p ro gr am s s uc h a s t ho se c on du cte d. b ythe R ed C ross, the local civ il defense agencies and nationalp ro grams s uc h a s: Extension Cou:rse Institute (ECI). ECI is t he c or re s-pond ence s ch oo l o f t he Air F orc e a nd is open to CAP membersw itho ut charg e. C AP m em bers ca n ta ke E Clc ou rsesin g en eral

military t ra in in g a nd c er ta in s p ec ia li ze d f ie ld s , s u ch as commun-ic atio ns . CA P-u niq ue c ou rse s a re a lso d ev elo pe d a nd a dm in is-te re d b y ECl to au gm en t train in g in the Level II specialties. Infiscal year 1 98 9, 6 ,8 76 e nr olle d in EC I c or re sp on de nc e c ou rs es . National Search and Rescue (SAR) School. TheNational SAR school i s d es ig ne d t o enhance the professional-ism ofS AR m ission co ord in ato rs. In 1 98 9,31 CAP member sattended the course conducted by the USAF and US CoastGuard .

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Staff College. Maj. Marc J. Metivier of the Connecticut Wing wasamong the 68 CAP senior members attending the CAP NationalStaff Cot/ege at Maxwell AFB. Alabama. during June. The schoolcurriculum focused on command, leadership, and resource utili-zat ion with courses of study on time management, commontce-tion $kills, stress management, personality assessment and prob-lem solving. (Photo by George Wendt) F lig ht C lin ics. C iv il A ir P atrol pro mo te s flig ht sa fety byd efra yin g p art o f th e e xp en se fo r CAP p ilo ts w ho a tte nd a flig htclinic sponsored by C AP. O ther organizations such as theF ed era l A via tio n A dm in istra tio n, A irc ra ft Ow ne rs and PilotsA sso cia tio n, o r o th er flig ht s afe ty o rg an iz atio ns, a ss is t CA Pwh er e f ea sib le . T he c lin ic s in clu de g ro un d i ns tr uc ti on in essen-t ia l s u bj ec ts s uc h as f ly in g s af et y, FAA r egu la ti on s, eme rg e ncyprocedures, flight planning, and aviation weather . CAP pilotsalso par tic ipa te in th e FAA P ilo t P ro fic ie nc y P ro gram in whichtbey dem onstrate safe aircraft p iloting skills to an FAA-C e rtif ie d f lig ht in st ru cto r o r a q ua lif ie d CAP c he ck p ilo t. P ar tie -ip atio n in these p ro gram s is a $ig nifi.can t facto r in the an nu alCAP uni t effectiveness evaluation. Commander's Course. The 1989 class of the annualorientation course for new w ing and region com manders w asconducted at National Headquarters, CAP, Max well A FB ,Alabama, in ;F eb ru ary 1 98 9. T his 4 -d ay c ou rs e w as c on du cte dby CA P-U SA F personnel as an in-house program to presentc urre nt p ro grams a nd a dd re ss sp ec ific n ee ds o f n ew c omm an d-e ts . Tw elv en ew ly a pp oi nte d c omma nd er s a tte nd ed th is c ou rs e.

Communications Training. Commun ic ati on s s ch oo lsare conducted annually in the Northeast Region of CAP atW e sto ve r A FB , M a ss ac hu se tts . A dd itio na lly , in 1 98 9, a C om -mu nic at io ns s ch oo l w a s c on du cte d by th e G re at L ak es R eg io na t C ha nu te A FB , illin ois . T he se s ch oo ls a re o pe n to b oth se nio rand cadet m em bers and provide train ing in com m unicationp ro ce du re s a nd techniques that qualify a tte nd ee s fo r " Com -mu nic at io ns O f fic er " r es po ns ib il itie s in their CAP units ofass ignment

Mission 'Training Exercises. CAP wings conductemergency services tr ain in g a nd u pg ra din g p ro gr am s t o impro veb oth the sk ills o f individual m em bers an d th e e f fec ti veness o fth e o rg an iz atio n a s a te am . E ve ry y ea r e ac h w in g c on du cts u p tof iv e p ra c ti ce d is as te r r el ie f, a n d s ea rc h a nd r es cu e e x er ci se s, an dtw o e va lu atio ns wh ic h a re mo nito re d by U .S . A ir F o rc e e va lu a-to rs. T he e va lu atio ns a re u se d to d ete rm in e th e e ffe ctiv en ess o fw i ng t ra in in g programs and wing capability to respond andsatisfactorily e xe cu te a ny m iss io n it may be called upon toperform. Over 100 evaluations we re c ondu ct ed in 1989.

Bookstore Purchase. Brig. Gen. Warren J. Barry (right) waselected to the office of National Vice Commander and promotedto the grade ofbrigadier general during the National Board Meet-Ing in San Antonio, Texas.During a break in the meeting, GeneralBarry is assisted by CAP National Commander Mai. Gen. E. E.Harwell in purehasing new grade insignia and other uniformitems at the Civil Air Patrol Bookstore concession. (Photo byGeorge Wendt)28

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CAP CHAPLA INCYThe CAP chaplaincy, with approximately 1,000 m en andw om en from o ve r 1 2 5 r elig io u s d en om in atio n s, o ff er s a .u niq ueo p po rtu n ity f or c le rg y to p er fo rm th eir m in is tr y in an ecumeni -c al s ettin g -in th e la rg es t v o lu nte er c ha pla in s erv ic e in th e w o rld .Vo lu n te e r c iv il ia n c le rg y p ro v id e p a st or al c a re , p la y in g a si gn it -i ca n t To le in sh ap in g th e re lig io us life a nd m o ra l a nd sp iritu alvalues of Civil .Ai r P a tr ol 's c a de t an d s en io r m embe rs . T h ro u gh

a . mi n is tr y o f p re se n ce , CAP c ha pla in s m o de l r elig io u s v alu esand offer an opportun ity for m em bers to share their joys,f ru s tr at io n s, a n d a sp ir at io n s i n th e s er vic e o f o th e rs .Each c ha pla in is sc re en ed fo r p ro fe ssio na l c om p ete nc e a ndmu s t r ec e iv e e c cl es ia st ic a l e n do rs emen t f rom his o r h er d en om -in atio n.In a dd itio n, e ac h is r eq uire d to b e o rd ain ed , h av e a fo uryear college d eg re e, a nd th re e y ea rs o f se min ary o r its e qu iv al-en t in p ro fe ssio na l e xp erie nc e. T he CAP chaplain force isaugm ented by over 100 visiting clergy w ho are not CAPm em bers, but w ho generously assist w ith the cadet m oralle ad er sh ip tr ain in g p ro gr am s in squadro ns lack ing a. duly

a ppo in te d ch ap la in .Ina dd itio n to p er fo rm in g th e e ss en tia l ro le o f c ha pla in /p er -sonal counselor to each CAP m em ber a nd the p ro fessio nalre lig io us functions, such as serv ices o n en cam pm ents and atm emo ria l a nd p atrio tic o bs er va nc es , th e c ha pla in a ls o p ro vid es

a m in istry o f p re sen ce fo r b o th v ic tim s a nd m em be rs w ho la kepart in eme rg e ncy o r d is as te r r el ie f o p er at io n s.O ne of tb e m ost c ru cia l a re as o f c ha plain m inistry is th em o ra l le ad er sh ip p ro g ram . B as ic p rin cip le s o ffre ed orn , w ith itsattending responsibilities, are em phasized. M em bers aree nc ou ra ge d to d ev elo p d ee p s en sitiv ity a nd strong commi tmentto th e m o ra l, s pir itu al, a nd p atr io tic v alu es o n w h ic h th e v ita lityo f our fre ed om in A me ric a is b ase d a nd co ntin ues to thrive.E ac h ye ar, a n ew series of booklets i s developed containingto p ic s re le va nt to th e p ro b lem s of to da y's y du th . S ub je ctsconsi der ed es sen ti a l in d ev elo pin g a b asic system o f v alu es fo rd aily liv in g a re in clu de d. A sp ec ia l fo cu s is th e le ad ersh ip ro lecadets ca n p ro vid e to th eir c ommun ity insu pp ort o f th e P re si-d en t's A nti-D ru g C am paig n. D urin g d isc ussio ns, the ca de tsin te ra ct a nd b ec om e in vo lv ed in ra is in g m o ra l is su es , lo o kin g a ti nc ons is te n ci es , a n d avoi di ng f or ce d c onc lu si on s . I n th e s uppo r-tiv e e nv iro nm en t p ro vid ed by a s killfu l c ha pla in , th e c ad etsle arn w ho th ey a re , th eir b elie fs a nd v alu es, a nd w ha t in flu en cethey w ish to bring to the w orld in w hich they live.The CAP c ha pla in , b y o ff er in g s up po rtiv e e nc ou ra gem en ta nd p ro fe ssio na l e xp ertise , a ssists th e c ad ets to em erg e fro mth es e m o ra l le ad ers hip d is cu ss io n s b ette r p re pa re d m e nta lly a ndmorally to face the Challenges of today and the world oftom orrow . H is constant goal is to offer an environm en t inw hic h a ll CAP m emb ers a re e nc ou ra ge d, in sp ire d a nd a ssiste din th eir p er so na ) a nd c olle eti v e m o ra l and s p ir it ual g r ow th .

Chaplain Conference. The RoCkr Mountain Region Chaplain's Conference was held at Peterson AFB, Colorado, with 15 CAP chaplainsattending. Among those a!tendmg were (from left) Alva R. Appel, former CAP Chief of Chaplains' William L Gas' Colorado WingChaplain; Dennis Dwyer, CAP-USAF Director of Chaplain Services; and Phillip Joos, Rocky Mountain Region Chaplain.

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SUPPORT FOR CIVIL AIR PATROLCongressional SupportT he b as ic c on gre ss io na l support for C iv il A ir Patrol w asprovided under PUblic Law 557 (Title 10 USC 9441), passedon May 27, 1954, a nd am en de d four t imes s in c e. T h e s ta tu tedid th e following:a . E s ta bl is he d C iv il Air P a tr ol a s a n o ff ic ia l c iv il ia n a u xi li ar yof the A ir Force an d further clarified th at fo r the purpose ofdetermining civil liability, CAP is deem ed to be an instrumen-tality of the U . S . Government wh il e p er fo n ni ng :m i ss io n s o f t heA ir F o rc e.h . Au tho ri z ed tbe S ec re ta ry o f th e Air F orc