USCG Auxiliary, Flotilla 31, Richmond VADivision 3, 5th CG District SR
Flotilla MeetingJune 25th 2013
Pledge of Allegiance
Welcome Flotilla 31 Guests
Happy Anniversary
Tony and
Karen
Guest SpeakerOfficer Chris Gillikin
Henrico Marine Patrol
Guest SpeakerMAJ Richard Baldwin
Southside Composite Squadron
25 June 2013 – Presented by: Richard W. Baldwin, Maj, CAP / Squadron Commander, MER-VA-060 Squadron
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AUXILLIARYCivil Air PatrolA History of Service
Table of Contents
Origins of Civil Air Patrol (7 Slides)
Early Volunteers (4 Slides)
U.S Costal Patrol (10 Slides)
Early Cadet Program (2 Slides)
Civil Air Patrol Today (9 Slides)
Operational Structure (5 Slides)
Cadet Program Today (3 Slides)
Local Unit Information
photo: 1943 Coastal Patrol Base No. 12 Brownsville, Texas
Origins of Civil Air Patrol
Origins of Civil Air PatrolGill Robb Wilson
Gill and his brother Joe were both WWI Aviators and learned to fly in a French Moran Parasol monoplane.
Gill’s brother Joe was later killed during the War.
After the war, Gill becomes an aviation writer for The New York Herald Tribune
He also becomes the first director of New Jersey Bureau of Aviation
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International situation during the 1930s:
War in Asia
War in Europe
America is Unprepared
Origins of Civil Air Patrol
September 1, 1939
In 1936, Gill Robb Wilson makes a work trip to Europe. He is alarmed to find German factories running full tilt to make armaments.
Wilson returns home and in his concern drafts a national plan to form an organization of civilian pilots to monitor the safety of the home front.
Other civilian pilots also lobby the Government to allow them serve on the domestic front in the event of war.
Wilson then begins to set up a program in his home state of New Jersey.
He also enlists others to support his plan and begins pitching it.
Origins of Civil Air Patrol
Gov.Charles Edison Son of Thomas Edison
1937-1940 Serves as Asst. Secretary and Secretary of the Navy appointed by President Roosevelt
Resigns in 1940 to campaign for Governor of New Jersey
Summer 1941: Grants Gill Robb Wilson permission to form NJ Civil Air Defense Services
Gen. Henry H. “Hap” Arnold
Pilot and aviation record holder. 5-Star General by end of WWII
Chief of the Army Air Corps (1938)
Commanding General, US Army Air Forces (1941-1945)
November 1941: Supports Wilson’s plan for a civilian pilot corps.
Administrative Order 9
December 1, 1941
“By virtue of the authority vested in me… I have caused to be created and organized a branch of this Office of volunteers for the purpose of enlisting and training personnel to aid in the national defense of the United States, designated Civil Air Patrol.”
– F.H. LaGuardia, U.S. Director of Civilian Defense
Civil Air Patrol is officially founded, six days before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
CAP is born.
The standard Civilian Defense insignia was modified with symbols for scores of functions… air raid wardens, ground spotters, etc.
For CAP, a red propeller appeared inside the triangle.
From CAPhistory.org
Photo: 1943 Coastal Patrol Base No. 10 Beaumont, Texas
Early Volunteers
“They were to become, in effect, an air force without the ‘red tape’, a group of men and women with boundless energy and enthusiasm who were willing to fly even in weather that kept the military grounded and, while doing so, pay for their own gas, equipment, and repairs.”
From the book Torpedo Junction by Homer Hickam, Jr.
CAP pilots provided their own airplanes and equipment, and often couldn’t cover expenses on their $8 per flying-day government pay, which often arrived two months late.
Civic organizations across the country chipped in with “Sink-a-Sub Clubs,” staging fundraisers for Coastal Patrol.
1999. Dell Publishing
GeneralJohn F. Curry
Chief of Staff of the Air Service, Second Army, France, World War I
December 1941, appointed as CAP’s first National Commander
Forms state-level CAP units called “Wings” in 48 states
40-50,000 volunteers in the first three months of 1942. 100,000 volunteers by end of the year
150,000 by the end of the War
Volunteers were ages 19-81
Many were volunteers who could not qualify for active military service
All walks of life: aristocrats, executives, country boys, and women
Female Volunteers20% of the
volunteers are women
Women fly inland liaison, forest fire patrol, and other missions. They conduct support duties at Coastal Patrol bases Colonel
Nannette Moss SpearsCharter MemberNew Jersey Wing
U.S. Coastal Patrol:German U-Boat Defenders
Coastal Patrol
Operations began March 5, 1942; ended August 31, 1943
90 day experiment lasted 18 months
Started with 3 bases; ended with 21: From Maine to Mexico
86,865 missions flown totaling 244,600 hours and covering over 24 million miles
CAPDuck ClubDuck emblems were bestowed upon CAP aircrew members forced down at sea during a mission and who lived to tell about it. Similar to Army Air Corps’ Caterpillar Club.
118 CAP volunteers became Duck Club members during coastal patrol operations.
Close CallIn May 1942, a CAP aircraft spotted a stuck Nazi submarine just offshore of Cape Canaveral and called for military help. Short of bombers, it took local military bases several hours to respond and the sub got away. With clearance from Gen. Arnold, CAP members took matters into their own hands.
May 1942 90hp Stinson Voyagers were each outfitted with
one 100lb demolition bomb.
“Two lengths of bailin’ wire were attached to the bombs and depth charges. The wires came up through the floor, and yellow and red handgrips were attached. If the observer pulled a RED handle, the arming pin was pulled; and when the YELLOW handle was pulled, the bomb or charge would be dropped.
Someone invented a simple 25¢ bomb sight, which was amazingly accurate for low-altitude bomb runs.
“When the ‘brass’ at West Palm Beach’s Morrison Field heard that CAP planes were going to be equipped with bombs and depth charges, they ordered our unit to get th’ hell off and set up a base at a new, small airport at Lantana, about 5 miles away...
The ‘brass’ reasoned that if one of us ‘novice’ bomber pilots crashed an overloaded plane haulin’ a depth charge on takeoff or landing, we’d blow one helluva’ hole in a very vital runway!”
From the book Brave Coward Zack by Zack Mosley
WWIICAP
Aircraft
This is a sample of CAP’s WWII-era aircraft, clockwise:Stinson 10A, Fairchild, Sikorsky S-39, a different Fairchild
Source: capHistory.org
Coastal Patrol
83 bombs and depth charges were dropped
2 confirmed German subs sunk
57 additional subs as probables
26 Auxiliarymen perished
7 critically wounded
90 aircraft were lost
Coastal Patrol
Found 91 ships in distress
Found 363 u-boat attack survivors
5,684 special convoy missions flown at request of US Navy
17 mines spotted
1943 Coastal Patrol Base No. 17 Zoot Suit & 1-man raft.
CAP pilot Norman W. Rehrig, CAPT
Air Medal824 Air Medals were issued to CAP airmen.
“The Flying Minutemen” were awarded for flying in excess of 300 hours each.
Source: archives.sercap.us
August 31, 1943
The coastal patrol is closed down. The CAP has mostly succeeded in driving the U-boats from U.S. shores.
Conventional military forces are prepared to fight and win the Battle of the Atlantic farther out to sea.
“After the German surrender, one of Hitler’s high-ranking naval officers was asked why the Nazi U-boats had been withdrawn from United States coastal waters in early 1943.
The answer was exploded in a curt guttural:
‘It was because of those damned little red and yellow planes!’ ”
From the book Flying Minute Men by Robert E. Neprud
1948. Duell, Sloan and Pearce
Photo: 1943 Los Angeles Cadet Squadron
Early Cadet Program
Cadet Program
Established October 1, 1943
ages 17-19 years old
Aviation Cadets
Pre-Enlistment screening and training
Revamped July 1, 1964
Today, has nearly 26,000 cadets ages 12-21
After World War II:Public Law 476
Incorporated CAP as a non-profit, benevolent group
Purposes:
Promote aviation
Ground & Pre-Flight training
Air service under emergency conditions
Establish radio network
Inland search and rescue
Disaster relief
Encourage flying clubs
Provide cadet training encampments
Provide flight scholarships
Encourage model aircraft building and flying
Civil Air Patrol is in its 72nd year with over 55,000 volunteers nationwide
United States Air Force AuxiliaryCIVIL AIR PATROL TODAY
Today’s Mission
60,180
Members35,020 Officers
25,160 Cadets
National Resources
Gippsland GA-8 (16)
Cessna 172 (195)
Cessna 206 (22)
Cessna 182 (285)
Can operate with 2500’ runwayVHF AM and FM radio100 aircraft have satellite phones
Aerial Flight Platforms
Cruise speed 110-135 ktsRange 520-730 NM
Cost-effective Force Multiplier
CAP (NOC)888-211-1812
CAP Wing
NORTHCOM
AFNORTH-1AF (CAOC)
Tasking
Report
Requirement
Report
Report
Federal Agencies
State/local Agencies or NGOs
CAP Mission Requests
Execution
National Operations Center
Centralized coordination center, flexible reaction
C2 – Coordinate and Communicate
Response can be local and national
CAP Missions
Disaster Relief
Homeland Security
Counterdrug
NORTHCOM Interface
CAP Missions TodayHomeland Security
Post 9/11: CAP was first nonmilitary flight allowed following the attack
• Critical Infrastructures
• Restricted/Sensitive Areas
• Borders
Tornados, Floods, Wildfires, Hurricanes & Heavy Snow
Tennessee Severe WeatherAlabama Tornado
Hurricane Katrina Iowa Flooding
Utah Wildfires
Colorado Heavy Snow
CAP Missions TodayDisaster Relief
CAP Missions TodayEmergency Services
USAFA Organizational Structure Today(Compared To USCGA)
ORGANIZATIONALSTRUCTURE
US AIR FORCE AUXILIARY
US COAST GUARD AUXILIARY
NATIONAL LEVEL National NationalNATIONAL SECTORS n/a 3 AreasSTATE GROUPINGS 8 Regions 9 Districts
STATES / TERRITORIES 52 WingsCOUNTY GROUPINGS
(Within States) Groups DivisionsLOCAL UNITS
(Cities/Municipalities) Squadrons Flotillas
USAFA Organizational Map(Regions)
USCGA Organizational Map(Districts)
CAP Units (1500+)
OverseasUnitsJapan: 3Germany: 2
USAFA Squadron Presence
Puerto RicoHawaii
Alaska
Virginia Wing
Virginia Wing (State) Headquarters:
Chesterfield County Airport, North Chesterfield, VA
Squadrons within Virginia Wing:
30 Squadrons (local units) within Virginia Wing
Members within the Virginia Wing:
Over 800 Senior/Adult Members and over 600 Cadets in Virginia Wing
Wing Resources / Aircraft:
12 Cessna 182s with Garmin G1000 Glass Cockpits
Photo: 1943 Los Angeles Cadet Squadron
Cadet Program Today
Cadet Programs
CAP motivates youth aged 12-20 to live the Core Values
Cadets advance through a hierarchical curriculum
Advanced cadets mentor junior cadets
TODAY’S CADETS...
TOMORROW’S AEROSPACE LEADERS
Cadet officers (top 15% of all cadets) are eligible for E-3 upon enlistment in USAF
Approximately 8% of Air Force Academy cadets got their start in CAP
Annual Cadet Activities
7 National Flight Academies 5 powered, 2 glider
15 Aerospace Career Courses 8 Air Force, 7 Civil Aerospace
Cadet Officer School Maxwell AFB, AL – June 2008
16 Leadership Activities
National Cadet Competition Wright Patterson AFB – June 2008
CAP Cadet Orientation Flights Over 10,000 cadets flown annually
Region & Wing Summer Encampments Over 6,000 cadets In 42 locations
Cadet Training Pays OffFormer Graduates of CAP’s Cadet Program
Nicole Malachowski, Major, USAF
Former USAF Academy cadet glider and instructor pilot
First female pilot in the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
Kim Campbell, Major, USAF
Former USAF Academy cadet wing commander
Safely lands heavily damaged A-10 after sustaining hostile fire over Iraq
Southside Composite SquadronCharter: MER–VA–060
Largest Cadet Program in Virginia & 4th Largest in US:
Over 40 Senior Officers
Over 80 Cadets
Meeting Time & Location:
Meetings held EVERY Tuesday night from 6:30pm to 9:00pm at CAP Virginia Wing Headquarters (Chesterfield County Airport)
Squadron Commander
Major Richard W. Baldwin, Commanding Officer
Mobile: 732–619–9100
Quorum Verification and Minutes
16 Members needed for Quorum
May Minutes Comments(Thanks Brenda)
New Member
Wayne Wyrobek
Auxiliary Procedures Course
Congratulations!
Wayne Wyrobek
The Auxiliary Administrative Procedures Course (APC) is an overview of the Auxiliary Manual, COMDTINST M16790.1 (series) that will serve as a foundation for the information needed for the elected officers at the flotilla and division levels.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Instructor
Congratulations!Fred Eddowes
To remain certified, an IT must teach two hours or serve as an aide for four hours each year or by teaching one hour and assisting for two hours. 30 hours is required for the Annual Award.
Membership Service Award
Charles McDonough, JR- 1st Award
5 Years of Service
Sustained Auxiliary Service Award
Françoise Kirkpatrick – 4th AwardJohn Slayman – 4th Award
Each award is equal to 750 hours of service1st Award = 750 Hours 4th Award = 3000 8th Award = 6000
Annual Public Education AwardPE and MT
Nick Kuriger– 4th Award
For over 30 points of instruction time.1 Point for each hour of lead time½ Point for each hour of aide timeIncludes both PE and MT time
Annual VE/PV Award
Eric Perkins– 3rdJason Wilmoth– 3rd
For 60 points or more. Each vessel exam and each partner visit is worth a point.
RBS Device Award
Bill Campbell
Sixth member of Flotilla 31 to earn this distinction
For two consecutive years of earning 120 points in a RBS category. PE/VE/PV/PA
Operational Auxiliarist Specialty Program
Chris Messenger
Old Business
Master’s Sprints Regatta
Thanks to all who participated.
New BusinessCommander’s Intent
ALCOAST 244/13Campaign to Eliminate Sexual Assault
a. Create a culture intolerant of sexual assault or behaviors that enable it.
b. Prevent sexual assault including unwelcomed sexual contact
c. Improve the availability and quality of response resources and trusted peer networks.
d. Hold anyone who commits the crime of sexual assault accountable.
e. Establish a program for victim advocacy and aftercare.
New Business
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