April2 , 2011

Message from the Commander

I'd like to welcome the Illinois Wing cadet and senior members who are attending the 2011 Illinois Wing Conference in Springfield, IL.

The conference organizers have worked long, and hard, preparing a meeting that will be educational and fun . You ' ll note the full schedule of break out sessions and interesting VIP guests and speakers.

This conference offers the opportunity to senior, and cadet, members to meet and talk. It's a time to renew old friendships, make new friends, ask questions, and share ideas. Our members possess a wealth of information that is there for the asking.

This year, we offer several opportunities for cadet and senior members to meet directly with me, and the wing command section. You also have access to most of the wing staff members along with the commander and several staffers from Great Lakes Region Head­quarters.

After the conference winds up, your mission will be to take back the things you learned and share them with the members of your local units.

sions. I am looking forward to talking with you during today's ses-

GORDON A. LARSON, Colonel , CAP Illinois Wing Commander

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Honored Guests Colonel Robert M. Karton, CAP, Great Lakes Region Commander

Col Robert M. Karton, CAP, assumed command of the Great Lakes Region in December, 20 I 0.

During his 21 year tenure in CAP, Col Karton has held the positions of: Legal Officer for Illinois Wing and Great Lakes Region; Illinois Wing Inspector General; National Legal Officer (National Executive Committee); Illinois Wing Commander; GLR Vice Commander; Na­tional Board and NEC Parliamentarian, and interim GLR Commander. In addition, he played a pivotal role on the CAP Constitution and By-laws committee and in the drafting of the Membership Action Review regula­tions.

In 1997, he instituted the National Legal Officers College, a biennial , three-day, continuing legal education seminar geared toward legal issues pertaining to CAP.

Col Karton is an instrument rated pilot and has flown numerous search and rescue and disaster relief missions as a mission pilot.

In civilian life, Col Karton is a prominent Chicago attorney having begun his career as an As­sistant States Attorney for Cook County in the Criminal Trial Division. Currently, he is in private practice at Robert M. Karton , Ltd. He did his undergraduate studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill., and earned his J.D. at the DePaul University College of Law in Chi­cago.

Col Karton is the 1st Vice President of the Union League Club of Chicago where he is also a Trustee for the Union League Boys and Girls Clubs, and, having served two years as General Counsel for the Civic and Arts Foundation, is currently a life trustee of the Foundation .. In June 2011 he will become the club' s president..

BGen Paul Bergman, CAP, Fonner National Commander

Col Michael Staublin, CAP, Fonner Wing Commander

CCMSgt Aaron F. Gatterdam, Illinois Air National Guard

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Banquet Keynote Speaker

Colonel Steven J. Konie Director of Operations, Illinois Air National Guard

Colonel Steven J. Konie is the Director of Operations for the Illinois Air National Guard. He serves as the incumbent that oversees flying program execution, the command operations center, and flying safety management. Additional focus is provided for the logistical program support, and assurance of mission capable aircraft to meet active Air Force mis­sions. Provides direct oversight of fiscal, personnel well­being, and installation property control programs.

Colonel Konie began his military career in 1978 by enlisting in the Illinois Air Na­tional Guard 's 1261

h Air Refueling Wing as an Avionics Specialist where he main­tained KC-135 aircraft. In 1985 he attended the Academy of Military Science and was commissioned as a second lieutenant for assignment to the 183d Tactical Fighter Group located at Springfield, 1L. He subsequently attended Undergraduate Naviga­tor Training (UNT) at Mather AFB, CA. graduating in 1985. He served as an F-4 Phantom II Weapon Systems Officer (WSO) with the 183rd Tactical Fighter Group until 1988. In 1988 he was selected for pilot training by the 182d Tactical Air Sup­port Group and attended Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT) at Williams AFB, AZ. Upon graduation in 1989 he was assigned to the 182d Tactical Air Support Group, I 69th Tactical Air Support Squadron as a Battalion Air Liaison Officer (ALO) and Forward Air Controller flying the A-37 Dragonfly. He began conversion training for the F-16 Fighting Falcon when the unit transitioned to the fighter mission in 1992. The unit was later selected for conversion to the C-130 Hercules in 1995 and was re­designated the 182d Airlift Wing. Colonel Konie is a Command Pilot with over 7,500 hours of flying experience in numerous aircraft. He is qualified as a Flight Lead, Instructor Pilot, Standardization/Evaluation Flight Examiner and Functional Test Flight Pilot. Colonel Konie has served as the Weapons and Tactics Officer, Flight Training Officer, Chief of Safety, Operations Support Flight Commander, Air­lift Squadron Commander and Wing Vice-Commander. Additionally, he flies for Southwest Airlines.

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Conference Planning Committee

COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: Lt Col Rickey L. Oeth, CAP

Col JosephS. King, CAP

Lt Col Richard J. Gale, CAP

Lt Col Paul R. Hertel, CAP

Lt Col Ted E. Lohr, CAP

Lt Col Michael J. Mouw, CAP

Lt Col Rob~rt L. Taylor, CAP

Maj John M. Brendel, CAP

Maj Carol E. Hertel, CAP

Maj Richard A. Maciejewski, CAP

Maj Jerry G. Scherer, CAP

Maj Michael B. Yaworski, CAP

Color Guard

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In memory of Illinois Wing , Civil A ir Plltrol members who hllve left us for ll higher mission.

Chaplain Lt. Col Marvin Chandler, CAP: Passed away on June 8, 2010.

Chaplain Chandler entered the U.S. Navy in 1940, serving on the USS Saratoga. He attended Engineering school then graduated from the Seminary in New Orlenes. He retired from the Navy in 1962 as a Lt. Commander. He served in the Civil Air Patrol since April 1970, retiring from service in April 2010 after 40 years of volunteer service as a CAP Chaplain.

,------, Lt Col Francis "Frank" ~ennedy, CAP: Passes away 29 July 2010.

Frank served with the U. S. Army in Germany for two years during the Korean ° Conflict. After returning to IHinois he graduated from Roosevelt University

Photo and continued his Masters work at University of Illinois Circle Campus. He Available worked as a Quality Control Chemist, then for 32 years he became a science

teacher. His last teaching assignment before retirement was as a physics teacher '------' at Paul Robeson High School in Chicago. Joining CAP in 1983 with his wife, Barbara, he served in several positions at Lt Col Julius Jackson Composite Squadron (formerly River Park Squadron). He earned the AEX award 5 times, was awarded AFA grants, served as seminar leader at GLR Staff College and served as a presenter for NCASE.

lst Lt Bunny Sies, CAP: Passed away on 13 November 2010.

Bunny joined Civil Air Patrol in 2006 with her husband, Kelly and her son, Ben . From the start she became very active in Springfield Com­posite Squadron activities and CAP Emergency Services, qualifying as a UDF team member, radio operator and other ES specialties. She participated in every Cadet Summer Encampment and also worked on the staff of Johnson Flight Academy. She joined Ulinois Wing Staff in 2008 as the Transportation Officer, and worked hard to maintain

the Corporate vehicle fleet assigned to Illinois Wing in a safe and mission capable condition .

The following eighteen pages (page 8 thru 25) depict Illinois Wing through the decades since Civil Air Patrol was founded in 1 Decem­ber 1941.

Special thanks to Major Ken "Magilla" Mysliwiec, CAP, Illinois Wing Historian and his staff for collecting and cataloging the history of Illi­nois Wing.

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Information Technology From BOOKS a11d PAPER to ...

From the beginning regulations, manuals, textbooks, Personnel Authorizations, pro­motions, personnel records, reports, etc, etc, etc . .. .. .

Virtually everything was printed or docu­mented on paper. (and usually with enough copies to be approved thru each echelon to National Headquarters!) Many times the only copy of a regulation or manual was at the unit headquarters. (Unless you could afford a subscription to them from NHQJ

Today we enjoy the marvels of technology. Laptop Computers, Smart Phones, Twitter

and Facebook; informa-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~! tion of every sort is at our fingertips.

All our regulatory and informational documents are available to all of our members via the internet. Many of our records and reports are now done online, with more to go in the near future.

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New technology is not limited to just information. Archer, Glass Cockpits, digital com­munications, GPS and satellite technology are just some of the hew innovations our or­ganization offers and trains it 's members to use. National Headquarters is currently re­searching other new technologies to benefit our members to better fulfill our missions.

Our future is bright as we celebrate Civil Air Patrol 's 70th Anniversary!

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Department

Administration

Aerospace Ed I

Aerospace Ed II

CAC Meeting

Cadet Programs

Cadet Session

Cadet Session

Breakout Description Presenter(s)

Maj Rick Maciejewski, CAP ILWG Director of Administrative

Maj Susan Wynard, CAP ILWG Internal AEO

Maj Susan Wynard, CAP ILWG Internal AEO

Capt Jeramee Scherer, CAP I LWG Deputy Director Cadet Programs C/Lt Col Ross Kohler, CAP ILWG CAC Chair Capt Jeramee Scherer, CAP ILWG Deputy Director Cadet Programs

Col Gordon Larson, CAP Illinois Wing Commander Lt Col Rick Oeth, CAP ILWG Vice Commander Lt Col Rick Gale, CAP ILWG Chief of Staff

Cadet Presenters TBA

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Topic

Everything You Wanted to Know About Administration -But Didn't know where to look. - Overview of the importance of Administration, where to find information including eServices Knowledgebase and ILWG website. Includes Q&A. AEO - CAP's forgotten mission? Review the AE mission as part of CAP's three missions, and focus on how members can start/improve the AE program within their units. What every AEO should know. This session covers the require­ments for advancing in the AEO spe­cialty track, including how to find and complete the required forms. Spe­cial topic regarding how to find activi­ties to improve the AE program. Meeting of the IL Wing Cadet Advi­sory Council.

This session is for squadron DCPs. Current issues and future plans for the Cadet Program. Special empha­sis on stimulating cadet participation in unit, wing, region and national activities Wing Commander's Round Table: An open and frank discussion be­tween cadets and the IL Wing com­mand section. Cadets are encour­aged to bring up issues, concerns and their ideas on how to improve the cadet program. National and Wing Special Activities: A presentation by cadets, for cadets on the pros and cons of various spe­cial activities based on their experi­ence.

Department Presenter(s) Topic

Cadet Session Lt Col Mike Mouw, CAP Cadet Quiz Bowl: Cadets will be Group 1 Commander divided into teams to compete in a

game show style quiz bowl testing knowledge of CAP, Aerospace and Current Events. Format similar to Cadet Competition event.

Cadet Session Cadet Presenters TBA Military customs, courtesies, and proper uniform wear.

Cadet Session Various Cadet Presenters Walking Capitol Hill visiting Illinois Senate and Congressional leaders during 2011 CAP Legislative Day. Cadet and senior members spread the word about CAP in Illinois.

CAP Capabilities Maj John Patrizi, CAP This presentation was presented to AOA with EMA Group 2 Commander -ILWGIESO several community EMA groups to

1st Lt Harold Damron, CAP highlight CAP's ability to assist com-ILWG Homeland Security Director munities in the times of natural dis-

asters, missing person searches and standard SAR.

CAP-USAF Lt Col Geoff Biedermann, USAFR Program for Cadet and Senior mem-CAP-USAF IL Wing State Director bers to provide a behind the scenes

look at the structure and operations of CAP-USAF and the Great Lakes Liaison Region in support of the IL Wing .

Chaplain CH (Lt Col) Jimmie Boozer, CAP Annual Chaplain meeting to revifffl/ ILWG Chaplain discuss nfffl regs, current problems

in preparing paperwork, future changes to the Chaplain Corps

Critical Incident Lt Col Judith Healy, CAP Overvifffl of Cl SM: This session Stress Manage- ILWG CISM Coordinator should answer the question, 'What is ment Maj Susan Wynard, CAP CISM?" Learn how it is used on

ILWG CISM Officer CAP missions, discover available tools and resources, find out CISM contacts, and introduce the require-ments for joining the CISM team.

Commander's Call Col Gordon Larson, CAP Meeting for wing staff, group and Illinois Wing Commander squadron commanders. Session

open to all members. Only com-manders and staff may actively par-ticipate.

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Breakout Description (continued) Department

Communications I

Communications II

Emergency Services

Finance

Information Technology

Inspector General

Presenter(s)

Maj Dave Picek, CAP ILWG Director of Communications

Maj Dave Picek, CAP ILWG Director of Communications

Lt Col Bob Taylor, CAP ILWG Emergency Services Officer

Capt Lt John Fletcher, CAP ILWG Finance Officer Maj Brad Rederer, CAP ILWG Deputy Finance Officer Lt Col Tod Whitmore, ILWG ILWG Director of Information Technology

Maj Rick Maciejewski, CAP ILWG Inspector General Staff

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Topic

Using ORMS for Comrno Equip­ment: This session will offer "hands on" training using the Operational Re­source Management System (ORMS) focusing on how to properly track communications assets. It will be a comprehensive overview with time allotted to answer questions. Session is targeted to squadron and group commanders and unit com­munications officers. Communications Meeting: This session is open to all ILWG communicators. It will cover the current activities in communications, status of the system, equipment allocation, and requirements for advancing through the communica­tions program. This session reviews OPS training requirements, proper techniques to record training to receive credit and unit training opportunities. Learn the current status and future plans for programs affecting field units induding Wing Banker

Navigating CAP Internet from eSer­vices to the WMU: The first half of this session covers tips for navigating the different CAP Internet sites induding eServices, WMIRS, NHQ website, and the WMU. The second half will be dedi­cated to answering Internet ques­tions from wing members. SUI Report Writing and Responses - for SUI inspectors induding the finding response process and dead­lines. lndudes Q&A.

Department

Logistics

Operations

Operations

Operations

Personnel

Professional Development

Presenter(s)

Capt Kevin Stebbins, CAP ILWG Logistics Officer Lt Col Mike Mouw, CAP ILWG Transportation Officer

Maj John Brendel, CAP ILWG Operations Training Officer

Maj Eric Templeton, CAP ILWG Director of Operations Lt Col Bob Baron, CAP Maj Steve Snyder, CAP Capt Joe Long, CAP Capt Bruce Brunkow, CAP 1st Lt CherGupta-Fietcher, CAP

Maj Eric Templeton, CAP ILWG Director of Operations Lt Col Bob Baron, CAP Maj Steve Snyder, CAP Capt Joe Long, CAP Capt Bruce Brunkow, CAP 1st Lt CherGupta-Fietcher, CAP

Maj Jerry Scherer, CAP ILWG Director of Personnel Maj Richard Maciejewski, CAP ILWG Director of Administration

Maj Tom Cardwell, CAP ILWG Director of Professional Development

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Topic

A review of what anyone who is issued CAP materiel should know about equipment acquisi­tion, proper usage, accountabil­ity, returning equipment, and re-porting lost or stolen property. Provide attendees with a better understanding of arranging trai n~

ing for their units and to learn how to create a mission opera­tion plan and submit mission training requests. Miscellaneous OPS issues in­cluding cadet orientation flights, AC POC letter, FRO updates, and check airmen status.

Miscellaneous OPS issues in­cluding cadet orientation flights, AC POC letter, FRO updates, and check airmen status.

Understanding CAP regulations. Members do not need to be legal officers to read and understand CAP regulations. This session will go over the structure and organization of CAP regs, giving members insight into how to lo­cate 12._ertinent information. This session is tailored to unit PDOs and senior members inter­ested in progressing through the program.

Breakout Description (continued) Department

Public Affairs Workshop

Public Informa­tion Officer Training

Safety

What a unit commander needs to suc­ceed

Presenter(s)

Lt Col Paul Hertel, CAP ILWG Public Affairs Officer 2d Lt Deanna Frasure, CAP ILWG Public Affairs Deputy

Lt Col Paul Hertel, CAP ILWG Public Affairs Officer 2d Lt Deanna Frasure, CAP ILWG Public Affairs Deputy

TBA

Col Gordon Larson, CAP Illinois Wing Commander Lt Col Rick Oeth, CAP ILWG Vice Commander Lt Col Rick Gale, CAP ILWG Chief of Staff

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Topic

This session will review the vari­ety of resources available to PAs to make their jobs easier. It cov­ers the role of the PA, internal/ external PA strategies, media relations, the PAO Toolkit, and a review of current regs. Discus­sions will cover social media, presentation skills and a group discussion to share ideas. Interactive session designed to provide experienced and PIO trainees with real life mission situations requiting interaction with the media, outside agen­cies, distraught family members, and unexpected developments. What to do when, in spite of our best efforts, we encounter an accident, or injury, during a CAP activity. This review highlights the impor­tant procedures necessary to successfully lead a field unit.

2011 Illinois Wing Conference PROGRAM

Friday, 1 April 2011

1900-2100 Conference Registration

Saturday, 2 April 2011

0700-0800 Conference Registration

0800-0920 General Assembly/ Awards

0930-1120 Breakout Sessions

1130-1300 Lunch

1300-1650 Breakout Sessions

1800-1900 Evening Reception-Cash Bar

1900-2330 Banquet with Keynote Speaker Cadet Dance (with DJ) itmnediately following the banquet

Snday, 3 April 2011

0800-0845 Religious Services

0900-1030 Commanders Call/Wing Staff Meeting