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Volume 3 Issue 5

WINGTIPS

ARIZONA WING CIVIL AIR PATROL

COMMANDERS CORNER

Arizona Wing Commander

Col. Ernest R. Bourgeois

I feel very honored by being chosen to bethe next Arizona Wing Commander. It is ademanding task, and I will do my very bestfor the Wing and the CAP. For those who do

not know me, I joined the CAP in June 1989at SQ 205 in Sedona, AZ. Col Paul Hand-verger, past Wing Commander, was theSquadron CC of a thriving composite squad-ron. I eventually became the Squadron Com-mander until my wife, Denise, and I moved toHawaii in 1995 to enjoy the Islands. I was amember of the Kauai Composite Squadronand the Maui Composite Sq. We returned toour home in Sedona in late 1996. I becamethe Sq CC once again at Sq 205 until ColMike McGlade asked me to be the Group 2Commander in 1998. In Sept 1999 the islands

called us back to Maui for two years. Flyingin the islands was terrific. In late 2001, wedecided to move back to the Mainland toCamarillo, CA to be close to my daughter.While at the Camarillo Composite Sq 61, Iwas asked to be the Squadron Commanderwhen the current commander took ill. I en-joyed flying in Southern California onceagain. I had received my Private license in1971 at the busy John Wayne Airport in Or-ange County. The real estate market wasbooming in CA and not a time to buy a home

there, so my wife and I moved back to Ari-zona and quickly found our home in Carefree.Since I knew Col Varljen when he was the SqCC in Payson, I emailed congratulations to hispromotion to Wing Commander and men-tioned I would be returning to Arizona. Heasked me to contact him when I got to AZ. Idid and he asked me to be the Chief of Staff.He and I have worked well together and havebecome close friends. The Chief of Staff po-

sition has been very demanding with the addi-tional workload and changes in the Wing.The job is quickly being reduced to its normalfunction. I quickly found out that Wing op-erations are much more complicated than atthe Group and Squadron levels and I enjoyedthe challenges.

The Arizona Wing is now at a recognizedlevel of Excellence it has not reached foryears, thanks to Col Varljens leadership andhelp from his Group Commanders and WingStaff. John and I have similar goals with jobswe perform, and that is to leave a job in better

condition than it was when the job started.With this change of command, he has left melittle room to make any improvements. But,Im sure that there is an i not dotted or a tnot crossed somewhere out there. As far asmy goals as Wing Commander, they arespelled out in the CAPR 20-1. You will no-tice these responsibilities are much the samefor Group Commanders, Squadron Com-manders and the Chief of Staff. The onlydifference between them is the level of re-sponsibilities and the scope of the work. Myinitial goal will be to maintain the level the

Wing now enjoys and to fine-tune it wherenecessary. Communications between mem-bers and positions can always be improved.Prompt reporting from the units to Wing is amust for the reports required by the SouthwestRegion and NHQ. I have been in analyticalwork when working in the corporate world. Itwas recognized that changes are usually re-sisted. But, changes are really a good thing asit will keep an organization from becoming

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Inside this issue

Col. Ernest Bourgeois

Commanders Corner 1-2

Change of Command 2

Steve Rountree 3

Chaplains column 4

Helicopter crash 5

Cadets 6

AOPA 7

Aerospace News 8

CAP Members honored 9

Squadron 104 10

AZ Wing awards 11

Happy

Holidays

everyone

Newsletter Editor

PATRICIA BROWER, Lt Col,CAP

Arizona Wing

Public Affairs Officer

[email protected]

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Overcoming Adversity, AZ Wing

Chaplain Steven Rountree, Lt. Colo-

nel, CAP

by Captain Allan Pearlstein, Group 3

Public Affairs Officer"We do not believe in ourselves until

someone reveals that deep inside us is

valuable, worth listening to, worthy of

our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we

believe in ourselves we can risk curios-

ity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any

experience that reveals the human spirit"(E.E. Cummings, modern Americanpoet).

For one reason or another, each and

everyone of us in the Arizona Wing hasjoined CAP in order to fulfill a missionin life. One such member who joinedCAP with the goal of making an ever-lasting impact on the lives of others, isChaplain (Lt. Colonel) Steven Rountree,the AZ Wing Chaplain. On 7 July 2005,I had the opportunity to interview Chap-lain Rountree, to discuss his personalachievements over the last 25 years as aCAP member, as well as the positiveimpact that he has had on the lives ofmany seniors and cadets over his yearsof service.

Originally from California Chap-

lain Rountree who was born with spinabifida, was determined as a young childto not allow his disability stand in theway of his future. With a strong influ-ence from his mother who insured thathe received the proper care as a youngchild, Chaplain Rountree learned from avery young age to make the necessarydecisions in order to maximize his fullpotential in life. Rather than placeChaplain Rountree in a special needs

school program, for example, he wasplaced into a regular public school, sothat he would have the same opportuni-ties as every other child. ChaplainRountree said, "I have done a lot of the

same things other people have, but Ihave to do them differently." For exam-ple, he recently purchased a hand cycle,which he rode in a 5K and 10 K race,and has the goal to ride in the 90 mile ElTour de Tucson race. That same deter-mination in his personal life has leadChaplain Rountree to a prosperous CAPcareer.

Chaplain Rountree diligently workedhis way through the cadet program byearning the Ira C. Eaker award in 1983,in which he achieved the rank of Cadet

Lt. Colonel. In addition to the Ira CEaker award, Cadet Lt. Colonel Rountreewas named the AZ Wing Cadet of theYear in 1982, and held a myriad of posi-tions including cadet commander, leader-ship officer, professional developmentofficer, and aerospace education officer.As a senior member, Chaplain Rountreeearned the Gill Robb Wilson award witha bronze star, in which he attended andgraduated from the Air Command andStaff College, earned the Scott Cross-field Aerospace Education Master Edu-

cator award, a Disaster Relief ribbon forproviding counseling to the victimsof Rodeo-Chedeski fire in 2002, andmost recently, won the coveted Del RubiLeader/Mentor Award of Excellence.The Del Rubi award which was estab-lished by the USAF, is awarded to theCAP member who throughout the yearexemplifies a leadership and mentorrole. Over the past year for exam-ple, Chaplain Rountree has worked as achaplain at the summer cadet encamp-ment, mentored junior chaplains, and has

gone to Luke AFB to provide ministryof presence counseling to USAF activityduty personnel, when the base chaplainswere not available. One of ChaplainRountree's most important roles, how-ever, was providing services to the ca-dets at the different encampmentsthroughout the years. Bypushing thegood buttons in the cadets, ChaplainRountree was able to convince severalcadets from not leaving the encampment

but emphasizing to the cadet to look athis or her good qualities that supportthem in accomplishing the challenges ofthe encampment.

In keeping with his commitment tostrengthening the spiritual and emotionalneeds of the AZ Wing mem-bers, Chaplain Rountree's goal will be tofocus on training and mentoring juniorchaplains and squadron moral leadershipofficers in 2005-06, in preparation forthe changing mission in the ArizonaWing. While words alone cannot de-scribe how Chaplain Rountree hashelped others, the following quote sumsup Chaplain Rountree's CAP accom-plishments in a nutshell: You are nothere merely to make a living. "You are

here in order to enable the world to livemore amply, with greater vision, with a

finer spirit of hope and achievement. You

are here to enrich the world, and you

impoverish yourself if you forget the er-

rand" (Woodrow Wilson, 28th Presidentof the United States).

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This story reminds me of a quote thatseems to apply here:

You have powers you never dreamed

of. You can do things you never thoughtyou could do. There are no limitations inwhat you can do except the limitations ofyour own mind. By Darwin P.Kingsley, Colorado State Auditor.

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Chaplain Rountree never consideredany limitations. He always considersothers and their problems to be of primeimportance. He is appreciative of whathe has and of what God has given him.He is always willing to help where

needed, and I have never heard him com-plain about anything. He is an examplefor us all .

Thank you Steve for being a part of ourCivil Air Patrol life and beyond. Pat

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CHAPLAINS COLUMN

Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Morris Courtright,

Ph.D. Arizona Wing Chaplain

BE DOERS NOT JUST TALKERS

One good book says, as do those of themany and varied religions of the world,

Be ye doers of the Word and not hearersonly, deceiving your own selves. It isnot just talking about the power of thefather above, but it is putting the wordsinto action.

These words truly exemplify mission andwork of the chaplains and the moral lead-ership officers of the Arizona CAP Chap-lains Service. Those individuals whoweekly, monthly and when called whovolunteer their time, knowledge, effortsand even personal funds aptly demon-

strate the willingness to be doers of theWord and put the word into action.

A few chaplains also demonstrate theirwillingness to be DOERS by working asMission Chaplains for our emergencyservice mission and many MLOs also doso by similarly working various otherfunctions during these missions. It is atthese missions, be it an exercise or a realone, where they actually demonstratetheir dedication to helping their commu-nity and fellowman. They are doers, notjust talkers.

It is relatively easy for a chaplain tobecome a Mission Chaplain and manyMLOs merely have to work in their otherspecialty track to show that they too aredoers.

As Civil Air Patrol strives to become asproficient in homeland security missionsas it is in search and rescue missions, it isimperative that all chaplains and MLOs

become mission qualified and show ourdedication to the Arizona Wing.

A recent SARX had an MLO as IncidentCommander and the Wing Chaplain asPlanning Section Chief and Air Opera-tions Branch Director. Another MLO is

also AOBD qualified and others work incommunications or on ground teams. Forthose interested in becoming missionqualified please dont hesitate to contactme personally.

CAP IS HIGHLIGHT OF AM ARI-

ZONA, KAZTTV

By 1Lt. Jean Hurley

On September 13, Lt Col John Eggen,Wing Legislative Liason,

C/Lt Col Jamie Hurley and C/Capt Kyle

DeWitt were guests on AM Arizona,KAZT-TV. They discussed the facets ofthe Civil Air Patrol Program and thissummer's encampment, of which Hurleywas C/Commander and DeWitt wasC/Dep Commander.

Show hosts Lew Rees and Tonya Mockconducted a two-segment, 20 minutepiece that was broadcast live to all ofArizona. The threesome fielded questionsconcerning the cadet program, the CivilAir Patrol missions, CAP's involvement

in the Hurricane Katrina relief effort, andmembership in the program. Our thanksgoes out to Col Eggen for arranging theinterview, which was a very positive pub-lic relations effort.

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Merry Christmas

Happy Hanukkah

And Seasons Greetings to All

AOPA ASF Honors CAP Members

By Lt. Col. Bill Betts, AZWG DisasterRelief Officer, AZWG Operations Ad-ministrative Officer

Arizona Wing CAP mission pilotsstruck it rich. At an AOPA ASF Wingssafety seminar on 29 Sept 05 in Mesa,AZ, three AZ Wing mission pilots re-ceived awards for safe flying.

Picture by Izzie Betts

The pilots were (L to R) Maj. RobertKistler, Ltc. William Betts and Capt.Richard Bachelor

The Wright Brothers Master Pilot

Awards were presented by FAA SafetyProgram Manager Mike Halloran of theScottsdale FSDO. They commemorate50 years, yes 50 years each, of continuouspiloting experience with no violations,penalties or aviation accidents. The con-sensus among the 50 year pilots was that

they are still learning, every day, to keepup with the new equipment, methods andtechniques required by the ever growingcomplexities of our airspace system.

Congratulations



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Squadrons 305 and 302

Combine Efforts in Search

for Downed Helicopter

by Captain Allan Pearlstein

Group 3 Public Affairs

On Friday, 14 October 2005, Major RussSturgeon received a call from the AFRCCstating that an ELT (emergency locatortransponder/distress beacon) signal washeard from the Springerville, AZ area.Unlike other ELT signals which havebeen activated in the past, this signal wasconfined to a small area. Major RussSturgeon, who served as the incidentcommander for Mission 05M 1955, con-tacted the airport in Springerville andconfirmed that a Robertson R-22, a twoseat helicopter had departed from theSpringerville airport earlier in theday, but never arrived at their final desti-nation in Chandler, AZ.

Later that evening, Major Sturgeon con-tacted Major Newton Muehleisen, the AZWing Director of Ground Operations,who in turn coordinated with Major Ste-ven Hughes from the Falcon Field Com-posite squadron, to assemble ground

teams for the search. Both the FalconField and Deer Valley composite squad-ron ground teams, comprised of seniormembers Major Newton Muehleisen,Major Steven Hughes, Lt's Nancy andTony Martineau, Captain Richard Calla-way, and five cadets, traveled to theSpringerville area late Friday evening insearch of the missing aircraft.

The CAP ground teams which were com-manded by Major Steven Hughes, andMajor Newton Muehleisen, along theApache County Sheriff's office, began the

search around 0200 hours on Saturday 15October. The ground teams tracked theELT signal by vehicle to the Greerarea. Once in the area, the teams hikedroughly one mile into the wilderness area,climbed down a canyon, and located acrashed helicopter at roughly 1000 hours,at an altitude of roughly 9,000 feet indense vegetation. The two persons onboard did not survive the crash. The

ground team personnel secured the crashsite along with the sheriffs office. Thesheriffs office took responsibility of therecovery operations.

The Apache County Sheriff's office ar-ranged a base camp earlier in the day

which enabled both CAP and personnelfrom the sheriff's department to worktogether in finding the aircraft. FalconField squadron members Lt's Nancy andTony Martineau along with their daughterwho is a cadet at Falcon will be receivingtheir first CAP distress findribbon.

Contributions to this story were made byMajor Steven Hughes, Major Russ Stur-geon, and 1Lt Nancy Martineau.

Robertson R-22 helicopter

Pictures submitted by Capt. Allan Pearl-stein.

TIPS FROM YOUR FRIENDLY

SHERIFFBy John E. Lindsey, Capt.,

AZWG/Asst.IG

How effective is your unit Senior Mem-ber professional training program? Howmany members have been in the Squad-

ron for years but have NOT completedany senior courses i.e. AEPSM, (Yeagerexam) AFIADL 13 (CAP Officer), Cor-porate Learning (CLC) and Region StaffCollege (RSC).

While flying as an aircrew member andor performing Emergency Service dutiesit is critical. The development of oursenior members is essential, as they arethe lifeblood of your organization andshould be trained for higher responsibili-ties.

Member training can be established bythe commander and Professional Devel-opment Officer working as a Teamestablishing Senior Course Goals for eachyear.

With goals established the ProfessionalDevelopment Officer using an effectivemanagement tool can keep both the seniormembers and the commander apprised asto current status.

THE HOLIDAYS ARE

COMING

The National Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration (NHTSA) reminds every-one of these lifesaving tips:

Be responsibledont risk ityoullbe caught

If you plan to drink, choose a desig-nated (sober) driver before going out.

Take mass transit , a taxicab or ask asober friend to drive you home..

Spend the night nearby

Report impaired drivers to law en-forcement

Always buckle up - its your bestdefense against an impaired driver.



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C/Lt Col Jamie Hurley from flight 109has earned his Eaker and is ready to takeon the Spaatz exam. Good luck Jamieand great job!

C/2Lt Erick McPhail and C/2Lt. TaylorHermanson have currently earned theirMitchells. Submitted by Capt RyanGlass, Sq. 109 Commander

SECOND ANNUAL COLORGUARD ACADEMY

by 1Lt. Jean Hurley Flt. 109

Maj Owens and the Luke AFB team

Picture by Capt. Bruce McKie

The 2nd Annual Color Guard Academywas held in Cottonwood in September.There were eight units represented: 206,209, 210, 109, Flight 109, 301, 304,& 308. Luke Air Force Base sent6 members of the Honor Guard to instruct

these 33 cadets in professional ColorGuard techniques. The cadets, and seniorsalike, learned a great deal and were ableto apply their new skills during a practiceindoor presentation competition. PrescottSquadron even used the techniques laterin the evening at a September 11 presen-

tation. The teams were seperated intoteams of 4, with a twist. Each team wascomprised of members of different squad-rons. This was a great weekend acad-emy. Cadets were so interested in whatthey had learned, that the senior membersactually had a hard time convincing ca-dets to relax in the evening. They wantedto work on their skills all night. Here'slooking forward to a great Cadet Compe-tition in December!

AFROTC Shadow Day is comingup on the 8th of November. The applica-tion deadline for this is already passed,but 15 cadets are signed up and will beshadowing AFROTC cadets at the U of Afor a day to learn about training to be-come an Air Force officer.

NCOA and BALC will be held onthe weekend of 11-13 November atDavis-Monthan AFB, hosted by Squad-ron 105 and DM's Airman LeadershipSchool. This is an opportunity for everyenlisted-ranked cadet in the wing to comeout and learn about leadership in this Ca-det Program. BALC students will learnabout the basics of followership, intro-ductory leadership, proper uniform wear,and will even have the opportunity tocomplete all requirements (including test-ing) for their next promotion and "fast-track" to their next stripe. NCOA stu-dents will get hands-on experience inproper drill of a flight, and learn aboutleading small groups of cadets, boththrough effective management and lead-

ership by example. AZ Form 52's are dueto me by 07 November, and there is a $5administrative fee.

C/Col. Nathan L. Franklin, CAP

(courtesy Photo)From the Payson Roundup newspa-

per)Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Submitted by Lt. Alice Varljen,

Sq. 209 PAO

Payson High School grad heads for

combat school

Tanner Morgan, a 2004 graduate ofPayson High School, is heading to PopeAir Force Base in Fayetteville, N.C. forCombat Control School. The school con-sists of 13 weeks of training and is thefinal school in his pipeline of training.

When his training is completed, he willbe assigned to Air Force Special Opera-tions Command, a highly trained specialtactics team, as a combat controller.

Morgan joined the Air Force in December2004. He has successfully completed theindoctrination course for combat control-ler at Lackland Air Force Base in SanAntonio, Texas; the U.S. Army AirborneJump School at Fort Benning, Ga.; the15-week Air Traffic Control School atKessler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Miss.; the

Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escapetraining at Fairchild Air Force Base, Spo-kane, Wash. and Underwater EgressTraining.

During his four years at Payson HighSchool, Morgan participated in crosscountry and track, Civil Air Patrol, local5K races, and Mountain Bible Church. Heis the son of local realtor Jill Morgan.



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AOPA

Mission: Promote, protect, and defend America's commu-

nity airports

First Airport Support Network Board of Advisors ap-pointed

September 21, 2005

AOPA President Phil Boyer welcomed 15 Airport SupportNetwork(ASN) volunteers to the first ever ASN Board of Ad-visors meeting Saturday. The volunteers gathered in Dallas-Fort Worth to begin developing a strategic plan to advance theASN program, an already successful effort with about 1,700volunteers.

"We are fortunate to have such a vast pool of volunteers so

dedicated to general aviation's community airports that theywere willing to spend a weekend locked in a room to improvethe ASN program," said Boyer. "The overwhelming part is thatwe actually had to narrow down the group to a manageablenumber."

The board adopted a new mission statement, "Promote, pro-tect, and defend America's community airports," to lead theprogram into its eighth year. The goal is to establish a volun-teer at each of the country's nearly 5,200 public-use airports.

AOPA and ASN staff will work with the board to developmore tools and resources volunteers can use to ensure thehealth and viability of their airports.

The volunteers appointed to the board represent a range ofairports from a small privately owned, public-use field tothe busiest of GA airports. Those who were appointed to theboard bring expertise on various airport issues because theyhave either successfully protected their airports in the past orare currently battling a threat.

ASN Board of Advisor members are Martha Ainsworth,Freeway Airport, Maryland; Mitch Anderson, Flying Cloud,Minnesota; Lynne Birmingham, Jekyll Island, Georgia; PhilEcklund, Boulder Municipal, Colorado; Chris Erkmann, Spiritof St. Louis, Missouri; Barbara Harper, Ryan Field, Arizona;Randall Henderson, Seaside Municipal, Oregon; Howard

Kave, Orange County, New York; Bob Lenox, Palo Alto Air-port of Santa Clara County, California; Bob Miller, Big SpringMcMahon-Wrinkle, Texas; Chip Perryman, Athens Municipal,Texas; Cheryl Popp, Cincinnati-Blue Ash, Ohio; Chris Ross,Byron Airport, California; Elliot Sanders, Van Nuys Airport,California; and Jack Tunstill, Albert Whitted, Florida.

Barbara had this to say:

I dont let any grass grow under me.AOPA has selected mealong with 14 others across the USA to belong to the newly

formed Airport Support Network Board of Advisors. At ourfirst meeting in Dallas, TX we developed a strategic plan foradvancing the ASN program. Also, our mission statement:Promote, Protect, Defend Americas Community Airports.Which means to create a positive image of local airports . Wediscussed general aviation airports economic self-sustainingpicture, compatible land use, and electing politicians who arefriendly toward general aviation.

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CIVIL AIR PATROL ACTIVELY ASSISTED DURING

HURRICANE KATRINA RECOVERY EFFORTS

From the U.S. Air force AIM pointsSeptember 20th

Members of the Civil Air Patrol provided critical support torecovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Volun-teers from throughout the United States have answered the callfor help. CAP members conducted numerous Air Force As-signed Missions to support Federal Agencies. At the time of

this report, CAP flew 389 sorties ranging from search andrescue to imaging of key infrastructure to transport of key per-sonnel, conducted 102 ground missions surveying 3,300houses; and stood up command and control facilities throughthe Area of Operations.

CAP members used state of the art technology to accomplishtheir missions. Recently, CAP members used their newlyfielded Hyper-Spectral Imaging (HISI) system to conductsurveys of the Mississippi River for the Army Corps of Engi-neers. The images gathered will provide a wealth of informa-tion for the Corps and hopefully speed recovery efforts.

CAP continues to actively engage in Katrina relief operations,

providing the Total Air Force state-of-the-art informationabout key infrastructure. Having already flown nearly 400missions. CAP members ensure the security of civilians andtheir homes in the affected areas of the Gulf Coast. It is a forcemultiplier for the Total Air Force. Airmen couldnt performtheir duties in the Gulf Coast without CAP support, and CAPwill continue to provide for the United States and the AirForce unique, cost effective capabilities and is a true forcemultiplier. (AF/XOS, Sep 05)

Most of the CAP assistance was provided by the wings closestto the hurricane affected area, but Arizona Wing was on alert.Several members of the Wing were packed and ready to go assoon as the word came. Louisiana Wing Taskings were 826hours of flying,, Mississippi flying obligations amounted to232.9 hours, North Carolina flew 21.7 hours, 1st Air ForceTaskings were 70.9 flying hours, JTF Katrina (Camp Shelby)provided 246.4 sortie hours. Texas Taskings included 274.9flying hours. The above information was current the firstweek of October and was posted by: CAP NOC AF AUXSITREP



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Your AZ Wing

Aerospace Team

attended the Ari-

zona Science Teach-

ers Association Con-

ference in Mesa onOctober 6th & 7th.

We have attendedand set up a booth at

this conference for the last severalyears. It is part of our External Aero-space Education program. It was held atthe Mesa Convention Center at Univer-sity and Center Street, Mesa AZ. Thefollowing is a recap report by JackieMenasco of the NAU Education Depart-ment.

"About 400 science educators partici-pated in the annual ASTA Conferenceon October 6-7 at the Mesa ConventionCenter. Participants chose from themore than 60 sessions to attend andlearn about ideas for teaching science,strategies for connecting science andliteracy, advances in science and tech-nology, techniques used in teaching bio-tech classes, as well as learn about newscience curriculum programs and materi-als available. They explored the ExhibitHall by visiting with over 70 exhibitorsto learn about what new materials andprograms are available for classrooms.Jo Anne Vasquez, Ph D., Past Presidentof the National Science Teachers Asso-ciation, and current President of the Na-tional Science Education LeadershipAssociation, provided the keynote ad-dress entitled, "NCLB, A Highly Quali-fied Science Teacher, and the StarvingScience Education, the Making of a'Perfect Storm' in U. S. Science Learning& Competitiveness."

"The ASTA Board wishes to thank eve-

ryone involved with this year's confer-ence for sharing your time and exper-tise. You contributed in making thisconference a big success. We hope thateveryone will make plans to attend nextyear's conference scheduled for October12-13 at the Mesa Convention Center."

We are well known at this conferencefor flying our X15 model and other pa-per planes and also our booth attraction.

So, we had an opportunity to discuss theAerospace Education Member teachersprogram. CAP continues to improve oureducational material not only for ourCadet Program but also for teachersthroughout the country to use in theirclassrooms. Most of this material is

available at no cost to the teachers whochoose to join the "AEM" program andteach Aerospace Education in theirclassrooms.

At our National Congress on Aviationand Space Education (NCASE) Civil AirPatrol honors the top 5-6 teachers in thecountry who have successfully utilizedand taught Aerospace Education in theirclassrooms.

For the upcoming UCC, we have pre-pared handout material providing the

necessary information for all those whoattend to go to the schools. We encour-age teachers to join the AEM programand utilize the materials available toteach Aerospace Education in theirclassrooms. This is part of our requiredExternal AE Program. It can be FUN.Try it you might like it.

Pete Feltz, Lt Col, Deputy DirectorAero space Education

In the photo from left to right; John Eg-gen, Bill Turner, Pete Feltz and RickYang

STERILE COCKPIT

From the September 2005 issue of The

Sentinel

Have you heard the term sterile

cockpit?

No, its not a new blood-borne pathogenrequirement. Nor is it a pilot conditioncaused by ozone depletion. The termrefers to making the cockpit sterile ofdistractions. When should you have asterile cockpit? Anytime the workloadis high and concentration is of the ut-most importance. Distractions can resultin accidents, especially when the work-load is high. High workload generallyoccurs when the aircraft transitions fromone phase of flight to anotherbasically, all of the flight except the

cruise portion. So, how do we make thecockpit free of distraction? By limitingconversation to only that which is abso-lutely required to safely conduct theflight. You should brief your desire fora sterile cockpit not only to your crew,but to your passengers as well. Be sureto let everyone know that they shouldnot hesitate to point out traffic or bringattention to anything they feel affects thesafety of the flight. Most of the CAPaircraft fleet are now equipped with au-dio panels that include crew isolation

features. This technology isolates thepilot from distractions, however, it addsthe responsibility for good crew resourcemanagement (CRM) so that the crewmembers know what the others are upto.

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People become reallyquite remarkable whenthey start thinking that

they can do things.When they believe inthemselves they have thefirst secret of success

Norman Vincent Peale,1898-1993


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SQUADRON 104 KEEPS IN PRACTICE FOR

ANY ASSIGNMENT WHETHER IT BE

SEARCH AND RESCUE OR HOMELAND SE-

CURITY. By Lt. Juliana Teal, Squadron PAO

17 September, Squadron 104 SAREX at Tucson InternationalAirport.

The command system is at work.

Lt. Col. Tony McFarland, 1Lt. Kelly Sinnock, and Capt.James Hervert are at the sign-in table to get the names andsorties into the IMU.

Lt. Col. McFarland, as of September 2005, is Commander ofSquadron 104. Capt. James Hervert leaves the post to be-come the Group One Commander and Incident Commander.

Capt. Hervert has been Squadron 104s commander for thepast three and a half years. He originally joined CAP in Mayof 1997 and has previously held the positions of AircraftMaintenance Officer and Operations Officer.

Lt. Col. McFarland first became a CAP Cadet in 1954. In thatsame year, he left CAP to become a Marine Reservist, andthen joined the Naval Academy for four years. After receiv-ing a degree in political science and a commission as a Sec-ond Lieutenant , Artillery, he spent the next 15 years stationedin Texas, Germany, Hawaii, Viet Nam and Alaska. After Lt.Col. McFarlands active duty ended, he became a professor ofmilitary science at Northeastern University and obtained a

masters in public administration. He entered the Reserve andbecame a hospital administrator and an Army Liaison Officerto the 152 FW, ANG, Tucson. He retired from the Army in1996 with 42 years of service. He is currently a Reserve De-tective for the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Lt. Col.McFarland joined CAP again in 2002 and earned the rank ofLt. Col. In 2004. He has been the Deputy Commander andAssistant Test Control Officer, and in 2006 was appointed asthe Wing Counter Drug Officer.

SM Mike Phillips (on the right) briefing the squadron be-

fore the first sortie is flown. Also pictured, Capt. James

Hervert and Maj. Cindy Runkel

Lt. Col. Chris Erdos (L)and SM Joe Wypych planning the flightroute for the sortie they have been assigned.

Capt. James Hervert and Lt. Col. Tony McFarland

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TOP ROW: Capt. James Hervert & Lt. Col. Tony McFarland (picture 1) and Capt. Tingle & Maj. Sturgeon (picture 2) receivedtheir Yeager Award, and Col. Varljen also presented Capt. James Nova ( the Loening Award.

SECOND ROW: C/CMSgt Karisa Triplett received the Commanders Commendation as well as the Meritorious Service Award,which is a first for a Cadet in the Arizona Wing, and her father Lt. Rick Triplett also received the Commanders CommendationAward. Capt. M. Paul Combelick received the Loening Award and Lt. John Singleton Received the Commanders Commenda-tion. All the Commendations for a lot of hard work.

THIRD ROW: Maj. Muehleisen Received two Commanders Commendations, one was for Survival Instructor, which ofcourse is very important. Col. Bourgeois and Col. Varljen presented Maj. Firstman his Lt. Col. Leaf .

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO HAVE WORKED TO REACH THEIR CURRENT GOALS IN CAP.

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