fox valley squadron - aug 2012

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Cadet Orientation Flights Available Register NOW!

We still have funds to fly Cadet Orientation Flights! Buttime is running out on the fiscal year and the funds arequickly depleting!

So register for a flight before all the funds are gone.Register for a free orientation flight now at:

http://foxcap.org/content/summeroflights

Ride to Chicago Air & Water Show?any Cadets attending the Chicago Air & Water Show

his weekend need transportation to the event, MajorDave Hoover has room for two cadets in his vehicle.

You can e-mail him at [email protected]. Also,Col Paik is still looking for additional help with theirshow. Contact him at 630-217-3018.

CAP at Schaumburg Fall Festival

Cadets and Seniors are needed to staff a recruiting booth Labor Day weekendSeptember 1

st, 2

ndand 3

rd-- Saturday, Sunday and Monday) in Schaumburg at the

Annual Fall Festival. There is also a parade on Monday. If youd like to participate,lease register online at: http://foxcap.org/content/fallfestival

FVCS on Cable TV

Thanks to Capt Rebecca Tulloch, Fox ValleyComposite Squadron now has visibility onComcast Cable via West ChicagosCABLECOM Channel 17 with a CommunityBulletin Board Listing that runs on that channeldaily. Capt Tulloch is the Programming Directorand Operator of that channel and she alsoowns/operates her own professional videoproduction company.

Group Orientation Flights September 8th

Group OFlights are being planned for September 8th

as primary and September 9 asackup. They will be conducted out of DuPage. We need to make sure the CAP van isvailable for the weekend for transporting cadets from Chicago. We well need driver for

he van, OFlight pilots, seniors to support syllabus review and WMIRS. We need tootify our cadets to sign-up for the activity and confirm with parents that they will be able

o attend. There were a lot of raised hands when I asked at last weeks formation. Wewant to make they understand if they sign up the need to show up. There is also theossibility that there will also be glider flights on Sept 9

th.

EDITORS NOTE: These dates conflict with our Near-Space Balloon (Phase 1) plannedaunch; we should discuss at the next meeting.

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http://gocivilairpatrol.com AUGUST 17, 2012 http://www.foxcap.org

UNIFORM-OF-THE-DAY (8/17):

The UOD for Fridays meeting is:

BDUs

Alternate unif orms choices:

Blues, BDUs, Flight Suits (Seniors)Polo Shirt/Grey Slacks (Seniors)

Uniform Regulations: http://tinyurl.com/fvcsuod

UPCOMING EVENTS

8/17 SQUADRON MEETING 7PM

8/18-8/19

Chicago Air & Water Show

8/21-8/25

2012 CAP Annual Conference &National Board

8/22 Near Space Balloon Meeting 7PM





9/1-9/3 Schaumburg Fall Festival


See more events on Squadron Calendar at:

http://tinyurl.com/fvcscalendar

See more events on Illinois Wing Calendar at:

http://tinyurl.com/ilcapcal

To have events added to the calendar, send e-mato Lt. Gary Brown [email protected]

CADET FRIDAY NIGHT MEETINGS:

1st

Friday Testing2

ndFriday PT Testing

3rd

Friday Aerospace Education, Moral Leadership4

thFriday Review Boards/Promotions

5th

Friday TBD

SENIOR FRIDAY NIGHT MEETINGS:

1st

Friday Aircrew Safety / W ing cleaning2

ndFriday Professional Development Training

3rd

Friday Emergency Services Training4

thFriday Commanders Choice*

5th

Friday Commanders Choice**Suggestions always welcome and considered



FVCS Helps at Dupage Airport Community

A great big THANK YOU to all the Cadets and Seniors from Fox Valley Composite Squadron especially Capt Robert Gerber and Lt Becky Gerber who attended both days and coordinatedresources the event was a success due to your assistance. The members staffed a FVCS Boand provided general security around the static displays. A special shout-out also needs to go tFVCS very own Lt Jeff Jorgensen who furnished the space and food for us at the event. Here afew photos from the event

PHOTO CREDITS: Lt Dave Michalek & Lt Gary B

FVCS Near Space Balloon Project

Phase 1 Launch Date & Sites Set September 8-9, 2012

The FVCS Near Space Balloon Team continues to meet regularly and, as a result, has madesignificant progress with the project. The Phase 1 Balloon will be a low-altitude Hybrid Solar Ba(using a large, solar hot-air balloon and a tiny helium balloon) with a simple RF Tracking Devicescheduled for launch on September 8-9, 2012 and the Phase 2 Balloon will be a large, high-altitude (near-space) Latex Weather Balloon with HD Video, GPS Tracking and other sciencepayloads. But more Cadets & Seniors are needed to help.

The team meets at 7:00 PM, Sundays and Wednesday nights, at the ILWG HQ and everyoneencouraged to attend (even if youre just curious or you want to help plan/design/build/fly the ne

space balloons) and if youre not able to attend our meetings in person, you are welcome to dand/or join our meetings online at:

ONLINE CONFERENCE: http://www.anymeeting.com/gadgetgary1 CONFERENCE PHONE: (309) 944-9515

GUEST ACCESS CODE: 746 5684

FVCS Member Receives Illinois Wing

AE Officer of the Year Award

On Friday, August 10th

Maj Dave Picek(from the Illinois Wing) attended the

Weekly Squadron Meeting to presentCapt Rebecca Tulloch with thecherished Illinois Wing AerospaceEducation Officer of the Year Award.

It was well deserved! Capt Tulloch hasbeen responsible for continuedexcellence in furnishing consistentlyhigh-quality AE programs within ourSquadron and also acquiring nationalfunds to further enhance the program.

Congratulations Capt Rebecca Tulloch!That was well deserved.

ONLINE RESOURCES

Fox Valley CompositeSquadron Website:http://www.foxcap.org

Fox Valley CompositeSquadron Facebook Page:http://tinyurl.com/fvcsfacebook

Group 14 Website:http://ilgroup14.wikidot.com

IL Wing Website:http://www.ilcap.org

Region Website:http://glr.cap.gov

National Website:http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com

Air Force Air University:http://www.au.af.mil/au/

CAP SUPPLIES

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FVCS to Participate in Cyber Patriot Need Cadets for the Team ASAP!

Once again, Fox Valley Composite Squadron has enrolled to participate in the worlds largest Cyber Defense Competition. The competition ispen to all High School Cadets who are interested in learning Cyber Defense, Competing against other Squadron/High-Schools by defending

Computer Severs/Workstations and earning national recognitions and scholarships from many Sponsors and National Defense Organization

This competition was really established to inspire and develop the next generation of Cyber Defenders that our nation will be needing in theuture. Not only is it a ton of fun its an opportunity of a lifetime to learn valuable technical skills and potentially carve-out a nice high-techareer for yourself. Just ask any of the FVCS Cyber Patriot Team Members who participated last year!

New to CyberPatriot this year:

New Competition System (CCS) for Round 1 and 2

CyberPatriot Newsletter Longer Practice Round

Online Coaches' Meetings

Consolation Round

CyberPatriot V Important Dates:

Sept 8: Sneak Peak at new Competition System

Oct 1-12: Practice Round

Nov 2-3 All Service Round 1

Nov 16-17 Open Division Round 1

Nov 30- Dec 1: All Service Round 2 Dec 7-8: Open Division Round 2

Jan 11-12, 2013 : Semifinals (All Service/Open Division Combined)

Feb 1-2, 2013 : Consolation Round (All Service/Open Division Combined)

Mar 14-15, 2013 : National Finals (Washington D.C. Area)

No experience necessary. Well provide all the training. Come join the fun! If you need further enticement, please remember that, for yourarticipation, youll receive the cherished Cyber Patriot Challenge Coins and T-Shirts! If you are interested in joining the team, please contac

Gary Brown at [email protected]

New FVCS Members Since January 2012

Our Squadron membership continues to be strong thats due to good retention of members and the continued growth of new membership lease welcome the following new members who have joined our Squadron since January this year (as of 8/15/12).

Harms , Nathaniel P 509595 C/Amn 17 Feb 2012 MALE 25 Jan 2012 BATAVIA, ILoshi , Chaitanya P 509573 2d Lt 01 Aug 2012 MALE 25 Jan 2012 ROSELLE, IL

Puga , Rahul 509569 SM 25 Jan 2012 MALE 25 Jan 2012 HANOVER PARK, ILSullivan , Colin P 509594 C/Amn 24 Jan 2012 MALE 25 Jan 2012 SAINT CHARLES, ILWallis , Reeve K 510412 CADET 13 Feb 2012 MALE 13 Feb 2012 BENSENVILLE, ILohnson , Christopher D 511110 C/Amn 01 Jun 2012 MALE 24 Feb 2012 GLEN ELLYN, ILohnson , Tammy L 511089 SM 24 Feb 2012 FEMALE 24 Feb 2012 GLEN ELLYN, IL

Roberts , Richard H 511090 SM 24 Feb 2012 MALE 24 Feb 2012 NILES, ILSteimel , Paula J 511502 SM 01 Mar 2012 FEMALE 01 Mar 2012 DEKALB, ILParker Jr, Gary L 512138 SM 14 Mar 2012 MALE 14 Mar 2012 SAINT CHARLES, ILOndracek , Sarah M 288668 SM 26 Mar 2012 FEMALE 26 Mar 2012 BOLINGBROOK, ILBolek , Brett 514931 CADET 07 May 2012MALE 07 May 2012Somonauk, ILKeeney , Colm E 516299 CADET 06 Jun 2012 MALE 06 Jun 2012 West Chicago, ILMadsen , Matthew C 516298 CADET 06 Jun 2012 MALE 06 Jun 2012 Sycamore, ILZafiriou , Terry A 516321 SM 06 Jun 2012 MALE 06 Jun 2012 West Chicago, ILHoffman , Katherine E 517746 CADET 11 Jul 2012 FEMALE 11 Jul 2012 Hinckley, ILMorgan , Cheyanne 517745 CADET 11 Jul 2012 FEMALE 11 Jul 2012 Sycamore, ILPeterson , Terry L 517922 SM 12 Jul 2012 MALE 12 Jul 2012 Dekalb, ILappe , Garrett L 518218 CADET 19 Jul 2012 MALE 19 Jul 2012 Big Rock, IL

Schwarz , Brandon D 518221 CADET 19 Jul 2012 MALE 19 Jul 2012 Saint Charles, ILVarriale , Anthony 518355 SM 20 Jul 2012 MALE 20 Jul 2012 Glendale Heights, ILFroelich , Mark R 518506 CADET 25 Jul 2012 MALE 25 Jul 2012 Naperville, ILKudlicki III, Robert A 519181 CADET 07 Aug 2012 MALE 07 Aug 2012 Saint Charles, IL



The COM Stack

Group, Wing, Region & National Communications

ILLINOIS 72 cadets on a dozen teams from three Wings faced off in mental and physical challenges at Rock Cut StatePark in the annual competition for the Cadet Maj. Jacob Rueth Memorial trophy and the honor of being called King of thRock.

Each year, cadet teams camp out over the weekend and are expected to be self-sufficient. They compete in 11 challengand also make a dinner that is judged. As well as receiving points in each event, each team is judged on leadership,

ustoms and courtesies, military bearing, attitude and ability to work as a team. This year, 21 senior members and 74 cadets made up the tend judges. Major James Kalemis, Great Lakes Region, served as commandant and organizer of the event.

The teams competed in such challenges as building a tent blindfolded, climbing rope while holding a saltine in the teeth, transverse "quicksawith a cup of water, move a "lizard egg" without touching it, move across a see-saw, high ropes retrieval, weight balace act, balloon trolleyhrough a mine field, and water balloon slingshot. While competing in these events, each team had to take care of their "seventh member" - agg this year.

The teams included cadets from ILWG, WIWG, and OHWG. The squadrons represented were IL-049, IL-075, IL-189, IL-282, IL-263, IL-329,36, IL-331, WI-153 and OH-037.

The top three teams were seperated by 7 points out of 840 - a virtual tie. They were teams from IL-282, IL-189 and OH-037. But the winnerseam White Noise from the Lake in the Hills squadron for the second year in a row. The team consisted of C/Capt Olsen, C/CMSgt BendewaC/CMSgt Wresch, C/SMSgt Wise, C/TSgt Heckenberg, and C/A1C Van Alstine. The team was presented with challenge coins and the Ruethrophy, named for a Lewis Composite cadet killed Dec. 1, 2006, when his plane crashed in northwest Minnesota.

have been at this event for many years," Kalemis said, "and this is the largest and best yet. The weather was perfect, first in a long time! Theams showed incredible teamwork in the diverse challenges and every team left with a better sense of leadership and followership. And mos

mportantly, every team had fun!"

Photos are at http://kalemis.com/cap/kor12/index.htmVideo at http://youtu.be/_B1I_JxVf1c

ames Kalemis, Major, CAPDeputy Chief of Staff, Cadet ProgramsGreat Lakes Region

Pilots,

The Wing Maintenance Officers have notice increased maintenance in our aircraft door hinge pins and the door hinges. This is due to pilots nolding the door when it is opened and a gust of wind catches the door, causing it to slam against the stop. This not only causes damage to tins and hinges but all to the door itself, which is a very costly repair.

Please be aware of this and when opening the doors, ensure they are firmly grasped so as not to get caught in a gust of wind.

Thank you all for your cooperation.

Joseph Long, Maj,Director of Opera

Illinois (773) 569-

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