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Maroon Marauder

Cadets:

Christena KhattarChristena KhattarChristena KhattarChristena Khattar

Joseph KhattarJoseph KhattarJoseph KhattarJoseph Khattar

C/AirmanC/AirmanC/AirmanC/Airman

From the Squadron Commander 2

Aerospace Rocketry 3

BCS/ATS Update 3

Morality and Safety 4

EAA Young eagles 4

Calendar 5

Awards and Promotions 1

From the Cadet Commander 1

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Cadets:

Trenton BromenschenkelTrenton BromenschenkelTrenton BromenschenkelTrenton Bromenschenkel

Dylan WhitakerDylan WhitakerDylan WhitakerDylan Whitaker

C/Airman 1C/Airman 1C/Airman 1C/Airman 1stststst CCCC

Squadron 85 Cadets,

As the new Cadet Commander ofSquadron 85, I would like to com-mend all of you and say how very

proud I am of our cadet corps. Fromthe time of my appointment, mygoals were to incorporate more ac-tivities in the meetings, acceleratepromotions, recruit cadets, and boostthe attendance of activities in theCalifornia Wing. In the beginning itwas difficult grasping the conceptof leading and achieving these goals,but with all the cadets participationand eagerness, we have made greatprogress in that direction. With re-gards to promotions, I am proud

to say that for two months we havehad too many PRB's for one meet-ing. It is great to see the motivationto promote. Regarding the recruitingof cadets, we have several new pro-spective cadets attending regularly,

and four new recruits: Avila, Borstad,Gallegos, and Mulholland that haverecently began their Civil Air Pa-trol career. Remember that we should

be constantly recruiting for our Squad-ron. Thirdly is the attendance to Cali-fornia Wing Activities. The cadet staffand I are very proud to see cadetswanting to meet other cadets in thecadet program and learn skills that willmake them a better leader. And fi-nally, I want to congratulate all the ca-dets for your hard work. It is showingon the drill field, on your test scores,and to your staff. I am proud whenthe Senior staff comes to me and says:They are looking good tonight." So in

closing I want to say: keep up the goodwork, strive for greatness, and remem-ber: "Always on Parade."

~C/SMSgt. Kyle Bond,

Cadet Commander

Message from the Cadet Commander

Promotions and AwardsCongratulations to the following Cadets for their promotions and awards for Q1 08

Cadet:

Richard YoungRichard YoungRichard YoungRichard Young

C/Technical SgtC/Technical SgtC/Technical SgtC/Technical Sgt

E u g e n e L . C a r n a h a n C a d e tE u g e n e L . C a r n a h a n C a d e tE u g e n e L . C a r n a h a n C a d e tE u g e n e L . C a r n a h a n C a d e t

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Cadets:

Tyler CregerTyler CregerTyler CregerTyler Creger

Karrisa ThorpeKarrisa ThorpeKarrisa ThorpeKarrisa Thorpe

C/Senior AirmanC/Senior AirmanC/Senior AirmanC/Senior Airman

Congratulations to Cadet John Barb, the latest inductee to the Elite 100 Club : Aerospace Module 1


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What is Encampment!?!Before you go know what you aregetting into.

Encampment time is just around the corner and therecomes a point in every cadets career in CAP whenthey become a little apprehensive about going to andgraduating encampment. From the California ETM(Encampment Training Manual) here is the purpose ofencampments: National Headquarters - As stated inCAPM 50-16CAP en-c a m p m e n tare designed

to provideCAP mem-bers with anopportunity1) to applyk n o w le d g egained in thecadet andsenior pro-grams topractical situations. 2) to develop a greater under-standing of the CAP mission and CAP capabilities, and3) to develop their potential for aerospace leadership

in actual aerospace environment.

California Wing The goal of the encampment pro-gram in California Wing: 1) To standardize basic cadettraining within the state. 2) To develop skills in inter-personal relations. 3) To develop skills in time man-agement, counseling, and teaching by the cadet staff.4) To instill group cooperation and teamwork. 5) Toinstill a sense of discipline in the Cadet Corps of Cali-fornia Wing. 6) To challenge each cadet to accomplishtasks and insure that they succeed.

All of these task and goals are completed in anexpedient manner, meaning: all within one week!

Encampment is high pressure, but through it alljust remember that you are completely taken care

of. There is no time during an encampment thatyour well-being is not considered. Senior mem-bers, your Tactical Officers, and other cadet staffare vigilantly taking care of every cadet there. GOTO ENCAMPMENT, YOU WILL ALWAYS BEGLAD YOU DID! Encampment will be held Au-gust 1st 9th at Camp San Luis Obispo. Applica-tions will be announced soon.

~ Andrew J. Peters, Capt., CAP

Sq.85 Commander

Spring Quarter 2008 PA GE 2

From the Squadron Commander

Enjoy the accomplishment at graduation!Enjoy the accomplishment at graduation!Enjoy the accomplishment at graduation!Enjoy the accomplishment at graduation!

You can catch up on some reading...You can catch up on some reading...You can catch up on some reading...You can catch up on some reading...

Get some exercise...Get some exercise...Get some exercise...Get some exercise...

Get your frustrations out...Get your frustrations out...Get your frustrations out...Get your frustrations out...

Fly with the birds...Fly with the birds...Fly with the birds...Fly with the birds...


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As some of you may or may have notnoticed, some recent themes to ourAerospace Education have been fo-cused around rocketry. During the nextfew months, we will be focusing more

on rocketry basics, principles of flightand propulsion. In addition, we are try-ing to coordinate a guest speaker fromAerojet, a tour of Vandenberg AFBwere we are trying to coordinate theobservation of an actual rocket launch,a tour of a local Nike missile launch site(yes, we actually had missiles in Marinpoised and ready for launch), and cu-mulating with a weekend rocketry class,were cadet attendees will build and

launch their own rockets and can earntheir Model Rocketry Badge.

This training will coincide with informa-tion found in Aerospace Dimension

Module Four: Rockets, and will betailored around the CAP Model Rock-etry Program as per CAPR 50-2.

Please keep a watch for upcomingevents on the Squadron website cal-endar, so you do not m i s sthese exciting activities.

~Aaron Yanagihara, 2Lt, CAP

Aerospace Education Officer

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Aerospace Education ~ Taking off!

Congratulations Cadet John Barb: BCS Outstanding Cadet!

In early March, cadets from all over CaliforniaWing participated in a weekend long Basic CadetSchool (BCS) and Airmen Training School (ATS),as part of the California Wing Integrated Leader-ship Program (ILP). In all, 67 Cadets and 15 Sen-ior Members participated in the activity, hosted atTravis AFB and with cooperation of Travis Com-posite Squadron 22. Put together by Eugene L.Carnahan Cadet Squadron 85, a total of 15 differ-ent Squadrons came together for this essentialtraining in the cadet program.

Squadron 85 had one of the strongest showings,with fifteen cadetsmaroon covers present everywhere! I could definitely say that our cadetswere better trained and stood out with excellenceremarks C/MSgt. Yanagihara.

The highlight of the weekend came during thegraduation ceremony, when our own Squadron

Spring Quarter 2008

85 Cadet John Barb was honored with the BCSOutstanding CadetAward.

The next step for the BCS graduates is to attend anATS (Airman Training School), NCOS (Non-Commissioned Officer School) and most important:ENCAMPMENT!

Being part of the Cadet program is more thanweekly meetings, it is about getting to know othercadets from across the nation, and learning fromtheir leadership and experiences.

For a list of California Wing Activities, go towww.cawgcadets.org , and for a list of NationalCadet Activities, such as International Air CadetExchange or Powered/Glider Flight Academies, goto www.cap.gov/ncsa .

~ Aaron Yanagihara, 2Lt, CAP

Public Affairs Officer

Thats a lot of maroon covers!Thats a lot of maroon covers!Thats a lot of maroon covers!Thats a lot of maroon covers!


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Spring Quarter 2008

While attending the Texas Wing Conference, one of thechaplains approached me and wanted to discuss herviews on the moral obligation CAP members have to-wards one another. Not wanting to argue or disagreewith any person of the cloth, I listened intently to the

Chaplains comments and realized how right she is.The Chaplain talked about the moral obligation weeach have to not only keep ourselves from harm, but tokeep our fellow CAP members from harms way aswell. How do we do that? The answer is simply that amoral obligation is to always do the right thing. Moralityis the standard of conduct that is generally accepted asright or proper behavior. It is behavior that is conductedin accord with acceptable moral standards. It is thatmoral behavior that sets the tone for a positive safetyculture. How that relates to safety is your making theright decisions before you take on a task or involveyourself with other CAP members. Take the example

of a cadet orientation flight. You have a moral obliga-tion for the cadets safety, the care of the CAP propertyand yourself. You should be asking if you are properlyfit for the flight. Have you met all currency requirementsand more importantly feel that you have maintainedyour own level of proficiency and training for flying? Isthe weather within safe limits for winds, clouds and visi-

bility? Is the airplane in proper working order and metall requirements of a safe flight (etc, etc, etc)? Thecadet doesnt know if you are safe at this very mo-ment, only you can know and thats the blind trust weall have in each other. We can expand our moral obli-

gations to any activity in CAP by measuring our com-mitment to always doing the right thing. Doing theright thing may help mitigate the risk of our activities.Doing the right thing includes staying proficient andaccomplishing

your training in an honest and effective manner. Fol-lowing the regulations and recommendations givenby your safety officer. Keeping your ego in check andknowing when to step back if it interferes with good judgment. Its a matter of being honest with yourselfand keeping your moral integrity high; for doing sokeeps you and your fellow CAP members safer. Ithank that Texas chaplain for sharing her views on

safety and morality. Just as with teaching right versuswrong, it is important we all keep morality inthe forefront of our safety lessons.

~Lt Col Larry Mattiello, CAP

Assistant National Safety Officer

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Morality and Safety (excerpt from The Sentinel, The Official Safety Newsletter of CAP, May 2008)

EAA YOUNG EAGLES ~ NEED OUR HELP ON JUNE 21st

Our gracious hosts, the EAA Hangtown Chapter 512, will be holding their bi-annual community Young EaglesProgram on Saturday June 21st. This program introduces youths within the community to aviation and the greatexperience of flight. Since you as Civil Air Patrol Cadets already have orientation flights (one coming soon), thisis a great way to give back to the community and inspire these eager young kids.

In the past we have assisted in flight line patrol and chaperoning the kids to and from the aircraft. There willalso be an opportunity for a recruiting booth.

Unfortunately, by CAP regulations, Civil Air Patrol members are not permitted to fly in EAA (technically experi-mental) aircraft. There may be a time in the future, where the EAA may thank our volunteerism with an opportu-nity for a non-CAP associated flight of our own.

Since the EAA has been so gracious to change their meeting schedules and allowed us the use of their facilityto hold our meetings, it is only fitting that we all make ourselves available for their endeavors.


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April 1 Aerospace Ed./BDU/Testing

8 Moral Leadership/Blues/PRB

15 PT/Testing

22 Leadership/BDU/PRB

29 Sq Activity: Apollo 13 Movie

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Activities 6-8 Marysville Air Show

21 EAA Young Eagles

28 Summer Spectacular /Sq. BBQ


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PLEASE CONSULT THE SQUADRON WEBSITE WEEKLY FOR CHANGESIN MEETING TOPICS AND/OR UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS


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Activities 31 C-130 Coast Guard Flight

Eugene L. Carnahan Cadet Squadron 85PCR-CA-273

Spring Quarter 2008

Contact Information:Aaron P. Yanagihara, 2Lt, CAP

Public Affairs Officer / EditorPhone: 916-257-2815

E-mail: [email protected]

On the Web @

www.cap85.org

Meeting:Placerville AirportEAA Hanger

3501 Airport RoadPlacerville, CA 95667

Tuesdays 1830 hrs2100 hrs

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