Alabama Wing - Apr 2010

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April 2010 Citizen Serving Communities: Above and Beyond 1

ALABAMAWING

CIVILAIRPATROL

NEWSLETTER APRIL2010

Col.LisaRobinson Lt.Col.BradLynn

Commander ViceCommander

Col. Lisa Robinson assumescommand of the Alabama Wing

Civil Air Patrol

First woman to take command of Civil AirPatrol in Alabama

Lt. Col. Lisa Robinson, of Inverness,Alabama, is the new Wing Commander forthe Alabama Wing. The Change of

Contents

Wing CommanderCAP IP Ground School 2Earhart Award at Redstone 3

SAREX Held February 2010 4ALWG Cadet Competition 4C/Capt Victoria Beck AFA Winner 7CAP Watching Out for You 7Boaz Schools Squadron 8Cadets Win Scholarships 9Tuscaloosa Officer of the Year 9ICS 400 Class Announced 9CISM -- Emotional Control 9The RF Factor 10IG Contact Information 11Safety Brief 11

Public Affairs 11Southeast Region Conference 12Wing Conference 14


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Command Ceremony was held at the WingConference in Birmingham, February 5-6,2010. Col. Michael Oakman, relinquishedcommand to her in a formal ceremonypresided over by Col. James Rushing,Southeast Region Commander. Robinson

will be the first woman to command theAlabama Wing.

Lt. Col. Robinson has completed the fivelevels of senior member training, concludingwith the Gill Robb Wilson Award inDecember, 2007. This award recognizesthose senior members who have dedicatedthemselves to leadership and personaldevelopment in Civil Air Patrol. It was firstawarded in 1964 and honors the late GillRobb Wilson, the founder of Civil Air Patrol

and its first executive Officer.

Each level required Robinson to becomemore involved in CAP activities, masterskills in one of twenty-three technical areasand develop leadership ability. She has aMaster Rating in Flight Operations andCadet Programs, as well as a senior ratingin Public Affairs. A private pilot, she is alsoa Satellite-Transmitted Digital ImaginingSystem (SDIS) operator, a MissionObserver, and Mission Information Officer in

addition to other ES qualifications.

She has multiple Civil Air Patrol awards,including an Exceptional Service Award,Commanders Commendation with threeBronze Clasps, and the Yeager Award.Other awards were given for her excellencein service to the Alabama Wing and Civil AirPatrol.

She has held commander, deputycommander for seniors at Alabamas 117th

CAP Squadron in Birmingham. Shecompleted the National Staff College atMaxwell AFB, Ala, in 2007.

She attended the Wing Commander'sCourse at Maxwell AFB in March 2010."The intense, graduate-level courseprepares participants to assume high-levelcommand at the wing and regional levels or

as members of the CAP National Board.Those attending are selected for the courseby their region commander and must beapproved by the CAP national commander,Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter.

'The Wing Commanders Course coverseverything a CAP commander should knowin order to be an effective leader, Courtersaid. As with all of our training, its contentis thorough and its effect on participants isdynamic, which are qualities that areessential to success in todaystechnologically savvy world.' "as reported inVolunteer Now.

Robinson is employed by the BaptistHealth System in Birmingham, Ala, as

an application analyst, providing 24 hoursupport for the Radiology ManagementSystem, networked to seven facilities.She earned an Associate Degree inApplied Science in RadiologicalTechnology with honors from JeffersonState Jr. College, a Bachelor Science inAllied Health and a Masters of BusinessAdministration from the University ofAlabama in Birmingham.

Robinson is the daughter of the lateHowell Carter and Dot Carter ofClanton. She is married to James CarlRobinson, of Verbena.

CAP Instrument Pilot GroundSchool Held at Maxwell.

The AL WG Standards and Evaluation staffpresented an Instrument Pilot ground schoolat Maxwell Air Force Base January 15 17,2010. The three day event had twopresentations one for Initial InstrumentPilot training for pilots aspiring to obtain aninstrument rating and one for RecurrentTraining for existing instrument pilots.


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The Initial Instrument Pilot training classpresented the material and questions thepilots will see when taking the FAA written

examination before beginning InstrumentPilot flight training. Each question from theFAA test pool was presented and lectureand discussion were designed to assist thepilot in learning and understanding theprinciples of Instrument flight and beingprepared for the written exam.

The Recurrent Training class involved videopresentations by aviation professionalsaddressing issues pertinent to the hazardsand complexity of instrument flight. Eachvideo was followed by lecture anddiscussion on the subject. This programwas designed to address issues and offerrecurrent training to current instrument pilotsto promote knowledge, proficiency, andsafety. The attendees of the Recurrentsession received FAA Safety programWings credit.

Approximately seventy CAP pilots attendedthe two classes. Most were from theAlabama Wing, eight from the MississippiWing and one from the Tennessee Wingalso attended. The instructors were Captain

Donnie Todd, AL WG DOV, Captain ChrisIddins, AL WG Deputy DOV, and CadetMajor Sarah Todd, USAF ROTC.

CaptDonnieToddALWG/DOV

Redstone Cadet Earns EarhartAward

Alabama Wing Civil Air Patrol memberCadet Captain Andrew Hall from RedstoneComposite Squadron (SER-AL-119) hassuccessfully completed the requirements forthe Amelia Earhart Award. He is the son ofCAP Lt Col and Mrs. John Hall of Madison,Ala.

C/Capt Hall has been a member of CAPsince 2006 and currently serves as theCadet Commander in the RedstoneComposite Squadron. He is a graduate ofthe Advanced Ground Search and RescueSchool at the National Emergency ServicesAcademy and the CAP Cadet OfficerSchool. Cadet Hall is a Cadet TrainingAdvisor at the Alabama Wing Emergency


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Services School. He has also served as aSquadron Commander and Squadron FirstSergeant at Alabama-Mississippi WingSummer Encampments.

Cadet Captain Hall is a junior at Bob Jones

High School where he is the President ofthe BJHS Young Republicans Club.

The Amelia Earhart Award is the one of fivemajor awards given to the CAP Cadets aftercompleting the first 11 achievements of thecadet program. This award is named inhonor of Amelia Earhart, an Americanaviator, advocate and pioneer who was lostwhile attempting to be the first woman tocircumnavigate the globe.

To receive the Earhart award CAP cadetsmust complete the first 11 achievementsand receive the Billy Mitchell Award. Inaddition, the cadet must pass a 100question examination test aerospace topics,leadership theory and staff topics. Only fivepercent of all CAP cadets earn the EarhartAward. Upon receiving this award, Beckwas promoted to Cadet Captain. EarhartAward cadets are eligible to apply forparticipation in the International Air CadetExchange (IACE).

SAREX Held February 2010

Overall the wide-area exercise this pastweekend went really well. There were 110members involved with the 3 day exercise,we used 13 different aircraft, flew 100.3hours, and expended over 1,000 man hoursof effort. Well done! It should be noted that

only 224.9 hours were flown on all of lastYear's exercises. Also, ZERO of those100.3 hours were flown on ferry sorties tomission base to receive a tasking and/or tofly home from mission base.

Alabama Wing was able to respond to twodifferent state-wide scenarios. The first was

the simulated storm system that camethrough the state spawning tornadoes andcausing wide area flooding. ALWG aircrewsflew missions to survey bridges,dams, power plants, and other infrastructurealong the Tennessee and Coosa Rivers.

Missions were flown along sections of I-65,I-59, and US231 to monitor evacuationroute traffic flow and spot strandedmotorists. Airborne Digital Imaging Systemsorties were launched to document thedamage status of designated evacuationcenters and aircrews and ground teamslocated multiple emergency [practice]beacons in different parts of the state thatwere activated by the inclement weather.

In addition to the disaster relief sorties,

there was also a (simulated) overdueaircraft for which ALWG aircrews flewsearch sorties. The blue & white Cessna172 departed Muscle Shoals Thursdayevening bound for Crestview, Florida via theMuscle Shoals, Vulcan, and MontgomeryVOR's. Many grids were searched alongthe route of flight as well as other, moreintensive, creeping line searches at otherpoints of interest. Many crews reportedseeing what could have been wreckage andrecorded the coordinates of each sighting

which were excellent clues. Severalrelocation sorties were conducted as well,demonstrating the wing's ability to transportpersonnel and equipment to various parts ofthe state where they were needed.

2010 Alabama Wing Cadet ColorGuard Competition

Clanton, Ala.--An unusual snowstorm inCentral Alabama did not stop the 2010Alabama Wing Cadet Color GuardCompetition. Alabama Wing CadetPrograms hosted the 2010 Alabama Wing


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Cadet Color Guard Competition at theYMCA Building in Clanton, Alabama, on 13February 2010. The Alabama Wing CadetColor Guard Competition is an annual eventin which cadet color guard teams competeto represent the Alabama Wing at the

Southeast Region Cadet Competition.

Cadets participating in the Outdoor Practicalevent during the 2010 Alabama Wing CadetColor Guard Competition. Color Guard membersare folding the flag as judges from the AuburnUniversity Air Force ROTC Color Guardobserve.

Seven color guard teams from sixsquadrons competed in multiple events.

Squadrons participating in the competitionwere: Autaga-Elmore Cadet Squadron,Bessemer Composite Squadron, ChiltonCounty Composite Squadron, MaxwellComposite Squadron, Redstone CompositeSquadron, and Springville Cadet Squadron.

Cadets participating in the Standard Drill eventduring the 2010 Alabama Wing Cadet ColorGuard Competition.

Color Guard teams consisted of four cadets,all of whom held enlisted grades (C/Amnthrough C/CMSgt). The teams competed inseven competitions to include In-RanksInspection, Standard Drill, Indoor PracticalDrill, Outdoor Practical Drill, WrittenExamination, Panel Quiz, and the Mile Run.The events were conducted in accordancewith CAP Manual 52-4, National CadetCompetition.

Col Lisa Robinson, Commander of theAlabama Wing, attended the competitionand presented awards to the winning teams.The following teams placed in the seven

competitions and overall rankings: In-Ranks Inspection. 1st Place:

Bessemer; 2nd Place: Maxwell.

Standard Drill. 1st Place: RedstoneTeam #1; 2nd Place: Chilton County.

Indoor Practical Drill. 1st Place:Bessemer; 2nd Place: Redstone Team#1.

Outdoor Practical Drill. 1st Place:Chilton County; 2nd Place: Maxwell.

Written Examination. 1st Place:Maxwell; 2nd Place: Chilton County.Cadet Joseph Spitzer from the MaxwellTeam attained the highest score of allcontestants on the Written Examination.

Panel Quiz. 1st Place: Redstone Team#1; 2nd Place: Bessemer.

Mile Run. 1st Place: Redstone Team #2;2nd Place: Bessemer. The Fleet FeetAward for the fastest female runner waspresented to Cadet Kalea Hickson from

Redstone Team #2 with a time of 8 min:20 sec. The award for the fastest malerunner was presented to Cadet ShaunFlack of the Maxwell Team with a timeof 6 min: 22 sec.


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Third Place Overall was awarded to theChilton County Team consisting of CadetsJessica Ernest, Jacob McGowin, AndrewMcGowin, and Joshua Pearson.

Second Place Overall was awarded to theRedstone Team #1 consisting of CadetsJoshua Adomatis, Christopher French,Jessica French, and Hayden Fry.

First Place Overall was awarded to theBessemer Team consisting of CadetsTimothy Blake, Brandon Bowlin, JosephGay, and Corey Stewart. The BessemerTeam will represent the Alabama Wing inthe Southeast Region Cadet Competition

that will be held in March 2010.

Lt Col John Hall, activity director for thecompetition, would like to thank the cadetsand their coaches that worked to preparetheir teams for this competition. It is clearthat participating in this competitionimproved the skills of the cadets in colorguard drill. As a result of this competition,their squadrons are better prepared tosupport their local communities by providing

color guards for civic and patriotic events.

Lt Col Hall also wants to thank the manycadets and officers that helped plan andexecute this event. Alabama Wing isfortunate to have a strong cadre ofvolunteers to help with cadet programevents. Special thanks are also given to theAuburn University Air Force ROTC ColorGuard that provided judges for the drillevents and to the Chilton County YMCA thatallowed us to use their facility for thecompetition.

Lt. Col. John HallAlabama Wing, DCP

CONGRATULATIONS and WELL DONE toour ALWG Color Guard Team fromBessemer Composite Squadron! During theSoutheast Region Cadet Competition this

past weekend, our team placed SECOND inthe Indoor Presentation and FIRST inStandard Drill!

Keep up the good work and continue tochallenge yourselves and the other cadetcolor guard teams in the wing to improveand excel during the Cadet Competitions!


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We need to be able to go all the way toNational Cadet Competition next year!

Keith Conway, Capt, CAPAuburn Squadron/Operations

Cadet Captain Victoria Beckreceives Air Force AssociationAward

On 22 Mar 2010 Cadet Captain VictoriaBeck was awarded the Air ForceAssociation (AFA) Award for RedstonesCadet of the Year. This AFA-sponsoredaward consists of a medal and ribbon and is

presented annually to outstanding CAPcadets in each Squadron. To be eligible forthe award recipients must display personalattributes such as initiative, judgment, andself-confidence, courteous demeanor, inaddition to possessing the highest personaland ethical standards and strong positiveconvictions.

On behalf of the AFA, Colonel John Phillips (L)presents citation to Cadet Captain Victoria Beck(R) in recognition of outstanding achievement inleadership and academic standing

Beck joined CAP in 2006 and has been avery active member since. Beck hasparticipated in numerous encampments and

was selected to be a member of theNational Blue Berets who support theExperimental Aircraft Associations annualair show at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Beck hasearned her Earhart has served in many staffpositions to include that of Cadet

Commander. Beck is currently a student atEast Limestone high school in Athens, AL.

Capt. Kim MillerRedstone Composite Squadron PAO

The Civil Air Patrol Is WatchingOut For You

Saturday, February 27, 2010, the AlabamaWing of the Civil Air Patrol conducted astatewide Search and Rescue Exercise(SAREX) with the Redstone Composite andHuntsville CAP Squadrons participatingfrom their Madison County Executive Airportmission base. During the SAREX acommercial airline flying over Huntsvillereported to Huntsville Air Traffic Control(ATC) that they were picking up a signalfrom an Emergency Locator Transmitter(ELT). Huntsville ATC then requested

assistance from CAP to determine thelocation of the ELT.

A CAP aircrew from Huntsville was flyingtheir aircraft in a practice area of theSAREX when they were tasked by WingMission Base to determine the location ofthe ELT. Three personnel make an aircrewin a CAP aircraft, and this time thosemembers were pilot Captain Ian Johnston,Mission Observer, 2Lt. Joel Mason andMission Scanner 2Lt. Dave Reynolds.

The Mission Observer, the aircrew boss,sits in the right seat of the aircraft and usesdirection finding equipment to direct the pilotto the source of the distress signal. TheCAP pilot responds to the Mission Observerby executing tactical maneuvers to alignantennas on the aircraft with the signalemanating from the ELT. In this case, the


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CAP aircrew determined that the location ofthe ELT was Moontown airport. Whilecircling overhead, Capt. Johnston contactedthe FBO Unicom to inform them of anemitting ELT at their location. TheMoontown FBO acknowledged the message

from Johnston and soon the ELT was silent.

Mason, the Mission Observer on this flight,was pleased that his crew was already inthe air on a training mission which madethem immediately available to assist whenthe real thing came along. In this case,fortunately it was a false alarm.

Capt. Kim MillerRedstone Composite PAO

Boaz Schools Squadron hostsAir Force Recruiter

Squadron AL 801 meeting: Guest Speaker,Staff Sgt. Sigley, from the Rainbow City AirForce Recruiter's office.

He talked about his personal history in theAir Force and then answered manyquestions from cadets.

Cadets asked him about rank, PT, warfare,demolition, housing, and different degreesthat could be obtained while in the AirForce.

S/Sgt Sigley chose to stay and participatedin the Moral Leadership team buildingclass.

Maj. Lynn ToneyBoaz Schools Squadron

Boaz Squadron awarded AFAGrant to purchase modelAircraft.

Back row: Capt. Lynn Toney, C/TSgt. JakeToney, C/Sara Tim White, C/SSgt.Katherine Young, C/1st Lt. Ryan Erskine,C/MSgt. Justus Holland, Capt SonyaErskine, Commander; Moral LeadershipOfficer, Jamie Burton.


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Bottom row: C/A1C Nicholas Harvey,C/Amn Sam Burnett, Cadet Coby Cobb,C/Amn Jacob Gore, C/TSgt Seth Gore

Cadets Win Scholarships

Cadet Lt. Col. Stephanie Petelos, AL 087,and Cadet 2 Lt. Hayden Djuric, AL 032 havebeen awarded CAP Flight Scholarships.

Tuscaloosa designates

Maj. Elise Peterson, Officer ofthe Year

Commandant of our cadets, Maj. ElisePeterson. She is being given the Officer ofthe Year Award by Col. Lisa Robinson. Maj.Peterson has been invaluable in helping togrow our cadet program from 2 cadets to 18cadets. This is the beginning of a brightfuture for our composite squadron.

Capt Mike CarrTuscaloosa Squadron PAO

CISM introduces EmotionalControl

Handling our emotions is vital to being fit to

serve. If we let ourselves becomeoverwhelmed by our emotions then we areliable to commit life threatening errors.Certainly the inability to effectively controlour feelings can lead to illness, fatigue andstress, which can not only affect our jobsbut also our families and indeed all of ourrelationships.

The emotions we feel are all part of beinghuman, and are valid based on thecircumstances. Emotions become aproblem when we hurt ourselves, hurtsomeone else, or break stuff we dont own.For example, if you are going through adivorce and are feeling depressed, well thenthat would be an appropriate emotionalresponse. However, if due to yourdepression, you cannot leave the house orget out of bed, you are likely to lose your

job. Of course depression can runcompletely out of control and result insuicidal feelings as well. Perhaps anger isan issue. Maybe you are one of thosepeople who get really angry in a traffic jam.You are late for work and there you arestuck in traffic on I-20 heading intoBirmingham. You pound the steering wheel,your blood pressure goes up and the nextthing you know you are out of your carscreaming at the person in front of you.Road rage can defiantly result in someonegetting hurt.

April 24-25, LtCol Pete Norris, the SER ESOfficer, will be conducting ICS400 inBirmingham. To register for this course,please go to the ALWG website athttp://www.alwg.cap.gov, login, then go tothe Training page of the Ops & EmergencyServices section.

It is required to be an Incident Commanderor Liasion Officer and recommended forPIO, Air or Operations Branch Director,Finance or Logistics Chief.


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The key to controlling emotions is to betterunderstand how you experience emotions.Do you anger quickly, are you prone tosadness or self destructive behavior. Behonest with yourself. All emotions are okay,so long as you dont hurt yourself, hurt

someone else, or break stuff. Ive said thattwice now, so it must be important. Mostnegative emotions are the result of feelingout of control. Rational Emotive BehaviorTherapy has given us a model to examinethis. A + B = C is very simple and looks likethis. A is an activating event, B is our beliefabout that event which leads to C theemotional consequences we experiencebecause of our beliefs. Looking at theformula we see that an activating event issomething that happens, which usually we

cannot control, such as a traffic jam. Ourbelief or self talk about that event leads toour emotions. So, if we are telling ourselvesthat this traffic jam is going to cost us our

job, and then we will lose our family, andour house and the world will come to anend, then we are going to be pretty mad.Therefore, the secret to controlling ouremotional consequences lies with the abilityto control our self talk. As pilots we train todo this in critical situations such as enginefailures or when the landing gear wont

come down. If we let ourselves panic thenall may be lost. So we talk to ourselves andtell ourselves to remain calm and fly theairplane. The same holds true in everydaysituations. What you tell yourself about anevent will dictate the emotions you feel. Thenext time you are in a traffic jam, try tellingyourself you cannot control the event, askyourself what do I need to do, whom shouldI communicate with and remember to drivethe car. Playing some calming music anddrinking water wont hurt either.

Self talk, should never be confused withschizophrenia, it is a positive way to keepour emotions in check. Sometimes all ittakes is a reminder that the world is notcoming to an end, to bring an event into theproper perspective. Always remember thatall of our emotions are valid and healthy, solong as we dont hurt ourselves, hurt

someone else, or break stuff. There you gothree times in one article.

Please stay safe and emotionally healthy.

Jon Garlick, Capt. CAP

ALWG CISO

THE RF FACTOR

For the Communications Team I want to saythanks to everyone who attended thecommunications breakout sessions at WingConference. I also thank everyone for all thework that has gone into the communicationsprogram this past year. Here's a little look at

what's going on.

We have to complete the annualcommunications inventory by 15 Marchusing ORMS. We are finding a few issuesthat have to be worked through so thanksfor all who are involved. In May we arescheduled for this year's Survey Audit. Wehave the Compliance Inspection in June.

Some special events coming up include anexercise with the Department of Homeland

Security in May and a multi-region exercisein August. It looks to be a very busy year. Ofcourse we also have an unannouncedcommunications effectiveness exercise atsome point in the future.

We just received approval to relocate theDaphne repeater so we hope to have it backon the air soon.

I want to welcome the newest member ofthe Wing Communications staff. CaptainErnie Blair has accepted appointment as anassistant to the director and will be workingprimarily with training. More about upcomingplans later.

Thanks again for all your support.

David Hester, Major, CAPAlabama Wing Director of Communications.


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The Alabama Wing IG is Lt.Col. Joe Saloom. He can be

contacted at [email protected].

Safety Brief

Did You Know?Did you know General Courters very first

job in the Civil Air Patrol was as a SafetyOfficer? This is true. She was asked whatshed like to do and safety was heranswer. She still chooses safety today as

the National Commander of the countryslargest Cessna fleet of aircraft and veryspirited organization of 59,000 volunteerprofessionals. Arent we all generals insafety?

Until Next MonthDiscover, report, stop, share, listen, andlearn. The things we have read about in thisissue [The Sentinel] have alreadyhappened, so you are not allowed toexperience these for yourself. Remember to

Knock it Off and slow down. For streamingdialogues on some subjects, rememberCAP Safety is on Facebook and Twitter.Have a good month.

Public Affairs

On a personal note, it has been aninteresting spring for me and my family. My

thanks go out to all of you for your kindthoughts and prayers during my surgery andtime for recovery, which took longer than Iexpected.

On a CAP note, part of the responsibility of

a public affairs officer is to send articlesforward to the Wing, SER, and National PAas appropriate. What I see happening isthat much is being posted to blogs,websites, twitter, etc and not enough isbeing forwarded as required by CAPR 190.

Please write up promotions, exercises,open-houses and send them to me and tohigher headquarters so that they can beshared with other CAP squadrons. Welearn from each other.

I'd like you also to welcome Capt. TrishCoghlan as the assistant Public AffairsOfficer for the Wing. She has a great dealof knowledge to share with us and I amlooking forward to having her around tohelp. When you see her, thank her for

joining the Wing Staff in this position.

The next deadline for Newsletter Itemswill be May 25, 2010.

The SER Conference and the WingConference Report are the last items in thisnewsletter. I'm looking forward to the SERConference--please join me there.

Maj. Pat MitchamAlWG/PAO

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POC: Capt. Phil Norris, Asst. SER DPA

(601) 325-6800

[email protected]

(Maxwell AFB, AL) Colonel James Rushing, Commander of the SER CAP announcedrecently that the Southeast Region Civil Air Patrol Conference will be held from 21-23 May2010 at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center, located at 2443 Highway 54 West inPeachtree City, GA.

The conference includes an early bird special registration, a Friday night fun function, a widevariety of educational seminars, and a Saturday night banquet.

Conference Registration Details are as follows: (Please see registration form at end of thisdocument)

CONFERENCE AND BANQUET - SENIOR MEMBEREARLY BIRD - BY4/20/10 $85.00

CONFERENCE AND BANQUET - CADETSEARLY BIRD - BY4/20/10 $75.00

CONFERENCE ONLY - SENIOR MEMBERSEARLY BIRD - BY4/20/10 $45.00

CONFERENCE ONLY - CADETSEARLY BIRD - BY4/20/10 $35.00

CONFERENCE AND BANQUET - SENIOR MEMBER AFTER 4/20/10 $105.00

CONFERENCE AND BANQUET - CADETS AFTER 4/20/10 $95.00

CONFERENCE ONLY - SENIOR MEMBERS AFTER 4/20/10 $55.00

CONFERENCE ONLY - CADETS AFTER 4/20/10 $45.00

BANQUET ONLY - NON-CAP MEMBER AFTER 4/20/10 $50.00

Hotel accommodations are as follows:

Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center


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2443 Highway 54 West, Peachtree City, GA 30269Phone: (770) 487-2000 Fax: (770) 487-5190

Group rates at the Wyndham in Peachtree City, GA will be guaranteed until 5:00 p.m. EST onTuesday, 20 April 2010. After that date, rates will be honored on an as available basis, so pleasebook early. The rates are per room, per night and are subject to sales and occupancy tax,currently 13%.

Single Occupancy: $73.00 per room, per nightDouble Occupancy: $73.00 per room, per nightParlor Suite with King: $250.00 per suite, per night

You may reserve your room by calling and asking for group CAP SER.

Please ensure the widest dissemination of this information to all members of the SoutheastRegion of Civil Air Patrol. An agenda will be drafted and forwarded via separate correspondenceas soon as that information is available.

For Information Contact:Lt Colonel Virginia M. Cullity, CAP42 Circle RidgeLake Placid, FL 33852

[email protected]

Links to various Conference Forms:

Ground Transportation Form

http://sercap.us/resources/13/Region%20Conference/2010%20Conference/Transportation%20Assistance%20Request.doc

Conference Registration Form (mail-in)

http://sercap.us/resources/13/Region%20Conference/2010%20Conference/Registration.doc

Conference Registration Form (online)

https://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Register/IdentityConfirmation.aspx?e=684ed49a-1fbb-46ff-

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Officer of the Year: Major Elise Peterson

Cadet of the Year: C/MajorJonathan Ernest

John Jack Sorenson Cadet Program of the Year: CaptKeith Conway

Cadet Jr Office of the Year: C/2nd LtMichael Guthrie

Cadet NCO of the Year: C/MSgtCatherine Guthrie

Frank Brewer Award: Major Randall Hanney C/1LT Ryan Erskine

Communicator of the Year: CaptCarl Hultin

Public Affairs Officer of the Year: MajorPatricia H. Mitcham

Aerospace Educator of the Year: CaptCynthia R. Bennett

Wing Staff Member of the Year: MajorDavid Hester

Safety Officer of the Year: 1LtRon Harlan

Composite Squadron of the Year: Bessemer Composite Squadron AL-087

Senior Squadron of the Year: Central Alabama Senior Squadron AL-132

Squadron of Merit: Redstone Composite Squadron AL-119

Squadron Safety Of the year: Pell City Composite Squadron AL-118


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Pictures by Lt. Col. Coghlan and Lt. Col. Rick Kilgore

My thanks to Lt. Col. Coghlan, Lt. Col. Rick Kilgore, and Maj. John Neil for pictures andinformation on the Wing Conference. There are 500-600 pictures from the conference that needto be shared along with all the others I have on file. Suggestions are needed as to the best way

to share this historical information.

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