Maine Wing - Sep 2004

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Aerospace Education at its finest.

August 22, 2004 proved to be a

beautiful day to work and play outside.After a month of almost daily rain,cadets and senior members met inBangor, Maine to compete in the Maine

Wings Model Rocketry Contest. Asalways, the St Croix Composite

Squadron had over 95% participation.Picture 1 shows most of the cadets whoattended the event. This is only the

second time in memory that two cadetshad to ride in the Commanders car

because the van was full. As we add

new members, I hope this problemcontinues. I like to see as many cadetstake advantage of these programs as

possible. Our First Sergeant JohnChambers, Picture 2, is shown before helaunched his rocket. After the launch, Iasked him what he had learned about

rockets. He Said: I know not to usethree different types of glue on the same

fin. He went on to say: Dont waituntil the last second to build yourrocket, you dont have enough time to

make corrections and fix anyproblems. All present watched as theFirst Sergeants rocket went up and

down so fast that we almost missed it.

September 2004

THE NEWSLETTER OF MAINE WING, CIVIL AIR PATROL, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AUXILIARY

Aerospace Education at its finest.August 22, 2004 proved to be abeautiful day to work and playoutside. After a month of almost dailyrain, cadets and senior members metin Bangor, Maine to compete in theMaine Wings Model RocketryContest. We like to see as manycadets take advantage of theseprograms as possible. First SergeantJohn Chambers, St Croix, is shownbefore he launched his rocket. Afterthe launch, I asked him what he hadlearned about rockets. He Said: Iknow not to use three different typesof glue on the same fin. He went on

to say: Dontwait until the

last second tobuild yourrocket, youdont haveenough time tomakecorrections andfix anyproblems. All

present watched as the FirstSergeants rocket went up and down

so fast that we almost missed it.LTC Folster was the Safety Officerand Launch Commander. Also help-ing with the launches was Capt Fel-lows from Augusta who made sure,everything went smoothly with thelaunches. LTC Christie was presentas the Wing Aerospace EducationOfficer and he kept track of all of thecontests to see who would win each

category. Other senior memberspresent were LTC James Greenlawwho loaded engines into rocketswith the cadets help. Capt WayneMerritt and Kay Greenlaw recordedthe hang time for each rocket andS/M Jolene Clark used a gun todetermine how high the rocketswent. While watching rockets

launch, you had to keep your eyeson them orin an in-stant, theywere gone.After thefirstlauncheswere com-

Rocketry Aerospace Educationpleted, thecadets

marched tothe chowhall set up bythe Bangor/Brewer

squadron. Before lunch was served,all observed a dedication to LTC

Larry Woods. MsMyKayla Shawsang the NationalAnthem and lunch

was served. Mycount was 22cadets and 15senior members participated with sixguest to make this a very productiveevent where all present had fun andlearned something. Many thanks toour cadets andsenior mem-bers who took

the time on aSunday to par-ticipate in thisfine program.See you allnext year. Startearly building yourrockets. Winners willbe announced soon.


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October will be a special month as

the Civil Air Patrol commemoratesthe 20th anniversary of the Red Rib-bon Campaign, a national sub-stance abuse initiative supported bynumerous civil and military agen-cies.Because of Sept. 11, we saw achange in the way we do business.One thing will not change, thatsCAPs commitment to a drug-freelifestyle for all our members. TheCivil Air Patrol DDR program, aswell as all substance abuse preven-

tion programs, will continue to dowhats necessary to see that ourcountry does what it can to helpeliminate the use and abuse ofdrugs. Red Ribbon Week is dedi-cated to Drug Enforcement AgentEnrique Camarena, who was killedby drug traffickers in Mexico twentyyears ago. In response to his death,angered people across the countrybegan wearing red ribbons as asymbol of their commitment to beingdrug-free. The National Red Ribbon

MMaine Wing Overaine Wing OverWing Commander

Col Mitch Sammons

Vice Commander

Maj Chris Hayden

Newsletter Editor

Capt Dennis Murray

Headquarters

Maine Wing, Civil Air Patrol

PO Box 5006

Augusta Maine, 04332-5006

Editorial Office: 207/767-1874

Headquarters: 207/626-7830

The Maine Wing Over is an unofficial newsletter

published quarterly in the interest of members of the

Maine Wing of the Civil Air Patrol. Any opinions

either expressed or inferred by the writers herein are

their own and are not to be considered official ex-

pression by the Civil Air Patrol or the Department of

the Air Force.

Campaign originated from AgentCamarenas death. Today, the RedRibbon stands as a symbol of Enri-ques belief that one person can makea difference and that together we cangive the greatest gift to our future:

drug-free youth. Red Ribbons havebeen ordered and will be distributedto all Wing squadrons in late Septem-ber. Additional campaign informationwill be forwarded to squadron com-manders during September. Contactyour Wing Drug Demand ReductionAdministrator.Capt Paul Connors

Drug DemandReduction

Red Ribbon Campaign

For all Maine Wing squadrons. CAPR

123-3 requires that the Wing IG'sschedule Subordinate Unit Inspec-tions (SUI) at intervals of 24 monthsor less. In order to comply to this re-quirement and to give squadron com-manders/staff officers plenty of time toprepare, I have developed a schedulefor the next cycle of inspections overthe next two years. (Oh Joy!) Checkthe Wing calendar and see when yoursquadron is scheduled. It will be ap-proximately 2 years from your lastSUI. FYI, our next scheduled inspec-

tion is for Augusta-Gardiner in No-vember, 2004. Following that is Cum-berland County Sq., in Jan 2005 (Ithink). Please review the inspectionreport for your last SUI and insurethat corrective action is effective on allthe "Findings" in that report. For anyquestions, contact your friendly MaineWing/IG.LtCol Richard GroverMaine Wing IG

IG Inspections

Following is the Maine Wing SUI

schedule for the next inspection cycle:Nov 18, 2004 - Augusta- Gardiner Sq(ME036), Jan 13, 2005 - CumberlandCounty Composite Sq (ME058), Feb11, 2005 - Sundown Composite Sq(ME 037), Mar 9, 2005 - Bangor-Brewer Composite Sq (ME 035), Apr21, 2005 - Waterville Composite Sq(ME 056), Nov 10, 2005 - Downeast

Composite Sq (ME 038), Feb 9,2006 - Machias Composite Sq (ME075), Mar 16, 2006 - St. Croix Com-posite Sq (ME 076), Apr 20, 2006 -County Composite Sq (ME033).

The Maine Wing Annual Dining-out/Ball is Saturday, October 30th. Markyour calendars. Cadets and cadetage guests are $17 and Seniors are$22. Location is Jeffs Catering inBrewer. Everything is in place. Ca-dets, please let your CAC represen-tative know what you think about theGrog Bowl. The CAC decision willbe the final decision on that. Keepwatch on the listserv for registrationinformation. Credit cards and checkswill be the only way to resister. Nocash at the door. Menu choices areBaked Ham, Stuffed Chicken, Vege-tarian Lasagna. Disk Jockey ser-vices provided by Brian Porter(Brooke's husband).Maj Jim Raymond

Dining Out Ball

Pilot Check Rides

Within the balance of end-of-year

funds, only the following CAP Mis-sion Pilots are authorized to take aCAP-USAF reimbursable CAPF 5and/or CAPF 91 check ride betweenthe 1st and 21st of September. Mis-sion symbol is A7. CAPF 5 Checkrides Only ( 1 hr max.):Capt Charles BeamMaj Ed BonvilleCapt Gerald DrakeMaj Nathaniel FentonLt Sherly HatchLt Col William Hawksley

Capt Richard HunterCol Mitchell SammonsCapt Stephen SwanCapt Michael VoisineLt Laurence WassonMaj Henry WhitmoreCombined CAPF 5 & CAPF 91Check rides (1.5 hr max.):Capt Fred Beck

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Wing Cadets and Seniors at Stobie Seaplane Base on Moosehead Lake, Maine move a Cessna 182 seaplane f rom the water ramp to land parking. Maine Wing has

supported the International Pilots association Fly-in for the past seven years. Photo Courtesy of Mike Lange, Moosehead Messenger.

International Parade Lead by CAPColor and Honor GuardOn August 9, 2003, the Maine WingSquadrons from St Croix Composite,

Machias Valley and Downeast onceagain participated in the InternationalParade from Calais, Maine to StStephens, New Brunswick. In addi-tion, the Honor Guard from many dif-ferent squadrons participated. Thisyear was special to Maine Wing, CAPbecause we lead the parade, whichhas not been done for many years. Itseems the organizers of the event cancount on CAP personnel to be on timeand to be very professional. Lessproblems for them and believe me

they have many problems to dealwith, before, during and after theevent. Thank you to all of the partici-

(Continued from page 2)Capt Terry DauphineeCapt David GenestMaj Christopher HaydenLt Glenn MartinMaj Richard Merrill

SM Eugene RichardsonTime in excess of the maximum allot-ted (1 hr for CAPF 5, 1.5 hrs forCAPF 5 & 91) will be billed to the pilotas B17 time. Pilots taking the checkride, or their check pilots, are in-structed to:1. Notify the CAP-USAF State Direc-tor, Sid Girardin by email 48 hours inadvance of the scheduled flight timeand copy Wing HQ. E-mails: [email protected], [email protected],[email protected] Director's tel. 603 430-3544 fax.603 430-3543 Wing HQ answeringmachine: 207 626-78302. Check pilots are instructed to faxand/or mail to Wing HQ (fax: 626-7831) within 24 hours of completion ofthe flight:a. the completed/signed CAPFs 5and/or 91b. copy of NER Log 2 showing PICand fuel charged (in dollars) in right-most column.C. copy of fuel slip

3. Emphasize Safety and Cockpit Re-source Management. If, due to an er-ror/omission in MIMS records, neitheryour current CAPF 5 or CAP 91 willexpire this month/year or you areelecting not to take a recurrencycheck ride this month, please notifyCapt Don Saucier [email protected], tel. 207 229-7494 ) ASAP so arrangement for an-other CAP pilot member to receivethe benefit of your time for a reim-bursed check ride can be made.

Please submit only current, not obso-lete, forms. The date of the currentCAPFs 5 & 91 are dated NOV 01 andthe CAPF 99 is AUG 04. Please directany questions regarding this notice toMEWG/DO, Capt Merrie Knightly,[email protected] and/or LtWayne McKinney, [email protected]

Cumberland CountyNotice of Upcoming

TripSometime in October, date to be de-termined, Cumberland County willorganize a one day trip to Washing-ton, Dulles field to see the newSmithsonian Annex. Flight will befrom PWM on Independence Airwhich offers non stop jet service.We hope the price will be reason-able and fares may be based onhow many passengers we have andwhat day of week we travel. I would

prefer to only have Seniors on thistrip at this time. If you are interestedin traveling with us please contactme so travel plans can be made.Thanks,Marc Brunelle, [email protected]

Not All MissionsHave a Happy

EndingMaine Wing personnel played keyroles in the recent search efforts forboth the missing young lady in Co-lumbia Falls and the lost pilot out ofPushaw Lake. While I do not haveall the details on the missing younglady in Washington County, I think itis important to let all know thatMaine Wing was activated to assistthe Warden's Service in these twomissions. Many Maine Wing mem-bers went to Jonesboro and then on

to Bradford then Greenville for thesesearches. They did a fine job in bothcases, Lt. Pat Dorian of the WardenService expressed his gratitude forthe assistance as did other mem-bers of the State Police. The loss ofKathy Hodgkins of KT Air, on LuckyLanding out of Pushaw Lake was



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Machias ValleyComposite Squadron

Cumberland CountyComposite Squadron

Augusta-GardinerComposite Sq

CountyComposite Squadron

Promotions for the Augusta-GardinerComposite Squadron for April, May,and June:2 Captains2 Mitchells1 Master Sergeant2 Tech Sergeants4 CurrysCapt. FellowsCommander

The Officers and members of CountyComposite Squadron are proud to an-

nounce the first two Cadet promotionsin the revivedCadet program.On 18 March04 Cadet Wil-liam R. GroomIII completedthe require-ments for pro-motion to CadetAirman and on

29 June 04Cadet KristenT. Kilcollins

completed herrequirementsfor promotionto Cadet Air-man.Both Cadetshave also completed the require-ments for General Emergency ser-vices rating and are Ground Teammember trainees. Congratulations toboth outstanding Cadets!Maj. Ed Lower

Machias Town ManagerChristinaTherrien was promoted to 1st Lt. bySquadron Commander Capt. WayneMerritt in a ceremony during the Ma-chias Valley Composite SquadronCivil Air patrol's weekly meeting onJune 10, 2004. (photo by 1LT Varian)

Karen Varian received her newrank of 1st Lt. from Lt. Ken Varian ina ceremony during the Machias Val-ley Composite Squadron Civil Airpatrol's weekly meeting on June 10,2004. (photo by Jim Raymond)Cadet Richie Holmes was pro-

moted to CadetAirman bySquadronCommanderCapt. WayneMerritt in aceremony dur-ing the MachiasValley Com-posite Squad-

ron Civil Air patrol's weekly meetingon June 10, 2004. (photo by Karen

The Machias Valley Composite

Squad-ron ispleasedto an-nouncethe fol-lowingchangeof com-mand in

it's cadet ranks:Cadet 2nd Lt. Brent Matthews - actingCadet Commander, Cadet 2nd Lt.

Chris Look - Deputy Cadet Com-manderCadet SMSgt. Chris McCarthy - Ex-ecutive Officer, Cadet TSgt. JosiahDuhaime - 1st SergeantCongratulations to these Cadets fortheir demonstrated leadership.Karen Varian, PAOMachias Valley Composite Sq.

Recently, The Cumberland CountyComposite Squadron held an Awards

Ceremony at the Air National Guardfacility in Portland and it was an en-joyable event. Thanks for the invita-tion, CCCS, and here's to your contin-ued success. Significant to the get-together was the Change of SquadronCommand from Major Chris Haydento Captain Jeff Weinstein. I look for-ward to working with CaptainWeinstein in his new capacity and,together, we can assure excellentachievements during your tenure asSquadron Commander. Congratula-tions and thank you for stepping for-

ward to take on this responsibility.In addition, Major Chris Hayden hasagreed to take on the mantle of MaineWing Vice Commander. His willing-ness to do so is of great benefit to usall and will allow Maine Wing to havemore of an ability to secure the rela-tionships between agencies that weneed to establish and groom. MajorHayden has done an outstanding jobas the Squadron Commander of theCumberland County CompositeSquadron for the past three years.

He won't be allowed to rest for long...we have much more to continue to doand it will be a pleasure to work withMajor Hayden as we go forward.Mitch Sammons Col. CAPCommander - Maine Wing


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Waterville CompositeSquadron

St CroixComposite Squadron

Bangor-Brewer

Composite Squadron

SundownComposite Squadron

DowneastComposite Squadron

PinetreeSenior Squadron

NO REPORTS For:

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the corresponding 101Ts. Thesebooks are NOT YET available atCAPMART. In the meantime theycan be found at the following links:Aircrew & Flight Line > http://level2.cap.gov/documents/u_052704141903.pdfGround/UDF> http://level2.cap.gov/documents/u_052704140516.pdfIC/Mission Base> http://level2.cap.gov/documents/u_052704135757.pdfDon Saucier Capt. CAPDirector of Emergency Services-Maine Wing

St Croix Composite Squadron ispleased to announce the promotions

of Curtis Brown to Cadet Airman,John Chambers to Cadet Master Ser-geant and Steven Martorano to CadetTechnical Sergeant. Congratulations

to all for your well earned promotions.Keep up the good work.1Lt Judy Murray, PAO

Recently, Commander LTC JamesGreenlaw promoted Cadet Todd Clarkto Cadet Technical Sergeant and Ca-

det Patrick Lappin to Cadet Airman.Both promotions were followed by apinning ceremony. At the request ofCadet Clark, his mother, Senior Mem-ber Jolene Clark, had the honor to pinon her sons rank. Cadet Lappinasked Commander Greenlaw to do

the honors. After a round of applausefor each promotion, the squadroncontinued the meeting discussing themodel rocketry contest in Bangor.Congratulations to C/TSgt Todd Clarkand C/Amn Lappin on your promo-tions.Capt Dennis Murray, PAOME076

A WWII B-17G, named the"Sentimental Journey" paid a visit tothe Bar Harbor/Hancock County air-

port between the 7th and 11th ofJune. The bomber is maintained bythe Commutative Air Force (formerlyknown as the Confederate AirForce) and is based in Mesa, Ari-zona. Jim Dennison, a former mem-ber of the Downeast Patrol Squad-ron and owner of both the glider ser-vice and scenic flight service atBHB, spends winters in Arizona andis the co-pilot of Sentimental Jour-ney. Several weeks ago Jim askedthe Downeast Patrol CompositeSquadron to provide crowd andparking control for the visit which wepromptly and gladly agreed to. TheBomber arrived under cloudy skies,which delayed arrival by over fourhours, at about 1630 and by 1730 itwas open to the public for "tours"through the airplane and for flightsover the local area (at $395.00 perperson with a maximum of 6 pas-sengers on each flight). The flightschedule was cut short due to main-tenance issues but the tours contin-ued through Thursday evening with

an almost continuous flow of peoplegoing through the aircraft. As aWWII air-war history buff, LtCol KenGoldstein found his niche as tour-guide and collected the $5.00 feesfor going through the aircraft. CaptJohn Riley assisted with crowd con-trol and had the opportunity to assistthe aircrew personnel with some ofthe maintenance being done to theairframe and engines. 1st Lt PerleyUrquhart and SM Teddy Urquhartwere there everyday as well to help

as needed. Cadet Stephan Urquhartwas there every day as well; withother cadets assisting as they be-came available. The CommutativeAir Force HQ is in Midland, TX andthe B-17 has returned there for amonth of display and maintenancethere and it will then return to the"visitation" circuit before going home

to Mesa, Arizona. The air andground support crew of the Senti-mental Journey were very much sur-prised with the turnout of local peo-ple for tours and flights and saidthey would like to see BHB on a re-turn visit, maybe in two years.LtCol Ken Goldstein


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This is indeed a true complimentfrom the Commander of the 101stAir Refueling Wing of the BangorAir National Guard. I hope allmembers take this to heart andpump themselves up a bit. Col.Reynoldshas beenin theactive AirForce, AirReserveand AirGuard for

sometime, andhe hasseen

manyceremo-nial pres-entations.

The MaineWingHonorGuard hasachievedits missionof repre-senting allof Maine

Wing in a way that makes us allproud.

Thank you, Lt. Roberts and your

team for such fine work.Mitch Sammons Col. CAPCommander - Maine Wing

Col. Reynolds hasasked the MEW-ING Honor Guardto work with the

BANG HonorGuard. They willpractice and per-form together at

funerals and other events.Our honorguard willbe teachingrifle twirling.The Col.was deeplymovedby the cere-

mony at theencamp-ment and willbe supportingour cadets.SethRoberts hasdone an amaz-ing job with histeam. If youhave an eventwhere

you would like them to performplease notify Seth.Ted Kryzak Capt. CAPDCP MEW-ING

Maine WingEncampment

2004

I had the pleasure of attending theclosing ceremonies of the MaineWing Encampment Once again,

Maine Winghad an out-standing En-campmentmade suc-cessful by theexcellent workof Col. CraigTreadwell andall who gaveof their time to

make this pos-

sible. MaineWing cannotthank everyoneenough for giv-ing of their timeand expertiseto make suchan enormous undertaking happen.These are the kinds of things that

make solidmemories forall who partakein the adven-

tures and helpto instill quali-ties in youngpeople thatbuild strongcharacter forthe benefit of

us all. I congratulate all the Cadetswho at-tended En-campment2004. Youdid an ex-cellent joband we areall proud ofyou.We againwere fortu-nate to be able to work with Col.Don Reynolds and his staff at theBangor Air Guard Base. We are

very luckyto havesuch facili-ties madeavailable toMaineWing by

Col. Reynolds. Here's to Encamp-ment 2004 and let's look to the fu-ture for another success in 2005.Thanks again.Mitch Sammons Col. CAPCommander - Maine Wing

All PhotosFurnished by

Maj. Jim Raymond


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dets.The USAF news was interesting.The First Air Force is noticeablypulling CAP into its operationalplanning. Along with that closerrelationship will come the in-creased expectations from USAFfor improved training, record-keeping, protection of USAF pro-vided assets, and the PR aspect ofthings like uniform wear, and con-dition of rolling stock. It was saidby the USAF briefer that some ma-

jor issue resolutions will take placein the next few months and will beannounced by the time of the Win-ter National Boards. It took the USalmost three years to recover and

go on the offensive after the attackon Pearl Harbor, and I guess it hastaken three years for it to do itagain after 9-11-2001, but I cansee programs jelling and strongrelationships developing towardthe goal of a strong Homeland Se-curity system. Thanks again for allthat you do. Maine Wing did shineat this conference, and I am look-ing forward to its continued bril-liance.


tragic. Many people in the aviationcircles of Maine know her and herhusband Tim, and had beenhelped by them through flight les-sons or maintenance or just bytheir kind words or advice when afloat plane may have dropped inon them for fuel and a visit. Shewas a talented lady who hadachieved much in her passion forflight. I can tell you that Tim andhis family are very grateful for thework Maine Wing did to find her asfast as was done. Many of youhelped in this search. Your hardwork was greatly appreciated bythe Warden Service and the StatePolice. They welcomed CAP into

the effort and did all they could toaccommodate our people. It wasan excellent showing of coopera-tion between the agencies. Myconversations with the Wardensand the State Police in Greenvillerevealed their satisfaction withour personnel and their gratitudefor our assistance. These were noteasy missions. As you know, theweather was terrible, the terrainwas very difficult, and the circum-stances were very tragic. All who

took part in the missions should becongratulated for their work. Youperformed in an outstanding man-ner. Thank you all very much.Mitch Sammons Col. CAPCommander - Maine Wing

Fulfilling my promise of lastyear to keep the members ad-

vised about the outcome of allmeetings, activities, etc, Iwanted you all to know the re-sults of the competition thispast July. Congratulations to allthe teams that participated.ALLthe TEAMSare WINNERS.

National Cadet CompetitionResults

Drill Team1st - Southeast Region2nd - Northeast Region

3rd - Middle East Region

Color Guard1st - Southeast Region

2nd - Southwest Region3rd - Pacific Region

Promise Kept

NHQ has posted a new approvedversion of CAP regulation 60-3

(CAP EMERGENCY SERVICESTRAINING AND OPERATIONALMISSIONS) dated 26-May-2004.The link is: http://level2.cap.gov/documents/u_082503073358.pdf(requires Adobe Reader). Thechanges are focused on Chapter 2around Operational Specialty Rat-ings (aka quals) and performancestandards. The changes are sig-nificant and while there are perkslike quals not expiring for 3 yearsrather than the current 2 years for

some specialties, a new CAPEmergency Services test (CAPT116) has also been posted. Beaware the current 60-3 and new60-3 require members to take thenew CAPT 116 test within 180days of it's issuance in order tomaintain currency. This meansthat even though you have com-pleted an earlier version of theonline exam you will need to com-plete the new exam as well. Thenew exam has been posted athttps://ntc.cap.af.mil/es/tests.htmlunder the ES grouping. The CAPT116 test is an open book question-naire and can be completed by ref-erencing the new 60-3.Addition-ally there are three new onlinetests for continuing education -CAPT117 for ES. There are threedifferent 10 question tests (Part I,

Part II and Part III) - one forground/UDF, one for IC/missionbase and one for aircrew & flightline. If you hold multiple qualifica-tions that cross the groups (likepilot and information officer) thenyou will need to complete two testsor even all three - it all depends onyour ES qualifications. They arelisted in the drop down exam menuon the ES test page at: https://ntc.cap.af.mil/es/tests.html . This is anopen book questionnaire based on

the text provided. Open 101T'sneed to be completed by the endof August at which time they willno longer be valid. New TASKBOOKS for ground teams, missionbase and aircrews have been cre-ated and there are new versions of


NEW ESTests Online


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NONPROFIT ORG.

U.S. POSTAGE

PAID

PORTLAND ME

PERMIT NO 203

HeadquartersCivil Air Pa trol, Ma ine Wing

PO Box 5006

Augusta, ME 04332-5006

Commanders Corner

I am pleased to say that I did returnfrom the hot and humid State of Flor-

ida, as planned. I thank Major ChrisHayden for his work in my stead whileI was away. It is truly a pleasure hav-ing the comfort of knowing solid, reli-able people are back home while I amaway. The residents of Punta Gorda,south of Tampa, are certainly in toughshape and the Florida Wing as well asother regionally local units of CAP areagain proving their value to the Stateof Florida. This year, not only did CAPextract its pound of flesh from the at-tendees, but also a pint of blood from87 of us for the Red Cross to use tosupplement its recovery efforts there.As you all have heard, Maine Wingdistinguished itself by receiving thefirst place award for its Safety Pro-gram submission...and a check for$5,000.00. I had confidence that ourSafety Program had the merit to bean award winner, but I was not sure ofthe prize level. I thank our Safety Offi-

cer, 1 Lt. Peter Goss for his effortsover the past months, and I thankour Vice Commander, Major Haydenfor pulling together the video for thesubmission. This award received

much attention from the attendeesand General Bowling was very ap-preciative of the package. I will con-firm that our new National Com-mander is Major General DwightWheless (who has said that one ofhis priorities for this coming year isto attend our Wing Conference inApril), and our new National ViceCommander is Brigadier GeneralTony Pineda. They should prove tobe a dynamic team and have dedi-cated their time to CAP by suspend-ing their professional careers in or-

der to devote their full time to theirnew offices. Amazing dedication ifyou ask me. Other significant newsis that CAP is increasing its pur-chase of the new Cessna 182 mod-els with glass cockpits from 20 to40! Wow...does this mean that wewill get one or two? No...we need todo better in the number of hours

flown category to be considered.What are we doing about gettingthose hours up to where we wouldbe considered for such equipment?Well, on the Wing side, we are do-

ing our darndest to get more mis-sions with MEMA, the Coast Guardand other agencies. They are com-ing around, but the gears of Home-land Security are still slow. On theindividual pilot-member side, weneed more initiative and proficiencyflying.As had been previously mentioned,Maine Wing also received the North-east Region Award for AerospaceEducation excellence. One of themajor factors in receiving this awardwere the activities of those squad-

rons that received the A/E Excel-lence awards from the Air Force As-sociation. I urge all squadrons topartake in that program. It is aneasy way to get $250 for yoursquadron and to give aerospace theattention it deserves from your ca-


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