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Birthplace of the Civil Air Patrol

And, we want yourcandid and timely feed-back about what isworking well as well assuggestions for whereand how we can im-prove. We have also

initiated this Wing Newsletter to keepyou better informed of important news,activities and events of interest aroundthe wing.

The relationship between eachof you and yourunit commander isone of the mostimportant and isthe foundation for aproductive andsatisfying member-ship experience.Set some time

aside to speak withyour commanderabout your inter-ests and aspira-tions in CAP. Askhim or her what his

or her goals and aspirations are for yourunit; then make a mutual commitment to

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By 2Lt. Mark Swanson

LUMBERTON, NJ New JerseyWing lays claim to being whereCAP began in the 1940s, but

cadets dont often meet former mem-bers from that period.

That is, until the weekend ofAugust 25-27, when cadets partcipatingin a NJWG aerospace weekend atSouth Jersey Regional Airport (KVAY)in Lumberton met Doug Milke. The for-mer cadet, a CAP member from 1942,

showed cadets a photo of himself in the1940s tan uniform with the well-knownthree-propeller emblem on his shoulder.

Milke related that in 1942, hewas 13 years old and a cadet in asquadron meeting at Dobbins HighSchool in Philadelphia, Pa. He was tooyoung to signup with the military, but hewanted to serve his country and joinedthe Civil Air Patrol.


Commanders Corner

Radio control aircraft pilot Doug Milke shows a

1942 photo of himself in the CAP tan uniform of

the period.

Commanders Corner 1

CAP 1942 Alumnus Still Flying 1

Final Salute 2

Wing Calendar 3

Finds 4

Corporate Learning Course 5

Group 224 Open House Help Request 5

Cadets Meet Congressman 5

SAREX At Lakewood Airport 6

Been In CAP Forever 6

Group 225 Golf Outing Fundraiser 6

Wreaths Across America 7

Schweiker Sq. Honors Commanders 8

Security & Safety is Everyones Respons 9

Completed CISM Course 9

Wing Department News 10

Congratulations, Cape May Cnty Sq. 12

NJ Wing Family 12

Completed CERT Train the Trainer 12

Inside this issue:

1 Nov 06Volume 1

Issue 2

Effective communications is thelifeblood of a successful organi-zation. As we continue to move

forward, how well we communicate witheach other and our community willlargely determine the extent to whichwe succeed or fail.

There are two aspects to com-munications, internal and external. Toimprove internal communications, weset goals for 2006 for every unit fromwing down to squadrons/flights. Thesegoals were set inJanuary and I spokeabout them again toall of you at our an-nual conference inMarch. Next monthwe will begin theprocess anew to putinto place our goals

for 2007. I and yourcommanders areworking together toprovide rapid andeffective communi-cations up and downthe chain of command so that everymember has the guidance and re-sources he or she needs to succeed.

Become a Master Communicator

CAP 1942 Alumnus Still Flying


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Chaplain, Maj William L Humphrey Major Mary Ellen Sammons

ship Emergency Management, and theDorothy Volunteer Fire Company.

Civil Air Patrol also became amajor part of his retirement. Bill joinedCAP in July 2003, as Chaplain of theCumberland Composite Squadronmeeting at Millville Airport. He was ap-pointed as New Jersey Wing Chaplainin 2005, and served both the NortheastRegion Chaplain Staff College and asChaplain for 3 years at NER Staff Col-lege. He earned the Chuck YeagerAerospace Award, and qualified as aMission Chaplain and CISM counselor.

Bill had many wide ranginginterests. He was an avid circus traincollector, belonging to the Circus ModelBuilders Club. He enjoyed radio-

controlled airplanes,sailing, golfing, andhe was a photogra-pher having had 2showings of his workat Wachovia Bank inMays Landing. Healso taught ClownMinistry throughouthis career. He was

also a member of theLions Club, Rotary,and Free Masons.

Chaplain BillHumphrey was 73years old when hepassed away quietlyon Sept. 2, 2006 at

Shore Memorial Hospital, surroundedby his loving family. The Humphreyshave 3 children, 7 grandchildren and 2great grand children. A Memorial ser-vice was held on Monday, September25, 2006 at the Central Methodist

Church in Linwood, NJ. A number ofsenior and cadet members of CAP at-tended the very moving service, with aCadet Honor Guard performing theposting of the colors and a flag cere-mony. A cadet shared her heartfelt lossof Chaplain Humphrey, who she de-scribed as like a grandfather to me.We will all miss Chaplain Bill. His life ofservice remains a great example to allwho had the privilege to know him.

by Chaplain, Lt Col, Wayne G. Fox, CAP

Chaplain Bill Humphrey was agood friend to many in CAP andthe community. He was always

true to his faith in God through his warmand caring way of making others feelbetter just by being with him. Diagnosedwith cancer, he was happy and positiveabout continuing in his work, despite theeffects of chemotherapy treatment. Justthe Sunday before his passing, Chap-lain Bill gave two worship services as aUnited Methodist Minister and per-formed a wedding ceremony. He and

his beloved wife Gladys happily dancedthe night away at the reception dinner.

Chaplain Bill celebrated a lifelived in the service of others. Bill wasborn March 13, 1933, inNewark, NJ, the son ofPercy and Blanch Hum-phrey. He graduatedfrom Westside HighSchool in 1953, andserved in the U.S. Armyduring the Korean con-flict as a helicopter me-chanic.

It is not surpris-ing that Bill then de-cided to enter the minis-try. He told me that hewanted to heal thetragedy by building amore positive worldthrough service to oth-ers. He graduatedfrom Stockton State College and NewBrunswick Theological Seminary. Dur-ing his ministry, Bill served fivechurches in New Jersey, two churchesin New Hampshire and 5 churches in

Maryland. Bill was responsible for allvideo graphing of United Methodist An-nual Conference sessions utilizing hisprior professional experience. Bill wasalso Chaplain for 17 years with variousPolice and Sheriffs departments in thecommunities of the churches he served.

After more than 30 years ofservice, Bill and Gladys retired in 2001returning to NJ, and settling in MaysLanding. Bill became active as DeputyCo-Coordinator for Weymouth Town-

By SM Carla Laird

Major Mary Ellen Sammons,our Commander for 8 years,sadly passed away 21 August

2006. Under her command, Cape MayCounty Composite Squadron wasnamed NJWG Squadron of Merit for2001. She was also Commander of theYear 2004.

Her greatest joy was the CadetProgram. She worked tirelessly to havethe Cadets succeed in CAP and in theirpersonal lives. Through her leadership,she inspired her staff to such an extent

that all assigned missions were per-formed in an exemplary manner and allstaff members work together as a team.

She had high professionalstandards, completing Level III in theProfessional Development Program andattained Master ratings in Administra-tion and Cadet Programs, in addition toher other achievements.

Despite serious medical prob-lems and surviving two liver transplants,she devoted countless hours as a vol-unteer. In addition to her 9 years ofservice with CAP, she was co-founderand ten year member of Cape AtlanticTransplant Support Group.

Survived by her loving husbandJohn and 2 children, she touched thelives of many, and will be greatlymissed.

Final Salute

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1st Lt Wayne Avellino and manned byCapt Kevin Barstow, Cadet ColemanCalhoun, and Cadet Taylor Hienkel.

Their training and persistence resultedin the find. Well done team!

Atlantic Highlands Marina

Another successful mission by NJCAP The Members of the Bay-Shore Squadron responed to

the mission with their UDF team.Team members were Ulric

Gordon-Lewis, C Gomes, M. Gomes, E.Pagan, T, Higginson, T. Stevens.

E-pirb was found on a boatdocked at the Atlantic Highlands Ma-rina.

Finding a e-pirb takes a lot oftime working through all those boats.Job well done.

E-perb, Dumpster

Congratulations to the followingNJ Wing team members fortheir part in the successful com-

pletion of another AFRCC assignedmission.

Ground Team: Capt MikeCarter, C/SMSGT Marc Auvil, Lt ColMichael Sperry, Major Travis Pope

2LT Charles HardyAir Crew: Capt. Bill Ward,

Capt. Andre FerlandIncident Commander Trainer:

Lt Col Marianne FerlandThe AFRCC called at noon

yesterday and the EPIRB was found ina metal dumpster at 2015 in the eve-ning. The signal was heard on both the243 mhz and 121.5 mhz frequenciesmaking it especially challenging to trackdown.

Kudos to the team for theirdedication, outstanding critical thinking

skills & extraordinary teamwork! A spe-cial thank you to Lt Col Marianne Fer-land for sharing her knowledge & ex-perience.

Solberg AirportCongratulations on a successful ELTMission go to: SM Ben Madavoy, Cap'tKen Korwin, Lt. Wasim Baig 1Lt UlricGordon-Lewis, Cadets Brian De-


bers of the team were Lt Col MikeSperry, Capt Mike Carter, and LtCharles Harding. Thank you for a job

well done.Crosskeys Airport

Aground team consisting ofLtCol Dennis Walton, SchweikerSquadron, Lt Joe Imbesi,

Schweiker Squadron, and Lt Al Jeffer-son silences an ELT at Crosskeys Air-port in less than two hours after thealerting call from the AFRCC. The callfrom the AFRCC came on Sundaynight, 23 July 24, 2006 at 2318 localand the ELT was silenced at 0051 local.Congratulations on a well done job.

Perth Amboy Marina

Congratulations for a job welldone go to Bayshore Compos-ite Squadrons UDF Team Lead

by Cadet Brian Dobrowski. He and hisTeam; 1st Lt Ulric Gordon-Lewis, SMNicholas Vernon, Cadet Eric Pagan,and Cadet Trevor Stevens successfullylocated and silenced a transmittingEPIRB on a boat at ten minutes after1:00 am this morning. The team was inthe field for 3.5 hours and traveled 78miles in their quest.

Inbound thunderstorms pre-vented the launch of an aircrew. TheUDF Team skillfully followed the signalwithout the aid of air support. They nar-rowed their search to a marina about amile east-northeast of Perth Amboy.With an escort from marina security, theteam located the EPIRB on a boat, andquickly silenced the unit. Apparently theEPIRB had been moved during routinemaintenance on the boat and activatedearlier in the day.

Nice work team!

North Wildwood,Fishing Boat

Congratulations to Cape MayComposite Squadrons groundteam located and silenced an

errant EPIRB on a fishing boat in thearea North Wildwood at 22:28 on Satur-day, 12 August. The team was lead by

Linden

C

ongratulations to those whopar t ic ipated in Miss ion

06M1515. On Sunday 13 Au-gust, Majors Bob Jennings and SteveTracy, Capt. Mike Pagan, Lt UlricGordon-Lewis, SM Mike Barbato, ca-dets Brian Debrowski, Paul Jennings,Matthew Gomes and Nick Jennings allparticipated in locating an ELT on ahelicopter in a hangar at Linden airport.Lt Wasim Baig, who was flying orienta-tion flights that day, verified the activesignal.

Somerset Airport

ADelVal Composite Squadronteam consisting of Lt Bingertand Lt Pittenger successfully

located the offending ELT at SomersetAirport (SMQ) at 15:30 hours on Thurs-day 14 Sept 2006.

The team seems to specializein searches in inclement weather.

Cape May, Sunken Vessel

Late last night a Ground Teamfrom Cape May Squadron wastasked to track down an emer-

gency signal on frequency 121.5. Theyskillfully tracked the signal to an EPIRB(boat ELT) that was on the vessel"Shoreline." The Shoreline had sunkhours earlier when tropical depressionErnesto came through the area. No onewas hurt during the sinking. The GroundTeam was expertly led by Capt KevinBarstow, and was staffed with MajorRichard Simon, 2Lt Tony Simon, andCadet CMSgt Justin Laird. Kudos to theteam!

Somerset

On the Night of Aug 30th theground unit from McGuireSquadron took on an ELT mis-

sion which lead them to Somerset NJ.An ELT was found in a home of a pilot.The team continued the search asAFRCC was indicating a miss pass two.The team did some investigative workto locate the home owners and broughtthe mission to a successful end. Mem-


FINDS


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by 2Lt. Mark Swanson

Over a dozen New Jersey Wingofficers completed the Corpo-rate Learning Course over two

days at Wing HQ on Oct. 14-15. Spe-cialists from many areas, including op-

erations, emergency services and pub-lic affairs, shared their expertise withthe course participants. Above, NJWG

legal officer Lt. Col. William Hart, talkswith course participants about the finerpoints of the law and the Civil Air Patrol.

browsky, Eric Pagan and Trevor Ste-vens

USAF AFRCC alerted IC Cap'tMike Pagan at 6:15 AM to an ELTsounding in the vicinity of solberg air-port. SM Madavoy and, later, Cap'tKorwin and Lt Baig as aircrew were

dispatched.No signal was heard on theground or in the air, however the air-crew kept working and located the sig-nal about 35 miles to the East at a ma-

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Corporate Learning Course

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be prepared to talk to visitors that wouldbe directed to your squadron.

Additionally we need assis-tance in placing posters at local airports

and schools to notify the public of ouropen house. Capt. Goldberg has pro-vided a Press Release for all newspa-pers in New Jersey.

In addition there is alarge "Arts and Crafts" showbeing held at the Armory onthe same day as our openhouse. We feel this will add toour visitation. Video presenta-tions will run every hour on thehour AND refreshments will beservied.As you can see a great deal of

effort is being expended for your squad-ron recruiting benefit. WE NEED YOURHELP. DO NOT LET US DOWN.

By Maj Ron WileyCommander Group 224

We are hosting an OPENHOUSE on Saturday, Novem-ber 18, 2006 at the Freehold

Armory. The purpose of the OpenHouse is to recruit new senior and ca-det members for the squadrons inGroup 224.

The time is 1200 -1700 hours on Saturday.We need squadron coopera-tion. Capt. Marvin Goldbert,Group 224 PAO and I havesent emails to you as squad-ron commanders asking forparticipation.

This is a stronger request for

assistance. I need at least one seniorand one cadet present at the openhouse to represent your squadron and

rina on Raritan Bay just south of StatenIsland, NY.

A second ground team fromBayshore Composite Squadron formedand launched around 11 Am and hadthe source of the signal (located in avessel under repair) located and si-lenced prior to 1 PM.

My thanks and congratulations

to all the team for demonstrating the"One wing" philosophy of working to-gether to conclude a mission.

Academy in Caldwell, NJ.Cadet / 1st Lt Stephen Ro-

gacki, recently received the Administra-tive Award at a meeting of the LoneEagle Composite Squadron of the CivilAir Patrol (CAP), NJ Wing. This awardis earned after successful completion ofthe first ten achievements of the cadetprogram. The achievements consist ofassing leadership, aerospace, andmoral leadership requirements. He is inthe 10th grade at Seton Hall Prep, WestOrange, NJ.

Cadet/Airman Clayton Rotarvisited Congressman FrelinghuysensCongressional Office this summer inWashington, DC. He is in the 8th gradeat Mendham Township Middle School,

The above Civil Air Patrol Cadets metCongressman Rodney Frelinghuysenat a recent meeting of the Shooting StarChapter of the Air Force Associationwhere Congressman Frelinghuysengave a talk on national defense issuesincluding Congressional support for theUS Air Force and other armed services.

Cadet / Chief MSgt Stasia M.Rogacki shown above was the recipientof the Sprit Award in July at the HonorGuard Academy, held at the McDanielCollege, Westminster, MD. The SpiritAward is given to the Cadet with thebest attitude, preparation, and outlookduring the two week academy course.She is a freshman at Mount St. Dominic

Shown in the above picture are from left to right:Cadet/Chief MSgt Stasia M. Rogacki, Cadet/1stLt Stephen Rogacki, Congressman RodneyFrelinghuysen, and Cadet/Airman Clayton Ro-tar, of the Lone Eagle Squadron, NJ Wing, CivilAir Patrol

CAP Cadets Meet Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen

Group 224 News: Open House, Request For Help

One Wing,

One Team,

One Standard

of Excellence


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by Captain Marvin A. Goldberg,

Group 224 Public Affairs Officer

Despite very inclement weather,25 senior and cadet membersfrom 10 NJWG units conducted

a ground search and rescue missiontraining exercise (SAREX) at LakewoodAirport, starting 8 am, Saturday, June22nd.

Although an airborne exercisewas scheduled, weather did not cooper-ate. Flying was strictly IFR. So air op-erations were cancelled.

Mission Commander was Lt.

Col. Richard Olszewski, NJWG Emer-gency Services Operations TrainingOfficer for New Jersey Wing. Groundsearch operations were directed by Ma-

jor Steve Tracy of Jackson, NJ, NJWGAssistant Director of Emergency Ser-vices. Ground Base Director was Cap-tain Mike Pagan of Oceanport, NJWGDirector of Emergency Services. Lt.Franklin Shinn of Brick Township, Com-mander, Pineland Composite Squadronbased at Lakewood Airport, acted asMission Safety Officer and host unitcommander.

Two missions were slated: thefirst a lost person search and rescueand the second a downed aircraft ELTsearch at YMCA Camp Zehnder in WallTownship. Both ground missions werecompleted successfully despite heavylocal thunderstorms and incessantdrenching downpours. Capt. HelenClemente of Group 224 led one of theground teams.

In addition, ground-base-to-ground-team communications profi-ciency was successfully tested every

half hour and mission management ex-ercises performed. Weather wastracked via national weather service(NOAA radar and satellite observa-tions). At one point, a violent thunderstorm cell (dark red on screen) coveredthe entire mission area.

Sixteen golfers joined leaders ofGroup 225 on the links on Oct.21 at Blue Heron Pines Golf

Club in Galloway Twp., Atlantic County.

The golf outing was a fund-raiser for the five squadrons of Group225. Group Cmdr Lt. Col. Israel Thomp-son said he was pleased with the day,

which included dinner and prizes for anumber of corporate sponsors, and heis looking forward to making an annualevent of the outing. Lt. Paul Bolognone,Air Victory Squadron commander, Lt.Barbara Carlson and C/A1C MatthewCarlson all joined in for a day of golf.

S/M Lisa Hoffman

Anniversary Committee Member

Have you been in CAP for aslong as you can remember? Ifso we want to hear from you!

In December we will be approachingour 65 anniversary and we want to takea look back at the people who made uswho we are today.

The CAC is organizing an anni-versary celebration titled, FlyingThrough the Years, but they need yourhelp. We are looking for veteran mem-bers to speak about how CAP haschanged through the years as well as

old uniforms and pictures to put on dis-play.

If you are interested in helpingtell the CAP story, contact committeehead C/SMSgt Lori Hoffman at [email protected]. We look forwardto hearing from you!

Group 225

Golf Outing Fundraiser

in the U.S. Marines during World War II.

He fought on Okinawa and other spotsin the Pacific Theater.Today, Milke is active with the NJ PineBarons remote control aircraft club,which flies at a small grass airstripacross the road from South Jersey Re-gional Airport. He resides in EdgewaterPark, NJ.cutline: Radio control aircraft pilot DougMilke shows a 1942 photo of himself inthe CAP tan uniform of the period.

We had a lot of young guys, most ofthem too young to join up or be draftedin 1942, he said.The Dobbins High squadron flew out ofWings Field near Quakertown, Pa.,added Milke. They had Aeroncas andPiper Cubs.Milke stressed that CAP taught him agreat deal about the military and aero-nautics that helped prepare him for duty

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SAREX ATLAKEWOOD

AIRPORT


Been In CAPForever

One Wing, One Team,

One Standard of Excellence


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Civil Air Patrol Members:

2006 will mark the 15th anniversary of holiday wreaths being sent from the State of Maine to Arlington NationalCemetery. Each year the folks at Worcester Wreath Company, along with many volunteers, make and decorate thewreaths that will adorn the headstones of over 5000 grave markers of our Nations fallen heroes. If you have everseen the photos of row after row of bleached white stones, with evergreen wreaths and red bows it is a stirring im-

age to commemorate those who made the ultimate sacrifice for this great country.

Spurred by a tremendous outpouring of support and to celebrate the 15 years of giving, Worcester Wreath and theCivil Air Patrol would like to expand the reaches of the wreath laying program by the placing of six memorial wreathsat each of the over 270 State and National Cemeteries, and Monuments across the country.

If you and your members are interested in participating in this ceremony for your State or local community, pleasecontact Program Directors Maj. Wayne Merritt or Maj. Dennis Murray as soon as possible so arrangements canbe made to have the memorial wreaths to you before the cut-off date.

1) The Wreath-laying at Arlington National Cemetery and across the Nation will take place in synchronization atnoon (EST) on Thursday, December 14th, 2006.

2) Each participating unit will receive a Wreaths Across America Ceremony Guide, and six memorial wreaths foreach designated location.

3) Please make sure you include your up-to-date email and telephone contact information so we can begin prepa-rations for all participating units. Experience shows us this is a great project to have cadets involved in as well as offi-cers.

Maj Wayne Merritt Maj Dennis Murray

(207) 483-2039 (Project HQ) (207) 483-2039 (Project HQ)

(207) 598-7527 (cell) (207) 214-9844 (cell)

wmerritt@mewg .cap.gov [email protected]

Wreaths Across America

Re: CAP participation in Wreaths Across Amer ica

Please help us expand the recognition of those who have served ourcountry, both past and present, as well as their families who de-serve oursupport. Without the sacrifices of our veterans, there would be no oppor-tunity to enjoy the freedoms available today in this great country.

Sincerely,

Co-Directors of Wreaths Across America

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By 2Lt. Mark SwansonJack Schweiker Composite Sq

J

ack Schweiker Composite

Squadron hasnt had a new com-mander in a long time, so whenword came that change was coming,squadron members planned to mark theoccasion with proper ceremonies,speeches and honors.

On Sept. 18, Lt. Col. DennisWalton handed over command of thesquadron to Maj. Robert Eboch. Waltonhas been appointed deputy commanderand operations officer for Group 225and gave up his squadron command.

Lt. Col. Walton has beensquadron commander for 13 years. For

his years of outstanding service at thesquadron level, New Jersey Wing gaveWalton the Meritorious Service Award,presented by wing commander Col.Robert McCabe and vice commander LtCol. Robert Jennings, both formerSchweiker members.

Schweiker Sq. Honors Commanders with Ceremony

past 39 years at Collingswood MiddleSchool, Collingswood.

Presenting an award for Maj.

Eboch was Camden County freeholderJoseph Ripa father of television starKelly Ripa -- on behalf of the freeholderboard, honoring his service to CAP.

Speaking to those attendingwere NJWG commander Col. RobertMcCabe, Maj. Fred Karl from the U.S.Air Force State Directors Office and Lt.Col. Ted Schober, a former Schweikermember and current chief of staff forDelaware Wing. The squadron was alsohonored to have administrators from theCollingswood School District in atten-dance in support of Maj. Eboch.

Maj. Eboch was interviewed byhis local weekly newspaper, News-Weekly, and the change of commandceremony was covered by Action Newson WPVI-TV, Channel 6 in Philadelphia.A story and photos from the ceremoniesadditionally ran in the another areaweekly newspaper, The Retrospect.

In his years with Schweiker,Walton has accumulated quite a record:two commanders commendations;

been named New Jersey Wing andNortheast Region Senior of the Year;and received CAPs F. Ward RileyLeadership Award, the Grover LoeningAward and the Paul Garber Award. Dur-ing his command tenure, SchweikerSquadron also produced two Cadets ofthe Year one national and one state two state wing commanders, five groupcommanders, one region vice com-mander and one wing vice commander.

Maj. Eboch has been a mem-ber since 2002. He is the squadronstesting officer and communications offi-

cer. Maj. Eboch has frequently per-formed communications/radio work forCAPs New Jersey Wing. He has beenmarried 25 years and has three chil-dren. One is a college senior, one is aMarine and one is a high school junior.He is a Moorestown, Burlington County,resident and a science teacher for the


Lt. Col. Dennis Walton and Maj. Robert

Eboch celebrate the change of command

with a special cake for the occasion,

featuring the CAP and

Schweiker Squadron emblems.

Marking his outstanding leadership of

Schweiker Composite Squadron, NJWG

Commander Col. Robert McCabe presented

the former commander, Lt. Col. Dennis

Walton, with the CAP Meritorious Service

Award.

Camden County Freeholder Joseph Ripa pre-

sents the new Schweiker commander, Maj.

Robert Eboch, with a proclamation from the

county

naming Sept. 18 as Civil Air Patrol Day in the

new commanders honor.

Maj. Robert Eboch, the new

Schweiker Composite Squadron

commander, gives his remarks

following a change of command

ceremony.


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On August 26, 27 a Critical Incidentstress Management class was held inTrenton.

Civil Air Patrol Critical Incident

Stress Management (CISM) Teamshave been called out for servicethroughout the United States. In a natu-ral or manmade disaster, rescue effortor under national security conditions,whether in the home, wing, region orthe nation. CISM teams are poised tobe called into action to aid their fellowmembers.

Thirteen members of the Wingcompleted the course completed the 14hour course. The instructor for thecourse was Lt Col Van Don Williams theNER region CISM Director, assisted byNJ wing Coordinator Capt. Katja Abeggand Dr Joan Coughlin CISM NationalClinical Director.

Graduates of the class areLieutenant Colonels Joe Abegg, Connieand John OGrady and Richard Ol-szewski, Major Al Demunno, CaptainsRichard Watson, Helen Clemente, Des-mond ONeill, and Lieutenants JohnPaul, Pete Mitchell, Robert Lippman,and Paul Bolognone

These members are ready toserve and to continue training in CISM

Editors Note: This item was sent out as a CAP

e-mail. I feel it is worthwhile reiterating its con-tents not only to prevent CAP from getting abad reputation but to point out that in this Post9/11 time we all have a responsibility to providefor our security. Security and Safety Awarenessis a responsibility we must all participate in.Lt Barry May

NJ Wing Newsletter Editor

This passed Monday, I received acall from Wolcott Blair, managerof Ronson Aviation at the Tren-

ton Airport. At the SAREX last week-end, someone had propped open thegate. One of the Ronson employeesasked to please close the gate and not

to leave it propped open. Later the gatewas propped open again.

I would like to make sure thateveryone is aware that we can not propopen the gate for any reason. The needto have all airports as secure as possi-ble has become a major effort in home-land security. If we have an eventwhere people need to get through thegate, we have to ensure that there is aplan to man the gate or to be escortedby someone with the authority to openthe gate. My understanding is that Ron-

Securi ty And Safety

Is Everyones Responsib ili ty

Completed CISM Course

son has informed their employees that if

they see anyone cause a breech of se-curity, including propping open a gate,they want the authorities called in. Theairport access locations are being moni-tored by video. If you are caught prop-ping open the gate, you will be ar-

rested!The last thing we want to have

happen is for anyone in the Civil AirPatrol to be involved with a breech ofsecurity that gets publicized. A publi-cized incident like this could be detri-mental to all of our efforts for acquiring

budgets for our involvement in home-land security missions not to mentionthe embarrassment to our organization.While this was an incident at the Tren-ton airport, I am sure that we need toensure the same at all airports.Your cooperation with this is imperativeto maintain the high integrity reputationof the Civil Air Patrol.Thanks in advance for everyones coop-eration,Capt. Kenneth A. KorwinCommander Twin Pine Squadron

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Shuttle Launch As Seen From

The International Space Station


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We have a need for empty"Folger" plastic coffee cans,39 oz size.If anyone uses this

product and has no further use for it toplease bring them to Wing Headquar-ters. Thank you.

Administration

Cadet Programs

T

he New Jersey Wing will beholding the next meeting of the

Competition Team. This will bea weekend training session.

Who: Color Guard Cadets ANDDrill Team Cadets

When: Saturday - Sunday, 11-12 November 2006 at 1000 hrs

(Will last until 1600 hrs Sunday, haveyour rides show up by 1530 hrs)

Where: Wing HQ, McGuireAFB (Mapquest Neely road on McGuireAFB)

What: Senior subject matterexperts will work with the cadets to pro-vide all the instruction necessary to helpbuild a team to win at the Region com-petition. All that is required by the ca-dets is that you bring your will to be thebest that you can be.

Uniform: BDU uniform withLower Quarter Shoes

Parents are welcome to comeand help be a part of the team.

Any senior member interestedin helping with the team should alsocome during this meeting. There is a lotto be done and help is needed in ALLareas.

We will be bunking in Wing HQand the McGuire Composite Squadron.Please bring appropriate overnight attireand PT gear in addition to your uniform.Also, make sure you have showergear and toiletries.

Everyone should bring $15 for

meals in the dining hall. Yes, this timeat Halverson! If you have any questions,please feel free to contact me: ProjectDirector: Michael Sperry, Lt. Col., CAPEmail: [email protected]: (609) 929-7562Address: 217 Orchard Ave., Burlington,NJ 08016

N

J Wing will be selecting a Cadetof the Year (COY) for Phase 1,2, 3 , and 4. All squadrons are

encouraged to make nominations ofdeserving cadets, each squadron cannominate one Cadet of the Year in eachphase.

Squadron Commander andCadet Programs Leaders in the unitsshould start considering who their COYnominations will be and start preparingthe nomination packages. There arevery specific requirements for the COYnomination packages and you cannotwait until the last minute to start getting

ready. The application requirements arethe same for all phases.

Cadets should be nominated inthe phase they were in for the majorityof the calendar year, which is from 1January 2006 to 31 December 2006.The COY Review Boards for all phaseswill be 13 January 2007. See CAPR39-3, page 9 and the CAPF 58 for basicinformation to get started.

Additional information aboutspecific nomination requirements andprocedures for the Review Boards will

be published in the upcoming weeks.Please share this info with your squad-ron and put in the necessary time tomake your packages stand out, it will benoticed very quickly by the review boardwho took the time to put a quality effortinto their nominations.

Do not hesitate to contact me ifyou have any questions. Thank YouTravis D. Pope, Lt Col,CAP Director of Cadet [email protected] 609-723-9495

mendation, etc.... Do not wait to startmotivating your eligible candidates tostart getting all the required items. Govisit the website and look at all thescholarship opportunities available.Please get the information out to yoursquadrons and encourage your eligibleCAP members to apply. Let me know ifyou have any questions, and I will behappy to help anyonethrough the proc-ess.Travis Pope, Lt Col,

The CAP Scholarship Opportuni-

ties are available. These aregreat avenues for cadets in col-

lege or getting ready to start college toget some funding for their education.Some scholarships are also open toofficers (senior members). Often theCAP scholarships offered every year donot award all money they have availabledue to not enough people apply.

The best place to get informa-tion about all the CAP scholarshipsavailable is the National Website at:www.cap.gov/scholarships There you

will find all the info you need and someadditional links to other scholarship pro-grams. The website lists all the eligibilitycriteria, application requirements, anddeadlines. The directions must be fol-lowed exactly, both National and theWing Commander will reject applica-tions not completed correctly.

All applications must be signed by thewing commander before they are sentto National Headquarters. Late and in-complete applications will not be con-sidered.

The applications do to taketime to prepare and require several ad-ditional items such as school tran-scripts, test scores, letters of recom-

Aerospace Education

2007 Academic Scholarships

Request From Lt Col Troyano

Cadet of the Year Nominations

Cadet of the Year Nominations

Chaplain

New Jersey Wing Department News


IMPORTANT NOTE:NJ Wing deadline to apply is

1 January 2007


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Three members of the New JerseyWing completed Train the Trainer pro-gram for Community Emergency Re-sponse Team (CERT). The 16 hourcourse was completed by LieutenantColonels Marianne Ferland and RichardOlszewski, and Capt. Katja Abegg.Who received their certificates to beinstructors in the CERT program.

By Maj Bill Strupczewski

Just wanted to pass on the newsthat Vince Girolami has recentlybeen promoted to staff sergeant

in the United States Air Force. Vince isa former member of the Jack SchweikerComposite Squadron and served formany years as on the staff of the NJWing GSAR School. Currently, Vince isstationed at Nellis AFB as a ReadinessSpecialist. Please join me in congratu-lating him on this great achievement!

By Lt Col Anna Scheidly, DA NJW

Kudos to Cape May CountyComposite Squadron for assur-ing a new Personnel Authoriza-

tion for staff, new Personnel Authoriza-tion for committees & boards, and new2A for staff positions (Finance, Safety,Logistics &/or Communications) weresubmitted immediately after the recentchanges within the unit structure.

One of the best tools at ourdisposal is communication. We need tobe informed, current and aware. The

only way to fill that need is to receivecommunication, process it, then retainthe pertinent information. Lets all en-deavor to keep the communication openand current.

Please join me in congratulatingMaj. Jack Soldano on acceptingthe position of Commander,

Group 221. For many years, Jack hasbeen a dynamic and successful com-mander of the Walter M. Schirra Com-posite Squadron (NJ-090) in Ramsey,NJ and he now brings his considerableleadership skills and experience to thegroup level. Please give him your fullsupport and cooperation as together wecontinue to strive toward one standardof excellence.

I would like to thank Maj Tom

Donahue for his service and look for-ward to having his continued supportand advice.Col. Robert McCabeCommander New Jersey Wing

Completed CERT Train the Trainer

NJ Wing FamilyCape May County Sq.Congratulations

The early supporters of the fledgling organization included New York Mayor (and National Civil Defense Chief)

Fiorello LaGuardia, New Jersey Governor Charles Edison, Lt. Gen. Henry H. Arnold, the Civil AeronauticAuthority's Robert Hinckley, Florida Defense Force's "Ike" Vermilya, publisher Tomas H. Beck, Kenneth Littauer,

newspaper owner Guy P. Gannett, World War I ace Reed Landis, and Maj. Gen. John F. Curry.

Newsletter Editor

Lt. Barry May

1358 Hooper Ave.

Toms River NJ 08753

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Fax: [email protected]

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One Wing, One Team,

One Standard of Excellence

New Jersey Wing - Nov 2006

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