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    August

    2001
    Official Publication of the California Wing Civil Air Patrol P. O. Box 7688 Van Nuys, CA 91409
    Achievement ...
    Thunderbirds ! !
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    Eagle Call is an authorized
    publication, published in the
    interest of the members of
    the California Wing of the
    Civil Air Patrol. It is pub-
    lished by a private firm in no
    way connected with the De-
    partment of the Air Force or
    the Civil Air Patrol Corpora-
    tion. The appearance of ad-
    vertisements in this pubJjca-
    tion, including supplements
    and inserts, does not consti-
    tute an endorsement by the
    Civil Air Patrol Corporation
    or the Department of the Air
    Force of the products and
    services advertised.
    Materials for publication
    should be mailed to:
    California Wing
    Civil Air Patrol
    Eagle Call
    p. O. Box 341
    Sunland, CA 91041
    Colonel Larry Myrick,
    Wing Commander
    Lt Brian Stover,
    Editor
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    space,
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    Thunderbird Hangar
    Achievement . ..
    THUNDERBIRDS
    1st Lt Brian Stover
    One of the ultimate achievements in the Air Force is to garner a
    position with the Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, other-
    wise known as the Thunderbirds.
    I recently had the opportunity
    to spend some time with the
    squadron at their home at Nellis
    Air Force Base outside Las Vegas,
    Nevada. There I spoke with the pi-
    lots and support team about what
    it takes to make it to the
    Thunderbirds. One per on I spoke
    to, Ssgt Brad Bowen, is a former
    CAP cadet.
    SSgt Bowen, 25, is from
    Bowie, Maryland. Brad joined
    CAP when he was 13 and was a
    member of the Bowie Bel Air
    Composite Squadron from 1989
    to 1994, During his time in CAP,
    he progressed through the cadet
    ranks rising to the grade of
    C/Captain. He earned the Mitch-
    Continued on page 3 ...
    SSgt Brad Bowen
    1
    2
    We are proud to support the
    "Civil Air Patrol"
    for their lifesaving efforts!
    NDRTHRDP GRUMMAN

    We are proud to support the lifesaving
    efforts of the men and women of the
    California Civil Air Patrol
    Keep Up The Good Work!
    UNOCAL8
    SSgt Brad Bowen
    ACHIEVEMENT
    Continued . ..
    ell and Earhart Awards which
    would later come into play in hi s
    Arr Force career.
    Sergeant Bowen' CAP ac-
    ti vi ties included the drill team
    where he competed at the Wing
    level and made it to 7th place in
    the National Drill Competition in
    1991. Brad attended encampment
    at McGuire AFB (NJ) in 1990. He
    said hi s squadron was flightline
    oriented and it was there he
    learned to work with aircraft and
    their crews. Brad's interest in the
    CAP was supported by hi s family.
    His grandfather was in the CAP in
    its infancy.
    Award in the CAP.
    Sergeant Bowen's f irst as-
    signment in the Arr Force was as a
    flying crew chief on KC-I0s. He
    applied for the Thunderbirds but
    was turned down because he had
    the wrong airframe experience
    (fighters vs. transport). So Brad
    swi tched to the F-15E and spent
    two years at Mountain Home,
    Idaho building up knowledge of
    fighter planes. The persistence he
    learned in CAP paid off and after
    applying a second time to the
    Thunderbirds he was accepted
    and joined the team in March of
    2000. SSgt Bowen said persis-
    tence is the key. It depends on
    "How bad you want it." He said
    the Senior Members of his squad-
    ron were very good at setting
    standards for the cadets.
    SSgt Bowen is currently a
    crew chief for jet #7, piloted by
    the Operations Officer, Major
    Glen Lawson. He has now been in
    the Air Force for seven years.
    Brad currently lives in Las Vegas
    with his wife Laura.
    The jet that SSgt Bowen is
    crew chief for is piloted by Major
    Glen Lawson, call sign "Lunar"
    of St. Simons Island, Georgia.
    Maj Lawson is the Operations Of-
    ficer for the Thunderbirds. He is
    also the safety observer and
    evaluator for the team and flies
    orientation flights for the media
    and celebrities.
    Major Lawson entered the Arr
    Force as a 2nd Lt in 1987 through
    the ROTC program at the Univer-
    sity of Florida at Gainesville. He
    received hi s pilot training at
    Sheppard AFB, Texas and F-16
    flight training at Luke AFB, Ari-
    zona. Major Lawson has had a va-
    riety of assignments including a
    tour during Desert Storm in which
    Continued on page 5 ...
    After high sc hool , Brad
    joined the Air Force. He said the
    CAP had contributed to hi s deci-
    sion to join the Air Force. During
    Basic Training, he said drill "was
    a piece of cake" since he learned
    to drill in the CAP. Brad credits
    CAP with assisting him in train-
    ing since the CAP increased re-
    sponsibility at a younger age.
    Brad also credited the values and
    moral s of the CAP to hi s success
    in the Air Force. After Basic
    Training he was immediately pro-
    moted to Arrman First Class (E-3)
    due to having earned the Mitchell Capt Jeff Wood (left) and author.
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    ACHIEVEMENT
    Continued . ..
    he flew forty combat missions. While at Homestead
    AFB Florida, he flew F-16s as a Demo pilot at
    airshows for the 9th Air Force. After Homestead was
    closed following damage from a hurricane, he be-
    came a T-37 in structor pilot before joining .the
    Thunderbirds this year. Major Lawson is from a mili-
    tary family and spent time as a child at Wright-
    Pattterson AFB, Ohio as a child.
    Major Lawson offered advice for both cadets and
    seniors during my visit. He said cadets need to have a
    goal. And if that goal is aviation, he urged cadets to
    come to airshows and get to know flying. To make it
    to flight training in the Air Force he urged cadets to
    "keep their nose clean" and do reasonably well in
    school. He stressed that technical classes are impor-
    tant but you should also take the classes you do well
    in. The Major also urged cadets not to forget about
    the importance of participating and doing well in
    sports. He added that the cadets are an enormous help
    during the airshows.
    Not to be forgotten, "Lunar" prai sed the senior
    members as pilots. Although our mission (SAR) is
    not the most glorious, it is appreciated. He also urged
    the senior members to keep inspiring the cadets.
    Captain Richard Boutwell , caU sign "Chase", is
    the pilot of the #4 jet and flies the slot position.
    "Chase" joined the Thunderbirds for the 2000 season
    and flew the left wing position. Captain Boutwell
    joined the Air Force in 1991 as a 2d Lt from the
    ROTC program at Troy State University. Prior to
    joining the Thunderbirds, he was a F-15C flight com-
    mander, instructor pilot and flight examiner and has
    over 2,000 flight hours.
    Capt Boutwell also stressed that cadets need to
    set a goal. He suggested taking a "snapshot" look at
    where you are and where you want to be. Set your
    sights on that picture and then check out the require-
    ments to get there. He urged cadets to "be persistent"
    and to deal with obstacles as they come up. As a CAP
    cadet you have opportunity and experience. You
    know the history and language of aviation. In school,
    he urged getting a broad base and to be well rounded,
    but to concentrate on math and science. The Captain
    stressed the importance of team sports and learning
    hand/eye coordination. He said aviation is "one of
    the best escapes." It's as close to heaven as you can
    get and there is a euphoria about it.
    For the senior members, "'Chase" offered
    "Never walk into a squadron loudly. Never leave qui-
    etly." He urged seniors to spread the experience and
    to "remember where you came from."
    Finally, I had the opportunity to talk with Captain
    Jeff Wood, call sign "Woodman", the pilot of the #8
    jet and narrator for the Thunderbirds. Captain Wood
    joined the Thunderbirds this season from the 414th
    Combat Training Squadron where he flew F-16s. He
    has more than 1,700 hours in the F-16. Captain Wood
    enlisted in the Indiana Air National Guard in 1988.
    He received his commission from the Academy of
    Continued on page 7 ...
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    ACHIEVEMENT
    Continued . ..
    Military Science, McGhee Tyson
    Air National Guard Base. He
    joined the active duty Air Force in
    1996.
    Captain Wood counseled ca-
    dets to follow their interests. He
    stressed the importance of being a
    team member and "esprit de
    corps." Like the others, Captain
    Wood urged cadets to "set goals
    .. . set high goals" and to "do the
    right thing." He said to work hard
    to get where you want. Capt
    Wood said, often amongst young
    people, discipline is lacking. The
    Captain said to watch who you
    hang out with. Ask "what is the
    norm, what are their standards?"
    However, he urged cadets to
    "Have fun along the way."
    "Woodman" told the senior
    members that "You are serving
    the country." He feels you have a
    thankless job but that you are fill-
    ing an important gap. He believes
    the country "should be thanking
    YOU."
    It is an experience to see and
    spend time at the Thunderbird fa-
    cility at Nellis. The hangar area is
    immaculate. The floor is a pol-
    ished white with the Thunderbird
    crest painted in the center. Which
    by the way is never stepped on,
    even during the busiest of times.
    There is a museum in the facility
    that is open to the public along
    with tours on Tuesdays. If you
    have the opportunity to visit Las
    Vegas, a stop at the Thunderbirds
    is a definite must.
    The thoughts and comments
    made by those I interviewed and
    the atmosphere around the Thun-
    derbirds base is one of perfection,
    goal oriented, exceeding the stan-
    dards and "esprit de corps." The
    similarities between the Thun-
    derbirds and CAP are numerous,
    All the members of the Thunder-
    birds are volunteers, just as every
    member of the Civil Air Patrol is a
    volunteer. The work is arduous
    and the hours long. The team is
    away from home and family a
    large part of the year. They re-
    ceive no extra pay for their duties
    and are only compensated for cer-
    tain expenses incurred. Schedules
    are subject to last minute changes
    and seems there is never enough
    time to get everything done. How-
    ever, everyone works together as a
    "team" to get the job done and
    they continue to strive for perfec-
    tion. The pilots may be who the
    public comes to see, but if it were
    not for the remainder of the team,
    there would not be an air demon-
    stration.
    As in CAP there are a number
    of non-flying positions in the
    squadron. There is the Executive
    officer, Capt Jeff Heyse. He su-
    pervises the executive support, in-
    formation management, budget,
    training and personnel selection.
    He also manages the overall
    squadron operations and is deputy
    commander. Capt DeDe Halfhill
    (to whom lowe a great thank you
    for her assistance in researching
    and preparing this article) is the
    Public Affairs Officer (a job near
    and dear to me). She, along with
    her staff, spends long hours assist-
    ing both the media and public
    with inquiries about the squadron.
    The squadron even has its own
    flight surgeon, Capt (Dr) Jay
    Flottmann.
    The squadron also has a main-
    tenance officer, Capt Stacey
    Hawkins, who is responsible for
    90 aircraft maintenance personnel
    who keep the squadron's 11 F-16
    mission ready. Plus there are the
    enlisted personnel who hold posi-
    tions from "First Sergeant" to
    crew chiefs, logistics coordina-
    tors, administration, personnel,
    artists and photographers. Sound
    familiar?
    After two days with the
    Thunderbirds , it was hard to
    leave. I can see why they put on
    such a fantastic demonstration.
    They are true professionals who
    strive to present the Air Force
    with the best possible image.
    CAP cadets and seniors would be
    wise to emulate that same profes-
    sionalism as we too, represent the
    United States Air Force.
    SSgt Jason Haag
    A special thanks to SSgt Jason
    Haag, Thunderbirds public af-
    fairs. Without his assistance this
    article would not be possible.
    Thanks Jason. Ia=- J
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    From the feature article on the
    Thunderbirds to achievements by
    cadets in drill competition, schol-
    arships, and promotions and fi-
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    former cadet, achievement perme-
    ates the Civil Air Patrol.
    The CAP is much more than
    just a volunteer organization. We
    are professional s in every sense of
    the word. Instilljng the di scipline,
    morals and work ethic in cadets
    pays off in their future when they
    accomplish great tasks, often dur-
    ing very trying times. Cadets have
    gone on to achieve great positions
    and accompli shments. Often Se-
    nior Members too have accom-
    pli shed a variety goals and
    achievements both in private life
    and in the CAP, due in part to the
    training and responsibilities of the
    Civil Air Patrol. While research-
    ing the article on the Thunder-
    birds, I noticed a framed picture
    of two Thunderbird enlisted per-
    sonnel standing in front of a
    Thunderbird F-16 in the hallway
    leading to the flightline. The cap-
    tion read ... "CHARACTER ... We
    must adjust to an ever changing
    road .... while holding onto our
    unchanging principles." I think
    Brian Stover, 1st Lt., CAp, Editor, Eagle Call
    thi s is something noteworthy to
    strive for, not only amongst the
    cadets but the senior members as
    well.
    By the way, you are just going
    to have to guess whether or not I
    was able to secure a fli ght with
    the Thunderbirds! ! ! !
    As editor, I feel that Eagle
    Call should be u ed to foc us on
    our achievements. We have every
    right to be proud. Every member
    has contributed to the organiza-
    tion in many ways and in return,
    the organization (the members in
    reality) has provided assistance in
    meeting goals. Kudos to the every
    member of the CAP and in par-
    ticular to the California Wing.
    Overwhelming Response
    The response has been over-
    whelming! I asked for materi al
    for Eagle Call and I got it!
    For the past couple issues
    only a few dedicated PAOs sub-
    mitted material and it was greatly
    appreciated. However for thi s is-
    sue, the response has been over-
    whelming. In fact , I received
    more material than I can use for
    just one issue. Unfortunately, due
    to timeliness iss ues and space
    avail ability, not all submissions
    make it to the final cut. Being an
    editor means making tough deci-
    sions sometimes, but that's why I
    get the big bucks. If your submis-
    sion did not make it into print this
    time, please don't be di scouraged.
    I've written professionally for
    various publications for over ten
    years and have a stack of articles
    that never made it to plint. Please
    continue to se nd in material.
    Without you there would not be
    an Eagle Call. As for submis-
    sions, I can receive text bye-mail ,
    Word Perfect , MS Word and
    typed text. Photos MUST be sent
    as hard copies, floppy disc or CD
    only. I cannot use photos sent via
    e-mail. Thi s is due to restrictions
    from the printer/publisher. Feel
    free to e-mail the article, but if
    you have photos, send them via
    snail mail please. Be sure to in-
    clude a caption with the photo and
    please reference the article it is
    for.
    My e-mail address is -
    stover @bbs-l a.com and the US
    address is P.O. Box 341, Sunland,
    CA 91041.
    Thanks for your support and
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    who regularly attends your meet-
    ings, contact me with your re-
    quest and I'll make it happen, Use
    them to evaluate/judge unit and
    group drill competition. Ask them
    to help you get military facilities
    to have these drill competitions.
    Have them give a talk on their
    military experiences. Cadets eat
    that stuff up. Most importantly
    they represent the Air Force and
    me in helping you succeed with
    your goals.
    I'd like to talk a little about
    flying training/proficiency. Do
    not wait for USAF funded
    SAREX' s to get instrument and
    landing currencies. CAWG flies
    thousands of hours in support of
    SAR and CD missions. I encour-
    age you to take advantage of this
    flying to brush up on your curren-
    cies. When you finish any of these
    missions, do it with an instrument
    approach or a no flap landing or
    any other "different" approach.
    Take advantage of, but don't
    abuse these funded missions. An
    extr-a .3 hour should be sufficient.
    Fly Safe!
    As a final comment, I wish to
    salute you all for the tireless work
    you do for this great organization.
    If there is anything that I, my
    staff, or my many reservists can
    do to help you achieve CAP
    goals, please drop me a line at:
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    lar-4
    Central
    Coast Find
    Civil Air Patrol California
    Wing was tasked by the U.S. Air
    Force to assist the San Luis
    Obispo County Sheriff' s Depart-
    ment in searching for a mis ing
    plane in the early hours approxi-
    mately 1 :30 a.m. Wednesday Feb-
    ruary 21, 200l.
    Two Ground Teams were im-
    mediately dispatched. One from
    the California Central Coast
    Group 4 led by Ground Team
    Leader Maj Jon Wordsworth and
    a second team from San Luis
    Obispo County Squadron 103
    Search and Rescue Squadron
    based in Paso Robles, CA led by
    Ground Team Leader Capt
    Rodger Coale.
    Each team dispatching from
    different locations and using
    Emergency Locator Transmitter
    signal tracking equipment as-
    sisted sheriff deputies in locating
    the downed plane tail # N J 762 at
    approximately 3:00 a .m. near
    9339 Adelaide Road. Teams stood
    by until arrival of a FAA official.
    Remember . ..
    Our Youth
    are the
    future of
    Civil Air Patrol!
    Give them every
    consideration!
    11
    A Southern California Desert
    Mountain Find
    Search Mission 01M0442
    9-10 March 2001
    Edited & Compiled from eMail Messages by
    1 st Lt John Craig, Emergency Services Officer
    Palm Springs Squadron 11
    This Red Cap mission was
    launched Friday afternoon 9
    March 2001 for an ELT signal de-
    tected by AFRCC satellite which
    eventuall y became a missing
    Piper Lance (tai l number
    N 1965H) overdue on a flight
    from Needles to San Diego with
    cancelled check cargo. Yosemite
    259 (Allen Graff) was Mi ssion
    Coordinator and Yosemite 511
    (Roy Hofheinz) served as a criti-
    cal communications relay
    throughout the mission.
    On the afternoon of 9 March,
    Yosemite 552 (Bob Burle)
    launched toward the Twentynine
    Palms area and CapFI ight 415
    (Simon Housman & John Craig)
    departed Palm Springs to DF the
    signal. Before nightfall, Burle and
    Housman had detected the au-
    dible ELT and identified the
    search area as being on the North-
    east side of a rugged ridgeline in
    the Old Woman Mountains in
    East San Bernardino County The
    location was in a very isolated
    desert area at 34 degrees 30.2
    12
    minutes North by 115 degrees
    06.765 minutes West.
    Ground teams launched from
    the Los Angeles basin toward the
    AFRCC target area incl uded
    Y209 (John Binder), Y252 (Bob
    Miller) , Y789 (Pat Robinson) ,
    Y378 (Richard Whaley) and Y755
    (Laurence Riddle). By midnight,
    the teams had rendezvoused with
    Y552 and obtained his intelli-
    gence information. The teams
    camped overnight near the road
    into the search area and began
    their maneuvers into the canyons
    at first light on Saturday morning.
    Meanwhile CapFlight 415
    (crew Housman, Daniel Graham
    and-lohn Craig) were wheels up
    from PSP at 0540 local. Through-
    out the morning, cloud cover
    blocked view of the target
    ridgeline, but CF415 provided
    close ground cover and maneu-
    vering instructions to the teams
    working their way into the diffi-
    cult terrain. Y252 headed up the
    south fork of Painted Rock wash
    to climb up the steep draw, leav-
    ing a crewmember, Cathy Livoni,
    in charge of the vehicle. By 1015
    AM he had climbed to the highest
    point he could reach safely, but
    still could not see the target ,
    which was separated from him by
    the canyon wall to his northwest.
    The second team took two DF
    bearings on the road into the site
    which by triangulation confirmed
    the target on the Northeast face of
    the ridge. Y755 set up a vehicle
    communications base in the
    neighboring draw to the North-
    west, where they could maintain
    good communications using the
    Kingman (AZ) repeater. Y378
    climbed up the west fork of the
    draw to a point where, as the
    cloud cover lifted shortly after
    1100, he spied the target through
    field glasses. It was in a location
    which was inaccessible to either
    ground team.
    Meanwhile, San Bernardino
    County Sheriff's Office helicopter
    40K8 departed its base in Rialto,
    traveling more than an hour
    through the Banning Pass and
    Twentynine Palms areas to the
    site. Using the information radi-
    oed by CF415 and Y378 they
    were vectored by Y551 to the
    northeast face of the mountain.
    By 1113 the helicopter located the
    crash site. The pilot performed a
    single-skid landing to enable his
    flight engineer to determine if
    there were any survivors and to
    confirm the tail number of the
    missing aircraft. There were two
    fatalities . They were unable to si-
    lence the ELT in the airplane's tail
    because the empennage was
    hanging out in space on the side
    of the mountain.
    Units of Arizona Wing stood
    by the night before and in the
    morning, and were ready to help
    out with ground and flight crews
    should they have been needed.
    Continued on next page . ..
    Desert Mountain
    Find
    Continued . ..
    Also, the communications facili-
    ties maintained by AZWG (King-
    man and Havasu repeaters) were
    invaluable in maintaining contact
    with our teams in the field. With-
    out the CAWG remote base on
    Onyx Peak, this would have been
    a much more difficult mission to
    coordinate.
    Senior Mission Controller, Lt
    Col Joe Orchard, has recom-
    mended Distress Finds for the fol-
    lowing: Aircrew - Maj Simon
    Housman, Maj Daniel Graham,
    1st Lt John Craig. Ground Team
    Members - Lt Col Pat Robinson,
    Maj Bob Miller, Capt Cathy
    Livoni , Capt John Binder, Capt
    Bob Burle, 1st Lt Larry Riddle,
    2dLt Richard Whaley, C/TSgt
    J ames Esqueda, and CI Amn
    Joshua Roelhling. According to
    SMC Orchard, "This was a text
    book case of all hands working as
    a team to accomplish our goal."
    A post-mission debrief at
    Palm Springs Squadron 11 's next
    meeting brought out the easel and
    pad for discussions and critiques
    around:
    Crew resource, management
    in the cockpit and overall
    communications from within
    the airplane to base (or relay)
    to ground teams to helicopter.
    Meteorology conditions;
    scud-running was the appar-
    ent undoing of the victims and
    the search crews experienced
    the same bad weather.
    CAP Members
    Save Pilot's Life
    Lt Col Donna Star
    On June 2, 2001, two CAP members were credited with saving the
    life of a pilot who was severely injured when his Piper 28-180 clipped a
    tree east of Mather Field after hi s engine lost power on a flight from
    Cameron Airpark to Lodi .
    The pilot, an emergency room doctor, departed Cameron about 7:40
    A.M. planning to meet friends for skydiving at Lodi. When he did not
    arrive his friends alerted authorities four hours later. The plane's emer-
    gency locator transmitter (ELT) did not activate.
    1st Lt Ellis Udwin, CAP, the search's incident commander, directed
    San Jose Squadron 80 members Maj Chuck Frank and Capt John Lewi s
    who were starting a training flight to begin instead an electronic search
    in the search area. An hour later, after the FAA's Oakland Center facility
    finished processing radar data to find a last known position, the aircrew
    was radioed that position. Capt Lewis spotted the target 114 mile from
    the last known radar position. The aircrew directed a California High-
    way Patrol (CHP) helicopter from
    Mountain search techniques; flying the mountain contour at differ-
    ent altitudes and other considerations.
    Fresno to the Piper. The CHP air-
    crew arrived in 30 minutes and
    needed twenty minutes to extract
    the pilot from the plane, stabilize
    his very serious injuries, and fly
    him to the University of Califor-
    nia/Davis Medical Center in Sac-
    Transmitting lat/long coordinates with degrees - against CAP policy
    because it alerts the general public to the location of an active
    search/crash site.
    The debriefing produced ideas for future SAREXs based on the mi s-
    sion. It also reinforced the importance of launching quickly and finding
    the target without delay because there might be survivors out there.
    ramento.
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    Continued . . .
    Three CAP ground teams
    with a total of ten members also
    participated in the search. The
    Cameron Airpark pilots' commu-
    nity has officially commended the
    Civil Air Patrol for saving the life
    of a fellow pilot.
    While enroute back to San
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    by providing a bearing to that
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    On the Flight Line
    By U Col Stephen Buss, Safety Officer, Los Angeles Group One
    I was driving on the flight line
    the other day when a pickup truck
    passed me like I was parked (I
    nearly broke my neck when I
    started to get out to see if I had
    stopped!). He was following the
    solid yellow taxi line, so I guess
    he thought he was an airplane.
    (Note: Even airplanes are sup-
    posed to taxi slowly.) Anyhow, it
    got me to thinking about safety on
    the flight line.
    The ground at any airport is
    covered with various markings:
    taxi lines, hold short lines, park-
    ing spaces, taxiway borders; the
    list goes on. We all know that the
    FAA has been running a cam-
    paign to reduce the number of
    runway incursions, but runway in-
    cursions by airplanes are not the
    only problem on the airport. Au-
    tomobiles also occasionally ap-
    pear on active taxiways and active
    runways. They do not belong
    there!
    Now, I know that most (I
    hope) pilots know the meanings
    of the various markings around
    the airport, but there are quite a
    few non-pilots, as well as a few
    thoughtless pilots, who drive
    around the ramp. Some of these
    people do not know what the paint
    markings around them mean, For
    example, the solid yellow stripe
    indicates the center of a taxiway,
    but what about the double dashed
    line that parallels it 20 OR 25 feet
    to either side. That is the taxiway
    border. Automobiles (and pedes-
    trians) belong on the side of the
    dashed lines away from the
    centerline. That reduces the likeli-
    hood of aircraft and automobile
    trying to occupy the same point in
    space at the same time, a highly
    undesirable event!
    A double solid line paired
    with a double dashed line is a
    hold short line. It ' s OK to cross
    the line from the dashed side, but
    permission from the tower is re-
    quired to cross it from the solid
    side. If you don't have radio com-
    munications, wait for a green light
    from the tower. If you're at a
    non-towered airport , then you
    must exercise extreme caution be-
    fore crossing. Make sure there is
    no potential for conflict with de-
    parting, landing, or taxiing air-
    craft.
    Speed on the flight line is
    what got me started on this topic,
    so I guess I should say something
    about that, too. The only place for
    high speed on an airport is the ac-
    tive runway . . . period. In con-
    fined or congested areas aircraft
    should not taxi faster than a per-
    son can walk. At no time (except,
    perhaps , when taxiing into a
    strong wind) should the aircraft
    be moving fast enough to get a
    reading on the airspeed indicator.
    Cars, too, need to be cautious
    around aircraft. In uncongested
    areas speed should be held to
    15-20 mph. When driving close to
    aircraft the person walking is a
    good speed limit. Airplanes al-
    ways have right of way on an air-
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    to bluff the aircraft about who is
    going to go where!
    Safety is an all the time thing.
    Even when airports are used for
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    Cadet Basic Erich Meisenhelder recently com-
    pleted his very first Civil Air Patrol orientation
    flight, with Captain Ken Johnson at the controls.
    This was not in itself unusual; 20 other cadets also
    flew orientation flights that day at Whiteman Air-
    port. But stowed safely in his pocket, Cadet
    Meisenhelder carried two sets of Army Air Force
    wings belonging to two great uncles. For him, this
    was a very special flight.
    "I came across a footlocker full of WWII deco-
    rations from my grandfather and his brothers, WWI
    items from my great grandfather, and Philippine In-
    surrection items belonging to my great-great grand-
    father," explained Cadet Meisenhelder. "As I looked
    through the medals and citations, these two sets of
    wings caught my eye. The wings beckoned my heart
    to take them skyward again; how could I deny
    them?"
    The pilot wings belonged to 2d Lt John
    Meisenhelder, USAAF, the second of five brothers.
    Lieutenant Meisenhelder flew for the 13th Bomber
    Command. His plane and crew were reported miss-
    ing on 24 November 1944 in the South Pacific The-
    ater.
    Captain David Meisenhelder, the oldest of the
    five brothers, was a doctor and surgeon who volun-
    teered for USAAF service when WWII broke out.
    He was reported killed in action on 16 April 1943 in
    the Pacific Theater.
    "Almost every family in America has some link
    to military service to our country," continued Cadet
    Meisenhelder. "We must never forget the sacrifices
    that our families have made in peace or war."
    Meisenhelder recently joined Los Angeles Ca-
    det Squadron 138. Captain Johnson is commander
    of Skyhawk Senior Squadron 128, and flew the
    squadron's Cessna 182, based at Van Nuys Airport.
    Returning from his first cadet orientation flight, CI B
    Erich Meisenhelder proudly displays two sets of wings
    that belonged to his two great uncles. Captain Ken
    Johnson looks on from the pilot's seat.
    (Photo by Lt Col Charles Wiest, CAP)
    Goodbye Dear CAP Friends
    After 15 years of CAP service in California I am
    moving to Florida. You all are truly the most out-
    standing group of people I have ever met. Thank
    you for your encouragement and friendship. I will
    miss ya' all.
    Most Sincerely ...
    Lt Col Patricia Faunt
    Cadets Win Scholarships
    Cadet Capt Tammy Stuart was selected as the
    California state-level winner and recognized as one
    of nine National-level scholarship winners for the
    American Association of School Administrator's
    "Discover Card Tribute Award." This was an ex-
    tremely competitive scholarship for the nine
    National-level awards of $25k each.
    Wing Commander, Col Larry Myrick an-
    nounced the following CAWG Cadets have won
    CAP National HQ Scholarships: Yancy Stoeber,
    $750.00; Christopher Wessinger, $500.00; Barnaby
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    U Col Charles Wiest, CAP
    "Check ... call .. . care." This
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    nia Wing completed a First Aid
    and CPR course, hosted by Los
    Angeles County Group 1 at Cali-
    fornia Wing Headquarters in Van
    Nuys. The turnout for the course
    was so great that the students had
    to be divided into two separate
    sessions, held on the weekends of
    24-25 February and 17-18 March.
    "My compliments and con-
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    have successfully completed this
    in-depth training program," said
    lead instructor Captain Carol
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    simple First Aid and CPR class,
    but a course to prepare our mem-
    bers to be able to perform our
    mission in emergency services
    and be better prepared to serve
    our community in the event of an
    accident or disaster."
    Assi sting Captain Edwards,
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    Professional Development, were
    instructors 1st Lt Alex Kay, ClLt
    Col Heather Cook, and Patricia
    Strucke.
    Emphasis throughout the
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    care," the Red Cross emergency
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    choking and other breathing
    emergencies, cardiac emergen-
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    profuse bleeding and broken
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    Each participant had an op-
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    breathing and CPR on a manne-
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    first aid situations such as control-
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    to injured limbs.
    Completing the course were
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    CADETS
    Continued
    Vice Commander, Maj Dave
    Widrig, and Group 1 Commander,
    Lt Col Evan Zangenberg as our
    special guests. The highlight of
    the evening was the presentation
    and promotions of five cadets to
    2d Lt who achieved the Billy
    Mitchell Award at the same time.
    The Billy Mitchell Award was
    presented to: C/MSgt Hector
    Carranza; C/MSgt Christian
    Marroquin; CIMSgt Nrin Liao; CI
    MSgt Scott Marikian ; and
    CIMSgt Gordon Hatch. These ca-
    dets also received their promotion
    to 2d Lt. Parents and friends were
    on hand to applaud these young
    men for a job well done. On July
    10, these five cadets will be pre-
    sented a special commendation
    scroll by Mr. Mike Antonovich,
    Los Angeles County Board of Su-
    pervisors meeting,
    Lt Col Virginia Nelson pre-
    sented Lt Col Ken Hartwell a spe-
    cial commendation for hi s 5 years
    of service to Composite Brackett
    Squadron as Squadron Com-
    mander. Lt Col Hartwell began as
    a cadet 35 years ago and was in-
    strumental in navigating Squad-
    ron 64 through tough times. He
    also served as Squadron Com-
    mander from 1974 to 1979. Be-
    ginning in July Lt Col Hartwell
    will also be serving as Group 1
    Cadet Programs Officer.
    Today cadet enrollment is
    over 40 with senior members fol-
    lowing close behind. Lt Col Jerry
    Prickett, Seniors Deputy Com-
    mander, was promoted to Squad-
    ron Commander and will lead the
    Squadron through the next phase
    of growth, the development and
    Ret. Air Force Col Robert Jenkins (left) presenting
    Cadet Capt Paul Warren with the Amelia Earhart Award.
    Amelia Earhart Award
    Retired Air Force Colonel Robert Jenkins presented Cadet Captain
    Paul Warren with the Amelia Earhart Award on 8 December 2000.
    The Amelia Earhart Award is awarded to cadets who successfully
    complete and pass testing requirements. The chosen cadet must also be
    exemplary within the squadron, holding high esteem within the pro-
    gram.
    Cadet Warren enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and began basic training
    on 5 Feb 2001.
    Squadron 120 was honored to have Col Jenkins as a guest speaker
    and presenter. Col Jenkins recounted stories of his pilot bomber days
    during the Viet Nam War, flying F-105 suicide missions and being part
    of the "Wild Weasels."
    recruiting of capable flight teams.
    The goal: a CAP aircraft based at
    Brackett Field.
    Other honorees this year in-
    cluded: Capt Dick Holmstrom,
    Commander' s Award; Major Lou
    Kovacs, Senior Officer of the
    Year; Capt George Jacobs, Mis-
    sion Pilot of the Year; Capt Scott
    Borer, Aerospace Education Of-
    fice of the Year and Senior Over-
    ride Pilot of the Year; Chaplain
    (Capt) Mike McKinney, Chaplain
    of the Year; Major Lou Kovas, In-
    structor Pilot of the Year; and SM
    Adelle McKinney, Public Affairs
    Officer of the Year.
    Special awards were pre-
    sented to the Cadet Squadron. Ca-
    det of the Year, Scott Panzer; Staff
    Excellence Award , Mark Sig-
    naigo; Esprit d ' Corp Award to
    Aaron Israel.
    Red Service Ribbons were
    presented to: 2d Lt Chris Brooks,
    1 st Lt Connie Hetrick for two
    years; Capt George Jacobs, Capt
    Robert Grant , and 1 st Lt Jason
    Hinton for five years.
    Senior Member promotions
    included: SM Adelle McKinney
    to 2d Lt; Capt Lou Kovacs to Ma-
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    Capt; 1 st Lt Scott Borer to Capt;
    SM Bob Bardin to 2d Lt; 2d Lt
    Chris Brooks to 1s t Lt ; 2d Lt
    Brian Siegmann to 1st Lt.
    Cadet Member promotions
    included: Mark Signaigo to
    C/TSgt ; Richard Felipe to
    C/SSgt; Aaron Israel to C/SSgt.
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    - one of the B-25B Mitchell Bombers that took part in the air show.
    Doolittle Raiders
    On a warm, muggy Saturday,
    just after noon, a rumble begins to
    come from the East. As it in-
    creases in intensity, the ground
    begins to shake. People look to
    the sky, straining to see or ftnd the
    cause. Suddenly, a dark green
    plane streaks overhead, barely
    clearing the roof tops. People
    stare in wonderment as they see
    the white star of the USA on the
    side.
    Is it 18 Aug 1942? No, it is 59
    years later, 12 May 2001 and the
    last official gathering of the
    Doolittle Raiders. The planes
    streaking overhead are B-25B
    Mitchell bombers that have gath-
    ered at Fresno Yosemite Interna-
    tional Airport to commemorate
    the brave men that flew the mi s-
    sion that stunned the "Invincible
    Mother Land" of Japan.
    The day began as early as
    0500, as members of Fresno
    (Photo courtesy of SI M Susan Murer)
    Composite Squadron 112, Alta-
    Tulare Composite Squadron 16,
    Tehachapi Composite Squadron
    46, Baker sfield Composite
    Squadron 121 , and Merced Com-
    posite Squadron 147 gathered to
    provide parking for the more than
    10,000 people that came to view
    the vintage warplanes, provide
    flight line security, first aid, and
    crowd control for the event.
    During their breaks, and after
    the parking detail s were secured,
    members were ab le to roam
    around the aircraft and to visit
    with 12 of the remaining 21 survi-
    vors that attended the gathering.
    They were able to talk to retired
    Air Force Col. Henry Potter, who
    was Doolittle's navigator, and to
    Robert Hite, the co-pi lot of the
    16th bomber that flew off the
    deck of the Hornet.
    The highlight of the event for
    many was when Mr. Kermit
    Weeks, owner of Fantasy of
    Flight and the "Apache Princess"
    opened his aircraft to the Cadets.
    As each Cadet toured the interior
    of the Apache Princess, they were
    able to experience for a brief pe-
    riod of time, the li fe of a crew-
    man, see the cramped spaces that
    each had to endure, and to envi -
    sion themselves as a gunner on a
    mission over some far away land.
    Each Cadet came away from
    thi s experience with a deeper
    sense of the hardships and sacri-
    fices that were endured by the air-
    crews of WWII. A deeper sense of
    pride was felt by each as they
    walked away and turned to give
    one last look at the machine that
    allowed them the freedom to be
    able to make the deci sions and
    choices that they make today.
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    on a Saturday. I will remember it
    for the rest of my life".
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    for Air Force Academy
    Prep School
    By Lt Col Ken Hartwell
    Brackett Compo Squadron 64
    California Wing
    Members of Brackett Com-
    posite Squadron 64, California
    Wing, received word recently that
    CISgt Scott Panzer has been se-
    lected to attend the United States
    Air Force Academy Prep School
    for the term beginning in June of
    this year. Cadet Panzer, who lives
    in nearby Diamond Bar, has been
    a member of the unit since May of
    last year and becomes the 28th
    member of the Squadron to be se-
    lected for one of the nation's ser-
    vice academies in its 36 year his-
    tory.
    After completing hi s prep
    school year, he is expected to en-
    ter the Academy in the summer of
    2002. He will join AFA Cadet
    DonCo ta Seawell , who is cur-
    rently attending the Academy, and
    who was a Cadet in the Squadron
    a well. Cadet Seawell will be a
    Senior next year and is currently
    serving as one of the Academy's
    basic fli ght instructors.
    .. Continued
    Walt Allen III
    Addressed Composite
    Squadron 64
    On February 25th, Squadron
    64 welcomed Mr. Walt Allen ill,
    former Cadet Lt Col in Civil Air
    Patrol , now Council Member of
    the City of Covina and head Drug
    Enforcement Officer for Orange
    County.
    Mr. Allen shared with cadet
    and senior members a power
    point presentation on drug en-
    forcement. Southern California
    produces 38% of the metham-
    phetamine in the United States.
    Each year more and more elemen-
    tary students are exposed to
    drugs. Mr. Allen encouraged the
    cadets, "If you want to be a suc-
    cess in life and accompli sh great
    things, and see your goals and
    dreams come to pass .. . STAY
    AWAY FROM DRUGS."
    Thi s 45 minute presentation
    held everyone's attention. Col
    Ken Hartwell thanked Chaplain
    Mike McKinney for inviting Mr.
    Allen. Chaplain Howard Payne
    said that " thi s presentation was
    equivalent to any moral leader-
    ship presentation."
    Squadron 15 Cadet
    Change of Command
    On 3 Feb 2001 , Antelope Val-
    ley Squadron 15 hosted a Change
    of Command ceremony for outgo-
    ing Cadet Commander CICapt
    Matt Vallerand. Cadet Capt Val-
    lerand was replaced by CISMSgt
    Caleb DiPaola.
    The eve nt , combined with
    Squadron 15 normal monthly pro-
    motions and held at a local church
    banquet hall , was attended by
    over 100 cadets, parents and
    guests. Guests included were: the
    California Wing Commander, Col
    Larry Myrick; California State
    Senator William "Pete" Knight; a
    representati ve from Los Angeles
    County District Supervisor, Mike
    Antonivich's office; the mayor of
    Lancaster, CA, Frank Roberts; the
    mayor of Palmdale, CA, Jim
    Ledford; the local Air Force re-
    cruiter, Sgt Gabriel Quintana and
    Hi ghl and Hi gh School 's AFJ
    ROTC senior aerospace science
    instructor, T/S gt Robin Reed ,
    U.S.A.F. Ret.
    Over fifty opportunity prizes
    were donated to the squadron to
    help as fund raising items, includ-
    ing a limited edition, collectors
    scale model of a BMW Z-8.
    The ceremony began with the
    Posting of the Colors, presented
    by Squadron IS's color Guard led
    by CISMSgt Cal eb DiPaola.
    Lunch was served, followed by
    several guest speakers. Senator
    Knight spoke briefly of the need
    for volunteers in organizations
    such as Civil Air Patrol and of the
    service the organization provides.
    Col Myrick enlightened the group
    on the statistics of California
    Wing, pointing out the number of
    Cadet and Senior members in the
    Wing. Myrick also stressed the
    need for involvement and thanked
    the cadets and senior members for
    all of the hard work they have
    done to benefit the Civil Air Pa-
    trol.
    Capt Don Gockel, Squadron
    15 Commander, took the opportu-
    nity to di scuss more detailed in-
    formation about the squadron,
    pointing out that even though the
    squadron is only 1.5% of all the
    Continued . . .
    25
    SQUADRON 15
    Continued
    Cadet and Composite squadrons in
    the wing, it has more tban 3% of
    all the cadets. Gockel also dis-
    cussed some of his plans for the
    future of the Squadron. At the end,
    Gockel also praised all of those in
    attendance for their support, and
    presented "Certificates of Appre-
    ciation" to his staff and one parent
    for their dedication to the squad-
    ron.
    Prior to promotions, the
    Armed Drill Team, lead by C12Lt
    Michael Eakman, performed a
    routine that was specially put to-
    gether for this event. Each of the
    participating cadets - C12Lt
    Michael Eakman, C/2Lt Thomas
    Gockel , CICapt Matt Vallerand,
    and C/2Lt Alan Gault - performed
    a solo routine at the end, and
    C/MSgt Anthony Trujillo was on
    the team as an alternate.
    California Wing Commander,
    Col Myrick was on hand to present
    awards to the following members:
    Cl2Lt Ryan Porchia - Mitchell, CI
    2Lt Charles Crimes - Mitchell, CI
    2Lt Anthony Trujillo - Mitchell,
    CICapt Matt Vallerand - Earhart,
    Capt Becky Gockel - Grover
    Loening.
    Promotions were awarded to
    the following cadets: CI AB Cybil
    Hill, CIA Niall Bavaro, C/AIC
    Mike Kerner, C/SrA Jason Coyle,
    CITSgt Jesse Diaz, CIMSgt. Ryan
    Porchia, CIMSgt Anthony Trujillo.
    Outstanding attendance awards (a
    tie - each missed only one meeting
    for the year) went to: CICapt Matt
    Vallerand, C/2Lt Anthony Trujillo,
    C12Lt Thomas Gockel. The fol-
    lowing cadets received ribbons: CI
    Capt Matt Vallerand - Find, C12Lt
    Anthony Trujillo - Red Service,
    C/2Lt Alan Gault - Red Service. A
    "Certificate of Proficiency Award"
    was presented to 1 Lt Carol
    Vallerand.
    26
    Left to right: Capt Paul Cleveland, Lt Col Joseph Orchard, Lt Kathy Sawyer,
    Lt Finbarr Cullen.
    Group 3 Civil Air Patrol
    Annual Awards Dinner
    Inland Empire Group 3, Civil
    Air Patrol, held an annual awards
    dinner on 16 June in Hemet, CA.
    The dinner honored members of
    the variou s squadrons within
    Group 3 for their outstanding ser-
    vice during the preceding year.
    There are ten Squadrons within
    Group 3 vying for the awards.
    Big Bear Valley Composite
    Squadron 6750 is proud to an-
    nounce that four members of thi s
    squadron received awards.
    Lieutenant Kathy Sawyer re-
    ceived the Public Affairs Officer
    of the Year Award for her out-
    standing media reporting and
    community networking. She is
    well known and highly respected
    in the Big Bear Valley for her do-
    nations of time to community
    service. As Public Affairs Officer
    for Squadron 6750, she has sig-
    nificantly heightened media ex-
    posure, and is directly respon-
    sible for increased squadron
    membership and participation in
    local community activities.
    Lieutenant Finbarr Cullen
    was the recipient of the Aero-
    space Education Officer of the
    Year Award for hi s contribution
    (Photo by Major Bill Hartmann)
    to the Squadron Aerospace Edu-
    cation Program. In this capacity,
    he has been actively involved in
    teaching Aerospace Education
    weekly to the cadets and monthly
    to senior members of the squad-
    ron. He possesses and shares a
    vast knowledge of aircraft details
    on all aircraft from WWII up to
    the present, and provides ongoing
    rocketry training for the cadets.
    Captain Paul Cleveland was
    recognized for his outstanding
    service as a California Wing
    Alerting Officer. During his as-
    signed tour of duty, Capt Cleve-
    land is responsible for processing
    all incoming emergency call s for
    search and rescue and then assur-
    ing the assignment of a Mission
    Coordinator to activate the search
    within that area of the state. Each
    tour of duty lasts two weeks, and
    requires the Alerting Officer to be
    available 24 hours a day.
    Lieutenant Colonel Joseph
    Orchard received the Most Valu-
    able Member award for hi s con-
    sistent outstanding service within
    Group 3. Lt Col Orchard regularly
    participates in CA Wing, Group,
    and Squadron activities. He is ac-
    tively involved in Mountain Mu-
    tual Aid Association activities in
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    GROUP 3 AWARDS
    DINNER
    Continued
    Big Bear Valley offering the Civil
    Air Patrol resources to ass i s t
    those in need. As a senior Mission
    Coordinator, Lt Col Orchard is re-
    sponsible for all the major search
    missions within Group 3.
    Ci vil Air Patrol provides its
    volunteer service so others may
    live.
    Lt Col Charles Bussy - one of the
    original Tuskegee Airmen.
    Flight is the Topic at Squadron's Holiday Social
    A happy holiday gathering by
    Ci vil Air Patrol Squadron 59
    members and guests was held at
    the Peking Restaurant in Hemet
    on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 12.
    The dining room was filed to ca-
    pacity with people who enjoyed
    one another's company. Naturally
    the topic of conversation was cen-
    tered around air fli ght, as both ac-
    ti ve and retired, but still acti ve, pi-
    lots spoke of their career experi-
    ences.
    Major Ovey Hebert , who is
    the commander for Composite
    Squadron 59, headquarters lo-
    cated at Hemet Ryan Airport,
    welcomed guests and explained
    the Squadron's purpose by say-
    ing, "We are the auxiliary of the
    United States Air Force; we have
    three mi ssions missions: 1) emer-
    gency services, 2) aerospace edu-
    cation, and 3) a cadet program."
    He then welcomed everyone
    to the "Squadron Social."
    Major Hebert acknowledged
    special guests and introduced dis-
    tingui shed guests, which included
    Anita Cal Jackson, M.D. , who re-
    cently took off to participate in
    the third annual Medical and Sur-
    gical Mission in Danao, Ceka in
    the Phiiipinos, whose roots are in
    the town of Dango, saw and
    treated about 2, 000 indigent pa-
    tients at the Danao General Hos-
    pital.
    He then introduced honored
    guest , Two-Star Major General
    Marvin Levy, United States Army
    Reser ves, who heads Military
    Honors, Department of Califor-
    ni a. He also represents 11 West-
    ern States Military Honors (Veter-
    ans services) .
    Major Hebert then welcomed
    and introduced retired pilot, Lt
    Col Charles Bussy, one of the
    original Tuskegee Airmen, He
    also announced the presence of
    Major Timothy (Tim) Parks, a
    United Airlines Pilot, who acts as
    liaison between the Air Force and
    Civil Air Patrol.
    . Major Hebert introduced hi s
    close friend George E. Britten-
    ham Jr. , a well-known vocalist
    both here and in the Netherlands.
    Brittenham then treated guests by
    singing a number.
    Hebert then spoke directly to
    all members of Squadron 59 as he
    said, "Al ways be alert, both in the
    air and on the ground, be aware of
    people around you, as you never
    know when the last person you
    looked at may be the person you
    save or rescue next."
    Before the nine-course Chi-
    nese dinner was served, prepared
    Peking Duck was brought in on
    platters for the guests to see be-
    fore the carving began. Dr. Lily
    Shen then introduced the menu
    with an explanation of each di sh
    and its part in the dinner.
    The guests then sampled the
    following Chinese delicacies; ap-
    peti zers, a combination of egg
    roll , fried wonton, and chicken;
    chrysanthemum and bl ack pear
    (egg flower and seaweed) soup,
    Peking Duck, duck meat with
    vegetabl e; sweet and sour fish ,
    General Tso's Chicken, fried rice
    noodl es wi th beef, shrimp with
    tomato, vegetable with tofu and
    banana mil ball (dessert). Tea and
    rice were also served.
    Lt. Richard Glover stated that
    he flew planes back in 1949, and
    retired United Air Lines Pilot,
    Captain Conrad Chambers, also
    spoke. I learned some things
    about the Civil Air Patrol and the
    Cadet Program.
    Continued . ..
    Two-Star Major General Marvin
    Levy.
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    SQUADRON 59
    HOLIDAY SOCIAL
    Continued
    Capt Chambers stated that the
    majority of Civil Air Patrol mem-
    bers have served with the United
    States Military. He also explained
    that Civil Air Patrol does approxi-
    mately ninety percent of all Air
    Force rescues.
    Lt Glover explained some of
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    Millennium" To The
    Big Bear Valley!!!!
    Organizational Founders, Lt Finbarr Cullen, Lt Col Howard Bronson, Capt
    Merriann Aughton, Lt Col Helen Orchard, Lt Col Larry Goudie (First Com-
    mander), and Lt Col Robert Aughton; joining them, far right, Major Bill
    Hartmann, present Commander. Not shown: Lt Col Frederick Beelby, Lt Col
    Peggy Beelby, Lt Col Joe Orchard, Doe Saderup, Mike Schaefer, Muril
    Szonbathy, Yanis Rimbennieks, Brian Schaefer and David Whytock.
    On December 14,2000, Civil Air Patrol Sq. 6750 celebrated its 10th
    Birthday. The Celebration party was attended by 90 guests, and will be
    remembered as a "ONE-OF-A-KIND" Celebration.
    Sq. 6750 is grateful to all who attended the Celebration. Thanks for
    supporting our vision of a new Headquarters building at the airport. This
    building will serve Big Bear ValJey with disaster relief, search for miss-
    ing aircraft, and aerospace education for the youth.
    Outstanding Cadets: Chance Drawi ng tickets sales for Squadron
    Building Fund:
    #1 Brian Herendich (winner of a leather flight jacket) sold 422 tickets
    #2 Tim Coogan sold 321 tickets
    #3 Anthony Arakelian sold 272 tickets
    Continued . ..
    Presentation to Lt Col Larry Goudie, First Commander
    of Big Bear Valley CompOSite Sq. 6750 ( 11/ 90 to 6/92),
    by Major Bill Hartmann, present Commander.
    Left to right: "Cadet of the Year" and Cadet Commander,
    Andrew Carroll; Color Guard Commander, Anthony
    Arakelian; and Major Bill Hartmann, present Com-
    mander.
    29
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    ... Continued
    BIG BEAR VALLEY
    Continued
    Thanks to the generosity of
    the Civil Air Patrol members and
    guests who attended the Celebra-
    tion, bags of toys were donated to
    the Kiwani s of Bi g Bear Vall ey
    "Gifts for Kids". Boxes of food
    were presented to Lt Col Bob
    Aughton and Capt Merriann
    Aughton to be deli vered to the
    American Legion's Bi g Bear Val -
    ley Holiday Food Dri ve. Used
    eye-glasses were donated to the
    Big Bear Lions Club.
    F.Y.!. Squadron 6750
    Commander Tenure
    Lt Col Lawrence Goudie
    11/90-6/92
    Maj Joseph Orchard
    6/92-12/95
    Lt Col Frederick Beelby
    12/95-6/97
    Lt Col Howard F. Bronson
    6/97-12/99
    Maj William R. Hartmann
    12/99
    Anthony Arakelien, preparing to instruct water safety class.
    Civil Air Patrol
    Cadet "Ski Day"
    at Big Bear Lake
    On June 2nd Mark and Nancy
    Porter and Bob Halstead invited
    Civil Air Patrol Cadets, Cadet
    Staff, adult members and family
    members to attend "Ski-Day" at
    Bi g Bear Lake. Thi s was a day to
    comme nd the Cadets for their
    hard work, effort and dedicati on.
    As for the rest of us - it's the end
    of school and the beginning of
    summer. A great time for all fami-
    lies to come to the lake, socialize,
    enjoy the lake, and support the
    Squadron.
    The Squadron met at the
    MWD East launch ramp at 8:00
    a.m. Cadets Dustin McGovern
    and Anthony Arakel ian were the
    Water Safety Presentation instruc-
    tors, teaching:
    1: Dry land Wakeboard School
    2: Dry land Ski School
    3: Boat safety
    Both instructors have untold
    hours of stick-time behind their
    boats.
    A Wellcraft 2000 ski boat and
    MasterCraft tournament wake-
    board boat, plus wakeboards, ski
    vests, tow-float (for the little
    brothers / sisters and non-skiers), and water ski s were
    provided by Mark and Nancy Porter and Bob
    Halstead.
    Thi s was a great time to experience Big Bear
    Lake by water skiing wakeboarding, riding in the
    tow-float or sitting on shore enj oying the view of Big
    Bear Lake. The Cadets arranged the food for the all-
    day picniclBBQ, and Big Bear provided a beautiful
    day.
    Presentation to 2nd Lt Kathy Sawyer, PAO, by Major Bill
    Hartmann and Cadet Squadron (not shown). Sawyer
    was recognized for her outstanding performance and
    unsurpassed ambition in presenting who we are, what
    we do, and how we serve the community.
    31
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    Lt Col Joe Bradley
    At 8:20 A.M. Pacific Time on
    May 28, search and rescue per-
    sonnel of the USAF Auxiliary
    Civil Air Patrol successfully ac-
    complished the rescue of two sur-
    vivors of a single engine aircraft
    crash in the Pauma Valley area.
    Both survivors were ambula-
    tory but required extraction from
    the wilderness site by U.S. Coast
    Guard helicopter. Civil Air Patrol
    was the sole agency to be actively
    invol ved in the search although
    valuable intelligence was received
    from the San Diego County
    Sheriff's Office. The survivors re-
    portedly suffered cuts, bruises,
    abrasions and were also report-
    edly experiencing exposure, ex-
    haustion and dehydration from
    the experience but their injuries
    were not considered to be life
    threatening.
    A total of seven Civil Air Pa-
    trol volunteer personnel, includ-
    ing five ground team personnel
    and one aircrew, participated in
    the search mission which began
    Sunday afternoon, May 27, at
    about 4:00 P.M. and ran through
    to about 7:00 P.M. Monday with
    the silencing of a second ELT sig-
    nal by mission personnel at
    Oceanside airport, said Civil Air
    Patrol Mission Coordinator, Lt
    Col Joe Bradley.
    The mission ran all through
    Sunday night despite darkness,
    drizzle, limited visibility, and the
    remoteness of the crash location.
    Searchers had to trek a distance of
    about two miles up and down
    steep slopes as high as 1000 feet
    through heavy brush and under-
    growth to reach the crash site in a
    drainage ravine.
    The target aircraft, a Cessna
    177 RG based at Pauma Valley
    airport, was enroute home from a
    day trip to Borrego Valley airport,
    some 40 miles to the east. The 73
    year old pilot was reported to be a
    highly experienced pilot as was
    his 67 year old passenger. The
    crash occurred within six miles of
    the aircraft' s home base and, al-
    though no official cause for the
    crash has been determined, the
    crash occurred shortly following
    witness reports of the sound of an
    aircraft losing power in the Rain-
    bow Valley area some seven miles
    to the northwest of the crash site.
    San Diego Gas and Electric, the
    local power provider, also re-
    ported contact with its 11/.1 inch
    thick high-tension electric trans-
    mission lines in the same area and
    at the same time as the witness re-
    port. The reports were investi-
    gated prior to the mission opening
    time by the California Depart-
    ment of Forestry and San Diego
    County Sheriff personnel with no
    readily ascertainable cause for the
    reports having been determined.
    The Civil Air Patrol search
    began with an Air Force Rescue
    Coordination Center call to Cali-
    fornia CAP Mission Alerting Of-
    ficer Maj Paul Groff at about 4:00
    P.M. with a reported electronic lo-
    cator transmitter signal in the
    Northern San Diego County area.
    The AFRCC, following USAF
    policy, coordinated with the Cali-
    fornia Office of Emergency Ser-
    vices (OES) prior to tasking the
    CAP. At that time neither AFRCC
    nor CAP had any knowledge of
    the prior Rainbow Valley inci-
    dents.
    Alerting officer Groff con-
    tacted long-time San Diego CAP
    mission coordinator Lt Col Joe
    Bradley with AFRCC mission in-
    formation. At the outset a single
    CAP ground team consisting of
    CAP Capt. Tom Charpentier and
    CAP Lt Ron Haley was launched
    by MC Bradley. Weather condi-
    tions precluded safe launch of an
    aircraft at that time. The ground
    team proceeded to prosecute what
    appeared to be a "typical" ELT
    search, concentrating their atten-
    tion near the Pala Mountain loca-
    tion where most of the ELT sig-
    nals were being heard.
    While the search crew was on
    the ground at Pauma Valley air-
    port, near Pala Mountain and
    about three hours into the mis-
    sion, MC Bradley received a call
    from Air Force Capt Khan, the
    AFRCC controller, that intelli-
    gence information just received
    by his office of an aircraft based
    out of Pauma Valley airport being
    overdue on a local flight that be-
    gan around noon. Upon contact-
    ing his ground team with the new
    information MC Bradley learned
    that they had also received similar
    reports from individuals on the
    ground at Pauma Valley.
    At this point Lt Col Bradley
    contacted the San Diego County
    Sheriff's office where he discov-
    ered the earlier reported incidents
    at Rainbow Valley. He also alerted
    two additional ground teams, con-
    sisting of CAP Capt Bob Keil-
    holtz, a firefighter and EMT in his
    professional life and one of
    CAP's most experienced and suc-
    cessful ground team leaders, and
    CAP Lts Rich Whaley and Larry
    Riddell.
    All CAP ground teams at this
    point began a coordinated ELT
    search using triangulation tech-
    niques and continued input from
    AFRCC. The ground teams
    search included the Rainbow Val-
    ley area but ultimately focused on
    an area north of state highway 76
    Continued on page 35 ...
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    Pauma Valley
    Continued . ..
    about five miles from Pauma Val-
    ley airport and between Agua
    Tibia creek and Frey's creek. In
    part as a consequence of difficul-
    ties in maintaining direct commu-
    nications with San Diego mission
    base, the ground team divided
    into a "summit" team, consisting
    of team members Charpentier and
    Whaley with responsibility for the
    actual hike into the believed crash
    location, and a "base" team con-
    sisting of team members Riddell
    and Haley. Capt Keilholtz, as
    ground team leader, continued to
    direct all field activities and to
    provide update triangulation in-
    formation. During this entire
    phase of the search continued
    contact and communication was
    maintained between the San Di-
    ego mission base and AFRCC and
    the San Diego County Sheriff's
    office.
    As the Charpentier/Whaley
    "summit" team approached the
    supposed crash site at about 6:45
    A.M., they reported hearing
    voices. The voices ultimately
    turned out to be of the crash vic-
    tims who had left their damaged
    aircraft to seek help, despite inju-
    ries seriously impacting their mo-
    bility. At 7:00 A.M. the words
    "we have survivors" were radioed
    to the MC by ground team leader
    Keilholtz and relayed to AFRCC
    by the Me.
    Because of unavailability of
    Sheriffs helicopters due to
    weather conditions at their base at
    the time, CAP MC Bradley
    sought and received AFRCC and
    OES approval to use a U.S. Coast
    Guard helicopter to assist in trans-
    porting the crash victims to
    Scripps Memorial Hospital in La
    Jolla, California at 8:20 A.M.
    Upon arrival at Scripps Memorial
    one of the victims was treated and
    released. The other victim was
    held overnight for observation.
    With CAP "base" team per-
    sonnel now joined by California
    Department of Forestry and San
    Diego County Sheriff personnel,
    CAP "summit" teams remained
    on the scene to secure the crash
    site and silence the ELT of the
    crashed aircraft. The aircraft, con-
    firmed by CAP ground team per-
    sonnel to be a Cessna Cardinal
    RG, was reported to be substan-
    tially intact but suffering suffi-
    cient damage to its airframe,
    powertrain and other components
    to render highly unlikely that it
    could ever be repaired to flying
    status. The aircraft was found on
    the side of the ravine surrounding
    Agua Tibia Creek at about the
    1800 foot level and about 100 feet
    below the top edge of the ravine.
    According to "summit" crew per-
    sonnel it appeared to have landed
    relatively slow and possibly
    pointed uphill where it appeared
    to have turned on its nose to come
    to rest facing downhill. The crash
    site was at the edge of the Cleve-
    land National Forest approxi-
    mately two miles from the nearest
    road.
    The "summit" crew finally
    made it back to the base station at
    about 12:45 P.M. on Monday and
    departed for their home bases.
    Enroute home the crews were
    thanked by MC Bradley for their
    diligent efforts but were simulta-
    neously apprised that AFRCC re-
    ported that the original ELT sig-
    nal was still being picked up by
    the satellite in the area. Ground
    team Leader Keilholtz agreed to
    continue the ELT search for a
    short while to see if the continu-
    ing signal could be readily found.
    With the easing of the weather
    conditions by this time MC Brad-
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    loted by CAP Maj Tom Buscemi
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    in this phase of the search effort.
    The continuing signal was finally
    determined to be non-distress and
    was traced to a Beech aircraft at
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    CAP "saves" for this mission
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    Wing Director of Emergency Ser-
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    Mission Coordinator Bradley
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    search missions with over 15 re-
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    was the first California Wing mis-
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    being awarded. 1..-.,
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    Crippled Plane's Pilot
    Hailed as a Hero -
    Former CAP Cadet Edward Walsh, Washington Post
    When Shane Osborn was in
    high school in Norfolk, Neb. , he
    knew that his football coach, Dan
    McLaughlin, had been in the Air
    Force. Being intensely interested
    in aviation, Osborn peppered
    McLaughlin with questions about
    how he joined the Air Force and
    what it was like.
    Osborn didn' t know it then,
    but his coach, a linguist, had regu-
    larly flown aboard Air Force sur-
    veillance aircraft in the Middle
    East in the 1970s.
    Now Osborn, 26, is at the cen-
    ter of international attention over
    U.S. surveillance flight s. The
    Navy lieutenant was the pilot of
    the EP-3E Aries II turboprop
    plane that collided with a Chinese
    jet over the South China Sea on
    April 1, resulting in the loss of the
    Chinese aircraft and its pilot.
    Osborn managed to nurse his
    crippled aircraft about 70 miles to
    an emergency landing on Hainan
    Island. He landed without permis-
    sion - although after broadcasting
    a "Mayday" - starting an II-day
    standoff between the United
    States and China. He also saved
    the lives of the 24 U.S. military
    personnel aboard the plane.
    It was "a spectacular feat of
    airmanship," Rear Admiral Craig
    Quigley, a Pentagon spokesman,
    said this week.
    seat aircraft. The hangar "wasn' t
    far enough from the house,"
    Osborn' s mother said. "You had
    to watch [Shane] or he would take
    off and climb into the plane."
    The farmer took the young
    boy on rides, and the seeds of a
    future aviator were planted.
    Osborn' s parents divorced
    when he was five. He and his sis-
    ter, Lynnette, four years older,
    grew up in Norfolk under the
    watchful eye of their single
    mother, a nurse who usually
    worked two jobs. At Norfolk High
    School, Osborn was popular with
    classmates and was both a good
    student - graduating in the top 10
    percent of his class - and a good
    athlete, a starting wide receiver on
    the football team.
    Jim Kubick, a government
    teacher at the school, said Osborn
    was not shy about expressing
    opinions in class. "Some kids are
    quiet and others are outgoing," he
    said. "I remember him as a kid
    you could count on to participate.
    That's leadership right there."
    Osborn' s strongest interests,
    however, were science, math-
    ematics and flying. He joined the
    Civil Air Patrol, an auxiliary orga-
    nization of the Air Force that in-
    troduces young people to avia-
    tion. When he joined, said Sharon
    Sanford, who was administrative
    officer of the local Civil Air Patrol
    unit, Osborn was a typical long-
    haired teenager who often did not
    bother to wear hi s uniform. But
    soon enough, she said, he had his
    hair cut short and became meticu-
    lous about his appearance.
    "You have to wear the uni-
    form to fly," Sanford said.
    Diana Osborn said her son
    could have attended the U.S. Mili-
    tary Academy at West Point but
    "wasn' t interested in the Army
    because he wanted to fly." In high
    school, Osborn declared his inten-
    tion to become an Air Force of-
    ficer, but after he enrolled at the
    University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
    he joined the Navy ROTC pro-
    gram. His mother, whose cousin
    had graduated from the Naval
    Academy in Annapolis, said she
    encouraged him to consider the
    Navy because it also would allow
    him to fly.
    Osborn majored in mathemat-
    ics in college. Steven Dunbar, one
    of his math teachers, recalled
    Osborn avidly recounting a Navy
    ROTC training exercise. "They
    strapped him in an [jet' s] ejection
    seat and dropped him upside
    down in a pool and he had to es-
    cape," Dunbar said. "I can under-
    stand the training, but it ' s not
    something I would want to do. He
    sort of enjoyed the experience. He
    was a nice kid."
    Osborn graduated from col-
    lege and was commissioned in the
    Navy in 1996. After flight train-
    ing, he joined his first Navy
    squadron two years later. Chad
    Gillespie, a boyhood friend, said
    he was not surprised that Osborn
    had fulfilled the dream of the
    3-year-old who took to the sky
    with the farmer-pilot.
    "When he said something, he
    shot after it," Gillespie said. "He
    achieved high." 1..- 4
    Osborn, it seems, was almost
    born to fly. Even as a 3-year-old,
    he showed a fascination with
    planes, his mother, Diana Osborn,
    recalled in a telephone interview.
    At the time the family was living
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    California Wing Hosts Largest
    Cadet Programs Conference
    in the
    United States
    1 st Lt Audrey DiGiantomasso
    Approximately 300 Cadets
    and Senior Members who work
    within the Cadet Program trav-
    eled to the California Wing Cadet
    Programs Conference held at his-
    toric March Air Reserve Base in
    Moreno Valley this past February.
    The California Cadet Programs
    Conference is the largest in the
    United States and members trav-
    eled from as far north as Redding
    and as far South as San Diego to
    attend. These young people, ages
    12-21 participated in classes, met
    old friends and made new friends
    as well as explored what the Civil
    Air Patrol Cadet program has to
    offer them in California and na-
    tion wide. March Air Reserve
    Base provided the perfect back-
    ground. Everywhere the cadets
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    looked there were well known
    Civil Air Patrol icons; Hap Arnold
    commanded the base at one time
    and pictures of Aviation Heroes
    adorned the walls of the base the-
    ater where general assemblies
    took place.
    Each morning of the confer-
    ence began with a general assem-
    bly where all members gathered
    together to celebrate as special
    Awards were presented, creative
    videos about the cadet program
    were shown and talks were given
    by leaders in the Cadet Program
    for California Wing. Attendees
    also had the opportunity to hear
    representatives from Civil Air Pa-
    trol National Headquarters . Lt
    Col Rob Smith and Lt Col Mike
    Stephens from the National Cadet
    Programs section addressed the
    members on the latest improve-
    ments to this already outstanding
    youth program. Lt Col Gerry
    Leveseque from the National
    Drug Demand Reduction pro-
    gram also presented information
    on the Civil Air Patrol's efforts to
    reduce drug use among the youth
    of America through the Cadet
    Program.
    After the general assembl y a
    busy day of seminars fo llowed.
    The attendees had many semi nar
    choices that included classes in
    NASA's Space Missions , Eti-
    quette, Cover Letters and Re-
    sumes, Careers in Civilian Avia-
    tion and many more. On Saturday
    evening the cadets had the oppor-
    tunity to attend an act ivity fair
    where they got the chance to fmd
    out about the incredible opportu-
    nities available through Civil Air
    Patrol National Special Activities.
    During the Conference an-
    other important event took place.
    Five Color Guard Teams from all
    over California met and competed
    in a State-wide Color Guard com-
    petition. These teams came to-
    gether after a number of months
    of preparation and practice for
    their chance to honor the Ameri-
    can flag, and represent California
    Wing at the Pacific Region color
    guard competition and hopefully
    from there onto the National
    Color Guard competition. The
    teams that competed were: 85 -
    Eugene Carnahan Cadet Squad-
    ron of Cameron Park, 153 - Los
    Alamitos Cadet Squadron of Los
    Alamitos, 46 - Tehachapi Com-
    posite Squadron of Tehachapi , 51
    - Clover Field Composite Squad-
    ron of Santa Monica, and 47 -
    Skyhawk Composite Squadron of
    Oceanside. The Color Guard
    teams took written exams, com-
    peted in a physical fitness test and
    had a uniform inspection before
    the final drill competition that
    took place on Sunday, February
    18th. It was an awe-inspiring site
    as all the teams performed precise
    Continued on next page . ..
    Four-State Search for
    Missing Grandparents
    Ends Happily
    Maj Robbi Ross, Mission Information Officer
    Albuquerque, NM
    Concerned that her grandpar-
    ents didn' t return on Sunday from
    their trip to Galveston, TX, Jean-
    ette Mallard alerted authorities
    that the plane her grandfather was
    piloting had not returned on time
    and she had not heard from them
    since Saturday. The plane piloted
    by her grandfather, Bob Wilmeth
    of Indian Wells, CA, left Galves-
    ton, TX on Sunday, June 24 head-
    ing for either Bermuda Dunes,
    CA or Bull Head, AZ. A flight
    plan was not filed. Also on board
    the plane were Jackie Wilmeth -
    the pilot 's wife - and two family
    members from CA.
    The plane - a Beechcraft
    BJ35 - left Galveston, TX on Sat-
    urday. On Sunday June 24, the
    plane took on fuel in Carlsbad,
    NM. According to the Air Force
    Rescue Coordination Center only
    13 gallons were taken on. Thi s in-
    formation came into playas the
    day progressed. Planes were di s-
    patched to fly over the ass umed
    flight path from Carlsbad, NM.
    Since the flight path had to go
    around White Sands Missile
    Range, search efforts were coor-
    dinated with Texas Wing CAP
    Alert Officer, Lt Col Bobbi e
    Daniels, who started a grid search
    where a radar hit was thought to
    be the plane's last known point.
    New Mexico Wing CAP launched
    aircraft looking for two Electronic
    Locating Transmissions beacons
    that turned out to be false alarms.
    At the same time Arizona Wing
    CAP was doing airport ramp
    checks and route searches.
    Some of the be t information
    of the day came from California
    Wing CAP Intelligence Officer
    1st Lt Ellis Udwin, who had spo-
    ken to their son, also a pilot of the
    missing plane. It seemed that the
    plane had an electrical problem
    that forced them to land approxi-
    mately every hour to recharge the
    Cadet Programs Conference
    Continued . ..
    drill maneuvers with the flags flying in the wind. Three Air Force Re-
    serve members had the difficult duty of judging the teams. The judges
    acknowledged that all the teams were outstanding and their job required
    them to pick the best from the best! Finally the winning Color Guard
    team was announced - Skyhawks Composite Squadron 47, based at the
    Marine Corps' Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California! The Sky-
    hawks went on to represent California Wing in regional competition. All
    the teams did an outstanding job and were shining examples of what
    Civil Air Patrol cadets can accomplish.
    aircraft's battery. Thi s informa-
    tion, along with the amount of
    fuel taken on in Carl sbad, nar-
    rowed the search to routes be-
    tween Carl bad, NM and EI Paso,
    TX.
    New Mexico Wing Alert Of-
    ficer, Capt Robyn Ruetz after
    speaking with 1st Lt Ellis Udwin,
    put these clues together and a ked
    the AFRCC to check if the couple
    had used their credit cards since
    Sunday and where. The search
    found that they had purchased
    fuel at airports throughout NM
    and AZ. A second credit card
    number researched by Rick
    Goodman, NM Dept of Public
    Safety, found that a charge had
    been processed just moments ear-
    lier. Capt Ruetz, telephoned AZ
    Wing CAP, Maj Daniel Reedy
    and told him to "quick, get some-
    one over to the Sedona Airport be-
    fore they take off again". Without
    questioning what she was talking
    about , Maj Reedy called the
    Sedona FBO and asked if the
    plane was there. The FBO re-
    sponded "Yes, Jackie's right here
    - would you like to talk to her?"
    After ascertaining that the four in-
    dividual s and the plane were
    alright, Maj Reedy confirmed that
    this was our missing plane.
    The Wilmeth's called Jeanette
    and told her they were O.K. Thi s
    story has a happy ending. Unfor-
    tunately, not all mi ssing aircraft
    are found. AZ, TX, NM and CA
    Wing CAP searched the airport
    ramps but missed them every
    time. The problem was electrical
    and the failure to communicate
    with their family that they were
    taking longer than expected. Be-
    ing able to think on their feet and
    work together without question-
    ing each other, this four state Civil
    Air Patrol search team made the
    day for the Wilmeth's family.
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    area CAP units at the Memorial Day Tribute 2001 held at Live
    Oak Memorial Park and Mortuary in Monrovia, CA on May
    28,2001.
    The color guard of Brackett Composite Squadron 64 was
    selected to carry the Group 1 colors,
    Local squadrons placed the American flag on the gravesites
    of all veterans. Congressman David Dreier and the mayors of
    Duarte, Monrovia and Arcadia welcomed several hundred visi-
    tors who had gathered to honor the memory of the fallen heroes
    and veterans of all wars. Beautiful floral wreaths were pre-
    sented in honor of each branch of service, auxi li ary and sup-
    port groups, and mo t importantly in memory of the MIAs.
    A 21-gun salute ended the memorial with a overflight by
    the "Condor Squadron" (35) of CAP based at Van Nuys airport.
    These aircraft are member owned T-6 or SNJ WWll trainer air-
    craft.
    Immediately following the service, Brackett Composite
    Squadron 64 left to present colors and participate in the Gil
    Robb Wilson Memorial Day Service in Covina. Lt Col Charles
    Wiest, Squadron 138 Commander and Project Officer, wel-
    comed participating squadrons to this special service. In atten-
    dance were Col Ernie Pearson, Chaplain (Col) Dan Dyer, Pa-
    cific Region Commander and Lt Col Evan Zangenberg, Group
    1. Col Wiest shared some warm memories of the impact Mr.
    Gil Robb Wilson's vision made on behalf of World War II ef-
    forts and the ongoing results today, a strong and vibrant Civil
    Air Patrol Organization.
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    Search Mi ssion 01-M-II04
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    Cessna 177RG on a flight from
    Borrego Valley Airport to Pauma
    Valley Airport, and for an ELT in
    the Oceansi de area. Cess na RG
    aircraft located at 33 degrees
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    min. by Civil Air Patrol with two survi-
    vors. Survivors airlifted to Scripps Me-
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    tance of U.S. Coast Guard helicopter. Dis-
    tress saves are authorized for: Capt Bob
    Keilholt z, Group 7 HQ, Capt Tom
    Charpentier, SQ 57, lLt Rich Whaley, SQ
    55, lLt Larry Riddle, SQ 55 and 2Lt Ron
    Haley, SQ 55. In addition , an ELT in
    Oceanside area was located and secured
    by Civil Air Patrol. Non distress finds are
    aut hori zed for Capt Bob Keilholtz and
    Capt Tom Buscemi , SQ 87. This mis ion
    utili zed one aircraft for 1.3 flight hours
    and eight total personnel. Thanks to all
    personnel who participated and provided
    support to thi mission, including the U.S.
    Coast Guard and San Diego County Sher-
    iffs Office.
    Search mi ssion 01-M-1150A opened
    02 June and closed 03 June 01 for an
    overdue Piper Pa28-180 N4848L which
    departed Cameron Park (061 ) for Lodi.
    One P.O.B. Wreckage located by CAP at
    38 deg 35.55 North by 121 deg 05.94
    West. The pilot survived and was air lifted
    by CHP helicopter to U. C. Davis hospi-
    tal. Save awards will be authorized for Air
    crew members Maj Chuck Frank and
    Capt John Lewi s both of Squadron 80.
    On June 6, 2001 , the California Wing
    of the Civil Air Patrol began searches for
    two missing aircraft. One was found
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    CAP incident commander
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    few hours to locate a Cessna 172
    reported missing on a flight from
    Palm Springs to Corona. It was
    located on the ground at Corona
    with electrical problems.
    That same afternoon, the
    California Governor' s Office of
    Emergency Services alerted Cali-
    fornia CAP to an aircraft missing
    from Brackett Airport in La
    Verne. Several hours later, the Air
    Force alerted CAP for the same
    aircraft.
    The next morning, informa-
    tion wa developed indicating the
    aircraft had been rented by a
    young pilot who had planned to
    fly to Perri s Valley Airport on
    June 3 for skydiving. He made it
    to Perris Valley to find the skydiv-
    ing cancelled due to weather. The
    FAA began processing radar data
    and found a possible last known
    position in Ri verside County.
    CAP opened a search base at
    Hemet Airport.
    After processing more radar
    data and voice recordings from
    Los Angeles Center, March Air
    Reserve Base, and SoCal Ap-
    proach facilities, a new and highly
    probable last known position was
    developed leading to San Bernar-
    dino County, The search area was
    reduced to a small area in rugged
    mountainous terrain with foliage
    and heavy brush.
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    Squadron Section Commander
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    Three months ago, at a Group 6 CAC meeting, Capt Ivan Acosta
    mentioned this year's Regional Cadet Competition to be held at Beale
    AFB in April. As the cadets headed home after a CAC meeting, discus-
    sion came about regarding the competition and C/Capt Gary Garrett pro-
    posed the idea of putting a team together. The idea was tossed around
    and nothing more was done after that discussion.
    At the 2001 CPC at March ARB, the same cadets again brought up
    the discussion of putting a team together. This time the cadets were more
    serious and had already recruited a possible sixteen cadets to form the
    team. The week after the CPC, Capt Acosta headed to the three squad-
    rons (Rosamond Sq 49, Edwards Sq 84 and Tehachapi Sq 46) to talk to
    those cadets interested and to express the commitment and time factor
    required to put a drill team together in such short notice. Sixteen cadets
    signed up and practice began a week after. Practices were held weekly
    and supplemented at the squadrons during their regular meetings.
    The cadets spent two months of running every weekend, practicing
    volleyball , and drilling over and over again. The team had to overcome
    many difficulties and challenges, they gave up many things, they com-
    mitted to it and they did so in just two months. The average age of the
    cadets is 16.
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    tenant Mike Tuttle, who also serves as President of the National Asso-
    ciation for Search and Rescue (NASAR). The County has assumed inci-
    dent command of the search with CAP assisting with ground teams and
    aircrews on standby from the CAP base at Hemet, and with missing air-
    craft search planning experts around the State.
    Funding was provided by pri-
    vate individuals, members, and
    corporations to help them get new
    uniform items for most of the
    team, provide transportation, and
    other miscellaneous items. The
    advisors and aids put in many
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    hours to make this all happen for them.
    After two months of hard work, all 16 would
    head to the Pacific Region Drill Competition at
    Vandenberg AFB, CA. The team competed
    against the Washington and Nevada teams. The
    competition began Friday, 20 April 01 in the
    evening with the written exam. The cadets felt
    comfortable about the exam and felt they placed
    well. The next day, the competition began early
    in the morning with the mile run part of the com-
    petition. It was a very cold morning but the ca-
    dets did their best. The morning followed with
    the Volleyball competition in which the cadets
    beat out the Nevada and Washington teams. At
    this point, the cadets were motivated to keep the
    momentum going. The rest of the day was busy
    with the inspection, standard drill, innovative
    drill and panel quiz. The cadets also took the top
    score in the panel quiz.
    That evening, a BBQ and awards ceremony
    was held. The Group 6 Team not only won over-
    all first place at the Pacific Region Competition
    but also took first place in all seven events. The
    competition was tough, with teams that had been
    together for at least half a year and the scoring
    proved a close competition in all events. C/SSgt
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    Award for running the fastest mile of all females
    participating.
    The team represented Pacific Region at the
    National Drill Team Competition and competed
    against seven other region drill teams from June
    23-27 at the Air Force Academy in Colorado.
    Preparation for the National Drill Team Compe-
    tition was very important and the cadets prac-
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    funds were collected through local organizations
    and various donations from local businesses.
    Transportation was also a huge task in which
    Capt Robert Sentner became very instrumental.
    The Air National Guard from Channel Islands
    was crucial to providing the team with a C-130
    airlift to the competition.
    The team also included escorts Capt Ivan
    Acosta, Capt John Englert, 1st Lt Rick Sargent
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    The following is a list of all 16 members of the team:
    ClMsgt Sean Abling, Rosamond (Panel Quiz Captain)
    C/2d Lt David Alford, Tehachapi (Volleyball Captain)
    C/SrA Brett Anderson, Tehachapi
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    State of California and the U.S.
    Air Force. The Wing responded to
    74 callouts from October through
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    searches during the quarter were
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    solved at a two day old crash site
    which had already been found by
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    ment, and two aircraft reported
    missing were located safely on
    the ground at Gnoss Field and the
    dry lake at Salina Valley.
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    distress aircraft searches during
    the quarter ended within hours of
    CAP being alerted. One which
    started as a signal search ended at
    a crash site east of Petaluma on 11
    December after an all night
    ground search over rugged terrain
    in fog assisted by an activated
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    ***

    THA/ 0 H E f 2 ~
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    Major Alice Mansell
    fice under the incident command
    of 1st Lt Ellis Udwin. The Wing
    authorized distress find awards
    for CAP ground team members
    Maj Jan Ostrat of California
    Wing, Maj Frank Duarte of San
    Jose Squadron 80, and Maj Joe
    Lawrence of Monterey Squadron
    60.
    The other distress aircraft was
    located just across the Nevada
    border on 24 October with the
    help of the Las Vegas Police De-
    partment plus several Wing air-
    crews and ground teams. Maj
    Wayne Stuart served as incident
    commander. A Las Vegas Police
    helicopter crew made the find.
    Taking the unofficial award in
    the last quarter of 2000 for the
    most unusual beacon mission are
    four Southern California mem-
    bers who worked on 7 December
    2000 to find a 406 MHz emer-
    gency signal. It led to a boat bea-
    con with an activated strobe being
    infamously used to scare away
    rats in an abandoned bookmobile.
    Non-distress find awards were au-
    thorized for Lt Col Pat Robinson
    of California Wing who also
    served as incident commander;
    and 1 st Lt John Binder, Cadet
    Chris Mattheson and Cadet
    Brysen Davis of Chino Cadet
    Squadron 20.
    Preliminary mission results for the quarter and year were:
    4th Quarter Calendar Year 2000
    74 343 Total Wing Emergency Services missions
    2 18 Total State Office of Emergency Services
    transport missions
    7 13 Total missing aircraft missions
    Breakdown of beacon signal missions
    2 5 ELT led to crashed aircraft
    1
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    5 EPIRB located off harbor
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    Good Judgment
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    Lt Col Stephen Buss Group 1 Safety Officer
    I think it was Will Roger s
    who said, "Good judgment comes
    from experience, and a lot of that
    comes from bad judgment." Well,
    my judgment should have im-
    proved as a result of the experi-
    ence I recently gained as a result
    of my bad judgment.
    I received my instrument rat-
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    cause my rating is so new, and be-
    cause I live in the Los Angeles
    Basin with it s myriad of con-
    trolled air space, I often fi le IFR
    for cross country flights, even in
    familiar air space.
    Since joining Squadron 35 I
    have been flying about ten to
    twelve hours a month. I fly either
    our corporate 1981 C-182R or
    1981 U-206G; both aircraft have a
    very complete IFR package of
    dual flip-flop nav/comms, GPS
    with moving map di splay, DME,
    ADF, and encoding transponder.
    The 206 even has a two-ax is
    S-Tec autopilot. Technology is
    great, but it can be seductive.
    I got a call on a Thursday af-
    ternoon asking if I could help run
    air operations for a mission at Im-
    perial County Airport (IPL) near
    the Mexican border. Other com-
    mitments kept me from being able
    to handle the full weekend, but I
    agreed to go down there until Fri-
    day afternoon. I said that I had to
    be airborne Friday by 3 PM. I ar-
    ranged to fly the 206 for this trip.
    My solo IFR flight down (in
    beautiful VMC) was uneventful
    except for an amended clearance
    from So Cal Approach that actu-
    ally saved me some time.
    Friday was another good VFR
    day, and, to my great joy, my re-
    lief arrived in time for me to be
    airborne by 1 :00 PM, two hours
    early! Does it get any better than
    this? I fIled IFR for my return trip
    and departed IPL just after one
    o'clock. As I was climbing
    through 3000 feet and talking to
    LA Center to pick up my clear-
    ance ("Cleared as filed" - yes, it
    does get better! ), I noticed the low
    voltage warning light illuminate.
    Oh well, this had been a recurring
    problem in the 182: low voltage
    light with no supporting indica-
    tions ; recycle the master and it
    went away. So, that's what I did.
    But (isn' t there always a "but"?),
    the warning light did not go away;
    in fact, the ammeter was showing
    a discharge indication.
    Did I mention that this story is
    about how my expected future
    good judgment is based on the ex-
    perience I gained from my di s-
    played bad judgment? I turned off
    the pulsing landing/taxi lights and
    the strobes, and the discharge rate
    got smaller. It got smaller, but it
    was still a di scharge rate. I contin-
    ued on and reached my cruise alti-
    tude of 8000 fee t. As I turned
    northwest toward the Julian VOR
    (JLI) LA Center as ked me to
    climb to 10,000 feet for traffic
    avoidance. As I reported "level at
    10" 1 noticed that the HSI and the
    OBS, both set to lLI, were show-
    ing me on opposite sides of the ra-
    dial. I hadn ' t noticed that Mr.
    Murphy had climbed into the
    copilot's seat, but he sure was
    there. About then the entire avion-
    ics stack started to flash off and
    on. I immediatel y switched the
    transponder to 7700, knowing that
    I was about to lose communica-
    tion ability, but before I could
    switch to 7600 everything on the
    panel went black. No radio. No
    nav. No transponder. And, to con-
    firm the electrical failure, no fuel
    gauges, no CHT reading, no oil
    temp reading, and no flaps!
    Now what? First, check cir-
    cuit breakers (all OK). No strange
    odors. Recycle the master -
    again! Check the VFR chart and
    confirm location . Identify a
    nearby airport with repair capabil-
    ity (French Valley was close) .
    Aviate and navigate. No ability to
    communicate. No copilot to help
    reduce the workload.
    French Valley, a non-tower
    airport just north of the San Diego
    county line in Riverside County,
    is a fairly popular place with a de-
    cent restaurant on the field. It also
    is located near some easily identi-
    fiable landmarks. Because of my
    CAP mi ssion pilot training, I do
    make it a habit to crosscheck the
    GPS information with my sec-
    tional chart; navigation by pilot-
    age is an inexpensive backup for
    avionics, and that skill proved
    valuable on this flight.
    I arrived at the airport to find
    only one aircraft in the pattern
    (traffic conflicts minimized). It
    was on the downwind for Runway
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    Good Judgment
    Continued . ..
    18 (the active runway easily de-
    termined). The no flap landing
    was no problem thanks to CAP
    requirements for proficiency fly-
    ing and the need to pass a Form 5
    check each year.
    Immediately on landing and
    parking the airplane I called Riv-
    erside Flight Service and reported
    that I was on the ground and safe.
    One of the FBO's gave me a mes-
    sage to call Ontario ARTCC (they
    wanted to make sure that I was
    OK and received that information
    from Riverside FSS while I was
    talking to them). They told me
    that the Air Force Rescue and Re-
    covery Control Center had al-
    ready been notified that I had
    gone off radar in the vicinity of
    Julian VOR (mountainous terrain,
    by the way). They also had alerted
    Civil Air Patrol base at IPL and
    my squadron at WHP. The MC at
    IPL even diverted an aircraft to
    start looking for me. Oh well, all's
    well that ends well , they say. A
    new voltage regulator and a
    jump-start and I was on my way
    for an otherwise uneventful VFR
    flight back to home base,
    Lessons learned? You bet!
    First, those red lights mean some-
    thing. Don't be lulled into com-
    placency because of similar non-
    problems. I had confirmation of
    the problem with the ammeter
    discharge indication. I just didn't
    want to believe it; I had a chance
    to be home two hours early! (Here
    we have both denial and "I gotta
    get there" operating at the same
    time.)
    Second, I never reached for
    the emergency checklist. You
    know, the one that says do 1, 2, 3,
    4, and 5. If 1, 2, 3, or 4 solve the
    problem, great. If they don't, 5
    says land as soon as practicable
    (in my case a return to IPL).
    Checklists were designed to help
    pilots make better decisions; they
    evolved from other people' s mis-
    takes.
    Third, practice for emergen-
    cies. No flap approaches and
    landing. Night landings with no
    lights or flaps. Engine failure. All
    the things we learned in primary
    flight training but tend to ignore
    once we are on our own. The
    training and the organized prac-
    tice are part of the reason I joined
    CAP in the first place.
    Fourth, a portable comrnlnav
    radio is at the top of my aviation
    purchase list. Had I actually been
    in IMC, that would have been my
    only real chance for survival. A
    hand held GPS also wouldn' t be a
    bad idea.
    Fifth, an inexperienced instru-
    ment pilot should seriously con-
    sider having another IFR pilot in
    the other seat before departing
    into actual IMC, especially if it's
    not just poking through a layer of
    stratus to reach VFR on top.
    In spite of scaring the dickens
    out of everyone at ARTCC, IPL,
    my squadron, and sundry others,
    it really was an uneventful inci-
    dent. I had clear skies and great
    visibility. Traffic was light. I had
    plenty of fuel and altitude. I knew
    where I was. But (that word
    again), what if - What if I had
    been really IFR? In the middle of
    clouds with no comm, no nav,
    with mountainous terrain below
    and who knows what above? I
    easily could have become another
    NTSB report statistic.
    I probably could have made it
    to my home base VFR, flying on
    the magnetos and avoiding the
    various controlled airspace
    enroute. Before I lost comms I
    could have told Center that I was
    developing problems and alerted
    them to the fact that I was going
    to become a primary target. I
    could have done several things.
    But, what I should have done
    when I saw the low voltage light
    and the ammeter discharge was
    return to IPL and get the problem
    fixed.
    "I gained a lot of experience
    from my bad judgment to help
    improve my future judgment."
    Will had it right, but I also
    thought of a quote from that most
    prolific author of quotations,
    Anonymous: "A smart pilot learns
    from his mistakes ; a wise pilot
    learns from other pilots' mis-
    takes." I hope that you wise pilots
    out there have learned something
    from my mistakes.
    ***
    LTC Stephen Huss is a 675-hour
    private pilot with an instrument
    rating. Although he has been fly-
    ing for more than 20 years, he has
    gained over 300 hours in the past
    two-and-a-half years since be-
    coming actively involved with the
    Civil Air Patrol.
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    Health Information
    First-Aid Hint
    Put knocked-out tooth in
    milk. On your way to the hospital,
    put a knocked-out tooth in a cup
    of milk (or salt water). The ph
    level of these liquids is similar to
    that in your mouth, so they help
    keep the root and blood vessels
    from drying out. (Information per
    Dexter Barber, D.D.S., Philadel-
    phia, PA.)
    Losing your immunity. Two-
    thirds of people who didn't get a
    tetanus booster every ten years
    lost their immunity to the deadly
    bacteria, one study found. (Infor-
    mation per research at the Univer-
    sity of Florida, Gainesville, Fl.)
    911
    KNOW WHAT TO DO
    IN AN EMERGENCY -
    If you believe you or someone
    else is experiencing a medical or
    psychiatric emergency, you
    should:
    1. Call 911 if services are avail-
    able, or
    2. Go to the closest medical
    emergency facility if services
    are not available
    3. Make sure you remain current
    in CPR & First-aid
    DO YOU KNOW WHAT
    IS AN EMERGENCY?
    Some examples:
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    Severe pain
    Chest pains
    Heavy bleeding
    Sudden weakness or numbness
    of the face, arm, or leg on
    one side of the body
    Difficulty breathing or
    shortness of breath
    Sudden loss of consciousness
    Active labor
    California law requires using
    a "prudent layperson" standard. A
    "prudent layperson" is defined as
    a "person who is without medical
    training and draws on his or her
    practical experience when making
    decisions regarding whether
    emergency medical treatment is
    necessary." In other words, if
    YOU think it's an emergency,
    CALL 911 or get help as soon as
    possible.
    DOMESTIC VIOLENCE -
    Getting OUT and
    Getting HELP
    Domestic violence is more
    than a family problem - it is a
    crime.
    Battery is the intentional,
    harmful or offensive touching of
    another person without their con-
    sent. A person who batters tries to
    establish power and control
    through fear, intimidation and
    physical assault. This pattern of
    behavior is usually found in
    people who are insecure, frus-
    trated and possessive. Alcohol of-
    ten plays a big part in triggering
    violent behavior.
    Because parents are powerful
    role models, children learn that
    violence and intimidation are
    "natural" and effective tools for
    controlling another person.
    Many abusers fit into a behav-
    ioral pattern called a cycle of vio-
    lence. This cycle has three phases:
    1. The tension-building phase
    includes increased tension,
    anger, blaming and arguing.
    2. The explosion phase includes
    battering, hitting, kicking,
    sexual abuse, verbal threats
    and verbal abuse.
    3. The honey mood phase in-
    cludes denial, remorse, apol-
    ogy and reconciliation.
    Have a SAFETY PLAN
    Identify safe areas of the
    house where there are no objects
    or weapons and go to these areas
    if an argument begins. Know an
    escape route from these areas.
    If possible, keep a cell phone
    with you and call 911 if you feel
    you are in danger while still in
    your home.
    If violence is unavoidable,
    make yourself a small target, curl-
    ing up and protecting your face
    and head.
    Teach children how to call for
    help and stay away from violence.
    Establish a word to signal them to
    get help or leave and go to a prear-
    ranged safe place.
    Have a survival kit packed
    and ready. This kit should include
    money, extra keys, clothes, ID in-
    formation, prescription, credit
    card and checkbook information,
    important personal possessions. If
    possible include evidence of
    abuse such as photos and journals
    documenting violent incidences
    and threats.
    ALWAYS REMEMBER -
    you have the right to
    live without fear and
    violence!
    ***
    Resources: If you or someone you
    know is a victim of domestic vio-
    lence contact (800) 799-7233
    (SAFE). You can obtain informa-
    tion regarding shelters in your
    area.
    Submitted by
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