Volume 8, Issue 5 “Progress through Leadership” May 2010

Memorial Day 2010

Honoring those
Who gave the
Ultimate Sacrifice

In This Issue
Commander Staff 2
News
Chaplain’s Corner 3
Safety Tip 4
AZWG CAP Pilot 5
Honored

FLCS 356 Cadets 6

CCC trained

CSCS 316 Cadets 7

Desert Survival

Anthem TOP Flights 8/9

Prescott TOP Flight 10
SHCS 301 hosts AE 11
Lecture
PVCS 310 Collings 12
Foundation
AZWG Promotions 13
Upcoming Events 14

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Maj J. Brandon Masangcay
Assistant Wing PAO
WingTips Editor-in-Chief
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Command Staff News

Lt Col Layne Slapper
Chief of Staff
Arizona Wing

Taking the Extra Time with Potential New Members

It would be wonderful if we all actually did have hind sight that could correct our wrongs we
have done, but as we all know, that is not possible. Commanding a Civil Air Patrol Squadron
would seem like common sense and a good understanding of the rules and regulations. Yet, as we
have learned at one time or another, issues pop up that might have been avoided had we spent a
few more minutes learning more of the details.
An example of this, is the time we spend with potential members. All of us like to conclude
a sale, to gather up new member to add to the rolls at the local squadron. As pilots we hope that
we bring another pilot or aircrew member in to help us with our operations. As cadet squadrons we
hope we bring on that new member who can work with the cadets, elevate them to the next level,
take over for the senior member who just moved on or quit.
The time we spend talking with that potential member is priceless. It allows us an opportu-
nity to sell the program, but it also allows the potential new member to learn about the program.
For a new member to blossom they must have an understanding of what we really do, the good
and the bad. As a long time squadron commander I was often the one who wanted to sign the po-
tential member that very night. “Yes Sir, we can do prints and collect your dues tonight”. But as
time went on I noted a trend, too many people joined only to leave after awhile. The squadron as
a whole had not done a good job of investigating what the potential member was looking for, what
did he think CAP was about, what was he looking for.
The same problem easily occurs with cadets, sometimes even more so. Young people
hear about CAP and bring their parents down to the squadron. Sometimes the potential cadet is
excited, often it is their parents that are encouraging them to join. Peer pressure is huge and I
have seen young people join only to stop coming almost as soon as they joined. With as costly as
joining is, we owe each potential new member an opportunity to 1) ask questions, 2) come to more
than just a couple of meetings to make sure they like it, 3) answer as many questions as we can
so people know truly what CAP is about. On top of that, we also owe our existing membership the
opportunity to review membership applications. Each squadron should have a membership com-
mittee. This committee should review applications and should meet with the potential new member
and ask questions. Potential new members should know that membership means “getting in-
volved”, not just observing. Let the possible members know what your squadron expects from
them. Let them know that as bad as you need pilots, you also need someone to fill the admin slot.
Let the potential cadets know that the squadron expects them to actively get involved and to test
and move forward and up through the ranks. Becoming a member is not a right, it is a privilege
that is extended to that new member upon review of the application and acceptance. It is much
easier to say NO to someone before they become a member than it is to attempt to get rid of a
member once they are officially members of CAP. Take it from someone who knows, take the time
and get to know your applicant and use that membership committee to your advantage. Don’t take
their money at their first meeting, and communicate with them to make sure they will fit into your
squadron as a useful member.
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Chaplain’s Corner
Chaplain (Capt) Kenneth P. Young
Deputy AZWG Chaplain

Proverbs for Living

That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning,

And the man of understanding may attain unto wise counsels.”
Proverbs 1: 5

Life is filled with a great many challenges, triumphs, sorrows and joys. Through all of the various
experiences that life has to offer, we may well ask ourselves: “Where do I turn for help? What’s going on
with the economy? Why did my loved one pass away? How do I make a decision about this?”
It may be that we are not always required to evaluate all of the vicissitudes of life, nor all of the
possible meanings that life has to offer. Sometimes, we simply need to live life, live it to its fullest, and en-
joy it as best we can.
The book of Proverbs, from the Hebrew Scriptures (or commonly referred to as part of the “Old
Testament” in the Christian tradition), seems to offer itself as an inspired and inspiring guide-book for the
questions that seem to have played a role in peoples lives for millennia.
In these monthly articles, I hope to be able to take a moment of each readers time, to bring to our
awareness some of the wisdom that proverbs has to offer us for our lives, hence, “Proverbs for Living.”
So, the question posed to us in today’s reading is, to whom do we listen? What is the source of our
wisdom in this life? Where do we turn for guidance, inspiration, faith, peace, and understanding? Many
people turn to their particular traditions of faith, to liturgies, scriptures, prayers, and “sacrifices” of various
sorts. While this passage from Proverbs does not, in itself, tell us where to turn for guidance, it does offer
us some principles that can, indeed, help guide us.
Some of those principles include: hearing, learning, and understanding. Let’s consider this sage
advice as a process that we could adopt. If we did so, we might consider the value of listening – listening
to others more than ourselves, listening to the counsels of our heart, listening to the guidance of our elders
vs. guidance from the media. As we begin to “hear” better, we open ourselves to “learn” the deeper, more
meaningful lessons the world has to offer us as we traverse the challenging courses of this life. If we feel
that we are not learning anything, or that there is nothing more to learn, then perhaps we are not
“listening.”
Lastly, we come to understanding. This word comes from the Hebrew word: bîn Understanding
can also be understood to mean: to be discerning, to realize, to have skill or insight, and to be able to
explain or impart understanding. Understanding, therefore, is not only a personal experience of the
realization of the value of hearing over speaking, or of the value of learning for the betterment of self and
others over simply gathering more trivial knowledge, it is the apprehension of both that results in the ability
to help others as well. In other words, the more we listen to others from the heart, the more we learn about
life, the more we are able to not only understand, but to effectively impart that understanding to others in
need.
Finally, may we take the time to listen to both our neighbors and our hearts, may we learn all the
lessons that life has to offer, and may we understand the value of this process that unites us all in our one
human family.
Pax et Bonum (Peace and Everything Good)
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Safety Tip
by
Lt Col Daniel F. Myers
AZWG Safety Officer

WHAT MOM TOLD ME ABOUT SAFETY

Mother’s Day is May 9. Let’s take time to reflect on a few things Mom told us about
staying safe:

1. EAT VEGETABLES…….prevents illness (IM SAFE)

2. BRUSH TEETH TWICE EACH DAY……prevents illness

3. DRESS FOR THE WEATHER…BOOTS/WARM COAT/GLOVES IN WINTER. HAT/

SUNSCREEN IN SUMMER…….prevents illness

4. GET ENOUGH SLEEP EACH NIGHT……prevents illness

5. DON’T TALK TO STRANGERS…..prevents illness – child awareness

6. LEAVE OUTDOOR CRITERS ALONE……..SNAKES, BEES, WILD ANIMALS……

prevents illness / possibly fatal

7. DON’T CROSS THE STREET BETWEEN PARKED VEHICLES…USE CROSS

WALK…CROSS AT TRAFFIC SIGNAL…

8. USE BUDDY SYSTEM DURING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES……Swimming, hiking, etc.

9. CHOOSE FRIENDS WISELY…… child awareness regarding gangs

10. DON’T FORGET….WIFE’S BIRTHDAY, MOTHER’S DAY, WEDDING ANNIVER-

SARY!
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AZWG CAP Pilot Inducted in

Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame
Article and photos submitted by
1Lt Larry Bernosky, WRMSS 104 /CC

On Saturday April 17, 2010, Major Barbara Lee Harper, Arizona

Wing Group One, was inducted into the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame.
This Twenty First annual induction ceremony and dinner was held at the
Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona.
The purpose of the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame is to honor those
Arizonans who have made outstanding contributions in the field of Avia-
tion and who, by their achievements have brought special recognition to
the State of Arizona.
Major Harper was born on November 25, 1937 in San Diego,
California. She joined the California Wing of the Civil Air Patrol as a Flight
Instructor, and then moved to Arizona where she has been a flight instruc-
tor and Assistant Wing Check Pilot, and Group One Mission Safety Offi-
cer. She served as the Chief Pilot for the Davis-Monthan AFB Aero Club
from 1975 until 1984. In 1989 Major Harper went to work for Continental
Airlines as a pilot. She flew for them until her retirement in 1998.
She has also worked part-time performing aerial survey work for Organizations studying
archeological sites. This inspired her to get a Bachelors Degree in Anthropology from the University
of Arizona. She has also received Masters and Doctoral Degrees in Organizational Management
from the University of Phoenix.
Major Harper has worked extensively with both the FAA and Pilot’s organizations to improve
aviation communications and enhance flight safety. She is a member of numerous aviation
organization besides the Civil Air Patrol including: the Operations Council of the Tucson airport
Authority, the Arizona Aero Club, the Arizona Pilots Association, the International Society of Women
Airline Pilots, the 99s, and the National Aeronautic Association.
In January of 2005, then Governor Janet Napolitano, named Major Harper to serve on the
Governor’s Advisory council on Aviation. This council was charged with studying and issuing finding
and recommehnda6tions addressing airspace utilization and airport capacity, land-use compatibility,
and funding for aviation in Arizona. Major Harper has also served as the AOPA’s Airport Support
Network ( ASN) volunteer at Ryan Field in Tucson.
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Frank Luke Cadet Squadron 356

Cadets undergo
Continuous CPR Training
Article submitted by SSgt Phillip N. Kittelson, Group IV PAO

Twenty CAP cadets from the Frank Luke Jr. Cadet Squadron 356 gathered together
Friday night, April 30th to learn Continuous Chest Compression (CCC) CPR.

The event, hosted in conjunction with CPR Across America, “a grass roots movement
created to motivate the masses to learn CPR,” was made possible by Kate Jaramillo,
also known as Miss Kate, a firm believer and a local force behind the CCC effort.

When Miss Kate was young, her father died as a result of a traumatic head injury in a
head on car accident. Ever since, she's been studying emergency medicine, and last
year donated 50 CPR mannequins to the Arizona Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.

Spearheaded by Group IV, the event, hosted Friday on Luke AFB, sets the stage Miss
Kate says, “other states will be following what we do here in Arizona.”

According to the American Heart Association, standard CPR has a victim survival rate of
30%, while CCC has shown an increased survival rate of up to 80%.

CPR Across America plans to host a traveling event using 500 mannequins from New
Mexico, through Arizona, and finally landing on the USS Midway in California on
December 5th. Mannequins for the event can be purchased at a reduced price of $100.
Mannequin purchases will be handled by Region 2 EMS Inc located in Las Cruces, New
Mexico.

CAP is being used as the vehicle to get the mannequins moved from event to event, with
local fire personnel provide the training to participants.

Along with the culminating event, the American Heart Association will be unveiling their
new guidelines, officially incorporating CCC into their curriculum.

To purchase mannequins, contact Tim Zagorski, Executive Director Region 2 EMS

Inc. 250 B West Amador Las Cruces, NM 88005 Telephone - (575) 524-2167
Fax - (575) 524-4639 or through email at general@region2ems.com.
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Casa Grande Composite Squadron 316

Cadets Participate in
Desert Survival Training Exercise
Article submitted by SM Vickie Doherty, CSCS 316 PAO

Desert Survival Field Exercise Training took place the weekend of April 16-18.
This exercise followed the classroom training that was held in early March by Col Danny
Franco. Col Franco instructed the cadets in skills to help them survive in the dessert
such as how to gather water from brush and what types of cactus can be used for its wa-
ter and cooling capabilities.
A (planned) surprise exercise in how to deal with various injuries took place while
hiking giving the cadets an opportunity to think ‘outside the box’ to how they could help
someone given only the tools they had in their Pac or that were available in their sur-
roundings. They also learned how to build a fire and cook a fish, without using any uten-
sils as well as how to build their own shelters.
Besides the fish the cadets were shown how to make scrambled eggs with just a
baggie and boiling water. They also made potatoes and eggs in a ‘tin-foil’ dinner, had
MRE’s for lunch and enjoyed stew and bean tortillas for dinner followed up with cake that
was made in a box – no oven!
This exercise was the cadet’s first glimpse into the possible situations they could
face when they become part of an Emergency Services ground team. All cadets, and
seniors that attended, are looking forward to the next exercise!
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Twelve Anthem School Teachers

take to the air for their
Orientation Flights
Article and photos submitted by
Lt Col A. Peter Feltz, AZWG DAE

Many thanks to everyone who was involved in bringing this about. With an assembly of
5 CAP aircraft we were able to give 12 Teacher Orientation flights. It was a perfect blue
sky day with low winds and reasonable temperatures. Real excitement was in the air
and on the ground. All the teachers were very enthused and will be good ambassadors
for the other teachers at Anthem to take advantage of the flights. We still have 32
teachers from Anthem who are new AEMs and we hope to fly all of them. The Principal,
Patrick Yennie established and Aerospace Academy at Anthem School and requested
our help to establish their program. Phil Hubacek, the Arizona Wing Deputy Director of
Aerospace Education got it all set up and they were so enthused about our AE program,
the School sponsored 44 teachers to become members. We are happy and proud to be
working with these fine teachers and look forward to a very successful AE program.

All the teachers and pilots assemble for a group photo

Alan Villande; Lt Col Richard Amundsen,

pilot; Lisa Paffrath

ARTICLE CORRECTION: The title of page 6 of the April 2010 edition of WingTips
should read: “Davis-Monthan AFB Air Show a Big Success with 200,000 attending”
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Anthem TOP Photos

Continued from page 8

Tracy Huemoeller; Capt Michael Rich,

pilot; Celeste Devine Elizabeth Kensey; Maj James Cheney,
pilot; Sherri Hunt

Estrella Trujillo; Capt Davis Steele, pilot; Sujata Kumar; Maj Timothy Beckwith, pilot;
Melissa Schmitt Erica Jackson

Amy Jorgensen; 1st Lt Michael Blanchard, pilot;

Patrick Yennie
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Prescott Composite Squadron 206

Reports Latest TOP Flight
Article and photos submitted by
1st Lt Gary Haslam, PCS206 PAO

Lt Col Denny Peeples and Ms. Juli Bais

Juli Bais, a teacher at Granite Mountain Middle School, is the latest educator to join the
Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Education Program by taking her TOP (Teacher Orientation
Program) Flight in the Prescott Squadron 206 Search and Rescue Cessna 182 aircraft
last week. She flew the one hour free flight with pilot Lt. Col. Denny Peeples to tour the
Sedona area and to take pictures and her experience back to share with her students.

Civil Air Patrol (CAP) promotes and supports aerospace education, both for its own
members and the general public. CAP educational programs help prepare American
citizens to meet the challenges of a sophisticated aerospace society and understand its
related issues.

CAP offers national standards-based educational products, including a secondary

textbook, Aerospace: The Journey of Flight, and the middle-school-level Aerospace
Dimensions. Teachers can get free classroom materials and lesson plans from CAP by
joining CAP’s Aerospace Education Membership program. This program is open to all
educators.

Bais is a 7th & 8th grade Science Teacher at Granite Mountain Middle School and the
Girl’s Soccer Coach at the Prescott High School. Juli took the team to the Girl’s 4A
Soccer State Championship game last year. Juli joined CAP as an AEM (Aerospace
Education Member).

Peeples is a retired Air Force pilot and a teacher at Prescott High School. He also
coordinates the Air Force Junior ROTC program at the school.
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Sky Harbor Composite Squadron 301

Hosts Aerospace Education Lecture
Article and photos submitted by
Lt Col A. Peter Feltz, AZWG DAE

Maj Phil Hubacek presenting a CAP cup to James Anderson

James Anderson is a highly experienced aviation professional with over 19,000 hours of
flight time. After 20 years in the United States Air Force flying a variety of aircraft, he be-
came a Captain at Southwest Airlines. While at Southwest for 16 1/2 years flying Boeing
737s and recently retired. Phil Hubacek made the contact through the ASU Aviation De-
partment. He gave an excellent presentation of his experiences and present assignment
at ASU. Our cadets were very attentive and learned what careers may be available and
the ASU aviation program. Any other units interested in making contact can reach him at
J.Anderson@asu.edu.

SHCS 301/CC, 1Lt Thalya Nero opens the meeting

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Paradise Valley Cadet Squadron 310

Participate in the
Collings Foundation Open House
Article and photos submitted by
Capt Stephan Ziomek, PVCS 301

A dozen cadets and seniors from Paradise Valley Cadet Squadron 310 worked the crowd and
the aircraft during the Collings’ Foundation’s Tour of the Valley at Scottsdale Airport on 16 – 19
Apr 10. The Collings’ Foundation displayed three vintage aircraft for World War II, including a B-
24 Liberator bomber, B-17 Flying Fortress bomber and P-51 Mustang fighter.

Not only did the cadets help with crowd control they set up a successful recruiting table.
Additionally, all were able to crawl around inside and outside of the bombers and a couple
cadets even entered belly turret of the B-24 where they were able to simulate full motion gun
runs. The best part however was that the bomber crews put the cadets to work as they took up
several tasks including, mounting 500lb dummy bombs on the bomb racks in the Bombay and
changing 14 spark plugs on the #1 engine on the B-24.
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Arizona Wing
Promotions

Alethia Patocs, DVCS 302

Daniel Riley, SHCS 301

Zachary Dieman, DVCS 302

Daniel Pida, LBCS 501
Bryant McArdle, LBCS 501
Tara Roznovak, DKCS 201

Ron Fentiman, DKCS 201 Skyller Willson, DVCS 302

Anthony J. Costabile, DVCS 302

Sean M. Feeney, DVCS 302

Andrew Fiori, CSCS 316
Tristan Reid, CSCS 316
Keaton Rich, DVCS 302
Morgan Wiese, CSCS 316
Benjamin S. Wasley, DVCS 302
Jakob Anderson, LBCS 501
Matthew Martinez, CSCS 316
Anissa M. Soaf, DVCS 302
Audriy Yarema, DVCS 302

Jacob Christman, LBCS 501

Alexander G. Patocs, DVCS 302
Steven Varjabedian, LBCS 501
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