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A Weekly Newsletter of the Lubbock Civil Air Patrol Squadron SWR-TX-293 Edition #15 April 10, 2011

From the Commander

A total of 1620 letters went out last week (the initial 1581, then an additional 39 that had to be re-labeled). We have received $2550 for 170 wreaths! I'll be asking for volunteers to record donor information, research addresses of returned mail and send new letters to the correct addresses. We'll be leaving for Dallas on Friday to attend the Texas Wing Conference! I'll firm up plans with those traveling with me within a couple of days. Be prepared to learn a lot and have a great time!

At this Meeting
1. BDUs We are testing tonight. 2. Meteorological Information
Tuesday Tuesday Night Moon Phase Astronomy Data
Sunrise: Sunset: 07:20 20:11 12:16 01:58

Sunny Hi 78 F

Breezy Lo 48 F (57%) First

Quarter

Moonrise: Moonset:

Chain of Command
Below is the Chain of Command, as related to the members of the Texas Wing. Cadets should know the name of each person that serves in the positions below
Commander in Chief: Secretary of Defense: Secretary of the Air Force: USAF Chief of Staff: AETC Commander: Air University Commander: CAP -USAF Commander: CAP National Commander: Southwest Region Commander: TX Wing Commander: Group 1 Commander: Lubbock Composite Squadron Commander: Deputy Cadet Commander Cadet Commander: First Sergeant: Flight Sergeant: Honorable Barrack H. Obama Honorable Robert M. Gates Honorable Michael B. Donley General Norton A. Schwartz, USAF Gen. Edward A. Rice, USAF Lt Gen Allen G. Peck, USAF Col. William R Ward, USAF Maj Gen Amy S. Courter, CAP Col Joseph C. Jensen, CAP Col Joe R. Smith, CAP Lt Col Debra Torres, CAP Maj Richard Kolas, CAP 1st Lt Kyle Vernon, CAP C/1st Lt Cameron Varner, CAP C/CMSgt Ryan Eckles, CAP C/CMSgt Bryce Johnson, CAP

Priority News Items

1. April 14-17th 2011 is the Texas Wing Conference.
(from TX WING)

Cadets that have a Class B uniform in good condition, including nicely shined shoes, are MORE THAN WELCOME to attend the Wing Conference. Cadets do NOT need a Class A uniform to attend!! Seniors, the corporate uniform, or the Blue polo shirt/gray slacks is very acceptable! For the banquet, Cadets are welcome in their Class B's and seniors can wear a nice suit or slacks and a sports jacket. Uniforms are nice, but for seniors, are NOT a required item at the banquet!! For CADETS you will have many opportunities including meeting /greeting your NATIONAL COMMANDER. Gen. Courter doesn't attend many wing conferences, but she most certainly will be at ours. We also have a former SR-71 Blackbird Spy plane pilot who will share with you a recently de-classified mission he flew from England to Murmansk, on the northern coast of Russia, and home of the Russian Naval Fleet. A NASA engineer will be presenting a program on NASA Space Suits. There is a Medal of Honor association presentation. For those older cadets that are serious about attending the Air Force Academy or any of the other military academies, we'll have a presentation

on exactly what subjects and extra curricular activities you need to be doing NOW, to help you become selected. The South West Region CAC is bringing in their team to make a SWR-CAC presentation on the importance of CAC to cadet squadrons. For those who wish, at 1500 hours on Saturday afternoon, we'll provide transportation to the Cavanaugh Flight museum, located at the nearby Addison airport. This is one of the PREMIER Flight museums in the U. S. Entry into the museum... FREE for cadets, $ 5 for senior members. We'll also have transportation to pick you back up at 1700 and get you back to the Marriott Quorum hotel, in Addison, where all of this is happening. I hope this helps some of you who live close enough to the D/FW area to come and make a day of it. The Continental Breakfast is from 0700 til 0800. Opening remarks / General Assembly is from 0800 til 1000 and the training seminars start promptly at 1005. The banquet should wrap up around 2130 to 2200 hours. COME ON OUT AND ENJOY AN EXCELLENT WING CONFERENCE!!

2. Our Squadron earned a AFA Scholarship of $250.00 to allow senior and cadet members to travel to Sweetwater, TX to see the WW2 Womens Aviation Museum. Congrats to Maj Littlesoldier and Cpt. Maroste for making it happen. This trip is set for 28 May.

3. LESA is also approaching. 18 26 June. http://www.lesa1.org/

4. It appears that Texas and New Mexico have changed their Summer Encampment Schedule
Texas is now accepting applications POC for Rides: 1st Lt Johnson Deadline is 1 MAY 2011 Texas 25 JUNE 02 JULY @ Camp Bastrop $140

http://www.texascadet.org/Summer_Encampment.html
New Mexico is now accepting applications POC for Rides: 1st Lt Vernon Deadline is 13 May 2011

New Mexico 12 17 June @ Santa Fe $100 http://www.nmcap.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=ar ticle&id=6&Itemid=27 We have groups going to both 6. In the "Really Tragic" category.
Understanding the cost of when things go wrong (Japan) Not CAP related directly, but disasters are on our dance card. In this video they are measuring fallout as they travel through the new forbidden zone. Their exposure rate approaches 100+ Sv/hr. In ten hours, at that rate, irreversible organ damage begins. Remember, every building you see in this video is ABANDONED now and is uninhabitable for the next few hundred years. Just mind boggling amazing, and jaw dropping tragic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp9iJ3pPuL8

Regular News Items

1) Always check http://www.texascadet.org/ for the latest from State Wing. 2) Let me recommend to ALL Cadets to subscribe to one (at least) of several sites found at http://www.spacedaily.com/ If you look at the banners across the top of the web page you can see a selection. 3) The remodeled HQ is still not finished. 4) Partial Squadron Funding is available. See 1st Lt Vernon or Major Kolas for the form. You can receive up to 50% of the cost of the event provided you meet certain requirements set forth by the Financial Committee. This offer applies to all Wing and National events except Encampments. 5) After months of effort and planning our squadrons very own website is here. Look at www.lubbockcap.org 6) For our newest cadets (and parents) here is what needs to get done. GT3 Cadets must do IS-100 AND IS-700 A) Create an account at https://www.capnhq.gov/CAP.eServices.Web/Default.aspx by following the instructions mid-page that says First Time User You will need your CAPID number and a valid email address. 4

B) Take and agree to the OPSEC section. You will be entrusted with information later on that is sensitive in nature there are some things that we do that the general public doesnt need to know (as opposed to neat to know). Operational Security is important; sometimes lives are on the line. C) Select CAP Online Exams from the left column and make sure you have your Reg 60-3 pamphlet with you. Select CAPT 116 pt 1 (General ES) and pass that test! D) Now take the IS-100a Test at:

http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/is/is100b.asp
E) Now take the IS-700 Test at: http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is700a.asp

Arroyo, Z Crabb Donahew, W Eckles Fox Garcia Hernandez Holloway Johnson Kolas, T Varner Vernon, K Vernon, R

Cadet Community Service Ribbon (need 60 hours) Last Updated 20 FEB 2011 18.0 hours 2 hrs 3.0 hours 12.0 hours 82.5 hours Job Well Done Flight Awarded* 66 hours Job Well Done Flight Awarded 57.5 hours 71.5 hours Job Well Done Flight Awarded* 80.5 hours Job Well Done Flight Awarded* 4 hours 94.5 hours Job Well Done Flight Awarded* 27 hours 73.5 hours Job Well Done Flight Awarded*

*Not an official CAP activity. Liability release must be on file. 60 Hours = Ribbon

120 / 180 / 240 hours = Clasp 9) Put them on the rack!!! (ribbon rack builder) http://www.mcchord.org/rack_builder/

Just for Fun

1) Only 1 built 2) Has carried 4 main battle tanks before! 3) Often used in global emergencies because it can carry so much!
Just for Fun Answers Buffalo F2 Tu-154 Starship 2000 Avro Vulcan Bomber Delta 4 Heavy Rocket RB-57 Canberra Bomber Mig 21 Fishbed British Electric B-32 Dominator P6M SeaMaster A30-A Baltimore Bomber Atlas-F Rocket A-4 Skyhawk SAAB JAS 39 Grippen Machhi C.505 T-38 Talon Fokker Dr.1 Triplane Lockheed P2V UH-1 "Huey" DeHavalind Dove DH-104 TOTALS Correct Senior Answers 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 3 0 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 3 5 37 Correct Cadet Answers 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 2 0 3 1 1 0 2 3 3 4 3 36

Official Disclosure: The information contained in this newsletter is unclassified. The Point of Contact (POC) for this publication is 1st Lt Kyle Vernon (kylevernon@yahoo.com). This newsletter is for LUBBOCK COMPOSITE SQUADRON planning purposes, announcements of upcoming events, and preparations for meetings. In no way should the material contained in this newsletter be construed as an Official Publication of the USAF, CAP, Texas Wing CAP, or any other entity outside Lubbock Composite Squadron. If you feel that you have received this email newsletter in error please contact the POC at the email address listed above.

Lubbock Composite Squadron Information Commander: Major Richard Kolas, CAP, (cell 787-7070) Cadet Meeting Time: 6:30 8:30 PM Each Tuesday Senior Meeting Time: 6:30 8:30 PM Each 1st and 3rd Tuesday Meeting Location: Chaparral Jets, Lubbock International Airport