Volume 8, Issue 4 “Progress through Leadership” April 2010

Happy
Holy Days
In This Issue
Commander’s Desk 2
Chaplain’s Corner 3
Safety Tip 4

Cyber Patriot 5

DMAFB Air Show 6

SCCS 101 Obstacle 7

Course
CGCS 316 8
Group IV 9

Ground Ops 10

AZWG Promotions 11

Upcoming Events 12

Office of Public Affairs

Maj J. Brandon Masangcay
Assistant Wing PAO
WingTips Editor-in-Chief
WingTips is published monthly by the Arizona Wing · Civil Air Patrol, a private, charitable, benevolent corporation and
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Command Staff News

Colonel John M. Eggen
Commander
Arizona Wing

We live in a time of change. Thanks to technology, which is constantly changing, we are

able to access more information quicker, do work and tasks more efficiently and store vast
amounts of information in a tiny amount of space. The Civil Air Patrol continues to be a leader in
the development and use of technology to help our members complete their missions and assist
the Air Force as requested.
The CyberPatriot competition is a new initiative by the Air Force Association in partnership
with others that tests the ability of the students to defend a simulated corporate network from ex-
ternal hostile attacks. Far more than being just a competition, it is designed to educate and moti-
vate our cadets to become the cyber defenders the nation needs while promoting Science, Tech-
nology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). According to Michael McConnell, Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, “The United States is the most vulnerable nation on the face of the earth to cy-
ber attack for a simple reason – we are the most dependent.” The Air Force sees the need for
“cyber warriors who can secure the domain as the indispensible prerequisite for air and space
dominance.”
The CyberPatriot team from the Williams Composite Squadron 304 won an all expense
paid trip to Orlando Florida to compete in the 2009 National CyperPatriot Competition. Squadron
commanders and cadets should check out the CyberPatriot page on www.gocivilairpatrol.com/,
click on members, cadet programs and then activities to find out how they can put together their
teams and prepare for the competition next year.
One of our own, Capt Justin Ogden of the Arizona wing is one of the pioneers in cell phone
forensics which uses cell phone data to pinpoint the position of victims during search and rescue
operations. He has participated in many SAR missions resulting in a number of rescues and survi-
vors throughout the country as he is able to use this technology anywhere in the United States
without leaving Arizona.
CAP is making it easier for members to quickly and efficiently accomplish tasks through the
use of technology. For example, the Operational Resource Management System (ORMS) used to
track and control all CAP non-expendable property is now done by computer. The Online Flight
Releasing Capability used to release personnel and equipment to perform our missions is also
done by computer. CAP Online Courses and Exams make if easier and more convenient for our
members to further their professional development.
Technology is not without its aggravating challenges; but given the ingenuity and persever-
ance of our senior staff, the problems are being solved. It is my goal to enable our members to
spend less time doing the “work” of CAP and more time enjoying what they like doing in our or-
ganization.
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It is now Spring in Arizona, the temperature will soon start climbing and we
are faced with two immediate events: Easter and Tax Day.

Easter is the most important religious day on the Christian litugical calendar.
It is the day that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ which is the
foundation of the Christian faith (1 Corinthians 15:12-20). On the other hand,
Tax Day (April 15th) is totally between you and the IRS.

Easter is linked to the Jewish Passover because of it symbolism and for its position in the calendar.
According to the New Testament, Jesus gave the Passover a new meaning symbolizing His body
soon the be sacrificed and His blood soon the be shed. “Get rid of the old yeast that you may be a
new batch without yeast” (1 Corinthians 5:7) refers to the Passover requirement to have no yeast in
the house.

Early missionaries attempting to convert the tribes of the north realized the pagan festival of Easter
occurred at about the same time as their celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and slowly
allowed the pagan celebration to change to the Christian celebration as converts were won over to
the Christian message. The spelling eventually changed to the modern Easter.

In Western Christianity, Easter marks the end of the 40 days of Lent which is a period of penitence.
In Eastern Christianity, the spiritual preparation for Pascha starts on Clean Monday (a public holiday
in Greece) and lasts for 40 days.

As happens with many other Christian celebrations, many other games and traditions extend beyond
the church. Since its origins in pagan times Easter has been a time of celebration and feasting. Egg
decorating, egg hunts, chocolate Easter eggs, and marshmallow bunnies all mark the commercial
aspects of celebrating Easter and tie it back to the pagan origin of Easter as a celebration in honor
of the goddess of offspring and the fertility of spring when life blooms anew.
Some groups such as the Quakers do not celebrate Easter (or any other church holidays) believing
instead that “every day is the Lord’s day” and one should not be elevated over the other. Other
Sabbatarian groups celebrate a Christian Passover that retains the features of the Passover ob-
served by Jesus at the Last Supper.

Whatever your faith or religious group, the New Testament teaches that the resurrection of Jesus
Christ, marked by the celebration of the Easter holiday, is a foundation of the Christian faith and is
proof that God will judge the world in righteousness. AND , the belief that God has given Christians
“a new birth into a living hope through the Resurrection of Christ from the dead.”
To end, we give thanks; that, having overcome the sharpness of death; He opened the kingdom of
heaven to all believers; and that because He lives, we too shall live. Thanks be to thee, O God; who
gives us the victory; through our Lord Jesus Christ; to whom, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, be
all honor and glory; world without end. Amen.
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Safety Tip
by
Lt Col Daniel F. Myers
AZWG Safety Officer

Spring is in the air, and, in the Southwestern United States, so is the dust.

Wind, caused by pressure differential, creates dust storms over dry, arid land primarily from
April until September. Problems include respiratory/breathing, driving and greatly reduced
flying visibility.

Respiratory/breathing problems are experienced in outdoor activities and are of particular

concern to our ground teams and cadets. In the most severe situations, respirators are
recommended, or, at the very least, hygienic masks. Goggles or other eye protection
should also be used.

The phenomenon known as the haboob is of particular concern. The National Weather
Service Forecast Office defines a haboob as a “violent dust or sandstorm.” Although
generally brief, dust storms/haboobs must be taken seriously due to blinding conditions on
highways, and in the air. Blockades of dirt, miles wide and thousands of feet high, can
reduce visibility to zero.

If driving, a good idea to call 511 prior to any, extended trip where weather is suspect.
However, if caught in a dust storm, the Arizona Department of Transportation makes the
following recommendations:
1. Never stop in the middle of the road.
2. Pull off the road and turn off your lights.
3. Run over tumbleweeds. They can’t hurt your car.
4. If pulled over, activate emergency brake and remove foot off of brake pedal.

Weather briefings are a must for all pilots. Flight Watch, 122.0, is a valuable ally in the air.
Haboobs/dust storms are visible from a distance and, like thunderstorms, can be avoided. If
an obstacle to your destination, land until all calm.

Wind is a prime cause of dust storms/haboobs. Let’s keep in mind the 15 knot direct
crosswind limitation on our Cessna aircraft. Although there are few multi direction runway
airports in Arizona, only a nominal distance exists to an airport suited for existing wind
conditions. For example, Deer Valley and Scottsdale.

We live in a great geographical area. Just a matter of planning, caution and common sense
when we deal with adverse weather situations such as dust.
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Cyber Patriot Ventures

Article and Photo by
C/MSgt Lynne M. Scholz, C/PAO
Willie Composite Squadron 304

From left to right: C/MSgt Lynne Scholz, C/SMSgt Daniel Haasch, C/SSgt Shanna
Anderson, C/SSgt Adam Graunke, C/SSgt Daniel Scholz, and Maj Gen Amy Courter,
CAP National Commander

“Cyber Patriot.” When we first heard those words, we had no idea what it would mean to us later on. “It will be fun,” we
thought. “We’ll hang out with our friends, eat donuts, drink pop, and maybe learn something.” We quickly formed a team of
five main members, two alternates, and two observers.
The first round was one of the hardest rounds because we hadn’t had any experience securing the system before. But we
set up the computer, barely avoided a shower by the sprinklers, and got to work. We changed passwords and user names,
installed patches, updated service packs, and turned off unnecessary applications. However, we had problems connecting to
the scoring system.
Round two was much better. This time we had some experience and we had put together a plan of attack. Everyone took
a turn at the computer and we were doing pretty good...until we tried to reboot. We had accidentally turned off too many ap-
plications, so we couldn’t start the system. We were very afraid we would lose everything, but thankfully our coach was able
to start the system up in safe mode and get us back on track. Only the top 36 teams were going on to the next round, and we
were happy when we made it.
In the third round we had three systems to lock down – we only had one in each of the previous rounds. We were fairly
comfortable with the two Windows systems – but the Linux system was definitely hard for us. We did our best though – we
worked hard and didn’t give up. We were locked out of one of our Windows systems, but we didn’t worry about it too much
since it was close to the end of the competition day. We knew that the top eight teams would go to the final round in Orlando,
Florida. We tried our best and were proud of what our team had done, however, we didn’t make the cut. We were disap-
pointed, but also determined to come back next year and blow away the competition.
Then, sometime in mid-January, we got the call from our team coach that one of the teams couldn’t make it to the compe-
tition, and we were next in line. No words can express how excited our team was – to suddenly be told that you get to go to
Florida to compete with the best teams is amazing! With only a month to prepare, we had a lot of work to do. From that time
on, e-mails were flying back and forth. But when the day of competition came, we were confident that everyone would do the
best they could.
And they did. This time we had to take care of seven systems. We not only had to lock them down – like in the previous
rounds – but there was also a team attacking our systems. We had problems with some of the systems. On the Vista ma-
chine we were locked out for a long time, and on one of the Win 2000 machines we were having problems with the web
pages. But we worked as a team, had fun, learned a lot, and did our best. We didn’t win – we didn’t even come in second or
third – but we’re proud of ourselves, and in our mind we won.
It wasn’t all work in Florida though; we had a lot of fun. There was an AFA exposition that had some very cool stuff in it.
There were several flight simulators that we got a chance to fly. The room was filled with different booths filled with interesting
things – it was really fun to go around and look at all of it.
There were also many important people there. We would walk around the hotel and see general after general. During the
training day, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force went around and met all of the teams. We were also able to have dinner with
the National Commander of CAP. We talked with several members from foreign military services – everywhere we went peo-
ple were stopping us and asking us about what we were doing. So not only was the competition fun, we had fun at the expo-
sition and meeting people.
So what about next year? Next year we’re coming back! We’ll work on training ourselves and other team members. Cyber
Patriot has been a great learning experience, and we hope more cadets will be interested and join us.
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Davis-Monthan AFB
Air Show a Big Success
with over 20,000 attending
Submitted by
Lt Col A. Pete Feltz, DAE

The trip taking the AE Museum trailer to Tucson for the DM Air Show had some exciting mo-
ments when the right rear tire on the trailer blew out. People driving by were waving at us to
bring attention to the blown out tire, we pulled off the side in a very narrow shoulder and with
some trouble managed to put on the spare tire. Fortunately we only had to drive about a mile
to a truck tire facility in Toltec. Amazingly they had a replacement tire of the correct size. The
rest of the trip going and returning to Falcon Field was uneventful. Thank you Lord.

On Saturday, there was a massive crowd estimated at 150,000. I wish to thank all those who
helped set up our display. The photos show how well the display looked. We had may visi-
tors and comments and appreciation for bringing our display to the Show. Sunday wasn't
quite as busy with an estimated attendance of 50-75,000. As for the cadets, we had about 80
cadets working in various positions including selling Show programs and renting chairs. The
programs sold out in early Sunday afternoon and I believe all the chairs were rented out
also. There was a lot of enthusiasm from the crowd which is pretty normal for air shows. The
Thunderbirds flew on all three days and as always was a great show.
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Teamwork Tackles Obstacle Course

Article and Photo submitted by
Lt Col Bob Anderson, SCCS 101

Pictured right: Cadets take

on the overhead bar section
of the obstacle course.

The Nogales High School AFJROTC unit and Group 1 squadrons joined forces to take on
the Obstacle Course at Fort Huachuca on 13 March. This “joint operation” was organized
by AFJROTC and provided all participating units a great opportunity to have fun and get to
know each other. Santa Cruz Composite Squadron 101, Tucson Composite Squadron
105, Neotoma Composite Squadron 109, and Doolen Cadet Squadron 803 took part.
Based on the feedback from the cadets, the activity was a definite “keeper,” and they are
looking forward to the challenge of the Leadership Reaction Course later in the year.
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Casa Grande Composite Squadron

316 participate in
Arizona City Festivities
Article and Photo submitted by
SM Victoria Doherty, CGCS 316/PAO

Front row: 1Lt Leo Deckelmann, C/Amn Izaak Million, C/Amn Ryker
Gillespie, C/AB Jacob Benson, C/AB Wesley Rice, C/SrA Lawrence
Short. Back Row: C/A1c Sierra Durant, C/Amn Sean Kolder, 1Lt
Robert Rice, C/TSgt Ryan Kelley, 1Lt Pat Kelley, Ben Phelps, SM
Kevin Phelps, 2Lt Bill Doherty, and Capt Jerry Painter.

Casa Grande Composite Squadron 316 participated in the Arizona City Daze bazaar and
parade on Saturday February 27th. The cadets sponsored an information booth at the Arizona
City Daze event where they passed out information on CAP and sold “Fire Fixin’” kits to help
raise funds for their squadron. These funds help defray the cost of field trips, uniforms, rank,
and overall operating expenses. This was the first time the newly formed CAP squadron took
part in a local community event. A total of 15 members marched in the parade.
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Group IV utilizing Social Media to

Communicate with Members
Article submitted by
SSgt Phillip Kittelson, Gp IV PAO

Group IV has gone social. Social media that is. The Group IV Public Affairs Of-
fice is leading the way by using Facebook, blogs and Twitter to spread it's message
about what the group does for the Civil Air Patrol and for Arizona.

CAP regulation authorizes PAOs to use social, and other, media to broadcast
their unit's message. Using social media is a powerful tool, which can reach thousands
of potential members who have no idea what the Civil Air Patrol does, or that it even
exists.

Technology has evolved to the point where instant contact is available just about
anywhere in the world. “The Group PAO has our blog setup to email squadron com-
manders and their PAOs when posts are put on the blog, which speeds up information
and news sharing across the group” says Major Matthew Fields, Group IV Commander.
“It's amazing what we can do these days.”

The use of social media by units, shows that CAP can change and adapt to it's
environment to recruit future and retain it's current members.

Next for the PAO office, is to add content to the Group IV Youtube channel. If
you have video, or related material, please contact the Group IV Public Affairs Officer.
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Arizona Wing revamps

Ground Operations Organization
Article submitted by
SSgt Phillip N. Kittelson
Central AZWG Ground Team PAO

The weather isn't the only thing popping in Arizona. Recently Arizona Wing revamped its
Ground Operations Branch, and created regional ground teams capable of responding to
any event or mission assigned to them.

The new system, which organizes ground teams at the wing level, creates a central point
of contact for all missions, and realigns the organization to closely match Incident
Command System (ICS) principles.

Developed by Capt Dallas Lane, Arizona Wing Director of Ground Operations, the system
capitalizes on CAP's most abundant, and important, resource: its members. “In the fire
service, they rely on '1/3 manning.' Meaning that in order to field a fully functional team at
any given time, you'll need at least three times the required team members,” said Capt
Lane. “To have a working ground team, you needed a ground team leader, and up to
eight members, which created the need for a minimum pool of 27 fully qualified members
to field a complete team. No squadron in Arizona, by itself, currently has that capability.”

Early systems relied on ground teams at the group level, but that system caused varying,
and conflicting, procedures from group to group. Now under “one roof” Ground
Operations can standardize training, procedures and alerting rosters without having to
organize with units several hundred miles away.

With the standardization in training Arizona Wing was able to bolster its ranks of qualified
members. An “Emergency Services Academy” program was created to bring quarterly
training to different areas of the state.

“The ES Academy gave members who couldn't travel an opportunity to get their feet wet,
and see what Emergency Services is all about.” Capt Lane says. “Once members
successfully completed the Academy, they are awarded a 101T card as a Ground Team
Member 3 trainee. We've had a huge response and interest in the program.”
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Arizona Wing
Promotions

Daniel Haasch, WCS 304

Jairus Nero, SHCS 301

Thelma S. Camus, MD, VVF205

Zachary Dieman, DVCS 302

Mike Reid, CGCS 316 Ryan Kelley, CGCS 316

Zachary J. Rossi, DVCS 302

Shanna Anderson, WCS 304

Nick Branson, WCS 304

Patrick A. Feeney, DVCS 302
David Fowler, WCS 304

Sean T. Bordelon, DVCS 302

Andrea Eskew, SHCS 301

Cody D. Cossano. DVCS 302

Christian A. Fala, DVCS 302
Ryker Gillespie, CGCS 316 (Feb 10)
Sean Kolder, CGCS 316 (Feb 10)
Wesley Rice, CGCS 316
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Upcoming Events
April 2010
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Thursday Friday Saturday

Sq 304 AZWG HQ
[06:30 PM-09:30 [08:00 AM-05:00
PM] Squadron PM] Sqn 212 SUI
304 Meeting

4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Sq 305 Sq 304
[18:30-21:30] [06:30 PM-09:30
Meeting PM] Squadron
304 Meeting

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Sq 305 Sq 304 AZWG HQ

[18:30-21:30] [06:30 PM-09:30 AZ Wing Opex
Meeting PM] Squadron
304 Meeting AZWG HQ
[09:00 AM-01:00
PM] STAFF AS-
SISTANCE VISIT
- SQ 508 YUMA
APT.

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Sq 305 Sq 304 AZWG HQ

[18:30-21:30] [06:30 PM-09:30 Corporate Learn-
Meeting PM] Squadron ing Course
304 Meeting
AZWG HQ
Squadron Lead-
ership School

AZWG HQ
Training Leaders
of Cadets

AZWG HQ
Unit Com-
mander's Course

AZWG HQ
[09:00 AM-01:00
PM] SAFETY
STAFF ASSIS-
TANCE VISIT
GRP 1V/SQ 308

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

AZWG HQ Sq 305 Sq 304

Group 3 SUI [18:30-21:30] [06:30 PM-09:30
Worksheet Due Meeting PM] Squadron
304 Meeting