Solomon Lee V an Meter, Jr.

Cadet Squadron Cadet Squadron GLR-KY-222

Newsletter
July 2008

Reaching for the Sky

June 2008 marks our most successful month yet in regards to promotions. Please join us in congratulating the following members on the promotions: Master Sergeant Danielle BaxterMoore to Senior Master Sergeant Airman Basic Tyler Balser to Airman Airman Basic Megan Boyle to Airman Staff Sergeant Brandon Burke to Tech Sergeant Airman Basic Jacob Eberly to Airman Airman Basic DJ Richards to Airman Airman Basic Blake Smithson to Airman Senior Member Amy Motchnik to 2nd Lieutenant Senior Member Jamie Vono to 2nd Lieutenant
The sky is literally the limit for members of KY222!

Meeting Information: We meet at the National Guard Armory located at 4201 Parker s Mill Rd near Bluegrass Airport in Lexington. Dinner is served at 5:00pm. Meeting begins at 6:15.

Contact Information: Squadron Commander: 1Lt. Debbie Burke Cell# 859-619-5855

We re on the web! Www.kywgcap.org/ky222

Deputy Commander: 1Lt. Patricia BaxterMoore Cell# 859-509-7381 Squadron Email: glrky222@gmail.com

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SOLOMON LEE VAN METER, JR. CADET SQUADRON

Summertime Blues

Dress Blues, that Is...

CORE VALUES Integrity Volunteer Service Excellence Respect

Civil Air Patrol holds a summer encampment each year. This year, four of our cadets attended the West Virginia Summer Encampment held at Camp Dawson in Kingwood, WV which was held June 20 28, 2008. There were 93 cadets in attendance. Many participants came from WV but some traveled from other states as well as Kentucky. Encampment Commanders say the week teaches cadets leadership and develops great citizens.

Lt. Col Dennis Barron,

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Land & Water Survival Training

Cadets C/SMSgt Danielle Baxter Moore, C/TSgt Brandon Burke, C/A1C Eleni Frangedakis and C/Amn Blake Smithson spent an entire week learning from the instructors from WV CAP Wing and National Guard. The week-long training included: Training and practicing Drill & Ceremonies EST this is a simulated training area where cadets learned about weapons and had the opportunity to shoot an M16s. Some of the M16 s were even equipped with grenade launchers. Land & Water Survival Training This included map and compass work, food, shelter, fire building, use of personal flotation devices as well as rafts from an airplane. This raft included the survival kit. Cadets were taught about the contents of that kit and how it can be used. Class on snakes native to West Virginia with LIVE examples

Class from a Raptor rescue organization Bernoulli Basket ball

with LIVE examples including a Bald Eagle

Model Rocketry, including building and launching rockets Confidence course They climbed, swung and crawled over, through and under apparatus. The conquered fears and aversions to complete these challenging activities.

While the above list may seem extensive, this is only a sampling of the experience provided to the Cadets. It was a FULL, intense week. There was a competition for Honor Flight that included results from drill team competition, inspections and Iron Flight .

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Summertime Blues

Dress Blues, that Is

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So What Did Our Cadets Have To Say?

When given the opportunity to answer questions about encampment, our Cadets had some interesting responses: What did you like most about encampment? Everything it was pretty awesome I miss it! It didn t feel like encampment. What did you learn that will help you in CAP? It taught me that I am really a pretty strong individual when I before I didn t think I was. I know that I am CAP Strong. I learned more drill that I didn t know. I learned about snakes that was cool. I got attacked by a bald eagle. It had a 7 foot wing span. Any other comments? The people there became practically your family. They were all very nice individuals. The eggs were funky. I liked the food. Except the eggs. The best part was that I made the honor flight two years in a row.

This is C/TSgt Brandon Burke and C/Amn Blake Smithson learning along with some of their fellow CAP cadets how to use the airplane rescue flotation devices.

C/Amn Blake Smithson is encouraged to excel on the Obstacle Course

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A Lieutenant's Perspective
Senior Member 1Lt Patricia BaxterMoore also attended WV Wing Encampment in a different capacity from the cadets. She was able to spend the week observing the Cadets and learning along side them. She had several comments on the experience. The whole thing it was great. I learned a lot about leadership styles and how to differentiate between various leadership skills and how to better work with them. When asked if she enjoyed the experience, she responded, It was a blast! I don t know who enjoyed the week more, the cadets or 1Lt BaxterMoore. They (WV Wing) didn t just invite us back, they said I hope you re coming back next year.

JrROTC Senior Leadership School Reinforces CAP Training

Four cadets from GLR-KY-222; C/Amn Megan Boyle, C/Amn Jacob Eberly , C/Amn DJ Richards and C/SrA Stefan Rowden, attended this year s JrROTC Senior Leadership School (SLS) held June 14 21. I was given the opportunity to speak with three of the attendees and this is what they had to say: What do you think you learned that will help you be a better CAP cadet? C/Amn Jacob Eberly - Yeah - It was ok - I knew most of it, but learned more military bearing. C/Amn Megan Boyle - I thought it was great, but the squadron commanders didn t really seem to know what they were doing. It was really great and I really loved FTX (field training exercises). It was mainly orienteering. I relearned how to use a compass & map. I actually understand it now. I look forward to going next year to be able to be in charge of something. C/SrA Stefan Rowden - It was my second year, so it was fun. Everything we went over, I already knew, and have already been using in CAP. It was essentially the same thing as here it helped me make sure I had learned well.
Upcoming July Activities: Kentucky Wing Conference - GLR-KY-222 presenting colors Illinois Wing Encampment - C/SrA Devon Vono attending NESA - C/TSgt Brandon Burke Attending

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KENTUCKY WING NEWS

We are posting colors for the Kentucky Wing Conference on July 12th!
The Kentucky Wing Conference will be held on Saturday, July 12th at KY Treasury Building in Frankfort.

Aerospace Education Book-of-the-Month

Aerospace: The Journey of Flight,
Executive Editor: Jeff Montgomery, 2006/2007, Civil Air Patrol

these, we encourage you to do so. Beyond the award, this book is a most valuable asset to any aerospace library. Without a doubt, it contains a larger collection of detailed aviation and space information than you will find in most comparable sized books. From the birth of aviation to man s current efforts in space, this book is a historical treasure of facts and information.

Yes, this the CAP book we use for the Yeager Award study. If you have progressed through the cadet ranks to Phase 3 and 4 or if you are a senior member who has earned the Yeager Award, then you are quite familiar with this work. If you haven t done either of

In late January 2008, a new edition was released by the CAP, and you can order a copy through the CAP Store online. If you run across a previous version, you will surely find it a great buy to put on your bookshelf. Also look for used copies on Amazon.com and eBay.
Book-of-the-month link: http:// ky wgc ap.or g/Def ault.aspx ? tabid=1256

Donations
Civil Air Patrol is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) corporation. Each squadron is responsible for raising its own funds. Donations are used for special events, assistance for lowincome cadets as well as various education and leadership programs. To make a taxdeductible donation, please contact Lt. Debbie Burke at 859 - 6 1 9 - 58 5 5 or e ma i l a t glrky222@gmail .com.

Who Is Civil Air Patrol?

The U.S. Civil Air Patrol was founded on Dec. 1, 1941, less than a week before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brought the U.S. into World War II. CAP, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofit organization with more than 55,000 members nationwide. CAP performs 95 percent of inland search and rescue missions, as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, and was credited by the AFRCC with saving 58 lives in 2006. Its volunteers also perform homeland security, disaster relief and counterdrug missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. Members play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to the more than 22,000 young people currently participating in the CAP Cadet Program. For more information go to www.cap.gov.