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The Fly-By a Quarterly Publication of the Southwest Region January, 2017 The Fly-By A Quarterly Publication of the Southwest Region January, 2017 SWR Commander’s Corner Southwest Region Staff Commander Welcome to the latest issue of Southwest Region’s newsletter, Col. Mark Smith, CAP The Fly-By. I am writing this article with just two days left in 2016. For me, the end of the year is a good time to reflect on how things Vice Commander East have gone over the course of the year, to make necessary course Col. Joe Smith, CAP corrections, and to plan for the coming year. Perhaps you do the Vice Commander West same. Col. Brian Ready, CAP The first item I would like to share with you, in case you don’t Chief of Staff already know, is that Oct. 1, 2017, will mark the 75th anniversary of CAP’s cadet program. This will be the Year of the Cadet as we Lt. Col. Harriet Smith, CAP celebrate America’s finest youth development program. CAP-USAF Liaison Region Congratulations to all of you current and former cadets. And to all of Commander you who are involved in supporting our cadet program, “Thanks!” Lt. Col. Jordan Lee, USAF Look for information and ideas from National Headquarters about Director of Public Affairs & how we will celebrate this wonderful occasion. But don’t wait for Newsletter Editor National. After all, we in Southwest Region have a call to “lead the Lt. Col. Arthur E. Woodgate, CAP way to mission success.” Right? So, by all means look for innovative ways you can celebrate this great milestone, especially – oOo – at the squadron level. The Fly-By is published quarterly on The other topic I would like to share with you is what my the first month of each quarter. expectations are for Southwest Region. I’ve tried to be consistent in Deadline for submissions are: what I have challenged the region to, so this will hopefully look 1Q – 20 December familiar to you. 2Q – 20 March Vision: Southwest Region: Leading the way to mission success! 3Q – 20 June Mission: Provide highly professional performance in CAP’s 4Q – 20 September three mission areas to both internal and external customers. Text may be submitted in the body of an e-mail (preferred) or as a document Priorities: attached to an e-mail (a text file or, if 1. Be the leader in seeking institutional excellence through generated in a word processor, saved professionalism for aircrews, superior professional development, in .RTF format). and leadership training and mentoring. Images must be in JPG format, un- 2. Have a Region staff that is engaged and offers value-added retouched, un-cropped, and at least assistance and resources to help the wings be highly successful. 1200 by 900 pixels. How? Identify and incorporate best practices region-wide through Credits: In all cases, please give full effective crossflow of information. grade, name and unit of assignment of 3. Build and flex region-wide “muscle” in our three mission 1. The article’s author, areas. 2. Photographer, and a. Emergency Services: Conduct a minimum of one multi- 3. Any person mentioned in the wing, multi-region training event each fiscal year. article or appears in photos. – oOo – b. Aerospace Education: Send submissions to the Editor at: (1) Conduct a region Aerospace Education Officer school annually. [email protected] (2) Actively expand SWR’s Aerospace Education/STEM Message size limit: 20 MB outreach through the Teacher Orientation Program, Aerospace The Fly-By, Southwest Region, January, 2017 Connections in Education program, and a SWR Aerospace Education Officer School. c. Cadet Programs: (1) Conduct region-wide cadet-focused activities such as region cadet officer school and region cadet drill competition, beginning no later than FY 17. (2) Seek to grow CAP’s “cadets at school” program in SWR, leveraging the success New Mexico Wing has experienced. 4. Develop and execute an effective region recruiting and retention program, supported by vigorous and effective wing-wide Public Affairs products. 5. Develop a region-level fundraising capability. Seek grants/funds that can be used to defray the cost of region-level activities and to provide scholarships for senior member and cadet training opportunities. 6. With the support of staff and wing commanders, actively seek new missions/customers. You might be a wing commander, or you might be your squadron’s newest cadet or senior member. Regardless, you play an important role in how well the Southwest Region performs in accomplishing the vision, mission, and priorities I have laid out above. Happy 75th anniversary to all of you, current and former cadets! And for all of you, thanks for all you do for CAP, and remember our vision: Southwest Region – Leading the way to mission success! Col. Mark Smith, CAP Southwest Region Commander – oOo – Safety is Priority One Please read the latest issue of The Safety Beacon for timely, seasonal advice at http://members.gocivilairpatrol.com/safety/ Have you taken the Operational Risk Management Basic, Intermediate and Advanced online courses? Please visit: http://www.capmembers.com/safety/safety_education/ Safety must be on every CAP member’s mind, at all times. Before engaging in any CAP activity, a safety briefing must be conducted. Don’t miss the Safety Specialty Track training posted at http://www.capmembers.com/safety/safety-newsletters-2248/ Safety is our Number One Priority. How to Submit News Items for this Newsletter . Which Articles Are Best? Ideally, articles should deal with a wing-wide event, preferably conducted in conjunction or coordinated with another wing (or better yet across regions). Individual articles dealing with a subject that is of interest to a broad audience qualify as well. Articles bylined by cadets, especially when the subject is of interest to a broad audience, are also welcome. Do I Submit Photos? Articles with no photos may not be selected for publication. Do not embed images in a Word document. Instead, send in the original, un-retouched, full-size digital photos as attachments. If You Have Article Ideas or Suggestions If you have an article in mind but are not sure whether it would be acceptable, you need some guidance in writing it, or you would like to comment on the material published here, please feel free to contact the editor: [email protected]. Page 2 of 58 The Fly-By, Southwest Region, January, 2017 Top: Civil Air Patrol airmen from Sulphur Springs, Texas, and Fort Smith, Little Rock, Hot Springs and Texarkana, Ark., prepare to assist lifting an injured hiker out of a ravine at Camp Preston Hunt in Genoa, Ark. (Photos: Capt. Brad Kidder, CAP) Below: 95th Composite Squadron Cadet Senior Master Sergeant Keaton Key of Longview, Texas (brown t-shirt), and 115th Composite Squadron Cadet Chief Master Sergeant Jonathan Frangione of Bentonville, Ark. (with radio), carry injured hiker Chris Waits of Texarkana, Texas, to safety after a hiking accident. Civil Air Patrol airmen from Sulphur Springs, Texas, and Fort Smith, Little Rock, Hot Springs and Texarkana, Ark., assisted in the rescue at Camp Preston Hunt, Genoa, Ark. Civil Air Patrol Assists with Rescue at Boy Scout Camp by Capt. Brad Kidder, CAP, Arkansas Wing TEXARKANA, Ark. – During the long weekend of Oct. 28-30, 2016, approximately 35 members of Civil Air Patrol from Arkansas and Texas convened at Camp Hunt for a ground training exercise hosted by the 95th Composite Squadron, Texarkana, Ark. They were to train ground teams in Search and Rescue skills, a critical component of CAP’s US Air Force Auxiliary missions. Training on Friday and conducting exercises on Saturday used electronic tracking gear, radios, maps, CAP vehicles and aircraft, and a lot of dusty black boots to locate simulated downed aircraft, lost persons, and achieve a multitude of tasks required to become qualified ground team members. Sunday morning’s ground sorties were designed to be an all-hands demonstration of the training and skills needed for ground team search and rescue. When hiker Chris Waits went for a training jaunt with friends at Camp Preston Hunt on a crisp October Sunday morning, little did she know that her day – and Page 3 of 58 The Fly-By, Southwest Region, January, 2017 leg – would take a turn that not only changed her year-end competitive plans, but would also test the real-life rescue training of some Civil Air Patrol volunteers who happened upon the accident scene moments later. Waits’ loss of footing on a trail at the Boy Scouts of America compound near Genoa, Ark., left her at the bottom of a steep ravine with shattered bones and debilitating pain, in urgent need of medical attention. On this morning, Chris Waits was to be introduced to Civil Air Patrol. On the way to their first exercise waypoint, CAP ground team leader 2nd Lt. Stephen Green of the Sulfur Springs Composite Squadron, Texas Wing, and his team of cadets overheard a persistent call for help which they initially thought to be part of the exercise, but soon realized that it was a real-world plea for assistance. With urgency and organization, Green notified the exercise staff via radio of the emergent situation and marshaled his squad to protect the fallen hiker from falling debris as they cleared the path of loose rocks and freshly-fallen autumn leaves, rigged a rope handrail up the steep incline, and saw to the immediate needs and comfort of the victim and her friends while they waited for the arrival of emergency responders. “They came out of nowhere. It’s like they were squirrels coming from the trees,” said nurse practitioner Rita Collins of Maud, Texas, recalling her surprise at witnessing the CAP members’ timely appearance.
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