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Keystone Wing Slip
News from Civil Air Patrol - Pennsylvania Wing
21 JUNE 2011
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 19 JUNE 2011 Pennsylvania Wing Cadet Basic Encampment & Leadership Development Course FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PA - PA WING HEADQUARTERS - This week marks the 2011 Pennsylvania Wing Encampment (ENC) and Leadership Development Course (LDC). Sixty five hard working and dedicated cadet and senior staff members have been working on this year's program since the end of last year's Encampment. Our goal is to make this the best ENC/LDC experience possible for all students. The staff is here to ensure that the students have a safe and fun week. The LDC cadets arrived at 12pm, yesterday and got right to work learning how to become flight level leaders. They spent time this afternoon on drill and ceremonies and getting settled in their barracks.
Nearly 160 ENC cadets arrived at 1pm. They spent time in the afternoon getting acclimated to the barracks environment, learning how to make their bunks, and learning more about the ENC way of life...
Read more... PA Wing Encampment & LDS website - http://www.pawgenc.org Follow along all week and view photos, and support your ENC & LDC cadet on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/encampment or on Twitter - http://twitter.com/pawgenc |
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Speaking of Encampments!
Here's a photo from the archives that our Pennsylvania CAP Historian, TSgt George Brizek, found. Summer Encampment 1953 from the RI Wing. If you know who these cadets are, let us know ... and what they're doing today!  We're celebrating CAP's birthday at the PA Wing Conference (see link) - Send us your photos! Send us your stories! Were you a cadet in '58? How many different uniforms have you worn in your CAP career? and show us the picture! We're assembling photos and stories for the show now! How? - Link: Send us a link to your photos - we'll download them (any size jpg or png format ).
- Email: (less than 1 MB jpgs only please) to TSgt George Brizek, gbrizek@comcast.net - use "Subject: PAWing Conf photos"
- U.S. Mail:
good high quality copies (no originals please - they will not be returned)
CD or DVD (jpg or png format only please) to: - PAWing Conf photos
c/o Maj Annette Carlson
Office of Public Affairs
Civil Air Patrol - PA Wing
Building 3-108
Fort Indiantown Gap
Annville, PA 17003
Civil Air Patrol celebrates our 70th Anniversary this year! Check out our history: CAP Knowledgebase: Search HistoryThe CAP Historical Foundation hosts the National Museum of the Civil Air Patrol on the Web. 
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Around the Wing
email your Squadron News - and we'll post it here!
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Congratulations to our PA Wing members who completed 2011 Middle East Region Staff College (MERSC) last week:
Maj Gary Fleming - NER-PA-007
Maj Kate Flick - NER-PA-109
Photo: 2009 MERSC - Three PA Wing members attended the 2009 MERSC: Maj Erin Long, Maj (now Lt Col) Robin Steiner, and Maj Roy Long.
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Hawk Mountain Ranger School - 9-17 July 2011
PA Wing Members this National Special Activity is in your own back yard! National Special Activity Selection Board is not necessary!
Applications are still being accepted until 27 June 2011 on eservices.
***** The HMRS is open to both Cadets and Senior members******
SAR, Survival and Leadership skills are taught and experienced entirely in the field. This is a wilderness school. There are NO dormitories. It will be just you & your team against the elements.
Hawk Mountain Ranger School has a proud history of providing outstanding SAR and emergency services training. The school is conducted in the mountains of PA under mission field conditions and is very physically demanding. Curriculum includes but not limited to: navigation, search techniques & equipment, communication skills, woodsmanship, campsite selection & equipment, first aid, patient evacuation, specialized equipment, health & nutrition, and survival skills. In addition to the practical skills, leadership and character development are also emphasized.
Visit the HMRSwww.pawingcap.com/hawk Website for detailed information!
Application process, course fees, packing list and more.
Courses Offered
Cadet Basic Course Ranger Team Commander Course
Basic Communications Course Overhead Team Management Course
Cadet Advanced Course Aircrew Survival Course 3 day Course
Senior Basic Course 10-12 July.
Ranger Field Medic Course Ranger Command & General Staff Course
Cadet Staff Training Course 9 day and 6 day course
Detailed questions should be e-mailed to rangerstaff@yahoo.com.
They will be directed to the proper staff member. (Please provide your contact information including the student's name.)
Students who successfully complete the HMRS can wear the NCSA ribbon and school "LL insignia" and any other earned insignia.
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Members invited to 2011 Annual
CAP National Conference in Louisville, Ky.
Civil Air Patrol's national vice commander extends the following invitation to members:
Please make plans to attend the 2011 Annual Conference being held Aug. 18-20 in Louisville, Ky.
This year's conference will be CAP's kickoff to celebrating 70 years of service.
To help commemorate this, each conference attendee will receive a special set of four 70th anniversary posters.
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Jun. 16, 2011 (PR Newswire)
Roving Ambassador for Peace Awarded to Civil Air Patrol Roving Ambassador of Peace is awarded to individuals or group who are guardians of Peace. Today, the award is presented to the Civil Air Patrol. CIVIL AIR PATROL makes a huge impact going above and beyond to make a profound difference in America's communities; saving lives and preserving liberty for all. Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofit organization with more than 61,000 members nationwide. CAP, in its Air Force auxiliary role, performs 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and was credited by the AFRCC with saving 113 lives in fiscal year 2010. They are generally the first on the scene transmitting satellite digital images of the damage within seconds around the world and providing disaster relief and emergency services following natural and manmade disasters, including such phenomena as 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, Texas and Oklahoma wildfires, tornadoes in the south and central U.S., North Dakota flash flooding and the October 2006 earthquake in Hawaii, as well as humanitarian missions along the U.S. and Mexican border. Civil Air Patrol has been performing missions for America for 69 years... |
You've heard of wings hosting "aerospace days" and "leadership academies." Why not a similar endeavor showcasing the character development aspect of cadet life?
National Character Day is a new wing-level activity that serves two purposes:
(1) Motivate cadets to take seriously issues of character and honor, while recommitting themselves to the drug-free ethic;
(2) Further integrate the DDR program into CAP's overall Cadet Program.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Release
June 16, 2011
Top CAP cadets in spotlight at national competition
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. - A total of 152 highly skilled Civil Air Patrol cadets from across America will compete in the 2011 National Cadet Competition, a prestigious team event that spans seven decades.
This year's competition is set for June 22-27 at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Special guests will include senior Air Force personnel, elected representatives and members of the general public.
"As is tradition, Civil Air Patrol is proud to once again showcase the best CAP color guards and drill teams in the 2011 National Cadet Competition," said Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter, the organization's national commander. "For more than 60 years, this contest has inspired generation after generation of cadets to strive for excellence."
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National commander calls on CAP leadership to support CyberPatriot involvement
June 15, 2011
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS - Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter, national commander, is calling on the organization's leadership to help promote involvement throughout Civil Air Patrol in the Air Force Association's annual CyberPatriot competition.
Courter's memo on the matter follows. It was sent to commanders at the region, wing, group and squadron levels, as well as national staff, the Board of Governors and National Headquarters directors and deputy directors.
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From the CAP National website:
CAP Member Benefits
OfficeMax
The Civil Air Patrol / Office Max Government Solutions program now receives Air Force Contract pricing. What does that mean to CAP members? Additional cost savings as Office Max's GSA Schedule pricing is discounted 7% for the Air Force BPA
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Keep Up to Date with the Pennsylvania Wing
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CAP Knowledgebase
NEW on CAP Knowledgebase: National Weather Service (NWS) SKYWARN Program Do CAP members participate in SKYWARN? Yes, CAP members are ideal volunteers for this program. National Weather Service (NWS) encourages anyone with an interest in public service and access to communication, such as HAM radio, to join the SKYWARN® program. See details below from SKYWARN The effects of severe weather are felt every year by many Americans. To obtain critical weather information, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS), part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, established SKYWARN® with partner organizations. SKYWARN® is a volunteer program with nearly 290,000 trained severe weather spotters. These volunteers help keep their local communities safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the National Weather Service. Read More...
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Attention Public Affairs Officers  CAP news releases can also be found on VolunteerNow at http://www.capvolunteernow.com/news.cfm.
You are encouraged to pass these along to members, and where appropriate, to your local news media. Add your contact info as in this example when using for your local news media contacts.
Maj Annette Carlson
PA Wing Public Affairs Officer
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About Civil Air Patrol
Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofit organization with more than 61,000 members nationwide. CAP, in its Air Force auxiliary role, performs 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and was credited by the AFRCC with saving 113 lives in fiscal year 2010. Its volunteers also perform homeland security, disaster relief and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. The members play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to the more than 26,000 young people currently participating in CAP cadet programs. CAP has been performing missions for America for 69 years. It is a major partner of Wreaths Across America, an initiative to remember, honor and teach about the sacrifices of U.S. military veterans. For more information on Civil Air Patrol, visit www.gocivilairpatrol.com or www.capvolunteernow.com.
Julie DeBardelaben ♦ Deputy Director, Public Affairs ♦ W: (877) 227-9142 Ext. 250 ♦ C: (334) 549-2224
Steve Cox ♦ Public Affairs Manager ♦ W: (877) 227-9142 Ext. 251 ♦ C: (334) 296-5881
www.gocivilairpatrol.com
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 Backgrounder
In its Air Force auxiliary role, CAP performs 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and was credited by the AFRCC with saving 113 lives in fiscal year 2010.
When natural or manmade disasters occur, CAP's citizen volunteers are often the first on the scene, transmitting digital images of the damage within seconds while providing disaster relief and emergency services for victims. In the past decade alone, members have responded to such phenomena as 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, Texas and Oklahoma wildfires, tornadoes in the South and central U.S., flooding in the Dakotas and an earthquake and tsunami in Hawaii, as well as humanitarian missions along the U.S. and Mexican border.
CAP celebrates its 70th anniversary on Dec. 1. It has been conducting humanitarian missions from the early days of World War II and is considered by many as the world standard for aviation-oriented, volunteer emergency organizations.
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Civil Air Patrol - Pennsylvania Wing
Col. Mark Lee, Commander
Lt. Col. Sandra Brandon, Vice Commander East
Maj Gary Fleming, Vice Commander West
Maj Annette Carlson, Public Affairs Officer (PAO)
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Civil Air Patrol - Pennsylvania Wing
PA Wing CAP Headquarters
Building 3-108, Fort Indiantown Gap
Annville, PA 17003 Telephone: 717-861-2335, FAX: 888-528-1561 |
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2011 Pennsylvania Wing Conference
November 11-13, 2011
Holiday Inn Harrisburg-Hershey
Grantville, PA 17028
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