Newsletter - May 2000

March
1-4	Winter National Board Meeting
7	Wing Staff Meeting - Army Reserve Center, Iowa City Airport - 1900 - 2100
14-17	National Congress on Aviation and Space Exploration - Minneapolis, MN
17	CD Orientation - DSM Air National Guard Base
17	Mission Aircrew School - DSM Air National Guard Base
30-31	Wing Survival School - Camp Dodge, Johnston, IA
31	National Check Pilot Standardization Course - Davenport

April
1	Wing Survival School - Camp Dodge, Johnston, IA
1	National Check Pilot Standardization Course - Davenport
4	Wing Staff Meeting - TBA
19-22	Combined Field Training Exercise (CFTX) - Fort McCoy, WI
28	Operations Exercise - Burlington - IA005 - IA041 - IA043 - IA087 - IA092

We have something new on our wing web site. The wing has a new electronic mailing list to increase communication in the sing. We encourage all members to subscribe to the list by going to the wing web site http://www.iawg.cap.gov clicking on "Sing-Up for Our Mailing List!" and entering the email address to which you want mail sent. More on this later, but PLEASE SIGN-UP FOR IT TODAY.

Don't forget the registration and money for this trip has to be in to MAJ Mike McCoy by 12 March. This really looks like a fun and learning weekend for all. With the cost of only $25 it looks like many will be attending.

Our Wing Commander, COL Rex Glasgow, LTC John Walker and C/SMSgt. A. M. Church made a presentation on behalf of Iowa Civil Air Patrol to the Transportation, Infrastructure and Capitals Appropriations Subcommittee of the Iowa Senate.

Deadline for participant applications is 9 March. This if for members who are currently involved in emergency services. Civil Air Patrol is currently revising its emergency services regulations to increase the level of proficiency of our emergency services force. In an effort to keep our teams up to date, the Iowa Wing will be holding a training school. This school will be at Camp Dodge, Johnston, IA, from Friday 30 March until Sunday 1 April. At this school we will be training volunteers in the skills that are not specific to SAR (Search and Rescue). These skills include what kinds of equipment to carry, how to pack your equipment, orienteering, hiking skills, setting up shelters, and camping skills. We will be covering 20 of the 58 required skills for ground team member qualification. Please contact CPT John Halbrook by e-mail or (515) 292-9586.

NCR Summer Encampment - Cadet Executive Staff applications must be received by 15 March 2001. A selection board may be held. All other Cadet Staff applications must be received by 15 April 2001. Basic cadet applications are
due by 15 May 2001. Information and application procedures can be found at http://www.iawg.cap.gov/encampment

Illinois Wing Spring Encampment - Illinois Wing will be having a Spring Weekend Encampment on 20-22 and 27-29 April 2001 at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center (north of Chicago). This is a great opportunity for cadets to
get an encampment before National Cadet Special Activities. They are also conducting an Officer Training School. For more information, go to the web site http://ilwg.cap.gov/group22/encampment

New Cadet Programs Post Office Box - The Director of Cadet Programs has a new Post Office Box. All forms requiring Wing approval will be sent there instead of the Iowa Wing Headquarters. This is for sending in the national Cadet Special Activity Applications, Out of State Encampment Applications, Scholarship Applications, etc. The address is

Remember to use the current version of the Cadet Membership Application when signing up new cadets. It is a must if they are to receive a free uniform upon joining.

Wing Ding 2001 will be at Waterloo, Iowa on 18 - 19 August. We are looking for seniors who enjoy working with cadets to participate as staff and orientation pilots. Planned activities include orientation rides, model rocketry, rock climbing, swimming, and land navigation. Please contact CPT Doug Jansen.

The ECI FAX number has changed. The number that was used for requesting courses (334-416-4679) isn't valid. If you have ECI FAX request forms please change them and the listing on the form in CAP PAM 8 (E) Unit Test Control Officer Course. The two FAX numbers now in use are:

Also, when you complete a course, have a copy of your completion results or form put in your squadron personnel file.

He still has a few BDU uniforms left.
Pants - Extra Small Reg. - 2, Extra Small Short - 2;
Shirts - Medium Long - 5, Medium Short - 5, Medium Extra Short-2, Small Long - 5, Small Short - 5.
Contact COL Lalla concerning these uniforms.

Also check with CPT John Halbrook for BDU's, sleeping bags, frames and packs. Contact CPT Doug Jansen for Blues service coats, trousers, or all weather coats there is plenty for everyone!

As you all know, we are on a vehicle freeze from the Air Force. One of the ways that we can justify the vehicles that we have, and those that we might wish to get is to keep track of the mileage that we now drive our personal vehicles. Keeping track of this mileage serves two purposes. One - is the use for tax purposes. I have copied the two pages of our current report and put them on one sheet. This gives space for daily entries, all that is needed is the number of miles. The second page shows how the vehicle was used and for how many hours. This as I have said can be totaled for taxes, but it also gives us the POV usage in the same format that the Air Force is using to tack the corporate vehicles. This will give us more justification to get more vehicles. Everyone on Wing Staff is to report their mileage to
me in any form and I will record and track this to help Iowa Wing to get more vehicles.

The mission aircrew school is required training for new ES trained personnel who wish to become observers, scanners, or mission pilot trainees. The school will be hosted by the DSM Composite Squadron. The biannual CD Downlink training will be held at the same time. There are some personnel who need the CD Downlink training in order to stay active on the CD Roster.

Remember the planes need to be flown but watch the weather. This is the season that each hour the weather can change.

CAP Supply Depot has announced an NTIA Compliance Sale for communications transceivers, mobile and
handheld. This is intended to assist the CAP Wings and membership in the major transition that is coming in the next 10 months. Pricing is as follows: TAIT Mobile T2020-CAP $399.95. TAIT Handheld ORCA ELAN $339.95 - 16 channel
5 watt or ORCA EXCEL $389.95 - 99 channel 5 watt or Vertex Handheld VX400 $369.95 - 16 channel 5 watt (2-8 channel banks). Both 2LT Tom Gehrke and LTC Mercer Richardson have software to program these radios but when a person
orders them, they should ask the Depot to program them prior to shipping so they work right out of the box. Any questions please contact 2LT Gehrke or LTC Richardson.

The Iowa Wing Glider program is here! Please make your requests now so we can plan our spring and summer cadet glider orientation rides. Flights may be given on longer spring -- summer evenings and weekend mornings. Interest and activity from our squadrons will determine Iowa's Gliding future. We are looking forward to a very successful first year. Please contact LTC Steve Lewis by e-mail or (319) 752-277. First call, first served

BLACK HAWK COMPOSITE SQUADRON - Cadets from the Black Hawk Composite Squadron, Waterloo, presented the colors at Holmes Junior High School in Cedar Falls, during a ninth grade boys' basketball game. The cadets marched in and stopped at half-court while the National Anthem was sung. 1LT Bob Toenjes, Squadron Commander and color guard instructor, commented "The staff at Holmes seemed very appreciative of our efforts." Participating were Cadets Sarah Foster, Tony McCumber, Lief Poore-Christensen and Casey Schroeder.

Congratulations to C/2LT Casey Schroeder on earning his Mitchell Award and promotion.

CENTRAL IOWA COMPOSITE SQUADRON - A Change of Command ceremony was held at the Unit Commanders Course with CPT Doug Jansen taking over the command of the squadron from CPT John Halbrook.

DES MOINES COMPOSITE SQUADRON - Just ask LT Dave Stensrud and MAJ Chuck Lord how well the new GX-55 works. They were out flying when they heard a call for help from another plane asking for assistance in finding a close airport. They were able to assist the other plane to land SAFELY at the Grinnell Airport. Dave and Chuck say the GX-55 is a sweet piece of equipment.

EAST IOWA CADET SQUADRON - A Change of Command ceremony was held with MAJ Terry Spitzer taking over the command of the squadron from LTC Doug Tindal. Under LTC Tindal's command the squadron gained over twenty cadet and senior members. Welcome aboard MAJ Spitzer!

WASHINGTON-BRINTON CADET SQUADRON - The newest CAP Squadron in Iowa, Washington-Brinton Cadet Squadron is really up and running. Congratulations to Squadron Commander LTC Doug Tindal. He has been very busy recruiting new members. We are looking forward to meeting them at some of our events.

Camp Dodge has been a great place for many of our schools this past month. We thank them for letting us use these great facilities.

For those of you that didn't attend the Unit Commanders Course, you missed a course that is very beneficial for every member of the squadron, not just the commander. We learned how to conduct a meeting and what is expected of your
fellow members. 22 people attended the two-day class. COL Glasgow and CPT Schneider were excellent instructors. There was open discussion time and everyone had a chance to share their ideas.

Squadron Leadership School and Corporate Learning Course spring class was held on 3-4 Feb at Camp Dodge. LTC Chuck McDonald and LTC Doug Tindal where the directors and they had an excellent core of instructors.

Cadet Leadership School was held the same weekend of SLS/CLC. CPT Doug Jansen and CPT Joe Curry were the instructors. Cadets in both the Officers and NCO's classes received instruction in leadership, motivating young volunteers, administration, drill and ceremonies, teamwork, and communications skills.

Iowa Senior Mission Coordinator COL Gene Kellogg notified COL Rex Glasgow, that an ELT search was needed in the Northern Cedar Rapids area. He formed a team with LTC Mercer Richardson as Ground Team Leader and C/SMSgt. Aaron Church. An electronic search began in the area of the SARSAT hits and at near by McBride, Marion and Lerch Airports. Because ELT's found have been 10 to 15 NM southwest of the AFRCC reported locations,
a search of Cedar Rapids Airport was also conducted. Bearings taken by the ground team indicated the signal was coming from the vicinity of the Rockwell/Collins hanger. The ELT was located in a Cessna TU-206G which is
used by Rockwell/Collins for the testing of experimental avionics equipment.

There are a few positions on the Wing Staff that are open at this time. If you think you would have a couple of extra hours please look at the Wing Web page under staff listings and you will see what is open. Contact our Wing Commander or Vice Commander. Or if you think you might be able to help out in some area in your own squadron, tell your Squadron Commander. Thanks for all that you do!

A note from the little flying bird......Do you know that even a Wing Commander and a Vice Commander can get locked out of a room.

Do you know that when you travel to Wisconsin for a meeting at Fort McCoy, you can really see some interesting country on a "short cut" that takes a longer time to travel.

Would you believe it has now been a year of publishing IOWA WING CAP Online E-mail News. As you can tell from this issue it has grown. We want to thank everyone who has sent information to us. PLEASE DO NOT STOP. We would like to hear from every squadron. And if you can think of anything you would like added please let us know.

1st LT Julia Bachtell
CPT Dave Bachtell
E-mail - pa@iawg.cap.gov