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"Amelia Earhart Award" Cadet Captain Elizabeth Spoerl receives the Amelia Earhart Award from Interim National Commander, Brigadier General Amy Courter and Iowa Wing Commander, Colonel Ronald Scheitzach.
"We are BIG SUPPORTERS of CAP" Major General Dardis, the Adjutant General of Iowa (center), stops by the State Emergency Operations Center to thank CAP for their hard work during the flood relief efforts.
	Showing The Situation CAP Aircrews conducted disaster impact assessment and took extensive photo reconnaissance of the flooded areas of Iowa durng the August Flooding.
Getting Ready To Go CAP Flight 1377 taxies out for takeoff on an evening sortie at Fort Dodge as part of Operation Iowa Flag
	Talking the Talk Col Gene Kellogg talks to the aircrew regarding an in-flight retasking by Air Guard controllers.
Making A Plan Col Gene Kellogg works as the planning section chief at the evaluated exercise and looks at a tasking given to him.
	Passing the Test Maj Jeff Peterson of CAP-USAF North Central Liaison Region (left) interviews Lt Col Mike McCoy as part of his evaluation at the evaluated exercise at Ames. The Iowa Wing is evaluated by the Air Force every two years.
Looking High And Low C/SMSgt Sarah Trenkamp searches for a missing ISU Student.
	Where Do We Go Next C/Lt Col Lief Poore-Christensen and 2d Lt Norma Newton discuss a planned search sortie at the staging area for the search for a missing ISU Student.
Preparing For The Mission 2d Lt Nick Sponsler prepares for a photo recon sortie.
	Wheels Up Capt Don Wood and his aircrew take off to do impact assessment of flooding on the Des Moines River.
Standing Tall for Inspection CAP Command Chief Master Sergeant Robert Chiafos inspects the Officer Training School during the January WTA.
	Promotion Time Capt Doug Tonnemacher promotes Cadet Minger to Cadet Airman after completion of the ICAPA Airmen Leadership School.
Preparing For Flight 2d Lt Bill Johnson briefs an aircrew for a missing person search and rescue sortie during a multi-agency search exercise in Ames.
	Discussing The Mission 1st Lt Trevor Henderson discusses a sortie assignment with Capt Roger Elliott..
NW Iowa Squadron Takes Top Honors The NW Iowa Squadron earns the 2006 Non-Flying Squadron of the Year Award at the Wing Awards Banquet..
	National Guard Awards Iowa Wing Officers The Adjutant General of Iowa Presents Six Iowa Wing Officers With Civilian Service Awards From The Iowa National Guard.
You Can Have Your Cake And Eat It Too Our five new cadet officers celebrate their accomplishment with the Wing.
	Congrats Lt Nine officers completed the Spring Officer Training School.  They had their graduation banquet and commissioning ceremony on the Saturday evening of the September WTA.
Five New Cadet Officers Five cadets were awarded the General Billy Mitchell award by Col Steve Young, USAFR, during the September WTA.
	On Duty and Ready 1st Lt Trevor Henderson served as Officer of the Day in the orderly room during the September WTA.   He oversaw the Wing Training Assembly (WTA) and the orderly room staff.
Looks Good To Roll SSgt Jimmy Kelly checks the tire pressure of a CAP van during a routine inspection.  He served as the Transportation NCO during the September WTA and helped to keep the vans in good order.
	Charge of Quarters 1st Lt Jim Grove works in the Orderly Room during the September WTA as the Charge of Quarters.  He supervised the buildings and equipment to make it a very successful WTA.
Entering Camp Dodge Entering Camp Dodge for another WTA
	Congratulations Iowa CAP officers and cadets that were promoted during the drill weekend stand in an honor line and are congratulated by the each officer and cadet in morning formation at Camp Dodge (110 of them).
An Emergency Scene CAP and local officials stage equipment during a search for a missing Eldora man in rural Hardin County.  Iowa CAP teams located the subject on August 1st.
	Debriefing After The Mission Iowa CAP ground personnel speak with local officials and responders after locating a missing Eldora man in  rural Hardin County.
CAP Is Your Partner In Emergencies Lt Col Nick Critelli briefs Iowa Local Officials on what CAP can do for them at no cost during an emergency during the Governor's Conference on Homeland Security.
	This All Can Be Yours Iowa Wing staffed an exhibit during the Governor's Conference on Homeland Security.  This exhibit showcased many of the services that Iowa CAP can provide local agencies during emergencies.
Governor Vilsack Thanks CAP During Vice President Cheney's visit to Camp Dodge, Gov Vilsack  met with CAP officers and cadets and thanked them for their dedication and service to Iowa.
	Iowa National Guard Ceremony With The Vice President Vice President Dick Cheney addresses a group of 1,200 Iowa National Guard Soldiers, Local Officials, and Iowa CAP Officers and Cadets.
Calling All Stations Maj John Halbrook makes contact with a station in another state during the CAP Field Day activity.
	CQ CQ CQ! During Iowa Wing's June Drill Weekend the Communications staff put on a CAP Field Day station in conjunction with the amateur radio community's "Field Day."  Here 1st Lt Chuck Brudtkuhl makes contact with another station before the CAP Station is even fully operational.
Iowa City Damage Iowa CAP Aircrews Surveyed The Destruction After Tornadoes Damaged Much Of Iowa City.
	Ready To Go Lt Governor Sally Pedersen Prepares To Depart Ankeny For Iowa City With Capt Kim Kirschman To Survey The Tornado Damage And Visit Local Officials.
Lt Governor Sees Iowa City Damage Iowa Lt. Governor Sally Pedersen and Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director, David Miller, review the photo reconnaissance done by CAP aircrews of Iowa City in April.
	Ready To Go CAP Aircraft Stand Ready On The Ramp At Ankeny For A Readiness Exercise.
Post-Mission Debrief Crews Debrief At The 133rd Test Squadron In Fort Dodge.  CAP Command Staff Monitored The Mission On Radar Provided By The Iowa Air National Guard.
	Defending The Home Skies CAP Crews Pose After Flying An Air Defense Mission In April.  CAP Supports Air Force Exercises Like This By Providing Aircraft To Be Intercepted
We Did It! Iowa CAP Academy Officers Pose After Their Graduation Banquet.  19 New Officers Completed The Six Month Training In April As 14 New Officers Started Their Training Program.
	Salute Like This 1st Lt Doug Tonnemacher Shows New Iowa CAP Academy Students How To Properly Render A Salute
Start The Line Iowa CAP Trainee Ground Teams Prepare For A Massive 5 Team Search For A Simulated Missing Person Following A Canine Hasty Sweep at Camp Dodge.
	Don't Drop Me! Students At The Emergency Services Academy Learn How To Transport A Patient Over Rough Terrain To Get Them Medical Attention.
And The Flight Computer Says... FO Ryan Pfeiffer and 2d Lt Steve DiVarco learn how to plan a mission flight during the Emergency Services Academy.
	Knot Tying Students at the Emergency Services Academy Learn The Fundamentals To Knot Tying.
Getting Prepared Maj Brandon Butters Instructs Students At The Iowa Wing Emergency Services Academy About The Dangers That The Search Environment Pose To Our Teams.
	Taking It Slow Cadets On A Descent Down An Icy Hill On A Missing Person Search Near New Albin, IA.  CAP Ground Teams And  Aircrews Worked To Locate A Missing Hunter.
MIMS Mr. Joe Curry with CAP National Headquarters Instructs CAP Officers In How To Use The Mission Information Management System To Track ES Qualifications At The State Emergency Operations Center During the 2005 Wing Conference.
	Doing It Right Cadet Captain Rebekah Kepple Shows Cadets How To Properly Fold The US Flag During The 2005 Wing Conference At the Joint Forces Headquarters At Camp Dodge.
Grid 412 Alpha SM Don Wood grids a sectional during mission aircrew training at Camp Dodge.
	Map Reading 101 Captain Roger Elliott (right) instructs Cadets Camp and Kuhn in how to read a topographical map at the Ground Team Training at Camp Dodge.
Clear Prop! A CAP Aircraft Prepares To Start Engines To Begin A Simulated Search For A Missing Aircraft Near Webster City.  Captain Don Church, Flight Line Supervisor, Stands Ready To Guide Them Out Of Parking And To The Runway At Iowa Falls Mission Base.  For More Photos Go To the News Page.
	Putting It All Together Colonel Mike Krenz, Incident Commander, Enters Mission Data Into His Computer As Major Greg Chase, CAP - Air Force Liaison, Watches To Ensure Its Done Right.
This Is Iowa Falls Mission Base, Over! Our Radio Operators Kept The Information Flowing At Our Mission Base In Iowa Falls.  Cadet Senior Master Sergeant Tim Collins and Cadet Senior Master Sergeant Aisha Grieme Pass Traffic To The Mission Management Team
	Fly Safe UH-60 Blackhawk crew chief Michael Bailey shows cadets how to strap themselves into the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter prior to training flights during the 2004 NCR Encampment. Photos courtesy of Capt Bruce Tiemann, CAP.
Carry The Essentials An unidentified Iowa National Guardsmen explains his survival equipment to cadets prior to training flights in the UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopters.  These UH-60's are based out of the Boone Army Aviation Support Facility.  Photo courtesy of Capt Bruce Tiemann, CAP.
	Black Hawk Lead This is the lead Black Hawk during training flights over Camp Dodge during the 2004 NCR Encampment.  Photo courtesy of Capt Bruce Tiemann, CAP.
Our Cadets Love To Fly NCR Encampment Cadet Deputy Commander C/Lt Col Derek Montgomery and C/Lt C Matthew Yokeley discuss their flight prior to landing. Photos courtesy of Capt Bruce Tiemann, CAP.
	Iowa Wing Training Becomes Reality Iowa CAP conducted a scheduled operations exercise in May. Simulated scenarios were traded for actual scenarios as Iowa CAP flew to Bradgate, IA to assess the destruction from the air.  In this photo you can see the path of the tornado that destroyed almost 3/4 of the town.  Click on the photo for a larger version (3 Megabytes).  Photos courtesy of Major John Halbrook, CAP.
Iowa CAP Responds to Flooding Iowa CAP Aircrews assessed the flooding in Maxwell, IA caused by recent heavy rain.  Click on the photo for a larger version (3 Megabytes).  Photos courtesy of Major John Halbrook, CAP.
	Iowa Wing ES Academy Capt Derek Petit explains what a ground team is doing during a "Show & Tell" scenario during the Ground Team Member School at Camp Dodge.
K-9 Orientation K9 Handler Robin Habeger of the STAR1 Search & Technical Rescue Team demonstrates air-scenting techniques with 'Talyn', her trained border collie at the ES Academy at Camp Dodge.
	Iowa Wing Leads Volunteers Through Woods A volunteer searches through the brush near the home of Ted Leichtman who disappeared on January 25th.  Photo Courtesy of the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier.
Iowa Searches for Missing New Hampton Man Iowa CAP Ground Teams lead volunteers on a line search Southeast of New Hampton, Iowa.  Photo courtesy of the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier.
	Iowa CAP Searches for Missing Aircraft The single engine Cherokee that Iowa and Illinois Civil Air Patrol Searched For Is Located Near Brooklyn, Iowa.  Photo Courtesy of KCCI News Channel 8.
Aircraft Found Near Brooklyn, IA Authorities Investigate The Accident Scene Near Brooklyn, Iowa.  Iowa and Illinois Wing Searched For the Aircraft That Departed Palwaukee, IL for Ankeny, IA.  Photo Courtesy of KCCI News Channel 8.
	HABET L71 In Flight Here is the HABET L71 payload in flight over Ames on 8 Nov 03.
HABET L71 Launch Site HABET L71 Launch Site North of Howe Hall at Iowa State University.
	Training to Launch C/AB Brian Lange completes online training to be able to participate in the launch operation.
Click, Point, Launch! 1st Lt Chris Ambroson completes online training to be able to participate in the launch operation.
	Is This Better Than Reading The Aerospace Book Or What? C/2d Lt Krisdeena Eisenbacher & C/CMSgt Brad Smith complete core training at the SSOL Lab prior to launch operations.
	This Ain't Your Typical Corporate Learning Course 2nd Lt Ann Colvin (left) is lead by 1st Lt Roger Elliott (right) across an obstacle on the Leadership Reaction Course during the Corporate Learning Course at Camp Dodge..
Senior Training Is More Than Powerpoint 1st Lt Dan Routier (left) traverses an obstacle on the Leadership Reaction Course.  SM Mike Dirnberger (left) gets ready to hand him a board to get across to the next piece.
	Unit Commanders Course 1Lt John Bruegger (left) and Maj Mike McCoy attend classes during the Unit Commanders Course.
Cadet Leadership School SFO Troy Ruffin (left), measures the insignia of C/SrA Drew Schlosser during the Cadet Leadership School.
	Your New EICS Commander 2Lt Bruce Tiemann (left) assumes command of the East Iowa Cadet Squadron by receiving the flag from Col Rex Glasgow, North Central Region Commander.
I Swear That I Will... Col. Russ Smith, Iowa Wing Commander (left), swears in 2Lt John Bruegger as the new commander of the Burlington Composite Squadron.
	Communications in Action C/Maj Casey Schroeder  (center) tries to contact a station during the Ames Operations Exercise..
Map Work Is Key C/SrA Drew Schlosser demonstrates his proficiency at map reading during the Ames Operations Exercise.
	Recruiting in Burlington C/Maj Casey Schroeder  (right) and C/SSgt Danielle Holewinski talk to people at a fly-in in Burlington.
2002 Non-Flying Unit of the Year Members of the Central Iowa Composite Squadron stand to earn the 2002 Non-Flying Unit of the Year at the 2002 Iowa Wing Awards Banquet.
	Schwann Earns Mitchell Award C/2Lt Jeff Schwann  (center) receives his Billy Mitchell Award at the 2002 Iowa Wing Awards Banquet in Ames.
Present the Colors Members of the Iowa Wing Color Guard present the colors at the 2002 Iowa Wing Awards Banquet.
	Your New NCR Commander Col Rex Glasgow accepts command of the North Central Region at the 2002 NCR Conference.  C/Capt Casey Schroeder holds the NCR flag.
I Relinquish Command Col. Sheila Waldorf, outgoing NCR Commander, relinquishes command during the 2002 NCR Conference..
	2002 NCR Conference The Iowa Wing Color Guard retired the colors for the 2002 NCR Conference.
2002 NCR Conference C/SrA Jackie Elliott of the Iowa Wing Color Guard presents the colors during the general session.
	Getting Ready to Takeoff Cadets help Lt. Kruse pull N996CP out of the display area and into the pits for startup and departure from the 2002 Quad City Airshow.
Davenport Airshow CICS members helped to provide flight line security and crowd control at the 2002 Quad City Airshow in Davenport.
	CICS Cadet of the Year Col Rex Glasgow (right) and Capt Doug Jansen (left) present C/A1C Jackie Elliott with the 2002 CICS Cadet of the Year Award at the CICS Dining-Out.
Receiving Line Guests go through the receiving line at the 2002 CICS Dining-Out.
	Down the Hatch  Capt Halbrook, and Mr. Vice, C/Capt Schroeder visit the bowl of social grace during the CICS Dining-Out.
Storm Lake Cadet of the Year Col Rex Glasgow (right) and Capt Doug Jansen (left) present C/A1C Justin Colvin with the 2002 Storm Lake Cadet of the Year Award at the CICS Dining-Out.
	Davenport Exercise  CAP Ground Teams respond to a simulated airplane crash as the Davenport Operations Exercise.
That Others May Live C/Capt Schroeder, Capt. Halbrook, and Capt. Jansen help stabilize simulated airplane crash victims at the Davenport Operations Exercise.
	Break Time  Cadet Rogers from Davenport takes a breather after assembling his shelter at the Survival School.
Which Way Do We Go? Cadet Captain Schroeder  operates the L-Per direction finding equipment to locate an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) at the Survival School.
	Are You Sure We Go That Way?  Cadets navigate using a compass during the Survival School.
Get In The Ground! Capt Jansen (right) hammers a tent stake into the ground while Cadet Huggins watches on.
	We Go That Way Cadet Will Zasadny takes a bearing at one of the waypoints on the land navigation course at Camp Dodge during the Survival School in April.
Time To Get Our Bearings  Cadet Jackie Elliott (right) takes a bearing on the land navigation course at Camp Dodge during the Survival School in April.
	Did I Get Him?  Cadets learn how to use military firearms at the Firearms Training Simulator at Camp Dodge on April 10th.
Open Fire!  Cadets Davis (left) and Frantz fire the M-16 rifle at the Firearms Training Simulator.
	The Right Stuff Members of the Iowa Wing Color Guard pose in front of an Atlas Rocket at the SAC Museum after earning 4th place at the Region Color Guard Competition in March.
The Bombs Go In Here Former B-52 Pilot, Lt Col Tomlinson, shows TFO Troy Ruffin how the bomb bay works in the B-52 at the SAC Museum.
	2001 NCR Color Guard Competition Members of the Iowa Wing Color Guard stand ready to present the colors during the indoor presentation at the NCR Competition in March..
2001 North Central Region Color Guard Competition Iowa Wing Color Guard Presents the Colors during the Standard Drill portion of the competition. Iowa placed first in the Standard Drill and Inspection portions of the competition.
	Fish Flight 1 Capt David Bachtell (right) and Gregg Simmons of the Iowa DNR check antenna installation before recent fish finding flights.
Davenport Promotions Iowa Wing Commander, Col. Rex Glasgow, awards the General Billy Mitchell Award to Davenport C/2Lts Jeff Carstensen, Erin Lowry, Brad Rogers, and Patrick Conrad.
	Search and Rescue School SSgt. Kern Kemp (center) teaches the Alpha Ground Team how to use the L-Per Direction Finding Equipment to locate a simulated missing aircraft at the Search and Rescue School at Camp Dodge in February.
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