Iowa Wing News Online
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Photo courtesy of KCCI TV
Civil Air Patrol has joined the search effort to locate a Grinnell College student who went missing on Monday.
Paul Shuman-Moore, 19, was reported missing at 10:25 p.m. Monday but was last seen on campus at 1:23 a.m. Monday, according to a school news release.
Shuman-Moore is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs about 138 pounds. He has medium-length brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a green T-shirt, a light-colored plaid shirt and white sneakers, the release said.
Civil Air Patrol aircrews have joined a search that's being conducted on foot, on ATVs, by car, and now in the air.
Those with information are asked to call the Grinnell Police Department at 641-236-2650.
Monday, September 11, 2006
The 2006 Staff Assistance Visit (SAV) is now finished. We are almost complete with the process of moving all wing files to Wing HQ. Now we can begin the process of putting them in correct form and keeping them current for the April 2007 Compliance Inspection (CI).
I want to thank all of you who gave freely of your time to perform your Staff duties, maintain the files and records and came to HQ and participated in the SAV.
Our work is not complete, however we have completed the first phase of inspection. Squadrons are asked to cooperate with the Wing Staff as we tweak our programs and policies in preparation for the CI in April.
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
This week Iowa Wing prepares for a Staff Assistance Visit (SAV). The SAV comes every three years and is an un-graded assessment by higher headquarters and/or CAP-USAF Liaison Region personnel intended to provide assistance in improving mission effectiveness.
The SAV is designed to help identify deficiencies in programs and administration to prepare for the Compliance Inspection. The SAV team is comprised of CAP-USAF Officers and CAP Region Headquarters personnel that will examine the operations of the Wing.
While the Wing receives no official “grade” for this inspection it does help the Wing prepare for the Compliance Inspection (CI) that comes 6 months from now in April. The CI is a graded inspection and the results are published throughout CAP. This inspection is more rigorous than the SAV and the grade that the Wing gets affects its ability to get more money and equipment from CAP.
The Wing Staff is working hard to ensure Iowa Wing scores high marks. It will take the support of every unit to make it that way. After the SAV a report is published to the Wing Staff to help them work to improve the quality of the Wing. The Staff will then work with the units to help improve their programs and procedures to make sure that Iowa Wing is the best Wing in the country.
So be proud of your Wing Staff and understand the burden they bear in making sure that everyone is in compliance with the CAP regs so we can support our community safely and efficiently.
