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A Weekly Newsletter of the Lubbock Civil Air Patrol Squadron SWR-TX-293 Edition #10 March 6, 2011

From the Commander

Well, the calendar is filling up! The squadron trip to Holloman AFB, NM is just around the corner, the Texas Wing Conference in Ft Worth is 15-17 April, and a trip to the WASP museum in Sweetwater is planned for 28 May (the WASP museum will be a very special trip!). Then there are the summer activities, which include the cadet encampments and the Lone Star Emergency Services Academy. If you are interested in any aspect of emergency services, have a week to devote to training, then LESA is for you. Go to www.LESA1.org for all of the details. An aircrew from the Amarillo squadron spent their day providing orientation flights for cadets Saturday. Four cadets received their first flights and two received second flights. The flights were confirmed with the Amarillo crew Tuesday night but were tentative due to weather. The GO decision was made early Saturday morning with the weather perfect at both locations. We really appreciate Steve Crist, Shaun Bowen and Bill Harris flying our cadets!

Cadets Vernon and Kolas (left picture) and Hernandez and Franco (right) pose shortly before taking off on Saturday for their first O flight (all except Hernandez who took his second). Cadet Crabb also flew his first O-flight this weekend. Pictures by Maj Kolas.

At this Meeting
1. Uniform is BDUs (2nd 2. Meteorological Information
Tuesday Tuesday Night

meeting)
Moon Phase Astronomy Data
Sunrise: Sunset: 07:04 18:46 08:39 22:31

Windy Hi 69 F

Partly Cloudy Lo 29 F (16%) Waxing

Crescent

Moonrise: Moonset:

Chain of Command
Below is the Chain of Command, as related to the members of the Texas Wing. Cadets should know the name of each person that serves in the positions below
Commander in Chief: Secretary of Defense: Secretary of the Air Force: USAF Chief of Staff: AETC Commander: Air University Commander: CAP -USAF Commander: CAP National Commander: Southwest Region Commander: TX Wing Commander: Group 1 Commander: Lubbock Composite Squadron Commander: Deputy Cadet Commander Cadet Commander: First Sergeant: Flight Sergeant: Honorable Barrack H. Obama Honorable Robert M. Gates Honorable Michael B. Donley General Norton A. Schwartz, USAF Gen. Edward A. Rice, USAF Lt Gen Allen G. Peck, USAF Col. William R Ward, USAF Maj Gen Amy S. Courter, CAP Col Joseph C. Jensen, CAP Col Joe R. Smith, CAP Lt Col Debra Torres, CAP Maj Richard Kolas, CAP 1st Lt Kyle Vernon, CAP C/1st Lt Cameron Varner, CAP C/CMSgt Ryan Eckles, CAP C/CMSgt Bryce Johnson, CAP

Priority News Items

Cadet Robert Vernon was promoted to C/CMSgt at our 1 MAR meeting. Way to go Chief!

Cadet Zeke Arroyo was promoted to C/SrA at our 1 MAR meeting. Good job! Keep working.

1. If you are going to Holloman AFB I (Vernon) need your Last Name and Last four digits of your SSN. So far I have: Vernon x 2, Johnson, Varner, Crabb, Allison, Fox, Hernandez, Holloway, Garcia, Arroyo, Kolas, and Farmer

2. The F101 Voodoo fighter is done with patching at the Texas Air Museum! It took us 14 months of on again/off again work to get it done. Note: We will attempt to paint it (1st coat) this Saturday, but wind and weather are important. We will need a staging crew and a paint crew. One group to tape and cover (at 10 am) and another to paint (at 1 pm)

3. Our Squadron earned a AFA Scholarship of $250.00 to allow senior and cadet members to travel to Sweetwater, TX to see the WW2 Womens Aviation Museum. Congrats to Maj Littlesoldier and Cpt. Maroste for making it happen. This trip is set for 28 May.

4. April 14-17th 2011 is the Texas Wing Conference. There is a Conference fee of $95 for Seniors and $55 for cadets that will cover Friday evenings Commanders
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Reception through the Banquet on Saturday night for all meals and seminars. For cadets, there will be a Military Ball Friday night. Cost will be $15 single and $25 a couple. FMI: http://texaswingconference.technologyguild.net/ 5. Summer Encampment is in June and should cost about $100. For those of you going to leadership lab start saving those pennies! 6. LESA is also approaching. 18 26 June.

7. It appears that Texas and New Mexico have changed their Summer Encampment Schedule
Texas is now accepting applications POC for Rides: 1st Lt Johnson Texas 25 JUNE 02 JULY @ Camp Bastrop $100

http://www.texascadet.org/Summer_Encampment.html
POC for Rides: 1st Lt Vernon

New Mexico 12 17 June @ Santa Fe $100 http://www.nmcap.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=ar ticle&id=6&Itemid=27 We have groups going to both

Regular News Items

1) Always check http://www.texascadet.org/ for the latest from State Wing. 2) Let me recommend to ALL Cadets to subscribe to one (at least) of several sites found at http://www.spacedaily.com/ If you look at the banners across the top of the web page you can see a selection.

3) The remodeled HQ is still not finished. Not 100% operational, but were working on it. Laptops are on order or should be on order this week. 4) Partial Squadron Funding is available. See 1st Lt Vernon or Major Kolas for the form. You can receive up to 50% of the cost of the event provided you meet certain requirements set forth by the Financial Committee. This offer applies to all Wing and National events except Encampments. 5) After months of effort and planning our squadrons very own website is here. Look at www.lubbockcap.org 6) For our newest cadets (and parents) here is what needs to get done. GT3 Cadets must do IS-100 AND IS-700 A) Create an account at https://www.capnhq.gov/CAP.eServices.Web/Default.aspx by following the instructions mid-page that says First Time User You will need your CAPID number and a valid email address. B) Take and agree to the OPSEC section. You will be entrusted with information later on that is sensitive in nature there are some things that we do that the general public doesnt need to know (as opposed to neat to know). Operational Security is important; sometimes lives are on the line. C) Select CAP Online Exams from the left column and make sure you have your Reg 60-3 pamphlet with you. Select CAPT 116 pt 1 (General ES) and pass that test! D) Now take the IS-100a Test at: http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS100A.asp E) Now take the IS-700 Test at: http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is700a.asp

Arroyo, Z Crabb Donahew, W Eckles Fox Garcia Hernandez Holloway Johnson Kolas, T Varner Vernon, K Vernon, R

Cadet Community Service Ribbon (need 60 hours) Last Updated 20 FEB 2011 18.0 hours 2 hrs 3.0 hours 12.0 hours 82.5 hours Job Well Done Flight Awarded* 66 hours Job Well Done Flight Awarded 57.5 hours 71.5 hours Job Well Done Flight Awarded* 80.5 hours Job Well Done Flight Awarded* 4 hours 94.5 hours Job Well Done Flight Awarded* 27 hours 73.5 hours Job Well Done Flight Awarded*

*Not an official CAP activity. Liability release must be on file. 60 Hours = Ribbon

120 / 180 / 240 hours = Clasp

Official Disclosure: The information contained in this newsletter is unclassified. The Point of Contact (POC) for this publication is 1st Lt Kyle Vernon (kylevernon@yahoo.com). This newsletter is for LUBBOCK COMPOSITE SQUADRON planning purposes, announcements of upcoming events, and preparations for meetings. In no way should the material contained in this newsletter be construed as an Official Publication of the USAF, CAP, Texas Wing CAP, or any other entity outside Lubbock Composite Squadron. If you feel that you have received this email newsletter in error please contact the POC at the email address listed above.

Lubbock Composite Squadron Information Commander: Major Richard Kolas, CAP, (cell 787-7070) Cadet Meeting Time: 6:30 8:30 PM Each Tuesday Senior Meeting Time: 6:30 8:30 PM Each 1st and 3rd Tuesday Meeting Location: Chaparral Jets, Lubbock International Airport

Just for Fun

1) 1,187 built 2) Formerly stationed at Reese AFB 3) Trainer with supersonic capabilities

Just for Fun Answers Buffalo F2 Tu-154 Starship 2000 Avro Vulcan Bomber Delta 4 Heavy Rocket RB-57 Canberra Bomber Mig 21 Fishbed British Electric B-32 Dominator P6M SeaMaster A30-A Baltimore Bomber Atlas-F Rocket A-4 Skyhawk SAAB JAS 39 Grippen Machhi C.505 TOTALS

Correct Senior Answers 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 3 0 3 2 1 0 21

Correct Cadet Answers 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 2 0 3 1 1 0 22