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OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF MINNESOTA WING – CIVIL AIR PATROL JUNE 2002

Encampment 2002: A Big Success!

Cadets of the 4th Cadet Training Group render honors during Pass In Review. Cadet Programs conducted the 2002 Cadet
Encampment at Grand Forks Air Force Base from 15-23 June. Please see the story on Page 3.
Photo 2002 Cadet Encampment/4th CTG Public Affairs.

Viking Officer wins NCR Senior of Year Honors!

This doesn’t happen very often! A Viking Squadron member has earned the title of North
Central Region Member of the Year for two years in a row!

Major Doug Kilian was the recipient of Region Member of the Year for 2001. Lt Col Barney
Uhlig (pictured left) has made us extremely proud by earning this honor for 2002.

“It is a great honor to have been selected as the most outstanding Senior Member in the
North Central Region. You should be justly proud of this honor”, said CAP Executive Direc-
tor Col Scott Hamilton.

After joining the U.S. Army in 1963, he became a member of the elite Army Special Forces,
also known as the Green Berets. He served in a variety of assignments including in Viet-
nam. He rose to the rank of Lt Col.

Lt Col Uhlig has been a member of the Civil Air Patrol since January of 1992. He has been
deeply involved in the success of not only Viking Squadron, but of North Hennepin Squad-
ron as well. His tireless efforts and involvement have helped insure a quality program for all
of us in CAP.

Major Shannon Bauer, Viking Squadron Commander comments that “due to the direct efforts of Lt. Col. Uhlig, several hundred
members of Minnesota Wing are qualified to participate in search and rescue and disaster relief missions.”

Thanks to 1st Lt Alan Matson of Viking Sqdn for his help with this article.
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COMMANDER’S CORNER
Colonel Dale Hoium cc@mnwg.cap.gov
Preparedness should be a
well-used word in the CAP
members’ vocabulary. Even
before the attack on America
on September 11, CAP mem-
bers were prepared. We were
prepared to respond to man-
made or natural disasters. We
were prepared to respond to Cadet Dan Nordin receives his Earhart award from Capt
missing aircraft or an ELT sig- Charlotte Miller and Wing Vice Commander Lt Col Dave Skaar.
nal.
Like any form of emergency services unit it is hard to Cadet Milestone Awards
hold to a high state of readiness. Have you checked
your 101 card and your CAP divers permit to see if Emily Hellmuth EAKER RED WING
and when it expires? Do you know where your uni- John Houck EAKER ANOKA COUNTY
form and boots are? How quickly can you get to Aaron Scicluna EAKER VALLEY
your units assembly point? Has your unit practiced a Daniel Nordin EARHART VALLEY
Aaron Heisel EARHART HUTCHINSON
response drill?
Michael Moreland EARHART OWATONNA
One item I am concerned about is our ability to com- April Hewitt MITCHELL OWATONNA
Brett Kubat MITCHELL ST CROIX
municate in the field. With the inter-net passing our
RAD's and information, radio work has taken a back-
seat. When was the last time you checked into the Senior Member Training Awards
NET? Some may say we can use cell phones for a
Duane Delegard COP VIKING
disaster or emergency. Have you really looked at Nathan Case COP ANOKA COUNTY
the coverage of your cell phone? How far off the in- Joseph Nicosia Grover Loening NORTH HENNE-
terstate or town can you go before you loss the sig- PIN
nal? Will your cell phone or even our computers be James Sickmeyer Gill Robb Wilson WORTHINGTON
working in a major disaster?
Our training must be ongoing. Air and ground teams Senior Promotions
must practice continually to stay sharp and ready. 2d Lt Ryan Kelzenberg SAINT PAUL SQDN
We must study and plan our response. We must 1st Lt Mitchell Spinler RED WING SQDN
train how and what we are going to do when we get 1st Lt Pamela Russell VIKING SQDN
in the field. 1st Lt Terry Dull 1Lt VIKING SQDN
2d Lt Diane Eckers OWATONNA SQDN
There are many training opportunities available this 1st Lt Patrick Wolfgram ANOKA COUNTY SQDN
summer. Take advantage of as many as you can. 2d Lt Pamela Weber NORTH STAR SQDN
As we train and prepare for the duties assigned us, 1st Lt John Vadnais SAINT PAUL SQDN
let us always keep safety in the forefront of our 1st Lt Stefan Sylvander ST CROIX SQDN
minds and training. 2d Lt Susan Holmgren ANOKA COUNTY SQDN
1st Lt Michael Brennan NORTH HENNEPIN SQDN
Information will be coming out shortly about Rapid Capt Ben Barsness MANKATO SQDN
Response Teams. National HQ is currently working Capt Nathan Case ANOKA COUNTY SQDN
out the criteria. Do you or your unit want to be a part Capt James Hulteen NW MINNESOTA SQDN
Capt Gerald Wolfgram ANOKA COUNTY SQDN
of this?
Capt Jason Urban HUTCHINSON SQDN
Capt Luke Wegner RED WING SQDN
Please send announcements of Capt Deanne Otto VIKING SQDN
Cadet Promotions and Local Recognition to Lt Col Douglas Rutherford MINNESOTA WING HQ
pa@mnwg.cap.gov. Lt Col Stanley Kegel MINNESOTA WING HQ
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2002 Encampment: Tomorrows Leaders Excel Today!
Cadet Programs conducted the
annual Minnesota Wing Cadet
Encampment at Grand Forks
Air Force Base from 15-23
June. Members from all over
the state and beyond came to-
gether at the Missile Command
Building to conduct a week of
basic cadet training and leader-
ship development. Over 120
cadets and officers from 3
wings came together for “The Cadet Programs Event” of
the year.
The Encampment is organized as a “Cadet Training
Group”; a cadet led organization that is overseen by the
senior member encampment staff. The Encampment
Commander, Major Doug Kilian of Viking Sqdn selected
the Group Commander, Cadet Carlayn Flack of Owa-
tonna Sqdn. Cadet Flack with the advice and counsel of
the Encampment Commander selected her staff all the
way down to the flight level.
To aid her in this selection process, a staff selection exer-
cise was conducted in April. Here applicants for positions
in the CTG were evaluated and after this review assign-
ments were made. Those cadets that were not selected
for staff were invited to join the first ever Staff Develop-
ment Squadron (SDS.)
The mission of the SDS was to provide a training ground
for future encampment staff and leaders for our squad-
rons. Cadet Crissy Dalbec of Duluth Sqdn commanded
the SDS. She was advised by Capt Nathan Case and Ma-
jor Mike Donat.
The objective of cadet encampment is to provide training
and leadership experience to our newer cadets and lead-
ership development for our more senior cadet leaders.
The CTG and Encampment staff accomplished this by
providing a training program that tested the skills of staff
and cadets alike. Drill and ceremonies, inspections, physi-
cal fitness, moral leadership and general cadet knowl-
edge. Completing an encampment is a requirement for
the Mitchell Award.
Cadets were also exposed to Air Force life as they ate in
the Dining Facility, took part in a variety of tours, and saw
what life was like on an active duty Air Force Base. The
Air Force was instrumental in supporting the encamp-
ment.
Mr. Bill Willis and Mr. Jeff Borseth our State Directors se-
cured the facilities that we used. They also coordinated
assistance from the Air Force Reserve in Lt Col Barry Eid
and Major Joe Dale. These officers were instrumental in
obtaining supplies, access to base services and any thing
that the encampment needed to function.
JUNE 2002
A cadet flight marches to Physical Training at the
2002 Cadet Encampment. (4th CTG Photo)
Several officers mentioned that this was the smoothest
run encampment in several years. This was not only due
to the outstanding support received from the Air Force, but
also to the dedication of the Encampment Staff. This
group of officers (and 3 cadets) volunteered a week of
their vacation to ensure the cadets received the best train-
ing possible.
Cadet Jared Thompson, CTG Public Affairs Officer of the
SE MN Sqdn summed it all up in his daily Internet update
of Saturday June 22nd:
“This past week has hopefully pushed you to your limits
and taught you about yourself, teamwork, and the CAP
Cadet Program. Think back to the moment you stepped
off the bus. It seemed to be a time of confusion and
chaos. You were bombarded with new surrounding and
were constantly being supervised by your flight com-
mander and flight sergeant.
After hours of drill and instruction it was soon time to
sleep. Reveille the next morning was at 0500 and soon
became routine. The next two days included moral leader-
ship, flight time, and classes on CAP. On Tuesday the K-9
Unit gave a demonstration, and on Wednesday MSgt So-
derman gave a tour of the KC-135’s.
On Thursday and Friday cadets were able to tackle the
Confidence Course and toured the RAPCON-Tower. Sat-
urday was the big day. The drill competition was in the
morning, the pass in review ceremony was in the after-
noon, the banquet was in the early evening, and the party
followed to celebrate a job well done!”
This is the highlight of CAP for many of our cadets. A
complete record of the encampment was prepared by En-
campment/CTG Public Affairs it is on the Wing CP Web
Site at www.mnwg.cap.gov/cp/4ctg The site has a com-
plete photographic record of the encampment as well as
the daily updates, newsletters and several entertaining
items.
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Aerospace Education Civil Air Patrol Volunteers

Col Kevin Sliwinski
cst@mnwg.cap.gov
Locate Crashed Aircraft
Congratulations to Capt. Lyfu Civil Air Patrol members assisted
Vang, 1st Lt’s. Michael Bren- in an air and ground search for a
nan, and Susan Vinge, 2d Lt. missing aircraft in Michigan in
Joel Stepanek, SM Janelle mid June. The wing sent ground
Gates (from the North Henne- and air crews to assist in the
pin Sq.) and Capt. Chet search efforts. Additional Civil
Wilberg (from Wing HQ.) for Air Patrol squadrons from Michi-
completing the requirements gan and Wisconsin participated
for the Brigadier General in the search, as well as DNR
Charles (Chuck) Yeager and private aircraft.
Award.
The aircraft, flown by Robert Loo of Iron River, Michigan,
2003 is the Anniversary of Powered Flight: This would had been missing since last Monday. Loo was an experi-
be an ideal opportunity to attend the National Con- enced pilot and was tracking wolves for the Michigan De-
gress on Aviation and Space Education (NCASE). It is partment of Natural Resources.
going to be in the Cincinnati and Dayton area. Events
will be held at the Air Force Museum. Airlift is a possi- The search was concluded Thursday evening when a
bility if sufficient members will utilize it. If the airlift is Civil Air Patrol ground team found crash site. The pilot
not available, we intend to drive to the activity. If you did not survive the crash.
are interested in attending, let me know at cst@mnwg.
cap.gov Also, let me know what transportaion you In the June Issue of WingTips Plus!
plan to use.
Disaster Relief in Northern MN
I just returned from the first National HQ Staff School. Glider SAR!
It was outstanding. In future years, I would recom- Cadet Changes of Command
mend this course to all Aerospace Education Officers. Recognition Events
Duluth Parent Races to Support of CAP
Group 2 SAREX
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