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Nebraska Wing Newsletter

David Plum, Colonel, Nebraska Wing Commander

October 2012
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NEWG News
News from Natl HQ
Aerospace Education
Calendar Events
Important Dates, Info, &
Announcements
Safety
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Nebraska Compliance Inspection

Mark your calendar,
12-14 October 2012

These are the new titles used for positions in CAP so that we can accurately use them when revising the
regulations and corresponding with the field.
National Commander Continues to be the National Commander (CAP/CC)
National Volunteer Staff Specific titles are still being worked out. Additional information should be available in about a week.
Executive Director Becomes the Chief Operating Officer (NHQ/CO)
Assistant Executive Director To be determined. . Additional information should be available in about a
week.
Board of Governors Continues to be the Board of Governors (BoG).
National Board Becomes the CAP Command Council (CCC).
National Executive Committee Becomes the CAP Senior Advisory Group (CCSAG).
Corporate Officer Remain Corporate Officers. The change is who is and is not a Corporate Officer. . Additional information should be available in about a week.
State Director Become Assistant Operations Officers (ADO). In most cases, things that have traditionally been referred to the State Director should now be referred to the CAP-USAF Liaison Region. Each
region will determine how the ADOs fit into the process.
NOTE: These changes become effective on 1 October. The old titles/terms should be used through 30
September.

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Col. David Plum, Commander of the Nebraska Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, announced that the Wing has
added a sixth aircraft to its fleet. The Cessna 182T is the newest version of Cessnas venerable Skylane Aircraft. The Airplane incorporates the latest in aviation technology including Garmins G1000 all-glass avionics suite. The G1000 It is a seamlessly integrated package that makes flight information easier to scan and
process. G1000's revolutionary design brings new levels of situational awareness, simplicity and safety to
the cockpit. The system puts a wealth of flight-critical data at CAP pilots fingertips. Its glass flight deck presents flight instrumentation, navigation, weather, terrain, traffic and engine data on large-format, highresolution displays. The new Nebraska Wing Aircraft also has CAP VHF communications radios, ELT direction finding equipment, and a Window for a digital camera.
The new aircraft is equipped with a Lycoming engine and three blade constant-speed prop. The efficient
combination of engine and prop allows the C-182 to climb at over 900 feet per minute and attain a cruise
speed of 145 Knots.
The new aircraft is stationed in the metropolitan Omaha area.

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CAP members from all over the Midwest gathered in Des Moines recently to attend the 2012 North Central Region Conference.
Our own Col. Bob Todd, now North Central Region Commander, keynoted the weekends activities by outlining the changes in governance that were announced at the Summer National Board Meeting. Col Todd
also highlighted some of his goals for the Region in the coming year. They include increasing the number
of Cadet Members, increasing the number of Senior Members having completed Level Five training, & increasing the aircraft utilization rate which now is the lowest in the nation (less than 120 hours per aircraft
per year). Col. Todd also hopes to increase interwing cooperation to include training exercises and cadet
activities and most importantly improve the Regions safety Record.
CAP National Headquarters was represented by Steve Trupp, Director of Cadet Programs (formerly a Nebraska Wing Cadet). Mr. Trupp provided an outline of what the Cadet Programs directorate had accomplished and what they were working on.
Incoming North Central Liaison Region Commander, Lt. Col Paul Peterson USAF, spoke about some of the
changes in the Liaison structure. He announced that Wing Directors have become Assistant Directors of
Operations and spoke of how that change would impact the methods that CAP/USAF interacts with the
Wings. Lt. Col. Peterson also spoke quite eloquently at the evenings awards banquet about volunteerism
and how the changes in governance while significant would not change what CAP members do and how
we do it.
The Regions Wing Commanders, including Col. David Plum, provided an update on each wings activities
and achievements during the preceding year. During the evenings banquet Col. Todd presented a number
of awards for outstanding service to the Region and Civil Air Patrol. Among the recipients were the following Nebraska Wing Members:
Drug Demand Reduction Officer of the Year 1Lt Frank DAngelo, Offutt Comp. Sq.
Character Development Officer of the Year Colonel Steve Kuddes, Fremont Cadet Sq.
Aerospace Education Officer of the Year Lt. Colonel Elwin Callahan, Offutt Comp. Sq.
Safety Officer of the Year Lt. Colonel James Kuddes, Fremont Cadet Sq.
Cadet Brewer Award C/2Lt Matthew Callahan, Offutt Comp. Sq.

Col Bob Todd presents the Aerospace Education Officer of the Year Award to Col.
David Plum who accepted the award on
behalf of Lt. Col. Elwin Callahan.

Lt. Col. Paul Peterson, NCLR Commander addressing the attendees

at the 2012 NCR Conference.

Color Guard from the Northwest Iowa Composite Squadron post the
colors at the opening of the 2012 NCR Conference. From left Lt. Col. Paul
Peterson, USAF, NCLR Commander, Col. Bob Todd, CAP, NCR Commander & Mr. Steve Trupp, Cadet Programs Director, National HQ CAP

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Former CAP national commander elected president of IACE Association Board of Directors
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter, Civil Air Patrols national commander from
2008-2011, is the newly-elected president of the International Air Cadet Exchange Association Board of Directors the first female to hold the position in the associations nearly 65-year history.
During her two-year term of office, Courter will play a leadership role in creating and implementing shortterm and long-range goals designed to move the International Air Cadet Exchange program forward. This includes expanding the involvement of other countries in the program and the organizations financial partnerships nationwide.
I am deeply honored to be selected as the first female to lead this prestigious board, said Courter, who has
served for the last two years as vice president. The International Air Cadet Exchange is such an important
component of Civil Air Patrols leadership training program for cadets. I believe it is imperative for the leaders of tomorrow to learn experientially about other cultures and diversity, so I look forward to ensuring that
the ongoing success of the international air exchange program continues worldwide.
The IACE Association was established in 1948 to produce responsible aerospace leaders of tomorrow
through air cadet exchanges and cultural education. The program offers leadership development with a
global perspective by promoting international understanding, goodwill and friendship among young people
with an interest in aviation.
Twenty nations are currently IACE Association members and they annually involve more than 500 young
people worldwide.
CAP cadets who have earned the Amelia Earhart Award and are at least 17 years old are eligible to apply to
join the annual exchange of air cadets between participating organizations. This year 54 CAP cadets representing 33 wings visited 13 countries, and 68 cadets from 14 countries visited 13 CAP wings.
General Courters experience working internationally with humanitarian organizations such as CAP, as well
as in the private sector, make her uniquely qualified for this important role in inspiring partnership and
friendship among aviation-oriented youth around the globe, said Jim Mallett, director of educational programs at CAP National Headquarters. Moreover, her past and present commitment to the IACE Association is
unparalleled. There is absolutely no doubt that with her at the helm, this great association and its participating nations are poised for an exciting and rewarding future.
Courter was elected CAP national commander in 2008, becoming the U.S. Air Force auxiliarys first female national commander. Over the next three years, she led the organizations 61,000 volunteers in fulfillment of the
three congressionally chartered missions: emergency services, cadet programs and aerospace education, as
well as CAPs increasing role in Americas homeland security.
Courter emphasized best practices throughout her tenure, including fiduciary duties, strategic planning and
generating internal and external opportunities and partnerships. For fiscal year 2008, CAP received its first
unqualified audit after integrating over 1,500 units financial transactions into a common system. Since that
achievement, CAP has received unqualified audits in the past three years. In addition, scholarship funding increased over 50 percent under her leadership.

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BoG Approves Updated Constitution and Bylaws

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. Civil Air Patrols Board of Governors approved an updated Constitution
and Bylaws on Oct. 1. The document incorporates the organizations new governance structure.
The governance changes streamline the organizations decision and policymaking processes; clarify the role
and responsibilities of key personnel; incorporate a new selection process for CAPs national commander
and other executives; change the composition of the CAP membership on the BoG; and extend indemnification to all CAP members who were previously indemnified.
Members of the BoGs Governance Committee Maj. Gen. John Speigel and Brig. Gen. Sandy Schlitt and CAP
National Commander Maj. Gen. Chuck Carr -- received input and recommendations from CAPs Constitution
and Bylaws Committee and this information was considered by the BoG in finalizing the document. The Constitution and Bylaws Committee consisted of five members Col. Russ Chazell, CAPs national chief of staff;
Col. Bob Karton, Great Lakes Region commander; Col. Barry Herrin, chief of CAPs legal corps; Rafael Robles,
CAPs general counsel; and Susie Parker, chief of personnel and member actions.I am pleased to announce
that the initial phase of CAPs long-awaited governance change has taken place, said Carr. A lot of long
hours and hard work were required to transform our vision of a stronger, more viable CAP into reality. I
commend our 61,000 members for their support of this important initiative, and I look forward to working
with everyone to fully implement the new governance structure.
Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley commended the new organizational structure: I have carefully
reviewed the changes and believe that the rules of governance bring clarity and consistency to implementation of the structures and procedures as set forth by Congress, he wrote in a Sept. 24 letter to Brig. Gen. Rich
Anderson, BoG chairman. We have crossed a significant milestone in our journey, and I sincerely appreciate
the focused way in which everyone has met the task before us, said Anderson. The end state will be a better Civil Air Patrol for its volunteer members and for our country.
All of CAPs regulations affected by the governance change are scheduled to be updated by Jan. 1, 2013,
which is the final implementation date for the changes said Carr. Also, on Nov. 2 CAPs Senior Advisory
Group, formerly the National Executive Committee, will review applications and select three BoG membersat-large. The CSAG consists of 11 voting members the national commander, national vice commander,
CAPs chief of staff and the organizations eight region commanders.
To review the Constitution and Bylaws, click on this link: http://www.capmembers.com/media/cms/
CAP_Constitution_Bylaws_4BC09E935985F.pdf.

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It is That Time of the Year Again!

The month of October is a great opportunity for CAP cadets to give each one of their teachers the
Aerospace Education Excellence (AEX) Award Program for America's Schools brochure. This is a National Standards-based education program that begins November 1. To participate in the program, public, private, and home schooled children must sign up before October 31, 2012. You can download the
application at www.cap.gov and clicking on Aerospace Education.

A.E.O.s & Unit Commanders

The third quarter aerospace education quarterly reports were due the end of September. Please
take the time to mail (or email) your third quarterly report to the wing director of aerospace education.

Visit the National Museum of the USAF!

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Officials Launch Virtual Tour Museum officials
launched a free museum tour podcast on their website so visitors have access to a wealth of information
as they tour the museum. The podcast, available at www.nationalmuseum.af.mil , acts as a virtual tour
when visitors are exploring the application on a computer.

FREE for Those Under Age 19

Any Civil Air Patrol member under the age of nineteen can join the Academy of Model Aeronautics
(AMA) for FREE! Go to www.capmembers.com/AE/General announcements for more information

Just announced from National Headquarters!

As a Civil Air Patrol Aerospace Education Member (AEM) you are eligible for a FREE orientation
flight. This Teacher Orientation Program (TOP) flight can be taken any time. Go to
www.capmembers.com/AE/AEM for more information.

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CI Finalization Meeting
Location: Camp Ashland Bldg 407
Date: 9 Oct 2012
Contact: Lt Col Darrell McMillan
hurrisnow@gmail.com
Nebraska Compliance Inspection
Location: Camp Ashland
Date: 12-14 October 2012
Contact: Col. Darrell McMillan
hurrisnow@gmail.com

ICS300
Location: La Vista Fire Dept. Station 2
108th St. between Giles & Harrison
Date: 13-14 October 2012
Contact: Melanie Smith
402-593-3273

FEMA Course
All Hazards Logistics Section Chief Position
Specific Training
Location: Des Moines, IA
Date: 22-26 Oct 2012
Contact: Andrew James
ajames@storycounty.com or 515-382-7229

Commanders Call
Location: Camp Ashland, Bldg 50
Date: 17 Nov 2012
Contact: Col David Plum
plumde@gmail.com

ICS400
Location: La Vista Fire Dept. Station 2
108th St. between Giles & Harrison
Date: 8-9 Dec 2012
Contact: Melanie Smith
402-593-3273

Nebraska Wing Conference

Location: Norfolk Lodge & Suites
Date: 12-14 April 2013
Contact: Maj Tom Schaeffer
cs@nebraskacivilairpatrol.org

National Staff College

Location: Montgomery Alabama
Date: 12-19 May 2013
Contact: More info to come

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MONTH:
MONTH BDAYS
C/Lt Col Daniel Deever
Lt Col Don Palmer
Capt Frederic Meier
Lt Col David Halperin
Lt Col Melissa Plum

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Hispanic Heritage Month
1 - Child Health Day
8 - Columbus Day
8 - Natl Childrens Day
9 - CI Finalization Meeting
12-14 - NE Compliance Inspection
13-14 - ICS300 in LaVista
16 - Natl Bosses Day
20 - Sweetest Day
22-26 - FEMA Course in Des Moines, IA
24 - United Nations Day
28 - Mother-in-Law Day
31 - Halloween

Reminders:
*Member email
addresses on eServices; it is
very important to keep your
email address updated in eServices. To check or update your
info, go to the Review/Edit my
Info link at the top of the
eServices homepage. Please
keep physical address updated also.

-Darrell McMillan would like all CAP related material to go to hurrisnow@gmail.com.

-Alright fellow Volunteers - it has come to mine and a few others attention that items
borrowed for use with CAP activities are not being returned. We have these items for use
for all the volunteers but I cant stress enough how important it is to return them to
where they belong when you are done using them. There is a checkout list for, powerstrips/extension cords tote and also for the kitchen metal utensils, plastic bowls, & beverage cooler. We are all adults and we all should know how important communication
and responsibility is between everyone. You will find the checkout binder book in the
kitchen on top of the little black fridge, PLEASE, I beg you, USE IT! Meanwhile we are
missing the tote of power-strips/extension cords and also the coffee maker with its box
of supplies. PLEASE RETURN THESE ITEMS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
-UPDATE: The tote of the cords has been located, but all the cords are missing. Still MIA is
the coffee pot with the box of supplies.
Nebraska CAP has a new Squadron - Kimball County Cadet Squadron NCR-NE-096
Commander - Maj Harry Gillway, email address - gillway.harry@gmail.com, 402-235-5961
Meeting Place and Time - Kimball County Annex Bldg, 2nd floor, 209 East 3rd St. Mondays 1800-2100

CAP Policy of Non-Discrimination:

It is Civil Air Patrol policy that no member shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination in any CAP
program or activity on the basis of race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, or disability (formerly handicap). It is CAP policy that no applicant
meeting the CAPs minimum age requirements will be denied membership in CAP on the basis of race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, or
disability (formerly handicap).

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Its Halloween Time...

Keep Halloween an enjoyable and safe time for your entire family by following Halloween safety tips for the
young and the young at heart.

Costume Safety
From wizards and fairies to ghosts and goblins, for many children wearing a Halloween costume is one of
the highlights of the day's festivities. Whether your child is going trick or treating or attending a Halloween
party, choosing a costume with the following safety tips in mind will help to keep children safe throughout
the day.

Halloween Costumes
Choose a costume and costume accessories such as wigs, beards or fake body parts,
that are made of material that is fire proof or fire resistant. Costumes should be
brightly colored so they are easily seen. If a dark colored costume is worn, add reflective tape to the costume and/or the trick or treat bag to make the child more visible. A
great product to use is the Halloween Child Safety Kit by Fotolum.
A child out at night should carry a flashlight or a glow stick to add to their visibility.

Costumes should be short enough to prevent the child from tripping or becoming tangled in things on
the ground.

If a mask is worn, the eye holes should not limit or block the child's vision in any way and it should allow
good peripheral vision. Using non-toxic makeup if a better choice.

Make sure your child has emergency contact information secured to their clothing or on the back of a
necklace or bracelet. The information should include:
Name
Address
Phone number

Halloween Props
Many Halloween costumes seem incomplete without the addition of props. If a prop is part of your child's
costume, make sure to follow these safety tips.
Props such as guns, knives or swords can be mistaken for real weapons. If one of these props must be
used, it should not look authentic. Choose one that definitely appears fake.
If a prop generally has pointed or sharp ends, choose ones that are made of a soft material such as rubber with tips and points that are smooth and flexible. Examples of these types of props include:
Pitchforks
Shovels
Scythes
Butcher knives
Swords

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Welcome to the October 2012 edition of -30- The Public Affairs teams part of Fly the Horizon.
Since our last edition the Public Affairs Team has created a PowerPoint presentation outlining the missions & capabilities of the Civil Air Patrol with emphasis on Nebraska Wing. We have placed it on the
members website under the Administration Tab. Please click on forms and then click on PowerPoint
Presentations. The presentation is designed to be downloaded and modified to fit the presenters style
and audience. The PA team will update the presentation on a periodic basis and /or when a wing member makes a suggestion for change. Please feel free to use it as you have the need.
In our last edition of -30-, the wing PA team announced that we went live with changes to our Organizations external website. Among those changes is the addition of a News tab. We hope that people that
visit our site will get a taste of the many opportunities and activities that are available to members of
CAP. We need your continuing assistance in keeping the site updated with fresh news from all over the
state. I ask that all my fellow members send the PA team stories and photos of squadron events. In order
to keep the News Tab fresh we need information on new events every month. Please visit our revamped
site at http://www.nebraskacivilairpatrol.org/.
We have added another vector for telling the CAP story. The PA team has been in contact with the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics. Deputy Director (and fellow CAP member) Zach Miller has agreed to
run stories about Nebraska CAP in the Departments semi-monthly publication PIREPS. We hope this
association will assist in spreading the word about CAP to the aviation community in Nebraska.
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