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Updated regulations released

There have been a few "new" regulations distributed by National HQ in the last couple of weeks. If you haven't logged onto eServices, you may not have realized this.
On 17 August, CAP Regulation 60-3, Emergency Services Training and Operational Missions" was put in effect.
On 23 August, the National Commander issued the Interim Change Letter for the G1000 Training Requirements.
On 24 August, CAP Regulation 173-1, Change 1, Payment for Civil Air Patrol Support was effected,
and on 28 August, CAP Regulation 100-1, Communications was published.

Everyone should be aware of the changes in these regulations and letters, and how they may influence your CAP activities.


New training available

Equal Opportunity, Operational Risk Management, and Aircraft Ground Handling Training are three new training requirements available online at NHQ for seniors and cadets. You will be required to login for each training course and once the training is completed, your records on eServices will update automatically.

Aircraft Ground Handling Video

As you know, CAP requires all members who regularly come in contact with aircraft or supervise air operations to view a 13 minute aircraft ground handling training video and take a short test. We have been advised that some members are having trouble finding the video in eServices. Thanks to the efforts of Joe Hall, John Sanderson and Pete Kalisky, all members of the NHQ staff, it is now easier to link to the Ground Handling video.
A link has been placed on the National website Safety page and Stan/Eval page, and has been imbedded in the notification of the viewing requirement letter on the ICL page (30 Mar 09). Clicking on this link will take the member to the eServices log-in page. Once the eServices user ID and password have been entered, the member will be taken directly to the home page for the video.
Please ensure the widest dissemination of this information to those members within your command who need to complete this training.


Changes in Volunteer Publication Schedule

Don't panic if your copy of the Volunteer shows up a month early. Beginning in May 2009, NHQ/PA is altering publication of the Civil Air Patrol Volunteer magazine for the remainder of 2009. For the rest of this year, national will be publishing a May-June-July issue in mid-May, an August-September-October issue in mid-August and a November-December issue in mid-November.

According to Steve Cox, NHQ/ Public Affairs manager, "the Volunteer will stay in print next year, but probably as a quarterly publication. Nothing is set in stone yet."

NHQ/PA is in the midst of planning for an online magazine, or ezine, which will replace CAP News Online. The ezine, to be called “volunteernow,” will be part of CAP’s dynamic new national Web site, which will allow the national PA office to tell CAP stories in a timely manner.


The CAP National PAO 2008 Annual Report to Congress is now available. Click here and choose the appropriate year's report.

Online IMU/WMU training is available for a nominal fee at pandersys.com. Make sure the group commander is notified of the results when you complete the training.
ES training to be conducted at Ellington Field, Houston, 26-28 Feb. Check out WMIRS for more info.
Lt Col Debra Torres has been appointed the new Group I commander. Any matters requiring Group I Commander attention should be routed through her. Her address is 8909 Parkland Dr., El Paso, TX 79925.

Lubbock CAP Cadet News 2010

Edition 05-10

Meeting Date: 2 FEB 10 - 1830 hours.

PRIORITY TRAFFIC

  1. ) Spring Break may see us deploy to Caprock Canyons State Park to back pack together as a ground team. One of the possible goals would be to hike the (4 mile) trail out to the abandoned Railroad Tunnel for an overnighter. A radio base might be set up in the park for us to practice communicating with. Here’s a great chance to enjoy the outdoors, MRE’s, and some new training challenges.

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Civil Air Patrol Odessa SAREX August 2009
by 2nd Lt Vickey Bowen, Amarillo Tigershark Composite Squadron PAO

Civil Air Patrol (CAP) squadrons assembled on August 22 and 23 at the Odessa-Schleymeyer Field airport for a Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX). An Incident Command Post was set up by the Kerrville Composite Squadron and hosted by the Odessa Composite Squadron. More

Lubbock Cadets Survive the Elements in order to open Slaton Air Show
by 2nd Lt Kyle Vernon, Lubbock Composite Squadron PAO

In front of a crowd of 7,000, four Civil Air Patrol cadets from the Lubbock Composite Squadron performed a precision Presentation of the Colors to open the Slaton Air Show on the 65th Anniversary of the D-Day landing, June 6th, 2009. Building on their experiences of attending color guard competition at Camp Mabry in Austin during February as well as opening a Shallowater High School baseball game in May, along with dozens of practices, the team was able to put on a good performance. More

Lubbock Squadron Change of Command



Amarillo Field Training Exercise
by Capt Johanna Augustine, San Angelo Composite Squadron PAO

Thirty-nine members from the Midland, Odessa, San Angelo and Tigershark Composite Squadron met at Camp Don Harrington, a boy scout camp located in the west section of the Palo Duro Canyon, just south of Amarillo, to participate in a simulated emergency locator transmitter locating training exercise. More


Lubbock Civil Air Patrol Cadet Earns His Wings
by 2nd Lt Kyle Vernon, Lubbock Composite Squadron PAO

For most teenagers, time stuck in traffic is no big deal. That is unless you’re flying and it happens to be five commercial jets lining up behind your small plane. It didn’t take too long before the Approach Controller realized he had to get the single engine Cessna out of the way, but for nineteen year old Cadet Staff Sgt Evan Petrosky it proved to be one of many memorable experiences that occurred on the way to earning his pilot’s license with help from the Civil Air Patrol. More

San Angelo Cadet Achieves Mitchell
by 1st Lt Johanna Augustine, San Angelo Composite Squadron PAO

Cadet Chief Master Sergeant Matthew A Barnes received his Mitchell Award and promoted to the rank of Cadet Second Lieutenant during the monthly promotion ceremony on Jan 22, 2008. MORE
NIMS COMPLIANCE MESSAGE
Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:44:23 -0800 (PST)
From: "Joe R. Smith"
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:44:20 -0600
Subject: [texaswingstaff] FW: NIMS COMPLIANCE CHECK LIST
We received this email from New Jersey Wing through Lt Col Paul Spencer at SWR.
JOE R. SMITH, Col, CAP
Texas Wing Commander
940-704-3481 Cell

Subject: NIMS COMPLIANCE CHECK LIST
Here is an outstanding "how to" message outlining the steps needed to comply with NIMS requirements for ICS courses. Credit for this very useful guide goes to Lt. Col. Steven Tracy, NJW DOT!
Lt. Col. Don Blumenfeld
DCS/ES, NER
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Wreaths  AcrossAmerica

Members of the San Angelo community united to participate in the Wreaths Across America Ceremony held at Belvedere Memorial Park in San Angelo. For more information visit the San Angelo webpage.


TX-023 Cadets at CTEP

Levesque, DeLaughter, Barnes Cadets Chief Master Sergeant Matthew A. Barnes, Technical Sergeant Brian T. DeLaughter, and Staff Sergeant Christopher J. Levesque attended the Cadet Training Education Program (CTEP) at Camp Mabry in Austin, TX from 28 to 31 November.

Cadets Levesque and DeLaughter graduated from the Non-Commissioned Officer Academy. They received intermediate training in leadership and effective communications skills, introduced to topics such as the Civil Air Patrol Cadet Protection Policy and United States Air Force Core Values, and advanced instruction in the execution and instruction of drill and ceremonies. For more information visit the San Angelo page.


El Paso Squadron assists in locating lost aircraft

The El Paso Composite squadron assisted in the search of a downed aircraft near Presidio, Texas last week. Maj Frank Kennedy transported a local KVIA Television reporter in the Civil Air Patrol aircraft, retracing the intended flight path of the doomed aircraft which crashed in Mexico, approximately 12 miles south of the border. Three Americans and one Mexican died in the crash while they were enroute to survey the flooding in the Presidio, Texas area. Video and the story from KVIA Television can be found here.

Civil Air Patrol supports
FINA-CAF Airsho 2008
by 1st Lt Johanna Augustine, San Angelo Composite Squadron PAO

Seven Texas Civil Air Patrol Squadrons supported the FINA-CAF Airsho 2008 held in Midland, Texas from 19-21 September.

Civil Air Patrol Group I squadrons from Midland, Odessa, Abilene, Amarillo, Lubbock, San Angelo, and Group III's Apollo (Georgetown) squadron supported the FINA-CAF Airsho 2008 by providing personnel to ensure safety along the taxiway before, during, and after the show, access security at four remote gates, and recruiting for the Civil Air Patrol in the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Museum. More

Cadet Advisory Council nominations due
by Stephen L. White, Capt, CAP Commander, Lubbock Composite Squadron, TX-293, Civil Air Patrol

Per CAPR 52-16, Cadet Program Management and CAPP 52-19, Cadet Advisory Council Guide, nominations were due by the beginning of July. The next CAC meeting will be in mid-August. I am respectfully asking that you send me the name and contact information (email and phone numbers) for a primary representative, secondary representative, and your Squadron's DCC NLT August 1.
Please reference the above regulation and pamphlet for cadet selection criteria. Preferred nominations are cadet officers, but if your squadron does not have any or they are unavailable to serve, please select the most qualified individuals that can represent your cadets and squadron at the group level.
The minimum representative commitment will be a year-long term and must commit to participating in a 1-2 hour phone conference monthly. As previously stated, the ideal cadet will be able to serve as a representative of his or her squadron's views on various matters that pertain to cadets. Primary representatives are also eligible to wear a cord and ribbon during their term of appointment.
If you have any questions or need any help with the nominating, please let me know. The ultimate goal is to get our CAC to be a productive entity that can help make CAP a better organization.
As always, thanks for your help, and I look forwarding to hearing from you with your nominations.

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