Wyoming

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June 2012

Encampment is around the corner!

Wyoming Wings
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Commanders Corner
Col. John E. Mitchell, CAP, Wyoming Wing Commander

Wyoming
A Land of Opportunity
Wyoming is a great state for
commerce.
One day, while sitting in the
Cheyenne airport, I came across
the magazine, Wyoming Business
Images, sponsored by the Wyoming
Business Council, which has an
associated web site: http://www.
businessclimate.com/wyoming-economic-development.
The Wyoming Business Images
magazine presents the Cowboy
States economic profile as exceedCol. John E. Mitchell,
ingly positive, especially in these
Wyoming Wing CC
harsh economic times. According to
the 2010 Census, Wyoming had a population of 563,626 people, up
from approximately 494,000 a decade before. The largest cities (towns
in other states) are Cheyenne (59,500), Casper (55,400), and Laramie
(30,800). The smallest, of course, is Buford (1). The States Gross
Domestic Product, the market value of all goods and services produced
in a year, was $38.5 billion in 2010, or more than $68,000 for every
man, woman, and child, with retail sales totaling $9billion.
The top five government employers in Wyoming last year were
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Wyoming Wing Welcomes

New CAP Members

Senior Members

Cadets

Dwight L. Burrows
Justin E. Heidenreich
Sam E. House
Steven A. Hulett
Aaron Todd Kamm
Alan R. Matson
Jeremiah Pankowitz
Christopher G. Smith
Susan K. Wells
Aaron G. Woslager

Nathali B. Brecke
Dalton J. Brening
Bryce W. Brimm
Garrett T. Burrows
Walker J. Coulter
Brandon M. Daly
Alexis Danielle
Mckynzie L. Fahrmeyer
Dyllon T. Heilig
Olivia Rhyanne Hulett
Alexis T. Maki
Sabe M. Sarason
Peter D. Syvanen
Clayton W. Scott
John L. Scott
Joshua M.L. Thiel
Drew L. Weathers
Johnathan G. Williams

CALLING ALL CADETS!

Encampment is Around the Corner!
By Lt. Col. BJ Carlson, CAP
Never been to an encampment? Want to know
what it is like? Want to see how Wyoming Wing
does it? Log on to Facebook and check out the
pictures of the fun at the 2011 Encampment at:
http://www.facebook.com/WYWGEncampment
You will see all
sorts of activities
from Aerospace
Jeopardy, PT,
and Huey rides to
Firearms Training
Simulator,
Obstacle Course
and other classes
that will make you
glad you chose to attend the 2012 Wyoming Wing
Encampment. If these activities dont encourage
you to attend, how about the fact that cadets will
be busy learning new information, making new
friends, and developing team and individual skills.
As well as the previously mentioned exciting
activities, all cadets will learn how to make hospital corners for their beds and perform precision
drill moves!
The WY Wing Encampment will be held on
4-12 August 2012 at Camp Guernsey in Guernsey,
WY. Staff will report on 2 August to set up and
do the required training. Colonel Stanley Skrabut
will be the commander again this year, and he has
been busy working to make sure that this encampment will be even better than past encampments.
You might say, How can encampment get any
better?, well, if you want to know more, follow
the link to the registration information on
our Facebook page or
access the link below
through your internet browser for the
WY Wing website
encampment page:


https://sites.google.com/a/capwyhq.
org/wywgcap/members/encampment
Encampment is not a craft camp or a walk
in the park; it takes dedication and willingness
to work hard. Also, attending an encampment is
required to be able to advance into the officer ranks
in CAP, and a way to hone your skills, learn new
information, and make lasting friendships. For your
efforts, you will come away with more knowledge
about CAP, hone your leadership skills, and amaze
yourself with all you will learn and accomplish
during the short 8 days of training (more than you
would have ever dreamed possible).

The deadline for trainee applications is 9 July,

2012 at the $170 price, so sign up soon because
space is limited. I hope to see everyone at encampment this yearit is always a great experience!

SAFETY CORNER
By Lt. Col. Ed Binkley, CAP, SE, and Capt. Mel Dunn, CAP, DOV

DO GLASS COCKPITS IMPROVE SAFETY?

Two years ago, the NTSB released the results
of a study comparing the safety records of comparable light aircraft having conventional versus glass
cockpits. The study looked at accident information,
accident rates, and aircraft activity. To eliminate
the age factor, only airplanes produced in the same
years (2002-2006) were included in the study.
Airplanes made by Cessna, Cirrus, Diamond,
Lancair/Columbia, Mooney, Piper, and Beechcraft
met these requirements. More than 8,300 airplanes
met the criteria 2,848 with conventional panels
and 5,516 with glass panels. Statistical comparisons were made of accident flights (severity, time
of day, planned length, weather, flight plan, phase
of flight) and accident pilots (age, certificate,
instrument rating, flight hours, size of crew).
The NTSB accident investigation data base
for all U.S. registered aircraft showed 266 total
accidents involving airplane models included in
the study during 2002-2008. There were

Conventional 141 total, 23 fatal

Glass Cockpit 125 total, 39 fatal
This sample was adequate to make statistical
comparisons.
The study showed that glass technology had
not significantly improved the safety record of
light airplanes. While aircraft equipped with glass
panels had fewer accidents, that total was accompanied by a higher fatal accident rate and a higher
number of total fatal accidents. During 2006 and
2007, the fatal accident rate for the airplanes with
round-dial panels was 0.43 per 100,000 flight


hours, while the fatal rate for glass-paneled airplanes was 1.03 per 100,000 flight hours.
Along with these accident rate differences, the
NTSB found the nature of flights varied between
the two kinds of aircraft. Accidents involving
conventional panels were more likely to take place
during ground phases, like taxi, takeoff, and landing. They tended to involve more loss of control
on the ground and hard landings. Alternatively,
accidents involving glass-cockpit airplanes more
often took place during flight phases like climb,
cruise, and approach. They also dominated mishaps attributed to loss of control in flight, collision
with terrain, and weather encounters all having
high fatality probabilities.

The pilots also differed, depending upon the

kind of cockpit:

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Commanders
Corner
Continued from page 1. . .

the University of Wyoming

(5,225), F.E. Warren AFB (4,410
not counting our own Diane
Walbeck, who will shortly be
leaving us to move with her
family to Utah), the State of
Wyoming (3,840), Campbell
County School District (2,646),
and the Federal Government
(1,747). The top five nongovernment Wyoming employers
were in the energy and medical fields: Rio Tinto Energy
America (1,795), Powder River
Coal Co. (1,459), Thunder Basin
Coal Co. (1,100), Cheyenne
Regional Medical Center
(1,324), and Wyoming Medical
Center (946). In 2010, the total
civilian labor force numbered
almost 293,000 people with an
average annual pay of $38,450.
The median household income
was $53,800. By sector, 23% of
Wyoming residents work for the
government, 12% are in leisure
and hospitality, 11% in banking
and finance, 11% in retail trade,
10% in natural resources and
mining, 9% in construction, 8%
in education and health services,
and 16% in everything else.
Furthermore, Wyoming has
three interstate highways, two
large rail carriers (BNSF and
Union Pacific), and 36 public
use airports. Did you realize that
10 of these airports offer commercial air service? Can you
name them?
This magazine painted a
vibrant picture of Wyomings
economic profile by stating:


Graph from Google Public Data April 2012.

With no personal and

corporate income taxes, low
energy costs, low operating costs and educated
workforce, Wyoming offers
significant advantages for
business investment and
expansion. Easy commutes,
open spaces, spectacular
natural resources, low crime
rates and a technologically
advanced infrastructure give
Wyoming a superior quality
of life.
The State government is run
conservatively, in a way that
promotes entrepreneurship, and
historically ends every fiscal year
with a budget surplus. In 2011,
the surplus was $437 million.
This business approach to government helps the State and the
Wyoming Military Department
financially support the Civil Air
Patrols three missions emergency services, cadet programs,
and aerospace education.
Results of such a favorable
business climate can be easily
seen. Employment is historically
at or below 5%, a rate considered by economists to be full
employment. During the recession we have all experienced,

Wyomings employment stayed

below 5.5% until April 2009,
and this January dropped back
below that rate again. In early
April of this year, Governor
Matt Mead announced that
Microsoft will build a $112-million data center near Cheyenne,
Wyoming, bringing high-paying, technology jobs to the state.
Governor Matt Mead was quoted
in the magazine as saying, I
believe Wyoming is positioned
to be a leader in the technology sector and data centers
will be a catalyst for growth.
The Governors remarks are
backed up by The Atlantic magazine, which last year selected
Wyoming as one of the top three
states in America for growth
and innovation. These remarks
only exemplify what we already
know, Wyoming is a great place
to work and live.
Obviously, mining and
minerals play a vital role in
Wyomings economy, and this
great state is the nations leading producer of uranium, coal,
cola, bentonite, and soda ash.
Uranium production is expected
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Safety Corner Continued from page 5

Authors of the NTSB study reached the following conclusions:
Lower total accident rates for glass cockpit aircraft
Higher fatal accident rates for glass cockpit aircraft
Differences in accident severity might be explained by differences in aircraft use
Results do not show a safety benefit for glass cockpit aircraft
during the study period.
As a result, NTSB recommended that airman knowledge tests
be revised to include information about glass panels, information in
aircraft manuals include abnormal and failure modes of the panels,
and that training be designed to improve pilot understanding of
glass-panel system functionality. Deborah A.P. Hersman, NTSB
Chairman, stated the following at the reports release: To maximize
the safety potential of [glass cockpit] technology, we must give
pilots the information they need to understand the unique and operational details of the technology specific to their aircraft. Yet, as this
study revealed, pilots may not have this vital information.
How do the results of the NTSB study relate to Civil Air Patrol?
If you look at the flight and crew characteristics, we represent a
mixture of both old and new. CAP flights are generally conducted
locally and under VFR, but their purpose is business (i.e., training).
CAP pilots tend to be older, but all have at least a private pilot certificate and often fly with a crew. Empirical observations from the
National Vice Commander, BG Joe Vazquez, provide evidence that
new CAP pilots lack the basic stick-and-rudder and instrument skills
needed to easily transition from round-dial airplanes to the Cessna
182T G1000. Consequently, the National Boards will likely approve
a plan this summer to replace the Cessna FITS G1000 transition
with one being devised by CAP/DOV.
The new CAP FITS program, when enacted, will provide for
significantly different objectives for VFR and IFR flying in the
G1000. There will no longer be a continuum between the VFR
and IFR FITS qualification. Accordingly, the requirements for
maintaining instrument qualifications in our glass-paneled airplanes
are being more aligned to show instrument proficiency using the
flight management system (FMS). A close working knowledge of
the G1000 FMS is essential when flying in instrument conditions,
as well as being able to correct for failures and improper operation.
Pilots transitioning into the C-182 G1000 quickly discover that
obtaining and maintaining instrument proficiency requires constant
training in the airplane and using the simulator.
Throughout the history of CAP, aviation safety and stan/eval
have worked together to conduct effective flight training programs.
However, there is always room for improvement. Never hesitate to
forward your comments and concerns about anything related to flying
safety to your commander, safety officer, or stan/eval officer. H

Commanders
Corner
Continued

struction of nuclear power

plants, worldwide. Coal is still
the primary source of electricity production in the United
States, and Wyoming is the
countrys largest producer of
coal 442 million tons of it
in 2010. Wyoming coal is in
high demand because of its
low sulfur content and clean
burning characteristics. In fact,
Wyoming coal is sent by rail
to 35 other states. More than
6 million tons of bentonite, a
clay used in absorbents, animal
feed, and sealants, are mined in
Wyoming annually. As we fly
over the state, sometimes its
not easy to figure out what type
of mine is passing below our
aircraft or what it is producing,
but the potential for these mines
to be one that processes rareearth metals is high, because
they, too, are found here.
Not only is Wyoming
widely known for its commerce,
but our state is also recognized
far and wide for its spacious
vistas of forests and rangelands.
Needless to say, Wyomings two
keystone national parks, seven
national forests and grasslands,
14 wilderness areas, half-dozen
national monuments, recreation
areas, and wildlife refuges,
and more than 30 state parks
and historical areas make the
Cowboy State a great place to
live, work, and put into practice
CAPs core values of volunteer
service, integrity, excellence,
and respect. Hooah!! H


Chaplains
Comments
By Chaplain Lt. Col. Jeff Johnson, CAP, WYWG/HC
From the beginning, Civil
Air Patrol has taught leadership skills to its cadets. These
skills are developed from the
first meeting where cadets learn
to follow and be part of a group.
Leadership is much more than
drill and ceremony; it includes
basic knowledge, psychology,
motivation, and ethics. This
ethical component of the Cadet
Program helps developing young
leaders understand and apply the
CAP core values of integrity,
volunteer service, excellence,
and respect.
Character Development
Instructors (CDI) have been
part of the CAP Chaplain Corps
since the mid 1990s. The position was created because there
was an increased demand and

a lack of qualified chaplains

across the nation to teach the
moral leader component of the
cadet program.
As a chaplain is endorsed by
an outside agency, the Character
Development Instructor is
endorsed by his or her local
clergy. A CDI must have at least
60 hours of college credit and
must have a recommendation
from the religious congregation
they attend. Once a qualified
member passes Level 1, they
can apply for an appointment
as a CDI. CDI is a professional
track, and all CDIs promote the
same way as any other member.
CDIs are assigned to squadrons with the specific purpose of
preparing and presenting character development lessons for

that group, but they may also

hold other squadron positions,
including leadership callings. A
squadron CDI may be asked to
help out in other squadrons, as
well. CDIs are not chaplains;
they do not have the right of
confidentiality or of conducting a service in a chaplains
absence (unless they are a qualified leader of a congregation and
have been invited by the activity
commander to do so).
CDIs have been a great
support to chaplains in promoting the ethical development of
cadets. If you are interested,
please contact the wing chaplain
at wywg.hc@capwyhq.org.
(Portions of this article were edited
from Chaplains Corner and Ch. Jeff
Williams of Colorado)

Cadet Program Tidbits

By Lt. Col. BJ Carlson, CAP
WY Wing Director of Cadet Programs
The last weekend in June is scheduled for a GSAR school. Captain Josiah Pratt, along with Cadet
Capt. Ezekiel House and Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Nathan Kamm have planned an extended
weekend of training in ground team tasks at Vedauwoo in southeastern Wyoming.
August 4-12Encampment is scheduled at Camp Guernsey. Cadet and senior member staff will
report on 2 August for training and set up. Fee is $170.00
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Park County Search and Rescue member, Tom

Solin, of Cody, assists Cadet Nathan Kamm and
Senior Member Capt. Josiah Pratt to conduct a
map reconnaissance of the forest west of Cody in
preparation for a notional downed aircraft on April
28, 2012. (Photo by Lt. Col. Samuel House)

Wyoming Wing, Civil Air Patrol members Isaac

Hubenthal, 17; Nathan Kamm, 16; Don Coletta,
16; and Josh Kirkman, 18, of Laramie, Cheyenne,
Casper and Sheridan respectfully, use a locator
device during a search and rescue exercise where
they are looking for a notional downed aircraft
near Cody, Wy, on April 28, 2012. (Photo by Lt.
Col. Samuel House)

Wyoming Wing Civil Air Patrol Kicks Off

Search and Rescue Training at Cody SAREX
By Lt. Col. Samuel House, CAP, WYWG PAO
CODY, WyThe Wyoming Wing Civil Air
Patrol (CAP) SAREX in Cody, WY was held on
April 27-29, with 39 members from across the
state participating in various exercises designed to
hone their search and rescue techniques. Lt. Col.
Mike Carlson, the event coordinator and incident
commander from Cody, designed eight scenarios
to test the capabilities of the Wyoming CAP,
such as aerial photography and reconnaissance,
coordinating ground and air searches, and searches
for lost or overdue aircraft that incorporated visual
and electronic capabilities. The CAP members
who participated in this event were made up of
volunteer senior members and cadets ranging in
ages from 12 to 71. Lieutenant Colonel Carlson
was quoted as saying:
Since this was an exercise, I try to make
everyone understand that we are here to train,
and training always takes more time. When you
deal with young adults from ages 12 to 17, you
can see the progression, and when they come
to SAREXs you can see growth. [These events]
largely increase their skills in becoming more
proficient, and you can see these individuals
do something without being told. That is what
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I try to depend on, is making sure people have

enough background in the areas that we trained
in so that I can say here is what I want done,
here is a piece of information, go get it done.
This event is the first of four in 2012, which
will culminate, according to Col. John Mitchell,
the Commander of the Wyoming Wing, in an
Air Force operations evaluation in September in
Sheridan, Wyoming.
Colonel Mitchell stated that training like this
is important, and You cant support the mission if
you dont train for it, especially a complex mission
like a search and rescue operation.
Other training this year will include glider
orientation rides in Wheatland; aircraft training
in Steamboat Springs, Colorado; and ground
team training at Vedauwoo in the Snowy Range
Mountains near Laramie while conducting aerial
operations training at Camp Guernsey 28 June to 1
July. Search and rescue exercises will also be held
later in the year in Gillette and Pinedale.
This fiscal year, the Wyoming Wing has been
credited with six finds and nine lives saved during
actual search and rescue missions throughout the
state of Wyoming.
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What do you mean Im not

Qualified any more!!

Then how in-the-heck do I get

Re-Qualed?!!
Submitted by Lt. Col. Mike Carlson, CAP
Once you become qualified to do a particular
specialty job within the Emergency Services
sector of CAP (whether Mission Scanner (MS),
Ground Team #3 (GTM3), Incident Commander
(IC), etc.) you have a 3 year period of operation.
At some point-in-time, to be extended for another
3 years, you must go through an evaluation. So
. heres how to go about it ..
According to CAPR 60-3 you need someone
to evaluate your performance for that selected
specialty job, i.e. a Mission Scanner (MS). Its
kind-a-like taking a Fm5 each year like pilots
have to do, except this is once every 3 years.
So .... during a Mission, at a SAR Ex, using
a B12 setting for training, or even an National
Cadet Special Activity (NCSA) like the National
Emergency Services Academy (NESA) .... go
over with your qualified Evaluator those selected
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tasks that you could demonstrate (I would

suggest you have a blank SQTR to record the
information). After going through the re-eval
process have the Evaluator date & sign the SQTR
.... have that copy inserted to your E/S file for
evidence. Better yet scan the SQTR as a pdf
file and upload the document to the E/S side of
Ops Quals. Call it, for example, Re-Qual_MS_
Apr2012.
Then after the Evaluator Approves you will
need to go into Ops Quals and select the
appropriate SQTR for MS, and at the bottom,
where you see Exercise Participation-Mission
in either the (Recurring or #2) spot plug in the
date, Evaluator CAP ID, and Mission #. Also ...
do the same for each of the Tasks that you were
evaluated for. Save that data and then go back and

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Re-Qualed Continued
re-submit for up-date.
Thats all that is needed ......
This then heads for the electronic approval
process generally to the Squadron E/S Officer,
or the Squadron Commander. After they pass-iton it comes to me. I look it over to see if it meets
what is expected in the Regulations. If all is in
order, I approve, if not, then I have to decide
what comes next you and I may end up looking
like the above picture
Heres the section of CAPR 60-3 that speaks to
this
CAPR 60-3, 2-4. Renewal of Specialty
Qualification.
a. Most specialty qualifications generally expire 3
years from the date the qualification was attained.
Exceptions are listed in table 2-1. Wings will
develop plans to ensure that the majority of their
qualified members will not expire at the same time.
b. To renew an expiring specialty qualification,
the member must:
(a) During the evaluation, candidates will be
required to demonstrate their ability to perform
and/or evaluate annotated tasks on the SQTR
required to qualify in that specialty. Not all
tasks are required to be demonstrated; generally
only advanced level tasks are required to be
re-demonstrated. Most formal courses do not
have to be re-accomplished though some are
recommended like first aid training.
(b) This evaluation does not have to be completed
on an Air Force approved training mission, and
courses that must be re-accomplished need not be
completed at the same time as the evaluation.
(c) The evaluation is meant to be a practical check
of a members currency and proficiency to serve
in a specialty on a mission.
(d) CAPF 91, CAP Mission Pilot Checkout,
check rides will be considered equivalent to this
evaluation for all aircrew positions for mission
pilots. A separate evaluation is not required.
(3) Have satisfactorily completed applicable parts
(see paragraph 2-3e) of the current CAPT 116,
General Emergency Services Questionnaire.
(4) Have satisfactorily completed the current
CAPT 117, Emergency Services Continuing
Education Examinations. CAPT 117 is conducted
in three parts: one for aircrew members and flight
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line personnel; one for ground and urban direction

finding teams; and one for mission base staff.
(5) Have satisfactorily completed current OPSEC
Training.
(6) Have satisfactorily completed current NIMS
training as applicable.
2-5. Re-qualification Procedures for Expired
Specialties.
a. Individuals previously qualified in various
specialty qualification areas may re-qualify
without re-accomplishing all initial training
requirements. These personnel must demonstrate
proficiency in the specialty to re-earn their
expired qualification by:
(1) Accomplishing any tasks not previously
completed on the current SQTR,
(2) Being evaluated by a qualified supervisor on
at least one mission (training or actual) in each
specialty (or equivalent specialty as outlined on
the NHQ CAP/DOS website), and
(3) Satisfactorily completing applicable parts of
the current CAPTs 116, 117, OPSEC Training,
and NIMS Training.
b. The wing commander or his or her designee
will approve re-qualifications.
Its pretty simple .
Then we both can have Happy faces. Welllllll
. Maybe . Sorta. H

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The competition at the region

highlighted the
cadet excellence
CAP has fostered
across the wings
composing the
Rocky Mountain
Region. Teams
from Wyoming,
Montana, Idaho,
Colorado, and Utah
were in fine form,
but only one team
could represent
our region at the
national competition. The Laramie
color guard team
placed second for
the AE panel quiz

and 3rd for the indoor practical

drill. Cadet Blake had the second fastest time for the mile run.
Unfortunately, the team will not be
going to National, with Colorado
being chosen to represent the Rocky
Mountain Region at the NCC.
Even though the Laramie

Squadron cadets did not win the

region competition, they showed
excellence, determination, and
spirit that is representative of
the Wyoming Wing and the
Cowboy State. To all the cadets
who practiced and participated,
thank you; all of you did an
outstanding job representing the
Wyoming Wing at this competition. For next years competitors, watch out!
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The Cassandra Syndrome

and CyberPatriot
By Col. John E. Mitchell, CAP
The April 2012 issue of Smithsonian contains an article that
should be of great interest to many CAP members. The article
Cassandra Syndrome discusses the issue of cyber warfare through
a profile interview with Richard Clarke, who served three presidents
as counterterrorism czar. Clarke is well-known for failing to getting
President George Bushs aides to recognize the threat from al-Qaeda
during the summer of 2001, and he is now convinced that top policymakers are not recognizing the national security threat of cyberwar.
Fittingly, the title of the article refers to Cassandra, a beautiful
young woman in Greek mythology. For her exquisiteness, she was
given the gift of prophecy. However, when Cassandra rejected the
romantic advances of Apollo, he placed a curse on her so no one
would believe her forewarnings.
In 2010, Clarke wrote a book, Cyber War, predicting that a cyber
9/11 could be the next big attack on the U.S. The book invokes
visions of disabled Pentagon computers, inactive telecom satellites,
dead power plants, and closed banks. His interview, published two
Cassandra by Evelyn De Morgan
years later, claims we are still defenseless against a cyberattack
1898.
that could bring down our nations electronic infrastructure. There
are literally billions of computers and computer networks driving
our military, communications, transportation, power, and financial infrastructures that are susceptible to
being broken into or hacked. Moreover, Clarke believes the danger is worsened by the U.S.s use of
cyberoffense because of other countries likely desire for revenge. Unlike 9/11, however, a cyber attack
will instead have this death of a thousand cuts.
According to Clarke, the kind of cyberespionage being conducted by the U.S. likely differs from that
being carried out by other entities and countries. For example, China is suspected of hacking into secure
and classified computer systems to obtain secrets about advanced aerospace and computer technologies in
order to give them competitive advantages in these fields. Clarke believes that every major corporation in
the U.S. has already been breached by China. The U.S. uses cyberespionage to obtain classified information about other governments that the CIA used to obtain using secret agents.
However, the most well-known use of cyberespionage, perhaps carried out by the U.S. or perhaps not,
was the computer worm, Stuxnet. Stuxnet, spread by Microsoft Windows, was extremely sophisticated
malware that was able to worm into computers at Irans nuclear fuel enrichment plant at Natanz, where
gas centrifuges were being employed to separate weapons-grade U-235 uranium from the common U-238
uranium. Stuxnet took control of the computers and, without the Iranians knowing it, desynchronized
their speeds, causing thousands of them to seize and self-destruct. The Stuxnet worm was designed to
disappear after doing its damage, but a Finnish computer security company working for the Iranians
discovered the code in June 2010.
The Department of Defense recognizes the potential loss of military power that can be
caused by cyberespionage. In his book, Clarke cited a study published in an influential journal that showed how carrier group defenses could be blinded during a military confrontation.
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Re-shaping CAP and CAP-USAF

By Mr. John Flom
Utah & Wyoming State Director
CAP-USAF, RMR LRADO
As many of you are aware,
Congress has been seeking ways
to reduce our nations deficit and reduce federal spending. One of the ways this is
being accomplished is through
a sequestration mechanism
of budget cuts. The Defense
Department, in addition to an
immediate budget reduction of
$450 billion, will see a reduction of almost a half-trillion
dollars over the next ten years.
One of the military budget
cuts for FY 2012 is the elimination of 4,500 Air Force civilian
jobs. This reduction significantly impacts the AF organization responsible for CAP oversight and adviceCAP-USAF.
The reductions to CAP-USAF
eliminated all of our 38 State
Directors and added 16 individuals to the AF regions. The
overall reduction of 22 civilian
State Director will significantly impact the way CAP and
CAP-USAF perform their duties.
These personnel reductions will
result in a leaner CAP-USAF
force and will require re-tooling CAP-USAF responsibilities
and duties. The 16 remaining
positions will be reclassified
as Liaison Region Assistant
Director of Operations
(LRADOs) that will report
directly to the Liaison Region
Commanders. The LRADOs will
be strategically distributed geo23

graphically across the country

to allow CAP-USAF maximum
coverage of the country with a
minimal cost of doing business.
This leaner CAP-USAF will still
provide oversight of CAP but the
restructuring of CAP-USAF will
be a major change in philosophy
for both CAP and CAP-USAF.
The State Director (previously called Liaison Officer)
function that CAP and CAPUSAF have valued for so
long will no longer exist; the
16 remaining individuals will
not be assigned to cover any
specific state(s), instead they
will be an extension of the AF
Liaison Region and AF National
HQ. As CAP-USAF restructures itself, it is going to present
unique challenges to both CAP
and CAP-USAF never experienced before as CAP assumes a
more active role in self support.
To help with this transition, a
Reorganization Committee
(comprised of two CAP Region
Commanders, four CAP-USAF
Liaison Region Commanders,
four State Directors, and HQs
CAP-USAF staff) met earlier
this year and proposed a redistribution of responsibilities and
authorities within both CAP and
CAP-USAF.
Effective 1 May 2012, CAPUSAF will begin implementing
the new procedures and will
fully implement all the changes

by 30 Sept 2012. State Directors

have been an integral part of the
team, often acting as the go-toperson for problem resolution in
each state. That function will no
longer exist; instead each Wing
will assume a more active role
in self governing. If questions or
issues arise that the individual
wing cannot resolve in-house,
they will first work with their
CAP region for answers. If the
CAP region cannot resolve the
issue, the region will in-turn
work with the AF region for
problem resolution and answers
CAP cannot resolve in-house.
The old State Director/Liaison
Officer is out of the picture.
This re-structuring increases
CAP Wing ownership of programs/process and increases
CAP Regions staff involvement. A new position, filled
by highly experienced CAP
member, will be created within
each CAP Wing to specifically
interact with region and outside
agencies. Decision making will
be enhanced at lower levels.
CAP Wings will assume ownership of the following activities
that previously fell under the
State Director:
Execute CAP awards boards
without CAP-USAF presence
Coordinate non-CAP
member participation requests
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Coordinating cadet
encampments/administration/
post-reporting
Coordinate military airfield
landing permits
Review/validate monthly list
of qualified pilots
Produce operational training
mission reports
Lead coordinator for wing
level operational exercises
Administer Spaatz award
testing and conducts
ceremony
Coordinate/conduct/
report on communication
effectiveness evaluation
Assist members in filing
FECA/FTCA claims
Coordinate use of on-base
facilities using base AF POC
Coordinate host installation
support
A significant portion of
these items were previously
invisible to the CAP Wings, the
State Director performed them
behind the scenes, but now with
the restructuring the wings will
learn to interact with the CAP
regions to perform these duties.
A new schedule/tempo for
CIs, SAVs, GTEs, and Ops
Evals was also created. Each
Wing will only have one of these
major events per year. GTEs
are eliminated, and a four year
cycle was created for Ops Eval,
CI, and SAV. This decreased
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the wings in their self governing while still allowing the Air
Force to meet its oversight with
reduced manning.
This transfer of responsibilities will obviously create some
challenges as the wings learn to
look in-house or to their CAP
region for answers to issues
that were previously worked by
the State Directors. It is critical
the wings learn to ask CAP
Region questions. Since all the
wings are going through this
re-alignment, the CAP region
may already have the answers
to your question.
This new process is being
implemented 1 May, which
means all wing questions will
be directed to the CAP region
effective 1 May. Direct formal communication between
the wings and the Air Force
will need to go through the
CAP region.
On a personal note: I now
understand why Gary Havert
always expressed such pride
when he bragged about his association with the professional
members of the Wyoming Civil
Air Patrol. I appreciate the short
time I worked with the Wyoming
Wing and extend my admiration,
appreciation, and thanks to all
the members of the Wing.
I will still attend the Wing
encampment, Wing Conference,
and some of the other Wing
functions as a Rocky Mountain
Liaison Region Assistant Director
of Operations (LRADO). I look
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forward to those events.

Cassandra
Syndrome
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Civil Air Patrol is joining the

fight to promote cyberdefense through the program,
CyberPatriot.
What is CyberPatriot? It is
a national high school cyberdefense competition created to
motivate students (and more
importantly for us, CAP cadets)
towards training in computer
science, mathematics, and engineering all careers that are critical to advances in cybersecurity.
Teams of five students and five
alternates, plus coaches, download representations of operating systems, and try to locate
known security vulnerabilities.
The competition was conceived
by the Air Force Association,
and it is sponsored by Northrop
Grumman Foundation.
Finals of the latest competition was held in National Harbor,
MD in March. The over 1,000
original participating teams had
been pared to the top 24 teams.
For the second year in a row,
CAP cadets captured the top spot
in the Open Service Division;
this year it was our neighbors to
the south, the Colorado Springs
Cadet Squadron. CyberPatriot
is rapidly becoming an eminent annual cadet event. More
information is available at http://
www.uscyberpatriot.org.
Thanks to efforts like
CyberPatriot, the Cassandra
Syndrome will hopefully not
apply to cyberespionage in our
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Increase Training by Hosting

a Mini-Mini SAREx
Written & Photos By Lt. Col. Mike Carlson
What the heck is a Mini-Mini SAREx? Well,
that means a squadron, in this case the Cody Cadet
Squadron that held one a few years ago, thought
theyd try to see if they could remember what
to do on a SAREx to improve their search and
rescue skills. This mini-SAREx does not replace
the valuable training received at the various Wing
SAREx opportunities throughout the year, but it
does provide an individual squadron the time to
prove their metal. Cody Squadrons Mini-Mini
SAREx was Mini because it only included the
Cody Squadron, and the other Mini reflected
that only 4 squadron members participated. The
last minute Ive got something more important
that just came-up kept the number of members
small, but, that is OK, because smaller size means
more intense training for those that participated.

Lieutenant Colonel Mike Carlson, in his normal SAREx skullduggery way, had Lt. Col. BJ
Carlson set out a training beacon along the way in
a draw deep in the Oregon Basin BLM land. Upon
entering the parking area of the Cody National
Guard Armory the waiting cadets were tasked to
conduct a Vehicle Inspection while Lt. Col. BJ
Carlson and Lt. Col. Mike Carlson unloaded the
gear and set up for the event. The idea was to set
up as if the Cody Squadron was going to conduct
the exercise as a satellite station using the computer to transfer files and talk to the main IC
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hundreds of miles away. So, that meant CAPF104s

and CAPF109s had to filled out on the computer
and not with paper and pencil. The normal Wing
Personnel and Vehicle sign-in sheets had to
be filled in with paper and pencil, but then were
scanned-in with the 4-in-one printer and made
into jpg files to send off to the IC (if there had
been one).

That skullduggery Lt. Col. Carlson set up

the scenario. There were some SARSAT hits on a
Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) in the area of Grid
#1 of the Cheyenne Sectional. Supposedly, earlier
communication between the IC and Park County
Sheriff found that a hiker who had lost his/her
personal PLB while hiking in the area, and it must
have turned-on when it fell down. Since it wasnt
a life threatening occurrence the IC convinced
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all involved that the Cody Cadets could use this

opportunity to locate the PLB. So, Lt. Col. Mike
Carlson gave out the Lat/Long hit in the area of 4428.701N 108-54.111W. While Lt. Col. BJ Carlson
worked with Cadet Airman Dewey on mapping
and totally got his brain spinning, Lt. Col. Mike
Carlson worked with Cadet 2nd Lt. Dimock on
the electronic paper stuff. With this small group,
everyone was doing double/triple duties. Cadet
Second Lieutenant Dimock took on a lot of administrative duties in addition to training for GTL.

Once all that paperwork was finished the

Fun part started. All members mounted into
trusty Squadron van 49010 and headed out to the
search area with Lt. Col. Mike Carlson piloting and
acting as Base Comm, Cadet Airman Dewey testing his newly found Navigating skills and working
the DF equipment, Cadet 2nd Lt. Dimock testing
his newly dusted off GT Leadership skills, and
Lt. Col. BJ Carlson trying to print legibly into the
GT Log and hoping she wouldnt have to actually
practice her First Aid skills as Medic of the group.

Utilizing a 1:24,000 topo this band of searchers

bumped along the unimproved roads seeking
out the Lat/Long position of the PLB and using
the new DF equipment. Cadet Dewey handled
the DF equipment with deft abilities and honed
in on the signal. Locating a hidden ELT can be
daunting. You are standing right over it kicking
yourself why you cant see it. Then, the flash of
light reveals how incredibly inept you feel. There
it is!!! Sometimes you wish it would be the bright
yellow color of the practice beacon that the Cody
Squadron used to borrow from the Park County
Search & Rescue.

On the RTB (return to base), Lt. Col. BJ

Carlson took the cadets through the debrief process of paperwork. They ended the sortie at the
Cody Terminal, looking over how all the paperwork could be sent over the computer through
Skype communication software while utilizing
the Terminals WiFi connection.
So, was the time useful? The Cody Cadet
Squadron would like to think so. H
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Rocky Mountain Regions Aerospace

Education Officers School
July 29-31, 2011
Imagine three days immersed in airplanes,
rockets, aviation history, and space through
DVDs, classes, photos, and activities. The
instructors are award-winning aerospace educators from wing, regional and national levels who
have written the new cadet texts. Add to that
eating dinner in the belly of a bomber remodeled
as a restaurant and sitting in the pilot seats of
that plane. Five members of the Wyoming Wing
of Civil Air Patrol participated in all this fun at
Peterson AFB in Colorado Springs last summer.
Toni Brown, BJ Carlson, Robert Giese, Juthann
Self and Stan Skrabut definitely recommend
attending the next one of these schools.

Skit personalities - Crystal Bloemen as Pancho

Barnes (L) and Kaye Ebelt as her friend (R).

Attendees showing off their rockets.

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Presenters (L-R) were Maj. Brian Smiley, RMR

Aerospace Ed.; Lt. Col. Kaye Ebelt, Montana
DAE; Dr. Ben Millspaugh, Author of CAP Cadet
Aerospace Dimensions Modules; and Crystal
Bloemen, Colorado award winning science teacher
who portrays Pancho Barnes.

Wow! And then be sure to bring a box to

carry back to your squadron all the books and
materials to use in your aerospace presentations at
meetings. The students in this class did have the
opportunity to learn the CAP Aerospace Education
Officers Handbook and complete the necessary
forms so they would know what to do at local,
wing and national level presentations. One of the
most exciting aspects of the AE School is to know
all the resources available online and the vast number of free
materials available to interest
senior members, cadets and the
general public in the history and
future of aviation and space in
our world. The chance to build
and launch rockets, fly paper
airplanes, and guide tumblers
was an added benefit to the students. We didnt just sit still to
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Cadet House Represents Wyoming Wing

at the 2012 Civic Leadership Academy
By Cadet Capt. Ezekiel House, CAP
Thanksgiving Day
started out normalturkey,
mashed potatoes, cranberry
sauce, and apple pie, until, I
received the email.
Ive come to the conclusion
that all emails from National
Headquarters carry good news
at least, Ive never received one
that didnt. Therefore, when the
message from NHQ arrived at
3 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, I
was excited to open it. The email
read, CONGRATULATIONS!
You have been selected to
attend the 2012 National Civic
Leadership Academy. I was
ecstatic. I applied to CLA in

Legislation Day with Col John Mitchell, Col Bill Morton, and Cadet
House with Senator Barasso.

Legislation Day (L-R) Col. George Mixon, Rocky Mountain Region

Vice Commander; Representative Cynthia Lummis (R, WY); Cadet
House; Col. Bill Morton, Wyoming Legislative Representative; Col.
John Mitchell, Wyoming Wing Commander.
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September 2011, with low hopes

of receiving a slot since only 24
of the nations top cadets are
selected to attend this school. It
should come as no surprise that I
could barely contain myself.
The next three months were
filled with preparations: required
homework assignments, correspondence with the activity
director, making appointments
with my congressional delegation, and other important obligations. Finally, in February, I
departed for Washington, DC.
I arrived on Saturday,
February 25, but because I was
one of the first arrivals, I had my
choice of rooms. I had several
hours to prepare my uniform, and
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Cadet House with Maj. Gen. Chuck Carr (National Commander,

CAP), Brigadier General Joseph Vasquez (National Vice
Commander, CAP), and Mr. Steven Trupp.

I took care to make sure mine was in perfect order. After the personal
prep time, the CLA staff introduced themselves, and we were given a
briefing (brief is a misnomer in this case) on what would be expected
of us throughout the week. There were no surprises: no goofing around,
lying, cheating, stealing, etc. We were expected to be model cadets. The Washington Monument.
They sent us to bed early that night, saying that we would appreciate
the sleep later in the week.
On Sunday, we were awakened at 5 a.m. by a complimentary wake-up call. We were directed to get
dressed in our Service Dress Uniform. We ate a delicious breakfast at the hotel, and then left for Arlington
National Cemetery. The cemetery, in my opinion, was one of the most touching parts of the trip. Rows upon
perfectly straight rows of
uniform, white headstones
have a way of bringing a
somber air to any group.
We witnessed the changing
of the guard at the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier,
and we were privileged to
be able to speak with one
of the guards. He told us
about his job, how difficult
the training is, and how
much of an honor it is to
guard such a prominent
national monument.
After the cemetery, we
went to the Smithsonian
Air and Space museum.
Colonel Mary Feik gave
us a guided tour of part
Visiting the Department of Justice.
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of the museum, taking time to tell us all about

the airplanes that she flew, and the ones that she
helped to restore. What an amazing lady! She will
be the keynote speaker at the Wyoming Wing
Conference this year, and I would encourage
anyone (cadet or senior member) to attend, even
if only to meet Col. Feik. When she said her
goodbyes, we left the Smithsonian and toured the
National Mall. We went to all the war memorials, the Washington Monument, and the Lincoln
Memorial.
On Monday morning, we received a guided
tour of the U.S. Capitol Building, and then went
directly to the Supreme Court. We ate lunch there,
and got a tour of the courtroom. Following this
tour, we were ushered up a flight of stairs, where
we met several important individuals: Retired
Lt Gen Sutter and Supreme Court Justice Sonia
Sotomayor. It was an honor to have the opportunity
to discuss issues with these distinguished people.
On Tuesday, we visited the U.S. Department
of State. We got a tour of the 8th floor, where the
Secretary of State entertains her foreign dignitaryguests. Basically, the entire purpose of the 8th
floor is to impress foreigners with American history, and it does a great job! Ive never seen such
lavish rooms in my life. Wednesday we visited the
Visiting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
FBI Academy in Quantico, VA.
Thursday, was Legislation Day. Technically speaking, Leg day was the entire reason for going to
Civic Leadership Academy. We were given information throughout
the week that we were expected to use when talking to our congressional delegation. I left early in the morning with Col. John Mitchell and
Col. Bill Morton, and we spent the day speaking with Representative
Cynthia Lummis and Senators Mike Enzi and John Barasso. We
made sure they knew how much we appreciated the work they do for
CAP in congress. All three of our congressional delegation support
and appreciate the work that CAP does for the state of Wyoming.
On Friday, we toured the CIA Headquarters in Langley, VA.
After visiting the CIA, we prepared for graduation. Major General
Chuck Carr, the National Commander of CAP, spoke at the graduation ceremony. He expressed to all of us how proud he was of us.
I had the privilege of speaking to him one-on-one afterwards, and
he personally encouraged me in my cadet career. All the graduates
of CLA received a certificate and a challenge coin after shaking the
Generals hand.
Overall, Civic Leadership Academy was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. The faculty challenged me to live up to
Cadet House with Col. Mary
my full leadership potential, and I returned from D.C. with a much
Feik.

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AEO School Continued from page 31

better understanding of how the U.S. Government

works. I would recommend that every cadet who
has their Mitchell Award apply for this activity.
Although the application process is daunting and
the required homework is intimidating, you will
not regret your decision. H

Rocket Ladies (L-R) Lt. Col. BJ Carlson, 1st Lt.

Juthann Self, 1st Lt. Mary Cast from Lakewood,
CO, Maj. Toni Brown.
CLA Group Photo.

learn our materials!

The AEO students were housed in base housing
at the Pikes Peak Lodging facilities. Our dorm was
in a cluster of buildings named for the NASA space
shuttles. Each morning included a run past US Air
Force planes glinting in the sunrise. It was hard not
to stop and touch and imagine flying those wings.
Find the next Aerospace Education Officers
School and get there! It is fun, exciting and well
worth the small registration fee and travel time to
play in the AE world! H

CLA cadets at the CIA with Mr. Steven Trupp,

CAPNHQ Cadet Program Manager. Mr. Trupp
was the faculty advisor for the cadets during CLA.

Outside the Lincoln Memorial.

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RMR Commander, Col. Greg Cortum poses with

skit performers Bloemen and Ebelt.
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