VOLUME 2 Issue 52 Corpus Christi, Texas 25 December 2007 Keep the Momentum Going and Keep em Flying

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CC-CAP SOUND OFF......1

CC-CAP SQUADRON SOUND OFF!!!

By Major Joe Ely Carrales, CAP Dear CAP Fellows, We start a new year very soon, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all from the Unit as well as from my Family. We are expecting a blessed event very soon, it will be a good start to a year where we plan to excel. I will need your help to make that happen more than ever. This is our Unit, we have made it what it is and that destiny is due to the results all of us working together. Please go to the following website... http://caller.com/news/2007/dec/22/letters/ On this page of the Corpus Christi Caller Times, I have officially thanked all those that made the Squadron holiday banquet a success. Please feel free to register and comment on the article. I will post it in the next issue of the Almanac. We have some goals that will be printed once they have been reviewed by the Senior Staff and are finalized. Feel free to suggest your vision for 2008 so that we might add them to our overall goals. This week we have a new Staff Officer, SM Alfred Isassi. He transferred to the unit last week and will fill the position of legal officer. Let us welcome him in his new role. -SEMPER VIGILANS

Upcoming Key Events.........2

AWARDS, QUALFICATONS and PROMOTIONS........2

ATTENTION ALL PILOTS!!!

Capt Dennis Bazemore Sets High Aviation Goals for 2008.......3

NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND TO TRACK SANTA CLAUS

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JANUARY DSARex OPS PLAN RELEASED..4

Through the Air Over South Texas A History of THE ALMANAC..5,6,7

Small Get Together held in Kingsville..7 Color Guard activities explored at Kingsville..8 CC-CAP Almanac.....9

Corpus Christi Comp Squadron

Upcoming Key Events and Dates

By Major Joe Ely Carrales, CAP SPECIAL DATES JANUARY 2008 Annual Texas Wing and CAP Award Nominations (most calendar year) See Texas Wing Awards webpage Jan 04, 08

Major Joe Ely Carrales, CAP Squadron Commander

AE Reports Due to Wing Tuesday, Jan 15, 08 Distributed SAREX ICPs in all Groups, WAX: Mesquite, Texas Jan 18-20, 2008 Lt Col B Cima and Group CCs

Major Fidel Alvarado, CAP Deputy Commander

Capt Sandra Phelps, CAP Deputy Commander for Cadets

AWARDS, QUALFICATONS and PROMOTIONS

2d Lt Monica Lozano, CAP Assistant Public Affairs Officer

AWARDS:
Wright Brothers Award: C/SSgt Philip Lozano Feik Achievement: C/SrA Bryce Nix C/SrA Steven Johnson C/SrA Michael Beal Community Service Award: C/Amn Melissa Bullard Level I Achievement: SM Alfred Isassi

VOLUME 3 Issue 52 25 December 2007

P.O. Box 671 Premont, Texas 78375-0671 Through the Air Over South Texas is a weekly publication of the Corpus Christi Comp Squadron designed to provide the units members as well as those of neighboring units with news and information. It also serves as the historical documentation of the SQUADRON. Additionally, it serves as a Civil Air Patrol almanac recording an documenting critical information for the use of Unit members. Submissions are welcomed. If you would like to contribute to this newsletter, please send your article to:

QUALIFICATONS:
CAP Airplane PilotLt Col Johnnie Barfoot, CAP Capt Joseph Pendergrast, CAP 1st Lt Michael Garmon, CAP SM Robert Messenger, CAP SM Rene Velazquez, CAP

PROMOTIONS:
SM Rene Velazquez Pending promotion to Lt Col respecting prior service in the US NAVY SM Alfred Isassi Pending the filing of paperwork respecting his status as an attorney in the State of Texas C/SSgt Philip Lozano - To rank as per Cadet Program C/SrA Bryce Nix- To rank as per Cadet Program C/SrA Steven Johnson- To rank as per Cadet Program C/SrA Michael Beal- To rank as per Cadet Program

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STAN/EVAL Corner Capt Dennis Bazemore Sets High Aviation Goals for 2008. (Editors Note: I am pleased to announce the goals Capt Bazemore has set. In an letter to our unit read at the 2007 Holiday Party, Lt Col Eddy Billman Commander of Group V expressed his approval of our conduct in November and December and that more aircraft opportunities would avail themselves in 2008. The work done by our Aviation detachment is paying back in spades. Good work to all of us. There are changes coming, we will meet them and adapt. Major Carrales) Corpus Christi Comp Squadron Aviation Goals for 2008 A. B. C. D. E. F. All current pilots on the roster will obtain an instrument rating by the end of 2008. Qualified pilots will complete MP training within 3 months of joining. All pilots will have Form 5 complete with 1 month of joining. Those interested in starting Instrument Airplane or Instrument ground instructor training need to obtain the following textbooks. FAA-H-8083-15A INSTRUMENT FLYING HANDBOOK FAA-H-8261-1 INSTRUMENT PROCEDURES HANDBOOK AC-0045-F AVIATION WEATHER SERVICES AC-00-6A AVIATION WEATHER 2008 FAR AIM FAA-S-8081-4D INSTRUMENT RATING PRACTICAL TEST STANDARDS

ALSO USEFUL BUT NOT REQUIRED IS A TEST PREP GUIDE FROM ASA OR GLEIM FOR THE INSTRUMENT RATING AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR/FUNDAMENTALS OF INSTRUCTION IF YOU ARE PERSUING THE INSTRUMENT GROUND INSTRUCTOR OR CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTORINSTRUMENT. FOR THOSE THAT DESIRE A CFII OR INSTRUMENT GROUND INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE YOU ALSO NEED: FAA-H-8083-9 AVIATION INSTRUCTORS HANDBOOK FAA-S-8081-9C FLIGHT ISTRUCTOR INSTRUMENT PRACTICAL TEST STANDARDS

PREREQUSITES FOR THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR INSTRUMENT RATING ARE A COMMERCIAL PILOT INSTRUMENT RATING OR AN AIRLINE TRAINSPORT PILOT CERFICATE. TO EARN AN INSTRUMENT GROUND INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE YOU NEED TO PASS TWO TESTS. (1) FUNDAMENTALS OF INSTRUCTION (NOT NEEDED IF YOU ARE A LICENSED TEACHER OR EMPOYED AT A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY) AND (2) THE INSTRUMENT GROUND INSTRUCTOR EXAM. PASS THESE TWO EXAMS, FILL OUT AN ONLINE APPLICATION WITH THE FAA AND PRESENT THEM ALL TO A FAA INSPECTOR AND YOU WILL BE ISSUED AN INSTRUMENT GROUND INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TEACH INSTRUMENT GROUND SCHOOL TO PILOT APPLICANTS. NOTE: I HAVE NOT RECEIVED EMAILS INDICATING COMPLETION OF THE WINGS PROGRAM. LETS GET THIS DONE BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. LOG ON TO WWW.FAASAFETY.GOV. THANKS

News Release from: Oregon National Guard NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND TO TRACK SANTA CLAUS ON CHRISTMAS EVE Thanks to Capt Arthur Woodgate of Group III/ Texas Wing for the links and info on how to track Santa using the power and might of NORAD. Major Carrales The North American Aerospace Defense Command - NORAD - will track the annual journey of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve as it continues a tradition born more than fifty years ago. Kids of all ages can see Santa's progress around the world by visiting the NORAD Track's Santa website at: www.noradsanta.org "The NTS program began in 1955 when an errant phone call was made to NORAD's predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) Operations Center in Colorado Springs, Colo," said Michael Perini, NORAD Director of Public Affairs. " The call was from a local child who dialed a misprinted telephone number in a local newspaper advertisement, " Perini said. Although the wrong number, the commander who answered the phone that night gave the youngster the information he requested ....thus the tradition of NORAD tracking Santa began. The program has grown immensely since it was first presented on the Internet in 1998. "In 2006, the Web site received a whopping 941 million hits from 210 countries and territories, " Perini said. In addition, the NTS Operations Center, occupied by 756 volunteers on Christmas Eve, answered nearly 65,000 phone calls and 96,000 emails from children around the world. The Web site features the history of the program, information on how NORAD tracks Santa and interactive games. On December 24, beginning at 2:00 a.m. Mountain Standard Time (4 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, 9 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time), the Web site will feature a minute-by-minuteupdate on Santa's travels around the world. All of this information is available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish.

JANUARY DSARex OPS PLAN RELEASED By Major J.E. Carrales, CAP based on messaged from Lt Col Brooks Cima, CAP Mesquite, Texas Official information on the January DSARex was released on 14 December
2007. As it stands now, the Incident Commander for this activity is Lt Col Owen Younger, the Incident Command Posts will be located at Mesquite Composite Squadron (HQZ) and the event is being hosted by Group III. The event will take place on 18-20 January 2008. Please note the change of location for the ICP and the extension of the training number to include training on the Monday holiday. Said Lt Col Cima, LtCol Younger will be releasing more information for the exercise through the Group Commanders and the mail strings. Please read the attached OPs plan so that you will better understand upcoming information. Lt Col Cima went on to write that training funds have been released to us by NHQ and we are "in the black" for this exercise. We hope everyone will take advantage of this opportunity for training to complete new quals and update old ones. continued Lt Col Cima, Individuals wishing to work on Mission Staff training should contact Lt Col Younger directly for information. Great things are happening in ES/Training - be a part of it! Happy Holidays! Members who wish to participate on mission staff are requested to contact the Project Officer/IC in advance of the exercise. Every effort will be made to accommodate training needs for mission staff. All remote location attendees should advise their designated Staging Area Manager (Group or Squadron). The Staging Area Manager will submit Staging Area Information Sheet (DSAREX Form 0020) and resources available to the Exercise Operations Section Chief not later than three (3) days prior to the published exercise date. The Staging Area Manager should submit the information using the form in Appendix A of this Ops Plan only. All participating members must have a participation authorization letter from their unit commander as per TXWG Supp 62-1. Letters will be carefully reviewed at each location and participants not included on a list may be turned away from the exercise.

Through the Air Over South Texas A History of THE ALMANAC

By Major Joe Ely Carrales, CAP Premont, Texas Unit History?! I write the words with a since of bitter-sweet remembrance. So much of our unit history is lost to the yellowed pages of the passage of the forgotten past, a cause to hang a head low. However, through the marvels of this ALMANAC, the modern history of this unit is documented for the ages. Somewhat strangely, Through the Air Over South Texas has underAn early masthead for The Almanac seen on the front cover. gone an evolution over the years. Many of these machinations have their origin in long before many of the current unit were even members. To reflect on that development is most fascinating, I am glad I was e-mailed for a history of the Almanac in that it will serve as a reflection of our units most recent history. The original idea for an Almanac Type Squadron/Group newsletter has it origin in 1999. At that time, the Corpus Christi Comp Squadron was part of Group III/Texas Wing (not to be confused with the post 2005 Group III of which Capt Arthur Woodgate is presently the Public Affairs Officer) and was commanded by then Major Mucio Garza. It was a time when most CAP Officers were just flirting with the internet. News was hard to get out. Then 2d Lt Joe Ely Carrales was appointed as an Assistant Public Affairs Officer under then 1st Lt Gloria Atchisson. Structures in Group III/Texas Wing were about to change. Longtime Group Commander Maj Robert Middleton was about to step down. The ranking CAP Officer was Maj. Mucio Garza, who was shortly thereafter promoted to Lt Col. He ascended to command of that Group. He assigned the position of GROUP Public Affairs Officer to, by then, 1st Lt Joe Ely Carrales effective 19 February 2000. Capt Mario Reyes formerly of Hawaii then assumed command of the Corpus Christi Comp Squadron. One feature of late 20th Century Civil Air Patrol activities in South Texas was that most persons in a given unit knew little to nothing about the activities of neighboring units. In an effort to alleviate that situation, 1st Lt Carrales attempted the first incarnation of THE ALMANAC styled with the familiar THROUGH THE AIR OVER SOUTH TEXAS moniker. The First Issue was for March 2000 and covered a few events and promotions. It differed in many ways from the current incarnation mostly in distribution and form. It was made using an earlier MSWord program dividing the publication into two columns with a few photos. It was normally only two pages (one leaf front and back) and was very CORPUS-CENTRIC. The reason for that was a situation that 1st Lt Estelle Kelly can well empathize with during here early days as Group V PAO. That being that many units did not have active PAOs nor a mechanism by which to send news to a Group source. This was not unexpected in a time when the national marketing A July 2000 copy of the Group III/ phrase was CAP: Americas best Kept Secret. So, all available news was Texas Wing Newsletter, the grandfacollected and prepared into one color printout and ten Xerox copies that were ther of The Almanac. mailed via the postal service to the units of Group III/Texas Wing. Most copies of this publication were either lost or destroyed and only a few are currently in the possession of the unit. The extra copies were compiled and donated to the South Texas Archives on the campus of Texas A&M University-Kingsville preserving at least a fraction of CAP history for all historians to study. Then 1st Lt Carrales remained the Group III/Texas Wing PAO when Lt Col M. Garza passed the baton to then Major Chris Bujanos of Brownsville. The Group Publication came to and end when, by then, Capt Joe Ely Carrales assumed command of the Corpus Christi Comp Squadron following Capt John Rios request to tend to personal matters. The second element, the actual ALMANAC portion, was born of the need for Capt Carrales to compile news and information in one place as an organizational tool of the squadron. Prior to this, Capt Rios and Capt Carrales would send strings of e-mail to various list-serves. The CC-CAP list was created by 2d Lt Ruben Radar Rodriguez. The number of e-mails, sometime many daily reflecting WING and GROUP communications, proved to be more of a nuisance than a help. Continued on page 6

Continued from page 5: Through the Air Over South Texas A History of THE ALMANAC To stop this unfortunate situation, Capt Carrales began to compile, starting 4 November 2002, all information not marked for immediate disbursal into a rather long e-mail entitled Weekly South Texas CAP Almanac. The initial e-mail of Volume 1, Issue 1 is lost to history, however, Capt Carrales began to print out copies of said e-mail. These were then stapled to the right inside of a manila folder (with the Monthly Membership List and/or other national/wing leaflet stapled to the left) to allow Capt Carrales a low tech PDA or what we would call an palm pilot. This earliest issue contained the same sort of news items that one would expect today. An ELT mission of Bishop Municipal Airport on 3 November 2002 that involved Capt Carrales, Capt Fidel Alvarado and 1st Lt Jerry Lunceford. Capt Alvarado wrote a detailed account that was amended to the end of the letter. It was mission number 02-M-2606, Incident Commander was Maj. Chris Bujanos. It terminated at 1730, At which time Maj. Bujanos was informed. There was to be a SARex at Kleberg Co. Airport on 8-10 November 2002, this was an annual activity that then Group III/Texas Wing would hold. Weather forecasts of that weeks window and reports of the fields condition were documented. It was to be Party Cloudy with a 10% chance of rain, lows highs 78-79 degrees and lows 57-59 degrees. All Participants were to bring mosquito repellant. A change of Command ceremony for Capt Carrales was to take place at that SARex, it would never transpire. That issue also reported the creation of the CAP RANK of MAJOR GENERAL. General John P. Jumper announced that the position of National Commander would increase to Major General and the National Vice Commander would increase of Colonel to Brigadier General effective 1 December 2002, the 61st anniversary of CAP. In a related reported story Col Thomas Todd was promoted to Region Commander effective November 2002. The e-mail ended with the reporting of new Texas Cadet Internet Magazine at TexasCadet.org and the next meeting agenda. Subsequent issue reported on similar items, but also including upcoming schools for CAP Officers and Cadets, unit staff positions, uniform phase outs, items from Old Lincoln County and items related to unit activities. This continued until Mid-Year 2003, copies of said materials only exist until February that year. 2004 and 2005 are lost to history, but there was lots happening there worthy of recovery. Things all oer the Texas Wing changed greatly in that period. The units numbers were always in a state of flux, the TEXAS WING CONFERENCE came to Corpus Christi, The TEXAS WINGs Group Structure was consolidated and Group III/Texas Wing was no more. It had merged with Group 19, the San Antonio Area. We now had a new Group Commander, Lt Col Eddy Billman. The unit went without any sort of Newsletter until the Weekly South Texas CAP Almanac was restarted with Vol. 1 Issue 1 dated 3 January 2006. Copies were printed of many of these and an on line copy exists at Major Carrales Myspace blog. It begins I am pleased to announce the return of the Weekly South Texas CAP Almanac, this will be a compilation of Civil Air Patrol issues for people of South Texas CAP units and other interested parties. All information is declassified and useful for members and potential members of this and other units. -Capt. J.E. Carrales, CAP It contains information of unit strength via attendance, information on the Fire Watches of 2006 and information on how CAP Officers can get a ramp pass. This was merely a continuation, in form and substance, of the earlier version. Basically, a rather long email of complied information with some commentary and an occasional written story. This was extremely user unfriendly, and later the ALMANAC would be divided by Specialty Track Number to best allow interested persons to scroll down to sections that concerned them. Copies of the 2006 versions, for the most part, are available from January to late August 2006 and will make possible a new 2008 segment entitled: This WEEK in CC-CAP History. History would have basically remain unchanged of not for the accidental interference of Lt Col Eddy Billman. Prior to the 2006 CC-CAP Holiday Banquet, Capt Carrales asked Lt Col Billman for an address that could be printed and read at said event. Lt Col Billman send it in PDF form. At the bottom of said Adobe PFD form was a link to a free PDF generator. This allowed for any publication to be produced in a format like MircoSoft Publisher The first modern issue of THE ALMANAC labeled VOL. 2, or Word and be printed as a PDF. This greatly reduced the size of the document and now Issue 1 dated 25 December meant that regular pictures and formatting could be inserted. The result...voila, an instant 2007 somewhat professional looking squadron publication that could be run like a newsmagazine instead of a never ending e-mail. The next generation of the ALMANAC was born. I was given the name of the old GROUP III/ Texas Wing Publication and was first published, as Volume 2, Issue 1 on 25 December 2006 with the lead story exclaiming Happy Holidays in bright festive colors. Continued on Page 7 6

Continued from page 6-Through the Air Over South Texas A History of THE ALMANAC Two cadets to the Texas Wing Winter Encampment, Cadets Christopher Villarreal and Philip Lozano. These were the first two cadets to attend a regular encampment. The unit welcomed Kelly Harlan and B. Sam Kimbrell to the fold and Lt Col Eddy Billman discussed the changes in the Skills Evaluator Program via a letter. The issue ended with a citation of the units goals which included qualifying all pilots as Form 5 and conducting Basic Communications User Training at Corpus Christi. And so began the collected documentation of the Corpus Christi Comp Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol. Units with newsletters have an fortunate side effect, they now leave an historical trace. They collect the positives and negatives for later analysis. Positive things are fanned and The Almanac depends on comments and feedback to improved, negative things are mitigated and improved. The best serve you. (above) In June, a suggestion to crewider the circulation, the greater change others can lend as- ate a table of contents resulted in a redesign that sistance and advice. greatly improved the look and read of The Almanac. Expect in 2008 features that reflect on unit history, feedback and installments designed to promote the programs of CAP from safety to flight, from cadet programs to finance. If you are a regular reader of this Almanac, please, suggest new directions, draft articles and provide feedback. This is a living document, and you are its lifeblood. -Semper Vigilans

Small Get Together held in Kingsville

By Major Joe Ely Carrales, CAP Kingsville, Texas This will be an extremely Kingsville heavy issue of The Almanac, mostly because the last activities of 2007 occurred there. On 20 December 2007, Cadets and CAP Officers of the Corpus Christi Comp Squadrons Brahma Cadet Flight and Corpus Christi Cadet Flight held a small party in celebration of the years activity. This was an extension of the 2007 Corpus Christi Comp Squadron Holiday Banquet. Several cadets from Kingsville were unable to attend the Corpus Christi Meeting due to travel and funding, said Major Joe Ely Carrales so it was decided that a small get together would be planned at the local Pizza Parlor es(Left to Right) Cadet Robert Beal, Cadet Joshua Mortablishment on King Street in Kingsville. The Pizza Parlor is a popular dining experience in ris, Major Joe Ely Carrales, Cadet Bryce Nix (obscured), Capt. Sandy Phelps and Cadet Steven Kingsville Johnson relax at the Pizza Parlor in Kingsville, Texas. serving Pizza and sandwiches in a diner type environment. It is located in the same general neighborhood as Memorial Middle School being only some two bocks away North from CAP Station Kingsville. Once the Cadet Meeting at CAP Station Kingsville concluded, the populace of the meeting retired to the Pizza Parlor and The United States flag is one enjoyed each others company and a good meal. of the nation's widely recogIt is hoped that more such get tog ethers can be planned for nized and used symbols. 2008 allowing Cadets and CAP Officers to reflect and plan the successes of tomorrow.

Color Guard activities explored at Kingsville, To be Unit-Wide in 2008

By Major Joe Ely Carrales, CAP Kingsville, Texas The call comes more often than one would think. Major Carrales, the voice will say both proud and stressed, we need a color guard to present the colors in a _________________. You name it to fill that blank; a parade, a formal dinner a football game. And each time I have to explain that we are not ready. The fact has been that we have not been. We have lacked the materials and personnel to accomplish or even start the process of learning the necessary drill and protocol. At the start of 2007, Capt Sandy Phelps purchased several flag harnesses and donated them to the unit. These harnesses laid unopened and dust covered until 20 December 2007. At the last meeting of the year for any element of the Corpus Christi Comp Squadron Major Carrales and Cadet Senior Airman Bryce Nix took a look at those harnesses and pondered what some might call the unthinkable. Lets give it a try, said Major Carrales, Cadets M. Beal, R. Beal, J. Morris and B Nix forum up a What have we got to loose. Brahma Cadet Squadron Color Guard for the first time at With that, the packets were opened, for the CAP Station Kingsville. first time. The Cadets and CAP Officers brainstormed and looked up some information on what was needed. Cadet Senior Airman Michael Beal, a member of the H.M. King Brahma Battalion of JROTC assumed command of the four assembled cadets. They grabbed the colors from their usual spots and unfurled them outside. Cadet Airman Robert Beal, Cadet Airman Joshua Morris and Cadet Senior Airman Bryce Nix joined Cadet Senior Airman Beal is forming up the first efforts at marching with the colors. Also present was Cadet Senior Airman Steven Johnson who critiqued the marching and ceremony of the color guard. The activity was simple, make it happen and establish basics. For lack of a pair of parade rifles, cadets used two tubes (donated...rescued from the trash...by the Memorial Middle School office staff for building rockets) and an old less than repaired parade rifle left over from the Glory Days of the 1990s. They practiced the manual of arms, discussed proper placement and respect for the colors. They also practiced marching and the wheel around the Memorial Middle School back parking lot. Yes, it was sort of rag-tag said Major J.E. Carrales, But its a start. And We did it. From there we can, with the help of others, build it into a very presentable activity. The unit needs help in every way imaginable. From instruction on the proper placement of the colors to practice parade rifles. We will be buying the needed materials in stages and making due until we are fully equipped. continued Major Carrales, Cadets in Corpus Proper will also learn these The Color Guard practices for the day they can moves. shine. Now, if we could only find he Squadron Colors?

Corpus Christi Comp Squadron Almanac

25 December 2007

CC-CAP GOALSForth Quarter 2007 Forth Quarter All pilots, when qualified, will be required to fly 2 hours per month and attend monthly Stan/Eval meeting. The Primary Goal is to be mission Staging Area capable by First Quarter 2008 1) FAA pilot proficiency (Wings Program) required for all pilots. IN PROGRESS, pilots taking steps as per SquadronPolicy 2) 3 Pilots MP qualifiedIN PROGRESS Capt D. Bazemore begins training. Qualify 4 as Form 5 CAP Pilots ACCOMPLISHED, 3) 2 Additional Mission Scanners- IN PROGRESS, awaiting approval 4) 4 Additional UDF qualified CAP Officers/Cadets In training, Cadets M. Beal, P. Lozano, S. Johnson and M. Bedynek have begun UDF training. C/A1C B. Nix qualified. 5) Addition of 2 GT3 members INPROGRESS cadets attending GSARS will qualify in this as well as UDF 7) Squadron Winter/Christmas Banquet ACCOMPLISHED 11 DECEMBER 2007, 8) Refine communication drills to test the hardware and train the squadron on use of equipment and proper communication protocols ACCOMPLISHED, Bolster/Refine CISM ACCOMPLISHED, Capt Phelps Awaiting appointment to a TEAM 9) Plan out Goals for all Quarters of 2008 IN PROGRESS, Aviation Goals presented

CORPUS CHRISTI COMP SQUADRON EMERGENCY SERVICE RESOURCES AND UNIT STRENGTH by QUALIFICATON MEMBERSHIP Total Membership: 44 Level I membership: 21

CAP Officers: 22 Cadets: 22 Cadets with Curry Achievement: 14

EMERGENCY SERVICES Qualified GES: 22 Qualified OPSEC: 33 DEPLOYMENTS THIS QUARTER: 1 GROUND RESOURCES Urban Direction Finding: 8

Skills Evaluators: 12 SAR-EX: 0

Ground Team 3: 1

Ground Radiological: 1

AVIATON/FLIGHT OPS RESOURCES CAP Airplane Pilots: 6 CAP Command Pilot Rated: 1 FAA Wings Program: 2 Mission Pilots: 1 Mission Observers: 2 CAP Air Crews: 1, 1 in training Cadet Orientation Pilot--Grp 1: 3 Cadet Orientation Pilot--Grp 2 2 CAP Check Pilot - Airplane: 1 COMMUNICATONS Basic Communicators: 12

CAP Transport Pilot: 3 Mission Scanners: 7 Cadet Orientation Pilot - AFROTC 2 CAP Instructor Pilot - Airplane 1

Advanced Communicators: 1

Mission Radio Operators: 5

The new aircraft maintenances rates effective 1 March 2007. Cessna 172 rate is 30.00 Cessna 182 rate is 41.00 Gippsland GA8 rate is 37.00