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FLYING EAGLES

BARTOW-ETOWAH

COMPOSITE

SQUADRON

Southeast Region

Georgia Wing Strength of the Naon

by Dr. Ilana Mor

The CAP Nat’l website is

hp://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/

The GAWG website is

hp://www.GAWG.cap.gov/

Civil

Air

Patrol

Squadron Commander

Lt Col Ilana Mor

BARTOW-ETOWAH COMPOSITE SQUADRON: GA 129

www.ga129.org

February

Edition

Integrity Volunteer Service Excellence Respect

Semper

Vigilans

January was an incredibly full month at GA129. It

included workdays at the Squadron, a Group I Commanders Call,

the Annual Awards Presentations and Holiday Party, Cadet

Orientation Flights (both Powered and Glider), a visit to the PDK

Squadron for a special presentation, a visit to C Flight to give a

Character Development Session, and a meeting with the Staff

who are involved in the creation of the 6-8 March Leadership

Weekend at Catoosa.

A special highlight for both 1Lt Thiem and me was

when we went to the PDK Squadron on the 13th to meet with

Julian Scott, one of the original pilots who patrolled the coast in

defense of this country during WWII. He was 16 years old at the

time, and was too young to join the military. He is now 90 years

old and just returned from Washington where he was one of the

recipients of the Medal of Honor given to the Civil Air Patrol.

It appears that February will be another full month. On

the 5th, there will be special Award presentations. Then, on the

9th, there is Professional Development Instruction for PDOs.

The Squadron SUI is scheduled for the 14th, and 1Lt Thiem will

be taking off for a special Space Flight Orientation Course from

the 18th to the 22nd. The 20th— 22nd are the scheduled dates

for Frostbite, and a Squadron Leadership Day is scheduled for

Saturday the 21st. To end the month, Glider Flights are

scheduled for the 28th, and Cadet Aaron Loya will be celebrating

his Bar Mitzvah.

6 — 8 March will find many Cadets and Senior Members

from our Squadron and other Group I Squadrons at the Catoosa

National Guard Training Facility for a Leadership Weekend.

That should be an outstanding weekend so be sure to mark your

calendars. GA129 is an active and productive Squadron!


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DCC

CC

DCS


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Safety with Captain Palafox

Invocation with Chaplain Whitworth

Welcome and Introductions

with Lt Col Mor


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EMERGENCY SERVICES WITH 1LT THIEM AEROSPACE EDUCATION WITH CAPT SHEFFIELD

CADET PROGRAMS WITH C/CMDR C/1LT COCHRAN AND DCC 1LT DRAWVER

CONGRATULATIONS BARTOW-ETOWAH COMPOSITE SQUADRON AS WE ENTER OUR 25TH BANNER YEAR!

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SERVING THE COUNTRY THROUGH CAP

COLONEL BRENT BRACEWELL

WHAT CAP HAS DONE FOR MY LIFE

MAJOR GEORGE GEIGER

CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION WERE GIVEN TO:

2LT AMY HICKS AND 1LT GIL DICARA FOR PROVIDING THE VENUE

AT THE COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, AND

ARRANGING THE FOOD FOR THE BANQUET.

CHAPLAIN ELISE WHITWORTH FOR HER GUIDANCE IN

CAP SENIOR MEMBER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

MAJOR GEORGE GEIGER AND SON JASON GEIGER FOR THE MULTITUDE OF

HOURS SPENT IN CONSTRUCTION OF THE SINGLE-WIDE TRAILER.

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS


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WRIGHT BROTHERS AWARD PRESENTED TO C/SSG JACOB THOMASON

BY CAPTAIN SHANNON WILLIAMS

BILLY MITCHELL AWARD PRESENTED TO C/2LT NOAH LITTLE

BY COLONEL BRENT BRACEWELL


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AWARDS AND PRESENTATIONS

CADET OF THE QUARTER C/SSGT JACOB THOMASON

CADET PROMOTIONS

C/AIC KATIE GOINS/C/AIC PEARSON PRUITT

C/MSGT ANDREA RICHARDSON

C/SMSGT NOAH LIVINGSTON/C/CMSGT SAMUEL PARKER

MILESTONES: C/SSGT JACOB THOMASON AND C/2LT NOAH LITTLE

CADET AWARDS

CADET OF THE YEAR C/2LT NOAH LITTLE

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR C/SRA ASHLEY GOINS

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR C/MSGT JOHNATHAN DICARA

MOST INFLUENTIAL CADET NCO DURING THE YEAR

CADET NOAH LITTLE

MOST INFLUENTIAL CADET OFFICER DURING THE YEAR

CADET CHRIS COCHRAN

SENIOR MEMBER AWARDS

ES OFFICER OF THE YEAR 1LT KEVIN THIEM

AEROSPACE OFFICER OF THE YEAR CAPTAIN SAM SHEFFIELD

CADET PROGRAMS OFFICER OF THE YEAR 1LT BRENT DRAWVER

SPECIAL FRIEND OF THE SQUADRON LT COL JAMES CARD

CADETS WHO RECEIVED THE RED SVC RIBBON FOR 2 YEARS OF SERVICE:

CADETS AUSTIN CAGLE, JOHNATHAN DICARA, NOAH LITTLE, NOAH LIVINGSTON, SAMUEL PARKER, AUSTIN PRICE,

PARKER RICHARDSON, ANGELICA SCHUMACHER, JAMES SCHUMACHER, AND MASON WEBB

SENIOR MEMBERS WHO RECEIVED THE RED SVC RIBBON FOR 2 YEARS OF SERVICE:

SHAWN DRAWVER, GILLIAN DICARA, JOHN DICARA, ERIC RICHARDSON, KEVIN THIEM

MEMBERS WHO RECEIVED THE RED SVC RIBBON WITH CLASP FOR 5 YRS OF SERVICE:

CADETS THOMAS BOYLAN AND DANNY CARPENTER; CAPTAIN MARCOS PALAFOX

COMMUNITY SERVICE RIBBON FOR 50 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE

C/2LT NOAH LITTLE

SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO CADET AUSTIN PRICE

FOR BEING INSTRUMENTAL IN SAVING A PERSON’S LIFE.

GA 129 RECEIVED 2 SPECIAL AWARDS IN 2014

THE AEROSPACE EXCELLENCE AWARD AND THE CADET QUALITY UNIT AWARD


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SPECIAL GUESTS WHO SHARED THE EVENING WITH US:

CAPT SAM DUNHAM AND CAPT CARL MATTHEWS— THE CC AND DCC FROM THE FULTON COMPOSITE SQUADRON

LT COL CHARLES TALLEY — THE DC FROM THE MARIETTA AIR MUSEUM CADET SQUADRON

MAJOR PAUL JANSSEN— THE FORMER COMMANDER OF GA129; CURRENTLY GROUP I IG/GAWG ASST IG

LT COL TOM CALVANELLI—FORMER COMMANDER OF GA129

CAPT SHANNON WILLIAMS— THE DCC AT THE NORTH BLAIRSVILLE COMPOSITE SQDN, GROUP I CPDO,

GAWG ASST C/ACTIVITIES OFFICER

CHAPLAIN ELISE WHITWORTH—GAWG CHAPLAIN & ASSISTANT PDO

COLONEL BRENT BRACEWELL AND MAJOR GEORGE GEIGER—SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS

LT COL JAMES CARD—GAWG ASST COMM DIRECTOR, GAWG TRANSPORTATION OFFICER, GAWG LICENSING OFFICER,

ADVISOR TO GA129 CC

CADETS, SENIOR MEMBERS, FAMILIES, AND FRIENDS

THE ANNUAL AWARDS PRESENTATIONS AND HOLIDAY PARTY WAS A GREAT SUCCESS!


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On 17 January, Bartow-Etowah Composite Squadron Cadetstravelled to Roosevelt Memorial Airport in Warm SpringsGA to participate in CAP glider flights.

Captain Palafox drove five of the Cadets to and from theevent while 1Lt Thiem flew two Cadets to the event fromMc Collum Airport in Kennesaw. While preparing to land,the Cadets were able to view glider operation preparationtaking place on the runway.

A total of 7 glider flights were conducted for the Cadets.

During the day, Cadets assisted the operation by performingsuch tasks as wing runner, tow-line operator, and glider

positioning. Cadet also assisted other Cadets who were preparing to glide by securing their safety harnesses andensuring proper latching of the glider canopy.

It was a beautiful day and fun was had by all. On the returnflight, Cadets Andrea and Parker Richardson had a specialtreat. Thanks to the Air Traffic Controllers who approved theflight over Atlanta at 4500’, the Cadets were treated to aview of the Hartsfield Jackson Airport, downtown Atlanta,and Buckhead.

Participants included:

Senior Members— 1Lt Thiem and Captain Palafox

Cadets—Ivan Davila, Ashley Goins, Katie Goins, AaronLoya, Austin Price, Andrea Richardson, and ParkerRichardson.

GLIDER FLIGHTS by 1Lt Thiem

On 13 January, Lt Col Mor and 1Lt Thiem travelled to the the Dekalb -Peachtree Airport to attend a weekly meeting ofGA130, the PDK Senior Squadron. Their guest speaker was 90 year old Julian Scott, a WWII Naval Aviator and former Coastal

Patrol Cadet in St. Simons Island, GA.

Attendees were treated to a slide show which highlighted Mr. Scott ’s trip to Washington, DC where he attended the presen-tation of the Congressional Gold Medal for CAP members from the WWII era. Also included in his presentation were photos of his

journey to the USS Midway in San Diego, California. Mr. Scott shared stories of his tour and about his participation as one of thefirst crew on the “shake-down” cruise in 1946.

Mr. Scott shared with the audience his stories of the early days and duties in the Coastal Patrol (the beginnings of the CivilAir Patrol). It was very interesting to hear that the aircraft they flew along the coast were actually privately owned aircraft whichwere donated to the war effort, and that some of those aircraft were from Coca Cola executives. Mr. Scott also shared the fact thatmost of the members of the Coastal Patrol were either too young or too old to join the military, but were driven to do their part indefense of their country.

Also included in the evening’s presentation was Mr. Scott’s recollection of various military aircraft that he flew as well ashow he served the country in Atlanta just after the war. At the conclusion of Mr. Scott’s presentation, attendees were offered theopportunity to ask questions. Mr. Scott gave the attendees the great honor of handling the bronze replica of the Congressional GoldMedal that was presented to Mr. Scott in Washington, D.C.

MR. JULIAN SCOTT

WWII NAVAL AVIATOR

AND MEMBER OF THE

COASTAL PATROL

(THE BEGINNINGS OF

THE CIVIL AIR PATROL)

By

1Lt Thiem


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MARK YOUR CALENDARSFEBRUARY

5 February Special Award Presentations

Mitchell Award will be presented to C/2Lt Ryan Drawver

Wright Award will be presented to C/SSgt Ashley Goins

The Challenges of Being an Officer—Col Brent Bracewell

The How-to of Getting into the Academy-Capt Don Schumacher

7 February Workday at the Squadron

9 February Professional Development Training

14 February SUI

20-22 February Frostbite

21 February Squadron Leadership Day

MONTHLY CADET SCHEDULE

WEEK ONE—LEADERSHP (Awards Presentations)

WEEK TWO—PT

WEEK THREE— AEROSPACE EDUCATION

WEEK FOUR—CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT; C/Staff Mtg @ 1800 hrs

MARCH

6 –8 March Leadership Weekend at Catoosa

11 March CAP Day at the Capitol

20—22 March Group I SAREX @ GA129

26 March Safety Down Day


WEEK ONE—LEADERSHP

WEEK TWO—PT


WEEK FOUR—SAFETY DOWN DAY; C/Staff Mtg @ 1800 hrs

APRIL

10—12 April Georgia Wing Conference

25 April Squadron Fun Day @ Dillinger Park


WEEK ONE—CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

WEEK TWO—PT


WEEK FOUR—LEADERSHIP

WEEK FIVE—CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT; C/Staff Mtg @ 1800 hrs


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Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofit organization with

59,000 members nationwide, operating a fleet of 550 aircraft. CAP, in its Air Force auxiliaryrole, performs about 85 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions astasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and is credited by the AFRCC with sav-

ing an average of 70 lives annually. Its unpaid professionals also perform homeland security,disaster relief, and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state, and local agen-cies. The members play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to more

than 24,000 young people currently participating in the CAP cadet programs. CAP receivedthe World Peace Prize in 2011 and has been performing missions for America for over 72years. CAP also participates in Wreaths Across America, an initiative to remember, honor,and teach about the sacrifices of U.S. military veterans.

The official motto of the Civil Air Patrol is Semper Vigilans

which means Always Prepared.

Civil Air Patrol members across the nation

train regularly

in order to respond effectively to emergencies.

If you wish to submit an article for the Flying Eagles,

Please give the article to Lt Col Mor

ore-mail the article to [email protected].

If you e-mail the article,

please check with Lt Col Mor to be sure that the article arrived.

Original paintings, drawings, and writing of Dr. Ilana Mor remain the property of the artist.

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