WORDS FROM THE TOP Squadron Commander Maj. Mark Wong It has been a fun and exciting – and busy! – yearfor our squa dron. Besi des our routin e Wed nes day meet ings and Foxhu nts, we have part icipa ted in sever al Orientation Flights, the Race on the Base, the 4 th of July, Wi ngs, Wh eels , & Rotors Expo, conducted a mountain and a desert Field Training Exercise, built and launched model rockets, begun tra ini ng a Col or Gua rd and an Honor Guard, enjoyed a squadron pool party , a Ha ll owee n pa rt y, and so much more. Many of our squ adr on family have also distinguish ed themselves this year . We s ent p erson nel to staff the joint CA/NV Wings En campment, Cade t NCO Sc ho ol, Ca de t Pr og ra ms Confe rence, Squadron Lead ershi p Schoo l, and the Corpo rate Learn ing Cours e. We sen t sen ior s and cadets to nearly all training provided this year by Group 7 or CAWG – including all of the aforementioned activities. Our numb er s have also grown! We b egan the year with seven senior mem bers and 15 active cad ets . We ar e end ing t he year with 9 senior members and 2 3 act ive ca dets . Let’ s continue this growth! I anticipate this new year to be particularly exciting, with more activities and fu n. Let us a ll str ive to ma ke this ye ar be tt er than last – Trained To Lead!!! My Experience at the Los Alamitos 4 th of July Celebration by C/SSgt Michael Quintana My ex pe ri ence at th e 4 th of July celeb ratio n was awe some bec aus e we got a cert if icat e fr om the commanding general of the base and this has been my third time wor kin g for the 4 th of Ju ly at the base. The food th at the American Leg ion Hal l pro vid ed was fantastic the pizza was great and they only gave me and Cadet Van de Brake popcorn to us only. It was fun working with the MP’s they were making sure that the people were listening to us and they were directing traffic to. 4 th of July by C/MSgt Daniel Clay The cadets (and seniors) who were involved in the 4 th of July did a very go od jo b, and thankfully there were no pro bl ems oracc id ents tha t oc cu rr ed du ri ng t he day . It was a good idea for 2dLt. Goodwin to bring his air-co ndit ioned RV. The on ly p roblem with the event was that the cadets did not put safety first and for got to bring whi stles orflashli gh ts to th e even t. Ov er al l th e da y we nt by ve ry we ll and th e ba se is very grateful to have us at thei r di spos al for th ese events. Glider Flights by C/AB Nicholas Pio On Aug us t 1 st we had Gl ider Flights for the first time in a while, and it was gr eat. We fi rst had to assemble the glider, putting on the win gs and ele vator. After we did that we had to tow it behind a truck all the way to the other side of the ru nway . Ne xt we al l ha d some training on how to be a wing run ner (wa lker), and then we lau nch the gli der s vi a a tow plane . Wat chi ng the gli der from the gro und was great to o be cause it looked so graceful in the sky. Once it was your turn they asked your weight and to put in ballast weight for me and also had to bring the rudderpedals as close as they could. Once we detached from the tow plane it was great be cause the pil ot tol d yo u ho w to fl y th e gl ider an d then gave you control of the gl ider . Once the pi lot ha d control again he made a 45 deg ree turn, whi ch was really steep, and created a lot of G forces. Then he asked ifI had a pen and when I pulled it out steeply lowered the nose of the plane and told me to let go of the pen and it floated in the air before he pul led back up. It wa s my fir st time bei ng in a gli derand it really act much di ffe rently tha n a powere d plane. This was a really great experience and I hope to do it again soon. Gliding by C/Amn Colton Priest Au gu st 1s t of th is ye ar was the firs t time my fellow cadets and I have everb ee n tw o thousa nd feet above the ground with no Navigator, January – December 2010 Page 1 of 4 ¤ U. S. Air Force Auxiliary ¤ Civil Air Patrol ¤ Squadron 153 ¤ Charter #PCR- ¤ U. S. Air Force Auxiliary ¤ Civil Air Patrol ¤ Squadron 153 ¤ Charter #PCR- CA- CA- 345 ¤ Jan-Dec 2010 345 ¤ Jan-Dec 2010 ¤
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Expo, conducted a mountainand a desert Field Training
Exercise, built and launched
model rockets, begun
training a Color Guard and
an Honor Guard, enjoyed a
squadron pool party, a
Halloween party, and so
much more.
Many of our
squadron family have also
distinguished themselves this
year. We sent personnel to
staff the joint CA/NV Wings
Encampment, Cadet NCO
School, Cadet Programs
Conference, Squadron
Leadership School, and the
Corporate Learning Course.We sent seniors and cadets
to nearly all training
provided this year by Group
7 or CAWG – including all
of the aforementioned
activities.
Our numbers have
also grown! We began the
year with seven senior
members and 15 active
cadets. We are ending theyear with 9 senior members
and 23 active cadets. Let’s
continue this growth!
I anticipate this new
year to be particularly
exciting, with more activities
and fun. Let us all strive to
make this year better than
last – Trained To Lead!!!
My Experience at the Los
Alamitos 4th of July
Celebration
by C/SSgt Michael Quintana
My experience atthe 4th of July celebration
was awesome because we
got a certificate from the
commanding general of the
base and this has been my
third time working for the
4th of July at the base. The
food that the American
Legion Hall provided wasfantastic the pizza was great
and they only gave me and
Cadet Van de Brake
popcorn to us only. It was
fun working with the MP’s
they were making sure that
the people were listening to
us and they were directing
traffic to.
4th of July
by C/MSgt Daniel Clay
The cadets (and
seniors) who were involved
in the 4th of July did a very
good job, and thankfullythere were no problems or
accidents that occurredduring the day. It was a
good idea for 2dLt. Goodwin
to bring his air-conditioned
RV. The only problem with
the event was that the cadets
did not put safety first and
forgot to bring whistles or
flashlights to the event.
Over all the day went by
very well and the base is
very grateful to have us at
their disposal for theseevents.
Glider Flights
by C/AB Nicholas Pio
On August 1st we
had Glider Flights for thefirst time in a while, and it
was great. We first had to
assemble the glider, putting
on the wings and elevator.
After we did that we had totow it behind a truck all the
way to the other side of the
runway. Next we all had
some training on how to be a
wing runner (walker), and
then we launch the gliders
via a tow plane. Watching
the glider from the ground
was great too because it
looked so graceful in the skyOnce it was your turn they
asked your weight and to put
in ballast weight for me and
also had to bring the rudder
pedals as close as they could
Once we detached from the
tow plane it was great
because the pilot told you
how to fly the glider andthen gave you control of the
glider. Once the pilot had
control again he made a 45
degree turn, which was
really steep, and created a lot
of G forces. Then he asked if
I had a pen and when I
pulled it out steeply lowered
the nose of the plane and toldme to let go of the pen and it
floated in the air before he
pulled back up. It was myfirst time being in a glide
and it really act much
differently than a powered
plane. This was a really great
experience and I hope to do
it again soon.
Gliding
by C/Amn Colton Priest
August 1st of this
year was the first time my
fellow cadets and I have ever
been two thousand fee
above the ground with no
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