Medina County Squadron - Oct 2011

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Table of Contents

ColumnsThe Commanders Desk ........... 1The Cadet Commanders Desk 1The Safety Cone ........................ 2Airspace ..................................... 3Bits-n-Bytes: CyberPatriot ....... 3Emergency Services Corner .... 5Chaplains Corner ..................... 5

ArticlesWelcome .................................... 1O-Ride Impressions .................. 2Para Jumper Orientation Course(PJOC) ...................................... 4

Ohio Wing Encampment .......... 4New Element Leaders ............... 5

Squadron Calendar ................... 1Promotion Parade ..................... 5

Welcome!

Sen-try(sn'tr) - amember of a guard orwatch.

Our squadron has

seen a lot of changessince our last issue.Weve had new members join as oldones leave. It has been an exciting timefor all of us and the Sentrywelcomesyou to our latest issue.

If you have any ideas on improvingthe newsletter or would like to contrib-ute content, please contact Capt. Steinor 1st Lt. Thomas.

The Commanders DeskBy Capt. Steven Nagy, CDR

Im the commander of the MedinaCounty Skyhawks. Ive been in theCivil Air Patrol for 6 years. Before I

joined the Civil Air Patrol, I was a Den

Leader for 4 years with the Cub Scouts.

The Medina County Sky-hawks is a composite squad-ron which means that weparticipate in both the CadetLeadership Program as wellas the Senior (Adult) Profes-sional Development Pro-gram.

The Skyhawks participatein all three chartered CAP missions:emergency services, aerospace educa-tion, and the cadet program. All mem-bers are encouraged to participate in allthree missions but each member is freeto decide how deeply they want to beinvolved.

On the cadet side of CAP, cadetslearn leadership skills in a classroomsetting and then put them to practicaluse in the field during the course of twoannual squadron bivouacs or whileworking various squadron events. Dur-ing the program, cadets promote by

passing various written tests, physicaltraining, and an oral review board com-prised of experienced adult and cadetmembers.

Adult members bring their life experi-ence and professional work skills to thesquadron. They oversee the cadet pro-gram to ensure that cadets are in com-pliance with safety and general regula-

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The Cadet Commanders DeBy c/2dLt. Matthew Nedolast, c/CDR

Hello my name is cadet second lietenant Matt Nedolast, I am the cadetcommander for the Medina CountySkyhawks. I have been in Civil Air

trol for over two years now, and I hahad a blast. Over this passummer we have had a mtitude of new cadet membships, our squadron is groing, and we are improvingwith every meeting.

Over the summer many our cadets had the opportnity to participate in differe

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Squadron Calendar

4 OCT Meet the Skyhawks,Medina LibraryMainBranch

8-9 OCT Fall PDO Weekend,Columbus, OH

14-16 OCT Ohio Wing SAREX,Marysville, OH

21-23 OCT Ohio Wing SAREXRaindate, Marysville, O

6 NOV Veterans Day Detail,OWRNC

11 NOV Veterans Day HonorGuard Detail, MCCC

11 NOV Veterans Day HonorGuard Detail, Black RivSchools

12 NOV Model Rocketry LauncDay, Tentative

25 DEC Christmas, NO MEETI1 JAN New Years Day, NO

MEETING


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Oct 2011

Skyhawk SentryNewsletter for the

Medina County Skyhawks219th Composite Squadron

Published bi-annually

EditorCapt Dona Stein

1st Lt. Don Thomas

Layout & Design1st Lt. Don Thomas

Photographer1st Lt. Don Thomas

Article contributions are welcomedContact:

Capt Dona [email protected]

OR1st Lt. Don Thomas

[email protected]

tions. Adult members choose an areathey wish to specialize in such as radiocommunications, cadet programs, orany of two dozen areas of interest.They then learn their specialty viaonline, classroom, and on-the-job train-ng. New members are mentored byexperienced members so that they mayachieve their personal goals within theorganization.

CAP has something to offer every-body who is interested in aviation,emergency services or developing ourfuture leaders.

The Commanders Desk

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CAP activities. Whether it be the HoGuard Academy or the Pararescue Oentation Course, even Encampmentand the Advanced Training SquadroI encourage everybody to start an active role in pursuing membership in tAir Force Auxiliary as soon as possithe earlier you join the more you canget out. There are endless opportunties for cadets in the Civil Air Patrol, of them are rewarding and teach youlessons that will carry with you for threst of your life.

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The Safety Cone

All members of the CivilAir Patrol are required toparticipate in the CAPSafety Program. Theprogram consists of train-ng in the Introduction toCAP Safety online, monthly face to

face safety presentations during regularmeetings, and safety briefings prior tospecial events.

The topics are generally applicableto the season and are often aviationrelated. Sources of information includebut are not limited to the Federal Avia-tion Administration, OccupationalSafety and Health Administration, andCAPs own internal safety team.

Each unit safety officer is required to

maintain a safety program that is con-sistent with the units operating environ-ment, and to ensure that every members current and meeting safety require-ments.

CAPs safety program is a key toreducing or eliminating injuries to itspersonnel and reducing incidents ofdamage to its corporate assets.

O-Ride Impressions

I had my first o-flight over the sum-mer. An O-flight is where cadets get tolearn the basics of flying a plane. It isreally fun because youo get to fly theplane almost immediately. On my firstflight, I flew the plane while the teacher

just watched! Cadets learn somethingduring each flight, and it stoops at the

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flight. The plane has GPS so thepilot can fly pretty much anywhere. It isa breathtaking experience and I can notwait to take my next flight!c/Amn Matthew Moskowitz

I had my first orientation flight overthe summer with Lt. Col. Ullman. Weflew in a Civil Air Patrol Cessna 172Skyhawk for about an hour at about5,000 ft. Since it was my first o-flight, Ididnt get to take off or land, but weused the Garmin G1000 system whichis an advanced onboard navigationcomputer and GPS. Once we were ataltitude, he said I could take the yoke(controls), and start doing some turns.While I played with the rudder, eleva-tors, and other control surfaces, he ex-plained how you could set the entirecourse, including takeoff and landing.Through CAP, I will be able to do up to

four more o-flights that will allow me totry simulated stalls and other maneu-vers. They even have a program whereI can earn my cross country solo en-dorsement to begin working on gettingmy own private pilot license.c/Amn William Schaffer

My first flight here was the coolestthing Ive ever done. I flew over my

house and over Cedar Point. I cannwait for my next flight! It was so coogetting to learn the controls! Thank Civil Air Patrol for the flight!Cadet Joey Coud


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Bits-n-Bytes: CyberPatriotBy 2d Lt. John McCreight, ITO

CyberPatriot IV be-gins officially at theend of October, and isa computer securitycompetition for highschool students andhigh school age junior

service groups such as the Civil Air trol. Squadron 219 is participatingagain this year in the competition,which should work well to teach partpating cadets the fundamentals of coputer security. Each team consists oup to 5 cadets and 5 reserves headeup by coach, and optionally supporteby mentors.

Technologically, the content is macapable of happening through the usof virtual machines. These are com

plete, packaged virtual computers thcan come pre-configured and infectewith a number of pieces of malicioussoftware. However, because the coputers are virtual, they cannot infect real host computers owned by particpants in the contest. As such, oursquadron is able to supply personalcomputers from our members and nworry that contest activities will haveany adverse effects on them. Additially, the squadron is leveraging onlincollaboration software this year to hecoach and cadets connect, which he

the learning process in preparing oucadets for further activities in the cybsecurity field.

Historically, Civil Air Patrol squadrhave won the national competition repeatedly, and it is our hope that oursquadron will add to CAP's excellenin cybersecurity moving forward.

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Airspace

The past year hasbeen an exciting timen Aerospace Educa-tion (AE) for the Me-dina Skyhawks. One ofour greatest achieve-ments was being

awarded the Aerospace Education Ex-cellence Award (AEX). The AEX isawarded to those units that completesix AE activities and go on a 2-hourfield trip involving aerospace. The ac-tivities our squadron completed rangedfrom building a working wind tunnel tobuilding CD hovercrafts. All of thesquadron members had a great timewhile learning about Science, Technol-ogy, Engineering, and Math (STEM).

The AEX field trip was to the MAPSAir Museum located near the Akron-Canton airport. They have a lot of inter-esting aircraft in their collection, suchas the F-14 Tomcat, Martin Glider, andmany others representing all periods ofaviation history. The Gallery of He-roes showcases the stories of the menand women who designed, built andflew aircraft throughout history. Manydonated artifacts are displayed andshow the sacrifices and achievements

of these heroes. Among the many dis-plays, the cadets were able to sit in thecockpit of an actual MiG-17 Fresco aswell as view a piece of the USS Arizonawhich was sunk during the Pearl Har-bor raid of 7 Dec 1941.

Currently, our squadron is completingthe Model Rocketry Program (MRP).The MRP begins with alternative-powered rockets and progresses tomore advanced models. Meanwhile,the cadets learn about the history ofrocketry as well as the people who ad-vanced modern rocketry. Our hope is

after we complete the MRP, we form aTeam America Rocketry Challenge(TARC) team to compete in advancedrocketry competitions.

In August, Lt. Wolf and I attended theGreat Lakes Region Aerospace Educa-tion Officers (AEO) School held at theNational Museum of the U.S. Air Force(NMUSAF) in Dayton, OH. This fourday school taught us about the positionof AEO within the unit. There was a lot

of classroom instruction as well aspresentations on new programs beingdeveloped by National. Being at theNMUSAF, we had plenty of time eachday to explore the variety of displays aswell as a behind the scenes tour. Wewere given a lot of materials and infor-mation to assist us in our mission andlook forward to a more comprehensive,

educational and fun AE program for oursquadron!

Blue skies!

Civ i l Ai r Patro l m ot t o:

Semper V ig i lans

(A lw ays V ig i lan t )

Conducting experiments with the wind tunnel.

Medina Skyhawks visit MAPS Air Museum.

Cadets launch their Goddard Rockets.

The Behind the Scenes tour at the NMUSAF.


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Ohio Wing EncampmentWright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH11-18 June, 2011Basic Encampment

Basic Encampment

was overall a greatexperience. Tough attimes, but it was a funseven days. It wasvigorous, interesting,yet heavy on learning. I mostly remem-ber reveille, mess hall, drill, tours, andformations. From waking up to lightsout, it was always enjoyable.c/A1C Adamcyzk

Para Jumper Orientation

Course (PJOC)

Over the summer Ihad the opportunity toattend a special opera-tions orientation coursen New Mexico. This

activity is a one-weekntroduction to the rig-orous mission of the pararescueman,held at Kirtland Air Force Base. Cadetsearn land navigation, survival tech-niques, rock climbing, rappelling, andother skills used in rescue operationsfrom Pararescue specialists. This high-adventure activity also promotes physi-cal fitness and builds character. PJOCstudents must be in excellent physicalcondition.

This course was extremely difficultbut also extremely rewarding. I reallyiked it and I had a lot of fun. Part of this

program is learning discipline and teamwork, through learning these traits push-ups were the main motivator. Duringour land navigation day we traveledthrough heavily wooded areas, sand,dry river beds, and various desertplants, we even climbed up a cliff that

was over 700ft. tall overlook-ing the entiredesert. Thenext day was

just as fun, we

were given thechance to rap-pel, and use azip line. I suc-cessfully com-pleted my rap-pel and zipline. What anexperience!!!

Physical fitness was a must, many ca-dets did not condition well enough priorto the event and they paid for it during

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the week. We had Physical Trainingeveryday with our instructors, and youwould be surprised at how many differ-ent kinds of push-ups there are. I wouldreally recommend this course to any-body who is in great shape but also

interested in military special forces, be-cause this gives you a glimpse of howthey actually train. Over all PJOC wasan excellent learning experience, andreally opened my eyes to what specialoperation candidates must go through

in order to achieve their rating. Thethings that I learned at PJOC will carrywith me for the rest of my life.

Advanced Training Squadron (ATS)This summer, I went to Ohio Wing

Encampment, but not as a basic or astaff. I was part of ATS, which standfor Advanced Training Squadron. Wwere the first ever ATS squadron. Ataught leadership. We learned how drill, command, speak, and more. Wleft better than when we came in. Wcame in as somewhat experienced cdets, and left ready to serve the cadprograms with our knowledge. It alsprepared us for staff positions next

year. c/SSgt Chris HATS was an

exciting experi-ence. This wasthe third Encamp-ment I attendedand I highly rec-ommend this toany cadet thathas already gonethrough their ba-sic encampment.

It was a lot ofclass time as wellas fun activities,drill and group leadership projects(GLPs). We even got to do things ththe rest of the encampment did not gto do. For instance, we took a tour othe restoration hangar of the U.S. AiForce Museum. ATS taught me manew things as well as reinforcing oldthings. It was a great experience.c/CMSgt Gabe Tho

Intense PT!

Cadets climb a rock face.


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Emergency Services CornerBy c/2dLt. Gregory Haas, c/ESO

Emergency Servicesis one of the three mis-sions of Civil Air Patrol.It involves EmergencyLocator Transmittersearches, Disaster Re-lief, and missing per-

son searches. We perform with groundteams, flight crews, pilots, and missionstaff. Civil Air Patrol supports the Air

Force ResourceCoordinationCenter by per-forming 95% ofthe missions as-signed to the AirForce in theUnited States.

At OH-219 we

train for thesesituations regu-larly through biv-ouacs two times a

year, and in unit classes. We haveseveral qualified Ground Team Mem-bers, and team leaders. We constantlylearn better search techniques andcommunications skills.

Promotion Parade

The following cadets and senior members have recently had promotions and/orachievements.

CADETS

AugustKyle Fix promoted to c/Senior AirmanMatthew Moskowitz promoted to c/AirmanWilliam Schaffer promoted to c/Airman

SeptemberAndrew Campbell 2-year Service Ribbon

OctoberGregory Haas promoted to c/Second LieutenantMatthew Nedolast promoted to c/Second Lieutenant

SENIOR MEMBERS

August1Lt. Donald Thomas attained Senior Rating, Track 215Aerospace

SeptemberSM Robert Knoebel promoted to Second Lieutenant

Chaplains CornerBy Capt. Rob Moskowitz, CHAPLAIN

Greetings! I am anative New Yorker andU.S. Army veteran. Igraduated from theState University ofNew York with a BA inAnthropology/

Archeology and fromthe Lutheran Theologi-cal Seminary at Phila-delphia with a Masters of Divinity degree. I have been an ordained minisfor over ten years and am the pastorEast Union and Plain LutheranChurches in Wooster, Ohio.

I am excited to be a member in CAand to once again be able to serve. am available to all members to helpwith any religious or moral concerns

and needs.

New Element Leaders

Its a great feeling being in control ofa group of people. However, taking ona leadership role requires responsibilityto the people below you. The positionof element leader in CAP is the firststep to becoming a great leader. Thereare usually 5-6 cadets to an element. Its the element leaders responsibility to

make sure the cadets in his/her ele-ment are learning drill, understandingthe material in the leadership manual,and making sure the cadets are wellprepared for the challenges ahead.The position requires much effort butreally pays off in the end.c/SSgt Eric Maynard, Element 1

I joined the Civil Air Patrol two yearsago. I started off as a Basic, doingwhat I needed to do: testing, physicaltraining, drill and basic encampment.

Through hard work and much dedica-tion and focus, I achieved a board re-view which led to my first promotion.Over the years, I made it up the pro-gram, achieving more and more promo-tions with more hard work. Today Istand as a staff sergeant with the posi-tion of element leader, showing how toead and uphold all of my responsibili-ties. I will continue achieving, striving,and volunteering in the Civil Air Patrol.Semper Vigilans,c/SSgt Abigail Wolf, Element 2

I am new to being an Element Leaderand how I got to this position is not un-known. I paid attention when we weren drill. I practiced at home when I hadfree time. As the months went, you getused to drill and proper military bearing.On my first day of leading an Element, Iwas confident that I knew what I wasdoing, even though I made a few mis-takes. Being an element leader helpsyou to become a better leader andmost of all, better at drill.c/SrA Kyle Fix, Element 3

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