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G a z e t t eVol.1 Issue 12 Semper Gumby October-November 2009
Taking wing conference by storm
the gumby
By 2d Lt. Clint Parker
Members of theAsheville CompositeSquadron of the Civil AirPatrol (CAP) recentlyattended our annual Wing(State) Conference inClemmons and brought
back several awards.Awards received by
local members includes:1st Lt. John Greene ofHendersonville for WingFinance Office of theYear; Major Jim Styles ofAsheville for Recruiting/Retention Officer of theYear; second place forcadet orientation flightswent to Lt. Col. WallyCourtney of Canton andthird place for PublicAffairs Officer went to
2d Lt. Clint Parker ofMadison County.
Our squadron hasabout 135 member, withapproximately 50 cadets(12-18 years of age).
Asheville narrowlymissed taking squadronwith the most membersat the conference by oneor two members evenwith the change to most
percentage of membershipat the conference.
Of course if they
had continued to countmembers as they normallydo Asheville would havewon easily.
Congratulations to allwho won awards and theywho narrowly missedkeep trying. GG
Lt. Col. Wally Courtney at wing conference accepting his award for orientation ights.
Major Jim Styles (L to R) and Lt. John Greene were not present at the conference. 2d Lt. Clint Parker accepting his PAO award.
PhotobyNCWingPAOStaff
Two rst place, a second and a third
for Asheville in Clemmons
PhotobyNCWingPAOStaff
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Wilderness survival at DuPont State Park
Adults who were exposed to large amounts of
secondhand smoke during childhood have lungs thatlook different in CT scans from those of people who
grew up in a smoke-free environment, a new study
suggests.
Specically, their lungs have slightly more, and
larger emphysema-like holes than those with less
smoke exposure. Although breathing tests showed
that the smoke-exposed lungs were functioning just
ne, the changes could signal an increased vulnera-
bility to developing emphysema and other lung prob-
lems down the road.
Emphysema is a progressive lung disease charac-
terized by shortness of breath, coughing, fatigue, and
weight loss. About 24 million people in the United
States have emphysema and/or chronic bronchitis,which together are known as chronic obstructive pul-
monary disease (COPD): however about half of those
people dont realize they have COPD.
The lung condition is the fourth-lead-
ing cause of death in the United States,
and smoking is a major cause of COPD.
Damage done to the lugs of people who
grew up with smokers in their house-
hold can still be seen decades later.
Submitted By 2d Lt Nancy A. Greene Drug Demand
Reduction Ofcer The above article was originally writ-
ten by Anne Harding, and can be found at CNN.com.
GG
Growing up with smokers may
cause lasting lung damage
By C/StSgt. Katherine Moore
Twenty cadets and senior
members from Asheville
and two ofcers from Shelby
showed up for a Wilderness
Survival Training exercise,
despite the slight drizzlethat was coming down at
the beginning of the exer-
cise.
Major Phillips briefed the
group on basic survival tech-
niques, such as what kinds
of food you need and simple
shelter-building skills. Then
cadets and seniors were
then split into three ground
teams, one of which was all
female, and began building
shelters.
Major Phillips handed out
an envelope to each ground
team, and the cadet ofcer
who received it was inicted
with a simulated injury for
the day (i.e. a broken hand,
jaw, back, etc.).
The sun came out for a
while, which the partici-
pants used to their advan-
tage by practicing signaling
with mirrors the CAP plane
that ew over the park.
Cadets then took a lunchbreak while the staff set-up
a compass course complete
with wilderness survival
classes. There was a class
about water collection and
purication (without the
purication tablets) led
by Cadet Second Lieuten-
ant Brown, a class about
international distress sig-
nals taught by Cadet Senior
Master Sergeant Harrell,
and a class about re build-
ing demonstrated by CadetSenior Master Sergeant
Greene. Those who still
needed practice on orien-
teering were sent on a minia-
ture compass course that led
in a circle set up by Cadet
Second Lieutenant Neville.
Rain set in again, forcing
the cadets to do team-build-
ing exercises in the picnic
area under the instruction of
Cadet Captain Houston.
Instead of clearing up, the
rain just came down harder.
The evening ended, with
cadets enjoying a dinner
of pizza while watching a
movie rather than feasting
on live crickets and practic-
ing survival skills.
Cadets were then given the
option to either sleep in their
shelters (with accompani-
ment of a senior member)
or for the females to sleep
in the pavilion and males in
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the gazebo. The female ground team
and Cadet Tech Sergeant Moore took
this opportunity and quickly rebuilt
their waterlogged shelters.
The female shelter kept collapsing in
the night forcing them to sleep in the
pavilion due to personal safety issues.However, Cadet Moore, managed to
sleep in his shelter all night.
The next day, cadets made it their
goal to make the place look better than
it had been before they had arrived.
The morning was spent policing up the
area.
Due to the fact that it was still pour-
ing rain, participants packed up the van,
did a gear check, and returned home a
little earlier than planned. GG
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Cadets provide color guard for event
The Asheville CAP Cadet Color Guard was asked to dothe honors at a motorcycle convention at the WNC Ag
Center in September. Hundreds stood as the cadets marched
the colors silently through the Ag Center up onto the plat-
form and posted them. Thanks to Cadets Moore, Lueck and
Parker for the giving of their time and effort. GG
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An honor to honor real heroesBy 2d Lt. Clint Parker
Why would anyone get out on a cold rainy
October night to wait for more than three
hours for people they dont even know and
will probably never see again just to stand
at attention for nearly an hour?
Well just take a look at these pictures of
returning World War II veterans from an
Honor Air ight to Washington, DC to see
the World War II memorial. These veterans
took the last ight this year and returned tothe Asheville Airport on Saturday, October
31st.
This was the fourth such ight that the
Asheville CAP has participated in and each
time it is a privilege to honor real Ameri-
can heroes. GG
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A/E Day in the mountains
Asheville is now on FacebookBy 2d Lt. Clint ParkerEverybody is doing
it and so the Asheville
Squadron thought wed
get in on it too!
Facebook! Thats right,
were on Facebook and
we have nearly 75 friends
already. If youre not a
friend of Asheville CAPon Facebook just look
us up and send a friend
request.
This will be a good
place to post pictures
of squadron events, and
notices of up-coming
events and to generally
keep squadron members,
friends and family mem-
bers informed as to what
our squadron is doing in
the community. GG
By 2d Lt. James Matthews
On Saturday, October 3rd, the
Asheville Composite Squadron held
its own Aerospace Education Day
coinciding with the Wing Aerospace
Day.
Senior members, led by Capt. Barbara
Bow, conducted Yeager Testing, while
Col. Wally Courtney and Col. Matt
Urbanek conducted O-Flights.
Later in the afternoon, a Cadet
Aerospace Dimensions module was
taught by 2d Lt. Matthews.
By the end of the day, ve senior
members passed the Yeager test, ve
cadets participated in O Flights, and
two cadets passed their module test.
GG
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