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CIVIL AIR PATROLUS AIR FORCE AUXILIARY

Carolina WingSpanThe Official Newsletter of the NC Wing CAP

May 2013Memorial Day in Salisbury

Photos By Maj Paul Twiddy

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Carolina WingSpan is published underthe direction ofNCWG Commander - Col David E CrawfordNCWG Vice Commander - Lt Col MaxNCWG Chief of Staff - Lt Col Andy WiggsOffice of Public AffairsNCWG Public Affairs Officer Maj Don PenvendpenvenncwgcapgovNCWG Deputy PAO LtCol James WilliamsJPBTWcarolinarrcomNCWG Deputy PAO Lt Col Conrad DCruzconraddcruznetswirlcomNCWG Deputy PAO Capt Carey CoxcareycoxgmailcomNCWG Deputy PAO 1st Lt Bryan Weilbsweil63gmailcomNCWG newsletter Carolina WingSpan editor -Maj Donald PenvenSend submissions tocarolinawingspanncwgcapgovCarolina WingSpan is the official newsletter of theCivil Air Patrol North Carolina Wing HQUS Air Force Auxiliary

2013 Annual Conference Registration

Date Thu 30 May 2013 165612 -0500

From Salvador John ltJSALVADORcapnhqgovgt

Wing and Region Commanders

Please forward this email to your unit commanders and encourage them and their staff to attend the 2013Annual Conference being held August 15-17 in Denver CO

This yearrsquos conference will focus on CAPrsquos critical role in national defense Early registration rates forboth the hotel and the conference end on Friday July 12th so please encourage them to register for both nowbefore the rates go up Those who register early for the conference will receive a rate of $99 and the chanceto win one of two iPads Click here to register 2013 Annual Conference

httpwwwcapmemberscomeventscap_annual_conference

This year we are also having a special reception Thursday night for all first time Annual Conferenceattendees This will give our first time attendees the opportunity to meet and talk with the NationalCommander Vice Commander Chief Operating Officer and others on the National Staff CAPrsquos leaderslook forward to using this time to express their appreciation for our membersrsquo service and dedication to ourorganization

Thank you for your help in getting this important message to your units We look forward to seeing you andyour members in Denver

Sincerely

John A Salvador

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Carolina WingSpan is published underthe direction ofNCWG Commander - Col David E CrawfordNCWG Vice Commander - Lt Col MaxNCWG Chief of Staff - Lt Col Andy WiggsOffice of Public AffairsNCWG Public Affairs Officer Maj Don PenvendpenvenncwgcapgovNCWG Deputy PAO LtCol James WilliamsJPBTWcarolinarrcomNCWG Deputy PAO Lt Col Conrad DCruzconraddcruznetswirlcomNCWG Deputy PAO Capt Carey CoxcareycoxgmailcomNCWG Deputy PAO 1st Lt Bryan Weilbsweil63gmailcomNCWG newsletter Carolina WingSpan editor -Maj Donald PenvenSend submissions tocarolinawingspanncwgcapgovCarolina WingSpan is the official newsletter of theCivil Air Patrol North Carolina Wing HQUS Air Force Auxiliary

2013 Annual Conference Registration

Date Thu 30 May 2013 165612 -0500

From Salvador John ltJSALVADORcapnhqgovgt

Wing and Region Commanders

Please forward this email to your unit commanders and encourage them and their staff to attend the 2013Annual Conference being held August 15-17 in Denver CO

This yearrsquos conference will focus on CAPrsquos critical role in national defense Early registration rates forboth the hotel and the conference end on Friday July 12th so please encourage them to register for both nowbefore the rates go up Those who register early for the conference will receive a rate of $99 and the chanceto win one of two iPads Click here to register 2013 Annual Conference

httpwwwcapmemberscomeventscap_annual_conference

This year we are also having a special reception Thursday night for all first time Annual Conferenceattendees This will give our first time attendees the opportunity to meet and talk with the NationalCommander Vice Commander Chief Operating Officer and others on the National Staff CAPrsquos leaderslook forward to using this time to express their appreciation for our membersrsquo service and dedication to ourorganization

Thank you for your help in getting this important message to your units We look forward to seeing you andyour members in Denver

Sincerely

John A Salvador

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Memorial Day in SalisburySaturday May 25th 2013 Old National Cemetery Salisbury North Carolina

Civil Air Patrol Cadets Senior members from several squadrons assembled here to honor the men andwomen that served and defended this republic since its founding in 1776 They were joined by Boy Scoutsof America Army JROTC cadets and civilians Their purpose was to pay homage to the fallen heroes in theirfinal resting place by placing small USA flags in front of the 6500 grave markers as part of the MemorialDay ceremony They pushed the small flag staffs into the ground then took one step and saluted This alltook place in approximately one hour

James P Williams - Lt Col - CAP

Deputy Director of Public Affairs

Deputy Director of Aerospace Education

North Carolina Wing

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NC WING MEMBER JUMPS FROM BALLOONSCHAFFEN BELGIUM ndash Lieutenant Colonel Jayson A Altieri North Carolina Wing and a member ofthe Civil Air Patrolrsquos (CAP) Board of Governours currently posted at NATO Headquarters BrusselsBelgium recently participated on 6 May 2013 in a parachute training exercise with paratroopers of theBelgium Army at their Airborne Training Centre at Schaffen Belgium

Colonel Altieri himself a qualified US Army Master Parachutist was invited to the centre as part of aNATO evaluation of Belgium parachute standardization procedures at their Parachute Training CompanyThe school is unusual in that it is only one of two military parachute training complexes worldwide thatutilizes a balloon or Lighter-than-Air (LTA) platform (the other being the South Korean Airborne School)In addition to the Parachute Training Company the Schaffen is also home to the Air Delivery Platoon thePathfinder Platoon and the Mobile Air Operations Team The centre also shares facilities with a privatesports parachute club located on the airfield

The history of Belgium parachuting dates back to the early days of the Second World War when manyBelgiumrsquos served in the Belgian 5th Special Air Service (SAS) alongside their British SAS counterparts InNovember 1964 during political instability in the former Belgian colony of the Republic of Congoparatroopers from the Belgium 1st Parachute Battalion were sent to capture the airfield at Stanleyvilleevacuating 1800 Europeans and Americans as well as 400 Congolese

While the use of a LTA may seem an odd platform for parachuting in fact the worldrsquos first parachute jumpwas made from balloon Parachutes first envisioned in Renaissance period were not fully developed as apractical concept until 22 October 1797 In that year Frenchman Andreacute Garnerin made the first parachutedescent from a balloon over Paris During the First World War aeroplane pilots were forbidden to wearparachutes as there was a fear the pilots would abandoned their aircraft in combat Legend has it that WorldWar One observation balloon pilots on the other hand usually Field Artillery Officers were required towear parachute as gunners were considered by the Allied and German general staffs more valuable to thewar effort than aeroplane pilots

Although most military and sports parachutist jumps are made from either fixed or rotary winged aircraftthe worldrsquos highest jumps have been made from LTAs The record for the highest parachute jump everattempted was recently made in 2012 by Felix Baumgartner who jumped from an altitude of 127852 feetThe training jumps at Schaffen are made at a more modest altitude of 1200 feet About 2000 Belgiummilitary cadets and active duty personnel as well as military personnel from the Netherlands and otherNATO nations utilize the unique capabilities of the Schaffen facility yearly

Following two successful parachute jumps from the LTA Colonel Altieri was awarded Belgium ParachuteWings by the Commander of the Belgium Parachute School

Photos on Following Page

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Lt Col Altieri prepares to board the balloonplatform at Schaffen Belgium

The Belgium Armys balloon rigged for flight

Two parachutists exit the balloon Photos Courtesy of FayettevilleComposite Squadron

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Goldsboro Unit Offers Phase 1 TrainingGoldsboro Composite Squadron will be hosting a Phase 1 Training School at Seymour Johnson AFB Anyinterested parties are welcome to attend The dates are June 14-15 2013

Description

Phase 1 Training School is designed to provide basic cadets (without encampment graduation) training andexperience in teamwork personal leadership and follower-ship In addition to these leadership skillsstudents will improve their understanding of Air Force Drill and Ceremonies Civil Air Patrol HistoryCustoms and Courtesies and other like subjects Because of the classes and skills learned at this Phase 1Training School it is a very good summer encampment prep activity

Registration

If you are planning on attending the activity please register at the following link

httpsdocsgooglecomadknappcomspreadsheetviewformformkey=dGYzakFFd3lfUnNJUWpwTlpndV8yVlE6MQgid=0

Staff Needs

For cadets interested in staffing the activity please view the course letter as there are still some staffpositions open In short if interested please submit a resume and a brief description on why you want to sereon staff at this training weekend and please state what position you are applying

We also need senior members to have a successful training weekend If you are interested please contact1st Lt Patricia Overman at pattip574gmailcom We need supervisors and van drivers to shuttle cadetsfrom the training area to the dining facility

Again for more details on how to apply please read through the course invitation letter that is attached

Jonathan D Knapp CCapt CAP

Cadet Commander Group 5 Phase 1 Training School

Encampment Tips Breaking in Your Boots

If you are a new cadet and you are attending encampment this summer there is a good chance that you havenew boots If this is the case youll want to break them in before you come to encampment If you dontthere is a good chance their will be repercussions for not breaking them in beforehand So how do youbreak your boots in

Here is your answer - Wear them all the time

While you are wearing them you may want to do some side straddle hops also known as jumping jacksThis will loosen the leather thus breaking them in There is also the soaking method were you wear yourboots laced up as you would in uniform and soak them in water This will also allow the boots to conformto your feet However there is an issue with the soak method and that is that you cant wear your boots for afew days because they are thoroughly soaked

There are many possible ways to break in your boots if you are going to get one thing out of thismessage make sure you break in your boots before encampment

Jonathan D Knapp CCapt CAP

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NC WING MEMBER JUMPS FROM BALLOONSCHAFFEN BELGIUM ndash Lieutenant Colonel Jayson A Altieri North Carolina Wing and a member ofthe Civil Air Patrolrsquos (CAP) Board of Governours currently posted at NATO Headquarters BrusselsBelgium recently participated on 6 May 2013 in a parachute training exercise with paratroopers of theBelgium Army at their Airborne Training Centre at Schaffen Belgium

Colonel Altieri himself a qualified US Army Master Parachutist was invited to the centre as part of aNATO evaluation of Belgium parachute standardization procedures at their Parachute Training CompanyThe school is unusual in that it is only one of two military parachute training complexes worldwide thatutilizes a balloon or Lighter-than-Air (LTA) platform (the other being the South Korean Airborne School)In addition to the Parachute Training Company the Schaffen is also home to the Air Delivery Platoon thePathfinder Platoon and the Mobile Air Operations Team The centre also shares facilities with a privatesports parachute club located on the airfield

The history of Belgium parachuting dates back to the early days of the Second World War when manyBelgiumrsquos served in the Belgian 5th Special Air Service (SAS) alongside their British SAS counterparts InNovember 1964 during political instability in the former Belgian colony of the Republic of Congoparatroopers from the Belgium 1st Parachute Battalion were sent to capture the airfield at Stanleyvilleevacuating 1800 Europeans and Americans as well as 400 Congolese

While the use of a LTA may seem an odd platform for parachuting in fact the worldrsquos first parachute jumpwas made from balloon Parachutes first envisioned in Renaissance period were not fully developed as apractical concept until 22 October 1797 In that year Frenchman Andreacute Garnerin made the first parachutedescent from a balloon over Paris During the First World War aeroplane pilots were forbidden to wearparachutes as there was a fear the pilots would abandoned their aircraft in combat Legend has it that WorldWar One observation balloon pilots on the other hand usually Field Artillery Officers were required towear parachute as gunners were considered by the Allied and German general staffs more valuable to thewar effort than aeroplane pilots

Although most military and sports parachutist jumps are made from either fixed or rotary winged aircraftthe worldrsquos highest jumps have been made from LTAs The record for the highest parachute jump everattempted was recently made in 2012 by Felix Baumgartner who jumped from an altitude of 127852 feetThe training jumps at Schaffen are made at a more modest altitude of 1200 feet About 2000 Belgiummilitary cadets and active duty personnel as well as military personnel from the Netherlands and otherNATO nations utilize the unique capabilities of the Schaffen facility yearly

Following two successful parachute jumps from the LTA Colonel Altieri was awarded Belgium ParachuteWings by the Commander of the Belgium Parachute School

Photos on Following Page

5

Lt Col Altieri prepares to board the balloonplatform at Schaffen Belgium

The Belgium Armys balloon rigged for flight

Two parachutists exit the balloon Photos Courtesy of FayettevilleComposite Squadron

6

Goldsboro Unit Offers Phase 1 TrainingGoldsboro Composite Squadron will be hosting a Phase 1 Training School at Seymour Johnson AFB Anyinterested parties are welcome to attend The dates are June 14-15 2013

Description

Phase 1 Training School is designed to provide basic cadets (without encampment graduation) training andexperience in teamwork personal leadership and follower-ship In addition to these leadership skillsstudents will improve their understanding of Air Force Drill and Ceremonies Civil Air Patrol HistoryCustoms and Courtesies and other like subjects Because of the classes and skills learned at this Phase 1Training School it is a very good summer encampment prep activity

Registration

If you are planning on attending the activity please register at the following link

httpsdocsgooglecomadknappcomspreadsheetviewformformkey=dGYzakFFd3lfUnNJUWpwTlpndV8yVlE6MQgid=0

Staff Needs

For cadets interested in staffing the activity please view the course letter as there are still some staffpositions open In short if interested please submit a resume and a brief description on why you want to sereon staff at this training weekend and please state what position you are applying

We also need senior members to have a successful training weekend If you are interested please contact1st Lt Patricia Overman at pattip574gmailcom We need supervisors and van drivers to shuttle cadetsfrom the training area to the dining facility

Again for more details on how to apply please read through the course invitation letter that is attached

Jonathan D Knapp CCapt CAP

Cadet Commander Group 5 Phase 1 Training School

Encampment Tips Breaking in Your Boots

If you are a new cadet and you are attending encampment this summer there is a good chance that you havenew boots If this is the case youll want to break them in before you come to encampment If you dontthere is a good chance their will be repercussions for not breaking them in beforehand So how do youbreak your boots in

Here is your answer - Wear them all the time

While you are wearing them you may want to do some side straddle hops also known as jumping jacksThis will loosen the leather thus breaking them in There is also the soaking method were you wear yourboots laced up as you would in uniform and soak them in water This will also allow the boots to conformto your feet However there is an issue with the soak method and that is that you cant wear your boots for afew days because they are thoroughly soaked

There are many possible ways to break in your boots if you are going to get one thing out of thismessage make sure you break in your boots before encampment

Jonathan D Knapp CCapt CAP

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Lt Col Altieri prepares to board the balloonplatform at Schaffen Belgium

The Belgium Armys balloon rigged for flight

Two parachutists exit the balloon Photos Courtesy of FayettevilleComposite Squadron

6

Goldsboro Unit Offers Phase 1 TrainingGoldsboro Composite Squadron will be hosting a Phase 1 Training School at Seymour Johnson AFB Anyinterested parties are welcome to attend The dates are June 14-15 2013

Description

Phase 1 Training School is designed to provide basic cadets (without encampment graduation) training andexperience in teamwork personal leadership and follower-ship In addition to these leadership skillsstudents will improve their understanding of Air Force Drill and Ceremonies Civil Air Patrol HistoryCustoms and Courtesies and other like subjects Because of the classes and skills learned at this Phase 1Training School it is a very good summer encampment prep activity

Registration

If you are planning on attending the activity please register at the following link

httpsdocsgooglecomadknappcomspreadsheetviewformformkey=dGYzakFFd3lfUnNJUWpwTlpndV8yVlE6MQgid=0

Staff Needs

For cadets interested in staffing the activity please view the course letter as there are still some staffpositions open In short if interested please submit a resume and a brief description on why you want to sereon staff at this training weekend and please state what position you are applying

We also need senior members to have a successful training weekend If you are interested please contact1st Lt Patricia Overman at pattip574gmailcom We need supervisors and van drivers to shuttle cadetsfrom the training area to the dining facility

Again for more details on how to apply please read through the course invitation letter that is attached

Jonathan D Knapp CCapt CAP

Cadet Commander Group 5 Phase 1 Training School

Encampment Tips Breaking in Your Boots

If you are a new cadet and you are attending encampment this summer there is a good chance that you havenew boots If this is the case youll want to break them in before you come to encampment If you dontthere is a good chance their will be repercussions for not breaking them in beforehand So how do youbreak your boots in

Here is your answer - Wear them all the time

While you are wearing them you may want to do some side straddle hops also known as jumping jacksThis will loosen the leather thus breaking them in There is also the soaking method were you wear yourboots laced up as you would in uniform and soak them in water This will also allow the boots to conformto your feet However there is an issue with the soak method and that is that you cant wear your boots for afew days because they are thoroughly soaked

There are many possible ways to break in your boots if you are going to get one thing out of thismessage make sure you break in your boots before encampment

Jonathan D Knapp CCapt CAP

6

Goldsboro Unit Offers Phase 1 TrainingGoldsboro Composite Squadron will be hosting a Phase 1 Training School at Seymour Johnson AFB Anyinterested parties are welcome to attend The dates are June 14-15 2013

Description

Phase 1 Training School is designed to provide basic cadets (without encampment graduation) training andexperience in teamwork personal leadership and follower-ship In addition to these leadership skillsstudents will improve their understanding of Air Force Drill and Ceremonies Civil Air Patrol HistoryCustoms and Courtesies and other like subjects Because of the classes and skills learned at this Phase 1Training School it is a very good summer encampment prep activity

Registration

If you are planning on attending the activity please register at the following link

httpsdocsgooglecomadknappcomspreadsheetviewformformkey=dGYzakFFd3lfUnNJUWpwTlpndV8yVlE6MQgid=0

Staff Needs

For cadets interested in staffing the activity please view the course letter as there are still some staffpositions open In short if interested please submit a resume and a brief description on why you want to sereon staff at this training weekend and please state what position you are applying

We also need senior members to have a successful training weekend If you are interested please contact1st Lt Patricia Overman at pattip574gmailcom We need supervisors and van drivers to shuttle cadetsfrom the training area to the dining facility

Again for more details on how to apply please read through the course invitation letter that is attached

Jonathan D Knapp CCapt CAP

Cadet Commander Group 5 Phase 1 Training School

Encampment Tips Breaking in Your Boots

If you are a new cadet and you are attending encampment this summer there is a good chance that you havenew boots If this is the case youll want to break them in before you come to encampment If you dontthere is a good chance their will be repercussions for not breaking them in beforehand So how do youbreak your boots in

Here is your answer - Wear them all the time

While you are wearing them you may want to do some side straddle hops also known as jumping jacksThis will loosen the leather thus breaking them in There is also the soaking method were you wear yourboots laced up as you would in uniform and soak them in water This will also allow the boots to conformto your feet However there is an issue with the soak method and that is that you cant wear your boots for afew days because they are thoroughly soaked

There are many possible ways to break in your boots if you are going to get one thing out of thismessage make sure you break in your boots before encampment

Jonathan D Knapp CCapt CAP

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Thanks to a team effort from members of Wing HQ Franklin County Squadron Pitt-Greenville SquadronBurlington Squadron and Danville Squadron from VAWG a total of 8 Cadet O Flights were flown in theglider today June 1 2013

Capt John Cole NC-022 flew the tow plane and 1st Lt Rick Jones NC-079CC flew the glider Groundsupport personnel included

Col David Crawford NC-001 Air Boss

Lt Col John Armour NC-145

Lt Col Clive Goodwin NC-145

Maj Rich Netherby NC-145

Capt Francis Donahue NC-145

1st Lt James Toebes NC-145

1st Lt Andy Vlack NC-048

2nd Lt Mike Beverly VA-023

Cadets receiving Oflights

Susan Toebes NC-145 x 2

David Little NC-145 x 2

Gavin Vlack NC-048

Daniel Donahue NC-145

Daniel Everhart NC-079

Joel Murphy NC-079

We are planning weather permitting to conduct glider operations on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each monthat the Triangle North Executive Airport in Louisburg NC Specific details will be provided to unitcommanders and passed through the CAC as to how to schedule cadets to participate in glider orientationflights

Thanks to everyone who came out and made this a success on a gorgeous sunny day in NC

DAVID E CRAWFORD Colonel CAP

Commander North Carolina Wing

NC Glider Program Going Full BoreSubmitted by Col David E Crawford NCWG Commander

C1st Lt Daniel Donahue and pilot 1st Lt Rick Jones

See additional story on Page 12

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Middle East Region UpdatesREGION CADET LEADERSHIP SCHOOL

CADET APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE RCLS SOUTH There are only 20 open slots so apply fastThose needing RCLS to complete Phase IV will be given first consideration

DATES 08 - 12 JULY 2013

LOCATION SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB GOLDSBORO NORTH CAROLINA

ELIGIBILITY CMSgt or higher and completed an encampment

PURPOSE RCLS is a course in officership indirect leadership and other themes consistent with CAPrsquos leadershipexpectations for Phase III cadets Course is a requirement for completion of Phase IV

COST $50 (This is incredibly low for an RCLS Take advantage)

APPLICATIONS DUE BY 16 JUNE 2013

SEND COMPLETED CAPF 31 WITH ALL REQUIRED SIGNATURES TO Major Alisha Christian atalishamchristianaolcom

ALSO STILL NEEDED 1 Cadet Staff Instructor - Must have completed RCLS 2 Senior Member Instructors- Must have Cadet Programs rating of senior or master and have a CAP driverrsquos license

STAFF APPLICANTS Send the application form to alishamchristianaolcom

NOTE This is not the RCLS North held at the Tri-Wing Encampment this is the same course at a differentlocation

Cadet Advisory CouncilOver the last three days the MER Cadet Advisory Council held their annual staff elections Elected by the currentcouncil as staff for the 2013-14 term are

Chairman MER Rep to NCAC - CLt Col Tiffany Staggs West Virginia Wing

Vice Chairman Alt MER Rep to NCAC - CCapt Megan Bassett Maryland Wing

Recorder - C2Lt Elena Shriner Virginia Wing

Congratulations to the new cadet staff The new term will begin in August with CLt Col Staggs representing MER atthe NCAC meeting in Denver

CLt Col Staggs will be moving into the role as Chairman from Vice Chairman where she did an outstanding job

She will be replacing CLt Col Jeff Williams who should be commended on his outstanding contribution for the lasttwo years while he represented MER on the National Cadet Advisory Council An extra special thanks also goes outto CCapt Graham Faserro who has also done outstanding job for almost two years as the MER CAC Recorder Hewill be turning a senior member in the very near future and we wish him well in his continued support of the Civil AirPatrol

Alisha M Christian Major CAP Deputy Chief of Staff Cadet Programs Middle East Region

9

NC Wing Members Graduate From National Staff College Graduation for the 2013 NSC was conducted on Saturday evening 19 May Maj Gen Charles Carrpresented certificates of graduation to the college graduates Col Roy Douglass MER Chief of Staffassisted during the ceremony and served as curriculum coordinator

NC Wing Members graduating included

Chaplain (Lt Col) Wayne Byerly

Lt Col Roy Asbell

Lt Col Dan Wishnietsky

Maj Peter Bohler

It is also newsworthy to note that CAP Maj Dave Fitchitt assigned to Group 5 was the presenter forMentoring at the college While he is a CAP major he is also an active duty Army Colonel

NCWG Trailer Ready for Emergencies

Many thanks to Tony Bradley Jason Bailey Neal Gay Andy Wiggs and Josh Staples for putting decalson one of the cargo trailers today Great Job

Lt Col Lucy Davis NC Public Safety Liaison

10

Carolina WingTipsCongratulations to Lt Col Max Benbow NC Wing Vice Commander on attaining the Master Rating in theCadet Programs Specialty Track This requires a significant amount of work and dedication

DAVID E CRAWFORD Colonel CAP Commander North Carolina Wing

Congressional Gold medal Update

Please Note Senators Kay Hagen and Richard Burr are now signed on

Below is the latest information (after the Easter recess) on the efforts to get the Congressional Gold Medal approved for foundingWorld War II members of CAP At this time there is still a need for additional co-sponsors The table below shows the currentstatus of the sponsorship by members of the NC Delegation in the House of Representatives and US Senate as well as theirsponsorship from last year We need a maximum effort in reaching out to the NC Representatives and Senator who have not yetsigned on as co-sponsors for the legislation I have listed phone numbers and email addresses for your convenience in contactingthese folks

Please refer to httpthomaslocgovcgi-binthomas for more information regarding this legislation (HR 755 and S 309)

District Representative Phone Email for AideRepresentative Co-Sponsor 2012 Co-Sponsor 20131 G K Butterfield 2022253101 KyleLParkermailhousegov2 Renee Elmers 2022254531 MacMcKinneymailhousegov YES3 Walter Jones 2022253415 WalterJonesmailhousegov YES YES4 David Price 2022251784 DavidPricemailhousegov YES YES5 Virginia Foxx 2022252071 CyrusArtzmailhousegov6 Howard Coble 2022253065 HowardCoblemailhousegov YES YES7 Mike McIntyre 2022252731 BlairMilliganmailhousegov YES8 Richard Hudson 2022253715 MatthewHaskinsmailhousegov9 Robert Pittenger 2022251976 StephenBillymailhousegov10 Patrick McHenry 2022250316 KristaStaffordmailhousegov11 Mark Meadows 2022256401 PhilipNewmanmailhousegov YES12 Melvin Watt 2022251510 EricLovemailhousegov YES YES13 George Holding 2022253032 GeorgeHoldingmailhousegov

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me

SHELLEY J CHALMERS Lt Col CAPGovernment Relations Advisor

CAPR 50-17 Change 1 21 May 13 CAP Senior Member Professional Development ProgramDate Tue 21 May 2013 085005 -0500From Sanderson John ltjsandersoncapnhqgovgt

For your attention

CAPR 50-17 Change 1 is posted on the pub page at

httpwwwcapmemberscommediacmsR050_017_AAC4BB3089BE0pdf

The only change is including the 222 Command Specialty Training Track to the list of current specialtytrack codes (page 16 para 4-2b)

John D SandersonNational Headquarters Civil Air Patrol

8

Middle East Region UpdatesREGION CADET LEADERSHIP SCHOOL

CADET APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE RCLS SOUTH There are only 20 open slots so apply fastThose needing RCLS to complete Phase IV will be given first consideration

DATES 08 - 12 JULY 2013

LOCATION SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB GOLDSBORO NORTH CAROLINA

ELIGIBILITY CMSgt or higher and completed an encampment

PURPOSE RCLS is a course in officership indirect leadership and other themes consistent with CAPrsquos leadershipexpectations for Phase III cadets Course is a requirement for completion of Phase IV

COST $50 (This is incredibly low for an RCLS Take advantage)

APPLICATIONS DUE BY 16 JUNE 2013

SEND COMPLETED CAPF 31 WITH ALL REQUIRED SIGNATURES TO Major Alisha Christian atalishamchristianaolcom

ALSO STILL NEEDED 1 Cadet Staff Instructor - Must have completed RCLS 2 Senior Member Instructors- Must have Cadet Programs rating of senior or master and have a CAP driverrsquos license

STAFF APPLICANTS Send the application form to alishamchristianaolcom

NOTE This is not the RCLS North held at the Tri-Wing Encampment this is the same course at a differentlocation

Cadet Advisory CouncilOver the last three days the MER Cadet Advisory Council held their annual staff elections Elected by the currentcouncil as staff for the 2013-14 term are

Chairman MER Rep to NCAC - CLt Col Tiffany Staggs West Virginia Wing

Vice Chairman Alt MER Rep to NCAC - CCapt Megan Bassett Maryland Wing

Recorder - C2Lt Elena Shriner Virginia Wing

Congratulations to the new cadet staff The new term will begin in August with CLt Col Staggs representing MER atthe NCAC meeting in Denver

CLt Col Staggs will be moving into the role as Chairman from Vice Chairman where she did an outstanding job

She will be replacing CLt Col Jeff Williams who should be commended on his outstanding contribution for the lasttwo years while he represented MER on the National Cadet Advisory Council An extra special thanks also goes outto CCapt Graham Faserro who has also done outstanding job for almost two years as the MER CAC Recorder Hewill be turning a senior member in the very near future and we wish him well in his continued support of the Civil AirPatrol

Alisha M Christian Major CAP Deputy Chief of Staff Cadet Programs Middle East Region

9

NC Wing Members Graduate From National Staff College Graduation for the 2013 NSC was conducted on Saturday evening 19 May Maj Gen Charles Carrpresented certificates of graduation to the college graduates Col Roy Douglass MER Chief of Staffassisted during the ceremony and served as curriculum coordinator

NC Wing Members graduating included

Chaplain (Lt Col) Wayne Byerly

Lt Col Roy Asbell

Lt Col Dan Wishnietsky

Maj Peter Bohler

It is also newsworthy to note that CAP Maj Dave Fitchitt assigned to Group 5 was the presenter forMentoring at the college While he is a CAP major he is also an active duty Army Colonel

NCWG Trailer Ready for Emergencies

Many thanks to Tony Bradley Jason Bailey Neal Gay Andy Wiggs and Josh Staples for putting decalson one of the cargo trailers today Great Job

Lt Col Lucy Davis NC Public Safety Liaison

10

Carolina WingTipsCongratulations to Lt Col Max Benbow NC Wing Vice Commander on attaining the Master Rating in theCadet Programs Specialty Track This requires a significant amount of work and dedication

DAVID E CRAWFORD Colonel CAP Commander North Carolina Wing

Congressional Gold medal Update

Please Note Senators Kay Hagen and Richard Burr are now signed on

Below is the latest information (after the Easter recess) on the efforts to get the Congressional Gold Medal approved for foundingWorld War II members of CAP At this time there is still a need for additional co-sponsors The table below shows the currentstatus of the sponsorship by members of the NC Delegation in the House of Representatives and US Senate as well as theirsponsorship from last year We need a maximum effort in reaching out to the NC Representatives and Senator who have not yetsigned on as co-sponsors for the legislation I have listed phone numbers and email addresses for your convenience in contactingthese folks

Please refer to httpthomaslocgovcgi-binthomas for more information regarding this legislation (HR 755 and S 309)

District Representative Phone Email for AideRepresentative Co-Sponsor 2012 Co-Sponsor 20131 G K Butterfield 2022253101 KyleLParkermailhousegov2 Renee Elmers 2022254531 MacMcKinneymailhousegov YES3 Walter Jones 2022253415 WalterJonesmailhousegov YES YES4 David Price 2022251784 DavidPricemailhousegov YES YES5 Virginia Foxx 2022252071 CyrusArtzmailhousegov6 Howard Coble 2022253065 HowardCoblemailhousegov YES YES7 Mike McIntyre 2022252731 BlairMilliganmailhousegov YES8 Richard Hudson 2022253715 MatthewHaskinsmailhousegov9 Robert Pittenger 2022251976 StephenBillymailhousegov10 Patrick McHenry 2022250316 KristaStaffordmailhousegov11 Mark Meadows 2022256401 PhilipNewmanmailhousegov YES12 Melvin Watt 2022251510 EricLovemailhousegov YES YES13 George Holding 2022253032 GeorgeHoldingmailhousegov

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me

SHELLEY J CHALMERS Lt Col CAPGovernment Relations Advisor

CAPR 50-17 Change 1 21 May 13 CAP Senior Member Professional Development ProgramDate Tue 21 May 2013 085005 -0500From Sanderson John ltjsandersoncapnhqgovgt

For your attention

CAPR 50-17 Change 1 is posted on the pub page at

httpwwwcapmemberscommediacmsR050_017_AAC4BB3089BE0pdf

The only change is including the 222 Command Specialty Training Track to the list of current specialtytrack codes (page 16 para 4-2b)

John D SandersonNational Headquarters Civil Air Patrol

9

NC Wing Members Graduate From National Staff College Graduation for the 2013 NSC was conducted on Saturday evening 19 May Maj Gen Charles Carrpresented certificates of graduation to the college graduates Col Roy Douglass MER Chief of Staffassisted during the ceremony and served as curriculum coordinator

NC Wing Members graduating included

Chaplain (Lt Col) Wayne Byerly

Lt Col Roy Asbell

Lt Col Dan Wishnietsky

Maj Peter Bohler

It is also newsworthy to note that CAP Maj Dave Fitchitt assigned to Group 5 was the presenter forMentoring at the college While he is a CAP major he is also an active duty Army Colonel

NCWG Trailer Ready for Emergencies

Many thanks to Tony Bradley Jason Bailey Neal Gay Andy Wiggs and Josh Staples for putting decalson one of the cargo trailers today Great Job

Lt Col Lucy Davis NC Public Safety Liaison

10

Carolina WingTipsCongratulations to Lt Col Max Benbow NC Wing Vice Commander on attaining the Master Rating in theCadet Programs Specialty Track This requires a significant amount of work and dedication

DAVID E CRAWFORD Colonel CAP Commander North Carolina Wing

Congressional Gold medal Update

Please Note Senators Kay Hagen and Richard Burr are now signed on

Below is the latest information (after the Easter recess) on the efforts to get the Congressional Gold Medal approved for foundingWorld War II members of CAP At this time there is still a need for additional co-sponsors The table below shows the currentstatus of the sponsorship by members of the NC Delegation in the House of Representatives and US Senate as well as theirsponsorship from last year We need a maximum effort in reaching out to the NC Representatives and Senator who have not yetsigned on as co-sponsors for the legislation I have listed phone numbers and email addresses for your convenience in contactingthese folks

Please refer to httpthomaslocgovcgi-binthomas for more information regarding this legislation (HR 755 and S 309)

District Representative Phone Email for AideRepresentative Co-Sponsor 2012 Co-Sponsor 20131 G K Butterfield 2022253101 KyleLParkermailhousegov2 Renee Elmers 2022254531 MacMcKinneymailhousegov YES3 Walter Jones 2022253415 WalterJonesmailhousegov YES YES4 David Price 2022251784 DavidPricemailhousegov YES YES5 Virginia Foxx 2022252071 CyrusArtzmailhousegov6 Howard Coble 2022253065 HowardCoblemailhousegov YES YES7 Mike McIntyre 2022252731 BlairMilliganmailhousegov YES8 Richard Hudson 2022253715 MatthewHaskinsmailhousegov9 Robert Pittenger 2022251976 StephenBillymailhousegov10 Patrick McHenry 2022250316 KristaStaffordmailhousegov11 Mark Meadows 2022256401 PhilipNewmanmailhousegov YES12 Melvin Watt 2022251510 EricLovemailhousegov YES YES13 George Holding 2022253032 GeorgeHoldingmailhousegov

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me

SHELLEY J CHALMERS Lt Col CAPGovernment Relations Advisor

CAPR 50-17 Change 1 21 May 13 CAP Senior Member Professional Development ProgramDate Tue 21 May 2013 085005 -0500From Sanderson John ltjsandersoncapnhqgovgt

For your attention

CAPR 50-17 Change 1 is posted on the pub page at

httpwwwcapmemberscommediacmsR050_017_AAC4BB3089BE0pdf

The only change is including the 222 Command Specialty Training Track to the list of current specialtytrack codes (page 16 para 4-2b)

John D SandersonNational Headquarters Civil Air Patrol

10

Carolina WingTipsCongratulations to Lt Col Max Benbow NC Wing Vice Commander on attaining the Master Rating in theCadet Programs Specialty Track This requires a significant amount of work and dedication

DAVID E CRAWFORD Colonel CAP Commander North Carolina Wing

Congressional Gold medal Update

Please Note Senators Kay Hagen and Richard Burr are now signed on

Below is the latest information (after the Easter recess) on the efforts to get the Congressional Gold Medal approved for foundingWorld War II members of CAP At this time there is still a need for additional co-sponsors The table below shows the currentstatus of the sponsorship by members of the NC Delegation in the House of Representatives and US Senate as well as theirsponsorship from last year We need a maximum effort in reaching out to the NC Representatives and Senator who have not yetsigned on as co-sponsors for the legislation I have listed phone numbers and email addresses for your convenience in contactingthese folks

Please refer to httpthomaslocgovcgi-binthomas for more information regarding this legislation (HR 755 and S 309)

District Representative Phone Email for AideRepresentative Co-Sponsor 2012 Co-Sponsor 20131 G K Butterfield 2022253101 KyleLParkermailhousegov2 Renee Elmers 2022254531 MacMcKinneymailhousegov YES3 Walter Jones 2022253415 WalterJonesmailhousegov YES YES4 David Price 2022251784 DavidPricemailhousegov YES YES5 Virginia Foxx 2022252071 CyrusArtzmailhousegov6 Howard Coble 2022253065 HowardCoblemailhousegov YES YES7 Mike McIntyre 2022252731 BlairMilliganmailhousegov YES8 Richard Hudson 2022253715 MatthewHaskinsmailhousegov9 Robert Pittenger 2022251976 StephenBillymailhousegov10 Patrick McHenry 2022250316 KristaStaffordmailhousegov11 Mark Meadows 2022256401 PhilipNewmanmailhousegov YES12 Melvin Watt 2022251510 EricLovemailhousegov YES YES13 George Holding 2022253032 GeorgeHoldingmailhousegov

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me

SHELLEY J CHALMERS Lt Col CAPGovernment Relations Advisor

CAPR 50-17 Change 1 21 May 13 CAP Senior Member Professional Development ProgramDate Tue 21 May 2013 085005 -0500From Sanderson John ltjsandersoncapnhqgovgt

For your attention

CAPR 50-17 Change 1 is posted on the pub page at

httpwwwcapmemberscommediacmsR050_017_AAC4BB3089BE0pdf

The only change is including the 222 Command Specialty Training Track to the list of current specialtytrack codes (page 16 para 4-2b)

John D SandersonNational Headquarters Civil Air Patrol

11

Historically SpeakingLt Col Philip Saleet NCWG Historian

This monthrsquos article pictures Wing Patches from the collection of Lt Col Phil Saleet All of these werepurchased from the early suppliers of CAP Insignia in the 1960s

Since 1951 when Civil Air Patrol went to the use of individual State Wing Patches changes have occurredThe revisions to our patches have seemed to pick up speed in the last couple of years I am sure some of arenewer members out there have never seen these earlier versions

I thought it might be nice to go back and look at some of these original patches and like Tennessee severalchanges

I hope you enjoy this trip to the past Until next month SEMPER VIGILANS

12

Glider Training Allows Opportunity for First Cadet O-RideBy Lt Col Lisa Armour

May 242013

North Carolina Wing has been conducting glider training at Triangle North Executive Airport home of NCWingrsquos Franklin County Composite Squadron on the 1st and 3rdSaturday when weather is permitting Asof May 24 there have been 8 glider flights completed One of those flights allowed the first CadetOrientation Ride to be completed by Cadet 1st Lt Daniel Donahue from the Franklin County CompositeSquadron

Members of the NC Wing have been receiving training as Wing Runners Air Boss Orientation Pilots andInstructor Pilots Members are needed to come out for training in these different positions Cadets areespecially needed to participate Cadets are eligible to receive 5 Orientation Rides Cadets after training as aWing Runner To give Cadets an idea of what it is like Cadet Donahue talked about what it was like duringhis orientation flight

ldquoThe flight was awesomerdquo he said ldquo It was much more calm and enjoyable than I thought it would be Youdonrsquot have to wear head phones in the glider so you can talk in your normal voice to the pilot while flyingThere is no engine noise to talk overrdquo He also stated that it is a really serene feeling while flying ldquoBecauseof the Plexiglas canopy you can see everythingrdquo he said

Cadet Donahue stated that the glider is easier to fly compared to powered aircraft because there is no throttlecontrol to deal with ldquoYou have to get used to the odd idea that you are constantly falling however it is acontrolled decent You go up in altitude by updrafts You hear the chirp while you are going down then allof a sudden you go up and hear the chirp for the increase of altitude It will seem odd to you when it occursthe first timerdquo he said

Cadet Donahue thought that the take-off provided the most feeling of uneasiness for him He stated that thereason for this is because you are 2-3 feet off the ground wings wobbling ldquoOnce you have cleared theground and get up in the air it is a lot of funrdquo

Cadet Donahue encourages all the other Wing Cadets to get their O-Flights in the glider ldquoYou may neverget another chance to fly in a gliderrdquo Cadet Donahue said He believes it is much more fun than flying in apowered aircraft ldquoYou donrsquot have that feeling of air sickness like you do in a powered aircraft because it isa much smoother flight Even if you donrsquot like flying do it Glider flying is one of the most amazingrdquo

Col David E Crawford NC WingCommander said ldquoIf want to have funand a new experience find out whatflying in a glider is really like Take theWing Runner course and you can helpwith launching and recovering of theglider too Once you complete the WingRunner course it is not required that youreceive a glider flight but being safetycurrent during ground handling is Socome out and see what all the excitementis about with the new gliderrdquo

13

Fourth Annual NC Hurricane WorkshopEast Carolina University in partnership with the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management helditrsquos fourth annual North Carolina Hurricane Workshop The event was well attended with over 145participants Civil Air Patrol personnel attending were Lt Col Pat ONeal Lt Col Lucy Davis Lt Col AndyWiggs Lt Col Tony Biondo Lt Col Guy Simmons Cadets Sean and Noah Kovacs and Lt Col DonaldBeckett Participating organizations in the workshop included Sea Grant North Carolina the Center forNatural Hazards Research the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) and The Institute for theEnvironmentPresentations for this yearrsquos workshop included two Panels one focusing on Tools for Risk and EmergencyCommunication which focused on social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook during disasters and thesecond focused on Modeling and Planning for Storm Surge This second Panel focused on mapping andmodeling platforms available through extensive research into mapping models available to emergencymanagers to aid in the decision making process Digital mapping technologies are improving exponentiallyand making the extensive use of layers possible for a wide array of needs Several of the websites that havequite impressive mapping resources available include

httpnc-cerarenciorghttpceracctlsueducgi-cera-ngcera-ngcgihttpwwwnccoastalatlasorg

httpwwwcoastalgeologyecueduNCCOHAZA third Panel on Hurricane Sandy highlighted various responses and perspectives in the response to SandyMs Darlene Johnson NCEM provided a briefing on the national mutual aid system known as EMAC theEmergency Management Assistance Compact More information about EMAC can be found herehttpwwwemacweborgThe Keynote speaker for the workshop was Commander Linda Sturgis USCG Cmdr Sturgis as the currentPrevention Department Head at Coast Guard Sector New York provided a briefing on Hurricane Sandy froma Coast Guard perspective as the storm affected the New York Harbor (including the Statue of Liberty) andsurrounding areas During the presentation Cmdr Sturgis exhibited a number of personal photos taken duringand after Hurricane Sandy came ashore The images provided a stark reminder that just because a storm isclassified as a ldquoCategory 1rdquo does not infer the storm is not dangerous Indeed a major refinery that suppliesthe entire northeast part of the country that up until Hurricane Sandy had been in continuous operation since1907 the refinery had to shut down due to massive flooding never before encountered The major floodingby Sandy which struck during high tide presented an 8 foot storm surge over and above the normal five feetrise from high tide This massive increase in sea-level caused flooding up to two miles inland

Donald A Beckett Lt Col CAPDisaster Relief Officer MER-NC-001

L-R Lt Col Pat ONeal Lt ColDonald Beckett Lt Col AndyWiggs Cadet Sean Kovacs Lt ColLucy Davis Cadet Noah Kovacs LtCol Guy Simmons Photo by Lt ColTony Biondo MER Public AffairsOfficer

12

Glider Training Allows Opportunity for First Cadet O-RideBy Lt Col Lisa Armour

May 242013

North Carolina Wing has been conducting glider training at Triangle North Executive Airport home of NCWingrsquos Franklin County Composite Squadron on the 1st and 3rdSaturday when weather is permitting Asof May 24 there have been 8 glider flights completed One of those flights allowed the first CadetOrientation Ride to be completed by Cadet 1st Lt Daniel Donahue from the Franklin County CompositeSquadron

Members of the NC Wing have been receiving training as Wing Runners Air Boss Orientation Pilots andInstructor Pilots Members are needed to come out for training in these different positions Cadets areespecially needed to participate Cadets are eligible to receive 5 Orientation Rides Cadets after training as aWing Runner To give Cadets an idea of what it is like Cadet Donahue talked about what it was like duringhis orientation flight

ldquoThe flight was awesomerdquo he said ldquo It was much more calm and enjoyable than I thought it would be Youdonrsquot have to wear head phones in the glider so you can talk in your normal voice to the pilot while flyingThere is no engine noise to talk overrdquo He also stated that it is a really serene feeling while flying ldquoBecauseof the Plexiglas canopy you can see everythingrdquo he said

Cadet Donahue stated that the glider is easier to fly compared to powered aircraft because there is no throttlecontrol to deal with ldquoYou have to get used to the odd idea that you are constantly falling however it is acontrolled decent You go up in altitude by updrafts You hear the chirp while you are going down then allof a sudden you go up and hear the chirp for the increase of altitude It will seem odd to you when it occursthe first timerdquo he said

Cadet Donahue thought that the take-off provided the most feeling of uneasiness for him He stated that thereason for this is because you are 2-3 feet off the ground wings wobbling ldquoOnce you have cleared theground and get up in the air it is a lot of funrdquo

Cadet Donahue encourages all the other Wing Cadets to get their O-Flights in the glider ldquoYou may neverget another chance to fly in a gliderrdquo Cadet Donahue said He believes it is much more fun than flying in apowered aircraft ldquoYou donrsquot have that feeling of air sickness like you do in a powered aircraft because it isa much smoother flight Even if you donrsquot like flying do it Glider flying is one of the most amazingrdquo

Col David E Crawford NC WingCommander said ldquoIf want to have funand a new experience find out whatflying in a glider is really like Take theWing Runner course and you can helpwith launching and recovering of theglider too Once you complete the WingRunner course it is not required that youreceive a glider flight but being safetycurrent during ground handling is Socome out and see what all the excitementis about with the new gliderrdquo

13

Fourth Annual NC Hurricane WorkshopEast Carolina University in partnership with the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management helditrsquos fourth annual North Carolina Hurricane Workshop The event was well attended with over 145participants Civil Air Patrol personnel attending were Lt Col Pat ONeal Lt Col Lucy Davis Lt Col AndyWiggs Lt Col Tony Biondo Lt Col Guy Simmons Cadets Sean and Noah Kovacs and Lt Col DonaldBeckett Participating organizations in the workshop included Sea Grant North Carolina the Center forNatural Hazards Research the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) and The Institute for theEnvironmentPresentations for this yearrsquos workshop included two Panels one focusing on Tools for Risk and EmergencyCommunication which focused on social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook during disasters and thesecond focused on Modeling and Planning for Storm Surge This second Panel focused on mapping andmodeling platforms available through extensive research into mapping models available to emergencymanagers to aid in the decision making process Digital mapping technologies are improving exponentiallyand making the extensive use of layers possible for a wide array of needs Several of the websites that havequite impressive mapping resources available include

httpnc-cerarenciorghttpceracctlsueducgi-cera-ngcera-ngcgihttpwwwnccoastalatlasorg

httpwwwcoastalgeologyecueduNCCOHAZA third Panel on Hurricane Sandy highlighted various responses and perspectives in the response to SandyMs Darlene Johnson NCEM provided a briefing on the national mutual aid system known as EMAC theEmergency Management Assistance Compact More information about EMAC can be found herehttpwwwemacweborgThe Keynote speaker for the workshop was Commander Linda Sturgis USCG Cmdr Sturgis as the currentPrevention Department Head at Coast Guard Sector New York provided a briefing on Hurricane Sandy froma Coast Guard perspective as the storm affected the New York Harbor (including the Statue of Liberty) andsurrounding areas During the presentation Cmdr Sturgis exhibited a number of personal photos taken duringand after Hurricane Sandy came ashore The images provided a stark reminder that just because a storm isclassified as a ldquoCategory 1rdquo does not infer the storm is not dangerous Indeed a major refinery that suppliesthe entire northeast part of the country that up until Hurricane Sandy had been in continuous operation since1907 the refinery had to shut down due to massive flooding never before encountered The major floodingby Sandy which struck during high tide presented an 8 foot storm surge over and above the normal five feetrise from high tide This massive increase in sea-level caused flooding up to two miles inland

Donald A Beckett Lt Col CAPDisaster Relief Officer MER-NC-001

L-R Lt Col Pat ONeal Lt ColDonald Beckett Lt Col AndyWiggs Cadet Sean Kovacs Lt ColLucy Davis Cadet Noah Kovacs LtCol Guy Simmons Photo by Lt ColTony Biondo MER Public AffairsOfficer

13

Fourth Annual NC Hurricane WorkshopEast Carolina University in partnership with the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management helditrsquos fourth annual North Carolina Hurricane Workshop The event was well attended with over 145participants Civil Air Patrol personnel attending were Lt Col Pat ONeal Lt Col Lucy Davis Lt Col AndyWiggs Lt Col Tony Biondo Lt Col Guy Simmons Cadets Sean and Noah Kovacs and Lt Col DonaldBeckett Participating organizations in the workshop included Sea Grant North Carolina the Center forNatural Hazards Research the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) and The Institute for theEnvironmentPresentations for this yearrsquos workshop included two Panels one focusing on Tools for Risk and EmergencyCommunication which focused on social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook during disasters and thesecond focused on Modeling and Planning for Storm Surge This second Panel focused on mapping andmodeling platforms available through extensive research into mapping models available to emergencymanagers to aid in the decision making process Digital mapping technologies are improving exponentiallyand making the extensive use of layers possible for a wide array of needs Several of the websites that havequite impressive mapping resources available include

httpnc-cerarenciorghttpceracctlsueducgi-cera-ngcera-ngcgihttpwwwnccoastalatlasorg

httpwwwcoastalgeologyecueduNCCOHAZA third Panel on Hurricane Sandy highlighted various responses and perspectives in the response to SandyMs Darlene Johnson NCEM provided a briefing on the national mutual aid system known as EMAC theEmergency Management Assistance Compact More information about EMAC can be found herehttpwwwemacweborgThe Keynote speaker for the workshop was Commander Linda Sturgis USCG Cmdr Sturgis as the currentPrevention Department Head at Coast Guard Sector New York provided a briefing on Hurricane Sandy froma Coast Guard perspective as the storm affected the New York Harbor (including the Statue of Liberty) andsurrounding areas During the presentation Cmdr Sturgis exhibited a number of personal photos taken duringand after Hurricane Sandy came ashore The images provided a stark reminder that just because a storm isclassified as a ldquoCategory 1rdquo does not infer the storm is not dangerous Indeed a major refinery that suppliesthe entire northeast part of the country that up until Hurricane Sandy had been in continuous operation since1907 the refinery had to shut down due to massive flooding never before encountered The major floodingby Sandy which struck during high tide presented an 8 foot storm surge over and above the normal five feetrise from high tide This massive increase in sea-level caused flooding up to two miles inland

Donald A Beckett Lt Col CAPDisaster Relief Officer MER-NC-001

L-R Lt Col Pat ONeal Lt ColDonald Beckett Lt Col AndyWiggs Cadet Sean Kovacs Lt ColLucy Davis Cadet Noah Kovacs LtCol Guy Simmons Photo by Lt ColTony Biondo MER Public AffairsOfficer