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C-182 and F-16 on the tarmac at Nellis AFB,
NV where the Nevada Wing operates several CAP squadron in support of
search and rescue operations for the state of Nevada and the US Air
Force.
IMU Internet Client Server Mode Now in Use
A major improvement to the IMU has been introduced
-- the Internet Client Server Mode. This makes the IMU much faster
and and more stable. Authorized users can download
instructions
for configuring their IMU client.
Jim Bridger Squadron Holds Model Rocketry Weekend
Capt Terrence M. Wood
October 28, 2008
A fun packed weekend of making and firing rockets kicked off the Red
Ribbon Week celebrations at
Jim
Bridger
Middle School. Sponsored by Drug Demand
Reduction (DDR), the 801st SEP Cadet Squadron at Bridger,
hosted a rocketry weekend. Fifteen cadets from the 801st and
the 69th Cadet Squadron from Nellis AFB spent a fun-filled
two days learning about the physics of rocket flight and building models
that really fly.
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Nellis Air Show
If you do
not already have November 8 th &
9th marked on your calendar for the Nellis Air Show, please do
so! The Nellis Air Show brings together the largest public display
of USAF aircraft each year. The air show is
also called Aviation Nation (AN) as it is produced by the Aviation
Nation organization (www.aviationnation.org)
There are a lot of thrilling performances scheduled, including the USAF
Demonstration Team –
The Thunderbirds.
As with previous years, CAP will be
involved in a number of capacities. More volunteers are needed,
including parents of cadets.
<<More
information>>
ICS 300 training
Effective January 1, 2009 a number of senior
mission staff positions will require that the member have taken ICS 300.
This course cannot be taken online -- it requires face-to-face training.
NVWG is offering an ICS 300 course November 1 & 2 at Wing HQ in Sparks.
<<More information>>
Dues Increase for FY2009
Nevada Wing has increased its dues for FY2009.
This is in response to a decrease in our state grant (which is based on
the greatly reduced number of gallons of aviation gasoline sold) and
increases in the prices of everything we buy.
The new annual dues for seniors are $72 for
initial membership and $62 for renewals. The new annual dues for
cadets are $30.
There is also a new CAPF 12 (Application for
Membership) posted on the National website. Older versions will
not be accepted after1 Oct 08, so please be sure to get the new form.
CAP Crew Responds to Seaplane SOS
September 11, 2008
 A Nevada
Wing, Civil Air Patrol, aircrew answered a Mayday distress call while on
a routine mission over the Lake Tahoe
area at about 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 11, 2008.
After answering the distress call, they proceeded to the location of an
overturned seaplane in Lake Tahoe near Incline Village, Nevada while
contacting the CAP Commander on duty, Maj Gordon Jobe. Maj Jobe
contacted the Coast Guard and local law enforcement.
The CAP crew then orbited the seaplane, a SeaBee, until it was clear
that local boater and rescue crews had reached the aircraft and its
passengers.
The Civil Air Patrol aircrew consisted of Lt Col James Anderson, pilot
in command, of the South Lake Tahoe Blackhawk Squadron, Civil Air Patrol
and Maj Russell Johnson, of the Reno Composite Squadron, Nevada Wing,
Civil Air Patrol.
Humboldt Country Squadron Finds Missing Person
August 15, 2008
A missing person was found by an aircrew from Humboldt County
Composite Squadron. The aircrew consisted of Lt Col Peter Goeser,
Capt Sam Siegfried and 2Lt Randolph Smith.
The person was reported missing by family when he failed to return
from a fishing outing. CAP was activated and the aircraft
launched. Shortly thereafter the missing person was able to make a
cell phone call to his girlfriend, and the CAP aircraft was diverted to
the general area where the man thought he was located. The
aircraft found the man and directed the Elko County Sheriff to the find
location. The man was given water and released to family members
at the scene.
The AFRCC credited Nevada Wing with a find and a save.
Truckee Squadron Finds Downed Aircraft
August 11, 2008
A rented C172
that took off from Palo Alto, Calif., on the night of August 7 crashed
near Lake Tahoe, killing the only person aboard.
The aircraft,
owned by the Palo Alto-based flying club Advantage Aviation, left Palo
Alto airport at 8:10 p.m., PDT, Thursday night, according to the online
flight tracker FlightAware. It's unclear when it crashed.
Officials were
alerted to the crash about 3 a.m., Friday morning, by an electronic
locator transmitter on the plane, said Deputy Brooke Keast of the Washoe
County Sheriff's Department.
At dawn,
the Civil Air Patrol launched a search from Truckee, CA with Capt Scott
Kennedy and Lt Col Robert Todd aboard. The crew found the wreckage on a
wooded mountainside a few miles north of Incline Village, Nevada.
The sheriff's
department and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating.
FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said it could take months to determine the
cause of the crash.
On Call IC
Procedures 05-18-08
The new Emergency Services Alerting Procedures is now online and can be downloaded
from the Publications page.
 The
Wreaths Across America program was a large success last year due
to the hard work of CAP units all over the nation. This year's program
is underway and is a great opportunity for you to raise money for your
local unit and support a worthy cause.
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Nevada
Encampment
– NVWG will not hold its own encampment in 2008.
Arrangements have been
made for Nevada Wing cadets to attend encampments in CA,
AZ, ID and UT. See your commander for details.
Planning
for the Nevada Wing's own 2009 encampment is well under way. Stay tuned
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