Do you want to become a Cadet Officer or a Cadet Col?
Drill team is a great place to increase your knowledge and help you achieve these goals.
Is is also a great place to meet new friends and gain leadership experiences.
Don't miss the next drill team practices!

When: from 0900 to 1700 on the 1st Saturday of every month, next practice will be the 4th of October.
Where: Lt Col Greenfield's. His address is 207 Spring St, Middletown.
Uniform will be running gear. You will also need to bring your drill shoes or a hard sole shoe to drill in.
Point of Contact: Lt Col Greenfield will be in charge of the Group 2 Drill Team.
For any questions about the Drill Team, contact Lt Col Greenfield at dgreen9259@comcast.net.
See calendar for practice dates.

The following members attend the mission scanner class on the 13th:

2d Lt Jamie Barrick, PA045
2d Lt Edward Barrick, PA045, Instructor
Lt John Richards, PA060
SM Phil Friday, PA060
SM John Kauffman, PA060
1st Lt David Briddell, PA001
Capt Donald Inscho, PA045
Maj Brandon Parks, PA003, Instructor
1st Lt Edwin Jones, PA003
1st Lt Jeffrey Case, PA003, Instructor

We covered all of the Familiarization and Preparatory Training for mission scanner. Special thinks goes out to 1st Lt Case and 1st Lt Briddell for instruction the class.

Brandon Parks, Major, CAP
Deputy Commander, Group 2

The Group 2 Mission Scanner class has changed location and time.
The new location is:

Building 3-108
Fort Indiantown Gap
Annville, PA 17003

The new date is the 13th of Sep.
The class will be from 0830 to 1230.

You must preregister to attend the class by e-mailing me at parks@brandonparks.com. You must have an Specialty Qualification Training Record (SQTR) for Mission Scanner and complete all prerequisites with your Unit/Wing/Region Commander Authorized Designess's Signature to attend. The SQTR must be brought with you to class. We will cover all of the Familiarization and Preparatory Training so that you will be authorized to serve in that specialty (MS) while supervised on training or actual missions. You must also bring with you and read through all of the tasks for Familiarization and Preparatory Training found in the Aircraft & Flightline Task Guide before attending the class. There will be no cost for the class. After completing the class I will help you set up flight!
ght time with Mission Pilots to complete the advanced training on the SQTR.

Brandon Parks, Major, CAP
Deputy Commander, Group 2

The following tasks will be covered.
O-2015 Demonstrate Ground Operations and Safety
O-2017 Demonstrate Post-Crash Actions
O-2019 Demonstrate Proper Number and Character Pronunciation
O-2020 Use Prowords and Code Words
O-2021 Interpret Emergency Signals and Demonstrate Air/Ground Team Coordination
O-2024 Demonstrate Use of Sectional Charts
P-2013 Discuss Mission Scanner Duties and Responsibilities
P-2014 Discuss CAP Liability Coverage and Mishap Reporting
P-2015 Enter Data into CAP Forms
P-2016 Identify and Discuss Major Aircraft Controls
P-2017 Identify and Discuss Major Aircraft Instruments
P-2018 Discuss Aircraft Weight and Balance
P-2019 Identify Items Checked During an Aircraft Pre-Flight Inspection
P-2020 Discuss the Dangers of Wake Turbulence
P-2021 Discuss how Atmospheric and Lighting Conditions Effect Scanning Effectiveness
P-2022 Identify Visual Clues and Wreckage Patterns
P-2023 Discuss how Reduced Visibility and Turbulence Effect Search Operations
P-2024 Discuss Strategies to Combat High Altitude Effects
P-2025 Discuss Common Search Terms
P-2026 Identify what to Look For and Record during Damage Assessment Missions
P-2027 Describe CAP Search Patterns
P-2028 Discuss Crew Resource Management

The SQTR and Task Guide can be found at the following link:
http://cap.gov/visitors/members/operations

Civil Air Patrol Squadron 307, Lebanon, Pa. was asked by Lebanon Valley
College in Annville, Pa. to assist in traffic control during their
annual cross country event at Fort Indiantown Gap on Sept. 6, 2008.

Assisting this event were Cadet Commander 2Lt. Patrick Roach, Cadet
Master Sergeant Amber Frantz, Cadet Staff Sergeant Ben Lyon, Cadet
Airman Jordon Hollinger, and Cadet Airman First Class Tyler Zoner.
Senior members were Major Hal Roach, commander of 307 and 1Lt. Wilson
Ballester.

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Thank you,
Lt. Bea Gernert

Picture taken by Lt. Wilson Ballester. Left to right are: Cadet Staff
Sergeant Ben Lyon, Park Ranger Josh Adams of Memorial State Park and
Cadet Commander 2Lt Patrick Roach

Attention All Cadets!!!

Here is your chance to win some amazing prizes including up to $100 off a PAWG School!

We are bringing back the Aerospace Competition!

Posters and displays will be showcased in and around the General Assembly. Judging will take place in the early afternoon and the prizes will be awarded at the evening banquet.

There are two categories:
1) Aerospace Posters (Individual or Group)
2) Aerospace Displays (Individual or Group)

The theme is:
US Air Force: Past, Present, and Future

The Rules:
1) You may participate as an individual or as a group (no limit on the number of members)

2) You must send an email to Capt Heather Sterner by Monday, September 22 with the following information:
-Name, rank, squadron of those participating
-Poster or Display
-Size of Poster or Display
-Is electricity needed for display?
-Planned arrival time at conference (Fri pm or Sat am)

3) Posters should be no smaller than 8.5x11 and no larger than a regular sheet of poster board. Any art medium can be used (ie paint, water color, markers, crayons, collage, etc)

4) Displays should be able to fit on a 6 foot folding table. Displays should be no more than 4 feet high from sitting on the table. There will be limited availabilty for power. Please specify in your registration email if power is needed. All parts of the display including any information boards and display pieces should fit on top of the table. The display needs to be able to operate by itself and all information should be able to be easily read by passerby.

5) The theme must be incorporated into the display or poster. The names of the cadets and home squadron must be displayed somewhere on the poster or display.

***We are looking for five judges who would be willing to take 30 minutes of their time during the conference afternoon to judge the poster and displays. If you are interested, please let me know ASAP.***

Sincerely,
Heather Sterner, Capt, CAP
hlsterner@gmail.com
484-347-1402

September is National Preparedness Month (NPM). Civil Air Patrol is an NPM Coalition Member again this year, and wants to encourage all members and their communities to be better prepared for emergencies. NPM is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and is a nationwide effort to encourage Americans to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses and schools as part of the Ready Campaign. Throughout September DHS will work with a wide variety of organizations like Civil Air Patrol to highlight the importance of emergency preparedness planning.

This year there are again four main focus areas for NPM.

a. Get a kit

b. Make a plan

c. Be informed

d. Get involved

There are many opportunities to participate in NPM, and we encourage all members to check out all the tools and ideas available at http://www.ready.gov/. We hope you have a safe and educational National Preparedness Month.

AMY S. COURTER
Major General, CAP
National Commander

To date, we have 3 students registered for 6-7 SEPT at FIG; and
and -0-, (yes- zero) registered for
13-14 SEPT in Greenville, PA

If you plan to attend either location, please email me asap, and let us know!
cappdo@aol.com

If we don't receive the minimum students for each, we will combine both courses as one, at FIG only on 6-7 SEPT.

Here is where some of the National Conference Learning Lab briefings are posted:

http://www.cap.gov/visitors/events/2007_cap_annual_conference/national_board_meeting/
Hope you have a great weekend!
John A. Salvador
Director of Missions, HQ CAP

Folks,
Please remember that on 23 Aug 2008, Group 3 will be hosting its SAREX at SQDN 811 Hq at the READING Regional Airport.
Check-in will begin at 0800.
ORM, Safety and Ops briefing will be at 0900.
All Group 3 Aircraft and Vans are to be on site not later than 0900. There will be a Safety Check of all Group 3 Aircraft and Vans.
Besides the normal ES activity there will be form 5 and 91 checkrides, with prior request, (reply to the Group 3 Commander to be put on the schedule).
Unit CC, please pass this info to your members.
POC and I.C. for this activity is Lt Col John Roscoe, PAWG Group 3 DO

Gary

Lt Col Gary Metz
PAWG Group 3 Commander

On Friday the 12th of Sept 2008, Group 2 will be hosting a Mission Scanner (MS) Class in York, PA. The class will be from 1800 to 2130. You must preregister to attend the class by e-mailing me at parks@brandonparks.com. The class will be held at 460 Fisher Dr, York PA, Major Parks' house. You must have an Specialty Qualification Training Record (SQTR) for Mission Scanner and complete all prerequisites with your Unit/Wing/Region Commander Authorized Designess's Signature to attend. The SQTR must be brought with you to class. We will cover all of the Familiarization and Preparatory Training so that you will be authorized to serve in that specialty (MS) while supervised on training or actual missions. You must also bring with you and read through all of the tasks for Familiarization and Preparatory Training found in the Aircraft & Flightline Task Guide before attending the class. There will be no cost for the class. After completing the class I will help you set up flight!
ght time with Mission Pilots to complete the advanced training on the SQTR.

Brandon Parks, Major, CAP
Deputy Commander, Group 2

The following tasks will be covered.
O-2015 Demonstrate Ground Operations and Safety
O-2017 Demonstrate Post-Crash Actions
O-2019 Demonstrate Proper Number and Character Pronunciation
O-2020 Use Prowords and Code Words
O-2021 Interpret Emergency Signals and Demonstrate Air/Ground Team Coordination
O-2024 Demonstrate Use of Sectional Charts
P-2013 Discuss Mission Scanner Duties and Responsibilities
P-2014 Discuss CAP Liability Coverage and Mishap Reporting
P-2015 Enter Data into CAP Forms
P-2016 Identify and Discuss Major Aircraft Controls
P-2017 Identify and Discuss Major Aircraft Instruments
P-2018 Discuss Aircraft Weight and Balance
P-2019 Identify Items Checked During an Aircraft Pre-Flight Inspection
P-2020 Discuss the Dangers of Wake Turbulence
P-2021 Discuss how Atmospheric and Lighting Conditions Effect Scanning Effectiveness
P-2022 Identify Visual Clues and Wreckage Patterns
P-2023 Discuss how Reduced Visibility and Turbulence Effect Search Operations
P-2024 Discuss Strategies to Combat High Altitude Effects
P-2025 Discuss Common Search Terms
P-2026 Identify what to Look For and Record during Damage Assessment Missions
P-2027 Describe CAP Search Patterns
P-2028 Discuss Crew Resource Management

The SQTR and Task Guide can be found at the following link:
http://cap.gov/visitors/members/operations