Just a reminder....

That all Cadets complete the Cadet Protection Policy Training within 6 months following their 18th
birthday, as required by CAPR 52-10 para 3c....

Don't forget Cadet Wing Conference Saturday Apr 12th. You must have form and check into Wing HQ.
no later than Mar 31....Cost $25 per member Cadet/Senior....Starts at the 8-80 Building
sign-in starts at 0730hrs til 0900hrs ......Uniform of the Day Blues.

Thank-you for your support.
--
Lt.Col. Bruce Brinker
Penna Wing Director of Cadet Programs
610-570-4217 cell
610-264-0172 home
610-264-7522 fax

All,

EVENT: 5th Tuesday AEROSPACE EDUCATION EVENT
WHAT: Lehigh Medivac Helicopter Demonstration
EVENT DATE: Tuesday January 29th
EVENT START TIME: 1900 HRS
WHERE: SQDN 904 Hangar, UKT Quakertown Airport
UOD: BDU'S (Dress warmly, some outdoor activity)
WHO: All CAP units and interested parties.
POC/OIC: Major Jeff Buchman jbuchman@ptd.net

ADDITIONAL INFO: This is the first of the 2008, 5th Tuesday Aerospace Education events. It is also a community outreach event. All interested Search and rescue teams, fire departments, police departments, government agencies, pilot clubs, first responders, teachers , students, families and guests etc...are invited and encouraged to attend. Classroom discussion will cover the history of helicopters in Medivac use, landing zone procedures and triage. Weather permitting, the Medivac helicopter will land and be available for demonstration and tours.

PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND EMAIL LISTS YOU MAINTAIN.

Attached is a flyer for distribution.

Best regards,

JEFFERY BUCHMAN, Major, CAP
Group IV AEO/ Project Officer

All,

Please take a moment to read the following...there are some important points for anyone involved in Aerospace Education...And one or two changes that you will want to be familiar with.

1) Air Force Association (AFA) Grant cycle deadline is December 31, 2007. CAP units applying for grants please take note of the deadline.

2) Units participating in Aerospace Excellence Award Program for 2007-2008...reminder to sign up for the new year program.

3) IMPORTANT...Team Rocketry registration is open...Registration closes on Nov 30, 2007. If your 2008 plans include participating in Rocketry, you will probably want to get your registration in.

I am saving the best for last!!!

4) AEPSM (Yeager Test)...Important and great change...After Successfully completing the Yeager test online...you now have the ability to download your Yeager Certificate as a .pdf for framing and proud display...

Thanks for your help with AE...one of the core missions of CAP.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.


JEFFERY BUCHMAN, Major, CAP
PAWG Glider Program Manager
Group IV AEO/ Project Officer
SQDN 904 AEO/STAN EVAL/OPS

From NASA.gov "NASA officials and launch managers were pleased Tuesday following a clean countdown and flawless launch of space shuttle Discovery from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida."

The STS-120 mission is NASA's 23rd shuttle mission to ferry supplies and astronauts to the International Space Station. On board Discovery is an Italian-built U.S. multi-port module for installation on the ISS.

Read the full mission details at: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/index.html

NASA reports that Atlantis is ready to go for launch of STS-117 June 8th at 7:38pm EDT. Veteran shuttle pilot Rick "CJ" Sturckow will command the flight, with Lee "Bru" Archambault as mission pilot on his first shuttle flight. According to NASA, "When Atlantis heads for the International Space Station in June, its mission may sound a little familiar. The crew will install a new truss segment, unfurl new solar arrays and fold up an old one – all tricky stuff that’s been done on the past two missions." An article on Space.com reports that "Sturckow has logged more than 4,790 hours in over 50 different aircraft and flew 41 combat missions during Operation Desert Storm in 1990. He earned his test pilot wings in 1992 before moving to Houston and NASA, and is married to wife Michele. An avid flyer with an interest in physical training, Sturckow joined NASA's astronaut ranks in 1994 and to-date has spent about 24 days working in space.

Image at left: STS-117 Commander Rick Sturckow trains in a mockup of the space shuttle cockpit at Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

Visit NASA's STS-117 information page.

MEMORANDUM FOR ALL CAP WING AND REGION COMMANDERS

SUBJECT: Revised Air Force PME Testing Procedures

1. Effective 1 June 2007, CAP members enrolled in Air Force Professional Military Education
(PME) courses (i.e. Air War College, Air Command and Staff College, Squadron Officer School,
Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and Noncommissioned Officer Academy) must be
administered exams by one of the following (in order of priority):

a. Military base testing center.

b. Under the supervision of a CAP-USAF State Director or an Air Force Reservist.

c. Under the supervision of two CAP members who have been approved in
advance by the CAP-USAF State Director.

2. CAP Wing Test Control Officers must coordinate all Air Force PME examination actions with
their CAP-USAF State Director to ensure compliance with these procedures.

3. If you have any questions, please call Mark Schultz, Chief of Professional Development at
888.211.1812, ext. 417, or email him at mschultz@cap.gov.


ANTONIO J. PINEDA
Major General, CAP
National Commander

Download or view the original document at:
http://level2.cap.gov/documents/2007_06_Revised_AF_PME_Testing_Procedures.pdf

NASA and other media outlets report the passing of Wally Schirra, one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts. According to NASA, "Wally Schirra, the only astronaut to fly in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs, has died. He was 84 years old.

Schirra's NASA career began with his selection as one of the original seven Mercury astronauts in 1959 and spans the period from Americas first tentative steps into space to the missions to the moon.

Schirra flew on the fifth Mercury flight in 1962, orbiting the Earth six times. He commanded Gemini 6A in 1965, a flight with Tom Stafford that had the historic distinction of being the first rendezvous of two manned, maneuverable spacecraft. Gemini 6A and Gemini 7 flew in formation for five hours, as close as one foot to one another.

Schirra also commanded Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo flight. During that 11-day flight in Earth orbit in 1968, he and fellow crewmembers Walt Cunningham and Donn Eisele tested the Apollo systems and proved it was ready to take astronauts to the moon.

Read the full story here: http://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/features/walter_schirra.html

Media outlets report today that astronomers have discovered an Earth-like planet, approximately 20 light-years away that may contain liquid water, and that orbits it's star at about the right distance to support life.

According to Space.com: "Liquid water is a key ingredient for life as we know it. The newfound planet is located at the "Goldilocks" distance—not too close and not too far from its star to keep water on its surface from freezing or vaporizing away....The new planet is about 50 percent bigger than Earth and about five times more massive. The new “super-Earth” is called Gliese 581 C, after its star, Gliese 581, a diminutive red dwarf star located 20.5 light-years away that is about one-third as massive as the Sun."

Read the full story here:
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/070424_hab_exoplanet.html

MEMORANDUM FOR ALL REGION AND WING COMMANDERS

FROM: CAP/CC

SUBJECT: NEW DECALS

New decals that were approved at the November NEC meeting are now available for all aircraft and
vehicles. Decals for vehicles have already been mailed to all Region and Wing headquarters and decals for
aircraft doors and tails are available from NHQ. This letter contains installation instructions that are
effective upon receipt. Comply as soon as practical, but all vehicles and aircraft must be modified by
31 May or their next visit to the maintenance shop, whichever comes first. These procedures will be
incorporated into the next editions of CAPR 77-1, Operation and Maintenance of CAP Vehicles and CAPR
66-1, CAP Aircraft Maintenance Management.

Vehicles

To ensure good adhesion and best appearance, remove the current door decal before installing the new
decal. Thus far these decals have proven somewhat difficult to remove so exercise caution to prevent
injury to yourself or the vehicle. Professional assistance may be required. The cost to install these new
door decals shall be borne by the units responsible for the vehicle’s maintenance.

Install the new vehicle door decals in the vertical and horizontal center of the driver and passenger doors of
all CAP vehicles. If the vehicle has the website decal installed below the current door decal and it
interferes with the installation of the new door decal, remove it and contact the NHQ CAP/LGT office for a
replacement website decal. The number of vehicle decals mailed was based on the number of vehicles
listed on the region/wing current S-2 vehicle inventory. If enough decals were not received please contact
Mr. Duane Schultz, the NHQ CAP/LGT, at dschultz@cap.gov or 334-953-1601.

Aircraft

Decals for all corporate aircraft are in stock and ready for shipment. Contact Mr. Dan Daniel at
ddaniel@cap.gov or 334-953-6032 to order decals if you have not already received them. Installation fees
up to $200 for each aircraft in the Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Program will be paid by NHQ.
Installation costs for all other wings should be paid from aircraft minor maintenance funds. Aircraft with
red tails will receive white letter decals and aircraft with white or other tail colors will receive blue letter
decals. Installation guides are provided with each set of decals shipped.

Gippsland GA-8 aircraft require the tail to be repainted before the new tail decal can be installed. Send
quotes for GA-8 decal installation to Mr. Daniel, for approval, before any work is done.


ANTONIO J. PINEDA
Major General, CAP
National Commander


Download the original PDF of this document at:
http://level2.cap.gov/documents/2007_03_New_Decals.pdf

The first of two total lunar eclipses this year happens Saturday, 3 March, and will be visible from almost anywhere on Earth. According to NASA, "The entire event will be visible from Europe, Africa and western Asia. In eastern Asia, moonset occurs during various stages of the eclipse. For example, the Moon sets while in total eclipse from central China and southeast Asia. Western Australia catches part of the initial partial phases but the Moon sets before totality. Observers in eastern North and South America will find the Moon already partially or totality eclipsed at moonrise. From western North America, only the final penumbral phases are visible."

Visit NASA's Eclipse page for complete information on both total and partial eclipses occuring this year.
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/OH/OH2007.html#2007Mar03T