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N E W S F R O M W I N G

TRAININGSQUADRON LEADERSHIP SCHOOL AND

CORPORATE LEARNING COURSE

A Squadron Leadership School (SLS)and Corporate Learning Course (CLC)professional development weekend isscheduled for 7-8 February 2004 at NMWing headquarters.

The SLS contains the most basic andthe most important mechanics of how a

squadron operates. For the new memberwho is overwhelmed by the organization,

this is a great beginning to understanding theCivil Air Patrol.

The CLC is the expansion of squadronmanagement and demonstrates how a Wingfunctions. Many NM Wing staff officerswill be instructors and will bring expertise intheir particular area to light.

To attend either of these classes sendyour signed CAPF 17 (senior activity form)

to Col Dennis Manzanares, Director ofProfessional Development, P.O. Box 1628,Taos, NM 87571-1628 OR fax to him at505-751-3066. Please write your e-mailaddress on the top of the form. If you havequestions, e-mail Col Manzanares attaosatty@quiznet.net or call him at 505-758-8660. There is a small fee for these two-day

classes which will be payable at the door.

SW REGION STAFF COLLEGE

After completing SLS and CLC, thenext step in professional courses is theRegion Staff College. We are fortunate tohave the Southwest Region Staff College(SWRSC) held at Kirtland Air Force Base,

10-17 July 2004. SWRSC is renowned forits thoroughness and well thought outcurriculum. The majority of the classes aretaught by professional instructors from theNCO Academy at KAFB.

To register for SWRSC send yourcompleted CAPF 17 to Col DennisManzanares, P.O. Box 1628, Taos, NM87571-1628ANDsend a courtesy copy to

SWRSC 2004 Director Maj Mike Swanson,7625 Brook Haven Way, Shreveport, LA71105-5706 along with a $25 deposit.

NATIONAL CHECK PILOT

STANDARIZATION COURSE

17-18 January 2004 in Santa Fe.

GENERAL INFORMATIONNational HQ will implement an online

news servicebeginning January 2004. Look

for it under the heading, News, on CAP'shome page. The news site will be updatedon a dailybasis. The online news servicewill permit us to carry more comprehensivecoverage of member activities. The printednewspaper will go to a bi-monthly at thistime, with hard-copy issues published inFebruary, April, June, August, October, andDecember during 2004.

FROM COL F.A. BUETHE, CAP

After careful consideration of NewMexico State approved vendor procedures

and requirements, State approved aircraftmaintenance vendors, vendor costs forannual/100hr inspections, vendor labor andmaterial rates, location of approved vendors,ferry distances to approved vendors,financial burden on the wing for thesemaintenance items, and squadron commentson wing maintenance procedures, NewMexico Wing will use the followingprocedures until the current New Mexico

State vendor(s) contract expires.For aircraft annual/100hr inspections

the wing will use AirTec, Great Southwest,United, and Mesilla Aviation.

Squadrons will use the closest of thosefour vendors for annual/100hr inspections.

To the maximum extent possible ferryflights to those vendors will be done asreimbursable check rides or other

reimbursable flights.Squadrons will coordinate with Wing

Maintenance Officer and AlbuquerqueSquadron II to receive a replacement aircraft

Civil Air PatrolP.O. Box 741

Los Alamos, NM87544

LA SQUADRON WEBSITE

http://sulphurcanyon.com.lacap/

NM WING WEBSITEhttp://nmwg.cap.gov/

NATIONAL CAP HQWEBSITE

http://www.cap.gov

The Mountain WaveMonthly Newsletter for the Los Alamos Composite Squadron

of the Civil Air Patrol

January 2004

Volume 2, Issue 1

COMMANDERCpt David L. McClard

DEPUTYCOMMANDER

FOR SENIORSLtCol Larry L. Tellier

DEPUTY

COMMANDER

FOR CADETS1stLt Mark Peters

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while their aircraft is undergoing anannual/100hr inspection. The replacementaircraft will remain with the receivingsquadron until the next reimbursable event(SAREX, Mission, funded check ride, etc.)at which time the aircraft will be exchangedfor the squadron's normally assignedaircraft.

Squadrons will thoroughly and carefullyinspect their aircraft upon completion of itsannual/100hr inspection before accepting itfrom the maintenance vendor and documentany discrepancies. If significantdiscrepancies are found the squadron willnot accept the aircraft, but will point out thediscrepancies to the vendor and coordinateresolution with the vendor through the WingMaintenance Officer.

Local maintenance vendors may beused for emergency or other repairs (notassociated with the annual/100hr inspection)by coordinating with the Wing MaintenanceOfficer.

L O C A L N E W S

SAFETY BRIEFINGBy 1st Lt Lee Knoell, CAP

LA CAP Safety Officer

Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2004, we held our

monthly LA CAP safety meeting. The maintopic covered by Personal Minimums byLarry Tellier. Larry used a CD from AOPAthat included three segments each with alittle more information than the first segmentto help build a case for determining your

own personal minimums. The presentationwas stopped after each segment anddiscussion was had between those inattendance about what was observed by eachin the segment and what was wrong with thepilot's decision. All in all, those that did notattend missed an important safety message.

Additionally, I covered the topics of theDecember 03 issue of the CAP Sentinel.

The Sentinel had information on two recentCAP aircraft accidents. The first accidentoccurred in California Nov. 21, 2003, thatkilled two CAP members and completeddestroyed an aircraft. It seems that the pilot(a commercial rated pilot with a CFII) andthe observer took off from mission baseduring a SAREX at 1028 pm to return totheir home base and never made it. Theplane and crew were not reported missinguntil the next morning when the Cal. CAPwere unable to locate the plane and its crew.

This should never happen. In NM thepilot is required to call back to mission baseupon arrival at the home base with his flighttime, Hobbs meter reading, and fuelquantity. I do not understand how the Cal.CAP aircraft went unaccounted for until thefollowing morning. The local sheriff'soffice dispatched a helicopter that locatedthe CAP aircraft on the NW slope of Tip-Top Mountain at about the 6900-foot level.The aircraft was completely consumed byfire. The pilot did not file a flight plan.This should be a good lesson for all pilotsand CAP crew members about theimportance of filing flight plans so that

search for you can begun in an expeditiousmanner if you are overdue.

The second CAP aircraft accidentoccurred Nov. 22, 2003, in Wisconsin

during a CAP Form 5 Check Ride. Whilesimulating a forced landing, the aircraftmade a hard landing that caused substantialdamage to the aircraft. Neither the pilot northe check pilot were injured. It was reportedthat the airspeed of the aircraft suddenlydecayed and the aircraft landed hard. Thelanding was being attempted on runway 12

with the winds reported as 050/9. Both

accidents are currently under investigation.It appears that FY 04 is not off to a

good start for the CAP. The following is asummary of the statistics for FY 03compared to FY 04:

03 04Aircraft Accidents 5 2Aircraft Incidents 38 4

Fatalities 2 2

For once you have tasted flight, you will walk the earth with youre es turned skyward; For there you have been, and there you long toreturn. Leonardo da Vinci

Los Alamos

Composite

Squadron

SENIOR OFFICERS

OPERATIONSGerald Merkey

STANDARDIZATION/

EVALUATIONDorothy Brown

EMERGENCY SERVICESDave McClard (acting)

CUSTOMS/DEABrian Smith

COMMMUNICATIONSStanley Simmonds

LOGISTICSTom Marshall

SAFETYLee Knoell

SUPPLYTom Marshall

TRANSPORTATIONBrian Smith

MAINTENANCEJohn Sutton

Crew Chief 4842GLee Knoell

Crew Chief 6319HRichard Pearson

ADMINISTRATIVERoger Kruse

PERSONNELDave McClard (acting)

FINANCE

John Veilleux

PUBLIC AFFAIRSGretta Christensen

TESTINGAnnette Peters

WEBPAGERo er Kruse

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Vehicle Mishaps 16 0Bodily Injuries 13 3Serious Injuries 2 1

The other topic that both Larry and Italked about was icing. We both displayed acopy of the icing article that can be found onthe Air Safety Foundation web page throughAOPA. Pilots, keep in mind that carburetoricing can occur at > 50% humidity andtemperatures between 25 and 90F.Carburetor icing is the number one cause oficing accidents. Pilots, review yourknowledge on icing because tis the season.

GTM TRAINING DAY

By C/2d Lt. Shannon Kruse

On November 22, eight cadets andthree senior members from the Los AlamosComposite Squadron Cadet Programparticipated in a Ground Team MemberTraining Day. The day started at 0700 witha safety briefing and ended at 1500 with apizza party.

At 0700, the cadets attended thesafety briefing held by the Senior Members

at LAM and then drove up to Sawyers Hill.Once at Sawyers Hill, 1stLt. Mark Peterslead the cadets and explained how to use anElper to find a distress beacon and how to

track the signal to the target. The trueexcitement came, however, when c/AmnHelen Longo spotted the ELT.

After the ELT search, the teamheaded back to base camp for some showbefore beginning the tricky but readilyunderstood orienteering course and compassintroduction. Cpt. Dave McClard sat down

with the cadets and demonstrated how to

find north on a topomap and how tomanipulate a compass. Next, everyonewandered over to the beginner course andone cadet figured out the direction of travelwhile directing another cadet on whichdirection to go. With much laughter andgood times, the cadets quickly finished upthe course.

Next, C/SMSgt Jesse Peters took

everyone over to the more advanced course.This time, everyone joined in and had agreat time together. At one point, 1stLtMark Peters picked up a point in the course a small dead tree and carried it with himto the next point. Quite a humorous event.

When the compass practice wasover, there was a simulated downed aricraftwhere c/SMSgt Jesse Peters was the pilotand the cadets had to rescue him and carryhim out on a litter. For this exercise, suchpractical skills as identify any hazards on thescene and using caution on the scene werestressed, as well as how to assess a patientand tell what hurts and how he is doingusing the ABCs (Airway, Breathing, andCirculation). The cadets also learned how totransfer the patient onto a litter and carry itout safely. This was a excellent training jobby Cpt. Dave McClard.

When the litter carry was done,everyone headed back to base camp andsplit into two teams. The first team hide theELT and the second team had to find itusing the Elper. This was an interesting taskbecause by now it had begun snowinglightly and the wind was blowing hard at

times. Even with these handicaps, thesecond team did an excellent job in only 7 _minutes. However, the first team fairedterribly when it was their turn to find the

ELT because the snow was coming downrapidly and the wind was really blowing,causing the Elper to give false reading andsending the team in everywhere but thecorrect direction. But it was a great lessonon what the weather can do to a search.

Unfortunately, the snow wascoming down so hard by the end of the

second search that the training was cut

show; but after all the gear and everybodywas loaded up, they headed off for a plannedpizza party. A great end to a great day.

Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic.Los Alamos Cadet

SquadronCADET COMMANDER and

LEADERSHIP OFFICERC/2nd Lt Shannon Kruse

DEPUTY CADETCOMMANDER and

ADMIN. OFFICERC/2nd Lt Marit Christensen

EXECUTIVE OFFICERC/2nd Lt Curtis Christensen

CADET ADVISORY

COUNCIL

REPRESENTATIVEC/SMSgt. Jesse Peters

ALTERNATE CADET

ADVISORY COUNCILREPRESENTATIVE

C/2nd Lt Curtis Christensen

SQUADRON GUIDONC/CMSGT Josh Roybal

FIRST SERGEANTC/2nd Lt Curtis Christensen

(acting)

FLIGHT COMMANDERC/CMSgt Jesse Peters

FLIGHT SERGEANTC/SMSgt Jonathan Roybal

FLIGHT GUIDON

ELEMENT LEADERSVictor Stearns

Jonathan KressinRose Parker

CADET LEADERSHIP

OFFICER and DRILL

INSTRUCTOR2nd Lt Nicolas Walker

CADET LEADERSHIP2nd Lt Ron Roybal

CADET SPECIAL

ACTIVITIES

COORDINATORCSM Colette Longo

CADET AEROSPACE

EDUCATION ASSISTANTS

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WINTER CADET ENCAMPMENT HELD ATKIRTLAND

By 1stLt Gretta Christensen, CAPEncampment PAO

A record number of cadet first-timershad the opportunity to attend this yearswinter Cadet Encampment hosted by EagleComposite Squadron at Kirtland Air ForceBase (KAFB), December 26-30, 2003.Cadets traveled from as far away as Tucson,Arizona, and San Diego, California, toparticipate. Once again at the helm, servingas Encampment Commander, was Lt. Col.Paul Ballmer, CAP of Albuquerque. Aidedby his spirited assistant, C/LtCol KayceeGilbert and her competent staff, the five-dayencampment proceeded without a hitch.

Staff members arrived early Fridaymorning for the Required Staff Training.The rest of the cadets began arriving shortlyafter noon and by 1600, 63 cadets,representing all but two squadrons in theWing, were registered and raring to go. Thefirst order of business was to establish theirquarters in the KAFB west gymnasium.Although lacking in the soft comforts of

home, the gym provided a great sanctuaryfrom the elements when the temperaturesplummeted to below freezing the second dayof camp. Formations, inspections, and

morning reports could all be done inside.The locker rooms and shower facilities wereadded benefits to the otherwise bleakconditions.

One of the highlights of the week wasthe challenge of the Security PoliceConfidence Course. For some cadets it wasa fun game; others were stretched to their

limits. Each flight was seen working a team

to help the individual team membersovercome the obstacles.

The fearful/adoring relationship withSMSgt Edgar Allan Poe, III, USAF, wasrekindled. Although appearing to be atough, hard-nosed, Drill Sergeant, it becameobvious rather quickly, that SMSgt. Poecared deeply for the cadets and was striving

to provide them with the tools necessary towithstand the unhealthy influences that they

face each day.Another encampment favorite, SrACarrie Lewis, USAF Reserve, an instructorfor the Department of Energy CentralTraining Academy, led discussions andshared some of her experiences as aSurvival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape(SERE) instructor. Again, the focus was onfacing difficult situations and having thecourage and strength to overcome them.

The cadets were treated to a briefingabout airborne lasers. Still in the researchand design phase, the goal of this anti-ballistic missile defense system is to mountlasers on modified 747s, which would thenbe used to shoot down ICBMs.

Several senior staff members sharedtheir expertise at various cadet briefings.Captain Joseph Perea, CAP, switched hats acouple of times for the briefings. First hewas the physician explaining the basic typesof illegal drugs and their effects on the body.Much emphasis was placed on reasons toabstain from drug and tobacco use andalcohol abuse. His second hat was that ofpilot and aerospace educator. Hisenthusiasm for flight and futuristic

technology was apparent to all.Captain David Simonson, CAP, spoke

on the emergency services aspect of CivilAir Patrol. Much emphasis was place on

helping the cadets understand the traininginvolved and how the incident commandsystem works.

Sunday was dedicated to MoralLeadership. Cadets were given theopportunity to attend the church service oftheir choice. During one of the MoralLeadership sessions LtCol Ballmer and his

band treated the cadets to patriotic music.

Finally, 1Lt Jim Hoy from Gallup, theEncampment Moral Leadership Officer, leda discussion on the Core Values of CAP.

Major Gene Wikle, CAP ofAlbuquerque, a retired Air Force officer andcurrently a civilian employee of theDepartment of Defense, discussed thespecific United States Air Force bases and

their missions. Additionally, he discussedthe benefits of an Air Force career and

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."Ralph Waldo Emerso

Squadron Notes

FROM THE PAO

(1st Lt Gretta Christensen)

I am attempting to publishthe newsletter monthly. Itwill be hard to do if there areno stories nor pertinentinformation. So I will gladlyaccept submissions from you,the squadron members.Please have them to me bythe 25thof the month.

My e-mail address is:gschristensen@earthlink.net

FROM THE CADET

ACTIVITIES OFFICER

(CSM Colette Longo)

Cadets, mark your calendars!

Ice Skating 19 January,1750-1950

Atomic Museum/Uniform

Acquisition from Wing

Headquarters and KAFB

Clothing Store. 21February, 0700-1900.

Planning has begun for ourTour of NASA. We wouldlike to go during the publicschools spring break. A lotof planning and work needsto be done between now andthen. All volunteer help iswelcomed.

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answered any questions the cadets hadconcerning the Air Force.

The five days of drilling culminated ina Pass in Review before Col Frank Buethe,New Mexico Wing Commander, LtCol PaulBallmer, Encampment Commander, andCapt David McClard, Los AlamosComposite Squadron Commander. TheCadet Encampment concluded with thegraduation ceremony in the NCO Academyat 1900. Alpha Flight was recognized as

the Honor Flight. Special honors werebestowed on C/CMSgt Thomas Nichols

(Honor Staff Member), C/SSgt ChristopherSexton (Honor Cadet), and C/Amn CarinaGruver (Most Improved Cadet).The third annual New Mexico Winter CadetEncampment was a great success becauseof the hard work of the cadet staff members,

their senior member staff advisors, and theexceptionally well-behaved cadet first-timers!

Someone said the membership of

every organization is made up of

four kinds of Bones:

There are the Wishbones

who spend their time wishing

someone else would do the work!

There are Jawbones

who do all talking, but very little

else!

Next, there are Knucklebones

who knock everything else

everybody tries to do!

Finally, there are the Backbones

who get under the load and do the

work!

What kind of Bone are you???

FYIMIMS Training

additions in e-services:Sixnew tutorials have been added

in e-services that graphicallyshow how to enter CAP Pilotand Emergency Services

specialty data into the MIMSsystem. These were developedin response to the most

frequently asked questionsthat the DO and IT staffreceived. The tutorials can beaccessed from the top-center

part of the main e-servicespage, and also as selections onthe pages where the data is

entered. We will continue toadd these training aides as

time permits.

*****

Personal locator

eacons are available to CAPMembers through Fastfindand Fastfind Plus PLB(personal locator beacon) at adeeply discounted price!Officially used by the USCoast Guard, the Fastfind andFastfind Plus (with GPS)

personal locator beacons(PLB) are the latest safety andsurvival products.

Fastfind PLB normallysells for $649. CAP memberscan order it for ony $385, plus

shipping charges. FastfindPlus (with GPS) normallysellls for $999. CAP memberscan purchase for $620 plus

shipping.To purchase, email Greg

Snack (Revere Supply) at

GJSnack@aol.com andrequest "CAP ORDERFORM". Return the order

form (fax or mail form withpayment - major credit cardsor check). CAP ID numbermust be provided for

verification and orders arelimited to one per member ID.For more information, you

may call Greg Snack (RevereSupply) at 732.672.5276 orRevere Supply at

973.575.8811.

"KNOWLEDGE is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.WISDOM is knowing that you dont put a tomato in a fruit

salad.

Dictums from DavePlease consult the LACAPwebsite schedule for meetinginformation. 03 FEB 04 is ournext scheduled meeting. Mr. Hussfrom ABQ FSDO is ourscheduled speaker. For those whoso desire, we will plan to have an

early dinner (4:30pm) with J.D. atthe Central Ave. Grill, pleaseRSVP.

Pilots & Crews, SARExs arescheduled for January 23-26 andFebruary 20-23. Please let meknow if your interested inparticipating. These will be localmissions.

IMPORTANT DATES

17-18 January: National CheckPilot Standards Course, Santa Fe

23 Jan-02 Feb: SAR/DR/HLSExercise, White Sands

3 Feb: Sr. Meeting with J.D.Huss, FAA FSDO, at CD#1

7-8 Feb: SLS & CLC, KAFB

20-23 Feb: SAR/DR/HLSExecise, Roswell