Competition Results!

It is with great pleasure that Group 3 announces the results of the 2011 Group 3 Color Guard Competition:

1st Place Overall: Palm Springs Composite Squadron 11

2nd Place Overall: Hemet-Ryan Composite Squadron 59

3rd Place Overall: Cable Composite Squadron 25

4th Place Overall: March Field Composite Squadron 45

All teams performed exceptionally well and were all very deserving of awards. The winner of the 2011 Group 3 Competition will represent Group 3 at the 2011 CAWG Cadet Competition. We would like to thank the many folks who helped make this year’s competition an outstanding success. We would also like to thank all competitors for their hard work and outstanding efforts. We wish Group 3 Color Guard the best of luck at the CAWG Cadet Competition!

Sincerely,

MICHAEL GUNTER, 1st Lieutenant, CAP
Project Officer
2011 Group 3 Color Guard Competition


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Competition Update #3

Squadron 11 just completed the Indoor Practical event during the Group 3 Color Guard Competition. One team remains in this event and then we are on to the final event: Standard Drill.

Here is a shot of the Sq. 11 team reporting to the chief judge.



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Group Comp, Outdoor Practical

The Outdoor Practical event is happening now at the group color guard competition. Squadron 59 just lowered the colors and are folding them for return to the chief judge.




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Color Guard Competition is underway

The Group 3 Color Guard Competition is underway. Four units are competing for the group colors and the right to advance to the California Wing competition at Vandenberg AFB in March. The photo below shows Squadron 25's team moments ago during the in-ranks inspection. #cadetPrograms


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Mission Scanner Course announced

Squadron 68 is conducting a Mission Scanner Course at the JWA Administration Bldg. on Saturday 12th March.

CAPACITY - 25 STUDENTS - "FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED" BASIS.

Course Description

Seven hours of classroom instruction to teach and evaluate the familiarization & preparation items required for Mission Scanner. Topics include aircraft familiarity, safety on the ground and in the air, survival and urgent care skills, communications, basic navigation, search patterns, scanning techniques, what to look for (aerial photos of actual crash sites) and more.

Assignments & Tests

There will be an oral exam at the conclusion of the training to sign-off on the scanner tasks, and have students qualified as MS (T) - Mission Scanner Trainees.

Prerequisites
Minimum age 18, must be qualified General Emergency Services (GES), completed OPSEC/NDA.
Uniform - grey slacks/navy polo (no flight suits)
All students must study the CAWG "Mission Scanner Home Study Course" (1) below, and pass the online CAWG Scanner Test (2) below.
1] http://www.cawg.cap.gov/html/operations/es.htm

2] https://tests.cap.af.mil/ops/tests/default.cfm?grp=pcr

All students must pass the online Mission Scanner Test and bring the completion certificate to the Class.
Registration/Cover Costs

Please respond directly to 1Lt Carol Bennett - carolbennett18@yahoo.com. There will be a $10.00 cost per person to cover class materials, lunch and refreshments. Lt Bennett will provide venue and other details in reply to your email.


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Congratulations Maj. Foote

On recommendation of the California Wing Vice Commander Lt Col John Findley, the California Wing Commander Col Kenneth Parris has appointed Major John Foote as Commander of Inland Empire Group 3 (CA205). Good luck, Sir.


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BCS dates & deadlines

Basic Cadet School
(Part of the California Wing Integrated Leadership Program)
Escondido Charter High School

Cost for Students: $35.00

Student Requirements
• Current CAP member
• Recommended for C/Airman Basic and C/Airman Training – other ranks accepted

• Beginning Drill and Ceremonies
• Proper Wear of the CAP Uniform
• The Missions of CAP
• The Cadet Honor Code
• The Organization of CAP
• The History of CAP
• The Activities Portion of the CAP Cadet Program
• The Cadet Physical Fitness Training Program
• Basic Customs and Courtesies
• Introduction to Attitude and Discipline

To Apply:

Students: Email initial CAWG Form 150 to Capt Sonya Rea at: srea@echs.org. Mail signed CAWG Form 150 with payment ASAP to secure your position to:

Capt Sonya Rea
Escondido Charter High School Cadet Sq. 714
1868 E. Valley Parkway, Escondido, CA 92027

Student application deadline EXTENDED to: 4 March 2011.
Cost is: $35.00. Please mail a signed CAWG Form 150 with payment made out to: CAWG-CAP immediately to secure your position.

Cadet Staff: Staff applicants must have attended a prior BCS/ATS/NCOS. Please send application letter, resume and CAWG Form 150 to BCS Cadet Commander, 1Lt Rebecca A. Olson at: rebecca.ann.olson@gmail.com.
Cost for Staff: $30.00
Please mail a signed CAWG Form 150 with payment made out to: CAWG-CAP immediately after you have been notified of position to Capt Sonya Rea at address above.
Deadline for staff applications is: 25 February 2011.

Senior Staff: Seniors interested in attending should send a CAWGF 150/request to the Project Officer: Capt Heidi R. Olson at: holson1@san.rr.com , phone: (858) 603-8979. Seniors who have not attended a BCS are encouraged to apply and will be teamed with an experienced senior member.
Cost for Seniors: $30.00. Please mail a signed CAWG Form 150 with payment made out to: CAWG-CAP immediately to: Capt Sonya Rea at address above.

For other questions, please contact the BCS Commander Major Bob Rea at: brea@echs.org.


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SAREX UPDATE

Due to weather, all FLIGHT operations on SATURDAY, 19 February are canceled for the Group 3 SAREX. We are still planning on flying on Sunday and will evaluate the weather as we get closer.

Mission Base Staff and Ground Team Operations WILL CONTINUE as planned. See CAWG-ALL email for more info.


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Check Pilot Course announced today

Pacific Region National Check Pilot Standardization Course (NCPSC) to be held at Torrance Airport on April 15, 16, 17, 2011. If you are a CFI, attendance counts for renewing your FAA CFI certificate. It also allows you to renew your Check Pilot status or to apply for Check Pilot status.(1) If you are a non-CFI Mission Check Pilot, attendance at this course is required every four years per CAWG 60-1 supplement. See CAWG-ALL email for more information.

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Quality Cadet Units named

Congrats to March Sq. 45 and Palm Springs Sq. 11 who are 2 of only 6 units in CAWG and 118 squadrons nationwide to earn the CAP Quality Unit Award in 2010!

Sq. 45 Cadet headed to Calif. Maritime Academy

Congratulations to former cadet Kellen Casem. Kellen has been accepted to the California Maritime Academy as a Marine Transportation major. He will participate in the Naval ROTC program (run out of UC Berkley) and graduate with his BS and a Coast Guard third mates license. After college he is planning on enlisting in the Navy. Text courtesy Squadron 45 website.

Members Awarded Disaster Relief Ribbon with "V" Device

As a result of the several days of continuous rains in the Inland Empire during the week prior to Christmas 2010, Corona Municipal Airport, which is located within the Prado Flood Control Basin, became severely flooded causing extensive damage to property at the location and sparking a rapid evacuation of the airport and some several hundred aircraft. A request was received for Civil Air Patrol assistance from the City of Corona and the Corona Airport Management which was funneled through the Riverside County Regional Emergency Operations Centers and the California Emergency Management Agency. California Wing (CAWG) Civil Air Patrol was tasked with providing immediate assistance with evacuations as well as post-flood recovery clean up.

A total of 43 members from CAWG Groups 1, 3, 4, and 7 responded from distances as far north as Bakersfield and Santa Barbara, to as far south as San Diego. This assistance spanned a period of 17 days resulting in hundreds of man hours devoted to the recovery efforts. On Wednesday, 26 January 2011, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced Presidential Declaration 2011-1952 declaring multiple counties within California, disaster areas. As a result on 29 January 2011, CAWG Commander Col. Ken Parris issued Personnel Authorization # 11-04, awarding all 43 members the Disaster Relief Ribbon with the Presidential V device.

Text courtesy Squadron 20 website.