Nebraska Wing HQ

Civil Air Patrol

P.O. Box 155

Ashland, NE 68003
402-309-7665

Nebraska Wing Bulletin

420-944-4267 Fax
Wing Administrator
Madeline Kennedy

C ol o ne l R obe r t T od d
W i ng C o m m ma nd e r

9 September
2009

North Central Region Conference-Come one and all!

Inside this
issue:

AE News

Cadet

Programs
National

Headquarters
News
Congratulations

Professional
Development

Calendar

359CP - Lincoln
833CP - Chadron
915CPSeward
975CP - Sioux City
for 100 hr/annual
988CP-Millard

Get your Halloween Costumes out of the

closet and come join in the fun at the
North Central Region Conference scheduled for 30 October - 1 November 2009
at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in
Des Moines, IA. Check out the website
at http://ncr.cap.gov to register online and get hotel
information. The time is getting closer and hotel
reservations will only be available at the group rate
until 8 Oct. Plan on getting your uniform items from
VANGUARD representatives that will be there.
You can
purchase and take them with you or order what they may
not have on hand. Many National
Headquarters Personnel are planning
on attending, along with the Wing Administrators from the Region. This
event is for everyone.

UNIT COMMANDERS COURSE

Scheduled for 3 October and approaching fast. Hope everyone that has
signed up is working on their homework to be completed before starting
class at 8:00 a.m. and ending about 6:30p.m. The attendees that have sent
in their CAPF 17 include: David Burgess, Karl Eisbach, Robert Herrick,
Madeline Kennedy, Fran Knox. Mike McClellan, Fred Montgomery, Les
Olsen, Greg Schriver and Doris Willert. IF you plan on attending and
your name is not on this list, contact the wing administrator or LTC Dennis Curtis NOW to get your homework that must be completed before
you can attend. But dont wait till after this week!

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Aerospace Education News:

Upcoming Events: Sept 11-13 Annual NE Ultralight Gathering at
Harvard State Airfield and Sept 13 is Mooney Aircraft Pilots Association - 2 day maintenance clinic in Scottsbluff.
Please take time at your Parent Teacher Conference to share with
the teachers the news of the Civil Air Patrol AEX (Aerospace Education Excellence) program. Teachers are always looking for more
resources and CAP offers an 80 page, full color book with over
twenty national standards-based aerospace hands-on activities!
Contact the Wing Director of AE for more information.

Cadet Programs
Cadet Life Video is now available on YouTube and in the Librarys Cadet Great Start section: www.capmembers.com/
greatstart. This 3 minute video
introduction to the Cadet Program focuses on what the typical cadet can do during his or
her first year in CAP.
.Ordering

The video is intended for use

during squadron open houses,
at airshow recruiting booths,
during visits to schools and anytime you want to show someone
what the Cadet Program is all
about.
And more Cadet Info to follow...

Cadet Tests just got easier. Effective immediately, senior members

may contact the registrar, Sharon Jackson (sjackson@capnhq.gov, 877-227-9142, ext 203)
to requests cadet tests and exams for their unit. She will fill your order, but for security
purposes, will mail the tests only to the squadrons official mailing address. The CAPF
53, Signature Verification Card, is rescinded and CAPR 52-16 and CAPR 50-4 have been
updated accordingly. In the past, the signature card has been a stumbling block for our
members. Invariably, someone would requests a test but the order would be denied,
because their signature card was of out of date. In the meantime, the cadets couldnt test
until the paperwork got straightened out. This new, simplified procedure allows National to serve you more quickly while still safeguarding the tests and answer keys.
Now is a good time to download the Testing Officers Quick Reference (www.cap.gov/
cadets)and inventory your tests to make sure they are up to date.

Civil Air Patrol Nebraska Wing

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Colonel Robert Todd

Wing Commmander

National Headquarters News

Brig. Gen. Reggie Chitwood was
re-elected national vice commander Thursday to a second
one-year term at the National
Board Annual Conference held at
the Marriott River Center in San
Antonio, Texas this past week. I
sincerely appreciate this opportunity to serve Civil Air Patrol, and
look forward to a second year as
your national vice commander.

Temporary Membership cards are now available in eServices for

members who require proof of membership before their new
permanent card arrives in the mail. To print yours, log-in to
eServices and open the Review/Edit My Info link in the My
Info box. This will open the View/Change My Information section where you will find the gray Print Temporary Card selector.
The Creative Services team announces the recruiting section of the website is easier to go
to now at www.joincap.com. Check it out!

Major Christin Scott and

Major Michael Scott, recently
completed the 2009 Wisconsin
Wing Encampment as Senior
Support Personnel held at
Camp Ripley ARNG Maneuver
Training Center MN., held
14-21 August.

Professional Development
The CAP Officer Basic Course
(replacement for AFIADL
Course 13, CAP Senior Officer
Course is 31 Dec 2009. The present AFIADL Course 13 is still active and applications are still being
accepted. Course 13 remains a
requirement to complete Level II

and receive the Gen Benjamin O.

Davis Jr. Award. The progress on
the replacement course is going
well. There are a couple of rumors
going around that the AFIADL 13
is no longer being offered by Air
University, and the second is that
completion of this course is being
waived until the new course
launches.

Neither of these rumors are true.

Students can still enroll and completion is still required. If this course is
the only stopping block to attain the
Davis Award and gaining promotion
to Captain, please encourage your
members to take the plunge. Dont
slow your progress by waiting for
the new course!

11: Patriot Day

13: Grandparents Day
15: CAPF 17s due to attend SLS/CCL at Camp
Ashland
Deadline
no more can be flown
16: Cadet Orientation Flight Deadline
after this date.
18: Air Forces 62nd Birthday
22: First Day of Fall
30: Budget request from Wing Directors to Wing Finance Officer

1 Oct: CAPs Financial Year 2010 begins

1 Oct: Unit Finance Committee Members (WBF 384) reassigned and sent to
Wing HQ -Finance Officer
1 Oct: Recurring Expense Authorization Forms (WBF 383) for each recurring expense
at the Unit
3 Oct: Unit Commanders Course @ Camp Ashland
PA/AE/DDR/H--1
5 Oct: 3rd Quarterly Reports due: PA/AE/DDR/H
5 Oct: Monthly Aircraft & Vehicle Reports due
Call--In
6 Oct: Finance Committee/Staff Meeting & Conference Call
8 Oct: Deadline to make hotel reservations for NCR Conference

12 Oct: Columbus Day

16 Oct: National Boss Day
Ashland
need at least 6 students for each course
24 Oct: SLS/CLC Courses @ Camp Ashland
(we only have 2 signed up for the CLC) or they will be cancelled!
30Oct--1 Nov: North Central Region Conference @ Des Moines, IA
30-Oct
31 Oct: Halloween
1 Nov: Daylight Savings Time Ends
11 Nov: Veterans Day
26 Nov: