The Newsletter of Minnesota Wing, Civil Air Patrol, US Air Force Auxiliary – April 2004

BREAKING GROUND
FOR THE FUTURE

Mr. Ray Rought, Director of the Minnesota Division of Aeronautics, Col Kevin Sliwinski, Col Dale Hoium and Mr. Glenn Burke, Manager
of South St. Paul Airport break ground on the new Minnesota Wing Training and Aircraft Maintenance Facility at South St Paul Airport.
Col Hoium is using a USAF Entrenching Tool to break ground as a symbol of the relationship between the USAF and CAP.

South St. Paul, MN – Minnesota Wing members came together on Sunday April 25th to break ground on the Wing’s New
Training and Aircraft Maintenance Facility. Thanks to the efforts of the State Legislature and Especially Mr. Ray Rought
the wing has secured the funding needed to begin Phase One of the Building Program.

Construction will begin in May for a new Wing Aircraft Maintenance Facility. From here our nationally acclaimed
centralized maintenance program will have its permanent home. The CAP-USAF Liaison Office will be housed here. In
addition the Maintenance facility will also serve as a mission base for actual and training missions.

“This is a new beginning.” Said Col Houim, Minnesota Wing Commander. “We are very pleased to have the Civil Air
Patrol based here as one of our anchors at the airport.” Said Glenn Burke, South St. Paul Airport Manager.
 Commanders
Corner PRESENTING THE
Col Dale Hoium
cc@mnwg.cap.gov COLORS!!!!
I consider myself a very
fortunate individual. For the
past 4 years I have had the
honor and privilege of being
in command of the best Civil
Air Patrol Wing in the
nation, the Minnesota Wing.
I wish that I could adequately express my gratitude to all
of you, in the squadrons and at Wing Headquarters, for
making my tour of duty so rewarding and memorable for
me.

As members of our wing, you are very special people,

standing tall and standing ready, poised to assist our
communities, our state and our nation.

The quality of the members of Minnesota Wing is

outstanding. With our training, our professionalism, our The North Star Cadet Squadron Color Guard presents the
th
modern equipment, and most of all, our attitude, we are colors at the Minnesota Twins Game on April 6 . The North
ready to take on any missions that are assigned to us. Star Squadron will be presenting the colors at many of the
Twins home games this summer.
The challenge I would like to leave with each one of you
is to really look and consider the three main missions of
Civil Air Patrol.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Aerospace Education, what can we do to promote
aviation in our communities? General Aviation is under
CADET MILESTONE AWARDS
the gun, with the increased security measures being Name Award Unit
WRIGHT
taken, budget cuts and we must play a part in informing Brandon Vis BROTHERS WORTHINGTON
the general public and our politicians what General WRIGHT
Aviation and flying is all about. William Warner BROTHERS SAINT PAUL
WRIGHT
Cory Titus BROTHERS VIKING
Consider Emergency Services. When we the last time
you reviewed and updated your 101 Card? Do you know Jeffrey Blakely MITCHELL NORTHWEST MINNESOTA

where your field gear is? Civil Air Patrol is Performing Cassie Hagman MITCHELL NORTHWEST MINNESOTA
Missions for America. We want to do it right and we
Lori Sobolewski EAKER ANOKA COUNTY
want to do it professional.

The third mission is our Cadet Program. Fifty or a SR. MEMBER PROMOTIONS
hundred years from now it will not matter that I was the Name Promoted to Unit
Wing Commander. But the world may be different Megan Schroeder 2d Lt ANOKA COUNTY
because I was important in the life of a child. Thomas Lucey 2d Lt ANOKA COUNTY
Linda Tyner 2d Lt CROW WING
Thank you and God Bless You.
Joseph Stanich 2d Lt CROW WING

Col Dale Hoium Jacob Pfingsten 2d Lt CROW WING

Minnesota Wing Commander David Greaver 2d Lt CROW WING
Nancy Hanek 2d Lt DULUTH
Editor’s Note: This is the text of Col Hoium’s Farewell
Andrea Bistodeau 2d Lt FT SNELLING
Speech that he will present at the Minnesota Wing
Conference on May 1st. Thomas Eeten 2d Lt SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
James Bouma 2d Lt ST CLOUD

Kenny Green 1st Lt 130TH

Kevin Merschman 1st Lt CROW WING
Rita Merschman 1st Lt CROW WING

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Patrick Lawler 1st Lt NORTH HENNEPIN

130th Cadet Recognized for

Catherine Cooksy 1st Lt VIKING
Mark Banwart Capt 130TH
Marshal Perlman Capt MN WG HQ SQDN Excellence in and Out of CAP
Al Pabon Capt MINNESOTA WING HQ
Gregory Sorenson Capt NORTH HENNEPIN
Matthew Hansen Capt NORTH HENNEPIN
Ryan Brovold Capt NORTH HENNEPIN
Kenneth Bureau Capt NORTH HENNEPIN
Randall Terpstra Capt NORTH HENNEPIN
Daniel Wilcox Capt NORTHLAND
Greg Opdahl Capt SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA
Eldon Karwand Capt ST CROIX
Thad Heimendinger Capt ST CROIX
Kim Johnson Capt ST CROIX
David Knutson Maj LEGISLATIVE SQUADRON
Dan Sparks Maj LEGISLATIVE SQUADRON
Warren Limmer Maj LEGISLATIVE SQUADRON
Linda Scheid Maj LEGISLATIVE SQUADRON
Sean Nienow Maj LEGISLATIVE SQUADRON
Brian LeClair Maj LEGISLATIVE SQUADRON
Tom Neuville Maj LEGISLATIVE SQUADRON
C/Lt Col Benjamin Banwart was presented with the Lt Gen Ira C.
Geoff Michel Maj LEGISLATIVE SQUADRON st
Eaker Award on April 21 . The award was presented to Banwart
David Hann Maj LEGISLATIVE SQUADRON by Senator Norm Coleman at his office in Washington D.C.
Mady Reiter Maj LEGISLATIVE SQUADRON
Sheila Kiscaden Maj LEGISLATIVE SQUADRON
Peter Nelson Maj LEGISLATIVE SQUADRON
Leo Foley Maj LEGISLATIVE SQUADRON
Kathy Tingelstad Maj LEGISLATIVE SQUADRON
Scott Newman Maj LEGISLATIVE SQUADRON
Bruce Anderson Maj LEGISLATIVE SQUADRON
David Gaither Maj LEGISLATIVE SQUADRON
Mary Murphy Maj LEGISLATIVE SQUADRON
Betsy Wergin Maj LEGISLATIVE SQUADRON
Katie Sieben Maj LEGISLATIVE SQUADRON
Jim Knoblach Maj LEGISLATIVE SQUADRON
Debra Hilstrom Maj LEGISLATIVE SQUADRON
Michael Nelson Maj LEGISLATIVE SQUADRON
Michael Beard Maj LEGISLATIVE SQUADRON
Aron Leavstrom Maj OWATONNA
Robert Gaffer Lt Col MANKATO
John Riel Lt Col NORTH HENNEPIN
Richard Johnson Lt Col NORTH HENNEPIN
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On April 22 , Senator Mark Dayton presented Benjamin Banwart,
a Senior at Shakopee High School, with The Congressional Award
SENIOR MEMBER AWARDS - Gold Medal, which is the highest award of its type given to young
men and women across the country who have shown high levels of
achievement, motivation, and service.
Name Award Unit
William Bernard Certificate of Proficiency CROW WING In a ceremony at his Washington office, Dayton honored Banwart
James Kline Certificate of Proficiency FT SNELLING for his contribution of well over 400 hours of volunteer public
Gina Palazzari-Chavez Certificate of Proficiency NORTH HENNEPIN
service as well as meeting high standards in the areas of personal
development, physical fitness, and expedition.
Daniel Wilcox Certificate of Proficiency NORTHLAND
Donald Sorenson Loening ANOKA COUNTY Continued on Next Page
William Hewitt Loening OWATONNA

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130th Cadet Recognized for Excellence in The Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5 has selected
and Out of CAP Benjamin Banwart of Shakopee as regional winner of the
President's Environmental Youth Award. Winners from each of
Contuinued EPA's 10 regions were recognized at a ceremony at the White
House on Earth Day, April 22, 2004.

In May 2000, 18-year-old Benjamin officially adopted Jackson Park

in Shakopee and made a commitment to restore it. He focused his
efforts on three areas: forestry management, invasive species
control and erosion control. Through coordination with his Dan
Patch Chapter of the Order of the Arrow, a part of Boy Scouts of
America, he was able to get donations and equipment necessary
to organize workdays to remove invasive buckthorn and create a
trail around one of the park lakes.

"Benjamin's project shows that everyone can make a difference

when it comes to protecting the environment," said Acting Regional
Administrator Bharat Mathur.
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Thanks to 1 Lt Paul Butche 130 Sqdn/PA, 1 Lt Mark Banwart
and EPA Public Affairs for their help with this story.
C/ Lt Col Benjamin Banward with President Bush after
Receiving the President’s Environmental Youth Award on
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April 22 at the White House.

WINGTIPS TO GET A NEW EDITOR

Starting in May your newsletter, Minnesota WingTips will be edited by Major Shannon Bauer of Viking Squadron.

Major Bauer brings a wealth of expertise and skill to this challenging task. She is a former editor of WingTips as well as being the former
Commander of Viking Squadron. She is currently Historian of the Viking Squadron as well as a qualified Mission Information Officer and a
MSgt in the US Air Force Reserve along with her husband Major Kirby Bauer.

If you have stories, pictures, promotions and anything else for WingTips please send them to Major Bauer at wingtips@mnwg.cap.gov

Thank you all.

Capt Al Pabon
Wing Public Affairs Officer

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Wing Commander: Col. Dale Hoium PAO: 1st Lt Al Pabon

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