SAINT CROIX COMPOSITE SQUADRON
MEETING AGENDA
07 Mar 2018
17:50-18:25 Color Guard Practice
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18:30-20:15 Cadet Programs
Opening Formation
Color Guard Practice
Drill Practice
AE Program – Flight Simulators.
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20:00-20:20 Senior Programs Meeting
Pledge
Introduction of Guests
Review STX Committee Assignments – On 05 Mar 2018, Lt Col Paul Prior e-mailed an updated draft list of Committee Assignments. Per feedback, changes will be made.
Subordinate Unit Inspection (SUI) – Unit Self-SUI conducted during the month of March 2018. MNWG conducts SUIs during even years. Lt Col Paul Prior requested STX staff submit completed SUI documents to him for review.
Memorial Day and Independence Day Flyover’s – Project Officer, Lt Col Paul Prior
Flights funded by STX
Volunteer Pilots:
• Maj Charles Jents
• Lt Col David Yost
• Capt Jackson Maddux, MD
• 2Lt Ben Saunders
Aircrews:
• Capt Jim Higgins
Flight Release Officer:
• Lt Col Paul Prior
Cadet Orientation Flights – Project Officer SM Paul Curl
Schedule of Pilots, Cadets and Aircraft
• Saturday, 10 Mar 2018
Pilot: Lt Col Paul Prior
Cadet(s): ??
Airplane: C-172 – N99941/CAP2159
• Saturday, 17 Mar 2018
Pilot: Lt Col Paul Prior
Cadet(s): Nikeese and Martin Waters
Airplane: C-172 – N99941/CAP2159
• Saturday, 24 Mar 2018
Pilot: ?
Cadet(s): ??
Airplane: C-172 – N99941/CAP2159
CAPF 5 Updates, per CAPR 70-1 – Lt Col David Yost.
05-08 Apr 2018 Saint Paul Shrine Circus – Project Officer Lt Col David Yost
STX directs traffic and vehicle parking at Minnesota State Fair Colisum. Lt Col David Yost passed around a sign up sheet. He is also looking for CAP Van drivers for evening shows.
17 Jun 2018 Father’s Day Pancake Breakfast – Project Officer, Maj Michael Bordonaro
• Research EAA’s scheduled use of Gatis Valter’s hangar.
• Schedule with Gatis Valter’s hangar.
• Food Truck(s)? Lt Col Paul Prior sent an e-mail to MN Food Truck Association.
• Maj Michael Bordonaro will check with church group that contracted with a Pancake Breakfast provided to get information.
Public Affairs Officer(s) – Please be sure to submit all press release, articles and newsletters, in any format (electronic or paper) to MNWG PAO, Capt Jim Jagow. We need to get the word out about our activities and the word needs to be timely.
Pilot/Observer/Scanner Briefings Schedule – Project Officer, Maj Michael Bordonaro
FAA Wings Credit – Lt Col David Yost
• Maj Michael Bordonaro AOPA IFR Approaches discussion.
On Saturday, 03 Mar 2018, Lt Col Paul Prior participated in a FAAST Brief at Flying Cloud Airport. He asked presenter Laurie ? if she would be willing to present “Ice Belongs in Drinks and Not On Airplanes”. Topic: What does icing mean for our light aircraft? What do we need to consider when planning cold weather flights? Laurie will contact Lt Col Paul Prior and schedule a presentation.
Squadron Activities:
• Awards.
• Senior Member Movie Night(s).
• Golf Outing – Group 2 Commander, Maj Don Raleigh mentioned during January’s MNWG Commander’s Conference Call.
• Squadron Blue Moon(s) – five Thursday’s in May.
• Sodbusters Cookout and Flight (RC, UAV) (During May Blue Moon? Invite Saint Paul Composite Squadron?).
• Airplane Wash? Water supply?
• Activities at Lake Elmo Airport?
Around the Room
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20:20-20:40 Commander’s Call
STX Color Guard Present and Post the Colors
Pledge
Introduction of Guests
Safety Brief
The safety briefing will cover, at a minimum, the following:
a. Personal Safety
i. Do not arrive to the Readiness Center before 18:20, unless scheduled for Cadet Program activity, e.g. testing.
ii. Buddy System – no one walks around inside the building without a buddy, e.g. bathrooms, downstairs, other classrooms.
iii. Stay inside the building unless escorted outside for an activity or departing the building with parent/guardian.
iiii. Do not open doors to allow unknown outsiders to enter the building.
v. At all times – use indoor voices while in the building – No Yelling.
vi. No horseplay inside or outside the Readiness Center.
vii. REMEMBER – we are representing Civil Air Patrol.
b. Building Evacuation:
i. Keep Calm
ii. WALK on stairs and use handrails
iii. Locate 3 exits from building
iiii. Fire: Rally in the east parking lot. Fire Drill!
v. Tornado: Rally in lower level locker rooms – seek an interior room with no windows to the outside. Tornado Drill!
c. Hydration
i. Keep hydrated – summer and winter
ii. Sip water, don’t down an entire canteen at one time
d. Formation in Armory Room 1224A – “Training Device/Simulation Room”
i. Don’t lock your legs
e. Weight Room – STAY OUT of lower level weight room.
Commander’s Call Question – At the conclusion of Commander’s Call, there will be a question based on material covered in Commander’s Call. The first person with the correct answer wins a fabulous Aerospace Gift, so please pay close attention.
Cadets in your Unit: 37
Seniors in your Unit: 37
Cadets in your Wing: 602
Seniors in your Wing: 799
All Members in your Unit: 74
National Cadet Count: 25232 (as of 28 Feb 2018)
National Senior Count: 34048 (as of 28 Feb 2018)
Aviation Briefing
YouTube: 8th March 1910: First woman awarded a pilot’s License
In 1987, the United States Congress officially designated March as National Women’s History Month.
8 March 1910: The Aéro-Club de France issued license # 36 of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale to Elise Raymonde Deroche (also known as Raymonde de Laroche, and Baroness de Laroche) making her the first woman in the world to become licensed as a airplane pilot.
Harriet Quimby was an early American aviator and a movie screenwriter. In 1911, she was awarded a U.S. pilot’s certificate by the Aero Club of America, becoming the first woman to gain a pilot’s license in the United States.
Weekly Color Guard Practice at 17:45 on Thursdays – 2Lt Kimberly Larson opened the Cadet Color Guard to all Cadets.
Cadet Orientation Flights – Project Officer SM Paul Curl
Schedule of Pilots, Cadets and Aircraft
Day/Dates Cadets Pilots Aircraft
• Saturday, 10 Mar 2018
Pilot: Lt Col Paul Prior
Cadet(s): ??
Airplane: C-172 – N99941/CAP2159
• Saturday, 17 Mar 2018
Pilot: Lt Col Paul Prior
Cadet(s): Nikeese and Martin Waters
Airplane: C-172 – N99941/CAP2159
• Saturday, 24 Mar 2018
Pilot: ?
Cadet(s): ??
Airplane: C-172 – N99941/CAP2159
03-04 Mar 2018 MNWG Lock-In Debrief.
13-15 Apr 2018 NCR and SDWG Annual Conference in Deadwood, SD (625 Miles / 9 Hours, 30 Minutes Drive).
27-29 Apr 2018 MNWG Conference at Breezy Point Resort and Conference Center. Cadets – CAPFs will be due to Lt Col Paul Prior no later than 19 Apr 2018. He will not authorize any late CAPFs. Cadets who show up on Friday, 27 Apr 2018 without the proper forms will be sent home.
02-03 Jun 2018 Discover Aviation Days at the Anoka County Airport. This is the largest free fly-in event in MN that features many warbirds and other aircraft. Event organizers have requested help from Civil Air Patrol’s Anoka County Composite Squadron (ANE), as usual. CAP is tasked with parking all aircraft, presenting the colors, staffing a recruiting booth, and generally helping to keep the public safe around these complex machines.
There will be a new layout for aircraft parking this year that covers a larger area and as a result we will need more personnel than in previous years. The Anoka County Composite Squadron (ANE) will not be able to do this alone, so they are looking for individuals willing to help with the following roles with certain minimum requirements.
* Ramp Supervisors – FLS Trainee rating or higher or FLM with substantial previous experience, some preferably at this event.
* Assistant Supervisors – FLM Rating with multiple flight line marshaling experiences.
* Flight Line Marshallers – FLM Trainee Rating. Preferably with at least one previous flight line marshaling experience.
* Crowd Control Personnel – General Emergency Services (GES), no previous flight line experience necessary.
* Van Drivers (1-2) – CAP Driver’s License
Again, the dates are 02-03 June and shifts will run from 0600 to 1730 each day. ANE will have two shifts per day and anticipate needing about 50 personnel for each shift.
ANE is not yet accepting volunteer applications.
05-08 Apr 2018 Saint Paul Shrine Circus – Project Officer Lt Col David Yost
STX directs traffic and vehicle parking at Minnesota State Fair Colisum. Lt Col David Yost passed around a sign up sheet.
SAVE THE DATES 08-10 Jun 2018 MNWG SAR Eval at Alexandria, MN (KAXN). This will be a CAP USAF observed exercise. Looking for mission staff to fill all the staff positions. Please email Maj Tom FItzhenry, so that he can get the mission base positions filled as soon as possible. MNWG expects all available CAP aircraft to participate. MNWG needs assistance with communications since this is a new location. Ground teams also needed.
Around the Room:
• Cadet Commander, Maj Jonathan S. Keller
• Deputy Commander of Cadets, Capt Steve Keller
• Deputy Commander of Seniors, Maj Michael Bordonaro
• Other???
Commander’s Call Question:
Question: Who was the first woman in the world to become licensed as a Pilot?
Answer: Elise Raymonde Deroche was the first woman in the world to become licensed as a Pilot.
Closing Blessing and Thoughts – Chaplain Lt Col Joseph Burton
STX Color Guard Retrieve the Colors
DISMISS
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20:45-20:55 Closing Formation
Commander’s Coin Presentation – Lt Col Paul Prior presented a Commander’s Coin to Capt Mark Triplett for exemplary work as Squadron Historian.
Volunteer Service Quote:
“Volunteering for this less fortunate is like a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world.” – Mother Teresa, known in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, is the Patron Saint of Doubters. She was a humanitarian. This means she did things to help out other people. Her entire life was devoted to helping the poor, the sick, the needy, and the helpless.