Lewis County Squadron - Jul 2008

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June/July Issue 2008

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NEWSLETTER OF

Inside this issue:

Trip to Space Camp 2

Thank you from County 2

Promotions /Birthdays 3

Farewell Lt Lodman 3

Websites of Interest 4

Upcoming Events 4

External AE Takes Flight in Lewis County Published by Lewis Co. Sq., CAPPO Box 56Chehalis, WA 98532

Editor: 1st Lt Ruth A. Peterson

Cadets!Cadets!Cadets!

Please have your par-

ent or guardian sign here

to indicate that they havereceived and read the

FIREBALL.

Parent Signature:

Cadets should bring a

signed FIREBALL withthem to the first drill af-

ter they receive it.

Lewis County Composite Squadron Aerospace Education Officer, Captain Eric

Corder, and his daughter, Cadet Airman Jessica Corder, took their message to thestreetswell Adna Elementary School. As part of the CAPs vision to take externalaerospace education to the community, he spent an hour with Mrs. Bergs fourth gradeclass in May. This was a trial for us to see if this was something good for both theCAP and the fourth graders. And you know what? It was, and will be in the future, he

said.This was the first time he took part in AE instruction outside the squadron and hewas promptly invited back. I would like to partner with the school under the Aero-space Education Membership program and look at implementing the fly a teacher

program as well, he said. When asked if it was a success, he grinned, The kids abso-

lutely loved it. They were so inquisitive and attentive and showed a lot of respect. Al-though, one little girl kept referring to me as Captain Underpants, much to the chagrinof the teacher, but what are you going to do? Theyre fourth graders! Dont eventhink about it cadets

Capt Corder spent time telling them of the roles of the CAP and then did some ac-

tivities with them. One activity is from the AEX booklet where you demonstrate how awing produces lift by air rushing over the top. This is easily done with card stalk and a

hair dryer. The final activity was a paper airplane building seminar complete in CAPred, white, and blue paint scheme. The students then went outside to test their airplanebuilding prowess. Capt Corder looks forward to future time in the classroom with pro-

spective cadets and is proud to represent the Lewis County Composite Squadron.


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CIVILCIVILCIVILCIVIL

AIRAIRAIRAIR

PATROLPATROLPATROLPATROL

Drug

Free and

Proud!

LCCS cadets each received a certificate of appreciation from county officials for all

the volunteer work they performed during 2007. CAP has always been known for pro-ducing great leaders in their communities and coun-

try, and the sign of a great leader is the willingness

and motivation to serve.While the county officials expressed their grate-

fulness with a certificate, the greatest reward thateach cadet will receive will be the lessons of service,motivation, perseverance, and leadership that come

from all of the work that they do both at drill and

during the community events in which they partici-pate.

The cadets of LCCS are a group of young people

that are truly a source of pride for the county, the

Squadron, and Washington Wing.

Everyone is yelling "Go Zack" as I am the first one up the thirty foot pamper pole. I

get to the top and stop. I look at the circular platform that has a diameter of about a foot

and think I'm supposed to stand on this? Everyone is still cheering me on as I finallystand on the top. I look at the rope and think that's a long way to jump. It was only my

second day of Space Camp and I jumped from a thirty foot pole with nothing but six ofmy team mates holding the ropes that held me in the air. I learned to trust my team in

five seconds - the five seconds it took the ropes to catch me.

I went to Space Camp in June and had so much fun learning and making friends.

There are many different lessons and different activities to do. Space Camp is a week of

fun with all kinds of lessons. You learn about the space shuttle, NASA history and Rus-sian space history. They even have their own shuttle simulators.

I was in the pilot track so I got a chance to use the aviation challenge simulators. Dur-ing the week at Space Camp you will do from four to five missions a simulated shuttlelaunch and an hour of solving shuttle problems. Then there is the Extended Duration

Mission (EDM). That is six hours of medical, thinking, and buzzer anomalies.

There are different programs for different ages. There is Space Camp (SC), Space

Academy (SA), and Advanced Academy (AA). Each of these programs is different be-

cause they are separated by age groups.

I learned a lot about teamwork, trust, leadership and overcoming personal fears, and

so much more. You can find out more about each group, dates, times, scholarships, and

cost by visiting their web site www.spacecamp.com for more information.

A Summer Trip to Space Campby C/SSgt Zack Isham

Cadets Receive a Thank-You from the County


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2d Lt Zack Bell C/CMSgt Jonathan Peterson 1st Lt Gregg Peterson

Capt Thomas Hird C/SSgt Frances Hodges 1st Lt Ron Wehnau

C/Amn David Jackson Cadet Cody Joner SM Joseph Sibitzky

Capt Daniel Whalen C/Amn Jessica Corder C/SSgt Kayla Hughes

C/SSgt Jake Madaris Capt John Pope Cadet Jordon Rabe

C/Amn Tiffany Wehnau 1st Lt Rita Whalen Capt Gil White

July - August Birthdays

Cadet AirmanAndrew Juarez & Cody Joner

Airman 1st ClassCheyenne SibitzkySenior AirmanMissy Hail

Staff Sergeant /Wright Brothers AwardArnie Yoder & Jordon BellMaster SergeantFrances Hodges & T.J. WilliamsHigh Chief Master SergeantJonathan Peterson

1st LtJoe Currall

3 of our Senior members have been awarded the rank of CaptainCapt Daniel Whalen, Capt Gil White, and Capt Eric Corder

Promotions - Congratulations for all of your hard work!

Dear Members of Lewis County Composite Squadron,

As many of you know, I am moving to Libby, Montana. I am going to be closer to family back in thestate where I was born. I will miss the Pacific Northwest, but I won't miss the rain. This last winter has

been a rough one for many of us. I will miss you, though.

I didn't get to say goodbye to all of you, and I'm sorry for that. It will be a great loss for me to leavesuch a wonderful unit. The members of this squadron are so dedicated and motivated. They spend more

hours than many Reservists and Guard members I have known. They spend their own money to make

things work. They give so much for so little recognition and no pay. The cadets are professional, courte-ous, and work hard. The seniors work so hard and have great leadership potential. You are all responsible,

giving, caring members of society. I wish you all well. It has been my great pleasure and honor to work

and play with all of you. I don't think I have ever been in such a good unit. Ever. You should all be proud

of yourselves.

I hope to make it back here occasionally for school or vacation. Some of you I will see again. But fornow, goodbye, good luck, and thank you for everything.

2LT Steven Lodman, CAP

Editors Note: We will miss Lt Lodman and wish him well as he heads to Montana. Senior MemberSibitzky has taken over the position of Supply Officer.

A Farewell Message from our Supply Officer


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Important DatesAdd to your Calendar TODAY!

DATE TOPIC

August 7 Business & Planning Drill

August 14 Operations Training

August 21 Senior Training

August 28 Cadet Programs

Civil Air Patrol

Websites of interest for Cadets:

National CAP Website(Check out the National encampments! Youmust sign up for them by the end of Dec.)

http://www.cap.gov/Washington CAP Website

http://www.wawg.cap.gov/The Hock Shop (For Uniforms)

http://www.thehock.com/

OFFICER DRILL SCHEDULE

THURSDAYS IN AUGUST

6:30 pm SCOUT LODGE

At 3rd and Adams

Chehalis, WA

The LCCS squadron website is

filled with pictures, articles,

information, and important

links. Check us out at:

www.lewiscountycap.org

For More Info, go to www.wawg.cap.gov. Click on Members.

Under Members, click on Cadet Programs. If you have any

questions about events (price, how to apply, etc) call your

higher-ups, and they can help you out!

7 - 16 August- Cascade Falcon XIII Summer Encampment at

Camp Murray. All cadets who are attending this year or who

have ever attended a past encampment are eligible to attend a

national encampment. There are many opportunities to attend

encampments in just about every part of the CAP program. You

can learn about the space program, attend leadership or aero-

space encampments, or attend several Search And Rescue (SAR)

encampments. There is even an opportunity to spend several

weeks visiting another country as an ICACE cadet. Take some

time right now to think about the possibilities for next year.

You must at least submit your application by the end of the yeareven though the actual encampment wont be until next sum-

mer. There are scholarship opportunities to help defray costs,

so please take advantage of these once-in-a-lifetime opportunies.

12 - 17 August - Southwest Washington Fair. Sign up for a shift

for the Child search. You will get an entry ticket for the fair, so

after your shift (or before), you can enjoy the rest of the exhib-

its, rides, and most of all, the food!

PLEASE NOTE: Deadline for

articles is on the 15 th of the

month.

Schedules must be in by the20th. Send to the editor at

[email protected]

The Fireball is an unofficialnewsletter, published monthly

in the interest of the members

of Lewis Co. CompositeSquadron, Civil Air Patrol.

Opinions expressed by

the publishers and writers aretheir own, and are not to be

considered official expressions

of CAP or the U.S. Air Force.

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