Announcements

Amalgam Dart: It's not a new car -- it's a joint air exercise

Oregon Wing of the Civil Air Patrol will join the Navy and the Oregon National Guard and the Northern Command in a joint air exercise off Camp Rilea later this month under the name of "Amalgam Dart" scheduled for June 18-20.

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Emergency Services Training

The National Board recently voted to implement NIMS training for CAP emergency services personnel. The board made the decision to become NIMS compliant so that our volunteers will be better prepared to support all our Federal, state, and local customers.

NIMS Training Letter

The training was required by Dec 31, 2008. If you have not yet completed it you can do these courses online at:

ICS 100

ICS 200

ICS 700

ICS 800

 

CAP Helps Oregon Geological Team
Study Unstable Slopes Of Mount Hood

The majestic slopes of Mount Hood are more than just impressive scenery. They also represent potential hazards posed by weather and plate tectonics. Civil Air Patrol is doing its part in Oregon to help prepare for potential disaster. The Oregon Wing joined forces recently with geologists from the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) to conduct photographic surveys of Mount Hood’s slopes and debris flows in the mountain valleys and to participate in a ground team exercise in which a minor volcanic eruption of the mountain was simulated.

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New Regulation CAPR 60-1

A new 60-1 has been issued by National. It is a MAJOR revision to the previous regulation. All aircrew members and other interested parties should review this new revision carefully. CAPR 60-1

The article "Help From Above" about the Civil Air Patrol in Brainstorm NW.

 

New CAP National WEB Sites

We hope you are pleased with the launch of www.gocivilairpatrol.com, CAP's new "external" Web site designed to highlight the excellent work of our 56,000 members nationwide and to generate interest in CAP from prospective new members. As you may already know, the new "internal" CAP Web site for members is http://members.gocivilairpatrol.com . Both new sites are currently being refined and will remain online alongside www.cap.gov for at least 60 days. After  Feb . 1 5 , 2009, visitors to www.cap.gov  will be redirected to www.gocivilairpatrol.com .

While you're browsing the new site, make sure to check out some of the benefits available to you as a member of CAP. 

 

Free U.S. flag manual available

The Military Salute Project have released the United States Flag Manual , a 45-page comprehensive summary of the flag code, public laws, executive orders, presidential proclamations, DoD directives and military protocol regarding the U.S. flag.
     Topics covered include the history of the U.S. flag, regulations for its use, the order of precedence, illustrated guidelines for display, positioning of flag patches and pins, displaying the flag on vehicles, how to fold the flag, half-staff information and military saluting protocol.
     Other subjects include information about the POW/MIA flag, the Blue Star flag and the flags of the states and territories. The manual is available here.

 

Congratulations

to our new Commander Colonel Brian Bishop. He assumed command at the Change of Command ceremony on October 25, 2008. Joining Colonel Bishop as Vice Commander will be Captain Larry Kendrick. Captain Sonny Adcock will be the new Chief of Staff.

See our Wing Staff page for the rest of the Wing Staff.

Rendering Honors to the Flag

There was a clarification to US law passed in 2007 which allows current members of the armed forces not in uniform and veterans who are present to render the military salute when saluting the flag is appropriate. All other persons present should face the flag and stand at attention with their right hand over the heart. See details below.

See CAP Knowledgebase for more detail.

Oregon member earns gold medal running, biking, then takes off as mission observer

OREGON -- 2 nd Lt. Ron Griswold of the South Coast Composite Squadron had a couple of things to take care of before getting to Civil Air Patrol business the morning of June 28.

First he ran and bicycled 24.5 miles and won a gold medal. Then he was on his way to fly as a mission observer in a search and rescue exercise in Medford . See complete article at CAP.gov

 

2007 Oregon Wing Fact Sheet

See attached

 

On the Edge
The Oregon Wing, National Guard Join Forces To Fight Terrorism

 

An Oregon Air National Guard F-15 Eagle flies off after identifying a CAP Cessna 182 flown by Oregon Wing members1st Lt. Mark Kemner and 1st Lt. Bill Kostich during a homeland security exercise.

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On theEdge

The Oregon Wing, National Guard Join Forces To Fight Terrorism

 

An Oregon Air National Guard F-15 Eagle flies off after identifying a CAP Cessna 182 flown by Oregon Wing members1st Lt. Mark Kemner and 1st Lt. Bill Kostich during a homeland security exercise.

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News Release from: Civil Air Patrol

CIVIL AIR PATROL LOCATES MISSING AIRCRAFT

Posted: March 17th, 2007 9:06 AM

Oregon CAP Aircraft Locate Downed Cessna 182

Oregon Wing CAP was alerted by AFRCC of a downed Cessna 182 in Southern Oregon west of Diamond Lake. Around 11 pm on Friday March 16, 2007, the pilot had reported to Seattle Center being lost and was low on fuel.  H e was unable to maintain altitude and crashed. The pilot, the only one onboard, survived the crash into a snow filled ravine. He had survival equipment and a working satellite telephone. With intermittent satellite coverage, he was able to call his wife and AFRCC and report his conduction but not his location.

His last known point on radar was determined by AFRCC who notified Oregon Emergency Management (OEM). OEM request CAP to launch without delay. ORWG was alerted a little after midnight. Under the direction of CAP IC Capt. Bob Asher, three ORWG aircraft were quickly mobilized from Brookings, Medford and Troutdale. By 2 am, aircraft were enroute to the last known point. At 3:22 ORWG aircraft 3615 with Scott Bakker as PIC and air crew members Tom Moore and James Metcalfe located the downed aircraft. Unable to communicate by radio, the downed pilot and the CAP aircraft communicated via light signals. The downed pilot was also able to set off a road flare to mark his location.

Oregon CAP aircraft remained on station until ground personnel from the Douglas and Jackson County Sheriff's offices and an Oregon Army National Guard rescue helicopter could arrive on scene. Pickup by ANG Helicopter from the 1042 Air Ambulance Group from Salem at about 8 am . Ground units from Douglas and Jackson Counties. Klamath County Sheriff Office also assisted as pilot was from Kfalls.

4 aircraft with about 12 hours of flight, 5 sorties, about 100 man-hours, 17 CAP personnel.

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CAP members testify before the Oregon Joint Emergency Preparedness and Ocean Policy Committee.

 

Col Ted Kyle, Oregon Wing Commander, and Maj David Rudawitz, Director of Emergency Services, testified before the Oregon Joint Emergencyy Preparedness and Ocean Policy Committee on February 6, 200. Here is a copy of their presentationl

Presentation in PowerPoint

 

WEBmaster Maj Ira Rosenberg - iratax@verizon.net

Date page last updated - October 23, 2009

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