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[Training Encampment Receives High Marks From Units]{.underline}

42 Cadets and 44 Seniors from Eleven Units Participated in SAR Exercise
at McCord Farm

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We registered We picked up cots

A comprehensive program of Search and Rescue training classes and
activities was presented on Keith McCord\'s farm south of Maryville,
Tennessee April 21 to 23, 2006. Almost 100 CAP cadets and seniors came
from all over East Tennessee to attend this outstanding training
exercise. Group one staff had arranged for support from the 119^th^ Air
Guard members at McGhee Tyson AFB who set up general purpose tents and
provided folding cots. Squadron members began arriving Friday afternoon
to register, process into the AF approved exercise and receive
indoctrination about the training schedule, safety rules and camping
logistics, reported Maj. Darrell Sexton, Group 1 Commander.

The SAR exercise was performed on a small part of Mr. Keith McCord\'s
2800 acre farm south of Maryville, permitting realistic search and
rescue training in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. Members of
squadrons TN001, 004, 008, 017, 019, 087, 148, 170, 173 and 187 came to
learn, build teamwork and experience a realistic SAR field situation.
Every effort was made, by staff, to maintain realism in the exercise
including participant and material log-in. Maj. Bannon, Knox Senior;
Maj. Duckett, Wing; Lt. Col. Fitzgerald, Oak Ridge Composite; Capt.
Koenig, Wing; Maj. Lawson, Wing; and Maj. (Dr.) Miller, Wing joined the
Group staff to help make this exercise successful. Lt. Col. Bronce
Fitzgerald served as Incident Commander, Maj. Dent Young served as
assistant Safety Officer, Senior Member John Gordy served as Mission
Chaplain and Maj. Jim Lawson, served as Public Affairs Officer. Also
joining staff was U.T.\'s Lifestar crew and Stan Brock, Director of
Remote Area Medical.

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**[April Group Training Encampment Continued]{.underline}**

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**We planned We prepared to camp We searched for lost aircraft**

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**Col. Rushing, C/Lt. Col. Thiem and Gen. Bowling Which drummer do you
listen to?**

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**[Air Force Recognizes Civil Air Patrol]{.underline} -** February 2-3,
2006

CAP Volunteers,\"One of the proudest moments I have experienced as y our
National Commander occurred this past weekend in Orlando at the Air
Force Association\'s 22^nd^ Air Warfare Symposium. At the formal gala
before an audience of 1,400 AFA members and supporters, including Air
Force Gen. William Looney, commander of Air Education and Training
Command, and seven other four-star generals, it was my great privilege
to accept the Jimmy Doolittle Fellow Award from the Air Force
Association Aerospace Education Foundation.\" Air Force Gen. Ronald
Keys, Commander of Air Combat Command, presented the award to Civil Air
Patrol for the outstanding contribution we have made to search and
rescue. Not only were our accomplishments described in glowing terms,
but our impressive CAP video was projected on the giant screen
highlighting, for all to appreciate, the dedication of our volunteers.
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"Only two other awards were given at the banquet; one to the Air Force
Rescue Coordination Center, the single agency responsible for all inland
SAR activities and the second to a courageous rescue unit on the
frontline in Iraq. For CAP to be included with these exceptional
honorees was a tribute to our pursuit of excellence and service to our
communities and the nation. Whether we are one team searching for a
downed aircraft or hundreds of volunteers tirelessly working for weeks
on the Gulf Coast, the outstanding manner in which you, our volunteers,
conduct our search and rescue missions displays true teamwork and the
pursuit of excellence I believe is unmatched in any volunteer
organization. I am very proud of all you do. And I was honored to accept
the Jimmy Doolittle Award on your behalf. Congratulations!\"

Maj. Gen. Antonio J. Pineda (CAP National Commander)

**[TRAINING
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Hawk Mountain Search & Rescue

Location: Kempton, PA

Date: 8-16 July 2006

Fee: \$125.00 - Minimum Age: 13 on 8 July

The school is conducted in the mountains of PA

under field conditions and is physically demanding.

The school is open to both cadets and seniors.

Information, visit the Hawk web site at

http://pawg.cap.gov/hawk/.

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**Hello Fellow CAP Members - TN004**

My name is John Toucey and I have just become a member of the Kingsport
Tennessee Composite Squadron. I've been tasked with giving you some
background on myself, and what led me to become a member of the Civil
Air Patrol so here goes.

I am a 50-year-old (or young) male and I have always been interested in
anything that has to do with flying. I actually started taking flying
lessons back in 1977 and soloed on November 1977. However, my flying had
to take a back seat to being married and starting a family so I was
about 10 hours short of getting my license. Now fast forward to May
18^th^, 2004. I was involved in a pretty bad motorcycle accident where a
drunk driver hit me from behind. I had massive injuries and actually
"flat lined" twice on the way to the hospital. I was a temporary
resident of Cape Fear Valley Medical Center for over a month. Due to the
injuries I sustained in my legs, I was confined to a wheel chair for
over a year, and within the last six months I've had to learn how to
walk all over again. I was also medically retired from my job as a
mechanical engineer. I'm sure that everyone has heard the term "life
changing event" and this was certainly mine. During my recovery I
promised myself that if I were physically able to, I would do whatever
it took to obtain my pilots license. Happily I am now within 10 hours of
reaching that goal and I intend to keep going until I have my CFII
rating. Now I'm sure you're asking what's this have to do with the Civil
Air Patrol. Well I'll tell you. My flight instructor invited me to a FAA
Safety Seminar at the local college a few months ago, which I attended.
During the seminar two guest speakers were introduced. The first one was
Major Bob Evans, and the other was Captain Arlinda Bailey from the Civil
Air Patrol.

The next day I contacted Major Evans and inquired about becoming a
member and he invited me to attend a seniors meeting and see how I liked
it. Well I did, and I was immediately interested and I thought that not
only would I benefit as a person from becoming a member, I also felt
that I could contribute to the squadron. Now that I am a member, I have
many goals. The two most important ones are: Number one to be able to
help other people in a time of crisis. Whether it be looking for a
downed aircraft, humanitarian relief, or flying a much needed organ to
someone that will die without it. Number two, to be able to teach our
cadets how important it is to focusing on what they are going to do with
their lives now while they are still young and have a choice as to what
they want to achieve. I'll be the first to admit that I lived my younger
days for the moment, and I wish I had done things differently as a young
adult. If I can take my life's experiences and pass them on to a young
cadet so that they won't make the same mistakes I made, then I will feel
that being allowed to live past May 18^th^, 2004 was worth it.
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***SM John M. Toucey***

**5** [Former CAP National Commander Presents Eaker Award]{.underline}

Reported by Capt. Connie Harrison

Virginia Cadet receives award at Group 1 Encampment, 22 April 2006

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**Maj Gen Richard Bowling presents the Eaker Award to C/LTC Laura
Thiem**

TN-WING, Group 1 -- Maj Gen Richard Bowling, former CAP National
Commander, presented the Ira C. Eaker Award to Cadet Lt Col Laura Thiem
at the Group 1 Encampment Weekend near Maryville, TN. C/LTC Thiem is a
member of Knoxville Composite Squadron 1, the same squadron that Maj Gen
Bowling once served in as cadet commander.

The General Ira C. Eaker Award denotes successful completion of all
sixteen achievements and four phases of the Civil Air Patrol Cadet
Program. CAP\'s newest award recognizes cadet completion of the
academic, leadership, moral leadership and physical fitness curriculum
in existence since 1964. This award is the fourth milestone in the cadet
program. Approximately 100 cadets per year complete Phase IV and will
receive the Eaker Award.

Cadet Thiem recently transferred to the Tennessee Wing from the Virginia
Wing, where she was honored as Virginia Wing Cadet of the Year for 2005.
Last fall she began her freshman year at the University of Tennessee,
where she is studying nuclear engineering and planning a future military
career

**[Aviation and Space Camp at Huntsville, Alabama]{.underline}**

Phone 1-800-241-5104 for information or http://www.spacecamp.com/

SPACE CAMP® - 3 days, age 9-11

Aviation Challenge® - 6 or 8 days, age 12 to 14

Parent/Child SPACE CAMP® -- child age 7 to 12

Parent/Child AVIATION CHALLENGE® - child age 7 to 12, weekends

U.S. Space & Rocket Center Day camp® - age 7 to 12

Space Academy -- 6 or 8 days, age 12 to 14

Advanced Academy -- 6 or 13 days, ages 15 to 18

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IG's Job**:** MISSION STATEMENT

The purpose of the Civil Air Patrol Inspector General System is, in
part, to create an independent and objective system that:

1\. Resolves problems affecting the Civil Air Patrol mission promptly
and

objectively. Creates an atmosphere of trust in which issues can be
objectively and

fully resolved without retaliation or the fear of reprisal.           

2\. Ensures the existence of responsive complaint and inspection
programs

characterized by objectivity, integrity, and impartiality.

3\. Ensures the concerns of Civil Air Patrol members and the best
interests of the

Civil Air Patrol are addressed through objective fact-finding.

4\. Educates Civil Air Patrol members and commanders regarding the
privileges of

and protection for those contacting an inspector general.

5\. Ensures inspectors general, inspector general staff members, and
investigating

officers are trained to conduct thorough, unbiased investigations and
inspections

based on fair and objective fact-finding.

In simple language, IG's get to visit units, talk with members and fill
out forms. It is dirty work, but someone has to do it! 

[A Note From Your Group I.G.]{.underline}

My first few months as Group One, Inspector General have been both
challenging and fun. It occurs to me that some of the squadron members
would be interested in "where I come from". After all, some day I may
come with my "friends" from Group to visit your unit and ask some
questions or look at the quality of your penmanship!

My duty position is Inspector General for Group One, Tennessee Wing,
CAP. My specialty track is Administration -- pretty boring for most of
you. I am a retired manager from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (October
1994). My lifelong interests are photography, hiking, working with young
people and aviation. My other volunteer activities include board member
for the Oak Ridge Children's Museum, Board member for the Boy Scout
Council, Board member for the Oak Ridge Institute For Continued
Learning, Angel Flight pilot and official photographer for the Smoky
Mountain Harmony Sweet Adeline chorus. I passed my first pilot check
ride in 1982 flying a Cessna 150 out of Kingston. I passed my instrument
check ride in 2002 flying my own Cessna 172 out of Downtown Island
airport. My part-time task in Group is newsletter editor. drm