CAP WI Wing HQ
2400 Wright Street
Madison, WI 53704-2572
Telephone: 608-242-3067
Fax: 608-242-3068
Note:
ALL CORRESPONDENCE GOING TO WING HQ MUST BE SENT TO WIWG HQ IN MADISON.
IF APPLICABLE, INCLUDE SPECIFIC OFFICE SYMBOL ON FIRST LINE OF ADDRESS
(EX: "WICP" FOR CADET PROGRAMS).
This information is for Civil Air Patrol members who served in
one of the five branches of service.
For those who have never
participated in Operation Freedom in Milwaukee, it is a fun and
entertaining experience for the whole family. With the wristband you
get free parking, free entrance to the Milwaukee Country Zoo, free shows and special
exhibits, free tram, train and carousel and free food. There are also
special tributes throughout the day to our veterans, who are serving and
have served.
This year it will be on Saturday, July 3.
Please send me the military person's name, mailing address, phone
number, e-mail address and number of wristbands you would like. My email address may be found in the Wisconsin Wing Directory.
You are
limited to 10 wristbands for immediate family only. This does include
grandchildren. Also if you know someone who is the spouse of a deceased
veteran, they are also entitled to the wristbands.
I will be collecting names and sending out the wristbands when they
come out later this month as I am the POC for the area.
On May
16 the 153rd Madison Composite Squadron, under the direction of
Captain Dave Vriezen, took third place over all for Color Guard at the Great
Lakes Region Cadet Competition held at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton,
Ohio.
The
Wisconsin wing color guard team placed second in inspection, team academics,
and the mile run. Tying for first place in the female Fleet Foot Award was Cadet Chief Master Sergeant Natalie Marshall. Tying
for first place for females in academic testing was Cadet Chief Master Sergeant
Elizabeth Wussow.
Competition
was stiff with Michigan and Ohio tying for first place over all for Color
Guard. Though Michigan went home with the trophies, Ohio took the honor of
first place using the overall academic score as a tie breaker.
Ohio also
won first place over all for the Drill Team competition.
A more
detailed account of the Wisconsin Wing drill team's adventure will be posted by
mid-week.
Wisconsin Wing Administrator, Mr. Terry Norby
has been selected to receive Civil Air Patrol's national headquartersWing
Administrator of the Quarteraward. The award
is the first of its kind making it a prestigious honor for Mr. Norby to be named
as its first recipient.
Mr. Norby has played a critical role helping the
wing maintain a low financial risk rating for several consecutive years and is
a key part of the wing finance team. Not only does he execute his job with
precision and expertise, but he is ready and willing to help anyone in the wing
who is in need of assistance.
There is no doubt that due to his work as
wing administrator, he played a role in Wisconsin achieving the top rating in
its compliance inspections for the past two terms.
Colonel Clarence Peters, Wisconsin wing
commander said it best when he stated "Now the rest of the nation knows
what we have known for many years, we have a great Wisconsin wing administrator."
Written by Lt Col Jo Stys, Milwaukee Composite Squadron #5 PAO
Thursday, 13 May 2010
REGISTER NOW AS A COACH/PROJECT OFFICER FOR CYBER PATRIOT III.Cyber Patriot III Competition Registration is open for Civil Air Patrol and AFJROTC coaches today (May 13). Cyber security is perhaps the most critical national security imperative for the U.S. today. No nation relies more on the internet for its own defense, economy and daily life – we are the most vulnerable nation on Earth to disruption or exploitation of those connections. The key to our protection lies in people. We need more Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)-educated U.S. citizens of all disciplines, but arguably require talent in cyber security most of all.
This need was the reason the Air Force Association (AFA) decided to create The National High School Cyber Defense Competition. First step was to prove the concept, and the CyberPatriot I competition held in conjunction with AFA’s February 2009 Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Florida, did that in spades. Civil Air Patrol took top honors.
The next step was to prove the competition could go nationwide, and our Pilot National Deployment during the 2009-10 school year cleared that hurdle. We successfully conducted three online qualification rounds for nearly 200 AFJROTC/CAP units in 44 states, with eight finalist teams competing in the February 2010 Championship in Orlando. Again, Civil Air Patrol placed in top three finalist teams.
This coming school year we are going to Full National Deployment, with up to 500 slots reserved in the “All-Service” Division for JROTC units of all the services and the Civil Air Patrol. In a separate, parallel competition we will have an “Open” Division available to up to 500 non-JROTC high schools nationwide. Both competitions will culminate at an in-person Championship at the Gaylord National Resort to be held on 1-2 April 2011 in conjunction with the new CyberFutures Symposium and Technology Exposition.
A committed team of partners joined us to make the dream a reality. A generous grant from our Presenting Sponsor, Northrop Grumman Corporation, has made Full National Deployment possible. Founding Partners are the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS) of the University of Texas San Antonio (creator of the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition), and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (supplying their patent-pending Cyber NEXS Cyber Defense Trainer as the platform for the competition. Strategic Partners General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems (GD AIS), Raytheon Company and Microsoft Corporation also provide significant essential resources and multiyear commitments to the project.Links
Stevens Point, Wis.David Feig, a 15-year-old cadet in
Stevens Point Composite Squadron, has been awarded the Billy Mitchell Award.
Squadron commander Major
Virginia Suarino presented the award at the May 3 squadron meeting.
The award honors
the late General Billy Mitchell, an aviation pioneer and staunch advocate of an
independent U.S. Air Force.Mitchell showed that
aircraft could be significant in war fighting by sinking several captured and
overage battleships from the air in 1921 and 1923.
According to
the National Cadet Programs Office, only 15% of Civil Air Patrol cadets achieve
the Mitchell Award.
The promotion
of Feig to Cadet Second Lieutenant also accompanies the award. Cadet 2nd Lt.
Feig, the son of Barry and Holly Feig of Marshfield, is
an active member of the squadron’s ground team.
Cadets who
receive the Mitchell award are eligible for various Civil Air Patrol
scholarships and special activities.In addition, they are eligible for advanced placement to the grade of
E-3 (Airman First Class) should they choose to enter the U.S. Air Force, and
for advance credit in Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corp.
The Stevens
Point Composite Squadron has 52 members, half of which are cadets, and has been
a part of the Wisconsin Wing since 1985.
Written by Lt Col Jo Stys, Milwaukee Composite Squadron #5 PAO
Friday, 07 May 2010
WE WANT YOU TO SEE OUR NEW FACILITIES! We just moved into the Oak Creek Armory and we're inviting you to come join us at our Open House!
At Wing Conference we put our "Flyers" out on the breakfast tables (if you slept in you missed it) but we're letting everyone in southeast Wisconsin CAP know that the welcome mat is out, so come on down!
WHEN: Thursday evening May 20th 6:30 pm
WHERE: Oak Creek National Guard Armory, 8520 South Howell Avenue. This is just one long block north of the intersection of Puetz Road and Howell Avenue in "downtown" Oak Creek. The Armory is set back from the road on the east side of Howell Avenue. You can enter from Groveland and then turn onto Knights Place to come into the parking lot. The Armory is north of the Oak Creek Community Center and the Oak Creek City Hall & Library. Mapquest gives the best maps if you want to use that. Google maps doesn't show current details.
From the south or southwest take I-94 and exit at Ryan Road, head east to Howell Avenue and turn north about one mile to Puetz Road. Puetz is the second traffic light north from Ryan and Groveland is one block north of Puetz. Turn right on Groveland and in one block turn right on Knight's Place. Turn right again into the parking lot for Armory.
From the north or northwest take I-94 and exit at Rawson Avenue, head east to Howell Avenue and turn south a little more than 1-1/2 miles. At the traffic light at Forest Hill (with Taco Bell/Long John Silver) on the west corner) get in the left lane and prepare to turn left at the next street which is Groveland. Go east one block to Knights Place and turn right and then right again into the parking lot for Armory.
WHAT: Drill demonstrations by cadets, AE & ES demonstrations, safety brief, and a chance to see our new larger location.
Cadet Captain Ryan Gertgen of ColSac
Composite Squadron recently received the Amelia Earhart Award.Colonel Don Haffner, Wisconsin Wing
Commander, presented the award.He
congratulated Cadet Gertgen for his achievement and for standing out as a cadet
leader in the wing and Civil Air Patrol.Ryan's parents, Jeff and Millie Gertgen of Sauk City,
placed the new grade on their son's shoulders.
The award is the third milestone in Civil
Air Patrol's cadet program. It is
normally presented by a wing commander (or higher) or a state or federal
government elected official.
Any cadet who has received this award and
who later enters the senior member program at the age of 21 is eligible for
immediate promotion to First Lieutenant. In addition to retaining the benefits
of the Mitchell Award, those earning the Earhart Award are eligible to apply
for participation in the International Air Cadet Exchange Program.
Cadet Capt. Gertgen joined Civil Air Patrol
in 2005 and is currently the Cadet Commander of ColSac 196 Composite
Squadron.In his varied cadet career he
has staffed numerous encampments, including out-of-state encampments.
Additionally, the new cadet captain has
attended several National Cadet Special Activities such as National Blue Beret,
National Flight Academy where he soloed in a powered aircraft, and Johnson
Flight Academy where he soloed in a glider.Cadet Gertgen is currently a junior at Sauk Prairie High School.
