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7/13/2008 - Congratulations to
our Commander! Chris Bagdikian has been promoted to
Captain.
7/7/2008 -
SM Michael
Sullivan is now officially the squadron Safety Officer. Lt.
Pat Bergin becomes the Finance Officer and an assistant safety
officer. He replaces Lt. Pam Romance, who has moved out of
state, in that position. Congratulations to them on their new
positions.
6/25/2008 -
Pacific Region has a major revision to it Web
site, www.pcr.cap.gov, that members may want to take a look at
6/21/2008 -
Congratulations to Kent Greer on his
promotion to 1LT. His specialty track is Flight Operations Officer,
which tracks closely with his duty position as Aircraft Manager.
Congratulations Kent.
4/29/2008 - Another Promotion!
Congratulations to SM Martin Skiby for his promotion to 2Lt.
4/21/2008 - Our cadets led off
the action at the Warbirds in Action air show at Minter Field,
Shafter. Most Junior ROTC programs were represented at the opening
ceremonies, carrying their respective service flags. But Squadron
121’s cadets made up the color guard, marching along the flight
line. Cadets and many seniors also helped all day with flight line
duties, moving aircraft, trash details, recruiting for the squadron
and innumerable other tasks. Members of the public stopped us
and thanked us for all of our efforts and a number of people
specifically mentioned and appreciated the color guard. Seniors
involved were Lt. Col. Alan Ferguson, Lt. Col. Dave Mish,
Capt. Larry Turoski, Lts. Pam Romance, Ricardo
Ybarra, Mike Lynch, Samantha Lack and Chris
Bagdikian and Senior Member Miguel Dominguez.
Cadets included C/CMSgt. Nathan
Schuler, C/SMSgt. Jessica Waldrop, C/TSgt. Cyrus
Romance, C/SSgt. Grayson Stewart, C/SRA. Brad Frizell,
C/A1C. Daniel Frizell, C/AB. Jason Skiby, C/Amn. Justin Moore, C/Amn.
Estephanie Ybarra, C/Amn. Priscilla Ybarra, C/AB. Edgar Romero
and C/AB. Richard DeLeon.
4/13/2008 - Congratulations to
pilot James Foster, who was promoted from Senior Member to
2LT.
Congratulations to Maj. Rudy Arambula who has completed the
entire FAA Pilot Proficiency Program (a.k.a. “Wings” program). For
non-pilots, that’s a biggie. CAP is a strong proponent of the Wings
program and we urge all pilots to attend as many Wings programs as
possible.
Kudos to immediate past Squadron 121 commander Capt. Greg
Williams, who won his Level III ribbon and Grover Loening award
at last week’s meeting. That is truly a great achievement.
4/12/2008 - Many
activities involving Squadron 121 are arriving along with spring.
The Squadron will nee need as many of you as possible to pitch in.
Here is a preliminary calendar:
Saturday, April 19 – Warbirds in Action air show at Minter
Field, Shafter. Our cadets will be there as part of the color guard,
helping with flight line monitoring and staffing a recruiting booth.
Seniors are needed as well. If you want to help, coordinate with Lt.
Mike Lynch. Forms 17 for seniors and 31 for cadets required for
those volunteering to work.
Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and
27 – We will be hosting a Wing-wide weekend conference of
inspectors general. This may involve some of the top officials of
California Wing.
Saturday and Sunday, May 10 and 11
– We will be hosting a Wing-wide gathering of corporate aircraft
for CAWG’s annual fleet-wide aircraft inspection. Top officials from
California Wing, aircrews from around the state and possibly some
Air Force liaison officials will be present. Sunday’s activities may
include extensive emergency mission training. More on this aspect of
the weekend will be forthcoming shortly.
Tuesday, May 13 – Air Force
officers from Vandenberg Air Force Base will be at our meeting for a
partial program review. This will be the first of three anticipated
Air Force or California Wing inspections this year. Members who have
blues should wear them on those dates. Alternate CAP uniform or
polos are acceptable if no other uniform is available. Seniors
should avoid wearing BDUs and flight suits.
Some time in June – Date yet to
be determined -- we will have a top-to-bottom review of our squadron
programs made by Air Force Staff Assistance Visitors. It is vital
that all staff personnel have their Subordinate Unit Inspection
documents completed within the next week or so for processing in
preparation for this inspection. Members who have blues should wear
them on that date. Alternate CAP uniform or polos are acceptable if
no other uniform is available. Seniors should avoid wearing BDUs and
flight suits.
4/6/2008 - IT’S A GREAT LINE, BUT – It was a dark and only
slightly stormy night and long into the wee hours of the morning
last week when ground teams from our squadron (Mizner, Bergin and
Bagdikian), Naval Air Station Lemoore and a CAP flight from Fresno
after hours of effort finally tracked down a carrier-only signal on
243 mHz -- would you believe at the K-mart in Delano. A very
confused manager with a limited knowledge of CAP called the police
and finally let the team into the store after it closed. A Delano PD
officer who met us after we were done said he told the manager,
“Lady, why would anybody claim to be a Civil Air Patrol member if
they weren’t?” Hmmm … don’t know whether it is a compliment or a
slam, but it is a great line.
4/2/2008 - CI-13 STUDY GROUP – Now AFIADL-13, this is a
very complex course required for promotion in Level II and above. It
is one of the most comprehensive courses available from Air
University. We are fortunate that Capts. Greg and Shanna Williams
have developed a study group format that has helped many members
pass this course. They are willing to sponsor another round if there
is an adequate expression of interest.
3/18/2008 - Membership came through this week for
Miguel Dominguez and Mike Sullivan. It’s great to have
them aboard. This will be a busy year for Group 6 and California
Wing (and next year is the graded training exercise by the Air
Force). The more members we have sharing the load and working on
their ES and staff duties the more effective we will be. Thanks for
joining, Miguel and Mike.
3/16/2008 - Squadron 121 was well represented in the
statewide guided training exercise observed by the Air Force this
weekend. On Saturday, Lt. Bill Ambrosecchia worked with Lt.
Ed Vonderbeck of Squadron 471 (Naval Air Station Lemoore) to provide
statewide radio relay services from our base. On Saturday, our
aircraft was tasked in Eastern Kern County with Capt. Rob Custer
and Lt. Sue Lewis aboard. On Sunday, they flew with
Lt. Pat Bergin over toward Paso Robles on a second
tasking. Also headed over to the coast on Sunday was a pair of
ground teams working together – Lt. Cols. Gail Mizner and
Alan Ferguson were joined by Lts. Chris Bagdikian
and Michael Lynch tasked with locating an ELT. The daylong
effort paid off as the ELT was located west of Highway 101 and north
of Paso Robles at mid-afternoon. Thanks to one and all who
sacrificed all or part of the weekend.
3/9/2008 - Many thanks to Capt. Rob Custer and
pilots Lt. Pat Bergin, Lt. Ken Greer and Capt.
Scott Garrison for bringing together Cadet Orientation Rides
last weekend. Taking to the air were C/Amn Priscilla and
Estaphanie Ybarra (first flights for both), C/SMS Jessica
Waldrop (fourth flight), C/SSGT Cyrus Romance (third
flight) and C/Amn Connor Blue (first flight). These O-rides
not only are great for the cadets, but they show the Air Force and
California Wing our commitment to our congressional mandate to
foster aerospace education. It also demonstrates effective use of
our corporate aircraft and gives pilots always valuable flight time.
The pilots and cadets get a lot of recognition from these flights,
of course, but a well-deserved salute also goes to the seniors who
work tirelessly in the cadet program, specifically in this case
Cadet Programs Officer Lt. Pam Romance. Great job, one and
all.
2/27/2008 - Three of
our cadets earned their Basic Communication User Training at the CPC
held last week at Camp San Luis Obispo. Recommended to receive Radio
Operator Authorization cards are Senior Airman Stewart Grayson,
Staff Sergeant Cyrus Romance and Airman Basic Jason Skibby.
Once issued, the ROAs will enable these cadets to work comm, an
especially valuable resource to support missions. Great work by all
three!
Archived News
Sq 121 in Print/Online
5/10/2007 -
Calif. squadron promotes 8 9/29/2005 -
A Grid 1/3 the Size of Rhode
Island 9/22/2005 - R22,
Where Are You? 2/11/2005 -
Perseverance on Pause 11/11/2004 -
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