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Personal Use of Social Media
NATIONAL COMMANDER ON SOCIAL MEDIA RESPONSIBILITIES Team Washington Wing, The following email was sent out to all commanders about personal use of social media. ALL members should review these slides at their earliest convenience.
Shelly Norman, Col, CAP Commander, Washington Wing Commanders, Social media has many attributes, if properly used. It can reinforce our core values and tell Civil Air Patrol's story in a way that brings value and credit to our hard work and good deeds. Unfortunately, if not used with caution and prudence, it can also do harm that can mitigate our good works in many different ways. I encourage you to ask commanders and staff to download and review this helpful presentation deck put together by two members of our National Public Affairs Team, Lt Col Paul Cianciolo and Capt Jessica Jerwa: https://1drv.ms/p/s!Ao-sEyYpsIwtgfEoWKS4_6vTKpjIiQ It is rich in detail. One point that leaped out to me in my review was an interpretive summation from CAPM 39-1, our uniform manual: "When a member shows themselves in uniform in personal social media accounts... it's just as if they are physically addressing an audience while in uniform because of the perception of official sanction." It is important that we use social media, when appropriate, to tell CAP’s story. It is also important, however, that we represent ourselves appropriately in this powerful medium when identified or associated with our organization. Please reach out to Lt Col Andrew Oppmann, who is serving as our interim chief of marketing and strategic communications, at aoppmann@cap.gov if you have questions or need more information. Thanks. ms Major General Mark E. Smith, CAP Chief Executive Officer/National Commander U.S. Air Force Auxiliary http://gocivilairpatrol.com One Civil Air Patrol, excelling in service to our nation and our members! |
Wing News!
 WASHINGTON WING WEEKLY In an effort to improve communications with our members, we've launched a weekly newsletter! Check back weekly to find:
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Washington Wing Training Opportunities for Everyone!
Civil Air Patrol's Washington Wing has a variety of ongoing and annual training opportunities for adult and youth members!
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Washington Wing Spring Conference & Banquet
We are excited to announce that Civil Air Patrol's National Vice Commander Brigadier General Edward D. Phelka will be our guest speaker at Washington Wing's Spring Banquet! Brigadier General Edward D. Phelka
Visit the conference webpage to read more and register now!  |
Brig. Gen. Phelka's primary duty is to assist the CAP National Commander in leading CAP’s more than 60,000 volunteers in fulfillment of the nonprofit organization’s three congressionally chartered missions of Emergency Services, Cadet Programs and Aerospace Education, as well as its steadily increasing role in America’s Homeland Security as the newest member of the Air Force’s Total Force.Wreaths Across America 2018
  If you have questions, please email wreaths@wawg.cap.gov. | WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA 2018
December 15, 2018 at 9 am  Civil Air Patrol Members To Honor Fallen Service Members at Wreaths Across America Remembrance Ceremony
This year's keynote speaker will be Colonel Jay Rodne, United States Marine Corps (USMC) & 5th Congressional District Representative. Veterans groups, Gold Star Mothers, active duty, reserve, Guard and auxiliary military personnel will participate in the and be in attendance. There will be a USMC Rifle Team from Marine Barracks Joint Base Lewis-McChord for a 21-gun salute, three retired United States Army buglers who will play “(Triple) Taps”, members of the Puget Sound Fire Authority, a Civil Air Patrol Cadet Color Guard, and the Maywood Middle School Choir will sing the National Anthem, God Bless America, and America the Beautiful. The wing’s efforts coincide with Wreaths Across America tributes occurring simultaneously across the nation, including Arlington National Cemetery, where the initiative began 23 years ago with the placement of 5,000 wreaths donated by Morrell Worcester, owner of Harrington, Maine’s Worcester Wreath Co. In 2006, Worcester and his family formed Wreaths Across America, a nonprofit initiative that recognizes the courage and sacrifices of U.S. veterans by placing wreaths on the graves of the fallen during the year-end holiday season. As a major partner in Wreaths Across America, CAP has adorned memorials and veterans’ graves with evergreen wreaths to make sure the sacrifices of the nation’s soldiers are not forgotten. Wreaths Across America ceremonies are conducted largely by CAP wings and squadrons with the help of veterans’ organizations; private citizens; the Maine State Society of Washington, D.C., which annually assists with the laying of wreaths at Arlington; and the Patriot Guard Riders. Civil Air Patrol, the longtime all-volunteer U.S. Air Force auxiliary, is the newest member of the Air Force’s Total Force. In this role, CAP operates a fleet of 560 aircraft, performs about 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and is credited by the AFRCC with saving an average of 80 lives annually. CAP’s 60,000 members also perform homeland security, disaster relief and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. In addition, CAP plays a leading role in aerospace/STEM education, and its members serve as mentors to over 25,000 young people participating in CAP’s Cadet Programs. Visit www.GoCivilAirPatrol.com or www.CAP.news for more information.
Locally, Washington volunteers operate a fleet of 23 vehicles and 14 aircraft (Cessna 172s, 182s, and a 206, as well as 2 Blanik gliders) for inland search and rescue missions and cadet orientation flight instruction. The wing is comprised of 766 adult members (ages 18+) and 706 cadets (ages 12-21), organized into 27 squadrons, who contributed a value of $5.4 million in volunteer hours to their local communities and the citizens of Washington in 2017. Visit www.wawgcap.org for more information. |
Volunteer Grants / Gift Matching Programs and Civil Air Patrol
 Employee Volunteer Grants
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2018 Fall Conference
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Brigadier General Frank S. Goodell, USAF (Ret)  We are excited to announce that Brigadier General Frank S. Goodell, USAF (Ret) will be our guest speaker next month at Civil Air Patrol's Washington Wing Fall Banquet! Brigadier General Frank S. Goodell was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1955. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Ohio State University and a Master of Business Administration from Auburn University. After 30 years of military service, he retired in 1989 as a Brigadier General and began a second career as the Director of Continuous Quality Improvement and the Acquisition Reform Leader for Boeing Information, Space & Defense Systems. General Goodell now volunteers as the Scholarship Chairman for the Order of Daedalians, Cascade Flight 22 at McChord Field. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Conference attendees! This conference does count for your Level III Professional Development requirements! Check the Schedule for details. |
WAWG's Newest Spaatz Cadet
Omak, Wash. – Congratulations are in order for Cadet Colonel Cameron Quinn on receiving his General Carl A. Spaatz Award (#2208) and becoming Washington Wing's newest Spaatz cadet. He has joined the elite group of cadets of which only 0.5% of cadets enter. C/Col Quinn started out in the Pangborn Squadron in 2013 and transferred to Northern Desert Squadron in 2015. Throughout his years in Civil Air Patrol, C/Col Quinn has served as the Cadet Commander at ESTA, Desert Eagle Flight Academy, and has been serving as the Cadet Commander at his squadron for almost a year. He has attended two National Cadet Special Activities including Cadet Officer School and Air Force Space Command-Familiarization Course. Currently, he is a student at Seattle University where he plans to double major in computer science and math. In addition, he plans to join Air Force ROTC next year and commission into the U.S. Air Force. Congratulations to Cadet Colonel Quinn!
About General SpaatzCarl “Tooey” Spaatz was the first to serve as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. One of the giants in the history of airpower, in 1929 Spaatz, together with a crew that included Ira C. Eaker, set an important flight endurance record of 150 hours and 40 minutes in the early days of aviation. During World War II, he commanded the Allied air campaign against the Nazis. In the Pacific Theater, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki took place under his command. After retiring from the Air Force, General Spaatz served as the first chairman of the Civil Air Patrol National Board. Civil Air Patrol / From Stripes to Diamonds / Spaatz Award - Click to learn more |
Chief of Staff's Soapbox
Apparently, I'm too short to see over the lectern at Wing, so I've decided to embrace the joke! I've created a page where I hope to expand on messages that I am asked to pass along to the Wing, in addition to sharing some of my own thoughts on concepts and ideas that I think are important.
I also host a 15-minute web-enabled training or Q&A session for any members at 1815 hrs each Wednesday, in advance of the regular 1830 staff call. Submit your request for a topic here! Capt Jessica Jerwa, CAP Washington Wing Chief of Staff |
Wreaths Across America 2018
 Civil Air Patrol Members To Honor Fallen Service Members at Wreaths Across America Remembrance CeremonyWAWG/Public Affairs
McChord Field -- Members of Civil Air Patrol’s Washington Wing invite the public to sponsor remembrance wreaths for placement on the graves of veterans at Tahoma National Cemetery (Kent, Wash.) on December 15, to honor those who served the U.S. as well as current military members. Sponsors can even designate where the wreaths will be laid in the local community. The wing’s efforts coincide with Wreaths Across America tributes occurring simultaneously across the nation, including Arlington National Cemetery, where the initiative began 23 years ago with the placement of 5,000 wreaths donated by Morrell Worcester, owner of Harrington, Maine’s Worcester Wreath Co. In 2006, Worcester and his family formed Wreaths Across America, a nonprofit initiative that recognizes the courage and sacrifices of U.S. veterans by placing wreaths on the graves of the fallen during the year-end holiday season. As a major partner in Wreaths Across America, CAP has adorned memorials and veterans’ graves with evergreen wreaths to make sure the sacrifices of the nation’s soldiers are not forgotten. Civil Air Patrol, the longtime all-volunteer U.S. Air Force auxiliary, is the newest member of the Air Force’s Total Force. In this role, CAP operates a fleet of 560 aircraft, performs about 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and is credited by the AFRCC with saving an average of 80 lives annually. CAP’s 60,000 members also perform homeland security, disaster relief and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. In addition, CAP plays a leading role in aerospace/STEM education, and its members serve as mentors to over 25,000 young people participating in CAP’s Cadet Programs. Visit www.GoCivilAirPatrol.com or www.CAP.news for more information.
Locally, Washington volunteers operate a fleet of 23 vehicles and 14 aircraft (Cessna 172s, 182s, and a 206, as well as 2 Blanik gliders) for inland search and rescue missions and cadet orientation flight instruction. The wing is comprised of 766 adult members (ages 18+) and 706 cadets (ages 12-21), organized into 27 squadrons, who contributed a value of $5.4 million in volunteer hours to their local communities and the citizens of Washington in 2017. Visit www.wawgcap.org for more information. |
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