Commander’s Call
8 March 2014
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Agenda
March 8, 2014
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Color Guard Post Colors
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Award
Facility Use Briefing
Safety Briefing
NM Wing Commander’s Briefing
Vice Commander Comments
Chief of Staff Comments
Staff Reports
Lunch
Separate Commanders Meeting (this room) and Staff Meeting (Room 122)
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Award
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Recognition
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Classroom 122
CAC Meting
Room
Classroom 121
dining okay in
this room
Bathrooms
Classroom 117
dining okay in
this room
BREAK ROOM
food served
in this room
YOU
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CAC MEETING – ROOM 122
COMMANDERS MEETING – PRESENTATION CENTER
STAFF MEETING – ROOM 122
DINING – 117, 121, 122 - FOOD SERVED IN BREAK ROOM
STAY OUT OF ALL THE OTHER CLASSROOMS
PLEASE KEEP THE FLOOR CLEAN
NO FOOD OR DRINK (water okay) IN THE PRESENTATION CENTER
IF YOU TAKE A CHAIR FROM ANOTHER ROOM - Please put it back
PLEASE SIGN THE THANK YOU “CARD” IN THE BACK OF THIS ROOM
IF IT IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS…..
Safety Briefing Here
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Awards and Decorations
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Overview
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NM Wing Vision
Annual Nondiscrimination Briefing
Quick Reference for Goals and Initiatives
Topics From Winter Command Council
Meeting
• Upcoming Events
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Vision for New Mexico Wing
New Mexico Wing – Best in the
Southwest (Region, that is!)
Tagline for the Wing
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Annual Briefing on CAP
Nondiscrimination Policy
CAPR 36-1 states “It is Civil Air Patrol policy that
no member shall be excluded from participation in,
denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination
in any CAP program or activity on the basis of race,
sex, age, color, religion, national origin, or disability
(formerly handicap). It is Civil Air Patrol policy that no
applicant meeting CAP’s minimum age requirement
will be denied membership in CAP on the basis of race,
sex, age, color, religion, national origin, or disability
(formerly handicap).”
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Annual Briefing on CAP
Nondiscrimination Policy
• Violation of these principles is not only a
breach of policy, it breaks the law.
• Given one of our core values is respect, we
should never have an issue in this area.
• However, we must all be vigilant that we treat
all members with the respect they deserve.
• We will not tolerate any behavior to the
contrary.
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Quick Reference - Goals
1. Ops & ES: Grow the number of our mission qualified
personnel
2. Emergency Services: Achieve third consecutive EXCELLENT
(Highly Successful) OPSEVAL
3. Membership: Achieve 3% year over year growth (both
Senior Member and Cadet)
4. Professional Development: Sustain BLUE, and …
5. Cadet Achievements: Sustain BLUE, and Improve
advancement rates for senior ranks
6. Aerospace Education: Sustain BLUE, and …
7. Logistics: Sustain BLUE, and …
8. Finance: Sustain BLUE (Low Risk)
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Quick Reference - Initiatives
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Continue the work of the four Working Groups
Begin a fifth Working Group
Continue to focus on effective and relevant ES Exercises
Continue to grow number of LOUs (LOAs) under our State
MOU
5. Increase the number and type of missions we can perform in
the state (“ES Relevance” and “paying customers”)
6. Continue to optimize the management of our aircraft fleet
7. Group 800/School Enrichment Program
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Winter Command
Council Meeting
• Legislative Day – visited our delegation
• Col Mary Feik Scholarship Fund
– Amounts will vary -- $500 - $1,000 is likely
• “Hangar Survey” – we need to do one
– Lines painted, stop lines, obstacles, space between
wingtip and hangar wall, markings on hangar doors
– What we do have, thanks to Lt Col Perea:
• SOPs, checklist for moving aircraft
• Use them!
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Winter Command
Council Meeting
• From National IG
– Revamping of the Compliance Inspection process and
checklist is complete
– Next up – revamping the SUI process and checklist
– Check out CI section in Knowledgebase
• From Ops
– Last buy of gas engine Cessna's => 11 Turbo 206’s “out
west”. Might move older C206s “back east”
– Options to be explored: evaluate diesel 182s, refurbish
older 182Rs, perhaps other brand of aircraft
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Winter Command
Council Meeting
• Revision of CAPR 39-1 (Uniform Reg)
– Draft was posted on eServices for comment
– Comments made a big difference!
• e.g., the “weigh in” requirement has been dropped
– Final version has been sent to CAP/CC for approval
– Most emotional change – removing the US Flag
from BDUs and blue field uniforms. Will be
retained on flight suits
• Air Force prohibits wear of flag on ABUs; we must
follow suit
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Winter Command
Council Meeting
• CAP NCO Program – Phase 1 Implementation
– MSgt Grosvenor is the SW Region representative
to the NCO Corps Committee
• Has made significant contributions
– Largest change is developing the means for NCOs
to be able to grow professionally and rise in rank
• Changes to CAPR 35-5 in final stages of review
– CAP NCO chevrons will soon be developed
• Mandatory wear date – Oct 2014
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Winter Command
Council Meeting
• CAP saw a 7% decrease in flying hours in FY 13
• Due to receiving our AF funding late in the year
– Full funding not received till middle of 3rd quarter
• Funding delays also impacted CAP customers,
contributing to fewer hours flow
– e.g., Air Defense intercepts, range support, LL route
surveys
• This year looks better
• Wings are encouraged to seek customers
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Winter Command
Council Meeting
• Stan Eval
– CAP has approx 10,000 pilots, 3,000 of whom are actively
flying
– Trends (Jul – Dec 13): normal approaches and landings
– Aircrew Professionalism Program established – “ 3 Pillar”
approach:
• Pillar I: Establish “Aircrew Professionalism” resource block on CAP Pilots
webpage
• Pillar II: Unit DOV emphasis promoting, supporting and enforcing
regulatory guidance
• Pillar III: CAP commanders, at all levels, emphasis on aircrew
professionalism
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Winter Command
Council Meeting
• Contracts and Agreements – changing who handles these within the wings
• Background – Board of Governors had been concerned about wing and
region commanders having too much “stuff” getting in the way of
commanding
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One of the changes – wing and region commanders aren’t supposed to deal with
contracts and agreements anymore
Here’s the process:
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Contract received by the wing.
Funds approved by finance committee.
Wing legal officer approves the contract and forwards to GC.
GC approves and returns contract to trusted agent.
Trusted agent signs the contract and informs the Wing Commander.
Our “trusted agents” are Lt Col John Green (primary) and Lt Col Sharon Lane
(secondary)
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Upcoming Events
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Mar 15-16: SWR Senior IG Course
Mar 19 – Apr 6: Falcon Virgo
Apr 5: SAREX at Las Cruces
Apr 14-18: AE trip to Tucson
May 10: Next Wing FTF meeting
May 9-11: ESCAPE
May 30 – Jun 6: National IG
College
• Jun 6-16: Glider Encampment
• Jun 8-14: National Safety College
• Jun 19-22: SWR Cadet Leadership
School
• Jun 20-27: Summer Encampment
• Jul 12-18: SWR Staff College
• Jul 19: Wing FTF meeting
• Aug 14-16: National Conference
• Lots more – see the wing
calendar!
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New Mexico Wing – Best in the
Southwest (Region, that is!)
Because of all you do!
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Vice Commander
Lt Col John Gravel
March 8, 2014
Planned Activities (next 90 days)
Issues/Fixes
• 19 Mar Meeting Young Senior Members Group
• 25-27 Apr Escape SAR Board Meeting, attendance
and instruction
• Working with Wing Professional Development to
work on program for new Squadron Commanders
• Working with LBJ middle school to get uniforms and
Comm equipment
• Follow up with New commanders from Rio Rancho,
Falcon, ALM, ROW, LBJ Middle, planned meeting with
Capt. Hibbard this afternoon
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Chief of Staff
Lt Col John Green
March 8, 2014
Planned Activities (next 90 days)
Issues/Fixes
• Fill Wing Staff vacancies
• Close out the remaining May 2013 CI Discrepancies
• State Budget
• Wing Staff pending vacancies for immediate filling:
• Transportation Officer
• Director of Finance
• Chaplain
• May 2013 CI Discrepancies closure
• All must be closed by NHQ by 19 May 2014, 72
days from now
• 8 Discrepancies still open (A/C Mngt, Admin,
Supply, Transportation, Safety)
• Staff is not executing their allotted state budget
timely
• Final deadline is 31 March, 22 days
• Unspent allocations will be redistributed
• Staff reports for In-Person Unit Commanders & Staff
Meetings are mandatory
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Staff Reports
March 8, 2014
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Safety
Inspector General
Emergency Services
Aerospace Education
Cadet Programs – DDR – Cadet Orientation Flights
Operations – Stan/Eval – Aircraft Maintenance – CDO
Communications
Logistics – Supply – Transportation
Administration, Personnel
Professional Development
Public Affairs, Newsletter
Finance
“Red” = no input received
Liaison
Staff is required to provide slide
inputs for Face-to Face Meetings
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Safety
Lt Col Joseph Perea
March 8, 2014
Planned Activities (next 90 days)
• None
Issues/Fixes
MISHAPS
Tire Blow out on Glider Trailer
• Annual Safety Day and
• Annual ORM Training due NLT 31 March 2014
• Hangar Rash Prevention
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Inspector General
Col Dennis Manzanares
March 8, 2014
Planned Activities (next 90 days)
Issues/Fixes
• Senior IG Course, 15-16 Mar 14
• ABQ Airport Sheraton
• SUI – Route 66 Unit, 29 Mar14
• To be rescheduled
• SUI – Socorro Unit, 24 May, 14
• National IG College, 31 May-7 June 14
• KAFB, Albuquerque, NM
• Middle School SUIs & SA process
• Existing units for Self-Assessments
• New units need SUIs
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Emergency Services
Lt Col Jon Hitchcock
March 8, 2014
Planned Activities (next 90 days)
Issues/Fixes
• 5 Apr LRU SAREX
• 25 – 27 Apr ESCAPE at Buffalo Thunder
• 9 – 11 May Support USCG SAREX Elephant Butte
• 24 – 26 Memorial Lake Patrols
• 26 Jul SAREX cancelled for WLE 6 Sep in FMN
• Multi-state participation
• MOC’s
• Camper Shell on pick-up
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Aerospace Education
Lt Col Roland Dewing
March 8, 2014
Planned Activities (next 90 days)
Issues/Fixes
• AE library
• Books and Video donations
• Check out and returns each commanders call
• April 14 – 18 Pima/Boneyard /
• Cost
• March 21 UNM STEM Regional Research
• Judges needed
• 7:30am – 3:30pm rm 150 Johnson gym
• See me if interested
• May 30/31 Aerospace Extravaganza
• Nat’l Museum of Nuclear Science & History
• June
• June 3 – 6 Hobbs
• June 4 TOP
• June 5, 6 Glider Cadet Orientation
• June 7 – 15 Glider Encampment
• Cadet student $800
• Cadet Staff
$50
• Yeager Awards
• AE and Glider Web page
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Cadet Programs – DDR – Cadet Orientation Flights
Lt Col Selph – Lt Col Bracken – 1Lt Lingenfelter
March 8, 2014
Planned Activities (next 90 days)
Issues/Fixes
• 12 - 13 Apr: Ground Team Member III Academy
• 1 May: NMWG activity scholarship applications due
• 10 May: Soaring the South Valley (Bernalillo County)
• 24 May: Cannon AFB Airshow (Clovis, NM)
• 30 - 31 Mar: NMWG Aerospace Extravaganza (Albq)
• 6 - 16 Jun: NMWG Glider Encampment (Hobbs, NM)
• 20 - 27 Jun: NMWG Encampment (Onate Complex)
• Greater participation in wing level activities
• O-rides CY14: 88
• O-rides Feb 2014: 41
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Operations - Stan/Eval - Aircraft Maintenance - CDO
Maj Peters – Maj Zenonian – 1Lt Scherf – Lt Col Wells
March 8, 2014
Planned Activities (next 90 days)
Issues/Fixes
• Operations
• Hoping for pilots to come on line from CVN very
soon
• Aircraft Maintenance
• Waiting for okay to relocate N737NM to Route 66
Sqdn
• CDO
• Sorties starting up in March & April
• Operations
• Southern/Eastern Squadrons (CVN, ROW, ALM, &
LRU) your Wing Operations POC is Capt Dutton
• Aircraft Maintenance
• Please route all AC maintenance through Wing MX
Officer for better functionality
• CDO
• If you what to participate in CDO activities, you
need to get your Applications in and approved
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Logistics – Supply - Transportation
Lt Col Kay – Lt Col Bracken – Lt Col Shepard
March 8, 2014
Planned Activities (next 90 days)
Issues/Fixes
• Supply
• Planning for Summer Active Support
• New Commanders remember to except Supply
sing Change Over Link
• Transportation
• Coordinate vehicles for summer actives
• All squadron assigned vehicles need to be
delivered to Wing by 28 May 2014
• Transportation
• Need replacement person for Earl Shepard, Wing
Transportation Officer, less than the next 60 days
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Communications
Lt Col Paul Cline
March 8, 2014
Planned Activities (next 90 days)
Issues/Fixes
• Finalize agreement to move repeater from Cathey PK
to Benson Ridge and complete the installation
• Finalize the clean up of ORMS prior to inspection in
July
• Conduct HF ALE operations course
• Conduct a no notice Communications Exercise
• Complete the repair of Clovis repeater
• Las Cruces MOC to support the Holloman AFB
airshow
• Delay of repair of radios at NTC, still backlogged from
move
• John English is in direct contact with bidders for state
appropriations
• Awaiting approval from Finance Committee for
Benson Ridge move
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Administration & Personnel
Maj Chris Branan
March 8, 2014
Planned Activities (next 90 days)
Issues/Fixes
• Complete updated CAPR60-1 (including ballooning
capabilities) and begin approval process
• Finalize Form 6 Financial documents and clarification
with SWR
• Complete processing our Supplement to CAPM39-1
once it is released
• Begin the Annual Certification process for all of our
Wing Supplements that are coming up for their
annual review
• Process several promotions, CyberPatriot awards,
and Lifesaving certificates
• Begin receiving NMWG Scholarship applications for
upcoming season of NCSAs
• Have nearly closed lengthy backlog of pending
awards / certificates with NHQ and SWR
• Still awaiting closure of Sqdn of Distinction from
2012 Award Cycle
• Still awaiting one promotion for Sqdn 2
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Professional Development
SMSgt Charles Grosvenor
March 8, 2014
Planned Activities (next 90 days)
Issues/Fixes
• Continue with upgrade to PD Website page (keep it
dynamic, current information):
• Pertinent & Timely Information
• Acknowledge PD Awards by Name
• PD Training Courses for 2014
• NSC, UCC, RSC, SLS.
• In-Residence and Web Based
• Evaluation of Organizational Excellence Program
• Determine if need for program.
• Support individuals wanting to participate
• Level IV Awards (Paul E. Garber)
• Maj. Alta Zenonian, Farmington
• Level V Awards (Gill Robb Wilson)
• Maj. Ken Johnston, Group 800
• Lt. Col. John Doughty, ABQ Squadron II
• Maj. Robert Will, ABQ Squadron II
• Unit Participation in Professional Development
Training
• Course Directors/Instructors (still a concern, one
Director in training, instructors hard to recruit)
• Course Participants (much better response, last
CLC Course had 15 graduates)
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Public Affairs – Wing Newsletter
Maj Finley – Lt Col Tourtel
March 8, 2014
Planned Activities (next 90 days)
Issues/Fixes
• 2nd Quarter Newsletter
• Complete PA/Crisis plan collection
• Support units/activities as needed
• Mission PIO Shortage
• Need FEMA G-290 course (ES training)
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Finance
Lt Col Janet Shepard
March 8, 2014
Planned Activities (next 90 days)
Issues/Fixes
• None
• Need replacement person for Janet Shepard, Wing
Director of Finance, less than the next 60 days
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Liaison
Lt Col Sharon Lane
March 8, 2014
Planned Activities (next 90 days)
Issues/Fixes
• None
• Keep Liaison in the loop if you need to utilize Kirtland
AFB facilities
• Liaison can also assist you
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Thank you
Lunch: Now thru ~1330
Breakout Sessions: ~1330
Commanders Meeting: Presentation Center
Staff Meeting: Room 122 (across hall)
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Squadron/Group Interaction last 90 days
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Planned Activities
Issues/Fixes
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Staff Meeting
Lt Col John Green
October 12, 2013
• Staff Reports ARE NOT OPTIONAL for In-Person, Face-to-Face Commanders and Staff Meetings.
• Please lets get it together and submit staff reports when requested…and by due date assigned
• NM Wing Schedule – Maj Branan
• State Budget Execution
• Finance Committee has finalized and approved staff budgets for specific line items requested
• Compliance Inspection (CI)
• Still waiting on the “final official CI report”
• Next goal 18 October
• Updated responses to discrepancies due at NHQ…I have not received any updated responses yet and
they are DUE NOW so I can assemble them into a single response and submit to NHQ by 18 Oct
• Please remember the solutions to discrepancies documented must address what positive actions the
Wing will take or have taken place to prevent discrepancy from occurring again
• Look at the discrepancies from a “root cause” aspect and determine what can be done to prevent the
root cause
• All discrepancy corrective actions will be approved or disapproved by NHQ, not NMW
• CI Inspection Binders
• Repopulate with any materials given to inspectors
• Return binders to Chief of Staff (CS) as soon as feasible…I have only received a couple of them back so far
• CS will store binders until next CI (3 years)
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