BILL WHOLEAN MEMORIAL
Missions for America
Semper vigilans! Semper volans!
Former member Capt William J. Wholean died peaceably at home on Sunday last. Bill graduated from the Kingswood School in West Hartford and earned a BA in Liberal Arts and the Classics at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester. He earned his MA at Trinity College in Hartford.
The Coastwatcher
Newsletter of the Thames River Composite Squadron GON Connecticut Wing Civil Air Patrol
[Link] S. Rocketto, Editor srocketto@[Link] A combat veteran of the Korean War, Bill was an intelligence officer and retired from the Army Reserve with the rank of Warrant Officer III. He Vol. VI, No 04 26 January, 2012 also served as a reserve officer with the Westerly Police Department. SCHEDULE OF COMING EVENTS 31 JAN-TRCS Meeting-Sr.-Table Top SAREX Cadet-film at Poquonnock Bridge F. H. 04-05 FEB-Unit commander's Course Course 07 FEB-TRCS Meeting-TRCS Commander's Call 14 FEB-TRCS Meeting-Independent Work 15 FEB-Wing Staff Meeting 21 FEB-TRCS Safety Down Day-Dickinson/Hanke 28 FEB-TRCS Table Top SAREX-Neilson 03 MAR-CTWG Cadet Competition Day 10-11 MAR-Squadron Leader's Course 17-18 MAR-TLC Course (Seniors)-Camp Niantic 21 APR-CTWG SAREX 21-22 APR-Corporate Leader's Course 04 MAY (FRI)-Ledyard A/S Festival 16 JUN-CTWG SAREX 23-30 JUN-PAWG RCLS Course 11 AUG-CTWG SAREX 19-21 OCT-CTWG Guided Training Evaluation Bill was active in civic organizations and served on the board of the Visiting Nurses Association and the Red Cross. He was the first executive director of the Connecticut Catholic Conference. While at Thames River, Capt Wholean flew as a scanner and served as public affairs officer and character development officer. Hi calm and reassuring demeanor was a role model for cadets and officers alike. Our community has been diminished by his departure. Capt Wholean after a mission flown with Maj Noniewicz and LtCol Kinch. C/Capt Brendan Flynn, Reporter 1Lt Scott Owens, Paparazzi
CAP ID CARD PHOTOS All members must now have a passport style photograph on file at NHQ. If you do not have a photo identification card, please prepare to have a photo taken at the next meeting. Uniform may be of your choice but a uniform is required. CADET MEETING MINUTES 24 January, 2012 by C/Capt Brendan Flynn
BRIEF ON A LONG CAREER Col Doucette Addresses the Cadets
The meeting opened with a uniform inspection. LtCol Richard Doucette, USAFR (retired), presented a half hour talk about his many years in Capt Wojtcuk informed cadets of PT dates for the the service. next four months. All will take place on a Sunday from 1300-1600 hours. The dates are January 29, Col Doucette entered the Air Force in 1960 and February 12, and April 22. No PT is scheduled for received his wings after completing navigation March). school at Harlingen AFB in Texas. His first Capt Wojtcuk discussed the Search and Rescue Exercise to be held on February 4th at the squadron. If you plan on attending, dress for cold weather and bring water, lunch, your 24 hour gear (if you have it), and your 101 card. Cadets must have their 116 completed in order to attend. Email Capt Wojtcuk and Maj Bourque if you plan to attend. assignment was in the Boeing KC-97 tanker.
Capt Wojtcuk talked to cadets about the new DDR Col Doucette's program. first aircraft, Col Doucette shared stories of his service in the the KC-97K Air Force with the cadets. A separate article Stratotanker and a picture summarizes his briefing. of his office. C/Capt Flynn discussed the responsibilities of cadet command and support staff positions with all Subsequent aircraft included the Douglas C-124, cadets. Cadets received copies of standard and the Lockheed C-141 and C-130, his favorite operating procedures for each of the positions. aircraft. Much of his base time was spent at Westover AFB in Massachusetts and Dover AFB In a flight time session, flight sergeants followed up on the responsibilities discussion with their in Delaware and his assignments took him to such diverse locales as Sonderstrom, Greenland and cadets. Peshawar, Pakistan.
SENIOR MEETING MINUTES 24 January, 2012 Maj Noniewicz announced that the CTWG will sponsor a Cadet Competition Day on 03 Mat. Events will include drill team and honor guard events and and aerospace knowledge test. Volunteers are sought to assist. Email Maj Noniewicz if you are willing to take part. A Mission Air Crew School is tentatively scheduled for 17-18 March at Camp Niantic. Officers seeking new ratings and instructors are urged to apply. If you are interested, contact Maj Noniewicz by email. Details will be forthcoming. LtCol Doucette, who is a graduate of the National Emergency Services Academy Aerial Photography School and the only airman so qualified in CTWG, ran an instructional session on aerial photography. He discussed the roles of each photo reconnaissance crew members and the flying and photo techniques used to obtain usable imagery. A discussion ensued as to how to best determine what the customer not only wants but needs and how to develop a mission plan to a acquire satisfactory product.
Old Shaky, a Douglas C-124A Globemaster II at the Dover AFB Air Mobility Museum. Note the clamshell doors in the nose which the Colonel mentioned in his talk.
On to turbojets and the Lockheed C-141B and C141 A Starlifters.
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES ANNOUNCED Navigation station in his favorite plane, the C-130 The following programs have been announced by Maj Kenneth Chapman, CTWG Director of Cadet Hercules Programs. He mentioned the difficulties in maintaining a solid family life during his many deployments but this was somewhat mitigated when he transferred to the reserves. Col Doucette was employed by Pratt and Whitney during much of his 33 year service career. His final assignment was with Air Force Intelligence during the Southwest Asian Campaign. Region Cadet Leadership School This school is required for the Eaker Award and promotion to C/LtCol and certain staff positions. There will be at least one RCLS this year in the Northeast Region. Information for the RCLS (South) in Pennsylvania follows:
result, alternate sources are sought. Region Cadet Leadership School (RCLS-South) Biofuels are one alternative but nothing is free and June 23-30, 2012 the diversion of crop lands to growing ethanol Cost: $200 -- includes most expenses and producing plants can impact the price of food. room/board Hydrogen has been used in rockets and Boeing has tested hydrogen fuel cells in small test vehicles. The application process for basic (first time) cadets for RCLS will open no later than March Airlines and governments have launched a number 1. You can keep posted by checking the PA of experiments in possible alternatives. Aircraft have flown on hydrogen based fuels, Alaska website at: [Link] Staff applications -- window is now open and will Airlines and Lufthansa have flown proving flights be open until 25 January 2012. Out of state cadets using blends of kerosene and alternative fuels can interview by Skype or phone. Graduation from derived from waste cooking oil or biofuel. RCLS or COS is requirement to be on staff. Staff Rolls-Royce is establishing a program to provide can apply online at: advice to governments on cutting fuel costs in [Link] their fighter aircraft fleet. A typical jet fighter option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemi might consume five to ten thousand dollars worth d=57 of fuel per hour so even a small saving becomes significant when one considers the size of the fleet CT Wing Cadet Competition over a fiscal year's operations. The decisions on which path to follow are not easy. Factors which must be considered are cost Color Guard Entries are the 103rd Composite per gallon, the energy density of the fuel and its Squadron, 801st Cadet Squadron, cost per energy unit, fuel volatility, ease of production, rate of production, and availability of Royal Charter Composite Squadron, and sufficient amounts. Stratford Eagles Composite Squadron. The US Navy plans on deploying the Great Green The drill team entry is from the 143rd Composite Fleet, a parody on Teddy Roosevelt's Great Squadron. White Fleet. The Green Fleet will be a aircraft carrier battle group deployed in the Pacific this Training Leaders of Cadets (TLC) Course Senior year. The carrier and submarine components will Members Only be nuclear powered, some cruisers and destroyers will use hybrid power plants or biofuels. The F/ATentative Date/Location -- Weekend of March 17- 18 Green Hornets on board the carriers will test 18 at Camp Niantic. This will be a two day biofuels. activity. Overnight accommodations at Camp Niantic may be available if requested in advance. Spirit is Gone but Opportunity Exists Saturday, March 3rd in New Fairfield, CT On January 24th, 2004, NASA's Opportunity rover landed on Mars and commenced its its exploration Random Notes on Tactics to Reduce Fuel Costs of the Red Planet. Eight years later, the vehicle is As the price of crude oil over $100 per barrel, the still active! local price of 100LL Avgas now runs between $5 Its twin, Spirit, which had landed three weeks and $6 per gallon. The cost of petroleum based earlier, was declared dead after it got trapped in fuels affects all phases of our economy and as a AEROSPACE CURRENT EVENTS
some soft terrain and could not maneuver so as to keep its solar cells in an adequate orientation to the sun. The Martian winter sapped its stored electrical energy and its stopped communicating in March of 2010. NASA/JPL depiction of one of the gold cart sized rovers on the surface of Mars.
The application process for basic (first time) cadets for RCLS will open no later than March 1. You can keep posted by checking the PA website at: [Link] Staff applications -- window is now open and will be open until 25 January 2012. Out of state cadets can interview by Skype or phone. Graduation from RCLS or COS is requirement to be on staff. Staff can apply online at: [Link] option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemi d=57 CT Wing Cadet Competition Saturday, March 3rd in New Fairfield, CT Color Guard Entries are the 103rd Composite Squadron, 801st Cadet Squadron, Royal Charter Composite Squadron, and Stratford Eagles Composite Squadron.
The original mission continues: an investigation of Mars for signs which water may have left in the past. The pair of rovers have discovered evidence of hydrothermal systems and signs of flowing water on the rim of Crater Endeavour.
As the Martian summer starts, Opportunity's controllers are awaiting the time when the sun up The drill team entry is from the 143rd Composite long enough and high enough to provide sufficient Squadron. energy to continue the mission of exploring Crater Endeavour. Training Leaders of Cadets (TLC) Course Senior Members Only SPECIAL ACTIVITIES ANNOUNCED Capt Glen Dains, CTWG Director of Professional The following programs have been announced by Development has announced that a Training Maj Kenneth Chapman, CTWG Director of Cadet Leaders of Cadets (TLC) course will be held Programs. during the Cadet Great Start weekend at Camp Niantic, Niantic, CT on March 17-18, 2012. Region Cadet Leadership School Training Leaders of Cadets is the premiere venue This school is required for the Eaker Award and for Cadet Programs Officers to learn how to promotion to C/LtCol and certain staff positions. become better mentors of cadets and more effective managers of cadet squadrons. There will be at least one RCLS this year in the Northeast Region. Information for the RCLS The two-day course is a component of the Cadet (South) in Pennsylvania follows: Programs Officer Specialty Track in the Senior Member Professional Development Program. Region Cadet Leadership School (RCLS-South) TLC attendance is needed for the Senior Rating June 23-30, 2012 and to obtain the Master Rating, one must serve as a staff officer responsible for planning and Cost: $200 -- includes most expenses and conducting a significant portion of the Training room/board Leaders of Cadets seminar."
Additionally, every unit with cadets should have at least two graduates of the Training Leaders of Cadets course assigned. If a unit does not meet this requirement, the commander must develop a plan for doing so. This is a SUI compliance item. Maj Joseph Palys of the 143rd Composite Squadron in Waterbury is the course director. If you are interested in attending the course, or assisting with running the course, please contact him directly at jpalys@[Link]. This program will be conducted at Camp Niantic, an active National Guard facility. Seniors may stay overnight in the barracks or commute to this class. Anyone participating in the program is required to be listed on the Military Support Authorization (MSA).
28 Jan., 1986-The crew of Challenger, Space Shuttle Mission 51-L lost when, just after launch, exhaust leaking from a faulty joint in a solid rocket booster ignites the fuel in the external fuel tank.
Challenger on its penultimate launch
The MSA needs to be processed through Air Force and National Guard channels, which is a timeconsuming process. Therefore, if you are 29 JAN, 1953-The 22nd Bombardment Wing, interested in participating in this program, please equipped with the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, contact Maj Palys no later than Wednesday, receives its first Boeing B-47 Stratojet. February 8, 2012. AEROSPACE HISTORY 26 JAN, 1953-Chance-Vought of Stratford, Connecticut produces the last F4U Corsair after a 13 year production run. Fleet Air Arm Corsair at Imperial War Museum, Duxford, England
B-29A Raz 'N Hell at Castle Air Museum. The aircraft is a composite of three B-29s recovered from the Naval Weapons Center at China Lake, California
27 JAN, 1967-Gus Grissom, Edward White, and B-47B at Grissom Air Museum Roger Chaffee, the crew of "Apollo One" lost when a fire breaks out inside their capsule during a 30 JAN, 1948-Orville Wright goes West. training exercise.
