Squadron 201

October is National Disability Employment Month. We are thankful for the contributions that our disabled members make to Civil Air Patrol while overcoming obsta...cles and balancing busy schedules at work and home. Today, we highlight Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Jamison Satterlee, a dedicated CAP member of Alabama Wing’s Redstone Composite Squadron. Satterlee has been a member for 5 years and his favorite memory of CAP so far is volunteering for the National Blue Beret. His advice for CAP members facing similar challenges is to participate in every activity possible.

COPIED FROM MN WING ANNOUNCEMENTS: From: Jim Zurales Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2020 00:00:39 -0500 Subject: [CAP Announcement] Our Newest Pilot!!... It is my distinct pleasure to announce that C/1st Lt Jacob Helvick of the 130th Composite Squadron earned his Private Pilot wings on 03 October at the Mankato Airport. Under an overcast sky and calm winds, Cadet Helvick performed an extremely outstanding checkride, in the words of his Designated Pilot Examiner Maj Catherine Plasschaert. With his hard work and diligence, this young, talented pilot soloed at 6 hours and was scheduled for his checkride with a mere 40 flight hours, well below the national average of 60-70. Most of his flight training costs were covered thanks to the Cadet Wings program in which he was selected to participate and he completed the course of instruction in less than four months. He has been accepted at UND and intends to pursue a career in aviation. Please join me in congratulating C/1st Lt Helvick on his momentous accomplishment in becoming our Wing's newest Private Pilot! Maj Jim Zurales Thrilled Instructor

Any young person, age 12 and up, can join a squadron and become a CAP cadet! Find a local squadron to contact/visit by entering ZIP at www.gocivilairpatrol.com. Cadet Invest Programs: www.gocivilairpatrol.com/cadetinvest

Uniform Expectations Proposal: Synopsis: new cadets do not receive their Vanguard Curry Voucher until they have obtained the rank of C/Amn. However, in order t...o obtain this rank the cadet is required to possess a CAP uniform and wear it properly. This proposal was passed down to the Pacific Region CAC to explore. The council created a suggested uniform for new cadets (such as kakhi dress pants or jeans, and a black/tan t-shirt) to be worn prior to them receiving CAP issued uniforms. This proposal is currently making its way through the last steps of approval before being sent to National Headquarters Cadet Programs and will be presented to the CSAG in the near future. A special thanks goes to the members of the Pacific Region CAC for their dedication and hard work on this project. #civilairpatrol #NCAC #cadetleadership #cadets See more

TIME has named Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr one of the 100 most influential people in the world. https://time.com//100-most-inf/5888804/charles-q-brown-jr/

Meet USAF Maj. Hila Levy, the first Puerto Rican to be awarded a Rhodes Scholarship. Before joining the United States Air Force, Levy began her career as a CAP... cadet where she served with the Puerto Rico Wing, Civil Air Patrol. She received the 2004 National Cadet of the Year award and has continued to serve her country with honor and compassion. Congrats Maj. Hila Levy on all of your accomplishments! #HispanicHeritageMonth

Another Civil Air Patrol cadet tells her story!

Squadron 201 helping the Salvation Army

5 SEPTEMBER 1923 - AIR BOMBARDMENT OF NAVAL TARGETS #Armyhistory #USArmy On this date in 1923, the U.S. Army and Navy conducted tests off Cape Hatteras, N.C.,... that demonstrated the effectiveness of aerial bombardment against capital naval vessels by sinking the battleships USS NEW JERSEY and USS VIRGINA. Previously, in July 1921, Brigadier General William "Billy" Mitchell, Assistant Chief of the U.S. Army Air Service, demonstrated that vessels, including battleships, were vulnerable to attack from the air. However, many naval strategists were vocal in their criticism of the demonstration which used obsolete U.S. pre-dreadnought battleships that they insisted were not comparable to those then in the world's fleets. Mitchell set out to prove that more modern warships were also vulnerable to aerial bombardment. On the morning of 5 September 1923, Martin NBS-1 bombers of the 2d Bombardment Group "attacked" the decommissioned USS VIRGINIA and USS NEW JERSEY anchored off Cape Hatteras as observers watched from the Army Transport Ship (ATS) ST. MIHIEL. The planes first attacked NEW JERSEY with 600-pound bombs from an altitude of 10,000 feet, and scored four hits and several near-misses that resulted in significant flooding. A second attack dropped 2,000-pound bombs from an altitude of 6,000 feet, seven of which landed close to the ship that caused significant shipboard flooding that increased until it rendered the ship combat ineffective. Two NBS-1s then attacked with two 1,100-pound bombs each and scored one direct hit resulting in a large explosion after which NEW JERSEY capsized and sank. The bombers then attacked VIRGINIA with two 1,100-pound bombs, scoring two hits and causing extensive damage. The blasts destroyed the bridge, knocked over both masts and all three exhaust funnels. After twenty minutes, VIRGINIA capsized and sank ten minutes later. That the battleships had been sunk, Mitchell won the public relations battle with the admirals.

The air is the only place free from prejudices. I knew we had no aviators, neither men nor women, and I knew the Race needed to be represented along this most ...important line, so I thought it my duty to risk my life to learn aviation. Bessie Coleman was born into poverty in Atlanta, Texas in 1892 to a Black mother and a Black and Native American father. At the age of six she began her studies in a segregated, one-room school, a four mile walk from her home. She studied at this school for eight years, thriving as a math student and developing a love for reading. When she was nine, her father left the family. And while Bessie continued her studies, she had to pick cotton and wash clothes to help earn money for the now fatherless family. Throughout her teen years, Bessie was able to save a little money and at eighteen she began college. Her funds however were only good for one term, so she dropped out. But it was here in college that she learned about flying. She read tales of the Wright Brothers and of Harriet Quimby, the first American female pilot. At twenty three Bessie found herself living in Chicago working as a manicurist and thinking of what to do next. Hearing stories of the war and European female pilots from her brother who had just returned from World War I, Bessie decided to become an aviator. She took on a second job to earn money to enter flight school, but soon discovered that flight schools in the United States only admitted white men. With help and encouragement from a prominent African American businessman, Bessie learned French and enrolled in a French flight school, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. In 1921, Bessie became the first person of African American and Native American descent to earn an international pilot’s license. Bessie returned to Chicago, but no one would hire a Black woman pilot. So Bessie once again went to Europe to learn to become a stunt pilot and parachutist. Bessie had a successful, four year career as a barnstormer, or exhibition pilot, becoming known to her fans as Queen Bess or Brave Bessie. She performed aerial stunts such as figure eights, loops, barrel rolls and daredevil dives until a mechanical failure in her airplane caused her untimely death at the age of 34. Bessie’s ultimate plan was to start an aviation school to train Black pilots.

The Sailor holding the mike is a former CAP cadet from California Wing.

When the humidity is just right.

Squadron 201 is helping our community once again. Times are so tough for many during COVID-19. C/A1C Judd, Chief Jakob Ramirez and C/Lt Col. Rebecca Cherry delivered 148 households with food today. Squadron 201 had two adults helping, Lt Col Tammy Sturgill and Maj. Lisa Cherry.