News for Alumni & Friends |
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Volunteers serving America’s communities, saving lives, and shaping futures.
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Inside This Issue... "Nick News" features cadets, Space Station in-flight crew joins cadets for Q&A, CAP's Year in Review, "Honey, I shrunk the fighter jet," planned giving resources, youth leadership conference highlights, Operation Pulse Lift update, alumni spotlight, CAP goes crypto, final salute, and more... |
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National Television
"Nick News" Features CAP This Week
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CAP’s cadet program was featured on the Nickelodeon on Wednesday, Jan. 19.
Nickelodeon’s “Nick News” host Gabrielle “Gabby” Green took viewers into the day of a cadet. She visited the California Wing for an orientation ride, learned about CAP's aerospace education program, and talked about the organization's emergency services missions.
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Space Station Crew Answers Cadet's Questions |
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A Year in Review - Civil Air Patrol's Top Ten |
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Honey, I Shrunk the Fighter Jet:
Meet CAP's adorable Mini F-16
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Ron Koplin, the commander of the Wisconsin Wing's Timmerman Composite Squadron, drives a mini F-16 in a parade in St. Francis, Wisconsin. (Photo courtesy Ron Koplin / CAP Timmerman). |
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Ron Koplin was pushing the F-16 fighter jet into a steep climb when disaster struck: the lights in the cockpit started flickering and he began losing power. “I hit the brakes but it was not enough to hold me, so I thought ‘Eject! Eject!’” Koplin said.
But ejection was not an option, because Koplin was not actually flying an F-16 fighter jet miles above the earth. Instead, he was...
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Here's a Resource for Your Estate Planning |
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CAP wants to provide you with a resource that others like you have found helpful in taking control of their planning. Our personal estate planning kit is a tool that can be used to facilitate your future estate plans, document your intentions for your family and your loved ones, and support the causes most dear to you. |
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Participants in CAP's Youth Development Conference Focus on 'Interactions in Action' |
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Cadet Programs hosted the third annual Youth Development Conference online Jan. 14-16, drawing 90 participants — including wing- and region-level cadet program directors, CAP-USAF liaison region staff, national cadet team members and positive youth development experts — to explore “Interactions in Action.”
Retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Raymond Johns, former Air Mobility Command commander and now an orientation ride pilot for the Hawaii Wing as a Civil Air Patrol senior member, kicked off the conference..
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During Crisis
National Commander Leads by Example
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The state of the nation’s blood supply is critically low, prompting the American Red Cross to declare, for the first time, a National Blood Crisis.
Much of the nation is nearly at or below a one-day supply, forcing some surgeries to be postponed.
National Commander/CEO Maj. Gen. Edward D. Phelka (pictured here) responded to the news by making an appointment to donate blood Sunday and asked others to follow suit.
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“Join me in participating in Operation Pulse Lift and help save lives,” Maj Gen Edward Phelka, CEO/National Commander
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When it comes to blood drives...
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I participate as often as possible. I will be signing up for this drive, too.
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I donate blood occasionally, and will look at this opportunity.
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I donated blood years ago. Maybe I will particpate in this drive.
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I do not participate in blood drives, but thanks for asking!
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CAP's search and rescue missions continue. This map represents the number of saves since Oct. 1. |
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Alumni & Friends Spotlight
David Vermillion
Cadet Alumnus, California Wing
Current Job: U.S. Space Force
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My cadet photo shows me with a plane I was using for flight lessons under a CAP flight scholarship.
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Graduating from Officer Undergraduate Space Training |
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Why did you join Civil Air Patrol?
I joined CAP because I wanted to gain exposure to the Air Force culture, improve my leadership skills, and serve my community.
What is your current career?
I'm currently a Space Operations officer in the Space Force.
What specific lesson/experience from CAP has influenced your career or your life?
As the cadet deputy commander for a drill and ceremonies academy, I learned how much planning goes into selecting a quality team, developing a quality plan, and leading that team to success. I applied lessons learned from that experience to my experiences in college Air Force ROTC and several training scenarios in the Space Force.
What else should we know about you?
I recently changed my LinkedIn title to say that I'm the "Space Data Guy."
Over the last few years, I discovered a passion for visualizing data and providing decision-makers with force-multiplying automated processes. I'm excited to continue developing artificial intelligence and insight dashboards to significantly impact Space!
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Wow! A New Way to Support CAP...
Crypto Currency
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We now accept Bitcoin and cryptocurrency donations!
- Click below
- Donate crypto and get a tax receipt.
Donations of appreciated cryptocurrency don’t trigger capital gains taxes, and may be tax-deductible for the full value.
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Curiosity Question - Do you own crypto currency?
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Yes, it's part of my overall investment strategy
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Yes, I bought a little. Just to see what it is all about...
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Yes, but I lost my password (only kidding!)
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No, I still prefer the currency that is green and you can hold in your hand
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Remembering Those Who Have Passed |
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CAP offers friends and family the ability to make gifts in memory or honor of someone special. Tribute/memorial gifts made through the link below are listed in each issue of Civil Air Patrol Volunteer.
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Civil Air Patrol - Development
Kristina E. Jones, M.A., CFRE, Chief of Philanthropy
Col. John M. Knowles, Deputy Chief of Alumni Relations
Donna Bass Maraman, Development Manager
Rebecca Armstrong, Donor Database Specialist
(334) 953-9003 Direct
(833) IAM-4CAP Toll Free
Interested in talking about the legacy you want to leave?
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