SPR
4-5-14
391st
Composite Squadron
Group
III, Texas Wing
Civil
Air Patrol
Dallas
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DALLAS-It was another night of awards, promotions,
and special guests for the 391st Composite Squadron Group III Texas
Wing Civil Air Patrol last Monday night at the squadron headquarters, Dallas Business
Jet Love Field. Prior to the evening’s
ceremonies, squadron commander Lt. Col Bob Sides announced that he had been
invited to attend the CAP National Staff College based at Maxwell AFB Montgomery,
Alabama. Attendance at the college is a
prerequisite for promotion to the rank of full Colonel and only attained by a
quarter of 1% of all CAP adult senior members.
Upon completion of the course, attendees emerge fully qualified to
become a Wing, Region, or National Commander.
Col Sides commented that he was very proud of his selection and promised
to study hard and make the squadron proud of him. Congratulations, Col Sides!
Another item during the announcements
was regarding the 4 Dallas Composite Squadron senior members who attended the Mountain Flying Clinic in Alpine, Texas
the weekend of April 25th. Lt Col Jim McCloud and 1st Lts
Servet Atbas, Mark Holub and Brian Relin all attended the clinic which gave
them experience in flying through windy, mountainous terrain and emergency
services. Lt Relin said the clinic was “well organized and worked like
clockwork.” Lt Atbas recommended to
everyone to have it a goal to attend Mountain Flying Clinic someday.
In addition to visitors attending the
meeting for potential membership, one guest traveled all the way from
Maine. Col Merrie Knightly is Deputy
Director of CAP Northeast Region Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) and
mother of Dallas Composite Squadron’s Capt Scott Knightly. CISM is a process
that helps first responders manage the stress of working on an incident or
disaster, in order to reduce the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder.CAP
members train for emergency services and are ready to respond to crisis
situations. People like Col Knightly are ready to assist in the well-being of
those who serve during emergencies. Dallas Squadron is looking forward to the
next visit from Col Knightly.
The promotions for the night included
Cadet Giovanni Trujillo promoting to Cadet Airman. The Community Service Ribbon was awarded to 2nd
Lt Blanca Applewhite. The ribbon signifies a minimum of 60 hours participation in
community projects outside of Civil Air Patrol. 1st Lt Lana Holub, Deputy
Commander for Cadets and prior recipient of the Community Service Ribbon, has
tasked the cadets of 391st Composite Squadron with the goal of
performing the 60 hours of community service during 2014 in order to have all
the cadets achieve this level of service outside of CAP. Look for future announcement of Community
Service Ribbon winners!
Lt Col Bob Sides and Cadet Airman Giovanni Trujillo
Lt
Col Bob Sides and 2nd Lt Blanca Applewhite
Col Merrie Knightly
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