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THE SALVATION ARMY
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Awards and Promotions
PAGE 6 Semper VigilansP E A C H T R E E D E K A L B S E N I O R S Q U A D R O N
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
ntegrity, Volunteer Service,
Excellence, and Respect
“You PDK Boys are
Good!”
We have all heard the Statement that “If
you want something done, ask the busiest person you know. “
Well that adage holds
true for people as well
CAP Squadrons. PDK
was able to successfully
pull off two Public Af-
fairs events on the same
day at two different Air
Ports. On October 20th,
Mike Mullet, Joe
McCord and RalphKnight, from LZU, sup-
ported the Epps Aviation Youth Day at
KPDK and Joanne Janchus,John Aden and Ron Argo sup-
ported the Salute to America
Air Show held at KPUJ.
Youth Aviation Adventure,
sponsored by Epps Aviation,
had ten stations teaching Boy
Scouts and Girl scouts as well
as other youth about possible
careers in aviation. The Stations
ranged from Avionics to Engine
repair, from How to pre-flight fixed wing
aircraft to a display showing the kids the
internal working of an engine. The eve
allowed both Boy Scoand Girl scouts to earn
aviation merit badges
The Salute to America
show was Paulding N
West Atlanta Airport’
Air Show. The show h
some very well know
teams, Team AeroShe
U.S. Air Force Acade
Wings of Blue Parach
Team and the U.S. Army’s Sky SoldieDemonstration Team.
November 2012
September 27 and October 16,
2012 PDK Air Crews find ELTs
9/27/2012 Captain Pat Ragin and Lt
Col Charlie Cayce were able to find
a most troublesome ELT that was
eventually located at 20GA,
Stockmar Airport in west Georgia,.
For a full account of the find, see
20GA on page 6.
10/16/2012: Lt. Mike Mullett
(pilot), Lt. Ricky Binkley
(scanner), Capt. Jeffrey Chiu
(Observer) with assistance from
Wider Comm and a ground team
from the Cobb County Compo-
site Squadron, were able to lo-
cate an ELT that was eventually
found at 6A2, Griffin-Spalding
County Airport. For a detail ac-
count of the find see GA2 on page 6
PDK Community Outreach
PROBLEM SOLVING
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Partner Profile What is NIMS?
NIMS is the rst-ever standardized ap
to incident management and respon
veloped by the Department of Home
Security and released in March 2004
tablishes a uniform set of processes a
cedures that emergency responders
levels of government will use to condresponse operaons. Developed by t
retary of Homeland Security at the re
of President Bush, the Naonal Incid
Management System (NIMS) integrat
eecve pracces in emergency resp
into a comprehensive naonal frame
for incident management.
The NIMS enables responders at all le
work together more eecvely and e
ly to manage domesc incidents no m
what the cause, size or complexity, incatastrophic acts of terrorism and dis
Federal agencies also are required to
NIMS framework in domesc inciden
agement and in support of state and
incident response and recovery acv
The benets of the NIMS system are
cant:
• Standardized organizaonal structu
processes and procedures; • Standar
planning, training and exercising; • P
nel qualicaon standards; • Equipm
acquision and cercaon standard
Interoperable communicaons proce
procedures and systems; • Informa
agement systems with a commonly a
architecture; • Supporng technolog
voice and data communicaons syste
informaon systems, data display sys
specialized technologies; and • Publi
management processes and acvie
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is an integral part of theChristian Church, although distinctive in
government and practice. The Army’s doc-
rine follows the mainstream of Christian
belief and its articles of faith emphasize
God’s saving purposes. Its objects are ‘the
dvancement of the Christian religion… of
ducation, the relief of poverty, and other
haritable objects beneficial to society or theommunity of mankind as a whole.’*
The movement, founded in 1865 by WilliamBooth, has spread from London, England, to
many parts of the world.
The rapid deployment of
he first Salvationists was
ided by the adoption of a
quasi-military command
tructure in 1878 when the
itle, ‘The Salvation Army’,
was brought into use. A
imilarly practical organiza-
ion today enables re-ources to be equally flexible. Responding to
recurrent theme in Christianity which sees
he Church engaged in spiritual warfare, the
Army has used to advantage certain soldierlyeatures such as uniforms, flags and ranks to
dentify, inspire and regulate its en-
deavours.
Evangelistic and social enterprises
re maintained, under the authority
of the General, by full-time officers
nd employees, as well as soldiers
who give service in their free time.
The Army also benefits from the
upport of many adherents and
riends, including those who serve
on advisory boards.
Leadership in the Army is provided
by commissioned officers who are recog-nized ministers of religion.
Preaching the Gospel
All Salvationists accept a disciplined andompassionate life of high moral standards
which includes abstinence from alcohol andtobacco. From its earliest days the Army has
accorded women equal opportunities, every
rank and service being open to them and
from childhood the young are encouraged to
love and serve God.
Raised to evangelize, the Army spontaneous-
ly embarked on schemes for the social better-ment of the poor. Such concerns have since
developed, wherever the Army operates, in
practical, skilled and cost-
effective ways.Evolving social services meet endemic needs
and specific crises worldwide. Modern facili-
ties and highly-trained
staff are employed.
The need for modern facil-
ities and longer -term de-
velopment is under contin-
ual review. Increasingly
the Army’s policy and its
indigenous membership
allow it to cooperate with
international relief agen-cies and governments alike. The movement’s
partnership with both private and public phi-
lanthropy will continue to bring comfort to
the needy, while the proclamation of God’sredemptive love offers individuals and com-
munities the opportunity to enjoy a better lifeon earth and a place in Christ’s everlasting
Kingdom.
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Solve ProblemsLike an Air ForcePilot
by Staff Sgt. Shawn Rhodes
927th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs
10/4/2012 - MACDILL AIR FORCE
BASE, Fla. (AFNS) -- The Air Force is
known for their innovation in air, space and
cyberspace. When an Air Force pilot has to
make decisions, he relies on a specific deci-
sion-making process that helps win wars and
save lives. If you want to problem-solve like
an Air Force pilot, follow these steps:
1. Clarify and validate the problem
Flying demands attention, and pilots have to
examine if they can influence the problembefore using resources on it. Complaining
about what's going wrong doesn't help in
combat, or solve your problems. When you're
faced with a problem, clearly define it and
decide whether it is something you can affect.
This is the first step toward overcoming it.
2. Measure the impact of the problemIf a pilot jumps to conclusions it could be
hazardous. Air Force pilots are taught to gath-
er data about the problem so they can clearly
outline any problem's impact. Examine your
situation and assess its immediate and futureimpact to prioritize it.
3. Set an improvement target
Instead of jumping to solve the problem, Air
Force pilots first look at where they want to
be after it's solved. They don't just aim for
hitting the target - they strike the bull's eye.
When dealing with your problem, imagine
what the situation will look like when it's
solved, and work backward from there to
maximize your results.
4. Determine the Root Cause
An ancient saying in Asia is 'Fix the problem,
not the blame.' Pilots apply this when they
determine the origin of a problem to stop it
from occurring again. They don't want to be
working through the remaining steps of the
process only to have the situation compound
itself by happening again. Look to how and
where your problem started so you can be
sure you solve it where it began.
5. Develop Counter-Measures This is where the rubber meets the runway.
Pilots examine all the possibilities for counter
measures so they can head the problem off at
the pass before it affects their mission. They
then create detailed action plans to swiftly
move to remedy the situation. Lay out all of
your options so you can examine the possibili-
ties before deciding which one would be best
to get you where you want to go.
6. See it Through
Air Force pilots make sure that they don't do
anything half -way, especially when it in-
volves the lives of their crew and passengers.
When they've developed counter -measures,
they implement the solution. Once you have a
plan, see it through and don't give up until
your problem dissolves like the wind.
7. Confirm Results and Process
It's not enough for an Air Force pilot to solve
a problem - big or small - and move on. They
confirm their results to make sure the problem
won't repeat. Next, they examine what they've
done to see if there are any needed changes. If
your solutions didn't work, reassess and re-
attack the problem.
8. Standardize Results Finally, pilots spread the word so others can
learn from their solution and avoid reinvent-ing the wheel. Once your problem is in your
past, spread the word about how you over-
came it so that others can learn from your
success.
"Most people just brainstorm their process,
and shoot off the cuff without analyzing it,"
said Maj. James Kirkland, chief of process
plans for the 927th Air Refueling Wing, a
reserve unit based at MacDill Air Force Base.
"This is more analytical, and actually identi-
fies whether something is a problem or is just
being perceived that way."
Kirkland said this process is similar to one
used by Fortune 500 companies and is a prob-
lem-solving tool that brings results.
"If you're in the business of making and sav-
ing money, this system gives you a plan of
attack," Kirkland added. "You can assign con-
crete actions based on this, or delegate to the
people who can bring in results."
SAFETY: General aviation
safety that is...
What is the issue?
The United States has not had a fata
commercial aviation accident since
2009, but the story is very different
world of general aviation (GA). Eac
hundreds of people—450 in 2010—
killed in GA accidents, and thousan
are injured. GA continues to have th
est aviation accident rates within civ
tion: about 6 times higher than smal
muter and air taxi operations and ov
times higher than larger transport ca
operations. Perhaps what is most dis
is that the causes of GA accidents ar
always a repeat of the circumstance
vious accidents.
What can be done . . .
Reducing GA fatality rates requires
provements to the aircraft, flying en
ment, and pilot performance. Mainte
personnel need to remain current in
training and pay particular attentionsystems, such as electrical systems .
design should address icing. GA air
should also have the best occupant p
tion systems available and working
gency locator transmitters to facilita
ly discovery and rescue by emergen
sponders.
But the best aircraft in the world wil
prevent a crash if the pilot is not app
ately trained and prepared for condi
GA pilots should take initial and rec
training on the various weather infosources and learn what to do when t
advertently encounter adverse weath
aircraft become more sophisticated w
glass cockpits, GA pilots need to be
than just familiar with the technolog
need to also understand how it can m
tion. An emergency is not the time t
checking a manual to figure out how
just the flight display. And, as the pe
responsible for passengers, GA pilo
make sure that every passenger has
and a restraint system, including chi
under the age of 2.
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October 20, 2012 at PauldingNorthwest Atlanta Airport
Salute to America Air Show
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On 16 October 2012, there were
multiple airborne reports of an
ELT 20 miles south of Atlanta
PDK and Cobb Co find the ELT.
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On 27 September 2012, Captain Pat Ragin flew a B12 sortie withLt Col Charlie Cayce to renew Charlie’s Mission Observer Quali-
fication the morning of Sept 27. Just after landing and refueling at
the ramp, Capt. Ragin received a text from the IC for an aircrew.
When the text came in, Capt. Ragin and Lt Col Cayce was stand-
ing next to a warm airplane with a newly re-qualified MissionObserver. Since both officers had time, Cap Ragin called the ICand told him GA 130 had a crew ready to roll.
The IC replied “GREAT!” and then provided the mission briefingand coordinates. “How soon can you be in the air?” he asked.
“Ten minutes” replied Capt. Ragin. The IC's surprised voice could be heard on the cell phone: ““You PDK boys are good!”
Within the promised 10 minutes Capt. Ragin and Lt Col Caycewere airborne; within 15 minutes, they were on station.
The team immediately detected an audible sig-nal over 121.5 but was unable to capture any-thing on the Becker. Coming in from the west,
they knew the target was not behind them. Theyconducted a sector search over the Lat/Lon
provided by the IC and noted where the signalappeared strongest: to the west and south.
To Paulding County airport was west and theirLat/Lon was almost in a direct line with therunway. One possibility could be either a crash
on approach/take off. Another possibility: anaircraft at the field with an active beacon.
They flew the approach course to Paulding incoordination with ATC. The ELT signal grew
stronger but it dropped completely approximately two milesout. They overflew the runway with no signal recapture, so theyexecuted a procedure turn to reverse course and departed Pauldingalong the runway heading.
The signal was recaptured about two miles off the runway. Theoriginal Lat/Lon was slightly north and the sector search clearedeverything east, so they concluded the signal was south.
The team proceeded along the runway heading of 130 de-
grees. The signal peaked and then faded. They made a 90-degreeright turn; the signal peaked and faded again.
Shortly after turning 90 degrees to the left, they picked up a solidsignal on the Becker, which lead them to the private airfield nearVilla Rica (20GA, Stockmar). Using the Becker, they bisected the
airfield and determined that the signal was either coming from anaircraft parked in some Quonset type of hanger to the south orfrom the ground behind the hangers to the south. (The buildingstructures likely caused the erratic signal.)
The Air Crew reported their findings to the IC and RTB to LZU.The IC confirmed later that they found the ELT at the field.
On 16 October 2012, multiple airborne reports confirmed anELT 20 miles south of Atlanta. As usual, airborne assets fromPDK were offered to the Incident Commander as soon as he was
named. The IC selected a PDK aircrew consisting of Lt. Mike
Mullett as Pilot, Lt. Ricky Binkley as Scanner, and Capt. JeffreyChiu as Observer.
The team departed PDK that afternoon, heading south of Harts-field.
As the team crossed out of Hartsfield airspace, they detected aweak ELT radio signal on 121.5 over Tara Field and AtlantaMotor Speedway.
The team headed west, following the signal that was neitherstrong or constant. The ground team was still far away, so theaircrew continued to fly west, hoping to pick up a stronger signain that direction.
The signal strengthened over Falcon Field, but remained inconsistent so the Aircrew
continued west. After arriving in NewtonCounty, the aircrew decided that the signalwas being transferred over the powerlines. While increasing altitude, Lt. Mullett prompted the ATC to see if any aircraft stillheard the ELT. ATC reported a passing air-liner reported a strong signal. The Aircrew
decided to head back to Tara Field. In routethey contacted the ground team to get anupdate as to the ground team’s location. Upocontact with the ground team, the Air Crew
was informed that the IC suggested headingto Griffin.
As the team approached Griffin, the signal strengthened andremained constant. The aircrew circled over the airport, listen-ing. The signal was strong. They headed away from the airportgoing off frequency to try to reduce the strength. The signal waso strong that wing nulls did not diminish it.
The Aircrew landed at Griffin and waited for the groundteam. Once the ground team arrived, they used their equipmentto determine the location. A local pilot called the airport manager who showed up and rode around the airport with a groundteam member. They narrowed it down to an aircraft that was
being painted away from the hangar they first suspected con-tained the signal.
Though the aircraft had not been moved or worked on for severadays, it emitted the screeching tone. The owner of the aircraftgave permission for another local pilot and the ground team toopen the panel. The pilot started to remove the screws, but hiscordless screwdriver's batteries were dying so the teams removethe screws by hand. The ELT switch was not easily accessible, but with persistent effort they finally deactivated it. With its lasdying volt, the screwdriver found enough power to replace the panel screws.
20GA 6A2
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Awards &Promotions
1st Lt Ron Argo Certificate of Appreciation
from FEMA’s Ready
CampaignCapt Jeffrey Chiu 2 yr Anniversary (Ribbon)
Maj Jim Crone Senior Community Service
Ribbon
Maj Jim Crone, Gill Robb Wilson Ribbon
w/Silver Star
2d Lt Alton Drew Promotion to 1st Lt.
Lt Col Henry Hall 20 yr Anniversary
Maj Diane Herring 15 yr Anniversary
Capt Joe McCord Promotion to Capt.
Capt Pat Ragin, Operations Specialty track,
Technician.
Important
November and December Dates:
ember 1
Greater Atlanta Chapter of theArmy Aviation Association ofAmerica (AAAA) @ the 57th
Fighter Group
ember 3
EAA Guest Speaker andCommemorative Air ForceOpen House @ LZU
ember 6Election Day
Staff Meeting
ember 7
Seminar with PDK Tower
ember 13
Safety Briefing
Guest Speaker BernardKing, EmergencyPreparedness Expert
ember 17 SAREX @ PDK
ember 20
New Member Training
ember 22
Thanksgiving
ember 27
Aero Education
ember 1
Civil Air Patrol Birthday
ember 4
Guest Speaker BrigadierGeneral CharlesCampbell
TE: Meeting will be atDobbins
ember 8
Cadet O Day @ PDK
ember 9
Squadron Christmas Party@ 57th Fighter Group
ember 11:Meeting and Safety Briefing
ember 15 Wreaths Across America
Seminar with PDK Tower
Topic: Back by popular demand... Are you confident and
familiar with local PDK/ATL course rules & phraseology?
Join us to find out!
Date and Time: Wednesday, November 7, 2012 , starting
at 1:00 pm or at 7:00 p.m.
Speaker(s): Local ATC & Regional Runway Safety Office
Brief Description: Two identical pilot/controller forums
presented by the PDK tower personnel on Wednesday,
Nov 7th. One at 1:00 PM and will conclude at 2:30 PM.
And one at 7:00 p.m.
Discussions will include: operations, moving on the taxi-
ways and runways, direct pilot notification technologies,
current trends in surface incidents, and communications
with Air Traffic Control (ATC).
Select Number: SO0046978
Register at: FAA Safety
HEADQUARTERS
PEACHTREE DEKALB (PDK) SENIOR SQUADRON
CIVIL AIR PATROL
AUXILIARY UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
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CHAMBLEE, GA 30341
BEHIND THE
UNIFORM
DAN ZAMBRANO
What's your name, where are you from and
did you go to school? My name is Daniel S. no, but please feel free to call me "Dan". I wa
Washington, D.C., grew up in Southern Maryl
miles south east of D.C., and went to high sch
Annapolis, Maryland at a prep school for the U
val Academy. I went to college at the Univers
Pennsylvania in Philadelphia (studied Philosop
tics and Economics) and law school at the Geo
Washington University in D.C.
What is your profession? I am an attorney w
people create, grow and protect their business
presently licensed in Maryland and the Distric
lumbia, but I expect to sit for the Attorneys' Ex
February of 2013.
Why did you join CAP and PDK, specifical
I joined CAP because I recently relocated to G
from Maryland and I wanted to find a way to g
volved with the local community, do somethin
was important for the State/Country and explo
love of aviation. I did some research online re
the different CAP squadrons in Georgia and I
PDK senior squadron had the best reputation a
most up to date website (which in my mind w
mus test for how serious they took their role a
bers of CAP). After the first meeting, I was h
Do you have a spouse and/or children?
My wife and I got married on November 11, 2
decided to relocate to Atlanta when she was reinto a PhD program at Emory University's Ro
School of Public Health. We do not yet have
dren, so now seemed like as good a time as an
the move. We now live in the Toco Hills neig
and are enjoying learning about life in Atlanta
one has any tips on fun things to see and do in
or good places to eat, please feel free to send m
email at [email protected].
What are your hobbies? Aviation is my mai
I'm currently working on putting together som
for my blog that discusses Aviation law, begin
a review of the history of the federal regulatio
govern aviation. You can find it at
www.AviatingEsquire.com. I also enjoy fishi
ing, following European soccer leagues (prim
English Premier League) and cheering for the
more Orioles and Ravens. I'm also a tennis pl
there is anyone out there who would like to pl
friendly sets, please feel free to send me an em
What was your last vacation spot? Californ
wife and I went camping in Yosemite Nationa
August and we fell in love with the Sierra Nev
mountains. I'm not sure where our next vacati
be to, but the tentative plan is to make it to the
Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2014 for my 30th birthday
see...