Christmas, good time to check your decorations

Want to know how ribbons, medals and certificates are earned? 

CAP Regulations 39-3 describes the medals, ribbons and certificates that may be awarded to Civil Air Patrol (CAP) members, establishes the requirements to qualify for them, explains the administrative procedures involved and prescribes how the medals and ribbons are worn.

CAPR 39-3 / AWARD OF CAP MEDALS, RIBBONS AND CERTIFICATES

To learn more about how to properly wear the decorations, ribbons and badges that are described in CAPReg 39-3. Review CAPM 39-1, Civil Air Patrol Uniform Manual.

Ground Team Basics: Task O-0217

Are you ready for some ground team training? Perhaps you could use a refresher. You don't need to wait to be taught, see what you can learn on your own.

TASK O-0217: ORIENT A MAP TO NORTH USING A COMPASS: Click this link for a video tutorial How to Accurately Read a Compass

For more GROUND TEAM/ URBAN DIRECTION FINDING (UDF) TASKS, Click Here for the Task guide. See what you can teach yourself then demonstrate your ability for a Qualified Ground Team Leader / Skills Evaluator, to get "signed off" on the task.

NCSA: Can I apply even if I am not sure I can go?

YES! If you have completed an encampment, apply! (applications are accepted until Jan 15 so Winter Encampment will count. Start your application now and complete it after encampment.)

The number of green light slots Louisiana is allowed is determined by the number of cadets who apply. All cadets will be ranked using the points matrix (refer to ncsas.com .)  All green lighted cadets will be slotted first. Points will determine if they get their first choice or another choice. Once all Green light cadets are slotted, NHQ will start on the list of "approved" cadets based on points.  If you chose an activity that is not in high demand, there is a good chance it was not filled by the green lights and you may get it. However, if there are no openings for your desired activities, you will be placed as an alternate. Don't give up hope if you are an alternate, there is a fair chance that cadets who were slotted will not be able to attend due to schedule conflicts or some other obstacle that popped up since they initially applied.

If you do get slotted and are not sure you can go, speak to your DCC to see if he/she can help you overcome whatever obstacles stand in your way. If not, then you are not obligated to attend. But at least you tried and your trying may have helped open more opportunities for others as well. 

INFORMATION BELOW COPIED DIRECTLY FROM ncsas.com

Role of Wing Headquarters
NHQ will tabulate cadets’ NCSA Scores, but wings will assign cadet applicants to one of three categories:

a. Green Light: Each wing may “green light” 10% of its applicants, rounded off to the nearest whole number, with a minimum of 1 green light per wing. Green light cadets will be placed ahead of all other cadets in the slotting system. Some examples of how the math works:

Wing	Applicants	10%	Total Green Lights
A	11	1.1	1
B	15	1.5	2
C	4	0.4	1

While there’s no guarantee that a green light cadet will receive their first choice activity – what if all 300 green light cadets want to go to the same activity? – it’s very likely they will be slotted for one of their favorite programs.

b. Approved: To be slotted for an activity, all cadet applicants must be approved by their wing. The vast majority of cadet applicants will be grouped into this category.

c. Red Light: Wings will “red light” cadets whose personal conduct or attitude is deemed unsatisfactory.

d. Wing Selection Boards
Some wings choose to hold NCSA selection boards. That remains their option. If a wing holds a board, the board’s function becomes determining which cadets to green light, which to approve, and which to red light. Unlike years past, wings no longer rank order cadets – the objective point system takes care of that.

WAA: Honoring those who serve

Original Photo of Arlington adorned with wreaths

Over 50 families were honored with a formal escort and wreath laying on the final resting place for veterans at Port Hudson National Cemetery following the official ceremony on Saturday December 15, 2013.

The event, part of Wreaths Across America, takes place simultaneously at Arlington National Cemetery and over 800 other location across the country, around the world and at sea. Wreaths Across America is a Non-profit program that has its roots in 1992 when wreath maker Morrill Worcester of Maine found himself with a surplus of fresh wreaths at the holidays and with the assistance of local Civil Air Patrol, arranged to lay them on grave sites at Arlington. The now famous picture of the beautiful green wreaths on the backdrop of the snow covered markers was so awe inspiring that Worcester was urged to repeat the following years. As the event grew and more National Cemeteries came on board, WalMart and other trucking companies joined to help transport the wreaths nationwide.

Civil Air Patrol, Young Marines and Navy Sea
Cadets stand ready to present wreaths.
PHOTO PROVIDED BY: C/Major Mary Palisi

This year, much through the efforts of Lt Col Phil Collins, CAP (USAF Retired), Louisiana Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, Port Hudson received just shy of 2300 wreaths, "Not quiet what I had hoped," commented Collins in a report to his squadron Monday night, "but still very good and better than last year."  Collins attributed the success to individuals and to corporations who place support of Wreaths Across America in their annual budget. 

"Dow was our largest contributor of wreaths this year." Collins reported. He also explained that Dow had provided van loads of retirees on Friday to assist with laying the majority of the wreaths then another van load of employees attended the ceremony on Saturday and they have assured him that they will continue to help grow the program. 

The mission of Wreath Across America is simple: To remember those who served, To Honor them and their families and the teach our youth the value of their freedoms, and the importance of honoring those who sacrificed so much to protect those freedoms.  Having been involved since it's the beginning, Civil Air Patrol encourages it's members and particularly cadets to take part in these missions. 

For the past couple of years, the Civil Air Patrol cadets have teamed up with the Navy Sea Cadets to provide honorary escorts to families at Port Hudson. This year they were joined by the local Young Marines. "We hope to continue to increase participation by youth. It means a lot to veterans and their families to know that the next generation will continue to remember," commented Lydia Pike, Capt. CAP and Asst. Director for Cadet Programs, Louisiana Wing. 

Nearly 40 cadets plus their Adult leaders gather after the wreath laying ceremony. 

FINAL LOCATION CHANGE FOR PARTY!

Well my friends, Frank's Restaurant fell through but Lt Townsend did not give up. She meet with the manager of Santa Fe Cattle Company Steakhouse last night and the party will go on!  They have adequate facilities and they are willing to accommodate with everyone ordering what they want from the menu, drinks will be free. Pay your own way. 

Sante Fe Cattle Co is located 

37436 Ultima Plaza Blvd, 

Prairieville, LA 70769 

On the corner of Airline Highway and Ultima Plaza Blvd. (Near Winn Dixie)

I sincerely apologize for the last minute changes but who would have thought a business that had been open for 30 years would shut there doors one day with no notice to patrons with reservations. 

Please help us by ensuring that the word is spread about the change of location. I am posting this everywhere I can think of and email everyone but still I am sure I will miss someone. 

Thanks for your understanding.

Semper Vigilans

Semper Ascendo

Semper Gumby

Remember if you have not RSVP yet, please do

To Lt Janelle Townsend / janelleltownsend@gmail.com 

2013 LAWG Encampment Dates Announced

2013

LOUISIANA SUMMER ENCAMPMENT 

DATES CONFIRMED

JULY 13 THRU JULY 21, 2013

(STAFF ARRIVAL JULY 11)

Planning will begin soon.

Update your contact information in eServices and stay tuned for more information. 

Expect changes in Staff Application and selection process

Watch for informational emails including instructions and Deadlines.

Invitation

REQUIRED: Aircraft Ground handling Training

 Required: Aircraft Ground Handling

IF you have not reviewed the Ground handling Video recently, please do so.

This will take less than 15 minutes and is a requirement for anyone who assist with moving aircraft,

something we must do every time we need to use the van.

 

 

Complete the test and print the certificate.

Bring your Certificate to the next meeting to be placed in your file

 

NOTE

There are two additional rules YOU need to know about LAWing Aircraft movement

1. Hanger door must be open all the way BEFORE the plane is moved

2. If the Tow Bar is attached to the plane, there must be a hand on the other end

    (never leave Tow Bar attached and walk away for ANY amount of time)

 

Mission Staff Cadets at CAP-USAF Evaluation

This past weekend, our Wing went through the Biennial CAP-USAF Evaluation of our ability to respond in a variety of Emergency response situations in an efficient, effective and safe manner and to do so in compliance with the Air Force standards. The results of the evaluation can have an impact on the level of support we receive in assets, budget and mission assignments. Needless to say, this is a very important event for all wings when they are evaluated.

 

All members must be well trained, knowledgeable and present their "A" game. The Command staff must be able to use the assets available to him/her in an efficient and effective manner to achieve the outcome. The Evaluators are looking for a "Successful" rating but because we always strive for Excellence, we want to see more of these. The highest rating of "Outstanding" is over and above and rarely seen. Each Section evaluated is given a rating of one of five: Unsatisfactory, Marginal, Successful, Excellent or Outstanding. Then the overall rating for the Wing is derived from the sum of these.

 

The final written report will be received by the wing Commander in a few weeks but the preliminary report given on Sunday was very good. The team of evaluators identified opportunities for improvement - something we always need to be doing, but the overall rating was "Excellent" with 2-3 "Outstanding" areas and NO Unsatisfactory.

 

The team had a lot of positive feed back but one thing that every evaluator credited the wing for was the outstanding use of Cadets throughout the operations and the situational awareness and knowledge of those cadets. They also were very impressed that the cadets were able and allowed to be involved by providing input and the staff recognition that cadets can and do contribute when given the opportunity.

 

The team was impressed that from the time they drove in the parking lot in an non-government vehicle, they were challenged by a cadet who confidently instructed them to park in the next lot over and even when challenged, stood their ground based on the instructions and training given. However, when the Eval Team leader sitting in the back seat showed credentials the cadet knew when to stand-down.

 

On multiple occasions in the morning, the Eval team members tried to enter the building without having received proper Mission Credentials and were stopped by cadets who politely and professionally directed them to the proper location. On one occasion an Evaluator who identified himself as "PRESS" and told to wait for the PAO realized he forgot his cover in the office and slipped past without even thinking. He was followed down the hall and intervened by a cadet and closely behind, that cadets supervisor. It was not part of the test but it was certainly part of the scoring.

 

When Evaluators interviewed the Section leaders, the cadets were not only allowed to be present but they were answering questions. Cadets where present in almost all areas from the command center to the front doors and the parking lot. You could not walk around without seeing a cadet.

 

This was impressive but does not happen without time and effort on the part of the Cadets, their squadron leadership and the Senior Members who work with them both in SAREXs and the EVAL. In some cases the cadet had worked previously with a more experienced Senior Member than the one who was working the SAREval and was able to provide a knowledge link between the two because of what was learned before.

 

Those cadets who participated in previous training and were invited to and participated in the Evaluation have demonstrated both excellence in what they do, a dedication to the mission of CAP and the ability to properly walk a line between giving input without thinking they are all knowing, regardless of the prior experience of the Senior member or themselves. In short they are confident, respectful and a joy to be around. The cadets were:

C/2nd Lt Gaudin (022), Communication Section, Lead MRO

C/MSgt Townsend (022), Communication Section, MRO

C/A1C Borders (010), Flight Line Marshaller

*C/SSgt Christian (022), Commander's Admin Assistant, Sat at far end of the table and received/relayed info to IC, Served as Scribe

C/MSgt Nogueras (088), Primary Scribe and back up for Commanders Assistant.

*C/MSgt Woldt (010), Operation Section, Commanders Status Board. Reported status of all assets every half hour, monitored SPOT

C/A1C Brinson (088) Backup Operation Section, Commanders Status Board.

* C/SSgt Pike (022) Safety Section, Assisted Safety Officer with constant ORM, Checking Flight line, number of other Safety tasks

C/Sr Amn Rome (022) Safety / Security posted at front door of Operations Building checking for credentials, back up Parking Security

C/Sr Amn Clayton (010) Safety / Parking lot Safety and Security

C/MSgt Sturm (088) Safety / Security posted at front door of Command Building checking for credentials, back up Parking Security

C/Sr Amn Whorton (008) Safety / Security posted at front door of Command Building checking for credentials, back up Parking Security

*C/Amn Wellman (088) Admin/Finance Section. Maintain sign in and out of vehicles and Staff and credentialing.

*C/SMSgt Hodge (022) Cadet Coordinator Assistant - With so many cadets wandering around the buildings, cadet safety is key. Assisted with ensuring cadets were buddied, rotated for breaks and lunch, on task and maintaining professionalism. Conducted regular radio calls to check on cadets he had not laid eyes on. Assisted in Operations building with credentialing.

     (*) indicate Mission Staff positions not traditionally staffed by cadets.

 

Oh, lets not forget C/CMSgt Sturm who came in from College and participated on an Air Crew! He too was willing to work were needed and had been trained previously on RoboGeo.

 

The MRO cadets and those marked with Asterisk were selected for these Mission Staff positions based on previous training at SAREXs and Practice Evals and demonstrated knowledge of CAPSTAR, WIMRs, Mission Operations as well as those things that appear on the 101 Card AND demonstrated ability to be professional and show that they understand the words of the Cadet Oath in a practical way. What you do on paper at the Squadron level is not enough, you have to come and show it. Even though only a select number of units are represented, all of these cadets made the effort to get to SAREXs and Eval Practices to be trained and all cadets had equal opportunity to be invited to participate There were others who qualified, were invited but due to other obligations could not make the Eval. We do appreciate their participation in Eval preparation and know you wanted to be there: C/SMGt Camacho (022) and C/Amn Joseph (022)

 

We GREATLY appreciate those cadets who were open minded and willing to do whatever duty they were needed for in order to make the mission a success. We recognize that "office work" or standing at a door is not as adventurous as Ground Team or Radio Operations but every one of these cadets listed above had the attitude that they would do WHATEVER job they were assigned to and do it well. They all deserve Commendation for that attitude alone.

 

At the end of the day, the entire Wing worked together and achieved an "Excellent" rating. The Lead Evaluator awarded Southwest Liason Region Challenge Coins to 9 'Outstanding Performers' 7 of those went to cadets. He also said they would have given more coins but between the evaluators, that was all they could pull together. Additionally, Lt Col Healey (father of seven) stated that he would be pleased if his kids grew up to be like any of these LA Wing cadets. What an honor!

Gaudin Earns Mitchell Award

Gaudin at 2012 Honor Guard Academy 

Ascension Composite Squadron is pleased to announce that Cadet Clare Gaudin has earned the Billy Mitchell Award and the grade of Cadet Second Lieutenant.

Anna 'Clare' Gaudin joined the Civil Air Patrol in August of 2010 at age 12. When Clare first joined, she was very shy. Although a very good cadet, always prepared and looking sharp, she did not say much. She achieved her Curry within 10 days of joining, just in time to make it to her first Leadership Academy for Airman Leadership School. Gaudin moved right into Emergency Services training, as the wing geared up for the graded CAP-USAF SAR Evaluation in December 2010. Still quite shy, she was assigned to Flight Line with Lt. Col. Junk who sings her praises still today for her professionalism and excellent performance of her duties. She was identified as an "Outstanding Performer" in the CAP-USAF graded evaluation report.

Today C/2Lt Gaudin is anything but shy. Her long list of achievements include several honor cadet awards for different wing level activities, classroom instructor, commanding color guards and serving as Flight Sargent at encampment where her flight won Warrior Flight. She has participated in the Wing Cadet Competition twice and is currently training the 2013 team. She is a member of the unit Honor Guard and attended Honor Guard Academy in the summer of 2012. This coming weekend she will serve as Lead Mission Radio Operator during another graded SAR Evaluation, the only cadet returning for a second SAR Eval. Gaudin rarely misses a meeting or an activity. She is one of our most dedicated cadets and she truly lives the words of the cadet oath.

One of Gaudin's 'not so shy' moments
involving shaving cream and Airmen.

Gaudin currently services as the commanding officer for our cadet program, as Flight Commander she is the highest ranking cadet in the unit. With all these honors and hard work, one might think C/2Lt Gaudin is simply a quite, hard worker but Gaudin is far from quiet these days, just ask her flight. And, like most Ascension Cadets, she works hard but when the work is done she knows how to have fun! As is plan to see, we are very proud of Cadet Gaudin and her accomplishments thus far. We look forward to many more to come.

CONGRATULATIONS LIEUTENANT GAUDIN!

Ascension to Present Colors for Hornets Game

We are proud to announce that Ascension Composite Squadron has received a request from the Hornets Basketball Team, to present Colors for the Hornets vs. Knicks game next Tuesday.  

 

Ascension has many cadets who have trained and answered the call when needed to present colors at local events, in fact we even have a few cadets from a neighboring squadron who have assisted when we were short handed. Unfortunately there were only five passes available for this particular detail.

 

After careful consideration of a selection criteria, the following five cadets were chosen based not only on Color Guard experience, but also a demonstrated commitment to the overall missions of Civil Air Patrol and to the cadet oath. It was difficult to narrow it down to only five but it had to be done. Those cadets selected to participate are:

 

C/2Lt Clare Gaudin: Clare participated in the unit Color Guard during the 2011 and 2012 wing competition, She is a member of the unit Honor Guard and is training our competition team for 2013. She attends most every unit meeting as well as every activity. If the Ascension van leaves the airport, Lt Gaudin is sure to be on it. Most recently she attended every practice SAREval and will be one of 12 cadets supporting the mission staff during the graded evaluation this coming weekend. On Veterans day, Gaudin led a Composite Color Guard posting colors at a church in Baker, La. with the help of cadets from Capital City Composite.

 

C/MSgt Joshua Townsend: Currently serving as NCO/IC of the 2013 Color Guard Competition team, Townsend and his team can be found practicing most every weekend. That is, every weekend except when they are participating in the SAREXs. Townsend was a member of the 2012 team and is always ready to answer the call no matter what the duty. He served during hurricane Isaac disaster response as well as this coming weekend during the graded Eval. Cadet Townsend was the Cadet of the Quarter for 3rd Quarter of this year.

 

C/MSgt Luis Camacho: Again, you can pretty much count on this cadet to be in the van if it leaves the airport. From disaster response to posting colors. Camacho rarely misses an activity or a meeting. He attended Honor Guard Academy and served on the 2012 competition team and is once again on the 2013 Color Guard Competition team.

 

C/SSgt Michael Christian: Although Christian took a brief leave of absence while his family traveled the East Coast, this cadet worked right up to the day he left and maintained communication throughout his time on the road. He remained safety current and even took online tests while away. Christian has answered the call on more than one occasion when a spot needed to be filled on a color guard. He to is one of those cadets who does not miss an activity. He is working the SAR Eval and assisted with disaster response during Isaac. He presented colors this past Veterans day.

 

C/SMSgt Clyde Hodge: Hodge is the man to go to if you need something done. He is continually advancing his training. He served as alternate for the 2012 Color guard team and is practicing for a position on the 2013 team. He served during the Isaac disaster response efforts and he to will be one of the 12 cadets assigned to work the SAREval Mission Base. While balancing school, work and CAP has been a challenge, Hodge has managed to do a pretty good job of participating in almost every activity and misses very few meetings.

 

As stated before, there are many others who could very well have fit the criteria. The decision was a difficult one but we hope to have other opportunities in the future. Our unit is on the list for the New Orleans Saints games as well.

LESA South opens Ground Team Training to SWR

Col Art Scarbrough, Louisiana Wing Commander has forwarded an email on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 to all Louisiana Wing Staff and Unit Commanders regarding LESA South Ground team Training opportunity being offered in South Texas. Col Scarbrough noted  "This is open to anyone in the region."

The notification advised: The 2012 LESA South -Texas Wing Ground Team School will hold hold Ground Team School in Brownsville, Texas from 26 – 31 December 2012. Applications are now being accepted from Cadets and Seniors who have a desire to enhance individual, and ground team skills in a week long, in the field, "Red-Cap" setting.

According to the email,  from  LESA South – Texas Wing Ground Team School Commander, Sean Crandall, Lt. Col., CAP, "The activity will be held at the Brownsville Composite Squadron Training Center, located at the Brownsville International Airport, Brownsville, Texas, and using facilities and/or field training locations on or near the airport. The primary purpose of this activity is to provide basic skills for Ground Team Members (GTM) 3 and 2, and advance skills for GTM 1 and Ground Team Leaders (GTL) skills in ground search and rescue to eligible cadets and seniors.

If you are interested in attending this activity, contact Commander Brummett (or your unit commander) to obtain permission and a copy of the Ops Plan for more information. (Ascension Cadets deal directly with Major Brummett on this one.) 

Everyone likes to wear their Blues, but.....

Cadets, if you have not yet learned to Iron your uniform, it is time to do so. If you have been to encampment and/or taken Airman Leadership School, you have no excuse. Blue Service Coat and Uniform pants should be dry cleaned and altered to fit. Blue Uniform Shirts may be laundered at home but MUST be Ironed (use starch.) Be careful not to leave SCORCH marks.  

Here is a good "How To" video, the only issue I have is the location of the crease. CAPM 39-1 (page 46) [Table 2-1 Item 2] states "Sleeve crease is centered on epaulet."

Note to Parents:  if you are not confident your cadet knows how to use an iron in a manner that is safe for him or the shirt, please supervise until they are proficient, but they are expected to do it themselves.

Cadet Color Guard Competition / Drill Team

Louisiana Wing will have a Color Guard Team at Regional Competition again this year but we have also been asked to try to field a Drill Team as well. 

Color Guard Competition is scheduled to be held February 15-17, 2013 and will be a competition between Unit Color Guards as has been the case in the past. Teams consist of 4 primary and one alternate member and all members must be Phase 1 or 2 cadets. Officers may not participate in the Color Guard Competition. 

The drill team will be handled differently. It requires 13 primary members with up to 4 alternates. The members can be of any grade and can be from any unit in the wing. We do not yet know how this will be done logistically; However, before we even think about logistics, we need to know who is interested. Do we have enough interest to even try? Please email me at lydia.c.pike@gmail.com if you are interested and encourage other cadets across the wing to do so as well. The team, if we are successful will travel to Arkansas for the SWR Competition. Date To Be Advised. 

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT COLOR GUARD COMPETITION:

The venue for the Color Guard Competition must change due to damage from Hurricane Issac. We will advise as soon as we have determined the new location. 

 

O-Flights Available this weekend

Contact me immediately if you are interested in an O-Flight this weekend!

lydia.c.pike@gmail.com

Cadets from other squadrons have your Commander Contact me ASAP

Flights are from L38 in Gonzales

Help Support Ascension Cadet Programs

Do you use Yahoo Search? If so, then you can make one little change and start raising money for the squadron every time you search and still be using the same search engine. GoodSearch uses the Yahoo search engine but if you will go through GoodSearch and select  Ascension Civil Air Patrol Cadets as your Charity of Choice, every time you search, you will be raising money for the squadron. There are other ways to help as well (i.e. GoodShop, GoodDinning.) 

AND Googlers! Consider GoodSearching instead!

It's Easy and it's safe: http://www.goodsearch.com/ remember to log in and select Ascension Civil Air Patrol Cadets

Learn more. Check out News about GoodSearch

When doing your Christmas Shopping, consider going through GoodShop! 

2013 Jan-July Wing Calendard activities - (as of today)

With added comments highlighted and Not Cadet related in red Note This is a quick cut and paste, if you want to know more about an activity, ask up your chain of command until you get your question answered. Do not wait for the information to come to you because no one knows your questions. Put things on you calendar ASAP. Cadets can assume we attend all activites but unless we have been told there is enough interest, we will not plan it. Events do get canceled due to lasck of interest so speak up. January, 2013

Jan 1	Tue	New Year's Day (Fed)	.
Jan 5	Sat	Wing Staff Meeting - BTR	.
Jan 18	Fri	LAWG SAREX #3 - AEX	.
Jan 19	Sat	LAWG SAREX #3 - AEX	.
Jan 20	Sun	LAWG SAREX #3 - AEX	.
Jan 21	Mon	ML King Day (Fed)	.

February, 2013

Feb 2	Sat	Groundhog Day	.
		Commanders Call/Wing Staff Meeting/CAC	.
Feb 9	Sat	Flight Clinic #1 - AEX	.
Feb 14	Thu	Valentine's Day	.
Feb 15	Fri	LAWG Color Guard Competition - Fountainbleu State Park, LA	.
Feb 16	Sat	LAWG Color Guard Competition - Fountainbleu State Park, LA	.
		Group 2 SAREX #1 - LCH	.
Feb 17	Sun	LAWG Color Guard Competition - Fountainbleu State Park, LA	.
Feb 18	Mon	Presidents Day (Fed)	.

March, 2013

Mar 2	Sat	Wing Staff Meeting	.
Mar 9	Sat	Stan/Eval Conference - AEX	.
Mar 10	Sun	Start Daylight Saving Time(BIG PARADE FUNDRAISER PARENTS NEEDED)	.
Mar 17	Sun	St. Patrick's Day	.
Mar 23	Sat	Group 3 SAREX #1 - BTR	.
Mar 31	Sun	Easter Sunday	.

April, 2013

Apr 1	Mon	April Fool's Day	.
Apr 6	Sat	Commanders Call/Wing Staff Meeting/CAC	.
Apr 13	Sat	Training Academy - Lafayette	.
Apr 14	Sun	Training Academy - Lafayette	.
Apr 15	Mon	Taxes Due	.
Apr 20	Sat	Group 1 SAREX #2 - BTR	.
Apr 22	Mon	Earth Day	.

May, 2013

May 3	Fri	Louisiana Wing Conference - Baton Rouge	.
May 4	Sat	Louisiana Wing Conference - Baton Rouge	.
May 5	Sun	Louisiana Wing Conference - Baton Rouge	.
May 11	Sat	Funded Form 5/91 Check Rides	.
May 12	Sun	Mothers Day	.
		National Staff College (tentative) Maxwell AFB, AL	.
		Funded Form 5/91 Check Rides	.
May 13	Mon	National Staff College (tentative) Maxwell AFB, AL	.
		Funded Form 5/91 Check Rides	.
May 14	Tue	National Staff College (tentative) Maxwell AFB, AL	.
		Funded Form 5/91 Check Rides	.
May 15	Wed	National Staff College (tentative) Maxwell AFB, AL	.
		Funded Form 5/91 Check Rides	.
May 16	Thu	National Staff College (tentative) Maxwell AFB, AL	.
		Funded Form 5/91 Check Rides	.
May 17	Fri	National Staff College (tentative) Maxwell AFB, AL	.
		Funded Form 5/91 Check Rides	.
May 18	Sat	National Staff College (tentative) Maxwell AFB, AL	.
		Funded Form 5/91 Check Rides	.
		Group 2 SAREX #2	.
May 19	Sun	National Staff College (tentative) Maxwell AFB, AL	.
		Funded Form 5/91 Check Rides	.
May 20	Mon	Funded Form 5/91 Check Rides	.
May 21	Tue	Funded Form 5/91 Check Rides	.
May 22	Wed	Funded Form 5/91 Check Rides	.
May 23	Thu	Funded Form 5/91 Check Rides	.
May 24	Fri	Funded Form 5/91 Check Rides	.
May 25	Sat	Funded Form 5/91 Check Rides	.
May 27	Mon	Memorial Day (Fed)	.

June, 2013

Jun 1	Sat	Commanders Call/Wing Staff Meeting	.
		Group 3 SAREX #2 - L38	.
Jun 8	Sat	Stan/Eval Unit Visits	.
Jun 9	Sun	Stan/Eval Unit Visits	.
Jun 10	Mon	Stan/Eval Unit Visits	.
Jun 11	Tue	Stan/Eval Unit Visits	.
Jun 12	Wed	Stan/Eval Unit Visits	.
Jun 13	Thu	Stan/Eval Unit Visits	.
Jun 14	Fri	Flag Day	.
		Stan/Eval Unit Visits	.
Jun 15	Sat	Stan/Eval Unit Visits	.
Jun 16	Sun	Fathers Day	.

July, 2013

Jul 4	Thu	Independence Day (Fed)	.
Jul 6	Sat	Wing Staff Meeting	.
Jul 20	Sat	Flight Clinic #2 - AEX	.

August, 2013

Aug 3

Sat

Commanders Call/Wing Staff Meeting/CAC