RED OAK, IA 

Congratulations Cadets, we are all very proud of you!

Cadet Taylor also earned a promotion during the last month but unfortunately was unable to attend on the 20th. His rank and promotion will be recognized at the March 20th meeting at 7pm.

We also have some applications waiting to be processed, but once they are please help me in welcoming the following new members: Cadet Flora, Cadet Riggs, SM David Flora and SM Howard Viner.

Welcome everyone! I know you all are eager to get going so if you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask. We’re all here to help each other out.

Maj Murphy (new recruits - Ali R., Sierra R., Payton K. & Baker C.)
Lt Erickson (new recruits - Terry K.)

Keep the momentum going guys and gals and don't forget the stakes!  A challenge coin is up for grabs to the cadet who turns in the most new member applications to me (2Lt Brace) by 1 March 2010.  Also up for grabs are recruiting ribbons.  Seniors need 7 new members and cadets need 2 to qualify.  Clasps are awarded for increments above the baseline standard so let's all add some bling to those ribbons!  And last but certainly not least, the pizza party!  Only 5 more applications are needed before Lt Erickson and I will throw the detachment a pizza party celebrating our hard work.

Among the evening's events included some social time, a snowball fight amongst the cadets and the awards presentations conducted by Lt Col Chilcote and Cadets Jacob and James Eimers. 

The following are the 2009 Winners:

Best Uniform Cadet Ratekin	Most Improved Cadet Joshua Meyers	Physical Fitness Cadet Kent Keil	Cadet NCO of the Year Cadet Jacob Eimers	Cadet Airman of the Year Cadet Kent Keil
Cadet NCO of the Year Cadet Kaleb White	Cadet of the Year Cadet James Eimers	Sponsor of the Year Margaret Eimers	Senior Member of the Year 2Lt Jessa Brace	Senior Member of the Year Maj Susan Chilcote

RED OAK, IA 

Lt. Col. Chilcote, Commander of the 072nd Des Moines Metro Cadet Squadron, was also on hand for the evening's activities to present awards and promotions as earned by members in recent months. 
Cadet Logan Taylor was recognized as having reached Achievement Three, the Mary Feik Award, earning him a promotion to the rank of Cadet Senior Airman (C/SrA).  Mary Feik is is credited with becoming the first woman engineer in research and development in the Air Technical Service Command’s Engineering Division.
Cadet Kaleb White was recognized as having achieved the Wright Brothers Award, a milestone achievement that places him in Phase II, the Leadership Phase.  This award earned him a promotion to the rank of Cadet Staff Sergeant (C/SSgt).  Orville and Wilbur Wright were the first people credited with controlled, sustained, powered, heavier-than-air flight.  Cadet White was also recognized as serving on the Cadet Advisory Council which allows him to wear the Cadet Advisory Council ribbon and shoulder cord.
Senior member Jessa Brace was recognized as having completed all Level One requirements earning her a promotion to the rank of 2Lt and the membership ribbon.  Brace was also recognized as having earned the Technician Rating and Leadership ribbon for her Administration specialty track and the community service ribbon & one clasp for completing 150+ hours of community service.

CLINTON, IA 

From the flight line to ground teams and air crews to mission staff, members performed tasks to help locate missing persons, ELTs and support both command staff and mission crew in a variety of ways.  Two of the Red Oak members were staffed on the flight line for the day, working under flight line supervisor Cindi Wachholz of Algona, Iowa.  "C/SrA Logan Taylor did an outstanding job marshalling the aircraft, being attentive to instruction, maintaining proper courtesies and most importantly keeping safety -front and center on the flight line," commented Lt. Wachholz of Cadet Senior Airman Taylor.  2Lt Jason Erickson also worked on the flight line during the SAREX, progressing closer and closer to attaining status as flight line supervisor.

Cadet Staff Sergeant (C/SSgt) Kaleb White also participated in the days' events on the ground team that searched Eastern Iowa for the mobile ELT, driven by senior members 2Lt Jessa Brace and Lt Michael Irving.

At next week's cadet meeting I will have special invites for the families and some extra post-card sized invites, but I strongly encourage everyone to spread the word about the 29th.  There will be a meet & greet and a question & answer session to help us make CAP bigger, better and stronger in Southwest Iowa!

ANKENY, IA 

C/A1C Logan Taylor, 2Lt Jason Erickson and 2Lt Jessa Brace, all from the local Red Oak Detachment of the 072nd Squadron, participated in the event.

It gives me great pleasure to announce the appointment of 2d Lt Jessa Brace as the new editor of NCR News.

Jessa is a member of the Red Oak Detachment of the Des Moines Metro Cadet Squadron in Iowa Wing. She has been very active as a Public Affairs Officer for the unit.

During her short membership Jessa has created a squadron website www.redoakcap.us and publishes a regular squadron newsletter. She will remain a member of her home unit and work with us on an additional duty basis.

She has a professional background and training in E-marketing, design and business analysis.

I am looking forward to working with Jessa as I transition the editing of NCR News to her. She will begin editing NCR News with the September Issue.

Please join me in congratulating Jessa on her new assignment!

-Al Pabon
National Public Affairs Team Leader