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CAP Pamphlet 52-23, Cadet Protection Policy Implementation Guide, has been approved and published for use in the field. Download your copy of this valuable resource from the CAP Publications page or the Cadet Programs Resource Library. CAPP 52-23 describes the advantages of the Cadet Program's military training, defines military intensity levels, and provides a suggested guide for commanders and Cadet Programs leaders to analyze difficult situations to determine the presence or absence of hazing. The principal author and editor of this pamphlet is Lt Col Ned Lee from Pacific Coast Region, currently the NCAC Liaison.

Group 5 will be conducting an ACUT advanced communications user training course at Group 5 HQ, University Park Airport, State College PA on Saturday 4 February. The course is open to all CAP members and will run from 0900 to 1300, and conclude with the ACUT written and oral exams.

Registration is $5.00. Sign-in begins at 0830. All participants will need to bring copies of all CAP 100 series regulations. Lunch will be provided.

To register for the course, visit the course registration page

Commanders and Staff,

Please mark your calendars for 25 February 2012, 1pm, for the next Group 5 Commanders call and Staff Meeting.

Topics include:

• Recent policy and procedure changes associated with the new Wing command
• Training schedules and funds for 2012
• Cadet Orientation Flights
• Operational status of each unit in the Group
• Mission Goals for 2012
• SUI inspection schedule and status
• Vehicle status and reporting

The Cadet Advisory Council will also meet during this time to plan Group Cadet Events for the year. Each unit should plan on bringing their CAC rep and at least one alternate to this meeting.

If you cannot attend for any reason, please let me know in advance and send a member of your staff as a replacement. See you the 25 February at University Park Airport, General Aviation Terminal conference room. The meeting starts promptly at 1pm.

Regards,
r/

ROY A. LONG, Lt Col, CAP
Chief of Staff
Commander, Group 5

In case you did not know, there is a National CAP Aerospace DAILY newsletter.

Video of flight around the Freedom Tower under construction.

Via my career Air Force brother Peter.

An exciting new movie, Red Tails, is opening nationwide on FRI 20 JAN 2012. It tells the story of the Tuskegee airmen of WWII.

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Duty Day. It might seem silly sometimes, but when you think of the consequences of people flying fatigued in harsh conditions, it's why there is such a notion.

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NMUSAF - World War I Training Video

How US aviation groups trained and flew in WWI.

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