Wing Conference Call Information
Group 3’s April Monthly Conference Call
• Group Commanders Opening (10 minutes)
• Group CC Out of Wing
o Will be at Maxwell AFB 24 April – 3 May for National Staff College
• Duty Assignments & Reports (40 minutes)
• Professional Development – Lt Col Fairmond
o Reaching out to previous member who is returning to Springfield, working on getting his qualifications/training back
• Operations – Maj Peterson
o Aircraft is back after its 100 hr inspection
o Recurring Form 5 for Lt Relph
o Working on new pilot for TMP and Orientation Pilot for Lt Myers
o Bloomington and Peoria have runway maintenance going on
o Will be contacting Champaign for Glider flights interest
• Emergency Services – Major Stalets
o NESA is upcoming
o Continuing monthly training have 9 attendees
• Communications – TFO Peterson
o Nothing to report
3. Squadron Reports (10 Minutes)
● McLean County – Major Stalets
o New great start cycle started in April; 5 cadets joined
4. Closing [Lt Col Thirtyacre] (5 minutes)
Attendees
● Lt Col Kirk Thirtyacre
● Lt Col Don Fairimond
● Major Andy Peterson
● Major Ryan Stalets
● TFO Ross Peterson
Group 3’s June Monthly Conference Call
• Group Commanders Opening (10 minutes)
• Macomb Heritage Days o 29-30 June
o Event is taking place have assistance from Springfield for Saturday and Sunday
• Wing Conference o 13-15 September in Springfield
o Sign Up Link ▪ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/illinois-wing-of-civil-air-patrol-2019- conference-registration-56765825111
• Duty Assignments & Reports (40 minutes)
• Professional Development – Lt Col Fairmond
o Kudos to Springfield for stepping up in PD
• Operations – Major Peterson
o Aircraft is “Flying” at JFA
o Regroup operations in July/August to start getting cadets going on O-Flights • Finance – 2d Lt Relph
o 76.30 reimbursement for SLS activity, $1384.03 total in account as of April
3. Squadron Reports (10 Minutes)
● McLean County – Major Peterson
o Completed last cohort class 5 new members, new cohort starts in September
o Lots of cadet activities for the summer
● Peoria – 2d Lt Relph o STEM Activities
o Recruiting growth for cadets
4. Closing [Lt Col Thirtyacre] (5 minutes)
Attendees
● Lt Col Kirk Thirtyacre
● Lt Col Don Fairimond
● Major Andy Peterson
● 2d Lt Dwayne Relph
Group 3’s September Monthly Conference Call
· Group Commanders Opening (10 minutes)
· FY20 Finance Documents
o Need to be submitted to Wing by end of September
· FY20 Equipment Inventory
o Start competing inventory and needs to be completed by December
· Group Commander will be stepping down in late October/Early November to take on new position at wing
o Official announcement from wing will be going out to the wing forthcoming for how to apply and the requirements of the position
· Duty Assignments & Reports (40 minutes)
· Professional Development – Lt Col Fairmond
o Nothing to report
· Chaplain – Lt Col Eason
o Nothing to report
· Aerospace – Maj Hendrickson
o Aerospace education reports for Plan of Action and Report by end of October
o IHSA Cross Country Meet in Peoria 8-9 November more information to follow
· Operations – Major Peterson
o Wrapping up FY 19 Flying
· Cadet Programs – Capt Van Meter
o Working to organize a monthly group cadet activity throughout the year each month
· Safety – 1st Lt Parker
o Nothing to report
3. Squadron Reports (10 Minutes)
● Peoria – Maj Kee
o Some new interest with cadet recruitment
● Springfield – SM Donlean
o STEM Fair at Rochester
o Glider Flights at Bult
o Color Guard at Wing Conference
o Wreaths Across America starting for the year
● McLean County – Major Peterson
o New cohort just started with 8 new cadets
o Upcoming squadron change of command
o Looking into new meeting location as airport is looking at other options for building
● Decatur – 1st Haubner
o Two senior members transferred from within group, new senior transfer from another Wing
o Working with public school district to start recruiting
o Looking for new meeting location
● Champaign – 1st Lt Lambeth
o Cadet commander has been appointed
o New senior member transfer from another Wing
o New members with 2 new seniors and 5 incoming cadets
o Have starting to do outside recruiting events have been gaining members
o Squadron pilot has been trained to begin cadet O-Rides
4. Closing [Lt Col Thirtyacre] (5 minutes)
Attendees
● Lt Col Kirk Thirtyacre
● Lt Col Don Fairimond
● Lt Col Louis Eason
● Major Carl Hendrickson
● Major Andy Peterson
● Major Chad Kee
● Capt Lori Van Meter
● Capt Ben Manley
● 1st Lt Ken Lambeth
● 1st Lt Bruce Haubner
● 1st Lt Corey Parker
● SM Matthew Donelan