New Mexico Wing -- Excellence and Integrity in All We Do 1 Commander’s Call 8 March 2014

New Mexico Wing -- Excellence and Integrity in All We Do 2 Awards and Decorations

Overview NM Wing Vision Annual Nondiscrimination Briefing Quick Reference for Goals and Initiatives Topics From Winter Command Council Meeting Upcoming Events New Mexico Wing -- Excellence and Integrity in All We Do 3

Vision for New Mexico Wing New Mexico Wing -- Excellence and Integrity in All We Do 4 New Mexico Wing – Best in the Southwest (Region, that is!) Tagline for the Wing

New Mexico Wing -- Excellence and Integrity in All We Do 5 Annual Briefing on CAP Nondiscrimination Policy 5 CAPR 36-1 states “It is Civil Air Patrol policy that no member shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination in any CAP program or activity on the basis of race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, or disability (formerly handicap). It is Civil Air Patrol policy that no applicant meeting CAP’s minimum age requirement will be denied membership in CAP on the basis of race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, or disability (formerly handicap).”

New Mexico Wing -- Excellence and Integrity in All We Do 6 Annual Briefing on CAP Nondiscrimination Policy Violation of these principles is not only a breach of policy, it breaks the law. Given one of our core values is respect, we should never have an issue in this area. However, we must all be vigilant that we treat all members with the respect they deserve. We will not tolerate any behavior to the contrary. 6

Quick Reference - Goals 1.Ops & ES: Grow the number of our mission qualified personnel 2.Emergency Services: Achieve third consecutive EXCELLENT (Highly Successful) OPSEVAL 3.Membership: Achieve 3% year over year growth (both Senior Member and Cadet) 4.Professional Development: Sustain BLUE, and … 5.Cadet Achievements: Sustain BLUE, and Improve advancement rates for senior ranks 6.Aerospace Education: Sustain BLUE, and … 7.Logistics: Sustain BLUE, and … 8.Finance: Sustain BLUE (Low Risk) New Mexico Wing -- Excellence and Integrity in All We Do 7777

Quick Reference - Initiatives 1.Continue the work of the four Working Groups 2.Begin a fifth Working Group 3.Continue to focus on effective and relevant ES Exercises 4.Continue to grow number of LOUs (LOAs) under our State MOU 5.Increase the number and type of missions we can perform in the state (“ES Relevance” and “paying customers”) 6.Continue to optimize the management of our aircraft fleet 7.Group 800/School Enrichment Program 8 New Mexico Wing -- Excellence and Integrity in All We Do 8888

Winter Command Council Meeting Legislative Day – visited our delegation Col Mary Feik Scholarship Fund – Amounts will vary -- $500 - $1,000 is likely “Hangar Survey” – we need to do one – Lines painted, stop lines, obstacles, space between wingtip and hangar wall, markings on hangar doors – What we do have, thanks to Lt Col Perea: SOPs, checklist for moving aircraft Use them! New Mexico Wing -- Excellence and Integrity in All We Do 999

10 Winter Command Council Meeting From National IG – Revamping of the Compliance Inspection process and checklist is complete – Next up – revamping the SUI process and checklist – Check out CI section in Knowledgebase From Ops – Last buy of gas engine Cessna's => 11 Turbo 206’s “out west”. Might move older C206s “back east” – Options to be explored: evaluate diesel 182s, refurbish older 182Rs, perhaps other brand of aircraft 10

New Mexico Wing -- Excellence and Integrity in All We Do 11 Winter Command Council Meeting Revision of CAPR 39-1 (Uniform Reg) – Draft was posted on eServices for comment – Comments made a big difference! e.g., the “weigh in” requirement has been dropped – Final version has been sent to CAP/CC for approval – Most emotional change – removing the US Flag from BDUs and blue field uniforms. Will be retained on flight suits Air Force prohibits wear of flag on ABUs; we must follow suit 11

New Mexico Wing -- Excellence and Integrity in All We Do 12 Winter Command Council Meeting CAP NCO Program – Phase 1 Implementation – MSgt Grosvenor is the SW Region representative to the NCO Corps Committee Has made significant contributions – Largest change is developing the means for NCOs to be able to grow professionally and rise in rank Changes to CAPR 35-5 in final stages of review – CAP NCO chevrons will soon be developed Mandatory wear date – Oct

New Mexico Wing -- Excellence and Integrity in All We Do 13 Winter Command Council Meeting CAP saw a 7% decrease in flying hours in FY 13 Due to receiving our AF funding late in the year – Full funding not received till middle of 3 rd quarter Funding delays also impacted CAP customers, contributing to fewer hours flow – e.g., Air Defense intercepts, range support, LL route surveys This year looks better Wings are encouraged to seek customers 13

New Mexico Wing -- Excellence and Integrity in All We Do 14 Winter Command Council Meeting Stan Eval – CAP has approx 10,000 pilots, 3,000 of whom are actively flying – Trends (Jul – Dec 13): normal approaches and landings – Aircrew Professionalism Program established – “ 3 Pillar” approach: Pillar I: Establish “Aircrew Professionalism” resource block on CAP Pilots webpage Pillar II: Unit DOV emphasis promoting, supporting and enforcing regulatory guidance Pillar III: CAP commanders, at all levels, emphasis on aircrew professionalism 14

New Mexico Wing -- Excellence and Integrity in All We Do 15 Winter Command Council Meeting Contracts and Agreements – changing who handles these within the wings Background – Board of Governors had been concerned about wing and region commanders having too much “stuff” getting in the way of commanding One of the changes – wing and region commanders aren’t supposed to deal with contracts and agreements anymore Here’s the process: 1.Contract received by the wing. 2.Funds approved by finance committee. 3.Wing legal officer approves the contract and forwards to GC. 4.GC approves and returns contract to trusted agent. 5.Trusted agent signs the contract and informs the Wing Commander. Our “trusted agents” are Lt Col John Green (primary) and Lt Col Sharon Lane (secondary) 15

Upcoming Events Mar 15-16: SWR Senior IG Course Mar 19 – Apr 6: Falcon Virgo Apr 5: SAREX at Las Cruces Apr 14-18: AE trip to Tucson May 10: Next Wing FTF meeting May 9-11: ESCAPE May 30 – Jun 6: National IG College Jun 6-16: Glider Encampment Jun 8-14: National Safety College Jun 19-22: SWR Cadet Leadership School Jun 20-27: Summer Encampment Jul 12-18: SWR Staff College Jul 19: Wing FTF meeting Aug 14-16: National Conference Lots more – see the wing calendar! New Mexico Wing -- Excellence and Integrity in All We Do 16

New Mexico Wing -- Excellence and Integrity in All We Do 17 Because of all you do! New Mexico Wing – Best in the Southwest (Region, that is!)