C/CMSgt Dominic Clement soloed on Wednesday of this week in N98776. His instructor, Lt. Col. Craig Goodrich made the announcement of the Wednesday solo flight. Rushmore Composite Squadron will present a new name tag for his flight suit and CAP Solo wings for his blues at the next appropriate squadron meeting.
Clement's solo was made possible by a $750 solo scholarship from South Dakota Wing. He joined CAP in 2020.
Commander's Emphasis Items
- N98776: CAP National Headquarters has selected N98776 for sale, due to its age. We don't have a timeline yet. The Cessna 172P was built in 1985 and if not sold would need an engine replacement soon. South Dakota Wing hopes to receive a replacement aircraft, but that decision is in the future.
- Cadet Wings National Flight Scholarship applications open July 1 and close Sept 15. Early applicants tend to get preference. (Details here)
- Absorb New Learning Management System: CAP National Headquarters will reportedly not be quite ready for the new CAP learning management system, Absorb, to go live June 25, as previously planned. Members should still back up their records from the current system, Axis, and complete any in-progress Axis courses/modules. More time is needed to ensure proper transfer of content and records to the new system, according to the announcement in this week's nationanl PROPS newsletter.
Updates
- C/2Lt Tyson Springman (SD-058) was presented his General Billy Mitchell Award on June 13 by Col Michael Marek, SDWG/CC. (See photos on Facebook or Instagram - Login required) He is also the new cadet commander at Big Sioux Composite Squadron, succeeding Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Mitchell Trias.
- Members Gather to Sharpen ES Skills: South Dakota Wing members gathered in Pierre and Sioux Falls two weeks ago to hone emergency services skills, both refreshing existing skills and accomplishing tasks need for additional ES specialties. Aircrews worked from Pierre and ground team training was based in Sioux Falls. (Read more)
- ReadyOp at Turkey Ridge - South Dakota Wing has added a ReadyOp node for the Turkey Ridge repeater, southwest of Sioux Falls near Freeman, SD. Turkey Ridge now joins Pierre, Mt. Coolidge, and Terry Peak as CAP repeaters that can be accessed remotely, via the internet. ReadyOp repeaters can also be temporarily linked to facilitate communications during missions. commanders, communications officers, ICs, CULs, and others with a reasonable need should have ReadyOp credentials.
Congratulations
Promotion listings are based on eServices notifications from June 5 to June 18. Some ceremonies may still be pending.
Seniors
- Stephanie Diaz (SD-007) was promoted to First Lieutenant
- Joshua Guenther (SD-050) was promoted to First Lieutenant
- Jodi Williams (SD-007) completed Level 4 and completed the Master rating in the Professional Development specialty track
- Justin Shultis (SD-038) completed Level 1
- Emily Williams (SD-007) completed Level 1
- Kevin Clopp (SD-031) completed Level 1
Cadets
- Samantha Gingerich (SD-031) completed Achievement 2 and is now a Cadet Airman First Class
- Connor Hakola (SD-031) completed Achievement I and is now a Cadet Airman
- Kertick Beck (SD-050) completed Achievement 3 and is now a Cadet Senior Airman
- Andrew Kaufman (SD-050) completed Achievement 2 and is now a Cadet Airman First Class
- Noah Lamfers (SD-050) completed Achievement 2 and is now a Cadet Airman First Class
- Dominick Lason (SD-050) earned the Wright Brothers Award and is now a Cadet Staff Sergeant
- Levi Tintle (SD-050) completed Achievement I and is now a Cadet Airman
- Seth Perez (SD-050) completed Achievement I and is now a Cadet Airman
Upcoming Events Summary
The SDWG Internal Master Calendar is the primary listing of SDWG events
- SDSM&T Research Mission, ongoing
- Joint Dakota Encampment, July 13-21, Camp Grafton, ND
- Deadline to apply for SDWG/CC, July 15
- North Central Region Virtual Cadet Leadership School, August 12-18
- CAP National Conference, Aug 16-17, San Antonio
- AE Academy, Aug 16-18, Onida
- Distributed SAREX, 13-15 Sept
Links/Contacts
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