Volume 82, Issue 2, December 22, 2023
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SD Adjutant General Inspects CAP Aircraft
Major General Mark Morrell, South Dakota adjutant general, recently inspected two Civil Air Patrol aircraft. South Dakota Wing, Civil Air Patrol (CAP) receives state funding as part of the state Department of Military.
Morrell’s orientation to CAP’s mission aircraft came after a meeting with CAP’s South Dakota Wing commander, Col. Michael Marek, and several members of the CAP operations team in South Dakota. The wide-ranging meeting covered CAP’s operational capabilities, its “cadet” youth program, and CAP’s aerospace and STEM education efforts.
See more National Guard photos on the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service.
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Commander's Emphasis Items
- Cadet Captain Cadet Captain Miles Kornegay has received a CAP National Commander’s Commendation for disaster relief services related to Hurricane Ian in Florida in 2022. Kornegay was part of a nationwide CAP team that analyzed before and after photos of storm damage for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, each working from their home bases. The South Dakota Wing cadet is a member of CAP’s Lookout Mountain Composite Squadron, in Spearfish. (Read more)
- Cadet Flight Scholarships - SD Wing will offer up to three Flight Scholarships in 2024 with a maximum of $500.00 per cadet. Applications are due 15 January. (Details and how to apply)
- January ES Training and Tabletop There is something for everyone on January 13. The ES training event will include morning online classes on communications, map reading, SARTOPO, and SAR basics. The afternoon will be a tabletop exercise for selected members qualified as incident staff. (Read more) (Register to Attend)
Updates
- Wing Commander's Priorities for 2024. This link was broken in the last Skychaser issue. Read about four guiding priorities set by Col Marek for 2024.
- ES Survey - Results are in from the recent SDWG ES Survey. An impressive 98 members responded, roughly 2/3 senior members and 1/3 cadets with a good balance among squadrons and experience levels. Read a survey summary and See graphs and charts.
- Joint Dakota Encampment is now accepting applications for cadet executive staff and all senior member positions. (Read more)
- Capt Denise Clement was a guest on Dakota News Now to preview the Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec 16. (Watch the news segment)
Congratulations
Promotions and other accomplishments are based on eServices
records December 1-21. Ceremonies may still be pending.
Seniors
- Maj Richard Rezac additional duty as Wing Disaster Relief Officer
- Lt Brett Runge completed the IS-100C FEMA course
- Jamie Boomgarden was promoted to 1st Lieutenant
- Jaden Roblewsky completed Level II, part 1
- Joshua Guenther completed Level 1
- Erin Dennis completed Level 1
Cadets
- C/2Lt Clover Naughton earned the Brigadier General Billy Mitchell Award on December 7, 2023, Sioux Falls Composite Squadron (recently transferred from Big Sioux Composite Squadron)
- C/2Lt Joanna Garland earned the Brigadier General Billy Mitchell Award on December 14, 2023, Rushmore Composite Squadron.
NCR-SD-007
- C/CMSgt Isaac Mayo, Achievement 7, 12 Dec 2023
- CMSgt Elijah Mayo, Achievement 7, 12 Dec 2023
- C/SMSgt Byron Wengert, Achievement 6, 8 Dec 2023
NCR-SD-031
- C/SSgt Isaac Clement, Wright Brothers Award, 7 Dec 2023
- C/SMSgt Zechariah Garland, Achievement 6, 7 Dec 2023
- C/MSgt Thomas Houghton III, Achievement 5, 7 Dec 2023
- C/SMSgt Kellyn Pawnee Leggins, Achievement 6, 7 Dec 2023
NCR-SD-050
- C/Amn Christopher Barranco, Achievement 1, 14 Dec 2023
- C/Amn Alex Karstens, Achievement 1, 16 Dec 2023
- C/TSgt Hayden Klinski, Achievement 4, 14 Dec 2023
- C/A1C Jude McGee, Achievement 2, 14 Dec 2023
- C/Amn Dominic Steele, Achievement 1, 30 Nov 2023
NCR-SD-58
- C/TSgt Tysen King, Achievement 4, 7 Dec 2023
- C/SMSgt Tyson Springman, Achievement 6, 7 Dec 2023
NCR-SD-063
- C/SrA Samuel Soulek, Achievement 3, 13 Dec 2023
Upcoming Events Summary The SDWG Internal Master Calendar is the primary listing of SDWG events
- Table Top IC/Staff SAREX, Jan 13, Virtual
- CyberPatriot XVI Semifinals, Jan 18-20
- SDWG Cadet Competition, Jan 26-27, Pierre
- Split SAREX, Feb 17, Spearfish and Sioux Falls
- ES Academy, Mar 9, Rapid City
- CyberPatriot XVI National Finals, Mar 15-19
- ICS Table Top, Apr 12, Sioux Falls
- SD Wing Conference, Apr 12-14
- Come-All SAREX, May 10-12, location TBA
- ES Academy, Jun 6-10, Pierre
- Come-All SAREX, 13-15 Sept, location TBA
Links/Contacts
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