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Rizzo Is New Cadet Commander, Bridges Now Assistant to the DCC -- C/2Lt Jared Rizzo accepted the post of cadet commander 6 Oct from C/2Lt Stephanie Bridges. Bridges now become assistant to Lt. Jamie Baumer and Capt. Steve Burke, who is the KY073 deputy commander for cadets. Bridges will continue to be active in all phases of the cadet programs, at the squadron and state level. Christian Vara now becomes vice commander of cadets, with Matthew Deaton serving as Flight Commander and Christian Davis assuming the role of squadron First Sergeant. (Posted Oct 2011)
Staff Day at Squadron -- Cadet staff met Sat 8 Oct for a room-cleanup and the first of what will be periodic leadership classes. Lt. Jared Rizzo, the new cadet commander, and Capt. Steve Burke explained new staff duties and responsibilities. Also attending and making immense progress on our room were Christian Vara, Blake Emmons, Jacob Heath, Hannah Brewer, Darylie Mills, Cory Spanger and Lt. Jamie Baumer. (Posted Oct 2011)
Bagging at County Market -- Many thanks go out to the cadets and Boosters who did last-minute grocery bagging at County Market, Alexandria on 24 September. Working hard to raise funds were Christian Vara, Hannah Brewer, Kandahar Brewer, Cory Spangler, Mason Khalaj, Kyle Devoto, Darylie Mills, Matthew Deaton and Blake Emmons. Charita Brewer, Jeff & Diane Spangler, Jamie Baumer and Steve Burke were there for the seniors and Boosters. (Posted Sept 2011) Lunken Airport Days Scavenger Hunt & Color Guard -- KY073 kicked off its Aerospace Excellence program 10-11 Sept with a scavenger hunt at Lunken Airport. The KY073 Color Guard posted the colors both days, including a special September 11 remembrance. The event was a joint project with squadrons from Boone County KY05 and Lunken OH078. Attending were Christian Davis, Blake Emmons, Hannah Brewer, Darylie Mills, Kandahar Brewer, Lance Bacon, Noah Darpel, Cory Spangler, Kyle Devoto and Stephen Kierein. Special thanks go out to Lt. Keith Clapp for spearheading all events and to Maj. Lynda Kilbourne for the aerospace mentoring. (Posted Sept 2011)
Cadets Soar Again with Powered and Glider O-rides -- The Kentucky Wing's first joint orientation ride exercise included KY073 and cadets from Boone County KY050 and Lexington KY222. Flying in powered and glider o-rides from Lunken and Bardstown on 27 September were Kandahar Brewer, Christian Davis, Noah Darpel, Kyle Devoto, Mason Khalaj, Stephen Kierein and Cory Spangler. Mark Schababerle was instrumental in organizing the 20 powered rides and 21 glider rides. And the cadets would never have gotten to Bardstown without Lt. Todd Hamiter driving the van and Capt Anthony Fedrick flying. Many thanks to Maj. George Stinson for securing the funding and to KYWG commander Col. Bob Koob for personally overseeing the operation and serving as flight release officer. Col. Paul Osborne, as always, did an outstanding job organizing the glider crews. (Posted Sept. 2011) New Facebook Page for KY073 Cadets -- KY073 has finally entered the social media realm by establishing a Facebook organizational page. Please click on the link on the main cadet web pages, or search for "Ky073 Cadets - Campbell County Civil Air Patrol." The main cadet news will continue to flow on the KY073 webpages. However, the Facebook page will allow us to link and share photos more easily and post information. So please "friend" us. Also be on the lookout for Tweets in the near future. (Posted Aug 2011)
Outstanding Recruiting Night & Open House by the Boosters -- Many thanks to the Boosters who put on a fantastic grill-out in hosting our first recruiting night of the school year 18 August. I may miss someone, but I'd like to give special thanks to the Spanglers for all the food work, the Brewers, the Mayfields, Deaton and Emmons families. They were the ones who brainstormed the event and pulled it off. What a feast! Thanks to the rest of you who generously donated food as well. Special thanks to Hannah Brewer for her new PowerPoint that highlighted our activities, and to Kiki Burke for updating the photo board. We will report on Boosters membership later, and new cadet members as well. We had at least 10 cadet visitors, and probably 8 of them walked away with applications. So cadets, please encourage those friends you brought to join. They, too, can eventually learn how to do "patient packaging" to amaze their friends and families. (Posted Aug 2011)
National CAP Annual Conference & Boards -- KY073 cadet leaders and seniors got "face time" with National CAP's leaders at the Annual Conference & Boards in Louisville 19-20 August. Special recognition goes to Mason Khalaj, who attended programs in gliders, new DF equipment, the CyberPatriot competition (you may hear more about that soon), among others. Capt. Steve Burke attended various cadet programs and Drug Demand Reduction seminars, and also found time to brainstorm 2011-12 KYWG cadet activities with others throughout the Wing. Other KY073 cadets attended the National Cadet Advisory Council feedback session. Cadets Woodward, Taylor, Kruger, and Smithson from Lexington 222 performed Color Guard and other formal duties during the convention, under the direction of Capt. Ryan Kenley. The Kentucky Wing received an award as the top Emergency Services unit in the Great Lakes Region for 2010-11. C/Sgt. Avery Yates from Paducah received the Silver Medal of Valor from CAP National Commander Amy Courter for helping save his grandparents in a canoeing accident in 2010. Yates has been with us on two of our Hawk Mountain excursions. (Posted Aug 2011)
Cadet Advisory Council News -- KYWG Cadet Advisory Council has gotten off to a good start this year, with organizational meetings held at the KYWG Encampment and on 13 Aug at Greenville, Ky. Jared Rizzo will head the NCO-Airman School Committee and serve as cadet commander of that school in 23-25 March 2012. Stephanie Bridges will chair the Aerospace Weekend Committee, which is planning its next event for November 2011 or October 2012. For more on the CAC, please visit the webpage at http://www.kywgcap.org/Default.aspx?tabid=746. Capt. Steve Burke serves as the KYWG CAC senior adviser. (Posted Aug 2011)
Powered Rides, Glider Rides, Then FTX -- Cadets who showed up for glider rides on 21 May got an extra surprise with powered o-rides in a CAP Cessna. Lt. Mark Schababerle and Cap. Anthony Fedrick coordinated the glider rides in Bardstown for cadets Blake Emmons, Mason Khalaj, Noah Darpel, and Lance Bacon. All got a chance for extra powered rides and rides in the glider, piloted by Lt. Col. Paul Osborne. Many thanks to those senior who made it happen. Stay alert for more o-ride dates during the summer. Upon their return, the cadets took part in the KY073 Spring FTX based at the Reserve Center. The cadets trained in a number of search-and-rescue skills. Joining the fliers at the FTX were Doug Kaiser, Jacob Bridges, Stephanie Bridges, Jared Rizzo, Matthew Deaton, Stephen Kierein, Colin Burke, Lt. Jamie Baumer, Capt. Steve Burke and new seniors Rob Peters and Philip Peters. Lt. Kiki Burke hosted the FTX members Sunday for a hot-dog grill-out. (Posted May 2011) 
 Bridges Helps Lead KYWG's First Aerospace Weekend -- Five KY073 cadets attended the wing's first cadet Aerospace Weekend, sponsored by the Cadet Advisory Council. Stephanie Bridges served as vice chair of the planning committee and helped lead key elements of the weekend. Also attending were Jacob Bridges, Darylie Mills, Cory Spangler and Jared Rizzo. Many thanks to Capt. Brad Wallace of Boone 050 for providing transportation. (Posted April 2011)KY073 Forms Biggest Group at NCO-Airman School -- KY073 fielded the largest contingent among cadet squadrons at the KYWG CAC NCO-Airman School 18-20 March. (Posted March 2011) Semper Vigilans At Work -- Compliments go out to those KY073 cadets attending the Cadet Advisory Council meeting 5 March at Ft. Knox. In the middle of the meeting, the cadets were called out for an actual mission near the Tennessee border and responded. The ground team returned home close to midnight, after expecting to be home before supper. Participating were Colin Burke, Cory Baumer, Stephanie Bridges, Doug Kaiser and Jared Rizzo. That dedication to duty shows why the Wing relies on KY073 for search and rescue, and we will continue to be ready to respond. (Posted March 2011)
Outstanding CVG Control Tower Tour -- Our thanks to Cadet Commander Doug Kaiser for arranging a special tour of the CVG control tower 24 Feb. The tour included the radar room where planes are guided into the airport, tower room where planes are guided to the terminal areas, and training room. Cadets attending included Jared Rizzo, Christian Vara, Christian Davis, Hannah Brewer, Joseph Schmidlapp, Joseph Alexander, Cory Spangler, Darylie Mills, Blake Emmons, Colin Burke, Jacob Heath, Mason Khalaj and Stephen Kierein. Eight seniors also attended. It was the first time the squadron had toured the tour in at least six years. Kaiser would have attended the tour he had arranged, except that he was competing in the state swim meet. (Posted February 2011)
New 073 Covers Have Arrived -- We have a new stock of black KY073 covers. Many thanks to the work and generosity of parent Jeff Spangler for getting this done! A cover is free to any cadet who did not get one when they joined. Replacement covers are $5 each. We will now re-institute the "Cover of Remembrance" policy, and you can ask your non-coms all about that. (Posted January 2011)
KY073 Wins Two Top Awards -- For the first time in its history, KY073 is the recipient of two top awards in the same year. KY073 seniors and cadets have been named as the 2010 Squadron of Merit for the Kentucky Wing. Many factors went into that award, but the hard work of our seniors and cadets at the April SAREX and May SAREVAL at Lunken no doubt played a large role. In addition, KY073 cadets and seniors serve in a host of Wing leadership positions. In addition, KY073 was recognized by National CAP as a 2010 Quality Cadet Unit. It is the ONLY cadet squadron in Greater Cincinnati to receive that distinction, and one of only 118 cadet units in the country to be so recognized. KY073 met five of the eight difficult national criteria for the award (growth, retention, O-rides, adult leadership, encampments) and came within a hair's breadth of meeting the sixth (aerospace excellence) during calendar 2010. The remaining two criteria were numbers of Wright Brothers promotions and officer promotions, and KY073 has no plans to change its promotion criteria simply to hit target numbers in those areas. Thanks so much to the dozens of our seniors and parents who helped make these awards possible. (Posted January 2011)
Holiday SAREX 27 Dec -- KY073 cadets undertook a wide range of ES activities in the cold and snow at the Holiday SAREX 27 Dec. Ground teams assembled and transmitted on a long-range HF radio antenna. They also practiced reconnaisance photography for the first time with the squadron's new camera and GPS. The GTs concluded with two successful ELT searches and a missing-person sortie that included a litter carry of Capt. Burke. Participating were Cory Spangler, Joseph Schmidlapp, Jared Rizzo, Darylie Mills, Stephen Kierein, Mason Khalaj, Doug Kaiser, Blake Emmons, Matt Deaton, and Parker Hovis of Louisville 123, as well as GTL Colin Burke. Capt Anthony Fedrick and Lt. Jamie Baumer assisted Capt. Burke with planning and training. (Posted December 2010)
Cadet Staff Assesses Unit -- Cadet staff met for almost four hours 11 Dec to assess the effectiveness of KY073 cadet programs. The assessment was the first step in setting goals, objectives, and priorities for 2011 and 2012, and in budgeting. New cadet regulations taking effect this year require cadet squarons to conduct such assessments. (Posted December 2010)
Grocery Bagging Fund-Raiser -- A late surge of contributions put over the $400 mark in our grocery bagging fund-raiser 4 Dec at County Market, Alexandria. We expect an extra $60 through store receipts. Cadets who bagged included Jared Rizzo, Nathan Pappas, Hannah Brewer, Jacob Heath, Matt Deaton, Daryll-Lye Mills, Sarah Hart, Cory Spangler, Kandahar Brewer, Christian Davis, Blake Emmons. Special thanks to seniors Charita Brewer, Mark Schababerle, and Jamie Baumer for their time in assisting and counting. (Posted December 2010)
KY073 Supports Wing at Region GTE – KY073 fielded two ground teams at the inaugural Great Lakes Region Guided Training Exercise 4-7 Nov at Camp Atturbury, Ind. Colin Burke, Doug Kaiser, Jared Rizzo, Christian Vara and Capt Steve Burke worked the exercise all four days, and Mason Khalaj attended three days. Lt. Jamie Baumer and cadets Stephanie Bridges, Matthew Deaton, Darylie Mills. Cory Spangler, Joseph Schmidlapp and Sarah Hart worked Saturday before departing for the Hospice fund-raiser. The ground teams pulled long hours in acquiring all their targets in difficult searches across central Indiana. The exercise was designed to simulate events that occurred during the Western Kentucky ice storm of 2009 and other regional disasters. It was the cadets’ first exercise in Indiana and first glimpse at Camp Atturbury, where the National Emergency Services Academy is held annually. This was an important event for the Kentucky Wing and its first opportunity to staff a SAREX with personnel from Michigan and Wisconsin. In all Kentucky fielded five ground teams and provided key staff for this complex exercise, as well as air crews. (Posted November 2010)
Hospice of N.Ky. Fund-Raiser – Weary but willing cadets showed up at Devou Park 6 Nov to work the tear-down fund-raiser for Hospice of N.Ky. Stephanie Bridges, Matthew Deaton, Mason Khalaj, Darylie Mills, Cory Spangler, Jason Schmidlapp and Sarah Hart worked the event after spending all day on ground teams at the Region GTE at Camp Atturbury, Ind. Also attending were Nathan Pappas, Jacob Heath, Hannah Brewer, Kandahar Brewer and Blake Emmons. Lt. Jamie Baumer pulled yeoman’s duty at the fund-raiser after also attending the GTE. Lt. Kiki Burke also drove cadets and assisted until the wee hours of the morning. The funds raised went toward the purchase of a new practice rifle, two new helmets, four chin straps and a new flag-pole eagle for the KY073 Color Guard. Our thanks to Hospice for allowing us to assist for the second straight year. (Posted November 2010)  Khalaj Wins Sherman Tank Ride -- Cadet Mason Khalaj won a ride in a World War II vintage Sherman tank during Ft. Thomas' Salue to Veterans activities 14 Nov. The Salute to Veterans began 5 Nov with a USO dinner/dance attended by the VA patients and others, where the KY073 Color Guard also performed. The salute continued with vehicle and tent displays outdoors, as well as uniform and modeling displays inside the Ft. Thomas Community Center, aka the Mess Hall. The tank is one of only 100 functional Shermans in existence, out of 49,000 produced during WWII, and is maintained by a group from Lima, Ohio. (Posted November 2011)Color Guard Performs at USO Dinner/Dance – A dedicated KY073 Color Guard helped open the USO Dinner/Dance as part of the Salute to Veterans at Ft. Thomas Community Center 5 Nov. Christian Davis, Hannah Brewer, Blake Emmons and Stephen Kierein posted the colors for the event, and Kandahar Brewer helped with meals for the veterans from the Veterans Administration Nursing Home at the fort. The Color Guard is directed by Lt. Leon Pechatnikov. Our thanks to Charita Brewer for helping with the event while many of our seniors were in Indiana at the GTE. The cadets are to be commended also for staying home to help with this event when they could have been at the GTE. (Posted November 2010)
 Top Wing honors went to C/CMSgt Cory Baumer (left) and C/1Lt Colin Burke for 2009-10. Burke was awarded Kentucky Wing Cadet Officer of the Year, and Baumer was named Kentucky Wing Non-Com of the Year by Lt. Col. Mike Wendlegast (center), state Director of Cadet Programs. Flanking their sons are Lt. Jamie Baumer (far left) and Capt. Steve Burke. (Posted August 2010) Online Cadet Testing Guide -- National CAP has finally issued a step-by-step guide to online cadet achievement and aerospace testing. Click here to access that guide. See below for details of the new online testing program. (Posted August 2010)  Brickman Visits Red River Gorge FTX -- Kentucky's director of emergency services training dropped in on the KY073 Field Training Exercise at Red River Gorge 8-10 Oct. Lt. Col. Joe Brickman observed advanced and basic search training in all aspects of ground-team work. Cory Spangler and Sarah Hart were attending their first FTX. Also training in the basic group were Mason Khalaj, Darylie Mills, and Stephen Kierein who led the Rock Bridge search. Matthew Deaton and Jacob Heath also led searches and were in Colin Burke's advanced group that included Doug Kaiser and Jared Rizzo. Special thanks go out to cadet sponsor Don Kaiser who helped staff the even with Capt. Steve Burke. (Posted October 2010)Lunken Aerospace Day -- Lunken Field Day provided KY073 cadets with an Aerospace Excellence learning experience 2 Oct. KY073 pilots put one of our Cessnas on display with CAP publications. Maj Lynda Kilbourne arranged a scavenger hunt, and Capt Anthony Fedrick and Lt Jamie Baumer aided the cadets. Attending were Christian Davis, Mason Khalaj, Joseph Schmidlapp, Stephanie Bridges, Jacob Bridges, Blake Emmons, Matt Deaton and Darylie Mills. KY073 has initiated the Aerospace Excellence program for the next six months that will provide a wide range of learning experiences and activities. The program will culminate in the Kentucky Wing Cadet Aerospace Weekend in Louisville 8-10 April 2011. (Posted September 2010)
 New Battery, Thanks to Lt. Schababerle -- We'd like to express our deepest appreciation to Lt. Mark Schababerle for changing the battery in the KY073 van. The battery had to be jumped three times in the last three months. In fact, a number of seniors have contributed their time toward needed van maintenance this year. We have replaced all the tires, all the brakes and the emergency brake. We have fixed the spare tire mount system. We have secured the fire extinguisher and other items, replaced maps and updated the vehicle log book. Oil has been changed regularly. This would not have been possible without the help of Lt. Schababerle and seniors Jamie Baumer, Anthony Fedrick, George Stinson, Tim Anderson, Kiki Burke and Steve Burke at KY073, as well as Col. Bob Koob and Col. Jim Gutermuth at Wing. (Posted November 2010) Glider Soars With Cadets -- Six KY073 cadets took glider rides in Bardstown Sept. 4. Lt. Mark Schababerle arranged the glider flights for cadets Dennis Bales, Christian Davis, Matthew Deaton, Blake Emmons, Darylie Mills and Jared Rizzo. Col. Paul Osborne at Bardstown heads up the glider program. Special thanks to Lt. Todd Hamiter for helping with this event. More glider rides are scheduled 23 Oct, when we plan a special aerospace day for the entire cadet cadre. (Posted September 2010)
 KY073 at National Cadet Special Activities – Kudos to the following KY073 cadets who traveled throughout the United States at the following national encampments in summer 2010. The 10 cadets who attended sets a new KY073 milestone:
 Fedrick, Schababerle, Anderson, Suttles, Hardison, Davis Make O-Rides Happen – KY073 has been fortunate to have dedicated planes and pilots who have scheduled and flown Orientation Rides in our search-and-rescue Cessnas in March, May, June, August and September. Capt. Tim Anderson, Capt. Anthony Fedrick, Capt Dennis Hardison, Capt. Steve Davis and Lt. Chris Suttles gave up good portions of their weekends to provide O-rides to the following cadets: Dennis Bales, Hannah Brewer, Kandahar Brewer, Aran Coughlan, Christian Davis, Matt Deaton, Blake Emmons, Jacob Heath, Gus Hermes, Doug Kaiser, Stephen Kierein, Darylie Mills, Trevor Pate, Patrick Reynolds and Joseph Schmidlapp. Thanks go out also to cadets Chase Pendery and Stephanie Bridges for lining up the cadets for the rides. KY073 cadets have completed more than 30 powered O-rides in calendar year 2010. (Posted August 2010)
A Job Well Done at Squadron and for Cold Spring – High compliments go to the cadets who were able to participate 14 August in the room clean-up at squadron, followed by car-parking for the Cold Spring Cruise-In. The Cold Spring project was done to assist the Lunken Composite Squadron. Participating in the clean-up were Darylie Mills, Jacob Heath, Jared Rizzo, Nathan Pappas, Christian Davis, Cory Baumer, Colin Burke, Chase Pendery. Helping park cars were Doug Kaiser, Rizzo, Baumer and Mills. (Posted August 2010)  Online Cadet Testing Now in Effect -- All cadets now have the option of continuing with paper achievement tests, or taking leadership tests online. However -- and this is a big "however" -- the new on-line tests will be based on the new "Learn to Lead" cadet texts and NOT on the current Leadership for the 21st Century texts. If you want to test on-line instead of at squadron, you must download the new Learn to Lead texts or order a copy from Vanguard. All cadets who join after 1 July 2010 will not have an option -- they will have to test on-line for leadership achievements, and National CAP will send them the new Learn to Lead texts instead of the current editions. However, current cadets apparently WILL have the option for a long time. Aerospace testing also may be done on-line, or at the squadron. National says once you commit to on-line testing, you must continue with it and can't go back to paper. All Wright Brothers and Mitchell exams will continue to be on paper at squadron, however. For more information, go to the following link: http://capmembers.com/cadet_programs/library/learn_to_lead.cfm (Posted July 2010) Pendery Going ROTC at Ohio State – C/2Lt Chase Pendery began attending Ohio State University in September 2010 on an Air Force ROTC scholarship. “I attribute my good fortune to my CAP experience,” Pendery said. “Lots of applicants had great test scores and physical fitness numbers, but I firmly believe it was my leadership experience through CAP that earned me my scholarship.” Pendery completed an outstanding tenure at Highlands High, Ft. Thomas, by graduating with a Commonwealth Diploma. He also was named a National Merit Scholar, a first for a KY073 cadet. The hard work paid off for Pendery with a four-year ROTC scholarship at OSU, and he is one of only four incoming ROTC cadets with free room and board. Besides his academic accomplishments, Pendery says he is almost as proud of his door-to-door efforts in his father’s recent political primary victory. (Posted July 2010) Pappas Completes U.S. Naval Academy Summer Seminar -- C/TSgt Nathan Pappas completed the U.S. Naval Academy Summer Seminar at Annapolis, Md., in June. Midshipmen run event, with oversight by active duty Navy and Marine Corps officers, which provides an introduction to life at the Academy and initiates the application process. Each day began with PT and plenty of push-ups and ab crunches led by ex-SEAL Stew Smith, Pappas said. Morning classes were followed by drill and special activities in the afternoon. The week also included "sea trials," intended to test physical endurance with water and sand, as well as sample indoctrination sessions. Pappas becomes the first KY073 cadet to attend this Naval Academy seminar. (Posted July 2010)Cadets Endure Humid Pre-Encampment FTX -- Rain and humidity failed to deter KY073 cadets at the third annual Pre-Encampment FTX in Ft. Thomas. Completing the demanding Hawk Mountain medic prep course wer Doug Kaiser and Jared Rizzo. Completing the rigorous Hawk Mountain basic prep course were Jacob Heath and Matthew Deaton. Completing the GLR-South prep course were Stephen Kierein, Patrick Reynolds, and Gus Hermes. Leading and teaching the Hawk cadets were Colin Burke, Cory Baumeer and Parker Hovis from Louisville 123. Chase Pendery, Jacob Bridges and Christian Vara led the GLR-South course. Special thanks to Lt. Jamie Baumer for provding supervision at the Reserve Center with Capt. Steve Burke, and to Kelly Baumer and Lt. Kiki Burke for bolstering the Hawk cadets Saturday night with a warm meals and great dessert. (Posted June 2010)
Ground Team Conducts ELT Mission -- Special thanks to those who responded to the ELT mission 1 June in Boone and Kenton County. Working diligently were Hannah Brewer, Jared Rizzo, Colin Burke, Christian Vara and Dan Hagedorn, led by Capt. Steve Burke. They worked with the senior air crew of seniors George Stinson and Mark Schababerle. (Posted June 2010)
 SAREVAL Grade: Excellent! – The Air Force was “very happy” with the performance of Kentucky Wing emergency services and awarded it an “excellent” overall rating at the SAREVAL 14-16 May. Therefore, the Wing will continue to obtain Air Force funding for search-and-rescue and disaster-relief work for the next two years! KY073 cadets and seniors were involved in virtually every area of the Wing ES team and played a huge role in this success. This was no cakewalk evaluation. The Air Force tripled the number and variety of ground tasks compared with two years ago, and we got ‘er done! Lt. Jamie Baumer, C/1Lt Colin Burke, and C/CMSgt Cory Baumer led three of the five ground teams – all of which accomplished every one of their taskings over an intense day and a half. Ensuring our success at mission base were cadets Nathan Pappas and Christian Davis in communication, as well as Dan Hagedorn and Aran Coughlan in photo processing. Cadets Doug Kaiser, Jared Rizzo, Christian Vara, Hannah Brewer, Jacob Heath, Joseph Alexander, Blake Emmons, Matt Deaton, Stephen Kierein, and Kandahar Brewer ensured our success on ground teams. Capt. Steve Burke and Maj. Jim Baker of Lexington ran ground-branch operations, which received an “excellent” rating.
Cadets participating in the April SAREX at Lunken, which served as a warm-up to the SAREVAL, were Colin Burke as GTL, Cory Baumer, Jacob Bridges, Stephanie Bridges, Hannah Brewer, Kandahar Brewer, Christian Davis, Matt Deaton, Blake Emmons, Jacob Heath, Doug Kaiser, Stephen Kierein,
and Nathan Pappas. (Posted May 2010)
 The KY073 contingent at the Ft. Thomas Independence Day Parade 3 July 10
Grocery Bagging Raises More Funds -- More than a dozen cadets worked at Alexandria Market 28 May and helped raise almost $500 for cadet programs. Attending were Joseph Alexander, Cory Baumer, Patrick Reynolds, Trevor Pate, Stephanie Bridges, Jacob Bridges, Colin Burke, Jacob Heath, Nathan Pappas, Christian Vara, Dan Hagedorn, Blake Emmons, Matt Deaton, and Gus Hermes, Doug Kaiser, Stephen Kierein, Chase Pendery, and Jared Rizzo. Special thanks to Amber DePrez, Jamie Baumer, and Kiki Burke for helping, setting up our display boards, and doing the accounting. (Posted May 2010)
Air Force Museum and Wright-Pat Field Trip -- Thirteen cadets and seniors made the trip to Dayton 13 Feb where they toured the U.S. Air Force Museum and visited the Wright-Patterson AFB uniform shop. Cadets were lucky to meet Bruce Richardson, a WWII vet, at the B17 exhibit. Mr. Richardson, of Amelia, Ohio, was a tail gunner on the B17 named "Reluctant Dragon" and talked about some of his experiences. Cadets also caught a shuttle to the Presidential Hanger, where two WWII-era CAP planes are on exhibit along with a sign that explains CAP's beginnings during the war. Attending were cadets Daniel Hagedorn, Joseph Alexander, Jacob Heath, Stephen Kierein, Matthew Deaton, Blake Emmons, Aran Coughlan, Jacob Rizzo, Nathan Pappas, Cory Baumer, Colin Burke and seniors Jamie Baumer and Steve Burke. Lt. Baumer had not toured the museum since he was in grade school. (Posted February 2010)
 Holiday Ground FTX Report -- Snow and cold did not deter KY073 cadets from the Holiday Ground FTX with Boone County 050. A sunny day made the training conditions much better. Lt. Jamie Baumer and Capt. Steve Burke trained Cadet Jacob Heath and four others in basic ground team skills toward UDF and GTM3 ratings. C/2Lt Colin Burke led the advanced group of six that included Sgts. Doug Kaiser and Cory Baumer in advanced maps and land navigation toward GTM2, GTM1, and Ranger ratings. Many thanks to Boone 050 Capt. Brad Wallace for providing the training site again this year on the Boone/Gallatin County line. Thanks also to Campbell 073 aircrew Capt. Tim Anderson, Lt. Steve Davis for assisting the basic cadets in their ELT search. (Posted December 2009)
Raffle Winners -- Congratulations to Jackie Kaiser and to cadet Jared Rizzo, the winners of the three-night Gatlinburg cabin raffle. Ms. Kaiser was the winning draw, and Sgt. Rizzo sold the most raffle tickets (40, or $200 worth). Many thanks to Amber DePrez and her family for this generous donation, and to Amber for doing the tough ticket money and collection work. She will issue winning certificates soon. Thanks to all the cadets who did outstanding work raising this money, which will fund about two-fifths of our cadet budget. (Posted December 2009)
Grocery-Bagging a Success -- Nine cadets were able to take time out of their holidays to help us with the grocery-bagging fund-raiser at County Market at Alexandria. Working to make this a success were Joe Alexander, Dillon O'Hara, Jacob Heath, Hannah Brewer, Jacob Bridges, Stephanie Bridges, Jared Rizzo, Cory Baumer and Colin Burke. Assisting were seniors Amber DePrez, Jamie Baumer, Kiki Burke, Anthony Fedrick, and Steve Burke. Many thanks also to County Market for allowing us to do this much-needed event. (Posted November 2009)
Awards Night April 2010 -- Congratulations to the following winners of annual KY073 cadet awards:
 Colin Burke Achieves a "First" for Kentucky Wing -- C/2Lt Colin Burke has returned from CAP's National Civic Leadership Academy in Washington, D.C. Burke is the first Kentucky cadet ever selected for this prestigious academy, according to Lt. Col. Mike Wendlegast, director of Wing cadet programs. Cadets participated in behind-the scenes tours and briefings at the Capitol, Supreme Court, State Department, Pentagon, CIA, Arlington Cemetery and more. The week culminated with Legislative Day, in which Burke joined with KY Wing Commander Bob Koob and Wing legislative liaison Don Morgan in visiting congressmen Geoff Davis and Ben Chandler. CLA is an academically-focused activity that includes seminars, readings, and group projects and required six weeks of preparatory readings and papers. (Posted March 2010)Squadron Patch Is Here! -- Our new squadron patches arrived 11 Feb, and we began distributing them to the cadets and seniors. The first set of patches are free to our fund-raising cadets and $2 thereafter For now we have only the iron-on/stitch-ons. Velcros have been ordered but we don't known when they will arrive. This project has been in the works for more than a year and was able to be completed because of the successful fund-raising efforts of the cadets. Patch is worn on the right-hand front pocket of the BDU blouse and should be sewn as soon as possible before the cadet stands for a review board. C/2Lt Colin Burke designed the patch and spearheaded this project. The background colors are Air Force blue for air superiority and red for ground superiority. The double eagle represents air and ground crews as well as seniors and cadets in our composite squadron. (Posted February 2010)
Thanks for Taking Care of BDUs -- Thanks to the cadets who showed up at squadron on Saturday 23 Jan to move boxes of BDUs and Blues uniforms from storage. Many thanks also to Maj. Lynda Kilbourne, who has been storing these uniforms in Wilder for almost two years, after we rescued them from the moldy Connex box that is now gone. These uniforms are now available at squadron to the cadets for sign-out. They belong to the squadron and cadets are free to use them. However, cadets are obligated to return them to squadron if they outgrow the uniform or when they eventually leave CAP. (Posted January 2010)
Kaiser is New Kentucky Wing DDR Assistant -- Congratulations to Sgt. Doug Kaiser who has been appointed the cadet Drug Demand Reduction Assistant for the Kentucky Wing. Kaiser will provide ideas and support for DDR programming and activities at the squadron and state level during cadet events. (Posted October 2009)
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