The Civil Air Patrol

---

Last update Wednesday, 2004.07.07 @ 1400 EDT(-4) 1800Z

---

NNCS Home | NNCS Cadets

2003.05.08 - A Regional Hurricane Awareness Day at Newport News-Williamsburg International Airport.

On 8-May-2003 CAP members participated in the Regional Hurricane Awareness Event held at Newport News-Williamsburg International Airport. NOAA sent one of two Lockheed Electra Hurricane Hunter aircraft for display. Additionally, CAP members demonstrated the ability to acquire airborne imagery to city officials who showed considerable interest. Little did we know that four months later we would experience the worst hurricane in 60 years....

N43RF forward view. Note the radar pod under the forward fuselage (retracted).	N43RF side view. The radar pod is capable of extending three feet down during flight so that the phased array radar has unobstructed view of the horizon and little or no reflection from the four turboprop propellers.
C/2Lt Anthony Taylor on the flight deck of N43RF during a static tour.	C/SSgt Joshua Wingfield on the flight deck of N43RF during a static tour.

---

2003.09.18 - Hurricane Isabel arrives as a Class 1 Category Hurricane

Hurricane Isabel struck the Hampton Roads Area of eastern Virginia on Thursday, 18-Sept-2003. Initially it was expected to be a class 3 storm, but fortunately for us it weakened a few hours before landfall. Regardless, hundereds of millions of dollars of damage occurred over the Virginia coast during that storm.

Most of us had spent the previous six days cleaning up our own properties and those of our neighbors. Traveling around much was out of the question since most gasoline stations were still closed and the population was beginning to run short of fuel althought a few stations were beginning to open. Schools were out and I thought, I bet the Red Cross Staff needed a break. That was an understatement...

---

2003.09.24 - Disaster Relief following Hurricane Isabel

On 24-Sept-2003 Civil Air Patrol cadets and parents volunteered to work in disaster relief efforts. NNCS squadron members and their families rose up to meet the challenge.

The images below reflect work done in two locations by NNCS squadron members. The first involved a group of 12 CAP volunteers that decended upon a tired and exhausted staff at the Red Cross Headquarters building on Mercury Blvd on the morning of Wednesday 24-Sept-2003, six days after hurricane Isabel wreaked havoc on the community. The second involved post-storm cleanup at the home of CAP member Lt Col Fritz (and Eneke) Schaller at their home in Williamsburg.

CAP Volunteers at the Peninsula Chapter of the American Red Cross

C/A1D Goodman (right) and SM Mary Dymen (left) preparing sandwiches.	NNCS cadets form an assembly line to make 800 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.	NNCS cadet relax behind the Peninsula Red Cross building for lunch.
C/AB Hunt and C/Amn Byrd move 50 12-pack cases of water from one shelter to another.	Toward the end of the day the entire time pauses for a group picture outside the build.ing.	As we were preparing to leave, the call came in for 200 more sandwiches!

Many of the Red Cross Staff had been so busy caring for the needs of the 225K people on the Virginia peninsula that they did not take the time to attend to their own needs. Their homes were crushed by falling trees and flooded beyond habitation just like many other's.

The Red Cross building and most of the area was still without commerical power one week after the storm. In many cases it would be 10 days before half of the population would have commerical power restored. Most personal refrigerated or frozen food had been consumed or disposed of by this time so that the need for fresh food became even more acute. Grocery stores were still sorting out unmarketable items and most were not open yet. As a side note, the Hampton landfill received an enormous amout of spoiled food during the disposal of spoiled items. Driving past the landfill facility on I-64 was an experience of a new kind of smell.. hundreds of tons of spoiled food. The seagulls had a heyday of a feast. The sky was full of thousands. On the other hand, the night sky was absolutely full of stars (as usual), but without the city lights raising the threshold of baseline haze that drowns out the faintest stars. In other words, the sky was very dark and much could be seen that is not normally seen.

Certificates of Appreciation to CAP Members from the Peninsula Chapter of the American Red Cross.

A Certificate of Appreciation to C/AB Christine Arnott.	A Certificate of Appreciation to 2Lt James E. Byrd.	A Certificate of Appreciation to C/Amn Thomas Byrd.
A Certificate of Appreciation to C/AB Elizabeth Dymen.	A Certificate of Appreciation to SM Mary Dymen.	A Certificate of Appreciation to Rocky Dymen.
A Certificate of Appreciation to Zack Dymen.	A Certificate of Appreciation to Amn David Goodman.	A Certificate of Appreciation to C/AB David Herman.
A Certificate of Appreciation to C/CMSgt David Petkofsky.	A Certificate of Appreciation to C/SMSgt Jonathan Swartz.	A Certificate of Appreciation to C/2Lt Anthony Taylor.

---

2003.11.25 - CAP Members Performing Community Service at the home of Lt Col Fritz & Enecke Schaller.

Even inland locations such as Williamsburg did not escape extensive damage. The home of Lt. Col Firtz and Eneke Schaller's home had six large trees down in the back yard. This was too much work for this retired couple and so NNCS squadron members pulled together on several weekends to reduce the debris to a managable level.

Will Sturdy (foreground) and SM Bruce Herman load debris into a truck.	C/AB David Herman, C/CMSgt Ian, his brother Will Sturdy, and SM Bruce Herman unload debris on the edge of the street at the Schaller's home.	C/AB David Herman is still going strong while his father Bruce takes a breather.
C/CMSgt Sturdy loads a log onto the truck.	2Lt Jim Byrd cuts the upper portion of a tree with an extended saw.	1Lt Sturdy, his sons Will and C/CMSgt Ian Sturdy take water during a break.
C/A1C Tom Byrd moving cut wood with a wheelbarrow.

---

Responsible Cadet Web Page Officials.

---