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Submitted by Capt Richard Dennis, PAO https://tok.cap.gov/

CADETS  Meeting info. o Location: Tok School, o Time: 1630 - 1800 hours (04:30 - 6:00 PM) . o 19 April - Cadet Social gathering / informal meeting. Location TBD. Purpose will be to just hang out, get caught up with each other, and plan out the next few months. o Lt Col David Briar, Cadet Commander

SENIORS o Meeting twice a month at the Tok School Shop area o 2nd Monday each month at 1830hrs, regular meeting o 4th Monday each month is a training meeting, 1830 hrs o Next meeting will be April 26 which is our monthly training meeting.  Rex has a great video on survival planning. o Commander, Capt Harry White, 883-3291 AEROSPACE EDUCATION Within the Mission Statement of Civil Air Patrol is a commitment to Aerospace Education. It reads, Supporting America’s communities with emergency response, diverse aviation and ground services, youth development and promotion of air, space and cyber power. The Tok Composite Squadron has embraced CAPs Mission both at the Senior level and at the Cadet level. A lesser known avenue has opened up for our Squadron. A teacher in Arctic Village, Alaska joined CAP. Arctic Village is about 100 miles North of the Arctic Circle and on the southern edge of the Brooks Range. She joined as a Teacher. In our nation’s education system teachers can take advantage of supplies at no cost. This is to advance their classes when teaching Aerospace subjects. Their dues to join, is a onetime fee of $35.00 with no uniform or meeting requirements. Tok Commander, Capt Harry White had advanced his name as being willing to assist this teacher who is interested in working with CAP. Interestingly, Capt White is a retired administrator and had worked in the Yukon Flats School District which has Arctic Village School as one of its villages. As part of CAPs support to educators, CAP offers teacher flights called TOP flights. Trying to get in a flight to Arctic Village from Tok, Alaska is not the easiest this time of year. Capt White notes that there are three weather systems to traverse and the CAP temperature threshold for flight is -15F. That first scheduled flight to Arctic Village was cancelled with IFR weather enroute and -26F at the destination. Maybe the weather will be better next week. Check your local school district. Many science classes have an Aerospace element. With State funds tightening, the supplies offered by CAP can greatly assist and compliment a student’s education.

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Cadets

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Left: Instructor Col Tom Palmer performs the obligatory shirttail ceremony despite the chilly temperature.