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Branson Veterans' Day Parade
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| Captain Kathleen (Kat) Wiley takes a few PAO pictures
before the parade starts. |
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| Captain Kat gives Nikki a break before starting the parade.
SM Dabney Oliphant-Oliver, C/MSgt. Justice Coker, C/Airman Seth Pendergraft
and C/Airman Sean Morgan (concealed behind C/MSgt. Coker) are ready to
go. |
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| SM Daniel Rush strikes up a conversation with retired AF pilot
Bob Oitker, a Kimberling City real estate broker while awaiting the parade
start. |
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| . . . And, the van moves out, accompanied
by SM Daniel Rush in the lead and C/Airman Sean Morgan and SM Dabney Oliphant-Oliver
on the flanks. Captain margaret Reger, C/MSgt Justice Coker and C/Airman
Seth Pendergraft bring up the rear. SM Suzanne Rush rode with Captain
Kathleen Wiley in the van. |
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| Lt. Ed leonard directs a salute to the reviewing stand as the
Squadron contingent passes. SM Dabney Oliphant-Oliver is seen just
behind him. |
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| C/Airman Sean Morgan provides a snappy salute as he accompanies
the CAP van past the reviewing stand. |
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Branson/Tri-Lakes visits Missouri Pilots' Association
November 2002
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| Retired USAF Colonel Charles E. McGee, one of the famed WWII
Tuskeegee Airmen spoke at the MPA dinner. |
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| 2nd Lt. Kim Coker gets Colonel McGee's autograph on her copy
of his book. |
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| C/Airman Seth Pendergraft and C/MSgt. Justice Coker posed with
Colonel Charles McGee after dinner. |
Kimberling City Christmas Parade
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| C/Airman Henson, 1st Lt. Coker, C/SMSgt. Coker and C/Airam 1st
Class Pendergraft step back to admire their handiwork after decorating
Santa's (SM Rush's) transportation for the Christmas parade. |
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| With goodie bags loaded with candy donated by Summer Fresh Grocery
stores the Branson/Tri-Lakes Santa and elves are ready to make some children
happy along the parade route. |
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| Commander Joe gives the word and Major Wiley pilots his ground
bound flyer out of the parking lot and down the taxiway to the parade route. |
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| Major and Captain Wiley pilot the Avalanche along the parade
route while C/SMSgt Coker and C/Airman Henson hitch a ride and 1st Lt.
Coker walks alongside. |
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Talking to the Missouri Pilots - Ozarks Chapter
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| Mo. Pilots' VP Mark Trimble and MPA member Major Jim Wiley of
Branson/Tri-Lakes Sqdn introduce the speakers to the assembly. |
World's oldest 2nd Lt. Ed leonard summarizes the proud history
of CAP, bridging the gap to
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CAP's future, presented by C/Sr. Airman Seth Pendergraft. |
Cadet Orientation Flights
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| Major Jim Wiley, Branson/Tri-Lakes mission pilot
and certified O-ride driver shows cadets Mease and Groff how to check fuel
for contamination. |
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| The O-flight guys. Bringing orientation flights
to Branson/Tri-Lakes cadets were pilots LTC Ted Forester and Major Jim
Wiley, Squadron Commander Lt. Joe Coker and Deputy Commander for Cadet
Programs Lt. Ed Leonard. |
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| LTC Ted Forester, visiting pilot assisting the
squadron with orientation flights poses with three of his passengers, cadets
Autumn Sledd, Jerica Mease and Crystal Barnes. |
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| Warm weather in the Ozarks brings orientation flights for Branson/Tri-Lakes
cadets at Point Lookout. Major Jim Wiley runs cadets through a pre-flight
inspection before they take to the air to experience the thrill of flight. |
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| C/Airman Crystal Barnes receives her First Flight Certificate
with enthusiasm. |
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| C/A1c Cory Krehbiel displays his Cadet of the Quarter
award that entitles him to extra flight time. |
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Disaster Relief
Pierce City Missouri May 5, 2003
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| On the evening of May 5, 2003 a killer tornadic storm thrust
through southern Missouri destroying everything in its path, including
the main thoroughfare of Pierce City. Branson/Tri-Lakes answered
the call at 2200. |
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| Our members were unprepared for the level of destruction they
found. Many of the buildings were uninhabitable and probably beyond
any hope of repair. Experienced SAR personnel with dog teams were
already on site, so we supplemented Missouri National Guard personnel in
providing security. Major and Captain Wiley flew a much needed photo
reconnaissance mission to document the level of devastation for Missouri
SEMA and eventually FEMA. |
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| Lt. Ed Leonard gets iced by a Red Cross volunteer. In the
heat of the humid afternoon the ice bags being distributed by Red Cross
volunteers made the contents of the old canteen a lot easier to swallow. |
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| In the midst of the personal tragedies of Pierce City residents
C/MSgt. Pendergraft takes a few minutes to rest his weary feet and reflect
on the death of his Grandfather who was buried while the cadet served
his community at the disaster site. |
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Cadets with a Mission
Radio Communications and Urban DF Exercise
May 2003
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| A cadet direction finding team uses the ELPer DF receiver to
search for an ELT transmitter sending a signal on a practice search frequency. |
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| C/CMSgt Coker operates the VHF radio while C/Airman Groff records
the activity at Branson Base during the Urban Direction Finding and Communications
Exercise. |
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Columbia Salute to Veterans Air Show
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| Captain Kat Wiley does some emergency
sewing repair for a cadet.. |
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| C/Amn Taylor Jenkins compares notes with another
cadet in front of a T-37 Tweetybird. |
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| Cadets Terry Coker, Guy Walker and Mike Mountain
stand formation at the air show to get job assignments. |
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| Cadet Ken walks along with C/MSgt Seth Pendergraft
as they do some public affairs work at the show. |
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| C/Amn Dalton Groff was having so much fun he could
hardly contain himself. |
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Walking in the American Cancer Society Relay for
Life
A salute to LTC Jim Dudley who succumbed to cancer
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| C/MSgt Pendergraft, Lt. Leonard, Bethany Rush,
C/Amn Groff and C/A1C Sledd kick off the 2003 Cancer Walk. |
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| Major Wiley and Lt. Rush carry the Branson/Tri-Lakes
banner as Lt Leonard (background) flies low and slow "Searching for the
cure" (Our theme for the event). |
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| Branson/Tri-Lakes Honorary Color Guard kicking off the 2004 Stone/Taney
County Relay for Life - L to R - 1 Lt Ed Leonard, C/Airman Guy Walker and
Captain Kathleen Wiley. The purple ascots were a concession to the
Relay's theme, "The Power of Purple". |
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A Visit to Whiteman AFB for their Air Show
June 2003
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| Cadets Groff and Barnes discuss the B-2 "Spirit"
with Captain Kathleen Wiley at Whiteman AFB. |
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| Cadet Groff poses in front of the F-117 Stealth
fighter |
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| Cadets Groff and Barnes hold down the wing of a
1930's vintage PT-19 during the air show at Whiteman AFB. |
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Aurora Missouri Fly-In
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| C/SMSgt. Seth Pendergraft verifies handling of raffle tickets
for aviation headsets given away in fund raising raffle. The CAP
table at the fly-in served as an information center and fund raising effort. |
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| When fly-in traffic got heavy C/SMsgt Pendergraft and Lt. Leonard
assisted fly-in operations in parking aircraft. |
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| When traffic again lightened, Lt. Rush took time to help his
5-year-old daughter Bethany practice her marshalling skills at the far
end of the parking area. |
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Missouri Wing Conference
Jefferson City Missouri 2003
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| Mascot Terry Coker demonstrates the electric scooter the Branson/Tri-Lakes
Sqn. is raffling while 1LT Leonard sells tickets to passers-by. |
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| C/SMsgt Pendergraft uses some free time to experience ground/air-air/ground
communications on a simulator. |
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| The POW/MIA table at the Conference Banquet remembers those members
of our armed forces who never returned from war. |
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| A flag folding ceremony is performed before the assembled Conference. |
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| North Central Region Commander Colonel Rex Glascow (far
left) looks on as C/CMsgt. Justice Coker (left center) is awarded the Billy
Mitchell Award by Missouri Wing Commander Colonel Joe Casler (right Center).
On the far right, 1LT Joseph Coker, Branson/Tri-Lakes Sqn. Commander and
Sergeant Coker's father looks on with partental pride. |
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| C/SMSgt. Seth Pendergraft, 1LT Edward Leonard, Captain Kathleen
Wiley and Major James Wiley (left to right) were presented the Disaster
Relief medal with "V" device for their service in the Pierce City tornado
relief effort in May 2003. Other squadron members recognized but
not present for the award presentation were 1LT Joseph Coker, 1LT Kimberly
Coker and C/2nd Lt Justice Coker. |
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Presentation of Colors
7 December 2003
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| C/CMSgt Seth Pendergraft and C/Airman Cory Krehbeil
present the colors at their church, the Church of Restoration in Lampe
Missouri. 1LT Ed Leonard served as guard for the cadet flagbearers
in this first outing of Branson Color Guard personnel. |
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AEO Visits R/C Model Club
10 February 2004
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Aerospace Education Officer 2LT Daniel Rush examines a low cost
electric R/C model airplane
constructed of styrofoam materials while visiting the Table Rock
R/C Club in Branson. |
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| 2LT Rush displays what the owner refers to as $150 worth of electronics
on a $2 airplane. The devices visible below the wingline on the side
of the silouette design fuselage include the small electric motor, battery
pack, R/C receiver and control servos. |
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Pendergraft Earns His Mitchell
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| Cadet Seth Pendergraft becomes C/2Lt Pendergraft when LTC Jim
Wiley presents his Billy Mitchell award. |
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Summer A.E. Events 2004
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| C/Airman Kyle Baughman tries out the seat in a T-33 cockpit mock-up
at the Aviation and Military Museum of the Ozarks in Springfield during
a Group V Aerospace Education day. |
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| C/Airmen Guy Walker and Mike Mountain and C/2Lt Seth Pendergraft
perform flightline crowd control in support of Lea Trimble's Aviation Day
at Point Lookout Airport. Captain Kat Wiley and Squadron Canine Nikki
mingle with the crowd. |
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| C/Airman Stefan Anderson climbs out of Mark Trimble's Piper after
his first-ever flight. |
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| C/Airman Mike Mountain expresses his excitement in getting a
ride in Mark Trimble's vintage Waco Cabin at Point Lookout. |
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| It was a long evening on Shepherd of the Hills Expressway when
Branson/Tri-Lakes members helped inflate the largest tethered Helium Balloon
in the U.S. |
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Joplin Missouri Air Show
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| C/Airman Guy Walker oversees crowd control on the flightline
at the Joplin Air Show. |
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| C/Airman Guy Walker, C/Airman Stefan Anderson and C/A1C Cory
Krehbiel entertain Cadet Ashley Robinson of the Travis Hoover Composite
Squadron in the Branson/Tri-Lakes Composite Squadron bivouac area at the
Joplin Air Show. |
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