{"id":26188,"date":"2023-07-24T17:12:55","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T17:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=26188"},"modified":"2023-07-24T17:12:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T17:12:57","slug":"vermont-wing-takes-flight-to-assist-fema-flood-disaster-relief-statewide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/vermont\/vermont-wing-takes-flight-to-assist-fema-flood-disaster-relief-statewide\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Vermont Wing Takes Flight to Assist FEMA Flood Disaster Relief Statewide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Photo above – A Civil Air Patrol aircraft prepares for takeoff at Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport in support of FEMA flood relief missions. All photos courtesy of Capt. Bryan Holland, 1st Lt. Peter Steinerman, and 2nd Lt. Heather K. Forcier (all of the Vermont Wing)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mission pilot Lt. Col. Don Majercik prepares to board the Vermont Wing\u2019s C-182 aircraft for a photo mission over Vermont. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Civil Air Patrol\u2019s Vermont Wing has flown numerous missions\nstatewide this past week and planning more in support of relief efforts being\nconducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in response to severe\nflooding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of this morning, the wing had provided almost 4,000\ndigital images taken at low altitudes throughout the state. The images give\nFEMA analysts precise geolocation data for use in targeting assistance and\nprioritizing relief efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Capt. John Compo, mission pilot, readies a flight plan in support of FEMA flood relief efforts. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Acting as a Total Force partner and official civilian\nauxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, Civil Air Patrol helps First Air Force rapidly\nrespond to nonmilitary threats domestically in a Defense Support of Civil\nAuthorities capacity to save lives, relieve suffering, prevent property damage,\nand provide humanitarian assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three-member aircrews \u2014 a pilot, a mission observer, and a\nphotographer \u2014 from the Burlington Senior Squadron flew CAP aircraft out of\nwing headquarters at Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport. Members of\nthe Burlington squadron also served as mission support staff on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVermont Wing aircrews and support staff immediately\nresponded to FEMA requests, relayed through our CAP Northeast Region command,\nfor detailed airborne imagery taken over dozens of Vermont communities,\u201d said\nCol. Richard Beach, the wing\u2019s commander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2nd Lt. Richard Estey prepares his camera for an aerial photography mission. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDespite difficult circumstances in their hometowns, and\nconcurrent with their participation in other flood relief efforts, our crews\nacted according to their training and commitment to the people of Vermont,\u201d\nBeach said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAP\u2019s New Hampshire and Massachusetts wings have also\nprovided airborne assistance, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wing anticipates additional missions will be assigned\nthis week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beach singled out the wing\u2019s director of operations, Capt.\nJohn Campos, and assistant director of operations, Capt. Charles Webster, for\npraise for their hours of support of the mission, along with several members of\nthe Burlington squadron:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Second Lt. Heather K. Forcier readies her camera for a photo mission over Vermont. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u2022              Lt.\nCols. Mike Chase, deputy commander, and Don Majercik, health services officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022              Capt.\nBryan Holland, public affairs officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022              1st Lt.\nLucien Thresher, commander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022              2nd Lts.\nChristine Estey, administrative officer; Richard Estey, logistics officer;\nHeather K. Forcier, information technologies officer; Tom Henderson,\ncommunications officer; and Jean Thresher, deputy commander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur squadron members are to be commended for their\ndedication, technical proficiency, and spirited teamwork that enabled us to\naccomplish all tasks assigned us by FEMA,\u201d said Thresher, the squadron\ncommander.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Photo above – A Civil Air Patrol aircraft prepares for takeoff at Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport in support of FEMA flood relief missions. All photos courtesy of Capt. Bryan Holland, 1st Lt. Peter Steinerman, and 2nd Lt. Heather K. Forcier (all of the Vermont Wing) Civil Air Patrol\u2019s Vermont Wing has flown numerous missions […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26189,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[116,63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-front-page-slider","category-vermont"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Assist-FEMA-Flood-Disaster.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26188"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26195,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26188\/revisions\/26195"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}