Heald Stream Cabin

10/17/2024

This program deserves to be repeated, highlighted, and echoed across all platforms. This is a real opportunity for all of us to be better professional volunteers.

"By fulfilling its mission to set Civil Air Patrol's standards for training requirements, creating an optimal training environment, and enhancement of technologies, for various aspects of emergency services, the National Emergency Services Academy provides the foundation for all CAP members to be well-prepared to respond effectively.

To highlight its commitment to fostering innovation and continuous improvement, the National Emergency Services Academy serves as a forum for new ideas, standards, and technologies, within the Civil Air Patrol.

This emphasis on innovation leads to the development of more efficient and effective emergency response strategies and tactics; ultimately enhancing the overall operational capabilities of the Civil Air Patrol."

[https://nesa.cap.gov/](https://nesa.cap.gov/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3ZpNrZtGRGdB9van5fy0bRnJovvqfbQham7kM9zl0YcyIyzi1G-9zfkyA_aem_cb30R1HTxk4wV5YQXUldXA)

 Cadet Lt. Col. Ann Grammer was 12  when she joined Civil Air Patrol in June 2019. At the time, she just wanted to play video games and sports. With CAP, she thought she might learn how to fly a plane.But a cadet mentor changed the tra...

09/25/2024

Happy 7th birthday to Grandpa’s Little Man ! I love you so much buddy !!

09/03/2024

No I did not make a new FB page ! If you get a friend request from me, it’s not me !! Please report it, but they probably will not do anything about it !!

And as far as the video goes, I would like to exercise my rights under the Fifth Amendment !!

08/20/2024

Wow, I never expected something like this supporting an organization that has helped me through the years! I am overwhelmed!!

06/06/2024

You can enjoy your day on the beach because they spent their day on the Beach !! FREEDOM IS NEVER FREE !!

06/02/2024

Meet Shemar, one of our new teammates all the way from Jamaica. And, check out the Seared Sesame Tuna dish, mmmmm

05/27/2024

04/08/2024

Totality in Jackman !!

12/25/2023

This has been posted by others, but I think it's important to re-state it.

If you have a Combat Veteran in your family and you don’t like their moods and behavior around the holidays; please consider these six things:
- Your combat veteran has served in countries where people are blessed to receive a tattered pair of shoes or have clean water to drink. He/she no longer lives the “first world illusion” and no longer cares that if you buy one play station you can get a second one for fifty percent off. In fact, they find it hard to appreciate any of the gluttonous commercialism and overindulgence that permeates American holidays. Standing watch, boring as it was, had so much more purpose than going to the mall.
- Your Combat Veteran is thankful for the most basic things; not thankful for mega-sales and million dollar parades. They are thankful to be alive; thankful to have survived both the wars far away and the wars they struggle with inside.
- Your Combat Veteran is thankful that it wasn't them that got killed, but their celebrations are forever complicated by guilt and loss over those that were. Some of the most thankful times in their life were some of the scariest. Their feelings of thanks and celebration often conjure memories that are equally painful.
- Your Combat Veteran is not like you anymore. At some point, for some period of time, their entire life boiled down to just three simple things: when will I eat today, when will I sleep today, and who will I have to kill or will try to kill me today? They are not like you anymore.
- Your Combat Veteran does not need a guilt-trip or a lecture. They already feel detached in their grief while others so easily embrace the joy of the season. They need understanding and space; empathy not sympathy.
- Your Combat Veteran does love his/her family and is thankful for the many blessings in their life…and they are thankful for you.

To all my brothers and sisters of the uniform, know that we all struggle with one thing or another but as we go into this holiday season, reach out to those you love. You didn't fight alone on the battlefield and we don't have to fight alone at home.

Copied from a friend's page. It holds a lot of truth.