EDITORIAL STAFF

Maj. Gen. Edward D. Phelka - Civil Air Patrol National Commander and CEO

Brig. Gen. Regena Aye - National Vice Commander

John W. Desmarais Sr. - Chief Operating Officer

Paul Gloyd - Assistant Chief Operating Officer

Randy S. Bolinger - Editor-in-Chief/Chief Marketing Officer

Steve Cox - Managing Editor

Dan Bailey - Contributing Editor

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Col. Frank Blazich Jr., Kathy Conyers, Loretta Fulton, Lt. Col. Seth Hudson, Curt LaFond, Julia Martin, Cadet Lt. Col. Varija Metha, Maj. Margot Myers, Paul South, Cadet Maj. Matthew Stewart, and Marianne Weiss

PHOTOGRAPHY & GRAPHICS 
Lt. Col. Robert Bowden, 1st Lt. Lu Chandler, Song Choi, Col. Louisa S. Morse Center for Civil Air Patrol History, Maj. Ron Finger, Maj. Erik Koglin, 1st Lt. Joy Powers, Mike Strasser, Stefan Strasser, Textron Aviation, Maj. Maryan Tooker, Marie Troy, and U.S. Air Force

EDITORIAL BOARD 
Col. Frank Blazich Jr. NATIONAL HISTORIAN EMERITUS 
Lt. Col. Paul Cianciolo NATIONAL MARKETING MANAGER 
Maj. Ronald C. Finger NATIONAL ARTIST
Maj. Margot Myers ASSISTANT NATIONAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER

EDITORIAL STAFF

Maj. Gen. Edward D. Phelka - Civil Air Patrol National Commander and CEO

Brig. Gen. Regena Aye - National Vice Commander

John W. Desmarais Sr. - Chief Operating Officer

Paul Gloyd - Assistant Chief Operating Officer

Randy S. Bolinger - Editor-in-Chief/Chief Marketing Officer

Steve Cox - Managing Editor

Dan Bailey - Contributing Editor

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Col. Frank Blazich Jr., Loretta Fulton, Lt. Col. Gordon Helm, Lt. Col. Seth Hudson,  
Maj. Margot Myers,  Col. John A. Salvador, Paul South, and Rene “Mike” Valdez
Paul South, and Cadet Lt. Col. Sahil Swali

PHOTOGRAPHY & GRAPHICS 
First Lt. Susan Bassett, Lt. Col. Robert Bowden, Bill Campbell, Kimberly Carole,
Maj. Ron Finger, 2nd Lt. Kadeem Hinton, Maj. Erik Koglin, Col. Louisa S. Morse Center 
for Civil Air Patrol History, Capt. Lisa Nolan, 1st Lt. Joy Powers, Mike Strasser, 
Susan Strasser, Textron Aviation, Marie Troy, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Geological Survey   

EDITORIAL BOARD 
Col. Frank Blazich Jr. NATIONAL HISTORIAN EMERITUS 
Lt. Col. Paul Cianciolo NATIONAL MARKETING MANAGER 
Maj. Ronald C. Finger NATIONAL ARTIST
Maj. Margot Myers ASSISTANT NATIONAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER