By 2Lt Hollerbach and Maj Luneau, photos courtesy of Lt Col Tinnirello
On December 21, Squadron 188 celebrated a year of significant achievements and got into the holiday spirit over dinner at Scott’s Seafood restaurant in Oakland’s Jack London Square.
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Capt Rivas, Patricia Farrar-Rivas, Maj Luneau, Sylvia Luneau |
January
- We fought for a new Cessna G1000 to be based at Oakland and Concord and won!
- We finagled a hangar and spent 5 weeks painting the floor, walls, finding and moving in furniture, hooking up an Internet connection and adding a radio.
- We hosted a UDF Course.
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1Lt Hipp, Capt Coreas, Carmelita Miller |
February
- We hosted a G1000 Ground School.
March
- With Squadron 18, we hosted the Mission Scanner School.
- Squadron members attended the Palo Alto SAREX.
- Because of our hangar, CAWG loaned us another new plane for the hangar.
- We put around 200 hours on 445CP in less than a year.
- We attended the Tsunami Warning Exercise.
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1Lt Chavez, Sandra Lindman, Alicia Tinnirello |
April
- Squadron members and 445CP attended the Half Moon Bay Airshow.
- Squadron members attended the USCG Aux Aviation Safety Workshop.
May
- Squadron members and 445CP attended the Hayward Open House.
- Squadron members attended and flew in the CAWG EVAL where we received an “Exceptional” grade.
- We did a presentation to the 99'ers and showed them 445CP.
- Squadron members connected the hangar and HQ to each other with two new wireless antennas.
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1Lt Rugroden |
June
- Squadron members and 445CP attended the San Carlos Airport Open House.
- Squadron members attended the Mountain Flying Course in CCR as Students and Staff.
- We had a number of counter drug flights in support of various counties.
July
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Squadron 188 Members and Guests at Dinner |
- We hosted the Oakland SAREX.
- We hosted the Mission Aircrew School Ground School in Oakland.
- Squadron members took part in a short-notice tissue transport mission that saved two lives.
- Squadron members attended the Fourth of July flag presentation at Oakland A's.
- Squadron members attended the National Emergency Services Academy.
August
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Tara Stevulak, 2Lt Stevulak |
- Squadron members attended the CAWG Mission Aircrew School as students and staff.
- Squadron members and the aircraft attended the Watsonville Fly-in and Airshow.
- We hosted a G1000 for Mission Observers course in Livermore.
- We won Top Senior Squadron in GP2 and Juan won Lifetime Achievement Award for GP2.
September
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Squadron 188 Members and Guests at Dinner |
- 1Lt Hipp continued to paint the squadron, thank you!
- Squadron members attended the Livermore Open House.
- Squadron members flew in two F-16 Air Interception missions.
- Squadron members attended the CAWG Conference in SMX.
October
- Squadron members attended the Auburn Sarex.
- 100% of our members achieved the Yeager award.
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Squadron 188 Members and Guests at Dinner |
December
- Squadron members participated in a National Communication exercise.
- 445CP received its Find sticker.
- We sold almost 200 Wreaths in support of Wreaths Across America and participated in the WAA ceremony at Golden Gate National Cemetery.
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2Lt Kelly, 1Lt Rugroden, Joan Allan, 1Lt Michelogiannakis, Capt Eichelberger |
- Capt Chris Johnson
- Capt Kathy Johnson
- Capt Steven DeFord
- 1Lt George Michelogiannakis
- 2Lt Robert Kraus
- 2Lt Eric Choate
- 2Lt Karin Hollerbach
- SM Dan Lunsford
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Maj Luneau, Sylvia Luneau, Carolers |
During the dinner, we enjoyed beautiful holiday songs sung by a quartet of a cappella carolers, who even included a number of our requests.