June 2026 - Riwg_mbrs

Wing Commander's Intent
by WEISS, WARREN - COL CAP, RIWG/CC 29 Jun '26

29 Jun '26

Good morning, Rhode Island Wing- It is my honor to accept command of Rhode Island Wing, and I wanted to share with you my command intent and vision for the Wing - itemized below and attached to this email. Some highlights of the document were disclosed in my speech after accepting command last week. With perseverance, we will measure up to the organization's vision statement of volunteers serving America's communities, saving lives, and shaping futures. I am available to talk more in depth to anyone who has questions, comments, or concerns. 1. Rhode Island Wing is a great wing with huge potential; our Wing's leadership will leverage and develop that potential across all departments to improve upon the successes in our vital missions of Aerospace Education, Cadet Programs, and Emergency Services. 2. We will inspire our members to be goal-oriented, so that they can be productive in the organization, achieve those goals, and become better leaders themselves. It is the hope that members will advance in their professional development in any and all aspects of our three missions, in turn, raising morale for themselves, reinforcing the leadership pipeline - especially in terms of succession planning, and building esprit de corps for their units. 3. We will guide our subordinate units to carry out STEM fairs, aviation days, and special meeting nights for visitors that include an aerospace education concern; they are force multipliers for our members’ aerospace education awareness as well as recruitment; the measure of success is 20% new members recruited from each event. There is progress with bringing new Aerospace Education Members onboard, and this will help improve aerospace education awareness and inspire our members to take to the skies. 4. We will utilize Quality Cadet Unit Award criteria and guide our subordinate units to meet those requirements as a goal. Based on a sample of FY26 criteria, the measures of success are as follows: * 100% new cadets to achieve Curry Award within first 8 weeks of joining CAP * 70% new cadets to achieve first orientation flight * 45% cadets achieving Wright Brothers Award * 50% cadets attending encampment * Three TLC graduates * Four different community engagement activities with at least four cadets for each event * STEM kit ordered and completed 5. We will maintain trajectory for emergency services and operations as we continue to carry out our missions effectively and to inspire the next generation of mission leaders, pilots, air crews and ground teams. In addition to Wing and Region TRAEX's, we will look to perform joint exercises involving nearby wings utilizing air and ground assets. 6. We will continue to be effective in the education and training of our adult leaders. While adult members volunteer to ADVANCE our programs, we will communicate every opportunity to ADVANCE IN our programs, and hasten their professional development. Communication is crucial; it is a two (or more) way street, and it will mitigate attrition in our membership. Moreover, we will continue to provide opportunities for our pilots, mission base staff, aircrews, and ground teams to attain and maintain proficiency through appropriately-scheduled training exercises. 7. We will focus on increasing our Wing's membership, to wit: there is strength in numbers, and more members will allow us to be more effective if there is a mutual fit. We will evaluate and improve open houses and outreach exercises to other organizations, and we will develop a system where schools and homeschooling organizations will partake in squadron meetings. Red Ribbon Leadership Academies and STEM fairs scheduled in the fall for each subordinate unit would be commendable. 8. Observing Rhode Island Wing's talented staff, anyone would agree that, as a team, we have the core competency to develop and prosecute tactics to accomplish the desires and goals as presented. As a Wing, we will be more recognized in the community, and thus, be a value proposition for our constituents here and beyond. Semper vigilans, -W -- Col. Warren M. Weiss Rhode Island Wing Commander Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary (M) 516.815.8269 GoCivilAirPatrol.com<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/> riwg.cap.gov<https://riwg.cap.gov/> [https://cdn-assets-cloud.frontify.com/s3/frontify-cloud-files-us/eyJwYXRoIj…]<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/> Volunteers serving America's communities, saving lives, and shaping futures.

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Thank you
by SKRABUT, STAN - COL CAP, RIWG/CC 21 Jun '26

21 Jun '26

Hi Team, Over two and a half hours ago, my time as your Rhode Island Wing Commander came to a close. I want to sincerely thank each of you for your support, dedication, and commitment over this past year. Serving alongside you has been a privilege. The strength of this wing comes from its members, who continue to give their time and talent in service to our communities, our state, and our nation. I also want to specifically recognize and thank Col Phil Hirons, our former wing commander, for providing such a strong foundation to build upon. His leadership gave us a great base to work from, and I believe that together we have continued to move the Rhode Island Wing forward. In many ways, I feel we have leveled up as a wing. Now, I ask each of you to provide that same level of support, professionalism, and commitment to your new wing commander, Col Warren Weiss. He will need your continued energy, ideas, teamwork, and dedication as he leads the wing into its next chapter. Rhode Island Wing has tremendous potential, and I encourage all of you to keep building, keep improving, and keep raising the standard. Continue to level up. Thank you again for allowing me the honor of serving with you. Carpe diem, Col Stan Skrabut Rhode Island Wing Director of Education & Training Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary (M) 307.287.8147 GoCivilAirPatrol.com<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/> riwg.cap.gov<http://riwg.cap.gov/> [cid:d3bc3694-3df8-4314-b717-546de535c0f6] Volunteers serving America's communities, saving lives, and shaping futures

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Reminder: Change of Command
by SKRABUT, STAN - COL CAP, RIWG/CC 21 Jun '26

21 Jun '26

Hi Team, I would like to remind you that we will be holding a change of command, today, 21 June 2026 at 1100 hrs. It will occur at Wing Headquarters, 19 Foster Road, Cranston, RI. Hope to see you there. Carpe diem, Col Stan Skrabut Rhode Island Wing Interim Commander Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary (M) 307.287.8147 GoCivilAirPatrol.com<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/> riwg.cap.gov<http://riwg.cap.gov/> [cid:1b8b5a49-4d21-4325-99c5-7414574e9c62] Volunteers serving America's communities, saving lives, and shaping futures

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2nd Request NER Area Command Exercise 25-27 June Availability Request by 19 Jun
by HIRONS, PHILIP - Col, CAP 16 Jun '26

16 Jun '26

Sent on behalf of Lt Col Courtney RI Wing will be participating in the NER Area Command Exercise 25-27 June and we need to know what Base Staff & Aircrew we have available to request additional assets before the exercise starts. We need a complete mission base: IC, OSC, PSC, MSO, and AOBD If you have or are in training (or want to be) for any of these qualifications please indicate this with your availability. MRO, CUL, MSA are also needed for the base. We need air crew for photo missions MP, AP if the AP is in training status we need a 3rd for evaluation Please indicate if you are a SET for any of the qualifications listed above. Please respond to me directly (not reply all) with your availability. v/r Col. Philip G. Hirons, Jr. Rhode Island Wing Inspector General Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary (M) 401.439.5312<tel:401.439.5312> GoCivilAirPatrol.com<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/> riwg.cap,gov<https://cap-signature-generator.netlify.app/riwg.cap,gov> [https://cdn-assets-cloud.frontify.com/s3/frontify-cloud-files-us/eyJwYXRoIj…]<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/> Volunteers serving America's communities, saving lives, and shaping futures.

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NER Area Command Exercise 25-27 June Availability Request by 19 Jun
by HIRONS, PHILIP - Col, CAP 09 Jun '26

09 Jun '26

Sent on behalf of Lt Col Courtney RI Wing will be participating in the NER Area Command Exercise 25-27 June and we need to know what Base Staff & Aircrew we have available to request additional assets before the exercise starts. We need a complete mission base: IC, OSC, PSC, MSO, and AOBD If you have or are in training (or want to be) for any of these qualifications please indicate this with your availability. MRO, CUL, MSA are also needed for the base. We need air crew for photo missions MP, AP if the AP is in training status we need a 3rd for evaluation Please indicate if you are a SET for any of the qualifications listed above. Please respond to me directly (not reply all) with your availability. v/r Col. Philip G. Hirons, Jr. Rhode Island Wing Inspector General Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary (M) 401.439.5312<tel:401.439.5312> GoCivilAirPatrol.com<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/> riwg.cap,gov<https://cap-signature-generator.netlify.app/riwg.cap,gov> [https://cdn-assets-cloud.frontify.com/s3/frontify-cloud-files-us/eyJwYXRoIj…]<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/> Volunteers serving America's communities, saving lives, and shaping futures.

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101 Critical Days of Summer safety campaign from the Air Force Safety Center
by SKRABUT, STAN - COL CAP, RIWG/CC 04 Jun '26

04 Jun '26

Hi Team! Oops, I forgot to include the link to the 101 Critical Days of Summer safety campaign from the Air Force Safety Center. https://www.safety.af.mil/Divisions/Occupational-Safety-Division/Summer-Saf… Carpe diem, Col Stan Skrabut Rhode Island Wing Interim Commander Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary (M) 307.287.8147 GoCivilAirPatrol.com<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/> riwg.cap.gov<http://riwg.cap.gov/> [cid:620c972b-f6d0-4c1a-90be-dd6436c10ca1] Volunteers serving America's communities, saving lives, and shaping futures

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Commander's Safety Directive: Commencing the 101 Critical Days of Summer & Safety Focus Day Initiatives
by SKRABUT, STAN - COL CAP, RIWG/CC 04 Jun '26

04 Jun '26

Hi Team! As we enter the summer season, the Rhode Island Wing is stepping into our busiest operational period of the year. While this brings incredible opportunities for flight operations, emergency services training, and cadet activities, it also brings a sharp spike in operational and recreational hazards. Historically, the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day marks the 101 Critical Days of Summer, a time when we must be explicitly vigilant about risk management. To ensure we are fully prepared, I am directing a Wing-wide Safety Focus Day. This is a deliberate leadership pause designed to sharpen our risk decisions, reinforce our professional standards, and strengthen our overall readiness. This initiative is proactive, not punitive; it is an investment in protecting our equipment and, most importantly, our most precious resource, you. As our National Commander, Maj Gen Regena Aye, recently noted: "To be a disciplined, trusted, and effective non-profit, we must excel in the safety and stewardship of our people and resources. We cannot accomplish our missions otherwise." Your Action Items To align with this Safety Focus Day mandate, all Rhode Island Wing members are required to review the following training videos and materials prior to participating in summer operations: 1. Watch the "Safety Focus Day" Briefing Video: This commander-led brief outlines our core focus areas, including recent safety signals, aviation/ground handling discipline, vehicle safety, cadet health (heat and hydration management), and building a transparent reporting culture. Rhode Island Civil Air Patrol: Safety Focus Day Briefing - https://youtu.be/XCFJzYdNblE 2. Watch the "101 Critical Days of Summer" Video Series: This series breaks down critical off-duty and recreational hazards—ranging from water and heat safety to driving and home safety—to ensure you and your families stay safe all season long. 101 Critical Days of Summer 2026 - Part 1 - https://youtu.be/xh5IjZ382Vc 101 Critical Days of Summer 2026 - Part 2 - https://youtu.be/4kYj0TOh2xU 101 Critical Days of Summer 2026 - Part 3 - https://youtu.be/-eXbsa2BPug 101 Critical Days of Summer 2026 - Part 4 - https://youtu.be/KpDK464ngQY 3. Review the Shared Resources: Please check out the 101 Critical Days of Summer safety campaign from the Air Force Safety Center. Our Collective Goal Success for this initiative will not be measured by mere attendance or video views. True success means real behavior change: making better decisions, identifying hazards early, actively reporting near-misses without fear of blame, and looking out for your wingman. Please look to your squadron leadership for specific schedules regarding localized, facilitated discussions on these materials. Thank you for your dedication to the mission, your professionalism, and your commitment to keeping the Rhode Island Wing safe and operational. Let’s lead by example this summer. Semper Vigilans! Carpe diem, Col Stan Skrabut Rhode Island Wing Interim Commander Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary (M) 307.287.8147 GoCivilAirPatrol.com<https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/> riwg.cap.gov<http://riwg.cap.gov/> [cid:61ae2ded-4cdc-4e23-b5d8-4bc20d1fbcfe] Volunteers serving America's communities, saving lives, and shaping futures

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RIWG/CC
by James Ridley 02 Jun '26

02 Jun '26

Members of the RIWG, It is my pleasure to introduce the in-coming RIWG Commander, Col (SEL) Warren Weiss. There will be a press release in the next PROPS online magazine with more details on your new commander. I would also like to thank Col Stan Skrabut for his excellent stewardship of the wing this past year and he has my gratitude for his service. Please join me in congratulating Col (SEL) Weiss, the change of command will be taking place on 21 June 2026 at 1100 HRS at wing headquarters. V/r, -- Col. James A. Ridley, Sr.CommanderNortheast RegionCivil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary (M) 6318894919 GoCivilAirPatrol.com <https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/> <https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/> Volunteers serving America's communities, saving lives, and shaping futures.

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