Civil Air Patrol Chaplain Corps Newsletter
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| Last month, the Transmitter took a tactical pause to reimagine itself. Our new format is designed to inform, inspire, and serve you. Our goal is to make The Transmitter easy to navigate and to read while allowing you the opportunity to explore a theme in greater detail. The Transmitter depends upon your support and participation to fruitfully serve the Chaplain Corps. |
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| What does servant leadership and engagement do for others? "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." -- John Quincy Adams |
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| Around the Chaplain Corps |
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Air Force Auxiliary Chaplain Steps Up at Joint Base Lewis-McChord |
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Left, Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Kip Everett, Wing Chaplain, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, and on right Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Bill Adam, CAP. Photo by JBLM HC Office. |
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Chaplain William Adam’s service to the McChord Field chapel is a glowing testimony of the value of having a fully vested auxiliary partnership with Civil Air patrol. Chaplain (Lt Col.) Kip Everett, Wing Chaplain said, “I have used Chaplain Adam during periods of critical manning and deliberate HC surge opportunities. Anticipating a 30-day gap in Wing Chaplain support, Chaplain Adam will be an immense help covering a 30-day gap between Wing Chaps. Chaplain Averett noted that “You have inspired our SFS team to the point that they call asking for “their” chaplain which is code for Chaplain Adam.” |
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| Civil Air Patrol Chaplain Attends United States Air Force Readiness Course |
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Chaplain (Lt. Col.) William Mesaeh, HCR-TTT Course Director (left), Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Michael Morison, CAP (center) and TSgt. Kristopher Valentine, Course NCIOC (right) Photo by USAF Expeditionary Center staff |
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Chaplain Michael Morison, Chief of Plans and Programs for the CAP Chaplain Corps, was invited to attend the USAF Chaplain Corps Readiness Train the Trainer Course (HCR-TTT) conducted at the USAF Expeditionary Center (AMC) located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. This is a Tier Two training for Air Force (AF) Chaplain Corps Readiness, Plans & Skillsets for Full-Spectrum Conditions. The course trains a Readiness Religious Support Team (RST) to identify, plan (Ops Plan), and train RST for mass casualty, and contingency operations for domestic and overseas air bases. Chaplain Morison will work with Readiness HCR-TTT on CAP capabilities and involvement as well as bringing applicable learning from the course to CAP.
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Report on Successful North Central Chaplain Corps Region Staff College 2025 |
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The North Central Region Chaplain Corps Region Staff College 2025 of the Civil Air Patrol was held 28 April to 2 May 2025 at Camp Dodge, Johnston, IA. Our key training event themes for the college were “Suicide Prevention: “Meeting the Need at thePoint of Need” and “Values for Living, History and Practice.” Read the full article here. |
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| Virtual Incident Command Center (vICP) Web Application
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The vICP began during Covid and continues seven days a week. At the end of day they consolidate a national report of all CAP missions and necessary information for CAP National Command and the First Air Force Commander. At their request the Chaplain Corps has provided an invocation for the beginning of each meeting. HCX and HCE have reimagined and expanded this ministry to all of CAP. Anyone can link to the site, select a date (either a three- or four-day commitment), and support this long-term mission. You will receive a confirmation email, a three-day reminder (text optional), a reminder the day of responsibility (text optional), a thank you (text optional), and an invitation to participate again a few months later. We are finalizing a plan to recognize ongoing participation in this mission over a period of a year. This easy-to-use Web-App and will come online in June. A link and further information will be sent by email to everyone in the corps. |
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| Special Announcement: Planning for Encampment Meeting |
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Cadet Programs has held a series of nationwide meetings for the encampment command staff in preparation for this year’s encampments. Planning for Encampment Success Part Three: Chaplains/CDIs is part of an online series for Encampment Commanders and DCPs. This session will advise encampment commanders and DCP’s about the Chaplain Support Team's capabilities, responsibilities, and highlight a few best practices. All members of the Chaplain Corps are invited though Chaplain Support Team members for this year’s encampments are highly encouraged to attend. Mark your calendars for 12 June at 2030 hours Eastern. An email with a link for the virtual meeting will be sent to all members of the Chaplain Corps. For more information contact [email protected]. |
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Encampment Reporting Web based Application |
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HCX (Plans & Programs) and HCT (Information Technology) have produced, and beta tested, a new reporting Web-Application for Chaplain Support Team (CST) Encampment reporting. This is an easy-to-use app that can be used on your phone, pad, or computer. This app is designed to collect information that allows us to tell a detailed story of our ministry of presence activities at encampment. There is a daily (real time or end of day entry capability) section and an After-Action Report (ARR) section.Daily entries take about a minute. In addition, it allows us to generate a compelling standardized report of our encampment ministry at the individual, wing, region, and national level. This has never been done before. All encampment CST teams are requested to use this software. Zoom orientation announcement will be sent out by email shortly. |
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| Chaplain Corps National Staff Organizational Chart |
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Under the Chief of Chaplains, the National Staff has been reorganized. Under the Chief, his Deputy, and the National CDI are four new divisions. These divisions include Education (HCE), Personnel (HCP), Technology (HCT), and Plans & Programs [Ops] (HCX). You are requested to work through the appropriate division when contacting national. Questions and concerns can typically be addressed at a lower level. Please use your chain of command as appropriate. The four divisions may be reached by email at the following addresses. Education – [email protected] Ch. (Lt. Col.) Tim Miner, Chief Personnel – [email protected] Ch. (Col.) Ken Parris, Chief Technology – [email protected] Ch. (Lt Col) Linda Berez, Chief Plans & Programs – [email protected] Ch. (Lt. Col.) Mike Morison, Chief |
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| As we launch this new and improved version of “The Transmitter” this month, we are starting a new series entitled “Back to Basics” in which we will review some often forgotten – but nevertheless important – regulations, procedures, and concepts. In light of a few recent questions and complaints I’ve received, I thought that our first “Back to Basics” article should be about truth in advertising and offering prayers at official CAP events. Read the full article here. |
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| Chaplain Corps Education and Training Opportunities |
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| Pacific Region Chaplain Chapel Field Kit |
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The military has field chapel kits for downrange use. Aware of this history, Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Alan Zaugg developed a field chapel kit for his Level V project. The project came to life as he assembled a field chapel kit for the Pacific Region. The kit provides almost everything that a Chaplain Support Team needs for SAREX, mission, encampments and for other activities. Click the link below to read more. Complete Information here. |
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Servant Leader Opportunities |
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| Join HCX as the Editor and Co-Editor for the Transmitter. A monthly publication of the Chaplain Corps to inform, inspire, and update the corps. We will support you with technical support. For more information about this rewarding service, please contact [email protected]. |
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Guidelines for Contributing to the Transmitter and Dispatch
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Chaplains and Character Development Instructors are
invited to contribute articles to both the Transmitter and Dispatch.
1. Short articles should not be more than 150 words.
2. Longer articles should have a 75 – 100 words interest grabbing statement. The article itself will have a link for those who wish for more in-depth information.
3. Photo-caption should have a photo with no more than a 100-word write-up. Individuals should have name and grade, as appropriate, and the photo credit of the photographer. Submit Articles or suggestions for the Transmitter to by the 10th of the month to: [email protected] Article themes for the Dispatch for the remainder of the fiscal year are: June 2025 - Positive Attitude - Positive Outcomes July – Citizenship August - Be not a Barrier - Be a Bridge September - Wellness Submit Articles for the Dispatch before the 10th of the month to: [email protected]
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| The gift and talent pool in the Chaplain Corps is deeper than the information available on e-services. The breath and depth of education, training, and experience provides an invaluable resource for our corps. Help us understand the breadth and depth of our team by completing this short online survey. The results will allow us to tap our resources and leverage them for the benefit of all our members and those we assist. This survey is for Chaplain Corps members only and requires an hc.cap.gov email address. Please contact [email protected] if you need one. Please Complete the Talent and Gifts Survey here.
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| Find the information you need on the Chaplain Corps Website |
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| The Dispatch is a newsletter published monthly by Health Services, Safety and Chaplain Corps. |
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| The Transmitter is published monthly by the Civil Air Patrol Chaplain Corps Please send inquires to [email protected] June 2025 |
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