Mon, Feb 20, 2012
Col. Oeth Joined CAP As Cadet In 1976
Colonel Rickey L. Oeth, of Mascoutah, IL, has been assigned to
serve a four-year term as Civil Air Patrol's Illinois Wing
Commander. He was formerly the wing’s vice commander.
CAP Great Lakes Region Commander Colonel Robert M. Karton
presided over the official change of command ceremony at the
Illinois Wing Headquarters based at DuPage County Airport in West
Chicago, IL.
CAP was founded in December, 1941 to support the U.S. war effort
in World War II, and is the official civilian, volunteer auxiliary
of the United States Air Force. Its three main missions are
Aerospace Education, the Cadet Program and Emergency Services.
Nationally, CAP has over 60,000 cadet and adult volunteer
members.
Oeth joined CAP as a cadet in 1976. His leadership positions
have included serving as a group commander, wing chief of staff
and, most recently, vice commander. In the organization's emergency
services function, Oeth is a rated Incident Commander. He was
appointed deputy commandant of the National Emergency Services
Academy Incident Command Staff College in 2011.
In the private sector, Oeth works as the Technology Coordinator
for the Sparta, IL Community School District 140. He has two
masters degrees in music from the University of Illinois and
Southern Illinois University. In 2004 Oeth completed all of the
requirements necessary to receive CAP’s highest level of
achievement, the Gill Robb Wilson Award.
Besides his commitment to CAP, Oeth is a member of the National
Association for Search and Rescue, the Air Force Association and
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia professional music fraternity. He's married
and has two step-children. He is also an avid World War II history
buff. (Photo: 1st. Lt. Mike Grenz)
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