Mon, Feb 22, 2010
Will Assume New Duties At The End Of February
Civil Air Patrol National Commander Maj. Gen. Amy S. Courter
has appointed Col. Michael Jay Murrell to her staff as senior
adviser for operations. He succeeds Col. Andrew Skiba, who served
as senior operations volunteer adviser from January 2008 to
February 2010.
Murrell joins the senior operations volunteer leadership after
more than four years of service as the national aerospace education
adviser. He will begin his new assignment Feb. 28.
As the senior operations volunteer adviser, Murrell will assist
the national leadership with matters pertaining to the conduct and
support of CAP's operational missions. His areas of responsibility
will include powered flight operations, glider operations, working
with federal and international search and rescue organizations,
pilot training and proficiency programs, radio communications and
the organization's Advanced Technologies Group.
Murrell, a former Ohio Wing commander, has also been a commander
at the group and squadron level in three different wings. He is
currently the Florida Wing deputy chief of staff for operations.
His staff assignments have included wing director of operations and
deputy director of emergency services.
The colonel is a pilot with nearly 1,000 flying hours as pilot
in command in light single and multi-engine aircraft. He has
received numerous awards for his CAP service, including the
Distinguished Service Award, the Exceptional Service Award,
Meritorious Service Award and Commander's Commendation Award, and
has earned the Gill Robb Wilson Award, signifying completion of
CAP's Professional Development Program.
He is also active in CAP's operational missions as a mission
observer, mission pilot, air operations branch director, operations
and planning sections chief and incident commander in the Florida
Wing.
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