Lt Col. Ted E. Lohr

Personal Information

I have been a member of CAP for 29+ Years

I joined CAP in October 1981 (Due to a paperwork SNAFU - My official membership date is March of 1982)
I started as a Cadet Airman Basic (C\AB) & progressed to the Grade of Cadet Lieutenant Colonel (C\Lt Col)
Then as a Senior Member from Technical Flight Officer (TFO) to Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col).

C\Major Lohr at Scott AFB 1984?

C\Major Lohr at Scott AFB 1984?

Major Lohr - November 2005

Lt Col. Lohr - January 2007

I credit CAP & the Blue Beret Program for sparking my interest in Search & Rescue, and propelling me into a career in EMS & the Fire Service.

Lt Col. Ted Lohr's Search & Rescue Credentials
Lt Col. Lohr's Bio Page

Civil Air Patrol
Great Lakes Region
Illinois Wing Patch Illinois Wing
Group 1

My Duty Assignments:

Awards & Ribbons:
CAP Achievement Award (X4), Life Saving Award (X2), Unit Citation, Paul E. Garber Award, Grover Loeing Award, Leadership Ribbon w\2 silver star & 1 Bronze Star, Senior Membership Ribbon, Yeager Aerospace Award, Amelia Earhart Award, Command Service Ribbon, Red Service Ribbon w\25Year clasps, Rescue "Find" Ribbon w\2 Clasps & Prop Device, Search & Rescue Ribbon w\2 Clasps, Disaster Relief Ribbon w\"V" Clasp, Cadet Advisory Council Ribbon, National Special Activities Ribbon w\1 silver clasp, Encampment Ribbon w\1 silver clasp, Senior Recruiter Ribbon.

Cadet Awards & Ribbons:
Earhart Award, Mitchell Award, Cadet Advisory Council Ribbon & Red Shoulder Cord, & Cadet Recruiter Ribbon

Wings & Qualification Badges:

CAP Observer Wings

CAP EMT-Paramedic Badge

Mission Observer Wings,
Master Ground Team Badge, Master Emergency Services Badge, Master Communications Badge, Master EMT-Paramedic Badge,
Basic Historian Badge, Basic Personnel Badge.

Emergency Services Qualifications:

101 Card Qualified Specialties:

  • GES - General Emergency Services

  • GBD - Ground Branch Director

  • GTL - Ground Team Leader

  • GTM1 - Ground Team Member 1

  • GTM2 - Ground Team Member 2

  • GTM3 - Ground Team Member 3

  • UDFT - Urban Direction Finding Team

  • CUL - Communications Unit Leader

  • MRO - Mission Radio Operator

  • MSA - Mission Staff Assistant

  • LSC - Logistics Section Chief

  • MS - Mission Scanner

  • FLM - Flightline Marshaller

  • FLS - Flightline Supervisor

  • PSC - Planning Section Chief

101 Card In-Training Specialties:

  • National Search and Rescue School - Inland Search and Rescue Planning Course

  • AFRCC Search Management Course \ SMC

  • National Association for Search and Rescue - SAR Tech II

  • Illinois Search and Rescue Council - Instructor

  • Indiana DHS \ Search and Rescue Academy - Instructor

  • FEMA IS 809 - Emergency Support Function (ESF) #9 - Search and Rescue

  • FEMA IS 802 - Emergency Support Function (ESF) #2 - Communications

SET - UDFT, MRO, GTM, GTL, GBD, MSA, CUL, MS, FLM, FLS.

Senior Member Professional Development:

Specialty Tracts:

  • Communications - Master

  • Emergency Services - Master

  • Personnel - Technician

  • Historian - Technician

 2006 Great Lakes Region Staff College

 2006 Illinois Wing Conference - Staff (Deputy Project Officer)

 2008 Great Lakes Region\Illinois Wing Conference - Staff

 2011 Illinois Wing Conference - Staff

Senior Membership Awards:

  • Senior Membership Ribbon (Level I)

  • Leadership Ribbon (Technician Rating)

  • Certificate of Proficiency (Level II)

  • Grover Loeing Award (Level III)

  • Paul E. Garber Award (Level IV)

 2007 Group 1 Officer of the Year

Completed Level IV

Patches:

CAP 1986 National Search and Rescue Competition Patch CAP National Blue Beret PatchCAP Emergency Services Patch

CAP Communications PatchIllinois EMT-Paramedic PatchCAP-AFRCC Senior Mission Coordinators Course Graduate PatchNational Emergency Assistance Training (N.E.A.T.) Patch

(Top Row, Left to Right)
CAP National Search & Rescue Competition Patch-1986, National Blue Beret Patch, Emergency Services Patch, 1990 GLR SAR Comp Patch.

(Middle Row)
National Search and Rescue School - Inland Search and Rescue Planning Course.

(Bottom Row, Left to Right)
CAP Communications Patch, Illinois Paramedic Patch, AFRCC-SMC Course Graduate Patch, National Emergency Assistance Training (N.E.A.T.) Patch.

Blue Beret Senior Staff Beret Flash

Blue Beret '85-'89 & '99

 

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