martinsburg squadron - dec 2008

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and the 20th cadet in the history of theWest Virginia Wing.

Other cadet achievement awards thatwere earned by local cadets:Amelia Earhart Award - C/CaptChris FreyGen Billy Mitchell Award - C/2d LtJonah Rock,

Wright Brothers Award - C/SSgtBrandon Might and C/SSgt John Dye.

Commanders Commendations forsuperior service to the local unit werepresented to:

Capt Bertrand J DavisLt Col Ralph S DavisCapt Lawrence K DeanC/Capt Christopher R FreyCapt Gary W, Gourley SrC/Lt Col Mark R GuineyC/Lt Col David F IV HillC/MSgt Jennifer M KroeningC/CMSgt Robert J LyonsC/2Lt Andrew F Mitchell

1Lt Stephen L PettyC/CMSgt Jonah E Rock1Lt Dirk A StansburyCapt Russell G Voelker

Certificates of Appreciation werepresented to:

C/A1C David M BuckmanSM Simon O Buckman2Lt Kenneth H ClohanC/SrA John T Dye

The Martinsburg Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol Vol. 3 No. 4

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Lt Col Robert V. Mills, Commander Capt Russell G. Voelker, Publisher & Editor Sept - Dec 2008

www.martinsburgcap.comwww.martinsburgcap.com

Emergency Services Air SupportAward for having the best emer-gency services aviation crew in thestate.

In addition to the above unit awards,several officers from the MartinsburgSquadron were recognized for theiroutstanding service to the CAP.

Some of those awards included:40 Year Service Award -Lt Col Shelton DavisCheck Pilot of the Year -CaptBertrand DavisCadet Orientation Pilot of the Year- Capt Larry DeanMoral Leadership Officer of the

Year - Capt Gary GourleyPersonnel Officer of the Year -Capt Russell Voelker

Several of the cadets from the Mar-tinsburg Squadron also earned topawards, including the 2008 Cadet ofthe Year Award and Civil Air Patrols

highest cadet award, the Gen. CarlSpaatz Award. The West VirginiaWing Cadet of the Year award waspresented to C/Lt Col Mark R.Guiney, a resident of Harpers Ferryand a student at Jefferson HighSchool. C/Col David F. Hill earnedthe Spaatz Award, Civil Air Patrolshighest award for a CAP cadet. Ca-det Hill is only the 3rd cadet in thehistory of the Martinsburg Squadronto earn this outstanding achievement

67th Annual West Virginia Wing Conference

C/CMSgt Joseph C DyeC/SSgt Nicholas Keefe2Lt Cindy J McNay2Lt Jon R McNayC/SSgt Brandon M MightCadet Joel D MillerC/MSgt Ryan C Miller2Lt Donald J NaylorC/Amn Chloe N Powers

2Lt Richard A Sanders2Lt Christine R ShieldsC/Amn Ty A StansburyC/Amn Caleb T SullivanMaj Bradford M Williams

West Virginia Wing Commander Col Rodney Moore (left) p resents the members of the Martinsburg Composite Squadron with the2008 Unit Citation Award.

Col Rodney Moore (left) presents the 2008 Squadron of MeriAward to Martinsburg Composite Squadron Commander,

Lt Col Robert Mills.

The Martinsburg Squadron of theCivil Air Patrol took top honors at therecent annual West Virginia Wing CAP Conference and Awards Ban-quet. The conference was held inCharleston and was attended by over180 CAP members from throughoutthe state. Twelve cadets and threesenior leaders from the Martinsburg

Squadron attended the event andrepresented the local unit.

During the weekend conference,numerous seminars were held toadvance the training and education ofthe CAP members. Such seminarsincluded Drug Demand Reduction,Safety, Homeland Security, andAerospace Education. In the evening,an awards banquet was held andState Senator John Unger II was theguest speaker for the event. He ad-dressed the CAP members aboutvolunteerism and commitment toduty.

During the awards ceremony, mem-bers of the local unit received manywell deserved honors including:National Squadron of Meritawarded to the Martinsburg Squad-ron for having the best cadet programin the West Virginia WingUnit Citation Award presented inrecognition of the outstanding workthe local squadron has done in ex-panding their emergency servicescapabilities.

State Senator John Unger served asState Senator John Unger served as

the guest speaker for the 67th An-the guest speaker for the 67th An-

nual WV Wing Conference Banquetnual WV Wing Conference Banquet ..

More conference photos on page


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2008 Spirit of America over Martinsburg Air Show

When spectacular weatherbrought out an estimated40,000 people Sept. 20-21 to theEastern West Virginia RegionalAirport for the Spirit of Americaover Martinsburg Air Show, Mar-tinsburg Composite Squadron

members were waiting to not onlyassist the crowds but also to pro-mote Civil Air Patrol and its DrugDemand Reduction campaign.

The 21 senior members and 13cadets spent most of their week-end parking thousands of carsduring the air show. The squadronreceived a lot of complimentsfor its efficient, rapid handling ofthe traffic into the airport groundson both days.

The unit also manned a recruitingand Drug Demand Reduc-tion booth throughout the air

show. About 1,000 people visitedthe booth and aircraft display,which featured the squadron'sCessna 182-T and a restored 1940Stinson CAP aircraft.

On display as well was the DrugDemand Reduction truck, a spe-cially marked vehicle provided byLt. Col. Jett Mayhew, DDR nationalTeam Leader, and 1st Lt. WalterMurphy, assistant DDR coordinatorfor the Middle East Region.

"The community was very receptive tothe Martinsburg Squadron booth thatincluded DDR printed materials andactivities, as well as photos and printmaterial on the squadron's history(from 1943 to the present)," Murphysaid.

"The parents and children alikethanked us for providing this service."

The DDR display included severalFatal Vision Goggles activities tosimulate the effects of various levelsof alcohol consumption on perceptionand reaction.

The air show feature a numberof aircraft on display, including a C-5A, A-10, F-86, T-6, T-34 andMH53 helicopter. Performing actsincluded a P-51, P-40, several stuntaircraft, wing walkers and a U.S. AirForce F-16.

Between shows a few ofthe Martinsburg cadets were able totalk with a couple of stunt pilots whowere former CAPmembers.

1stLt. Walter Murphy,

Middle East Regionassistant Drug DemandReduction coordinator,contributed to this article.

* Photos by Dan Lyons

1st Lt Walter Murphy, Assistant Drug DemandReduction Coordinator for the Middle EastRegion puts a child through a "Fatal VisionGoggles" activity.

L - R: C/Capt. Chris Frey, C/2Lt Andrew MitcheStuntPilots: Michael Kennedy, Walt Pierce, CAmn Brandon Might and C/TSgt. Nick Keefe

L-R: 1st Lt Walter Murphy (MER Staff), C/AmnChloe Powers, C/Sr Amn Bradon Might, C/CMSJonah Rock and Capt Russ Voelker in frontof the DDR Display

Left: Capt BJ Davischecks out the squad-ron photo displayboard

Right: Capt BJ Davis(second from left)mans the aircraftdisplay

Photo by 1st Lt Walter Murphy

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P-40 Warhawk & P-51 Mustang

P-51 Mustang

USAF F-16 Viper East Demo Team

Civil Air Patrol Drug Demand Reduction Truck

Warbirds Over Long Island


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Farewell Jennie

Following the September30th meeting, a surprisegoing away party washeld, in the 167th AirliftWing dining facility, for C/CMSgt Jennie Kroening,who will be moving toColorado.

Jennie was presentedwith a cake decoratedwith the Colorado stateflag and quarter. Shewas also given a card anda CD with squadron photomemories and newslet-ters for the last two years.

After enjoying some re-freshments, the squad-rons color guard per-formed a flag folding cere-mony in honor of theirdeparting commander.

Well Miss You!

Katie Laura Diana & Jennie Kroening Recruiting/DDR Booth

C/Lt CoMark Gu(right)speaks two attedees at CitizensVolunteFire Dep

ment OpHouse hon SundOctober12th.

Change ofCommand

On November 4th, thMartinsburg CompoSquadron experienca change in their cadleadership.

(L-R): C/2LtJonah Rocktakes over as theCadet Com-mander from C/Col David Hill. LtCol Robert Millsand C/CMSgtJoe Dye as-sisted.

Martinsburg Color Guard Wins 1st Place

On Saturday, Oc-tober 18th, the29th Annual Moun-tain State AppleHarvest FestivalGrand Fea-ture Parade, washeld in Martins-burg, West Vir-

ginia. Beautifulautumn weatherbrought out largecrowds (estimatedat 15,000) thatpacked the two

mile parade route which wound through the town. Among theapproximate 200 units participating was the Martinsburg Compos-ite Squadron Color Guard and their Drug Demand Reduction Ban-ner Carriers, who led the third division. Out of numerous colorguard entries, the first place award and a check for $100 went

to the Martinsburg Color Guard.

Photo by 2Lt Dirk Stansbury

Color Guard Members: (L-R) C/CMSgt Jonah Rock, C/CMSgtJoe Dye, C/CMSgt Joel Lyons, C/SrA John Dye. Banner Carriers(L-R) C/Amn Caleb Sullivan and C/Amn Ty Stansbury. 1st LtSteve Petty and 2Lt Dirk Stansbury followed in the squadron van.

On Thursday, November13th, Maj Jeff Schrock, WVWing PAO, Capt RussVoelker, 2Lt Dirk and C/AmnTy Stansbury traveled to the

Smithsonian Air & SpaceMuseum, in Washington DC,to attend the Annual John H.Glenn Lecture. This year itfeatured the Apollo8.Astronauts.

In late December 1968, theApollo 8 crew of Frank Bor-man, Jim Lovell, and Bill

Anders became the

Annual John H. Glenn LectureAn Evening with the Apollo 8 Astronauts

Photos by Maj Jeff Schrock

L- R: Commander Frank Borman, William Anders, James Lovell andNASM Curator, Dr. Martin Collins

Mercury Astronaut andMercury Astronaut and

STS 98 Mission Spe-STS 98 Mission Spe-

cialist John Glenncialist John Glenn

first humans to leave Earthand journey to anotherworld. They spent 20 hoursorbiting the Moon, and thenmade the flight back home.

In lunar orbit on ChristmasEve, the crew delivered to aworld audience a moving TVbroadcast in which they readfrom the Book of Genesis.During the mission, thethree astronauts witnessedsomething no other humanhad ever seen--Earth risingover the lunar surface.

Captured on camera, thimage has become one the most well-known of tlast forty years. Apollo 8success paved the way

Apollo 11, the first humalanding on the Moon.(courtesy of NASM)


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Hangar Update

Upcoming Events

January 23 - 25ICS 300 Course, Mine Academy, Beckley, WV

February 20 - 22SAREX, Bluefield, WV

February 28

WV Wing Cadet Competition, Buckhannon, WV

March (dates TBA)

National Check Pilot Standardization Course, Morgantown, WV

May 16 - 17Graded SAREX, Clarksburg, WV

FYI Always check the squadron activities calendar, on the memberspage of our website, for updates.

Civil Air Patrol - "Citizens Serving Communities: Above and Beyond"

Promotions

Major

James Cramer

Welcome New Members

Cadets: Brendan Craig, Logan Crowley, Tim Dye, Christopher Irving, JustinLeaton, David Lee, Nathanael Main, Emily Metzbower and Philip Seeders II.

Seniors: George Craig, Robert Crook, John Dyson, Walter Johnson, KimLeaton, Jeffrey Main and Robert Meadows, .

Cadet Sponsor: Jennifer Winland

Congratulations!

Capt Larry Dean has received the Cadet Orientation PilotRibbon, which is awarded to members who have providedfifty cadet orientation flights.

The following cadets received the Red Service Ribbon, which is presented tohose who serve for two years in good standing: C/TSgt Chris Householder,C/SrA John Dye, C/MSgt Joe Dye, C/SSgt Brandon Might and C/MSgt RyanMiller

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Major Dave Kelly, the WV Wings Air Force Reserve Assistance Officer gavea brief presentation at the October 7th meeting

Lt Col Dennis Barron (left) and Lt ColRobert Mills (right) promote CadetChris Frey to Cadet Captain

Lt Col Shelton Davis sprays sealant on the floor

Maj Rogers, (not shown) and 2LtStansbury add lateral bracing tothe trusses. Lt Col Mills and CaptDavis operate the lift.

Safety CornerBy: Capt B.J. Davis,

Safety Officer

As we come to the end of the calendar year at the Martinsburg Composite Sqron, we have a lot to be thankful for. During this years WV Wing Conference Banquet, the squadron received many prestigious awards but the one that I amost thankful for is the No Mishap award. To date, we have had no safety adents or incidents this year. Though this is something to be thankful for and veproud of, as a squadron we should not get a false sense of complacency and keep safety our number one priority as we move together into 2009. During 20our squadron has been very busy with taking delivery of a brand new C-182 wthe Garmin G-1000 avionics, as well as working countless hours on our hange2009, we are going to continue to work on the new hanger, building out the inrior, so that we can have a meeting place that we can call ourown. As we strive to do our C.A.P. missions in 2009 to the bestof our ability, we always need to put safety as our number onepriority.

Lt Col Robert Mills (left) and Steve Petty (right) promote CJoel Lyons to Cadet 2Lt

On December 4th, 2Lt DirkStansbury appeared beforethe Berkeley County Com-mission. He was there torequest that the building

permit fees, for the buildoutof the interior of thehangar, be waived. After abrief discussion the com-missioners voted unani-mously to approve therequest. Capt Gary Gour-ley and Capt Russ Voelkerwere also in attendance.

Photo by LTC Barron


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Salvation ArmysAngelProgramDecember 10th

West Virginia Salvation Army volunteers (from left) Stella Matthews, Brenda Ross and Capt. Melvin Welch pose with the Mtinsburg Composite Squadrons Cadet Staff Sgt. Brandon MigCadet 2nd Lt. Jonah Rock and Cadet Staff. Sgt Nick Keefe behind Christmas gifts that the squadron provided for a pair ofneedy local youngsters through the Salvation Army Angels Pgram. Clothing, toys and candy were purchased with donationthen wrapped and delivered to the local Salvation Army bysquadron members. The Martinsburg unit also hopes to assisthe distribution of the gifts later this month.

Adopt-A-Highway DetailNovember 22nd

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY PROJECT!

It was another very successful litter pick-up day despite cool temperatures. We had 20members who helped clean up Paynes Ford Road. 12 senior members and 8 cadets. Itis significant to note that most of the members who participated today were new membersof the unit and that this was the largest turn out of members we have ever had!

We picked up a total of 23 bags of litter and three car tires along the two mile route.

Weve completed our11th yearof picking up litter along Paynes Ford Road and broughtour totals over that period of time to 33,880 pounds, or 16.94 tons, of trash picked upalong that road.

The squadron can be very proud of our accomplishment and again,THANKS to everyone who helped over the years, and especially thosewho assisted this morning. Great Job!

Lt Col Dennis D. Barron

MER Cadet Warrior Challenge

December 5-7thBy 2Lt Adam Sanders

Cadet Activities and Leadership Officer

Nine cadets and two senior members from the squadron attended theMiddle East Region's Cadet Warrior Competition and Training Leadersof Cadets programs on December 5 - 7. The events were held at Fort

Pickett, VA. More than sixty cadets and twenty seniors members from the MER were inattendance. The Cadet Warrior program consisted of a land navigation course and a lead-ers reaction course on the base. The cadets were assigned teams and scored pointsbased on their teamwork and problem solving skills. While land navigation proved moredifficult, most all of the teams successfully completed the leaders reaction course. Cadetsalso had the option of competing individually in the Air Force physical fitness test. Thisevent guaranteed a good night's rest for those who signed up. When not shuttling cadetsfrom station to station, 2Lt Adam Sanders and 1st Lt Steve Petty attended the TLC pro-gram, learning best practices in administering the cadet program.

According to 2Lt Sanders, "Our squadron should bevery proud of our cadets for their outstanding per-formance and conduct during the weekend. Thecadets were safe and lived up to their reputation of

being the distinguished squadron of the year."

The cadets particularly enjoyed the Land Naviga-tion and Leadership Reaction courses, said 1st LtPetty. They were very enthusiastic and excited

when wepicked them up from these activities.

They represented themselves and the squadronvery well. L-R: C/2Lt Jonah Rock and C/SSgt Brandon

Might do pull-ups during the PT test.

Weekly Schedule

LeadershipDress Blues

Moral LeadershipDress Blues

Aerospace EdBDUs

Physical FitnessCivilian PT Clothes

Photo by 2Lt Adam Sanders

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