By Lt Col Dennis Barron

Wing Chief of Staff

Capt Russell Voelker

Martinsburg Sqdn PAO

One week after he took the oath of office, newly-elected U.S. President Barack Obama was on Capitol Hill congratu-lating one of the Civil Air Patrol’s most accomplished cadets.

Much to the delight and total surprise of Cadet Colonel David F. Hill IV and 14 mem-bers of West Virginia Wing’s Martinsburg Composite Squadron accompanying him, Obama left a Jan. 27 luncheon and meeting with Republican senators in the U.S. Capitol to personally meet and greet each of the cadets and senior officers gathered for Hill’s

official Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Award presentation. Named for a former Air Force gen-eral, the Spaatz award is CAP’s highest cadet honor. U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., and U.S. Rep. Shel-ley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., made the official Spaatz pres-entation in Capitol.

Obama Page 5

Obama congratulates CAP Spaatz cadet

Wing Calendar

•SAREX Feb. 20-22 Bluefield, W.Va.

•Wing Cadet Competition Feb. 28 Buckhannon Upshur High School Buckhannon W.Va.

• National Check Pilot Standardization Course — TBD

• Training Leaders of Cadets Course April 4-5 Clarksburg Squadron

• Graded SAREX May 16-17 Clarksburg Squadron

• WV/Delaware Joint SAREX— TBA Petersburg, W.Va.

• Wing Cadet Summer Encampment July 11-18 Camp Dawson, W.Va.

The Mountain Flyer Col Rodney Moore —Wing Commander

Major Jeffery Schrock—Wing Public Affairs Officer/Editor

West Virginia Wing

Headquarters

112 Airport Road

Charleston, W.Va.

25311

304-343-8866

January 2009

Members of the Martinsburg Squadron and Cadet

Col David F. Hill IV with his highest achievement

award in the CAP cadet program—the Gen Carl A.

Spaatz Award. Left, President Obama meets with

Hill and his father.

President Obama greets and shakes hands with

cadets of the Martinsburg Composite Squadron.

Right, U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., and

U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., for-

mally present Hill with the Spaatz Award.

Final Salute

Col Rodney F. Moody

West Virginia Wing/

National HQ

Lt Col John L.

Hollandsworth

Clarksburg Composite

Squadron

Lt Col Thomas C. Hager

Parkersburg Composite

Squadron

Lt Col Ron Slaughter

West Virginia Wing HQ

By SM Libby Childers

Greenbrier Squadron PAO

“Miracles never cease” pro-

claimed Greenbrier Squadron

Commander Major Walter

Lockhart when he accepted a

check in the amount of $50,000

for the Greenbrier Composite

Squadron.

The grant will upgrade and give

capacity to the unit, which has

been struggling to stay ahead

with outdated equipment and

training of its members in areas

of emergency services, recruit-

ment, safety, personnel and ad-

ministration, communications,

and cadet programs.

The grant came from Mrs. Cath-

erine Hubert Fox and the Hubert

Charitable Foundation. “Our

foundation is dedicated to the

advancement of numerous edu-

cational and humanitarian

needs,” said Fox. “ This dona-

tion will allow the Greenbrier

Composite Squadron to accom-

plish short and long term goals

which directly support Green-

brier County and all of West

Virginia. We hope this donation

will encourage others in our

community and statewide to

also help by volunteering or

donating to the Civil Air Pa-

trol.”

Greenbrier Squadron gets $50,000 grant

Upon arrival at the museum, 32

members and guests were met

by two docents, who were for-

mer CAP members.

Mr. Chuck Aston and Mr. Sam

Fenati provided a highly enjoy-

able and informative tour, with

an emphasis on the development

of fighter aircraft from 1914 to

the present.

After completion of guided tour

and lunch, some of the attendees

watched an IMAX film while

the others continued touring

independently.

The visit to the Air and Space

Museum was part of the Squad-

ron’s continuing aerospace edu-

cation training program for both

the cadet and senior officers.

By Capt Russell Voelker

Martinsburg Squadron PAO

The Martinsburg Squadron of

the West Virginia Wing Civil

Air Patrol took an aerospace

education field trip to the Na-

tional Air Space and Musuem’s

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

near Washington Dulles Interna-

tional Airport.

Martinsburg unit visits Air and Space Museum

“This donation will

allow the Greenbrier

Composite Squadron to

accomplish short and

long term goals.”

Mrs. Catherine Hubert

Fox —Hubert

Charitable Foundation

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National Air and Space Museum Docent Chuck Aston talks to Martinsburg Squadron members about WWII Aircraft.

Did you know?

Aerospace

Education:

Educates the mem-

bership and the

community on the

importance of aero-

space. Develops,

publishes and dis-

tributes aerospace

education curricula

for kindergarten

through college

classrooms.

Provides classroom

materials, teacher

training, and other

educational pro-

grams and products

at no cost to Amer-

ica’s educators.

By 1st Lt George Stepp

Beckley Squadron PAO

More than 30 members from

four West Virginia Wing squad-

rons converged on Camp Creek

State Park near Ghent, West

Virginia back in November.

The training included emer-

gency services training that in-

cluded search and rescue work

with canines.

Members of the Beckley, Boone

and Mercer County Composite

Squadrons, and Charleston Ca-

det Squadron participated in the

exercise, held to provide train-

ing and operational experience

for CAP ground team members

at all specialty levels in a realis-

tic mission environment. A sce-

nario was developed to target

specific emergency services

specialties.

Donald Kelley, W.Va. Division

of Forestry fire investigator and

bloodhound handler was on site

with his hound, Saddie Mae.

Kelley and Saddie Mae led the

scenario to give members a first

hand opportunity on how a ca-

nine is handled during a search and rescue mission. Other

training classes were offered for beginner and advanced

ground team members based on their emergency services

training and experience level.

Four W.Va. Wing CAP units train includes work with canine

to the moon in late December of

1968. Major Jeffery Schrock,

Capt Russell Voelker, 2Lt Dirk

and C/Amn Ty Stansbury of

Martinsburg Squadron, traveled

to the Smithsonian Air and

Space Museum to attend the

Annual John H. Glenn Lecture.

Mercury 7 Astronaut and Space

Shuttle Payload Mission Spe-

cialist John Glenn introduced

the astronauts.

During the mission, the three

astronauts witnessed something

no other human had ever seen--

Earth rising over the lunar sur-

face. Captured on camera, that

image has become one of the

most well-known of the last

forty years.

Apollo 8's success paved the

way for Apollo 11, the first hu-

man landing on the Moon.

By Major Jeffery Schrock

Wing Public Affairs Officer

Several members of the West

Virginia Wing Civil Air Patrol

traveled to Washington DC on

Dec. 13 to listen about the

Apollo 8 moon mission from the

astronauts that took that jour-

ney.

A sold out audience heard from

Frank Borman, William Anders,

and Jim Lovell about traveling

An evening with the Apollo 8 astronauts Did You Know?

Cadet Programs:

Includes nearly 22,000

members ages 12-20.

Offers orientation flights

in powered and glider

aircraft, and flight

training scholarships.

Challenges youth to be

ambassadors of a drug-

free lifestyle. Provides

about 10 percent of

each year’s new

classes entering U.S.

Air Force Academy.

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Apollo 8 Astronauts Frank Borman, William Anders, and James Lovell take questions after the audience enjoys “An Evening

with the Apollo 8 Astronauts” at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. Photos by Major Jeffery Schrock

John Glenn

By 1st Lt George Stepp

Beckley Squadron PAO

The Beckley Composite Squad-ron of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) West Virginia Wing re-cently completed the second Adopt-A-Highway clean up for 2008. On Nov 8th, 12 members of the Beckley CAP were on hand to pick up litter on the two-mile stretch of highway they adopted in the Airport Industrial Park near the Raleigh County Memo-rial Airport. The Beckley Squadron collected a total of nine bags of litter along the highway compared to 13 bags of litter during their initial clean up day in August. The Squadron will perform a minimum of three clean ups per year. Adopt-A-Highway is a public service program that util-

izes volunteer teams to pick up litter along our roadways. All groups involved in the Adopt-A-Highway program must have at least one adult member for every four partici-pants under the age of 15 and one adult for every six mem-bers between the age of 15-17 years old. Teams must have at least six members and every volunteer must attend a safety training session which is ad-ministered by the groups adult supervisor. Members on hand were Maj. David Chaney Squadron Commander, Capt. James Childress, Capt. Tom Plass, 1st Lt James Lewis, 1st Lt George Stepp and Cadets Lendon Childress, Ryan Stepp, Michael Chaney, J.J. Becker, Sabrina Becker, and Brian Cook.

practiced communica-

tions and mission plan-

ning, and participated in

several classes. CAP

members from different

areas of the state partici-

pated in the training, said

Lt Ellen White. CAP

cadets are between 12

and 21. Senior members

must be over 18.

White said CAP’s main

mission is to find

downed planes, help

during disasters, assist

Homeland Security, and

find missing persons.

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The Parkersburg News

After a weekend of train-

ing, Mid Ohio Valley resi-

dents can rest easy know-

ing the Parkersburg Squad-

ron of the Civil Air Patrol

is ready to be called.

“We spend all this time

training and hope we never

get called out, said Lt Col

Ron Harmon, commander

of the Parkersburg Squad-

ron of CAP. “This is a very

unique organization. A lot

of people don’t know we’re

here. We go about our

business without fanfair.”

CAP members trained for

search and rescue missions,

Beckley Composite Squadron members hit road for Adopt-A-Highway

Parkersburg unit conducts weekend training

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Beckley Squadron pick up litter during its Adopt-A-Highway project. Photo by Lt George Stepp

By Major Debbie Boggs

Charleston Cadet Sqdn PAO

The Charleston Cadet Squadron conducted a wreath-laying cere-mony in the Capitol’s Lower Rotunda in anticipation of the nationwide Wreaths Across America observation held Dec 13. Gov. Joe Manchin III, along with his special guest, aviation legend Chuck Yeager, and Ca-det Airman Andrew Moss of the Charleston squadron, presented a wreath to honor veterans from all branches of the military. Manchin made brief remarks in support of U.S. military men and women and their families for the sacrifices they have made. He noted West Virginia’s rich heritage and patriotism, adding that the state has sacri-

ficed more than most states for the nation’s freedom. The governor also thanked CAP members for their service to the state and nation. Yeager, a retired Air Force brigadier general, was greeted by a standing ovation. He shared a bit of his personal history and also expressed thanks to CAP for its service to the country. Observances were held in West Virginia at Beckley American Legion Cemetery, West Virginia National Ceme-tery, Grafton National Ceme-tery and Spring Hill Cemetery Park in Charleston. Five units Morgantown, Clarksburg, Beckley and Mercer Compos-ite squadrons and the Charles-ton Cadet and Squadron pro-vided support.

Five W.Va. Wing units participate in Wreaths Across America ceremonies

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