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2011 West Wing Summer Encampment2011 West Wing Summer Encampment
The Martinsburg Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol Vol. 6 No. 3~~~~~~~~~
Capt Stephen Petty, Commander Maj Russell Voelker, Publisher & Editor June - Sept 2011
Martinsburg members attending:
C/CMSgt Brandon Might (A Flt.Asst. Flt. Commander)C/A1C Ian SullivanC/MSgt Jacob CaloCadet Kendall BarrettC/SSgt Nathan WorleyC/CMSgt Quinn Kahsay
C/Amn Sean RohrerC/Col David Hill
C/2d Lt Nick Keefe (A Flt. Com-mander)C/2d Lt Caleb Sullivan (D Flt.Commander)C/1st Lt Tim Dye (F Flt. Com-mander)
Capt. Dirk Stansbury
Special thanks to: Larry Dean,Gary May, Frank Panek and Rus-sell Voelker for assisting witheither the transport of the cadets
or their drivers.
Martinsburg Squadrons C/2d Lt Tim Dyeleads the honor flight (F Flight) during the2011 West Virginia Wing, Summer En-campment graduation pass and reviewceremony.
Eleven cadets and one seniormember from the MartinsburgSquadron attended the 2011 WVWing Summer Encampment. Theencampment was held the weekof June 25 July 2, at the WV
National Guards training base,Camp Dawson, located nearKingwood, WV.
I am pleased to report that the2011 Cadet Encampment was a
great success, with 97 cadetscompleting the one week course,said Col. Dennis Barron, WestVirginia Wing Commander and
director of the encampment.
Thirteen (13)cadets were fromother Wings (2 - MD, 5 - PA, 5 -OH, and 1 - DC), while the restwere WV cadets. Every squadronin WV were represented this yearat the encampment. Approxi-
mately 67% of the 97 cadets
An Air National Guard member tells cadehow to survive off the land.
Cadets offer thumbs-ups as the Black Haw
rolls out to begin their flight.
(From left) C/Airman Cassandra Wiggins,of the Mercer County Composite Squadron,concentrates on completing the confidencecourse. (Right) Two cadets compete to seewho can reach the top of the 60-foot climb-
ing wall first.
C/Col. David Hill, ofthe Martinsburg Com-
posite Squadron, par-ticipates in the gradua-tion pass & review.
C/Capt. Tiffany Staggs, of the
Morgantown Composite Squad-ron, seems to enjoy handling"the gentle giant" of snakes a
black rat snake.
* Photos by 1st Lt. Becky Jones
completing the encampment werefirst-timers. There were 14senior members who worked asstaff members for the encamp-ment, as well as several otherseniors who served as instructorsduring the week.
The encampment was led by
C/Major Alancea Grant(Parkersburg Squadron) andC/Major Brian Kruchkow(Beckley Squadron). They wereassisted by C/Capt Jon Ball(Boone Squadron) and C/CaptTiffany Staggs (MorgantownSquadron).The encampment FirstSergeant was C/CMSgt ChrisStockdale (Morgantown Squad-ron).
This years honor flight was ledby Martinsburgs C/2d Lt TimDye and included C/Amn Sean
Rohrer.
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e Martinsburg Composite Squadron
tinued its yearly tradition of park-
cars for the Berkeley County
uth Fair. This event resulted in a
500.00 donation to the squadron,
ran from July 31st to August 6th.
s year a total of 23 Cadets and 9
nior Members participated at leastday, contributing to a total of 377
ff-hours. Capt Petty expressed his
reciation to all the participants at
following meeting. Cadets Ryan
hetsel and Kendall Barrett tied for
most hours worked. They were
sented with Commanders Coins
WV Wing Commander Col Dennis
ron, in recognition of their efforts.
ecial thanks go to Lt Frank Panek
being Project Manager; Capt Dirk
nsbury for being there each week-
at 4PM; and Col Barron for work-
the most hours of all the Senior
mbers. As Col Barron mentioned,
is probably the only Wing Com-
nder you will ever see working a
king detail.
appreciation for those who helped
ke the Youth Fair parking detail a
cess, the Squadron held a swim-
ng party, on Friday, August 20th, at
home of Capt Dirk and Mrs. Carol
nsbury. Over a dozen Cadets and
ee Senior Members attended. The
dets spent the majority of the time
he pool, except when they stopped
eat! The squadron also presented
h participant with one of our new
uadron t-shirts.
Berkeley County
Youth Fair Fundraiser
ELT Search
ombined flight crew consisting ofomac Highlands Maj HoffmannMartinsburgs Capt Larry Dean
ticipated in a very difficult ELTrch during the night and morning ofy 27, 2011.
ey were starting on a CD trainingtie when called by the Lt Col Geneorn to fly a search mission. Afterut an hour and a half they weree to track the ELT to an area nearencer, WV.
Thunder Over The
Blue Ridge Air Show
The 2011 Thunder Over The Blue Ridge
Air Show/Open House was held on Satur-
day, September 17th. The 167th Airlift
Wing, of the West Virginia Air National
Guard,sponsored the event. Members of
Civil Air Patrols West Virginia and Mary-
land Wings worked alongside members of
the WV Air National Guard to ensure the
spectator area was kept clear of trash and
debris.Members participating came from
the Martinsburg and Clarksburg Composite
Squadrons, as well asthe Hagerstown, MD
Composite Squadron.
Cadet Ken, the DDR inflatable cadet,and
other CAP Members manned a recruiting/
DDR booth, which featured a WWII era
CAP Stinson Aircraft and a late model
CAP Cessna 182T. An estimated 20,000
folks attended the airshow and open house.
Unfortunately, the air show ended abruptlyafter a tragic aircraft accident on the first
day. The cadets who attended the abbrevi-ated show were outstanding in their workand demeanor, which made for a very
professional appearance in front of the Air
Guard personnel and civilian audience.
TOBR Photos on page 3
TOBR Air Show Tragedy
The Martinsburg Air Show, "ThunderOver the Blue Ridge", sponsored bythe 167th Airlift Wing of the WV Air
National Guard,ended tragically thisafternoon after one of the performerscrashed during the show. At the timeof the crash, there were numerous ca-dets present at the air show from theMartinsburg, Clarksburg, and MercerSquadrons, in WV, as well as a groupof cadets from the Hagerstown, MDsquadron. Unfortunately, several ofthe cadets were eyewitnesses to thefiery crash.
Prior to arriving at the air show to as-sist the Air Guard with various duties, Ihad given the cadets a safety briefing,
part of which included the advisorythat if any emergency occurred duringthe air show, the cadets were to imme-diately report to a central location foraccountability purposes and then fol-low the directions of the seniors in
charge.
I am very proud to report that all the
cadets followed their instructions to theletter and reported immediately to therallying point and stood by for furtherorders. Once the cadets were assem-
bled and things calmed down,
the cadets were thoroughly debrieabout the incident and shortly theter, met with the Martinsburg Squron'sCharacter Development OffiPastor Gary Gourley. I believe ththecritical incident response was dled in a very professional mannethe senior members present, and Icially want to note Capt Gourley'squick and appropriate response toincident. I feel confident that all ocadets' anxieties and reactions we
dealt with in a very competent maalthough the effected Unit Commers may want to have a follow-upcussion with their cadets who werattendance.
Again, I want to express my pridethe professionalism shown by thedets, the senior leaders, and Capt Gourley, in the face of such a tragaccident.
Dennis D. Barron, Col, CAP
Commander, WV Wing
In Memory of
Jack Flash Mangan
The T-28 Warbird Aerobatic Formation
Demonstration Team. The Trojan Horsemen
Jack was a graduate of the USAF Academy, and spent 13 yearsactive duty as an Air Force fighter pilot flying over 2500 hoursin the F-15 and F-4 aircraft. His aviation awards include three
Meritorious Service Medals and Tactical Air Command's Instructor Pilot of the Year. Hehad over 4000 hours and held an Airline Transport Pilot and sailplane rating.
From the The Trojan Horsemen websiteWhile flying over the field the ownerapparently saw the CAP aircraft andquickly turned off his ELT.
Chick-
fil-
A Spirit Night
July 9, 2011
Four cadets and four senior membersparticipated in a squadron fundraiserheld at the Martinsburg Chick-fil-ARestaurant. The squadron received20% of sales ($50.00) from guestswho presented a special flyer, between5 - 8 pm.
From left: 2d Lt Frank Panek,Capt Steve Petty, C/Amn KennethMay, Cadets Ben Baker, Denver
Brenizer, David Kain and2d Lt Pudge Forrester
(Not shown) Maj Russ Voelker
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Thunder Over the Blue Ridge Air Show
Photos courtesy of:C/2d Lt Brandon MighC/MSgt Ty Stansbury2d Lt Jeannine Korte
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Training
Cessna FITS/G1000 course
On June 25th, 0800 - 1700, Lt Col Shelton Davisheld the ground school portion of the Cessna FITS/
G1000 course for Sandra Feliciano and 2d LtRobert Schemmerling.
Aircraft Familiarization ClassDuring the July 12th squadron meeting a helicop-
ter, with U.S. Customs and Border Protection land-ed next to the squadron hangar. At the request of
Capt Petty, the flight crew gave our members animpromptu familiarization class on the UH-1 Bell
Huey Helicopter.
USAF Graded SAREXJuly 15 - 17, Clarksburg, WV
Capt Larry Dean, 1st Lt Pudge Forrester,2d Lt Chris Loring and Maj Russell Voelker
Finance & A.E. TrainingJuly 30th - Clarksburg, WV
Capt. Adam Sanders and Capt. Steve Petty attend-ed a finance training seminar. WV Wing Director
of Aerospace Education, Capt. Dirk Stansburychaired a training workshop for the squadron
A.E. Officers.
ARC CPR/FA Class
July 30th2d Lt Frank Panek and (Asst.) Maj Russ Voelker.held an American Red Cross CPR/First Aid Class
for Cadets: Kendall Barrett, Casey Densmore,Zachary Hess, David Kain, Nathanael Main, Ken-neth May, Sean Rohrer Ryan Whetsel and Ralph
Witek-Steele. Seniors: Jeffrey Main, Gary May andRobert Schemmerling.
Patuxent River Naval Air Station Tour
August 9 & 10Patuxent, MD
(Second from the left) Cadet Kendall Barrett(Kneeling) C/Amn Zachary Hess, C/Amn Kenneth
May and C/TSgt Ty Stansbury
Training cont
The following individuals completed the G1000ground school on 20 August 2011:
Maj. Bart Rogers2d Lt Corey Stephens
2d Lt Christopher Loring2dLt Doug Herrick
SM Eric BurnellSM Frank Noe
Corbin Householder
ES Training Officer, 1st Lt Gary May held an E.S.Ground Team Member Training Class on Saturday,
October 10th 0800 1600
We now have nine GTM3 trainees in or squadron
and that the training day was a huge success. Eventhough it was mostly power point presentations,we got a lot done and we are now ready to move
forward in ES and the squadron is well on its wayto having a Ground team.The cadets who are on the GT are the Smith broth-ers, the Arehart brothers, the Dye brothers and
cadets Kain, Brenizer and Whetsel.
C/CMSgt John Dye.
Milestone Promotions
& Awards
Mitchell Award
Wright Brothers
Award
Red Service Ribbon
C/CMSgt Quinn Kahsay
C/SSgt Nathan Worley
C/2d Lt Brandon Might
C/2d Lt Nathanael Main
Welcome New Members:Cadets:
Austin Bradford, Zachary Costello,Meghan Cunningham, Aaron Friedman,
Chase Kelvington, Trevor Landis,
Toni May, Caleb Morales,
Cody Rickard, Zachary Rickard,Duncan Smith, Dustin Smith
and Angel Webb.
Seniors:
Eric Burnell, Frank Noe and Jonah Rock
National Cadet Special ActivitiC/2dLt Tim Dye completed his 2ndyear of Civil Air Patrol Honor GuardSchool, held July 10 - 23, in Westmister, MD
C/2d Lt Dye (on right) learnsthe funeral element of honor
guard at HGA this year
On Aug 5th CAPs National Honor Guard ca(including C/2d Lt Dye) participated in the vi
shoot of the U.S. Army Field Bands Christmspecial, at Baltimore/Washington ThurgoodMarshall International Airport.
Photo by
MD Win
1st Lt. Ca
Lahr
Photos byMr. Robert Sullivan
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Weekly Uniform Schedule*
LeadershipBDUs
Aerospace Education
BDUs
Character Development
Dress Blues
Physical Fitness
Civilian PT Clothes
*Schedule is subject to change.
MANY THANKS to themembers of the MartinsburgSquadron who helped with
the Adopt-a-Highway project,on Saturday, Sept. 24th. We had a total of12members (4 seniors and 8 cadets) report forduty. Within 2 hours, we had picked up 17
bags of litter along the 2 mile stretch of high-way.
Everyone who helped received a special giftfrom the Adopt-a-Highway Program.
This makes the third and final trash pick-up forthe year. In 2011, the squadron filled a total of41 bags of trash along Paynes Ford Road, and
spend 62 man-hours in the process. This alsocompletes the squadron's14th year of serviceto the Adopt-a-Highway Program. During thattime, the squadron members have pick up atotal of1116 bags of litter, which equates to39,060 pounds of trash, or19.53 tons of high-way litter! That is a remarkable achievement!
My thanks to everyone who helped during thispast year. Great Job!
Dennis D. Barron, Col, CAPCommander, WV Wing
Upcoming Events
Oct. 15
Mt. State Apple Harvest Festival ParadeColor Guard Detail
Oct. 21-23
WV Wing ConferenceCharleston, WV
Dec 1
CAPs 70th Anniversary
Dec 10
Wreaths Across AmericaWinchester, VA
FYI: Always check the squadron activities calendar, on th
members page of our website, for updates.
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