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The Martinsburg Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol Vol. 4 No. 2

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Lt Col Robert V. Mills, Commander Capt Russell G. Voelker, Publisher & Editor Mar - June 2009

www.martinsburgcap.comwww.martinsburgcap.com

2009 AWARDS & PROMOT2009 AWARDS & PROMOT2009 AWARDS & PROMOTION CEREMONYION CEREMONYION CEREMONY

On Tuesday, June 30th a specialawards and promotion ceremonywas held in the 1st floor audito-rium of the 167th Airlift Wing.

After Capt Gary Gourley gave theinvocation, Squadron CommanderRobert Mills recognized the follow-ing members who have completedCAP Senior Member Level One:2d Lt Simon Buckman2d Lt Kim Leaton2d Lt John Dyson2d Lt Walter Johnson, IIISM Jeannine Korte

Lt Col Mills then presented 1st LtAdam Sanders and 1st Lt StevePetty with the Gen Benjamin O.Davis Award, which recognizesthose officers who complete LevelTwo of the Senior Member Profes-sional Development Program. Italso recognizes members whohave dedicated themselves to

leadership and personal develop-ment in the CAP. Steve Petty wasthen promoted to the rank of Cap-tain.

Red Service Ribbons (for twoyears of active service) were pre-sented to:Capt Stephen Petty2d Lt Christine Shields1st Lt Dirk StansburyC/SrA Ty Stansbury

Cadet Promotions:Tim Dye - C/SrA

Adam Kelly - C/AmnMorgan Beebe C/AmnEmily Metzbower C/AmnChloe Powers C/SrATy Stansbury C/SrASamantha Pate C/A1CRyan Miller C/CMSgtSpencer Lunsford - C/Amn

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Veterans of Foreign Wars Award

L-R: RobertaDana, Cadet

C/SSgt CalebSullivan and

Ed Dana

L-R: Lt ColDennis Bar-

ron, Cadet 2dLt Jonah

Rock and LtCol Robert

Mills

Veterans of Foreign Wars Award

Air Force SergeantsAssociation Award

Air Force Association OutstandinSquadron Cadet Award

Special CAP Activity Scholarship

L-R: RichardSeely, Cadet

C/MSgtDavid-

MichaelBuckman andDanny Walters

L-R: RichardSeely, Cadet

2d Lt JoelLyons and

Danny Walters

CAP Achievement Award

L-R: Lt ColDennis Bar-

ron, C/Lt Col

Mark Guineyand Lt ColRobert Mills

L-R: Lt ColRobert Mills,Cadet SSgt

BrandonMight

L-R: SMJeannine

Korte, Lt ColRobert Mills

and 2d Lt KimLeaton

Level I Certificates of Achieveme

L-R: Lt ColRobert Millsand Capt

Steve Petty

Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Award andPromotion to Capt

L-R: Lt ColRobert Millsand 1st Lt

AdamSanders

Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Award

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Other Promotions

He retired in De-cember 1990.

After showing avideo on the resto-ration process ofthe former memberof the 167th

fleet, ChiefRobertstalked abouthis personalexperienceswith theConnie.

He then tookquestions andalso remindedthe membersof the impor-tance of pre-serving

memorabilia.

Cadet Promotions

Firearms & Emergency Services Training

A firearms training class was held on April 11th, at the 167th AirliftWing Firing Range. In conjunction, Martinsburg Emergency Ser-vices Officer, Maj. Bart Rogers continued the ground team mem-ber training course. 15 cadets and 8 senior members participated.

Adopt-A-Highway Program

I want to thank the 7 cadets, 4 senior mebers, and one parent/non-member whohelped with the Highway Clean-Up DetaiSaturday, May 2nd. These volunteerspicked up 23 bags of trash along PaynesFord Road, expending 30 man-hours on project.

Everyone who participated in this SpringClean-Up Project received an insulated berage cup from the Adopt-A-Highway of-fice. In addition, some members receive"cash bonus" for helping pick up litter be-cause we found a total of $70.10 along thhighway! One very lucky cadet found a $bill for his efforts. It sometimes pays to vunteer for these projects!

In any case, I want to thank everyone fortheir assistance. The clean-up on Saturdmarked the beginning of the squadron's year working on the Adopt-A-Highway pr

ject and brought our totals, since March1998,up to 991 bags of litter picked up ovthe years; which translates to 34,685 pouof trash, or 17.34 tons of garbage!

GREAT JOB!

Lt Col Dennis D. Barron

Chief Master Sgt. JamesRoberts retired after 34years in the Air NationalGuard and 4 years in theUSAF.

Chief Roberts was aflight engineer during theC-121 and C-130era. He was transferredto Field Maintenance asField MaintenanceBranch Chief and wasremoved from flyingstatus in 1978.

Special Guest SpeakerJune 9, 2009

Thanks to the 167th AW RangeInstructors: L-R: SSgt Twigg,

Sgt Davis, TSgt Baldwin andTSgt Phillips

Wright Brothers Award andPromotion to C/SSgt

L-R: 1st LtAdam Sand-ers, C/SSgt

CalebSullivanand Capt

Steve Petty

L-R: 1st LtAdam Sand-

ers, CadetCMSgt Ryan

MillerandCapt Steve

Petty

L-R: 1st LtAdam Sand-

ers, C/A1CSamantha

Pate and CaptSteve Petty

L-R: 1st LtAdam Sand-ers, C/SrA Ty

Stansburyand Capt

Steve Petty

L-R: 1st LtAdam Sand-

ers, C/AmnMorgan

Beebe andCapt Steve

Petty

CC--121 Super Constellation on121 Super Constellation on

167th Ramp in 1968167th Ramp in 1968

Restored 167th CRestored 167th C--121 on display at t121 on display at t

National Air & Space MuseumNational Air & Space Museum

2d Lt

Simon BuckmanJohn DysonWalter JohnsonKim Leaton

Capt Doug Hanson

C/1st Lt Adam Goswick

Clear on the left, clear onthe right, clear on the firingline...commence fire!!

Cadet Nick Keefe(on left) assists JoelLyons as he de-scribes a 24 hr pack

Cadets John and Joe Dye prac-tice land navigation with Maj Bart

Rogers (center)

Going over the anatomy ofan AR-15 rifle during theclassroom portion of thecourse.

TheThe ConnieConnie awaits restorationawaits restoration

Photo courtesy of SM Devin Mungovan

Photo courtesy of Ret CMSgt James Robert

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Middle East Region Conference,Richmond, VA

April 25, 2009

L-R: Wing Commander, Col Rodney Moore, C/Lt Col Mark Guiney,Wing Chief of Staff, Lt Col Dennis Barron and Capt Russ Voelker

Weekly Uniform Schedule

LeadershipDress Blues

Character DevelopmentDress Blues

Aerospace EducationBDUs

Physical FitnessCivilian PT Clothes

Scholarship Winner

Congratulations to this years CAPscholarship winner Lt Col Mark

Guiney ($1,000.00).

CAP National Headquarters evaluated and thenranked over 150 applications.

The Scholarship Committee members basedtheir decisions based on academic achievement,CAP accomplishments and participation andcommunity service participation.

Welcome New MembersCadets: Morgan G. Beebe, Jacob P. Calo II, Andrew C. Calo, Adam L. Kelly,

Spencer Lunsford, Samantha B. Pate, William G. Slonaker and

Shaun S. Hagerthey.

Seniors Member: Alexander Keefe, Jeannine Korte, Devin F. Mungovan andNick G. Vindivich Jr.

Upcoming Events

July 11-18WV Wing Cadet Summer Encampment - Camp Dawson, WV

July 14NO MEETING

July 24-26WV Wing SAREX, Petersburg, WV

August 14-16WV Wing SAREX, Petersburg, WV

September 4-6WV Wing SAREX, Petersburg, WV

FYI: Always check the squadron activities calendar, on the members

page of our website, for updates.

Training

WV Wing SAREX Petersburg, WV

April 17-19, 2009

Those participating: Maj Bart Rogers, Maj Jim Cramer, Capt LarryDean, Capt Russ Voelker, 1Lt Adam Sanders, 2Lt Doug Hanson,

C/Capt Chris Frey, C/1Lt Adam Goswick and C/SSgt David-Michael Buckman.

Counter Drug TrainingMay 2, 2009

Capt Larry Dean and Capt Russ Voelker attended a (counterdrug) Eradication Class held at the Fort Indiantown Gap NationalGuard Base, PA..

USAF Graded SAREX, Clarksburg, WVMay 16, 2009

Participants: Lt Col Barron, Maj. Bart Rogers, Capt Russ Voelker,Capt Larry Dean, Capt Doug Hanson and 1st Lt Adam Sanders.

WV Wing SAREX W99, Petersburg, WVJune 20, 2009

Participant: Maj Bart Rogers.

Representatives from the West Virginia WingRepresentatives from the West Virginia Wing

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DAR CG Detail MRB Holiday Inn

I wanted to let everyone know that the squadron's award winningColor Guard made an outstanding presentation, on April 18th, at theState Convention of the WV State Society of the Daughters of theAmerican Revolution.

The ceremony was held at the Holiday Inn, in Martinsburg, and at-tended by approximately 100 ladies.

Following the Posting of the Colors, the DAR read a lengthy descrip-tion of the Civil Air Patrol and made some very nice comments aboutour Color Guard. That was followed by a presentation of a framedCertificate of Appreciation to the squadron and a cash donation of

$50.00

Be sure to congratulate the Color Guard members: C/2Lt Joel Ly-ons, C/2Lt Jonah Rock, C/TSgt John Dye, and C/SrA Caleb Sulli-van on a job well done!

(Lt Col Dennis Barron)

NARFE CG Detail Cacapon State ParkMay 20 & 21

The squadron's color guard traveled to Cacapon State Park, neaBerkeley Springs, WV, where they Posted/Retired the Colors forthe regional convention of the National Association ofActive andRetiredFederalEmployees.

Following the Posting of the Colors, a lengthy description about t

Civil Air Patrol was read, including the names of color guards mebers: C/2Lt Jonah Rock, C/TSgt John Dye,C/2Lt Joel Lyons aC/SrA Caleb Sullivan. Color Guard members were also treateda buffet lunch.

Following the Retiring of the Colors, the Color Guard receiveda Certificate of Appreciation and a $50.00 donation

Congratulations to our color guard members on another job wedone! Also, Thanks to Maj. Dan Duckwall and the NARFE members for all their assistance and hospitality.

Hangar Update

On Monday, May 11th, Kubic Construction started construction of the han-gars office, ready room and bathrooms.

07/03/09 Almost ready forpriming and painting!

Photo by Dr. Coy RahmanPhoto by Dr. Coy Rahman

Awards/Promotionsfrom Page 1

Cadet Caleb Sullivan waspresented the Wright Broth-ers Award, for completing allrequirements of the"Learning Phase", which isphase one of the five phasecadet training program,and promoted to C/SSgt.

C/MSgt Brandon Might re-ceived the honor of beingthe first member in the stateto receive the new CAPAchievement Award for hisvaluable assistance in im-

proving the functionality ofthe squadrons website.

Other awards included:

VFW Outstanding CadetOfficer Award - C/2d Lt JoelLyons.

VFW Outstanding CadetNCO Award - C/MSgt David-Michael Buckman.

Air Force Sergeants Asso-ciation Award - C/SSgtCaleb Sullivan.

Air Force Association Out-standing Squadron CadetAward - C/2d Lt Jonah Rock.

Special Activity Scholarship -C/Lt Col Mark R. Guiney.

After the presentations werecomplete Lt Col Mills ex-pressed his sincere appre-

ciation to the cadets parentsfor all their support. Theirefforts have helped oursquadron maintain a highlevel of excellence.

Afterwards, a reception washeld in the 167th AW DiningFacility. Special thanks toSM Jeanine Korte for herassistance.

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