Martinsburg Squadron - Sep 2009

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

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

www.martinsburgcap.comwww.martinsburgcap.com

2009 WV WING SUMMER ENCAMPMENT SETS NEW RECORD2009 WV WING SUMMER ENCAMPMENT SETS NEW RECORD2009 WV WING SUMMER ENCAMPMENT SETS NEW RECORD

Camp Dawson, the West VirginiaNational Guard Training Base,ocated near Kingwood, WV, onceagain played host to the annualWest Virginia Wing Cadet Sum-mer Encampment. This year, aotal of 90 West Virginia Wing

cadets and 21 out-of-state cadetsrepresenting 7 different wings,along with 12 senior members,attended the week long encamp-ment. The encampment was com-manded by Lt Col Dennis Barron,a veteran of many past encamp-ments, and Lt Col David Caudill,Deputy Commander.

Throughout the week, the cadetsenjoyed a full schedule of activi-ies and classes that were both

educational and lots of fun. Thecadets built and launched theirown model rockets, attempted tomaster a 60 foot climbing wall,fired various weapons in an elec-

ronic simulator, plus fired actualweapons on the firing range, andparticipated in sports and drillcompetition. The cadets alsomade good use of the base swim-ming pool and attempted to con-quer a new Leadership ReactionCourse that was just completed atCamp Dawson. In between allhese activities, the cadets honedheir skills in drill and ceremonies,earned how to make a bed themilitary way, practiced their lead-ership skills, and made lots of newfriends around the Wing and in

neighboring Wings.

One of the highlights of this yearsencampment was a whole daydevoted to learning land and watersurvival skills. Instructors from the167th Air Wing of the WV Air Na-ional Guard, in Martinsburg, spent

one morning teaching the cadetshow to build shelters, obtain food,

and water from the wild, and howto navigate through the woods. Inthe afternoon, the instructors tookthe cadets to the base pool forwater survival training.

As part of the WV NationalGuards Drug Demand Reductionprogram, the cadets were taken tothe Guards new rappel tower.There the DDR instructors led thecadets down the brand new 60foot rappel tower. Stepping overthe edge of the tower was nosmall feat, and rappelling downthe 60 wall was the thrill of a lifetime for many of the cadets. Inaddition, the cadets drove golfcarts through an obstacle coursewhile visually impaired from wear-ing Fatal Vision Goggles. All thewhile, the DDR instructors re-minded the cadets how importantit was to maintain a drug free lifestyle.

The encampment was capped offon the last day with a formal Passand Review Parade, which waswitnessed by many parents,guests, friends, and CAP mem-bers. This was followed by astanding room only graduationceremony. During the graduationceremonies, the following awardswere handed out to some of the

outstanding cadets of the en-campment:

C/B Shaun Hagerthey - Out-

standing Cadet (MartinsburgSquadron)

C/CMSgt Suveer Shekawhat -Outstanding NCO (MorgantownSquadron)

C/2Lt Alancea Grant - Out-standing Cadet Officer(Parkersburg Squadron)

C/SMSgt Daniel Reitz - Distin-guished Graduate (MorgantownSquadron)

C/CMSgt Joel Graham - Distin-guished Graduate (WheelingSquadron)

C/SSgt Tiffany Staggs - Distin-guished Graduate (MorgantownSquadron)

C/SMSgt Ryan Childers - Distin-guished Graduate (ParkersburgSquadron)

C/MSgt David-Michael Buckman- Most Improved Cadet(Martinsburg Squadron)

C/CMSgt Ryan Miller- FirstPlace in Individual Drill Competi-tion (Martinsburg Squadron)

C/AMN Mitchell Winkie - Second

Place in Individual Drill Comp.(Clarksburg Squadron)

C/AMN Andrew Rogers - BestOut of State Cadet (GA Wing)

"B" Flight - Honor Flight -Commanded by C/2Lt Joel Lyons(Martinsburg Squadron)

The encampment was extremelysuccessful. According to Lt ColBarron, the cadet officers put theirleadership skills to good useteaching the younger cadets basic

leadership, discipline, and team-work. The National Guard andDDR instructors were top notchand everyone had a great time.

C/Col David Hill, of the Martins-burg Composite Squadron, servedas the Cadet Commander of theencampment. He commanded thecadet cadre, which was divided

into three squadrons and sixflights of cadets.

Martinsburg Members attendin

Cadets: C/CMSgt Matt BehrmaC/MSgt David-Michael BuckmaC/SSgt Logan Crowley, C/SRATim Dye, C/MSgt John Dye,C/Capt Chris Frey, C/1st Lt AdGoswick, C/Col Mark Guiney,C/B Shaun Hagerthey, C/ColDavid Hill, C/CMSgt Nick KeefC/AMN Justin Leaton, C/B DavLee, C/Amn Spencer LunsfoC/2 Lt Joel Lyons, C/A1C Nathael Main, C/Amn Emily Metz-bower, C/MSgt Brandon MighC/CMSgt Ryan Miller, C/2 Lt Adrew Mitchell, C/A1C SamanthPate, C/2 Lt Jonah Rock andC/SRA Ty Stansbury andC/SSgt Caleb Sullivan.

Seniors: Lt Col Dennis Barron,

Lt Col Robert Mills, 1st Lt AdamSanders, 1st Lt Dirk Stansburyand 2d Lt Chris Shields,

Encampment photos on page

Weekly Uniform Schedule

LeadershipDress Blues

Character DevelopmentDress Blues

Aerospace EducationBDUs

Physical FitnessCivilian PT Clothes


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L-R: TSgt Brian Grim, SRA Daniel Risinger, SSgt DanielLee Watts, Lt Col Dennis Barron and C/SrA Ty Stans-bury

L-R: SSgt Patrick Judy, TSgt Michael Seavolt,Lt Col Dennis Barron and C/SrA Ty Stansbury

On Wednesday, August 27thtwo sections of the 167th AirliftWing, of the West Virginia AirNational Guard, were recog-nized for their invaluable andoutstanding support to the WVWing of the Civil Air Patrol. Over

the past several years, the167th's Life Support Sectionand the Security Forces Squad-ron have generously providedinstructors for the West VirginiaWing's Summer Encampment,

held Annually at Camp Daw-son, Kingwood, WV. The

ANG instructors providedtraining and classes on waterand land survival, as well asfirearms training.

The West Virginia Wing Chiefof Staff, Lt Col Dennis D. Bar-ron, who also serves as theEncampment Commandereach year, presented plaquesto representatives from both

Sections of the Air Guard. Join-ing in the presentations wasCadet Senior Airman Ty Stans-bury, who attended the 2008and 2009 encampments. Lt ColBarron and Cadet Stansburythanked the 167th personnel for

all their assistance to the en-campment program.

Encampment Appreciation Awards

The topic of the August 18thsquadron meeting was aero-space, which was held for thefirst time at the new unithanger. The A. E. meeting fea-tured a presentation by Mr.Donald (Don) Siler, Jr., Vice-President and Chief Pilot of AirPhotographics, Inc. (API). Thecadets, officers, and guestswere given a "look and touch"tour of Air Photographics PiperPA 31-310 Navajo twin engine

Aircraft used by API for aerialphotography.

Mr. Siler, who has been a map-ping pilot for over 14 years, ex-plained the nature of aerial pho-tography and who usually usestheir services. Mr. Siler went onto explain that air photos areuse by government plannersand planning commissions forgrowth studies and develop-ment characteristics (and to

check on who has built astructure without a buildingpermit) Topographic mappingis also used by engineers forsite development design anddevelopment of USGS maps.Some photos are just promo-tional to give a birds-eye viewof a notable place or struc-ture. Examples of APIs workwere on display for the mem-ber's inspection.

See A.E. Class Page 3

C/SrA Andrew Calo uses the stereo-scope lens . C/SSgt Timothy Dyeawaits his turn

C/Amn Emily Metzbower and Don-ald Siler, Jr., Vice-President andchief pilot at Air Photographics, Inc

C/SrA Andrew Calo peersthrough the camera viewfinder

inside the Piper PA 31-310

Special Aerospace Education ClassBy 1st Lt Dirk Stansbury, A.E. Officer

Photos byLt Col Dennis

Barron


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Milestones

Cadet ColonelC/Col Mark Guiney

Wright BrothersAward

C/SSgt Logan CrowleyC/SSgt Timothy Dye

C/SSgt Caleb Sullivan

Upcoming Events

October 24WV Wing Conference and Banquet, Charleston, WV

November 21 & 22WV Wing Cadet Competition

FYI: Always check the squadron activities calendar, on the

members page of our website, for updates.

Training

WV Wing SAREX W99, Petersburg, WVJuly 25,2009

Those participating:Lt Col Shelton Davis, Capt Larry Dean and Capt Russ Voelker

WV Wing SAREX W99, Petersburg, WVAugust 15, 2009

Those participating:Lt Col Dennis Barron, Lt Col Robert Mills, Maj. Brad Williams,

Maj Jim Cramer, Capt Larry Dean, Capt Gary Gourley, CaptRuss Voelker, 1st Lt Pudge Forrester, SM Jeannine Korte,C/Col David Hill and C/2d Lt Andrew Mitchell.

Also, on display was a 3-Dphotograph of a Marylandstone quarry. Some mem-bers were able to use thestereoscope lenses to see thequarry image in the third di-mension

Don explained the difficulty inkeeping a plane on course sothat the overlapping photosmade the correct cover-age. Mr. Siler further com-pared the old fly to a targetmethod to the present GPSdirectional control that is nowused.

Mr. Siler noted that he startedhis flying career as a CAPcadet in the MartinsburgSquadron many yearsago. Mr. Siler finished hispresentation by emphasizingthe importance of education if

one is to succeed in flying asa profession or in any profes-sion.

Our thanks to Donald Silerand Air Photographics for anoutstanding aerospace edu-cation presentation!

A.E. Class From Page 2

As we enter the fallmonths, the usualsummertime swimmingactivities and otheroutdoor things we dofor fun traditionallyslow down. One couldthen get very compla-cent about everydaysafety issues

that frequently occur.Those who have livedaround this area forany length of timeknow that deer have atendency to come intoconflict while drivingyour vehicle, especiallyduring hunting sea-

son. Recently, I've

noticed a lot of deadwildlife along side ofthe road where a motorvehicle has struck adeer or other animal.Thankfully, in mostcases where a motorvehicle hits a deer,

there usually isn't any .

bodily injury but thereis a lot of substantialdamage to the vehicle.In the WV Wing, therehave been severalmishaps where motorvehicles and aircrafthave come into conflictwith deer. I know atthe Martinsburg Airportthere are many deerthat roam around thearea, both inside andoutside of the perime-ter fence, that couldvery easily cause amishap with an aircraftor vehicle. So duringthis fall season, pleasebe extra vigilant about

deer while driving andflying.

In addition to deer be-ing a potential fall haz-ard to our pilots, in-flight icing is anotherseasonal hazard thatwe will start contendingwithin the coming

months. To all pilotplease be sure to gea good weather brieing and be on thelookout for AIRMETregarding icing. Al-though the airplaneassigned to oursquadron has greatavionics to assist inmaking our situationawareness very simple, our aircraft is NOapproved for knownicing. So if you get weather briefing andthere are the typical

AIRMETS for icingand you're not 100%confident you will be

able to stay out ofIMC, please don't fAs always, let's keepsafety our utmost prority in our squadronoperations.

Safety Cornerby Capt B.J. Davis, Safety Officer

Welcome New Members

Cadets: Quinn A. Kahsay, Corey A. Miller and Antonio A. Sanchez

Senior: Brian Miller

Hangar Project Update

The final electrical inspection has been passed. Things left tobe done include: painting, landscaping, cleaning, install floorcoverings, obtain furniture/appliances for the office and readyroom.

PFC Rock JonahF Co. 701st MPBN, 1st PLT.840 Colorado AvenueFort Leonard Wood, MO 65473

C/2Lt Jonah Rock has entered the U.S.Army. Heres his (basic training) mailingaddress, if anyone would like to write him.


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2009 WV Wing Summer Encampment, July 112009 WV Wing Summer Encampment, July 11--18, 200918, 2009

Photos courtesy of 1st Lt Adam Sanders, 2d Lt Chris Shields and the WV Wing PAO Page.Photos courtesy of 1st Lt Adam Sanders, 2d Lt Chris Shields and the WV Wing PAO Page.

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Water Survival TrainingWater Survival Training

Land Survival TrainingLand Survival Training

New 60 Climbing WallNew 60 Climbing Wall

New 60 Rappel TowerNew 60 Rappel Tower

Ready To RappelReady To Rappel

Staff Officer Staff Officer PlanningPlanningSessionSession

LL--R: Lt Col Mills, C/Col Guiney & Lt Col BarronR: Lt Col Mills, C/Col Guiney & Lt Col Barron

Mark Guiney promoted to C/ColonelMark Guiney promoted to C/Colonel

C/Capt FreyC/Capt Frey

C/2 Lt RockC/2 Lt Rock

C/2 Lt Lyons (on right) in aC/2 Lt Lyons (on right) in a

water survival suitwater survival suit

Special appearance by two VSpecial appearance by two V--22 Ospreys22 Ospreys

C/CMSgt Behrmann and C/2 Lt RockC/CMSgt Behrmann and C/2 Lt Rock

Encampment Cadet CommandeEncampment Cadet Commande

C/Col Hill leads the troops durinC/Col Hill leads the troops durin

Graduation Pass and ReviewGraduation Pass and Review

Pass & ReviewPass & Review

M109A6 Paladin

(155mm self-propelled artillery)

Preparing for departurePreparing for departure

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