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Col Rodney Moore Wing Commander Major Jeffery SchrockWing Public Affairs Officer/Editor 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.

January 2009

Obama congratulates CAP Spaatz cadet

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 congratulating one of the Civil Air Patrols most accomplished cadets. Much to the delight and total surprise of Cadet Colonel David F. Hill IV and 14 members of West Virginia Wings 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 Hills official Gen. Carl A. Spaatz Award presentation. Named for a former Air Force general, the Spaatz award is CAPs highest cadet honor. U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., and U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., made the official Spaatz presentation in Capitol. Obama Page 5

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

Members of the Martinsburg Squadron and Cadet Col David F. Hill IV with his highest achievement award in the CAP cadet programthe Gen Carl A. Spaatz Award. Left, President Obama meets with Hill and his father.

West Virginia Wing Headquarters 112 Airport Road Charleston, W.Va. 25311 304-343-8866

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., formally present Hill with the Spaatz Award.

This donation will allow the Greenbrier Composite Squadron to accomplish short and long term goals. Mrs. Catherine Hubert Fox Hubert Charitable Foundation

Greenbrier Squadron gets $50,000 grant

By SM Libby Childers Greenbrier Squadron PAO Miracles never cease proclaimed 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, recruitment, safety, personnel and administration, communications, and cadet programs. The grant came from Mrs. Catherine Hubert Fox and the Hubert Charitable Foundation. Our foundation is dedicated to the advancement of numerous educational and humanitarian needs, said Fox. This donation will allow the Greenbrier Composite Squadron to accomplish short and long term goals which directly support Greenbrier 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 Patrol.

Martinsburg unit visits Air and Space Museum

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 National Air Space and Musuems Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Washington Dulles International Airport. Upon arrival at the museum, 32 members and guests were met by two docents, who were former CAP members. Mr. Chuck Aston and Mr. Sam Fenati provided a highly enjoyable 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 Squadrons continuing aerospace education training program for both the cadet and senior officers.

Did you know? Aerospace Education: Educates the membership and the community on the importance of aerospace. Develops, publishes and distributes aerospace education curricula for kindergarten through college classrooms. Provides classroom materials, teacher training, and other educational programs and products at no cost to Americas educators.

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

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Four W.Va. Wing CAP units train includes work with canine
By 1st Lt George Stepp Beckley Squadron PAO More than 30 members from four West Virginia Wing squadrons converged on Camp Creek State Park near Ghent, West Virginia back in November. The training included emergency services training that included search and rescue work with canines. Members of the Beckley, Boone and Mercer County Composite Squadrons, and Charleston Cadet Squadron participated in the exercise, held to provide training and operational experience for CAP ground team members at all specialty levels in a realistic mission environment. A scenario 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 canine 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.

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 drugfree lifestyle. Provides about 10 percent of each years new classes entering U.S. Air Force Academy.

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

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 journey. A sold out audience heard from Frank Borman, William Anders, and Jim Lovell about traveling

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 Specialist John Glenn introduced the astronauts.

During the mission, the three astronauts witnessed something no other human had ever seen-Earth rising over the lunar surface. 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 human landing on the Moon.

John Glenn

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

By 1st Lt George Stepp Beckley Squadron PAO The Beckley Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) West Virginia Wing recently 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 Memorial 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 utilizes 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 participants under the age of 15 and one adult for every six members 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 administered 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.

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

Parkersburg unit conducts weekend training

The Parkersburg News After a weekend of training, Mid Ohio Valley residents can rest easy knowing the Parkersburg Squadron 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 Squadron of CAP. This is a very unique organization. A lot of people dont know were here. We go about our business without fanfair. CAP members trained for search and rescue missions, practiced communications and mission planning, and participated in several classes. CAP members from different areas of the state participated in the training, said Lt Ellen White. CAP cadets are between 12 and 21. Senior members must be over 18. White said CAPs main mission is to find downed planes, help during disasters, assist Homeland Security, and find missing persons.
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Five W.Va. Wing units participate in Wreaths Across America ceremonies

By Major Debbie Boggs Charleston Cadet Sqdn PAO The Charleston Cadet Squadron conducted a wreath-laying ceremony in the Capitols 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 Cadet 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 Virginias rich heritage and patriotism, adding that the state has sacrificed more than most states for the nations 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 Cemetery, Grafton National Cemetery and Spring Hill Cemetery Park in Charleston. Five units Morgantown, Clarksburg, Beckley and Mercer Composite squadrons and the Charleston Cadet and Squadron provided support. The Mountain Flyer

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