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By Lt Col Dennis BarronWing Chief of Staff Capt Russell VoelkerMartinsburg Sqdn PAO

One week after he took the

oath of office, newly-electedU.S. President Barack Obamawas on Capitol Hill congratu-lating one of the Civil AirPatrols most accomplishedcadets.

Much to the delight and totalsurprise of Cadet ColonelDavid F. Hill IV and 14 mem-bers of West Virginia WingsMartinsburg CompositeSquadron accompanying him,Obama left a Jan. 27 luncheonand meeting with Republicansenators in the U.S. Capitol topersonally meet and greeteach of the cadets and seniorofficers gathered for Hills

official Gen. Carl A. SpaatzAward presentation. Namedfor a former Air Force gen-eral, the Spaatz award isCAPs 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.

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Obama congratulates CAP Spaatz cadet

Wing Calendar SAREX Feb. 20-22Bluefield, W.Va. Wing CadetCompetition Feb. 28Buckhannon UpshurHigh SchoolBuckhannon W.Va. National Check PilotStandardization Course TBD Training Leaders of Cadets CourseApril 4-5 ClarksburgSquadron Graded SAREXMay 16-17Clarksburg Squadron WV/Delaware JointSAREX TBAPetersburg, W.Va. Wing Cadet SummerEncampment July 11-18Camp Dawson, W.Va.

The Mountain Flyer Col Rodney Moore Wing Commander Major Jeffery SchrockWing Public Affairs Officer/Editor

West Virginia WingHeadquarters112 Airport RoadCharleston, W.Va.25311304-343-8866

January 2009

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

President Obama greets and shakes hands withcadets of the Martinsburg Composite Squadron.Right, U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., andU.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., for-mally present Hill with the Spaatz Award.

Final Salute Col Rodney F. MoodyWest Virginia Wing/

National HQ

Lt Col John L. Hollandsworth

Clarksburg CompositeSquadron

Lt Col Thomas C. Hager Parkersburg Composite

Squadron

Lt Col Ron SlaughterWest Virginia Wing HQ

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By SM Libby ChildersGreenbrier Squadron PAOMiracles never cease pro-claimed Greenbrier SquadronCommander Major Walter

Lockhart when he accepted acheck in the amount of $50,000for the Greenbrier CompositeSquadron.The grant will upgrade and givecapacity to the unit, which hasbeen struggling to stay aheadwith outdated equipment and

training of its members in areasof emergency services, recruit-ment, safety, personnel and ad-ministration, communications,and cadet programs.

The grant came from Mrs. Cath-erine Hubert Fox and the HubertCharitable Foundation. Ourfoundation is dedicated to theadvancement of numerous edu-cational and humanitarianneeds, said Fox. This dona-tion will allow the Greenbrier

Composite Squadron to accom-plish short and long term goalswhich directly support Green-brier County and all of WestVirginia. We hope this donation

will encourage others in ourcommunity and statewide toalso help by volunteering ordonating to the Civil Air Pa-trol.

Greenbrier Squadron gets $50,000 grant

Upon arrival at the museum, 32members and guests were metby two docents, who were for-mer CAP members.Mr. Chuck Aston and Mr. SamFenati provided a highly enjoy-able and informative tour, withan emphasis on the developmentof fighter aircraft from 1914 tothe present.

After completion of guided tourand lunch, some of the attendeeswatched an IMAX film whilethe others continued touringindependently.The visit to the Air and SpaceMuseum was part of the Squad-rons continuing aerospace edu-cation training program for boththe cadet and senior officers.

By Capt Russell VoelkerMartinsburg Squadron PAOThe Martinsburg Squadron of the West Virginia Wing CivilAir Patrol took an aerospaceeducation field trip to the Na-tional Air Space and MusuemsSteven F. Udvar-Hazy Centernear 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?

AerospaceEducation:Educates the mem-bership and thecommunity on theimportance of aero-

space. Develops,publishes and dis-tributes aerospaceeducation curriculafor kindergartenthrough collegeclassrooms.Provides classroommaterials, teachertraining, and othereducational pro-

grams and productsat no cost to Amer-icas educators.

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By 1st Lt George SteppBeckley Squadron PAOMore than 30 members fromfour West Virginia Wing squad-rons converged on Camp Creek

State Park near Ghent, WestVirginia back in November.The training included emer-gency services training that in-cluded search and rescue work with canines.Members of the Beckley, Booneand Mercer County CompositeSquadrons, and Charleston Ca-det Squadron participated in the

exercise, held to provide train-ing and operational experiencefor CAP ground team membersat all specialty levels in a realis-tic mission environment. A sce-

nario was developed to targetspecific emergency servicesspecialties.Donald Kelley, W.Va. Divisionof Forestry fire investigator andbloodhound handler was on sitewith his hound, Saddie Mae.Kelley and Saddie Mae led thescenario to give members a firsthand opportunity on how a ca-

nine is handled during a search and rescue mission. Othertraining classes were offered for beginner and advancedground team members based on their emergency servicestraining 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 andSpace Museum to attend theAnnual John H. Glenn Lecture.Mercury 7 Astronaut and SpaceShuttle Payload Mission Spe-cialist John Glenn introducedthe astronauts.

During the mission, the threeastronauts witnessed somethingno other human had ever seen--Earth rising over the lunar sur-face. Captured on camera, that

image has become one of themost well-known of the lastforty years.Apollo 8's success paved theway for Apollo 11, the first hu-man landing on the Moon .

By Major Jeffery SchrockWing Public Affairs OfficerSeveral members of the WestVirginia Wing Civil Air Patroltraveled to Washington DC on

Dec. 13 to listen about theApollo 8 moon mission from theastronauts that took that jour-ney.A sold out audience heard fromFrank Borman, William Anders,and Jim Lovell about traveling

An evening with the Apollo 8 astronautsDid 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 years 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 Eveningwith the Apollo 8 Astronauts at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. Photos by Major Jeffery Schrock

John Glenn

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By 1st Lt George SteppBeckley Squadron PAOThe Beckley Composite Squad-ron of the Civil Air Patrol(CAP) West Virginia Wing re-

cently completed the secondAdopt-A-Highway clean up for2008.On Nov 8 th, 12 members of theBeckley CAP were on hand topick up litter on the two-milestretch of highway they adoptedin the Airport Industrial Park near the Raleigh County Memo-rial Airport.The Beckley Squadron collecteda total of nine bags of litteralong the highway compared to

13 bags of litter during theirinitial clean up day in August.The Squadron will perform aminimum of three clean ups peryear. Adopt-A-Highway is apublic service program that util-

izes volunteer teams to pick uplitter along our roadways.All groups involved in theAdopt-A-Highway programmust have at least one adult

member for every four partici-pants under the age of 15 andone adult for every six mem-bers between the age of 15-17years old. Teams must have atleast six members and everyvolunteer must attend a safetytraining session which is ad-ministered by the groups adultsupervisor. Members on handwere Maj. David ChaneySquadron Commander, Capt.James Childress, Capt. Tom

Plass, 1st

Lt James Lewis, 1st

Lt George Stepp and CadetsLendon Childress, Ryan Stepp,Michael Chaney, J.J. Becker,Sabrina Becker, and BrianCook.

practiced communica-tions and mission plan-ning, and participated inseveral classes. CAPmembers from differentareas of the state partici-pated in the training, saidLt Ellen White. CAPcadets are between 12and 21. Senior membersmust be over 18.White said CAPs mainmission is to finddowned planes, helpduring disasters, assistHomeland Security, andfind missing persons.

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The Parkersburg NewsAfter a weekend of train-ing, Mid Ohio Valley resi-dents can rest easy know-ing the Parkersburg Squad-ron of the Civil Air Patrolis ready to be called.We spend all this timetraining and hope we neverget called out, said Lt ColRon Harmon, commanderof the Parkersburg Squad-ron of CAP. This is a veryunique organization. A lotof people dont know werehere. We go about ourbusiness without fanfair.CAP members trained forsearch and rescue missions,

Beckley Composite Squadronmembers 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 BoggsCharleston Cadet Sqdn PAO

The Charleston Cadet Squadronconducted a wreath-laying cere-mony in the Capitols LowerRotunda in anticipation of thenationwide Wreaths AcrossAmerica observation held Dec13.Gov. Joe Manchin III, alongwith his special guest, aviationlegend Chuck Yeager, and Ca-det Airman Andrew Moss of theCharleston squadron, presenteda wreath to honor veterans fromall branches of the military.Manchin made brief remarks in

support of U.S. military menand women and their familiesfor the sacrifices they havemade. He noted West Virginiasrich heritage and patriotism,adding that the state has sacri-

ficed more than most states forthe nations freedom.The governor also thanked

CAP members for their serviceto the state and nation.Yeager, a retired Air Force

brigadier general, was greetedby a standing ovation. Heshared a bit of his personalhistory and also expressedthanks to CAP for its serviceto the country.Observances were held inWest Virginia at BeckleyAmerican Legion Cemetery,West Virginia National Ceme-tery, Grafton National Ceme-tery and Spring Hill CemeteryPark in Charleston. Five unitsMorgantown, Clarksburg,Beckley and Mercer Compos-ite squadrons and the Charles-ton Cadet and Squadron pro-vided support.

Five W.Va. Wing units participate in WreathsAcross America ceremonies

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