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By Major Jeffery Schrock
Wing Public Affairs Officer
Civil Air Patrol Wings from
Maryland, Virginia, and West
Virginia volunteered its assis-tance over the Labor Day
Weekend to the West Virginia
Air National Guard's 167th
Airlift Wing as they hosted an
open house and air show on
September 4 - 5, 2010 in Mar-
tinsburg, W.Va.
The group consisted of units
from the Winchester Compos-
ite Squadron (Virginia),
Hagerstown Composite
Squadron (Maryland), andCharleston, Clarksburg, Mar-
tinsburg, and Mid Valley
Squadrons (West Virginia
Wing)
Tens of thousands of people
were expected to attend, and
state, local, and military po-
lice were prepared to accom-
modate the influx of visitors
expected.Building on the success of the
2008 Spirit of America Over
Martinsburg Air Show, the
167th Airlift Wing, along
with the Eastern West Vir-
ginia Regional Airport, and
the United Way of the Eastern
Panhandle, brought together
some of the nation's most
exciting aerial demonstration
teams which included the
U.S. Air Force Thunderbirdsand the U.S. Army Golden
Knights.
Various military and civilian
aircraft and aviation themed
exhibits were also on hand.
Civil Air Patrol set up a re-
cruitment booth which fea-
tured a 1940 restored Stinson
airplane used in CAP coastal
patrols to search for GermanU-Boats, and a CAP Cessna
182.
The highlight at the end of the
air show was when CAP had
the extreme pleasure to meet
Lt Col Derek Routt, opera-
tions officer for the USAF
Thunderbirds. Routt stopped
by the recruitment booth and
later took cadets and senior
officers to one of the F-16
aircraft used by the Thunder-birds. A group photo with
Routt was also taken.
Photos can been viewed at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/
jscappao137
WV Wing assists Air National Guard withThunder Over the Blue Ridge Air Show
October 2010
The Mountain FlyerCol Dennis Barron —Wing Commander
Major Jeffery Schrock—Public Affairs Officer/Newsletter Editor
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By Major Jeffery Schrock
Clarksburg Squadron PAO
Clarksburg Squadron Com-
mander Capt Ross White passed
away on July 16, 2010. White
was a member of Civil Air Pa-trol. White was born March 22,
1933 in Clarksburg, W.Va.
Along with being a dedicated
husband and father, Mr. White
was the founder of PDQ Print
Shop in Clarksburg in 1977, and
is still in operation today.
He is survived by his wife,
Murma, two children, two
grandchildren, and one great
grandchild. He was a veteran
having served his country
proudly during the Korean War.
As a member of the Experimen-
tal Aircraft Association, Rossendeavored to instill his true
passion for aviation in young
people.
He organized free airplane rides
for over 100 youth as part of the
EAA “Young Eagle Program.”
He also help arranged and escort
many CAP cadets to the annual
Oshkosh, Wisconsin Air
Clarksburg Composite Squadron Commander Remembered
Ground Pounders Challenge train members to
prepare for missions in the field
Capt Ross White 1933-2010
Air Show and Fly-in
where these young
aviation enthusiasts
were exposed to many
aspects of aviation.
Ross always loved achallenge. He was
never satisfied to just
make do, but strived to
make each project spe-
cial, fun, and exciting
for everyone.
Ross you will be
missed. Thank You for
friendship and service.
Photos by Lt Elizabeth Childers -
Greenbrier Squadron
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of career opportunities, both in
the military and in the civilian
fields. After considering 1,532
applicants, 915 were slotted to
attend some 30+ summer activi-
ties, 599 were first time atten-
dees.Cadet Col David Hill traveled
to Germany with the Interna-
tional Air Cadet Exchange. He
was also on staff of the Cadet
Officer School at Maxwell
AFB, AL. Each summer, hun-
dreds of cadets from eighteen
nations come together to
broaden their understanding of
By Capt Russell Voelker
Martinsburg Squadron PAO
Four members of the local
squadron have completed Civil
Air Patrol National Cadet Spe-
cial Activities. NCSAs are de-
signed to provide cadets withincentives and motivate them
toward greater participation in
the cadet program.
Special activities broaden the
experiences of participants and
contribute directly to knowledge
aviation, and foreign cultures
through IACE. Selection to
IACE makes a cadet of CAP’s
and the nation’s ambassadors to
the world.
Cadet 2nd Lt Andrew
Mitchell completed Cadet Offi-cer School. COS is an in-depth
study of the skills of leadership.
In addition to classes and semi-
nars, a wide variety of top mili-
tary and industry leaders come
as guest speakers to discuss
their experiences with the ca-
dets.
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that could service it. The cadets
were given a tour by Jim Siver-
ston, a member of the Direct TV
Blimp ground crew.
Cadets gain knowledge on air-
ship construction, how theblimp is controlled in flight, the
necessary size of the ground and
air crews, and had a close up
look of the mechanism that al-
lows lettering to be displayed on
the blimp.
The blimp was first spotted by
Lt Jeff Wheeler, AE officer, on
his way to a scheduled squadron
meeting. Wheeler arrived at the
airport early and made arrange-
ments for the squadron.
“This blimp visit is serendipi-
tous,” said Wheeler. “Our ca-
dets are participating in the
NASA Environmentally Re-sponsible Green Aviation High
School Student Challenge, and
the concept that our cadets came
up with a few weeks ago is a
dirigible. It’s one thing to see a
blimp on paper or in a video,
but it’s another thing to stand
next to it while is sways in the
wind.”
By Lt Toni Wheeler
Wheeling Squadron PAO
Four cadets and three senior
officers from the Civil Air Pa-
trol Wheeling Composite
Squadron were treated to a sur-prise Aerospace Education field
trip when the Direct TV promo-
tional blimp made an overnight
stop at the Wheeling-Ohio
County Airport on August 23.
The blimp flying down from
Cincinnati, Ohio was traveling
to the PGA Open and landed
because of weather concerns
and availability of an airport
Martinsburg Composite Squadron memberscomplete National CAP Cadet Special Activities
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Wheeling Composite Squadron tours Direct TV Blimp
Hill
Mitchell
Photos by Lt Toni Wheeler - Wheeling Squadron
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Cadet Chief Master Sgt Tim
Dye completed Honor Guard
Academy in Westminster, Md.
The Honor Guard Academy’s
objective is to provide leader-
ship training to cadets and adult
members that will enable themto introduce the honor guard
program within their unit, wing,
and region.
The program contributes to the
Drug Demand Reduction Pro-
gram, recruiting, and retention
through highly visible public
relations program, as those
members become ambassadors
of Civil Air Patrol.
Chief Staff Sgt Samantha Pate
completed JROTC Aerospace
and Technology Honors Camp
in Albuquerque, NM. Cadets at
this activity work with the top1% of JROTC cadets in the
country.
Students experience the colle-
giate world of science, engineer-
ing, and technology and have
the opportunity to see both civil-
ian and military career opportu-
nities within these fields.
National Guard's 167th Wing
out of Martinsburg.
"We have had great activities
here," Col. Dennis Barron, com-
mander of not only the encamp-
ment but also the West Virginia
Wing, said during the week.
"We haven't had any cadets
feeling homesick yet; they're
being very good. “This has been
an excellent encampment," saidBarron, participating in his 46th
encampment.
"This is my fourth encamp-
ment," said Cadet Staff Sgt.
Dana Gustafson of the West
Virginia Wing's Clarksburg
Composite Squadron. "You
get to meet more people and
make new friends. They're
fun. They allow you do
things other people wouldn't
have a chance to do."
More than 100 cadets from five
wings spent a week getting both
hands-on and classroom expo-
sure to different components of
Civil Air Patrol through activi-
ties featured at the 2010 West
Virginia Wing Cadet Summer
Encampment.
In all, 104 cadets from not only
the host West Virginia Wing but
also the Maryland, NationalCapital, Ohio and Pennsylvania
wings participating in the en-
campment at Camp Dawson,
training base for the West Vir-
ginia National Guard and Army
Special Forces.
Activities included orientation
rides in a Black Hawk helicop-
ter, building and launching
model rockets, rappelling off a
60-foot tower, moral leadership
courses and land survival train-ing from the West Virginia Air
Cadet Special Activities from Page 4
104 cadets from five CAP wings flock to
summer cadet encampment
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Dye
Pate
Clarksburg Squadron
sets up recruiting
booth at free fun day
for military families
By Major Jeffery Schrock
Clarksburg Squadron PAO
Cadets and senior officers with the Clarks-
burg Composite Squadron spent the day
manning a recruitment booth during a free
fun day for military families at the Harrison
County 4-H Center in Clarksburg, W.Va.
The event was free and was open to current
military members and their families serving
in Iraq, and Afghanistan. It was also open to
veterans of both wars.
Activities included a climbing wall, inflat-
able obstacle course, archery and games for
kids. The activity also let families find out
important information about services avail-
able in the community.
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The West Virginia Wing of Civil Air Patrol had 11 squadrons and 44 membersin attendance during the last weekend of September to work with state, fed-eral, and local agencies in a joint operations Search and Rescue Exercise atthe Burnwood Center at Fayetteville, W.Va.
Air operations were conducted from the Beckley Airport, in Beckley, W.Va.More photos can been seen at: http://picasaweb.google.com/jscappao137
Wing joins state, and local agencies in jointoperations Search and Rescue Exercise
Photos by Lt Col Connie Moody
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