west virginia wing - aug 2011

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The Mountain Flyer July-August 2011West Virginia Wing Civil Air Patrol -112 Airport Road Charleston, WV 25311- (304) 343-8866 - www.wvcap.net

Four Course Training Weekend draws 75

West Virginia Wing CAP participantsBy Major Russell Voelker

Martinsburg Squadron

Public Affairs Officer

The West Virginia Wing

conducted its second

annual Comprehensive

Training Weekend

recently with some 75

members participating

in Civil Air Patrols Cadet

Leadership Training

Course, Training

Leaders of Cadets,

Squadron Leadership

School and Corporate

Learning Course. Col.

Dennis D. Barron, wingcommander and

training weekend

coordinator, calledthesession, held at Camp

Dawson, a great

success, as a lot ofgood professional

development training

was completed by both

senior members and

cadets.

The course evaluations

completed by theparticipants confirmed

that everyone enjoyed

the training and that

they seemed to really

learn a lot of new

information and skills,"

Barron said.

The curriculum for the

Cadet Leadership

Training Course, in

which 25 cadets

participated, included a

speech competition.

The top performers: 1st

place Chief MasterSgtGabriel Walkup,

GreenbrierCompositeSquadron; 2nd place

Cadet Airman 1st Class

Nathan Worley,

Martinsburg Composite

Squadron; Third place

Cadet Senior Master Sgt

Christopher Stockdale,Morgantown Composite

Squadron; Fourth place

Cadet Master Sgt

Hannah Barker, Beckley

Composite Squadron,

and Cadet Chief Master

Sgt Quinn Kahsay,

MartinsburgCompositeSquadron. During the

graduation ceremony,

Walkup presented his

winning speech to all

the participants in the

training weekend. He

received a standing

ovation from those

present and a

commander's coin.


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West Virginia Wing Participates in Civil Air

Patrol Legislative Day

West Virginia Wing Members pose with West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, while attending the 2011

Legislative Day. From left: Capt Dirk Stansbury, Cadet 2d Lt Nick Keefe, Cadet CMSgt Brandon Might, CadetCapt. Brian Kruchkow, Senator Joe Manchin, WV Wing Commander, Col. Dennis Barron, Cadet Nathan

Worley and Cadet MSgt Jacob Calo.

West Virginia Wing Members pose with West Virginia Senator Jay Rockefeller , while attending the 2011

Legislative Day. From left: Cadet MSgt Jacob Calo, Capt Dirk Stansbury, Cadet Nathan Worley, Senator Jay

Rockefeller, WV Wing Commander, Col. Dennis Barron, Cadet CMSgt Brandon Might, Cadet Capt. Brian

Kruchkow and Cadet 2d Lt Nick Keefe.

Photos by Maj Russell Voelker


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Memorial Day Observances

Boone Composite Squadron and Charleston Cadet Squadron post colors duringMemorial Day Observance ceremonies.

Middle East Region 2010 Middle EastRegion of the Year Award Winners:

Drug Demand Reduction Wing of the YearWest Virginia Wing

Safety Blitz CampaignWest Virginia Wing 2nd Place $150

Middle East Region Public Affairs Officer

Major Jeffery Schrock


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The Mid Atlantic Air Museum of Reading, Pa. held its 21st Anniversary World War II Weekend on June 3-5. Two West Virginia Wing Civil AirPatrol members joined with CAP members from several other states including NY, PA, and NJ to provide show attendees with a

glimpse in CAPs WWII exploits. Maj Bart Rogers and Maj Russ Voelker spent the three day event manning a display that recreates twoorganizations, Reading PA Courier Station #4, and Rehoboth, DE Costal Patrol Station.


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Military and Education Officials Join Forces for

Memorandum of Understanding Celebration

Representatives from the

Marines, Army, WestVirginia National Guard, Air

Force, Navy, West Virginia

Wing of Civil Air Patrol, West

Virginia Congress of Parents

and Teachers, Inc.

Operation: Military Kids, the

state board of Education

and the State Department

of Education took part in

the celebration.

In April, the W.Va Board of

Education approved the

Common Ground:Education and Military

Partnership Agreement. The

agreement has two

focuses: to promote

mentoring, training, and

scholarship opportunities to

all students; and create

networks of people,

organizations and other

resources to help supportmilitary children.

Benefits of the common

ground include providing

career information

resources to schools in the

state, career counseling,

tutoring and career

mentors to inspire, advise,

and enlighten students.

The education resources

provided by military

branches should be made

available to all of our

students, said W.Va. Board

of Education President

Priscilla Haden, I am so

glad we have local

members of the military

who have local members

of the military who are

willing to take part in this

agreement.

Both the West VirginiaDepartment of Education

and the military are

dedicated to ensuring that

every student has the

resources necessary to

graduate from high school

and be career ready upon

graduation, said State

Superintendent Jorea

Marple. Every student,

whether interested in

joining the military or not,

can take advantage of theresources the military

provides. By signing this

MOU West Virginia CAP has

become an official partner

of the common ground

partnership.

The

educationresources

provided

by military

branches

should be

made

available

to all of our

students,

Priscilla

Haden

W.Va.

Board ofEducation


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Encampment Report

The 2011 Cadet

Encampment hosted by

the West Virginia Wing of

Civil Air Patrol was a

great success, with 97

cadets completing the oneweek course held at Camp

Dawson near Kingwood,

W.Va.

13 Cadets were from other

Wings (2-MD), 5-PA), (5-

OH), and (1-DC), while

the rest were cadets from

WV. Every squadron in

the state was represented

this year at the

encampment.Approximately 67% of the

97 cadets completing the

encampment were first

timers. There were 14

seniors who worked as

staff members for the

encampment, as well as

several other seniors who

served as instructors

during the week. The

encampment was led by

C/Major Alancea Grant of

Parkersburg Squadron,

and C/Major Brian

Kruchkow of BeckleySquadron.

They were assisted by

C/Capt Jon Ball of Boone

Squadron, and C/Capt

Tiffany Staggs of

Morgantown. The

encampment first sergeant

was C/CMSgt Chris

Stockdale of Morgantown

Squadron.

At the end of theencampment, numerous

awards were presented to

cadets who earned special

honors and recognition for

their outstanding work. A

special treat this year at

the encampment was the

opportunity to obtain

flights in both a Black

Haw helicopter, and a C-

130 aircraft.

These flights were in

addition to the rappel

tower, leadership reaction

course, firing range,electronic range, land and

water survival classes,

W.Va. wildlife class plus

the confidence course. It

was a very busy week,

capped off by an

impressive pass and

review parade and

graduation ceremony.

Officials with Camp

Dawson had nothing butpraise for the conduct and

attitude of our cadets.

Dates for 2012

encampment are set for

July 6-14. Dates for the

2013 encampment are set

for June 21-29.


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West Virginia Wing Civil Air Patrol

112 Airport Road Charleston, WV 25311

www.wvcap.net

304-343-8866

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