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The Martinsburg Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol Capt Stephen Petty, Commander Maj Russell Voelker, Publisher & Editor Vol. 7 No. 1 ~~~~~~~~~ Jan - Mar 2012

Martinsburg Members Participate in Civil Air Patrol Legislative Day

Washington, DC - During Civil Air Patrols 2012 Legislative Day on March 1st, West Virginia Wing Commander, Col Dennis D. Barron briefed members of the West Virginia Congressional Delegation on how the U.S. Air Force auxiliarys primary missions emergency services, aerospace education and cadet programs make a difference in their communities. -tor Joe Manchin and Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito. During Senator Manchin's briefing, Col Barron presented Senator Manchin with a Certificate of Membership in the Congressional Squadron. Senator Manchin, an avid aviator, joined the Congressional Squadron, which is composed of members of Congress and members of their staffs, and is based at Andrews AFB. Congresswoman WV Wing Commander, Col Dennis D. Barron presents Senator Joe Manchin Capito has been a long time with his CAP Congressional Squadron Membership Certificate. Col Barron, and eight members supporter of the Civil Air Patrol, of the Martinsburg Squadron, especially its cadet program. took part in this annual networking event on Capitol The trip to the Hill also provided From left: C/A1C Toni May, C/SrA Denver Brenizer, C/2d Lt Quinn Kahsay, WV Wing Commander, Col Dennis Barron, Sen. Joe Manchin, C/CMSgt Chloe Powers, Hill. The delegation was able the delegation with an opporC/SSgt Zack Bowman, Capt Dirk Stansbury and Capt Gary Gourley. to personally meet with Sena- tunity
See Legislative Day - Page 2

Neither Rain, Nor Snow...

Martinsburg receives runner up honors in the wing color guard competition
They dont work for the postal service, but bad weather didnt deter the members of the West Virginia Wing from completing the competition to see which squadrons color guard would represent the wing at the upcoming Middle East Region Competition. The Martinsburg Squadron was members and guests attended represented by: C/MSgt Ty Stans- the event held, on January 28th, bury, C/SSgt Zach Bowman, C/ at the Kingwood Armed Forces A1C Kyle Powers and C/CMSgt Reserve Center.
John Dye. C/SMSgt Nathan Worley was the alternate.

I greatly appreciate everyones attitude and behavior that After tough competition it was made this a fun and educational the Charleston Cadet Squadron event, as well as an opportunity that emerged as the overall for the competing cadets to winner and will represent the shine, said Capt Lowell GalColor guards from: Charleston, wing at the Middle East Comford, WV Wing Director of Martinsburg, Mid-Valley, Morpetition held at Ft. Pickett, Va., Cadet Programs and project gantown and Potomac HighApril 20-22. Two Martinsburg officer. lands competed in six different members received individual events: Uniform inspection, awards. C/CMSgt John Dye WV Wing Commander, Col indoor practical drill, written received the award for top scorDennis Barron added, The exam, outdoor practical, indoor er on the written exam and participating cadets all worked posting, and quiz bowl. C/MSgt Ty Stansbury was very hard to prepare for the awarded the Fleet of Foot competition and each should be Lt Col. Don Burke, Ret. headed Award for the fastest time in proud of their achievement. the judging team consisting of the mile run. cadets from the WVU ROTC program. In all, 112 members, family

(Front row) from left C/MSgt Ty Stansbury,

C/SSgt Zach Bowman, C/A1C Kyle Powers and C/CMSgt John Dye. (Back row) from left C/SSgt Kenneth May, C/A1C Duncan Smith, C/SMSgt Nathan Worley, C/2d Lt Tim Dye, C/2d Lt Brandon Might, C/A1C Toni May, C/Col Mark Guiney and C/Amn Kendall Barrett
More Competition Photos on page 5

Legislative Day - From Page 1

to garner support for bipartisanship legislation introduced in Congress to honor CAP's World War II-era members. Identical bills introduced in the House of Representatives and Senate call for the awarding of a single Congressional Gold Medal to CAP in recognition of the highly unusual service performed by the volunteer men and women of the organization who, using their own aircraft, conducted combat operations and other emergency missions during the war Legislative Day is part of a full slate of activities for CAP members gathering in the nations capital for the organizations Winter National Board meeting, March 2 3, at the Marriott Crystal City in Arlington, Va.

Col Barron talks with Rep. Shelley Moore Capito

Martinsburg Members pose in front of the Capitol

Dec 27th USMC Museum Trip

On Jan 27th, 25 members of the Martinsburg Composite Squadron, WV Wing Commander, Col. Dennis Barron and 3 guests took a field trip to The National Museum of the Marine Corps., located in Triangle, Virginia. The National Museum of the Marine Corps is a lasting tribute to U.S. Marines--past, present, and future. Situated on a 135-acre site adjacent to MaMartinsburg Members pose in front of a Sikorsky HRS-1 Helicopter disembarking HRSrine Corps Base Quantico, a machine gun unit onto a Korean War position Virginia, and under the comof Marines in action. (From mand of Marine Corps Univerthe USMC Museum website) sity, the Museum's soaring design evokes the image of the flag-raisers of Iwo Jima and beckons visitors to this 120,000 -square-foot structure. Worldclass interactive exhibits using the most innovative technology surround visitors with irreplaceable artifacts and immerse From left: Cadets Zach Bowman, Caleb Morales, them in the sights and sounds Duncan Smith, Ben Baker and Franklin Michaels.

WV Senator Joe Manchin greets C/CMsgt Chloe Powers. Capt Dirk Stansbury stands in the background. Photo by: Susan Schneider, CAPNHQ Photographer

Surprise Birthday Party

Feb 4th Cadet O Flights

From left: C/1st Lt Tim Dye, Capt Adam Sanders and C/A1C Toni May

Feb 11th Land Navigation Class

GTM 3 Trainees: C/A1C Zachary Arehart, C/Amn Kendall Barrett, C/SrA Casey Densmore, C/Amn Aaron Friedman, C/Amn David Kain, 2d Lt Frank M. Panek, C/Amn Angel Webb and SM Dennis Webb 1st Lt Gary L. May (Instructor)
Photos by SM Dennis Webb

During the Jan 31st meeting a surprise birthday party was held for squadron commander, Capt Steve Petty. During the festivities Capt Petty was presented with a cake and card signed by all the members.

From Left: Capt Adam Sanders, C/Amn Austin Bradford and C/SrA Duncan Smith

March 16 & 17 Ground Team Training

By 1st Lt Gary May

Feb 21st K-9 Demo by the Berkeley County Sheriffs Department

Photo by SM Dennis Webb The team pauses for a 5 minute break during their trail hike up the Sawmill Creek, off the Potomac River. Cadets employed techniques derived from both classroom and field training instruction such as: map reading and terrain association, hazard avoidance, crossing techniques and team bonding. The Martinsburg Composite Squadron held a ground search and rescue training event Mar. 16 -17, at the Manidokan Camp and Retreat Center, Knoxville MD. This event marks a new beginning for Martinsburgs ground search and rescue capability, which was dormant for many years. The GTM3 training by senior members of the Squadron, combined with their real world expertise, added realism to the tasks that were being trained. Combined with the enthusiasm provided by the cadets, the event was a great success. The training involved cadet GTM3 trainees: C/1Lt Tim Dye, C/Amn Kendall Barrett, C/Amn John Garlitz, C/TSgt Kenneth May, C/A1C Toni May, and C/Amn Angel Webb. Senior members Dennis and Frances Webb assisted 1Lt. Gary May. For the cadets, this training provided many new experiences. For others, this was their first time camping, eating Meals Ready to Eat (MREs) (discovering they really dont like them), sitting around a camp fire looking up at the stars and learning in an outdoor environment.

From left: Cadet DDR Officer, C/Amn Kendall Barrett , Squadron Commander, Capt Steve Petty , BCSD Cpl. T. D. Heckman, Cadet DDR Officer, C/Amn John Garlitz and DDR Officer, 2d Lt Sherie Main. Main

Squadron Commander, Capt Steve Petty presents BCSD Cpl. T. D. Heckman with a certificate of appreciation

BCSD CPL T.D. Heckman and Renzo.

On The Job...sniffin

Found It

Feb. 18th Air Crew Training Clarksburg, WV

Capt Larry Dean, 2d Lt Jon McNay and Maj Russ Voelker participated
Above: Maj Bill Reid gives a safety briefing prior to the start of the training

The training was concluded Saturday afternoon Trainees are required to demonstrate proficiency with an hour and half trail hike with 24-hour pack, going up Sawmill Creek, off the Potomac in search and rescue techniques in order to obtain the Ground Team Member qualification, River. making them eligible to assist in actual search and rescue missions. The focus of this field training event was line searches and clues identification. The trainees were instructed in the use of scanning techniques while on foot, moving as part of a search line, search line communications, whistle signals, attraction techniques, identify aircraft and mission person search clues.

Capt Gerald Wedemeyer, Clarksburg Squadron Commander, gives a class on the Garmin 1000 SAR software.

ES Training Calendar
31 March Observer Training Clarksburg, WV 4-6 May MER SAR College Fort Pickett, VA 11-13 May SAREX with State Agencies Buckskin Boy Scout Reservation, Pocahontas County 1-3 June USAF Guided Training Exercise (GTE) Clarksburg, WV 30 June Glass Cockpit Ground School Clarksburg, WV 26-29 July Ground Pounders Challenge Kanawha State Forest, Charleston, WV (location may change) 17-19 August Statewide SAREX with bases to be located at Lewisburg and Morgantown, WV 7-9 September Ground Pounders 2nd session Parkersburg, WV

Welcome New Members:

Cadets: Morgan Barrett, Taylor Fritz, Clarke Gordon, Kasey Johnson, Dallas King, Tyriq King and Nicole Orr. Seniors: Robert Orr Transfer from Virginia: Captain Merv Bourque

Milestone Promotions & Awards

Wright Brothers Award

Weekly Uniform Schedule*

Leadership BDUs Character Development Dress Blues Aerospace Education BDUs Physical Fitness Civilian PT Clothes
*Schedule is subject to change.

C/SSgt Zachary Bowman

C/SSgt Casey Densmore

C/SSgt Ian Sullivan

Membership Ribbon & Achievement Award Given to senior members who complete level I training SM Robert Orr SM Frances Webb

Upcoming Events
Red Service Ribbon Given to members who serve as a cadet or senior for two years in good standing

National Cadet Special Activity

March 31 Cadet Firing Range Event 167th Range C/2Lt Nathanael Main June 30 - July 8 Blackstone, VA April 20-22 Professional Development Weekend Camp Dawson, WV July 7-14 Summer Encampment Camp Dawson, WV 4-12 August Cadet Solo Encampment Glider Flying, Glass Cockpit Flight Training Grant County Airport October 27 Wing Conference Charleston, WV (3rd Year) C/2d Lt Tim Dye July 8 - 21 Westminster, MD
FYI: Always check the squadron activities calendar, on the members page of our website, for updates.

C/SSgt Ian Sullivan

5 Year Service Award

C/1Lt Brandon Might July 17 - 30 Oshkosh, WI

Capt Adam Sanders

More length of service awards on page 6

2012 WV Wing Cadet Competition

Pre-competition discussion PreMorning Sign-in Sign-

Indoor Presentation

Pre-competition briefing by Col Barron Pre-

Inspection

Outdoor Posting

Standard Drill

Outdoor Posting

Written Exam

Cadet John Dye received the award for high score on the written exam

1 Mile Run

Panel Quiz

Cadet Ty Stansbury received the Fleet of Foot Award

1st Place - Charleston Cadet Squadron

Chief Judge Don Burke and cadets from the WVU ROTC, who assisted with the judging, receive certificates of appreciation from Col. Dennis Barron.

Red Service Ribbon/ Length of Service Award Recipients

Shelton Davis 44 years (In April) Larry Dean 30 Years (This month) Brad Williams - Joined Dec 1996 (15+) Cathy Sullivan - Joined Feb 1996 (15+) Gary Gourley Joined Sep 2001 (10+) Merv Bourgue Joined Apr 2006 (5+) Russ Voelker Joined Sept 2004 (5+) Steve Petty Joined Oct 2005 (5+) Mark Guiney Joined Dec 2003 (5+) David Hill Joined Oct 2003 (5+) Brandon Might Joined Sep 2006 (5+) John Dye Joined Sep 2006 (5+) Tim Dye - Joined Dec 2008 (2+) Jeannine Korte Joined May 2009 (2+) Jacob Calo Joined March 2009 (2+) Andrew Calo Joined March 2009 (2+) Morgan Beebe Joined Apr 2009 (2+) Sherie Main Joined Dec 2009 (2+) Jeff Main Joined Nov 2008 (2+) Nathanael Main Joined Oct 2008 (2+) Quinn Kahsay - Joined Aug 2009 (2+) Dirk Stansbury - Joined May 2007 (2+) Ty Stansbury - Joined May 2007 (2+) * Note: If you think youre due a length of service award contact the squadron personnel officer.

Team America Rocketry Challenge Great Meadows, VA

In an effort to encourage students to study math and science and to consider related careers, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) and the National Association of Rocketry (NAR) created the worlds largest model rocket design and launch contest, the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC). Approximately 7,000 students from across the nation compete in TARC each year. Teams design, build and fly a model rocket that reaches a specific altitude and duration determined by a set of rules developed each year. The challenge for 2012 is to design a rocket weighing 650 grams or less that can carry two large grade A eggs to an altitude of 800-ft and return them to the ground by use of a parachute in 43-47 seconds without breaking the eggs. Martinsburg Composite Squadrons Team #13585 started work on their rocket design in December and made their first practice flights at Great Meadow, VA on Saturday, February 12th. The Martinsburg Squadrons team is one of 669 teams across the nation. The team consisting of C/SrA Denver Brenizer, C/SSgt Casey Densmore, C/Amn Nicolas Heredia, C/Amn Chase Kelvington, C/TSgt Kenneth May, and C/SrA Duncan Smith I lead by C/1st Lt Tim Dye. The teams NAR mentor is 2d Lt Frank Panek. The TARC Team made a second trip to Great Meadow on St Patricks Day and did an outstanding job of tweaking the rocket design to meet the flight objectives. On the third flight of the day the Team flew the rocket to 795 feet and scored a 7.5 which is about as good as they come. However, on taking the egg out and handing it off to the judge it cracked resulting in a disqualification. The Team will make its last qualifying flight attempt on the weekend of March 31st. Regardless of the outcome, the Team should be proud of its accomplishments.

C/Amn Chase Kelvington

C/Amn Nicolas Heredia

TARC Team's 'Red-Tail' is ready for the last flight of the day

Article & Photos by 2d Lt Frank Panek