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sembled honored guestsan standing ovation wasrendered to honor thesetwo well deserved cadetrecipients.

The back story of thislifesaving act is furtherfeatured on page three

of this issue.

Honor Guard Presents Flag Folding Ceremony

COMMANDER’S CORNER

July August Sept 2014 Summer/Fal lVolume 1 Issue 1Articles

1. Flag Folding Ceremony

2. Quality Cadet Unit

Award

3. RCLS /Region Cadet

Leadership School

4. AE Activity

Intro to Flight

5. Senior Biography

6. Unit history in CAP

Inside this issue:

Feature Article 1

Commander’s Corner 1

Cadet Programs 2

RCLS /Training 2

Aerospace Education 3

Honor Guard 4

Color Guard 4

New Member Profile 5

Recruiting 5

About Our Squadron 6

How To Reach Us 6

Our squadron has been nominated for Squadron ofthe Year. A nomination such as this only happensthrough true dedication from all of the cadets aswell as the senior members. Seems to me that thereis a fine line between insanity and dedication…I call

that line commitment. 1st LT William Benne

Hagerstown Composite SquadronHagerstown, MD

Silver Chord

For 27 years the Western Maryland District ofthe American Legion Auxiliary has provided a “Day

for God and Country” program honoring veterans

of all American wars and conflicts, Gold Star Moth-

ers, and members who have lost loved ones whileserving their country. Located in the rolling hills ofthe Catoctin Mountain countryside, Camp West-

Mar was a fitting setting for this solemn tribute.

Civil Air Patrol members of the Hagerstown Composite Squadron Honor Guard wereinvited along with representatives from auxiliary units throughout the Western District

to open the ceremony with the advancement and posting of the colors.

Highlights of the program included a musical medley of military favorites by bugler, ChipStickler, a keynote address by Veterans Administration Registered Nurse Sara LynnToscono, a flag folding ceremony with narration from the Hagerstown Squadron Honor

Guard, and presentation of the folded American flag to District Auxiliary President An-drea Anderson. A procession of wreaths were carried by Legion member’s children

representing WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon/Grenada/Panama, Desert Storm,Iraq/Afghanistan, POW/MIA, and September 11, a gun salute provided by American Le-gion Post 121 Honor Guard and Taps played by Mr. Stickler completed an inspirational

afternoon.



Cadet Programs

Region Cadet Leadership School

Volume 1 Issue 1

2 12 award

The 2015 award criteria are entirely objective.

Any unit that meets at least 6 of the 10 criteria listed below, as of 31August, qualifies:

Adult Leadership: Unit has at least 3 Tra ining Leaders of Cadets gradua tes on its roster

Aerospace: Unit earned the Aerospace Excellence Award (AEX) during the school year Submit an after actionreport for the receipt and implementation of a STEM Kit

Cadet Achievement: 40% of cadets on roster ha ve attained the Wright Brother s Award

DDR Participation: 20% of cadets on roster have completed DDRx or unit par ticipated in RRLA

Encampment: 50% of cadets on roster have completed encampment

Enrollment: Unit has a t least 35 cadets listed on its roster

Growth: Unit’s cadet roster increased by 10%, or 10 cadets

Orientation Flights: 70% of cadets on roster have participated in at least 1 flightRetention: Unit retained 40% of first year cadets (cadets that joined from 1 September 2011 through 31 August

2012 and 1 September 2012 through 31 August 2013)CyberPatriot: Have one or more teams competing in CyberPatriot

A region cadet leadership school(RCLS) is a course in officership,indirect leadership, and otherthemes consistent with CAP’s

leadership expectations for Phase

III cadets

To participate, cadets must havecompleted an encampment andhold the grade of C/MSgt or

above.

To receive graduation credit, ca-dets must participate actively in 80% of the school, in

the judgment of the activity director.

The following graduate cadets from MD-004are:C/1st Lt William Bennett C/2d Lt Derak HarperC/CMSgt Lauren Mann C/SMSgt Ryan MannC/SMSgt Kyle Oney C/MSgt Josiah Cox

2012-2013WINNER

2 13 award

Events Calendar

11 Nov - Honor Guard

Vet. Day

08 Dec - WAA Capitol

Washington D.C.

22 Nov - Parade

Waynesboro, PA

13 Dec - WAA Arlington

Ceremony

16 Dec - Squadron

Christmas Party

24 Jan - Squadron

Awards Banquet- TBA



Volume 1 Issue 1

Introduction to flight at the Hagerstown Airport

Aircraft fundamentals

Aircraft Control Surfaces

Aerospace Education



Color Guard/Honor Guard

Flag folding ceremony for American Legion Auxiliary

Explaining eachfold of the flag:C/MSgt Cox

Folding theAmerican Flag:C/CMSgt OmeyandC/SSgt Wilson

CadetsOmeyand

Wilson



Volume 1 Issue 1

Recruiting and Retention-Welcome New Members

Major Wood joined the Civil Air Patrol in 2008 and currently serves as the Public Affairs Officer andRecruiting and Retention Officer for the Hagerstown Composite Squadron MER-MD-004. Prior tobeing appointed to his current positions, he was the Commander and Public Affairs Officer at JimBridger MS Cadet Squadron PCR-NV-801 in North Las Vegas , Nevada. He served on the staff of thePCR PAO II Officers Academy in 2010 as facilitator and instructor in both SLS and TLC training. Hisawards and achievements include; Exceptional Service Award, Commander’s Commendation, CAPAchievement Award, Garber, Loening, Davis and Recruiting ribbon with two attachments. He is arated Observer, Ground Team Leader, Mission Public Information Officer, Mission Staff Assistant andholds a Master rating in Administration, Aerospace Education, Cadet Programs, and Public Affairs,Senior Rating in Professional Development and Recruiting/Retention and Technician Rating in Com-mand, Finance and Safety.

Wood retired at the rank of Captain (O-3) from the United States Air Force in 1992 following 20 years of continuous service in theArmy National Guard, Army and Air Force Reserve, both in an enlisted and commissioned status.

Major Wood has held management level positions in the health care industry in both Housekeeping and Laundry Facilities. A retirededucator from the Milwaukee Public Schools, he is currently enjoying retirement from the Clark County School District as an Aero-space Education and Computer Literacy instructor at The Academy, Jim Bridger Middle School of Mathematics, Science, and Tech-nology, North Las Vegas, Nevada.

An Eagle Scout and National Eagle Scout Association Life Member, Order of the Arrow Vigil Honor member and 40 year veteranScout Leader, Major Wood has attended numerous summer camps and national scouting events and has held operational positionsin local Troop, District and Area Boy Scout Councils.

His formal education includes a Masters in Education Degree and a Bachelor of Science in Education Degree from Cardinal StritchUniversity and Taylor University respectively. He is married to wife Judy, has a son, a daughter, and four grandchildren. His contact

information is: [email protected] or (717) 377-5807.

Each quarter a new Senior Member Profile will be published. You are encouraged to contact me at [email protected] if you

wish to be included in future publications of this quarterly.

Any squadron member interested in CAP MarketingSpecialty in Public Affairs or Recruiting and Retention,

there are several job openings available.

Assistant Public Affairs OfficerCadet staff writers for the squadron quarterly

Senior Staff writersSquadron staff PhotographerPublic Information Officer

Assistant Recruiting and Retention Officer

See Major Wood. Experience not necessary. Will train.

SENIOR MEMBER PROFILE

mailto:[email protected]





Hagerstown Composite Squadron18621 Jarkey Drive

Hagerstown, MD21742

To submit to publication:Phone: 717-377-5807

[email protected]

With the approval of the Army Air Corps, New York City mayor andWorld War 1 pilot Fiorello H. La Guardia, the director of the Office of CivilianDefense, the formation of the Civil Air patrol was signed on December 1, 1941.On 7 February, 1942, the Hagerstown Composite Squadron was formed. The

cadet program was added in June of that year. The Civil Air Patrol played a sig-nificant part during World War II after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. In Marchof 1942, the Civil Air Patrol was given authority to operate a coastal patrol attwo locations along the East Coast: Atlantic City, New Jersey and RehobothBeach, Delaware. This directive gave the Civil Air Patrol the authority to direct-ly combat the U-boat threat that had sunk a total of 204 vessels by Septemberof 1942. They were initially given 90 days to prove their worth. Before the 90day period was over, the coastal patrol operations were authorized to expand interritory and duration due to their outstanding performance. By the end of the

war, Civil Air Patrol pilots had flown over 500,000 mission hours.These missions were not without casualties as 90 aircraft were lost and

around 64 pilots had been killed, 26 of which were lost while on coastal patrol.

Civil Air Patrol aircraft were initially to be unarmed and strictly used for recon-naissance. As the result of an incident concerning a U-boat the aircraft werelater fitted with bombs and depth charges. The planes were not able to carryanything over around 300 pounds and many were armed with a single 100pound bomb. During the 18 months of the Coastal Patrol, 173 U-boats were

reported and 57 were attacked with ordnance pieces.In July of 1946 the Civil Air Patrol was incorporated with the purpose

to never participate in combat operations again. Once the United States AirForce was created, the command of the Civil Air Patrol was transferred fromthe Unites States Army to the Air Force. In May of 1948, Civil Air Patrol be-came the official auxiliary to the United States Air Force. In December 0f 2016,

the Civil Air Patrol will be celebrating its 75th year since its inception.

HAGERSTOWN COMPOSITE SQUADRON MD-004

Civil Air Patrol, the ocial auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprot organiza-

on with 60,000 members naonwide, operang a eet of 550 aircra. CAP, in its

Air Force auxiliary role, performs about 85

percent of connental U.S. inland

search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordinaon Cen-

ter and is credited by the AFRCC with saving an average of

70 lives annually. Its

unpaid professionals also perform homeland security, disaster relief and drug

interdicon missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. The

members play a leading role in aerospace educaon and serve as mentors to

more than 24,000 young people currently parcipang in the CAP cadet pro-

grams. Performing missions for America for over 70 years, CAP will soon receivethe Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the heroic eorts of its World War II

veterans. CAP also parcipates in Wreaths Across America, an iniave to re-

member, honor and teach about the sacrices of U.S. military veterans. Visit

www.gocivilairpatrol.com , www.capvolunteernow.com and

www.capgoldmedal.com for more informaon.

Senior Editor/Maj WoodSenior/Staff writer-Maj WoodPhotographer-vacantCadet/Staff writer-vacant

http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/


http://www.capvolunteernow.com/


http://www.capgoldmedal.com/





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