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Special Edition

CAP Member Stories

(Before CAP, After CAP andCurrent Membership)

October 2006 - Vol. 28

Photo credits; East Anglian Daily Times, Ipswich, Eng

(Former USAF Security Policman, Robert Frost

salutes the Queen of England.)


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DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE

ARE LOCATED?

The Pennsylvania Wing Civil Air Patrol

Headquarters, is located in one of the origi-

nal barracks on the eastern end of Fort

Indiantown Gap, National Guard Training

Center, Annville, PA.

Our headquarters hosts an emergency

operations center and a separate dedicated

communications station that can be utilized

24 hours a day when the need arises.Numerous rooms are used for offices,

which are staffed during regular business

hours.

Much of our classroom training is conduct-

ed at the headquarters with a large class-

room on the main floor and a second class-

room in the lower level.

The main hallway is the designated area

for our bulletin board which is used to dis-

play updated photos and information on our

members and our missions.Our aircraft are able to land and take off

of MUIR, the National Guard Training

Center airstrip, allowing our aircrews to

report and respond to missions quickly.

THE PENNSYLVANIA WING CIVIL AIR PATRO


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THE KEYSTONE WING SLIP

Group One, CAP, Unites Senior Members With Common Air Force Past

- Captain Robert FrostMany CAP members have prior military experience which they share from time-to-

time with fellow members. My Air Force tour of duty as a Security Policeman at a

USAFE base in England has united me with three current Group One seniors and a

retired Air Force SMSgt from Bloomsburg, PA. It all began in the fall of 2001 at the

annual Group One Banquet, at which time a large world became very, very small.

As parents of a new CAP Cadet, Mike Bilz, my wife Lynn and I spent most of a Fall

Saturday afternoon helping prepare the banquet room for the evening festivities. Not

yet a member, my job was "polishing boots" and preparing Squadron's 603 color guard

to perform the posting of the colors, while Lynn helped with the decoration of the ban-

quet room. While concentrating on the polish job of my step-son's boots, a female CAP

senior member ( Lt Col Jane Gallik ) passed by our table while she talked with another

CAP senior member. Her distinct "British accent" drew my attention as many years

before I had been stationed in England while I served a four-year tour in the United

States Air Force. Lt Col Gallik ( a Major at the time ) related her story of marrying an

Air Force serviceman who was stationed at a base not far from her home in the town of

Woodbridge, England. "You've got to be kidding me!" I about fell out of my chair as

her home town was just a few miles from RAF Station Bentwaters where I had been sta-

tioned from 1966 through 1970. When I mentioned this to Lt Col Gallik she said her

husband, Joe, had been a weapons loader on F-4 Phantoms during the same four year

period! I was introduced to Joe later that evening and he explained that currently he

was a CMSgt and KC-135 boom operator with the 171st Air National Guard Unit on thePittsburgh Int'l Airport. He also worked with USAir. Just think, I had finally met a

couple who had served at the same base where I was stationed over thirty-five years

ago. What a coincidence and what good fortune CAP had presented to me, and I was

not yet a member. But the evening was not over and the story gets more heart-warming

while the world continued to get even smaller.

Following the banquet, Lynn and I were packing up Cadet Bilz and the color guard

equipment when Joe and Jane Gallik stopped to talk. While we again reminisced about

England and RAF Station Bentwaters, Lt Col Paul Falavolito ( a Major at the time )

overheard our discussion and introduced himself as also having been an air traffic con-

troller in the Air Force, stationed at RAF Station Bentwarters, and during the same four

year period as the Galliks and myself. Wow! How can this be??? It turned out that

Paul and I had almost "brushed shoulders" during our days in England and had identical

photos of a base visit by the Queen of England. I promised right then and there to join

CAP and to continue sharing stories ( and a few tales ) with these new-found friends.

Two years after I had kept my promise and joined CAP, I met Capt Bob Lynskey from

Squadron 602. While again discussing military service during a training session at

Allegheny Count Airport, Capt Lynskey added his name to Group One's list of senior

members who had served in the Air Force at RAF Station Bentwaters, England.

Referring to himself as "Bentwater Bob" he explained that as an aircraft crew chief, he

too had walked the revetments and taxiways of my old base during the early 1970's.

(story continued on page 25)

September 2006Official Magazine of

Pennsylvania Wing

Civil Air Patrol

U.S. Air Force Auxil

Proud of My DaLt Col Terry Linderm

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early 1969 photo, sha

his story with the

Keystone Wing Sli

readers.

(See pages 3 & 4)

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Record/York Sunda

News. Story on

Pages 12 & 13

Cover Story:

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Common Air Force P

by Captain Frost

See story on page 1 &

Photogenic story o

latest PA Wing trip

Niagara Falls, 20

(Pages 8,9,10,11

FEATURED

STORIES


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FROM THE COMMANDERS OFFICE2

Dear Pennsylvania Wing Members,

First of all, for those of you in attendance for our 65th anniversary celebration and Wing Conference, I would

like to welcome you. We hope you will all have a great time at this years conference. Many National and Regio

officials of Civil Air Patrol will be present with us this year. Many of them you will recognize; Col. Larry

Kauffman, Col Frederick Weiss, Col Andy Skiba, Col Joseph "Skip" Guimond , (all former Pennsylvania Wing

Commanders), Col Andrew Worek and Col Larry Trick. This conference is just part of the Pennsylvania Wing

commitment to the Senior Leadership of CAP. First, we are here to learn what is new in CAP and secondly, we

all her to have a good time.

I ask that you take the time to meet with the Wing and Region officials present at today's affair. Do not forg

our award winners; the Cadet of the Year, Senior of the Year, Squadron of Merit, and all the other award recipie

The Region staff will also be with us, lead by one of the finest commanders I have worked with in my years in

CAP. Colonel Robert Diduch. Col Diduch will be leading his cadre attending the conference and urging you t

meet and ask questions of his staff.

I Intentionally, left mentioning this VIP for last; attending this years PA Wing Conference will be Major

General Antonio Pineda, CAPs National Commander. Commander Pineda has a lot of friends in

Pennsylvania! He is not just a friend of the Wing, but he is our biggest supporter of the Hawk Mountain Nation

Special Activity. He personally challenged every CAP Wing Commander in the Nation, to join him in attendin

the Hawk Mountain National Special Activity, starting on the 1st Saturday after the 4th of July in 2007.We have accomplished and continue to accomplish great things for Pennsylvania and the Nation. The unity

brought forth on our missions is second to none. Our Search and Rescue folk's are found serving in all parts of

country, from Mississippi to Indiana, from Florida to Maryland and Virginia. Whether it be a mission or an inno

tive idea in school programs, the PAWG will be involved.

I will try to meet and shake every attendees hand at the conference, but if I cannot, I want to take this opport

ty to say "Thank You" to every senior, cadet, parent and family member that helps the CAP perform it's Mission

for America...........

M. ALLEN APPLEBAUM, Colonel, CAP

Commander


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CAP MEMBER STORIES

NEVER TOO OLD TO BE PROUD OF DADLt Col Terry Lindermuth, 39 year veteran of CAP, stopped by PA Wing Headquarters carrying an envelope j

filled with information on his father that he wanted to share with me. I told him of my interest in doing an issu

using stories and facts of past and former Civil Air Patrol Members in one of our upcoming PA Keystone Win

Slip issues. Lt Col Lindermuth just beamed with pride as he passed along his packet of information to me. M

dad was the Crew Chief for the Witchcraft, he said as he proudly handed me a copy of a picture of the worldfamous B-24. (See photo on back cover.)

Before his CAP membership, Major Lee Lindermuth, father of Lt Col Terry Lindermuth, attended and grad

from the Valley forge Military Academy. He enlisted in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard and in January

1942 he joined the 8th Army Air Corps. He was a member of the 790th Bombardment Squadron and the 467th

Bombardment Group. He served in the following occupations; Normandy D-Day, Northern France, Rhineland,

Ardnnes, Battle of the Bulge, Central France, Air Offensive Europe. For his service, he received the European,

African Medal, Army Service Medal, Good Conduct Ribbon, American Defense Ribbon, Marksman Ribbon, W

Victory Medal and a Presidential Citation. He ended his military career as a Staff Sergeant.

Major Lee M. Lindermuth joined CAP on January 23, in 1967. He was a member of the Reading Squadron

While serving as a CAP member, he was a qualified as a senior pilot, mission pilot, and observer. In 1977 he w

Command Pilot. Throughout his years in CAP, (1967 until his retirement in January of 1997), Major Lindermu

served as a Commander of the Hamburg Composite Squadron, 303 and other offices he held were; group supply

officer, search and rescue officer, deputy commander, cadet activities officer for the Wing, cadet orientation pilo

inspector, aerospace officer, transportation officer and was promoted to Major in October of 1972.

His training and awards through CAP consisted of the Grover Loening Award, ECI 007C, ECI 002C, ECI 00

certificate of proficiency, Air Tech. Encampment Instructor, Commander of PAWG Cadet Flying School, Nation

Staff College graduate, radio operations coordinator, SAR - Emergency Services, Counter Drug Award, PAWG

Citation, Agness, and served in numerous encampments in various positions. In April of 1969, he was presen

the CAP find Ribbon by Col Phillip F. Neuweiler.

Major Lindermuths CAP history goes on and on. In his civilian lifeand after his military career, Major

Lindermuth served as a deputy sheriff for Berks County and two years later for Dauphin County.No wonder Lt Col Terry Lindermuth is proud! His fathers military and CAP career reads like a Novel!

Today, retired CAP Major Lee Lindermuth resides at the Laurel Center Senior Citizen Nursing Facility in

Hamburg. And I understand, that if you want to know anymore about this gentleman, just ask him! He is wea

of information and sharp as a tack, says Terry. On behalf of the PA Wing members, we are proud of your Dad

too! - 1Lt Linda A. Irwin, Editor

(Read more about the 476th Bombardment Group on page 4)

In the photograph below, from left to right, Lt Col E. J. Magners, Cadet M/Sgt. Kevin Hinkle and Captain Lee Lindermuth.

This 1971 archival photograph, compliments of Lt Col Terry Lindermuth


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CAP - STATE AND NATIONAL NEWS

FORMER PA WING MEMBERS

Col Larry Trick and Brig Gen S. Hallick DuPont

attended the National Board in Reno. DuPont was a

PAWG cadet in 1953. Col Trick in the 70's. Col Trick is

the former MDWG CC.

Gen DuPont is the only former PAWG cadet to become

the National Commander. (The position was originallyentitled Chairman of the Board.) Gen DuPont serves on

the National Commander advisory board and lives in FL.

Col Trick is presently the Advisor to National Commander

on Cadet Programs. Gen DuPont was the National

Commander when Col Trick joined as a cadet.

Somerset Pennsylvania - A dozen SomersetCounty Civil Air Patrol members attended the

Pennsylvania Wing Group One Search and Resc

Exercise in which was held in Somerset in August

this year.

About 60 CAP members from all across western

Pennsylvania participated in the three day event.

simulated missing person search, cadts and seniors

practiced their search skills, along with members f

the Allegheny Mountain Rescue and Somerset Cou

Search and Rescue Team 200. Additionally the m

bers practiced their electronic search skills during

mock missing aircraft search. Lieutenant Colonel

Edgar Flick was the Incident Commander for the e

cise.

- Captain Samuel Flick, Squadron 1502(First Lieutenant Madeline Werner, pictured on the left,

performs a safety inspection on an aircraft

prior to a flight during the exercise.)

Civil Air Patrol Flight Forming in Philipsburg AreaA new flight of the Civil Air Patrol is well on its way to forming in the region.

Recently, a request was made to CAP National Headquarters to charter the Mid-State Flight, based out of the

Mid-State Regional Airport near Philipsburg.Civil Air Patrol offers unique and exciting opportunities for cadets, ages 12-18, and senior members, ages 18

up. CAP members participate in local, state and national training in topics such as emergency services, commun

tions, leadership, aerospace education, and more. CAP volunteers carry out more than 95 percent of all inland

search and rescue missions as assigned by the US Air Force -- typically involving missing aircraft and missing

sons searches.

The next Civil Air Patrol meeting at Mid-State Airport will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. The meeting will take p

in the terminal building at Mid-State Regional Airport, which is located near Philipsburg. Topics for the meetin

include gathering of applications, answering questions prospective members may have and to start assigning po

tions within the flight. Once membership exceeds 15 people, another request will be made to change to squad

status. The meeting on Tuesday is open to the public. For more information, contact 1st Lt. Justin Ogden at

8024 or visit the Mid-State Flight online.


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PA WING CADETS VISIT NIAGARA FALLS, NY, AND CANADAWeeks of planning by Capt Dan Pompei, PA Wing, and Capt Bob Frost, Commander Squadron 603, c

minated in a fantastic three-day learning experience for cadets at majestic Niagara Falls, NY, and Canada

Traveling on a C-130 aircraft from the 911th Air Lift Wing, Pittsburgh, PA, nineteen PA Wing cadets and

three senior members departed Pittsburgh on Friday, 22 Sept, and returned Sunday the 24th. The cadets

represented squadrons 603, 605, 711 and 902. Capt Jim Knights, Group 1, and 1Lt Dale Williams, fromSquadron 603, supported Capt Pompei on the trip.

Prior to departing the 911th Air Reserve Station on Friday evening, a pre-flight and safety briefing was co

ducted at the base operations building for cadets, senior members and parents. Excitement filled the roo

both cadets and their parents were briefed on the C-130 aircraft and the route to be flown to Niagara Fal

Air Force Reserve Station ( ARS ). The C-130 would fly to McGuire Air Force Base, NJ, where medical

reservists would be picked up and taken to Niagara Falls ARS for weekend training. As an added bonus,

CAP cadets volunteered to serve as casualties for in-flight training of the Air Force reservists. Once in

Niagara Falls, the real fun and learning began.

After a big early morning breakfast at Denny's

(nineteen cadets can eat a lot of food! ), the cadets

began their weekend adventure with a visit to the

New York side of Niagara Falls and the Geological

Museum to learn the history of the falls. The cadets

then visited the Niagara Aviation Museum which

was holding the first ever "Rocket Back-Pack"Convention. Real "British Agent 007" type equip-

ment! Next came a boat ride to the base of the

Horseshoe Falls on The Maid Of The Mist. Cadets

found the lightweight rain coats provided for the

boat ride were of little value as the falls mist soaked

them from head to toe. "But, what the heck - we're

having a ball," they explained. Following lunch ( the

cadets ate an even greater volume of food for lunch

than had been consumed at breakfast! ) the group

traveled down a long winding wooden stairway to

The Cave Of The Winds where they were able to

walk under the American side of the falls and were

whipped by water spray and winds of hurricane

strength! Thoroughly soaked through and through,

it was time to visit the falls from the Canadian side

of the Niagara River.

(see more on this story on page 7 & 8)


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PA WING CADETS VISIT NIAGARA FALLS

The United States Air Force provided two brand new vans four use

by Capt Pompei's group, but they were not allowed to be driven into

Canada for visiting the attractions there. So, the vans were parked and

the cadets walked from the United States to Canada. Capt Jim

Knight's reflected on this part of the trip and stated: "Think about it,how many Civil Air Patrol Cadets have walked to a foreign country

before?" Maybe we have a "CAP first" here! Once in Canada, the

falls were viewed from the highest vantage point in the Skylon Tower.

Cadets were then treated to a souvenir buying binge followed by a din-

ner at a Canadian Burger King Restaurant. ( At this point, Capt

Pompie, Capt Knights and Lt Williams started pooling their money to

feed the group of now "broke" CAP cadets. Ah, but everyone was still

having fun! )

Saturday evening attractions started with a visit to the IMAX

Theater to learn about the "Maid of the Mist" and legend of the Indian

maiden's death in the falls, plus a history of the falls creation and theircontinuing stabilization. The movie made reference to the other many

souls who went over the falls both intentionally and unintentionally -

Ugh! A stop was then made at the museum where a display was set up

for those lucky, and not so lucky, individuals who rode over and shot

the falls in various barrels and contraptions. After viewing the falls

lighted in various colors for night time enjoyment, the cadets walked

back through customs to the United States.

On Sunday morning following another huge breakfast at Denny's

Restaurant ( by this time the three senior members were selling their

watches, writing checks and using debit cards to feed the hungry mass-

es! ), the cadets washed and vacuumed the two vans which were

returned to the Air Force. Upon arriving back at the 911th Pittsburgh

aboard the C-130, the cadets and parents thanked Capt Pompei for the

opportunity he had provided them and asked when they could look for-

ward to future travel with the Air Force. He replied that more trips

are in the planning stage for PA Wing cadet enjoyment and learning.

Between Capt Jim Knights and Lt Williams, over one hundred and

fifty photographs were taken during the Niagara Falls weekend trip.

Many of these photos are included with this article to help capture the

spirit of our cadets and beauty of nature's creation.

Article by:

Capt Bob Frost

Capt Jim Knights

1Lt Dale Williams

Photos by:

Capt Jim Knights

1Lt Dale Williams

(SEE MORE PHOTOS PAGES 8 & 9)


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Steeled by Tragedy continued

One of Feirrell's uncles who lives in the Harrisburg area tried to talk him out of his decision. Todd's older sis

Mandy Wikel, 28, said it bugged her that her brother wanted to fight in Iraq. "I don't believe in what Bush did

begin with. He should have went for Osama bin Laden and been done with it. Saddam Hussein was doing bad

things, but I think (Bush) was going for his daddy's war," Wikel said. Feirrell did not waiver. Wikel knows her

brother. He was the kid with a scanner strapped to his waist so he could hear local emergencies - even if he was miles away and could not get there to help Fairview Township's volunteer fire department. He didn't have pasti

Wikel said. He put in hours at fire calls and fundraising. She respected his choice.

On the family's frequent trips to New York City, Feirrell would not fail to comment on the empty space where

towers had stood in the city's skyline. Gayman believes her son's desire to help in moments of tragedy and unc

tainties led to him choosing the Army National Guard, instead of the Air Force, because the guard could be

deployed to home disasters, like Hurricane Katrina.

In June 2005, when a single-engine Piper Cherokee 235 crashed into a mobile home in Fairview Township,

Feirrell was there. The pilot's wife and two children were killed in the crash. Feirrell saw the dead body of a lit

girl about his 11-year-old sister's age. He told his mother if he could handle that, he could deal with Iraq.

Not knowing: Feirrell left in March with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team for the Army National Guard out of

Johnstown. He had been serving near Ramadi, Iraq. He was set to return, then learned another soldier's wife had

given birth. Feirrell told the other man to leave, and he'd stay, Gayman said. "That's when I knew he grew up,"

said, adding, "and it must not be that bad over there or he wouldn't have done that."

In a recent e-mail, Feirrell wrote to his mother that he was involved in his first high-speed chase while deliver

supplies. All Feirrell said, or was able to say, was: They were

chased, his group fired and he's all right.

In another e-mail sent to the York Daily Record/Sunday News,

Feirrell wrote that he is anxious to come home. He said he has

seen his share of terrorism and war. He believes fighting al-

Qaeda first-hand has made him angrier, but

also more forgiving.In Iraq, he has helped Americans and the Iraqi people. He's

gained confidence, learned to care for people and to not take

things for granted, Feirrell said. He hopes to pursue a career as a

police officer when he returns to York County.

The family mails him care packages. They're planning to send a

portable DVD player and the television shows "That '70s Show"

and "Scrubs." No war movies, at his request.

Feirrell tells his mother to pull money from his bank account to

buy his 12-year-old sister Raven nice things, since he can't be

there to support her at cheerleading competitions and other

important events.He tells his mother not to listen to the media. "They blow

everything out of proportion," Gayman said, remembering her

son's words. If someone questions the war, she tells them what

her son has told her. "I'm proud of the choices he made," she

said. "I may not believe in everything, but I believe him when he

says we need to be there."

(Photos are Emailed copies that were submitted to the York

Daily Record/York Sunday News, September 10, 2006.)

Todd Feirrell after boot camp in 2005


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SQUADRON NEWS14Philadelphia Composite Squadron 102 recently sent seven Cadets to Pennsylvania Wing's summerencampment an event held annually at Fort Indiantown Gap from 22 July to 29 July. Although, this may not be

news to other squadrons in the Northeast Region it is a first for Squadron 102, seems that this group of future av

tors were one of the biggest groups to participate in the long history of CAP Squadron 102.

At encampment, cadets are introduced to a military way of life, waking at 0500 hours, and going to bed at 22

hours. In between, cadets participated in physical training, leadership development, aerospace education, mora

leadership, and classes designed to teach them about the history of aviation and the military. In addition to the

classes, cadets received an orientation flight in a C-130 Hercules aircraft, demonstrated leadership ability in a le

ership reaction course and got to use an M-16 assault simulator.

Cadets from Squadron 102 participating were, C/SrA Joshua E. Bram, C/A1C Thomas McGrath, Susan E.

Hubbard and Mark Lee and C/Amn Alexander Couto and Joseph J. Bradley. All of the cadets from Squadron 1

successfully and safely completed encampment 2006.

It may be noted here that this vast undertaking could not be accomplished without the undying and utmost

devotion to a call well upon what was necessary to two senior members, namely SM William C. Sands, and SM

Linda S. Sands! Without their loyalty and steadfastness this encampment would not have been a success for

Squadron 102. They spent timeless hours getting things together and making sure the cadets had everything thawas necessary and I as their Commander could not be more happier to have them both as proud members of my

senior staff.

I will close by saying that Squadron 102 has not had such a turnout for encampment since 1998. The Civil

Patrol is a great organization and I am proud to have been a member of it since 1992.

Philadelphia Composite Squadron 102 is assigned to Group 3 of the Pennsylvania Wing, and is commanded

Captain Adam W. Wenclewicz. - C/1LT Marc Eichler, Squadron 102 Asst. PAO

SQUADRON 1504 PARTICIPATES IN 2006 ENCAMPMENT- Major Sara Myers

Civil Air Patrol Squadron 1504 sent eight of its members to the Pennsylvania

Wing Encampment at Fort Indiantown Gap from July 22-29.

Lt. Col. Eugene E. Lindsey of Hollidaysburg, Maj. Sara A. Myers of Altoona and Technical Flight Officer

Frederick W. Rombouts of Loretto served on senior staff.

Cadet Maj. Jennifer S. Kline of Carrolltown, Cadet Senior Master Sgt. Breana L. Beltowski of Hastings and

Cadet Master Sgt. Chris L. Vella of Ebensburg served on cadet staff.

Cadet Senior Master Sgt. John P Driscoll of Williamsburg and Cadet Senior Airman Joel M. Troxell of Glasgo

completed the basic course.

Rombouts was presented the Outstanding Senior Member of Encampment Award. He was responsible for the

squadron's newspaper, ''East Winds.''

Kline was one of three winners of the Navy Core Values nominations.

The encampment consisted of a full program of training, including aviation history, drug demand reduction, em

gency services, leadership, career opportunities in civil and military aviation, C-130 flights, weather, physical tr

ing and a presentation by Tuskegee Airman Senior Master Sgt. Robert D. Holmes.

Sgt. Maj. Beth Smith of Williamsburg participated as a senior in the Glider Encampment. Cadets in this progr

learn to fly a glider and fly enough hours to have a supervised solo by the end of the course.

Members of Civil Air Patrol Squadron 1504 participated in the annual traininencampment July 22-29 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville. Shown are (from lef

seated - Maj. Sara Myers and 2nd Lt. Beth Smith; standing - Cadet Staff Sgt. J

Troxell, Cadet Maj. Jen Kline, Technical Flight Officer Frederick Rombouts a

Cadet Senior Master Sgt. John Driscoll. Absent from photo are Cadet Senio

Master Sgt. Breana Beltowski and Cadet Master Sgt. Chris Vella.


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SQUADRON NEWS continued

Juniata Valley Flight Becomes Nittany Composite Squadron- as reported on PA Wings Group 2 Web Site

Originally under the command of Major Chuck Middlestead, our unit began as a flight of the Penn State

Composite Squadron in 2005, and met first at the Mifflin County Airport, and later at the Brooklyn Hose Compa

in Lewistown PA.The spring of 2006 brought many changes to the Flight, in both command and meeting places. After going fu

circle, the Juniata Valley Flight spent five weeks sharing meetings with the Penn State Composite Squadron as o

new seniors were acclimated to CAP.

Centre Airpark - locally known as Garbrick's Airport - in Centre Hall PA is the new home of our fledgling un

now under the command of 1st Lt Roy Long. Centre Airpark has experienced a long history with CAP, having b

the home of squadron 1301 for many years under Lt Col Jack Garbrick.

Although still in our infancy, our unit is building lasting ties with the community and strong leaders of tomor

To date, we have participated in numerous local functions, including cooperation with the local American Legio

and VFW.

To date, we have been involved in three missions, including one where we located a missing aircraft and thre

survivors. In August 2006, after being charted as a Flight for only ten months and showing continued dedicatiogrowth, we formally applied for a Squadron Charter.

We routinely train both our seniors and cadets, and have developed into a dedicated and enthusiastic team.

On Tuesday, 19 September 2006, Civil Air Patrol Headquarters at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama officia

granted the 338th composite squadron status, and approved a name change to reflect our new home and growing

membership. We are now the Nittany Composite Squadron. Congratulations to all of the 338 members for ma

this milestone a reality!

Under the command of 1st Lt Roy Long, the Nittany Composite Squadron meets every Thursday from 7:00

9:00 PM at Centre Airpark (N16), near Centre Hall, PA.

A Civil Air Patrol Find!- Squadron 712 Public Affairs Dept.

Penn Township - Members of Civil Air Patrol Squadron

712, Butler, were alerted to an aircraft Emergency Locator

Transmitter (ELT) signal emanating from Zelienople,

Pennsylvania. Members of the squadron's ground team were

alerted and scrambled to the location. "ELT signals are emit-

ted when an aircraft goes down. Unfortunately, ELT can mis-

takenly think it has crashed if someone accidentally hits the

unit or drops it while performing maintenance" said Captain

Jeffrey Hartmann, Squadron Commander and Ground Team

Leader for this sortie.

Squadron members located the distress beacon at a house

in Zelienople Borough. The owner had been restoring an air-

craft fuselage in his garage and had accidentally activated the

ELT. Ground team members Captain Hartmann, Lieutenant

Ciara Williams, and Cadet Matthew Barnes were supported by

CAP Aircraft and Communications during the search. Aircraft

from Allegheny County Airport were dispatched to the scene

for direction finding support. All Civil Air Patrol members

are trained in search of missing aircraft and people.

Lt Col Wayne Goho, Squadron 302, Flie

in the Co-Pilots Seat of 1929 Ford Tri-Mo

Logistics Director of Squadron 302, Lt Col

Wayne Goho, had the privilege of flying in the

Co-Pilot seat of a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor, the las

its kind in the world, during a special flyover a

visited CAP City Airport in New Cumberland.

past June. Lt Col Goho, a licensed commercia

pilot since 1947, said it was a thrill of a life-

time. This was the first visit east of the Ohio

River for the aircraft which is housed in Oshko

Wisconsin. - 1Lt Linda A. Irwin, Editor


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SQUADRON NEWS continued16

304 ONCE AGAIN ASSISTS THE LITITZ BI-ANNUAL COMMUNITY DAYS- 2Lt. Carol J Whitker, PAO

Jesse Jones Composite Squadron 304 once again assisted at the bi-annual Community Days held in Lititz, P

The community activity presented by Lancaster Airport, has grown from static displays of aircraft into an airshow bringing in craft from as far away as Halifax, Canada. This year the air show had an estimated attendanc

20,000, despite rain filled skies.

Cadets were responsible for the flight line and assisting pilots in moving their craft, watching for the safety o

spectators during the air shows, and other responsibilities as assigned by the airport. The squadron is stationed

Lancaster Airport and has historically assisted with the air shows. As in the past, Cadets were given personal

tours of the A-10 Warthogs flown by the East Coast Demo Team stationed in North Carolina, World War 11 B-

and B-24 craft through the Collings Foundation, and for the first time, a B-25 flown in from the Mid Atlantic A

Museum in Reading, PA. They also interacted with pilots from Fort Indiantown Gap with their Blackhawk and

CH-47 helicopters, as well as the crew from the Air National Guard, 193rd .

While assisting in an activity that benefited the community, Cadets were able to speak with military personnto gain first hand insight into possible careers. Because of these contacts, the 304 is looking forward to future

interaction with several military units, especially the 193rd.

Photo taken by Major Tim Kinsella


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SQUADRON NEWS continued 17

Representative Robert J. Flick

Receives His Official Membership

Certification Along With the Rank of MajorLt Col Robert Meinert, Executive Director of the

Pennsylvania Wing, presented Representative Robert J.

Flick, of the Keystone Legislative Squadron, his official

Membership Certification and his Major epaulets, during a

brief ceremony held in the Capitol on September 28th.

Representative Flick, (Major CAP), has been a member

of the House of Representatives, in the 167th Legislative

District, for twelve terms and will be retiring in November

of this year.

Amongst a list of awards, Representative Flick was

most recently appointed by the Speaker to serve as

Majority Chairman of the House Consumer AffairsCommittee for the 2005-2006 Legislative Session. He pre-

viously served as Majority Chairman of the House Finance

Committee, Majority Chairman of the House Labor

Relations Committee and Majority Chairman of the House

Intergovernmental Affairs Committee.

A leader in the constant effort to improve public educa-

tion, Representative Flick authored the first piece of educa-

tional reform legislation signed into law during the Ridge

Administration, Act 66 of 1996. This law abolished termi-

nal and travel sabbatical leaves for teachers in public

schools and placed requirements on educational sabbaticalsto enhance teaching skills.

He was also one of the Houses leading advocates for

welfare reform during 1994-1995. He played a pivotal role

in successfully overhauling Pennsylvanias welfare system

by authoring legislation, signed into law as Act 20 of 1995,

eliminating the transitionally needy category which pro-

vided cash grants to able bodied adults, implementing job

training, parental responsibility and workfare programs

designed to secure economic self-sufficiency for recipients.

Representative Flick served with and was honorably

discharged from the USAR 358th Civil Affairs

Headquarters Company, 1966-1972.

Lt Col Meinert invited Representative Flick to continue

his membership with Civil Air Patrol after his retirement.

They discussed several options for his future in CAP. I

would really like to stay involved with CAP, said

Representative Flick. He does have some flight hours

logged and Lt Col Meinert discussed the opportunities

through CAP that he would have if he pursued flying again

and spoke of other Legislative Squadron members who are

currently training to fly on CAP missions.

Pictured above, Lt Col Meinert, Executive Direc

of PA Wing, presenting Representative Flick, hi

official CAP membership and rank.


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CADET ORIENTATION FLIGHTS18

Charter Squadron Group # Syllabi

Flown

Charter Squadron Group # Syllabi

Flown

9 Erie Composite 502 1 18 Gen Carl A. Spaatz Composite 812 3

25 Al le gh eny Cou nt y Co mp os it e 6 02 1 1 48 Philadelphia Composite 103 3

61 Monroeville Composite 604 1 49 Philadelphia Composite 102 3

109 So me rse t Cou nt y Co mpo sit e 15 02 1 80 Coatesville Composite 1008 3

133 Golden Triangle Composite 603 1 2 89 Reading Composite 811 3

143 Maj D. Beatty 501 1 93 Composite Squadron 1001 3190 Butler Composite 712 1 102 Lower Bucks County Cadet 101 3

199 Johnstown Composite 1501 1 105 Delco Composite 1007 3 4

230 Delmont Cadet 1407 1 146 Doylestown Composite 907 3

253 Jimmy Stewart Composite 714 1 160 NAS Willow Grove JRB Squadron 902 3

262 Southmoreland Composit e 1408 1 189 NE Philadelphia Senior 105 3

270 Latrobe Composite 1405 1 214 NE Ph il ade lp hi a Co mp os it e 1 04 3

270 Latrobe Composite 1405 1 250 Support Flight 312 3

310 Beaver County Composite 704 1 301 West Phi ladelphi a Composite 1006 3

324 Al le gh eny V al ley Com po si te 71 1 1 338 Juniata Valley Flight 3

326 Clarion Composite 504 1

328 Rostraver Eagle Composite 605 1 26 All entown Optimist C omposi te 801 4 7

332 West Midlesex Composite 122 1 35 Quakertown Composite 904 4

66 Hazelton Composite 203 4 5

10 Jesse Jones Composite 304 2 259 W yoming Valley Composite 209 4

11 Penn State University 1303 2 292 Mount Pocono Composite 207 4

21 York Composite 301 2 4 296 Lehigh Valley Composite 805 4

45 Harrisburg International Composite 306 2 303 Bangor Slate Belt Flight 807 460 Captial City Composite 302 2 3

65 Willaimsport Composite 401 2 2 801 Juniata Valley Flight 800

150 Support Flight 312 2 820 R ising Hori zons Qest C omposi te 800

265 Lebanon VFW Cadet 307 2 821 Creighton Cadet 821 800

288 Keystone County Cadet 1504 2 822 Ro os eve lt Mid dl e S cho ol 8 22 -1 80 0

335 Bedford Composite Flight 202 2 823 N or theast H igh School F li ght 823 800 2

336 Black Diamond Flight 204 2 824 Wagner Middl e School C adet 824 800

337 Lawrence County Composite 2 825 F ran kl in A ca de mi cs Cad et 82 5 80 0

826 Finletter Middles School Cadet 826 800

827 Shaw Middle School Composite 827 800

828 Peirce M S Cadet 828 800

999 PA State Legislative Squadron

Data does not include Syllabi 99s.

Syllabus 99s are not listed by date, therefore it cannot be determined as to when they were flown.

The time flown for each syllabus may vary.

Total 12 Total 18

Cadet Orientation Syllabi Flow by Each Charter

Period: August 2006

Data Source: MIMS

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

026

066

021

105

060

065

133

823

025

PA Wing Charter Number

CountofCadetOrientationSyllabi

FlownperCharter

August 2006 Wing Total = 30 Cadet Orientation Syllabi Flown


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PA WING NEWS

CAP VISITS DARCapt Sandy Brandon and

I visited with the Daughters

of the American Revolution

(DAR) and the Sons of the

American Revolution (SAR)

on September 16, 2006 at the

request of Col. Applebaum.

Capt Brandon addressed theassembly introducing CAP

and sharing not only our cur-

rent missions but the similar-

ities of CAP's early missions

with those of the DAR and

SAR. The Sept 16 luncheon

celebrated the DAR/SAR

37th Annual Constitution Week Celebration in the Delaware Valley and was held at the Sheraton Park ridge, in

King of Prussia, PA. It was a great afternoon and we were well received.

- Annette Carlson, 1Lt CAP, Public Affairs Officer, Squadron 907

19

KEYSTONE WING SLIP HISTORYMany of our Civil Air Patrol readers may recognize the officer in the

photo included in this article. I personally do not know Lt Col Elizabeth

Magners, but I have certainly heard and seen a great deal about her that I fee

as though every time I draft an issue, I feel she is right here with me, guidingencouraging and approving of my work..

Before my time as Editor of The Pennsylvania Wing Keystone Wing Slip

and before several others before me, there was a very professional and dedic

ed Public Affairs Officer who served the Wing as the Editor of The

Pennsylvania Keystone Wing Slip, and that was Elizabeth Magners. Her edi

torials, her articles and reports covered every CAP activity possible. She ev

had her own radio show, Wings Over Boyertown which was all about CAP

She knew everybody who was anybody, said Lt Col Richard Ludwig.

Lt Col Magners, is a CAP member for over 60 years. All though she is n

longer active, during her years of service to the Wing she was not only the ed

tor of the Keystone Wing Slip, she served as the Commander of the

Boyertown Squadron for many years and was a mission Information Officer

for which she received several awards.

Lt Col Magners was married to Arthur Magners. He and their 2 daughter

and a son were all involved with CAP. Arthur Magners served his country a

WWII fighter pilot. The Magners made their home in Boyertown, where

Elizabeth Magners still lives. (Arthur Magners died of a heart attack 1974.)

Lt Col Magners continued her Civil Air Patrol campaign while raising her three children keeping them involv

in CAP as much as possible. Richard, son of Elizabeth and Arthur Magners received the CAPs Falcon Awar

from Rear Admiral William P. Lawrence, the superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis and

Maryland Cap Wing Commander Colonel Frank Kunkowski in 1979.- 1Lt Linda A. Irwin, Editor


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BUTLER COUNTY AIRPORT RUNWAY DEDICATION20

BUTLER COUNTY AIRPORT HISTORY

Literature from the KBTP Runway Dedication Brochure

Butler County Airport (BTP) established in 1929 by Pittsburgh Aviation Industries, originally housed the

Penn School of Aviation. P.A.I.C. become one of the most complete air transport and mechanical facilities of time. The location was characterized as having a clear approach, flay layout and easy access to and fro larger

Pennsylvania cities. Pittsburgh was avoided at that time because the air was so befouled with soot and smoke.

[From the steel industry.]

Many aviation pioneer, including Charles Lindbergh, visited, trained or kept their aircraft at Butler. Amelia

Earhart had long-range fuel tanks installed on her "Little Red Bus," the Lockheed VE02 [she subsequently flew

across the Atlantic Ocean.] She trained for three months at Butler and received her instrument flight training,

preparing for the record-breaking solo Atlantic crossing from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland to Paris on 20 May

1932. The plan may be seen today in the Smithsonian Institution.

During World War II the airport served as a military installation, training hundreds of American, Canadian

and British pilots. Trainees were housed in dormitories at Slippery Rock and Grove City Colleges, and travele

by bus to BTP for their training and practice.

In 1935 C.G. Taylor, one-time partner of William Piper, located his Taylorcraft plant in Butler. Taylor's pla

manufactured the venerable Taylorcraft, a two-place, side-by-side airplane. One of these aircraft is now on dis

play at the Butler County Historical Society. The company moved to Alliance, OH and is still building

Taylorcraft airplanes today.(More on this event, pages 21 and 22.)

Squadron 712, Butler, PA, provided the Color Guard for the Dedication of the KBTP Runway. From left to rig

Cadets Damian Herbert, Ken Berkopec, Matthew Barnes, and Richard Gilliss.

(Photographs and story by 1 Lt Kevin Berry, PAO Squadron 712)


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BUTLER COUNTY AIRPORT RUNWAY DEDICATION, continued 2

Captain Jeffrey Hartmann, Commander of Squadron

712, mans Recruitment table.

Pennsylvania Wings CAP Aircraft;

Cessna 206 (foreground) and 182 (background)

Members of the Butler Composite Squadron 712, Butler PA, attended the Butler County Airport (KBTP)

Runway Extension Dedication on 29 September 2006. Cadets of the 712th provided a color guard for this eve

The next day, members of the Civil Air Patrol provided an exhibit at an Open House at KBTP, hosted by

AirQuest Aviation, the field's FBO. CAP exhibited three of its aircraft, including a glass cockpit Cessna 182.

Members from PAWG, Group 1 and Squadron 712 participated in this event.

From left to right; Captain Jeffrey Hartmann,

Commander of Squadron 712; Ms. Sharon Daboin,

Deputy Secretary of Transportation, State of PA; and

Lt Col Robert Meinert, Executive Director, PA Wing.

Pictured on the left; Butler County Commissioner,

James L. Kennedy with Captain Jeffrey Hartmann,

Squadron 712 Commander.

Article and Photographs by 1Lt Kevin Berry, PAO, Squadron 712


24/27

OPEN LETTER TO PA WING 23


25/27

ANNOUNCEMENTS24

The 911th Airlift Wing Requests Civil Air Patrol

For Disaster Training Exercise NDMS 06: 4 Nov 06

Once again, the United States Air Force Reserves and the National Disaster Medical System

(NDMS), Department of Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh, have requested Civil Air Patrol members

to support a disaster preparedness exercise on Saturday morning, 4 November 2006.

Participants are requested to report to CAP Squadron 603 Headquarters on the 911th Air

Reserve Base by 0630 hrs for the exercise which starts with sign-in between 0700 - 0800 hrs.

The exercise will be conducted on the Air Force Reserve Base and will conclude by early after

noon. Refreshments will be served during morning check-in, and at the close of the exercise

all members will be provided a box lunch courtesy of the Salvation Army.

The purpose of this Joint Training venture is to coordinate training and evaluate responseplans currently implemented by Federal Agencies and Department of Defense Policy. CAP

cadets and seniors serve as disaster casualties and will also train with military personnel on

loading and unloading four types of aircraft: C-130, C-17, KC-135, and Blackhawk Helicopte

During this time of heightened awareness for Homeland Security, realistic training is essen-

tial to our nation's readiness. Please, mark you squadron calendars and notify Capt Bob Frost

of your availability and number of personnel able to support CAP, the 911th Airlift Wing and

NDMS. The total number of participating CAP members needs to be reported to exercise coo

dinators by our next planning meeting on 29 Sept 2006. Please remember, by assisting the

911th Airlift Wing we are supporting the organization that produced this past summer's world-

class air show "Wings Over Pittsburgh 2006." Contact information: Capt Bob Frost,

[email protected] or ( 412 ) 262 - 6336.


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Group One, CAP, Unites Senior Members With Common Air Force Past continued

Bob returns to England occasionally to visit his daughter, during which trips he has agreed to bring me back my

favorite English snack, McVitties Chocolate Covered Biscuits. It seems Bob and I found these cookies to be

among the many "sweet treats" found in English grocery stores. Bob keeps us all posted on the deteriorating cdition of our base which is now abandoned and being developed into a housing plan. Nothing lasts forever

End of story, or just about: For those Group One members who have visited Squadron 603 and my

Commander's Office, it should not come as a surprise that I am a "big kid at heart" and have a variety of large-

scale model airplanes hanging from my office ceiling. ( Only my closest friends know that I have a 3rd mortg

on my house so that I can continue to buy model planes from Rob Miller's Bad Cat Toys in California. ) There

also personal photos hanging on the walls of my air force days in England. A "special" photograph shows me

part of a two-man detail presenting honors to Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip during their 1970 visit to our

base. Lately, while surfing the RAF Bentwaters website to determine the authenticity of a model F-4 Phantom

being advertised as being from the 81st Tactical Fighter Wing ( our base in England ), I came across a guest reg

istry for air force members who had served on RAF Station Bentwaters. I found the names of four fellow Secu

Police Officers, one of whom lives in Bloomsburg, PA, and was in charge of the honor detail of which I was amember for meeting the Queen back in 1970. I immediately made phone contact with SMSgt Richard Gaudre

and found he remains active with color guard / honor guard activities as part of a Bloomsburg VFW unit provid

honors to our nation's fallen military heroes. He also emailed me a photo of the military casket detail for

President J. F. Kennedy, on which he was the sole U.S. Air Force representative. What a great piece of history

We are making plans for him to visit Squadron 603 and help train our new group of color guard cadets.

Not only has Civil Air Patrol provided me with a variety of satisfying cadet and senior experiences, but it has

also helped keep my past service time "alive and well" as I continue to meet fellow members who share simila

desires to continue serving our country.

Thanks for taking the time to reading my story. Hopefully, each CAP member has similar stories only made

possible by being a member in our national organization.

CAP MEMBER STORIES 25

CAP member, Robert Frost, far right, posing with, (from left to right), Mr. Keith Dorman and David

Oleksa, members of the new Regional Joint Readiness Center Task Force and Dr. Victor Tucci from

UPMC Health System. The picture was taken at the Pittsburgh Int'l Airport during Col Greenhut's

presentation to the task force back in April of '06.


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Pennsylvania Wing Civil Air PatrolHeadquarters, Building 3-108

Fort Indiantown Gap, Annville, Pennsylvania, 17003

www.pawingcap.comTelephone 717-861-2335 Fax 717-861-2164

Retired CAP member, Major Lee M. Lindermuth,

served as the Crew Chief on this world famous

B-24, Witchcraft, during 1941-1944.

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