Our SUI is fast approaching! Wednesday, 15 August, is our Commander's Call for only those staff officers with departments involved in the inspection (Admin, Cadet Programs, Finance, Personnel, Professional Development, Public Affairs, Safety, Supply, and Transportation).
We will not hold our regular weekly Senior Member or Cadet meeting this week. Officers, please send your documentation to the SQ/CC. Bring copies with you for review. ALL tabs and reports must be given to her NLT 22 AUG 2018. Our SUI will take place on 15 September at 1000hrs local. Staff Officers, mark that day on your calendars, please.
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WEST VIRGINIA SUMMER ENCAMPMENT: 7-14 July
Location: Camp Dawson (Enrollment now closed) SAR SUPPORT: 21 July Location: TBD WV WING GLIDER FLIGHT CAMP: 5-12 Aug Location: Grant County Airport-W99, Petersburg (Enrollment now closed) WING GROUND TEAM COMPETITION/CADET O-RIDE WEEKEND: 18-19 August Location: Grant County Airport-W99, Petersburg SQUADRON SUI: 15 September Location: local WING DISASTER RELIEF TRAINING: 15-16 September Location: TBD WV WING CONFERENCE/CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY: 19-20 October Location: Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place, 2 Waterfront Pl, Morgantown, WV 26501 These tips come courtesy of Maj Sixto Velez, WV Wing Summer Encampment Commander. Encampment Tip #1 Boots and socks: During encampment we march everywhere. There are a few locations on the base that we don’t march to. DO NOT come to encampment with a pair of boots you have not spent time in. Take time every week to walk around in your boots so that they are broken in before you report to Encampment. Make sure you keep your boots shined. This is for two reasons. First, you will have several uniform inspections. Second, it helps makes your boots waterproof. Make sure that you are not wearing cotton socks (gym socks) or dress socks with your boots; you should wear wool or hiking socks. Wool or hiking socks will wick the sweat from your feet, fight odors, and help prevent blisters. Encampment Tip #2 Summer Blues: Your uniform will be inspected. It is best that you come to encampment with a clean and pressed summer blues uniform that is free of stray treads. Bring it in a clothing bag so you do not have to worry about ironing it because you stuffed it in a bag. Shirt/Blouse- Place your ribbons, badges, rank, and nameplate on your shirt/blouse prior to coming to Encampment. Make sure your ribbons are in the right order and placement. Rank evenly spaced. Pants/skirts - Pockets should be buttoned. Pant’s properly hemmed and pressed with only one crease. Shoes shined. Belt properly sized and the buckle shined. Hat clean with the device in the proper place. You have a couple of weeks to get your uniform in great shape for inspection. Refer to CAP regulations 39-1 CIVIL AIR PATROL UNIFORM MANUAL for more information. Hair in line with regulation. Male facial hair. Male cadets, as you start moving from adolescence to adulthood many of you will grow facial hair, some more than others. I understand that you might be excited that you have 4 hairs growing from your chin. However, the regulation does not allow beards when you are wearing your uniform. Shave. I promise any hair you remove from your face will grow back! Encampment Tip #3 PT Gear: It is no secret I love to workout, so WE will workout together in the morning! YAY!!! No I will not require that you run 3 miles with me every day, but in the morning we will do some basic “wake you up” exercises. If you want to see what we do, watch the videos in this FB site. In addition we will have several sport activities Make sure you bring PT gear. Sneakers, socks (8 pair of white sox), multiple pairs of shorts and/or sweat pants, and tshirts. Swimming! Ahhhh another sport I love! YAY!!! No I will not require that you swim 33 laps with me, but we will have fun playing in the pool. We will be in the pool a few times during encampment so bring your swim gear. Make sure your shorts or bathing suit is appropriate for swimming. Encampment Tip #4 Give EVERYTHING a try! Summer Encampment is not Boot Camp. The Encampment staff will not be molding warriors. Encampment is the place to explore the five key traits of cadet life – the uniform, aerospace themes, opportunities to lead, challenges, and fun. We do this in an intense environment that will challenge you to go beyond your normal comfort zone. How do we do this? Through activities such as rappelling, obstacle courses, firearms training, discipline training (marching, inspections, team competition, etc) and much more! Many of you have never experienced the activities I just mentioned. Trust in us that all safety measures are in place. Every year I watch a cadet clip onto the repel rope, inch over the ledge of the repel tower, knees shaking, nervous eyes; take their first step over the ledge and bounce. Once they get to the bottom of the repel tower they are amazed and proud of themselves. So Give EVERYTHING a try Encampment Tip #5 CONTRABAND DO NOT BRING THESE ITEMS TO ENCAMPMENT: · Knives or any type of weapon · Alcohol or tobacco products · Inappropriate reading materials · Electronic devices such as radios, CD players, MP3 players, games · Lighters, matches, or other dangerous items · Snacks, soda, gum, or food of any kind · Computers, iPads, Tablets · Curling irons, hot rollers · Pagers, cell phones (see note*) · Valuable items/jewelry · Any item not conducive to the encampment environment, as judged by staff personnel As part of the In-Processing Procedure a Training Officer (Senior Staff Member) will inspect your luggage for any unauthorized items. If any contraband items are brought, it will be confiscated and returned at the end of Encampment. *Under no circumstances is ANY cadet allowed to bring a cell phone to encampment. Leave it at home! I have heard all sorts of excuses in the past. I have yet to hear one that has convince me that I should allow cell phones. Encampment is not the place to take a “duck face” selfie. We will be taking pictures everyday and posting then online. If your family and friends want to see a picture of you, they can visit this Facebook page. For many of you the toughest challenge of Encampment will be disconnecting from your social media world. Trust me you will have LOTS of interaction with people and I will keep your thumbs moving so they won’t cramp up when you use your phone AFTER Encampment. Encampment Tip #6 Customs& Courtesies Saluting. One of the most basic of military customs, the salute dates back to the Middle Ages when a knight would raise his visor with the right hand to show friendly intentions. Today, members of allied military services use the salute as a sign of respect amongst their peers and as respect to the flag. Nothing will grab my attention (In the wrong way!) more than a cadet not executing the customs and courtesies. Years back I had the Wing Commander comment how he was not saluted! Now if I get that comment this year….. I won’t be happy. If I can’t be happy, then the cadet that did not salute the Wing Commander won’t be happy either. So if you don’t know how the Wing Commander looks like, go to this website http://www.wvcap.net and take a look. But wait….. Is he the only officer you should salute? The answer is no. These are not all of the customs and courtesies we follow in CAP, but they are the more common one that the Encampment staff and I will be looking for. CAP cadets and Seniors are expected to salute the following: Officers of all US military branches; CAP senior members ; Officers of nations friendly to the U.S. ; CAP cadet officers of higher grade ; The U.S. flag ; The President of the United States (he won’t be coming , but if he does..... SALUTE!) The salute is rendered sharply when the junior individual is 6 paces from the senior individual (or flag). The salute is held until returned or until the junior is 6 paces past the senior. A greeting or salutation is also expected of the junior. The senior officer should return the salute if possible or at least acknowledge the greeting. If the junior person has both hands occupied, then the junior does not salute and simply offers an appropriate greeting. Cadets do not salute when indoors, in formation (unless their position requires it), while on a work detail, on a flight line, or while in a designated “no saluting” zone (I will tell you where that is). Using appropriate titles. Whenever cadets address someone in CAP they are required to use the appropriate title. The options they have are: Sir/Ma’am, the person’s grade (with all types of sergeants being addressed as “Sergeant” except for Chief Master Sergeants who are addressed as “Chief”) Calling a room to attention. Whenever a higher ranking officer enters a room, the room’s occupants call the room to attention. The exceptions to this rule are when a class is in session or when the persons are on a work detail. If a higher-ranking officer than the officer entering the room is already present in the room, the room’s occupants do not call the rooms to attention. Bathrooms should not be called to attention at any time. Headgear. Encampment hats, Flight caps, and BDU hats will be worn anytime you are not indoors. Any "open air" area, even though there may be some form of a roof over you heard, still warrants wear of headgear. Further customs & courtesies. The above customs and courtesies are by no means an exhaustive list. Rather these are some of the more common ones that you will see, do, and observe. You must be familiar with them to both execute and teach them correctly. If you have further questions about customs & courtesies please reference CAPP 151, AFR 50-14/AFMAN 36-2203, the AFP 36-2241 Encampment Tip #7 Liquid Sunshine: If history repeats itself, encampment will be Sunny and Hot. For those days the clouds show up, liquid sunshine will fall from the sky and cool us off. Now I am not one to allow a little water from the sky stop us from achieving our goal of experiencing all the activities that we have planned. So to ensure that you stay dry, make sure you bring a poncho. I have seen all sorts of ponchos and I must tell you, the ones you buy for 99 cents is not going to work. That is one step above a trash bag with 3 holes. It is only designed to work one time. At the minimum you should buy a poncho that is sold from between six to ten dollars. Myth: If you are in blues and it starts to rain, put your hands over you ribbons so that the colors don’t run. And don’t forget, bring at least 2 pairs of BDU’s! Encampment Tip #8 Drill: Drill is marching. In ancient history, the most powerful, efficient and developed empires developed ways of moving organized units of troops from one place to another on the battlefield, without individuals getting mixed up with other units. Otherwise, as masses of people maneuvered amongst each other individuals would get lost and end up having to attach themselves to any old unit. A system of flags was developed so people could identify their own units (and side) on the field and make their way to their correct flag bearer if they got separated. But sticking to "formed up" squads was better, forming a box of soldiers who moved as a single body. Overall it meant command systems were effective - soldiers stayed together and could be commanded as units. At Encampment there will be lots of marching. More important for you to know is that we will have a drill competition. Encampment is not the time to learn how to march. You should be practicing at your squadron and at home. The most disappointing thing for me to witness is a Flight Commander chasing their flight like they are trying to herd cats during the drill competition . The drill movement that you and your flight will be tested on are: Dress Right Dress Ready Front Left Face Right Face About Face Left Flank March Right Flank March Column Right March Column Left March To the Rear March. So...….Practice…. Practice …. Practice! Encampment Tip #9
Sunblock: Summer Encampment is held during the time of year when the weather is prime for sunburns. One of the worst feelings you can have at Encampment is the feeling of your nose, ears, and back of your neck burnt by the sun. Make sure that you bring sun block to Encampment with you. Have you ever wonder where the term “Redneck” comes from? It was not intended to be a derogatory term but it’s interesting how some people may use it that way. Recorded history explains that for five days in late August and early September 1921, in Logan County, West Virginia, some 10,000 armed coal miners (called the Logan Defenders) confronted 3,000 lawmen and strikebreakers who were backed by coal mine operators during an attempt by the miners to unionize the southwestern West Virginia coalfields. The term redneck comes from coal miners who wore red bandanas around their necks to identify themselves as the miners seeking the opportunity to unionize. We will not be reenacting the battle of Blair Mountain at Encampment, so I do not want to see any red necks. Bring sunblock and use it! Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. - Edward Everett Hale We are pleased to announce that the #TotalForcePartners commemorative painting arrived safely in West Virginia last night.
West Virginia State Police escorted the Ohio Wing relay team to the Wheeling-Ohio County Airport. After a bit of package and equipment shuffle, and the tradition of taking more pictures than God has whiskers, WV-049 treated their guests to a light reception. The picture will overnight at the squadron HQ before beginning its second (and only) leg through West Virginia to Pennsylvania at noon. Wheeling Composite wishes to thank Lt Col James Himes and the Ohio Wing relay team members for volunteering their time and talents to transport the painting across OH; the West Virginia State Police for taking time out of their busy schedule to assist us; Ms Kathryn Ghion of WTRF-7 for graciously agreeing to broadcast our event on the evening news; Ms Heather Ziegler for her reporting efforts on behalf of The Intelligencer. We also gratefully acknowledge 1LT J.R. Ewing and SM Karin Ewing for their help in procuring the escort, media coverage, and refreshments. Thank you to all our helpful members and their families for their efforts to help us set up, store the van's 3rd row seating, and taking photographs to commemorate the event. We appreciate you. And finally, we all wish to thank Wing/CC Col Paul McCroskey for "Country Roads". Capt Toni Wheeler SQ/CC Wheeling Composite Squadron WTRF Article: Civil Air Patrol transporting commemorative painting across the U.S. ALCON,
Tomorrow evening, Tuesday May 22, we are meeting at 1830 hours at the airport terminal to receive the Total Force Partners mural from the Ohio Wing. This is our meeting for the week; there is NO Wednesday meeting. Those able to help us set up should arrive at the squadron building between 5:00 - 6 p.m. The uniform for cadets is blues. The uniform for seniors is blues or corporate white. If you do not have either, you may wear the corporate polo with grey slacks. New members without uniforms, or parents of cadets wishing to join us, should dress appropriately for a business setting. Those wishing to travel with the painting on Wednesday need to call me by Tuesday night. Seating in the van is limited. We currently have three members going. Also, some of you have seen today's headline, "Just as it comes home to Wheeling, historic painting is discovered to be damaged". Thank you for your concerned texts and calls. I am pleased to report that this is NOT the #TotalForcePartners painting. *whew* - Capt Wheeler, SQ/CC MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. – “Total Force Partners,” a historic Civil Air Patrol painting by renowned aviation artist Rick Broome, is leaving Colorado Springs Saturday morning on a 1,638-mile trek through the nation’s heartland to its final destination at the Pentagon. The CAP van relay begins at 7 a.m. MT on May 19 and will end at 11 a.m. ET on May 25. Most of the trip will be made along Interstate 70, one of the nation’s longest cross-country routes. A major interstate highway that runs from Cove Fort, Utah, to Baltimore, I-70 approximately traces the path of U.S. Route 40 (the old National Road) east of the Rockies, and near iconic sites like the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Pentagon. The Wheeling Composite Squadron, located in Wheeling, WV, is the only squadron in West Virginia to have the honor of relaying from Ohio to Pennsylvania. The exchange will take place at the Wheeling-Ohio County Airport on Tuesday, May 22 at 7 p.m. Broome, a former CAP cadet from Colorado, was commissioned to create the commemorative painting in 2016 as part of CAP’s 75th anniversary celebration. It was scheduled to be presented to then-Secretary of the Air Force Deborah James and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein during the 2016 Air Force Association Air, Space & Cyber Conference. However, the painting was damaged in transit to National Harbor, Maryland, forcing CAP to present a print of the painting for temporary display in the Pentagon. Last month, Broome completed a second painting of “Total Force Partners,” which again features a CAP Cessna 182 being intercepted by an Air Force F-16 during a U.S. air defense training exercise. “This is really an incredible work of art,” said Maj. Gen. Mark Smith, CAP’s national commander and chief executive officer. “We’re proud of our partnership with the U.S. Air Force, and this painting wonderfully depicts the importance of homeland security missions we perform as the Air Force Auxiliary.” To safeguard the painting (plus promote Civil Air Patrol and have some fun doing it), the painting will be transported from Colorado Springs to Washington, D.C., via a CAP van relay. “This wing-by-wing painting relay provides a fun and interesting opportunity to promote CAP’s brand,” said John Salvador, the organization’s chief operating officer. To add a new twist, the painting relay, which includes 11 wings — Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and National Capital — plus Civil Air Patrol’s Congressional Squadron, will take place the week before CAP’s 70th anniversary as the volunteer auxiliary of the Air Force. Congress passed Public Law 80-557 in 1948, and President Harry S. Truman signed it into law on May 26, formally establishing CAP as the volunteer auxiliary of the Air Force. Before that, CAP had served in support of the Army Air Corps, but the new law ensured that the partnership would continue with the newly formed Air Force. “That relationship with the Air Force continues today, and it is stronger than ever,” said Smith, an Operation Desert Storm veteran with 26 years of Air Force service. He added that the new original painting, after it arrives in the nation’s capital on May 25, will replace the print currently on display in the Pentagon. Civil Air Patrol, the longtime all-volunteer U.S. Air Force auxiliary, is the newest member of the Air Force’s Total Force. In this role, CAP operates a fleet of 560 aircraft, performs about 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and is credited by the AFRCC with saving an average of 80 lives annually. CAP’s 60,000 members also perform homeland security, disaster relief and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. In addition, CAP plays a leading role in aerospace/STEM education, and its members serve as mentors to over 25,000 young people participating in CAP’s Cadet Programs. Visit www.GoCivilAirPatrol.com or www.CAP.news for more information. Track the painting's progress here!
WHEELING, WV, May 1 2018 -- The Wheeling Composite Squadron, along with squadrons from Beckley and Morgantown of the West Virginia Wing, Civil Air Patrol, attended the 4th Annual NASA-Space Day at Wheeling Jesuit University Friday, April 27th. This event was sponsored by the NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium (WVSGC) and hosted by Wheeling Jesuit University with the support of West Liberty University and Bethany College in West Virginia. "NASA-Space Day is meant to engage the community in science and space exploration through various hands-on exhibits, as well as to provide a forum for West Virginia college students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)," according to a statement by Dr Majid Jaridid, Director of the NASA WVSGC. Cadets and Senior Members had the opportunity to attend a keynote address presented by Dr Charles Wood, Executive Directer for the Center for Educational Technologies at Wheeling Jesuit. Dr Wood shared experiences gained throughout his career, sharing his insight into Cassini and NASA's exploration of the solar system. Cadets were treated to several hands-on exhibits, including a parachute drop simulator presented by the Challenger Learning The cadets and senior members were divided up into teams and asked to design a soft landing system that would allow a miniature rover to land, wheels down, within a target zone at a slow rate of descent. Teams were then given "money" to purchase various items and, after equipping their rovers, each team deployed their systems over a stairwell rail. WVU's "the Science Behind Cycling" exhibit gave cadets and senior members a workout. Their objective was to produce enough energy to power a series of light bulbs via a stationary bike. Other exhibits included the NASA IV&V Facility's rocketry station, and the SMART Centre's "New Sol-ar System", "Life in the Universe - Drake Equation", and "Black Holes Made Simple". NASA-Space Day sparked the CAP Cadet's imaginations, and renewed their determination to grow their STEM knowledge. To learn more about NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium, please visit wvspacegrant.org. Civil Air Patrol, the longtime all-volunteer U.S. Air Force auxiliary, is the newest member of the Air Force’s Total Force. In this role, CAP operates a fleet of 560 aircraft, performs about 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and is credited by the AFRCC with saving an average of 80 lives annually. CAP’s 60,000 members also perform homeland security, disaster relief and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. In addition, CAP plays a leading role in aerospace/STEM education, and its members serve as mentors to over 25,000 young people participating in CAP’s Cadet Programs. Visit www.GoCivilAirPatrol.com or www.CAP.news for more information.
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Members are urged to check our Twitter page to read up on current events. This is especially important during the winter - we'll post meeting cancellations. Social media is a powerful recruitment tool. We urge you to re-tweet CAP-specific news. Girls in Space – Thanks to the Women’s Giving Circle grant, the Challenger Learning Center is hosting a fun, educational day for girls grades 6-8 to learn about space travel and STEM. Reservations to this limited event and more information, please use the following link: Girls in Space Please note that this is not a Civil Air Patrol event.
Can you believe it's finally spring? Certainly doesn't feel like it, what with all the cold and snow. Here are some events looming on the horizon:
WING COLD WEATHER SAREX: 16-18 February 2018
Location and information: Mercer County Composite Squadron HQ in Bluefield, WV NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE DAY/COMMAND COUNCIL MEETING: 1-3 March 2018 Location and information: Mercer County Composite Squadron HQ in Bluefield, WV COMMANDER’S CALL: Wed, 7 March 2018, 1900-2100 Location and information: 049 HQ. Senior Members only. CERT TRAINING: Sun, 11 March 2018, 1400-1700 Location and information: 049 HQ. Bring your instruction book. UOD: BDU/ABU/Blueberries WV WING SAREX: 17-18 March 2018 Location and information: TBD MISSION SCANNER/OBSERVER GROUND SCHOOL: Sat, March 24, 9am – 4pm Location and information: Morgantown Municipal Airport, 100 Hart Field Rd, Morgantown WING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEEKEND: 6-8 Apr 2018 Location: Camp Dawson. Registration information will be available after 1 Jan 2018. Classes offered: CLTC, SLS, CLC, UCC, AND TLC. UCC and TLC require advance computer study prior to attending class.Wing is also looking for directors and instructors for CLC, UCC, and TLC. Participating as an instructor allows members to fulfill some promotion requirements. ALL,
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Sincerely, Capt Toni Wheeler We are happy to announce the selection of the new Wheeling Composite Squadron. Capt Toni Wheeler will assume command of the Squadron at a ceremony slated for 18 Oct 2017.
Capt Wheeler is a long time member of the Wheeling Composite Squadron. She holds Level II in the CAP Professional Development Program and is Senior rated in Admin and Logistics. She holds Technician Ratings in Cadet Programs, Personnel and Command. She holds Mission Observer, Mission Scanner and Airborne Photographer ratings in ES. We would also like to thank Lt Col Wade Augerbright on his tenure as the Wheeling Composite Squadron over the past two years. He stepped up to the plate as the senior officer in the unit when his predecessor relocated unexpectedly. He will remain an active member of the unit moving forward. We need your support!
WV Wing Conference and Banquet Saturday, 21 October 2017, Charleston Visit the Wing website for details. The van will leave WV-049 HQ at 0600 hrs on Saturday, 21 Oct 2017, for those seeking to attend only the Conference. More information: http://www.wvcap.net/members/wing-banquet Wing SAREX Saturday, 28 October - Sunday, 29 October 2017, Clarksburg The Wing ES Director will provide personnel to assist members in completeing IS 100 and IS 700 (required in order to go into the field!) Sign up if interested, or contact SQ/CC for further information. All Day Pilot Flight and Airborne Photography Clinic Saturday, 18 November 2017, Clarksburg A G-1000 course is available to those interested in becoming Mission Observers. The plane must be at this event. Wellsburg Christmas Parade Friday, 24 November 2017, Wellsburg Mark your calendars now, please. MSgt J Wheeler will review D&C with cadets in the next few weeks. Contact 1st Lt Ewing, SQ/DCC, for further information. This is an important event for recruitment! Garmin G-1000 VFR/IFR Ground School & Flight Training Saturday, 2 Dec 2017 This is an excellent pilot refresher opportunity. Wreaths Across America Saturday, Dec 16 – TBA Ready for Summer Encampment? Interested cadets should contact 2d Lt John R Ewing, DCC, for details, updates and other information. The following is provided by the WV Wing. This useful page contains pertinent information regarding the event.
We're bare bones at the moment, but features will grow over time. The intention is to put everything in one location. We need you for that. What things can our members submit for site publication? Things that are for public dissemination. Our PAO's news blurbs; upcoming events; information pertaining to our community; etc. We are not a mind readers, however. What we require is a short write-up from you. Please contact our Public Affairs Officer with that information. Together, we can ramp up our communication within our squadron, keep members abreast of things, and allow other squadrons within our Wing to catch a glimpse of our goings-on.
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We meet weekly at the Wheeling-0hio County Airport. Cadets report 1830 hrs local Seniors report 1900 hrs local In addition, we hold a meeting the 2nd Sunday of every month, 1400 -1700 hrs local. This day is also reserved for Cadet Program elements or events. WV049 Staff Notices
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