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Col Dennis BarronWing Commander Major Jeffery SchrockPublic Affairs Officer /Editor www.wvcap.net Winter 2012 March 1 Civil Air Patrol Legislative Day Washington D.C. March 23-25 Civil Air Patrol Middle East Region Conference, Raleigh, NC April 20-22 WV Wing Professional Development Weekend Camp Dawson, W.Va. May 4-6 Civil Air Patrol Middle East Region SAR College, Ft Pickett, Va.
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Pictured with Lynch are C/Captain Jon Ball, Boone Cadet Commander, and Color Guard Commander, C/BAS Beth Comer, C/A1C Caleb Sydnor, and C/BAS Matthew Smith.
erations. The secondary purpose is to introduce Randolph County Office of Emergency Services, U.S. National Forest Service, several local volunteer fire departments, and the Elkins Randolph County Airport to CAPs emergency services. Trainees will be learning the basic tools for survival in the field. Training starts from something as simple as the right
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clothes to wear, foods to eat, and the proper shelter. Communications is a key part of search and rescue. The Wing also conducted air to ground communications as well.
West Virginia Wing Visits State Capitol for CAP Legislative Day
By Major Jeffery Schrock Wing Public Affairs Officer A small delegation of cadets and senior members from West Virginia Wings Civil Air Patrol visited the state capitol and met with delegates and senators of the West Virginia Legislature on Feb. 10 as part of the Wings legislative day visit. Wing Vice Commander Lt Col Alvin Fox, Wing Director of Operations Col Rod Moore, Wing Public Affairs Officer Maj Jeffery Schrock, and cadets and senior members from the Charleston Cadet Squadron attended. Col Moore and Lt Col Fox did a presentation on the missions of CAP to the military committee. After the presentation, a certificate was presented to Sen Evan H Jenkins of Cabell County, also a member of the military committee welcoming him as a member of CAPs Legislative Squadron. The delegation also met with other delegates and senators to present legislative squadron certificates. The delegation also sat in on a session of the state senate. CAP will hold a legislative day in Washington, D.C. on March 1.
Vice Commander for West Virginia Wing Civil Air Patrol Lt Col Alvin Fox, Col Rod Moore, wing operations director, speak to Sen. Jack Yost, of Brooke County, and vice chair of the military committee. The Wing spoke about the missions of CAP during a state legislative day visit. Rick Thompson, speaker of the House of Delegates receives his certificate welcoming him as a member of Civil Air Patrol's legislative squadron.
A delegation of members of the West Virginia Wing of Civil Air Patrol visit the state capitol in Charleston for a legislative day visit. Wing Vice Commander Lt Col Alvin Fox, and Wing Director of Operations Col Rod Moore speak to Del Mike Manypenny of Taylor County in the West Virginia House of Delegates' chamber about the missions of Civil Air Patrol.
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West Virginia Wing Civil Air Patrol Participates in Wreaths Across America
Photos taken by CAP members from Martinsburg, Potomac Highlands, and Parkersburg Composite Squadrons
West Virginia Wing Celebrates 70 Years of Civil Air Patrol During Annual Conference in Charleston
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Civil Air Patrol West Virginia Wing 112 Airport Road Charleston, WV 25311 304-343-8866 www.wvcap.net