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Pennsylvania Wing Civil Air Patrol

Pennsylvania Wing Civil Air Patrol

Pennsylvania Wing Civil Air Patrol

Pennsylvania Wing is one of the original 48 wings in Civil Air Patrol. In the spring of 1942, the Pennsylvania Wing conducted a 30-day experiment with the intention of convincing the Army Air Forces that they were capable of flying cargo missions for the nation. PA Wing transported Army cargo as far as Georgia, and top Army officials were impressed. After the 30 day trial period, the War Department gave CAP permission to conduct courier and cargo service for the military, often flying mail, light cargo, and important military officials between USAAF bases.[citation
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The Pennsylvania Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, the United States Air Force Auxiliary Associated Branches United States Air Force Executive Staff Commander Vice Commander Current Statistics Squadrons Cadets Seniors Total Membership 71 1128 1222 2350 Col Sandra E. Brandon Lt Col Gary Fleming

Statistics as of 4 December 2011[1]

The Pennsylvania Wing of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the highest echelon of CAP in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Wing headquarters are located near Harrisburg, PA at Fort Indiantown Gap. Pennsylvania Wing is abbreviated as "PAWG", and is often referred to by its members as "PA Wing". A Pennsylvania keystone is a symbol commonly used in patches and designs of PAWG. For CAP radio communications, PAWG call signs have the "PennCAP" prefix. Pennsylvania Wing is the 31st wing, but equipment identification numbers and unit charter numbers begin with the prefix 37. For example, a CAP aircraft in Pennsylvania Wing uses the callsign CAP 37##, where ## is the number of the aircraft.

One of the Civil Air Patrols very first "Aviation Cadet Programs" was established at the Pittsburgh Army Air Field in the Spring of 1943. Accepting young men as "Aviation Cadets" in a delayed enlistment program for the Army Air Forces, the Pittsburgh Squadron trained these boys (as young as 15) in Aerospace and Military subjects and vetted them for service as Army Air Force Pilots. Graduating a total of 16 Aviation Cadets for the Army in less than ten months, the Pittsburgh Squadron model was copied by units in Philadelphia, New York City and as far south as Florida. Today, the current Squadron with direct lineage to that Aviation Cadet Unit is the CAPs second longest, continually operated unit on a Military Installation. On December 31, 1999, PA Wing units were put on stand-by in case of any problems arising from the Y2K bug[citation needed]. During the September 11 attacks, Pennsylvania Wing was ordered to a stand-by state. Although not officially tasked with any missions in direct support, PAWG radio communications centers were operational and prepared to offer assistance. In 2006, PA Wing was activated to fly reconnaissance missions during the 2006 flood. PAWG aircraft flew over major waterways to provide detailed photographs of flood-affected areas and to monitor floodwaters as they moved downstream. 31 CAP Rangers from Pennsylvania Wing traveled 28 hours to Pascagoula, Mississippi to aid in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. PAWG Rangers went door-to-door ensuring that local residents had adequate food, water, and medical care.[2] Pennsylvania Wing Commanders 1. Lt. Col. William L. Anderson 1 Dec 41 to 18 Aug 45 2. Lt. Col. Philip F. Neuweiler 18 Aug 45 to 26 Mar 46[3] 3. Lt. Col. Carl A. Reber 26 Mar 46 to 15 Aug 47[4]

History
See also: History of the Civil Air Patrol

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4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Col. Philip F. Neuweiler 15 Aug 47[5] to 21 Mar 70 Col. Angelo A. Milano 22 Mar 70 to 5 Nov 77 Temp. Col. Andrew E. Skiba 5 Nov 1977 to 28 Jun 1978 Lt. Col. Edward T. Kelly (Int.) 28 Jun 1978 to 1 Jan 1979 Col. Angelo A. Milano 1 Jan 1979 to 7 Dec 1987 Col. Raymond F. Schuler 7 Dec 1987 to 16 Feb 1990 Col. M. Allen Applebaum 16 Feb 1990 to 14 Nov 1990 Col. Larry Kauffman 14 Nov 1990 to 20 Nov 1993 Col. Joseph A. Guimond, Jr. 20 Nov 1993 to 19 Aug 1995 Col. Jean-Pierre J. Habets 19 Aug 1995 to Aug 15 1999 Col. Fredric K. Weiss 15 Aug 1999 to 14 Jun 2003 Col. M. Allen Applebaum 14 Jun 2003 to 29 Sep 2007 Col. Mark A. Lee 29 Sep 2007 to 12 Nov 2011 Col. Sandra E. Brandon 12 Nov 2011 to Present

Pennsylvania Wing Civil Air Patrol

783 Robert Lutz 22 Jan 1986 797 Daniel Weston 08 May 1986 815 David Mertes 05 Sep 1986 882 Paul Andrew 06 Apr 1988 889 John Angeny 01 Jul 1988 935 Lawrence L. Stouffer 18 Apr 1989 950 John Talaber 08 Aug 1989 957 Henry Lutz 29 Aug 1989 1007 William Davis 12 Jun 1990 1043 Kerim Yasar 16 Jan 1991 1073 Joseph Shirer 27 Aug 1991 1074 Randy Lentz 27 Aug 1991 1081 Isaac Zortman 21 Nov 1991 1083 Richard Gray 09 Dec 1991 1101 Nathaniel Szewczyk 25 Feb 1992 1153 Kara Grimaldi 18 Jan 1993 1173 Timothy Cheslock 29 Jun 1993 1174 Sarah Ferdinand 29 Jun 1993 1236 Julian Rivera 12 Jan 1995 1282 Julius Armstrong 22 Dec 1995 1286 Joel A. Martin 03 Dec 1995 1287 Broderick A. Jones 03 Dec 1995 1383 Michael T. Bauer 19 Jul 1998 1409 Jason Secrest 16 Jul 1999 1432 Sean T. Conroy 09 Jun 2000 1480 Joshua Plocinski 21 Dec 2002 1497 Shawn M. Cressman 13 Mar 2003 1590 Erin M. Nelson 21 Feb 2006 1631 David J. Spillane 21 Apr 2007 1658 Robert A. Nolt 26 Jul 2007 1662 Matthew J. Postupack 28 Aug 2007 1677 Thomas P. Carr 22 Dec 2007 1748 Courtney Gallagher 23 Dec 2009 1767 Dane V. Carroll 19 Aug 2010 Source: http://www.spaatz.org/mbr/list.php

Pennsylvania Spaatz Awards 10 Michael F. S. Hanford 14 Feb 1966 47 Kenneth B. Hibbert 12 Sep 1967 62 Ramon L. Bennedetto 16 May 1968 74 Michael A. Allen 22 Nov 1968 79 Richard B. Smith 07 Jan 1969 88 James I. Heald 15 May 1969 104 Paul S. Draper 14 Jan 1970 105 Harry Z. Mertz 14 Jan 1970 116 Gary J. Kirkpatrick 14 May 1970 166 Roy K. Salomon 11 Apr 1972 171 Marie E. Stutz 28 Jun 1972 174 Donald P. Flinn 24 Jul 1972 205 Mark L. Sweeney 15 Mar 1973 220 George S. Rose 18 Jun 1973 230 Robert P. Pelligrini 02 Aug 1973 299 Gary p. Standorf 07 Nov 1974 314 Keith D. Kries 07 Mar 1975 423 Konrad J. Trautman 14 Feb 1977 445 Robert Mattes 02 Oct 1977 452 Lawrence L. Trick 22 Nov 1977 463 Jerrold Warthman 01 Mar 1978 480 Richard Magners 03 Jul 1978 484 Richard Graves 22 Aug 1978 495 James Kraftchak 02 Jan 1979 510 William Snee 01 May 1979 532 Bryan Watson 13 Nov 1979 533 Robert Atwell 16 Nov 1979 534 Terry Hawes 19 Nov 1979 553 Jeff Riley 08 Aug 1980 554 Terry Friend 03 Sep 1980 558 Tim Hawes 27 Oct 1980 570 Richard Yingling 06 May 1981 583 R. Steven Rickert 07 Oct 1981 613 Edward Czeck 25 Jun 1982 625 Sean Neal 13 Dec 1982 626 Anthony Sodano 17 Dec 1982 691 Walter Garnett 01 Apr 1984 738 Kurt Hack 28 Feb 1985

Structure

Former Wing Commander Phillip Neuweiler at PAWG HQ

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Squadrons of Group 1 Squadron Number Group 1 Headquarters Squadron 601 Squadron 602 Squadron 603 Squadron 604 Squadron 605 Squadron 704 Squadron 711 Squadron 712 Squadron 1405 Squadron 1407 Squadron 1408 Squadron 1501 Squadron 1502 Name/Location/Type No Specific Location Washington Composite Allegheny County Composite Golden Triangle Composite Monroeville Composite Rostraver Eagle Composite Beaver Composite Allegheny Valley Composite Butler Composite Latrobe Composite Delmont Cadet Southmoreland Composite Johnstown Composite Somerset Composite Squadrons of Group 2 Squadron Number Group 2 Headquarters Squadron 202 Squadron 301 Squadron 302 Squadron 304 Squadron 306 Squadron 307 Name/Location/Type Fort Indiantown Gap Bedford Composite York Composite Capital City Composite Jesse Jones Composite Harrisburg International Composite Lebanon VFW Cadet

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Website pawingcap.com/gp1 squadron601.us capsqd602.com [1] freewebs.com/s604 rostravereaglecap.com None Listed geocities.com/penncap711 capbutler.org squadron1405.com squadron1407.com None Listed None Listed None Listed

Website pawingcap.com/gp2 bedfordcap.org home.earthlink.net/~nerpa021 None Listed home.earthlink.net/~nerpa010 None Listed squadron307.us squadrons meet weekly to conduct training. There are three types of Civil Air Patrol squadrons. A cadet squadron focus primarily on providing for cadets. A senior squadron is a unit dedicated to allowing senior members to focus on CAPs missions. Composite squadrons have both cadets and senior members working together.

Pennsylvania Wing is the highest echelon of Civil Air Patrol in Pennsylvania. PA Wing reports to Northeast Region CAP, who reports to CAP National Headquarters. Pennsylvania Wing Headquarters is located in a renovated World War Two Post Exchange (PX) and Non Commissioned Officers Club (NCO Club) at Fort Indiantown Gap in Annville, Pennsylvania. Offices, classrooms, a communications center and an emergency operations center are located inside the Headquarters. Additionally, the headquarters building is located approximately one mile from Muir Army Airfield. Below the Wing level, Pennsylvania is divided into six smaller groups. Each group conducts its own training and programs, with actual missions assigned to a group from Pennsylvania Wing. Originally, the state was divided into three groups (western, central, and eastern); but with an increasing number of squadrons, PAWG divided split each group into northern and southern sections, creating six groups in 2007.[6] Underneath each group are numerous squadrons. Squadrons are the local level of organization, and

Groups and Squadrons

Group 1
Group 1 is responsible for operations in and around the Pittsburgh area.

Group 2
Group 2 operates around Harrisburg.

Group 3
Group 3 operates in the greater Philadelphia area.

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Squadrons of Group 3 Squadron Number Group 3 Headquarters Squadron 101 Squadron 102 Squadron 103 Squadron 104 Squadron 105 Squadron 209 Communications Flight 312 Squadron 801 Squadron 805 Squadron 807 Squadron 811 Squadron 812 Squadron 907 Squadron 1001 Squadron 1006 Squadron 1007 Squadron 1008 Name/Location/Type Willow Grove JRB Philadelphia Composite Philadelphia Composite NE Philadelphia Composite NE Philadelphia Senior Wyoming Composite Meets via CAP Radio Website pawingcap.com/gp3 pawingcap.com/gp3/ 102 None Listed None Listed None Listed None Listed None Listed

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Notes

Lower Bucks Cadet Squadron [2]

Allentown Optimist Compos- None Listed ite Lehigh Valley Composite Bangor Slate Belt Composite Reading Composite Spaatz Composite Doylestown Composite Norwood Composite W. Philadelphia Composite Delco Composite Chester County Composite None Listed None Listed squadron811.webs.com None Listed dyl907.org/ None Listed None Listed cap1007.com capsquadron1008.org Unit Citation Award

Squadrons of Group 4 Squadron Number Group 4 Headquarters Squadron 201 Squadron 203 Squadron 207 Squadron 904 Squadron 805 Squadron 801 Name/Location/Type Hazleton Municipal Airport Wayne Composite Hazleton Composite Mt Pocono Composite Quakertown Composite Lehigh Valley Composite Allentown Composite Website None Listed None Listed None Listed cap207.com None Listed None Listed capsquadron801.shutterfly.com

Group 4
Group 4 conducts operations in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area.

Schools
Pennsylvania Wing conducts a number of schools as a part of its cadet programs. These schools provide instruction and hands on experience to members in a variety of areas, ranging from aviation to search and rescue.

Group 5
The Group 5 region encompasses much of North Central Pennsylvania, including State College, Altoona, and Williamsport.

Hawk Mountain Ranger School

Main article: Hawk Mountain Ranger School Pennsylvania Wing operates the longest continuously operating school of search and rescue in the United

Group 6
Group 6 is responsible for operations near Erie.

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Squadrons of Group 5 Squadron Number Group 5 Headquarters Squadron 239 Squadron 338 Squadron 339 Squadron 401 Squadron 522 Squadron 1504 Name/Location/Type State College Mid-State Composite Nittany Composite Wellsboro Composite Williamsport Composite Selinsgrove Cadet Flight Keystone Country Cadet Squadrons of Group 6 Squadron Number Group 6 Headquarters Squadron 122 Squadron 123 Squadron 125 Squadron 501 Squadron 502 Squadron 503 Squadron 504 Squadron 505 Squadron 714 Name/Location/Type Greenville Mercer County Composite Lawrence County Composite Armstrong County Composite Major Don Beatty Composite Erie Composite Crawford County Composite Clarion Composite Warren County Composite Jimmy Stewart Composite

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Website gp5.pawg.cap.gov midstatecap.org 338.gp5.pawg.cap.gov squadron339.org williamsportcap.org None Listed None Listed

Website pawingcap.com/gp6 None Listed squadron123.org sqdn125.org None Listed eriecivilairpatrol.com None Listed None Listed None Listed None Listed

and offers a 10-day course during the summer as a National Cadet Special Activity.

Summer Schools

Cadets Stand at Attention during Basic Encampment Group 1 Insignia States.[7] Hawk Mountain Ranger School is funded and operated by the Wing both as a cadet program and also to instruct CAP members in emergency services operations. HMRS typically conducts training once a month, Basic Encampment Often referred to only as Encampment, this school is a 9 day condensed version of the Air Forces Basic Training program, modified for cadets age 12-17. The encampment teaches basic cadets the fundamentals of followership and discipline in both an academic and applied environment. This course is traditionally taught at Fort Indiantown Gap.[8]

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Cadet Leadership School CLS is also a 9 day course, offered a few weeks before basic encampment. CLS is similar to Air Force ROTCs Field Training program, focusing on developing cadets leadership potential. This course involves both classroom instruction and applied leadership skills.[8] Glider Flight Encampment Glider Flight Encampment instructs cadets in the principles of flight, culminating in several rides in an unpowered glider.[8] Powered Flight Encampment Powered Flight Encampment instructs cadets in the basics of aviation. Cadets learn about ground and air procedures, as well as fly in CAP owned Cessna 172s and 182s. Cadets that do well during the program may earn their solo wings.[8]

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References
[1] [2] "eServices, National Headquarters". Civil Air Patrol. http://www.capnhq.gov. Retrieved 3 May 2011. 1st Lt Elizabeth Hornbach (September 2005). "Pennsylvania Wing Aids in Disaster Relief". http://www.pawingcap.com/docs/ Wingslip_2005_09.pdf. Retrieved 2008-09-30. Neprud, Robert (1948). Flying Minute Men, The Story of Civil Air Patrol. Washington, D.C.: Office of Air Force History, USAF. pp. 150. Neprud, Robert (1948). Flying Minute Men, The Story of Civil Air Patrol. Washington, D.C.: Office of Air Force History, USAF. pp. 150. Neprud, Robert (1948). Flying Minute Men, The Story of Civil Air Patrol. Washington, D.C.: Office of Air Force History, USAF. pp. 150. "About the CAP". http://www.pawingcap.com/ gp1/about/about.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-03. "Hawk Mountain Ranger Training School". http://www.pawingcap.com/hawk/. Retrieved 2008-10-29. ^ "2008 PA Wing Schools". http://www.pawingcap.com/cadet-programs. Retrieved 2008-10-17. "Contact Us". http://www.pawingcap.com/ contact. Retrieved 2008-10-29.

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Other Schools
BCOP is a weekend course to teach new cadets about the fundamentals of Civil Air Patrol. Topics covered include uniform care, basic drill instruction, opportunities available to cadets, as well as fun and fellowship. This course is typically offered in the early spring. Squadron Leadership School Squadrons are the local unit of Civil Air Patrol, and this course covers material related to the successful operation of a Civil Air Patrol squadron.

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Contact information
PA Wing CAP Headquarters Building 3-108 Fort Indiantown Gap Annville, PA 17003 Hours of Operation Pennsylvania Wing Headquarters is normally staffed between 0830 to 1700 Local time on business days, and occasionally on weekends and other times as required.[9]

External links
Pennsylvania Wing Civil Air Patrol Pennsylvania Wing Communications Website PA Wing Cadet Activities Pennsylvania Wing Cadet Programs Pennsylvania Wing Summer Encampment Pennsylvania Wing Cadet Leadership School Hawk Mountain Ranger School

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