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FROM THE
COMMANDERS DESK
Greetings Fredericksburg Composite Squadron members!
I welcome you to the first Fredericksburg Composite Squadron newsletter.
This new communication media will be used to keep members informed
on the activities and progress of our unit. I also welcome the parents and
guardians of our cadets to provide their e-mail address, so that they canalso be informed of unit news.
The past eighteen months of the unit have proven to be quite successful.
As of April 16, 2011, the unit has grown to a total of 100 members, 59
cadets and 41 seniors. Thank you to all those who have worked diligentlyand tirelessly promoting the unit and making this happen. 2011 saw a
change in both the cadet and senior staff. 1Lt Doug Clark served as the
Deputy Commander for Cadets for three years. 1Lt Clark was a natural in
that position and possessed a special quality for directing the cadet pro-gram and a big heart for the cadets. 1Lt Linda Tabb volunteered to take
the baton as DCC from 1Lt Clark. Since then, she has done a superb job inadvancing the cadet program and cadet staff.
1Lt Richard Leonard took the duty positions of Deputy Commander for Seniors and Finance Officer and assistant
Communications Officer. In those positions, he has performed at a high level, taking the initiative in overseeing
senior activities and meetings. He has established a Facebook group for our squadron and sees that pertinent information is distributed to the membership in a timely manner. He has volunteered to serve the unit in support of
many activities and logistical manners.
I salute all of those senior members who have given of their time unselfishly to promote
CAP and support our cadets. You are not forgotten nor are you taken for granted. We
know that these positions are voluntary and many times the only reward we see is theadvancement of our cadets in CAP and in their personal lifes endeavors.
As we continue to grow in size we will need more senior members involved. The more
that are involved, the less each will have to do. I personally invite all those who have nobeen actively participating, to once again become active members.
Respectfully,
Julius Garrett, Capt CAP
UPCOMING EVENTS
Friday, April 22Lockheed Martin
Fighter Demonstration Center
Friday, April 29
Pentagon Tour
Saturday, May 14Air Traffic Control
System Command Center
Monday, May 30
National Memorial Day Parade,
Washington, DC
June 25-July 3
VA Wing EncampmentFt. Picket
Capt Julius Garrett, Commander MER-VA-108 Spring 2011 Edition
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IWO JIMA VETERAN GIVES LIVING HISTORY LESSONBy Lisa Sylvia, VA-108 PA
Frank Matthews grew up in the
backwoods of South Carolina. His
family hunted not for sport but to pu
food on the table. They farmed theirown food and traveled on red clay
roads. His father dreamed that hewould follow his steps and become a
Presbyterian minister, but Frank
wanted to be a musician. When the
Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor,Frank knew his father wouldnt let
him enlist. It was his mother who
signed the papers.
Frank told the cadets how differentthings were when he was their age.
The impact of World War II had cre-ated many hardships in his commu-
nity because of the shortage of supplies. They had to use ration cards for gas and shoes. These sacrifices for
the war effort stopped normal teen activities. Basketball and baseball were canceled. They even canceled theirprom.
The cadets heard how Frank shared his piano playing talent with soldiers throughout his time in the corps. Heshowed a picture of the organ he played on his ship and on the beach of Iwo Jima during religious services.
The cadets also heard about one of Franks pranks on his ship. I still havent forgiven the navy for the meals
they served to me during the war, said Frank. The cafeteria on the ship had a sign on the wall that said FoodWill Win the War. Frank and his friend got up one night and painted next to it yes, but how will we getthe enemy to eat it? The cadets enjoyed his stories and humor.
Virginia Wing Cadet Encampment
Staff Positions Filled With Our Own
Congratulations to the following cadets from our squadron
who have been selected for staff positions at cadet
encampment this summer:
Squadron First Sergeants:
C/CMSgt Matthew Papandrea, C/SMSgt Jairus Tabb
Flight Sergeant: C/SSgt John Boelsche
Standardization and Evaluation: C/TSgt Justine Strickland
Administration: C/SMSgt Gabriela Duncan
SENIOR MEMBER
PROMOTIONSBy Lt Col Liz Sydow,
Professional Development Officer
1st Lt Sean Green, 1st Lt Linda Tabb
2nd Lt Shari Barber, 2nd Lt Melvin Jarrett,
2nd Lt Kimberly Kyle,2nd Lt Brittany Stone, 2nd Lt Jason Stone
Level One Training:Jackie Bratager, David Fairhurst,
Curtis Padgett, Jeffrey Smith, Lisa Sylvia
Congratulations!
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CADET SPOTLIGHTSBy 1st Lt Linda Tabb, Deputy Cadet Commander (DCC) Flying High!!!
The following cadets from our squadron competed and were accepted forNCSA (National Cadet Special
Activities) for the 2011 summer. Congratulations Cadets!
C/2dLt Xavier Campbell received a Green Light from the Virginia Wing to be at the top of the slotting
system for acceptance to a 2011 NCSA. He is attending Glider Flight Academy in Rome, GA, July 8-16,
2011, and is currently an alternate forNational Blue Beret. Every wing in the nation has an opportunity to
recommend its highest qualified applicants with a green light. The Virginia Wing Selection Board inter-
views all candidates individually to provide their recommendations to each National Activity Director. All
other cadets applying to an NCSA are evaluated based on age, longevity in the cadet program, promotion
achievements and number of prior national activities. Xavier is one of 7 cadets in Virginia with this honor.
C/SMSgt Gabriela Duncan is attending Hawk Mountain Search and Rescue School in Kempton, PA,
July 9-17, 2011.
Cadet CommanderC/1st Lt Nathan Leon Guerrero has been selected to be a staff member forHonorGuard Academy in Westminster, MD, July 10-23, 2011.
C/CMSgt Matthew Papandrea is returning for his second
attendance at Honor Guard Academy in Westminster, MD
July 10-23, 2011.
C/MSgt Rachel Sydow is attending Powered FlightAcademy in Blackstone, VA July 2-10, 2011.
C/SMSgt Daniel Sylvia is attending National Blue Beret
in Oshkosh, WI, July 19-Aug 2, 2011.
C/SMSgt Jairus Tabb is attending Civil Engineering
Familiarization Course at Tyndall AFB in Florida, July
17-23, 2011.
In order to be eligible for an NCSA you must first attend a
Cadet Encampment.
For additional information go to: www.ncsas.com
CADET PROMOTIONS
Congratulations to the following cadets who
have promoted in the past 90 days:
Gen J F Curry (Achievement 1)
C/Amn Garrett M Horne
C/Amn Nicholas M Swann
C/Amn David M Turbyfill
Gen Hap Arnold (Achievement 2)
C/A1C Allison M Eley
Mary Feik (Achievement 3)
C/SrA Jonathan K Veldhuyzen
MilestoneWright Brothers Award
Phase I Completion
C/SSgt Alexander Thompson
Capt Eddie Rickenbacker (Achievement 4)C/TSgt John A Boelsche
MilestoneBilly Mitchell Award,
Phase II Completion
C/2dLt Joseph Tharp
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Citizens Serving Communities...
WILDERNESS BATTLEFIELD
PARK CLEAN-UP DAYCadets and cadre spend a Saturday morning assisting
with the preservation and clean-up of nearby CivilWar national park. Below: C/Amn Turbyfill,
C/SMSgt Sylvia and Cadre Roberson. Left Picture:(LtoR.) C/A1C Eley, C/Ivory, C/Veldhuyzen,
C/Amn Swann, C/Vandevander, C/Amn Eley.
TWO OF OUR CADETS
GRADUATE FROM GSAR
COLLEGE AT
FT. PICKET
C/SMSgt Daniel Sylvia and C/2d Lt XavierCampbell both attended the Ground Search and
Rescue College at Ft. Pickett. The college
offered Virginia Department of Emergency
Management courses in Search Team Membercertification for VDEM and CAP GTM levels
1, 2 & 3. The training took place over two
weekends, March 11-13, 2011, and April 8-10,2011.
Look for their GTM patches they are now eli-gible to wear.
Congratulations!
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...Above and Beyond
JOINT SAR TRAINING MISSION
Cadets and Senior Members train with the Stafford County Sherriff Office Search and Rescue Team,Stafford Fire and Rescue and Dogs East. The day started with classroom instruction on land navigation
utilizing map and compass and techniques for securing and transporting patients.
The training mission took place on wooded property at the Vulcan Rock Quarry. Squadron membersjoined three different ground teams to search quadrants for a missing father and son.
The teams are briefed ...father and son are found!
C/SMSgt/Duncan helps lift injured C/Amn Swann.
A tour of the mobile Incident Command Center.
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SENIOR
MEMBER
SPOTLIGHTBy SM/Lisa Sylvia,
PAO
1st Lt Richard J.
Leonard, isnt justour Deputy Com-
mander for Seniors.
He is our very own
CSI, Law and Order,NCIS guy. One of the
least talked about
perks of being a CAPmember is the opportu-
nity to work with ex-
tremely talented peoplewho have excelled in their careers. These members bring our squadron the professionalism and expertise
that elevate everyones experiences through association and mentorship.
1st Lt Leonard has accompanied cadets on numerous events. What the cadets dont know about him is thathe has achieved medals in the U.S. Air Force, the Maryland Air National Guard and the District of Columbia
Air National Guard. He also served Virginia for 31 years in law enforcement with both the Prince William
County Sherriffs Office and the Stafford County Sherriffs Office. He has extensive experience with ad-
ministration, criminal investigations, emergency management and strategic planning.
Our very own Gibbs was Virginias Homicide
Investigator of the Year in 1999. He also re-ceived a lifetime achievement award for his ser-
vice to our states D.A.R.E. program. He was the
founder and producerof the air show
DARE show at
Mannassas RegionalAirport. 1st Lt Leo-
nard was instrumentalin arranging our in-
volvement in the Staf-ford County Sherriffs
Office Joint SAR
Training Mission.
Thank you
1st Lt Leonard!
Cadet Vandevander and C/Amn Sylvia join 1st Lt Richard Leonard
on a ground team training search.
CADET COMMANDERS
CORNERBy C/1st Lt Nathan Leon Guerrero
Double Time, Double Check.
If you're running late to a meeting, don't forget to go
over your Uniform twice before you leave to make sure
you didn't forget anything. Its always advised to haveeverything prepared beforehand to prevent any last
minute mistakes, but for those days where you only
have enough time to get home and change into youruniform and go, don't forget to check your
Cover, Insignia, Collar, Belt, Socks and Shoes. Take
the extra minute to inspect yourself, and you'll be readyevery time.
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Recruitment Corner2nd Lt Shari Barber,
Recruitment & Retention Officer
100 Squadron Members!
The Fredericksburg Composite Squadron has
reached over 100 members for the first timesince it was chartered. Keep spreading the word
about our integrity, volunteer service, excellence
and respect. We have been VA Wing Squadronof the Year before and we can do it again.
To help our efforts, we have excellent recruiting
flyers and posters. You can assist the squadronby getting permission from your school and
workplaces to display and distribute our materi-
als. 2nd Lt Barber or SM/Lisa Sylvia, PublicAffairs Officer, have these items for your use.
Squadron Fact: We have cadet members whoattend 17 different middle and high schools in
the Fredericksburg area.
Drug Demand Reduction1st Lt Ann Campbell, DDR Officer
DDR Vision for CAP: To be a leading
force in Americas drug demand reduction strat-egy through the development of tomorrowsleaders in volunteer community service for a
drug-free world.
There is great information about our DDR pro-gram online. Take some time to look through
the education and promotion suggestions and
bring your ideas to 1st Lt Campbell. We are
looking for opportunities to bring our drug freemessage to our community.
BETTER THINGS TO
DO THAN DRUGS
Safety Officer2nd Lt Gregory Brown
Online Safety Education
Cadets and Senior Members arerequired to complete monthly online safety testsat: www.capmembers.com
In the website, log into Eservices and look onthe left column list of My Favorites under CAP
Utilities. At the bottom you will find Online
Safety Education.
If you do not complete monthly online safety
testing, you will not be allowed to participate in
meetings or activities and will beremoved from Eservices access.
Semper Vigilans
Aerospace Education
Did You See It?
In March, we received an important heads-upfrom ourAerospace Education Officer, 1st Lt
David Floyd. He emailed squadron members to
look to the sky on Tuesday night, March 8th at7:24 pm for a unique opportunity.
We were able to see, with the naked eye, the
space shuttle Discovery and the InternationalSpace Station flying across the clear and starry
sky for about four minutes. It was a rare celes-
tial event. Both were brightly visible as individ-
ual points of reflected sunlight.
The Discovery and ISS had separated for the last
time and remained in formation orbiting to-gether.
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SQUADRON PATCH CONTEST The Fredericksburg Composite Squadron needs a patch!Deadline: Thursday Squadron Meeting, May 12, 2011 Bring in your design to any meeting before the deadline. Sample squadron patches:
City of Fredericksburg Seal, Coat of Arms & Flag:
CITY MOTTO: Famam extendimus factis (We extend fame by deeds)
SYMBOLISMS: The two feathers are taken from the Badge of the Prince of
Wales to memorialize Prince Frederick, the eldest son of King George II of
England, for whom the City of Fredericksburg was named. The feathers are
gold for the glory with which Fredericksburg has honored its proud heritage.
The small red shield with a golden Crown of Charlemagne is taken from the
arms of the Royal House of Hanover in commemoration of the naming of
the early streets of the City for members of that royal family. The back-
ground of the shield is silver (white symbolizes silver), representing the ide-
alism and sacrifice of our Revolutionary War, in recognition of the many
patriots which the City of Fredericksburg furnished to that cause. The blue
saltire is from the Battle Flag of the Confederate Army, as a memorial to
Fredericksburgs epic role in the War Between the States. The crest is based
upon the crest of George Washington, which is a golden coronet with a ra-ven issuing there from. Washingtons crest has been differenced by replac-
ing the raven with a Cardinal, the official state bird of the Commonwealth of
Virginia. The Citys crest honors both George Washington, its son,and Vir-
ginia, its mother. The griffin is a fabulous beast which is half eagle and half
lion. In these arms it represents the illustrious heritage of Fredericksburgs
proud British Colonial past and its great American role of the past, present
and future.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!By 1st Lt Rebekah Fulton, Personnel Officer
Cadets: Adam Allison, Peter Allison, Michael Berkely,C/2d Lt Xavier Campbell, Elliott Fairhurst, Elise Ivory,
Derick Lyon, Brian Mead, Jerrod Price, Nigel Smith,Nikita Smith, C/MSgt Rachel Sydow, Joshua Turbyfill,
Ian Woods
Seniors: Jackie Bratager, 1st Lt Ann Campbell,
1st Lt Sean Green, Lt Col Liz Sydow, Lisa Sylvia,Robert Wardrop, Brandon White
THURSDAY MEETINGS6:30pm9:00pm
MEETING LOCATION:
Virginia National Guard Armory1700 Jefferson Davis Highway
Fredericksburg VA
(Senior meetings on 2nd and 4th
Thursday of the month)
FREDERICKSBURG COMPOSITE
SQUADRON MAILING ADDRESS:
24 Cascade LnFredericksburg VA 22406-4224
SQUADRON COMMANDERCapt. Julius Garrett
540-752-0363
mr_jwg@verizon.net
DEPUTY COMMANDER FOR CADETS1st Lt Linda Tabb
757-880-4216latabb@comcast.net
DEPUTY COMMANDER FOR SENIOR1st Lt Richard Leonard
540-408-3149
pwcpig116@comcast.net
CADET COMMANDERC/1st Lt Nathan Leon Guerrero
540-623-5562
longlivecap@yahoo.com
PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICERLisa Sylvia
540-207-5028
lisamariesylvia@verizon.net
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