Upper Valley Action Fair
Saturday, 24 November 2007 - Lebanon, NH — The Lebanon Composite Squadron participated in the Upper Valley Action Fair today. The event, sponsored by Headrest, helps youth in the area find interesting organizations and activities in which to participate. Their mission is to "Offer Our Youth an Array of Alternative Activities In an Effort to Deter Their Use of Alcohol and Other Drugs" which is one of the goals of the Civil Air Patrol Drug Demand Reduction program as well.
Cadets Halpin, Stallmann, and Williams came to help out seniors Balog and Keen with our booth. After a presentation by another group, the cadets thought it would be fun to put together a short drill presentation. Although Stallmann had only just started learning the rifle drill that morning, he put in a great performance for the crowd.
Watch the video (6.7 MB)Thanks to everyone who was able to make it to help out on this holiday weekend.
Halpin Receives Mitchell
Monday, 19 November 2007 - Lebanon, NH — Connor Halpin joins the small but growing number of cadet officers in the Lebanon Composite Squadron. Tonight Halpin received the Billy Mitchell Award and promotion to c/2Lt. Lebanon Mayor Patrick Hayes and Chief of Police James Alexander were in attendance to present Halpin with his certificate while the cadet's grandfather had the honor of promoting his grandson.
Lebanon Mayor Patrick Hayes (left) and Chief of Police James Alexander (right) presented the Billy Mitchell Award to Halpin.
Tango Flight Graduates
Monday, 19 November 2007 - Lebanon, NH — Five cadets tonight graduated from their basic training. Receiving their Curry award and promotion to c/Airman were Daniel Ferrao, Ethan Forauer, Noah Johnson, Harrison Linowski, and Benjamin Stallmann. Congratulations to these cadets on successfully passing the first milestone in what will hopefully be a long and enjoyable career in the Civil Air Patrol and the Lebanon Squadron.
Rock Climbing
Sunday, 28 October 2007 - Bethlehem, NH — A group of eight cadets and two seniors drove to the White Mountain School in Bethlehem, NH for a day of Rock Climbing. The walls were still set with challenging hand holds as they hadn't been reset for the previous day's competition, but everyone had a great time wearing themselves out.
Williams (left) using the corner and Freeman tackling the overhang.
Thanks to c/Maj Chelsea Heath, a student at the school and member of the squadron, for planning the day. Thanks to Capt. Josh McGary for organizing a free lunch from Pizza Hut for the participants.
Successful Open House
Monday, 25 August 2007 - Lebanon, NH — Our open house was one of the best we have had recently. We had many visitors checking out our aircraft and van, and speaking with our cadets and senior members.
Update: Monday, 8 September 2007 — We now have a total of 8 new cadets in our Tango (training) flight.
Airport Awareness Day
Saturday, 18 August 2007 - Lebanon, NH — The Lebanon Airport today sponsored the annual Airport Awareness Day. Members of the Experimental Aircraft Association gave free flights to youth. We had our aircraft on display and we had a lot of kids enjoy sitting in the cockpit throughout the day. We also had our two ground vehicles on display as well.
Members also assisted at the event directing traffic, helping with flight line security, and providing assistance to visitors. We also had an information table with a great deal of interest from visitors.
Thanks to everyone who was able to help make the day a success.
Prouty Patrol
Saturday, 14 July 2007 - Hanover, NH — Five members of the Lebanon squadron today provided assistance to the annual Prouty bike/walk fundraising event. Thanks to 1Lt. George and SM Balog along with cadets Cohen, Dulac, and Mather for helping make the event run smoothly. They helped with communications and provided assistance to bikers with mechanical problems along part of the 100 mile loop.
3,500 people participated in this year's Prouty and helped raise over $1.6 million for cancer research at the Norris Cotton Cancer Center.
Wings and Wheels
Wednesday, 4 July 2007 - Springfield, VT — Parking at Springfield's annual Wings and Wheels July 4th celebration was handled by members of the Lebanon squadron today. Despite the intermittent rain throughout the day, the squadron members did a great job getting all the visitors in and out efficiently and without incident. Thanks to 1Lt. George, 1Lt. Adams, SM Balog, 2Lt. Bernard, and cadets Dodge, Dulac, Halpin, Marvin, and Williams for a job well done.
Cadets Given Command at Encampment
Monday, 25 June 2007 - Lebanon, NH — Two cadets from the Lebanon squadron were awarded command positions at this summer's cadet encampment. c/SMSgt Mather will be Bravo Flight Commander and c/CMSgt Halpin will be Alpha Flight Sergeant. Congratulations to both and we wish them all the best as they take on their leadership positions at the end of July.
Halpin Receives Armstrong Award
Monday, 25 June 2007 - Lebanon, NH — Congratulations to cadet Connor Halpin who was promoted tonight to Chief Master Sergeant and received the Armstrong award.
Lebanon Airport Firefighter Training
25-26 June 2007 - Lebanon, NH — Capt. Rangi Keen and 1Lt. Joshua McGary assisted the city of Lebanon by driving volunteer firefighters during their familiarization training at the airport. Due in large part to this training, the airport expects to receive a level I rating from the FAA allowing it to accommodate airline flights with up to 50 passengers an increase from the current maximum of 30.
Tango Flight Graduates
Monday, 18 June 2007 - Lebanon, NH — The four newest members of the Lebanon Squadron tonight graduated from their basic training. Receiving their Curry award and promotion to c/Airman were Connor Dodge, Christopher Kondi, Marcus Lewis, and Alexander Marvin. Congratulations to these cadets on successfully passing the first milestone in what will hopefully be a long and enjoyable career in the Civil Air Patrol and the Lebanon Squadron.
Thanks also go to the sergeants for Tango Flight, c/SMSgt Garcia and c/SMSgt DeVall for their hard work in leading Tango Flight. Our next basic training class will begin in September.
c/Amn Connor Dodge pinned by his parents
c/Amn Christopher Kondi pinned by c/SMSgt DeVall and Capt. Keen
c/Amn Marcus Lewis pinned by his mother and Capt. Keen
c/Amn Alexander Marvin pinned by Capt. Keen and his father
DeVall Receives the Doolittle Award
Monday, 18 June 2007 - Lebanon, NH — Cadet Jonathan DeVall tonight received the Doolittle award and promotion to c/Senior Master Sergeant. DeVall has been active in the squadron since 2005 and has most recently been working with our newest cadets in Tango Flight.
c/SMSgt Jonathan DeVall pinned by Capt. Keen and 1Lt. McGary
Battleship Cove
2-3 June 2007 - Fall River, MA — Cadets and senior members from the Lebanon Composite Squadron joined members of other New Hampshire wing squadrons in a visit to Battleship Cove this weekend.
Gliding Season Has Begun
Saturday, 12 May 2007 - Springfield, VT — After spending the winter snug in a custom built shelter, our little yellow glider was put to work today. With the sun out but not too hot a number of Lebanon cadets had a chance to experience flight without an engine. Everyone had a blast as they tried (some successful) to catch the thermals and stay aloft longer than the tow plane.
Connor Dodge (left) greets Matthew Dulac (in cockpit) after his flight.
Lebanon Takes the Gold
Saturday, 5 May 2007 - Concord, NH — Cadets from the Lebanon squadron today took home the first place plaque in one of three rocket competitions. Our "Storm Caster" (held by Williams in the photo) flew higher than any of the other contestants and took the gold in the altitude competition.
From left to right: Nestor, Marvin, Dulac, and Williams showing off the rockets and first place plaque.
Our "Eggscaliber" (held by Marvin in the photo) was one of three rockets to pass the first round with the egg intact. Unfortunately, all three failed to protect their cargo on their second flights. As a result, no squadron won this competition but we and the other two squadrons received recognition for passing the first round.
Our "Mean Machine" (held by Nestor in the photo) narrowly lost the duration competition when it's parachute failed to deploy completely in the final round.
Congratulations to all who participated in building, painting, and launching these rockets.
Additional photos are available on the wing web site.
New Cadet Commander
Monday, 26 March 2007 - Lebanon, NH — c/1Lt Joshua Bauder today relinquished his position as cadet commander. Taking his place is c/2Lt Dominic Filiano.
Bauder has been accepted to the USAF Academy and will be attending in the fall.
Great Turnout for Open House
Monday, 26 February 2007 - Lebanon, NH — Our open house was a great success. We had over 20 visitors to the squadron checking out our aircraft and van, and speaking with our cadets and senior members.
Update: Monday, 26 March 2007 — We now have a total of 5 new cadets in our Tango (training) flight and 3 new senior members. Two of the new senior members are airline pilots, one of whom holds CFII and MEI certificates.