Seacoast Squadron - Oct 2011

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see what else they can accom-

plish under Lt Parent. Cadet

Madore will fill the role of Cadet

Deputy Commander until he

reports September 2012 to begin

training as a U.S.A.F. Combat

Controller, one of the most diffi-

cult and demanding jobs available

in the military.

Incoming commander C/1Lt.

Parent is a sophomore at Epping

High School where he is a striker

on the varsity soccer team and

vice president of the student

council. He also belongs to of

Health Occupations Students of

America (vice president) and

Police Explorers (Chief). In hisspare time (?!), he works at

McDonalds in Newington.

In CAP, Lt. Parent holds a Tech-

nicians Rating in Communications

and is a graduate of Pararescue

Orientation Course (PJOC) in

New Mexico. At the Wing he is

chairperson of the Cadet Adviso-

ry Council and Wing Representa-

tive to the Northeast Region.

He plays the acoustic guitar and

hopes to attend college studying

emergency medicine.

On Thursday, September 22,

2011 the Seacoast Composite

Squadron marshaled in a new

Cadet Commander.

After over a year and a halfof providing outstanding

leadership, C/2lt. Adam Ma-

dore relinquished command

to C/1lt. Adam Parent.

Capt. Blain Cote, Squadron

Commander, presided over

the ceremony.

Outgoing commander C/2lt.

Madore is a senior at Thornton

Academy. He is a fireman with

the Saco, ME department

(callman, EMS student, and ice

and water rescue technician) and

works as a lifeguard at both the

beach and at a local water park.

He attended encampment as a

basic and again as a flight ser-

geant, graduated from Hawk

Mountain Ranger School when he

was 13 and attended many other

Wing (and Region) Emergency

Services trainings. In 2010 he

graduated from the Combat

Control Orientation Course,

two weeks designed to show the

challenges of the combat control

field to cadetsone of the most

challenging experiences available

to cadets in the NCSA program.

I am very proud to have been

commander of the best squadronin the nation, says Lt. Madore.

The motivation everyone has to

help the community and each

other is awesome. We had the

biggest group at the airshow and

at encampment. Attendance at

our local activities is also out-

standing. We have sent kids all

over the country for flight acade-

mies, Cyber Patriot. PJOC,

CCOC, Hawk Mountain, en-

campments, IACE etc. The ca-

dets in the Squadron get betterevery meeting and I cant wait to

C/2Lt. Madore hands the squadron

flag off to Sq. CC Capt. Blain Cote

Change of Command Ceremony

S E M P E R V I G I L A N S !

Civil Air PatrolO C T O B E R 2 0 1 1V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1U P C O M I N G

E V E N T S

Touch a Truck, 15

October

Gliders! 16 October

Guided Training Exer-

cise 17-23 October

Color Guard Academy. 5

-6 November

Rocketry w/ NH ANG

Dependents 29 Novem-

ber

Wreaths Across Ameri-ca 10 December

Wilderness EMT 10-14

December

NCO Academy and

Northeast Region Cadet

Leadership School, 26

December-1 Jan.

Seacoast Composite Squadron

NH Wing

Northeast Region

About the Change of Command Ceremony

The colors represent not only the heritage and history of the unit, but also the unity and loyalty

its soldiers. The colors are the commanders symbol of authority, represenng his responsibilie

the organizaon. Wherever the Commander is, there also are the colors. The passing of the unit

colors represents the transfer of authority and responsibility for the unit from one commander to

another. U.S. Army FM 3-21.5


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NH Wing Names Squadron

Commander of the Year:Congratulations to our own

Captain Blain Cote

Capt. Cote receives the Sq. Commander of the

Year Award from Wing Commander Col Moran

Capt. Cote at South Berwick Kids Day

Patrick Royer C/CMSgt

Christian Davila C/MSgt

Corey Zinck C/SSgt

Jonathan Washington C/SrA

Adrian Schidlovsky C/SrA

Shawn Heyland C/Amn

Connor Heyland C/A1C

Evan Hultstrom C/A1C

Christopher Cashman C/SrA

Robert Dailey C/Amn

Tristan Grieve C/Amn

Recent Promotions


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P A G E 3

Rocketry Competition and Wing Picnic

October 1, 2011was wet and rainyat the ANG training facility in

Center Strafford, but spirits

werent dampened by the non-

meteor showers at the annual

Wing Rocketry Competition

and Picnic. We launched all of

our rockets successfully, but

just missed out on the altitude

and accuracy prizes. Congrat-

ulations to the Hawk and High-

landers squadrons. On the

plus side, none of the Seacoast

weapons of grass destruction

landed on a roof or in a tree.

Another highlight of the day

was when the RC

(remote control) air-

craft took to the skies.

Lt. Col. Goupil ensured

each squadron hadtheir own plane. Many

of the cadets had the

opportunity to take

control and flew them

well despite challenging

winds. As auto-land

was not installed, Lt.

Col. Goupil kindly

stepped in to accom-

plish the landings.

During the afternoon

cookout, Col. William Moran,

the NH Wing Commander,

welcomed special guest Col.

Hayden, the Northeast Region

Commander. Col. Moran also

gave an award to Col. Dale

Hardy for being the Senior

Member of the Year. And

Squadron Commander of theYear? Wait for itCapt. Blain

Cote! Thats right! Our own

squadron commander received

this most prestigious honor.

Well done, Col. Hardy and

Capt. Cote!

C I V I L A I R P A T R O L


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Wounded Warrior Project

O n Sunday, September 11, 2011 the squadron traveledto Dover, NH to participate in a fundraiser for theWounded Warrior Project. In cooperation with the Dover

American Legion Auxiliary and two other local Jr. ROTC

groups, we manned a toll booth encouraging drivers to pull

over and donate to the fund. The great display of enthusiasm,

waving flags, and posters helped raise over $2,429. The Mission

of the Wounded Warrior Project is "To Honor and Empower

Wounded Warriors."

Many thanks to the American Legion for providing a

delicious lunch to the volunteers!

More information on the Wounded Warrior project is available at:

ww.woundedwarriorproject.org


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Ask C/SSgt. ReesI know that Col. Moran is the NH Wing Commander. Who is the Northeast

Region Commander? -Capt. Smith

Col. Christopher Hayden! Born in the UK, Col. Hayden, a for-

mer film and television producer, has almost 2,000 hours of

flight time. He has held the post of both squadron commander

(58th Composite Sq. in Portland) and Maine Wing Command-

er.

Cadet of the Quarter is an honored award. It shows that you have dedi-

cated yourself to CAP and worked hard. You earn points towards Cadet

of the Quarter by your rate of advancement, attendance at meetings

and events and other factors. The last Cadet of the Quarter was me. I

am C/SrA Cashman. I had attended every event and was actively par-

ticipating in the meetings. and promoted every opportunity I could.

You get certain privileges and certain options. Leadership of a group

or in progress, certain prizes for specialties is what you can be awarded

with for being Cadet of the Quarter. It was an interesting experience. I

thought it was fun and it was a privilege. I was honored when I was award-

ed Cadet of the Quarter and to show that you are Cadet of the Quarter you

get a blue and gold braid for your blues uniform. I hope you work as best you

can for Cadet of the Quarter and I look forward to seeing you all soon.

C/SrA Cashman

Congratulations to the Cadet of the Quarter!

Col. HaydenHave a question for C/SSgt. Rees? Submit your

query to Capt. Smith.


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October 15, 2011

T he cadets of the Seacoast Composite Squadron will be working with the staff ofthe Richie McFarland Childrens Center to present a Touch-A-Truck eventSaturday, October 15 between 10 AM and 2 PM at the Pease Air National Guard Base. In case

of rain the event will beheld on Sunday, October 16 during the

same time.

Stop by and see big construction equipment, the Roaming Rail-

road, limousines, oil trucks, tow trucks, military vehicles and

many more. Children will be able to touch, sit in, climb on and

have their pictures taken with the vehicles and the professionals

who operate them. Admission is $5.00 per person, not to exceed $20 per family.

This flight connects in Charlotte?!


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Mile Time Struggles? By C/2Lt. Adam Madore

P A G E 7V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1

The mile run might be considered

one of the hardest parts of the

CPFT, and for all you newbies,Cadet Physical Fitness Test, and as

some of you describe it That

meeting once a month when Ma-

dore smiles non stop and has plenty

of new games to play. Every time

we run the mile, people struggle.

Whether you cramp up, dont have

endurance or would rather pour

water in a bucket of climbing chalk

and drink it more then you would

want to run or workout, we have a

tip for you! Make sure you adapt all

of the tips here to your own needs.Be Careful. I am in no way a trainer

or nutritionist. Here is a plan, or

several things you can do to im-

prove your time.

1) Warm up. At CAP meetings we

try hard to warm you guys up.

However, every ones body is differ-

ent. That means the warm up we

do will not work for everyone. We

purposely give you guys a few

minutes between events or before

starting. We usually say take a fewminutes to stretch what you need.

USE THIS TIME!!! A dynamic

(moving) warm up is most effective

before exercise. This could be a

jog, jumping jacks, mobility drills,

arm circles, jump roping etc. If your

moving and it gets your heart rate

up then its a good warm up. Going

from 0-60 is not good. Start slow,

warm up, execute.

2) RUN!!!!!! Oh yeah and RUN!!!!!

The more you get out and run the

mile, the quicker your body and

most importantly your mind are

going to adapt to it. If you run (or

crawl) the mile once a month on

PT nights, then chances are you

have difficulties doing it. This is

because your body is shocked and

confused. How can I avoid this you

ask? Well its simple really. Condi-

tion your body by running. Now,

say you decide to drop the remote,

put some shoe laces on those Uggs

you all love so much and run themile twice a week. Thats 8 miles a

month. That is a big jump from

your normal 1 mile crawl on PT

nights. So, If you continue this,

when the mile run time comes

about during that next monthly

party that is a PT night, your body

wont think twice about it, and its

part of your normal routine.

3) Interval Training (More run-

ning) Lets face it, going out and

running a mile, or two, or twenty isbooorrrrriiiinnng. Change it up a

bit. Interval training is an outstand-

ing way to build endurance, get

used to stress on your heart and

lungs and have a little more fun

while doing so. Here are some

different types of interval train-

ing. On a distance run, every mi-

nute and a half, SPRINT for about

30 seconds. After your sprint go

back to a jog for another minute

and a half. Do so for as long as you

see fit or, about 25 minutes. If youlive in an area with more telephone

poles then people, walk in between

one set of telephone poles, then jog

between the next set, then sprint

between the next set. Rinse and

Repeat.

My personal favorite is to do either

one or two miles worth of sprints.

Start a timer and do 4x400 meter

(quarter mile) sprints. Every time

you finish one, look at the clock.

Take a 2 minute rest and begin the

next one until you complete all 4.

Subtract the 8 minutes of total rest

from the timer and you have your

mile time. This works well with

8x200 meter (1/8 of a mile) sprints

with 30 second breaks in between

as well. Try to do interval training

at least once a week.

Here is a sample plan.

Monday-Distance work

Wednesday-Intervals

Friday-Mile run trial. 2 times. 10

minutes in between.

4) Longer Faster Strides. Dont

short change yourself. Get some

good distance every step you

take. Shorter steps tend to drive

your heals into the ground which

pushes you up instead of for-

ward. This can also be rough on

your knees and calves.

5) Stretch. As you work out,

your muscles tear. To prevent

lactic acid (pain) which is what

causes soreness, STRETCH. Dothis for at least ten

minutes. Quads, calves, hip flexors

etc. Look up all of the different leg

stretches and feel free to ask me as

well. IF YOU DO NOT STRETCH

YOU WILL GET INJURED.

6) Mental Training. Its just a

mile. Remember that. If you can

focus mentally during a workout

you will not fail or quit. Next time

you drive down the highway, look

at the distance between mile mark-

ers. It goes by quickly (and at high

rates of speed). During your run,

remember what that distance

looked like and how quickly it went

by. Imagine someone running with

you that you need to catch up with.

Do whatever works best for you.

You gotta

make it fun as

well.but

when its game

time,

execute!

C/2lt. Madore


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Mile Time Struggles? (cont.)

If you are like me, you are extremely

compeve. When I run, it automacal-

ly becomes a compeon with every-

one, including myself. I make a list in my

head of who is in front and one person

at a me I pass them and knock them

o my list unl I am in the front or n-

ish. This works well for me. If youre

big into the movaonal side of work-

ing out, visualize someone at the end

waing for you. Or imagine that you

need to get something to the nish linefast. You goa make it fun as well.

Enjoy the scenery, laugh, run with

someone else, tell jokes, sing etc. But

when it is game me, execute.7) Sleep is for the weakand Cadets.

Sleep is an important factor in PT. If

you are like me, then when your teach-

er says this is not a project you can do

the night before, you most likely make

that a goal. Well, your sleep suers

which means your PT scores will suer

as well. Unl you can nail down a good

nights sleep at least ve nights a week

then youre never going to reach your

full potenal. I understand what its like

to be a teen and that somemes sleep

takes the le aerburner (ha, Air Force

pun) But do your best. Its important.8) Eat Right. This doesnt mean go do

the newest FAD diet because Cosmo

says I can have the beach bum bikini

body I have always wanted!!! (If you

saw it on Jersey Shore...just...I have

nothing to say to you.) This also certain-

ly doesnt mean you should eat less. Do

what is right for you. Obvious things

such as less soda, more water. Less

chips, more water. Less candy more

water etc.Basically, If it says biggie, king size, 20%

more! or anything like that, avoid it. But

with nutrion, talk to your doctor and

do your research. Everyone is dierent.

People ask about protein shakes and

bars etc. Same thing. Research..9) Take Care of yourself. If it hurts,

stretch and ice it. If it sll hurts, see a

doctor and stay o of it. If you hurtyourself by overdoing it then you are

not going to be able to do it. DRINK

WATER!!! Roger that?

10) Read. Reading is great. Read ar-

cles, books, plans, etc. There are thou-

sands of arcles and books about run-

ning. Read them. The worst thing that

could happen is you learn something.Crosstjournal.comCrosst.comRescueathlete.comMilitaryathlete.comCrosstlisbeth.comTherunningguy.comEtc, Etc.Be smart, be safe, drink water, and

youll be alright.So, RUN FORREST RUN!

C/2Lt. Madore


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Were thinking of you and hoping for a speedy recovery!

Bldg. 252

Pease ANG Base

Newington, NH

E-mail: [email protected]

Get well soon, Alex!

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Alex praccing handcung skills during a demonstra-

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