Barron assumes command of W. Va. Wing

 

 

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Col. Rod Moore, former West Virginia Wing commander, congratulates Col. Dennis Barron after he assumes command of the wing. 

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Col. Dennis Barron assumes command of the West Virginia Wing.

Photos by Capt. Russell Voelker 


Maj. Jeffery Schrock
Public Affairs Officer
West Virginia Wing
 
WEST VIRGINIA – Col. Dennis D. Barron was sworn in as West Virginia Wing commander during a ceremony Oct. 25 at the wing conference and banquet in Charleston.

Barron is concluding four years of service as the wing's chief of staff.  He has also held the positions of wing drug demand reduction administrator and inspector general.

For 20 years he commander of the Martinsburg Composite Squadron – the unit he joined as a cadet in 1965. He is a pilot and an incident commander and has commanded more than 45 summer encampments for the West Virginia Wing.

Barron’s many awards over the years include three Exceptional Service Awards, eight Meritorious Service Awards, more than 25 Commander's Commendation Awards, the West Virginia Wing Commander's Special Commendation Award, Civil Air Patrol’s Gill Robb Wilson Award and three Air Force Liaison Awards for mentoring cadets.

"I am very honored to have been selected as the new commander of the West Virginia Wing," Barron said. "We have an outstanding wing with some of the finest members in the nation.”

“The West Virginia Wing has made great progress in the last four to six years in every facet of the CAP program.  We have a lot to be proud of, but we cannot rest on our laurels.  We must forge ahead and build on our past successes," he said.

Col. Joe Vazquez, commander of the Middle East Region, said the new commander  “has done an excellent job managing the West Virginia Wing and will be a valuable member of West Virginia and Middle East Region in the years to come.”

Col. Rod Moore, former wing commander, has agreed to act as vice commander until a new command staff is in place. Moore will also be assuming the position of director of operations for the wing.