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(From left) Cadet Airman 1st Class Daniel Hile, Cadet Airman Brian Petkash, Cadet Staff Sgt. Austin Cackovic , Cadet Airman 1st Class Sebastian Venable and Cadet Airman Andrew Jeke, Capital City Composite Squadron 301 prepare to evacuate a simulated air crash victim. All but Venable – from York Composite Squadron 301 – are members of Capital City Composite Squadron 302
Photo by Mike Shull
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Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Josh Rutt of Harrisburg International Composite Squadron 306 marshals in one of four aircraft used during the search and rescue exercise at Lancaster Airport.
Photo Courtesy of the Lancaster Sunday News
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(From left) Cadet 2nd Lt. Travis Nolt of the Jesse Jones Composite Squadron 304, Maj. Don Inscho, Lt. Col. Alan Fleckner and 2nd Lt. Rick Koontz staff the communications center for the exercise. Inscho served as communications unit leader, while Fleckner was mission scanner. Inscho is communications officer and Fleckner is safety officer for Group 2; Koontz is the Perry County Flight’s safety officer
Photo by Mike Shull
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Lt. Col. Charles Bechtel (left), incident commander, briefs exercise participants as 1st Lt. Joseph Jarkowsky, ground branch director, stands by. Bechtel is Group 2 deputy commander; Jarkowsky serves as emergency services and logistics officer for Jesse Jones Composite Squadron 304.
Photo by Mike Shull
2nd Lt. Jennifer Lichlyter
Public Affairs Officer
Harrisburg International Composite Squadron 306
Pennsylvania Wing
PENNSYLVANIA – A full complement of members from units in south central Pennsylvania turned out recently for a search and rescue exercise at Lancaster Airport based on a scenario involving a missing plane and evacuation of injured survivors.
In all, 87 officers and cadets participated in the exercise, which provided training in leadership, air and ground searches, cross-country navigation, map reading, communications, incident command, evacuation of survivors, liaison with other agencies and other critical skills.
"This was realistic training so our members will be prepared when they respond to an actual emergency situation,” said Lt. Col. Charles M. Bechtel, incident commander for the event and deputy commander for Pennsylvania Wing Group 3.
“We want them to know what to expect."
