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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!
Were on the web!
www.seacoastsquadron.com
Alex praccing handcung skills during a demonstra-
on by the Epping Police Dept.
Seacoast Composite
Squadron