11 September – Squadron was place on standby for possible disaster relief of flooded areas Wednesday night 7 September. The call for possible mobilization to Marietta came Thursday morning. By 4:00 pm the squadron was in route to Marietta to aid PEMA, the Marietta Emergency Management Agency and the Susquehanna Regional Police Department, providing security [...] Read more »
Parking for the Hospice Auction took place on Saturday and Monday (Labor Day) 3 & 5 September. The event was led by Cadet Staff and despite limited participation was a great success. The Hospice volunteer organization was pleased with our service. Rain threatened the entire weekend, but in the end there were only a few [...] Read more »
21 August 2011 – Squadron 304 was awarded a plaque by the East Coast A-10 Demonstration Team for our support of the Lancaster County Community Days Airshow. Shown receiving the award for the squadron is Lt. Darren Martin, ES Officer. Click Title for more pictures…
20-21 August 2011 – Community Days was a great success this year. The event demonstrated how great things can be accomplished through teamwork and cooperation. This year the Lancaster Airport staff coordinated efforts from the Manhem Twp Police Department, East Petersburg Fire Police and the Civil Air Patrol, along with all their volunteers and vendors [...] Read more »
12-13 August 2011 – The Squadrons annual overnight event, parking and night security at the Lititz Rotary Craft Show was enjoyable for all. The weather was great and there were no ES call this year. This is one of our most enjoyable events. Friday night the squadron had a cookout. Cadets camped in the park [...] Read more »
July 20, 2011 - NASA Astronaut Kenneth Reightler, Capt, USN, spoke at the Church of the Apostles on the future of the space program and gave details about the International Space Station. Squadron 304 cadets C/TSgt Kylie Zunich, C/SrA Hannah Motter and C/A1C Micah Krauter attended. Our thanks to Homestead Village for inviting the squadron. [...] Read more »
Thanks to the Parents of Cadets and the squadron staff, the Squadron 304 Awards Dinner was a great success. Among the dignitaries attending to honor our awards recipients were: PA Senator Mike Brubaker, Lt. Col. Chuck Bechtel (representing Group 2 and guest speaker), and Lt. Col. Steven Hopper (former Squadron 304 commander). In [...] Read more »
Monday, 9 May, at the Squadron 304 Awards Dinner, Senator Michael Brubaker awarded 4 Mitchell Awards to squadron cadets Tim Allen, Ethan Dunlap, Samuel Krauter and Ian Kray. Additionally, Senator Brubaker brought a citation for each cadet, awarded by the Pennsylvania Senate. The Senator spoke briefly on the increased responsibility to be leaders [...] Read more »
When rolling out from a crosswind landing, more and more aileron should be applied to keep the upwind wing from rising. Since the airplane is slowing down, there is less airflow around the ailerons and they become less effective. At the same time, the relative wind is becoming more [...] Read more »
Monday night, 22 November the following cadets were promoted: C/SrA Bertoni C/CMSgt Dunlap C/SSgt Gaines C/CMSgt Krauter C/CMSgt Kray C/A1C Kray C/SrA Martin C/TSgt Robertson