West Virginia Wing was chosen to receive the new aircraft based on its excellent safety record. The last time the Wing received a new United States Air Force funded aircraft was in 1986. The Air Force purchased three of the aircraft for West Virginia, and the state purchased the other four bring the total to seven aircraft. One of the Wing's older aircraft will be transferred to another Wing.

The Wing just received from the Air Force a glider, which was based at the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs, CO. The glider will be used to fly cadet officers during CAP orientation flights.

"The pilots and aircrew members of the Clarksburg Squadron consistently fly the most hours in the WV Wing each year," said Lt Col Rodney A. Moore, squadron commander. "Clarksburg Squadron has more mission pilots and aircrew members than any other squadron in the Wing,"

"The pilots and aircrew members respond quickly, and professionally to any mission requests by the WV Wing," said Moore. "Clarksburg members take great pride in the aircraft assigned, and maintain the aircraft in excellent condition at all times."

The West Virginia Wing Civil Air Patrol is of 52 Wings in the United States officially chartered as an auxiliary of the United States Air Force. There are 12 units based throughout the state with approximately 650 men and women senior and cadet officers. The commander of the Wing is Col Rodney F. Moody.