Welcome to the History of Group Six.

All of western Pennsylvania was under one geographical area known as Group One. As the membership of the squadrons
continued to grow it became apparent for the need to improve the management of such a large geographical area. Thus the
the Pennsylvania Wing decided to split Group One into two separate Groups based on North-South boundaries.
The new defining Southern border of Group One, for the most part is Route 422.

Then 1Lt Gary Fleming, Commander of the Mercer County Squadron was recommended and approved.

	April 14, 2007	1Lt Gary Fleming was named Group Six Commander by Col Alan Applebaum, PA Wing Commander
	April 16 2007	Group 6 Commander named the Command staff which included Capt. Chuck Wedge as Deputy Commander, 1Lt Shelly Fleming as Chief of Staff, Capt. Richard Baker Director of Operations/Emergency Services.
	April 19, 2007	1Lt Dennis Neese named as Commander of the Lawrence County Composite Squadron. Squadron 123.
	April 21, 2007	Group 6 became official as a Group of the PA Wing during the April Wing Staff meeting.
	May 01 2007	Group 6 Headquarters located at the Greenville Municipal Airport.
	May 05 2007	Lt Col. Robert Meinert officially presented Commander Fleming the Charter recognizing Group Six. The new Charter is NER-PA-007.
	June 20 2007	Capt. Charles R. Wedge promoted to the rank of Major by Col. Alan Applebaum.
	July 2007	For the third year in a row, Group Six and Maj Don Beatty Composite Squadron 501 hosted the PA Wing Powered Flight Encampment at the Venango County Regional Airport under the direction of Capt Richard Baker, Group Six Director of Operations/Emergency Services.
Sept 29 2007	1Lt Shelly Fleming promoted to the rank of Captain by Commander Fleming and Col. Mark Lee.
	1Lt Gary Fleming promoted to the rank of Major by Col. Mark Lee and Senator Robert Robbins.
	CAP National Headquarters chartered Crawford County Composite Squadron 503. The new Charter is NER-PA-503.
	Commander Fleming named 1Lt Conrad Troy Shearer Commander of Squadron 503.
Oct 06 2007	CAP National Headquarters chartered Warren County Composite Squadron 505. The new charter is NER-PA-505.
	Commander Fleming named Maj Theodore E. Shaw Commander of Squadron 505.
Oct 10 2007	Commander Fleming named 1Lt Daniel Wilson Commander of Mercer County Composite Squadron 122.
Nov 17 2007	Group 6 hosted the first annual Group Six Conference and Awards Banquet at the Radisson Hotel in West Middlesex.
Nov 20 2007	CAP National Headquarters chartered Armstrong County Composite Squadron 125. The new Charter is NER-PA-125
	Commander Fleming named Capt. Aaron LaMantia Commander of Squadron 125.
April 2008	Commander Fleming named 2Lt Timothy Hagberg Commander of Warren County Composite Squadron 505.
	First Group Six BCOP was held at Warren County Composite Squadron 505, attended by 19 Cadets from Squadrons throughout Group Six.
May 2008	First Group 6 Squadron Leadership School was held in Venango County under the Direction of Professional Development Officer Capt Patricia Baker.
	Commander Fleming announces at Group Six Staff/Commanders Call, hosted by Clarion County Composite Squadron 504, that Group 6 has increased their Aircraft fleet from 3 to 4 with the addition of a new 182 G-1000. The new aircraft will be based at Squadron 714.
	Capt Richard Baker is promoted to the rank of Major by Group Commander Maj Fleming.
June 2008	Group 6 co-sponsored the 1st Annual American Spirit Aviation Festival with the Kiwanis Club of Transfer and the Key Club of Reynolds High School.
	For the 4th year in a row, Group 6 and Maj Don Beatty Composite Squadron 501 hosted the PA Wing Powered Flight Encampment at the Venango County Regional Airport under the direction of Maj Richard Baker, Group 6 Director of Operations/Emergency Services.
Sept 2008	PA Wing Commander Col Mark Lee named Group 6 as the PA Wing Group of the Year during the annual PA Wing Conference in Harrisburg, PA.
Nov 01 2008	PA Wing Commander Col Mark Lee announced that Beaver County Composite Squadron 704 had been transferred from Group 1 to Group 6.
Nov 2008	Commander Fleming names 1Lt James Longan Commander of Squadron 704.
	Group 6 hosted the 2nd Annual Group 6 Conference and Awards Banquet at the Radisson Hotel in West Middlesex. Attendance increased by nearly 60% from 2007.
Jan 2009	Beaver County Composite Squadron 704 hosted the 1st PA Wing BCOP-West under the direction of Group Six Deputy Commander Maj Charles Wedge, PA Wing BCOP-West Director.
Feb 2009	1Lt Patricia Randall is promoted to the rank of Captain by Group Commander Maj Fleming.
	Commander Fleming named Capt Patricia Randall Commander of Squadron 123.

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