History
Tar River Composite Squadron was chartered on 27 August 1980, and first met in Wilson at the Wilson Industrial Air Center. It moved to it’s current meeting location at the Rocky Mount -Wilson Airport around 2007.
Tar River Composite Squadron Commanders from date of charter to present:
|
Rank at Appointment |
Name |
Appointment Began |
Appointment Ended |
|
Lt Col |
Elton Abernethy |
4 May 89 |
|
|
Capt |
Wes Surratt |
4 May 89 |
1 Aug 90 |
|
1st Lt |
Don Beckett |
1 Aug 90 |
8 Mar 91 |
|
1st Lt |
Anthony Biondo |
8 Mar 91 |
5 Jun 92 |
|
2d Lt |
Stan Ingram |
5 Jun 92 |
1 Jan 95 |
|
Maj |
Lin Oakley |
1 Jan 95 |
1 Nov 95 |
|
Capt |
Linwood Barkley |
1 Nov 95 |
1 Jan 99 |
|
Capt |
Eric Russ |
1 Jan 99 |
26 Apr 00 |
|
2d Lt |
Mark Cannon |
26 Apr 00 |
7 Mar 01 |
|
1st Lt |
Terry Newell |
7 Mar 01 |
11 Nov 05 |
|
Capt |
Tom Speer |
11 Nov 05 |
21 Nov 06 |
|
Maj |
Dalton Rackley |
21 Nov 06 |
4 Apr 08 |
|
Lt Col |
R.W. Asbell |
4 Apr 08 |
10 Oct 13 |
|
Maj |
Will Hess |
10 Oct 13 |
18 May 18 |
|
1st Lt |
Liz Dunster |
18 May 18 |
11 Nov 21 |
|
Lt Col |
R. Wayne Asbell |
11 Nov 21 |
22 Sept 22 |
|
1st Lt |
Stephen Beal |
22 Sept 22 |
Tar River Composite Squadron Cadet Commanders (where known):
|
C/Lt Col |
Todd Rose |
1 Nov 90 |
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|
C/Capt |
Jake Tippette |
1 Nov 90 |
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|
Andy Wiggs |
11 Apr 91 |
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|
C/Capt |
Kelly Hedgepeth |
31 Mar 92 |
|
|
C/FO |
Jamal Searles |
1 Feb 93 |
|
|
Cale Owens |
25 Sep 94 |
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|
Charlie Mauze’ |
16 Jan 96 |
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|
C/Capt |
Ashley Avery |
13 Nov 96 |
|
|
Chris DeMars |
27 Sep 97 |
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|
C/1st Lt |
Matt DeMars |
1 Jul 99 |
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|
C/1st Lt |
Patrick Unrein |
1 Jan 01 |
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|
C/2d Lt |
David Dunlap |
7 May 02 |
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|
C/2d Lt |
Tanner Timmerman |
1 Jan 06 |
|
|
Cleecy Richardson |
1 Nov 08 |
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|
C/SMSgt |
Brandon Strohmeyer |
1 Nov 08 |
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|
C/SMSgt |
Emily Watson |
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|
C/2d Lt |
Jarrett Moss |
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|
C/2d Lt |
Richard Green |
31 May 2020 |
|
|
C/2d Lt |
Luke Wilfong (flight commander) |
26 Sept 21 |
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|
C/2d Lt |
Joshua Proctor |
12 Oct 22 |
28 July 2023 |
|
C/2d Lt |
Zachary Beal |
28 July 2023 |
