Commander's Corner

Squadron Commander

Capt. Nick Orgettas
Contact information: drnick65@aol.com
Cell 603 315 1187
Squadron Mailing Address:
PO Box 50
Sanbornton, NH 03269

Past Commander

Lt Col. Robert W. Shaw

Lt Col. Shaw joined Civil Air Patrol soon after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. He was appointed by the New Hampshire Wing Commander as the Commander of the Hawk Composite Squadron in June of 2011. In addition to this responsibility, Lt Col Shaw also holds several other high level positions within the New Hampshire Wing. Currently he is also the NH Wing Chief of Staff, Director of Cadet Programs and Deputy Director of Emergency Services.
    Within the NH Wing Emergency Services mission, Lt Col. Shaw is a member of the Unified Command IC Team and is qualified as a Level 1 Incident Commander. He is also qualified as an Operations Section Chief, Planning Section Chief, Finance Section Chief, Agency Liason, Air Operations Branch Director and a Ground Operations Branch Director.
   Lt Col. Shaw has recieved 10 Commander's Commendations, has been named the John V. "Jack" Sorenson Cadet Programs Officer of the Year for the Northeast Region in 2010, as well has received many other staff member awards.  He holds a Master Rating in Cadet Programs, Emergency Services, Personnel, Administartion, a Senior Rating in Plans and Programs and a Technician Rating in Aerospace Education.   Most recently, Lt Col Shaw was awarded 4 Presidential Declared Disaster Relief Ribbons for his service during the recent tornadoes in Massachusetts, Hurricane Irene and most recentyly Hurricane Sandy. Lt Col Shaw was awarded the 2012 NH Wing Squadron Commander of the Year Award.
   Lt Col Shaw has been the New Hampshire/Vermont Wing Encampment Commander in 2010, 2011 and 2012. He has also commanded Search & Rescue School in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and attended the Hawk Mountain Ranger School in 2005 as a Ranger 1st Class.
   In his professional career, Lt Col. Shaw holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration, Pharmaceutical Marketing and a Bachelor's Degree in Plastics Engineering. He is currently the President of Shaw Intercontinental Corp., an international plastic, metals design and engineering firm.

Contact information: CP@nhwgcap.org