(From left) Second Lieutenants Roger Parker and Erik Strohm from the Clarion Civil Air Patrol Squadron, and First Lieutenant Scott Brown and Cadet Brown from the Franklin Squadron return from a successful search with bloodhound, Billie, and golden retriever, Savannah. The Clarion Composite Squadron 504 K9 search and rescue unit is the first of its kind in the nation organized under the Civil Air Patrol.
CLARION, PA- Clarion is home to the nation’s first K-9 search and rescue unit under the direction of the Civil Air Patrol, the auxiliary to the Air Force.
Major Ralph Timblin Sr. of Clarion is the group’s squadron commander, and works with one of the dogs, Timblin’s own Newfoundland , Sea Cur (pronounced seeker).
Some members of the former Allegheny Valley Search and Rescue group wanted to continue with their activities after that group closed, and Timblin told them to join up with him under the CAP.
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